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New trend in Hollywood?
I saw two movies last week, one on Friday and one on Saturday, that both did the same thing: adding a black actor to an otherwise white cast - and making him the villain.
The details vary, of course. As is well known, Tim Burton cast Samuel L. Jackson as the over-the-top villain Baron, while keeping all the other characters white. Even in Florida we don't see a black person anywhere. All the children are white, though it would have been trivially easy to make one of them West Indian or India Indian at the least. Burton is famously on the record about being offended by adding black characters to white-sourced books or tv shows (though "fidelity to the source" isn't a Burton characteristic). But somehow he has no problem changing a white villain to a black one. hmmm.
Inferno goes a different route. Its lone black actor plays a villain who wasn't even in the book at all, not just as a white man. And I find it very odd that the blatantly unnamed provost (described in the book as "a tiny, stunted man with tanned skin and deep-set eyes") not only gets a name in the movie (and is never called "the provost") - a very English name, too, Harry Sims and is played by Irrfan Khan.
Are film studios going to respond to the call for more POC in movies by making them all villains? Not so sure that's progress.
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Towards a probabilistic model of dialect classification: a case study from Ancient Greek.
The regional dialects of Ancient Greek (attested ca. 700 – 350 BCE) have a complex geographical distribution. These dialects, however, can be classified into four principal subgroupings: Attic-Ionic, Doric, Aeolic, and Arcado-Cypriot. The Attic-Ionic, Aeolic, and Arcado-Cypriot subgroups are normally considered to be genetic subgroupings, that is they are believed to form distinct clades descended from a putative Proto-Greek ancestral to all the local dialects. Some recent scholarship has argued against the genetic subgrouping of the Aeolic and Arcado-Cypriot dialect subgroupings using a hypercritical methodology. In this talk I will argue that these views are methodologically flawed. To counter these hypercritical proposals I propose that the traditional classification may be re-affirmed through quantitative analysis of the dialect features, and will attempt to demonstrate this case through the development of a probabilistic model of dialectal subgrouping. To do this, I make an application of this probabilistic methodology to the Arcado-Cypriot subgrouping, by applying these methods to the Arcadian and Cypriot dialects of Ancient Greek.
Matthew Scarborough is currently a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate in the Faculty of the Classics (E Caucus: Philology and Linguistics). His Ph.D. dissertation is entitled "The Aeolic Dialects of Ancient Greek: A Study in Historical Dialectology and Linguistic Classification" and is due to be submitted in 2015. He holds B.A. (1st Class Honours) and M.A. degrees in Classical Languages from the University of Alberta, Canada, and has published articles and reviews on Ancient Greek linguistics and epigraphy. His principal research interests are in Ancient Greek dialectology, historical and comparative linguistics (primarily of but not restricted to the Indo-European language family), language contact and sociolinguistics in antiquity, and the history of writing in the Ancient Mediterranean.

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THQ is a Southern California video game company that wins this week's award for Worst Publicity Stunt, Especially in Retrospect, I Mean Wow, What Were They Thinking?
(Assuming such a thing exists.)
To promote their forthcoming game Homefront, THQ released thousands of balloons over the Moscone Center at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Ten thousand red balloons, to be exact, each one carrying a special coupon for the GameStop video store.
It's hard to guess what they thought was going to happen (each balloon floating peacefully into the hand of an eager gamer?), but unsurprisingly, the balloons first ascended to the skies, then were driven by wind and rain into the bay. Eventually, thousands of balloons bobbed on the surface of the water, and rather than squealing with joy over their coupons, citizens were righteously pissed off.
The reason for the balloon launch in the first place? Homefront is set in a near-future where the United States is invaded by nuclear-armed troops from North Korea, and THQ chose the balloon release as a way to "simulate a method used by South Korea to send messages of hope to the North."
Great idea! Except mayyyyyybe for the part about the balloons.
San Francisco's environmental group Save the Bay has accused THQ and GameStop of polluting and littering, and GameStop was quick to claim no prior knowledge of the stunt. For THQ's part, they're reassuring the public that the balloons "were made from a 100% organic product and are 100% biodegradable," but also say they're providing a cleanup crew for any lingering debris.
I'm guessing that doesn't include scooping balloons out of the bay, but then again, if I were in THQ's marketing department, I might well be strapping on a wetsuit today in order to save my ass.
But hey, maybe this person's actually going to get a raise. I mean, it's possible this falls under the "there's no such thing as bad PR" umbrella, right? I doubt we'd be reporting on Homefront today if THQ hadn't crammed balloons up San Francisco's bay-hole, after all. Maybe the bad press they're getting right now will eventually result in increased sales, because at least people will have heard of the game ahead of time.
What do you think? Stupid PR move by this gaming company, or crazy like a fox?
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Drinking alcohol, including beer and wine, during pregnancy can cause birth defects. Fetal alcohol effects and alcohol-related birth defects rank among the top three causes of mental retardation in the United States and follow only heart disease as causes of birth defects.
All alcohol-related birth defects can be prevented if the population is informed that drinking, even in small amounts, could cause defects.
Several cities in Southern California have already mandated that "warning" signs be posted in establishments that serve or sell alcohol. Recently the Orange County Board of Supervisors has taken under advisement the posting of warning signs in county areas, as well as a recommendation to all cities in the county to pass similar legislation.
In addition, alcohol has been placed on the governor's list of toxic chemicals that cause birth defects. Statewide legislation is being considered for mandatory warning signs.


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Buffon Apologizes For Heavy Defeat
Italy goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon gave his reaction to the shocking 3-0 loss to Holland in the second Group C match of Euro 2008.
"I want to apologize for this performance on behalf of the whole team to the Italian people," he said. "I don't think anyone expected this from us, including ourselves. It's easily the worst defeat I've experienced in 10 years with the national team.
"The first goal? It was probably offside, but we can't use this as an excuse for the defeat. We just didn't play well enough, while they played extremely well. I give my compliments to Holland.
"We showed some resilience in the second half, when we had a few chances, but it wasn't enough. It just wasn't our night."
The Azzurri now face Romania on Friday at 18.00, while Holland face France. In the first Group C match earlier today Romania and France drew 0-0.
Pirlo Blasts Donadoni's Tactics
La Nazionale endured a horrid first half as the Oranje jumped out to a 2-0 lead on half an hour in perhaps the most highly anticipated clash of the group stages.
Many have slammed Donadoni's decision to start aging midfielder Massimo Ambrosini ahead of Roma's Daniele De Rossi, and Pirlo followed suit by insisting he would have been allowed to influence the game more had De Rossi started instead.
"We certainly got off to a bad start," said the AC Milan playmaker. "We didn't intend to play like this, but we ran into an off day. There are another two games now and we have to play better and win.
"If De Rossi had played then I would've been further up the field, but there are 23 of us in the squad and the Coach makes his decisions."
Italy improved greatly when Fabio Grosso came off the bench to slot in at left-back after the interval, resulting in Gianluca Zambrotta switching to the right side of defence and Christian Panucci moving into the centre.
While Pirlo believes Donadoni made the right moves regarding the back-line, he insisted the changes should have been made much sooner.
"We tried to break them down, but in the first half they always doubled up on the wings and blocked us off," he said.
"In the second half with Grosso and Zambrotta we got to the byline a bit more. We probably should've had them on earlier, considering the way the game went, but it's easy to say in hindsight."
Marco van Basten's men ruthlessly exploited the absence of Azzurri skipper Fabio Cannavaro, punishing the resulting lapses of concentration with swift, incisive counterattacks.
Pirlo admitted the team as whole were not wary enough in defence, but insisted they can only look forward to their upcoming clashes with Romania and France.
"The first goal was offside and then we conceded twice on counters that were created from our set plays at the other end, so we just weren't attentive enough to their runs.
"We were all disappointed, but this match is over and we have to analyse our mistakes and ensure we don't repeat them in the two decisive games."
The Only Way Is Up - Toni
Bayern Munich forward Toni admits that the only way is up after a disastrous start to Italy's campaign.
"Usually when there's a Last Chance Saloon we tend to bring something out of the bag, so we hope that we can do that again with Romania," Toni told Football Italia.
"We had a bad start and a poor performance. Many things didn't work the way we wanted and Holland played very well, deserving their victory.
"I think we created some good chances in the second half and were unlucky not to score.
"We do have to analyse ourselves here and admit we made a lot of mistakes, but we can learn from them."
Toni had a good chance to get his nation back into the game when it was still 2-0, as he sprung the offside trap from Antonio Cassano's pass, but could only balloon the ball over the bar.
"Antonio's ball came through and I saw the goalkeeper coming forward so I tried the lob, but I scuffed it horribly," Toni added


