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Walter Algot Eriksson was born in "Fintown" Brooklyn, New York, on May 30, 1926. His mother Anna Sophia Haals (Holmberg) was born in Maxmo, Vasa, Finland ("Österbotten") and his father Algot Axel Eriksson was born on Daniels Farm, Västanträsk, in Finnström, province of the Åland Islands. He had a sister, Gloria and half brother Harold Holmberg. Algot, who couldn´t read music, was an expert on the violin and accordion. At age 9, Walter studied under the famous accordionist Eric Olzen. Walter began to play professionally at age 14 and made his first recording the following year. Walter's parents recognized his musical abilities early and enrolled him into the High School of Music & Art in New York City. His first record was sponsored by C.A. Hanssen and Bros., and the group was called Scandinavian Music Makers with Gunnar Lindholm on guitar and Karl Lorentzen on bass.
Walter's musical career was interrupted by his service in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving from 1943-1945 with the 36th Infantry Division as a Bazooka man. He was assigned to front line action on the Siegfreid Line and saw action on the Rhine. He was a member of an American task force, freeing many prisoners of war. While in the Army he obtained an accordion and led several bands, as well as playing the Glockenspiel in the marching band. Toward the end of the war he entertained at various D.P. camps and Officers´ Clubs.
After the war, he returned to New York in 1946 and resumed his musical career. He played at numerous events and recorded with his then mentor, Arvid Franzen. He was only 20 years old and was quickly becoming a musical star. Walter and his father Algot entertained together until his father passed in 1950. He established the Eriksson Accordion Studio at the Viking Music House on 8th Avenue and 58th Street in Brooklyn, also known as "Lapskaus Blvd." At one time, he had over 1,000 students, some of them becoming professional accordionists, such as Walter's "first" accordion pupil Herby Anderson, Lillian Andersson, Ruth Johnson, Bert Stromholm, Artie Carlson, JoAnn Åkeson, Jean Schroder, George Hedlund, and later on Ellen Lindstrom. Also at this time Walter was a regular on the popular live radio program Scandinavian Echoes with Hans Berggren. He made several recordings and produced many lives shows with Hans. During this era in time, Walter collaborated with other artists such as Pietro Frosini, Charles Magnante, Viola Turpinen, Viola Spongberg, Thoralf Tollefsen, Svend Tollefsen, Harry Vallin, Rune Persson and Brynie Brynofsson. Walter was featured in the magazine Rythme, introducing the new sensational uniform "checkerboard" keyboard, invented by accordionist friend John Reuther. And that was just in the USA.
In 1949 he married his sweetheart Emmy Nordin. They met at Vasa Temple in the Bronx at a Swedish dance. They had two children, Jeanne Emmy and Walter Allen. He continued teaching in his house studio in the 50s and 60s. He made his first trip to Sweden in 1955, upon meeting Andrew Walter who made a trip to America earlier that same year. Annual trips to Sweden included many compositions and recordings with his colleague Andrew Walter. Visits to Sweden led to musical collaborations with Ole Johnny, Sven-Olof Sandberg, Olle Bergman, Walle Söderlund, Mogens Ellegard (Denmark), Sven Palm, Helge Blom, Gnesta Kalle, and best friend Andrew Walter, along with Walter´s Swedish mentor, Calle Jularbo. He was the only person to take "movies" at Carl Jularbo´s 70th birthday celebration in Sweden.
In the years that followed, in between trips to Scandinavia, Walter played at the Danish Athletic Club in Brooklyn, Vasa Temple in the Bronx, The Swedish Football Club, Swedish Seamen's Center, Finn Hall, Imatra Hall, Sons of Norway Hall, Vasa Club House on Dean Street, Norwegian Seamen's House and Vasa Park of New Jersey. His most famous New York band musicians at that time were Svend Tollefsen, Tony DiBartolo, Walter Andresen and Roy Wilson. He appeared at major Scandinavian-American events in Manhattan for the Scandinavian-American Foundation, The American-Scandinavian Association, Finlandia Foundation, and the Danish-American Society, the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce, the Norwegian American Chamber and the Danish Chamber. Too many to mention, he provided the music for numerous dances, anniversaries, birthdays, private parties, cruises, banquets, picnics, weddings and church event.
In the early 60s Walter moved his family to the corner house on 78th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. A great location for music students to travel to by bus or subway and he continued to do that during the day, while busy with music jobs on the weekends and whenever. He recorded a series of "Sing Along in Swedish," "Sing Along in Norwegian," Finnish recordings with Veikko Ahvenainen and Lasse Pihlajamaa, and Danish albums. The Swedish sing-alongs featured Andrew Walter´s wife Birgit Kejving, Ricki Löw and Kjell Wigren on vocals. The sing-along in Norwegian albums featured Odd-Tom Risdal of Ovrebo, Norway. Walter recorded with the popular Bröderna Lindquist and Kjell Wigren and was on the TV show NyGammalt, Lördag me´Larsson, Sveriges Magasin, Musikant Med Bälge, and Husker Du. During the 70s he paired up with Hasse Tellemar, Sweden´s popular host of "Ring så spelar vi" radio program. Together they appeared on many TV shows in Sweden and toured the USA with visiting groups. Eriksson and Tellemar recorded 4 albums which included American swing music. Hasse and Walter were very close until the end. Hasse´s wife Anna-Lisa and Walter´s wife Emmy also became best girlfriends.
Walter appeared on American TV programs such as I Remember Mama, the NBC Home Show, the CBS Children's Show "Around The World with Gunther Less," and was a guest on the Merv Griffin Show, The Arthur Murray Show and Faye Emerson Shows. He made radio commercials for Rheingold and SAS Airlines. He recorded with RCA Victor a series of folk dances under the direction of Michael Herman that were used in all New York City public schools. Walter had his own radio shows, including "Scandinavian Breakfast Club," " Viking Melody Time" and " Scandinavian Echoes," passed on to him by Hans Berggren.
Walter played in the presence of Nordic Royalty: King Olav of Norway, King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Crown Prince Harald & Crown Princess Sonja of Norway, Princess Margareta & Christina of Sweden, and President Urho of Finland. He has also entertained celebrities Liv Ullman, Ann-Margret and Victor Borge and accompanied opera singer, Lauritz Melcior. He was featured on stage at Lincoln Center for the 1976 USA Bicentennial, along with the King of Sweden.
Walter was honored with prestigious awards: Knights Cross First Class Order of Vasa from the King of Sweden, the St. Olav's medal from the King of Norway and the Finnish Government Cultural Medal and various honors in the USA including Man of Year at New York´s Vasa Day along with Eric-Olof Ericson. In the 1980s Walter accompanied the Vasa Folkdancers as their main musician and toured with them in 1983 to Sweden and Åland. He appeared on live TV at the Grand Finale of the Hälsinge Hambo. In 1986 he recorded "A Swedish Christmas" with the Vasa Foldkancers, working together with Richard Feingold´s arrangements with a 24-voice choir in 4-part harmony. In 1987 the Scandinavian Accordion Club of New York was born, working together with his daughter Jeanne Widman. In 1988 the SAC appeared at the South Street Seaport as part of New Sweden ´88, where Walter and his son Wally played on stage in the presence of King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia. Walter accompanied 100 singing children in folkcostumes from the combined local Barnklubbens, led by Jeanne, to the tune of O, Carl Gustaf. In 1990 he accompanied The Heritage Choir at the Grand Reopening of Ellis Island. In 1992 a the SAC toured Sweden and Åland, with a busload of 50 people. It was there that Walter received the treasured "Publiks Favorit" award bestowed upon him at the largest accordion festival in the world, "Bälgsel vid landvägskanten" in Ransäter, Värmland, Sweden.
Walter was an active member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Vasa Order of America, Sons of Norway, Balder Lodge of the Masonic Order, The Scandinavian-American Businessmen´s Association, Musician's Union Local #802, The Swedish Society of New York, The American Accordion Association, The Swedish Accordion Association and the Norwegian Accordion Association. For a number of years He wrote a monthly column for the Swedish accordion magazine "Dragspelsnytt."
Walter made his own records in his music studio in the basement of his house on 78th Street in Brooklyn and also developed his own film as photography was a strong passion of Walter´s. He enjoyed painting, designing the artwork for LP record covers and was a short wave radio fanatic. He also played the Hammond Organ, Piano, Clarinet and Bass. He was also a lover of cats and had many of them over the years, giving some of his pupil's newborn kittens. For those who knew Walter personally, he was a gentleman with a comical personality.
Walter Eriksson recorded over 2,000 selections for various labels in 20 languages. He has used other professional names on these recordings such as : Walter Nordini, Nordini's Musette Orchestra, Valtaro Ventura, San Diego Tango Orchestra, Scandinavian Boys, Pohjolan Pojat and Egon Walte. Walter has composed more than 300 songs which were recorded by him and other artists and continue to be played today.
In July 1993 Walter was invited back to Bälgspel but took ill upon landing at Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, and was rushed to the hospital while staying with the Tellemars. Upon his return home to Brooklyn, New York, he was admitted to Lutheran Medical Center in August. Walter Algot Eriksson succumbed to liver cancer on September 20, 1993. He was only 67 years old. Colleagues from Sweden and Norway flew to America for the funeral, namely Hasse Tellemar, Walle Söderlund & Odd-Tom Risdal. Several hundred people attended the 3-day wake and church service at Salem Church. 4 ministers presided, singers paid tribute, and Hasse Tellemar played "Brooklyn Memories" from the back of the church. At the time he was survived by his wife Emmy of 44 years, 2 children (Jeanne & Wally and their spouses), and 4 grandchildren – Chad, Nicole, Britt and William. Anna-Lisa was born one month after Walter passed.
To honor her father, Jeanne started the Walter Eriksson Musikfest, a musical weekend at Vasa Park, Budd Lake, New Jersey. Many musicians and years of musical tributes poured in and some of these moments can be viewed on the website www.SkandJam.com and www.WalterEriksson.com and www.WalterErikssonMusikFest.com
In 2002 Jeanne helped "tie the ribbon" at the accordion museum in Ransäters Hembygsgården where the annual accordion festival is held every July in Ransäter, Sweden. At DragspelsExpo museum, one can visit the Walter Eriksson room where there is an exhibit dedicated to him and his music. Visit the museum's website www.DragspelsExpo.com.
Walter´s grandson, Chad Widman, has a great interest in Walter's music and its history. He has taken great privilege to help in contributing and preserving the legacy of his grandfather. He has created a website with photos, videos, articles, radio and TV programs featuring Walter Eriksson and other musicians too. Visit the virtual Walter Eriksson museum at www.WalterEriksson.com. There is a Walter Eriksson Fan Page on Facebook - www.facebook.com/WalterAlgotEriksson.
From short wave radio, 78's, to 45s, 33 1/3 LPs, 8-tracks, cassette and CDs, Walter would have loved to have seen himself on Web Sites like YouTube & Facebook along with the thought that he could be seen and heard all over the globe.
It is with great hope that his musical legacy will continue and never be forgotten.
Jeanne & Chad


