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I'd checked the weather forecast yesterday, natch - west north westerly, gusting up to 40mph: Well, as usual they got it wrong, the worst gusts were mid thirties, tops.
The Churn looked good, but casting was tricky, and sighting the leader among the white horses was a tad problematic. I did, however, manage to winkle a couple of wild browns out on a pink bead head GRHE nymph. Nothing was rising, and there was no sign of large dark olives coming off, unlike a couple of days ago when I came for a pre-season amble along the bank, when there was a prolific hatch at lunchtime.
There was a bit of drama though. The farmer here puts his lambing ewes into the fields bordering the river and, skulking along the bank with the river to my right and the sounds of bleating sheep to my left, I heard a baleful bleat coming from - my right. A lamb, no more than a day or two old, had fallen in, and was standing up to his nether regions in the water on a small ledge. Throwing caution to the not inconsiderable wind, I got in and picked the little fellow up, waded upstream to a handy shingle beach, and put him back onto dry land. Although shivering a little, he felt warm and I thought he would be alright. The problem now was locating his mother. There were a lot of ewes in the field and no obvious candidate presented herself. He seemed unwilling to leave my side, and for an awful moment I thought he might now consider me his adoptive parent. Anyway, I shooed him off towards the flock and, to my immense relief and surprise, a loudly bleating ewe came running over to claim him. I watched for ten minutes or so as he fed from her, both of them oblivious of the disaster that had come so close, but for the intervention of an heroic fly fisherman. Seeing that my work here was done, I decided to move elsewhere for the remainder of the afternoon.
The club had announced some new water on the comedicly named river Dikler the previous day so I decided to give it a try. It is a lovely looking stretch, but with very little cover. The fish were not giving their positions away, so I made searching casts with the hitherto reliable pink head GRHE but with no success. Then, out of the corner of my eye, in a very tricky lie beneath one of the few trees on the beat, I spotted the first rise of the season. It was a sippy affair and I was not sure it was a rise at all, thinking that perhaps it had been something blown from the tree by the still boisterous breeze. However, I waited and watched and, sure enough, after a couple of minutes, something sucked something invisible from the film. I hastily tied on a dry GHRE and made a complete balls-up of the cast, scagging a dead reed just upstream and to the left of the fish. I managed to pull gently free, but no more rises came. I moved on.
I took and hour or so working my way up to the top end of the beat and still had caught nothing, or seen anything that remotely betrayed the presence of trout. Worse, a couple of anglers were making their way across the field to the river. I scurried hurriedly back downstream to where I had seen the fish rising. Creeping up to a position downstream of the tree I noticed two duns riding down towards the spot where the fish had previously shown itself. A flash of pale yellow, an ostentations splash, and only one dun remained. As I was frantically securing a Kite's Imperial to the tippet the blighter noisily took another. I started to count and waited for the fish to rise a third time; 40 seconds. I counted to 35 and cast, this time it hit the spot. The trout took it and put up a bit of a stink, it must be said.
I decided to take it - having returned all my fish last season - took a pic, and sauntered happily back home to dinner (with chips and mushy peas). I've booked tomorrow off too: woo hoo!


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An extra 2,000 student places for nurses and other clinicians are to be funded in Wales, ministers have announced.
The Welsh government said it will invest more than £82m into training healthcare professionals in 2013-14.
This will mean more than 2,000 new students and more than 6,100 current students will be funded by the government, according to health Minister Lesley Griffiths.
The funding will cover a range of future healthcare professionals including nurses, midwives, radiographers, paramedics and pharmacists.
The number of training places funded is based on workforce plans developed by NHS organisations and has been discussed with unions.
Ms Griffiths said: "High quality healthcare education is critical to support the delivery of health services in Wales both now and in the future.
"The extra nurses demonstrate our commitment to support young children living in disadvantaged areas by supporting an enhanced health visiting service," she said.
"The number of training places for 2013-14 is based on what the NHS estimates it will need to maintain services from 2016 onwards," she added. "This is based on a number of factors, including the age profile of staff, the number of people currently working and in training, and the course attrition rate."
Tina Donnelly, director of the Royal College of Nursing in Wales, welcomed an increase in student numbers, especially in children's nursing places.
She said: "In 2011, we saw a 35% cut in the number of children's nursing places…the RCN is delighted that the Welsh Government has increased training places for children's nursing."
Ms Donnelly added: "We were very pleased to give our views as a part of this commissioning process and we are pleased that our concerns have been reflected in the final figures."
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I plan on doing a photo book of the horses/ ranches of Denton County. Haven't figured which direction I am going yet on were the strongest emphasizes will be: either foals, stallions, faculities or a combination. As you know Denton County has largest horse population in Texas and one of the largest in the country. There have been several books of this kind in the Lexington, Kentucky and Ocala, Florida areas, but none in Denton County that I know of. I have always felt that Denton County has not promoted the large equine industry as the previous listed areas have and hope this book will help. The passing of the recent Texas Incentive Fund is another reason to promote this area. I want to include several different breeds and disciplines to show the diversity of horses that is in Denton County.
If you know of a faculity that would allow me to come take some photos please pass this along. What I am wanting is to occasionally do photos of their horses and facility. This is at no cost to them. I will never show up unannounced and will contact them at least 24 hours ahead of time. I will not disturb daily activities. I may ask a few questions but this can usually be done my e-mail and answered on their own time. All photos will become property of Terri Cage Photography, but they will have the option to approve the photos I wish to use for publishing. I will provide them with 10 low resolution photos for their use. I do ask that if used, that they include a photo credit and link to my web-site. Most photos will also be listed on an on-line gallery for their viewing. I plan to start photos mid-February through May and may visit 1 to 3 times, unless it snows again, then I will want to come out then. Time of days I would be there are early to mid morning or a few hours before sunset. The facility with a little background and details will also be mentioned in the book.


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WA State Legislative Internship Coordinator, Paula Rehwaldt will be on campus Thursday, October 10th to recruit CWU students for the 2014 Session. Internships with the WA State Legislature are open to Juniors and Seniors of all majors and pay $1300 month. Last year we had a record 12 students from Central accepted to this amazing internship opportunity.
Paula will be doing short presentations to classes through out the day and is looking forward to sharing information about this wonderful internship opportunity.
She will also do an info session for all interested students Thursday, October 10th at 3:30 pm in Bouillon 102. Come find out how to apply!!
