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Toronto Wearables Meetup
The Toronto Wearables Meetup is a monthly lecture series and gathering of people interested in wearable technology, fashion, wearable electronics, soft circuits, electronic textiles, emerging materials, and other creative and innovative approaches to things that live on the body. This Meetup is a gathering for artists, fashion designers, industrial designers, textile enthusiasts, engineers, researchers, students, and anyone interested in these emerging and intersecting fields.
Upcoming Meetup
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OCAD on Richmond
Amira Routledge on Stilt Culture, Wearable Tech and Body Augmentation
In this talk Amira Routledge will be showing a collection of images and video of stilting cultures from different times and places around the world. Through this, she will look at the intersections of wearable tech, body augmentation and stilting. The images and stories from the history of stilting are inspiring, as are the stilt theatres of today involving mechanical and technical elements with giant costumes and puppetry.
Amira Routledge is a multi-media artist working in theatre, circus, and visual arts. She has a BFA in Theatre from the University of Victoria and moved to Toronto in 2003, when she began a career as a costume and set designer as well as a production artist. In 2010 Amira dove into the creation of community-engaged outdoor theatre and puppetry with Clay & Paper Theatre, finding her passion for circus and theatre converging there. Raised on dance classes then exposed to circus and flow arts in the early 2000's, Amira came into the life of a professional stilt performer from the ground up; through friends, community "circus jams", and local vaudeville cabaret culture. Since launching a circus troupe in 2008, an outdoor theatre company in 2012, and her own company "Stiltcore" in 2014, Amira is poised to produce exciting new stilt theatre in Toronto.
Clement Zhou of FuelWear
FuelWear Smart Apparel Inc. designs and sells intelligent winter clothing with active heat regulation. FuelWear's first product- the Flame Baselayer showed the world that clothing can be intelligent too and you don't have to sacrifice warmth for fashion or an active lifestyle. FuelWear will continue challenging the traditional way of thinking clothes and release more intelligent active products that power your winter experience without compromises. Clement Zhou studies Energy Systems in Engineering Science at University of Toronto. Clement is currently using his business minor towards growing FuelWear's operation as the CEO of the company.
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OCAD on Richmond
Isabel Pedersen, Decimal Lab, University of Ontario
Isabel Pedersen is a Canada Research Chair in Digital Life, Media, and Culture and is the director of the Decimal Lab at the University of Ontario where she also holds a position as an Associate Professor of Communication Studies. She is the author of Ready to Wear: A Rhetoric of Wearable Computers and Reality-Shifting Media, which explores how carryable, wearable, and implantable technologies impact the ways that people interact with one another and participate in culture. Her Decimal Lab is funded by a Canadian Foundation for Innovation Grant and she also holds a Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant for her research in reality-shifting media. Currently, she is researching critical dystopian film, transhumanist pondering, and brain interfaces that promise us futures that seem dramatically divergent from our current lives.
Jennifer Allison, The Art and Sole Academy
The Art and Sole Academy is the first shoemaking school in Canada to offer classes and workshops for those interested in learning the art of shoemaking. The Academy was founded by Canadian designer and shoemaker Jennifer Allison in 2014 with the goal in mind to make shoemaking accessible to a general audience.
Jennifer is originally from North Bay, Ontario and fell into the shoe industry unexpectedly after studying Fashion Design at Ryerson University in Toronto Canada. Upon graduation, she has had the opportunity to live and work throughout Canada, United States, South America, Asia and Europe fine tuning her shoemaking skills and gaining industry experience designing for various companies. Her work has been featured in many publications such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, In Style, Elle and Flare magazine to name a few and has been worn by many reputable icons such as, Cameron Diaz, Anne Hathaway, Blake Lively and Rihanna.
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OCAD on Richmond
AmpGear, Rickee Charbonneau, OCADU Graduate Candidate
AmpGear is a 3D printed prosthetic hand with interchangeable attachments. It aims to completely shift the paradigm of limb replacement from the current, strictly bound, and nearly obsessive aim to replicate hand function, towards an open discourse of prostheses as accessory tools. This project involves the use of 3D printing technology to allow for the prosthetic hand and its attachments to be quickly and cheaply printed at home with a desktop 3D printer, such as the Makerbot, or through a local 3D printing service.
Rickee Charbonneau is a recent graduate of the Digital Futures undergraduate program at OCAD U. As a digital media designer, Rickee is especially interested in the use of new and upcoming technologies (ie. 3D printing, wearable technology, game design) to creatively solve challenges. As a student in the Inclusive Design masters program at OCAD U, Rickee's current research interest is in eHealth and mHealth applications and how they can be more inclusively designed to then be more broadly adopted by users.
Peak Skis, Ken Leung of Normative
Peak Skis is an R&D project at Normative focussing on the development of sensor-enhanced, network-ready skis capable of measuring various aspects of the skier's performance. Ken will discuss the experience of developing both the physical ski prototypes and an accompanying mobile app for skiers, as well as the challenges around designing software which networks with sensor-enabled devices — such as determining what data is most meaningful to measure, how to integrate mobile app design with hardware design, and designing an experience that is ambient and seamless.
Ken is a multidisciplinary designer from Toronto with a passion for creating meaningful interactive experiences across a variety of mediums: from web and mobile software, to smart environments, wearable tech, and physical computing. He has worked for over 8 years as both a designer and software developer in a variety of corporate, healthcare, and academic research environments. He also studied Industrial Design and Digital Media at OCAD University, and holds a Psychology degree from the University of Toronto. Ken currently works as an interaction designer at Normative, in Toronto.
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OCAD on Richmond
Robert Tu of 'MeU'
MeU is an open-source wearable LED display that you can put into any piece of clothing including shirts, dresses, jackets, and even bags. It can display text and graphics all using your smartphone via Bluetooth. MeU has many applications including bike safety, fashion and information sharing.
Robert Tu is the creator of MeU. He started off his career as an electrical engineer after obtaining his Bachelor of Applied Science in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo. He worked in the manufacturing field for a number of years before transitioning into information technology sales at IBM. After working at IBM for nearly five years he decided to pursue his passion in design and went back to school to OCAD University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Design in 2013 and has since founded MeU.
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OCADU Graduate Gallery
Toronto, Ontario M5V 1W4
Special book launch event!
From O'Reilly.com:
What if your clothing could change color to complement your skin tone, respond to your racing heartbeat, or connect you with a loved one from afar?
Welcome to the world of shoes that can dynamically shift your height, jackets that display when the next bus is coming, and neckties that can nudge your business partner from across the room. Whether it be for fashion, function, or human connectedness, wearable electronics can be used to design interactive systems that are intimate and engaging.
Make: Wearable Electronics is intended for those with an interest in physical computing who are looking to create interfaces or systems that live on the body. Perfect for makers new to wearable tech, this book introduces you to the tools, materials, and techniques for creating interactive electronic circuits and embedding them in clothing and other things you can wear.
Each chapter features experiments to get you comfortable with the technology and then invites you to build upon that knowledge with your own projects. Fully illustrated with step-by-step instructions and images of amazing creations made by artists and professional designers, this book offers a concrete understanding of electronic circuits and how you can use them to bring your wearable projects from concept to prototype.
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OCAD on Richmond
Loretta Faveri, SoMo
Loretta Faveri is an emerging Canadian artist and designer working in wearable technology and textile arts. She is a recent graduate of OCAD University (OCADU) with a BDes in Material Art & Design. With the assistance of OCADU's Social Body Lab and the Imagination Catalyst she founded Sonic Wear, a design studio that has developed a wireless, wearable sensor that generates real-time sound through body movement. The device is called SoMo, and Sonic Wear is partnering with the Studio for Movement and Ballet Jorgen to use SoMo to develop a dynamic and integrated approach to teaching creative movement and music.
Robert Tu, MeU
Robert Tu is the founder and CEO of RTD which was established in June 2013. Robert started off his career as an electrical engineer after obtaining his Bachelor of Applied Science in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo. Robert was accepted into OCADU's Imagination Catalyst, and the MeU is the product of his time in the incubator.
MeU is a wearable LED display that can be put into clothing, bags and other wearable accessories. It is composed of a flexible LED matrix display and is controlled by a smartphone. There are several applications for MeU including safety, marketing and artistic performances. For safety applications MeU makes the wearer more visible at night which is ideal for cyclists, construction workers and police officers. MeU can also be used for creative purposes such as fashion shows, artist events and performance art.
