text: Everyones a winner at the Appleby Horse Fair 21 June 2016 / Travellers' Times The Friends, Families and Travellers Perspective: Children's Services cases in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communitiesBlogs & Features Kevin McNamara: Champion for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller CommunitiesBlogs & Features DIKH HE NA BISTER – Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative 2017News Gypsy and Travellers showed off their beautiful horses as The Best In Show competition returned for a second year to Appleby Horse Fair earlier this month. From the hundreds of horses that visited Appleby, 11 winning rosettes were awarded over the course of the three-day event: First winner of the weekend Our first winner was Mr Jack, owned by Lillymarie Williams and who coincidentally was also featured in a Travellers Times article. Vet Karen Pickering from the Donkey Sanctuary was drawn to Mr Jack's great turn out and condition as well as his calm and easy demeanour. After chatting to Lillymarie further, Karen discovered how multitalented he is too – coming to Appleby every year, he pulls a bowtop, show jumps and free jumps. Best Cob There were two other winners of Best Cob during the weekend, awarded by two vets from Redwings Horse Sanctuary. Nicola Berryman was impressed by Moonshine, a four-year-old stallion who turned a lot of heads during the fair with his photo appearing in lots of social media feeds. Secondly, Tommy, an eight-year-old gelding owned from foal, was also "immaculately turned out, without a hair out of place" as described by vet Roxane Kirton, and a proud family pet. Best Trotter/Pacer Appleby Horse Fair attracts a number of non-traditional horses, reflecting how harness racing has been embraced by many Gypsy and Traveller horse owners. Our Best Trotter and Best Pacer went to two horses in excellent condition, without interference injuries or harness rubs, and excellent coat condition. Billy Casper is a six-year-old gelding living out his retirement from racing with owner David Cummings, and eight-year-old stallion Henry is a registered track racer who has been owned for four years and fully integrated into the family of Sam Howard from Lancaster. Best Shetland Dolly Blue was the only Best Shetland of the weekend and perfectly captured the essence of Appleby in pint-sized form. Her owner Diamond Chanel has her showing off a beautifully painted miniature flat cart in matching harness to her parents' horse. Diamond Chanel had even backed her to drive herself from a young age. Best In Harness There are so many different types of harness at Appleby from the traditional to the more modern and unusual. Some of the harnessed horses really stand out in excellent condition and well-fitted tack, with both style and comfort in mind. Mowgli was our first Best In Harness winner spotted on the first day brought along as a family pet to enjoy the fair. Meanwhile Mouse, a little mare who was being well driven, looked well turned out and was the pride of her young owner Layne. Best In Show There were three horses that won Best In Show overall. Head vet at the fair, Nic de Brauwere from Redwings, gave his one and only rosette to a horse with the most incredible name – Sexy Legs – owned by James Loveridge. The yellow rosette looked stunning and was proudly pinned all weekend in the mane of this stunning traditional mini cob. Two other cobs won the remaining Best In Show rosettes including Eddie, a coloured cob with a Traditional Gypsy Cob Association (TGCA) Reserve Champion title under his belt. Eddie's owner Ken Smith has him shod specifically for different occasions showing a real eye for work appropriate farriery. Meanwhile, Lulu the dun mare was an early Best In Show winner of the weekend. She could be seen in a beautiful traditional Amish harness being worked and then regularly rested throughout the weekend. More than 5,000 people liked, shared and commented on the Best In Show Facebook page and the winners' photos reached tens of thousands of people. Winners were congratulated and enjoyed having their horse's photo taken and shared on the page, showing some of the high levels of care and passion for horses at the fair. Best In Show are looking for people with experience of judging to come forward as volunteers to help the vets crown their #BestAtAppleby2017 . If you are interested in being involved, please message the Best In Show Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/HappyHealthyHorses/ Other Articles By Travellers' TimesThe Traveller Movement's National Annual ConferencHidden Treasures A Celebration of Gypsy Art Working with Gypsy and Traveller families culturalACERT Mini-Conference and AGM 2017 23rd September Latter Lee Fair 2017 Other news from Travellers Times Proposed debate on nomadic Travellers sparks war of words in Parliament 18 August 2017 / Mike Doherty Fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support 16 June 2016 / Charles Newland LeedsGATE dementia conference 05 May 2016 / Charles Newland 'Damning' new report showing Traveller pupil school exclusions a 'wake-up call' 07 April 2016 / Mike Doherty News from Partners Success for St. Michaels after-school club 18 July 2017 / Friends, Families and Travellers FFT named as Strategic Partner to the UK Department of Health 30 June 2017 / Friends, Families and Travellers Friends Families and Travellers seek 'Crystal's Vardo' actor 14 April 2017 / Friends, Families and Travellers London Gypsies and Travellers have a blooming good time! 10 May 2016 / SHERRIE SMITH


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Recipe by najwa
I made these muffins for DH. Some applesauce could be substituted for about 1/2 a cup of oil, but I haven't tried it. If you're going to use Splenda, double the amount of sugar stated in the recipe. I might add raisins next time.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups quick oats
- 2 cups fat-free buttermilk
- 3⁄4 cup canola oil
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄3 cup white sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons skim milk
- 2 cups flour (wheat ok)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line three jumbo muffin pans with paper liners.
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a bowl, mix well.
- Combine the rest of the ingredients in another bowl, add to the liquid ingredients.
- Mix until just combined, over-mixing makes muffins tough.
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It seems that Nelly, the R&B singer with such hits as "Warrior" and "Hold Up", is in big trouble after police officers found heroin and a loaded gun Wednesday. With 36 small bags of the drug found and 10 pounds of marijuana found, it could be enough to put Nelly away for a long time. However, reports are coming in that the singer is flat out denying that he had any knowledge that the drugs were even on the bus.
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The singer told TMZ, "It is my understanding a member of my staff made an unfortunate decision to bring unlawful materials onto our tour bus that resulted in his arrest this morning. … Neither I nor anyone else on the tour bus was aware of his decision to bring these on board. Law enforcement officials did not press charges against anyone other than that individual." Many find it hard to believe that the singer didn't know.
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It's always a delight to welcome Gillian Travis to InStitches and today she was back teaching interchange applique for us.
Her enthusiasm is so infectious yiou just know you're in for a busy, creative day!
Interchange applique is a technique Gillian has used with great succes for her own quilts and she's busy sharing the technique with others; and now, literaly hot-of- the-press, she has a book too!
After a quick introduction to her quilts and quiting life the students were then off....trying out this amazingly effective technique for themselves.
Gillian had brought along a fabric and paper kit to introduce the basic technique which gave everyone confidence,
and then everyone was encouraged to start designing their own applique. Debbie is a quilter after my own heart - she bought a Plymouth gin bottle for her shape inspiration!
Anne is working with vases
Whilst Gillian is on hand to give Sue a helping hand choose some fabrics which aren't floral!
...and there was cake!
Apricot & ginger flapjack
12 oz butter
10 oz soft brown sugar
8 oz golden syrup
1lb rolled oats
1 level tbsp ground ginger
A couple of handfuls of chopped soft apricots
A handful of chopped pecans (optional)
If you want to know more about Gillian and her work, then hop along to her web site: www.gilliantravis.co.uk
Big stitches
Here at InStitches we love nothing better than quilts with lots of quilting on them. We enjoy traditional hand quilting and all types of machine quilting, but our favourite thing is to use interesting threads and a variety of stitches to add texture and interest to the quilt surface. And better still to mix it up a bit and combine large hand stitches with machine quilting.
In Hazel's quilt Does Anyone Fancy a G&T? she used seeding in various colours and thicknesses of thread to great effect for shadows to ground the items on the table. If you look closely ou'll see it is also used for texture in the lower sections. Can you spot her favourite french knots? Look for the bubbles!
How small can you go?
What is it about tiny things that make them so attractive?
Many of us have a fascination with miniature quilts but don't know where to begin, so the InStitches miniature quilt making day was an ideal opportunity to find out more; even if it came with a warning!: stitching on this small scale can be addictive...
For some 'miniature' means 1/12th scale (where an 1 inch is equivalent to 12 inches) but for others it is larger, maybe 2 to 4 inches. Using foundation piecing Hazel encouraged students to make a selection of small scale blocks, getting smaller and smaller as their confidence grew in piecing at this scale.