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I'm a veteran. I was in the Army, infantry, Viet Nam. I think Veterans Day has been subverted from it's original intent and is now just one more tool that is used to build the myth that the solution to conflict is military action.
I feel that the glorification of the military is so pervasive it has become part of our culture. "The few the proud . . .", "An army of one", highways dedicated to military units and organizations, fighter jet fly overs, POW-MIA flags, basketball games on war ships - the list goes on and on. What is seldom said is that military action is death and destruction. Therefore, all of these subtly add to the myth and glorify the act of killing.
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 was when the killing stopped in WWI. In November of 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day. He said this day should be used by America "to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations". On June 4, 1926 Congress passed a resolution that said we should observe the day "with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples."
I recommend that you use the eleventh hour of the eleventh day to research the most decorated Marine in history - two time Medal of Honor recipient General Smedley Butler. After his career he wrote a booklet titled, "War is a Racket". Reflect on General Butler, the trillions of dollars spent on war, the millions of lives lost and ruined, and the original intent of Veterans Day. Then, do something to promote peace and justice.


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On Binnall of America, for my Trickster's Realm column:Rights and Raelians. A federal court recently ruled that two film makers intentionally lied in their documentary about the Raelians. I've been following this story for years, since 2005 when they started their campaign against the Raelians. Now, I'm not a particular fan of the Raelians but that is beside the point. UFO Land has ignored this story, mainly because the Raelians are an embarrassment, I suspect. But that fact doesn't change the religious and political fanaticism of Abdullah Hashem and his partner Joseph McGowen and their libel and slander.
All that's beside the point; Hashem's attack on the Raelians wasn't due to altruistic reasons, but a religious attack. He was deeply offended by the Raelians free spirited sexual views and their interpretations of God/god. That's all it was ever about. One religious fanatic's attack. Last week a court ruled in favor of the Raelians:
U.S. Federal Court Rules Filmmakers Lied About Raelians - PR Newswire - sacbee.com
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A California federal court has found that two vocal critics of the Raelian Movement (www.rael.org) fabricated stories about the organization. The court awarded undisclosed damages to the Raelians, including the return of film footage.
Abdullah Hashem and Joseph McGowen appeared on Fox News and other media outlets in 2005-2006, saying they saw people recruited through sex and that acts of pedophilia took place at a Raelian seminar in 2005.
Raelians have claimed for years that the two men lied about what they reported, and they have now been legally vindicated. On September 15, the federal court issued a final judgment against Hashem, who was also ordered to return all film footage taken at the seminar to the Raelian Movement. A copy of the ruling is available upon request under:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California: International Raelian Movement v. Hashem (Case No. 2:08-cv-00687-GEB –DAD).
My original blog posts appeared on an old Angelfire blog I had that no longer exists but I did find a draft in my files from 2005:
Raelians SueLong time readers of the OrangeOrb know I'm no fan of the Raelians. Their emblem is offensive: a swastika. Oh, not a neo-Nazi white brotherhood kill the Jews and gays and blacks and everyone else un-tall, blond and blue eyed, but still. They've gone through a couple of changes with the design, making it New Agey, all lotus like and mingled with light and love and the ancient meaning of the swastika, but, still . . .
Read the rest at Binnall of America, and do yourself a favor and read the other great columns while you're visting the site.


