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Preparing for the Survey
On my first day at Winterthur, I met with Senior Curator of Ceramics and Glass, Leslie Grigby to see the unmounted tiles in the museum's storage areas. 160 of the 515 tiles in the collection are kept in storage and 22 are displayed in the Ceramics and Glass Study Area (below). A major component of my project at Winterthur involves conducting a condition survey of all of these tiles.
Where to Begin?
Before I went into the collection to start my survey, I had to come up with a way to record my data. I decided to create a survey spreadsheet on Microsoft Excel rather than using a paper form. This way I could take my laptop into the collections and enter data right away rather than having to type up my observations later. The information I collected would be used to prioritize my conservation treatments.
One of the major challenges in creating a database or survey form is standardizing the nomenclature, or wording that you use. Consistency makes information much easier to find and sort during data review. To this end, I made specific categories and wrote in set terms to organize the information I wanted to collect.
I placed an image of each tile in my spreadsheet in order to make sure I was assessing the correct tile. The next field is "Object ID," where I placed Winterthur's accession number, for example 1969.4732.005. An accession number identifies each individual object in the collection and relates it to similar objects based on the year they were collection and their "accession group number." For example, a group of objects donated by the same person at the same time would be part of the same accession group.
"Other Number" records any number on the back of tiles from other cataloging systems. "Condition of Tile" is a free text field in which I recorded any condition issues with the tile, such as structural instabilities and historic repairs. "Condition of Mortar/Mounts" and "Condition of Fireplaces" applies more to the mounted tiles in the house. "Priority" sorts the tiles by minor to major condition problems and will help me prioritize which tiles to treat first. "Maximum Dimensions" gives the measurements of each tile. "Current Location" shows where the tile is located in the collection.
A "Priorities" field in a condition survey allows conservators to easily rank objects by conservation needs. For example in my survey, I sorted the tiles into four groups:
Low Priority: treatment not necessary, minor aesthetic repairs, dirty surface, structurally stable
Medium-Low Priority: treatment suggested, more significant aesthetic repairs, chips, small cracks
Medium-High Priority: treatment recommended, significant aesthetic repairs, structural cracks, spalling, chips, large areas of loss
High Priority: treatment necessary, ceramics is actively deteriorating, extremely disfigured by historic restorations, or unstable
A majority of tiles will probably fall into Medium-Low or Medium-High priority.
Organizing the Tiles
The first thing I noticed when I got into the collection was that the tiles were stored and stacked seemingly randomly. Because my spreadsheet was sorted by object number, step one involved sorting the tiles by number.
Once I finished sorting the tiles, I was ready to start my survey! Tune in next week as I talk about some of the major condition issues I noticed as I began to look at the individual tiles more closely.
Watch this blog for weekly or biweekly updates and follow me on Twitter to learn more about some of the individual tiles I'll be looking at on #WeirdTileWednesday and #WeirdTileoftheDay.
Madeline Hagerman
Winterthur Postgraduate Fellow in Objects Conservation
July 2018


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Session Number: 1000 Room: Salon E & F
Presenting: Ashley Lyon; Heidi Wale; Kay Hodges; Malisa Pearson
All Authors for this paper: Ashley Lyon; Heidi Wale; Kay Hodges; Malisa Pearson; Lisa Martin
Presentation Type: poster presentation
Synopsis: Parents need to be full partners in their child's care; therapists typically are not taught how to facilitate this collaboration. Practitioners were surveyed regarding current practices of providing outcomes feedback to parents. Responses will be shared with parent advocates and feedback solicited on how to address practitioner concerns. Information gathered will be utilized to develop a practitioner training program instructing practitioners on how to provide outcomes feedback to caregivers as a means of increasing collaboration.
Date: Sunday, February 24, 2008
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Poblanos are fairly mild yet flavorful green chiles that are the traditional choice for chiles rellenos in Mexico.
bear likes Steven Raichlen's barbecued bean and cheese chiles rellenos, which are cooked on the grill. truman roasts poblanos, stuffs them with a mixture of polenta, corn kernels, and cheese, and bakes them in a spicy tomato sauce.
bushwickgirl makes a layered gratin of crisp baked wedges of corn tortilla, strips of roasted and peeled poblano sautéed with diced fresh or canned tomatoes, onions, and garlic, and a rich cheese sauce. Val thinks this fettuccine with chicken, red onion, and peppers is fabulous; she recommends slicing the poblanos very thin for best results.
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Blue Music Monday - Mississippi John Hurt - Nobody's Dirty Business
Almost spit out my coffee once he hit the second verse...
Emes is the Yiddish word for truth. Truth is hard to find.
ha. I play this song on guitar
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
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Ohhhhh, very good one. And hope is such a strong word and feeling.ReplyDelete
Have to break free from those crazy arse cults.ReplyDelete
I'd choose hope as well.ReplyDelete
Very nice. Those first lines really capture the feel of the photo too.ReplyDelete
Nice. What a lovely short piece! I wrote one piece of flash fiction this short, and man was that tricky. You nailed it!ReplyDelete
A good one These type prompts are always such fun to read.ReplyDelete
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Good story. I suspect I'd never be good at writing really short stories. Every word has to count and that is definitely not my forte.ReplyDelete
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I am glad she went for freedom and hope. :)ReplyDelete
Wow! Good choice, but what are the consequences? Great, Yolanda!ReplyDelete
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Some of us will go through life never admitting or recognising we're wrong, or admit our faults; but would still be quick off the mark when it came to recognising other people's faults. Do we even recognise our faults?
There's something about the human condition that makes us hesitant to admit we're ever at fault. Even when it becomes obvious to everyone else, we're still not prepared to admit we've screwed up. I know that if my physical issues had been addressed, my behaviour would have been different.
I did recognise my own behaviour traits, which presented through my frustrations of living with something I knew nothing about, but unconsciously I couldn't stop myself. When we learn to understand and recognise our own faults, we're more likely to want to change our presenting behaviour.
In my own case that was more difficult to do, because the underlying physical and emotional issues were never addressed. That was my parents' problem, not mine.


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Spotlight on ....
Frank Sinatra
Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey
on December 12th, 1915. He was the only child
of Italian immigrants Anthony Martin and Natalie
Della "Dolly".
Sinatra dropped out of high school at 15. He decided
to become a singer after hearing Bing Crosby on
the radio. Sinatra began his singing career after
joining the Three Flashes and together they formed
the Hoboken Four. In 1935 he entered a radio talent
show called Major Bowes Amateur Hour. They won
first prize and went on to more performances with
the Major Bowes' travelling show. He began singing
in small clubs and radio stations in New Jersey.
He got his big break while working as a singer
and waiter at one of the local restaurants, the
Rustic Cabin. While there, he caught the eye of
trumpet extraordinaire and band leader Harry James
who offered the young artist the position of lead
singer in his band The Music Makers.
Sinatra was interested in enlisting his services
during World War 11, but on December 9, 1941,
the 25 year old was classified as "4-F"
at Newark Induction Center, due to a punctured
eardrum he suffered from a difficult forceps delivery.
This prevented the young singer being enlisted
in the Air Force and allowed Sinatra to pursue
his singing career.
