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Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Italy, is an official language of Switzerland and the main language of the Vatican City. It is considered the closest modern language to Latin. Around 70 million people speak Italian as their first language.
This page gives access to courses, Italian/English/Italian dictionaries, grammar, vocabulary activities, tutorials, podcasts & blogs,current events, cultural information, free and fee-based software, other resources information.
Language Courses
- Cyber Italian
Find culture while you learn the basics of Italian through interactive work. Links to other resources, sites. Only a small section is free.
- Dentro l'Italiano
"V. 4 Corso Elementare". 'An online course from Italy's public broadcaster RAI'. Enter and select English/Inglese. You need Flash player. You have other options regarding presentation.
- Italian - BBC Languages
Online beginner's interactive game called La Mappa Misteriosa. The Intermediate level has multiple activities and resources. Get a Quick Fix, which has printable holiday phrases with audio and MP3 downloads, try Italianissimo and access to Cool Italian, an audio guide to Italian slang, with MP3 downloads.
- Italian Language Free
Free online course.
- Italian Language Primer
45 lessons from pronunciation to weather expressions. Covers grammar in particular including word types, tenses, more.
- Language Speedway
'Full text of the course and all audio recordings are currently available free of charge for personal use. Full access to exercises requires a subscription, but the first lessons are free of charge for you to try'.
- Learn and Speak Italian
'Breaks down the language into situations you are likely to find yourself in through 22 easy-to-manage online lessons teaching you what to say, how to make up your own sentences with the words you have learned'. Fee-based.
- Learn How to Speak Italian
Learn Italian with free online lessons - Basics, Grammar, Words and Phrases, practice and exercises, other language links.
- Learn Italian : a Course for English Speakers
A basic course for beginners.
- Oggie Domani
'The Interactive Course that Makes Italian Easy to Learn'. 20 interactive lessons with sounds and pictures.
- The Italian Electronic Classroom ! ™
"Centro Studi Italiani ™". 'Aimed at providing free on-line, useful information on difficult aspects of Italian language to students, teachers, translators, writers'.
- Free Language Tutorials
'Welcome to our collection of free Italian language tutorials. Here you will find free online grammar lessons, useful phrases for work and travel, as well as themed lists of Italian vocabulary words. These tutorials are for those studying either basic or intermediate Italian'.
- Italian Tutorial Index
Includes 90+ sections, broken into multiple levels, with links to podcasts [see below] and a link to a comparative study between French and Italian tutorials.
- Learn Italian - Free Online
'We offer some great free online resources or Italian learners'.
Language Tools
- English Italian Dictionary
'Comprised of general, encyclopaedic, slang & informal terms. It covers a wide range of professional fields. These dictionaries feature all inflected and derived forms of every entry and a searchable database of over 2 million words, phrases, abbreviations and acronyms'.
- Free Italian Dictionary
'Use our search to translate Italian to English and translate English to Italian. "More Translation" means there is more than one translation'.
- Italian-English/English-Italian
Links to general as well as specialist dictionaries [e.g. Computers, Business, Finance, … ].
- Italian Language
About.com. Dictionary, links to other specialist dictionaries and glossaries, and related articles.
- Italian Online Dictionaries
Italian/Other Language universal dictionary; dictionaries, multiple Bilingual dictionaries including English/Italian.
- Italian-English On-line Dictionary
TravLang. link to an English-Italian Dictionary.
- Online English to Italian to English Dictionary
- The Internet Picture Dictionary : Italian
Browse by initial letter or category. For younger children.
- The WordReference English-Italian Dictionary
'A living, growing dictionary. Contains over 50 000 terms and 100 000 translations in both English and Italian and continues to grow and improve'.
Other Sites
- Free Italian Language Learning Resources
Extensive listing of links to free resources. Each link indicated as supporting one or more of the following areas - Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary or Listening.
- Free Italian Lessons and Courses
'Free language lessons and courses for those learning Italian, along with some Italian language resources, such as Italian online newspapers, Italian dictionaries, Italian internet radio sites, other sources relevant to the student of Italian'.
- Italian for Beginners
About.com. Links from lessons to study guides, exercises to grammar.
- Italian Language
Writing system, history, classification, geographic distribution, dialects, sounds, grammar, examples, sample texts, references, bibliography, links. Wikipedia.
- Italian Language Guide
Language facts, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, language tools, courses, culture, translations.
- Italian Workbook Exercises
'Worksheets, drills, activities, review'.
- Languages Online
Victorian Education Department. 'Resources for language teachers and students. Downloadable Game Maker templates enable teachers and students to build their own multimedia games and activities using any language installed on your computer.'. Covers multiple languages including Italian.
- Learn Italian [Guide]
Sections on aspects of the language, language facts, information about fee-based courses in various parts of Italy. Also advice on choosing courses and destinations.
- MeetItalia
There are two sections to this site - the Free and the Premium Fee-based. The first provides access to a smaller range of information, while the Premium gives full access. Cost is reasonable for the Premium section.
- Online Education Tools
In German, French, Italian. No longer free.
- Quia Shared Activities
'354 activities. Only the first 100 shown'. You need to subscribe to continue using this but there is a free 30-day trial. Various activities are included.
- Yes Italian
A small but growing number of lessons provided for free. These cover the basics and specific language areas.
- 1st Italian ExamCram
'Simplifies learning to speak Italian. Included is a text to speech generator that pronounces Italian words, including the various conjugated forms and the words and phrases you entered. Create your own lists of what you want to learn'.
- Learn Italian
Language Usage
- Descriptive Grammar of the Standard Italian
Extensive information done in sections for specific topics.
