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Our extensive range of courses cover many aspects of the sport industry giving you the opportunity to further your knowledge, develop your practical skills and gain the experience that will prepare you for a career in an exciting and dynamic growth industry.
Progressing through the different levels of courses will provide opportunities to take in-depth studies of specific areas of sport, from coaching to physiology and psychology to development. Courses range from Level 1 Diplomas through to Foundation Degrees.
Alternatively, If you want a career in the outdoor and adventure sector then our Diploma in Outdoor Adventure will give you the knowledge and skills in areas that include adventure training, mountain biking, leadership, navigation, gorge walking, rock climbing, kayaking, survival training. You also have the opportunity for additional training, such as the Mountain Leader Award, winter training in Scotland and a ski trip, etc.
There are a variety of career opportunities open to you, ranging from outdoor activity instructors, sports physiotherapists, the military, adventure training, management and leadership roles and overseas jobs such as skiing instructors and Camp America.
While many of our students go straight into rewarding jobs within the industry, some choose to take their ambitions to the next level by studying subjects like Sports Science at university or our own Foundation Degree in Sports Coaching and Physical Education.
We also offer massage courses, including the Certificate in Swedish Massage that covers full body massage techniques and can lead to further training in sports massage. We also hope to be offering a Foundation Degree in Outdoor and Adventure Training in the near future.
We are proud of our partnership with STFC, teaching their scholars at our industry standard facilities on London Road and jointly delivering the football and education programme.
A Level Options
You can take the Level 3 Diploma Sports alongside an A Level - please note you cannot take the Level 3 Diploma in Outdoor Adventure or Level 3 Football & Education Programme alongside an A Level.
The best part of the course is going out and doing activities. It's fantastic exploring the great outdoors, seeing the views and working as a team. We do lots of different activities, so every day is a different adventure. I hope to be an outdoor instructor when I leave.
Student Success
During the two year course the outdoor students have undertaken various charity events, such as raising money for the local paddle club to install a chair lift for disabled people to access the club house by climbing all the Welsh 3000 ft mountains in two days.
Past Students
Career opportunities are diverse including teaching, personal training, wellness management and nutrition, coaching, leisure management, sports development, teaching, outdoor activities instructing, outdoor leadership, physiotherapist, psychologist and gym instructing. Students who have studied here have progressed to universities such as Loughborough, Bath, Cardiff, Liverpool, Birmingham, Sheffield and Worcester.
Career Options
Career options and national starting averages include:
- Outdoor Activities Instructor £12,000+
- Leisure Centre Assistant £12,500+
You could go on to be a:
- Senior Leisure Centre Manager £35,000+
- Sports Development Officer £35,000+
Source: National Careers Service
I really enjoy interacting with students and love coaching and 'challenging' students as well as myself. I particularly enjoy teaching mature students with a thirst for knowledge. For anyone who wants to become a sports teacher then an HE qualification is a must – as it sets you above others.


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Marwencol...f'ing weird. Kind of boring, but interestingly strange.
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Big Bopper to March Hare..We're still in the game okay? Understand this, that scag, and his floozy....They're gonna die!
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fast5 and was greatly entertained.
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Female Driven
Girls with Golf R's
Rain Man.
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Iron man
Good Will Hunting
Fast Five
All Star Superman
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Brotherhood of War
Kill the Irishman
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I found a liquor store, and i drank it!
Get Low.
Personal responsibility, a lost art.
"Do you know the terror of he who falls asleep?
To the very toes he is terrified, because the ground gives way under him, and the dream begins."
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"The Arrival" from 1996. Thought it was a bit sh!t
"Contact" from 1996 though listed as 1997. Now, that one is much better.
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"I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us are. Very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad."
Under Still Waters.
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After years of a politically charged debate on how Cambodian schools should or should not handle the tragic past when the Khmer Rouge governed the nation, the Education Ministry has decided to move forward with an extensive program of teaching about what happened. The Ministry has authorized the Documentation Center of Cambodia to train 1,000 teachers on how to present this sensitive era to students. Documentation Center Director, Youk Chhang, hopes "at the end of 2009 all high school students will learn about the history of the Khmer Rouge."
Until now this topic is rarely found in history books and few teachers undertake extensive discussions about the topic of the Khmer Rouge's brutality. Many teachers for years have urged the Education Ministry to take on the task of developing a Khmer Rouge curriculum and training teachers in how to teach it. Chhun Sartum, director of the Wat Koh High school says, "I support and encourage Cambodian students to learn about the Khmer Rouge because Cambodian children have to know about the very painful history that their relatives and country suffered."


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Australia-based Custom Ladder Company has appointed Lift Safe Ltd as its UK distributor for the Stockmaster Electric Lift Truk.
This is the first time the Stockmaster Electric Lift Truk ladder platform has been available in the UK. It allows the operator to ascend the ladder into a secure platform, from which they operate the electric-powered lift mechanism for loading. Items can be picked, lowered and transported in one action –using one piece of equipment.
The whole stock picking process can be safely handled by one person, removing the risk entailed in using a second person to pass items up or down, said the company. The lift handles loads of up to 60 kg at working heights of up to 3 m. Less than 0.76 m wide, it passes easily through standard interior doorways.
It can be used in a range of applications, such as warehousing, industry, retail and document storage. The manufacturer, Custom Ladder Company, has appointed Lift Safe Ltd as its UK distributor for the Stockmaster Electric Lift Truk.
Jerry Hanss, managing director of materials handling and access equipment specialist Lift Safe Ltd, said: "Stockmaster provides a very fast return on investment. It reduces handling time and labour, while also acting as a lift, platform and trolley all in one. Most importantly, this product improves safety, thereby protecting workers and reducing time lost to injuries, stresses and strains."
There are four models, ranging from the compact SMLT04E with a platform height of 1.15 m to the SMLT07E with a platform height of more than 2 m. All are fully certified to European Standard EN 131: Parts 1 and 2. Standard features include auto-locking brakes and an adjustable platform safety rail. The battery pack can be swapped out in seconds, ensuring minimal down time.
Custom Ladder Company is based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. It has been designing and manufacturing specialist ladder platforms since 1995.


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Sister Premiere New Music Video, "Slay Yourself"
Swedish glam-punk metallers Sister have teamed with Revolver to premiere the new, third video from their latest album, 'Disguised Vultures,' which was released through Metal Blade on January 20. The clip was recorded during shows in Sweden and Finland following the album release; Jimmy Johansson for SLP productions shot and edited it.
Sister will play at the Peace and Love festival in Borlänge, Sweden, July 5. Upcoming tour dates in Europe will be announced soon.
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Miners Stumble at UCF; Winning Streak Comes to an End
Feb. 25, 2012
Isaiah Sykes posted his sixth double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds, leading UCF to a 63-45 win over UTEP on Saturday in Orlando.
Sykes had a big second half with 17 points and six boards, and the Knights (20-8, 9-5 C-USA) outscored the Miners 38-22 over the final 20 minutes. UCF was up by just three points (35-32) with a little over 13 minutes remaining before Sykes scored four points in a 7-0 run that gave the Knights their first double-digit lead (42-32) of the game.
The Miners (14-14, 7-7 C-USA), who had their season-long four-game winning streak snapped, couldn't get closer than seven points in the final 10 minutes.
"We just got thoroughly pounded and beaten in all areas of the game," UTEP coach Tim Floyd said. "The 38 percent that they shot was very deceiving because of the number of offensive rebounds and putback baskets. We were unable to get the ball off the board. They were much more physical than us."
UCF collected 18 offensive rebounds, including 10 in the second half, and had decisive advantages in second chance points (11-2) and points off turnovers (12-0).
The Miners weren't real effective offensively either, despite shooting 47.6 percent from the field. UCF took a whopping 18 more shots (60-42) and 19 free throws to UTEP's six. The Miners had 14 turnovers, including eight in the second half.
"We were unable to get to the foul line, which has been a real strength of our team," Floyd said. "It goes back to the fact that they were better than us in all areas. It's disappointing after playing well for four straight games."
Keith Clanton scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds for the Knights, and Marcus Jordan chipped in with 11 points. UCF outrebounded UTEP 37-27, including 20-11 in the second half.