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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Coming off of a pair of shutout losses, UNCG got a much needed result Sunday afternoon, posting a clean sheet of its own and using a Quiqui Hita (Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep) tally to earn a 1-0 victory over the Tribe of William & Mary at Martin Family Stadium.
"This game today was our first complete, 90-minute solid performance all season," said head coach Michael Coll. "We've had halves and three-quarter good performances but this was a solid performance from the first kick to the last."
The game-winning moment for the Spartans came, in all honesty, largely against the run of play in the second half. The chance started with an Ashton Duty (Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson) corner, with the Tribe clearance attempt failing to reach further than the top of the 18-yard box. Emily Jensen (Nelson, New Zealand/Santa Clara) helped the ball along to the middle of the box and Hita used the outside of her right foot to slot the ball into the lower right corner in the 60th minute.
William & Mary ended up racking up a 19-5 advantage in total shots, including a 14-1 run in the second 45 minutes. The Tribe also earned five corner kicks, compared to two for UNCG. However, whenever the Tribe threatened the Spartan goal, Aiyanah Tyler-Cooper (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) was quick to come off of her line and snuff out the opportunity, registering her second collegiate clean sheet.
"Aiyanah was very secure today," said Coll. "She pretty much owned her 18-yard box. She came and snuffed out a few quarter chances from them on through balls and things and she came out and caught a couple high crosses to relieve the back line. It was a very good performance for her. It was very clearly her best performance of the season in my opinion."
With the Tribe thrusting the action into the Spartan defensive third, the UNCG back line was put under a lot of pressure to perform. The foursome of Duty, Marissa Ferrantino (Woodbridge, Va./Osbourn Park), Jensen and Maddie Hoffman (Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road) were solid as a rock, playing every second of the 90 minutes.
Both teams used the opening half to feel one another out, with methodical play being the key throughout the first 45 minutes. Neither side provided too much of a threat to the opposing team's goal, though the best chance of the half quite possibly came off the foot of Virginia native Ferrantino. The perennially steady defender isn't typically known for her offensive play but Ferrantino found herself in a good bit of space from the left-hand corner of the 18-yard box and curled in a ball that was bending toward the right corner of the goal but sailed just high over the crossbar.
Outside of that moment of near brilliance, both teams plugged along and kept their defensive shape, sending the contest into the half deadlocked at 0-0.
The Tribe came out of the gates firing in the second half, immediately putting pressure on the Spartan defense. Sami Grasso nearly gave William & Mary the lead after breaking away towards Tyler-Cooper but her shot whistled just past the right post and out for a goal kick.
With the majority of play in the period being played in the UNCG defensive third, Hita's goal stunned the William & Mary faithful in the stands at Martin Family Stadium. With the lead in hand, the Spartans dropped back into a primarily defensive positioning, choosing to pick moments to jump out on the counter attack.
The result was a frantic comeback attempt by the Tribe, who threw the ball and numbers into the box in search of an equalizer. However, every time William & Mary put the ball into dangerous areas, Tyler-Cooper and the UNCG defense was up to the challenge.
"In any college soccer game, whether you're home or away, in the last 10 minutes of the game or so when a team is losing by a goal they push really hard," said Coll. "But to have to do it the last 30 minutes against a strong team, that was a huge commitment to demand from our players but they answered every attack thrown at them and they did it well."
The victory gives the Spartans some much needed momentum heading out of non-conference play and into fiercely competitive Southern Conference action. UNCG opens the league-portion of its schedule on Friday, travelling to Spartanburg, South Carolina to battle Wofford.
"This is a huge win on the road against a traditionally very strong program," said Coll. "William & Mary don't lose here hardly ever. To do that on the road against a team like that right before conference play starts is massive. It should give us a lot of confidence heading into SoCon play on Friday. We should be able to put our best foot forward right away."


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However, I shall discuss abstract business matters in a fun way that will, because I will take you down avenues of thought you may never have previously trodden, give you an insight into how you view the world.
Never trust anyone who tells you what you should know. The wise man doesn't teach through dogma and ultimatums, they teach through challenging your current views and then allowing you to decide where to rest your hat.
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President Mahmoud Abbas has undergone weeks of medical treatment after a fall in the bathroom left him with a "major bruise" on his back, says Palestinian peace negotiator and PLO member Saeb Erekat. He denied a report in Arabic daily Al Quds Al Arabi and also in Israeli media that Mr. Abbas is in declining health.
Mr. Erekat says that Abbas, 75, is in the final week of treatment at Jordan Hospital in Amman after slipping in the bathtub last month. Abbas has been residing at his private residence in the Jordanian capital, according to Erekat, who characterized the suggestion the president was suffering from an illness as "absolute nonsense." Abbas has continued to carry out official duties, wrapping up a three-day visit to Egypt this week.
Nevertheless, the speculation is a reminder that the Palestinian leader's death would leave behind a welter of potential successors with paltry experience on the international stage and limited domestic popular support, as well as an unclear electoral process to coronate a new leader.
Such a scenario could leave the Palestinians without a credible figure to serve as an interlocutor for a treaty with Israel, dealing a blow to the peace process.
"It's going to put a stop to the idea of a Palestinian state in 2011" as the Palestinians are calling for, says Meir Javedanfar, a Tel Aviv-based Middle East analyst.
"This health scare should be used as an opportunity by the Palestinian Liberation Organization to clarify the line of succession when Abbas steps down, because nobody lives forever. It would also help Abbas' legacy if he manages the question of succession in an effective manner."
Elections for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority were supposed to be held in January 2010 – the expiration of Abbas' five-year term in office. But there is no vote on the horizon because of the unresolved rift between Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007 and won the last Palestinian parliamentary elections, and Abbas' Fatah party, which held on to power in the West Bank.
Potential successors
Though Abbas announced at the end of last year that he doesn't plan to seek reelection, he has remained in office to serve out what has become an open-ended tenure in lieu of a rapprochement between Hamas and Fatah. An unexpected resignation by Abbas and pressure for a vote could intensify the standoff between his Western-backed secular government in the West Bank and the Islamist party in Gaza.
What's more, Abbas has no heir apparent – a reminder of the uncertainty following the 2004 death Yasser Arafat. The constitution of the Palestinian Authority doesn't provide for a vice president who can immediately step into the shoes of a head of state, according to Palestinian political experts.
Outside of Abbas, the most popular figure in his Fatah party is Marwan Barghouti, though he was arrested in 2002 and is currently serving consecutive life sentences in Israel for planning deadly attacks during the First and Second Intifadas. Beyond Barghouti there is no consensus on a Fatah leader, accelerating infighting in a party already riven by internal rivalry.
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh is the next most popular figure after Barghouti, though the US and western allies are likely to boycott a politician from an Islamist party that doesn't recognize Israel. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is favored in the international community and has been gaining credibility among Palestinians for his plan to create a de facto state by 2011, but he is not a member of the ruling Fatah party.
"There isn't anyone you can identify as the next leader. Palestinians feel insecurity because they don't know who will come if Abbas leaves office," says Mohammed Dejani, a political science professor at Al Quds University. "It will be the same problem as with Arafat."


