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Chicago has over 100 million in sales, number ones and gold singles. Incredibly, 25 of their albums have been certified platinum, and they were the first American band to chart Top 40 albums in five different decades.
Daughtry is a multi-platinum recording artist scoring four No. 1 hits, four Grammy nominations, won four American Music Awards, sold over 7.5 million albums, 17 million singles worldwide and sold out concerts around the world.
Foreigner has ten multi-platinum albums, 16 Top 30 hits, and a musical arsenal that continue to propel sold-out tours and impressive album sales.
Gavin DeGraw is a talent, who in just a few short years has become one of today's premier singer-songwriters. He's done it the old-fashioned way. On the merits of his creative abilities, perseverance and a healthy, homegrown perspective.
Jennifer Hudson is extraordinarily multi-talented, Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author.
Jewel is an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist and daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-songwriter.
Kansas the legendary rock group has eight gold albums, three six-time-platinum albums, one platinum live album and a million-selling gold single
Lady Antebellum had risen quickly to become country music's most influential current group. "Lady A" won the Vocal Group of the Year honor from both the Country Music Association and from the Academy of Country Music three times in a row.
LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 40 million albums, won two Grammy Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards and 12 Billboard Music Awards. Rimes is the youngest recipient ever of a Grammy Award, and was also the first country recording artist to win in the Best New Artist category.
Martina McBride is one of the most honored, admired and awarded women in contemporary music… but is not one to rest on her laurels. Even before there were laurels, Martina was singing country classics with father's country band at age 7.
Olivia Newton-John' has a career spanning more than four decades, she's remained a creative individual and humanitarian, adored by fans across the world.
REO Speedwagon is a band with a never-ending desire to give their all to their fans whenever they step onstage.
Styx's soaring power ballads transformed the arena rock landscape throughout the '70s and '80s. Today, after over a dozen studio albums, two Super Bowl appearances, and chart-topping tours with some of the biggest names in rock.
Trace Adkins is one of Country music's most accomplished entertainers. His trademark baritone has powered countless hits to the top of the charts and turned albums into Platinum plaques, selling over 10 million albums, cumulatively.
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FOIA Shenanigans at DHS
The Associated Press (AP) late yesterday "broke" the story that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had been investigating FOIA requestors and their backgrounds for over a year.
This is not news. Anyone who makes a lot of FOIA requests is very much aware of this going on, and not just at DHS – most branches of the military perform similar inquries, too… and have since well before July 2009. (I can document it in mid-2008 via server logs, and know it was going on well before that.)
Now, it is sort of newsworthy that DHS 'fessed up about this, and was stupid enough to claim that they were doing it for "awareness purposes". But these are not exactly earth-shattering revealations, when all is said and done. (I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it here on Entropic Memes at least once in the past, though I can't immediately find mention of it… having to dig through 1300 posts will do that to you.)
Oh, and the absurd claims that DHS never blocked release of documents, and is being all responsive and stuff? Bullshit. They've been stonewalling at least one of my requests for well over a year now, and in October 2009 I was informed of another request that DHS process requests on a first-in, first-out basis, and "there are currently three (3) open requests ahead of yours". Nine months have since passed… you figure out what's going on.
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New Gilmore Girls Trailer Released: My Analysis
Following up to the first trailer, and the series of snippet trailers released by Netflix earlier this week, a new extended trailer for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life has been released. There are many scenes we've previewed in clips before now, but also many new ones.
This new trailer begins with a scene from the Summer episode with Rory & Lorelai lounging by the pool, being served by 'Brandon & Dewey,' while Luke the lifeguard looks on disapprovingly. And it continues….
SPOILER ALERT: there are WEDDING DRESSES, people. Lorelai is making a wedding dress. Would she make her OWN wedding dress? Could it be for Rory? Or just another townie? AAAH
There is a scene that has many baskets, so perhaps there's been another picnic basket auction? Lorelai is having lunch with someone we don't know.
Do you think this is Rory's housecoat? If not, to whom does it belong?
There is a scene with Babette from the town meeting that is new, though not overly revealing.
There is Rory, very excited at the Stars Hollow Gazette office. Could she have taken it over? Everything is in boxes, so perhaps she's unpacking?
There is Paris, kicking closed a door at Chilton. My guess is there was a student entering and Paris wouldn't allow that. ;)


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Ruby Red follows a young girl; Gwenyth who comes from a family of time travelers. The time traveling gene is carried down the line as always given to a female born on a specific date. Everyone assumes Gwenyth's cousin Charlotte will be the one who carries the gene however, Gwenyth's and her family's lives get flipped upside down when they realize she is the one who has the gene, not Charlotte. Thrust into a secret group with another time travelling family, Gwenyth begins to learn more about her family and herself.
I think my feelings for this book wildly have to do with the timing I read it. I really was looking for something like this and so that is why I enjoyed it so much, however, there are many problems.
1. The plot is good. Timing is fine and the flow is also good. Information is given nicely because our main character really doesn't know anything at all so we learn as she learns about time travel etc.
2. Characters are also fine. They seem real enough, especially the secondary characters. It's strange but I was actually more interested in learning about everyone other than Gideon and Gwenyth; like James and Robert, Rose and Paul and Lady Arista.
3. The writing in this book is what is a huge let down. It's very bland and juvenile, but this is not the first language-one-translated-into-language-two book I have read so I recognize the faults that come with a translated text. Dialogue is a bit cheesy whereas in its original form it would be natural. Because I knew that this was translated I was able to ignore a lot of the flops in the writing and just enjoy the story as a whole.
This book is primarily focused on plot rather than characters which is okay but I tend to like character driven books more.
The time travel aspect in the book is very interesting though. I like that is very specific:
– In Gwenyth's family only a female can carry the gene. In Gideon's family, only a male can carry the gene.
– you have to be born on a specific day (October the 7th I think)
– you can only travel back in time for up to 4 hours at a time
– you travel back to where you are in the present. For example, if I am in my home and I travel back, I will land in the exact same spot in x-period of time. So if you're in you're bedroom on the second floor and travel back 100 years, you better hope your house was already built or you might end up falling all the way down to the ground
– you cannot travel to the future or to a period during your lifetime
– the travelling happens unexpectedly if not drawn out once a day. Think of it as built up energy. In a 24 hour period, you build up the time travel 'energy' in your body. If you do not use the chronograph (a device that allows you to choose when specifically you travel back in time) to release set 'energy', your body will be forced to release it on its own and so you find yourself time travelling randomly to a random time period.
– only Twelve people will ever have this gene. One for each zodiac symbol of you will. Gwenyth is the last; a ruby.
That is was really had me interested. All the background information about time travelling and about how it works and how people used it is very interesting. Also, the secret that the guardians are trying to achieve by gathering all the travellers blood is mysterious. What is their goal ? Is it all. For Count Saint Germain? Is he trying to reach Immortality? Or is it something else completely.
From the moment Lucy and Paul was mentioned I knew they weren't going to be bad. I knew that the group currently working with Gwenyth are probably the real enemies and the count is the antagonist whereas Lucy and Paul are trying to help them.
I also enjoyed that this book was so light. I flew right through it in almost one sitting (I have a life sometimes 😉) it didn't take itself seriously which is good because of its writing.
Overall, I wish I could have read this in its original language. It's too bad I do not understand German in the least… Unfortunately, with translations, there is always fear of miscommunication. Something that is directly translated may not carry with it its original meaning.
Danke für Lesen!
3.5/5 stars
ps. Sorry if I butchered that translation, it's supposed to say thanks for reading! XD


text: The first steps to take if your child is misbehaving takes a lot out of you. Don't try to fight his insecurities. He must go through the pain of moving on from being dependent on you. Most of our culture doesn't encourage this type of emotional resilience. It's wrong to baby him when he was going through the beginning development stages. The way to pull yourself together over your first baby girl is to make sure you have a strict plan in place for when she grows up. It pays off to be intentional.