- Free Internet Italian Grammar
Extensive presentation from Alphabet, sentences, grammatical parts through to Idiomatic Verb Constructions.
- Grammar Tips
Tips are integrated into the episode information. Select "Episode [number]" then "Grammar". From the BBC.
- Italian Verb Conjugator
Verb ix. Check information included in the Verb Notes.
- Italian Verbs
Conjugations, FAQs, most wanted verbs, more.
- La Grammatica Italiana
'Explanations of the basic structures of Italian grammar, and many exercises by which you can practice what you have learned'.
- Learn Italian Grammar
'A guide to the structure and use of the Italian Language A text written by Joseph Martin Carro'. Good explanations.
- Lessons on Italian Verbs
'Formation, tenses, table of conjugations'.
- Online Italian Grammar
Multiple pages on grammatical areas from active and passive voice to Italian expressions.
- Italian 100 Exercises
University of Victoria, Canada. Designed to accompany their First Year Italian course. Covers vocabulary, some grammar.
- Italian Travel Phrases
Develop basic Italian for when you are travelling.
- Italian Tutorial
Basic lessons on grammar and vocabulary to help develop language skills.
- Italian Vocabulary Guide
Audio files for all sections. In Italian but with English translations either direct or on mouse over.
- Learn Italian
'Our 12 lessons were created with beginners in mind, and will quickly help you master some basic Italian phrases you'll use while travelling through Italy. Lesson 1 focuses on greetings and how to introduce yourself or a friend in Italian'.
- Sixty Vocab.com - An Italian vocabulary building game
'Learn the most commonly used Italian vocabulary online through gaming'.
Other Information
Other Sites
- Digital Dialects : Italian
'Features free to use online games for learning languages. Language resources include games for learning phrases, numbers, useful words, spelling, verb conjugation and alphabets. Games use Flash Player'.
- Digital Dialects : Italian [Advanced]
'Click on links below to begin the Italian language learning games. Buttons with the round speaker icon indicate games that include audio'.
- Italian Encounter
'A blog providing useful content on the Italian language and culture, including posts, grammar sheets and exercises'.
- Italian Online Resources
University of Cambridge, Department of Italian.
- Italian Proverbs
20 alphabetical listing in Italian with English explanations. Wikipedia.
- Italian Resources Online
From the Department of Italian Studies at the University of Toronto at Mississauga.
- Jim Becker's Italian Page
Collection of links for Italian. Culture, grammar, games, dictionaries, search engines, more.
- Languages Online - Italian
Links to Italian sites related to language. Grouped under headings such as Test Your Italian, Quizzes & Tests, Grammar, The Language Classroom, Study Online, Vocabulary, more.
- New South Wales HSC Online, Italian
While for the HSC, it provides revision on all aspects of senior secondary Italian.
- On-line Italian Language Resources
- Type Italian Characters Online
Step by step information, links to help for specific areas.
- Years 1-10 Languages other than English
Sourcebook modules. Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
Podcasts, Blogs & Videos
- Ad
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from Rai Radio 3. Learn by listening to the reading of complete novels in Italian.
- Audio Stories and Children's Fables
Walter's Blog. 'Find famous fables and stories for children and they're all available as podcasts'. MP3, in Italian.
- Ilgur
'Currently, there are 193 lessons on various aspects of Italian grammar'.
- Italianinitaly's Blog
Covers Italian classes, learning Italian in Italy, school's activities and more.
- ItalianoBlogo
'On this website you'll find audio and video files that you can listen to while reading the script of the spoken words at the same time. There is an index of the available titles when you follow the link that says "Titoli Disponibili"'.
- LearnItalianPod
Free trial but to continue, it is fee-based.
- Max Mondo - Incontro Italiano
'Listen to the free audio summary for each issue of Incontro Italiano with the players below. These shows are also available as a free podcast. Learn Italian for free with the Italian podcast by native speakers'.
You need to subscribe for access but this is free.
- MyDailyPhrase.com Italian
100+ podcasts available.
- Pastacast
'We hope you enjoy the new Pastacast as we continue to provide you with great lessons in Italian !'
- Radio Arlecchino
'Arlecchino, Pulcinella and other masks of the Italian Commedia dell'arte will help you learn the subtleties of Italian grammar, one zany episode at a time'.


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Two Top Executives Appointed To Spearhead Growth In North America
"Our strategy is to grow with customers geographically throughout Canada and the US and our mission is to quickly earn a reputation as being the career destination of choice for candidates and the most recommended provider of workforce solutions by our clients."
In the four months since it became established in Canada, the Group has won a major contract to supply warehouse and skilled technician staff to a major electronics and telecommunications company based in Mississauga.
"Other new contracts and achievements include the steady growth of Transline's Information Technology practice as well as providing innovative workforce solutions for logistics and supply chain organisations."
Transline Resource Group now operates from over 60 on-site client locations throughout the UK and has headquarters in Halifax, Yorkshire, and Manchester.The company supplies over 6000 flex workers per day to some of the UK's largest, household name, retailers and is a major player in the supply of HGV drivers to the logistics and supply chain sector. It has overseas operations in Ireland, Spain and Eastern Europe and in 2012 was named the UK's 'Most Outstanding Outsourced Recruitment Organisation." Transline Resource Group has won a string of other awards and has achieved year on year, double digit growth over the past five years - putting it at the top of the league tables in the specialist driving, industrial and technical sectors. About Transline Resource Group:
- The Transline Resource Group was established in 1989 by Managing Directors, Paul Beasley and Jon Taylor.
- Director, Mark Elms joined the company in 2000 and heads up its Industrial operations.
- Today, the group is one of the UK's largest driving and industrial staff providers and trainers and is a firm favourite of many leading household name retailers and distributors.