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Last weekend I was rewarded for successfully completing my mission at the circus with not 1 but 2 days off. I was able to justify this by arranging to pick up some things for the shop from a shoe repair supply in San Leandro. I've never, that I remember anyway, been to San Leandro but it's not very far from Berkeley and I could easily combine business with pleasure.
I looked up where I was going online. I charted my course. Once on the road I realized that an industrial supplier might not be open on a Saturday. I called. I got a fax. I thought: Ok so I maybe wrote the number down wrong? What the hell. I should go anyway. It will be an adventure.
I went to San Leandro and there, in between a run down neighborhood of older tiny houses and a swanky yacht club, was a small industrial area. The shoe supplier however, was no where to be found. There was another business at that location and it was closed.
I headed back toward Oakland and Berkeley. I was about to get back on the expressway when I saw: an Eileen Fisher outlet store. It turns out there are just a few in the entire US and one of them just happens to be in San Leandro.
Now before I became a knitter, I saved up every year to buy myself 1 Eileen Fisher sweater. I could only ever afford 1 and I would haunt the stores in the Fall trying to decide which color I wanted most.
I don't do that anymore. I don't do that anymore because I somehow can't seem to come up with the money. I suspect this has something to with needing to buy yarn but I haven't actually proved this theory. It could also be because I have sweaters waiting to be knit and/or finished but that's another matter altogether.
The people who saw me turn across 3 lanes of traffic to get to the store are probably still in shock and muttering "I can't believe she did that".
So, it turned out to be an excellent adventure after all. I have a new sweater and a new pair of pants to show for it. Plus, of course, the fabric I bought in Berkeley but shhhhh… some of that is for gifts.
I have finished the Scarf Cowl in Bugga.
I picked up the Merlot scarf to resume work on it. Finished 1 lace repeat. Broke one of my knit picks wooden needles. I have other needles the correct size with me but, well, they're bamboo ones with blunt tips. I want my nice sharp Harmony ones for lace work. I gave up. I ordered more.
While I'm waiting I used my useful, just not for lace, bamboo needles to knit these for the Knit for Tibet group on Ravelry.
I am now in a holding pattern until the needles come. I have with me: a sock project, a lace scarf with beads, and yarn for some fingerless mitts for which the needles are also in the order. Clearly I should have brought more yarn.


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All teachers have at least one if not several readers who struggle in their classrooms. Pat and Katie will address how best to understand what is going on with striving readers in order to best meet their needs. Specific lessons will be shared spotlighting certain strategies. Learn how to transfer responsibility to students for using these strategies independently as part of a reading processing system. This workshop can be ½ day or full day and will include information for teachers in grades K-6.
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Equipercentile equating frequently appears in NCLB testing articles. I took a normal distribution of 40 student scores (average of 50%) with a standard deviation (SD) of 10% (new test) and equated it to one with a SD of 20% (reference test) to see how equipercentile equating works (Chart 54).
First I grouped the scores into 5%-ranges. I then matched the new test groups to the reference test groups (Chart 55). The result was a bit messy.
A re-plot of the twenty 5%-groups shows the new test has been sliced into groups that contain twice the count as the reference test, but which match, in general, the reference test every other group (Chart 56).
Smoothing by inspection resulted in Chart 57. A perfect fit was obtained with the reference test with the exception of rounding errors.
Smoothing on "small samples of test-takers" does make a difference in the accuracy of equipercentile equating. "The improvement that resulted from smoothing the distributions before equating was about the same as the improvement that resulted from doubling the number of test-takers in the samples" (Livingston, 2004, page 21). [See Post 13, Chart 34, in this series for the effect of doubling the number of test-takers on the SD and SEM.]
I then entered the values from Charts 54, 55, and 57 into my visual education statistics engine (VESE). Equipercentile equating the student scores transformed the new test into the reference test including the related group statistics (Chart 58).
The three 5%-groupings show almost identical values. Grouping reduced the item discrimination ability (PBR) of the reference test a small amount as grouping reduced the range of the student score distribution. This works very nicely in a perfect world, however, real test scores do not align perfectly with the normal curve.
A much more detailed description of equipercentile equating and smoothing is found in (Livingston, 2004, pages 17-24). The easy to follow illustrated examples include real test results and related problems, with a troubling resolution: "Often the choice of an equating method comes down to a question of what is believable, given what we know about the test and the population of test-takers."
This highly subjective statement was acceptable in 2004. NCLB put pressure on psychometricians to do better. The CCSS movement has raised the bar again. The subjectivity expressed here is, IMHO, similar to that in using the Rasch model IRT analysis that has been popular with state departments of education. Both without IRT and with IRT methods base results on a relationship to an unknowable "population of test-takers". Both methods pursue manipulations that end up with the results "looking right".
[The classroom equivalent of this, practiced in Missouri prior to NCLB, was to divide the normal curve into parts for letter grades. One version was to assign grades to ranked student scores with uniform slices. True believers assigned a double portion to "C". Every class was then a "normal" class with no way to know what the raw scores were or what students actually knew or could do.]
It does not have to be that way. Let students report what they actually know and can do. Let them report what they trust will be of value for further learning and for application in situations other than in which they learned. Do multiple-choice right. Get results comparable to essay, project, report, and research. Promote student development. Knowledge and Judgment Scoring and partial credit Rasch model analysis do this. Guessing is no longer needed. Forced guessing should not be tolerated, IMHO.
The move to performance based learning may, this time, not only compete with the CCSS movement assessments, but replace them. The system that is the leanest, the most versatile in meeting student needs, and is immune to erratic federal funding, and thus most effective, will survive.
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After a quick browsing of the streets of Ximending and the FE21 mall just across the road, we checked into our second hotel in Taipei at 3pm. We were glad that we waited till check-in before heading to Danshuei as we did not find the room to our liking, and was able to get a better room upon request. More on the hotels in a later post!
So we set off rather late to Danshuei. It was around 4pm when our accomodation was settled, and in late October, the sun sets around 5.30pm. The train journey took us about an hour, from Ximending station to Danshuei station. Note that you have to be aware of where the train you're taking is terminating. We unknowingly took the one terminating at Beitou, and had to alight and board the next train which terminates at Danshuei. The downside to this is, you would have to waste a couple of minutes waiting for the next train, in addition to having to stand for the rest of the 6 stops if the train is especially crowded.
The moment we saw the sea as the train pulled into the station, our faces lit up! A welcomed change from the city and endless shopping.
Danshuei Old Street is just outside exit 1 of the station. Follow the crowd in the direction of a couple of eateries just outside the station, and to your right you'll see Starbucks. That's where the adventure proper begins and food tasting beckons.
The mushroom fritters were yummy, but nothing out of the ordinary. Three kinds of mushrooms to choose from and they cost NT40 a serving. Or you could request for a mixture of all three kinds for an additional NT10.
The grilled squid smelled so wonderful as it was being barbecued, we just had to get some. It was peppered and spiced before being handed over to us, and tasted like a milder version of the famous Taiwanese crispy chicken.
I couldn't figure out what this was in the beginning. I saw it for the first time at one of the stalls at Da'an Park, and thought they were mini fishballs. It turns out, they are pigeon eggs with white bait, shaped into balls. It looks more interesting than it tastes, with the taste of egg overpowering the saltiness of the fish. I would have preferred more fish in it, and for it to be crispier and saltier. That would have been perfect. Nevertheless, at NT15 a stick, I'm not complaining.
Seeing that this towering ice cream is being mentioned on several blogs, we just had to give it a try. It tasted more like sorbet than ice cream. There are several flavour combinations and we decided on the green tea and strawberry combo, which tasted weird. At NT10 for a 'small' 15cm tall cone, try this more for the novelty than the taste.
Standing at the ferry terminal and enjoying the atmosphere, we had a good laugh at the way people were eating the ice cream, both women as well as men. Take a look at the picture below and you'll understand why.
We got a few packets of the famous iron eggs as gifts for friends and family, and got ourselves 2 mini packs to try. The large ones are chicken eggs, while the mini ones are quail eggs. These eggs are marinated in a variety of flavours like mala, curry and chives, but the flavours do not add much to the taste. These are basically soya sauce eggs which have been processed, such that the white of the egg becomes hard and rubbery. A rather unique texture, but not a hit with us.
There is also an attraction worth a mention. It is a freak museum of sorts, similar to Ripley's, smack in the middle of the rows of food stalls. I would have gladly paid the admission fee of NT60/80, but the longer I looked at the displays outside, which were meant to whet one's appetite for more, the more nauseous I felt.
What you see below are the milder exhibits. There are photographs of weirdly deformed human beings that would give you nightmares.
"Ninja" Turtle due to the extra humpy shell on its back.
A piglet with a horn growing out of its forehead.
An extremely huge frog.
Here's a map of Danshuei. Most tourists would walk from the station all the way to point number 7, where the jetty is, before boarding a ferry to Guandu, Bali or Fisherman's Wharf to stand on the famous Lover's Bridge. Tickets to these three places can be bought from the ticketing counters a few steps away, and costs NT20 to Bali, NT50 to Fisherman's Wharf, and NT110 to Guandu. Travelling time approximates 5 minutes to Bali and 15 minutes to Fisherman's Wharf.
Although the sky was already dark, the night was still early, and so we headed off to Shilin Night Market for some more shopping and food tasting. Leaving you with a night view of the sea.
Day 2: Jianguo Holiday Flower Market
Day 2: Shilin Night Market
Getting from the Airport to the Town Centre
Airport Bus
A review of the reasonably priced City Inn Hotel
Great Yakiniku Dinner Wine and Dine
Best Fruit Smoothie at Agnes B Cafe
Dining Cute @ Hello Kitty Cafe
Best Breakfast @ New York Bagels
Best Spaghetti and Fruits Tea @ Afternoon Tea Cafe
Ice Cream Toast @ Dazzling Cafe, opened by a socialite
Best Mala Hotpot Supper @ Ximending
Night Markets
Shida Night Market
Shilin Night Market
Raohe Night Market
Jianguo Flower and Jade Market
Shopping Malls & Bookstores
Eslite, Shinkong Mitsukoshi
Main Attractions - Places that you can't miss
Danshuei Old Street: Eat while you walk
Jiufen: Traditional Alley
Shifen: Lighting A Wish Lantern
Beitou Hot Springs: Soak your troubles away
Yehliu Geopark: Amazing Rock Formations by the Sea


