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Integration and visualization of systems biology data in context of the genome
© Bare et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010
- Received: 17 February 2010
- Accepted: 19 July 2010
- Published: 19 July 2010
High-density tiling arrays and new sequencing technologies are generating rapidly increasing volumes of transcriptome and protein-DNA interaction data. Visualization and exploration of this data is critical to understanding the regulatory logic encoded in the genome by which the cell dynamically affects its physiology and interacts with its environment.
The Gaggle Genome Browser is a cross-platform desktop program for interactively visualizing high-throughput data in the context of the genome. Important features include dynamic panning and zooming, keyword search and open interoperability through the Gaggle framework. Users may bookmark locations on the genome with descriptive annotations and share these bookmarks with other users. The program handles large sets of user-generated data using an in-process database and leverages the facilities of SQL and the R environment for importing and manipulating data.
A key aspect of the Gaggle Genome Browser is interoperability. By connecting to the Gaggle framework, the genome browser joins a suite of interconnected bioinformatics tools for analysis and visualization with connectivity to major public repositories of sequences, interactions and pathways. To this flexible environment for exploring and combining data, the Gaggle Genome Browser adds the ability to visualize diverse types of data in relation to its coordinates on the genome.
Genomic coordinates function as a common key by which disparate biological data types can be related to one another. In the Gaggle Genome Browser, heterogeneous data are joined by their location on the genome to create information-rich visualizations yielding insight into genome organization, transcription and its regulation and, ultimately, a better understanding of the mechanisms that enable the cell to dynamically respond to its environment.
- Genome Browser
- UCSC Genome Browser
- Tiling Array
- Interactive Exploration
- Distribute Annotation System
The genome encodes the physiological functions and regulatory logic by which a cell interacts with its environment. Therefore, visualization and exploration of genome-wide data in the context of their organization across the genome is critical to fully understand how an organism dynamically utilizes the information encoded in its genome to affect its physiology [1]. Recent advances in whole genome tiling arrays and next-generation sequencing technologies are providing new ways to collect genome-wide data at much higher resolution than previously possible. The ability to dynamically explore and visualize these data in a flexible, interactive and informative manner will be key to understanding these data and directly linking the mechanistic information they provide with cellular physiology.
To this end, we have created the Gaggle Genome Browser (GGB), an interactive graphical tool which enables plotting of multiple tracks of data of diverse types along the genome at multiple scales with dynamic panning and zooming. Applications initially targeted are visualization of expression and protein-DNA interaction from several measurement technologies including gene expression arrays, whole-genome tiling arrays, mass spectrometry, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP-chip) and sequencing (RNA-seq or ChIP-seq) for microbial genomes.
Several genome browsers have existed for some time and our intention was not to duplicate previous efforts. With development of GGB, we focus on interactive exploration, easy access to user data, and interoperability, along with the ability to handle large sets of user-generated data gracefully. Interoperability with the Gaggle [2] framework is a central feature. By connecting to the Gaggle framework, the genome browser joins a suite of bioinformatics tools giving the researcher the power to analyze complex biological systems across several data types, from high-resolution gene expression to protein interactions, metabolic pathways, and much more.
Data model
Features are drawn on the plot by an implementation of TrackRenderer, an abstract class which is a key extension point of the program (Figure 2, green shading). Visualizations are implemented by extending this class. Several renderers are built into the program including those for genes, quantitative data series, and heatmaps. Renderers visually encode properties of individual features using color, shape, and other cues. Tracks are mapped to the user's choice of renderer by the track's attributes, which also hold other parameters used to configure the renderer. The open-ended data model for features with arbitrary key/value pairs dovetails with customizable renderers to support extension of the software with new visual representations or visualize unforeseen data types while confining code changes to a limited scope.
Data access
An in-process database, SQLite, provides data storage and a command shell with a standard data manipulation language (SQL) without the need for a separate database server or the overhead of socket communication. Features are stored in a database in a separate table per track to avoid restricting the types of features the program can handle. All feature tables have columns holding coordinates on the genome. Additional columns may be included to represent properties such as quantitative values or statistical measures.
The main task of the program is to visualize features according to their position on the genome. Doing this quickly requires an efficient flow of data from the data store to the screen, with particular attention to minimizing disk access. Features are collected in tracks, which may have hundreds of thousands of features for tiling arrays or many millions for high-throughput sequencing. For large tracks, features should only be loaded into memory as needed. This is accomplished by dividing each track into contiguous blocks of features. A block may be loaded into memory and paged out as needed, providing a unit for caching and preserving a degree of locality (Figure 2, yellow shading). Like individual features, blocks are keyed by their genomic coordinates, so the program can efficiently determine which blocks intersect the visible window and schedule them to be loaded. Caching reduces the odds of rereading the same block repeatedly while keeping a tunable limit on memory usage.
Gaggle connectivity
The genome browser is a stand-alone desktop program, but its power is multiplied when used within the Gaggle framework. The Gaggle framework [2] provides data exchange between bioinformatics applications using a handful of universal data types which cover a wide range of use cases within the systems biology domain. Gaggle data types include lists of identifiers, tuples (sets of key/value pairs), matrices containing numeric data, and networks.
Applications become part of the Gaggle framework by implementing the ability to send and receive messages containing these data types. Software tools connected through the Gaggle include: Cytoscape [5], a network viewer; MeV [6], an application for analysis, visualization and data-mining of large-scale genomic data; the R Project [7] for statistical computing; and Bioinformatics Resource Manager [8], a data management, analysis and integration environment for systems biology. Firegoose [9], a toolbar for the Firefox browser, further extends the Gaggle environment to web resources such as: KEGG [10], for metabolic pathways; STRING [11], for protein interactions; and DAVID [12], for functional annotations.
The effect of Gaggle connectivity is that the genome browser can focus on visualization without taking on the impossible task of reimplementing all the functionality of the various Gaggle-connected resources.
The application is factored into modular components which communicate with each other through events. The application exposes an API (currently in prototype form) for use by components, plug-ins and scripting. This API is used to implement Gaggle integration and forms the basis for an R package that enables control of the genome browser by commands within the R environment.
Heer et al. [13] present a system of software design patterns for visualization, several of which are applied in GGB. The general structure of the application loosely follows the Reference Model design pattern, a specialization of the Model-View-Controller pattern that further divides the model into the underlying data model and a visualization, a mapping onto visual properties such as color, shape, and position.
When a single track has features numbering in the tens or hundreds of millions, allocating an object for each feature is prohibitively inefficient. For this reason, features in GGB are typically Flyweights [14]. For all features of a track, a single flyweight feature provides an object oriented interface backed by parallel arrays. An individual feature then reduces to an index into the arrays and iterating through features simply amounts to incrementing the index. Thus memory is used efficiently and features nearby in the genome are also nearby in memory boosting cache locality.
Software designed to meet the fluid requirements of research applications must be flexible, adapting to changing needs and a range of usage styles [15]. The goal of our architecture is to provide the necessary flexibility through extensibility and interoperability with a range of tools from point-and-click web resources to sophisticated environments such as R.
A pair of case studies demonstrate the use of the Gaggle Genome Browser in analyzing diverse, complex and large datasets to discover biologically meaningful insights. The first focuses on a discovery of internal promoters that was made possible by extensive manual exploration and curation of the transcriptome structure in conjunction with protein-DNA interactions and interactive statistical analysis in R. The second example illustrates that GGB gracefully handles 8 tracks of single nucleotide resolution next-generation sequencing data, with a total of over 45 million features in a 358 MB database.
Case study: Discovery of a conditionally active promoter inside a coding sequence of the succinate dehydrogenase operon
Our genome browser was developed in conjunction with a study of the transcriptome structure of Halobacterium salinarum[19]. (GEO GSE13150) Transcription and protein-DNA binding were measured using whole-genome tiling arrays at several time points over the growth curve. This data was used to revise computationally predicted genes and discover new protein-coding regions and non-coding RNAs. A segmentation algorithm was used to find breaks in transcription defining transcription start and termination sites and operon structure. In some cases, these structures were shown to change over the growth curve revealing the dynamic nature of transcription. ChIP-chip data was used to relate changes in transcription to the binding of transcription factors.
An important discovery made in this study was that there is a higher than expected incidence of transcription initiation inside operons, including within the coding sequences of member genes. The discovery of these and other novel insights required the Genome Browser to support extensive interactive exploration of transcriptome structure changes and protein-DNA interactions in context of the genome map and to integrate well with R, which was used to process raw signal data and compute derived data such as segmentation and probable binding sites. Part of this analysis is reconstructed here to illustrate the features of the genome browser and its interoperability with other tools. The reader is encouraged to follow along with the detailed instructions on the Gaggle website [18].
In brief, we will focus on an observation that there is a growth-associated transcriptome structure change within the 4 gene operon for succinate dehydrogenase. We wished to investigate whether the break in transcription associated with this event coincides with the location of a transcription factor binding site (TFBS) for the transcription factor TFBd. We assayed DNA binding for TFBd using chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by two different whole genome tiling array platforms, an in-house array with 500 base-pair resolution (GEO GSE7045) [20] and a higher resolution Nimblegen tiling array (GEO GPL8468). Part of the intent was to test the sufficiency of the 500 bp array to predict binding sites.
Given the low resolution of this data it is difficult to evaluate visually whether there is a statistically significant TFBd binding event in the vicinity of the putative internal promoter. The resolution to which specific binding sites in a ChIP-chip assay can be identified is limited by: (a) the resolution of the tiling microarray, and (b) the variable sizes of the immunoprecipitated DNA fragments. Together, these issues can influence the accuracy of localizing TFBSs from ChIP-chip data. To address these technical challenges we developed MeDiChI [21], to precisely localize binding locations at a resolution higher than the tiling array probe spacing. MeDiChI produces a model fit and peaks representing locations and intensities of predicted TFBSs.
First, a description of the dataset was broadcasted from the genome browser to R. (Figure 6, step 2) This descriptive data about the dataset and its tracks includes information necessary to access the Genome Browser's underlying database directly from within R. Sharing the database between R and GGB amounts to a form of pass-by-reference which avoids pushing large data structures through Gaggle's messaging protocol, efficiently passing pointers instead. The 500 bp resolution ChIP-chip track was selected by interrogating the dataset metadata (Figure 6, step 3) and the track data loaded into the R environment (Figure 6, step 4).
MeDiChI was then applied to the ChIP-chip data over the genome region containing the succinate dehydrogenase operon. The Genome Browser's search function was used to find the coordinates of this region (Figure 6, step 5) for input into MeDiChI's chip.deconv function (Figure 6, step 6). The two kinds of derived data from this analysis -- a profile which represents the best fit of MeDiChI's model to the data and a list of peaks at the predicted sites of protein-DNA binding -- were broadcasted back to the Genome Browser for visualization (Figure 6, steps 7 and 8). The genome browser's Track Visual Properties Editor was then used to set rendering options for the new tracks (Figure 6, step 9).
By visualizing the raw and processed transcriptome and ChIP-chip data we observed a binding site for TFBd close to the 3' end of sdhB. As growth progresses, a break in the transcript for this operon appears, suggesting that there are condition-dependent alternative transcripts for this operon. Based on such interactive analysis we hypothesized the presence of transcriptional promoters in at least 40% of all operons in H. salinarum NRC-1. Several of these were validated with promoter-GFP fusion assays. In sum, the interactive exploration of the diverse genomic datasets within GGB was crucial in formulating hypotheses that led to the discovery of extraordinary complexity in prokaryotic transcription.
Case study: Inspection of transcriptome structure through interactive exploration of 350 MB of next-generation sequencing data
Passalacqua, et al. [22] mapped the transcriptome of Bacillus anthracis at single-nucleotide resolution using high-throughput sequencing technology (RNA-seq). To test our ability to handle data at this density, we imported the eight tracks of single nucleotide coverage data for this 5.4 megabase genome. As represented in the genome browser, these ~43 million features occupy 358 MB. GGB renders this data responsively and maintains a moderate memory footprint (~350 MB when run with a maximum heap size of 256 MB). This visualization is shown in Figure 1 and is available as a live demo on the Gaggle website [18]. Bookmarks annotating a region of the genome with a name and short description are included to allow quick navigation to features discussed in the paper.
Because data come from instruments, public repositories and other software in a bewildering variety of formats, GGB allows users to import data using their choice of tools and scripting languages. In this example, a short Python script created the SQLite data file taking as input sequence annotation data from NCBI (refseq IDs NC_007530 and NC_007322) and coverage data provided by the authors in tab-delimited text files. The same result could have been achieved using R and Gaggle or SQLite's command line shell as well as importing from formatted text files.
Related work
The insight to be gained by visualizing biological data plotted along the scaffold of the genome has long been recognized. There are several established genome browsers. Recent developments in both laboratory techniques and computing technologies have motivated several new entries in this category as well.
The UCSC Genome Browser [17] and its microbial counterpart [23] are the most widely known. A major asset of these popular resources is that each model organism is augmented with a rich collection of curated track data. The Table Browser feature [24] provides user-level and programmatic access to this data making these services excellent data sources as well as visualization tools. A wizard interface to acquire chromosome layout data from these sources is built into GGB, as is a link in the right-click menu that opens the currently selected or displayed region in the UCSC Genome Browser, for available organisms. The UCSC Genome Browsers are page-based web applications in which images are generated on the server, which places some limits on interactivity. For example, pan and zoom operations require a page refresh.
Rich web technologies can provide a more interactive experience with all the advantages of a remotely hosted web application. X:Map [25] is an impressive example, using the Google Maps API to interactively scroll and zoom through pre-rendered image tiles. JBrowse [26] demonstrates the efficiency of AJAX based client-side rendering. Like its predecessor GBrowse [27], JBrowse is backed by the BioPerl library. Web applications benefit from handling data and CPU intensive operations on the server. However, requiring users to upload their own data to another institution's server has implications for security and bandwidth. Even so, a rich web implementation remains an appealing option especially one taking advantage of the enhanced vector graphics capabilities of Flash, SVG or HTML5.
Our choice to build the GGB as a desktop application was largely motivated by the need to support large user-generated datasets. Java was chosen to complement other Gaggle tools and for cross-platform support. Other desktop genome browsers also implemented in Java include the Apollo Genome Annotation Curation Tool [28], which was used to annotate the fly genome. Affymetrix released the Integrated Genome Browser (IGB) [29] and the supporting Genoviz SDK [30] as open-source projects. The Broad Institute provides Argo [31] and IGV (Integrative Genomics Viewer) [32]. The recently published MochiView [33] is an excellent tool which integrates support for motif detection based on ChIP data. Both IGV and MochiView emphasize handling of high-density data types.
The central distinguishing feature of GGB is Gaggle integration, which offers a wealth of options for exploring different types of data in relation to location on the genome. Also, GGB's flexibility in track rendering enables visualizations that would be difficult to reproduce using any other software. This flexibility derives mainly from a variety of customized renderers and a free-form approach to laying out tracks. Multiple data series may be drawn on top of each other or partially overlapping, using transparency and z-order to convey additional information. Finally, GGB offers a point-and-click wizard for creating a new project based on any genome curated by UCSC. A similar feature using NCBI as a data source is under development.
Future directions
GGB remains a work in progress. Various directions for future development are under consideration, dependent on user demand. Primarily, GGB is designed to be ready for extension in the kinds of visualizations and the data types being visualized as well as additional avenues of interoperability.
A feature currently lacking is the ability to work directly with sequence data. Directly storing and looking up sequence data is one option, but we hope that integration, through Gaggle or other mechanisms, with existing applications may serve this purpose. We also do not display exons, given the emphasis in our own research on microbes. New data types and renderers supporting exon display could be implemented through existing extension points.
Interoperability is a particular emphasis in our development efforts. Building on Gaggle integration, we are prototyping a library of R functions for communicating with GGB. Further developing this library could help computational scientists use the sophisticated analysis and data manipulation capabilities of R and Bioconductor [34] together with visualization in the genome browser. For other users, enhanced point-and-click import of data from widely used sources such as the UCSC Genome Browser, NCBI Entrez [35], or DAS (Distributed Annotation System) [36] would be most important. Extending these mechanisms would allow the software to be applied to a larger variety of organisms and to more easily take advantage of the wealth of existing resources.
To address rendering performance in zoomed out views, where data points greatly outnumber the pixels available in which to display them, our scaling renderer aggregates features during rendering by computing ranges and means. Precomputing these aggregates at predefined scales could further increase performance. Buffering and reusing previously rendered image tiles would decrease CPU load while increasing opportunities for parallelism.
GGB provides the researcher with an interactive visualization tool for any data type that can be related to a location on the genome. Through the Gaggle framework, GGB can function as part of a powerful suite of bioinformatics tools able to exchange data with analysis software, other visualizations, and several public data sources.
Biological data can be joined together along several axes. Expression, interactions, and functions can be merged by gene or protein identifiers. Sequence similarity can form the basis of mapping data across organisms by orthology. In the Gaggle Genome Browser, heterogeneous data is joined by its location on the genome to create information-rich visualizations yielding insight into transcription and its regulation and, ultimately, a better understanding of the mechanisms that enable the cell to dynamically respond to its environment.
Availability and requirements
The Gaggle Genome Browser is written in Java (1.6 or higher) and depends on the SQLite database engine. It runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, either as a stand-alone application or by web-start. We recommend a minimum screen resolution of 1024 × 768 and at least 1 GB of memory.
The program and its source code are released under the terms of the LGPL http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html and are available on the Gaggle web site [18]. Demos, documentation and forms for submitting bug reports and feature requests are also linked from this page.
This work was supported by grants from NSF (DBI-0640950), NIH (1R01GM077398 and P50GM076547), DOE (MAGGIE: DE-FG02-07ER64327) and Battelle (214610) to NSB.
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The bag was a dream and totally perfect for our outing. Made in the softest natural grain leather with beautiful brass stirrup detailing, it was as practical as it was pretty. While I wouldn't usually pick a red bag (I tend to play it safe with more neutral hues), I relished playing dress up a little, pairing it with blue jeans, a Breton top and my trusty duffle coat. And, having never really been a bag aficionado, I was surprised by how much more 'together' I felt - like the bag just completed things nicely. Dotting the i's and crossing the t's.
Rebecca and I picked our way through the streets of Clerkenwell, following an outdoors trail hunting for words which had been dotted around - some made of wood, others vinyl and others spray painted onto walls. It was a brilliant exhibition that showed off the best of what the area has to offer. My trusty saddle bag faired so well throughout, offering enough space to stow away my chunky dslr, a brolly and my phone - quite an achievement. I don't even consider buying non cross-body bags anymore, and so this bag was right up my street. Not too heavy, but weighty enough to feel like it would last well, ageing beautifully over time, and oh-so practical. An investment piece, without the crazy designer price tag.
After wandering around some of the larger exhibitions (The Design Factory at the Farmiloe building was ace), following the outdoor trail and darting in and out of the rain, a sit-down was needed. Thankfully Workshop was on hand and its industrial space, complete with living wall, was the perfect place to shelter. The coffee was delicious and the staff were lovely. The entryway to Workshop also made for a good spot for this non-camera friendly person to pose for a few photos with my bag, guided by the ever patient Rebecca. A posing natural I am not. Never fear, this is not about to become a fashion blog. But we got there, and thankfully the bag did most of the work, looking pretty and taking centre-stage.
Now, here's the exciting bit - you can win (and name) this new style Village England bag over on the lovely This is Your Kingdom. Having only just joined team TIYK, I can honestly say I'm honoured to write for such a site. Beautifully designed, and now even easier to get around, it really is the place to go if you're looking for inspiration for places to visit in the UK.
Inspired by this fair isle, and in celebration of all things British, each bag is named after an English village. So, to enter the competition click here and simply write what you'd name the bag and why, and then keep your fingers crossed. For my competition entry I'd opt to call the bag 'Clerkenwell', which admittedly isn't a village per se, but it does feel like one to me. It's also the place where we had our fun mini adventure, in which the bag had a starring role, so it feels jolly appropriate. How about you? What village would you name if after? Pop on over to TIYK and share your idea - good luck!
Photo credit // All images taken by me, with the exception of the photo of me which was taken by Rebecca Portsmouth.
I was loaned a bag to review for this blog post but all thoughts and opinions (and supreme modelling skills) are my own. Full terms and conditions can be found over on the This is Your Kingdom competition page.


