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Some people rely on Yelp as their go-to food-finding app, some people use it to blow off a little steam and scathingly shame local businesses, and others just like to hear themselves talk. Err, write. But whatever the reason, you have to admit it's dang useful. Here are some lesser-known tips and tricks to help you get the most out of everyone's favorite crowd-sourced review site.
Save money by using the "offering a deal" filter
Next time you go searching for a bar or restaurant, hit up the Filters menu and enable the "Offering a Deal" option. Many spots offer Yelp-only specials that can save you a solid chunk of change on your final bill. Just a heads up that, like Groupon or Living Social, to get the discount you need to purchase the deal via Yelp and then flash the redemption code on your phone to your server.
Look for reviews with two to four stars
This may seem obvious, but when you're browsing reviews, try to ignore the ones with star ratings at either end of the spectrum (reviews with one or five). They often come with hyperbolic pronouncements like "it was the most amazing meal of my adult life" or "everything was abysmal and the server looked at me funny," which are less reliable indicators of an establishment's overall qualities. Look for middle-of-the-road ratings to get a better feel for the place.
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Welcome to the scandalous lives of the Yelp Elite. The most engaged, active users on Yelp don't just bask in the smug satisfaction of publicly assessing every establishment they step foot in -- they get rewarded for it. This select set of users is given exclusive access to private parties hosted at up-and-coming hot spots in their cities.
You can't just slide into Elite status, though. To reach the upper echelons you must be nominated by a fellow user, and then assessed by an "Elite Council" that reads through your reviews for quality and consistency. It's not a tenured position either -- you'll be assessed each subsequent year once inside. Xoxo, Gossip Girl.
Get a new guide to your neighborhood every week
Whether you're in Fresno or Fargo, you can sign up to receive the Weekly Yelp newsletter that comes packed with hyper-local insider tips. It also delivers curated lists of the places in your area that excel at something special, whether it's the best cafes to grab a croissant, restaurants with the most delicious guac, or cheap eats that don't suck.
Look for video reviews
Back in 2014, Yelp rolled out a new feature that lets users add 12-second videos to their reviews in an effort to better capture the ambiance of the establishment. So if you're curious if the bar you're taking your date to is quaint and quiet, or if there's a pole and disco ball lurking in the corner, queue up the video to get a better idea of the vibe.
Trust local reviewers over tourists
Think about it: a tourist may have very different expectations when it comes to quality food or service, whereas a local New Yorker (or Angeleno, Chicagoan, etc.) is more likely to differentiate between good pizza, or BBQ, or what have you -- simply because they have a better idea of what else is in their area. It's not snobbish, it's just good sense.
Don't pay attention to users with only one review
Yelp reviews are like friends; it's kind of weird if you only have one. Be wary of any spectacularly negative or positive reviews if the writer only has one review under their belt. It's probably a fake account created by a slimy competitor or the owner themselves trying to boost their rating.
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Not long ago, window treatments, like bathrooms, were thought of as strictly utilitarian. Window treatments mostly controlled the amount of light that came into the house and provided some privacy, while draperies kept out at least some of the cold. Now, window treatments are a strong part of the decor of any room, and they should be pleasing to the eye as well as functional.
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Many homeowners design their rooms around the color of the walls, and this is also true of window treatments. Homeowners choose window treatments that are softer shades of the wall color, such as pink, floor-length draperies over windows set in scarlet walls, or opposite colors such as greens or blues. Also, be mindful of the color of the window frame and the mullions, for these also need to be considered in the overall color scheme.
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These are basically draperies and curtains made out of fabric. The fabric can be more traditional types such as cotton, linen, velvet or even silk, or unusual fabrics such as leather, suede or faux-fur. Custom drapery is made to order for the homeowner's own windows and are almost a must when the windows are of an unusual size or shape. Drapes and curtains bought in big box or home improvement stores should fit most windows. Of course, the homeowner can simply buy lengths of fabric and make them into curtains or draperies on the sewing machine.
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These include shutters and blinds. Shutters are best custom made to fit the exact proportions of a window, and custom blinds are also available. Custom blinds can also be made to the homeowner's specifications in terms of the color and material of the blinds and the width of the blades. Shutters and blinds can be made of sustainable materials such as bamboo and can be painted metallic colors that make them resemble gold, silver or bronze. Some shutters or their louvers can be opened to let in light and air.
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This is one such intersection.
The difference of one week and we never would have met. Our eyes would never have connected along the bumpy roads of Addis Ababa as we took in the tragic beauty surrounding our crowded van. We would never have shared stories over bottled Cokes, or stifled tears outside the depressing walls of an orphanage.
We brought our children home and began the journey of attaching and bonding, comparing notes along the way. We struggled apart in a together kind of way. There is something tenacious in the adoption community that cannot be diminished by the miles separating us. We are drawn to one another and to living a weird life.
You stepped out in trembling faith to adopt a special needs boy. As if that were not enough, a street boy had approached us, begging us to be his mom and dad. You did what I (and countless others) had deemed "impossible" in order to assuage our guilt. You now call him "Son", and he truly is. The handwriting was on the wall; You were destined for the extraordinary, despite yourselves. You, again, find your family on the precipice of something altogether faith-filled and utterly gut-wrenching. And I stand with you, linking arms, humbled to call you "friend", and burdened as you fight the anxiousness of the unknown.
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By SUNEZ
This Hip Hop is Soul music too. You can meet your brothers through a waxed verse and understand others and self through these Arts of others. The science of it all traces to mirror neurons through cerebrum lobes but so it's sold to feed, the Soul just the need the grit, the style and the flowing on and on. Detroit's Wisemen, dominating an era where the lesser are crowned, have offered one of the great MC stylists and soul lyricists to date with Phillie. An MC who has the rare ability to project the sincerity of his nature directly on a song and the ever developing skill to display varying vocal pitches of emphasis, clever wordplay and the epitome of charisma in insightful portraits of verse. With his debut, Welcome to Detroit Zoo, set to drop, we will have an album based off an impassioned theme of humanity delivered through gritty realness, stylist MC supremacy and more of Bronze Nazareth's incredible beat cinema. Before building on his opening masterwork, Phillie shared his understanding with us…
SUNEZ: Long time I've done this, I guess I've taken the right to be critical of shit. At best, it gives contrast to the Wisemen work that continues to be stellar.
PHILLIE: [laughs] I mean, but you know what, on some real shit sometimes that's what's needed. It's not hating because you not feeling it. A lot of people want to be that you hating. If you going along with the program you alright. But if you say something against that you hating. And I don't be feeling not of that too, my brother.
SUNEZ: Wisemen, Wu-affiliated through Bronze Nazareth are to me the next great generation of Wu–and just Hip Hop. However, for you, there is a diversity to your sound through your history up to this debut that goes beyond the cliché expectations of the Wu sound.
PHILLIE: 36 Chambers, I wasn't into all that. I remember getting into Wu-Tang when ODB came out. No, I'm gonna go as far as when Method Man came out. I spit my first bars, my first verse off of Method Man's "Bring the Pain" instrumental. It was like certain members like ODB, Method Man, Ghost. Them guys had a different flare to me. They lasted a lot longer than them other guys. You don't hear Inspectah Deck and them other guys like Masta Killa. And I know Masta Killa, my man is one of the realest out of the whole crew. I don't know it's like, what are we doing? Are we making music for us or are we making music to grow? Cuz evolution. Everything has evolution.
SUNEZ: Why then is the Wu sound the comfort zone for you?
