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The American Medical Association (AMA) is working alongside leading IT companies like IBM and Cerner to develop an integrated healthcare big data analytics platform. The name of the project is Integrated Health Model Initiative (IHMI) and it is aimed to provide a continuous learning environment that can produce interoperable technological solutions, as well as valid care models based on relevant feedback.
IHMI will feature a central data model for organizing and exchanging information, as well as a physician-led validation process to review the clinical applicability of the data. The technology that will deliver this type of sensitive data analysis will be developed by IBM and Cerner, as well as other partners that may join the project in the future. This new healthcare analysis big data platform is set to be developed and released in 2018.
The Central Aims of IHMI
The main goal of IHMI is to provide a digital basis that will support a collaborative approach to optimizing population health management. This will be achieved by identifying the diverse factors that have led to positive medical outcomes, as well as pointing out the points in healthcare development that require improvements. The platform will also offer comprehensive information for medical research.
According to James L. Mandra, MD, the CEO of AMA, the amount of health data produced in the US has reached impressive proportions. However, much of this data remains "fragmented, inaccessible or incomplete" in spite of its potential to lead to valuable improvements in patient outcomes.
As such, IHMI was created as a collaborative effort that could enable the healthcare system to "collect, organize, and exchange patient-centered data in a common structure that captures what is most important for improving care and long-term wellness, and transform the data into a rich stream of accessible and actionable information", says Mandra.
The healthcare platform is specifically targeted to gather data about high-cost and high-impact clinical areas, such as diabetes prevention or hypertension management. This platform would serve doctors and researchers in optimizing patient care tactics and developing new healthcare protocols based on comprehensive feedback, which has the potential to improve patient outcomes.
The Usability of IHMI
The AMA's big data platform is will ultimately be designed to be used by doctors. As such, IHMI will feature a close collaboration between physicians and IT specialists that can provide the specialized data analytics features that will be both useful and accessible to the medical community.
According to Laurie McGraw, AMA's Senior Vice President of Health Solutions, the new data platform will actually encompass many existing data standards that the medical community is already familiar with, such as SNOMED, CPT, LOINC, or ICD-10.
However, it will be taken one step further because it will help users gain access to patient-centered data, such as patient goals, function, and state, which are essential for an accurate assessment of patient wellness. McGraw said that IHMI is expected to "build bridges with health technology leaders and bring the physician voice into the innovation space".
IHMI will help physicians access specific patient information in the patient's record more efficiently by putting together patient care models which can be easily deployed and the biggest advances in IT technology that target protocols and workflows.
This type of interdepartmental collaboration could lead to technological breakthroughs that would deliver sensitive information that is relevant to the specific needs of a group of users. Similar developments where technology can help facilitate certain red tape processes are made every day.
For instance, in 2017 a tech solution was made available that can issue an electronic Vietnam visa for US citizens upon demand. This will simplify the visa release process tremendously and hopefully, the model will be implemented for visa systems in other countries as well. In the same way, IHMI is meant as a technological advancement that could then be applied internationally.
To conclude, the Integrated Healthcare Model Initiative will have the titans of healthcare and IT working together for the development of comprehensive big data analysis platform that will fuel the optimization of the American healthcare system. It remains to be seen when the platform will be made accessible to the medical community, but it has the potential to fuel ground-breaking advancements in patient care.


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Today on Cars of LA: Before Tesla's Model 3, there was an ill-fated attempt at an affordable electric car: The Coda.
With a price of $37,250 before tax credits (which brought the price down to around $30k), The Coda was based on an existing Chinese car, the Hafei Saibao III compact sedan.
The 31 kWh Lithium Ion Iron Phosphate battery gave the little city car a range of about 88 miles, enough for commuting and grocery-getting.
I test drove one of these back when they were marketing them, and it felt and looked like a cheap little car. At around $30k after tax rebates, I found the car to be overpriced. $15k would have seemed more reasonable to me, and it seemes the market agreed because the company filed for bankruptcy in May 2013.
Only 117 cars were ever delivered - all in California- with the remaining cars and shells liquidated at a massive discount.
Fun fact: what does this little econo electric have in common with a Ferrari Testarossa? They were both designed by Pininfarina. True story, bro.


