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Wedding at Ettington Park Hotel near Stratford-Upon-Avon
Just got back from a really fun wedding at Ettington Park Hotel near Stratford-Upon-Avon. The couple, clearly massive fans of live music were seldom off the dance floor: always a good sign!
From the moment we arrived we were excellently looked after by the staff at Ettington Park Hotel. A rarity today was the wedding running ahead of time! The speeches were well underway by the time we arrived at 6pm, and we had scarcely managed two loads in the lift before they were over.
Loading in at Ettington Park Hotel is a little more work than at many venues; the Long Gallery being on the second floor and down a long corridor, with yet more steps! This is one if few venues where we always use our full 90 mins to get in and set up. Tonight, sound check finished bang on 7:30pm.
It was actually during our sound check that the formal wedding photographs were taken. This actually made a lot of sense, since the function room was being turned round, so guests were milling around. Also, the light was significantly less harsh than it had been in the heat of the day; which the photographers said made for much nicer shots. Perhaps something to think about when planning your own wedding timings!
It's hard to pick a hilight from a night like tonight: the sets were full of great moments. Mr Brightside went really well, and got everyone to their feet dancing, so while it's always a top track, perhaps this takes it tonight.
The couple asked if we'd have a photo taken in the photo booth, and we quite happily obliged! These prop laden setups make for great fun for the guests at ask sorts of weddings, and we often get involved. Hopefully we'll get holds of the photo and pop it up on here!


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After an incredible three-day weekend of group one racing we drop back to midweek grade this Wednesday, but the quality thoroughbreds are still in action.
The big stables such as James Cummings and Chris Waller are out in force to see which runners have spring racing potential and midweek racing gives them a good guide for the future.
Canterbury features some nice up and coming types across an eight-race card and Geelong has big betting fields where each way value is the flavour of the day.
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Canterbury free tips & form
Race 1. (13:25) All Too Hard Maiden Plate (1550m)
Chris Waller lines up the son of Savabeel which finished strongly to run third on debut at Warwick Farm.
The three-year-old was an each way chance in the betting market, but it ran well to finish within 1.4 lengths of Sparky Lad and that should be a good form guide for this run.
He's currently an odds-on chance, but he opened up at $2.30 and has been steadily backed throughout the week.
Race 2. (14:00) McGrath Estate Agents Handicap (1550m)
Four-year-old gelding for Hawkes Racing which has been facing some tough fields this season and it should find this much more to his liking.
The son of Dream Ahead was a maiden winner at Kembla Grange last year and it returned in 2017 with a quality placing behind Fragonard at Rosehill.
He was quickly spelled following that run which suggests he might have had some injury problems, but he will find this easier than his last two starts which came behind Awoke and Malahat.
The small field suits and the odds are value.
Race 4. (15:10) McGrath Estate Agents Handicap (1900m)
#4 – History Repeats @ $2.25 – BET NOW
This isn't a very strong field and History Repeats could repeat history with another win.
The Waterhouse/Bott-trained mare had run against some classy opposition before winning last start at Hawkesbury in maiden grade. She had finished close in behind I Thought So, Molten and Sweet Deal.
That form is great for this and stepping up over more ground looks even more ideal against a field which lacks quality.
Punters let it drift out to $2.35, but the money is coming back in for her.
Race 5. (15:45) Schweppes Handicap (1250m)
#3 – Marsupial @ $2.25 – BET NOW
Marsupial is the clear class runner of the field, but it needs its confidence back after a rough start last time out.
The James Cummings-trained three-year-old was on the spring radar for many when he finished second behind Tango Rain at Rosehill in August, but he only battled behind Viridine in the Heritage Stakes when more was expected.
Dropping to midweek grade should help and with form behind the likes of Golden Rose winner Trapeze Artist, Property and The Mission, Marsupial should take advantage.
Race 7. (16:55) Theraces Handicap (1100m)
#6 – Khan to place @ $3 – BET NOW
Khan has obviously had its troubles off the track, but the place odds are too good to pass up at this level.
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained colt scored a quality win on debut in the Breeders' Plate this time last season where he defeated the talented Condor Heroes.
He then ran last in the Silver Slipper before running seventh in the Black Opal Stakes behind Trapeze Artist. Those runs were disappointing on paper and he never really hit out as expected, but he has been given time to recover and class is permanent.
Most of the money has come for Beacon at $3, but Khan represents value for a top three finish and we're expecting some money to come for him late.
Race 8. (17:30) McGrath Estate Agents Handicap (1200m)
#5 – Slow Burn @ $2.70 – BET NOW
Slow Burn is a talented type for trainer Les Bridge which typically finds form quickly after a spell.
The four-year-old mare was a winner on debut last season when beating Noire by four lengths and that was a dominant display.
She subsequently ran at very short odds her next two starts, but was unable to win. She ran third behind Sisken in a tight finish at Canterbury before running sixth behind Test the World at Warwick Farm.
There's plenty of confidence in the betting market and we're expecting a big effort.
Geelong free tips and form
Race 1. (12:25) Roderick's Insurance Maiden Plate (1755m)
#7 – Heavenly Thought @ $2.25 – BET NOW
Well-backed runner for Darren Weir which ran second on debut behind subsequent winner Black Sail and then he hasn't been far away since.
He produced a solid run for fourth at Bendigo last start behind another subsequent winner in Tavistock Abbey and that form should hold up well at this level.
He's knocking on the door of a win and this looks a suitable target.
Race 3. (13:35) Prestige Jayco Maiden Plate (1240m)
#9 – Royale Effort @ $2.50 – BET NOW
Royale Effort has been nearing its debut win and it doesn't get a better opportunity than what is presented here.
The Lindsay Park-trained three-year-old has placed in three of his four starts which included a second placing behind Double Jeopardy at Pakenham last start.
Rising up slightly in distance should allow it more time to settle into a good position and drawing the inside barrier should see him land on the speed and kick strongly.
Race 4. (14:10) Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1340m)
Sia was very disappointing last start when getting rolled as the $1.40 favourite, but we'll allow it another chance.
The Hayes/Dabernig-trained three-year-old filly won by a half-length on debut at Geelong before running fifth at Flemington against a tough field.
There was plenty of expectations last start, but she might have needed the run and she made good ground late to finish close.
Most of the money has come for the Waterhouse/Bott-trained Our Crown Mistress, but Sia still has the goods and the inside draw to work with.
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Cafe owner fears high street is becoming a 'no-go zone'
A South Wales high street has become a "no-go zone" after groups of youths began hanging out there.
Local businesswoman Caroline Jones claims groups of up to 25 youths gather almost every night in Porthcawl's John Street where they have been seen banging shop windows, shouting and climbing on scaffolding.
She said the problem has got so bad that residents now "avoid" the street after dark.
And she spoke out about fellow business owners' fears that their shops could be vandalised if the problem is left to escalate.
The area where the group gathers includes a tourist information centre, Primark, a card shop and Ms Jones' business, the Bakerboy Café.