PHILLIE: Man, that's the sound that I actually fell in love growing up. I'm saying the first album that I actually liked as a whole was that Nas – It Was Written. And that was like one of the coldest albums. Then from that point on I adopted that Mobb Deep. That Infamous. That's in my top four. Wu-Tang was it for me when Rae and Ghost made their feature on that album ["Right Back At You"]. I was like, 'them niggas is tight.' That's about the time Cuban Linx came out, right after that. I was like they got something I could now bump. That's when I started getting into the whole Wu thing. And I say that's my comfort zone because in my heart and my soul that is the soul where I came from. And they still here making that type of music. I could always feel right at home when I do it.
But me as an artist I be feeling the need to reach those other fans. The ones who say it's wack. I'm one of those who don't get mad when niggas say, 'that Wisemen joint is wack.' I be, 'what you like?' I make that. I'm an artist. This is what I do. I'll make that. I'm not gonna change my lyricism but I'm gonna make it off a beat that you gon be like, 'damn, you was saying that same as that other shit but the beat is different.' It's just now you're going to appeal off of it cuz the beat is different. I'ma always love the zone that I'm in because the fans that I got right now–we got so much love. We getting ready to do a tour in Colombia next month. Then we gotta joint that we doing in Europe, then Japan. It's like some whole other stuff. It's my comfort zone and when I get on stage doing that type of stuff that's where I feel at home at. But at the same time I feel the need to test them other voices that ain't feeling. That's all.
Wu always gonna be my comfort zone. That is home base to me. I say a lot of things but I don't want people to ever get it twisted that this ain't my home. Everybody that I grew up with they know that this is where Phillie at but they get worn at the stuff I'm making. Well, 'you doing that type of music but you ain't giving nothing to us. You ain't giving us nothing. You feeding the masses, your fans and all that, out of the state and out of the country but you not giving us nothing right here at home.' And that's where I kind of draw the line because this is where I'm from. This is where I'm at. They want something. And they like baby birds, they hungry for worms and can't feed themselves. I gotta bring it to them.
SUNEZ: There is an immediate appeal in your abilities that is extremely rare for any MC.
PHILLIE: Bronze and them always call me the Method Man of the crew cuz I could always come with anything. I could come with some straight chamber music and then you'll hear me on a club track and I sound totally at home on that as I did on that chamber music. I'm that type. Only thing I get frustrated with is the box that people put me in. Just because that's what they are used to hearing me on. They don't know that I'm capable of other dimensions. I mean I can do it all. I'm really on them top guys' level. I just choose my Wisemen. That's my loyalty. I feel at home there. I do a track and it's like I could say what I feel and I know they're gonna feel it. And these other crowds are in a whole different mode going to the club. They smoking and drinking in the ride riding out. They not trying to hear that. They trying to get as hype as they can. So eventually a nigga gotta cross that line. Feel me? But don't ever get this wrong. That you gotta compromise your lyricism. It's never the lyricism. I done heard the tight lyricist cats on them Southern type beats and they sound good and they can pass through with what's going on now. It's just the fact that sometimes you gotta make that type of song. Give them something. At least give them something so you can say that you did. I gave y'all this and that. If they not feeling it then, the hell with them. That's how I feel.
SUNEZ: To me, only few are naturally talented to have that problem of commercial versatility as an issue.
PHILLIE: As a group Wisemen, we all come from different places and even different backgrounds. Most of it us is pretty much connected. We all grew up somewhat poverty stricken but at the same time we all come from different areas. For me, man, I don't know what it was like for other cats but the area I'm from it was always so much pressure. From where I'm from there are so many talented guys where I'm from. I mean guys that should be out here and I grew up around that circle as one of the elite guys coming out. As a youngster about fifteen [years old], I was picked with a couple of other guys where I'm from. We were supposed to have been like national guys, out there like Lil' Wayne and them. When I was fifteen those guys weren't even in my league. It's crazy cuz we were supposed to have business with these guys to where we were supposed to fight for supremacy, battle and some shit. It never happened but just to know that I was in that realm there's a lot of stuff I grew up on.
Bronze and Kevlaar grew up in Grand Rapids. They're Detroit. Illah Dayz grew up in the projects here. Salute grew up in the projects in 196 and Canfield. It was different for us all but where I'm from it was different cuz of the pressure. We always heard the elite guys in the industry and got wind to everything that was going on where I was from. And there was a certain urgency to always be an elite. It was always taught to always be an elite in our little ciphers. So one thing I did was I found myself. Like you hear Bronze and K [Kevlaar], them guys are lyrical. They will blow dictionaries off the wall. They are just wow. I figured I could never be as lyrical as these guys so what did man was I honed in on my wordplay. Alotta Detroit cats from Eminem on down, Royce da 5 9, we always relied on wordplay. More so than lyricism where that will get more overlooked than wordplay. Wordplay is like the number one thing. It's like nowadays it's swag and all that but the foundation was wordplay. Even more so than metaphors. If your wordplay was definitely in there you was good. And there was so many great guys when I came up you had to keep up. So I owe a lot to that, the way that I am now to the guys I grew up with.
SUNEZ: How do you practice that?
PHILLIE: That's a good question. Wow, I've never been asked that. It's about knowing your realm, knowing what you can and can't do. Now lyricism is a different thing than wordplay. Like Em got wordplay and lyricism all combined so he worked out to be probably the best to come out of Detroit next to Royce Da 5'9. Wordplay you gotta have a sense of humor. That's one thing. You gotta have a knack for coming with comical lyrics. Something that's gonna make somebody laugh. Then you start to mix in with this and that like with a tv show then you start to notice that it starts to become a metaphor. Most of the time if you good at wordplay, your metaphor game is usually above average. That's like Lil' Wayne. He's what we call metaphorific. He may not have a whole lot of substance. He may not have a whole lot of content. But trust me when you hear him, what he bring to the game as far as metaphors and wordplay, it's unmatched. I look at him and say, 'wow, how did he get to this level?' I can only have respect for the guy cuz I'm like, 'he so cold.' So the one thing I'd say in working on wordplay is you gotta have a sense of humor when it come to writing your lyrics down. Not necessarily always serious. It's a playful thing. You playing with these words, trying to see what ways you can flip them. When you get into this experiment mode where you start to flip words here and there and then you start to see what works and don't work. You start to become experienced with that in flipping words which translates to wordplay. You playing with these words and can manipulate them anyway you can. Because like I said your sense of humor will allow you to do that.
SUNEZ: There are so many Phillie moments but I personally marked Bronze Nazareth's "Worship" as that moment where Phillie is at a peak worthy of a solo LP.
PHILLIE: See, that's what you don't know. And it's the real important thing. There was never anything that we decided. Y'all decided this. Y'all noticed my growth since "Faith Doctrine." Since the time of "Rare Breed" on up. Y'all said it was time for Phillie to come with an album. Bronze really got–man, I can't speak highly enough about the brother. He the greatest. Just on record: He the greatest. He definitely know how to hone an artist. Keep him in his element. So when you hear that the fans basically decided it was time for Phillie to come with a solo project. And it was going down if you noticed it trickled down. Kevlaar was the most anticipated and demanded at that point. The fans decided it was time for him to come after the Wisemen album. We wouldn't have came with a 2nd album hadn't the fans requested we do so. We was about to come with the solo albums before Children of a Lesser God but the request was so deep for another Wisemen album we did another one. Then Kevlaar 7 was hot. They wanted to hear Kev. Then like you said I had [the verse on]"Worship" and the features I did off Children of a Lesser God. Then the feature I did with Ras Kass and Roc from Heltah Skeltah ("Still No!"). Then I did "Love Burns" with Prodigal Sunn and 60 Second Assassin. After that point, I got a lot of email and messages and what not. And Bronze did too and we was like it's time. I don't think that I had decided to say let's do a solo. I guess it was more of a masses thing, a people thing. They wanted and it was time to hear it. I know we had to push it back a few times but I believe it's going to be worth it. There was some things that had to write and I wanted to give people the best product as far as what they anticipated. I didn't wanna stray from anything I thought people may have seen from my previous work.
