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CHICAGO – Breathe, Chicago Cubs fans. The Cubs aren't done just yet.
Kris Bryant hit his first World Series home run, part of a three-run fourth inning, and the Cubs came away with a 3-2 win in Game 5 at Wrigley Field on Sunday night.
Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed two runs and four hits in six innings, striking out five. Closer Aroldis Chapman recorded the final eight outs for the save.
The win keeps the Cubs' World Series title hopes alive. They trail the Indians 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, which heads back to Cleveland. Game 6 is Tuesday at Progressive Field.
Sunday's win also marked the first time the Cubs have won a World Series game at Wrigley Field since October 8,1945, which was Game 6 against the Detroit Tigers. The Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908.
The pressure isn't just on the Cubs to end a long title drought. The Indians haven't won a World Series since 1948. The 174 combined seasons between titles for the two clubs is the most in World Series history.
Lester, who took the loss in Game 1, came out firing in Game 5. He struck out the side in the first inning, and fans inside Wrigley roared approvingly.
His mistake came in the top of the second, when Jose Ramirez blasted a Lester fastball into the left-field seats for a solo home run for a 1-0 Indians lead.
The crowd went silent.
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In the bottom of the fourth, the Cubs rallied, rattling off four consecutive hits and bringing the crowd back to life.
Bryant launched a solo home run off Trevor Bauer to tie the game. Anthony Rizzo then doubled off the ivy. Ben Zobrist singled to right, advancing Rizzo to third. Addison Russell reached on an infield single to third, scoring Rizzo for the second run and sending Zobrist to second.
After Jason Heyward struck out, Javier Baez bunted for a base hit, loading the bases with one out. David Ross hit a sacrifice fly to left, bringing home Zobrist to make it 3-1.
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When I worship the Gods or carry out any kind of magical or spiritual work I always face north and there is a good reason for this:
"What the Teutons revered as the dwelling place of Asgard and the realm of the dead goddess Hel in the pagan era became, for heretics and Minnesingers in the Middle Ages, the Grail Mountain, the rose garden, Arthur's Round Table, Venus Mountain, and Dietrich's fiery Bel Mount-and this place, to use Wolfram von Eschenbach's language, was 'the highest prize of earth's desire'. In addition, what the ancient Greeks understood to be the sunny island of Aea that was long sought by the Argonauts and Hercules was nothing other than the Hellenistic image of the northern Asgard. Later, this became the model for the medieval Grail Paradise, Arthur's Round Table, the rose garden, and Venus Mountain. This prototype was the 'mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north', as Isaiah calls it. To reach this mountain, Lucifer, that Apollyon of the New Testament, wished to pass over the highest clouds. Instead Jehovah cast him to the bottom of the deepest pit; for this Jewish God of intolerance, the paradisal Asgard had become a place for the damned: hell. In late medieval Germany, when someone was hanged, care was taken to see that the face of the hanged looked north-to hell." (Lucifer's Court. A Heretic's Journey in Search of the Light Bringers, 1937, Otto Rahn)
The concept of an extreme northern Urheimat of the Nordic race is remembered in the various mythologies of the Aryan peoples.
"Comparative mythology, it will be shown in a subsequent chapter, fully supports the view of an original Arctic home of the Aryan races, and there is nothing surprising if the traditions about a day and night of six months are found not only in the Vedic and the Iranian, but also in the Greek and the Norse literature."(The Arctic Home in the Vedas, 1903, Tilak)
For us Teutons its is Asgard. With the influence of xtianity, a semitic religion, Hel the abode of the dead became a place of torture and shame-Hell. I would comment that this tells us more about the very nature of this intolerant semitic anti-god than it does about Hel itself which merely corresponded with the Greek Hades. Neither of these places was a place of punishment. The idea of eternal torture and punishment has no place in the Germanic and Aryan Weltanschauung. It is the product of a diseased and psycopathic mind, nothing more.
Germanic mythology teaches us that there is not just one single place where the dead depart to and reside in: there are many but this article is not so much concerned with that. Within Asgard there are located many halls of the Gods but there are two which the Einheriar aspire to reach-Walhalla and Folkvang. The Eddas tell us that half of the victorious dead are claimed by Odin, the other half by the Goddess Freya but both halls are not merely places of rest but training grounds for the Initiates as they prepare for the final encounter with the forces of darkness who are represented by the semitic demiurge of the xtian, jewish and islamic religions who are intent on wiping out any resistance to their stated aims of world domination. We know in advance the end result of this climatic battle for it is foretold in the Eddas. Ultimately Aryan man will triumph and light will return to the earth after the destruction of the forces of chaos. Man, Nordic man will once again walk in communion with the Gods in a new and wonderful Golden Age.
The awakened Teuton who has returned to the Gods of his or her forefathers will find a place in either of these two blessed halls, for Woden has need of warriors. It is not a matter of reward or punishment but service. Only the wretched Untermensch do things for reward or to escape punishment for they are motivated by base desires and concerns. This is not an Aryan concept. Instead the Aryan is inspired by the noble sense and feelings of duty and loyalty. These are concepts that the Untermenschen lack the capacity to understand.
This war in which we struggle has its origins in spiritual realms and it is in these realms in which the battle will be fought and victory obtained. Materialistic white nationalists who generally lack both an ideology and a spiritual dimension to their cause do not and cannot understand this but instead deride our efforts and yet I see no struggle happening in the material dimension of Midgarth with the possible exceptions of countries like Greece and the Ukraine. It should be noted that a real spiritual and racial awakening is occuring in the Slavic countries as they wake up to their Aryan racial and spiritual heritage and for this they have my respect and best wishes. The Slavs by and large have not been domesticated and turned into democratic sheep as our peoples have in the west but amongst them are to be found proud Aryan wolves.
"Nebukadnezar: `How will it fare with Babylon?`
"Sajaha: `It will be destroyed for a long time. First the Third Sargon will reestablish it in the land of the North. There and then there will be a new Babylon." (The Book of Sajaha, Wotans Krieger's translation)


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DMRN+7: Digital Music Research Network 1-Day Workshop 2012
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* Authors
* Title
* Abstract
* Preference for talk or poster (or "no preference").
Abstract submission deadline: Friday 16 November 2012.
