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MIT museum
We're on a vacation road trip through New England/east coast USA for the next 2 weeks. New York, Vermont, Cape Cod, Rhode Island, etc. Before we hit Salem (Salem in October? I love halloween!) we stopped by MIT and the MIT museum.
It was really interesting to see all the robots and other amazing projects in various states of completeness. The museum was small but MIT was very inspiring.


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On Monday May 22nd a suicide bomber set off a bomb outside of the Ariana Grande concert killing 22 people, including children, and injuring 59 others. Officials say the evidence of the scene indicates a suicide attack.
On the same night, the US experienced numourous perspectives analyzing the situation and attempting to find a solution. As these networks do, MSNBC gave as objective of an account of the situation as they could, CNN gave as social media friendly of an account of the situation as they could, and Fox News gave as hate bate of an account of the situation as they could. Although Fox News is famous for their fueling of prejudice, this case seemed reasonable. However, the question becomes where is the prejudice directed.
There are those who will suggest we bomb their regions and hope we get the people who did this or where the ideology derives, but this is unrealistic. People have to be reminded, the world is still trying to heal the wounds of countless families who have had bombs accidentally dropped on their loved ones because they lived in those regions. Places in the world still mourn the unjust loss of their loved ones, which is how we get terrorists today.
"The Lord, the Lord, a God of merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilt, visiting the iniquity of the father on the children's children, to the third and fourth generation." One does not need to adhere to any particular religion to understand this notion. If one does not clear the guilt of one's sins/wrongdoings, those sins will continue to haunt those that come after you seeking for the guilt to be cleared.
Therefore, the goal should not be to shed more blood with the intent to combat vengeance with vengeance, but to clear the guilt from which the act of vengeance came from. If we do not, we will be giving our children not only the sins of our fathers to deal with but our sins as well. To truly combat this evil, we must clear the guilt of what caused the evil's vengeance.
The question is then, if you had your family members unjustly killed, what would the killers need to do for you to forgive them. Your response cannot be to take their lives because "their" is the United States and those who worsened the Palestine/Israel conflict.
Terrorism today is vengeance, "the chickens coming home to roost" as the saying goes. If vengeance is the problem, what is the solution? Forgiveness is the solution to vengeance. In a complicated world, this kind of forgiveness is not easy. How would you forgive people who killed your family without feeling like you dishonor the unjustly taken lives of your family members.
As the countries responsible for causing the vengeance, we must provide these regions of the world the best resources and opportunities to forgive us. Instead of causing more vengeance, as Fox News would have some people want to believe, as is their job to pour gasoline on the fire, we must remember that hate doesn't drive out hate. Love drives out hate.
The goal here is not to love this enemy, but to give the enemy a route to loving and forgiving us. Until we clear the guilt, it won't matter how many bodies we kill in retaliation, the sins of the past will continue to return. We must be completely conscious of a situation so we don't make irrational decisions.

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- Lateral approach (Kaplan)
Skin incision
The incision starts over the lateral supracondylar ridge, 5 cm proximal to the elbow joint. It passes distally to the lateral surface of the proximal forearm, posterior to the radial head.
Be careful of the radial nerve, which runs close to the radial head and neck. It divides into its superficial and deep branches at the level of the radial head.
Deep dissection
The deep fascia is incised in line with the skin incision.
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The interval between the extensor muscle of the fingers and the long extensor muscle of the wrist is identified.
Starting from the anterior aspect of the lateral humeral epicondyle the dissection follows distally the interval between the extensor muscle of the fingers and the long extensor muscle of the wrist. This way the anterolateral aspect of the radiohumeral joint capsule is exposed.
Opening the joint
Incise the anterolateral joint capsule longitudinally.
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Quiet Riot Announces "Road Rage" Album
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Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of Quiet Riot's new studio album entitled "Road Rage" on April 21st, 2017.
Famously known as the first heavy metal band to top the pop charts, the Los Angeles quartet became a global sensation thanks to monstrous smash hit 1983 album, "Metal Health."
The band now continues this historic journey in 2017 with founding member and drummer Frankie Banali, who on this new release is joined by veteran bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi together with new vocalist Seann Nicols.
"I'm very excited about the release of 'Road Rage' on Frontiers Music Srl which is the first official Quiet Riot release in eleven years. It contains all newly written and recorded original songs. We stayed true to the great tradition and sound of Quiet Riot while at the same time always moving musically forward", says founding member Frankie Banali.
1. Nothing But Trouble
2. Let It Go
3. Snake Charmer
4. Hey Lil' Sister
5. I Don't Need You Anymore
6. Sledge Hammer
7. Never You Mind
8. Empty Rooms
9. Dirty Money
10. The Seeker
11. Road Rage
You can also catch these upcoming Quiet Riot 2017 tour dates:
2/17: Amarillo, TX @ Amarillo Civic Center
2/18: Clearwater, FL @ Quaker Steak & Lube (Florida Motorcycle Expo)
3/18: Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
3/24: Savannah, GA @ Stage on the Bay
3/25: Toledo, OH @ John F. Savage Arena
4/7: West Palm Beach, FL @ Bowery Live
4/23: Los Angeles, CA @ The Rainbow (45th Anniversary Celebration)
6/2: Lincolnton, NC @ Court Square @ Alive After 5 Concert Series
6/23: Lynchburg, VA @ Phase 2
6/24: Spring, TX @ 15th Annual Funtastic 4th Festival
7/15: Lake Ozark, MO @ The Horny Toad
8/11: Greenville, TX @ The Texan Theater
8/12: Longview, TX @ Maude Cobb Event Center
8/26: Port Falls, ID @ Cruisers
10/29: Pekin, IL @ The Avanti's Dome
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The hallmark of a felony offense in Kentucky is its more severe punishment when compared to a lesser charge such as a misdemeanor. Anyone who is convicted of a felony can anticipate a lengthy jail sentence as well as the possibility of crippling fines.
A high-stakes felony accusation requires a serious legal defense
How do plea bargains work in a criminal defense?
For a criminal case defendant, negotiating with the criminal justice system often starts at the moment of apprehension or arrest. It can be as simple as trying to persuade a police officer not to write you that speeding ticket, or if that fails trying to convince the traffic court judge that you shouldn't have to pay the ticket amount, or at least not all of it.
Legal counsel can help to keep you off the sex offender registry
It would be naive to think that some crimes or accusations are not viewed by society with added disdain. The difference in punishment and sentences levied out to convicted defendants is an easy method for measuring this difference, but the black mark of a conviction does not necessarily disappear after your fine is paid, probation is lifted or prison sentence is complete.
Domestic abuse getting more attention after Ray Rice incident
It is sadly the case that it often takes a tragedy or scandal to bring attention to a cause or light that has been affecting people for years without the wider media asking questions and demanding answers.
Suppression of evidence important in success of criminal defense
In any criminal trial an effective defense attorney will attempt to suppress any evidence that may have been obtained illegally by police due to an improperly issued search warrant. Often the suppression of this evidence will leave a gap in the prosecution's chain of evidence needed for a conviction. Once the court rules to suppress the evidence, the criminal defense attorney may be in a better position for a plea negotiation to reduce, or even dismiss, a criminal charge against a defendant.