SUNEZ: Your work on this debut Welcome to the Detroit Zoo is naturally real, non-preachy in its positivity that comes through it and the theme is incredible.
PHILLIE: You know cuz you from the hood ya'self just like me. We don't even like–you don't even like a cat that'll come in the hood and he ain't from the hood and he tryin to represent all that hood shit. And you here and I'm here and we trying to get out this muthafucka but you trying to glorify this shit. Cuz you ain't from here. See, that's what a lot of them don't understand. We may talk about this in these lyrics but I was only painting a picture about where I was from. This whole album is just painting a picture of how I grew up, things that happened in my life, things like that. It was nothing that we tried to do. It was nothing you tried to do. You was hood just cuz you were. I'm hood cuz I can't help it. This is where I come from. This is what I am and I grew into that. I don't wanna be this though, you feel me? I be trying to get away from this. So when I see the cat that comes to the hood and he wanna be here and he think this is cool, go home chillin and smoking blunts all day and getting high. To me that's a sucker to me because I'm trying to get out of here and you trying to get in here. I'm trying to get where you at and you neglecting your place in life. This is who we are and we don't wanna be this. We really don't want to be it so a lot of my lyrics reflect me going through this but at the same time you hear me saying, 'I ain't trying to do this. I'm trying to do better than this.'
Indeed there's better in the squalor we struggle through. Stay tuned for more of Phillie's breakdown of his stellar debut forthcoming, Welcome to the Detroit Zoo…


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I wish we have Sephora in Malaysia. I also wish that Sephora ships international so I could get my hands on their Eyeshadow Premier and Naked makeup palette! But Mimi informed me that works are in progress at Starhill Gallery for the grand opening of Sephora – in Malaysia. YAY!
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We always look forward to hearing from people who are interested in joining Telespazio VEGA and who are seeking opportunities to further their career in leading Space and satellite programmes. The majority of our work is in Europe, but we also provide support to Space programmes in the USA and elsewhere.
Our offices and operations are located in the United Kingdom, Spain and Holland. Our head office is located at Capability Green, Luton.
We recruit from a wide variety of academic, geographic and cultural backgrounds. We expect applicants who apply for an international position to be eligible to work in that country, and hold a business-level fluency in the English language.
Living and working in a different country can be challenging. We ensure that those who join Telespazio VEGA in an international position are afforded support and assistance when required. We will help you in dealing with everything from local legislation and employment issues, to living and working in a different culture.
Telespazio VEGA is committed to an Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy in employment and, subject only to considerations of national security, will assess applicants for jobs fairly and without regard to sex, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, nationality, ethnic or national origins. However, due to the nature of our work, some areas within Telespazio VEGA are engaged on contract projects, which impose limitations on who we can employ for a particular type of work.
Telespazio VEGA and ESTEC
ESTEC is the Research and Technology Centre for the European Space Agency (ESA) based in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. ESTEC is responsible for preparing ESA's space missions, testing satellites, and developing new space technology in close collaboration with Europe's private sector and research institutions. ESTEC has the largest spacecraft test facilities in Europe, is located on the West Coast of the Netherlands between Amsterdam and The Hague, and is home to as many as 2,000 people from around Europe.
Teams working at ESTEC comprise all 15 ESA member states, although the official languages are English and French.
Telespazio VEGA staff have been working at ESTEC since 1994, our employees work across multiple domains.. We provide a wide range of support services including engineering, computing, science, simulations, operations and software. The Space programmes we currently support include:
- ADM Aeolus
- Automated Transfer Vehicle
- Columbus
- Galileo
- Herschel
- Integral
- MetOP
- Planck
- Rosetta
Herschel and Planck
Herschel and Planck are two ESA space observatories (satellite telescopes) which launched in May 2009, to explore the conception and evolution of the Universe.
Herschel, at approximately 9 metres high and 4.5 metres wide, is the largest space telescope of its kind…bigger than Hubble. Named after William Herschel who discovered infrared light in 1800, the telescope is exploring the coolest and most distant objects of the Universe which are invisible to the human eye. It collects information using long-wavelength infrared (thermal) radiation to view these objects through the "heat" they emit.
Telespazio VEGA is supporting ESTEC to develop leading-edge software (with the latest object-oriented design principles and Java code) which will enable the mission's science ground segment to analyse the complex data sent back from Herschel.
The Planck telescope has been described as ESA's 'time machine', as allows astronomers to look back to the beginning of space and time as we know it, the Big Bang.
The Universe is now filled with Cosmic Microwave Background radiation (CMB) and CMB is actually the first light that ever existed freely in the Universe. As the Universe expanded, the waves of this primeval light were stretched to a much lower frequency and exist today as CMB.
Observing this "first light" today, is like seeing the Universe as it was only 300,000 years after the Big Bang and will help astronomers to develop theories describing its birth and evolution.
Telespazio VEGA is supporting the development of an Integrated Data and Information System (IDIS) which enable information management among all Planck developers throughout Europe and North America. We are also providing support to the Project Scientist's Office in the form of ground segment engineering.
ADM Aeolus
The Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (ADM-Aeolus) will further our knowledge of the Earth's atmosphere and weather systems by providing global observations of three-dimensional wind fields. By recording and monitoring the weather in different parts of the world, ADM-Aeolus will allow scientists to build complex models of our environment, which can then be used to help predict how that environment will behave in the future, including phenomena such as El Niño.
Telespazio VEGA is supporting the development of an Aeolus system simulator which will enable ESA scientists to generate the anticipated data from the Aeolus mission for all operational and calibration phases thereby assessing the overall system performance under a variety of atmospheric conditions.
Telespazio VEGA at ESAC
The European Space Astronomy Centre hosts the scientific operations centres for ESA's astronomy and planetary missions, along with their scientific archives. Based at Villanueva de la Cañada, near Madrid in Spain, ESAC provides services to astronomical research projects worldwide.
Telespazio VEGA has engineers & scientists working at ESAC. We support major astrophysics missions such as Herschel, Planck, Gaia and XMM by developing software, calibrating the instrumentation and interpreting the scientific data. Our staff also work on a number of planetary probes including Venus Express, Mars Express, and Rosetta. For these, we monitor the status and health of the probes, plan the in-orbit observing schedules and programme comet interactions. We take a leading role in making all the data available for the scientific community via online archives, and by a sophisticated infrastructure known as the Virtual Observatory.
ESAC is the hub of Europe's space research, and VEGA staff have the luxury of getting sight of new data taken by some of the world's most advanced Space telescopes and probes. The site in Madrid is fairly small and retains an intimate, friendly, atmosphere which makes for a pleasant and stimulating working environment.
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Four candidates to stand for RCGP chair
Exclusive Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard, the current treasurer of the RCGP, is one of four candidates to take over as chair of the college this year.
The other three candidates are Dr Tim Ballard, vice chair of external affairs at the RCGP, Dr Sunil Gupta, a GP in Essex and GP trainer, and Professor Martin Marshall, a GP and professor of healthcare improvement at University College London, Pulse understands.
The RCGP declined to reveal the names of the candidates before it made an official announcement at an unspecified date.
But a spokesperson for the college said that the election results to replace the current chair, Professor Maureen Baker, may be announced by July.
Dr Stokes-Lampard is a partner in Lichfield, Staffordshire, and a senior lecturer at Birmingham Medical School.
She has been featured in Pulse's 'Power 50' for the past two years, with judges praising her for the 'efficiency with which she juggles her clinical, political and academic roles'.
Dr Ballard is principal in a small rural dispensing practice in Wiltshire, and has been an examiner for the MRCGP exam.
Dr Guptil is an MRCGP examiner, sits on the governing body of NHS Castle Point and Rochford CCG, and is a GP advisor for CQC inspections.
