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Willowbank's extraordinary graduates are a direct result of our extraordinary faculty associates. Our faculty are drawn from the best heritage and design practitioners. They come from across the professional spectrum — the private sector and the government sector; from academia and the work site; and from around the country and around the world. Our faculty associates provide both immediate skills development and the opportunity for ongoing professional networking post-graduation.
Victoria Angel, is Senior Heritage Planner with ERA Architects in Toronto. Victoria has worked for Parks Canada, where she led the development of the Canadian Register of Historic Places and subsequently worked as the Manager of the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office(FHBRO). She has taught heritage conservation at Carleton University, where she is an Adjunct Professor, and at the University of Victoria. She has a BA in Art History and an MA in Heritage Conservation, both from Carleton University.
Lori Anglin is a cultural resource planner and architectural conservator. She works internationally for multilateral agencies, government and consultancies. Her interdisciplinary skills enable cross cutting work in tourism, conservation and development, with projects centred in developing economies. Lori has obtained degrees in Canada, University of Waterloo, B. Env. Studies, Urban and Regional Planning) and Australia, University of Sydney, M. Sc., (Architecture)(Conservation). Her Willowbank sessions are a part of the second year program, introducing students to conservation management planning and World Heritage Site practices. Website: lorianglin.com
Danny Barber is a Banker Mason. He started his career in stonework at his family's monument business working under his grandfather and father. He studied int the U.K. as an Architectural stone carver earning his Higher National Certificate and the National Vocational Qualification Level 3 in Architectural carving and Restoration. His company, Smith & Barber Sculpture Atelier Inc. is based in Ottawa and founded the Canadian Stone Carving Festival. Website: smithandbarber.ca
Ashleigh Bell, graduated with the Willowbank class of 2013 and currently holds a position with the Tourism & Culture division of the City of Hamilton, coordinating capital projects on municipally-owned cultural facilities, museums and historic sites. She is involved with a number of community and professional organizations, including the Hamilton Community Land Trust and the Hamilton-Burlington Society of Architects, for which she has coordinated two educational series on conservation discourse. Ashleigh attended OCAD and has a background in Interior Design. She currently teaches Architecture in Canada and Architectural Styles courses with first years in the Diploma program and Historic Interiors with second years.
Keith Blades is known nationally and internationally as Canada's leading masonry conservation consultant, and has worked extensively on Parliament Hill and other nationally-significant sites. He has also taught at major preservation centres both in Canada and abroad. He combines an intimate understanding of both theory and practice in the field. Keith has an MA Conservation Studies from the University of York, England.
Lyse Blanchet, is an engineer with an MA in Wood Science and Technology from Laval University. Lyse has over 20 years of experience in the Conservation of historic structures. Her specialties are developing specialized training and R&D Projects for traditional materials, including "Modelling of Traditional Timber Joints" and the "Evaluation of NDT for Wood". She has coordinated national projects such as the "Development and Update of the National Master Specifications in Conservation", "Guidelines for the use of Mortars in Historic Structures and Buildings" and the "Establishment of the Life Cycle and Risk Assessment of Historic Timber Structures". She is a project leader and an accomplished lecturer with attendance at International conferences on timber engineering and on timber structures conservation.
Ed Bowkett specializes in metals conservation. Ed graduated from the Art Conservation Techniques Program at Sir Sanford Fleming College, Peterborough, Ont. Ed's company, Bowkett & Co. has served many institutional and private clients in the Montreal - Toronto corridor. Ed has provided both hands-on conservation as well as consultation services to The Canadian War Museum, Canadian Conservation Institute, Public Works & Government Services Canada, Parliamentary Precinct Directorate, The Canada Science & Technology Museum, Fulford Place-Brockville, and various other heritage sites across Canada. Ed has supervised the daily efforts of student interns on placement from Sir Sanford Fleming College; attends several institutions as a guest lecturer; and periodically guest hosts a CBC phone in show on preservation of antiquities.
Jean Caroon is principal of Design, Preservation and Sustainability at Goody Clancy Architects in Boston, Jean is an advocate for creative building reuse and preservation and has worked on an impressive list of adaptive reuse projects, including The Richardson-Olmsted Complex in Buffalo and Trinity Church in Boston. Her innovative book Sustainable Preservation: Greening Existing Buildings was published in 2010. Jean has received many awards for her work, including the Clem Labine Award from Traditional Building, the Distinguished Artist Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation, and the Paul E. Tsongas Profiles in Preservation Award from Preservation Massachusetts. She has served as Chair of the National AIA Historic Resources Advisory Group.
Jonathan Castellino, Photographer urban explorer and writer, Jonathan documents urban decay in the cities he loves. Officially trained in philosophy and urban sociology, Jonathan seeks to reveal unseen space through his photography. Website: www.sacramentalperception.com
Martin Conboy, is a lighting designer who has lit some of Canada's most iconic heritage places, including the Vimy Memorial, the Library of Parliament, and the Canadian War Memorial in Ottawa. Martin also designs for theatre and uses the principles of theatre design to illuminate heritage monuments and has won numerous awards for his work. Martin received a Fine Arts degree from the Banff School of Fine Arts and is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society. Website: www.mcld.ca
Cosmo Condina, is a photographer who specializes in travel imagery and emphasizes details of light, colour and subject matter. He published a commemorative book: Niagara at War 1812 for the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and he provided the photography for the limited edition reprinting of Early Architecture of the Town and Township of Niagara by Peter J. Stokes. Website: www.cosmocondina.com
Craig Crane, is a designer who established DAC architecture in 1989 and Studio C2 in 2006. His design philosophy is rooted in site and context. Craig instructs in the Interior Design Faculty at Humber College and has won the Innovation Award for an Action Learning initiative associated with the Whole Village. Craig teaches AutoCAD/Design at Willowbank.
Arish Dastur is an Urban Specialist at the World Bank. His work focuses on issues of sustainable approaches to urbanization, slum upgrading, urban planning and low income housing. He is the co-team leader of the World Bank's Eco2 Cities Initiative. Arish is also involved in social venture capital related to renewable energy for rural electrification. He has an MA in Urban Planning and a B.Sc in Neuroscience and Religion.
Christa Deacy-Quinn holds a M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Illinois and a B.A. in Anthropology and Museum Studies from SUNY-Oswego. She has been in the museum field for over twenty-five years and has served as the Collections Manager at the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign since 1991. As Collections Manager, Christa specializes in collections care and preservation, artifact storage, packaging, transport, exhibit design, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM). She is a strong advocate for low-chemical, low-cost IPM solutions. She has conducted preservation-focused workshops that address IPM and has consulted with numerous institutions on developing or expanding their IPM programs. She has designed a number of databases in use at the Spurlock, including those that help staff to track the occurrence of pests within the museum and that monitor the general condition of the artifacts. She is a Certified Technician for General Use Pesticides in Illinois and a Certified Mold Remediation Worker. She is active in the field of preservation serving as a Peer Reviewer for the Museum Assessment Program for the American Association of Museums and as a member of the Preservation Working Group at the University of Illinois. Christa is an instructor at the International Preservation Studies Center. In addition, since 2010 she teaches in the Museum Studies program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and has, on a bi-annual basis, taught MUSE 420: Collections Management- Preserving the Physical Integrity of Museum Collections.
Annette Dearling-Manchester is an advocate for sustainability and green building practices and is a designer with over 20 years of experience. Annette has a Diploma in Architectural Technology and a Bachelor Degree in Interior Design and is a LEED Green Associate. Annette teaches technical and design studies at Niagara College and Sheridan College. She also provides private design consultation.
Marc Denhez, is a lawyer, author and adjudicator with 30 years of experience in the planning and legal frameworks surrounding built, natural and intangible heritage. He has advised on legal policy, governance and drafting on related topics, in ten provinces, over a dozen countries, and at UNESCO. He served as a Commissioner of the National Capital Commission, and chaired a national task force on capacity-building for the residential renovation industry He has taught at four universities, and lectured at another thirty in North America and Europe. He is currently an adjudicator for the Ontario Municipal Board.
Lynne DiStefano, co-founded the Hong Kong University Architectural Conservation Programme and served as its Director from 2003-2005. She was previously a tenured professor at the University of Western Ontario, as well as Chief Curator of Museum London in Ontario, Canada. Lynne has been involved through UNESCO and ICOMOS as a World Heritage Advisor and with the planning and monitoring of numerous Asian world heritage sites, including: Vigan World Heritage Site in the Phillipines, China's Kaiping Diaolou and Villages, China's "Fujian Tulou", South Korea's "Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong", "Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras," and in Laos on the "Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape".
Johnny Doran is principal at Acanthus Heritage Plastering. Johnny apprenticed in plastering in Ireland. He focuses on the restoration and repair of plaster surfaces in residential and public heritage buildings, including Dundurn Castle, Ancaster Town Hall and the Sharon Temple. He works with both ornamental and flat plaster surfaces. Johnny works with a variety of lime mortars, incorporating historical recipes into his plastering mixes.
Karonhyawake (Jeff) Doreen is an indigenous culture and language teacher. He is originally from Tyendinaga and teaches Mohawk at Six Nations. Jeff is also a singer/songwriter and has translated and performs many Beatles songs in the Mohawk language.
