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How can you help:
- Formula - We will be working with various ministries that have a huge need for formula. When a child is orphaned or abandoned, a mother's breast milk is no longer an option. That is where formula comes in. It is very expensive and difficult to find at times. You can either purchase it and one of our team members can bring it in their luggage, or you can donate money for us to purchase it.
- Monetary Support - We have two big projects that we need help funding. Since food is such a huge need, our team will be preparing and serving a feast for the children and staff at Kerith Children's Home and Canaan's Children's Home. We will need to purchase animals for meat, fruit and vegetables, drinks and other supplies for this to happen. Most children eat posho (rice/porridge) and beans everyday. Meat, fruits and vegetables are a luxury. Our prayer is that God allows us so much provision, that the children and staff feel His love thru us serving them and feeding them well.
- There are many needs, as you can assume, in the various Ugandan ministries. From land, to vehicles, self sustainable projects and teachers salaries. You name it, there is probably a need for it.
- You can donate directly through Visiting Orphan's website. This will get you a tax deduction. Please go here and choose the fund category as Uganda July 21 Waiting List. Then give away! That's it! The money collected through our team will be used for formula, food and whatever the Lord leads our team to do.
Our team will be working with:
Last year, I was blown away by how God provided! He uses people to get stuff done and He used so many of you last year. I hope that you would consider joining me on a team one day!

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Learn to Skate Lessons sponsored by the Flagstaff Figure Skating Club
Wednesdays at 5:30 pm
August Lessons: 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, and 8/29
September Lessons: 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, and 9/26
October Lessons: 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31
All ages and abilities welcome! Lessons are given for both figure skating and hockey.
Click here to contact us for more information.
Ice skating is a blast and it's even more fun when you learn from our experienced instructors and professional coaches! All ages and abilities are welcome. Yes, that includes you, parents! Don't just watch your kids. Get on the ice and have fun yourself! We take you from where you are to wherever you want to go- on the ice, that is! For all the details, see our Learn to Skate page.
Our next class starts Sunday, January 4, at 4:15. Happy Holidays!
Next Learn to Skate group class starts Wednesday, September 4. This will be a 6 week class. See the Learn to Skate page for more information.
Just posted, new photos of Club Ice and Learn to Skate classes.


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Path of Ascension stands for:
- The Khala, sometimes referred to as the "Path of Ascension"
- Path of Ascension (achievement)
- Path of Ascension (challenge)


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CCT 126 | Winter 2013
Week 1 | Introduction to code as a creative tool
- Week 1 presentation
- Updated curriculum: Winter 2013
Week 1 homework submissions:
Week 1 code-based artwork inspiration:
- http://www.solaas.com.ar/dreamlines/p5/ben_fry.jpg (from Geeta)
- http://gogeometry.com/wonder_world/sol_lewitt_brunate_golden_rectangle.html (from Geeta)
- http://www.michaelkolster.com/glass-plate-still-life-/paired-plates (from Harry)
- http://www.novastructura.net/ (from Petra)
- http://www.novastructura.net/show_work.php?name=Meanders (from Petra)
- http://tumblr.joanielemercier.com/ (from Petra)
- http://vimeo.com/18011167 (from Petra)
- http://davidletellier.net/works.html (from Petra)
- http://vimeo.com/18961192 (from Petra)
- http://flong.com/projects/telesymphony/ (from Don)
- http://www.aaronkoblin.com/work/flightpatterns/ (from Don)
Week 2 | Introduction to Java & Processing syntax
- Week 2 presentation
- Processing basics references: the Processing reference, some old tutorials I was asked to write, Creative Applications.net, an old-school intro to Java website, and the books listed in the "recommended reading" section of the syllabus
- Programa La Plaza (try it!)
Week 2 homework submissions:
A few final project examples from previous (and similar) classes:
- A nice example of creating a tool as a final project. In this case, the user can create complex shapes using a line for cross-sections and a line for an axis: link
- A similar augmented drawing tool that I created a while back: link
- This classmate of mine in college created a dataviz final project that analyzed her conversations with friends and family: link (applet only; the source code shown is obsolete)
Hopefully those give you an example of the polish and complexity that is achievable within our 8 weeks. I'll add to that list as I get a sense for what everyone is interested in pursuing.
Don't forget to join the Facebook group for the class if you'd like help and feedback during the week from your classmates.
Week 3 | Review of loops; Complex shapes and transformations
Week 4 | Review of complex shapes and transformations; How to make a button
- Week 4 presentation
- Week 4 exercise solutions
- OpenProcessing.org classroom, invitation code DFE443; Set up an account and upload last week's homework to the class
Week 5 | Typography, user input & arrays
Don't forget to upload all sketches you create from now on to the OpenProcessing website AND submit them to the classroom/collection I've created for us. If you're having difficulty uploading a sketch, just use File > Export, zip the contents of the exported applet folder, and send that zip file and your sketch's .pde file to me via email.
Week 6 | Review of arrays; functions & classes
- Week 6 presentation
- Week 6 exercise solutions
- Remember: either add your homework (and other!) sketches to the OpenProcessing.org classroom (invitation code DFE443) or email a link to your OpenProcessing portfolio page so I can add them.
Week 7 | Work session
- Review of plotting math equations with beginShape() and endShape()
- Drawing tool sketch
- Shooting shamrocks sketch
This is our last week to wrap up final projects. Remember that everyone has 5-10 minutes in week 8 to present what they've got.
Open Office Hours
For those of you who want more help than just emailing back and forth, I've set aside a few hours this week when I'll be in my office. Feel free to swing by, but email me ahead of time so I know you're coming.
- Wednesday, March 19th, 1pm – 3pm
- Thursday, March 20th, 4pm – 6pm
- Sunday, March 24th, based on interest
My office is located at 142 High Street, Suite 226, in Portland. Enter on the High Street side of the State Theater building, then walk up the stairs, take the door on the left, and walk all the way to the end of the hall. The sign of above our door says Perch Design Studio. Let me know if anyone is interested in working on their projects on Sunday, so I can plan to be in town.
Week 8 | Final projects & review
- Week 8 exercises ("more than one way" examples)
- Week 8 presentation
- All submitted final project code
If you didn't submit a final project and end up finishing it, upload it to OpenProcessing and send me a link.
Great work, everyone! Hope to see you again in future classes. -Don


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Plane Refuels from Speeding Auto / Big Clock (Jan, 1933)
This just seems like a bad idea.
Transferring gasoline from an automobile to a speeding airplane was a feat accomplished at Muroc Dry Lake, Calif., the other day, demonstrating a new way of refueling on the fly. Hitherto an airplane making an endurance flight has been able to take on fuel only from another plane. For the unusual stunt, a small sedan was fitted with a special superstructure to handle the hose, and contact was successfully made between plane and car after a few minutes' maneuvering. When the fuel tanks had been replenished a supply of oil was pumped to the plane. The success of the stunt depended on keeping the machine at the same speed.
Pilots of aircraft passing the airport at Heston, England, will know at a glance whether they are ahead of schedule or late. A huge clock, now under construction, will make the correct time plainly visible from the air. So large is its horizontal dial that the minute hand will move nine inches in every sixty seconds. At noon and midnight the hands are to point due north. Knowing this, a flyer can tell the time even when poor visibility obscures the figures. The photograph shows the big clock just before the numbers were painted on the dial.


