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The building has been developed by The Abbotsford Trust as part of its efforts to create a world-class visitor attraction and centre of learning about Sir Walter Scott.
The centre piece of the building will be a new exhibition that tells the story of the world's first best-selling author, his successful literary career and the cultural legacy he left to Scotland and the world.
The Visitor Centre also includes a new work by contemporary Scottish artist Claire Barclay, as well as a shop and a restaurant. The main house, which is currently being refurbished, will re-open in 2013.


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A local photojournalist who died on Sunday will still have his photos in contention for several prestigious awards, a consolation that will help the many friends of Mohamed Abdel Moneim, known professionally as Al-Noubi.
Moneim died Sunday after several weeks in a coma, following a tragic car accident.
His iconic photos of the violent dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya protest camp, one of the main sites for supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, gathered widespread recognition and were published by international agencies such as AFP and Getty Images.
One photo especially, of an Egyptian woman shouting at a military bulldozer while an injured man lay on the ground between them, was submitted to the World Press Photo contest shortly after Moneim went into a coma. The WPP contest is one of the most prestigious international photojournalist competitions.
Speaking to Ahram Online, Hazem Abdel Hamid, a photojournalist with the Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Youm, said that Moneim's colleague had also submitted his photos to a contest for the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate.
Moneim previously worked for newspapers Al-Tahrir and Al-Dostour, where he joined a 2013 journalists strike against the paper's stakeholder policies. Before his accident, he had been a photographer for Al-Badil online news website.
He had been ever-present on the streets since the 25 January 2011 revolution, known for taking provocative and moving images that landed him in trouble with the authorities, such as last year when he was arrested with another photographer for covering clashes in an eastern Cairo neighbourhood.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Community Outlook Survey monitors the economic factors affecting low- and moderate-income (LMI) households in the Third Federal Reserve District, which includes Delaware, southern New Jersey, and the eastern two-thirds of Pennsylvania.
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In April 2014, 55 organizations participated in the Community Outlook Survey and evaluated changes in key factors affecting LMI communities. In order to better understand how the needs of LMI households are being met, service providers were also asked to assess changes in the demand for their services, the capacity to serve their clients' needs, and their funding levels.
First quarter indicators suggest that most conditions affecting LMI households declined during the first three months of 2014. Only job availability finished the quarter no worse than it was at the end of 2013. Despite the increased demand for their organizations' services and decreased funding, respondents indicated overall that they more effectively met their clients' needs in the first quarter, which is an encouraging sign that LMI communities are continuing to receive essential services.
Several of the respondents' comments this quarter focused on issues related to affordable housing, with many organizations discussing challenges they have faced in creating additional affordable housing units throughout the Third District. Respondents also expressed concern that many LMI households have incomes that disqualify them from receiving certain benefits, yet they still cannot afford basic living expenses.
Figures 1 and 2 provide a breakdown of the types of services provided by the organizations surveyed and their responses pertaining to changes in various indicators affecting their organizations and LMI communities. Table 1 displays the first quarter diffusion indexes, which measure the direction and degree to which conditions changed relative to the fourth quarter of 2013 and compares the indexes with the diffusion indexes from the previous quarter (4Q2013) and four quarters ago (1Q2013). Figures 3 and 4 display changes in the indicators over time and compare the actual indicators with respondents' expectations from the previous survey. Table 2 displays respondents' rankings of the top challenges facing LMI communities today. The final section contains selected comments made by respondents.
Community Outlook Survey participants are senior staff members from organizations that offer direct services to the Third District's LMI population. In the first quarter, 78 percent of the responding organizations were headquartered in eastern and central Pennsylvania, 13 percent in southern New Jersey, and 9 percent in Delaware. The sizes of the organizations varied widely, ranging from those with operating budgets near zero to those with budgets of more than $20 million. The median operating budget was $2 million, with the middle 50 percent of organizations' budgets falling between $700,000 and $5.2 million.
The majority (58 percent) of the respondents who completed the survey in the first quarter indicated that their organizations offer housing services while slightly less than half (45 percent) provide counseling services. A breakdown of the types of services offered by these organizations is displayed in Figure 1. Other types of services included small business loans, substance abuse treatment, services for the aging, and home repair.
The Community Outlook Survey seeks to elicit respondents' perceptions of how conditions affecting LMI communities and organizations that provide services to LMI communities have changed relative to the previous quarter. The survey also asks respondents to predict how those same indicators will change in the upcoming quarter. The aggregated responses are displayed in Figure 2.
For each household indicator, the majority of respondents reported observing no change in the first quarter of 2014 relative to the fourth quarter of 2013. There was a slight rise in the percentage of respondents who observed an increase in job availability (20 percent versus 14 percent in 4Q2013), while fewer respondents reported declines in both financial well-being (30 percent versus 36 percent) and access to credit (20 percent versus 27 percent) compared with the previous quarter's survey. As was the case in the previous survey, more than three times as many respondents expect job availability to improve in the upcoming quarter compared with those who expect it to decline.