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Being in a band is not as easy as it looks. The image of a group of friends having fun on stage is appealing and envied by thousands of young people just learning their instruments. In order to succeed in the extremely competitive world of music, however, a band needs to stay on their toes at all times and put in a lot of extra hours aside from their jobs, families, or other hobbies.
To be successful, a band must treat itself like a small business, constantly advertising and finding new ways to gain customers or, in this case, fans.
Starting Out
It is not too difficult to make a name for yourself in your home town. After all, that's where many of your friends and family are. Unless you live in the very competitive cities of Los Angeles, New York, or Chicago, it should be possible to call in favors to some of your friends in the service industry and possibly get gigs at neighborhood bars which sometimes feature new or local bands a few nights a week.
If you are satisfied with playing a show once a month or once a week as a hobby, great. If your aspirations are higher, however, you will need to think of new ways to get people through the door and larger, higher profile clubs to perform at.
That's easier said than done. Even if you are the most talented band in town, there is no guarantee you can get any gig you want. There is a very real world of politics and business savvy required to expand your band's presence, even at home.
Getting started and expanding your band's presence is very similar to starting a new restaurant. If you opened a new bar or restaurant, would you be satisfied if your friends and family were the only customers night after night? To gain a reputation for a quality experience, you need more customers all the time, a worthy buzz around town, and press.
Contact the local papers. Offer them interviews to outline your ideas on independent music and always plug your appearances, much like an actor on a talk show. Find local filmmakers and offer recordings of your music for use in their films. Keep a slick looking website well updated, get your recordings on digital download sites for free until there is a demand, and make some stickers to put on bar bathroom walls. It won't necessarily be cheap, but neither is starting a business.
So You're Established Locally. What Now?
Keep at it. Expand into the regional market, using the techniques you already used locally on a larger scale. Talk to those same bartender friends and find similar venues an hour down the road. Talk to local print and graphics shops to propose a trade. They make you some T-shirts or stickers, and you advertise their company for free, handing out business cards or getting their logo on your vehicle. It sounds farfetched, but it does work sometimes.
When speaking with club owners or possible sponsors, always talk about your band like you are cutting edge and rapidly gaining popularity. If that same restaurant, discussed earlier, wanted investors, would the owner talk about how few customers they had and how discouraging it was?
It may take years, but with a little talent and business sense, your band can be booking shows many nights of the week in your state or region. Keep people updated, however. Your new fans will want to know more about you and the internet is a powerful tool to keep them informed. At this point in time, about three quarters of band business occurs online, from advertising shows to posting event calendars to selling recordings. You still need to show your face though. That's part of the charismatic presence you want to convey.
Are You Ready to Tour?
If your presence is strong enough regionally, now is the time to branch out. Think of it like a franchising opportunity. Other bands you have impressed will put in a good word for you and the buzz will spread. You can not, however, rest on your laurels and wait for the cash to come rolling in. Fans want more music. With how much time you are now spending on the band combined with the expansion, it will become more and more difficult to hold down a traditional job, precisely at the time when you need some capital to keep the expansion rolling.
Prepare to be poor for a while. Banks don't offer business loans to musicians who want to drive around the country playing in bars, so the burden falls on your band. In general, except for very rare cases, a band has to tour nationally for a couple years before they get noticed by any agencies or legitimate record labels. Recording costs will fall on the band. Travel expenses will fall on the band. Breaking even on tour will be the goal at this point.
If you've played your cards right, you will start to succeed. Still, however, the band will not be lucrative. It is, essentially, like having a minimum wage job. How many writers out there have gotten discouraged by the piles of rejection letters, the constant struggle to get noticed? It's the same with a band. Labels and booking agencies don't want you unless you are already making money because they are a business as well. If you are lucky enough to get picked up on contract, money will gradually start trickling in and then it's all uphill. That is, if you can survive that long on such little wages.
Being in a band is not for everybody. If your goal is making quick money, you should probably find a different line of work. With a little diligence, business sense, and passion, it is possible to succeed in the complex world of musical performance.


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One of the most memorable "Daily Show" segments in history came in 2011, when Jon Stewart mock-resigned and John Oliver took over the show amid an epic apology from Stewart that he perhaps hadn't made enough jokes about friend Anthony Weiner's scandal.
Oliver, of course, is now leading the show while Stewart is on hiatus producing a movie. And though there was no mock-press conference this time, Oliver engaged in a lengthy takedown of Weiner amid new revelations of lewd online activity under the pseudonym "Carlos Danger."
Oliver called the new developments "deja ewww," and he skewered Weiner for having an "alter ego that is a Bolivian action-hero-slash-porn-star."
"He did it again? Why did he even need to do that? Who did he think had possibly not seen his photo from last time?" Oliver said.
Oliver dismissed talk that Weiner has some kind of sex addiction, saying his only addiction is running for office.
"And if he could just give that up, he could live a full, productive life as an internet sex freak!" Oliver said.
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Whoo-hoo The Colour of Treason has arrived in the Towton Battlefield Society Shop! Here.
Getting ready for the Battle of Towton Commemorative event which will also include authors George Peter Algar, George Goodwin, Helen Cox and Alan Stringer - almost need an event of our own!
Hope to see you there!
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Half Of All Aussie Retail Brands Fear International Competitiors
Half of Australian retail brands believe the industry has become more competitive with international entrants taking the market share, according to a survey by SLI Systems.
The survey determined the trends, challenges and opportunities online retailers expect to face over the coming year. The survey was conducted during the SLI Connect event, on the 31st March in Sydney.
The results of the survey showed that more than 95 percent of retailers consider e-commerce to be the most effective channel for sales conversion, while just 46 percent selected bricks and mortar stores.
This growing fear of international competition has led retailers to implement a number of changes to their e-commerce strategies in the challenging retail environment:
- 67 percent have optimised their site for mobile and tablet
- 50 percent have upgraded their e-commerce platform
- 38 percent have offered free shipping
- 21 per cent have started selling internationally
Mark Brixton, regional vice president, SLI Systems said, "The results show local retailers are concerned by the increased willingness of Australian shoppers to interact with international retailers.
"Successful retailers can offer the customer the same value, benefits and service options whether they're shopping on a PC, in-store or on their mobile. International retailers are already doing a great job at this; the local brands that get this right will make a compelling case for Australians to shop closer to home."
Duncan Brett, general manager eCommerce, Bras N Things commented on the research findings: "Your bricks and mortar store and your online store should be a joint force and not another source of competition. The integration of the online and offline customer experience is fundamental to our business. In order to remain competitive, we focus on creating a seamless and positive customer experience. The survey results show we're not the only ones."