Sinatra quit The Music Makers after seven months
and joined Tommy Dorcey's Swing Orchestra.
where he rose to fame as a singer. The complete
span of his career with Tommy Dorsey was released
in the 1994 box set The
Song Is You. It was as a featured singer with
Dorsey that Sinatra made his earliest film appearances,
such as the 1942 Eleanor Powell/Red Skelton comedy,
Ship Ahoy in which the uncredited singer performed
a couple of songs.
By the early forties Sinatra had made a name for
himself and he bought out his contract with Dorsey
to pursue a solo career. He later signed with
Columbia Records as a solo artist with some success,
particularly during the musicians' recording strikes.Vocalists
were not part of the musician union and were allowed
to record during the ban by using a capello vocal
1946, Sinatra signed a five-year film contract
with M.G.M, which diverted his primary focus away
from music and toward acting. Just as on stage,
Sinatra's charisma came through on film
and he went on to star in a variety of films that
often featured his songs.
The most successful of the early films was Anchors
Aweigh with Gene Kelly in 1945 and On the Town
in 1949.
The tough times began in the early 1950s. In 1951,
Frank left his first wife Nancy Barbato whom he
had married in 1939. They had three children together:
Nancy, Frank Jr and Christina. His affair with
the movie starlet, Ava Gardner became public and
Nancy and Frank divorced on 29th October 1951.
married the actress Ava Gardner on November 7,
1951, only ten days after his divorce from his
first wife became final. Their relationship made
tabloid headlines worldwide and under the constant
pressure they separated on October 27, 1953 but
did not divorce until 1957.
In 1952, Sinatra suffered a severe blow to his
career when his vocal cords haemorrhaged. At the
age of 37, he was dropped by Universal, CBS-TV,
Columbia Records and even his agent.
The downhill road began to slow thanks to Ava's
help in securing her husband the role of Private
Angelo Maggio in 1953's From Here to Eternity.
Sinatra fought hard to convince the producers
he could play the part and even agreed to take
a huge pay cut and accepted a salary of only $8,000.
His performance as Maggio opposite Burt Lancaster
and Donna Reed earned him an Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actor. Virtually overnight his
career recovered.
The following year, Sinatra played a crazed, coldblooded
assassin determined to kill the President in the
thriller Suddenly. Critics found Sinatra's performance
one of the most chilling portrayals of a psychopath
ever committed to film. This was followed in 1955
by his riveting performance as a heroin addict
in The Man with the Golden Arm.
Since his divorce from Ava Gardner, Sinatra the
bachelor was back and he pursued such Hollywood
sex symbols as Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland,
and Lauren Bacall whom he had been seeing shortly
after her husband Humphrey Bogart died in 1957.
He received critical acclaim for his role in the
1962 Cold War psychodrama The Manchurian Candidate
in which he played the troubled resolute hero.
Along with the dramatic roles, Sinatra maintained
his involvement in more light hearted, entertaining
musical feature films like Guys and Dolls (1955),
High Society (1956), and Pal Joey (1957).
In 1965's Von Ryan's Express, Sinatra added dimensionality
to a World War II action role. Other film appearances
during this time were either cameos or, as in
the case of 1964's Robin and the Seven Hoods,
critically-panned efforts to trade in on his image.
The Rat Pack was born under the leadership of
Frank Sinatra. Sinatra's pals, namely Dean Martin,
Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop
formed the core of the Rat Pack whose wild and
unpredictable antics would dominate show business
news for much of the period 1958-63.
The Pack performed on stage together, partied
together and made several movies together, namely
Ocean's Eleven (1960), Sergeants 3 (1962), Four
for Texas (1963), and Robin and the Seven Hoods
In 1953, Sinatra's musical career was reborn
when he signed on with Capitol Records where he
worked with many of the finest arrangers of the
era. His collaborations with arranger Nelson Riddle
produced some of the most popular albums of the
time, such as Songs for Young Lovers, A Swingin'
Affair, Come Fly With Me, Swing Easy, In the Wee
Small Hours, and Songs for Swingin' Lovers. By
the early 1960s, he was a big enough star to start
his own record label: Reprise Records. His position
with the label earned him the long-lasting nickname
"The Chairman of the Board".
On 8th December 1963, Frank Sinatra, Jr. was kidnapped.
Sinatra paid the kidnappers' $240,000 ransom demand
and his son was released unharmed two days later.
Because the kidnappers demanded that Sinatra call
them from payphones, Sinatra carried a roll of
dimes with him throughout the ordeal, and this
became a lifetime habit. The kidnappers were subsequently
apprehended and convicted. A movie called Stealing
Sinatra has been shot about this incident
In 1966 he married the little known actress Mia
Farrow, who was 30 years his junior, but within
two years they were divorced.
The hit songs kept coming, he was back at the
top of the music, movie and TV world. In the 1950s
and 1960s, this new Sinatra would become the most
popular attraction in Las Vegas, the venue of
choice for performers of his era.
Sinatra played a major role in the desegregation
of Nevada hotels and casinos in the 1960s. Sinatra
led his fellow members of the Rat Pack in refusing
to patronize hotels and casinos that denied service
to Sammy Davis Jr. With the release of the film
Eleven (1960), the Rat Pack became the subject
of great media attention, and this gave the Rat
Pack, Sinatra in particular the leverage the needed
to force hotels and casinos to end segregation.
Sinatra has often been linked to members of the
Mafia and it has long been rumored that his career
was aided behind the scenes by organized crime.
Comedian Jackie Mason has alleged that after mocking
Sinatra in his routine, he received threats and
his hotel room was shot up in his presence. After
he continued, he received death threats and was
roughed up and his nose was broken.
J. Edgar Hoover apparently suspected Sinatra over
the years, and Sinatra's file at the FBI ended
up at 2,403 pages, detailing allegations of extortion
against Ronald Alpert for $100,000. Sinatra publicly
rejected these accusations many times, and was
never charged with any crimes in connection with
Sinatra announced his retirement from both recording
and acting in 1971 but continued to perform in
Las Vegas and around the world. It was a period
during which, by taking to the road again, Sinatra
sought to bring the great American songbook of
the 1920s and 1930s to a much wider audience than
the one that frequented the casinos of Las Vegas.
In 1973 he released the television special and
album, Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back and in 1980 he appeared
in the urban crime drama The First Deadly Sin.
In 1976 Sinatra married his fourth and final wife,
Barbara Blakely Marx (formerly married to Zeppo
Marx), who converted to Catholicism to marry him.
She remained his wife until his death, although
her relations with Sinatra's children were consistently
portrayed as stormy, something Nancy Sinatra confirmed
when she publicly claimed that Barbara had not
bothered to call Frank's children even when the
end was near, although they were close by, and
the children missed the opportunity to be at their
father's bedside when he died.
1988 Sinatra launched a hugely successful Rat
Pack reunion tour with Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean
Martin but when Dean pulled out due to the strenuous
schedule, Liza Minnelli provided a very qualified
replacement. Sinatra's singing career continued
into the 1990s, most notably with his commercially-successful
Duets albums on which he sang with other stars
such as U2's Bono, Luther Vandross, Barbara Streisand,
Tony Bennett and other huge celebries of the music
world. He continued to perform live until February
1995, but the nearly 80-year-old singer often
had to rely on teleprompters for his lyrics, to
compensate for his failing memory.
