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Today's (Saturday) match at Cinderford RFC due to kick-off at 2pm has been cancelled due to a frozen pitch.
The club will, however, press ahead with its social arrangements planned for the match and everyone who was coming along are still welcome at Dockham Road for an impromptu Christmas party.


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Xbox Live Suspends Gamer Over His 'Fort Gay, WV' Location
As the AP reports, Moore pleaded with security officials at Microsoft not long after receiving his suspension, attempting to convince them that his community of 800 people in Wayne County, West Virginia, was a real place. Without even googling or checking the U.S. Postal Service website, however, Microsoft refused to reinstate him. With Moore's calls to customer service having failed, Fort Gay mayor David Thompson tried to intervene on his behalf, but made little headway with Microsoft's puritanical purveyors. In a recent interview with TV station WSAZ, Thompson said he was told that the word "gay" was considered inappropriate in any context, whatsoever. "I'm not even gay, and it makes me feel like they were discriminating," Moore said.
Xbox Live director of policy and enforcement Stephen Toulouse, however, says that Moore's account of the story is "absolutely incorrect." According to Toulouse, an Xbox Live agent received a user complaint about the name, without much context. "Someone took the phrase 'fort gay WV' and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend, or trying to use it in a pejorative manner," Toulouse explains. "Unfortunately, one of my people agreed with that... When it was brought to my attention, we did revoke the suspension."
Although Toulouse maintains that his company's agents rarely make such egregious errors, he admits that, this time around, they screwed up. "Absolutely, a mistake was made here, and we've updated our training to account for that," he acknowledges. Josh, who missed a big 'Search and Destroy' competition due to his suspension, reportedly doesn't care much about Xbox's apologies. As he says, all he wants is for Microsoft to acknowledge that his town is "a real place with real people in it."


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Update on the AEM7/ALP44 from Buzz
Yes, it's been a long time since there was an update.
Don't worry - this is still in the works! As usual time constraints in the "Real World" have made progress very slow.
However, during the conversion process, a rather serious technical problem cropped up, rendering part of the locomotive unusable in the modeling tool. I am not sure if this problem exists in the MSTS version or not - this may have happened during a conversion to a newer version of the modeling tool i use. It is the first case of "corruption" i've ever had in over 5 years of using this program. Though work is continuing, this has, needless to say, placed an un-anticipated extra delay on the project while that portion of the model is rebuilt.
Stay tuned, i'll try to keep this updated a bit more often.
Please note - it is NALW policy to not post any release dates or estimates. All NALW projects are completed on an as-time-allows basis, as this is our hobby. We ask that you please respect this policy and not inquire about release dates for any NALW project. Thank you!


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Both children and adult choirs, an orchestra and a large drama cast make up the presentation. For the first time every song in the music is an original, according to the church's music minister John Frank Reeve. David Clydesdale, one of the most popular Christian music composers and arrangers, developed the entire score for this year's presentation. In addition to the church members, the cast incorporates community groups including the Academy of Christian Arts dancers and Christian Youth Theatre members.
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Better late than never…
We spent the rest of that day enjoying some spectacularly well-earned Kingfishers, trading tales with other 'survivors' and watching the others roll in. One team had narrowly avoided careening off a mountain by driving into the only bush on the cliff-edge. Another lost control swerving out of a lorry's path, flipping the rickshaw on its side and breaking a collarbone in the process. One team came back without a roof.
We finished 11th in the end – 1st place being claimed by a group of three Dutch girls who beat everyone else by a whole day. They also raised the most out of the whole group – around an admirable £20,000 if my memory serves correctly.
The next day all present teams took part in a brilliant 'victory parade', hurtling around the city with horns blaring and parts falling off rickshaws all over the shop. True to form several teams broke down, their vehicles having only limped over the finish line in the first place, and they were appropriately ridiculed as others passed by.
The parade ended up at the football pitch where we were to participate in a game against what I'd have to describe as the Shillong branch of the Hells Angels. Clad in leather and denim they turned up in a haze of smoke from their motorbike exhausts, and I think it's fair to say the Rickshaw Runners were intimidated. The rain was absolutely lashing down and the pitch was reduced to a bog, which didn't bode well for our team which was sporting an assortment of flip-flops and trainers on their feet. I decided to stay and guard the rickshaw. While I was sat in the back seat I had a visit from a AK-47 toting policeman who came and sat in the driving seat without saying a word, and a bunch of kids who almost sent us tumbling down the hill we were parked atop by releasing the handbrake.
I can't remember the score (I think we won), but do remember a bare-footed South African scoring an absolutely belting volley from the acutest of angles.
We were to leave the next day, after the leaving party where awards were handed out for the best 'pimped' rickshaw, most money raised and best inury (the broken collarbone scooping this one). The Hells Angels were with us and obviously enjoyed the performance of 'Shillong's finest rock band' who were on stage. In the morning we took a taxi back down the mountain to Guhawati airport, leaving Kate at the hotel, to be used by another team on the next leg of the rally (good luck). From Guhawati we flew to Calcutta and on to Dubai, where we stayed for a few nights with a friend before heading home. Quite an adventure, all in all.
Day 14 – The End
We headed down to breakfast knowing (read: hoping) it would be our final meal on the road. 100 kilometers was all that lay between us and the finish line, tucked away amongst the hills of Meghalaya in the city of Shillong. The choice this morning was toast or curry. Toast seemed more appropriate at this time, so we filled our boots before setting off for this final stint.
We knew we faced a massive ascent to get up to Shillong which would be a big test for Kate, but the first 30 km or so was pretty flat and we made solid, albeit slow progress. There's only one road between Shillong and Guhawati and naturally a lot of people who want to use it, so the traffic hindered us, but we figured as long as we kept moving at a reasonable pace we'd be able to make it in about 2 hours.
As the road began to incline this dream began to fade. Kate redeveloped her hatred of hills and her beat engine died a death at the first real slope – along with our hopes for a problem-free final day. So close yet so far! It was particularly hot today and the sun beat down on us as we contemplated our options. As usual we only had one option – to carry on – so on we rumbled, coaxing a few hundred metres out of the rickshaw between breakdowns. One short-lived plan to take some pressure off our ailing steed was for Nick and Kane to get out and run ahead for a bit (I stayed in to provide support to Mike, who was driving).This didn't really help – the momentum lost by stopping to pick them back up again probably negated any gain made by reducing the weight – but was reasonably amusing at least.
Onwards; and thankfully the breakdowns seemed to grow further apart. The road continued to climb relentlessly though… how high was this place? The landscape started to get greener as we got closer – which made sense as Shillong is rated as one of the wettest places on earth – and we were treated to some magnificent vistas. It's quite striking how different this area is to the rest of India. It's even known as the 'Scotland of the East', although the nickname didn't quite ring true as we couldn't find a deep-fried Mars bar for love nor money.
