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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Calpis and Misdo Collaboration Donuts and Drinks (product announcement)
If you decide that you simply aren't getting enough Calpis by mixing it in with your donuts and drinks, you can buy a combination that allows you get a glass and stirrer as part of a set. The one that is 580 yen ($5.80) is a "drink set" which is one donut, one drink and a glass and the one that is 700 yen ($7.00) is a "donut set" which includes 5 donuts and a glass. If you don't think that these glasses are worth the extra scratch, there's a little surprise that may change your mind.
The bottom of each glass has a Mister Donut design on the bottom. The blue one has "pon de lion" and the pink one a french cruller design which features a lamb. This added cuteness surely will enhance the value of the glasses such that you will now longer be embarrassed to drink from a glass which has a word on it which sounds like "bovine urine" when you say it allowed.
Posted by Orchid64 at 8:00 AM
Labels: Calpis, Mister Donut, product announcement
2 comments:
- Pratyeka said...
I think the "Calpis" written on the glass is part of the draw. Along with my SoftBank glass (a company Americans think is a bank) and ginger candy that is not medicine, I can really confuse guests when I return to America. No, I joke. I love mango, though, so I'll probably try at least that one.
- June 11, 2013 at 7:28 PM
- sariroo said...
I have tried the Calpis donuts (3 of the varieties) and love them! Yes, they are very sweet but I do love Calpis! I even got the pon de lion glass with the matching stir stick because who can turn down 5 donuts and a glass for 700 yen??? I did get 3 of the 50th Anniversary plates also because they had a 7 donut deal and plate for 1000 yen. My family and I are total suckers for Mister Donut!
- June 23, 2013 at 2:50 AM
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ughhh! sorry for the crap joke. :P but i srsly couldn't imagine Sado or Chad or whatever his name is as a chibi. i still cant even believe he's like what, 16? Too big...
anywayz...took me long enough to finish the page and i'm actually satisfied with the way it turned out. iffya cant read what ishida says: its: "whaddaya think it is? a "chibi"?
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Reminder: The IOF seeks a service provider for web-based IT service for managing events
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Several national federations have developed web-based IT services for managing events, entries, results and reporting. These services have made competition organising more efficient and of better quality.
The IOF has decided to investigate the possibility to purchase similar services, based on the requirements identified by the IOF. The service should:
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– Offer a more efficient way to apply for World Ranking Events.
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Almost 3,000 people have signed up to show their opposition to Northumberland opencast plans, making the biggest petition in the county.
The Save Druridge group has set up the e-petition on Northumberland County Council's website against moves by Banks Mining to create an opencast between Widdrington and Druridge Bay.
The proposed Highthorn mine would see up to five million tonnes of coal extracted over eight to ten years from 2016, with restoration scheduled for completion by 2026 and aftercare finished by 2031.
The mining company, which submitted a scoping report before Christmas, says the project would safeguard jobs and benefit the community and economy.
But opponents say it will cause massive environmental destruction next to one of the county's most beautiful beaches and a key wildlife area.
They are also concerned about the impact on tourism, noise and light pollution and heavy vehicles.
A Save Druridge spokesman said: "This is a very small community and we are extremely concerned. The whole area has suffered from mining for many years and it is only just beginning to settle down.
"The Northumberland Minerals Plan in 2000 emphasised how important the heritage is in the coastal area and specifically states that mining should only be considered in extreme circumstances.
"Frankly, I can't see any difference between the situation in 2000 and what it is today.
"It is about the sensitivity of the area. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a tourism spot and a wildlife area.
People don't want to see a large black hole in such a beautiful area."
The group is also worried that if permission was granted for the mine, its life-span could be extended at a future date.
"They are talking about the period of time for operations being eight to ten years, but it is generally accepted that companies put forward plans to extend the time period for opencast mines," said the spokesman.
"We are worried about pollution, noise, the size of the vehicles, and one of the most important things is that mines work 24 hours a day and the light that shines is considerable.
"In this area the skies are known as the 'black skies' because they are so dark and wildlife is attracted by that. There will be this large area lit up like a football ground, which could destroy the wildlife.
"We also feel there would be more employment from tourism being affected than would be gained from the opencast mine."
He added: "We are aware that Banks is a professionally-run organisation and we have no criticism of it, but people do not want opencast mining. It is something we intend to fight very strongly indeed."
Banks Environment and Community Director Mark Dowdall said the company would operate the mine to the highest standards.
"We fully respect the right of everyone to express their views about any of our proposals and have been encouraging this around the Highthorn project through a comprehensive programme of local discussions and meetings that has been ongoing for almost two years," he said.
"As a major local employer that has worked in Northumberland for more than 30 years, we know the area and the local communities well.
"We acknowledge that the Highthorn proposal is in a unique and sensitive location inland from the beach and dunes, which will be protected, and if planning permission is to be granted, we are committed to operating the site to the highest environmental standards and to protecting sensitive wildlife habitats.
"We are in discussion with Northumberland Wildlife Trust and Northumberland Tourism to explore opportunities to enhance the local environment and habitats, and to provide better facilities for visitors and tourists, and can re-confirm that operations would take place several hundred yards away from the bay itself if the scheme goes ahead."
He added: "As well as helping to sustain jobs for a significant number of people from our existing Shotton and Brenkley Lane surface mines, Highthorn would also bring considerable new investment into the local economy through wages and the local supply chain, provide local people with new skills development, training and apprenticeship opportunities, and enable us to continue to provide substantial funding in support of new and improved community facilities.
"This project is based in a long-standing coalfield community, and there are many local people who support the project, and indeed many who are working in the mining industry and other associated businesses."
A series of community workshops has been set up by Banks to encourage residents to help shape the plans. The first is at Widdrington Community Centre on Monday, January 19, at 6.30pm. To register to attend call 0844 209 1515 or visit www.banksgroup.co.uk/highthorn


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How to Limit "Favorites" tab to Only Display Internet Explorer Folders
I apologise for in advance for not being able to ask the question clearly, but if I could do THAT I could probably figure this out on my own.