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Bands have a sound and image. Fans have expectations. Messing with either can lead to trouble or even be a career ender.
While writing songs in '05 for "Minutes To Midnight" Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington realized some of his compositions weren't stylistically right for the band.
Rather than shelve the material Bennington sought another creative outlet.
He began working with the group Julien-K with the idea of recording a solo album. Along the way, Bennington, with Julien-K backing, performed "Let Down" for the ReAct Now: Music & Relief TV concert. Then they teamed up for "Morning After" on the "Underworld Evolution" soundtrack. From this and studio work the project morphed into a band.
"We've developed a very unique style that . . . has its own identity," explained Bennington. "That's the reason why we ended up changing [the name] from Chester Bennington to Dead By Sunrise." However, guitarist Ryan Shuck referred to Dead By Sunrise as "Chester's Julien-K."
Going back to the late '80s/early '90s, Shuck was in Sexart with future KoRn frontman Jonathan Davis. Going in a different direction (to say the least) he joined the synth rock band Orgy which also had guitarist Amir Derakh (Davidson). The two launched Julien-K as a side project. But even side projects have side projects. Derakh and Julien-K/Dead By Sunrise bassist Brandon Belsky DJ under the moniker of JK DJS.
Shuck knew Bennington long before Dead By Sunrise and had been a fan of his songs going back to "Hybrid Theory." "I always used to go to his house and hear him play acoustic guitar," said Shuck. "And I thought to myself, 'Oh my God, these are such good songs'."
Before becoming Dead By Sunrise, the band called themselves Snow White Tan - as in not getting outside much or at least during daylight hours. "I came up with the band name because in the beginnings of making this album, I was partying ... we'll call it partying. It wasn't much fun, but we partied a lot," said Bennington.
"I was kind of in a really self-destructive place, and sometimes it felt like you weren't sure if you were going to make it to the next day," added the singer. "The name (Dead By Sunrise) kind of evolved from that lifestyle, and the title of the record, "Out Of Ashes," is kind of coming out of that self-destructive path I was on, and rising from the ashes, so to speak."
Recording the group's debut began in July, '08. Bennington worked on the album when he wasn't contributing to Linkin Park's "New Divide." Then Dead By Sunrise toured Europe and Japan with Linkin Park and Bennington performed with both. "Out Of Ashes" arrived in October, '09.
It's something of a surprise, though it probably shouldn't be considering the songs were originally written using an acoustic guitar, but nearly half the tracks on "Out Of Ashes" are downtempo. "Too Late," a drama ballad, is the most entertaining. "Walking In Circles" makes the cut too.
The set opens with a great little mainstream Rock song, "Fire." The lead single "Crawl Back In" has a tougher sound, then, following "Too Late," comes the screamer "Inside Of Me." Build toward the climax was obviously the mantra.
"My Suffering" picks up where "Inside Of Me" left off and Bennington does an accomplished Alice Cooper on "Condemned."
According to Bennington "Out Of Ashes" has "emotionally deadly tracks that draw feelings on intense anger, disconnection and depression." Actually, it's not nearly as bleak as Bennington makes it out to be. The album drives hard, or at least half of it, with enough Bennington angst to keep its' hold.