"They had so many possessions with four or five attempts on the glass where we had no real commitment to going back and getting it off the board," Floyd said. "We're disappointed offensively as well with our turnovers and inability to get the ball into the lane. They were much better than we were tonight."
John Bohannon was the only UTEP player to score in double figures, finishing with 16 points and five rebounds.
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Marine VHF radio licence fees abolished
The annual licence fee on marine VHF radios - radios most commonly fitted on Maltese-registered small ships, fishing boats and pleasure craft - was abolished on January 1, Communications and Competitiveness Minister Ċensu Galea said yesterday.
Mr Galea said marine VHF radios will now be regulated by a general authorisation.
Over 3,500 licencees will benefit from the change. Most importantly, he said, the new rules should encourage boat owners to purchase and install marine radio equipment which greatly increase safety at sea by facilitating safety and rescue operations.
However, he cautioned, general authorisation did not mean that the conditions of use of such radios no longer applied. These are now set out in a general authorisation published under the Radio Communications Act (LN 7/2008) and all radio owners are required to comply with such rules.
Mr Galea also announced that a one-stop shop service for owners of such radios has been introduced and licences are now being issued and renewed at the Merchant Shipping Directorate of the Malta Maritime Authority.
Furthermore, as all marine radios require the assignment of identities in order to be operated effectively in case of distress or emergency, a one-stop shop service for the assignment of such identities is being introduced.
Such identities will be issued in the next few weeks by the authority responsible for registering the vessel on board of which the radio will be used. This will either be the MMA's Merchant Shipping Directorate or the Yachting Directorate or the Fisheries and Aquaculture Branch of the Ministry for Rural Affairs and Environment.
The Malta Communications Authority, which is the watchdog responsible for the regulation of radio equipment, has already issued detailed information regarding the application of the new regime. This information is available on the MCA's website at www.mca.org.mt.
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On Feb. 18th, our station in Phoenix AZ celebrated it's 2nd anniversary with a celebratory mass and dinner at St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Scottsdale. We have video of the event for you to enjoy if you weren't (or even if you were) there.
Mass with the Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Immaculate Heart Radio in Phoenix, 1310 AM. Mass and Dinner was held at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Parish in Scottsdale, AZ on February 18, 2012.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Heat of Battle
Field report from Captain Clay Kearney of the 2nd Florida Volunteer Infantry.
Your servant is honored to submit this report regarding recent activity in the Crystal River region.
On day one, the Fifth Company was summoned to support Colonel Robert Miepert's 5th Florida infantry. Our morning orders were to reconnoiter a region 1-mile west of camp suspected of containing enemy patrol and if any of the enemy was found, to engage them and collect prisoners if at all practicable. I am delighted to report this action was completed with total success. Our patrol commenced operations at 10 AM and returned to camp at 11:30AM with an entire Federal company under arms. This was accomplished, by dividing the company into platoons and positioning them in a way as to draw the enemy into a devastating cross fire. Reinforcements under the captain Cody, 1st Florida infantry, arrived at the most opportune time blocking the enemy's only line of retreat.
The leadership and brilliance of the enemy's Captain Paul Cyras of the 97th Pennsylvania, can not go without mention. Although his command was outnumbered, his field generalship was superb. The rapid movement of his troops required my command to expend at least 40 rounds per man. Upon relinquishing his sword, he was respectful to his command as were the rest of his unit. On our return march to camp, I am not sure who won the contest between Federals singing "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and our boys singing "Bonnie Blue Flag" The roar of the voices was deafening but I felt it was favorable for the morale of the men.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Battle Begins
Finally the moment of truth. The Union forces fired the first volley of cannon fire and the Confederate troops then followed suit. After the Union guns would fire, an explosion would occur right in front of the Confederate lines. One of those blasts caused a fire to flash up in the dry grass and suddenly the lines between fiction and truth were blurred. You can see a small group of Confederate soldiers trying to put out the blaze with buckets of water on the right side of this sketch. They did not have enough water and the fire started to spread. When the fire spread to about 20 yards wide I started to think that the tree might catch fire, then the woods. At that point a truce must have been called because Union Cavalry charged across the battle field also carrying buckets of water. With the combined forces forming a bucket brigade, the fire was finally put out.
The battle then started to heat up again as Confederate forces started to form back in the woods and they marched onto the battle field with a rebel yell. It was a sizable force and rather intimidating. As I said before, there had to be 5 Rebels to each Union Soldier.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Cannon Drill
Prior to the actual battle, the Union soldiers practiced firing the cannons. The officer in charge who shouted the order to fire is to the left. In front of him are two teen aged boys with large leather haversacks who seemed to be in charge of the ammunition found in the metal boxes. In this drill no actual rounds were fired but the unit went through all the motions of loading and setting the charge. They even covered their ears. The point of all the drilling seemed to be to reduce the length of time it took to fire off each round. To me they seemed like a well oiled machine, but the officer was not so easily pleased.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Seven Pounds of Bacon
The group, Seven Pounds of Bacon, entertained the reenactment audience just after the battle of , Narcoossee. The instruments were a washtub bass with a broomstick and a string, a mandolin, and a guitar. They made use of such modern contrivances such as microphones and a sound system. A small crowd of spectators stood around the stage and some folks started to dance.
Earlier in the day I had seen the group trying to set up the stages tent like canvas covering with some difficulty, since the wind kept whipping it around. They also had to dig a small trench to hide the electrical cords so people would not trip on them.
After the performance they came down and introduced themselves. They were quite tickled that they could recognize themselves in the quick sketch. They reminded me that as an artist I should have skipped drawing the the microphones since they are not very historically acurate.
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
97th Field Music Regimant
The 97th Field Music Regiment was playing as I continued to wander about the Union Camp. Setting up my chair, I noticed several dry cow patties that I had to kick aside. As is typical when I start sketching musicians, they immediately stopped playing. I waited them out drawing the tents and background. Then the drummer started by setting a beat and everyone started playing again. Later in the day I saw this regiment leading the troops into battle. It might be interesting to note that in the background of this sketch you can see a soldier talking on his cell phone. There is no escaping technology!
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
Captain Munson and Lieutenant Mosher
Back in the shade of some trees, I found Captain Munson and Lieutenant Mosher relaxing smoking a cigar and sipping some grog. Captain Munson explained that only the officers were permitted a drink in camp. I don't know what was in the brown bottle but they sure found it refreshing. It turns out that Lieutenant D. Mosher was a field artist himself. He went in his tent and pulled out a hand drawn map he has made of the battle field, so the Generals would have a good idea of the lay of the land. The map was drawn with ink and watercolor very similar to how I execute these sketches. Then lieutenant gave me a color copy of the map. I have no idea where he found a color copier in the 1860s.
A 21st century father and son wandered by curious as to what I was sketching. The captain took some time to share information with the boy about what life was like during the Civil War. He pulled out his saber and offered it to the boy to hold. The 10 year old had trouble holding the weight of the saber but he was thrilled. Then officers has a fire pit set up but they could not light it since they would have to suffer a $200 fine if they did.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Union Camp
My next order of business at Crystal River was to march across to the Union camp. The Union camp didn't have as much shade as the Confederate camp. Again the environment was totally calm with row after row of canvas tents. The Union troops on first inspection seemed to be outnumbered by at least 5 to 1.
Camp fires could only be lit in designated areas since it had not rained in weeks and it was feared that any fire would spread fast through the dry grass. Some women were still cooking over the few fires that were allowed. Officers seemed to be camped in the prime spots back by the shady trees. Everyone was aware that a battle would likely take place that day and they were preparing for the worst. One man was walking around the camp trying to sell life insurance to the soldiers who were about to go on the battle filed.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Preparing the Charges
In the Confederate camp I ran across this group who were packing gunpowder into small white paper cylinders. The fellow sitting in the center was always working an angle. For instance he wanted to charge me for the right to do the sketch. He would run the same scam any time any other 21st century tourist would wander by with a camera. He wanted to charge me more than he was charging people for photos since "We have to pose so much longer for you". I mentioned that no one was actually posing, everyone was moving about as usual, just doing their thing. He never did collect any money, besides my currency would have been useless in the Confederated States.