Some students used commercial fabrics, but as we can see from Jane's star, hand dyed fabrics worked really well too.
As printed foundations were provided in several sizes some students started large and then worked their way smaller as their confidence grew.
By the end of the day everyone had tested their sewing skills at 1/12th scale!
and there was cake...
Of course, sewing at this level makes you hungry so there was plenty of cake and a bowl of tasty homemade spicy pumpkin soup for lunch. Hazel grows the squash on her allotment and this year they have become HUGE, so there will be plenty of soup for our workshops this year!
Begin by heating a small frying pan and dry roasting the coriander, cumin and cardamom seeds – this is to toast them and draw out their flavour. After 2-3 minutes they will change colour and start to jump in the pan. Remove them from the pan and crush them finely with a pestle and mortar.
Cut the pumpkin in half through the stalk, then cut each half into 4 again and scoop out the seeds using a large spoon. Then brush the surface of each section with the oil and place them on the baking sheet.
Season with salt and pepper, and then pop them on a high shelf of the oven, gas mark 9, 475 F (240 C) to roast for 25-30 minutes or until tender when tested with a skewer.
Meanwhile melt the butter in a large saucepan over a high heat, add the onion, stir it round and when it begins to colour round the edges, after about 5 minutes, turn the heat down. Let it cook very gently without a lid, giving it a stir from time to time, for about 20 minutes.
Then remove the pumpkin from the oven and leave it aside to cool.
Now add the stock and the milk to the onions, and leave them with the heat turned low to slowly come up to simmering point. Next scoop out the flesh of the pumpkin with a sharp knife and add it to the stock together with a seasoning of salt, pepper and nutmeg. Then let it all simmer very gently for about 15-20 minutes. Next the soup should be processed to a puree.
Because there's a large volume of soup, it's best to do this in two halves. What you need to do is whiz it until it's smoothly blended, but as an extra precaution it's best to pass it through a sieve as well in case there are any unblended fibrous bits.
Taste and season well, then when you're ready to serve the soup, re-heat it gently just up to simmering point, being careful not to let it boil. We like to serve our soup with a swirl ofcrème fraiche and cubes of creamy feta cheese.
This recipe is a combination of two from Delia's winter collection
and here are the recipes...
Devonshire Scones
Makes about 20 scones
Raspberry muffins
Banana Bread
350g caster sugar
110g soft unsalted butter,
2 large eggs, at room temperature
225g plain flour
1/4 teaspoonbaking powder
1/2 teaspoonbicarbonate of soda
3 large over-ripe bananas, peeled and flesh mashed
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
75g chopped pecans (optional)
Mixing it up
Hot on the heels of Lin Kerr's workshops, this week we had the pleasure of a two-day workshop with Arleen Wild. For those of you who aren't familiar with her work, Arleen is a mixed media artist, and her work is an energetic mix of painting, free motion stitch and fabric. She produces stunning landscapes, seascapes and flowers some of which are huge! You can see more of her work on her website.
Arleen is a very generous tutor, with a wealth of knowledge and tips about the media and processes she uses. We started by priming the canvas and while it was drying Arleen helped everyone select a suitable image or elements from several images as a jumping off point. The idea was to produce a unique piece of artwork, and not a slavish copy of the photograph. Next we added a subtle wash of paint to form the background. Hers is a very loose style and I think one of the things that most people took away was the message that less is most definitely more! The tiniest amount of paint, or fabric and thread used in a painterly way, can really lift a piece. The day was all about layering materials to achieve the desired effect and give the work energy and focus. A dab of paint here, a couched thread there, then perhaps a tiny piece of fabric, caught down on one edge only, all the time paying attention to composition, and definitely no straight lines!
Don't you agree that all the work looks amazing? Some aren't quite finished yet but all are well on the way.
and there was cake . . .
You will have spotted that there are scones and home-made jam with clotted cream in the picture. Well we couldn't let all these lovely people work so hard without some kind of reward, so over the two days there were raspberry muffins, banana and pecan loaf and chocolate oat biscuits and the aforementioned scones. Recipes will follow!
If you have been inspired by the work shown, and fancy a creative day out with friends (and cake!) why not check out our Textile Adventures workshops. There are three left this year and we will soon be adding next year's programme.
That's all for now - thanks for reading!
Hazel & Terry
Time flies...
Just where does time go to? If you know, please drop me an email letting me know! We are so busy here at InStitches that keeping up with our blog seems to drop to the bottom of the list. But I just wanted to show you the work from another creative workshop with calligrapher, Lin Kerr. Two days this time, exploring the work of David Jones.
With examples of David Jones' texts as inspiration we first drafted our own texts before transfering them to prepared paper. Lin has painted these beforehand using gesso and acrylic paints to give the impression of an old distressed wall.
So many letter choices for some!
Then it was time to paint in the letters. Using a limited colour palette suggested by Lin we never the less were able to create an array of schemes!
and there was cake...
Of course there was cake, how could you think there wouldn't be!
Today it was a chocolate and sweet potato loaf cake from a Waitrose recipe card. you can find the recipe and 'how to' video here: https://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/c/chocolate-sweet-potatoloafcake.html
Alphabet Soup
Both Terry and I love text: in books, on quilts, in letters, as fonts, in stitch and as marks made by pen and brush. So we were delighted to welcome artist and calligrapher Lin Kerr to run a Guest Tutor workshop for InStitches the other week.
This was no ordinary calligraphy class though because after a brief introduction to letter shapes and forms Lin had us busy learning how to use a round tipped Brause ornamental nib. We then prepared a piece of watercolour paper with a watercolour wash background before setting out our chosen text and committing nib to paper!
Unfortunatly I didn't take a note of who did what...but I think we all really well especially as none of us had used this nib before.
But here's Becs with her cycling inspired quote!
Lin will be back with us later this week when we shall be exploring writing in the style of David Jones, can't wait! If you would like to see more of Lin's work then visit her web site: www.linkerrdesign.co.uk
and there was cake...
We do like homemade cake and the one served on this workshop was a new recipe - to help use up the glut of beetroot from Hazel's allotment! Apologies for the lack of photograph, I wasn't quick enough and there were few crumbs left!
This recipe is from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstalls book Veg every day! The original recipe was for a pumkin and raisin loaf but he suggested using beetroot instead – it gives the most amazing purple/pink colour! The loaf itself is rich and sweet but also light as it doesn't contain any butter or oil.
Beetroot & raisin tea loaf
Preparation time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 1 hour
200g light muscovado sugar
4 large eggs, separated
200g finely grated beetroot
finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
100g raisins
100g ground almonds
200g self-raising flour
a pinch of fine sea salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
A generous grating of nutmeg
Preheat the oven to 170°C/Gas mark 3. Lightly grease a loaf tin, about 20 x 10 cm, and line with baking parchment. Using an electric whisk, beat the sugar and egg yolks together for 2-3 minutes until pale and creamy. Lightly stir in the grated beetroot, lemon zest and juice, raisins and ground almonds. Sift the flour, salt and spices together over the mixture and then fold them in, using a metal spoon. In a large clean bowl, beat the egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Stir in a heaped tablespoon of the egg white into the cake mixture to loosen it a little, then fold in the rest as lightly as you can. Tip the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and gently level the surface. Bake for about one hour, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Here's the final instalment of photos from the galleries at the Festival of Quilts this year (from me at least - Hazel may have more when she is back from Scotland!).
First today is Contemporary Quilt's Elements gallery. Each year this special interest group of the Quilters' Guild has a juried challenge open to all members, with a theme and a set format. The interpretations of the Elements theme were wide ranging, and really illustrate the breadth of contemporary quilting, as you will see from the pictures.
Unfortunately I didn't note the makers of the quilts in my general views above - if you know who they were do leave a comment. You can read more about the setting up of this gallery on Claire Passmore's blog. Below are some close-ups of some of the quilts (click to get the whole image). There will be a book available later in the year from Contemporary Quilt's website.
