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Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT)
SANGONeT was founded in 1987, and over the past 20 years has developed into a dynamic civil society organisation with a history closely linked to the social and political changes experienced by South Africa during its transition to democracy. SANGONeT is still one of very few non-governmental organisations in Africa involved in the field of information communication technologies (ICTs) and continues to serve civil society with a wide range of ICT products and services.
SANGONeT's ICT services and interventions continue to be shaped by the challenge of strengthening the capacity of NGOs in finding long-term and sustainable solutions in response to Southern Africa's development problems. NGOs' capacity for service delivery increasingly requires that attention be given to their ability to use, manage and implement as well as integrate ICTs into their activities.
During the past few years SANGONeT has conceptualised and implemented the following important new ICT initiatives in support of the NGO sector in South Africa, and increasingly, the rest of Southern Africa:
Thetha: The SANGONeT ICT Discussion Forum – launched in March 2003, Thetha forums provide NGOs with the opportunity to discuss ICT issues of common concern at both provincial and national levels. SANGONeT has already organised more than 20 Thetha forums in South Africa, and in 2006 expanded this initiative to five Southern African countries. A further six Southern African countries will be covered as of 2008 (www.sangonet.org.za/thetha).
SANGONeT "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and Exhibition – this annual event, first held in March 2005, presents NGOs with an important opportunity to reflect on the challenges and opportunities presented by ICTs in support of their work. The most recent event was held from 17-18 July 2007 in Johannesburg, and the next event will be held in October 2008 (www.sangonet.org.za/conference2007).
SANGONeT NGO and Development Information Portal – launched in October 2005, this portal provides a gateway to the South African NGO sector. It includes the Prodder NGO and Development Directory, as well as the weekly NGO Pulse e-newsletter (www.sangonet.org.za / www.prodder.org.za).
SANGOTeCH – this online technology donation portal, launched in December 2006, aims to assist NGOs by providing software and hardware for very low or discounted fees in conjunction with ICT donor partners, as well as by supporting NGOs to maximise their ICT purchases and infrastructure. This project will be expanded to the rest of Southern Africa in 2008 (www.sangotech.org).
South African NGO Web Awards – first held in 2006, this annual competition is run in conjunction with the SANGONeT Conference and aims to raise awareness among NGOs about the benefits of having a web presence, stimulate interest in the application of web solutions and applications, and showcase best practices in website creation and maintenance.
The State of ICTs in the South African NGO Sector – this annual research project, first implemented in 2007, aims to analyse the South African NGO sector's application and awareness of ICTs in support of achieving its strategic objectives. The outcomes of the project will inform and guide the development of SANGONeT's future ICT products and services, and assist NGOs, funders and other strategic stakeholders in understanding the role and relevance of ICTs in support of the sector (www.sangotech.org/ict-survey).
Civic Journalism in Africa project – this three-year project, implemented in conjunction with Hivos in six African countries, aims to improve the technical and journalistic capacity of African NGOs to use a mixture of traditional and digital media strategically and with journalistic professionalism to support democratic processes and a diverse and independent media environment.
SN Announce – this e-mail advertising service provides an invaluable service to the NGO sector in Southern Africa. With a potential readership of more than 10 000 people, it remains one of the most cost-effective and efficient ways to reach non-profit organisations, development practitioners, grantmakers and others working in the development sector.
NGO CEO Circle / NGO CEO Summit – SANGONeT and Project Literacy initiated the CEO Circle in 2006 to create a platform for discussion within the leadership of the NGO sector in Gauteng, encouraging networking, collaboration and peer support. An important objective of this quarterly forum is to create a space for decision-makers to discuss common institutional and strategic development issues, creating the opportunity to highlight problems and share solutions. Building on the success of the CEO Summit, SANGONeT hosted the first NGO CEO Summit on 29 November 2007 at the Balalaika Hotel in Sandton, attended by 40 NGO leaders.
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I believe in the Black Unicorn.
Calling Alex Smith average would be very generous of me. Not saying the guy hasn't improved, because he has. But to think that he has had much at all to do with their recent success is ludicrous. He's literally surrounded by some of the most talented players in the league at almost every position. Think Mark Sanchez 2009 vs Mark Sanchez 2012 for a comparison. It's pretty much the same thing yet reversed.
Colin Kaepernick granted doesn't have the pro experience obviously, but his style of play is something that we simply don't match up well to in recent history.
Do you think that Harbaugh is starting Alex Smith over Kaepernick even though Kaepernick gives them a better chance to win?
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On any given Saturday, students from Dr. William Maury Harris' environmental science and studies classes can be found working with him to clean up Japhet Creek Linear Park – picking up trash, planting native trees and bushes, mulching around trees and removing non-native plant species.
For his work on the park, Harris, who is associate professor of environmental science and studies and director of student research, will be awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the 2013 Mayor's Proud Partners program during a luncheon on Oct. 28 at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel.
Harris has been involved with transforming Japhet Creek Park for about seven years. The park, located east of downtown, is one of the few unpiped, unchannelized tributaries that flows a significant distance to buffalo bayou – about a mile. The surrounding community got involved to secure land for the park, and Harris helped develop a master plan.
"Japhet Creek Park was a park that started off based on the desires of the community," Harris said. "People who lived there wanted to protect it as natural space, and there is a lot of community ownership of the park."
Harris teaches courses at St. Thomas on the science of the human environment, physical and historical geology, coastal ecology, urban environmental investigations and GIS. Every semester, he brings more than 50 UST students to join him in clean-ups.
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Volunteers have removed over 150 tires, including large truck tires rolled into the creek. They remove vines, pickup grocery and chip bags, and other trash. They cut down invasive bamboo-like cane and lantana.
"We found an ATM in it once," Harris said. "There's all kinds of things. The city doesn't have a lot of money for the park, so we'll do a lot of trail maintenance: cut weeds and put in new mulch."
Though he and volunteers worked on the park for several years, Harris became a founding member of the Japhet Creek Nature Conservancy just one year ago to expand the park and its amenities, and it was recognized by Keep Houston Beautiful, the city's leading organization in beautification, litter reduction and recycling education.
"Dr. Harris, a founding member of the Japhet Creek Nature Conservancy, recognized the unique nature benefits of Japhet Creek and has engaged his students in learning, monitoring and improving this City of Houston greenfinger park," said Eileen Hatcher, executive director of the Japhet Creek Nature Conservancy.
Harris' devotion to the local environment has meant spending countless Saturdays and evenings working on the ecosystems related to the Buffalo Bayou.
"I have worked hard over the last 15 years with the Buffalo Bayou Partnership and now the people with Japhet Creek," Harris said. "It is nice to be recognized for the hard work that I have done, but I do it because I enjoy it."
Harris said the next step for the park is to obtain non-profit status for the Conservancy so the group can fundraise. The Conservancy hopes to secure more land and expand the park all the way down to the bayou. He also has plans to develop a weekend indoor farmers market to bring more awareness to the park.
