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Jardim de Santos Hostel
Touching the old Madragoa district, two steps away from the Tejo river and in the midst of Santo's district, which is known for being the Design District, and for its wonderful restaurants and vibrant nightlife, you'll find Jardim de Santos Hostel.
This new hostel is settled in a typical Lisbon building, with high and decorated ceilings, spacious rooms filled with light. It is close to a metro and train station, next to the main tourist transports, and just a 10 minute walking distance away from the historical centre. Jardim de Santos Hostel is prepared to introduce you to a true Lisbon experience, and make you feel at home in a new city.
We offer:
24 hour reception, Internet area, wireless, Kitchen, full equipped, Common living room with books and TV, Luggage storage, Headquarters to full experience Portugal (and not only Lisbon...)
... And a team looking forward to meet you and help you around!
Check in:14.00
Check out:12.00
Cancellation Policy: 72 hours
Credit card facilities
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Book Exchange
- Cable TV
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels For Hire
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 3 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
From the airport:
you can reach the hostel:
by Aereobus shuttle from the airport till Cais do Sodre (€3,50). With this ticket you can travel throughout the city for 24 hours;
by metro - You can take the red line from the airport till Alameda stop, then change to green line till last stop, Cais do Sodre (€1,25 + 0,50 VivaCard);
by taxi (it should be between €10,00 and €15,00).
* from Cais do Sodre:
facing the river take your right and walk down Avenida 24 de Julho for 8 minutes and take a right at Av. D. Carlos I, and then first left you will find Largo Vitorino Damasio, and Jardim de Santos Hostel at n.4, 2nd floor. If you prefer you can take any tram or bus (15E, 18E, 760, 728, 732) at Cais do Sodre and the hostel it's just two stops away from there.
Santa Apolonia train station
Take the 728 bus at Santa Apolonia, and exit at Santos stop.
Oriente Station
You have two options:
1. Take the 728 bus in Estacao do Oriente, and exit at Santos stop.
2. Take the metro at Oriente (red line), exit at Alameda, change to the green line and exit at Cais do Sodre station.
*from Cais do sodre, follow the directions above
From the bus terminal at Sete Rios/Jardim Zoologico:
take the metro, blue line change to the green line at Baixa/ Chiado and then exit at Cais do Sodre.
*from Cais do sodre, follow the directions above
Located Near
It is close to a metro and train station, next to the main tourist transports, and just a 15 minute walking distance away from the historical centre. Jardim de Santos Hostel is prepared to introduce you to a true Lisbon experience, and make you feel at home in a new city.


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Vienne Headboard With Metal Bed Frame
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The hallmarks of French neoclassical design – understated elegance and fine, exposed wood – are showcased in our sumptuous bed. Handcrafted of solid oak with a burnt oak finish, it features classical hand-carved details and is richly upholstered in sand Belgian linen.
Show Details +
- Queen Bed: 63"W x 3"D x 58"H
- King Bed: 79"W x 3"D x 58"H
- Cal King Bed: 75"W x 3"D x 58"H

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Softened butter to grease an oven tray
¼ cup water
1 cup white sugar
½ cup light corn syrup - see tip
1½ cups raw peanuts
½ cup pecan nuts
½ tsp salt
2 Tbs butter
1 tsp baking soda
1. Grease the oven tray.
2. In a heavy saucepan over a medium heat, put in the water, sugar and corn syrup. Stir until the sugar has dissolved, then stir in the peanuts, pecans and salt.
3. Either set a candy thermometer and stir the mixture frequently until the temperature reaches 150°C or until a small amount dropped into cold water becomes hard and brittle threads.
4. Remove from the heat and quickly stir in the butter and baking soda.
5. Pour on to the oven tray and leave until cold. Break into pieces.


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About Us
WELCOME to the BOMBSHELLphotos page. Where you can find yo face in the crowd, Photos of freinds, and memories of partying hard! If you are interested in other photography other than events, feel free to check out My Myspace page at www.myspace.com/bombshellphotos. If you would like to have me at your event or if you would like a personal shoot, please send me a message with the details. I am very honored to shoot for GROOVE TICKETS and Fla.Vor.Us. I had a grreat oportunity to be the only Groovetickets.com photogrpher in CO. I want to show the world how MASSIVE/ CrAzY/ Beautiful and VAST the CO scene really is... people have been saying for years how bangin the CO scene is , BUT LETS SHOW 'EM! ~BRIT


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Women's tennis shoes can be bought online through Tennis Express. We always stock the latest shoe brands in tennis and athletic footwear. Browse through brands such as Nike, Adidas, Babolat, K-Swiss, Fila, Prince, Reebok, Wilson and Yonex. Read through our detailed shoe descriptions to make sure and choose the tennis shoe for women that's just right. We also carry tennis shoe accessories like heel cups and tennis socks for your convenience. For assistance in choosing the right pair of women's tennis shoes for you, check out our Getting Sweet with Your Feet page. If you still have any questions, please call 1-800-833-6615!
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The Making of Shark Tank
When I first got this job in August of 2009, one of the first events that happened with the Voyage-Air Guitar family was the viewing of an ABC reality TV show called "Shark Tank." This is a show where contestants go to pitch their products or their ideas, and then six self-made billionaires offer them money for a percentage of the company. That, or they get laughed off the show. One of the contestants, for example, wanted to pursue his idea of permanently implanting a blue tooth wireless device in someone's head so that they wouldn't have to wear a headphone. What a bad idea!
In early February, I flew out to Los Angeles for the filming of the Shark Tank follow up show. Jeff Cohen, Josh Cohen and I met at McCabe's Guitar Shop, in Santa Monica, CA. McCabe's was instrumental in getting us on the original show, so we decided to film the follow-up show there. This is a great guitar shop: McCabe's has a regular clientele of musician giants, and you never know who you might run into at that store. The staff is knowledgeable, talented, and just really cool cats! One of their sales people is Pete Steinberg. Pete was recently the Southwest Finger-style Champion, and he loves our Voyage-Air guitar!
We all showed up there at 9am to meet the make-up artist, a lovely young lady by the name of Britnee Bagley. Highly recommended by a model and Voyage-Air Guitar player, Lorelei Shellist, Britnee proved to be the pro that Lorelei said that she was. So as ABC TV's production crew was setting up the equipment for this filming, she was applying make-up, and fussing with hair and wardrobe. Rumor has it that Josh even got guy-liner! But I'll never tell!
As filming began, the producer, Becky Blitz, got up next to the camera, standing on up a box. Hm. I suppose so that she was eye-level with the guys, so that they weren't looking down while speaking on camera. I never asked that question but it makes sense to me now.
It was a fascinating process, and I was mesmerized. Cameras everywhere, camera guys, audio guys, and I'm not even sure what all of them do, but everyone seemed very busy. Realize that McCabe's is a busy and popular store, so we had to cease filming every time a customer came in to look at guitars. Now this is the Los Angeles area, so these customers didn't blink an eye at the massive equipment involved with the filming: they just went about their business like we weren't even there. Senior sales associate, and long time employee Nancy Felixson guided them through the showroom and even sold a Voyage-Air Guitar during the filming! Thanks, Nancy!
We then moved out to the street, where they filmed the outside of the store. They filmed Jeff and Josh going in and coming out. Over and over. It's an interesting process, how they capture different elements that go into telling the story. Then we all went to the ABC studio, where they filmed some trailers and did some other stuff.
For example, the director wanted Jeff and Josh to stand right in front of the camera with the guitar, vertically between them. They put the headstock right in front of the camera and as tape rolled, they were to pull the guitar back. Well, apparently they were both pulling it back and it knocked Josh hard, right on the forehead!
It was hysterical! We were all laughing so hard, I was afraid that Jeff wouldn't be able to stop long enough to finish the piece. None of us could look at each other without bursting into laughter again. It was one of those special moments. After a long day and over eight hours of filming, we were all a little punch drunk, I guess.
All in all, it was a very cool day and an experience that I won't soon forget. Don't forget to tune in! Friday night, May 13th, 8pm, 7pm Central time!