- Transline Resource supplies over 6000 flex workers per day and has an on-site presence at clients' premises in 60 locations throughout the UK.
- The group has achieved double digit growth over the past five years and sales turnover for 2012 reached over £70m plus annually.
- Group Administration Headquarters - 22-26 Commercial Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1TA. Tel - 01422 349423.
- Group Operational Headquarters - Warren Bruce Court, Warren Bruce Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1LB. Tel - 0161 747 3007
- Transline Resource Group ( Canada) Inc. - 4 Robert Speck Parkway, Suite 1500 15 th Floor, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4Z IS1 Tel - 905 402 3226
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By: lillian_b taken on March 02, 2014 at 05:06PM via Instagram http://ift.tt/1ohVLcj
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We have changed our extended hours to Friday! We will now be open from 10am to 9pm every Friday. What better way to kick off the weekend than with some art! #highmuseum #extendedhours #tgif by highmuseumofart
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Meet Victoria Boykins Event Sales Manager
The Artmore Hotel prides itself with a staff that is committed to excellence. With our new "Meet Me" series, we want to shed a spotlight on the people who make sure our guest have top notch service.
A spur of the moment decision caused Victoria Boykins to move from her home in Dustin, Florida to Atlanta. After working with a law firm as their conference coordinator, She transferred to the Artmore to become our Event Sales Manager.
A Florida State major in Event Planning, Victoria has no problem pointing out all of the exclusive details that the Artmore Hotel offers.
As we near her two month anniversary this March, she reflected on some of the good times she had in Atlanta. "The first night I went out, I saw a ton of celebrities!" She went on to say she met Jazze Pha, Tyson Bekford, and Peter Thomas from the Real Housewives of Atlanta. "I enjoyed seeing them and I would love to work with one day."
When she is not working, Victoria enjoys cooking, reading, writing poems, and admiring vintage artwork. "I enjoy the boutique experience over the corporate decor." She said while a portrait of Aubrey Hepburn overlooked her desk.
A Picture Perfect Night with @authorLakiaB (Lakia Brandenburg)
Author Lakia Brandenburg celebrated the release of her book over the weekend here at The Artmore.
Her party was filled with friends, family, fashion, and…
Learn more about Lakia Brandenburg by going to her website and Congratulations!


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Written on: 05/09/2009 by Loganberry (1 review written)
The Olympus Camedia C-2, also known as the D-230 Brio, is a surprisingly good camera considering that it was launched way back in 2001. Although a little on the chunky side, the design still looks quite good today, and the sliding lens-cover/power switch works very well. There's no optical zoom, but the f/2.8 lens seems well made, giving bright images with attractive colour that are sharp in all but the extreme corners of the picture. For a 2mp camera it's really quite impressive. Others have reported poor battery life, but with high-capacity NiMH rechargeables it's acceptable, if not fantastic.
As well as white-balance and exposure-compensation settings, you can alter sharpness and contrast, and there's even a limited burst mode. There are a few drawbacks to be aware of, though. Firstly, the C-2 uses SmartMedia memory cards, which are increasingly scarce and expensive - a 16MB card will give about 32 pictures on the second-highest (HQ) setting. Also, the camera is fairly noisy in operation, with a very noticeable stuttering sound as the autofocus operates. Finally, as usual for 2001, videos are low-res, low-fps and silent.
The C-2 has aged quite well: unlike some of its contemporaries it is not embarrassing to use in 2009. As a simple snapshot camera, or one to take on outings where you don't want to risk something more expensive, it should do a good job.
Written on: 30/09/2009
Thanks for this comment. I love my olympus and I'm planning to buy one for my auntie. Olympus is a great choice for me.
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Is there any reason to wear sun-protective clothing? —Redd Becker, 55, Bellingham, WA
As Leeann Brown, a spokesperson for the Environmental Working Group, wisely points out: "Even the best sunscreens should not be your primary defense against the sun—minimizing time outdoors, seeking shade, and wearing protective clothing, hats, and sunglasses are going to be more effective than sunscreen alone." Unfortunately, not all clothing protects against the sun. White cotton only has about UPF 5 or 7 (UPF is like SPF, but for clothes); colored cotton has UPF 10; and heavy black velvet or dark blue denim can have up to UPF 50. But, really, who wants to wear head-to-toe denim—not to mention velvet!—in summer? Instead, look for sweat-wicking clothes with at least UPF 30; Athleta, Columbia, and Patagonia all have great options.


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|The Little Red Hen 2015 Retreat
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WHO: All quilters who would like to create a beautiful quilt to honor a military family in their circle of friends, the community, or the nation. WHEN: Challenge begins January 1, 2015 thru March 31, 2015 • Challenge quilts will be displayed...
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100% Cotton PRESHRUNK, Available in Black or Red. Sizes Small - 3X-Large
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We are excited to share our latest book Christmas in the Coop. It features 17 patterns in 44 full cover pages.
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[FYI - the audio in this clip makes Gaga's voice sound a bit more high-pitched than it is on the actual track. So keep that in mind.]
Lady Gaga – "Fashion Of His Love"
Gaga sings about finding love she never knew before on this track that is, as PopDust astutely points out, basically a take on Whitney Houston's 1987 hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody". Ripping off Madonna is so three months ago!
Well, this at least makes much more sense why Gaga thanked Whitney at the Grammys when accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album. "I wanted to thank Whitney because when I wrote Born this Way," she told the crowd. "I imagined she was singing it — because I wasn't secure enough in myself to imagine I was a superstar. So, Whitney, I imagined you were singing Born This Way when I wrote it."