* Deadlines
* 16 Nov 2011: Abstract submission deadline
* 30 Nov 2012: Notification of acceptance
* 7 Dec 2012: Early Bird Registration deadline
* 18 Dec 2012: DMRN+7 Workshop
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Macbeth, Montage and Machinima -Thu 25 October 2012, 3-5pm- part of the Inside Out Festival
Free but booking required – through the link below:
This event will feature presentations by participants in two projects
from the DARE (Digital Arts Research Education) Collaborative at the
Institute of Education (IOE), working with partners in the British
Film Institute (BFI) and at London's Globe Theatre.
The first project was jointly organised by the BFI and the
Cinematheque Francaise in Paris and explored the intervention of the
"real" in fiction. This project also produced two "machinima" films
made by year 7 students in Cambridge. These are 3D animations made
using the software Moviestorm, and are fantasy sci fi and horror
In the second project a partnership was formed between Shakespeare's
Globe and Immersive Education, who produced the game-authoring
software, Missionmaker. Students created games which drew on a key
scene from Macbeth, involving them in a rich digital and cultural
Students from the schools will present the work, alongside their
teachers, and they will be happy to discuss the work with the
From London, students from the London Nautical School will attend with
their teacher Chris Waugh and researcher/evaluator, Michelle Cannon.
From Cambridge there will be students from Parkside Federation with
their teacher, James Durran. The event will be hosted by Mark Reid
from BFI Education, and, from the IOE, Andrew Burn and John Potter.
Free but booking required – through the link below:
The First International Conference of Dalcroze Studies
Our conference
2013 sees the centenary of the London School of Dalcroze Eurhythmics (LSDE), founded to promote the teaching method of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) in the UK. This is the first international conference of Dalcroze Studies and is part of the celebrations to mark the centenary of the LSDE.
Confirmed keynote speakers
We also welcome related presentations on music, movement and the body from a range of disciplines and perspectives including: aesthetics, dance, ethnomusicology, evolutionary biology, gender politics, improvisation, music analysis, music pedagogy, music therapy, musicology, neuroscience, performance studies, phenomenology, psychology, somatic practices and spirituality. Performances of Jaques-Dalcroze's music or related repertoire are welcome as well as presentations of plastique animée, theatrical or dance work. Poster presentations may be invited, depending on the amount of submissions received.
Deadline for abstract submission: 7 January 2013
Society for Music Education in Ireland Conference, Limerick 9-11 Nov
The 2nd Annual Conference of the Society for Music Education in Ireland takes place at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick 9-11th November. The conference programme includes a variety of papers, poster, workshops and performances on current national and international music education research and practice. The Keynote speaker is Prof Margaret Barrett (President of the International Society for Music Education). The conference fee for students (including membership) is just €35 and the conference venue is only 30 minutes from Shannon Airport. Further details of travel, registration and accommodation can be found at www.smei.ie. For all other enquiries, email email@example.com
Venezuela's Youth Orchestra Program El Sistema: Myths, Metaphors and Realities
Music Education Special Interest Group
Research Seminar Announcement
Venezuela's Youth Orchestra Program El Sistema: Myths, Metaphors and Realities
Dr Geoff Baker, Royal Holloway, University of London
Tuesday 13th November
Room 944: TO BE CONFIRMED
Further details from Lucy Green, email@example.com
All are welcome!
The Venezuelan youth orchestra program El Sistema has garnered much
attention and praise in recent years. It has been enthusiastically
endorsed by major musical figures - Simon Rattle described it as "the
most important thing happening in music anywhere in the world" - and
by prestigious international institutions such as UNESCO and the
Inter-American Development Bank.
Yet there is very little in the way of research on El Sistema.
External monitoring and evaluation have been largely absent, so most
writing on the topic is based on spectacular concerts, red-carpet
tours, official interviews, and information from El Sistema's PR
department. This paper represents a first attempt to examine
critically some of the claims made by and for El Sistema on the basis
of extensive research in Venezuela.
Touching on the little-known history of the program's founder, Jose
Antonio Abreu, and of the gestation of the project itself, I analyze
the notion that El Sistema is a "revolutionary social program." It is
widely reported that the program is extremely successful: on what
basis are such claims made, and to what extent are they verifiable?
After considering the relationship between orchestral metaphors and
realities, I scrutinize the musical and social education that
participants receive through orchestral training, and thus the core
idea of "music as social action." Addressing issues such as social
inclusion, discipline, democracy, and teamwork, I ask: does an
orchestra represent an ideal, harmonious society, as the program
claims? If El Sistema is a "school of social life," what sort of
society does it model?
The implications of this analysis may be significant, given that the
program has captured the imagination of music educators and policy
makers around the globe and is being enthusiastically copied in dozens
of countries, including the UK.
Geoff Baker is a Reader in the music department at Royal Holloway,
University of London. He is the author of Imposing Harmony: Music and
Society in Colonial Cuzco (Duke University Press, 2008), which won the
American Musicological Society's Robert Stevenson Award in 2010, and
Buena Vista in the Club: Rap, Reggaetón, and Revolution in Havana
(Duke University Press, 2011). His recent research encompasses
childhood musical learning and music education in Cuba and Venezuela.
He was co-investigator on the AHRC-funded project "Growing into
music," and is making a series of documentaries and short films about
young musicians in Cuba and Venezuela. He also held a British Academy
Research Development Award in 2010-11 and undertook fieldwork in
Venezuela on the country's orchestral music education program, El
Sistema. He is in the later stages of writing a book on this topic. He
is currently attached to Oxford University, working on a project
entitled "Music, Digitization, Mediation: Towards Interdisciplinary
Music Studies."
Saturday, October 13, 2012
About OpenSoundS
What is OpenSoundS?
- showcase their works on Music & Sound
- collaborate with their peers
- exchange knowledge and know-how
- learn about the latest tools in Music Technology and I.T.
- engage in constructive online dialogue
- learn about intellectual property, copyright and sharing
- learn how to manage and participate effectively in collaborative projects,
- and, also, have fun engaging in these activities.
Who is behind OpenSoundS?
- Istituto tecnico Attilio Deffenu [visit]
- EarMaster [visit]
- DEI - Università di Padova [visit]
- MidiWare [visit]
- Nuvole [visit]
- Brightonart [visit]
- International Music Education Research Centre (iMERC) [visit]
Access and Registration
How do I access the online collaborative system?
How do I start?
I am a teacher, how do I get involved?
I am a student, how do I get involved?
My parents are concerned about having accounts online. How safe is it to use OpenSoundS?
- their peers
- their teachers
- the project partners
- the OpenSoundS server administrators
Project Area
I have an account, now what?
How do I log onto OpenSoundS?