Eventually we passed a sign: Shillong Welcomes Rickshaw Run Spring 2011. We'd arrived! Well, not quite. It turned out this was a bit of a teaser and there was actually about 15km further, still uphill, before we got into Shillong City itself… But after 4000km, what difference was 15km? The finish line was at a hotel near the centre, and we found it quite easily (after a couple of improptu/accidental tours of the city of course). We drove up the driveway with the horn blaring, rocking the rickshaw side to side and coming to a stop in front of the entrance. It was the end of the line: we had arrived.
Day 13 – Guhawati
Startled into consciousness by Eric Cartman's rendition of 'Poker Face' blaring out from Nick's iPhone alarm, we headed down for breakfast. On the way though, we noticed someone had put a note on Kate's windscreen. It read:
'The caterpillar circles the Earth twice' - signed 'Cloudy Glass'.
What does it mean? Another team? We puzzled over this at breakfast but got nowhere. We'd set ourselves up with a 300k drive to Guhawati today, which in turn was only 100k from Shillong tomorrow. Easy.
Of course it turned out not to be, as the roads proved to be even worse than last night. Miles of highway were apparently 'under construction', which seems to mean 'still a dirt track'. There were people working, but they all seemed to be brushing dust to the side of the road or watering the plants. Just fix the potholes/craters!
Amazingly our rickshaw seemed to survive unscathed but God knows what these conditions will do to the likes of Keep Karma and Curry On, who told us yesterday they'd already had to weld their exhaust back on a million times.
Something interesting we've seen the last few days is that the children around here don't get to ride on school buses like the rest of India, but 'school cages' – literally just a cage stuck on the back of a rickshaw or a bike. We assume they're let out at their destination…
We arrived in Guhawati just before it got dark but spent a lot of time trying to find a hotel – everywhere said they had no room available. Maybe the fact that we looked like we'd spent the day down a mineshaft had something to do with it. We did get a place in the end and headed to the tourist lodge to investigate booking an elephant safari tomorrow morning in the nearby national park. Unfortunately it can't be done which is a bit gutting. It means we can get to Shillong a bit earlier tomorrow though. 100 k to go!
Distance traveled – 300k
Day 12 – Alipurduar
Our earliest start – up at 5.30. We really had to make Alipurduar today if we were to arrive in Shillong on Friday as planned. Still with Capri Adventures, we made good progress in the morning and made Siliguri by midday. We then wasted a bit of time sticking for a couple of hours with Capri as they tried to get their horn fixed, and then proceeding to part ways with them in the next town! They were going to spend the night in a national park while we wanted to wait until we got to Guhawati.
The scenery around here is much more green and a bit nicer than some of the states we've passed through. There also seems to be more animals – cows, goats, chickens, ducks, dogs, pigs, sheep; all free to roam the highways as they please. The cows and ducks seem to have a deal going on. They pair up in the fields and the duck stands in the cow's shadow to stay out of the sun. If the cow moves, the duck follows. I'm not sure what the cow gets out of this arrangement, but the duck is laughing.
As we got closer to Alipurduar the roads started deteriorating pretty quickly and it was clear it was going to be slow going. There really are no words to describe how bad they are…especially in a rickshaw. We carried on but as it got dark we realised we were pretty hopelessly lost. We seemed to be 10k from Alipurduar for about 2 hours! It turns out we'd somehow managed to exit the highway and literally just circle the town on some hellish ring-road. Eventually though we got into a hotel, painted in more garish colours than David Seaman's favourite goalkeeper shirt. The waiter in the restaurant had the best 'shake your head for yes' technique we've seen yet… mind blowing.
Day 11 – Suri
'This is the best birthday ever' – Mike Gays
We woke at about 7 and headed to meet the Germans and the Italians. Today is Mike's birthday! Capri Adventures sang Happy Birthday in German, and we got on our way.
It was slow progress in the morning and we stopped at a mechanics to try and fix some niggling problems. We ended up staying here for a couple of hours, and by 1pm had only traveled about 70k!
We drove for a bit more but Capri Adventures' rickshaw started giving up, and they couldn't go faster than 40k. They turned off to get to a service centre they'd been tipped off about, and us and Paperoga headed for Suri. We were following them, and were treated to some maniacal Italian driving which we tried to keep up with. Potholes? What potholes!
We drove all afternoon, but at about 5 spotted the dreaded grey clouds forming ahead. We'd liberated some plastic sheets from one of the hotel car parks along the way, and set about fashioning some rain covers for the top and sides – we did ok. The Italians just had a towel.
The rain started and it threatened to be worse than the Great Storm of Gunter 3 days ago, but the covers (while not exactly water-tight) helped a bit and we seemed to miss the worst of it. We must have been pretty near the center at one point though, as we saw a crack of lightning which can't have been more than 100m away!
Making Suri by about 7, we again stumbled upon a nice hotel – probably the best yet. Unfortunately they only had 3 rooms for all of us, so Kane shared with a couple of team Paperoga. After we'd had another amazing meal we heard that Capri Adventures were still at the mechanics! Turns out they were there for over 3 hours in the end; Before, of course, ending up at the same hotel as us (albeit sleeping in the conference room!)
Not too much distance traveled today. We still have time, but have to go some serious k's the last couple of days.
Day 10 – Kharagour
A pretty long bland day today. Pure highway, but we have to make the most of it as the roads are going to get pretty bad, pretty quickly. We had a bit of a lie in after our late one last night. On the road at about 9 after a breakfast of toast, Kharagour was the aim for today.
The drive passed without note until about midday when we passed through what we think was the state border. Unbelievable scenes as trucks were queued up for kilometer after kilometer on both sides of the road. We have no idea why, maybe they all have to be checked before being allowed to pass through. If so, it would take about a week to clear the backlog!
We managed to bob and weave through, using both sides of the highway, and were on our way again. The afternoon went smoothly and without breakdown. We feel we're riding our luck a bit with rickshaw problems, not having had a breakdown since day 3. Long may it continue!
We arrived at our destination before dark – first time ever – and lucked out again with our choice of hotel. The places we've been staying in really haven't been too shabby, though this is not the norm going by other teams' updates. After a nice meal we headed back up to the room with a couple of Kingfishers, just in time for the 9 o clock film. However, on the stairs we passed a guy going the other way. He looked suspiciously rickshaw-y (dirty) so we had a look in the carpark and lo and behold! 2 other tuk-tuks!
We headed to the bar and spotted their owners – Paperoga, the Italians from London, and our German friends Capri Adventures. We'd last seen them about an hour into the run on the streets of Kochi; And now, 7 days and 2500k later, we ended up in the same hotel in the same town on the same night. Unreal.
We joined them for some beers and exchanged stories. They'd been traveling together for a few days and had clocked up 450k today – hardcore! We'll join them tomorrow morning.
There is about 1200k left and 5 1/2 days to drive it in. Game on.