text: Greece's private creditors are the lucky ones By Nouriel Roubini Financial Times March 7, 2012 A myth is developing that private creditors have accepted significant losses in the restructuring of Greece's debt; while the official sector gets off scot free. International Monetary Fund claims have traditional seniority, but bonds held by the European Central Bank and other eurozone central banks are also escaping a haircut, as are loans from the eurozone's rescue funds with the same legal status as private claims. So, the argument runs, private claims have been "subordinated" to official ones in a breach of accepted legal practice. The reality is that private creditors got a very sweet deal while most actual and future losses have been transferred to the official creditors. Even after private sector involvement, Greece's public debt will be unsustainable at close to 140 per cent of gross domestic product: at best, it will fall to 120 per cent by 2020 and could rise as high as 160 per cent of GDP. Why? A "haircut" of €110bn on privately held bonds is matched by an increase of €130bn in the debt Greece owes to official creditors. A significant part of this increase in Greece's official debt goes to bail out private creditors: €30bn for upfront cash sweeteners on the new bonds that effectively guarantee much of their face value. Any future further haircuts to make Greek debt sustainable will therefore fall disproportionately on the growing claims of the official sector. Loans of at least €25bn from the European Financial Stability Facility to the Greek government will go towards recapitalising banks in a scheme that will keep those banks in private hands and allow shareholders to buy back any public capital injection with sweetly priced warrants. The new bonds will also be subject to English law, where the old bonds fell under Greek jurisdiction. So if Greece were to leave the eurozone, it could no longer pass legislation to convert euro-denominated debt into new drachma debt. This is an amazing sweetener for creditors. Moreover, the official sector began restructuring its claims (both the IMF ones and those with equal status to private ones) well before private sector creditors. Maturities were lengthened – effectively a debt restructuring – and the interest rate on those loans reduced, repeatedly. This was despite the fact that all official loans should have been senior to the private ones, as they were all extended after the crisis struck; an attempt to resolve it rather than its cause. Historically, bilateral official (Paris Club) claims are treated as equivalent to private ones (London Club) only because such debt builds up for decades, as governments lend money to former colonies or allies for political reasons. But all official lending in the eurozone began after the crisis and should have been senior to private claims. Any senior creditor that extends new financing to a distressed debtor should be given seniority; this is the principle of "debtor in possession" financing in corporate debt restructuring. Moreover, until PSI occurred, for the past two years official loans by the troika of international lenders allowed Greece's private creditors to exit their maturing claims on time and in full (or with a modest discount for the bonds purchased at high prices by the ECB). PSI came too little, too late. Also, while the eurosystem will receive, in the debt exchange, new Greek bonds valued at par, all the accounting profits from this scheme (plus the coupon on the bonds) will be transferred to governments, who have the option of passing these gains to Greece. The result is a haircut of about 30 per cent on these official sector claims. And if the ECB's Greek bonds are passed – with no loss – to the EFSF, the latter will end up taking the losses for the difference between the bonds' current low market price and the price at which the ECB bought them. In conclusion, the idea that Greece's debt restructuring is all PSI and haircuts, with no official sector involvement, is a myth. OSI started well before PSI; the PSI deal has substantial sweeteners; and with three quarters of Greek debt in the hands of official creditors by 2014, Greece's public debt will be almost entirely socialised. Official creditors will be left to suffer most of the huge additional losses that remain likely on Greece's still unsustainable debt in future. Moreover, the second official sector rescue of Greece will not be the last. Greece will not regain market access for at least another decade; so its fiscal and current account deficits will have to be financed with additional official resources for the foreseeable future. Greece's private creditors should stop complaining and accept the deal offered to them. They will take some losses, but they are limited and, on a mark-to-market basis, the debt exchange offers them a potential capital gain. Indeed, the fact that the new bonds are expected to be worth more than the old suggests that this PSI exercise has further transferred losses to Greece's official creditors. The reality is that most of the gains in good times – and until the PSI – were privatised while most of the losses have been now socialised. Taxpayers of Greece's official creditors, not private bondholders, will end up paying for most of the losses deriving from Greece's past, current and future insolvency. The writer is chairman of Roubini Global Economics and professor at the Stern School of Business, NYU


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A Lathe Cut Seal is manufactured from a cylindrical tube of rubber which is compounded to match required specifications. Through a curing process and stone grinding on a lathe, the inside (ID) and outside (OD) diameters are achieved. The desired thickness is achieved on the lathe by a knife cutting process. All of these seals are classified by their unique cross-sections including: Square, Rectangle, Chamfered, Angular, V-Groove, Tube, Gasket Cut and Cylindrical Cut, of which we offer a wide variety.
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Construction of a key section of the New Tyne Crossing in Jarrow will require a full closure of the existing vehicle tunnel, project bosses have announced.
From 05.00 hours on Saturday 11th July until 23.00 hours on Sunday 12th July 2009 the existing Tyne Tunnel will be closed to enable vital construction of the new south junction road bridges to take place.
Once completed the south junction will include a new loop road bridge, which will provide a direct link for Jarrow and South Shields traffic with the A19, as well as a replacement road bridge for the existing Howard Street bridge.
The construction of these new road bridges requires numerous large and very heavy concrete beams to be lowered into place onto pillars.
It is not safe for traffic to pass beneath these beams while the positioning operations take place. Furthermore, large cranes and other machinery will be located within the A19 carriageway in order to lift and position the beams, preventing access to the tunnel for other vehicles. Therefore a full tunnel closure is essential.
The timing of the closure is dependent on several factors including meeting the complex project programme for the New Tyne Crossing and avoiding the period of major road works planned on the A1 at Allerdene Bridge from 25th July. The closure also coincides with the demolition of Castle Park bridge over the A19 north of the tunnel, during the same weekend. The closure has been carefully planned in order to minimise disruption to the region's motorists.
During this activity, Howard Street bridge, which crosses the A19 in Jarrow, will also be closed. Localised traffic management plans are being drawn up and agreed with South Tyneside Council.
Drivers unable to use the Tyne Tunnel during the weekend of 11th – 12th July are advised to use the Tyne Bridge or A1 Western Bypass during the closure.
The pedestrian and cycle tunnels will remain open throughout.
From 23.00hours on Sunday 12th July normal operations will resume at the Tyne Tunnel and it will be business as usual.
Motorists can obtain further information via the project website www.newtynecrossing.info or from the 24 hour helpline on 0191 262 4451


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The antidote to Cuffing Season…
When you're in your twenties, relationships cross your mind more and more sometimes without you even noticing it. It's so easy to fall into panic mode when you see a 23 year old newlywed or 18 year old fiancés and you have no match in sight. Especially if you're involved with the church, you almost feel outcasted if you're not bitten by the marriage bug as relationship topics seem to flood your group chats and social media feeds constantly.
Naturally, you start preparing for a relationship because it's what your environment and mind tells you to do. First off we know we walk with God and our spouse must too. Second we think of appearance starting with our own; we start changing our hair, tweezing our eyebrows or buying new shoes. Looking extra special for church, school or work. Everything else about our future relationship seems ready to go, but our phone is dry (no messages, or calls) and lack of attention from our crush seems to delay our timeline.
Sofia Pause….. (Reader, you can pause too, it's great to reflect!)
How can God bring your spouse when you can't even submit to the people in your life? Better yet how will you completely love another soul if you treat your friends like they're second class. How could you even consider joining yourself to another family in marriage, when you can't even keep in touch with your own?
We are searching for love when we don't even love who we are. We are those who have poured into our lives. The ones who listen to our rants and tell us everything will be okay. The ones who slip us $20 when we're too low on cash. The ones who tell us to press on in God because he isn't done yet. The ones who let us borrow outfits when are pockets cannot produce something fly. These are the relationships we should focus on now, these are the people who have loved us before we even thought about being in love. These are the people God has allowed into our lives for entire seasons, simply because he wants to teach us what real life is like.
You are spending your life with the people around you, make it a life worth living! Pour into the lives of others and become a whole (complete) you before joining to the other you.
Inspiration: 1 Corinthians 13, Songs of Solomon 8:4


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Tabriz Municipality Palace: The City Hall, Main Office of the Municipal Gov't of Tabriz
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Sa'at Tower (Clock Tower), also known as Tabriz Municipality Palace, is the head office of the municipal government of Tabriz, northwest of Iran.
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The Tabriz municipality's "Sa'at Tower" was built in 1925 under supervision of German engineers and based on a German style. After World War II it was used by the Azarbaijan Democrat Party as a Government Office.
When the Iranian troops regained control of Tabriz in 1947, the building was again used as the Tabriz municipal central offices, a function which has continued up to the present day.
During the 1990s, in an attempt for installing an elevator, one of Sa'at's patios was damaged. The dome in top of the Sa'at tower was reconstructed on 2008 with a new khaki colored fiber glass instead of the original silver colored dome.
In recent years some parts of the building are decorated in function of museum called municipal museum or City museum of Tabriz. This museum is considered as the first museum of history in Iran's municipalities. It was opened in 2007 coinciding with the 100th anniversary of establishment of the municipality in Tabriz.
The museum covers an area of 800 square meters and consists of different halls like: Old Cars and Cameras hall, a hall dedicated to Iran-Iraq war, Publishing hall, Carpet hall, Contemporary art hall, Calligraphy hall, the hall of Wisdom and some other halls.
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You can create your own teams of eight or be placed with fellow big brains! iPad Mini's will be awarded to the winning team! Doors open at 6 pm, Games begin at 7:00 pm.