Win7 is different in that the "Favorites" drop down menu has EVERYTHING on my entire computer, and I have to manually poke arond and figure out where the folder(s) I want and avoid accidentally clicking that which I do not.
And I NEVER want to access my C:\Windows folder when trying to find a Favorite that I saved some time in the past, because it would be more convenient to find the link in my favorites folder instead of poking around looking for it again online.
So instead of poking around in the morass of the internet, I'm poking around in the confused mess of my own hard drive.
When I try to "delete" this folders, I discover they aren't actually "shortcuts" to the computer's folders & files, the are the ACTUAL folders & files, and so after deleting a bunch of files off the desktop, I've come to the conclusion that this is serious and need to be fixed. Any help in this regard would be much appreciated and thanks in advance.
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Hello Jonny, and welcome to Seven Forums.
Could you post a screenshot showing what you mean so that we are all on the same page as for which "Favorites" you are referring to? :)
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Thanks for the response Brink. It's the weirdest thing. I had "My Desktop" listed in my Internet Explorer Favorites, and several other "system" icons. I thought, all I had to do was delete them, as they are short-cuts, but when I did, it started deleting all the files & folders on (for example) "My Desktop".
So I tried a different way of deleting these icons, rather than going through IE8, I navigated to the correct folder using Windows Explorer and when I deleted those icons, they were just short-cuts and none of the real data was actually deleted.
I've been around for years messing with this stuff, and have never seen anything like it. Have you?
I have no evidence of infection, and never have in the year since I've owned this computer. I thought it might be some odd "feature" of Windows 7, or maybe IE9.
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|06 Dec 2011
That's great news Jonny. I suppose that you may have somehow created or copied a shortcut of them into C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites folder.
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|06 Dec 2011
Could it be related to the fact that I disabled "show hidden files & folders"?
Also, I got the computer used, so there's no telling what happened before I got it. Very weird though, and dangerous too, which is why even though my problem is fixed, I'm still wanting to document it and it's possible causes and solution. Thanks again.
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|06 Dec 2011
The possible cause I posted above is about the only way that a shortcut of those could have gotten there. I'd say it was something that was done before you got it since it's a used computer.
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Economic development officials in the South have given a failing grade to the 1999 Development Report Card for the States that gives Mississippi and its Southern neighbors an "F" for economic performance.
Jimmy Heidel, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development, joined counterparts in other Southern states in criticizing the methodology and conclusions of the report that gave failing grades to Southern states while giving the highest grades to Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CED) released their report card recently that compares each state's performance relative to the performance of others. "The report cards provide a means to compare states to one another, identify states to emulate, and target states for business expansion and relocation," a CED press release states.
Economic development leaders in the South found numerous flaws in the way the report was prepared.
"If all the states in the South flunked, why are more businesses migrating to the Southeastern United States than any other part of the country?" questions Michael Olivier, executive director of the Harrison County Development Commission. "Why is the business growth greater? Why is capital output better? The South has been in a growth cycle now for nine years. The U.S. economy is the strongest ever, and the Southeast U.S. has certainly been a leader, if not the leader, in that economic surge. And Mississippi has finally come into its own as part of that. "
Olivier said the South is often short changed by national prognosticators who have never even visited the South, and have no idea what kind of strides have been made in the last decade.
"We are chronically impacted with that type of analysis," Olivier said. "And we're always having to overcome that with business interests. They are always surprised to find that Mississippi is not what the national data houses portray. When people are convinced to visit, they get off the plane and are in absolute amazement. That is one of the highlights of my work: surprising people with Mississippi."
Gray Swoope, president of the Area Development Partnership in Hattiesburg, said the report card is a case of manipulating statistics to tell a false story. Swoope said all the research was done offsite – no states were actually visited – and most of the data used comes from the early 1990s.
"You can't just arbitrarily use data, some of it from back in the early 1990s, to say where we are today," Swoope said. "The report ranked us low in business vitality. But you and I can both drive around in south Mississippi and north Mississippi, and if the state has an 'F' in business vitality, it sure doesn't look like it from the road. There is construction going on all over this state. Again, if you using a lot of data over five years old, that is certainly not the true picture of the state."
Swoope said one conclusion in the report he found particularly glaring was that Mississippi's was judged poorly because of its annual average pay. But what the report didn't state was that Mississippi is in the top five states in the U.S. in the average annual increase in per capita income.
"We recognize that a decade ago this state had problems," Swoope said. "We have been addressing them, and are seeing substantial gains in per capita income. Most of us in the economic development world realize there are some issues still to be addressed in Mississippi, and most of us are working on those things."
Michael Randal, editor and publisher of Southern Business and Development Magazine, said that the conclusions fly in the face of more reputable statistical reports.
"I don't know who these people are," Randal said. "If you will pick up any economic development magazine, you'll see just about the exact opposite being reported. We report statistics from the federal government in every single edition, and I can't think of any statistic – foreign direct investment, general corporate investment, job growth, net business migration, and population increases – where the South is behind.
"If it is so bad down here, how come everybody in the world lives down here? Do people flock to places where business is bad? We have 95 million people in the South now compared to 55 million in 1970. The population of the Northeast was 65 million in 1970, and now it is52 million. If their economy is so good, why is everyone leaving? They are coming down here because this is where the jobs are."
Randal said it was interesting the Michigan was named one of the top states, which indicates the union factor in new business investments wasn't considered.
"I don't see many new car automobile plants being built in Michigan," Randal said. "The new automobile plants are being built down here: Honda, Saturn, Nissan, BMW, and Mercedes. Why aren't they being built in Michigan, the automobile capital of the world?Because it can't compete with Southern states."