Questions? Contact Jo Ann Ryan, in Career Services, at 509-963-2404 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Abigail Hall
I appointed Clare to assist me with a career transition from being a head of a department in a national organisation to starting a business. I required assistance as I lacked the clarity of thought and purpose to understand the direction I wanted to go in and the specific tasks needed to achieve the transition. Clare was extremely quick to understand my drivers, my personality and my learning methods; and was able, from the first session, to create the appropriate coaching environment for me to immediately achieve my career change goals. I have never known such structured progress in such a restricted time period. She exceeded my expectations as a coach and I have no hesitation in recommending her as a coach." There are two lines from a poem by William Ernest Henley which sum up how I feel now: I am the captain of my fate, [&] I am the captain of my soul.'


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At this point, according to the CEC, the leaders are Iryna Konstankevych, Tetiana Rychkova, Viktor Shevchenko, Ruslan Bohdan, Yurii Odarchenko, Censor.NET reports.
As previously reported, the CEC held midterm elections in seven constituencies after the following people's deputies resigned over a number of reasons: Borys Filatov (became mayor of Dnipro), Vladyslav Atroshenko (mayor of Chernihiv), Ihor Nasalyk (minister of energy), Taras Kutovyi (minister of agrarian policy), Ihor Yeremeiev (died in an accident), Yurii Harbuz (head of the Luhansk regional military and civil administration), and Andrii Hordeiev (head of the Kherson regional administration).
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Alan Wake is a self-described "psychological thriller" (read: survival horror) game first announced over five years ago. It is finally set for release on May 18.
Despite my general proclivity towards role-playing games and my aversion to "blood n'guts" (that I managed to play through Resident Evil 5 without vomiting is, to quote Ben Franklin's aphorism, "proof that God loves me and wants me to happy") that such "survival horror" games tend to possess in spades, Alan Wake's emphasis on narrative development and puzzle-solving gameplay is certainly palpable to a role-playing gamer like me, and the "T for teen" rating would seem to indicate that the carnage will be kept to a minimum.
Many in the gaming community are already extolling Alan Wake as a "game-of-the-year" contender. There's even an online webisode series prequel to promote the game before its release in the coming weeks.
The metacritic average is in the 80th percentile, which would seem to indicate its not quite the foretaste of heaven some gamers apparently think it is. Still, if I ever manage to finish FFXIII and Pokemon Heartgold, I'm convinced Alan Wake can give me a good jolt of summer fun.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Ridin' the Alan Wake Hype Train
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MSc Strategic Management Fees and Financing
Admitted students will be asked to confirm their seats within 3 weeks after final results are announced with a non-refundable deposit of €5,000, deducted from their total tuition fees.
Remaining costs (approximately €1,000 per month) include housing and food, compulsory insurance (health and civil liability), sports and leisure, phone and IT access…
€ 25,425
€ 1,600
€ 800
€ 27,825
NB: The annual HEC Student service fees and Administrative fees (€ 1600 + € 800) are payable for any additional year until graduation. All fees given as an indication only. The final fees will be specified in the registration file given to the student upon admission.
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship was established to enable French higher education establishments to attract top foreign students to enroll in their master's and PhD courses.
It helps to shape the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applications from emerging countries at master's level, and from emerging and industrialized countries at PhD level.
The Eiffel Scholarship is open exclusively to Fall session candidates.
Are eligible:
- Candidates aged 30 years old or less
- Non-French nationality candidates only (applicants with dual nationality, one of which is French, are not eligible).
Are excluded:
- Candidates who have already been awarded the Eiffel scholarship at master's level (not eligible at the same level, but can nevertheless reapply at a doctoral level)
- Candidates who have applied previously and been rejected, even if their application is submitted by a different establishment or in another field of study.
N.B.: The Eiffel scholarship is not cumulative with any other French government scholarship or award.
Amount: Monthly allowance of €1181. The scholarship also covers: one international return journey, social security cover and cultural activities.
Application deadline: December 4, 2018.
Publication of results: The list of laureates will be published on the Campus France website during the week of March 25, 2019.
Read testimonials from Eiffel Excellence Scholarship recipients
Grants from The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs allocates a large number of grants to international students.
Use Campus France Grants Search Engine to learn about grants and scholarships fitting your nationality and background.
HEC Foundation Excellence Scholarships
For many years now, HEC Paris has been committed to enabling the most talented international students to pursue their studies within our elite business school.
HEC Foundation Excellence Scholarships have been made possible thanks to the considerable support from the community of alumni and businesses related to the HEC Paris Foundation.
Eligibility: All candidates with a non-French diploma (Bachelor's or Master's Degree) admitted to one of our master programs
Process: All admitted candidates with a non-French diploma (Bachelor's or Master's Degree) are automatically considered for HEC Foundation Excellence scholarship. No additional document is required
Deadline: Results from this scholarship are announced by email within 2 weeks after your admission and before the confirmation deadline.
HEC Foundation Excellence Scholarships' final decision is based on academic excellence, the overall strength of the application, the results of the selection interview and the candidate's GMAT/GRE/TAGE-MAGE performance. Scholarships are deducted from tuition fees.
Read a student's testimonial.
Local Scholarships and Loans
We referenced a number of local scholarships and loans allocated by country.
Bank Loans
Most banks will provide loans for study at HEC Paris to French nationals or residents with pre-established banking credentials at very low interest rate (around 1% in 2016). We have excellent relationships with local branches of national banks (see contact list).
Furthermore, information sessions with bank representatives are organized on campus every year during the first 3 weeks of September.
Finally, the European Commission Erasmus+ Program allows students following a master abroad to benefit from soft loans until 18.000€ (2-year programs). To be eligible students must live in a programme country and their study destination cannot be in their country of residence or the country where they received their first qualification. More information on the European Commission website.
Prodigy Finance – New Loan Scheme
Prodigy Finance offers community-funded tuition covering loans to students from over 150 nationalities (under certain conditions).
The loan is transferred directly to HEC Paris at the start of the program. This loan will not cover living expenses and the deposit to secure the seat in the program.
Eligibility to apply
- Be admitted to one of this Master's programs: Master in Management - Grande Ecole, MSc Strategic Management, MSc International Finance, MSc Managerial and Financial Economics, MSc Marketing, MSc Sustainability and Social Innovation
- Be of non-French nationality. French citizens and permanent residents may search for student loans with French banks (see above).
Preliminary lending conditions
- A full credit and background check
- Your acceptance into the program at HEC Paris specified in your loan application
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How could Jesus—who preached righteousness before God, and love and mercy toward neighbors—be so hated and pursued? To the Temple officials, he was a threat to the livelihood and authority of the priesthood. To Herod Antipas, he was a threat to his ambition to be the King of the Jews. And to the Roman overlords, he was seen as a dangerous threat; a man who commanded an army of the common people. He could heal wounds, offer miraculous provisions, and even raise from the dead. If Jesus had accepted popular acclaim and become an earthly king, he would have been unstoppable.