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It's day 12! You have joined the 31 Days of Halloween blog hop, this is a most awesome hop of everything spooky, kooky and creepy related. If you hop along and leave love, you might even win a prize!
Today I've repurposed an old medicine bottle to create a spooky bottle of elixir. There's a black whiff of smoke swirling out of the bottle filled with essence of candy corn, bat poop, bone dust and the spirit of a giggling ghost.
This elixir will fix everything from ear-worms to furry big toes but side effects include:
pointy nose
frog breath
ghoulish good looks
medusa-like hair and
hives - hives full of bees
Also don't mind the spider, she's the keeper of the lizard tails that sit in the bottom of the bottle (they keep it from turning bad)
A little close-up of Stella in her web - made from my hot glue gun, delicately balanced on a silly straw and surrounded by all her friends.
The label on the bottle was printed and then hot glued to the bottle. I also added a little charm to the front. The tiny spell book that you can see was given to me in a pocket letter swap.
Thanks for visiting - if it doesn't cure ya, it'll kill ya!
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The session will start with a gentle yoga class including opening invocations, intentions + offerings, mantras, pranayama's, warm-up movements, cleansing exercises and some asana. Then the class will become increasingly meditative with shamanic healing and with the use of powerful medicine songs and mantras. The class will finish with a prolonged yoga-nidra savasana.
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This sweet family worked with me with their first born, a little girl, just a few short years ago and now here we are with a new little bundle. A boy to add to their little family. He could not be more precious and loved. I am so excited to spend another year with this family and so glad to be able capture the wonderful milestones for their new beau. Newborn sessions are such a joy and I could not be happier to give them more special images for their walls. Treasure those littles for they are little for such a short time.
"Sometimes the littlest things take up the most room in your heart."
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A guitarist for 25 years, I have been learning about music my whole life. Fairly recently I've come back to country music, a form I only appreciated occasionally when growing up in Texas. But the blues has always been essential to me and I'm now trying to understand if I need two different projects to create my vision in each of these genres.
My new blog on this subject is American Sounds.
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I feel like I've been using a Google phone for years now but in reality, I've never really used one at all. Instead I've had several Android-based phones all packed with Google goodness. This means I've had Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Photos, Google Drive and an assortment of other Google products all on my phone but the phone itself was never made by Google.
Well now Google does have its own smartphone called the Pixel. And honestly, it's been one of the more difficult phones for me to review. Why? Because nearly everything that Google brags about being able to do with this phone I've been able to do on my Samsung Galaxy phones for years—with a few exceptions of course.
Google Assistant
The first of these exceptions is the Google Assistant. This is the name Google has chosen to represent its next-generation voice assistant. It's the same assistant that is built into the new Google Home product. Still, despite this being a new feature on the Pixel, most of what you can do with the new Google Assistant, I can do on my current phone just by uttering, "Okay Google".
The biggest difference to me (and admittedly a very cool difference) is that the Google Assistant can handle follow-up questions. So not only can I ask, "Who won the Packers game last night?" but I can then follow it up with, "What is their record?" The key is the use of the word "their". I didn't have to be specific and say, "What is the Green Bay Packers' record?"
Same goes when you are trying to find something near you. For example, I can say, "Where is the nearest Walgreens?" and after Google tells me I can ask, "What is their phone number?"
The Google Assistant also claims to be good at remembering things it learns for future context down the road. So in a sense, it gets smarter the more you use it.
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The second notable difference between the Google Pixel and other Android smartphones is the camera. Google claims the Pixel has the "best-ever 89 DxOMark Mobile score". Yeah, I've never heard of that either but the camera does let you take pretty good pictures in low light.
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The other things that Google brags about with the Google Pixel are things I already enjoy with my current Samsung Galaxy S6. Namely, unlimited photo storage (with the Google Photos app) and the Google equivalent of FaceTime called Duo (again available to everyone as an app).
Migrating from your current phone to the Pixel
One last feature I want to make sure you know about, but that I wasn't able to actually test (because my Pixel was a demo), is the ability to transfer (or switch as Google calls it) all of the information from your current smartphone to the Pixel via the included Quick Switch Adapter.
Basically, you connect your old phone to the Google Pixel and let the Pixel do magic to transfer everything over—even if your old phone is an iPhone.
The Google Pixel is clearly a good smartphone choice but because it doesn't really do that much more than what I can do with my Samsung Galaxy S6, I don't feel compelled to make the switch. Plus, it lacks things the current model Samsung Galaxy S7 has like being able to fully immerse it in water.
Something tells me though that it won't be long until the Google Pixel comes out with generation number two. And I'd be willing to bet, at that point it will be a tough phone to beat.
Note: The Google Pixel in this review was provided to me by Verizon Wireless and can be purchased at your local Verizon Wireless store or at www.verizonwireless.com.


