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Longmont Times-Call
Denver has landed the Outdoor Retailer shows, events that beginning next year are expected to attract 85,000 people each year and deliver a $110 million economic impact to the city. Northern Front Range communities should brace, gladly, for that impact.
The SnowSports Industries America Snow Show in January, a summer Outdoor Retailer show in June, and a winter Outdoor Retailer show in November will bring suppliers, retailers and outdoors enthusiasts together. As Outdoor Retailer says, the shows are places "where orders are written, new accounts are found, connections are made, and brands are launched."
And that's what makes this such an exciting economic opportunity, dropped on the doorstep of the northern Front Range, already home to outdoor gear and apparel makers, communities prepared for growth, and a backyard playground of wilderness.
Earlier this year, the Outdoor Industry Association reported that Americans spend $887 billion a year on outdoor recreation. Those are Northern Colorado's "customers," people who hike, climb, camp, fish, hunt, cycle, bird-watch and everything else that people can do in this state's great outdoors. What attracts them to Colorado is this state's dedication to preserving its wild public lands.
That's also what attracted Outdoor Retailer to Colorado from Utah, which has been a leader in the movement to shift public lands from federal to state control. That concerns outdoors enthusiasts, who are worried that the shift could lead to the protection of those lands being compromised, or to their sale. And that led Patagonia, a big name in outdoor gear to threaten to pull out of the show. Other members of the industry followed Patagonia's lead.
This gave a boost to Colorado, which already hosted the Snow Show and had been courting Outdoor Retailer for years.
Of course, the move isn't just about politics and the environment. It's about money. As noted, outdoors retailing is big business, and that's where communities along the northern Front Range can benefit.
At the edge of this national spotlight on the outdoors industry, cities such as Loveland and Longmont are positioned for a bigger piece of that huge and growing market. They have the modern infrastructure, the skilled work force and familiarity with the outdoors industry and with that industry's biggest customers. Starting next year, our communities will have new opportunities to showcase what we can offer to manufacturers, retailers and their customers.
Further, this region's start-ups as well as its leaders in outdoor gear — from OtterBox, which got its start in the water sports world, to footwear maker Newton Running — will find themselves in a prime position, geographically.
Fate and a lot of work have delivered this opportunity. Our communities political and economic leaders should be ready to capitalize on it.
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Life on the bayou is about to get a lot more colorful for this one of a kind ax man...
New Series Premiering Tuesday, August 6 at 9pm ET on HISTORY(R)
New York - For the past four seasons, viewers of HISTORY's hit series AX MEN followed the exploits of Shelby "Swamp Man" Stanga, the larger-than-life character who lives and logs in southern Louisiana. Born on the bayou, Shelby answers to no one and plays by his own rules. Most people think of the swamps as a place ridden with critters, mud and danger. For Shelby, it's home.
Now, viewers will get to see what this legend of the Atchafalaya Swamp does to survive when he's not diving for sinker cypress in gator-infested waters in THE LEGEND OF SHELBY THE SWAMP MAN, a new series premiering Tuesday, August 6 at 9pm ET on HISTORY.
In the wake of Hurricane Isaac, the "Swamp Man" has a problem... his house on the water is wrecked in the storm. Shelby is left with nothing but his best canine buddy, Willie. Over the course of eight / 30 minutes episodes, viewers will follow Shelby as he goes in search of a new houseboat, all while doing odd jobs to make money for his new home purchase.
Finding a new houseboat presents a huge challenge: Shelby must venture into the real world. He may not be afraid to look a 10-foot gator in the mouth, but he has seldom ridden in a car and never used an escalator.
His adventures take viewers deep into bayou culture and the colorful characters in his life. Whether he's hog hunting, encountering venomous swamp creatures, working with a voodoo priestess or ridding swamp rats from a fancy house, the "Swamp Man" takes on each project with enthusiasm - on his own terms.
THE LEGEND OF SHELBY THE SWAMP MAN is produced for HISTORY by Original Productions. Matt Ginsburg is Executive Producer for HISTORY. Executive Producers for Original Productions are Philip D. Segal, Jeff Conroy and Sarah Whalen. Co-Executive Producer is Michelle Niland.
HISTORY(R), now reaching more than 98 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network's all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a roster of hit series including American Pickers(R), American Restoration(TM), Ax Men(TM), Counting Cars(TM), Ice Road Truckers(R), Pawn Stars(R), Swamp People(R) and Top Shot(R) as well as HISTORY(R)'s first scripted series Vikings, and epic miniseries and special programming such as The Bible and the Emmy(R) Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, Gettysburg, Vietnam in HD, America The Story of Us(R) and 102 Minutes That Changed America. The HISTORY(R) website is the leading online resource for all things history, and in 2011, the United States Library of Congress selected HISTORY(R)'s Civil War 150 site for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the American Civil War sesquicentennial. www.history.com.

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WORT FM welcomes Alejandro Alonso Galva as our interim Assistant News Director.
Alonso Galva comes to us with experience producing news at WSUM in Madison as well as KRUI in Iowa City. He also co-produced the weekly public affairs radio program, On Wisconsin Radio, at WSUM for two years and joined WORT as a sound engineer and reporter earlier this year. He studied English, Religious Studies, and International Affairs at University of Iowa. Originally from Puerto Rico, he comes to Madison after sojourns in Nebraska and Iowa.
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Gift BasketsGift baskets from Gary West include our own smoked meats and jerky. We pair smoked sausages, hams and jerky with our favorite artisan foods from Oregon. Gift baskets are suitable for office gifts, business gifts as well as your best friends.
Rogue Valley Traditional Sampler
Traditional Jerky Sampler: Original Beef, 50/50 Low Salt & Sugar Recipe, Silver Fork Beef, Buffalo and Kobe-Style Wagyu.
Wild Game Sampler
The Wild Game Sampler includes 3oz of Buffalo, Elk, and Wagyu Jerky. Ships with beef summer sausage, mustard and cracker in gift box.
The Tailgater
For those who like it hot - Cracked Pepper and Chili Mango beef jerky, Sweet Hot Mustard, Summer Sausage and spicy Spretzels.
Oregon Weekender
For your weekend getaway. Beef Sausage,sweet hot mustard, gourmet cheese spread, artichoke bruschetta, crostini cracker, and moose munch caramel corn.
The Classic Snacking Gift
Our hallmark flavors include Beef Jerky, Summer Sausage, Mustard and Moose Munch.
The Large Gathering
This Best Seller has all the fan favorites. Beef jerky, summer sausage, smoked salmon, crackers, mustard and caramel popcorn for dessert!
Smokehouse Sampler
Savory Smokehouse Snacks. Jerky, sausage, wild smoked salmon, crackers and Harry & David Moose Munch.
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The best flavors of the Pacific Northwest: Beef Jerky, summer sausage, smoked salmon,crackers, Harry & David Moose Munch, and mixed nuts.
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Everything you need for a trek to the great outdoors. Beef Jerky, summer sausages,dip, Spretzels and Moose Munch!


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The sights and sounds of New York City are fantastic, but there are times when the skyscrapers and busy streets can feel as though they are closing in. The great thing about the city is that it has plenty of places where you can escape the madding crowd and take a stroll through a beautiful green space. One of the nicest parks in NYC is Battery Park, and it also serves the dual purpose of being a great starting off point for other city sights.
Battery Park actually has a rich history, with the 200 year old green space once serving as the landing spot for new American citizens. This was all long before Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, which now casts a shadow across the park, were ever built. Memories of those days can now be seen in the memorials and monuments that are scattered throughout the park.
The location of Battery Park also makes it a perfect spot for visitors to the city looking to see a little more than a beautiful green space. Perhaps the most important of those is the fact that the park serves as the pick-up point for those that want to make the trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. It is also in the heart of Manhattan, which is a must-see part of the city for anyone planning a visit to New York.
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The Team
Please see below some information on our mortgage and protection experts. At Trinity our aim is to offer the highest possible level of professionalism and customer service.
Omer Mehmet
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Alasdair Lowrey
Louis Chalk
Emma Taylor
Darren Rickard
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Jonathan Smith
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Maria Goble
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What our clients say
I have had nothing but great service from Trinity Finance and my advisor Omer Werry. From reminding me when my current rates are due to run out, to giving me balanced, unbiased advise on my finance queries. I could not recommend enough and expect to be using them for some time to come. Easy to get in touch with and they really know their stuff!
We were given an excellent service from Trinity Finance, they were very thorough and played a huge part in securing our property purchase. would very much recommend
Very quick results and professional and honest approach. I would highly recommend Omer Werry. Thank you.
I honestly can't recommend Omer highly enough. From our first contact, I could tell he was highly qualified, knowledgeable and professional. Nothing I asked was too much trouble, information and calculations were clear to understand promptly provided.
Omer really understood how important the purchase of a house was to me and he went above and beyond to help me secure a deal. I would absolutely recommend Omer's service to anyone.
I fully trust his advice and his friendly but professional nature made what could have been a stressful time seem completely controlled.
I was very happy to meet Omer at Trinity Finance and his service is simply excellent and my need has been achieved ontime.
The product I got from Omer was not available for Me in the market and hence am very happy suggest Omer to anyone who is looking for either mortgage or financial services.
Louis helped talk through my options and gave me good advice how to proceed after considering my circumstances and priorities.
Omer has offered a professional yet friendly service to its customers with a fast and efficient process overall. I would therefore recommend using Trinity Finance to anyone through their mortgage process.
Alasdair from Trinity Finance was highly recommended to me by a work colleague when I needed to start looking into mortgage options.
From the first contact, Alasdair was really encouraging, knowledgeable and supportive, I knew I was going to be limited on options considering how much we wanted to borrow but Alasdair assured me that he'd do everything he could to get me the amount we needed.
We ended up with an amazing option and are very happy! I can't recommend Alasdair highly enough and have no idea how we'd have managed without his patience, support and advice! Thank you!