Distance traveled – 320k
Apparently today is Easter Sunday. So happy Easter! Chocolate eggs in the post please.
Day 9 – Bhubaneshwar
We got up early and set off for Visakhpatnam for lunch. We'd made the decision to try and get a train to Calcutta there, as there was a big chance we wouldn't make the finishing line in time. As we had – perhaps foolishly- booked our flights for the day after (back in Calcutta!), not making it to Shillong by the 30th could leave us stuck in India – perhaps for ever. While we could probably just about make it driving if it went well, a breakdown or two could seriously scupper us. Our thinking was a train to Calcutta – about 800k – would save us 2 days driving.
We drove the 200k to Visakhpatnam without incident, apart from seeing another team on the highway. Not sure what team they were , we lost them again shortly afterwards.
A couple of minutes after entering Visakhpatnam we saw the 'Pizza Cafe'. Food that wasn't curry! We went straight in and ordered. Apparently they weren't cooking large pizzas today… regular it was then. It turned our they did taste a little like curry, but they weren't too bad.
We headed to the train station, and after being sent back and forth a few times between the different entrances we mae it to the parcel office. Apparently we could get it on a train, but not to Calcutta. Instead we could get it to Bhubaneshwar – 400k away. We just had to be quick deciding as it left in half an hour. Bhubaneshwar would still hopefully save us a day, so we decided to go for it. This turned out to be a mostly bad decision.
There were no classes on this train – just standard. We'd been warned beforehand to try and avoid standard class at all cost as they're packed like a sardine tin. Looking around at the other trains already at the platform this seemed to be about right… 6 hours in one of these carriages wasn't too appealing. It was, at least, cheap, costing about 5 pounds each for us and the rickshaw. The station hands wheeled the rickshaw to the platform – the same platform as the rest of the passengers – and it's fair to say we got some strange looks.
As the train pulled in there was a mad rush for the carriages. There were scrummages 10 deep at the doors. We decided to duck into the disabled carriage, which seemed a bit less cramped. Making our way into the corner, we quickly noticed a woman shouting at us, beckoning down to the other carriages. Mike pointed to a couple of operation scars on his leg and she seemed to nod as if to say ' Yep, fair enough'. We'd gotten away with it, but looking around it seemed there were quite a few others pulling the same con. Most looked perfectly fine, and one had just stuck a plaster on his face. The air stank (and almost tasted) of wee, and we began the journey sat on the floor with our bags. It did empty a bit after a few stops and we got our seats eventually, but it was a pretty boring way to spend 6 hours (probably more like 8 hours in the end).
Arriving at Bhubaneshwar shortly after Kane was chatted up by an Indian Ladyboy called Keema, the fun began as it was time to unload the rickshaw. We watched as the packers scratched their heads for 10 minutes, trying to work out how to get this tuk-tuk out of a door that definitely did not seem wide enough.
They decided to go for the lift technique and got her half out, under the supervision of a manager barking orders like a possessed army officer. As they lowered the 2nd half it turned out the doors weren't wide enough after all, and Kate now has some seriously dented wheel arches.
A few minutes later though we were outisde the station ready to find a hotel – it was nearing midnight by now and we'd been on the go since 6. However, it turned out we weren't actually at Bhubeaneshwar, but about 20 k away in a different town. Shattered, we were also conscious of running out of petrol as we'd had to give up our reserve jerry can before boarding the train.
It took us about an hour to find a hotel, and checking in we were charged 20 pounds for the privilege. Double what we normally pay – stung!
So 600k traveled today. A very long haul but we probably saved ourselves just under a day, so in the long run maybe just about worth it – especially the roads up around Bangladesh are as bad as they're cracked up to be.
Day 8 – Rajamundry
Aiming for Rajamundry, we were looking to cover about 330k today. Another early start, the morning started well enough… then we saw the clouds up ahead and we knew what was coming! The rain lasted for about 3 hours and succeeded in drenching us all, as well as Mike & Kane's bags on the roof.
It was absolutely freezing and miserable, and an hour long detour in Gunter didn't help. One wrong turn at a diversion took us into the city, and once in the lack of any signposts made leaving nigh on impossible. Stuck inside of Gunter with the India blues again. Eventually we paid a rickshaw driver to lead us out and we got on our way again. Still raining, we headed to Vijawada.
India can be like another planet. Half is familiar and half is unreal. Cars and rickshaws vie to overtake ox-driven carts on town streets. City traffic grinds to standstill as cows cross the road. Out of the towns, the picture postcard views are accompanied by locals squatting behind bushes. Mud huts are clustered in the shadows of electricity pylons taking power to the towns. These people don't have much, but they always have a smile and a wave when we pass by in our stupid rickshaw.
By the time we reached Vijawada, soaked to the bone, we were ready to call it a day after covering just 100k. However, as we looked for a hotel it seemed to brighten up – a sign from the rickshaw gods? – and we swung Kate into a restaurant car park. We looked a mess, but the customary army of waiters didn't seem to mind and we ate another ridiculously big meal.
A decent drive in the afternoon and we reached Rajamundry just after dark. Getting on the internet, it seems other teams aren't too far away. Perhaps there will be another sighting tomorrow? We checked on a team who are doing the run without a map. They don't seem to be doing too well.
Distance traveled – 330k
Day 7 – Onglore
A long and largely uneventful day today, we made a big distance along the boring but quick highway.
We were out by 8 and drove all morning to Nellore, via the outskirts of Chennai. Chennai is the biggest city we've gone by so far, and it showed! The insane traffic,thick smog and a cocktail of 'interesting' smells – this place seemed like a veritable… hole.
In Nellore we got on the internet and perhaps had a moment of realisation of how far we still have to go. A lot of hours to drive, and not many days to get them in.
The long days in the shaw aren't too bad. There's more room than we expected, we were probably more cramped in Normy's Clio on the way to the airport. It's hot but you get a good breeze coming through due to the lack of sides, and the noise is… well yeah the noise is pretty annoying but you do get used to it.
We've been pushing her a little harder now she's been broken in through the first 1000k (hit that milestone this morning), and we were averaging 50km/h plus for a few hours.
Carrying on past Nellore, we aimed for Ongole. A storm threatened but never materialised (probably because I wasn't sat in the middle), and we encountered the first team we've seen since the first day! ANOTHER BLOODY TEAM! It was the Italians – team Tonerroti. They sped past us – the lightweights were only going 2 in a shaw – but did exchange high fives as they overtook.
We hit Ongole at about half 7. We saw a hotel on the outskirts and dived in. After checking in we headed straight to the restaurant for some tea. It's fair to say we were hungry as we'd not eaten all day, but none of us could expect what was to come.
