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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 14, 2015 /Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), told graduates of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) during her commencement address on May 9 at the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem.-- Artists are responsible for protecting freedom of expression,
"As the world becomes smaller and more globally connected, you as artists have a responsibility to protect freedom of expression and ensure that no one's voice is silenced by threats, violence or prejudice, and that different opinions can be shared without fear of personal or professional attack," she said.
Boone Isaacs is serving her second term as president of the 7,000-member Academy, presenter of the Oscars.
"Every year at the Oscars we honor the courage of filmmakers who cross borders and test boundaries, who give voice to challenging ideas and alternative points of view, and who encourage us to see the world and those around us in new ways," she said. "As you embark on the next phase of your careers in the arts, I hope you will carry that torch, tell the truth about the world as you perceive it and change the narrative."
Boone Isaacs told 235 recipients of bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of music, master of fine arts and master of music degrees they should remain faithful to their aspirations: "I want you all to follow your passion. There may be detours … but just keep moving forward. Stay focused on your goals and dreams. Happiness is a goal of life."
She noted that "there will be times when your passion has to take a back seat to the need to earn money. A career in the arts does not guarantee financial stability, but if you're smart about finding ways to monetize the work you love, the rewards will be immense."
As head of CBI Enterprises, Inc., Boone Isaacs has consulted on marketing efforts on such films as THE CALL, THE ARTIST, THE KING'S SPEECH, PRECIOUS: BASED on the NOVEL "PUSH" BY SAPPHIRE, SPIDER-MAN 2 and TUPAC: RESURRECTION. Previously, she oversaw marketing for New Line Cinema's box office hits including AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME and RUSH HOUR; and for Paramount Pictures she orchestrated publicity campaigns for the Best Picture winners FORREST GUMP and BRAVEHEART.
"As a marketing and public relations executive both at major studios and independent companies, I have had to learn to maneuver both sides of the show business equation – the show side and the business side," she said. "As creative artists nowadays, it's incumbent on you to understand the business of the arts."
Boone Isaacs told the graduates their conservatory education will serve them well. "It's hard to see it now, but your time here will fundamentally shape the way you look at the world, solve problems and challenges, and build a sustainable future," she said.
Technological advancements offer countless opportunities to this generation of graduates, she said, but technology has not altered "the human love of storytelling – whether it is music, painting, literature, dance or film."
She also asked the graduates to "give back to the community through the nonprofit sector. There are so many youngsters who never get the chance to experience the arts. I urge you to support arts education for the underserved."
In closing, Boone Isaacs advised graduates to "bring the light of humanity and inspiration that you found here at UNC School of the Arts to the world around you."
Presiding over his first UNCSA commencement, Chancellor Lindsay Bierman spoke of mixed emotions. "I've loved seeing your work in our shops and studios, and on our stages and screens. But I'm personally very, very sad to see you go," he said. "Wherever you go from here, I want you to know this: I will always admire your creativity, respect your individuality, and applaud your extraordinary talents. The past two semesters together have made me one of your biggest lifelong fans."
Wearing custom-designed academic regalia created by UNCSA costume design faculty and students, Bierman asked graduates to recall the moment they informed their parents of their career choice. "Parents, let's be honest. Some of you took the news pretty hard at first," he said. "You might have hoped for finance, or engineering.
"But you knew, in your heart, that your child has a rare ability and passion that must be cultivated and nurtured and protected. That success is defined by doing what you love, and loving what you do. That your child's unique gift, discipline, and focus would be highly valued and developed at a conservatory. That being true to oneself, and following one's calling, can lead to the richest and most rewarding life of all."
Honorary doctorates were presented during the ceremony to Boone Isaacs and to Dean Emeritus John Sneden, who led the School of Design and Production from 1970 to 2003 and established the first graduate program at the School of the Arts.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts is America's first state-supported arts school, a unique stand-alone public university of arts conservatories. With a high school component, UNCSA is a degree-granting institution that trains young people of talent in music, dance, drama, filmmaking, and design and production. Established by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963, the School of the Arts opened in Winston-Salem ("The City of Arts and Innovation") in 1965 and became part of the University of North Carolina system when it was formed in 1972. For more information, visit www.uncsa.edu.
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Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (Kraton) is a chemical company that manufactures engineered polymers such as styrenic block copolymer. The company was formerly known as Polymer Holdings LLC. It offers products such as adhesives and sealants, bitumen modification, cariflex polyisoprene, coatings and gels, compounding solutions, elastic nonwovens, medical products, nexar polymers, packaging and film, personal care products, and polymer modification products, among others. The company markets its products through its network of distributors in the US, Europe, Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and others. Kraton is headquartered in Houston, Texas, the US.