The breakdown of the demand for services indicator remains virtually unchanged from the previous quarter with roughly three-fourths reporting an increase in the demand for their services. The number of organizations that reported a decline in organizational capacity fell by 7 percentage points (15 percent versus 22 percent) in the first quarter and is both encouraging and surprising considering that funding levels dropped for 41 percent of the organizations.
The diffusion indexes* from the first quarter survey are shown in Column A of Table 1. Indexes above 50 signal an overall improvement, while those below 50 signal an overall decline. An index of 50 indicates that conditions did not change relative to the previous quarter.
Five of the seven diffusion indexes (Column A, current conditions) fell below neutral in the first quarter, signifying worsening conditions for LMI communities. However, all but one improved relative to the fourth quarter of 2013.
The job availability index rose 6.8 points in the first quarter of 2014, to 50.0, which, despite the increase in the index, suggests that LMI individuals' ability to access quality jobs was roughly the same relative to the previous quarter. Still, this is encouraging given the slide in the index in the previous two surveys. The financial well-being (38.9) and access to credit (42.7) indexes also improved moderately in the first quarter, while the affordable housing availability index (36.4) experienced a nominal increase of 1.1 points. Shifting to the one-year changes, the first quarter 2014 household indexes were generally within 2 points (plus or minus) of their first quarter 2013 counterparts, with the exception of the affordable housing availability index, which was a full 5 points lower than it was one year ago.
The demand for services index (13.9) rose by less than 1 point in the first quarter of 2014, but it remains well below neutral and suggests that the rapid rise in the demand for organizations' services may not let up any time soon. The organizational funding index (37.0) fell by 5.2 points in the first quarter, although it remains 5.1 points higher than it was one year ago. Lastly, the organizational capacity index (57.4) improved by 4.1 points in the first quarter of 2014, reaching a new high for a second consecutive quarter. This once again suggests that despite funding cuts and increasing demand for their services, service providers are better able to meet their clients' needs relative to the previous quarter. Since the first quarter of 2013, the organizational capacity index has risen by 13.4 points.
On the whole, respondents' expectations (Column A, expectations) for the second quarter of 2014 are optimistic compared with the observed indexes from the first quarter of 2014 (Column A, current conditions). With regard to the household indexes, respondents are generally more optimistic about the second quarter of 2014 than they had been for the first quarter of 2014 (Column B, expectations), while the opposite is true for the organizational indexes. Respondents expect only two of the seven indicators to decline in the second quarter of 2014.
Figures 3 and 4 display the diffusion indexes over time. Each triangle represents respondents' expectations for the first quarter of 2014 as forecasted in the fourth quarter 2013 survey. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2013, respondents predicted that the first quarter 2014 job availability index would be 60.6. The index was in fact 50.0.
For the second consecutive quarter, the household indexes (Figure 3) showed improvement, although three of the four remain below neutral. All four household indicators fell short of expectations, with the most substantial discrepancy occurring between the actual and expected job availability index. Respondents had anticipated a moderate improvement in job availability, but on the whole, employment opportunities for LMI communities in the Third District did not change in the first quarter.
The organizational capacity and funding indexes (Figure 4) underperformed their expected counterparts in the first quarter of 2014, while the demand for services index closely mirrored expectations. The organizational capacity index continued its steady ascension over the past year and now sits 5.8 points above its fourth quarter 2010 level, while the other two organizational indicators are near, or just below, their fourth quarter 2010 levels.
Each quarter, we ask participants to select the challenges they believe are most detrimental to LMI households' access to credit, the availability of affordable housing, and their organizations' financial sustainability. Table 2 displays the percentage of respondents who selected each category over time. Lack of cash flow, lack of financial knowledge, and underwriting standards/credit ratings continue to greatly inhibit LMI households' access to credit, although the latter two were selected less frequently than in past quarters. As a joint factor, interest rates and other lending costs (35 percent) are becoming more common issues in recent quarters as well. For challenges affecting the availability of affordable housing and organizations' financial sustainability, the main inhibiting factors from three years ago are still just as prevalent in the current quarter.
In each survey, we ask respondents to share challenges that have inhibited their ability to provide services to LMI households in addition to general observations about their organization or service area. Selected comments from their responses are included below. The comments have been edited for publication.
"Our society pushes consumerism and use of credit, punishes harshly for poor use of credit, but falls very short on proper education for credit use and issues."
"Eighty-five percent of our prospective applicants have severe credit issues that prevent them from advancing to an application with our program. I feel that lack of credit education, as well as a lack of qualified, reputable credit counseling and credit repair services, prohibit LMI households from moving forward effectively. It would be helpful if there were more than two reputable nonprofit credit counseling centers to which we could refer people."
"Access to credit and financial literacy seem to be large issues with this population and create barriers to success moving forward."
"Creating affordable rental units in the current market still requires rents that are higher than many of the truly low- income families can afford. A family or individual must be at the very top of the 50 percent income limit to pay only 30 percent of their income for rent and utilities, which is the commonly accepted standard of affordability. For example, if a single mother with two kids has a full-time job earning $10 per hour (and has no other household expenses such as car insurance or day-care costs), 30 percent of her income would be $520 per month. It is almost impossible, if not impossible, to create a two-bedroom apartment that would house this family for $520 per month with all utilities included. The Housing Choice Voucher program has been short funded for years and waiting lists for these programs are closed so there is no help for LMI families from those programs. There are more LMI families and fewer rental subsidies, which means families are paying 40 to 50 percent just for rent."