- go to live.opensounds.eu
- click on Log in (top right)
- type in your username
- type in your password
- click on the Log in button at the bottom
How can I see the latest projects posted on OpenSoundS?
- click on the Latest Projects link, available on the left-hand side navigation panel
- a list of latest projects appears in the main window
- There, you can have a quick overview of
- the project title,
- the owner,
- a brief description,
- and information about the project activity...
- you can, of course, listen to the main project mp3 file!
- you can also use the fast OpenSoundS search engine and search by project title, tags and owner.
How can I browse all projects available on OpenSoundS?
- simply follow the link named Browse Projects under the Projects sub-menu on the left-hand side
- this will take you to the Projects page where the complete body of available projects can be found
- Don't forget to use the dynamic search boxes on the top if you are looking for something specific, you can search for project Title, project specific Tags and project Owner
Collaborative Area
What should I start with? An idea, or a project?
What are OpenSoundS ideas?
- invite other's to a discussion about a future project
- invite expression of interest from other OpenSoundS users that might be willing to contribute to a future project
- request help from other instrument players (e.g. you are a guitarist that looks for a bass or drums player)
- discuss the possibility of a collaboration with other musicians and producers
- let the OpenSoundS community know about something that you are working on
How do I post an idea?
- First, you need to log onto your OpenSoundS account. Only logged on users can post on OpenSoundS (see above: How do I log onto OpenSoundS?)
- Under the Collaborate section of the left-hand side menu, select Create Idea
- The Create Idea page appears, where you can give your idea a title and
- Provide a summary (see above: what are OpenSoundS ideas)
- Describe the level of musical expertise that you expect from the project team, by choosing the drop-down list (basic, intermediate, advanced). If your particular idea is open for musicians and collaborators with various expertise, please choose the 'Not specified' option.
- Describe the level of software expertise that you expect from the project team by choosing the drop-down list (basic, intermediate, advanced). If your particular idea is open for musicians and collaborators with various software/technology expertise, please choose the 'Not specified' option.
- Describe the various software and/or technologies that you envisage using once your idea leads to a project. Try to be as specific as possible as this will help other people around the world to understand your needs and assess whether they could become part of the team.
- Select the type of Creative Commons License that the resulting work will become available under. This is a very important part of the idea (and the project that the idea will lead to). Understanding copyright and intellectual property is a key objective within the OpenSoundS collaborative system. You can find a very helpful tutorial about Creative Commons right onto the OpenSoundS portal. Please feel free to read it.
- Finally, you can upload any supporting material that you wish onto the platform, so that other people can form a better understanding about your idea, and asses how they could become part of your team. This could be anything that is related to you idea, like lyrics, chords, recordings, scribbles, diagrams, etc.
- Once you finished providing the above information, simply click on Save
- That's it! Your idea is now live and visible to your future team members!
How can I access Ideas on OpenSoundS?Simply click on List of New Ideas under the Collaborate sub-menu on the left-hand side. There you will see all ideas that have been posted onto the OpenSoundS system, appearing in chronological order. Remember, you need to be logged onto OpenSoundS in order to post a response!
I am ready to create my own project. What should I do?
- First, you need to log onto your OpenSoundS account. Only logged on users can post on OpenSoundS (see above: How do I log onto OpenSoundS?)
- Upon successful login, click on the Create Project link, under the Collaborate sub-menu on the left-hand side
- the Create Project page appears
- first, give your project a title. This should be representative of your whole project (e.g. think of the title of a music album)
- second, add an mp3 file as you main media file. This has to be an mp3 file so that everybody can play it on whatever technology or system they are using (computer, telephone, tablet device, etc)
- third, select you team members! this is why it is always better to start with an idea (see above)! Here is where you invite other members of OpenSoundS to be part of your project!
- fourth, add a description of your project: this is a very important part of your project. Explain what your ideas are about, what your aspirations are, what your needs are, what tools you have or planning to use, as well as any other information that will help the OpenSoundS community understand more about your project. The more information you provide, the greater the chances that people will want to collaborate with you!!!
- fifth, if you have any additional composition elements that you want to post (e.g. individual tracks, sounds, effects, samples, loops, patches) you can post them into the composition elements section. Or, if you are using other people's work that is available in OpenSoundS, you can select them from the OpenSoundS file library. OpenSoundS supports a wide variety of file formats like wav, mp3, aif, aiff, ogg, wma, aac, flac, m4a, ape and others.
- sixth, upload any other files that are not main composition elements. These can be instrument patches, notes, schemas, scores, or any other file that will help the team make music and/or create new composition elements and tracks.
- seventh, provide keywords for your project and separate them with a comma (e.g. classical, violin, romantic). This is a very important part of your project. OpenSoundS hosts hundreds of projects and one of the easiest ways to navigate through those is to use appropriate keywords.
- eighth, select the licence under creative commons that you want to release your project (see more information below). Attribution: acknowledge the author; non-commercial: cannot be used for commercial purposes; share-alike: apply the same license to derived works.
- last, if your project has a constant beat, provide the Beats per Minute value (BPM). Classical tempi can be specified as TAGS eg. andante, presto, moderato, etc. Do not try to add these in the BPM box.
- All done... click on Save and your project is now ready and online!
What are OpenSoundS tags?OpenSoundS tags are meaningful keywords/labels that describe what the different projects are all about! This is an integral part of Web 2.0 and the semantic presentation of information. Tags help you
- search for related work
- make others understand what your work and ideas are about
- identify projects that you might want to be involved with
- locate samples and files that you could use in your own project
- find people in the OpenSoundS community that you might want to collaborate with in the future
- help other users find your project quickly using the OpenSoundS dynamic search engine
How can I browse the OpenSoundS projects' tags?
- click on the Browse Tags link under the Collaborate sub-menu on the left-hand side
- the Browse Tags page appears
- all available tags appear in a cloud-view (also known as tag cloud, word cloud, or weighted list)
- this means that the bigger and bolder a tag, the more popular it is
- the list of tags is 'clever', you can click on any tag and you will automatically be shown all relevant projects on OpenSoundS
Can I find all of my projects and posts in one place?Yes you can! First, simply log onto your OpenSoundS account (see above: How do I log onto OpenSoundS?). Upon successful login, go to My Page under the Collaborate sub-menu on the left-hand side.
How can I update my profile information?
- First, simply log onto your OpenSoundS account (see above: How do I log onto OpenSoundS?).
