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by Dave
(Norfolk, UK)
This came with a lot of a deceased relative's stuff.
Much of his stuff was Edwardian / Victorian & WWI era.
This has no base mark and the blue is a dark blue.
It shows a coastal rural scene and a farmer coming towards a house from the fields.
It looks Chinese and fascinates me.
It is very pretty.
The implement the 'farmer' is carrying also slightly resembles a signature?
Or is that just wishful thinking on my part!!
Any help would greatly appreciated please.
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Emerge Prison Ministry
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"I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room. I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was in PRISON and you came to me." - Matthew 25:35
We are looking for volunteers who wish to join us on our one, or all, of our Prison Crusades in Columbia, SC.
We need volunteers for the following areas:
Prayer Team
Preaching Team
Worship Team (Singers & Musicians - Soloist & Groups)
Testimony Team
Production Team
And more...
If you have a heart for prison ministry, come join us!
AFTER YOU HAVE SIGNED UP AS A VOLUNTEER ON THIS PAGE, please go to the Emerge4Unity website to sign up for clearance, further instructions and training. That website is listed on this page under MORE INFORMATION.
Let them know that you have volunteered for the Cold Water Prison Ministry Team - an outreach of Deborah Ross Ministries, Inc., with Jay and Deborah Ross.
DRM's Cold Water Prison Outreach joins Emerge Ministries quarterly for crusades held in nine (9) prisons in the Columbia, SC area (serving men, women and youth facilities).
Volunteers are needed to participate as God transforms lives.
Please sign up as a volunteer on this website for further instructions on how to participate.
Each volunteer is responsible for their own transportation, lodging, and food. We do have a discount hotel rate (usually $99 per night (plus tax) and this includes a hot gourmet breakfast). All volunteers stay in the same hotel. Find out more after registering.

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By Chandler Guadagnin
The stage is set. It will be the Chicago Cubs of the National League Central taking on the American League Central Champion Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series. With the Cubs disposing of the Giants in the NLDS and Chicago's dismantling of the Dodgers in the NLCS, the Chicago Cubs are headed to their first World Series in 70 years; seeking their first World Series Championship since 1908.
On the American League side of the bracket, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS and mowed through the Blue Jays in the ALCS to reach the the Fall Classic. Cleveland, who hasn't won baseball's Championship series since 1948, will appear in it for the first time since 1997.
Both Chicago and Cleveland were written off early as World Series contenders. When Chicago's young star, Kyle Schwarber, went down early with a torn ACL and LCL, suffered in a collision between Schwarber and fellow outfielder Dexter Fowler in Arizona, when both were running for a fly ball. 103 wins later, the Chicago Cubs are four wins away from proving the critics wrong.
Similarly, when the Indian's Michael Brantley suffered a season ending shoulder injury after diving for a ground ball, analysts said there was no way that they would even have a chance to make the postseason. However, after winning their division, and marching through the postseason, the Indians too are four wins away from becoming the second major Cleveland sports team to hoist a championship trophy this year.
Chicago will look to cap off their historic season with the ultimate prize; while, the Indians will look to channel their inner Cleveland Cavaliers.
Looking to set the tone, the Chicago Cubs will send Jon Lester to the mound. He will be opposed by Indians righy Corey Kluber. Game 1 of the 2016 World Series comes your way Tuesday from Progressive Field in Cleveland on FOX at 5:00PM PT. Log on to www.kpaysports.com for postgame analysis following the game.
My Prediction: Chicago defeats Cleveland in six games, 4-2
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The Branton
1411 Avenue V Brooklyn, NY 11229
Sheepshead Bay
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About This Property
The Branton is well known for luxurious privacy in a vibrant neighborhood . Featuring studios, one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, many with outdoor spaces, The Branton's location to shopping, parks and playgrounds, as well as mass-transit make it the ideal address for both families and individuals alike. Enjoy great shopping on Avenue U, a wide variety of parks and green spaces, such as Mellett Playground next door, and your choice of world cuisine at nearby restaurants, the Branton offers residents luxury living in the perfect location.
About The Apartments
The Branton features large studio, one, two-bedroom apartments. Apartments are recently renovated, many with new kitchens, modern appliances, wood cabinets, and ceramic tile floors. Wood flooring is used throughout the apartment, and generous closet space provides ample storage.
Property Features
- On-site laundry room with modern washing/drying machines
- Parking garage on premises, fee
- Fully renovated high speed elevators service each of the wings of the building and provide for quick and easy transportation to your floor
- Intercom
- The Branton is wired for cable, High Definition Television and high-speed internet access including FIOS fiber
- Resident Portal
- Convenient online access to your account - Pay your monthly rent, access your account history or submit service requests for your unit - from anywhere in the world!
- Heat, Hot Water and Gas for cooking included in the rent.


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Entertain yourself and experience a breathtaking and uncompromised driving pleasure. Reduce your carbon footprint with the Tesla electric cars of Europcar.
The Model S is designed from the ground up to be the safest, moste exhilarating saloon on the road. The unparalleled performance and the clever configuration makes your driving not only safer, but stress free.
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The driver must be in possession of two different credit cards and a driving licence when renting. Minimum age requirement: 25.
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COW Vintage Playsuit
// Playsuit - COW Manchester // Chelsea Boots - Unknown //
This weekend has been so good, I got to go and see Bastille, Dizzee Rascal and Muse live in Manchester. After moving once again it was so nice to go back to Manchester and actually do something enjoyable on a weekend. I'm not a huge Muse fan although they were amazing, I was mostly looking forward to Bastille and Dizzee Rascal. The atmosphere of the concert and Strongbow provided me with a very enjoyable Saturday.
I adore this playsuit from COW and thought that I would make the most of the lovely weather we had and for one day actually not wear tights. I've worn this playsuit out with heels too and being the bargain hunter I am, I just love that I can wear something casual and going outey. The chelsea boots are from an online shop and were well priced, I can't quite remember which one but I'm sure you'd be able to find similar ones on eBay.
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Love the pattern on the playsuit, it looks so nice!!xReplyDelete
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Your playsuit is so nice and love how you've paired it with the boots! Love the photography on your blog!ReplyDelete
Super 90s I love itReplyDelete
Wow this playsuit has such an amazing print, I love finding great one off vintage pieces.ReplyDelete
Oh I love that playsuit, absolutely gorgeous find!ReplyDelete
Ah strongbow and music are the ultimate mix, sounds like you had a fab time! :)
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Your playsuit is an amazing find! Perfect little outfit xReplyDelete
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Tool - Ænima
7/21/1999 4:56:32 PM by Comfortably Anonymous
Times Read: 1370
Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will.
I sure could use a vacation from this
Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fucking time. Any fucking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.
Fret for your figure and
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your prozac and
Fret for your pilot and
Fret for your cable and
Fret for your car.
It's a
Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fucking time. Any fucking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.
Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will cuz
I sure could use a vacation from this
Silly shit, stupid shit...
One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.
Learn to swim.
Mom's gonna fix it all soon.
Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Learn to swim.
Fuck retro anything.
Fuck your tattoos.
Fuck all you junkies and
Fuck your short memory.
Learn to swim.
Fuck L Ron Hubbard and
Fuck all his clones.
Fuck all those gun-toting
Hip gangster wannabes.
Learn to swim.
Fuck smiley glad-hands
With hidden agendas.
Fuck these dysfunctional,
Insecure actresses.
Learn to swim.
Cuz I'm praying for rain
And I'm praying for tidal waves
I wanna see the ground give way.
I wanna watch it all go down.
Mom please flush it all away.
I wanna watch it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in.
Watch you flush it all away.
Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me pessimist.
Try and read between the lines.
I can't imagine why you wouldn't
Welcome any change, my friend.
I wanna see it all come down.
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Quirky and yelping, Pree crafts little gems of catchy magic. Lead singer May Tabol is formerly of the DC band Le Loup where she got a bit overwhelmed by the ghost of Ladytron. Here however, she does the overwhelming and thwacks you pretty severely with evocative phrasing and mysterious images.
