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tl;dr Hipmunk has an iPhone app and building it was a lot of fun.
It started with me bored and pissed off. Pissed that so much of the world just didn't care about doing things well. As therapy, I banged out a blog post about my frustrations. A tribute to a few companies who give a damn and an indictment of their sloppy competitors.
High in my praise was Hipmunk, the only travel site I'd seen whose central philosophy was to provide a great search experience. No user-hostile, junk-covered homepages. No constant upselling. Just the best way to visualize your flight options and pick the best one.
I published the post, submitted it to Hacker News and moved on with my night.
I got some traffic, but that wasn't the interesting bit. The interesting bit was an email the next morning from Hipmunk co-founder Adam Goldstein, thanking me for the mention and wondering if I would want to be considered to work on a future iPhone app.
Uh, yes? But "considered" my ass – I was going to build it. Awesome side project. I'm incomplete without a side project.
A couple of weeks later, I turned up at Hipmunk HQ, during their Startup School open house. I hung out for an hour, got to know everyone, then cornered Adam at the end.
"What do I have to say to get you commit, right now, to putting me on your iPhone project?"
An old sales tactic: ask for the sale. I spent my teen years in a Best Buy, selling Dyson vacuum cleaners.
Adam was cagey, claiming he had a couple of other developers to talk to, so I decided to build some wireframes on spec that night to sway his decision.
A couple of nights later he called me. They didn't want this to be a side project for me. Adam made me a full-time offer and with minimal haggling, I accepted.
After three months of prototyping, design, development, iteration and testing, we're proud to announce Hipmunk for iPhone. It comfortably scales your favorite flight search visualization to a 3.5 inch screen. Now you can easily pick and book your flights anywhere.
Like any good iPhone app, Hipmunk does its best to be fun. You can zoom and scale your search results just like the Maps and Photos apps. Turn it over to landscape for more elbow room, if you'd like. When you're ready to book, you can do that from your device's browser or email the booking link to a friend. If you're near a desktop computer, you can also finish your booking from there, using a secret word Hipmunk will give you.
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Building this application has been the greatest joy of my professional life. I was shown complete trust and autonomy in the design of the interface and overall user experience. Well, except this one time Steve got really heated about whitespace. We compromised.
No meetings, no approvals, no bureaucratic nonsense. Just working my ass off, the way I like it. The freedom to create has been so all-consuming, my usual insatiable hunger for side-projects quickly evaporated. Hipmunk is just a fun product to work with – everything else seems boring.
While co-founders Adam and Steve gave me continual feedback and suggestions, the only hard requirement was that Hipmunk for iPhone feel good to use. When I finished a feature that was decent, I was encouraged to polish just a bit more and make it great. Getting it done soon was a lot less important than getting it done well. If you take pride in your work, this kind of environment really sets you up for success.
So now that you know a bit about how our new app came to be, go grab it, Hipmunks! Let us know what you think.
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I have to admit, I don't use iCal as much as I should do. That's partly because I'm not big on calendars and agendas but mainly because Google Calendar came along and trumped it. Since I spend half of my life online, using an online calendar is no big deal to me and I'm hardly bothered about a breach of privacy whereby someone could discover my grandma's birthday. However, in recent times I've come to discover various plug-ins and add-ons for iCal that mean I can have the best of both worlds and more. Here are my 5 tips for getting the most out of iCal:
Calaboration An essential for any Google Calendar user. Calaboration syncs iCal with Google Calendar so no matter which you use to organise your life, they'll always be in sync. It simply requires your Google account username and password to get up and running and from then on, every entry you make is synced in real time.
YAI (You Are Invited) If you work with Outlook like me then this is another essential. YAI allows you to translate and transfer appointment and meeting invites to iCal from Outlook, Google Calendar and Zimbra. This prevents you needing to use Outlook's calendar and iCal at the same time. Invites appear in iCal's invitation pane and you can also import pending invites that you've already received but want to add to iCal.
eBaytoiCal Why not use iCal to make money? If you're a big eBay user and you're forever missing auction deadlines, then this is the plugin for you. Quite simply, if you're browsing an item on eBay, eBaytoiCal creates an event in iCal for the auction date. It sets a reminder 15 minutes before the end of the auction with the name of the event and the URL of the item you're viewing. The downside? It only works with Safari at the moment.
iCal Events For all those dashboard addicts, iCal Events allows you to see what's coming-up in your schedule without even opening iCal. You can only see events up to two weeks in advance but that's enough not to give you any excuses! By hovering your mouse over the color of the calendar you want to view, you can also see more details about each event.
Today Designed to give a comprehensive overview of your daily events and tasks without having to open iCal all the time. Today allows you to keep track of what's on your agenda for any given day and it syncs with iCal automatically. In this way, your agenda, events and tasks are available all in one tidy interface. It can however be prone to a few bugs now and then so use with care.
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Hi, I am the developer of Today. If you are running into issues with the software, I invite you to contact me via our support channels so I can help you with whatever you are running into.
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Fifty shades of Day
Selling 550,000 copies of a new novel in its first week of publication was nice. So was sitting atop best-seller lists for The New York Times, USA Today, Barnes & Noble and Publisher's Weekly. The television movie deal wasn't bad, either.
What really made Sylvia Day's summer, though, was being the subject of an answer on the TV show "Jeopardy!"
"Wow," she said, "I guess I've arrived."
Day, who lives in Murrieta, is this region's version of E.L. James, the British writer whose ridiculously successful "Fifty Shades" trilogy spent the past year flummoxing the sensibilities of the book world while mightily ringing its cash registers.
Who knew there was such a market for sexually explicit romance novels?
Quite a few people, actually, Day among them. The 40-year-old married mother of two has been writing such books for the past decade, and even before her own "Crossfire" series sold 12 million copies she'd seen the way readers get feverish over what used to be known as "bodice rippers."
At her signings, fans show up with sonograms of babies conceived in the heat of page-turning. They name pets after characters in her stories. They get book-inspired tattoos on their arms and legs and more private places.
"It's all very humbling," she said.
While often critically scorned, romance novels with their covers of chiseled men embracing buxom women have long been strong sellers in the paperback market. Erotica has always been a subset of that. Why, exactly, "Fifty Shades" caught fire when it did is due to something else that's been around forever: buzz.
"E.L. James benefitted from some great timely national publicity without which the books would probably have sold modestly, if at all, and faded into the sunset," said Adrian Newell, book buyer at Warwick's, the La Jolla store.
The publicity helped "legitimize" the genre and bring it to the attention of mainstream readers, Newell said, and then word-of-mouth "catapulted the series into the stratosphere. It became the book du jour and people seemed proud to be seen reading it."
And when some of those readers went looking for something similar, they found Sylvia Day.
An encouraging word
She was 12 when her mother handed her a copy of "Desert Hostage," a 1983 multigenerational romance novel by Diane Dunaway.
"It was a huge, sweeping saga with sheiks and dukes and ballroom parties, and I loved it," Day said. "I wanted to write stories like that. I wanted readers to get to the end and say they were sorry it was over."