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Joseph Conrad and I have always had our ups and downs. Our relationship is not stable. Approaching him, I never know if I'm going to be blown away or left in the dust.
We started to get to know each other when I was 18 years old and I tried to read Heart of Darkness. I say tried because I didn't understand a word that I read. I see now that I wasn't ready, but I wanted to be cool and say I read the book that Apocalypse Now was based on. Because at that time, I thought being able to talk about Apocalypse Now was part of the definition of cool. Not so much anymore, though that has nothing to do with Conrad.
After that embarrassment, I didn't pick up Conrad again for eight years; then in 2007 I read The Secret Agent. Damn that was a good book. If you want to read something by Conrad that isn't so, well, Conrad-esque, read The Secret Agent. Now that book is cool. So cool, in fact, that Hitchcock made a film version of it. But if you are looking to watch it, don't watch The Secret Agent, because that's an entirely different movie. Confusing, I know.
Ok – I thought – Conrad, I've got you now! Well, not so much. Nostromo in 2008 was, well, I don't know. I didn't have any expectations. I knew that plot was dissimilar enough from The Secret Agent to not hope for a repeat of that novel. It turned out to be 2/3 boring, the rest decent. Not a book I intend to pick up again – or at least for a very long time.
So I came to Lord Jim with mixed feelings. It's a book I've wanted to read since I was in high school, when my A.P. English teacher said she could never get through it. Reading a classic novel that even your teacher couldn't finish? Very cool. Also, it's about sailors and islands in the South Pacific. Double cool. But then I have this history with Conrad which made me suspect – maybe I was being set up here.
Well, I wasn't set up. From the very beginning – from the very first paragraph, I settled into this novel like I haven't settled into a book in a very long time – perhaps since I read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close a year ago. It felt like curling up in bed, with familiar sheets and blankets and soft, soft pillows - being surrounded by comfort. Why certain books make me feel that way I couldn't say, but this was definitely one of them.
Jim was a first mate on a ship filled with Muslim pilgrims. One night on the journey, while all the passengers are asleep, the boat hits something and springs a leak. The crew are convinced that the ship will sink, and to wake the passengers would cause complete pandemonium and nobody would get off the ship alive. So, they abandon the ship and leave the passengers to drown. At the last minute, Jim, who has always dreamed of being the Big Hero who Saves the Day, abandons the ship with them. He is embarrassed and disgraced. The crew manages to get safely to shore and make up a story about the sinking. Turns out, though, that the ship didn't sink. It was towed to land and everybody is safe. Big oops. There is an inquest, Jim is left to take the brunt of it all, and is stripped of his seaman's papers. At the inquest, he meets a man, Marlow, who sees that Jim is "one of us" (a gentleman, not a regular seadog). Marlow goes about helping Jim find various jobs, all of which he leaves once talk of the Patua comes up. He is so thoroughly ruined in his own mind my his cowardice – he just cannot forgive himself for acting in a way that was completely contrary to who imagined himself to be. Marlow finally gets him a job as the manager of a trading post on the island Patusan, replacing the "slinking" manager, Cornelius. Jim arrives there, orchestrates and attack on a local tyrannical lord and is loved by the people of the island. He picks up with Cornelius's step-daughter and is generally hated by the former manager. Marlow comes to visit and finds Jim about as happy and satisfied as he could possibly be, essentially able to restore his dignity far away from his past. Then, something bad happens – a group of thieves come to Patusan to find some food, and discover an island ripe of the taking. The natives launch an attack, and the thieves – lead by a man named Brown – is stuck in the river. Eventually, Jim and Brown talk, and he decides to let them go back down the river and leave. It was a trick, and on their way out they attack a group of natives further down the river, killing one of Jim's close friends and the son of the local leader along with many others. This incident completely breaks down Jim's world. He is no longer the infallible authority – he told the natives to let Brown & company go, and look what happened! Jim knows his time is up – another disgrace, another breaking of trust. His loyal servants and his girlfriend ask if he wants to fight, or to try to escape, but he is resigned to his own fate – tired of running away, but there is nothing to fight for – an honor he never had in the first place. He took full responsibility for everything that happened, went to the local leader's camp and allowed his friend's father to shoot him in retaliation for the death of his son. The end.
Conrad could tell this story chronologically, from beginning to end (as I have just done), and have a decent narrative. But he doesn't do that. He tells the story through Marlow, who hears some of it through Jim, some through Brown, some through Stein, etc. It's more complicated, and you get the story jumping around. That may annoy some readers, but I don't mind. Conrad does it seamlessly here, as I don't feel he did with Nostromo. One original reviewer complained that "[Conrad's] story is not so much told as seen intermittently through a haze of sentences . . . like a river-mist." I can see this point, and definitely feel there was a haziness about Nostromo, (and The Heart of Darkness, though that might have been my own fog); I felt that Lord Jim was much more straight forward and easy to understand. Or maybe I'm just evolving. But compared to Henry James, Conrad is a sunny, cloudless day.
The blogger at mopie.com – a newly discovered site for book reviews wrote the following about Lord Jim: "All about how a whiny white man redeems himself by solving all the problems of the "natives" with his wise white wisdom, and sacrificing himself to them. So condescending. And the narrative is this one guy delivering a florid book-length monologue…and pondering the "nobility" problems of the main character. Oh no, a young imperialist failed to be noble when he was supposed to be noble! Thank god he could go tame the natives and reclaim his nobility! I hate Joseph Conrad…My notes in the margins read: 'Oh quit whining, you giant effing baby' and 'Stupidly British imperialist honor nobility bullshit.' Which makes no sense, but you get the point, I think?"
Ok – yes, Conrad's writing is colored by the times, but he wasn't a British imperialist. His trip to the Congo (which inspired The Heart of Darkness) allowed him to see firsthand the treatment of "natives" by the imperialist/capitalists, and he recognized the inhumanity of it. The residents of Patusan didn't follow Jim because he was white, but because he was successful and trustworthy. They did see him and the other whites as "others" and set apart, but I didn't get the impression they saw them as better, or that Jim felt himself superior to them because he was white and they weren't. There wasn't any "taming" involved. Maybe I missed that and am completely interpreting it wrong, but I didn't feel any of that. Of course in today's post colonial world it seems racist, but looking at it from a turn-of-the-century perspective, it was much more progressive than other contemporary works. After all, what year did Birth of a Nation come out?
Yes, he was a little whiny about the whole thing. At times you did want to say, get on with this nobility and honor. But it was a big deal. People would have gotten that a hundred years ago in a different way than we get it. Maybe a gang member would understand it. That may be an interesting modern interpretation - what happens when a Blood acts cowardly and has to get away?
I think, too, that a lot of this is addressed by his confrontation with Brown. Jim questions Brown about why he came to their island and started causing trouble. Brown realizes – from his conversations with Cornelius (who snuck to Brown and tried to double cross Jim) – that Jim has something to hide. Why is this brilliant white kid of some class here on this outpost? And Brown ignores Jim's question and knows how to get to him. He asks, "well why are you here?" Brown tells him he's on the run too – that they aren't any different. They've both lived their lives and done things that dog them. Brown is the other side of Jim – Jim thought that he had escaped his past, had been able to put it behind him and move on, starting over. But your past always follows you, if no where else but inside you. And Brown shows up, almost like Satan in the desert, to remind Jim. Is Jim any more honorable than Brown? Has he really redeemed himself in any way? Probably not really. In the eyes of other "gentleman," (Marlow) he clearly has somehow.
Conrad definitely isn't for everyone. He can be boring, tedious, and foggy. But something about his writing continues to attract me back to him again and again. I couldn't describe it, but its observations like, "the nights descended on her like a benediction" that I just eat up. The beauty of that phrase both crushes me and fills my heart with joy. It's so beautiful. And Conrad's language is riddled with that kind of stuff. So if you love just great writing in a style that really is no more, than maybe Conrad is for you. After Lord Jim, I am definitely excited to revisit Heart of Darkness in a year or two. I think that this time, I'll understand it.