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The 2014 CSS Report: Examining How CSS Is Being Used in the WildAlex McPherson
Alex McPherson scraped 8000 websites and looked at them to identify patterns and trends, and to see how fast they actually are.
Alex McPherson scraped 8000 websites and looked at them to identify patterns and trends, and to see how fast they actually are.
Styleguide for writing sane, maintainable and scalable Sass. This is a priceless resource if you're working (or thinking about working) with Sass.
With CSS Animations and Transitions for the Modern Web, you'll learn how to make your websites more vibrant and compelling with user interfaces that are functional, reliable, and usable, as well as beautiful.
In this article, Rachel Andrew takes a look at the CSS modules that have been created not for use in web browsers, but to deal with printed and paged media.
Matt Mastracci shows a couple of really interesting things you can do with :nth-child and :nth-last-child selectors.
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A NodeJS based tool that picks up performance data from browser developer tools and converts them to metrics like frame rates, expensive event handlers, paints, and layouts.
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Frederik Van Lierde wins the Ironman World Championship in 8:12:29
Belgium's Frederik Van Lierde ran into the lead during the second half of the marathon at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, to take his first win at the event in 8:12:29.
In a race that saw favourites such as Pete Jacobs (AUS), Craig Alexander (AUS), Eneko Llanos (ESP), Bevan Docherty (NZL) and Andreas Raelert (GER) fall by the wayside, Van Lierde became the first European to win the event since 2006.
After the 3.8km swim, which was led out by Brandon Marsh (USA), Clayton Fettell (AUS) and Jacobs, the defending champ was first onto the bike but was soon overtaken by Ironman bike course record holder Andrew Starykowicz (USA), who burned to the front of the race.
Behind him, a chasing pack formed including most of the big pre-race favourites, including Van Lierde, with Raelert and Sebastian Kienle (GER) further still behind.
Luke McKenzie (AUS) broke away from the group and briefly caught Starykowicz before the American ploughed on in the direction of T2. Behind, the riders were beginning to spread out, with some of the big names already lagging behind the pace, though Kienle was making progress to wipe out his swim deficit.
Starykowicz was first into transition with the day's fastest bike split of 4:21:50 and began the marathon with his robotic-looking run style. About a minute later, McKenzie reached T2 with Van Lierde and Kienle around three-minutes behind him.
McKenzie made short work of the opening miles and was soon in the lead, though Van Lierde was running at a faster pace to close the gap.
The Aussie held onto first place for 17 miles, but couldn't stave off being overtaken by the inexorable Belgian, who took the lead and continued running hard. Far from giving up, McKenzie recovered over the next few miles to cement second place while Kienle was also looking untouchable for third.
Van Lierde crested the final hill and knew he had the race sewn up. Running back through town, his usually unreadable face cracked into a wide smile and holding up a Belgian flag, he crossed the line in 8:12:29 after running a 2:51:18 marathon.
A delighted McKenzie claimed second in 8:15:19, comfortably ahead of Kienle, who completed the podium in 8:19:24.
James Cunnama (RSA) ran a solid 2:52:39 marathon to leapfrog to fourth place in 8:21:46 while Tim O'Donnell (USA) overtook eight other athletes to round out the top five in 8:22:25.
The day's fastest run split came from Bart Aernouts (BEL) who completed the marathon in 2:44:03.
Despite relatively calm winds and cloud cover for much of the day, several of the favourites' races fell apart this year. Raelert, Docherty and Dirk Bockel (LUX) all DNF'd while Eneko Llanos was 11th behind the best-performing ex-champion Faris Al-Sultan (GER). Alexander finished 21st with fellow Aussie Jacobs clearly struggling to a 32nd place pro finish and 79th overall.
On the British side, Daniel Halksworth put in a great swim, but faded a little on the bike and run to finish his first Kona race in 24th place while Paul Amey had a solid day to finish 17th pro.
Top 10 Kona Finishers 2013
1. Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) 00:51:02, 4:25:37, 2:51:18 8:12:29
2. Luke McKenzie (AUS) 00:51:17, 4:22:27, 2:57:20, 8:15:19
3. Sebastian Kienle (GER) 00:54:13, 4:22:35, 2:58:38, 8:19:24
4. James Cunnama (RSA) 00:51:13, 4:34:22, 2:52:39, 8:21:46
5. Tim O'Donnell (USA) 00:51:04, 4:35:39, 2:51:07, 8:22:25
6. Ivan Rana (ESP) 00:51:06, 4:40:36. 2:47:54, 8:23:43
7. Tyler Butterfield (BER) 00:51:24, 4:30:12, 2:58:22, 8:24:09
8. Bart Aernouts (BEL) 00:57:26, 4:39:48, 2:44:03, 8:25:38
9. Timo Bracht (GER) 00:51:21, 4:34:47, 2:56:07, 8:26:32
10 Faris Al-Sultan (GER) 00:51:19, 4:29:58, 3:05:46, 8:31:13
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Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 14:16:22.The toddler bed rails are used to protect your little tot or older child from falling out of his or her bed. The good bed rails, whether they are universal toddler bed rails or toddler bed rails for full size bed, will also help your toddler transition effectively from crib to big kid bed in a no-fuss and safe way. The safety bed rail or bumper arrangement can also be set up for a secured co-sleeping configuration at any age.When you are choosing toddler bed rails, always remember that the safety of your child is always the main concern. Cue from the rule to thumb following: The smaller your baby, the stricter the safety measure you will have to think of when choosing, buying, and installing the bed rail for your kid's bed. It is important to choose the right safety bed rail since there is also a chance when the young baby is getting stuck between the mattress and the bed rail, which may be fatal for your little one.Pay attention to how the toddler bed rails are attached to your bed. Generally, a large part of the bed rail material has to slip under the mattress, preventing it from crashing down. Even better, you need to have a sturdy attachment on top of the baby's mattress to avoid any gap from presenting, which as mentioned before can be truly fatal for the safety of your small baby.For your convenience, consider installing toddler bed rails which standing-up part can be folded down without having you to uninstall the whole thing once the bed rails are installed. This is a truly convenient feature for bedtime, such as when you sit on the bed with your toddler to read before sleeping, or when you have to change the bed sheets. And even though it's not an essential feature, you can go for rails with extra pocket on the outside you can use to put in book or small toy.The placement of your toddler bed also can make a significant difference to the safety of your little tot, thus optimizing the function of toddler bed rails. The key is to place the bed against the wall. The open side is thus then protected by the rail itself, while one side is already covered by the thick, sturdy wall. But if you have to safe wall for the bed to lean against, a double bump arrangement can make a great alternative.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-10-03 20:43:07.Kitchen is an important area for a house wife. So, if you are a house wife, you must think about how to make your kitchen keep neat, clean, and beautiful in appearance. And you have to think about the cabinets of your kitchen. For example, you need to make some ideas on how to decorate your kitchen cabinet by using Kitchen Cabinet Organizer. It is not always putting below the sink cabinets, but you can choose another idea.The first idea is wall kitchen cabinet to organize your kitchen. It is very useful if your kitchen is not large. If your kitchen is small, you must order your kitchen smartly. Do not use standing kitchen cabinet. It will decrease your room space. Your room which is small will look so crowd and stuffy. It is better to apply some wall kitchen cabinets. Put it on the wall area which is near from your cooking activities. For example, you can place it above the stove or above the sink cabinets.Another idea for small kitchen is making use of skinny area that exists between your wall and your fridge. It will be useful for storing canned food and good. It will also make your room surprising to have this kind of storage area. You can also add appealing chevron surprise to make it happen. If it is too difficult for you, you might utilize bins or basket by creating bins which are easy to grab. It is an idea of designing small kitchen cabinets for holding stuff and kitchen good on the shelf which is tippy top.If your kitchen is not small, or it can be categorized as large, you can try these tips on kitchen cabinet organizers. Labeled containers will be good for your kitchen since it can transfer everything. It will be easy to find and get what you need and look for without employing logos' visual cacophony.You could employ stack shelves, too, if you want to make use of your head room. Or, you might want to have your kitchen tools hang. No, if you think hanging the kitchen tools such as spatula, will distract the beauty of your kitchen, you can hang it not on the wall, but on the doors back. It will be cover and closed by the door of a cupboard or a standing kitchen cabinet. So, which Kitchen Cabinet Organizer you will choose?