Not long after she finished the book, she wrote an essay for school about what she wanted to be when she grew up. She picked romance novelist. When her teacher read the essay and kept her after class, she figured she'd done something wrong.
"I don't know about the romance novel thing," she remembers him saying, "but I think you have talent." She felt encouraged. "I kept that with me," she said.
She kept it with her as she finished school in Anaheim and went into the Army to be trained as a Russian linguist. She kept it with her as she got married to a mechanic she met at the auto dealership where both worked in San Diego. And she kept it with her when they had a son and a daughter.
In 2003, with the kids both down for naps one afternoon, Day decided it was time to start writing. "The dishes were clean, the laundry was done, I don't watch soap operas," she said. She gave herself three years — that's when the kids would be in school full-time and she'd need to rejoin the workforce — to get published.


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IBC is an environmental consulting company that develops, manages and engineers environmental sustainable projects in the Middle East by: adopting an integrated management process for MSW and Wastewater. Abandoning landfills and waste incineration. Considering MSW and Wastewater as a resource to recycle into re-usable component. Introducing Anaerobic and Aerobic ...
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We have been an exclusive distributor for MacPresse, Italy, for 20 years thus your inquiry has been delivered to us as we are the only one right channel relating to the business of the MacPresse in Asian market. By now, we have successfully developed the market not only for Municipal Solid Waste treatment system (old dumped house solid waste) worldwide, including Asian ...
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A crash between an 18-wheeler and a car has sent one person to the hospital this morning.
The Highway Patrol says a car ran into the back of an 18-wheeler that had just pulled out of Cratches Mini Mart on Highway 264 West in Washington. That is close to Wharton Station Rd. The wreck was reported at 7:35 a.m. Monday. The truck driver, who was not injured, told troopers he had ample room to pull out, but the driver of the car did not slow enough. The highway patrol says the driver of the car was taken to Vidant Medical Center but is expected to survive the wreck.
The accident scene is now clear, so there's no impact to traffic right now.


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Electrodes maker Graphite India today reported 10.91 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 46.45 crore for the July-September quarter this year.
The Kolkata-based firm had clocked Rs 41.88 crore net profit in the July-September quarter of the last fiscal, it said in a BSE filing.
Total income of the company during the reporting quarter dipped to Rs 407.05 from Rs 462.27 crore a year ago.
Graphite India's combined manufacturing capacity now stands at 78,000 tonnes per annum. It has four plants three in India and the other one is in Nurnberg, Germany.


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FUTURE 5: Richard Linklater, "Slacker" for the New Millennium
by Eugene Hernandez and Anthony Kaufman
indieWIRE: Do you feel any sort of specific changes that you can think of and pinpoint with the new technologies, anything you can think about? Jason Kliot and Joana Vicente of Open City had mentioned a different color palette for digital films. I don't know if this is something you found or considered when you were doing "Tape." But they said that if you look at "Dancer In The Dark," for example, that was a whole new color palette.
Richard Linklater: Yeah it is. It's a whole new thing. I think it's probably a tribute to the eye how quickly the eye adjusts and I have a lot of faith in that. I mean you've got to nail the sound element. The ear is pretty unforgiving. But the eye adjusts to whatever it has, you know? So I was never worried about that. If you see a movie like "The Cruise" -- black and white digital -- you adjust to that digital. I call it digital grain. It's like, "Okay, cool, you just accept it." And I think it's true with the color palette. I'm sort of still discovering this. I mean we haven't done our blow up to 35 yet. Yeah, it's got its own set of rules, that's for sure. And I think it's best to go in that direction. Like to just take what it is naturally and emphasize that. I see a lot of movies shot DV and they're lit and they're done everything just like it was shot in 35 mm, like a typical feature. I think that's a real mistake. I think you need to go with what this medium is. And high depth 24p is the new thing, which is gonna be a standard coming up shortly, that is gonna have its own palette.
iW: I was talking with ["Waking Life" producer] Tommy Pallotta a little bit about projecting "Waking Life" in High Defintion (HD) and he was saying how there's just as many challenges to projecting in HD as there is to projecting in 35 if you were to blow it up.
Linklater: Yeah, it's a total fucking pain in the ass. I mean, it's just like blowing it up and then we'll have to change it and do it again. Yeah there's no simple way. We're not there yet. I had some delusion that we could just finish the animation the day before and just project it off the computer, which would look really great, but they can't do that. No, it's a total technical pain in the ass just like everything else. It's not really simple, you know? There's nothing really simple yet. Final Cut Pro is a real pain. Everything's difficult. Sometimes I long for a couple rewinds and a 16 mm and a chop...
iW: Maybe that's the ultimate re-invention of the cinema.
Linklater: Yeah, I still have films I want to shoot in Super 8. These are just momentary tools. I'm not so excited about mini DV and the cameras and all that. I mean it's great for what it is, but I don't know. Even while I was shooting "Tape," I knew this was sort of the end of something. I didn't think it was cutting edge, I thought it was probably the end of a certain look. We're going to look back at this period and say, "Yeah, end of the 20th century, early 21st century, this was kind of a thing that was out at that time and films looked like this and then it quickly evolved into something else."
iW: I want to go into two different areas that have nothing to do with technology. One thing I was thinking about was funding. You've talked about a small grant you received to make "Slacker" and how important that was to be validated as an artist. I'm wondering in an era where there are not as many opportunities, what kind of outlets there are to validate artists today?
Linklater: I don't know. I'm in a different boat, because I got stamped 10 years ago or whatever by a little validation. I think there's so many people working in media now, of all kinds. I don't know. It's a tough time. It always has been and it always will be. It's encouraging that you can communicate and people can distribute online, but as far as a big thing and making an impact on the public and getting scene by a wider audience, that'll always be a challenge. I don't know if the distributors are really there or are interested. There are so many films being made that I think anything that doesn't have money written all over it, like "Slacker," would not get into Sundance today. There's just no way. I don't know. I think there's probably a lot of good films out there that we'll never see. Whereas, it used to be you could honestly say if it's really great it'll bubble up. I think there's so much now that there's probably some really great films by people in the middle of nowhere that you won't see, that didn't get into these places and don't have the outlets. Maybe I'm just being pessimistic, but I don't think the outlets match the amount of activity out there. There's just not that much money for a certain kind of story. I mean if you want to tell something that's sexy and scandalous I think you can always attract [financing], but you've always been able to do that.
iW: Let's look more regionally to what is happening and what you've been up to in Austin. We hear about these new studios that are going to be opened by the Austin Film Society, and obviously there's quite a community of people that work there and that are involved in the film scene in Austin. What are your thoughts on regional filmmaking that's happening outside of the obvious places?
Linklater: The regional thing is always a challenge. It's hard to compete with NY and LA on their own. I think the best we've done around here is just create a culture of acceptance where it's okay to be making a film, you're not a total weirdo. But that's kind of nationwide too.
iW: Do you think that outside of NY and LA we can build communities that can thrive filmmmaking wise?