We all ordered our food, watched by the 976 waiting staff. We noticed on the menu it proclaimed that the restaurant has the 'best margharitas in town'. Now we've not had a drink since the launch party, so we thought we'd treat ourselves. It wasn't until we'd confused a few waiters that we realised the menu was actually for an Italian restaurant (in Dubai!), which this place had somehow gotten their hands on and stuck their food list inside. We prayed we wouldn't be served four pizzas, and got stuck into the starter.
As soon as that was done, the next course came out. For some reason the waiters shared out each individual meal between the four of us – we've no idea why as everyone else in there was being served normally, maybe they think it's how English people eat – and we realised this was going to be a bit of a bumper meal. As soon as we finished each course it would be replaced by the next – Lamb Rogan Josh, Chilly Chicken, Chicken Fried Rice, all supplemented with breads – we ended up eating 8 courses in about 20 minutes. It still only came to 4 pounds odd each!
It wasn't until we were safely up in our rooms we could be sure the margharitas weren't coming.
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It was the early 1980s and Ron Samuels' good friend had just returned from the Oregon Country Fair with news about an incredible instrument that had turned the whole crowd on—the marimba. Those days, marimba bands were frequent but nobody really knew much about the instrument itself. Ron was a classically trained pianist and ran with a whole crew of musically inclined friends. But this guy in particular was one of the highest caliber musicians Ron had ever known. So when he sang the praises of the marimba, Ron knew he had to find one. He didn't yet know it, but the marimba would soon take over Ron's entire life.
A college student at Humboldt State University at the time, Ron searched for—and amazingly found—a marimba in the music department on campus. The instrument had a warm, dark sound that you could feel in the depths of your body and soul. Ron instantly fell in love with it.
"The marimba has a certain archetypal sound, like any fine instrument would. It may sound strange, but I think I actually always had that sound in my head to begin with, even though I had never studied it. It was a sound I recognized."
Playing the marimba at school when he could, Ron became more passionate about the instrument, more intrigued by the possibilities of what it might do. The same friend who had introduced him to the marimba began urging him to make one himself, to really explore those possibilities of sound that he was reaching for. As a child Ron had loved building blocks and erecter sets, but he'd not been extraordinarily passionate about building things. He'd never been into making model airplanes or anything along those lines. In fact, the only class he'd failed in college was his woodworking class! But this friend's opinion was important. And the marimba was so intriguing. Ron decided to go for it. What the hell, why not?
"I'd never made any instrument before, never really even worked with wood, metal, or other serious building materials. But, enthusiasm can overcome a lot of challenges!"
"I'd never made any instrument before, never really even worked with wood, metal, or other serious building materials. But, enthusiasm can overcome a lot of challenges!"
Ron's first marimba took over a year to build. It addressed all the big questions acoustically and musically. Building it became a full-time obsession. "Before I went down this road, I didn't have a plan. I was in college and I dropped out to pursue marimba-making full-time. I dropped out before I even knew this was going to be a business … it was just much more interesting than going to college!"
Ron's friends and family all supported him, even though they must have thought that spending your life building a great marimba was a crazy idea. "Most of my friends became engineers, biologists, that sort of thing, all in the sciences. For as much as they are a part of the counterculture, they all had more of a classic approach to education and a career. My parents had been fairly involved in the '60s Civil Rights movement and had never really subscribed wholeheartedly to the 'establishment' approach. They thought it was pretty outside the box but they could tell I was really enthusiastic and they wanted me to follow my heart, they really did. They actually loaned me some money to buy my first tools. They were really pleased to see me stick with it."
With no marimba-making schools out there, Ron had to figure out the process by himself. His interest in building a better marimba propelled him to get a job in a woodworking shop. Lucky for him, the particular shop that hired him was an excellent place to learn woodworking skills.
"There's a style of woodworking where you make and use a lot of jigs, these sort of accessories that are like templates to guide your tools when you are making a custom wood piece. I became the shop's jig maker. I was able to apply everything I learned there to marimba making."
Young and single, Ron spent nearly every evening and weekend working on his marimba, determined to get it right. "What musicians were looking for in the sound of a marimba I had already sort of come to the conclusion that this is what a marimba should sound like and I was bent on achieving it, for myself. The idea really was just to have a nice instrument for myself."
About three years into his marimba-making quest, Ron had started honing his skills and began thinking that it might actually be possible to turn his passion into a real business. His marimbas were sounding better and better all the time.
"I started going to this one trade show, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. I went as an observer for a few years, just to meet marimba players and get their ideas on what they want to hear. One year I drove from Arcata to Austin, Texas, with a few of my marimbas and came home with several, back-to-back pages full of all the things I'd have to change in my instruments. I made the changes and went back the following year, this time to come home with only three-quarters of a page of changes. I went again and made all those changes. Then, people started buying them!"
In 1989, about five years after he'd taken the job at the woodworking shop, Ron quit to run his marimba business full-time. And he's been at it ever since. His company, Marimba One, is now known for its high-end, world-class professional instruments and is a leader in the five-octave marimba world. "We specialize in the five-octave marimba. It's become the standard size for marimbas, but it was just lucky timing for us! When marimba literature started writing about five octaves, we were already there. Within a few years other companies started moving in, but we were at the head of the pack."
Years after stumbling upon his first marimba and dropping out of college to make a better one, Ron is still hard at work trying to create the perfect instrument. "It's a lifelong, evolving process. You know Plato's 'idea in the cloud' idea? I think the same exists for sound and musical instruments. When I first heard one of my instruments onstage I was like, 'Wow! I'm onstage!' But, then to keep it onstage took a lot of tweaking. I can't just let it be. I always have to fix it and make it better. I think that most of the people I work with feel the same way. They all appreciate that we're trying to totally go for it and make the best possible marimbas we can."
Although Ron has been to places like Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to hear his instruments being played, his favorite time to listen to the instrument that stole his heart is at a rehearsal, when you can walk around and really hear what a musician is trying to bring out in the music. It is then when he connects most with that deep, warm magical sound that drew him into the world of the marimba so many years ago. One day, he will make a marimba that will fully reveal the secret of that sound to the rest of us. Until then, he and Marimba One will keep on keeping on.
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You can do it in a day, but you'll arrive in better shape for the slopes if you stop for a night on the way
Some 300,000 British skiers and snowboarders drive to the Alps for a skiing holiday each year. Many just dash down the autoroutes to get there as fast as possible. But those in the know take it a little slower and enjoy more of France along the way.