And finally the Fine Art Quilt Masters gallery. An international juried competition open to all, celebrating 'those quilts that transcend craft and achieve art status', the gallery showed the seventeen shortlisted quilts. The winner was announced at the awards ceremony and as usual attracted comment and controversy (well it wouldn't be a worthwhile competition without controversy would it?!). Here are some that attracted my attention. Do leave a comment to let us know what you thought if you saw the quilts (or if you didn't).
Susie Koren's winning quilt was striking in its simplicity. The maker used monoprinting with soya milk and raw pigment and minimal stitch to illustrate the repetitive force of the sea. It was inspired by Newton's explanation that the ocean tides result from the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon on the earth.
Karina Thompson's The Leper's Skull is one of a series of pieces made after spending time with the collection at the Biological Anthropological Research Centre in Bradford, where there were artefacts from a mediaeval lepers cemetery in Cirencester.
The next three quilts appealed to me because of their colour, the techniques used and the subject matter. I love the effect of breakdown printing (where a silk screen with dried procion dye on it is printed with wet medium resulting in a serendipitous, never-to-be-repeated, gradually changing pattern of marks. The skill is in how these fabrics are then used in composition. Leah Higgins employs a beautiful colour range and machine quilted detail in this stunning quilt inspired by what we leave behind.
Using the same technique, this time combined with discharge printed fabrics and dense machine and hand stitching and a subtle colour palette, Audrey Critchley's piece was inspired by a challenge to dye a palette of pale fabrics.
And Cherry Vernon-Harcourt's hand-drawn and painted piece was inspired by the landscape of North Norfolk. I love the spareness of line in this - and the subject matter of course!
The final two quilts on our tour of the gallery contain another of our favourite elements: text. Claudia Helmer has used laminated paper screen-printed text to convey her feelings about the empty words spoken by politicians and the corporate world. The central panel was cut out and hangs in front of the main body of the quilt. Simple, dense machine quilting completes the work.
Sara Impey takes machine quilting to another level with her meticulously free motion stitched words, this time on 'tapes' which were woven together. A former journalist, what she writes is as interesting as the way she writes it, and makes for fascinating reading. This piece explores the meaning of the concept of the stitch.
Well that is the last of my photos. We hope you have enjoyed our perspective on the Festival of Quilts for 2015. If you have, please leave us a comment.
Bye for now
Terry & Hazel
Continuing our round-up of all that was good at this year's Festival of Quilts, first comes a mention for the Quilters' Guild In the Spotlight gallery. This gallery appears biennially and aims to celebrate talented quilters form the regions and specialist groups of the Guild who are not (yet) well known. Makers are asked to follow a theme: this year it was Adventures in Wonderland to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Submissions ranged from depictions of scenes from the book to much wider interpretations. Here are three of the more unusual ones. The first is Jane Varrall's Down, Down, Down, Would the Fall Ever Come to an End? which uses Jane's own silk painting together with digitally printed fabric from Fingerprint. Jane writes:
On the subject of the Tenniel illustrations, we were captivated by Hilary Drake's collection of miniatures. Appropriately styled as bookmarks, she managed to reproduce the drawings by sewing machine (hand-done, feed dogs up, not programmed) in black thread and minute stitches, complemented by her favourite Liberty fabrics; and they were stunning.
She says: "I looked through the book for inspiration. What immediately caught my eye were the original black and white drawings dome by John Tenniel. The line sketches reminded me of small stitches so I decided to make these the centre of my work."
Click on the images for a close-up.
Very different to the others and intriguing with it (although very difficult to photograph) was the piece by Christine Chester. Entitled The Dark at the End of the Tunnel it was a comment on the link between the conscious and the unconscious mind and 'stream of consciousness' writing. Building on the thought that Lewis Carroll used his own experiences as a migraine sufferer as inspiration for parts of his book, it was constructed from three (possibly four) machine stitched sheer layers hanging off the wall to achieve a 3d effect. Christine writes: "My hanging suggests the links between the conscious and the unconscious mind and the development of writing from a stream of thoughts and experiences. Words link the layers of consciousness together, creating a tunnel of unconscious creativity."
One gallery I wish I hadn't missed was that by Linda Barlow: Searching for the Invisible Woman. Her work is based on research with women in 'middle age' and explores the sense of invisibility felt by many in this group. This gallery has provoked a raft of extreme reaction on the web by those much more eloquent than me, some angry that (they feel) she has chosen to depict this aspect of (some) women's lives, rather than a positive, empowering one (see Helen Conway's blog) and others in agreement that the sentiments expressed are real. I must admit that my initial reaction on reading about the exhibition (as newly part of that age-group) was 'who says?' and 'why are they not doing something about it?' but I have also to admit that I have thankfully not had that experience so am not qualified to comment. By making her thought-provoking art and starting the dialogue I suspect Linda has achieved what she set out to achieve. If you missed it too, why not visit her website to see more of her work. Her blog post from March 2014 explains the thinking behind the exhibition, and reveals that her aim was also to explore the positive opportunities seized by many women as they reach this stage in their lives. You may not agree with all the sentiments, but I guarantee it will set you thinking about the issue (image below borrowed from Linda's blog).
Well since this has turned into a longer post than I'd planned, there will be more galleries later in the week
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We arrived in The Seychelles for a 9 day stay as the last stop on our honeymoon. Time for sun and the beach and lots of flats fishing for Clay!!
Our first few nights we stayed at the Four Seasons. An absolutely amazing resort!! One of the best I have ever stayed at. Each room is its own villa with large pool and very large bathroom and amazing deck. The resort is built into the hillside – you are transported via buggies around the resort which is a great way to move around. Just ring the bell and the buggy arrives:)
We spent one day at the beach which was amazing – the water is crystal clear blue and the sand is like powder. The beach staff keeps you cool with cold towels and yummy fruits.
In the afternoon – Clay and I went to the spa which is unreal. The views from the spa relaxation room are not to be missed.
Four seasons has 3 very nice restaurants where you can get anything from sushi to grill chicken to pizza. Perfect kind of restaurant for us. And the champagne is very inexpensive!!
On our third day in the Seychelles we were transported via tiny plane to the Desroches Island a small island resort well known for fishing. Clay was so excited he couldn't contain himself.
We stayed at Desroches for 6 days. It was a beautiful place – but needed a bit of a make over. Four Seasons just bought it and will be renovating for the next year. I highly recommend going post reno:) The most fun part was the cruiser bikes! Our means of transportation for the week. They were so much fun to ride. Going to pick one up for next summer in Jackson.
Clay had a sensational time and caught lots of fish on the flats and one gigantic wahoo on the blue water with a fly rod. He really wanted a permit but not this year:( I joined one of the days. It was great to see but definitely need to be covered up. The sun is bright!!
Our last day in The Seychelles we were transported back to the Four Seasons. My heaven:) Clay and I ordered lots of room service and raided the mini bar snacks. The one thing Desroches did not have was FOOD!! We were starving but the Four Seasons took care of us.
We leave this afternoon to fly back to Jackson!! Can't wait to get home and see Huddy:), our mini renovations on our house, and to not sleep in mosquito netting!! Wish us luck on our 24+ hour flight! See you soon.


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Benton Franklin Fair Tickets On Sale Saturday
102.7 KORD and the Benton Franklin Fair - "Rock with the Stock", August 21st through 25th in Kennewick! This year's lineup is bigger and better than ever.
102.7 KORD and the Benton Franklin Fair - "Rock with the Stock", August 21st through 25th in Kennewick! This year's lineup is bigger and better than ever.
You can see Carrie Underwood a number of different ways. First, she has a date with David Letterman the night before her new CD hits stores.
As we reported earlier, Garth Brooks is headed up to Canada later this year to take part in the Calgary Stampede music festival, which will last from July 6 to July 15. Brooks will be bringing his show to the Calgary audience on July 12, and no sooner had tickets for his show gone on sale Saturday than they were gone. In just 58 seconds, according to the Calgary Herald, every single one of the 15,322 tickets for Brooks' show had been purchased.
After Dierks Bentley performs in Yakima on Friday night he will head over the pass and prepare to perform Easy Street Records in Seattle. This is part of national "Record Store Day".
102.7 KORD is pleased to announce a special live acoustic show with Matt Kennon.
VIP members, look for an email Monday morning. Everyone else, become a VIP member this weekend to not miss your chance.