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"There is ample evidence showing that where bees are able to be free of treatments their natural defences are bought to the surface by natural selection, and the age-old problem of a new introduced parasite is taken care of. In what way can that be said to be simplistic, or meddling?"
Man is currently interfering with the natural evolutionary process in so many ways I dont think we can simply back away in any one area and claim that what results was the will of mama gaia. Letting mother nature retake control is a noble thought but I dont think we can muster the will to allow it. (in the big time frame however, nothing else prevails!) Once you have become part of the active process doing nothing becomes in essence an action.
The problem I foresee here is that our European bees inclination may be to emulate the Asian bee to combat their introduced mite: they swarm typically 10 or more times a year and produce virtually no honey surplus. You can be sure that wont be allowed, so man is still going to be keeping his fingers on the levers. We seem to be locked into a spiral of increasing complexity and ever victim of unforseen consequences of each of our solutions. Like it or not man has become part of the evolutionary force. Lots to think about; it may not be such a simple solution.


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Gator Chateau Director Susan Daigle holds Bubba, a 3-year-old alligator. Bubba is one of eight live alligators housed at the Gator Chateau at the Louisiana Oil and Gas Park in Jennings. The free exhibit features three adult alligators and five baby gators and a snapping turtle. (Doris Maricle / American Press)
Last Modified: Friday, October 05, 2012 4:58 PM
By Doris Maricle / American Press
They aren't your typical household pets, but Susan Daigle treats the alligators at the Gator Chateau like she would any other pet.
For the last three years, the retired elementary school teacher has been feeding, nurturing and taking care of the alligators as director of this unique roadside attraction at the Louisiana Oil and Gas Park just off Interstate 10 at Exit 64.
"These are my babies," Daigle said as she walked 3-year-old gator Bubba around the park on a dog leash. "He likes this. I try to walk him three times a week because he needs exercise to build his muscles up."
The reaction from visitors during the weekly walks is always the same, she said. "First they ask what is that. Then they say I have to go get my camera," she said.
Bubba is one of eight alligators housed at the Gator Chateau — three adults and five babies. They share their home with Rambo, a 125-year-old alligator snapping turtle.
"Our little gator family is growing," Daigle said.
The newest edition is 5-year-old Thibodaux, a nearly 6-foot male alligator. He joins 8-year-old Clotile, a female alligator who has been there since she was a baby, and Ophelia, a 4-year-old female.
Other alligators include Hampton, Little Foot and Tee Deux, all 2-year-old alligators, and 3-year-old Evangeline.
The open-air enclosure opened in October 1991 to provide year-round viewing of the exhibit, which now serves as a rescue site for baby alligators.
"Most of these were abandoned or lost their mothers," Daigle said. "If we hadn't taken them in they'd be dead or been eaten. We give them a chance."
The alligator exhibit was a well-liked tourist attraction well before the History Channel's "Swamp People" made alligators and alligator trapping popular around the world, she said.
Now the curious come to the Chateau to hold the baby alligators and learn more about the reptiles.
T-shirts at the Chateau boast "Don't choot 'em, hold 'em" — a play on the "choot 'em" slogan that has become a trademark for "Swamp People."
"Right now there is a curiosity about alligators, and we are able to answer their questions, and they are able to see the beginning of what they see on TV," Daigle said.
She said her goal is to educate people, especially children, about gators.
"Alligators are a big curiosity now, and I want to make sure they understand them," she said. "I want children to know they don't have to be afraid of them and want them to learn to respect them and know how to act around them."
Visitors are encouraged to hold the baby alligators and take photographs with them, Daigle said. And there's plenty of alligator souvenirs to take home.
The city of Jennings recently started including the alligators as part of family reunions and birthday parties held at the 31-acre park, which also includes a wooden oil derrick replica, tourist information center, playground, picnic area, walking path and 11-acre fishing pond.
Its location right off I-10 draws visitors who stop for tourist information, a cup of coffee and to see the alligators, Daigle said.
The Gator Chateau averages about 4,000 visitors a month, according to Dione Sabelhaus, parish tourism marketing director.
Last year, it hosted more than 160 field trips for schoolchildren and more than 100 bus and tour groups.
Billboards along the interstate have enticed visitors from all over the world — the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Russia and Japan — to stop to see the alligators.
Hours for the Gator Chateau are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday during the summer and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday in the fall. Winter hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
From May to September, visitors can watch as Daigle feeds the alligators weekly.
Admission is free.
For more information, call 821-5521 or visit www.jeffdavis.org.


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Just finished checking out a nuc in my backyard that had a bunch of scouts around it. I wasn't too impressed as I had seen that before. I went in the house to post a video of the scouts to show my Cousin. While the video was uploading on YouTube I go out to check a Top Bar in the backyard. Bees doing the typical afternoon orientation flights. Go back in the house and wife asks about the scouts. I told her that the scouting had calmed down (only saw a single bee on the way back in) but the boys and girls were orienting, which we like to watch. She goes to the window and screams "OH MY GOD! LOOK OUT THE WINDOW!" Tons and tons of bees moving into the nuc. Checked my other hive in the yard, but there were not coming from that box. Anyway we got to sit in the middle of a swarm with my wife and daughter. It was very, very cool! Cant wait to open her up in a few days to see how big it is. It seemed huge! So glad the moved into the TBH Nuc and not the lang that was sitting empty right next to it. Funny, as the nuc was empty, but the Lang had a single frame of comb in it.
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The Royal Armouries pays tribute to the late Jimi Heselden OBE - Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley has paid tribute to Leeds' businessman and philanthropist Jimi Heselden OBE who died at the weekend – describing him as a "true friend" to British soldiers overseas.
Lt Gen Riley, Director General and Master of the Armouries and himself a veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq, said,
"On behalf of everyone at the Royal Armouries I would like to pay our sincerest tributes to Jimi and to offer our thoughts and prayers to his family and close friends at this sad and difficult time.
Jimi was a great friend to British soldiers, both through his business enterprises and charity work with organisations such as Help for Heroes. Jimi was modest about his products' effect on global defence, and fought shy of publicity, but it is true to say his ingenious investment has saved countless lives in every conflict since the first Gulf War.
Jimi was also great philanthropist and a major sponsor of the Royal Armouries Museum. His enthusiasm, generosity and great commitment will be greatly missed by everyone here."
Mr Heselden's company Hesco Bastion had recently sponsored The Observation Post in the Royal Armouries' Museum in Leeds. The Observation Post features one of the latest modern defence systems, invented by Mr Heselden, known as Hesco Concertainers. These prefabricated systems allow troops to build a fortified position quickly, whatever the environment – and have been accredited with saving countless British lives.
Media contact
Andrea Long
Head of Communications
Royal Armouries
Tel: 0113 220 1979
Notes to editors
- Royal Armouries has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country.
- Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley, Director General and Master of the Armouries, took up his appointment early in April 2009, after 36 years' service in the Army, latterly as Deputy Commander of NATO ISAF in Afghanistan. Jonathon was Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion The Royal Welch Fusiliers in Goražde, where he was awarded the DSO for bravery and distinguished conduct.
- The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds houses a major part of the national collection of arms and armour, and displays over 8,500 objects throughout its five themed galleries.
- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
- Information Line: 0113 220 1999
- Website: www.royalarmouries.org
- The Royal Armouries Museum should not be confused with Royal Armouries International plc, the private sector corporate hospitality business.
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anybody out there is gun land got a spare 1911 mag follower?
i was trying to tune up a follower on a metalform 1911 45 acp mag --the thing was super hard and it broke in two pieces--LOL
all the troubles you can make for yourself with a shop vice and a pair of industrial vice-grips---LOL!
and the damn mag ran perfect before i worked on the follower --turned out it was the slide stop--course i found this out after i borked the mag follower--LOL
anyway if you got a spare one drop me a PM--thanks