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-05 07:26:57.Cabin decor adds improvement to your cabin. Remember that cabin is the perfect place to retreat at winter. Decoration you add to the cabin will influence how it will be warm and comfortable during the winter. Cabin is usually decorated with rustic style. Look at the expression of rustic cabin furniture. The furniture spreads warmth to the cabin interior. It makes the cabin more comfortable. Indeed, it is not only from the furniture but also from the decors and ideas for decorating.Then you need to shop cabin decor first. First plan is make a list of what decors you want to buy. The decors you buy will be displayed on the cabin wall, ceiling and floor. You can start with looking at the images of the cabin interior decoration. You may see some decors on the cabin interior decoration then. To make a good list, you can look at the list of popular items for cabin decor that is provided from certain online store. They have selected what decors you may need.If you have bought all from the list of cabin decor, then it is the time to decorate or display your cabin. Remember that any decors you buy, you will not miss log cabin decor. Rustic log decoration should be more entertaining for winter season. It is so warm and comfortable, too. Looking at the images of cabin interior decoration gives you an easier way to see the ideas to decorate the cabin. However, you will not follow all ideas that are in the pictures.You need more personal ideas. Remember that this is for your family retreat. You cannot just copy the ideas of cabin decor that you can find from the images as those ideas are created for other families. You may take some but not all. Think about what your family loves more. Wall decoration, furniture, flooring ideas and others including lighting can completely decorate the cabin interior.As long as this cabin decor comes with rustic design, then DIY ideas will be considered with rustic decoration. If you have inspirations about rustic interior decoration, you can apply those inspirations to your cabin. However if it is not, then your creativity will lead you decorate the cabin impressively. Images of cabin interior decoration can inspire you but the decision to decorate your cabin should be based on your personal feeling as well as your family's feeling.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-06 13:20:35.Whatever your reason to create your own reclaimed wood dining table, here we have some basic ideas to see and follow. DIY reclaimed wood table is usually appropriate to express your rustic appetite. It has good aesthetic value to show off. Besides, it can be also an excellent alternative if you have limited budget to purchase any dining table from the market.The following are the materials that you may need. Remember that you may have different materials for the legs. The materials will be reclaimed wood, steel, sand paper, wood screws and steel wool. Steel can be replaced with wood, plastic or iron for the table legs. Then, you will need also the following tools such as drill or screwdriver, pliers, gloves, hammer, saw horses and rip saw or hand saw.To start the instruction, you need to prepare the salvaged wood. According to the size, you can make use of 3 to 12 boards that are strapped down. Be careful with the nails, screws or metal on these wooden boards. For safer work, you may wear your gloves. Then, it is the time to pull the nails, screws etc. Make sure that you don't damage the grain of the wood. After that, decide the size of the table that you want so that you can precisely measure the width and length of the woods.Set the wood boards. It will be little bit easy when the boards have straight lines. Thus, it is good for you to find some straight wooden planks. Then, you can easily screw them. Commonly, 9 screws are enough. Each support is with 3 screws. Then, re-measure your candidate of wooden table. Not fixed security may lead to unsymmetrical shape. Clear up the edges of the woods before this wooden planks are set with the legs. You can build the legs by yourself. But if you find it difficult, you can simply purchase the legs from IKEA.Set the wood plank with the legs. Secure them by using some screws. For the finishing, you need to work with sand paper and steel wool. They make the wood have smooth surface. Then, it can be completed with polishing or painting. Polishing will still keep the natural pattern of the wood and it is perfect for bold rustic look. Having different tones of the table top and legs is interesting. It is a good idea for a modern reclaimed wood dining table.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-02 14:55:47.Patio table umbrella can play as a cover and protection at the same time for either the table or you who are sitting on the chair of the patio table. You need to make your patio as comfortable as possible no matter what. It is because your patio is the place where you will enjoy your free time to get relaxed. Sometimes, you invite your friends or host an outdoor party in your patio. So, there is no reason not to make your patio relaxing and refreshing for everyone.Patio will never be complete or comfortable unless it has the right furniture set. The right furniture set can be more relaxing when it is added with patio table umbrella. This is a patio or outdoor table where the center of the table is equipped with large umbrella. This table is very versatile. It has double functions. It can be used as a table and umbrella as well. In the patio, this table gives you more benefits as you will be well protected from the sunlight.Yup, patio table umbrella will cover you from the hot sunlight without reducing the comfort and relaxing feeling of your patio. You can still enjoy the view of the patio as well as feel the breeze that touches your skin and hair. No wonder if you have patio table umbrella cover, you will not only make your patio more beautiful as this patio table can work as décor but also it can add the comfort of your patio. You can spend your time in the patio, no matter what the weather is.This patio table umbrella comes in various designs and styles. If you look at the pictures, you may find the patio table umbrella holder that is made of wood and metal. Indeed, both of them are durable and sturdy. It is just about how the expression of both of them. If you love more natural expression, then you can select the umbrella holder is made of wood. Otherwise, for more modern touch, metal holder looks excellent.Look at the wide selection of patio table umbrella here. Be more selective from the materials, designs, styles, sizes to colors and finishes. The prices are also various. The one that is sure about this table is about the benefits that can give you both well cover and protection. If you host and outdoor party, this should be more entertaining and inviting.
Gilmat Pools, 2017-10-04 16:23:13.When you are planning to install pool enclosures, there are several things you must consider first. This way, the swimming pool enclosures can meet your expectations and perform accordingly. You can start from the type of enclosure: tracked or trackless. Based on the ease of operation, tracked enclosure is easier and quicker to open and close just by one person. On the other hand, trackless screen pool enclosures tend to require two persons to do so. This is because of the enclosure models that need to be pulled or pushed evenly on both sides to avoid the overall enclosure from moving offline.Look at your swimming pool area. Is it located in a sheltered environment? Or is it designed to be fully exposed to the wind? This consideration will always determine the choice of pool enclosures to buy. Pool in an open area ideally installs a low profile one, considering the wool is subject to high winds. Alternatively, choose enclosure for your open pool area that is secured by tracks to the ground.The type of edging you have around your swimming pool is also important matter when choosing pool enclosures. In general, people prefer to have the enclosure to sit as tight as possible to the pool, but it works only if there is limited space. Therefore, any measurements will have to be 10 cm at minimum beyond the raised copings to ensure that the enclosure for swimming pool can clear them.The condition of pool surrounding needs to be taken into account when you are shopping for new pool enclosures to install. For the pool enclosure to work efficiently and accordingly, the paving or your pool must be as level as possible. This way, the paving needs to be reasonably smooth, especially if you are not about to have a tracked enclosure system. If the surround is uneven, fix a level boarding or platform to make the surface even when you decide to install a tracked system.Last but not least, consider delivery and installation too. Think how easy it is for the pool enclosures to be delivered to the pool side, as well as how much room available for the workers to install the enclosure in place. Remember that many low profile enclosures are now virtually plat packed, so a few problems with access are highly possible. Even so, the individual modules are generally delivered assembly-ready, so much more room is always needed.