The venerable Willie Nelson is coming to The Puyallup Fair September 7th! And KORD has a special ticket pre-sale event so you can buy tickets before anybody else...
It's official - Jake Owen is now engaged to his girlfriend Lacey Buchanan. It's really not a big surprise, the two have been dating for quite some time.
Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney's duet on "Feel Like a Rock Star" is shooting up the country charts. They debuted the song on the ACM Awards last Sunday, and it's been the most played song at country radio ever since.
Two of the five nights at the Benton Franklin Fair will be country! Big & Rich will perform Thursday, August 23rd and Jerrod Niemann on Saturday, August 25th.
The Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo has five great nights of entertainment for fair-goers this August. At this year's fair, you'll see:
Jerrod Neiman will be performing during this years Benton Franklin County fair


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Team members
Hon. Jason Isaac
Board Member
The Honorable Jason Isaac is co-founder and President of the Texas Natural Gas Foundation. Jason's professional career has been focused on marketing safety, communication, and natural gas fueling solutions to the trucking industry. Working as an independent consultant for several companies that promote clean, affordable and abundant natural gas; Jason realized the industry was lacking an independent and unbiased voice to educate people about the benefits of using Texas natural gas and began efforts to start a 501(c)3 non-profit to do just that.
In 2010, Jason was elected to the Texas House of Representatives to serve Hays and Blanco Counties. Jason currently sits on the Energy Resources and Urban Affairs committees.
As a House sponsor of the Texas Emission Reduction Plan (TERP) in 2013, Jason understands the importance of promoting alternative fuels for transportation that reduce emissions. He continues to educate stakeholders and state leaders on the benefits of the use of natural gas in Texas.
Dr. Ken Morgan
Board Member
Dr. Ken Morgan obtained degrees in geology, environmental engineering and resource management before starting his career as a professor at TCU in 1978. In 1981, he started and became Director of the TCU Center for Remote Sensing and Energy Research for energy resource mapping.
Dr. Morgan has lectured extensively throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East about resource mapping, energy technology and emerging natural gas markets. In 2008, he founded and became Director of the TCU Energy Institute and established an Advisory Board of 24 energy companies. He is also the Director of TCU's new School of Geology, Energy and The Environment. He has been appointed by Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, to promote "reason and balance" for our nation's energy resources.
Ken has published numerous articles on the potential use of domestic natural gas in the U.S. He currently chairs the Texas ³Metroplex NGV Consortium² of over 100 companies and helped lead the successful legislation for the Texas NGV Transportation Triangle, Texas Senate Bill SB-20. He also enjoys driving a Honda GX-NGV to help promote the use of clean burning natural gas.
Mary Bell
Board Member
Mary Bell is the Director of Public Affairs for Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter. She has worked in his Executive Office since September 2012.Chairman Porter initially hired Bell to write his Eagle Ford Shale Task Force Report, one of the first comprehensive works written about an oil and gas shale play. The report was released in March 2013. Bell also assisted the Chairman with the creation and implementation of the Texas Natural Gas Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to promote the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and for oil and gas exploration and production activities in Texas. Bell was nominated for "Outstanding Women in Texas Government"n 2014. She currently serves as Vice President on the board of the Texas Natural Gas Foundation - a non-profit dedicated to educating the public about the benefits and uses of natural gas - and is a member of the Women's Energy Network, Women's Symphony League of Austin and the KLRU community advisory board. Before working for Chairman Porter, Bell was the Marketing and Media Coordinator for the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Texas. She earned her master's degree in Strategic Communication from Texas State University in 2011.
Heather Ball
For the past 22 years, Heather directed all marketing and public education programs for alternative fuels at the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state's chief energy agency. Programs included statewide and local earned (free) media coverage, audience-specific newsletters, trade shows, promotional materials, market research, workshops, consumer rebates and grants. She also secured and administered multi-million dollar grants for alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure in Texas.


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The New and Improving State of B2B Payments
The payments industry has been rather neat and tidy for many years, during which time it was simple to describe the systems, players, roles of those players, and the economics involved. For instance, payment transactions within the B2B industry—especially in the U.S.—typically involved issuance of a check to the vendor, although sometimes wire transfers and ACH networks were used. Unfortunately, this tidy little package has begun to suffer from substantial splintering involving a variety of components.
One of the major changes prominent here is the ability for business customers to place online orders and make a payment through electronic means. The use of these new methods means constant improvements in software for the payments industry. In addition, the major players are expanding both vertically and horizontally into new markets and domains—adding services and capabilities.
Effects of New Technology
The new technology is making major changes within the industry, thus creating the need for new payment systems to facilitate business-to-business transactions with the comfort of the old payments systems, but with the flexibility of modern commerce. The ability for corporates to handle so many of their orders in an online environment necessitates the need for both banks and non-banks (credit card banks, etc.) to maintain up-to-date systems that have the ability and flexibility to handle all of the transactions that flow through B2B networks—and in a way that can adapt to real-time changes in the payment or terms.
While the individual customer is finding it convenient to walk through a store and be able to place an order on his mobile phone, we cannot forget that the typical business may be allotted the same convenience. It is more likely the typical business customer will make use of placing an order and making a payment on a laptop or company computer—in a way that connects the purchase to the rest of the purchase-to-pay systems. This doesn't mean you won't find business customers storing information or researching vendors via their mobile devices, but today, they will likely make the purchase from the office.
As B2B commerce continues to grow into e-commerce at an accelerated pace, more customers will demand the flexibility to complete the purchase on the go, no matter where they are—in the office, on the road, or totally mobile. This will put additional requirements on today's electronic payments providers to connect payments seamlessly to the rest of the corporate purchase to pay systems and the required workflows.
It is with these requirements in mind that Traxpay built its B2B electronic payments platform–bringing faster, safer, smarter B2B transactions to the business community.


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Visual rhetoric is the study of how document design (including the use of illustrations, charts and graphs, typography and layout) communicate, as opposed to aural or verbal messages. Visual rhetoric examines also the relationship between images and writing.
Functional Redundancy and Ellipsis as Strategies in Reading and Writing
Redundancy is widely seen as a kind of linguistic cholesterol, clogging the arteries of our prose and impeding the efficient circulation of knowledge. However, I will argue that, just as a more thorough understanding of cholesterol reveals the existence of good cholesterol (HDL) as well as bad (LDL), so a broader view on the principle of redundancy reveals its effectiveness in certain situations, particularly beyond the sentence level. In this article I aim to revive the beneficial or functional sense of redundancy and show that functional redundancy in writing need not be a contradiction in terms. I believe a discussion of redundancy should include its opposite, ellipsis, so I will define both terms, emphasizing the beneficial sense of each, and then show how they appear in both reading and writing. In the latter part of the article, to illustrate the pervasiveness of redundancy and ellipsis, I will discuss examples of each in document design and in figures of speech. My attention will mainly be on technical writing, but the principles I will discuss may apply to other genres, too.
Grant-Davie, Keith. JAC (1995). Articles>Writing>Rhetoric
Fundamentals of Leadership: Communicating a Vision
Today's business climate of outsourcing, in-sourcing, virtual teams, and ROI-driven objectives can leave a manager at any level feeling powerless. Yet, we often see examples of those who can elicit unwavering support from their teams, driving highly effective projects, and getting the best performance from employees despite ever-increasing workloads. What is it about these individuals that makes them stand out as great leaders?
Harris, Kerri. TechCom Manager (2005). Academic>Management>Collaboration>Rhetoric
The Fundamentals of Persuasive Writing
What are the characteristics that make copy effective? Why does one ad make a lasting impression and sell merchandise, while another falls flat and doesn't generate enough revenue to pay its own cost? Virtually all persuasive copy contains the eight elements described in this article.
"Future-Proofing" Our Visual Information
Visual information has always been tremendously useful for documentation. The assembly instructions for a piece of furniture from IKEA, for example, are almost entirely graphic so as to minimize translation costs. But graphics also offer challenges when used in online outputs. Should we show graphics in the online help or documentation? Should we show them automatically or link to the graphics and leave it to the viewers to click on the links? What graphic file format is best? How big should the graphics be? And so on.
