text: Pat Dorsey - June 06, 2015 Fly Fishing Midges Top to Bottom Photos: Jason JaggerThroughout my tenure as a professional guide, I have run across my fair share of anglers who are intimidated by fly fishing midges. These individuals have conjured up every imaginable excuse to avoid tying and fishing small flies because they are panic stricken when it comes to fishing with spiderweb tippets and minuscule flies.What many anglers fail to realize is that midge fishing often accounts for some of the best opportunities on tailwaters, spring creeks, and stillwaters. In some watersheds, midges are the predominant food source, making up as much as 50 percent of a trout's diet. Unlike many other aquatic insects, midges can complete an entire life cycle during the winter months. Many species can undergo a complete life cycle—egg to adult—in just a few weeks. Cannon's Suspender MidgeHook: #18-24 Tiemco 2488. Thread: Black 8/0 UNI-Thread. Abdomen: Natural Canada goose biot. Thorax: Black beaver dubbing. Wing: Snowshoe rabbit foot hair.Dorsey's Medallion Midge PupaHook: #18-24 Tiemco 101. Thread: Dark brown 8/0 UNI-Thread. Abdomen: Dark brown 8/0 UNI-Thread. Rib: White 6/0 UNI-Thread. Thorax: Rust brown Superfine Dubbing. Wing Buds: Medium dun Medallion Sheeting.Dubas's Midge ClusterHook: #15-17 Tiemco 102Y. Thread: Black 8/0 UNI-Thread. Underbody: Black 8/0 UNI-Thread. Wing: Black Z-Lon. Abdomen: Brown and grizzly palmered rooster saddle hackle.Matt's MidgeHook: #18-24 Tiemco 101. Thread: Black 8/0 UNI-Thread. Abdomen: Black 8/0 UNI-Thread. Wing: White Z-Lon. Hackle: Grizzly rooster.Pale Olive Midge LarvaHook: #18-20 Tiemco 2487. Thread: Light Cahill 8/0 UNI-Thread. Underbody: Light Cahill 8/0 UNI-Thread. Abdomen: Clear or pale olive micro tubing.Stuck in the Shuck MidgeHook: #18-24 Tiemco 101. Thread: Black 8/0 UNI-Thread. Trailing shuck: Amber Darlon. Shellback: White Darlon. Abdomen: Black 8/0 UNI-Thread. Thorax: Peacock herl. Hackle: Grizzly rooster.The most widespread group of midges are chironomids, members of the Chironomidae family. While the majority of midges are small, they are hugely important. What they lack in size is offset by their massive populations, making them a viable food source for trout 365 days a year.I have found that midge fishing is really only as tough and complex as you make it. Your success with midges begins by being able to recognize and understand their life cycles, coupled with choosing the appropriate artificial flies to imitate the various stages of their lives. While there are about 1,000 midge species, and their identification is difficult at best, keep things simple. Don't outthink yourself—as far as you and I are concerned, a midge is a midge. It's hard to go wrong with the size, shape, and color formula when narrowing down your fly selection.Life CycleLarvae. Midge larvae look like little worms. Identifying features include: a slender, slightly curved, uniform abdomen with visible segmentation and a pair of prolegs. Their heads are small, but noticeable, and easy to imitate with a few wraps of tying thread. Midge larvae are found in a wide range of colors including blood red, pale olive, gray, brown, and black. Most midge larvae are between 3 and 10 millimeters—about the length of a size 16 to 22 long-shank hook. Many anglers overlook fishing larvae imitations, which can be a huge mistake.Larvae live in the substrate of our trout streams. They attach themselves to rocks, burrow in mud, silt, and other debris, or cling to aquatic foliage.According to Leonard C. Ferrington, Jr., a professor at the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota, "Midge larval densities depend on month of year, productivity of stream, and kinds of stream-bottom substrates. Typical densities, however, may range from 800 to 2,000 larvae per square meter."Larvae in areas with lower oxygen levels are often bright red because they contain hemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying metalloprotein that allows them to survive in silty environments with little or no oxygen. Anglers often refer to the red wormlike larvae as blood worms or blood midges.Larvae imitations are productive year-round because they have a tendency to drift continuously in the current, a phenomenon referred to as constant drift. A steady supply of drifting midge larvae is especially important for opportunistic trout when other aquatic insects are inactive. A sudden increase in stream flow can also knock loose larvae, creating small feeding frenzies and the perfect opportunity to fish larvae patterns.Pupae. When midge larvae reach maturity, they develop into pupae. Pupae are shorter and stockier than the slender larvae. The thorax is swollen, containing the wingpads, legs, and gills, with highly visible segmentation throughout the abdomen.I tie my pupae imitations in sizes 20 to 26, in a wide range of colors—black, brown, dark olive, and gray.Prior to emerging, pupae become fidgety, moving up and down in the water column several times before the adult finally breaks free from the pupal sheath and pushes its way through the meniscus.A layer of highly reflective trapped gases produces a mirrorlike bubble in the thorax and a translucent abdomen. Size, shape, color, plus a "dash of flash" are important when tying and fishing pupae imitations. Silver-lined glass beads, Krystal Flash, Medallion Sheeting, Gliss N Glow, and Mylar tinsel are all popular and effective in midge designs because they imitate this reflectivity.Pupae patterns are most effective when naturals are ascending to the water's surface or when they are hanging in a C shape, suspended just below the surface film. The emerging process is slow, giving trout ample opportunity to capitalize on an effortless meal. Concentrations of wiggling, rising pupae draw the attention of nearby trout, producing a steady feeding rhythm.Adults. Adults emerge by breaking through the surface film, pulling themselves out of their suspended pupal sheaths by using their legs to push on the surface tension. During this phase, the emerging midges appear to be twice as long as the pupae because of the trailing shucks attached to the adult bodies.Trout may key in on different phases of the emergence, and midges can look astonishingly different from one phase to the next. At first, the emerging insect appears as a significant hump on the back of a floating pupa, and patterns like the Medallion Midge are a perfect match.As the wings struggle to pull free from the pupa, the trailing shuck can be a significant trigger. Some adults never complete the emerging process—they remain trapped within their pupal sheath. Stuck in the Shuck or trailing shuck patterns are excellent imitations for these struggling cripples. Most imitations are black or cream with a few strands of orange, amber, or cream Z-Lon or Darlon protruding from the hook shank to represent the trailing shuck.When a midge's wings are first fully extended (upward), the silhouette can appear almost mayflylike, and a small Parachute Adams or Cannon's Suspender Midge are not only effective, but easy to spot on the water.After complete emergence, the adults sit on the water long enough to dry their wings and prepare for flight. Downwing