Professor Marshall was chair of RCGP's ethics committee chair for six years until 2014, and was one of the architects of the QOF
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The £19k I have saved in subs to Cardie HQ has lopped 2 years off my mortgage and hence means I have only 18 months left in this god awful job. Best time to be a GP in a generation, though.
The best thing whoever fills Auntie Maureen's vacated post could do is immediately recant on the "best time in a generation" bs and give Resilient GP the keys to Euston Palace before going on extended sabbatical.
Alas with the parade of usual suspects on the ballot, members still paying their 500 quid might be better off making a paper airplane with it.
I've met Tim a couple of times. Ages ago now; he wouldn't remember me, but if I were still a paying member, I'd vote for him. I bet he still sees some patients there in Great Bedwyn. (If that is where he is still.) Mind you, even there it isn't exactly like working in an inner city, but you couldn't do that and have the time to work for the College.
All great candidates!
As a retired, single handed GP, I wonder why no grass root GP has applied for this Prestigious post. In my 32 years as a GP I have never been a member of the BMA or RCGP, because I felt they could never help or guide me. I would not be bullied by the GMC either, but alas, bullying is included in it's remit by law.The GPC could also be disbanded as GP's terms of service remain as ambigious as ever. Our terms of service and contract makes us akin to paid slaves, but, strangely, no one seems to mind. Long live paid slavery.


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No. 6 Stanford Blows Out Oregon
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
STANFORD, Calif. - Kelley Suminski and Nicole Powell scored 15 pointsapiece to lead sixth-ranked Stanford to its 22nd straight home victory, 85-54over Oregon on Thursday night.
The Cardinal (18-2 overall, 10-1 Pac-10) easily improved to 11-0 in MaplesPavilion this season by shooting 56 percent and hitting nine 3-pointers.Stanford has won five straight games against Oregon (8-13, 4-8), including75-74 Jan. 11 in Eugene.
Stanford's home winning streak, which dates to Dec. 28, 2001, is thesecond-longest in Division I behind Connecticut.
This game turned into a blowout early for the Cardinal, who used all 11 oftheir available players and had all but one score. Five players finished indouble figures, including four starters.
Azella Perryman added 14 points and eight rebounds as the Cardinal won theirthird straight game since a frustrating 75-72 loss at Southern California onJan. 26 that snapped a 10-game winning streak and ended their string of 28straight Pac-10 wins.
Reserve Krista Rappahahn added 10 points, seven rebounds and three assistsfor Stanford.
Carolyn Ganes and Amy Taylor had 10 points each to lead Oregon, which wasoutrebounded 39-22 and managed only 20 field goals on 35-percent shooting.
The Ducks made four of their first six 3-point attempts to keep the gameclose early. But the Cardinal used a 25-6 run over the last 8:51 of the firsthalf on the way to a 45-28 lead at the break.
They shot 66.7 percent in the half, their best percentage in a half thisseason.
Stanford outscored Oregon 8-2 to start the second half, building a 53-30lead, and made it a 30-point cushion at 74-44 on a free throw by Powell with6:52 left.
The Cardinal played without point guard Susan King, who has a broken littletoe on her left foot. She had been playing on the injury and isn't supposed tomiss much time. King is listed as questionable for Saturday's game againstOregon State.
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On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at about 1:12 pm Dixon Police officers arrested the suspect in Friday's Bank of America robbery. After continued investigation into the incident and with help from the Dixon community, Dixon PD Investigations and Patrol staff … Continue reading
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On 2/13/2015 at approximately 4:47 PM a male subject entered the Bank of America in the 100 block of North First Street in Dixon, CA. The subject entered the bank and demanded money. Bank staff complied with the subject and … Continue reading
Between Friday, February 6, 2015 at 8 pm and Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 6 am there were nine (9) separate incidents of catalytic converters being stolen from vehicles in the City of Dixon. The locations were residential areas throughout … Continue reading
Ignores EPA Support of New, Efficient, Environmentally, Effective and More Affordable Technology It was quite apparent to all in attendance at Tuesday night's meeting of the city council that mayor Jack Batchelor wanted little to no comment from the public … Continue reading
City's Sewer Plant Plans based on Obsolete Century-Old Technology for $30 million While the City of Dixon refuses to acknowledge twenty-first century treatment technologies for its alleged waste water treatment pollution problems, it appears the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … Continue reading
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Margaret Dale is a versatile first-chair litigator and handles complex business disputes for clients across a wide variety of industries.
While her practice covers the spectrum of commercial disputes, Margaret regularly handles privacy and data security matters, including regulatory investigations and class action lawsuits stemming from data breaches. She also focuses on intellectual property, where she represents individual artists and arts-related organizations and museums. Margaret's practice also includes matters involving securities, corporate governance, asset management, bankruptcy and insolvency.
Margaret maintains an active pro bono practice focusing on issues relating to women, children and veterans. She also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Center for Family Representation, and as a member of the Board of Directors of VLA (Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts).
At Proskauer, Margaret also serves as the Vice-Chair for the Litigation Department, and heads the Litigation Department's Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group.
In addition, Margaret is the lead editor of Proskauer's blog on business litigation, Minding Your Business.
Margaret is an author of the chapter titled "Admissibility Issues in Commercial Cases" in the treatise Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts (Haig, ed). Margaret also authored the chapter, Data Breach Litigation in Proskauer on Privacy.


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by Adam Plowden | 3rd April 2017
Media 100 Suite for MacOS is now available for free, offering up a flexible editing platform that can handle 4K and ProRes. It is also now bundled with Boris RED for creative title and transition effects. Professional and free editing software is hard to come by, so with Media 100 offering up its NLE with a plethora of pro features is great for both producers starting out and wanting to step up their editing game, all the way up to industry productions. Available on MacOS Sierra as well as older MacOS X versions, Media 100 has focused on making the suite an easy to learn and use option, which will appeal to a wide audience of users. Media 100 version 2.1.8 is capable of handling a number of video formats and codecs, up to 4K resolution and 60p, and Quicktime codecs like ProRes, MJPEG B and even R3D. This flexibility on a free editing platform for Mac users is diverse and applicable to a variety of workflows from prosumers up to professional broadcast productions. Here are a few of the codecs supported by Media 100, and for a full list you can follow this link: Apple ProRes (422, LT/HQ, 4444 flavours among others). REDCODE R3D AVC-Intra DVCPro flavors MJPEG B Sony XDCAM (using Sony XDCAM Transfer). The software is also capable of working with I/O capture cards from AJA and Blackmagic, so the ingest of pre-recorded footage and live video is possible too. Creating effects, transitions and titles is also possible without exiting Media 100, as the Boris RED effects package is also included in the free software. It's again user-friendly for customizing 3D text and transitions that can be keyframed, and supports .EPS files for integrating custom logos or graphics into the effects. Also included is '100 Essential Transitions' from Eye Scream, which can add another professional touch with ease. For further finishing or applying effects, timelines can be exported to Adobe After Effects too. To download the free software, follow this link to Media 100, where you can find lots more information on what this editing platform is capable of. If you're new to Media 100, there is plenty of tutorial material online to get to know the software, from the likes of Kevin P. McAuliffe and Creative COW. Have you used Media 100 Suite before? What are your thoughts on it as an editing suite?Read more
by Adam Plowden | 15th February 2017