Michael Vaughan, Lynxio
Mike Vaughan is the co-founder and product designer of Lynxio, a fully integrated electronic physiotherapy system that can be used to gather raw data from the body. He is a graduate of OCADU's Industrial Design program and was accepted into OCADU's Imagination Catalyst incubator to continue his research in physiotherapy and wearable technology. Lynxio is the product of this research.
Lynxio works as a mobile application in combination with a knee brace with embedded electronics. The application provides physiotherapy patients with their exercise routines, progress reports, therapists notes, and information on specific exercises. The data gathered from the movements and is then used to improve therapy results and reduce recovery time. All of the data is pushed to the patients physiotherapist who can then analyze the data and make better, more informed decisions about effective treatment.
Social Body Lab, Prosthetics of Being
The Social Body Lab is OCADU's research lab for wearable technologies. The lab looks to the human body as a starting point from which to consider how humans interface with and relate to the world around them. Beyond the basic functionality of incorporating technology into clothing, the Social Body Lab focuses on meaningful and provocative interactions, questioning the relationship between humans and technology through working prototypes and fully manifested projects.
Social Body Lab research assistants will present completed prototypes for conceptual wearables commissioned by Intel Research, exploring the concept of "technology as prosthesis". Expect wings that flap, hoods that deploy themselves, and textiles with morphing surface design.
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OCAD on Richmond
Eric Boyd, Sensebridge
North Paw is a compass anklet created by Sensebridge that vibrates to tell the wearer which way is North. It provides a haptic sense of direction. Customers purchase the North Paw kits, which they have to solder together themselves. From 2009 to 2010, Eric bought parts and stuffed kits for North Paw himself, in his bedroom. In the fall of 2010, he began working with a Chinese company to have the kits made in China. As with all manufacturing, the devil was in the details. In this talk, Eric will discuss the process of having a product "made in China". Eric Boyd is the founder of Sensebridge, a wearable electronics company., and is President of hacklab.to, a technology community space.
Alex Haagaard, Designer/Artist
Alex Haagaard is a designer and artist based in Toronto. She received her M.Des. in Interdisciplinary Design from OCAD U in 2013. Alex works at the interstices of science and technology studies, industrial design and jewellery design. Her main research interests lie in the design of medical and assistive devices, in particular, participatory design approaches to engaging with the conflicting needs of the multiple user groups involved with medical things. She is currently continuing with research related to her M.Des. thesis project, and is planning to pursue a Ph.D. at Lancaster University, studying the epistemic and sociological implications of the situated boundary role of medical identification jewellery.
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OCAD on Richmond
Elizabeth Elliot, Textile Artist
Elizabeth (Libs) Elliott is a textile artist taking a forward-thinking approach to merging technology with traditional craft by using generative design to build handmade quilts. The importance of craftsmanship, respecting the past and looking to the future are all reflected in her work. She studied Material Art & Design at OCAD University in 1996 and continues to live and work in Toronto, Canada. Most recently, her work has been featured on Gizmodo.com.
Rod Fitzsimmons Frey, GUILD Eyewear
Guild Eyewear is a Toronto-based company that provides you with the tools to create your own one-of-a-kind glasses and sunglasses. Using custom in-browser software, customers can use a photo of their face along with specific measurements to customize the outer frame, lens, or arm of a pair of glasses. Customers can also choose colours, patterns, hinges and lenses to create a pair of glasses that are uniquely their own. Glasses frames are then CNC-milled, assembled and mounted with lenses, and then shipped directly to the customer.
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OCAD on Richmond
PUSH is a fitness tracking device that measures reps, force, speed, volume load and explosive strength, among other qualities of weight lifting. It monitors data wirelessly through an accompanying app which allows you to share information with friends. It also offers a mode for coaches to track their athletes in real-time during training. It's a revolution for sports and fitness.
Mike Lovas is the Chief Design Officer and a co-founder of PUSH, a fit-tech start-up based out of MaRS. He has a background in Biomedical Engineering and is just about finished a degree in Industrial Design from OCAD U. Mike has worked on a number of wearable tech projects, including designing an EEG monitor for concussion diagnostics for a medical company, and working on a system for teaching mindfulness to teens with mental illness for the Mobile Experience Lab at OCAD U.
Kiwi Wearable Technologies' first product, the Kiwi Move, is a circuit board that contains motion, temperature, sound and altitude sensors, and connects wirelessly to the Kiwi online platform. Whether it is worn on a piece of clothing, in a strap or carried in a case, the Move is designed to make wearers' lives happier, healthier and more convenient. The Move seamlessly integrates with an easy-to-use mobile application which gives wearers the power to use a gesture to interact with a home entertainment or lighting system, tap the Move to control a household appliance, use the microphone to record a voice memo, leverage the motion sensors to detect, record and analyze their daily activities and so much more. The Kiwi Move is open by design and enables developers of all skill levels to build innovative wearable technology applications without having to manufacture hardware.
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OCAD on Richmond
Izzy Camilleri, IZ Adaptive Collection
As one of Canada's top fashion designers, Izzy Camilleri has been in the fashion business for 30 years. Establishing herself as a premier designer in both Canadian and international fashion scenes, Camilleri creates collections that are inspiring, iconic, polished and modern. In 2006, Camilleri won the Fashion Designer of the Year award and in 2009 she became an industry pioneer through the launch of the revolutionary IZ Adaptive Collection, a line of adaptive apparel designed for people with physical disabilities who use a wheelchair. All adaptations closely follow the seated line of the body eliminating excess fabric bulk from the front, sides and back resulting in a streamlined, polished look. The design features of this contemporary yet classic collection make dressing effortless for both the wearer and assistant.
Maz Ghaderi and Ryan Maksymic, OCADU Graduate Candidates
Sufism is a mystical divergence rooted in Islam and is characterized with shamanism, poetic thought, and a display of devotion to The Beloved through prayer, mediation and song. Due to its esoteric, peaceful and apolitical nature, Sufism, and most notably Rumi's work, has gained quite a following in the West. Dissolving Self employs metaphoric data visualization, motion capture and wearable technology to harness the subtle movements of a contemporary dancer. Maz Ghaderi and Ryan Maksymic are both OCADU Digital Futures Graduate Candidates.
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OCAD on Richmond
SPECIAL EVENT: Social Body Lab Research Projects
Like JLo, the name SoMo is a blending of two words, sound and movement. These words are the foundation of the product; a wearable device that generates real time sound through body movement. Wearing SoMo is a playful, engaging and interactive experience that inspires creative movement. It can be used for live performances or within an educational setting. Loretta Faveri is an emerging artist and designer working in wearable technology and textile arts. In 2012 Loretta formed SonicWear, a small design studio aimed at developing wearable sensors for dancers. SoMo, their first prototype, consists of footwear that enables dancers to generate sound through their movements.
Sometimes we need secret codes to communicate with our friends, partners, or colleagues while in the company of a larger group of people: a nudge, a cough, a scratch of the nose; something that says "save me from this conversation", "let's get out of here", or "I'm thinking of you". What if our clothing could communicate these messages for us? Created by the Social Body Lab, the Nudgeables Accessory Kit is a modular hardware kit for creating paired sets of wireless wearable accessories. By creatively embedding wireless communication into yours and your partner's garments/accessories, you are able to secretly "nudge" each other at a distance.
Being seen at night is a huge concern for cyclists. Danger arises when lights are stolen, or left at home, leaving the rider vulnerable. While there are several lights on the market that are worn on the body, their aesthetic is more suited to deer hunting than bar hopping. The Social Body Lab, along with fashion designer Angella Mackey, have been researching ways to create bicycle lights that are stylish, modular, and worn on the body. They have been investigating materials, light diffusion, fabrication technologies, circuitry and fastening. Ultimately, you won't forget to bring your lights when they blend seamlessly into your wardrobe.
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OCAD on Richmond
Francis LeBouthillier, OCAD University
Francis LeBouthillier is a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist and designer who uses traditional approaches to figurative sculpture along with new technologies to build training devices for the medical industry. Since 1989, Francis has been a Professor at OCAD University, where he is cross-appointed within the Faculties of Art and Design. He chaired the Sculpture/Installation Program from 2007 to 2012. For the past 10 years, Francis has also designed and manufacturedhigh-fidelity surgical simulators and medical models. Working in collaboration with medical research partners, that include research teams at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital, Women's College Hospital, and the University of Toronto's Surgical Skills Lab, he has developed several simulators that are integral to refining the surgical techniques of obstetricians worldwide.
