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Hot half marathons
25th June 2018
Nine members of Okehampton Running Club ran the Torbay Half Marathon on Sunday. When the day arrived the sea looked very tempting! The actual race course was a traffic free two lap route which started and finished on Paignton seafront, taking in the stunning coastal views across Torbay. The weather was very hot but still some excellent times were achieved on the undulating course.
Hugh Robinson with a brilliant run of 1:26:38, achieving a club diamond award, Hayden Bond 1:30:30, which was a big PB, Jackie Dawes 1:51:49, Liam Keen 2:17:45, Paul Evison 2:05:02, Cameron Whitelaw 2:16:26, Ed Dumpleton 1:36:42, Mike Westland 2:08:02, and Gaz Williams 2:06:02. Considering the heat, these times were a massive effort.
Okehampton Running Club lady, Jo Page continues to find out local races wherever she is working and this week she competed in the Run MediaCity 10k held near the Manchester area. The course is a multi lap race taking runners past the BBC and ITV television studios. This is a midweek race which Jo completed in a new PB of 44:24, and she was 2nd female over all.
Jo completed her week competing in Saturdays Exeter Inflatable race which is a fun packed race combining a variety of inflatable obstacles, no PB here but a whole bunch of fun.
The 2018 Father's Day Half Marathon in Guernsey saw 3 Okehampton Running Club members take on the Half Marathon. The race started towards south west corner of the island in the L'Eree area. The runners follow the main coastal road north before turning east across the top of the island then south to finish in the main town of St Peter Port with the finish on the Crown Pier in Town.
As in 2017, all competitors will be given a free half-litre of low-fat Guernsey milk when they cross the finishing line, as well as a medal and souvenir technical running vest or t-shirt. Jean-Paul Quertier came in first of the ORCs in 1:36:47 followed by Jason Ewing 1:40:50, Keri Quertier ran in with a new PB of 1:44:42 (PB by nearly 3 minutes). Keri was accompanied by former ORC Rebecca Ewing in an impressive 1:44:42.
Many thanks to Mags and Robert for preparing the report whilst Jane is on holiday.
Age UK 10k, Bude Life boat and more
17th June 2018
The main event for runners this weekend was The Age UK Exeter 10K Retro Run which started and finished on the Exeter Quay. The run made its way through Riverside Valley Park, Double Locks pathway, Bridge Road, Mill Road and Mill Lane, Northbrook Golf Course and the beautiful woodland leading to Salmon Pool Lane Bridge, Duckes Marsh, Belle Isle Park and Exeter Quay. Seven ORCs ran this race some of whom wore retro shirts; Mike Baker (Didn't wear a skirt) was first ORC home in 45:37, Emma Cunnington was 1:05:50, Jackie Dawes was first in her age category, a PB and her first time in under 50mins with a time of 49:26, Tracey Mills and Rachel Holland who are nursing recent injuries braved the race and came out unscathed with a great time of 1:01:19, Karen King achieve another strong time with 48:49 and Jane Richardson who came in first for her age category F65 in an amazing time of 1:01:52
Andrew Vernon completed the Burrator Horseshoe Run. A 7 mile moorland run from Meavy and out over Dartmoor. The Burrator Horseshoe is a scenic, challenging moorland run, starting and finishing at Meavy Village Green. It is a part of the Meavy Oak Fair, a traditional village green fair held annually. Andrew finished in a very good (Unofficial) time of 48:30.
Last Wednesday evening saw the 10th Anniversary of the hugely popular Bude Lifeboat Run, and to mark the occasion each runner received a commemorative T shirt in addition to the usual finishers' medal. The 6 mile course changed last year to avoid congestion in the early stages and is slightly shorter now but with an extra hill in it. we had a smaller turnout here than usual with several would-be runners missing out when entries filled up so quickly, but those who took part put up some great performances. First home for the club in a great time of 46.26 was young Issy Edworthy, now out of the junior races here and running her first race over 5k. Close behind was Karen Vallance running really well despite not having raced for some time and finishing in a very good 46.43 to come 2nd FV45. The next two runners' home had both completed the tough Tsunami marathon four days before, but Jo Turner found good speed in her legs still to finish in 47.16 with Jane Jackson coming home in 50.25 to take 1st FV60, while Mags Jarvis was third in the same category with her time of 51.45. Fast improving Phil Turner was the only male representing ORC and did extremely well to knock 6 mins off his course PB, finishing in 52.31. Katy Speak and Carole Cornwall had both run the 16mile Tsunami and much appreciated the lack of huge hills and fewer miles here to finish in 58.15 and 58.18 respectively.
Mags Jarvis ran the Brunt Knott fell race in the Lake District, which was her third race in 9 days. A 5.6 mile with a 410m climb to the summit in a time of 1:12. The conditions were good for running being cloudy and mainly dry under foot. There were some excellent views of the Kentmere Valley and beyond.
And finally, an exciting talent from the Club is Eleanor Marvin, one of our junior members, who was selected to run the 1500m for Devon at the South West School's Track and Field Championships. She had a really good run against extremely fierce competition. Her time of 5:26 was just outside her pb but good for the very windy conditions.
Team effort this week in the production of this report, Jane Jackson, Mags Jarvis and Robert Richards.
Ladies Day on the Tsunami
11th June 2018
Last weekend was all about endurance with seven runners taking on the incredibly tough Tsunami races organised by PureTrail where the options were a 36mile Ultra, a marathon and a 16miler using the most rugged, wild and remote sections of the Southwest coast path between Westward Ho! and Bude. The name Tsunami referred to the effect the race was meant to have, with each distance starting at two hour intervals there was a tsunami-like effect, gathering more runners the further down the course they went. On an incredibly hot and humid day, the scenery was stunning and was the only compensation for the massive effort involved, the Ladies won the day. Robert Richards was the only Okehampton runner in the Ultra marathon that started in Westward Ho! but he had to retire at Hartland Quay feeling unwell after completing a tough 21 miles.
The marathon saw Jane Jackson, Christine Fritsch and Jo Turner, take on what has been acknowledged as the toughest marathon in the south west, with over 5,600ft of ascent and the relentless, steep up and down being at its worst in the last 10 brutal miles. Starting in Clovelly harbour the first task was to climb up the steep, cobbled streets to join the coast path at the top. From here to Hartland Point was a mixture of woods and fields with a few stiff climbs and sets of steps on the coast between there and Hartland Quay. Running together they made the 1.00pm cut-off point here easily although Christine was already suffering the effects of the horribly humid heat, even considering pulling out, but a cool down in a stream thankfully revived her, a practice they continued to use at every stream crossing. From there on the unrelenting hills and difficult terrain restricted the running to short stretches between tricky downhills and the next climb, finishing with a half mile through the town to the finish at Bude Castle. All three were using the race as training for upcoming ultras so were not aiming for a fast time, just completion, which they achieved in 7.55.28.
Three more runners ran the 16miler, which although less distance, was by no means an easy run, taking in the toughest section of the coast path and having over 3,200ft of ascent. Gill Spinney was first home for the club, running strongly over ground she had trained on for the race and coming home in 3.52.44. Carole Cornwall and Katy Speak ran together and, despite being no strangers to tough off-road races, found it hard and very uncomfortable in the heat. They completed in 5.38.11, deciding they would not want to do this one again, despite the glorious scenery.
Just as this race was nearing its conclusion, four more runners were about to set off on theirs. Tempted by the draw of a visit to a National Trust property and cream tea at Coleton Fishacre. Janet White, Ruth Bushell, Kathryn Volkelt-Igoe and Mags Jarvis visited the house and beautiful grounds then took part in the Coleton Footache race of just over 6 miles. The route took in about 3 miles of the coast path south of Brixham and they were rewarded, by stunning sea and coastal views. After reaching the World War Two gun batteries at Forward Point they climbed about 100m heading inland. The sting in the tail was another drop back down through the fields and final climb back up through the gardens to the finish. Even though the race was in the evening the conditions were still very warm. Mags was first to finish in 1:16:50 and won the prize for the 1st W60-64. Ruth and Kathryn ran most of the race together and finished in the time of 1:26:27 and Janet completed the course in 1:29:01.