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. Key Recent Developments
Apr 29, 2015: Kraton Performance Polymers Announces First Quarter 2015 Results
Feb 24, 2015: Kraton Performance Polymers Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2014 Results
Feb 11, 2015: Kraton Performance Polymers To Showcase Innovative Polymer Solutions For Stronger Asphalt Pavements
Jan 20, 2015: Kraton Performance Polymers Marks Indian Debut At Plastindia 2015
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The AIPC Quality Standards Program was developed in response to ongoing interest by members in having an industry-specific program for identifying and evaluating key areas of convention centre performance, leading to a visible and accepted form of recognition. At the same time, there was a requirement for a professional "arms-length" audit process in order to ensure the credibility of results.
The resulting AIPC Quality Standards Program has a number of key features, including:
- It is process-oriented rather than prescriptive, which means it can adapt to a wide range of centre approaches to facility management and venue types
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- It documents centre policies and procedures in 10 key management areas that together cover all key areas of operation and interface
- An external audit process is available that results in a recognized certification
- It creates a high level of staff engagement and produces an enviable credential for centre credibility and demonstrating good management processes to the venue owner and community.
The standards address 10 key areas, including Customer Service, Quality of Facilities and Operations, Employee Relations, Health, Safety, Security and Emergency Response, Financial Integrity, Community Relations, Environmental Responsibility, Industry Relations and Supplier Relations.
The audit process consists of a procedure wherein centres assemble and submit documentation as to how they are addressing each area and what measures they have in place to gauge success.
AIPC's Guide to Developing and Implementing Quality Standards for Convention Centres explains the background to the program and elaborates on the areas covered by the Standards.
Audit forms and an outline of the procedure are available through the AIPC Secretariat office. Once a centre has successfully completed the audit, they will be able to use the "AIPC Quality Standards Audited" logo and designation in their promotional and client materials.
Renewal of the QS credential – which can result in either a re-affirmation of an existing level of performance or an upgrade to a higher level – is a streamlined version of the original process, requiring a re-affirmation that the processes submitted for initial qualification are still in place while updating their current status where there has been a change and adding new program information when internal procedures have been enhanced.
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For years and years I've taught art to students under the age of 19 at GCSE and A level. And I've delivered lessons to improve their skills and develop their creativity.
So now that I'm a full time artist, I've been reflecting on the very best examples of teaching over the years and working out how to deliver meaningful, enjoyable, useful art classes to adults wanting to learn to paint.
One of my favourite classes (my favourite to teach and the students' favourite to learn) was traditional oil painting.
A bit of research told me that apparently there are too few art teachers teaching technique.
That might sound like a scientific approach, but perhaps courses on kickstarting your creativity, aren't what some people want. One gentleman, after going to an art class elsewhere, told my husband at work " I don't want someone to teach me how to be more creative, I want them to teach me how to paint properly".
So with this in mind I'm launching new art classes in oil painting - based on my old A level workshops.
During A level teaching we devoted one lesson a week entirely to learning new techniques in oil. It ended up being nicknamed the "technical bake" lesson, as it was on the same day as the Great British Bake off!
So each week, their portraits developed, along with their understanding, each time with me demonstrating the content required in the "technical bake", and them working on it.
It was intensive but incredibly enjoyable.
Something that became clear about teaching in this way, was the students' ability to apply the techniques they learned to other paintings later in the course.
They were intimidated by oils at first. That faded in time.
Oils are difficult and intimidating to get to grips with, there are a myriad of mediums and solvents, the paints themselves come in a dizzying array of quality, price, colour. Should you work on board or canvas, how fine should the canvas be? What does hue mean on the tube? Is that good or bad?
And once you've walked out of the art shop a couple of hundred pounds poorer, then what happens? Where to you start? You heard about the rule "thick over thin", but that's not really enough to go on!
Is it really possible to de-mystify the dark arts of oil, in just a few lessons?
Yes. Yes it is. I can give my students the benefit of my experience. I can help them use the techniques of the old masters with the joy of our knowledge of chemicals and solvents to help them create better paintings with developed skill.
I want to share the secrets of painting in a "grisaille"- the art of creating form through monochrome techniques. It can revolutionise the way you use oil. Then you have the foundation to add colour over the grisaille in glazes and thin layers. This creates depth in your paintings.
So are you ready to learn to paint?
I love teaching, I can help you improve your oil painting, I have a lovely studio for you to paint in, and I make a cracking cup of coffee. What more could you ask for?
My classes start on Wednesday15th October.