Stacie Vos is an intern architect at Cindy Rendely Architexture, a studio with a focus on materiality, craft and detailing, as well as a Researcher for RAD, the Responsive Architecture at Daniels laboratory. She is currently designing and constructing Micro-Environment Gear. Building on current research in wearable computing and the increasing proliferation of self-monitoring health initiatives, this project merges the performance of medical gear with fashion's affordance for self augmentation and personal expression. Stacie holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from McGill University.
Mandad Tabrizi, Heal.X Innovation
Originally from Tehran, Iran, Mandad Tabrizi studied Industrial Design at the Ontario College of Arts and Design, where he earned a BDes in 2012. He also has a background in kinesiology and sports medicine. He has won multiple design awards and helped a number of startup companies with their design strategy and user experience challenges. He is currently a participant of Imagination Catalyst incubator at OCADU, where he founded his medical design startup HEAL.X INNOVATION that focuses on orthopaedic immobilization devices for bone fractures and musculoskeletal injuries. His design process is based on a core belief that in order to be able to innovate in any field, we must challenge the things we take for granted.
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OCAD on Richmond
Nick Puckett is the founding director of AltN Research+Design, a design practice focused on creating dynamic links between software, robotics, biological agents, chemical engineering, and material behavior that generate new potentials for the design of intelligent environments. The work of AltN Research has been exhibited in venues including the Venice Architecture Biennale, International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville, and the Art Institute of Chicago. The work has also been published in the books including Fabricate: Making Digital Architecture, Hyperlinks, and the forthcoming Inside Smart Geometry. Nick is currently an Assistant Professor in the Digital Futures Initiative at OCAD, and has previously taught within departments of architecture, design, chemical and electrical engineering, and computer science.
Alex Beriault is currently attending her fifth year at OCAD University majoring in Sculpture/Installation art, and pursuing a double minor in Drawing & Painting, and Wearable Technology. Since 2011, and while exploring her art practice, Alex has worked as an art model and has utilized this knowledge to contribute to her philosophies on the discourses of collaborative experience. Throughout her years at OCAD, her work has explored conceptual avenues through performative installation, considering the relationships of the 'immobilized motilities' of the human form. Alex attempts to create visual dialogues through the physical merge between the body and the prosthesis, and questions how this unconventional relationship creates interruptions in the perception of self and the interactions with our social surroundings.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
OCAD on Richmond
Jorge Silva, Inclusive Design Research Centre (OCADU) & Komodo OpenLab
Jorge is an Inclusive Tech Developer at the Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University and Technical Lead at OCAD U's spin-off Komodo OpenLab. As a recovering academic, he codes and lays out circuit board traces to avoid relapsing. Jorge is most proud of his work with Tecla, a set of tools that provides access to mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, for those who are unable to manipulate them due to disease or disability. Jorge believes open source is one of the best ways to empower marginalized communities to "scratch their own itch" (as he was recently seen preaching at TEDx MontréalQuartierLatin).
Dr. Keryn Lian, Flexible Energy and Electronics Laboratory, University of Toronto
Dr. Keryn Lian is an Associate Professor and director of Flexible Energy and Electronics lab (F.E.E.lab) at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto. In the F.E.E.lab, Dr. Lian and her students are conducting research on novel materials to enable light-weight, thin, and flexible energy storage and electronic technologies. Prior to joining UofT, she was a distinguished member of the technical staff and Manager at Motorola Labs, where she conducted and led research in energy storage, RF-MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) and microfluidics with advanced printed wiring board (PWB) technologies. She has published about 70 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, and holds 35 issued US patents.
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OCAD on Richmond
You are invited to attend the next TWM with a pair of mittens to make some seriously HOT alterations including our "Toasty Digits" self-warming mittens circuit (how else are you going to keep your phalanges warm?), "Seasonal Swiping" touchscreen-compatible fingertips, and our "Nothing's Gunna Stop Us Now" illuminated mitten sets for friends and lovers! We will supply materials such as conductive fabric, conductive thread, battery holders, batteries and leds, however if you'd like to construct a fancier circuit then please consider visiting Creatron (255 College Ave.) for a few additional materials:
"Toasty Digits" Self-Warming Mittens requires 1 or 2 small heating pads (Creatron, $7 ea), and a 9V battery
Don't forget your mittens (or gloves)!
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OCAD on Richmond
David Cecchetto, OCAD University
Carol Moukheiber and Christos Marcopoulos, U of T RAD Lab
Carol Moukheiber is Assistant Professor and Director of the Master of Urban Design program at the University of Toronto's Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. She is also co-founder and partner in the architecture practice Studio NMinusOne (n-1). She has previously worked in the offices of SOM, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, San Francisco, New York, and Bruce Mau Design, Toronto. At the domestic scale, her work has focused on the home as an immersive environment – one capable of generating new physical and emotional experiences -- through the enhancement or recalibration of its infrastructure, or set of programs. She is the co-editor of Wild Wild Urbanism, Redesigning California [CCA 2006], and co-author of The Living, Breathing, Thinking Responsive Buildings of the Future [Thames & Hudson]. Her design work has been acquired by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and published widely in academic and mainstream media including Praxis Journal of Architecture, Domus, The New York Times Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. She is the recipient of a Canada Foundation for Innovation grant providing support for the newly launched RAD, Responsive Architecture at Daniels laboratory. Studio NMinusOne has been selected by the New York Architectural League for their Emerging Voices lecture series, 2012.
Christos Marcopoulos is Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto's Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. He is also co-founder and partner in the architecture practice Studio NMinusOne (n-1). Christos has extensive professional working experience having worked in the offices of OMA, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rotterdam, led by Rem Koolhaas, and SOM, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, San Francisco. His technical expertise has been instrumental in the development of Studio NMinusOne's projects. His work on the domestic environment has been acquired by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He is the co-editor of Wild Wild Urbanism, Redesigning California [CCA 2006], and co-author of The Living, Breathing, Thinking Responsive Buildings of the Future [Thames & Hudson]. His built work has been published widely in academic and mainstream media including Praxis Journal of Architecture, Domus, The New York Times Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. Studio NMinusOne has been selected by the New York Architectural League for their Emerging Voices lecture series, 2012.
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OCAD on Richmond
Seth Hardy and Carl Penny - Site3 CoLab
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OCAD on Richmond
JP Rishea
Gregory Phillips
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OCAD on Richmond
Faye Mullen
Mullen grew up bilingually in the Niagara Region, Canada. She studied studio art with an emphasis in sculpture at l'école National Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France and at the Ontario College of Art & Design and University of Toronto where she received her BFA and Masters.
Mullen has exhibited internationally in solo and curated group exhibitions in Paris, Seoul, Portland, Melbourne and Toronto and has participated in international artist residencies in Canada, United States and South Korea. She is the founder of minnow & bass Gallery, a nomadic artist-run space currently dormant. Currently, Faye situates her practice in Toronto.
Mike Doell
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OCAD on Richmond
Ariel Garten, Chief Executive Officer, InteraXon
If there ever was a gap between science, art, business and technology, Ariel has closed it. Her work converts the workings of the mind into tangible solutions. Ariel has researched at the Krembil Neuroscience Institute studying hippocampal neurogenesis, displayed work at the Art Gallery of Ontario, DeLeon White Gallery, and designed a clothing line that opened Toronto Fashion Week. The intersections of these diverse interests have culminated into various lectures with topics such as "The Neuroscience of Aesthetics" and "The Neuroscience of Conflict, featured on TVO's Big Ideas. Referred to as the "Brain Guru" by Now Magazine, CBC Radio and the Toronto Star, Ariel has also run a successful real estate business, spent time as the designer and owner of Canadian fashion boutique, Flavourhall, and is a practicing psychotherapist.
Marie O'Mahony, Professor of Advanced Textiles for Fashion Design, OCAD University
"The Soft Machine – Design in the Cyborg Age" -- The term cyborg was first coined by Manfred E. Clynes and Nathan S. Kline in 1960 for a man-machine hybrid that would survive in an extraterrestrial environment. Derived from 'cybernetics' (Greek for 'steersman') and 'organism', Cybernetics refers to the study of control systems and comparison between artificial and biological systems. The significance of the human is as host to the technology. This presentation looks at the origins, motivation and development of the cyborg. It includes the quest for immortality and artificial life as well as mythologies, prosthetics, portable environments and right up to the most recent research and developments in wearable technologies.