Randal said that businesses have been fleeing the Northeast because of high taxes, labor costs and overhead, and that the report generated by CED is likely an attempt to stop the bleeding from the Iron Belt.
"Get a statistical abstract of the U.S. and see what the federal government says that shows business retention and new recruitment of companies is just off the scale in the South," Randal said. "If they gave failing grades to every state in the South, or even half, then these guys are clueless. Anyone who is involved in tracking the economy could not with a straight face look at me and say New Jersey's business vitality, development capacity and performance is outpacing North Carolina's and really more than half the states in the South. I would laugh based on what we have here in terms of statistics."
One of the most important economic indicators is gross regional product. The South has 34% of gross regional product, compared to the West, Midwest and Northeast all at about 22%.
Simon Lee, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Economic Development (DEC), said DEC ordered the report card in October. But the report card news release was issued before Arkansas or any other states had an opportunity to review the entire report.
"We do know they have never been to Arkansas or even talked to any Arkansas companies," Lee said. "They said site visits would have been cost prohibitive. How can you tell a state's capacity for development without talking to anyone or visiting?"
Lee said statisticians criticize the report because of the old statistics used, and the fact that states were graded on a bell curve. In some categories there was less than 1% difference between the states, which is not considered statistically significant. But because of grading on a bell curve, one state gets an "A" and another an "F."
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Effect of Cosopt Versus Combigan on Retinal Vascular Autoregulation in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00824824
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 19, 2009
Results First Posted : October 28, 2016
Last Update Posted : April 4, 2017
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|January 19, 2009
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|October 28, 2016
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|Presence of Retinal Vascular Dysregulation (RVD) [ Time Frame: 6 weeks post treatment ]
We determined whether RVD was present in the following way. The difference between the retinal blood flow measured while reclining for 30 minutes and the baseline retinal blood flow measured while seated was calculated. In a previous study, we found that among healthy subjects the change in the blood flow while reclining compared to baseline was +6.5% ± 12%. For this study, we defined the normal range of blood flow autoregulation as ± 2 standard deviations about the mean percentage change found in the control group in the initial study (6.5% ± 24.0%); that is, as -17.5% to +30.5%. Participants with a change in retinal blood flow induced by posture change outside this range were randomized to either dorzolamide-timolol fixed combination BID OU or brimonidine-timolol fixed combination BID OU for 6 weeks.
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|Change in retinal blood flow with increase in perfusion pressure due to posture change [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]
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|Effect of Cosopt Versus Combigan on Retinal Vascular Autoregulation in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG)
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|Effect of Cosopt Versus Combigan on Retinal Vascular Autoregulation in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG)
|Brief Summary
We have completed a study in which we examined the response of the retinal circulation to changes in posture from sitting to lying down in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). This alteration in position produces changes in the local blood pressure at the entrance to the retinal vasculature. In a healthy retina, the vasculature adapts by dilating and constricting in order to maintain a steady blood flow rate. In an eye with POAG, this often does not occur. As a result, there are large fluctuations in blood flow which may produce the retinal neuronal damage associated with glaucoma.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that topical anti-glaucoma treatments with agents that have vasoactive as well as IOP-lowering effects can have a beneficial effect on maintaining a steady retinal blood flow rate even when there are changes in local blood pressure.
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|Feke GT, Pasquale LR. Retinal blood flow response to posture change in glaucoma patients compared with healthy subjects. Ophthalmology. 2008 Feb;115(2):246-52. Epub 2007 Aug 8.
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|August 2012
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|August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Louis Pasquale, MD, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
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"Let The Right One In" scored 'Best Foreign Film', "In the Loop" took 'Best Screenplay', and "Bright Star" won 'Best Cinematography.
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"The Hurt Locker" took Best Ensemble, "Up" got Best Animated Film, "Sin Nombre" won Best Foreign Film, and "Food, Inc." won Best Documentary.
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My usual and customary rate is $130 per 50 minute session. I may be able to lower my rate for financial need.
If you are on Medi-Cal and your health insurance plan is Partnership (NOT KAISER PARTNERSHIP), you may qualify for Medi-Cal to pay completely for services. Partnership is the health plan for people on Medi-Cal in the following counties: Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Solano, Yolo, Marin, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity. You may call me directly and I can check your eligibility or you can call Beacon Health Strategies (who manages this benefit on behalf of Partnership) at 1-855-765-9703.
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Well, since JMS has always maintained that he enjoys starting bar fights over his shows, particularly with his off-format episodes, then I can only conclude that AVftG was an unqualified success, since there are those here who hate it with a passion, and others who would count it among their very favourite eps.
Subjectivity rules ... I love it!
For the record, it isn't "one of my favorites," but I like it. I'll admit that I was a bit put off by it at the beginning, since it is so different from what JMS normally does with B5. But, when I came to see what he was doing, I enjoyed it as a light-hearted, satirical, self-effacing, bit of humor, with a few serious moments, like with Byron, who I do like.
VL's observation is right on.
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Yeah, like techs who use the equipment wouldn't have a clue as to what that equipment does.
That was ridiculous. How do they know if it's working? You'd let these guys work on your important systems?
At some points, they seem hardly more knowledgable than janitors, and at other moments, they're tearing into the defense grid during a battle, and successfully fixing it! That incongruity seems like lazy writing, to me.
Surely you've had a job that required doing things that seemed pointless.
I've never had a job where I was using a tool and had no idea what the tool did. Sure, I've had jobs that initially seemed pointless, but after some investigation, I found the reason for doing the job, and by "reason" I don't mean solely "because I was told to do so." (No, I've never been in the military.) I dunno, maybe I instinctively rebel against being treated like a mindless automaton. There has to be meaning. Otherwise, I'd program a robot to do the job, and I'd be off doing something else.
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Wow, you really enjoy hating this episode.
Then I guess, in a way, it entertained you.