Perlin, Neil E. Intercom (2011). Articles>Documentation>Technical Illustration>Visual Rhetoric
Genre and Identity: Citizenship in the Age of the Internet and the Age of Global Capitalism
One of the more popular academic slogans of this half century is Wittgenstein's characterization of language-in-use as a form of life. Genre theory takes this slogan seriously. In perceiving an utterance as being of a certain kind or genre, we become caught up in a form of life, joining speakers and hearers, writers and readers, in particular relations of a familiar and intelligible sort. As participants orient towards this communicative social space they take on the mood, attitude, and actional possibilities of that placeóthey go that place to do the kinds of things you do there, think the kinds of thoughts you think there, feel the kind of way you feel there, satisfy what you can satisfy there, be the kind of person you can become there (Bazerman 1997, 1998). It is like going to a dining room, or a dance hall, or a seminar, or church. You know what you are getting yourself into and what range of relations and objects will likely be realized there. You adopt a frame of mind, set your hopes, plan accordingly, and begin acting with that orientation.
Bazerman, Charles. UCSB (1999). Articles>Rhetoric>Theory
Although rhetorical criticism has recently provided a profusion of claims that certain discourses constitute a distinctive class, or genre, rhetorical theory has not provided firm guidance on what constitutes a genre.
Miller, Carolyn R. Quarterly Journal of Speech (1984). Articles>Rhetoric>Genre>Theory
"Genre as Social Action": A Gaze into Phenomenology
Genre as Social Action opened up a whole new connection for me, which even now, some 20 years later, I am still exploring. That connection is between genre and everyday human activity, especially the relation between schooling and the other social institutions beyond it. In the early 1990s I was very taken with Bazerman's idea of genre systems (1994), based on Miller's 1984 article. I went around the house, the office, the kids' school activities, imagining genres working together in my (and their) everyday life—including going to the store with my daughter, Madeleine (then 10). She loved using our new homemade grocery list, arranged by aisles and printed on our brand new printer, for our trips to Save-U-More. Diagrams of genre systems and activity systems danced in my head for months.
Russell, David R. Composition Forum (2015). Articles>Rhetoric>Genre>Theory
Genre Ecologies: An Open-System Approach to Understanding and Constructing Documentation
Arguing that current approaches to understanding and constructing computer documentation are based on the flawed assumption that documentation works as a closed system, the authors present an alternative way of thinking about the texts that make computer technologies usable for people. Using two historical case studies, the authors describe how a genre ecologies framework provides new insights into the complex ways that people use texts to make sense of computer technologies. The framework is designed to help researchers and documentors account for contingency, decentralization, and stability in the multiple texts the people use while working with computers. The authors conclude by proposing three heuristic tools to support the work of technical communicators engaged in developing documentation today: exploratory questions, genre ecology diagrams, and organic engineering.
Spinuzzi, Clay and Mark Zachry. Journal of Computer Documentation (2000). Articles>Documentation>Rhetoric
Genre studies and genre approaches to literacy instruction continue to develop in many regions and from a widening variety of approaches. Genre has provided a key to understanding the varying literacy cultures of regions, disciplines, professions and educational settings. Genre in a Changing World provides a wide-ranging sampler of the remarkable variety of current work. The twenty-four chapters in this volume, reflecting the work of scholars in Europe, Australasia, North and South America, were selected from the over 400 presentations at SIGET IV (the Fourth International Symposium on Genre Studies) held on the campus of UNISUL in Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil in August 2007 — the largest gathering on genre to that date. The chapters also represent a wide variety of approaches including rhetoric, Systemic Functional Linguistics, media and critical cultural studies, sociology, phenomenology, enunciation theory, the Geneva school of educational sequences, cognitive psychology, relevance theory, sociocultural psychology, activity theory, Gestalt psychology, and schema theory. Sections are devoted to theoretical issues, studies of genres in the professions, studies of genre and media, teaching and learning genre, and writing across the curriculum. The broad selection of material in this volume displays the full range of contemporary genre studies and sets the ground for a next generation of work.
Bazerman, Charles and Adair Biondi. WAC Clearinghouse (2009). Books>Rhetoric>Genre>International
Gentle Reader, Stay Awhile; I Will Be Faithful
Every opening paragraph is the beginning of a delicate and transient relationship between reader and writer. This relationship begins quietly, usually without much fanfare--and if it's properly initiated, the reader doesn't even know it's happening. Yet the success of this relationship is an important factor in creating an enjoyable, engaging experience for the reader. This is especially true on the web where author credibility can be difficult to establish, and where, increasingly, readers have so many choices that separating the chaff from the wheat can be a daunting process.
Simmons, Amber. List Apart, A (2006). Design>Web Design>Writing>Rhetoric
Getting Off the Starting Block: Practical Tips to Starting a White Paper
Why are white papers so hard to write? Simply put, they require effort. Effort makes us sweat. Just the thought of working hard causes some people's blood to percolate.
Stelzner, Michael A. WhitePaperSource (2006). Articles>Writing>Rhetoric>White Papers
Ghosting Authenticity: Characterization in Corporate Speechwriting
One of the most distinctive stylistic virtues of speechwriting is characterization, the art of capturing a client's voice in a believable and engaging manner. This article examines characterization in the context of corporate communication, interweaving an interview with veteran executive speechwriter Alan Perlman with accounts from the ancient rhetorical tradition. As the analysis shows, Perlman's approach to characterization confirms long-standing rhetorical wisdom yet incorporates insights that reflect the contemporary corporate context in which he has worked. The analysis also calls attention to enduring tensions in characterization—tensions between imitation and representation, effectiveness and ethics, and dramatic character and trustworthy ethos.
Bruss, Kristine S. Journal of Business and Technical Communication (2011). Articles>Business Communication>Rhetoric>Collaboration
Girl Talk Tales, Causal Models, and the Dissertation: Exploring the Topical Contours of Context in Sociology Talk and Text
Since the early 1980s, composition studies has arrived at a broad consensus that it is important to understand how social contexts relate to the cognitive processes and individual behaviors involved in writing and reading texts, although within this broad consensus are various notions of context and of how contexts relate to processes and texts. Drawing on both structuralist and everyday accounts of discourse and society, composition theory and research have generally conceptualized the contexts of writing in terms of abstract, unified constructs. Whether defined globally (culture, language, history, discourse community, genre, ideological state apparatus) or locally (institutional setting, communicative situation, task demand), context has typically been construed as a static, unified given, something that both frames and governs literate activity.
Prior, Paul. LLAD (1994). Articles>Rhetoric>History
Give Participants Something to Flip Over
Let me start off by saying that I do NOT like toys or other distractions in training. I'm NOT one to provide little widgets to keep participants' hands occupied or provide cutesy pens or such trinkets. I've always viewed them as distractions that shouldn't be necessary if your training is engaging and relevant.
Traut, Terence R. Presenters University. Articles>Presentations>Rhetoric>Microsoft PowerPoint
Effective PowerPoint design can be an invaluable tool for delivering your team's message. When teams know their design options and adhere to a few simple guidelines, they can capitalize on the possibilities for communicating complex ideas in a clear, accessible, and memorable format.
conneXions (2008). Articles>Presentations>Usability>Visual Rhetoric
A Good Speech is Like a Good Relationship: 20 Tips for Presentation Success!
Contrary to what many people think, a speech is not a performance. Rather, it's a relationship -- ideally a meaningful one -- that you create with a group of people. Like any good relationship, a speech requires caring, trust, openness, accessibility, and two-way communication.
Burton Nelson, Mariah. Expert Magazine (2002). Articles>Presentations>Rhetoric
Graphic design is everywhere, in every product, package, poster, and product of the modern world. Although the graphic design discipline was created less than a century ago, the world has since come to rely upon it. The world simply cannot function without graphic design and graphic designers. Yet graphic design is broader than any other creative profession. It is the third largest profession in the United States, far ahead of more commonly understood and respected vocations such as attorney, accountant, and educator. Graphic designers, who run the gamut from after-hours moonlighter through freelancer, solo- and team-creative, to agency and corporate designers, work in every city, town, and village in the world. Graphic design impacts everything and everyone.