Endurance was all that mattered in a challenge completely new to any ORC, taken on by Jo Page this weekend when she took part in Endure 24, where, as part of a team of four, she ran a 24hour endurance race. Set in the scenic Wasing Park Estate, Aldermaston, it was a relay race over an 8k loop to be completed as many times as they could, starting at midday Saturday and finishing midday Sunday. Already becoming renowned for her ability to race every week, Jo had no idea exactly what she was letting herself in for when she agreed to replace someone who had dropped out of the team, but with her positive attitude of trying anything out she thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of repeatedly running the same loop with only about 2hrs break in between her runs. Jo, being the fittest in her team did some double laps to make up for the slower runners and by the end had run an incredible 50miles, with their team completing 135miles in total.
Roger Voaden continued to make his way towards joining the 100 Marathon Club when he ran the Yeovil Marathon on Sunday. Just a week after running the Dartmoor Discovery, Roger enjoyed the somewhat less hilly route of this two lap race which starts and finishes on the athletics track at RNAS Yeovilton and follows country lanes around the town. Roger had a good run, finishing in 3hrs 12min.
At the other end of the distance scale, but equally a big achievement, new member Louise Jane completed her first ever race. Louise only started doing some running at the start of the year and then joined the club to give her the impetus to carry on. Helped by the support of the club and her training runs, she completed the Rainbow Run in Exeter in 35.20 and now looks forward to improving her time and fitness.
There was a good turnout of ORCs at the weekly park run at the Tamar Lakes where some good times were posted by all, while some great runs were scored at the Run Exe 5k earlier in the week. Here four ORCs took part, with Jo Page (21.32), Jo Bradford (23.33) and Lotte Smith (28.34) all running PBs. Andy Vernon also ran a good time of 18.52 although not a PB.
The club held the first of its annual one mile time trials last week where Jo Bradford (6.27), Jackie Dawes (6.37), Jo Page (6.07), Gaz Williams (6.28), Jo Burrow (7.22) and Cam Whitelaw (7.29) all set new PBs, while Jane Jackson (6.44) and Mags Jarvis (7.04) gained their platinum awards for the distance, Jane setting a new club highest age graded percentage for ladies of 87.1%.
Thank you as always to Jane Jackson for the reporting and Robert Richards the publishing.
Dartmoor Discovery and more
4th June 2018
Last Saturday saw the 20th Anniversary of the longest single lap road ultra marathon in the country, the Dartmoor Discovery. To mark this milestone in the race's history the usual 32 mile course was changed to 34 miles, the distance of the original race. This didn't deter four of our intrepid runners from taking on the challenge. Paul Carter, Robert Kelly and Roger Voaden were already Discovery veterans but this was not only the first Discovery, but a first ultra of any kind for Andy Vallance. Starting in Postbridge the course takes the runners through Dartmeet, Poundsgate, Widecombe in the Moor and Postbridge before making its way back to Princetown. On a clear sunny day the countryside was beautiful but the hills are steep and relentless. This is Robert Kelly's favourite race and ever since he ran his first one four years ago he has got progressively faster over the course. This year he was first ORC home in a very impressive time of 4.32.32, just one minute slower than last year's time over the shorter course and finishing in 6th place overall. Stepping up to a longer distance was no trouble for Andy Vallance who, despite not having a great preparation for the race, was the next home for the club in 4.54.31 to come 12th overall. Paul Carter had another good race here, finishing in 5.00.59 to take the 2nd MV50 prize and Roger Voaden finished in 5.17.05. Okehampton was the first club to have three members home, but due to the format of how the places are calculated Rob, Andy and Paul in fact took the second team prize.
Okehampton runners are always looking to take on new challenges , Paul Crease, certainly did that on Saturday when he and Paul Bradford, husband of Jo Bradford, tackled the Welsh 1,000s Race. Running in the pairs Long Challenge Race they ran the five peaks of Snowdonia over 1,000 metres, finishing on the summit of Snowdon. Starting at sea level the first two miles are relatively flat before the serious climbing starts with a massive five mile climb to the first summit at 3,400ft. Paul is no stranger to running hills but this challenge was huge, with over 9,000ft of gruelling ascent across the 20 mile route. Although marshalled navigational skills are needed as well as strength and endurance. Their task was made harder in the last two miles due to the congestion caused by large numbers of tourists on the path. They finished together in an incredible 6.12.47 to come home second pair and then faced another 4.5 mile jog back to the race HQ!
There was some controversy at the Burrator 10k on Sunday. Here Okehampton had five runners taking part in this popular race, held in a stunningly beautiful setting, where the fast flat course does one and 2/3rds loops of the reservoir. The start and finish were moved back last year to avoid congestion in the early stages and the course has an England Athletics certificate of measurement. However this year all the runners recorded their distance as 6.4 miles instead of 6.2. and following a race organisers enquiry the decision has been taken to get the course re-measured. Despite this there were some good times recorded by the ORCs taking part. First home was Ed Dumpleton, finishing in 43.09, followed by Jo Page in 46.52. Emma Dean ran a very impressive race, third in her aged category and taking four minutes off her PB despite the extra distance, to come home in 50.30. They were followed by Cam Whitelaw in 1.00.11 and Jane Richardson in 1.05.09 who was amazing coming in second for her age category.
There was a slight over-distance issue at the Barnstaple parkrun too where Jane Jackson got her platinum award for 5k in a time of 24.19, but the extra distance had added approximately 24secs to her time.
Thank you as always to Jane Jackson for the reporting and Robert Richards the publishing.


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The use of MDMA in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may soon be one step closer to legalization in Canada. Montreal has been selected as a research site for clinical trials on drug-assisted psychotherapy, according to the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), which is overseeing the research. The final step that could lead to the legal use of MDMA in a medical context.
"We are going to have two research sites in Canada," says MAPS Director of Strategic Communications Brad Burge. "Montreal will be led by Dr. Simon Amar. But we still can not confirm who will lead Vancouver. "
The study, which will take place in Dr. Amar's private clinic could be launched as early as the end of the year or the beginning of 2018. MAPS tells VICE it received a letter from Health Canada indicating it doesn't object to the research, though the federal agency wouldn't confirm as much since talks are ongoing.
This new large-scale study is intended to confirm the findings of the phase two trials that got started in 2013 in Vancouver under the leadership of Dr. Ingrid Pacey of the Addictions Research Center of British Columbia. In all, about 100 people with PTSD participated in the MAPS-led clinical trials in Canada, the United States, Israel, Spain and Switzerland.
In British Columbia, six patients ingested 125 milligrams of MDMA or placebo and then participated in eight-hour psychotherapy. The patients then repeated the experience once more, taking only amphetamine.
The phase three study in Montreal is a final step before doctors can start legally prescribing MDMA to patients suffering from PTSD.
The spectre of the MKUltra Project
MAPS, a California-based non-profit organization that advocates for greater access to psychedelic drugs and cannabis, for both recreational and therapeutic use, initially wanted to conduct its research at McGill University, but the leadership of the university refused.
The institution has a symbolic place in the history of psychedelic studies. Between 1956 and 1963, Dr. Ewen Cameron performed "deprogramming" treatments at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal, which houses the department of psychiatry at the hospital and the McGill University Health Center. He used LSD and electroshock for the development of brainwashing techniques. Patients were subjected to long periods of induced sleep during which they had to listen to the same sounds over and over again..