imitations like Matt's Midge fool trout that are selectively feeding on midges resting in preparation to leave the water's surface. On many occasions, I have experienced trout that refuse anything but downwing-style artificials.It is not uncommon to see clusters of midges on the water's surface after strong hatches—especially during the winter and early spring. I have observed many instances where a group of midges cling onto one another, twisting and turning on the surface. Trout feed confidently and voraciously when these clusters form. Griffith's Gnats (#14-18), Cannon's Snowshoe Midge Clusters (#20), or Dubas's Midge Clusters (#15-17) are effective.StrategiesFishing larvae requires no sophisticated tactics. Most anglers dredge larvae patterns close to the substrate where the greatest concentrations are found. I have had my best success with pale olive and red larvae imitations. Effective patterns include size 18 to 22 Barr's Pure Midge Larvae, Mercury Midges, Mercury Blood Midges, and Rojo Midges.I fish my larvae as attractors in a conventional, two-fly nymphing rig. A good rule of thumb is to keep your strike indicator adjusted to 11/2 to 2 times the depth of the water—measured from your split-shot or other weight. I space my flies 14 to 16 inches apart, using a midge pupa as the top fly because a pupa should naturally drift higher in the water column than a larva.When a midge hatch becomes evident and trout begin intercepting midge pupae higher in the water, I snip off my larva and fish two pupae. This decision is based on trout switching from opportunistic to selective feeding. My favorite pupae imitations include Mercury Black Beauties, Top Secret Midges, Medallion Midges, and Jujubee Midges (#20-26).Fishing pupae requires more finesse and skill than dredging larvae. Concentrate your efforts in transitional zones (mid-channel shelves or gravel bars) that funnel into deeper water. Locate pods of feeding fish as opposed to targeting a single fish.Getting your flies in the correct feeding zone can make or break your success. It is entirely possible to use too much weight during the height of a midge hatch. The speed of the current, and the depth of the fish, help determine the amount of weight you'll need. In most cases, a #4 or #6 split-shot is sufficient.The "takes" are subtle, therefore I prefer a sparse yarn strike indicator because they are the most sensitive. In many cases the strike is only a small dimple around the indicator.The best hatches occur during the low-light hours. Trout keying on emergers or adults are generally suspended just below the surface, not hugging the bottom. During the initial phases of the hatch, trout may eat both hanging pupae and adults.Pupae should be fished in the surface film. Emergers should be fished half in and half out of the meniscus.The greased-leader technique works well when trying to fool trout that are keying on pupae just below the surface. Apply silicone floatant to the entire leader excluding the last 12 inches closest to the fly. The ungreased section allows the pupa to sit just below the surface, precisely where you would expect to find emerging pupae.Another effective method is to fish a dry-dropper rig, suspending a tungsten Flashback Black Beauty off a dry fly, or emerger. This is especially effective in skinny water where traditional nymphing rigs tend to spook trout or get hung up on the bottom.This is a great play in anticipation of things to come, as once the trout turn their attention to adult midges, you can simply cut off the dropper and focus solely on dry-fly fishing. My observation leads me to believe that once trout commit to feeding on adults, the pupae and emergers become less important.My favorite midge emergers include size 18 to 22 Morgan's Para-Midge, Cannon's Snowshoe Midge Emerger, Sprout's Midge, Tak's Emerger, and Befus's Para Emerger. Effective adults include size 18 to 24 Matt's Midge, Griffith's Gnat, Bett's Z-Lon Midge, and Parachute Adams.For targeting trout that are keying on adults, the feeding window is narrow. A cast that is a foot to the right or left of your rising trout is not close enough. Toss in a cruising trout, especially in slow-moving currents, and things become challenging. In all cases, target a specific rising fish as opposed to random casting, otherwise your odds drop dramatically.The best advice I can give you is to get as close to the fish as possible without spooking it. Midge emergers, cripples, and adults are difficult to see. I typically coat the top of my fly with Frog's Fanny, which turns the topside of the fly white and helps locate your tiny fly on the water. If you still cannot see your fly, you should at least have a reasonable idea of where the end of your leader is. Set the hook in response to any surface disturbance in that general area.Fishing cripples or Stuck in the Shuck imitations is similar to fishing adults. These imitations display the trapped adult extending partially out of the pupal sheath. Stuck in the Shuck imitations should be fished on the surface, and cripples should be fished half in and half out of the surface film.Terminal TackleA 9-foot 4- or 5-weight rod is sufficient for most midge fishing. I prefer a fast-action rod for nymphing larvae and pupae imitations, and a softer rod for delicate dry-fly applications. I carry an assortment of tapered leaders (5X to 6X), ranging in length from 71/2 to 9 feet long. I carry several spools of tippet, both fluorocarbon and monofilament in sizes 5X to 7X. Fluorocarbon is ideal for most nymphing, but monofilament is better for dry flies because it floats and is more supple.When fishing dry flies, emergers, and cripples, I typically use longer leaders, 9 feet to 12 feet, terminating with 18 to 24 inches of 7X tippet. Conditions dictate the length of the leader—smooth glasslike currents require longer leaders. In riffled water you can get away with a shorter leaders and heavier tippet.Make sure you have a split-shot assortment with four to six sizes. I carry varying sizes between a size 4 and 9 and use Mojo Mud to make minute adjustments. In addition, make sure you have enough paste floatant and dry-fly crystals. My favorite is Frog's Fanny; the handy applicator brush is easy to use and keeps your dry flies and emergers dressed properly.Pat Dorsey is a longtime Fly Fisherman field editor and co-owner of Blue Quill Angler in Evergreen, Colorado. 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by Gregory Lewis Bynum - October 18, 2013
This commentary on what it means for humans to mature presents a reading of mutually complementary ideas from the philosophers Immanuel Kant and Dorothy Dinnerstein. It is argued that both childhood and maturity, and the relationship between childhood and maturity, must be reconceived in order for us to arrive at a better understanding of what it means to grow up. This re-conception requires that we challenge three different, but interconnected, false binaries. These false binaries are (1) rationalism (which places abstract ideas above empirical evidence) vs. empiricism (which places empirical evidence above abstract ideas); (2) �masculinity� vs. �femininity;� and (3) adult experience vs. childhood experience.