"We are in the process of developing apartments for low- income individuals, but funding the project has been difficult."
"Tourism is the top industry in Adams County. Income increases from spring through fall, but then drops off drastically. Since it is a huge tourist area, many in the community do not want additional affordable housing units, which are desperately needed."
"Recently we were able to combine four expiring LIHTC [Low-Income Housing Tax Credit] properties, which were physically deteriorating and had substantial cash flow problems, into one new project. The new project was resyndicated, obtained a new allocation of LIHTC, and the debt was restructured. It is now totally renovated, fully occupied, and cash flowing."
"LMI people work very hard and deserve to live in the communities in which they work, but there isn't enough affordable housing."
"Because of staffing shortages due to funding cuts and layoffs, our intake system only has the capacity to answer 40 percent of the phone calls we receive from potential clients. As a result, we have developed an online intake system that allows individuals to apply for our program's services 24/7."
"To leverage our staff, we have one person meet and screen all our clients for all services. This streamlined the intake process for all our programs."
"One of our biggest challenges is getting people to seek housing counseling early enough to make a real difference and keeping them engaged long enough to be successful. I just got word this week that a longtime client finally received a modification after more than four years of effort."
"We are experiencing an increased demand for VITA [Volunteer Income Tax Assistance] and FAFSA [Free Application for Federal Student Aid] services. We expanded both our volunteer base and our [free tax preparation and Earned Income Tax Credit services] to address the volume increase and are projecting a 30 percent increase over last year."
"A lack of funding for youth programs has forced us to scale back by 50 percent a summer program that has provided recreational, nutritional, and educational programs for more than 500 at-risk youth each summer since 1970."
"Due to the excessive amount of applicants applying for the same monies, funds are limited."
"Demand for our housing legal services has increased 120 percent. We have sought city funding to address [this issue] by testifying at several hearings, meeting with leaders, and writing proposals. To date, no funding has been awarded, despite the fact that we serve the most vulnerable homeowners — low-income elders."
"The Office of Long-Term Living in Pennsylvania had established a two-year grant for youth development within the disabled community that focused on the transitional years when youth move out of their parents' homes and begin living independently as adults. Though we have seen gains in this area through increased staff involvement at a number of Philadelphia schools and increased youth involvement at the center, the state is no longer funding this program. We wish to continue to deliver this important service and currently seek additional funding through grants, foundations, and increased individual donations."
"[Our organization] is in great need of an area in which our senior program participants can meet following the sale of the original meeting place. We have the square footage available to renovate our lower level but do not have sufficient funds to do the renovations. The renovations would also provide us with classrooms for our education program. We have afterschool and summer programs for students in grades 1–12. We need to expand it to include preschool and have more classrooms for the current grades. We applied for and secured a grant from the state, but the monies will only cover half of the cost of the renovations. With a growing low-income population and a growing number of children in the poverty-stricken community, it is crucial that we provide the education assistance needed to help this community with upward mobility."
"We are embarking on a neighborhood revitalization initiative to improve the quality of life for residents of a four-block area. The plan includes repairing homes, landscaping, and rehabbing five abandoned units. Our challenge was getting the local municipality to buy into our idea and agree to help move the project forward. After hearing our comprehensive plan, complete with information about how the project would positively impact the neighborhood and increase tax revenue for the city, they became excited and open to the possibility. The community supported the request for funding and for access to the abandoned properties with a resolution. Now we have to determine how to move forward with the acquisition of the abandoned properties once we learn who owns them."
"Our mission expanded from rebuilding one to two homes per year and making simple repairs to the homes of LMI families affected by Superstorm Sandy to rebuilding 15 to 20 homes per year. To achieve this goal, we collaborated with the local municipalities, other nonprofits, local businesses, Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, and Long Term Recovery Groups. We also obtained significant funding from major foundations and funding sources and engaged many more volunteers in our mission work."
"We had many clients who were desperately trying to find a job locally but could not find work. We sent our volunteers out to local businesses for a 'one-on-one chat to make a one-on-one match' and have had great success finding full-time jobs this way."
"Local, well-paying jobs, with the potential to grow, ready or not, are needed. People have experienced very little real recovery."
"Unemployment and underemployment continue to plague low-income households, making their ability to afford basics such as food, clothing, and shelter more difficult each year."
"We need more permanent jobs. Most employment is part-time." "There is a great need for livable-wage employment opportunities."
"LMI households do not receive decent pay for their work and rarely receive benefits such as paid sick leave."
"Many families who are delinquent on their rent wait two to three months before seeking assistance. By then, the amount owed is too large for the agencies to assist them."
"LMI families need affordable housing, employment opportunities in their communities, and access to public transportation. Housing and transportation costs are continually taking up more of a family's income and SNAP and unemployment benefits are being reduced. Energy costs are also continually increasing."
"Families caught in the wage gap (i.e., those who have lost access to benefits, yet do not earn enough to pay for all their basic living costs) lack access to food. We work with local producers to glean fruits and vegetables, bringing in 87,000 pounds of fresh produce for LMI families."