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Using women's bodies to sell alcohol is probably the thing I hate most about the broader beer culture in the western world. Possibly it's because I have a daughter now, and I'm thinking about my actions as a man, particularly relating to how they relate to girls and young women who are growing up in a messed up world.


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Specialized architects, decorators and experienced workers worked zestfully so as to create a space that offers our guests privacy, as well as the opportunity to experience relaxing holidays. This place offers a real trip back in time, with the simultaneous provision of all modern comforts.
The house is located in Costa Ilios resort in the area of Ornos. Costa Ilios Seaside Resort lies on a private beach, a unique location, protected from the Mykonian wind, with a heavenly view to the Aegean and a picturesque sunrise, between the famous beaches of Ornos and Agios Ioannis, 4 km from Mykonos Town and the airport.
The house has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. One kitchen with dining area fully furnished and wonderfully decorated. Complimentary daily housekeeping and assortment of Greek Aegean wines (from Santorini, Rhodes, Limnos, Crete) and cheese as well as Myconian delicacies. The house is sunny all day long and has a lovely patio for lovely dinners, drinks and bbq. Just steps away from the olympic-sized pool and pool bar, private beach and the resort's fine restaurant. Beautiful sunsets.
Mykonos is part of a cluster of islands including Delos, Rhenia and some rocky islets.Since the fifties, Mykonos has always been one of the most popular tourist islands of the Mediterranean.
Chora, as the town of Mykonos is commonly known, impresses and casts its spell on the visitor from the first moment, with its beautiful position, scale and architecture. Despite the great tourist development of the island, it manages to maintain its cycladic features and traditional look, like few other towns.
Its cube-shaped, all white houses glow in the sunlight, scattered wisely and orderly in the countless labyrinthine alleys and streets with whitewashed cobbled pavements. A little further, on a low hill, the windmills, having stood for centuries, compose a picture of unparalleled beauty in combination with red domes and bell towers of the countless churches. In the harbour, a small colorful flotilla of caiques and fishing boats completes this unique picture with its vivid colors.
All in all, maintaining the form of the traditional architecture of the Cyclades on the modern buildings ensures a unique feeling of harmony to the town and interior of Mykonos. Nothing can be compared, though, to the emotion inspired by the enthralling space of ancient Delos. A real town with its streets and markets, public buildings and temples, luxurious houses and shops, cisterns, columns, mosaics.
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we had a plaesant stay at George´s Apartment in Piraeus. The Apartment is perfectyl located in the centre of Piraeus
The apartment we stayed was clean and very spacious. We also asked for an airport transfer and it was made in quite reasonable price with no problems. Contact we Mr George is ok but I would really appreciate bigger support before we made a decision and chose his apartment.
If I can make any clues for your stay in Athens - book an apartment nearby the sea and don't worry about transport time or cost to city center ;)
the apartment is very good and clean, near the center. But we had a chick in delay of 2 hours (14:00 instead 12:00). In general, we are satisfied.
We have had a wonderful Holiday in House Roustika. A fantastic beutifull House! Everything was perfect and we were meat with great kindfullnes and hospitality from our contact person: Eleni and the People, that lived in the Village! We can warm recommend House Roustika for everyone.
Amazing clean and cozy apartment with everything you need. great and save area, we really enjoyed the stay and can warmly recommend George as a host ;-))
Laura, Kathi, Line and Peter
George was an excellent house manager, replied quickly and in detail for each request. The house is very nice, quite and clean, very bright with a fantastic view on Athens's harbour and more. Everything worked well. Pireaus area is not so comfortable to get beaches and Acropoli (it took about 45/55 minutes) but you can easily get buses and the metro stop is about 10' far away.
To make it simple: the house was a WRECK (broken chairs, 3 chairs for a house for 10, 1 bathroom instead of 2, dirty floors, dirty stuff in the cupboards, dirty plastic bottles near the pool, ... ). We called George to complain and to tell him that we would not stay in the house (we were with children), and managed to talk to him.
BUT, that was the only contact that we had: he did not return our following calls to discuss refund. We left him several messages but he did bot care.
In the end we did not stay in the house.
George is a great host, his apartment is very pleasant and robust. If you are looking to stay in that area, then it is the best place to stay. George was very attentive to my needs and made everything possible to accommodate my desires.
I would definately recommed the Apartment to everyone. It is fully renovated and modern decorated. George was a perfect Host and always very helpful.
The location is unbeatable for sure. Great Areas like Plaka, Acropolis, Monastiraki, Kolonaki are all within walking distance, from 1 minute away to a maximum of 15 minutes.
Athens in general is allways worth it to go there.
Thanks George. See you next time in Athens.
The location is unbeatable - a quiet side street, but seconds from the Acropolis site, museum and the adjoining metro, Easy walks to all the major sites. The flat is nice - a decent size, good bathroom, clean, well appointed. Its a raised ground floor flat, so the views either way aren't much, but you only have to turn the corner for views of Hadrian's Temple or the Acropolis.
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Return to the days when valiant knights jousted to resolve conflicts and please the king. Enjoy a time when you ate with your bare hands.
King Alfonso and Her Majesty Princess Esperanza greet you as you enter the 11th century-style castle. Take your seat in the Grand Ceremonial Arena, and wait for the serfs and wenches to serve your silverware-free feast.
Marvel as a man on horseback gallops into the arena and performs a dazzling demonstration of horsemanship. Listen as a falconer commands his bird to take flight and soar overhead.
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It's time to register for Summer Club at the Crosslake Area Library.
Again this summer the library will offer this fun six-week program for kids in grades K-5, who will track their summer reading for great incentives and enjoy entertainment.
Programs will include a magician, the Raptor Program from Wolf Ridge Nature Center in Ely, and a master rocket expert who will present and launch live rockets.
All participants get a T-shirt, a free book and prizes.
The club will meet Thursday mornings from July 11 to Aug. 15. Kids in grades K-2 will meet from 9-10:15 a.m., and older grades will meet from 10:15-11:30 a.m.
There is a $5 fee with scholarships available.
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'A Celtic Celebration' concert is Saturday in Pequot Lakes
The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota, composed of central Minnesota vocalists under the direction of founder and artistic director Sarah Aamot, will perform "A Celtic Celebration" concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in the Pequot Lakes High School auditorium.
"A Celtic Celebration" includes popular Celtic folk songs, hymn tunes and dance melodies from Ireland, Wales and Scotland. The high point of the concert will be an arrangement for bagpipes and choir that includes the popular "Amazing Grace."
Brian Solum, a professional Highland bagpiper, will perform two solo selections.
Reserve tickets by calling the Pequot Lakes Community Education office at 218-568-9200. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (age 60 and older) and $8 for youth (age 18 and younger).
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The Playboy.com Global Report: May 31, 2012
This week's crazy international news includes falling sheep, the 'Geuro', and the condemnation of Syria
Welcome to the Global Report: our weekly column of the most important issues happening across the planet. From politics to war, monarchies to dictatorships, and everything in-between, we've got it covered. It's world news, Playboy.com style.