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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
October Spending
My purchases were:
1) Banana Republic Striped Ponte Dress: $40 - eBay
2) JCrew Factory Navy Sweater: $50 - Factory 50% Sale = $25
3) Christian Louboutin Cork No Prive: $145 - 30% Summer Sale = $101.50
Total October Spending = $166.50
This month, I spent alot of money very early when I bought the Christian Louboutin cork shoes before my brother-in-law's wedding. Even though I bought them at a consignment store, $100 is still alot. The fact that we traveled not only with our boys, but also with all my in-laws really curbed any intention we may have had of shopping while we were in California. I bought the sweater while I was out shopping with friends one weekend at the outlets in Allen and the dress I ordered on eBay.
I hope you all stayed on track!
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Saturday, October 26, 2013
Black & White Acai
|Dress: Banana Republic; Cashmere Hoodie: Vince; Faux Fur Vest: Banana Republic (current)
|Handbag: Rebecca Minkoff Amour (gift from Mr. Fantastic last year)
|Bangles: Blue Nile (exact)
|Boots: Frye Jane Stitch 14L (on sale under $200)
Link up your acai looks or just come look at everyone's outfits with Marissa of The Modern Austen and Heidi of Literately Stylish here.
How often do you wear favorite pieces?
2 commentsLabels: Banana Republic, Blue Nile, Frye, Rebecca Minkoff, Vince
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Not Quite Koi
Literately Stylish and Marissa at The Modern Austen and I failed quite convincingly. Koi is more of a subdued orange, almost a washed out color, but I only have a few orange pieces and I don't think any of them can be called subdued. Instead, I choose this bright orange sweater and wore it over my new Banana Republic striped dress.
I love this dress. I bought it on eBay from this vendor and I bought it because I loved my navy blue striped dress from last year and I wanted one with a v-neck as well. I love the fit of the ponte material, although I probably will not wear it this way again. I initially wanted to wear black wedges, but that is how I wore this color combo last year and I wanted to add some color. This is one of those outfits that I wouldn't have posted if not for this challege because I'm not sure I liked the final outcome. :(
If you are also wearing your Koi gear today, join the link-party here!
Do you have those days?
|Sweater: LOFT (last year); Dress: Banana Republic (on sale)
|Earrings: Old Navy (really old); Necklace: Vintage
|Shoes: Tommy Hilfiger (about 5 or 6 years old)
If you are also wearing your Koi gear today, join the link-party here!
Do you have those days?
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Livin' On a Prayer
|Cozy Sweater: DKNY; Top: Zero; Leather Leggings: c/o Paige Premium Denim (Buy on Sale)
|Purse: Coach (very old); Wrap Bracelet: T+J Designs (old); Bead Bracelet: eBay
|Boots: MIA (I love these current ones and they are under $65)
|Bon Jovi performs Born To Be My Baby
|Isn't he FANTASTIC!?! Well, he is to me! :) (Can you see how thrilled I was to be there!?!)
Today, I am linking up with Marissa from The Modern Austen and Heidi of LiteratelyStylish for their Pantone Inspired Fall Challenge. Today's color is Turbulence and these leather leggings from Paige are perfect for today's challenge. I hope to participate again this week! If you wore a Turbulent outfit today, join here!
What are your favorite bands? If old bands, are they still together?
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Sunday, October 13, 2013
Cork it, Girl! The Vineyard Wedding
September Spending Recap, but let me tell you that I LOVE this dress! The best compliment came, as always, from my husband, who sneaked me off during the dances. We must have been making out quite passionately because we got caught by another guest who asked, "Got a good snog in, did 'ya?" and we nearly died of mortification (and laughter!) But seriously, a few days later I was gushing to my husband about how beautiful the bride looked and he turned to me and said, "I have no idea what she wore because I could not take my eyes off you!" So yeah, this is my new favorite dress and I wish I could wear it all the time!
last seen here) and the cork bangles (seen here) I figured I was all set with a pair of gold evening shoes. I did want to find some cork flats for visiting some of the vineyards in the area, but I really couldn't find what I liked and the ones I did like, were inevitably over $150. I couldn't justify spending $150 or more on flats! Then a couple of days after I bought the dress, I visited one of my favorite consignment shops, Clothes Circuit, hoping to find a nice wrap because the Napa evenings are supposed to be cooler. I didn't find a wrap, but I found these amazing cork No Prive shoes in their sale area. They were $145 and the store was running a 30% sale on summer items. So these babies came to Napa with me for just over $100! One of my friends said that finds like these are proof that God loves us. I do believe I may be one of his favorites! Just look at this guy, Fantastic indeed.
Mr. Fantastic was the co-Best Man (with his other brother) and this is literally the only photo we managed to get during the wedding of the two of us together. How lucky am I that I married this one?
What have you worn or what would you wear to a vineyard wedding?
|Dress: Badgley Mischka (similar); Bracelet: Fossil (current style)
|Earrings: White House | Black Market (old); Monogram Necklace: c/o Jane Basch
|Purse: Magid c/o heels.com (old); Cork Bangles: Kate Spade; Gold Bangle: Kendra Scott
|Heels: Christian Louboutin Cork No Prive
|Mr. Fantastic is wearing a Vera Wang Black Tuxedo from Men's Wearhouse
What have you worn or what would you wear to a vineyard wedding?
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Rehearsal Dinner Blues
Calistoga Inn Restaurant and Brewery and Mr. Fantastic was in heaven because they had the Oktoberfest beer on tap. I was thrilled because Sangiovese wines are one of my favorite varietals and the family served a 2009 Sangiovese that was sourced locally from the family-owned Benessere Vineyards down the street in St. Helena.
I bought everything I wore to the rehearsal dinner at the end of last year because I didn't want the bigger ticket items (clutch and
shoes) to go on my budget this year - I know, I should be embarrassed.
However, I am really proud of the dress purchase. I blogged it last year in this post,
because I found it at Banana Republic for $25 and then all final sale
items were an additional 30% off. I've worn it twice before for other
functions and I would say I've gotten my money's worth from it.
I honestly don't know how other bloggers do it to take photos wherever
they are. I love being a tourist because it really disguises the whole
"I am taking alot of photos of myself - for no good reason!" idea for
me. Obviously, it would have been weird and downright rude to be seen
taking multiple photos of me, my purse, my shoes, my jewelry at someone else's rehearsal dinner. Instead
we waited until we got back to our rental house and everyone was getting
dressed for bed to sneak out to the balcony in the back and take some
quick photos for the blog.
How do you take photos at someone else's event without seeming odd? What do you think when you see someone crouching down to take a photo of their spouse's shoes? Isn't it so weird?
|Dress: Banana Republic Monogram; Shawl: Marc Jacobs for Target + Neiman Marcus
|Earrings: c/o BaubleBar 2012
|Clutch: Yves Saint Laurent; Bracelets: Banana Republic & Nordstrom Rack
|Shoes: Manolo Blahnik
How do you take photos at someone else's event without seeming odd? What do you think when you see someone crouching down to take a photo of their spouse's shoes? Isn't it so weird?
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
A Quick Trip To Wine Country
|Top: Lapis; Cardigan: Trina Turk (similar in fun color); Denim: JBrand Coated Skinny Jeans
|Earrings: c/o Lavishy; Monogram Necklace: c/o Jane Basch
|Bracelet: Lauren Ralph Lauren; Bangles: Banana Republic & Kendra Scott
|Wine & Bread Tote by Rebecca Minkoff (several seasons ago)
|Glitter Flats: Old Navy
|Mr. Fantastic and I are busted.
|The grandparents, my husband's sister and the kids. Look at those grounds!!
|The vines were heavy with grapes as this was harvest weekend.
Have you ever visited Napa Valley? What are your favorite vineyards? What kind of wine do you like?
Sunday, October 6, 2013
The New Big Tex at State Fair of Texas
Big Tex burned down after an electrical fire. I don't think I really like the "work" he had done in the last year. One of my friends said that the new Big Tex reminds her of Hank Hill's dad on King of the Hill, who had his shins blown off in World War II. I don't know if you can tell, but Big Tex looks very disproportionate now.
Enough about poor Big Tex, let's talk about the FOOD! I love, Love, LOVE going to the State Fair because of the food. Mr. Fantastic usually gets a turkey leg and the boys get some corny dogs. I always go for the corn on the cobs because they almost drip with butter and who doesn't love drippy butter? I didn't get to eat a red velvet funnel cake this year, but I did sneak in some fried margarita! How's that for Fat Kid Heaven?
Have you ever visited the State Fair of Texas? Do you have an annual fair in your area? Tell me!
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|Meeting up with friends before we headed to the fair.
|Our oldest tries to stuff his little brother in the trunk of a Kia just as dad walks away at the Car Show
Have you ever visited the State Fair of Texas? Do you have an annual fair in your area? Tell me!
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Little Black Dress Again
|Dress: R&M Richards (very old, bought by my mom) I love this winter option!
|Earrings: c/o Kendra Scott and Dallas Tidbits last year (I love these and THESE!)
|Clutch: Cole Haan (current version); Pink Bangle: JCrew; Gold Bangles: Kendra Scott
|Shoes: Badgley Mischka Kiwi (current)
How do you spice up your little black dress?
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Wally & Cooper's barkday dinner treat - Sushi! Mummy's dog version sushi using simple and fresh ingredients like lamb, eggs, spinach, carrot, rice & seaweed! We love it and mummy is glad that the next day our stomach didn't get upset after eating.
Cooked calrose rice - 2.5 bowls (approx 1.5 cup uncooked rice)
Carrot (finely shredded/chopped) - 1/2 cup
Lamb shabu shabu (thinly sliced lamb) - 500g
Spinach (remove stems, use leaves only) - 1/2 cup
Eggs (beaten) - 2 nos
Nori sheet (seaweed) - 6 sheets
1. Cooked rice with shredded carrot. Dish out and cover with clingwrap to cool down to room temperature.
2. Heat up a non-stick pan, fried beaten egg into omelette and cut into long strips.
3. With the same frying pan, stir fry the lamb shabu shabu till cooked. Dish out to cool.
4. Add water into the pan to blanch the spinach.
5. On a sushi mat, lay a piece of nori sheet and spread a thin layer of carrot rice evenly all over.
6. On the center of the rice, place a strip of omelette, some cooked spinach and lamb. Roll it up tightly.
7. Slice the roll (not to thick so the doggie can eat it easily).
6 rolls of sushi shared equally among the 7 of them... each of them get to eat 11 pieces! All of them love it, it was cut into bitesize so they don't have difficulty in eating.


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To take advantage of early discounted rates, you must register and pay before the deadlines. If you are mailing a check to the FMEA Office to pay for your registration, it must be postmarked SEVEN(7) DAYS BEFORE the Pre-Registration Deadline.
Chaperone Registration is based on the following rules:
Elementary Students:
Middle School and High School Students:
Chaperones are not allowed to bring other children who are not participating in an all-state ensemble. Only registered students, teachers, and chaperones wearing a conference badge are allowed in and around the rehearsal areas. Directors are asked to make sure their chaperones are aware of this policy before agreeing to serve as a chaperone.
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Please do not post questions, concerns or issues you are having with your Saab or indeed any other vehicle within the BLOG section. The forum is the place to do this and you stand a much better chance of getting a reply if you post in the forum sections.
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|Archived February 20, 2019
USGS/NOAA Underwater Memorial and Tribute to Captain Roy Gaensslen
A resident of Key Biscayne, Fla., Captain Roy, as he was known, was charter captain for the USGS Fisher Island Field Station in Miami from 1974 until 1989 and later for the SPFC until his untimely death in August 1997. Captain Roy served the USGS well, having escorted untold numbers of USGS field trips and research expeditions to Belize, the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Bahamas, and Florida Keys for 23 years. He served NOAA by conducting scientific research cruises in the Sanctuary. The last one, a 30-day seismic-profiling cruise, had been awarded by the USGS and permitted by NOAA before his death and was carried out in the middle and upper Keys in October 1997 by chief scientist Barbara Lidz.
Captain Roy's USGS cruise arenas include the origin of whitings on the Great Bahama Bank, coral reef evolution in the Caribbean, Gulf, Florida Keys, and Bahamas, sampling of drill muds around offshore drill rigs in the Gulf, and environmental effects of decades-old shallow- and deep-water exploratory wells in the Gulf. The well study was conducted for the Minerals Management Service.
He had a genuine interest in the scientific questions, objectives, and results his research cruises would produce, and he was an active and enthusiastic participant in every aspect of a cruise. He solved engine and equipment breakdowns by repairing "malfunctioning internal components" or by giving the offending apparatus "the float test." He could fix nearly anything, enabling research to proceed despite mechanical problems.
Though he never lost a piece of USGS equipment or scientific sample, he nonetheless gave Fisher Island personnel true cause for concern one summerfor life, limb, and property. Loaded to the gunwales with the usual heavy drilling equipment and two weeks' worth of valuable reef cores, he was more than a week overdue returning from Belize. While trying to outrun a hurricane in heavy seas, Sea Angel had been hit by lightning and radio contact was the only thing that had been lost.
Gene and Pat Shinn hosted the coral reef dedication ceremony aboard their 42-ft trawler PaPa-San. Joining them were Chris Reich, Bob Halley, Jack Kindinger, and Barbara Lidz from the SPFC, Harold Hudson, reef restoration biologist with the FKNMS, and Dan Robbin, program coordinator with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Miami. Harold and Dan are former USGS Fisher Island Station researchers. Also present were Robert Ginsburg and colleagues from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in Miami along with Roy's friends from annual Scuba diving charters, the Key Biscayne Crandon Park Marina, and from private industry in Miami. Approximately 60 people attended the on-site memorial. A banquet onshore followed for those who could stay, about half the group, at which tales of Roy's nautical adventures were told and imitations of his signature Bimini straw hats were given to narrators.
During the ceremony, Harold presented the Gaensslen family with a letter from Marine Sanctuary Superintendent Billy D. Causey designating a particularly magnificent coral patch reef to be hereafter known as "Captain Roy's Reef." The letter read, in part,
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Inspired by racing Ferrari barchettas of the 1950s, the new Ferrari Monza SP1 and Monza SP2 are all about sleek and swoopy open-top styling and exclusivity.
Each is powered by a potent 603kW 6.5-litre V12, the latest limited edition Ferraris have been created as part of limited edition series called Icona.
As suggested by their monikers, the SP1 seats just one person, while the SP2 does away with the tonneau cover to allow for a (lucky) passenger.
The F1 experience
Designers took advantage of the roof- and window-less racing inspiration to create a seductively sculpted shape that infuses retro cues with modern touches.
Small doors open upwards as part of the head-turning looks.
An emphasis on light weight means the body is made of carbon fibre, helping with a claimed 0-100km/h time of 2.9 seconds.
Owners will get some of the Formula 1 experience if they exploit the 300km/h-plus top speed, something guaranteed to unseat even the most expertly presented coiffure.
Not that they'll be experiencing the full forces of the elements.
Ferrari has engaged luxury brands Loro Piana and Berluti to create a driving outfit tailored to the car. It included "gentleman-driver-inspired" racing overalls, helmet, gloves, scarf, shoes and jersey.
Ferrari Australasia CEO Herbert Appleroth confirmed "a handful" of the 500 Monza specials that will be produced globally will come to Australia, satisfying the demands of enthusiastic local collectors.
Pricing has not been announced, but overseas estimates suggest each has sold out for more than US$1 million.
Add in Australia's controversial luxury car tax, import duty and GST and you're unlikely to see change from $2 million.
For that, you'll get a car that can't be registered locally, because all are produced with the steering wheel on the left.
Those who missed out on an SP1 or SP2 can rest assured there is more to come.
Ferrari has confirmed it will be unleashing more Icona models, each inspired by classic Ferraris.