But I
t "hate" the episode. In fact, I can't think of any B5 episodes I truly hate. "Believers" comes the closest. In the TV movies, "To Live and Die in Starlight" comes the closest. In Crusade, "Ruling from the Tomb" comes the closest, but even that is rescued by Eilerson, Trace, Dureena, Gideon and Matheson.
I find ~95% of "A View from the Gallery" to be padding, dull, clichéd and improbable, a waste of time, ...as in "Why am I watching this?" The only good parts are when the camera is solely on Franklin (like when Franklin is covering up the bodies), and Londo & G'Kar (in their own little world).
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I really disliked this episode, in fact I think it is among the worst of B5. I see there have already been many pages of debating the legitimacy of adding in miscellaneous aliens to B5, but to me it just felt like shoddy writing and half-assed story stretching. Yes yes, it could have been normal and blah and blah and we don't know everything about the unknowns of blah blah and such... but it still feels like crap storytelling to me and no argument about whether or not such an attack fits within the believability of the B5 universe is going to change that for me.
Bo and Mack weren't interesting to me - the dialog was more corny than interesting or moving, and the prosthetics were red fucking helmets.
It also really downplayed the awesome dramatic feel that always comes with actual combat on or near Babylon 5. (Remember how rare shooting was in the first 2 seasons, and how epic it felt when someone finally yelled "Close blast doors!"?) Maybe that was the intent of the episode, but I really wasn't feeling it. Any of it.
The only reason it's not a failure was the Londo / G'kar sequence. D-
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I can understand not liking the Mack and Bo characters, but faulting the episode for having "miscellaneous aliens" is kind of strange considering how many times there actually were miscellaneous aliens in the show. We can easily get used to thinking limited aliens because the focus is on the Minbari, Centauri, Narn, and Vorlons so much, but there are miscellaneous aliens that show up once and never mean anything beyond the one episode, so it's not like it's some rarity limited to just this one episode.
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That's true: many species, or aliens to us, most likely weren't even part of the League of Non-allied Worlds.
As always, I found this episode one of the best of the last season. Just goes to show you: different people have different tastes.
Although, does the episode make sense in the context of the "oh, it was all just a historical simulation"? But then again, I just feel JMS threw that in, without really considering it throughout the entire show. It's honestly the one sort of "cop-out" in the show, IMHO. It adds nothing to the story, and almost seems like a joke he threw in at the last minute.
But if these really were historical documents, not events that we're getting a real peek into, those historians seem to have had access to some pretty trivial records. Or just made stuff up.
In any event, I like the view from the gallery we get. And the episode adds to the image of Delen being generally concerned and considerate of all people in all ranks. Not to mention it adds a bit of a "?" to the whole Byron story. Just what was he doing, and more importantly why, when he let Bo get a peek into the mind of a soldier on the front lines, fending off the attack. And how they seemed equally sympathetic to the invaders as they were to their own races and their own kind.
Was that a genuine attempt to connect with mundanes, of all races and kinds? Or was it more like a lab scientist observing how his lab rats interact with each other?
But of course, Mac and Bo and their conversations really make the episode for me. The only corny dialog, really, that I remember from B5 was when Penn and Teller guest-starred.
Boy, was that a mistake. At least for me.
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Not to mention it adds a bit of a "?" to the whole Byron story. Just what was he doing, and more importantly why, when he let Bo get a peek into the mind of a soldier on the front lines, fending off the attack. And how they seemed equally sympathetic to the invaders as they were to their own races and their own kind.
Was that a genuine attempt to connect with mundanes, of all races and kinds? Or was it more like a lab scientist observing how his lab rats interact with each other?
Well I always took Byron as a quasi-religious figure for his people. If you think of it like that, it has parallels with some of the things Christ did. Most of his ministry was directed towards the jewish people... but then you get glimpses of it extending out in cases of the centurion's servant and the syro-phoenician woman etc. I would say that this was Byron letting the dogs eat the crumbs from the children's table.
Negative or annoying as he is portrayed... I don't see Byron or his people as a malevolent influence until he gets his brain fried by sleeping with Lyta. I really do think that sent him over the edge.
But of course, Mac and Bo and their conversations really make the episode for me. The only corny dialog, really, that I remember from B5 was when Penn and Teller guest-starred.
Boy, was that a mistake. At least for me.
Yeah I agree on that... as for the latter, fortunately the rest of the episode made it bearable
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I really like this episode! I can understand some of the objections that have been mentioned so far, but I am not bothered by them. What I appreciate is the light-hearted and warm-hearted atmosphere, the amusing, often tongue-in-cheek dialogues, the different than usual viewpoint.
I am very amused by the cool reaction displayed by Bo and Mack, right in the middle of the big action beginning. Obviously they've experienced so many red alerts that this is just a "same old" feeling for them. They're only mildly aggravated because they'll have to clean up whatever mess ensues afterwards. They show their trust in the "warrior caste", those responsible for keeping them safe, and are content to stick to their own jobs and capabilities. It's almost a childlike trust, safe in the knowledge that the parents will make sure everything is alright: "Our guys will handle it".
The two actors really make their characters come alive! I get a bit of a Laurel and Hardy feeling with them, though the role of straight man bounces back and forth between them. And I disagree with the idea that the "big ones" wouldn't have to be shown in this episode - it is precisely the fresh view of them from a different vantage point that makes the show so good.
I chuckle over their opinions - and what they say about Sheridan really reminds me of what aged Delenn said in "Deconstruction" - he's a good man. The additional line about him having been dead, "Nobody's perfect", is so funny!
Much of their dialogue consists of questions they're asking on behalf of the viewers. I can imagine using this episode to introduce someone new to the events of the fifth season.
The Ivanova rumours and comments echo the real life events that involved Claudia Christian leaving the show. Londo and G'Kar's bickering (more good-natured than annoyed now) is seen as being like that of an old married couple - reminds me of the "Odd Couple".
