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Va Va Voom – How to incorporate add-ins to your yarn – Wheel only – 2 hours – class limit 5 – Intermediate – Must know how to use your wheel and must have some experience with spinning and plying – Ever wanted to add beads or sequins to your yarns? Ever wondered what ribbons or felted bobbles would look like? Feathers anyone??? This class will explore different methods for adding other things to your yarn to give it even more pizazz. – Would be best if student has jumbo flyer with a large orifice for adding felted items, however, even if the student doesn't have a wheel that will allow felted items to go through, the student can still learn the way to add these items in for later reference. – Student should bring 4-6 ounces of fiber to class – Cost $20 – Kit fee $ 18: includes add-ins to be used in class NO HOMEWORK!
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Few places in our world are more educational than museums. After all, where else could we hope to see so many pieces of actual history that tell so many stories about our ancestors? From prehistoric spears to Egyptian mummies, from ancient Greek sculptures to medieval armor, and from the first radio to to the first planes used in war during WWI, museums have it all. Unfortunately, there are millions of people with direct access to museums that have never even visited one. There are many possible reasons for this–perhaps they think just looking at old things would be boring, or perhaps they are unaware just how different the world was in the past and see no reason to take interest. Whatever the reason for not taking advantage of the incredible amount of tangible knowledge museums offer, and regardless of age, Museum Day is the time to invest in education in its most fascinating form.
History of Museum Day
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) created International Museum Day in 1977. The organisation chooses a different theme for the day and coordinates every year. Some of the themes include globalisation, indigenous peoples, brigding culture gaps and caring for the environment. Every year since 1977, all of the museums in the world are invited to participate in this day to promote the role of museums around in the world, by organising enjoyable and free activities around the year's theme. International Museum Day has become steadily more popular since its creation, with International Museum Day 2009 being participated in by 20,000 museums in over 90 countries. In 2012, the number of participating museums had jumped to 30,000 in 129 countries.
How to celebrate Museum Day
There is no better way to celebrate Museum Day than to take a trip down to a nearby museum, either alone, with friends, or even your children if you feel they are old enough to appreciate the place. Depending on where you live, the museums you might be closest to could be ones connected with anything from farming to fashion, from astronomy to archaeology, from art to natural history. If it turns out that the museums in your immediate area are not ones that would interest you, maybe you could consider a day trip to a nearby city to visit a museum better suited to your interests? Carpooling with a friend or two will make the trip cheaper and very possibly more interesting.
Another thing to think about is how well you tolerate crowds. Museum Day is an increasingly popular worldwide event, so it is quite probably that many of the larger and better-known museums will be pretty crowded on this day, especially since many museums do not charge an entrance fee then. If you do not feel like standing in long lines to see every single thing or having to maneuver your way through crowds of people, paying more attention to not stepping on anyone's shoes than the objects on exhibition, you may want to visit the museum of your choice a few days before or after Museum Day. On weekdays, museums are often quiet places where one can come to study our ancestors' lifestyles and contemplate what motivated them to behave and develop as they did. However you decide to celebrate Museum day, don't let this opportunity to find out about the history of the human race go to waste!

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On weekends, we like to take our kids out and unless we are really desperate, we tend to stay away from malls. It's not easy, and we usually end up at the Playground in Kemang which is quite a long ride away. This is why I was so happy to learn about F. Widayanto's workshop through the Indonesian Heritage Society. Members of the HIS were raving about the main workshop Depok but the artist also has a gallery shop in Kuningan.
There, pottery classes can be organized anytime (Monday-Sunday during office hours) for adults or children, for Rp145,000/person. The class takes 90min and can be booked for any number of participants (although max would probably be 20).
Most of the kids in our group couldn't focus for that long but the green courtyard and the fishpond kept them busy the rest of the time. The teacher leading the class spoke little English but the instructions were simple enough : the kids were each given a piece of clay and some molds to work with (plenty to choose from: animals, superhero…).
At the end class, the teacher took the clay the kids had molded and gave us a receipt that we can use to pick up our work in a month, supposedly baked and painted. It's a shame the kids don't get to paint and bring their work home but it was still a fun morning for both kids and parents.
The house itself, which serves as F. Widayanto's gallery is worth visiting and private events can be organized for a minimum 15 participants (different meal packages starting at Rp150,000/person).
We actually had our son's birthday here (a small gathering with a few of his classmates) and I highly recommend it. We booked a clay workshop so the kids played a bit, brought our own cake and drinks, and organized a little Easter egg hunt in the courtyard. It was something different for the kids, and involved no work for us parent (the staff prepared tea for the adults, gave us a space indoor to eat and drink and cleaned up afterwards at no additional cost).
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Daniel Craig returns for his third outing as James Bond in Skyfall, which is released this Friday in the UK.
While it's tough to remember a time that the actor -Â who has frequently been called the best James Bond ever -Â wasn't a household name, Craig paid his dues on a series of low-budget, little-seen British dramas throughout the '90s and early '00s. And for every dud, there's at least two little-seen gems.
Digital Spy takes a look back at Craig's five greatest big screen turns.
Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
Craig starred as the much younger lover of renowned painter Francis Bacon (Derek Jacobi), in a turn that's revealing in every sense of the word. His character George Dyer's bond with Bacon begins with an attempted robbery and develops into a passionate, stormy and ultimately tragic affair, and the emotionally demanding role earned Craig an award for 'Best British Performance' at 1998's Edinburgh Film Festival.
Some Voices (2000)
Continuing in the 'angry and unbalanced young man' vein, Craig took on the role of a fiercely intelligent young schizophrenic, who is released from hospital into the care of his older brother (David Morrissey). Adapted for the screen by playwright Joe Penhall from his own Royal Court production, Some Voices is an intimate and raw-edged film that leaves its actors nowhere to hide, and Craig portrays both razor-sharp smarts and psychosis so convincingly that he picked up another gong -Â a British Independent Film Award.