Oliver Drerup was a building contractor specializing in highly energy efficient environmentally appropriate buildings for 27 years prior to joining Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. At CMHC he was the convener of Canada's 35 member International Training Team. Oliver has extensive international experience in residential design concepts, building science and construction products and techniques. He has consulted in Japan, China, South Korea, United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, Russia, Germany, Chile and the United States. Oliver holds a BA in archaeology
Ian Ellingham, BArch, MBA, MPhil, PhD, PLE, OAA, MRAIC. BArch (Carleton), MBA (Western), MPhil, PhD (Cambridge). Ian is a Professional Land Economist, Member of the Ontario Association of Architects, Member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and an Associate of Cambridge Architectural Research Limited. He has undertaken research for governments in both Canada and the UK. His book, Sustainable Whole-Life Costing (Taylor & Francis, 2006) explores project decision-making using a range of techniques to deal with environments of uncertainty. He is the chair of the Editorial Committee of Perspectives, the journal of the Ontario Association of Architects.
Nicholas Fairplay is a master stone carver with over 40 years of experience in stone and marble sculpture and ornament. He has worked on key elements of some of the great buildings in the UK and the U.S including Westminster Abbey. Trained in Europe, Nicholas has experience in the design, drawing and fabrication of museum quality sculpture in classical styles. Website: www.fairplaystonecarver.com
Sean Fraser has an academic background in archaeology, architecture and conservation. He has worked internationally in the field of cultural and natural heritage resource management for 25 years. He is the Director of Heritage Programs and Operations at the Ontario Heritage Trust, and lectures on sustainability, adaptive re-use, conservation theory and heritage planning.
Walter Furlan, Walter is a Willowbank graduate, with 30 years of experience in joinery, design and fabrication. His area of focus is the conservation of historic fabric, particularly windows, doors and other wood elements, through consultation and hands-on conservation. He endeavours to bring Willowbank's cultural landscape philosophy and approach to his heritage conservation practice, which he runs out of his storefront shop in Hamilton's north end. Walter's projects have included: Auchmar House in Hamilton, the Leacock Museum in Orillia, Gore Mutual Insurance Building in Cambridge. Walter also sits on the Municipal Heritage Committee in Hamilton.
Website: www.furlanconservation.wordpress.com
William German, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Master Craftsmen, sawyer, wood turner and furniture maker. Specializes in Niagara Peninsula inspired Furniture.
Jason Gibson, is the founder of Gibson Timber Frames in Perth, Ontario. Jason has been building and restoring timber frames in Eastern Ontario for the last 12 years. Website: www.gibsontimberframes.com
Fiona Graham is a conservator specializing in preventative conservation with an interest in metals conservation. She has an MA in Art Conservation and is a member of CAHP and CAPC. She has worked at a number of museums as well as the Canadian Conservation Institute. She has served as Collections Preservation Advisor for the Department of Canadian Heritage and as both Conservation Advisor and Museum Advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport. She is currently a conservator with Goldsmith Borgal Architects and the Course Director at the Ontario Museums Association.
Erik Hanson is the Heritage Resource Coordinator at the City of Peterborough where he manages Heritage programming, archaeological activity and municipal cultural planning. He holds an M.Sc. in Historic Preservation. Erik's focus is on heritage as a mechanism for social justice and community well-being. The City of Peterborough was the 2011 recipient of the Prince of cals Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership.
Michelle Hedges is a conservator and capital projects manager with the Ontario Heritage Trust. Michelle studied conservation in the UK, becoming a Qualified stone and conservation mason with the Guild Institute of Stone and Conservation Masonry, as well as a MSc in Architectural Materials Conservation at Bournemouth University.
Myeengun Henry is an elder, Aboriginal Traditional Counsellor from Chippewa of the Thames First Nation near London Ontario. He works endlessly to support Aboriginal people using language, ceremonies, healing and medicine. He is a graduate of Canadore College's Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention program and has worked as Director of Employment Services for Oshkebewis (Healers Program) and as a Street Patrol front-line worker for Anishnawbe Health Toronto. Myenngun is on staff at Conestoga college and McMaster University.
Philip Hoad is a construction project manager and heritage consultant who has specializes in heritage roofing materials. Philip has worked for the City of Hamilton, was the Principal for Applied Roof Technology, and is currently the President of Empire Restoration Inc. His projects have included Laurier House in Ottawa, Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, and the Louisbourg Fortress in Nova Scotia.
Megan Hobson is an architectural historian with interests in 18th, 19th and 20th century Canadian Architecture and Landscape. She has been involved as Project Historian in a number of Conservation Plans for Canadian and international projects. She has published and lectured on topics in Canadian Architectural History and works as a free-lance consultant for several architectural and planning offices. Megan is a trained Architectural Historian (MA University Toronto) and a Heritage Conservationist (Willowbank 2011).
Jacqueline Hucker is an architectural historian. Jacqueline worked for Parks Canada for more than 20 years, where she specialized in the history of Canadian architecture, and for five years managed the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office. She is joint author of A Guide To Canadian Architectural Styles and Vimy: Canada's Memorial to a Generation, and has published a number of articles on Canadian architecture. She is currently a free-lance consultant.
Paul Jacobson is a Conservation Carpenter and Principal at Classic Construction. His projects include, Whitehern and Dundurn Castle-Cockpit in Hamilton, the Jordan Cider Press, Upper Canada Village and Fort George here in Niagara-On-The-Lake.
Dale Jarvis is an Intangible Cultural Heritage Development Officer for the Heritage Foundation in Newfoundland and Labrador who helps communities safeguard their cultural traditions. Dale is also a Storyteller, Folklorist and Author and leads haunted tours of St. John's where his storytelling is brought to life. Dales holds a BSc in Anthropology and an MA in Folklore.
Carol Jackson is a Banker Mason trained at Algonquin College at their Perth Campus in Heritage and Traditional Masonry. Carol works mainly in residential and small institutions as a restoration mason, in brick, stone and even plaster. Carol became affiliated with Willowbank when she worked on the stabilization of our Southwest Wall [link to Conservation Projects- SWWall].
Lloyd Johnston is a blacksmith with over 40 years of experience. Trained as an Electrical Engineer, Johnston was drawn to the hands-on work of blacksmith and never looked back. Lloyd teaches blacksmithing, and works on heritage sites to reproduce missing elements and repair existing iron artifacts and architectural features. He co-founded the Ontario Artist Blacksmith Association in 1982, which has kept the craft of blacksmithing alive in Ontario.
Jan Kamermans is a specialist in hardware, locks and fastenings. He has been salvaging vintage architecture since the 1960s with his main focus for over the past 20 years being the supply and restoration of vintage hardware to many clients both civic and private. His projects range from Queens Park to the perfect latch for your outhouse door.
Marcin Kedzior has a BFA, and M.Arch, as well as SEED certification. His focus lies in urbanism and situated learning practices. He teaches at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture at the University of Toronto and at Humber College.
Ellen Kowalchuck is the Manager of Heritage Planning at Taylor Hazell Architects. She specializes in heritage research for Heritage Conservation Districts, and was instrumental in creating the Heritage Management Process while at her previous position with Infrastructure Ontario. Ellen has an MA in History and recently joined the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals.
Mark Laird is a landscape architect, conservator, teacher, historian and author. Mark teaches Landscape History at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. Mark has numerous publications, his books include: Mrs. Delany and Her Circle, A Natural History of English Gardening: 1650-1800, The Formal Garden: Traditions of Art and Nature and The Flowering of the Landscape Garden: English Pleasure Grounds, 1720-1800.
John Laundry is a Banker Mason. John was trained in Bath, UK as a stonemason and now is based in Peterborough, Ontario. He runs his own company, John Laundry Heritage Masonry. John's specialties are stone carving and restoration. John has worked on the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, the Governor General's Residence and the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. John's association with Willowbank began when he undertook the stabilization of the South West Wall (link to Conservation Projects SWWall). Website: www.heritagemason.com
Francois Leblanc is past Director of Field Projects, Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Francois began as an architectural conservator with Parks Canada, and then became Director of the ICOMOS Secretariat in Paris. He returned to Canada to direct the Main Street Program at Heritage Canada, and was also Chief Architect for the National Capital Commission in Ottawa. He has dealt with cultural heritage issues at the national and international level throughout a distinguished career, and has helped pioneer a dynamic approach that includes appropriate contemporary interventions. Website: ip51.icomos.org/~fleblanc
Lori Lemare is a professional commercial decorative painter and teacher with experience in large scale commercial and residential surface design. Having initially studied decorative painting in Poole, England, Lori co-founded the first school for decorative painting in Canada in 1989 (Applied School for Decorative Painting and Ritins Studio Inc.) Since 2000, Le Mare has operated Lori Le Mare Studio Inc. with classes and projects held in Hamilton Ontario and around the world (USA, China, Spain and Italy). Website: lorilemarestudio.com
Douglas McCalla is a Historian and Professor of History. His focus is on rural Canadian history and Canadian economic and social history. Doug has publish numerous works including his most recent book: "Consumers in the Bush: Shopping in Rural Upper Canada." He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph.
Chris Marrion is the Director and Founder of Marion Fire and Risk Consulting. He has worked for Fire and Risk management firms around the globe, and his focus is on mitigating fire and damage to heritage sites. Chris is a Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and holds an MA in Fire Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer. Website: marrionconsulting.com
Dean McLellan, is a professional member and certified instructor of the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain. His work has taken him across North America and into the United Kingdom. He has taught dry stone walling courses both here and overseas. He is currently working his way towards his Masters certificate with the association in the UK. His specialty beyond walls is the creation of complete dry stone buildings having built the only known three in recent times.He is passionate about the craft and about ensuring that it lives on well past the lifespans of the thousands of students he has taught. Website: deanmclellanstonework.com
James McQueen owns and operate a lumber company in Welland, Ontario. As an operator of shop machinery James is well-acquainted with the perils of shop-life and teaches safety to our students.
Thomas Neumeyer is a stone mason and stone conservator. From Canada originally, Thomas' conservation practise: Neumeyer Stone and Sculpting is based in Denmark. Thomas was trained by his father, Per Neumeyer, a stone carver who worked on many historic sites in Ontario.