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Mailhouse Fulfillment Services
From start to finish NEPS provides complete mailing and fulfillment services to help clients with their mail marketing projects.
Direct Mail Fulfillment Services
When you have materials that are going to be shipped out in small quantities over a long period of time, or literature packets that need assembly and shipping, then NEPS can assist you with those projects. We will store the materials and custom assemble the packages as needed. Once assembled we can ship them on a piece by piece basis, or bulk ship them back to your facility for you to distribute.
Other Custom Mailing Services
You may have a special promotion that does not quite fit into the mold of a "typical" mailing. In our handwork area we can assemble and package a wide variety of materials. From baseballs to pencils, and bike bells to bestseller books, we have done and can do a wide variety of projects. Please call us for more information on your special project.
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After processing your project to get you the best postage rates possible, your mail will be checked by our onsite Postal employee, loaded directly onto a USPS truck, and taken directly to the local Sectional Center Facility. The local Post Office is skipped entirely and your mail is on its way more quickly.


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Scruffs - 1977 - Wanna Meet The Scruffs (reissue 1997) (US)
Power pop bands who worship at the altar of Big Star are a dime a dozen today, but the Scruffs were doing that long before Alex Chilton became a cool name to drop, and Wanna Meet the Scruffs?, the sole album they released during their lifetime, is that late-'70s rarity, a slice of classic power pop that doesn't sound "new wave," unlike most of smart pop's class of 1978. Using Big Star and the Raspberries as a starting point, vocalist and songwriter Stephen Burns blended an Anglophile's sense of melody with a very American feel for crunchy guitars and the occasional power chord. And Burns' songs about dreams of rock stardom ("Break the Ice"), his vast array of romantic problems ("My Mind"), and his multitude of other anxieties ("I'm a Failure") suggests the neurosis of the early Modern Lovers sides without Jonathan Richman's willful childishness; in a genre where aggressive cheerfulness or good-natured arrogance were the order of the day, Burns' intelligent angst was something new and distinctive. And the band, anchored by David Branyan's tough, concise guitar leads, made music that was bright and hooky but still had backbone and plenty of punch; this is pop that earns the prefix "power." That so strong an album could slip though the cracks is both sad and puzzling, but the 1997 CD reissue of Wanna Meet the Scruffs? (augmented with two bonus demo tracks) thankfully restores a lost classic to circulation, and anyone who loves a good hook with an interesting idea behind it ought to seek this out.
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Be sure to watch for Canada Day event information available in June. The Town of Hanna and Hanna F.C.S.S., with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the "Celebrate Canada" grant, organize a day long party on July 1st which included games and activities, FREE food and beverages, and outstanding entertainment. A spectacular fireworks display wraps up the celebration that evening.
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Commercial Solar
We specialise in the design, supply, maintenance and installation of commercial Solar PV systems, solar power and solar farms for increased energy efficiency. We have worked with businesses in all sectors from Agricultural to Industrial, Public Sector, Private Sector as well as with Solar Farm Investment and Solar Roofs and Solar Car Parks.
A photovoltaic system from Absolute includes an array of solar panels, an inverter, roof mounting or ground mounting the system and interconnecting wiring.
We use high-quality materials and highly trained delivery teams and technicians which is why Absolute is one of Scotland and the UKs longest established MCS registered renewable and alternative energy management companies.
With a wealth of commercial solar photovoltaic installations, Solar Farm knowledge and Solar Panel technical experience; we are a company who has been delivering cheap electricity through our renewable energy installations in Scotland for nearly two decades.
Why Install Solar PV?
- Reduce electricity consumption by generating onsite energy
- Protect the companies energy security by being less reliant on fossil fuels
- Improve the green image and identity of the company
- Create an additional index linked guaranteed income from the FIT and export tariff payments
Cutting the Cost of Panel Installation
As the cost of manufacturing commercial solar panels is decreasing and as the technology advances further each solar photovoltaic cell generates more and more solar electricity during daylight hours, this is why solar works so well for businesses over time, enabling companies to reduce energy costs and reliance on fossil fuels today. Solar also provides free electricity during business hours. On top of this you will also be paid a premium for every unit of energy you generate, a bonus for any that are exported. This "Feed in" tariff enables your business to offset the cost of the initial solar power installation over time.
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Solar Photovoltaic cells convert the sun's light into usable green energy. Installing a Solar Panel System from Absolute for your company or business is a great idea and can provide a terrific return on investment, that's why Solar is becoming one of Scotland's most popular forms of renewable energy. See the ways we can help below.
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Solar Farms are becoming ever more popular as a solution for the production of clean energy. Producing energy while not generating any noise or smell and often not visible if well sighted, Solar farms are becoming a great source for creating an ethical safe return on investment. Often the land can still be used for sheep grazing.