The Cold War-era study was funded by the CIA and was part of the MKUltra project. It was not until 1992 that the Canadian government agreed to compensate some of Dr. Cameron's victims. CBC revealed recently that Ottawa agreed to pay $100,000 to the daughter of a woman who underwent Dr. Cameron's brainwashing experiments 60 years ago.
According to MAPS founder Rick Doblin, a long-time advocate for the use of psychedelics in a medical setting, the history of the Allan Memorial Institute has been a traumatic one for the entire medical community.
"That's the reason why there has not been any research in Montreal since 1963," he says. "The city is very symbolic since it was at McGill that the worst practices of the CIA with psychedelic drugs took place. Successfully completing this study with MDMA in Montreal contributes to a renaissance of this branch of medicine."
Phase two was a great success
VICE also learned that on October 4, Health Canada approved the results of the second phase of clinical trials on drug-assisted psychotherapy, which took place in Vancouver.
The data, which should soon be made public by Health Canada, are impressive.
"Our PTSD treatments have been 66% effective in three months. Traditional treatments for PTSD are relatively ineffective, ranging from 10 to 25% success according to the studies, and they are spread over years," said MAPS Canada Executive Director Mark Haden, who is also an associate professor at the UBC School of Population and Public Health.
While MAPS is pleased with Health Canada's approval of the results, the top priority today is to be able to launch phase three in Canada.
"We're talking to Health Canada, and it's going very well," says Haden. "Ultimately, we want to be able to prescribe MDMA to certain patients undergoing psychotherapy."
MDMA treatments are also under study in the United States
In August, the Food and Drug Administration, the US drug approval agency, described the use of MDMA on PTSD patients as "Breakthrough Therapy" and endorsed two phase three studies, provided MAPS can secure the approximately 25 million US dollars necessary to conduct them. All of the association's funding comes from donations from the public. This research could be launched this spring and continue until 2021.
On the Canadian side, there are a few more steps to complete before this final phase of the research. "Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act allows for research exemptions, and that's what the government is asking for," said Mark Haden. "And we need a license to import MDMA. We must also install a vault to store it, which will have to be inspected by Health Canada. There is still a lot to do. "
MAPS Canada also launched a petition last month asking Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor to recognize that "research on psychedelic substances [including MDMA] is generating new and effective treatments." The organization wants it to commit significant funding for research projects.
There is a fringe community that uses MDMA as part of artisanal therapy sessions, which may have be helpful some according to Mark Haden. But the use of street ecstasy in a recreational setting is not therapeutic.
"The criteria for participating in our studies are very strict," he says. "We work with people who have serious problems and who have been experiencing chronic post-traumatic shock for years. "
MDMA, or 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, is an empathogen, which means that it generates empathy and trust among its users. The drug reduces activity in the amygdala, the part of the brain that treats fear. It also stimulates the production of oxytocin and prolactin, hormones that make people more loving, peaceful and connected. They are released naturally during childbirth, or during orgasm, among others.
"When a person experiences post-traumatic shock, they can not control the images that come their way," says MAPS founder Rick Doblin. "Every day, the person sees things that remind him of traumatic events. As a result of MDMA, the patient can more easily retrace his memories and separate the past from the present. It is through the reconsolidation of memories in a safe context that people are able to detach themselves from their fears. "
Rick Doblin discovered the properties of the MDMA in 1982, while it was still legal and in use in a therapeutic capacity.But the substance, also known as ecstasy, became popular in recreational settings and was banned in 1985, in the wake of President Ronald Reagan's war on drugs in the United States.
Doblin admits that his fight for the therapeutic approach hides another aimed at legalizing MDMA in a recreational setting.
"Our strategy is to end the war on drugs and build a healthier society," he says. "We recognize that the medicalization of drugs is a first step towards full legalization. As with cannabis, by doing medical research, we show the public that drugs are less dangerous than any propaganda has made us believe."
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23-Oct-17Identifying the Best: How do Brokers Select Insurance Providers for their Clients? Insurance brokers rely heavily on a good reputation in order to attract and retain custom. Therefore, the choice of insurance policies that they offer their clients is vital to their business. Recommending comprehensive, affordable products with a trouble-free response in the event of a claim, can gain the broker a reputation of excellence. Equally, a bad customer experience for a client can be very detrimental to the broker's own good name. A recent series of interviews by Insurance Age, Insurance Post and Insurance Hound, investigated the ways in which brokers choose insurers for their customers. The group documented their findings in a paper entitled "Broker Insight."[i] They found that many brokers repeatedly used a small selection of insurers and examined the factors used by brokers to decide upon their selection. Quality of Experience and a Positive Claims Process Today, customer experience professionals are recognising that customers are putting experience above product and price in their purchase choices. Walker's in-depth study about customers suggests that by the year 2020, the balance of importance will be 50% experience, 34% product and 16% price.[ii] The "Broker Insight" findings suggest that insurance brokers have anticipated these customer priorities, with most brokers stating that the quality of the insurer's cover is the most important consideration when identifying insurance providers to recommend to clients. Brokers don't like policies with numerous exclusions and they prefer policies that have a good breadth of cover. Brokers are extremely keen that their clients should have a positive experience in the unfortunate event of a claim. The public perception of the insurer claims process is regrettably very negative in the UK, with a recent poll by Dewberry Insurance finding that people tend to believe that only 50% of life insurance claims are paid ...
Millennial Falcons
18-Jan-17How many Millennials does it take to change a light bulb? And are they adequately covered? Despite all the Brexit bluster, more than a 100,000 business entrepreneurs decided 2016 was the right time for a start-up – that's 4.3% up on the previous year according to the Office of National Statistics. In years gone by, much thought, reputation and capital was required for such a venture, but not anymore, it seems. Millennials (also known as Generation Y, Generation Me, Echo Boomers, Peter Pan Generation) are the demographic cohort following Generation X. Consisting of individuals born between 1982 and 2004, this much maligned, but largely creative bunch need little more than an idea, a laptop and a coffee shop with Wi-Fi to get their new money earner underway. Some of these 'companies' enjoy staggering success, so how has the insurance industry reacted to a collective who pretty much does everything by the click of a mouse - especially in the field of Cyber risks where they are surely most vulnerable? For years, security professionals have been saying "you either have already been data breached or you just don't know you have," as they have become as inevitable as death and taxes. Again, according to the ONS, almost six million fraud and cyber-crimes were committed last year in England and Wales. Under-reporting and the speed of 'criminal capability development' is also an issue, all of which has prompted the National Crime Agency to call for a stronger law enforcement and business partnership going forward, as they estimate that the costs to the UK economy is billions of pounds per annum – and growing. Since the cyber threats of today are undoubtedly the insurance claims of tomorrow, traders that don't have adequate cover in place will find out the hard way the impact an attack will have on their ability to trade. Part of the current problem is that those insurers who have made the digital leap are still ...
Computers Replacing Humans: Risky Business
10-Jan-17It is basic human nature to mitigate the potential negative outcomes in the things we do. The first methods of spreading risk were practised by traders as far back as the 3rd millennia BC. Chinese merchants, tasked with navigating treacherous river rapids, would redistribute their wares across many vessels to limit the loss due to any single vessels capsizing. The 14th century saw for the first time distinct contracts, which allowed insurance to be separated from other kinds of investments (loans, for example), which proved to be a game changer in the maritime industry. The Great Fire of London consumed some 13,000 houses in 1655, thereby changing the matter of Property insurance from 'one of convenience to one of necessity.' From its inception, man used insurance to protect itself against loss. Unfortunately, the industry, or rather those who work in it, can no longer expect the same, as it seems man - or rather man's creation, the machine – is turning against its creator. Slowly but surely, many of the GI roles once thought of as solid job options fall foul to automisation – of the top 20 currently thought to be the most vulnerable, the role of the Underwriter is currently number 5. Of course, developments in technology in any industry bring change; it's inevitable. Change, although sometimes resisted, is for the most part positive; it improves productivity, which invariably reduces costs. But as various 'disruptive changes' affect the general insurance industry (e.g. the advent of driverless cars, drones and so on), insurers are increasingly using algorithms to assess risk and the costs applied to it, rather than using people. Starting this year, the Japanese insurer, Fakoku, is rolling out a plan to replace 34 Claims Handlers with IBM's 'Watson Explorer'. Scanning hospital records and other documents in a fraction of the time, it will enable the remaining human workers to process claims much ...