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The Ways is a series of stories from Native communities around the central Great Lakes. This online educational resource explores connections between traditional ways and those of today. The engaging series features tribal communities of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. An interactive map shows story locations and compares treaty lands, reservations, and Native population around the central Great Lakes. The Ways supports educators in meeting the requirements of Wisconsin Act 31, seeking to expand and challenge current understanding of Native identity and communities.
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Language Apprentice: Bringing Back The Ho-Chunk LanguageLanguage Apprentice: Bringing Back The Ho-Chunk Language
Powwow Trail: Keeping The BeatPowwow Trail: Keeping The Beat
Lake Superior Whitefish: Carrying On A Family TraditionLake Superior Whitefish: Carrying On A Family Tradition
Prayers In A Song: Learning Language Through Hip-HopPrayers In A Song: Learning Language Through Hip-Hop
Living Language: Menominee Language RevitalizationLiving Language: Menominee Language Revitalization
Hunting Deer: Sharing The HarvestHunting Deer: Sharing The Harvest
Clan Mother: Healing The CommunityClan Mother: Healing The Community
Lady Thunderhawks: Leading The WayLady Thunderhawks: Leading The Way
Spearfishing: A Living HistorySpearfishing: A Living History
Warriors Boxing: Fighting For Our PeopleWarriors Boxing: Fighting For Our People
Manoomin: Food That Grows On The WaterManoomin: Food That Grows On The Water
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Though an amazing variety of experiences await you only a short drive from your luxury accommodation, you'll find plenty to please right here.
Our private 2 hectares of landscaped grounds is home to unique and special native plants and birds. Relax on one of the sun-drenched decks or manicured garden areas, soak in the panoramic views of Lake Taupo and hear the calls of Tui and bellbirds or see the cheeky Fantail flit about the trees.
In the summer months don't be surprised if one of our grazing sheep appears below your deck.
Acacia Cliffs Lodge library offers a selection of our favourite books, current magazines, DVDs and board games to help you while away the time.
In-room massage and spa services such as deluxe Facials can easily be arranged.
When the mood hits for a bit of exploration, set out with a picnic and your swimming costume and make for beautiful nearby Acacia Bay, or head for the popular al fresco Café and well known local artists gallery and ceramic studio an easy-walking distance or two minute drive from our lodge!
The Mapara Native Bush Track is right next door and is a scenic, easy walking track down to the lake via lush native ferns and trees The Mapara Track is also home to glow worms and viewing these natural phenomena makes for a pleasurable stroll of an evening.
Acacia Bay, just a few minutes by car (or an easy distance by foot ) is a lovely calm swimming area which also has boat-launching ramps.
The local Acacia Bay store can provide you with the necessary fishing licenses and the popular local Bar and Brasserie is a great place to meet the locals!


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Most ninth-tier clubs would have reasonably expected the signing of a Champions League winner to be by far the biggest news story of their season. But Jonathan Greening's return to Tadcaster Albion - "I contacted the chairman and was really pleased the club wanted me," said the ex-Manchester United, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion midfielder - came just days after a Christmas flood washed part of a 300-year-old bridge away, severed the town in two and left the promotion chasing side with six foot of river water and raw sewage on their pitch and a £250,000 bill for repairs. "We may need to knock everything down and start again," chairman Matt Gore told the Harrogate Advertiser. "The clubhouse needs a new bar, new walls, new everything. It's just ruined. Even the things that are still standing. It's all contaminated. Probably the only thing that will survive is the Ken Gilbertson Stand because it's made of metal."
It took 73 days, a fundraising campaign that reached all the way to Australia and a clean-up effort involving hundreds of volunteers before Albion could return home. "It's been a very difficult few weeks for everyone in Tadcaster, but
every day we are constantly amazed by the kindness and generosity shown
by others to help the town back on its feet," thought Gore as the Brewers trounced bottom-of-the-table Liversedge in front of over 500 fans. The preceding 123 years hadn't always been so eventful. Formed as John Smith's FC in 1892, Tadcaster won a solitary York League title in 1948 and worked their way through three divisions of the Yorkshire League before helping to found the Northern Counties East in 1982-83. The arrival of Gore and hisYork-based i2i Sports as owners coincided with the Brewers topping the NCEL table for the first time ever in autumn 2013; third and third again, Albion went 25 games unbeaten, made two semi-finals and the last-eight of the Vase last year but faded in a congested spring programme that closed with the long-serving Paul Marshall losing his job. "It's been a pleasure to manage the club and to see it rise from the ashes," he reckoned. "I just hope that the dedicated group of fans we have amassed over the last few years carry on and grow in numbers".
With eight league games to fit into just three weeks, new manager Billy Miller had guarded against fatigue by adding ex-Sheffield Wednesday striker Richard Creswell and Sébastien Carole - a French midfielder once of Monaco, Leeds and
Brighton - to the squad for the visit of leaders Handsworth Parramore, unbeaten in 17 games themselves and two points clear of the home side in the single promotion place. "A massive match," Miller thought. "A gigantic battle," echoed Non-League Yorkshire in its preview of the game. "Win today and we go top," said an old bloke in an Albion bonnet at one end of the temporary footbridge which now links the bus station to the car park at Tadcaster's Ings ground, where attendances have swelled to 350 from an average of just 106 in 2012-13. "They're expecting 700 today," said someone checking the Leeds score on his phone. "Are you off to York City?" a bloke asked his mate in the main street. "Nah, I'm going down to Albion. Better than watching that shite, isn't it?" In the Angel and White Horse pub, a pint got me change from a £2 coin and the talk was all about the game. "There'll be lots of nerves this afternoon," one drinker reckoned. "Lad I know's giving up his Leeds ticket next year and coming here instead," another said.
There were early queues at the turnstile block, where a friendly raffle seller handed out free sweets and three i2i coaches were discussing UEFA A Licences in Bulgaria. A bear mascot patrolled the touchline, the packed clubhouse and portakabin toilet block were on the near side and there were a pair of seated stands - one flatpack, the other in several different colours and topped with a canvas roof - behind the brewery goal. "Handsworth have got the two top scorers in the division," nodded one of a cluster of middle-aged blokes in Tadcaster scarves. "Hope you're better than last week's," someone yelled at the referee. The teams formed up to the noise of 'Tad All Over' piped over the PA. "Come on, eh!" a dozen voices encouraged simultaneously. "Let's start fast," Albion's keeper clapped, though it was Parramore who had the first sights of goal, the ball deflecting away off the keeper's thigh before he easily gathered a shot that was scuffed along the ground. With just 11 minutes played, the visitors work down the left, Danny Buttle hung up a cross and Jon Froggatt blasts in his 33rd goal of the season. "Number three, you're too slow," a home fan yelled repeatedly. "Plenty of time yet," a wiser voice countered. The Handsworth support was still smiling as the home side pushed forward, Josh Greening turning in the equalising goal after the ball bobbed around Parramore's six-yard line. Seven minutes later a pass put Greening through on goal and the leaders were behind. "Easy, easy," crowed the clubhouse partisans. They were even happier just before half-time, Handsworth's keeper Archie Sneath red carded for clattering Tom Corner as he lifted the ball towards goal. "Unbelievable," said Parramore's Twitter account. At the other end of the pitch, Gary Stevens shook his head and then jogged over to shake Sneath's hand as Tyler Bates - "a defender from our U17s, he just put his hand up and said he fancied it," a substitute said later - picked Corner's penalty out of the net. The away fans muttered their complaints. "They're buying it," moaned one unfairly. "He wasn't even the last man," said another, his view slightly clouded by the hundred-metre distance to where the incident took place. "You've got to feel sympathetic for them," was Billy Miller's more even handed response. "You can see their frustrations."
A man down and with a teenage outfield player in goal, Handsworth made the switch to three at the back. "They're going for it," said a fan as the ball was lobbed forward, Bates missed a punch and Corner headed in his second goal. "4-1," groaned a bloke in a Sheffield Wednesday tracksuit. "Owt on target's going in here, isn't it?" Undeterred, Parramore kept going, Simon Harrison payeting a free kick into the corner as Tadcaster were pushed back by the spirited away side. "They think they've won it already," an old bloke grimaced as the left back cushioned a cross which just missed three red shirts. After the shock the home team reasserted their advantage, Greening completing his hat-trick after Bates parried a shot. "We are top of the league," sang the home sections of the 631 crowd. "Just one of them days," said a Parramore fan.
"Very happy man," Gore tweeted later. "Fans were immense today. Can't stop smiling." First by a point and 24 goals, the next challenge for the admirably progressive club is Tuesday's visit of relegation threatened Armthorpe Welfare, from the Doncaster suburb where Kevin Keegan was brought up. "A brilliant result for us," Billy Miller said later. "It'll go right to the wire, no doubt...the plan's now just to get through the next two games."
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ChefSteps' first anniversary has come and gone, and, like any good startup, we were too busy working on the next great thing (our online French macaron class) to stop and celebrate.
I asked some fellow team members to weigh in on what it's been like to work at ChefSteps for the past year, and they had plenty to be grateful for.
Michael Natkin, our CTO, described his favorite part of the job: "I get to combine two of my favorite things: food & code."
Lorraine Esterling, our social media director, on the work environment at ChefSteps: "It looks a little like the show Breaking Bad, with the mysterious lab and maker builds scattered about; plus an influx of irresistible aromas from the kitchen; Ben's and Grant's playlists; Chris's ongoing dissertations; lots of laughter; amazing food; and coffee, endless coffee. In other words, heaven on earth."
Software engineer, Huy Nguyen, on the best parts of working at ChefSteps: "Being able to work with so many talented people on a subject I'm passionate about. Getting to talk to people of different disciplines and backgrounds. I enjoy chatting with the chefs in the kitchen, with Hans about music, you and Ryan about video, Lorraine about social media. We have such a diverse and multi-talented team. Not to mention, getting to taste all the food."
Our product designer, Tim Salazar, told me about his favorite parts: "The people. The freedom to work on a million things. The space, culture, and of course, the food. Lots of things to think about, challenges everywhere, and big things on the horizon."
I agree with all of it—especially the part about the talented people I get to work with.
We've spent the past year developing recipes and techniques, building a clean, easy-to-use platform to feature your recipes, establishing an awesome online culinary community, and listening to input from that community.
I'd like to raise my apple gin gimlet to salute our amazing ChefSteps community, our founders Chris Young, Grant Crilly, and Ryan Matthew Smith, and the rest of the ChefSteps team, which continues to grow.
Many thanks to all of you ChefSteppers for your continued support. If there is anything you'd like to see us improving on in the next year, leave a comment or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject line: "One Year and Counting."