Protests have continued to overtake North and South America this week, with the government of Peru declaring a state of emergency on Tuesday following deadly anti-mining protests and Canada's French-speaking province of Quebec seeking to end a monthlong student protest over rising tuition. While Peruvian citizens are understandably focusing on a controversial expansion of a major copper mine, we don't think annoying taxpayers will delight them into accepting a tax hike at your expense.
The Euro financial crisis of never-ending chaos continued this week with German Deutsche Bank research leader Thomas Mayer stating the best-case scenario at the moment would be for Greece to adopt a "Geuro," a parallel euro currency. By doing this, Greece would stay in the Eurozone but would allow its currency to devalue while stimulating the economy. Greece would still be on the hook for its debt repayments in regular Euros, but would at least have a chance to fend off insolvency. While this option is attractive, we highly doubt anything will become solid until after the Greek leadership elections slated for June 17th, where it is likely that the fate of the country will be decided.
However big a Greek default might seem, the European Union's focus has now shifted to the economic crisis in Spain. While the country has strived to meet its repayment obligations, staggering woes in many of its major banks have pushed one of Europe's largest economies to the brink. As a bailout similar to Greece, Portugal or Ireland would likely be impossible due to its size, the European Commission – the executive branch of the European Union — has been pushing for a pan-Euro monetary government to be formed, which would oversee and manage the region's banks. While this move would limit sovereign banking, it would allow the larger union to effectively absorb bailout costs across its breadth.
A massacre in the Houla area of Syria last Friday has left approximately 100 citizens including women and children dead – the reported work of either Syrian soldiers or friendly militia. The international community has reacted strongly to these casualties, an apparent failure of the monthlong peace plan hatched by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council Sunday, the 15-member body, including usually reluctant Russia and China, unanimously condemned the massacre after hearing reports from UN observers on the ground that victims had been hit by heavy artillery as well as at point-blank gun range. In a further tensing of relations, several Western nations, including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Canada, Australia and Italy, have moved this week to expel Syrian diplomats from their countries until further notice.
While it's important to note that this has the warning signs of another Libya intervention written all over it, Russia has made it clear that a military commissioned by the UN will be swiftly vetoed. We can imagine the remaining Western nations will pay close attention to the next steps by the Syrian government but will hold off on using an alternative NATO response (therefore bypassing Russia) unless absolutely necessary.
A rift between Somalia and Kenya was growing late yesterday as conflicting reports stated the latter's forces have captured the rebel hometown of Afmadow in south Somalia. The high levels of corruption, particularly in Somalia, over the past few years have been a negative force for transparency in the region. We would expect the African Union (AU) to be investigating these claims shortly.
On a positive note, Sudan announced earlier this week that it will withdraw its troops from the disputed area of Khartoum in South Sudan. We hope that mediation from Ethiopia and further talks will continue to build favorable diplomatic relations between these two nations in the near future.
A series of major terrorist attacks have been thwarted in Baku, Azerbaijan as the Central Asian state concludes its hosting duties of the highly popular European singing contest Eurovision. The attacks, which would have targeted competition venues, entertainment areas and major hotels, are the latest upset in the Caspian country. It is reported that a similar plan to assassinate the Azerbaijani president last month was also foiled. Approximately 40 people have been arrested and numerous weapons seized in connection with the attacks.
Creature Feature news once again returns to Australia this week as motorists were subjected to a plethora of falling sheep smashing into cars from above last night. The approximately 400 sheep had been onboard a transport truck when it crashed and rolled over an overpass, sending the future dinner guests flying onto unknowing diners, I mean drivers, below.


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UTEP Sets School Record By Storming Back From 23-Point Deficit To Top Southern Miss, 86-85, In OT
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EL PASO, TEXAS - Chrishauna Parker posted a huge double-double (21 points, 16 rebounds) to fuel the biggest comeback in program history, with UTEP erasing a 23-point second-half deficit to topple Southern Miss, 86-85, in overtime at the Don Haskins Center Wednesday evening.
The Golden Eagles (13-5, 2-3 C-USA) led 45-22 with 16:31 to play but the Miners (14-4, 3-2 C-USA) refused to quit. Kayla Thornton, who poured in a game-high 26 points, drilled a triple to start a 7-0 run. USM regrouped, but UTEP continued to chip away, getting within eight (60-52, 8:47 to play) after another Thornton three pointer.
The margin remained seven (74-67) with 2:33 to play in the game but UTEP continued to believe. Thornton hit two free throws & then after a Southern Miss turnover, Parker drove the rim for a lay-up to pull her squad within three (74-71, 1:55).
The Miners got another stop and after a missed jumper by Jenzel Nash, who joined Parker and Thornton in double figures with 13, Parker outworked the Golden Eagle post players to grab one of her nine offensive rebounds in the contest. The junior then made a brilliant pass to Kelli Willingham who drilled a triple to tie the tilt at 74 with 1:02 remaining in regulation.
The visitors quickly answered with a lay-up but Parker sank two clutch free throws with 34 seconds to play. USM misfired on a long three pointer with five seconds left, sending the game to overtime.
Southern Miss scored the first two points of the extra session but momentum belonged to UTEP. The Miners went on a 9-2 run to grab an 85-80 lead with just 1:37 left in the extra session, but on a night like tonight, no lead was safe.
USM's Jamierra Faulkner drained a triple from well beyond the arc, and then Thornton's shot came up short as result of a triple team. The Golden Eagles grabbed the rebound and got it ahead to Faulker, who streaked in for the game-tying lay-up with 34 seconds left.
The Miners ran a play for Thornton, who was fouled going to the rim with nine seconds to play. She split the pair and then stole the ball on a bad pass from Faulkner to seal the improbable come-from-behind victory.
UTEP won the rebounding battle (46-44), while also enjoying advantages in points off turnovers (25-15) and second-chance points (22-14). Southern Miss did shoot 50.9 percent from the floor (28-of-55) but was doomed by its 22 giveaways and its inability to keep the Orange and Blue off the offensive glass.
Twenty of the Miners' 46 rebounds came at the offensive end, helping compensate for a 28-of-81 effort (34.6 percent) from the floor. Playing a factor in UTEP's overall low field-goal percentage was finishing 6-of-28 (21.4 percent) in the first half, which helped Southern Miss stake a 37-18 point advantage at the break.
Things didn't look much better early in the second stanza, but thanks to the likes of Parker, Thornton and company, that deficit was nothing more than a distant memory by the final buzzer.
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Mobile & Government Transparency
There are 4 billion cell phones in use today. Many of them are in the hands of market vendors, rickshaw drivers, and others who've historically lacked access to education and opportunity. Information networks have become a great leveler, and we should use them together to help lift people out of poverty and give them a freedom from want.
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Newseum speech on Internet Freedom
Mobile Gov creates opportunities to bridge the digital divide, to increase transparency and to open government.
- Pew found that low-income teens were more likely to access the Internet via cell phones than desktop computers—helping to bridge the digital divide.
- For people with some disabilities, smartphone features are making information available without requiring assistive devices.
If government wants to reach everyone, mobile is definitely part of the mix.