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Real Madrid legend Alfredo di Stefano has been admitted to hospital today, but reportedly only for a routine procedure.
The 86-year-old, who is Los Blancos' honorary President, was fitted with a pacemaker in 2005 after suffering a heart attack.
Reports in Spain today say that the former forward is in the Hospital La Fe in Valencia for the next two days so as to have the battery in this pacemaker replaced.
Di Stefano spent 11 years as a player at the Santiago Bernabeu during the 1950s and 1960s, before returning in the 1980s and again in the 1990s for two stints as Coach.
The Argentine has also managed Valencia in three separate spells, as well as Rayo Vallecano.


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Every month (or maybe every day) there are new tools to try out to make your design process easier.
So, you have to learn constantly, follow new trends, and stay up to date with everything from the design community and industry.
It sounds overwhelming?
It doesn't have to be.
So, where can you find all this information?
We've got you covered.
Take a look at sites, tools, and books that will improve your day to day work and help you be more effective and creative.
#Helpful and Inspirational Sites
Free images and photographs
Unsplash – Find beautiful high-resolution photos, collect them and follow your favorite photographers. Use these photos for either a commercial or a non-commercial purpose.
Pixabay – Browse one of the biggest platforms for free photos and find photos, illustrations, vector graphics or videos you need.
Picjumbo – Get a free stock photo or read about an interesting topic on the blog.
Gratisography – Just enter a keyword to get the photo you need and use it for personal or commercial projects.
Split Shire – A site for designers, bloggers, website creators, social marketing gurus, and companies. Get a piece of Split Shire, use it in combination with your idea and share it.
I'm Free – Do you want to finish a design project quickly? Download photos and make brochures, flyers, fonts or vectors with a little help of I'm free.
Superfamous – Enjoy original photographs of wonderful, stunning landscapes.
Paul Jarvis Free Photos – Subscribe to a mailing list and get articles and photos for free.
New Old Stock – Vintage photos recapturing history. Download photos for free or buy pro packs for commercial use.
Paid and contributed images and photographs
Dollar Photo Club – Find a perfect image, video, template or 3D asset. You can also upload an image to find visually similar results.
iStockphoto – Explore vector graphics and stock illustrations, browse stock photos or discover HD videos.
Compfight – – Locate the visual inspiration you need. Just type in a word and as a result, the photos will come to you.
Stocksy – Usable and highly organized collection of royalty-free and corporative stock photography and video footage.
Placeit Product Shots – Get logo or t-shirts templates and much more quality mockups and demo videos.
Get Imagges – Another site with powerful images and flexible options for every budget.
Offset – Take a look at images that tell amazing stories. Maybe you will find the right one.
Need inspiration for your project? These sites and blogs can help.
Awwwards – Boost your creativity on a daily basis – take a look at the site of the day or the site of the year and find useful publications and books.
Siteinspire – Get inspired by scrolling through the showcase of the finest web and interactive design.
Land Book – Take a look at the new gallery that will help fellow designers catch inspiration and keep up with the latest trends.
The Best Designs – Follow the latest design trends or find the talented web designer for your project.
Dribbble – Join the big social network for designers and learn from the experienced designer's community.
Niice – Search for the inspiration, share and discuss ideas with your team.
One Page Love – Take a look at the showcase of numerous inspirational websites and templates.
#Tools to make your job easier
Find your favorite mockup tools
InVision – Transform your static screens into clickable, interactive ones. This tool will be useful for the whole team.
Mockupr – Upload images and see how your website will look like in a browser.
Flinto Icon Strike! – Create realistic, installable, sharable prototypes quickly with this iOS tool.
Webflow – Launch responsive websites visually with this tool for both designers and developers.
Red Pen – One of the fastest feedback tools that will help you collaborate with your team and clients easily.
PSD Covers – Turn your 2D design into 3D product shots or preview, search, filter, bookmark and render mockups.
Mockuuups – Choose among hundreds of easy-to-customize mockups and use them for commercial purposes.
Find your favorite wireframing
Wireframe.cc – Focus on your idea and sketch it easily with this simple app. Use basic or premium version for a better experience.
Moqups – Get diagrams, wireframes, and prototypes on all-in-one online design platform that works without switching apps or updating across platforms.
Mockflow – Use the one-stop solution for designers – the collaborative whiteboard for wireframing, sitemap, style guide, annotations, design collab etc.
Mockingbird – Draw your ideas, share information and get in interaction with your team to get the best design product.
Justinmind – Publish your prototypes, and gather useful feedback from early on in the creative process.
UX Pin – Design systems, prototyping, and documentation – get it all in one platform for UX solutions.
Balsamiq – Whether you are a beginner or an expert, this mockup could be the right for you. Instead of prototyping, you can use here wireframes + running code.
Axure – Create click-through diagrams or prototypes with conditional logic, dynamic content, animations, math functions, and data-driven interactions – all without writing a single line of code.
Choose the perfect font
Typekit – Choose one of the thousands of beautiful fonts for designers. Bring great type into your workflow, wherever you are.
My Fonts – Take a look at the font choice as flexible as your imagination. You can also submit an image to WhatTheFont to find the closest matches of fonts in the database.
Fonts – This site offers more than 150,000 desktop and web font products. Maybe one of these will be perfect for your design.
Okay Type – Get unique typography style from this great typeface design studio.
Da Font – A great base of different fonts that you can use for a few languages.
Google Fonts – Whatever you are doing, you can always turn to Google and try to find the answer or solution – in this case – the perfect font.
Font Squirrel – Get a free font licensed for commercial work at this easy to use format.
Ico Moon – Get only the very best icon designed on a precise pixel grid.
1001 Free Fonts – Get unlimited access to 10,000 fonts you can use for personal and commercial use
Lost Type Co-op – – Find unique typefaces from Lost Typo who have been featured in projects for Nike, Starbucks, Disney, and more important brands.
Font-To-Width – A script that doesn't scale the font-size, but uses width or weight variants, and then allows for letter and word-spacing adjustments if necessary.
All shades of colors
0 to 255 – Find the shade of color just as you imagined in your head.
Colour Lovers – Share or find the perfect color, palette, and pattern, or discuss the latest trends with creative designers community.
Brand Colors – Take a look at the biggest collection of brand color codes – over 500 brands with nearly 1400 colors.
Adobe Kuler Color Wheel – Find the perfect color theme, share your color inspiration and play an active role in designers community.
Colllor – Choose from numerous variations of colours and create consistent color palettes.
Chrome – Create a color palette that matches an image from your website using the Chrome tool.
Find Your Favourite Prototyping Tool
Flinto – Choose between Flinto for Mac or Lite and make interactive prototypes for the mobile, desktop, or web apps.
Gridset – Create grids that work across multiple viewports. This tool makes the precise layout easy.
Marvel – Create screens, make your prototype feel just like a real app or website, share your projects and get real-time feedback.
Proto – Prototypes that look and work exactly as your app will. Test your idea – design before you build.
Macaw – Stop writing code, start drawing – that's the Macaw motto. This tool is powered by a real-time layout engine called Stream that will make your job easy.