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Though we agree it's a needless rule, it's one we appreciate: you have to hang up your cellphone on flights. We think the idea that the call can interfere with the airplane and do things like make the wings fall off is crap, but we don't want to be stuck in an 80-foot long metal tube seven miles in the air while having to listen to anyone jabber on to their wife.
Joe David Jones was cited for disorderly conduct for not hanging up on a Southwest flight. In fact, when instructed, he told the staff to kiss his ass. So when the plane landed in Dallas he was met by police. No word on if he was drunk or just a jerk, but we're guessing the latter.
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A recent archaeological discovery highlights strong interest in ancient rock art. The South African Rock Art Digital Archive offers a virtual trove of more than 250,000 images.
The discovery of a Stone Age drawing in a South African cave may be the oldest human-made drawing on the planet, exciting researchers and art-lovers alike and highlighting the need to preserve what archaeologists already know about ancient African rock art.
Scientists have uncovered the remains of a drawing rendered some 73,000 years ago with red ochre, a natural pigment made of clay and sand. That's about 30,000 years earlier than the European cave drawings that were previously thought to be the oldest, according to archaeologist Chris Henshilwood of the University of Bergen in Norway. Henshilwood is the lead author of a study about the drawing, which was published in the journal Nature last month, upending what archaeologists have believed about the abilities of early humans to draw and create abstract symbols.
According to a New York Times article, the drawing was uncovered by accident in 2011, when a research fellow working in Blombos Cave—an archaeological site located about 200 miles east of Cape Town in South Africa—spotted a tiny flake of stone containing six red, nearly-parallel lines on the speck of rock that were crosshatched with three slightly curved lines.
"We knew a lot of things Homo sapiens could do, but we didn't know they could do drawings back then," Henshilwood told The Times.RARI Master's student Nkosinathi Tomose, during his Honours looking at the spatial distribution of different traditions of rock art in this area of Limpopo. Photo courtesy of The South African Rock Art Digital Archive (SARADA)
The scientists' discovery changes the world's understanding of the history and capabilities of the earliest humans—and also underscores the critical importance of preserving African rock art for further study. Grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supported the digitalization of over 250,000 images, tracings, and historical documents of ancient African rock art collected over the last 150 years, culminating in the South African Rock Art Digital Archive (SARADA). The archive is the first initiative to digitize rock art records in South Africa and is also the first multi-institutional collaboration of its kind in South African archaeology.
"People can now explore rock art from their desk rather than traveling thousands of kilometers to often inaccessible sites," says Benjamin R. Smith, a professor of world rock art in the archeology department of the University of Western Australia. Professor Smith led the team that created SARADA.
SARADA is one of many projects featured in a publication celebrating The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's grantmaking in South Africa. Beginning in 1988, the Mellon Foundation initiated support for three racially "open" South African universities—and went on to engage in grants to bolster higher education and the humanities in South Africa over the next three decades.Screenshot of the SARADA website homepage. Courtesy of SARADA.
The mission of SARADA was to preserve the vast trove of previously-recorded images of rock art collected by institutions across South Africa, including the Rock Art Research Institute (RARI) at Wits University, Rhodes University, the Iziko Museums of Cape Town, the Natal Museum, the National Museum, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of South Africa, and the private collection of Jeanette Deacon. SARADA also aims to make images accessible to a much wider swath of students and researchers, and to protect the art from the physical damage that comes from regular in-person visits. These priceless works of art had been exposed to the elements, vandalism, and even animals through the years, and photos and other historical records of the works will continue to age over time. The resulting efforts from SARADA transformed the photos and records into the world's largest online digital rock art archive.
Because those tracings and drawings as well as the original rock art will eventually degrade, capturing those images in the archive is crucial for future study. "All the art is exposed and most of it unprotected," says Professor Smith.
Among the more recent rock art discoveries that have been digitally preserved by SARADA are those of Storm Shelter, a site in southern Drakensburg that was discovered in 1993. Researchers traced the panels of the site and archeologists worked on recreating drawings based on those tracings, according to the book Working with Rock Art: Recording, Presenting and Understanding Rock Art Using Indigenous Knowledge, which was co-edited by Smith.Photo courtesy of SARADA
Cave art is far more than just the simple etchings of hunter-gatherers. African herders and farmers also made drawings, and the stories they tell are more complex than they might seem at first glance.
Analysis reveals the enormous sophistication of these ancient art traditions, their complex use of metaphor and symbolism, and the integral role of art in ancient African ceremonies and beliefs.
"There are images of humans who look as if they have died, and it is often presumed they were killed in battle," Smith explains. Closer study of the images shows that they are actually depicting healing ceremonies "where people would fall to the ground in a trance state and journey through the cosmos."
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Advanced Environmental Solutions, Inc.--Costs
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Advanced Environmental Solutions, Inc. (AES) requests that our Office recommend that the agency reimburse AES's reasonable costs of filing and pursuing its protest of a contract under solicitation No. FA8101-05-R-0003, awarded to Eason Enterprises OKC LLC by the Department of the Air Force to transport and dispose of hazardous waste.
We deny the request.
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William E. Hughes, III, Esq., Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., for the protester.
Michael J. O'Farrell, Jr., Esq., and Major Rebecca R. Vernon, Department of the Air Force, for the agency.
Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO will not recommend reimbursement of the costs of protest challenging contract award based on improper evaluation of past performance, where protest was rendered academic by agency's decision to terminate the contract and make a new award decision in response to Small Business Administration's decision that awardee was not eligible for award.
Advanced Environmental Solutions, Inc. (AES) requests that our Office recommend that the agency reimburse AES's reasonable costs of filing and pursuing its protest of a contract under solicitation No. FA8101-05-R-0003, awarded to Eason Enterprises OKC LLC by the Department of the Air Force to transport and dispose of hazardous waste.
The RFP, which was set aside for service-disabled, veteran-owned small business concerns, provided for a "best value" award, considering price/cost, past performance, and mission capability factors. The solicitation specified that the agency's source selection decision would be based on a past performance/price tradeoff of those offers that were determined to be technically acceptable.
The Air Force awarded the contract to Eason, and AES protested on March 28, 2005, raising challenges to Eason's technical acceptability and the agency's past performance and price evaluation. Our Office dismissed all but the past performance allegation on April 20 because the dismissed grounds failed to state a valid basis of protest within GAO's jurisdication.
The Air Force filed its report in response to the protest and AES filed comments responsive to the report on May 10. On the very next day, the agency notified our Office that the Small Business Administration (SBA) had sustained a separately filed protest challenging Eason's small business status and eligibility for award. As the Air Force advised:
Based upon this decision, the Agency is in the process of considering whether the award to Eason should be terminated, which would in the Air Force's view render AES' current GAO protest (B-296136) academic or moot.
Facsimile Transmittal from Air Force to GAO, May 11, 2005, at 1. The next day, the agency notified our Office that "in light of the SBA's decision, the Contracting Officer has decided to terminate the award previously made to Eason." The agency also stated that it "intend[ed] to re-open discussions, request revised proposals, conduct evaluations of such revised proposals, and then make a new award decision, including a new Performance Price Tradeoff with Technical Acceptable Determination, if necessary." [1] Letter from Air Force to GAO, May 12, 2005, at 1; Facsimile Transmittal from Air Force to GAO, May 13, 2005, at 1. Our Office dismissed the protest as academic on May 13.
AES requests that our Office recommend that the Air Force reimburse its reasonable costs of filing and pursuing the protest. AES contends that the SBA's decision did not "require the extensive corrective action taken by the agency," and that the announced corrective action--which included seeking revised proposals and performing a new evaluation--was in response to its clearly meritorious protest.
Our Office may recommend that an agency reimburse a protester its protest costs where, based on the circumstances of the case, we determine that the agency unduly delayed taking corrective action in the face of a clearly meritorious protest, thereby causing the protester to expend unnecessary time and resources to make further use of the protest process in order to obtain relief. 4 C.F.R. Section 21.8(e) (2005); Shindong-A Express Tour Co., Ltd.--Costs , B-292459.3, Mar. 25, 2004, 2004 CPD paragraph 75 at 5. However, where the agency action that rendered a protest academic does not constitute corrective action in response to the protest, our Office will not recommend reimbursement of protest costs. Bionetics Corp.--Entitlement to Costs , B-270323.3, Aug. 16, 1996, 96-2 CPD paragraph 70 at 5; H. Watt & Scott Gen. Contractors, Inc.--Request for Declaration of Entitlement to Costs , B-257776.3, Apr. 6, 1995, 95-1 CPD paragraph 183 at 2-3; Loral Fairchild Corp.--Entitlement to Costs , B-251209.2, May 12, 1993, 93-1 CPD paragraph 378 at 2.
Here, the Air Force made clear that it was terminating the contract in response to the SBA's decision, and not due to protest issues pending before our Office. While AES hypothecates that this was not the reason for the agency's initiation of corrective action, as evidenced by the agency's decision to reopen discussions, AES has provided no basis for us to conclude that the corrective action was not the direct result of the adverse size determination regarding Eason. [2] Since the agency did not take corrective action in response to AES's protest and AES's protest was not sustained, there is no basis for recommending that the agency reimburse AES its protest costs.
The request is denied.
Anthony H. Gamboa
General Counsel
[1] In its report in response to AES's request for costs, the Air Force now states that it has been apprised that Eason has appealed the SBA size determination and that the agency's current position is that it would reinstate Eason's contract without conducting any further discussions or making a new award decision if that firm's size appeal is successful. If the Air Force in fact does not undertake its previously proffered corrective action, on which basis we dismissed AES's protest as academic, AES would be entitled to have its prior protest reinstated, provided it timely files a protest of the agency's failure to implement the corrective action.
[2] The agency explains that its decision to re-open discussions was based on an incorrect belief that offers had expired, a concern that the change in performance period caused by the GAO stay of performance may require pricing changes, and because the contracting officer "felt that AES would be pleased by the opportunity to re-open discussions and revise its proposal." Air Force Response to Request for Costs, June 10, 2005, at 2. The fact that the agency determined to broaden its corrective action, in part, in an attempt to appease the protester does not alter the underlying basis for corrective action in the first place, which was in response to the SBA's decision.
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The difference that makes a difference.
It's over 30 degrees outside and I can see half of Melbourne cooling their heels in the water on St Kilda beach from my balcony. Me? I'm eating strawberries and avoiding sunburn by remaining indoors, glued to the computer screen, and noodling through a new all-time favourite website, Neuroanthropology. I've added it to the blogroll section on the right for you to explore at your leisure.
What I've been reading and mulling over on the site is Greg Downey's post entitled Talent: A difference that makes a difference. In it is a section on K Anders Ericsson's concept of deliberate practice, and because I can't put it any more clearly or succinctly, I'm going to quote directly from Greg's post:
One of the core observation of Ericsson's research is that expert performance seems to take a minimum of 10 years or 10,000 hours of 'deliberate practice,' progressively more challenging, and expert coaching, even with people labelled by others as 'prodigies' (see Ericsson, Krampe, and Tesch-Römer 1993). As Ericsson, Prietula and Cokely (2007) describe, repetition is not enough:
"When most people practice, they focus on the things they already know how to do. Deliberate practice is different. It entails considerable, specific, and sustained efforts to do something you can't do well—or even at all. Research across domains shows that it is only by working at what you can't do that you turn into the expert you want to become."
The problem for many people is that they're not practicing deliberately; if they did, they would see a bigger improvement in their performance.
Now, Greg's post explicitly explores athletic 'talent', but the same principle applies to our every action in the world. You may not consider 'doing the gardening' or 'sitting at the computer desk' as performance per se, but these are actions we practice on a daily basis and it's usually such everyday actions that most of my Feldenkrais students want to improve. To look at it from another perspective, it's frequently lack of expertise in everyday actions that leads to pain or inflexibility.
We don't generally think everyday actions even warrant expertise – to our detriment. Most of us would be hard-pressed to identify what we actually do, let alone don't do well, even when we experience frustration because we can't improve, or do something, or someone else comments on our 'posture'. This is where Feldenkrais can be of real and practical use in making the first steps towards deliberate practice – regular classes provide the opportunity to develop our attentional skills for body and movement awareness. Feldenkrais principles such as reversibility and intentional error (purposely doing things the more difficult way to clarify what is easy) should also be part of the deliberate practice repertoire.
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How do you punish an immortal?
By making him human.
After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor.
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[1]On Tuesday March 3rd 2009, in between meetings with heads of states and ministers, the newly elected US Secretary of State devoted time for a short meeting with delegates of Supportive Community Organization ? a multi cultural feminine community for business, personal and social development of micro business entrepreneurs.
During the meeting the participants discussed the issue of micro business as an employment tool for many women that for them it is the only mean for earning. Ms. Clinton prized the activities of not for profit organizations which deal with the promotion of micro business entrepreneurship of women and mentioned the importance of the issue today in the light of the global economic crisis.
The delegates of Supportive community that participated in the meeting were: Anna Resinkov (one of the founders) Diana Ahdut (staff member) Marina Savitzky and Rachel Prada ? entrepreneurs and Hagit Rubinsteing ? from the KORET Foundation.
At the broadcasted press conference that day in the major Israeli TV channel, Ms. Clinton used Supportive Community as an example for multicultural coexistence in Israel: … ?But I also enjoyed the opportunity to have a discussion with a group of women entrepreneurs, just a short while ago at the hotel, who are being featured in a little video made for a contest that the United States State Department is running seeking interesting projects around the world. There were so many hundreds of them submitted. This project from Israel discusses a supportive community that helps women become entrepreneurs, particularly immigrant women, women from the former Soviet Union, women from Ethiopia and elsewhere. As we discuss the critical issues of our time, it?s also important to remember why we do this. It is to provide the people, who both the prime minister and I are privileged to represent, with a chance to fulfill their own dreams, to live lives in safety and security, and to be given the opportunity to fulfill their own God-given potential?.