Gilmat Bedroom, 2017-10-05 00:27:23.Storage is needed for all rooms including for the bedroom. Even, in the bedroom, you need more storage. Wardrobe or closet and bench chest may not enough to keep your personal stuffs. What about your bedding set? Where will you put your bedcover? Pillow? Then you need a huge storage for them. The solution is by picking platform bed with storage. However, there is a wide selection of what storage design that can be added to platform bed. You can select the bed design and size as you like.First of all, if you want this platform bed with storage with a huge storage, then you need the platform bed where the top of the bed can be lifted. When the bed is lifted, you will see the whole space of the bed can be used as storage. This platform bed design is very popular. It is durable too. You just need to lift the top of the bed on one side. There, you can put your bed cover, pillows and other bedding sets. You can put other personal stuffs too there.You may find queen platform bed with drawers if you want. For this type of platform bed, you will not have a huge storage as the platform bed design as above where it can be lifted. You may have two or more drawers here. The drawers are in high size too. So, you can use the drawers to store your bedding sets. The drawers of this platform bed with storage can be installed in left or right side of the bed even both of them. It depends on what design.You just need to find this platform bed with storage with design you like most. There is a huge selection you can find in the market. You may need to see the pictures of this platform bed design that meets your standard. It comes from traditional to modern designs. So, any bedroom interior decoration you have, you can find the best platform bed design that match with the interior you have.Platform bed with storage comes in various sizes too. For the most comfortable platform bed, then you can consider the bed in queen or king size. King size platform bed has larger size even for two. It means you have larger storage that can be used as an organizer. Your bedroom can be clean, neat and organized too. Your bedroom can be instantly enhanced then.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-06 04:58:29.Living room is an important place for your family to have a guest. Your guests will have first impression towards your house, your personality and the characteristics only by observing the living room you have. So, it can be said that living room decoration is quite necessary. And, you can start it by its wall. Are you looking for some ideas about Living Room Wall Decor? Well, your first choice must directly go to Living room wall decor stickers, or living room wallpapers. But actually, there are bunch of choices of wall decorations not only wallpapers and wall stickers that you could choose.What Can You Apply for Living Room Wall Decor?To have Living Room Wall Decor, you can start it from the wallpaper. Many wallpapers designs can be chosen by you. It depends on your choice and the design of your living room. Wall stickers can be another choice, too. If you have contemporary and modern living room design, you can choose simple wallpapers with white and black colors.Other option is 3D Wallpapers. It is now becoming more popular. 3D Living Room Wall Decor is a great option for luxurious and modern design of living room. But, the most crucial thing if you choose this kind of wallpaper is that it is quite expensive. Then, you can forget it and go for some low price Living room wall decor art such as frames. The frames can be the photos of your family, or frames of some great fine art. Many paintings that can be put on your wall are abstract painting art, or contemporary art.Other Living room wall decor ideas are antique vases that can be put on the wall, for example some antique and unique plates from Victorian Era. Or, if you have collection of books, you can make unique shape of bookshelves and arrange your book collections there. It is okay though it is in the living room. Who knows your guests will read some of them while waiting for you. If you do not like the idea of books, maybe you can choose the other Living Room Wall Decor ideas such as hanging plants.If you want to make your living room look fresher and just like in nature, you might apply some plants on the wall as Living Room Wall Decor. But, if you choose the real plants, the weakness is that it can decay and you have to change it. Flowers can be another option, too, or you can combine hanging flowers and plants on the wall. But, again and again, it's better to choose the artificial one rather than the real one since it will be inside the home.
Gilmat Table Design, 2017-10-01 21:54:02.Your living room must be entertaining due its design and decoration ideas. You may add more personal touches to make the room more comfortable. Remember that living room should be always clean and neat as your guests will see this room as the description of your personalities. Then you need storage or organizer there. However, you need to have the right one that can work as an accessory too. So, it has a very nice look to the room interior decoration. It is like sofa table.This table can act like side table where you can place the table beside your sofa or other furniture. You can place this table exactly in front of the wall to complement certain decoration. It depends on what you like to place this sofa table. You may need to see more pictures of this table design to know where the table can create a perfect decoration even can become the focal point. Then, you will start finding this table from the design, style and paint color.In the market, there are many sofa table plans available in various prices too. If you are skillful, you can build this table by your own hands. It should be more interesting to build this table with your own design and ideas. The pictures of sofa table will inspired you as there is a wide selection of designs and ideas to decorate the table. Just always remember that this table can act like an organizer and accessory. So, besides the design, style and paint color, you need to select this table with under shelf and drawers.Sofa table for sale comes in various designs, styles and paint color. Each of them offers different design of the storage. If you love this sofa table with under shelf, then you can show off your collection as you can use the under shelf to put your collection there. The top table can be used to place any personal items that can draw attentions. Drawers are good parts for this table design as you can store small things there.It is good idea when you are looking for the right sofa table based on the design, style and paint color of your living room interior. It is because this table will be placed there. Anything you do to the table will draw attentions from your guests. So, you need ideas to decorate the table. You can put your collections there or other things you want to show to your guests.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-06 11:44:03.That is the right description to tell about rollaway bed. This bed is an excellent choice for bedroom sizes. If you don't have a guest bedroom, then you can also use this bed for your guests. As long as it is portable, foldable and comfortable, this bed is versatile. It has durable bed frame as it is made of metal. It combines strong metal with comfortable and soft mattress. It promises you a good sleep. What are you waiting for? Just pick the best rollaway bed from the wide selection here.That is right that this bed is portable. It has four wheels with various sizes and designs depending on the bed design. The wheels will ease you in moving this rollaway bed to any room or space. The wheels are in the center of the bed. So, when the bed is not folded, these wheels work as the bed legs to support the bed. If you want to move the bed, then you need to fold it first. You can easily move the bed to be placed in the room you want or just to store it whenever it is not used.That is why this rollaway bed is versatile. In the small size, this bed can be very useful without taking much space. You will only unfold or use the bed when it is needed. Then this bed has smaller and slimmer size. So, it can be kept in the storage or just place it beside the closet or bedroom cabinet. It is easy to use and easy to store. This is what you can call versatility.This rollaway bed comes in various sizes. You can select this bed in twin size if you want to use it for single person. However, if you want to use it for couple, you can pick queen size rollaway bed. Queen size is wider and larger. It can be more comfortable. But you don't need to worry about the large size. Although it is large, it is still portable, foldable, and comfortable. You will not regret purchasing this bed.Moreover, you will see this rollaway bed in various colors and patterns. You can select the bed with the appearance that you like most. Look at the wide selection here and see all of them. They are wonderful with many color options. You can pick the bed with your favorite color like white, blue, brown or others.
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How It Happened
Sparked by its impressive defense and some hot shooting in the second half, Rhode Island (7-3) won its sixth straight game, defeating Boston University 56-48 Tuesday night at the Ryan Center.
The Rams got off to a slow start, hitting just three of their first 15 field goal attempts while BU (3-6) went on an 11-2 run over a six-minute span in the first half to open a 15-9 lead. Rhody used its defense to get back in the game though, forcing BU into 12 turnovers which led directly to 15 Rhode Island points. The Rams had nine steals in the first half alone and went into the break up 26-24.
Rhode Island opened the second half with more defensive pressure, holding BU without a field goal over a span of 7:06 that covered the final 1:55 of the first half and the first 5:11 of the second frame. During that span, the Terriers missed nine consecutive attempts from the floor while turning the ball over five times.
Senior Megan Straumann and freshman Charise Wilson caught fire from beyond the arc late, combining for five three-pointers as Rhode Island opened up a 14-point lead toward the end of regulation. Straumann connected on three consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 2:02, including one from the Alex and Ani graphic well behind the three-point arc.
Inside the Box Score
- Senior Megan Straumann tied her career high with four 3-point baskets and finished with a game-high 14 points.
- Junior Tayra Melendez (12) and freshmen Charise Wilson (11) and Dominique Ward (11) all reached double digits in scoring as well. It marked the sixth time this season that three players reach double figures, but the first time that four Rams scored 10+.
- For Ward, it was her second straight game with 11 points, which is her career high. She also had four rebounds, three assists and one block.
- Wilson tied her career high with seven assists.
- Rhode Island had 14 fast break points, compared to just two for the Terriers.
- The Terriers had a big advantage on the boards, as Rhode Island was without three forwards for the game. BU outrebounded the Rams 51-31, but Rhode Island held the Terriers to 31 percent shooting from the floor.
- Rhode Island had 14 steals that led to 23 points off turnovers. The Rams forced BU into 19 turnovers, the second most this season for the Terriers.
- The Rams committed a season-low nine turnovers.
- Former Rhode Island assistant Cindy Blodgett and Stephanie Tobey were on hand, as both are now assistant for BU head coach Katy Steding.
Stat of the Game
45 – The teams combined to attempt 45 three-point shots. Rhode Island attempted 20, while BU had 25.