"As costs go up, supplemental resources are becoming scarcer. Food cupboards are emptying, and soup kitchen lines are lengthening. Sometimes it is the small supplemental services that keep households afloat. People are sinking and losing hope."
"It is a tough competitive market for small business owners." "Language barriers in our mostly Latino community have contributed to housing, financial, and educational challenges that need our attention."
"The number of families whose income is above traditional cutoffs — and therefore ineligible for assistance — yet unable to afford basic living costs, is growing."
"Many LMI households are headed by seniors who are housing multiple generations and raising grandchildren. By and large, seniors cannot increase their income and are facing flat social security income, yet the cost of living, including real estate taxes, utilities, and health care, has vastly increased."
"Right now, foundations are feeling the full brunt of five-year averaging of asset returns as the basis of their giving."
January 2011 marked the launch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Community Outlook Survey, a quarterly online poll. Respondents represent a variety of organizations providing services to LMI populations throughout the Third District, and the survey is sent to one representative per organization. The survey contains questions about the financial well-being of LMI populations, as well as the service providers' capacity to meet their clients' needs. Respondents are asked how selected conditions compare with those in the previous quarter, as well as expectations for the next quarter. The data collected help the Philadelphia Fed further assess the general status of LMI households and assist the Bank in its efforts to encourage community and economic development and promote fair and impartial access to credit. There is some variation in respondents from quarter to quarter, and the data collected represent the opinions of those organizations that responded, not the opinions of all service providers to LMI populations in the Third Federal Reserve District.
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UFU deputy president Ian Marshall has confirmed that the report of the Agri Food Strategy Board will be published in March.
The new body was established by Farm Minister Michelle O'Neill last year to develop a coherent development plan for Northern Ireland's farming and food sectors,
Mr Marshall, pictured, who represents the union on the board, added: "And we will meet this deadline. I am confident that the recommendations of the Board will make a positive difference for the farming and food sectors in Northern Ireland moving forward.
"It's also worth pointing out that the final report will not simply be a re-write of the Harvest 2020 strategy produced in the Republic of Ireland. While this has certain merits, we will be taking the specific requirements of the farming and food sectors in Northern Ireland fully into consideration when it comes to agreeing our final recommendations."
Meanwhile, Agri Food Strategy Board member David Dobbin has indicated that the organisation's final report will focus on further growth in the local dairy industry. The dairy sub group, whose draft recommendations are still being considered, believes that the emphasis in dairy farming should be on growth in the total dairy solids being produced rather than the literage of milk.
The dairy sub group has also looked at further growth in the processing sector and how the value added can be increased. In overall terms the sub group is seeking to maintain the current growth trajectory achieved over recent years which is circa two to three per cent per annum.
Significantly, the body's final recommendations will also address three cores issues which are having a major impact on every local dairy farm: fast rising input costs, market volatility and efficiency.
The United Dairy Farmers chief executive went on to point out that a major proportion of the increased output achieved by local milk producers over the past numbers of years had been 'feed' based.
"With feed costs rising to record high levels we must maximise our use of grassland which has slipped backwards over the last decade," he added.
On the subject of market volatility, Mr Dobbin confirmed that the Agri Food Strategy Board is looking at the feasibility of price hedging mechanism or longer term contracts, which would serve to remove the extreme peaks and troughs that had so characterised farm gate returns over recent years.
"Such a system would allow local farmers and processors to better plan their businesses for the future," he commented.
"More importantly milk producers need margin stability not just price stability as they plan for the coming years and an effective hedging/contract system incorporating input costs such as feed and fertilizer could help deliver this for them."


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A New Endeavour: HTC Quad-Core Handset Gets Renamed
Since we first heard about HTC's new Edge handset last year excitement has been building surrounding the rumoured quad-core beauty, thought to be in line for an unveiling at Mobile World Congress.
According to Pocketnow, the much-vaunted device has officially been renamed the Endeavour by HTC, but despite this, the majority of the leaked specs haven't changed. Stepping up to the plate is a 1.5GHz Tegra 3 chip, 4.7-inch 720p HD display, and 8MP camera with f/2.2 lens and 1080p video capability.
Also said to be crammed inside is 1GB RAM and a humongous 32GB of internal storage, with speculation suggesting that there may even be a microSD card slot which could boost the memory by another 32GB.
Running Android Ice Cream Sandwich and overlaid with HTC Sense, the super-charged handset could also feature LTE functionality, something which would undoubtedly make it more attractive to the tech-heads out there.
If unleashed at the upcoming MWC as expected, the Edge will be the first quad-core mobile to market, following in the footsteps of the Asus Transformer Prime which accomplished the same feat in the world of tablets no so long ago.
It seems everyone will be going quad-core crazy in Barcelona at the end of the month, so stay tuned and we'll update you with the latest news as and when it happens.


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Just like memory config dates never seem to go away and I've had some discussions with our BI team recently on why things were not working quite as expected, especially on the 13th of the month; and I noticed the same issue had arisen for a member of the UK SSUG - Anyway rather than spend time writing a doc for the guys here Tibor has a really good post on this http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_datetime.asp it's really good paper and I'd advise anyone to print it out and add it to their essential SQL Server documents.