Canon gave us somewhat of a Valentine's treat yesterday, announcing a new mid-range DSLR camera in the form of the Canon EOS 77D and an entry-level camera continuing the EOS Rebel line: the EOS T7i / EOS 800D. In addition, they also introduced another mirrorless camera, the EOS M6. Is it really a treat though, and what is new for video in Canon's DSLRs? First up, the Canon EOS 77D Using the same 24.2MP sensor in the 80D and the 45-point Dual Pixel CMOS AF for video focus tracking, the Canon EOS 77D sits right in the middle of its APS-C camera range. Offering full-HD video recording up to 60p is nothing new, but it's great for those starting out and looking for some slow motion action before moving into full-frame territory. No 4K here, although the lack of this feature is something we already expect from Canon, having only implemented it into their recent 5D Mark IV with a rather large crop factor. What is nice for video shooters is the 5-axis digital image stabilization, smoothing out shaky or hand-held shots. However, there are no unique features out of the ordinary that would make you choose this camera over other mid-range models from other manufacturers. Versatile shooters will be happy to hear that the Canon EOS 77D has both an articulated 3″ LCD touchscreen, handy for shooting at difficult angles, as well as an LCD display on the top of the camera stating key settings. A 3.5mm input jack is included for attaching a microphone for improved sound recording, although there is no mention of a headphone jack for monitoring the sound levels. One new feature is the Bluetooth connectivity to operate the camera, along with NFC and Wi-Fi for sharing images across devices. The camera control is useful for adjusting settings and recording when you can't be close to the camera, but whether this is usable in a filming environment is yet to be known. Next up, the Canon EOS Rebel T7i / EOS 800D This DSLR is a stripped-back version of the Canon EOS 77D, aimed at new entrants into the world of photography and video, and carries many of the same features as the EOS 77D mentioned above. It uses the same 24.2MP sensor with 45-point Dual Pixel CMOS AF, and offers full-HD video recording up to 60p. It also has a 3″ articulated LCD touch screen, built in NFC and Wi-Fi for image sharing and Bluetooth camera operation control. The 5-axis digital image stabilization is also included, along with a 3.5mm input jack for connecting a microphone for better sound recording. The main difference between the EOS Rebel T7i / EOS 800D and the EOS 77D is the lack of an LCD top screen, and rear control dial. An updated kit lens to accompany the new cameras – EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 The trusty EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM kit lens has been given an update, with 4 stops of image stabilization and weighing only 215g. Both cameras above will have the option to include this lens in the package, a good start for a beginner in photo or video before splashing out in other lenses. Its lead-screw type STM provides smooth and quiet focusing when using focus tracking for video, too. Last up, the Canon EOS M6 mirrorless camera Sharing the 24.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor from the EOS M5, the EOS M6 body has been redesigned as a classic compact camera, doing away with the EVF, which is now available as an optional extra. It incorporates Dual Pixel CMOS AF which, when paired with the 9fps photo burst speed, is a nice combination for spontaneous, fast-moving photography. For video, however, expect much of the same. Full HD up to 60p, with the 5-axis digital image stabilization that seems to be Canon's standard across its cameras. As a pocket-sized camera, it would be ideal for traveling or Vlogging-style filming, especially with the tilting LCD touch screen. There is a 3.5mm input jack for a microphone though, which is good news. Like the Canon EOS 77D and EOS Rebel T7i / 800D, Bluetooth control and NFC/Wi-Fi is also included for fast photo sharing to smart devices. The now optional extra electronic viewfinder (EVF-DC2) features a 2.39 million dot display, with 100% coverage and 120fps refresh rate… But why not include it in the camera package?! Unfortunately, Canon are always playing catch up with the video functionality in their stills cameras, where Sony and Panasonic have taken the lead, especially with the highly anticipated Panasomic Lumix GH5, which is currently undergoing extensive tests at cinema5D HQ (expect reviews soon!) Where the Canon M6 mirrorless cameras is aimed at Vloggers, the limitations of no EVF will put all-rounder users off. Could the diversification of these cameras targeted at specific users be the demise of Canon, where the Sony Alpha A6500 or Panasonic Lumix GH5 have a much wider user base? Or is it simply dividing video users that use stills cameras, leading them to the mirrorless video masters, Sony?Read more
by Sebastian Wöber | 12th September 2016
At IBC 2016, Indiecam presented their version of a VR camera. True to their roots, the nakedEYE is a small, lightweight and all-manual VR RAW camera. Austria-based Indiecam develops and manufactures high-quality miniature action cameras for filmmakers. Their RAW action cameras have been used on dozens of famous productions, like Ron Howard's Rush or Into the Heart of the Sea. The Indiecam nakedEYE is the logical next step when it comes to miniature RAW cameras. But according to managing director Raphael Barth this VR RAW Camera is just the first step in their move towards Virtual Reality Acquisition. While a resolution of 4K is rather limiting when it comes to a full 360° VR image, the intriguing attributes about the Indiecam nakedEYE VR RAW Camera are: Full Manual Controls Global Shutter High Dynamic Range and good low-light performance 12-bit CinemaDNG RAW 2 lens construction for an easy workflow 2x 2K square sensors (4K 60p) To me this looks like a very important step in professional VR production. While this seems to be the "Digital Bolex of VR cameras", it surely is heading in the right direction for larger formats to come. The Indiecam nakedEYE starts at about $9,000 and is only available at indiecam.com. The VR RAW camera can also be rented for $600 per day. More VR samples shot on the Indiecam nakedEYE VR RAW camera: More information on the Indiecam website.Read more
by Sebastian Wöber | 19th November 2014
Digital Video Interface manufacturer AJA has recently moved into the camera market with the introduction of their highly anticipated AJA Cion 4K RAW camera. A while ago we told you why we are looking forward to this beautiful camera. Today AJA announced the official date the Cion will be shipped and it's good news for this Christmas season. The AJA Cion is an intriguing product in terms of looks and specs on paper. With 120p RAW capabilities in 4K and an affordable pricetag it has definitely won our interest. Check out Andy Bellamy's interview to find out all the details. Today at the Inter BEE Conference in Japan AJA announced that the company has started accepting pre-orders and looks at an anticipated initial ship date by the end of December. And here's the pre-order page, ready to be flooded: LINK To use the AJA Cion Production Camera you require AJA Pak SSD Media and an the AJA Pak Dock. There's already a wide range of third party accessories available to make the AJA Cion work perfectly. We like how AJA has worked together with these manufacturers to offer a complete and ergonomic camera solution from the start. This is definitely out of the usual and shows the company's commitment and professional approach into the camera production world. Check back at cinema5D for our AJA Cion review that we will prepare as soon as we get our hands on the camera.Read more
by Sebastian Wöber | 22nd September 2014
A few days ago Samsung announced their first video shooting large sensor camera. The Samsung NX1 can shoot 4K on an APS-C sized sensor. Furthermore the camera is the first to make use of the new H.265 codec. What's remarkable about this camera is not just its price point ($1,499 at B&H) but Samsung's decision to move with a 4K Super35 sensor (APS-C) into the HVEC H.265 codec space. The new codec succeeds the very common H.264 codec and is capable of providing ProRes quality at 1% of the file size (5Mbit bitrate for 500Mbit video quality). Samsung NX1 product manager Mr. Sung Lae Park also mentioned that the camera would have a clean 4:2:2 hdmi output for external recorders. The camera is avalable for pre-order here: LINKRead more
by Sebastian Wöber | 16th September 2014
Leica just announced the new Leica S (Typ 007) that is worlds first medium format camera that can shoot 4K video in 24p. This is the first day at Photokina 2014 in Cologne Germany and Leica just announced a few new cameras updating their range from compact mirrorless up to their flagship Leica S medium format cameras. This is very intriguing news (with a downside) as the only camera that has been able to record video on a sensor this large was the Pentax 645Z that left a lot to be desired in terms of the video functionality. The sensor is a 37.5MP 30mm x 45mm CMOS sensor providing a very unique look. Medium Format cameras are often used in high-end photography like billboard shots. Seeing the new products in photography at Photokina we can make out that more and more manufacturers are going into the video market. This is a very interesting development creating more competition and bringing more intriguing technologies into the video- and cinematography field in the near future. Video Features of the Leica S (007) As mentioned the full sensor size is 30mm x 45mm CMOS. The camera can record 4K video, but uses a super35mm sized portion of the sensor for that. Pixel to pixel readout without downsampling for high quality 4K video. HD video 1080p uses the full sensor size (down sampled) and can record framerates of 24,25 and 30p. Unfortunately only MJPEG as an internal codec (same as Canon 1D C). Uncompressed, clean 4:2:2 8bit output via hdmi. Focus and exposure precision, focus peaking and a histogram with exposure clipping display. Note that there is false information circling the web that the camera can do 60p at 4K. We have spoken directly to the product managers from Leica here at Photokina, so our information comes from the source. The major downside if you consider working with this camera is the pricepoint of $25k and the expensive medium format lenses required to shoot with it. If however the look is something you are after as a cinematographer this camera might be an interesting and unique tool for your work. Certainly photographers who already invested in this technology will benefit from the unique video features and we're looking forward to be testing this camera as soon as we get the first sample at cinema5D. Stay tuned for much more coverage from Photokina 2014.Read more
by Sebastian Wöber | 22nd August 2014
3 days ago Sony announced the new Sony Alpha 5100 mirrorless camera that has made some headlines on the film blogs as it brings the powerful new XAVC S codec as well as 1080p at 60 frames per second. At cinema5D we already had this new camera in our test labs today and we have some interesting things to share. We tested dynamic range, rolling shutter and observed sharpness and aliasing.Read more
by Sebastian Wöber | 26th June 2014
Nikon just announced their newest flagship video recording DSLR, the Nikon D810. Its predecessor the Nikon D800 is a very respected photo and video camera directly competing the Canon 5D mark III. In a comparison between the two there are arguments against and for each of the cameras.Read more
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UNL student living in two different cultures
Ryudo Bruce Komesu
Age: 21
Home: Okinawa, Japan
Major: Business Management and Early Childhood Education
Hobbies: Guitar, piano and singing
Favorite Saying: "If there are 10 people, there are 10 colors."