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31 Day Challenge 2015 Day 5: Blue
Things went a bit mad after I posted Day 4 and I've not been very well but I'm not giving up. The plate I used for Day 5 is probably the closest thing to perfect I've ever own. I own hundreds of plates but if I had to choose only a few that I could keep this would definitely be on the list (along with Apipila Plate B – you'll see that one soon, I promise!) This is Messy Mansion MM48 and it is the plate which started my love affair with Rainbow Connection.
31 Day Challenge 2015 Day 4: Green
Behold! Since last I posted stamping decals I've worked out how to do them properly.
Fairytale Pastel Stamping
I'd hoped that when I finally posted back in February I was back but it was not to be – life has just been too hectic! I have something for you today, and it is stamping. My stamping plate collection has exploded over the last several months, as has my stamper collection… but more on that another time. When I picked up a few of the most recent Barry M offerings, the Speedy Dry collection, there was one plate that jumped right out at me and begged to be paired with them:
Quiz Clothing Dress Your Nails Competition
I've only posted once in November? No! What a ridiculous month it's been!
If you've got a free weekend (I haven't 😦 ) then you might like to have little look at this competition by Quiz Clothing and Beauty UK – you'd better be quick though, because the entries close tomorrow!
One of my favourite ways to create nail art is to be inspired by pretty things. I posted a design back at the beginning of November inspired by a gorgeous Quiz Clothing dress I bought for my cousins wedding. Quiz Clothing agree this is a fabulous idea and are running a competition asking bloggers to be inspired by their beautiful dresses and create some gorgeous nails!
I quickly rustled up another Quiz Clothing inspired nail design to show you that it needn't be complex in order to be gorgeous!
Last Minute Halloween with Models Own
It's Halloween today! Are you ready?! Don't worry if your nails are still bare, I've got TWO really quick ideas for you today!
As I mentioned yesterday, I don't do Halloween, but I'm going to a gig tonight and it seemed the perfect excuse to adorn my nubbins with something a bit different. As I've been watching Dexter for the last several months (just started Season 5, no spoilers!) I really wanted to try out blood spatter!
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Happy Friday all! I hope you've been enjoying my Sweet Shop inspired designs this week. I have saved my favourite until last. One and all, I give you: Fizzy Cola Bottles.


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Bounty Hunter Beer Review
Brewery: Bellwoods Brewery
Style: Strong Porter
"AKA "The Cocopo": This strong porter received a healthy dose of raw coconut and vanilla during fermentation. The result is a maelstrom of bitter chocolate, dark malt flavours, with a subtle coconut/vanilla underbelly."
This imperial porter pours a deep, opaque black with a moderate head of off white to tan bubbles that dissipate quickly into a small ring and faint patches. The head leaves some light lacing behind.
Full of dark chocolate, toasted barley, and molasses with a bit of roasted coffee, Bounty Hunter features a much milder nose than I anticipated. Some vanilla and coconut sweetness break through the heavy malts but, for the featured flavours, they are quite subdued. A touch of honey and spice warms the brew while orchard fruit or cherry esters balance it out.
Bounty Hunter features rich dark chocolate and bitter black coffee malts with some molasses and honey to soften them. The promised coconut and vanilla flavours are, again, milder than expected but honestly quite nice. Coconut can be an overwhelming flavour and it is nice to see it used in moderation here. Smooth and not too boozy, this is the perfect imperial porter for a Caribbean escape!
With a medium body and just enough carbonation to give it a bit of life, Bounty Hunter is a bit thin for the style but it fits with the theme. The finish is a tad oily with a lingering roastiness and a touch of spice heat.


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Course Length: 2,520ft
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Downtown; N. Main St. north to end, merge onto M-14 and stay in right lane. Get off immediately at Barton (cross over river). Right at stop, then left into park, over bridge, to end of drive. 1st tee in woods at end of lot.
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by bobdigital on May 10, 2012 at 11:51pm
This is a good course, but only 9 holes. The worst thing about this course is the people on it. I live right next to it, and I have given up on trying to get in a quick round after work because the place is crawling with riffraff who have no idea how to play or how to have proper etiquette. There are consistently more groups on the course than there are holes, and 90% of them are terrible players. What a nightmare. RIFFRAFF, STAY OFF MY HOME COURSE!
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The Teen Mom dad has been super focused on his health lately despite the fact that his wife Catelynn Lowell is in rehab. Tyler Baltierra took to social media to update his many followers on the results of his weight loss journey.
The man posted a shirtless pic after losing no less than 26 pounds.
It seems like the 26-year-old is not only looking good lately, but he also feels just as good.
Baltierra posted a before and after pic on his Snapchat and considering the 'after' was a shirtless mirror selfie, it is safe to say his fans were very happy.
'AYYYY!! Feels so damn good reaching this weight loss goal! #TOOLPIC,' Tyler captioned the hot photo.
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As you may already be aware, the man has been documenting his weeks-long transformation online, and we're glad to see his hard work has paid off.
'To be honest I did not even want to take a before picture, because I was already thinking of me not sticking with it and then having the evidence of failure to look back on. But DAYUM dude! This got me feeling some type of way right now! Left picture was almost five weeks ago, and Right picture was today. Eating healthier just feels better and obviously looks better haha lol BOOM!' Baltierra wrote.
Even though a lot of fans have been supportive of his goals, there were also some who criticized the reality TV dad for focusing so much on his well-being while his wife Catelynn Lowell is struggling with her inner demons in rehab.
Tyler posted a response, telling haters that there is no reason why he and his wife can't both improve themselves at the same time in one way or another.


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24 November 2014
A USC expert in young novice driver road safety has won a highly-competitive national award worth almost $310,000 over four years.
Dr Bridie Scott-Parker was one of 125 people, chosen from 558 applications from tertiary institutions across Australia, to gain a prestigious Early Career Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Dr Scott-Parker, a USC Research Fellow, said she was pleased the award recognised the significance of her current project, 'Emotions, situation awareness and the risky driving behaviour of young novice drivers'.
"This will assist me as I continue working on a 'safe systems' approach to young driver road safety, with a particular focus on the development of drivers from their pre-licence period through Learner's and Provisional phases," she said.
Dr Scott-Parker said her work would benefit not only young drivers, but everyone using the roads.
"My research has revealed the importance of emotions like anxiety, depression and sensation-seeking," she said.
"Young drivers who experience strong emotions can be risky drivers as they may not take steps to protect themselves in a crash (such as not wearing a seatbelt) and they may take more risks on the road, such as driving well in excess of speed limits.