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The U14 Festival is in the books. The first time U14 Festival had several 'Firsts'. The birth of the 'Rush 22' game was by far the highlight of the week with players from all teams combining to play in front of their teammates, coaches and parents. The week culminated in another Rush Fest first as the 'Rush Club of the Week' award was split between the Virginia Rush, and Rush Pikes Peak.
"The Rush has always been a club to try things first," said Texas Rush Director of Academy Dave Dengerink who has been present at all five Festivals. "It was not the goal to split the Club of the Week honors, but it really shows that the passion we are trying to instill in the players is spreading to more clubs."
The U13 Rush Select teams attending the Fest and playing teams a year older, were the class of the tournament going a combined 8-0.
Video highlights from both the U12 and U14 Festival's will be available soon. Thank you to all of the parents, coaches, staff and specially the players for two great weeks of soccer. The dates and location for the 2012 Festival are being finalized and will be announced in the coming weeks.


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Season Finale Pictures 2013
Season Finale Pictures: Elementary, The Office, and More!
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Season Finale Pictures: Elementary, The Office, and More!
Season finales are upon us! As we prepare for our favorite characters to leave us for a Summer hiatus (or forever!), the networks are releasing the final glances of shows like How I Met Your Mother, Once Upon a Time, Arrow, Modern Family, and more. Click through to check out all the fun pictures, and keep checking back regularly as we update with more photos!


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School of the Arts Faculty
Contact InformationOffice: Ansin 1017B
Phone: 617-824-3695
william_orem [at] emerson.edu (E-Mail »)
William Orem
Senior Writer-in-Residence (2007)
B.A. Hampshire College
M.F.A. Indiana University
Ph.D. Indiana University
William Orem writes in multiple genres. His stories and poems have been published in over 100 journals, including in The Princeton Arts Review, Alaska Quarterly Review and The New Formalist, and have twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His first collection of stories, Zombi, You My Love, won the GLCA New Writers Award, previously given to Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, Richard Ford and Alice Munro. His second collection, Across the River, won the Clay Reynolds Novella Prize. His historical novel Killer of Crying Deer was published in September of 2010. Meanwhile his first collection of poems, Our Purpose in Speaking, has been honored three times as a finalist in national competitions including, most recently, the Neruda Prize.
Orem's play The Seabirds won the Manduzmar New Plays Award at Alleyway Theatre in Buffalo. Other plays of his have been performed in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, San Diego, Louisville and Boston, with a staged reading at Urban Stages in Manhattan. He has twice been nominated for the Heideman Award at Actors Theater of Louisville, and his plays have been published in BTM, Conclave and The Best 10-Minute Plays 2009. Locally, his work has been in the Boston Theater Marathon for the past three summers running.
Orem also works as a popular science journalist. He currently writes a blog for the Foundational Questions Institute, an MIT-based organization that funds research into mind-bending physics and cosmology.


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Monday 13th December 2010
It snowed
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It snowed really heavy. The country ground to a halt. We went out for lunch. Oh, and we produced a new website and brochure for Credential Homes - Lilybank Terrace!
It snowed really heavy. The country ground to a halt. We went out for lunch. Oh, and we produced a new website and brochure for Credential Homes - Lilybank Terrace!
The London studio has just won a competitive creative pitch to create the new website for Notting Hill-based Lillingston Events. The company produces unique events for high net-worth individuals. They have arranged dinners in palaces and weekends at private stately homes, as well as weddings on romantic Italian cliff tops, banquets for film sets and parties in the depths of the desert. So if you're planning a soirée soon, they might just be the people to help!
November saw Atalanta launch an advertising campaign for the newly created City of Glasgow College. Calling on the Agency's extensive experience of the education sector, City of Glasgow College, formed from the merger of 3 of Glasgow's existing colleges, entrusted the Agency to devise and produce both an above the-line external advertising campaign together with an internal campaign aimed at staff. All concepts, photography, media planning and buying, and production were handled in a very short time.
After months in the studio, the latest big hit from the London studio has just hit the shops: The Xfm Top 1000 Songs off all time. Collated from the annual 'Top 1000 Songs of All Time' listener poll, the most requested songs on the 'X-list' and suggestions from radio DJs and celebrity guests, the book covers all our best-loved tracks with artwork and inside stories on what went into the making of the tracks.
The latest branding campaign for the University of the West of Scotland has been landed during Oct/Nov. Featuring photography of UWS students, the campaign embraces the concept that the students and university as working together to create a successful environment.
Media selected includes press, outdoor, underground, street graffiti and for the first time building projections.
MicroPower Global is a private company that owns the intellectual property rights to ground breaking technology in the area of energy conservation. It converts heat from any source directly into electricity, three to four times more efficiently than existing methods. It's a clean, green process that will save energy, reduce emissions and may lead to the availability of substantial carbon credits. And this cutting-edge technology has now benefitted from a rebrand by the London studio.
Atalanta has produced its first work for award-winning chef Roy Brett.
The new website for Ondine Restaurant was launched on Monday 16th August and coincided with the promotion of a special weekend event in conjunction with J.Sheekey Restaurant in London. The Agency built the new site in tandem with the creation of new menus, stationery and online newsletter. Visit Ondine.
In association with our brand partners, Evolution, the London studio have completed the creative on the recently released State of the Nation from The Institute of Civil Engineers. The report is compiled each year by a panel of recognised experts drawn from the various fields of expertise across ICE's membership. It's issued to a wide range of stakeholders, including politicians, civil servants, local authorities, trade, regulatory and consumer bodies, as well as the media.
The Aviator Hotel at Farnborough enjoyed a high profile week during this years Farnborough Airshow.
Located adjacent to the airfield, the Hotel is in the perfect position for corporate entertaining and private viewing on what is the world's biggest Airshow.
Atalanta provided a variety of support material including advertising and print.
The London studio has just completed the first stage of a rebrand for Feel Films. Based in the heart of London's West End, Feel are a production company that produces work for advertising, film and television. They are currently pulling together the final pieces on a production of 'The Song of Names' based on the novel by Norman LeBrecht, winner of the Whitbread Prize, to be directed by Vadim Perelman (House of Sand & Fog). Released next year, it will star Sir Anthony Hopkins and Dustin Hoffman.
As part of the regeneration initiative in Paisley Town Centre, Atalanta has designed a series of shop front images which will assist in selling vacant shop premises to new retailers in the town's High Street.
The initiative, spearheaded by Renfrewshire Council, sees a unique partnership of private and public sector bodies and is the first time in the UK an innovative concept such as this has been introduced to such a traditional high street.
The London studio has completed work on Grace Notes 1959, a limited edition book of visual poetry. The book represents a personal response by poet Jim Carruth to four great jazz albums of 1959. The work was commissioned for the Glasgow Jazz Festival and launched prior to the festival with an exclusive reading, hosted by the poet himself. Nice.
Our new brochure and advertising campaign for the Glasgow Jazz Festival launches this month.
This year's campaign uses media across the city, in the underground, on buses and a video wall in the West End of Glasgow.
The London studio has completed the design and art direction, including illustration duties, for a second title from E&T Books. A light-hearted look at life's little 'disasters', "Middle Class Nightmares" celebrates those memories some would rather forget and will delight anyone who has ever found themselves wishing that the ground would open up and swallow them whole.
This month atalanta unveils a new corporate identity for leading Scottish Advocacy firm, Connarty Advocates.
The work includes a new website, corporate brochure and stationery suite.
Leading fashion photographer Chris Blott was commissioned to take all photography.
The Fold, a recording studio in South East London, has just benefited from a rebrand courtesy of the London studio. Speech Debelle, winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize, is just one of the names to recently enjoy the facilities at The Fold. She described one of the best things about the venue being the vibe, which hopefully we've managed to capture in the free-flowing marque.
Atalanta Glasgow has completed a stunning new web design for Shotts Motor Auctions. The new website also incorporates a new logo design for the car auction company, which offers for sale over 40,000 vehicles a year.
Other new web projects include, design and build sites for - Glasgow Bar Association, Connarty Advocates, BPO Group Ltd and Hampton & McMurray.
The London studio was appointed to create the identity for Brand Voice.
February 2010 saw the Agency unveil it's first new creative work for House For An Art Lover.
A new corporate identity, which pays homage to the inspiration behind the building - Charles Rennie Mackintosh, has been created alongside the first in a suite of new literature which will promote HAL's Meeting and general visitor attractions.
The London studio have been appointed to produce creative for the forthcoming E&T book, The Xfm Top 1000 Songs off all time. Collated from the annual 'Top 1000 Songs of All Time' listener poll, the most requested songs on the 'X-list' and suggestions from radio DJs and celebrity guests, the book will cover all our best-loved tracks. User-friendly, accessible and up-to-the-minute, The Xfm Top 1000 Songs will be a musical must-read. (And we won't be giving you any clues to who has the most tracks in the top-ten).
January 2010 saw Atalanta start work on a revamp of marketing literature for the iconic House for an Art Lover.
Situated in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park, and designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, House for an Art Lover offers a stunning location for Meetings, Conferences, Weddings and Private functions and has a restaurant open daily to the public.
The Agency is also looking at refreshing the presentation of the corporate identity.
With a client list that boasts Victoria Beckham, Julien Macdonald and House of Holland to name a few, F2iT's zedonk™ is affordable online business software. Following on from the recent rebranding, the London studio has just put the finishing touches to the their new look website.
Handling all aspects of design, build and CMS content, the new site strikes the perfect balance between business and fashion.
December saw Atalanta launch a new website for the Dakota Hotel's in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Handling all aspects of design, build and CMS content the new site continues to position Dakota as the UK's most unique, iconic hotel brand.
Appointed after a creative pitch, the London studio have just put the finishing touches to a new publication by E&T Books; "The Game: How the City really works". It provides a light-hearted, objective and accessible insight into the City, its people and its machinations. Being that the target market was city-types, as well as those aspiring to gain a foothold there, the creative paid homage to that most financial of publications, the FT.
As they say, look out for "The Game" in all good bookshops soon.


