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In a market where consumers are wading through labels — organic, pasture-fed, natural, cage free — and trying to learn which means what, 1907 Meat Co. is helping people across Oklahoma understand where their meat comes from.
"We tell the truth," said Adam Gribben, owner and operator of 1907 Meat Co. "That was something I really wanted to harp on — the authenticity and transparency. There are so many standards out there and there are different levels of skepticism, depending on the label you're looking at. It's a bombardment of different terms, and the consumer just wants to know what's good to eat, what's good to feed their families."
1907 Meat Co. sources humanely raised, pasture-fed animals from local farmers and ranchers — everything that goes through the store is born and raised in the great state of Oklahoma, and if it's not, we will let you know.
Adam has a background in electrical engineering and worked for several years in Dallas, but loves Stillwater and said he wanted to do something to help the local community.
"I was looking for a reason to move back to Stillwater," he said. "I thought, 'What does Stillwater need?' I was looking for a business idea that would work in Stillwater."
Stillwater has an agricultural powerhouse — Oklahoma State University — and plenty of local farmers and ranchers, but Adam noticed there was a lack of local products readily accessible to the public.
The idea to open a butcher shop kept coming back to mind, and Adam began putting a plan together.
"I couldn't really find a reason why it wouldn't work here," he said, and began researching butcher shops across the country. "Their prices aren't out of line and they're sourcing what people are demanding. People want to know where their food comes from, what's in it, or at least what's not in it."
Adam began working with local farmers to figure out a product stream and started coordinating with the University of Oklahoma to provide meat for the university's Real Food Challenge commitment, which became a huge stepping stone toward the end goal.
A year later, 1907 Meat Co. opened its doors at 919 S. Main in Stillwater to offer fresh, locally sourced, humanely raised, premium cuts of beef, pork and chicken, and added lamb in November.
1907 Meat Co. operates with USDA- or state-inspected slaughter houses in Oklahoma, and a staff of professionally trained butchers process the meat in-house to provide the freshest product possible, from steaks to chicken breast to sausages.
The crew at 1907 Meat Co. strives to operate a low-waste company, so meat in the butcher's case rotates to the professional chef to become biscuits and sausage-bacon gravy, breakfast sandwiches or burritos, chicken fried steak, meatloaf or Cuban sandwiches and more for breakfast, lunch and brunch in the front-of-house restaurant.
The butchers strive to use all parts of the animal, so tongue, liver, heart, ox tail, suet, lard and more are available. They also smoke leftover beef bones for customers to take home to their four-legged companions.
The company's skilled butchers keep a variety of cuts of meat on hand, and can offer custom cuts or sausage blends on request.
In addition to providing a premium quality product, 1907 Meat Co. strives to help area agriculture stakeholders.
"Know your food, know your farmer," Adam said. "Or if you don't know your farmer, know your butcher."
ADAM GRIBBEN, founder & CEo
Adam is an electrical engineer by trade, and worked for years with a cell tower inspection company out of Dallas.
"I was flying a lot for my job, and I would read on the plane," he said.
One day, he picked up a couple of books about modern meat production, and he decided to do something different.
Adam's heart stayed in Stillwater after he moved to Texas, and he came back to Orange Country as often as he could to ride bicycles with like-minded people who love the community.
Finally, he decided to stop commuting and make the move back to Stillwater. Talking and dreaming became planning and building, and 1907 Meat Co. opened in October.
1907 Meat Co. was founded on authenticity and transparency, Adam said.
"There are so many standards out there and there are different levels of skepticism out there, depending on the label you're looking at – organic, pasture fed, natural, cage free," he said. "It's a bombardment of different terms, and the consumer just wants to know what's good to eat, what's good to feed their families.
"We tell the truth. You know where it comes from, what's in it, or what's not in it, because there's nothing in it. It's meat from an animal that was raised on a farm that you can go visit."
Matt Buechele, executive chef
Matt came to 1907 Meat Co. after six years cooking in farm-to-table restaurants in Tulsa and Kansas City, including The Farmhouse, Bluestem, Jasper's Italian Restaurant, and most recently worked as the sous chef at the Tallgrass Prairie Table.
Matt graduated from the New England Culinary Institute in 2011, and has worked in restaurants since he was 14, cooking his way to the top.
Matt said wherever he works, he wants to bring more local food to the table through relationships with farmers and ranchers, and that passion brought him to 1907 Meat Co.
"I like the farm-to-table idea of working with local farmers," he said. "I've done it with vegetables, produce, milk and eggs, but I haven't had a chance to do it with meat as much as I wanted to."
There's more to the farm-to-table concept than a transaction, Matt said.
"There are relationships behind every single phone call," he said.
At 1907 Meat Co., Matt works with the butchers to rotate meat out of the butcher case through the kitchen to achieve two goals: to reduce waste and create a unique menu every day.
This business model not only helps 1907 Meat Co. to be a low-waste operation, but also serves to expose customers on new cuts of meat and menu items.
"I think the cool thing about 1907 Meat Co. is they are doing stuff that people aren't doing," he said. "The whole animal thing is not an easy concept. I don't know if everyone realizes how different this is from everything else.
"Not a lot of places are willing to change the menu every day."
chad smith, butcher
Chad has fond memories of growing up in a shop similar to 1907 Meat Co., and that's part of what drew him to Adam's business.
"I did some cleaning in my grandfather's shop in Massachusetts when I was a child," he said. "Family was always there working. My uncle was running the kitchen."
Chad followed his grandfather's steps to become a butcher after the family moved to Arizona, training at Sprouts Farmers Market under an Italian butcher.
"He saw something in me and took me under his wing and showed me how to cut meat, give good customer service, everything," he said. "I didn't know what to tell a client when they came in — how to cook this, the difference between this and that. He showed me everything."
Chad came to Stillwater two years ago and worked at Ralph's Packing Co. in Perkins.
Then he saw an article in the Stillwater NewsPress about 1907 Meat Co.
"Something in that article spoke to me," he said. "Farm-to-table is exactly what I wanted to do. I came across people who didn't know that ranchers live next door to you, or what they do on their farms, or how meat comes to your table."
1907 Meat Co. fills that educational void, he said.
"Something like this really puts a spotlight on that connection," he said. "You have ranchers' pictures here in the store, you have them sitting here eating breakfast.
"It's really great. Not only are you doing something that helps you and that you enjoy, but you're also helping other people who are the heart of America, feeding America."
Chris joined the 1907 Meat Co. crew over a bicycle ride with founder Adam Gribben, talking about how modern technology can transform businesses.
Chris helped 1907 Meat Co. transcend a provincial era when butchers wrote orders on notepads and kept records on paper, to a modern business with electronic point-of-sale systems, records, scheduling, tasks, inventory and more.
Chris has more than a decade of retail experience, from working in Apple stores to the Student Union Bookstore at Oklahoma State University.
Chris said he appreciates Adam's big-picture mission.
"We are trying to save the food chain," he said. "Younger generations have gotten so far from the origin of our food. Our mission is to help save state agriculture. I really like the overall big picture we have here, rather than just being here to make money."