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English Barn Dance Bands: Hitchin, Hertfordshire - for your Event
Live Music Booking Service for Your Party, Wedding or Event from - Midsummer Music - the music people
The BF Band are a Barn Dance Band (a.k.a. Ceilidh Band, folk dance band, call it what you will) play for wedding receptions, birthday parties, PTA events, church socials, ceilidhs, etc. Good, enjoyable 'fun' !! They don't expect anyone present to be an expert, and the band will bring along a caller to tell you what to do. Bringing traditional music and dance to Hitchin with this English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band.
They normally go out as a 4-piece band, comprising violin, recorder (or flute), double bass (or bass guitar) and piano-accordion. Of course, there will also be a caller w ... more
The TL Ceilidh Band is highly professional and features musicians who have played from Cornwall to Shetland and from Sweden to Australia. Since 1999, they has delivered well received performances at many events, from music festivals and clubs to corporate and private events and parties, and with live and recorded appearances on BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 4, local, European and US radio. You can hire this English Barn Dance Band for your dance in Hitchin. The TL Band's key to ceilidh/barn dance success is the 'no pressure, it's all about the fun' approach taken by ... more
This band can offer all Scottish Ceilidh, Irish Ceili or a mixture together with American & English. This experienced band play Irish, Scottish, English and American songs and tunes, although they can concentrate on one particular style if preferred. They play as 3 or 4 piece + caller. An ideal English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band for a wedding or party in Hitchin.
The band are both sensitive to the occasion and responsive to the mood of the audience. In addition they are willing to tailor a band to meet specific needs, going out in combinations ranging from a duo of gu ... more
The TN Band is an increasingly popular barn dance and ceilidh band, which offers lively dance tunes which get your feet tapping from the moment they start playing. Planning a traditional English dance in Hitchin? Then this English Barn Dance Band could be for you. Their experienced caller will lead you through the dances, with a style which engages with young and old. Their music is a well balanced mixture of traditional English, Irish, Scottish and American Old Time country dance tunes, some well known and others unique to the band.
If you are looking for the perfect, all-inclusive entertainment for your wedding, birthday party, anniversary celebration, college ball, office party or conference bash, you have just found it!
A barn dance (or ceilidh, or country dance) gets everyone involved. It's terrific fun for all, and it's a great way to get your party to mix. Bringing traditional music and dance to Hitchin with this English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band. With our expert caller on hand to guide you through, no prior experience of dancing is needed to be able to join in to the full.
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This lively band are in great demand for weddings, parties, charity events, corporate entertainment and other functions requiring that little bit of extra in entertainment value & they can, on occasion, offfer a Disco option. You can hire this English Barn Dance Band for your dance in Hitchin. The band pride themselves on a professional approach to all situation and importantly, a strong sense of FUN!
The band works with a team of experienced and sympathetic callers. Each has a special talent ranging from singing, recorder playing to humour and a dry wit. ... more
The SK Ceilidh Band are an experienced band with a large repertoire of traditional and modern dance music. An ideal English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band for a wedding or party in Hitchin. If you're not into folk music, don't worry, as the band's varied musical arrangements and instrument line up (fiddle, mandolin, piano, electric / acoustic guitar and electric / acoustic bass) will provide you with something that you will identify with. For the the folk music aficionados there's tunes aplenty from all over, played with skill and verve. A Barn Dance (ceilidh) is great fun f ... more
A barn dance or ceilidh needs a good caller and appropriate live music. This band's caller, Irene, has a lifetime of experience in dancing and knows how to put over the fun elements of dancing. Her clear instruction makes everyone feel comfortable, from complete beginners to experts, both young and old. The band is made up from hand picked, very experienced, musicians, with a vast repertoire of tunes which are selected on the night (or afternoon) to suit the particular requirements of your even ... more
Based on an Irish Ceilidh Band, this band can also include American, Scottish and English if desired. The band includes an Irish championship-winning accordionist, so naturally Irish tunes and songs feature large in their repertoire, alongside Scottish, American and English folk tunes selected for the traditional dances presented by their wonderful caller. So sit back and listen or get up and dance to some great music. Bringing traditional music and dance to Hitchin with this English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band. The caller will guide you through the dances and help make sure that everyon ... more
The RR Ceilidh / Barndance Band is a traditional English and Scottish music band who like to put on a roaring ceilidh! The band has no fewer than five callers, who are all lively and experienced and love to get people involved. You can hire this English Barn Dance Band for your dance in Hitchin. The band have played at many weddings, parties, events and more and some of our band members have been playing together for decades. They love to play this music and to see people having a great time. The band is also available in a 5 piece plus caller or a 4 piece plu ... more


text: Chandan Singh Dalawat has a nice survey article about K2. It just gives the highlights of the theory, without proofs, so it's closer to a teaser trailer than it is to full-length movie. But sometimes you just want a teaser trailer to tell you if you want to invest the time in the movie.