Marie O'Mahony is Professor of Advanced Textiles for Fashion Design at OCADU in Toronto and Visiting Professor at University of the Arts London. She was previously Professor of Advanced Textiles for Fashion Design at UTS in Sydney where she also served on the Australian Government's Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry Innovation Council (TCFIIC) from 2009-2011. Marie is the author and co-author of five books including Cyborg – the Man Machine (2002), TechnoTextiles2 (2006) and most recent Advanced Textiles for Health and Well-Being (2011) all published by Thames and Hudson. Exhibitions curated include The Soft Machine – Design in the Cyborg Age at The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and TechnoThreads at the Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin.
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Social Body Lab
Rachael Kess is a fibre student at OCAD University and she wants to start a holistic revolution. Working with the idea that bodies are the one thing that we have in common, Rachael likes to subvert technology in order to engage her viewers/participants in a critical dialogue about how balance can be found between body and technology. She makes masks and puppets using wet/needle felting, weaving and electronics and uses her electro-textile objects in performance, often while naked. Rachael started making masks and puppets in order to connect her teaching/healing practice with her creative practice. When not naked and masked, Rachael teaches yoga and practices Thai yoga massage fully clothed.
Ryan Taylor is a graduate goldsmith, chief designer & co-founder of the Fair Trade Jewellery Company (FTJCo) which by Valentines day 2011 was the only company in North America, and only one of a handful internationally to produce using Fairtrade Fairmined Certified gold. Ryan's documentary about these metals 'The Last Gold Rush' is available online:
He currently sits as Co-Chair of the Responsible Jewellery Council's (RJC) Standards Committee which has published the industry's first Chain of Custody system for Gold & Platinum metals, and has recently taken on the role of Chair for the RJC's sub-committee on Diamond Chain of Custody. In March Ryan will continue his work visiting artisanal Diamond miners in Central African Republic & Liberia with the US State Dept. & USAid as part of a program called PRADD (Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development). An initiative much like Fairtrade Fairmined which could improve the lives and rights of workers and their communities.
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Social Body Lab
Marisa Ranalli is an electronic textile artist. She focuses on relating interaction with her work to themes of deep sea life, human biology, and light. Marisa's intimate knowledge of textile processes and construction allows her to integrate electronic components into textiles in an aesthetically pleasing and functional manner. Through design consideration and intricate construction, the electronic components become part of the textile, making the distinction unrecognizable.
Marisa has had her work displayed at the Textile Museum of Canada in an exhibition called 'Super Wired' (2008). She has also shown her explorations in electronic textiles at a solo show titled 'Siphonophorae' at the Anna Leonowens Gallery (2010). Marisa is a graduate of the Crafts and Design program at Sheridan College (2009) and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (2010), majoring in Textiles at both.
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Social Body Lab
Ever wanted to play with conductive paint, make conductive pom-poms, and experiment with paper circuits? In this special installation of the Toronto Wearables Meetup, we invite you to celebrate the holiday season with us and a pile of conductive materials. We will show you how to construct paper circuit holiday cards for friends and loved ones -- even your dog Skippy. There will be a special presentation by Eric Boyd focusing on new materials on the market. The rest of the time will be hands-on fun and experimentation in the spirit of the holidays. P.S.There will be cookies.
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Social Body Lab
Isabel Pedersen B.A., M.A., Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Design at Ryerson University. Pedersen's research explores reality-shifting media (wearable devices and the intent to augment the real with the virtual). It attends to justifications for near as well as far future reality-shifting devices like brain interfaces and augmented memory applications in order to understand the (trans)human implications for society. Isabel will be speaking about her research in this area.
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Social Body Lab
Jessica Thompson is a media artist whose projects facilitate social situations in public space through sound, performance and wearable technologies. Her studio practice involves the creation of interactive sound pieces that audience members are invited to borrow and use within urban environments, and large-scale collaborative performances.
Her work has been shown in numerous national and international exhibitions and festivals such as ISEA 2006 (San Jose, CA), FINE/LINE (Denmark), the Conflux Festival (New York), the Deep Wireless Festival of Radio and Transmission Art, (Toronto) and most recently at the Norsk Teknisk Museum (Oslo). Her projects have appeared in publications such as Canadian Art, c Magazine, Acoustic Territories, and numerous art and technology blogs. She holds a BFA in Visual Art from York University in Toronto and an MFA in Emerging Practices from SUNY at Buffalo.
The H2.0 Collective consists of OCAD art and design students Loretta Faveri, Joanne Jin, Michael Vaughn and Chris Holborn. The Collective launched their first exhibition at Nuit Blanche 2011, for which they designed a series of anthropomorphic dresses that interact with viewer's movement, speech, and proximity. Through this work the H2.0 Collective raises the issue of modern society's reliance on technologies to represent one's sentiments, while at the same time humouring and impressing the viewer with the capabilities of wearable soft circuits encased in their clever designs.
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Social Body Lab
Jeremy Bailey is a Toronto-based new media artist whose work explores custom software in a performative context. Powered by humor and computer vision, his work wryly critiques the uneasy relationship between technology and the body while playfully engaging the protocols of digital media (Greg J Smith, Rhizome). His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and festivals internationally including recent exhibitions at Tate Liverpool, The Nam June Paik Art Center in South Korea, the Zero01 San Jose Biennial, and NIMk in Amsterdam. He received his MFA in Art Media Studies from Syracuse University in 2006.
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Angella Mackey is an independent Canadian clothing designer currently based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Angella studied, practised, and played in the field of new media and electronic art for almost a decade in Toronto, Canada. In 2007 she set her sights on clothing, inspired by artists working with soft electronics and textiles. Since then her mission has been to create hyper-functional garments, never sacrificing style. Angella's Vega line of illuminated coats debuted in March 2011.
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Sean Montgomery was born in Northern California and is currently living outside New York City. He has recently completed a PhD in Neuroscience, in which he studied how brain rhythms coordinate local and distant networks of neurons in the hippocampus to orchestrate encoding and retrieval of episodic memories.
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Eric Boyd is the founder of Sensebridge, an electronic jewelry company. He was born and raised in Ontario Canada, on a small chicken farm. He attended Queens University for engineering, graduating in 2003, but not before co-founding StumbleUpon.com. After graduating, he lived and worked in Silicon Valley at a high tech startup, designing industrial sensors and helping install them at semi-conductor fabs across the United States. He now lives and works in Toronto Canada, where he is President of Hacklab.to, a technology community space. At Sensebridge, Eric works on a variety of devices which are intended to augment the user, turning them into a cyborg. These devices include North Paw, a compass anklet that gives users a sense of direction, and Heart Spark, a heart-beat flashing pendant which broadcasts the wearers emotions.
In his spare time, Eric is Dean of the Toronto Awesome Foundation, which gives away $1000 each month to support an awesome project somewhere in Toronto. His favorites include the Toronto Kiss Map and Cardboard Fort Night. His other hobbies include Quantified Self and Guerrilla Gardening.
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Robert Lendrum is an artist working in video and documentary. He also works as a graphic designer in television broadcast for the CBC. He holds a BFA from the University of Western Ontario, an MA in Media Studies from Concordia University and an MFA in Documentary Media from Ryerson University. He has exhibited and screened his work throughout Canada and the United States at venues such as the Images Festival, Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Doris McCarthy Gallery, Gallery TPW, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Eye Level Gallery, Spark Art Space, as well as at the Sixth Annual Brakhage Symposium in Boulder, Colorado. His video work is distributed by Vtape.
Angella Mackey is a Canadian with a diverse background in new media art, electronics, fashion and product design. Vega is based in Gothenburg, Sweden where Angella currently lives and works.
Oldouz Moslemian is a Toronto-based textile designer and artist. She graduated from OCAD University in 2010 with a BDes in Material Art & Design with a concentration in Fibre.
Moslemian uses textiles as her primary site of exploration while incorporating other materials and technologies into the structure of her work to create unique fabrics that react to the surrounding environment. In 2010, she was granted funding form Canada's National Research Council-Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to further develop her projects. Currently she is a resident of Social Body Lab at OCAD University, developing her new body of work.
In her practice, Moslemian collapses the boundaries of science, engineering, and craft to create artworks that imbue meaning onto textiles while shedding light on their transformative value as artifacts that carry within them societal knowledge.
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Kameraflage Inc. has developed patent-pending display technology that exploits a digital image sensor's natural ability to see more colours than the human eye.
By rendering content both in the visible and invisible spectrum, Kameraflage displays enable an Augmented Reality experience accessible to anyone with a standard digital camera or camera-phone, without the need for an internet connection or installing an app.
Pong Prom - Ed Keeble
Pong Prom is an art project designed to produce an experience which is at once competitive and collaborative. Participants don specially-designed hoodies and engage in a game of Pong by slow dancing with each other.