Chrystal Forman-DeNoya, Operations Manager
Chrystal came to 1907 Meat Co. because her values aligned with their mission — knowing where food comes from and supporting local producers.
Originally from Ponca City, Chrystal came to Stillwater to get her accounting degree at Oklahoma State University, but after graduating and landing an accounting job, she realized it wasn't what she had expected.
"I like people and interacting with people," she said. "What I did there, I hardly ever talked to anybody."
Chrystal has worked OSU as an academic adviser in engineering and found her true calling as president of the local Elks Lodge, where she managed lodge operations.
She began following 1907 Meat Co. after reading a couple of newspaper articles, and was excited as a potential customer.
"I saw a posting on Facebook about them hiring people and I sent in my resume, thinking they would never call me, but they did," she said.
Now, Chrystal is in a place where she can put all her talents and skills to work — she gets to interact with customers on a daily basis and manages store and back office operations.
In a day and age when a lot of food Americans consume comes from overseas, Chrystal said 1907 Meat Co. is doing something to make a difference.
"I like what we are doing and the ethics about it," she said. "I started learning about how much of our food is not made in the U.S., and it was sad to me. I like that we are supporting local farmers. I love the idea of knowing where your food comes from. I love to cook with good ingredients, and you don't have to try real hard if you start with good stuff."


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The annual event which celebrates trend-setting individuals who defy the odds with their styles held on Saturday August 19 at the Movenpick ambassador hotel, Acrra Ghana.
As always, some stars brought their A-game to the red carpet while some just left us wondering what they were trying to achieve with their looks. For an award which is centered on awarding styles and fashion, it most definitely was on fire even though we were disappointed with some celebrity Style game.
We certainly were expecting a WOW look from media personality Toke Makinwa - but the green dress didn't exactly give us what we wanted, of course the colour was perfect but it just sort of looked hmmm on her. Maybe the gold tubo dress she wore to the pre - party/nominees announcement party would have been better.
As we were left disappointed by some, we also were left amazed and wowed by others - Stephanie Okereke Linus wowed us with a very gorgeous and statement dress from Nigeria designer brand, Enthyst fashion klinik.
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"It is the most interesting book I have ever read and inspires me to do something immediate to save our civilization." —Hanh Lien, translator for the Vietnamese edition of World on the Edge
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Acne is the most common skin condition in the United States. It affects children, teenagers and more adults than ever before. Although the American Academy of Dermatology is not sure why so many adults are faced with acne, the condition can be emotionally overwhelming. This leads both teenagers and young adults to seek treatment programs.
Acne appears when a pore in our skin clogs. This clog begins with dead skin cells. Normally, dead skin cells rise to surface of the pore, and the body sheds the cells. When the body starts to make lots of sebum (see-bum), oil that keeps our skin from drying out, the dead skin cells can stick together inside the pore. Instead of rising to the surface, the cells become trapped inside the pore.
Sometimes bacteria that live on our skin, p. acnes, also get inside the clogged pore. Inside the pore, the bacteria have a perfect environment for multiplying very quickly. With loads of bacteria inside, the pore becomes inflamed (red and swollen). If the inflammation goes deep into the skin, an acne cyst or nodule appears.
Treatment options for acne have changed dramatically over the years. In the past years many patients were treated with sun lamps to help control their acne, but with increased knowledge about skin cancers, this practice has since concluded. Currently, patients are often treated with first line therapies of topical antibiotics and keratolytic agents to help reduce bacteria on the surface of the skin, and to open clogged pores. If patients have more inflammatory acne, we often will use oral antibiotics to help reduce bacteria.
Additional treatment options for patients, or adjunctive treatment options to speed up their response include Microdermabrasion, Chemical Peels, Clarisonic Skin Cleansing Brush, Intense Pulsed Light, Intra-lesional Kenalog Injections, Extractions, Dermaplaning, Nutritional Alterations, Supplements, Jane Iredale Make-up, and Professional Skin Care Products (VI Derm, IS Clinical, and Hylunia). One or a combination of these additional treatment options can aid in speeding up the healing and recovery time


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Hi Dominic. Are you in fact Bellido, or do you have his/her permission to upload this arrangement here? Thanks, KGill talk email 02:34, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi; Bellido's tab which I used to create the score was released without copyright here http://www.classtab.org/chopin_op06_no01_mazurka_in_fqm_1.txt - I can e-mail them to check though, Dominic


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The Turkish government announced it had captured 350 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from the port region of Mersin to Italy or the greater EU.
Most attempting to board the captured smugglers' ship were Syrian refugees, who have flooded Turkey in the aftermath of that nation's civil war.
Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reports that 71 migrants were arrested onboard a ship named the Ole, which was flying a Mongolian flag at the time of its capture. Another 271 were captured ashore, waiting to board the ship. The Ole appeared to be heading across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy. In addition to the migrants, another ten believed to be crew members of the ship were arrested carrying inflatable boats, apparently to be used in bringing the 271 ashore on board the ship.
While much of the attention on illegal immigration in the Mediterranean Sea and greater Europe has focused on African migrants attempting to travel north, the Syrian Civil War has created a robust market for human smugglers traveling west, using both the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Turkish authorities claim they have arrested 1,754 individuals trying to cross into Europe illegally in the past year, and the nation has already become the home of 1.8 million Syrian refugees.
The struggle of migrants willing to bet their lives and sacrifice their lives' savings to enter European Union territory became a major international story following what is believed to have been the greatest tragedy of its kind: the death of an estimated 700 migrants on April 19 whose ship capsized en route from Libya to Italy. In response, the EU held an emergency meeting in which nations agreed to triple international funding for a program to rescue these migrants, and France proposed missions to Africa in order to destroy smugglers' vessels before they take sail. At the emergency meeting, EU member nations also agreed that they would limit the number of migrants permitted to stay in Europe after surviving the voyage. So far, nations agreed to keep 5,000 migrants in Europe, though 36,000 have already made it ashore in 2015.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the results of the European Union meeting, arguing that any attempt to destroy vessels before they took off for Europe would inevitably result in the deaths of migrants and condemning "statements coming from Europe preparing the ground for (vessels) to be sunk in the Mediterranean, in the Aegean, while transporting migrants and refugees."
The Turkish Foreign Ministry reports that, on both land and sea, "nearly 700.000 illegal migrants were apprehended in Turkey within the period 1995-2007," in addition to the extra million Syrian refugees who are legally in the country. The Ministry's site notes that "organized networks" of human smugglers pose the greatest challenge to overcoming illegal immigration.
In addition to migration in the Mediterranean, Greece has seen an overwhelming number of mostly Syrian migrants attempt to cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey to enter Greece. While Greece's economy has little to offer migrants, they would nonetheless land on EU soil. Authorities say Greek coast guard forces are "overwhelmed" in their attempt to keep migrants out, the most dramatic of which was the rescue of more than 90 migrants on a vessel trying to cross to Greece.