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The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness has announced that Lisa Tepper Bates is their new executive director.
For the past four years, Bates has been the executive director of the Mystic Area Shelter & Hospitality, Inc. (MASH), where she led efforts to develop Connecticut's first coordinated access system for homeless families.
"I am honored to join the team at CCEH," said Bates. "Ending homelessness is the right thing to do for our neighbors in need, and the smart thing to do – as a matter of good public policy."
Bates, 44, graduated with honors from Georgetown University and holds an MBA from the Yale University School of Management, where she focused on non-profit management. Bates has an extensive background in public policy, with an emphasis on international affairs during 13 years as a diplomat, including serving as special assistant for Europe for two U.S. Undersecretaries of State, as well as serving as director for southeastern Europe at the White House National Security Council. She also earned awards for her work on high-profile issues such as the Bosnian peace process, war crimes justice, and efforts to enhance U.S. civilian capacity to rebuild war-torn nations like Afghanistan, Haiti, and Iraq.
Lisa and her husband Scott Bates, president of the Center for National Policy in Washington, D.C., live in Stonington with their son, Jacob. Bates begins work at CCEH in July.
Read more about Lisa Tepper Bates on the CCEH Website.


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Spread food
From traditional rolls and baguettes to more delectable assortments. We can be of service with spread food in many varieties.
Suggestions for bread:
- Boboli
- Ciabatta
- Herb bread
- Baguette
Suggestions for spread:
- Ham
- Curry Chicken
- Roastbeef
Wraps with filling:
- Skagen's shellfish salad
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Hollywood news and gossip
Amanda Bynes' Family Sets Record Straight on Where Star Really Is and Rumored Sightings
Aug. 30, 2013
Amanda Bynes' family knows the rumor mill has been churning—and, spurred on by a publicist who issued a statement to the media that misleadingly claimed to be on Bynes' behalf, they are looking to put the latest rumors to rest."Jonathan Jaxson does not represent the Bynes family or Amanda," the Byneses' attorney, Tamar Armanak, said in a statement to E! News Friday after Jaxson (who at one time earned the ire of Kim Kardashian's legal team) dished to Entertainment Tonight about the troubled actress .......... READ MORE
Kate Middleton's Life as a Royal Mom: Inside Her Routine, Her Workout and Her Shopping Cart!
Aug. 30, 2013
Kate Middleton went back to her royal work today—and by just one glance at her you could tell that what she's been doing in the month since giving birth to Prince George has agreed with her.But just what has the Duchess of Cambridge been doing?
Well, for starters, we know that she's been taking care of household needs since she and Prince William returned to the isle of Anglesey after spending the first few weeks of their son's life staying with her family in Bucklebury ............ READ MORE
Katy Perry's "Roar" Music Video Coming Soon, Releases Jungle-Themed Promo Pic!
Aug. 30, 2013
Katy of the jungle!
What do you get when you mix a tiger, monkey, grass skirt and leopard-print bikini top? Why, Katy Perry in the music video for "Roar," of course.
The singer tweeted that the highly anticipated video would be released next week, giving Katycats ample time to prep their Tarzan-esque ensembles so they can fit right in."The #Roar music video is coming to you in junglescope sept 5th" she wrote.Perry recently attended the 2013 MTV VMAs where she closed out the award ceremony with .......... READ MORE
Lady Gaga Steps Out Wearing A Flashdance Costume with a Mosquito Net Veil
Aug. 30, 2013
Why do we always feel like we're playing fashion detective when Lady Gaga is involved?
Probably because there is rarely any rhyme or reason to her ridiculous style! The avant guard attire is something we can get behind, but this dance workout meets mosquito-net get-up is beyond our understanding ........... READ MORE
Wendy Williams Reveals Lamar Odom Treated Her to a Shopping Trip: "I Know His Kindness and Share His Struggle"
Aug. 30, 2013
Wendy Williams says she understands what Lamar Odom is going through.Following news that the basketball player had been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, the talk show host took to Twitter today to share a memory that she has of Khloé Kardashian Odom's hubby at his best and expressed hope that all will be well between the two."I met @RealLamarOdom one time, when my husband and I were shopping in LA. He was in the store too," Williams recalled ............. READ MORE
Mia Wasikowska Flips From Dull School Girl to Dashing Red Carpet Diva in 24 Hours!
Aug. 30, 2013
In honor of Fashion Police flipping to a brand NEW time (check us out Fridays, 9/8c on E!), we thought we'd showcase a celeb who made just a big a change, fashion wise.Can you even tell that it's Mia Wasikowska in both the left and right photos?! We couldn't at first! The Tracker star looks like she aged 10 years in one day thanks to a significant costume change ......... READ MORE
Michael Douglas Still Wearing His Wedding Ring After Split From Catherine Zeta-Jones
Aug. 30, 2013
Old habits die hard—and sometimes not at all.
Michael Douglas was still wearing his wedding ring Friday at the 2013 Deauville American Film Festival, two days after he and Catherine Zeta-Jones revealed that they had separated after 13 years of marriage.The festival in northern France opened tonight with a screening of Douglas' latest movie, the HBO-produced Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra. Director Stephen Soderbergh is also there in support of the film, which is nominated for 14 Emmy Awards .......... READ MORE


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10 Tex-Mex Casseroles
Texas Tater Casserole: Frozen soy-protein crumbles replace the ground beef in this popular casserole.
Delicious Enchilada Casserole: All of the flavor of the Mexican classic, deconstructed into casserole form that the whole family will enjoy. Warning: This casserole is addictive!
Mexican Style Lasagna: This lasagna made with chicken is sure to be a hit with everyone.
Throw Together Mexican Casserole: Couldn't be easier so that you can have dinner ready in under 45 minutes.
Chili Mac and Cheese Hot Dog Casserole: This is a truly decadent dish. French fries are served on top and you can dip them in the casserole!
Chili Con Queso Bake: Garnish this cheesy, Mexican bake with sour cream, cherry tomato wedges and cilantro.
Chile Relleno Casserole: This breakfast casserole is the ultimate comfort food!
Copycat On The Border Mexican Casserole: On The Border is one of my family's favorite restaurants. We use this recipe to make their Mexican casserole and enjoy it together at home.
Red & Green Enchilada Casserole: Here is a great Mexican enchilada casserole recipe that your whole family will enjoy.
Ranchero Enchilada Casserole: This comforting casserole combines chicken, tortilla strips, red peppers, tomato paste, black beans and diced green chilies, all bathed in a scrumptious sauce made with Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup.