I actually find US English really annoying, it's our language ( British ) not theirs and I think US English should be a subset of English, not the other way around, I also get irritated that o/s installs always default to the US, and I get really really irritated when people build servers for me and leave them in the US or elsewhere - web farms with mixed locales can give some really strange results - you can use profiler to track the set options to make sure they're all the same btw.


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CATEGORIES Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, Oscar Watch, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie, Toronto Film Festival, Oscars, CinematicalWhenever I see Colm Meaney in anything, I get a warm, fuzzy feeling. It may be the Irish in me coming out -- Meaney was born in Dublin, Ireland -- but it's more likely a residue of his role as Chief Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He instantly came across as dignified yet combustible. If he'd been born 50 years earlier, he would have been an ideal supporting character in a ton of classic Hollywood movies. Eventually I discovered some of his earlier work (The Commitments and The Snapper, to name two good ones) and grew to appreciate his rich dramatic abilities. I imagine that those dramatic abilities are on full display in Kings, which has been submitted by Ireland as their official entrant in the race for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, according to Variety.
Kings is based on the play The Kings of Kilburn Road by Irish playwright Jimmy Murphy; industry vet Tom Collins wrote the script and directed. The premise is that six men left Ireland for London in search of their fortune. Thirty years have passed with none of their dreams being realized, a point driven home when one of the group dies and the others reunite for his wake. Reviewing the film earlier this year, Jay Weissberg of Variety wrote: "Though unable to completely shed its theatrical origins, Tom Collins' Kings offers a trenchant look at the recent Irish immigrant experience." Weissberg noted that the film is the first bilingual picture produced in Ireland, with the cast speaking a mixture of Irish Gaelic and English.
The film had its first public screening at TIFF on Wednesday night; it plays again on Friday morning, September 14. Kings is also scheduled to screen at the Director's Guild of America Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, September 28, as part of the Directors Finders Series 2007. The latter screening is intended as a showcase for American distributors.


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News: Scott Storch On Timbaland Quitting Hip-Hop, "It's Not As Strong As It Was At One Point"
Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009 3:35PM
Producer Scott Storch has shared his views on Timbaland's move away from the rap game and said he could understand the beatmaker's decision.
Storch also revealed that he is no longer being a part of a rumored reality show.
"I love hip-hop," Storch responded when asked about Tim's decision. "I love all music. In terms of its place in the market. Its not, you know, technically as strong and other [forms] of music. I shouldn't even say that. It's not as strong as it was at one point, dominating like everything. I still there there's gems and plenty of ill hip-hop records to make. Living proof is Jay-Z...I'm not doing that [reality show]. It was something that was talked about, but no...You know what? It was interfering with my life. Its not me. I've had enough people talking and sh*t like that. I don't want to have one more thing for people poking fun at. What I originally was thinking about doing a show for was...that message got lost. What the producers wanted out of the show...I wanted something that would inspire people, in terms of recovery and something inspirational. That's not what it turned into." (All Hip Hop)
Timbaland recently explained why he moved on from rap.
"I was done with hip-hop a long time ago," he said in an interview. "Once my generation left, I left. I do it, but there's nobody from my generation besides Jay-Z who's doing it. I look at Lil Wayne as being from my generation. Some people are still acceptable. Kanye [West] is acceptable from my generation. It's just not the same. By it not being the same, I kind of fade to black. I did music that fits where I was going to in my age bracket. 'What does Tim listen to in his car all the time?' I love '80s music. So how do I infuse '80s with modern-day music? You Timbo the King, you gotta figure it out. I figured it out a couple of years ago with Nelly [Furtado] and Justin [Timberlake] and myself. We had a tremendous run. I think it was good for me to do it that, because some people would say 'Tim is cold.' The same people who smile in my face would be the same ones to talk behind my back. But I got this run, I'm not gonna stop until I wanna stop." (MTV)
Details surrounding Storch's now-defunct reality show landed online last spring.
The show will give an introspective look into the life of this dynamic and incredible talent. The show will also document him making hit records with all of the hottest acts in the industry while opening the door to the hot and trendy Miami music scene. Also, it will capture Mr. Storch's ups and downs in the volatile music business. (California Chronicle)
Executive producer David Weintraub had also confirmed the deal and spoke on what fans could have expected.
"This is a monumental moment to see a producer of his caliber let the cameras into his world and see how hit records are made," he explained. "A lot of people have tried to get Scott to open up the curtain to this process but have never been successful." (Hip Hop Pop Crunch)
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We're talking about a company that has sky-rocketed in the past couple of years, riding an idea that, ironically, was all the rage during the original dot-com boom but failed to resonate with consumers.
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2 and a half hours – A Day in the Life
|September 17, 2013
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Today, my Fitfluential Ambassador Friends Jill (Fitness, Health & Happiness) and Angela (Happy Fit Mama) are hosting a link up of bloggers sharing a typical Day in the Life. I love this! Not only does it help me get out of my bloggy funk, but it's something I've been thinking about lately. And because I'm also nosey and it's fun to read what people do all day, but also because now that my kids are back in school, I was realizing that it takes me TWO AND A HALF hours every morning to get out the door of my house. Here's my typical day.