She said: "My café was vandalised last year. In that case, someone tried to smash the window but nothing was taken. It is a concern for a lot of people."
Ms Jones, who was the Conservative candidate for the police and crime commissioner elections, said there needs to be a higher police presence in the town to tackle the problem.
She said: "There definitely needs to be more police in John Street – it's a no-go zone.
"Regularly from about 8.30pm you get huge groups of young people – all about 16 or 17.
"You get about 25 of them going around with skateboards, shouting, hanging from scaffolding, urinating on doorsteps and generally causing a nuisance.
"It's been going on for about the last two years."
She said local residents told her they avoid the area because they are afraid of confrontation.
"When you see a big gang like that John Street becomes deserted at night and people who used to walk through with their dogs and so on now avoid it," she said.
"I don't know where they come from, whether they are leaving a youth club or something like that, but they stay there for hours.
"Once I saw a boy banging the window of the card shop because he wanted to see the cards fall down.
"Another time I saw two girls back-to-back in the road with their arms locked, refusing to move out of the way for drivers.
"I think it's got to the stage where enough is enough."
Acting Inspector for Porthcawl and Maesteg, Paul Thomas, said: "We are aware of the concerns about anti social behaviour in the vicinity and it is being treated as a neighbourhood priority by local officers.
"This type of behaviour will not be tolerated. We are increasing patrols in the area and will deal robustly with any incidents of criminal or anti social behaviour.
"Over the past 12 month period overall crime in the sector has reduced by 7.6% with 327 fewer victims when compared with the previous year."
Article source: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/porthcawl-businesswoman-says-town-centre-2577703


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The SparkFun Proto Pedal is a PCB that makes building guitar effect pedals easier.
The SparkFun Proto Pedal PCB
Lets face it, most guitar pedals start with similar circuitry – you need the input and output jacks, the bypass switch (hopefully with a status LED), and a barrel jack for power input. In some circuits, there may be as much wiring involved in the jacks and switch as there is in the effect itself.
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To protect the PCB from the hazards of stage and studio, we've also got an optional, matching, pre-drilled die cast enclosure.
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This guide will show you how to assemble the PCB, then explain the I/O, power, and switching circuits. If you're new to building guitar pedals, this guide should help you get started. If you're experienced with electronics, but new to guitar pedals, you might want to check out the prototyping and theory sections, because guitar pedals employ some clever and unique circuit conventions.
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Islamabad: Opposition leader in National Assembly and Pakistan Peoples Party's stalwart Syed Khursheed Shah claimed former ambassador Hussain Haqqani a traitor.
Shah also alleged that former Pakistan ambassador to Washington was trying to gain the attention of Trump's administration.
The statement came following former envoy's article in Washington Post, which sparked controversy against him. He said he had facilitated US by providing operatives to CIA, the American secret service, in Pakistan.
Haqqani served as ambassador to United States in former PPP government and was also politically affiliated with PPP.
He said, his acts during PPP regime helped the US secret service to track al-Qaeeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad without the knowledge of Pakistan military.
"In November 2011, I was forced to resign as ambassador after Pakistan's military-intelligence apparatus gained the upper hand in the country's perennial power struggle. Among the security establishment's grievances against me was the charge that I had faciliated the presence of large numbers of CIA operatives who helped track down bin Laden without the knowledge of Pakistan's army — even though I had acted under the authorization of Pakistan's elected civilian leaders," Haqqani's article reads, published in Washington Post.
Shah declared the statement of zero worth to be debated in parliament; he added, those who were born in Pakistan and then committed treason after going to US should not be given much importance.


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Knowing what to do before you step in the gym when you're new to weightlifting, is essential to your success. When you first start weightlifting, making the most out of your workout is what you want to focus on.
This means your workouts should revolve around compound exercises, as these are the ones that are going to put on the most muscle the fastest. The ones you want to focus your workout around are deadlift, pullups, bench press, overhead press, and squats.
Knowing what exercises to do is of course something every manner woman needs to know before they hit the gym, so make sure to do these five exercises properly from the get go.
We're going to start with the deadlift because it is an exercise that people new to the gym tend to avoid more so than the others. The biggest mistake people make while doing this exercise is not keeping their spine in alignment, from their lower back all the way up to their head.
Doing so requires that you keep the bar close in to your body, and that you lift the weight using both your legs and back. That is why this exercise is such important one, as many people tend to focus too much on the pressing exercises which can cause an imbalance in their body.
Pullups are another exercise that people tend to neglect, one reason being that getting started in doing so is difficult. This is because if you're not used to doing the exercise potentially even doing one repetition is difficult if not impossible.
If this is the case that doesn't mean you should neglect the exercise altogether, as their things like resistant bands or stepping blocks can be used to make yourself in doing this important exercise.
Pullups are something you want to be doing because it is a great indication of your overall upper body strength, working the arms, shoulders and the back as well.
When doing this exercise you want to make sure that your shoulders are back and in a straight alignment throughout its entirety.
Out of these exercises, arguably the easiest one to do is the bench press. This is because while it is a compound exercise it really is only involving your arms which is less involvement compared to the other ones listed here.
With that being said, plenty of people regularly make mistakes doing the bench press which not only hurts their gains but can end up doing damage the process.
When doing the bench press the first thing you need to remember is to keep your feet flat on the ground at all times. You also need to make sure that your hips and shoulders are in contact with the bench throughout the exercise.
The number one mistake that people make when doing the overhead press is that they use too much weight, and in turn require the recruitment of their leg muscles and other muscles in the body to perform this exercise.
This means that you're not really targeting the muscle group year that exercises designed to do so that being your shoulders and back.
To do this exercise properly you want to make sure that your legs remains straight throughout, and that you also maintain proper posture in keeping your back straight. It may require that you significantly reduce the amount of weight to properly do so, which is well worth it in the long run.
Squats are another exercise that you want to be regularly including in your workout routine because of its ability to hit multiple muscle groups including all of the ones in the legs. It also helps develop core strength as well, as your body as to stabilize the weight throughout the entirety of the exercise.
When it comes to squats the most important thing you need to remember is to maintain proper form in keeping your back straight throughout the exercise. Many people make the mistake of improperly place in the bar too high up on their neck instead of lower on their traps, which causes their heads the lean forward and in turn their entire body.
To do this exercise properly you should be pushing more with your heels than the balls of your feet which will help you maintain proper form.


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Shuttle AS45GTR SiS 648 Motherboard Review
The Motherboard
Above, you can see a snapshot of the AS45GTR. The first thing that caught my eye was the BLUE PCB with the matching DIMM slots. This would definitely look good in a windowed case with a blue cathode. The board is of normal ATX size.
Above you can see a snapshot of the CPU socket. Around it you have your normal socket adapter for the retail HSF as well as other models. You can see that this socket adapter has screws rather then those push pins to hold it down. The screws are much better and easier to remove and they don't require you to take out your motherboard like other motherboard solutions. At the top of the socket you have quite a few resistors. Below and on both sides of the socket you have very few. Near the bottom of the picture you can see the Northbridge. Unfortunately, it only has an aluminum heatsink to keep it cool with no active fan cooling. We would really like to see motherboard manufacturers using fan cooling every time since the Northbridge tends to hold overclockers back sometimes when they are not properly cooled.