Non-Standard Bodies – Mike Tissenbaum & Ginger Coons
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An experience in every season! Guests of the Hotel Innere Enge will appreciate the superior air quality here even if they venture no further than the park.
Those wishing to be more active can go for walks through the snow-clad landscape.
Joggers, meanwhile, can pick up speed on one of Bern's loveliest tree-lined boulevards and families here can have fun playing mini golf.
Those looking for something more low-key can retreat to the park with a good book or lie back and enjoy the unique views of the Alps and the city of Bern.

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'This Town' puts D.C. under witty, insightful, sobering microscope
The clubby political world of Washington, D.C., as Mark Leibovich describes it in "This Town," resembles WWE a little: faces and heels acting out story lines of intense conflict while all working together to get rich.
"A gold rush has enthralled the place," Leibovich writes. "It has, in recent years, become a crucible of easy wealth, fame, forgiveness and next acts. Punditry has replaced reporting as journalism's highest calling, accompanied by a mad dash of 'self-branding,' to borrow a term that had now fully infested the city." »Read Full Article
Milwaukee musician Sam McCue remembers days playing with Phil Everly
Phil Everly didn't just sing "All I Have to Do Is Dream."
He helped Sam McCue live his. »Read Full Article(6)
New York City music exec tells of longtime love of Packers
His professional routine involves bringing hip-hop to the masses, but his Sunday routine revolves around the Packers.
Lyor Cohen, the former head of Def Jam records, was profiled by the New York Times in this week's "Sunday Routine" column, which notes that Cohen is a "passionate fan of the Green Bay Packers" and "everything gets thrown off" when the team is playing. »Read Full Blog Post


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MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A Huntsville legislator says he's working on changes to his bill allowing an extract from marijuana to be used to treat children's seizures from epilepsy.
Republican Sen. Paul Sanford says he will join other advocates to announce the changes Tuesday and he hopes it will improve the bill's chance of passing.
Sanford's bill was on the Senate's work agenda Thursday, but the Senate broke for the weekend without getting to it. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh says he expects it to be back on the work agenda on Tuesday.
Sanford's bill and similar legislation offered by Republican Rep. Mike Ball of Madison does not outright legalize the oil obtained from marijuana. Instead, it gives patients and their caretakers a justifiable defense if charged with drug possession over the oil.
The South Carolina state House of Representatives recently passed a similar bill that would carve out an exemption for a type of medical marijuana extract called Cannabidiol oil, which does not include the chemical THC.


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I love Vista Del Rio 55+ Mobile Home Community in Vancouver, WA! I just had the fun of listing the 17401 SE 39th St., #91 there yesterday.
Here is a quick description of the home:
BEST home in Vista Del Rio! Custom upgraded all the way. Built for comfort/retirement!Extremely well maintained. Rewired, re-plumbed, sheet rock, vinyl windows,custom cabinetry,luxurious heated tiles on the kitchen center island, 2 pantries, 2 bedrooms and the master bedroom has a HUGE, HUGE amazing walk-in closet. There's also a gorgeous full length covered patio that feels like you are on vacation! Even the 10x30 garage is awesome-has workshop w/lots shelving/benches. You'll also enjoy lots of parking and walking paths.
17401 SE 39th St., #91...Call for a tour today! You'll love it!
I know you'll say...it's basically a mobile home park...but I beg to differ! It is a COMMUNITY! The whole area is kept spotlessly clean. I know because the security man in the little golf cart has stopped and spoken to me on several occasions. Just chatting, but probably checking out what my purpose is while I'm visiting there in the park.
There is a sense of belonging there. They have a newsletter with tons of activities such as bingo, aerobics, pancake breakfasts, birthday recognition and potlucks. The members know each other and stop their cars to chat with other neighbors.
This picture is the Vista Del Rio Clubhouse at 17401 SE 39th St., Vancouver, WA
There is a swimming pool! An outdoor, gorgeous pool. The Clubhouse is right above the pool. There at the Clubhouse you can watch the swimmers in the swimming pool, check your mail, grab a library book or take a class. Vista Del Rio is a great place to live.
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News and updates
Semester 2, 2016 provisional lists of units to be recorded
Provisional lists of units to be recorded in Semester 2, 2016 are now available on the faculty pages. These lists will be added to as new recording requests are received.
Semester 1, 2016 lecture recordings remain available
Links to Semester 1, 2016 recorded units are available at the top of the current faculty pages.
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Is private school worth it? Paying for kids' education
John Collett Cathy Filardo knows the value of a good education; she is, after all, a teacher.
'All parents owe their children is love and a good education'
George Cochrane Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
How to pay for a tertiary education
Olivia Maragna Finishing a degree can cost tens of thousands of dollars and leave you with a student loan that you'll spend a lifetime repaying
How to save for your kids' education
John Collett Education costs are rising faster than inflation, so if you want choices about schools for your children, you need to plan ahead.
How to pay for your kids' education
Mark Bouris Between private or public school fees and extras such as sport, music and camps, the cost of your children's education can be significant.
An early start will help you plan for kids' education
Alex Berlee Where should parents begin if they want to make sure they can cover the cost of educating their children?
Education funds ease schooling headache
John Collett Putting your child through school is an expensive business. Starting saving now is one option.
Getting a super education for SMSF trustees
Alexandra Cain From July 1 SMSF trustees who break super laws will face mandatory education. So exactly what do you need to know to run a super fund?
Options for education
I Can Do That The strategy: to work out whether I need to restructure how I'm saving for the children's education.
Funding a private education
Many parents paying school fees wish they had started a savings plan when their children were born. The simple fact is that the earlier a savings plan is started, the less needs to be contributed...
Education fund put to the test
By John Collett One couple's attempt to ensure they had the cash for their children's schooling went awry.
What you can do if you're facing compulsory acquisition
Christine Long Advice for people who lose their homes at the hands of their own government.
What we learn about money from our parents, whether they teach it or not
John Collett Jim Buda thinks he was a bit "delinquent" in teaching his children about money, but now he's gone into business with his daughter Bella.
Jon Snow and why we all need an estate plan
Catherine Robson You won't find yourself raised from the dead by dark magic and potentially be the rightful heir to seven kingdoms, but you may have a complicated personal life.
The 10 biggest money mistakes
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon If you're smart, over your lifetime a deliberate trickle of "me" money will become a big personal pool of cash – which you can then happily splash.
Financial literacy proposal to help propel young Australians to a bright future
Mark Bouris Becoming financially savvy is more important than ever in today's complex world if you want to get ahead.
Growing tribe of digital nomads works from anywhere
Christine Long Amanda Cordner runs her boutique marketing agency from wherever she happens to be – currently Cairns.
The role of luck in success and investing
Caitlin Fitzsimmons Luck is a much underrated force in life and finances.
Pokemon Go lets you see the world in new ways
Catherine Robson Pokemon Go shows how brands can be revitalised, but it's also a lesson in the way you can view the world.
How happy couples deal with money
John Collett Chris and Kate Stead have their finances pretty well worked out with minimal disagreements over money.


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Favolaschia calocera
Favolaschia calocera, commonly known as the orange pore fungus, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family, found in Madagascar, New Zealand, Italy and Australia.[1] The first reported sighting in Australia was in 2005. It is very common on the walk trails in Lamington National Park near to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat.
The fungus presents as a bright orange stalked fan, 5 mm–30 mm diameter, with prominent pores on the underside.[1]
F. calocera is thought to be native to Madagascar. It is an invasive species in New Zealand, where it may be displacing native fungi species.
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- ^ a b "Orange Poreconch (Favolaschia calocera)". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 14/5/2012.


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UConn will play three games in four days, meeting either Iona or Quinnipiac on Saturday or Sunday, depending on the outcome of the Wake Forest game. The tournament wraps up on Monday.
The big news from UConn Wednesday, as you may have read in our forums, was coach Kevin Ollie's $100,000 gift toward the construction of the UConn Basketball Development Center.
"I thought it was very important to show my commitment to the UConn Basketball Development Center," Ollie said in a statement. "I have had the incredible opportunity to be a member of the Husky family and that experience has influenced every part of my life. I want to be an example for all former UConn basketball student-athletes, who have had the privilege of playing for two Hall of Fame coaches, to join me in supporting this facility. It will help ensure the long-term success of the programs that all of us helped establish."
UConn's Board of Trustees approved a final construction budget of $33 million for the basketball facility on Wednesday and the official groundbreaking will take place this spring. The facility will be used both the men's and women's programs.