Donovan Pauly is a Conservator and Project Coordinator at Clifford Restoration in Toronto. Donovan trained at the Algonquin Perth Campus in Heritage and Traditional masonry, and went on to receive a Msc in Architectural materials conservation from Bournemouth University in the UK. Donovan specializes in masonry conservation.
Stephanie Porto, is a private conservator. She holds a BFA from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and a MA & CAS from Buffalo State College. Before starting her own art conservation practice: Niagara Art Conservation, Stephanie worked at world-renowned institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. She is a member of the Canadian Association for Conservation, the International Institute of Conservation, and the American Institute for Conservation (AIC).
Lisa Prosper is a member of Canada's Mi'kmaq First Nation community and a scholar. She presents and publishes nationally and internationally on cultural landscape theory and practice. Lisa holds degrees in Art History and Heritage Conservation and has worked for the National Capital Commission, Parks Canada and First Nations communities. She has been a member of numerous expert working groups, including the federal standards and guidelines for the conservation of cultural landscapes in Canada, and a contributor to the development of an award winning online exhibition for the Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute in Oujé-Bougoumou.
Andre Scheinman is a private Heritage Preservation Consultant. His projects have included: St. George's Cathedral, Kingston; the Delta Mill; the Kingston City Hall; Raleigh Schoolhouse #13, Buxton; and, the Presqu'ile Lighthouse, Brighton.
Christophe Rivet has over 20 years of practice in heritage conservation as an archaeologist, planner, and policy advisor, and brings a diversity of experiences from across Canada and the world. He worked for many years for Parks Canada, leading multi-disciplinary projects at national historic sites and national parks as well as developing pan-Canadian conservation standards for archaeological sites. He has also been actively involved in World Heritage matters, leading a successful nomination proposal and advising on projects including in Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Christophe joined Environment Canada where he was responsible for building relations with provincial governments, NGOs, academia and industry for the department in Atlantic Canada. Christophe has extensive hands on experience working with communities, various levels of government and First Nations. In 2015, he launched Cultural Spaces Consulting, a firm dedicated to providing strategic advice on protected heritage areas by delivering reports, plans, and recommendations to national, provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous governments in Canada and abroad. In addition to his professional experience, Christophe has been involved with non-governmental organizations for many years, most notably with the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). Since 1997, he has held various positions within the organization, including as secretary of its international scientific committee on archaeological heritage management and vice-president of the national committee. He has contributed to World Heritage evaluations including on site visits. He has been President of ICOMOS Canada since 2015 and contributed to the transformation of the organization to focus on cultural landscapes, Indigenous heritage and climate change. He has given numerous conferences on heritage related topics and has been invited to lecture at universities. He holds a doctorate from the University of Leicester, a master's degree in heritage conservation from the Université de Montréal, and a bachelor's degree in anthropology/ archaeology from McGill University.
Mark Shoalts is a professional engineer. He has hands-on experience in historical restoration, having personally performed restoration work on such sites as Butler's Barracks, Fort George, Balls Falls and Dundurn Castle. Mark Shoalts is the fourth generation of his family to be involved in building construction and historical restoration. He began working for his father at Shoalts Bros. as a highschool student in the early 1970s, continuing through his post secondary education and working fulltime as a carpenter and project superintendent through the 1980s before taking over administrative and project management as an engineer.
Michael Seaman is Director of Planning for the town of Grimsby. Michael has been a planner with the towns of Oakville, Aurora, Markham, and Brampton. Michael has a passion for heritage conservation and urban design and seeks to facilitate inspiring urban environments through the planning process.
John Silburn, P.Eng, is a graduate of the Civil Engineering Technology-Restoration Program (1979), St. Lawrence College, and the Technical Education Program (1993), Queens University, Kingston. He has delivered workshops for the Federal Heritage Building Review Office, Parks Canada, The Historic Places Initiative, the Ontario Ministry of Culture and The Association for Preservation Technology International.
Craig Sims is a graduate of the Civil Engineering Technology-Restoration Program (1979), St. Lawrence College, and the Technical Education Program (1993), Queens University, Kingston. He has worked as a Heritage Building Consultant for nearly twenty years and has demonstrated a full commitment to internationally recognized conservation standards. He has been involved in projects throughout Canada and various parts of the USA. Typical projects encompass all aspects of historic building envelopes and historic building interiors. Website: craigsims.ca
Julian Smith is an architect, planner, philosopher and placemaker. He has worked on heritage sites around the world. Julian is dedicated to understanding heritage places through a cultural landscape perspective and has articulated his theories of cultural landscape internationally. Julian is the Dean of Faculty at Willowbank.
Andrew Waldron has over 20 years of experience in heritage conservation and the implementation of program and operational management related to cultural policies. Andrew is passionate about Modernism and the conservation of Mid-Century heritage. Andrew has worked for Parks Canada, where he managed the National Register of Historic Places; as well as for Library and Archives Canada.
Robert Watson is a geologist. Robert's knowledge of the Niagara geological formations extends into the realm of early stone buildings. Robert is also passionate about the conservation of heritage places, and has undertaken the complete restoration of his own local stone house.
John Wilcox is a stained glass conservator. He is a graduate of the Architectural Technology Program (1995), Ryerson University Toronto and various Glass Studies at both the Ontario College of Art and Design OCAD Toronto and Sheridan College of Arts and Design Oakville. John has studied glazing techniques in the USA, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His work is primarily based in the Toronto area. Website: www.vitreous.ca
Tom Woolley is an architect and professor based in the UK. He specializes in the renovation of old buildings and working with community groups. Tom is a former professor of Architecture at Queens University, Belfast. He is editor of Green Building Digest and has published numerous papers. Tom is the former Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee and the Ministerial Advisory Committee.
Molly Yimlei Yep worked for over twenty years as a qualified architect in Canada. She enrolled full-time in the post-graduate ceramics programme at Goldsmiths College, University of London, England. Afterwards, she exhibited her paintings and ceramics in many galleries in both England and Canada. Molly teaches Architectural Technical Drawing at Willowbank.
Penny Young is a licensed Archaeologist in the province of Ontario. She has worked as a Heritage Planner for various municipalities in Southern Ontario and for the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport. Penny is well versed in the archaeological process. She has undertaken one archaeological dig at Willowbank.


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"It's Music Therapy Christmas Day!" A Blue Star Connection shipment arrives at Tulane's music therapy program.
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Sadie Johnson shows off the newly released Catt-o-sonic guitar during the 2017 American music therapy association conference at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel.
Staff, family and patients from the St. Louis based Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital perform using Blue Star Connection donated instruments at the Hard Rock Cafe as part of the 2017 American Music Therapy Association conference.
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Tackling it is the key to improving social mobilityby Peter Lampl / January 11, 2017 / Leave a comment
The world's English-speaking countries, which include the home nations of Britain and the United States, Australia and Canada, have much in common—culturally, historically, economically. But they are also very different in some ways. And nowhere is this more true than in their national education policies.
But despite the differences between their systems, comparing the education performance of different countries can give us important insights into which school approaches are more effective than others. Our latest piece of research examined a range of international evidence to establish what we know about educational inequality across the English-speaking world.
The findings don't make comfortable reading for us: the education gaps between children of the most and least educated parents when they start school are bigger in the UK than they are in Canada and Australia. Only the US has a bigger reading gap than us.
Looking at a number of pieces of research, the authors consistently found the difference in reading attainment between the richest and poorest to be biggest in the US, where disadvantaged pupils lag behind their richer classmates by about a year before they even start school. Gaps between those with the most and least educated parents are similar.
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My Bipolar Mother
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are much more than the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through from time to time. Bipolar disorder symptoms can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance, and even suicide. But bipolar disorder can be treated, and people with this illness can lead full and productive lives.
Growing Up with a Bipolar Mother
Growing up with a Bi-polar Mother was very difficult. The good times were great and the bad times were horrible.
You never knew what you were waking up to. The happy Mother or the depressed, ranting Mother.
You learned to gauge by just one look in the mornings, that is, if you didn't hear it first.
Being the child of a Bi-polar parent, you strive to be perfect, you don't want to do anything that may "set them off". In my case, I always kept my room clean, there was nothing out of place. My Mother was very neat and organized, I believe this was her way of maintaining some type of control in her life, as she couldn't control her moods. Of course, this didn't work, because you are not the issue, though they make you feel that you are.
I recall one day, I felt that my Mom was teetering on the edge, so I did everything perfectly just as I had been told to do. She passed me in the hall and asked me something, to this day I do not remember what was said, I only remember trying not to make her mad. The next thing I remember was being slapped across my face. I asked "What did I do?" and she replied, " You gave me that look!"
Bi-polar can be varying among different people. My Mother had mostly deep spells of depression . She also had times where she would just scream, holler, rant and rave for days at a time, all the while holding my Father hostage until she was done.
She attempted suicide more than three times in her life. I don't believe she ever intended on actually killing herself, in most cases, she had set it up where someone would find her and save her and these attempts were usually when she could not control a person or a situation, mostly a man.
Most people with Bi-polar usually have some type of an addiction to drugs or alcohol , basically self medicating. My Mother was addicted to cigarettes and men.
By the time I was born, she had married my Father(husband number 3 out of 5) and had me(child number 5 out of six). Her first two marriages only lasted a few years, my Dad hung in there for twenty, until she cheated on him for probably the fifth time and married my first Stepfather. That lasted 3 years and then Step Dad number two was about 3 years as well.
When I was younger, she would never take meds, the Doctors back then had diagnosed her as Manic Depressive, they didn't call it Bi-polar back then. They wanted to put her on Lithium which required having blood drawn and tested frequently, she told my Father that couldn't be safe to take if they had to check your blood that often.