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Global school terror attacks rising
Terror attacks on schools and colleges around the world have risen to higher levels than at any point in more than 40 years, according to a long-term analysis of global terrorism.
Researchers at the University of Maryland have recorded attacks on education between 1970 and 2013.
The Global Terrorism Database shows a sharp increase in attacks since 2004.
Pakistan had the highest number, but the figures do not include last month's massacre of school pupils in Peshawar.
The report, Terrorist Attacks on Educational Institutions, examines the long-term incidence of deliberate aggression against places of learning.
But researchers say that fatal assaults on schools such as in Peshawar in north-west Pakistan, where more than 140 students and staff were killed, mark a deadly and unusual departure from the typical pattern.
Fewer casualties
Attacks on education, recorded since 1970, were much more likely to be without deaths, says the report.
Many attacks were on unoccupied school and university buildings, intended to disrupt and destroy classes and to intimidate communities rather than to kill or injure.
"This produced a considerably lower likelihood that the attack caused any casualties," says the analysis from researchers in the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism project.
Between 1970 and 2013, more than two-thirds of terrorist attacks on education targets did not cause any deaths, a much lower casualty rate than other types of terrorist assaults, such as against the military or police.
Among all terrorist attacks during this era, education has represented about 3% of targets.
Pakistan, across the past four decades, has experienced more terror attacks on education than any other country. Most of these have been non-lethal attacks on school and university buildings, with arson or incendiary devices the most common tactics.
"The primary goal of these attacks appears to be disruption of the educational process, particularly at girls' schools, rather than loss of life," says the analysis from researchers.
Abducted schoolgirls
The rising number of global attacks on education includes the threat in Nigeria from the Boko Haram radical group, which the study says has been deliberately attacking education institutions since 2008.
Attacks by this group were more likely to be armed assaults and bombings, with high-profile kidnappings such as the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok.
The researchers say there is a "distinct pattern" to attacks in Nigeria, with a greater prevalence of co-ordinated, multiple assaults. As an example, in October 2012 there were eight separate schools burned down in one night.
The study, examining the long-term patterns, also shows that attacks on education are not a new phenomenon - and not restricted to the developing world.
At the beginning of the 1970s, there were attacks on educational buildings in the United States by a range of groups, including radical students, opponents of the Vietnam War and white supremacists opposed to desegregating schools.
A coalition of United Nations agencies, human rights groups and aid organisations has also been monitoring the phenomenon of attacks on schools, colleges and universities.
Last year it published a report cataloguing a range of attacks and intimidations on staff, pupils and buildings, from individuals, criminal gangs and government forces as well as terror groups. This recorded almost 10,000 incidents since 2009.


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A timely family story, fiction from a familiar name, local literature and maybe the most useful cookbook ever! Here's what I'm talking about on Fox 6's Good Day Alabama on Tuesday, April 4 and Saturday, April 7.
A Rare Titanic Family: The Caldwells' Story of Survival (NewSouth Books) by Julie Hedgepeth Williams
This book is as timely as it is fascinating. April 15 marks the 100th anniversary of this tragic event that continues to capture our attention and our imaginations. Williams grew up hearing family stories about how her great uncle Albert Caldwell; his wife, Sylvia, and their young son escaped the Titanic. They were among the very small number of families that came out of that disaster alive and together. But there's more to this story: The Caldwells had been Presbyterian missionaries in Siam (now Thailand), but they left when Sylvia got sick. They ended up in England, via the Far East, the Middle East and Europe. But fellow missionaries believed the couple made up Sylvia's illness and that they planned to renege on their contract with the church that had sponsored them. So, it turns out that being involved in the most famous shipwreck in history was only one of this family's problems! Williams relied on Albert's firsthand account of the disaster as well as family stories, newspaper articles, journals and church documents to tell her family's extraordinary story.
A Wedding in Haiti (Algonquin, publication date April 24) by Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez's books are internationally acclaimed. Many, like How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of Butterflies, are taught in high school and college curriculums. In A Wedding in Haiti, we follow Alvarez on her own journey into a new country and culture. It's a narrative that spans both pre- and post-earthquake Haiti and includes Alvarez's parents; her husband; and a young Haitian boy named Piti, whom Alvarez first met in 2001. The author, over the years, has come to view Piti as a son; she even promised to be at his wedding one day. As Alvarez explains, "… devastation happens around the world and at home. But those tragedies are too huge to absorb. We understand them best in the small, human-sized portion a story serves up. This is a journey of the heart to a Haiti that often gets missed. In a far-off hut, an hour's hike from where a dirt road ends, Piti is getting married. I invite you to enter this story and see what happens when we keep a promise."
PMS 11 Poem Memoir Story (University of Alabama at Birmingham) edited by Kerry Madden
This newest edition of PMS, a journal of women's poetry, memoir and short fiction, opens with an interview by Lauren Slaughter with internationally esteemed poet Mary Jo Bang, and it's followed immediately with Bang's beautiful Canto XXVI. From there, the pages cover a variety of subjects (the isolation of a nursing home, the terrifying world of drug addiction, the angry teenage daughter of a racist, a revelation in a Hallmark store). " … a theme of displacement can be seen in the fractured settings of so many of poems, memoirs, and stories," writes editor Kerry Madden. "Displacement is in the air these days with families being uprooted and broken, often to the running soundtrack of our age of information overload." Sit down with this spring issue; slow down with this spring issue. Understand something new.
Birmingham Poetry Review (University of Alabama at Birmingham) edited by Adam Vines
Award-winning poet David Bottoms, the poet laureate of Georgia, opens this Spring 2012 edition with My Old Man Loves Fried Okra, and his simple, straightforward, relevant poem paints a picture that is both lovely and heartbreaking and, quite possibly, very familiar. Other poems that stay with the reader include Michelle Penaloza's Reverie: Nightfishing
"The silver fish sidle inshore, opaque lines, nets
of the mind – words before they leave the tongue.
The torches their lures, the old men fall silent and watch
the clamor of fish climb the branches of their swaying nets."
And Travis Wayne Denton's Local Men
"They're the ones you read about in the papers,
Never good news. For Example: Local Man, Found Face Down
In His Teriyaki at Bill's Lucky Buddha, Foul Play Suspected.
Look around, gaggles of local men,
Just waiting to be picked off – thrown in the back
Of a rusted-out Buick (said car last seen speeding
Away from the Circle K)."
How to Cook Everything: The Basics (Wiley) by Mark Bittman
"Cooking, at its heart," says Mark Bittman, "is simple and straightforward." It's also satisfying, economical, time well spent, and it results in truly nutritious food. It also leads to family meals. This book, with its 1,000 informative and encouraging photos, starts by showing you how to set up your pantry. Then there's a visual guide to basic prep like rinsing and chopping and cooking techniques from boiling water (yes, really) to braising. The recipes here progress from easiest to most challenging, so you can build skills with each dish. Recipes include Quick Pickle Spears, Garlicky White Bean Soup, Paella with Chicken and Sausage and Chili from Scratch. How to Cook Everything: The Basics is perfect for the novice cook (think wedding presents and graduation gifts here), but accomplished cooks will learn a thing or two, also.