Absolute can offer a turnkey solution for solar farm projects. Whether you want the system built out for your own investment, or simply want to lease your land for a rental income we can manage the project from start to finish.
We are currently looking for solar farm sites to develop development with an investor, if you would be interested and meet the below criteria please contact us:
- Land area between 5-25 acres
- You own the land
- Within around 3km of a 33kV or 11kV line (we can check this for you)
- Free from shading
- Fairly flat and rock free
Agricultural Sector
Commercial Solar PV is very popular in the farming sector and makes up a huge portion of our installs. Solar creates free electricity when the sun is up; this works well with a lot of dairy and chicken farms in particular, generating energy when your farm needs it.
Absolute have carried out several Solar PV installations in this sector across the country. Depending on whether you are a dairy, chicken, livestock or crop farmer will ultimately underpin how much energy you use, and the manner in which you use it.
Through our experience working closely in this area and having installed systems for all these farming sectors, we can help you best understand the return on investment and what system will be most suitable for you. We can also put you in touch with similar farms we have done to see how their system is doing for them.
Public Sector
Absolute offer a full design and consultancy service, experience in securing planning and grid connection permissions, plus dedicated project management to ensure your project comes in on budget and hits every milestone. We're experienced in dealing with high-profile projects and are fully accredited. We also work to stringent health and safety standards as part of our ISO Quality Management certification.
Absolute has worked as both a contractor and subcontractor for authorities across the country and hold all relevant insurances and certification to carry out work in this sector.
Under the pressure of continuing rising energy costs, more industrial organisations are seeking avenues to reduce overheads and/or generate new revenue streams. And many are turning to Solar PV. This is a great way of reducing your company's reliance on fossil fuels, lower overheads and add a revenue stream all while improving the companies social and green image.
Absolute take a consultative approach analysing your company energy usage and available roof space to give you several options that best suits your company's needs.
Solar Carports
Long been utilised in central Europe, this solution becomes more attractive to the UK market as we see the price of other components, panels & inverters, decrease. With the continued rise in electricity costs and no land costs, car parks are an excellent location for Solar PV arrays.
The solar carport solution also offers a range of added benefits
- Increased revenue stream utilising Car Port for increased advertisement banners/areas
- Electrical Vehicle charge points, getting ready for the new generation of motor vehicles
- Shelter cars/customers from the elements – improving parking experience
- Take away tall expensive to run light lamps by installing LED lighting on underside of carport, more localised lighting – more cost effective to run, creates a safer environment
The benefits of the Car Park solution which cannot be factored in are the increased corporate social responsibility factors. Your company would be viewed as visionary, forward thinking while also underpinning its desires to take action at carbon emissions.


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What a beautiful day!
Today we are happy to announce that the inauguration of our Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Community Resource Center has been celebrated in Barrackpore, West Bengal. With the help of our hard working community members, we created a suitable place for change and improvement of our people. The encouraging speeches on the stage, as well as the positive energy during the ceremony left us more than optimistic about the future of the community. Our movement has just started to spread at another beautiful place with great people.
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Waterproof, lightweight, smart phone Caddy with QR mounting system. High frequency welded durable construction. Wide opening, double zip lock, water tight roll-up design, to keep phone dry and secure. Touch screen compatible clear panel provides control of phone. Available sizes for iPhone 4, iPhone 5, and popular 4 - 5 in smart phones like Samsung S4.
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We ship all our bikes free of charge within the United Kingdom (excl. Jersey and the Channel Islands at this time) and all our bikes come pre-assembled with just a few tweaks required (Please see our Bike Build Instruction page for details of assembly required).
All our bikes undergo a safety check before being re-boxed for shipping which can during busy periods take a little longer to complete so whilst we aim to ship all our bikes within two working days of the order please allow for additional time for this process.
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Jojoba + Sacred Lotus Revitalizing Conditioner
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Massage a generous amount of conditioner gently into wet hair. Leave on for 1-3 minutes. Rinse thoroughly. May be used daily. FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY. AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH EYES.
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Friday, August 12, 2016
You Are Awesome
My second card for Essentials by Ellen Challenge using Essentials by Ellen Mondo Hydrangea Stamp set and Off-Set stamping technique with Distress Inks. The sentiment is from Altenew, Label Love.
That's it from me until next time.
Have a wonderful week-end.
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Dankie vir jou kuiertjie op my blog laas week! (my birthday is the 30th ;)
This is beautiful!Love your coloring!
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Yes, Indigo is (still) IN!