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World Cup prognostications from the Hammers and Toronto FC
I attended a meet and greet downtown last night for the Toronto FC players and coaches – the lead-up to tonight's friendly at Legion Stadium against the Hammerheads. In taking a brief step back from the more serious playoff push in USL Pro and Major League Soccer, I spoke to some players about their World Cup predictions. Sure, the action is underway in Brazil and some games are already in the books, but we're not offering any awards for these… Read More »


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This hands-on workshop looks at the ancient art of pinching clay into functional and sculptural forms. Participants will be guided through the principals of using clay in this way and enabling them creative freedom.
Clays, a range of decorative colours, and firing to stoneware (which makes the work food safe) are included in the cost. Students will make a number of pots on the day.
An apron and towl are all the student needs to bring.
1st Sat 8:30am - 12:30pm Make pinch pots and decorate with underglazes. Afterwards pots must dry for one week before glaze is applied
2nd Sat (From 9am) Glaze pots
3rd Sat - Pick up your pots!


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Constantine P. Cavafy
Constantine P. Cavafy (29 April 1863 – 29 April 1933 / Alexandria)
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Alexander Jannaios And Alexandra
Full of their success, thoroughly satisfied,
King Alexander Jannaios
and his wife Queen Alexandra
move through the streets of Jerusalem
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Lucho Bermúdez- Colombia Tierra Querida
Cumbias, Porros, Gaitas, Boleros! Lucho Bermúdez was a heavyweight Colombian clarinetist and bandleader. His legendary Orquesta worked in hotels, clubs, festivals, radio- basically everywhere- playing nearly any folk or popular dance style one might've found in mid-20th century Colombia.
Guest post courtesy of my pal, Emma C:
"If you ever jammed out hard to Cumbia en Do Menor, you'll probably dig this stuff too. There's some quality ululation and wailing clarinet. This came from a friend of mine from the Colombian Chocó and I'll likely be asking him for some pacific marimba stuff soon."
Mediafire Download Link: ayyyy que sabrosura!
*Looks like the mighty Global Groove posted some other vintage Lucho Bermúdez back in May. Get on it!
***AND, there's apparently much, much more over at Melodias de Colombia- An ace new blog I've only just discovered.
Labels: colombia, colombia tierra querida, cumbia, gaita, lucho bermudez, porro
5 comments:
- øשlqæda said...
yes that's definitely the star track for us too
- September 14, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- nicholab said...
yeah man, dynamite!
- September 14, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- Jo/No said...
Oh! What a killer track up for pre-listen?! Downloading the whole thing right now and can hardly wait...
Meanwhile I posted another really nice Colombian vintage find myself recently over here:
- September 16, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- Holly said...
Joy, joy .. ;-)
- September 19, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- L said...
I agree. That is a killer sample track. Knocked my socks off. Can't wait to hear it all. Thanks.
- October 20, 2010 at 9:44 AM
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Once again I took my T@B down to Ft. Wilderness Resort and Campground at Disney World. I know I've been there a lot, so I'll just post a few pictures of my campsite and the new pool renovations!!
We were in site 2061, partial hookup, electric, water, cable and right next door to the comfort station.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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The 1969 ford mach mustang is a favorite of both mustang fans and major automobile collectors. The efficiency elements and special design have assisted cement the mach mustangýs position in car history. The majority of car programs will have at least one 1969 ford mach mustang on display screen that has actually been kept in prime condition. Even those 1969 ford mach mustang included at vehicle shows that have actually not been kept in prime condition are sources of fantastic adoration and can influence much envy in those who have never ever owned a mustang, let alone a classic mustang.
Production of the Mustang started in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the vehicle was introduced to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New york city World's Fair. It is Ford's 3rd oldest nameplate presently in production. Original sales projections predicted less than 100,000 devices for the very first year. This mark was surpassed in 3 months from rollout. Another 318,000 would be sold throughout the model year (a record), and in its first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were developed.
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All these were VIN-identified as 1965 designs, however a number of changes were made at the standard opening of the brand-new model year (beginning August 1964), including the addition of back-up lights on some designs, the intro of generators to change generators, and an upgrade of the V8 engine from 260 cu in to 289 cu in. When it comes to a minimum of some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the 101 hp 170 cu in Falcon engine, the rush into production included some unusual peculiarities, such as a horn ring bearing the 'Ford Falcon' logo design beneath a trim ring emblazoned with 'Ford Mustang.' These qualities made enough difference to call for classification of the 121,538 earlier ones as "1964 1/2" model-year Mustangs, a distinction that has actually sustained with purists. Mustangs For Sale in Essex MD are easy to find now with online shopping.
The 1973 OPEC oil embargo brought with it more stringent contamination laws and the desire for fuel-efficiency. This was likewise the first time in automotive history that the Huge 3 were having to compete with imports. The brand-new Mustang II was smaller than the first variation but, due to the extra devices required to fulfill brand-new United States emission and safety regulations, was much heavier than the very first design. Efficiency was reduced and in the first year just 385,993 cars were offered.
2nd generation Mustangs for sale in Essex MD were available in between 1974 and 1978 and available in a coupe and hatchback variation. 1979 the Mustang was upgraded a third time. This time it was based on the larger Fox platform and the interior was truly huge enough for four individuals. The trunk was bigger therefore was the engine bay. The body styles offered consisted of a coupe, hatchback and in 1983 a convertible. In 1979 the Third generation Mustang acted as an Indianapolis 500 pace automobile and Ford built 10,478 celebratory replicas. The third generation Mustangs were produced from 1979 to 1982.


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WASHINGTON — John Peeler, an unemployed computer technician in South Carolina, may soon get health insurance for his wife and three children. Four months after being laid off, he is one of the lucky jobless Americans who could receive thousands of dollars in government subsidies from the new stimulus plan.
Susan McKowen, a 62-year-old breast cancer survivor from Illinois, is not so fortunate. Though she too lost her job in the current economic crisis, she won't be getting help with health insurance under the new law.
When President Obama and his allies pulled together the $787-billion bill that he is to sign today, they talked about helping workers like Peeler, McKowen and others rapidly swelling the ranks of America's more than 46 million uninsured.
But in the scramble to pass a bill, lawmakers made changes that left out millions of middle-class Americans who have lost their jobs and are struggling to fill a prescription or pay for a visit to the doctor.


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Story: In the mid-21st century, the human race stopped aging. Those who know why aren't talking, and the few who are brave enough to ask questions tend to disappear. To an elite few, The Change means long life and health, but to the ever-increasing masses, it means starvation, desperation, and violence.
Four centuries after The Change, Grace Harper, a blacklisted P.I., sets off on a mission to find the man responsible for it all and solicit his help to undo The Change -- if he's still alive. To complicate matters, Grace's employer is suspected of murdering his father, and when the police learn of their connection, they give her a choice -- help them find the evidence they need to convict Matthew Stanton, or die. But if they discover Grace's true mission, they won't hesitate to kill her in order to preserve their shot at immortality.
Winner of the Epic Award for Science Fiction, the Global eBook Award for Science Fiction, and a finalist in The Next Gernation Indie Book Awareds.
Will Raphael tame the willful woman or love the untamed fire that burns within her?
Thoughts and impressions: What would it be like if we, as humans, no longer aged?