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Member Exchange and Travel Fund (METF)
1. Purpose of the APCMETF
The APC Member Exchange and Travel Fund (APCMETF) aims to support member driven skills-sharing, internships, and planning for collaboration among APC members, as well as members' travel and participation to events organised by others.
Online collaboration can be very powerful, but it has limitations. Over the last decade, the APC network has grown significantly in size and geographic reach. And while this increases opportunities for working together, it makes effectively facilitating collaboration and exchange more challenging. The APCMETF supports APC member and staff travel and face-to-face meetings, when effective collaboration requires it. Its goal is to make it possible for members to:
a) visit each other for activities such as:
- skill sharing or training;
- emergency technical assistance;
- problem solving;
- technical development;
- project planning and development;
- strategic planning; and
- service and product development.
b) attend events organised by others (e.g. conferences and workshops) where members' participation to such event contribute to strengthening and/or diversifying the APC network and contribute to APC's 2013-2016 strategic action plan.
2. What does the APCMETF support?
The fund covers only long-distance travel (train or air fares, fuel if people use their own vehicles, spare tires if they use bicycles or scooters). Daily subsistence (meals and accommodation), member staff time, rental of office spaces, airport transfers, visa fees, and all other onsite costs are not covered.
2.1 Outcomes of collaboration supported by APCMETF
2.1.1 Member Exchanges
Members involved in a member exchange who receive support from APCMETF document the process using a pre-designed template, and they also post a blog post about the event on APC blog.
All outputs of the learning and exchange are shared with the rest of the network. Such outputs include stories, training materials, documentation and lessons learned from project collaboration, etc. APC members are also encouraged to share their experience using various thematic APC mailing lists or the APC blog. That way the APC network can not only benefit from the member exchange, but also potentially contribute to projects you are working on with your host organisation.
2.1.1 Travel to Events
When using METF funding for travel to events, the members are asked to fill out a simple report that highlights the key learnings taken from the event, opportunities and possible partnerships that APC members should keep an eye on. They are also asked to write a blog entry on attended event. The blog post is published on APC Blog.
3. Who is eligible for APCMETF support?
The APCMETF fund is available only to APC member organisations.
More information on APCMETF: write to mef-at-apc.org or directly to MEF coordinator Karel Novotný at karel-at-apc-dot-org.