A suspicion I have about reenactors is that they never die until they run out of ammunition. If you are going to take all this care to pack your charges, well then you had better get the pleasure of firing them all off.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Confederate Musicians in Camp
Wandering through the Confederate camp at Narcoossee Mill I was drawn to the impromptu music being performed. I became interested in reenactments from a small newspaper ad that I found in a local paper calling for recruits for the 2nd Florida Volunteer Infantry, Company E, The Hammock Guards, 5th Company, Florida Battalion. From that ad I contacted a Captain Clay Kearney and told him of my desire to draw the troops. He enthusiastically informed me where the next engagements were to be found.
Well after finishing this sketch and showing it around, someone said "Hey Clay that looks just like you!" I discovered that I had just drawn the good Captain without having ever seen him, or been introduced to him in person. He is the fellow in the red checkered shirt. It is very strange that among the hundreds of solders milling around camp, that I should sit down and immediately sketch the very man I intended to try and find that day. Artist's instinct I suppose. After much talk about outfitting myself with period clothing, I am one step closer to becoming a true civil war correspondent.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Confederate Camp Crystal River
I traveled to Crystal River to witness the Civil War re enactment held there. My first order of business was to wander into the confederate camp to execute my first field sketch documenting the days events. Walking through the lines of canvas tents I immediately felt out of place with my 21st century jeans and shirt. I found a large shady tree in the center of camp and set up my chair at a polite southern distance. Men were discussing orders being waged for the upcoming battle and the difficulties of the constant drilling being done. I was almost finished with the sketch before anyone walked up to me and asked me if I was a northern spy. I if course denied the charge stating that I was working for Harper's Weekly, the Journal of Civilization. I was asked about the brush I was using they had never seen the brightly colored material that it was made of. That material of course was plastic.
Life slows down the second you walk into camp. Camp fires were still burning and the simple choirs of cleaning dishes were still an ongoing task. I can feel myself being pulled back in time.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
The Fallen
I decided to take a hike in the wooded area just north of Mathew's hill. The woods were quiet and peaceful. I noticed a quick moving shadow on the forest floor, and when I looked up I saw a falcon soaring overhead. New growth was sprouting up everywhere. Yet for some reason there were a large number of up rooted trees like the one in this drawing. These fallen trees would often be supported by the trees around it as if they were trying to prop it back up. To me these fallen were the only symbols of the violent struggles that took place in these woods more than 140 years ago.
8th Georgia Infantry under the command of Lt. Col. W. N. Gardner
"Away we went straight into the teeth of the murderous fire. We entered a thicket and were within 100 yards of the enemy. Yet not a gun of ours was fired until the command 'commence firing' was given. Most of the men were cool as cucumbers - each would load, pick his man, and take deliberate aim. We stood the fire in that wood for 30 minutes, and had the order not been given to retire, not a man would have left his post."
- Pvt Robert Grant July 21, 1861
11:00 AM 2nd Brigade (Bartow)
I am feeling a bit uprooted myself, as I pack up to head back to Orlando.
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
Old Stone House
Built in 1820 this stone house stood right in the middle of the Manassas battlefield at the intersection of 2 large supply roads. When the Union General McDowell swept his forces down Mathews Hill, he set up headquarters right behind this stone house which would be in the foreground of this sketch. The building was used as a field hospital and the floor boards became soaked with blood. It seems amazing that the building does not have a single bullet hole to scar its facade. The h0use on the hill, the Henry House, was riddled with bullet and artillery fire damage. That home saw the only civilian fatality of the battle. Judith Carter Henry, 85 years old and bedridden refused to leave her upstairs bedroom as the battle raged on in the fields around her home. Confederate snipers were using the house. Judith was killed by a Union bullet meant for one of those snipers. She is buried in the front yard and a headstone marks the spot.
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Stonewall Jackson fighting at first Manassas
With the sun finally out, I decided to skip out on farm living and instead drove to the Manassas Battlefield, commonly known as the Battle of Bull Run. The battlefields were still muddy, but I walked for miles following the military drama that unfolded here on July 21, 1861.
The Federal General McDowell had the Confederate troops outnumbered, and falling back from Mathew's Hill, at a fast retreat. Confederate units had fallen out of line and were milling about in confusion feeling they had lost the battle. Confederate Generals Johnston, Beauregard and Bee quickly reformed the troops to make a final stand. Just then Confederate re enforcements appeared from the woods behind them. It was Jackson's infamous Virginia Infantry. Brig. Gen. Barnard E. Bee, exhorted his own troops to re-form by shouting, "There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer. Follow me." General Bee was then shot dead. This stand with the unexpected re enforcements turned the battle, and earned Jackson a lasting name in history.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
I will admit I was fascinated by the Farrier. He worked with amazing speed, I could tell I was watching a true craftsman. It also takes quite a bit of trust to grasp a horses hoof between your legs like that. This large white horse was the only one with attitude. He resisted every step of the way. Dick warned me to watch out cause this is the one horse that might kick. He had to lean into the horse forcing him up against the stall doors to keep the horse off balance and under control. Also watching was Caroline and her two grandchildren Caylee and Bailey. Apparently the kids take care of virtual horses online, but this was their first experience on a real horse farm. They got to shovel the real thing, and this was the first time either had ridden a horse. They did great, very serious and determined.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Farrier
We woke up to cloudy, cold rain once again. Terry was exhausted and needed to sleep in. I knew the Farrier was coming to check the horses hooves, so I braved the cold and rain and made my way down to the barn. A truck backed up to the barn door and set up shop. Dick Bickel quickly got to work first trimming and filing the horses hooves then fixing any cracks or imperfections with acrylic resin. In all he worked on the hooves of five or six horses in quick succession. The last horse was the greatest challenge since he needed to rework the horse shoes. In the back of the truck was a furnace and an anvil to pound the shoes into shape. Once in a while he would hold up the red hot shoe to the horses hoof to check it for size. Sometimes he even pressed the shoe up against the hoof causing it to burst into flames in the cold morning air. I was amazed at how calm the horse remained through the whole process. Dick explained that he used to shape all his shoes from a straight bar, but with so many shoe manufacturers, that didn't make sense anymore. I asked if his was a lost art and he said, "No there are many training opportunities for the next generation." Debbie the owner of the bed and breakfast, also claims that Dick is something of a horse whisperer. He is able to train horses that are considered to dangerous to ride.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
After the Ride
The day started cloudy, cold and rainy. Terry got up at day break so she could help out in the barn. After feeding the horses, we went inside for our own breakfast. The rain let up enough so the horses were prepared for a ride in the arena. Debbie, the owner of the bed and breakfast, actually lent us a couple of Australian slickers which really helped since it was so cold out. After the lesson, the horses had the saddles removed and they were then brushed down and put back in their stalls. I worked on small quick sketches in the barn to catch all the grooming action. I must do five or six of these a day. Virginia seems like an ideal place to live, if it wasn't so rainy and cold. Tomorrows forecast calls for a 90% chance of more rain. I kind of miss the Florida sunshine.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Lantern Lane Farm
From Washington DC we rented a car and headed west to horse country. When we arrived at the Lantern Lane Farm we were warmly greeted at the door shown around the bed and breakfast and then immediately Terry signed a waver and went out to the barn for her first ride. I of course tagged along and kept sketching. Terry had to show off her skills in the arena so that Sheryl, her trainer, could judge her skill level. As I walked up on the arena, I was struck by these Icelandic Highlander Bulls munching grass in the foreground. That light brown fellow stared me down for a while, but he never did charge the fence. It was windy and cold. I think I might need gloves.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Mirian Anderson Tribute Concert
Mirian Anderson, a talented African American singer, was denied permission to sing at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in 1939. Instead she sang for 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial. This was a defining moment in the history of protest against inequality in America. To commemorate that historic event , Denyce Graves performed the same program at the Lincoln Memorial and even wore one of Anderson's dresses. The defining moment in the concert for me was when the Chicago Children's Choir and the entire audience sang "We who believe in freedom can not rest". The whole audience was swaying and clapping its hands in unison. One feels that sense of unity and human potential so seldom. It was exhilarating. After the performance General Colin Powell helped several hundred people from 56 different countries gain their US Citizenship. The new citizens got a standing ovation from the audience. The heartwarming ceremony made me realize the civic responsibility we all have to give something back to the community . Colin's voice broke as he read from Lincoln's second inaugural speech: "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in."