Choosing Your Route
Most Brits who drive to the slopes head for the French Alps: to resorts such as Chamonix, Val d'Isère, La Plagne, Les Arcs and Flaine, Méribel, and Courchevel or accessible Swiss resorts close to Geneva such as Verbier and Villars. From Calais to Chamonix your journey time will be approximately nine hours. The quickest route is to go via Lille, Reims, Dijon and Geneva. If you are going to the Tarentaise resorts the best route is via Lyon and Chambery. Head to the mountains past Albertville and Moutiers for Courchevel and past Bourg St Maurice for Tignes and Val d'Isere. Count on at least ten hours driving time for a ski holiday in France. Useful websites to plan your route: www.theaa.com; www.viamichelin.co.uk; www.rac.co.uk
A spot of lunch
From Calais hit the road getting on the autoroute towards Reims. The hypermarkets in Calais will have tempting bargains, but don't load up your boot yet. You can buy cheap wine at local vineyards and stock up at supermarkets closer to the Alps before you get to your resort. For your first break, stop at one of the many 'Aire' rest stops on the Autoroute. They vary from wooded roadside picnic places to large service stations. All have toilets that are of high standard and most have picnic tables and kids' play areas. They are also free. Take advantage of some of the famous wine growing regions for a good lunch. Reims, the capital of Champagne is 2 ½ hours from Calais - just about the right distance for a relaxed midday meal. If you don't want to get too far off the motorway keep going for another 1 ½ hours to Val Moret (Autoroute A5, Sortie 22). Le Val Moret (Tel: +33 3 25 29 8512) is a great little restaurant with good food and service and excellent value, a short distance from the toll.
Where to Stay
A popular option for overnighting a short distance past Reims is Troyes – although it does leave quite a long journey the next day to reach the Alps. Troyes is a truly delightful medieval town, full of timber-beamed houses and snug restaurants. B&B Hotels have two excellent value hotels here www.hotel-bb.com.
An hour or so further south from Troyes, a short hop off the autoroute, the lovely old walled town of Langres is another atmospheric overnight stop option. The comfortable three star Le Cheval Blanc hotel (Tel: +33 325 870 700) is steeped with history – it's actually part of an old abbey. Its restaurant also does excellent food with menus from around £25.
Further down the road, Dijon capital of Burgundy, famous for its mustard, fine cuisine and Burgundy wine, is at about the halfway mark so it makes for an excellent overnight spot, leaving a relatively easy drive on day two to your skiing in the Alps.
Eat at Le Fredline (Tel: +33 3 80 30 27 57;) for authentic Burgundy cuisine with fresh produce from the market. In the heart of historic Dijon, it's open 6 days a week - not Sundays. Or else try Le Bora (Tel: +33 3 80 73 60 59:) Also in Dijon centre the excellent value Menu duJour is around £12 for three courses.
In Dijon the Campanile, motel-type two star hotels start at £40 for a twin room.
Stocking Up
Finally if you want a quick stop before facing the steep hill climb road up to your resort Albertville has a compact and charming centre ideal for a coffee or short stop. If you are heading to Chamonix stop off at one of the two big supermarkets, Carrefour at Sallanches 200m from motorway exit, where you will be hard pushed to find a supermarket in France with a better view. The Super U at Passy is another option. For the Tarentaise stop to stock up at the Geant supermarket in Albertville which is also the best value. Other options are the Super U in Moutiers or Bourg St Maurice, both of which are fine for the Three Valleys/La Plagne or Val d'Isere,Tignes/Les Arcs/La Rosiere.
For more information see the official France Tourist Board website
Want to take more time to enjoy the journey? Read our two stop French ski holiday driving guide.
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The Guardian's wintersports correspondent from 1999-2005, Nicky is now the regular ski writer for The Sunday Telegraph, The Guardian and ski magazines Daily Mail Ski and Snowboard, and Ski and Board, the magazine of the Ski Club of Great Britain. Her first memories of skiing holidays are sitting on the shoulders of her parents' ski guide as he zoomed down the slopes - she was just five years old. Her favourite resorts are Chamonix, where she once fell into a crevasse, St Anton where she learned to dance in skiboots and Aspen for its awesome powder snow.


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March 3 — Do you share a first name with one of your female ancestors? Perhaps you were named for your great-grandmother, or your name follows a particular naming pattern. If not, then list the most unique or unusual female first name you've come across in your family tree.
My middle name is the same as my swedish grandma~Dagmar Linnea . This middle name has passed on to my first granddaughter. Grandma's first name is also my aunt's name. I have been told that Aunt Andi was named after both her parents...Dagmar Eugena. Don't know the reason on my mom's name Patrica Kay.
Afew unusal names in my tree ~ Drada, Cyrena, Salvina, Chisholom, Sophrona, Etha
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Greece scored only 26 points in the second half of their semi-final first leg clash with Israel in the EuroBasket Women 2015 1st Qualification Round, but held on for a 69-57 win and have the first say in the tie.
Playing at home, the Greeks showed great intensity right from tip-off and made the most of their superiority on the glass to lead 21-15 at the end of the first quarter.
Israel looked set to balance the encounter when they came within two points, 25-23, on a Liron Cohen lay-up midway through the second frame, but suffered a monumental collapse in the final five minutes of the period.
The hosts used an 18-4 run in that stretch to transform the slim two-point advantage into a comfortable 43-27 cushion at half-time, having out-rebounded Israel 19-9 up until that point (38-26 at the end).
Greece returned to the court after the interval determined to strike the fatal blow and took their biggest lead in the game, 51-29, on a Pelagia Papamichail lay-up with 6:38 left to play in the third quarter.
Michal Epstein and Shay Doron however took the initiative for the guests and quickly reduced the gap by half, 55-44, with 22 seconds on the clock to the end of the frame.
Artemis Spanou scored Greece's last points in the encounter from the free throw line with a little over three minutes remaining to the final buzzer, and while the Greeks did not have much more left in the tank, they forced Israel to waste vital possessions and prevented them from reducing the gap to single digits.
Spanou paved the way for the winners with a double-double of 21 points and 14 rebounds, Katerina Sotiriou finished with 13 points and eight boards, whilst Olga Chatzinikolaou also added 13 points.
For Israel, Epstein had 19 points and five rebounds in defeat.
The return leg of the tie takes place in Israel on Tuesday.
Greece head coach George Dikaioulakos "We got the win against a really tough team. Although we were shocked after Dimitrakou's injury, we played to perfection in the first half. But we were sure that Israel would make its come back, because as I already stated it's a tough team. They got us confused in the second half and it's our responsibility, because we stopped taking care of the little details as we did in the first half. We hope that we are not going to go to Israel to defend the 12 points margin, but to win the game."
Greece forward Olga Chatzinikolaou"This win is really important of us. It's essential that we are leading now in this double encounter against Israel. We did everything well in the first half, we did everything as we planned. In the second half we didn't do the same. Things didn't turn out as we expected. Now, we are already focusing on the second game against Israel. We have to play again with passion; we have to be focused, in order to advance to the next stage."
Israel head coach Eli Rabi "Greece played really well and much better than we did. They were well prepared and they were ready to respond to our plays. At the same time they were sharp in shooting. We travelled in Athens aiming at a positive result, but as the game turned out, I must say that I am happy that we lost only by 12. In the second game we'll see what will happen. We 'll prepare ourselves for a better battle from our side in order to advance to the final."