5:01 – Alarm goes off – stumble out of bed, get a glass of water and 3 crackers to get something in my belly (MMT leaves for work at 5:30 – we're both up at 5)
5:10 – start my workout
5:40 – finish workout
5:45 – 6:00 : get coffee and a slice of turkey or something if I've done a strength workout, drink coffee, read a few blogs
6:00 – 6:30 – shower and get dressed
6:30 – 7:00 – wake up Dude, get his breakfast going, wake up Dancing Girl (usually 4 times, she's not a morning kid), make lunches, feed dogs
7:00 – eat my breakfast
7:15-7:30 – all the last minute stuff to get us out the door
7:30 – 8:00 – drop kids off at two different schools and get to work
8:00 – 5:00 – work
The rest of the day is hard to predict. Every day is different. Most days, I go straight to pick up Dude from his after school program. Dancing Girl is at dance by then and we don't see her until between 7:30 and 9:00 (it varies). Right now Dude has soccer practice two days a week. Most days involve homework supervising, several trips to the kitchen to make various meals because everyone eats at different times and I just haven't gotten a routine down. There's usually some paperwork to be done, a load of laundry to be folded and, if I'm lucky, there's some relaxing time on the couch.
There really probably is time to get in my workout at night, but I'd really rather workout in the mornings. It's only a half hour, it's totally worth it to get it done then.
I'm ready for bed by 9:00. But, I usually don't actually go to bed until 10:00. I always lay out my workout clothes at night – if I had to scramble for them in the morning, it would make it so much easier to hit snooze.
Since the blog link up is also asking us what we do in our regular jobs, I'll share a little bit here. I work for a small advertising creative firm. There are 3 of us. I manage the traffic of all of our ads and projects. I also do the social media for a couple of clients as well as all the accounts payable and receivables and answer the phones. Although our phone rings like 3 times a day. Thank you technology for making that such a small part of my job. I work 4 days a week and it's 3 miles from my house. I use my lunch hour many times to run errands or even make a quick trip to the grocery store and then get my groceries home and back to work in time. There are many intangible awesome things about my job and it's a fantastic job to land after being a SAHM for 12 years. It's a casual place, I typically wear jeans and a t-shirt.
Funny part of my job – see that alarm picture up there – there's an alarm set for 10:30 AM… that's because I work in a mostly residential city that provides very little parking for businesses and we all have to park in spots that have a two hour time limit. So, at 10:30 every day, I have to go move my car. I also move it at lunch and one more time in the afternoon. At least it gets me up and taking a walk around the building for a few minutes. But, it's a beautiful place – here's a view from a lunch time walk.
On Fridays – my day is a little different. I do still get up at 5:00 and get in my workout if it's going to be a busy day. Otherwise I try to fit in a run after the kids get off to school. The rest of the days on Fridays lately have been filled with volunteer stuff at Dude's school. Hopefully that'll settle down as time goes on.
On the weekends, I try to sleep until 6:30ish (woo hoo – party!). Usually Saturdays I take a rest from working out and Sundays are a run day (although that sometimes changes based on my running friend's schedule). And, I know I don't get enough sleep during the week since most weekend days also include a nap. Oh, there's sometimes a nap on Fridays too – but only now that the kids are back in school (okay, so that's only been one Friday, but that 30 minute little snooze was awesome).
So – how many hours before you leave for work do you get up?
Go check out the blog link up – some fun reads for the day. And if you're interested, check out a Day in the Life that I wrote before I had gone back to work.
24 Responses to 2 and a half hours – A Day in the Life
I really admire hat you can wake up at 5 and start to work out by 5:10! I'm still slurping my coffee. Sometimes I'm amazed that my husband and I can take so much time to get going, even though we wake up really early.
On a regular work day when I work a 5:30, I usually wake up about 3:30. Between shower, feeding and walking the dogs, feeding myself, it takes more than an hour and a half to get out the door.
Debbie @ Live from La Quinta recently posted..A Day in the Life: Fitness Director, Trainer, Coach, Dog Mom, Wife
For years I have been trying to get back into the routine of getting up early and for years I have failed—I know that I just need to do it and make it a habit. Now that I work from home and my schedule is mostly dictated by getting my daughter up and out the door for school- my alarm goes off at 7 am- in part because I stay up too late (like right now)- which makes the cycle of not getting up early worse. Definitely something I am trying to work on.
Elena recently posted..An Afternoon at MOMA with Kids
I SLEEP IN UNTIL 6 or gasp… 6:45 am – if I am feeling BAD ASS! LOL!!!
I feel like if I sleep even a minute past 7am, I have wasted the entire day!
I love how you're like-minded with me, EXERCISE comes first, before ANYTHING else! It's always the best way to start the day!
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That's a quick turnaround from getting up to working out! It takes me about 20 min to get out the door in the morning because my husband lets me sleep in and I just have to throw on something decent to walk the kids to school. Since I work from home, there's no need to look terribly presentable
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Thanks for linking up! I love reading about others day. I'm pretty quick about waking up and getting out the door to workout in the morning. If I don't, I get sucked into all of life's commotion!