Enduring Love (2004)
Based on Ian McEwan's haunting novel of the same name, this divisive drama sees Craig play the straight man to Rhys Ifans's headcase. After Craig's Joe and his young wife (Samantha Morton) witness a horrifying accident, he is stalked by a delusional fellow witness (Ifans), who believes Joe to be in love with him. Craig, who's rarely been given the chance to play the everyman, brings intensity and nuance to the slow, disturbing process of Joe's life collapsing at the seams.
Layer Cake (2004)
In all likelihood, Craig's role in Matthew Vaughn's grimy Brit-gangster flick is what got him in the running for Bond. He plays an unnamed cocaine dealer who's about to get out of the business, when he gets two new assignments that drag him back in (ain't that always the way?). The character of 'XXXX' may not be as suave as Bond, but between the suit, the girls and the plentiful walking-around-with-a-gun sequences, it's not hard to see the groundwork being laid. Beady eyed Bond fans may also have spotted that Skyfall's new Q, Ben Whishaw, appears as Craig's love rival.
Casino Royale (2006)
No list would be complete without this inclusion. Rebooting Bond after the mess that was Die Another Day was no mean feat, and the producers -Â along with director Martin Campbell -Â plainly knew exactly what they were doing when they cast Craig as a lean, mean, back-to-basics Bond. Despite the scepticism with which his casting was initially met (fans didn't see him as fitting the 'tall, dark, handsome' mould), Casino Royale stopped the naysayers in their tracks. Craig's Bond is muscular in every sense, an anti-heroic force of nature who's at once the coldest and the most emotionally available 007 to date.
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Studio Wildcard has announced it's second incoming Xbox One update for ARK: Survival Evolved. Headlined by three new creatures and peppered with fun items like Beer Barrels and Electric Prods, ARK offers gamers the highly anticipated, exclusive Xbox One split-screen multiplayer functionality. Now Survivors can sit side-by-side on a couch or jump online with their fellow survivor, craft a few in-game beers, and then rampage into the fields to fight the scaley hordes!
New dinosaurs and creature featured in this update:
Gallimimus (with Three-Seater Passenger Saddle): While the Gallimimus in real life might have been a large, chicken-like omnivore belonging to the clade Ornithomimosauria (similar to today's ostrich family and closely related to raptors and modern birds), in ARK: Survival Evolved it's an herbivore with no natural means to defend itself except for running away. Luckily for the Gallimimus, it may very well be the fastest dinosaur on ARK, and is capable of ferrying up to three Survivors in a specially-designed Saddle!
Dimetrodon: Known as everyone's favorite adaptable carnivore, the Dimetrodon offers players shade during excessive heat and shelter from extreme cold by way of its massive insulating sail running down its back. It is reasonably friendly to Survivors and its favorite place to roam is the swamplands plentiful with small prey.
Dung Beetle: The Dung Beetle is a wondrous organic biofactory that eats excrement and other useless waste and then metabolizes it to produce burnable oil that can power generators and fertilize crops. It is the perfect pet for cleaning up around the tribe's dirty living quarters!
Today's Xbox One version update also includes a battery of items and optimizations that bring content parity with the PC version through v234, including:
– New Armor: SWAT-style Assault Armor tier
– New Weapon: Electric Prod stunner weapon capable of rendering even the strongest survivor unconscious
– New Structures: Greenhouse/Glass structure tileset to aid survivors in growing plants
– Deep-Sea Loot Crates: Just what it sounds like. Cool stuff underwater.
– Beer Barrel: These craftable Beer kegs can make tasty brews, with various status enhancing effects, however the subsequent 'hangover' effects are not so pleasant!
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In designing the business model, we met with other WPP affiliates; we spoke with managers in North American divisions as well as in Asia and Europe; we analyzed the current complex web of workflow and asset management systems; speaking with brand teams, we explored the potential revenue; we identified and evaluated partners. The result, working with the RedWorks team, was a high-level business plan, a workflow model, staffing and systems recommendations and an action plan for developing the business. All accomplished in just a few weeks.
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Poznan University of Technology students: Jagoda Nowakowska, Magdalena Skop and Monika Woźniak, fifth-year students at the Faculty of Architecture won Design for New Bollywood Tower in Mumbai - competition organised by the international platform Archasm.
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"Powerful as myth." —The Washington Post Book World
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"Powerful…full of magic…you won't be doing anything of importance until you have finished this book." —Los Angeles Times
"Wonderful…a significant lesson in what storytelling has to do with memory and inheritance." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Reading it really changed the way I thought about Asian-American history. Our heritage has a lot of difficult stuff in it — a lot of misogyny, a lot of fear and rage and death. It showed me a past that reached beyond borders and languages and cultures to bring together these disparate elements of who we are. I hadn't seen our history like that before. At that time, we hadn't seen a lot of Asian-American representations anywhere, so it was a big deal that it even existed. It made me feel validated and seen. That's what's so important about books like that. You feel like, Oh my god, I exist here. I exist in this landscape of literature and memoir. I'm here, and I have a story to tell, and it's among the canon of Asian-American stories that are feminist and that are true to our being. It's a book that has stayed with me and lived in me." —Margaret Cho


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I was contacted by Mr. Clarke back in December and was asked politely to review his book. I agreed and did so blindly (meaning I didn't look the book up before I started to read it). I was sent a free copy in return for an honest review.
Having only ever heard about The Bifrost Bridge in the "Thor" movie, I really wasn't sure what to expect. Once I started reading and found out it was based around Norse Mythology, I hoped it would be good – even if it is a kids book. By the time I finished reading this story, I wanted to be a kid again, listening to this as a bedtime story.
Ok, so it's not like the traditional fairy tales of old, but who says there has to be a "Once Upon A Time" beginning to make it a fairy tale? Little girls will easily be able to close their eyes and imagine themselves as one of the two pretty little princesses in this tale.
From Royal families to brave Valkyries, this beautiful tale has action and adventure galore. I found myself cheering on our two young heroines as they faced unexpected dangers.