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Lawyers for Donald Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. president has "absolute immunity" from a lawsuit by owners of the Cork Wine Bar in Washington, D.C., who claim that his ownership of a nearby hotel constitutes unfair competition, Reuters reports.
Trump's lawyers, in seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit by Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts, said the president cannot be forced to close or divest the Trump International Hotel, located in the Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue, or else resign his office.
The doctrine of absolute immunity "ensures that the President can focus on carrying out the obligations of his Office without the distraction of virtually limitless litigation whose costs he would personally bear," Trump's lawyers said in a court filing. "That doctrine forecloses this lawsuit."
Mark Zaid, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, disagreed.
"This lawsuit is against Donald J. Trump, not President Trump, and the cloak of immunity does not attach to his private, personal financial dealings," Zaid said in an email.
The lawsuit is one of many targeting Trump's alleged failure to distance himself from his business empire while in office.
Trump has ceded day-to-day control over his businesses to his sons Eric and Donald Jr.
Gross and Pitts, who are married, said their wine bar has lost business because the Trump hotel and its restaurants have an unfair advantage. They said the advantage stems from the hotel's association with the president and an expectation it will attract diplomats, lobbyists and politicians hoping to curry favor with him.
In a separate request to dismiss the lawsuit, the hotel's operator defended its use of Trump's name.
"Financial success does not become unlawful simply because it is aided by prominence," the hotel operator said.
The Trump International Hotel opened in September, before Trump was elected. It is located roughly a mile southeast of the White House and 1.5 miles south of the wine bar, which is near Logan Circle.
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, home of 1.345 million people, wakes up every morning to gray smog covering the sky. The city's air which is commonly far worse than Beijing's, one of the cities with the most infamous amount of air pollution. The increase in smog, especially during the winter months, is due to the pollution caused by the smoke and trash totaled by the people of Mongolia to keep warm during the winter months. The citizens say that it affects their daily lives constantly. One man mentions that often times his children get too sick while walking to school that they have to take days at a time to recover from the sickness that the smog causes. The city's total emissions of PM2.5 (harmful breathable particles) surged to a high of 855 micrograms per cubic meter late last month. Beijing's air on the same day measured 70 micrograms. The acceptable standard for micrograms in the air, according to the World Health Organization, is 25 micrograms. Ulaanbaatar's air has been known to hit 1,000 micrograms. About 80% of the heaviest smog is located in the poorer regions of Mongolia's capital. This is mainly due to the increase in population due to many residents who are former herders who migrated to the city after their livestock was wiped out by recent extremely harsh winters, which have become more common, partly because of climate change. The government has taken some precaution to help the environment in some way to help to repair the damage that has already occurred. Their attempts are proving futile though as the cost
seems irreversible. One woman describes the cost the smog has cost her saying, "I was pregnant three times, but I lost all of them. With my fourth child, I had to go to the countryside to get fresh air to give birth.
Works Cited
"Los Angeles Times." Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/83585927-132.html.
"Mongolia's toxic smog." Reuters, Thomson Reuters, widerimage.reuters.com/story/mongolias-toxic-smog.


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Research in education has both practical and scientific goals. In order to improve educational outcomes, research must evaluate the impact of educational interventions, practices and policies. Over the course of the last decade, there has been significant improvement in the rigor of research in education designed for pragmatic ends. This improvement has been driven by several forces: the development and improvement of experimental and quasi-experimental research designs and methods, the emphasis of the Institute of Education Sciences on rigorous research designs, including randomized controlled trials, and the development of a growing cadre of education researchers trained to use these methods. As a result, education research which addresses "what works" is now both more common and more influential.
In addition to informing current practice and policy, research in education should support the development of explanatory and predictive theories of educational processes and mechanisms. Education research must answer questions about why, how, under what circumstances, and for whom, education practices and policies affect individual outcomes. Without an evidence-based theory of educational processes and mechanisms, pragmatic evidence of effectiveness may not be generalizable to new settings or different populations. Because many of the mechanisms through which education interventions, practices, and policies operate cannot be manipulated through random assignment or other quasi-experimental designs, testing hypotheses regarding the mediators and moderators of educational practices may be more complex than estimating the overall impact of a practice itself.
The theme for the spring 2011 research conference, Building an Education Science: Investigating Mechanisms, focuses attention on the need to advance beyond primarily pragmatic education research in order to build an evidence-based science made up of explanatory theories of educational mechanisms. Symposium and paper presentations that address issues of process and mechanism within the context of rigorous experimental or quasi-experimental designs and that advance our understanding of the effectiveness of educational practices and policies, will offer the best fit for the spring 2011 conference. Topics of particular interest include studies that: (a) test hypotheses regarding the mechanisms through which educational practices and policies affect student outcomes or differentially impact individuals or groups, (b) investigate interactions among emotional, behavioral, cognitive and social processes and outcomes, or (c) develop new methods and research designs to enhance rigor in the evaluation of educational processes and mechanisms.
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Strutting on the saddle
Hmm. White bikes: not sure. Do they need a wash after every outing, like a white blouse? And isn't swanning around on a white frame a bit disrespectful to ghost bikes, the white-painted bicycles left at accident spots as macabre memorials to fallen comrades? That said, the Charge Tap looks pretty snazzy, eh?
So snazzy, in fact, that I worried about it being pinched.
Having swapped the mean streets of London for the more civilised strassen of Berlin, I live in a one-lock city and enjoy not lugging two R800 gold-standard locks around. But with the Tap I could take no chances. It is a peacock of a bicycle, an albino show-off that seems destined to be stolen, resprayed and offered on eBay for R1?700.
Charge is a British brand that has built a reputation for solid, fashionable bicycles since it started five years ago. Its enormously popular, single-speed Plug was arguably the prime catalyst for the resurgence in courier-style, stripped-back bicycles when it came out in 2007.
The Tap is an upgrade of the Plug, with a slightly higher price tag. The main thing you get extra is gears: eight of them, tucked away in the Shimano Nexus hub. I have a Nexus hub on my real bicycle and cannot praise it highly enough: it slips from one gear to the next like shaved legs between silk sheets. Best of all, the whole mechanism is hidden from the elements, so you will never get oily ankles. Or rather, you would not if Charge had gone the whole hog and added a chain guard.
Charge has already added mudguards, considered by many serious cyclists to be the devil's work (yawn). To purists, fitting mudguards is the bicycling equivalent of going tenpin bowling with those sausage-shaped gutter-guards: it is cheating and it spoils the aesthetics. I have no such qualms, though I had problems getting the Tap's mudguards to sit straight—and they kept rubbing against the wheel with a subtlety that drove me nuts.
Another qualm was that it was not the right geometry for me. I am—I think—an averagely proportioned 1.60m woman and even the extra small and ostensibly unisex Tap was too big for me. With a bit of saddle adjustment I could touch the floor, but it was a bit of a stretch to reach the brakes.
The handlebars were also weirdly wide and out of keeping with the courier look. And the rough grips hurt my hands if I rode for more than half an hour.
But the Tap is a decent bike for riding to work as well as longer weekend jaunts. You can attach a rack to the back, it is light and nippy and it ought to require minimal maintenance, if regular washing.—


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WHAT a memorable 4th of July!!! ... and also 1st-2nd and 3rd!
Bill flew into Chicago on Thursday, June 30th which gave us a nice long weekend to find and make some adventures and in typical fashion we wore ourselves out exploring the city and having fun with friends!
Friday morning started with an early 8.5mile run North along the lake to the trapeze school. As we ran the weather went from gloomy to great and we ended up with a sunny day!
Once we arrived at the rig, I taught a 2hour trapeze class in the sun!
With it being a long run, we of course stopped along the way for water etc and snapped this fun pic of a line of DIVY bikes!
After class we had lunch and decided to walk home through the city. We stumbled upon the Lincoln Park Conservancy | Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool which I had seen but never explored or formally knew much about. Lucky for us they were giving tours! The Docent was eager to share his knowledge so Bill and I soon found ourselves enveloped in this amazing oasis of peace; completely enveloped in prairie grasses, unique trees, and small stone waterfalls... you forget the city is even there!
The tour was a wonderful surprise! By the time we got home though we were feeling the miles we'd put on our legs... some 18 MILES! We ended up making dinner and enjoying an incredible sunset on the balcony!