- Upon successful login, go to the top-right of the screen (where your username appears) and click on your username
- a drop-down list appears
- select the first option which is My account
- press the Edit button at the top right of your profile page
- update your information
- click on Save at the bottom of the page
- your new details are now online...
How do I post a comment?
- First, you need to log onto your OpenSoundS account. Only logged on users can post on OpenSoundS (see above: How do I log onto OpenSoundS?)
- Go to the project that you want to post a comment about (as mentioned above, there are numerous ways of doing that, either by using the search tool, or by browsing all projects, or by using the project tags, or the list of all projects... to name a few!)
- Once you are inside the project page, navigate to the bottom of the page
- Click on the Add new comment link
- simply type your comment in the available box (you can also add a title if you want to - but this is not compulsory)
- click on Save
- All done, your comment has been posted online!
- Remember: the OpenSoundS comments system is clever... it allows you to add media comments as well (for example, you can post a comment that includes a sound file -- like in YouTube where you can post a Video Response)
How do I share information about a project with other social media (e.g. Twitter or Facebook)?
- simply go to the project that you are interested in using any of the above presented ways (browsing, search, recent projects, tags, project owners)
- inside the project page and under the attributions information on the right you will see a share toolbar
- if you hover your mouse pointer over the share toolbar, you will see a list appearing, with a large number of available social media (over 300, if you click on more!!!)
- let say that we want to post the project information on Twitter
- click on More... at the bottom-left of the sharing pop-up window
- find Twitter (all social media appear in alphabetical order)
- the tweet posting window appears, the message containing information about the project has been added automatically for you
- simply use your login information (username/email and password)
- click on the sign in and tweet button
- all done!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
University of London
Research Officer
MODE (Multimodal methodologies for Digital Environments) Research
Project: Methods and challenges for digital technologies and
Department of Culture, Communication and Media
Faculty of Children and Learning
The starting salary will be in the range of £30,124 and £35,940 plus
£2,323 London Allowance per annum. The appointment will be at 1.0 FTE
and available from 07January 2013 for 16 months.
You will be required to participate in and contribute to all elements
of the project, collaborating closely with the project directors and
also liaise and communicate effectively with the Node team to ensure
the findings of the research project contribute to the development of
the Node themes and inform the training and capacity building
You will need a higher degree, preferably a doctorate, or comparable
research experience in cognitive science, education, sociology,
psychology, anthropology, or another relevant social science field and
significant experience of undertaking research within the field of
emergent technologies, such as tangible, mobile, ubiquitous
technologies and education. You will have experience of conducting
sustained qualitative fieldwork, notably the use of video as a
research tool and observation of technology-mediated interactions, and
computer generated/logged data.
In view of the nature of the work involved, any offer of appointment
will be conditional on a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau Enhanced
Reference: 7AC-CLCCM-5080-A
Closing date: 09 November 2012
To apply online please visit
http://jobs.ioe.ac.uk<http://jobs.ioe.ac.uk/> or tel 020 7612 6159
We positively encourage applicants from all sections of
under-represented communities
Monday, October 8, 2012
Call For Papers - Conference on Mechanical Musical Instruments in Historical Performance
Monday 8th July 2013 at
the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. The event is a
collaboration between the
Guildhall School and the National Early Music Association (NEMA) and
will focus on all
aspects of how mechanical musical instruments might serve as sources
both for historical
repertoire and performance practice.
From water organs to player pianos. the production and reproduction of
music by mechanical
means has been a source fascination to many cultures. But what impact
can the study of these
machines have on live musicians studying the music, and the particular
ways of performing
music from past eras? What are the advantages, issues and problems
connected with this type of
The conference will feature papers, a keynote address, a performance
by GSMD students on the
Historical Performance programme and also a visit (tbc) to the Colt
Clavier Collection – home
of the Barrel Organ featured on ERATO s recording of two Handel Organ
Concertos (among
other pieces) in the 1980s.
Abstracts of no more than 250 words for papers of 20mins or lecture
recitals of 30mins duration
should be submitted to and should include the following information:
-- Background
-- Research questions
-- Aims
-- Summary of content
-- Significance
Papers will be followed by a 5 -10 minute period for questions
to be received no later than Friday 1st February 2013


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I've been using up the venison from last deer season. Made a batch of andouille (which I love :))
Added a bit of pork to the venison before grinding..
combined my seasonings... this was for 5lbs of meat.
10 cloves chopped garlic
1 1/2 TBS cayenne
3 TBS salt
1 TBS thyme
2 TBS black pepper
added the spices to one cup of beer to make a slurry, mixed with the ground venison and chilled overnight.
I made a braid with part of the venison...it was a gift for a friend.
I sauteed onions, garlic and peppers for the Hoppin' John...
added chicken stock and seasonings.
This is when I usually add a hunk of ham but went with the spicy andouille instead. I had planned on simmering the andouille in beer before grilling but thought the added flavor in the Hoppin' John would be nice.:)
into the BPS drum...
made a batch of jalapeno cornbread. Didn't have much room in the drum so I set the bread on top of the simmering Hoppin' John pot.
worked just fine. :)
After the brats simmered for awhile, I set them on the grate to grill and added rice and beans to the Hoppin' John pot. I didn't have black eyed peas so I used cooked pintos instead. ( they are my favorite :))
The venison andouille...
jalapeno cornbread, venison andouille and hoppin' john...
It was pretty tasty!
The next day I made a hash with potatoes, onions, garlic and cubed venison andouille...
I liked it a lot! The spicy andouille seasoned the hash just right, I didn't need to add anything else.
I really am behind on cooking but hope to catch up soon. :)


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NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Sierra Nevada Corp scored a major victory when NASA awarded it one of three contracts to carry supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). With the CRS-2 win, Sierra Nevada Corp will now receive a large amount of cash flow that will be a boon to the Dream Chaser program.
It will also give the company a launch customer, enabling it to begin production. With human spaceflight attracting increased attention in the commercial market, SNC will have an advantage by having a space transport vehicle already in production.
There are many competitors in the human spaceflight market, including Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, and others. The companies that have vehicles that are already in production and operation along with paying customers generating cash flow will have a distinct advantage in this field.
For example, XCOR Aerospace, which does not have a contract with any government, now is changing focus and laying off staff. Sierra Nevada Corp now joins the likes of SpaceX, Orbital ATK, and Boeing with a large customer in NASA. SNC has also had success developing relationships outside the U.S., and now has a contract with the UN to show for it.