Head to Rickey.org to stream other bonus tracks "The Queen"and "Black Jesus, American Fashion", in which Gaga declares, "Jesus is the new black." Is she lifting her lyrics from graphic t-shirts now?


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Flexible Glass Markets, 2013 And Beyond
3.1.5 Prospects for Flexible Glass in E-Paper Devices
3.2 Prospects for Flexible Glass in OLED Lighting
3.2.1 Enabling Longer Lifetimes in OLED Lighting
3.2.2 Enabling Design Flexibility3.3 Flexible Glass in Photovoltaics 3.3.1 Glass in the Conventional PV Industry – No Room For Flexible Glass? 3.3.2 The Pros and Cons of Flexible Glass in PV Applications 3.3.3 Flexible PV – The Importance of CIGS and BIPV to the Future of PV 3.3.4 Newer PV Technologies with Strict Barrier Requirements – OPV and DSC PV 3.5 Other Markets and Applications Concepts for Flexible Glass 3.5.1 Sensors 3.5.2 Flexible Batteries 3.5.2 Other Applications 3.6 Key Points from this Chapter CHAPTER FOUR: EIGHT-YEAR FORECASTS FOR FLEXIBLE GLASS 4.1 Forecasting Methodology 4.1.1 General Methodology 4.1.2 Scope of Forecast 4.1.3 Data Sources 4.1.4 Assumptions 4.1.5 Alternative Scenarios 4.2 Eight-Year Forecast by Application/End-User Market 4.2.1 Display Markets 4.2.2 OLED Lighting 4.2.3 Photovoltaics Markets 4.2.4 Other Markets for Flexible Glass 4.3 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts for Flexible Glass by Application 4.4 Breakout of Flexible Glass Forecasts by Device Type – Rigid vs. Flexible Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in this Report About the Author To order this report: Glass_Manufacturing Industry : Flexible Glass Markets, 2013 and Beyond Contact Nicolas: email@example.com: (805)-652-2626Intl: +1 805-652-2626 SOURCE Reportlinker
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Cadian Capital Management Sends Letter To The Board Of Directors Of Comverse Technology
We also wish to note that none of the directors we have nominated have any ties to Cadian Capital, other than with respect to our having nominated them to serve as directors of the Company. We have gotten to know these proposed directors over the past several months as we became increasingly disillusioned with the current Board's performance and sought new qualified leadership.
It is ultimately in the best interests of shareholders to avoid a disruption and expense of a protracted proxy fight. Therefore, we urge the Board to engage in discussions with us regarding the composition of the Board in hopes of ultimately reaching a mutually agreeable resolution that will serve the best interests of all shareholders.
Eric BannaschManaging MemberCadian Capital Management, LLCBiographies of Cadian Capital Nominees Stephen Andrews , age 54, has been an independent Technology, Media & Telecommunications advisor and investor at AbbeyBarn Communications Limited since June 2009 and in such capacity has served as the Chairman of a Global TelCo Consortia (TelCo Futures Forum), sponsored by Deutsche Telekom and Swisscom. During this time he has also been an Executive Advisor to companies such as: Microsoft (UK), Qsensei ( Germany/ USA), Mimedia ( USA), Aap3 (UK/ USA), and Elinia (UK). From 2003 to April 2009, Mr. Andrews served as the Group Managing Director of BT Mobility & Convergence and Managing Director of Strategy and Products at BT Retail, a division of BT Group plc, a global communications services provider, where he supervised approximately 500 employees and executives. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Andrews was the President of the International Carrier and Networks Business of BT Global Services, a division of BT Group plc. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Andrews was a Director of European Alliances responsible for investments in joint ventures and 100% owned TMT companies at BT Europe, a division of BT Group plc. Mr. Andrews holds a Full Technological Certificate in Advanced Telecommunications from Bristol College (UK) and a Certificate in Industrial Management from Kingston upon Thames Management College. James Budge, age 45, has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ:ROVI), a global provider of digital entertainment technology solutions, since September 2005 and as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer since February 2012. Mr. Budge served as Chief Financial Officer of Trados, Inc., an enterprise management software provider, from January 2004 until its merger with SDL International in August 2005. From August 2002 until joining Trados, Inc., Mr. Budge served as Chief Financial Officer of Sendmail, Inc., a secure email provider, and from April 1999 until its merger with IBM in January 2002, Mr. Budge served as Chief Financial Officer of CrossWorlds Software, Inc., a provider of business infrastructure software. Mr. Budge holds a B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Doron Inbar , age 62, has been a Venture Partner at Carmel Ventures, an Israeli-based venture capital firm that invests primarily in early stage companies in the fields of Software, Communications, Semiconductors, Internet, Media, and Consumer Electronics, since 2006. Previously, Mr. Inbar served as the President of ECI Telecom Ltd., a global telecom networking infrastructure provider, from November 1999 to December 2005 and its Chief Executive Officer from February 2000 to December 2005. Mr. Inbar joined ECI Telecom Ltd. in 1983 and during his first eleven years with the company, served in various positions at its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, ECI Telecom, Inc., in the U.S., including Executive Vice President and General Manager. In July 1994, Mr. Inbar returned to Israel to become Vice President, Corporate Budget, Control and Subsidiaries of ECI Telecom Ltd. In June 1996, Mr. Inbar was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ECI Telecom Ltd., and he became Executive Vice President of ECI Telecom Ltd. in January 1999. Mr. Inbar has served on the board of directors of Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), a company that designs and sells broadband wireless and Wi-Fi products, since September 2009 and is a member of its audit committee. Mr. Inbar also serves on the board of directors of SolarEdge Technologies Inc., an innovative start up in the photovoltaic industry, as Chairman of the Board of Archimedes Global Ltd., a company which provides health insurance and health provision in East Europe, and on the board of directors of Maccabi dent Ltd., the largest chain of dental service clinics in Israel. Previously, Mr. Inbar served as Chairman of the Board of C-nario Ltd., a global provider of digital signage software solutions, Chairman of the Board of Followap Inc., which was sold to Neustar, Inc. in November 2006, and Chairman of the Board of Enure Networks Ltd. Mr. Inbar holds a B.A. in Economics and Business Administration from Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Richard Nottenburg, Ph.D., age 58, has served as a member of the board of directors of Aeroflex Holding Corp. 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A new group of artists in Charlotte have made the city their canvas. They are the Urban Sketchers, a local offshoot of an international nonprofit organization of the same name founded in 2007.