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Pre-enforcement: coding out: Self Assessment (SA) and Tax Credit (TC) overpayments: how to identify debts awaiting coding out in IDMS
Once the work item is sent to the NPS(PAYE) interface, the work item will remain open on IDMS. IDMS will show the following.
Action History for SA cases
'Awaiting confirmation of coding out for £00.00 debt amount'
Action History for TC cases
'Awaiting confirmation of coding out £00.00 for claimant (Claimant No)'
All cases
- Next Action of A/W Code Out
- Next action date of today plus 7 days.
IDMS will keep a record of the combined value of amount debit has sent to NPS(PAYE) each year and once it has reached £17,000.00, it will not allow further debts to be sent to NPS(PAYE). This information is not visible on IDMS.


text: That line is from A Leage of Their Own, a film that harks back to a simpler time. A time when women had to wait until there was a world war going on to play baseball at a professional level, but where shape wear didn't have holes for butt cheeks. You can bet your bare ass on that. I'm afraid that I have worn shape wear once or twice in my life. But not for my butt. I'm not crazy-assed. And the reason I've only worn it once or twice is because it doesn't get rid of unsightly bulges, it just sends them in another direction. Forget that. On a related note, j spent a lot of time looking at my buns in the lululemon change rooms last night. They have mirrors everywhere in those change rooms and you can see yourself from every angle under the sun. Again, I've seen enough to know I've seen too much. Not because I have a problem with my buns. Just because I like to keep some body parts a mystery.


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8 Hidden Treasures in New York City's Central Park
Central Park is a mainstay for both New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple alike, and many of its attractions, such as the 55-acre Great Lawn and the picturesque Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, are world-famous. But New York's premier green space also contains a few lesser-known treasures, which are equally worth checking out. (Psst, here's a hack to help navigate your way if you ever get lost!) So make your trip to Central Park extra-special by scoping out these eight must-see spots:
You won't have to "imagine all the people" if you visit the iconic black and white Imagine Mosaic—designed by Italian craftsmen and gift from the city of Naples—at Central Park's Strawberry Fields. A living memorial to singer, songwriter and peace activist John Lennon, Strawberry Fields was named after one of the Beatles' best-known songs, "Strawberry Fields Forever," where the attraction draws a constant stream of music lovers old and new. Dedicated in October 1985—the 45th anniversary of John's birthday—Yoko Ono, John's widow, worked with a landscape architect and the Central park Conservatory to create the two-and-a-half acre meditative spot.
First built in 1865, the Glen Span Arch, one of two rustic arches that form the boundaries of the ravine that leads to the North Woods, is one of Central Park's stateliest and most tranquil attractions. Originally made of wooden trestles, rock pier supports and a wooden railing, the arch was reconstructed in the 1880s with rustic gneiss rock. The nearby man-made Pool Grotto adds nicely to the calming atmosphere, making this part of the park a perfect spot for nature walks, relaxation time and photo opportunities.
Nothing says New York like Central Park, but that doesn't mean you won't find some European influences within its borders. The six-acre Conservatory Garden, located in the northeast region of the park, is divided into three distinct styles: French, Italian and English. Elegant hedges, a 12-foot high jet fountain, flower displays and walkways abound, give visitors a welcome frisson of the Old World. The garden is also one of the park's official "Quiet Zones," making it a perfect place to relax with a book.
Installed in 1959, this sculpture by the artist José de Creeft reimagines Lewis Carroll's classic novel in bronze, maintaining all the quirkiness and whimsy of the original. Visit the sculpture any day and you're likely to see children and families climbing up next to Alice, the Mad Hatter and other characters to take pictures. If you're in need of a group shot (or even just a selfie) you can't go wrong with a trip this magical and nostalgia-inducing work of art.
New Yorkers often like to brag that they have the best tap water in the country, but how many of them know that there's a whole statue devoted to the city's water in Central Park? At Bethesda Fountain visitors will find "The Angel of Waters," a sculpture created by artist Emma Stebbins in the mid-1880s to celebrate the introduction of a freshwater system to New York (the angel carries a lily in her left hand to symbolize the water's purity!). Referencing the Gospel of John—which describes an angel blessing the Pool of Bethesda and giving it healing powers—the Bethesda Fountain, along with the Bethesda Terrace nearby, has also been featured in an array of films, including One Fine Day and Enchanted.
New York doesn't always seem like a great destination for nature-lovers, but The Ramble, often referred to as a 36-acre "wild garden," offers abundant respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. Rife with walkways and a variety of plants, The Ramble offers many opportunities for exploration and relaxation. Owing to Central Park's location on the Atlantic Flyway—a major avian migratory route birds follow in the spring and fall—the secluded area also makes for a perfect place for bird watching.
The Conservatory Water, which was originally built as a reflecting pool for a glass conservatory, is one of Central Park's many aquatic attractions. But this one tends to be especially popular with little ones, owing to the fact that visitors can sail rented model boats across its smooth surface. The Conservatory Water also plays a starring role in E.B. White's classic Stuart Little, adding to its family-friendly feel.
New York has always been a literary city, so it seems appropriate that its main park should have a four-acre garden dedicated to the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Created in 1913 by Dr. Edmond Bronk Southwick, who was the Parks Department entomologist and loyal reader of Shakespeare, the Shakespeare Garden includes a variety of plant life (like primrose, quince and lark's heel!), walkways and bronze plaques bearing quotes by "the Bard" himself, making it a perfect place to take a romantic stroll or settle in with a good book.
All photos courtesy of Central Park Conservancy


text: Take a look at the beautiful Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in the latest film, My Week with Marilyn. I love the fact this trend allows you to spend on versatile and classic pieces that will never fade out of fashion. Take a look at this slide show for some iconic inspiration and keep a look out for my Marilyn Monroe style beauty tutorial.


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- adj. Of or pertaining to phenylacetic acid or its derivatives
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Noting acetic acid, in which one hydrogen atom of the methyl has been replaced by a phenyl group (C6H5.CH2.COOH).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
One way to make the drug now is the so-called "P2P" method, which mainly uses a chemical called phenylacetic acid.
Last week, authorities seized 88 tons (80 metric tons) of ethyl phenyl acetate, also known as phenylacetic acid in five shipping containers sent from China to Manzanillo.
In 1976, the Drug Enforcement Administration had Greene under investigation for the suspected purchase of phenylacetic acid, which is used to manufacture methamphetamine, or "speed."
According to the D.E.A. report, a company believed to be owned by Greene ordered 551 pounds of phenylacetic acid and paid with a bank check for $1,267.30.
The aroma of low-extraction white flour is dominated by vanilla, spicy, metallic, and fatty notes (from vanillin, a furanone, and fatty aldehydes), while whole-meal flour is richer in most of these and in addition has cucumber, fried, "sweaty," and honey notes (from other fatty aldehydes and alcohols and phenylacetic acid).
Overripe bananas, for instance, are full of phenylacetaldehyde and phenylacetic acid.
The researchers tested this hypothesis by placing males and females in a chamber with gauze that was saturated either with phenylacetic acid or with a control substance.
After testing 163 other odors, the researchers found three compounds that elicited excitatory responses: phenylacetaldehyde, phenylacetic acid, and phenylethylamine.
The flies in the phenylacetic acid chamber courted twice as often as those in the control condition did.
Since a comprehensive ban on ephedrine and pseudoephedrine took effect in Mexico, for example, traffickers are increasingly using phenylacetic acid to make methamphetamine.