The exact production plan remains in question. SNC has designed the Dream Chaser to be reusable. However, it is possible that early versions will not be used after their first launch. It is likely that SNC will follow a similar path to SpaceX, which can reuse the Dragon capsule but has not yet done so under a CRS contract.
For that reason, under contract between 2019 and 2024, Forecast International expects one Dream Chaser to be produced for each of six missions. Another will be reproduced for the UN. After that point, Dream Chasers will likely be reused for commercial or other missions. Production rates will decline to replace attrition at that point.


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Being Jewish is Not All it's Quacked Up to Be
16 Mar
by Tracy Beckerman
When you live in the Northeast, you expect that the month of March is going to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb.
You do not expect that it is going to come in like a duck.
In March, the ducks are typically still down south, with the rest of the snowbirds.
Like my parents, they usually wait at least until April before flying back up for the summer. But this year, two ducks decided to hightail it up to New Jersey early. And if you have been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that there is one pair of ducks in particular that I'm talking about.
Yes, Larry and Loretta Mallardstein have returned to their summer residence, our backyard, one month ahead of schedule.
Apparently the daffodils and crocuses were not the only ones confused by the unseasonably warm weather we've had.
As I watched the ducks paddle around in the teeny tiny puddles on the top of our pool tarp, it suddenly struck me that the early arrival might not have anything to do with the weather at all.
"I think Larry and Loretta converted," I said to my husband after informing him the ducks were back.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, we always assumed they were Jewish because they came up every year just in time for Passover," I explained. "But this year they came up for St. Patrick's Day so I think they may have become Irish Catholic."
He gave me the blank stare he reserves for my stupidest comments.
"I mean it's not a problem. We welcome ducks of all faiths equally," I assured him.
He shook his head.
"Birds of a different feather can all swim together!" I exclaimed.
He groaned.
"We hold these truths to be self evident that all ducks are created equal…"
"Enough. Please," he begged.
I wondered if the ducks had new dietary requirements now that they had converted to Catholicism. When they were Jewish. they couldn't have any bread during Passover so we gave them matzoh instead. What if they had given up worms for lent? Could we give them caterpillars instead? I was at a loss.
Meanwhile, outside the ducks started to quack up a storm. It was clear they were not happy with the accomodations this time of year and were hell bent on letting us know it.
"What the heck?" Bellowed my husband.
"I think the ducks are annoyed because the tarp is still on the pool," I commented as the ducks continued their litany of complaints.
My husband nodded. "See they are Jewish."
"How can you tell?" I wondered.
"Listen to them kvetching!"


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... well, it's generally about my writing. Most days. Some days, it strays into other topics of interest to me.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Talking about a story idea
1. More often than not when I have done this, the person(s) I told my story to will find some flaw in it or come up with a helpful suggestion, which destroys the idea.
2. (And this is the main one) Talking about the idea relieves the pressure to write it and get it out of my head.
I have a friend who loves to hash out her stories over the phone and it's really hard for me to cooperate with that. Inside, I'm screaming, "Dear god, stop now before you kill this thing!" And, I have to say, she rarely completes a story.
How about you? Do you ever talk about an idea before you've written a first draft of it?
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Yes. I post chapters once I've hit about ten thousand words or so.ReplyDelete
But I've been suffering with the same thing now. I've killed enough half-started stories. Maybe I do just need to wallow through it before posting. Hmmm.
Mary! Thank you for following. :)ReplyDelete
It's my experience that 1) stopping for any reason before hitting 50K at least and 2) talking about the story before it's complete are indeed storykillers. Maybe try powering on through and see where it gets you?
Yep. If I talk too much about a story, I totally kill it. I've gotten where I just give a logline. Right now, working on a ya about a boy who goes into witness protection only to discover the town he lives in is all witness protection. I didn't say it was a great logline, just enough to cover the jist of the story and have them nod and go "Hmmm..."ReplyDelete
Thanks for following, Margie! And it's always good to know I'm not the only one with my writer-rules, which often seem incomprehensible to nonwriters.ReplyDelete
Your logline is intriguing! How far along is the ms?
I don't mind talking about my stories to writer friends. My other friends (maybe that should be my "other" friends) I don't talk to them about it at all. I'm just not sure non-writerly folk would get it, although I am sure they would be supportive :)ReplyDelete
I can see, though, how keeping it to yourself would make it easier to get through quickly (so then you could talk about it!)
Hi Mare! Thanks for following!ReplyDelete
Yeah, I realize not everyone has my taboos. It's like a visceral thing for me--nails on a chalkboard. I *can't* talk about a WiP. An ms in revision, totally. But if it's not complete, NO. Probably because I did a few times when I was starting out and it killed the idea and I mourned it.


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A multi-lingual blogg about the finer things in life; Vespa, Lambretta and Svalan Scooter. La vita e' bella! Härlig är jorden!
Sunday, 28 August 2011
Findings at fair, o scambio
I went to fair for veteran vehicles this sunday. Not with big hopes, mostly parts for Swedish mopeds and for Volvo's and Saab's. And for american cars. Fun anyway.
And I managed to pick up some Vespa parts. Not in good shape as you can see but for a reasonable price. A mix from different Vespa's. A silencer for a smallframe, the engine is marked VM1 without the swing. Some handlebar parts also VM1, an extra cylinder with a broken piston, kick lever, rear mount for a sparewheel.
Crème de la crème? A Dell'Orto TA 17B carburettor! For the pre-VM1 Vespas.
Upplagd av Seagrove kl. 20:20
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"As a main feature of our Sesquicntennial, I want you to place before out citizens a comprehensive report on two important questions; 'How should our schoolchildren and college students learn about Texas history?' And 'What should they learn?'" (Task Force, pg. 7.)
"Before Zumarraga could question further, Esteban broke in with the start of the great deceit which would engulf many men and color the early history of Texas: 'Excellency, I saw the Seven Cities. They were glorious, and Cabeza de aca saw them, too'" (Chapter I, pg. 34.)
"Missions are thrust into locations to establish a foothold, no more. Pacify the Indians, start a community, and when things are stable, invite the civil government to take over. The mission closes, job done. The buildings gradually fall apart. And you friars move along to your next obligation" (Chapter II, pg. 95.)
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I do like the nail polish which is a creamy pale pink. The lip gloss is a good color it just smells really bad (but that goes away. lol) The purple eye shadow...I didn't know what it was so I put it on my lips and it felt weird so I put it on my eye lids and it worked.