"This project will allow me to further explore the mechanisms underlying emotions and how young drivers perceive their driving environment."
Dr Scott-Parker said her goal was to develop a simulator-based intervention, where young drivers would be trained in a virtual environment in USC's Immerse laboratory and their real driving behaviour then monitored via a device inside their vehicle.
"We want to teach young drivers how to handle their emotions so these emotions don't negatively influence the way they drive," she said.
USC Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Roland De Marco said the NHMRC award was an outstanding outcome for a "prodigious talent".
"This will enable Bridie to continue to deliver outstanding research outcomes at USC. It is a testimony of the high international standing of her work and her status as a world leading researcher in the field," Professor De Marco said.
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The Sept meeting is about 3.4 bps priced. Considering the "forward looking" ISM indicators and Retail Sales were weaker, I don't see the higher CPI outweighing those other factors. 3.4bps seems a little low, but nothing I would want to take a direct punt on. There seems to be a few analysts also saying this seems low, but as I've mentioned before, it's a little reckless to hike when the markets aren't pricing it in and libor has been creeping higher (especially relative to FFs).
The most likely and reasonable path, is for the Fed to skip now, and at the November meeting, signal a move in Dec (assuming the data holds up). Below are the three basic scenarios for the September meeting, with my estimate of the probabilities. It merits some discussion because all three possibilities are > 10% in my mind:
- Fed hikes (15% probability). FFV will sell off over 21bps. This will shock the markets, with the curve bear flattening – the very front end will sell off and the longer end should flatten. The hurdle for a hike will be lower than the markets expect, and so you could see additional low-priced meetings in the next 6-12 months be priced in. Basically, it would be similar to the market reaction Friday on the higher CPI print, but with the peak closer to the whites.
- Fed does not hike, but has a more hawkish action statement (15%). I actually thought this was a higher probability outcome, but this was before all the data turned softer this month. It doesn't really make sense to take the step toward a future hike when you aren't sure how the data will come out. The November being less than a week before the elections makes it a little difficult to suggest action at that meeting. But this could be a band-aid to assuage the hawks and to give the markets some warning. FFV will rally over 3bps, but Nov and Dec probabilities should increase, as could some of the early 2017 meetings.
- Fed does not hike, but there is no action statement (70%). This would be the status quo. While this is the most dovish of the three scenarios, presumably they would have slightly upgraded their assessment of the economy, so it's not clear how much Nov and Dec would go down (if at all). The no-move would drag EDs a few bps higher, but this will vary depending on how the rest of the statement reads.
Here are some of the more interesting instruments we have to implement a view before and after the meeting:
The most direct play would be FFV6. If you think the Fed hikes, you can sell FFV6 @ 99.575 (or try to get a half bp better). FFV has three month-end days so you figure it should settle around 99.359 on a hike and 99.609 on a no-move, assuming the following Conditions: (1) the regular FF effective days keeps coming in at 40bps, (2) the month ends come in at 9 bps below the regular days (31bps). These assumptions are obviously subject to change, and could be volatile (relative to previous months). All other things being equal, you should be making over 21bps on a hike from selling FFV. On a skip, it's possible 99.60 could trade if enough longs want to get out. That could be a reasonable flip trade. On a hike, I'm less confident about Condition 1 holding (it's not clear if the regular days keep coming in at 40bps). The other thing to watch for is that the new money rules go into effect in the middle of the contract (Oct 14). It's possible we could see the two Conditions change. It's not inconceivable to me that we could have a shift back down in the Fed Funds effective rate later this year if libor settles down. I suppose there is also the chance that the FF effectives could blow out more on a skip, but I tend to think the risk is on lower FF effective rates than higher (assuming there is a change at all). This is because I think libor spreads are more likely to come in by the end of the year and this could drag the Fed effectives lower, on the margin. The markets have been pricing in lower libor-FF spreads by year end – EDZ-FF spreads have been about 4-5bps lower than EDU-FF spreads. Risk of lower FF effectives could mean some upside risk to where the entire FF futures complex settles, on the margin. This could make it more attractive to be long FFs (in general, not just FFV) in various structures. However, the spreads could get very volatile next month. So some caution is warranted, unless you have a strong view.
EDV6 99.00 puts:
In looking at ED options, EDV 99.00 puts are interesting. They settled at 1.5. At that level, it's close to offering similar Fed odds as FFV. It really depends on what you think will be priced in for the Nov, Dec and Feb meetings in the various scenarios. You would think the Nov meeting should go to "zero" on a Fed hike. But what happens to the ~9.5bps in Dec after a Sept hike? You could argue the Fed could be more likely to hike again after a Sept hike (a few members did say "one or two hikes in 2016" and the hike hurdle would be lower than the markets thought), and you could argue that the Fed would be less likely (the data has been turning softer so we may only 1 hike needed in 2016). I don't have a strong view on this, mostly because I would be shocked if they did hike. However, assuming they hike, the 9.5bps seems like a reasonable enough assumption. If we assume Sept goes to 25bps, Nov goes to 0bps and the rest of the curve stays the same, that would put EDZ at 98.87. That means the EDV6 99.00 puts will be 13bps ITM. This may be better risk than selling FFV. With FFV, your reward to risk is 21.6:3.4 (or 9.5:1.5) and with the put, your ratio at "settlement" is 11.5:1.5. Buying the put also has some other advantages: (1) it will not go to zero after the FOMC decision – it's not going to zero with 3+ weeks left and EDZ6 being between 5 and 10 bps OTM, (2) you get a kicker if libor-FF blows out before the Oct 14 Treasury money rules go into effect, (3) you can get a kicker if the Fed does not go in September, but says something very hawkish. In fact, the three things above are so attractive, It may make sense to buy the puts vs something else. You could also buy the 88-90 put spread to improve the odds. The main drawback would be if the Fed hikes in Sept and says they are done for the short term. That would be a low probability painful event, but still possible.
EDZ6 straddle:
I have said for a while that we should look at "EDZ options trades" for quite some time in the Value on the Horizon section. It was hard to pull the trigger on anything because for the past few months because we went from pricing in an ease to two hikes being plausible in 2016. That is too wide a range in a data-dependent environment. However, we are now getting to the point where the Fed outcomes are becoming narrower. In particular, on a skip, it will be almost impossible for the Fed to hike 2x in 2016. Yes – it's mathematically possible. Just not very likely with the elections and so little time left. The EDZ straddles at around 14bps gives you a 28bp range where you can profit. You need some crisis protection (see F30b), and we have some noise with the Treasury money rules, but if you have a strong view on the Fed outcome this year, you may be able to find some structure that fits your risk/reward profile. You can also consider the EDV or EDX straddle, which expire before the Dec meeting. The EDV expires when the new money rules go into effect.