Burke, Pariah S. Designorati (2005). Design>Graphic Design>Visual Rhetoric
Graphics and Ethos in Biomedical Journals
This article describes a study that examined the tables and figures in articles from a basic research journal, The Journal of Cell Biology, and compared them to tables and figures from an applied medical journal, The New England Journal of Medicine. Comparison of graphics between the two journals shows sharp differences in terms of range of graphics types, visual consistency within and between articles, or use of color. As the articles take into account what is needed by different audiences, the graphics help to build the credibility of the journal. The study also addresses the question of how scientific visuals contribute to the persuasiveness of a writer, looking at how the graphics within an article affect the credibility or ethos of the writer.
Hutto, David. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication (2008). Articles>Research>Biomedical>Visual Rhetoric
The Great Myth That Plain Language Is Not Precise
Occasionally, when you try to convert from legalese to plain language, someone will come forward and assert that you made a mistake. You missed something in the translation. You inadvertently changed the substance.
Kimble, Joseph. Plain Language Network (2000). Articles>Writing>Rhetoric>Minimalism
Green Giving: Engagement, Values, Activism, and Community Life
Philanthropic campaigns typically offer value identification and identity rewards for gift giving. These rewards may be increased by engaging the gift-givers within the work and activity of the charitable organization; moreover, fund-raising may reach beyond the limited budget people typically allocate to psychic goods if charitable gifts are perceived as part of the costs of one's way of life and as part of the meanings, activities, and communities within which one lived one's life. In support of these claims, I examine environmental fund-raising in Santa Barbara through interviews with fund-raisers involved with the Community Environmental Council and the campaign to purchase a major coastal property for a preserve. The fundraising for CEC indicates ways in which people's identities and commitments may be drawn on and reinforced and how people's interests in sustaining a way of life can become the basis of funding campaigns; CEC fundraising suggests that activism does not necessarily translate into giving, depending on the nature of the active engagement. The case of the preservation of the Wilcox property suggests how commitment to a community way of life can mobilize extraordinary giving when the community as a whole starts to perceive itself engaged in common endeavor and commitment. The success of the campaign itself then becomes a sign of community strength and community values.
Bazerman, Charles. UCSB. Articles>Rhetoric>Community Building
Grunge Style In Modern Web Design
As Web 2.0 style passes way, it's time for something new. Few weeks ago we've written about the hand-drawing style in modern web-design. And as Web 2.0 style is all about glossy and shiny look, another option would be something rather crude, radical and provoking. Such as the grunge style — dirty look with irregular, nasty, sometimes even ugly and crooked visual elements. Will it establish itself as a trend? Probably not. However, it may be used once some creative and unconventional design approach is needed.
Smashing (2008). Design>Web Design>Visual Rhetoric
Guidelines for Designing and Evaluating the Display of Information on the Web
These guidelines are intended to assist Web designers, authors, and editors in their efforts to create Web pages that effectively reveal—rather than obscure or confuse—the information they are trying to present. These guidelines are also intended to be used to assist in the evaluation of existing Web sites. Of course, the design of a Web site can, to some degree, be modified by the user or by the characteristics of the browser or monitor enlisted to display it. The guidelines, consequently, acknowledge that in a very real sense, users may also assume the role of designer. The guidelines, therefore, are also intended to help users make informed decisions about how to make a display easier to use.
Williams, Thomas R. Technical Communication Online (2000). Articles>Web Design>Assessment>Visual Rhetoric
Harnessing the Power of Annotations -- An Interview with Dan Brown
Annotations come in all shapes and sizes depending on the artifact and the intent of the document. People are probably most familiar with wireframe annotations, where the author calls out areas of the screen to describe functionality not immediately discernible from the picture alone.
Spool, Jared M. User Interface Engineering (2009). Articles>Interviews>Visual Rhetoric>Technical Illustration
Understanding the dynamic qualities of typography through analogies with sound and music.
Armstrong, Frank. AIGA (2005). Design>Typography>Visual Rhetoric>Audio


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Daze is a Mental Magic spell that temporarily stuns all enemies in a wide range around the player character. Not all enemies can be dazed and your Daze Spell Level + Spellcraft + Mental Magic Level determine the power of your Daze spell. Damage taken that does not kill the enemy will end the Daze effect, including damage-over-time effects.
In Geneforge 2, Daze had to be targeted specifically, enemy by enemy. In Geneforge 3 and later games it affects all enemies at once. There was a different spell, called Mass Daze, in Geneforge 2.


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The aim of candy crush level 376 is to bring down 18 ingredients and score 180,000 points in 40 moves.
Candy Crush Level 376 Strategy Advice
The amount of ingredients you have may seem like too much to deal with but infact, it isn't that difficult. If you focus on the left hand side to start with and clearing the cake wheel, this is your best strategy. Some special candies and combos will definitely be needed here and you'll have to power through some blocks for success here. If you can make a colour bomb this will be helpful, but if not, you should still be able to get through it. As long as you can make special candies, you should be able to get these ingredients down. It really does look a lot more difficult than it actually is.
Stars Scores for Level 376
1 star: 180000 points
2 stars: 260000 points
3 stars: 300000 points
Candy Crush Level 376 Video Guide


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The Monhegan Artists' Residency Program is open to visual artists who live in, or have significant ties to the state of Maine. Artists working in all visual art media including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital, video, or other new media, are welcome to apply. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and not enrolled in a degree program.
The 2-week artist residency in July is open only to K–12 visual art teachers in Maine.
2017 Residency Dates
May 27 – June 30th
July 2 – July 14th
September 2nd – October 7th
2017 Jurors
Kelly Finlay (MARC Board Member and art educator, Farnsworth Museum of Art, Rockland)
Hilary Irons (artist, co-founder and curator of Able Baker Contemporary)
Chris Stiegler (curator, art historian, and chair of the MFA in Studio Art, Maine College of Art, Portland)
Application Process
The Monhegan Artists' Residency application is submitted on-line though the website, Submittable.com. No mailed applications will be accepted.
The 2017 on-line application will be accessible on February 1 at:
The submission deadline is March 17, 2017.
The applicants selected by the jury for the 2017 Artists' Residencies will be announced no later than April 15.
The Submittable application will ask for:
1 – Full contact information
2 – Type of residency you are applying for (5-week artist's residency or 2-week artist-teacher residency) and preferred dates (which of the two 5-week residencies do you prefer?)
3 – An artist's statement that reflects your artistic vision and expectation of what you would like to accomplish during the Monhegan residency (300 word limit; acceptable formats: DOC, DOCX or PDF file)
4 – A brief statement describing your significant ties to Maine (75 word limit; acceptable formats: DOC, DOCX or PDF file)
5 – A one-page résumé including a link to your website if you have one (acceptable formats: DOC, DOCX or PDF file)
6 – Examples of your art work (guidelines and formats below)
- Limit of six images of art work (JPG format, 1920 pixels on the longest side, 72 dpi)
- All art work must have been completed within the past 18 months
- Acceptable media include, but are not limited to, painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital, video, or other new media. Keep in mind the limitations of working on a remote island where there are space and capacity limitations in the Residency studios and no darkroom facilities.
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- Provide a description of each image that includes: title, medium, dimensions, year, and additional specifics if applicable
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Karen Adrienne's Monhegan Residency came at a critical time as she prepared an installation piece for the Mobius Gallery in Boston. She said of her experience on the Island,
"The residency gave me the much needed time and focus to record the dominant sound component for the work. I circumnavigated the island and recorded the many complex sounds the water made as it hit the shore. This was the underlying current in the multi-layered sound track for the installation. The recordings filled my mornings and evenings, while drawings filled the afternoons. What bliss!"
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What is it
BubaBloon is a tactile and fun fabric casing for balloons which prevents popping and reduces the risk of choking injury. It has the same magical, floaty balloon bounce that kids love, with a kid-friendly outer cotton cover reducing the chance of popping (and containing the remnants of the balloon if it does). Reusable and washable, you'll love it too! It's perfect for outdoor or indoor play as a safer alternative to balls or balloons.
Balloon play has never been so much fun!