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Botox injections belong to a category of medications in which varied forms of botulinum toxin is used to freeze muscle activity on a temporary basis. This is apparently the first ever cosmetic procedure that is FDA approved.
Botox injections are basically used for reduction or temporary improvement of visible facial wrinkles which are usually a result of aging, depletion of collagen, cellular modifications or damage caused due to free radicals. An interesting fact is that even simple acts like frowning or concentrating leads to contraction of muscles between the brows which makes the skin fold and thus create undesired wrinkles. These miraculous injections are also used for treatment of medical problems like neck spasms, excessive sweating, uncontrolled blinking migraines, bladder issues, and also crossed eyes.
Practitioners all over the world have been making result-oriented usage of Botox injections in the domain of cosmetic surgery. It has proven to be a successful treatment for facial wrinkles and creases. This procedure is short and does not require anesthesia. Without causing any major discomfort, the Botox injection needle is injected into specific muscles. It takes a maximum of week's time for the treatment to show results. Strict avoidance of alcohol, aspirin and other anti-inflammatory medicines is advised before and after the treatment.
The skin looks smooth and wrinkle free for four to six months after which the gradual appearance of fine lines start becoming visible to the naked eye, which calls for re-treatment.
Temporary bruising and mild headaches are the only possible side-effects. These also get resolved within one or two days. The treated area should not be rubbed for atleast 12 hours.