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The American Samoan governor Togiola Tulafono, says he hopes to tap into the University of Hawaii to help with a study to show there's a local workforce for companies interested in establishing businesses in the territory.
The U.S. Interior department has provided a technical assistance grant of nearly 190,000 U.S. dollars to fund the study.
Togiola says it will enable American Samoa to provide solid statistics that they are able to provide necessary personnel and support staff for companies, especially call centers, looking at setting up businesses in the territory.
One call center wants to initially set up an operation with 200 seats per shift or 600 people a day and expand that operation to 1,000 people per shift or 6,000 a day.
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…...or for joining Bleubeard and Elizabeth for T Stands For Tuesday - we were up quite late last night - couldn't resist watching the latest episode of 'Line of Duty' which we had recorded - of course this morning we slept in, despite the unpacking, washing and shopping to be done!!!
I am going to start by showing you photos from Sunday, which was Hubby's birthday - he is officially a pensioner now!
We started the day by a visit to the Flea Market we missed last year, we thought it strange that something so widely publicised looked like a market….
….until we saw the sign pointing to the right direction - unfortunately I was so busy looking on the stalls that I forgot to take photos!
From here we caught the tram to Parc Montsouris - you may remember I loved this park the first time we visited in June 2015.
The RER track runs right through the middle of the park
We took different route than last time.
Then it was time for lunch(or rather brunch!)
I had started eating when I remembered to take a photo - there is also a basket of bread on the table at the left.On our plates - a salmon mixture, which neither of us really liked so it didn't all get eaten, scrambled eggs and bacon, hash brown, brie, caesar salad, fresh fruit salad and a syrup pancake - good job we were doing lots of walking!
The inside was old industrial style..
When we came out there was a small dance troupe
We set off for a walk…just a few of the things we saw on the way.
This was one of my most exciting moments - years ago we used to love being in Paris to watch the Friday night Paris Roller. It seems it now takes place on Sundays too!
Our last destination before heading to the hotel was to find the Vertical Garden - created by Patrick Blanc on Quai Branly - it was more difficult to find than we expected because the road name was misleading!
We finished with a picnic we had bought back in the Mairie sitting on a bench with a view of the sun on the Eiffel Tower!
Hoping you haven't nodded off, as I am …I hope you don't mind if I don't visit until tomorrow!
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It doesn't matter what style of music you're talking about, nothing beats a good tune. Over the years I've heard many bands. However, they were pretty damn fast and would certainly be considered extreme in the underground world. Gravehill plays a style of brutal blackened death/thrash metal very much their own. This band possesses one of the thickest sounds in thrash. And when it came to songwriting these guys are simply incredible. Stylistically, Gravehill has similarities to bands like Venom, Possessed, early Hallow's Eve, a bit of Nasty Savage, Sarcofago, Autopsy,etc... They play a style of thrash with little influences of hardcore punk as well, In reality though, they truly have a sound all their own. Much of this has to do with their tremendously well-written and catchy songwriting. These guys know how to use catchy choruses and hooks to their benefit without ever sounding remotely poppy. Vocalist Mike Abominator has one of the most badass vocal deliveries of all time and one which is very unique for this style . Very punked out and delivered with tons of attitude, his raspy, spitfire style growl is timeless and inimitable. The musicianship on "At hell's command" is also superb, awesome leads, and heavy duty riffage, kick ass bassist , yet killer and dynamic rhythm attack, and drumming is wicked and tight, all add up to make "Death curse" one of the most powerful and fun thrash cds of all-time and an album which will sound very fresh for a long time. It's just such a well thought-out cd and each song is highly memorable to the point where the tunes will get stuck in your head. I couldn't imagine anyone who is a Death/thrash fanatic not having "Death curse" in their collection. Simply put: it's fuckin' awesome!!
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Imagine this: a pleasure lounge filled to the brim with all of San Francisco's favorite things. Single malt whiskey, artesian chocolate truffles, artesian bacon chocolate truffles, sexy sin, and babes in corsets!
Dream no more, for it is real.
Coming to you tomorrow evening, Thursday 1/30, at the illustrious deco-chic Monarch SF is: F*ck Your New Year's Resolution! Dark Garden will be celebrating a coming to the end of January, the most delusional of the months, with a lingerie fashion show celebrating all shapes. (Darling, you're beautiful! No more locker room sturm und drang. Come to Dark Garden; we'll take care of you.)
We will also have a pop up shop downstairs with accessories by Pop Antique, sizing cinchers to try on, and (oft sought, rarely found) discount cards!
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Korean beauty retailer 'The Face Shop' is set to release a new collection of Disney-themed cosmetics. With fun shades and adorable packaging, the new line is perfect for beauty buffs who are looking for a touch of nostalgia.
The new Disney-themed cosmetics collection from The Face Shop includes a BB powder, a CC powder, various eyeshadow palettes, tinted lip balms and liquid lipsticks. The products come in a wide variety of shades, with options ranging from neutral brown shadows to bright pink lipsticks. However, what truly sets the collection apart is the Disney character-inspired packaging, which covers Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse and Monsters Inc..
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The AQ6375 is the first bench-top optical spectrum analyzer covering the long wavelengths over 2 ?m.
It is designed for researchers and engineers who have been struggling with inadequate test equipment to measure in these long wavelength ranges. The AQ6375 achieves high speed measurements with high accuracy, resolution and sensitivity, even while providing full analysis features. Troublesome calibration steps and the development of external analysis software is no longer required.
Unique LONG wavelength range of 1200 to 2400 nm makes this the world's first and only OSA specifically designed for use in advance applications such as Carbon Monoxide (CO), Carbon Dioxide (CO2) gas detection and LIDAR.
An Optical Spectrum Analyzer (or OSA) is a precision instrument designed to measure and display the distribution of power of an optical source over a specified wavelength span. An OSA trace displays power in the vertical scale and the wavelength in the horizontal scale.
Optical test equipment or optical measuring instruments are used to measure and characterize the physical properties of light.


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John served in World War II in the 705th Tank Destroyer battalion and he was also a motorcycle scout. He owned and operated A&G Floorcovering in Mount Pleasant. John had lived in the Auburn area for 11 years.
John is survived by two children, Gloria Clark of Auburn and John (Cindy) Clark of Gaylord; six grandchildren, Carrie and Cherie Banks of Auburn, Jodie (Bert) Ralston, Daniel Tomaski, Ryan (Erin) Tomaski and Tyler Clark, all of Gaylord; six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Richard (Bernice) Clark of Benton Harbor.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and his daughter, Joan E. Clark, in June of 1999.