A report on collaboration in a local community found that transparency is associated with residents' personal feelings of empowerment. Put simply, people who think that their government delivers services and shares information believe they can have an impact on government. This suggests that good, open mobile products can build trust and engagement between citizens and the government.
Many government agencies are providing mobile products and services that open government information and data.
- People can find government information, anytime, anywhere from any device using the USA.gov mobile app or mobile optimized website.
- Citizens can track government spending on projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in their area on the Recovery.gov app.
- Government IT project information is available via the IT Dashboard mobile website.
- Expectant parents can find 130 years of popular baby names in the Social Security Administration's Baby Name Playroom. While they are looking at baby names, the app makes available just-in-time resources on child care, safety, pregnancy and public assistance.
- The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) created Today's Doc, which features a U.S. historical document related to the day, and opens their Washington, DC, collections to anyone, anywhere.
Transparency efforts have made hundreds of thousands of public government datasets available on Data.gov for innovative use by the private sector. This opens up great possibilities for mobile development. The Department of Health and Human Services has created a community on Data.gov explicitly to develop new health data products, including mobile. Agencies have opened datasets and encouraged mobile app development on Challenge.gov—using contests and prizes as incentives for private citizens and entrepreneurs to build new tools.
There is also opportunity for collaboration with state, local, and tribal and territorial governments. Combining federal data with local services will create some of the most useful Mobile Gov apps for the public.
Efforts to make applications location-aware, to combine cross-agency data streams in a single app, and to make decision-level data available will improve the quality and success of government mobile apps. By taking advantage of mobile device features, developing mobile strategies and products, and making more data available for third-party developers, agencies can put more data and information into the hands of the public and work to build trust.
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This report was developed in collaboration with the Mobile-Gov Community of Practice—a cross-government, multidisciplinary community dedicated to creating open systems and technical assistance tools to build a public-centric path to government anytime, anywhere.
See http://www.howto.gov/tech-solutions/mobile/community for information about the Mobile-Gov Community of Practice or contact community manager Jacob Parcell at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Tyra Banks was fifteen years old when she started modeling, the same age as Modelland's Tookie De La Crème. After establishing a supermodel career she could never have dreamed of, Tyra tackled the world of television, creating the hit show America's Next Top Model, which is seen in over 170 countries, and her two-time Emmy-award-winning talk show, The Tyra Show, to become the super businesswoman she always wanted to be. Tyra is a leading voice in empowering girls and is dedicated to expanding the definition of beauty worldwide.
Tyra invested five years in conceiving and writing Modelland, her first book of fiction. Her lifelong love of reading and storytelling is deeply embedded in every page. She was born in Los Angeles and lives in New York City.
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I leave for Lisboa, Portugal tomorrow, but not before I see the Prado museum and the royal palace in Madrid. I found out my spanish is good as I spoke to the natives here. Madrilenos remind me of New Yorkers, just a little milder. They are quick and to the point and will call you out if you make a not so smart comment. The metro is better organized than the Paris metro, or maybe its that I can read the signs now. I just got back from the meeting and caught the special talk in my own language.
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British-based designer Mark Bickerstaffe is not as well known as his former business cohort, James Dyson, but his mission is also to make the lives of frazzled domestic goddesses that much easier. So far, Bickerstaffe has designed vacuum cleaners, jugs, washing machines and lights. Now, as new product development director (kitchens and bathrooms) for Kohler in Europe and Asia Pacific, his attention is on loos and tapware. Bickerstaffe believes that determination and resilience are a vital part of innovative design "because the world is made up of naysayers". Viva caught up with him during a recent visit to New Zealand.
As a child were you interested in design? I was always drawing and this was soon combined with another obsession - war games. Dad is an engineer and, as I grew older, I got into cars and motorbikes. Before I could drive, I was doing up an old car.
This practical nature led me into the whole process of "making". Design is fundamentally about making things that are functional and desirable.
Tell us about your work with James Dyson. I met James at the Royal College of Art. After graduation, I got a call asking if I wanted to join his team in Bath. This was before James had become successful; there were four or five of us in the coach house at his home. It felt like a family. We did everything: testing ideas, improving the design, the engineering drawings and graphics. We also learned about manufacturing, working with suppliers for tooling and injection moulding. Dyson's gift was championing customer needs and to ignore conventional thinking. He was shrewd, determined and sometimes brutal in this pursuit.
Dyson has called you a man with no weak points (except Ducati motorbikes). I'd never say that! We all have our weaknesses. What James taught me was to understand what your customers really want and then never to give up. Ideas have to be nurtured, protected and sometimes given CPR to bring them through.
Where do you live? Outside Bristol, with my wife Katie and our two young daughters in a Georgian ex-boarding house (circa 1850). It needed complete renovation and we've transformed it into a fantastic family home with ultra-modern spaces fused with beautiful, original detailing. It's a labour of love with some way to go.
Describe your own bathroom. My master bathroom is bigger than my bedroom. This is because, in reality, you do more in this space. We have a large walk-in shower big enough for our family of four with rain, sheet and massage overhead jets, water tiles [where the spray comes out of a tile] and hand shower controlled by the Kohler DTV digital shower system. We used large grey steel/slate tiles on floor and walls and have a Kohler weir shower tray, making the floor completely flat.
We have two Kohler Antilia glass vessels with Kohler Purist taps set on to a custom-made wall-hung synthetic stone cabinet with huge storage drawers that are invisible when closed and that bridge to a bath area in the same material, with a large inset rectangular bath. The flooring is walnut timber, which joins to the tiled area around the shower. A mix of materials and finish is satisfying aesthetically and emotionally.
What is your design mantra? Beauty, innovation and soul. Seeking beauty is a high goal but what I stress is it's all about the eye of the beholder - design that's relevant to your customer, not simply good design for you. Innovation is essential. Products have to move us forward. And soul reflects the emotional satisfaction, authenticity and character that great products should possess.
On your visit here have you seen any design that impressed you? The Lumber Chair by Fletcher Systems caught my eye.
What have been the greatest innovations in your career? Discovering the multi-cyclone and counter-rotating washing machine drum technology at Dyson that led us to create whole new generations of better-performing products. At Kohler, the Flipside hand shower brought together four great new water experiences with intuitive, iconic design. The Kohler Mira Azora Electric Shower broke the market paradigm of electric showers as "appliances" by introducing a simple design.
You say bathrooms of the future will be able to interface and have smarter storage. How? We're now able to integrate technology into the materials so ceramics, wood and glass can become smart and multifunctional. It can be hidden and only becomes visible when you need it.
Storage has moved to "organisation"- everything has a place and is made available to you in a planned way. Bathroom design has matured so that now we are designing specific hardware and solutions. We are using the space under the bath and basin. This allows us to keep more in the bathroom, yet see it only when we need it.
Why is bathroom hardware so expensive here when I can buy a shower head so much more cheaply on the internet from China? Logistics, regulations and market size. Distance from the manufacturing location adds cost. When you have a small market with specific legal requirements and practices for installation, this also makes it difficult for manufacturers to provide the right product at a good price.