Finally when she was in her late 40s, she went on and off different anti-depressants, her major complaint was that they affected her sex life.
She is 75 this year and has Vascular dementia and lives with me and my family. She is on Prozac and it doesn't help. She still suffers from depression almost daily. And still has bouts with the ranting , raving that goes on for hours, though now, with the Dementia, she will just call out different names and be severely agitated and anxious.
Signs & Symptoms
A long period of feeling "high," or an overly happy or outgoing mood
An overly long period of feeling sad or hopeless
Extreme irritability
Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed, including sex.
Behaving impulsively and engaging in pleasurable, high-risk behaviors
Thinking of death or suicide, or attempting suicide.
Having an unrealistic belief in one's abilities
Changing eating, sleeping, or other habits
Increasing activities, such as taking on new projects
Being restless or irritable
Sleeping little or not being tired
Having problems concentrating, remembering, and making decisions
Being easily distracted
Walking on Egg Shells- How I felt as a child.
Walking on egg shells
Hush!Please, don't make a sound.
Rush to your room
nothing out of place to be found.
Tip-toeing so quietly
so it seems like no one's around.
Heart beating faster
it's all so profound.
Hide away quickly
or in her rants, you will drown.
Get Help!
One thing I've learned, if your a child of a Bi-polar parent, please know it's not your fault and it's not your responsibility . Seek out some support and help.
If you think you may suffer from this disease, I cannot stress the importance of getting yourself help. It's never too late and there are things that can help you.
Bipolar disorder cannot be cured, but it can be treated effectively over the long-term. Proper treatment helps many people with bipolar disorder—even those with the most severe forms of the illness—gain better control of their mood swings and related symptoms. But because it is a lifelong illness, long-term, continuous treatment is needed to control symptoms.
- Medications- Different types of medications can help control symptoms of bipolar disorder. Not everyone responds to medications in the same way.
- Mood Stabilizers- Lithium is one, and these types of medications are usually the first to try. Anticonvulsants are also used as mood stabilizers, such as: Depakote, Lamotrigine (Lamictal),
- Other anticonvulsant medications, including gabapentin (Neurontin), topiramate (Topamax), and oxcarbazepine (Trileptal).
My Mother tried the Lamotrigine while in the Rehab center, it helped some with her restlessness but then she would cry all the time.
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By James Agberebi:
Arsene Wenger has said that his players' temperament will be key in Saturday's London derby against Chelsea at the Emirates, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
Arsenal had Gabriel Paulista and Santi Cazorla sent off at Stamford Bridge while Pier Mertesacker was also shown a red card at the Emirates against Chelsea.
Looking ahead to Saturday's clash, Wenger, in his press conference on Friday ahead of the clash, stated hoped his side will continue their winning streak.
"It's a good test for us. We are on the way up and will look to continue that against Chelsea."
"In the last two games we played with 10 men so for the result tomorrow it's important the way we play football but also the way we behave."
The French boss hinted that Olivier Giroud could paly against Chelsea but said Aaron Ramsey is yet to recover from injury.
"No new injury worries. Giroud will have a fitness test today and could play but I don't think Ramsey will be available for our next game."
And on comments made by Jose Mourinho towards him in his book: "Look I haven't read the book and I certainly will not read it so I can't comment on that.
"I talk about football and that's what I do I'm not on a destructive mode, I'm more constructive and I can't comment because I'm focused on tomorrow's game."


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Geba Hydro-power project contract signing ceremony (Video)
Contract signing ceremony of Geba Hydro-power project
Contract signing ceremony of Geba Hydro-power project
This website becomes "lematawi"……reporting nothing about the gross human right violiation in the country. At least, I urge you to analyze the book written by former Awramba Times journalist, Wubshet Taye, who is languishing in notorious woyane prison since 2011 and suffering from chronic kidney disease. Am just curious, what does the above news does mean for Wubshet's small boy or wife???….the so called "limat" without quality and freedom is an empty barel and cheap propaganda especially projects like gilgel Gibe, which is marred by poor infrastructure, corrupted management, and environmental catastrophe for lower Omo valley indigenous people.
Ke Limat Befit Ye Hizb Enba Yetabes…..Let Feeedom Rings….
God bless Ethiopia!
I won't be mistake, if I label you as having pervasive mentality, and this is not a schooling forum where we can fix your problem. You might have multitudes of reasons to hate the ruling party and woyane. But to point a finger on Dawit, who is created to offer wealth of wisdom to others, is a sum of all wrongs. I've Been following you for a while, my intuition tells me like wise. I knew this is not something you would disclose it in an official venue but I'm sure your thought extends much deeper to hate a particular nation. You are awfully arrogant for us. This not character assassination but For all forum participants, you gave a spot light who you are, Man, you deserve all the 'F' words in this universe, you meet and exceed the criteria.
No game No gimmicks.. We knew that we all get an ear full information when things go wrong in Ethiopia, it is only when Dawit says something.
Unlike other web sites, you bring for us the glass is half full stories…thank you very much.
I can't stay a single night without visiting your web site, I think this spoke for itself.
Firstly, You're not expected to shed a crocodile tear for Awramba Times. If found important, the admin could respond for my comment.
Secondly, asking the admin honest question about one of their former college, Wubshet Taye, was a mistake?…
My conclusion is this about you. You're not only arrogant but a dumb wanna be cadre. You always want to hear and propagate "lematawi" news and the fake 12%. Let me ask you again, what the above news does mean for Wubshet's young boy, whose father is languishing in notorious woyane prison and denied medical attention?….you should feel the pain of the people….hulum endanchi altegebem…..though I know cadres do have belly but not a brain….
God bless Ethiopia !!!!
The kind of Tesfalehulum believes in "if you are with us no matter whether we are right or wrong , you are fine! If you are with the EPRDF , you are not"! Dawit gave us a breathing space in the Ethiopian cyber space , hence , he should have been prized!
Nevertheless , the kind of Tesfalehulum , soaked & blinded in a hate politics, they don't know what what say! They are just hallucinating all over like a made Dog!
We have so many water resources. Why there is no macro agricultural project, why there is no irrigation project to feed our people, why 100% of our effort has to go to hydropower? Dedeb maferia mengist
I think you are halusinating.He mentioned Dawits old friend who is forgotten and langusing in the woyane gulag.What wrong do you see when he critisized Dawit for not writting about the gross human right violation that is taking place in the country?why do you always have to mention hate when someone airs his/her opinion?Development without freedom of assembly and an iron fist rule by a minority will only lead to disaster.
Tesfalehulum, keep barking like a dog. The camel is advancing, the dogs………..
በሚኒሊክ ግዚ የደነቆረ የሚባል ነገር ታውቃለህ…
You are mixing two distinct issues. you wide up your comment with God bless Ethiopia, so do you think this inauguration happened somewhere in Mars?? what a hypocrite person you are!!!
Let it be Wubeshet and the likes are behind bar for factious crime, so Ethiopia shouldn't have to develop and have development strategy. What can one tell this other than a tear of personality fabric.
When we Ethiopians here such news, we felt extra layers of comfort, and you guys feel agony…
So the analogy of the above news and Webeshet Taye is wrong.. you just simply mix anger politics with this exciting news and of course you didn't miss your purpose, unmistakably incorporate Dawit, who is serving you tirelessly. I'm seriously serious, if you are not happy of Dawit style of reporting, why you then abundantly available in this forum.
you said " Ethiopian Mega project marred by poor infrastructure, corrupted management, and environmental catastrophe for lower Omo valley indigenous people"…
This is a political apnea, comprehended with disinformation and misinformation about your own country. If this statement were coming from one of Egyptians friends or from an Ethiopian who strip off his citizenship, I wouldn't be a surprise. But When my fellow Ethiopian, keep his mouth wide open, made such bullshit statement, this is a great iron ever heard by human being and when the adjectives of God bless Ethiopia is added every time at the end of your conversation, it is annoying and painful…
…This is not the mother of all hypocrites
Leaving aside the lengthy nonsense you scribbled, are you saying corrupted management and poor infrastructure is not issue??…..kkkkkk….let me refresh you. A critical water-passage tunnel in the Gilgel Gibe 2 hydropower project Collapsed just weeks after inauguration…..was this a rumor from Egypt ??….kkkk….anyway, Egypt was the master of woyane and financial hub as Shabiya was the God father. Thus, you don't have any moral right to accuse others as shabia or Egyptian proxy. Just for curiosity, why do you think Abay dam project awarded for Salini without official open auction??….it's all about $$$$….corruption …..and who suffers to pay the loans??…the poor…..do you know woyane snatch money from 200 birr pension "tureta" for bind while funneling looted billions to foreign banks ??…..kkkkk…..no fuger bro….we know it!!!!
God bless Ethiopia…..racists and looters are doomed!
Sint new yetekefeleh Mr. Hodam Dimamu. Wusha be belabet yichohal. Ante firfari lekami slehonk sle woyane eyezefenk nur. And ken gin yirefdbhal.
Maferia neh
BRAVO. one more project to steal money from the poor Ethiopian people. We always hear the planting of trees, but we haven't seen a single fruit yet.
Access to electricity still remains less than 10%, yet woyane claims to increase hydro power generation by a 1000%. In fact power generation is inversely proportional to reliability in the woyane world. The more power they claim to generate, the more blackouts experienced by the 10% of those with access to electricity. The other 90% are in total darkness in this 21 century.
Peace to all but Woyanes!
Woyane will be there for generations to come! You can only burn yourself! Woyane is well protected,nevertheless, you can only run your dirty mouth! Haters are losers! There no & will never be a space for haters in Ethiopia!