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Are you tired yet of seeing live, luscious, on-the-red-carpet interviews with His Royal Hotness, Robert Pattinson?
Yeah, us neither. So get psyched, because we're about to hit you with yet another shot of RPattz—coming this Sunday, straight from the premiere of "Water for Elephants." Josh Horowitz, our resident chatterbox, will be on the red carpet to get the scoop from Rob, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and other celebrity guests—and it'll all be streaming on MTV.com!
In addition to getting a live look at all the glitz and glam of the movie premiere (hot guys in tuxes, anyone?), we'll be taking a time-out with all the film's stars to ask them a few questions submitted by the fans themselves. (Aspiring question-askers can head to MTV.com or submit via Twitter, using @MTVNews and the hashtag #AskWFE.) Did Rob enjoy making this period romance more than the "Twilight" films? Does Reese still hang out with any of the movie's eponymous elephants? Is Christoph Waltz the world's greatest when it comes to playing villains, or is he actually just, like, evil? (Just kidding on that last one, Christoph...) Don't be shy; send us your burning questions, and check out the live stream to see how the stars handle 'em.
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SYDNEY — The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has appointed a former police spokesman as its new media director as part of a restructure of management following complaints about a dysfunctional culture within in its administration.
Strath Gordon, who had previously worked for the New South Wales state police and the Australian Rugby Union, was named on Monday as the new head of the AOC's communications department.
Amie Wallis, a former human resources manager at one of Australia's biggest banks, was also appointed as the head of people and culture, a new job that was created as part of the AOC restructure.
Gordon replaces the AOC's longtime media director Mike Tancred, who stepped aside from his duties after facing bullying allegations, even though the AOC issued a statement saying an independent tribunal's investigation into four claims against Tancred found "none of the complaints has been made out on an objective basis."
Tancred was reprimanded in June for telling former AOC chief executive Fiona de Jong during a phone call last year that he would "bury" her.
An Ethics Centre report into the AOC's workplace culture heavily criticized the organization after a survey of staff and stakeholders highlighted perceptions of favoritism, unfairness and open hostility between senior leaders.
John Coates, an International Olympic Committee vice-president, was challenged by former field hockey gold medalist Danni Roche for the role of AOC President, a position he had held since 1990.
Coates was re-elected in May but only after a bitter election campaign that exposed problems within the AOC and prompted the restructure.
"I welcome Amie and Strath to the AOC both of whom have enormous depth in their respective career experience and were stand outs from a large number and strong field of applicants for both roles," AOC chief executive officer Matt Carroll said in a statement.
"With these appointments we have two new senior managers that will not only capably fill their roles but add to the strength of our management team.
"I believe they are a good fit with our organisation and both appointments address recommendations of The Ethics Centre review."


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Game localization is a process of adapting the game for a specific region or country. The game localization process involves translation of text, localization of any graphics, recording of new audio in the required language, and sometimes even cutting whole sections of the game because of cultural sensitivities and local laws. Another big part of game localization is the translation of documents, manuals and instructions, as well as creating new marketing campaigns.
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More and more application and game producers who turn to language localization services ask the same question: "Which languages are the most relevant for game/app or website localization?
21 September 2015
While everyone wants to skip television commercials when watching their favorite TV show, that hasn't stopped international companies investing millions of dollars in advertisements. And they prefer to invite famous actors and actresses to do professional commercial voiceovers.
16 September 2015
Localization is not the same as just translating. It is a process of adapting a product or service to new markets, taking into consideration not only its translation, but also cultural differences, traditions, history, modern slang and local sense of humor.


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Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, not closing the opportunity to proceed to the ChineseSuper League. However, it recently was going to do if it is able to give the title of Premier League for London's Cannon.
"To be honest, from a personal point of view, I can say the offer is reasonable. However, if You ask me if I will be invited to China right now then I would say no, "said Giroud.
"The Premier League title was my main target. So when one day I could grab the title, why not to leave to China? You never know what will happen, "said the France midfielder.
Giroud curiosity towards the Premier League title seemed reasonable given the titlehas never been reached along with Arsenal. In addition, the origin of the North London Club had long had not yet felt the title after the latter became the champion in 2003-2004.
The expansion of the Chinese Super League Soccer back in the world occur in the exchange of January transfer 2017. Club Bamboo Curtain Country that successfully secured the services of top players such as Oscar and Carlos Tevez.
Both were transported to China because of the high salary tempted seduction. For example, Tevez who willingly postpone plans to retire in favor of joining the Shanghai Shenhua because salary 615,000 pounds or equivalent Rp 9.9 billion per week.
The latest bomber, Chelsea, Diego Costa, rumored to get an offer to play in China with the lure of salaries of up to 30 million pounds or equivalent Idr 482 billions.
With regard to recruit Olivier Giroud, Chinese clubs will have to wait. For players 30 years it was still bound by the contract until 30 June 2018 along with Arsenal.
Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho, assess the positive influence within Jurgen Klopp has changed the mentality of The Reds squad.
"He (Klopp) is a great Manager. He has changed the mentality of the team. We are much more powerful in persist and will continue to work together, "said Philippe Coutinho, as reported by the
Sky Sports.
Liverpool appoint Jurgen Klopp as suksesor Brendan Rodgers in a Manager in October 2015. Former Borussia Dortmund coach it instantly takes Liverpool out as
The League Cup and Europa League season 2015-2016.
Up the Reds grabbed the trophy is still open in 2016-2017. Absent in European competition makes The Reds can focus for pursuing the degree of domestic competition. In addition to the third position in the standings remain in the Premier League, Liverpool's League Cup Semi-final to penetrate and still compete in the third round ofthe FA Cup.
Philippe Coutinho ever ask his colleagues to continue to focus for the sake of pursuing achievement in 2016-2017.
"We must keep working together because the season is very long. We have to realize, we have a big target this season. The confidence of positive results brought good feelings and remind us to keep working hard. A promising season is very importantfor us and Liverpool should still appear nice, "said Philippe Coutinho.
Manchester City's Manager, Pep Guardiola, rumored to The Telegraph on Monday(16/1/2017), ready to do a massive squad overhaul in the next season. Unmitigated, six player later Barcelona prepared to strengthen skuatnya in 2017-2018.
It was conducted Pep Guardiola after Manchester City capitulated 0-4 from Evertonin a match of the weekend Premier League 2016-2017 at Goodison Park Sunday (15/1/2017). The defeat became the fifth edition of the experienced Manchester City this season from 21 matches.
The six players later that his plans would like removed Guardiola rumored to consist of two backs, two midfielders, a midfielder, and one attacker.
However, the current Champions set a few new names as target, namely the duo Southampton, Defender Ryan Bertrand and Virgil van Dijk, Borusia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Arsenal midfielder, Alexis Sanchez.
In addition to wanting to bring in a new player, Manchester City will most likely alsowould take off 13 players on the stock transfer of the summer of 2017. Players thathis contract will expire this season is Willy Caballero, Pablo Mancini, Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna, Samir Nasri, Yaya Toure, and Jesus Navas.
Aleksandar Kolarov, Joe Hart, Eliaquim Mangala, Samir Nasri, and Wilfried Bony alsowill enter the list of selling because it is considered not in accordance with the plan of Counterattack. Meanwhile, Vincent Kompany and Fabian Delph who experience recurrent injuries would also be sold.
Manchester City currently in fifth position while the Premier League standings with42 points. The Club's Pep Guardiola that left behind 10 points from Chelsea who is now firmly established at the top of the standings.


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Melbourne is set around the stunning shores of Port Phillip Bay and is home to some of Australia's most significant historical sites, flourishing gardens and parks, art and cultural offerings and an eclectic fusion of inner-city suburbs that all offer their own distinct personality and charms. With some of the country's best fashion and shopping, dynamic dining precincts, cultural and café hubs to discover, Melbourne offers travellers a veritable melting pot of experiences to try.
Whether it is a weekend city break, a holiday sampling the diversity of ten different Victorian regions or a long-term stay, Melbourne is the city of endless possibilities when it comes to planning the perfect escape. BreakFree Bell City is located in Preston, only a short drive from the Melbourne CBD, and 20 minutes from the main airport. Public transport, including trains trams and buses are within close proximity to the hotel.
For travellers from afar who need a stop over or those catching an early morning flight, Mantra Tullamarine Hotel is the perfect Melbourne Airport hotel situated only five minutes drive from Melbourne International Airport.
Melbourne's CBD sits on the northern banks of the Yarra River and is renowned for its eclectic mix of cultural experiences. Often referred to as the style-setter, Melbourne boasts a passion for fashion, food, wine, the arts all of which can be witnessed as you wander the endless myriads of streets that form the city centre.
Preston is 9 km from the Melbourne CBD and 20 minutes from the airport. Public transport includes trains, trams and buses. Visitors will find dining and shopping at their fingertips, including Northland Shopping Centre, Preston Markets, and the cafes and restaurants along High Street.