I think there are some nuggets of value here. Let me see where the markets are before the Fed meeting and I'll send you any thoughts. If we get some volatility around the BOJ meeting, we may get a good opportunity to put something on. For now, I think there's a little value in buying FFV vs overbuying EDV 90 puts (2+ times). It would mostly be to get the EDV 90 puts for "free" on a Sept skip. I don't think there's enough there to do in large size and it certainly could be volatile, but I suppose if your view was that the Dec meeting would become more priced, then there could be value here. If you have a particular view, let me know and we can discuss as well.


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Review: It really didn't surprise me that my gum loving 7 year old daughter brought home a book about bubble gum. What did surprise me was that it's a biography when I was all set for fiction.
Ms. McCarthy does a wonderful job of portraying the story about the inventor of bubble gum while making it engaging and age appropriate. It shows kids that you can try at anything and if you keep trying you just might succeed; to never give up. This story shows that failing can sometimes give you ideas on how to make something better.
I also liked that I learned something about gum from the book. Ms. McCarthy takes the reader on a short journey through the history of gum. Who knew the Ancient Greeks chewed sap? Not me!!
As we got to the end of Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum, I turned the page and what do you know Ms. McCarthy had a some other notes on Walter Diemer, the inventor of bubble gum. Plus facts and more facts about bubble gum.
I wouldn't have known that this was a non-fiction book until the end. Which is probably why my daughter picked it up. She had no idea it wasn't a true story.
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No meat challenge
For the month of February I decided to cut out all meat products from my diet. It's something I've always been interested in, wanted to try, but was always hesitant. I knew it would be a challenge, an experiment, and something I could only hold myself accountable for. So here it goes. I'm sharing my reasons why, the process, any changes, and what I've learned.
Giving myself a challenge, a goal, something to work towards to intrigues me. I find the idea of challenging myself, pushing myself, and learning through the process of it interesting. I wanted to see how and if my body would react to not eating meat. I also wanted to hold myself accountable to something; it makes me feel accomplished, satisfied, and drives me to better myself.
The Process
The idea of cutting out meat entirely wasn't too shocking, I'm not a heavy meat eater to begin with, but finding a protein replacement would be most challenging. While starting off strong by meal planning, buying lots of fresh produce, and eating clean healthy meals, the beginning was easy. It became challenging and tiring to keep up after week 2 especially because I still had to cook a meat eating diet for my family so I was often cooking two separate meals everyday. I also found myself always hungry, weak, and tired all the time. It soon became a part of my daily life, that finding ways around eating meat was my new norm.
Was I expecting changes in my body? Yes and no. I wasn't looking to lose any weight from this diet, but I was maybe expecting some physical changes to my body. I had to change my thought process about what I was eating and how I was thinking about food.
The number one take a way with this challenge is that it made me physically tired ALL the time. This was quite disappointing. I also learned that meal prepping is very important and makes things easier. Because I failed to meal prep I found myself often reaching for a non-healthy options. I think with a better approach, learning to meal prep and have not only meals ready, but snacks too, i think my outcome and process would be totally different.
Here's to the next challenge
Elizabeth Seal
3/6/2018 09:18:09 am
It sounds such a challenge, especially with your family eating different meals to you, you go girl for giving it a go!! Whenever I have cut down on meat I quickly become anemic and it takes about 3 full weeks for my iron levels to recover. I think when I try again I will make sure I have a plan in place, which iron supplements I need and plan out green leafy veg for every meal haha :D xx
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5. Battle For The Sun - Placebo
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7. Came Here For Love - Sigala & Ella Eyre
8. Unpredictable - Olly Murs and Louisa Johnson
9. City of Angels - 30 Seconds To Mars
10. Rock N Roll - Avril Lavigne
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12. Don't Look Down - Martin Garrix (feat. Usher)
13. Crying in the Club - Camila Cabello
14. Here's To Never Growing Up - Avril Lavigne
15. It Ain't Me - Kygo & Selena Gomez
I love to listen to many different types of music and I'm sure that's fairly obvious by the range of artists and genres from my list typed above. When I was younger I limited myself to certain artists and genres and although I don't regret that, nowadays I really like having variety on my iPod as I listen to music that suits my mood a lot of the time. I don't have a long journey to and from work, but I enjoy listening to music on my journey as it cancels out any other noise and gets me in the zone in time for work. I have a busy job so it's important to have a way of chilling out before and after the working hours of the day. I have an iPhone, but I prefer to save my battery and use an iPod as it's just so easy to use and they've really lasted the test of time for me. I'm also less likely to brake my iPhone by using an iPod, haha. What music have you guys been loving recently? Let me know in the comments :)


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In addition she specialises in small chamber coaching and Kodaly musicianship training. She has run chamber music courses for children in London over several years. In all her teaching there is a strong emphasis on musicianship skill using tonic-solfa, Cerwin and Kodaly methods.
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I believe that strong musicianship skills are crucial. In all my teaching there is a strong emphasis on musicianship skill, so Cellobabies is a natural progression of my thinking.
My thoughts on teaching music
I really enjoy teaching a mix of ages and abilities and will take anyone provided they are willing to do their best. I believe that strong musicianship skills are crucial, and therefore individual lessons always include work on developing rhythm, pitch and co-ordination. The more developed these skills are the more the player if free to really enjoy music making which is essential.
Musical experience
I started playing the cello at the age of 7. It started like this;
One day the music teacher came into our classroom and asked us to put up our hand if we would like to learn to play an instrument. I put up my hand immediately. She then read out a list of instruments. I put up my hand for violin, as it was the only instrument that I knew of on the list. Unfortunately there were only a few spaces and I wasn't chosen.
A few days later the head master contacted my parents and asked if I would like to learn the cello. I remember being very excited by the idea, but didn't know what a cello was. My first lesson was in the head masters room with two other children. I still clearly remember this first lesson and many of my other early lessons.
The bit I found hard was the practising. Being in a room on my own having to put into practise reading music for the first time, the co-ordination involved and having to listen that what I was playing was correct were all very daunting. I was lucky that my father was very helpful and took part in many of my early practise sessions, making sure the cello was in tune and singing along. I really wish I had the opportunity to have some Kodaly based training before I started as it would have make these early days much easier.