What I liked: I liked the fact that the author wove Mythology very successfully and creatively into a magical tale. The story was easy to follow (I know, I know, it would have to be as it's a kid's book, but c'mon, sometimes the story can get lost in the Mythology) The character names were, for the most part, unique to me and I liked that.
Who would I recommend this to? Easy, any parent that wants their daughter(s) to have a fantastic bedtime story read to them.
I hope James Clarke seriously considers writing another tale of adventures featuring Hedda and Silya. My inner child would love to read more about these two young girls and their lives.


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- Sandeep Choudhary said...
Can you do a comparable review (like which is best & with + - of each) with Indian app's that are trying to solve the same problem other app is 'StreetSmart' from www.asklaila.com an Indian local search engine. link : http://www.asklaila.com/LailaMobileDemo/
- May 14, 2010 at 11:53 PM
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Thanks Sandeep . I use AskLaila on PC .I would love to write about there mobile offering . Though i don't promise a comparable review as there is no Apple to Apple comparison here . watch this space for my thoughts on Street Smart.
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All folded in.
And embellishments begun… Love how this white on white cross stitch looks and feels.
Maybe some beads next!
Oh and I joined Instagram. My goal is to keep the same amount of internet time even though I'm engrossed in everyone's textile art on a new shiny place. Hmm. Maybe tomorrow I'll be good. Today, not so much. 😉


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Whether you are building from scratch, adding an extension, or renovating your home, you need a highly skilled and affordable team of builders in Canberra for the project. With all the horror stories in the print and digital media about numerous problems with builders such as sites left half finished and budgets spiraling out of control, choosing the best builders in Canberra should be done with utmost care. With a host of building contractors operating in the area, how will you choose the right one for the project? Here are some tips to consider when choosing the best builders in Canberra for your construction project.
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The chosen builder has a huge responsibility since you will be entrusting him with one of the biggest investments that you will ever make in your life – your home. The wrong candidate is a waste of both your hard earned money and precious time. That is why you need to look for the credentials of the builder that you plan to choose for the construction project. First, look for the experience of the candidate. In fact, builders with years of experience in the industry know exactly how to manage and overcome tricky situations and obstacles in the project. Since they have been in similar situations before, they will take you through the troubled waters with innovative solutions without stretching out your budget. Building and construction work requires highly specialized skills. The right builder should have a proven track record and know-how to ensure the safety and longevity of your home. Don't forget to get everything written on paper before you finalize the agreement. The agreement should include the entire cost of the project including the material and labor costs. It should also include the deadline for the project. A reliable builder will always stick to the deadline for the construction project. These are important things to consider when selecting the best builders in Canberra.
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Most homeowners try to save money by using different professionals for the project such as electricians, carpenters, plasterers, etc. Managing several contractors on-site is not an easy task. You may have to devote the good amount of your time to manage these professionals on-site. That is why you should aim for one point of responsibility when selecting the right builder for the project. Many homeowners who have worked with different contractors on their projects have ended up in a mess. In fact, most of them have ended up with a botched job that has gone over budget and over time. Don't forget the stress you have to undergo in such situations. That is why it is important that you work with a reputable builder in the area and let him take care of the entire project. That way you have to deal with only one professional during the entire project period.
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I've seen different blogs that recommend them as cloud based mostly website software program, however it doesn't even appear to make your record. Every service on our checklist puts the management of designing and launching a website into your fingers. At the finish of the day, I might encourage you to join a free trial or account along with your last selections, and make investments a while to test them out to see which one in all them suits your needs better.
If you are constructing a enterprise related website , and have a smaller price range, using builders resembling Wix, Squarespace, Weebly or Jimdo can definitely enable you keep monetary discipline, and also assist you to create and update your personal website in a very brief time frame – no have to name / electronic mail your website developer and look forward to small updates as you can now make them your self.
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A wreath laying ceremony was held at Badami Bagh Cantt, Srinagar, and was attended by Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP), S.P. Vaid, Lt. Gen. J.S. Sandhu, Chinar Corps Commander and many other senior officials from security forces and civil administration.
Late Naik Dipak Kumar Maity and late Gunner (Operator) Manivannan G. were killed in an attack by heavily armed terrorists on an Army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Qazigund district on Saturday.
Late Naik Dipak Kumar Maity was from Midnapur, West Bengal and joined Army in 1997. He has left behind his wife, Rikta and a 13-year-old daughter.
Late Gunner (Operator) Manivannan G. belonged to Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu and was only 25 years. He joined the Army in 2013 and has left behind his parents, mother G. Chinnaponnu and father Gopal G.
The mortal remains of the soldiers will be flown for last rites to their native places today.
The Army convoy, which was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar, was indiscriminately fired upon by militants near the Lower Munda toll post yesterday.
According to reports, militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the attack.


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text: Childrens-Mental-Health-Risk-Does-Not-Impact-Presence-or-Storage-of-Firearms AAP.org > About the AAP > News Room > Children's Mental Health Risk Does Not Impact Presence or Storage of Firearms in the Home AAP FactsCommittees, Councils & SectionsChapters & DistrictsNews RoomCurrently selected News ReleasesHealth & Safety TipsAAP in the NewsAAP Press Room Media CenterAAP Conferences Press InformationMedia KitsEmbargoed Media ContentSocial Media Toolkit Donate NowCorporate RelationshipsAdvertise with AAP aaa print email share Facebook Twitter Children's Mental Health Risk Does Not Impact Presence or Storage of Firearms in the Home 2/21/2018 Article BodySuicide is the second leading cause of death for children aged 10 to 17 years. For children in this age group, firearms accounted for over 40 percent of all suicides. A study in the March 2018 issue of Pediatrics, "Firearm Storage in Homes with Children with Self-Harm Risk Factors" (published online Feb. 26) examined whether a child's risk of self-harm affected the likelihood a parent would have a gun in the home, as well as how a gun was stored (locked/unlocked, loaded/unloaded). Researchers found that firearms were as likely to be present in homes with children who had a history of self-harm risk factors, such as depression or other mental health conditions, as in homes where no child had a history of self-harm risk factors. They also found that two-thirds of homes with children and firearms stored at least one firearm unlocked and loaded, regardless of whether children in the home had self-harm risk factors. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that the safest home for a child is one without firearms, but that the risk of injury can be reduced substantially, but not eliminated, by storing all household firearms locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition. The researchers concluded that a child's history of depression or other self-harm risk factors does not appear to influence parent or caretaker decisions about whether to have firearms in the home, or whether firearms in the home are stored as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (i.e., locked and unloaded). Editor's Note: The solicited commentary, "Reducing Youth Firearm Suicide Risk: Evidence for Opportunities," accompanies this study. ### The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 66,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. For more information, visit www.aap.org and follow us on Twitter @AmerAcadPeds


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When it comes to garnishing a sweet drink, the sky's the limit. Even if you don't resort to umbrellas and plastic swords, there are lemons and oranges, pineapple wedges and bright red cherries. If you're feeling a little bold, you can throw in a starfruit. There are peppermint sticks and cinnamon sticks and all manner of other fruits and fripperies that can turn your tropical drink into a veritable candy bowl.