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Bloating Remedies for burping belly and flatulence. Excess abdominal gases in the body have three major consequences: Bloating in the stomach, Regurgitation,Flatulence . When air gets stuck in your colon or small intestine, it may cause bloating in the stomach. Air that has been swallowed can get stuck around the stomach, with the result that anyone gets regurgitation. To combat these uncomfortable situations, there are natural remedies available which provide a solution or reduction of gas in the intestines and often embarrassing situations where you sit farmers without you can stop helps prevent.
There are a number of bloating remedies with herbs available that are very useful to prevent farmers and belching. Good news is that some of the best natural ways to combat these annoying conditions are already present in the kitchens of most people.Ginger is a wonderful remedy for bloating in the stomach and other problems in the abdominal region. it also has a soothing effect on the digestive system. Adding ginger in your meal can help to combat this issue, although some people do not like the specific, rather strong flavor of this herb. For these categories of people there are ginger supplements with useful alternative.
Cardamom is another herb that you can add to your diet to help prevent regurgitation flatulence. It helps over-active stomachs to relax by stimulating the contraction of the muscles in order to weaken regurgitation. Again for people who do not like the distinct flavor of ginger, cardamom could be the best alternative for this herb.Relaxing with a glass of chamomile tea after meals also helps abdominal gas to be transported through the digestive system and thus avoid being released by belching and burping.
Flatulence may have natural causes, but it is no pleasure to be with. Pumpkin food is an excellent bloating remedies to avoid that pesky, unwanted flatulence.Pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup and other dishes where the processed pumpkin will certainly help the stomach to soothe upset and to reduce or prevent the return of gas in the stomach.
There are many other natural remedies that can help to fight this intestinal or erectile discharge. So you can make a simple drink that you can take after eating a meal with a teaspoon of lemon juice and a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of baking powder. This drink will have a soothing effect on the annoying contractions in the stomach after a meal.If you frequently suffer from indigestion and annoying burping, you can avoid foods that causes flatulence or by adding some soothing herbs to your cooking. Ingredients like rosemary, sage and thyme have been known to neutralise the effect of gas generating foods in meal.
You can also use herbs externally to fight flatulence. By gently rubbing your abdomen with spices such as cinnamon, cloves, and fennel also helps to control the formation of gas in the stomach as well as the intestines. Again adding ginger and cardamom, to your food helps to stop belching and burping belly, as well as massaging the abdomen in order to combat flatulence.
Bloating in the stomach is not often very uncomfortable; it can be combated in a simple way. One of the ways to combat excessive intestinal gases is the use of charcoal. Additional bonus of charcoal is that it also absorbs toxins. Taking supplements with charcoal is best done before you start the meal in order to avoid being attacked by bloating in the stomach.
Parsley is another simple and natural way to combat flatulence and bloating in the stomach. You can chop or dry parsley into finely particles, and add them to your meals; in this way the problems associated with excessive formation of gases in the stomach can be counter balance efficiently.
All these natural remedies that have been described above can reduce the formation of abdominal gases and unpleasant symptoms which reduce substantially or even prevented them. Other easily applicable tips that have a beneficial effect include chewing plenty of food slowly and taking a walk after the meal. Also avoid unhealthy processed and fried foods as much as possible. Other causes of abdominal gases may include spicy foods and refined sugars.


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Library with ceramic tile floors and French doors set at entry with 13-foot ceiling. Game room with French doors off the extended entry. Kitchen features an island right off the dining area with a wall of windows. Open family room with ceramic tile floor and a wall of windows. Master bedroom with a wall of windows. Double doors lead to master bath with dual vanities, garden tub, a separate glass enclosed shower and a large walk-in closet. Guest suite.
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We are proud to share that at the People in Aid HR Conference in Nairobi in June, our "Humanitarians Leading at the Speed of Trust®" was voted the best master class. Meet our facilitator Mubanga here.
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a fantastic team…
…Empowered, enlightened and highly inspired.
Leadership for Humanitarians made me see how fostering trust can achieve practical results. I've used the principles of Leadership for Humanitarians to make the strategic planning way more effective – without it we'd still be operating in silos… I feel like we're on the cusp of really changing things in the organization. – Kelly David, Chief, Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Guidance Section, UNOCHA
The humanitarian leadership programme has equipped me with the insights and tools to realise the limitless possibilities of our individual and collective contribution to humanitarian work. – Lucy Dickinson, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, UNOCHA Kenya
Without the skills to lead ourselves, lead our teams, and build partnerships built on trust, transparency, and capitalizing the respective strengths of all those who contribute in a humanitarian response, we cannot expect to lead, and hence to serve, the people who need us. It is our obligation as humanitarians to be good leaders, and to provide quality, human, just, and collaborative leadership. Without such leadership skills, it's foolish, if not arrogant, to think we can succeed. – Kimberly Roberson, Chief of FICSS, UNHCR
One of the best workshops I have ever attended. Very inspiring and challenging to review my personal mindset and at the same time providing practical tools to master leadership skills to make meaningful change at work (and personal life). – Peter Kozelets, Protection Officer, Dadaab
In the training what I learned or what really helped me was the understanding about leadership that we got, the fine tuning of skills of a leader, how to get the best out of colleagues and people, the main pillars on which a leadership is built and that a leader's best is the humbleness. To make a team, a winning team, rather for me not a winning but the BEST team. I have and am applying this, getting tremendous results and have boldly indulged into unchartered waters and people have and are responding to me, creating a very conducive atmosphere for growth and delivery. Thanks to that leadership training. – Faiz Mohammed, Chief Coordinator, Provincial Disaster Management Authority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
I can no longer see or do things the same way I saw or did them before I started this course and this includes first and foremost myself. I am now equipped to embark on a journey of greatness , a journey full of new values, new principles, new attitudes that will lead to great results, where we will truly make a difference in the lives of those in need including ourselves and those we love. Let us take the 7 Habits of a great leader and present them as the new code of behavior of (…) which will so nicely complement the Code of Conduct. I am inspired. – Isabel Marquez, UNHCR Represenative Mozambique
The workshop has equipped me with better working skills that would enable me unleash the talents from my colleagues, partners, to perform better, strengthen partnerships and synergies, define the cluster roles and coordinator's roles more effectively and plough a sense of ownership of the cluster among all the stakeholders. It was a fantastic training because it provided us with knowledge that was simple enough to be quickly learnt and it can be applied in our lives as a whole, both privately and professionally. – Ann Mayman, UNHCR Representative Mauritania
Since 2000, participated, organized or facilitated some 40 international workshops. This is among the top 3 workshops I attended and will have a concrete impact on how I lead my team, how I implement my programme, how I develop my organization. The training reconnected me with my passion and belief in what we are doing and why we are doing it. It teaches you to focus at the end goal instead of getting bogged down by bureaucratic hindrances, uncooperative attitudes and political roadblocks. There is a third alternative. Being in South Africa, hearing the testimonies of people that helped bring down apartheid was inspirational. If we want, we CAN move an elephant. We just need to know what we want and whom to have on the team to make it happen. – Gabrielle Waaijma, Kenya Deputy Head of the Regional Office for Eastern Africa at UNOCHA
How do I feel about this course? That's quite easy to answer: empowered, enlightened and highly inspired! In an ideal world, every single manager and leader, no matter whether working in the corporate or the humanitarian world, shall attend this course at least once! – Veit Vogel, Country Manager NRC, Cote d'Ivoire
This was truly one of the most useful and relevant experience I have had during my career in UNHCR. It provided us with an opportunity to reflect on our attitudes, professional behavior and focus on our weaknesses and strengths. It serves as checks and balance and proved to be a helpful tool of self‐learning. – Hamdi Bukhari, UNHCR Representative Mexico
I was blessed and honored to participate in the pilot of Leadership for Humanitarian in Dar Es Salaam, and it was truly one of the most outstanding, transformative and positive learning experiences I've had, providing me with a set of tools, principles, and approaches that have been invaluable in my personal and professional life. I give the Leadership for Humanitarians course my very highest recommendation. If you want it to it will change your life. – Christopher Laughlin, Protection Cluster Coordinator – KP/FATA, Pakistan
This workshop was a rare opportunity for each of us to reflect on the fundamental motives of our engagement in the humanitarian cause. It challenged us at the root of our work, encouraging us not to accept what anyone would think is already quite an achievement, but go for the best, reach the very top by tapping into those resources we often forget to consider although they stand right next to us: the energy, the talent and skills of those with whom we work every day and share the same purpose: our colleagues and members of these teams we have the responsibility to lead, often in difficult and complex operations. Start believing in each of them, extend your trust, have the courage to share with them your dreams and wildest ideas, unite them around a purpose, align your resources and priorities accordingly and make each of them a full owner of their part of the process. Then, extend this same approach to the people at the centre of your operations and interventions: the refugees or the displaced persons, boys and girls dreaming of a bright future… and be a key part of the fulfillment of their own dreams… Thank you to the organizers of this workshop which opened for me a door to a promising land of change, improvement and self-development. – Emmanuel Gignac, Chief of Mission, UNHCR Libya
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Heading out for a date with your favourite stars from the comic world this weekend? Then here are some of the events you definitely should not miss.