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In recent months Bari Weiss, an op-ed editor at the New York Times, has cast herself as an advocate of free speech, disparaging the left for its failure to offer a platform to dissenting voices. "We're all fascists now," she wrote in a new column, and said that "social justice warriors" are taking over campuses. She's taken these positions even as she and other Israel advocates stage one slanted panel after another in Jewish spaces, excluding non-Zionist views.
Today comes a sharp rejoinder. On twitter, a poster named "Sam" who identifies himself as the son of Lisa Anderson, the former dean of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), issued a series of tweets calling out Weiss's role in helping to bring about Anderson's resignation from her job in 2008.
Lisa Anderson is a Middle East scholar of considerable standing. For twelve years she was dean of SIPA. She left the deanship not long after she had invited former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at Columbia in September 2007— an invitation that brought great political pressure on the school.
At the time, Columbia said Anderson had made her decision to resign before the controversial invitation. Anderson went on to serve as president of the American University in Cairo.
Writes Sam (@youcanreachsam):
When my mother soon after stepped down as Dean, I don't know if it was ever acknowledged that the neocon/Zionist rabble rousing spearheaded by Weiss was a factor, and frankly, it's not my place to speculate! It's enough to know that it was the result Bari Weiss craved and one she worked hard to achieve
Here is Bari Weiss writing in the Columbia Spectator at the time, urging students to hold Lisa Anderson "accountable" for the Ahmadinejad invitation:
Shame on her, and shame on an administration that would have him speak were it not for "security reasons." Columbians-students, faculty, administration, and staff-if you are serious about standing up against hate, you will hold Dean Anderson accountable for offering Ahmadinejad a podium.
Weiss had graduated from Columbia in 2007 but identified herself as a Columbia "stakeholder" in attacking Anderson.
I've reached out to Sam (@youcanreachSam) and to Dean Anderson seeking to confirm their relationship. Certainly the story Sam relates about Weiss is utterly consistent with other reports of Weiss's career as a Zionist activist and by Weiss's enthusiastic performance today as an Israel promoter.
Here are the tweets of Sam, combined into one narrative:
"Gather round, folks, for a personal story about the breathtaking hypocrisy of
@bariweiss. First, you need to know a bit about my mother.
"Dr. Lisa Anderson is one of the world's most eminent scholars specializing in the political science of the Middle East/North Africa. She has written foundational texts on the subject and informally advised multiple Presidential administrations, in addition to serving on the board of organizations that advance human rights around the world. She is also a genuine trailblazer—the first woman to serve as Dean of a grad school at Columbia (and maybe even the entire Ivy League? Idk), the first female Pres of the Middle East Studies Assoc. of North America, first female President of a university in the Middle East (and not just any—AUC [American University of Cairo], the region's best, one which she shepherded through a literal revolution at her literal doorstep). You get the idea.
"In 2006, Dr. Anderson invited Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at Columbia. Not some discredited crank from the right wing "intellectual" septic tank, not some insignificant race-baiting internet troll, Ahmadinejad was one of the most geopolitically consequential world leaders at the time, post-Iraq invasion, Axis of Evil, etc. It should go without saying that he was awful, a petty tyrant with toxic views that aren't worth defending, but that was NOT the point. Most people understood the invitation wasn't an endorsement of him. It was a golden opportunity for students to hear from—-and confront—someone incredibly important/powerful, someone with the potential to alter the course of world history. Now, believe it or not, Bari Weiss didn't agree.
"Weiss had already long accused her of fostering anti-Semitism, kicking off a witch hunt, demanding an inquest into whether CU faculty were insufficiently pro-Israel and then criticizing the committee formed to investigate the matter as being… insufficiently pro-Israel. So of course she jumped all over the Ahmadinejad invite, writing of Dr. Anderson "shame on her" and that she should be "held accountable." Setting aside the moral bankruptcy of advocating for a State which slaughters hundreds of innocent subjects of its own cruel military occupation so routinely that their army calls it "mowing the lawn," it's so rich that Bari Weiss was on the forefront of the practice of shutting down campus speech she disagreed with and collecting scalps because of some intellectual heresy.
"When my mother soon after stepped down as Dean, I don't know if it was ever acknowledged that the neocon/Zionist rabble rousing spearheaded by Weiss was a factor, and frankly, it's not my place to speculate! It's enough to know that it was the result Bari Weiss craved and one she worked hard to achieve. Now, of course, she accuses people who criticize her hamfisted tweets of forming a lynch mob. She cites actual fake news in her op eds that say college students "believe that free speech is acceptable only when it doesn't offend them. Which is to say, they don't believe in it at all."
"Is this a tacit admission
@bariweiss also doesn't actually believe in free speech that offends her? Or just an example of someone who manages not only to be on both sides of the same issue, but wrong in both cases? The truth is, that Weiss is an intellectual fraud who is choking in public on the taste of her own medicine. Karma's a birch, Bari, and so are you."
Since that thread, Sam has followed up with such excellent responses as:
It's morally bankrupt to try to purge an academic institution of critics of Israel, which is eminently deserving of criticism. Contra Weiss et al, Israel not is above reproach. The U.S. and other Arab states are never afforded that protected status nor should they be.
P.S. Update. Weiss has denied that she sought anyone's firing. Here is Adalah posting the record of Weiss's opposition to tenure for Nadia Abu el-Haj and Joseph Massad, based on their views.
According to her own words, @NYTopinion's campus "free speech" advocate @bariweiss wanted @ColumbiaUniver Professors Joseph Massad & Nadia Abu El Haj to be denied tenure [i.e., fired], and Dean Lisa Anderson "held accountable" [fired?]. @JBennet pic.twitter.com/Z66BvJllZT
— Adalah-NY (@AdalahNY) March 8, 2018
She also protested Norman Finkelstein's appearance at Columbia. He also lost academic appointments because of pro-Israel pressure.