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CFB: Lubbock rep backs away from Leach bill allegation
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – A freshman lawmaker suggested Wednesday that a fellow Texas House member stood to benefit financially by proposing legislation that would allow fired Texas Tech coach Mike Leach to sue the state, before apologizing hours later.
Rep. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, told KFYO-AM of Lubbock that Rep. Craig Eiland's reason's for filing the bill last week "must be financial."
He told The Associated Press later Wednesday that the remark was "one of those on-the-fly comments" and that he had apologized to Eiland, who sits behind him in the House chamber.
"I apologized if there was any misunderstanding," Perry said. "It was not mean-spirited and not intended to be."
The resolution filed March 11 would allow Leach's wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the school to proceed. In the radio interview, Perry said he doesn't think the bill will pass.
Perry admitted he'd made a "freshman mistake," said Eiland, who accepted that that's what the comment was. He said he gained nothing by filing the bill.
"I have no financial interest, I don't want a financial interest, don't need a financial interest," Eiland said. "He's got good lawyers. He doesn't need me."
Eiland filed the proposal on the last possible day that House rules allow for the introduction of new legislation. The resolution would allow Leach's wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the school to proceed.
The school fired Leach Dec. 30, 2009, two days after he was suspended amid allegations that he mistreated a player with a concussion. Leach has denied mistreating Adam James, the son of ESPN analyst Craig James, and has said he suspects the real reason he was fired was because he was due to be paid an $800,000 bonus the next day.
Leach's lawsuit against Texas Tech was thrown out when the university claimed immunity as a state institution, a decision upheld in January by the state's 7th Court of Appeals. The appeals court ruling allows Leach to try to show Texas Tech's reasons for firing him were wrong, but without the prospect of winning monetary relief.
Leach has appealed that decision to the Texas Supreme Court, but the Legislature could also specifically authorize Leach to sue for damages.
Eiland, in an e-mail, wrote that permissions to sue the state are filed each session.
"Since a permission to sue is potentially Coach Leach's only avenue to have a court review his contract claim, I felt it important to at least give him a shot," Eiland wrote.


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What is the Carers Charter?
In Dundee, we have developed a Carers Charters which provides three pledges to carers living in Dundee so that carers rights are promoted. The charter has been developed through the Dundee Carers Partnership working along with carers in Dundee.
The charter sets outs what carers can expect from services, the type of support they can access and the opportunities for involvement in decisions affecting the people they care for.
Our 3 pledges to Carers in Dundee:
Identify, acknowledge and value carers.
You will be identified and feel respected and recognised in your caring role
This means the contribution you make to the person you care for and to the community overall will be acknowledged and recognised.
Support Carers
Organisations will work in partnership to support you to live a fulfilled life.
This means being clear what resources are available to you, including support services and respite/short break options.
Accessing information and support to help you in your caring role including:
- Support to manage your health and well-being
- Help to manage your finances and secure your welfare rights
- Advice to access employments, training and learning.
Involve Carers
Carers will have opportunities and support to be involved.
This means:
- With the agreement of the person you support, you will be an equal partner in care planning (including when the person you support is leaving hospital).
- We will listen to your knowledge expertise and opinion and involve you in the decisions about the care and support of the person you support.
- Supporting ways to involve carers in strategic planning. There will be opportunities for you to be involved in the planning, development and evaluation of relevant policies, strategies and services in Dundee.


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FIRESTONE WALKER IPAs MAKE EUROPEANS HOPPY
Double Jack IPA Earns Top Consumer Honors at European Beer Star Competition;
Union Jack IPA Also Wins Gold Medal
Paso Robles, CA—European beer enthusiasts cast their vote in favor of American hops as Firestone Walker's Double Jack IPA was named the "Consumer Favourite Gold" for top honors at the European Beer Star competition.
Beer & Life
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
Oskar Blues & Ska Brewing to release "oSKAr the G'Rauch Smoked IPA"
Longmont, Colo –Craft beer in-a-can pioneers Oskar Blues Brewery and SKA Brewing have come together to create a CANlaboration beer to celebrate the 10 Year CANiversary of Dale's Pale Ale. The Smoked IPA, "oSKAr the G'Rauch", is the first official brewing collaboration between the two breweries that share much of the same Colorado lifestyle. Hell, you can't spell Oskar without Ska.
Dominion Morning Glory Espresso Stout to be released on Thursday
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(Dover, DE) – The Dominion Brewing Co. will awaken Morning Glory, a full-bodied espresso stout, on November 15, 2012.
International Stout Day - November 8, 2012
Originally, stout meant "proud" or "brave", but morphed into the connotation of "strong" after the 14th century. So, why on earth should this brave and strong beer style not have its own day of celebration? The holidays are approaching, the leaves are changing and the temperatures are dropping, so what better time for a holiday dedicated to drinking the dark, rich stuff?


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One of the things I truly despise about getting pictures done is trying to do my hair and makeup; I do my makeup the same day in and day out and it's quite plain. Yet for pictures I want something a bit more unique/special for the occasion but just end up feeling frustrated and over-fussing the morning of my pictures... with hair and makeup included in this package I was able to just sit back and take in the whole experience. No stress, no fuss. That alone makes it worth it for me. I got exactly what I wanted; something that was more than my everyday look, but where I still felt like me. (But let's be honest, a bit more glamorous.)
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The internet changed the world; It touches all aspects of our lives. It is allowing all of us to read this blog post, connect on social media, video chat with friends and colleagues, and do much, much more. And now, there is a push to connect every device to the internet. While this provides new functionality and convenience, there are also some concerns that could outweigh the benefits.
The whole idea of the Internet of Things (IoT) is the ability to connect anything to the internet. This connectivity allows users to do more from more places. It gives us more information and increases efficiency. These devices may be a fitness band, a lamp, or a thermostat. Really anything could be connected to the internet to provide some type of new function. Consumers would be able to alter the temperature in their home from anywhere in the world. Or they could unlock their front door so the plumber can complete a repair. It is easy to see how much better our lives could be with connected devices.
Big Data
There is a downside to this added convenience and function: big data. Everything that you or I do on the internet is tracked. "They" know where we go, what we do, and how often we do it. This information is used to market to us and sell advertising. Think about Facebook and their ads. They know what you post, like, share and comment on; this information is used to show you very targeted ads. This sounds innocent until you realize how much information they have on each user. IoT brings additional potential for more of your life to be tracked. Big data will be able to tell how you spend your entire life; not just the part of it that you spend online. We would effectively share everything about ourselves.
For some, this is not a concern and they are willing to give up that data for the additional convenience. Others are worried that giving up this information is giving companies too much power and insight into our lives.
In addition to giving up our information to companies that will want to use it for marketing, there is also a concern over the security of these devices. As with any technology, there is the potential to be hacked. The device itself could be hacked, or the data warehouse could be hacked. This could be devastating since the connected devices have the potential to paint a 24/7 picture of your life: who you are, where you live, where you work, where you go, who you go there with, what you buy, and everything else in between. Most people do not want that much information in anyone's hands. Building up security around this data will be a major focal point to help consumers trust IoT.
Intranet of Things?
The internet is the great World Wide Web and connects everything and everyone. But there is also the intranet, which is a privately owned network. These small networks only allow specific IP addresses to access the information. Many companies use an intranet to ensure that only employees have access to sensitive information. There is a movement to stop connecting more devices to the internet but rather connect them to these intranets. The goal would be to prevent the data from being accessible by companies who would use it to build profiles and use the data. For your company, it is something to consider. There would be recurring revenue available for providing service to the intranet and helping them manage their own data.
We will continue to leverage the power of the internet. It is the single most used tool in most people's lives today. However, we must turn our attention to how internet-created data is being used, then consider how IoT increases our exposure. Companies will want to be counseled through the process of adding function without putting themselves and their customers at risk. This is where resellers can begin to educate their clients, earn trust and sell services around IoT.