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In 1885, the first National Museum of Holland opened its doors in Amsterdam. The architect Cuypers designed the building in a mixture of both Gothic and Renaissance styles. Since the opening, the original building has been extended by the construction of new wings, and changes have been made to Cuypers' original design.
An ongoing project to restore the Rijksmuseum started in 2003 and is scheduled for completion in 2010.
The problem:
Part of this total restoration is the replacement of the floors in the so called 'Binnenhoven'. These new floors will be located at a much lower level than before - at minus 8 meters. Reaching this level involved removing the soil by dredging, partly using a dry-dredging method, partly below ground-water level, where a great deal of sludge had to be removed before the new floors could be placed.
The solution:
The sludge was removed by divers using special pumping equipment. The sludge, together with a lot of water, was pumped to street level, beside the Rijksmuseum. There, in a small garden, after being mixed with polymers, the sludge was pumped into Geotube®for containment and quick dewatering. The Geotube technology was selected for its ability to handle large volumes of water in a very short time, allowing the project to be completed quickly on a relatively small area. Thanks to the involvement of the engineering company Promeco from Beek en Donk, the project was set to work automatically, thus requiring a minimum of personnel and energy, whilst ensuring maximum effectiveness in dewatering and containment of the sediments.


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Neutering in the Community
06 April 2017
We have just started a huge neutering job on an Environmental Site at Somercotes. There are about 40 adults plus kittens. Adults will be returned and kittens rehomed where possible.
This is being carried out by a small number of our Branch volunteers . . . brilliant job everyone.
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Archive for the 'Social Media' Category
Do I Need A Personal Website to Sell Art? (7 of 30)
Be a fan to have a fan.
This new pen name I am using doesn't know anyone, but already he has 14 friends on face book. I do not know any one but my artist associates on Imagekind, they seem to create a very supportive fan base. I am selecting some artist I will be come fans of later this week. 10 fans a week. 10 Sincere and honest comments about the work they have posted on line.
My twitter is not going as well. I am really trying to make it without any additional twitter tools, but I may get a few trial auto follow accounts. More on this later. I am not indexed on google yet. I need more meat in my post. I am going forward but should have at least 200 to 350 words about each post to get noticed bu the great search mechanism of the internet. It is the end of the first week of doing this and I am pretty tired. So initially it is hard work. I do not think there is a way around that. Eventually it will become easier and most of the task will become routine. But during the build up stage the first 30 days make sure your support system is in place to help you stay the course until you hit your objective which should be one sale and 3 ot five prints. I know it is possible.
Just sticking with it for 30 days or how ever many days it takes will make you stand out. Will cause people to take notice of your art.
Keep posting , keep reviewing, stay objective, and focus on the goal
Sell Art Online — Where Do I Start
Blog – Blogger
Artist Statement: Write an artist statement, make it an evergreen post. Sidebar, header or footer.
Post you wips: Post your work in progress (wips). As it goes ask for comments, get you readers involved in the creative process. Sell originals on your. Get a paypal account and follow a tutorial on paypal about how to add a button for purchase. Once you have done this a few times, it will be as easy as sending an email.
Twitter (easier than sending an email)
Keep the conversation going with a twitter account, you can remind the world what you are creating. More on twitter in Part 1 Sell Art Online With Twitter
Use Flickr or Picasa
If you are going to use Imagekind, or you think yo are going to use Imagekind use Fickr or Flickr Pro to store all the electronic copies of your art. I recommend you use it as a make shift file ssystem/catalog for your art in Is Flickr A Social Media SIte?
Use Imagekind or Redbubble
Set up galleries to display and offer prints for sale. If you are looking to provide high quality framed prints of your work Imagekind and RedBubble both have nice features. A comparison between these two sites comming in Print On Demand – Part 2
Read Great Books and Blogs
Get two great books I'd Rather Be in the Studio! and The Unconventional Guide to Art and Money read them and put them to practice.
Read Art Marketing Blogs
Tony Moffit
Fine Art Views.com
Your comments are appreciated and will help move forward the idea that an artist can take total control of their online success.
Sell Art With Twitter – Part 1
Social networking is a new breed of communication. You will use social media to maintain and develop relationship with potential collectors on the internet. These media sites offer the ability to network in ways that the more traditional message boards never could manage. If you want an easy way to start using the new social media sites, start with Twitter.
As an artist social networks give you an extended reach when combined with your other online activities to sell art twitter will give you an extended reach. It will help you to communicate with prospective collectors in an immediate and simple way. So while you will not sell art directly on twitter, it will help to give a face and story to your art. You begin using twitter as soon as possible, even before you set up you online galleries.
Getting started with twitter is easy. If you have never done social networking, this is easily the most basic of all the current popular sites. Registration takes no more than a few minutes. Make sure you fill out your profile. It will give you the appearance of being a permanent participant, and help you build credibility more quickly. Post some links. They can be to works in progress you are posting on blogger, or links to your Imagekind site as well as to pages on your site.
Do some searches. Use keywords to find other Twitter users that may be potential clients. Use the follow feature to create a connection. Follow most people who follow you. Be cautious if you decide to use auto follow. It will build your list, but there are some spammers and pornographic services that follow everyone.
Art and Money list a few Artist for you to follow:
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Is Flickr A Social Media Site?
I found the following paragraph on brighthub.com
"Flickr is a social photography website affiliated with Yahoo, so you will need a Yahoo ID to sign up. This site is good for connecting with other artists and whet people's appetite for your artwork, but I must mention it is not a place for selling. Actually none of the social networking sites are, a constant commercial is a turn off. On this site, you can use your website URL as your user name, so when ever an individual looks at your photos, they will have your website to go to if they are interested enough to want to learn more."
Be careful not to use Flickr for commercial purposes, it is expressly forbidden in their terms of agreement. But you can use it to store and sort all photos of you art. It can be a data base for storing all you art work. If you are storing photos of your artwork on Flickr as a way to track you inventory make sure your description includes the following:
- Name of the Piece:
- Where is the Physical Piece: ie collection of the artist
- where else s this piece on line
- Date of creation:
- Support: Canvas board, paper
- Medium:
- Technique:
- size: height by width by depth
- Notes: Tell a short story about the piece
You can copy the above ans use it as a template for each photo of your artwork you upload to flickr past the above. The above list is abbreviated from Alyson Stanfield's Great Book I'd Rather Be in the Studio!
In addition to using Flickr as a data store and catalog of you art. You can also link to Flickr through you blog, Imagekind and other web services. When you have a free Flickr account, you can upload 2 videos and 100MB worth of photos each calendar month. The value of a Flickr Pro Account (24.95) is you are limited by to a 20 MB file size for photos and a 500 mb file size for video. There no limit on the number of the files. You can combine Flickr with your Imagekind Account and have an easy way to get you Large High Quality images over to you Imagekind Gallery.
Back to the original question, is Flickr a social media site. You can use Flickr for social networking, but you can not use it for commercial purposes. It is probably the best investment you could make for an online inventory system. Just remember you can not sell your art work directly on Flickr, but you can sell it through you Imagekind Account.
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Upon Guidsmar's first arrival to Drunksmede, he quickly proclaimed a week of celebration in honor of saving Hellstrike and his new baronship, calling it "Guidsmar-di-gras". Not satisfied with just a week of partying, Guidsmar called upon the best bakers and winemakers in the region and converted the center of Drunksmede into a destination resort where non-nobles can enjoy the sweeter luxuries of life, and nobles can experience all of that along with premier amenities. With Drunksmede providing Guidsmar much of his favorite cakes and wine at his desire and his adventuring group providing him all the excitement he needs, Guidsmar reinvests much of the barony's profits back into Drunksmede by having short work weeks. Much of Drunksmede's management is taken care of by his trusted Elf assistant, Serinae, while Guidsmar is away.