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We'll be profiling different parks in Carroll County in the future, but we thought we'd start out with an overview. There are around 30 parks in the County, according to the Department of Recreation and Parks.
Until we get our profiles up, if you need information about parks, that website is your best bet.
If you're looking for pavilion rental information, I'll save you the trouble. The Carroll County Parks pavilion rental brochure is here.


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I love mine. Really.
You are going to think I am crazy to be proud of a certain set of wrinkles. Go ahead and think it. I remember, when I was younger and my skin was completely line-free, crinkling up my sunburned cheeks in a smile and thinking, "You know, those smile lines are going to be so great when I'm older."
Isn't that a strange thing to remember from my teen years?
Now when I stop smiling, those lines don't go away anymore. But I really don't mind. Maybe it's the influence of Hemingway's Brett, who early on in The Sun Also Rises crinkles her eyes up at some lucky soul. She's not a character to emulate (unless you aspire to drink a lot, feel miserable, and take up with a sexy young bullfighter) but it's clear from the crinkling eyes part that she has that certain something, and I've always wanted it, too.
We were thoughtless -- or should I say fearless? -- about the sun back then. As a child, I used to have to wear a T shirt to the beach during vacation to protect my shoulders and back -- after I was already fried red as a lobster.
Sunscreen was called "suntan lotion" and it was for Yankees and sissies. It was only for the beach, never for sports or daily life. If you used anything at all, it was SPF 4 or 8. Most beach lotions were touted as increasing the darkness of your tan. By high school the potion of choice was baby oil and iodine.
I thought my dermatologist was going to faint when I told her that last one. She still reminds me about it when I go in to have the occasional sun spot frozen off.
So, yes, I am paying for all that sun now. But I still think I look better with a tan. And I love those crinkles.
And for the record? I have a few lines I am NOT happy about, so I'm still normal.


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If you follow me on Instagram you'll know that I am pretty much in love with baby wearing. My first experience with it was with my Solly Baby Wrap, which is been such a great way to not only relax my baby, but to help free up my hands during the day at home. The wrap can be tricky at first to get used to putting on and putting a newborn in, but I think I have finally gotten the hang of it. Aside from my wrap, my new favorite way to wear Harper is in my Lalabu Soothe Shirt! The first time I wore it was actually when I took these photos, and I kid you not, she slept in it for a good two plus hours afterward. The shirt is not only perfect for nursing, the best part is the little pouch in the front that baby can slip right in and cozy up next to you. The Soothe Shirt is meant to be snug, which really helped me feel like Harper was secure in the shirt and I didn't need to hold on to her while moving about. She is really long so the top part of the pouch didn't quite fit on her head like it is meant to, which I guess it ok because if it did you guys wouldn't be able to see her crazy hair! This girl came out with this hair and it just keeps getting longer… there is really no taming it at this point so we just go with the crazy spiked look! But enough about Harper's wild hair… if you are looking for a new way to wear your baby, you definitely have to check out Lalabu!
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The September-October issue of State of the Arts is available here.
And, new and exciting, the issue is available as a series of pdf formats.
Great job Beck & Christy for making this happen. (Also… speaking as one of seven people left in the state who relies on dial-up internet access… thank you for making a series of small pdf's.)


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In fact, what I really feel is that if I write, I would just be saying the same things over and over again.
I am a pretty simple girl, I guess. The lessons that Father has been faithfully teaching me lately have been... well, pretty simple. And, pretty much the same. The same-song-second-verse!
Any given day, I sit down to write here and think to myself, "Oh... I have said this before... last week, in fact..." So, I close my "new post" window and move on. What is the point of writing it again?
It is all written here already. Tucked quietly away in my post archives are the numerous lessons of faith and trust and love. Anxiety, fear, gluttony and control issues line the drawers filled with blog posts about God's faithfulness and His goodness. If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times.
So, do I keep writing here?
In answer to my own musings a thought comes to mind...God is love. His love endures forever. God so loved the world. His loving mercy is new every morning.
Sixty six books of the Bible. Thirty nine authors. ...they all wrote much of the same thing. Over and over.
A fresh word spoken from Isaiah about God's faithfulness. Isn't it nice that David wrote it, too. And David wrote it 130 times!! And, I am glad that Paul wrote about faithfulness again and again.
Hmmm... makes me think.
I guess that today's simple lessons are fresh for today's simple girl. Trust lessons I am learning today are fresh bread for me... maybe, just maybe, they might also be fresh bread for someone reading...
So, forgive me if you keep reading the same-song-second-verse from Koodaigirl... but, that is what I am singing these days. And, I am pretty sure, I will be singing that song until the end.