Angela @ HappyFit Mama recently posted..A Day in the Life
Love seeing a glimpse of your life
I'm up 4-5 hours before I leave for work. Putting it that way it sounds crazy LOL! I wouldn't have it any other way.
Jill @ Fitness, Health and Happiness recently posted..A Day In the Life
My morning is going to start looking a lot like yours once I start PA school! I am going to be getting up at 5 to get my workout in before getting the tot and babe up for preschool and daycare. Definitely going to be an adjustment for me!
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What a busy day! Gorgeous view from where you work. And I totally agree that 6:30 is sleeping in. Anything past 5 is a treat for me!
Maureen recently posted..A Day In My Life
I love that you set your alarm for 5:01! Gotta have that extra minute. My alarm goes off at 5 and I try to leave the house by 7:30 – you can read why it takes me so long on my post.
Coco recently posted..A Day In The Life
it's like noon up in herrrrre too
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Haha – I'm always happy if I get to sleep till 6:30, too!! I'm like you, up and working out within 10 minutes!!! I used to get up at 4:30 and we didn't leave the house until about 7:40. Now that I don't work at a school, I don't get up till 5:00!!!
The parking thing is funny but, like you said, a great way to have some activity!!
Kim recently posted..Spreading Sunshine
10 minutes from getting up to working out…wowza!!!
I need my coffee and breakfast first….before I begin anything lol
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I enjoyed seeing what your day is like. I also feel like I should not complain now that I see you get up at 5am, since I get up at 5:50 – but it's still hard in the dark! You also have such beautiful scenery around you… I wouldn't mind getting out there to move my car I also grocery shop on my lunch hour. Except I stuff all of my food in the company refrigerator. Hey, you gotta do what ever works for you! Thanks for sharing!!
Love reading these posts!
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I look forward to the day when I'm waking up L! It's 2-3 hours between the time we are up and out the door… I like the mornings when we don't have to be anywhere. And when we have school, it starts at 9am. 8am kindergarten will be a rough awakening!
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast recently posted..A day in the Life
So much fun to read these! Crazy you have to move your car throughout the day but at least it keeps you moving and you ca get outside right?
Marcia recently posted..A Day In the Life: Hospital Edition
When I read that you had to move your car multiple times a day, I thought that was crazy. You have such a great attitude about it though!
AmyC recently posted..A Day in the Life: What I do Besides Run
That sounds like a cool job & what a view!!! Hey, at least you don't get in trouble for getting up & away from your desk every couple hours!
Busy lady!
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That is an amazing view! I get up at 4 to be able to leave at 6:15 so that is a little over two hours.
Kristina Walters @ Kris On Fitness recently posted..A Day In The Life of An Engineering Estimator
very impressed by how quick you get down to business in the AM! it takes me a while to get coordinated
courtney recently posted..a day in my life…
You're busy! Not sure if I could get rolling that early in the a.m., either, at least not so soon after waking up!
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I have now been vegan for a year. In that time, I have had so many people tell me they are interested in trying some dishes with no animal products in them.
One of the most frequent comments I receive is how folks are having a tough time finding recipes. One a week in the Portland Press Herald is a great start, but what about the other six days during the week?
My wife and I basically started from scratch last year when it came to meals. We looked up recipes on websites and bought a few cookbooks to start. One resource you can tap into is the public library.
We just went a couple of weeks ago to the main branch of the Portland Public Library and found a virtual buffet of vegan cookbooks.
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1¾ cups flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon egg replacer powder (You can buy this at the store or go online and make it yourself.)
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup soy milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
3/5 cup vegan butter (we use Earth Balance)
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Eat several cookies and then hide them if you want any later.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Armed Services Committee heard from General Martin Dempsey and Admiral James Winnefeld, both of whom had been nominated to… read more
The Senate Armed Services Committee heard from General Martin Dempsey and Admiral James Winnefeld, both of whom had been nominated to remain in their senior military posts on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During one tense exchange on Syria with Senator McCain, General Dempsey did not rule out the use of force in Syria, but declined to give his own opinion. Other topics included Afghanistan, Iran, and sex assaults in the military. close
*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
People in this video
- Ayotte, Kelly A. U.S. Senator [R] New Hampshire
- Blumenthal, Richard U.S. Senator [D] Connecticut
- Chambliss, Clarence "Saxby" U.S. Senator [R] Georgia
- Dempsey, Martin E. Chair Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Donnelly, Joseph "Joe" U.S. Senator [D] Indiana
- Gillibrand, Kirsten E. U.S. Senator [D] New York
- Graham, Lindsey U.S. Senator [R] South Carolina
- Hagan, Kay R U.S. Senator [D] North Carolina
- Inhofe, James M. U.S. Senator [R] Oklahoma
- Levin, Carl U.S. Senator [D] Michigan
- McCain, John S. III U.S. Senator [R] Arizona
- McCaskill, Claire U.S. Senator [D] Missouri
- Nelson, Bill U.S. Senator [D] Florida
- Reed, John "Jack" F. U.S. Senator [D] Rhode Island
- Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" U.S. Senator [R] Alabama
- Shaheen, Jeanne U.S. Senator [D] New Hampshire
- Wicker, Roger U.S. Senator [R] Mississippi
- Winnefeld, James "Sandy" A. Jr. Vice Chair Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Friday - $10
10 and under free
Saturday - $20 Adults
10 and under free
Two Day Festival Pass - $25 for both days!