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Arson victims await report to see if they can be moved
The family who were the victims of an arson attack in Letterkenny last week and have been subjected to three years of "intimidation and abuse" insisted yesterday they wouldn't be returning to the Council house at Ard na Ri.
Gerry and Francesca Obi and their three children were accomodated in a bed and breakfast outlet in the days immediately following the racially motivated attack and have since moved into a hostel in the town.
Letterkenny Town Council is awaiting a formal correspondence from Garda Superintendent Vincent O'Brien which will determine the extent of the harrassment claims and whether the family, originally from Nigeria, can be moved into new accomodation.
Speaking to the People's Press/Democrat, Francesca Obi confirmed they were waiting on the Garda report before a decision can be made on their future. But she maintained: "We will not be moving back into the house we were in."
A Garda forensic team carried out an investigation at the house in the Long Lane area of the town where, on Monday evening of last week, a shed to the rear of the premises was set alight and its contents completely destroyed. A half filled oil tank in the vicinity was also threatened while damage was caused to the back of the house at Ard na Ri.
Mr. Obi had earlier that day returned from a two week spell in hospital after suffering a heart attack brought on, the family insist, by the stress of ongoing intimidation and abuse. He had been asleep in the house when he was alerted to the blaze by neighbours and fire brigade personnel.
The family have claimed they have been subjected to "three years of hell" since moving into the house with windows smashed on various occasions and vehicles belonging to them also damaged.
In the wake of the fire, Town Mayor, Councillor Gerry McMonagle said it had the "potential of causing serious injury or worse".
He said: "This fire was in the early evening and a lot of children were playing in the nearby park at the time. To think that someone could act so irresponsibly beggars belief."
Cllr. McMonagle said if claims that the attack was racially motivated were proven it was a "despicable act".
Yesterday, a friend of the family, Sean McClafferty said they would under no circumstances be returning to the house despite claims from a Council official that the premises was habitable.
"It all depends now on the letter from the Superintendent and the only other problem is the shortage of Council accomodation that is available," he declared.


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Texas Ranger Vaughn Cooper doesn't need or appreciate the "help" of some frivolous civilian on his case. Yet even this seasoned lawman can't argue that Natalie Torres is on her game. She might even unlock the answers he needs to crack this kidnapping…if the bad guys don't erase Natalie first.
With her home burned to the ground, Natalie has no choice but to hide out with Vaughn in a remote cabin. Spending time with the stone-cold officer should keep her mind strictly on the case. But there's an unseen fire burning deep within Vaughn, and it's making Natalie wonder just where the true danger might lie.
Good book. Natalie is a hypnotist who has been working with the Rangers for several years. Vaughn is a Ranger who doesn't believe in hypnotism and thinks that it is a con of some sort. When Natalie is tasked with hypnotizing a suspect in the Rangers' latest case of drugs and trafficking, she breaks the rules by asking some questions herself. Vaughn is furious because she may have wrecked his case, Natalie is angry because he stopped her before she got the answers she was looking for,
Natalie's sister Gabby has been missing for eight years and she's certain that she's still alive somewhere. To hear that someone named "The Stallion" "keeps the girls" gives her hope that had been beginning to fade. When her house is torched that same night, and the suspect she hypnotized is found dead on the property, Vaughn knows she has to be kept safe, and he's the only one who can do it.
Vaughn has devoted his adult life to the work he does. His depth of commitment caused his marriage to collapse, and since then he has been in work-only mode. He keeps his emotions under control at all times. He's not at all happy about the way that Natalie gets under his skin and threatens that control.
It was interesting to see their relationship develop and go from extreme antagonism to love. There had always been a physical awareness between them that both tried to ignore. Vaughn's attitude toward her caused her to think of him as "Ranger Jerk", and Vaughn just plain doesn't trust her. Thrown together to keep her safe, both Natalie and Vaughn have to find a way to get along. I loved seeing how surprised Vaughn was that she didn't fall apart under the stress of the danger they were in. Natalie was equally surprised to see that Vaughn wasn't as emotionless as he appeared. It was fun to see her poke at him and see how he reacted. Both of them have issues holding them back from believing a relationship is possible. Natalie's last one ended because her ex couldn't handle her obsession with finding her sister. She fears getting involved with someone else who wouldn't understand. Vaughn's ex-wife accused him of putting his job before their marriage, accusing him of being unable to find any balance. He doesn't believe that there is anyone out there who could live with his dedication to his work. This causes him to push her away even as he wants to pull her closer. It was fun to see his awkwardness at the end as he tried to be romantic.
The mystery of who was after Natalie and why was pretty good. The level of danger she was in steadily increased, keeping up the tension throughout the book. The clashes between Natalie and Vaughn were pretty rough until they figured out that they were working toward the same solution. The final confrontation was a little anti-climactic after all the buildup, but still satisfying. I definitely got the feeling that there was something going on between Nat's sister and the undercover agent, so I hope there is going to be a story for them.


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The project started by someone asking me if I could "put a logo in a lobby". What my team and I did was communicate a comprehensive story about a pharmaceutical company in a large environment with a limited budget. Office space was acquired in a building owned and occupied by another large corporation. That created a branding issue. The goal was to make the space feel like it belonged to a pharmaceutical company, so when employees came in to the office, they felt like they were in the right place. A logo was not going to do. My main communications objective was to bring the history, legacy, present, and future of the pharma company to life. Most employees have no idea what it looks like inside of a research lab or manufacturing plant. They are also unaware of the many milestones the company has achieved and how it reached out globally to help those in need. The installation communicates 118 years of history, research, development, manufacturing as well as corporate responsibility. Employees now have a full understanding of what the pharma company does and how it benefits the world. This project received three industry awards in the category of environmental design.