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Winter is coming to an end and soon the warmer weather will be here. We welcome the changing of the seasons and soon forget the chill of those cold months between December and March. Often the last thing on our mind is heating our homes. While most homeowners wait until early fall to schedule their yearly chimney sweep, the spring months are also a great time to get this annual chore completed. This not only helps get the unit in prime condition for when the cold arrives again, but also allows you to maintain a healthy chimney through the spring and summer months.
Here are 4 reasons to get your Chicago chimney swept in spring:
1. Flexible Times/Dates
The spring and summer months are a slower time for chimney sweeps, you often have the pick of when to schedule your cleaning. No need to wait or delay in getting this chore checked off your list.
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It seems like as soon as winter ends we begin counting down the months until it arrives again. Summer races past us in a blink of an eye. Schedule the sweep in spring gets your chimney and fireplace in working order so that there is no scramble to finish it come fall.
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No matter what season you have your chimney swept, the most important thing is to have it completed by a knowledgeable and certified professional. For all of your Chicago chimney and fireplace needs trust the team at Lindemann Chimney Service. Since 1969, we have been helping homeowners throughout the North Shore area maintain a clean and healthy chimney system. Visit us here for a list of our chimney and fireplace services. To schedule your spring chimney sweep, contact us today!


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I want the cheapest bridging finance but am not sure how it all works with the rates and other costs. Bridging Interest Rates The interest rates on bridging finance are charged on a 'monthly' basis rather than an 'annual' basis that is associated with most credit. The bridging rates typically range from 0.75% to 1.45% for residential bridges, and 1% to 1.95% on buy-to-lets or houses in multiple … [Read more...]
Bridging Loan Solution – I'm splitting up form partner and need short term money fast.
I'm separating from my partner and need to borrow money for a new home. Life does not always work out as intended and if you need a fast solution to a situation of relationship break up a bridging loan might be suitable for you. Owning a property with an ex-partner can be uncomfortable particularly if you feel you have to continue to live there. Alas, selling a property can take time and could … [Read more...]
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Anson's is the leading premium appliance and electronics store in the Philippines. With branches strategically located all over Metro Manila Philippines, Anson's offers customers a unique and enjoyable shopping experience through modern and interactive product displays, showrooms in its stores and online appliance store.
Anson's has the widest variety of product categories and brands to cater to every appliance and electronics needs, from Video/Audio Entertainment, Household and Kitchen, Information Technology, Mobile Communications, Digital Imaging, to Beauty and Wellness, Home Furnishings and select Hardware Equipment.
Anson's features a wide selection of brands per category to serve every market segment.
At the heart of it all is the Anson's experience of a dynamic and service oriented shopping provided by skilled and attentive personnel. Customers keep coming back to Anson's for the unique value for money, customer attention, and hassle free service that is hard to find nowadays. After more than four decades, Anson's continues to grow and satisfy more and more customers.


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I imagine a profound time in my life as I look back to the early 1990's when I found myself finally locating and creating a safe, comfortable "box" in which to live seemingly giving permission to settle my soul. This yellow and white box I fashioned was actually quite beautiful, as it was adorned with hand painted Venetian plastered walls with a variety of classic art hanging throughout. As well, there were hand designed, unique iron and crystal period chandeliers and one-of-a-kind hand crafted furniture designed by me with the simple intention of creating a place of comfort, safety, and love.
This box to which I refer became known to me affectionately as the 'comfort box' and had all the "necessary" features of "beauty." There were hand cut hard wood floors and crown molding around the interior, both stunning, giving character to this warm, cozy, yellow, and white box. Luckily, due to my choice of lifestyle, my box even had the accommodations to house others. Along with a dining area designed especially for my love of entertaining came my "perfect" kitchen. This room was set up to become the specific room which would bring me great joy as it was mine to do what I loved the most, preparing meals and parties for my family and friends as this was the one role at which I so desperately wanted to succeed. As well, I must say, the comfort box included my special creative skills at designing the bedrooms of my three children and keeping the themes to which they related with matching bedding, wall coverings, and any electronic aids they chose for the time periods in their lives. However, I must admit, meeting their needs was more for my satisfaction.
All seemed good, and I was sure the comfort box was the answer to the restlessness and fear my soul encompassed with such unnatural ease. My yellow and white box was my solution and the continuation of many chapters of what I believed was family success.
I loved my comfort box. To accommodate the need for reflection and privacy, it was located at the end of a long, narrow driveway adorned with roses of all types, huge trees, and our three dogs frolicking safely in the front yard as we played "catch the coyote" which is the joke of dark humor as we kept our eyes pealed on the safety of these dedicated pets. It actually gave me a sense of peace and serenity at all hours, day or night. Night after night, I would sit on the front porch in the rocking chair in which I've rocked since the day I became a mother and comfortably pondered my life.
Yes, your guess is correct. This comfort box was my home. Although made of sticks and stones, it was what gave me joy, and staying in it forever gave me purpose. Moreover, I had dedicated myself to staying there at any cost.
Unexpectedly, one morning, I woke up to the buzzing of my alarm clock that aroused my brain to what I refer to as high alert. It wasn't long before the sounds of this innocent clock, meant to do the job of reminding me of the time to begin my day, become a metaphor for my life! Perhaps, the feelings were unconsciously brewing, but shivering, sweating, and itching with a lump in my throat became so real that I had to sit up to make sure that I was not dreaming or, more clearly described, having such a horrible nightmare that physical pain engrossed my entire body. If the numbers on the clock had a message, it was that I had reached middle-age, and life was passing me by simply because I stayed "comfortable."
I carefully sauntered out of bed walking to the window and decided to open the drapes. I wanted to see the sunshine from a totally different angle no matter how scared I was. Suddenly, I did not see this box as I did the day before. It occurred to me that the job of creating a palace where I can be safe is really to my detriment as it exposes me to more isolation and keeps me hidden from myself. Furthermore, I needed to reach for something bigger than my home, bigger than the wonderful children I raised, my husband's desires, and bigger, and greater than the more often than not, the small, lost person I felt I had become over the years.
Why this happened so quickly in one swoop, I do not know, but I do know that the comfort box suddenly felt like a prison from which I could not escape. I tried to reject the astonishing revelation that the notion of staying "comfortable" within a box was only a mere escape from the fear of becoming who I really wanted to be and what I wanted to represent because it was so uncomfortable to step beyond what I knew. I did not even know there were windows of which I never looked out.
That realization sparked the flame within to unnaturally wake me up. In that one moment in time, I resolved, at any cost, I was going to step out of my comfort zone and do things that I had always been afraid to do including taking chances with my own life. I began a journey to start walking on the outside of my very pretty, safe box. To make matters scarier, I was going to take this journey on my own. I knew I had to go on my own, as this was my life that I had to finally embrace. After all, who else can walk my path but me? My box could not give me what existed outside the doors and windows.
But, could I leave the comfort box? Can a middle-aged woman change her spots? Does this mean taking chances away from the comfort box to find myself while keeping this as a place of shelter and comfort but seeing the world outside as a place I can create myself in positive ways where I actually have to interact with others with whom I may find self fulfillment? I say yes.
I still love the comfort box but not in the same way. I know that the beautiful box in which I once lived has changed into a beautiful, new box without any firm walls and filled with open windows and open drapes. After all, a box is made of sticks and stones, and a home is made of love. I have become my own home. Open to all possibilities. I am willing to grow and leave the comfort box behind ready to take on the discomfort of uncertainty and inner-personal change. I'm not sure, but maybe this is just one episode in my history that shows I have a brain that is still evolving!