Having said that I went on to do a music degree at Kingston Polytechnic (now University) with cello as my main instrument and have since studied Kodaly musicianship in various forms, particurlary with Agnes Kory whose mother was one of the original teachers to work with Kodaly in Hungary. I have found this form of musicianship training to be of enormous benefit, both as a cellist and as musician generally.
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If you're a daily coffee drinker like me, you should check out the benefits of adding in collagen to your morning beverage. I've been doing this for the past year, I've noticed some great results.
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Remember that Brooklyn Heights-set horror movie The Sentinel (1977), where the doorway to hell was located in a genteel brownstone? Hell has been relocated a few blocks, to the dreaded UA Court Street Stadium 12 multiplex, hated by discerning moviegoers. I know enough to avoid it (and most multiplexes) on weekends, but yesterday's noon jaunt to see the (eh) Super 8 was a nightmare of slowpoke ticket-taking and molasses-paced concession sales that made me 15 minutes late for the movie. Irritated I wound up in an argument with the theater's manager, who couldn't care less about consumer complaints and just wanted to refund my money and get me out of there. And so after a few choice words I left, never to return.
The nicer Cobble Hill Cinemas was glad to have me, and as it happened it was discount day, so I paid $3 less than I would have at UA...Hell. UA's slightly more convenient location has obliged me to patronize it these past six years, despite terrible reviews, cretinous, nachos-stuffed audiences to match the staff in intelligence and girth, and two smoky fires started by malfunctioning popcorn machines, or malfunctioning employees. Want proof of the decline of customer service, basic worker competency, and pride in one's profession? Look no further.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Hell's multiplex: the UA Court Street Stadium 12
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7 February 2011 Last updated at 08:34 GMT
Indonesia Ahmadiyah Muslim sect killings condemned
By Alice Budisatrijo
BBC News, Jakarta
Ahmadiyah sect members have been attacked and killed for their beliefs
The Indonesian government has condemned an attack against supporters of a minority Muslim sect at the weekend, which left three people dead.
The victims belonged to the Ahmadiyah sect, which has been ordered by officials to stop spreading unorthodox beliefs and return to mainstream Islam.
More than 1,000 Muslims surrounded the home of a local Ahmadiyah leader.
The clash broke out when about 20 sect members gathered there refused to stop their activities.
Local police chief Alex Rasyad said about 20 followers of the Ahmadiyah sect were gathering, and the crowd wanted them to leave. When they refused, the two sides fought with stones and machetes.
At least five people were seriously injured.
The police chief also said his officers tried to persuade the Ahmadis to leave the house.
Islamic hardliners in Indonesia have launched a sometimes violent anti-Ahmadiyah campaign in recent months.
The religious minister has called for the dissolution of the sect, mainly because of their belief that their founder, and not Muhammad, was the last prophet.
Responding to the attack, Indonesia's minister for security said he had issued instructions to prevent future conflicts.
He reminded members of the Ahmadiyah of a three-year-old governmental decree which threatens them with a jail term if they continue spreading their beliefs.
The government stopped short of banning the sect.
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Joe's Own Editor or Joe is a text editor for Unix. It serves as a stand alone editor and has clones of Vim, Emacs, Pico and WordStar. It has syntax highlighting for many common languages like Perl and C, and some for more uncommon languages like Haskell and Ada.
Installing and Configuring
Joe can be installed with the joe binary package or can be built from source. Extra syntax highlighting files can be found here. Some are updated files and some are brand new ones like the Erlang syntax highlighting file.
Configuring is very straight forward, it's done through rc files, located in either /etc/joe/ or /usr/local/etc/joe depending on how you installed it. They can be edited there or copied to a home folder, for example /home/user/.joerc.


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Mining for meaning: Getting computers to understand natural language texts
Programs that can understand language and can identify meaningful links between the various parts of a text is the focus of work being carried out in Saarbrücken by researchers like Ivan Titov. The computer scientist is currently developing a procedure that will enable computers to learn to identify semantically relevant relationships within texts. This research could mean that in future we will be able to ask our computer specific questions about the content of a text. The computer would then analyse the text and supply the user with the right answers. Software giant Google has awarded the Saarbrücken computer scientist its Google Focused Research Award worth US$ 140,000.
Every student who was ever written a homework assignment or an academic essay is familiar with the problem: before you can start to write anything yourself, you usually have to battle through numerous texts and through pages and pages of references and academic literature. A computer program that can quickly process the text, provide a meaningful summary of its content or even answer questions about it would obviously be of great practical value in such a situation.
Ivan Titov and his team of researchers, splitting their time between Saarland University and the University of Amsterdam, are currently working on this problem. Titov is interested in how computers can learn to understand the meaning and the relationships between words in sentences and within texts. 'The model that we have developed simulates how humans create texts. In order to understand texts, we get our computers to work through this process but in the reverse direction: given the text the computer will uncover its meaning or even intent of the writer' explained Dr Titov. However, Titov and his group do not themselves stipulate a fully detailed model and the rules contained within it, instead, they use millions of sentences to generate both the model and the rules. The sentences that are analysed are drawn from large collections, such as Wikipedia. Analysis of this massive dataset requires a lot of computing power, with the specially developed algorithms running on around one hundred computers.
The idea is to develop software that enables computers to identify hidden, context-dependent relationships between words and clauses in texts, as the following example shows. Looking at the two sentences: 'John has just graduated from Saarland University. He is now working for Google.' it is clear even to a computer that John and Saarland University are linked by the relationship 'has graduated' and that John and Google are connected by the relationship "is working for". But the model developed by the Saarbrücken computer scientists can also recognize that John studied at Saarland University; very probably in the Department of Computer Science and Informatics. Once computers can understand these patterns in human language, the next step for the researchers is to apply the method to get machines to automatically produce meaningful summaries of short texts and to answer questions about the text content.
Beside Ivan Titov Hans Uszkoreit is awarded with a Google Focused Award worth US$ 220.000. Uszkoreit is professor of Computational Linguistics at Saarland University and Scientific Director at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence. He is interested in how computers can indentify linguistic relationships in large text collections.
Through its Focused Research Award program, the search engine provider Google supports research of major interest to the company itself and to the field of informatics. Prize winners receive free access to Google tools and technologies.
Background information:
Ivan Titov conducts research in the field of computer linguistics at Saarland University. Since 2009, he has been the head of the research group 'Machine Learning for Natural Language Processing' in the Cluster of Excellence 'Multimodal Computing and Interaction'. Titov also works at the University of Amsterdam. The computer scientist received his doctoral degree from the University of Geneva and carried out research work at the Edinburgh University and at Google Research in New York.