The Shuttle AS45GTR comes equipped with three DIMM slots supporting up to DDR3200 officially. They are painted blue, which is a nice compliment to the blue color of the mainboard's PCB. In the top right of this snapshot you can see the power connectors for this motherboard. You have the normal ATX connector and the P4 12v connector. Shuttle has also included a third connector (AUX) that you can hook up to add more stability. We are seeing more and more of these third connectors to improve stability. We saw an extra 4-pin connector on the P4S8X which claimed to add more stability.
In the bottom right you have your normal IDE connectors which support ATA 33/66/100/133. You can hook up two devices to each channel.
Above you can see the Southbridge of the chipset, the SiS 931. Normally, the Southbridge never has any sort of cooling on top of it. Shuttle has opted to include a heatsink on top of the Southbridge to add more stability and to keep the Southbridge running cool.
The Shuttle AS45GTR uses a Phoenix based BIOS chip. Unfortunately, not too many companies like Shuttle have decided to incorporate a feature similar to Gigabyte's Dual BIOS feature. It is a great feature because if one of your BIOS chips dies due to a faulty Flash, you still have a backup. Perhaps they will be included in future motherboards from Shuttle?
The Shuttle AS45GTR does, in fact, include two RAID IDE ports. You can choose to disable RAID and use these ports as regular UDMA IDE ports or create an array with your hard drives. (RAID 0, RAID 0+1 etc.) The RAID on the AS45GTR is powered by the very popular Highpoint chip. This board uses the HPT372 model. The setup of RAID on this board is extremely easy thanks to the programmers over at Highpoint.
One of the big features of the AS45GTR that sticks out to everyone and anyone is the fact that it supports the new technology of Serial ATA. Above you can see a picture of the two Serial ATA ports stuck right beside your RAID ports. Note the size difference and how far technology has come between the two different ports. Not only should Serial ATA/RAID be faster then your conventional IDE/RAID setup, it also takes a lot less space and cables won't clutter your airflow.
The AS45GTR has the conventional 5 PCI slot/1 AGP slot setup. The 5 PCI slots support PCI 32-bit devices. The AGP slot has support for 4x and 8x AGP cards. Above the AGP slot there is an extra fan header for your future AGP cooling needs. This is a nice feature that not a lot of boards include.
The rear panel of this motherboard is quite basic. It has your normal pair of PS2 ports, two USB ports supporting up to USB 2.0, printer port, game port, sound ports etc. The onboard sound on this motherboard supports up to 6.1 channel sound. One feature that this board does lack is onboard LAN. It would have been nice if Shuttle would have included it on the AS45GTR.
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
This is the uninspiring picture we had to work on this month. Take a look at the other Calendar Girls postcards and see some of the wonderful interpretations they have come up with.Firstly, I coated the fabric with Polymer Medium.I wanted to use the Japanese symbol, a Kanji, for the word friendship and Google found me this.I printed it out on dressmaking pattern tissue in red ink using a laserjet printer, cut a postcard template so I could postion it correctly and used the Polymer Medium to fix it to the fabric.The fabric was laid on a piece of Pelmet Vilene then the symbol was stitched round in black thread.
I did this first as I wanted to work out where the rest of the lines of stitching would go. I marked these on the pelmet Vilene and stitched them in black thread.I cut and pasted the row of single flowers from the picture and used the photocopy filter to get an outline which was then traced onto Stitch 'n' Tear paper using a Light Box.I placed the tracing in the correct position and stitched around the flowers in red thread.Once stitched I removed the paper. Another two coats of Polymer Medium were put on top before fixing the piece to watercolour paper. I then used a couple of rows of zig-zag stitch around the edge to finish off.This months card will be on its way to Susan.
I made a start on the first exercise in the book 'Find Your Own Visual Language'. I set the timer for an hour and off I went. The idea was to choose a shape, cut it out in card then cut it into pieces and rearrange it to resemble the original shape, not adding anything and not taking anything away. This is first of the pages from this exercise - very cautious. :)You can see I got a bit carried away here, not quite sticking to the instructions, but luckily the buzzer went off – thats when I stopped. I found it a very absorbing exercise.I will post the rest of the work on the Finyovislan blog during the week. I should have mentioned last week that if anyone wants to join in with us just drop Wendy an email or a comment and she will sort you out. Exercise 2 in the book, which I shall start on next week, is cutting designs from erasers.
Also managed to do my screen printing for the Dye Hard Surfacing group this weekend. I used freezer paper to cut the designs from which I then ironed on to the screen. I used Jacquard Lumiere paints in Gold,Crimson and Metallic Rust - a fabulous colour - on Silk Noil and a polyester fabric. Some turned out well and some not so well. I would like to try a different method of screen printing in place of the freezer paper as it only lasts for a few prints. The swap is for eight fat quarters. I made the mistake of cutting the fabric into fat quarters before printing, I think it would have been better to have worked on a much larger piece and then cut it down. And I could do with more than one screen too!Not related to textiles now, but we have this Passion flower growing against one wall. Started off as a very small cutting we bought with us when we moved here four years ago and it has now grown up one side of an eight foot wall and right down the other side – we have to keep cutting it back to keep it under control. The flowers and fruit are really beautiful.But what I wondered if anyone knew is, can you eat/cook the fruit? And if yes, then any ideas how?
28 comments:
- Gina said...
Very productive as always Lynda! I like your interpretation of the Calendar Girls theme - not an easy one.
- September 28, 2008 7:28 pm
- Vicki W said...
Once again another great round up of techniques and samples! Love the postcard!
- September 28, 2008 7:54 pm
- Carol said...
Lovely! Welldone on lovely work.
- September 28, 2008 7:57 pm
- Wendy Coyne said...
The close up photo of your dyeing (second pic) has a very definate image of a King Charles Spaniel looking out. Very spooky. Bet you can't repeat that :)
- September 28, 2008 11:31 pm
- Connie Rose said...
Gorgeous stuff, Lynda! Which Procion black did you use? I'm just getting started with fiber reactives (have been deeply into acid dyes for years), and shiboried a small piece last week to use for the back of a small quilt, using Jet Black, and it looks like medium blue indigo. I think I'll try all the blacks but I'm wondering what you used here.
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- September 29, 2008 12:00 am
- Sandy said...
Love the postcard and all your samples. The exercises look interesting. Maybe you can google the fruit to find your answer.
- September 29, 2008 12:11 am
- Sophie said...
Wow! you have been productive!! I love the indigo effect that you got from the black dyes. I find a true black is very difficult to get with procion - it's either green black or blue black.
I really like your postcard - thank you for sharing how you did it. I really enjoy reading your posts because it's the how that I'm really interested in and I like to see how ideas and end products can evolve...