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Watermelons (Citrullus lanatus) take several months to mature, growing for 90 to 120 days, depending on the variety. They are most susceptible to pest infestations when they are young, but there are several ways to protect the watermelon plants. When the plants are older, only severe infestations require treatment to keep the plants healthy.
Plant watermelons when the soil temperature is at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit. These warm-weather fruits easily become stressed in cooler weather, and planting them too early exacerbates any pest damage because the plants can't easily recover. To get a jump start on the growing season, start seedlings indoors and plant them outdoors when the soil warms.
Install row covers over the watermelon seedlings. Push the U-shaped braces into the ground on either side of the seedling rows, spacing them 1 to 2 feet apart. Lay the row covers over the braces, burying the bottom edges under the mulch or top layer of soil to create a solid barrier against bugs. Row covers allow light and moisture to enter, but not bugs such as peach aphids or cucumber beetles, both of which attack young watermelon plants. Remove the row covers in about three weeks, or whenever you see the plants begin to bloom. The row covers stop helpful insects such as bees from pollinating the flowers.
Lay drip irrigation hoses along each watermelon row. Spread a reflective or plastic mulch around the watermelon plants. These typically come in sheets that you lay around your plants, cutting X-shaped holes or long slits in the sheets when necessary to accommodate the plant stems, using a utility knife. Overlap the mulch sheets by at least 4 inches and press landscape staples every 6 to 8 inches along the edges to hold them in place. Bugs such as the cucumber beetle don't like to cross unnatural surfaces such as reflective and plastic mulches.
Spray a ready-to-use insecticidal soap over young or mature plants if you notice signs of bugs, such as black or white dots on the leaves, chewed edges or stunted growth on the tips of vines. Check underneath the leaves as well -- many bugs like to hide. Cover the leaves and vines thoroughly, including the undersides. Reapply every few days as needed. This organic pest eliminator is safe to spray near where your children play.
Spray a foliar insecticide on mature plants if the insecticidal soap is ineffective. Mix according to the manufacturer's instructions, but start with the smallest recommended amount, such as 2 ounces per gallon of water. Cover the tops and bottoms of the leaves as well as the vines. These chemicals aren't organic, so don't let your kids handle the spray.


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Foam cushions are available at most home decor stores and large department stores, but often these are expensive and not always the size or design style that you need. Most fabric and craft stores sell foam, allowing you to make your own cushions. Some stores sell sheets and will cut the foam to size for you at no additional charge, while other stores sell the foam prepackaged, requiring you to cut the foam yourself.
Measure the foam and draw the shape of the design you need, using a marker. Use a ruler to ensure straight lines. Repeat the process for the underside of the foam.
Cut the foam with an electric knife (the type used for carving turkeys). Alternatively, use a large razor. Cut a smooth, even line slowly. For thick foam, cut about halfway through the foam, then flip the foam over and repeat on the opposite side.
Trim away any excess or choppy areas from your shape, using a razor.
Things You Will Need
- Ruler
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- When making cushions, ensure the foam is very symmetrical and has even, solid lines.
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Air Cairo
Experience Affluence with Air Cairo
Air Cairo is a low cost airline based in Cairo, Egypt and the subsidiary of esteemed EgyptAir which operates flights to the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. Air Cairo flights operate from the main base at Cairo International Airport and the company head office is in the Sheraton Heliopolis Zone. Air Cairo fleet currently includes 7 Airbus A320-214 aircrafts and the airlines aims to expand it to 20 aircrafts by 2020.
Air Cairo Online Booking
Rehlat.com offers best deals and offers on Air Cairo online booking. To book simple, easy, fast, and secure, you need a Air Cairo booking gateway that offers complete convenience and comfort at your fingertip, at Rehlat.com we offer just that! We provide all the information about Air Cairo flight deals, popular routes, in-flight entertainment, baggage allowance and Air Cairo flight status.
About Air Cairo
Air Cairo flights provide top class quality services at extremely affordable and convenient rates. Beautiful interiors, efficient services, tasty cuisines and most importantly the economical fares are some of the best features of this airline. Europe: Air Cairo flights fly from Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh to several destinations such as Stuttgart, Hannover, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Oslo, Billund, Belgrade, Tbilisi and Prague every week. Middle East: Air Cairo flights fly from Borg El Arab, Sohag, Assiut and Cairo to several destinations like Jeddah, Riyadh, Al Gassim, Yanbu, Kuwait, Doha and Amman every week. Air Cairo booking for all its flights is easy with Rehlat.com's advanced and convenient online flight ticket booking system.
Air Cairo Flights – Things to Know
Air Cairo flights provide luxurious and safe journey, with comfortable seats and stylish interiors on board.
Individual screens to the passengers
Several broadcasting languages
Extra spacious leg room
Delicious food and drinks
Best-in-class in-flight services
Special assistance to pregnant women and passengers with illness or disabilities
Air Cairo Booking Classes
Travelers can do Air Cairo booking for two different seating arrangements:
Business class – The business class cabins of Air Cairo flights are equipped with world-class full-flat seats and other high class amenities.
Economy class - With a seat pitch of 29 inches, Air Cairo flights economy class consists of comfortable seats.
Amenities offered by all Air Cairo Airlines Flights
Complimentary amenity kits
Several varieties of meals and drinks
Pets are allowed
Special assistance for unaccompanied children, persons with disabilities or illness, pregnant women, senior citizens
Air Cairo Airlines Online Check In
Air Cairo online check in opens 48 hours before the scheduled flight departure and closes 90 minutes prior to the flight departure time. Boarding gates close 30 minutes before flight departure, so passengers have to arrive for security checks and boarding no later than 45 minutes prior to flight departure time.Why Online Check In?
Allows you to select the seat of your preference
Print the boarding pass at home or at a kiosk at the airport and save time
Check in for your luggage in advance further saving time
Choose your meal and beverage
Request for special assistance, if any
Air Cairo Airport Check In
The airport check in for Air Cairo international flights opens 3 hours before, and closes 1 hour prior to scheduled departure at the airport.
The airport check in for Air Cairo domestic flights opens 2 hours before, and closes 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure at the airport.
Note: The boarding gates close 30 minutes prior to departure at all airports.
Air Cairo Airlines Flight Updates
To check the Air Cairo flight status updates, have your flight number & destination handy. Keep an eye on the flight status regularly to avoid waiting at the airport or missing the flight.
Air Cairo Airlines Baggage Allowance
Air Cairo baggage allowance is free of cost for weight up to 30 Kg for all destinations, and for Europe it the Air Cairo baggage allowance is up to 23 Kg. Air Cairo allows carrying one hand baggage on board including one laptop.
Checked Baggage
Business Class - 2 pieces of baggage each with a maximum weight of 32 kg (70 lbs) and maximum dimensions of 158 cm.
Economy Class - 2 pieces of baggage each with a maximum weight of 23 kg (50 lbs) and maximum dimensions of 158 cm.
Carry-On Allowance
Business Class - 2 Bags of hand luggage each with a maximum weight of 8 kg and one personal bag.
Economy Class - Passengers can carry hand luggage with the weight up to 8 kg and along with one personal bag.
Air Cairo Food & Drinks
Air Cairo offers varieties of food & beverages on board. It provides special meals that are suitable for all cultures and religions of the passengers. Meals are served on board accompanied by different soft drinks, wines and appetizers.


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Death at the Toxteth riots in 1981
This photo captures the dreadful moment when David Moore – a young disabled man who lived in Liverpool – was killed by a police van traveling at speed during the Toxteth riots. David had gone to see the commotion but was unable to run fast enough to avoid the fateful impact.
Kneeling over him is Pauline Dunlop – who went on to be a high profile Labour city councillor and support of Militant. The shock of what had happened is etched painfully into her face. Moore's family pursued the police through the courts but with little success.