Computer linguistics at Saarland University is highly respected and has an international reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Researchers at the university work closely with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and the two Max Planck Institutes for Informatics and for Software Systems, all of which are situated on the Saarbrücken campus.
Since 2007, the Cluster of Excellence 'Multimodal Computing and Interaction' at Saarland University has received major national and regional funding. Work at the MMCI Cluster includes research into strategies for organizing, understanding and searching multimodal information from audio files, photos, images, texts and videos.
For further information on computer linguistics or on the Cluster of Excellence 'Multimodal Computing and Interaction', please visit:
Questions can be addressed to:
Gordon Bolduan
Science Communication
Cluster of Excellence "Multimodal Computing and Interaction"
E-Mail: bolduan(at)mmci.uni-saarland.de
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Block by block, borough by borough, New York in the late 1970s and early '80s was a fertile music mecca. Virtually every strain of modern music took root in the city's mean streets, shaping the hearts and minds of America's youth. From punk to disco, hip hop to no wave, everyone from Television to the Ramones, Grandmaster Flash, Philip Glass and James Chance laid the groundwork for an amorphous scene in the city that never sleeps.
In the midst of it all was ESG, a group of four sisters from the South Bronx projects—leader and vocalist Renee, drummer Valerie, bass player Deborah and singer and percussionist Marie Scroggins, along with singer and percussionist Tito Libran—who crafted murky and minimal funk that, over time, proved to be some of the most sampled music ever created. The band's name stood for Valerie and Renee's birthstones—emerald and sapphire. The G was a nod to the gold record they hoped to one day reel in.
With the group's 1981 debut EP for 99 Records, produced by Martin Hannett (Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays), a singularly lumbering gait of lo-fi bass and slow staccato drum beats became ESG's signature sound. Songs such as "You're No Good" and "Moody," plus the eerie sci-fi tempo of "UFO," proved a vital influence in the secret history of post-punk and dance music.
ESG's music was more celebratory than the nihilistic tendencies of the no-wave scene with which the group is often associated. For Renee Scroggins, who turns 58 in September, ESG's music was all about embracing the diversity of its surroundings.
"Playing festivals now reminds me of what New York was like growing up and playing music in the late '70s," Scroggins says over the phone from her current home in McDonough. "There were so many different kinds of music going on at all times, just by virtue of it being New York. It didn't matter what your race was, your religion or your sexuality. Music brought us all together, and we all sat back and listened."
Sisters Valerie and Marie make occasional appearances with ESG, if their health and schedules allow for it. Younger sister Deborah filed a 2016 lawsuit for writing credits and royalty disputes over the song "UFO," which has been sampled by everyone from J Dilla to the Notorious B.I.G. "That song was just me seeing one too many Star Wars and Close Encounters kind of movies," Scroggins says. "I thought, 'What would it sound like if a UFO landed in the middle of the club?' That's how that song came about."
Still, Scroggins keeps the band a family affair. Her daughter Nicole Nicholas plays bass, son Nicholas plays percussion, and nephew Charlie Moore plays drums. "Each person brings their own personality, feeling and rhythm to the drums, and it keeps it a living, breathing band," she says.
New ESG material is in the works through the group's self-run ESG Records and CD Baby. The band is still waiting for that gold record to come its way, but its live show is where the action is. "People just need to be ready to dance when we play," Scroggins says. "That's what ESG was always about. We bring energy to the stage, so be ready for it."
ATHENS POPFEST Featuring Superbody (7:30 p.m.), Lingua Franca (8:15 p.m.), Noon:30 (9 p.m.), Pylon Reenactment Society (10 p.m.), Tunabunny (11 p.m.) and ESG (12 a.m.). See story on p. 16.


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Recapturing the data of Noyes and Susan Madison Jones of New York to Nunda, McHenry Co., Ill. to Chickasaw County area after 1865, probably closer to 1867, father Noel Jones and Susannah Jones of New York. Silas JONES Sr line., Teague Jones line.
Calvin Fay Jones is listed as Calvin Jones in the 1860 census for Nunda, McHenry Co. Ill
1860 United States Federal Census
He enlists with his brother William Harrison Jones to join the Union Army.
|Calvin F Jones
|Cuba, Lake, Illinois
|Congressional District:
|Age on 1 July 1863:
|Estimated Birth Year:
|abt 1843
|Marital Status:
|Unmarried (Single)
|Place of Birth:
|New York
After several campaigns, he looses his brother William Harrison and almost looses his life in Tennessee. He walks home after being nursed back to health by a Black Family that heard him moaning in the dirt after the skirmish ended and the troops had backed off. (Makes one wonder how many were not dead but were buried in the lose dirt.)
By 1868 he has moved to Chickasaw County area, marriage to wife is in her Father's home at this address. Butler, Butler Co. Iowa. 5 July 1868. I have copy of certificate.
(Lucky me, I picked 5 July for my wedding date, suspect he was talking to me :>) )(another story)
1880 shows them living in Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa. 1880 Census. His father lived at this time in this area and may have been same home. His Father according to Will divided the land between Calvin and his sister Arvilla Jones Johnson. The others were taken care of.
1885 Residence Bradford, Chickasaw Co. IA. State Census
1900 Bradford, Chickasaw Co. IA, Federal Census. Grandad Carl Fremont is listed here. age 11.
1910 Bradford, Chickasaw Co. IA Federal Census At this time he was 67 and he died that 23 September 1910. Grandad Carl F is on this census as age 20. He and Grandma marry in 3 years.
Calvin had horses, and sold to the government, for his was a fine breed some papers imply.
Iowa Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com
|Calvin F. Jones
|Page #:
|Oak Hill
|son of: Noyes; son of: Susna
|Level Info:
|Gravestone Records of Chickasaw County, Ia.
Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records
|Calvin F Jones
|IL 36 Inf H
|Oak Hill
|Cemetery Location:
|Nashua Chickasaw IA
|Lot 24; s/o Noyes and Susan
The irony of some of his dedication to his country was, he was given a Pension when he came back from Tennessee and then 8 weeks or so later he re enlists. Losing everything for a Pension. My file is full of the letters that it took for neighbors, family and friends to write to verify he was who he was and why he deserved a Pension which he finally started receiving late in the 1890's near as I can figure.
What a shame he could have had it from 1868 on.