UConn reports that it currently has donations and pledges for $24 million. The school is still conducting a fundraising drive to secure the total costs of the project, which will be $38 million, including furniture, fixtures and equipment.
"I want to thank Kevin and his wife Stephanie for making this gift to the UConn Basketball Development Center," athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement. "Kevin has experienced our program from all facets as a student-athlete, assistant coach and now the head coach. I am proud that Kevin has provided this leadership gift and it is indicative of the positive contributions that former Husky student-athletes can have on the future success of our programs."
In the video below, UConn guard Shabazz Napier talks about the team's depth, the importance of defense and the improvement of junior forward Tyler Olander.


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France leads 11 countries in manufacturing productivity growth during 1997
March 17, 1999
Labor productivity in U.S. manufacturing rose 4.2 percent during 1997, ranking near the middle of 11 countries for which comparable data are available. Manufacturing labor productivity grew in all 11 of those countries, topped by France at 6.8 percent. Labor productivity measures output per hour, accounting for changes in both output and hours worked.
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Manufacturing output increased in all 11 countries, ranging from a 1.0-percent increase in the United Kingdom to 6.7-percent growth in Taiwan. U.S. manufacturing rose for the sixth consecutive year; its 5.9-percent growth rate was above the average for all countries.
In 1997, hours worked increased in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Hours worked decreased in the remaining countries, so that their overall labor productivity growth rates were larger than their growth rates in output. Labor productivity grows faster when more output is produced in fewer hours.
These data are a product of the BLS Foreign Labor Statistics program. Additional information is available in news release USDL 99-63, "International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Cost Trends, 1997 Revised Data".
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, France leads 11 countries in manufacturing productivity growth during 1997 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/1999/mar/wk3/art03.htm (visited September 27, 2016).
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A look at healthcare spending, employment, pay, benefits, and prices
As one of the largest U.S. industries, healthcare is steadily growing to meet the needs of an increasing population with an increasing life expectancy. This Spotlight looks at how much people spend on healthcare, current and projected employment in the industry, employer-provided healthcare benefits, healthcare prices, and pay for workers in healthcare occupations.
Employment and Wages in Healthcare Occupations
Healthcare occupations are a significant percentage of U.S. employment. Some of the largest and highest paying occupations are in healthcare. This Spotlight examines employment and wages for healthcare occupations.
Fifty years of looking at changes in peoples lives
Longitudinal surveys help us understand long-term changes, such as how events that happened when a person was in high school affect labor market success as an adult.


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Music From Mexico: Francisco Zúñiga Olmos and Alephsus ValdésMay 23, 2016
This Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 at noon in the Weitz Center, Composers Francisco Zúñiga Olmos and Alephsus Valdés will present selections of their music, and discuss Mexico's artistic and cultural climate.
Evening of Dance: Rosy Simas and Deborah Jinza ThayerMay 23, 2016
A shared evening of dance featuring Rosy Simas performing We Wait In The Darkness and Deborah Jinza Thayer's All Hail the Queen will take place Tuesday, May 24th at 7 PM in the Weitz Center Theater.
FIELD Dance PerformanceMay 20, 2016
Carleton Dance Faculty, Judith Howard, Jane Shockley, Whitney McClusky and senior students, Mike Bahn, Ellis Johnston and Lucia Webb will present an evening of dance work in the Weitz Center Theater and Atrium on Friday, May 20 at 7:30pm and Sunday, May 22 at 2pm.
Walk the Weitz: An Improvisational PerformanceMay 16, 2016
A group of roughly thirty people came together on May 11, 2016 to walk the Weitz Center for Creativity as an improv performance. Once everyone wiggled into their WALK! t-shirts, any distinction between dancer and audience melted away.
Senior Studio Art Show: ArticulatedMay 11, 2016
This Friday, May 13th, 2016, at 7 PM marks the opening of the Senior Studio Art Show: ARTICULATED at the Weitz. This exhibition features all of Carleton's senior studio art majors' final comps projects, which vary from ceramic, to painting, to print, and video works. Carleton seniors featured include...
Leading Experimental Walker Phil Smith is Artist-in-Residence at WALK!May 8, 2016
Phil Smith is among the preeminent Experimental Walkers in Britain, and a leading writer on walking as a discovery process. He will be Artist-in-Residence at the Carleton WALK! Festival from May 9 - May 21. Phil will be presenting 10 public events: please join us!


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If you love pizza (and let's be honest who doesn't?!) then here is a fun crock pot version…a new twist on the traditional pie! This Crock Pot Pizza Casserole is one meal the whole family will love and real comfort food dish. It would also be a great for a potluck or perfect for busy families who might be eating at different times (the crock pot keeps it warm!). I hope you like it as much as we did!
– 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
– 1 onion diced (yes I bought pre-chopped onion. I am incredibly sensitive to onions and despise cutting them!)
– One package (or 1 cup) sliced mushrooms. I recommend fresh but in a pinch you could use canned.
– 8 ounce box of penne pasta noodles (or ziti or rigatoni). I used half of the box you see in the picture.
– 2 or 3 14oz jars of pizza sauce. I used 2 jars and thought it was great but a 3rd would make it a little saucier.
– 1 teaspoon minced garlic (I keep a jar of it in my fridge for easy cooking)
– 1 package of Hormel Turkey Pepperoni (you could use regular pepperoni but I prefer their Turkey pepperoni and it is 70% less fat! It's one of my favorite go-to snacks while following the Weight Watchers program)
– 16 ounce of shredded mozzarella. I used the reduced-fat version for a lower-calorie meal!
1. Saute onion, garlic and mushrooms together. Set aside and brown ground beef. Drain off grease and mix the two together.
2. Boil pasta for about 7 minutes. You want it to be undercooked so they don't get mushy in the crock pot.
3. Spray bottom and sides of crock pot with cooking spray and layer as follows: 1/2 of pasta, 1 jar of sauce, 1/2 meat mixture, 1 layer pepperoni, 1 layer of cheese, other half of pasta, 2nd jar of sauce, other half of meat mixture, another layer of pepperoni, a thick layer of cheese to cover everything and top it off with a couple more slices of pepperoni (just to make it look like a pizza!).
4. Cook on low for 3 hours.
Serve with a side salad or just by itself (because it pretty much covers all the major food groups!)
The kids loved it, including baby sister!
This sounds delicious! We usually have pizza night once a week, and this would be a great pizza alternative to mix it up. Thanks for sharing.
What a great action picture of your daughter!
I made this tonight. It was awesome! I've been following your blog for awhile but this week is the first I've made anything you posted. I did this and the Ninja Turtle hat (which my son loved!) and both worked out great. Thanks for the helpful posts!!
I made this without mear for dinner tonight!! So tasty, I really liked it!! I used a spinach and basil marinara red sauce, very good. Thanks Sarah!! Your blog is my happy place!!


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Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for Supporting the Selection of Engineering Materials in Product Design
1st Edition
- eBook ISBN 9780080993904
- Print ISBN 9780080993867
This book describes the growing field of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) as applied to materials selection in product design. Useful in academic and research contexts, as well as to practitioners in materials engineering and design, it aids readers in producing successful designs by improving the decision-making process in materials selection.