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It's SUMMER TIME! Get ready for those hot beach days and long lazy summer nights. But, another great thing about summer is it is the best time to add more VEGETABLES into your diet and your kids won't even complain.
Corn, also known as MAIZE, is one fun veggie that satisfies the masses.Corn can be grilled, steamed, sauteed, stir fried and a ton of others ways. It can be added to sweet and savory dishes as well as be a formidable side dish or main ingredient star. Your imagination is your only limitation when it comes to corn.
Nutrition Knows– whole grain corn is packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and rich in fiber. It also contains a decent amount of low quality protein while being relatively low in fat. A little known fact- corn being a good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, it may contribute to the maintenance of eye health. Take THAT carrots!!
History..hmmm– MAIZE is a derivative of an early American Indian word "mahiz". It was a staple among Maya and Aztec Indians and despite the devastation imposed by European imperialists we are fortunate today that one timeless gift was preserved for mankind. Corn as we know it today is somewhat of a transmutation. Colonials utilized what we refer to as Indian Corn which is used more today as ornamental Fall decorations.
The Andean Indians are believed to have introduced it to Central America by way of Mexico and sometime between 10,000 and 5,500 B.C. the first corn plants became hybridized and domesticated. Despite thousands of years of cultivation in the lower Americas, corn didn't find its way to the modern day United States until around A.D. By A.D. 60. It is said that Christopher Columbus also brought corn back to the Old World during his expedition travels. Generations of the trade industry introduced corn to the Portuguese, China, Japan, Korea, East Africa, Asia and India. Current;y the United States and China are the leads in its world production.
Food Sneaks– Its very easy to incorporate corn into most dishes, adding that unexpected "something". Corn can be a welcomed addition to dishes such as, pasta salads, salsas (and chips!), bread mixes, stir fry combos. But, try these non-traditional sneaks like Corn pancakes or a Corn & Egg Sandwich.
Another fun idea is Grilled Corn with a few different sweet or savory butter options like Parmesan & Herb, BBQ Chili Butter or even Orange Honey. Mix up your favorite flavor combos into whipped butter, chill to set then slather generously over freshly grilled corn on the cob.
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Wengie Breaks Down Ten Favorite iPhone Hacks
DIY and hacks are a specialty of Wengie's, and this 10 iPhone hacks video is no exception. In this video, Wengie breaks down ten of her favorite phone hacks.
She starts off with a simple demonstration of adding a little drop of water to the iPhone's camera lens to turn it into a macro camera and then demonstrates before-and-after photos of a small insect.
Next up, she creates a DIY stylus from a metal pen and a sponge. After removing the pen's insides and cutting the tube, she sticks in a damp sponge and voila! Instant stylus.
Among the most useful hacks are a sock armband and a method for shortening cords that are too long. The armband is constructed from a long, thick sock. Wengie cuts off the sock at the heel and uses the tube to make a cute, functional armband holder for her phone.
To shorten the cords, she wraps them around a thick pen and applies a hair dryer on its highest heat setting (be careful with your fingers!). This curls the cords, which makes them both super cute and much shorter!
There are also a handful of less practical but fun none-the-less hacks, like turning the phone's flashlight into a black-light. This is done with a blue and a purple Sharpie and clear tape. By coloring three pieces of tape (blue, purple, blue) and layering them over the flashlight, a black-light is created.
The lava lamp is also a fun DIY on its own, but using the iPhone's flashlight under the DIY lava lamps really makes the lamps come to life. The purple one she makes is especially beautiful.
There are also several hacks dealing with turning an iPhone into some sort of projector. The first makes a really cool 3D hologram projector using pieces of plastic, and the second makes a theatre-style projector using a cardboard box, Play-Doh, and a magnifying glass. This trick is perfect for having friends over or using your phone to watch a movie or TV.
To find out more about Wengie's DIY iPhone hacks, go watch the video for yourself.
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Save Thousands of Dollars With The #1 Bell Solar Company
Why Citadel?
Great company. They gave us a quote for solar installation lower than others we received. Within a few days they were installing the panels. and took less than two days to complete. Their staff was there every step of the way from pulling permits, installation, and making sure both the City and PG&E signed off. I would recommend them to anyone who needs roofing, solar, or gutters installed. Thanks Citadel!!
So far, so good. I have had the solar installed for a couple of months now. I will wait for a whole year to pass by before I can make a true judgement on if it is saving me money or not. Right now in these hot summer months, I have to say yes, it is saving me money. Citadel did a great job on my installation. They were prompt, clean and had me up and running in a couple of days. The experience has been a positive one.
Located on the western bank of the Los Angeles River, Bell is an incorporated city in Los Angeles County, the state of California. The city was inhabited by the native Indians known as the Gabrielino. The Spaniards then lived in the area in the mid-16th century. Among the earliest settlers was a Spanish family referred to as the Lugos. Don Antonio Maria Lugo was granted the land, which is now Bell, by the King of Spain in 1810. As a reward for his military service. By 1865, the Lugo family had sold most of its property but retained its home which is the oldest home in Los Angeles County.
The city is named after James George Bell who was the city's founder. He and his family lived at the Bell House which is now a historic landmark located at 4401 East Gage Avenue. In 2000, the house got dedicated as a California State Historical Resource. The family helped in the development of the town as a small farming and cattle-rearing community. Later, the family moved from its 'town house' to its 'ranch house' in 1876. The Bell farm House was built in an early Victorian fashion. The town was named Bell in 1898 by Rancho San Antonio.
Previously, the area was sparsely populated, and the homes were scattered. But later on, between 1900 and 1915, more people settled in the area and more homes, schools, churches, and businesses were established. A library was also built, and the citizens assisted in all the provisions for the library but the books. The area continued progressing, and between 1920 and 1935, there was an enormous growth in population. More residential areas were built alongside new businesses, schools, and community organizations.
Places of interest
Bell has many recreational facilities and parks. These are places that would be of great intrigue, not only to the locals in the area but visitors too from other parts of the world:
• The Bell Community Center: The Center is a venue for many events in the City including anniversaries, birthdays, conferences, parties and seminars. There is a park, Treder Park, in the community center which has a gazebo, pavilion for barbecues and picnic tables.
• Camp Little Bear Park and Lodge: Designed for children with areas for baseball and handball. Outside the park, there is an amphitheater for films, a miniature golf course and an indoor lodge with classrooms and computers.
• Ernest Debs Park: Also referred to as "Casa de Futbol" ("House of Football") has a soccer field, basketball courts, pavilions, picnic tables, and benches.
• Veterans Memorial Park: Has a rose garden in memory of the US soldiers, a playground for kids, basketball court, tree shaded benches, picnic pavilions and a clubhouse with computer access.
• Y.O.T.L.O.T (Youth of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow) Teen Center is a facility for teenagers with hockey, computer access, football, game system, pool table, stage, and snack bar. Right adjacent to the teen center is the Bell SK8 ("skate") Park.
• El Picante: Offering Mexican delicacies.
• Bell Gardens Golf Course
• Bell Gardens casinos
• Boulevard Burgers
• The Bike Brewery
Things to do
Swimming: Bell City has an indoor public swimming pool that is located at Bell High School
Sports: The City has many parks among them, Camp Little Bear Park and Ernest Debs Park which has playground and courts for various sports.
Picnics: The parks in Bell have picnic spots suitable for the whole family.
Golfing: Enjoy a swing of your golf stick on the Bell Gardens Golf Course with friends.
The housing authorities alongside the nonprofit organizations in Bell provide affordable housing facilities for those with low-income housing needs. The rental prices are subsidized. Among those apartments are Murray Place and Bell Woodward Townhomes. Bell City also has options for residence for people who require Help; Children and Single Mothers, those seeking medical Assistance, the unemployed and those recovering from drug abuse.
When it comes to education, Bell City has various institutions of learning on different levels of education. The City is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). A portion of Bell lies within the limits of Montebello Unified School District.
For the children in kindergarten, the Martha Escutia Primary Center was opened in 2005. Corona Avenue Elementary School K-5, Nueve Vista Elementary School K-5 and Woodlawn Avenue Elementary School K-5 are among the elementary schools found in Bell while Chester W. Nimitz Middle School is one of the middle schools available. When it comes to high school, all residents are zoned to Bell High School which is mostly composed of Hispanic students. However, there is Al- Hadi, a private school located in the City.
The City has a public library, Bell Library, located at 4411 East Gage Avenue. It is operated and maintained by the County of Los Angeles Public Library.
Important things to know about Bell, CA
The City of Bell is in the 33rd Senate District in the California State Legislature and the sixty-third Assembly District. Bell City is the 40th Congressional district, In the United States House of Representatives.
Bell has a Chamber of Commerce which is located at the historic Bell House. The Chamber is used as a meeting place and a museum that showcases the relics from the city's founders. Entry to the house is free, and anyone can enter.
The City, in 2010, had a corruption scandal when some government officials were found to be getting excessively high salaries. When an investigation was carried out on the issue, a significant number of public servants were found guilty and got arrested for misappropriation of public funds. More information on the case is found in the 'City of Bell Scandal' articles available online.
Bell has a variety of races within its limits among which, the Hispanics have the largest percentage and the smallest being Native Americans.
Bell City in California is a fantastic place to consider for residence and vacation. The City also has a rich history with the establishments and relics of the past.