Growing up in two different cultures and countries can be difficult.
Ryudo Bruce Komesu has lived both in the United States and Japan. He understands how having two cultures can be different.
Komesu lived in the United States before his teenage years then spent those years in Japan
"I grew up into two cultures and it was difficult at first. My parents raised me in a Japanese culture while I was in America," he said.
This made an easier transition when Komesu lived in Japan.
"In the beginning it was really hard. When I came to Japan, a lot of things were different. For example, when you enter in the school there are special slippers you have to wear," he said.
Komesu has also found his time in America and at UNL very beneficial.
"I do like UNL, it is very different. I feel like a lot of students are very independent here and I respect that," he said.
Komesu found some differences with college. The cultures were so different to him and he had to adjust when he came back to the United States.
"In Japan there is a custom that the parents pay for everything until college at least and that's a little different here," he said.
But Komesu has found some benefits of coming to UNL, like being involved with student organizations.
"Student organizations and how much social media influence has been very new to me," he said. "I'm in Global Friends of Japan which is an RSO on campus and we use social media a lot to engage with students," he said.
He also knew people going into college so it wasn't too hard making friends.
"I enjoy my campus life and the diverse atmosphere here," he said.
Komesu plans to use his two majors to benefit Japan after he graduates. He plans to return to Japan to start a teaching career.
"I want to do something to build an institution that focuses on children and families. I have a passion for people so I want to focus on the beginning stages of people," he said.


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Daddy Cool AuditionsOctober 24th, 2006
The people behind Daddy Cool are now auditioning for parts in the worldwide tour of the production. They're after both males and females between the ages 16 and 30, whom are multi-ethnic and who can sing, dance, beatbox and act. If you think you're what they're after, drop by the London auditions on the 6th of November at 10AM, at the Heaven Night Club, Charing Cross. People in Manchester can show up on the 5th of November at 10AM, at the Northern Ballet School on Oxford Street. For more details, including cast and character breakdowns, check out www.daddycoolthemusical.com Good luck!


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Dr Sarah Hemstock from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community is visiting the Cook Islands to assist with efforts to sustain national programmes.
Dr Hemstock is keen to help in developing national capacities and technical expertise to respond to climate change adaptation and sustainable energy challenges.
During her visit she expects to meet with key climate change agencies and individuals to map out what is available or what requires assistance, and to facilitate as prioritised by the agencies the strategy for building capacities and technical expertise in this important sector.
The regional project is funded by the European Union, and the University of the South Pacific is also supporting its implementation at the regional and national level, with in-country coordination and project activity support.


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One thing I love about Winter is the dark nights, the excuse to curl up on the sofa with a glass of something and a good film. So to discover Echo falls have a new range of red fusions and that I get to try them out !
Well, bring on winter ! From warming Winter
Spice to rich Cocoa and Orange, Echo Falls' new range of red Fusion's is the
perfect antidote to cold winter nights.
Spice Echo Falls Fruit Fusion
spiced red Fruit Fusion has been blended with a carefully crafted mix of orange,
lemon and cinnamon flavours to create a deliciously warming winter treat. Serve
with ice or to serve it mulled; pour 175ml of this red fruit fusion into a
saucepan, add 50ml of orange juice, the peel of a lemon and a cinnamon stick.
Gently warm over a low heat and do not allow to boil. Add a pinch of sugar to
taste and serve. Ahh memories of living in Germany and many a night sipping on mulled wine whilst walking in the snow !
and Orange Echo Falls Chocolate Flavour Fusion
natural cocoa and orange flavours of this smooth blend result in a silky,
chocolate flavoured treat with a citrus twist. Enjoy this chilled or over ice.
Now I have to say I was a bit dubious about this one but actually, its Wonderful !
and Cranberry Echo Falls Fruit Fusion
delightful union of citrus and red fruit. Try it warm for a festive burst of
orange and cranberry flavours. This was definitely my favourite ! Loved it.
I was also sent a wonderful blast from the past bottle of Babycham. Much larger bottle than I remember my mother sipping gently on when I was a child. This was THE most sophisticated drink at the time and I think my mother still has the babycham original glasses. I love the fact that this gorgeous retro perry never really left us and is now making itself known amongst another generation. I have to say I haven't tasted this bottle yet. I am saving it for Christmas when she visits so we can crack it open and reminisce .
Along with the Babycham I also received The Echo Falls Sparkling infusion. Maybe after all that alcohol they though I might need something non-alcoholic !
Tisane Sparkling Infusion
those who prefer something non-alcoholic there's Echo Falls' Tisane, a Zero
Alcohol Sparkling Infusion, and at only 26 calories a glass it's perfect for
those looking to treat themselves to glass of bubbles without the guilt.
I haven't tried this one yet. I'll save it for a day when I feel the need to be good !
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Indo. J. Phar. Scie. Tech. Vol. 4, No. 1, 35-41 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.15416/ijpst.v4i1.9008
Fitrianti Darusman1), Sundani N Soewandhi2), Rachmat Mauludin3)
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1)Prodi Farmasi, FMIPA, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia
2)Sekolah Farmasi, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
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What are the basic gemstones, apart from diamonds?
There is a whole world of beautiful gemstones to choose from! Some are very well known, but others, despite their attractiveness and wonderful qualities for beautiful rings, earrings, necklaces, and other ornaments, are not well-known. Coloured stones are very much in fashion right now. It used to be that few people had ever heard of a Tanzanite or a pink sapphire. These days people are becoming much more educated about coloured stones and are enjoying owning and wearing them. Era's ever changing stock includes some fine examples of rare and unusual gemstones. Ask us about special gemstones and watch this space for information about them.
Here are basic facts about several particularly precious stones. However, less well known stones can be just as beautiful – and may cost a lot less.