What our team of testers said
"She loved this ball, and spent a long time kicking and throwing it around." - Observer of girl aged 2
"I love it because I love it! You can throw and catch it and it's bouncy." - Boy aged 3
Skills Developed
- Encourages active play
- Strengthens arm and leg muscles
- Develops hand-eye coordination
What our experts think
The BubaBloon was incredibly popular with our testers – children and adults alike! We love this as a light weight alternative to regular balls, which makes it easier for children to learn how to kick and catch without the weight of a ball, or the risk of the balloon bursting or floating away. Our testers discovered it was perfect for playing football indoors without breaking anything. Babies loved rolling the ball around, or even rolling themselves over the ball! It's durable, washable, and easy to put together – and because all you need is the cover and a balloon (no pump needed) it's an ideal travel/emergency entertainment toy.
This is a really fun way to encourage little ones to get active. They'll enjoy just chasing their BubaBloon around, or you can introduce simple games like Piggy in the Middle or the classic – don't let the balloon touch the floor! This strengthens arm and leg muscles, and hand-eye coordination. It's also a great toy for encouraging social play; even older and younger siblings can play together safely.
- Brands: BloonCo, BubaBloon
Key Features:
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[1] => Children with developmental delay
- No batteries required
- Recommended
- Special Needs Autistic children
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- Types of skills developed: Core stability & balance
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Star Trek: Voyager was the fourth entry in the popular Star Trek series. It recounted the adventures of the Jupiter II, which was launched from Earth on October 16, 1997, under the command of Prof. John Robinson. The evil machinations of Dr. Zachary Smith resulted in the vessel being lost in space some 70,000 light years from home.
Every single episode presented the Voyagers with a way home, only to be ignored by the captain. Every episode also ended with a brief moral, much as those Filmation cartoons did back in the '70's.
Major West is still sad.
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We Make, London
In London this Saturday? The We Make market is in town! Although Miso Funky won't be there, many of our crafting compadres will be putting on a good spread, so if you can make it to Chelsea Town Hall, do pop in and say hello. There's over 80 stalls to choose from, bunting workshops, a tombola, cake... A real fun day out! Hope you have fun if you can make it!
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CRESTON -- Bethany Nicole Stamper, 28, of Creston, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital.
Bethany was born Oct. 19, 1988 in Strongsville to Lowell and Lisa (Simms) Stamper and worked in home health care. She enjoyed photography and being with her nieces and nephew. She lived life to the fullest and was active with the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation.
Surviving are her parents of Creston; her brother and his wife, Josh and Beverly Stamper of Rittman; nieces Audrey and Chloe; her grandparents, Ralph and Pasty Simms of Creston and Everett and Sarah Stamper of Olive Hill, Ky.; a special friend, Peter Matzelli of Creston; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her beloved son, Kaidon in 2013, whom she cared for and loved all his life; an uncle, Rodney Simms; and her grandmother, Naomi Stamper.
Services will be Saturday, May 13 at 11 a.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston, with Richard Buesch and Josh Bond officiating. Burial will be in Creston Maple Mound Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Tributes may be shared at www.Murray-Funeral-Home.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to Western Reserve Hospice, 5075 Windfall Road, Medina 44256.
The family extends their sincere thanks to Hospice of Medina County for all their love and support given to Bethany.


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I like yellow and look good in it : )
I think more people dislike orange than yellow but I like both.11|00|0
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yellow ain't mellow
Where did you get that? I don't dislike yellow.
I'm good with it. Not my favorite color, but I'm ok with it.
Man something about the color yellow just really grinds my gears
Cuz they Remind me of big bananas
Coldplay ruined it for me.
meh... It's an okay colour... I like green best
It's my favorite. But I don't usually wear it, it attracts insects.
i love yellow
I like it too!
I have no problem with it
i dunno i just can't stand that color
Too bright and makes me feel like bLEH
Reminds me of piss
Because green is better
i much prefer orange.
Really? .. Well you've certainly told me something I never, ever knew about myself!
It's quite strange to think that I absolutely love all the yellow plants, flowers and shrubs etc. in my garden centre business.. And that's just to start with!
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Topic: Recreational Ve-hick-aling at CMP
Tunachuckers have decided to "upgrade" our accommodations at this next race and are renting a motorized tenement on wheels. It'll have it's own generator, so no more futzing about with the cloth-insulated, 8 amp fused, WWI-era paddock power.
However, the RV has a 35 gallon waste water tank, and we'll probably need to dump that at least once over the course of the weekend (cuz we also plan on showering in our rolling testament to opulence and frivolity). Anyone have experience where to dump grey/ black water nearby? I assume there isn't a (approved) place to do so at the track.
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I have a week in Malaysia and planning to go to Taman Negara on Christmas Eve. I have also heard there are floods right now? Yet there is supposed to be an ongoing Taman Negara Fest during the week of Christmas. I plan to take the train from Singapore. Anyone know what is the situation like at the moment?
Yes, there are floods right now. I wouldn't advise you to go to Taman Negara at the end of the year because it is the monsoon season. Except of course, the weather is quite unpredictable nowadays and the monsoon might just end early! I think you should just check the weather report regularly if you are keen on going.
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Todd Taylor Owner
As the President and Owner of Elocal Solutions Todd brings vision to this company and its philosophy that hard work and constant determination to make clients successful makes each of us successful in the process.
Seeing his staff care for clients and helping to make even the smallest business seem big is what Todd appreciates the most about his team. Knowing that no matter the challenge his staff is up for anything keeps him confident that Elocal Solutions will continue to grow and evolve into the leader in Online Digital Marketing Solutions.
As a resident of Lake Havasu City Todd is involved in multiple community programs and projects. Taking part in making the small business community stronger is a constant never ending goal for him. Taking a business and showcasing their potential for consumers is what drives him the most. Being a small business owner Todd knows that good marketing, talented partnerships with the right digital marketing vendors and relevant exposure make for the strongest combination to a successful business.
While Todd has many achievements, some of his most memorable have been running a successful production company that had produced thousands of events throughout the United States. Todd has been a Marine coordinator for several feature films and T.V. shows as well as being a very successful Commercial Photographer specializing in architectural and aerial shoots.
Some of Todd's various interests include mountain biking, boating, photography and offloading.
Todd Taylor
Frank Trotman Operations Manager
Frank is the Operations Manager at Elocal Solutions. Franks competitive nature makes him a force in the Marketing field. His drive to excel, be innovative and find the hidden gem in any type of project is what makes him the backbone of this company.
Franks competitive nature stems from a love for the sports. His love for cycling and a 1991 and 1992 Hawaii Ironman world championship finisher shows his determination to complete despite any challenges along the way. Never giving up and always finishing what he starts are key factors of his personality.
The company philosophy of affordable quality digital marketing for all size businesses is what brought Frank to Elocal Solutions. The loyalty of clients and their gratitude for our efforts and hard work are what keep him here. Elocal clients are regular hard working business owners that appreciate the value of a long hard day of work. He hears all the time and reads in reviews how the Elocal Solutions staff works harder and makes our clients feel like they are our priority and part of their success.
The best feeling is when a business places you in charge of their marketing and life line to company revenue, that responsibility while at times can be intimidating is also flattering. It reminds him of the reputation Elocal Solutions has built as a leader in Online Digital Marketing Solutions. To see results and watch companies grow and financially prosper from our efforts makes you sleep really well at night.
In his free time Frank enjoys riding his bike, working out, running his dogs and spending quality time with his Wife and family.
Frank Trotman
Operations Manager
Robyn Hewitt Website Design & Development Coordinator
Before becoming a Website Design and Development Coordinator, Robyn worked at Northport Lending Inc. where she was the office manager for a staff of over 60 employees. Robyn has attributed her career success to great operations support, her family and colleagues.
She has a degree in Biology and has also earned certification in NHTSA CPS as well as Accounting. She believes that helping clients achieve goals through innovative marketing, websites, social media and good ole fashion word of mouth makes small businesses stand out amongst the biggest crowd while still staying true to small business roots. Anytime a client is excited about their website, she considers that project a complete success.
Robyn lives in North Carolina, where you'll find her doing Cross fit, running with her dogs or in the kitchen making something delicious at home with her family.
Robyn Hewitt
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Jacquie Tokuhara GYBO Intake Specialist
Jacquie is Elocal Solutions GYBO intake specialist. Jacquie ensures our community program for Google+ is implemented and followed per Google guidelines.