If the passion flower is the same as the passionfruit the fruits are yumm! but i'm not an expert so don't take my word for it ;)
- September 29, 2008 4:07 am
- Juan Carlos said...
1. love your exercises.
2.love your japanese card(jealous that im not getting it) :)
3. ahh! friendship!wish i'd be the indigo master you say
4.gosh you're lucky!take it from a tropical girl. passion fruit is deliciously acid and yummy. will send you a recipe.
5. black dye tends to halo(separate) as it's a mix of different dyes with different strike rates.
neki desu
- September 29, 2008 9:31 am
- Hilary Metcalf said...
Hi Linda - you most certainly can eat passionfruit - a great Australian addition to summer fruit salads and to top pavlovas. Yours looks orange - not sure what type they are. The common Ozzie ones are a beautiful purple - best eaten when the skin goes slightly wrinkly - cut open and scoop out the orangey inside, peppered with black seeds - the perfume is heavenly. You can make a passionfruit equivalent of lemon curd, or use it in sorbets or ice cream - or in icing for shortbreads- or just spooned over good vanilla ice cream - or sandwiched in a sponge with whipped cream - I think you get the idea!!
Looking forward to taking the workshop - cheers
Hilary in Australia
- September 29, 2008 10:13 am
- Alis said...
Such a busy lady, you put me to shame.
I love the patterns you created with the dyeing and rubber bands.
The postcard worked out just great too.
Great patterns in your sketch book, looking forward to seeing your carvings.
The screen printing is wonderful and to top it all off great photos or the passion flower.
I have to go and lie down now but you did great!!!
- September 29, 2008 11:58 am
- Martine said...
Yes you can eat the passionfruit and flowers. I have this wonderfull book by E.de Lestrieux with beautifull foto's and recipies as well, called: taste of flowers.
She makes a "passion-pudding and decorates it with the sugared flowers.
- September 29, 2008 12:07 pm
- Doreen G said...
Another great weekend of creating I see--I love the canvas box things.
Like others have said you can eat the passionfruit--very yummy.
As a child I used to eat these off the bush much to my mothers annoyance.
Take notice of what Hilary has said as she just lives a short distance from me.
- September 29, 2008 1:10 pm
- Maggie Grey said...
Not sure that the passionfruit that you get in Oz is the same variety. We have this one, too and I've always been told that the fruit is poisonous. I'd love to hear differently as our is prolific too, but we can't afford to lose you, Linda!
- September 29, 2008 3:59 pm
- Françoise said...
You've been busy!
Your dyed and printed fabrics are beautiful.
And I love the card you made.
- September 29, 2008 7:11 pm
- sharon young said...
Love this month's PC for the CG challenge, sooo..... different!!
Your dye samples look super and I adore what you're coming up with on the screen printing.
I've been doing something very similar to your B&W exercises so was very interested to see what you came up with.
Many thanks for sharing your experiments , it made a lovely exciting post.
- September 29, 2008 8:49 pm
- Shirley Anne Sherris said...
How busy is this??? And you say I am prolific - no contest here.
I like the blue that comes from dying with black. I have always mixed some black with blue to get this dark blue but no need - just use black!!
Will we see what all this fabric is for????
- September 30, 2008 4:00 pm
- Homeleightigger said...
Wonderful post again Lynda - thanks so much for sharing. All very inspirational. I do hope your Workshops go well - I'm sure they will.
I'm not sure, but I think those fruits are the seed pods to grow more flowers - I've never known them to ripen enough to eat them as those oval brown furry things that you peel to reveal gorgeous green sweet fruit.........
- October 02, 2008 12:08 pm
- Tiggy Rawling said...
Hi there - your shibori fabric is super. Working with Procion black is such a hit and miss affair. The addition of the symbol for Friendship brilliant, and I love the flowers.
Do have a go at indigo, not difficult, you just have to have the weather - this was not a good year. Indigo vat insulated in a black bin bag with newspaper lining seems to have been the order of the day. I love it, so magical. The reactions of students when they first use the vat is priceless. There is always one question, and the answer is no!
- October 02, 2008 7:32 pm
- dot said...
Hi there
The folded dyeing is lovely Lynda, wonderful shapes and patterns. I use greaseproof paper for screen printing which adheres itself to the screen by the paint/ink as you make the first print and lasts for many, many prints.
- October 05, 2008 5:36 am
- corryna said...
I love the fabrics you dyed. I can see a part of a face in the one with the red Japanese word on it. Lovely!
- October 07, 2008 9:04 pm
- Debbi Baker said...
All fabulous Lynda!! I am very late reading this post - time has really got away from me recently. The screen printing results are lovely and the indigo is so beautiful. Really looking forward to the upcoming workshops!!
- October 11, 2008 2:53 am
- Becky Vigor said...
Wow you've been busy. I love what you did with the Calendar Girls piece, what a transformation from such an unpromising source. I never would have thought of dying canvas but want to now.
- October 18, 2008 8:42 pm
- Gail P said...
As usual, your work and enthusiasm leave me breathless! So much so that I'm passing on an award to you! See my blog for the details.
Hugs! Gail
- October 18, 2008 9:56 pm
- MargaretR said...
Very inspiring as usual Lynda. I'm going to email Wendy now as I also have that book. How I'm going to keep up I don't know! But I already have the book and I'd lovr to work through it.
- October 26, 2008 10:37 am
- Kenning Stone said...
What an interesting blog you have here. And the artwork is beautiful. I especially love the 'Japanese' piece.
- November 06, 2008 12:50 am
- Sabii Wabii said...
I loved seeing all the fiber art. Great and informative blog.
- November 06, 2008 4:59 am
Great post - I love the covered box frames
- November 09, 2008 11:57 am
- T said...
What a fantastic blog this is. I love it.
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DIFFA's Gift For Life Holiday Pop-Up Shop will be open December 2-6 in the Siegel-Stockman Showroom offering a variety of gift, accessories, décor and home good items.
Organized by the Retail Design Institute New York Chapter to benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids (DIFFA) and Gift For Life, the shop will feature donated products by dozens of gift and décor designers, with all sales benefiting DIFFA's mission to combat HIV/AIDS. More than 30 designers and manufacturers have donated their products.
The pop-up shop was a collaboration, designed by students from the Fashion Institute of Technology and LIM College. The shop will be hosted in Chelsea, just blocks away from the Retail Design Collective— a one-week showcase of the newest visual products and trends in New York City, and will feature donated home décor and gift items from top such top designers as: Arcadia Home, Areaware, Baccarat, Baggallini donated by Jenny Hammons, Christophe Pourny, Culver Glasses, Cynthia Gale New York, Design Ideas, Design Memorabilia, Diane O'Donnel Contemporary Designs, DIFFA, diptyque Columbus Circle, Donghia, Edelman Leather, Gallery 91, Global Protection Corp., Gumball Poodle, Harry Barker, HomArt, Jonathan Adler, Kata Golda, Kenneth Cole, Kravet, LAFCO NY, Lenny & Eva, Lenox, Maileg North America, Marc Blackwell New York, Michael Aram, Photos.com by Getty Images, Pico Design, Robert Allen, Scout by Bungalow, Semaki & Bird, Silver Peacock, Solid Red Square, Spin Ceramics, Tory Burch, Trinky Things, Umbra Ltd., West Elm and Zolo Inc.