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Monday, July 25, 2016
Updated look for the staffing client and admin dashboard
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Hope everyone is having a great summer! Quick heads up that we pushed out some aesthetic changes to the webclient for staffing and the admin dashboard recently. Though we've modernized the look and feel, there are no major changes to the underlying functionality for this latest update.
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The RAG in Motivation
February 27, 2014
People today talk of the Work-Life Balance, which is good, but not entirely accurate; it suggests a split between work and life, a choice between the two which can be remedied by information or techniques that will enable them to co-exist in harmony: you can have work and life! However, work is part of life and the split is not two ways, but three, and it is the invisible 'third' element that makes all the difference in the world to the other two.
As we think about it, for all our lives, there are three core elements: there is Achievement (normally designated work), in which we struggle to achieve something, or impose our signature on the external environment; there is Relationship or are relationships, in which we yearn to love and be loved by others, and gain their respect and co-operation; and finally, there is Growth (or self – our self, our real self) in which we seek to grow through self-awareness and self-development, and this imposes some sort of order on our internal environment. Hence RAG.
These elements are dynamically interacting all the time. The most obvious example of this is when a colleague at work, known for their commitment and skills and quality output, suddenly loses interest in what they are doing, or becomes positively obstructive. Nobody can understand why this has happened, but upon investigation the root problem turns out to be nothing to do with work – turns out to be, for example, their partner has left them, or a parent has suddenly died. Thus, relationships outside work affect the work.
If this is true, as most obviously it is, it stands to reason that the self, too, will also affect both work and relationships, as they affect the self. The problem is: very few people seem to understand that they have a 'self' and that therefore they need to tend it! Tend it as you would a garden. The exception to this general stricture would the physical self and physical health. Because they can see and feel their physical bodies, people will take action to promote its well being – join the gym, do yoga, eat well and so on. Far fewer pay attention to their mental self, their emotional self, and their spiritual self. This is a tragedy because it is the self that primarily fuels work and relationships as we shall see.
However, before we discuss this in more detail, let's briefly look at how the three life elements express themselves in our lives. If we were to sum up their content in one question, then it would be:
Work (Achievement) asks: what do I do?
Relationship asks: how do I get strokes?
Self (Growth) asks: what does this mean?
All three questions are vital to us as human beings, but it should be clear that if we consider anybody, including ourself, then we all have predilections. Some people regard the question, 'What do I do?' as far more important than the other two. And what we see is how this manifests itself in the world: in fact this question is particularly pertinent to men and can lead to the often observed work-life imbalance that is so characteristic of them. A form of workaholic-ism emerges, whereby work becomes the be all and end all of their existence – and of some women's too.
Again, some people, and probably more women than men here, regard, 'How do I get strokes round here?' as the core issue of their lives. Relationships are everything, and in a way they are right. There is a familiar adage, 'all for love', and another which says that nobody on their deathbed wishes they had spent more time in the office. No, they wish they'd spent more time with the people they allegedly loved. But for all the power of love, the need for 'strokes' can have a dangerous sting in its tail: it can lead to compliance, co-dependence, and a loss of personal identity in the mad desire to have strokes come whatever may.
Finally, then, the third question, which seems cerebral and academic, but upon which so much depends: 'What does this mean?' In his book Man's Search for Meaning the noted psychologist, Vicktor Frankel, concluded that the meaning question was at the core of our existence. Man simply could not live without it, but with it could endure almost anything. This is fine and philosophical, but so many are too busy to pay any attention to the question, and so to themselves, until it is too late. They mistake the customs, habits and values of civilisation as a given font of meaning, and then do not have the internal equipment to deal with pressure when the cracks appear, as they always do to a greater or lesser extent.
So, to return to an earlier point, it is knowing the self, it is allowing for personal growth, that is the key to both success at work and in relationships; further, it is the fuel that provides 'energy', motivation if you will, to these other two elements. Ultimately, the person who is either so busy working or so busy in a relationship – say, caring for a child – or both burns out because there is no 'time for myself'. Time for the self, or Growth, is critical, but using it wisely is a different matter for it is in those spaces between the work and the relationships that many find being on their own, with their self, unbearable and we need narcotics and stimulants of one sort of another to cope. As Pascal, perhaps rhetorically, put it, 'All man's evil comes from a single cause, his inability to sit still in a room.'


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MOPS Holiday Market in Photos
I'm keeping things short this week– it's been busy around here, and I have family in to visit– so the following is a quick photo run-down of what I had at my booth at the recent Holiday Market!! This year I had Apple Cider Caramels (delicious!! Though I tweaked mine, the original recipe can be… Continue reading MOPS Holiday Market in Photos


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Mary Elizabeth McComas Piano Scholarship
The Mary Elizabeth McComas Scholarship is provided to enable graduate students, specialising in piano, to undertake overseas poststudies at one of the major piano-teaching academies or universities overseas. A preference is given towards European institutions, however, any institution outside of Australia is permitted. This scholarship is open to all piano graduates from BMus or equivalent courses provided at Australian Universities.
The value of the scholarship offered will depend on the proposal provided by the applicant. Indicative value of up to $50,000 per annum for 2 years. The amount of funding provided is at the discretion of the Trustees. Funds will be provided over two years, on the condition the recipient carries out the proposed course of study satisfactorily. Regular progress updates will be required to present to the Trustees to release payment instalments.
Open and closing dates
Applications are now closed.
Applicants can expect to receive an outcome by the end of June. It will be next open for application in March 2020.
Criteria and eligibility
Candidates for the scholarship must:
- have graduated or be eligible to graduate, in any undergraduate or postgraduate course in Music at an Australian University OR be currently enrolled in a course of Music as postgraduate student at an Australian University;
- be intending to enroll for a postgraduate place in a piano-teaching institution outside of Australia OR intend to secure private tuition with an approved piano teacher outside of Australia;
- be an Australian citizen; and
- attach transcripts or other evidence of their achievement as a pianist.
Selection process
Applications will be assessed by the selection committee on the basis of:
- artistic and merit, as demonstrated by previous academic achievement (VCE or equivalent; other tertiary results) and CV;
- career aspirations (addressed through questions in the application process);
- travel and study plan (outlining teacher/masterclass/tertiary intentions; detailed budget requirements; letters of support; etc); and
- likely success in completing the proposed course of study / benefitting from the travel plan (addressed through questions in the application process).
The Dean, on the recommendation of the graduate committee, will approve the receipients, who will be notified via post of the outcome. All other unsuccessful receipients will be emailed.
Additional requirements
To accept this scholarship, successful recipients are required to write a letter of thanks and provide an artistic biography for the donors or trustees. On occasion recipients will be contacted to provide a progress report.
How to apply
Refer to the Open and Closing Dates section above for the applications link. The link will only be visible during the application period.
The application will require personal information, including course and year level, and some questions addressing the selection criteria listed above. You will be required to attach some documents, such as CV and academic transcript and, where relevant, there will be the option to include any support material that gives weight to your application. Where financial need is a consideration, you'll also be asked to provide an estimate of your budget for the year ahead.


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My writers group, Untethered Realms. are taking part in the Challenge as a group. Each day, one of us will be sharing with you a fantastical creature that may be from one of our books, a favorite movie, or something we just came up with as entertainment.
F is for favorite creatures. Check out our choices at Untethered Realms.