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
Port City Java
I was supposed to meet a group of DC artists in the morning for the 21st World Wide Sketch Crawl. It was raining however and when I got to the meeting spot, a stone Japanese lantern, I found no artists, so I gave up on the crawl and spent the day visiting family. We met Terry's niece, Allison, and stopped in this coffee shop to catch up. While we talked a group of Morris Dancers assembled outside and started jumping and spinning. The dancers were wearing lederhosen and other Tyrolean gear. A dancer would come in once in a while to use the bathroom. The bells on their legs would jangle loudly. Happy Easter.
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Sleepless over Washington DC
Analog Artist Digital World is heading out to Washington DC and Virginia for a week long spring break. The flight to DC was a short hop of about two hours. Terry slept the whole time leaning on her snack tray. She woke up just in time to panic about the landing. "Why is he flying so low?" "Does he have to turn so sharply?" "Isn't he to close to the buildings?" Though I rather enjoy flying, some of her panic manages to rub off.
I am entering type with handwriting on the tablet PC and it is slow going, so expect short captions.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Panther and the Crane Rehearsals
Rehearsals for Panther and the Crane went on all day long. It was rather windy at first which caused some problems with the screen that was tied up between some trees. A hard gust caused the screen to collapse and it had to be re-tied up. You can still see the ladder leaning up against the tree. Besides the inflatable gator there were also several bronze gators and a statue of a gator wrestler which are permanent fixtures in the park. By the time I sketched this the puppeteers had already run through the performance at least twice and they were getting ready to get some supper. This sketch gives a good overall view of the staging area they had to work with.
Heather Henson introduced herself to me while I was sketching. Actually she didn't mention her name at first and was just talking about my blog. She was wearing shorts and a blue tee shirt, she had bright green tape hanging off her shorts for some reason and I assumed at first that she must be a stage hand running around taping together anything that needed taping. She was unassuming in every way. When she did mention her name I did double take but was very pleased to finally meet her. She once again stressed that I could sketch at will and I couldn't have been happier. I knew this was a very busy day for her so I got to work and let her run.
For the performance that night, I put my sketchbook down and just watched the show for the first time. It was a beautiful performance. At one point I spotted the mother crane sitting on the nest I had seen Tamara fixing that morning. Two puppeteers were needed to perform her graceful motions. I then saw the egg she was sitting on and I was shocked to tears when it cracked open and she lovingly preened the chick. There is magic in puppetry.
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Gator Devours IBEX Rehearsal
As I approached Orlando Regional History Center, I heard music which I assumed to be for the rehearsal and then I was surprised to see his huge inflatable gator throwing his head back like Godzilla on a rampage. This is not a regular feature in downtown Orlando and was in place just for tonight's performance of Panther and the Crane. You can see several members of the IBEX Puppetry cast in the small outdoor amphitheater behind the Gator. I noticed one woman manipulating a catfish puppet, she and the other performers I noticed moved with the grace of dancers. It was fairly windy and several times I feared that the gator might get blown on top of the cast. He held his ground however while constantly threatening to move. Tourists leaving the History Center were surprised to see the huge gator, so I assume he was inflated while they were inside. While doing this sketch I probably got to see half of the performance being rehearsed. There was a constant crowd of people watching the rehearsals so I felt I should be able to blend in. I wanted to move in closer...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tamara Marke - Lares
After pouring herself a cup of coffee, Tamara got started on all the last minute fixes that were needed for tonight's performance of Panther and the Crane. While she replaced some Velcro on several costumes I started laying in the sketch for the room. Quite honestly I was a bit overwhelmed, every square inch of space was crammed full of interesting visual details. I took a deep breath and got started. I had to assume she would later be working on the contraption sitting on the high stool.
The device she was working on was to be worn over the shoulders by a puppeteer sort of like a base drum in a marching band. Tamara started hot gun gluing leaves to the shoulder supports. She burnt her fingers a couple of times and said " This is why I usually don't use a hot gun." I couldn't really tell what it was I was sketching, but she explained that it was a nest and sticking out of the nest was a shell with a young chick inside. In the sketch you can only see the chicks wing and a small stick which I presume controls the chicks head movements. Tamara actually took a moment out of her hectic day to show me some of her own sketches. They were amazing! The sketches had twisted organic ink line work and vibrant color, they had a touch of the macabre and yet were very playful. After everything was glued and set, Craig came back with the car from an errand and it was time for them to load the repaired items back into the car and head down to the History Center where rehearsals were going on all day right up until moments before the show at 7:30PM...
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Henson Studio
While sketching at the Florida Film Festival wrap party, Margaret Nolan introduced herself to me. This was the first time I had met her in person. I requested to become a facebook friend with her when I saw that she had tagged some colorful photos of a production of Panther and the Cane. Margaret's tag lead me to research the Ibex Puppetry Company and I discovered a whole series of wonderful development drawings produced by Heather Henson, for the show. I immediately e-mailed Heather and asked if I could tag along for rehearsals and any last minute creative work being done. I was thrilled when she e-mailed me back. She explained that she had obsessively kept sketch journals at different periods of her life and so she fully understood my mission.
Heather suggested I go to the Henson studio and watch Tamara Marke Lares who is an amazing artist, working on the costumes for the show. The studio is located in this colorful old building downtown. I knocked on the door but there was no answer. I looked in the doors glass panes through some light lace curtains and saw a fantastic explosion of shapes and colors. Blue gossamer birds hung from the ceiling, a mannequin head was on the mantle piece with pins sticking out of its head and assorted bits and pieces of colorful fabric were everywhere. There was no chance I could walk away from that door. I assumed Tamara wasn't in yet so I did what any artist-journalist would do, I camped out in front of the house and began to sketch. Before the sketch was complete Tamara and Craig, her husband drove up. Since we had met previously, the introductions were short and sweet and Tamara quickly got to work...
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Sam Rivers Jazz at Maitland Art Center
Later in the evening at the Florida Film Festival Wrap Party the 83 year old Sam Rivers and his band really began to poor on the heated spontaneous Jazz. Each musician would break off and rip into a long rapturous solo, and then the group would join back together and build off of the soloists riff. A group of about 30 or so people crowded around the stage tapping there feet and swaying to the rhythm. Up front 5 photographers kept snapping pictures the whole time. I couldn't help but think that the photographers were missing the boat. Where was the joy in capturing an image by pressing a button. I was standing there tapping my foot and every line was thrown down to the beat of the music. It was magic, I wasn't thinking anymore, just doing. No measuring or second guessing just the simply joy of taking a line for a spin. This might not be the best drawing I have ever done but boy was it fun to do. When this last set wrapped up the crowd was cheering for more, but 10pm was quitting time for this wrap party and sadly the event was over.
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Wrap Party
I drove up to the Maitland Art Center for the Wrap party. Joining me tonight would be Jana who who would search the crowd for hidden human interest stories while I sketched. I arrived early and went down to the water front to enjoy the sun and watch the water skiers ride the wakes. I pulled out a sketch book and splashed on some watercolor on an unfinished sketch to pass the time. When I heard the music start up I went over to the entrance to wait for Jana so I could get her in. I waited, and waited. I pulled out the sketch again and messed around with the colors while leaning against a light pole but my heart wasn't in it now, I was getting annoyed. When Jana did show she said she had been writing and lost track of time. As an artist I suppose I should understand that, but right then I didn't understand anything.
When we got in, there was Travis Blaise an animator from my old Disney Feature Animation Days. Travis and Jana introduced themselves. (I should have done that, but I could not think straight) A photographer swooped in and herded us together for a photo. When Travis and Jana started talking, I took that as my cue to move on and start casing the room looking for a sketch. I was immediately drawn to the music so I sat on a wooden bench and pulled out the sketch book. With the first lines my mood softened. The music slowly charged my lines with rhythm.