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The Arctic Ocean has an important role in Earth's climate. The Arctic is part of the globe that is most sensitive to climate change. The choke point for the Arctic Ocean is the Fram Strait. Currently the Arctic is shifting to a new normal; sea-ice is thinning, permafrost is thawing, and tundra is greening [1].
|Arctic sea ice minimum 2012 compared to 30 average minimum [a]
Freezing and cooling produce deep water in the Arctic ocean. Only if it is exported at depth out of the Arctic Ocean, then it is contributing to the global thermohaline circulation. The thermohaline circulation of the oceans is the slow vertical overturning of its water that brings heat and oxygen into the depth of the world ocean. One of the drivers of this circulation is the deep, cold and salty water that is flowing through the Fram Strait out in depth from the Arctic Ocean. To understand climate change processes it has to be assessed how the outflow of deep water from the Arctic Ocean varied during last several ten-thousand years.
|Flow through Fram Strait - top/in & bottom/out [b]
These radioactive tracers are produced in sea water by radioactive decay of natural uranium, which is transported by the rivers into the sea. Thorium and protactinium are not soluble in seawater and attach in a different time-depending manner to particles made of different minerals. These particles drop to the sea bottom and so remove the radioactive traces from the water column. This process is called "scavenging". The "scavenging" of thorium and protactinium happens with a different speed. Much of the thorium will drop to the bottom even if much deep water is flowing out of the Arctic ocean. However an important part of the protactinium would be swept out through the Fram Strait if the outflow of Arctic waters is happening. Thus, the thorium and protactinium concentrations in sediments of the Arctic Ocean vary with the strength of the outflow of deep water through the Fram Strait. Whether that outflow varied during glacial, de-glacial and interglacial conditions can be studied in sediment cores taken from the bottom of the Arctic Ocean.
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[2] Sharon S. Hoffmann, Jerry F. McManus, William B. Curry & L. Susan Brown-Leger, 2013, Persistent export of 231Pa from the deep central Arctic Ocean over the past 35,000 years
Nature 497, 603–606, http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v497/n7451/full/nature12145.html
[a] from:http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012-seaicemin.html
[b] from: http://www.arcticsystem.no/en/outsideworld/oceancurrents/
[c] from: http://www.larrymylesreports.com/thorium.htm


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The iam8bit gallery is celebrating 25 years of Street Fighter with a group art exhibition and pop-up shop in their 4,500 square foot space in Echo Park. For anyone who has ever played the game, I highly recommend going to view the art and maybe purchase something for that bare wall at home. The show is open now until August 19th, 2012 with artwork costing anywhere from $25 to $1,500+. Check iam8bit's website for gallery hours.
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Morning! My manicure today was done the other day as Birchbox sent me this fab Models Own Hyper Gel Polish and I just couldn't wait to try it, they also sent me a fab Birchbox Manithon Tee which I can't wait to wear to the event in London this Friday.
The Models Own Polish in Turquoise Gloss glides on beautifully with a strong colour straight away and no bubbling, it's nice to apply and I love the finished result.
I combined it with The Nails Inc Kensington Passage a gorgeous bright coral to make it really pop, I recieved that from Grazia Daily as part of my Monday Manicure prize.
I also reverse painted the underside of my tips to make my nails really eye catching.
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I will be getting a manicure from someone else wooohoooo! It's a rarity I know but it's also for an amazing cause.
Birchbox are hosting a Manithon in association with Models Own, in London Soho Square. They have the gorgeous Sarah Jane Crawford who I love listening to on 1xtra and is now the face of the xtra factor, plus she retweeted my bright red lips last week, I'm actually a bit excited! I met her before at a boxing fight but I'm feeling confident enough to actually say hello and introduce myself if I meet her this time haha! Pretty nails crossed!
Coppafeel the breast cancer awareness charity will be receiving 100% of the proceeds from all the appointments and all the t-shirts sold! Now if that doesn't give you reason to take time out of your day Friday I don't know what will book your appointment here, but if you can't make it order a fab tee like mine designed by renowned fashion illustrator Sally Faye Cotterell it's limited edition too amd only £12 buy yours now


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At the just concluded Felabration , which Femi Kuti took part as one of the hosts. While responding to question if he sees Lagbaja as a threat, the singer said the fellow musician is never a competitor.
Femi said he has been "friends forever" with Lagbaja, who he said they both "used to play together when he and Lagbaja first started out."
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Simple food is often the best. Recently out fourth daughter was visiting us and cooked a lovely meal (see above picture) including her delicious potato bake. It tasted even better than before, and then she discovered she had used custard powder instead of cornflour in the sauce. It was a tad yellow but it tasted awesome. Maybe a secret ingredient?
What cooking mistakes have you made that enhanced a dish rather than ruined it?
With Christmas fast approaching and I say that with total denial, I am hoping my eldest daughter gets motivated and energised to do the baking required. I don't have one inch of Christmas spirit in me. I feel flat, exhausted, sad, a little bit grinchy, (is that even a word) anxious-oh I could just go on but I'm not, for all our sakes. So many people tell me that I have a grandchild now, who will be 4 months old when the big day rolls around, so I have to be happy. Well I cannot be happier with him and I am trying to do my grandmother job well. This year he will like the paper much more than what the toy is. But in future years I will most certainly enjoy seeing his delight at the arrival of Father Christmas.
So now back to simple foods. Christmas this year will be just the bloke and I and three of the girls, my newly minted SIL and of course our darling little Jacob. The plan is to go to Jacob's home for a nice light breakfast, maybe fruit, toast and whatever else we choose, then come back here for a lunch of cold meats including baked glazed ham, roast chicken, maybe a roast beef, German potato salad, garden salad, pasta salad with trifle and a nice refreshing homemade cheesecake for dessert. Leftovers will be consumed throughout the evening and even next day. See simple and delicious and easily prepared.
I know that I have been quiet here again and I can't promise things will change, but I do value all of my readers and your comments really cheer me up.