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Destination marketing organizations have many names – convention and visitor bureaus, travel bureaus, visitors' bureaus, welcome centers, tourism bureaus, travel and tourism bureaus, information centers and more. Regardless of the name, these institutions offer many great services to the traveling public and journalists.
A convention and visitor bureau is a "destination marketing" organization. Both in Ohio, and nationally, most convention and visitor bureaus are not-for-profit organizations that work independently under the auspices of a board of trustees. The fundamental mission of a convention and visitor bureau is the promotion of visitor and business travel, which generates overnight lodging for a destination. Convention and visitor bureaus are the most important tourism marketing organizations in the State of Ohio. They are directly responsible for travel and tourism "product awareness" to visitors. Billions of direct and indirect revenue, and taxes are generated into the state and local economy due to the prevailing marketing expertise of Ohio's convention and visitor bureaus.
How is a Convention and Visitor Bureau Funded?
The primary funding source is usually derived from a tax (transient lodging tax) that a hotel guest pays on lodging in the community of the convention and visitor bureau. In some communities, the convention and visitor bureau also offers a membership program to enhance its revenue. Because bureau funding is directly linked to how many hotel rooms there are in a community, budget sizes vary greatly. The underlying mission, however remains the same – destination marketing.
How Does a Convention and Visitor Bureau Work?
A convention and visitor bureau's marketing initiatives typically are achieved through some or all of the following: trade association marketplaces, advertising, distribution of promotional and collateral material, direct sales, hosting familiarization tours and other hospitality functions. The target decision maker of the marketing initiative is not typically a resident in the community. Most often, if the visitor is going to spend the night in a hotel, they are from at least 100 miles away. Therefore, the marketing activity usually takes place or is directed outside the convention and visitor bureau's community.
How can you use a CVB as a resource?
A convention and visitor bureau is designed to provide information to tourists, the local community and the media. A local CVB can be a great resource for a story you are writing, offering local insights, area photography and events calendars, trend identification, tourism-related business contacts in the community, industry education, and legislative awareness. "We try to anticipate what each contact may be interested in and tailor information to meet their needs," says Joan Van Offeren, OACVB's President and Executive Director of Lake Erie Shores and Islands. "Our goal is to provide the best area resources and advice to get people where they need to go and have a positive experience during their visit."