I like the scene with Dr. Franklin - some very thoughtful lines there. Going back to him for the final scene is sobering and moving. Worse than any messes to clean up are the losses suffered - and the two characters clearly see and appreciate the meaning of that fact. Even more poignant are the lights above the bodies, saying "Welcome to Babylon 5".
The comparisons for the White Stars are also amusing - first saying they look like plucked chickens, then like angels who fly in to save the day.
What inspires the greatest admiration is finally not courage or military prowess, but love - the relationship between Sheridan and Delenn is the highlight for Bo and Mack.
And one more thing: the bugs that show up all over the station, disrupting equipment, must be the ones that Londo fought with his sword, right? A nice touch, connecting a minor element from a previous episode...
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I think this is my favorite episode of Babylon 5... it's tough narrowing it down but, man, I loved this episode & I'm surprised it has such a mixed vote.
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It's different, that always gets mixed responses.
It's one of my favorites, too. "Waiting for [I still can't spell that name, Gethsemene?]" I think is closer to my heart (raised Catholic and all that rot), and so I'd have to reluctantly say my second favorite.
The end of "War Without End" just can't be matched, though. "My God! A Minbari not born of Minbari." I am so glad that the story evolved to this, it's just an amazing plot "twist".
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We have reached the end of our second week of teaching at TVED, and between teaching, planning and marking there has been less time for blog post writing ... but there has still been a huge amount to reflect on.
I am not going to start listing all the differences between this teaching job and others I've had, but I have certainly been struck by just how many things I, as a teacher, have always taken for granted. And I'm not just talking about things like interactive whiteboards and computer suites. I'm talking about things as simple as paper.
When it comes to teaching, paper is fairly fundamental; and although comments about how many rainforests have passed through the photocopier that morning are probably familiar in a lot of staffrooms, paper is not exactly rationed.
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It has added to the learning curve of teaching in a very different situation and I am having to adapt to using resources in a very different way. For example, there are no reading books for the students here (another thing I have always taken for granted), but my thoughts of printing off sheets of text for them to practice reading have had to go out of the window.
We don't have much involvement with the main fee-paying school here, but even there it seems clear that the resources aren't as good as those we take for granted in UK state schools. In TVED it is an even more stark reality.
It has made me very aware how much we take for granted, and that we have a lot more to be thankful for than we remember to appreciate. In some ways, it is good that we are able to take so many things for granted; but I guess it has also brought home how dangerous a road we travel if we start to allow those things to be eroded away; if we cut budgets because the value of something can't be counted in economic productivity: the last thing I would want for UK schools (environmental issues aside for a moment) is for them not to be able to take for granted photocopying an interesting resource for thirty children.
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How right you are about all we take for granted! Although I agree that it would be a pity if schools here couldn't produce resources etc to enhance pupils' learning, I think reflecting on the prodigious waste that sometimes applies would be no bad thing. (Think 2 single sheets instead of double sided photocopies for instance!)I fear we are all guilty to a greater or lesser extent, not only in teaching. What about all the unneccessary printing of all those emails!!!Just don't get me started on packaging.ReplyDelete
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Pregnant weren't who I thought they were. There are other bands called Pregnant, and I had assumed that there weren't many noise rock bands called Pregnant in existence. Apparently though, there are, and this particular Pregnant was my favorite of all Pregnants. This Pregnant is comprised of some volunteers from Ground Zero, Bellevue's all ages venue/teen center. They brought about 20 kids from the teen center with them to the show. They started with a really a-tonal double guitar strum that sort of sounded like the more abrasive parts of Swirlies songs, or a Polvo break. But this part, unlike those in the aforementioned bands, went on for a good 2 minutes before they hit the distortion and screamed out a fast chorus. They had the alternate tuning-Sonic Youth-Polvo thing down to a science, in a way that was not quite original, but by no means a rip off of either band. They were intense in a really positive way, which makes me excited to see what this band can do once they age a little bit as a group.
I've heard some of the HEALTH remixes that Pictureplane has done, they're dancey and different from the original songs enough to be worth listening to, and they don't lose the original HEALTH intensity that they carried. That was about all I knew when I walked back into the show room for his set. The one man band of Pictureplane hails from Denver, but his tie dye rainbow aesthetic might imply a different hometown. He set up a table on the floor, where there was a keyboard, computer, a p.a. and some effect pedals. He started his songs and manipulated them through his gear, making what started as a noisy glitch fest into more of a dance-oriented electronic set. He definitely got people grooving; almost everyone was bobbing their head or shuffling awkwardly, then full ahead dancing, ready for HEALTH.
The first/last time I saw HEALTH was at Showbox SODO, with Of Montreal — a good show at a lame venue. The place is absurdly huge and cavernous, not fitting HEALTH as well as a smaller spot like Vera. Also, the crowd that was there for of Montreal wasn't super into HEALTH. This show at Vera was a lot better; there were a ton of kids, who were all stoked to be there and to get down harrrrdcore. HEALTH started after a little technical difficulty, with two back to back songs from their first album, the second being the notable "Crimewave." It starts with this crazy tribal drumming that the bass and guitar dive into with feedback and distortion. With all that going on, the guitarist begins to sing in a talking sort of chant that creates an amazing and beautiful contrast. Their set was short, but they got in a ton of songs from the first album as well as a few from the new album. Looking at the stage, it would seem like there was an impossible mess of effects and cords. I have no idea how one band used so many different pedals. The bass sounded like a highly distorted, octave bass being played through a vocoder. They played with passion, but their faces were stoic and calm looking, even when they threw their instruments on the stage floor and began manipulating their pedals. They played the single from the new album, Get Color, called "Die Slow" towards the end. Die Slow is a more electronic jam that still has the noisy intensity that one would expect from HEALTH. Considering how good their first album is, it would seem difficult to come out with a second that was just as good. Get Color is just that album. The perfect sequel to the self titled; the crazy parts are crazier, the drums are more tribal and rhythmic, the dancey parts are even easier to totally lose yourself to. This band is up there in the Dan Deacon realm of bands not to be missed!