Frank Sinatra died at the age of 82 of a heart
attack in Los Angeles, California, following a
long battle with coronary heart disease, kidney
disease, bladder cancer, and dementia. He had
undergone surgery to remove part of his intestines
in 1986, and had suffered a bad fall from the
stage in 1994.
His funeral was held on May 20, 1998 at the Church
of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills and he was
buried a few miles away from Palm Springs next
to his parents in Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral
Legend has it that Sinatra was buried with a flask
of Jack Daniel's whiskey, a roll of ten dimes
(in reference to the kidnapping of his son, see
above), a Zippo lighter (which some take to be
a reference to his mob connections) and a packet
of Camel cigarettes. The words The Best is Yet
to Come are imprinted on his tombstone.
In 2001, after Sinatra's death, Las Vegas named
Frank Sinatra Drive, a new street parallel to
Interstate 15 and Las Vegas Boulevard, in his
Sinatra left a vast legacy of recordings, from
his very first sides with the Harry James orchestra
in 1939, the vast catalogues at Columbia in the
1940s, Capitol in the 1950s, and Reprise from
the 1960s onwards, up to his 1994 album Duets
Of all his many albums, At the Sands with Count
Basie, which was recorded live in Las Vegas in
1966, with Sinatra in his prime, backed by Count
Basie's big band, remains his most popular and
is still a big seller. Unfortunately there are
few recordings or videos of his concerts. In addition
to the Sands performance with Basie, three performances
of Sinatra at the very peak of his career were
captured: With Red Norvo Quintet: Live In Australia,
1959, Sinatra '57 In Concert, a performance in
Seattle with an orchestra conducted by Nelson
Riddle and Sinatra and Sextet: Live in Paris,
recorded in June of 1962.
Sinatra is also credited with putting out perhaps
the first concept albums. 1955's In the Wee Small
Hours is the prime example: a set of songs specifically
recorded for the album, using only ballads, organized
around a central mood of late-night isolation
and aching lost love, with a now-classic album
cover reflecting the theme
The following year's Songs For Swingin' Lovers
took an alternate tack, recording existing pop
standards in a hipper, jazzier fashion, revealing
an overall exuberance.
Other Sinatra milestone albums include 1965's
September of My Years, 1973's comeback album Ol'
Blue Eyes Is Back, and 1980's Trilogy: Past Present
Future, an ambitious triple album using three
arrangers that attempted to portray the past,
present, and future of his career. For many Sinatra
admirers, 1981's She Shot Me Down is the last
great Sinatra album. A collection of what Sinatra
called "saloon songs", it includes Alec
Wilder's "A Long Night", in a performance
that can stand the test of comparison with the
work Sinatra did in his Capitol years.
Sinatra also sought a musical legacy beyond singing.
He conducted Peggy Lee's 1957 album The Man I
Love (arranged by Nelson Riddle), Dean Martin's
1958 album Sleep Warm, Sylvia Syms' 1982 album
Syms by Sinatra, and commissioned and conducted
the 1956 album Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems
of Color.
Sinatra won ten Grammy Awards during his career,
including Album of the Year for Come Dance With
Me in 1959, September of My Years in 1965, and
A Man and His Music in 1966.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Dean Martin
Nelson Riddle
King Cole
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A Brief Interview with Adam Sessler
Chance Asue / Dec 10th, 2012 3 Comments
For those who do not know Adam Sessler, he is one of the most respected authorities on video games and recently ended his fourteen year run on television. Most of those who are familiar with him were viewers of his G4 show, X-Play, who were hooked by his unique mixture of eloquent turns of phrase and penis jokes. As popular as the show was, Adam earned most of his respect from his "Sessler's Soapbox" segments online, in which all of the production was stripped away and it was just Adam talking to the gaming community. Content was incredibly personal, dealing with events in his life, problems in the gaming community or viewer reactions to a recently aired review. The honesty was palpable and his videos often dealt with heavy topics like the unabashed use of racial slurs in online gameplay or the difficulty in writing a poor review for a game he was excited for. He was less a television personality and more a person. Now the Editor in Chief and host for Rev3 Games, Adam is back in his element and took some time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions.
Gaming Illustrated: How did you spend your free time after you left G4?
Adam Sessler: Not wearing pants. The part that sucked is I lost my job right when the summer drought of releases kicked in. I had all this time and I had nothing new to play. I pulled out Skyrim and would come up with arbitrary goals like walking due north and killing everything I saw. I did that…and looked for a job.
Gaming Illustrated: You are now working with some familiar faces from the TechTV days. Did anyone in particular influence your move to Revision3?
Adam Sessler: Oh yeah. His name is Ryan Vance, He was the former Executive Producer of X-Play and someone I've worked with for over a decade. He approached me and presented an opportunity that could capitalize on my experience producing television for 14 years but providing a platform that allows for far more experimentation to create something that is distinct, not just from TV but from other gaming press. It's great seeing some old friends from the TechTV days and it done wonders to making me feel at home in this brave new world.
Gaming Illustrated: Revision3 has a much more casual feel to their game discussion videos featuring three or more participants, akin to the early shows on G4. Is this a format that you're more comfortable with?
Adam Sessler: Nice question. You have hit upon on of the key reasons I joined up with Revision3. I always felt that one of the things that made TechTV work was that we were inadvertently making internet videos before the internet could truly handle video. The sense of connection and immediacy with the audience helps develop a relationship between the viewer and the people on camera and minimizes the didactic tone that can befall many informational shows on television. I am very comfortable with this format, it allows me to indulge my idiosyncrasies and, due to less restrictive timing, we can give subjects the proper attention. Check out my recent interview with Tore Blystad from IO Interactive, I think it's the best I've done in years.
Gaming Illustrated: Many people hold you in high regard and see you as a valuable asset in the video game community, yet you don't seem to take yourself too seriously. Are the sketches and parodies your way of balancing the more serious discussions and reviews that dominate your work?
Adam Sessler: I love comedy and it is an effective tool to mitigate the Ivory Tower perception people have of the gaming press. When I'm talking to an average person and try to describe what i do for a living I find it challenging to justify my existence, I man, I play games for a living. What I do has its purpose and it's founded in a deep affection for the creative process in video games but it's so easy to work in this industry and lose all sense of perspective. The recent explosion of self-flagellating "games journalism" debate was an excellent example of this condition. You're ethical by being ethical. We'll always have examples of less-savory entertainment reporting, it comes with the territory, it's because what we practice is not the same as covering Israeli attacks on Gaza, there will be no Nobel Prize. It probably helps that I didn't think I deserved my career until recently.
Gaming Illustrated: You have expressed a desire to include the audience in discussions about games after their releases. How do you intend to accomplish this? Will we see more video responses to emails, a separate show altogether, or more live streams of current shows?
Adam Sessler: Forgive me for being somewhat vague on this point. I have some very clear ideas what I would like to do but I don't want to commit to anything until I'm convinced that they are technically feasible. Yes I want to and will do shows that incorporate the audience because the only way to start having discussions about games that moves past the "Game X is better than Game Y" debates and the fetishization of minutiae that comes from a culture of exclusives is to have more conversations. Increasingly games are becoming so dynamic in the experiences they offer that a full appreciation of its design and creativity is only possible by having a conversation about various play-throughs. This also dovetails with my desire to have these discussions about games after they are released because that's when the audience is paying them and reacting.