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Dear Editor,
This is regarding the news report "An Anantnag bridge unrepaired for 6 months; thousands affected" published in Rising Kashmir on October 4. This is the story you will hear from north end of Kashmir to south. There are many who complain that a bridge has not been repaired, while as there are thousands of people I know in north Kashmir who dream of having a small bridge connect their villages to nearby regions. We know crores of rupees are spent by government on development every year. But we don't know how much of the actual money is spent on the construction of bridges and roads. If government sanctions one crore, more than half of the money that is 50 lakhs are taken by contractors and officials. Very little amount is finally spent on the projects and that is why we have poor roads, bridges and other infrastructure. If 100 percent of the money sanctioned by the government is spent on any project we are sure that it will not need any repairs for a long period of time.
Khurshid Gani


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A female wolf and her cubs pause for rest in a winter wonderland. In the middle distance, the male wolf lets his presence be known and a Snowy Owl glides by, keeping a watchful eye on the whole family. The frozen landscape looks magical in the moonlight. Snow and frost glisten, the waterfall has turned to ice and in the distance a turreted castle is silhouetted against the starry sky. The only warmth of the scene comes from the wonderfully bright red berries. This atmospheric puzzle promises many challenges but would look amazing once completed, glued and framed. Puzzle includes an A4 colour leaflet showing further puzzle image for reference, information about the image and artists biography. Finished puzzle size 69.9 x 49.7cm approximately.


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|The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin at Ca' Pesaro
The Hundred Years' War between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France began in 1337 as a war between two cousins -- Edward III of England and Philip VI of France -- for the French throne, and ended in 1453. An important early battle was at Calais, which is so close to England that the port makes an excellent trading center for English goods. English Edward not only wanted Calais, he also thought he should be king of France, not French Philip. (I won't get into all the haggling over bloodlines, but they both had legitimate claims to the crown.) But the French aristocracy certainly did not want to be ruled by the King of England!
|Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Washington II, C-print by Candida Hofer
|Musée Rodin Paris III C-print by Candida Hofer
More than 500 years later, in 1884, the city of Calais commissioned the French sculptor Auguste Rodin to create a monument celebrating the act of heroism and identity of the city. The moment Rodin chose to depict was controversial, the public expecting something more classically glorious and heroic. Rodin insisted he had captured the heroism of self-sacrifice.
|Place de L'Hotel de Ville Calais I, C-print by Candida Hofer
|Kunstmuseum Basel II, C-print by Candida Hofer
Ciao from Venezia,
Venetian Cat - The Venice Blog


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« New Book Club Selection: When We Were Strangers | Main | The smell! Can you smell that smell! »
February 4, 2011
Winners and thanks and the rest of you get started on the book!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the book club giveaway! The five winners chosen at random were Lacy S., Julia, Trisha R., Ginger and Vikki. I alerted the readers who won by email so if your name is on this short list please check your email for a note. Selection is very scientific. Usually I filter out the duplicates then call my mom and ask her to pick numbers at random. Apparently she had better things to do on a Friday night, so I used random.org to pick today's winners. Isn't the internet a weird and wonderful thing? You can order anything to be shipped to you from just about anywhere, you can get the news, watch cats play piano and have random numbers calculated for you at the click of a button.
How did we live without it all those years? What did we used to do? Have actual conversations with live humans in the flesh? So vintage!
I hope you'll find your way to a copy of When We Were Strangers and check back in on Monday, March 7, 2011 to chitchat about the book. The author, Pamela Schoenewaldt, will be stopping by later that week and answering your questions ... all from the secluded, cozy comfort of your own private internet.
Have a great weekend!
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------------------"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in groups!" - Me
Put the poke you want to have maxed out stat exp in first position.
Then save, and put in the shark, for r/b, enter these codes:01FE7CD1 01017DD1 01FE7ED1 01017FD1 01FE80D1 010181D1 01FE82D1 010183D1 01FE84D1 010185D1
When you get into the game, turn the shark switch on for about 10 seconds, then back to norm and save the game and turn it off.Then take the shark out, and restart, box your poke, and the stats will go up, and your poke's stat exp will be maxed out.
------------------"Probability can be a real b!tch."-Mr. K
"God bless incompetence! "-Jackdaw