Linklater: Thrive? I think you can exist. I don't know if you can thrive anywhere. I just wonder about the economic base, you know? I think you can thrive creatively certainly, but I don't know about economics. I'm lucky I'm ahead of the curve in that way, but I think if I was 23 starting out with a film, I think you're gonna be in for a long haul of getting your film seen. But that's always been the challenge. It's just absolutely always been the hard thing, getting your film out there. And no filmmaker believes that until he's finished his film and then it's like, "Oh shit, festivals and distributors and ohhh man, it's a total pain."
iW: It's what everyone's thinking about now, as we head into Sundance.
Linklater: Yeah. Cause if you're an artist you really just want to make the next film. But then you have to do this other thing that is just very draining.
iW: So how do you see yourself in the next couple years? Do you feel like you'll return to some of these same new technologies?
Linklater: It's a film-by-film process. It always has been. My grand plan is that I have all these movies I want to make and some should be shot a certain way and some should be shot another way, and I'm just trying to get the means to make specific projects. I definitely want to do another animated film. I had a great time on "Tape," I'd like to do more of that; that kind of production was fun, but then I have all these other films to do. No consistency out of me. No new revelations. [Laughs]


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Images: A day in gunnery [Image 16 of 16]
Photo by Sgt. Richard Wrigley
An M1A2SEP Abrams tank from Company D, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment "Desert Rogues," 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, sits ready to fire the first engagement of the night portion of Gunnery Table V here at Red Cloud Range, Dec. 6. The Rogue company is currently conducting Gunnery Table V, the practice phase before the final qualification phase, Gunnery Table VI. Table V is very similar to Table VI and consists of numerous targets and maneuvers, where the crew attempts to qualify on the vehicle. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Wrigley, 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, Public Affairs NCO)
This work, A day in gunnery [Image 1 of 16], by SSG Richard Wrigley, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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New UF-developed strawberry varieties are bred with a focus on flavor
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With the time for Florida growers to plant strawberries right around the corner, it won't be long before Florida-grown strawberries appear in grocery aisles.
And for some of the best-tasting strawberries on the market according to multiple taste panels and tests, shoppers can simply look for those grown in the Sunshine State, thanks to work by the University of Florida.
Researchers with UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have continued to improve the quality and flavor of Florida-grown strawberries, as evident in their latest releases of the cultivars Winterstar and Florida Sensation.
Winterstar will be available in grocery aisles this winter while Florida Sensation is slated to be available next year.
And while the strawberries won't be labeled by variety, consumers should look for the Fresh From Florida logo or some other indication that they were grown somewhere in Florida, such as in Plant City, the state's strawberry capital.
Test panels have often rated Winterstar's taste above the leading variety in the state, Florida Radiance, said Vance Whitaker, a UF/IFAS strawberry breeder based at UF's Gulf Research and Education Center in Balm.
"It's either always been equal to or significantly greater than Florida Radiance in terms of sweetness and overall flavor," he said.
Rating even higher in flavor is Florida Sensation, which was released earlier this year, but won't be available in commercial quantities until fall 2014. The university is now looking to negotiate with parties interested in licensing and growing the variety.
"Probably the thing that distinguishes Florida Sensation the most is its fruit quality," Whitaker said. "It has good, consistent sugar levels and very consistently good flavor."
Its superior taste has been confirmed in numerous consumer test panels, sensory expert panels, grower trials and chemical analyses.
Sensation also matches or exceeds Radiance in consistent, large fruit size, an important trait for growers.
And while Winterstar's fruit size is not as consistent, it and Florida Sensation are Florida's earliest producing varieties.
"Earliness is really important to the growers because they get their highest prices early in the season," Whitaker said.


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UAE expats are, on the whole, pretty cognisant of the need to have a Will. If you die intestate in the UAE, Sharia law is applied to your estate. In its most basic terms, that means that a man's estate will not be given entirely to his wife, but divided among his male relatives. The mother of his children is likely to get just one eighth of the estate. Ergo: any sensible expat here has a Will.
But have you thought about what would happen to your body? Most people just assume that it'll somehow be flown back to their home country for burial without giving much thought to the process and expense involved.
Yet flying a body home from the UAE can be complicated, expensive and riddled with red tape. Basically, there are three options:
1. Use a specialist repatriation company
This is definitely the easiest option for those who can afford it. Middle East Funeral Services, for example, works with British Airways and offers a full service from transport and embalming to paperwork and sealed "repatriation" coffins but, with the average cost of the full service for European repatriation hovering around AED 25,000 (£4,545) it's not an option for many.
It's also possible to have the body cremated in the UAE and then the ashes shipped home. Al Foah Funeral Services in Al Ain offers this service for people of any faith, as well as "end-to-end" funeral and repatriation services.
2. Organise the repatriation yourself
This is a cheaper option but involves a lot of running around. For repatriation, relatives will need the deceased's original passport, which must be cancelled by the relevant embassy or consulate; proof that the residence visa has been cancelled from the Dubai Naturalisation and residency Department; the death certificate; and a letter of no objection from the sponsor stating that all financial obligations have been settled.
Assuming the police are ready to release the body – and, if the death is in any way suspicious they may not be – gathering these papers involves multiple trips to multiple offices. Before relatives can even start talking to airlines, they'd need to visit the hospital, mortuary and local police station; the relevant consulate or embassy; the Ministry of Health Preventive Medicine Department at Al Baraha Hospital; the Labour Department; and the Medical Fitness Centre at Sonapur (where the body will be embalmed). Transport of the coffin to the airport is by Dubai Municipality ambulance.
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But what of those who've lived here for years and wouldn't want their body to be repatriated to their "home" country? For Christians, there's a cemetery in Jebel Ali; until recently, cremations for Dubai residents took place, following Hindu tradition, only at the Hindu cremation ground in Sonapur.
But, just over a year ago, the UAE's first multi-faith crematorium and burial ground opened in Al Ain. Facilities include a church, a multi-faith worship hall, gardens and reception halls, making the process much easier for expats who, for whatever reason, would rather the mortal remains stay here.
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Mobile sites almost always use the word "mobile" or hint at the portability of the porn in their sitename, but if porn has taught us anything, it is that there are exceptions to every rule. Extreme Babes is one such exception, although the mobile mega-site with which it takes its material, iPink Visual Pass, has that lowercase "i" like you find on iPhone.
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I am 42 yrs old, and a new father. I am a Mechanical engineer and currently being a director of research and developement in a dental cabinet industry. I have been using 3D modeling programs in a daily basis for my job (namely Inventor and Solidworks). I am an old D&D player and DM from way back in the 2nd edition time. My group is currently playing 3.5 edition rules.
I have always been a bit artistic and paint for a hobby. I am preparing a new campaign and decided to jump in and start creating my new world. I have Gimp and Fractal mapper 8. I am still undecided on which path on will go for this project. Any input is appreciated and will be put in good use.
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We are now officially suffering from office envy and the object of our feelings is located in Poland, in a former cable factory in Zabłocie, a post-industrial district in Kraków. It was designed for the web technology consulting firm u2i by architect and urban planner Justyna Friedberg of Kraków-based Morpho Studio.
The obvious breathing room – so often lacking in offices – is clearly evident here. White, ash wood, natural light. Somehow we can imagine thoughts flying freer in a space like this, with this much openness and light.