Gaming Illustrated: The Sessler's Soapbox segments, as well as your introduction video on Rev3 Games, have pushed for a more mature, intelligent gaming community. How do you plan on fostering your ideal following and how do you prevent or filter the unwanted interactions?
Adam Sessler: The "unwanted interactions' are going to come whether i like it or not. The trick is to make those people feel like the minority and on many sites that seems to be more and more the case. By giving the viewer more of a sense of engagement by having opportunities to interact with the community you are, in essence fostering more thoughtful behavior because there's something at stake, which is the quality of the community. What it will come down to is getting the majority of people who like games and care about gaming culture to make themselves more visible to marginalize the loud but smaller group of anti-social wankers who somehow derive juvenile pleasure from ruining other people's enjoyment. It's not a silver bullet by any means but anything to help minimize the rancor that so frequently manifests itself in racist, homophobic and misogynistic behavior is a necessary step in creating a better generation of gamers.
Gaming Illustrated: What are the games that surprised you the most this generation?
Adam Sessler: The smaller, downloadable titles. Limbo, Bastion, everything from the Sony studios. They may not be perfect but there's so much creativity and experimentation. All these instructive chances are being taken by these lower-threshold games and it's just invigorating to see it happen.
Gaming Illustrated: What are you looking forward to in the next generation of consoles and what features or technology would you want in the next PlayStation or Xbox?
Adam Sessler: Independent AI and animations. Games have come so close to making these fully realized worlds but they're still populated by group-think in the AI and, after a few hours, you can start to exploit the routine. I want something more reactive, something that will make me think twice when interacting in a virtual space. Also they better dump RAM on those machines, I never want to be punished with a load screen again.
Gaming Illustrated would like to extend our gratitude to Adam and the Revision3 staff that helped make this interview possible.
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Case Studies
Marine National Parks (MNPs) have been established in some places for many years, ensuring that there is now access to reliable scientific research demonstrating their benefits and effects. They vary in scale, but they all represent a visionary step on behalf of the governments and groups who have established them. Here are a few examples of successfull MNPs, including one very close to home.
Maria Island Marine Reserve, Tasmania
Leigh Marine Reserve, New Zealand
Phoenix Islands Protected Area, Kiribati
Mariana Trench National Marine Monument, American Samoa
Maria Island Marine Reserve, Tasmania, Australia
Established in 1991 to protect local biodiversity, this reserve covers seven kilometres of coast, half of which is fully protected and half which is open to fishing. Research has been conducted in the fully protected area for over a decade providing excellent information on long-term trends and changes.
The heavily fished rock lobster species experienced a three-fold increase in total abundance and a five-fold increase in biomass of mature individuals during a decade of protection, whilst size and numbers of lobsters remained the same outside the reserve. Another heavily fished species in the area is abalone, whose individual size has increased slowly over time in the reserve, however overall numbers have declined. This is thought to be due to more predators (larger lobsters) eating them, creating a more natural equilibrium which supports less abalone. Ecosystem and habitat effects have also been positively linked to a 40% decrease in urchin abundance, which is believed to be due to the increased presence of large lobster and fish predators. This decrease in urchin abundance in turn leads to an increase in kelp and algal coverage, which then provides more food and habitat for other species as well.
Leigh Marine Reserve, New Zealand
Situated on the rocky coast of New Zealand's North Island, this small reserve covers just 5.2 square kilometres extending 800m from the shore, and was established in 1977 as one of the world's first fully protected Marine National Parks.
Originally the reserve received fierce opposition, particularly from fishers. However after ten years, research began to show that populations of commercially important species were bouncing back and public sentiment changed. By the mid-80s rock lobster populations were believed to be replenishing and fishers began to prefer to fish close to the boundaries and report illegal poaching. Research supports this, with Snapper fish abundance increasing by almost 900%, and spiny lobsters increasing by almost 400%. This in turn kept the urchin populations in check and allowed kelp forests to regenerate. Kelp has recovered almost completely within the reserve compared to areas outside the reserve that are dominated by urchin barren.
Within seven years of its establishment, the reserve received 14,000 visitors per year, a number which increased to 100,000 after 17 years (1994). This huge rise in tourism led to the enhancement of local amenities, including new dive shops, camping facilities, glass bottom boat operations and a marine education centre. This increase in users highlights the need to ensure that any activities, even non-extractive ones, need to be managed sustainably in order to minimize impacts on the environment and wildlife in fully protected areas.
Kisite Marine Reserve, Kenya
Established in 1973, this coral reef wasn ot fully protected until the 1990's. In 1996, the nearby Tanzanian government created the Mtang'ata Collaborative Management Area in a similar coral reef ecosystem, but only restricted the most damaging fishing activities such as dynamite fishing, beach seining, fish poisoning and dragging nets. Studies done on the fish, coral and seaweeds of these two areas were compared with each other and with unprotected reefs. Overall both areas had more fish and biodiversity than unprotected areas, however the effectiveness of the Mtang'ata Collaborative Management Area was less than the fully protected Kisite marine reserve. At Kisite, fish abundance (biomass) was almost three times higher than the fished management area and almost twelve times greater than the unprotected areas. Species diversity was also substantially higher in the fully protected area.
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area, Kiribati
In 2006 the Republic of Kiribati declared the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA), then doubled it in 2008 to secure the largest marine reserve in the world! Comprised of eight coral atolls and two submerged reef systems over 410,500-square-kilometres, PIPA is the sanctuary of 120 species of coral and 520 species of fish, some of which have not been studied before.
The establishment of this reserve is not only a ecological boon, but also a valuable exercise is recalibrating the small island's economy away from the monies that would have been received for international fishing permits in the area that is now a conservation zone.
The Mariana Trench National Marine Monument
Declared in January 2009, the Mariana Marine Trench Monument covers 505,757 square kilometres and includes the waters and corals surrounding Northern Mariana Islands, Rose Atoll in American Samoa, and seven islands along the equator in the central Pacific Ocean. Active volcanoes, smoking undersea vents and the deepest canyon on earth typifies how the aquatic environment is linked to the land as the islands within the park host seabirds, endangered and threatened populations of sea turtles, a variety of marine mammals and giant coconut crabs (the largest land-living arthropod in the world).


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(Preface: This is maybe my favorite edition of Lunch Break Links ever, chock full of good news and interesting tidbits. Let us begin...)
Hell yeah! Rick Rubin is working with Clipse!
Andy Richter has signed on to be the announcer of Tonight Show, reuniting him with Conan O'Brien at long last. (So what does this mean for current announcer Joel Godard?)
OK, I haven't mentioned this yet, but the more I think about it, the more I realize I have to: Josh Freese, former NIN stick man and current drummer for A Perfect Circle and Devo, has worked out quite the price scale for his new album. For $7, you get the digital download. For $75,000, he will join your band for a month, let you "take shrooms and cruise Hollywood in Danny from TOOL's Lamborgini," "take a limo down to Tijuana and he'll show you how it's done" and more.
Michael Cera has supposedly agreed to a deal to be in the Arrested Development movie.
Have y'all heard this 11-minute outtake version of The Beatles' "Revolution" yet?
AV Club talked to Demetri Martin. (Have you ever read his 224-word palindrome poem?)
Pitchfork TV has video of Dinosaur Jr. in the studio.