This artisan vibe has found its way into the product market via accessories, tile, bedding and dinnerware just to name a few!
It's familiar, it's blue and the artisan technique is varied among products so it never looks matchy-matchy!
Indigo mixes well in interiors allowing you to curate a style that is unique to its own because many of these products are truly artisan made and bring a one of a kind vibe into your home.


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Seminarium: Long-lived hopes of beyond-SM physics remain at the LHC
- Datum: –16.15
- Plats: Ångströmlaboratoriet 12167
- Föreläsare: Christian Ohm
- Webbsida
- Arrangör: Högenergifysik
- Kontaktperson: Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez
- Seminarium
Invited ATLAS seminar
Comprehensive programs of searches for physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) have been carried out by the experimental collaborations at the LHC, but so far discoveries are conspicuous by their absence. Most searches look for signs of BSM particles decaying promptly to SM particles, many with final states with large multiplicities of high-energy SM particles.
I will discuss a category of theoretical scenarios that could have avoided our searches so far due to new states with experimentally significant lifetimes, and a class of promising but challenging detector signatures that could facilitate their discovery. After an overview, I will present two recent searches for such long-lived particles with the ATLAS experiment in some detail.
Finally, the High-Luminosity LHC will deliver ~20 times more integrated luminosity than has so far been recorded, and I will highlight an opportunity which is tightly coupled to the Uppsala ATLAS group's detector upgrade involvement for how we could better explore signatures with long-lived particles to maximize our the chances to find BSM physics in the next decade.


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Graduation is not called "Commencement," or beginning, for no reason. While some things are coming to an end, so much more is yet to come. This is true for all 750-plus students who walked across the stage and received their diplomas in the Wehr Center Fieldhouse on May 1 for the 154th Commencement ceremony of Lakeland College. And it is especially true for the eleven Malawians of Cohort 2 who will head home in one month's time, ending their year in Wisconsin, but beginning the next chapter of their lives as early grade reading specialists. They are the ones who—by putting into practice the knowledge and skills gained at Lakeland —will help to change the face of early grade reading instruction throughout Malawi.
Left to right: Henderson Ngwira, Frank Mbwana, Elizir Kalilombe, Mavuto Chiwale, Yowasi Nkhambala,
Mike Kumwamba, Aleme Chitanje, Mary Florence Mzama, Margret Mandala, Edson Dzimwe, Nancy Nyirenda.
The excitement for the Malawian graduate students on Sunday, May 1, was rooted in their having the opportunity to be recognized as members of the graduating class of 2016. As Aleme Chintanje said, "It was an honor to be included in the graduation ceremony even if we have not yet completed all of the requirements of our master's degrees."
When the graduate students return to Malawi, they will reunite with their families, friends, and colleagues. Then, they will undertake their field research projects, collecting and analyzing data, completing their theses, and in December, defending their findings.
Aleme noted that her best memory of the Commencement day is "the happiness [expressed by] professors, host parents, and friends. You could see it in their faces," she said, "and it was overwhelming, really. They showed that they love and care about us and the Malawi master's degree program."
When I asked Aleme what she looks forward to, now that she has gotten past the first hurdle of finishing her coursework, she said, "I look forward to finishing the May Term, going back home to my family, and of course doing my research to finish my thesis. Most importantly, I look forward to being able to disseminate the knowledge I have acquired here."
I know from talking with several of the graduate students after the ceremony that they all share this feeling of elation and anticipation. Elizir Kalilombe summed it up, saying, "I just feel so happy. It is a truly a great feeling."
I think each of the graduate students would agree that something great has taken place for them at Lakeland College this year, and that more great things are yet to come.
Commencement is only the beginning.
The group of graduating students is joined by Dr. Joshua Kutney (far left), Dr. Mehraban Khodavandi (center),
Professor Jeff Elzinga (back row), and adjunct reading instructor, Ms. Geralyn Leannah, (far right)
an early grade reading specialist at Longfellow Elementary School in Sheboygan
This post is written by Lisa Vihos on behalf of Lakeland College. The program is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this blog are the responsibility of Lakeland College and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USAID or the United States Government


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Greetings! I am Mark Brill (The Brillustrator) and I have created this blog as a place to post my sketches, drawings, comics, paintings, paper sculptures and just whatever the hell I happen to be doing!
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Lived Long and Prospered
I met Leonard Nimoy one time, at a comic convention, with about 10,000 other Star Trek fans--but it was wonderful. I made him smile as I tried to decide which photo to have signed. He let me shake his hand. It was a mere moment in his world, but it was the culmination of 40-odd years of mine!