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|Daniel and Diane's first pictures from La Libertad
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
First pictures from Daniel and Diane!
I have just received a preview of some of the pictures from Daniel and Diane's time in the village. They are currently in Ecuador and were very thoughtful to send the pictures while staying in a tent! Stay tuned for their full report in the coming weeks.
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Placed within the the crumbling rock walls of a ruined ancient building, this gorgeous new concrete home designed by Portugal's SAMI Arquitectos follows the outlines of its predecessor, while infusing the space with a modern atmosphere and lots of light. The two-story CASA E/C was built as a holiday home on an island in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean for a Lisbon-based couple. The dark basalt walls that surround it engage with the terraces and deck that extend beyond the ruins to create an engaging interplay between old and new.
The architects introduced large windows to every living room and bedroom, ensuring that the interior receives optimal amounts of natural lighting. These generous openings also provide stunning views of the island and its poetic landscapes.
Related: Scottish Ruins Transformed Into Modern Low-Impact Home
The house features a split-level ground floor which, had it been built during the time of the previous building, would have housed livestock. Instead, the space is used to accommodate four bedrooms and built-in storage.
A staircase connects this space with the living room and has an integrated bookshelf that dominates the living room space. Next to the living room are the kitchen and dining room, along with additional storage spaces and closets. Sliding doors lead out to different terraces.
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Even though the iPad is designed to work beautifully without a stylus, Pencil will mostly throw away all assumptions about not wanting a stylus. Especially if you are an artist who loves creating on the iPad.
"Pencil" comes from the same folks who produced Paper – the creativity app for artists. The company, FiftyThree, has shown a very keen taste in design, aesthetics and usability. Paper went on to win several awards and was the Editor's Choice.
Pencil, the stylus, is specifically designed for use with Paper. The stylus has every hallmark of the company's design sense. This time, though, their taste for design takes a hardware interpretation. It's a stylus like no other.
Pencil comes with a unique design that blends a pencil and a thick ruler. Clubbed with Paper, Pencil can help artists do wonders. Probably the best thing about Pencil is the lack of any additional process in setting up the device. A Bluetooth Smart wireless is said to deliver fast but power-conscious connectivity. But all you do is touch the tip of the Pencil to the screen. That's it. It's called "Kiss to Pair."
FiftyThree's Pencil has an eraser at the back. The tech is so smart that you don't have to switch brushes to erase things on Paper. Instead, you just use the eraser. Something about it reminds you of all the countless design and usability principles that Apple (or Steve Jobs) always quoted.
Pencil is a gadget specifically designed for artists but of course, everyone can use it. With Paper actually recognizing what's touching the screen – Pencil or your palm – you can actually create just like you do on a blank paper. The closeness to the analog world is great and should be quite helpful for artists sketching on the iPad.
Pencil's built-battery charges through any USB port in under 90 minutes. And it lasts for about a month under normal usage.
While Pencil works great on FiftyThree's Paper app but it also works good with any other app. It's that kind of a design.
Pencil comes in two makes: Graphite and Walnut. The Graphite sells for $49.95 while Walnut costs $59.95.


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You need to consume fats, even you dieting
Fats consumptions are still required when you follow a weight loss plan. Dieting plans are not restricted to cut off fats from the food.
But fat can be used to cut down fat from the body. Certain reasons are observed that you must keep in mind if you want to consume more fats when you are at dieting.
Fat helps burning fat:
This fact is obvious if you look at the researches. According to surveys and researches fat that is stored at the belly and things getting older with time and stops processing. To activate its working more fat is required that's why you have to consume fat in diets when you are on dieting.
To burn calories you need fuel. This fuel is provided by taking fat intake in the diet. Although protein and carbohydrates… Continue reading
Which are bad fats, why we should eliminate them
In our daily life, we are eating lots of foods which contain fats. But it is true that most of us do not conscious about the fats.
Is all those foods are really free from bad fats or not. What happen if we got a sudden heart attack or stroke for those bad fats?
In this circumstances, to raise awareness here we will focus on bad fats, which we must avoid if expect long healthy and happy life.
Bad fats are classified into two groups such as, saturated and Trans.
– Saturated fats are the most dangerous for human body. The majority of this fat is found in animal's meat and the dairy products. If we eat a lots of saturated fats then this fats can affect our whole body and mind. Taking excessive saturated… Continue reading
Which are good fats, why and how often we should consume them
Good fats are kinds of fats which is really helpful for our body. Most of the people are not aware about these fats. They do not eat fats when planning for weight loss.
But give up all fats from your menu can make you sick and unhealthy. Here we discuss about what good fats is, how they categorize and how much we need to eat good fats. By learning about this entire topic you can also make your own decision that how to start a diet plan.
Fats can make our food tasty and yummy. Fats help us by many ways such as for the growth of children fat is very essential. For the development of cell and mental in addition to physical health fats simply should not ignore. The most… Continue reading
Do Not Eliminate All Fats from Your Diet
Majority of the people at these days quite aware about their weight lose diet plan. They think twice before eat something. What is the reason of their worry?
We all know that those people think about fat! Fat is the most common and primary thing that they try to eliminate from their meal plan.
The reason of the fat elimination is easy to guess, if you wish to lose unwanted fat from your body then stay away from fat.
They think this way they will win! But the truth is their technique is wrong. Do not avoid all the fat from your menu. There are a smaller amount of people understand that eliminating all fat from diet plan can make lots of harmful side effects.
Fats are not unusual but necessary and essential for our body. For… Continue reading