The real gem of the 800 square-meter (8,611 sq.ft.) office, and the part we covet the most, is the central indoor porch, or chill zone, with its swing and potted plants. A simple, fresh idea, beautifully executed.
We suspect that herbs and favorite flowers will be grown here by the team, and that it will turn out to be not just a passive space with the surroundings fitted and provided by someone else, but that it actually will live as a real porch or garden where people can putter around and exercise their green thumbs. Or just chill in the swing.
With this open porch, the basic, large, rectangular space has become more of an environment and less of a set of offices. And what we like most is that the porch does not have the omnipresent sad pool tables or soft-drink dispensers that still seem to denote "cool office" to some. - Tuija Seipell.
Flamingo Shanghai's swanky new office, The Attic, is a grand example of how the intelligent use of scale and natural light, and the minimalist approach to materials can create cohesive unity that looks both fresh and imbued with patina.
Shanghai-based Neri&Hu effected their special brand of design philosophy on this cavernous industrial 620 square-meter (6673 sq.ft.) attic, and created a dark-hued and angular open-concept office for the creative agency. The attic includes offices, conference space, exhibit space, observation areas, quiet room and kitchen.
The hard materials and cold surfaces project efficiency and focus. We assume that the natural light through the large skylight windows, together with the presence of people, will balance those aspects with softness and creative life energy.
Husband-and-wife duo, Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu established their own design and architecture practice Neri&Hu in Shanghai in 2004 after having moved to China two years earlier to work with Michael Graves. The Philippines-born Neri (b. 1965) has architecture degrees from Harvard and the University of California at Berkeley. Taiwan-born Hu (b. 1968) was trained at Princeton. - Tuija Seipell.
We have yet to experience anything even closely equal to our incredible six days at Castello di Reschio in Umbria.
So it should not have come as a surprise to us that their office building would turn out to be stunning as well.
But it just feels somehow unfair that some people really do get to call this restored 1940s tobacco processing factory as their everyday office.
Late last summer, Count Benedikt Bolza, the talented managing director and chief architect of the Castello di Reschio estate, and his team finished the restoration of the estate's tobacco factory building so that the estate offices, design studio, workshops and exhibitions could move in.
Heritage and history are exquisitely balanced with contemporary style and cool elegance, yet the space does not feel pretentious or contrived. It feels completely natural; there is a sense of ease, as if it had always been like this.
Part of the reason for this is that Bolza left several key elements of the industrial building intact. For example, the stairs that lead to the offices where 13 team members now work are exactly as they were when more than 50 factory workers sorted tobacco here on long wooden tables – many of which are now in the estate's private restaurant, Osteria.
Reclaimed and repurposed steel, wood, stone and other elements are prominent throughout the estate and in the Tabaccaia as well. Our favorites are the large floor lamps made of reclaimed heaters Bolza found at the Tabaccaia, and topped with perforated stainless steel sheet shades. Another favorite are the large sculptural rings hanging from the ceiling. They are repurposed wine barrel rings from the castle's wine cellars.
Bolza says that although sound proofing was initially a concern in this hard-surfaced space, it has actually been a blessing in disguise. Repurposed wide wooden planks help muffle sound throughout the open space but no additional sound-proofing was needed "because the magic is that everybody talks at low level creating a sort of spiritual working environment. It is quite amazing and all are in such good working mode because of it," he says.
And while it may seem that the team is roughing it in this rustic environment, under-floor heating and LED lighting throughout bring the comfort level well beyond that of most ordinary offices. - Tuija Seipell.
Walls don't often strike us as exciting, but in this office project for ON Headquarters, located west of Mexico City, we really do like the large surfaces. We also like the subtle, elegant lighting, and the subdued color scheme.
ON provides services to the oil and gas industry, so the designers at LSA Arquitectos and BLANCASMORAN (Imanol Legorreta Molina, Pablo Sepúlveda de Yturbe and Abel Blancas Morán) selected surface materials and textures that reflect the passing of time.
The boardroom exterior walls and the directors offices are covered in walnut veneer, the lobby walls and the customised assistants' blocks in the concourse are of Iranian Travertine marble, and the interior walls of the boardroom are of wool fabric.
The floors in the lobby and concourse are covered with metal sheeting, and in the directors' offices with oak.
Much of the furniture is custom-made, including the welcome desk that is made of metal sheeting and black Emperador marble. The chairs are desks are by VITRA and the lighting by Construlita, Delta Light and Tom Dixon.
The overall effect the designers have accomlished in this 780 square-meter (8,395 sq.ft) space is calm, opulent and restrained. - Tuija Seipell. (Images by Rafael Gamo)
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Our fascination with cool offices continues. This time, we are attracted to a Victorian building in Dublin.
This past June, after only six months of elaborate reconstruction and renovation, global insurance firm XL Group plc moved into one of the most prestigious addresses in Dublin, Ireland.
The former private club building at Number 8 St. Stephen's Green is a protected structure, which made the job of RKD Architects that much more challenging.
RKD's not-so-easy task was to respect the original building and its later reiterations, while making sure XL Group's staff and management had all the tools and comforts of a modern office.
The building dates back to 1792 when it was constructed as an imposing, five-bay, four-storeys- over-basement residence for Lord Mountgarrat. From 1847 to 2003, it was owned by the Hibernian United Services Club and operated as a private club.
After the 6.5 million Euro (about $8.2 mil. US) renovation, the grand scale, elegance and drama of a private gentlemen's club are still intact, and the unseemly practicalities of air conditioning, IT and plumbing are discreetly and stylishly hidden behind cabinetry and other structures.
Reinforcing and restoring the best parts of the building has left, for example, the grand Portland-stone staircase as the central eye-catcher at the entrance, and given the staff and clients an impressive environment that demands attention.
We love the ceilings, the exposed brick, and the mirrors and subtle insertions of color in the modern offices.
In even the most updated of the spaces, there is some aspect that reminds of the past and shows off the peculiarities of the grand, old building. - Tuija Seipell.
If only we had a spare historic Barchessa in Italy and an extra million lying about, we, too, would build an office and showroom, just like fashion house Rubens Luciano's in Villa Gritti, Stra, near Venice.
We've covered many a gorgeous office over the years in our quest for the world's coolest offices, and although many of them a grand in scale and lavish in budget, each one has ideas just waiting for any of us to emulate in our own, perhaps more modest, surroundings.
In the case of the Rubens Luciano office, architect Simone Micheli mastered several copy-worthy feats: The use of natural light and glass to create the feeling of openness; the combination of old and new in a way that is not pretentious; and the exquisite attention to detail.
Several of Micheli's other hallmarks are also visible in this project: smooth, flowing lines; shiny, seamless surfaces; rounded edges; and organic-looking, bulbous shapes. We also love the meticulous detailing and the minimalist, clean overall look.
The four-year-long renovation collaboration between Simone Micheli and his friends, fashion-house founders Rubens and Luciano, was unveiled at a great party on September 1, a date that also marked the 49th birthday of the architect. - Tuija Seipell.
If we at TCH were to establish a new office, this is what it could look like. A clean, minimalist space, with a touch of history and elegance.