What's Next
The Rams are off for the next 12 days as the students enter the final exam period for the fall semester. Rhode Island plays at Bryant on Sunday, Dec. 21. Game time is 1 p.m.


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… But they remained silent. Mark 3:4
Today you are invited to consider what is going on in your world that is the cause of pain or injustice. How do you respond when you see or become aware of such things happening? Do you speak out or do you remain silent? Which is it easier for you to do? Why is that so? How can you make a difference when others are harmed in your neighbourhood? Who can you tell? What can you do? Or will you remain silent? What makes you come to this decision? How does God react to your response? What does He want you to do? Ask Him today, expecting Him to reply, and then follow His lead.
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You must complete at least 24 credit hours of coursework and 6 dissertation hours for a total of 30 hours for the PhD degree at The University of Texas at Austin.
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24 hours of graduate courses beyond the MS degree plus 6 hours of dissertation courses (ASE 399R and ASE 399W).
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The coursework must be completed within 6 years of being admitted to Candidacy.
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Graduate students who do not already have an MS degree are allowed to pursue the PhD degree without getting an MS degree along the way. The coursework requirement for this degree is 54 hours. 48 credit hours of graduate courses and 6 dissertation hours are required for a total of 54 hours for the PhD without MS.
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"Hat and Feet" / Fountains of Wayne
What? The only Fountains of Wayne song you know is their one pop hit, "Stacy's Mom"? Now that's a shame. Permit me to widen your horizons, with not one but ten FOW tracks that prove their genius...
From Utopia Parkway (1999)
It's the old, old story here -- Boy meets Girl, Boy gets Girl, Girl breaks up with Boy, Boy licks his wounds and feels sorry for himself. Cue up Gene Pitney or Bobby Vinton, bewailing their lonesome fate.
But, being Fountains of Wayne, these guys have to give it their own effervescent twist.
There's no way this is going to be a self-pity party -- not with that perky beat, that bouncy melody. When this track dials up on my iPod while I'm out walking, I can hardly keep myself from strutting.
Whatever pain and heartbreak our singer is feeling, he's already holding at arm's length, ruefully describing himself: "I'm just a hat and feet / That's all that left of me / A spot on the sidewalk / A mark on the street / I'm just a hat and feet."
Sure, he's been "gutted," to use the Brit slang term. But that image -- the collapsed hat (I picture a straw boater) and feet (picture white bucks) -- is so delightfully cartoony, we can't feel too sorry for him. And neither can he, now.
Cartoony? It's better than that; it's a classic scene out of silent comedies. something by Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd. In the second verse, her rejection is "A falling piano / From out of a window." And in the bridge, he laments, "I'm just a sitting duck / That ran out of luck / I'm the unhappy guy / That didn't look up high / I started running when I saw it coming / It got faster and louder till I took a powder. . . . " KaBLAM!! When he stands up, there'll be stars circling around his head and a criss-cross of bandaids appearing magically on his forehead.
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Demigod of death sworn to the Red Lady
Duality: Expend an Action Point to swap one of Shikoku and Iyo's stats.
Do This in My Name: Shikoku is a servant of The Red Lady, and bears her crimes and burdens.
It's Not A Sister Complex: Shikoku is very protective of Iyo, and though his jokes are often cruel, would never allow any serious harm to come to her.
Trench Foot: Shikoku is a personification of modern war, and can quickly master modern weaponry, as well as instinctively 'feel' if any weapons of mass destruction are near.
- Magic (Fire): 3 (Good)
- Magic (Poison): 3 (Good)
- Culture (English): 1 (Average)
- Engineering (Mechanical): 3 (Good)
- Athletics: 4 (Great)
- Perception: 4 (Great)
- Ranged Weapons: 5 (Superb)
- Melee Weapons: -2 (Terrible)
- Thrown Weapons (Grenades): 5 (Superb)
- Physical Defense: 4 (Great)
- Mental Defense: 4 (Great)
- Body: 4 (Great)
- Mind: 4 (Great)
- Action Points: 3
- Load Limit: 8
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The right certification offers a path to sustainability
Across industries, companies have felt pressure to align their operations with increasing environmental standards. Organizations like the Environmental Protection Agency create policies aimed at improving the sustainability of the American economy - to reduce harmful emissions, cut pollution and leverage clean energy. For a business that's new to the world of sustainable practices, these regulations might seem daunting. By matching your business operations to certain norms and gaining certification for energy and environment management, you can realize the benefits of greener thinking.
Moving environmental policy in the right direction
Whether it's miles per gallon in the automotive industry or discharge limits in wastewater, sustainability-based regulations creep ever tighter. As businesses grow operations and adjust to constantly changing standards, it isn't enough to just remember to shut the lights off at the end of the day. True sustainable practices result from top-down prioritization that encompasses every facet of the business.
Sound like a lot? The difficulty lies in the planning taking the first step - not necessarily in the execution. Once your company gets going in the right direction and implements a flexible, comprehensive strategy, any future changes fall under that established umbrella.
But you shouldn't just conform to policy to meet regulations. When done correctly, sustainable business practices have an inherent benefit to the bottom line, too. That might come in the form of energy cost reduction, fine avoidance, or even better standing in the public eye. Getting to that point takes an approach detailed in several management standards.
ISO 14001: Environmental Management
To optimize the way your business promotes and coexists with the environment, ISO 14001 is a perfect starting point. The internationally recognized standard contains specific guidance on how your company can use resources more efficiently, reduce waste output and improve overall environmental performance while ensuring a competitive advantage and shareholder trust.
The key distinction in the ISO 14000 family compared with other environmental standards is that the ISO standard makes you examine your company's practices as a whole, rather than as individual elements. That's part of the ISO approach - to use a high-level structure that starts at the top and creates overarching parameters that can apply to separate functions. Additionally, ISO 14001 strives for continual improvement, meaning your company will be prepared for any changes that may arise
ISO 50001: Energy Management
Environmental sustainability is inseparable from energy consumption. If your company cannot claim to have a policy aimed at reducing energy use, you can't truly say you're committed to environmentally sound practices. ISO 50001 addresses company energy use - again, in the holistic, top-down, continual fashion that is typical of ISO standards.
Energy consumption is arguably even more directly linked to company costs than other environmental issues because you pay for the utility. The less you have to use, the lower your overhead. Here, too, regulatory bodies set limits on how much energy you can use before taxes, fees and fines set in. Those are additional costs your company will avoid by implementing the ISO-recommended framework.
Both ISO standards do more than prescribe a set of actions to take - they offer a way to set goals, meet targets, create a policy, leverage data, examine results, self-evaluate and adjust to new goals and regulations. Learn more about these ISO standards here.
The ENERGY STAR mark is recognized internationally as an emblem for energy efficiency. Not just any low-power appliance gains the mark - the program has high expectations. However, it's a worthwhile distinction to earn, because it establishes your products as among the best in sustainable technology.
ENERGY STAR is not a management policy, but rather a way to distinguish your products as highly efficient. Still, it represents a contribution to a more sustainable, environmentally conscious economy. If sustainable policy applies to your company's operations, it follows that the same mindset should adhere to your products, when possible.
Note as well that these standards aren't recognized unless you seek a trusted third-party group to offer certification. That's a crucial step - not only does it guarantee you that your company has successfully implemented those policies, but it also tells the world your organization committed fully to sustainable business.


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Five years ago before Brandon and I were married, he asked what I wanted for my birthday. I told him I wanted a good ol' classic mix tape (CD). So, he delivered on the request with not just one, but two albums full of music for me. He did such a good job that I haven't relinquished my request each time my birthday rolls around. "What do you want for your birthday this year?" he'll ask. "Will you make me a CD?" I reply. Then he patiently retreats into the bedroom with the laptop and headphones and spends a few hours searching and scanning songs for just the perfect mix of music for his lyrics-obsessed and overly analytical wife to listen to and disect for the next year.
This year marked my fifth birthday CD. Each year there is usually some cute theme (last year was "in the Company of Birthday Folk" and contained some fantastic folk music), and this year B totally surprised me by the playlist title–Studio Hero. He explained to me that it was an art making mix for the studio.