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All Hutt City Council facilities are closed. Get the latest updates on our events, services and facilities.Covid-19 updates
Art forms can include dance, theatre, sculpture, music, mural painting, kapa haka, storytelling, photography, tivaevae, tapa, film-making and much more.
Council supports the local art sector through its Community Arts and Culture Policy (PDF 456 KB)
Community art is for anyone and everyone. Projects are increasingly being used by organisations and groups in areas such as youth, health, education and community development. Art has a unique power to reach people; it has a meaningful impact on our lives and helps us express our cultural identity, tell our stories and make connections.
Businesses can get involved as sponsors, by providing funding, facilities, a venue, discounted goods or services, or through their expertise, marketing and promotion abilities.
Go to our Funding page to find out how to fund your community event or project. Arts specific funding includes the Creative Communities Fund and the Community arts and culture fund. Contact the Community Arts Advisor if you intend to apply.
Council convenes an Arts and Culture Subcommittee which advises Council regarding a strategic direction for community arts and culture in Lower Hutt. Membership of this body includes local arts and cultural representatives.
Council's Community Arts Advisor can give advice and support to community groups, artists, art groups and anyone who is planning an arts project, programme or event.
Our Community Arts Advisor can also tell you about Creative Communities and other funding opportunities, and provide helpful resources for artists and groups who need funding. Contact our advisor for:
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LBHS PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association)
Welcome to new and returning students and families! We would like to share about our organization to encourage all volunteers how team work makes the dream work for LBHS. We are a20-member volunteer organization made up of parents, teachers, administration, and students.
Where to find us:
We seek to communicate with the LB community through reports provided at school meetings, social media (Facebook), Sign Up Genius for hospitality events, newsletters linked monthly to The Cavalier Connection, and through the PTSA tab on the school website.
LBHS PTSA Facebook page, please click here to follow us: https://www.facebook.com/LBHS.PTSA/
Check out our PTSA link on the Lord Botetourt school website. We are located under the "Parents" tab. Meeting minutes, treasury report, and other helpful links and details can be found here!
PTSA President- Tom Oxley email@example.com
First general meeting for PTSA immediately preceding Back to School night on Aug. 21st
Look for: Parent Membership Letter/envelope sent home on the first day of school with students.
Annual membership dues are $7 per person. Envelope can be returned to the school with your student and it will be delivered to the PTSA mailbox. Donations can also be made toward Cash for Cavs or After Prom on the same check (please see membership form)
Seniors must be members by Nov. 30 to be eligible for the PTSA scholarship awarded in May
All memberships by 10/1/18- entered into drawing for a movie themed gift basket- $50 value
$25 gift card drawing awarded to a teacher who joins by 10/1
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Reference: Copyright ©2011 Walgreen Corporation. All rights reserved. Georgia Hospital Association Reducing Readmission Learning Collaborative – November 7, 2012..
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Arthur C. Pillsbury Foundation
Protecting and Preserving All Life -- By Extending Human Vision
High Trip Clips
1930 - Fire Dancer
Alaska LOC
Berkeley photo album
The Wildflower Man
of Yosemite
Today, you live in the world he made possible
You see his passion for understanding nature and his love for all life, in the new visual technologies he forged to amaze us. With remarkable courage he made us see and appreciate all life and all people, despite great opposition.
He dedicated his film and cinema tools to our use - giving renewed meaning to the words -
Love One Another
You did not know his name - and it did not matter until now.
Please watch the short story, click below. Your future depends on it.
Arthur Clarence Pillsbury
Arthur C. Pillsbury was a visionary who recognized the rise of the elites who bent government to their ends. Known as the Wildflower Man of Yosemite he was a courageous explorer who let no one stop him, taking his message worldwide.
Dr. Shlain's studies on the impact of innovations in art on the human mind in his book,
Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light
to the relationship between art and later insights on physics. the impact of images from motion pictures on humanity's understanding of the world around them removes the disconnect caused by the varying time frames in which life and changes in the Earth take place. Pillsbury's work with film, applied to what was beyond human vision was the essential missing element through which living processes could be understood.
from his book
"Art & Physics"
, page 17
by Leonard Shlain, MD Surgeon:
"In the case of the visual arts, in addition to illuminating, imitating, and interpreting reality, a few artists create a language of symbols for things for which there are yet to be words. Just as Sigmund Freud in his 'Civilization and Its Discontents' compared the progress of a civilization's entire people to the development of a single individual, I propose that the radical innovations of art embody the proverbial stages of new concepts that will eventually change a civilization. Whether an infant or a society on the verge of change, a new way to think about reality begins with the assimilation of unfamiliar images. This collation leads to abstract ideas that only later give rise to a descriptive language."
Pillsbury used stills routinely but it was his films that changed how we see the world around us and understand the processes of life.
Look at the images below and witness his connection with people and with all living things.
Then, realize it is in our power to finish what he started. The tools are now in our hands.
It began in 1895, in the place he loved the most.
flowers in meadow he saved
AC camera in snow
Shooting film in Yosemite
Mildred Clemens
Shooting down into the Valley
Miwok Mother in Yosemite
Flow of light and water
Half Dome in the snow
First aerial photos Yosemite
On Overhanging Rock
AC standing with pilot next to first plane into Yosemite
Pillsbury Studio and Auditorium in New Village
AC with his gear and Underwater Camera 1930
AC with his Xray motion picture camera
X-ray film frame of a rose
Pago-Pago made into a d'orotone
The Faerie, AC's balloon used to film rebuilding of SF in 1909, & the 1910 Air Show
AC with lapse-time camera
Studebaker on the heights of Yosemite 1916
Inside new studio Yosemite facing entrance to Auditorium up the steps
Grace with friends, including Virginia Best and Ellen Boysen, in the meadow
Skirts could be hazardous. AC encouraged girls to wear pants, leading by example.
AC filming Indian Mary
Underwater at Pago-Pago, recording the colors of fish and underwater plants
AC examining flowers in Samoa
Samoan Woman with flower
Samoa - Fire Walk Across hot coals
Samoa Underwater - Coral 1930
A gathering of the Samoan people taken by Pillsbury
Samoans dressed for a festival
Samoa - Laughing Eyes as d'Orotone
Hiking in the back country of Yosemite Park
ACP first car over Tioga pass
He staged a Revolution for Nature by returning power to the people.
No one knew who did it. They still don't. Now, we need to tell the Story:
Arthur C. Pillsbury understood the not yet realized power of Photography & Cinema in the last years of the 1800s. Just having audiences SEE natural wonders could change the direction of our world. Two of his many inventions were finished while he was still an undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, the first specimen slicer for a microscope, and the Circuit Panorama Camera, ratio 1:8, was the precursor to Cinemascope and VistaVision.
A genius adventurer, recognized today as a Renaissance Man, Pillsbury was also a man of conscience and empathy. He was confident most of humanity would respond as he did, himself, when they saw with their own eyes the similarities present in all forms of life, in forests, on ice floes, under the sea, and in the air. He was often the first to be there and record the unknown in film. He dedicated his precision technologies of the era to pioneer understanding of the worlds around us. Later photojournalists such as Lowell Thomas, with "You Are There" types of photos and television, harken back to Pillsbury, who showed us extreme travel and hardships for us to get the picture.
As a scientist, he understood the need for all of us, and academia, to see deeply so they might effectively work with levels of life which were then beyond their ability to see. University professors were astonished at what they had never seen, just as theatre-goers were. Encouraged, he was determined to extend human vision in all directions, from microscopic to grand vistas.
He was determined to extend human vision to the smallest form of life and matter, and from there to the stars. He began inspiring people everywhere with the beauty of life, and its likeness to our own lives. Using the cameras he invented, he opened human minds to the sense we are all parts of one whole.
Today we call it "Open Source." Pillsbury published the instructions in 1937 for other film-makers and scientists could build his inventions in what he called the "Knowledge Commons." He patented his Mass Production Photo Postcard Machine to lower his costs and
so put more money into developing his new cameras, promoting tourism to the natural wonders which became the National Parks. John Muir asked Arthur Pillsbury to supply the photos for his last, most impactive book, "The Yosemite."
You might have seen the photo of Teddy Roosevelt standing next to John Muir on the rim of Yosemite Valley.
President Calvin Coolidge was amazed when he viewed Pillsbury's films and lecture at the Willard Hotel in 1926 with seventy of his friends. With others on America's lecture circuits, he shared billing with such as General Smedley Butler, Amelia Earhart, and Clarence Darrow, electrifying audiences with thought-provoking challenges.
Life depends on the matrix of matter which nurtures us. As a brilliant engineer, he knew that matter which forms our world must also be respected by being understood as both Geology and Biology. For this purpose, he used cinema to reach millions. His voice moved people with his words and passion to change policy and revisit their assumptions about our world. How? By seeing for themselves.
Later, he would be a pioneer of Sound-On-Film. His silent and sound nature films included time-lapse, underwater, microscopic, anthropological, X-Ray, Aviation, Photo Journalism and panorama. He invented the cameras and motion picture cameras to make these possible. Just one narrated Lapse-time film included at least 80,000 timed frames. His movies were distributed by Pathe, Universal, Paramount, and others worldwide.