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
|Calvin F Jones
|State Filed:
|Hannah Jones
|Roll Number:
Calvin and Hannah had: Nora, b May 1870 whom married Iver Jepson; George b 1872, married Belle Fox; Alva b 15 Dec 1874 Chickasaw Co. IA area, died 30 Dec 1963 Charles City, Floyd Co. IA, married Zelia Noble, (dau Hazel wrote the family history); Walter b 1880 IA d 10 Dec 1946 m Elizabeth Spooner; LaMonte ( Monty) b 14 Aug 1882 Pearlrock IA, d 1 Feb 1939 CA. m Lulu Maybelle Torrey; and Grandad Carl Fremont Jones b 10 Oct 1888 Iowa, d 12 March 1962 Casper, Wyo.
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Barbara Gillentine, Retired Leader in Yorba Linda, California USA shared this memory:
Monecha Painter was a La Leche League Leader in California in the 1960's and 1970's. I met her in 1970 when she brought a La Leche League "Manual" over to my home and she helped me so much when I had my first baby. She was the first Leader contact I had with LLL. She and I became friends and we talked every day for several years until she and Tim (her husband) and their four children moved to Arizona. She died in 2013 in Arizona.


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School Holiday Workshops for Kids in Brisbane
Speak Up workshops will not be running this school holidays in line with lockdown requirements. We have, however, developed DIY kits to send out along with video content to keep kids busy while they are at home over the holidays.
Easter Workshops DIY Kits and Video Content
- Book into the workshop in the normal way via our parent portal if you haven't already
- We will mail you everything you need to complete the craft
- You will receive access to video content including
- craft instructions
- warm-up
- games and activities
- teaching of the performance elements
(If you want to check out the platform we're using for online learning for our group classes, please have a look at this page. The same is on the way for workshops.)
If you booked into workshops before the lockdown restrictions were announced we will record a credit in your child's name which can be used when it is safe to resume our workshop programming. We are not offering refunds at this time (we are trying to keep paying all our staff for as long as possible, and hope you will understand).
Workshop Dates
- Autumn 2020 – 6th April – 9th April (DIY at-home Kits)
- Winter 2020 – 29th June – 10th July
- Spring 2020 – 21st September – 2nd October
Workshop Programs
Speak Up workshops are split into three levels based on age, complexity and lengths, depending on the story your kids want to tell these school holidays! The program is designed to be flexible:
- Some kids choose one day of workshops as a special treat, something to look forward to!
- Some try workshops as an introduction to Speak Up (check with us if your child struggles with anxiety, sensory processing or low self confidence, as certain workshops may be a little much for them at first. We can advise on the most appropriate introduction to Speak Up to ensure they have a positive experience right away)
- Some kids mix and match workshops throughout the two weeks
- Some come for a full week. (Ask us about discounts if booking more than two kids into a full week!)
If you aren't sure which workshop is right for your child, please ask – our friendly admin team is just a phone call away!
As the name suggests, the Short and Sweet workshops are designed for maximum energy, creativity and fun for the littlest learners in our studio. You can think of Short and Sweet as level one of the Speak Up holiday workshop syllabus. These workshops run for three hours each, with two workshops each day.
Age: Prep – Grade 4
Length: 3 hours
Cost: $55 each
The Little Experts program was created to give older students a chance to work on more advanced skills and techniques, while still having heaps of fun! You can think of Little Experts as level two of the Speak Up holiday workshop syllabus. These workshops run over a whole day from 9am – 3.30pm.
Age: Grade 3 – Grade 12
Length: 6 hours
Cost: $110 each
The Born to Perform Program is our play and musical production extravaganza! In just one week a committed and talented group of students workshop and perform a full length play or musical. It's an incredible journey! You can think of Born to Perform as level three of the Speak Up Holiday workshop syllabus. These workshops run for a full week.
Age: Grade 3 – Grade 8
Length: 1 week
Cost: $400 ($350 early bird book by 1st January) ($350 for kids enrolled in weekly classes)
Positive Feedback from Parents
Speak Up Studio's staff are so friendly and welcoming and their sessions are such fun! My 6 and 8 year old children attend classes during the week and always love coming to their holiday workshops. The choice of holiday workshops are great and they have something for everyone. I couldn't rate this place more highly! – Susie (mum, 2018)
Thank you! My son had a lovely time this past week. All your staff are caring and inclusive which is reassuring as a parent. My son has anxiety, joining group activities is always a challenge. Your staff didn't judge him, they welcomed him with acceptance into an inclusive environment. He is looking forward to future sessions! Sarah (mum, 2017)
What Kids Love About Our Workshops
Speak Up Studio's school holiday workshops are a fantastic way for children to have fun and develop their creativity. Our fantabulous school holiday workshops aim to develop self-confidence, communication skills and creativity through a combination of dance, drama, craft, storytelling, science and art. As always, Speak Up's educational programs are created to be inclusive, engaging and age-appropriate. Most importantly of all, our workshops are full of excitement and Brisbane kids want to come back again and again!
Make Friends
Speak Up workshops are a great opportunity to make friends with like minded kids from other schools! Lots of students come to our workshops with a friend (or a gang of friends!) but it's even more exciting to make new friends on the day.
Learn a New Skill
From sewing to painting, singing to dancing, acting to telling jokes – there's always an educational outcome to our fun and creative workshops. When it comes to learning new skills, our teachers find the perfect balance between challenging and supporting our young participants!
Express Yourself
Self confidence is at the heart of what we do at Speak Up. All of our workshops incorporate an element of self expression, and students are encouraged to add their own personal flavour to their craft or character!
Explore A Passion
We base many of our workshops on popular content that makes it easy for kids to engage with drama, musical theatre, team activities, and craft projects! Harry Potter fanatics, mini Jedi, Pokemon Trainers and any kind of Disney lover will feel right at home at Speak Up.
When it comes down to it, we are a performing arts studio, and getting kids to perform on stage is our favourite thing to do. Positive performing experiences build confidence, and we are committed to giving kids the skills and supportive environment they need to shine on stage! Students are encouraged to perform, but are never forced if they do not want to.
Get Dressed Up
Costumes have an incredible way of helping kids connect with characters and step out of themselves. Students are encouraged to dress up for workshops, and costumes are often provided to ensure workshops are super fun and exciting.
Positive Feedback from Brisbane Parents
My son enjoyed himself and said that he wants to attend another workshop next holidays. Rebecca (mum, 2016)
Thank you for a wonderful day of drama and art. Jessica had a great time and can't wait for next holidays! Steve (dad, 2016)