But if you're looking to garnish a savory drink, the options dry up. Sure, there are olives of all stripes and cocktail onions if you're feeling a little more inclined toward a Gibson. If you've got a Bloody Mary, you can throw in a celery stick or a pickled stringbean, and if you're experimenting on the Scandinavian side of things, you might toss in a dill sprig. But, by and large, you're severely limited by option and convention.
Recently, my search for bizarre cocktail garnishes took a strange turn. I was in Vermont, visiting my friend Tom, who has become fully, unironically, converted to his state's near-cultish locavorism. One afternoon, the two of us were cooling our heels at the Fiddlehead Brewing Company, a beer maker down the street from his home, tasting our way through the recipes of the day and trying to decide what to bring home in growlers. This being the Fiddlehead Brewing Company, they also had pickled fiddleheads, the prehistoric-looking fern sprouts that, I'm told, are on their way to becoming the new ramps.
The pickled fiddleheads were crunchy and tangy — reminiscent of a New Orleans pickled string bean or a pickled asparagus shoot. But, unlike those fairly quotidian plants, they were also downright freaky-looking. For those of you who are not up on fern biology and the latest locavore trends, fiddleheads look kind of like a little, green elephant trunk or the tail of a tiny, green monkey. They look otherworldly, like something Captain Kirk would have perched on the side of his drink. Or, alternately, like something that would kill a guy in a red shirt during an away team mission.
Tom and I tried the fern heads in a Vermontini, which is a lot like a regular martini, except that the gin and vermouth are both made in Vermont. It worked well, nicely taking the place of an olive and giving an interesting visual counterpoint to an otherwise normal-looking drink. However, while I was sipping my way through the second (or was it the third?) cocktail, it occurred to me that the bizarre Star Trek weirdness of the pickled fiddlehead deserved something a little weirder than a martini.
As a pickle, fiddleheads go best with savory drinks. So, while they would look really awesome in a Blue Motorcycle or a Pink Lady, the combination of sour and sweet might be less than ideal. On the other hand, they're the perfect counterpoint to a Bloody Mary. As an added plus, the sight of a creepy curled vegetable poking out of a big glass of tomato juice definitely adds a note of whimsy. And, perhaps, terror.
For those who like their drinks a bit lighter, pickled fiddleheads also go nicely with Pimm's Cup. As an added plus, the brownish liquid, mixed with the curled fiddlehead, bring to mind the trash compactor scene in Star Wars. I call this one a "R2D2, Get Us Out of Here!"
I'm still looking for other places to drop a fiddlehead. I'm thinking perhaps a classic gin rickey might be a good bet. In the meantime, I might try pickling my own. Before long, they're going to be available in my local green market, and there are a few online recipes that look exciting. And, if worse comes to worse, I can always order some more here.
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Let me ask you guys a question, do you believe in heaven? This isn't a religious question though, and regardless of your beliefs, I think that most of us can agree that a place where there is no violence, no evil, and only good, deserving people, kicking it with the angels is a pretty damn awesome place. Am I right? Eh? Eh?
Ok, the stage has been set. Now imagine that heaven had a voice, that it could actually talk to you, that the angels could sing us beautiful songs. Are you imagining it? Well, then you now have an idea of what the experience of listening to Asha Iwanowicz feels like.
The first time I saw Asha was at an Inspired Word show, she often comes out, plays the guitar and or piano while singing us a song. Asha has a captivating appearance, she caught my attention from the moment I first laid eyes on her. But I digress, so yes, she plays the guitar/piano and sings us a song, oh and mind you, she also plays the ukelele as well. When she performs, we all listen, her music is very beautiful. So, I am very much drawn to sheer talent, so naturally I was drawn to this woman like a magnet, and I absolutely had to work with her!
I cannot put to words the way my insides flutter when I hear Asha's sultry, soothing voice. I recently had the honor of working with Asha and Charlie Scott on a song called "Walking Along". "Walking Along" is a piece I wrote to a sad, touching guitar melody, the song talks about a person that is literally walking along, with tears on their face, and the heartbreak of it all. Asha did the singing on this song (80% of the song by the way), while myself and Charlie Scott each performed a hip hop style verse.
Listening to Asha give life to my words is an unbelievable delight, my ears and my soul were overflowing with pleasure. Her voice is absolutely perfect for the vision I had for this song. As we were recording the song, us boys in attendance joked around with King Sage (engineer/co-producer) about several things, one of them was how all 3 of us outside the recording booth (myself, Charlie Scott, and King Sage) were falling in love with Asha as she sang these melodies. The other thing we said was that this song cannot be played for an unstable, depressed person because it is so sad and powerful that it may unhinge them further.