It's no secret that I'm still kind of struggling to find the balance between motherhood and art making. With baby #2 on the way, I've noticed that my most notable pregnancy symptom is this feeling that I need to make a whole new body of work before my due date. I figure art time will be non-existent for the next year as I sacrifice my body to breastfeeding, nurturing, and focusing on a newborn baby along with entertaining, teaching, and loving my toddler. I have already accepted that starting now, I will not sleep a solid 8 hours for the next year. Yes, that "crap, it's 2AM and I have to pee" stage has already arrived in this pregnancy, and I know that in a few month a new baby + breastfeeding means no sleeping longer than a few hours at a time for at least the first six months of baby's life. That totals for about a year of sleeping no longer than a few hours at a time. This time around, I am just embracing it. But I'm feeling frantic about the reduction of creative time, even though I'm still not spending as much time making art as I wish I was. I worry that art is like a radioactive isotope that has some ridiculous half life when separated from my soul–if I isolate it from my heart for a few years, what if there is nothing to come back to? Or what if by the time I 'have time' to make art again, I'm into happy little cottages and have no desire to engage in a contemporary dialogue at all?
Well, you remember that Studio Hero CD Brandon made me? With a good supportive husband like that, you'd figure I'd be listening to that mix every night while I bust out the bags of clay under my bed and let the juice start flowing, right? I wish. It's taken me the past year and a half just to figure out how to do dishes every day. That has been my major accomplishment. I can do dishes daily. My kitchen is semi clean by 9 PM. Go Katie. Oh, and I learned how to laundry once a week when the bins are full in my house. So that's good, too, I guess.
But not much art making has happened.
I was listening to the "Studio Hero" mix tonight (while making dinner and bathing my baby girl), and I was struck by the lyrics of "Happiness Loves Company" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I know Brandon very purposefully chose this song to be on the CD, and not because the RHCP are my favorite band (poor Erika, how many times did I make you listen to the By the Way album while in the OHHS clay studio?), I just never picked up on the subliminal message he wanted me to get until tonight. Check out these lyrics:
Make time for love and your happiness.
The mothers of invention are the best.
We all learn and struggle with some loneliness.
A tender mess for everyone I guess.
I guess.
Half blinded,
I'm reminded how to find myself
Nickel and dime I think,
It's time to play some musical chairs.
Dirty laundry, what a wandering,
Ask her if she cares.
I'll be yours and more,
Better than ever like never before!
Most of the time, my spiritual moments are from reading the Bible or the Book of Mormon (or just pondering things on my own while I'm being creative or just sitting still), but hey, if they decide to come during a Red Hot Chili Peppers Song, I'll take that, too.
I recently taught a class about ceramics/art to the teenage girls in our congreation at church. After my lesson, a number of people made comments out how they had "no idea" I was into art or pottery or anything. I was totally shocked. Something that was so much a part of my life for almost the past 10 years is totally absent in the way people in New Jersey view me–after knowing me for two years. It's bizarre.
A day or two after I gave that presentation, I was playing PlayDoh with little D. My not-quite-two-year-old was entertained by PlayDoh for an hour. This shocked me since this kid barely has the attention span of 5 minutes. And then I realized that D doesn't know me as a an artist. That was even stranger than the church presentation since I spend every minute of every day with her, and she has never seen my throw pots (even when she was little, I'd leave her at home sleeping when I'd go make stuff). I don't want my kids to grow up saying, "yeah, my mom was kind of an artist, but she stopped making stuff when she had kids and never really got serious about it".
I feel like I have so much to think about. But at the same time, I think that 'thinking' is the problem. I never seem to have time to make art, but I have plenty of time to complain that I'm not making art, write about how I'm not making art, and search Craiglsist for possible solutions to the kiln dilemma. I've even tried suggesting that we just drop a few hundred thousand Gs on a house so I can have a basement with space for a studio and a kiln (thankfully Brandon talked me down from that impulse buy). I don't get nesting pregnancy crazy, I just get studio crazy.
On the very first CD Brandon ever made me, he included the Elvis song "A Little Less Conversation (A Little More Action)". (We were dating at the time and I think he partially put it on there just to make me blush). I think what I need now is to listen to the message from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to "Make time for love and your happiness/The mothers of invention are the best" and then follow Elvis' advice and just get busy.
Wow, I just reread that last sentence and realized that I am speaking from the pulpit in church in a few weeks. I don't think the congregation knows what they just got themselves into.
Anyway, hopefully I'll have some new images of work in progress to post soon. Wish me luck.


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I have been receiving these emails lately once a day it seems.
Take a look at two of them:
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The second one is easily discarded since the address it sends you to is not paypal.com
But the first one is a little hard to realize because it can trick you that the link goes to paypal.com but if you hit it takes you to paypal.us. DON'T BE FOOLED
I have received these emails from: no-replyy @ gmail.com, news @ gmail.com, account @ gmail.com, tp-verify @ gmail.com make a note of those adresses and also make a note that paypal is not supposed to be sending such emails AT ALL.
Upon receiving these emails you can send them to spoof @ paypal.com in hope that paypal can do something about them
This technique is very old and for anyone interested in reading more about it, its called phishing


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Susan Stroman's 'Contact'
by Catherine Pawlick
February 16, 2003 -- The Curran Theater, San Francisco
The Lincoln Center Theatre closed its San Francisco run of Contact Sunday afternoon with the last of its two-hour performances. The show features a cast of performers with formidable credits who provide stimulus for the eyes as well as the mind.
"Contact" is a three-act entertainment feast. One is tempted to call it a musical, but there isnt any singing, nor is there, at least for this tour, a live orchestra. The bulk of the performance centers around acting with minimal speech, and a mixture of ballet, swing, salsa and ballroom dance, with plenty of acrobatics tossed in. If you're not a dance fan, the plots of the three vignettes present plenty of room for psychological analysis. If you are a dance fan, these performers are amazing to watch.
In Act One, the characters from Fragonards famous painting, "The Swing" come to life on stage. After a brief display of the painting itself, the curtain opens to a servant pushing a young girl in a swing while she flirts with an aristocrat during an afternoon picnic.
The choreography centers around the giant swing hung from the stage rafters. The artistocrat is clearly attracted to the young girl dressed in a pink gown circa 1767, but she clearly isn't too serious about him. The number of acrobatics performed on and around this swing are impressive, and much of this takes place when the girl tricks the aristocrat into leaving the area in search of more wine.
Left alone with the servant, the two enjoy a flirty escapade centered around the motion of the swing. The servant, who was not recognized separately in the program, performed a number of acrobatics on the moving swing, sometimes alone, sometimes with the girl still on it. Of note was a handstand performed holding onto the ropes of the swing, the girl seated below him, all three elements in motion. The scene is sprinkled with sexual innuendo and if the acrobatics dont hold your attention, the innuendo will.
Act Two, "Did You Move?" moves us closer to the future, to an Italian restaurant in New York, circa 1950. The clientele include an Asian couple and a pregnant wife with her husband. The center of attention, however, is the wife of a mafia-type husband who has nary a kind gesture or word for her. In search of an ever-evasive dinner roll, he alternates repeated demands to the meandering wai staff, and departures from the table. It is during these departures that his wife departs into a world of her own, dancing among the tables, invisible to the other diners but expressing a soulful joyfulness that her husband does not foster. Each time her husband returns to the table she is jarringly jerked back to reality, and to her chair, becoming once again the silent compliant wife.
His question at every return -- "Did you move?" -- reflects the irony of her situation. Her position as wife -- and her life -- have not changed, but her inner world allows her the freedom to live, move, and explore at will. Subsequent "fantasy dances" -- including a brief fling with the headwaiter -- develop, going so far as to involve shooting her husband. It is at this point that fantasy merges with reality, but to say more would give away some of the piece's cleverness.
The female lead on Sunday afternoon was not called out specifically in the program, but her expressive face and beautiful lines offered a light grace and strong movements that perfectly matched her character's predicament.
Likewise the headwaiter did a nice job of partnering her with enthusiasm, even if the motivation for his role in this fantasy wasnt clear. Perhaps the simple fact that he -- as opposed to her husband -- seemed to enjoy her company was motivation enough.