Froont – Create distinctive landing pages and publications and use visual components to get your job done quickly.
Get Useful Free Photoshop Files
Fribbble – Find free fonts, mockups, UI kits, icons, website templates, patterns, and textures – all in one place.
Premium Pixels – Save your time by using tools from the collection of free design resource.
iPhone Mockuuups – Present your designs for iPhone in the most realistic way.
Ui Space – Find mockups, vectors, icons and much more and enjoy free AI resources.
DB Freebies – Choose from one of the 1,200 freebies – icons, UI kits, fonts, templates, backgrounds or mockups.
365 PSD – Search from the millions of free or premium PSD's, graphics or vectors.
Pixel Buddha – Get graphic and other useful and also absolutely free products available for personal and commercial use.
Find a perfect icon
Ico Moon – Get only the very best icon sets with many different formats including SVG, Polymer, PDF, XAML, CSH, icon font or simple PNG/CSS sprites.
Flat Icon – Take a look at the largest search engine of free icons with high-quality graphic designs.
Other Icons – Make or use one of android, flat, glyph, outline or IOS icons.
Icon Sweets – Get 60 free vector Photoshop icons perfectly suitable for iPhone and iPad apps.
Perfect Icons – Create the perfect icon resolution for social media, whether you want to resize it or use hover effect.
Iconfinder – Use free icons, upgrade to premium or become a contributor.
The Noun Project – Take a look over a million icons or ready-to-use asset packs, created by a global community.
Make sure everything is legal
Andrew Clarke's Contract Killer – How to write a killer contract with your clients? Make sure that no matter what happens, you always get away clean from it.
Iubenda – Make your own privacy policy and generate it in just 3 steps.
Docracy – Take a look at the big source of contracts and other legal documents that can be useful for your business.
#Must-read books for designers
Grid Systems in Graphic Design – How to work correctly at a conceptual level? This guidebook provides a clear framework for problem-solving.
Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling – While you are doing your regular job, try to challenge yourself and learn how to tell an authentic story by designing an infographic.
How to be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul – Learn about professional skills, the creative process, and global trends, including green issues, ethics and the rise of digital culture.
The Design of Everyday Things – Learn how to make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints.
Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything – Enjoy in the great design of this book and read about the anecdotes from Aaron Draplin life that will give you a genuine insight into the mind of the designer.
The Shape of Design – Face the opportunities, problems, and possibilities of the creative practice and learn how to handle realisation of your work to the world.
How To – Learn everything about design from Michael Bierut – how to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh or cry and much more.
Logo: The Reference Guide to Symbols and Logotypes (mini) – Take a look at 1,300 symbols and logotypes in a pocket-sized format that includes the work of iconic masters like Paul Rand and Saul Bass.
New Perspectives in Typography – Explore this book that features 500 beautiful full-colour visual examples, essays exploring the past and future of type design.
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter) – Read the latest version of Steve Krug's book for web designers and developers to understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design.
Graphic Design Visionaries – Read incredibly informative and inspiring stories. Use practical pieces of advice from 75 of the world's most influential designers
Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design – Learn how to succeed in a design career in the 21st century from Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne.
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) – Get into the people mind and make effective design they will love.
Sustainable by Design: Explorations in Theory and Practice – How to make a design sustainable? Take a look at a compelling and innovative, design-centred approach.
Designing Web Interfaces – Learn about interaction design on the web, architecture principles, and good visual design.
Mobile Design Pattern Gallery: UI Patterns for Smartphone Apps 2nd edition – Take a look at more than 90 useful mobile app design patterns, illustrated by 1,000 screenshots from current Android, iOS, and Windows Phone apps that you will use on a daily basis.
Designing with the Mind in Mind, Second Edition: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Guidelines – Be intuitive rather than follow just a list or rules – that's what you will learn from this book.
Designing Type – This book analysis and researches the details of the most outstanding English business fonts in the font design.
Making and Breaking the Grid – Follow this layout design workshop due to understand the rules and apply them to real-world projects.
The Ultimate Guide to Creative Cloud – Discover how to use the power of Adobe Creative Cloud. As a result, you will probably work faster, smarter and deliver your projects in a quicker and more trendy manner.
Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team – Take a look at the research and analysis of brand strategy, design development through application design, and identity standards through launch and governance.
Graphic Design Thinking – Define problems, get ideas, and create forms – get in touch with a variety of informal techniques and research methods to stimulate fresh thinking.
Do you have an interesting site or a book for designers that you want to share with us?


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Just graduated? Home for the summer? Still unemployed? You're not alone. But here are some sure-fire tips to get you from couch potato to paycheck!
Close to two million kids will graduate college in 2012. And millions of high school and college kids are now flooding the summer job market. Your mom and dad may be getting disgusted with you, and you're getting sick of hearing their pleas to put down the iPhone and Xbox, trade in your tee-shirt for a tie, and start generating income. You want to be a filmmaker or fashion blogger and your friends and parents are pushing you to work in finance or forensics. Don't despair!
I entered the job market in 1977, which was also a tough time for job-hunting. My own daughters (20 and 24) also freaked out about finding jobs during a competitive and demoralizing era. Jobs are out there! Here's what you need to do to ensure that you make that shift from student to employee.
1. Develop your "personal brand."
Like a rock star, media guru, or corporate executive, you need to create a unique "positioning" for yourself that distinguishes you from other kids. Are you a fantastic writer? Were you a team coach? Do you have terrific social media skills? Are your math skills exceptional? Think about what you love to do and what you're good at, then write your bio.
2. Use your social media skills to create a rock star profile!
Put up a professional Facebook page, an online resume, and a LinkedIn page. Link to your sites from every cover letter you send out. It will demonstrate that you know who you are and what skills you can offer a hiring manager. Make sure your online profiles are squeaky-clean. Google yourself and make sure you're using privacy settings to ensure that those beer pong shots and spring break hook-ups are invisible to prospective employers.
3. Talk to strangers.
Use alumni association contacts, formers employers, and even your parents' friends to build your professional network. Be sure that all the "adults" you know are aware that you're job-hunting. Find a mentor (someone who likes you and will "adopt" you in your job search and perhaps even share your resume with his or her professional network). Attend conferences and trade shows in your industry and meet as many people as you can. Practice eye contact, phone skills and your handshake. Do not rely solely via e-mails and texts to make connections. Boomers grew up in a world without the Internet and give extra points to young people who aren't afraid to speak.
4. Be a bit humble.
No one loves a diva. My first job out of school paid only $130 a week, but it was a great way for me to gain experience and make connections. Many internships are unpaid or at minimum wage, but can be terrific resume-builders. Of course you want to enter the working world as a mogul, but that's simply not realistic. If you have to babysit or bartend to make extra cash, just suck it up. If you show a boss that you're willing to do anything to gain experience, they will value your drive and curiosity. Offer to take an unpaid gig for 30 days. If it's in a field that you love, it's worth the "investment."
5. Ask lots of questions.
If you get rejected from a job, ask the interviewer if he or she knows of anyone else you can speak with. Solicit feedback on what you can do better or differently. If you're lucky enough to land a job, but are totally confused about what you're supposed to be doing, speak up! Your boss sometimes needs to be reminded that you are a newbie, and no decent adult ever minds when a new employee asks for clarification.
Rudeness, cockiness, whining, and laziness are never good attributes. You may hate your job, but keep in mind that it's a stepping stone for bigger and better things. You want to leave every job with a great reference.
7. Be a "Patchwork Professional" and mix it up.
Many people today are working a couple of jobs at the same time. It's a great way to gain varied experience and supplement your income (and can be a great boredom buster). Split the week between two or even three jobs. If you do a great job, someone may create a full-time position for you, recommend you to another company that's hiring, or write you a wonderful reference.