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Oke so not a fight against smaug then xD
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I hate it when people go; ''lolz radagast so silly like jar jar binks for childs''. When did silly, odd and peculiar become for children?
The more I think about it, the less I actually like the movie, although I still like it and think it's a solid film, I originally thought the movie was a good 8.7ish rating, now I am leaning more toward a 7.
It might have been because my hype for the movie being a Tolkien fan made me think I liked it more than I really did.
I'm not saying I think it's bad, it's no where close to that, it's a very good movie, it just doesn't really hit great for me yet.
I will need to wait and see the other two too see if my opinion changes again, i'm not so sure what caused me to dislike the movie more a couple weeks or so after I saw it (same happened to me after the Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-Man, Brave, and Prometheus)
IMDb then Smaug will not be in the third film since he's not credited as such. I'm not sure how accurate these things are, but I accept it for now.
A week ago or so, they released a preview picture from the next movie and it showed Bilbo in a pile of gold looking surprised/scared, so unless Smaug is in both 2nd and 3rd movie they'll face him in the 2nd. For those with FB, check the official Hobbit page :>
Just saw the movie for the fifth time, but the first time with 48 fps. After reading a couple of reviews here I was expecting things to move fast, and I instantly noticed that when Bilbo is looking through his chest for his book he moved faster than before.. and after that it felt like I've always watched it in 48 fps. Nothing distracting/annoying at all. Only thing that I really noticed that changed (apart from what I just mentioned) is that it was much easier to see what happened during action scenes, which can't be anything but a good thing. No idea what critics are on about.
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Saw the film a second time now, in 48fps and I would say it makes a huge difference. The clarity of scenes whenever the camera is moving, or the characters are engaged in flurries of action is infinitely superior to 24fps. The CGI is less noticeable and looks more natural, even the white orc seems to fit in more realistically when everything around him is moving at a higher speed. Yes it does seem odd to watch at first, but I found myself paying attention to individual sword swings and finer details that are normally a blurred mess at 24fps. It's almost shocking to realise just how much is lost at 24fps and that it's been the norm for so so long.
i was thinking the 2nd movie will be about smaug, and killing him, and the 3rd movie the battle of the five armies? also, got a link to this poster? :P
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Smaug will die in movie 2.
Leaving the "Battle of 5 armies" and The Necromancer for part 3
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For example when they shot the scenes for Helmdeep and build the whole fortress they took it down again only too notice they didnt shoot all the scenes right and also missed some scenes so they had to rebuild parts of the fortress again just with haste to get it done before the last movie editing to get it ready for the premiere.
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Beorn, Mirkwood with the spiders, the escape from the Elven King's palace, the trip in the barrels to Laketown, the travel to Erebor, Bilbo's encounter with Smaug, the Battle against Smaug and however they choose to end it. While the third movie wont have much material. The Necromancer, the armies of Men and Elves lay siege to Erebor, Bilbo's theft of the Arkenstone and flight to the Men and Elves where he meets Gandalf, the Battle of Five Armies, the return of Bilbo. The End. I admit that's much events, but they are not very long (except for the Necromancer and Battle of Five Armies.
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There is still SO much content to cover, and that's just the book content. If you add in all the new (And parts of the story that are being done more in-depth) stuff; Dol'Guldur (Necromancer/Witch King/White Council), Azog, Goblin King ... They have MORE then enough content to span 2 movies with utter ease, especially in typical Peter Jackson fashion. Extremely, extremely glad it's 3 movies.
I, like most, have absolutely no idea where they're going to end movie 2. There's alot of stuff to achieve over the 2 movies but Unexpected Journey ended at a really nice spot to kick off into movie 2. So all I can say is simply don't be worried, PJ will find a suitable place to end it and it will be suitably epic.
One thing I just thought of.. does anyone else think its hypocritical how much some critics are bashing The Hobbit for its minute inaccuracies, while they glorified Lord of the Rings as one of the best film series of all time? That series was far, far, far from perfect.
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Student Organizations
William & Mary law students do more than just study.
They participate widely in a variety of extra-curricular activities and in doing so, develop their leadership skills, promote community spirit, perform public service, create educational opportunities, and, sometimes just have fun.
Numerous events are sponsored by our student organizations annually. For many of these events, law students orchestrate opportunities to meet and interact with local, state and nationally renowned individuals – experts in their field. With other events, student organizations promote and demonstrate altruism and dedication to the greater good -- in other words, the citizen lawyer qualities on which this law school was founded.
The Student Bar Association (SBA) is our student government organization. As such, it functions as the umbrella organization for all student groups within the Law School and is the liaison between the groups and the Law School Administration, approves the budgets and facilitates additional funding for special events.
Student Organization resources:
Student Organization Handbook (this is from the Office of Student Leadership Development and may not all be relevant to Law School organizations)
Law School Student Organization Handbook
Student Organization Mandatory Meeting PowerPoint
- SBA Funding PowerPoint
- Funding options from Office of Student Leadership Development (please contact SBA about completing any of these forms)
- Office of Student Leadership PowerPoint
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Waterfront Lodge on Crooked River
Stafford's Crooked River Lodge & Suites • Alanson, MI
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Just north of Little Traverse Bay and the Historic Gaslight District of Petoskey, the near-northern tip of Michigan's mitten is bursting at the seams with outdoor adventure. From fishing and hiking to hunting and canoeing, Northern Michigan is an naturalist's dream, and much of the action can be found on the Crooked River or at nearby Little Traverse Conservancy. Dozens of golf courses in the area touch the tamer side of the great outdoors, too. In the center of it all, the small town of Alanson puts the best of Northern Michigan within reach.
The Digs
Stafford's Crooked River Lodge & Suites, opened in 2004, overlooks the Crooked River in Alanson. The sprawling three-story lodge, with a river-rock fireplace presiding over its log frame, comprises 41 guest rooms, most with their own private balconies, and some with whirlpool tubs. After a good night's rest, bid farewell by taking a dip in the pool and eating a complimentary breakfast.
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As a transportation engineer, Gary possesses extensive knowledge of street and network design principles and he is one of the leading U.S. experts on utilizing flexible design and design standards to create great streets and communities. Since joining PPS in 2007, Gary has worked with dozens of communities to help them plan and create more sustainable streets and transportation networks with sound engineering principles, including conducting hundreds of trainings and community engagement sessions.
He has developed numerous public engagement tools and trainings for PPS, including Streets as Places trainings, Street Typology exercises, and Street Audits. Gary is also one of seven instructors certified to lead the National Highway Institute's Transportation and Land Use Course, and leads the course discussion on what makes a great street. His knowledge, credentials, and collaborative approach have made him a popular trainer, facilitator, and presenter on transportation issues.
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Kirk Cousins starting
Kirk Cousins starting
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
This was the right move. Not worth risking the rest of Bob's career for one game, even if the playoff implications for this season are quite high.
Although I am hoping for it, I have no faith that the Browns will beat the Redskins. The Giants will probably have to win out to win the East. The Redskins are on fire and their RB Morris is a big reason why. Lets see how he does when RGIII isn't back there with him.
I couldn't believe all week he'd be able to go. That knee had to blow up lika balloon. Now, I'm convinced they were just trying to fake out Clevelands defensive prep.
How to spot a scam artist : Look for the Washington Redskins !
Go Brownies !
Cousins looks like he will be a good one. However he could make enough mistakes to allow the Browns to upset them. I'm sure skins coaches will play it conservative and hand to Morris a lot to minimize mistakes but this would be a good day for us to pick up a game on them
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
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I'm actually interested to see what Cousins can do. He could be a trade candidate next year.
Cleveland almost beat Dallas too...
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Therapeutic Focus 2014: Metabolic
Therapeutic Focus 2014: Metabolic
The launch front in this category is relatively calm—for now. A movement is brewing to unseat the top diabetes drug, a long-acting insulin, as faster-acting products emerge. Joe Dysart on the intrigue in the metabolic pipeline, as drugmakers seek new ways to differentiate
Competitors in the diabetes space are jostling to bring products to market designed to either deliver insulin much more rapidly, or enable insulin to last much longer in the body once it's there.
Diabetes plagues 25.8 million Americans—and seven million of them don't know they have the disease, according to the National Institutes of Health. It's the seventh leading cause of death in the US.
Meanwhile, during the first 11 months of 2013, sales of prescription diabetes products, along with those for obesity and hyperthyroidism, rose 9% vs. the prior-year period, to $23.8 billion.
One of the most contested market sectors in the space is for drugs that enable insulin to last longer in the body. The sector is dominated by Sanofi's Lantus, which brings in about $6 billion in global revenues.
To see a PDF of 2013's Top 50 Metabolic Products, click here
While Lantus's comfortable market position is in jeopardy—given that its patent is due to expire this year—its Paris-based manufacturer has been working hard to protect market share by developing an upgraded product, U300, which is getting close to market.
So far, researchers are encouraged that U300 has shown successful blood sugar control—similar to that of its predecessor—in a Phase-III study. Plus, U300 also clocked fewer instances of night-time low-sugar events than Lantus, a perk that promises to make it easier for diabetics to live with the disease. "To properly manage diabetes, it is critical to control blood sugar and to reduce the risk of low blood sugar events, especially at night," says Matthew Riddle, a professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, and principal investigator for the Sanofi-backed EDITION I study of this investigational new insulin. "I am encouraged by these findings."
Sanofi has also beaten back major competition against U300 by lodging a patent infringement suit against Eli Lilly. The suit, brought earlier this year, essentially triggered a 30-month delay in Lilly's journey-to-market for LY2963016, Lilly's generic version of Lantus.
"For Sanofi, the delay not only provides Lantus with a longer period of marketing exclusivity—it also affords the company more time to switch to its purportedly new-and-improved version of Lantus," says Tim Anderson, a global pharmaceuticals analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Company. "For Lilly," he adds, "the delay merely means that it will have to sit on its hands a bit longer before launching its version of Sanofi's drug."
Brian Whalen, VP, science and medicine at medical ad agency Evoke Health, agrees. The move "has clearly positioned Sanofi well from a sales perspective, protecting prescriptions of Lantus from LY2963016, at least through the 30-month delay," he says. Whalen expects Sanofi to leverage the time to strengthen relationships with its prescriber base in anticipation of U300's launch, and educate prescribers about the benefits of U300 over Lantus.
Even so, Whalen still believes Lilly's LY2963016 is the most important drug diabetics will see emerge in the next two or three years. " LY2963016 will be among the first—if not the first—biosimilar medication marketed in the US for a condition as highly prevalent as Type 2 diabetes," he says. "Assuming the Lilly product will have a purchase price considerably below that of Lantus, its commercial launch will allow for treatment in many more patients."
Maybe so. But yet another major drugmaker—Merck—announced plans earlier this year to initiate Phase-III studies for a product very similar to Lantus, dubbed MK-1293. It's partnering with Samsung Bioepis, a joint venture between Samsung Biologics and Biogen Idec, to manufacture and market the product.
"This agreement will help build our portfolio across the spectrum of the disease," says Matt Strasburger, a VP at Merck.
Meanwhile, manufacturers specializing in delivering insulin as quickly as possible will watch for the FDA's ruling on Afrezza from MannKind. That drug goes before the agency for approval this spring. An inhalable insulin, Afrezza is billed as faster-acting than traditional mechanisms, according to Hakan Edstrom, MannKind's president.
This is the second go-round for MannKind on Afrezza, which was sent back to the drawing board in 2010 after attempting to switch inhalers on the product midstream during FDA trials. The new inhaler "is smaller than the previous inhaler that was studied and empties more efficiently—therefore requiring only a single inhalation in order to receive a full dose," Edstrom says.
While MannKind is framing the drug/inhaler combination as easier to use, responsible for less weight gain and offering a lower risk of hypoglycemia, some have doubts. Those include key opinion leaders at a July 2013 roundtable organized by Leerink analysts. Experts at the meeting warned the new product could pose a safety risk.
The naysayers point to a similar, now-defunct product—Exubera, which had been marketed by Pfizer—which was associated with scattered cases of cancer in clinical trials. Pfizer abandoned the product in 2008. And Eli Lilly abandoned a similar product the same year.
But Edstrom disputes safety concerns. "In clinical trials of up to two years duration, observed changes in lung function were small, did not progress and resolved when treatment was discontinued," he says.
"We have not observed a higher incidence of lung malignancies in Afrezza patients than the expected incidence in a similar patient population," Edstrom adds. "In addition, the safety profile of Afrezza has been extensively examined in a non-clinical program including long-term carcinogenicity studies, which showed no increase in risk."
Other diabetes drugs the industry should be watching include the SGLT-2 inhibitors, according to Whalen. "While barely a year has passed since the approval of the first-in-class SGLT-2 inhibitor, Janssen's Invokana, the class is crowded with a second approval (AstraZeneca's Farxiga), a third—empagliflozin—following shortly, and five additional inhibitors in various stages of clinical development," he says. "Among these, however, Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim's empagliflozin may be the key product to watch."
The reason? Empagliflozin will have advanced time in market ahead of options from Merck, Astellas and Taisho, and it may demonstrate benefits over the two already approved options, Whalen says.
The Lilly and Boehringer formulations also have a distinct advantage over Invokana, in that Invokana is dealing with a warning of renal impairment associated with its use, Whalen says.
Moreover, competitor Farxiga is expected to face tough-sledding against Lilly and Boehringer, given that it has been flagged by the FDA over bladder cancer concerns. Those worries have prompted the FDA to require a re-evaluation of existing data for Farxiga, Whalen says, as well as presentation of new data not previously available.
In contrast, there is no evidence that competitor empagliflozin shows any problems with bladder cancer. Plus, the drug also provides "reductions in HbA1C, as well as the weight loss and lowered blood pressure attributed to the SGLT-2 inhibitor class," Whalen says.
Yet another experimental agent to watch is degludec, being developed by Novo Nordisk. Delayed by the FDA due to possible cardio risks, the drug promises to free up diabetics from daily dosing. "By shifting from a daily basal insulin + BID GLP-1 injection," Whalen notes, "a combination BIW or TIW basal insulin + GLP-1 agonist—such as [Victoza], also manufactured by Novo—may be an attractive option for physicians whose patients may have adherence issues."