Dress Up: The Cosplay Costume Contest, one of the major attractions at Comic Con India, will continue to give assured prizes to people in great costumes. Comic Con India under its five categories — comic book or graphic novel; animated series or movie; Manga or Anime; sci-fi or fantasy; and gaming will choose one winner in each category each day. On all three days, one lucky winner out of the chosen five will get the chance to win a Golden Ticket to the Beijing Comic Con as well as get a chance to participate in the Indian Cosplay Championship.
The Force Within: With the seventh episode of the iconic sci-fi film series, Star Wars, set to release later this month, fan boys and girls will be in for a treat as the celebrated Star Wars: Battle Pod will be making an appearance at the event, to provide them with a high-speed arcade game experience set in the Star Wars galaxy. The game features arcade-exclusive game play on a unique dome screen enveloping your entire area of sight.
Merch and More: Apart from an army of comic and graphic novel titles up for grabs, there will be an eye-watering array of merchandise from various publishing houses and series on sales, with everything from action figures to prop replicas to costumes and themed apparel. Bring your wallets.
International Guests:
* Kristian Nairn is a Northern Irish actor and DJ. He is best known for his portrayal of Hodor, Brandon Stark's simple-minded gigantic guardian in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. He initially appeared as a guest star in the first season and returned in this role for the second, third and fourth seasons.
* Rob Denbleyker is the author of viral web comic Cyanide & Happiness, which first began as a small series of comics drawn by Kris Wilson at the age of sixteen. Cyanide & Happiness Show is a comedy animated web series based on their comic.
* Ty Templeton is a Canadian comic book artist and writer who has drawn a number of mainstream titles, TV-associated titles, and his own series. He first received attention for Stig's Inferno (Vortex Comics), now a cult favourite, which detailed the journey of its lead character into Hell in a parody of Dante's The Divine Comedy.
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Leeds Local Offer
The Children and Families Act was passed in March 2014 and makes wide ranging reforms to services for children and young people, including services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The Act must be implemented from September 2014. A new code of practice has also been drafted to provide guidance to local authorities and their partners, including schools. The Local Offer is one of the new requirements of this Act.
In brief the Act aims to achieve the following:
- A new joint, multi-agency approach to statutory assessment and care planning, with existing statements of SEN replaced with joint multi-agency Education, Health and Care Plans (EHC Plans). This will streamline services and ensure
families do not have to 'tell their stories' multiple times. It will also be quicker, with only 20 weeks for the new process, instead of the current 26 weeks.
- More personalisation of services, including personal budgets. Families with the new EHC Plans will have more input into decisions about the services they access and how the budget associated with their EHC Plan is spent. This could include families choosing to receive and manage the budget themselves.
- Better information about what services are available and how families can access them, published in a 'Local Offer' of information. This will empower families to know what they are entitled to access and make choices to meet their individual needs.
This guidance focuses on the Local Offer.
You can email email@example.com for factsheets for schools on EHC Plans and personal budgets.
School SEND Offer
Drighlington Primary school is an inclusive school and we support all children, including gifted, to make at least good progress, achieve well and enjoy school. We have high expectations of all pupils but recognise that children are individuals. We aim to meet their needs and interests through a broad and balanced curriculum delivered by high quality teaching. Many children need additional provision at some point and are considered to have SEND where 'their learning difficulty or disability calls for special educational provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age' as defined by the SEN Code of Practice 2014.
Please read the following information which explains how we support pupils with SEND.
What do I do if I think my child may have special educational needs?
The first thing to do is talk to the class teacher about your concerns. The class teacher will then share your concerns with the Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo), Mrs K. Farrington and discuss how best to support your child. If you wish to talk to Mrs Farrington, you can do this by telephoning or calling in to school to arrange a meeting. By working together we can decide on the best course of action for your child.
How will school support my child's learning?
Class teachers are responsible for planning work to meet the needs of the pupils in their class. Some children require additional support at times and this may be provided by alternative work, providing additional support from a teacher or teaching assistant or by resources within the class to help children with their learning. Children's progress is continually tracked by class teachers to determine their next steps and monitored by the SLT in regular pupil progress meetings. Intervention programmes are evaluated to measure their impact.
Some children need specialised additional support from outside agencies such as Speech, Language and Communication Therapy Service, Educational Psychologists or Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Any decision about referring to these agencies is done after discussions between Parent /Carers and the SENDCo. These agencies may make further assessments of a child's needs and suggest a programme of support for school and home.
How will the curriculum be matched to my child's needs?
Teaching is based on building on what your child already knows, can do and understands. Teachers have high expectations for all pupils and plan learning to cater for the needs of all children in their class. Children may be grouped in various ways for different lessons, and work will be of appropriate levels to ensure all children can access the curriculum. Some children will have access to resources to help them progress such as maths apparatus, word banks, pencil grips or software programmes. Children with different cultural, religious or language needs will have their need met on an appropriate individual basis.
How accessible is the school?
Our school building and grounds are accessible to children and adults with physical disabilities via ramps. We have accessible toilets and a hygiene suite with a hoist.
How will I know how well my child is doing and how will you help me support my child's learning?