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Alpha Sovereign Hotel Gold Coast (formerly Australis Sovereign) is just the place to stay for a quiet retreat in Surfers Paradise, while still having easy access to beaches, shopping, dining and attractions.
Situated on the Broadbeach side of Surfers Paradise, you can enjoy the best the area has to offer by day or night but swiftly escape the hustle and bustle when you arrive back at the hotel.
Alpha Sovereign features mid-rise twin towers with:
A wide range of contemporary hotel rooms and suites
Accommodation with balconies overlooking the Gold Coast Hinterland, the hotel complex and pool, or Surfers Paradise skyline with ocean behind
Free WiFi for guests throughout the hotel and accommodation
Guest app to download a range of magazines and papers for free
Arrive to a bright and breezy lobby and reception area that flows through to Flavours Restaurant and bar. Flavours offers a relaxing alfresco terrace where guests can enjoy a delicious meal, catch up for a drink or kick back for some quiet reading time.
The intimate lagoon pool and spa is surrounded by lush tropical gardens and shady pockets to relax in. Or soak up the sun on poolside lounges, just a few steps from Flavours bar to order a drink or snack.
For the kids, the pool has a shallow sandy area, ideal for a splashing and water fun. Alpha Sovereign Hotel also has a games room with video games, board games and other indoor activities for children.
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Sunday, 9 June 2013
Helping Mr J with his science project - making up petri dishes to see which of 6 commonly used items in the house is germiest. Part of me wants to see lots of things growing in these dishes for his project, and the other part of me is horrified that people may think I have an unclean house. Oh well I guess time will tell.
Miss B has been stitching lots of felt together from a kit she received for her birthday, making felt cakes and doughnuts.
I have managed to whittle my bedside reading pile down a little. Finished the latest JD Robb and am part way through Kristin Kimball's autobiography "The Dirty Life" which is really interesting reading so far about a city girl and life in rural Vermont on a farm
The binding for my Ruby Nine patch quilt has been made- almost 8.5 metres. Now just the rest of the quilt to do. The scarf has been finished as well, just darning in and maybe blocking to do..
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Chapter 2 page 471–STL RnR Half
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Love all the photos! Those VIP potty's look fabulous!ReplyDelete
Thanks again for inviting me along, it was an awesome experience. I gained so much from this race that I can't thank you enough!
What does that sign say about free medal engraving? My eyes aren't that good! :)
- AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 1:06 PM
The Card won the World Series and WE WERE THERE!!!! "L"ReplyDelete
Oh, and how did I totally miss that salt table during the race? Where was it?ReplyDelete
Love all of the photos but my fave ... you in the grass!ReplyDelete
So many great photos! I've heard of those Brooks VIP port-o-potties. They look NICE for a race!ReplyDelete
That is one awesome medal!ReplyDelete
Love the photos! Looks like you all had a fabulous time! What a great girls weekend!ReplyDelete
The generator blew up for the Brooks VIP Porta Potties in Savannah, so we weren't even able to use them. However, Brooks is going to make it up to us somehow.
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Since SOTC's been on the upcoming show-info tip today, thought it might make sense to tell you this: El-P is playing a benefit for New Haven's WNHU 88.7 FM next month . . . in an Urban Outfitters.
Status Ain't Hood says that El-P's "not all that irritating" live (a compliment, it seems), so it might be worth your pride. All you have to do to get in is show up early on Saturday, July 14 and print out "an official event invitation" that'll be available here. Think they'll have 'EVERYBODY LOVES AN INDIE GIRL' T-shirts on sale, special for the show?
Full release below.
(New York, NY) June 13, 2007 – Free Yr Radio, an independent music campaign developed by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. (TMS) and Urban Outfitters (URBN) comes to New York City on July 14th with a free performance by Brooklyn rapper / producer and indie hip-hop pioneer, EL-P. The free in-store concert will take place at the Avenue of the Americas' Urban Outfitters in Manhattan.
The concert, co-presented by independent radio station WNHU 88.7 FM, will be open to music fans of all ages.
"WNHU is excited to be a part of the Free Yr Radio program. We are always looking for new ways to help grow and expand the awareness of non-commercial radio in New Haven and across the country," says Station Manager, John Martin. "We are proud to be a part of such a program that provides a unique way to bring new music, informative public service, and great specialty shows to non-commercial stations across the country."
The Manhattan in-store concert at Urban Outfitters is part of the year-long Free Yr Radio campaign developed by Yaris and Urban Outfitters to support the independent music scene and strengthen the non-commercial radio stations that help it thrive. The campaign includes ongoing promotional support for WNHU and 12 other non-commercial radio stations across the country.
As a partner station, WNHU will give away a new Toyota Yaris to a listener via a promotional sweepstakes developed to bring in donations to the station. The station will also receive proceeds from a compilation CD that will be released through Urban Outfitters this fall.
The in-store concert in New York marks the twelfth stop on the Free Yr Radio tour which will continue through July in major U.S. markets and include performances by some of independent music's biggest names including Tapes 'N Tapes, The Rapture, Klaxons, and Dinosaur Jr.
Entry to the show will be awarded to those who present an official event invitation, which can be accessed and printed from the program's website, www.freeyrradio.com. Number of fans admitted will be subject to store's capacity.


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Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas: Dinner Party!
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are elegant and sophisticated as they leave Mr. Chow restaurant on Friday (June 22) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 42-year-old actress and her husband, 67, ran into The View's Barbara Walters while they were out dining.
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Bec's BLOGS in July topic today is three life tips...
Mmm I'm not exceptionally qualified for this... but here's my
1. Work Hard - be it .. at a paid job or something like mowing the lawn, doing some exercise... sometimes we really don't feel like working...in the case of exercise... this is usually when we need to do it the most :D
(today was a great day for mowing the lawns and doing some washing .. Izzi wanted to help... but somehow managed to get pegged on the line herself)
2. Play Hard - Life can't all be about work... we all need a bit of time out. What do you find fun, enjoyable.. make sure you make time for these things :) For me... it's spending time with friends, playing games and also creating, colouring in. For Izzi it's things like sliding down the bannisters (tee hee).
3. Rest well - whilst rest could be linked to play.. it's a bit different in my opinion... we all need a certain amount of sleep each day... we can't just work and play.. we need to rest as well! :) Some of us need more than others! Get to know what your limits are and listen to your body! If like me you are someone who needs a bit more rest... Don't overdo things!