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Parenting a Child Who is Different
Yummy Mummy Club | Posted 01.27.2013 | Canada Living
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When my son was six, he began to wear ties to school. He wears either a dress shirt and tie or full suit and tie every single day. I don't even see it any more. But others do. For the most part, all of the attention he has received has been positive. But once, in Grade 2, he received a different kind of attention.


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Two-Minute Wash Cycle
Fei Dawei
Oct 2005
On December 1, 1987, Huang Yong Ping placed a classical Chinese art history book and a Western art history book into a washing machine and washed them for two minutes. These two long-standing histories were transformed into a pile of unreadable pulp within two minutes. One of the most important Chinese artists on the post-1990s international contemporary art scene, Huang was born in Xiamen, China, in…
Change Is the Rule
Hou Hanru
Oct 2005
Huang Yong Ping's art is an entire ontology in itself. It's a universe unto itself, and like the universe itself, it's a complex system generated out of paradox and perplexity, which endow it with ultimate dynamism and vitality. His art is powerful but intelligent, revealing the essence of existence: that the truth of the world is that there is no unique ontological truth. The world is an eternal…
An Artist and His Doppelgangers
Richard Flood
Sep 2005
An amazingly complex American artist, Paul Thek (1933–1988) began his career in New York in the 1960s with a series of works collectively titled Technological Reliquaries, created as a reaction against the war in Vietnam. They combined pristinely assembled, minimalist containers with brutal, wax-modeled chunks of meat or severed limbs (one of them, Hippopotamus, is in the Walker's collection). Now, some 30…
8-Ball: Rirkrit Tiravanija
Paul Schmelzer
Jul 2005
Known for exploring new realms of interactivity and aesthetics, Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija has cooked meals for gallery visitors, constructed a fully operational auto-body shop within a museum, built his own low-power television studio, and helped found The Land, a collaborative sustainability community near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Winner of the 2004 Hugo Boss Prize, he was featured in the 1995…
Navigating the Self
Madeleine Grynsztejn
Jul 2005
For nearly four decades, Chuck Close has painted dozens of large-scale faces of family members, friends, and fellow artists, including Philip Glass, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, and Kiki Smith. But, more than any other subject, he's painted himself. The first such self-portrait, begun in 1967 and purchased in 1969 by the Walker Art Center, was followed by nearly 100 more, each exploring different media…
A Perennial Favorite
Cathy Madison
Jul 2005
Everyone loves it and feels some ownership as they point out the center-piece spoon and cherry to their visitors; and now that it's just across the way from what is rapidly becoming another Twin Cities landmark—the Walker's gleaming new expansion—it's even easier to find. As people drive by or stroll the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden grounds, however, they discover that they can't say exactly how…
An Artist's Museum
Siri Engberg
Jul 2005
Chuck Close recently characterized the Walker Art Center as an "artist's museum," a place with "a tremendous record of incredible engagement with the people who make this stuff." His relationship with the Walker goes back to 1969, when then-director Martin Friedman purchased Big Self-Portrait out of the artist's studio. Close's first self-portrait, the work was also his first sold to a museum and…
Garden as Gathering Place
Joan Rothfuss
Jun 2005
Since its opening in 1988, the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden has acquired a comfortable patina befitting the well-loved and well-tended public space it has become. Its gravel paths, lined with mature linden trees, are firmly tamped; its perennial garden blooms lush in late summer, and ivy now creeps thickly over its stone walls. More than five million people have strolled the Garden to date, making it…
Walker Style: A Discussion on the Job of Curating
Apr 2005
How do curators design exhibitions? And how is a permanent collection developed? On the unprecedented installation of 11 galleries of Walker holdings, Curatorial Fellow Doryun Chong and Chief Curator Richard Flood discuss the collecting strategies behind the seven new exhibitions on view and the principles that guide the Walker's Visual Arts program. Doryun Chong This is the first time in Walker…


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Menorah in the Workplace? That's Playing with Fire
Devon M. Paul | Posted 02.09.2013 | Canada Living
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The separation of church and state underlies a modern pluralist society, but it has come under threat by the decision of the federal government to allow civil servants to display religious decorations during the Hanukkah-Christmas season for the second year in a row. To allow the display of relatively inoffensive items such as a "mini nativity scene or a menorah," in the words of Treasury Board President Tony Clement, is to open the door to further displays. If a nativity scene is acceptable, why not passages from the Bible, Torah or the Qur'an? Why not the Ten Commandments or the Nicene Creed?