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Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets in the second T20I of the ongoing Biman Bangladesh Airlines T20I series to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. It was again Afghan googly master Rashid Khan's night who took three wickets in an over and finished with a figure of 4-12.
Having won the toss, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hassan won the toss and elected to bat first. The opening partnership didn't last long as Shapoor Zadran struck in his first over sending Liton Das back to the pavilion. Sabbir Rahman was the second batsman out caught by Samiullah Shinwari off Mohammad Nabi's bowling who also accounted for Mushfiqur Rahim's wicket. Shakib Al Hasan pushed himself down the order to avoid another collapse to Rashid Khan' bowling but he only lasted for seven balls before getting out to Rashid khan for three runs. Other Bangladeshi batsmen were clueless as Rashid yet again ran through the batting line-up bagging 4 wickets in his spell. Bangladesh posted a target of 135 runs for Afghanistan to chase in the allotted 20 overs.
Afghanistan openers were cautious in their approach and put on 38 runs for the first wicket before Mohammad Shahzad was LBW off Abu Hider's bowling in the sixth over of the innings. Usman Ghani was the next one to lose his wicket after scoring 21 runs from 31 balls at a low strike rate of 68. Mohammad Nabi and Samiullah Shinwari stabilized Afghanistan's chase with a fifth wicket partnership of 36 runs and former, in particular, absorbed the pressure and took Afghanistan home in the 19th over with a quick-fire 31 runs off just 15 balls.
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Call for rethink on yards
Brendan Abbey, spokesman for the consortium that wants to build a private regional saleyards at Mortlake.
WARRNAMBOOL City Council (WCC) might need to rethink its forthcominginvestment in the Warrnambool saleyards, the proponent for a private regional saleyards at Mortlake says.
Brendan Abbey said he expected his private regional saleyards would attract between 30-40 per cent of the cattle throughput currently handled by the Warrnambool saleyards.
His comments follow WCC's announcement last week that it was giving its long-term support to the Warrnambool saleyards at theirCaramut Road location.
The council'sdeclaration of long-term support for the Warrnambool saleyards follows two previous moves by the council to divest itself of the facility, the most recent in 2014.
The council'sefforts to divest itself of the saleyardswere abandoned following community opposition, including that from the Warrnambool Stock Agents Association.
Theassociation's president Anthony Mahony said funding had been secured to install roofing over the Warrnambool saleyards'dirt yards.
He said an above ground watering system and a new compressor for the scales had also been recently installed at the saleyards.
Corangamite Shire Council this month also declared its support for its Camperdown saleyards, announcing it would invest this financial year in two capital projects at the saleyards worth about $10,000.
Corangamite shire had also previously explored the possibility of divesting itself of the Camperdown saleyards in favour of a private regional facility in the shire but no progress appears to have been made on that issue.
Mr Abbey said WCC's declaration of support for the Warrnambool saleyards would not alter his consortium's plans to build a $15 million regional saleyards at Mortlake.
"It's still full steam ahead," he said.
Mr Abbey said his consortium had gained support from stock agents in Hamilton, Camperdown, Colac, Geelong and Ballarat whosaid they would send livestock to its regional facility at Mortlake.
All of the saleyards in the south-west are operated by local government but Mr Abbey said his consortiumhad not asked any south-west councils to support the venture.
He said theconsortium aimed to have itsregional saleyards built by the end of next year and put through between 150,000-200,000 cattle a year.
Mr Abbey said it hadbought a 69 hectare (170 acres)siteat the corner of the Hamilton Highway and Connewarren Lane in Mortlake for the facility and was negotiating on another 36ha (90 acres) on which to build a quarantine facility for cattle for live exports.
The plan for the quarantine facility was for it to handlethe cattle sold at the regional saleyards for live export markets, he said.
Mr Abbey's consortium, which comprises five Yass farming families and a solicitor, will next month open its $15 million regional South Eastern Livestock Exchange at Yass that will sell both sheep and cattle.
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Reforms cause concern for Bega
TAFE Illawarra is no more, with individual institutes dismantled and placed under the control of one streamlined provider.
TAFE Illawarra is no more, withindividual institutes dismantled and placed under the control of onestreamlined provider.
Minister for Skills John Barilaro announced on Wednesday last weekthe state's 10 TAFE institutes would become one overarching, multi-campus operation –part of "once-in-a-generationreforms"ofthe sector.
The change comes into effect immediately but it is unclear how TAFEIllawarra will be effected.
As part of the change a new digital education headquarters will be created in regional NSW to deliver more online and in-workplace training in a move the government says will expand TAFE's reach and reverse the huge recent decline in enrolments.
TAFE Illawarra Bega campus Teachers Federation representative David Grainger is concerned the push towards online learning could have a negative affect on students and could also mean job losses at the local campus.
"The Bega campus is a fantastic resource and I would hate to see it downsized and for students to suffer," he said.
Mr Grainger's concerns lay in thatevery person learns differently and he believesstreamlining the approach could make TAFE more difficult for people who learn best with hands-on demonstrations and face-to-face discussions.
NSW Teachers Federation representative for Bega's TAFE campus David Grainger at a "Stop TAFE cuts" forum in 2014.
"There are other parts to learning including access to a counsellor or a careers advisorand being able to go to a library and be assisted by a trained librarian," he said.
"These other services can mean the difference between success and failure for many local students."
The announcement last week did not go into detail on how it will be implemented and Mr Grainger said this is the main problem as he is "more worried about what wasn't announced".
Mr Barilaroassured the News Weekly on Tuesday, July 18, that there wereno plans in placetoclosethe TAFE Illawarra Bega campus.
"Where there is a TAFE today, there will be a TAFE in the future," Mr Barilaro said.
"TAFE is not leaving town."
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NSW Farmers: unanimous opposition to backpacker tax
NSW Farmers delegateshave votedunanimously to oppose the Federal Government's 32.5 per cent backpacker tax hike and seek a new solution.
A lively policy debate played outat the Association's annual conference in Sydney this afternoon, with delegates'frustrations ringing clear overthe government's stance.
Producers reeled whengovernment announcedin its 2015/16 budgetthat it would abolish the $18,200tax-free threshold on backpackers and set a flat tax rate of 32.5 per cent.
Farmers fearimpacts to seasonallabour supply and wastage ofunpicked fruit and vegetables, which the conference heard would "create a crisis" in the industry.
Today'sconference motion, put forward by the Association's Bathurst branch and supported unanimously, called for renewed efforts to seek a"reasonable, measured"solution.
"I don' think we can afford to lose this valuable workforce," said Bathurst delegate David McKay
"I can tell you we will lose people to NZ – where they have a 10 per centtax rate."