In honor of Heath Ledger's Oscar win, EW remembers the final roles of 20 acting greats.
So does sexy music cause teens to have more sex, or do teens that have more sex seek out more sexy music?
The stars of True Blood are dating in real life.
Slate wonders: What did people do on the web in 1996? This feature is super-interesting/nostalgic.
TV Guide has a preview of tonight's Lost, and EW has the weekly dose of dense Doc Jensen theorizing.
Peter Hook talked to Filter about Joy Division's legacy.
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg will star as cops in the new film B Team.
More way-interesting movie news: Michel Gondry will direct Seth Rogen's Green Hornet film.
Matt Groening says Fox told him to squash the Simpsons/Family Guy rivalry.
What exactly is the "hardcore continuum?"
Lastly, here is The Black Lips' new clip for "Short Fuse."


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How To Save Money On Your Next Cruise
Cruising is an incredibly popular way to travel. The various cruise lines offer stops at exotic destinations around the globe. With cruise packages available for short getaways, weeks-long vacations, and everything in between, you can most certainly find the perfect cruise package for your next vacation!
Cruises often appear, at first glance, to be an all-inclusive way to travel, with your room, meals, and even entertainment included in your price. As you get more involved in planning your cruise, you will find that the little extras that will really make or break your vacation can add up to big bucks. Here are a few tips for saving money on your next cruise:
Transportation to and from the cruise ship. If you are flying into the city where your cruise ship departs, you will need to find transportation from the airport to the cruise ship, and then return transportation to the airport after your cruise is over. The cruise lines offer round-trip ground transportation, but often at a hefty price. Often you are better off hopping in a taxi cab, or a shuttle service offered via the airport to your dock.
Parking On-Site. If you live close enough to the port to drive your own car, you will need to find someplace to park your car while you are off enjoying your cruise. Many of the cruise lines offer expensive parking in their own parking lot. In most cities, there are much cheaper parking options that offer shuttle service to and from the cruise ship, and many offer on-site security, as well as other luxury options like car detailing while you are gone.
Excursions. When you arrive at those exotic ports of call, how are you planning on spending your time there? Cruise lines offer the convenience of excursions that suit almost any interest, including sightseeing tours, cultural experiences, guided adventure tours, and more. With excursions arranged through the cruise lines, you often pay for the convenience of one-stop-shopping. With a little bit of legwork on your end, you can arrange your own excursions for far less cost in most cases. Or you can hop in a taxi and set off on your own adventure for the day.
Drinks. Most cruise lines offer only certain beverages in their all-inclusive package, but most cruises will charge you extra money for sodas and alcoholic beverages. If you regularly drink several sodas per day, you will save money by purchasing a soda package from your cruise line. This may cost you between $20-40 on average, but is a significant savings over the a la carte price. For alcoholic drinks, many cruise lines will allow you to bring at least one bottle of champagne or wine on board, which will save you a bit of cash.
Happy cruising!


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A chainsaw to the neck is no routine injury – but fortunately for one Pittsburgh man, hospital trauma surgeons are prepared for the worst.
In April, 21-year-old James Valentine was working as a tree-trimmer when he was struck in the neck by a chainsaw. In a new episode of "Untold Stories of the ER," his doctors revisited the case.
"As a trauma surgeon, we see a large collection of unusual things, including object impalement," Dr. Christine C. Toevs, trauma ICU medical director at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Penn., told. "But chains to the neck with a chainsaw is still very impressive, even in the world of a trauma surgeon."
Toevs and her team had only 10 minutes' notice before Valentine was brought in. Her biggest concern was that he would bleed to death or that he had injured his carotid artery, which supplies the brain with blood. An injury to his esophagus would have also presented a major issue, as breathing comes first in terms of sustaining life.
Fortunately, when Valentine arrived, he was able to speak and wiggle his toes, which indicated his airway wasn't compromised and his spinal cord wasn't damaged. He was in some degree of shock and was appropriately scared, but he wasn't panicking, which could have worsened the situation.
"It'd be a big issue if he panicked; we couldn't stabilize the chainsaw, which could come out and he could bleed to death… or we could lose the airway," Toevs said.
When the accident occurred, the chainsaw still had the motor attached, but emergency personnel were able to take it off before they reached the hospital. However, the chainsaw blade needed to remain still, so in the trauma bay, Toevs designated one person's sole responsibility to hold the blade.
The team took a chest X-ray and found no other injuries to the chest or lungs and no blood in the chest. Valentine was taken to the operating room (OR) after a brief examination in the trauma bay.
"If there's a problem, you want all the [surgical] resources you have," Toevs said. "We took him to the OR and in a very controlled situation, put him to sleep, and then we pressed and got totally all set up and took out the chainsaw in a very controlled situation."
Because there was no damage to his trachea, doctors were able to intubate him and put him on a ventilator for the surgery. Though he was losing blood, it wasn't an alarming amount, Toevs said.
"Yes, he was losing blood because the chainsaw did injure his muscles, skin, small veins and arteries that can be tied off and don't supply blood to the brain," Toevs said. "It wasn't what we call 'firehose' bleeding [with blood spraying uncontrollably]."
The team put Valentine to sleep, then took out the blade. Exploring the wound, they found that the blade went in about three inches in his shoulder and one inch into his neck, injuring his trapezius muscle, sternocleidomastoid muscle and other smaller muscles. But, most importantly, they found that the blade had not damaged his carotid artery.
"If it had gone a centimeter deeper, it would've hit. The muscle overlying the carotid was intact. Then we just explored the wound," Toevs said. "At that point in time, it's a huge letdown— we were preparing for the absolute worst."
With the situation stabilized, the surgery then became routine. It took about five minutes to explore the wound to ensure nothing else was injured, then the surgeons cleaned up the blood, dirt and tree particles and closed the wound.
Valentine was admitted to the hospital overnight and began working with a physical therapist the next day. After Valentine was released from the hospital, Toevs ordered physical therapy for him to help him get his arm back to normal usage, as well as help him to move his arm above his head again.
Since Valentine is a young, healthy adult, Toevs doesn't expect him to deal with any residual issues from the accident, and he should fully recover.
Overall, the surprisingly benign nature of the injury and the coordinated efforts of everyone involved made the procedure go smoothly, Toevs said.
"He was very blessed that he wasn't injured more and it was also a blessing that every part went perfectly, like it was supposed to," she said. "It was a real testimony to the EMS, the emergency department, the OR, to all the people involved… each playing a critical role to making sure he did okay."
As for Valentine, his calmness during the perilous situation was helpful for the team— and for his recovery.
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First let's define the basis of our conversation: the comparison of two models of marketing: inbound and outbound. Inbound marketing is a new online marketing model that uses website structure and high quality content to draw potential customers to it through search engines. This model is quickly replacing the old outbound marketing model. Lets compare the benefits and drawbacks of the two models:
Traditional "Outbound" Marketing is the kind of marketing that we all grew up with. It is essentially advertising and is based on quantity. You choose your message and then pay certain media outlets, newspaper, TV, radio, in your market area, to carry that message to potential clients. The more that you pay the more exposure you get.
This model had and still has many benefits; most notably it allows the advertiser to present a consistent brand with very little chance for criticism or feedback (you can't effectively talk back to a television ad). It also allows for a very direct sales message. You present your brand and your value proposition and wait for inquiries to start coming in.