Bonus tip for parents: Don't nag your son or daughter or over-manage his or her job search. A demoralized or pissed-off kid will not present well in interviews. Remain positive, encouraging, and helpful. Offer to proofread resumes and cover letters, spread the word that your child is unemployed within your own professional and neighborhood circles, and try (as hard as it can be sometimes) to support his or her dreams. Being a new grad is stressful and confusing at times. And although you may yourself be panicking that your "boomerang kid" will be lying on your couch forever while you make him waffles, remember that we all ended up working at some point.
Every grad eventually finds his way!


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The nice thing about hand jobs are, most of the time, if you are careful enough, you can do them without anyone noticing. Do you find yourself turned on and embarrassed at the same time thinking about my hand wrapped around your hard dick at the holiday dinner table? Can you imagine? Here we are sitting at a long table with lots of familiar faces and your cloth napkin barely covering your erection as I tease you through your dress pants? Conversations and the clatter of flatware against the special china keep everyone from hearing me unzip your pants as you try to eat a forkful of prime rib? I laugh as I watch your hands shake and your face redden as you feel my hand slip inside your pants and pull out your dick. MMM… Aw, whats the matter? I see little beads of sweat forming over your lip and that vein on the side of your neck is pulsating. I giggle as I can practically see and hear your heart thumping out of your chest.
My hand job feels so good and you can't show it.
I know you're embarrassed and turned on! My hand on your dick has you rock hard. I giggle when someone asks you to pass the butter. I keep my hand on your dick as you cock drips precum all over my hand. I don't miss a stroke as I reach for a sip of my wine and discreetly stroke your cock faster. I can tell you want to cum. Now, here is the problem I face– do I let you cum? Do I ruin your orgasm? Or do I just watch you squirm and leave you with blue balls? I do love these kinds of choices! Happy Holidays!


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From Wednesday September 30 to Saturday October 3 2015, the city of Bologna will become part of the international network of design-related events with the first edition of Bologna Design Week (BDW), a diverse networking platform and cultural itinerary about the propulsive power of design for innovation and promotion. The event will be organized in the city center during the CERSAIE International Exhibition, for over 30 years an unmissable appointment for visitors and trade operators from across the world.
Bologna Design Week is a visionary concept created by YOUTOOL //design out of the box, a network of trade professionals who see the potential of Bologna's decade-old design-related tradition and strong local community of field experts as a competitive platform for a territorial marketing program to promote the city itself. The initiative is designed to put Bologna on the international map of unmissable design-related events. Conceived as an annual appointment, Bologna Design Week would improve the city's cultural offer by creating a network for different operators and increasing the city center's appeal, and combine tradition and innovation in the ever increasing field of design-related activities.
Conceived in association with INCREDIBOL!, the format has already obtained several high-profile sponsorships: Expo Milano 2015, Region Emilia-Romagna, City of Bologna, as well as EmiliaRomagnaSTARTUP, and NEW DESIGN CENTER, ASCOM BOLOGNA, AIPI and Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna. The event's media partner will be the specialized web site Ottagono.com.
Bologna Design Week will offer its visitors an itinerary that will touch design offices, retail spaces and clubs where famous and emerging designers will present prototypes and products to highlight new trends and create new scenarios.
The itinerary will also include open studios and events involving retailers and shops committed to local traditions, food design and more experimental practices, organized in new exhibition patterns within a totally innovative design-related concept. Shops will become galleries and happy hours will become vernissages in a mapping of outstanding professionals and businesses networked in an integrated communication system.
The initiative responds to the transition that has led design to increasingly become an infra-language, and so much more than an expression of the manufacturing world.
Design's potential for innovation and exchange between new actors and sectors has spread beyond interior and product design into art, architecture, fashion, music, visual culture and food.
Like any other design-related event, Bologna Design Week will offer a busy program of workshops, training courses, presentations and meetings as opportunities for study and in-depth discussion organized in association with design schools to get in touch with manufacturers and find out about the latest developments in the field.
Visit the website www.bolognadesignweek.com, and Bologna Design Week Facebook page for the latest news. In the meantime, you may already register on the site homepage to be part of the first edition of Bologna Design Week!
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The Pulse: The Voice Premieres, Kate Hudson Gets Engaged, Lindsay Lohan Takes Responsibilityby Alyssa Caverley at .
The Hollywood Gossip is proud to present another edition of The Pulse, where our staff recaps all of the day's biggest events in celebrity news and gossip.
The Voice premiered on NBC last night, while DWTS cut another hopeful, Lindsay Lohan offered a mea culpa to Jay Leno and Kate Hudson got engaged.
Catch up on these stories, plus the surprise release of President Barack Obama's birth certificate and Donald Trump's reaction, right here with The Pulse:


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Two matches were officially announced for Slammiversary on this week's episode of IMPACT WRESTLING. AJ Styles will battle Bully Ray in a Last Man Standing Match. Also, the TNA World Tag Team Championship will be on the line as Alex Shelley and James Storm defend the gold against Douglas Williams and Magnus. Shelley replaces Bobby Roode in the match.
A TNA X Division Championship Match between Abyss and Kazarian was announced for the pay-per-view event at the beginning of IMPACT, but a No. 1 Contender's Match between Kazarian and Brian Kendrick was subsequently held. The match was ruled a no contest and TNA does not have the bout listed on the company website's pay-per-view line-up.
Slammiversary Match Line-up:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match:
Sting (c) vs. Mr. Anderson
The Final Battle:
Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett
(Match to determine the No. 1 Contender to the World Heavyweight Championship with Angle's Olympic gold medal on the line)
TNA World Tag Team Championship Match:
Alex Shelley and James Storm (c) vs. Douglas Williams and Magnus
Last Man Standing Match:
AJ Styles vs. Bully Ray
TNA Women's Knockout Championship Match:
Mickie James (c) vs. Angelina Love
Singles Match:
Samoa Joe vs. Crimson
Singles Match:
Matt Morgan vs. Scott Steiner


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Metropolis II, a kinetic sculpture created by Chris Burden, is featured at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
Steel beams form an eclectic grid interwoven with an elaborate system of 18 roadways, including one 6 lane freeway, and HO scale train tracks… According to Burden, "The noise, the continuous flow of the trains, and the speeding toy cars, produces in the viewer the stress of living in a dynamic, active and bustling 21st Century city.
LACMA's blog gives some detail:
• The cars are attached by a small magnet to the conveyor belt that brings them to the crest.
• The only motorization of the cars is the conveyor belt to the top.
• Once the cars cross over the crest and head downward, their entire movement is by gravity.
• They travel at a scale speed of 240 mph, plus or minus.
• The tracks they take are Teflon coated to reduce friction.
• The tracks are beveled at 7 degrees to give added torque for speed when they come through corners and curves.
• The trains are out of the box electric train sets that run on electricity.
Taken at Burden's studio, this Gagosian video is a bit shorter and perhaps provides a better understanding of the scale and constant sound that's produced by the equivalent of 100,000 toy cars per hour circulating through roadways.
Next, watch Beam Drop Inhotim, 2008, Brazil.
Metropolis II is currently an ongoing installation at LACMA with showtimes on Fridays and weekends.


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'One-off' 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom to auction
'One-off' 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom to auction
The sale will be the centre piece of RM auction's Sporting Classics of Monaco sale, in May
RM Auctions, the world's largest collector car auction house, willsell an important series of 26 Rolls-Royce motor cars from the renowned private collection of German entrepreneur Hans-Gnther Zach.
The collection will feature at its Sporting Classics of Monaco sale, May 1, 2010.
The centre piece of the collection -and a feature attraction forRM's forthcoming Monaco sale - is a luxurious, one-off 1934 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Phantom II Continental Cabriolet, chassis number 188PY, referred to as the 'Star of India'.