Delegates rejected anamendmentfora flat rate tax of 15 per cent with notax-free threshold – which isthe practice in the shearing industry.
An amendmentfor zero tax was also rejected.
Under current 417 working holiday visa conditions, backpackers are eligible for a tax-free threshold of $18,200 then pay a rate of 19pc up to $37,000 and 32.5pc up to $80,000.
In Maygovernment said it woulddefer the tax for six months until January 1 2017.
It's estimated the average working holiday maker earns about $15,000 while in Australia.
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Friends of the hospital July cake stall, Wednesday, July 20, 8.45am until sold out. Wangaratta North East Health cafe. Phone: (03) 5722 5069.The Lions Club of Albury is holding a speaker meeting, Wednesday, July 20, 6pm for 6.30pm start at the Banksia A Room, Commercial Club. Speaker is Shelia Smith. Phone: 0438 658 213.Wednesday, July 20, dance lessons, 10.30am – noon. Entry $2,Old Time and New Vogue. Beginners welcome.Senior Citizens Hall, Havelock St, Wodonga.Ph. 6024 2865.Thursday,July 21,Dance 7.30 – 10.00 .Entry $5.Old time and New Vogue. Music by Adie.Senior Citizens Hall, Havelock St, Wodonga.Ph. 6024 2865Anxiety Support Group,3rdThursday of each month,Age Concern,432 Townsend St, Albury,6pm. Free, age:18+.The Association of Independent Retirees, Albury-Wodonga Regional Branch is holding its AGM on Thursday, July 21, 10am at The Albury Club, Kiewa Street.Speaker is the Minister for Health, Aged Care and Sport The Hon Sussan Ley MP Member for Farrer. Door entry $4. Phone: 0438 658 213.Diabetes Week public event, Thursday, July 21, 7.30pm, Banksia A Room, The Commercial Club Albury, speakers, raffle with great prizes, all welcome. For more information phone: (02) 6043 1125.Murray Wheezers support group is celebrating Christmas in July on Thursday, July 21at the Birallee Tavern in Wodonga at 12:30pm.$25 for two course meal, partners/friends welcome, RSVP Thelma on 60433234.This story Administrator ready to work first appeared on Nanjing Night Net. Continue reading
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Andrew Nabbout signs with Newcastle Jets: interview
OPPORTUNITY: Andrew Nabbout after signing a two-year deal with the Jets on Tuesday. Picture: Marina NeilANDREW Nabbout is back in the A-League with a point to prove after signing a two-year contract with the Newcastle Jets on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old striker was cut by Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat in May last year and moved to Malaysian second-tier club Negeri Sembilan in December.
But Nabbout is back and eyeing off the Jets' FFA Cup round-of-32 fixture against Victory at Magic Park on August 3 as a chance to show his former club and the rest of the league that he belongs in Australia's premier competition.
"100 per cent. A lot of people wrote me off after I got released from Victory," Nabbout told the Newcastle Herald after putting pen to paper on his contract on Tuesday.
"The first cup game now is against Victory, so I definitely have a point to prove as to why I should be here, and that's exactly what I'm going out to prove.I'm here to show Newcastle fans why I'm here and why I should be here."
Andrew Nabbout with coach Scott Miller at Jets training last week.
Nabbout played 36 games for Victory from 2012 to 2015, almost all of them under Ange Postecoglou before Muscat took over in 2013. He scoredfive goals atMelbournebefore joining former Jets defender Taylor Regan at Negeri Sembilan.
"It wasn't really wrong," Nabbout said of his limited opportunities under Muscat. "He had Berisha there, and he's an unbelievable player and he has to be starting in any team, but I was bit disappointed not to get a go at all.
"Most of the time I was left out of the squad. I think I deserved to at least be in the squad, but everyone has their opinions."
Nabbout wasNegeri Sembilan's top scorer with nine goals in 14 games before being replaced mid-season by former Brisbane star Henrique last month.
"I did well in Malaysia. Unfortunately performances aren't always what gets you over the line in those sorts of countries," he said.
"It's a lot to do with what happens off the ground.
"I left as top scorer and top assists, but I've got to bring that form into the A-League. This is where it counts now.
"I'm coming here not as a squad player but to push for a starting position, and obviously that's what the gaffer wants."
Nabbout said he had hoped to sign with another A-League club immediately after leaving the Victory but a combination of factors had worked against him.
"That's what I wanted, obviously. I wanted it straight after being released from Victory, but it doesn't really matter. I'm back now, and that's what counts," he said.
"I think most of the squads had players in my positions already.
"It was bad timing, and football iswhat it is. It's a rough game in terms of everything off the ground, finding clubs and being released and stuff like that.
"The main thing is I'm back now with the Jets, and hopefully I can get stuck in pretty quickly."
Supporters will get an early opportunity to see Scott Miller's new acquisition in actionin Wednesday night's friendly against the Northern NSW NPL Select side at Magic Park.
The Jets squad now numbers 21. Milleris expected to sign an overseas striker, a Chinese player and one or two more under-20 development players to complete his roster.
Meanwhile, left back Ivan Vujica has been cleared of serious injury after leaving training on a stretcher last week. The teenager has bad bruising on his ankle.
Jets squad: Ben Kennedy, Jack Duncan; Jason Hoffman, Daniel Mullen, Nigel Boogaard, Nick Cowburn, Ivan Vujica, Lachlan Jackson, Daniel Alessi; Steven Ugarkovic, Mateo Poljak, Ben Kantarovski, Wayne Brown, Devante Clut, Mitch Cooper; Andrew Hoole, Labinot Haliti, Morten Nordstrand, Andrew Nabbout, Andy Brennan, Radovan Pavicevic.
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SE drains in limbo
Livestock SA president Geoff Power fears for the future of the SE drain network.Livestock SA president Geoff Power says the lack of funding in the State Budget for repairand maintenance of the SE drains leaves the future effective operation of thenetwork in limbo.
Mr Power said the additional funds required for the drains' ongoing upkeep had not beenaddressed.
"The State Budget papers show an allocation of $2.293 million for the SE WaterConservation andDrainage Board – which has previously been committed by Minister forSustainability, Environment and Conservation Ian Hunter," Mr Power said.
"However, the question is how much of that will be used for drains maintenance. LivestockSA's understanding is that majority of the funds will be used for the board's administrationcosts and that only one‐quarter, or about $600,000 a year, will actually go to drains repairand maintenance.
"The government has long known that more funding than the $2.2m committed was requiredto meet maintenance expectations and requirements. In 2015‐16, there was a $1.639minvestment in maintenance of the SE drainage system but there is no allocation for 2016‐17.
"In March 2015, the community panel – assembled by the government – rejected that the SEcommunity be directly charged to fund the ongoing maintenance and operation of thedrainage network.
"They argued the drains provided benefits to the whole state and, since itwas a state‐owned asset, the government should fund its ongoing maintenance andoperation.
"The drains will deteriorate and all that hard work and effort of previous years will be lost ifthere is no commitment."