Israel player Michal Epstein"As the game turned out we could say that we are happy that we lost only by 12. We hope that in the next game, back in our home, with the support of our fans, we'll get to play better and that we are going to be able to advance to the final. We didn't perform well against Greece today, especially in defense. We gave a lot of space to the Greek team to run and we gave them a lot of open shots. We must not repeat the same mistakes in the next game."
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- Starring: Giancarlo Esposito, David Lyons, Elizabeth Mitchell
- Summary: In a post-apocalyptic America, where all technology had ceased to work 15 years ago, people are living under the control of militias and warlords. Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos) seeks out her uncle (Billy Burke) and kidnapped brother along with answers to how everything changed.
- Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure
- Creator: Eric Kripke
- Show Type: Ended
- Season 1 premiere date: Sep 17, 2012
- Episode Length: 60
- Air Time: 08:00 PM
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Positive: 15 out of 32
Mixed: 17 out of 32
Negative: 0 out of 32
The pilot, directed by co--executive producer Jon Favreau ("Iron Man"), poses numerous questions, and to the credit of everyone involved, delivers some surprising payoffs that other shows would hold for weeks, if not seasons.
The mind reels with possibility, and even hope, which is why we keep coming back to stories like these.
Ambitious setups like this don't always hold up, but Revolution has the potential to be a more disciplined "Lost"--not necessarily more plausible but with any luck less preposterous and pretentious.
The clash between the callow and the compelling set off an ongoing debate between the hopeful part of my brain, which wants to like a sci-fi-ish show dreamed up by executive producers J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke, and the scarred part of my brain, which has been burned dozens of times by genre-flavoroed shows that had interesting elements or cast members but also disappointing executions and annoying younger characters.
A cool premise can only take a show so far, and there's some work to do on the character front to make the show worthy of using all available technology not to miss.
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Apr 15, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok i have read many many many of the reviews that people have posted and i want you to think about this, you compare a gun to an engine, most engines are more than just simply controlled explosions unless you are talking about the first initial style of engines like steam, which if you would watch more than 1 or 2 episodes you would see they use and obviously work, they are not so simple. Modern day engines have computers controlling every function carefully regulating the impute and output and that aside you still need to generate a spark, and your battery gives you that initial spark and alternator keeps the power flowing without that you have nothing. Now look at a gun there is NOTHING electronic in it, a bullet contains a primer powder and bullet as simply as can be put, all guns operate on the same premise a hammer strikes a firing pin that strikes the primer and that ignites the powder. Nothing electronic at all.
As for the one militia controlling the entire united states, yet again if you would watch more than one episode you would see that there are many militias and the Monroe militia is only controlling part of the country.
"Physics went mad" that was not an explanation this was someone who didnt understand what went wrong and was trying to put some meaning to it. The more of the show you watch the more is revealed.
So please before you try and bash a show think about what you are saying and if you gave it a fair shake, one episode maybe two not enough shows have to develop, things that are said at the start that may not make sense to you, but later on you understand, without these plot developments there would be no buildup and without buildup and actual conflict and resolutions you cannot have a functioning form of entertainment… Expand
Jun 14, 2013This show is slow and a cheesy poor story line. It feels overdone and forced. The original loss of power is cool, but everything else is bad. Action feels forced. And the twists and other stuff that happens feels like I already know it is coming an episode before.… Expand
Dec 18, 2012This show can be technically good but sometimes that's not enough, all the things happen again and again and (i think) that's cliche.Even Giancarlo Esposito couldn't save it.… Expand
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POPE BENEDICT TO RESIGN – AT 8:50 A.M. ET: A stunning announcement has come from the Vatican. From the Washington Post:
COMMENT: A change in the papacy is important. The Pope wields both religious and political influence. It was understood when Benedict was elected that he was an "intermediate" pope, who, because of age, would probably not serve that long. While his resignation is a shock, at age 85 a change was not entirely unexpected, although it was projected to be from the usual cause.
It's interesting that the article does not mention the possibility of an American pope.
This will be a fascinating tradition. For the first time since the 15th century, a pope will have a living predecessor as an adviser.
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AU Optronics (AUO) is showcaing a 55-inch switchable mirror display for commercial purposes at the China Information Technology Expo & China Optoelectronics Display Expo 2013 (CITE & CODE 2013) in Shenzhen from April 10 to 12.
The 55-inch display can show Full HD advertising information and image, AUO said. Its touch function allows users to choose the content they wish to view. Users can browse the latest merchandise information during clothes fitting when the panel is switched to a full-length mirror function.
- 2014 global high brightness LED market, trends and shipment forecast
For the global LED lighting market, the market size will reach US$25.82 billion in 2014 or a market penetration rate of 23.4%. This is attributable to exponential shipment growth for light bulbs, tubes, and directional lamps.
- Greater China touch panel shipment forecast through 2015
This Special Report provides forecasts through 2015 for Greater China touch panel shipments with breakdowns based on technology (glass, film, resistive), application (smartphone, NB and tablet) and by firm.
- 2014 global tablet demand forecast
This report analyzes the main players, their strategies and shipments forecasts for 2014, as well as other factors contributing to either growth or decline in various segments within the tablet market, with a particular focus on Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft, along with whitebox vendors.


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E.M.P. Collective celebrates Arrested Development with BluthCon 2013
Break out your cutoff jean shorts and prepare yourself for unlimited juice, BluthCon 2013 is coming May 25!
We almost blue ourselves when we got word that E.M.P. Collective would be hosting a celebration of what may be the greatest show ever to be cancelled (and luckily revived), Arrested Development. Nolan Cartwright has created a banana stand for the occasion (10 cents gets you nuts!) and there will be a marathon of the show playing in the "back room."
We're not sure if your degree in 18th-century agrarian business or the rest of your scholarly pursuits will help you win the trivia contest, but the chicken dance-off, costume contest, and some Hot Cops are sure to make this an event not to miss. After all, "this ain't no tight-ass country club, ya freak bitch!"
So come as your favorite character and prepare yourself for the May 26th unleashing of the Netflix revival, featuring 15-episodes of undoubtedly self-referential humor and incest jokes. We hear it's been designed to be watched repeatedly, which is good news considering a feature film might be more than a year away.


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a real difference.
That's why we offer a variety of graduate student internship programs designed to make the most of the deep
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For us, it's about identifying the leaders that will help us define the future of
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Once upon a time in a tiny backyard in Seattle, photographer Casey Kelbaugh hosted about 50 talented artists and friends for the first ever Slideluck Potshow. That was in summer 2000. Since then "Slidelucks" have become an international phenomenon, and the organization Slideluck Potshow has been "named as one of the 'NewYork100′ most innovative, rule-breaking, model-changing, ideas to come out of the Big Apple."
So what exactly is Slideluck Potshow?