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Skin cancer is the only cancer that can be seen on the surface of the skin. By examining your skin for any changes, you can detect early warning signs of skin cancer. At the Asarch Center, we treat skin cancers of varying types and urge our patients to check their skin frequently for changes.
Skin cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the skin. These cancers are very curable if found early. Melanoma can be deadly and is the most serious form of skin cancer.
Anyone can get skin cancer. Sun and indoor tanning are the leading causes of skin cancer.
The most likely people to get skin cancer:
- Spend a lot of time in the sun.
- Use tanning beds or sun lamps.
- Live (or once lived) in an area that gets intense sunlight, Colorado included.
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) (above)-Cancerous. BCC is the most common of all skin cancers and often appears as a shiny bump, raised pink or red spot or a sore that won't heal.
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (above)- Cancerous. SCC is the second most dangerous type of skin cancer and it is fast growing. These look like scaly patches or warts and may bleed.
Melanoma-(above) Cancerous. Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. These are unevenly shaped with irregular borders and can be multi-colored, though they are often brown or black.
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC)
This skin cancer is rare. It is also aggressive. If you have been diagnosed with MCC, find a doctor who has experience treating it.
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)
DFSP grows slowly and rarely spreads. Treatment is important because DFSP can grow so deep it reaches the bone.
There are many treatment options for skin cancer depending on when it is found, what type it is and how severe it is.
At the Asarch Center, we specialize in Mohs Surgery- a treatment which removes skin cancer while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible. Dr. Richard Asarch and Dr. Adam Asarch have performed over 30,000 successful Mohs Surgeries.
Mohs is the most effective procedure for treating basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers, with the highest success rate of all skin cancer treatments. Mohs allows surgeons to identify and remove tumors one layer at a time while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible, minimizing discomfort and recovery time as much as possible.
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I love that I don't have to go to a salon to buy this. It's available at supermarkets, drug stores, discount stores, etc. It's a bit pricey for shampoo, but it's worth it. If you are like me, and you don't wash your hair every day, it lasts quite a while. Even though this shampoo is sulfate-free, it has a rich, luxurious lather. (If you've ever tried sulfate-free products, you know they just don't create suds. However, this product lathers as well as any regular shampoo). It smells wonderful, makes my hair soft and shiny, and it's 100% vegan. The product also claims to make your color last longer, but since there's no sun protection in it, I'm not sure I believe that. I use the volumizing formula, but the shampoo (and conditioner) is also available in a moisturizing formula and a smoothing formula. I believe there are a few EverPure styling products, but I haven't tried them yet.


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Well, I dropped my camera last week, so I can't show you pictures of project number 2 from my new jewelry book. Hopefully I get that fixed soon :)
So I decided it was time to make my April Treasury featuring Blue items from the NCTriangle Team:
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Blue Treasury
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- Lynn said...
So pretty! I clicked to make them big so I was able to enjoy them.
...and thank you for not making me type the squiggly words!
- April 21, 2012 at 6:34 PM
- Miss Val's Creations said...
Beautiful blue Treasury. The coffee cup corset cracks me up. So fun and feminine! I hope your camera is savageable.
- April 24, 2012 at 9:51 AM
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Brian Eno's 77 million paintingsJuly 5, 2007
The North American premiere of 77 Million Paintings was presented by San Francisco's Long Now Foundation, an art collective established to pursue projects promoting a "slower and better" worldview. The show is one of Eno's "generative" works. He loads his images and sounds onto a computer, which plays them back randomly as an infinite set of permutations – hence the title.
The audio-visual installation, 77 Million Paintings, has been shown in various forms in Venice, Tokyo and London. The San Francisco installation is the largest yet.
Personally I hope this comes back to the UK as it's something I am very interested in seeing and developing my systems close to it for performance. It is reassuring to know there is an audience for this type of work, of this size.
There is a video of this if you scroll down into this entry.
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Luke 16:8-9
8-9"Now here's a surprise: The master praised the crooked manager! And why? Because he knew how to look after himself. Streetwise people are smarter in this regard than law-abiding citizens. They are on constant alert, looking for angles, surviving by their wits. I want you to be smart in the same way—but for what is right—using every adversity to stimulate you to creative survival, to concentrate your attention on the bare essentials, so you'll live, really live, and not complacently just get by on good behavior."
God Sees Behind Appearances
10-13Jesus went on to make these comments:
If you're honest in small things,
you'll be honest in big things;
If you're a crook in small things,
you'll be a crook in big things.
If you're not honest in small jobs,
who will put you in charge of the store?
No worker can serve two bosses:
He'll either hate the first and love the second
Or adore the first and despise the second.
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how the JVM manages memory and how you can tune garbage collection and the compacting of the Java heap to ensure optimal performance. Tuning the JMS container, JMS store-and-forward, and the WebLogic message bridge is critical when dealing with messaging applications. The chapter discusses several ways to tune messaging, such as dealing with large message backlogs, defining quotas, and blocking message senders when quota thresholds are reached. It also shows how to control the flow of messages to JMS servers and destinations. The chapter reviews key Oracle recommendations for optimizing the performance of JDBC data sources and transactions.
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Video-laryngoscope With a Novel Video-stylet for Difficult Intubation
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01215695
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 6, 2010
Results First Posted : July 27, 2017
Last Update Posted : September 8, 2017
University of Louisville
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Lenhardt R, Burkhart MT, Brock GN, Kanchi-Kandadai S, Sharma R, Akça O. Is video laryngoscope-assisted flexible tracheoscope intubation feasible for patients with predicted difficult airway? A prospective, randomized clinical trial. Anesth Analg. 2014 Jun;118(6):1259-65. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000220. Erratum in: Anesth Analg. 2015 Feb;120(2):495.
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Hard-drive camcorders have been slower to catch on than I would've thought. Sure, they cost a bit more than their DVD- or tape-based equivalents, but the convenience of having such a large storage capacity--and not having to deal with tape--make them appealing. However, some buyers can't get past the idea of not having removable storage, which is why Panasonic is so keen to point out that their new SDR-H18 can record to either its built-in 30GB drive or to a SD/SDHC flash memory card, without any difference in quality. Of course, it also helps that the company is part of the SD Card Association, and has been on a big push to champion SD memory cards as the next big storage medium for consumer video.Unlike the awkward body designs we've seen with some recent SD-based camcorders, the SDR-H18 is very comfortable to hold. Part of the reason is that designers had to find a place to put the camcorder's hard drive, which finds its home in the right side of the body--creating an iPod-sized block that is just the right shape for a hand to wrap around. Almost all the camcorder's controls are also on the right-hand side; most of them can easily be reached with either a forefinger or thumb. While I had a hard time reaching and pressing the menu button with my right thumb, you still can access the most frequently used controls--such as backlight compensation, white balance, and shutter and iris controls--by pressing the joystick, so this isn't much of a problem. It would've been nice for Panasonic to put the menu button somewhere more convenient, however.
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I wanted a camcorder that wouldn't need endless tape or disc replacement. With this Panasonic model, i never have to buy anymore accessories. just download video and pictures directly to my computer, up to 16 hours! I could go on vacation for a week, and never have to transfer any data! The SDR-H18 is so simple to use, I have had no use for te instruction manual. it is self explanitory. I have carpal-tunnel, but holding this palmcorder does not bother my hands or arms!
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My wife bought this for me as an early birthday present - so we could take it on our honeymoon. The camera has good battery life, but when you travel make sure charge the battery nightly. The camera is very light and easy to carry around. Taking video is very easy. The picture on the screen on the camera is very nice. We haven't hooked it up to our computer or tv yet, but plan to very soon! I love this camera. The hard-disk option is really great.