A Rite of Catholic Burial was celebrated 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens Cemetery Chapel, Mount Pleasant. Deacon Larry Fussman of Sacred Heart Catholic Church officiated, and burial followed.
Visitation was held at the cemetery chapel from 1 p.m. until the time of service.


text: SUNY Oswego Marks Martin Luther King Day February 4, 2010 Contributor SUNY Oswego's recent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration featured a proclamation by Oswego Mayor Randolph Bateman. From left are celebration co-founder Tony Henderson, who retired from the college in January; SUNY Oswego Associate Provost and Oswego Common Council member Cathy Santos; the Rev. Richard Rice of Rochester; SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley; and Mayor Bateman. Noting that Santos is the first person of color to serve on the Common Council, Bateman invited her to read the mayor's proclamation during the ceremony. The event concluded with an oratorical contest sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Related


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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Padge made me do it.
We're all a bit sad because we thort Bernice was coming to tea last night.
But she dashed in and told us that her car was dying, and she needed to drive home straight away (90 minutes drive) so that she could at least get home before it did die, got us to push start the car and then buzzed off into the evening.
I wouldn't mind, only it's the second time she's done it to us. The first time was admittedly my fault ultimately, for giving her a dying car -- but I can't believe it's happened again!
You owe us some guestpitality, Bernice. We're holding you to it.
In other news, Dr Sista Outlaw is coming to stay this weekend with her baby and her just-out-of infancy squeeze! Yay!
In other other news, I'm sorry, those who have subscribed to me in Twitter. I just can't do it. I can't even update my Facebook 'what are you doing' thingy, so what makes me think I can keep up the twitters? I guess I'll leave it up -- I can see it would be fun for liveblogging something like the Two Fires Festival -- but this blog is about as public as I can make my activities, there's just TOO MUCH to do to reach for the phone/keyboard. Sorry!
Best Beloved has been off tonight learning how to sharpen knives. He's having a learning spurt. Last night he finished his Sausage-making course, and came home with a vast mountain (I'm not exaggerating) of pork & prune sausages (made with internal plum sauce!). They look amazing, and they should have sat long enough for us to try them on the weekend. In a gesture of amazing synchronicity, ALDIs had a special sale of sausage machines TODAY. Wow.
6 comments:
- TimT said...
It takes me three quarters of an hour to work myself up to doing a facebook update, and then when I get on I can't work out what to type. They should ban those things - for peace of mind for the rest of us!
Good luck working your way through the industrial mountain of pork sausages...
Word verification - rechaste!
- 27/2/09 09:03
- byrd said...
mountains and their measure seems a recurring theme for the foods at castle de duck eh.
Whats twitter anyway, some opportunity to never make silence, cause not enough people are able to make the time to find u see whats up.
ow ow i gots coalesce as my word verification.
- 27/2/09 11:22
- Penthe said...
Sharp knives with which to cut sausages. Nice one. No more mangled sausage, but neat, round slices.
I am feeling more content with the world.
- 27/2/09 20:16
- Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...
Aldi is a strange emporium, but they always have good schokoladen.
- 28/2/09 08:37
The ferrets made a very nice Davy Crockett hat. Thank you.
- 1/3/09 10:04
- Miss Schlegel said...
Just for future reference, I like sausages. Really quite a lot.
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Economic Update – Existing Housing Sales Dip Unexpectedly
- Feb 26, 2009
The National Association of Realtors reported on Wednesday that sales of existing homes fell 5.3 percent in January, which translates to an annual pace of 4.49 million, the most sluggish such pace since July 1997. The drop came after a small uptick in December that was attributed to falling prices.Prices are still falling, but industry speculation has it that some buyers were holding off in January in anticipation of government action of some kind on the housing problem. In any case, roughly 45 percent of home sales in January involved distressed property transactions, including foreclosures, reported the NAR. The association also noted–and this likely counts as good news–that the inventory of unsold homes fell 2.7 percent in January to 3.6 million, which is about a nine-and-a half-month supply at January's sales pace. Roughly a quarter of the houses now on the market, or about 900,000, are distressed properties.Breaking it down by single-family vs. multi-family (condo) sales, single-family home sales dropped 4.7 percent to a 4.05 million annual rate, while the drop in condo sales was a lot steeper: 10.2 percent, to a 440,000 pace. Compared with a year ago, sales of single-family homes were down 7.1 percent, while sales of condo units were down 20.3 percent.Unsurprisingly, given these numbers, condo development and conversion in most parts of the country is virtually at a standstill, with various projects canceled outright or delayed indefinitely. For example, on Wednesday during a conference call, Jacksonville-based St. Joe Co., the largest private landowner in Florida, noted that it has taken a $28.3 million impairment charge related to the writedown of its SevenShores condo development and Perico Marina project near Sarasota."As has been reported frequently, there is virtually no demand for condominium projects in this market at this time," said Bill McCalmont, executive vice president & CFO, during the call. "It's also important to note that we have not commenced vertical construction."Are there any relatively strong condo markets these days, at least in terms of sales if not development or conversion? CPN put the question to Richard Swerdlow, CEO of Condo.com. "We've seen growth in transactions in South Florida in the last year, which might be due to prices being off 30 percent or so in that period," he noted. "It might also be because of renewed threats in South America, particularly Venezuela, driving flight capital.""We're also seeing lots of activity in metro Washington, D.C., because of government job growth," he continued. "There's activity in the Carolinas, especially the coasts, which is still popular with Europeans, and Texas is also seeing more activity than you might expect."Stress test is the latest jargon in the financial world, and it does have the cheerful side effect of conjuring up images of bankers on tread mills. On Wednesday, the federal government detailed just what a stress test would actually mean for banks: an assessment of how they would hold up under both baseline and more dire economic circumstances, or "adverse" scenarios, to use government terminology. Such scenarios assume an average unemployment rate of 8.9 percent this year and 10.3 percent for 2010–quite possible, all things considered.Perhaps out of relief that the "stress test" wasn't worse, bank stocks were up Wednesday, though the broader indices were down somewhat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 80.05 points, or about 1.09 percent, while the S&P 500 was down 1.07 percent and the Nasdaq off 1.14 percent.


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I am a self-described urban geek who lives by one simple rule
To Live Life
One Byte At A Time
Who I am is just as important as what I can do
At my core I consider myself to be an "urban geek" or more specifically — a socially conscious person that lives or works in the city, whose passion and optimistic outlook on life, motivates them to pursue knowledge, technical skill, and imagination above mainstream social acceptance or conformity.