You are invited to meet with your child's teacher three times a year at consultation evenings and receive a written report on your child's progress each year. You may also arrange additional meetings with the
SENDCo - Mrs K. Farrington
Assistant Head Teachers - Mrs McEvoy (EYFS/Key Stage 1) or Mrs Blackburn (Key Stage 2)
Deputy Head Teacher – Mrs Abidi
Headteacher – Mrs Jackson
Parent / carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities will usually have more frequent meetings, sometimes with outside support agencies, to discuss and review the Individual School Action Record (ISAR) and any other matters. Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) will also have a formal Annual Review to discuss their needs.
What support will there be for my child's overall well-being and social, emotional and behavioural development?
We have a caring and supportive ethos and the school offers a range of support for children who are encountering emotional difficulties. A wide range of staff are available to support children with their difficulties and by working together with parents / carers we can decide on the best approach. Some children benefit from a focussed discussion and target setting to address their difficulties, others attend small group or individual sessions with our Learning Mentor and some children and families may need more specialised support involving outside agencies.
Pupils with medical needs are supported by close liaison with parent / carers and medical personnel and school staff receive any training required. All staff are informed where necessary of specific medical needs.
We have designated Child Protection staff and trained Common Assessment Framework leaders, which are the head and the deputy. In addition, all staff have relevant training in Child Protection.
What specialist services and expertise are available or accessed by the school?
Schools have access to a variety of agencies who have specialised staff and expertise to support children with difficulties in school. Listed below are some of the services available to us:
Autism Outreach Service (STARS)
Attendance Improvement Officers
Behaviour Support
Bereavement Support
Child Protection Advisors
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
Cluster Support – Family Support, Tamhs, Therapist, Counselling
Complex Needs Support Team
Educational Psychologists
Speech, Language and Communication Service
School Nurse
Occupational Therapy
What training have the staff supporting children with SEND had or are having?
The SENDCo is a qualified teacher who has also gained the post graduate qualification 'National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination'.
Many of our school staff have received training relating to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Training has included: Autistic Spectrum Condition, Dyslexia, Social and Emotional Support, Speech, Language and Communication, Writing Individual Education Plans and Team Teach (behaviour management strategies).
Some of our staff have had specific training to enable them to effectively deliver intervention programmes to support groups of children or individuals.
Training is ongoing and there are plans for more professional development throughout the year.
How will my child be included in activities outside the classroom including school trips?
Activities and educational visits are available to all pupils as part of our inclusive ethos. Risk assessments are carried out and submitted to the Local Authority and procedures are put in place to enable all children to participate. Parent / carers can contact school with any concerns they may have and they will be consulted regarding any special provision that may be necessary.
How will the school help my child transfer to the next phase of education?
We recognise that 'moving on' can be difficult for some children and have various activities in place to ease the transition when moving class or to another school or setting.
Meetings take place between teachers to enable them to share information about the children in the class and targets for Individual School Action Record (ISAR) are discussed. The children spend some time before the end of the year with their new teacher in their new class room when they can also meet the support staff who will be working with them. Teachers will spend time talking to their classes about the changes as part of the Personal, Social and Health Education / Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning and address any concerns and worries children may have. For the children who are moving on to High School there are visits to the new setting and staff come to school to meet the children and work with them. Discussions and projects take place to alleviate some of the concerns children may have.
For some children more support with transition is needed and this will be discussed with you. Extra visits can be arranged and for children who need help understanding the changes, a personalised transition booklet may be made.
How are school's resources and funding allocated and matched to children's special educational needs?
Every school is allocated a budget for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities provision. It is the responsibility of the Head Teacher along with the Senior Leadership Team and Governors to make decisions about how this is spent. The needs of all pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities will be considered and discussions take place to determine the best way to support them. The money is used to provide support and resources for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities according to their needs. It may help to pay for staff who provide interventions or class support or go towards paying for equipment to enable children to access learning. When a child has complex needs which require support that is additional to that normally provided through the school Special Educational Needs and Disabilities budget, an application for 'Top-Up' funding can be submitted to the Complex Needs Support Team.
How will I be involved in decisions about supporting my child?
We acknowledge that parents know their child better than anyone and understand the importance of working together to achieve the best outcomes for our pupils. Regular meetings are held throughout the year to discuss decisions about supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Children, where appropriate, are part of this process. These could be discussions between home and school or may involve people from other agencies involved in supporting your child.
How are parent / carers involved in the school?
We hold events for parents / carers throughout the year such as regular newsletters, welcome meetings, consultation evenings and information events. We also have and social events organised by the PTA who are always grateful of more support as well as volunteers who work in school.
Who can I contact for further information?
We are always willing to discuss any concerns you may have about your child's educational needs and ask you to contact school if you would like to arrange a meeting with any of our staff. There is lots of support available on the internet, including the following website:
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It is 20 years since the first Fairtrade products were sold in the UK. To celebrate, CAFOD has set up a special competition with Sockshop to design a Fairtrade cotton sock. Find out all you need to know here.
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Text: Genesis 37:1-11, 23-28, 42:1-11, 45:1-5, 50:15-21, Matthew 26:47-50, Romans 5:10
I've spent an embarrassing amount of my life afraid of nutcrackers. No, I've never been personally attacked by one, nor can I explain exactly why these life-size chestnut-chomping soldiers are terrifying, but I can tell you that I'd much rather chestnuts stay roasting on an open fire.
Nutcrackers are about halfway down on my list of fears, accompanied by wild turkeys, elevators, prepackaged deli meat, team-building activities, ostriches, people who think it's okay to ride ostriches, and Kermit the frog (especially when he plays Tiny Tim in "A Muppets' Christmas Carol.")
I am painfully aware that most of these things are benign and will never hurt me, but I still bubble wrap my days in fear, naming my enemies one by one; some silly, some serious. At the core of each is something that resembles rejection, death, loss, failure, abandonment and hopelessness. My fear doesn't just vanish at will, especially because I know, at some point or another, I will experience pain (John 16:33).
Remember how, in Genesis 2, God gives Adam the assignment of naming the animals? What a task! I don't know what Adam's process was like, but if he was anything like me, he must have been a little overwhelmed to name the vast variety of animals, many of which he had never even encountered. He probably had to do the best he could with what little information he had, naming one based on its high jump, another on its orange color. We can surmise that regardless of the names Adam chose, God already had one for them: good.
Although I wasn't in the garden that day, I still inherently name things based on the little information I'm given. When tragedy roars or grief screeches, I heap hopeless names onto myself, my circumstances, and God.
But maybe God doesn't have a name for each individual event that happens to us. He just calls it all good (Romans 8:28). Nothing in God's will is isolated from the abundance He intends for us.
As noted by the gift of his technicolor dreamcoat, Joseph was a beloved son with a strange prophetic dream his family didn't believe. His brothers probably named the dream as bad, confusing, and potentially threatening, so they sold their brother to avoid the consequences. Little did they know that even after their betrayal, he was sent "ahead of them to preserve life" and would inevitably save their family lineage (Genesis 45:7). What his brothers intended for evil, God, in His infinite mercy and power, willed for good (Genesis 50:20).