It's a nonprofit organization (501(c)3) that does something very, very cool and innovative - it brings together people from all walks of life in 40 cities across the globe to share food and exchange ideas, cultures and perspectives. Food, art and cultural exchange? We're in!
Slideluck Potshow (SLPS) is also very intriguing in that the events focus on the work of local artists. One can easily imagine being an artist or fan of SLPS traveling abroad and attending a local SLPS event at one's destination – perhaps with a Tripping host?
And what can Trippers expect at an SLPS event? The evening kicks off with a couple of hours of chatting with locals and travelers while enjoying home-cooked dishes (that's right – home-cooked) and drinks (typically not home-cooked).
Then it's time for the slideshow.
Sounds like a great evening for locals and travelers!
- Anis
Photo Credits & Links (all photos from SLPS Facebook):
Photo 1: SLPS (London)
Photo 2: Val Proudkii
Photo 3: Lucia Guglielmetti
Photo 4: SLPS (Amsterdam)
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Nobody rings in the New Year like we do. The evening starts off with the 8:30pm performance of Night Fever: The Bee Gees! The performance is followed by another fantastic Cabaret after-show bash! D.J. Jimmy Cabaret will get you up and dancing with your favorite music, with a big nod to the 70s and Disco (Disco attire optional…).
Admission includes the BeeGees performance, the Cabaret after-show party, plenty of party favors, ice and soda, and coffee and danish after midnight. We'll salute the New Year at midnight with the Cabaret's traditional dramatic flair.
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2014 National Meet
2014 National Meet
Oct 31 - Nov 2 Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Hosted by the Ozarks Rollers Chapter
2014 VCOA National Meet is set for Oct 31-Nov 2 in the Ozark Mountains. We're really excited to have the Ozark Rollers Chapter host the meet in Eureka Springs Arkansas (called the little Switzerland of the Ozarks). It's listed on page 392 of "1,000 Places to See Before You Die" as the "Victorian Village in the Mountains". Excerpts from the book describe this little gem, built into the side of the Ozarks, as a "tiny village with a charming collection of Victorian architecture and hibbledy-piggledy streets snaking past cliff-clinging homes, confounding new visitors". "It is the only city in the country whose entire downtown area is on the National Register of Historic Places with no traffic light to be found. With a population of 2,000, tucked away in the NW corner of Arkansas, it's surrounded by miles of lakes, rivers, and packed with small shops, galleries, B&Bs, and hotels"
Friday: Arrival, Registration, Reception/Food and "Dutch" Auction (clean out your Volvo goodies or add to them; proceeds to seller or club)
Saturday, Breakfast, Car Get Ready, Car Show, Displays, Flea market, Lunch, Parade, Banquet with special guests and awards.
Sunday: Driving competition to Bentonville, Lunch, Prizes, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art www.crystalbridges.org
Meet headquarters will be at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks. Accommodations reservations must be arranged with them directly by phone 479-253-9768, be sure to mention you're with VCOA to be offered the group rate for rooms ranging from $109- 159 available for Thurs – Sun nights. Those rates are not available online, so be sure to phone directly. Meet Registration deadline Sept 28, 2014
Members, be sure to have logged into this web site, using your web ID and Password, to gain access the member registration. Packages up to $95 / member.
Non Members are invited to register at $40 for the Saturday morning and afternoon activities including lunch and display of one Volvo along with the members cars to be judged for awards at the members only banquet on Saturday evening
Member Registration Non-Member Registration
Annual National Meets
Each year, the VCOA Board of Directors along with a Host Chapter organize a multi-day National Meet. Held at various locations nation wide, these meets allow members from all regions to participate. National Meets have been held from New Hampshire to Florida, New Jersey to Michigan and Kansas to California. Meets usually begin on Friday as members arrive throughout the day for an evening reception, Saturday events often include a car show, technical forums, driving activities, and non-automotive activities for the family. Saturday evening concludes with a banquet, awards ceremony and keynote guest speaker.
Sunday features another interesting and often unusual event prior to the conclusion of the meet. Attendees have toured automotive collections, restoration shops, local attractions, museums and many other sites that one would not otherwise have the opportunity to explore. Again a club offering its members something they can't find or do online or anywhere else.
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The Drought of 2012 is going to be long felt. Everyone has been talking about it since the beginning of summer. And the big question is - "Will there be enough corn to go around?"
For those of you who are removed from the family farm, it may not seem like a big deal to you; but actually this drought is going to hit you just as hard as it hits the farmer.
Take a second and think of all the things corn and its by-products go into. Here's just a few you may not have thought of - your instant coffee you make every morning before running out the door, the chewing gum you pop to pass the afternoon, or how about the beer you pour while watching your Sunday night football game. Or what about your aspirin, toothpaste, and the adhesive of tape. These are products we use every day and you can count on seeing their prices in the store to go up.
But before you panic, you should know Wisconsin Farmers will bounce back.
Heather Schlesser, the dairy agent for UW-Extension Marathon County, says, "Droughts are a part of nature. This one is similar to the one we had in 1988. It means you just need to be more fiscally responsible if you can. Watch your pennies at the market place."
This is not the first time Wisconsin, and the rest of the Midwest of that matter, have had a face to face battle with Mother Nature and her Drought. If we look back a the records six growing seasons - 1936, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1988, AND 2002 - have been labeled as significant drought years in the corn belt (facts from the National Corn Growers Association).
To fight back, many farmers are getting creative. They are using different parts of plants to make feed for their livestock. An example would be instead of just feeding the corn kernels they are grinding up the entire corn cob to give their animals more roughage.
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November 28, 2014
Dorsey takes over for Scott Pioli, who was fired after four tumultuous seasons. The Chiefs announced the Dorsey had been hired on Saturday night, while the Packers were playing the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC playoffs.
Dorsey played for the Packers and later was a scout and director of scouting while new Chiefs coach Andy Reid was an assistant in Green Bay. Dorsey left to spend a year in Seattle, but returned to the Packers and rose to director of football operations.
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"I ordered the candy candy design for my daughters sweet sixteen invitations. They were perfect for the ocassion. The paper quality was great and the customer service reps were wonderful!"
"I loved that the card came with suggested verse--it really made it easy to cover all my bases and not leave out any pertinent information. The design was beautiful; very high quality. The cards came even faster than I thought they would, which was a very nice surprise. I'd definitely order from Tiny Prints again!"


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This initiative involves a lively program of artist demonstrations, talks and practical workshops held in the exhibition galleries and our Studio lab.
Dates: First Sunday of every month, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
University of the Third Age (U3A)
TMAG Art guides in conjunction with U3A present a series of informative, engaging and energising sessions on art.
Dates: Term 3, 2014
Hobart U3A Art Workshops, 10 week program on Tuesdays commencing 16 Sept, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Bookings please contact U3A Hobart
iRemember gallery sessions for older visitors
Revitalise your connection to art and culture through this gentle program, exploring memories and objects. A special program for people with dementia and their carers.