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By: Sean Ridgeley | Apps News | Posted: Jan 29, 2016 7:03 pm
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Today marks the end of free streaming through Apple's iTunes Radio service, which, as reported previously, is being rolled into its subscription-based service Apple Music. As of now, should you attempt to listen to the Radio service by any means, you'll be prompted to join Apple Music. The sole exception is the Beats 1 station, which is still available to iTunes users everywhere.
iTunes Radio launched in 2013 alongside iTunes 11.1 and iOS 7. Much like Spotify, it was ad-supported and encouraged discovery of new music through featured stations and various algorithms. Unlike Spotify, there was no ad-free subscription.
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Before reviewing Laura Resnick's Disappearing Nightly I need to give a quick explanation as to why despite having enjoyed the previous Esther Diamond adventures I'm only reading the first one now in 2012, rather then in 2006 when it was originally published.
Disappearing Nightly first came out in 2005, and was published by Luna. For various reasons Luna and Esther never really clicked, and she didn't find another home until DAW picked up the series a few years later. The series has gone from strength to strength under DAW, beginning with Doppelgangster, continuing with Unsympathetic Magic and last years Vamparazzi (I believe the 5th book; Polterheist, is due out later this year). However Laura Resnick didn't get the publishing rights back to Disappearing Nightly until fairly recently, then DAW had to repackage it to fit with the rest of the series, and so it didn't find it's way to me until a couple of weeks ago.
I'd always been eager to read Disappearing Nightly, as although Esther quickly recapped the events from the book in Doppelgangster, this was where the actress met her friend, the 350 year old European magician Max Zadok, and her on again, off again love interest; Connor Lopez. Both Max and Connor are pretty major parts of Esther life and her adventures so seeing how they first came onto the scene is important for any fan of the books.
Esther was happily working as a wood nymph, understudying the lead actress, in an off Broadway (way off) production called Sorcerer! when the lead actress, a former teenie pop star with the ridiculous stage name of Golly Gee (Lopez refers to her as Gosh Darn at one point, and I didn't buy his explanation that he was only joking), quite literally disappears. Because Esther is her understudy, and therefore gains from the disappearance she's considered a suspect, and then she starts receiving warning notes, cryptically signed MZ.
Other people start disappearing, and before Esther can say abracadabra, she finds herself teamed up with Max, a team of highly enthusiastic drag queens, a conjuring cowboy and his perky daughter and a young banker who has been rail roaded into the financial industry by his family, when all he really wants to do is perform magic. They all think they're helping. Lopez is of the opinion that what they're doing is hindering his investigation and if he could find grounds he'd arrest the lot of them, except maybe Esther, who he wants to date.
Because I'd already read the later books in the series I already knew who was behind the disappearances and roughly why, so the mystery of trying to work out whodunit wasn't there in this one. It didn't however detract from my enjoyment of the book. The fun of the Esther Diamonds is with Esther herself and the somewhat combative relationship she enjoys with Lopez. He was better drawn in this than I feel he has been in some of the later books, in this one he wasn't afraid to make gentle fun of Esther and being openly disbelieving of her, not something he still does. Considering that some of the seemingly less likely things she suggests actually come to pass, this may be why he isn't as skeptical of her now.
The books have a knack of introducing one off characters that intrigue me, this time it was Max's boss, the Anglo Indian Lysander Singh from that well known hotbed of evil; Altoona, PA. He kept reminding me of the officious Nigel from The Watchers Council in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Season 5, Episode 12, Checkpoint. Oh yes, I know my Buffy the Vampire Slayer). It was highly amusing to watch Max and Esther simply ignore most of what he said and blunder on regardless. Like Lucky Battistuzzi (Doppelgangster) it's unlikely he'll appear again, but he is there waiting in the wings if the author decides he's required.
The Esther Diamonds are a little hard to classify, they're definitely urban fantasy and the Lopez/Esther relationship kind of strays into romance territory, although there's not a lot of it. The author herself refers to them as comedic urban fantasy, so I'll go with that, I kind of like it as sub genre classification actually.
I think I've said this with nearly every review I've done of the books, but no one seems to be paying attention to me, so I'll close by saying it again. These books are simply screaming to be made into a TV show. Someone please make this happen!


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Our Disney Vacay is coming up and we could not be more excited! Miss L asks everyday if today is the day we go see Mickey Mouse, so figure it's time to get a countdown going to keep her excited yet not get her hopes up everyday when we tell her it's not time to go to Disney yet!
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Judges basketball teams start strongBrandeis basketball teams are headed in the right direction as 2011 approaches. The men, despite a youthful roster tasked with replacing the winningest senior class in program history, wrapped up 2010 with an 8-0 record. The women, after a sluggish start, closed out the semester on a three-game winning streak to improve to 6-3.
With 12 new faces on the roster in 2010-11, the immediate future for the Brandeis men's basketball team looked uncertain. But coach Brian Meehan's returning starters, senior Christian Yemga (6.4 rebounds per game) and juniors Tyrone Hughes (6.4 assists per game) and Vytas Kriskus (16.4 points per game), don't seem interested in waiting for success to come to them. They have swiftly integrated the rookies, as guard Ben Bartoldus (6.8 points per game) and center Youri Dascy (60 percent field goal shooting) have taken to their starting roles, while sharpshooter Derek Retos (11.1 ppg, 59.5 percent 3-point percentage) comes off the bench to add instant offense.
The Judges have had a pair of dramatic victories this season, keyed by Hughes. On November 23, the team defeated UMass Dartmouth when the 5-9 guard stole an inbounds pass with 6.1 seconds left and hit a pair of free throws to earn the 71-69 victory. One week later on November 30, Brandeis fell behind by 21 points in the first half, but rallied to force overtime against Clark University. A Retos 3-pointer to open the extra session gave them their first lead but again it was Hughes to the rescue. After missed free throw by the Cougars, Yemga rebounded the ball and fed Hughes, who went the length of the court in 5.9 seconds to hit a lay-up as the buzzer sounded for a 67-65 Brandeis victory.
The Judges are off until 5 p.m. Jan. 6 at Emerson College; their next home game is at 3 p.m. Jan. 8 when they host New York University in the 2010-11 University Athletic Association opener.
On the women's side, playing without 2009-10 first-team All-American Jessica Chapin '10, coach Carol Simon's team took time to come together. Junior guard Morgan Kendrew (14.1 points per game) has stepped in to fill in the scoring load, while senior forward Amber Strodthoff (8.9 ppg, 6.2 rebounds per game) has maintained her presence on the glass. Junior Kelly Ethier (6.2 ppg, 2.4 assists per game) and senior Mia DePalo (6.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg) have joined the starting lineup with success, while rookie Janelle Rodriguez (4.9 ppg, 58.3% 3-point percentage) has brought an injection of athleticism to the team.
Brandeis opened the season alternating wins and losses, with two of the three defeats coming at the hands of 2010 NCAA tournament squads Babson and Tufts by a combined six points. The Judges snapped out of their funk on Nov. 30 against Emmanuel College with a 72-67 victory. Ethier hit the game-winning lay-up on an offensive rebounds with 1:44 on the clock for the game-winning hoop, and had a steal and assist on a Rodriguez 3-pointer on the next possession for a key insurance bucket. Kendrew led Brandeis in scoring in their next two games with 17 and 16 points, respectively, in wins over Roger Williams and Eastern Nazarene in the team's next two wins. Against the Lions on December 6, she had 12 points in the first half, one more than the entire ENC roster.
The Judges next take the court at 1 p.m. on New Year's Eve against Husson University. They also open UAA play on Jan. 8 against NYU, opening a doubleheader at 1 p.m.
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The mobile OS market is heating up this year with both Mozilla and Ubuntu looking to break down the strong hold Google's Android and Apple's iOS have on the market. Mozilla just revealed two new developer handsets from its partnership with Spanish startup Geeksphone.
The devices, named Kenon and Peak, are not power houses when compared to high-end Android devices, but they fall in line with Mozilla's plan to pursue low-end emerging markets. The Kenon is the lower of the two models, with a single-core Snapdragon running at 1GHz, a 480 x 320 HVGA touchscreen, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of onboard storage, a 3-megapixel camera and WiFi / 3G antennas.
The Peak is a little more "peppy" with a more powerful 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4, 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) display and an 8-megapixel camera. It includes the same 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. We have not seen any official pricing structures yet, but Geeksphone is saying that it'll arrive with a price tag "you could never have imagined".