This brings us to the story of another beloved Son: Jesus. Like Joseph, no one believed Jesus was a King, and they resisted His rule through intense disbelief and ultimate betrayal on the Cross.
What names do you think Jesus' crucifiers called the events that unfolded? They probably had several words for it, but because God's intention for the gospel is to turn everything right side up, the best place to see its full effect is in the people who hated Jesus the most.
When we overrule God's given good with our own seemingly better ways, our lack of trust is no different than that of Jesus' enemies. Ouch. Our eyes become so preoccupied with the how's, why's and what-if's that we miss seeing the One who has gone before us to preserve life (Genesis 45:7). Jesus' crucifiers missed out on this, too, clutching their fears with doubtful hands.
But when we embrace this truth, we also get to receive this good news: Jesus is the true and better Joseph because He came to reverse the stories of ALL the brothers and sisters who rejected Him, including you and me.
In the ultimate reversal of death to life on the cross, Christ wills even our filthy hearts for good.
Because He walked through our greatest fear for us, all others are joyfully overturned into His perfect will.
"For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, then how much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by His life!"
-Romans 5:10
He calls us by name (Isaiah 43:1), and only because of Jesus—the only One whose birth name was "Good"—we, too, find ourselves, our fears and our days with brand new name tags.
Praise be to God!


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Webster Private Bank finally has its trio of functional leaders in place.
On Friday, the Waterbury, Conn.-based bank hired a director of Private Bank Lending, a critical position in the build-out of Websters wealth management business. Peter N. Russell will lead a team of private bank lending professionals in identifying and meeting the credit needs of high-net-worth clientele, the bank said.
Russell was previously with Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., where he served as chief credit officer. Prior to that, he was senior credit officer in the private banking divisions of HSBC Bank USA and The Bank of New York and relationship manager at Wachovia, Chase Manhattan Private Bank, Fleet Private Bank and Citigroup.
We are very excited to welcome Peter to our growing team of highly experienced private banking professionals, Dan FitzPatrick, executive vice president and head of Webster Private Bank, said in a statement. His skill set and personal leadership abilities will be extremely important to our success in driving Webster Private Bank to be a significant growth business for Webster Bank.
The appointment is the last of three critical positions to be filled since FitzPatrick joined the private bank in October of 2012. Webster Private Bank named Yves Cochez chief investment strategist in May of 2013 and two months later appointed Timothy Throckmorton director of Fiduciary Services. All three positions are key to the expansion of the private bank, FitzPatrick told Bank Investment Consultant in December of 2012.
Webster Private Bank provides banking, investment management, fiduciary and planning advisory services to individuals, families and charitable entities with at least $1 million in investable assets.
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Good news gamers! There are many new exciting games coming this 2017. New instalments of the hit video game series will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
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The concept behind Remote Miami is an exciting one; it's an "interactive, pedestrian-based live art play experience." In short, it's a walking tour of the city with a theatrical and technological twist. Each group is comprised of no more than 50 participants. There is a human guide, Galiya, who for the most part is another participant like the rest of the group, and an artificial one, Heather.
Heather is the conductor of the orchestra. Each participant wears headphones through which she speaks. It is both a shared experience and a very individual one, and one that has also played out in other cities across the world: Berlin, Milano, São Paulo, Moscow, Paris. Miami is their latest venue. By "their" I mean the creative forces behind Remote Miami: Rimini Protokoll (Kaegi/Karrenbauer) and Questalive Productions.
Earlier when I wrote "Heather waits patiently" is of course, to personify. She is, after all, just a voice. She matter-of-factly explains at the beginning of the experience, that she has no mouth, no lips, no tongue, and no body. She will also have us trust her. And we do, at least I do, because I am smart enough to know that her words echo the words of the creators of the spectacle (I use the word spectacle purposely, and you will find out later why). And if the creators want Remote Miami to take off, killing off your participants is bad business, by all accounts.
Needless to say, I will not trust blindly.
Heather asks us to take in our surroundings at the cemetery and pay close attention to nature. Trees, bushes, shrubbery, grass, birds perched on tree branches, weeds growing all over, roots breaking ground, cracking tombstones. She tells us that all this "nature" is there by design, and by that, she means human design. There is nothing natural about it, she argues.
- She argues. I catch myself wincing. Uncanny valley?
- Is it that deeply embedded fear and repulsion towards that, which pretends to be human, and isn't, nor will ever be?
I think about the dust that was once bones that once comprised a human body that once housed a soul. I think about the ritual around death. We do not simply throw the dead out on the river, to rot, without ceremony. We dress them up, lay them on silken sheets wearing their best attire, and choose a spot for eternal solitude. There are various ways, of course, but there's always something sacred about it. Does it matter if human hands place trees, shrubberies, and bushes over them, if not to honor them, and offer a bit of shade as the mourner mourns?
I wonder much. I trust the voice behind Heather.
Remote Miami is a unique human experience. It is a metaphor for some important truth; perhaps that technology has permeated our society so thoroughly, the next stage of human interaction simplyhas to happen via technology. Movie theaters are scarcely packed as they once were; moving from our couches when we have the delight of streaming media, makes the task monumental at times.It is apparent everywhere the eye can see: people with earphones tucked safely in, eyes unmoving, watching a woman with a Chewbacca mask laugh infectiously, or stalking someone via Instagram.
The sky can rip above us, Zeus himself can make a cameo from Mt. Olympus, and cafecito cubano can drip deliciously from the heavens, yet people would notice it only through the lens of their cameraphone.
The ancient Grecian actors have been long dead, after all, silence filling their stages.
As our group snakes through Miami's underbelly, we perform all kinds of activities whereby the laymen regard us with certain trepidation. They are apprehensive at first, then amused, then effectively over it. They watch us bop our heads to the beat of a lifting song, and sigh in relief as we literally jump out of the MetroMover. Our eyes scan the heavy Miami sky. Heather says nothing, and our hearts ache forour smartphones, where they are burning a hole through our pockets. There is a glitch in the system; we are not allowed.
The significance behind Remote Miami could then be to re-focus humanity on what is truly substantial. There, in front of us, each other, passing the other by without saying hello. There, in front of us, the sidewalk. Did you ever notice the way weed grows defiantly in the concrete wild? There, in front of us, life. Did you realize you are a very gifted actor yourself?
We walk across a field of grass, which no one has ever traversed probably, and stop at a house covered top to bottom in black and white photographs of people with an index finger over their lips. They seem familiar but not of them are.
Which one would you like to be friends with? Heather inquires. I frown. The question I would ask is, "Why ask to remain in silence? Were we not given vocal cords if not to use them?"
I am sometimes awed by Heather, at other times frustrated by her, and yet other times, I appreciate what she is trying to accomplish. Miami is a wonderful city to explore, and I would say there was a lot more that could be done to make Remote Miami stand out even more. It seemed too safe to walk on the sidewalk, after all, since that is what it is made for. What about having us perform a song in front of everyone? What about taking us to a café and ordering a latte for someone else? What about something truly, well, crazy?