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Every year we pick up a selections of new products from our line of productions and make them as a furniture collection of the year. We selected those items based on the design, new materials or new detail. This year 2013 issue is finishing technique, Many of our antique reproduction furniture take a little touch of distressed furniture style, We take a common antique furniture style and than we make a treatment on the surface of the wood to make a distressed, The final result is like on this photo.
We also do some distressed on the paint of those antique reproduction furniture. We add some dent or small chipping on the paint to make it look like a real old stuff, It's look like a small things to do but don't get it wrong, it takes large amount of time and skills to do this because if we make it crappy they will look like a broken furniture instead of an antique ones. it takes a really skillful worker to do this task and art is definitely one main component on this process.
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The Meet the Leaders Quest will run through May 31. Catch up with Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 and Day 6 Scroll down for easy directions.
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Now you can earn achievements just for visiting certain pages! Take a minute to visit the recent players leaderboard. Can you spot the future leaders? Look for players who have connected multiple social media networks, bought stock, and engaged with other players. NOW – why not reach out and invite them to join the leaders? Personal outreach is POWERFUL.
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Back from holidays!!!
Dear students, I sincerely hope you all had a good summer, even those of you who had to study also should have had some free and enjoyable time. Now you should be ready for exams or for the new school year, there will be some interesting changes for the students in 1º Bachillerato as they will have to face a selectividad oral English exam too. We will speak Englsih in class and visit the language lab once a fortnight. Anyway I´ll explain everything as soon as I come back to school on the 27th September. While I´m abroad remember to review your English from last summer, try to watch American or British films in original version and read some articles on the internet.
Now, I would like you to post some beautiful and culturally interesting shots from your summer holidays with a brief description of the place. This photograph was taken in Sanlúcar, and they are my daughters, come on, I want to see yours!!!!!


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Saturday Paul and I went to Indianapolis to visit a man who had had his leg amputated, and since we were in the big city, we decided to go see a movie. We went to "A Serious Man" with absolutely no knowledge about it–had no idea who was in it, who directed it–we just wanted to see a movie and it looked like it was getting good reviews.
When it was over, my initial reaction was, "Wow, I do not understand this movie," but it is one of those that makes you think and mull it over for days and days. "A Serious Man" takes on the very serious question of the human condition and a person's relationship with God. But since it is a Coen brothers flick, it is also at times hilariously funny. It sent me back to the Old Testament to read the book of Job, and I think the movie makes more and more sense to me. It is brilliant, funny, tragic, and altogether wonderful.
Larry Samski becomes Everyman–a Jewish Everyman trying to see a rabbi so he can figure out why things are going so horribly wrong in his life and what he can do about it. The message on the goy's teeth, the Grace Slick philosophy, the Bathsheba next door, and the uncle who has to keep draining his boils all blend together into a movie you will never forget. Go see it–and then let me know what you think.


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Sunday, June 24, 2007
A simple proposal for Cathedral Square
Jazz in the Park, overcrowded as it is, probably isn't going anywhere. It is organized and sponsored by the nearby businesses that benefit from its proximity, and any other location would fail to bring them that business (though it's easy to imagine them providing some kind of festival-style tents at a different location, it'd also be a huge hassle.)
So if that's the case, if Jazz in the Park is going to remain a defining feature of Cathedral Square... shouldn't the park's design reflect that fact?
Shouldn't there be a permanent stage, instead of a clearly-temporary tent, which smothers the park's central design element?
Looking to the park's past, it's immediately clear where a permanent stage should be located:
The north end of the park once held the county courthouse. A new permanent stage could be located there without disturbing the park's basic form. The benefits would be numerous.
For one, if it was designed as a sufficiently substantial construct, it could consolidate a number of functions which are currently left haphazardly scattered around the temporary stage: storage, bathrooms, and whatever functions the mobile trailer parked behind the stage serves.
A large number of Port-a-Potties are left sitting around in the park all summer, and it really just looks like hell. They're Port-a-Potties -- they're made for construction sites, not green space. It's not how you're supposed to treat a respectable major urban park. Even if a new stage didn't include the same number of toilets, it could include some kind of screened section where additional portables could be located for the summer. Alternately, two separate sets of bathrooms could be provided, a small set for everyday use and a larger pair opened only on Thursday evenings.
Second: a new stage at this location would allow all that space that's behind the current stage to become viewer seating, and make it much more pleasant when Jazz in the Park's not in session by getting rid of all the temporary junk. If the new stage backs up all the way to the sidewalk, the park could actually gain useful space for Thursday nights. At worst it'd be a break-even situation.
Third (and I don't know how much of a concern this is, but it's worth mentioning), it would have the audience with the sun at their backs, which is usually nicer than squinting into it.
Fourth: it would provide a badly needed sense of spatial closure at the park's north end.
Fifth: it'd be the perfect time to reconsider the rest of the park's detailing. I complained earlier about the park's unappealing pathways. Some simple additions could completely alter the feel of the park:
That's Zeilder Park downtown. A few simple elements transform a plain asphalt walk into a place that invites one to linger and relax. Half-walls and permanent picnic tables could achieve the same along Cathedral Square's edges.
So what're the drawbacks?
Money, money, and money. Putting up a substantial building with electricty and plumbing is not an insignificant undertaking, nor is maintaining it year-round. Time, also -- such a construction project could shut half the park down for a year or more, including an entire summer.
Spatially, the park would lose some of its central green space where the stage would be, though what remained would be a nicer space for it. In an ideal world, we could poach ten or fifteen feet off of E. Kilbourn Avenue -- look how ridiculously huge it is! In reality, it'd probably be very difficult to make it happen. Removing the two central paths in favor of paths near the park's edges could also compensate for the loss.
As I said before, the powers that be should consider options. If Jazz in the Park is truly here for good, then the park that hosts it ought to be treated accordingly.
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- Dave said...
Now this makes more sense, though what may worked better is still have the temporary stage but move it to where you said and on the Southwest corner build a small coffeeshop/public bathrooms building.
I also agree with fixing up the walks maybe like the walks in Rittenhouse square in philly.
- June 25, 2007 9:06 AM
- Brendan said...
In all my years living in Milwaukee, I never made it to Jazz in the Park. Still, I've heard enough about it to know that, even just in terms of having the permanent bathrooms, this might be a good idea. Then again, I'm a proponent for *any* free public bathrooms...there are never enough of them anyway.
I hate doing this in a comments section because it's totally off-topic...but I could not find an email for you. Being that this is a blog about MKE's built environment, I thought you might be interested in some photos I just put up over at my blog, Where, of a tour I took through the old Pabst Brewery a year and a half ago, back when they were considering knocking half of the complex down for that AWFUL PabstCity project. *shudders* At any rate, if you'd like to see the photos, here is a link. :-)
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New police investigation centre to open near Ipswich
Suffolk Police is opening the first of two police investigation centres on Friday, where those arrested will be taken to instead of a police station.
Police say the centres will free up more of their officers' time.
Ch Insp Roger Wiltshire said: "Good facilities facilitate good investigations."
Solicitors in the centre of Ipswich, near the police station, have questioned the decision to build the facility on the edge of the town.
The building has 30 detention cells - measuring 2.4 x 3m each - forensic facilities and a visiting room.
Identity parades will be shown via laptop, and a video conferencing room will allow meetings between staff at other investigation centres in Norfolk.
"Most of the custody estate across both counties is very old and although it's been improved it's grown generically and individually on each site," said Ch Insp Wiltshire.
"What this has allowed us to do is start with a clean sheet of paper and the results are very impressive."
Location concerns
Ian Duckworth is a solicitor at Saunders Goodin Riddleston in Ipswich.
He said he was impressed with the new facility but was disappointed it had been built 5 miles (8km) away from the centre of Ipswich, where many solicitors have offices.
"We could have a five minute walk down to the station, now it's going to be a half hour and if police aren't ready when we go for interview we've got to come back again," he said.
He added: "Answering bail is another issue - if people get on a bus from the centre of town, are they going to arrive late and cause delays for officers?"
Ch Insp Wiltshire said these concerns had been considered.
"You don't get these sorts of plots in the middle of town," he said.
"We've deliberately built all the police investigation centres near main roads and transport links so we hope the people who have to come here can get here as easily as possible."
The centres have been funded by a private finance agreement between Suffolk and Norfolk police.
The centre in Martlesham opens on Friday 10 June and the one in Bury St Edmunds will open in July.
In Norfolk, there are already centres in Aylsham, Wymondham and Kings Lynn. One in Gorleston opens in November.