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UG#624 - The Vast Machine To Perpetuate Hopelessness (Marxian Class Analysis 1)
Robin Upton | 29.03.2013 17:46 | Analysis | History | Social Struggles | Sheffield | World
Echoing Noam Chomsky's point from episode 622, David Graeber reminds us that after the end of the Cold War, far from being dismantled, the military machine was ratcheted up. The truth is, he says, that the rationale of defense from the foreign threats was not the main purpose. More important was its role as part of what he terms "The Vast Machine To Perpetuate Hopelessness".
"The last 30 years have seen the construction of a vast bureaucratic apparatus for the creation and maintenance of hopelessness, a giant machine designed first and foremost to destroy any sense of possible alternative futures. At its root is a veritable obsession on the part of the rulers of the world - in response to the upheavals of the 60's and 70's - with ensuring that social movements cannot be seen to grow, flourish or propose alternatives. That those who challenge existing power arrangements can never under any circumstances can never be seen to win. Maintaining this illusion requires armies, prisons, police and private security firms to create a pervasive climate of fear, jingoistic conformity and despair. All these guns, surveillance cameras and propaganda engines are extraordinarily expensive and produce nothing — they're economic deadweights that are dragging the entire capitalist system down." — David Graeber
To begin to free ourselves, Graeber writes, the first thing we need to do is to begin to see ourselves as historical actors whose actions can make a difference. I hope that this how will help you to do that, and to that end we'll continue next week with another of Professor Wolff's lectures on Marxian economics.
Robin Upton
e-mail: unwelcome [At] unwelcome Guests [d0t] net
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I have a Fiery Central that is locking up regularly since being installed.
They are using it primarily as a scan/document composition and printing to two 1250s. Some of their files can be in the 100s of pages and all are scanned in BW.
Everything runs fine after a full reload, but eventually it begins to lock up/fail. The customer needs to restart the Fiery services and then eventually full reboots are needed. After some time, a few days the files become unprintable and that is when the full reload is required. After the reload the same files will run correctly, but need to be recreated in order to do so.
When the device becomes unusable the error messages pop up with things like unable to create virtual pipe(?) I would need to be there in order to write them down, the customer is not the best at taking notes.
The FC is up to date as well as the CWS and the firmware is at the latest levels for the Konica Minolta 1250s.
The event viewer logs show multiple issues such as:
Faulting application name: Fiery.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x57996011
Faulting module name: MSVCR90.dll, version: 9.0.30729.4940, time stamp: 0x4ca2ef57
Exception code: 0xc0000417
Fault offset: 0x0006ccb5
Faulting process id: 0x614
Faulting application start time: 0x01d239121990eba4
Faulting application path: E:\EFI\server\system\Fiery.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a 1e18e3b_9.0.30729.4940_none_50916076bcb9a742\MSVCR 90.dll
Report Id: a46f63ac-a505-11e6-9420-a0423f3462b9
I have more Event viewer, logs but this is just the start. Has anyone ever experienced this type of issue in their environment?


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Head of Department: Judith Birtles (Contact)
Key Stage 3
All students in Year 7, 8 and 9 experience the full breadth of the Design and Technology curriculum in Product Design. The Technology department deliver a range of projects that engages students in the design and making process. The lessons develop their research analysis, concept generation, manufacturing planning and practical skills through a range of learning activities that provide support and challenge to all levels of ability and aim to prepare them for the challenges of GCSE Product Design. Students' progress is tracked through a combination of design portfolio and practical skills based projects, homework tasks and end of module tests.
Year 7 Projects
Creative Creature – A wood based project where students research, generate ideas and learn how to use a range of hand tools and machinery. There is a research task based on the arts and crafts movement focusing on William Morris.
Mood Light – An electronics based project where student make a light variable colour changing circuit which is housed in a CAD/CAM unit. In this project they study the work of Alberto Alessi.
Year 8 Projects
Amplifier Project- Students build upon previous soldiering skills and component knowledge enabling them to produce a marketable end product. They study the work of James Dyson.
Pewter Pendant Project – A pewter casting project students experience casting metal for a specific target market. Students research the life and works of Charles Rennie Macintosh.
Year 9 Projects
Clock Project- Combining a range of materials and processes student design and make their own unique prototype. This unit encourages students to develop independent workshop skills.
Tea Light Holder Project – Design and modelling focused design brief, students are given more freedom to allow them to produce creative responses to a Bauhaus inspired tea light holder.