The 150 square meter office is located in Kortrijk, Belgium, in a historically important, restored textile weaving factory from the early part of 1900.
Vincent Van Duysen Architects handled not only the restoration of the space but also the interior design, and the design of much of the furniture.
The office consists of a large main space and smaller offices for the four staff members. Most interesting about this elegant project is the fact that the office is not for a design studio or architectural firm, but for Belgo-Seeds, a business involved in global importing and exporting of agricultural products, especially seeds. A shelving unit with beautifully lit glass containers of seeds is the only direct reference to this.
The brick ceiling and cast-iron columns are restored nods to the industrial past of the building, while the dark timber wall paneling, light oak floors and soft hues of fabrics and furnishings add a comfortable feel.
Most of the furniture was custom-designed by Vincent Van Duysen including the desks, all storage units and the pendant lighting. The office chair used in this project is the brown leather version Van Duysen's design for Bulo. The coffee table is a custom version of Van Duysen's Surface for B&B Italia:.
We love the lack of visual noise; the spaciousness, openness and sophistication achieved with the intelligent use of glass, screens and lighting. - Tuija Seipell
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We like this 130 square meter (1,400 sq.ft.) office for its crisp simplicity.
It is a expansion project by Alain Wong of Comodo for his company's own office space located in Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Wong calls the project Landscape in Bustling City, a fitting name for an office located in the middle of the busy city in an area that used to be lush gardens.
Comodo's earlier office was predominantly black and white, as is the new one, except for the natural wood used to create platforms, partitions and furnishings.
The extensive use of unfinished raw wood board creates a nice balance of function and whimsy, and brings a sense of the outdoors inside. Natural light streams into much of the space through glass partitions. - Tuija Seipell.
Medge Consulting's new offices in Stockholm, designed by DAPstockholm, are a tightly edited combination of serious and fun, traditional and modern.
The offices are located on Stockholm's luxury power-shopping boulevard, Birger Jarlsgatan, in the two loft floors of building number 9 where the street-level occupants include Agent Provocateur.
Medge is a consultancy in sports rights management, TV distribution and media operations, so it is appropriate that their 180 square-meter (1937.5 sq.ft.) digs are testosterone-induced. Dark half-paneling with its English Gentlemen's Club vibe gives a nod to the company's other office in London and draws the line between traditional (below) and modern (above).
A hideously ugly reddish upholstered couch/sofa in a corner seating area, and the heavy iron bars and wood beams in the ceiling give off a sense of a confidence and strength. We love the use of white paint in the uppermost areas as it contrasts powerfully with the black, and opens up the space to the skylights. Tuija Seipell.
It's the ceiling. Definitely the ceiling. And the wood, of course. We just cannot take our eyes off of cool wood features, so, naturally this studio in Melbourne drew our attention.
It is for Assemble an architecture, design and property development company focused on small footprint projects. Joachim Holland, one of the three key players at Assemble, is also the design principal at Jackson Clements Burrows whose work with the Trojan House we wrote about some time ago.
True to their hands-on spirit, the Assemble team participated in the actual building of the studio and, with professional help, put together its pine batten-and-stud latticework ceiling that was loosely modeled after origami.
In addition to looking lovely, the ceiling is highly functional. It conceals a network of pipes, ducts, tubes, fire alarms, smoke detectors and air-conditioning units, and also improves the acoustics in the space otherwise dominated by exposed concrete and glass.
The ceiling is constructed from five triangles repeated five times across the length of the ceiling. We like how the ceiling's sense of light weight and openness livens up an otherwise fairly standard, boxy space. - Tuija Seipell.


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Ticketmaster International, part of Live Nation Entertainment is the largest live entertainment company in the world, consisting of five businesses: concert promotion and venue operations, sponsorship, ticketing solutions, ecommerce and artist management. Ticketmaster is a global ticketing company and we are committed to continuing to improve our ticketing platform to retain our position as market leader.
We are looking for a strong Digital Analyst to join our Strategic Analysis team. You will be responsible for building and maintaining accurate, insightful and easy to use web reporting platforms for our thirteen Ticketmaster websites across Europe, Australasia and the Middle East.
Using this data you will carry out analysis to make recommendations to the business and support the Ecommerce Product team's business cases. You will create actionable insight which will help shape our ecommerce strategy and change the way we sell tickets.
You will create high quality reports tracking progress against our KPI and insightful analysis in the form of monthly reports to be consumed by various parts of the business.
We are looking for someone with excellent analysis skills, a keen eye for detail and an inquisitive attitude. Excellent communication skills are essential as this role will involve working with people from across the business, with the ability to explain complex reports and analysis to non-specialists
Strong skills in Excel and an excellent knowledge of PowerPoint are essential.
Position Responsibilities:
• Build and maintain an accurate, insightful and easy to use web reporting platform which meets all the needs of the business
• Be responsible for all web tracking schemes, to include defining, implementation and validating tracking schemes and rolling out new data and reports to the business – via Adobe Site Catalyst (previously Omniture)
• Keep all schemes accurate and up to date as the websites develop and with new industry changes e.g. mobile, responsive
• Extend tracking schemes in order to track new features and functionality
• Work with Engineering team to implement and validate tracking schemes
• Build standard dashboards and set up scheduled reports to be consumed across the business
• Produce monthly reports to inform the business on how are websites are performing against our KPIs, to include high quality reports, charts and trend analysis. Present reports regularly. Liaise with people from around the business and in local markets to help explain changes in data.
• Carry our insightful analysis and make recommendations for website changes based on analysis. Provide Ecommerce Product Managers with insightful analysis which will help them to develop the features of our website and support business cases
• Track the benefit of new website features and functionality in order to make further recommendations on how these can be optimised.
• Respond to ad hoc data requests from Ecommerce, Sponsorship, Finance, Marketing and the US Corporate team
• Provide advanced training in Adobe Site Catalyst– in person, online and over the phone
• Provide ongoing Adobe Site Catalyst support to all internal clients, including Ecommerce, Marketing and Sponsorship. This support includes being the key contact for Adobe Site Catalyst within the business.
• Be key contact for our Competitor Intelligence tools. Make sure the right people have access and appropriate training. Use this data to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of our competitors. Monitor our position within the industry.
Job Requirements
• BSc in a numerate discipline e.g. Mathematics
• Proven experience and expert understanding of Adobe Site Catalyst including building tracking schemes
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, macros, vlookups, complex formula)
• Advanced skills in Microsoft PowerPoint
• Good grasp of web development technologies and ability to work with developers to ensure appropriate tracking mechanisms are in place.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work well with a variety of personalities and work styles.
Desired Experience:
• European language(s)
• Multi-divisional and international experience preferred
The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success:
• A fascination with data and analysis
• Pro-active attitude – you must have the drive to go out and get to the bottom of our data
• Communicative; the ability to explain data to non-specialists
• A rigorous approach to work, and an eye for detail
• Commercial sensibility and Business Acumen
• Passion for digital products, technology and social media
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If your skills and experiences match that of this job description apply here today with a current CV including full employment and education information.
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Mother nature's son.
Beautiful picture.
I love all the colors.