I love all of my songs, but "Walking Along" has fast become my favorite, Asha AND Charlie Scott on a track, co-produced and engineered by King Sage? WHAT??? What more can a recording artist possibly want? Asha has an extensive music education, and though she does play guitar, ukelele and piano, she is not limited to any one genre. She has collaborated with Keon Torres on a fun, nerdy sexual innuendo song where she showed her rapping skills, she's performed some uh, more graphic songs that deliver a big punch, and she can absolutely mesmerize you with her soft, sultry melodies. The woman is a musical prodigy.
Asha is the real deal my friends, she is super talented, extremely beautiful, and she is putting in the work. Keep an eye out for her, support her projects, and make sure you are ready when you listen to her voice, because your heart will no longer be yours. Following is a brief interview with Asha on youtube. Enjoy.
Asha Iwanowicz can be contacted by following the links below:
Website: www.halcyondementia.com
Twitter: @halcyondementia
Facebook: Halcyon Dementia
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Sorry to have to do this, but I'm gonna push the next update to Monday, the 22nd. The alternative would be having it go up in the afternoon or evening today and then probably failing to finish the next page on time, so this is just easier.
My tablet issues were resolved but I'm still making up for lost time! Hoping to get back into the groove after the holidays.
Thanks for your patience!
Olivia as the last-chance-defense around the Nexus is a good choice, considering her perfectionism with the clarinet.
Some unfortunate news: As of typing this, my tablet is simply not working. I've tried installing new drivers and re-installing with the CD, but no luck. Because of that, there will almost certainly not be a new update on Monday as I try to sort this out. I'm holding out hope for next Friday though.
This is gonna awkwardly bump up against the holiday week where I'll have the annual Winter Holiday filler page up, so apologies on the story being a little stop-and-go for now. Thanks for your patience!


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This is a quick post, to detail how we can install Configuration Manager client updates as a part of Client Deployment within Configuration Manager 2012 R2. There are multiple ways to achieve this task and the below explained method would be the easiest to configure. Problem: Due to multiple Cumulative updates for Configuration Manager 2012
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Microsoft has just released latest preview build for Windows 10 which is known as the January Build or Technical Preview 2. This release contains build version 9926. Latest build comes with Cortana and XBOX features which were demonstrated few days back at the Public event held by Microsoft. In order to obtain this build, you
Earlier today Microsoft announced Windows 10, next version of the client Operating System. Following the announcement today, Technical Preview to be available on 1st October (US Date & Time), which will be available for us later tonight or early tomorrow. Microsoft is also introducing Windows Insider Program, which allows a user to download Windows 10
Microsoft announced yesterday that they will be making Windows 8.1 RTM / Windows Server 2012 RTM & Visual Studio 2013 RC made available for developer community based on feedback received. This was a slight deviation from previous communication when both products hit internal RTM milestone. however I'm extremely pleased for being able to obtain RTM
I noticed that I'm unable to sign-in to Skype on my Windows 8 Release Preview version. I have tried to find a solution for this login issue and finally I discovered that we can delete shared.xml file and fix this issue. first you need to make sure that Skype is not running, if its running


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First off, I have to give credit to my wonderful husband for this dinner. I wanted to workout tonight, so he made dinner. He didn't follow the exact recipe below because I was using my computer to do my 30 day shred workout. I told him all of the ingredients and he did a darn good job combining them. The tostadas were amazing but the corn salsa on top was the bomb diggity! We used panko crumbs instead of cornmeal. We also used tomatoes instead of red peppers and onions. We topped it off with a sprinkle of cheese on top of the tostada when it was done. The recipe is from Cooking Light. Enjoy!
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/4 cup green salsa
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup yellow corn kernels
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced seeded jalapeño pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 cup diced peeled avocado
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 pounds tilapia fillets, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
- 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
- 1 cup packaged angel hair slaw
- Lime wedges (optional)
1. Combine sour cream and salsa.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add corn, bell pepper, onion, jalapeño, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to pan; sauté 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove mixture from pan; wipe pan clean with paper towels. Combine avocado and juice; toss gently. Stir avocado mixture into corn mixture.
3. Preheat broiler.
4. Sprinkle fish evenly with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Place cornmeal in a shallow dish; dredge fish in cornmeal. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add half of fish to pan; cook 3 minutes. Carefully turn fish over; cook 2 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and fish.
5. Coat both sides of tortillas with cooking spray. Arrange tortillas in a single layer on baking sheets; broil 2 minutes on each side or until crisp. Place 2 tortillas on each of 4 plates. Arrange 2 tablespoons slaw on each tortilla. Divide fish evenly among tortillas; top each serving with about 3 tablespoons corn relish and about 1 1/2 tablespoons sour cream mixture. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.
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A recent discussion on #EcomChat focused on the importance of delivery, shipping and returns for retailers. A few people had mentioned how many brands, particularly catalogue retailers, can have upwards of 50% returns rates (not great for accurately reporting on your monthly revenue from GA eh!).
After conducting 100's of hours of user research for our multichannel retail clients and 13 years experience in the industry, there are some key learning's I feel worth sharing to help retailers get a handle on returns.
Here's 11 Ways Retailers Can Influence Returns Rates
1. Size guides
Ensure your sizes and the size guides used are what's expected by the visitors. UK women expect to see standard UK sizes e.g. 8, 10, 12, 14 etc. Next shows women's shoes in continental sizes only, with no information on the product page as to what these sizes equate to in UK sizing terms. Will customers find out elsewhere and come back to purchase or just leave the site? It's a risk Next doesn't need to take. It should be providing UK sizes for UK visitors.
2. Link to the relevant size guide
Provide a link to the relevant part of your usable size guide, right next to the size selector on product pages, or as an overlay or simple lightbox window.
Here's a good example from Schuh. Next, take note.
3. Encourage accounts
Typically, account holders have more brand affiliation and thus more likely to make repeat purchases. This helps customer's better understand the sizes of the clothes from this brand.
Encourage first time customers to create an account with you at the end of their transaction. However, there is a balance between encouraging registration and reducing abandonment.
4. Include info on the size of models in product images
Provide visitors with the size of the model and the size of the product they are wearing so visitors get an accurate understanding of the fit/flow of the garment.