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Building a Hospice in Lakshadweep – brick by brick
2014 January 25
Pallium India is very proud of its link centre in Lakshadweep that it catalysed. Lakshadweep, a Union Territory of India, is a group of several islands in the Arabian Sea. Access with the mainland is very hard. It is not easy to get masons and carpenters; so how would you build a hospice? In the picture you can see their visionary founder, Mr Maulana, carrying bricks. He is a school teacher by profession, who teaches arts during school hours, and finds time before and after school to work on the building. His numerous colleagues, all attracted to him by his personal magnetism and commitment, join in their work, again usually before and after working hours. Yet, they hope to finish the work by the end of March.
Dear Maulana, Ali, Kafi and others, it will be a proud moment for all of us in Pallium India, when you open the unit. I am sure the Hamrahi team from APLI (Australasia Palliative Link International), particularly Dr Odette Spruyt, Ms SarahRose, Dr Sophia Lam and Mr Alan Hebb, will be pleased too. Kudos to you.
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Research Data Management 1: Basics and how to apply them
Workshop series
In collaboration with Scientific IT Services, ETH Library conducts three consecutive workshops, each building upon the knowledge of the previous, which focus on the various elements of research data management along the research data life cycle. Register for individual workshops or for the whole series.
- a discussion on rules and regulations by research institutions and research funders
- basics of data management planning and DMP writing
- principles of long-term preservation of research data
- introduction of best practices and tools for daily data management
- options for secure data storage and backup
- strategies and workflows for managing large data sets
- an introduction to open access publishing
- a discussion on copyright and Creative Commons licenses
- an introduction to the Research Collection
- guidance on how to find a suitable data repository
Registration required
We also hold workshops from this series for groups of five people or more.
Please arrange a date with us.
This workshop series is comprised of three individual workshops, each building upon the knowledge acquired in the previous one. Participation in all three workshops is highly recommended, but not mandatory.
Please indicate in your application, if you would like to participate in the entire workshop series or only in one or two individual workshops.
- research data management along the research data lifecycle
- research data management in the context of Open Science
- ETH rules and regulations regarding research data management
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- basics of data management planning and how to write a data management plan (DMP)
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At the end of the course, you are able to
- explain in detail the basic concepts and components of research data management along the research data life cycle in a national and international context
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- understand the basics of a DMP and are able to write a research-funder compliant DMP
- understand the challenges of long-term preservation and are able to prepare data for it
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Trail description and log
Grand Rapids to Taconite.
The first dozen miles of the Mesabi Trail from Grand Rapids through Chisholm and Bovey to Taconite give a foretaste of what is coming on the other on trail that zig-zags up and down hills as it skirts around hills of taconite tailings and ore piles and through pines and popples. Now the trail takes you downhill and through a sharp right turn. You will notice the iron rich soil that is typical of nearly the entire length of the Mesabi Trail.
M1.1 Another left turn, then downhill.
M1.5 Left again, through the trees.
M1.9 This area has been logged and is now full of young popples.
M2.4 At the top of the curve is a log shelter (also used in winter by snowmobilers) with benches inside, picnic table outside and a toilet in back.
The trail will now go downhill for nearly a half-mile, so relax and enjoy.
M3.2 The trail sights are unique: a red hill of taconite tailings besides a huge pit of water; call it a lake and a mountain.
You may want to stop and take in all that this man-made scenery means, with more ahead as the trail goes by an idle mining complex, over a bridge and up against another lake and hill over the next .5 miles.
M3.7 The trail splits; stay right and go up a paved hill.
M3.9 The trail takes you on a fast downhill ride and then whips to the right before going uphill to M4.2. And then you,ll repeat the same sequence to M4.4 where the trail levels off for a half-mile.
M4.9 Another downhill ride to 5.1 where the trail is closer to a highway.
M5.4 Cross the highway carefully. The trail will go up and right.
M5.6 The trail will take a sharp right and then climb to M6 (with a lake on our left). The trail then levels off to M6.4, when it goes downhill for .1 mile, then uphill for .1 mile, and then downhill again for a mile.
M6.9 Cross railroad tracks.
M7.0 Go straight if you are going into Coleraine; watch for a turn-off to the left to continue on the trail to Bovey and Taconite.
M8.0 You,re already in Bovey. Then you,ll go up hill, dip down and go up to M8.8.
M8.8 The trail levels off as the trail goes into the woods and through a wetland.
M9.6 The trail is closer to the highway.
M10.3 Watch for a rock flag at Braxton Spur.
M10.9 The trail comes to Hwy. 15, but there,s more. Follow the arrows along the highway and continue the trail that is parallel to the one you were on. It,ll take you on a loop to the edge of Taconite and Bennet Street at M 11.6.
Nashwauk to Keewatin
The segment of the Mesabi Trail from Nashwauk to Keewatin is only 4.5 miles long, but it offers a variety of environments.
There are a couple of short hills; most of the trail is flat.
Some of the trail goes through the woods; some of it is open; and some of it is near water.
Part of the trail is an overlay upon an old roadway; other sections take off from the roadway on their own routes.
Cyclists can park at the Nashwauk city park, which is on Hwy. 65, one mile north of Hwy. 169.
To get to the trail, follow some green arrows .3 miles one block south and three blocks east and then another .3 miles along a highway; watch closely for the trail that comes off the highway on the right. That,s where this mile-marker description begins.
M0-M.9 The newest segment of the trail begins in the woods as it takes you to a paved road (not in use) where an overlay of tar is the trail.
M9 The trail leaves the roadway and takes a sharp right turn through the woods.
M1.2 Enjoy a short hill up to M1.3, where you can stop at a bench that overlooks Hwy. 169.
M1.3 A short, steep, curvy hill carries you down alongside a lake (O,Brien Reservoir) for a few tenths of a mile.
M1.6 The trail ducks into the woods as it follows the reservoir,s shoreline.
M1.8 The reservoir,s recreation area includes parking, picnic shelter, fishing pier and lots of space. The trail resumes just about straight ahead, through two large boulders that keep unauthorized vehicles off the trail.
The trail goes off through the woods that include lots of young and middle-aged popple as well as some birch, blue spruce and a few fir. The trail is flat and flanked by trees.
M2.2 A bench offers rest and an overview of the wetland below. The trail is then open for a short distance before going back into the trees for a swift ride down a hill to M2.4.
M2.4 The trail turns sharply to the right as it rejoins that roadbed left at M.9. The trail, as in overlay, will be flat with only a couple low and short inclines the rest of the way to Keewatin.
M2.8 The trail comes out of the woods and next to a marshland and an old farm.
M3.3 A pond is formed between ore piles.
M3.5 The trail again goes through a couple of boulders and closer to Hwy. 169 for a short distance.
M3.8 A bench beckons with a view of an ore hill and a marsh.
M4.2 The trail crosses a real, live railroad track; watch for trains.
M4.5 The end of this trail segment in Keewatin at 3rd Ave. and 7th St., which is Hwy. 82 that goes south to Hwy. 169.
Hibbing to Leetonia
The 3.5 mile ride from Hibbing is probably the shortest segment of the Mesabi Trail, but most cyclists will say the round-trip ride is one of the most exhilarating with two of the finest panoramic views on the trail.
There are more hills per mile here, but should be negotiable by even casual riders. That,s the fun of it.
There are places where you,ll want to slow for curves, but the trail doesn,t cross highways or other interruptions.
The trail is simply to be enjoyed as it goes up and down, around and through, the woods, hills and vistas. There,s little open space on the trail, just where you,ll have fantastic views.
Start from the access point in Hibbing just north of the Greyhound Bus Museum on 3rd Ave. about a mile north of its intersection with Howard St. in downtown Hibbing.
M0 The trail starts out going down hill (past a landfill road) right away for .4 miles, so make sure your brakes are operational.
M.4 The trail crosses a creek and then climbs about .2 miles.
M.6 The trail will follow what feels like a flat ridge for nearly a half-mile.
M1 You,ll go up again to crest at M1.2, but you,re still beside water.
M1.7 These big tires have been here a long time; trees have grown through the middle of some of them. As you look around both sides of the trail, you conclude this must have been a dump at one time.
M1.8 The top of the hill, but the rest will be short as the trail again climbs, all the way to M2.1 Then hold on as the trail drops quickly; watch for the curve at M2.4.
M2.4 Stop at the curve and enjoy the panoramic view of the mining operation you can hear and nearly see what seems like a mile wide.
From here the trail will feel like a switchback until M2.8.
M2.8 Another cool spot to stop. The trail is on the edge of the hill and overlooks a large pit lake in an expansive panoramic view. A nice rest stop, but get out of the way of any bikers using the trail.
M3 to M3.5 This is another neat section as it curves around hundreds of young pines on a slight descend.
M3.5 The trail ends at a highway in Leetonia at 5th St. You could meet a shuttle here, but the short return trip on the trail would be more fun.
Hibbing to Chisholm
The 7-mile ride on the Mesabi Trail from Hibbing to Chisholm has a few challenging hills, plenty of flat miles, lots of vegetation and a finish that will take you up to some mining history. The ride starts out with a few hills that are fun to climb as they go through open areas with hills on the side, then goes downhill before flattening out much of the way to Chisholm with less than a mile of hill at the end. Most of the ride is in the open, but trees are always nearby and often form a canopy over the trail. This ride begins at the Hibbing access point, which is just past the Greyhound Bus Museum on 3rd Ave. about a mile north of its intersection with Howard St. in downtown Hibbing. There's parking at the access; water or toilets are not available.
M0 The ride starts out heading up to mountains of iron ore tailings that will appear frequently during the ride.
M.9 You,ll head up a hill and through young popple to M1.1 where the trail will flatten out again.
M1.3 After rounding a couple curves, the trail will rise again.
M1.6 There,s a bench for a hilltop rest. From here, the trail will take a nice downhill drop all the way to M2.
M2 Go through the gate and then downhill some more, through the curves dotted with young popple before flattening out again, which will be the case for nearly 2.5 miles.
M2.7 The trail goes under a busy Hwy. 169 bridge that,s perfect if you want a break from the sun, rain or wind.
M3.7 The trail crosses Stuckel Rd. and loses the snowmobile trail that has been alongside you.
M3.9 A nice wetland pops out on the left.
M4.1 The trail, still flat, heads into a canopy of trees that includes spruce and some fir.
M4.5 The trail is no longer flat, but drops quickly. The momentum should carry you to the top of the next little hill where it flattens out again. Even guys will say this segment is "pretty.
M5.2 The trail goes up beside railroad tracks that don,t appear to be used anymore.
M5.4 The trail takes a sharp turn to the right (with an ore tailings hill on the right) and goes through some curves.
M5.5 A lake on the left as the trail goes through a lush section of vegetation and trees.
M5.6 A couple of turns.
M5.9 Here's an intersection that gives you the choice of going straight on the original trail to Chisholm (about a mile) or going to the left on a newly-paved trail segment of two Grand Rapids to Taconite miles to Ironworld Discovery Center. The first half of the two-mile ride goes through woods and offers a nice, high view of the lake. The next mile is closer to the highway and climbs up to a large parking area (for the county fair) before ending on the doorsteps of Ironworld. You could park your bike and enjoy a day touring the many exhibits, viewing the activities and eating ethnic foods.
M6.1 The trail goes under Hwy. 169. You,ll soon be climbing again nearly all the way to Chisholm, about 3/4 of a mile.
M6.2 Two ponds will pop up on the right.
M6.3 The trail goes at a slightly-higher incline.
M6.7 A remnant of the area,s mining past is on your left.
M6.9 The trail ends at an access point straight ahead where the trail comes up against a highway.
If you plan to continue on the trail to Buhl and Kinney, watch on the right for the newer paved section just before the access point.
Chisholm to Buhl
M0-M1.1 The trail begins in vegetation, then travels through an open area as it goes downward for most of a mile, then hits a sharp right turn and heads up a steep hill.
M1.1-2 The work-out continues in the solitude as the trail goes up a hill again, but his time only for a short distance as the downhill ride resumes and then the trail flattens out.
M2.5 You,ll come up closer to Hwy. 169, but only for a little while as the trail heads into the woods. From here the ride is mostly flat for over a mile. Way out in the open.
M3.7 You,re at the top of a hill; enjoy the .6 mile fast-ride to the bottom. Fortunately, you need to ride about .2 up that next hill; watch for the turn to the left.
(And, yes, if you come back this way, you,ll have to climb the big hill you coasted down).
For now enjoy the quiet, wooded ride for a mile.
M4.7 A nice park on the right that includes black, bathrooms and shelter.
M4.9 The end of the paved trail in Buhl. Follow the street (Pennsylvania) to State Street where you,ll turn left and end up at the next paved segment. The route from one segment to the next is about .5 mile.
Buhl to Kinney
M5.4 The trail resumes in Buhl; up that short hill the trail turns right and follows lakeshore for nearly .3 miles. then the trail goes back through wooded vegetation.
M6.3 The trail crosses a highway.
M6.5 to 6.8 The paved trail ends for .4 miles, so follow the highway to the left where there,s a shoulder area. It,s mostly downhill from here.
M7 to M7.1 A lake is on the right.
M7.2 You,ll ride under a railroad trestle; there are five of these over the Mesabi Trail.
M7.4 Another lake on the right in a quiet setting.
M7.9 End of the trail in a quiet parking area off the highway.
Virginia northwest to Mt. Iron, south to Gilbert and Eveleth
Virginia is the convenient point for a 5.2 mile ride northwest to Mt. Iron and a 5.7 mile ride south to Gilbert.
The rides are different, but both enjoyable in their own way.
Highlights along the trail from Virginia to Mt. Iron:
After a couple miles of riding through the streets (and Park) of Virginia, the trail takes off to Mt. Iron and ends with two miles of secluded, wooded vegetation.
M0-M.2 The trail leaves the overlook flanked by vegetation.
M.2 Follow the arrows in the road shoulder for about.2 miles.
M4 Cross the highway carefully; the trail resumes on the edge of a lake.
The trail will soon take you on a nearly two mile ride through Virginia. You,ll follow arrows on the streets and sidewalks, up through a large and shaded park , alongside a cemetery and across some busy highways and a railroad crossing.
Watch for traffic all the way and keep an eye on the arrows ahead - or to the right or left.
M2.3 The trail turns to the left along a quiet highway. Enjoy the vegetation as you head for Mt. Iron.
M3 .1 The trail comes to Hwy. 109; turn left and follow the arrows (on the right hand side of the highway.
M3.4 The trail resumes on the right. You,ll now have nearly two miles of trail to enjoy as it goes slightly downhill amidst seclusion again as it passes through popple, birch, spruce and some pine. Even a lake pops up on the right. There are no houses, but lots of signs of wildlife.
M5.2 The paved trail ends at Hwy. 102; you can see the next segment of the trail across the highway that is scheduled to be paved soon (and could be done in 2001).
Highlights along the trail, beginning at Virginia to Gilbert:
The ride from Virginia to Gilbert includes a few hills, but only one that casual riders may need to take at a low gear.
The trail offers nice views of Rouchleau Mine (make sure you drive to Mine View Information Center for all kinds of background information).
While the trail has several sections rich in vegetation and shaded by woods, the trail cuts through rocks in two areas where riders can feel like they are going through mountains.
M0-M.2 The trail takes off alongside the west edge of the Rouchleau Mine, which will be a companion for nearly 1-5 miles.
M1.5 to M1.6 Work your way up a high hill to a batch of posts in the trail.
M1.6 to M2 The trail is similar to a wide bike lane of a paved road. Watch for the sign to "Mine View (at the next batch of posts in the trail) on the hill to the left; it,s a long grind to Mine View, but the overview at the look-out is expansive with an eagle,s view of the lake and the city of Virginia. Plus, there are exhibits and stuff for kids to climb on.
M2.1 Watch on the left for view of the waters of the Rouchleau.
M2.3 Cross a highway and take the trail through more woods.
M2.9 - M3 A nice downhill ride, but obey the stop sign because the trail turns sharply to the right.
From here the trail goes through wetlands and vegetation amidst a feeling of seclusion. this section will relax you - and there are no hills, either.
M3.7 - M4.2 The trail cuts through rock, on which trees and other vegetation have grown. Even the moss is interesting. The massive rocks are reminders that his is iron or country.
M4.3 The trail is on high grade where you ride high above a pond with ducks and herons. Again, enjoy the seclusion.
M4.7 The trail goes up, but just for .1 mile, then the trail is flat for over a half-mile to M5.4.
M5.4 The trail turns right; enjoy a series of right and left curves for .2 miles.
M5.6 Cross a road and then follow the trail to the end of the pavement and the access at Gilbert that includes a parking area and could be a trailhead. Follow the trail across Hwy. 135 and go straight on Broadway to downtown Gilbert where there are several dining options, or continue left along the trail to the Gilbert city park and campground and then on to Eveleth.
M6.4 After the trail takes a sharp turn or two, it will cross a road that (to the left) takes you down to the city park on Ore-B-Gone Lake. The trail will go through the city,s campground.
M6.7 There,s a bench here if you,d like to stop and look over the lake; there,s another view just a few spins down the trail.
M7.4 The trail that has been skirting the edge of downtown Gilbert takes off into the woods for over a half-mile.
M8 The trail comes out of the woods, through some post-guards and then across the Sparta Rd. that takes you to (you guessed it!) Sparta.
The next mile of the trail is closer to the highway and the last mile into Eveleth is more wooded. You,ll end up at the top of a hill that takes you lickety-split to the end of the trail. Check your brakes; you,re headed toward a busy highway. Keep going west to get into downtown Eveleth and "The Big Stick, or go north on Hwy. 53 to lodging, dining and the Hockey Hall of Fame.