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Katie Taylor wins her fourth Sportswoman of the Year award
Horse racing trainer Joanna Morgan awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award
Boxer Katie Taylor has been crowned The Irish Times/Irish Sports Council 'Sportswoman of the Year 2014' for her exceptional achievement in winning a record breaking sixth European title and her fifth consecutive world title.
Taylor won her Sportswoman of the Month award in June after she claimed her sixth European title in Bucharest. Just last month the Bray boxer won her fifth consecutive world title at the AIBA Women's Word Championships at Jeju, South Korea.
Following an outstanding year for Irish women in sport, Taylor was among 15 sports stars nominated for the 2014 title. It is her fourth time to win the award having previously won it in 2007, 2008 and 2012.
Taylor was presented with her award by Tánaiste Joan Burton at an awards ceremony in Dublin on Friday. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Sportswoman of the Year awards which recognise the abilities and achievements of women in Irish sports.
Speaking after her win, Taylor said: "I'm honoured and delighted to be named the Irish Times/Irish Sports Council Sportswoman of the Year 2014. This has been an amazing year for me and for Irish women in sport and I would like to congratulate all the finalists in their respective fields who have excelled at major sporting events.
"Whether it's Fiona Coghlan or Maria McCambridge or Chloe Mustaki or Briege Corkery, all the finalists have played a huge part in gaining much needed recognition for females in sports. It is wonderful to have an award like this as it recognises Irish Sports women and the amazing achievements that have brought us all here today."
Commitment and dedication
The Tánaiste added: "Irish sportswomen have excelled both nationally and internationally in a range of sports. Today we have recognised Irish women from a wide range of sports including soccer, athletics, boxing, golf and Gaelic games. Their success is a result of the commitment and dedication which they give to their chosen sports.
"Their exploits will help motivate thousands of girls and young women to continue to excel in sport, giving us a new generation of Irish sportswomen to be proud of. To the ladies celebrated here today I would say: Ireland needs you as sports heroes. We share in your continued success and are looking forward to watching your careers soar even higher.
"On the 10th birthday of this event I want to also thank The Irish Times and the Irish Sports Council for their continued support of these awards over the last decade. They have played a tremendous role in highlighting the successes of Irish women in national and international sporting arenas over that time."
The 15 nominees received their monthly awards from Minister of State Michael Ring TD. and Kevin O'Sullivan, Editor, The Irish Times.
Mr O'Sullivan said the award winners represented a golden generation in Irish sport. "Here today we have some of the greatest talents who have ever represented their sports, their families, their counties and their country. They are the true essence of sporting achievement and carry their success with a beguiling mix of humility, honesty and style".
"The extraordinary women who featured through the campaign serve as role models for every aspiring athlete, and that is something that truly deserves celebration. Whether you won today or yesteryear we want to thank you for making us proud and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours."
Lifetime Achievement
Horse racing trainer Joanna Morgan was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for her valued contribution to the world of racing by Tánaiste Joan Burton. Born in the small Welsh town of Crickhowell, Morgan began riding in Ireland aged 21 in 1974, becoming Ireland's first female professional jockey. Five years later she became the first woman to ride at Royal Ascot and continued to break down barriers by becoming the first woman to ride in an Irish Classic. A mother of three, Morgan retired as a jockey in 1997 having ridden more than 200 winners.
She is now a widely respected trainer based at Ballivor in Co Meath. Indeed 35 years after making history as a jockey at Royal Ascot – she trained a winner at the famous venue – Roca Tomu in the Britannia Handicap.
December 2013: Squash player Madeline Perry who won her 14th national title.
January: (Baskekball) Basketball player Gráinne Dwyer who was named MVP for her performance in the Superleague National Cup final
Febuary: Rugby player Niamh Briggs for her role in Ireland's Six Nations campaign
March: Hockey player Sarah Greene who captained UCD for the first time to the Irish Hockey League
April: Soccer player Savannah McCarthy who was the FAI's 2013 under-17 international player of the year
May: Rower Sanita Puspure who took bronze in the single sculls at the European Championships
June: Golfer Stephanie Meadow who finished third in the US Open in her first year as a professional
July: Soccer player Chloe Mustaki who captained the Irish uner-19 team to the semi-finals of the European Championships
August: Rugby player Fiona Coghlan who captained Ireland to the semi-finals of the World Cup campaign.
September: Camogie player Anna Geary and Gaelic footballer Briege Corkery who both captained Cork to All-Ireland success.
October: Maria McCambridge who achieved a personal best in the Dublin marathon.
November: Triathlete Aileen Reid who finished eighth in the world rankings and soccer player Stephanie Roche whose stunning goal over a year ago was nominated for Fifa's Puskas Goal of the Year Award this year and made it to the final three.


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Hithergreen Exploring Watercolor Exhibit
The show continues until October 26, so please stop by if you're in the neighborhood of Hithergreen Center (not far from Whipp and Far Hills). Here's a link to some photos I took last week--not the best, but they'll give you an idea of the variety of work. I'm really proud of these artists.
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Sweetgrass / Coutts Border Crossing – US Interstate 15 / AB Hwy 4
The Sweetgrass / Coutts border crossing is the most heavily travelled port in Montana and is the only 24-hour commercial crossing between Montana and Alberta. U.S. Interstate 15, and Canadian Route 4, are part of a key truck route – the "Ports-to-Plains" trade corridor – which links Canadian trade markets with those in the United States and Mexico.
Canadian Route 4 is a four lane roadway from the border to Lethbridge and has a 110 km speed limit. From there you can connect to highway 3, and then Highway 2, which enables four lane travel all the way to Edmonton via Calgary.
Before heading to the border, be sure to review our information on the going through customs, required documentation and prohibited items.
Current Traffic for the Sweetgrass Coutts Border Crossing
Always check our page with current traffic, road conditions, and border wait times to see what's happening right now at the Sweetgrass Coutts border crossing.
Sweetgrass Coutts Port Information
- Hours of Operation – Open all year with 24 hour service
- This port has NEXUS lanes for entering the U.S. or Canada. Nexus lanes are not typically open 24 x 7 so we have a separate page showing their hours of operation.
- FAST Services
- 6 Northbound Lanes
Travel Tips for Sweetgrass / Coutts
- Here are handy links to hotels in Lethbridge, Canada and hotels in Great Falls, MT which are the largest cities near the border crossing.
- You can get real time information on driving conditions and road problems in Montana by dialing 511 or 1-800-226-7623.
- The Milk River bypass replaced the last two-lane section of Highway 4, so motorists now enjoy a continuous divided highway route from the border to west of Edmonton.
- There is a Duty Free Americas shop at 2 Main Street, Sweetgrass, MT 59484 Telephone: (406) 335 – 2800. It is open 8am to 10pm Monday thru Sunday.
- The Canadian duty free shop is located at 126 1st Street West, Coutts, T0K 0N0, Alberta. Phone: 403-344-3000. Their hours of operation are 7:00am – 11:00pm year round.
- Sweetgrass Coutts Port GPS coordinates – Latitude & Longitude: 48.99858, -111.95987
Telephone Numbers for the Border Customs Offices at Sweetgrass / Coutts
- Sweetgrass U.S. Customs Office Telephone Number: (406) 335-9610
- For Canadian Customs at this port call the Canadian Border Information Service (BIS) who can answer your questions or transfer you directly to the Canadian port.


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Combining sophisticated technology with a touch of human know-how can end up providing some high-value sustenance.
That's what four MIT graduates and a famous chef ended up doing, creating a robotic, fast-casual restaurant in downtown Boston.
I dropped into the newly opened Spyce to check out the robots along with what they dish out.
The robotics kitchen is front and center in the restaurant, with seven cooking woks, basically cylinders that use an induction heating element adjacent to each cooking wok. There are large screens from which customers place their order, which starts the process.
The name of the person who placed the order appears at a screen above the robotic chef, so the customer can watch the food being cooked and processed right in front of them.
Based on what the person ordered, the ingredients are automatically poured into the cylinder from behind and the process starts, with the entire event taking a total of three minutes or less. When complete, the robotic device swings out, pours the steaming meal into a dish and then goes into a cleaning and sanitizing cycle.
"The technology allows us to provide high-quality meals," Brady Knight, one of the four MIT grads who founded the business, told me.
"It's more efficient in front of house," said Knight, who noted that seven meals can be cooked simultaneously.
It's worth a visit to Spyce just to see the robotic chefs at work. However, technology without food expertise was hardly a guarantee for the grads who created the robotic kitchen.
In stepped Daniel Boulud, a world-famous chef who owns the flagship Daniel in New York along with bistros and cafés in London, Miami, Montreal, Singapore, and Boston. Boulud listened and saw what the team had in mind and ultimately became the food brain (and investor) behind the venture. Boulud is now the culinary director of Spyce.
There still are people involved, including greeters to get customers going on the screens for ordering, which are easy and obvious to operate, since meals comprise only a series of bowls, such as Latin, Chicken and Rice, Thai, Beet, Indian and Moroccan. There also are two employees who are handed the meals by the robotic chefs and then add any requested final touches in the way of garnishes.
The Spyce team did create an impressive robotic food-prep system, for which they've filed for patents, and obviously took to heart the food content insights from Boulud.
The food is fresh and tasty, based on my experience along with many others I heard from on site.
In addition to the robotic chefs and high-quality food focus, the restaurant provides a likely reason for customers to return: value. The large bowls, cooked and served in three minutes, cost $7.50.