Jesus's last days are explored through three
people who interacted with him: Governor Pilate, for whom Judea will
either make or break his career; Pilate's wife, Claudia, desperately
seeking aid for her much loved, crippled son; and Centurion Marcus
Longinus, caught in the middle between loyalty to the Empire, love for
Claudia, and an ever-increasing belief in Jesus as the Son of God. After
encountering Jesus, none of them will ever be the same.
About Brock and Bodie Thoene:
BODIE AND BROCK THOENE (pronounced Tay-nee)
have written over 65 works of historical fiction. Over thirty-five
million of these best-selling novels are in print. Eight ECPA Gold
Medallion Awards affirms what millions of readers have already
discoveredthe Thoenes are not only master stylists but experts at
capturing readers minds and hearts.
Bodie began her writing
career as a teen journalist for her local newspaper. Eventually her
byline appeared in prestigious periodicals such as U.S. News and World
Report, The American West, and The Saturday Evening Post. She also
worked for John Waynes Batjac Productions (shes best known as author of
The Fall Guy) and ABC Circle Films as a writer and researcher. John
Wayne described her as a writer with talent that captures the people and
the times! She has degrees in journalism and communications.
Brock has often been described by Bodie as
an essential half of this writing team. With degrees in both history and
education, Brock has, in his role as researcher and story-line
consultant, added the vital dimension of historical accuracy. Due to
such careful research, The Zion Covenant and The Zion Chronicles series
are recognized by the American Library Association, as well as Zionist
libraries around the world, as classic historical novels and are used to
teach history in college classrooms.
Bodie and Brock have four
grown children Rachel, Jake, Luke, and Ellieand eight grandchildren.
Their sons, Jake and Luke, are carrying on the Thoene family talent as
the next generation of writers, and Luke produces the Thoene audiobooks.
Bodie and Brock divide their time between London, Hawaii, Central California, and Nevada.
My Take:
I have read all three books in this series and each one is better than the one before. The research they
do is impeccable. This book focuses on the last days of Christ, Claudia, and Pilate. In this book we have a front row seat to Claudia and Pilate's relationship, which isn't pretty.
Having just come through Lent and Resurrection Sunday this book was a perfect read. As I read it I was ushered into this time of celebrating Christ's sacrifice for us. I loved this book and read way past my bedtime. I highly recommend it!
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When I'm not spending time with my family or when I want some "me" time this is where I go. My scrapbook desk. This is just a quick shot and it's not the whole desk but I couldn't show you the rest.....it's an absolute mess. :)
At the current time I am working on a scrapbook for my best friend, Ramsey. She just had her second baby, a little girl named Gretchen and I wanted to make a scrapbook for her like I did for her first baby. I've only made a few scrapbooks for people because I think it is something from the heart and I only do it for those who are close to me and I know will really cherish it. I have a few other friends that I would make them for but they also scrapbook.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
My Hobby
When I'm not spending time with my family or when I want some "me" time this is where I go. My scrapbook desk. This is just a quick shot and it's not the whole desk but I couldn't show you the rest.....it's an absolute mess. :)
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
God Has A Plan
I have a mixture of emotions today. Jeff told me this morning that it looks like they are definitely closing his building, which means he'll be without a job come June if he doesn't find something before hand. I knew when he called this morning that that is what he was calling about.
With big news like that looming over our heads we decided it was time to find out the official news on something else that has been hanging over our heads. Are we expecting a third baby? Mother nature has not been to visit me for sometime and it's very unlike me. Although when we found out we were pregnant with Bennett it was a screwy situation (I'll save that for another post) so I thought this really could be a possibility....baby #3. So I called the Dr.'s office today to schedule a blood test for tomorrow. Well I got my answer this evening.
I have to say that I am very disappointed. I had mixed emotions in the beginning. It wasn't planned but I've said all along that I want three kids and Jeff has always said two, although not firmly. I was excited at the possibility but also a little reluctant. My reluctance came from wanting to make sure that Bennett gets all the attention he deserves as a baby and toddler, just as Carson did and a new baby would take away from that. But as days passed I grew more and more excited about the idea of having another baby. I absolutely love being pregnant and having babies. It's something that agrees with my body and my mind more than anything I've ever known.
I really do believe that God has a plan for us and that right now isn't the time for us to be adding to our family. I just hope that that doesn't mean we are looking at rough times ahead but more like keeping our worries to a minimum for the time being.
I really hope that someday in the near future I get to bring another baby home from the hospital to join our family. I hope that Jeff will want the same things I do. I hope that I'm not asking for too much and that God will bless our family with another perfect, healthy child. I hope that's His plan.
As Promised
Not much going on today. So I thought today would be a good day to take that "after" picture of my newly organized pantry. Now to determine the next area to tackle.
7:49 p.m.
Brother Bath Time
Now that Bennett can sit well on his own Carson thought it was time for them to play in the tub together. Man did these two have fun. Carson thought it was pretty cool to have his baby brother play in the tub with him and Bennett thought it was pretty cool to SPLASH! SPLASH! SPLASH!!
Holiday Ornaments
One of the scrapbooks that I am working on is one of our Christmas ornaments and the meaning/story behind each one of them. This one doesn't have any particular story or meaning other than it reflects and time when I just love BIG ornaments. This one is bigger than my hand. Maybe one day I can hand down these ornaments to my children and the scrapbook will be a reminder of what they each meant....or didn't in some cases. :)
Another Reason I Hate To See The Holidays Go
This Eclipse Peppermint Candy Cane gum is the absolute best. Whenever I chew it, it's like I just brushed my teeth, even Jeff thinks so. I wish I had stocked up when I had the chance.
I can't resist taking a million pictures of this little man. Just before bath time it dawned on me that I hadn't taken a photo that day so I grabbed my phone and snapped away. Love this teeny little man.
O Christmas Tree
I love this little Christmas tree in my kitchen. I have one just like it at work with white, silver and turquoise bulbs on it. I'm sad to be taking it down now that the holidays are over.
I have many areas of my home that are in desperate need of organization. One of those being my pantry. See for yourself....after pictures to follow at a later date.
I Can Do It Mom. Trust Me.
Carson asked me tonight if he could lull Bennett to sleep. His words, "I can do it Mom. Let me snuggle Bennett to sleep. Trust me."
So I did. And he did.
Man I love that boy.
My Sister
Here's Brooke.
Brooke is my sister (maybe by marriage, but my sister none-the-less)
Brooke is the best part of my extended family, my brother-in-law couldn't have chosen a more fantastic woman to spend his life with.
Brooke is my favorite person to scrapbook with and we don't get to do it often enough.
Brooke is turning 31 today.
Happy Birthday Brooke!!! Love you sister.
Merry Christmas Baby!