Major branded manufacturers offer better inherent quality and performance most of the time because they invest in research, development and manufacture. That way they can guarantee products will provide a good functional and emotional experience for many years. In aesthetics this is also true.
How do you bring "emotional content" to a bathroom? By using our ever-improving understanding of materials to create better products. One example is a heated toilet seat. In a cold environment sitting down, naked, on warm, hygienic materials is welcoming. Also, by making other "soft" touch points warm - a towel rail on the front of an under-basin cabinet. There are now water-tolerant wooden materials that can cope with under-floor heating and synthetic materials with stone content to give a soft feel with good properties for wet areas.
Designing a bathroom that allows you to bring individuality into it makes it emotionally satisfying.
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* Plan lighting ahead, especially in the basin, bath and shower areas. You need soft, warm lighting around your face when looking in the mirror.
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Colleen O'Neil is an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Education.
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Professional Title: Adjunct Professor
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise: Instructional design; assessment
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Educational technology, instructional design, school leadership.
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught: EAGSR 7121: Leading and Learning with Technology
Education: BA, University of Southern Colorado; MEd, University of Northern Colorado; EdS, University of Colorado at Denver; EdD, Bethel University (Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies)
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions: A Study of Staff Engagement and Teacher Preparation Characteristics on the Growth of Students in Literacy in Grades 4 Through 10 (2012).
This is Colleen's second year working with Lesley and her 8th year working with graduate programs in a variety of content areas including educational technology, instructional design and school leadership. Outside of her work at Lesley, she is the director of curriculum career, and technical education, for the South Dakota Department of Education. Colleen facilitates the work of three offices, including Curriculum, Secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Post-Secondary CTE, where she oversees the four public Technical Institutes in the state. Colleen works with the Secretary of Education, Governor's Office and other division directors to create alignment of the department of education's aspiration to ensure that all students graduate college, career and life ready.Before coming to the South Dakota Department of Education she called a school district in northern Colorado home. In her Colorado school district, she served as the assistant to the superintendent, chief human resource officer, and elementary school administrator. Prior to her work at the school district she was a project manager and assessment specialist for the Colorado Department of Education, chief learning officer for an eLearning company and a middle and high school English teacher and coach. For 13 years, Colleen has also ran her own standup and online instructional design consulting firm working predominantly with college text book publishing companies, governmental agencies such as NASA and Homeland Security, and private organizations such as healthcare systems. Colleen's primary area of research concentration is on staff engagement and student growth. Her most recent publication is her work, A Study of Staff Engagement and Teacher Preparation Characteristics on the Growth of Students in Literacy in Grades 4 Through 10 (2012). She continues to also focus her research on the elements of core leadership that create effective organizations and systems in which students grow, thrive and achieve. At heart, Colleen is not only a relationship-oriented leader but also a systems person and believes that without the systems working well for the people in our field and for our students, educational achievement is nearly impossible. We must first align the systems for effectiveness and support all stakeholders in the system in order to create climates for our staff and students that are highly engaging, yet rigorous and accountable. Outside of work, Colleen splits her time between living in Colorado and South Dakota. Her significant other and her step-children live in South Dakota on the Missouri River where he owns a ranch and works as a conservation officer for a Lakota Indian Reservation. Her mom, dad, brother, nephew and several cousins live in Colorado. While she may spend a good amount of time on the road between the two states, she believes she has the best of both worlds with the mountains of Colorado and the beautiful hills around the Missouri River to ride her horses and hike with her dogs. She loves spending time with her family and goes to as many school events, football, hockey and basketball games as possible. She is an avid lifelong learner, passionate reader and greatly enjoys live theater as well as traveling in and out of the U.S.
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The Disbelief of Giorgio Petrosyan's Loss to Andy Ristie
- Written by Gary LaPlante
Saturday night was surreal, that's the only way to describe it. Giorgio Petrosyan the king of kickboxing, the best 70 KG kickboxer we've ever seen, hell quite possibly the best kickboxer we've ever seen in any weight class. He defined perfection, he was a man who not only would win, but he would tactically embarrass his opponents for the entirety of the match. I'm not sure there is anyone else that has made more top level fighters look like amateurs more or less. The sheer thought of Petrosyan losing seemed about as realistic as an Ed Wood film. Yet, here we are a few days out and that's the case.
After Andy Ristie rendered Petrosyan unconscious it was just pure disbelief in the arena. Everyone was gasping, their hands up in the air, mouths agape. Up to that point, Andy Ristie was fighting the perfect fight, he was throwing of Petrosyan's timing, wasn't letting him get comfortable with his range and he was still losing the fight on most people's scorecards. Ristie did put on the performance of a lifetime, beating the number one and two guys at 70KG. He not only defeated them, he knocked out a man who was 76-1-1 who's never been knocked out and he knocked out a man who was knocked out once in 73 fights. It was one of the best one night performances in recent memory, it's up there with Semmy's K1 WGP run in 09, it was something to behold as it truly felt special.
Even though I consider myself an unbiased observer of kickboxing, I still had a weird feeling after seeing Petrosyan lose. On the train ride home from the event I was racking my brain, trying to sum up my feelings on it and the only thing I could come up with was a comment Pat Miletich made after Fedor lost to Werdum. "My heart sank not for Fedor but for the reality of perfection that is not attainable in the sport of MMA. All experienced fighters know you're going to lose if you're fighting world-class opponents, but Fedor was different." For me it's sad to see the guy who was thought to be unbeatable, bested. Sure, at the end of the day, it was bound to happen, you can only fight the best of the best for so long without getting caught.
Now I know sports are a very reactionary world, I've been guilty being reactionary after an event as well, it happens. After Saturday night, I saw a few people question Petrosyan his record and his skill level. Now, let me address his record, sure, there are times when he faced guys that are out of the top 20, but he also fights 5 times or more a year and he continually faces the best of the best. Now, here's a gripe that I have, is about this talk about padding records, first of all, Petrosyan doesn't have a padded record, plain and simple. If he did have a padded record, so what? If a promotion can pad a guys record, sell him to me as a world beater and make me want to see him fight, I'm 100% for it. That's one of the biggest problems that I have with the UFC, they don't know how to build guys up properly, they throw them to the wolves and if they lose, they lose all drawing power. Now onto the Petrosyan's skill, I hate the fact that this is even a question, he's the best 70KG kickboxer ever, end of story. The way he slips punches, counters, draws everyone into his fight, it's a thing of beauty. Combat sports are tricky, it's not like baseball where you have numbers to quantify how good a player is. It's all an eye test, you have to have a trained eye to see it and while I don't consider myself an expert, I do consider myself a seasoned viewer and have seen a fair share of Petro's fights. Any positive adjective you can think of, Petro fits it.
At the end of the day, perfection isn't something that can be obtained, it's the idea of it that's so beautiful, the idea of a man trying to become this abstract idea, it's just so fascinating. Everytime you tell yourself it's something that can't happen, someone will come along and change your mind and Petrosyan was that guy. Even with his knockout loss, Petrosyan will continue to chase the unobtainable goal of perfection.