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The simple root veg was presented whole, leaves in tact, as part of a complimentary crudites starter. Figuring anything they put on the table was going to be of a high standard I decided to be brave and try a radish — a vegetable I've done my best to avoid ever since I grew teeth. To me they were just bitter watery disks, lurking in salads, requiring a swift removal. But this one looked different; more stunted-carrot in shape, with a colouring bleeding from hot pink to white tip. I crunched down, and it was a revelation. Crisp, peppery, refreshing and spicy, I'd never tasted such a radish. Do I like radishes? By the time you get to your 30s you don't have many moments when you realise a food you detested as a child is actually nice, most of those transitions happened more than a decade ago. But for me it obviously took a multi-award winning restaurant to restore the humble radish's reputation.
Back in London I eagerly headed to the farmers' market in search of a similar style radish, the variety most well-known as French Breakfast (does not taste like a croissant). Initially all I could find were the round ones, the shape I associate with my past displeasure. But at last, I spotted bunches of the torpedo-shaped beauties at a market and bought several to use in some recipes that sounded like good beginner radish fodder. Buoyed by my new-found confidence I even picked up a pack of hot pink round radishes at the supermarket to try in recipes.
Open-face Radish Sandwiches
Adapted from: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's food column in The Guardian
150g radishes
200g cream cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, chopped1 1/2 teaspoons chives, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 - 5 slices good fresh bread (rye or brown best)
Finely shred or julienne all but four of the radishes onto two stacked paper towels. Bring in the sides of the towels and pat the radish shreds to get a lot of the moisture out.
Mix together the cream cheese, herbs and lemon juice in a bowl. Stir in the radish shreds and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Thinly slice the remaining radishes. Spread the mix evenly across the slices of bread (or toast) and place the radish slices on top. Sprinkle with a bit more salt, and serve.
Radish Tzatziki
Adapted from: Tesco food promotional magazine
Tzatziki is traditionally a yogurt and cucumber based sauce, served with Greek and Turkish food. But it's very versatile. I found this version went wonderfully alongside a platter of freshly made falafels, grilled halloumi, sliced beetroot, roasted red peppers, and rocket.
1/2 garlic clove, minced
8 mint leaves, finely chopped
10 radishes, grated
|Falafel with radish tzatziki; Flatbread with radish raita
Radish Raita
Raita is a yogurt and spice based sauce typically used as cooling agent alongside Indian food. This version still works to balance out spicy flavours, and the zinginess of the radish makes it interesting enough to enjoy simply with some flatbread. I use Greek yogurt here, as I like the thickness, but plain yogurt works fine as well.
200g Greek yogurt
8 radishes, finely chopped
2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lime juice
3 tablespoons coriander leaves, shredded
1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
In a bowl stir together the yogurt, radishes, lime juice, and fresh coriander. Stir in the ground seeds, and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Love your Leftovers: The spread and dips will keep for a couple of days in the fridge and are brilliant dolloped on a variety of leftovers, spread on sandwiches, or served with grilled veggies or fish. Cover the bowls with plastic wrap and put them in the fridge. When you use them later give them a good stir as the radishes will have released some water. They will most likely be a bit pinker too, as the radish skin has had time to mingle and brighten things up.


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Thalgo launches Merveille Arctique product range to complement new ritual
French spa brand Thalgo has launched a three piece product line to complement its new Merveille Arctique spa ritual.
The ritual incorporates Scandinavian heat therapy with Swedish and deep tissue massage techniques, and relaxing ice bubbles. It is designed to aid relaxation and promote 'a deep sense of wellness' by alternating between hot and cold treatments.
The accompanying product line, which is available as a retail line for guests to continue their treatment at home, consists of an Arctic Shower Foam, Salt Flake Scrub and Milky Moisturising Gel.
The products are formulated with cryo-extract of Boreal Algae, an active marine ingredient which hydrates, remineralises and detoxifies the skin, due to its high content of glucoronic acid, a component of hyaluronic acid, and other marine trace minerals including iodine and calcium.
The Arctic Shower Foam is designed to deliver a sensory shower experience, whilst cleansing, purifying and soothing the skin. It contains starch sugars to improve the skin's protective barrier.
The Salt Flake Scrub contains three different types of exfoliating salt, and is rich in magnesium to to leave the skin soft and smooth and have a calming effect on the body.
The Moisturising Milky Gel is a body gel, billed as a 'real sensory experience', with a fast-absorbing, melting texture, that is designed to intensely hydrate the skin.
Thalgo has also developed a signature fragrance for the collection, inspired by the Arctic, which features floral notes of hyacinth, jasmine, magnolia and orange blossom.
Marian Harvey, managing director of Thalgo UK, says: "Thalgo's Merveille Arctique ritual and product range introduces a new spa experience, something quite different and innovative which encompasses our professional expertise as well the brand's sensory signature.
"It provides not only a relaxing element but a deeply exhilarating experience, taking the client on an extraordinary and unexpected sensory journey", she adds.
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GardenArt is proud to announce that two more members of the GardenArt team have achieved an impressive accomplishment. Garrett Gaskins and John Muller have each been recognized as an Indiana Accredited Horticulturist – a distinguished professional honor.
The Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association developed the Indiana Accredited Horticulturist Program to provide a method of self-study and accreditation for individuals in the nursery industry. The goal of this certification and accreditation program is to develop knowledgeable, motivated, professional employees for the landscape nursery industry.
Garrett Gaskins and John Muller used their educational background and experience to delve into the curriculum in this advanced educational program. Garrett and John, like most of the professionals at GardenArt, are committed to continuing their professional development in the industry by taking advantage of educational accreditation programs like this one.
Garden Art's motto, Building Customers for Life, includes providing the most professional, most knowledgeable, and most motivated team to design and install something that matches our clients' vision for enhancing and transforming their outdoor living spaces. One way GardenArt achieves this is by supporting and encouraging our team members to pursue further education and professional development opportunities.
GardenArt is proud of Garrett and John. Join GardenArt in congratulating Garrett Gaskins and John Muller in achieving this accreditation as two of the top professionals in the landscape nursery industry.
Join GardenArt online and help us — Make Customers for Life.
|West Lafayette Landscape Architects & Designers


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Entry Level Multi Process
Designed as an entry level program, this 10 week, 300 hour course features training in the four most common welding processes. This course is approved as a vocational program under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, and qualifies for Employment Ontario and/or Second Career financial assistance.
- S.M.A.W (Shielded Metallic Arc Welding or Stick Welding)
- G.M.A.W (Gas Metallic Arc Welding or MIG Welding)
- F.C.A.W (Flux Core Arc Welding)
- G.T.A.W (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding or TIG Welding)
The focus of the course is "hands on" training, with the majority of class time devoted to practical application of welding.
Basic welding theory is covered and there are one-on one tutorials for trade math. For homework, students work through self guided tutorials in welding symbols and blueprint reading. Students are expected to work on these components outside of school but additional one-on-one support is always available and offered if needed.
Upon successful completion, students will achieve three separate tickets with the Canadian Welding Bureau (typically in SMAW, GMAW, & FCAW in the flat position).
In addition to the welding skills and the theory component, students learn cutting processes including Oxy-Fuel, Band saw, Grinding and Plasma Cutting.
Our program tuition includes all materials and text books required. You only need purchase your welders tool kit. We have complete kits available for sale at our school, or you can choose to purchase your own tools. Click here to view a list of the required tools.
Included with this course are our 'job ready' services including resume preparation, and job search assistance. To view our course description, click here.