With one sketch done, I decided to get some food. With some chili in one hand and a Coke in the other I heard Jana call my name. She introduced me to her friend named Jennifer and since we couldn't shake hands we did an exaggerated cheek kiss. I assumed I would touch base with Jana after the event was over, but she left with her friend early without saying goodbye, which left me wondering if I had insulted them in some way. I haven't got time to sort it all out. I am having to much fun sketching to the jazz beat.
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Saturday, April 4, 2009
Got Milk?
Orlando had dubbed a new neighborhood "The Milk District". It can be found south of the TB Lee Milk Factory behind the Colonial Plaza. A huge "Milk Shake" party was thrown to christen the new neighborhood. Businesses in the neighborhood include: Vinyl Richies Wiggly World of Records, Drop Shop, Retro Records, Sportstown Billiards, the Bull and the Bush and the Drunken Monkey among others. The "Milk Shake" party was to include DJs, live bands and plenty of food and drinks in a parking lot.
As I approached the neighborhood the sky grew dark, I heard the sound of music, and the rain drops began to fall. I ran for cover about a block away and sat down hoping to wait out the storm. I realized I had a wonderful view of the white factory towers silhouetted against the dark sky, so I got to work. Setting up my chair I noticed that there were 3 bullet holes in the plate glass window above my head. I wonder what that was all about?
Once in a while 20 somethings would run towards the music with coats shielding their heads or people would be running the other way on beer runs. One huge teddy bear of a man with dreadlocks stopped to see what I was up to as I got close to finishing the sketch. He was MC Swam and he had just finished his shift as a DJ. He said I was keeping it real and if I could draw like that I should be making a mint doing t-shirts. I gave him a card and said I am always up for any freelance. When the sketch was done I realized I had what I came for. I didn't need to see the bands, or watch kids getting drunk, I already had my high for the day.
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Original Cinema
The theme for the Florida Film Festival this year is Original Cinema with Cin underlined. This of course stressing all that is sinful and sexy in film. The animated shorts screening that I attended was a fun romp. My favorite was a short called "Tales of Mere Existence" by Lev Yilmaz. It really isn't animation, it is more like half finished drawings that are completed while the narrator talks about the simple futility of his relationships. It was non stop laugh out loud funny and the narration read very much like the inner monologue of a blog. My second favorite short was "Horn Dog" by Bill Plimpton. In this short a rather scruffy bug eyes male mutt falls madly in love with an sleek slender dog but in his pursuit of love all goes horribly wrong. Very funny stuff.
Bill Plimpton attended the screening and was going to do a meet and greet afterwards. I had to get to work right after the screening so I actually had to sneak out before the last short was finished. I am glad I did because Bill, (notice we are on a first name basis now!) was in the lobby talking to a few people. I noticed him but I might be late to work, great excuse, so I headed out the door. I stopped myself once I was outside. That was Bill Plimpton, I at least had to shake his hand. So I turned on my heal went back in and marched up the the small group of people he was with and held out my hand. I beamed like an adolescent and told him I was a fan of all his films. He thanked me, and then we swapped stories about our childhoods, simpler times and the joys of creating animation (just kidding, I wish). I rushed off to work but felt great. In the world of animation Bill is a huge celebrity.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
Florida Film Festival - Eden Bar
I finally made my way over to the Enzian Theater to enjoy the Florida Film Festival. This event has been going on all week and this was my first chance to stop over. I decided to view the animated shorts #5. I left the studio with the assumption that I would sketch the theater building but the radio on the drive over kept squawking tornado warnings. However when I got to the theater the sun burst threw the clouds. I arrived 2 hours early to give me time to sketch prior to my screening. After I got my tickets I walked around the building trying to find the perfect angle, but the theater is dwarfed by huge Live Oak trees which hide much of the architecture from a distance, so I started walking toward the entrance. I stopped in my tracks when I came across the Eden Bar.
The Eden Bar has murals painted by Oscar nominated animator Bill Plimpton. I sat at a table and ordered a glass of white wine and started to sketch. About midway through the sketch a fellow stumbled up to my left side and stared at what I was doing for a while. He leaned in towards me and wavered a bit then blurted out "Heyyyy!" He continued to watch my hand waving across the page and then he said "Get OUT! He then jerked forward and stomped towards the entrance of the theater swaying from side to side. Later another fellow approached me on my right. I braced myself. He said "Hey, are you that fellow that has a blog?" I said "Yes?" He said "What is it called?" I told him. And he explained that he has been following it for some time. He disappeared and came back later and said "Look, I am the Director of Operations, I have a proposition. I would like you to come to the Revel 18 Party on the final evening of the Festival to cover it in your blog." He then gave me two complimentary tickets. Jana has agreed to find the human interest story while I sketch. Yet another curve ball that proves the arts are alive in Orlando!
Post Script: I just found out from an anonymous reader that Bill Plimpton is in the sketch I did of the Eden Bar. He is in the foreground with the high rise red socks and a green shirt. Apparently this was the first time Bill had seen his mural since it had been completed. I never even saw his face at the time. Did you hear me! I got to draw the back of Bill Plimpton's head!!! How wonderful! How amazing! What a small world! Oh god, he must think I was staking him that night.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Finola Hughes Interview
In a whirlwind of e-mail activity I arranged to head out on assignment with Jana Waring while she interviewed Finola Hughes for Playground Magazine, Central Florida's Hip Sophisticated Parenting Magazine. Finola who was once a soap star on "General Hospital" and who is now on "How Do I Look" was in town to host Fashion Funds the Cure held at Saks Fifth Avenue. This is a fashion show in which young girls who are battling cancer make their debut on the fashion runway. The young girls beam with delight at this once in a lifetime opportunity.
I was impressed at how Jana and Finola spoke as if they were sisters right from the start. In some ways arriving in a wheel chair has its advantages Jana said, it shows your human frail side right out front and it sort of empowers me to take chances and ask sincere questions. Finola was describing in detail the trials and heart breaks of adoption and the need to accept situations as they stand. She painted a picture of her family life in broad clear strokes.
After the interview I got a chance to sit down with Jana at the Florida Mall food court. She joked with me that she wouldn't have minded being adopted by Finola herself, and Finola seemed so genuinely entranced with her, that I think that could have been arranged. We both agreed that the interview went really well. Since the interview was only a half hour it was a bit rushed from a sketch perspective but I got the major details in place and finished up back at the studio. Actually my presence may have helped Finola to talk about some of the more creative aspects of family life. For instance her husband is a painter and she says the children are encouraged to draw. Getting to work out in the field with Jana was an exhilarating experience.
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Rome, Italy, Mar 1, 2013 / 04:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan of Mexico, who participated in the conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI, stressed the great responsibility undertaken by the cardinals who will choose the next Pope.In an interview with CNA on Feb. 21, Cardinal Lozano Barragan explained that participating in a conclave is "a very beautiful experience," but because of the responsibility it entails, it is "not at all … [Read more...]
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Cardinal says selecting new Pope is 'a great responsibility'
CNA launches blog in time for papal conclave
Denver, Colo., Mar 1, 2013 / 02:26 pm (CNA).- Catholic News Agency is announcing the launch of its new blog on March 1, in time to provide enhanced coverage of the papal conclave that will elect the new Pope, as well as future Church news.The blog can be accessed at catholicnewsagency.com/blog."We are thrilled to announce the launch of our blog in what could be called the most exciting time for the Church in modern history," said CNA managing editor Marianne … [Read more...]
Benedict XVI's first night as Pope emeritus
Vatican City, Mar 1, 2013 / 11:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Benedict XVI ate dinner, watched the news with Archbishop Georg Gänswein and slept soundly during his first night as a retired pontiff. "We spoke with Archbishop Georg Gänswein this morning and he told us that both of them slept very well, had dinner and watched two Italian newscasts of the days events," Vatican press office director Father Federico Lombardi said March 1. "The Pope was immersed … [Read more...]
Papal apartments, basilica sealed for sede vacante
Vatican City, Mar 1, 2013 / 10:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone sealed off the papal apartments, marking the beginning of the sede vacante, the period when there is no Pope. The head of the Apostolic Chamber, an office that only operates during the time of sede vacante and takes care of papal properties, closed and sealed the Vatican's papal apartment doors at 8:00 p.m. on Feb. 28. The Holy See's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, is the leader of … [Read more...]