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Celebrate the National Park Service on its Birthday
Turning 94 is a cause for celebration! On Wednesday, August 25, 2010, you can celebrate your parks and wish a happy birthday to the National Park Service! Known to park rangers as Founders Day, this anniversary reminds us that America did something unprecedented when, at the urging of its citizens, it preserved millions of acres of pristine wilderness for the enjoyment of all people in perpetuity. Today that wilderness is called Yellowstone National Park. It was the world's first national park and remains an inspiration to our nation and the world.
Take a moment to celebrate a legacy we all have inherited as Americans, and join us in making sure our national parks are protected and preserved for generations to come. Make a birthday gift!


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Grammy winning banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck is once again demonstrating his talent for being able to play a multitude of musical styles. Fleck and bass player Edgar Meyer will be touring together in May promoting the new CD/DVD due out April 27 titled "Music for Two". The CD contains original pieces by Fleck and Meyer – both separately and together – as well as arrangements of classical pieces. Fleck is known for his innovative styles of music. The DVD, "Obstinato: Making Music for Two", includes a 40 minute film, live performance and backstage footage, which spotlights Fleck and Meyer rehearsing and composing.
Bela Fleck will be touring with his band the Flecktones before and after the shows with Meyer; again showing his virtuosity. While Bela Fleck and the Flecktones play what is considered progressive bluegrass, their live performances rival that of the best jazz improvisationists.
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Why watch someone die if you don't have to? That perfectly valid question hovers over ''Wit,'' Margaret Edson's tough Pulitzer Prize-winning play, now an HBO film, about a literary scholar's anguished last battle with cancer. Life is hard enough, and you don't have to be a yahoo to avoid what promises to be, despite many critical assurances otherwise, depressing. So let's not pretend that ''Wit'' is fun or necessarily soothing; frankly, it is depressing. But if you miss this version, you will also miss a rare experience.
Emma Thompson gives one of her most brilliant performances as Vivian Bearing; in view of ''Howards End'' and ''The Remains of the Day,'' that is saying a lot. Her sardonic, eloquent Vivian is always an individual, never a symbol of death or dying.
The director Mike Nichols, smartly taking advantage of television's intimacy, creates such a raw, private encounter with Vivian that we seem to be peering into a soul as embattled as its body. ''Wit'' is a dynamic addition to his ever-fresh career.
Despite its self-conscious veneer of artifice (Vivian talks to us directly and refers to the play she is in), ''Wit'' functions as a work of realism. In the end we do more than witness Vivian's death; we encounter an elusive, original personality who, like so many people in life, disappears too soon.
Mr. Nichols and Ms. Thompson, who wrote the script together, have made minimal changes to the play, but those amount to a major transformation. They have preserved Ms. Edson's language and intense focus on Vivian's hospital room as she endures eight months of brutal experimental chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. But Mr. Nichols's visual choices turn this into a fluent, gripping television film.
This version begins with Vivian's doctor (Christopher Lloyd), staring into the camera in extreme close-up and blurting, ''You have cancer.'' Then we see Vivian in his office, calmly taking in the news. She still has hair, black with touches of gray, as well as fierce self-control. Looking closely into her eyes, we can almost see her hyperactive mind as it restrains her fears. The scene quickly moves to the hospital, where Vivian sits on the side of her bed, a baseball cap covering her bald head. In this swift opening, we see what she was and feel how quickly things have changed.
Now, while she endures the impersonal treatment, endless tests and other indignities of hospital life, she explains herself. She is a formidable scholar of 17th-century poetry specializing in the Holy Sonnets of John Donne, those notoriously difficult, cerebral examinations of life, death and the afterlife.
She is well suited to the study of metaphysical conceits, displaying her own droll wit. Though the film is unflinching about Vivian's ordeal (''I'm going to barf my brains out,'' she says, and it looks as if she will), the character is not off-putting. For as long as she can sustain it, Vivian adopts an acerbic, bemused tone. Weary of one more medical technician asking her name, she airily replies, ''Lucy, Countess of Bedford.''
The hospital staff around her is played beautifully by actors who escape the hazards of clichés. As Jason, a young doctor proud of the A minus he once got in Vivian's poetry course, Jonathan M. Woodward makes his character's callowness and insensitivity believable. As Susie, the nurse whose total compassion makes her Jason's opposite, Audra McDonald is especially impressive because the character could so easily have been treated with condescension.
Left alone, Vivian recalls moments from her past in stirring flashbacks. In the play, Vivian walks onto the stage set of her former life, but here Mr. Nichols has constructed a more subtle blend. As a child, Vivian reads Beatrix Potter and becomes enraptured by words. Harold Pinter plays her father and in his only scene captures a wealth of paternal pride and emotion while he sits in an easy chair reading a newspaper. At times a child portrays the young Vivian sitting at his feet; then in a flash Ms. Thompson, in her hospital gown and baseball cap, takes the child's place on the living room floor.
A similar effect shapes Vivian's recollection of her mentor, E. M. Ashford, played with unerring delicacy by Eileen Atkins in a performance that matches Ms. Thompson's brilliance. Ashford is appalled that Vivian has relied on a bad edition of Donne, in which ''hysterical punctuation,'' as Ashford calls it, turns the poem ''Death be not proud'' into melodrama rather than an easeful transition to the afterlife. But she also tells Vivian that she should escape from the library and see friends. As the college-age Vivian appears in Ashford's study and Ashford appears in Vivian's hospital room, Mr. Nichols mingles past and present in a graceful swirl of memory.
Vivian grasps the punctuation but comes to see how poorly she has learned Ashford's human lessons. Looking back at her own stern impatience with her students, she dryly observes: ''Did I say: 'You are 19 years old. You are so young. You don't know a sonnet from a steak sandwich.' By no means.''
At other times Ms. Thompson's voice is exquisitely lyrical. ''You cannot imagine how time can be so still,'' she says softly of her long days in the hospital. ''It hangs. It weighs.'' Her gentle interpretation is inviting without being sentimental. Yet it exposes one of the play's central flaws: why is Vivian so isolated, without a single visitor?
Onstage, Kathleen Chalfant created an angrier Vivian, which helped gloss over the question. It was easier to accept that such a prickly personality would drive people away. But the problem exists in Ms. Edson's play.
Though ''Death be not proud'' is the central poem in ''Wit,'' it is another, equally famous Donne line, never spoken in the play or the film, that haunts the work: ''No man is an island.'' Ms. Edson seems to have planted clues to that omission. Vivian says she was a research assistant on Ashford's edition of Donne's ''Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions''; though she does not mention it, that very work includes the line ''No man is an island.'' Ashford obviously grasped its lesson, while Vivian did not. Still, when Vivian recalls Ashford telling her to see friends and says, ''I just couldn't,'' the inadequate reply feels like Ms. Edson tipping the scales.
At the end, however, she does get a visitor. The scene creates such an extraordinary counterpoint to her isolation that the strategy seems worth it. When Vivian is almost too weak to talk, the aged E. M. Ashford arrives. She climbs onto the bed, cradles Vivian maternally and reads to her from a children's book. Ms. Atkins's fragility and gentleness make the scene quietly shattering. The word heartbreaking is overused for any weepy television moment, but this scene has earned it.
''What we have come to think of as me is just a specimen jar,'' Vivian says bitterly at one point, but of course she is wrong. She exists up until the last minutes of ''Wit,'' in which Ms. Thompson and Mr. Nichols offer a glorious emotional meeting with her. That is reason enough to watch.
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Directed by Mike Nichols; written by Emma Thompson and Mr. Nichols, based on the play by Margaret Edson; Simon Bosanquet, producer; Cary Brokaw and Mr. Nichols, executive producers. An Avenue Pictures Production for HBO Films.
WITH: Emma Thompson (Vivian Bearing), Christopher Lloyd (Dr. Harvey Kelekian), Eileen Atkins (E. M. Ashford), Audra McDonald (Susie Monahan), Jonathan M. Woodward (Dr. Jason Posner) and Harold Pinter (Mr. Bearing).