Here's a good example from Oasis:
5. Allow customer feedback
Give customers the opportunity to provide feedback on the fit of the product, as one of a few different review attributes such as value, durability or others that suit your products.
Schuh customers help other shoppers by commenting on fit;
6. Fitting tools
Consider creating fit-guide tools such as the "fit visualiser" on ASOS or videos on sizing like those created for the Speedo Sculpture range to help visitors understand which size will be best for them.
7. Get feedback from customers returning goods
Ensure you encourage visitors to not only specify the reason they are returning an item but also to provide feedback which can qualify the reason more than just 'size not suitable'.
8. Look at products with high returns rates
Identify particular products which have high return rates to understand if there are potential quality issues which can be addressed.
9. Use video
For fashion products, if budget permits, provide short videos of the product being worn to bring the fit and flow of the garment to life.
Net A Porter does this:
10. Good product imagery
Ensure photographs accurately represent the quality of the product and show all important elements. 360 degree views can really help on this.
Here, Schuh provides the 360 view, as well as a range of images:
11. Provide free returns
Finally, more as food for thought, consider the potential resentment from customers if you don't provide a flexible, free returns policy, as your competitors are almost guaranteed to be doing so already.
First and foremost it is the retailer's responsibility to allow visitors to make a well informed decision when ordering, what will hopefully be the correct size rather than ordering two different sizes.
Questions for you
- What techniques have been successful in reducing your returns rate?
- Has the investment in technology aimed at reducing your returns rate delivered ROI?
- What % of your returns are from multi-size purchase behaviour versus single size purchase behaviour?
- What does the future hold for retailers with potentially damaging returns rates?


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Revell Ice Blast
This is a 1:18 scale car that works by remote control on the 2.4GHz band.
It is 29cm from back to front and 14cm wide at the rear wheels, the maximum height is 9cm. It weights 550 grams.
Apart from the car you also get a rather large remote, a charger unit for the cars battery and a plastic coin that allows you to turn the screw on the battery bay to remove it for charging.
One thing not supplied is the serrated knife needed to extract the car from the thick plastic wire that secures it in the mass of polystyrene packaging, yes I tried my normal industrial scissors but they could not cut it as it was to tightly secured, so parent or guardian be on hand to do this task.
There is an A5 User Manual with six pages in English, while most children who tried it just learn by trial and error as a mere man of mature years I tended to read the manual.
There are two gear settings gear one for indoor use or steep inclines and gear two for outdoor use. It is also possible to set the unit to drive in a curve by adjusting a setting on the base of the car. You could design a banked circuit and then see the springing and wheel movement.
While the unit is driven by a solid rechargeable battery the remote needs 4x'AA' batteries that are not supplied, you will also need a small Philips type screwdriver to get access to the battery bay.
I requested this when there was ice on the ground but due to supply problems it arrived with me in what we call summer, no ice but plenty of wet ground.
The children who tried it liked it and soon picked up the controls and could make it do things that I would not have attempted.
I noted that quite often their parents wanted to try it too and while they were less proficient they seemed to enjoy themselves.
Having separately sprung wheels means that poor surfaces can be dealt with and the tyres are soft rubber and indeed the manual goes into changing both springs and tyres.
It suggests learning on a large empty parking lot, well the children were quite happy in a driveway and these days a parking lot is not often empty let along safe.
The Revell Ice Blast 24560 is available from the link below for £34.15 with free delivery.
Zappit by Tomy
When children test certain products they often like to try this little item that has been sitting in my hall for sometime. It is a recaction tester but while this can be made of anything as far as actual reactions are concerned this little toy always seems to delight kids.
It is 16cm long, 3cm wide slightly curved and around 1.5cm wide.
It is supplied fitted with a 3volt watch battery that will last a very long time.
The front has a row of ten red lights at each end there is a button, it's a game for two players but I find that even one enjoys seeing how quickly they can react to the lights.
The speed of the light varies (it gets faster) and the object is to be quicker than your partner to react.
A very simple toy from a company most known for products for babies.
To be honest I do not know how it arrived probably in a mixed bag from one of the toy events but it always seems to amuse pre teen children who arrive to test various other items like the Ice Blast above.
I have one complaint it's the packaging that requires industrial scissors to open even though its been around for a while I still remember the struggle to open it.
While I have seen it in shops it is available from the link below for £14.59.
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Since the addition of the WATERAX brand we have uncovered opportunities, we as a company, have been unaware of. The pump line with its affiliate products fits our business model extremely well and the outside sale team has jumped all over it. The products are far superior to our previous pump line, excellent customer support and factory sales team make this a win / win.
Our primary business has been in the SCBA & compressor sales area, needless to say in the beginning I was skeptical as to how our team would accept and more importantly sell this line. With a few hands on and classroom training days coupled with an unbeatable sales and service team at WATERAX we can honestly say every salesperson is comfortable pitching and marketing this very high quality product.
We are eager to see what the future stores with our new partner.
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Keller Williams Portugal's revenue grew by 60% in the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year. The total amount received, thanks to the real estate brokerage activity, was 750 million euros.
Eduardo Garcia e Costa, Regional Owner of Keller Williams (KW) Portugal, told Lusa:
We continue to grow well above the market. We are growing by 60% when compared to the first half of last year, [to 750 ME], when the market grows around 20%, which shows the difference in our business model.
Our business model has created opportunities for people from other training areas who have been 'strangled' by the economy.
The company has benefited from the "positive cycle" of economic activity and the special moment that has been experienced in the real estate market in recent years, especially since 2013. According to Eduardo Garcia e Costa:
KW Portugal's competitors were never the other mediators, but the consultants, auditors and large companies that previously offered career opportunities in a dimension that they can no longer provide.
But anticipating that this moment will not last forever, he stated that:
That there will be a change going on. When no one will know how to respond, when you notice we are already going through it. So far, the indicators are growth, but there will be a day when that changes.