New Las Cruces bishop urges transformation through Jesus
Gallup, N.M., Mar 1, 2013 / 10:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Oscar Cantú became head of the Diocese of Las Cruces, N.M. on Feb. 28, using his homily to encourage the faithful to trust in the power of God to transform their lives and their cultures. "While the world and its culture have changed tremendously in recent decades, what hasn't changed is the human heart," the 46-year-old said in his bilingual installation Mass homily. "The human heart still longs for … [Read more...]
US cardinals say next Pope must be 'man of deep faith'
Rome, Italy, Mar 1, 2013 / 09:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Countering much speculation that next Pope will be chosen based on geographic concerns, three American cardinals say the best candidate to succeed Benedict XVI is a man of holiness who can communicate the Gospel. "Our people back home and throughout the world are all praying for this event, that we will be guided to be able to choose the very best person to lead the Church," Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston … [Read more...]
Cardinals set date for meetings about next Pope
Vatican City, Mar 1, 2013 / 05:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the first day that the Church is without a Pope, Cardinal Angelo Sodano announced that the first general congregation of cardinals will take place next Monday morning. Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, made the date public in an official letter sent to the world's cardinals on March 1. The cardinals will meet from 9:30 to 12:30 on the morning of March 4 in the Synod of Bishops hall on the second … [Read more...]


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Suspending IP Obligations Under TRIPS: A Viable Alternative to Enforce Prevailing WTO Rulings?
Dr. Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan
Center for International Environmental Law
May 7, 2008
In two recent prominent disputes in the World Trade Organization (WTO), developing country complainants are using the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to induce compliance with favorable WTO rulings. Brazil in the US – Cotton dispute and Antigua in the US – Gambling case announced their intention to "cross-retaliate" against WTO-inconsistent measures of the US by suspending obligations under TRIPS. This approach can offer a practical alternative enforcement mechanism especially for developing countries and smaller economies in disputes against (industrialized) countries with significantly greater economic power in international trade. The concept has been explored in some academic writings and approved by WTO arbitrators in a recent US – Gambling decision and in response to Ecuador's retaliation request in the EC – Bananas III case. It is now time for a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and problems surrounding intellectual property (IP) crossretaliation.
Given the imbalances in trade and economic power amongst WTO Members, the central issue is whether suspending TRIPS obligations can do a significantly better job than traditional retaliation in facilitating compliance by powerful WTO Members. This policy paper examines the rationale and wider economic feasibility of suspending IP rights; looks at the requirements set out by the WTO dispute settlement system; addresses, in brief, potential conflicts with other multi- or bilateral obligations; and points to crucial factors for implementing an authorization to suspend TRIPS obligations in domestic IP laws.
The main conclusion is that in some cases, IP cross-retaliation can be effective, legal and practical and should be considered a viable means to enforce a WTO ruling. Another added value lies in the potential to generate positive welfare effects: if implemented wisely, suspending TRIPS obligations can create temporary policy space for designing the domestic intellectual property regime in a way that facilitates technological development and domestic innovation through imitation and technological learning. A successful use of suspending IP protection requires, however, that (developing) countries establish domestic implementation systems that are economically feasible, compatible with WTO law as well as other international obligations on IP and consistent with their domestic constitutional treatment of IP.
The full CIEL report is avaiable here: http://www.ciel.org/Publications/TRIPS_IP_7May08.pdf


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In May 2009, the government defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels, ending more than 25 years of civil war on the island once known as Ceylon. Nearly all those displaced during the conflict have been resettled. Since the end of the conflict, the government has enacted ambitious economic development projects, many financed with loans from the Chinese government.
The persecution of Christians has escalated in recent years with the rise of militant Buddhist nationalist groups in Sri Lanka. More than 250 churches have been destroyed or damaged in sectarian violence. Although the constitution guarantees religious freedom while favouring Buddhism, minority Protestants have experienced violent persecution as well as discrimination in employment and education. Just over one percent of the population is Evangelical Christian. For many years the JHU party, which is controlled by Buddhist monks, has pushed for legislation making conversion from Buddhism to Christianity illegal. While several bills have been introduced, they have not passed court and legislative challenges.


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We are upgrading our recommendation on Berkshire Hathaway B-shares (BRK.B) to Outperform from Neutral following the strong second-quarter results. The quarter reflected strong performances across all business segments: Insurance, Railroad, Utilities and Energy, Manufacturing, Service and retailing as well as Finance and Financial products.
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A solid balance sheet, adequate liquidity and continuing trend of growing book value are the other positives. Though a lack of clarity regarding CEO Warren Buffet's succession prevails, our six-month target price of $106.00 per share equates to about 18.7X our earnings estimate for 2012. This target price implies an expected total return of 20.0% over that period.
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Parashat Emor
May 1, 2010 - 17 Iyar 5770
Annual (Lev. 21:1-24:23): Etz Hayim p. 717; Hertz p. 513
Triennial (Lev. 23:23-24:23): Etz Hayim p. 727; Hertz p. 522
Haftarah (Ezekiel 44:15-31): Etz Hayim p. 735; Hertz p. 528
Rabbi Joyce Newmark
Teaneck, New Jersey
God instructs Moses to teach the priests the laws that apply to their special status. No kohen may come into contact with a dead person, the principal source of ritual impurity, other than members of his immediate family - parents, children, siblings (and, according to the rabbis, his wife). They were not to shave their heads or make gashes in their skin as expressions of mourning. A kohen may not marry a harlot or a divorcee. Additional prohibitions apply to the high priest, who may not come into contact with any dead body, even immediate family, or marry a widow. No kohen with a physical defect may offer sacrifices, but he still is permitted to eat the portions of the sacrifices set aside for the priests. A priest who is ritually impure may not eat from these sacrifices. Only priests and members of their households - excluding hired workers and daughters married to husbands who are not priests - may eat the food offerings given to the priests. Animals dedicated as sacrifices may not have any physical defect. An animal and its young may not be slaughtered on the same day.
God instructs Moses to teach the people about Shabbat and the festivals - Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. The priests are to light the lamps in the sanctuary and to prepare twelve loaves of bread to be displayed in the sanctuary each week.
A man who was the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father committed blasphemy and was brought to Moses. God tells Moses that the blasphemer is to be executed by stoning.
It shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall practice self-denial; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall observe this your Sabbath. (Leviticus 23:32)
Sparks for Discussion
Our commentators highlight the festive aspect of Yom Kippur. Why? Do you think this is how people today think about Yom Kippur? What emotions do you associate with Yom Kippur? How do you account for the difference between ancient and modern understandings of Yom Kippur?
If anyone maims his fellow, as he has done so it shall be done to him: fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The injury he inflicted on another shall be inflicted on him. One who kills a beast shall make restitution for it; but one who kills a human being shall be put to death. You shall have one standard for stranger and citizen alike: for I the Lord am your God. (Leviticus 24:19-24)
What is your initial reaction to the words "an eye for an eye� In the Talmud, the rabbis derive a number of proofs (examples in Source A) that this phrase must mean and cannot mean anything else but monetary compensation. The Mishnah (Source D) teaches the actual halachah to be applied in the case of injury. What do you think the Torah meant to accomplish by commanding "an eye for an eye� Why does this passage conclude with "You shall have one standard�


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Johnny B. show starts
In her show "Emergence," now on exhibit at the Homer Council on the Arts, Astrid Friend's paintings have a soft focus. Her images appear like the Kenai Mountains clouded in wispy fog. Colors from her palette reflect the light of winter, pale blues and pinks from a low sun. Some paintings have a stark contrast, though, sharp lines and bold geometric shapes that Friend said she used in her black-and-white film photography.
Seldovia once again offers a weekend of music and art around the summer solstice. Sponsored by the Seldovia Arts Council, the 17th annual Summer Solstice Music Festival runs June 22-25 at Homer's village neighbor on the south shore of Kachemak Bay.
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Yo, visitors from far-off lands. If you want to see moose in Homer, here's a hot tip from the Betster: stay up late. Recently what with city meetings and stuff, yours truly has been working past sunset. That's an Alaska summer solstice sunset, too, at 11:30 p.m., not a wimpy tropical day ending at 6 p.m.