I know it's January and I'm still writing about Christmas but we just had our last Christmas celebration on January 7th. We celebrated Christmas with Jeff's family this weekend. We decided to have Christmas at our house this year for a few reasons. The first being that as a part of Jeff's parents Christmas gift we bought a family photo session with a local photographer, the second being that we wanted to spend more than just a few short hours celebrating with family and lastly so that Carson and Bennett wouldn't be so tired because we celebrated so late at night, like usual.
It was a nice, mostly relaxing weekend. We spent Friday night chatting and catching up, LOTS of good conversation. Then on Saturday morning we opened gifts (just like it was Christmas morning). Of course everyone loved everything they got and we all got more than our fair share. Saturday afternoon we had a wonderful lasagna dinner with Caesar salad and garlic bread sticks. For dinner that evening we had an appetizer assortment. Lastly, on Sunday we had our family pictures and I'm eagerly waiting to see them.
So for my picture, and there were plenty to choose from, is of me opening some of Bennett's gifts. I rarely take photos of myself and I decided now was a great time to include one of me in with the rest.
Our Weekday Mornings
A typical weekday morning in our house starts around 7 a.m. If Carson hasn't already snuck into our bed when Jeff leaves, I go and wake him up and carry him into bed where cartoons wait for him. I'm a little sad about this part of our morning. It used to be all Team Oomizoomi, Dora and Spongebob Squarepants but lately it's been Bakugan & Pokemon (double uhh) and on occasion Ben 10 (which I don't mind). Gone are the days of innocence (or so it seems) and here are the days of Japanese Anime, which I despise.
While I'm getting dressed Carson will have his breakfast in bed and watch cartoons. Then when it's time for Bennett to start waking up I'll go in and get him out of his crib so he can watch cartoons with Carson while enjoying his pacifier. I love listening to the two of them in the morning. Some mornings Bennett is a little fussy and just wants to be with mom and some mornings he and Carson giggle and play together.
I love my little family.
*** Again...sorry about the portrait picture instead of landscape.
My Latest Literary Obsession
Thanks to my boss I have been hooked on the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. I read the first book, Hunger Games, in no time and because I couldn't wait to get my hands on the second book, Catching Fire, I went right out and bought it at night. Both books have been fabulous reads. I loved them so much that I bought my sister-in-law, Brooke the first one for Christmas. It's the next Twilight series.
Just Look At Those Baby Blues
I love how the fleece jacket that Bennett got for Christmas brings out his blue eyes. Carson has gorgeous eyes and we've always said so, but Bennett's are BLUE, BLUE, BLUE! Every time I look into those eyes I just melt. What's a mother to do. I'm sure one day my boys will melt some hearts with their eyes.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
My Boys
Without a doubt the best part of my life is family. I'm not just talking about my immediate family but I'll focus on that for this post. God blessed me with two beautiful boys, brothers. Nothing makes me happier than to see those boys giggle and play with eachother. I know it won't be long before they are fighting with one another and time outs are plenty, but for now I'm cherishing every moment I can. When I saw Carson & Bennnett sitting side-by-side in their striped shirts watching t.v. with eachother while I made dinner I just knew that this was my picture. Then I went to grab my camera and they moved away from eachother. So while I snapped pictures they caught me and posed a little, so instead of the picture of the two of them sitting side-by-side I got this little gem. Like I said.....Cherish every moment.
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Labels: The boys
Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy New Year 2012!!
In addition to keeping up with this blog I'm also going to try my hand at the picture a day again.
We started 2012 by ringing in the new year with my parents and the boys. Poor little Bennett was such a good sport, he hung in there until 10:40 and then he just couldn't fight it any longer and the poor baby went to bed. Carson was so cute by counting down and clanging our champagne glasses and saying "CHEERS" over and over again. He loved that part.
Mom and I, as usual, prepared too much food for the evening. We always make enough food to feed a small army and this year was no exception. The best part of the food was how much Carson was willing to try. He tried the bacon wrapped pretzels, the chocolate covered bacon and the shrimp cocktail. I was so impressed. He even seemed to enjoy the shrimp. And unlike most typical five-year-olds his favorite nosh seemed to be the medium boneless buffalo wings from B-dubs. That's our boy liking the spicy stuff. I just hope Bennett like spicy food as much as the rest of us.
Mom and I couldn't help ourselves and had to have some sushi. We bought some sushi and made up our own platter. We wish we could have had it from Tegry Bistro but this platter sufficed. So my picture for January 1st, 2012 is said platter. Yummy!!
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Chile-Lime Catfish with Corn Saute
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Chile-Lime Catfish with Corn Saute
- Thaw fish, if frozen. Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels. Measure thickness of fish. In a small bowl stir together lime juice, ancho chile pepper, and salt. Brush mixture evenly over both sides of each fish fillet.
- In a large nonstick skillet heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add fish fillets to hot oil; cook for 4 to 6 minutes per 1/2-inch thickness or until fish flakes when tested with a fork, turning once. Remove fish from skillet. Cover and keep warm.
- In the same skillet heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil. Add corn, onion, jalapeno pepper, and garlic; cook about 2 minutes or until vegetables are heated through and just starting to soften, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in cilantro.
- To serve, divide corn mixture among serving plates. Top with fish. If desired, serve with lime wedges.
From the Test Kitchen
Because chile peppers contain volatile oils that can burn your skin and eyes, avoid direct contact with them as much as possible. When working with chile peppers, wear plastic or rubber gloves. If your bare hands do touch the peppers, wash your hands and nails well with soap and warm water.
Nutrition Facts (Chile-Lime Catfish with Corn Saute)
- Per serving:
- 288 kcal ,
- 13 g fat
- (2 g sat. fat ,
- 3 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 6 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 53 mg chol. ,
- 216 mg sodium ,
- 25 g carb. ,
- 3 g fiber ,
- 3 g sugar ,
- 21 g pro.
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d 1966 Days Ago
this was good. used roasted green chile instead of jalapeño. floured tilapia with seasonings in it, cooked 2.5 min each side in butter, olive oil mix. will make again.


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Mention filming on a smartphone in professional video circles and you'll generally be met with a barrage of derision. While camera phone design has come a long way, the limitations are considerable when compared to a professional video camera.
However, a host of companies have developed some innovative solutions to these problems. For The Telegraph's coverage of Glastonbury 2013 I put some of those accessories to the test, to find out if it was possible to turn a smartphone into a professional journalism workhorse. With a few pieces of external hardware, I was able to shoot, edit and deliver instant on-the-ground video reports direct from the festival for immediate inclusion in our live blog and our YouTube channel I've Just Seen. Here's how I did it.
CAMERA – iPhone 5
While there are many excellent, arguably superior, smartphones on the market, most accessory manufacturers have geared their product line towards Apple's iPhone. Our decision was made for us.