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When the shitty plumbing of your building causes the shower to only work at two temperatures: "boiling fucking hot" and "dick shriveling cold," causing you to have to stand to the side of the water stream and touch it really quickly just to clean yourself.
Fuck this seedy motel, the water is so god damn piss ass cold, I have to take a sideline shower unless I want my dick to shrivel up like a raisin.
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Bradshaw is going to be 27-years-old next season, which even in running back years, qualifies him as young. However, his chronic foot issues have caused him to miss six games over the past two seasons, and he's played the majority of the last two years at well below full strength. As a player who can no longer be relied upon as a featured running back, it may not be worth paying him $3.75 million to get 11 carries per game. Given the Giants' current salary cap struggles, Bradshaw's salary is going to be even further magnified.
Obviously, if the team were going to replace Bradshaw, there needs to be a replacement waiting in the wings. Luckily for Big Blue, David Wilson is itching to get more touches out of the backfield. Furthermore, Andre Brown has shown a propensity to make plays between the tackles and around the goal line. On paper, it appears as if the Giants have a formidable running back tandem already on the roster behind Bradshaw. However, in reality, both youngsters still have a lot to prove if they want to become starting running backs in the NFL." Read more...


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Your Find A Grave # 66777987 (3-2011) is a duplicate for Find A Grave # 29439838 (8-2008). Maybe you could post your obit to the one from 2011.
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Shanna McGrone. My name is Linwood Thomas and Clara and Georgia were my aunts. There were 2 other sisters and a brother. Bernice Union Thomas Willis, Ruby L. Union Hill and Donald Scott. My grandfather was Herbert Lee Union who was Maseline Rudolph Unions husband.
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Nice photo of the memorial for Oak Hill in Battle Creek MI. The one on the Find A Grave page for the cemetery. Its identical to thd one I took in 2007 it even has my blue ford ranger in the background, if you are going to use my photos please give credit to me (Photo taken by Robin Ellis) for taken the photo.
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The Staff never got back with me on this one. Has any one contacted you on this lady. Is this a family member.?????
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The cemetery is in Springfield
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I found your Antonio McGrone. He is in Oak Hill Cemetery in Sangamon County, IL.
Please change the location.
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Good morning,
I see where you have added a memorial for Antonio McGrone to Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek, MI.
We have no Antonio McGrone in our cemetery. There are other Oak Hill Cemeteries in Michigan. Perhaps he is in one of those?
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What I make with my hands, I give with my heart.
You have brought warmth and good memories to someone who will cherish this quilt. Your all-nighter will soon be forgotten but your good deed won't be. I admire and congratulate you. It is a beautiful quilt. And, I agree about writing down the story and someday giving it to the guy to keep with the quilt.
She who dies with the most fabric, didn't sew fast enough!
Beautiful Quilt and such determination!
wonderful story. so sorry for the 'friends' loss. but you are a marvel for getting it done. it is beautiful. i'm going to eye ball it real close. love the looks of it.
Awesome job!!!!!!! Love the color combination.
WOW - Very nice quilt!
Good Job! We all know how much work you put into it. You worked a lot of hours with your mind on it.
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Newly redecorated room in the center of Zagreb
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|Jurja Žerjavića, 10000 zagreb, קרואטיה
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The room is equiped with large double bed, klik sofa for extra guest, satelite TV, mini fridge free Wi fi private bathroom with soaps, towels, hair, dryer, shampoo. The room also has a big balcony.
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Our fligh was delayed more than 3 hours, Ivan's mother waited us until we arrive late at night, (the most kind host we have ever met). This room could be in a five stars hotel, modern furniture, redecorted and very clean. Everything was perfect and the price even better. We will recomend to everyone. Of course, we will repeted if we would go to Zagreb. Thank you very much.
Very nice, well-equipped and comfortabble room at a great location. Walking-distance to almost everything that needs to be seen in the centre of Zagreb. The room is in the back of the house and so it is very quiet in the night. Suitable both for single-trips and for couples.
The hosts are very friendly and welcoming people.
I highly recommend this room and would be glad to comme agaiin!
Wonderful place to stay.
It is in the city center, close to every important places to visit.
Ivan and his mother are very welcoming and available people.
It is brand new, very quiet, with everything you want.
Internet, TV, Bath room, kitchen, and so on.
We highly recommend you this rooms and people.
Sehr gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis und die Lage ist optimal.
Alles ganz unkompliziert. Ich bedanke mich für die nette Gastfreundschaft und sende auf diesem Wege beste Grüße.
The best adress in Zagreb, much better than the photo : the room is large, very clean, with its own batheroom, quite, very good situation. There is a large kitchen shared with two others bedrooms. Go for it !
La meilleure adresse de Zagreb, bien mieux que sur la photo : une grande chambre, très propre, avec sa propre salle de bain, au calme, bien située. Il y a une grande cuisine partagée avec deux autres chambres. Allez-y !
חוות דעת על מקומות לינה אחרים שמציע/ה מארח/ת זה/זו
We came to Zagreb only for one night. We were welcomed by a lovely lady (Ivan's mother). She told us all we needed to know about Zagreb. The room itself was very nice. We had a private bathrrom. The room and the bathrrom were very clean. The place is situated very close to the town centre (about 10 min walk). If we ever come back to Zagreb, we will stay there again.
Beautiful clean room and well located. We were welcomed by Ivan's mother. She is very kind and provided us with a lot of information. She even helped us on our departure day by arriving at 4am to call a taxi for us and ensuring we safely boarded the right taxi. We really enjoyed our stay and highly recommend this lovely room!
Great host
We had such a great time during our stay in Zagreb thanks to Ivan and his mother! They are the best hosts we have met so far - really helpful and friendly. They gave us all the information we needed about directions, public transport, sightseeing and other useful tips. The place itself is very clean, very well equipped and nice plus the price is great. On top of that it is on an awesome location - about 10 minutes walk to the main square. There are many shops, restaurants and parks nearby. The tram stop is close as well.
I highly recommend this place and will book it again on our next trip to Zagreb for sure :)
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Information evening on Thursday 21st November at 6.30pm
Continuing & Professional Education provides a programme of pathways towards a degree for adults who may not have considered university education was an option in life. Pathways are part-time, taught in the evening and at weekends and funding may be available. Those interested are encouraged to come along to an event on Thursday 21st November at 6.30pm at Continuing & Professional Education. The evening will be an informal opportunity to discuss degree options, funding and study support. Students may also enrol.
Each Pathway has been developed with a busy adult learner in mind. For the majority, prior qualifications are not required to begin a pathway. All courses are taught by knowledgeable and experienced tutors and take place in a friendly and nurturing environment.
Inside Narratives will be launched on the evening as one of the Centre's NEW pathways. It is a collaboration between Continuing & Professional Education and the School of English, Communication and Philosophy (ENCAP) at Cardiff University. The evening will provide the opportunity to learn more about the fascinating topics the pathway will cover, how the pathway can support your creativity, study the stories we use to make sense of life, and how to further your imaginative ideas. Enrolments are open now for Inside Narratives which will start from January 2014.