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Blame it on mom's sweet potato casserole or Aunt Millie's famous sugar cookies, but there's just something about the holidays that makes us toss all of our good intentions out the window and overindulge in enough goodies to send our insides into a state of constant turmoil. The good news? Adding a digestive enzyme supplement to the menu can help ease holiday indigestion without bringing the festivities to an end.
Found naturally in raw foods, enzymes play a key role in the digestive process by helping to break down the food we eat so that the body can absorb its valuable nutrients. The problem, however, is that cooking our food destroys those natural enzymes, so our bodies lack the tools necessary for complete digestion. Not only that, but heavily processed foods and those made with refined sugars and white flour (such as those yummy holiday baked goods) are also depleted of natural enzymes. As a result, the digestive process slows down and undigested food remains in the intestines longer, which can contribute to everything from heartburn and indigestion to gas, bloating and other digestive issues.
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San Antonio bids for 2012-2016 Final Fours
(June 20, 2008)--Six cities that have hosted the NCAA Men's Final Four this decade, and two more that are scheduled to host in the next three years, are among the 10 prospective hosts that submitted bids for the 2012-2016 Men's Final Fours on June 19. Finalists will be determined in August, and five cities will be awarded the event in November.
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Seven cities with past Women's Final Four hosting experience are among the 12 that have submitted bids to the NCAA to serve as hosts for the 2012-2016 Women's Final Fours. Finalists will be determined in August and five cities will be awarded the event in November.
Recent Men's Final Four host cities Atlanta, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, New Orleans, St. Louis and San Antonio are joined by 2009 host Detroit and 2011 host Houston, as well as Dallas and Phoenix, as cities attempting to put together a winning bid.
"We couldn't be more pleased with the efforts that the people representing these great cities and host institutions and conferences have put forth to this point," said Tom O'Connor, assistant vice president and director of athletics at George Mason University, and chair of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee. "The work involved with putting together a bid is extensive, and clearly all parties involved are putting their best foot forward. Cumulatively over the span of these bid years, an estimated five million people will attend the tournaments in person and nearly one billion viewers will watch the championships on television. The NCAA Men's Final Four continues to be one America's greatest sporting events."
After submitting a declaration of intent to bid last November, representatives of each city attended a bid introduction meeting in January, before meeting with the NCAA for individual planning and progress updates at the Men's Final Four in April and again in June. Over the next several weeks, NCAA staff will compile and analyze information for members of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee.
"The one-on-one meetings with each city were extremely beneficial, for both the prospective hosts and for the committee," said O'Connor. "As a committee, and working with the NCAA staff, we were able to check their progress and stay involved with the process. We stay in constant communication with everyone as they all have questions that are unique to their city, and now we feel as though we are in a great position to start analyzing the bids."
Cities that submitted bids for the 2012-16 Men's Final Fours include:
- Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome; Georgia Tech)
- North Texas (Dallas Cowboys New Stadium; Big 12 Conference)
- Detroit, Mich. (Ford Field; Mid-American Conference)
- Houston, Texas (Reliant Stadium; Houston, Rice)
- Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium; Butler, Horizon League, IUPUI)
- Minneapolis, Minn. (HHH Metrodome; Minnesota)
- New Orleans, La. (Louisiana Superdome; Tulane)
- Phoenix, Ariz. (University of Phoenix Stadium; Arizona State)
- San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome; UTSA)
- St. Louis, Mo. (Edward Jones Dome; St. Louis)
The NCAA received bids from past host cities, including Cleveland (2007), Indianapolis (2005), Kansas City (1998), New Orleans (1991, 2004), Philadelphia (2000), San Antonio (2002) and Tampa (2008). Cities submitting bid information to host the Women's Final Four for the first time include Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Houston and Nashville.
"We are very pleased with the number and quality of bids that we received," said Judy Southard, senior associate director of athletics at Louisiana State University and chair of the Division I Women's Basketball Committee. "As we continue to grow our game it's exciting to see that seven cities that have hosted in the past have a strong interest in bringing this extraordinary event back to their city, and we are equally pleased for the future of our event to have five new cities which have submitted bids to become part of this impressive family of host cities."
After submitting a declaration of intent to bid last November, representatives of each city attended a bid orientation session in January, before meeting with the NCAA staff for individual planning and progress updates at the Women's Final Four in April. Over the next several weeks, NCAA staff will compile information such as hotel community information, local organizing committee agreements and competition venue agreements for review by members of the Division I Women's Basketball Committee.
After finalists are determined in August, site visits to each finalist city will be conducted in September and October. Finalist cities will make an in-person presentation to the Division I Women's Basketball Committee in November and the 2012-2016 Women's Final Four cities will be awarded, pending approval by the Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet.
Cities that submitted bids for the 2012-2016 Women's Final Fours include:
- Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena)
- Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena)
- Dallas, Texas (American Airlines Center)
- Denver, Colo. (Pepsi Center)
- Houston, Texas (Toyota Center)
- Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium)
- Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)
- Nashville, Tenn. (Sommet Center)
- New Orleans, La. (New Orleans Arena)
- Philadelphia, Pa. (Wachovia Center)
- San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome)
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Originally Posted by BROADWAYSTORM
Hixon was a journeyman cut by the Broncos and Wilson is a first round pick!
Hixon was in his second year when he was cut, and I don't think he played in '06 (so, that'd still make him kind of a rookie). Seeing as the Broncos were the team that drafted him, I'd hardly say he was a journeyman.
Originally Posted by ashleymarie
It's ACRONYMs for me. It took me a lengthy time to decifer TAGF. I had to ask what "smh" meant. Thankfullyt there are some classy people here and will answer a question without a putdown. I have a high I.Q, just no common sense.
Originally Posted by Rudyy
you're great.
haha agreed. Sorry I didn't hang out with you guys for the game last night.
Originally Posted by Rusty192
haha agreed. Sorry I didn't hang out with you guys for the game last night.
You're not forgiven.
Mood: WOOF!
Originally Posted by nycsportzfan
He dosent get shots because he never does anything when they've given em his shots, except fumble, get smacked at the line, drop passes..etc I mean, Kregg Lumpkin jumped the guy for godsake! Thats pathetic! If ur good, eventually one of ur limited playing opp's, u do something with.. U can't continue to do nothing with 3-4 carries and drop balls here and there and expect to get more opp's, unless ur on a team with zero RB's..lol He su-cks...
Usually agree with u, especially when it comes to college guys....but you were dead wrong on this bro lol....this kid does not suck. He showed that he deserves more carries.
Originally Posted by Rudyy
You're not forgiven.
Originally Posted by BROADWAYSTORM
Talk about kneejerk reactions. Why on earth would you compare Wilson to Hixon. Hixon does not have the amount of talent that Wilson has in his pinkies. Hixon was a journeyman cut by the Broncos and Wilson is a first round pick!
Aaaaand.... We cut Cameron Wake. And drafted Ron Dayne in the first. That part doesn't matter.
Spin that Webb young Davis
Lol looks like the crow train is here
Keep up the great work Reese!!!!
Originally Posted by YATittle1962
I never want to be the grammar police but that drives me absolutely crazy every time I see it
"could of" and "anyways ".....drive me absolutely insane
"resign" vs "re-sign". Completely different meanings yet no-one seems to be able to tell them apart.
Originally Posted by ELI_HOF_NYG
you thought enough to make this ill thought comment,,at least he attempts to talk football,,you,,well talk about nonsense.
You were saying???