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"But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God…"
Jude 20-21
Have I ever told you how much I love the teaching of C.J. Mahaney? As I perused the list of speakers whose breakout sessions I could attend at TGC this week, I didn't need to think twice when I saw C.J.'s name–that session was made for me! It didn't matter that C.J. would be teaching from the book of Jude on the topic of pastoral encouragement, or that I would be one of a few wearing perfume in a room filled with cologne; I knew I'd get something beneficial out of his message, so I grabbed my spot on the front row to soak it all in.
As always, I was deeply moved and encouraged by C.J.'s exposition of the Scriptures. Teaching on Jude's instruction to "keep yourselves in the love of God," C.J. expounded on the phrase "waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life." I thought the illustrations he shared on the issue of waiting would be helpful to each of us…
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NEW YORK, Oct. 9. A dash-for-cash swim meet, featuring most of the world's top sprinters, will be held in New York on Saturday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, N.Y.
The Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup will offer the richest payday in swimming history: $310,000. It will be broadcast in the U.S. on Fox Sports Net on Saturday, December 8, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST, as well as in several international markets, including Australia, Europe, and South America.
The meet is also symbolic of American determination and resilience, said Phil Whitten, meet director and editor-in-chief of Swimming World magazine.
"This will be the world's first major swimming competition since the September 11 terrorist attack, and it's no accident that we're holding it in New York."
All-Star Cast
Among the athletes committed to attending are Olympic gold medalists Gary Hall, Jr.(USA), Josh Davis (USA), Megan Quann (USA), Amanda Beard (USA), Lars Frolander (Sweden), Inge De Bruijn (Netherlands) and Geoff Huegill (Australia).
World record-holders and world champions include Americans Neil Walker, Ed Moses, Haley Cope and Kristy Kowal (USA); plus Mark Foster (Great Britain), Mark Warnecke (Germany), Therese Alshammar (Sweden), Sandra Volker (Germany), Johanna Sjoberg (Sweden), Roman Sloudnov (Russia) and Martina Moravcova (Slovakia).
An autograph session wwill follow the meet.
The meet is the brainchild of eight-time Olympic medalist Gary Hall, Jr., who joined in partnership with Novo Nordisk, a leader in diabetes care, and SFX, a leader in talent management and marketing.
Commenting on the event he conceived, Hall said,
"Thanks to the commitment of Novo Nordisk and the help of SFX, we will be able to make this important event a reality."
Three Teams to Battle
The meet features competition among three teams – the United States, the European Union (EU), and the World. The events are designed to showcase the speed of some of the world's fastest swimmers.
Martin Soeters, President of Novo Nordisk USA, stated, "We are proud to be associated with this great event and such a terrific individual as Gary Hall, Jr. The event he has created provides a showcase for the best swimmers in the world in a fierce team and individual competition that could produce some of the best swimming we have seen. It also gives a chance for the entire diabetes community to see that when kept in good control, diabetes does not prevent you from realizing your dreams and doing extraordinary
Gary Hall, Jr., was diagnosed with diabetes in 1999, but still competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where he won four medals, including the prestigious 50 meter freestyle, which crowns the
"Fastest Swimmer in the World."
Novo Nordisk is the world leader in diabetes care and has recently expanded its presence in the U.S. In addition, Novo Nordisk has a leading position in such areas as coagulation disorders and growth disorders. Novo Nordisk manufacturers and markets pharmaceutical products and services that make a significant difference to patients in the medical profession and society.
With headquarters in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs approximately 15,000 people in 68 countries and markets its products in 179 countries.
Fourteen hundred employees are located in Princeton NJ, New York and in Clayton NC. Novo Nordisk's B shares are listed on the stock exchanges in
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Clear Channel Entertainment, the world's largest producer and marketer of live entertainment events, is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Worldwide (NYSE: CCU), a global leader in the out-of-home advertising industry. Clear Channel Entertainment currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books 135 live entertainment venues, including 44 amphitheaters in the U.S. and 28 venues in Europe. Each year, more than 62 million people attend approximately 26,000 events promoted and/or produced by the company, including live music events, Broadway, West End and touring theatrical shows, family entertainment shows and specialized sports and motor sports events.
In addition, Clear Channel Entertainment owns leading, independently operated talent management businesses, which specialize in the representation of athletes and broadcasters. Clear Channel Entertainment is
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I recognize the patronizing voice in American reporting about countries struggling to find their way out of chaos or recently overturned dictatorships.
It rings of the arrogance that too often accompanied our foreign aid, when it wasn't politically incorrect to refer to used cans of cooking oil as "appropriate technology" for Third World women fetching water.
Similarly, too many journalists also slip into post-colonial, post-Soviet language when they refer to imminent "free and fair" elections or "new democracies" of Eastern Europe.
At its worst, smarmy superiority taints so many U.S. news stories about elections in struggling non-Western countries. If this reporting didn't affect our national decisions, policies, action and inaction, I'd dismiss it as simply distasteful. Instead, it's offensive and destructive.
At its heart, paternalistic clichés reflect our expectation of "one man, one vote, one time" in too many countries emerging from post-colonial dictatorships. It screams, "They're not like us. What more could we expect of those people?" After the revolutions, new dictatorships emerge, whether secular or clerical, civilian or military.
Arrogance makes itself heard in familiar formulaic language that passes for insight when some military revolts or a head of state wins 99 percent of the vote. Skip to the next story when you encounter "In an apparent … " or "Arguably." Apparent to the reporter? Who's arguing?
But back to elections. Sometimes, reporters' pessimism is justified. We've seen what passes for elected parliamentary government reveal itself as a facade for authoritarian or kleptocratic rule.
But we don't know that in advance. If reporters' foresight is that keen, why didn't we anticipate the collapse of the USSR, Enron, Lehman Brothers, the Icelandic economy, Royal Bank of Scotland or the newspaper business?
In Africa and Asia, the what-ifs, the caveats and the guesswork often smack of failed colonialism, patronizing coverage of Westernized Oriental Gentlemen who didn't get it when they studied or trained in England, France or the United States. They embraced the forms but not the substance of older democracies: open debate, trustworthy elections with universal suffrage and peaceful change.
In Eastern Europe, we forget democratic attempts in the past two centuries and write them off as hopeless peasants addicted to autocratic rule regardless of politics.
And as we've learned, elections and parliaments don't assure democracy. Iran has both. We've even fantasized about "moderate" or "liberal" Iranian candidates facing "fundamentalist" clerics.
We treat electoral attempts by countries such as Egypt with condescension, even as we anticipate that nation's first "free and fair" ballots. That mantra ignores an important, basic journalistic ethic: report what is, not what you wish. How does any reporter know when an election will be "free and fair?"
If the runoff for Egyptian president proves to be fair and free, that's the story. Until then, it's opinion posing as expertise.
Crystal ball journalism cracked in 1994 during the first nonracial election in post-Apartheid South Africa. Too much reporting involved too much conventional wisdom before South Africans of every ethnicity and color lined up — peacefully and seemingly to the horizon — to choose Nelson Mandela as their first nonwhite president. By contemporary standards, it was free and fair and it improved on the old "one man, one vote" by embracing female voters equally. Mandela handed over to Thabo Mbeki, who handed over to Jacob Zuma. Meanwhile, opposition parties faded, formed, merged; no failed candidates went to the gibbet.