I hoped for more in Remote Miami. It could have been the limiting script. Miami is fun, and its people tend to be fun, too. But it's definitely a good start. It's definitely a step in the right direction to have us open our eyes to the live action happening right in front of us.
Remote Miami shows run on a weekly schedule every Saturday through June 25. General admission tickets are $32 and student tickets are $22 (valid Student I.D. must be shown at event on-site registration). Participants are encouraged to interact on social pages including Facebook (@RemoteMiami), Instagram(@RemoteMiami) and Twitter (@RemoteMiami) using the hashtags #RemoteMiami #AItakeover


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What's in my Camera Bag?
After photographing seriously for 30 years, I've tried to constantly refine my setup and the amount of gear that I carry. Everything must to have a function that directly supports the endeavor of photography or the activity of being outdoors.
I currently have two camera setups – one based on the Sony alpha mirrorless cameras and one on my Linhof Technika IV 4×5 large format camera. I usually don't mix the two, as each set of gear fills my large Lowepro Photo Trekker AW backpack. The Sony cameras are primarily used for time lapse sequences and the Linhof for landscapes. There is an overlap between the two setups, as items like filters, tripods, lens cleaning, flashlights, toilet paper and more are useful regardless of the camera format. Below I discuss the choices I've made over the years that brought me to these two setups.
Digital Camera Setup –
My digital setup has evolved over the years. When I started shooting with large format cameras, digital photography was still relegated to the confines of engineering labs or uses like one NASA space probes. Good digital cameras have always been very expensive and it wasn't until 2005 when the first affordable consumer full-frame sensor camera was released (the Canon EOS 5D with 12.8 megapixels). Since I was used to the resolution camera controls afforded by large format, I used digital for snapshots only.
My first digital camera was a Nikon Coolpix 990 (E990) which I bought in 2000. It was 3.2 Megapixels – enough resolution to make a reasonable looking 8×10 print. The Coolpix 990 had a unual split-body design where the lens could rotate 180 degrees relative to the display on the camera. I'm sure it was a popular feature for the selfie crowd, but I found it useful for being able to hold the camera away from your eye and still see the LCD screen. I also had a 180 degree fisheye lens. I'd long been a fan of super-wide angle photos, and it was fun to have a chance to make them.
When my daughter was born in 2006, my little Coolpix 990 was simply not up to the task of capturing the fleeting expressions of an infant. Pressing the button only to wait one second from the shutter to trigger lead to a lot of missed moments. As I had been a Minolta 35 mm camera user, I looked in that direction for my next digital camera only to find that Minolta (Konica-Minolta at that time) had been bought by Sony and I found that they had just released their first DSLR – the well received Sony DSLR-A100. Although it was not a ground-breaking camera and was based on the Konica-Minolta MAXXUM 5D, it had the appeal of being able to use over 25 years of lenses from Minolta's autofocus line of cameras. At 10 megapixels, the A100 was a nice step up from the Coolpix 990. Shortly after buying the A100, I ran across and article describing how digital cameras had advanced enough to have relatively low noise when using high ISO speeds. It was after sunset so I grabbed my camera and tripod and headed out to enjoy a nice summer evening and test my camera. Unfortunately, the A100 had issues with the sensor heating too much during long exposures which left a distinctive purple flare on one side of the frame. With a new baby, I put off my desire of capturing the Milky Way.
In 2013, my father was heading to the local race track to run his vintage Lotus 30 race car in several historic auto races. I figured there were better cameras available than my A-100 for racing photos and wanting to stick with Sony, I bought a Sony SLT-A77. It's a 24 megapixel DSLR with an innovative semi-translucent mirror design that allows continuous shooting at 12 frames per second. That's still a respectfully fast frame rate, especially fast for a camera that cost just a bit over $1000. It worked great for shooting at the track. When I went camping later that summer, I brought it out and tried a few Milky Way shots. It was way better than my nearly decade-old A-100 and it actually captured stars without all the sensor bloom. It was hard to see what was going on in the viewfinder, but after a few shots, I found it did nice job. I looked up what lenses were available what were faster than my kit lens and bought a Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 which has an excellent reputation for astrophotography.
In 2015, my family and I travelled back to the desert Southwest for the first time after our daughters birth. I sold my A-77 and bought a Sony ILCE-6000 / a6000 – at that time, it was one of the highest ISO-speed rated APS-C cameras. Other than one Nikon camera which appears to use the same sensor, the only cameras that had higher low-light ISO ratings were full-frame cameras, and I it just wasn't in the budget to get a full-frame camera. Since then, I've added a Sony a6300.
Sony alpha Mirrorless Setup
- Sony alpha a6000
- Sony alpha a6300
- Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS for E-Mount
- Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS for E-Mount
- Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II for E-Mount
- Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS for Sony E-Mount
- Rokinon 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS for Sony A-Mount
- Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC for Sony A-Mount
- None! But I use the following software packages for "developing" my digital negatives:
- Adobe Lightroom – an image editor and organizer.
- Adobe Photoshop – an image editor that allows changes to photos down to the single-pixel level.
- LRTimelapse – used in conjunction with Adobe LIghtroom to edit and render time lapse sequences. This is by far the best solution currently available as it allows keyframing and grading of RAW-based image sequences.
- Tabaware PTAssembler – a graphic panorama creation and image stitching program.
- HDRSoft Photomatix – for controlling high contrast scenes by merging multiple frames with several different exposures to create a single image with a reduced contrast range.
- DeepSkyStacker – used to overlay multiple images in order to reduce noise rom the camera, remove uneven field illumination or vignetting, among other functions.
- All filters are made by Tiffen unless otherwise noted.
- Split Density – 2 stop
- Heliopan Center Filter, 0.45 ND, 67/86 mm (for 75 mm Grandagon-N)
- Polarizers, 58 mm and 67 mm
- Tiffen Color Enhancing, 77 mm – I still haven't taken a shot with this filter that I actually liked better than without it, but I bring it along in case I find the right situation for it.
- Assorted Tiffen Thread Adaptors
- Cokin Professional Filter System Holder
Linhof Technika IV Large Format Setup
- Linhof Super Technika IV 4×5 – made the early '60's
- 75 mm f/4.5 Rodenstock Grandagon-N
- 90 mm f/6.8 Rodenstock Grandagon-N
- 125 mm f/5.6 Fujinon-W
- 150 mm f/5.6 Fujinon-W
- 240 mm f/9 Schneider G-Claron
- 355 mm f/9 Schneider G-Claron
- Fujichrome Quickloads – I gave up traditional sheet film shortly after Kodak came out with the Readyload film packets back in the early 1990s. I find that the complete absence of dust on the film to be more than worth the extra cost for these films.
- The color film I currently most is Fujichrome Provia (RDP III). I find it is the best all-around transparency film available for my type of photography. Occasionally I use Fujichrome Astia 100F (RAP 100F), Velvia 100 (RVP 100), Velvia 100F (RVP 100F), and even tungsten-balanced RTP II.
- For black and white work, I used to use Kodak T-Max 100 Readyloads, but in 2005, I switched to Fuji Acros 100 Quickloads.