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A sequel to 1992's Wayne's World, Wayne's World 2 picks up where the first movie ends. Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar have found some success with their hit television show, and Wayne's girlfriend, Cassandra Wong is recording music with the record deal she won in the first movie. Wayne has a dream during which Jim Morrison tells him that he has to put on a giant concert. Enlisting Garth and many of his other friends, Wayne decides to put on a festival, called Waynestock. Although they struggle at first to sell tickets and book bands, Wayne and Garth are determined for their festival to be a success. As Wayne is working on Waynestock, Cassandra's new producer, Bobby Cahn, enacts a plan to win her from Wayne by distancing her from her hometown. Can Wayne get Aerosmith to headline his festival while also winning back Cassandra from Bobby, or will he fail on both accounts?
Mike Myers
Wayne Campbell
Dana Carvey
Garth Algar
Tia Carrere
Cassandra Wong
Christopher Walken
Bobby Cahn
Chris Farley
Production budget - $40,000,000
Domestic gross - $48,197,805 (29th)
Domestic adjusted for 2013 - $94,998,572
You'll laugh again! You'll cry again!! You'll hurl again!!!
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Written and Performed by Edgar Winter
'Wayne's World' Theme
By Mike Myers and G.E. Smith
'Batman' Theme
By Neal Hefti
Dream Weaver
Written and Performed by Gary Wright
Wpig Logo
By Adam Milo Smalley
Radar Love
By George Kooymans and Barry Hay
Performed by Golden Earring
Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Live Version)
By Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Desmond Child
Performed by Aerosmith
Mary's House
By Linda Perry and Shaunna Hall
Performed and produced by 4 Non Blondes
Guitar Licks
By Michael McMahan
Rule Britannia
By Thomas Augustine Arne
Performed by Grenadier Guards Band
Louie, Louie
By Richard Berry
Performed and Produced by Robert Plant
Twist And Shout
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I Love Rock & Roll
By Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker
Performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Can't Get Enough
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Performed by Bad Company
'Mission: Impossible' Theme
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Wipe Out
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Step It Up
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Performed by The Village People
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Spirit In The Sky
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The Girl From Ipanema
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Romeo And Juliet - Fantasy Overture
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Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Idiot Summer
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Out There
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Written and Performed by Peter Frampton
Hey Joe
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Performed by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Age Of Consent
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Mrs. Robinson
By Paul Simon
Performed by Simon & Garfunkel
Mrs. Robinson
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Performed by The Lemonheads
Amen Chords
By Dave Grusin
Wedding March from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
By Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Shut Up And Dance (Live Version)
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The Wind Cries Mary
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I had a different fabric picked (and cut) for Round 9, but of course have changed my mind and will go with the blue....well, I think I will.........
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I had a different fabric picked (and cut) for Round 9, but of course have changed my mind and will go with the blue....well, I think I will.........
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- Suzanne said...
I am enjoying the TAW project too. I like your "ugly" fabric. I see a purse or lots of fussy cutting from it.
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Send that fabric to me, I like it! Your TAW looks great, I am thinking mine might be a large cushion cover too!
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- Shay said...
Your dilly bag looks fantastic Loz. Kind of makes me want to make one ( if only I didn't have 8 bloody orange peels screaming at me to be finished !)
Your trip around the world is looking pretty darn awesome too. How big is it going to get ( or is that part of the mystery too?)
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Send that fabric to me.... I kind of like it (chuckle) the TAW fabrics are so me also... and the hexie dilly bag has the wow factor
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- Peg - Happy In Quilting said...
Your bag is gorgeous.....and your TAW...wow....your fabric piece is really quite nice Loz....sent mine off yesterday, now it is ugly.....LOL.
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Loving your fabrics in the hexie bag!
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Today was that race. I came in at 54:54. To say I'm chuffed would be an understatement - I pity anyone who talks to me over the next few days 'cause I'm gonna be a nightmare.
Hard work pays off
I've been working really hard on my running this past few months - focussing on shorter, faster runs to try and give it some welly in the pace department and improve my stamina and endurance. Parkruns, Sweatshop intervals and hill sessions, weekly seafront 10ks and a few runs to work/around the track seem to have done the trick in getting me faster.
The past few 10k training runs have been around the 57 minute mark so I set myself a top goal of 55 minutes for the race, with a secondary goal of 56 minutes if I couldn't quite do it. This is the first race I've ever actually sat down and worked out the pace I needed to run at to reach a goal - normally I just go for it and see what happens.
I think having a Garmin has a lot to do with it - it's much easier to keep track of pace and distance when it's on my wrist rather than using a phone app in a pouch on my arm. I wrote my two goals on my hand to remind me - something I've seen lots of fellow runners do on Twitter and thought I'd give it a go.
Keeping one eye on my Garmin I could see throughout the race that my pace was fluctuating between 5:25 and 5:40 for most of it, although looking at my splits it seems I started off really fast and then slowed in the middle, before picking it back up again for the finish line glory. To come in just under 55 minutes has made my day and proved to me that all it takes is a bit of commitment and hard work to reach my goals.
With that in mind, I thought I'd share a few things I've learned since May if you're trying to be a better/faster runner.
How to run faster
1) Run faster
Sometimes things really are that simple. If you want to run faster, you're gonna have to occasionally run faster. Add speed sessions into your training. Pyramid intervals and fartleks are a good way to get the blood pumping and wake the old lungs up. It needs to hurt, but a comfortable hurt, if that makes sense.
2) Step outside of your comfort zone
It took me a long time to realise that I was never gonna get better if all I did was plod around the park or along the seafront in training. I spent the whole time training for both of my half marathons sticking to the same pace, same routes, same times, all that changed was the mileage. Yes I was able to run further, but not faster, and not better.
It was only when I stepped outside of this comfort zone that I started to see improvements. Hill training, speed sessions, shorter and faster runs, cross training. It'll hurt, but it works.
3) Run more often
In order to get better at running, you need to run more often. Two ploddy runs a week alongside other sessions/classes aren't gonna make you a stronger, fitter or faster runner, they'll just maintain the level you're at right now. I thought doing 3-4 bootcamp sessions and running twice a week was enough training for a half marathon. Yes, I was fit, but not running fit. I got through it, but it wasn't easy, and hurt more than you'll ever know. (I'm looking at you, last 5 miles of Brighton Half Marathon).
It's only since I've started running more often, well outside of my comfort zone, that I've seen improvements.
4) Run with others
I don't know about you, but I run much better when I'm with others - whether that's in a group training run, my local Parkrun, Sweatshop run or a race - I hate being last and will always try and keep up with whoever I'm with. Even if you can't keep up with the group keep trying - you'll soon edge closer and in time will be able to maintain a faster pace for longer.
Picking off people in front of you to overtake is always a good game to play too, I learnt this from Sarah on Twitter a few months back, and do a fair bit of it myself now to pass the time in races.
By the way, I'm not pretending to be an elite runner here, I'm a very far way off being the best I can be, but what I do know is that hard work pays off. I'm a sucker for finish line glory and it's only the latter part of this year that I've actually enjoyed getting to the finish line rather than enduring it.
It takes a lot of sweat and effort to be a better runner -
but get out there and get it done and you'll reap the rewards!