This model also has lots of disadvantages, most notably it depends on the strength of your chosen outside media outlet. This presents two problems; first, media buys are just that, it is the purchasing of space/time on someone else's brand. The problem here is that all the capital that you spend on these outbound channels has a very short return on investment window. Once the issue of the paper or the round of TV advertising expires you'll have no residual benefit aside from a small amount of brand recognition from your client base. All that money you have spent is gone and can no longer work for you.
The second, and perhaps more compelling problem, is this: paying for advertising through traditional marketing channels is based on the assumption that your customer base has limited channels for news and entertainment and thus the channel you have chosen has value to your customer base. You spend money with these outlets because you believe that these channels are where people in your area come for news and entertainment and thus your message will be seen.
This basic assumption of limited marketing channels is quickly changing. Twenty years ago a given market had a finite number of media outlets, it had its papers and its television stations and that was it. The population was totally dependent on these outlets for information. Because of this limited number of channels, you could also get away with a relatively "hard sell" message. An extreme example of this would be Billy Mays's infamous high impact product commercials, which were aggressive and totally based on the viewers investment in the media channel that they were watching. That paradigm is a thing of the past.
Today those traditional channels are only one of many options. Blogs, national news websites and online entertainment have released a torrent of information upon the population. This torrent has fundamentally changed the way people find and interact with information. The Billy Mays approach of pounding a message into an audience is no longer effective because the multiplicity of information sources has softened people's tolerance for the hard sell. Now people want value instead of pitch.
Enter the "Inbound" marketing model. If the Outbound model is based on quantity then the inbound model is based on quality. Just as the outbound model grew out of the media that supported it, the inbound model is closely tied to the media from which it was conceived.
With the sheer mass of online information sources, people can pick and choose where they get their information and how they are entertained. The simplicity of the Google search page makes every user a pundit who can judge different information sources against each other and decide who to listen to and to send others to. This qualitative evaluation presents major challenges for any business or organization looking to attract attention to its message or brand.
The quality-based inbound model takes advantage of this individual punditry. In the old model a larger competitor with a larger marketing budget could drown out its competition. Now if a website and blog are well optimized and are the best source of information about their product or service, people are naturally going to come to them whether it be for widgets or world peace. The quality of a website and information will naturally draw people to it allowing them to make a decision on the message or value proposition based on the quality of the content. Because of the nature of online media individuals can then share their evaluation, whether positive or negative, with others.
The main challenge that this presents to any brand is the basic acceptance of the lack of control inherent in the Inbound marketing model. As the Outbound model allowed you to control your brand image and message the inbound model leaves you wide open to commentary and criticism from every angle.
Don't let this fact frighten you away. If you believe in your message and brand, there is nothing to fear from healthy conversation and constructive criticism. In fact criticism is great! It means people are interested. Getting a healthy dialogue going with your critics is a fantastic way to draw attention to your message.
Once you engage in this new model, a conversation will begin with your client base about the quality and validity of your brand. Quality and identity of your brand will be extended or snuffed out by this ensuing conversation. The "quality" that this model is based on is not limited to the content generated by the brand. The content generated by the brand is ideally just a starting place for other people to add their own layers of meaning. This process will help you refine your brand and make it more pertinent to your client base. With this new model you can't tell people what they need, instead you need to listen to them and adapt.
Essentially by building a solid web presence based on solid SEO structure that utilizes inbound principles and effectively engages in social media you can build a brand without spending a cent on traditional advertising.
The growth of your brand will most likely happen slowly at first, as it takes time to gain traction with Google. However, in this system your brand will be evaluated and improved as you communicate with your client base. In the outbound model a brand had to pay an advertising agency to conduct focus groups to find out what their target market wanted. Now all you have to do to get a pulse on your market is engage with the resources that you already have. By doing this your brand will be refined every step of the way by the very people that make up your market, for free.
Inbound Marketing Model concepts can be put into action by anyone with the attention of a few hours a week using an effective website, on-site blog and twitter account. Of course having these tools in not enough, the tools alone are useless, what gives them power is the skill and passion that the user brings to them. So dive into the flow. Start the conversation and you will find that your brand will come alive with a more competitive stance and a community of supporters and critics that will drive you to improve your message and brand as your brand grows.


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Jokes are made about the amount of time women spend applying makeup. For some, this is a lengthy, natural part of their daily lives. Then, some find applying cosmetics to be bothersome and too time consuming. But others have physical conditions that make applying makeup difficult (i.e. allergies, cataracts, sever arthritis, etc.). Plus, cosmetics cost money and only last temporarily. Permanent cosmetics (micropigmentation) provide a way to save time and help women gain the appearance they desire. With micropigmentation, there's no need to spend time and money on makeup routines that only provide temporary results. Permanent cosmetics can help enhance appearance, and can also correct certain conditions. For those with little or no eyebrow hair, this procedure can provide more natural-looking results. Permanent cosmetics can also help cover up unsightly scars, and do not wash away, smudge, or fade in a few hours. The results can last for years.
With the increasing popularity of various cosmetic surgery procedures, including permanent cosmetics, it is important that the prospective patient research and understand different issues like what the procedure can and cannot treat, inherent risks, costs, and other factors. Keep in mind, cosmetic surgery is just that – a surgical procedure whose results cannot simply be erased. While the information contained in this website will provide you with a good introduction to permanent cosmetics, when considering this or any other cosmetic procedure, we recommend that you consult a qualified provider with significant experience.
Permanent Make Up, also called Intradermal Pigmentation, is a revolutionary method of applying micro insertions of natural pigment into the upper layer of the skin. This state of the art technique is medically proven, specifically designed to be completely safe and allows you to enhance your natural look, restore lost definition, and save time from daily makeup application. Permanent Make Up is great for a variety of cosmetic enhancements such as eyebrows, eyeliner and lip liner/colour.
Other permanent cosmetic procedures available include Vitiligo Recolouring, Stretchmark and Scar Camouflage, Areola Restoration (after a mastectomy), Tattoo Removal and many more.
Premier Pigments are used in application. These have been specifically formulated andproduced since 1988 for the intradermal cosmetic industry. All Premier Pigments are iron-oxide free, which means the colour will not change or fade over time.Premier Pigments do not contain any heavy metals and are safe to use with magnetic machines such as MRIs. Constant updates and workshops are being attended to ensure client satisfaction and the best results possible.
Anyone who desires more fullness and definition of the brows will love the procedure and the time saved not applying conventional make up. Those who used to apply pencil can go swimming, play sports or wipe their forehead without the embarrassment of loosing their eyebrows.
Alopecia sufferers and chemotherapy patients are pleasantly surprised at how natural it looks.
A subtle, natural look, mimicking thousands of tiny eyelashes with the implantation of pigments in the lash line is very popular. Add more thickness or colour to go for a more dramatic look with the new Designer Eyeliners. Permanent Make Up is highly recommended for those who are allergic or sensitive to conventional make up and those wearing contact lenses.
Lip Liner/ Full Colour
The Permanent Make Up Procedure for lip colour is beautiful and so fast and effective with the newest techniques. It can appear to change the size and shape of the lips as well as the colour. A soft pink, similar to the lip colour of a newborn baby, is popular for those wanting a natural look. A more dramatic colour can be achieved if desired as well as the lips being outlined in a slighter darker colour. You'll never have to worry about re-applying lipstick again.