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During 1994 we procured a large amount of bluestone (about 60 cubic metres), that had been salvaged from a church at Beeac, demolished some 10 to 15 years previously.The previous owner of this stone, who had dismantled the church, relocated it twice, it finished up at Anglesea where he had planned to use it to construct his own home. His dream, unfortunately, came to an untimely halt when he suffered from a fatal coronary.
This stone varied from the stockpile we had already accumulated in that it was vesicular basalt (honeycomb). This type of stone is formed in faster cooling lava flows when the bubbles of gasses are trapped in the solidifying mass.
The total volume procured included a large amount of dirt and rubble with a lot of the good blocks having been siphoned off somewhere between the demolition and our place.
We purchased this lot with the intention to use it for fill in the backs of the walls and anywhere else it would not be seen, however, the more I looked at it as it sat around our drive, the more I began to admire the natural looking texture on it's split faces. Ultimately I decided to reverse the roles of the 2 different types, with the only exposed plain stone being used in the plinth course and for window sills and door steps.
With a few rough calculations I guesstimated that this lot provided us with only about 20% of the total face stone required, resulting in a further supply of similar stone needing to be sourced.
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I went to my first creative conference, and wow, I learned SO MUCH! Luckily, the Creative Works Conference is Memphis, Tennessee, aka the best city ever. Oh yeah, I live here too!!! The Creative Works team brought successful and inspiring designers to downtown Memphis, Tennessee, only minutes from my art studio. The theme of the conference was "Creatives are Dangerous," which inspired incredible talks and panels.
My favorite speaker was Jessi Arrington, an experimental and environmental designer at Workshop. You may know her from her awesome Ted Talk called Wear Nothing New. (Definitely watch it!!! It's only 5 minutes long!) She is a Southerner from Starkville, Mississippi who now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her talk focused on her Southern roots and how her beliefs have changed since living up North. Jessi challenged us in the audience to rock the boat and make waves using our design skills and drive. She cited many inspiring women: Anne Braden, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Lisa Congdon, just to name a few. One of my favorite quotes that Jessi mentioned was from writer Rachel Brathen: "In a society that profits from your self-doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act." At the end of her talk, she invited a few brave souls up on stage to take a pledge. I felt super inspired so I went up on stage and Jessi wrapped each of us in different color streamers! (Does anyone have a video of this?!?) Each of us on stage repeated the pledge in front of the whole audience! I definitely walked away from her talk inspired to make a difference!
Andy J. Pizza (aka Andy J. Miller from Creative Pep Talk podcast) was another of my favorite speakers. He also sat in the Creative Market and gave conference attendees our own personal pep-talks. Some of the take-aways from his talk were to BE YOUR BEST YOU! Get up off the floor and do your thing! Make a thousand things until someone looks at them! He told us many stories from his past and how he got his start. Andy drew one monster character every day for a year and guess what!?!? Nickelodeon found him on Instagram and hired him for a job.
I also had the opportunity to take two different lettering workshops at the conference. The first workshop was an Intro to Handlettering with Ken Barber from House Industries. If you don't know his work, basically he is the best. We all learned so much from hearing his lecture and then having a personal critique at the end of the workshop. Ken also signed copies of his new book! I will treasure my signed copy forever - just look at that "Emily"!!
The second workshop I attended was another handlettering workshop called Lettering as Composition with Erik Marinovich, another incredible lettering artist. At the beginning of the workshop, we picked one letter that we loved. I choose a script capital L (I love the loops). We then had to draw it tiny, draw it HUGE, draw it with our left hand, draw it with our eyes closed, etc. He taught us different ways to loosen up and play around with our compositions while still honoring the correct shapes and forms of the letter. He also showed off his dance moves a little bit.
These are only a few of my favorite moments from the conference. Learn more about the Creative Works Conference at their website. I highly recommend this conference to any designer or artist! I am already looking forward to next year's conference. See more photos from talks below!


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Herbert H. Thompson's Scientific American article is a great primer how one should help themselves in protecting their identity online. But, IMO, it points out a generational difference, too. I see this easily in my work environment when it comes to most things technical (computer systems-related). For those my (ahem) age, learning the newer concepts that come with (work) databases, VPNs, EMR, or web applications can either be daunting, or something to rail against.
But, bring those up with users a couple of generations later (in the same workplace), and there's instant recognition of the technology, or the need for it. Gen X, and especially Y, were raised with technology, and don't fear it. However, no fear, especially with the free social network tools available to anyone with Internet access, is a double-edged sword when it comes to falling prey to the hack Mr. Thompson chillingly writes about here.
What the younger generations put online today, brings stunned looks from we boomers. But, I guess our suspicion of authority, at least in this niche, can be a good thing. Of course, when gen Z arrives (and are taught from birth about what shouldn't be put online), they'll just laugh about those old Xers and Millenlials...and the boomers will be only the stuff for the History majors ;-).


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Ozy and Millie: Anchormillieon July 13, 1998 at 12:01 am
The original artwork for this strip is available for purchase. See the original artwork information page for more information.
Notes: White-out corrections in the first three panels.
Either a Pluto-esque character or child
you know, the first 5 times I read this, I thought it was a kitten kitten. Now I'm thinking it's a cat character in their class with an unfortunate name
Always remember, you just have to look good, you don't have to be clear.
You know, Flight 370 was carrying 239 people. Is this a future predictor/
But Millie clearly said 243.
Nobody knew about the four stowaways!
The future Ted Baxter.
I immediately thought of an old SNL sketch, a parody on "My Fair Lady" (I think it was with Will Ferrell):
"All I want is is a desk somewhere,
Forty minutes of network air;
Someone to do my hair:
Oh, wouldn't I be newsworthy?" 7@=Q


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Compulsory treatment
Most people receive treatment for their mental illnesses as voluntary patients. They make their own choices about their treatment, and in general have the right to refuse treatment. However, because some people with a mental illness are unable to make these treatment decisions for themselves, a psychiatrist will apply to the Tribunal to make a decision about whether compulsory treatment is required.
A person made subject to compulsory treatment is known as a "compulsory patient". Throughout the patient's treatment, the mental health service must ensure that the patient continues to meet the relevant criteria in the Mental Health Act 2014 to receive treatment as a compulsory patient.
Answers to frequently asked questions about Mental Health Tribunal hearings and Compulsory Treatment are available here.
For further information about Victoria's mental health services, please visit the Victorian Department of Health's website.


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Stencilling placards requires patience and practice but its a good way of making campaign materials that will separate you from the crowd at demonstrations. Making stencils is usually left to the more arty types so we figured we'd shake it up a bit and give you a step-by-step guide so you can try making them without graduating from IADT. You will need the following:
- A computer with a printer
- Multitudes of sturdy card
- Plenty of newspapers
- Scalpels, scissors and a stapler
- Spray paint, preferably in two different colours
- Sellotape or masking tape
- Blank A3 sheets (buy cheap scrap books from Easons)
- A2 sized pieces of cardboard
- Plasters (its inevitable really)
- Blu-tack
- A breadboard
Most of the above you'll already own or can be lifted for free from green bins or by asking in supermarkets. Sadly some things will have to be bought but these will last for ages. For spray paint and art scalpels, the best/cheapest place to buy these in Dublin is Evans art supply store off Mary Street. Just buy blu-tack, paper and the like from the pound shop or anywhere cheap.
Step 1: Prep your placard backing
Basically you need to get an A2 sized piece of cardboard and attach two A3 sheets of paper (the cheapest option) in landscape rotation to the front of this with a stapler. Make as many of these as you will require.
Step 2: Design your placard
Use a simple program to make a draft layout of your placard and check it looks well. You will need to use a font that is suitable for stencils as it will need to be cut out without falling apart. A font that generally looks well for this task is Know your product.
After this, print out each line of text in a larger font size as you will have to fill up an A2 placard. Roughly cut these out into rectangular blocks and lay them out on the front of your placard to check the sizing and layout works before you proceed.
Step 3: Cutting out stencils
Take each line/word/symbol you want to turn into a stencil and sellotaple these (at the sides) to a card backing. Card needs to be used as the paint will cause paper to curl and become useless after one use. Try and find card which is durable enough to last for several uses but is also thin enough so it can be cut through easily. Once this is done, grab your breadboard (or something equally tough to lean on) and carefully cut out the letters of each stencil with your scalpel. This will take a while so multiple comrades, tins & tunes are recommended.
Step 4: Assembly
Put small bits of blu-tack on to the back of each stencil and fix them onto your placard one at a time until the layout is complete.
Step 5: Spraying your placard
Lay out plenty of newspaper in your back garden or in a large indoor space and put your placard on top. Make sure it won't blow away by weighting it down with something. Each spray paint is different so read your instructions but generally if you shake the can for a minute and test it on some spare paper then its fine to use. Take your spare A3 paper and use these sheets to protect the other stencils from being hit with the wrong colour paint while you're colouring in another section. If you want to be really neat then you can use masking tape along the edges to seal each section from stray paint.
Hold the spray paint can parallel with the stencil and spray directly onto it from about 20-25cm distance. Its important not to overspray (the paint will run) so keep the can moving over the placard in horizontal movements and generally don't use too much. Once this is done, give it a couple of minutes to dry and then move your spare paper over this area to protect it while you do the next area in a different colour.
Essentially continue doing this until you're done.
Finally, peel off your stencils and leave the placard somewhere to dry.
Step 6: Repeat as much as you want
While stencils take a long time to make initially, once they're done you can spray as many placards as you like. Just re-affix them on each new placard and work away. Its quick enough once you get the hang of it.
Coming soon: Making banners!