I've been a fan of Spock and Mr. Nimoy for over 4/5ths of my existence, so that was his importance to me. I even Trick-or-Treated as Spock for Halloween maybe 38 years ago! My friend Bruce was Kirk (in a gold shirt and hand made insignia), and I was the Vulcan, wearing a cheesy plastic mask, blue shirt with insignia and carrying my phaser, tricorder and communicator model set, which I used as toys. (I should point out that when I played Star Trek with my other friend Todd, I was Kirk, because he always insisted on being Spock!)
As I got older I grew to appreciate the qualities of Leonard Nimoy, the actor/director/photographer, etc as much as I appreciated and admired Mr. Spock, the beloved childhood hero. He was an amazing talent and a genuinely good person--as good a human being as his alter ego was a Vulcan! In any case, I'm grateful I got to enter his orbit, even if only for that small moment.
Normally, I would have wanted to do a more serious portrait, trying to pour a whole life of joy and somber appreciation into it after his passing. But I am on a caricature bent at the moment and I think he would have enjoyed this small tribute. He was a generous spirit full of good humor. I like to think it would have made him smile again for me.
Rest In Peace, Mr. Nimoy! You did indeed live long and prosper.
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Children in canton Zurich aged as young as 4 to 9 could soon be learning about data protection and privacy issues, in one of the first projects of its kind in Europe.
The teaching material has been developed by the Zurich University of Teacher Educationexternal link (PHZH) at the request of the canton's data protection watchdogexternal link, Bruno Baeriswyl, who believes that young people in particular are not enough aware of the consequences of sharing personal data.
It will be tested in spring this year and will become part of teacher training courses in the canton from autumn onwards, according to a statementexternal link released by the watchdog on Monday.
Privacy, a fundamental right, is part of a free and democratic society – and younger children need to know what privacy is, Baeriswyl told Swiss public radio SRFexternal link. But children also need to know what happens when they put private information out into the public sphere, he added.
Abstract topic made simple
One module entitled "Secrets are allowed" (Geheimnisse sind erlaubt, in German), which is made up of five parts, aims to teach children that not everything they hear or see should be in the public domain. It discusses the difference between good and bad secrets: some which children should keep to themselves and some that they should tell adults, if it helps the affected person.
The teaching material communicates its message in a playful way, for example through short cartoons. One, aimed at younger children, has already been released (link here, in Germanexternal link) showing an explanation of a good secret: a friend confiding in you that they cannot ride a bike and asking you to not tell everyone about it.
The older children will also be taught about their own social media presence and sharing information related to others. This includes the consequences of taking pictures of their friends and sharing them, as can be seen in the illustration below.
"The 'Secrets are allowed' teaching materials are certainly a first in Switzerland, and to our knowledge also in Europe and most probably worldwide," Baeriswyl's spokesman told swissinfo.ch via email. This applies to the fact that the project is suitable for four-year-olds (Kindergarten runs from age 4-6 in canton Zurich) and focuses on raising awareness of privacy issues, he said.
The project will be made available in e-book form in April and tested on several classes from spring. It will be part of teacher training starting in autumn.
The collaborationexternal link between the PHZH and the canton Zurich data protection watchdog is continuing. A project on privacy issues aimed at older pupils is currently in development.


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I like making muffins and I like eating them! I have a collection of favorite muffin recipes that I have gathered or created over the years. I tend to make several batches of muffins at a time, butter them, and freeze them so I have a variety of them ready for weekday lunchbags. Muffins are very easy to make, are healthy snack options, and most freeze very well.
For years, I had trouble getting bran muffins to rise into the nice dome-shape we expect to see in muffins. I finally discovered that it wasn't the recipes I had tried but rather was the oven temperature that was causing the muffins to stay flat. Muffins, generally, need to bake at a relatively high temperature (i.e., 375°F – 425°F but, for bran muffins, I find that if I preheat the oven to 500°F first and then drop it back to 400°F the moment I place the muffins in the oven, they rise into the rounded dome shape instead of staying flat. It seems the instant burst of really high heat when they initially go in the oven activates the leavening agents (baking powder and baking soda) more quickly causing the muffins to rise better. Below is a photograph of what a perfectly domed muffin should look like. I finally got it!
Here are some other muffin-making tips I have learned over the years:
- Don't use an electric mixer to mix muffin batter and do not overmix the batter. Just stir the batter until the flour mixture is incorporated. The batter will be lumpy – that's the way it's supposed to be. Overmixing will make a tough-textured muffin.
- Ingredients should be at room temperature. If the recipe calls for shortening or butter, it is best to have it at room temperature for creaming as opposed to softening it in the microwave which can sometimes, too quickly, turn the fat source (or part of it) into liquid which can change the consistency and texture of the muffins.