Mr Power said the budget showed there were funds allocated to the SE Flows RestorationProject, but this was a completely separate project to the maintenance issue.
"The project will construct new drains that connect the Blackford Drain with the Coorong tohelp with salinity management in the Coorong South Lagoon, enhance flows to wetlands inthe Upper SE and reduce drainage outflow at Kingston beach," he said.
"There are some concerns with this project as well in terms of how effective it will be inachieving its goal, the quality and quantity of water that can be diverted to the Coorong, andthat maintenance of these new drains will be handed over to SE landholders to fund.
"Some landholders are concerned there could be major flooding of the drains over pasturesand that some smaller farmers will lose productive land that they cannot replace, impactingtheir longer term profitability.
"South East livestock producers really need to see some leadership and commitment fromthe SA Government to work with them to achieve the common goal of an effective andefficient drains network supporting an extremely productive area of our state – a significantcontributor to the state's economy."
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Boulia glory heads south
South Australia's finest camel, Hook M Up proved too strong once again for the competition at Boulia when it came to the crunch.
CHAMPION AGAIN: Jockey Chantelle Janesse steers Don Anesbury's camel Hook M Up to victory in the 1500m Boulia Cup final. Photo: Jan Norton
Boulia's own camel Uncle Bob had caused an upset by defeating Hook M Upin the heats of the 400m race on Saturday although with the top three qualifying for the final Don Anesbury may havebeen easing up his mount for the big one.
If that was the strategy it worked asHook M Up was the victor in the major event the 1500m Desert Sands Boulia Cup.
To a backdrop of misty rain and chilly air the seven-year-old camel ran the event in just under two and a half minutes, streaking clear of the field.
Hook M Up won by three lengths fromUncle Bob, which found the extra distance just too tough to handle.
Third was Jackie, fourth wasChief and fifth wasLazy Girl.
It was Hook M Up's second successive Boulia Cup winafter the 2015 race was the first time Anesbury ran him over that distance.
With four local trainers involved, the local camel race was keenly contested.
In the end it was Spike who delivered the goods just holding off Mario.
Sneaky was a long way back in third andCheese and Whiskas finished fourth.
Arguably another local camel Marley was the story of the weekend.
After the previously unheralded beast wonits 400m heat on Saturday in a 20-year record time of 33.40 seconds, it went around the course even faster in the 400m finalon Sunday in a time of just under 33 seconds, smashing its own one-day-old record.
Even Hook M Up couldn't live with it and was forced to run second.
Biscuit finished third withPete back in fourth.
Fifth wasUncle Bob.
The camel festival moves on to Winton this weekend for the final leg.
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Offal prices flex their muscle
A gourmet offal salad.DEMAND for high-value beef offal like tongue and skirt is holding strong in lucrative markets such as Japan, driven by the Korean barbecue trend.
As prices for Australian product are pushed up by high cattle procurement costs, exporters appear to have been able to retain volumes to the higher-end offal markets.
Tongue prices are up 122.5 per cent year-on-year and thickskirt nearly 50pc, according to Meat and Livestock Australia's latest co-product market report.
Tallow prices also gained ground.
At an average $878 per tonne ex-works for one per cent free fatty acid, tallow prices are up 29.1pc year-on-year.
However, across the range of non red meat parts, price variability is high, with year-on-year decreases of around 20pc for lungs, some tripe categories and beef lips. Sheep runners are also back by 73pc.
Beef exporters and market analysts said while the tight cattle supply in Australia was having some impact, it was international market conditions that determined prices for co-products.
Australian offal competes with the United States and Brazil in most markets and their prices and foreign exchange rates often determine how much residual demand comes to Australia, one processor said.
Report author Dennis King, Southern Downs Management Services in Queensland, said a large percentage of Australian tallow went to the renewable diesel refinery Neste in Singapore, where it competes with other products such as palm oil.
"Palm oil volumes are down due to drought in the big palm plantation nations, which has seen Neste shift more to tallow," he said.
"These prices are strong but not records – just two years ago tallow was trading at $1000/t."
Meat and bone meal prices have jumped from earlier this year but are steady year-on-year.
Demand from Indonesia has increased as a result of changes to import regulations but 60 per cent of MBM is sold domestically.
Lamb MBM is used in pet food and cattle MBM in poultry and pig feed.
"Demand is strong in line with growing poultry consumption, however the fact other protein sources such as soybean meal are favourably priced at the moment is having a balancing effect," Mr King said.
Cattle hides are also stable, with NSW small yearling hides averaging $25.67 per hide, Queensland $25 and Victoria $28.
"The fall-off in the Australian dollar has kept domestic prices steady," Mr King said.
"It has been the saviour for our farmers and processors as demand from our major market, China, has been under pressure.
"Hides in China are mostly used in furniture and the automotive industry and that type of discretionary spending is the first to go in an economic downturn.
"We are hoping the annual Shanghai Leatherfare at the end of August will spark increased demand."
Overseas buyers savvyAUSTRALIAN offal competes with the United States and Brazil in most markets and their prices and foreign exchange rates determine how much residual demand comes to Australia, beef exporters say.
Co-products account for around 11 per cent of a slaughtered animal and have an estimated value of $1.7 billion per annum.
Australian offal used to make beef lip tacos in Mexico.
Meat and Livestock Australia says around 80 per cent of Australia's offal is exported around the world, with Japan the single largest overseas market.
It's latest co-products market report shows that beef offal prices have increased, while sheep offal is steady.
Export sales manager with NH Foods, which exports to more than 34 countries, Andrew McDonald said demand for tongue in Japan was on a steady upward curve.
"It is a traditional entree item and menus label it Australian product," he said.
"Australia has a strong reputation for clean, green and safe product.
"Because supply has fallen away, we are now very close to the price point where these customers may shift to other suppliers."
Mr McDonald said overseas customers were attentive to news of supply in Australia and had looked to ensure they secured inventory, which had seen some offal categories double in price since the start of the year.
Another major exporter said offal price movement was similar to beef price movement with export drivers determining prices based on competitor activity, market access rules and foreign exchange rates.
He listed new demand from Indonesia and the loss of the Russian market as the larger impacts in the co-products market in recent years.
New import rules for Mexico should see Australia benefit from more direct trade in the future, he said.
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Marine artwork: trash to treasure
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The sculpture is part of a series of works facilitated by the Ghost Net art project, a group that works with artists and communities to create art out of "ghost nets"and other rubbish collected from water and coastlines.
A lot of the debris that is beingused in this second ghost net sculpture comes from the left overs of Jidirah, and the idea for the blue swimmer crab was born out of the colours of the remaining debris.
The Natural Resources ManagementAlinytjara Wilurara (NRMAW) hasonce again been working with the people from Yalata along the coastlines near the Bight to collect debris to be used in the sculpture.
Ghost Net art project art directorSue Ryan said theproject hadbeen in the works ever since the sculpting of Jidirah the whale. The Ghost Net team were supposed to return to work on the project last year, but a change inco-ordinator for the arts and culture centre made organising difficult, so it was postponed until now.