The other day the Betster stood in line at the liquor store between some nice guys from Yukon Territory, Canada, and a couple with British accents. While cruising the Spit on a photo safari recently, yours truly spotted a slick little 4-wheel-drive motorhome from France. Yep: it's that time of year when we'll see not only tourists from the Lower 49, but travelers from foreign countries.
Here on Kachemak Bay, we're hip to the concept that tides can change quickly and rise dramatically. Mariners know not to push certain channels, and beach walkers keep an eye on the time so as to not get forced into the bluffs while walking from Diamond Creek to Bishop's Beach.
Twenty-four swimmers from the Kachemak Swim Club (KSC) converged upon the Bartlett High School pool last weekend in Anchorage for the Alaska Swimming Junior Olympics championship meet.
There is a movement happening in Anchor Point involving the sport of wrestling. With strong wrestling roots, the Anchor Kings Wrestling Club reestablished itself three years ago in a grass roots effort to be an all-inclusive, kid focused, program where wrestling is secondary to providing a healthy, character-building activity for anyone who wants to put in the time. In a community where names like Poindexter, Neland, and Roderick are synonymous with wrestling excellence, they are quickly being accompanied by names like Newman, Wells, and Nyvall. The result of the effort to reestablish wrestling in Anchor Point? A state championship at this past weekend's USA Wrestling State Championship in Wasilla.
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Buck Owens Honored With Star on Bakersfield Walk of Fame
Long before the late Buck Owens became the co-host of TV's 'Hee Haw,' a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he walked the streets of Bakersfield. The California town was fertile ground for the unique sound he and his band, the Buckaroos, and other artists were developing there in the 1950s. The Texas native loved Bakersfield so much, he moved there in 1950, eventually making it his permanent home until he died in March, 2006. After Buck's song, 'Act Naturally,' became his first No. 1 hit in 1963, he added 20 additional No. 1 hits to his collection, including 1988's 'Streets of Bakersfield,' a duet with Dwight Yoakam.
On Wednesday (August 11), the Bakersfield West Rotary donated the Buck Owens star on the Fox Theater's Walk of Fame, to honor the man who made a household name out of their fair city. On hand at the unveiling ceremony were Buck's sons, Mike and Johnny, his nephew Mel and about 100 people including friends, employees of the Owens family, fans and singer Darryl Worley, who headlined the annual Buck's Birthday Bash at the Crystal Palace (the Bakersfield nightclub he owned) on Wednesday evening. The late singer was honored with the star one day before what would have been his 81st birthday.
"Dad would be proud of this," said Mike. "Instead of the streets of Bakersfield, it's more like the sidewalks of Bakersfield." (Quote via Bakersfield.com)
After several fans in the crowd speculated how Buck might have reacted to the news of this honor, nephew Mel shared his opinion: "Buck is up there saying, 'All right. I finally got it!'"


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if you ever take your Jeep's in for oil changes, beware of a Tire shop in Sanford Florida. They stuck 6 quarts of oil in my truck, and it's a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder! They blew out the front and rear main seals, and now won't replace anything! Beware of this rip off oil change place, and steer clear!
EDIT: PM me for specifics on the shop if you're in the Sanford area!
thanks for the heads up... :thumb: quick reminder though, try to avoid trashing dealers and vendors specifically by name - that's a violation of the community rules.
I'm all for keeping jeepers informed! :D
Sorry..but that was the only way to let people know...usually i dont mention names
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increased competition from the Google Nexus 7 and the mini Apple iPhone, but also Target's decision to remove the Kindle Fire from its stores. What might help the Amazon Kindle Fire is talk that a refreshed version is coming down the pike along with the possibility of a model with a 10 inch screen and possibly a version offering Wi-Fi connectivity.
Out of all of the interesting product battles that might occur in 2012-2013, the possible three way low-priced tablet battle between the Google Nexus Fire, the Amazion Kindle-Fire and the mini Apple iPad could be among the most intriguing. It looks like the glory days of the Amazon Kindle Fire might have been cut short prematurely by the competition.
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Here is an interview with Eddie Martinez, Robbie Laws, and Geoff Metts, at rehearsal for PG3 -2 this sunday August 7th at the mission theater.
Here is an interview with Eddie Martinez, Robbie Laws, and Geoff Metts, at rehearsal for PG3 -2 this sunday August 7th at the mission theater.
Buko Magazine's 2nd annual PG3 line-up has been selected and ready to rock your soul, soothe your blues and shred you into oblivion.
A full benefit for Oregon Music Hall Of Fame to help benefit dwindling music education programs in Oregon schools, each year selects from the absolute best NW guitar players in 3 different genres to play a cream-of-the-crop set of their own material, then duel it out on an all-star jam. One blues master, one rocker and one special guest star billed simply as the "Wild Card". Backed by a stellar hand-picked backup band, this year will feature, Robbie Laws, Geoff Metts and Eddie Martinez.
Everyone knows Robbie's steeped devotion to the blues, yet some may not know other genres he has aspired to. Back in the early 80's he handily won a rock guitar contest, playing Yngwie Malmsteen songs note for note. He regularly teaches blues as well as many other styles to aspiring guitar students.
Eddie started as a session man in New York in the late 1970's and ended up playing lead guitar w/ such names as, Mick Jagger, Robert Palmer, Run DMC, Blondie, David Lee Roth and many, many others. Delivering 100% prowess in just about any genre, whether it be progressive guitar runs or Jazz-fusion benders. 60's rock classics, modern funk, R&B and Soul to all-out blues, Eddie has zero hesitation kicking out virtually any style he chooses to play.
Oh yeah, he is also a PDX resident! We found him playing regularly in the heart of the city and captured him. To say he will blow your top is the understatement of the year!
Geoff Metts is the frontman and guitarist for PDX' most prominent and successful rock band, Western Aerial. Geoff teaches many a student every day at 5 Star Guitar and is a powerful riff-master who possesses an all around stage presence. His amiable nature and great personality connects the dots and brings the stage show together.
Last year's PG3 debut featured Geoff, along with shred-Mistress, Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson/ Jeff Beck), bluesman Terry Robb. The incredibly gifted trio blew everyone away with their perspective sets, proving their prowess song after song, all the way through to their all-star finale.
This year's line up of great guitarists are dedicated to their craft and have agreed to bond for the evening and help contribute the very best of their abilities while helping to raise money and awareness for k-12 music education programs. All 3 of these musicians play hundreds of shows every year and bring together their collective years of experience all in one place for a night that only happens once a year.
This is an all-ages show and will include a raffle for one lucky winner to take home a brand new electric guitar played and signed by all 3 stars. Card carrying CBA members get $1 off the ticket price.
Please come out and help support music education programs while taking home an evening you'll never forget!
We now have all three players lined up for the second, Portland Guitar Three. We are now working on finding the venue and a suitable show date. The participants in this years PG3 are Eddie Martinez, Robbie Laws, and Geoff Metts.


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I have a confession to make: I hate typing on glass.
I know I shouldn't say it, especially so soon after the death of Steve Jobs, but I can't hide my feelings any longer. Being able to repurpose device real estate for something besides a keyboard is of course an irrefutable advantage, and that's why every mobile device is moving away from physical keys. A big sheet of glass is better for almost everything: consuming media, web browsing, reading email, playing games. The only thing it's not better for? Typing. There's something so satisfying about typing with physical keys. It's faster, allows you to type without looking down at the device, and is prone to far fewer errors.
My second confession: until recently, my primary mobile device was a BlackBerry. Before you start throwing fruit, know that I had an iPhone, an iPad, and had spent time on Android devices and Windows Phone – but for work, no mobile device matched the BlackBerry's ability to crank out long emails.
Yet like so many others, I've made the switch – in my case, from the BlackBerry Torch to the iPhone. How many others are switching? It's pretty staggering. Consider that on the popular "Cash for Your Gadgets" site Gazelle, trade-ins of BlackBerries are up 80 percent in the last week alone, pushed by the recent BlackBerry server outage and the release of the iPhone 4S. Yahoo News reports that 30 percent of BlackBerry users in companies with more than 10,000 people are planning to switch mobile platforms in the next year. RIM, the maker of BlackBerry, has seen its stock fall 60 percent in the last year.