Act Three is "Contact," the namesake of the performance and an apt descriptor for a New York ad executives struggle to connect with someone in his life.
Mr. Michael Wiley, played by Daniel McDonald, could not be more miserable with his success. The scene opens on his drunken acceptance speech for best 10-second TV spot. He returns home from the black tie event to a host of phone messages from his downstairs neighbor complaining about the noise. After several suicide attempts the man heads out to a nearby bar, where the action, and his struggle for "contact" begins.
Colleen Dunn played the Girl in a Yellow Dress. Known also for her role in the recent Dannon Yogurt commercial involving the faux french maid, Dunn is a tall, thin, blonde, hyper flexible with a keen sense of movement. She plays the unreachable, sexy Girl in a Yellow Dress whose attention Mr. Wiley struggles to attract.A simple walk across the bar room floor is enough to have fellow bar patrons drooling, and the men in the place compete for her attentions. One cannot imagine anyone else playing this role as effectively as Dunn. From her catlike stroll to the silent knowing glances she gives to the other performers, she creates the character perfectly, and you leave the theater either wanting her or wanting to be her.
McDonald does an excellent job portraying the inner conflict of Mr. Wiley, and his challenge to overcome his fear and approach the Girl. His unhappiness at life and his yearning for the Girl are both believable and when the two finally dance, sparks fly.
If you missed "Contact," it is a performance worth seeing during the troup's next San Francisco tour, which will hopefully be soon. And those who have already seen it might be tempted to go back for seconds.
Edited by Mary Ellen Hunt.
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Stitch By Stitch from Oliver Clubb on Vimeo.
A Short Documentary about the empowerment of Women through knitting, set in rural Kenya. Stitch by Stitch gives a glimpse into the lives of the Women at the grassroots business, Kenana Knitters, and tells the stories of empowerment in their lives.
This film wouldn't have been possible without the fantastic support of Kenana Knitters, and especially Paddy Knightingale, and Kerry Outram.
More can be found out about the Kenana Knitters at:
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Kenana Knitters (UK)
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Directed, Produced & Edited by Matthew Cotton
Twitter: MattCottonn
Camera/Sound by Oliver Clubb
Shot in location in Rural Kenya


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Chinese smartphone brand HTC has seemingly made public its intention to launch an Android smartphone driven by a 64-bit processor.
According to a GSMArena report, this smartphone will be the HTC Desire 820, and the device is likely to be launched at the IFA 2014, in Berlin.
The GSMArena report quotes various teaser photos that seemingly point at the HTC Desire 820, along with the tagline 'World's First Octa-core 64-bit smartphone.'
However, details regarding the octa-core processor's SoC have not surfaced yet, but according to various rumours, the SoC is expected to be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 which incorporates an octa-core processor that follows the 64-bit CPU architecture.
Also, going by the teaser images via GSMArena, a front camera-like device is clearly visible on the Desire 820.
The 64-bit CPU in Desire 820 will certainly be the USP of the smartphone, once the device goes official. Currently, major smartphones like the Apple iPhone 5S are driven by 64-bit chips.
Therefore, the HTC 820, once official, should do well to compete with the Apple iPhone 5S in terms of computing capability.
Earlier, various speculations had surfaced that hinted at a new HTC smartphone tentatively termed Desire A11 which is expected to be a HTC mid-ranger running on a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC.


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Another Pin: NAILED!!!
I saw this on Pinterest: http://seaside-stitches.blogspot.nl/2013/03/fabric-box-tutorial.html
So, using some of the scrappy stuff from my thrift store find from Friday, I whipped up a couple of boxes and matching mug rugs. They need some more hand stitches yet.
Another Pin: NAILED!!!
And I saw this on Pinterest as well: http://www.modabakeshop.com/2013/08/quilted-patchwork-pouch.html
The tutorial called for a Moda mini-charm pack, but I found a stack of HSTs at 2.5" that were going to waste, so I used them. I still have a few left over HSTs, so I'm going to make a smaller matching bag.
I believe I have 71 Split Nine Patches done now. The pattern calls for 80 blocks, but I think I could just keep going!
Aaaaaand, just when I had my stash all whipped into shape, I couldn't resist purchasing a bag full of fabric samples when I was home on Thursday.


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Arts lecturers among Australia's top 80
Page last published: 18 Apr 2013
Faculty of Arts lecturers from Anthropology, Cultural Studies and Media have been named in the top 80 in the 2012 UniJobs Lecturer of the Year Award.
Of the 130 lecturers awarded, Faculty of Arts' Dr Paul Mason (12), Dr John Scannell (35), Dr Lisa Wynn (37), Dr Anthony Lambert (38) and Associate Professor Greg Downey (76) were recognised for their efforts to enrich the lives of their students and their campus community.
The award now in its sixth year had over 4,000 nominees and received more than 100,000 votes.
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A recent study issued by the Workers Compensation Research Institute showed that the workers' compensation system in North Carolina has one of the highest indemnity benefits per claim out of 17 states, according to the Insurance Journal on May 12.
This may have resulted from reforms made in 2011 to address workers' compensation issues. House Bill 709 addressed the issues of settlements – including payments for future medical and future indemnity – by putting a ceiling on how long temporary disability can last, streamlining what constitutes appropriate post-injury employment, as well as widening worker' access to occupational rehabilitation.
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Chicago Man Arrested & Charged with Weapons Crime
Following an incident outside of a bar on Mothers' Day, a Chicago man now finds himself facing various criminal charges for his alleged role in the altercation. A gun was fired after a fight broke out outside of the restaurant, and the man was eventually arrested and charged with a weapons crime after first driving away from the scene. The incident occurred as he was out on parole for a different crime.
According to reports, Illinois police received a call regarding a gunshot fired outside of a bar. When they arrived at the scene of the incident, people were fighting, but no one had been hit by a bullet. A man was driving away from the scene, who was identified by a person in the crowed as the man who allegedly fired the gun. When law enforcement pursued the vehicle, the driver did not immediately pull over.
Upon contact with the driver, Illinois police searched the car, but a gun was not found. A weapon was later recovered, and fingerprints and ballistics apparently linked the man with the gun. He was then charged with unlawful use of a weapon and failure to have a valid gun owners' identification card.
As this recent incident occurred while the man was on parole, it is especially important for him to carefully consider his defense options. His previous criminal record does not preclude him from the right to the presumption of innocence regarding the latest accusations, and he would be wise to take steps to protect his lawful entitlements. A lawyer can outline his best options for an effective defense strategy against the weapons crime charges.
Source: Chicago Tribune, "Chicago man hit with gun charges after Mother's Day dispute outside Evanston bar", Lee V. Gaines, May 20, 2016
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Pixel HK have released specifications and images of their new 3rd generation ETTL and HSS enabled King PRO transceiver and King X receiver, now boasting an impressive 300 meter range!
Final images of the new interface reveal a back-lit dot matrix LCD display, which may not be quite as pretty as the previous regular LCD graphic indicated, though the dot matrix allows the possibility to make infinite changes to the display. This may become very handy down the track considering the King PRO have a USB port for firmware updates, and possible function changes and upgrades.
As previously indicated there are 3 groups which can now be adjusted very quickly directly on the transmitter interface, instead of digging through the camera flash control menus like the current Kings (for Canon). And most importantly any group can be set to ETTL or Manual, and they can be mixed together at the same time.
The new King PRO transmitter unit is actually a transceiver, meaning it can operate as both a transmitter and receiver, though it looks as though the King PRO will be made available once again as a conventional transmitter and receiver set.
The new receiver is named the King X, and Pixel have confirmed that it will have the same function as the current King receivers, only the range will be reduced to some degree (down from the huge 300m quoted for the Pro and X combination). As discussed recently Pixel's intention has been to have the current King receivers be directly compatible with the new Pro X transmitter, and Pixel have confirmed this is something they are actually still currently working hard to accomplish.
Without the added interface the Pro X receiver is a slightly thinner and lower profile unit than the PRO transmitter. Another update over the current King is the new individual group selection buttons, which are a much better concept than the current "scrolling through group combinations" method. Its nice to see Pixel have listened regarding the dislike of scrolling groups and channels etc.