The 1934 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Phantom II Continental Cabriolet
Regarded as one of the most striking and celebrated Rolls-Royce motor cars of all time, the eye-catching 'Star of India' was custom-built and delivered to the Maharaja of Rajkot in 1934 for use in state ceremonies.
Bodied by Thrupp and Maberley and finished in saffron ochre with polished aluminium wings, the car boasts a range of unique features including an extra set of headlights designed to follow the path of steering.
The car was shipped to England in the late 1960s, eventually finding its way into the Zach collection in 2000.
Over the years, it has been a welcome attraction at many events and shown on numerous occasions, including before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as part of a great Rolls-Royce parade celebrating her Silver Jubilee in 1977, and later, her Golden Jubilee in 2002.
"Given the cultural value of the Star of India and its magnificent provenance, we expect the car to attract significant interest when it crosses the block in Monaco," said Max Girardo, Managing Director of RM Europe.
"Its offering truly represents a once-in-a-lifetime ownership opportunity for discerning Rolls-Royce collectors to acquire one of the marque's finest."
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As Israel continues its air and ground offensive in Gaza to protect itself, MRCTV's Dan Joseph encountered an anti-Israel protest earlier this week outside the DC Convention Center where Christians United For Israel is having their annual summit.
One protestor said "Israel has a right to defend themselves if there is an equal army." Joseph aptly noted the irrationality of her point since that's not how war works. Things got even hazier when this person asked "but would it be ok for Israel to come in and bomb Rockville, Maryland?" She added, "Rockville doesn't have a military."
Actually, Rockville does; it's part of the United States, therefore, protected by the most powerful and technologically sophisticated military in the world. Moreover, if the imaginary Democratic People's Republic of Rockville existed, they didn't fire rockets into Gaza! So, where is this narrative going?
An older protestor took a more conspiratorial tone saying, " I say the government set it up and I don't now if they were serving the United States." Joseph pressed her asking, "you think the Israeli government set it up?"
"Yeah, I do," she said.
Also, another gentleman claimed the United States is the biggest terrorist organization.
Oh, and the claim that Hamas is using innocent Palestinians as human shields is a lie, or something.


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Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues: Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center [Reprise Jazz, 2011]
This isn't just figureheads rising to the occasion or getting back to where they once belonged, although both models pertain--especially for Marsalis, who enjoys the blues enough that his monster chops masticate them lip-smackingly rather than chewing them up and spitting them out. What's decisive, however, is a conception in which the members of a blues horn section interact polyphonically rather than uniting in the soulful Texas manner while blues polymath Clapton dictates as well as plays and sings a repertoire that includes Memphis Minnie and Howlin Wolf as well as W.C. Handy and Johnny Dodd. The juxtaposition may discomfit at first--we're not used to blues so jaunty and effervescent. But let it and it'll lift you right up. A-


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Overview Of Tensioned Shade Structures
Modern technology offers several ways to enhance the look of your place at the same time giving much needed shade, whether it is your home, office or club premises. Out of available options there is only one unique product which is light, sturdy, colorful, maintenance free and detachable all at the same time. This is to use tensioned shade structures that offer a wide variety of designs to choose from. What is more to install or remove very little specialist assistance or sophisticated tools are needed, as they come with all the accessories and detailed instructions to establish it DIY style. This last feature offers a great advantage to small home owners, who does not have to struggle with complicated blue prints to tackle the assembly and disassembly when you need to move or when you prefer to use some sun light in the winters!
What Are The Benefits Of Tensioned Shade Sails?
Before we start taking a closer look at the designs and inherent features, it may be prudent to take a look at why do we need these structures which look rather 'fragile' to you. Some of the positive advantages over conventional structures for similar applications include:
- Tensioned shade sails (TSS) can be used from small homes to large clubs or even major airports (e.g. Sydney airport arrival lounge)
- They are water proof and extensive rain water harvesting is available as a bonus at very little extra cost.
- They are available in all colors and shades imaginable so that you needn't worry if it will match with your overall décor.
- They are light and require very little and light superstructure, saving you installation costs.
- They are available in any shape and size as per your requirement in a short time, unlike conventional shades which may take months of waiting.
- All the hardware needed to install them can be ordered along with the TSS so you don't have to worry about any additional engineering problems.
- The overall visual impact is unmatched due to color choices wider than the artist's pallet, designs of any choice, shapes and profiles and ability to merge with other permanent structures, unmatched by other conventional shades.
The shades or sails, as some manufacturers call them, are made of PVC, acrylic or Teflon coated synthetic fabric and is practically weather proof offering little or no maintenance costs. The structures are made from tubular steel or aluminum for light weight, yet giving more than the required strength. The exact dimensions of the uprights, cross beams and struts etc., will depend on the overall size, weight, type of soil where installed, local average wind conditions, humidity and the shape of the shaded canopy. Any types of cyber or extraterrestrial (out of this world) designs are possible and generally the more complex designs will need more rugged supports and stays. These are frequently used by event management companies due to their durability and easy assembly and dismantling capability by average skilled work force. In addition if case you need something unique, the design of shade sail installations will not cost the earth; custom designs start from $400 onwards, which is beyond anyone's wildest dream in conventional structures. Another singular advantage with use of TSS is their capability to accept 'hard points' existing in the building, which need not undergo any retro modifications. They also come with tensioning devices so that you can re tighten them if needed to change the look and performance especially in rainy areas. Many designs have adjustable angular positioning possible to be in tune with the change in seasons.
Diversity in design is the unique feature in ever increasing demand for outdoor shade sails. They are available in cantilevered, 4-post, sail, super tent, semi-cantilevered, single or double cantilevered, super dome, pyramid and many more. This extends their applications from homes, garden, children's play areas, parks, hotels, restaurants, mass storage at project venues, car parks, bus stations and several others. When used at food courts and restaurants, no other bill board advertisement is needed as the TSS stands out to attract customers and may even become a landmark in certain venues. One of the outstanding features is that TSS offers minimal disturbances to use of digital electronics as the metal 'screening' effect is very little, compared to more conventional designs which use heavy metallic structures.
When all the factors, features and advantages are taken in total holistic view the tensioned shade structures are par excellence and the customer gets more value for his money and the right choice for your needs.


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Megan Fox is reportedly pregnant — and it's a girl, according to Star magazine. "She's been helping to raise [husband] Brian [Austin Green]'s 10-year-old son, Kassius, for years, and now she'll have the experience of being mommy to a little girl," a source says. "Obviously, Megan and Brian would be happy with a healthy baby of either gender, but they're beyond thrilled that Kassius is going to have a little sister." It looks like it'll be a busy autumn for the "Transformers" star. "She'll be due at the very end of September or the first week in October," the source adds. "Megan is attached to a movie called 'Swindle,' but it's in rewrites and probably won't even begin filming until next year. So right now her plate is totally clean, and she can devote herself to her baby."
Britney Spears reportedly wants more than just the $15 million she's being paid for her first season as a judge on "the X Factor," if the details of her contract are any indication. Spears allegedly requested daily supplies of fried chicken — legs and breasts only — as well as a dozen Snickers bars two dozen cans of Coke a day, according to Closer magazine. More importantly, Spears wants a 24-member support staff that has nothing to do with the actual show — including a "spiritual advisor" — so that she does not have "random people approaching her," a source says. But odd demands aside, producer Simon Cowell apparently built some protection for himself into the contract: "Insiders say the deal Simon has struck means he's only paying her per episode," the source adds. "So if she's not performing, then she'll be replaced, just like Cheryl Cole was last year."