Peace to everybody , but to haters!
Remember to stay in your kilil if you play politics!
Alula, since you keep writing, why don't you add substance in your comments. You always personalize your remarks and resort to attaking the person rather than arguing a point. I can just say you are the usual hod-ader and ignore you. But your skill in the English language says you are above the fifth graders you work for, so I feel compelled to advise you to use your skill for a better output.
BTW, please never use that same analogy (camel vs barking dog) Bereket Simon theachs day in day out to the dedebit cadres. He uses that analogy cause the cadres only know camel and dogs. But I think you are at higher level than those.
One more thing, why did you change the name Mario for Alula after you claimed to be gone to Ethiopia for three months?
Peace to all but Woyanes!
What substance do have except hating Woyane? Get out of your hate so I can talk to you like an able human! You always repeat"peace to all but woyane" as if woyane's peace depends on you, is this your substance?
I can't say woyane is 100% perfect, but I never heard you criticizing the so called opposition who have no unity, they are there only to scam money from Ethiopia's enemies & the innocent Ethiopian diaspora! Is this your substance? I see you writing a good English , but biased & based on hate…!
Eternal glory to our martyrs!
God bless Ethiopia!
Look at you! The Dogs like you are barking , nevertheless, the camel has kept on its own way! This is simply a saying to express your political stagnation for such a long time! Politics in Ethiopia is changed for good, please check yourself first …!
I hope you not take me as an English man!
Your 5th grader & shit simply shows that how low your IQ is!
I went back home, stayed the for 40 day , I finish my business & came back! Do you think I'm hiding? Not even you with your hate politics!
What matters for me is, Ethiopia defeated all internal & external enemies. Ethiopia defeated Egypt diplomatically & left it with no choice but the round table! Egypt is the only problem for Ethiopia , but it is on the table now! Shabiya & its dogs , like G7 turned into a rat in a water…! Why don't you guys demonstrate when PM Desalegn & his staffs arrived in DC ?no more
Tesfa lehulum, you old EPRP, your comments are always negative. It seems, you are an Egyptian wondering in Ethiopians turf like the Egyptians caught in the area of our HIDDASSE DAM. Your fate will be dying in agony by the pain, you suffer by development of Ethiopia. Would you tell me Wubshet's connection with this Article? You and your likes are the same so I don't expect good ideas. No one with sane mentality expect good out of rotten mind like u do have.
You are blaming Dawit, for being great journalist and fair. He has seen you guys when he defected and became refugee. He has done it for good reason. But he decided no to associate with you, when he saw your ignorance backward mentality. Your rent collector mentality will not help the country. If you don't like his website, then what are u doing here? Go and watch your hate and fiction preacher ESAT. All the people who are CEMENTING on ESAT by the name of FELEGE ASRAT, TESFA BEKELE and others are like you. Ethiopia is rising with its 90 million people, thanks for EPRDF.
YOU tried to advise Dave to read Wubshet's book. It is upto him to read or not. He doesn't need your advise. By the way who is gonna benefit from the sale of the Book Semayawi party or other rent collectors like ESAT. I am just curious. You guys are telling us that there is no democracy and freedom in Ethiopia, yet you are telling us a person who is in prison can write a book from prison. You are contradicting yourself.
Everybody knows your false accusations anyways. You must be from 30% Gonderes with negative attitude. There few who are making noise every where barking to make themselves happy. You are one of them. Ethiopia is building this dam for its people not for you. Dawit konjiye keep it up. Make those hate mongers cry like baby while the country is in the right track l.
Egypt is the new "netela zefen"…..keep singing…..kkkkkk….and you categorized me under the 30% Gonderes…..kkkk….do you see how you dive into ethicnis politics??…..Gonderen ahun ezih mene ametaw??….kkkk….knuckle head racist…anyway, you're fresh graduate of the stone factory, Civil Service College. Thumbs down for dumbs !!
God bless Ethiopia…..realists are doomed !!
Because, you smell like the Gonderes
Tesfa yeleleh, I categorize you 30% Gonderes, because your poop allover this website smells like Gonderes. By the way, I am Amhara, of course not GondeerE. You have No moral authority to criticize Dawit, because people like you didn't pay a price like Dawit. Your contribution for Ethiopia is destruction, by vomiting your venom on the Radios like ESAT, Addis Dimts and Netsanet leEthiopia by the name of Tesfa Bekele. There are so many like you barking on every Radios by the name of Ethiopia. Felege As rat and so on I can mention all the names. Dawit is giving you opportunity to comment what ever you want. But those Radios which I mentioned above would not give a chance to comment other than the ideas which they are promoting. Ethiopian review is one of them. But Dawit and Nazareth are not like them that's why they are popular. So you better believe that Ethiopia is not the same you left her 40 years ago. Your kind of old people will never change from their negativity.
Menew kerefede metesh endih tenchachash??….kkkkk….yemen atersuge new??.,..Amhara, Gondere…menew kebatersh??….stinky woyane …..are you saying that Dawit is immune of criticism??…lol….you're unbelievably dumb…. Let me reteraite once again. Now, Dawit is an official "lematawi" journalist, turning a blind eye about the gross human right violation from Ogaden to Gambela and the corruption with a foregin lone never seen in our history. Awramba Times was also quite when more than 20 fellow journalist fled the country. Awramba Times also never updated us about what happened to journaist Gizaw Taye, Lomi Managing Director, after the first interview. I believe, for the fake "limat" news, ETV, Walta, Aiga, Tigary online and Reporter are more than enough. If Awarmba Times wants to join that rank, it's up to them!!!
Tesfa yeleleh old EPRP, like our visionary leader, PRIME MINISTER MELES ZENAWI, said "its better to be late rather than being absent" let's come to the point where we started, the economy growth and development. This includes the Renaissance Dam, the major instrument, empowering Ethiopia in the region. I know you can't see this fact because, you are sleeping and watching your day dream.
Tesfa….Ethiopian ethnics were created by the almighty God. Do not blame God for having us. As long as ethnics exist so also politics exists. For good or bad, God has not forgotten to create Satan to test us. Tesfalehulum as you are Satan in the person of Tesfal…be sure we will expose you and fight you as a little distractor bought by Egypt, as Judah sold Jesus for 30 dinars…….Go ahead Satan go… we know one another and we will never let you do us destruction.
mal eski??…..kkkkkk….kedada wanna be cadre…..we ETHIOPIANS used to live in harmony until the stinky Woyane comes and divide the country by ethnic line…..by the way, call and ask your former boss, Meles KeZenawi, in the hell to know what Satan looks like until you join him…
You see! You just don't know what you are talking about! Ethiopian never lived in harmony at all! Ethiopian tried to assimilate for the sake of life,but nobody gave them the opportunity to do so! It was all about yetm teweled adu genet edeg, if you grew up somewhere out of Adu genet then you are nothing! Qimalam tigre, gimatam gala, Tifram Gondere, shiritam Somali …..shewa shinfla, Tifram balager , Semay amd yelewm Islam Ager yelewm ….is this your harmony? Don't tell me that you never heard such a labeling ! If you do, You are just here for the simple reason of hate! Ethiopian had sustained so much in the past because Ethiopia is the only country they have!
Read what what you wrote against Eden & see yourself!
The good thing is individuals like you will never have a chance to exploit the Ethiopian people once again! Why do you think the Oromos , Tigrians , Ogadens, The sidamas choose to fight for independence? In your term because of too much harmony! Everything you write shows that you don't know Ethiopia well! Why do the kimant people said to have come from a tree while they are like everybody else? Because they live in harmony? Come on! You should be ashamed of yourself!
You are talking about one person who crossed the red line and undermine thousands of heroes who gave thier life for this kind of development are you kidding me?
Dear Tesfalehulum
what is wrong with being lematawinet? don't you think that lematawinet is better than Tifatawinet?
have a happy Meskel
Tes, You better call yourself Chelemalehulum. That is exactly what it portraits the best. I know the dollars from Egypt are bugging you but you will never stop us from our struggle to do away with poverty. We will add more and more hydro-dam…..until we reach our target of more than 60 thousand MGWTs. By then you are lost with you garbage and distractive dreams,views and evil wishes of destroying Ethiopia
R u try to tell us one man interest is more important then our national interest…about his kids that is the responsibility of his father …if he was thinking about his kids he would have not committed crime…I know ' I know in ur book inciting revolution is not a ćrime"..did u every ask had this criminal succeeded how many kids lost their father due u to civil war to remove government by force…
My advice to u is ask only ur body to get fair justice not to declare him free man without inverts getting. His crime otherwise if we mead served. Jailing people. By how many kids. They have. Then we. Are lost people.
የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ ቀዳማዊ ጥያቄ ድህነትን ማሸነፍ፣ እንዲሁም ለልጆቹ ምግብ ማቅረብ መቻል ነው።
የምታነሳው የመብት ጥያቄ የትኛውንና ማሀረሰብ መብት ነው?
Who is there?
Gelila Bekele
Gelila Bekele who?
Gelila Bekele who is having a baby from the richest African American man.I am gorgeous enough,good enough,and Tyler loves me.
When is Egypt Isis coming to bless the dam? we are now officially colonized by Egypt because we have to report Isis whatever we do? did you hand the design to your boss in Cairo? Do not forgot to do that because you love being slaves of Issays and Egypt. I am wondering I did not see Isis of Egypt? Isis terrorist = Isis President, is this coincidence ?
You got rocks in you brain' where did get the string of attachment Egipt to this project? We knew very well Your eyes are flooding whenever you see miracles in Ethiopia, remember this is not an Eritrean or Shabia forum where you fart old wives tale ..This is the most .stupidest Thing I ever heard….Stink old man. Get out of here
Gezaee , take it easy! I think you are losing your mind! The GERD is being built nonstop while diplomacy is continuing!
