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Game Update 14 Patch notes
All servers will be offline Monday, 06.04.12, beginning at 8:00 AM PDT (3:00 PM GMT) to launch Game Update 14. Downtime is expected to last about 4 hours.
Please note also that the Spring event will end Monday, and that Marks of Conquest can only be used for Tokens of Merit after Game Update 14 is live. (Thanks to Mepps for patch notes)
Players may notice the following changes:
Spring Exit
Springtime has come and gone in DC Universe Online, taking Poison Ivy, Swamp Thing, and all sorts of allergens with them (hopefully).
Task Force X & Suicide Squad PvP Matchmaking
Prepare to be enlisted by Amanda Waller into Task Force X and the Suicide Squad, the black ops division of her agency! Under Waller's directive, heroes and villains can be placed on the same team in PvP Arenas.
The PvP Matchmaking system has been updated to always try to place you with members of the same alignment (Heroes with Heroes and Villains with Villains) but when the PvP Matchmaking system runs out of options, it will allow for players to be temporarily assigned to a team with the opposing alignment until the PvP match is over.
Suicide Squad (Villains) or Task Force X (Heroes) is defaulted to "on" for players and players can opt out of this by going to their Gameplay Settings under Options in their UI. Options >-Settings->Gameplay->Enable Task Force X or Suicide Squad.
Promethium Lockboxes: "The New 52" inspired by Gear and Auras!
We've added new items to Promethium Lockboxes! Now you can collect new Gear Set style items inspired by DC Comics "The New 52." We've also added seven different color Auras that your character can now wear as an Accessory!
• Exits in Alerts will now show up properly on the map and radar.
Ace Chemicals
• Resolved various issues in Ace Chemicals that caused Boss Fight Lockouts, Door Issues and other inconsistencies.
• Mad Duncan and Rinty will now shut the door regardless of what trickery is attempted.
• Players will now be prompted with a message to "Leave Bludhaven" after they have defeated Chemo.
Collections & Investigations:
• Gorilla Bombs Components: Players should now be able to access all Gorilla Bomb Component Investigations.
• Adjusted gold collections in Otisburg, Gotham where the gold collection icon was sticking into the ground.
• Players may cancel into a Block after weak tap melee attacks much more quickly than before.
• Block now has a minimum 0.5 second hold time. Players may still instantly cancel into a Dodge Roll from a Block.
• Players can act after breaking out more quickly than before.
• Controllers:
o Powers that de-buff damage now also remove the Damage role buff. This affects the following powers:
• Light: Grasping Hand and Light Weight.
• Gadgets: Sleep Dart and Gag Glove.
• Mental: Cryokinesis and Terrorize.
• Offline Expert: Fixed an issue that would cause some Turrets in the Batcave PVP Instances to not count toward the Offline Expert Feat.
• "Parts Direct" and "Master of Disassembly" are now 3-star feats.
• Doors in the distance now update when they open or close rather than waiting until players approach them.
• Miscellaneous environment art fixes throughout the world.
• Miscellaneous visual effects and animation optimizations.
Iconic NPCs:
Killer Croc
• Killer Croc now has swoosh visual effects with his melee attacks.
• Killer Croc's ground smash visual effects timing will now align with the animation.
• Killer Croc's roar will actually roar and breathe his "croc" breath all over you.
Black Canary
• Black Canary will actually stun her targets when she uses her Sonic Stun attack
• Black Canary's Sonic Blast will now have the chance to pull in more than one opponent, but the player will now be able to dodge/breakout from the attack.
• Black Canary has less tolerance for plinkers and will shout until they are pulled close.
• Exploration: Meta Hero players are now sent to the Exploration Quest closest to home first (Queensland Boardwalk) before being sent to explore elsewhere.
• Central City: Fixed issue where quest givers would go on coffee break and come back in 2 minutes. They should return immediately.
Lunar Eclipse
• The treasure chest that was previously unreachable by villains has been moved to a new location in the same room and can now be seen and reached.
• Various changes made to the Zatanna/Etrigan fight to ensure Etrigan shows up to fight.
• Fixed an issue that caused certain abilities to deactivate others in unexpected ways (i.e. Galvanize or Poison Spore was stomping on Electrogenesis).
• Fixed an issue where the following single target pull powers would be able to pull more than one NPC.
o Taser Pull – Gadgets
o Mesmerizing Lasso – Iconic Power
o Earthen Grip – Earth
o Vine Lash – Nature
o Grapple Line Attack – Acrobatics
Iconic Player Powers
Amazonium Deflection
o Added a 30% chance to stun from deflected hits
o Power cost is now 275 with no extra per second cost
Batarang Multi-Shot
o Lowered cool down
o Lowered power cost
o Upped damage on second hit
Freezing Breath
o Updated tooltip to say it is vulnerable to interrupt
Heat Vision
o Updated the tooltip to say it is vulnerable to interrupt
Mesmerizing Lasso
o Deals damage if the target isn't stunned
o Lowered the cool down
o Lowered power cost
o Now does damage over time while stunned
Pheromone Bloom
o Now a Supercharge with 35% Supercharge cost
o Useable while controlled
o Instant big heal and small heal over time (for caster)
o Lowered the cast time animation by 1 second
Word of Power
o Now a Supercharge with 50% Supercharge cost
o Instant medium heal (for caster)
o 5 ticks of 100 power to Raid group
o Added an electrified power interaction
o No longer vulnerable to interrupt
Robot Sidekick
o Looks like its icon now and has movement sounds
o New robotic appearance
o Added melee combo
o Added shield ability
o Increased rocket damage
o Projectiles now properly travel 25 meters
Sonic Cry
o Lowered the cool down by 23 seconds
o Removed the cast time
o Lowered the animation time
o No longer vulnerable to interrupt
Sonic Shout
o Shortened the duration to 2.8 seconds
o Now ticks for every 0.5 second instead of every second
o Increased the damage with each tick
o Lowered the power cost
o Shortened the cone from 25 to 12.5 meters
• Unstoppable will now play visual effects when used.
• Cryofoam's visual effects will play correctly for each weapon type.
• Sleep Dart will now damage targets that resist stun effects if you are not in stealth.
• Light Blast now de-buffs the targets ability to heal and removes Controller power over time effects.
• Grasping Hand will now add the Crush power interaction when used in a Construct Combo.
• Players in Gorilla Form will now be able to add the Impaling Thorns ability to their load out!
Promethium Lockboxes:
• Fixed an issue where promethium lockboxes would not be collected if the player's inventory was full.
• Teams should now be more evenly matched when queuing for an arena.
• S.T.A.R. Labs: Capture nodes will now stay active for a longer period of time and it is now possible for three nodes to be active at once.
• All arenas now use a base 1000 point system for consistency.
• Multiple Arenas have had their time changed to 15 mins and their scoring updated as follows:
o Ace Chemicals: KO – 20, 1 Point Held – 2 per tick, 2 Points Held – 5 per tick, 3 Points Held – 15 per tick
o Arkham Asylum: 1 Point Held – 2 per tick, 2 Points Held – 5 per tick, 3 Points Held – 15 per tick
o Australia: 1 Point Held – 3 per tick, 2 Points Held – 8 per tick, 3 Points Held – 25 per tick
o Batcave: KO – 35, Point Held – 7 per tick
o Moon: KO – 10, Flag delivered – 350, Total Score starts at 1,000
o S.T.A.R. Labs: 1 Point Held – 3 per tick, 2 Points Held – 8 per tick, 3 Points Held – 25 per tick
o Fortress of Solitude: KO – 20 points, victory achieved at 1,000 points
o Watchtower Containment Facility: KO – 50 points, victory achieved at 1,000 points
• Australia (8 vs. 8): Players will no longer have the option to secure a turret after it has already been activated.
• Moon Base (5 vs. 5)
o Blue and Orange Elements now use the proper name in the combat log.
o Activated Defense Turrets are no longer interactable after being activated.
• We made some adjustments to the end of arena matches:
o The scorecard does not pop up immediately.
o Players are now able to show/hide the scorecard.
o The scorecard should now display the proper numbers when it exhibited automatically.
o Players will no longer be able to deal damage once the match objective has been completed.
o Added a "Leave Arena" option to the quick menu UI.
General PvP
• Fixed an issue where block breakers would cause a player to be KO'd at the end of a duel.