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- MTAA-RR [ news/twhid/paintings.html ]
post about m. river paintings. james and i have one in our breakfast room.
tags: art painting mriver
Linkage: October 2007 Archives
- Google Map of Lower East Side galleries
via Jen Bekman
tags: lowereastside art gallery nyc maps
- 1 room, no view | Rhode Island news | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal
Eight artists snuck into the depths of Providence Place mall and built a secret studio apartment
tags: art apartment architecture consumerism performance providence-ri mall
- Lifetime free Pro accounts on SmugMug for non-profits
image sharing site, like flickr but much prettier
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Account Manager (Computer)
Joseph I. Clemmons
3307 Morningview Lane
Garner, IA 50438
(641) 927-6302
• Highly trained sales expert. Proficient in growing customer base in highly competitive marketplaces and in retaining existing customers through use of aggressive sales tactics and exceptional customer service.
• Strong knowledge base in Information Techonology with a successful sales background in computer hardware and software.
• Successful track record of generating revenue through new accounts in North and South America.
• Fluen in written and spoken Portuguese and Spanish.
Employment History
Software Systems, Garner, IA
1998 – Present
Account Manager
Executed sales functions including sales, presentations, customer service, and follow up.
• Improved sale of computers to clients throughout North America in diverse industries such as government, retail, corporate, and universities.
Techno, LLC., Ames, IA
1995 – 1998
Sales Representative
Initiated business sales and managed current customer accounts.
• Sold computer hardware and software to South American wholesalers.
Data Storage, Inc., Ames, IA
1992 – 1995
Export Sales Manager
Aided software importers and retailers by recommending timely software solutions..Served as office manager for day-to-day business operations.
• Exceeded quota for full quarter with innovative sales tactics.
DSB Hardware, Inc, Ames, IA
1990 – 1992
Sales Representative
Managed sales of computer components and accessories to Latin American importers and wholesalers.
• Led sales team in all aspects of sales activities such as generating new clientele and retaining current customers.
Software Solutions, Visalia, CA
1989 – 1990
Sales Representative
Initiated sales from international software importers.
• Named salesperson of the month for exceeding sales quotas by 25%.
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Layer in your slow cooker:
2 lbs beef stew meat, raw ( put the meat in frozen)
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1-2 T Worcestershire sauce
1 onion, diced
Cook on low all day. Right before serving add:
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Serve over:
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January 2002
Volume 3, Issue 1
| Wild Life Wine
Cup Candle
By Deirdre Woodward Sanders
|Editor's Letter | Letters to the Editor | Beginners' Corner | A Day at a Craft Fair | Thank You Cards | Wild Life Wine Glass Candle | Fill-Ins with Polymer Clay and Paint | Issues in the Crafting World | Email Us! | Home
While visiting the New Orleans Audubon Zoo -- which has
two adult jaguars and two jaguar cubs -- I entered the zoo
store to buy them out of their jaguar merchandise.
Imagine my surprise to find polymer clay! On several shelves were glass candle holders wrapped in faux animal skin polymer clay.
After I searched without avail for a jaguar candle, I decided I could as easily make my own. This is the project.
I'd know you'd think I would be featuring a jaguar-skin
candle here, but instead, I went with the giraffe. You can
choose any skin you want; I recommend having a picture
nearby so you can check for accuracy (if that is what you
are after).
| Supplies:
| Step One:
Blend your colors and form them into blocks.
If you are making spots, use a Skinner blend to form the inside of the bulls-eye cane, then wrap with the background color.
| Step Two:
Slice thin pieces off your blocks or canes.
It doesn't matter if the pieces are of uniform size or shape, since as you add them to the cup, you will stretch them all into unique shapes anyhow.
|Step Three:
Coat the wine glass with a thin layer of Translucent Liquid Sculpey.
I do this step because the clay will stick to the liquid Sculpey far easier than to the glass itself.
| Step Four:
Start adding thinly sliced pieces of your cane to the glass.
It's ok that there are spaces between the pieces as you add them to the glass.
| Step Five:
Gently press the slices of clay towards each other until their edges are touching.
Using a light touch, rub together the touching edges of each piece, until all the edges disappear. Be careful here to make sure your touch is strong enough to blend the edges together, but not so strong as to start blending the colors together.
Once you've covered the entire glass, bake it at the time and temperature recommended by the clay manufacturer.
| Step Six:
Once the glass has cured, cooled, and been sanded, cover it with a coat of Future.
As the Future is drying, take an empty tin can (I used a coffee can) and put several chunks of wax in it. Make sure you use more expensive wax -- I used some cheap stuff from the craft store and it smells terrible.
|Step Seven:
Put the tin can with wax into the boiling water and melt the wax according to the wax manufacturer's directions.
I used a can opener to cut away half the no-cut safety ring to form a handle and cut another part to form a spout.
Because the can kept tipping sideways, I put a spoon through the handle to keep it from falling over.
Be very careful. Hot wax can be dangerous.
|Step Eight:
Once the wax has melted, pour a little bit into the wine cup. Drop a wick in, make sure it is straight, and let the wax dry.
Once the wick is secure, pour the rest of the wax into the cup (that brown stuff in there is coffee grounds -- I don't know what I was thinking).
Let the wax dry, and there you have your new wild life wine glass candle.


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@DavidWygant hahaha
Dear david,
I was feeling confident one night and headed to a local club down in the older part of SoHo. I ordered champagne, but it tasted more like Coca-Cola, if anything. Whatever so I there I stood confident as ever, and this lady walked up to me, and without me saying anything, she asked me to dance in a dark, baritone-brown voice… It was magical david! We danced the entire evening under the cheap electric candlelight. Can you guess what her name was?
I'm so glad you're doing these videos. The other "puas" are terrible and I would not want any decent man to be their disciples. I'm a female who has read several "how to pick up chicks" books for fun and for good tips on meeting new people in general and they do have good tips but it is really off-putting when you can sense the insincerity in most approaches. And many other women are aware of the cheesy tactics as well; so men, it would be wise not to use them. Keep up the good work!
Not wearing a condom got your herpes!!
I dont think David likes to be referred to as an artist and he doesn't speak in that horribly terrible pick-up bullshit language either(kino).
David i just want to say you are an artist i rank in the top 3 geting phone numbers, inner game and communication techniques you have go way beyond expectations. One thing i think you fail to cover is when and how to establish kino becuase touch increases intimacy and comfort. I know that you are a master of seduction but it would help if you had at least one video on how to establish touch when and how
Can you please make a video on dating 20 year old women for the first time or just a first date scenario.
talking to women got me herpes
talking to women got me herpes
Short and sweet.
Good clip.
Saying that he's condescending implies that he's judging himself as better than others.
That's not what Dave's there to do, though by implication as a coach he IS in fact better than other guys in at least one aspect of life.
What's really going on is that he's speaking absolute confidence and conviction.
And does that help him get laid? Hell yes!
hey dave i like your attitude on this matter man. i think its really changed the way im going to move forward with women….keep makin vids dude.
He has a condescending way of talking. I wonder if that contributes to his success with women.
Everyone repeat after me – 'FUCK 'EM!"
@wesscoast "I like your shirt" is not quite the same as "No, I didn't have sex with your sister". But keep your attitude, the other guy will end up with the women you want.
@derekwong Women should be lucky that we look at their boobs in lust, and not disgust. She should feel flattered that we sneak a peak (not a pervert stare).
@lemmy555 Agreed, way too loud!
all u talk about is peaches
HAHA awesome
omg…intro and outro music is WAY too loud…clipping, distorting, etc… Great vid otherwise
if you comment on a girl's shirt she's gonna think you were staring at her boobs
haha hilarious.. i suppose you know then since im the dumb one apparently?
I'm just trying to help.. I promise, it won't happen ever again.
haha very funny smart ass.but instead of taking the time to write all of that BS how much easier would it have been for you to repsond to my comment with a simple yes or no?