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Maury Aaseng has always been excited about drawing and art. After graduating with a BFA in graphic design from the University of Minnesota--Duluth, he moved to San Diego to begin an illustration career. His freelance work over the last eight years has spanned a variety of subject matter and styles. The range of his work has included anatomical illustration and cartoons for medical textbooks, informative illustrations for young adult nonfiction, custom watercolor work for independent authors, and logo design and creation. The variety has continued to fuel the creative spark that makes illustration work rewarding for him. In 2010, his artwork was featured in the Upstream People Gallery 7th Annual Color: Bold/Subtle Juried Online International Art Exhibition. An avid nature enthusiast, Maury moved back to Duluth in 2009, where he supplements his illustration work with wildlife photography and painting, hiking, skiing, and canoeing in the northern forests that border Canada. Maury lives with his wife, who works as a graphic designer at the university.
Clay Butler is the creator of the weekly alternative political comic strip Sidewalk Bubblegum, co-founder of Claytowne Productions documentary video production company and creator of the online PC Technology humor magazine Pctyrant (an oldie but a goodie), A darn good illustrator, cartoonist, graphic designer, web designer, concert photographer and writer, Clay has been working professionally since 1984.
Dan D'Addario has been drawing as far back as he can remember. It wasn't until he was in college, that one of his art instructors encouraged him to try doing caricature drawings for a High School Graduation party in 1977. He was hooked! Since then Dan has never looked back!Dan is a freelance illustrator and caricaturist in Macomb Township, Michigan. Dan's career spans almost 30 years as a graphic designer in the automotive field, while pursuing his passion of caricatures and cartooning. From 1996 until 2008, Dan freelanced editorial cartoons for Crain's Detroit Business Magazine.
Based out of Nottinghamshire, England, Jim Campbell is a professional comic-book letterer, one-time writer (perhaps again in the future!) and occasional artist (although his enthusiasm rather outstrips his actual ability).
A native of the United Kingdom, cartoonist Alex Hallat has never had any art training--just a limited attention span, a love of comics, and a tendency to doodle in lectures at college. She started cartooning fulltime in 1999 and was immediately hired as the cartoonist for Brighton's daily newspaper. In 2003, Alex immigrated to New Zealand but currently lives in the leafy bayside suburb of Elwood, Melbourne in Australia. She has clients in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia and works with the American syndicate King Features, who distributes her comic strip, Arctic Circle.
Jack Keely (Los Angeles, CA) grew up in Binghamton, New York, where his interest in illustration and art began at a young age. He spent much of his childhood drawing from comic books and inventing his own characters. He credits his parents for encouraging and cultivating his skills and talents. Jack went on to obtain his BSA in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and his MFA in design at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. To share his knowledge of these areas with others, Jack taught at North Carolina State University's School of Design and Ohio University. He also worked as an advertising art director for six years. In 1994, he moved to Los Angeles to concentrate on his career as an illustrator. In addition to illustrating more than 20 popular children's books, Jack has been commissioned to create artwork for magazine articles, book covers, greeting cards, and shopping bags. His cartoon characters have been translated into plush toys, plastic figures, puppets, and rubber stamps.


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Sotheby's auction house provides students with privileged access to pre-sale viewings, talks by experts, and handling sessions. In addition, students visit the many commercial galleries, artists' studios and museums available in London. Such knowledge prepares students for a variety of careers in the art world.As you may have garnered from this post, I don't consider myself much of a looker and don't have much interest in fashion. I am interested to see from the BBC site, which makes this clearest, that there are no plans to offer undergraduate degrees.
I've been watching for any new private providers to announce an intention to open in the UK undergraduate market since the White Paper. So far I've seen none. Only those providers - Kaplan and BPP primarily - already committed before the White Paper seem to be coming forward. I strongly suspect that the student number cap is the biggest single issue here.
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It wouldn't be the Fourth of July in my house without this flag cake. I've made it every year for as long as I can remember, and it always makes the day extra festive. It's a massive and dramatic cake, easily serving 20 people. Even if you have a smaller group for the day, I'd encourage you to still make the full recipe. It makes your whole table look patriotic and holiday-ready, and everyone can take a piece home. If you don't have a piping bag with a star tip, you can just use a plastic bag with the tip cut off to pipe the stripes on. Or for a more casual cake, just spread the frosting on with a knife. This recipe is inspired by Barefoot Contessa, so you know it has to be good.
For the recipe, read the full article on Devil Gourmet.


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Nonprofits and cultural organizations build community.
There's a range of community nonprofit organizations that play a pivotal role in enhancing the well-being of their citizens. They manage programs that address employment and economic growth, provide social services, and promote equality. Similarly, cultural organizations enhance society's well-being by fulfilling communal needs for creative expression, appreciation of the arts, and cultural preservation.
A German jobs program shows impressive results.
Joblinge is a program designed to prepare disadvantaged young people in Germany for the job market. The intensive six-month program accepts people between the ages of 15 and 24 who are unlikely to find employment on their own because of multiple obstacles that make them difficult to place. About 70% of Joblinge participants get jobs, and 80% stay at those jobs for at least six months—results that are almost three times better than those achieved by peer programs. Here are four keys to Joblinge's success:
Measuring the value of a museum's artistic and cultural offerings has become more critical than ever.
Given the downward trend in arts funding and the growing demands for accountability in nonprofit organizations, measuring the true value of a museum is more important than ever. Four dimensions are relevant in measuring a museum's value:
How have the assets of the museum been developed and shared? Metrics include the percentage of works on display, the number of pieces on loan to other art museums, the number and quality of institutions to which the museum has loaned art and artifacts, the number of pieces purchased in the last year, and the percentage of permanent collections acquired and catalogued.
What does the museum contribute to the community? A successful cultural institution forges a relationship with the public by offering programs and visitor services, by providing positive experiences, and by preserving collections for future generations. The range and variety of programs offered, the percentage of the museum's budget devoted to marketing, the percentage of return visitors, the increase in first-time visitors, and the number of schoolchildren who visit per year are all good indications of the benefit derived by the public.
Is the museum a place where employees can flourish? An organization is only as good as its people. Evaluate the percentage of the museum's budget dedicated to training and career development, the percentage of satisfied employees, the use of "360-degree feedback" to evaluate staff performance, and the degree to which employees are involved in the museum's governance.
How well run and financially sustainable is the museum? Typical metrics include the ability to meet fundraising targets, balance the operating budget, and meet revenue targets through diversified sources such as admission, shop and restaurant sales, and special events.


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Some time ago I heard Robin Ince refer to chiropractors as "Spine Wizards", and I'm glad to see that the term seems to be picking up a bit of currency recently. I assume Robin coined the phrase, let me know if you think otherwise.
Anyway, this got me to wondering if we could think up some more good terms for the other alternative therapies. Here's a few suggestions to get you started. Please fell free to post your suggestions in the comments field.
Buggeropathy v. colonic irrigation. To shove a garden hose up ones jacksie
Decashification n. detoxification. A cunning marketing ploy involving eating less and spending more.
Dilution Druid n. homeopath. One who prepares impotent quacksalvers with no memory of the bullshit it once contained.
Foot Wanker n. reflexologist. A medical numpty with a foot fetish under the misapprehension that the feet are connected to the pancreas.
Juju Jedi n. Reiki Master. One skilled in the ancient art of convincing the naïve minded that spiritual healing works and the laws of nature are wrong.
Prick Therapy n. acupuncture. The ancient Chinese martial art of stabbing people with small needles.
Quartz Quacks n. Crystal Therapist. A Woo-monger of immense gullibility prone to frequent misuse of the word "energy".
Spine Wizard n. chiropractor. A caster of subluxation spells.
Wife Beating v. cupping. The pointless bruising of daft tarts.