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Upgrade Win7 Retail When Available
Currently have Vista Home Premium installed on Drive C and Win 7 RC1 installed on Drive F and dual booting. Have not had any problems with Win7 and am considering using it full time until retail version comes out. This will free up my Drive F to use as a back-up drive.
My question is: If I do a clean install of Win7 RC on Drive C (get rid of Vista entirely) will I do one of the following to install the upgrade version of Win7 (cost concerns regarding full version vs upgrade version)?
Reinstall Vista followed by upgrade of Win 7.
Use bootable vista dvd created by Acronis and then install upgrade Win 7. I have not had to use a bootable disk to restore a system so not totally familiar with what it will do.
Whatever I need has been backed up.
Any problems that anyone can think of?
Thanks for any info and ideas
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This is what I plan on doing. I also have Vista Home Premium installed with a dual boot configuration. I plan to buy a retail version of 7 when it is released and upgrade my vista. The upgrade retail price will be cheaper than a full retail version. Myself I like having vista to use in case something bad happens to 7. Sounds to me like you have a good plan. Lots of good tutorials on this site will help you with installs. Only advice is get familiar with your machines bios if you do not already know about it. Sounds like you need to learn how to set your boot order to boot from dvd. good luck to you and enjoy 7.
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Well i am going to be a cheap ******* and stay with the RC until the expiration date.
And i don't really want to reinstall all my programs, and the RC is possible the most stable OS i have used in quite some time.
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Thanks. I'll bookmark that tutorial page. I will definitely be upgrading as soon as the freebie Win 7 runs out.
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Pay Attention To Seasonal Changes
The sons of Issachar [were] men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do.
—1 Chronicles 12:32
Another way to let go of your regrets is by paying attention to seasonal changes in your life.
In the Old Testament, the sons of Issachar learned how to understand their circumstances. They sensed an unrest among the people and realized this might be the time for David to expand his kingdom. They were aware of what was happening around them and able to discern the times.
In the same way, we as Christians need to be able to discern the circumstances that may be signaling that our intermission is over and our second act is about to begin. What are some changes that may signal you are ready to begin your second act?
First, look for a change in your attitude. Have you quit blaming other people for your first-act failure? Have you fessed up to your mess-up? Have you received God's forgiveness? Has your attitude changed?
Second, look for a change in your emotions. Do you still feel emotionally and physically drained from your failure? Or are you starting to feel refreshed and looking forward to the future?
Finally, look for changes in your circumstances. Maybe you get a job offer out of nowhere. Or you are invited to dinner with somebody you are interested in. Or your children are leaving home and you're getting ready to enter a new era of your life.
God can even signal your change through negative circumstances. In the Old Testament, Jacob assumed he would spend the rest of his life tending sheep for his Uncle Laban, far removed from the land of Israel. But God had a second act for Jacob that included sending him back to the Promised Land, where he could reconcile with his brother Esau and renew his commitment to God.
How did God get Jacob to move when he was comfortable where he was? Genesis 31:2 says, "Jacob saw the attitude of Laban, and behold, it was not friendly toward him as formerly." Jacob's uncle had a change in attitude. And Jacob realized that God was using this negative change in attitude to move him back to his home so he could experience a second act.
Pay attention to negative circumstances. Realize that God could actually be using negative attitudes and actions to move you where He wants you to be so you can enjoy a great second act.
Today's devotion is excerpted from "Begin Your Second Act Now!" by Dr. Robert Jeffress, 2016.
Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.


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Gnome Scan
The Gnome Scan project aim to provide scan features every where in the Gnome desktop like print is. The Gnome Scan project consist of a C/GObject library upon which are build a standalone app and plugins for various apps including The Gimp. The application and plugins are called flegita.
Why is this important ?
Scan has always been a lame in desktops. Each device is shipped with its own software often only for proprietary OSes. On free desktops, XSane provide a full-featured standalone app. XSane is the best scanner software for freedesktop. However, it's usable only for advanced users. Also, integration in other app is lame (e.g. OCR in Abiword).
Gnome Scan intend to fill this huge lake in Gnome by implementing a system that ease the addition of scan feature for developers and ease the use of scanner for users.
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Gnome Scan was started as a Google Summer of Code 2006 project lead by Étienne Bersac and mentored by Vincent Untz. After the success of the Summer of Code, the development continue until 0.4 branch. This branch is quite stable. But Gnome Scan suffer from a huge lake of dynamic handling of configurations. This is why Gnome Scan is now being redesigned and redevelopped. See specification draft for further details on new Gnome Scan design.


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Feeling Festive? A Christmas Makeup Look
Just a couple of weeks ago I posted a smokey metallic makeup look that I wore to my husband's work Christmas party. By the time my work party rolled around, I was ready to mix it up. I wanted to play with some colour and ended up with a very intense, bold and festive makeup look.
What I used to get this look:
- Super Rollers to turn my bone straight hair into soft curly hair
- Fame Lip Enhancing Gloss by Smashbox
- MUFE HD Foundation in shade 118
- Erase Paste concealer/brightener by benefit
- Pink Powder Blush from Too Faced's Natural Face Palette
- The red eyeshadow portion is made up of one shade: Basic Red Pigment by MAC Cosmetics
- The green eyeshadow portion consists of Kelly, Bio Green and Bottle Green eyeshadows all by MAC Cosmetics
- Brule eyeshadow by MAC as my brow bone highlight
- To finish off my eyeshadow, I used Avon's silver liquid eye liner all over my eye shadow to glam up the look and make it nice and sparkly for the party
- For eye liner I am using Kat Von D's tattoo liner in Trooper on the top and for my waterline I used tarte's skinny smoldereyes pencil in Onyx
- They're Real! mascara by benefit
- And for my lashes, I knew with a big bright look, I needed big bold lashes – so I went for the biggest ones I own, my "Lacies" by Ardell
How about you, are you being adventurous with your makeup this holiday season?
I really hope you all like this fun makeup look for Christmas! After all there is really only one time of year that this makes any sort of sense at all and that is right now, during the holidays! I'm sure some people would argue that there is no time of year that this look makes any sense haha…but I had a lot of fun with it regardless and I do believe that is the point!! So make sure you remember to have a little fun too. 😉
Thanks for reading!
Feeling Sweet…or Sour?
A few weeks ago I picked up another mineralize eyeshadow from MAC. I loved Fresh & Mint so much, I was aching to get another duo. I ended up falling in love with Sweet & Sour, described by MAC as a Dirty Gold paired with a green and deep blue veining/warm gold.
Keep in mind, these are all hand made, so every one is a little different than the one next to it. So for me, I wanted one that was more green than blue, so I actually went to a couple of stores to find the one I was in love with. But if you aren't as picky as I am, you don't have to worry. You won't hear any regrets from me on this product, I love the colours together and this product lives up to what I've come to expect from MAC Cosmetics.
These gorgeous duos retail for $24 CAD or $20 US and give you 2.5g of baked colour goodness. For comparisons sake, in a regular MAC eyeshadow, you receive 1.5g and pay $18 CAD or $15US.
Dry swatch of MAC's Sweet & Sour:
I think what I love most about their mineralize baked eyeshadows are that they are super easy to apply, work with and blend together. They always seem to just seamlessly form a gorgeous eye with no work at all.
If you want a softer look, use a dry brush. If you want your colours a bit more vibrant, use a wet brush to apply these mineralize eyeshadows. For my look, I used a wet brush.
How to create this look for your eyes:
- Fill in your brows and shape them how you like. I used MAC's Mystery Eyeshadow for this.
- Apply your primer all over your lid. I used Urban Decay's Potion Primer.
- Wet your eyeshadow brush and apply the greenish/blueish side all over your lid. (You don't need to use this MAC duo, any green or blue shimmery shadow will work for this.)
- Wipe your brush off on a kleenex, re-wet your brush and apply the dirty gold throughout your crease and the outer edge of your eye.
- Using an eyeliner brush, apply the dirty gold under your lower lashes as well to bring the look together. (Again, if you don't have this duo, feel free to use a shimmery gold that you may have from another brand.)
- Line your upper and lower lash line with black eyeliner of your choice. I used Maybelline Master Precise Felt Tip Liquid Liner in Black on my lids and Blacktrack Fluidline by MAC on my waterline.
- For my lashes I used Ardells #102 Demi False Lashes on top and Clinique's High Impact Mascara on my bottom lashes.
- Viola! Super easy, no blending required with this MAC duo. You simply slap it on and just by having the two colours touch each other, they blend themselves. Fool proof!
For the rest of this look I used the following:
Skin – Makeup Forever's HD Foundation in shade 118
Lips – Smashbox's Lip Enhancing Gloss in Fame
Cheeks – powder blush and bronzer from Too Faced's Natural Face palette
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Do you own any MAC Mineralize shadows? How do you like them?
Zero Gravity
I promised several weeks ago that I would post some looks using the Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV Palette. I've been slacking and just finally got to playing with the colours last night. So here is my first concoction:
The main shade I wanted to make sure I incorporated was the deep rich purple, Gravity. Without making the look super dark I went on a hunch and paired it up with some of the neutrals that have a pink undertone. It ended up blending together nicely. What I love most about this look, is that it is still very dramatic drawing focus to the eyes, but not overly dark and heavy looking.