It is a constant challenge for designers, even when educated in the fundamentals of materials and mechanical engineering, to select the best materials to satisfy complex design problems. Current approaches to materials selection range from the use of intuition and experience to computer-based methods including electronic databases and search engines. Increasingly, MCDM methods are proving effective in materials selection for complex design problems. These methods supplement existing quantitative methods, such as selection charts, by allowing simultaneous consideration of design attributes, component configurations and types of material.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1. The Importance of Decision Support in Materials Selection
1.1 Introduction to Materials Selection
1.2 Background and Justification for Formalized Materials Selection
1.3 Decision-Making and Concession in Product Design
1.4 The Position of Materials Selection in the Engineering Design Process—from Concept to Detail Stages
1.5 Understanding the Functional Requirements and Design Criteria in Selecting Materials
1.6 The Relationship Between Materials Selection and Processing
1.7 The Significance of Design Adaptation and Materials Substitution
1.8 Materials Selection and Sustainable Products
1.9 Qualitative Versus Quantitative Approaches to Materials Selection
1.10 The Role of Computer-Based Materials Selection and Materials Databases
Review Questions
Chapter 2. Screening of Materials
2.1 Justification for an Initial Screening Process
2.2 Introduction to the Use of Material Attributes
2.3 Material Indices and Critical Material Aspects Used by Product Designers
2.4 Brief Review of Current Formalized Screening Methods
2.5 Materials' Property Charts (the "Ashby" approach)
2.6 Materials Identification and Use of Computer-Based Tools
Review Questions
Chapter 3. Multi-criteria Decision-Making for Materials Selection
3.1 Introduction to Multi-criteria Decision-Making
3.2 MCDM as a Subdiscipline of Operations Research
3.3 Justification for Applying MCDM in Materials Selection
3.4 Application of MODM and MADM in Materials Selection and Design
3.5 Utilizing Outputs from Finite Element Analysis as Inputs to MADM in Materials Selection
Review Questions
Chapter 4. Multiattribute Decision-Making for Ranking of Candida
"This book describes the growing field of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) as applied to materials selection in product design. Useful in academic and research contexts, as well as to practitioners in materials engineering and design, it aids readers in producing successful designs by improving the decision-making process in materials selection."--MaterialsToday.com, December 17, 2013
"Jahan and Edwards review different approaches to selecting the most suitable material for the design of a component, and introduce multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods for ranking materials when complex multiple criteria need to be considered simultaneously."--Reference & Research Book News, October 2013


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The Toronto Raptors will make a gesture of solidarity with the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night over the Donald Sterling controversy. Raptors all-star DeMar DeRozan wouldn't reveal what the team is planning for the silent protest.On Monday night, the Miami Heat ran out of the tunnel in their warmups, huddled at centre court and tossed their white jerseys to the ground. They wore their red warmup shirts inside out, hiding the team logo. Sterling, the longtime Clippers owner, has been banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments he made in a recorded conversation. The Raptors will join a chorus of protests when play Brooklyn in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final at Air Canada Centre.Toronto beat the Brooklyn Nets Sunday night in Game 4, to tie up the series 2-2. The Raptors expect a repeat of Sunday, when a capacity crowd of 2,500 red-clad fans jammed Maple Leaf Square to watch the game on the giant screen outside the Air Canada Centre. Thousands more packed the roads leading up to the ACC in a raucous outdoor celebration similar to the city's playoff party during the Maple Leafs' brief run last year. ``Oh man, it's unbelievable, our fan base,'' Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry said. ``It makes you want to just be a part of it. Things that we're doing right now and the way the fan base is going out there, we want to go out there and play hard and give them a reason to keep coming back and packing Maple Leaf Square and packing the ACC. ``We need our fans, we love our fans. . . We can't wait to see (Wednesday) night, the vibe and the energy we're going to get.''
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DVX90 ATV by Arctic Cat
The DVX90 ATV is a child size 90cc ATV available in various colors including pink for the little ladies as well as white, black & red, and black & green.
This is Arctic Cat's best attempt to crack the youth 4 wheeler market. Its attractive appearance make it a top contender in the youth ATV arena.
If you appreciate the Arctic Cat brand please share this info with other off-road enthusiasts. The Arctic Cat ATV has developed quite a following over the years, it would be nice to see passion for the Cats continue to grow.
Thanks in advance for sharing...
These atv's are designed for riders 12 and older, and are powered by a 90cc, SOHC, 2-Valve, four-stroke engine with an automatic transmission and a 15mph max speed governor. It makes a great starter atv for any eager youth.
With the Arctic cat name, at least you know you've bought something you can count on... unlike all the knockoff brands. Be sure to visit our new comment board, a spinoff of the typical forum. Feel free to post your Arctic Cat DVX 90 questions and opinions. Discuss Arctic Cat DVX ATV's here.
In 2013, the 90DVX still provides solid ATV enjoyment for the youth sector. They list the ground clearance at 7 and a quarter inches so this small scale machine has enough room to ride on the rough trails with the big boys.
They are also supplying the 90's with Kenda tires which have an above average traction pattern and durability rating. This machine overall is a good choice for the younger ATV'ers especially when compared with some of the Chinese import ATV's.
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Smart kids. Stealing a shopping cart, preparing for homelessness.
We were on a healthier track to become an integrated, color-blind society in the '50s than we are today - I wonder what changed.....
That was pre-obama, now it is different, now it is on the verge of war.
Jackson Bros. Inc
This is the reality in most neighborhoods. It's only the media, race hustlers and underachievers that play up the small percentage of implied or actual race problems and they make it seem as though it's all nationwide.


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Early Anjanette Powell of Topeka, Kan., and Grant Eric Tolman of Overland Park, Kan., were married Saturday, June 29, at First Congregational Church in Topeka. The Rev. Dick Dickinson officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Judy Evans and Alan D. Powell of Topeka, formerly of Amarillo. Grandparents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. O.T. Powell of Amarillo, who attended the wedding, and the late Richard and Ann Evans.
Parents of the groom are Zola and Glen E. Tolman of Overland Park. Grandparents of the groom are Daisy LeSage, the late Charley LeSage and the late Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tolman.
Maid of honor was Lindsey Dibbern. Bridal attendants were Melissa Fisher, Lori Kowalski, sister of the groom, and Melissa Meli.
Best man was Scott Perry. Groom's attendants were Nichols Graham, Cory Powell, brother of the bride, and Steve Odle.
Flower girls were Madison Rose of Amarillo, cousin of the bride, and Chloe Kowalski, niece of the groom. Ring bearer was Nicolas Evans-Dale, cousin of the bride.
The wedding reception was at the Emerald Room in the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka. Reception attendants were Caitlin Wallace, Megan Wallace and Brooke Bennett, cousins of the bride.
The bride is a graduate of Shawnee Heights High School in Topeka. She graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan and Rockhurst University in Kansas City. She is a speech-language pathologist for Unified School District in Desoto, Kan.
The groom is a graduate of Blue Valley Northwest in Overland Park. He graduated from Kansas State University. He is an independent investment insurance broker.
The couple planned a honeymoon to Las Vegas. They reside in Overland Park.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 18, 2002
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Reclaimed wood in Columbus Ohio is lumber that is repurposed from its initial desired usage. For instance, roofing rafters or flooring joists drew from and old residence or barn is thought about 'used' when it is made use of in a brand-new setting. It could be cut up, re-shaped or used to construct furniture, but the straightforward act of repurposing it makes it "used".
When you make use of reclaimed wood for any kind of part of a house improvement or redesigning task, you're offering old lumber new life– as well as aiding to preserve lumberlands by bypassing virgin timbers for perfectly usable older lumber that includes a tale. As numerous residence- and entrepreneur make every effort to be more earth-friendly, used lumber items are becoming significantly popular. Just what many people have no idea, nonetheless, is just how the salvaging process jobs.
Avoidance of Landfill Waste or Incineration
Among the goals of the restoring procedure is to obtain the lumber prior to it gets delivered to the land fill. This indicates searching for lumber at shipyards, demolition websites, going-out-of-business sales, and also building remodelling sites. Typically, salvageable lumber is mixed with various other waste, so it's required to do some sorting. When this occurs, the professionals separate the high-grade pieces of timber from the waste and recyclable materials. This procedure typically involves:
Sorting the lumber manually;
Eliminating nails as well as screws from the lumber;
Grouping systems of lumber together; and also
Taking the leftover steel, nylon, and plastic to the reusing facility.
The mid-grade items of lumber that don't make it are repurposed and made into usable things, such as pallets. Low-grade lumber is made use of as fire lumber or becomes bio-fuel.
The highest-quality lumber that's recovered is dried in a kiln to stabilize it. Once it's dried, the lumber gets milled to eliminate its old, tough outside. This is when the lumber's true beauty starts to appear, as you can start to see the various colors and attributes of the initial lumber. The used lumber is then packaged and also shipped to those who look for attractive brand-new table tops, paneling, flooring, decks, countertops, and more.
Intriguing Truths about Reclaimed Wood
The procedure of creating used lumber floor covering makes use of 13 times much less cumulative energy compared to that of generating virgin lumber flooring.
The Epa (EPA) estimates that destroyed structures provide concerning 1,000,000,000 feet of useful lumber per year.
At Oregon's Port of Portland, around 941,000 tons of breakbulk materials were unloaded at the marine terminal in 2011.
When it pertains to used lumber versus virgin lumber, the selection is straightforward. There is no much better way to acquire solid, old-growth hardlumber or unique timbers and deal with the world while improving a home or business.
Where to Find Reclaimed Wood
Retired Barns -In some areas, deserted barns are clearly visible from the roadside or on remote hillsides. Approach the property owner and inquire about what you require– you may walk away with gorgeous weathered beam of lights or home siding for your restoration task. Beam of lights can be scrubbed tidy and then fueled oil for a warm patinated coating, or, if you choose, you could create a smooth gloss surface after they have actually been replaned. House siding needs to be easy sufficient to eliminate, however stay clear of securing beams by yourself. They could be structural, and you don't want the whole barn ahead collapsing down.