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This cute idea is from All That Scraps Wednesday challenge "make a corner bookmark" http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/. There is a link to a tutorial there (from Splitcoast Stampers) and some great design team ideas. I've done mine in autumn colours to fit in with the Allsorts Challenge theme "autumn colours" (http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/) .
I used a pumpkin coloured cardstock, the edge of the mat is punched with an EK Success Scroll & Hearts border punch. The beautiful paper is from Basic Grey's Indian Summer 6" paper pack and the gold ribbon is from my stash - well it was in my friend s stash until she gave me it, along with a whole load more the other day, thanks Jenny!
The image is yet another CC Designs stamp (from All That Scraps), this is Larkspur, one of the "Twisted Sisters" in the Sweet November range. I saw these images first at Tickled Pink Stamps and was lucky that they have been re-released as digistamps - my preferred medium. I coloured her with Copics (skin and hair) and pigment inks from Kaisercraft for the rest.
Don't you think these little bookmarks are a great idea? - and if you use simple embellishments they are pretty quick to do. I'm going to make a bunch of them as "stocking fillers", my dad reads a lot so I can probably make him more than one!
Go and have a look at some of the ideas and get bookmarkmaking!!
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The first isolated human hepatoctyte 2D culture, in 1981, provided baseline protocols to support freshly isolated and immediately cultured populations. With cryopreservation technology, human hepatocytes are commercially-available on demand, however, about 75% of the world stores of cryopreserved human hepatocytes are below industry quality control standards and deemed non-useable. Creating methods to transition available but non-usable cryopreserved human hepatocytes into serviceable cell products is a primary goal. Using stable isotope (13C) resolved metabolomics (SIRM) applied to 2D cultures has revealed a major discovery that is contrary to metabolic paradigms: human hepatocytes do not metabolize the two primary carbon sources in basal media recipes, glucose and glutamine. When compared to rat hepatocytes in the starved state, it was concluded that human hepatocytes are in a stressed state that is probably catalyzed by surgery, death and the liver procurement process. The stressed hepatocytes consume internal proteins and lipid stores to generate glucose. In addition, nonhuman extracellular matrices are standard 2D culture conditions. Functionalizing these cells is based on two hypotheses. The first hypothesis: pyruvate and propionate are energy sources other than glucose and glutamine that are one enzyme step from the Krebs cycle, and will decrease lipolysis and proteolysis permitting amino acid and lipid stores to be diverted to proteins and membrane synthesis for increased cell attachment and viability. The second hypothesis is that natural biomatrices encountered by human hepatocytes will increase attachment once proteolysis is inhibited and protein synthesis of extracellular matrices is optimized. Two products are created from this study, (1) supporting media and extracellular matrices capable of transitioning non-usable human hepatocytes into useable cryopreserved hepatocyte products, and (2) a validated 13C SIRM method for contract research services using suspensions or attached human hepatocytes presently non-useable by conventional assays. The two specific aims will: (1) determine if addition of TCA nutrients (2-13C-pyruvate and 3-13C-propionate) increase human hepatocyte viability and/or attachment then (2) using the optimal media determined in specific aim 1, use the new basal media formulation to test three mixtures of human liver derived extracellular matrix for their efficacy at increasing viability and attachment.
In this grant application entitled """"""""FUNCTIONALIZING NON-USEABLE CRYOPRESERVED HUMAN HEPATOCYTES"""""""", our studies catalog readily available, but currently ineffective, human hepatocytes as significant opportunities to transform subpar cellular products into serviceable in vitro human liver toxicodynamic and biokinetic models. This would be achieved by validating inactive and active metabolomic pathways using stable isotope (13C) resolved metabolomics (SIRM) that can demarcate needed cell eco-system supplements in support of culture success, and ultimately be applied in biokinetic models of human acute and chronic systems biology. This proposal will help to provide an abundance of cell material while decreasing developmental costs and time to commercialization.
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Two downtown Martinsburg buildings, one dating from before the Civil War, began feeling the wrecker's ball this week as crews started to demolish the structures to eventually make room for a new Berkeley County judicial complex.
The Berkeley County Commissioners, which own the buildings at 123-127 W. King St., are paying a wrecking contractor $80,000 to take them both down, said Deborah Sheetenhelm, county administrator. The other building was built in the early 20th century.
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With an estimated 6-10 billion barrels of oil in place, Smith Bay ranks as one of the world's largest oil discoveries in recent years, and the largest on Alaska's North Slope in four decades. The Smith Bay development has the potential to provide 200,000 barrels/day of light oil to the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), which would increase TAPS throughput by 40 percent (based on 2016 flow rates) and extend the pipeline's long-term viability by reducing the average viscosity of its oil.
The estimates are based on the two wells drilled last winter and existing 126 square miles of 3D seismic. Exploratory well Caelus-Tulimaniq #1 (CT-1) and step-out Caelus-Tulimaniq #2 (CT-2) targeted a large Brookian submarine fan complex in Smith Bay, spanning more than 300 square miles along the North Slope region. The fan was successfully drilled and logged in both wells, encountering an extension of the accumulation 5.25 miles northwest of the CT-1 discovery at the CT-2 location. Gross hydrocarbon columns in excess of 1,000 feet were encountered in each well, with CT-1 and CT-2 logging 183 and 223 feet of net pay respectively.
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Caelus is currently planning an appraisal program, which includes drilling an additional appraisal well and acquiring new 3D seismic survey over outboard acreage.
Caelus owns a 75 percent working interest ownership in 26 leases covering 117,000 acres in Smith Bay, about 150 miles west of Prudhoe Bay and about 90 miles east of Barrow. The acreage is on state land offshore from the federal National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Smith Bay was named for a Hudson Bay Company fur trader.


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Spooky Encounters (Gui da gui) (1980)
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Ahh yes, the perfect choice to wash away the bad taste of watching a highly atrocious and pointless "horror" movie. Sammo hits gold by combining the supernatural, comedy and martial arts, setting the standard for other similar films to come. Delivering to the movie world one of the best concepts in decades: the jumping vampire/living dead zombie. Some of the comedy is, like other Sammo flicks, sometimes a bit of a hit and miss. It comes with the package, but if you don't mind that you will be pleased with great fight sequences and all sort of wacky and creative scenes and characters. Loved the final sequence, hit that bitch Sammo!
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Incredibly awesome mixture of comedy, horror and kung fu. Hung is wonderful as the boisterous Courageous Cheung, who takes on a dare to spend the evening in a haunted tomb (a great scene) and spends the rest of the film trying to avoid being killed by an evil warlock. The last shot of this film is as shocking as it is funny. Apparantly inspired Raimi for Evil Dead 2 & 3 and Sammo inspired Ash's rise to a cocky but lovable hero. Worth seeing many, many times.
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Discussion in 'Motorola Droid X' started by jst4fun, Jun 5, 2011.
Has anyone had success with Gingerbreak rootingt the new OTA GB update?
Nope, but if you want root sbf back to froyo and root that. Then install the TBH 2 part .596 gingerbread files and you have rooted gingerbread.
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This article in The Truth About Cars is full of truth about writing. Writing nonfiction for blogs, for newspapers, for trade journals, you name it. Read it and understand authority, understand getting paid for criticism. (Or at least how not to.)
The backstory is this: On Thursday, the Detroit News published a negative review of the Chrysler 200. Yeah, the car in that Super Bowl commercial. A Chrysler dealer called the paper to complain. They watered down the online version of the story. The writer, the paper's auto critic, resigned in an unplanned fashion. Jalopnik broke the story.
TTAC's wrapup talks about why the newspaperman wrote what he wrote. Along the way, they touch on some of my favorite tropes: why hipsters suck (car critics who heap disdain on all new cars are not credible because they're predictable), why shills suck (car critics who heap praise etc etc predictable), and why Jeremy Clarkson is so popular.
It's tough to be neither a hipster nor a shill if you're not Jeremy Clarkson. You know who he is, right? I found out on a vacation to London, where during an afternoon siesta with (ahem) a bottle of champagne in our hotel room, we turned on the TV and watched, of all things, the entirety of a car show. It was Top Gear, and it was informative, hilarious, and even penetrating. Jeremy Clarkson is one of the hosts of Top Gear. He is arrogant, occasionally obnoxious, and enthusiastic with both praise and scorn. His expectations are high, and when he's delighted, he lets you know. But Jeremy Clarkson gets to drive Ferraris--hell, he gets to own Ferraris--side by side with Smart cars and other city-only vehicles that are one short step of mechanical sophistication above a golf cart. That, and he's utterly bent. That's why he's popular.
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