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Latex Lady Smoking Fetish Part 1
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My wife was signed under sun records as a vocalist back in the day (70's) so she very much appreciated it.
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Are you a secondary school teacher? Could you spare 15-20 minutes during the Christmas and New Year lull to help me out? I am studying with the University of Southampton, working on a project with FFT (linked to the Fischer Family Trust) to understand how teachers are using data in secondary schools (focusing on Key Stages … Continue reading Teachers using data: should things change?
Honest answers to honest questions
Not everyone wants the truth. We could go as far as to say that there are questions to which none of us want honest answers. In the course of the past few weeks I have read many reports, journal articles and chapters of books. The aim of most, if not all, of these has been to … Continue reading Honest answers to honest questions
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February 26th-Slitherin' Snakes
Hi Grown-ups!
Today we learned about snakes from Mrs. Levi. She had a lot of stories for us and we got to share some of what we knew about snakes too. We made snakes with play dough, rubber snake prints, and drew our own snake with markers and bingo dot paint.
Outside, we drew with water and food coloring in the snow-it was a blast! Some of us made snakes and some of us just really enjoyed dying the snow different colors. Next week, we will be learning about another animal with scales…Fish! Don't forget to wear your snow pants so you can play in the snow and hike to look at the pond.
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This is some landscape photos which I taken with my Canon 600D and 18-55 mm kit lens. It was
on the way to a reservoir which is the location for my portrait shoot practicing. This reservoir located
in my university's area--Mae Fah Luang University, the most beautiful university in Thailand.
All photos below I finished on the camera with JPG files, still learning to process RAW files.
I shoot it with Raw and JPG.
These 3 photo below I shot with a creative filter build in the Canon 600D.
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On my desk at work is a Post-It note with the names of four bands a metal-loving former colleague recommended after learning that my musical tastes took in the likes of Bad Brains, Minor Threat and more.
Alongside Baroness (a real favourite in the last couple of years), Torche (can't decide) and Tides From Nebular (haven't checked out yet) is written Mastodon, the Atlanta heavy metal band that has just released its seventh album.
I'm not quite as up to date with new music as I'd like – though perhaps this blog will help remedy that. In fact, it's only in the last month that I bought a second-hand copy of Mastodon's 2004 album Leviathan, which rocks in all the right places and is heavier than a lot of what I listen to.
So, knowing I've got a fair bit to catch up on, I've fired up Spotify to listen to their new one, Emperor Of Sand.
Mastodon is, notes Stereogum, "among the most important American metal bands to come along in the last 20 years or so" and that other indie(ish, very ish these days) music site Pitchfork gave Emperor Of Sand an above average 7.6 rating, saying:
Full of melodic singing and zig-zagging riffs, the new Mastodon LP reins-in the Atlanta metal band's technical abilities without watering them down—though it smooths out some of their angular edges
There's a better written, more extensive review of Emperor Of Sand over at Consequence Of Sound, which says it's a "solid, thoughtful entry" in the band's discography.
But, as we're talking metal, and I'm a big Metal Evolution fan, I really wanted to know what Sam Dunn had to say about it, and he starts the below video review by noting that Emperor Of Sand is 2017's most anticipated metal album (unless Tool get around to putting anything out), before deciding it's "good not excellent".
But Emperor Of Sand does get an 'excellent' rating from Kerrang, which – as did Pitchfork – makes not uncomplimentary Metallica comparisons, concluding the album is:
A mature, provocative and at times genuinely beautiful piece of work, it demonstrates that Mastodon need bow to no-one, confirmed fans Metallica included
For me it's slightly jarring to listen to Emperor Of Sand because my only Mastodon reference point is Leviathan, but on first play it's an excellent counterpoint to the band's earlier work, one that has clearly worked in more melody (at times sounding closer to Baroness). And for a band whose is called Mastadon Rocks (dot com) they certainly still do.


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Ambient music is one of M83 mastermind Anthony Gonzalez's formative influences, and you can hear traces of it in his music-- especially on "Unrecorded" or "In Church" from 2003's Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. The funny thing is that M83, in general, is the antithesis of ambient music: The latter slips into the background; the former saturates the foreground. But on the first volume of his Digital Shades series, which serves to document his ambient recordings, the maximalist composer attempts to get back to his minimal roots.Brian Eno, ambient music's definitive figure, is a self-professed influence of Gonzalez's, and his mark is all over this album. It's impossible to hear broad piano figures plinking in a deep field of tone without being reminded of Eno's pacesetting Ambient 1: Music for Airports, a record that even came with its own manifesto: "Ambient music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is interesting."By Eno's definition, Digital Shades Vol. 1 is ambient only in the most literal sense: sound fills the air. The interpretative openness Eno stresses is absent from the record, which can be pretty handily interpreted in one way: It's an M83 album without the pummeling percussion. If purely ambient music is like sand slipping through your fingers, felt but ungraspable, Digital Shades is more like a rope sliding through your palm, laced with friction where the music hijacks your attention. "Coloring the Void" opens with an angelic chorale, a retiring guitar figure chiming in the background, and Gonzalez's muffled soft rock vocals-- all of which will be immediately familiar to M83 fans. Beyond the humming tone that wreathes it all, it's just M83 on muscle relaxers.-- Pitchfork2015 Reissue
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Today, we discuss one of the highest-performing and most affordable roof systems in commercial roofing, spray polyurethane foam.
For building owners who seek reliable, lasting roof protection that offers long-term cost-effectiveness, spray polyurethane foam roofing offers a great solution. But despite the fact that it has been around for 50 years, some members of the public have strong negative impressions of it. That is certainly understandable, given that over these past few decades, careless or less-than-savvy commercial roof contractors have incorrectly or poorly installed this energy-saving roof system.
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- Spray polyurethane foam technology does not have a solid track record for commercial roofing. Because a number of commercial roofing companies have installed this roof system poorly or incorrectly, this misnomer is one of the greater misperceptions to emerge in the commercial roofing industry. Multiple studies, including longitudinal studies or studies done over time, confirm spray polyurethane foam technology's efficacy for commercial roof protection. For one, the National Roofing Foundation performed a study at Arizona State University in 1995 that showed high customer satisfaction and durability were strongly tied to SPF roofing. Texas A&M University famously has over 7 million square feet of spray foam roofing installed on buildings across its campus, which has performed well for over periods ranging 15 to 30 years or even more.
- Spray polyurethane foam may be suitable for other applications, but not for roofing. Despite this fairly popular notion, spray polyurethane foam actually has shown a great track record for commercial roof application. When it was first distributed commercially in the mid-1950s, spray polyurethane foam was used in refrigeration and industrial insulation applications. As the foam technology became more specialized or harnessed for other industries, however, the foam emerged as a proven solution for commercial and residential applications alike. Today, SPF is used for roofing and insulation needs the world over, and enjoys recognition by the National Building Code as well as for its efficacy in sealing a building envelope.
- Spray foam roofs are far too expensive. This notion is perhaps one of the strongest held by the public today. In reality, though, spray foam roofing is actually one of the most affordable and reliable roof systems available today, especially when you factor in the cost savings and avoided costs it generates. For illustration, consider some of the following cost savings you can see with this roofing when it has an elastomeric roof coating applied on top of it: reduced roof maintenance and repair costs, heavily reduced annual energy costs, federal tax benefits and advantages, reduced cooling and heating equipment-related costs, and so much more. In fact, Texas A&M found that its spray foam systems paid for themselves in around 4-6 years with their huge energy savings.
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