You were salivating for Egypt to destroy the credibility of the EPRDF , but the EPRDF won!
Diplomacy is the instrument to solve differences in this 21st century ! If one can't understand diplomacy like shabiya, ከም ሻቢያ ተኾርኪምካ ኣብ ገዛኻ ኮፍ ትብል! Egyptians are smart! They know they can't do anything that they have been bragging , & they immediately cameback to diplomacy! The EPRDF must watch Egypt though! No one can trust Egypt! Their culture is deception!
Another Dam??????
Gilgel Gibe Dam is NOT done
Nile Dam is far to be done….and now we have another new one? It is just full of dreams!nothing more. Finish the one you started and move on…project after project but nothing has been done…we still don't have electricity …what the F******??????
Ethio- Bekuraz ena Befanos new yadegekew beza tetekem. Wuha keboy eyetetah new yadegkew nigerugn bay. Ethiopia is doing what it can to satisfy the need of its people, through great leadership of EPRDF. You always complain while you are dish washing here. EPRDF inherited 380 mw when it overthrow Derg. Now it has reached 4000mw ten times more what else do you need? You and your likes good for nothing. So go and make demonstration with your 5 friends in front of British embassy to beg them to force Ethiopian government, to free Andargachew. You morons will go to jail for threatening Ethiopian offucial in America. The case is piling up you will see it soon. EPRDF should use its influence over this erratic Diaspora Gatewetoch.
exactly my point!when some one express their opinion, unless we support woyane we are automatically "Ahebari"..like you mentioned it above…"the case is pilling up.." why is that? because i have a different opinion?I don't care how many watts we have now…we are still taking turns for electricity..so unless that issue is taken care of…i will keep complaining.call it what ever you call it…but i call it reality! something you never heard of. "Derg?" what the F*** why are you always going backwards? …."will go to jail…" my GOD! come and get me!simply put…GET a LIFE!
Ethio u little law life, keep complain. What my advise for you is you will burn with your thought. If you don't know about electric power just shut your mouth. 4000 mw power is 10 × more when EPRDF took control of Ethiopia. You must be real AAshebari, who mentioned about Ashebari? The officials who are serving the country shouldn't be harassed by your likes. They should deserve respect, even if you have an issue you can ask them in civilized way not like you ashebaris do. That shows your mental illness. That's the reason why you guys are left alone for 20 years. Watch AIGA FORUM and see how it was successful the fund raising event in Stockholm. But ESAT Erttrean Radio was telling us that it was dispersed by some hooligans asylum seekers. Always, when something good about Ethiopia you gather and try to discredit the news. You are lifeless but get a life. U can do it if you try hard.
Do not worry and should not worry you we will finish it? But, to your surprise there other mega projects on the table. What you gono do fandu?
Please diaspora, leave us alone! Our Nation is locked in development! Democracy comes from the society not imported from abroad. Thank you for your sympathy with oppressed Ethiopians!
Having good relation with all nations is the right thing to do.
Having the wide range and deep rooted relationship with selective and important nations for long term vision is the must and smartest thing to do.
Ethiopia having relationship with China is not only the choice but the best choice not only for this time but also many years to come.
Russia is another best nation Ethiopia must give priorities to have the best relationship. India, Japan, Korea, Iran and the likes are among the nations in the 21-century.
Ethiopia also must have good relation with USA and Israel knowing there are with the large number of Ethiopians living there and will influence the policy in those nations. Israel needs Ethiopia in the long run more than Ethiopia does to Israel because of her hostility relationship with the Arabs where Egypt is going to be the biggest problem in the region and Ethiopia has the Nile which is the source of Egypt's life line, development activities and history.
Even in the 1930, thousands of USA citizens (Black and white) did stand together for Ethiopia including conducting huge demonstration against the Fascist invasion and massacre against Ethiopians. Millions of White as well as Black (mixed) Americans have more knowledge and connection about and with Ethiopia than they do with the rest of Africa in combined.
So, Ethiopia needs to work very closely with USA and Israel, too.
Well studied and calculated crimes the English establishment institutions including the Oxford and Cambridge Establishment universities that is going on till these days against Ethiopia including intentionally damaging the country image and undermining the people is no longer working for them in the global media era. The war against Ethiopia officially and publicly started in 1984 by the English establishment politics, Securities and Institutions including oxford and Cambridge using the English criminal Journalists (colonial armies) and so called aid agencies and charities (mercenaries) is not working anymore for that evil little island agenda against Ethiopia. The world knows how Ethiopia is green and the people are beautiful, ancient and hard working.
However, avoiding each and every involvement the English has In and around Ethiopia is the must thing to do knowing they are there and coming around to affect while pretending differently. Never trust them for anything. What they are doing is based on their own agenda. They will drop the nation just like that and forget everything and becomes the number one enemy (Allying with the enemies). Never trust the English for anything.
The Satanic Arabs and dishonest and mischief English are the only Enemies in the past, present and will continue doing so. Keep this always in mind.
Awrambatimes, I'm one of those diasporas who would love to see the beautiful Ethiopian people moving forward with all kind of developmets, and I thank you for your sharing this good news. Because, as you may aware, most of the diaspora Ethiopian Medias are seem to have allergic to any positive news and the mojority of the diaspora comunities are getting sick and tired to their here welede news…
Therefore, we looking up to you and your likes home based indipent news media, and please keep updating us with all positive or negative that are happening in our country…
Once again, thank you!!
Woyane is not building dams for Ethiopians guys. It is building for business, for Almouldi industrial areas, not for Ethiopians. To update you, woyane has signed a binding agreement with Egypt completely denying Ethiopians their water, apparently woyane is not only killing the current generation of Ethiopians by abuse, poverty, sex tourism, human trafficking, child adoption, underpaid as Chinese sweatshop cheap labour at the cost of 21 dollars a month salary? Egypt says it owns Nile and had colonial treaty with UK, sudan. Woyane now prints its fingers signing agreement that is even much worse than the colonial agreement. Binding agreement with Egypt that contributes 0 water? May I bless woyane ? Woyane, go to hell, you are cursed and I curse you more as evil and wicked, selfish, wanton, yetark atela, worebela, corrupt, worthless, scumbag of Ethiopians history and banda from day one uptoday. May God vanish woyane like derg. A sinister organisation that is hell bent to humiliate Ethiopians and even kill unborn Ethiopians. Woyane is practically mass killing unborn Ethiopians babies. Signing binding agreement not to use water is like killing unborn Ethoipian for billion generation. Definite, woyane is a 100% curse. Woyane loots only, but woyane will never tell you any news on the looting front because that is what cursed front does. Woyane does not care about anyone and all woyane cares is money only. Did not woyane sell land for 1 dollar per hectare per year? In Zambia and Chad land is sold 1000 dollar per hectare per years? Imagine the difference now? Woyane means really dumb ass people who have no brain but only big belly and perverted mind. Did not woyane PM HD then FM ship Ethiopians teens to the middle east who are dying still everyday? what moral can a human trafficker have on prisoner or any human being? PM HD is a human trafficker who have been selling Ethiopians teen girls to Arabs. In short EPRDF is not a government but a pimp and even a drug deal who do business of chat or khat? all kind of corrupted way of life is welcomed to Ethiopia. That is civilization for woyane world. Honestly, equality, impartiality, fainess,… way of thinking can end you in prison as a criminal. you have to be pervert, corrupt, lier(wushetam), human trafficker, swinger,… to be accepted by woyane. If you have high integrity and dignity, you will be called all names and thrown into jail. Woyane even call other people Shabia as if woyane was not dancing in addis with Shabia and urinating on Ethiopians in broad-day light. Woyane and Shabia whom I call two thieves only quarreled when they were shasring their lootings from the Ethiopian proper. Woyane has no moral ground. About hatred, woyane is the engineer of hatred, division, black apartheid, corruption, nepotism, all kind of insanity. you better stop talking about the innocent Ethiopians. You are just shiftas with guns,most Ethiopians hate you because you are traitor and banda. The diasporas have a good reason to hate you because you are hateful and ignorant people who force yourself on the Ethiopian people. Down to woyane
We have got use to this kind of trash talk for long and I wouldn't wast my time to read their garbbages anymore. All it takes a glance at their user name or the first line of their sentences to conclude that they are the well known idiots whom have been barking for years with no result…
I wish all EPRDF leaders to die by God's miracle over the weekend. I wish the weekend to be a day of mourning and sadness. Why? you are the most evil people I have ever witnessed in my life. You will never stop your evilness at anytime. I was not able even to sleep after reading articles Ethiopia leaders signed binding agreements and their Europeans informing us Ethiopia give Egypt a gift? I would stop the dam if I have no the gut to do finish the dam. I would swallow bullet like Tedros and give my neck like Yohannes than to sign an agreement that deny Ethiopians their God given right. Anyway, I pray God vanish this evil bandas in our country. I even doubt this bandas have Ethiopian blind. May be they are Arabs in the pedigree ? I am wondering why such scum bag lead 96 milion people with gun? Why did we allow this band of shiftas to sell everything that is ours? Our ports, our land? now our water? I wish I was in addis near Arat kilo? dedeb, ahya, scum bag.
Ohhhhh God forgive you! Why don't you die? What do you have left? Ethiopia doesn't need you all, Ethiopia needs the EPRDF …. The majority Ethiopian are doing much better than ever! Ethiopian farmers used to looted of their hard earned honey,butter,Goat…!now there is a commodity exchange …all they do is call & if they want to sell it they do,if they want to hold it they can!