Ellen Ward, an illustrator and art teacher, started the Charlotte group this past July for artists of all ages and skills. Group members get together around the city to draw live scenes in parks, coffee shops, and most recently at an Opera Carolina performance of Tosca.
Members Peg DeLamater, Anna Dlougolenskaia, Seymour Simmons, Ed Rihacek and Janis Schneider attended the opera to sketch and, like they do for all of their drawings, share their images on the groups Flickr website (www.flickr.com/groups/charlottesketchers/.
Ward hopes to bring out the creative side of people who think they cant draw. You do not have to be an artist, or a self-defined artist or someone who does it for a living, she said. No matter what your ability, no matter what your style, there is something for everybody.
Ellen Ward
Ward, an illustrator and art teacher at Winthrop University, Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens and Central Piedmont Community College, was feeling stagnant in her creative endeavors. The international Urban Sketchers motto of seeing the world one sketch at a time invigorated her own artistic process.
Today she carries a sketchbook with her everywhere, even to the hair salon to draw while she waits for her hair appointment. It is a type of journalism about your life, she said. At the end of a month, when you look in your sketchbook, it shows the truth of your journey. And thats valuable.
Anna Dlougolenskaia
Textile artist Dlougolenskaia might appreciate the ability to sit and sketch anywhere in Charlotte more than anyone else in the group. Back home when Russia was the USSR, artists were forbidden from drawing and selling portraits in the streets. They could only draw landscapes and cityscapes. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, artists were free to draw and sell what they wanted. Dlougolenskaia, then 20, had people pose for her on the sidewalks. They paid her 10 rubles for each drawing.
Today, she still prefers to draw people in real time. Its a totally different process of drawing from life, she said. Its like youre creating something that doesnt exist, and when you copy a flat picture, its just copying.
Seymour Simmons
Although this professor has been sketching for his entire life, and teaching drawing and art education at Winthrop University, Simmons still has new things to learn.
He joined Urban Sketchers to get back to paper in a digital world.
Theres a revitalization of energy and interest in drawing now, he said.
Its a reaction to the computer boom, so people want to get out and do things the old-fashioned way, connect to the experience of nature.
Ed Rihacek
Rihacek first saw Urban Sketchers as a new challenge in his longstanding art career and a chance to connect with other artists in a stress-free environment.
He wanted capture movement and emotion from a live subject.
(The challenge is) trying to capture some expression, the whole figure expressing itself in a few lines, a few strokes of your pen, he said. It forces you to be really brief and make every line count.
Janis Schneider
A botanical illustrator for 15 years, Schneider was ready to take on an art subject that moves faster than the growing moss shes used to sketching.
When she started with Urban Sketchers over the summer, she and Rihacek started drawing at the Little Sugar Creek Greenway on Mondays.
Her most challenging part of the experience? Drawing across a body of water and fending off mosquitoes.
Still, the native New Yorker sees the Queen City as her muse.
I love Charlotte because its like living in Central Park, she said. I just love all the trees.
Peg DeLamater
DeLamater, a retired art history teacher at Winthrop University, has known Ward for 20 years. She was ready to make the most of her retirement and get involved with a group of like-minded artists. (The biggest challenge is) deciding whether to concentrate on one or two figures, then by the time you do theyre moving on, she said.
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Alliance Francaise of Madras' renovated auditorium opened with some striking performances
Space. Near impossible to find in the city, especially some that's acquiescent to art. So, it is with open arms that we welcome Alliance Française of Madras' renovated auditorium.
To inaugurate it came Laurent Decol, a renowned mime from France. A student of the great Marcel Marceau, Decol's 'Les Mots du Silence' (The Words of Silence), was an outlandishly appropriate opening to the hall.
Many faces
He began, still and meditative, reminiscent of Auguste Rodin's 'The Thinker'. He became a pastor, a sword-swallower, a weightlifter, a cleaner, a rock guitarist, an old woman, a young man. He took a dog out for a walk, sold ice-creams, got beaten up, snarled at a baby (and a real one expressed indignation from the audience), kissed his lover, and sold so many balloons that he floated away just a little. Much like our imaginations.
The sketches veered between the grittily real — everything you'd see if you walked down the street, and the strange, the surreal — he threaded a needle with a hair, and stitched up his face and hands.
His greatest success was his contemptuously acidic predilection towards society — including the audience, raising one icy eyebrow every time it burst into wild applause. A brilliantly misanthropic, nihilistic commentary on the meaninglessness of life. His closing piece was a play on what The Beatles once put so elegantly as 'Eleanor Rigby …wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door' — he switches easily between masks at first — but then finds it increasingly harder to tell his real self from his pretences.
One only wished he hadn't chosen to play it rather safe — there was clearly much more bizarre brilliance that could have come from Decol.