Why all the switching? If we can agree that the most important thing for business people is email – and the BlackBerry is better at email – why are people fleeing RIM for the Android and iPhone?
It's All About the Apps
If you roll back the clock four years and described this situation to a business end-user, let alone an IT manager, it would seem crazy. As we've learned from the new Walter Isaacson biography, even the visionary Mr. Jobs tried to keep third-party apps out of the iPhone. When they first appeared, apps seemed like something for kids; business people might play the odd game of BrickBreaker as a diversion, but in general apps had no meaningful purpose in the business world.
Today, apps go way beyond games and diversions. They help us be more efficient and productive. Whether it's streamlining parts of our life (shopping, banking, making reservations, buying tickets) so we can get back to work, or improving our work life (more on that later), our mobile apps allow us to be more productive in an era where we're all being counted on to do more.
But third-party apps on the BlackBerry are a disaster. And for a company that still has a whopping 70 million subscribers worldwide, that presents an incredible opportunity. (BlackBerry holds approximately 20 percent of the U.S. smartphone market and 11 percent of the worldwide smartphone market.)
Corporations are very slow to change, and most large organizations are still using BlackBerry. Unlike consumers, business users can't just decide to switch phones; they have to wait for their organizations to get ready, buy new hardware, etc. Unfortunately, RIM has made the mistake of trying to compete with iPhone and Android on its own turf: fun, cool, quirky apps.
When RIM launched its campaign "Super Apps" last year, with the tag line "Not just apps. Super apps," my jaw hit the ground at the chutzpah. Introducing Super Apps at Mobile World Congress, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said:
A Super App for BlackBerry smartphones is an app that delivers a compelling user experience by leveraging the unique capabilities of the BlackBerry platform. Super Apps are the kind of apps that people love and use every day because they offer such a seamless, integrated, contextualized and efficient experience.
I find this Super Confusing (not just because, from the sounds of it, Super Apps are just apps that work). Third-party BlackBerry apps aren't super. They're awful. RIM's app store "BlackBerry App World" has neither the curated rigorous standards and enormous selection of the Apple App Store nor the looser restrictions and massive amount of free content of the Android Market.
And while RIM has managed to pick a few apps that are high profile or decent enough to be featured in its campaign, the company's neglected its core business customer. So, here are some suggestions for how RIM can perhaps gain ground, or at least halt the slide:
- Focus on the business customer. This can't be overstated. Business customers are the bread and butter for the BlackBerry market. Give corporate users what they need, from VPN and tethering to improving business travel. Imagine if BlackBerry included an app like FlightTrack Pro and the turn-by-turn navigation of Android for free. It could be packaged as the business traveler's survival kit.
- Make the international customer the second target. For better or for worse, overseas markets are behind the pace of the U.S., and for many, the BlackBerry remains a great device. Creating a killer soccer scores app or a travel app featuring European public transportation systems could score big points.
- More free apps from RIM. RIM is having a tougher and tougher time attracting the developer community; not a lot of people are getting rich off their BlackBerry apps. To get a sense of scale, top paid apps get 20,000-plus reviews in the Android Market, 100,000-plus reviews on the Apple App Store…and 100-plus reviews on BlackBerry App World. If RIM can release more of its own apps that work as well as its email and calendar apps, it'll find an appreciative customer base.
- A better operating system. Right now, many apps simply don't work very well on the BlackBerry. Evernote (one of the world's most useful apps) just doesn't do what it is supposed to – sync with the server to refresh data – and doesn't work at all offline. While it's hard to know for sure, I'm not blaming the developers, given the sublime iOS apps they've made. And if by some chance the apps that work so poorly are the developers' fault, RIM needs to take a page from Apple's book with a far more stringent review process.
- Improve the application memory management. After getting the BlackBerry Torch, I started to convince myself that I actually had a phone that could use apps; I loaded up The Weather Channel, Facebook, Twitter, CNN, Urbanspoon, and all the allegedly "super apps" I could find. Whether or not the apps were running, the phone slowed to a crawl in a couple of days, and I spent all my time looking at the "busy icon" (aka "clock of death") that signifies the phone is too busy doing other things to help you. I uninstalled most of the apps and everything was back to normal. But I was just a little sad.
- A better mobile app store. In addition to weak content on App World, the experience of finding and installing apps from the handset is byzantine and unpleasant. Unless you can't build a better app store app without a better operating system…
- Focus on the keyboard. The BlackBerry really has one advantage: its physical keyboard. Apps that focus on the keyboard could have great success. RIM could market by letting people on BlackBerries challenge iPhone and Android users for typing speed. The physical keyboard means it's far safer to make calls and type messages when you are in the car. (I explained to the officer who pulled me over for texting while driving that I was able to watch the road just fine because I could type without looking at my phone. He was unimpressed.) In short, the physical keyboard is BlackBerry's one card; I suggest it plays it.
Despite all of these challenges, apps on the BlackBerry have gotten better, and I'm sure they'll continue to improve. But when compared to the fully mature Android and iPhone markets, BlackBerry can't hope to stand up and the improvements are coming too slowly. It's going to keep getting tougher to attract developers, and that's going to make it harder to convert and retain customers. Beyond the apps, the hardware and software issues are considerable. I know the list above is long and challenging, but it beats closing up shop and ending up as another headstone in the technology graveyard. C'mon RIM: keep fighting. Maybe you can figure out a way to bring some of us back.
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Volunteers sought to help plant in wildfire area
SISTERS, Ore. - The Pole Creek Fire just outside of Sisters can be considered a reminder of how the health of our local forests impacts our lives and community.
On Saturday, October 20, join the National Forest Foundation, US Forest Service, and REI Bend in becoming a Friend of the Forest. Volunteers are needed to plant over 1,000 plants on the perimeter of the Pole Creek Fire area near Whychus Creek. Please help us restore the forests to their natural health and resiliency!
The whole family can participate in the restoration projects along Whychus Creek, just outside of Sisters, Oregon. The half-day volunteer event includes other projects such as scattering native seeds, mulching and more! Volunteers will meet at 9:00 a.m. at Creekside Park (corner of Jefferson Ave. and Highway 20) for refreshments and an orientation for the day. Groups will then carpool together to the project site.
All volunteers will finish by 2 p.m. for time to enjoy the rest of their Saturday. In addition to enjoying a beautiful day outdoors, volunteers will hear first-hand accounts about fighting the Pole Creek fire and take a brief tour of the edge of the fire area.
Volunteers will also learn about the local restoration efforts that are part of NFF's Treasured Landscapes conservation campaign for the Metolius River and Whychus Creek. Volunteers of all ages are welcome and families, including children, are encouraged to participate.
For information or to register, please visit: www.nationalforests.org/volunteer
For further details, contact Karly Hedrick, Sisters Volunteer Bank Coordinator, at 541-549-0251 or via email at email@example.com. The Friends of the Forest National Public Lands Day is made possible by the Roundhouse Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service- Sisters Ranger District, and REI Bend.
The Treasured Landscapes Campaign
In 2009, the NFF launched its national conservation campaign – Treasured Landscapes, Unforgettable Experiences. Faced with tremendous forest restoration needs due to climate change, insects, wildfire and other impacts, we aim to revitalize our forests and strengthen Americans' connection to their public lands. Working in special landscapes from Alaska to Colorado to Illinois – including Oregon's Whychus Creek and Metolius River watersheds – this campaign will unite diverse partners and communities to restore landscapes for their scenic, watershed, wildlife and carbon sequestration benefits. The campaign will also help nurture the nation's love for the outdoors and commitment to conservation through public education, youth engagement and volunteerism.
About the National Forest Foundation Founded by Congress in 1991, the National Forest Foundation works to conserve, restore and enhance America's 193-million-acre National Forest System. Through community-based strategies and public-private partnerships, the NFF works with the Forest Service to enhances wildlife habitat, revitalizes wildfire-damaged landscapes, restores watersheds, and improves recreational resources for the benefit of all Americans. The NFF's Treasured Landscapes, Unforgettable Experiences national conservation campaign is uniting public and private partners to conduct large-scale forest and watershed restoration and revitalize ecosystem resiliency in iconic National Forest System sites around the nation. To learn more, visit us at www.nationalforests.org.