Ranting here isn't gonna help you here! You have better to go to church or Mosque…. You are becoming a soulless!
ዘይንፈልጠካ ከምኮና ብዙሕ ምገረመና ነይሩ! ባዕልኻ ዝገበርካዮ ጌጋታት ከም ከልቢ ኣፍቲን ኣብዚን ክትብል ኣብ ኣጋ እርጋንካ ርእስኻ ይቱኽቱኸካ ኣሎ! ምስኪናይ! ሓሶትን ፅልእን እንታይ ኮን ክገብረካ ይኸውን?
ብንእስነትና ጀሚርና ምስወያነ ተቓሊስና ስዒርና ሕጂውን ምስወያነ!
ፅልኢ ይትረፍካ! ወያነ እንተኾነ ኣሽኳይ'ዶ ብፅልኢ ብሓዊ ገጢሞም'ውን ኣይካኣሉዎን! እዚ ከምዝናትካ በለካ ለኽዓካ ንወያነና ፈሲ ማለት እዩ! ወያነ ከምዚንስኻ ትብሎ እንትሰምዑ ኣፍንጮኦም እዮም ዝዓብሱ! ከምዝኣነ ግን ወያነ ክንከውን ስለዘይንበቅዕ ወሰን ወሰን ሓፁር ኮይና ምስ ናትካ ሃለውለው ጊዜና ነጥፍእ ኣለና!
ዘልኣለማዊ ኽብሪ ንስዉኣትና!
ገዛኢ ርኢይቶይ ከመይ ትርኦ?
Take it easy Gezaee!
May God foregive!
Tesfahulu you are selfish ye Washington dc tagay. Your grandfathers made ethiopia one of poorest and backward country in planet earth and sinde lemagh country. You are not happy with ethiopian government success. You will dead Washington dc.


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Animals love cars. Whether it's the local tabby looking for a warm bonnet to snooze on, spiders weaving webs from wing mirrors or flies sneaking in open windows, we've all had to share our vehicles with Mother Nature.
However, Hull resident Shirley Taylor was left with quite a shock when she returned from an outing to discover her Nissan Juke was covered in bees. In fact, the blue crossover parked in her driveway had attracted something like 20,000 of them.
It's not the first time bees have created a hive out of a car, so it got us wondering. Why do bees sometimes swarm on vehicles and what happens next?
The first question has quite a simple answer. When a colony grows too large for its hive, some of the bees leave and go in search of somewhere new to build a home. It's unclear what exactly drew them to Taylor's car in particular, but they tend to prefer dark places.
If you find yourself with a swarm on your car, the first thing to do is call in the experts. In this case, the Beverley Beekeepers' Association answered the call. On its website, it says that beekeepers only deal with honey bees, so check that those in the swarm are round and hairy, make a loud buzzing sound when flying and have a yellow, white or orange band at their tail.
Back in Hull, and pictures from the scene show a large number of bees congregating around the wing mirror, but the majority of the insects had actually made themselves at home under the bonnet.
The beekeepers first went in with a box of larvae in a bid to coax the bees out, as they're attracted to the smell and will want to keep them warm. The team also used smoke in a bid to coax the colony out and calm them down.
Taylor had bought her Juke from nearby Trenton Nissan about a year ago, and when the dealership staff heard about her misfortune, they got in touch to see how they could help.
First of all, the beekeepers spoke to the dealer to find out all the nooks and crannies that the bees could have hidden in to make sure that every last insect was accounted for.
But it wasn't just insider knowledge that proved useful. The bees had started to produce wax, which had covered an area surrounding the wing mirror and needed cleaning.
Trenton's director, Andy Woodhall, told dealership news site Nissan Insider: "Once Shirley's Nissan Juke is completely clear, we want to give her some peace of mind, so we are going to give it a thorough final check over, a full valet and give it a Supagard paint treatment as well."
It might be a rare occurrence, but it's always useful to know what to do if your car is taken over. So if you find yourself with a bee – or 20,000 – under your bonnet, give the experts a call.


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Fastned starts bond issue at 6% interest
Amsterdam, 23th of May 2017. After a successful bond issue end of last year, today Dutch charging company Fastned has started the issue of a new series of bonds. The proceeds of this issue will be used to fund expansion of its network of fast-charging stations in the Netherlands as well as surrounding countries. The bonds pay out 6% interest per year and has a maturity of five years. It offers investors the opportunity to invest in green infrastructure in the fast-growing market of electric mobility. Participation is possible from 1000 euro.
Fastned is building a European network of fast charging stations and currently has 63 stations operational. Volume (kWhs) and revenues have grown at a pace of circa 10% month-on-month for two years now; significantly faster than the market. The experience gained in the Netherlands provides a good basis for European expansion.
Last month Fastned announced that it has acquired the first 14 locations in Germany. Fastned also signed an agreement with Transport for London (TfL) for the realisation of fast-charging stations in The Greater London Area. In March, the charging company saw its first stations (operational) break-even.
Michiel Langezaal, CEO Fastned: "Not a day passes by without news about the transition from fossil fueled cars to electric cars. Just last week, Volvo announced that they will stop development of new diesel engines, and Shell announced that they plan to start investments in charging infrastructure for electric cars. It is becoming more and more clear that the future is electric."
Investors can subscribe to the issue from today until 6 June 2017 via the Fastned website: www.fastnedcharging.com/bonds. On this page investors can also find the prospectus and other relevant information. The issue is limited to 3,300 bonds for a total of 3.3 million euro.
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Fastned is building a European network of fast-charging stations where all electric cars can charge as fast as possible with 100% renewable energy. The stations are located at high traffic locations along the highways and in cities, where EVs can charge in approximately 20 minutes. Fastned's goal is to build a European network of one thousand fast charging stations. This will give electric drivers the freedom to drive across Europe. As of today, Fastned has 85 stations operational in The Netherlands and Germany. Fastned is preparing the construction of fast charging stations in The Netherlands, Germany, The United Kingdom and Belgium. Fastned is listed on the Nxchange stock exchange.
Fastned is rolling out its network of fast charging stations in response to the rapidly increasing numbers of EVs in Europe. Car manufacturers are investing billions of Euros in the development of, and production capacity for, EVs. More and more EVs are hitting the roads, which drives the need for charging infrastructure. For more information go to www.fastned.nl/en


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Just got back from another short visit to London. Another conference and exhibition. I had a moment or two, to stroll around in Westminster - camera in hand.
I also took some pics from the Chelsea embankment, whilst waiting at red lights...
I could walk around London all day and take photos. My motives are whatever I see, which tickles my fancy. It usually ends up being buildings and details thereof. Doors, windows and balconies. Sometimes trees and animals. Graffiti, lamp-posts, and litter bins. And the last few years, I have taken a special interest in cranes, buildings under construction, scaffolding and men in full PPE!
If you feel like browsing my London photos - and others, please feel free to follow the Flickr link to the right.


text: Hello. Whenever I have someone call my Google Voice number, it rings for a split second, then goes immediately to a missed call icon on my droid. It will then ring for another split second, and add yet another missed call. Every call coming to my number gets around 5 missed calls. The call from their end seems normal, as all they hear is ringing. On my end, I cant even answer the call because it vanishes right away. Anyone know if this is a bug? Thanks.


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Our October 3rd deadline for getting your Fanboy Contest videos submitted is nearing, and I gotta say that as of right now things are looking pretty wide open. We've had a few videos submitted, but it definitely hasn't been to the extent I was expecting given some of the turnout on our previous video contests. It could be that everybody is getting them done this weekend and will be submitting close to the deadline, or it could be that the size of the prize has you scared off from getting involved (don't be scared.. just do it!). The grand prize is pretty freak'n awesome:
GRAND PRIZE: A trip to San Francisco to attend the BlackBerry Developer Conference (October 18th to 20th - includes airfare for up to two individuals*, 3 Nights Stay at the Marriott Conference Hotel and 2 BlackBerry DevCon event passes and dinner out one night with the CrackBerry team); a BlackBerry PlayBook + BlackBerry 7 Smartphone of choice; $100 BlackBerry Accessories from ShopCrackBerry.com and a CrackBerry Kevin custom designed BlackBerry Super FanBoy T-Shirt!
If you are planning on submitting a video, shoot us a quick email to firstname.lastname@example.com and let us know where you're at with things. I know there's still tons of BlackBerry fanboys and girls out there, so don't be shy if you have an idea. Dedicate some time this week and weekend to getting it recorded and submitted and it could pay off in a HUGE prize. You can't win if you don't enter!
For full contest details hit the image above or link below to jump over to the original post. Can't wait to see your vids!


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'Tamar & Vince' season finale takes an inside look at the couple's divorce
On the season finale of Tamar & Vince, we got an inside look at how the couple's last days of marriage went down. "I signed up to be married and spend my life with, you know, the love of my life and to go through trials and tribulations, but... I ain't signed up for this," said Tamar Braxton on the episode titled, "Bluebird Flies."
Ultimately, Tamar revealed that she felt like she didn't know who she was anymore, in the relationship, and she was tired of her now former husband Vincent Herbert's inability to at least try to fix their relationship issues. "I'm really tired of being unhappy. So, when I get home, I have to tell Vince I'm moving out. I really feel like I am left with no choice anymore, and I need to try to find some peace for me." So, she moved out. Except, she didn't exactly tell him.
After secretly purchasing her own apartment in Los Angeles, Tamar invited her two best friends over to share the news that she had moved out, while also revealing that she didn't tell Vince yet. "I'm just so scared to tell Vince about this apartment," said Tamar. "I just don't know what his reaction is going to be, but it is just something that has to happen." And when news broke online and on social media, ten days later, that Tamar filed for divorce from Vince, she also didn't quite tell him about that either. "So Vince found out the same time I found out on The Shade Room?" asked Tamar's utterly shocked friend.