10/24 – Dan Deacon at Vera
Ben Funkhouser is a former KEXP programming intern turned regular columnist. He his column, Oh, Messy Life, will focus strictly on the all-ages music in Seattle. He also is the booking assistant at the Vera Project and writes for Public Access Media.


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Levels of homelessness in Scotland are a "national badge of shame", according to a housing charity.
Shelter accused local and national government of taking "their eye off the ball in recent years" on efforts to tackle and prevent homelessness.
The criticism comes as a poll commissioned by the charity found 54 per cent of Scots believe government could do more to tackle the problem.
In July, the Evening News revealed that a report by Shelter, commissioned by the city council, had found the number of people sleeping rough in Edinburgh had increased and was set to rise further, with spending cuts meaning vulnerable people would not get the help they needed.
Statistics show almost 4000 homelessness applications were made in Edinburgh in 2014-15.
And Kirk Moderator the Rt Rev Dr Russell Barr has said he is shocked at the number of homeless people in the Capital.
In the new report, launched in Glasgow, Shelter said nearly 30,000 households became homeless last year and more than 65,000 approached local authorities for help.
A drive to improve housing and support for those who lose their home has now been launched by the charity.
Shelter Scotland director Graeme Brown said: "It is frankly a disgrace that homelessness still exists in Scotland today.
"We are one of the richest nations in the world yet we are still failing too many people in our society, particularly the most vulnerable, with the most basic of human rights, the right to shelter and a home.
"It is time for bold action and the Scottish people agree with us. Across Scotland, 75 per cent of people think that homelessness is a problem today and 54 per cent agree that the Scottish Government could do more to tackle homelessness."
He added: "We are demanding that national and local government do more to tackle homelessness in Scotland.
"We want to see a safe and secure home for everyone, a strong housing safety net to catch people when they do become homeless, to make sure preventative help is available for people to keep and find a home, and we want to ensure that no-one should ever have to sleep rough on Scotland's streets."
The Scottish Government said it supported the campaign and was doing everything it could to make sure everyone has access to a warm and safe place to stay.
A spokesman said: "We provide funding and work with local authorities to help prevent homelessness and ensure the strong housing rights homeless people have in law are delivered. Furthermore, our action through the Tenancies Bill is supported by Shelter.
"The most recent figures show a decrease in the number of applications and households assessed as homeless.
"We're also increasing housing supply and are committed to delivering at least 50,000 affordable homes backed by over £3 billion investment during the lifetime of this parliament."


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We focus on Apple and apps, but sometimes that connection extends to physical goods. Monthly mystery boxes with pop culture connections are becoming more and more prevalent. A number of them include Funko Pops as one of the included items, and Funko has leveraged that to make their own monthly subscription boxes. They have three monthly boxes with Marvel Collector Corps, Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty, and DC Legion of Collectors. Each box offers a bi-monthly subscription that retails for $25 plus $6.95 shipping. The Marvel Collector Crops August 2016 theme is Spider-Man, and here is all that's included.
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Every Marvel Collector Crops (MCC) box includes various Funko lines, and not just Funko Pops, though the exclusive Pops are the highlight. The August 2016 Pop is action pose Spider-Man that shows the web-slinger in mid leap with a clear base stand to suspend the pop in air. The pop uses the Spider-Man design from the Captain America Civil War 4 pack with a clean suit design as compared to the black lines of the original Spider-Man pop. It would be neat to see a little web shooting out from the Pop's hand. Also, the Pop itself is very similar in form to the Leaping Deadpool Pop from the MCC February 2016 Deadpool box. The Avengers, Secret Wars, and Civil War boxes give you hope for two Pops in a box, but that's not the case with Spider-Man.
The next big item instead of a second Pop is a Spider-man from the Funko Fabrikations lines. Fabrikations offer a similar design style as Pops, but in a bigger form factor with a plush outside. The Spider-Man version definitely has design appeal for a shelf, but Fabrikations are hit or miss with collectors as there's nothing particularly distinct about them. Funko's best boxes have included two pops and a shirt, and their worst boxes included an odd different Funko line instead of a second Pop and no shirt. Sadly, the Spider-Man box falls into the latter category with the Pop Top Spider-Man hat, instead of a T-shirt. Like the Smuggler's Bounty Jabba's Palace box, the hat inclusion is a definite oddity. Less people wear hats than shirts, and hats allow for less design style than shirts. This particular Spider-Man hat is as generic as can be, with an odd great color choice. As in all of the MCC boxes, a comic, patch, and pin round out the box. All three aren't box highlights, but they're always nice to have and look good with the Spider-Man theme.
Spider-Man is one of Marvel's most prolific Pop lines with variations that include Iron Spider, Black Suit Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, as well as bad guys including Green Goblin, Venom, Anti-Venom, Carnage, Doc Ock, and more. The Spider-Man box has a ton of potential, and that makes it that much more disappointing. It makes sense for Funko to try and test out their other lines in these subscriptions, but they still need to understand many of their paying customers pay based on the past successful boxes with two pops and a shirt. Also, Funko included the Hobgoblin pop in the Year One anniversary special edition box, but the Hobgoblin is just a different paint job on their Green Goblin pop. It seems that originally Funko planned for action pose Spider-Man and Hobgoblin in the Spider-Man box, but came up with the $125 Year One box, and the $25 Spider-Man monthly box suffered because of that decision. That's just speculation, but mugs, Fabrikations, and hats aren't going to satisfy those looking for Pops and shirts. Funko has set a standard for their customers to expect, and changing that up a year down the road just doesn't fit with the customer base they have built up.
The Marvel Collector Crops Spider-Man box is one of the Funko's more disappointing MCC boxes and is one to skip.


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Raggedy Andy performs from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Commonwealth Lounge & Grill, 2406 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 675-4444.