Being a geek isn't relegated to any specific subject matter, but rather towards the pursuits of personal passions. More than just someone who likes typical geeky things, I am a tech enthusiast, comic book fan, political junkie, a huge sci-fi fan, and a business-savvy individual with an analytical mind. This combination of both creative and intellectual pursuits has helped me to grow into a person who seeks to learn all he can to help others who can benefit from that knowledge.
Being the best version of myself
If you have ever read StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath, he states that everyone has five areas of strength that everyone should focus on for self-improvement. These "Themes of Talent," as he calls them, are the areas one should invest in to develop their skills in the pursuit of excellence. These talents are assets that I use as guiding principles in the services I provide to my clients and beyond.
- Strategic – By studying everything in a given situation, I am able to generate a host of ideas very quickly. This allows me to offer explanations and discuss ideas to help others envision what can be accomplished. Like chess, there is always more than one path to success.
- Ideation – A question not asked, is an answer not learned — By asking questions, I seek to find the underlying cause(s) of a problem in order to correct it. Involving others in this process helps to stimulate everyone's thinking and foster a stronger group dynamic.
- Futuristic – I am enthusiastic about what the future holds and channel my energies towards what I may accomplish in the future. By taking the time to share these amazing things, I challenge others to consider new possibilities never thought to imagine.
- Learner – I read, write, and ponder philosophies and concepts that fascinate me, thus creating a strong interest in language and the mastery of words. Language is a form of knowledge that helps me to capture people's attention and lead them in specific events, projects, or meetings.
- Input – To prepare for important conversations, I collect as much information as possible, allowing me to project myself into any situation. This gives me the ability to take the mystery out of complex procedures and outline the steps needed to understand what is happening.
Through StrengthFinders, I have learned to acknowledge my weaknesses and simply embrace them. Understanding what I am not good at, allows me to manage them effectively. By recognizing what my weaknesses are, but dedicating time to improving my strengths, it allows me to deliver quality services and input to my clients and beyond.
Whether in business or life, we look for people who we can work well with. Before I begin any project with a client, I always look to see if we are a good fit for each other. This isn't a way by which I judge the client, but rather myself. It is a way for me to gauge whether or not my personality and skills are right for the job. To help people understand more about who they are working with, I have associated these traits to "expressions" that better reflect who I am and what I can offer.
Who I am, is better explained through the things that I love
In a world of social media, instant messaging, 2-hour delivery service, and Big Data, coffee is the great equalizer. As our technology and culture rapidly outpace our ability to keep up with it, we need to learn to slow down long enough to assess what we are doing, so we can figure how best to do it. And slowing down can be as easy as enjoying a cup of coffee.
There are those who drink coffee and those who make coffee. Those who drink coffee are always on the move, focusing on where they are going and never on how they get there. To them, coffee is a vice to help them get from Point A to Point B. But those who make coffee, focus on the process and what it takes to make the perfect brew. To me, coffee is a tool, a way to slow down the chaos around me so I can make more informed decisions.
Now you're probably wondering what video games have to do with character expression? The answer: Everything. When I started in the gaming industry, my first job was as a QA Tester. On my first day, they asked me to posit this scenario: Take my favorite game and then play it for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 6 months straight. then afterwards, come back and tell them if I still liked the game. Then they told me to do the same thing with a game I don't like.
Being a QA Tester taught me to be disciplined in my duties no matter how mundane the task. It also gave me an analytical awareness that allows me to accurately deconstruct any given situation in a short period of time, and then relay that in the simplest terms possible. My passion for gaming is more than a pastime — it is how I think and a way of life.
I wholeheartedly believe in the mission of the Technology, Entertainment, & Design (TED) initiative to use the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately, the world. This change is brought about, not by the individual, but by the collective efforts of one's peers to reach beyond their own limitations in the pursuit of excellence.
Oftentimes you will find me freely engaging others in discussions ranging from politics, or the latest smartphone, to the slate of upcoming summer blockbusters and the design horrors of today's apps. No matter the conversation, it is through the exchange of ideas and the encouragement of one's sense of purpose, that we foster the kind of environments that build great products, amazing relationships, and better lives.
LEGO is by far the greatest toy invented by man and has done more to stimulate my creativity than any other product or thing in my life. The process in building a construct from various unrelated pieces is time-consuming and demands one's full attention. It is during this process that I learned how to organize the chaotic thoughts and ideas in my mind and realize them as one, singular vision. This high level of organization has become a powerful trait that I apply to my experiences in life and business.
This simple toy has given me great attention to detail and continues to build in me, a passion for pursuing creative endeavors that are both stimulating and fulfilling. LEGO taught me how to see beyond what was in front of me and instead look to what was ahead of me.


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Winter Preparedness
During the winter there are steps you can take to protect yourself at home and on the roads.
Public Services across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have combined to provide you with a range of information that you may find useful during the winter and severe weather including school closure alerts, weather and flooding alerts, advice on staying healthy and warm and information on bin collections, home safety and road safety. For more information please visit the Staffordshire Prepared website.
The information on this webpage will help you be prepared and will give guidance on what to do during severe weather.
Flooding is one of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent's highest risks.
Over 25,000 people in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent live in properties that are at risk of flooding. Are you one of them?
The Environment Agency provide a range of useful online information services, including flood maps and up to date warnings in place across the UK.
For more information see the Staffordshire Prepared website or the Council's flooding page.
Staffordshire County Council is the Lead Local Authority for flooding.
School Closures
Schools are managed by Staffordshire County Council who publish a list of school closures on their website.
The gritting and salting of roads in Staffordshire is managed by Staffordshire County Council who publish the gritting routes on their website.
Health and Wellbeing
Winter conditions can be seriously bad for our health, especially for people aged 65 or over, and people with long-term conditions. The NHS website offers advice and guidance.
Severe winter weather
Over recent years the UK has seen significant periods of cold temperatures and snow, most notably in 2009-10 and 2010-11. Although not every winter has had significant snowfall it is sensible to be prepared as each winter approaches. Below are some websites that hold useful information about preparing for winter.
You can also view the Cold Weather Plan for England on the gov.uk website.
East Staffordshire Borough Council will ensure that information is posted on its website if there are any disruptions to services, during periods of severe winter weather.
Please visit the Met Office website for the latest weather updates.