LENSES – Olloclip (£59.99)
The Olloclip is a small, simple to use lens attachment which slides onto the corner of the phone. The current model features three lenses in one: a wide angle, a fish-eye and a macro. I found myself using the wide angle on almost every video I made, not just to counter the iPhone's ludicrously narrow image but also to capture the scale of the event – and it worked perfectly. The fish-eye and macro are much more stylistic, and therefore I used them less frequently. The Olloclip fast became one of my favourite pieces of kit, and I would now find it indispensable for iPhone filming and photography.
AUDIO – iRig Pre (£24.99) and iRig Mic (£49.99)
Audio was important because I was recording presenters speaking to camera and wanted to attach professional microphones with a 3-pin XLR connection. The iRig Pre is a handy little preamp which takes takes an XLR input and turns it into a 3.5mm TRRS jack which the iPhone will accept, while the iRig mic is a handheld microphone which plugs directly into the iphone itself. Both have a built in headphone socket allowing users to monitor audio when paired with the iRig Recorder app, which also allows you to control levels. The iRig mic was particularly impressive at eliminating background noise, while the iRig pre was quick and simple to use. I did find it tricky to get the input levels right with no markings on the unit's gain control, but with a bit of practice I was recording perfectly acceptable audio – far better than I would have expected on a phone.
STABILISATION – Steadicam Smoothee (£139)
The Steadicam was first created for the famous tracking shots in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror, "The Shining". Three decades on and Steadicam have joined the smartphone accessories race with the Smoothee. An ingeniously simple balanced weight system holds the phone steady on a frictionless ball joint, meaning you can achieve wonderfully steady, gliding shots. After a bit of practice the Smoothee is deceptively simple to use, and incredibly effective. The unit relies on weight and balance, so unfortunately by the time I had attached all my other accessories it was impossible to get the steady glide I wanted. Despite this I used the Smoothee on every shot without fail, as even by gripping the base unit with my hand – which you're not supposed to do – I was achieving a much steadier shot than would have been possible by just about any other means.
LIGHTING – Manfrotto KLYP & 24 LED (£79.95)
With the iPhone's notorious inability to deal with low light situations, the KLYP was a piece of kit I was looking to rely heavily on for night-time reports. The LED lamp was certainly effective at delivering a blast of soft, white light where it's needed, and the on-board dimmer switch meant I had direct control of the levels. Sadly the iphone struggled with the contrast between the light from the LED and the dark background. It gave me a functional image, but not a pretty one.
360 STILLS & VIDEOS – Bubblescope (£49.99)
Part of my remit was to deliver "colour" to the Telegraph's Glastonbury live blog. Enter the Bubblescope. Using a clever system of mirrors and lenses, it enabled me to create 360 degree tableaux much like Google's streetview images. This is a wonderful concept which proved popular on the live blog, but the Bubblescope is not without its limitations. The 360 image is extracted from a small doughnut-shaped picture on the iphone camera, so it suffers from pixellation (and, unsurprisingly, warping) when blown up to its full scale. Anyone using the Bubblescope as I did would also benefit from the purchase of a tripod attachment, which is sold seperately on the company's website, coupled with the timer function available in the Bubblepix app. This would make it easier to frame out the face of the photographer, which requires some acrobatics otherwise.
EDIT SUITE – iMovie (£2.99)
After experimenting with a couple of different editing apps, I chose iMovie for its simplicity and ease of use. Of course it is limited, but it proved surprisingly efficient for making very basic cuts and very easy to pick up. I would have liked to be able to add more than one video track, or to make a cut in the middle of a clip rather than importing different parts of a clip then butting them together, but for the purposes of a quick chop job it more than sufficed. I exported my clip to the Photo roll, then uploaded to YouTube via the Capture app. Over a crowded 3G network this would have been intermittent at best, but on 4G I was uploading 90 second videos in approximately real time.
My video colleagues might laugh at me, but I am a convert to the use of smartphones for professional news gathering - under the right circumstances. With a few accessories it is possible to make the iPhone work harder than I thought possible, and the ability to shoot, edit and upload using just one little unit is incredibly beguiling. It will never be a professional camera, and I would always advocate shooting on the best kit available and editing properly when circumstances allow. But when you need to turn around short clips instantly and file from the - or indeed a - field, the technology is finally there to do so.
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The directivity index of a figure-8 pattern is the same as that of a cardioid; if microphones with these two patterns are placed at the same distance from a sound source, a quantitatively similar balance of direct and reverberant sound would be picked up. In practice such a comparison would be deceptive, however, since a figure-8 does not respond to sound coming from the sides, from above or from beneath its main axis as does a cardioid. The figure-8 has a rear lobe equal in sensitivity to its front lobe, and this exactly makes up the quantitative difference – but in normally reverberant settings, the sound reaching a figure-8's rear lobe will be delayed and dispersed to a considerably greater extent than the reverberant sound energy which a cardioid picks up from its front and sides; the reflected sound will typically be subject to far more high frequency absorption as well. Thus the reverberant sound energy picked up by a figure-8, though theoretically equal in amount, is quite different in character from that which would be picked up by a cardioid in the same position.
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Weekly Chart of Lean Hogs Futures
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Poutine is a very unhealthy but delicious dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese , covered with brown gravy.
Here you will find a slightly different style of poutine. It's fast and easy to make and its cheap enough to make for the entire family.
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Things You Will Need- 1 bag of "Crispy skin-on fries in a seasoned coating" (Restaurant style)
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- 1 package of "Kraft Tex Mex cheese with Jalapeno Peppers"
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He then brought his face close to Chris's. "How's your crazy sister? She not in prison yet?"
Dread was replaced by pure fury in Chris, as he spat out a glob onto his face.
The bully's face morphed from cruel amusement to a terrifying expression as he wiped away the fluid. "You're going to wish you were dead."
As the blows rained over him, creating spots of black and purple on his flesh, Chris wished he was.
"Wasn't anyone around to help you?"
"What's his name again?"
James sat at the cafeteria table, taking slow bites of his turkey sandwich, smirking as he looked over at a girl who had tripped and fallen because of her untied shoelaces.
Bruises ✓Mystery / Thriller
A short story about a mentally challenged girl defending her brother. When a bully assaults Christopher, things spiral out of control as Madison takes things into her own hands while her past comes back to haunt her. ~Highest rank- #65 in Mystery/Th...


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Urbana, IL – In the mad rush to finish up what has been a challenging corn planting season, speed often takes priority over attention to detail, said Robert Bellm, University of Illinois Extension crop systems educator.
"This is especially true when it comes to crop scouting," Bellm said. "When thousands of acres need to be covered in a very short time frame and the late planting date leaves little opportunity to replant a damaged, less than optimum stand, many growers tend to err on the side of caution and apply pest control measures at the earliest sign of a problem."