Sapphire. The birth stone for September. Sapphires are excellent stones for daily wear. Since they measure 9 on the hardness scale, they are fairly resistant to chipping and scratching. Sapphire is part of the corundum family and occurs in every colour of the rainbow except red – a fact may come as a surprise to those who automatically think "blue" when the word "sapphire" is pronounced! The better known blue sapphire occurs in sky blue, cornflower blue, and many shades of blue in between. We especially love greens, pinks and purples. Recently, green sapphires have become secret favourites of our Vancouver clients.
Ruby. Rubies are excellent stones to wear everyday. They measure 9 on the mohs hardness scale (diamonds are 10). Ruby is part of the corundum family, and is found in many parts of the world. Some the finest rubies are currently found in Burma. A ruby should be a clear true red colour; its body colour should not have strong pink, purple or brown undertones. Most rubies today are heat treated to improve their clarity (this is an industry-accepted treatment). Flawless rubies in larger sizes are much rarer and can be more expensive than diamonds.
Emerald. Emeralds are the most famous of the deep green gemstones – although there are other such green stones. Colour is the most important factor in choosing an emerald. It should be a deep,very intense green. Inclusions are, unfortunately, very common in emeralds. When choosing a emerald it is important to make sure the inclusions are not located along the edges of the stone, since they will render it more prone to damage. The emerald is a brittle gemstone, that is easily shocked by heat or cold.
Tanzanite. Has become very popular over the past few years for its' beautiful blue/voilet colour. It is found in only a few places in the world (Tanzania) and it has some unusual optical characteristics. It is a trichroic gemstone, meaning that there are three distinct colours in the stone that your eye cannot blend together. When you turn the stone you can see strong flashes of blue, pink and purple. Tanzanite is soft and brittle so care must be taken when wearing this beautiful gem.
Aquamarine. Aquamarine is the March birthstone and is a beautiful pale blue gemstone. It is found in Brazil and parts of Africa. It is frequently cut into rectangular emerald cuts to enhance its natural clarity and pale colour. It was very popular in vintage jewellery. There are some very famous examples of Art Deco platinum and aquamarine jewels in the British Royal jewellery collection.
Amethyst. Is the February birthstone, and is an ever popular gemstone for its' deep purple colour. It belongs to the quartz family, and is found all over the world. The gemstone can occur in very large crystals and is cut into many different shapes including the popular briollete.
Citrine. Is part of the quartz family. Its' colour ranges from pale yellow to a deep sherry colour. It can occur in large crystals, and is cut into many different shapes. It is frequently mistaken for Topaz, and sometimes called: citrine topaz, or smokey topaz. These are misnomers as citrine is a far less expensive alternative to topaz.
Tsavorite Garnet. Tsavorite garnets are a less common intense green gemstone. They are 6.5-7.5 on the Mohs hardness scale and are generally free of inclusions. Tsavorite garnets can resemble the finest quality emeralds. For this reason they are gaining in popularity, as many world famous jewellery designers are using this beautiful gemstone.
Garnet. Garnets are the January birthstone. This versatile gemstone occurs in many colours other than the famous red. Some popular colours right now are the mandarin garnet that is a vivid orange, the pale green demantoid garnet that has more sparkle than a diamond, and the deep green tsavorite garnet.
Opal. Opal is the October birthstone and it is popular for its fiery play of colour. No two opals are the same, and the play of colour can range from green to blue to purple to red. The most famous opals are the Australian black opal, that have a dark grey to black body colour that showcases the flashes of colour. More recently Mexican fire opals with their orange colour have been showing up in more jewellery.
Pearl. Pearl has been long prized as one of the organic gemstones. Pearls are formed in fresh and saltwater mollusks. Nacre is the lustrous coating mollusks secrete to cover particles that invade the organism. Today most pearls are cultured, meaning a mother of pearl bead is inserted into the living mollusk, and over time a layer of nacre forms over the bead. Pearls are cultured in Japan (saltwater) China (freshwater) Tahiti (saltwater), and the United States (freshwater). Pearls occur in many beautiful colours such as: cream, white pink, grey, black, and golden yellow. Large irregular pearls have been featured in many fashion magazines. Pearl is the birthstone for June.
Peridot. Peridot is a lime or olive green gemstone that is the birthstone for August. It measures 6.5 to 7 on the hardness scale. The vivid colour of peridot can look wonderful set in white gold or used with pearls.


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I rely on main dish salads during the spring and summer months. There's something so wonderful about making a salad in the early morning and letting it chill and marinate throughout the day. Then at dinner time all you do is pull the salad out of the fridge, add some breadsticks, and you're eating. It's almost as good as a crockpot. And these salads keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
I have noticed that most of my salad recipes use a mayonnaise based dressing. There's a good reason for this - those are the kinds of salads my husband likes! When I make an oil based dressing, he usually adds some mayonnaise to the salad at the table. When I make a creamy salad dressing myself, I can control the fat content by using yogurt and low fat mayo and he can't tell the difference. Of course, now he knows! I tried to concentrate more on non-mayo salads this time around.
These excellent salad recipes focus on grains like barley and rice, beans and legumes, and pasta, with meat as an accent and vegetables or fruit for color, taste and nutrition. You can use any type of purchased salad dressing you enjoy instead of making your own; just think about what dressing would taste good with the ingredients you are using.
Main Dish Salads
- Chicken Club Pasta Salad
This fabulous recipe was inspired by club sandwiches, which I adore. The tender chicken and pasta are combined with bacon, Swiss cheese, and grape tomatoes in a buttermilk dressing.
- Orange Wild Rice Chicken Salad
Tender and chewy wild rice combines with juicy moist chicken in an orange dressing for a wonderful taste.
- Shrimp Vegetable Salad
Tarragon vinaigrette flavors this fresh and crunchy salad.
- Shrimp and Snap Pea Salad
Oh, this recipe is so fabulous. It was created at the last minute with ingredients I had on hand in my pantry and freezer. Yum.
- Italian Bread Salad
Tender and chewy focaccia is combined with crisp lettuce leaves and lots of veggies in this delicious no cook salad.
- Barley Black Bean Chicken Salad
The combination of tender barley, nutty wild rice, savory chicken, and chewy black beans in a honey mustard dressing is really fabulous.
- Wheat Berry Tabbouleh
Wheat berries are a wonderful addition to any main dish salads. They have a perfect chewy texture and nutty taste. You can add any cooked, chopped meat to this salad for a more substantial meal.
- Pasta Cobb Salad
Cobb Salad is usually arranged on a plate. This easy recipe adds pasta with all the succulent flavors of the original and mixes it together for a wonderful meal.
- Chicken Tortellini Salad
Combining vinaigrette dressing, lots of fresh basil, chicken and tortellini makes a delicious main dish salad.
- Curried Orange Chicken Salad
There's something about the combination of chicken, curry and orange that is so satisfying. The contrast of flavors, colors and textures in this salad is perfect.
- Minestrone Salad
The flavors of minestrone are combined in a salad for a new, healthy twist.
- Couscous Chicken Salad
Couscous and chickpeas have the most fabulous texture when combined in a salad with a lemon dressing and tender chicken.


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Engineer, the summer camp kiddos, and I had fun making "sunken treasure" discovery bottles during Pirate Week. I knew the little pirates would want to take some of their treasures home, and I thought discovery bottles would be one way to accomplish that. We made the sunken treasure bottles two different ways, both with their own distinct characteristics.
Related: Children's Books about Pirates
How to Make Discovery Bottles for a Pirate Theme
As mentioned above, we made a couple versions of these pirate-y discovery bottles. We let the children choose which one to make, and they were also welcome to make both versions!