KW's strategy is focused on training (being one of the most awarded Franchising Real Estate brands in the U.S. in terms of training its human resources) and concentrating its associates on larger agencies called Market Centers.
On the success of Keller Williams in Portugal, Eduardo Garcia and Costa stated that:
Within the KW universe, Portugal occupies a prominent position, being the largest market outside the United States, a reality that is explained by the application of an "innovative approach" that made the company succeed in the North American market. We were able to bring to Portugal the methodologies that led to leadership [in the USA]. It has to do with the quality of the models and systems that made this company a leader in the North American market, when ten years ago it was not even in the top five.
Currently, KW Portugal has about 1,900 associates, concentrated in the urban areas with the highest population density: Greater Lisbon, Greater Porto, Coimbra and Leiria, Braga and Algarve. The forecast advanced by the responsible is that this number increases to more than 2,000 members by the end of the year:
We will want to have a greater presence in number of real estate agencies and we will increase the number of associates. The average productivity of our associates has been growing above the market average and we are attracting people with a different profile


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So, people tell me 2009 ended recently. Apparently there were fireworks and stuff. This blog as seen very little action during 2009, despite my various good intentions for a blog 'reboot' (ala Pawel).
Like many of my online friends, I blame FriendFeed. I find commenting on a FriendFeed post a much more productive way of having a conversation around some new development sweeping the web than writing a dedicated blog post. Still, despite this being my "year of FriendFeed", I started writing a few blog posts / articles / essays this year which never made it out of the Drafts folder. There is a positive side to unpublished drafts – they serve to nicely organize some thoughts, even if they are ultimately never shared. Anyhow, it's time to clean them out and move on – and as part of that process – here are the highlights of my posts that never were.


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This is one of the best posts I've read on what we need to do to make the world better for trans people period, let alone posts responding to Leelah Alcorn's death. It is, as the author points out, a cobbling-together of things other trans people have been saying for years, but it is, nonetheless, a concise, intelligent, powerful piece of writing and well worth a read.
I do take issue with one thing Binaohan says in this post, though–the assertion that the RealLiveTransAdult hashtag on twitter is "a hashtag that popped up on Twitter as a way, it appears, to give hope to young trans people that — and this phrasing is intentional — it gets better."
Binaohan is right to be critical of the It Gets Better campaign. Many people before me have discussed its shortcomings, but let me give you a brief rundown: "It Gets Better" is a campaign begun by a white, wealthy, conventionally attractive, cisgender gay man who occupies a place of relative privilege in society. It is inappropriate for someone in that position to tell queer youth that it will get better, when for many, it won't. "It Gets Better" ignores the structural inequalities of racism, sexism, transphobia and other kinds of marginalization that keep "it" from getting better for queer and trans youth.
The thing is, I never read the RealLiveTransAdult hashtag as an It Gets Better type of thing. The very first tweet I read, the tweeter just said "I'm 31 and I work in a bookstore." That's why I got on board. Because something missing from society is trans visibility. I didn't even know any lesbians I could identify with as a young kid, let alone trans people. Leelah may not have mentioned trans invisibility specifically, but that doesn't mean that trans kids aren't suffering from lack of representation, lack of role models, lack of any sort of canvas on which to project their potential future life.
My tweets have been about being employed, having friends, having cats and rabbits, having good days and bad days, and loving Melissa McCarthy. Nothing that's particularly groundbreaking, and therefore nothing that's especially out of reach for trans kids. Just a reminder, in a world that likes to pretend we don't exist, that we do. And we're everywhere.
So although we've got a lot of battles to fight, and adult trans people tweeting about their boring lives probably isn't the *most* impactful thing we could be doing, more representation of trans people who have survived to adulthood is, undeniably, a good thing.


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Laboratory of Physics of Ionic Crystals
Location: W. Ostwaldi Str 1, (D-wing, 2. floor), Tartu
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Basic research is carried out in the field of fundamental phenomena in wide-gap materials (WGM) and their application prospects (fast scintillation detectors, selective personal dosimeters, luminescent tubes and displays, materials for nuclear energetics, etc.). The main scientific goals are to investigate in details intrinsic electronic excitations (EE) and their transformation into luminescence of different types, phonon package or Frenkel and extended defects in pure and doped binary and complex oxides and halides. The features of EE, their relaxation dynamics, bulk and surface self-trapping and recombination, energy transfer processes are studied experimentally and theoretically in single crystals, optical ceramics, thin films, nanoporous and nanosized samples.
The key feature of our experimental approach is the application of various complementary to each other spectroscopy methods using a wide energy range of exciting photons (up to 2000 eV) or electrons (1-300 keV, steady beam or single pulses) and a wide temperature range of 2−1200 K. The research group possesses several up-to-date setups for time-resolved and stationary luminescence in one- and two-photon excitation regime, cathodoluminescence, EPR, polarisation spectroscopy, and for thermoactivation spectroscopy with various detection methods. The unique setup with double VUV monochromator allows to register emissions with quantum yield down to 10-5. Radiation effects are studied in the samples irradiated by electrons, X-rays, UV-XUV photons, fast neutrons and swift ions (MeV-GeV). Synchrotron radiation (MAX-lab and HASYLAB), powerful fs-laser systems (centres in Saclay and Vilnius) and linear accelerators of swift ions (Darmstadt and Astana) are regularly used. A unique device for single crystal growth via arc-fusion method (up to 3000°C) and furnaces for the synthesis of ceramics and powders by various methods are at our disposal.
- Decay of EEs with the creation of stable lattice defects has been discovered in alkali halides and other WGM. The main mechanisms of this phenomenon under conditions of different excitation density have been revealed. [Ch.Lushchik, G.Liidya, M.Elango, A. Lushchik, T. Kärner, E. Vasil'chenko et al]
- Fundamental properties of excitons in various kinds of WGM (LiH, LiD, MgO, Al2O3, Y3Al5O12, LiLuF4, et al) have been revealed. The effect of the coexistence of free and self-trapped excitons in WGM has been experimentally discovered. [I.Kuusmann, Ch.Lushchik, V.Plekhanov, E. Feldbach, M. Kirm et al].