High commodity prices make this reaction understandable, and even hard to argue against, he said. Still, a pest management practice needs to be economical and return more dollars to the grower than what it costs to apply.
"This is where correct pest identification becomes a critical factor," Bellm said. "There are several pests of corn that can cause very similar damage symptoms, and are easily mistaken for one another if one hurries and does not observe closely."
Only one of these pests, the black cutworm, is actually manageable once the corn seed has been placed in the ground. Misidentification can lead to a pesticide application that is less than worthless. So, what are these "look-alike" problems and how are they differentiated in the field?
One type of damage currently being observed in newly emerged corn is cutting of plants at the groundline, Bellm said.
"The quick reaction is to call in the sprayers to control a black cutworm infestation," he said. "However, redwing blackbirds and grackles also cut off corn seedlings as they tug and peck in an attempt to access the seed that is buried in the ground."
Often this tugging and pecking will result in a small funnel-shaped hole in the ground at the base of the plant, a symptom not observed when the damage is caused by black cutworm. When damage is caused by birds, the discarded seed coat will often be observed close by. Bird damage is more commonly found in fields where the habitat is conducive to blackbird nesting: adjacent to wheat fields, pastures, wetlands, and tree lines.
"An overhead power line makes an excellent staging area for birds to rest on," he said. "An observant crop scout can actually hear and observe birds entering and leaving the field in these types of areas."
A second type of look-alike damage can occur when corn reaches the V-3 to V-5 growth stage. "Dead heart" or "dead whorl" can occur when a corn plant is too large, or a black cutworm is too small to actually cut it off below ground. In this instance, the cutworm will often wrap itself around the corn plant and create a feeding hole until it consumes the underground growing point of the plant, he said.
The plant remains upright but the whorl quickly wilts and deteriorates. The look-alike pest in this instance is often wireworm, which will also tunnel into the base of the plant and destroy the growing point. Commonly, both pests can be found in the same field at the same time. Unfortunately, there is no rescue treatment for wireworm infestations, so if wireworm and not black cutworm is the culprit, a pesticide application is useless, Bellm said.
"The most obvious method of differentiating between these two pests is to dig up the plant and find the offending larvae," he said. "They aren't always polite enough to stick around at the scene of the crime, so a back-up diagnostic key is to observe the size of the hole bored into the base of the plant. Wireworm tunnels are normally no more than a couple of millimeters in diameter, while a cutworm tunnel will be up to five millimeters in diameter."
For more information, read the May 26 edition of The Bulletin.


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Earlier today Google announced the official release of Google Translate for iPhone, a native iOS app that allows you to "speak to translate" in 15 different languages, with output support for up to 50 languages. Simply speak into your iPhone and the app will translate your speech into a number of different languages, even reading the text aloud for you!
- Translate text between 57 languages
- Translate by speaking the text instead of typing it (15 languages)
- Listen to your translations spoken aloud (23 languages)
- Display translations in full screen mode to make it easier for others nearby to read
- Star your favorite translations for quick access even when you're offline
- Access your translation history even when you're offline
- Spell out the translation of non-Latin script languages (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, etc..) in Latin characters to read it phonetically (e.g. Pinyin, Romaji)
- View additional dictionary results for single words or short phrases
Google Translate was previously available for iPhone but only through a webapp interface. With Google switching to a fully native version this lets users access a few additional features not available in the HTML5 version. It's pretty fun to use and it would make a great sidekick if you're traveling to a foreign country where you aren't familiar with the native language.
Give it a try and let us know what you think in the comments below!
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For Your Health and Well-Being
Please welcome back Lisa Davis — founder, director, host, etc. — of It's Your Health, the radio program "dedicated to providing strategies for healthier living."
To begin the new year, this post features two authors that focus on changing/improving both physical and mental/emotional states with their well-researched yet very practical books. Please note that the first program will air LIVE tomorrow, Tuesday, January 26th, from 9:30 – 9:45 a.m., while the second chosen author interview is scheduled for next Tuesday, February 2nd at 9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
And now here's to Your Health and Well-Being:
Prime-Time Health: A Scientifically Proven Plan for Feeling Young and Living Longer by William Sears M.D., Martha Sears R.N.
Acclaimed pediatrician Dr. William Sears turns his attention to the "baby boomer" generation and offers a plan to improve their long-term health. Not surprisingly this requires taking control of one's health, much like he had to do twelve years ago when diagnosed with cancer.
From that experience, Dr. Sears created a comprehensive, science based, head-to-toe program for living a long, fit life – and it worked. Now at the peak of health, Dr. Sears shares his program in PRIME-TIME HEALTH. Described as "engaging and deeply informative," this book will hopefully motivate readers to make crucial behavior and lifestyle changes by exploring how to keep each body system healthy and delay the typical age-related problems.
Although we all know what we should do as well as not do to stay healthy, Dr. Sears explains the why and how these "should" habits and activities can easily become your lifestyle. What's the secret? Simply put, make health a hobby!
Recommendation: Understanding is the key to good health and Prime-Time Health delivers solid information.
This author will be interviewed Tuesday, January 26th at 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. on It's Your Health radio.
Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain: Applying the Exciting New Science of Brain Synchrony for Creativity, Peace and Presence by Patt Lind-Kyle
The author — therapist, trainer, and longtime meditator — writes about the relationship between meditation and the brain. Her book is divided into into two sections, that begins with an in-depth scientific discussion of the anatomy of the brain, its evolution, and how our thought processes work. By using an electroencephalograph, Patt Lind-Kyle has been able to measure and monitor mind states and identify when brain waves are out of balance. And then she presents brain research that shows how meditation can reshape the nature of the mind.
In Part 2 of Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain, readers will find a detailed discussion of how using mind-training techniques can help to bring about change in their mindset and thought patterns. With the use of an accompanying meditation CD, readers are led through several meditation techniques to discover what practical benefits might be applied to them.
Although one doesn't need to be professionally creative to appreciate the potential of what this book might teach you, the lure is there and based on scientific evidence at that!
Recommendation: Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain is yet another book that explains the how and why…and makes sense.
This author will be interviewed Tuesday, February 2nd at 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. on It's Your Health radio.
Please also remember that all programs are archived and available for listening at your convenience.


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I hoped that Tracie and Martin had pointed out that "as we go deeper/lower in layers we find fossils of less complex animals" is an evidence for evolution!
Layers represent time -the lower the older-, and as time passes, animals evolve into more complex species!
But still they did a great job pointing the jokes in the flood claim.
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Apologetic make me ill, it is as though an omniscient god had thrown together such an ill conceived story that every gullable bone head has to fill in the blanks with flights of fancy just make sense of it all. Unfortunately, they have not used their brains enough to actual develop a decent imagination.