- Each muffin cup, as well as the entire top surface of the muffin pan, should be greased or sprayed with a no-stick cooking spray. Greasing the top of the muffin pan makes it easier to remove muffins if the batter has spread over the top edges of the individual muffin cups.
- Use an ice cream scoop or small ladle to fill the muffin cups with the batter.
- Do not overbake muffins. Muffins are done when they spring back to a light finger touch or when a cake tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Allow muffins to cool in the pan for 5-7 minutes, then carefully remove each one to a wire rack to finish cooling. Removing the muffins too quickly from the pan may cause them to break apart before they have "set".
Today, I am sharing my recipe for bran muffins with raisins and applesauce. The applesauce would be my featured Island product in this recipe as it was made with apples I picked at Arlington Orchard in Arlington, PEI, west of the City of Summerside. I make and freeze a lot of applesauce in the fall when the apples are fresh and plentiful.
The Bistro's Bran Muffins
2 eggs
⅓ cup applesauce
1 cup sour milk*
¼ cup molasses
½ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp grated orange rind
1½ cups natural bran
¼ cup shortening, softened at room temperature
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
1¾ tsp baking powder
½ tsp soda
¼ tsp cinnamon
⅛ tsp allspice
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup raisins (optional)
(*To make one cup sour milk, place 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice in one-cup measuring cup. Add enough milk to equal one cup. Stir. Let stand 4-5 minutes before using.)
Assemble ingredients.
Grease muffin tins or spray with a no-stick cooking spray. Be sure to grease or spray the entire top of the muffin pan as well. Alternatively, line each muffin cup with a paper liner.
Preheat oven to 500°F (then drop it back to 400°F when muffins are placed in oven).
Break eggs into bowl. Whisk lightly.
Add applesauce, sour milk, molasses, brown sugar, vanilla, and orange rind. Whisk together well.
Add the bran. Stir until completely incorporated. Set aside for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, allspice, and salt. Whisk to combine ingredients.
In separate bowl, cream shortening well. It should almost be the consistency of thick cream when it has been well creamed.
Pour the wet bran mixture into the bowl and stir well to blend in the shortening. Mixture will be lumpy.
Add wet bran mixture and raisins to the dry ingredients. With a wooden spoon, gently stir mixture just until flour is incorporated. Do not overmix.
Using an ice cream scoop or a small ladle, fill muffin tins to just about the top of the rim.
Reduce oven heat from 500°F to 400°F and place muffins in oven. Bake 15-20 minutes or until muffins spring back to a light touch or a cake tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Do not overbake. Let muffins cool in pan for 5-7 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Yield: 12 muffins
Serve with butter and/or your favorite jam or marmalade.
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King penguins on the remote Possession Island have come to tolerate the presence and noise of their tourist visitors, though scientists capturing them still get their hearts racing.Getting used to tourists may be a good thing for the penguins, since the penguins stay calm.
"The penguin won't mount a stress response and that's good because the stress response is energy costly. That's energy they can't invest other places," for example, in raising their chicks, study researcher Vincent Viblanc, of the University of Lausanne in Switzerland
If they did get stressed, the penguins might abandon their chicks, he said, so, "habituation may be beneficial from a tourism point of view."
Viblanc's study of the penguins, reported today, July 11, in the journal BMC Ecology, studied compared penguins from one area of the subantarctic colony, which roost right next to the shipping port on the island to those from a more remote site, where their interactions with humans are few and far between.
Photo: P.Bize/IPEV
There were three possible stressors that the researchers exposed the penguins to: A human standing 10 meters in front of them, a human banging two metal rods together out of sight of the penguins (similar to the noises of ships unloading) and a human capturing the penguin for three minutes. Their heart rates, which are indicative of acute stress, were monitored with sensors attached to their backs.Obviously, being held captive was the most stressful action for the penguins. Their heart rates jumped in both groups, though their heart rates returned to normal quicker in the human habituated penguins.
The penguins were less stressed by the human presence and by the noises, though there was still a difference between those frequently meeting up with tourists and those that lived far from human disturbances.
"In areas of chronic human disturbances, the penguins aren't responding as strongly as those birds in areas with no such disturbances," Viblanc said. "What this suggests is that penguins habituated to human approaches and sounds."
Photo: V.Viblanc/IPEV
Previous studies have shown that not all species of penguins and other animals get used to humans the way these penguins seem to, and others show animals become extra sensitive to human presence. It is important for researchers to take these species differences into account when analysing data for different species.