Continuing & Professional Education is additionally launching the Cardiff Business School's new pathway which will allow students to study towards a degree in Accounting (BSc) or Accounting and Finance (BSc). The new business courses will teach skills for those interested in a career in financial accounting, the core elements of financial management and will familiarise students with the concepts and methods through which management operates.
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It's Leap Day – the day that arrives just once every four years. Societies have traditionally made special allowances on February 29th. Its relative infrequency gives us all a carte blanche to do things a little differently, mix it up, and enjoy the results.One such tradition involves popping the proverbial question. Irish tradition dictates that Leap Day is the one day that women are allowed to propose marriage to men. According to legend, Saint Patrick and Saint Bridget made this feminist deal (long before feminism existed) in order to balance traditional gender roles in the same way that Leap Day balances the calendar. Additionally, the tradition dictates that if a man turns down a woman's proposal on Leap Day, he is required to buy her a pair of gloves (some countries say 12 pairs). This is presumably to help her hide the shame of not wearing an engagement ring. Of course, we now live in a modern world in which it's acceptable for women to propose to their beaus (or belles) any day of the year. But how many actually do? Not many. A measly 9% of proposals come from women, according to this article. At Jimmyjane, we're all about women asking for (and getting) exactly what they want. So, if you're a woman and there's a special someone in your life, stop waiting for him to act. Today is your day. Get down on your knee and go for it. If you're not ready to wear a ring just yet, you can always ask him to wear one of ours.
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Hurricane Sandy might be able to wreak havoc on our party, but it can't crush the spirit of our re-launch. We've decided to postpone tomorrow night's event at the Lansdowne Pub in Boston, but you can still be a part of the long-awaited WFNX resurrection -- join us online at wfnx.com at 9pm for a live broadcast party straight from our new studio in the Phoenix newsroom. We'll return to the Lansdowne Pub under clearer skies in a few short weeks, but in the meantime, we are still re-launching WFNX.com tomorrow at midnight.
All of our DJs -- Kurt St Thomas, Mike Gioscia, Sabrina Boyd, Michael Marotta, and even DJ 3001 -- will be in the house, chatting online, and live on the air; and fast-rising Boston indie rock quartet the Field Effect will drop by for a special acoustic set (sings guitarist/vocalist Doug Orey in the band's former Phoenix Mp3 of the Week, "Ogunquit, ME": "I fell for you like rain." Very appropriate.). We'll be giving away re-launch t-shirts and others prizes via our social media pages, set up a live Ustream for look-ins into the studio, and have some other cool surprises in store.
It all leads up to midnight when we officially flip the switch on a new era of WFNX and truly come back from the dead. Now you can party with us while wearing your footie pajamas. We won't judge.
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We're used to Italian restaurants wooing us with decor that reminds us of lovely Venice or Rome, as they try to strike notes of nostalgia for cities we may never have been to. SoHo, a three-month-old place in Narragansett (the former site of Cheeky Monkey), knows that trying to make Italy chic would be a yawn for us — this is Rhode Island, after all — so the visual element is New York.
When you walk in, an elaborate panorama of Manhattan skyscrapers catches your eye above the bar. Here and there elsewhere, intricate bas relief pieces by artist Charles Fazinno pop out, inviting you to explore tiny details of the city. The rest of the decor is correspondingly hip, from blown glass perched up high to a cartoon-style figure painting by Romero Britto near us. And the tall lamp on our table was powered by oil, not one of those more practical battery-powered flickering gizmos. It's the little things.
On each table was an unopened bottle of the current wine special, Apothic Red, usually $40 per bottle but now $32. Instead of choosing from their varied wine list, I was attracted to the specialty cocktails — $10.50, 10 ounces — because one of them, the Amaretto martini, contained some of my favorite ingredients. As well as the almond liqueur of its name, it offered a sweet residue of muddled cherries as a finishing bonus.
The two-sided laminated menu you are handed is short and sweet, with starters on one side, pastas and main dishes on the other. The word from the next table was that "the calamari and the crab cakes are excellent," but we demurred — there is never a surprise with the former being prepared well and Johnnie is allergic to the latter. There were fried smelts ($9.75) among the dozen appetizers, an indication that traditional as well as more popular items are appreciated. We considered starting with the polenta ($9), which contains broccoli and mushrooms and is served under a sausage pizziola sauce.
But we decided to go for a pizza, usually a good indication of kitchen capability. There is one for meat lovers ($15), a margherita pizza ($10.50) that you can embellish with further ingredients, and a vegetarian version ($13), which we chose. Good decision. It had to have mushrooms and roasted red peppers, naturally, and it also had spinach, but my favorite touch was the artichoke hearts, which went so well with the plentiful rest. Thin crust, of course. Alongside the grilled pizza we shared a massive Caesar salad ($8). The fresh lemon, instead of the creamy dressing one usually gets, pleased Johnnie. A point for variety.
Among the pasta dishes, one temptation was the aglio e olio ($16.50), but its additional ingredients largely repeated the pizza's. I chose what was billed as "Squid Red Sauce" ($18.50), which proved satisfying. Nearly tentacle-free, there were plenty of calamari in the tangy tomato sauce, salted with anchovies, over the nicely cooked linguini. I was a happy camper.
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If one of your New Years resolutions is to live in the moment, to create more experiences and buy less crap, then the Walrus & Carpenter Oyster Picnic might be just the ticket.
You dress (very) warmly, you meet oyster man and Food Establishmentee, Jon Rowley, at 6:30 pm at Elliott's Oyster House and you hop on a rowdy bus to drive south to the Taylor Shellfish beds in Shelton for oysters (and plenty of chilled white wine!) shucked and slurped right there on the beach at low tide. You'll be back in Seattle around midnight. It's quite an experience, especially if you luck into clear skies.
The event's name is inspired by Lewis Carroll's Walrus & Carpenter, a tale of how the Walrus & Carpenter lure the oysters for a "lovely walk, a lovely talk upon the briny beach" and then proceed to eat them all. (There's no relation between this event and the Ballard restaurant, Walrus & Carpenter.)
And hurry. If you've been shut out of the Taylor Shellfish Walrus & Carpenter picnics in the past (the tickets sell out fast), now's your chance. Proceeds benefit Puget Sound Restoration Fund.
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ROSETO, Pa. - Signing up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act has been difficult for many people since the website was launched at the beginning of the month. President Obama spoke Monday about the issues with HealthCare.gov.
"There's no sugarcoating it. The website has been too slow, people have been getting stuck during the application process, and I think it's fair to say that nobody is more frustrated by that than I am, precisely because the product is good," said President Obama.
"There's no excuse for the problems. And these problems are getting fixed. But while we're working out the kinks of the system, I want everybody to understand the nature of the problem.
First of all, even with all the problems at HealthCare.gov, the website is still working for a lot of people, just not as quick or efficient or as consistent as we want And although many of these folks have found that they had to wait longer than they wanted, once they complete the process, they're very happy with the deal that's available to them."
White House officials said high volume on the site initially crashed it and industry experts are now working to find and fix bugs and glitches.
"It's probably more of a programming problem," said Craig Kuehner, a web developer who owns Cosmick Technologies in Roseto, Northampton County.
"It's very frustrating as a web developer. There's a lot of unknowns," he said. "It's easy to point the finger when it comes down to this, harder to find the exact problem."
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When talking about other ways HealthCare.gov could have been introduced to the country, he said, "What they could have done with the website is basically only certain like locations use it, type in your zip code and verify."
President Obama said everyone who wants to get the insurance will be able to, they just might have to enroll over the phone or through the mail. The deadline to sign up for coverage is the end of March.
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Thanks everybody for your comments and of course your votes. Maybe next week!
bluejester wrote:I for one am disgusted at the legions of Tatternuggets and Ignorant voters who will blindly vote for anything they put up. Just seeing their names on a collab usually gaurantees that they hit the fog. From their constant use of pop culture to the turtles and bunnies, the mindless masses that vote for their so-called entries have clearly never read their extensive entry in encyclopedia dramatica, which details all of Tatternuggets and Ignorant's shennanigans over the years. Why, the section on how often they have stolen from orphans has ten pages just on the references and links themselves!
(For those who can't tell this is a gag, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. Seriously though, it's nice to see you guys grab a fog spot. I hear it's an honor just to be nominated. ;) GMV )
Ha! Gave me a good laugh this morning. And thanks, it is exciting to be in the fog. Thanks everyone for the votes and the comments.
I love the design, great work as usual but I can't vote for it because literally I don't want one.
I would want one if it were on the back of the T with a smaller pocket design (maybe a pirate flag or such) on the front.
I'm just not a fan of large art pieces on Ts.
ChangoMalo wrote:Grog isn't booze though, more of a mixed drink than anything else.
Booze, wikipedia defines as: "an informal term for an alcoholic beverage. " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booze
In your link, "The word grog refers to a variety of alcoholic beverages."
The difference astounds me, at least I think that's what is astounding me, or maybe I just don't want to state what is really astounding.
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Very cute!
swatibee wrote:I love it, can't wait to buy it
don't usuallu post but there's enough people grousing about this one wanted to say I *like* the pun and the subtlety
Thanks. I like the subtlety also... I think it makes for a good "Doh!" shirt.
Re: No Quarter Given
Doubles as an anti IRS shirt, balla
Re: Redbeard's Institute of Piratry, Est. 1512
Very nice textures!
Re: Parley
Wow! This is an amazing work! congrats!
Come on guys vote it up! This one needs to be made!
Re: Digital Piracy
Top work Jorge! Totally in for one when it prints!
Re: The PiRAT
Monday morning and still in the fog! Nice!
cdrewlow wrote:
+1 for this comment!
Also, my 9 yo son got the joke, so....there you go.
belhambone wrote:Come on guys vote it up! This one needs to be made!
I'm givin' 'er all she's got cap'n!
Re: Kitty and Crossbones
pirate kitty took my vote. nothing i could do about it!
Re: Map to My Heart Resub
I tried a similar idea to this back in the Maps Derby, but did nowhere near as well as this. Well done +1
Re: Soapy Waters
only now i notice the bath tub's tap
i'm still hoping this will get printed somehow.
wirdou wrote:hahahahaahah greaaaaaaaat one!
Thank you kindly!
cdrewlow wrote:Monday morning and still in the fog! Nice!
heh... I love the internet.
j5 wrote:
Also, my 9 yo son got the joke, so....there you go.
But did he vote?
kasadilla wrote:Very cute!
Thanks! Even pirates can't escape the cute! XD
Oh wow. Your linework is simply gorgeous.
Re: Searchin' For Booty
I want one!
I like the hatching, but am not a fan of the grey shirt. It would look much better on something warmer--the brown, perhaps?
Re: Cyber Pirate
THANK YOU! I'm glad someone ran with an idea like this.
i rarely comment on derby designs, but i truly love this one. it's absolutely a pirate, but still cute and funny at the same time. and it appeals to the irish in me. +1
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And unless you link the examples of artists talking down to us non-artist you will look like someone who attacked an artist and escalated it after they replied calmly and informatively.
Most replies have been that woot has the final say not the artists (in other threads too). And if someone ignores the rules the artists with the disadvantage in this competition will be the ones who follow the rules.
Okay, fine, I was wrong. I said that in my last post. I guess I just misinterpreted things and took them the wrong way. I took a risk saying what I thought and clearly that all backfired. I'm not some "troll" just trying to stir things up. I'm someone with an opinion and when I tried to express that everything just fell apart. Guess I wasn't clear enough or I really did read into things too much. Whatever it is, I'm sorry that this became such a mess. Now, please disregard everything I've said and just leave me alone.
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Love the parrot - a real cutie!<3
Re: X marks the spot
Huh. I read through all these comments just to find out if anyone else wondered why the tail on the Q is so long.
Re: How to Drive a Pirate Mad
Wow! Magic Eye on a shirt! You should do more of these!!!!
brockart wrote:I would buy a murder of them!
I know this is dorky, but I can't help it. Does anyone else know that murder is a purely poetic term? Like a 'parliament of owls', for instance.
I just thought it was interesting. Most those who study corvids would simply use 'flock'.
Which still works! I suppose you could buy a 'flock of shirts' too. Kind of rouses a nice picture of shirts flying in formation.
cptgone wrote:only now i notice the bath tub's tap
i'm still hoping this will get printed somehow.
Me too. It's ARRRRsome. (Using the vernacular of our times.)
Re: Pie Rat
Wow, I just got it NOW. *head smack*. That's how distracted my mind is PRE-derby!! lol.
Now it's even funnier! Though I liked the Rhubarrrb too;)
Re: All Sails Ahead!
I would vote for this forty time if I could. Wonderfully executed, it is so beautiful.
dreadwood wrote:Man, I really like this idea and shirt. I don't understand why some shirts just get bypassed :/ Good work though.
I'm glad you said it, cause when it comes from me it sounds like sour grapes! :P
Re: Pierate
"Sweet." I l(ayyyyy)ke the (E). I just wonder how it would look with a deeper more saturated purple sky.
Very clever and drawn with so much charm in so few lines. Classic Walmazan. :^)
skelleton wrote:I really like this, but I think the placement should be a little lower.
You're right. Woot does handle the final placement, so really they get the final call. I should still get it right since not everyone considers that. Thanks!
Re: Davy's Locker
Hello Everyone,
It's been a while since I've been on Woot. I know that I missed a lot of good derbies and T's. I hope you all like my sub for this weeks derby. Please leave any comments if you like or don't like about this design.
Thanks StellarDIG
Don't forget to VOTE if you like. Thank you!!!!
dfunk29 wrote:not this again. i wanted the little kitty faces so much!
This rejection is so annoying. My favorite shirt in this derby by far.
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