This guy is really scraping the bottom of Noah's ark to come up with this swill.


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Social Contract-A voluntary agreement among individuals to create a government and to give that gov't adequate power to perform it's duties.
John Locke argued that people are born with natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Authority can be defined as the ability to exercise power legitimately.
The founding fathers did not want a direct democracy because they feared Mob rule.
A representative democracy is a system of gov't in which the will of the majority is expressed through smaller groups of individuals elected by the people.
Elitist theory is a perspective holding that our nation is governed by a small number of wealthy or well-educated people.
In the Mayflower compact, the Pilgrims set up a gov't and promised to obey its laws.
The fundamental Orders of Connecticut is considered America's first written constitution.
A confederation is a voluntary association of independent states.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the central governing body was The Congress of Confederation.
The Constitutional Convention was called for the "sole and express purpose" of revising the Articles of Confederation.
The plan put fourth at the Constitutional Convention , which favored small states by proposing to create a legislature in which each state would have only one vote was the New Jersey Plan.
By the 3/5th Compromise, the framers agreed that 3/5th of all Slaves would be counted both for tax purposes and for representation in the House of Representatives.
In Federalist paper No. 10, Madison argued that the nation's size was actually an advantage in controlling Factions, (being a group of people coming together for the same cause against the controlling main body).
The idea that no one is above the law is called The rule of law
The separation of powers is part of a system Checks and Balances that was devised to ensure...


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- About
- Club Documents
- Club History
- The MCC Board
- Board Meetings for 2018/19
- Annual General Meetings
- Club Awards & Trophies
- Life Members
- Contact
- Interest Groups
- Analogue Photography Group
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- Grace Lock Discussion Group
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- Mid-Week Outing Group
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- What's On
- Join
- Courses
- Members
- Competitions
- Rules for Monthly Competitions
- Print Competition
- Projected Digital Image Competition
- Competition Set Subjects - 2019
- End Of Year Competition Rules
- End of Year Competition Results
- Photo-book Competition - 2018
- Competition Scores
- Member Exhibitions
- Accessing club facilities
- Exposure
- Competitions
Rules for Monthly Competitions
1. Aim
To encourage members to improve their photography through participation in regular competitions.
2. Eligibility
All financial members of the Club (including "Introduction to Photography" course provisional members) are eligible to enter monthly competitions.
3. Types of Competitions
There are two sections: Print and PDI (Projected Digital Images).
In each section there will be two competitions: Open and Set-subject.
Competitions will be held once each month, from February through October.
4. Grades
Grades are intended to represent a member's proficiency and experience in photographic competitions and apply to Open Print and Open PDI competitions only. There are no grades in the Set-subject Print or Set-subject PDI competitions.
Open Print: 3 grades – "A", "B" and "Novice".
In the Open Print competition, new members will generally start in "Novice" or "B" grade. In the "Novice" grade, entries will be restricted to a maximum mount size of 30.5 x 20.3 cm (12 x 8 inches). Once a member has entered prints in the Open "B" grade competition, they are no longer eligible to enter prints in "Novice" grade". (See exception for experienced new members.)
Open PDI: 2 grades – "A" and "B".
In the Open PDI competition, new members will generally start in "B" grade. (See exception for experienced new members.)
Exception: Experienced new members that have had their photographic skills recognized by the Competition Committee under paragraph 12 may start immediately in A Grade.
A member will have the same grade for both the Open Print and Open PDI competitions, unless the member competes in the Novice grade for Open print, in which case they will enter in B Grade for the Open PDI.
5. Entries
Open Print and PDI competitions: up to two (2) entries per member in each competition.
Set-subject Print and PDI competitions: one (1) entry per member in each competition.
Entries in the Open Print and Open PDI competitions must be, for each particular competition, in the same grade as the member's ranking.
Specific rules concerning the format and presentation of entries for the Print and PDI competitions are described below.
Print entries must be registered, and on display by 8:00PM on the evening of the Print competition.
PDI entries must be uploaded via the Club's website by midnight on the evening of the Club meeting two weeks prior to the PDI competition. The URL for the upload page is: http://competitions.melbournephoto.org.au/. The Help page video tutorial is accessible from the Competitions home page. These pages, together with additional information can be accessed from the Club's website PDI Competition page http://www.melbournephoto.org.au/content/projected-digital-image-competition.
It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure that all entries are submitted before the nominated closing time and that entries conform to these rules.
Format and Presentation of Prints
- The entrant must have made the original exposure from which the print is produced.
- Negatives or slides from which a print is produced may be commercially processed.
- Prints may be either commercially or home processed.
- All prints must be mounted, and must be marked with the entrant's name and grade on the back.
- Framed prints are not permitted.
- The maximum mount size of prints entered in the Set-subject or Open "A" or "B" grades is 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 inches). Note, this will allow prints to be entered in interclub competitions and photographic salons.
- The maximum mount size for prints entered in the Open "Novice" grade is 30.5 x 20.3 cm (12 x 8 inches).
- Monochrome prints contain only one colour, but can be toned, tinted or dyed on their entire surface. Partial toning and/or the addition of any extra colour are not acceptable.
- All prints not conforming to the monochrome criteria will be classified as colour prints.
Format and Presentation of PDI's
- The entrant must have made the original exposure and any digital manipulation of the image.
- PDI's must be in the JPEG file type.
- PDI's must be in the sRGB colour space.
- The maximum size of a PDI is 1920 pixels (maximum width) by 1200 pixels (maximum height) and be contained in a file of 2Mb (2,048Kb) or smaller.
- Entries will be presented to the judge without title or makers name.
MCC Policy on Use of Member's Images
In consideration of submitting photographs to any competition of The Melbourne Camera Club ("The Club"), the maker grants The Club a limited license to exhibit the submitted photographs on its premises during the competition and any associated exhibitions. It is also a condition of entry that photographs or facsimiles of photographs awarded with a commendation or higher award ("Awarded Photographs") may be used by The Club for the purposes including, without limitation, documenting, reporting and promoting the competition into which Awarded Photographs are entered or a similar competition or exhibition ("Agreed Use"). The photographer grants to The Club the right to reproduce Awarded Photographs for the Agreed Use. The Club undertakes to appropriately credit images to the maker when Awarded Photographs are used.
The photographer retains full copyright of his/her photographs and The Club undertakes not to sell members' photographs without the consent of the photographer.
6. Additional Conditions
- Entrants may not enter the same or a substantially similar image in both the Print and PDI competitions in the same month.
- Entrants may not enter the same or a substantially similar image in a monthly competition if it has previously received a Commended or Highly Commended Award in any monthly competition or has won an award in an End of Year Competition.