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so apparently sweat is bad….so bad that you can now get a panty liner so you avoid those "embarrassing" sweat patches down there. that means there are now pads for menstruation – with different flow rates, with or without wings – pads for that "in-between time", pads for light bladder leakage – or lbl – , maternity pads, night-time pads, undies with in-built pads and now sweaty vagina pads. I can understand almost all of the many pads on offer but I draw the line at sweaty vagina pads. how sweaty does it get that you need a pad? and I am guessing that if you can see the sweat then the pants must be quite fitted and therefore you run the risk of people no longer staring at your sweaty vagine as they can't get past the pad you're wearing. last time I checked sweat is the body's way of ridding itself of toxins and to trap that in your pants for any length of time could be dodgy at best. I don't mind a bit of sweat…in actual fact, while exercising, I welcome it as a way to know that I am working hard enough to hopefully turn my two arses into one. most of my gym gear is black – well the pants at least so I am not particularly worried about sweaty vagina patches. in fact I am not really all that worried about much while exercising, least of all is how I look. back in the eighties when it was all shiny tights, G-string leotards and white reebok high tops it was more about the look, less about the input. now it is all about comfort and function – for me anyway. I think these new pads – and yes I know they are referred to as liners but I come from a generation that didn't have all the choices that are available now, we had the same pads regardless of flow, those same pads did the job at night as well and we dealt with "the in-between time" pad free – so these new pads are just making money for the manufacturer and making exercising women feel that their sweat is bad or embarrassing. embrace the sweat, I say. be proud of your effort and let your sweat show – here are a few tips though if you are genuinely concerned about your sweat patches….never wear grey and always carry a towel.
Month: July 2013
life on credit…
recently my cousin and her daughter visited us and they bought with them a swag of the latest magazines. they came armed with heaps of other stuff as well but for the purpose of this post I wont go on about krispy kreme donuts….it's just fried dough, get over it. anyhoo so I used to be an avid collector of magazines…I really enjoy some of the articles but mostly just like to look at the pictures. fast forward to the brave new world I live in and the magazines I look forward to come pre-loved. so one of the magazines my cousin left behind has the following claim on the cover "50 great buys under $250″…what a bargain, sign me up, where can I get all 50? seriously, is under $250 the new bargain? I am clearly well out of the loop on what is hip and happening in fashion due, in part, to me currently sporting a size 16 arse, not the 10 required by the fashion forward and the fact that my current budget extends to the two for $30 offered by Jeans West. one of the magazines that I really enjoy reading and looking at is Marie Claire but who buys the fashion? a pair of shoes for $3ooo, a bag for $1200 and a dress for POA…sounds more like a deposit on a house to me. the people who buy this stuff must surely be very wealthy or live on credit cards cause for the average joe who might fancy a pair of neon blue snake-skin heels by Gucci or Prada – I can't remember – the price tag is way out of reach. it has made me wonder if they are missing their mark in selling the magazine to people like me – well not actually me, I get the pre-loved ones remember – who, even if I did win big and skinny down, wouldn't buy half the clothes featured in these glossy pages. years ago I was at a convention in Hawaii and while waiting for my room to be ready went for a wander through the mall that was part of the hotel. there was a Louis Vuitton shop and in the window was a bag that had $1200 in small gold writing on the tag next to it….the "bag" itself was probably big enough for two tampons and a lipstick and the exchange rate was 73 cents…then a couple of years ago my besty from Sydney came over for my big four ohhhh and we went for a wander through the designer stores of Perth's King Street….well the ones we could get into without an appointment anyway. In Prada there was a pair of black men's rubber thongs with PRADA in white on the sole…$499. seriously…who buys that? and if you do, or you know someone who does, please let me know how freaking awesome they are. cause for that much money they would want to be some crazy amazing comfy thongs. I will continue to invest $20 on havianas at the beginning of summer knowing that by the end of april they will be ready for the bin.
a note for my American friends – the thongs I refer to are not the underwear, up your bum, ones they are the rubber soled on your feet ones. thongs, jandals, flip-flops, pluggers – or if your upmarket – double pluggers.
happy Friday
clip on koala…
it's been that long since I have logged in to barrybadger.com that it will not come as any surprise if even the most faithful followers have switched off – clearly I did. yep, it's fair to say that I lost my mojo. I took my daily list off the fridge and in doing so fell into a big rut. where the hell have I been? my normally healthy diet has gone out the window…turns out it's cheaper to eat rubbish food than it is to buy fresh, I haven't done any exercise in….I don't know how long and I am starting to feel like a couple of days at work would be a blessing right now. so what's changed? why have I turned into this pitiful picture of self loathing? who knows. what I do know is that it's pretty damn hard to get some mojo while carrying around a 13 kilo clip on koala. the authors of the wonder weeks say that as a baby or toddler prepare to make a new leap in development they experience the three c's cranky, crying and clingy….they got it right, cause we've got it going on here in spades. it happens every time there is a new leap to experience but this time the clingy part is off the charts and I have the wounds on my flesh to prove it. I get excited every day awaiting the arrival of Mr B Badger.com so that little boss can remove herself from me even for a brief trip to the toilet – on my own – however despite squealing with excitement at the sound of the garage door she refuses to let go of me and is just happy to enjoy her father's company from the comfort of my chest. don't get me wrong…I love it that she wants to be with me…it's nice to be wanted and loved…I would just like her to share the love a little bit.
since my last post we have celebrated little boss' first birthday, she is walking all the time and trying to bust into a run, she has five fangs and has become extremely cheeky and loves doing all the things she knows she is not allowed to do…laying on MrRoobens bed, trying to crawl out of the dog door and playing with the blinds are three of her favourites….oh and unplugging her night-light. we are taking a different approach now and ignoring her – with the exception of the night-light – in the hope that these things will eventually become boring due to the lack of reaction they garner…fingers crossed the blinds survive. she is having a crack at feeding herself with a spoon and I need to remember to buy a shower curtain for the floor. when I look back over the past year I am amazed at all the mad skills she has acquired and it comes as no surprise to me that during times of great uncertainty she wants nothing more than to cling to me – I get it – she is at a stage when she is exploring her independence and also fearful of what that brings. so I spend my days picking up toys, DVD's, books, Tupperware and utensils as I follow her destruction from room to room and when she needs my support I am there. we have so much to look forward to on a daily basis – however tomorrow's priority is to get the list back on the fridge to keep me honest and to fire up barrybadger every day to get out of my head for a bit…two small steps towards getting my mojo back.
thanks for sticking around.