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The mime was followed by a concert by MassalaBossa, a Chennai-based band that plays jazz and bossa nova, along with their originals. Betty Jardin, Neil Mukherjee, Allwyn Jeya Paul and Naveen Kumar began with slow, smooth jazz, following it up with their original compositions in Bengali.
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Hanging out and hanging on (every word? I see a funny conversation going on in this crazy mixed-up rust-fest…the whole world runs on gossip, you know!)
Sometimes I worry about myself a little ;o)
N.B. 22/10/2012 – the ramshackle shed from which this shot was captured has just been demolished, so I guess the conversation has been brought to an abrupt end…!
gorgeous, Jay!… Jay, your art/play is very In-spirational for 'me'…. I know the same 'wavelength'!
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The group is rolling out a nationwide program to "invest, educate and connect with small businesses" by teaching them how to reach customers via the social media giant's 800 million users, Facebook says. Beginning in January, Facebook will also launch Facebook Small Business Boost, where the site will award $10 million worth of free advertising to some 200,000 local businesses through $50 worth of ad credits each.
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Tens of millions of rodents are used in all sorts of invasive research yet the United State's Federal Animal Welfare Act does not consider these empathic mammals to be animals. Indeed, about 99 percent of the animals used in research are not protected by federal legislation and are routinely subjected to horrific abuse. Here is a quote from the federal register: "We are amending the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations to reflect an amendment to the Act's definition of the term animal. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 amended the definition of animal to specifically exclude birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice of the genus Mus, bred for use in research" (Vol. 69, no. 108, 4 June 2004).
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Crazy Rich Asians is like Dynasty on steroids with more private jets, bigger houses, and a lot more money. It is the very definition of a beach read. I finished it over a weekend and by the end was longing to see the ridiculously extravagant and over-the-top world that Mr. Kwan had created. C.R.A. is not my normal type of book, but I admittedly stayed up those nights way past my bedtime to see what crazy new things would go down in Singapore. I predict this will be the 50 Shades of Grey of this summer.
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In and of themselves, they're not such bad things. It's the addiction to them that frightens me. Like you said, everything in moderation.
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Damn, that sucks.... Usually blacks will do its thing even on a flat day, but the La Jolla reefs are like sunset cliffs. They take a medium size swell to even wake up at all... Thats crazy though... not too many flat weeks in La Jolla usually.
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Well, that's what they're supposed to do, right?
I got my Old Navy jeans yesterday. First, let me just clarify: skinny is just the cut; it doesn't mean that I'm skinny! I think their skinny jeans go up to a size 16 or so. But they did fit, so I guessed right. I probably will wait til I've lost just a bit more weight to wear them (or toned up some of that muffin top, whichever comes first).
And in a world turned upside down, the black jeans are looser than the blue ones. I wasn't surprised, because it was that way in the store, but that was a first for me!
It's probably not the most flattering cut for someone with large thighs, either -- but it will allow me to wear my cute little leather boots. Sometimes it's all about the shoes, right?
I don't have a lot of decent looking shorts that fit me right now. I was going to go back and buy a second pair of the ones I bought recently, but when I went back to the store just a couple of weeks later all their shorts were pretty much gone!
I have a pair of shorts that I've been holding onto for years. It's also not a particularly good cut for me, but beggars can't be choosers, and I put them on yesterday. I've been trying them on intermittently since we moved, and they always seemed just a little too tight. While still not as loose as I'd like them, they fit -- even with a tshirt tucked in.
I feel really good about the choices I've made this week. Just gotta keep it up -- DH gets home late tomorrow night (hopefully) and then the fun begins again. "Normal" life, whatever that is.
It's a sad, but true, fact that as your weight goes down, so must your calorie consumption. Your appetite will decrease, too, but the two aren't always in line. At least not for me.
So I play around with portion size. How much can I downsize and still feel satisfied? Will 2 teaspoons of chocolate work instead of a tablespoon? How about 1 tsp dark chocolate chips instead of 1 1/2 teaspoons? The differences may seem small and unworthy, but they sure do add up.
This morning I experimented with my oatmeal. I've blogged before about how I like it salty with a very small amount of dark chocolate chips in it -- a warm granola bar. Which is healthy. How cool is that?
But I like a nice, big serving of oatmeal. 1 1/2 servings, in fact. 1 little serving doesn't really do it for me. I'm doing good, actually, because I used to like 2 servings.
This morning I decided to try just one serving (1/2 cup rolled oats before cooking). Only I decided to add some peanut butter along with my dark chocolate chips. I've tried PB in my oatmeal before, but I wasn't really impressed -- if you mix it in prior to cooking, the PB seems to disappear.
Only this morning I decided to do the same thing with my PB that I do with the dark chocolate chips: put it on top of the cooked oatmeal so it gets nice & melty, and then mix it in. Eureka! It feels like you're eating a decadent treat, when it's actually a very healthy breakfast.
Speaking of PB, I recently tried Naturally More PB -- www.naturallymore.com/ . Yummo! Yes, it has some honey & sugar in it -- but only 2 gms per serving, and I'm eating less than a serving at a time. It just gives me that slightly sweet taste I love. My understanding of flaxseeds is that they're not really bioavailable to us unless they're ground, so I'm not sure the whole flaxseeds in there do us a lot of good. But it's still good, and good for you.
Looking at their site, I see they have almond butter, too. I'll have to try that.
I won't lie to you: I'd definitely rather stick with my 1 1/2 servings. Hopefully when I get to maintenance, I can work that in, but for now, I'll keep trying 1 serving. I'd like more, but I'll have a midmorning snack like usual, and I think I'll be fine.
What have you been able to downsize? And do you have a favorite PB that isn't full of junk?