Is the procedure painful?
Topical anaesthetics are applied to minimize discomfort. Specialized techniques implant the pigments quickly, therefore minimizing the time.
Do I have a choice of color & style?
Of Course! An in depth consultation with your technician will be done to choose the correct color and style.
What is involved in recovery?
There will be slight swelling and redness in the skin, which will subside quickly. You may resume normal activities immediately after the procedure. Although the color will look slightly darker at first, this will normalize once the healing takes place. Complete healing takes one to six weeks while the pigmentation matures and reaches its final color. Sometimes a follow-up procedure may be required to achieve optimal results.
Who benefits from Intradermal Cosmetics?
• Men as well as Women
• Busy people with little time to apply make up
• People with allergies to conventional make up
• Anyone who desires freedom and convenience from daily make up application
• Those who are physically incapable of applying make up
• Athletic people and those with oily skin who tend to shed make up easily
• Burn survivors and people with flaws in their skin
• Cancer survivors who have lost their lashes & eyebrows
• Men and women who seek correction of asymmetrical facial features
• Entertainers, actresses and models such as Angelina Jolie, Dolly Parton, Cher, Britney Spears and others
• Men and women who wish to look the best at all times!


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Indonesia posts first trade deficit in 12 months
INDONESIA posted its first trade deficit in 12 months in November, highlighting persistently weak demand at home and abroad and the growing impact of slumping prices on economies of the world's major commodity exporters.
Indonesia had a US$346.4 million trade deficit in November, compared with an US$840 million surplus expected in a Reuters poll and a US$1.01 billion surplus in October, the statistics bureau said yesterday.
The country had posted trade surpluses 11 months in a row through October as its imports fell faster than exports.
In November, exports fell by a sharper-than-expected 17.58 per cent from a year earlier to US$11.16 billion, the lowest monthly value since November 2009 during the global financial crisis. Economists had expected a drop of 11.35 per cent.
Imports fell 18.03 per cent to US$11.51 billion, compared with expectations for a decline of 19.4 per cent.
"In all 22 commodities that we monitor closely, only two were rising on month-to-month basis: cocoa, because its price rose, and fish meal," said Suryamin, the head of the statistics bureau, adding shipments of Indonesia's main commodities such as coal and palm oil were down in November.
"This is a bad sign, but it is expected," said Wisnu Wardana, an economist with CIMB Niaga in Jakarta.
"Indonesia remains a commodity exporter, it is not yet a big exporter of manufacturing products. So with expectation of flat commodity prices next year, we think exports will still be under pressure next year."
President Joko Widodo has announced numerous tax incentives for exporters and provided cheaper loans from Indonesia's export-import bank in an effort to boost exports.
His administration has sought to speed up trade pacts with some countries. Widodo also conveyed Indonesia's intention to join the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) during his visit to the US in October.
Indonesia's economic growth rate this year is expected to be the slowest since 2009 on the back of slower growth in exports, investment and consumption.
While trade has been weak this year, the trend has led to a healthier current account deficit.
Before the November trade data, Bank Indonesia said it expected a current account gap of around two per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), which falls within the range it describes as "healthy" for the country.
The deficit in 2014 was 2.9 per cent of GDP.
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Hey Kids!
A question:
If Mick did sing in that band he was in when he met Coraline, who do you think he would have sounded like?
My choice is Elvis Presley.
To me his sexy,velvet chocolate tone is definitely Mick.
And to think I've never considered myself an Elvis fan!
It's already Elvis's birthday here in Aus, and my radio station is playing him.
That's what prompted me to post.
So, the question again, dear ones.
Who do do think Mick would have sounded like?


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Your host will pick you up at the hotel heading to the Uco Valley region. Visit and tasting at Pulenta Estate Winery, we will visit the winery, with an amazing design and taste the wines in a special room.
Then, we will visit La Azul Winery, small and familiar winery. We will taste all the high quality wines that are produced in the winery, some of them out of the barrel.
At lunch time we'll go to the amazing project The Vines of Mendoza, where the famous Argentinian Francis Mallmann decided to set Siete Fuegos, a restaurant with an incredible view to the mountains, where the specialty is the Argentinian barbecue. Siete Fuegos means "seven fires" in Spanish. In this case, it describes seven different techniques of open flame cooking inspired by Argentine gauchos and European migrations – tested and refined throughout 12,000 years of history. Francis Mallmann combines history and technique with his unique taste and elegant style.
* Sample itinerary, all wineries can be modified. Please ask for other wineries available.
"Boris and I really enjoyed our two excursions with our tour guide. The wine tasting trip was a good experience, especially as each winery offered a unique and different process to make high quality wines. The gourmet lunch was delicious! We had a beautiful day to visit the Andes. Our guide told us some interesting stories about the places we visited, especially the Puente del Inca, which was really fascinating. The short hike to see the mountain Aconcagua was fun! Overall, we are lucky and happy to have booked the tours with Aventura & Wine as the personalized and private tours were better than going in a big group with others. The price was reasonable and we are very glad to have those experiences. Argentina is a wonderful place to travel and our honeymoon has been much more than I expected because the people here have been friendly, helpful, and fun in every place we have traveled so far. Thank you for your help in organizing our excursions. We have beautiful memories of Mendoza and a bottle of wine to take home with us that we plan to open on our first wedding anniversary."


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Bono Remembers Lou
Bono is the latest artist to pay tribute to Lou Reed, who died on October 27th from liver disease. He's penned an essay in Rolling Stone, on newsstands this Friday.
In part he writes, "Lou Reed made music out of noise. The noise of the city. Big trucks clattering over potholes…the heavy breathing of subways…the rumble in the ground…the white noise of Wall St…the pink noise of the old Times Square. The winking neon of downtown, its massage and tattoo parlours, its bars and diners, the whores and hoardings that make up the life of the big city. New York City was to Lou Reed what Dublin was to James Joyce, the complete universe of his writing."
Also contributing a piece to the latest issue is Reed's widow, performance artist Laurie Anderson. She writes about their 21 years together, including the day he passed. "When the doctor said, 'That's it. We have no more options,' the only part of that Lou heard was 'options' -- he didn't give up until the last half-hour of his life, when he suddenly accepted it -- all at once and completely. We were at home -- I'd gotten him out of the hospital a few days before -- and even though he was extremely weak, he insisted on going out into the bright morning light.
As meditators, we had prepared for this -- how to move the energy up from the belly and into the heart and out through the head. I have never seen an expression as full of wonder as Lou's as he died. His hands were doing the water-flowing 21-form of tai chi. His eyes were wide open. I was holding in my arms the person I loved the most in the world, and talking to him as he died. His heart stopped. He wasn't afraid... I'm sure he will come to me in my dreams and will seem to be alive again. And I am suddenly standing here by myself stunned and grateful. How strange, exciting and miraculous that we can change each other so much, love each other so much through our words and music and our real lives."


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Apple to add high-density display option to PowerBooks?Apple Computer may be planning to offer PowerBooks with higher density displays, and may have intended to do so with its latest PowerBook offerings, tipsters tell AppleInsider.