Has there been corruption under South African black majority rule? Yes. Nepotism? Yes. Odious racial preferments? Yes. Dubious political financing? Yes. Pandering to blocs of voters? Yes. So?
Are similar accusations common during elections in older democracies? Yes.
In the country where I lived and worked, the former British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia, each president of independent Zambia has yielded to the victor in subsequent elections. The country's an economic mess but I'm talking politics here, not the predictable disaster that comes to any country's vital private industry when it's nationalized.
North Africa will, if it's lucky, follow a similar political path at the other end of the continent: fragmented parliamentary results, new elections, shifting alliances, and elected governments that at least initially suit voters.
But hyperventilating over the role(s) of Islamic politicians and parties lining the Mediterranean's south shore doesn't dignify American journalism.
It smacks of White House talking points, regardless of Oval Office occupant.
Labeling someone "Islamic" is a society where few are not Muslims reflects cultural anxiety and national fear that successive American presidents have nurtured. It tells me as much as calling George W. Bush and Bill Clinton "Christians."
But watch/listen/read to what's being written now about Egypt. We'll probably see a runoff between an "Islamist" and a creature of the Mubarak years who probably differs as much in his faith as W and his dad do.
Even in the past year, we've had little
reporting on how successive Cairo regimes suppressed the Muslim
Brotherhood core values that sustained and allowed the Brotherhood to
survive and prosper.
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SKILL LEVEL: Easy (Level 2)
SIZE: One Size
About 32 x 32 in. (81.5 x 81.5 cm)
Knit squares on the bias to create the geometric look on this throw. Great for a baby's room or a graduation gift. Click here to see it in another colorway.
20 sts + 38 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in Garter st (k every row). When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size
specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be
sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in the pattern is based on what
the designer used, but it is not unusual for gauge to vary from person to person.
If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller
size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
Making a Gauge Swatch
20 sts + 38 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in Garter st (k every row).
kfb (knit in front and back) Knit next st without removing it from left needle, then k through back of same st - 1 st increased.yo (yarn over) An increase that also creates a small decorative hole (eyelet) in the fabric, worked as follows:1. Bring yarn to front, between the needles. 2. Take yarn to back, over the right needle to create the new st.
1. Blanket is made of 16 Squares. Each Square is worked diagonally beginning at one corner. Sts are increased and then decreased to make Square. 2. Increase half of each Square is worked in one color and decrease half in another color.
SQUARE (make 16 - 8 with B and A, 8 with C and A) With first color, cast on 3 sts. Row 1: Sl 1, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k1 - 5 sts at the end of this row. Row 2: Sl 1, k to end of row. Row 3: Sl 1, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 7 sts. Rep last 2 rows until you have 55 sts. Next Row: Sl 1, k to end of row. Change to 2nd color. Next Row: Sl 1, k2tog, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 - 53 sts. Next Row: Sl 1, k to end of row. Rep last 2 rows until you have 5 sts. Last Row: Sl 1, k3tog, k1 - 3 sts.Bind off.
FINISHING Arrange Squares as shown in Assembly Diagram, matching yarn color placements. Sew Squares into 4 strips of 4 Squares each. Sew strips together to make Blanket. Weave in ends.
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|Post Prom: memorable nightcap to evening of fun
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Bungee basketball, laser tag, blacklight dodge ball, Just Dance 2, blind volleyball, Minute To Win It, blackjack and craps.
It all began at midnight after the elegant Prom banquet, Grand March and dance.
Post Prom party activity has been a routine for Holyoke High School for close to three decades. And it seemingly just keeps getting better.
Committee members strive to add new ideas to make a fun ending to an evening to remember.
Bungee basketball made its debut at this year's Post Prom and was a popular event. Participants
Gone are the tuxes, heels, boutonnieres, corsages and jewels. Traces of Prom hairdos are still evident, and carefully-applied make-up is still there, if but smudged just a little.
Out come the shorts and T-shirts. Casual attire all-around is the dress for Post Prom as students move fast in order to stay awake at the 12-4 a.m. event.
Genuine laughter came from all corners of Holyoke High School early Sunday morning at this year's Post Prom celebration, decorated with a Mardi Gras theme.
With sheets hanging across the volleyball net, a challenge was added to the game as players weren't quite sure where the ball would be coming from.
Blacklight dodge ball was organized in the wrestling room, laser tag wound through the dark halls of the high school, black jack and craps tables were set up in the commons area and Wii dance games and minute to win it options were located on the gym floor too.
A new bungee basketball activity was a real attraction. A 25-foot inflatable court was filled with air. Two players donned their harnesses, facing their own basket. A bungee rope connected the two players' harnesses, allowing them to pull their opponent toward their own basket.
Just as a player was about to score, he'd be yanked backwards for some flying fun. It was as much fun for observers as for the players themselves.
Kali Drees gets her Mardi Gras beads from Tracy Trumper at the front
Skyler Dittmer and Brittney Prottsman sign in with Post Prom chair
While fun is a priority for planners, they're quick to point out the reason for Post Prom is to provide a safe alternative for youth. "Our number one goal is for kids to have a fun time and to get home safely," said Post Prom chair Trudy Herman.
Five years ago, the local Beta Sigma Phi sorority took the reins for Post Prom from organizers who had been doing it for years—Benita Rumold, Susan Vogelgesang and Linda Sandstrom, to name just a few.
Organizers now are simply called the Post Prom committee. All those who have worked with this activity through the years should be commended for their time and commitment to providing a safe alternative for Prom night.
This year, 110 youth attended Post Prom, which is by far the highest number in the five years they've been coordinating it, said Herman.
All HHS and Alternative High juniors and seniors are invited to Post Prom, whether or not they attend the actual Prom, said Herman.
Maury Kramer is the blackjack dealer as Post Prom participants try their luck. Students pictured from
Students check in so organizers can make sure all who said they would be attending are indeed there. If someone doesn't show up, their parents are notified.
Likewise, if students leave before a designated time, parents are notified.
Tickets are earned by Post Prom participants as they win games throughout the evening.
At 3:30 a.m., students wrote their names on the backs of their winning tickets, which were placed in a raffle drum for a drawing.
Thanks to the generosity of local businesses and individuals, organizers had a large budget for prizes.
Thirty-two prizes were given out this year. Herman explained for the first 13, only seniors' tickets were in the drawing. For the next 11 prizes, juniors' tickets were added. And for the last eight, underclassmen and out-of-town guests' tickets were in the prize drawing.
Holyoke Marketplace donated food quite generously for Post Prom, as the safe alternative for youth is a concept they believe in wholeheartedly.
Throughout the community, donations of prizes or money to go towards prizes or expenses have continued to be strong.
Herman said they are always open to suggestions for additions or changes for Post Prom.
Initially, in the early 1980s, Post Prom was held at the local bowling alley. It was a Peerless Center/bowling alley venue for about 10 years, and this is the third year it's been held at the high school. The move to the high school came about at the request of students.