- Submission of an image into any monthly competition signifies the acceptance of these rules and conditions of entry.
7. Judges
The MCC board will appoint a Judges Coordinator who will be responsible for inviting suitable judges to each monthly competition.
Judges will review and comment on all entries, then present awards to those they believe are worthy of such recognition. The judge's decision shall be final.
8. Awards
There will be two levels of award for all competitions; Commended and Highly Commended. The number and level of awards in each competition is left to the judge's discretion.
Each month the judges will also make awards for the Best Colour Print, Best Monochrome Print, Best Colour PDI and Best Monochrome PDI. These awards will be chosen from all Highly Commended entries in both Open and Set-subject Competitions on that evening.
9. Point Scores
Entries will score points as follows:
Highly Commended 5 points
Commended 3 points
All other entries 1 point
Best Colour Print of the Month 1 additional point
Best Monochrome Print of the month 1 additional point
Best Colour PDI of the month 1 additional point
Best Monchrome PDI of the month 1 additional point
10. End of Year Trophies
Aggregate Trophies will be awarded to the members who gain the highest total aggregate of points during the year in their respective grade(s) of the monthly Open Print and PDI competitions, and the Set-subject Print and PDI competitions. In the event of a tie for any placing, the winner shall be the member with the most Best of Month awards, and if still tied, the most Highly Commended awards and so on until a winner has been decided.
The Photographer of the Year Award will be presented to the member with the highest combined total points (from Commended and Highly Commended awards only) from all monthly Print and PDI competitions for that year.
11. Competition Committee
The MCC Board will appoint a Competition Committee of three or more members who have maintained a consistently high standard of achievement in Club competitions during the past three years.
The Competition Committee shall be responsible for assessing members' folios for promotion, recommending rule changes and dealing with appeals by entrants. Disputes will be handled by a quorum of the Competition Committee and their decision will be final.
12. Promotions and Determining Grade of Members
The Competition Committee shall consider all re-grading of participating members and new members to the competition and make recommendations to the Board.
Promotion from "Novice" to "B" grade: members may elect to move to "B" grade at any time. Note however that points awarded in "Novice" cannot be aggregated with points awarded in "B" grade in respect of the Aggregate Trophies.
Promotion to "A" grade, or direct admission of new members to "A" grade, will be determined by the MCC Board on the recommendation of the Competition Committee. In making such recommendations, the Competition Committee may take into account any or all of the following:
- a folio of ten or more recent Prints or PDI's submitted for assessment; or,
- proof that the member has been awarded ten or more acceptances of Prints or PDI's in APS or FIAP accredited national or international exhibitions/salons; or,
- outstanding performance in "B" grade competitions.
NOTE: Competition gradings apply to all monthly competitions, for example, if a member is A grade in prints they must enter in A grade in PDI. The exception to this is Novice Print workers who must enter into the B grade PDI competition
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What do you mean, when you say Work
My boss just left for vacation. By my count, it's the ninth vacation he's taken this year. I have no idea why. When I say Vacation, I generally mean a break from work. If you go on Vacation, it implies that you have, at some point, been at Work, and were Working. Now, I'll grant you that my boss is frequently here, in the building. I might even be willing to concede that he does the occasional work. But it's occasional, and not exactly difficult.
Now, if playing solitaire were a paying trade, he'd be the hardest working man in the zipcode. Solitaire and online poker. I actually went into his office once. I had a client on the phone, and they had a question that only my boss had the authority to answer. Answering the question would have required him to log into the company's customer database, check some numbers, and make a decision. The customer was hot. A big client, too, not just one of our rinky-dink customers.
He wouldn't do it. He had me put the customer into his voicemail because he didn't want to interrupt his session of texas hold 'em. Had a good hand. He was gonna hit it big on the flop. Understand, this isn't even a game for money. Not that that would make it okay to blow off your clients, but still. Just pretty pictures on the screen that made him feel smart when he pushed the right buttons. Do you see where I'm going with this? Do you understand the idiots I work with?
Anyway. He's gone for the week. No one will notice. He will receive no mail from clients, field no calls from vendors, and make no decisions about scheduling. He never does. He has successfully made himself superfluous to the operation. The only thing he does is complain about how much work he has to do, increase the workload of those of us in the vicinity of his responsibility line on the org chart, and play solitaire. Mostly solitaire.
So. Have a great vacation, boss! You're the best!


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Quite a few at the lake today even though the weather was a bit overcast!.
Here is the new revised menu from the Garden Centre Cafe!,
More like we Northern folk are used too, and the price is right, so come on down.
New under cover area, new gazebo gone up today, looks dark here but there are going to be lights inside and on the tables!.
A few of the members have already found it and the food to be of good quality and value!.
He was such a hypochondriac he insisted on being buried next to a doctor.
Doctor to patient, 'I have good news and bad news for you,
The good news is your not a hypochondriac!.
Visitor to hospital patient 'I heard they're bringing in a case of Diarrhoea'
Patient, 'Well anythings better that the coffee they keep giving us!.
If you don't like the jokes don't read down this far!.


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Despite great progress, development work is still some way off a sustainability tipping point, says Paul Hyett
'Around the year 2000, an urban baby's birth will tip the balance: the majority of the world's population will live in cities. It has become imperative for us to deliver a more ecologically responsible architecture.'
So began my first AJ column in January 1995. Since then, there has been a massive public awakening to this agenda. With the Independent seemingly leading the media charge, barely a week now passes without front-page coverage of the sustainability issue.
BedZED, BREEAM and LEED; corporate manifestos; the Carbon Trust (for which I chaired a four-year £6 million research programme); the RIBA's success in making the ecological agenda mandatory for all institute-approved education courses worldwide; dedicated awards; new codes and regulations – since that article in 1995 progress has been considerable. Schools, such as Nottingham University, lead the way in research and practitioners, such as Ken Yeang, are exploring new forms of architectural expression for sustainable buildings.
But we have yet to reach the tipping point in embracing necessary change. The stark truth is that the development world – whether public or private – is still not delivering on sustainability. Many construction and development companies deserve credit for their progress, but until a truly enlightened public insists on ecologically responsible architecture, real progress will remain elusive.
Two initiatives offer hope. First, the RIBA has determined that sustainability must be a factor in its entire awards programme. Sustainable architecture is, of course, not necessarily good architecture, but from here on architecture cannot be good unless it is also sustainable. Second is Paul Morrell's appointment to the new post of government chief construction advisor (pictured).
In this capacity, and as head of the Low Carbon Construction Review, Morrell has the intelligence, experience and determination to cut through the cynical posturing and bloody-minded procrastination that has so impeded progress on the sustainability agenda.
Paul Hyett is a principal at HKS Architects, a former president of the RIBA and AJ practice columnist from 1995 to 2002
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