10 and under free
Last Years Line-Up (2013) It was a fantastic line-up!
Friday Night 7:45pm! The Young Dubliners are a Celtic Rock and Roll band that formed in LA in '88. They are an incredible act that all ages will more than enjoy! Saturday 12:15pm: Loved in Tehachapi, David Ogden will lead Sunday Drivers to the Fest with an incredibly talented ensemble of musicians to present traditional tunes with an exciting edge. Saturday 1:45pm: Revel in your Scottishness! The Scots group The Gillie Wheesels deliver lively and rousing traditional music from the Land of the Leal (Scotland) and the Emerald Isle (Ireland). Saturday 3:15pm: Bakersfield's sirens of Irish song, strings and accordion. Banshee in the Kitchen are back with their beautiful renditions of traditional Irish songs and melodies. Saturday 4:45pm: Bakersfield's longest running Irish/Scottish band Whiskey Galore is back with their up on your feet, American bred, Celtic fed, rousing renditions of traditional and pub tunes. Saturday 6:15pm: Finally in Bakersfield Brother brings it's eclectic Australian Celtic style to the CSUB Amphitheater. Saturday 8pm: Wicked Tinkers brings back their high energy, tribal Celtic sound that will have you dancing on tables!
Scotch lineup tasting in 2013 was:
Isle of Skye 8yr (94 points Whisky bible)
Isle of Skye 12yr
Arran 10yr (Gold Medal 2012 San Francisco Spirits Competition)
Arran 14yr (Double Gold Medal 2012 San Francisco Spirits Competition)
Kilchoman Machir Bay
Cameronbridge 34yr (Duncan Taylor Single Cask Cask Strength)
Chris Uhde is the President of the Southern California Whiskey Club. He is also the Scotch Master for the United Scottish Society of Southern California, the West Coast brand Ambassador for Impex Beverages, and the Whisky Advisor for the Daily Pint in Santa Monica. He has been featured in Tasting Panel Magazine and has 14 years in the Spirits industry. Affectionately known as the Whisky Red Head or Whisky Ginger, Chris travels throughout the West Coast educating both retailers and consumers about the process of making and drinking fine whiskies.
What to bring
Bring comfortable chairs or your favorite blanket, and/or a small umbrella.
Sorry to say, no picnic baskets, outside coolers, outside food or drinks are allowed to be brought in to the festival grounds.
Non-threatening dogs on leashes are allowed when accompanied by doggie bags.
In 2009, the first Bakersfield Celtic Music Festival was held. It was so much fun we decided to commit to producing it annually. Our purpose is to increase the awareness of the great tradition of Scottish and Irish music (that gave birth to Bluegrass, Country and now Celtic Rock), in Bakersfield, Kern County and all of Central California. It is also the most fun music around.
Our purpose is to increase the awareness of the great tradition of Scottish and Irish music (that gave birth to Bluegrass, Country and now Celtic Rock), in Bakersfield, Kern County and all of Central California.
We also wanted to bring a new entertainment event to Bakersfield that can be enjoyed as a family and appeals to all ages. One that showcased the fantastic local talent that already is known throughout the state. Additionally, we wanted to bring great groups from outside the area to draw people from all over to make this an event that will grow.
The BCMF is about the preservation and popularization of Celtic Music, however, peruse and purchase the merchandise and food provided by our vendor friends while you are there.
We also wanted to raise awareness and support for local groups and agencies that need financial help. The BCMF supports the Jamison Children's Center for Abused Children, an underfunded agency that is vitally important to far too many children in Kern County, and we hope you will help us in that endeavor. Last year, the 2012 Music Fest allowed us to donate $1100 to the Jamison Center. We will continue our effort to support the Center.
Check out the great bands that have performed at the Celtic Festival over the past 4 years:
Local Groups: Banshee in the Kitchen, Whiskey Galore, 1916, World's Tallest Leprechaun, Wrenwood, O'Sheebeen
Out of Area Groups: Wicked Tinkers, Slugger O'Toole, Tempest, California Celts, Molly's Revenge. Skelpin, Vagrant Nation, Brilliant Gypsies, Young Dubliners, Golden Bough
Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for 2013!
Thank you and please support
our sponsor, NewCastle Brown Ale.
2013 Sponsors were: Newcastle and CSUB Library. Supporting the Jamison Center
The Kern County Scottish Society would like to sincerely thank all the volunteers that continue to make this event possible each year.
We appreciate all offers of sponsorships and have various opportunities for individual, business, or corporate sponsorships. Please contact us if you would like like more information.
Click on the video link or pic below to discover how much fun you can have when you join us at the Bakersfield Celtic Music Festival!
Here's a few photos from last year's 2012 Festival, everyone had a blast! Amazing music, dancing, food, drink, and purchase great items at the vendor booths - there is something fun for everyone!