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If you think of John Stamos as a perennial Playboy, you're not alone. But there's one person who doesn't agree with the image: Stamos himself.
"It's like all of a sudden you're that guy that everybody's calling Casanova, or whatever. It just sort of snuck up on me," Stamos tells omg! from Yahoo!. "I don't want to be caught up in the responsibility of maintaining that image, because it's not me. I don't like it. I don't think it's a good look, a guy who's dating a bunch of different girls all the time. And I really don't."
In fact, it's quite the opposite, explains Stamos, whose six-and-a-half-year marriage to model and actress Rebecca Romijn ended in 2005. "I've been in sort of mini relationships a lot in the last five years that I don't talk about," he says. "And most of them were not celebrities or known people, so nobody really knows about it or cares. But since I've been single, since I've been out of my last big relationship, I've been in relationships more than I've been single."
[Related: John Stamos' May-December Friendship]
Still, the same swingin' single image that haunts the 48-year-old has come with a few benefits, namely helping land him his first lead in a film, the upcoming indie movie "My Man Is a Loser," in which he portrays a ladies' man whose two beleaguered married friends (played by "True Romance" star Michael Rapaport and former "MadTV" actor Bryan Callen) enlist him to help them spice up their own relationships.
According to Step One of Many Entertainment's Eric Bamberger, one of the film's producers, he and his colleagues were looking to cast a 40something "ultimate Playboy" who was both likable and could connect with a variety of demographics. "John Stamos popped up as the obvious choice," Bamberger says.
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But for a guy looking to shed that reputation, is signing on to play this kind of character only perpetuating the stereotype? Stamos doesn't believe so. "It's showing you exactly what I'm saying is the chink in [the character's] armor," he explains. "They pull back the curtain … and you see that he's just a lonely, insecure guy that doesn't really have game and … the advice he's giving, his guidance, is not working. It certainly doesn't work on him. He's not happy, he's not in a relationship."
That's not to say Stamos isn't satisfied with where he is in life. "I'm not unhappy. I'm happy. But I think people, when they meet me, the word they use is that I'm a lot more neurotic than they thought I would be. So I don't know what that means. But no, I'm not as secure."
It's not how he's often described by fabled radio talk show host Howard Stern, who never misses an opportunity to talk about his pal Stamos, whether it's to hypothesize about his sex life, express envy over his handsomeness, or poke fun at his recent appearance on "Glee," where he just happened to play an extremely suave and attractive dentist.
"Howard has been a great friend and supporter. I don't go on [his show] very often, every couple of years. It's safer for me to stay off," Stamos confesses. "Every once in a while I'll email Howard and say, You know what? Thank you for keeping my name out there, because every day someone comes up to say 'I love you on Howard.' I'm never on it, but he talks about me so much. I consider myself lucky to call him a friend."
And the friendship is for real. The two socialize when Stern is in Los Angeles, Stamos helped facilitate getting the shock jock's increasingly famous limo driver and bodyguard, Ronnie Mund, a small role in "Loser," and Stern even named his beloved bulldog after the actor, who was married to Romijn back when Stern first got the pup he named Bianca Romijn-Stamos. With Romijn now remarried to actor Jerry O'Connell, Stamos eventually discovered the dog's name had been changed in light of his ex's new nuptials.
"They added O'Connell," Stamos says with a straight face. "I know that because I got a Christmas card. It's now Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell."
While Romijn may have gotten married again, Stamos isn't sure whether or not he'll take another walk down the aisle. "I believe in marriage. It scares the sh** out of me, because … in a heartbreaking way, it just seems like it's an institution that's starting to crumble," he admits. "I go back and forth. I like being in a loving, healthy relationship. I like being in a relationship versus being single. I would much rather come home to someone that I love to be with and laugh with than date different girls."
Whether or not he becomes a husband again, it seems he'll always be an actor. At this point in his life, Stamos has been a celebrity much longer than he hasn't, joining the cast of soap opera "General Hospital" when he was just 19, before being catapulted to serious stardom just five years later in what's still his most famous role of his career — Uncle Jesse on the much-adored '80s sitcom "Full House" (a show that also happened to give the Olsen twins the first of their many millions). While plenty of actors have spent decades trying to get out of their iconic characters' shadows, Stamos has no problem with the fact so many fans still remember him best from that wildly successful sitcom, despite the fact he's since spent a full four seasons on the medical drama "ER," recently had a multi-episode guest gig on the buzzy Fox series "Glee," and has had several Broadway stints over the years, including an upcoming stage role in "The Best Man," opposite James Earl Jones.
"It's on all the time and there's a new 'Full House' fan born every four years, so it's not like I needed something to get new people to know who I am, right? I think I look a lot different now, but I still get 4- or 5-year-old kids who come up to me," says Stamos. "'Full House,' it just never ends.'"
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Do you like to make cards? Are you loving the Anthology Collection? Last weekend I taught four classes at the Scrapbook and Paper Craft Expo in Brisbane and my Anthology ~ Set of 10 Cards was my most popular class. So I thought I would make another set of Anthology Cards, but this time I chose to add a bit of Mixed Media into the cards as well.
I do enjoy making sets of ten cards. This allows you to have a big stash of cards ready and on hand for those upcoming birthdays or when you need a quick thank you card etc. The sentiments for each of these cards came from the back of the Paper Pad. There are plenty of sentiments at the back of each Kaisercraft Paper Pad that are perfect for adding to a card.
I filmed a Video Tutorial for this Blog Post and I also have a written Step-By-Step Tutorial with photographs to assist you to re-create these cards. I also have a lot of other tutorials on my You Tube Channel, if you are interested in Videos. The corresponding written tutorials are on my blog. All my projects, videos and tutorials feature Kaisercraft Products.
Materials Needed:
Kaisercraft Products: CD512 Card Pack C6 Kraft |IT033 Film Strip Template | CS328Clear Stamp Set | CT938 Collectables | DD490 Texture Honeycomb Die | PP1045 Paper Pad | FL626 Flourish Pack Curiosities | IP721 Gum Leaf Ink Pad | IP724 Bark Ink Pad | IP722 Red Gum Ink Pad | IP733 Vine Ink Pad | Other: Water colour Paint and Yellow Sewing Thread |
Instructions to Create a Set of 10 Cards:
How to make a Set of 10 Cards using the Anthology Collection and a few Mixed Media techniques.
Step One
Prepare Base Cards by painting on some water colour stripes and then inking the edges with Bark Ink.
Step Two
Use Templates and a Mixture of Inks (Gum leaf, Vine and Red Gum) to create another layer on the base of each card.
Step Three
Choose 1 sheet from the 6 1/2 inch Paper Pad. Cut it in half at 3 1/4 inches. Cut each half into 1 1/4 inch strips. This will give you ten strips measuring 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches. Ink edges with Bark Ink.
Step Four
Choose two papers from Paper Pad to use for the Texture Honeycomb Die. Cut five die cuts and then cut each one in half to make ten, one for each card.
Step Five
Position die cut and paper strip onto each card. Staple to attach.
Step Six
Choose some stamps and stamp onto card with Bark Ink.
Step Seven
Embellish each card with Collectables, Wooden Flourishes, Sentiments from Paper Pad and yellow sewing thread. Attach with a mixture of foam tape and liquid glue.
Step Eight
Spritz with brown misting spray.
Step Nine
Stamp bird on branch on the inside of each card with Bark Ink.
Step Ten
Stamp bird in glass jar stamp onto matching envelopes.
Photographs of Each Card
Video Tutorial ~ Set of 10 Cards
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any suggestions for future Tutorials, please leave a comment below.
Thank you so much for reading/watching and have a crafty day!
Alicia xoxo