- Photoluminescence with a quantum yield above unity has been revealed in many WGM. The mechanisms of EE multiplication have been elucidated, the formation of secondary excitons and the direct excitation of impurity centers by hot conduction electrons have been revealed [E.Ilmas, Ch.Lushchik, A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, V. Nagirnyi et al].
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I paint to process the journey of self discovery that I have been on since becoming a mother. For me the process of painting is like writing down all my thoughts in a diary and taking a big breathe of fresh air as creativity starts to flow and slowly the world around me slips away. I paint to describe the peeling back of layers that I went through as I worked towards reconnecting with my authentic self. This is why my paintings are full of colours, contrasting shapes and uses of paint, and often my paintings have parts which are unfinished, representing a 'women in process', forever going deeper as the light gets brighter. I find the world a very chaotic and noisy place, but it goes quiet when I paint and I can tune in to my own thoughts and process them. It has been a long journey to get to this chapter and creating art is truly my passion, I am now truly dedicated to learning to give into the creative process, in the hope that my art will continue to grow with me as I grow as a woman.
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Being black in China has been difficult at times, however, the most difficult thing has been buying makeup, skin and hair care products. I have darker skin and I cannot find any, foundation, concealer or nude lipstick in China. There are people who sell makeup for darker skin in China. Usually, it's through a seller who gets small shipments of it imported. I have not tried that, but I also don't mind paying an extra fee to guarantee that I'm getting exactly what I want.
Before moving to East Asia, if you can, I suggest buying your makeup right before you leave. Makeup products can last anywhere from six to twenty-four months. If you're like me and forgot to buy makeup for your second year in East Asia, here is a small guide I created to help black people and people with darker skin tones buy makeup in East Asia.
Buying Products In-Store
Lipsticks, lip glosses and eye shadows can be easily bought in East Asia, especially at Sephora. Most lipsticks are shades of pink or orange, but you can find nice, bright shades of eye shadow and some that blend well with darker skin tones. The makeup at Sephora in China is a little more expensive than in the U.S, but the products I've listed below are, at most, ten dollars more than they are in the U.S.
–Eye Shadow Pencils:Kaki, Purple, Brown, Call Girl
–Kiss Me Balm in Melon Sorbet
– Colorguard Eyeshadow Primer- I couldn't find the link, so I'm not sure if they sell it in the U.S.
– Full Effect Extreme Action Mascara:Blue
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I have not bought products from Etude House, but a friend of mine, who is a black woman, has and is very pleased with their products. She has purchased eye shadow, mascara and a lip liner from Etude House.
Buying Products Online
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If you don't have a Sephora or an Etude House near you, it's pretty easy to buy makeup online. My friend who lives in Japan uses Amazon to buy the majority of her makeup. I have not had any luck with Amazon China; I mainly use it to compare prices of imported goods. I only have experience buying cosmetics through e.l.f Cosmetics and I am quite pleased with my order. The products shipped through Borderfree.com and this service works with different cosmetic and clothing companies.
lfcosmetics.com/p/complete-coverage-concealer" target="_blank">Complete Coverage Concealer,Dark,$6.00
–Perfect Finish HD Powder,Sheer, $12.00
–Mineral Infused Face Primer,Brightening Lavender, $12.00
–Volumizing & Defining Mascara,Black, $4.00
–Moisturizing Lipstick,Wine Tour, $6.00
–Moisturizing Lipstick,Bourdeaux Beauty, $6.00
–Aqua Beauty Radiant Gel Lip Stain,Rouge Radiance, $8.00
– These prices are a few dollars more than they are in the U.S, but they are cheaper than the makeup at Sephora China.
I hope this will help other people buy makeup. If know you of any makeup brands that ship to East Asia, feel free to share them in the comment section below.


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Determine Your Goals for Martial Arts Training
Every martial arts school is different because every instructor is different. Think of choosing a martial arts school like choosing a private school.
What are your goals with the training?
Is it self-defense? If so, look for a school with an emphasis on self-defense rather than sport or traditional martial arts.
Is it to earn a black belt? Training to black belt and beyond is the best way to anchor in the self-confidence, focus, and self-discipline the martial arts teaches.
If earning a black belt is your goal then find a school that has retained students for the 3-5 years it takes to earn a black belt. Watch the black belt classes. Are they impressive? Do they have the skill and presence you would like to develop? Look at the upper ranking students. (darker belts such as brown usually mean longer tenure). What kind of condition are the students in? Do they look healthy? Or, are they soft and out of shape?
Visit Schools and Watch Martial Arts Classes For Children or Adults
Once you've determined your goals, set appointments to watch a beginner's martial arts class and then an advanced class.
You're looking for how the instructors interact with the students. Are they good teachers? Are they personable? Are they walking the talk of respect and courtesy? Do they look the part? Is this a role model you want for your child?
Watch the beginner classes to see if you're dealing with a good martial arts teacher. You want someone who's personable, explains things well, paces the class, has good classroom management, runs a safe class, and is professional.
Confirm Membership in the Martial Arts Teachers Association
Confirm that the school is a member of the Martial Arts Teachers Association (MATA). MATA membership indicates that the instructor is staying abreast of current martial arts teaching trends in the profession. He or she is studying to become a better instructor through continuing education.
Then watch the advanced students. Are they impressive? Are they in shape? Are they respectful? Are they disciplined? Do they line up quickly? Ignore the trophies or titles the school may have won. Keep the spotlight on what the instructor can do to help you achieve your goals. Talk to the students and their parents. Visit the school a variety of different times and see if what you see is consistent throughout the week.
What Does Martial Arts Cost?
Visit all the schools in your area. You do not want to choose a school simply because it's convenient or because it's inexpensive. Instructors who lack confidence in the quality of student they produce will have the lowest tuition. Rarely will you find the lowest priced school and the best martial arts school under the same roof.
Determine Your Goals for Martial Arts Training