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Jonas Sundquist at Krono has written a fantastic and insightful profile of one of CINPLA's own – Tovy Dinh.
Read the full profile here (in Norwegian).
3-year PhD Research fellow position now available at the Center for Integrative Neuroplasticity (CINPLA) at Department of Biosciences.
Application deadline: 31 January, 2017
We are searching for a highly motivated candidate with a strong interest in neural processing of cortical circuits. The planned research makes use in vivo large scale extracellular recordings of behaving animals to investigate neural processing with a specific focus on visual information processing.
The fellowship is for a period of three years.
Applicants who will finish their master study before end of February 2017 can apply given that a date is set for their final exam. Starting date no later than April 20th, 2017.
No one can be appointed for more than one fixed-term period at the same institution.
Job/ project description:
Sensory information processing occurs as complex interplays between thousands of neurons connected in local and distributed neural networks. How subpopulations of neurons contribute to information processing and the interplay between neural networks in behaving animal remain unresolved. Emerging recording technologies in combination with genetic tools and computational modelling now enables multi-level investigations that will bring insights into how the brain operates to promote healthy development, learning, and recovery from disease. In our laboratory we study neural processing and plasticity of cortical circuits at multiple levels from the morphological changes of dendritic spines to functional changes of network activity in behaving animals. The research group is part Center for Integrative Neuroplasticity (www.cinpla.org) which aims to unite computational and experimental neuroscience.
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.
Applicants must hold a Master's degree or equivalent in physiology/neurobiology or related disciplines. The preferred candidate has first-hand experience from electrophysiology recordings or imaging of behaving animals.
The candidate will use in vivo large-scale extracellular recordings to investigate neural processing in visual cortex. Genetic perturbations will be used to identify cell-specific contributions to these processes. The position is funded by the Norwegian Research Council as part of the CoBra project (FRINATEK) which will use an integrated approach of computational modelling and targeted experiments to understand visual information processing. The data acquired will be used to develop and test computational models in an iterative process (see, e.g., Hagen et al, Cerebral Cortex, 2016, doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhw237). Some insight into computational neuroscience and programming is advantageous. We offer broad training possibilities in the required experimental methods within the stimulating multidisciplinary academic environment provided by the Center of Integrative Neuroplasticity (www.cinpla.org). The research fellow should be able to work independently and structured, while at the same time engage in close collaborations.
The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.
The fellowship requires admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The application to the PhD programme must be submitted to the department no later than two months after taking up the position. For more information see here and here.
A good command of English is required.
Position code 1017, Salary NOK 432 700 – 489 300 per year.
The application must include:
Application letter
CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work – scientific publications)
Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
Documentation of English proficiency
List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.
In accordance with the University of Oslo's equal opportunities policy, we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity.
UiO has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.
Other information:
Region/Location: Oslo
Job type: Fixed Term Contract
Working hours: Full-time, days
Application deadline: 31 January, 2017
Reference number: 2016/15391
Home page: http://www.mn.uio.no/ibv/
Apply here: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1757057/96323?iso=no
Hilde Lynnebakken (Titan, November 1 2016) describes the new Center for Computing in Science Education, led by Anders Malthe-Sørenssen. Learn more about how creative learning and student participation will shape teaching in this exciting and dynamic field.
Read the full Titan post by Hilde Lynnebakken (FULL POST HERE), and more about Anders Malthe-Sørenssen (PROFILE HERE)
Elise Holter Thompson from CINPLA won the best oral presentation award at the 4th National PhD Conference in Neuroscience, hosted by the Norwegian Research School in Neuroscience. Svenn-Arne Dragly from CINPLA was the runner up. With the price comes 6000 NOK, to be used for any purpose that promotes the recipient's research training.
Congratulations to Elise and Svenn-Arne!
Bjarne Røsjø (Titan, August 26) explains the goals of COBRA with a football metaphor: "Electroencephalography (EEG) can be compared to hanging microphones high above a football stadium and analysing the roars from spectators, in order to detect what's going on down on the field. Imagine if we instead could interview the individual spectators, meaning the neurons in the brain?"
Read more about COBRA and DIGIBRAIN in this informative and amusing article by Bjarne Røsjø in Titan (READ THE FULL POST HERE)
"Hold hånda di på en varm kokeplate i et minutt og det føles som en time. Sitt sammen med ei vakker jente i en time, og det føles som et minutt. Det er relativitet!" Dette kjente sitatet fra Albert Einstein var myntet på å illustrere at tiden i følge hans relativitetsteorier ikke er en absolutt uforanderlig størrelse. Men egentlig illustrerer sitatet enda bedre hvor dårlig hjernen vår kan være til å holde orden på tiden. Alle som har prøvd, vet at det ikke alltid er lett å holde orden på tiden i hodet.
Gjesteblogg av Professor Gaute T. Einevoll, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU) & Universitetet i Oslo. Opprinnelig publisert i tidsskriftet Naturfag.
Open a terminal
Press enter if you don't want to change filename
Write a passphrase (optional)
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Copy output
Go to github.com account > settings
Select ssh keys on left side, select add ssh key
Write name of key and paste key from terminal
Select ssh when you want to copy the "clone adress".
Enter previously passphrase and select "remember".
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Welcome to physiology conference in Oslo 26-28 of August !
The meeting will feature world-renowned plenary speakers and a diverse set of symposia, with a particular focus on topics within heart, skeletal muscle and neurobiology.
➢ FREE admission for PhD/master (but you have to register).
➢ The social program includes a reception in the city hall and the conference dinner following a boat trip to the Viking Ship Museum.
➢ For more information and registration: www.sps2016.com
Topics include: Brain plasticity, perineuronal nets, optogenetic dissection of brain circuits, super-resolution imaging, consciousness etc….
Plenary lectures:
➢ Peter Norsk: Spaceflight and the cardiovascular system
➢ Kenneth R. Chien: Rebuilding the heart with human ventricular progenitors
➢ James Fawcett: Plasticity and axon regeneration in spinal cord and brain
➢ Åsa Gustafsson: Autophagy and adaption to cardiac aging
➢ Terje Lømo: The discovery of LTP and its significance today
We have a new postdoctoral position open for applications:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neuroscience
See the above link for details.
Aim: Get together and celebrate! Make plans for the project; who are the contributors and what are the expectations. Plan activities and organization of the project. Discuss interactions with and contributions to the Digital Life Norway (DLN) Centre.
Invited: Partners, contributors and group members, stake holders, steering committee/Digitalt Liv Norge representatives.
UiO: Marianne Fyhn, Torkel Hafting, Anders Malthe-Sørenssen, Morten Hjorth-Jensen, Camilla Esguerro.
OUS: Ole A. Andreassen, Srjdan Djurovic, Torbjørn Elvsåshagen.
NMBU: Finn-Arne Weltzien, Gaute Einevoll, Kjetil Hodne.
Simula Research Laboratory: Aslak Tveito, Andy Edwards.
NTNU: Cliff Kentros
Pharmasum: Anders Fugelli, John-Sigurd Svendsen (UiT)
Holberg EEG: Harald Aurlien
Steering committee (to be completed): Finn-Eirik Johansen (IBV)++
DLN: Svein Stølen (head of board), Gunnar Dick (coordinator of UiO work group)
Where: Bikuben, Kristine Bonnevie's hus, Blindern. Dinner downtown Oslo.
When: January 26th, 11.30-dinner


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"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music."
― Albert Einstein
The solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, marked a 'crest in the tidal wave of higher frequencies washing through us". In the weeks that have followed, you may have experienced symptoms of cosmic recalibration. This can include ear-popping, buzzing, humming, loss of appetite and/or increased cravings, and likely an increased compassion, empathy for those around you as well as increased awareness of yourself and your space/place in the macro and micro environment.
Moments like these do not open the gateway for reflection and introspection into our worlds but often make that gateway seem closer and more attainable. While for many of us, the intense connection to the cosmic may fade, there are actions that we can take daily to help us better understand how our lives unfold, what works for us and what doesn't, and how best to shift our lives into the state we want.
Many of my clients with ADHD feel like their life is in a constant state of chaos of crisis. To help them pinpoint the source of that frenzy, I ask them to envision their life as if it's a symphony. I ask them to take inventory of the different emotions and actions that are present in the various areas of their lives and assign emotions and actions to an instrument.
Perhaps the violin's happy fluttering melody represents family life. Perhaps the constant hammering on the piano represents work or social life. Maybe the loud thud and boom of the drums represent fear or procrastination.
I ask them to step back and listen to how their symphony sounds – do they notice any repetition in the musical instruments and lines? Is there too much noise coming from one area that's causing chaos? Is there a particularly beautiful melody they wish was more pronounced and present?
Envisioning life as a symphony is a great holistic way to see the various components of your life and figure out what's specifically bringing disharmony to it as well as what produces joyful melodies. By allowing the soul to feel and the ears to hear the dissonant and harmonious chords, you are better prepared to identify what is working for you and what is not.
There are many beautiful symphonies present in this world, but the most beautiful of all will be the one you write for yourself.


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Good evening, sir. A big ring-a-ding-ding to you, too. And mademoiselle! Welcome to Toots Shor's. Yes, quite a swinging clam-bake tonight. I hear it always is.
Table for two? I see. We've nothing just now. Perhaps for quite some time.
Yes, I'm sure you are ready to wet your whistles. Unfortunately, as you say, the clams are really baking, aren't they? What name shall I put your party under?
Could you spell that for me? S-I-N-A-P-R-A. Mr. Sinapra, if I could just get you to step aside–
Oh, Sina-TRA, is it? I beg your pardon. As you can see, Mr. Sinatra, we're rather busy at the moment. Friday night, all of Midtown swinging. So have a seat, and I'll call you when—
Seated now? I'm terribly sorry, sir. It's quite impossible. These good people ahead of you have been waiting–


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