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New Silent presents the launch of Fatima Al Qadiri's new EP Genre-Specific Xperience. For this event Al Qadiri, a New York-based artist and musician, showcases five pieces of music that reinterpret five sub-genres of dance music: Juke, Hip hop, Dubstep, Electro-Tropicalia, and early-'90s Gregorian Trance. Each track will be accompanied by the premiere of a music video, created by some of the most exciting young artists working in video today: Ryan Trecartin, Rhett LaRue, Kamau Patton, Tabor Robak, Leilah Weinraub, and Sophia Al-Maria. An after-party that pays homage to the genres that inspired GSX follows.
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When we started the Genisyst networking business in 1995 the modern internet was in its infancy. Websites were few and far between and most business communications went by mail or fax, not email. Having already been in the computer software business for fifteen years we realised that this would change and that the internet, and networking in general, would see big developments over the coming years. This has been borne out beyond most peoples' expectations, including ours. Networking, both inside business offices and between offices and those of third parties, has grown to be integral to business life, its operations and profitability. The implementation of good networking functionality and practice has come to be essential for successful day-to-day operation of business and therefore a core area of business investment. Failure in this area causes major problems and loss of profitability.
At the very start of our networking business we decided to invest in infrastructure and skills. This has continued over the succeeding fifteen years and has enabled us and our customers to move ahead as the technology has developed, positioning us to take advantage of new opportunities in technical improvements and increased cost-effectiveness. Our initial infrastructure investment was in an access server located in our own office with dial-in lines for customers to connect to us and hence to the
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Once ADSL connections became an economic reality we moved our infrastructure to an inner-city datacentre and put our routers and servers on the internet backbone to give customers fast and efficient services. These facilities have been upgraded many times in the intervening years as have our connections to upstream providers. Ethernet internet connections now provide our customers with fast and cost-effective network access over fibre, copper or wireless connections provided by the major telecoms providers here in Australia and integrated by ourselves into a seamless network. As new technologies emerge our network will expand to encompass them and provide customers with flexible and cost-effective solutions.
More recently we have also been engaged in the provision of voice services and are now well positioned to assist customers with the convergence of their voice and data services. There are big savings to be made with this technology, most of which are yet to be realised.
All this development has also required a big investment in learning and the acquisition of technical skills. As a result we are able to provide our customers with sophisticated advice and the ability, particularly in larger organisations, to solve many of the problems that routinely occur and that we have already solved in building up our own network.
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Mumbai, April 21:
Stand-up comedian Sunil Grover, best known for his drag act as Guthhi in "Comedy Nights With Kapil", hopes the audience accepts him in a man's role in the movie "Gabbar Is Back".
In the Akshay Kumar-starrer, Sunil will be seen as a policeman — a role he thoroughly enjoyed.
"I hope people accept me in this film as I am very nervous. I hope people accept me in a man's role. I am playing a policeman in the film and it's not a negative role," Sunil told IANS.
He has made audiences laugh away with his jokes on "Comedy Nights With Kapil" on the small screen, but Sunil says he's not too comfortable with the idea of doing a sex comedy on the big screen.
"I am not yet comfortable, unless it is made aesthetically. I am not comfortable using double meaning words… I don't know why. I have tried to convince myself… I have been offered (such projects) also, but I don't know about future. Right now I am unable to do it," he said.
Sunil also said that while he does share "non-vegetarian" jokes with his friends, "maybe my Indian upbringing is stopping me from doing a sex comedy".
His film "Gabbar Is Back" is directed by famous director Krish and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. Featuring Akshay and Shruti Haasan, the film is slated to release on May 1, 2015. (IANS)


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Owner Berk Kinalilar of ~TROYA~ and ~TROYA FILLMORE~ has hired a new chef for ~TROYA FILLMORE~: Kevin Davidson, who was a chef de cuisine at Foreign Cinema and most recently was enjoying some travel with his wife. Troya Fillmore's previous chef, Philip Busacco, is taking some time off to pursue photography and travel for a bit. (The chef at Troya on Clement remains in place.)
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Thank you for your interest in joining the Agricultural Institute of Marin's (AIM) community. We encourage you to thoroughly review the application that best applies to you. When complete, please mail or email your application to our office. While we would love to speak with all prospective vendors individually, the high volume of applications we receive combined with our regular work load does not always allow for this.
Thank you for your interest in joining the Agricultural Institute of Marin's (AIM) community. Although we do not want to discourage prospective vendors from applying, we would like applicants to have a realistic understanding of the types of opportunities that exist in AIM's markets.
AIM takes multiple factors into consideration in admitting Applicants including, but not limited to, the following:
- Unique or unusual products that enhance the overall diversity of products available at AIM Markets, without creating excessive supply as assessed by the Market Manager
- Quality of products
- Origin of products (preference will be given to locally grown products relative to the Market(s) in which the Applicant would like to participate)
- Space availability at AIM Markets
- Balance between Certified Farmers and other categories
- Preference given to Certified Farmers who sell value-added products over Food Purveyors offering similar products
- Preference given to small-to-moderate family businesses over large enterprises or partnerships
In keeping with AIM's mission and Certified Farmers Market status, the following is NOT allowed at AIM Markets:
- Reselling of any productsthat have been purchased from a distributor, third-party, or importer
- Personal care services and/or products such as chiropractic and massage services
- Overly processed and/or fried foods
- Nationally distributed packaged foods
- Energy drinks
- Businesses that operate under a franchise agreement
- Food items not grown and/or processed by the vendor
- Agricultural Products not grown by the producer (honey, florists, succulents, etc).
In addition to the aforementioned information, we encourage you to thoroughly review the detailed application information that best applies to you.
Potential fees for starting your farmers market business (these are some examples of fees that you can expect to encounter if you are accepted at one of AIM's markets).