At a tour stop in Manila, Lady Gaga took a moment to address the recent protests that have been waged against her — leading to her not being allowed to perform in Jakarta, India. She's also drawn protest from Biblemode Youth, a Christian group that called for an end to her shows in the Philippines. "Some people think that I stand for like, really inappropriate things," she told the crowd, according to Hollyscoop. "The truth is I want the f—ing best for you. I want the best for every single one of you. I love you with all of my heart and all my soul, I really do." As for stirring up controversy while in the Philippines, Gaga doesn't seem too concerned: "Don't worry, if I get thrown in jail in Manila, Beyonce will just bail me out," she posted on Twitter this week. "Sold out night two in the Philippines. I love it here!"
Katy Perry knew it would be impossible to avoid mention of her 14-month marriage to Russell Brand in her upcoming tour documentary, "Katy Perry: Part of Me," so she addressed it head-on. "I thought it was important to show everything in between. I think sometimes people think that we're perfect, and we know we're not perfect, at all," Perry explains to Ellen DeGeneres in an interview. "It's important to start breaking down the idea that to achieve your dreams, you always have to be perfect or flawless or live in some kind of fantasy world. That's why I decided to put everything into the film. In the most tasteful way."
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling's relationship is still going strong, even if he reportedly isn't quite ready to move in with her, according to Us Weekly. "He says he wants to slow down and not live with her yet," the source close to Mendes says. "But he doesn't want to lose her." And apparently there was something behind the breakup rumors last month, when Gosling started to get a bit distant, but Mendes' friend says she confronted him about it and they're happier than ever now.
Kelly Clarkson has gotten some her best material for songs from bad breakups, and now that she's in a happy, stable relationship, she worries her work is suffering. "It is killing me. I'm trying to write a tough song and it is coming out like butterflies and rainbows," Clarkson, who has been in a relationship since late last year, tells People magazine. "It is ruining my creativity. I'm writing all this happy [stuff]. People are going to be, like, 'What the hell happened to you?'" It has been really difficult. I love it. It's an awesome problem to have."


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Elk Run & Riot – Animalia
Since forming in 2013, Elk Run & Riot have made it their priority to write songs that reflect who they are and where they live. For the alternative folk outfit, that environment is Alberta's Bow Valley in the Rocky Mountains, whose natural wonders greatly inspired the group's third full-length album, Animalia, officially released March 2.(FYI Music News)
Kae Sun – Whoever Comes Knocking
Kae Sun has reached a new plateau with his long-gestating, third full-length offering. The Ghanaian-Canadian vocalist showed great promise with his last two LPs and four EPs, not to mention his short film and installation Oceans Apart. Whoever Comes Knocking is his most cohesive and assured effort thus far.(Exclaim!)
Manitoba Hal – Blues Is In The Water
Sue Foley – The Ice Queen
This Ottawa-based blues guitarist and singer has been under-appreciated on the Canadian scene, though she did win a Juno in 2001 for Love Coming Down. She has always been held in high regard in Austin, TX though. She was based there in the '90s, recording for the famed Antone's label, and she returned to the Lone Star state to record this sparkling new album.(Exclaim!)
Suuns – Felt
Suuns roll out Felt just under two years after their exceptional Hold/Still, which by their timetable to date may qualify as striking while the iron's hot, and the variegated song cycle does well to keep the momentum they built going.(PopMatters)


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Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke have been best friends for 25 years and survived high school and college together. Liz lives in San Diego, CA with her husband and two children. Lisa, a former talk show producer, now lives in Chicago, IL with her husband, daughter and two bonus children.
They have three novels with Simon & Schuster/Atria Books. Their debut novel, Your Perfect Life, about two childhood best friends who switch bodies at their twenty-year high school reunion, published on June, 10 2014. Their second book, The Status of All Things, about a woman who realizes she can change the course of her entire life by what she writes in her Facebook status, was published on June 2, 2015. And their third book, The Year We Turned Forty, about three women who get the chance to relive the year they turned forty, a year they each made tough, life changing decisions, on April 26, 2016.
Here is our fiction editor Himanshu Goel corresponding with them.
Q. Hi Liz and Lisa, Welcome from The Machinery. Tell us the secret ingredient for your success and friendship.
Liz and Lisa-
Thanks for having us! Our secret ingredient to success and friendship? Being open to criticism and advice. Sometimes your best friend knows you better than you know yourself! And this applies to both our friendship and our writing partnership.
Q. The books you have written; would you prefer a TV adaptation or a feature film. What would be some of the actors you will cast for the lead roles?
Liz and Lisa
We think THE STATUS OF ALL THINGS would make a great TV series. We would love to see Ellen Page play Kate. And Emma Stone could play her best friend Jules. And we would love to see Liam played by Chris Hemsworth. Because, come on, Chris Hemsworth!
The Year We Turned Forty we'd love to see as a feature film. Reese Witherspoon would nail it as Jessie. We'd love to see We imagined Sophia Vergara as we were writing Gabriela. And Naomi Watts would be an amazing Claire.
Q. Tell us a little about your book club.
Liz and Lisa
We love so many books and authors and frequently, we like to single out an author who can share something about herself and her writing process that would interest our readers. We are fascinated with authors methods and we know our readers are too.
Q. Who and what are some of your favorite authors and genres?
Liz and Lisa
We love suspense right now. We love Mary Kubica, Ruth Ware and Caroline Kepnes.
Q. Does social media help or affect your writing process? Do you read what people say about you and your writing on the web?
Liz and Lisa
We love social media! It's a great way to connect with our readers. And yes, we read what people write about us. The good and the bad. It all helps motivate us to do better!
Q. What would you advise young authors to help them start their dream debut novel?
Liz and Lisa
Write what they want to write. Not what they think a publisher or editor wants to read. Writing what you're passionate about is what makes the difference.
Q. Thanks a lot for your time. One last question, what does the future hold for Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke?
Liz and Lisa
Hopefully, many more books! We love to write together and feel lucky that we get to go on this crazy journey together.
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Ticket Bookings for the next 3 matches
May 2 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils
May 6 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers
May 10- Chennai Super Kings Vs King's XI Punjab
will be opening tomorrow(April 28). As usual, tickets would be available at TNCA counters, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium - 9 AM to 1 PM & 2 PM to 6 PM. Tickets will also be available at Landmark centres at Nungambakkam, Spencer Plaza and Citi Centre.
Though the direct ticket sales start only tomorrow, online booking has already started. So if you are planning to attend these matches, rush now to official website and book your seats.


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Ways to Communicate With Performance Skills
Performance skills are techniques you use to communicate clearly and effectively. As a small-business owner, you are the leader who came up with the vision to start your business, and now you must communicate that vision and the objectives associated with it to your employees. Strong performance skills can be learned and honed to make you a more effective communicator.
Body Language
Your first skill to hone in your quest to become a more effective communicator is body language. No matter how optimistic your message, it will not be convincing if your demeanor is downtrodden. Learn to stand and walk with confidence, gesture boldly and hold yourself at your full height as you speak. These physical performance skills will convey as much as your words.
Vocal Performance Skills
Learn to choose your volume depending on the speaking situation. If you speak loudly, your listeners will grant you authority. Vary the pitch of your voice with the meaning of your sentences. Enunciate clearly and carefully, because this will tell your audience you think clearly and carefully. Choose a rhythm and pace for your speech that maintains interest with variety. Allow yourself moments of passion as you speak. Stirring your audience will do more to motivate them than spouting a ton of facts.
Wait for Silence
Do not try to get a chatting audience's attention by yelling at the members. Wait silently until they become silent. This signals that you believe your message is worth listening to. Use silence after major points by pausing to let your last sentence sink in. Silence gives an air of deliberateness to your speech.
When you communicate for the purpose of getting information, ask for what you want, then listen attentively. This will let your employees know you value what they have to say. The act of listening signals empathy and grants importance to the speaker who answers the question.
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