Delivering Crates -Several cages are made of beech, a superb product for garden and lawn tasks. Be conscious, though, that some of these crates may be chemically treated, so you'll need to ask for crates that have actually not been relieved with possibly hazardous chemicals and have not been made use of to ship chemically relieved things.
Recover Backyards or Specialized Purchasers – A see to a salvage yard can yield some beautiful weather-beaten pieces– for instance, fir wainscoting that can be reused for kitchen cupboards. You might desire to examine the quantity readily available for acquisition initially, then determine which job would best match that quantity.
Boatyards -Similar to shipping dog crates, some business buy ships and recover the lumber. Find a boatyard that has old fishing watercrafts accessible. The used teak lumber on many old watercrafts has an unique, rustic character, particularly if it stems from an old-growth forest. Teak is an excellent choice for furnishings as a result of its beauty, longevity, as well as intrinsic weather resistance.
The Threats of used lumber
So much used lumber consists of stuff you actually do not want in your residence, let alone entrenched in a surface area where you as well as all yours consume. From adhesives to pesticides to lead, used lumber offers safe harbor to all sorts of points you can't see with the naked eye. As well as it's not merely chemicals that need to worry you. For example, bugs might live in the lumber, where you can't simply sand them away. Chances are they've been eliminated off with insecticides if they typically aren't there.
A quick Internet search yields tutorials galore concerning how to prep reclaimed wood in Columbus for its new life. The upshot: scrub the lumber, plug your ears, secure your eyes, shield your air passages, and get a sander. Also those that welcome the usage of used lumber tell the same story


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Photos: Juergen Braehmer Ready To Cook Bolonti Up
Juergen Braehmer's (43-2, 32 KOs) next opponent has been finalized! The WBA Light Heavyweight Champion will defend his belt against Roberto "La Bestia" Bolonti (35-2, 24 KOs) on June 7 at Sport- und Kongresshalle Schwerin, Germany.
"This will be no cakewalk. Argentinians know how to fight - I have already fought four of them in the professional ranks," says 35-year-old Braehmer, believing that a fight against Bolonti will be action-packed and entertaining for the crowd: "He likes to put a lot of pressure on his opponents and I am a counter-puncher. His style will play into my hands - I will tame 'La Bestia'!"
The same-aged Bolonti thinks different, referring to the German's loss against his compatriot Hugo Hernan Garay in 2008. "It will be no different come June 7. The beast will be hungry - hungry to win the WBA Championship!"
Braehmer, who was cooking Argentinian steak for the German media on Monday, answered Bolonti's claims: "I was sick when I fought Garay. Bolonti should be prepared for a fit and ready version of Juergen Braehmer - the version that has never lost a fight before!"
Unbeaten WBO Youth Champions Tyron Zeuge (13-0, 7 KOs) and Noel Gevor (11-0, 6 KOs) as well as light heavyweight talent Enrico Koelling (13-0, 4 KOs) will be showcased on the undercard of Braehmer vs. Bolonti.
Tickets for the fight night at the Sport- und Kongresshalle Schwerin, Germany on June 7 are available via www.eventim.de.
Braehmer is better at baking (and beating) cupcakesComment by PittyPat on 05-12-2014
[quote][img]http://www.boxingscene.com/uploads/77728/juergen%20brahmer%20%285%29.jpg[/img][/quote] Whoa, for a moment there I thought Manny Steward had come back to life. :shk1:Comment by Tobi.G on 05-12-2014
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Magical Mahela sinks England
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Mahela Jayawardene's magnificent 144 ultimately proved the difference as Sri Lanka levelled the NatWest Series with a 69-run triumph over England at Headingley Carnegie.
The 34-year-old, playing the 343rd one-day international of his distinguished career, surpassed his previous highest score of 128 to help the tourists post a mammoth 309 for five after they had been asked to bat first by Alastair Cook.
Jayawardene did survive an early scare when he was dropped on seven by Graeme Swann at slip. However, from that point on he combined intelligent rotation of the strike with a number of elegant boundaries, including several delicate late cuts off England's seamers, who, with the exception of James Anderson, all proved expensive.
Kumar Sangakkara contributed 69 in a third-wicket stand of 159 that helped Sri Lanka recover from a shaky start, while Angelo Mathews added a valuable unbeaten 46 from just 30 balls.
Eoin Morgan top-scored with a typically entertaining 52 as England initially made a decent fist of their chase, but his departure sparked an ultimately terminal collapse from 201 for four to 240 all out with 4.1 overs unused.
Morgan was one of three batsmen to fall victim to the off-spin of Suraj Randiv, who, along with Suranga Lakmal, recorded figures of 3-43.
Sri Lanka's total was all the more impressive given they lost skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan and Dinesh Chandimal to near-identical run-outs inside the opening 10 overs.
Dilshan fell for just nine when, in the fifth over, he looked to steal a single off Anderson to mid-on and was beaten by Stuart Broad's direct hit.
Jayawardene was fortunate not to be dismissed five balls later when a leaping Swann failed to hang on to a difficult high chance off Bresnan.
A second edge dropped short of Swann and bounced away for four, before Chandimal, who replaced Sanath Jayasuriya in the only change to either line-up, was run out when he attempted the riskiest of singles off Broad's first ball and failed to beat Anderson as he swooped from mid-on.
With Sangakkara slow to find his feet, Sri Lanka added just 16 runs in the subsequent bowling powerplay, which was taken at the earliest opportunity.
From then on, however, it was relatively plain sailing for the batsmen and Jayawardene brought up an elegant fifty with a late cut off Jade Dernbach, whom he then pulled for four.
A run-rate in the region of five an over was maintained without undue risk, although Sangakkara did march down the track to loft Broad through mid-on in the 26th over.
The 100 partnership arrived soon after, from 126 deliveries, and Sangakkara then moved to a fifty of his own by glancing Kevin Pietersen to fine-leg for his fifth four.
A delicate cut off the returning Anderson took Jayawardene to 97 before he reached three figures by chipping Bresnan to long-on for a single.
However, England did have a moment of cheer when Sangakkara walked past a Swann delivery that turned sharply and was stumped.
An increasingly aggressive Jayawardene was given a second life when a flying Cook spilled a tough chance at cover. He took advantage by surpassing his previous best, achieved against India at Sharjah in 2000.
With the powerful Mathews also finding the fence with regularity, Sri Lanka added 59 in the batting powerplay, taken at the beginning of the 41st over.
A fourth-wicket stand of 67 in 48 balls ended when Jayawardene was beaten by an arm ball from Swann.
Nuwan Kulasekara, who was also dropped by Swann, fell in the penultimate over when he top-edged a pull off Bresnan to Pietersen at deep square-leg, but Mathews' fine cameo – together with a late six from Jeevan Mendis - maintained Sri Lanka's momentum.
Dilshan opted to open the bowling when England began their reply, but the off-spinner saw his second over disappear for 14 as Cook and Craig Kieswetter lofted down the ground for four and six respectively.
Sri Lanka kept a lid on the scoring rate thereafter, however, and made a valuable breakthrough when Kieswetter, on 25, pulled Lakmal straight to Kulasekara.
Cook continued to look in good touch – emphasised by a deft scoop for four off Kulasekara – but fell two runs short of a half-century when a cover-drive off Randiv found Mathews.
Pietersen swept Randiv for six over midwicket to move into double figures, but he too departed when another attempted big hit, this time off Mendis, was caught by a diving Malinga at long-on.
When Jonathan Trott, who played a number of authoritative strokes en route to 39, was yorked by Lakmal in the 28th over, England's hopes appeared to be fading.
Consecutive Morgan sixes over midwicket off Mendis helped the diminutive left-hander, who was dropped by Randiv off his own bowling on 25, move to 50 from just 37 balls.
However, Sangakkara then produced a sharp piece of glovework to stump Morgan after he had been beaten by appreciable turn from Randiv – and England duly subsided.
Bresnan swiftly followed when he holed out to Chandimal at midwicket in Randiv's next over and Broad became the fourth batsman in the match to be stumped when he pushed forward to Mendis.
Ian Bell made 35 before chipping tamely to short fine-leg off Kulasekara and Anderson failed to keep out a yorker from Malinga before Jade Dernbach holed out to long-off to give Lakmal his third wicket.
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