Dates: This is a group program. If you are interested please enquire through our bookings email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: This program is free of charge.
Prison outreach
TMAG has partnered with the Tasmanian Prison Service (TPS) to bring high quality educational programs and experiences for minimum security inmates. As part of this partnership educators from TMAG�s Centre for Learning and Discovery are working with TPS Officers to deliver three programs in Risdon Prison, plus a supervised excursion to the Museum to view related galleries.
This program is part of TMAG�s commitment to provide the whole Tasmanian community with access to its unique natural and cultural heritage. It is supported by Detached Cultural Organisation.
Make Your Mark 2014
TMAG�s art education unit, AccessArt, is supporting local councils to run �street art� programs for youth in their local area through this exciting new project. The aims of Mark Your Mark are to:
- Empower young people to express themselves
- Develop creative thinking skills, artistic skill and professional awareness
- Deliver quality art education programs outside of classroom settings, supported by local communities
- Enhance local environments
- Increase engagement of young people with TMAG and the State Collection
Results of this project will be new public artworks in the community and an exhibition at TMAG from 19 July until 3 August 2014.
Project 1: Glenorchy City Council in partnership with Montrose Bay High School (Big Picture Campus)
This project offers Grade 9 and 10 students an educational alternative by giving them the opportunity to undertake a real-life public art project for their community. Under the guidance of street artist Jamin, students are producing a mural for a thoroughfare in Moonah. This project is driven by the students� interest in community safety issues and promoting street art as an alternative to illegal graffiti.
Project 2: Brighton Council in partnership with Jordan River Learning Federation Senior School
In this project, students aged 13-16 team up with community members to take part in an after-school art program led by artist Geoff Marshall. The outcome will be wall-based artwork within the playgrounds of Jordan River Learning Federation Senior School, a space used by the broader community outside of school hours. The aim is to create artwork that both students and community members feel ownership over, which celebrates values of acceptance.
Project 3: Kingborough Council
A group of 12-18 year olds will have the opportunity to take their budding street art skills to the next level under the tutelage of Jamin. Youth will hone their design and technical aerosol abilities in this extension program. The result will be a major collaborative mural for a prominent public space.
Project 4: Hobart City Council
The City of Hobart in partnership with the Tasmania Police, the Youth Arts and Recreation Centre and Elizabeth College have developed a program based around education, prevention and awareness of graffiti issues in Hobart. The result will be a collaborative aerosol mural on a heavily vandalised wall within the Elizabeth College Skate Park. This project aims to improve shared local spaces, and raise awareness about legitimate pathways into street art practice under the tutelage of artist Christopher Mister.
Project 5: Clarence City Council
This project engages males aged 14-20 who have artistic talent and a desire to become professional street artists. Working with Jake Thomashow, participants will be supported to produce individual works and engage in the process of seeking permission to undertake a collaborative piece for a public space.


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The Khloe Kardashian elephant went missing! No, that's not a dig at the mammoth size of the realest of the unreal reality stars on the E! network's Keeping Up with the Kardashians. It refers to the elephant statue Lamar Odom's main squeeze dolled up for a public display in Dana Point to raise fund ... More >>
I'm a liquor store yenta. That's right; if I see you picking up one of those neon green bottles of margarita mix, or God forbid the bilious-looking piss-yellow bottle with the Cuervo garbage already mixed in, I will come over and strike up and awkward conversation in which I try to convince you to b ... More >>
When Kobe Bryant was busted for infidelity in 2003, we remarked that he had accomplished yet another feat of the NBA great whose shadow has always been cast over Black Mamba, Michael Jordan.Jordan's infidelity led to a divorce from his wife, but before making the same case again given Bryant's re ... More >>
The Colourist - 04 Yes Yes.mp3The Colourist, made up of Kollin Johannsen (bass), Justin Wagner (keys), Adam Castilla (guitar), and Maya Tuttle (drums), describe their music as "majestic jungle rock." If that translates to eclectic harmonies, dance-y pop and each member playing multiple instrument ... More >>


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Learn about The Vanier Institute in our New Video
Hiring: Bilingual Executive Assistant
November 2014
The Vanier Institute of the Family is currently looking to fill the position of Bilingual Executive Assistant. The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO and the Board of Directors.Candidates must be comfortable working in a bilingual, flexible, high-performing, productive, team-based environment.
November is Financial Literacy Month
November 2014
November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada. To learn about financial literacy as an intergenerational issue, check out our new fact sheet "Financial Literacy Across Generations."
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Family Aspirations, Finances, Work Transition (Vol. 44 No. 3)
September 2014
This issue of Transition looks at the Vanier Institute's collaborations and partnerships with universities and family-oriented organizations, and explains how these collaborations increase our understanding of families in Canada.
June 2014
As part of the Institute's recognition of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations International Year of the Family and our 50th Anniversary celebrations, we have embarked on a year-long national Families in Canada Listening Tour.


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A combination of coffee and tea. Equal parts coffee and tea mixed with hot water, cream, milk or sugar. Usually drunk by people who cannot decide between a choice of the above beverages.
"What will you have, tea or coffee?"
"Uhm - i'll just take a cottee, thanks."
"Uhm - i'll just take a cottee, thanks."
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Bayern turn focus to beating own record
Bayern Munich may have wrapped up the Bundesliga title in record time - but there are other goals for them to pursue.
Pep Guardiola's men secured their 24th league crown in midweek, celebrating the earliest title success in the league's history on the pitch after a 3-1 victory at Hertha Berlin.
However, the champions will have to wait until May 10 to collect the trophy, with the league confirming that it will be presented at the Allianz Arena following Bayern's final fixture of the season, against relegation-threatened Stuttgart.
In the meantime, the Bavarian giants, who lead second-placed Borussia Dortmund by 25 points with just seven games to play, have other milestones in their sights.
Ahead of Saturday's visit of mid-table Hoffenheim, Bayern are bidding to become the first Bundesliga team to remain unbeaten throughout the season.
In addition, they are aware that they need 15 points from their remaining fixtures to beat last year's record points tally of 91.
Guardiola may be tempted to rotate his team ahead of next week's Champions League quarter-final first leg match against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Striker Mario Mandzukic and central defender Holger Badstuber may have to prove their fitness if they are to be involved in Saturday's contest at the Allianz Arena.
Opponents Hoffenheim pose a goal threat - only Bayern have scored more than them in the league this season.
However, Markus Gisdol's men have the Bundesliga's worst defensive record, despite occupying a comfortable 10th position.
The visitors go into the game boosted by the news that striker Roberto Firmino has signed a new deal which commits him to the club until 2017.
The Brazilian, who has scored 13 goals in the Bundesliga this season, said: "I feel very much at home here - I like the path that the club is on.
"We play exciting football, the team spirit is great and I will continue working hard to help the team as much as I can in the future."