Materials we used
- Craft sand
- Gold glitter
- Beads
- Gold sequins
- Tiny craft shells
- Blue water beads (in their original, tiny state)
Related: Sensory Activities for a Pirate Theme
Sunken Treasure Discovery Bottles
The kids used funnels to add the sand and glitter to the empty plastic bottles. For everything else, they just used their fingers.
This turned out to be a great fine motor activity for many of the children! They were all so very focused on adding just the right amount of sand and "treasure" to their bottles.
I loved seeing the intense looks on their faces during this process. Some kids added more shells, some went a little wild with the glitter, and others hoarded the "jewels" (aka beads).
Then we put water in the bottles, leaving a little bit of space at the top. Some blue food coloring was the last bit added, and then the tops were put on.
I'd suggest using a hot glue gun to secure the top, especially if smaller children might play with the discovery bottles.
Related: Pirate Science with Fizzing Treasure Boxes
This first version of our pirate discovery bottle showed the kiddos what happens to wet sand. It also illustrated floating and sinking concepts. Many of them enjoyed rolling the bottles side to side, watching the sand and treasure move. The blue food coloring made it difficult to see the water beads once they'd grown, but their shapes were still evident when moving the bottle.
Sparkly Ocean Discovery Bottles
Engineer and I made the next version of our sunken treasure bottles at home. We wanted to use something other than blue-tinted water to act as the ocean so we could see our treasure better. Water beads came into play in a much bigger way this time!
First, we added water and water beads. After the water beads had grown to a sufficient size, we added some gold glitter, mini craft shells, and beads.
Again, I'd suggest using a hot glue gun to secure the top, especially for the little ones.
Related: Rainbow Glitter Sensory Jars
I liked the second version the best. The color was brighter, and we were able to see all of our treasures clearly. On top of that, it made a really fun sound when we shook it! The movement of this bottle was obviously different that the first.
Engineer and I compared and contrasted the movements, the colors, and the sounds of both bottles. I liked hearing Engineer comment on why he thought the differences had occurred.
Our sunken treasure discovery bottles are still around the house. They've sat in the kitchen window, which let us see how well light shone through the bottles. The bottles have rolled all around the living room, with Determined Diva giggling behind them. Little Hurricane has had WAY too much fun shaking the bottles and listening to the sounds they make. Engineer has enjoyed moving them from upright to horizontal positions all around the place, too.
It's always fun to find something like this that fascinates kids from 1 to 6!
Have your little pirates made discovery bottles recently? What items did they enjoy placing inside them?
Preschool Pirate Lesson Plans
Save time and get right to the pirate-y fun with done-for-you lesson plans from Preschool Teacher 101. The preschool pirate-themed lesson plans have printable lesson plans for a week, as well as explanations for the activities (for whole group, small group, and center time), book suggestions, and related printables.
Get your pirate lesson plans here
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Wearing out red and non-repro blue pencils since 1994
During the in-house portion of my career I worked for a music magazine (where I also helped with the parent company's music books), a children's nonfiction book publisher, and a local newspaper. Since becoming a full-time freelancer more than 10 years ago, I've worked for a business book publisher, painting book (crafts) publisher, sports book publisher, a financial planner, general interest and business magazines (writing), websites and blogs (crafts, home decor, DIY, pets, and more), education publishers (digital textbooks and assessments as well as college-level reference material), special-interest magazines (horses), directories, individual authors, and so much more. I'm learning something every day, and I love it.
It occurred to me one day that some of my clients have been with me the whole time I've been freelancing, or at least most of it, making them among the longest employers of my career. That's a testimonial to my long-lasting relationships and quality work if there ever was one. Boy, time certainly does fly by when you're having fun.
In 2019 most of my time was spent working on English Language Arts (ELA) textbooks for students in grades 6-12 and the product's digital version, though I did have some SEO articles and print books, and other projects.
2018 was filled with articles on geography, writing, grammar, music, collecting, business, and gardening—more than 750 of them. I also had some wonderful fiction cross my desk, English language arts textbooks, and even teacher training materials.
In 2017 I edited a lot of education materials, such as U.S. history (college), sociology (college), biology (high school) and even physics (high school) texts and assessments. I had a variety of self-published works come by my desk, too, both fiction (children's and adult) and nonfiction (targeted audiences). Thanks to my work on a novel for one author, I was honored with the task of looking at her poetry. I had a long-awaited science fiction novel cross my desk (the third in a series). And another author requested my help in fleshing out some fast-action scenes by writing some dialogue for them. Now that's trust in your editor! It was a wonderful challenge, and I'm so pleased that she enjoyed my work with her characters.
In 2016 I worked almost exclusively on an academic project geared toward early college students and AP high school students. The project is a series of social studies and humanities ebooks (economics, psychology, world and U.S. history, Western civ and philosophy, among other disciplines). There were about 2,500 essays; each "book" had 10 essays, and each series had 10 books. Some disciplines had multiple series. As the editorial coordinator on the project, I kept assignments flowing to editors and offered feedback on their work as well as serving as the final set of eyes on many of the articles.
At the end of the year I also had some additional work on the ELL project from the year prior. It's so lovely when clients want you back.
A friendly, Type A introvert who will meet your deadlines
In 2015 I filled my time with editing, proofreading, and fact-checking books for several publishers; crafts/DIY/home/decor project articles and blog posts; copy editing and proofing project sheets and other marketing materials for Princeton Artist Brush Company; and project managing the revamping of a worldwide ELL course, among other work.
2014 saw more work on electronic textbooks (multiple publishers); K-12 nonfiction; business; and home decor, DIY, crafts and hobbies content. In the spring when I noticed that one of my favorite cafés hadn't posted on its Facebook page since September 2013, I sent the owners a proposal to work on their social media marketing. "Like"s are going up, and the posts about special events, the weekly specials, menu items, and other promotions are reaching the desired audience.
Writing marketing text is a skill of mine that I haven't promoted much, for some silly reason. Because of my background in media writing feature stories, I can of course write PR materials, such as About Us business history website text. For every book I worked on for Viking Woodcrafts, my duties included writing a press release for it, so contact me with your needs in this area. Here is an example of some About Us text (see the long description), which I wrote up recently from notes leftover from a 2009 interview with Ranae Roberts about managing your work-life balance when you don't get the holidays off.
2013 will go down in my career history as the year of the electronic textbook. I worked on social studies, economics, English language arts (ELA) and adult English learner lessons and textbooks for multiple clients.
I also worked on middle school social studies lessons, from U.S. and world history to geography and current events. I did some fact-checking and edited informational text and study questions; the lessons were real brain-benders, but it was very rewarding to pick through the information and make sure it was the most up-to-date, precise text that would challenge students' critical-thinking skills.
In 2011 I added these services: fiction copy editing and K-12 nonfiction fact-checking. It had been a while since I'd worked on student library books; it was nice to get back into it. My first fiction project was a 200,000-word manuscript that's part of a series of four books. Why ease into something when you can jump right in?
In 2010 I was promoted to copy chief for Demand Studios, which I did for five years. I took help desk questions from writers and reviewed the work of a team of copy editors. My CE team ranged from 20 to 120 members. In 2012 my copy chief duties changed to reviewing home/DIY writers and copy editors for the company. I was also the chief for the crafts section as of 2013 and hobbies and games section as of 2014.
In 2009 I worked on about 20 books for two U.S. publishers as an editor, copy editor, proofreader, and/or photographer. I wrote about 20 articles for three local publications and websites and edited about 3,500 articles for website clients.
As an organized, detail-oriented individual, I also enjoy working with data in Excel. Does your company need an index database built to track all of your published works? A directory or a media contacts database updated? A textbook turned into an electronic product? For more information on my services, see the Services Offered page. For examples of my work and publication credits, see the Clips and Editing and Writing Credits pages, respectively. Contact me through the Contact form.