It\'s either that, or the company is speaking with a loose interpretation of the term \"native resolution\" in the printed user manuals that are being shipped with the first batch of its new 17-inch PowerBook models.
Page 22 of Apple\'s new 17-inch PowerBook G4 manual reads: \"Depending on how your PowerBook was configured, it may have a wide-screen display that has a \'native\' resolution of 1920 x 1200 or 1440 x 900. For either of these native resolutions, other standard resolutions, such as 1024 x 768, are supported.\"
Currently, the 17-inch PowerBook G4 ships with a native screen resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels, which offers about 1,296,000 total pixels. A display with a native resolution of 1920 x 1200 is of much higher density, offering sharper images with nearly double the pixel count (2,304,000), and thus double the screen density. Nowhere on Apple\'s website is there mention of this higher density resolution, nor are there any configure-to-order options available at the Apple Store.
Apple Care customer support representatives are also perplexed by the statement in the user manual. None of the representatives with whom AppleInsider correspondents spoke could offer an explanation of the aforementioned documentation, but they did rule out the possibility that it was a reference to the PowerBook\'s video mirroring or external display feature.
Screens with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 are categorized as WUXGA displays, which is short for Wide Ultra eXtended Graphics Array. PowerBooks currently ship with WXGA displays (or Wide XGA).
For quite some time, Apple\'s laptop users have been clamoring for higher resolution displays. These higher density/higher resolution displays offer more desktop space in same-size screen, allowing power users and designers to work more efficiently and providing an alternative to connecting an external display for additional workspace.
In the past, Apple has only offered a single screen option for its PowerBooks, leaving consumers with little choice in configuring their laptops with the higher density screens that have been available from other vendors for quite some time. For example, both Dell and Sony offer WUXGA displays on their 17-inch Inspiron 9200 and VAIO A170B25 notebooks, respectively. Dell also offers a 15.4-inch WUXGA display option on its Precision M70 notebook for an additional US$130.
Some insiders speculate that Apple\'s PowerBook sales volume does not justify the additional costs of offering another configuration. But as of yet, Apple has even failed to offered a configure-to-order display option through its online store, which would presumably reduce costs and allow \'power users\' to pay a premium for an optional higher density display.
Page 22 from the new 17-inch PowerBook user manual.
As far as Apple\'s reference a 1920 x 1200 WUXGA display in the 17-inch PowerBook user manual, it could be a mistake or simply a misleading statement. But more likely, the manual references an undelivered display option that was planned with the last round of PowerBook G4 updates, but canned just prior to the product line update released earlier this month.
Typically, Apple chooses not to author its user-based product documentation far in advance of product releases, due to the potential for product specs and features to change throughout the course of product development. In its shroud of secrecy, the company also holds off publication of such documentation until the very last minute to avoid leaks to the media and public.
Meanwhile, other sources claim the new display option may be announced as a standard or configure-to-order option on an upcoming PowerBook \"HD\" model, which would bode with Steve Jobs\' claim that 2005 will be the \"year of high definition\" (\"HD\").


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The NHS Business Services Authority currently offers a national Social Work bursary to eligible undergraduate students based on the selection criteria outlined below. Please note that this is subject to government review and could change for the forthcoming academic year.
The Department of Health (DoH) announced in 2013 that Social Work bursaries for students entering approved undergraduate Social Work courses from the 2013/14 academic year onwards will only be made available in years 2 and 3 of study. The numbers of bursaries available will be capped per institution. The document outlining this announcement and the process of allocation of bursaries is available at the Department of Health website.
We recommend that you read the guidance contained in those documents carefully if you think that you might be affected by the changes detailed in them.
Universities are required to send a list of all first year Social Work students who have passed year 1 of the course (including those with approved extenuating circumstances) to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) to be assessed for bursary eligibility by the NHS. In compiling this ranked list, the University of Huddersfield will apply its criteria set out on page 9 of the Department of Health's document 'Social work education in the 2015 academic year: information for HEIs and students' some of which are requirements for being offered a place on the course. If the number of students exceeds the bursaries available, the University will then rank the students based on the following criteria and order:
1) Average grade points to the nearest 2 decimal places for the 1st year at the July Course Assessment Board (excluding from the calculation any modules where there are approved extenuating circumstances in place).
2) Where there is a cluster of students to the nearest 2 decimal places filling the remaining ranked positions, recommended for a bursary, the University will use further criteria as set out in the Department of Health document (p9).
Please note that decisions on allocation of a bursary by the NHS BSA are separate from the decisions about continuation on the course. All students may still be eligible for and can still apply for the Practice Learning Travel Element of the bursary.
All students (including those who receive a bursary) may be eligible for a student loan and a student grant from Student Finance England.
Both undergraduate and postgraduate students may wish to visit the University's Student Services or the Students' Union Advice Centre if you want to discuss how this may affect you and where alternative support might be found if necessary.


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Staged in the NFL's coldest venue, the Super Bowl LII Halftime Show posed more design and technical challenges than ever before.
Difficult angles and freezing temperatures were only some of the challenges at the PyeongChang ceremonies of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Bathed in light and luminous, luxurious imagery, Volta—Cirque du Soleil's newest, brightest touring show—is supercharged, crackling with energy, and at times shocking.
Much more than a museum, The National Music Centre's new Studio Bell is the first facility of its kind in North America and the first to be dedicated to music in Canada in all its forms.
Lady Gaga dropped in on a smoke and fire-filled post-Apocalyptic set to perform at Super Bowl LI. Or was it glam? We take you inside a show bursting with never-before-seen techno wonders.
In a triumph of architectural design, two stunning venues have been carved out of the long-underutilized Main Stage touring house at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, the newest destination in the already culture-rich Niagara region, represents a unique town-and-gown collaboration.
For the first time since it premiered off Broadway in 1975, the rights holders of this classic proscenium show have permitted it to be re-choreographed and reconfigured for a thrust stage.
Production takes a step back from the all-out technical wizardry of recent Olympics in favour of analog inventiveness and Brazil's famous carnival spirit. UK edition with different art from US edition.
The opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics delivered—against the odds—a meaningful message about climate change and poverty, while showing considerable design ingenuity.


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There's a real proliferation of DIY website builders online. My experience has been that even the simplest ones take a lot more time than expected and all you really get is something good enough to get you started. A real business needs investment and you really do get to see dividends on that.
For someone starting out I've found I'm learning the hard way with a lot of things but the process is a valuable and informative one. Vikram Jayaprakesh was really part of a natural progression for me because I had almost outgrown my first website before I had finished building it. I had him do my ecommerce web design because I take my business seriously and I want others to do the same.


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I have written programs that OO saved 100s to 1000s of man hours programming. I have seen programs written that added 100s of man hours by going OO. Like all great projects, map it out from a thousand feet, but land and see the ground around you before you decide on a coding method.Digiryde
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If you want to donate your baby's cord blood to the San Diego Blood Bank's Cell Therapy Cord Blood Program you should first.
At the time of your delivery, if you meet the initial screening requirements, a kit from San Diego Blood Bank will be available for collection. You will be asked to donate blood samples used to test for infectious diseases. Blood samples will only be drawn from mother, not baby.
If you wish to contact an independent third party not connected with this study about problems, concerns, questions, information or input, please contact NMDP Donor Advocacy Program at 1-800-526-7809, extension 8710.