It's a slippery slope from a slight weight gain to either losing control or giving up and gaining back a lot of weight. I got quite a few comments with my latest weight gains to relax, that I'm so disciplined that I'd lose the weight in no time. Just as my husband told me it was silly to even think about eating well during our move, or during vacation for that fact.
It's different for everyone, but you know how much is too much. And if you don't, you have to set limits for yourself. It's silly to think you're never going to gain weight just by leading a healthy lifestyle -- weight gains ARE part of a healthy life style. But how much is too much? When do you start hearing alarm bells?
I know 4 lbs in just a few weeks was a definite alarm bell for me. I've written a couple of times that I thought I was back on track, but it took more than one try and it actually still remains to be seen whether or not I truly am -- especially with a vacation coming up.
And, of course, I've been there before: you won't let yourself get 5 lbs above a certain weight, which turns into 10, which turns into 20, and so on . . .
More than one person has commented that they can't imagine me being overweight. Which is funny, because if you look at my start photo it's there in living color. In fact recently, my friend Kate gave me a chuckle by commenting that she's only known me "thin". I'm still not thin! But thin is subjective, I guess.
The bottom line is we've got to be vigilant. It's really, really easy to let ourselves go, and sometimes it's really, really hard to get back on track. So you've got to develop that sixth sense for trouble, and know what your basics are -- and get back to them when you are in trouble. And reach out for support here on Spark. Fellow sparkers make me smile every day!
I wanted to write a blog about my mall walking experience yesterday, but couldn't quite come up with a whole blog about it so I'll just mention my thoughts in closing. Yesterday was my "rest" day, but with walking around the mall, I got almost 12,000 steps in. In fact, I racked up more steps walking around the mall than I did walking the dogs in the morning!
I also did some people watching, and what really struck me is how sloppy most of us dress. Where is the pride in ourselves? I, of course, have been guilty of sloppy dressing too, but it does say a lot about us -- especially when you're dressed sloppily & you're not just putzing around the house. When you look good, you feel good. Is there a correlation between sloppy dressing and weight gain? Is it a chicken & egg thing -- which comes first?
Finally, does a "thin" girl come out of a Lindt chocolate shop with 5 bars of chocolate? Well, I sure hope so, because that's what I did. You get one free when you buy four. So I bought 3 of the fleur de sel I've become so fond of (but I can limit myself to one or two squares a day), 1 dark chocolate chili, and one 70% dark chocolate. The fleur de sel (and the chili) aren't 70%, but they are dark chocolate (cocoa content unknown) so hopefully they're still the healthy kind. I was surprised that I did like the chili dark chocolate one.
I guess the moral of the whole blog is that you've got to know yourself. Know what you can handle, what you need, what you don't need, and be strong enough to do the right thing.
If the US can be based on checks & balances, why not our healthy lifestyles? In the book "Naturally Thin", Bethenny Frankel writes about viewing your diet as a check book: if you have a really rich meal, you balance it out by eating lighter at the next meal; if you have a carb heavy meal, balance it out by eating more protein at the next meal; if you have a sweet snack, make your next snack savory.
This makes a lot of sense to me, and I was already doing a lot of it. But I hadn't really thought about balancing sweet snacks with savory ones, for instance.
On my journey back to balance, I've realized a couple of things -- for the moment, at least. I think was being both too restrictive AND too permissive. Boggles the mind, huh?
With that flurry of entertaining and events, I think there was just a wee bit too much rich food. Rich food CAN have a place in a healthy lifestyle, but too much of anything isn't good for you. These couple of weeks on my own again, while a bit boring, may be just what the doctor ordered. Time to find my balance again.
I think I was being a bit too restrictive, too. I made one of my favorite comfort meals yesterday: shells & "cottage cheese" (tofu crumbled, then mixed with an equal amount of veganaise, which is a vegetarian mayonnaise that's really good). It may sound disgusting, and while relatively healthy, there is a fair amount of mayo in there -- but I simply adore the stuff, and I've been eating it fairly regularly for months & still losing weight. Everything in moderation.
I hadn't made it in a while tho. Trying to stick to healthier fare for the most part. But we need those little indulgences.
I also want to be the person who makes all her own food, but the truth is it is very time consuming. It's okay to have a Luna bar once in a while, instead of wheat free crackers & peanut butter, for instance. I try to avoid chips for the most part -- not really my thing; I like them, but I don't really crave them, and they're so empty nutritionally. But I've been eating Newman's own pretzels a few times this week. Still somewhat empty calories, but sometimes it's just what I'm looking for.
And I've gotten back into making popcorn a few times a week instead of a dessert. Because I like mine buttered, it's as many WW points for the popcorn as it is for most sweets, but it just seems to work for me.
We can definitely go too far into restrictive mode, thinking we're being "good", thinking we're still indulging enough. It's all about that ever elusive happy balance.
And speaking of balance, I guess I'm no longer envious of DH. I guess his father is still much weaker than I'd realized -- even tho he's home, he can't be left alone at all; he needs to be watched 24/7. They're going to have people helping them, but they hadn't start coming yet. And as I said, I think I really needed these couple of weeks to relax & not do a whole lot.
I swear yesterday's WW meeting was tailored just for me. Basically, it was about getting back on track. Motivation doesn't come hard to me, yet the scale shows that I've been off track for a while.
My leader shared with us her theory why so many people end up giving up after losing roughly 25 lbs or so: they get sloppy because they like the way the look again, or at least feel so much better about themselves.
Genius! Have I been sloppier? I guess the scale says I have been. Do I like the way I look again? Yes. Do I want to look even better? Yes. More importantly, is it important to me to be at a healthy weight? YES! Absolutely. Time to ramble a bit.