Preston King attempts to blow a bubble through the hula hoop in
Kracinda Thompson and Natasha Peregoy listen up to laser tag
Christa Durbin enjoys some "Just Dance 2" fun in the gym.
Herman said for a number of years the Lions Club sponsored a breakfast at the close of Post Prom events. However, that was eliminated due to waning interest from students.
If breakfast is something the kids want, Herman said it certainly can be considered again.
Nine committee members divided the Post Prom responsibilities, and numerous other volunteers and donors made it possible, as well.
In addition to Herman, Post Prom committee members include Marla Camblin and Nancy Miles, food; Tancy King and Jessica Cumming, games; Kelly Durbin and Tanisha Bules, prizes; Debbie Brandt, decorations; and Linda Jelden, permission forms/chaperones.
Everyone contacted local businesses, and letters were sent to area businesses and parents of juniors and seniors to request donations of prizes, money or time.
"It was a success," said Herman after this year's Post Prom.
It reached that level because of willing volunteers, gracious donors and good kids who took advantage of the opportunity to extend Prom past midnight in a fun, safe way.
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Scientists have never seen anything quite like this before. It's a newly discovered species of fanged frog that gives direct birth to live tadpoles instead of laying eggs. It isn't that rare for scientists to find new species of animals, but finding an entirely new mode of reproduction is a different story altogether.


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Bryant not ready to play
Although Kobe Bryant is making steady progress in his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon, he's still a few weeks away from playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bryant is back with the Lakers after a short trip to Germany to get treatment on his right knee, another trouble area for the 35-year-old guard. He sat on Los Angeles' bench for an exhibition game Tuesday night, and he'll travel with the team to China later this week.
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But the fourth-leading scorer in NBA history isn't committing to any return date until he gets in shape and figures out how his legs will hold up when he's back in uniform.
"I haven't said anything (about a return date)," Bryant said. "I just keep it all open right now. I don't know why you guys are so hell-bent on deadlines. It's like the most ridiculous thing to me. It's entertaining. When I'm ready, I'm ready."
In other news, the Lakers waived center Dan Gadzuric and center Eric Boateng.
NBA player Lamar Odom pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence in connection with his arrest in August.
New PGA season begins
Just 18 days after Henrik Stenson tapped in for par and collected the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus at East Lake, the new PGA Tour season gets under way Thursday at the Frys.com Open in San Martin, Calif. It's the first time the tour starts its season in one calendar year and finishes it in another.
"I'm back to zero," Stewart Cink said. "I like the fact I don't have to be No. 76 anymore. I can hopefully establish something new."
Tiger Woods won the clinching match at the Presidents Cup on Sunday. He's not expected to play another PGA Tour event until Torrey Pines in January. Adam Scott won't return to the tour until Kapalua the first week of January. Phil Mickelson will be in Asia this month for two tournaments now part of the official 2013-14 season.
Lynx goes for knockout
Minnesota, which won the first two games of the WNBA Finals by 25 points each, goes for the sweep Thursday night in Atlanta. The Dream was forced to move this elimination game to the northeast suburb of Duluth because of an ice skating show at its home court, Philips Arena.
Angels McCoughtry, the WNBA's two-time defending scoring champion, has averaged just 28 percent from the field in four games against the Lynx this year.
The WNBA Finals has been hard on the Dream, which has dropped to 0-10 in the championship round after losing three straight to the Storm in 2010 and three straight to Minnesota two years ago.
Djokovic prevails
Novak Djokovic of Serbia overcame a scare when he landed awkwardly on his right foot and recovered to beat Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-2, 6-0 at the Shanghai Masters. Roger Federer of Switzerland rebounded from an early break to defeat Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-4, 6-3, while Spain's Rafael Nadal, who reclaimed the No. 1 ranking this week, dispatched Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-3, 6-2.
U.S. international star Abby Wambach married her longtime partner and Western New York Flash teammate Sarah Huffman. The two were married Saturday on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
TMZ first reported the wedding, and said U.S. teammates Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux were among the attendees.
• New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko received the McCormack Medal as the world's leading woman amateur for a third straight year.
• Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium advanced to the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies in Linz, Austria. Suarez Navarro defeated Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-1, 6-4. Flipkens routed Camila Giorgi of Italy 6-2, 6-1.
• Third-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia beat Swiss qualifier Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-2 at the Japan Open in Osaka to reach the quarterfinals.
• Alex Tagliani will replace three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti in the Oct. 19 season-ending IndyCar race at Fontana. Franchitti remained hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae and a broken ankle suffered in a last-lap accident Sunday at the Grand Prix of Houston.
• NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Travis Kvapil is free on bond after his arrest in Mooresville, N.C., on charges of assault and false imprisonment after a domestic dispute with his wife.
• San Jose Sharks defenseman Brad Stuart was suspended for three games by the NHL for an illegal check to the head of Rangers right wing Rick Nash.
• New York Islanders center Frans Nielsen was fined $5,000 by the NHL for slashing Martin Hanzal of the Phoenix Coyotes.
• Gerrit Keats of Clearwater, Fla., who sent an email threatening to kill U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart after the USADA stripped Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles, agreed to a guilty plea that will not result in jail time.
• Xavier women's basketball coach Amy Waugh resigned as she was getting ready to start her third season. She got the job when Kevin McGuff left for Washington.
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Nikon 5100 - best buy at sub £400 ?
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While smaller cameras are nice in some ways, the size of the D5100 ( actually small and light by DSLR standards ) is not bad. You may be more intimidated by this than you need to be. You soon adapt to the size ( and even bigger systems ).
Also note that the extra size gives you better handling, especially with larger lenses. The balance of the system is better.
Mow I do like the G3 as well, and it's certainly a nice system, but just don't be completely off-put by the D5100 size.
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SKILL LEVEL: Beginner (Level 1)
SIZE: One Size
About 3 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (9 x 24 cm), to fit a standard coffee or tea mug
This coffee cup (mug) holder is an eco-friendly alternative to cardboard drink sleeves.
13 single crochet through back loop + 14 rows = about 4 in. (10 cm). When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size
specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be
sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in the pattern is based on what
the designer used, but it is not unusual for gauge to vary from person to person.
If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller
size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
Making a Gauge Swatch
13 single crochet through back loop + 14 rows = about 4 in. (10 cm).
COZY Chain 12. Row 1: Single crochet in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across - 11 stitches. Row 2: Chain 1, turn. Working through back loops only, single crochet in each stitch across. Repeat Row 2 until piece measures about 9 1/2 in. (24 cm), when slightly stretched. Fasten off.
FINISHING Sew short sides of Cozy together for about 1/2 in. (1.5 cm) at top and at bottom, leaving remaining 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm) open for mug handle. With sewing needle and thread, sew button, centered, onto one edge of handle opening. Use spaces between stitches as buttonhole.
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ABERDEEN — Federal court records say a north Mississippi woman plans to plead guilty to stealing from the Social Security Administration.
Sara Deloach of Columbus is charged with taking survivors benefit checks that she knew she weren't hers from August 2008 to December 2009.
The amount cited in court records is $13,684.
She was indicted April 25 and had pleaded not guilty. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for Oct. 31 in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen.