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Types of building regulation applications, building control site inspections, regularisation, exemptions, approved documents and completion certificates.
If you know your building works need to comply with building regulations, and you're organising the work yourself, this work must be inspected at various stages. We can help you with this process.
When you are ready to start work we will agree an inspection service plan before you start. This outlines the stages of work that require inspection. It will vary depending on the size and complexity of your project, age of your home, the construction type, ground conditions and your builder's experience.
Your inspection service plan will tell you at which points during construction we need to come and visit you on site. With offices in Beverley, Bridlington and Goole our customers benefit from our extensive local knowledge, such as ground conditions and site history, allowing us to offer a fast response time to site inspections.
We are a not-for-profit service, and unlike private companies, our charges only cover our costs. Our sole aim is to provide our customers with a high quality, independent service.
In-depth local knowledge, including pre-application advice to help you submit your application correctly the first time, saving you time and money.
Submit your application any time of the day using one of our online application forms.
Once the work has been completed to our satisfaction, we will issue you with a completion certificate to show all the work is up to standard.
We work with the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) which represents all local authority building control services in England and Wales. We're part of a network of over 3,500 professionals who care about the long-term safety and performance of buildings in your community. We are also ISO 9001:2015 Quality Assurance certificated, providing a consistent high-quality service to our customers.
Take a look at the types of work that will require building regulations approval, and those which are exempt:.
You will not need to submit an application to us if you use a member of the 'Competent Persons Scheme', which is a way for tradespeople to prove their ability to carry out certain work to required standards, instead of you applying for building regulations approval.
Read about and find a member of the Competent Persons Scheme on the GOV.UK website.
The following buildings and extensions may be erected without submitting a building regulation application although you may still require planning permission.
Such as a garage or shed, which:
Please note: if the floor area is less than 15m2 it can be built of timber and sited within 1m of the boundary.
It must be:
Please note: To be classed as a conservatory the extension must have:
Even if you don't need to submit a building regulations application you should still think about:
Take a look at the interactive house on the Planning Portal website for more in-depth information.
If you are having construction or refurbishment work done, you may need to notify the Health and Safety Executive.
There are three types of application for you to choose from:
Building notices cannot be used for commercial projects and are recommended for minor domestic work. Unlike a full plans application, any plans or details provided are not checked and approved before work begins; the process instead focuses on discussions and site visits as the work progresses.
Although your fees will be calculated during the online application, you can take a look at how much it will cost before you submit your application:
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You don't need to submit any documents but it may help your application if you have any supporting information relevant to your request, such as a plan that shows the proposed works, or any photographs or calculations.
You can begin work 48 hours after submitting the notice if you wish, but you do so at your own risk.
Full plans applications must be used for commercial projects and are recommended for major or complex domestic work. Unlike a building notice, you will need to submit detailed information before an approval can be given and you may need professional advice from an architect or structural engineer in order to do this.
Although your fees will be calculated during the online application, you can take a look at how much it will cost before you submit your application:
Building control application fees (109kb)
As part of the application you'll need to provide any supporting information relevant to your request, such as a plan that shows the proposed works or any photographs or calculations.
When your plans are approved to building regulations standards, further information is only needed if the work varies from the approved plan. Approval can take up to 5 weeks, although we generally check your plans within 1 week. We will inspect the site at various stages.
A full plans application can take longer than a building notice, but generally they carry less risk as your builder will follow a plan that is compliant with building regulations. Work can start once the application is made, although if you begin before the plans are approved this is at your own risk.
A regularisation certificate is needed if building work, which was subject to building regulations, has been carried out and an application for approval was not made at the time. This only applies to work carried out on or after 11 November 1985.
This often becomes an issue when a house is put up for sale; it can cause problems for the seller when they cannot supply the buyer with the appropriate building regulations approval notice and completion certificate.
We advise you to contact us to discuss your individual circumstances before you apply for regularisation. If required, you may wish to have an architect or surveyor help you to prepare the necessary plans and information you will need to submit with your application.
In most cases, opening up of the building work may be needed so it can be properly inspected. If you do not take the appropriate corrective action or we cannot identify what corrective work needs to be done, such as if it would cause unreasonable cost or disruption - then regularisation will be refused.
Although your fees will be calculated during the online application, you can take a look at how much it will cost before you submit your application:
Building control application fees (109kb)
You don't need to submit any documents but it may help your application if you have any supporting information relevant to your request, such as a plan that shows the proposed works, or any photographs or calculations.
You can pay online for the following previously requested building control services:
When you can start building work depends on the type of application you have submitted. You can start work 48 hours after submitting a building notice, but you should wait until we have approved your plans for a full plans application. Any work prior to approval is commenced at the homeowner's own risk.
Before carrying out any building work, you should check to see if you have other responsibilities to consider, such as planning permission.
Read our guides for householders or for non-householders and commercial planning.
Site inspections are undertaken by us to make sure the work complies with building regulations. This is different from site supervision, which may be undertaken by your own private architect or surveyor to make sure the work meets your own requirements.
Site inspections are required (at least) during the following stages, but will depend on the type of work you are carrying out:
We can offer a same day site inspection when you call us before 10am, Monday to Friday, on (01482) 393800. However, you must give us a minimum amount of notice for certain types of work:
If additional site inspections are required, we will advise you of this after your application has been submitted.
We have a general duty to enforce the building regulations in our area and can prosecute either the building owner or the person carrying out the work, although this is usually done as a last resort. We will always try to help you to achieve compliance before considering any formal action.
One of the most important documents issued by building control is the completion certificate. This is the final stage in the application procedure completing the process. Building control officers carry out on-site inspections at various stages of construction and on satisfactory completion of the work, a completion certificate is issued. This certificate gives the date of the final inspection carried out and states that, as far as can be reasonably ascertained, the work carried out conforms to the building regulations.
The importance of a completion certificate cannot be over-emphasised. It verifies that a property complies with legal guidelines and has been subject to building regulations. For this reason it also facilitates the conveyancing process for all those involved in a property sale, including house owners, developers, solicitors, banks, building societies and purchasers.
This completion certificate is forwarded to the applicant, following a satisfactory final inspection within approximately 5 days of the work being finished. Records of Building Control applications are published on the Building Control Application Register.
If you need a copy of a completion certificate which was previously issued to you, you can do this below:
If you are unhappy with the service we have provided, you should first submit a complaint to the council.
If you've submitted a full plans application that you believe satisfies building regulations, and we've either formally rejected them or told you that the plans are not acceptable, you can apply for a determination on the GOV.UK website.
You can also ask us to relax or dispense with a building regulations requirement if you feel it is not appropriate for your particular circumstances. If we refuse, you can submit an appeal on the GOV.UK website.
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How to seal butcher block counter tops
Easily seal butcher block counter tops to keep them clean and beautiful.
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YC and I are attempting to grow about 200 rosemary plants from cuttings (more on exactly why we're doing that later)… Last summer, I grew a few plants on accident when I took cuttings and left them in a glass of water with some other herbs and flowers for about a month. The flowers all… Continue reading How to Grow Rosemary from Cuttings – 5 Tips
I haven't posted in a few weeks, and my summer posting has been a little sporadic. I've been a bit disheartened garden-wise, after the untimely deaths of GH&E and the temporary demise of my garden (picture a scene from The Secret Garden, before Mary Lennox and Dickon rescue the garden). But I'm slowly salvaging it,… Continue reading Little "Beau" Cheeps (New Baby Chicks!)
In celebration of Bastille Day (La Fete Nationale) coming up (and because I wanted a little something to spread the strawberry jam that YC and I made a couple of months ago, I made some crepes today. They're very easy to make, and you probably have the ingredients in your pantry. A little over a… Continue reading Crepes
Maybe it's that the fourth of July is right around the corner, or maybe it's because we've now formed a bit of a tradition with barn red and white, but, either way, our new coop is definitely patriotic. We built an A-frame coop, and so far, we are loving it. The underneath of it forms… Continue reading Red, white, and blue coop
I have an aunt who used to be married to a strawberry farmer who didn't like cucumbers. At the age of ten, I didn't understand how someone couldn't like them. He told me they were too fresh, and I didn't understand how something could be too fresh. Even now, I don't understand how something can… Continue reading Cucumber Dill Salad
Once again, the eggs are racking up in the fridge, so it was egg again for dinner tonight! I toasted an English muffin at 350*F for about 8 minutes with a bit of butter and smoked Gouda and green onion. At the last minute, I topped each half with a slice of tomato and broiled… Continue reading Fried egg with smoked gouda on an English muffin


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Playtown packagePlaytown family package (0 - 6) Children ought to have a good time too, and that is easy at Campsite 'de Lakens'
The sand pit, the trampoline, the playground and the go-carts are all ready for action!
The area is completely car free, so children can walk around safely.
Including: 7 nights at Kennemer Duincamping de Lakens. One free entry (for each member of the party) to the Linneaushof, the largest playground in Europe. One ice-cream voucher (per child) for a nice treat at Zoen aan Zee. Have your photograph taken with the campsite's mascot, Zep the sea gull. The whole family can make unlimited use of our specialist entertainment team (when active in the main holiday period)


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Market & Portfolio Update – September 2015
Share markets continued to be somewhat choppy during September, despite positive fundamental signs in the main developed economies. The United States saw unemployment continue to fall and more firms looking to fill jobs, while business confidence in Europe suggests that growth there also remains on track. However markets were rattled by the US Federal Reserve's decision to take a cautious view and hold off increasing interest rates (from zero), having some wariness following August's market volatility, and overall global shares finished the month down 4%.
Should declines continue materially from here, we would expect the options protection included in Grosvenor portfolios to make a meaningful offsetting contribution to returns on global shares. Looking back over the past three months, it is useful to note that results on global shares have also been substantially supported by the New Zealand Dollar's fall – global shares in NZD terms are still up 16% over the past year. This illustrates some of the benefits of a structured investment approach, built around measures to balance out shorter-term volatility while focusing on longer-term growth. Click here to read more.
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Document of Praise to Inanna
Dub Ára Dingir Inanna
Modern reconstructed practice
To be performed at dusk every Friday.
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- Milk offering
- Bread with cream offering
- Dagger
- Place accoutrements down on your alter
- Light candles/oil lamp and pour lavender essential oil into oil cylinder
- Perform initial steps of Enenuru-sig Aš-me
- Place bread and cream offering in bowl and address it as an offering to Inanna for, fill the cup with your milk offering and address it in much the same way
- Recite the Adoration to Inanna
- Perform finishing steps of Enenuru-sig Aš-me
- At the completion of the ritual, put out the candles using the blade of your knife
- Dispose of the contents of the offering bowl and cup (We mustn't reuse what was given to a deity.)
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14+ event • Upstairs bar at The Bodega
- Thursday 6th October 2016
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- Doors open: at 7:00pm
With gritty sonic depth, Irish songwriter Marc O'Reilly attacks his muse with a bipolar verve that swings from reflection to sheer riotous joy. Backed by the tightest band in Christendom, rare and beautiful songs slam into wild blues fragments and effortlessly back to clean vocal harmonies.
Marc has released two critically acclaimed albums to date, 'Human Herdings' and 'My Friend Marx' and has established himself as one of the most exciting artists within the folk/blues genre gaining comparisons with artists such as John Martyn and Bon Iver.
Marc has toured all over Europe including appearances at major festivals like Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, Beautiful Days, Boardmasters, Shambala and Dranouter. He has also played in the US appearing at the Live in the Vineyard Festival in Napa, California.
His alter-ego side project with his brother Pierre, the electro-pop duo 'R', recently receieved excellent radio support for their debut single 'Change' from tastemakers such as Steve Lamacq (BBC 6music), Janice Long (BBC Radio 2) and Paul Mcloone (Today FM) and reached Number 1 on the Amazing Radio Chart.
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UK NEWS: Vaping 101- According to Metro UK
I am not sure if Metro is the best place for new vapers to get their information, BUT, I do like the extra exposure vaping is getting!
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About me and my therapy practice
I am an eclectic therapist working in private practice, specialising in both long- and short-term face-to-face work. I also provide therapy online, through Skype and FaceTime.
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HighlightsSix guided walks | Espinama | Fuente De to Sotres walk | Sotres circular walk | Sotres to Poncebos | Cares Gorge | Arenas de Cabrales Circular | option for free day with no walking
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Picos de Europa small group hiking vacation, Spain
Carbon reduction
Your vacation will help support local people and conservation. We must also reduce CO2. Learn about the CO2 emissions of this vacation and how to reduce them.
We are serious about maintaining the natural beauty of the Picos De Europa region and always ensure that the environmental impacts of our activities are kept to a minimum throughout the week.
Our transport throughout the week is kept to an absolute minimum, with our feet being the preferred choice of transport.
We include in our walk packs flora and fauna guides to increase the awareness of the environment and cultural guides to make the walker aware of the local customs and traditions.
We encourage the use of filling your own to water bottle throughout the week to reduce the waste.
Last but not least, as hikers by passion, we have a strong ethic about respecting the places we go to and their environment, either for business or personally (e.g: not leaving any rubbish behind us during a day walk or using reusable water containers), and we encourage our guests to act responsibly while traveling.
As on all our vacations there is no exception in the Picos De Europa walking vacation. We work with local knowledgeable people and reserve your vacation direct with local family run hotels. We always use local transport for our baggage moves and airport transfers. This helps the local community survive as it is mainly cut off during the winter seasons.
We always recommend local bars or restaurants were you are walking through a village around lunchtime or 11s for a café con leche. All these little things help these very small communities survive and keep their traditions.
The hotels we use are all employers of local people, we dont use chains! We do inspect the hotels regularly to keep the standards we expect.
The route on this walking vacation stays in some very traditional villages with some excellent local produce to try and we thoroughly recommend to try it!
We always send a phrase sheet before you arrive . The older generations in the small villages do not speak English and we find just having the bare basics will make your vacation a much more enjoyable one and help the villagers understand you.
2 Reviews of Picos de Europa small group hiking vacation, Spain
Reviewed on 20 Sep 2018 by Viktoria Rashnilov
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Reviewed on 15 Jun 2017 by Joy Field
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
The raw beauty of the rugged Picos on a blue sky spring day is a breath taking experience. The towering bluffs, deep gorges, verdant alpine meadows and the pretty mountain villages nestled in the valleys was a sensory delight.
2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Would recommend sturdy walking boots a walking pole and a good level of fitness. Binoculars, to more closely observe the many bird soaring above the high peaks, may be worth considering.
3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Local food and accommodation providers certainly benefited from our patronage. Our walks had minimal impact on the environment as we utilized existing tracks and stock routes.
4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Excellent. A variety of treks in and around the Picos each provided their own challenges and rewards. We were blessed with great weather in which to appreciate fully the stunning scenery. Comfortable village accommodation and access to local and traditional foods - think blue cheeses and sidra! - further enhanced each days activities.
Dan, our experienced guide tailored our walks each day to suit the weather conditions and our groups circumstances, which was appreciated by all. His good humor and quick wit and the great company of our fellow walkers has ensured that we will never forget time in the Picos.
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So I just started my first batch ever of fermented cabbage...I am really excited and have been researching the benefits of eating fermented stuff....My husband thinks I'm crazy because I told him I would be storing rotting vegetables in my closet and then eating them...(he does not know it yet but he will be eating them too)... but he thinks I'm nuts anyway... so here is what I did.. I have been reading WILD FERMENTATION by Sandor Ellix Katz and got some cabbage and salt... and waalaa...
I also just started a sour dough starter... which I have done many times before and can never get it sour enough for my liking... any ideas???
My next venture will be trying to make kefir, hard cider, mead, kombucha and real root beer(from actual roots..I found a great recipe but need to order the ingredients since my little town will not have them.. fo sho this is the one I found
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Brodi Ashton's Evertrue!!
Read for Birthstones Color Parade + A-Z Challenge
Read in Jan' 14
I am not going to lie and just say it outright- I bawled my eyes out over that last chapter and I wasn't even acknowledging what happened after that. The ending for me was that moment when Nikki was left alone. Oh god, I want to cry again. Why why why why??????????? If you follow me on instagram or tumblr or twitter you must have seen that image I posted right after i finished this. I remember crying this hard when i read TFiOS and Message in a Bottle. God.
OK. So, this book was supposed to be like the best out of the bunch, right? But for me, I still think Everbound takes the lead. I should have reviewed Everbound. Gah. Anyway, where Everbound was a massive roller-coaster ride this installment lacked it for me. This one was filled with wistfulness more.
I think the action was downplayed in this one but this book required it. I did not like Jack. I don't like him but I could have liked him as this was the only book in which we saw more of him. I think I liked only that one time. And some of his lines to Nikki were really cheesy.
And seriously Nikki, I don't blame you for what happened to my love but still Jack was only ever angry. He could have been reasonable when Cole was facing that dilemma. I didn't know i could love Cole more but I do. And I think I reallly love him . LOL.
God. I am a mess. Like I didn't even cry over that Allegiant ending or Champion. Maybe the force of all that grief is hitting me full force now. I had been angry over that Allegiant ending but I think I made my peace with it and even with Champion's ending (it was a good one, okay??!!! compared to these two) but what happened here. I know it was the only reasonable ending - I still need time. I need time. Okay? Okay! *wails* That TFiOS trailer also had to release that day. My emotions are all over the place.
The book ended really quickly. I read this in one sitting. I have read that last scene so many times. And my heart aches every time. I loved zis installment none-the-less.
Overall, a very good trilogy. I will totally recommend it.
And yeah I know I didn't talk about anything else but seriously lemme breathe okay, i am recovering.
Read this trilogy guys but don't fall for the right guy!!!!
I will miss my OTP from this trilogy and the whole world. It's all gone. *sobs*
How did you like Evertrue??
Happy Reading.


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Currently, Boston is the home of more than 50 venture capital firms, 12 business angel clubs and a large number of private investors, many of whom are successful entrepreneurs. During the incubator program, you will visit a venture fund, attend personal meetings with representatives of the venture and angel ecosystem and obtain constructive feedback on your individual project. Additionally, your team will have a number of opportunities to practice your elevator pitch in the presence of investors, as well as to participate in Demo Day at the end of the incubator.
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When I first heard about DigiTech's GNX4 Guitar Workstation — a modeling and multi-effects processor that's also a pedalboard, a standalone 8-track digital recorder, a USB audio and MIDI interface (with included DAW and editor-librarian software for Mac and Windows), a looper, a drum machine, a mic preamp-DI, a card reader, and more — I was skeptical. I wondered if its feature set was overly ambitious.
But after working with it for several weeks, my skepticism has vanished. The GNX4 does what it promises, and does it well. It's an intelligently designed unit that will benefit any recording guitarist, especially one who is new to digital multitracking.
FIG. 1: In addition to its modeling and multi-effects functions, the DigiTech GNX4 is an 8-track recorder, a USB MIDI and audio interface, a mic preamp, a looping device, and much more.
But the GNX4 is more than just a recording product — it's a formidable live-performance tool. It provides gigging guitarists with a wide range of sounds and effects and, because of its speaker-modeling capabilities, you have the option of plugging straight into the P.A.
The unit's onboard CompactFlash-based 8-track recorder and MP3 player would be a godsend for solo acts that use backing tracks. They could record or import their material into the GNX4 and control playback using the unit's footswitches. Because EM focuses on the personal studio, however, this review will emphasize the GNX4's recording functions.
Pedals to the Metal
At just under 22 inches in width, the metal-housed GNX4 is wider than a typical pedalboard-style processor (see Fig. 1). It's outfitted with seven large footswitches (a row of five and a row of two), an expression pedal, and an assortment of hand-controlled switches and knobs.
Most of the rear panel (see Fig. 2) is dedicated to I/O. You get a high-impedance instrument input, an XLR input for the built-in dbx mic pre (which has a -20 dB pad and switchable 48V phantom power), a pair of ¼-inch balanced line inputs, two ¼-inch balanced line outputs with an output adjustment knob and a speaker compensation (simulation) switch, two balanced XLR line outputs (with an output adjustment knob, a speaker compensation switch, and a ground lift switch), a footswitch input for an optional recording-control unit, a ¼-inch headphone output, MIDI In and Out jacks, and a USB port.
FIG. 2: The GNX4''s rear panel is where connections are made for its various types of I/O, which include analog and digital audio, and MIDI.
DigiTech clearly made an effort to keep the user interface (especially for the guitar-sound engine) as straightforward as possible, considering the unit's ample feature set. The GNX4's GeNetX Amp Controls Matrix — a gridlike combination of buttons, knobs, switches, and parameter names on the unit's front panel — is used for programming effects and amp models. Along with the two main LED displays, it allows you to thoroughly and quickly edit guitar-sound parameters without having to dig deep into menus.
The trade-off for this easy-to-use interface is that the size of the parameter names printed on the front panel had to be shrunk in order to fit. They were so small that even when I sat down with the GNX4 on the floor below me, I found them difficult to read. It was virtually impossible to read them when standing above the unit. As a result, I had to do most of my serious guitar-sound tweaking (when I wasn't using the included XEdit software) with the unit on my lap or on a table — neither of which is conducive to programming a unit that's primarily foot operated.
When you aren't programming sounds, the four LED displays on the unit's front panel show you everything you need, and they can easily be read from a distance or even on a dark stage. The largest of the displays gives you the patch names and shows the status of various functions and settings, depending on which one you're adjusting.
Just to the right of it is a small 2-digit LED that reads out patch numbers, the recording destination (the USB output or the onboard recorder), and many other status indicators. On the extreme left of the unit are two LEDs for the digital recorder; one reads out song number, and the other reads out elapsed time. Many of the GNX4's knobs and switches have LED status lights.
Sounding Out
The heart of the GNX4 is its impressive guitar processing. It uses DigiTech's GenetX technology, which the company used in previous GNX and Genesis products. It allows you to take two amp models and Warp (morph) them to any degree you like. Once accomplished, you can store your new hybrid-amp model (called a HyperModel) to one of nine memory locations. You can then Warp it with one of the other models to create yet another HyperModel. The possibilities are endless.
All that Warping would be pointless if the models didn't sound good, but they definitely do. The GNX4 has 15 guitar-amp models, emulating amps by, among others, Fender, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie, Vox, and Matchless. You also get a decent acoustic-guitar simulator, and ten bass-amp models that mimic amps from such brands as Hartke, Acoustic, Trace Elliot, Ashdown, Sunn, and Fender. For further tone shaping, you can choose from 22 speaker-cabinet models, covering a wide range of guitar and bass enclosures.
I was impressed by the sounds overall, especially when I started doing my own programming. I was even able to get some convincing clean sounds, which is often difficult with modeling devices.
There are 80 user and 80 factory preset memories available, and you can save 80 more if you've installed a Type 1 CompactFlash card (which is not included) into the GNX4's card slot. Each preset contains two amp channels, which can be assigned to different models. You can switch between them or set the expression pedal to control the Warping process.
You can set the GNX4 to three modes, each of which allows footswitch control of different functions. Preset mode lets you use the footswitches to choose between various presets. Stompbox mode lets you turn effects on and off within a preset and switch between amp models. Recorder mode allows you to control the onboard recorder or the Cakewalk Pro Tracks Plus 2.2 DAW software.
Wahs and Yahs
Each preset can include one of the GNX4's Stompbox models, which re-create various well-known distortion pedals. You get Rodent (ProCo Rat), Screamer (Ibanez Tube Screamer), and Big MP (Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi), among others.
The GNX4 also offers a generous variety of good digital effects. Each preset can have one of several delays, a choice of reverb algorithms, a noise gate, compression, and a chorus or a modulation effect (such as flanger, phaser, wah, auto-wah, Ya Ya [a superb talkboxlike effect], tremolo, auto pan, rotary speaker, detune, and fixed pitch shift).
Each preset can also have an effect from the Whammy-IPS-Talk category, which includes various specialized pitch effects. Whammy is taken from DigiTech's own Whammy pedal, and it lets you bend your note by a specified interval (or add a harmonized bend) using the expression pedal. You can do everything from dive-bombing effects to more subtle bends.
In addition to controlling Whammy, the expression pedal can be programmed to work with a huge range of parameters. A wah is available at any time by pressing the toeswitch of the expression pedal. The sensitivity of the switch can be adjusted, but the default setting on my review unit was just right. The pedal action, however, was a bit stiff.
IPS stands for Intelligent Pitch Shifter. Unlike the fixed shift effect found in the unit's Chorus/Mod section, this one is based on a user-specified interval, scale type, and key. As a result, you can play some very musical guitar harmonies with yourself (see Web Clip 1).
The Talker is a talkbox effect that works in conjunction with the built-in mic input. You plug in a mic and talk while playing, and it imparts vocal qualities to your guitar sound. It was a disappointment; I wasn't able to get very discernable effects from it. For talkboxlike sounds, I much preferred the Ya Ya and Auto Ya effects.
Bang on the Drum Machine
Another useful feature of the GNX4 is its drum machine, whose patterns and sounds can be used with the onboard multitrack. It can be also function as a MIDI drum module or simply as a practice aid.
You get 110 patterns, covering styles such as funk, jazz, rock, metal, and country. The patterns are basic but are fine for songwriting and practicing purposes. You can't, however, chain patterns together into a song, which is somewhat limiting. You get eight kits, each with sounds representing a particular musical style. The drum sounds are average, at best.
If you've installed a CompactFlash card, you can use the unit's card-reader function (which makes the card appear to your computer as an external drive) to import MIDI drum files into the GNX4. You can then play the MIDI files using the unit's internal sounds. Therefore, you aren't limited to the onboard patterns, and you can even dump song-length MIDI drum tracks into the drum machine.
You can also use the card-reader function to import MP3s into the GNX4. One excellent use of this feature would be to import backing tracks into the unit to perform or practice with.
Let's Record
The GNX4 offers two choices for recording: the built-in, 8-track multitrack, and the unit's USB audio interface for recording into a computer.
Before getting into the specifics, I should mention that the unit has three different audio-input options. You can plug your guitar in directly through the instrument input, plug a mic into the built-in mic preamp, or patch line-level signals into the balanced line inputs.
Because DigiTech is under the same corporate umbrella (Harman Music) as dbx, it was able to include a dbx mic preamp in the GNX4. I tested the preamp out on acoustic guitar (see Web Clip 2) and on vocals, and it sounded good but a tad darker than the other pres in my studio.
Multitrack Onboard
The GNX4's 16-bit, 44.1 kHz onboard digital recorder isn't as fully featured as a dedicated multitrack or DAW, but it is useful and portable. You must install a CompactFlash card for it to function. Your total recording time will vary greatly depending on what type of card you get. For example, a 32 MB card will yield a total of 6 minutes. A 2 GB card (the maximum compatible size) gives you 6 hours and 24 minutes. (To calculate the available recording time per track, divide the total time by the number of tracks that you plan to record.)
The GNX4 lets you set a number of recording preferences, including whether to have a count off and whether to play with the click track or the drum machine on. You can set the drum machine to play along or to record to two of the tracks. Once you have configured everything, recording is a snap. You don't even need to use your hands, because the recorder's transport can be controlled with the unit's footswitches.
When it's time to mix, you can control level and pan for each track. You can either output your mix to an external 2-track through the analog outputs or use the card-reader function to transfer the individual tracks to a DAW for subsequent mixdown. If you want to keep your mix onboard, you can bounce it to two of the tracks (see Web Clip 3) — and you don't need to leave open tracks to do so.
Does It Compute?
The other recording option is to use the included DAW software — Pro Tracks Plus 2.2 for the PC or BIAS Deck SE 3.5 for the Mac (or other compatible DAW software) — and use the GNX4 as a USB interface. Pro Tracks Plus has more-thorough integration with the GNX4 than Deck SE does. You can even control Pro Track Plus's transport with the GNX4's footswitches (see Web Clip 4).
FIG. 3: One of the programs included with the GNX4 is Cakewalk''s Pro Tracks Plus (Win), a fully featured digital audio sequencer.
Pro Tracks Plus (see Fig. 3) is a very capable sequencer that can handle audio and MIDI recording, editing, and mixing. Cakewalk adapted the software from its Sonar line. Having such a fully featured application included is a real plus. In addition, you get the Lexicon Pantheon reverb plug-in (another benefit of the Harman connection), which also comes in a Mac version for Deck SE.
I successfully tested the GNX4's USB drivers with Cakewalk's Sonar 4 and Project 5. I was not able to get the audio to work correctly with Sony's Acid Pro 5.
On the Mac side, Deck SE 3.5 is a capable recording program but is more limited than Pro Tracks Plus because it doesn't offer any MIDI-sequencing features. I also tested the GNX4's USB interface successfully with several other Mac programs including MOTU Digital Performer 4.52, Apple GarageBand 2.01, and Logic Pro 7.1.
The GNX4 offers a wide range of options for outputting audio to the computer. You can choose between stereo, mono, with effects, without effects, and several other options. It also has settings that facilitate reamping tracks from the computer using the unit's models and effects. In all, the GNX4 handled its role as an audio and MIDI interface quite well.
FIG. 4: The included XEdit software (Mac/Win) makes the job of editing and storing the GNX4''s guitar sounds a snap.
XEdit (see Fig. 4), the editor-librarian program (Mac/Win) that comes with the GNX4 software package, gives you a graphic representation of all the guitar and effect parameters in the hardware unit. Editing with it is a breeze, and you can save and recall your favorite patches.
PC users get Cakewalk Pyro Express in the GNX4 software package, which is a light version of Cakewalk's Pyro, and lets you burn and rip CDs.
Loop and Jam
The GNX4's digital recorder also serves as a looping device. The feature is called JamMan and is loosely based on the Lexicon JamMan — a classic looping device that's no longer in production. The GNX4's looper lets you overdub multiple passes (limited only by the size of the CompactFlash card) over a looping section.
Unlike the original JamMan, the DigiTech unit lets you do multitrack looping. The GNX4's versatile footswitches allow hands-free control of all looping functions.
Because of its many and varied functions, the GNX4 is relatively difficult to learn. Although DigiTech attempted to keep things as simple as possible, the GNX4 has so many features that it takes a while to get comfortable with the unit's operations. Even after several weeks of testing, I still had to refer to the manual fairly often — especially for the recorder, digital-output, and data-transfer functions, which have more menus and hidden features than the relatively straightforward guitar-processing section.
Fortunately, the manual is informative and comprehensive. My only complaint with it is that it has no index, although it does have a detailed table of contents.
Genetically Engineered Music
Overall, the GNX4 is an ambitious unit that succeeds at what it sets out to do. Its guitar-sound engine is flexible and deep. Combine that with the onboard recorder, the drum machine, and the dbx mic pre, and you have a self-contained, songwriting and demo studio that can be used anywhere that has electricity. The ability to transfer tracks to the computer for further polishing is also handy.
The GNX4's capabilities as a MIDI and audio interface (albeit somewhat limited in terms of I/O) and its facility to store and transfer data from a CompactFlash card allow it to work as a functional front end for Mac and PC setups. The included software is quite good (especially on the PC side) and adds a lot of value to the total package.
Although the GNX4 is aimed most directly at guitarists who've previously been reluctant to jump into the computer-recording world, its versatility will make it attractive to many recording and performing guitarists.
Mike Levine is an EM senior editor.
Audio Inputs (1) ¼" TS unbalanced instrument, (2) ¼" TRS balanced line, (1) XLR balanced mic Audio Outputs (2) ¼" TRS balanced line, (2) XLR balanced line, (1) ¼" TRS headphone Digital I/O USB Type B MIDI In/Out Phantom Power 48V Presets 80 factory, 80 user, 80 card (with optional CompactFlash card installed) A/D/A Converters 24-bit Sampling Frequency 44.1 kHz CompactFlash Card Interface Type 1 (solid-state cards; up to 2 GB) Onboard Digital Recorder 8-track, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz resolution MP3 Player 32-320 kbps supported Onboard Drum Machine 110 patterns, 5 metronome settings, 8 drum kits Dimensions 21.5" (W) × 3.25" (H) × 9" (D) Weight 10 lbs.
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$ 699.95
PROS: Excellent sounds and effects. Warp feature adds additional flexibility. Onboard multi track looper, drum machine, and MP3 player. Card reader makes exchange of data to computer easy. Functions well as USB audio and MIDI interface. Dbx mic pre. Recording and editing software (Mac/Win) included.
CONS: Drum-machine patterns can't be chained together. Drum patterns and sounds are mediocre. Parameter information printed on the unit can be hard to read. Recorder and interface functions difficult to learn. Talker effect unimpressive.


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At the beginning of 2017, I will be the first to admit that I had set some hefty goals for myself. An action packed race season lies ahead. With one race down, a long list of life distractions and a lacklustre start to my training this year, I looked forward to the Mulitsport Canada Skechers Performance Triathlon/Duathlon series presented by Martins Family Fruit Farm, season opener. I was ready, with a clear mind and no expectations other than to have fun, enjoy the atmosphere and go the distance!
We woke up to a pleasant surprise Saturday morning. The weather man had been exaggerating and the skies were clear, wind was calm and the sun was out in full force. Today was going to be a fast day for all and I was excited to be a part of it. We arrived to the Welland International Flat Water Centre (best race venue in Ontario, hands down) for the 11th running of the Multisport Canada Rose City Triathlon/Duathlon weekend and you could feel the energy everywhere around you. Athletes all over the place with ear to ear smiles, anticipating what would be our nicest day of racing yet!
I made a quick stop over to the BLADE booth to say hi and drop off a wheel for one of my ambassador team mates before racking my bike and setting up my transition area. You could see the enthusiasm on each athletes face, as they wished each other good luck and admired each other's setup. It is truly a great sight to see all of the veteran athletes assisting others with any tips, tricks or questions they may have the morning of each race, even when we are all trying to keep focused on the task at hand. It's that welcoming feeling that draws people into our sport and the reason they lust to return to it year after year.
After I had double (triple checked everything) I made my way inside, to pick up my race kit.
I had checked the start lists the night before and after taking a good look around, I had noticed there were a lot more people than what I had anticipated. I must have ran into nearly ten of my customers from work, who had welcomed my guidance and encouragement and had decided to participate in the day's events. What a great feeling knowing you have inspired others to find their own potential and get involved. I stepped up to the honour of being a Multisport Canada Ambassador for that very reason.
I had about 15 minutes until race time and made my way through the crowd, saying hello to all of the familiar faces. The transition area was hectic, but exciting, with the athletes making last minute adjustments. We took our places at the start line and the horn blew. I was not ready for what came next. About 30 people shot by me, sprinting! I looked down at my watch and then again at the athletes pulling away from me. 4:00/km and I can't keep up? Strategy time. Let's run at about 4:30/km for the first run, catch as many people as possible on the bike and then hang on for dear life on the final run. I came back from the first run in 43rd place out of 92, back from the bike in 27th and came soaring into the finish off the second run in 41st overall. All while getting my much anticipated hand shake from John Salt himself. My personal favourite part of every race (haha). I managed a new personal best for myself on the Welland course by 2 minutes and a 5th place age group finish. I'll take it! Progress is what we all strive for. Even though I didn't make the podium this time around, I felt great, had fun, my two year old daughter finally got to cheer me on in a race and I feel better about my fitness (despite the slow start to the year). A quick ride home for some dinner and a good nights sleep was what I needed to prep for the action packed day tomorrow.
Sunday morning rolled around and it was time for some high quality volunteering for the day 2 long course Triathlon/Duathlon. After a quick stop for a coffee, I pedalled over to one of the most magnificent race sites in Ontario. Yet again on a sunny, yet windy morning. I met up with Multisport Canada Ambassador Jessey the Elf and we headed inside the building to offer our help anywhere and everywhere needed. After a shift of body marking, we headed down to the swim start to watch the athletes head out. Once everyone was out on the swim course, Jessey and I cleared the entire swim exit and path of little pebbles and stones, something most people would never think about, but can be a crucial part of both the swim portion, as well as the bike portion around turns. The last thing an athlete needs is to step on a rock or slip on some stones in a turn. It could ruin their race and experience. Multisport Canada strives to provide us all with an experience that we will never forget and fuels our addiction to the sport. It's the details like that, one of the many, which make it all come together.
As the athletes returned from their swim, we stood along the path to the swim exit cheering on all the athletes and guiding them to the stairs, where they would climb through the crowd into the transition area. It is always enjoyable for me to see all of the expressions on each athletes face. A sense of accomplishment and true joy, as you hear the cheering from friends, family and the spectators who are just inspired by them.
The entire race ran smoothly and after cheering on all of our team mates and friends, we headed in to where the awards celebration was taking place. I was able to organize all of the ambassadors for some pictures and then John Salt surprised us with an introduction session, for us all to introduce ourselves and share the reason why we are dedicated to being ambassadors for not only Multisport Canada, but for the sports of Triathlon and Duathlon.
I am relatively new to Multisport, being in my third year of racing, but I know the importance of helping athletes who may be unfamiliar with our sports or looking for direction as they get involved. Sometimes it's just a bit of encouragement that's needed by some to push themselves beyond their comfort and towards their aspirations. It was very important for me to have that assistance when I started and it continues on, even into my third season as you continue to grow as an athlete and learn from the never ending mistakes you will make. Yes, I do still occasionally need to run to the porta potty in the middle of a race…
I had pre registered a few weeks before this race weekend for the Grimsby Peach Bud 10k running race on Tuesday evening, not knowing how'd I feel from racing on Saturday and volunteering on Sunday. My legs were sore and felt like they weighed 500 lbs. Nothing I couldn't push through. So my mother, daughter and I headed down to the race site. My only expectation was to beat my last 10k race time of 54:45 and try and finish with a gold medal for top 100 out of 300. Partial mission accomplished. I finished the hilly course in a time of 51:53, 119th overall and grabbing a silver medal. Im absolutely thrilled with the outcome and am feeling great going into the next training block before MSC Gravenhurst! We can always use as many volunteers as possible for all of the Multisport Canada races, so please visit http://www.multisportcanada.com to sign up.
Thank you to my family, friends and sponsors for all that you do for me. Sport Chek, Skechers Performance, Multisport Canada, County Cycle and all of the companies that have brought together a recipe for success and continued improvement. Onward and upward! Thank you and happy training!


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Any golf aficionado that plays golf on a regular basis, looks for new ways to improve his game. They look for new ways to hit the golf ball further, while having better aim with a smooth swing. If this person sounds like you, then you are going to have to learn how to create lag in your golf swing.
So what is lag?
When describing it, as opposed to giving a physical definition, the best way to explain it relates to thinking of it more as you pulling the golf club as opposed to pushing it. If you watch closely, this is a swing used by many of the professionals. Creating lag is one of the most prized hidden move in the golf swing that most powerful hitters have. This technique can generate a great distance from a seemingly smooth and rhythmic swing. The technical aspect behind this is the correct angle between the shaft and the left forearm (if you are right-hander) in the downswing. If your wrists can maintain this angle for a slightly longer duration, the better the lag will be.
It will become more apparent that the swing of these professionals differ a lot from many others. As you watch them, concentrate on the time in between the upswing and downswing. This is where the biggest different comes into play and will become more apparent as you watch.
One way to create lag in your golf swing, would involve setting up a video camera. How exciting, you get to be a star. Make sure the camera is at an angle that will catch all of the movements that you make.
Now, hold the club in the usual way that you do. Don't hold on too tight or loose. By this point you should already have the ball set up, so walk up to it. While you are standing there and getting ready to hit the ball, push back on the right hand so that it is toward the right forearm (the right angle is important).
As you begin to swing, concentrate on using only your shoulders to move the club and nothing else. Imagine your hands and arms as unable to move and the only thing that has the ability to get them to move is your shoulders. When you are moving the club back, move it only so far as to where your left arm is parallel to the ground.
If you are doing the swing correctly, when you look on camera to see where your arm is, your left arm should look as if in a 90 degree angle. This angle is what lag comes from.
Now, on the way down toward the ball envision yourself as keeping this angle. You want to keep the shape as the club moves down toward the ball. The basic concept of this swing, involves more pulling of the club, rather than pushing.
After you do this a few times, go home and watch yourself. As you watch the way that you are swinging, you will start to have more of an idea of the things that you have to work on in order to get the swing down.
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Diamonds in elaborate settings, such as multi stone diamond rings, exude a certain kind of elegance, and are a stunning way to elevate that uber-glamorous outfit. However, whilst diamonds can come alive when they are set into diamond rings, there is an intrinsic beauty with diamonds, and loose cut diamonds are great option for those who want to bask in the glory of a diamond without the extra bit of ring.
In this context, loose diamonds represent a great gift for both him and her. Whilst diamond rings might have certain feminine connotations, a loose cut diamond is fairly androgenous, whilst being symbolic of durability and faithfulness everything that you'd want in a gift for your beloved.
Also, loose diamonds will have a much more stable inherent value, whereas the value of diamond rings in the future will be subject to the whims of fashion. With a loose diamond the value will be inherently stable, which makes them a great choice as a family heirloom.
Due to their small size they are also easily kept secure, and they can be insured and stored comfortably in security boxes or safes.
Loose diamonds are perfect should you ever want to set them into a ring, and you will be able to do so according to your own taste. This means that should you receive loose diamonds as a gift then you could commemorate the diamond by setting it into a ring that you yourself have chosen.
At Marlows Certified Diamonds we stock lots of loose diamonds, in all sorts of cuts and at fantastic prices so why not come and have a look.


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The GENERAL FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA, in agreement with article 7 of the Regulations, aims to cooperate to fulfil the goals of the Universitat de València. This is a task that is conducted following the management request of the Universitat de València, which develops by means of three main fields of action and their general services.
The experience and the knowledge of the sociocultural, educational, teaching and university cooperation environment, provide the General Foundation the necessary tools to become a link between the Universitat de València and the society, in terms of transference, dissemination, cultural democratization, education and solidarity.
Fields of action
- Culture and Education, which encompasses the Music Activities Unit (Philharmonic Orchestra of the Universitat de València, the University Choir of València, the Choir School of La Nau, the Coral Club of La Nau Gran and the Colla de Dolçaines) the Collection Martínez Guerricabeitia and the Exhibition (Plastic Arts), Cultural Heritage (programmes for cataloguing and restoring the heritage) Performing Arts (theatre), Alumni UV and the Cultural Volunteering (participation of the university and the citizenship), UV Gandia (Summer University of Gandia, master's and courses), La Nau dels Xiquets i les Xiquetes and La Nau Jove, the Centre of European Documentation (information and documentation), Digital Library and the Project Futura.
- University Services, by UV Employment and UV Disability.
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In this edition of the GOTW: some beauty sauce, a rarely seen 5-on-1, some nice moves on a partial breakaway, a nifty bit of tic-tac-toe action and some filthy between the legs dangles!
Let's go!
5. Matt Duchene
Injuries have limited Colorado's Matt Duchene this season, but before his latest bout with the injury bug he managed to convert on this saucer feed from teammate Paul Stastny for a beauty goal!
4. Bryan Little
The Winnipeg Jets beat the Florida Panthers 7-0 last week, which included something I don't recall ever seeing in the past – an even-strength 5-on-1 rush! Bryan Little finished off this nice bit of passing to make it a 4-0 game.
3. Evander Kane
If a team scores seven goals in a game, there are bound to be a couple of gems in there – you've seen one, now check out this slick move by Winnipeg's Evander Kane!
2. Zach Parise
New Jersey Devils forward Zach Parise is starting to heat up as the playoffs approach, which is good news if that's your team! Check out this passing play started by Patrik Elias and finished by Parise. Beauty!
1. Loui Eriksson
Checking in at number one this week is Dallas Stars forward Loui Eriksson, who made Alex Tanguay look silly by putting the puck between his skates and then sniping with a backhand shot for the shorthanded goal!
What the Puck?
This week's WTP moment comes to us from Montreal, where Erik Cole learned that just because a guy is your teammate, it doesn't mean he won't nail you!
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There will be a pool of kids who actually want to go back to school, but for the rest of us, all we want is for the good summer times to keep on keeping on and the tunes to keep filling our headspaces. Luckily, the summer hasn't ended just yet as LA Music Blog's partnership with Eat|See|Hear continues on into the next month as we present all of this year's best musical acts at the summer series.
To place a little added emphasize on the "Hear" in Eat|See|Hear, the Blog's own David Fisch caught up with LA-based roots-rock act King Washington ahead of their performance just prior to a "big" outdoor screen presentation of the movie that made Tom Hanks, well, Tom Hanks: 1988's Big.
It's been three years since their last LP dropped, but King Washington is now readying their next record for release. In his interview with the act, David gets the scoop on their future direction and uncovers the many playful aspects of the guys behind the music. Afterward, King Washington performed a meaty set of songs from their arsenal in front of the large crowd in attendance at The Autry at Griffith Park.
Check out the video of David's interview with King Washington as well as an exclusive performance of the track "Land Without Age" from this past weekend's event below, and be sure to enter our contest to win passes to see the lovable '80s cave caper The Goonies, as well as a performance by Halloway, before the show this weekend!
For a more detailed schedule of events, including which movies are being shown, visit the Eat|See|Hear website.


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Darcy Evans
During 7 Seasons as an actor and associate director with the Stratford Festival, his credits include: To Kill a Mockingbird (associate director), Fuente Ovejuna, The Winter's Tale, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Fiddler on the Roof, Man of La Mancha, Patience, The Three Musketeers, Hello, Dolly! (associate director), The Music Man and The King and I (assistant director).
Stratford Festival Casting Credits: Cabaret; Love's Labours Lost; The Music Man and The King and I. Darcy was the Associate Director for Little Women on Broadway (starring Sutton Foster) and the first U.S. national tour (starring Maureen McGovern)
Recent directing credits: As Bees in Honey Drown (Company C); Sleeping Beauty (Sudbury Theatre Centre).
Associate director credits: Heartland (Madison Repertory Theatre, Madison, WI/Dallas Summer Musicals, Dallas, TX) and Not Wanted on the Voyage (CanStage)
Other directing credits: 2,346 Miles from Broadway; The Twilight Players and The Barber Shop.
Favourite Acting Credits: The Who's Tommy (National Tour, Mirvish Prod.); Spirit of A Nation (National Tour, Original Cast Recording); Chess (The American); Cabaret (Emcee u/s, performed); Pirates of Penzance (Frederic); The Full Monty (Malcolm), Footloose (Canadian première).
Film/TV: Hairspray; Missing; Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
Training: BFA-directing, University of Victoria. Darcy was invited to participate in the inaugural Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, a series of masterclasses and workshops led by Des McAnuff, John Doyle; Gary Griffin, Robin Phillips, Peter Hinton and Marti Maraden.
Upcoming Directing Projects: Antony & Cleopatra (Studio Theatre, Stratford Shakespeare Festival – Directors' Project); 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Sudbury Theatre Centre, 2011).


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My friend Jacki Long shared a Trader Joe's journal with me last October. I just happen to collect Trader Joe bags from around the country and I loved seeing her journal. Since I frequently need storage for art mail that I receive, I decided it would work to make a journal for that purpose out of the bags. If you have not experienced Trader Joe's they sell shopping bags for 99 cents and they change designs in regional areas frequently. Each region has its own bag.
I just cut up the bag and sewed "papers" back to back leaving the top open. I then assembled them together and sewed down the middle and voila, a easy journal was made.
Here are the insides of the journal.....
PS If you send me a bag I will send you one from the Seattle area or a postcard. We all love to get mail art. :-)
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Post by Mary Bosworth, Director of Border Criminologies, Follow Mary on Twitter, @MFBosworth.
In early July, I had the opportunity to visit the sites of juxtaposed control in Calais as a guest of HMIP, who were there, with their French counterparts, CGLPL, to conduct the first unannounced visits of the short term detention facilities in Calais, Coquelles, and Dunkirk since 2012 and 2014 respectively. This part of Northern France is both the edge of the Schengen Zone, and a site of the 'juxtaposed controls' set out by the 1991 Sangatte Protocol, the 2003 Treaty of Touquet, and various additional protocols and amendments such as that signed in 2011 allowing French law enforcement to carry service weapons on British soil. Such international legal arrangements penetrate deeply into the lives of local residents and those who wish to depart. Since Brexit, and for some time before, there have been increasing calls to end the juxtaposed controls, with the view to passing over its consequences to Britain: the notorious Calais camp and its thousands of residents.
Under the terms of the juxtaposed controls, Britain operates a series of small short-term detention sites within the Calais and Dunkirk ports and in the Eurotunnel area known as Coquelles. The French run a series of parallel short-term holding centres as well as a larger Centre de Retention Administrative, just outside the Eurotunnel area in Coquelles.
The British sites, as they would be in the UK, are contracted out to two private companies: Tascor in Calais and Coquelles, and Eamus Cork Solutions (ECS) in Dunkirk. Britain also employs a large complement of UK Border Force in these sites, a small contracted-out security force staffed by ECS and Wagtail, a sniffer dog company, and a group of Kent police officers. The British nationals among them commute from the UK to work long shift patterns, staying in a local hotel before returning home. Finally, the French are present too, in the numerous figures of the Polices Aux Frontières (PAF).
Despite having driven through Calais many times, I had never seen the camp before, as it is not in the direction that travellers to Paris or the South would usually follow. In fact, it is very close to the Ferry port, just a few kilometers up the road, surrounded on all sides by hundreds of meters of fencing. The hard shoulder of the highway by the camp and the port, and stretching up to Dunkirk, is dotted with the white vans of the PAF, and the national police as well. Occasionally, particularly close to the port, they disgorge groups of migrant men who have been found in the freight trucks, or who have walked too close to the fences.
Visiting Calais was disconcerting. Seeing border control at close proximity is always difficult. Some of it I am used to from years of observations and interviews in detention. But the stories were different, no longer accounts from people trying to stay, but stories of the lengths they go to in an attempt to depart. When I interview women and men in detention, they are usually unwilling to discuss in much detail this part of their experience, although I have, over the years, been told about the pains of Calais, the risks of getting onto lorries or hiding beneath them, the terror of irregular migration.
What I began to understand on this trip is that there are a series of different systems and processes at work in Calais depending on where people are discovered in the juxtaposed control area. Car passengers whose documents are not in order are handed to the British authorities for a period of detention while the UK Border Force investigate, whereas those discovered hiding in trucks are often simply shown off the premises by the French border police. Legal checks, let alone protections, for victims of trafficking, unaccompanied minors or refugees seem limited.
The mix of jurisdictions in these sites, and personnel, and nationalities, is both difficult to describe concisely and confounds easy understanding. Notwithstanding claims in the academic literature about the universality of borders and their transportability, in the bodies of those subject to immigration control, the frontier feels different. The syncopation of 'finds' and the ongoing movement of bodies through detention and out again, gives these sites a particular mobility of their own. The complicated legal arrangements and intersecting forms of governance are simultaneously restrictive and expansive. Meanwhile, the humanity of the people being found, detained and expelled generates a particular urgency and horror that is only partially contained by the bureaucracy and banality of immigration control processes.
While researchers and activists and charities have paid considerable attention to the Camp at Calais, and rather less to the one outside Dunkirk, as yet, we have no applied academic study of these official sites of detention. In that, they join the other Short-term holding facilities (STHFs) throughout the UK, which also remain under-examined. I wonder whether academics are not as interested in STHFs as they might be.
My observations in Calais and Dunkirk reaffirmed my view that I need to spend more time theorizing administrative power, while also identifying other matters to investigate. For as long as people hide themselves and their children in lorries, work needs to be done. Meanwhile, the HMIP and CGPL joint report on these sites of confinement will be available in around three months time.
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I don't like mushrooms. In fact, I go out of my way to pick them out of things.
You'll sometimes see me put them into recipes because I do believe they contribute a flavor, but I usually leave them out. That said, these sausage stuffed mushroom caps with goat cheese are some of the most delicious bite-sized morsels I've ever eaten.
With a perfect mixture of sausage, cheese, mushroom and spices these will be a hot whether you serve them as appetizers at a holiday or for the big game. Or, be like me and eat them as a meal. No sharing. 🙂
According to The Mushroom Council (Yes, there is such a thing), mushrooms are low in calories, fat-free, cholesterol-free, gluten-free and very low in sodium. They are rich in B vitamins, which help to provide energy through the breakdown of proteins, fats and carbs. They contain Niacin, which helps to maintain healthy red blood cells, and pantothenic acid, which promotes healthy skin and benefits the digestive and nervous systems.
Overall, they're a great food to have as a part of your diet. If you are like me though and are selective about your mushroom love, you can make them this way and still get your nutrients.
I love these because they are low carb and you can make them Whole 30 approved by just removing the cheese. I promise they will still be amazing if you remove the cheese. The cheese just makes them more amazing-er.
Check out the full recipe below.
- 12-15 button mushrooms, washed with stems removed
- 1lb. of mild Italian sausage
- ⅓ cup of Asiago cheese
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese
- ⅓ cup of goat cheese
- ½ large white onion, diced
- 3 green onions, chopped and separate white bottoms from green stems
- 3 Tbsp. of olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. of garlic, diced
- 1 tsp. of garlic salt
- 1 tsp. of onion powder
- 2 tsp. of dried basil
- 1 Tbsp. of fresh basil leaves, chopped
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Spread out mushroom caps on a baking sheet and brush them with 1 Tbsp. of olive oil.
- Once oven is heated cook mushroom caps for 7 minutes.
- While mushrooms cook, add 2 tbsp of olive oil and then add garlic and onions. Cook until onions are translucent.
- Add Italian sausage and begin to brown. Then add white bottoms of the green onions.
- Add garlic salt, onion powder and dried basil.
- Once the meat is cooked, turn the heat to low, add the fresh basil and add cheeses one-by-one. Continually stir so the cheese doesn't burn.
- Once all the cheese has been added remove the pan from the heat and mix well.
- Add sausage mixture to mushroom caps. Cook in the oven for 5 minutes. Continue to check to mushrooms so they don't burn but make sure they are soft before you remove them.
- Top with additional cheese, extra basil and tops of green onions. Serve immediately.
Whether you love them or hate them, this recipe will make you a little obsessed. I seriously wish I could eat these every day.
I'm going to warn you though, this will be an appetizer that everyone asks you to make after they taste it. Be prepared for requests.
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