I went shopping yesterday. I wanted to check out Old Navy's skinny jeans at $20 a pair. I have a couple of pairs of boots that ought to be worn with your jeans tucked in, only my jeans all have too much fabric at the ankle to easily tuck them in.
Everyone has a brand that works for them, and I already knew Old Navy doesn't seem to work for me so I didn't have high hopes. But I couldn't pass up that price. Unfortunately, they didn't have any petites in my size. And while the jeans did give me a bit of a muffin top, they actually fit. Which totally shocked me. I can order them online, but since I couldn't actually try on a petite size, I'm going to be guessing about the size. I'm still debating what to do.
DH was supposed to come back on Monday, but now he's staying until Thursday, so he can stay longer with his folks. I'm fine with that, but I was a bit miffed that the only call I got yesterday lasted about a minute so he could tell me that. This is one of the downsides of being in NY now -- that darn 3 hour time difference.
And if I'm completely honest, I'm envious that he gets almost a week with his folks while I continue to hold down the fort here. Which I know is childish, and of course I want him to be with his folks, it's just that he has at least gotten breaks with travel with work (which yes, having done it myself I know it's tiring), while I haven't had any. Like I said, I KNOW that's childish, but hey, there you go. It's honest, & now it's out there.
I had planned to do so much the week, but accomplished very little. I really need my vacation! Altho still not quite sure how we're going to eat out with the dogs in tow. We could do it in Austin, it's such a dog friendly town there are places you can take your dogs with you. I'll have to get on Dogfriendly.com again & find some restaurants near us.
One of the foodie blogs I read has been raving about Lindt's Fleur de Sel for a while. It's a dark chocolate bar with salt in it. I bought one yesterday. O.M.G. The dark chocolate is so smooth. And it's 70% cocoa, so it's the good stuff. Definitely could be addictive. I had something else foodwise to share only now I can't think of it.
And to end on a good note, I've found someone thru Spark to meet up with & go see "The Time Traveler's Wife". I would've gone alone, but it's always so much nicer to go with someone. I read the book when it first came out & loved it -- have reread it several times; I know the movie got so-so reviews, but I still want to see it.
So there you go, have a great weekend, but don't get too comfortable!


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Off course it was close , open scoring saying Trout needed a KO to win from the 8th round is BS , the rort was on last night Trout needed a KO to win period .
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Well great fight!!! as expected terrible judge scorecards BUT I agree with the decision I had canelo winning by one maybe two rounds, there was a lot of even rounds which could have gone either way but lots of respect to Trout proved to be a legit challenge for anyone, I expect him to be back stronger!!! Canelo's knowckdown is what made the difference in the fight , trout threw more punches but canelo did an amazing job of moving his head and dodging most of them, he was landing the crisper and more effective punches but I do think he can work on his conditioning and maybe also on throwing back after making your opponent miss, I like Canelo a lot in my books he won by one maybe 2, but he's very young, has over 40 fights, and continues to show signs of improvement in many aspects. I wish Canelo and Trout the best!!! I wouldn't mind a rematch but this time in the big stage Vegas!!!
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basically trout got cheated. happens all the time in boxing and really in texas
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why does everybody think every damn fight is a controversy, Canelo won this fight EASY, he was NEVER hurt or in any trouble because Trout never fully committed to power shots since he feared that monster right hand counter that made his knees buckle everytime, even when it missed. Trout expected a flat footed robot who was gonna be easy non-moving target, but Canelo came in a totally different fighter we've never seen before and Trout never adjusted.
Canelo won this fair and square, Trout was bamboozled, he's still one of my favorites because of the class he showed in defeat, giving no excuses like Donaire did. the better man won.
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Meanwhile, vessels were backing up in the nation's largest port complex as the busy weekend approached. There were 45 vessels in port Friday, 22 of those container ships, according to the Marine Exchange of Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor.
Dozens of vessels are scheduled to arrive in the coming days, including seven container ships on Friday, five on Saturday, six on Sunday and nine on Monday, the exchange reported.
Cargo interests and political leaders have called on the parties to negotiate their differences and reopen the harbor to commerce. The National Retail Federation on Thursday requested intervention by President Obama.
A request by cargo interests or other affected parties that are not involved in the negotiations could be a precursor to a call for a Taft-Hartley injunction by the administration. If the strike drags on, the administration could seek an injunction ordering an 80-day cooling-off period, which would send the longshoremen back to work on the docks while negotiations continue.
Complete coverage of West Coast labor disputes
That is what happened in 2002 when an employer lockout of dockworkers shut down West Coast ports for 10 days, resulting in an estimated loss of $1 billion a day to the national economy.
The OCU members, by posting pickets at the terminals where they are employed, are in effect stopping cargo-handling because the ILWU dockworkers are refusing to cross the picket lines. Rulings this week by the area arbitrator and the Coast Labor Relations Committee determined the OCU pickets are bona fide, so dockworkers do not violate their contract by honoring the pickets.
In fact, a peculiar arrangement has developed. OCU workers and ILWU longshoremen whose jobs are located at the terminals are not working, and are therefore not getting paid. However, some OCU workers are employed at steamship line offices off site. They are working, and they are getting paid.
Furthermore, four of the terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor do not have contracts with the OCU, and cargo-handling is proceeding normally at those facilities. However, with 70 percent of the terminals closed, cargo and vessels are backing up quickly.
The OCU, which has been working without a contract since June 2010, charges that employers are using computer technology to outsource OCU jobs to other states and other countries. Employers say no OCU jobs have been outsourced. Rather, employers charge that the OCU refuses to budge from its insistence that when employees are absent or they retire, those positions must be filled, even if there is no work to be performed.
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