"We've been working with marine debris since 2009 going to different communities and working with artists to do collaborative projects and often quite large sculptures," Ms Ryan said.
"Doing this sort of things gets artists together and they learn new skills. When the objects are exhibited that helps raise awareness of marine debris as well.
"There's been a lot of interest from galleries and the public and I think people just love looking at it and playing with it. It looks like rubbish –and it is rubbish –but when we start working with it people start to see it differently."She said that she enjoys working with local artists to turn something negative into something beautiful and positive.
"It's funny at the start people say that it's just a whole lot of junk and wonder what we're going to do with it and then when they see the finished project the say 'wow, look at the colours'.
"When you do that it's really reaching the public because people don't want to hear about doom and gloom so if you present it in a positive way it's really engaging."
Ms Ryan is working with artists from the centre including Collette Gray and Jamie Newchurch, along with commissioned artist KarenHethey and project manager Kristen Bobyk.
The blue swimmer crab is expected to be displayed at the Our Mob exhibition in Adelaide, and will potentially be shown in other galleries in the future.
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Facts might be vexing, but they are crucial
"Facts are stupid things," US president Ronald Reagan once said.
He soon corrected his slip of the tongue and produced the correct quote, referring to facts as stubborn things, as per the original line from another US president, John Adams.
The original Adams quote remains pertinent to this day.
"Facts are stubborn things," Adams said in 1770 while acting asa defence lawyer in a murder trial.
"And whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence …"
Cradle Coast Authority project officer Chelsea Bell shows some of the authority's community and economic profile data material for the region.
Come to think of it, the Reagan (mis)quote remains pertinent too, given how much decision making is made regardless of, or even in spite of, the actual facts.
Most of us would have worked out that we make better decisions after a little research into the facts and some consideration of their implications.
Doing some homework on housing and vehicle purchases are some of the bigger financial areaswhen this applies, and it is also the case in how we interact socially.
Buying a house at a good price is one thing.
Buying a house at a good price when the roof is about to cave in is something else again, for example.
We know all this from our own lives, but often, it seems, political decision making is based on preconceived views and/or ideology, rather than facts.
Happily, the Cradle Coast Authority is doing its part forevidence-based policy and decision making.
It has invested in evolving economic and social data sets which can help build an accurate picture of the reality of the region.
Its work has potential to be vital to council and authority decision making, and potentially willalso prove to be a useful tool for business investment and for state and federal governments and their agencies.
It is all very well for someone to put up a proposal and seek business, council, state or federal cash.
Relevant, accurate data can serve to either underline the need orbusiness case for particular spending, or absolutely torpedo it.
The sorts of data the CCA possesses can teach us about our strengths and weaknesses, our abundance in some areas and our lacks in others.
It can help identify real needs and opportunities, and also expose dead ends.
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IoTUK Nation Database Launch
IoTUK has partnered with Bloom and ODI Leeds to build a comprehensive 'Nation Database' of all of the IoT companies and projects that are currently operating in the UK.
This database allows us to ask some complex questions of the data, and send back answers in a simple and intuitive way. These key questions were built into the heart of our design.
Here are Paul Connell of ODI and Peter Laflin from Bloom talking about the database.
From the database, ODI has created a visualisation which allows us to easily make sense of the complex dataset. The information collected in the database is being analysed and will help IoTUK to gain meaningful insight into the IoT market in 2017. As the information is based on the latest data, this insight is up-to-date, allowing for an accurate snapshot of what is happening all across the country.
The database demonstrates both breadth and scale of IoT in the UK, highlights the significant commercial products being developed, and shows how IoT-focused suppliers are distributed by type, size, application area and location.
According to a February 2016 report from SAS and the Centre for Economics and Business Research, IoT will boost the economy to the tune of £81bn and bring an additional 67,000 jobs to the UK by 2020. The Nation Database helps us to track this boost, enhancing and promoting the changes that are already happening in industry and in people's homes and offices.
Identifying key trends in the IoT marketplace and research hubs in the UK means that investment can be directed towards those areas that will derive the greatest IoT benefit, providing a more effective level of SME support.
Why not explore the data yourself in our visualisation? The IoTUK Programme will launch our insight report on the IoT Nation in April.


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As smoking declines in the United States and is increasingly under fire with new legislation and social stigma, Zippo, a long respected name in quality lighters is looking to other products to brand their name. Recently the brand has marketed a brand of men's watches, but intends a line of other high quality products such as outdoor clothing, backpacks and other tough long lasting goods.
Will it work? Some products with famous names like Harley Davidson on them were huge failures in the marketplace and sold poorly. Bic pens even once tried to market a line of underwear. And Colgate even tried some food entries that were marketplace flops as well. Not every attempt to diversify pays rewards. Some just sap off company revenues and really hurt a company.
A famous name doesn't always help to sell products. Mario Andretti had an unhappy relationship with an American motorscooter distributor of Benelli products. In the last couple of years, Mario Andretti and PowerSportsFactory parted ways in an unhappy way with Andretti suing the company which slipped into financial problems and eventual bankruptcy. (BTW-The American distribution of Benelli motor scooters doesn't impact the Benelli motorcycles which are produced and marketed separately from the scooter brand). However, it is a blow to this famous brand name to see that neither the name of Mario Andretti or Benelli was good enough to market a high priced line of motor scooters in the states.
Zippo might well tread carefully here, if the history of failed products with famous names is any clue to use some caution.


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I'm so excited! It's like my first child is being born.Now I have sent out all the feedback to everyone that signed up. If I missed you feel free to sign up for next Friday. This go around took me a lot longer than I thought it would. I only went back through the last 5-10 days of tweets depending on how much was there. I kept the feedback short on purpose, because I hate to type. That's why I like twitter.
So now it's time to see if this baby is ugly or not. For those that got your eval today please leave your comments below. You don't have to go into great detail, just let me know if it was helpful or not. Don't just say "I liked it!" because you think I'm a nice guy or anything. Since I don't have a Yelp page this is the only way to let others know if I am a quack or not. If you want to tell me over twitter also, that's great, but please do it here for everyone to see permanently and forever.
If this doesn't add benefit there is no reason for me to waste your time. I will keep this up as long as needed.
Here is a little Q&A for those that did get feedback from me, and those that would like to:
Q: Did you proof read my feedback? It kind of makes sense, but man your grammar sucks.
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Q: I tottal already do what you said I needed to do. What gives?
A: I could go through ALL of you history due to time. Take it as a sign you're doing it right then.
Q:Great feedback! Can I hire you?
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Q: Will you be doing this again?
A: Yes. Just sign up using the rules from the first post, but put your comments in this post instead.
Q: Where is the first post?
A: Forgot that, sorry. Here: http://wesley83.posterous.com/im-starting-feedbackfriday
Q: I got my #feedbackfriday this week. Will I get one next week too?
A: Only if you sign up again, but new comers get preference.