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This section of the book makes me respect my grandmothers. I don't imagine that buggy is terribly light to push, not like my Mountain Buggy. Even the double Mountain Buggy I spend my days trudging around the suburbs behind looks easier to push. And the tantrums! If the toddlers of today can get so upset about their comfy modern prams, I wonder how the toddlers of yesteryear coped. I know lots of people may look down their noses and comment that in their day that pram would have been a luxury that no toddler would have ever objected to as it was preferable to walking six miles in the snow with barbed wire for shoes, but I'm certain the odd baby boomer would still have cried blue murder at being put inside.
As an aside, does anyone know what American cloth is without Googling it? Although to be honest even Googling it myself I'm still not certain what it actually is. All I can say with certainty is that it's not in my buggy!


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Longitudinal Study in Perimenopausal Women With Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00921011
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 16, 2009
Last Update Posted : April 5, 2018
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date
|June 15, 2009
|First Posted Date
|June 16, 2009
|Last Update Posted Date
|April 5, 2018
|Study Start Date
|May 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|February 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures
|vessel wall changes over time that precede plaque buildup [ Time Frame: baseline, 1-year follow-up and 2-year follow-up ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00921011 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures
|development of cardiovascular disease [ Time Frame: annually for 4 years after baseline visit ]
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures
|development of cardiovascular disease [ Time Frame: 1-year and 2-year follow-up after baseline ]
|Current Other Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title
|Longitudinal Study in Perimenopausal Women With Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
|Official Title
|Iron and Atherosclerosis: Longitudinal Study in Perimenopausal Women With Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
|Brief Summary
The study hypothesis (or theory) is that monthly loss of iron before menopause may reduce women's risk of hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis.
This study uses noninvasive, noncontrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of arteries in women entering menopause. This will help to determine if there is a correlation between iron accumulation and hardening of the arteries. In addition, blood levels of hormones will be measured to help show differences due to hormone levels vs. iron accumulation.
|Detailed Description
|Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is the underlying disease responsible for the vast majority of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and afflicted over 30 million Americans in 2005. While the prevalence of atherosclerosis is similar in women and men, women enjoy a ~5-10 year lag in onset of cardiovascular events compared to men. After menopause, a state defined by marked reduction in ovarian hormone production, the incidence of events such as heart attack and stroke caused by atherosclerotic plaque rises up to threefold regardless of age range. This has prompted numerous investigations of hormone therapy (HT) to lower cardiovascular risk to premenopausal levels. Therapeutic trials, however, have not realized a cardiovascular benefit; in fact, initiating HT in large randomized trials did not decrease and possibly increased cardiovascular risk. Studies of coronary heart disease prevention have shown mixed results using estrogen alone vs. estrogen plus progestin, while studies of stroke prevention have consistently shown increased risk with HT. Clearly, different therapeutic interventions warrant consideration. This proposal seeks to investigate a novel perspective using longitudinal clinical studies in women at risk of atherosclerosis. The studies involve a new noncontrast, noninvasive MRI method with blood tests that measure cholesterol, hormone levels, and inflammation.
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Time Perspective: Prospective
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Serum, plasma
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|Probability Sample
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|Perimenopausal women
Women at the beginning stages of menopause
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|Recruitment Status
|Actual Enrollment
|Original Estimated Enrollment
|Actual Study Completion Date
|March 2018
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|February 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Exclusion Criteria:
NOTE that orthopedic hardware is usually MRI-compatible. We will go over detailed screening before enrollment.
|40 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|United States
|Removed Location Countries
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R01HL095563 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
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|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|Subha Raman, Ohio State University
|Study Sponsor
|Ohio State University
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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|Ohio State University
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I was fourth to present, and right up to the moment I stood up in front of the 300 or so open-eared individuals, I rehearsed, re-wrote, practiced, and concentrated on my script, completely ignoring the other three speakers that spoke before me. I went on stage, delivered a decent, seamless talk - complete with prompted jokes, and timed pauses. The audience laughed at all the right points, responded well to the content and ticked all the right boxes on their "conference speaker satisfaction survey".
But on the train home, I read an article about an outdoor concert that was the complete opposite of my own experience. One I wish I'd read before I'd spoken. It read that during an open-air solo piano performance, a small airplane flew above the audience. Backwards and forwards, looping the loop and buzzing about just enough to be a distraction to both the pianist and listeners alike. But rather than be put off by the distraction, the pianist began to improvise midway through his recital to accommodate the engine's hum as if it was another instrument. The airplane becoming his partner in an exquisite, unique duet. Quite, quite amazing…
But the amazing thing here wasn't the pianist's skill in improvising his piece to fit with the plane's hum – his skill was in recognising the opportunity! The opportunity to be brave, to go 'off-script' and to try something new –creating something totally unique and absolutely memorable.
Something I'd missed with my own performance. I'd been so lost in my own script, that I'd failed to hear any visual and verbal gems from the previous speakers. Pearls that I could have used to my advantage. Now of course it's important to be prepared and to do all the hard work before any sort of gig - this will obviously enhance any results. BUT part of that preparation I believe, should always be to prepare to accept the role of chance. Maybe even build it into the overall plan?
Since reading the article, I now relinquish the control that arguably I never had in the first place, and during any presentation – large or small, now try to pick up on the slightest 'hum'.
Try it. Try listening for that distracting hum. Don't be worried that something might send you in a different direction – be brave. You never know where you'll end up.
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I like this a lot. Will definite take on this insight personally and it's a great story to share with the people I work with.ReplyDelete
It's always good to be open to the possibilities of improvising. But there's nothing worse than that feeling of being off-script, and not knowing how to get back on!ReplyDelete
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The loss of parliament to the right will force Mitterrand to appoint a prime minister from the opposition -- a situation dubbed "cohabitation" that the French fear could precipitate a constitutional crisis.
Mitterrand has 20 days to choose a new premier who has the support of the National Assembly. The president, who does not face re-election until 1988, said he would disregard any calls to resign.
It will be the first time since Gen. Charles de Gaulle founded the Fifth Republic in 1958 that France's president and prime minister will come from opposing parties.
"France has made its choice," said Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac, leader of the Rally for the Republic and a likely candidate for premier. "They have censured the Socialist and communist majority and they have given the (rightist parties) an absolute majority."
The state-run French television station TF1, relying on government figures of early returns, predicted the mainstream conservative alliance of the Rally for the Republic and Union for French Democracy parties would win 287 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly.
That figure would leave the alliance short of the 289 seats needed for a majority, but with seven seats predicted to go to rightist independent parties, it could put together a working majority of 294 votes.
The Interior Ministry reported that 76 percent of the nation's 37.5 million registered voters cast ballots, an average turnout.
Prime Minister Laurent Fabius said: "The right didn't get the figures it wanted. We (the Socialists) are as strong as ever and we are still the party of the future."