Although not mentioned in the specs, the Pass through hotshoe on top of King Pro transmitter is now enabled, which is another big advantage over the current Canon Kings. This allows a full ETTL flash to be used in ETTL (or manual) on camera, while other slave flashes are also controlled off camera.
It may not be all good news with the new King PRO though. Pixel still insist on retaining the outdated PC sync port (when just about every other radio trigger has moved on to more reliable mini phone ports), and also the small locking rings remain. So attaching and removing the transmitter is likely not going to be any more enjoyable than it currently is.
That's all fairly minor though, compared to what appears to be the complete omission of any focus assist light on the transmitter unit at all this time. Instead of refining the current focus assist light, Pixel appear to have abandoned it altogether. Which really is a shame, as for some people the AF light is a necessity. You can pretty much blame Canon for setting the example there, dropping the AF assist light from the ST-E2 to the current ST-E3 controller.
Apart from the added range, the specs remain similar to those previously see. Though power is stated as continuous work time now, which may indicate battery life has been improved. As that is another thing that has been an issue with the current Kings.
|King Pro – King X
|Wireless System
|Digital FSK 2.4GHz
|Up to 300m
|15 fixed channels and 1 auto channel
|Receiver Output
|TTL hot shoe, cable sync port
|Transmitter: 2 AA batteries (100 hrs) (continuous work)
|Receiver: 2 AA batteries (120 hrs) (continuous work)
|Flash Mode
|E-TTL, TTL, M (for Canon)
|i-TTL, TTL, M, Multi flash (for Nikon)
|Mixed Mode
|Support Mixed Mode (Such as, TTL in Group A, Manual in Group B)
|Support different EV addition/subtraction of each TTL group setting
|Supports output light ratios
|Sync Mode
|1st curtain, 2nd curtain, High Speed Sync, Red-eye reduction
|Group Control
|3 groups (7 different combinations)
|Supports flash zooming, focal length, Iso, shutter speed, FV lock and FP
|Sync Speed
|1/8000 second
|Compatible Flash
|Flashgun, Studio light and outdoor light
|Firmware Support
|Upgrade the device by downloading new firmware online
There's no question the King PRO are a major upgrade from the current Kings. The inbuilt user interface should be one of the fastest, while simplifying operation considerably, and bringing the Kings closer in line with the current alternatives. It should be interesting to see how the new King Pro now operates. Provided all goes well the King Pro and King X should be available within the next month. Pricing is not yet available.
The main currently available alternatives are the Phottix Odin, PocketWizard AC3 with TT1/5, and the Canon ST-e3 & 600EX-RT flash. Though the inexpensive YongNuo YN-622C without an inbuilt interface are also very popular.
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Oil is the dirtiest industry in the world and Chevron, one the world's largest companies, must be the oiliest. That's saying something when you consider it has rivals including BP, Shell, Exxon and Oxy. Never mind the gross violations of the Ecuadoran environment for which it was punished this week with a $8bn (£5bn) fine. When it comes to aggressive legal tactics, vindictiveness, threats, pollution, intimidation, tax evasion and links with venal and repressive regimes, it is in a league of its own as its corporate lawyers bludgeon, bully and try to beat with the law any opposition it meets around the world.
Here's a small taste of how the company works. Back in the late 1990s, it hired and transported the ruthless Nigerian military to remove a group of impoverished villagers from an company oil platform they had peacefully occupied in protest against pollution and the lack of jobs in the Niger Delta. Two villagers were killed and others were injured and then tortured by the soldiers. In 2009, the case ended up in San Francisco where a jury found Chevron not liable but then the company – whose turnover makes it bigger than 137 countries – tried to sue the villagers for its costs of $485,000. Even the judge remarked that the case was deeply mismatched. "The economic disparity between plaintiffs, who are Nigerian villagers, and defendants, international oil companies, cannot be more stark," she said.
As a corporate citizen, the company is lousy. It is involved in polluting tar sands in Canada, massive coal mining operations in the US, and it is in constant battle with the authorities and communities over illegal gas flaring in Nigeria and Kazakhstan. It is also one of the world's leading 10 lobbyists. It has been strongly criticised for – but has denied – human rights violations on three continents. But what it cannot dispute is that it has partnered and supported dictators and despots in Burma, Africa and Asia.
Its lawyers must be some of the busiest in the world. Court records show that in the past 20 years, the company has been made to pay around $2bn in fines and settlements to governments and communities for tax evasion, and environmental violations around the world.
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An Open Letter to Educators
At some point in your life, you made a decision to become an educator. You knew that you would be overworked and underpaid. You knew that you would have students who tested every bit of your patience. You knew that you would have parents that didn't agree with you.
But you did it anyway. Despite the hard work, that student that was such a challenge is actually the one you will talk about for the rest of your career. The one you will be most curious about and the one whose parents tell you "If it wasn't for you, he wouldn't want to come to school." You found that at the end of the day most parents are just trying to figure out what's best for their students. You became a parent, and you understood. You made the decision to become an educator knowing there wasn't going to be a whole lot in it for you.
Someone may have asked you at some point "Why are you a teacher? You could have been a doctor or lawyer." What they are really saying is that you are too smart to be a teacher. Too smart to be in a profession where you would be lost in the crowd, where there is little reward or compensation, and where people don't view you as a professional. Where people will tell you how to do your job, because they don't trust that you can do it on your own.
Maybe you do want something more, for greater rewards or recognition, compensation, or to be promoted in your organization. You've only got one way to go: administration. You find that you are a little further away from students, which is why you got into it in the first place. Those moments from the field that keep you invigorated, the way students light up when they are excited about a subject or when they win the academic competition they have worked on all year, those moments become fewer & fewer the further up the ladder you go. You're not as close to them, but you do get to see many more of them, and you can hopefully make them happen for more students, more often. Administrators, I hope that you lead teachers with your same passion that you can inspire, support, and empower.
We've got a lot of problems. Bureaucracy, lack of resources, lack of time, lack of support. Always lack. It's time we flipped this deficit thinking of ourselves and think in terms of abundance. If we all carry around the weight of the whole system on our shoulders it's amazing that we come to work at all. What if you had abundant resources? Abundant time? Abundant support? What if you could work beyond the constraints of the bureaucracy to be your fullest self? To reach your ultimate potential as an educator and as a person?
You've picked a profession that will leak into all areas of your life. It's the paper you grade while you watch Scandal, but you put it down and have to start over because who are we kidding, it's really hard to do anything while watching Scandal. It's the kid you can't stop thinking about because you could have done more to help them. It's the professional organizations you're involved in or the twelve committees you've been asked to lead.
I am writing this blog to give you back your time, to help you unlock the resources that are available to you, and to give you the tools to push through the madness to a place where you can reconnect to the reasons you made the decision to become an educator in the first place. It is my hope that you will find tools here that will help you move into a new career for yourself. One where you are empowered, supported, and can create the best possible education for your students and the best life for yourself. Despite the jungle of paperwork, committee meetings, emails and policies-this is still the best gig around. My hope is that together we can remember this on even the toughest days.
Eric Johnson
11/27/2015 12:13:21 pm
A great post Dylan! A great affirmation of why we're in it. Sometimes we forget our purpose with all the 'stuff' associated with our role, but this is a great reminder. A great gig.
Kathleen Harsy
11/27/2015 12:26:29 pm
Thank you for writing this open letter! I can't wait for more to come. I can always use an extra guide in this education jungle!
Will Gourley
11/27/2015 01:03:19 pm
Thank you Dylan for sharing this post. I appreciate how you mention the kids that we can't stop thinking about how to help/support. There have been many sleepless nights spent wondering, rethinking and unlearning how to make our best practices better.
11/27/2015 08:05:41 pm
Great post!
11/27/2015 11:56:30 pm
Well said Dylan.. Keep writing !
1/14/2016 08:09:07 am
Such an excellent post. I feel like you were reading my journal when you wrote this (especially with that Scandal reference). I am really looking forward to all you will share on this blog!
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