The integration of life, the energy which powers us, and the matter which life uses to frame its space in the osmotic flow of time and movement, he allowed us to see as the whole of which everything is a part. Chaos and Order both needed to be preserved, on film and in our minds.
"Love One Another,"
he believed, did not stop with our own species.
Seeing the potential of film, as an extension of photography, he made and showed the first nature movie in 1909, making this a regular feature at the Pillsbury Studio in Yosemite in 1910. Sadly, his friend, John Muir, was dissuaded from using film in his battle for the Hetch-Hetchy, the Other Yosemite, now a reservoir for the enrichment of real estate developers from San Francisco.
It began in Yosemite. But soon his voice and films were reaching across America, and then across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
He viewed the sale of postcards as a way to spread the message more widely, inexpensive enough so everyone could possess an image of compelling beauty. The same images, printed as postcards or small photos packaged to be used in the photo album of a tourist, were also sold framed for hanging on walls. This reflects how Pillsbury saw himself and his photographic work. For him, these were literature, eloquence in an image, for understanding the natural world.
Many people of insight have understood, with shock and awe, the magnitude of Grandfather's vision. I received the email below from Michael Tobin, Ph.D., of the
Dancing Star Foundation
"We are clearly in concurrence on all of these technical, scientific, artistic and critical ecological/historic points. Your grandfather, if I may opine freely, reminds me of Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus: poet/scientist/activist, and largely unheralded genius of his age.
There deserves to be a Nazraeli Press-type major book devoted to Arthur Clarence Pillsbury - highlighting the evolution of his innovations and their importance, both in his time and our own; the ecological context; his geopolitical prescience with respect to an egalitarian orientation towards human intergenerational parity (as I read it); an open and free society that is fully integrated with the biophilia inherent to all successful life on earth, and the sheer wisdom of his passions, and the beauty and range of his creations; not to mention their impact - whether most people know it or not - on the lives of billions of people."
The Pillsbury Studio in Yosemite - 1907
When you walked into the Pillsbury Studio, either the one in Old Village, which he purchased in 1906 and began operating in 1907, you found a Nature Center. Every part of the operation was carried out by people who had learned about nature and were ready to tell you about what you saw around you.
Postcards, specimen cards, framed images, books, and through the explanations available to you guaranteed you would leave better informed than when you entered. But beyond this, you left eager to view the films which were shown three times a week, free to the public.
Nearly everyone who listened, spell-bound to the showing is gone now, but the impact remains.
Arthur C. Pillsbury was described as a speaker who held the attention of everyone in the room, weaving in his words with the images which flowed before you on the screen.
Pillsbury's ability to arrest your interest, leaving you rapt and your mind reeling, surprised everyone who knew him because Arthur C. Pillsbury was a quiet, retiring man until he began to talk about what he loved. The specimen cards below were tinted by the same young men and women who worked at the Pillsbury Studios in Yosemite. On the backs were facts about the plants and their flowers. If you had sat down to watch and listen to one of the Nature Films which Pillsbury narrated himself, you would have seen the world through his eyes. Read this
written in 1926 about Pillsbury. His films changed every season.
Life Secrets of Wild Flowers
CENIC REEL of
Flower Identification Cards
At the Studio, tourists could purchase packets of Flower Identification Cards which they took into the Meadows to study the many species of flowers that grew there.
Cards came in two kinds, landscape cards, which showed the tourist were the species grew, and close-ups which enabled accurate identification.
The cards were printed on both sides. The front with the image, and the back with information on the habits of the plant.
Each card was hand-tinted at the Studio by young people who came to the Valley in the summer from Berkeley and Stanford to work and enjoy the Valley. There, they also learned about the natural world, photography, and technologies that Pillsbury used in his work.
There were generally about ten young people working for Grandfather, young men and women, many of them friends of the three Pillsbury children, Ernest, Grace, and Arthur.
The cards could have been produced by a printer but Pillsbury wanted the Pillsbury KIDS to have friends with whom they could enjoy their time in the Valley.
The first time Pillsbury visited Yosemite he bicycled from Stanford, where he was a student, in 1895. Susan B. Anthony, an old acquaintance of his mother, Dr. Harriet Foster Pillsbury, had urged him to go. There, standing in a meadow, wildflowers reaching toward his waist, he fell in love with the natural world and became determined to extend human perception to include all living things.
In 1898 he took his newly invented Circuit Panorama Camera to the Yukon, photographing Inuits and the opening of the mining fields.
On his way to the Yukon,
he was ship-wrecked, rescuing himself and his father, Dr. Harlin Henry Pillsbury, who accompanied him to Juneau.
ling alone in a canoe
he had modified to be a dark room,
he chronicled new towns being born from the headwaters of the Yukon River to the Pacific, a journey of 2
,600 miles.
It was just the beginning of a life poured into turning people toward respect for all life, the integrity of the world which surrounds us, and our rights, personal and property, as individuals to decide our own destinies.
Pillsbury Partial Autobiography
The Pillsbury Studio
Post Office, General Store
The Old Village of Yosemite 1915 (Pillsbury Photo)
Pillsbury made and showed the first nature movie in 1909 at the Pillsbury Studio in Old Village.
Determined that people see the similarities between all life, he filmed 500 separate species
of wildflowers in just Yosemite, using his newly invented lapse-time camera in 1912.
And yet you have never heard of him or his accomplishments.
No Centennial for the first-ever
Nature Movie, 1909
, shown in Yosemite
No Centennial for the first-ever change in policy by showing one film.
October 14 - 16 -
Superintendents Conference
, Yosemite
(How often has THAT happened in history?)
Produced the First Lapse-Time Camera - The Wildflowers
First showing
Lapse-Time Nature Movie
No Centennial or other recognition from the
Sierra Club
for the
films which vastly increased their flow of new members. 1915.
Will there be a Centennial on the first color films of flowers? - 1921.
Designed and built the First Mass Production Post Card Machine - 1917
Will there be a Centennial for the
first microscopic motion picture camera and film
- 1926
Below is a story everyone today needs to see.
Restore Hetch Hetchy
High Trip of the Sierra Club taken by Arthur C. Pillsbury, who filmed and photographed it each year.
The Century Story
Who Did It
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The turn of a new year usually comes with excitement, sentiment and goals for the upcoming 365 days. Whether you've promised to try a new diet, get back into the gym or get out of your comfort zone, the fact of the matter is that sticking to your resolutions can be difficult. It's safe to say that old habits die hard. I should also confess that I'm bad in keeping my resolutions but what I do know that I want to be better for my own self.
ProFlowers put together a collection of motivational quotes and I chose this one specifically …
I would use this quote in both ways, for myself and to others. I think I've been too hard on myself during 2017 as I kept judging myself and calling myself a bad mother because I overthink and it makes me feel guilty that I don't spend time with my son as much as I want to.
Originally I believed in "Treat people how you want to be treated" but some people aren't nice like the girl who I work with and Bitch who stole my sister's stuff. I want to implement the concept of being good to those nasty people that they won't forget it. As much as this could test my patience, I want to do it.
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Easter primary school activity ideas
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There are so many Easter primary school activities to choose from that you may find you are unable to do all of them. Select the ones that are likely to yield the greatest educational benefits for your class.
This way, the Easter activities will not simply be an add-on, but will constitute a valuable seasonal scheme of work.
Many primary schools make cards at Easter. There are plenty of ideas available. Guiding UK suggest a pop-up card using paper flowers. However, you could use other Easter symbols too, like bunnies, eggs and chicks. Scholastic offers a fun card with an Easter egg that wobbles in response to vibrations. Sparkle Box has a selection of card templates for children to colour and personalise. They feature baskets of eggs and flowers, the cross, a rabbit, eggs and a chick. You can find links to these cards below.
Making bonnets is a traditional Easter activity. BBC Schools has a worksheet to help simplify the process. Their project uses paper plates. You can also use doilies, which are circles of ornamental paper featuring cut-out patterns. Netmums has many ideas for Easter bonnets, using a wide variety of materials. With more able pupils, you might want to try sewing bonnets, using fabric. This is best done as a small group activity.
Painting eggs is an Easter activity primary children enjoy and often excel at. Boil the eggs first to make them less fragile in small hands. Get the children to apply a base colour first. Pastel colours work well. Then have the children use other colours to add motifs like flowers, stars and hearts. They can also add patterns with stripes, zig-zags and spots. Display the eggs in egg cups and invite parents and carers to come and see them.
Reading the Easter story to children so they can retell parts of it in written work is a common Easter activity. Singing Easter songs -- both religious and otherwise -- is popular in many primary schools. You could even put on an Easter talent show. Making Easter themed bookmarks is an enjoyable and functional activity. However, the activity many children enjoy most is a visit from the Easter bunny. Have a colleague hire a bunny suit and spring a surprise on the class, bringing chocolate eggs for everyone.