Lack of communication aside, following her decision to leave Vince, Tamar explained that she needs to do what's best for her right now. "I can't say that I regret my decision," admitted Tamar. "Although he's hurt, although I know that I hurt him, I don't regret it. I don't have a plan. I just have to pray."


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Russian work gets top prize at Abu Dhabi
The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival drew to a close last night with the Black Pearl Award ceremony. The Russian movie, Aleksei Fedorchenko's Silent Souls, one of the 15 in Narrative Competition, took the top prize of $100,000.hollywood Updated: Oct 23, 2010 13:54 IST
The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival drew to a close last night with the Black Pearl Award ceremony. The Russian movie, Aleksei Fedorchenko's Silent Souls, one of the 15 in Narrative Competition, took the top prize of $100,000. A deeply touching work on the heritage and rituals of a fast vanishing Russian tribe living in Volga, the film lyrically paints the enormity of love and loss. A husband still madly in love with his wife sets out to cremate her. He asks his colleague to come with him on his journey to a waterfront where he wants to hold the funeral according to the Merja custom. They begin their journey in a van, accompanied by the colleague's birds in a cage that will end up pushing the men's destiny to the brink.Bahij Hojeij's Here Comes the Rain won the Black Pearl Award of $ 100,000 for the best narrative feature in the Arab world. Set in Lebanon, where 10,000 people remain missing after the end of war in 1991, the movie is a haunting look at a man who returns home after 20 years.
Kidnapped and tortured, he finds his new life daunting, and his wife and children, now grown up beyond recognition, do not find it any easier to adjust to the new member in their family. Here Comes the Rain, told in a gently manner
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In the acting categories, Andrew Garfield walked away with the Best Actor Black Pearl of $25,000 for his role in Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, a British film that deals with the controversial subject of organ donation. As the young man bred to be an organ donor, eventually sacrificing his life so that others may live, Garfield injects a feeling of hopeless horror into his role, provoking questions on highly ethical/moral issues.
Lubna Azabal got the Best Actress Pearl of $25,000 for essaying a woman, who escapes honour killing only to walk into a nightmarish life of civil strife, pain and deception. In the end, her children must face a horrifying truth their own mother confronted years ago.
The five-member jury, headed by Luis Puenzo ( director/writer), comprised Faouzi Bensaidi (director/actor), Sulaf Fawakherji (actress), Siddiq Barmak (director/producer) and Karim Aïnouz (director/visual artist).
(Gautaman Bhaskaran covers several film festivals across continents, and is now at Abu Dhabi)
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Hepatitis C Treatment Update #2
4 comments:
"my face looks like it got hit by truck containing the hormones of a dozen thirteen-year-olds and I am in a perpetual state of annoyance"ReplyDelete
It hasn't taken away your ability to write a funny line. <3
The first two years of marriage are actually the worst.ReplyDelete
I was going to say, who says the first two years of marriage are the best? We've had some really crazy bad stuff too, from pyschotic family, to changing careers (both of us) and not knowing if we were going to be able to pay bills or not. The first few years just show what you are made of. As for wanting to be a mother already... in due time honey. (I know you don't want to hear that. I get it.)ReplyDelete
Hang in there and love you.
Melissa, thank you for writing about issues that cannot be easy to discuss; your courage and honesty is refreshing in a world often too self-absorbed in pursuit of things generally not important. Your journey is significant and it means a great deal to those of us who realize the importance of looking at another side of life not often discussed. I applaud you for taking this to a forum and allowing us to view an aspect of your life that is private. Your struggles with the physical side of your body are substantial however, you will conquer and survive these…it is your other side—that part we call our true self, spirit, whatever you decide it is, that shows how you endure and persist in your journey. That side interests me, and I believe most people who are fortunate to know you see what I see; a young woman who has risen beyond so many physical obstacles and persists in climbing to the top—even when that means unimaginable pain. Here is a virtual hug that will have to do until I can give you a real hug. You are my hero and I do not have many. :)ReplyDelete


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Bridge column, December 16: With a preference, send suit preference
That is so true. If you show a cat warmth and affection, the cat will reciprocate.
When signaling at the bridge table, you show or deny preference for a particular suit. Earlier this week we looked at attitude signals. But we also have the suit-preference signal. It was originally devised by Hy Lavinthal to solve this type of deal.
How should the defenders card to defeat four hearts?
Despite 12 high-card points, the North hand, with its 4-3-3-3 distribution, is worth only a game-invitation, not a game-force. And, yes, South might have made a slam-try over three hearts. North could have held the spade ace-king, diamond king and club jack (or club shortness).
West leads his singleton club. East wins with his ace and cannot be sure that the lead is a singleton. However, it ought to be clear from the dummy that there is little point in returning another suit. And just in case the lead is a singleton, East should give a suit-preference signal with his return. As his entry is in the higher-ranking spades, not in diamonds, he should lead back the club jack, his highest remaining club.
West will ruff and, if enjoying one of his more lucid moments, will shift to a spade. The second club ruff defeats the contract. Purr-fect defense!
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The 2018 Treadmill Doctor Best Buy in a $1,000 treadmill with a caveat- it is a great bargain for the money but don't think this can be used by a marathon runner and have it hold up. Updated unit from the 995 series. The 995 series rates right at the top of the big volume sellers for Proform. The 995i hasn't disappointed and has been one of the workhorses of the Proform lineup. Updated unit is as solid a unit as Icon makes in the $1,000 range! Spotty customer service is the only major shortcoming of this machine. If you are a walker, you will probably never need their customer service with this unit.
|Number of Programs
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|EKG grip pulse
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|0 - 12 mph
|Incline/Decline Range
|0 - 15 %
|Weight Capacity
|350 Ibs (159 kg)
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|20" x 60"
|81" x 37"
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|Lifetime: Frame and Motor, Parts: 3 years, Labor: 1 year
General Information
These products are produced by Icon Health and Fitness. They are the largest retail fitness company. This is one of the original Icon brands and can be found in most mass merchants. They typically range between $500 and $1,500 and have short warranties for the most part although they have excellent warranties on the high end. We have seen a shift in regard to that in respect to motor warranties in some units. The gee-whiz factor is high on these machines because they are packed with features but those have tended to be glitch prone. Except for the higher priced units with a selling price of $1000 or more, we wouldn't recommend these for runners, but the quality of the machine is so much better than the ones produced just a few years ago, most people who are walkers or casual users will be satisfied with the new Proforms.
Quality / Philosophy
Proform is produced by Icon, a company with thousands of employees and large resources. Put simply, their machines have the best design in the business. Icon has a long, storied history that provides an example of how the big keep getting bigger. Icon used to be the mass-market darling because of their cheap prices but they used to have quality to match. These days they put quality into the machines and pack them with features. We can no longer say Icon has the worst customer service in the business after experiencing the cheap treadmills sold on Amazon. We rate the machines by the individual machine quality, not the quality of their service.
Icon is the largest fitness equipment producer in the world with over $1 billion in sales. If the fitness industry were a solar system, Icon is so powerful that they would be the Sun. In terms of stability they are the best, but overall their customer service isn't up to the standards of any of the lower volume producers. Although you get a value price for the product, you also get value service so keep this in mind when buying their machines- apparently they price their machines so low in comparison to other companies that they don't have money left for service. Due to the sheer number of units they produce, we pick up support in many cases where this factory leaves off.


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This is for the lay-knitter, not professionals. This is for people like me who might not necessarily be fiber experts despite being a crocheter or knitter for a long time, but need an honest opinion about yarn before they dive into a project with it.
The yarn: Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande Glow
- 97% alpaca, 3% other (no doubt referring to the tiny sparkle running through the yarn)
- 100 grams, 3.5 ounces; 110 yards, slightly less than 100 meters
- Colorway: 9271 (a rich chocolatey brown)
The project: Luckiest Day (for design elements) combined with Packard (for the raglan style) sweater patterns by Maura Kirk
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What I liked: The yarn is so soft and plush. It is bulky weight and lives up to it (I mentioned in the last yarn review that the Cascade seemed to be less bulky after putting it in a skein...not so with this yarn!). It has beautiful, rich color and I love the extra little sparkle running through it. I'm not a fan of sparkly yarn but this had just a little bit to make it interesting and give it a little feminine touch. Sometimes yarn doesn't feel as soft once you put it on since your fingers are calloused, or at least less sensitive, from using them every day of your life. Then when you put on your thneed which you worked so hard on, it itches and you never wear it. This is not that yarn. I love it around my neck and it almost feels softer when I wear it than it did when I was working with it.
What I didn't like: It sheds. Every time I've tried on this sweater to show off for my husband, in-laws, grandparents, etc I always end up with tiny fibers in my face (thank you, glasses), in my mouth, and on my shirts. It does not shed a lot. It sheds hardly at all. But we all know a little bit can go a long way and a few fibers off this plushy, heavenly yarn can drive me nuts for an hour before I find it and pick it off of me. I'm still wearing my rose colored glasses though (still loving this yarn), and while the shedding is very minor, someone with sensitivities might have problems. I think I'm just nit picking instead of critiquing now, but I can always use more yarn and the skeins were on the small side.
Affordability: I bought mine at The Yarn Bank in Taylor's Falls, MN. It was $16/skein, give or take a couple cents.
Rating: The softness won me over the instant I buried my fingers into it at the store. It is so wonderful to wear. I really hope to use it again soon. I think this yarn would also be great for baby blankets and small children's clothing.
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Disclaimer: I was not compensated for this or asked to review this yarn by any store or the company itself. Opinions are my own.