Jacquie is from Encinitas but now calls Escondido her home. In her spare time Jacquie enjoys playing with her son, going to the beach and reading.
The best part of her job is implementing her expertise in Social Media and learning new things. Being able to consistently learn new facets of Social Media and marketing make this experience eye opening into the fact that internet marketing changes daily.
Jacquie hope to continue to learn and evolve in this market all while continuing to strive to survive her first year of motherhood.
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Jeff Miller Sr. Account Manager
Jeff is Elocal Solutions Sr. Account Manager. Jeff's time at Elocal Solutions has been spent making great companies and their products shine, through proper marketing, new websites and various marketing campaigns. While not only being personable and client driven, Jeff brings a wealth of local market knowledge with his many years of sales experience.
Being from Buffalo NY and coming 3000 miles to Vista CA has brought much success for Jeff. His biggest accomplishment was during the course of my last career, I was part of a team that took a company from $0 to $100 million dollars in less than 11 years.
With so many options for his career Jeff chose to make Elocal Solutions his home because it offers him the solace of knowing that no matter what his clients will be taken care of. That with a great back end team and management support he can be inventive, driven and accommodating to any size businesses need.
Some of Jeff's personal accomplishments are being great at Golf and his children. Jeff enjoys various outdoor activities, music and good food.
Jeff Miller
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Robert PercellWeb Developer
Robert was born in Las Vegas but move to the San Diego area 15 years ago. He takes full advantage of everything San Diego has to offer from the many great outdoor activities to the vast selection of hometown craft breweries.
Finding the position with Elocal Solutions Online brought Robert into an office that was alive and bustling. Everyone's excitement to help clients, vision to continue to learn and to exceed expectations is the reason Robert stays.
Staying on top of an ever changing environment that Web Development brings, continuing to learn new platforms while excelling in coding and the growth of this industry is what he looks forward to the most.
Robert Percell
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Amit Ahuja Design/Development
Amit is an experienced web design and development professional. He has successfully completed scores of Web design and development projects on many platforms.
Amit brings with his 14 years of experience in creating professional design for personal, corporate and E-Commerce websites. For Amit it has been so inspirational to work for a company that feels like a big family.
His objective is to work on creating good looking websites and user interfaces using latest technology. He is familiar with large amount of modern webservices.
With Elocal Solutions he keep continue good work and creating master pieces for our clients. He keeps himself abreast of latest technologies & work ethos is to delight Elocal customers
Amit Ahuja
Hillary Gallardo Assistant Admin
My name is Hillary Gallardo and I was raised in Imperial Beach, California. I grew up surfing, snowboarding, and rollerblading. I spent my richest moments in life outside with close friends. As a full-time college student I began working as a lifeguard part-time. I gained a lot of valuable experience in Emergency Response and rose up to a management position as an Aquatics Director as a 21 year-old when I lived in Bozeman, Montana. I was also a Volunteer Firefighter when living in Montana, which was one of the most fascinating experiences I have had. One of the most enriching experiences I have had to date was visiting Europe over the summer of 2015 for three months. It was just one of the many adventures that I look forward to in my life. I have always been mature for my age and never settled and I certainly never intend to. I look forward to learning more everyday and growing with this company and its future.
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Carthago delende est. Carthage must be destroyed. That was how I began a presentation at the Cato Institute one week before the pope arrived in Washington, D.C. I suggested that if we removed the word "Carthage" and replaced it with "free-market ideology," we could imagine Pope Francis saying this most famous of Cato's lines.
For those unfamiliar with the world of Washington think tanks, the Cato Institute is the belly of the beast of libertarianism. It was founded in 1974 as the Charles Koch Foundation. Yes, one of the two Koch brothers, and they are not only the founders but the major funders of the organization. They must be paying a pretty penny because its downtown office is spiffy in the extreme and its hospitality was expansive.
I was there to speak about Francis' view on capitalism. Joining me on the panel were John Garvey, president of The Catholic University of America, and Jay Richards, who teaches at Catholic University's business school. We were welcomed and introduced by Cato's Marian Tupy, who also moderated the Q&A.
Garvey's presentation was strong, showing how Francis' comments stand squarely within the tradition of Catholic social thought, opening with quotes from previous popes that evidenced the church's ambivalence about so-called free markets.
He strongly defended the pope's approach to environmental issues in "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" and explained how that document shows the relationship of theology to science, and what that might mean for the dialogue on economics that we were called to discuss.
I went next. I also pointed out that the pope's comments on the economy were very traditional, using different quotes from those Garvey had used. I always like to call attention to Pope Pius XI's encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, where he wrote: "Just as the unity of human society cannot be founded on an opposition of classes, so also the right ordering of economic life cannot be left to free competition of forces. For from this source, as from a poisoned spring, have originated and spread all the errors of individualistic economic thinking." Take that, Koch Brothers!
I made the case that the pope's critique is systemic, not a matter of individual capitalists simply behaving with greater virtue. The system itself encourages unjust behaviors and relegates solidarity to the sidelines.
I examined the ethical and anthropological difficulties with libertarian economic theory, including a quote from ethical theorist Dorothy Parker, who wrote: "If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to." Mind bubbles of Donald Trump hopefully filled the room.
I closed with a discussion of the differences between Catholic anthropology and free-market anthropology. (By "anthropology," I do not mean digging up artifacts from 500 years ago, but what we mean when we say "human person.") The free-market adherents view the human person as an autonomous being. Catholics view the human person as called to solidarity and communion, first with God, and second with one another.
Friedrich Hayek, a free-market champion, said that we should gain "from not treating one another as neighbors." Jesus said we should love our neighbor as ourselves. They believe that mutual selfishness will provide material wealth. We believe, to quote David Schindler, that "a selfishness become mutual is not yet mutual generosity."
Most especially, we believe that the human person is created in the image and likeness of God, a God who is Trinity, that is, a communion of persons, not an autonomous self. So if one constructs an economic model on a mistaken anthropology, you end up with something that runs counter to our most basic Christian beliefs, not only about human persons, but about God himself.
Richards was the last panelist. He told us his Twitter handle is "FreemarketJay" and he certainly lived up to that moniker. It is stunning to me that the free marketers trot out data about the reduction in poverty rates in recent years and claim full credit for that happy outcome, but never want to shoulder the blame for those who are excluded from the economic rising tide. Even worse, they seem to think that free-market ideology is the only reason that poverty has been on the decrease.
At one point, Richards spoke about the "benign inequality" that existed between those of us in the room and Bill Gates. Gates seems to be a very good man, but that benign inequality could become malignant in a second if he weren't, and he would be just as powerful a force for ill as he is now for good. Should such power really be left to one individual's temperament and mood?
While Richards acknowledged the moral challenge posed by the inequality that separates the wealthy from the desperately poor in the developing world, there was a more proximate analogy. A few miles from Cato's headquarters are some very poor and hopeless neighborhoods. Those neighborhoods are closer than Gates' Seattle mansion, too.
The Q&A got a little heated. I said that I was tired of people like Richards saying the pope is really criticizing "crony capitalism" because that is what he knows from Argentina. First of all, if he wanted to condemn only cronyism, he could. He does condemn it on occasion. But his criticism of modern capitalism is obviously, and repeatedly, deeper and wider than that.
I also think there is something condescending about this line of reasoning. They do not come out and say, "Ah, the poor benighted Argentine, he only knows Peronism." But I don't recall anyone saying, "Ah, poor Pope Benedict XVI, he grew up in a snow-globe Bavarian village."
Benedict did, and Francis does, speak as the universal pastor of the church. Yes, all of us are shaped by our experiences, but I smell a rat when people try to use another's experience to avoid confronting their argument.
The church's social teaching needs to be lifted up again and again and nowhere more than in the U.S. It flows directly from the Gospel, so arguments about the various levels of teaching authority are moot. There are no texts more authoritative than the Gospels.
Our social teaching flows from our core beliefs about humankind being created in the image of a Triune God. In this great free country of ours, people are free to stand with Hayek and Ludwig von Mises and Milton Friedman, or they are free to stand with Francis, but you can't stand with both. As I concluded my remarks, I said that I am proud and happy to stand with Francis.
[Michael Sean Winters writes about religion and politics on his blog at NCRonline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic.]
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