AIM Annual Registration Fee: $150 once approved
Stall fee schedule:
All Fees are for a 10' x 10' space per day
- Farmer $50
- Rancher $55
- Food Prepared off-site(prepackaged) $55
- Food Prepared on-site (temporary food facility) $65
- Artisan $57-Sunday San Rafael, Oakland/Grand Lake
- Artisan $45-Thursday San Rafael, Hayward, Newark, Stonestown
- Agricultural Nonprofit/Sponsor $50
- Commercial Vendor $65
*Winter rates (December – March) $5 per 10′ stall discount
The health permit and business liability insurance fees are estimates and can change at any time. Additional fees and/or permits may be required.
Health Permit (for prepackaged and on-site food booths) fees vary: $375-$1100 per year
Business Liability insurance (prices vary): $500-$1000 (or more) per year
AIM does not recommend any particular insurance agency. Some following
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Hartford Insurance Company
Campbell Risk Management
Farmers Market Coalition Insurance Tip Sheet
George Peterson Insurance Agency
Shahinian Insurance Services, Inc.
You are responsible for bringing your own equipment such as tents, tables, chairs, etc.
Email applications to: [email protected]
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Applications are available in Acrobat .pdf format. Having trouble viewing our PDF files? Click Here to download free Adobe Reader (needed to view PDF files).
Please note, we receive a high volume of applications and many of our markets are currently full with an extensive waiting list. Please take the following information into consideration before submitting your application.
Please note, while we would love to speak with all prospective vendors individually, the high volume of applications we receive combined with our regular work load does not always allow for this.
Once your application has been reviewed we will contact you.
Although we do not want to discourage prospective vendors from applying, we would like applicants to have a realistic understanding of the availability of space at AIM's markets. We receive a high volume of applications and many of our markets are currently full with an extensive waiting list. Please take the following information into consideration before submitting your application.
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Farmer & Rancher applications
AIM welcomes applications from California Certified Producers. All products must be grown in California and be listed on the farmer's Certified Producer Certificate. Only the farmer, a designated family member, or an employee is permitted to sell at an AIM Farmers Market. Certified Farmers must grow all products offered for sale on land controlled (owned, rented, leased, or sharecropped) by the certified farmer. AIM gives preference to those applicants who farm organically. Please see AIM's Rules and Regulations (page 8) for additional requirements regarding value-added products, nursery vendors, egg vendors, etc.
Download — 2018 Prospective Certified Producer Application
Download — 2018 Prospective Rancher/Meat/Dairy/Cheese Producer Application
Fisherman Application
A Fish Vendor must catch 25% of the fish offered for sale based on the retail sales of the fisherman in a calendar year. Fish sold at the market must be caught in US waters from the California/Mexico border to the northern-most tip of Alaska within a 200 mile range of the coastline and must be caught with sustainable gear that does not damage habitat and take unwanted by-catch. Aquacultured finfish may be sold at the market as long as the production is freshwater and land-based in California. Aquacultured shellfish may be sold at the market as long as the production takes place in California. Please see AIM's Rules and Regulations for a complete list of requirements for Fish Vendors if you are interested in applying.
Download — 2018 Prospective Fishermen Application
Food Purveyor Application
All prepared food, both prepackaged and food for on site consumption, must be produced by the purveyor. We prefer those who use local, organic produce, ideally from the farmers at the farmers market. All prepared food is subject to a tasting to assure product quality and appeal. WE DO NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED SAMPLES.
Download — 2018 Prospective Food Purveyor Application
Artisan Application
Artisans must either self-produce their products, or, if the Artisan has employees, the Artisan must be in complete control of all aspects of production. Artisans may not sell work produced with commercial kits, models, patterns, plans, prefabricated forms, or other commercial methods. Every Fall, Prospective Artisans are invited into our Oakland/Grandlake and Sunday Marin Civic Center farmers markets through a jury selection process annually.
We are no longer accepting applications for the Sunday Marin Civic Center market and Oakland/Grand Lake market for 2018. If Interested in Oakland/Grandlake and/or the Sunday Marin Civic Center market, all applicants will be reviewed during the annual Artisan Jury, which will meet in October 2018 to review and accept applications for 2019. Applications for the Oakland/Grandlake and Sunday Marin Civic Center markets must be received in our office by October 15, 2018 to be considered. Prospective Artisans can still apply for openings through-out the year in the following markets: Thursday Marin Civic Center, Stonestown, Hayward and Newark markets. Once the application is completed and has been approved by the market manager, Artisans can request dates for those specific markets during that calendar year.
Download — 2018 Prospective Artisan Application
Entertainer Application
We give priority to local musicians that complement the ambiance of our farmers markets. Please do not contact individual market managers for dates in 2018, they will contact those entertainers they are interested in booking.
Download — 2018 Entertainer Application
Agricultural Nonprofit
We offer space (when available) to Non-Profit organizations for educational and outreach purposes only. All non-profit organizations must be Farm, Farmer, or Agriculturally related to be considered for spaces available. Others may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any and all items offered for sale will be by approval only. Please call our office (415) 472-6100 if you would like to request a nonprofit application.
Commercial Application
The commercial vendors we currently have at our markets are an enhancement to the atmosphere and overall market experience. All products that fall in the commercial category will be accepted only by approval of the market manager and our Board of Directors and are strictly limited. Due to limited market space and AIM's commitment to maintaining focus on its mission, there are a number of businesses whose services we cannot accommodate. AIM will evaluate and select commercial vendors based on their ability to provide food or entertainment-related products or services that enhance the ambiance of AIM Markets. Please call our office (415) 472-6100 if you would like to request a commercial application.
Free Speech Zone
As per the Pruneyard decision we provide a free speech zone at our markets. We have a limited area for this purpose; please notify the Market Manager in advance if you would like to attend by calling our office at (415) 472-6100. You may set up a small card table and only in the place assigned by the Market Manager on site. Nothing may be sold in this area. This is a great place to get signatures for political purposes.
Download — 2018 Free Speech Application