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Instead we found a couple of wobbly benches and sat by the dusty main road watching a couple of teams playing soccer in the dying light of the evening. Realising we had to spend the night here we found a place under a tree and tried sleeping on narrow wobbly benches, being the only way to keep clean. However the middle of the night was so cold, we made a fire with rubbish in the street and found plastic sandals gave off the most heat. 4am came and the local Imam called for prayers, while numb and tired we sat around watching the locals opening up their shops while giving us funny looks
Egg sandwiches and coffee while discussing what to do from here. We were still discussing 3 hours later when a taxi arrived and 6 other Africans appeared going to Conakry, so we left on some of the worst roads imaginable. Every so often we drove through villages and once had to cross a large river by barge before arriving at Koumbia around lunchtime.
Managed to sleep a couple of hours in the car that afternoon before arriving at Boke where the driver decided to change the brake pads. We drove on into the night and was sleeping when I was rudely awoken by a soldier demanding to see my passport. As the other Africans showed their ID cards I showed mine. Your heart always beats a bit faster when a soldier takes off with your passport. But a few minutes later it was returned and we continued.
10 minutes later another army checkpoint loomed up ahead and we followed the same procedure. I then realised that the Africans in the taxi were all passing bribes along with their ID cards to the soldiers
I was thinking about this system of bribes when we arrived at the third army checkpoint. This time the soldier wanted to see all my papers and then with my papers in his hand told me to pay 5000 Guinean francs. Being completely anti-bribes I told him no and Thomas 'the hairy Swede' I was travelling with was even more against the idea. This began a 20 minute debate involving myself and the driver trying to convince the soldier why we shouldn't be paying bribes.
At first I spear headed the arguments but the driver later took over launching one by one his entire arsenal of principals and any jurisprudence cases that happened to come to mind. But the shields were up and the soldier's pride was at stake. The driver then started getting into a rage from I think the culminated frustrations of many a late night checkpoint complication and its impact on his livelihood of transporting people. Before the worst could happen which would be the driver punching the soldier on the nose, I thought it prudent to pay the 80 cents bribe, declare defeat and to fight the honorary fight another day.
Back in the car no one said much and I only realised how upset the driver was when I heard him softly grumbling under his breath
Whatever the driver was feeling must have improved as at the next checkpoint we stopped and the driver explained to the soldier what he had done and no bribes were exchanged. The 6th and final checkpoint before entering Conakry asked for another bribe but I managed this time to talk the soldier out of it.
At last we were driving through the streets of Conakry at 3 in the morning. From the taxi station we were hoping to go directly to a cheap hotel, but were told not to leave the razor wire protected walls of the compound because a lot of robbers pretending to be taxi drivers worked at night
That morning we tried a few cheap hotels before being tipped off about a little gem only 15 minutes from the centre. Here we would stay for 7 nights. The first day I converted 300 euros into 2.6 million Guinean Francs. Being an instant millionaire was heaps of fun, especially as the largest banknote here is only worth 5000 francs. Meaning you need a bag to carry all your cash. I also applied for a visa to Sierra Leone and for Mali. Later on the fourth day Thomas found out we could get a special visa for 5 countries in one go, so got one of them to.
Guinea was previously colonised by the French and was incorporated into French West Africa. In 1958 all French colonies had to choose between autonomy as separate countries in a Franco-African community or immediate independence. Guinea was the only country to choose immediate independence when a Mr Sekou Toure gave his famous speech saying Guinea preferred 'freedom in poverty to prosperity in chains'. Don't know if this was a great decision because all French administration and French citizens left with heaps of capital and the economy collapsed
Mr Toure like so many other Africa leaders went a bit nuts and gave all important positions in his government to people from his tribe and treated cruelly any opposition party then went as far as declaring that the Peul tribe were trying to overthrow the government resulting in mass arrests, torture and executions.
Mr Toure had a heart attack in 1984 which resulted in a coup and Mr Conte became the new president. He did some good things like implementing a constitution allowing opposition parties but then at each election since stacked the cards in his favour. To the point that during the 1998 elections, the leader of the opposition was arrested and charged with 'attempting to overthrow the government'. Now ever since passing a referendum in 2001 that removed the two term limit for presidencies Mr Conte has set himself up as dictator for life.
Conakry the capital with its 2 million people was one of France's largest ports in west Africa but there really isn't much to see or do now
When we were not making visa applications or picking up passports, we tried discovering Conakry. The National Museum was small and badly run, but had the most excellent masks, some taller then I. All three palaces didn't accept visitors so you could only look from the outside. A day trip was planned for the islands of Los but didn't come off because it played havoc with the visa applications. Checked out the local fair grounds but had to pay to gain access to stalls selling toys, clothes and various souvenirs all of which I had up till now tried hard to avoid. The pillar commemorating the 1956 fight for independence I personally though impressive with a statue and sculptured scenes of Africans up and armed, fighting for solidarity and all that communist jazz. The only other decent monument was the futuristic looking grand mosque.
All night on nation TV there are very corny local music clips, filmed on cheap video cameras and look like home movies gone bad. This provided good entertainment for us and while strolling through a park one day we came across a whole lot of dancing girls and guys in a video shoot
Like Bissau the people on the street stare at you a fare bit. Like Bissau the people are divided into the 'haves' and the 'have nots'. Most of the flamboyant flash cars driving around are not owned by Europeans while the 'have nots' do live in some pretty horrid conditions. Guilty by white skin association, the average Guinean 'have not' I suspect has absolutely no idea what I earn a year so their imagination takes flight. Chances are I live in a mansion, drive a Porsche and my pockets are bulging with wads of US dollars. As a result when the hotel manager's daughter caught malaria we were the obvious people to help pay for medication. Also when some alleged policemen saw us snapping the rubbish tip that is their beach, they flashed a badge and took my passport. After 20 minutes of discussion, one wanted 7 euros and the other wanted the opportunity to study sociology in a European university. I just debated with them till an honest soldier came and forced them to give my passport back. But the reality is while I don't have a mansion or a Porsche, I earn more in a week then they in a year so can't help wondering how I would react in their place.
Early one morning we went looking for taxis heading to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Previously I wouldn't have considered Sierra Leone in my travel plans, but having met a few travellers heading that way and having read the latest Lonely Planet describing it as 'one of West Africa's safest destinations' I thought this is my opportunity to go. We promptly found a taxi leaving for Palmlap, (the last town before the border) and sat four and a baby in the back of a sedan for three hours bouncing in and out of potholes the size of swimming pools.


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Original post made on May 7, 2012
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a resident of Danville
on May 7, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Since facilities bond funds were used for all of the district's solar panel projects, instead of the originally intended facilities improvements, is it at least true that the "savings" from the solar panels are being directed back into facilities items?
If the savings are just used to "free up" operational funds (for things like raises), then it amounts to transfer of funds from bond money into operations. I'd like to think that our district has the integrity to "repay" the facilities fund with the savings from the solar panel projects.
a resident of Danville
on May 9, 2012 at 8:36 am
The solar projects did not use any of the facilities bond money. The money came from a federal grant that will be repaid out of the reduced PG&E bills. Projections continue to show a healthy and positive cash flow from the solar projects.