"It doesn't mean that people can go and walk up to penguins and start manipulating them just because penguins can get habituated to some stressors," he said. "Tourism has to be closely monitored. And what's important is that we set guidelines."
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Think of online bookkeeping services as a term that describes different models; much like the word "car" would encompass a sedan, a sports car, and a compact. With that in mind, let's look at some of the models.
#1 - USA based online bookkeeping companies
Companies like Ignite Spot fit in this category. Here, you're working with a company that's based entirely in America. They have actual employees, a track history, built processes and tools, and operate like a business. That means that they have operating hours and will send you an invoice for services rendered. They will have a strong structure in place for training staff, providing customer service, and they will also have the kinds of protections you would expect to have when working with a USA based company. For example, they will have insurance that you can rely on if something unfortunate happens with your account.
#2 - USA based stay-at-home bookkeepers
Because it's so easy to build a website these days, many online bookkeeping services are an accountant working from their home. There's nothing wrong with this model, and it can be a great way to save a little more cash. This kind of solution will usually charge a bit less because they don't have overhead. However, one thing to be aware of is that these accountants can get bogged down easily. Since they're in charge of all the work, marketing, and business administration tasks, they can get flooded and overtime your account may not get as much love as it did in the beginning.
#3 - Offshore bookkeepers
I'm seeing fewer of these solutions pop up lately. True, this option is cheaper than hiring a USA based firm, but as you can imagine, there are some drawbacks. Communication is usually more difficult and the response time is usually longer. Security is also an issue given that they're handing your finances. We've had many companies come to us after using this type of solution due to a poor handling of their books. However, I've seen this work on occasion.
I hope this helps as you begin shopping for the kind of online bookkeeping services that will support your business. Every company has a different set of goals which means that any of these options could be a good fit for you. Just consider the pros and cons before you move ahead. Feel free to ask questions below and I'll be happy to answer them for you.
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In the blink of an eye, another season of CBS' groundbreaking reality competition series Survivor has completed. The 34th season was full of crazy twists and tons of blindsides, which kept on going up until the final Tribal Council. Because rather than the traditional route of jury speeches, an open dialogue was encouraged between the finalists and jury members. And at the live reunion special, it was revealed that if Brad Culpepper had taken Tai to final tribal, the votes for a winner would have resulted in a tie. So then what happens?
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Surveys reveal that between 75% to 77% of B2B marketers rank in-person events like tradeshows and conferences as their top-performing marketing tactic. Tradeshows are great venues for finding qualified leads in an industry or market, since these events are where you'll typically meet decision-makers, influencers, and thought leaders face-to-face. That's why, if you're looking for ways to grow your human resource email lists, joining relevant HR conferences can be the right strategy.
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Most event marketing experts agree that contacts obtained at tradeshows and conferences need to be segmented as soon as acquired. Tradeshow contacts should be grouped according to the action or interest they're showing. You can classify these prospects into labels like "visited booth", "requested more information", "set appointment", and "general attendee".
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According to the same Certain, Inc. study mentioned above, 57% of marketers say it takes four days for them to follow up with tradeshow leads. There's, of course, no universal rule on the best time to check back with event prospects but, in general, the sooner you follow up, the better.
If you've classified contacts into appropriate segments, then you'll be better able to craft a more relevant and compelling email message for each group. Don't send the same follow-up email to all your tradeshow contacts. Always start off by reminding your leads you met at the event and tell them how you were able to obtain their contact information.
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Before you add the tradeshow contacts into your main human resource email lists, there are some things you need to do first:
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Also, if the event organizer provides you with a list of attendees, you should never directly add them as contacts in your main database. The best thing to do is send one-on-one email to these contacts asking them to opt in.
With these expert tradeshow tips, it's going to be much easier for you to cultivate your human resource email lists. The key thing to remember is to always be timely and relevant.


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Are you kidding man? Seriously? How are you such a dope underground, conscious rapper with dope lyrics and yet you like the trashy Weezy? Really? You know where the hate on him comes from? It comes from him dumbing it down. The dude is smart in real life, I've heard him talk and all, dude has a good head on his shoulders. Yet, with all of that intelligence, he spouts non-sense and shitty mainstream stuff, talking of the usual 3 kings of superficiality: Bitches, money, swag. I don't care how many damn songs he releases per year, i don't care if he has an original flow, I don't give a damn if he has good production, he'll be trash as long as he raps about trashy stuff.ReplyDelete
- james91April 1, 2010 at 7:59 PM
yo i disagree broReplyDelete
rebirth had some insightful topics
and even though he raps about superficial things, he does it well, like hes skillful as far as his craft goes


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