• Corrected an issue that could cause you to be unable to move or attack after recovering from a counter attack knockdown.
• PvP Influence now has a cap of 25,000.
• Marks of Conquest have been phased out and replaced by Marks of Tactics
• All PvP items that used to be purchasable with Marks of Conquest are now purchasable with Marks of Tactics at a reduced cost.
• An additional Mark of Tactics or Mark of Legend can now be earned once per week the first time you win a PvP Arena or Legends match.
• The weapons previously available from the Diamond Heist and Metropolis Ring War events are now available on PvP Vendors in the Safehouses.
• Metropolis Ring War: The Mission and Event will now remain in sync with each other and not give conflicting Lantern counts.
• Ace Chemicals: Competitors no longer have the option to interact with an invisible door at the start of the match.
• Batcave: Fixed an issue where players would sometimes be unable to activate drones even when not being interrupted by other players.
Legends Characters
• We have made a number of minor changes to power cost and damage to bring Legends characters closer in line with one another.
• Multiple Characters:
o Backflip: Increased base damage, decreased cost.
o Battle Roar: Increased damage, decreased cost.
o Venom Clap: Increased base damage, increase Damage over Time duration.
o Grapple Line: Decreased damage.
o Explosive Batarang: Decreased cost.
o Grapple Line: Increased damage
o Smoke Cloud: Added power cost.
o Whip Pull: Increased damage, decreased cost.
o Cat Swipe: Increased Damage, decreased cost.
o Whip Flurry: Decreased cost.
Harley Quinn
o Glove Punch: Decreased cost.
o Bomb Toss: Increased Cost.
o Hammer Spin: Increased damage, decreased cost.
o Wrangle: Decreased damage, decreased cost.
o Confetti Bomb: Decreased damage.
o Clink: Decreased damage.
o Forward Flip: Increased damage, decreased cost.
o Taser Line: Decreased damage, decreased cost.
o Shuriken Fan: Increased damage.
o Flipline: Decreased damage and decreased cost.
o Backflip Escape: Increased damage, decreased cost.
Two Face
o In Your Face: Increased damage, decreased cost.
o Bullet Storm: Increased damage, decreased cost.
o Fire Barrel: Decreased damage, decreased cost.
Harvey Dent Domination
• Always: Increased health.
• In Your Face: Increased damage, decreased cost.
• Oil Barrel: Decreased base damage, decreased cost.
• Bullet Storm: Increased damage, decreased cost.
Two Face Domination
• Always: Increased critical strike chance and no longer suffers reduction in Health.
• In Your Face: Decreased base damage, increased duration of burning effect.
• Acid Barrel: Decreased base damage, decreased cost, doubled damage over time tick rate.
• Bullet Storm: Increased duration of burning effect.
Brainiac Sub-Construct
• Energy balls will no longer keep players locked in combat.
Fortress of Solitude: The Chasm
• The doors should now open allowing victors to roam the area after defeating General Zod.
• Renamed the "Eyes" category in the Style menu to "Face" since there are many varieties of Styles to collect for this slot.
• Completed feats should no longer display an incorrect objective count.
• Quick Menu: Selection no longer leaps to the top of the menu when backing out a menu level.
• Added a new chat tab for non-English languages.
• Adjusted the default chat channel colors.
• A /tell now shows the correct color for the sender.
• Inventory: Items may now be deleted by dragging and dropping outside of the UI
• Bank: Items may now be deleted by dragging and dropping outside of the UI
Dual Pistols
• Sweep Shot is now vulnerable to block AND interrupts instead of being vulnerable to interrupt.
Martial Arts
• Nature powered characters will now see visual effects when using Heavy Shuriken, Shuriken Storm, and Enhanced Shuriken.
• New Shield weapons start dropping in anticipation of DLC4 "The Last Laugh".


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- Trojans remain winless in Boulder (0-3) and played their first game ever at the Coors Events Center.
- CU has won both meetings against USC in Pac-12 play.
- CU improves to 39-4 under Boyle at the Coors Events Center.
- Six of seven home games have reached over 10,000 fans in announced attendance.
- 11-4 start to the season matches last year's (2011-12) start after 15 games played.
- Buffs defense forced the most turnovers this season (23).
- Colorado collected a total of 15 steals (last completed in 2006).
- The team has led at half in 12 games this season.
- CU is now 9-3 when leading at halftime this season.
- When shooting at a higher percentage than their opponent, CU has a record of 11-1
- CU improve to 6-0 when four players score 10+
Andre Roberson
- In 89 career games, has grabbed 7+ rebounds 70 times.
- Fourth on CU's all-time rebounding list with 875.
- Fourth in career blocks (129); 10th in career steals (128).
- Moves up to number 40 in career scoring (845).
Spencer Dinwiddie
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Josh Scott
- Led the team with 14 points.
- Has started all 15 games, netted 11+ points in 12 of 15 games.
- Has led the Buffs in scoring, four times (one shared).
- Hit 6-of-7 in the paint against USC.
Sabatino Chen
- Stole the ball four times for a new career-high.
- Made five of seven shots vs. USC; 13-of-22 over the last three games (59.1 percent).
Xavier Johnson
- Second career start (previous start against Arizona , Jan. 3).
Shane Harris-Tunks
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- Improved to three defensive rebounds for the season.
Eli Stalzer
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Great Cars of Song: Red Barchetta
For those of a certain age--namely, anyone who came of age in the late 1970s to early 1980s--and of a certain musical proclivity (i.e., hard progressive rock), this song by the Canadian prog-rock band Rush will bring back memories. Or not, depending on how you spent your misspent youth. The track is off of Rush's 1981 Moving Pictures album, which was the group's biggest-selling U.S. album, although for Rush fans (that would be me) it was kind of after its heyday in the early-late 1970s.
Still, it's one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (along with 2112). This particular song, Red Barchetta, is still a staple of Rush's live shows and is probably the only place most people ever even heard of a Barchetta, let alone a red one. Speaking only for myself (though I suspect many others), I never really knew what a Barchetta was other than that it was a sports car, probably of Italian origin, and left it at that.
Of course, now that we have this here Internet thingie, you can finally answer all those "I wonder what such-and-such is?" questions that have been simmering in the lower parts of your consciousness for years and years. Thus, I decided to look into it. Not only the car on which the song is based, but also the song itself--its inspiration, how its "predictions" hold up today, and what it looks like going on 30 years down the road, so to speak. For those unfamiliar with the song or the group, a video for the song appears at the end of this post. And, for car lovers, a great song it is:
Well-weathered leather, hot metal and oil
The scented country air
Sunlight on chrome, the blur of the landscape
Every nerve aware
First off, the song was inspired by a short story first published by Richard Foster in the Nov. 1973 issue of Road & Track; you can read the full story here. In short, it's a futuristic tale in which government regulations have conspired to make cars so safe that they could survive 50-mph head-on crashes with no damage to car or driver. A rebel who has use of an old MGB, however, regularly drives his little car out in the country but is often beset by drivers of "Modern Safety Vehicles" (MSVs) who like to ram old cars just for kicks. The story relates one harrowing adventure in which two MSVs coordinate their attack.
The song itself (lyrics below) differs somewhat from the story. In the original, new cars seem to be normal in most ways--gasoline engine, wheels, etc.--just much safer, at least for the driver and passengers. In the song, the antagonists are "gleaming alloy air cars" which seems to imply some sort of anti-gravity technology. Also, in the story, driving an old car was perhaps a bad idea, but not illegal. The song suggests that driving personal cars or old cars is against the law ("before the Motor Law" and "I commit my weekly crime"). It's not clear just why our hero is being chased; because of the apparent illegality of the act, it always made me think that the pursuers were actually police cars rather than simple miscreants as in the story.
The cars, as noted above, differ as well. In the story, the protagonist drives an MGB which is only 15 years old, but the car in the song is a Barchetta that has been kept and preserved "for 50-odd years".
Ah, but what exactly is a Barchetta? Well before my interest in cars turned more formal, I just assumed it was a particular model called a "Barchetta," probably of Italian origin. I was, as they say, somewhat misinformed. 'Barchetta' is Italian for a "small boat" and simply describes cars that look like inverted boats. They are small two-seaters designed mostly for racing. They have no bumpers or other amenities such as as roof or side windows. They were designed to minimize air resistance, with perhaps only a small racing windshield for protection.
Technically, it is pronounced 'bar-ketta' (hard k-sound) but Rush has always pronounced it with the ch-sound instead. Some say it's because they didn't know the "correct" pronunciation, but I think perhaps it's just aboot them being Canadian, eh?
The iconic Barchetta, and the one on which the song is based, is the venerable Ferrari 166, probably the 166MM (see photo) which won several races in 1949. This was a magnificent car, with an aluminum body on a tubular frame. It descended from the 125 S, but had a larger engine (2.0 liters as opposed to 1.5 in the 125). Between 1948 and 1950 the 166 MM won several races, including the Mille Miglia (whence the "MM" designation), the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Spa 24 hours; in 1949 it won all three, the only car ever to do so.
Since Barchetta refers to a style rather than a model, other manufacturers have produced them over the years. Other Barchettas include the OSCA MT4 and the Abarth 1000SP. More recently, both Ferarri--the 550 Pininfarina--and Fiat (pictured) have produced Barchettas, the former in 2001 and the latter between 1995 and 2005.
How well have the rather dismal predictions of both the story and the song held up over time? Thankfully, not too well. It's true that cars have gotten much heavier over the years, and much of the added weight is due to safety considerations. For example, my 1978 Mustang II, a 2+2 hardtop, weighs in at about 2,700 pounds. The 2010 Mustang clocks in at over 3,500 pounds. Even a little two-seat Porsche Boxster S is over 3,200 pounds.
While the original story had safety regulations paramount, both the song and reality have tended towards better fuel mileage. (Though cars today are really much more efficient, increasing weight and power have muted the effect on actual mileage). The story does seem eerily prescient in one respect:
Cars became larger, heavier, less efficient. They consumed gasoline so voraciously that the United States had had to become a major ally with the Arabian countries.
Of course, these days it's seeming more like we'll have a Carbon Law before we get a Motor one. And, were we wont to open up the old SUV fracas once again, one could liken modern SUVs to MSVs. I hope not, but we could.
So now you know. In my case, the reality pretty well matched up with what I imagined a Red Barchetta to have been all these years: a small, two seat roadster, brilliant red, fast, and maneuverable, able to leave the gleaming behemoths in its dust. One would hope that the rather unfortunate future foretold in both stories will not come to pass, although I'd pretty much not mind having both "air cars" floating around on a cushion of antigravity thingamatechnology and a perfectly preserved sports car in my uncle's garage.
Credits: The 166 and Fiat photos are from Wikipedia, and the original story and cover photo are from The MG Experience .
Here is a live version of Red Barchetta that made the MTV rounds in the early '80s, followed by the full lyrics:
My uncle has a country place that no one knows about
He says it used to be a farm before the Motor Law
And on Sundays I elude the Eyes and hop the Turbine Freight
To far outside the wire where my white-haired uncle waits
Jump to the ground as the Turbo slows to cross the borderline
Run like the wind as excitement shivers up and down my spine
Down in his barn, my uncle preserved for me an old machine
For fifty-odd years, to keep it as new has been his dearest dream
I strip away the old debris that hides a shining car
A brilliant red Barchetta from a better vanished time
I fire up the willing engine responding with a roar
Tires spitting gravel, I commit my weekly crime
Wind in my hair
Shifting and drifting
Mechanical music
Adrenaline surge
Well-weathered leather, hot metal and oil
The scented country air
Sunlight on chrome, the blur of the landscape
Every nerve aware
Suddenly ahead of me across the mountainside
A gleaming alloy air-car ahoots towards me, two lanes wide
I spin around with shrieking tires to run the deadly race
Go screaming through the valley as another joins the chase
Drive like the wind, straining the limits of machine and man
Laughing out loud with fear and hope, I've got a desperate plan
At the one-lane bridge, I leave the giants stranded at the riverside
Race back to the farm to dream with my uncle at the fireside
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On Friday, the Weekly Standard's Daniel Halper reported that some sick children have been denied specialty care due to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, citing a report from Seattle's KING-TV.
"Administrators at Seattle Children's today said they predicted this would happen, and it's even worse than they expected," KING-5 said.
According to KING, those being denied services are covered by insurance providers on the Washington state health benefits exchange.
The hospital filed request on behalf of 125 patients, receiving only 20 responses. Eight of those, KING added, were denials.
Dr. Sandy Melzer said this comes after reassurances certain unique specialty cases would still be covered.
"Well, some of the patients who were denied are ones who clearly would fall into that unique category," he said. "A two-year-old with new significant neck mass that was being evaluated for infection or malignancy, an older child with a chronic severe medical condition requiring multidisciplinary care here, a baby that had a skull abnormality."
KING-5 said Children's Hospital treated those cases anyway but Dr. Melzer said the hospital simply can't afford to keep doing that.
A post at Jammie Wearing Fools called it "another Obamacare success story."
"If you like your severe medical condition, you can keep it," the blog said. "He's doing it for the children. Seriously, if this were a GOP policy failure a story like this would be leading newscasts across the country for days."
Obama frequently said that no one with pre-existing conditions would be denied coverage.
"Health insurance plans can't refuse to cover you or charge you more just because you have a pre-existing health condition," Healthcare.gov says. "Being sick won't keep you from getting health coverage. An insurance company can't turn you down or charge you more because of your condition."
The site also claims this is true "even if you have been turned down or refused coverage due to a pre-existing condition in the past."
- White House admits: Despite promises, some will lose current insurance coverage
- Sebelius releases dismal Obamacare figures as millions lose coverage
- Video: Obamacare navigators suggest enrollees use fraud, deceit
- Report: Obamacare provision will allow 'forced' home inspections by gov't agents
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Roses in Galway
2011-08-18 13:00:00
Last night the Roses attended a Night of Cabaret at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Galway and overall the night was a great success. There were over 450 guests at the event in aid of the Ballinasloe Town Hall Committee. A great night was had by all with fantastic live performances and a gourmet international buffet. Throughout the evening there were plenty of cocktails served by staff dressed in themed costumes. The roses performed their banana dance for the crowd plus our Facebook competition winner performed the rose of tralee for the lovely ladies. Well done to both the management and staff at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel, who along with the entertainment made the night the success that it was.
This morning the Roses were treated to spa treatments at the Carlton Shearwater C Spa and I'd say after two late nights they really enjoyed the time to relax. After their treatments they checked out of the hotel and onto the bus for a trip to the famous Cliffs of Moher. Once the sightseeing is done it will be back onto the bus again for their last journey of the day to the Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel in Limerick. It's here that they will finally get the chance to meet their escorts.
I'll be back tomorrow with an update on how the Roses got on meeting their escorts for the first time!


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Sophomore (2014): Played in 11 games, making six starts at wide receiver... Totaled 17 catches for 165 yards, including a season-best four receptions for 65 yards at North Texas... Caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Kolney Cassel on the last play of the game at North Texas... Caught four passes for 42 yards against Cincinnati... Practiced at cornerback toward the end of the season.
Freshman (2013): Played in two games (Rutgers and Memphis). Enrolled at SMU in January 2013.
Prep: A two-star Rivals.com, 247sports.com and Scout.com prospect... Ranked as the No. 9 player in Oregon by Scout... Named All-West Region by PrepStar... Notched 21 carries for 109 yards and five TDs as a running back and 54 receptions for 1,113 receiving yards and 13 TDs as a wideout... On defense, recorded 29 tackles (23 solo), two interceptions, and 93 interception return yards... Also returned kicks - four punts for 70 yards and two kickoffs for 82 yards... Named All-State on offense and defense by the Oregon Coaches Association and was first-team All-City... Also named Team MVP... Chose SMU over an offer from Oregon State... Also lettered in track and basketball... Chose SMU over an offer from Oregon State.


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Accenture, a global management consulting company for technology services and outsourcing performed a recent survey that showed, "only 14 percent of companies indicated that their workforce is extremely well prepared to adapt to and manage change through periods of economic uncertainty." The Accenture High Performance Workforce Study is a research project that explores trends, issues, and developments in human capital management at large companies around the world.
In a press released statement, published by Accenture on July 19, 2010, "The Accenture High Performance Workforce Study" found that among all U.S. companies surveyed, only 13 percent of executives said that they plan to reduce their employee base over the next 12 months.
As companies plan to focus on growth, areas of concern included the lack of high-quality skills available. Of the 15 percent of Executives surveyed, the overall skill level of their workforce was considered industry leading only.
In a society where businesses are focusing on rebuilding their workforces to recession proof levels, success for the average career is rapidly changing and placing higher demands on learning new and innovative skills that rank as cutting-edge and catapult greater advantages beyond competitors.
Career Builder's online article 10 Cutting Edge Jobs quoted, "According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, technology is just one of the few factors in determining what's going to be the next great gig out there. Demographic shifts, legislative changes, business trends and consumer behavior also factor into what's going to be the next big thing and what's going to be history."
- Be open to change.
As companies are restructuring for growth and repurposing strategic initiatives, employees will face increased amounts of unpredictable work and responsibilities that include new and various disciplines that are unknown.
- Be willing and be teachable.
Employers value employees that are willing to tackle the tough items or take on new challenges. Therefore, it is important to be willing to face what is new and be willing to learn what is unknown.
- Learn new skills, techniques, and get certified (where applicable).
Formal training of new skills and techniques is always a plus, especially when there are valid certifications to back up what you claim to know. Visit and browse the Prometric website to learn more about certification options.
- Document and highlight qualities that demonstrate intangible abilities.
Document and highlight accomplishments, list at least three skills sets that may be relevant, track praises and special projects. Have an uncanny knack for solving complicated problems, smoothing the waters with hot clients, or remarkable ability to get things sold, it is to your advantage to make these attributes known.
- Consider Careers that can cross multiple industry platforms.
There are many positions that cross multiple industry platforms, just to name a few sales, web development, administration, or even marketing. Avoid limiting skills to one industry or sector. For example, many professionals in the marketing industry have gained working experienced in both the retail and real estate industries.
- Learn tools such as analytics, reporting, and performance monitoring.
In business, it a numbers game and is essentially all about the numbers. Companies love it when they are able to obtain the bottom line in easy to understand numbers. Expand your skill set by learning how to gather the details and document the numbers. Free training resources are available like Microsoft Training.
- Pursue Personal and Professional Development.
No one will ever know everything about anything. There is always something new to learn regardless of existing knowledge; it is to everyone's advantage to learn new things. Personal growth and development are the results. For example, self-development includes improving areas such as public speaking, grammar and spelling, or even learning a new language. The opportunity list is unlimited.
- Research subjects, categories, and industries considered within the latest trends.
Whatever your industry or career path, it is important to network, research, and stay on top of trends. There are many resources available online that specialize in trend watching such as Trendrr, BoardTacker, Keotag, or Marzar.
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There are many resources online that industries specific news, information, and advice such as Google News, Yahoo News, and MSN.
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We will be posting details on our FB page how GardenSK8 will continue to serve the skateboarding community going forward. The skatepark has provided a place for kids to not only learn how to skate, but has served as a place for anyone at any age to feel safe and accepted while having fun.
How many of you learned how to skate, nailed your first trick, learned a new trick, made a best friend, toured with a team, got tattooed, drove 3 hours to skate, had a bachelor party, got sponsored, casted for a TV show, went into labor, had your first kiss, needed a ride to the bus stop, or that never forget moment @gardensk8 ?
We hosted countless graffiti installations, art shows, national TV shows, commercials, movies, music videos, radio shows, fashion shoots, celebrity sessions, scum sessions, team demos, countless contests, music festivals, fund raisers, charity events, car shows, brand launches, birthday parties, field trips, nonprofit events, class reunions, field trips, hurricane housing, cheap baby sitting, summer camps and much much more.
We are aware of the importance and responsibility that comes with GardenSK8's position in the skateboarding community and are encouraging everyone to stop by this month to hear what we are doing to keep this going.
Thank you to all the moms, dads, baby whateveas, sponsors, vendors, professional skaters, actors, performers, promoters, directors, brand managers, location scouts, nonprofits, graffiti artists, camp directors, musicians, celebrities and most importantly the skaters for making GardenSK8 so much more than a skatepark.
Love Bossman, Holly, Lil'B, Dylan, Vegas the dog, Gorgi the Iguana, Mike Diaz, Hot Pocket Matt, The Farmers, Snow and all the artists that will be pissed that I don't name them ALL, the skate dads, hippy moms, gaspipe, bands without fans, the landlords spys, Frank Zappa, >>>NIZYO <<, Evil Rob the grip tape guru, Doctor Crab, police for not being called in 5 years, NOT Hurricane Irene or my motorcycle accident, the vending guy, fake skate shops, The Skate Bungalow, Team Bossman, my couch surfing pros, moms and dads helped when help was needed, my mom for cleaning the toilets, NOT the guy who wouldn't fix the heat, anyone who got hurt and didn't sue, the campers, anyone that volunteered in any way, NOT the guy who programmed everyone's GPS to the river behind the park, and Mrs. Deegan (inside joke). tag away
"You may be able to take a skateboard from a skater, but you'll never be able to take his skateboarding"


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Groovy Movie: White Americans Invent the "Jitterbug" Dance Style
If you were to listen to Europeans, Americans are culture-less people who have not invented anything worthwhile. The Europeans think their little waltz and ballerina curtsy dances are the most relevant thing these days, but that's not the case.
Modern dance styles are the product of white America, as the following instructional video proves. Here we see a hip cat and a chick showing the new style of dance we invented in the 1940s. It all started with the Hesitation Shorty George, then progressed from there to the jitterbug. The jitterbug is now the foundation of most modern dance, especially in the black and Hispanic community.
To be a hip cat, you gotta practice plenty.
And then we see three of the most popular blacks copying our dances.
It is important to remember dance can be fun, if done between married couples and approved music. It is great exercise and a chance to cut a form step with your beau.
"When the spirit of the Lord comes upon my heart, I will dance like David danced". Amen.
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The mission of Facilities Management is to provide and maintain physical facilities which meet the current and future needs of the Grinnell College community, in support of the overall mission of the College. Facilities Management supervises all construction projects; provides maintenance and custodial services on all facilities and oversees the campus heating, cooling, water and electrical systems; provides environmental and safety compliance; and also manages rental property, carpool, keys, and grounds, including set-ups.
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Use shouts in a sentence
- From a distance without came the shouts of the survivors making for the tavern. [9]
- Their loud shouts were borne by the cool night breeze to the sufferer in the cart. [10]
- But his voice was smothered by the shouts of the advancing multitude. [10]
- But it soon vanished, for scarcely had he finished when stormy shouts of applause rose from the antechamber. [10]
- The blare of trumpets, roll of drums, and shouts of command echoed from the rocky shores. [10]
- The shouts of the people on the little platform interrupted the account, and the engine staggered off with its load. [9]
- The trumpet sounded, the people broke out in shouts of delight, the tilting began. [11]
- But presently, as the light grew, I heard shouts which drew nearer and deeper and brought me to my feet in an uncertainty of expectation. [9]
- The shouts of the indignant multitude had rung in their ears, and, in spite of her warning, they had sounded like a terrible threat. [10]
- Then he heard shouts, and the hard scrape of sliding hoofs, and saw horses rear and plunge back with up-flung heads and flying manes. [13]
- There were many shouts of assent from the crowd, though here and there came a growl of dissent. [11]
- Then from below pealed up hoarse shouts of angry men. [13]
- During this period of quiet reflection many sounds and shouts which she had not heard before reached her room. [10]
- May you, with loud shouts ascend on high Swift as an eagle in the upper sky. [5]
- Music and a loud medley of shouts and conversation greeted her at her entrance. [10]
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This year's dance lineup looks to be a global exploration of movement, from international choreographers to investigation of race in culture.
A mix of revamped classics and edgy, even bizarre new creations (zombies, anyone?) take the stage and steal the spotlight.
There's something for any kind of art lover this season, from curated local talent to naturalist prints, plus retrospectives covering decades (even centuries) of work.
There's plenty of Classically-trained talent in the Twin Cities to see, though we're still hoping the Minnesota Orchestra returns to its former glory.
A full slate of star power is scheduled for the Twin Cities this fall, proving you don't need summer music festivals to get your fill of top-notch talent.
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text: The Palm opened on Olas Altas street some 11 years ago Originally conceived by Mark Rome and other associates as a hamburger pub, The Palm opened on Olas Altas street some 11 years ago. Somehow, however, the venue itself seemed to have its own ideas from the very beginning. "One night, a performer on vacation stopped by and asked on a whim if she could perform," Rome recalls. Her performances packed the house several nights in a row. Consequently, The Palm "created itself" as The Palm Cabaret and Bar, a cozy performance space that has increasingly attracted national and international performers throughout the years, becoming a centerpiece in this popular Puerto Vallarta neighborhood. Taking advantage of his theater background, Tracy Parks, who's also been a Puerto Vallarta regular for the past 11 years, partnered with Rome to bring production value up a notch or two, attracting more sophisticated performers and a broader audience. A former marketer for Chicago's Lyric Opera, he oversees the venue's new website, www.thepalmpv.com, as well as social media promotional efforts, not to mention promoting personal friend and renowned vocal impressionist Mark Alan Smith, a major success locally for the past two years. In its essence, the 100-person-capacity venue itself has not changed much over the years. However, recent improvements, such as an acoustic baby grand, larger stage (now suitable for up to 10 performers) and better audio and lighting equipment, have increasingly drawn more performers who, thanks to word of mouth, are seeking out the venue in hope of enjoying a working vacation in Puerto Vallarta. And to appeal to broader audiences, Rome and Parks are including more Mexican performers, as well, such as local favorites Los Bambinos and crooner Jorge Acosta, an unexpected sleeper hit this season.


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Animal welfare has been an issue relegated to animal rights activists, but recent statements by a CSU professor lend strength to the growing concern for animal welfare not only as a moral issue, but also as an issue of food quality for those who continue to eat meat.
Professor Temple Grandin of Colorado State University told the Denver Post last week about how distressed animals yield poorer quality meat. The idea is not new, but until now, it has largely been ignored. Now that consumers are getting pickier about food quality and are more health conscious, they are demanding better meat, even if the price is higher.
Grandin's own statements, which are part of extensive studies he has participated in since the 1990s, were linked the Post's article that was published on August 27. He told the Post that animals that get agitated at the slaughterhouse are going to have tougher meat; he made the same statement at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association headquarters in Centennial (CO), the Post said.
Beef production has been under fire by vegan and non-vegan environmentalists alike due to its intense use of resources. A recent report by the World Watch Institute says global meat production has increased seven-fold in the last 50 years-a growth rate far greater than that of the world's population of humans. The organization claims that just five percent of the world's protein comes from beef even as beef production uses about a fifth of the world's farm land.
The Food and Agricultural Organization of United Nations (also known as FAO) reports that about 30 percent of all the globe's total land surface is now used for livestock production-mainly producing actual feed for the animals. About seventy percent of what was forested land-no deforested-is also used to produce feed for livestock. This feed goes to chickens and pigs as well as beef cattle.
Consumption of beef per person in the US has dropped slightly in the past year according to studies by Performance Food Group, a major wholesale food distributor. Yet, PFG said demand for higher-quality beef has risen. The demand for higher-quality meat might make consumers pickier, but it may do nothing to ease global impact from meat production.
Only if consumers decide that they are willing to eat less meat in order to get higher-quality meat will the trend for better treatment of animals lead to greater animal welfare and a lower amount of environmental impact. The only thing that is certain is that better treatment of animals is now also a meat eater's issue.


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Clevelanders who love new inventions, electronics and science & technology projects while having a Do-It-Yourself mindset should check out the Maker Faire Detroit event being hosted by The Henry Ford Museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27. It will prove to be an unique and interesting way to spend a weekend and it's only a 2.5 hour drive from Cleveland.
Maker Faire Detroit A two-day, interactive, family-friendly event, Maker Faire Detroit features demonstrations and hands-on workshops that highlight creativity and innovation by way of robotics, electronics, rockets, engineering and even arts & crafts, music, food and fashion in addition to science & technology displays and projects from more than 400 makers displaying their ideas, inventions, wares and solutions.
Makers come from a wide variety of backgrounds including tech enthusiasts, educators, crafters, hobbyists, engineers, artists, students, authors, commercial exhibitors, members of science clubs and people who just like to tinker.
Among some of the sights to behold at Maker Faire Detroit include robots, animatronics, flame shooters and solar-powered sculptures.
There will be lots of activities for the kids (including making bottle cap sleigh bells) and you don't want to miss the demonstrations at 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday by EepyBird who will be dropping 500 Mentos into 100 bottles of Coke to create huge geysers, all set to music. You can behold this amazing sight in front of The Henry Ford Museum.
There will be plenty of food from The Henry Ford's award-winning culinary team and from booths of Michigan restaurants available for purchase.
Hours for Maker Faire Detroit are 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Admission for one day is $28 for adults, $26 for seniors and $19 for youth (5-12). Children 4 and under are free.
A Super Pass is $150 for all ages and includes a behind-the-scenes access on Friday evening during set-up of Maker Faire, admission to the Maker Mixer Friday evening from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. where casual snacks and beverages will be served, 2-day admission to Maker Faire Detroit, one admission to Greenfield Village and to the Ford Rouge Factory Tour, one unlimited ride pass at Greenfield Village (ride a Model T and the train!) and admission to one IMAX film.
For those guests wishing to stay overnight, check out the Best Western Greenfield Inn (2 miles from The Henry Ford Museum complex) located at 3000 Enterprise Dr. in nearby Allen Park, Michigan. Call 313-271-1600 to check for availability and pricing ort to make reservations.
For more information about Maker Faire Detroit or to purchase advance tickets call The Henry Ford Call Center at 313-982-6001 or get online at www.thehenryford.org or www.makerfairedetroit.com.
The Henry Ford Museum complex is located at 20900 Oakwood Blvd. in Dearborn, Michigan. Dearborn is approximately a 2.5 hour drive from Cleveland.


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Celebrating Nina
Jonathan Gray journeyed to Tbilisi in Georgia, to see the celebrations marking Nina Ananiashvili's 30 years on stage. Here, he offers a personal tribute to a great ballerina
Not so very long ago, it was not unusual for a ballerina's career to last well into her forties and beyond – just think of some of the great names from the past, like Anna Pavlova, Galina Ulanova, Margot Fonteyn, Maya Plisetskaya, Antoinette Sibley or Lynn Seymour.
Recent dance tweets
Weather and Wimbledon caught dance twitterers' attention this week.
New Carreño Dance Festival in Florida
The newly-formed Sarasota International Dance Festival in Florida, US has launched the Carreño Dance Festival, named for the American Ballet Theatre star Jose Manuel Carreño, who will lead the team of guest artists.


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film looks at a particular aspect of this relationship, examines the particular
stressors and misconceptions that can cause it to become unbalanced
and proposes possible remedies.
The films are not
intended to positivistic, in the sense of linking specific problems with
specific solutions. Often problems in postnatal depression are not well
defined and overlap with the ordinary responsibilities of parenthood and
child-care. Rather they are intended to stimulate a focused discussion in which
possible difficulties and possible solutions can be constructively debated.
"Babies aloud" is a trilogy of
professionally acted and edited five minute teaching films
produced by
Swansea University in collaboration with the Marcé Society.
concern for clinical professionals and clinical educators is that pregnancy,
childbirth, and issues surrounding it may be seen as 'women's business',
in which the part played by men is peripheral at best.
These films are designed to
challenge this stereotype by reinforcing the notion of a balanced parental
relationship which is fundamental in helping the mother affected by post natal
depression to cope with the disorder and to make an effective recovery from it.
The DVD's cost
£10 plus
postage and packing (£2 per copy in UK). Please send
your request for the number required plus an official order number to;
email@example.com . An invoice
will be enclosed with the supplied DVD.Alternatively private purchasers should send a cheque or postal order to:
Dr Jane Hanley,
College of Human and Health Sciences
Swansea University (Building 3)
St David's Park
Jobswell Road
NB. Please do not forget to
include the full delivery address. Delivery will normally take no more than 5
days from receipt of the order.
Detail on the Films follows:
(This material is provided with the DVD )
Film 1: "Coffee - a plaice in
This is the chance meeting of two men at a coffee machine and captures the
developing synergy between them. One angry man divulges the source of his
irritation, the relationship with his wife. The older man offers support and
general advice, suggesting that his wife is suffering from postnatal depression,
which is confirmed by the younger man. Contrary to the opinion of the younger
man it is no-one's fault, and if he is more demonstrative in his concern about
his wife, this might help alleviate the difficult situation. The younger man
expresses his gratitude and in a more composed mood, leaves the scene.
The film illustrates the lack of knowledge and preconceived ideas men might have
about mothers' problems. The older man offers solutions.
To generate discussion on
men's attitudes to postnatal depression
To provide information on
the impact of the illness
To explain the father's
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Film 2:
"Baby –it's all about me"
This film illustrates the value of the father's role in developing an attachment
with his infant. The infant outlines the research which has highlighted the
importance of physical and cognitive interactions and the predicted outcomes if
this does not occur. The father looks on bemused and translates the taxonomy of
consequences, with the reality of what might occur if he does not respond to his
son's mental and physical needs. In an effort to rectify the situation the
father attempts to engage with his son, suggesting that he is unable to manage
the frivolities of care, but can indulge his son in a game of chess.
The film demonstrates how some men may be ignorant or unaware of the needs of
their infant when the mother is suffering from postnatal disorder.
To generate discussion on
the importance of the father's role
To highlight the needs of
the infant
To understand the
importance of early intervention in postnatal depression
Film 3: "Is it me doctor or
is my wife mad"?
The film examines in more depth the process of postnatal depression and provides
some structured approach to the management and possible treatment of the
condition. The husband visits the GP complaining his wife is mad – or is it him?
During the consultation the GP explains the nature of his condition in depth.
The film highlights the prejudices some men may feel when their wife is unwell,
interpreting her symptoms as their own.
To generate discussion on
men's attitudes to postnatal depression when the man has some insight into the
Boyd Clack
Boyd is a graduate of the Welsh College
Music and Drama, Boyd Clack has
worked in every medium, from television roles, to sitcom writing and worked on
theatrical one man shows. Boyd has also starred on television in roles he has
written. Following the massive domestic success of
City Boyd then went on to write the popular Welsh TV series
High Hopes.
He grew up in the Rhondda spending a lot of his time writing in
Tonyrefail, being inspired by the beautiful surroundings in the Welsh valleys.
Boyd is also the Patron of Mental Health Support Organisation New Horizons.
Rhodri Hugh Thomas
Rhodri's professional life has straddled both science and the arts. He has
worked as an actor, writer, university lecturer and researcher. His acting
credits include the BBC Wales award-winning sitcom Satellite City written by
Boyd Clack. He has appeared in films, TV productions, numerous plays for BBC
radio and theatre productions for leading theatre companies in Wales. He left
the arts in 2003 to return to university to read for a Masters. He is now
working on a number of projects that use drama and comedy to raise awareness of
environmental issues and the concept of sustainability.
Kirsten Jones
the partner of Boyd Clack,
Kirsten shares many
of his aspirations. Kirsten has worked in
several television and theatrical roles. She has jointly written several works
for television, including Satellite City and High Hopes. Kirsten
is passionate about mental health issues and has supported several charities.
Filmed and edited by
Dayve Fresco of the Media Services Units of Swansea University. Original
concept, script and direction by Jane Hanley
Dr Jane Hanley is a Lecturer in Primary Care and Mental Health at Swansea
University, specialising in perinatal mental health. Jane has published several
papers and a book on perinatal mental health and is Secretary and President –
Elect of the International Marcé Society.
Cameraman and Editor
Dayve Fresco is
Coordinator of Media Production, for Swansea University. Dayve started making films in 1976,
whilst he was in Art School in Swansea, and has been working for Swansea
University's Media Production unit since he left college, producing a
diverse range of promotional and educational material.
The Graphic Design of DVD Wrap and inserts and this page are by
Steve Jones


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Height: 6-0 Weight: 201 lbs.
Born: October 7, 1919 in Chicago, IL
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High School: Lane Tech
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SanMig Coffee Mixers notched their second win this conference but this one comes with a price.
The Mixers started the game with a roll and finished strong against the Batang Pier, ending at 102-88.
SanMig Coffee had an early 21-point lead in the second period but GlobalPort did put up a fight, getting as close as 87-94 late in the game. But in the third quarter, a fight erupted between Marc Pingris and Kelly Nabong, and both were ejected from the game. GlobalPort import Marvin Hayes and Joe Devance were also among those summoned to the commissioner's office.
Marqus Blakely has 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help his team take their second win while James Yap has played his best game of the conference so far with 22 points, 3-for-3 three point field goals.
Meanwhile, Dior Lowhorn paced the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel to their second win with his 35 points. LA Tenorio also performed magnificently with 18 points and 14 assists. Mark Caguioa also added 20 points to their 106-93 win against Air21 Express.
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From the 1st visit with the realtor to our new home, I KNEW the garden around the house would be gravel with meandering paths & terraces of gravel further from the house. And, siting of large pots with HYDRANGEA, drip irrigation of course, were paramount.
Leaving a cottage garden of 3 decades, our new garden is American Farmhouse, ca. 1900. More importantly, its design will be for our 80 year old selves. I must be 80 years old, have a gorgeous garden with zero worries about maintaining it. A garden must leverage life, not the reverse.
This garden, above/below, I shot late last summer. Limelight hydrangeas in the same situation as my new garden. Loving, to the center of my DNA, this garden, I had zero clue I would soon be owning similar. Alas, it's owned by a man, greatly talented, and strong. My garden must be smarter, my strength not as great. Game on.
Fearless, gravel will go to the house, similarly, below.
Not wanting formality, gravel will lap at our century old pecan trees, Tara Turf will lap at some pecan trees too.
As time passes, stone will be added to the gravel as needed. Stone, below, added for rain issues. And, I will site wisteria 'Amethyst Falls' at my front porch. Vines or espaliered trees/shrubs add lush without space.
Knowing gravel terraces will be included, below, great anticipation in wondering 'exactly' where.
Transitioning to meadow, I will add checkerboard squares, below.
Furlow Gatewood has smashed a bottle of champagne upon thousands of ships, below, with his allee of hydrangeas in pots. Copy, it's the 1st rule of garden design.
Wildly, without knowing the deeper truths of our new garden, my initial thoughts for design are more than suitable at age 80. Even life saving, for any age. Snakes, the indigenous timber rattler. Luckily have already interrupted a long king snake under the house. Lucky, yet totally scared when I saw him.
Gravel is the best solution, trying to be safe, in defense of snakes near the house. I got the memo, go me.
Sourcing pots now, I think I've found them !
Garden & Be Well, XO T
Top 2 pics mine, the rest from my Pinterest Board, Stone.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Details of Design
Home for shelter, pastures for livestock, hedgerows/ornamentals for pollinators, walled gardens for fruit/vegetables, aesthetics for spirit.
A living, given from the land.
Touring a similar garden in France many years ago I had to ask the head gardener what he meant, "At times there were only subsistence gardeners here."
Portions of history, so dire, laborers were paid in food. Living the best they could in the woods.
Approaching this type of garden, above, from a 'fat' country, and time, in the T.E. Lawrence sense of the word, I did not see its lessons.
Walled gardens produce earlier & later than Nature allows, keeps wildlife/livestock out, and thieves.
Box hedging outside the garden walls keeps chickens out.
Pretty flowers? Sure, planted to be pretty, yet this reason is from a 'fat' intellect. Which was mine, until epiphany.
Those pretty flowers increase crop/fruit yields by 80%.
Suddenly, what had been merely, 'pretty', is seen as truth, 'survival'.
And, imagine all the lovely compost, produced on site, returning into the land.
Providence, creator of the 1st organic machine.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pic via Pinterest.
Tara Dillard & Associates Design: farm to city pied-a-terre.
Construction by Award Winning
Shaefer Heard Construction, licensed home-builder, renovation - new construction. Heard's Landscaping a unit of SHC. 3 decades of service.
NOTE to my gardening friends... look for changes to come.
Knew before computers/cell phones, sitting in Atlanta traffic on way to a client, 'I must reach a larger audience with the same amount of effort.' Soon after that epiphany I signed my CBS-TV, and, books contracts on the same day.
Then I read an article in the NYTimes about something called 'blogging'. Saved the article for a year before reading it. Studied all the blogs they mentioned, hired a computer expert they quoted, and attended a blogging seminar.
Blogging 2.0 has arrived, my knowledge is 1.0. A believer in copying the best historic gardens across the globe it flows into every arena of life. Watching Maria Killam grow her career/blog/life over the past 3 years made its impact. Signed up for a year's course with her blogging expert, Jon Morrow.
Changes will be slow, plodding is my adored method. Pulling triggers here/there is spice in the mix.
What do YOU want?
Nothing is too small, too big, or too ego crushing to mention.
Passion lies in sharing what has filled me to the depths of grace, joy & atonement, the best landscapes created over the last 2,000+ years.
Just so you know...
I welcome your input.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Garden Design: Aging in Place
Keep- it- Simple- Sweetie works, every time.
Perhaps my Garden Design rule breaker, Overdose- on- a- Theme, is how you want to garden design, in spots, instead.
If this were the only garden space, above, I had until age 89 it would be my life's goal/mission to be the sole soul maintaining this sweet garden.
Why? Means I would be climbing a ladder to clip the espalier fruit tree or gather fruit, in season. Oh my, the joy of clipping the low hedge and spiral. Puttering about with the pots, bulbs, mentally deciding thru the years how to out-perform the previous year/s in fabulosity.
If this little garden design did need a hired helper it merely needs unskilled labor twice a year.
Beautiful, low maintenance, mentally stimulating through the years, no chemicals or watering needed, fruit to eat, turn into jam or give away.
These little doorway gardens are quite common in historic gardens across Europe. History is the best teacher.
Lawn with foundation plantings, fertilizer, insecticides, pre-emergents, and a plop of colorful annuals twice each year? Mr. Mow-Blow-Go-Commodify-All-I-Touch on contract to arrive weekly?
Not for me. Mentally & spiritually soul crushing along with being bad for my physical well being.
Aging in Place. Make the choice in your garden for type of garden design, the beauty, mental paths and joy in the maintenance whether you do it, or a helper. Take the joy. Joy, it's always there, whether you think so or not. Take joy, Tasha Tudor's favorite saying.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Tara Dillard & Associates Design: farm to city pied-a-terre.
Construction by Award Winning
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014
How to Layer Your Garden, Save Money & Create Less Work
Espalier apples, below, layered with flowering plants increase yields to 80%.
Flowering trees, bushes, ground covers, above/below. Chosen for sequence of blooms, toughness against drought/disease/insects, position for layers, and, attractiveness to beneficial insects & song birds.
Once mature, garden layers eliminate need for mulch & fertilizers, less or no mowing, prevent weeds, and enrich soil.
What garden center wants you to have this type of garden? They cannot sell you annuals, weed killers, fertilizers, mulch. Yearly. For decades.
When is the last time Suze Orman saved homeowners this much money, and costly effort/time, while benefiting Earth? And put healthy, tax free, inexpensive fruit/vegetables on the table, with garden layers increasing property value while reducing HVAC expenses. Suze, who? Go me. And you.
Did you know nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizers kill soil mycorrhizal fungi & earthworms, & are toxic to the water supply?
Unexpected 'majesty', aka stateliness-dignity-beauty, in my little garden's layers, above.
Through the apple orchard, above, Laura.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pics taken yesterday at the Bay Terrace, aka front yard. Today, working at the table Laura sitting on, above. Stopped for apples last month at the grocery store. Asked the clerk if she had the product correct, each apple was over a $1. Hello fruit trees, and veggies in my garden !!
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Nurture Your Creativity
Ca. 1950 ranch. Front yard, house on the golf course.
Drawn on site. Folding table/chair moved a dozen times.
Don't mess with how I work.
How the potter molds clay, similar to how I design.
Feet in the garden, eyes/mind/Spirit/hand, in symphony.
More regions of the brain activated, than sitting in the office on a computer.
Designing on the computer would be like playing the violin by hooking it up to wires and tapping on the computer keyboard to get the sweetest sounds played. Not !
Whence my creativity, I know. And, nurture.
Within that zone of creativity, is, I imagine, what others gain from cocaine. Don't know, never tried it. Don't need to, got better.
"Some get a kick from cocaine**
I'm sure that if I took even one sniff
That would bore me terrific'ly too
Yet I get a kick out of you." Cole Porter
Each time a plan completed the awe in time. Felt like seconds, yet hours passed. Little in life allows me to forget time, or hunger.
" My general formula for my students is "Follow your bliss." Find where it is, and don't be afraid to follow it.
Joseph Campbell
The Power of Myth
pp. 120, 149 "
Great fear, indeed. Campbell should have added some in your life add to that fear, not trusting the path you've chosen.
My father was horrified at my career choice, and embarrassed. And vocal. My engineering degree unused, the horticulture degree supporting me.
What I do for a living, and how I do it, are the best life choices, for me. Bucking my dad literally made me ill at times.
Best choice I've ever made, and the hardest.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pics from jobsite this spring.
Tara Dillard & Associates Design: farm to city pied-a-terre.
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Saturday, January 11, 2014
Copy from those at the Peak of their Game
You do a thing in the garden with your full IQ, passion, energy, wallet, time. Influenced by era.
At my front door, above, if you know the 80's, you're seeing Horticulture magazine, covers of Smith & Hawken catalog, and articles, pages long, from House & Garden magazine.
So, where do you think I'm going with this?
That trinity of resources, above, was from the best brains at the peak of their game.
Drenched in the poverty cycle of the Great Depression & rusticities of turn-of-the-century Lutyens/Jekyll with generous splashes remaining of the Belle Epoque.
So, when asked what plant should go in a certain spot or what is wrong with their lawn. I pause, long.
Themistocles comes to mind, " "I cannot fiddle, but I can make a great state from a little city."
So, when I'm told, "I want a garden but I don't have a lot of money."
Winston Churchill comes to mind, "....when he was asked to cut arts funding in favor of the war effort, he simply replied, "Then what are we fighting for?"
The best thing I've ever done in my life was to say, Yes, when my soul told me to have a garden.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Friday, December 6, 2013
Want Elegance? Espalier
No room for 'lawn'? Little space to landscape?
Go vertical.
Woody shrubs with medium or slow growth are best. No wires or trellis needed.
Merely espalier.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Please add ESPALIER to your quiver of garden tools.
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Monday, August 5, 2013
Fruit at the Front Gate
At my front gate
my apple orchard with H. 'Tardiva', above, and R. triloba, below.
In person the visible is a working class neighborhood of closely set homes each with green meatball foundation plantings and lawn.
Amongst this setting my apple orchard & flowers are outrageous. A negative to neighbors. And some who love me.
Go figure. Gardening is subversive?
Merely following my heart towards the beauty it desires.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
pics taken last week in my garden.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Specialty Fence
Rabbit fence for the potager.
Perfect for a chicken run too.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pic via Content in a Cottage.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Choose a Theme then Overdose
Choose a theme, Overdose on your Theme.
Orchard House, (aka my starter home in a working class neighborhood of cluster homes ca. 1986, today.)
Feng shui has it right about gardens, better than any garden class, 'you must be able to flow easily around your property.' Like Mrs. Wilcox I adore walking round my garden. E. M. Forster knew women. Coop, below, is mostly rescued materials. Why not boxwood, roses, itea, hydrangea, camellia, daphne? The coop is worthy.
View across the drive, below, with front loading garage. Some jurisdictions have outlawed my type of home. Too unfriendly. Garagecentric. No worries, it is my starter home, here 5 years & off to something more worthy of my magnificence.
It's obvious I had to do more growing than the garden.
I'm particularly pleased with this bit at the side of my garage, above. Though the white roses lost their graft and only the root stock is left. Reminds me of an old vicarage wall .
Did you see the neighbor's houses? Why would you? You've entered my world. An old cottage...... and become lost in my theme.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pics taken in my garden last week.
Monday, April 22, 2013
How Would You Solve This?
Quite nice color echo from purple furniture to loropetalum.
What would you do, below, with this 'pedestrian' landscape? Very tight budget, of course.
Shutters as the budget allows. More importantly, pruning the shrubs into espalier next to the house. I'm thinking 10' tall at most. Lush.
Adore solutions costing 'zero'.
Her solution to the improperly scaled window boxes is brilliant. Remove the wood boxes, place a stone shelf on the iron brackets and place several terra cotta pots.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pics taken in a client garden last week.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Exterior Wallpaper
No room for a fruit tree?
If you have the right wall with sun you do.
Fruit trees can be bought already espaliered.
Isn't it about time you gifted yourself exterior wallpaper?
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pic Bumble at Home.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Apple Espalier In A Tiny Potager
Her potager is barely 3' deep, below.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
I espalier a lot of things. Tried a hydrangea espalier? Lushness without effort, sasanqua's too. Sometimes, I espalier, truly due to tight space.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Vines On A Wood House?
Vines on a wood house? No. There are ways but I'm too lazy. Vine clinging to stucco/stone, below,
Use a woody (Why woody? No wire/trellis needed.) shrub as a 'vine' on your wood home.
Don't buy shrubs already espaliered, buy big shrubs and prune them into espalier. On camellia, and many others, this saves over $100+.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Carolina jessamine was growing on my baywindow. Gone, too much work. Espaliered a huge oakleaf hydrangea, 2nd pic from bottom.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Details in Simplicity
Simplicities: trim color is not a bright white, no window screens, interior window treatments are elegant, lights on inside, contrasting foliage textures, contrasting foliage colors, espaliered lushness upon home, well maintained, easy to maintain, urn is fabulous enough to be empty, urn is not hugging wall of home or frontdoor, classic template of centuries copied, design is elegant in winter, makes me want to see the interior, makes me want to see the rest of the garden, the landscape describes the owners. Front of home, above, and its backyard, below.
Shown in yesterday's post too.
Two important questions to ask yourself about a pic of your home.
1. Is it so wonderful I must see inside?
2. Is it so wonderful I must see the entire landscape?
2. Is it so wonderful I must see the entire landscape?
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pics taken last week in Athens, GA
Saturday, June 19, 2010
That Type
When the actor Jimmy Stewart died in 1997 the obit picture was taken in his garden. Oh, BEAUTY. I, I, me-me-me, I, I, wanted THAT type of garden. Yesterday, Rob Browder, in my garden. Finally met his children. Rob, for almost 2 decades, is the only pruning contractor I refer. Precision Pruning.
Rob's pruning is so natural it looks like G*d pruned. But, dahlings, you must write G*d a check.
Hard to imagine I knew Rob about 10 (ok maybe 4) girlfriends before he met his ex-wife. I was thrilled to finally meet his children.
And I shot them in the exact type of garden Jimmy Stewart had.
It was a tough day with Rob & his men. Deep pruning to all the Daphne. And Rosemary. So deep. I couldn't watch.
And I shot them in the exact type of garden Jimmy Stewart had.
It was a tough day with Rob & his men. Deep pruning to all the Daphne. And Rosemary. So deep. I couldn't watch.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Bottom pic is my favorite. If you are in the metro Atlanta area reading this, yes, you want Rob pruning your garden.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Espaliered Draperies
Oakleaf Hydrangea, below, draperies outside at the Bay Terrace. A pair espaliered each side the largest window.
Blooms, colorful fall foliage, exfoliating winter bark. Sometimes a bird's nest.
Each year this most terrible time arrives. Awful. Faded blooms & a year of vigorous growth it's time to PRUNE. I natter on about espalier this-or-that but it's never easy. Pruning off faded glory. Why? I know it will produce next year's beautiful show.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pics taken last week in my garden. Oakleaf Hydrangea are native.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Draperies in the Landscape
Last Sunday, below. Considered draperies for your landscape?
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Took the pic in Susanne Hudson's garden.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Took the pic in Susanne Hudson's garden.
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Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission today show that Peter Thiel sold 20.06 million shares of Facebook (FB) for an average of about $20 a share, netting $395.8 million.
According to the filing, Thiel sold 20,058,068 shares at prices ranging on average from $19.27 to $20.69 on August 16 and 17. The sales were made through various Founders Funds, along with Rivendell One and Lembas funds. The grand total was $395,806,818.97....MORE
Monday, August 20, 2012
Thiel Sold 20.06 Million Facebook Shares For $395.8 Million Last Week (FB)
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It is being reported by various news outlets that Facebook will be rolling out a new "Trending topics" feature on its platform over the next coming months.
Facebook has never had a "trending topics" section before but will soon deploy this as a new feature to users in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and India first. There's no word yet when the feature will roll out to other countries.
Facebook has, for some time now, been trying to better monetize its platform and to make it more attractive to publishers and advertisers. In this stead, the social network has been rolling out tweaks to its news feed, algorithms and interface to better showcase ads and news from publishers. It appears the move towards creating a "Trending topics" area on Facebook's user dashboard is part of this overall shift.
So is Facebook encroaching on Twitter's newsgathering capabilities? In two words, the answer is "sort of." While Facebook is certainly not the first platform to adopt trending stories outside of Twitter, in recent months the social networking giant did adopt Twitter's popular hashtag feature and now it will soon deploy "trending topics" on its network.
I enjoy Facebook just as much as the next person but this makes one wonder what Facebook's next Twitter-inspired move will be? Will it change its famous Facebook-blue hue to Twitter blue as part of upcoming interface updates? At this point ... it does certainly seems anything's possible!


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BELMONT-"The race that will leave you breathless" will take place again on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Barkcamp State Park. Billed as one of the toughest runs in southeast Ohio, this will be the eighth year for the charity race and will benefit Barkcamp.
Organizers Rodney Miller and Cindy Foose want entrants to know that there are a couple of changes this year.
First, there are only two races, one run and one walk.
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Ready for the Barkcamp Race, a trail challenge for runners and walkers, are, from left, Park Ranger Lynette Olack and race organizers Rodney Miller and Cindy Foose. Olack will be taking the day off to run in the race this year.
The 8.4 mile run has been the most popular of the line-up in the past, and Miller and Foose have charted one of the most challenging routes to date.
Foose says they change the route every year to keep it interesting, and this year there will be no doubling back-it's one large loop.
Runners will take a combination of horse trails and multi-purpose trails, and it will be 99 percent off-road.
The 5 mile walk will again be held on the Lakeview Hiking Trail skirting the shoreline of the lake. Miller describes it as "beautiful, but challenging" with 912 feet in elevation changes, meaning there are a couple of steep hills. Walkers will loop around the trail twice to complete five miles.
Both races are included in the Health Plan's Grand Prix Challenge for those doing the circuit.
Racers should also note that there are only 150 slots available for each event, and participants must register online before the race.
"There will be no, no, no race day registration," Miller emphasizes. "And no, no, no race day shirts." Because of changes in their schedules and those of their volunteers, Miller and Foose are streamlining the process.
As mentioned, proceeds from the races will help with park and trail improvements. "This is an awesome park," Foose says. "They have a minimal number of employees who do great work. We just want to give something back."
One of the rangers who has helped out on race day in the past will be running in the race this year. Ranger Lynette Olack says her New Year's Resolution was to run one 5K race, but she got hooked and by the end of 2012 she will have run 30 races. In fact, she's done so well that she qualified for and will be running in the New York Marathon. Even so, Olack notes she's a bit tentative about the Barkcamp Race.
"It's going to be really tough. It's not like running on flat pavement," she adds. "Going downhill is hard on my legs."
Miller notes that, though many racers are concerned about times, this race is about the challenge, being in the woods and enjoying what the park has to offer. "Times go up and down, but this race is about the charity."
The Barkcamp Race was the first trail run challenge in the area and has been a popular event since. Maps and elevation information are available at www.thebarkcamprace.net. Participants must register online at www.TheRaceDeal.com. Check-in for both races will be at 9 a.m. at the Barkcamp beach.
Ye Olde Alpha will be providing lunch for the participants; Mark Glass/Bethesda Market will be doing dessert; Mr. Twister will be doing music.
Find more information on the website or Facebook page (The Barkcamp Race,) or call Rod Miller at (740) 359-7533 or Cindy Foose at (740) 391-1236.
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Rescuers pulled out all the stops to save the dog, who was presumed to be a stray.
Firefighters were first alerted to the dog's plight around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday - unable to capture the dog on foot, the rescue team took to the sky and used a helicopter to corral the dog to the safety of shore.
The frightened dog made the rescue difficult - running back to the ice several times before finally reaching, and staying, on solid ground.
The fire crews turned over the rescue effort to Chicago Animal Care and Control officials after the dog was off of the precarious ice. It is unclear if the animal control officers finally caught the wayward dog.
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