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Our firm has been engaged to seek a buyer, investor, or joint venture partner for Keystone Biofuels, Inc. and KBI Industries, Inc. ("Keystone" or the "Company"), an owner/operator of a biodiesel refinery in Camp Hill, PA – 7 miles southwest of Harrisburg, PA and 80 miles north of Baltimore, MD. Both entities filed Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania on March 18, 2013. Despite significant capital constraints over the past few years, production in 2011 was over 3 million gallons and in 2012, exceeded 5.6 million gallons. There are an abundance of feedstock sources in close proximity and Perdue and Valley Proteins were among the primary providers.
The refinery is ideally located to distribute and sell biodiesel in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. With direct access to the Norfolk Southern line, the facility can bring in feedstock by rail and has the ability to hold up to 25 cars on its siding (5 for unloading/loading purposes). There are also separate shipping/receiving lanes for high speed loading and unloading of products. The plant occupies what was formerly a large paper company chemical operation, and aside from a handful of tanks, the plant is all indoors. While the plant has been idle for several months, tanks have been drained and dried properly and all pipes were either flushed with water, purged with nitrogen or both. Certain key management personnel and production staff remain available to rejoin the business.
The technology was designed by Pacific Biodiesel, and initial construction began in March 2006. Production started in 2008 before the refinery was relocated from Shiremanstown, PA in 2010 and underwent considerable design and process upgrades. The facility maintains its multi-feedstock capability utilizing acid pre-esterification/base trans-esterification and is rated for 33 million gallons per year by the EPA. Based on the current configuration and availability of feedstock, recent studies and actual production indicate the capacity to be between 15 – 18 million gallons per year.
In order to maximize production flexibility, the plant is a batch processor using small reactors in parallel (12 x 5,000 gallon stainless esterifying reactors), a 120 gallon per minute methanol recovery from bio stream, and a 40 gallon per minute methanol recovery from glycerin stream. There are eight 5,000 gallon stainless wash tanks with automated magnesium silicate delivery and high capacity horizontal filter press for final polishing. Keystone's economics are competitive and process times are consistent with the industry. The facility contains 1,200,000 gallons of on-site, indoor flexible storage for feedstock, finished product, or co-products. There is also a full glycerin refinement line for acidulation and separation of glycerin/FOG.
EPA statistics show 2013 biodiesel production set a record of approximately 1.7 billion gallons, using an increasingly diverse mix of feedstock including recycled cooking oil, agricultural oils and animal fats. This is the third consecutive year the biodiesel industry has surpassed the 1 billion gallon mark. Pennsylvania has a statewide mandate that requires all diesel fuel sold to contain at least 2% biodiesel. As a result, Petroleum Products Corp (PPC) has constructed a massive biodiesel terminal system 7 miles from Keystone and 90% of the biodiesel sold to meet


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Jacey Duprie is the Los Angeles–based editor of Damsel in Dior, a creative outlet that encompasses fashion, lifestyle, travel, and home décor. What started out as a hobby in 2009 has since grown into a business that has been featured in The Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, Forbes, and more. Below, Duprie tells us about 10 times she's done it for the 'gram and what she's learned along the way (like how to pose for pictures). Get ready to take notes for your own feed.
I will be the first to admit that not 100% of what you see on my blog and Instagram are all real-life moments. From time to time, there are things that I will do just to get the photo. I thought I would share a few of those moments and what I've learned. Sometimes faking it until you make it can offer up a life lesson or two, so scroll through to see the 10 times I did it for the 'gram.
Go With the Flow
Having no plan on getting completely soaked, I sat close to the water in hopes that the water would kiss my feet perfectly enough to capture an inspirational image. A huge wave crashed over me, and it ended up being hilarious. I used this candid moment of me being shocked versus the "perfect one." Sometimes you can't control nature's elements, and if you are open to them, they will deliver a smile or two.
When In Doubt, Keep It Real
On the same day as the sunset-soaked beach shot, I was trying to stock up on some evergreen content to use throughout the year. I was forcing myself to try and look editorial and hot in this swimsuit, and I read somewhere that if you arch your back in swimsuit photos, that it's more flattering. I ended up throwing my neck out for a week to get this shot, which ended up not even performing that well. Lesson learned? Keep it real.
Have a Sense of Humor
On a trip to Florida with NetJets, the polo match we were supposed to attend was completely rained out. Stumped on how we could take blogging photos to cover the weekend (it was raining), we decided to grab some bottles and jump into the pool fully clothed. We ended up swimming around for about an hour and sharing some great laughs over how ridiculous it all was.
Make It An Experience
I kept this vintage car for an extra day after I used it for a Shopbop project. I'm going to admit, I woke up this day feeling cranky. I had just spent a half day shooting for Shopbop, and the last thing I wanted to do was have my photo taken. But, I had seen this sign about a year earlier, and even though I was pretty tired that morning, I sucked it up and headed out to get some good photos. The day ended up taking me to a fun beach I had never visited, and I ended up with some great pictures that did well. I may have "done it for the Instagram," but I ended up having a solid weekend because of it.
Let Go, and Have Fun
Freezing. That is all I have to say about the water that day in Positano. Everyone thought I was crazy, and even I thought I was crazy. I literally yelled, "I'm doing it for the 'gram," before I jumped into the icy waters. Lesson learned? You only live once, and I'll never forget jumping off the boat that day.
Capture a Mood, Not an Outfit
Speaking of cold: I had a shoot scheduled with my friend James Nord on a day that welcomed a huge blizzard in NY. I am going to admit that I was not happy in this photo. I swore that the photos were going to be a waste because you couldn't even see my outfit. But it turns out that people love the weather and real-life moments. My readers ended up liking these photos because they captured a mood more than an outfit.
Embrace Challenges
You may or may not have seen the incredible hike we did in Maui recently to Chutes and Ladders. I saw this place posted on Happily Grey's Instagram, and I knew I had to check it out. It turns out that the free climb down the 60-foot rock cliff was incredibly challenging and life-threatening. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I would have never done had my motivation not been to "do it for the 'gram."
Tune Out the Onlookers
Sometimes, no matter how many onlookers there may be and people whispering "What is she doing?" while you look like a complete idiot snapping photos, you can be in the right place at the right time and a bit of magic happens. When would I ever lean up against a palm tree like that? Never. Is it real? No. Did I do it for the 'gram? Yes. Is it one of my favorite photos to date? Absolutely.
Allow Room for Error
The caption to this photo was "Did it for the 'gram" because I woke up that morning with the intent to hike up to the Hollywood sign just to take this photo. I hated the hike. It took all day. I was exhausted. I guess it was worth it because I snuck in a workout, but the photo didn't turn out as epic as I wanted it to.
Use Random Props
Everyone this summer is posting photos with pool toys. As cliché as they are, the lesson in doing a pool photo is that it gets you in the pool!
Have you ever done it for the 'gram? Share your stories in the comments below.
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