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Roses: How to grow
Containerised roses can be planted at any time of the year, as long as the soil is not waterlogged, frozen or suffering from drought.
For best results, plant roses in the autumn or early spring.
Step 1
How to plant a rose
Choose a rose plant from your local garden centre with at least 3 healthy, well-balanced stems.
Submerge the container and the rose roots into a bucket of slightly tepid water.
It is important to ensure that the root ball and the surrounding compost is thoroughly wet before planting.
Decide where you want to plant the rose and dig a hole larger than the size of the root ball. It needs to be deep enough to plant the rose up to the base of the crown of stems and you need to allow enough room to add some compost too.
Loosen the soil at the base of the hole and around the sides with a fork to allow the roots easier access.
Fill the base of the hole with Gro-Sure Farmyard Manure. Add Gro-Sure Planting Magic to the planting hole and work it gently into the soil. Follow the instructions on the pack to ensure you apply the correct amount.
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How to plant a rose (continued)
Remove the rose plant from the container and place the root ball of the rose into the hole, so that the crown is level with the top of the planting hole.
Turn the rose around until its best side faces in the direction it is most likely to be viewed from.
Fill in around the roots with Gro-Sure Rose, Tree & Shrub Compost, mixing this in with the surrounding soil.
Pack the soil and compost mix around the root ball firmly, but do not compact too much.
When the hole is refilled completely, firm the soil around the plant with the sole of your boots and water well.
Step 3
Check on the rose after about a week.
You may find that the compost/soil mixture has settles and sunk a little around the base of the rose. If so, fill in the sunken area with more Gro-Sure Rose, Tree & Cutting Compost and firm gently.
Mulch around your plant with Westland Decorative Mini Bark.
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Feed roses every two weeks from spring to summer using Westland Rose Food until the flower buds form.


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Team Hits the Road for Busy Slate of Matches
The New Jersey Wildcats (0-0-2, 2 points) will be rather busy over the rest of the week, playing a total of three road matches in the next four days. The team gets started on that task tonight at 8:00 p.m. when it visits the North Jersey Valkyries (0-0-1, 1 point) before facing the Long Island Rough Riders on Thursday and concluding the road swing opposite the New Jersey Rangers on Saturday.
"We are fortunate that we have some players coming into the roster who will help us," Wildcats head coach Jim Gabarra said of keeping players as fresh as possible for this busy slate of action. "No matter how you cut it up, three games in four days is going to create some fatigued players come Saturday. It is also three big games early in the year, and these could dictate how our season goes."
Gabarra says part of the strategy over the next few days will be finding ways to rest players, but each match must be viewed as being the most important on the docket.
"We have to approach each game as they come, and, as the results unfold, we can figure out how to rest players and the spread the minutes out as best we can," he commented. "That depends on depth at each position, and I think we are pretty much covered there, especially with the new players coming into the roster."
Facing such a critical point on the schedule, the focus of the Wildcats will be to take each game one at a time while concentrating on the task at hand.
"We have to try and get three points in every match," Gabarra concluded. "As the match unfolds and we find opportunities to rest some players, we will take advantage of that. We cannot sacrifice any one game for the next, though. We just have to manage as best we can and get all of the points we can possibly get."
After this three-game road swing, the Wildcats will return home to TCNJ in Edison on Wednesday, June 6th, hosting the New Jersey Rangers. Tickets for all Wildcats home matches are also now available and can be attained by calling 732-720-9163. Individual game tickets as well as team and family packages are available, and more information about the Wildcats can be found online at njwildcats.com.


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At this point, Kim Kardashian has tackled so many different career hats that we need a long scroll and quill pen just to keep up with them.
Now, with the release of the trailer for Tyler Perry's film Temptation, we get to meet another business venture of hers: acting. In the film, Kim plays a no-nonsense, sassy, fashionista—maybe she's been method acting all this time?!
"I'm so excited to reveal the trailer for the new Tyler Perry movie I am in called Temptation," she blogged. "This has been an incredible experience for me and I'm so excited for the movie to come out on March 29, 2013."
Check out the trailer below and make sure to tune in to Kourtney & Kim Take Miami this January to see what kareer move Kim makes next!
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VICTORVILLE � Girls in high school wouldn't typically consider careers in the field of mining � until now.
Monesha Munnerlyn, a junior at Granite Hills High School, knew nothing about mining before she attended the second annual Celebrating Women in Mathematics and Science conference.
But the presentation on rocks and minerals peaked Monesha's interest, and the career field is now on her radar for consideration.
"We need to get the word out to girls about other careers, so they don't just assume that they will become a teacher or a nurse or a receptionist," said Donna Mertens, president of the American Association of University Women Victor Valley Branch.
The conference for high school girls is an excellent way to expose girls to careers they may not have considered, Mertens added.
Some 240 girls from nine local schools attended the conference Wednesday at Victor Valley College. Representatives from the Mojave Water Agency, the Apple Valley Fire Protection District, East West Bank, Boeing and other organizations talked to the students about possible careers and the importance of math and science.
Danielle Schmitt, a software engineer for Boeing, emphasized that girls should know that they have just as much right to the careers discussed as men do.
"There's nothing to be afraid of," Schmitt said. "In fact, it's empowering, knowing that women can do these jobs just as well as men."
Linda Valenzuela, a junior at Granite Hills High School, said that she was surprised by some of the statistics she heard at the conference, such as the low percentage of female firefighters.
"It's really inspirational how women are excited to learn," Valenzuela said, glancing around at the room full of her peers.
Many of the girls, including Jolene Patten, a freshman at Silverado High School, were most interested in the presentation on credit cards and identity theft.
Patten said that what she learned in the presentation would help her when she opens her own psychology clinic.
Anthony Adams, 59th District Assemblyman, said that he was pleased with the turnout of the conference.
"It's a great opportunity to spread the gospel on why math and science degrees are so vital to America's success," Adams said.
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So head on over there prettypals...Oh yeah! And one more thing!
A BIIIIG CONGRATULATIONS to Cara-Mia and her husband, Brian. Wishing these lovebirds many blessings on their future!
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Loved the post, Janette!!! AND I LOVE THE NEW HEADER! It says "say it with a french accent! HOORAY! :DReplyDelete
So happy for Brian and Cara-Mia...they're the cutest. :)
Is her name really Cara-Mia?! Love it! :)ReplyDelete
Happy V Day! :)
loved the post! thank you for sharing God's thoughts on marriage!ReplyDelete
Awww how sweet! I love the new blog design and that little wedding dress and grooms outfit! So cute!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 8:48 PM
I day dream about wedding a lot . White dress with pretty laces, a long walk in the isle, flowers everywhere and whole nine yard! hmmm.... maybe someday!ReplyDelete
btw... nice new blog design, i like it! XO
oh girl, i am so outta the loop and didn't even know this amazing wedding happened, totally gonna check out the love going on and it's happiness to be turned onto this via you! must investigate further......... xo ♥ReplyDelete
Thank you yet again Jeanette. I loved your post. And I dig this graphic thingy you made, as always. :DReplyDelete
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