- Fuji Quickload Film Holder – As I switched to all Fuji films with the availability of Fuji Acros 100 in the Quickload format, I finally bought a Quickload holder. A Kodak Readyload Film holder is carried in the car as a backup.
Light Meters:
I used to use a Minolta Flashmeter IV incident meter or a Pentax Spotmeter V for spot readings. In 2004, I upgraded to a Minolta Flashmeter VI which is both an incident and spot meter, allowing me to make comparisions between spot and incident readings.
Linhof Multifocus Optical Finder for 4×5:
This is an extremely hand device. It covers lenses from 90 mm to 360 mm, and allows you to preview what the field of view will be for each focal length. I use it both off the camera to determine what the best location for the camera and tripod will be, as well as on the tripod mounted camera to keep track of what may be moving in or out of the frame without removing film as I wait to make the exposure, i.e clouds. It is a great time saving device allowing me to preview what the subject will look like through the camera without having to spend the time to actually set up the camera. This device will save several minutes when setting up a large format camera.
Gear Common to both Setups
I've been a longtime user of Bogen/Manfrotto tripods. I bought my first one, a Bogen 3040, in 1986. The 3040 was comprised of a 3046 tripod with a factory installed 3047 heavy-duty three way pan & tilt head. It is one solid tripod and I still have it. The center column of the 3036 is braced to the legs and it is more than sturdy enough for my vintage 8×10 camera. It's rated to hold over 25 lbs., but the down side is that it weighs about 11.6 lbs.
After a couple of years, I bought a Bogen 3021 tripod again with aTripods by Lester Bogen – currently a 3020 tripod with a 3047 3-way tilt head.
- All filters are made by Tiffen unless otherwise noted.
- Split Density – 2 stop
- Heliopan Center Filter, 0.45 ND, 67/86 mm (for 75 mm Grandagon-N)
- Polarizers, 58 mm and 67 mm
- #11 Green, 58 mm and 67 mm
- #12 Yellow (minus blue), 67 mm
- #23A Light Red, 58 mm
- #25 Red, 67 mm
- #81B 200K Warming, 58 mm
- Tiffen Color Enhancing, 77 mm – I still haven't taken a shot with this filter that I actually liked better than without it, but I bring it along in case I find the right situation for it.
- Assorted Tiffen Thread Adaptors
- Diopter Set: +1 , +2, +3
- Cokin Professional Filter System Holder
Other Equipment:
- Minimag Flashlight
- Swiss Army knife
- Peak 8x Loupe, with Fujinon 7x Loupe as backup
- 18″ Cable Release
- Photoflex LiteDisc – Small, Silver/White
- Kodak Lens Tissue and Lens Cleaning Solution
- Lens Brush
- Lens Wrench
- Eagle Explorer GPS
- Brunton Compass
- Matches – 2 books
- Pens – Ball point, Sharpie
- Tweezers
- Softbound Notebook
- Several Ziplok Bags
- Toilet Paper
- Business Cards


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February 3, 2010 --Sony is about to launch a reality show on Play Station 3 and the top prize is a job. It's called 'The Tester.'Eleven gamers will face each other and the winner will become a real game tester for Sony Computer Entertainment in San Diego complete with a $5,000 signing bonus.
It's part of Sony's strategy to provide original content other than just games for the gaming device.
The Tester debuts on February 18.


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[VIDEO] Jae Tips – Cancelled Christmas
Late last year, Jae Tips wowed long-time fans and new listeners alike with the hard-hitting track "Cancelled Christmas," an early offering from the third installment of his highly-coveted HypeBeast mixtape series. Several months later, the Bronx emcee blesses the masses with a simple-yet-effective video for the Dizz-produced cut.
Enjoy the clip — courtesy of Dinner Land and Eli for Visual Index Films — below


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Oct 4, 2017, 01:28 PM (This post was last modified: Oct 4, 2017, 03:05 PM by stephenWITNESS.)
The official Pokémon Youtube channel just dropped the full theatrical trailer for Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! A retelling of Ash's first big adventure through Kanto, on his quest to become the champion of the Indigo League! So, if you're a big fan of the anime or remember watching the original series all those years ago make sure to check it out!
Don't forget to let us know if you're going to see it when it comes to cinemas and what you're most looking forward about it!
Hi, Super Nintendo Chalmers!


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The handsome shepherd has something that sets him apart from many of the dogs waiting for new homes at the pound. He is one of the first four graduates of the pound's "Ph.D." program. Ph.D. stands for Prisoners Helping Dogs, and as part of the program Pudgie lived for six weeks at the Toledo Correctional Institution, where he was trained by prisoners David Brody and John Spirko.
All of the dogs in the program have a primary and secondary trainer so that they are attended to at all times. Brody, who was Pudgie's primary trainer, says he misses him, even though he has moved on to training a new dog.
"He taught me patience," said Brody, 41, who is serving a 17-year sentence for armed burglary. "He was real stubborn and bull-headed, but he turned out great."
Spirko, 65, who was Pudgie's secondary trainer, echoes Brody's thoughts about the now well-mannered dog.
"He taught me companionship," said Spirko, who is serving a life sentence for aggravated murder.
Dog Warden Julie Lyle, who meets twice a week with the dogs and their trainers, said many of the dogs chosen for the program are ones that might be passed over by potential adopters walking through the kennels.
They have cosmetic problems -- they are black dogs, big dogs -- or, in Pudgie's case, they are carrying a little extra weight.
"Sometimes they are simply unmannered," Ms. Lyle said. "The behavior difference between when they go and when they come back is dramatic -- and wonderful."
Three of the first four graduates have already been adopted, but Pudgie is still waiting.
Guard Peter Kimball pets Pacino, whose leash is being held by Toledo Correctional Institution inmate David Brody, during a session in the Prisoners Helping Dogs program. Seated is inmate John Spirko, holding the leash of Chrissy, the dog he is training.
Besides learning basic obedience, the dogs that come back from the prison program are the ones that the pound knows the most about from a behavior standpoint. "We know if they are housebroken; we know how they are in crates," Ms. Lyle said.
Having more information available about the dogs helps the pound find the best match for them when potential adopters come to call.
Ms. Lyle said she would like to eventually expand the program from the current four dogs to six or possibly eight. During a recent training session at the prison, Ms. Lyle showed the prisoners how to teach their dogs the "leave it" command, which comes in handy if the dog is going after something it shouldn't have.
The dog-trainer program serves as an incentive for good behavior to the prisoners, said Lt. Peter Kimball, who serves as its supervisor at Toledo Correctional.
No sex offenders are allowed to participate, and the chosen prisoners are ones who have exhibited "model" behavior, Lieutenant Kimball said.
The program started in February with minimum-security inmates at the institution's prison camp. But the program ended prematurely after Gov. John Kasich unveiled his $55.5 billion plan that closed four state prison camps, including Toledo's.
Now the program is using close-security inmates such as Spirko, who was convicted in the 1982 kidnapping and multiple stabbing of Betty Jane Mottinger, who was postmaster in Elgin in Van Wert County.
Spirko, who was on death row before then-Gov. Ted Strickland commuted his sentence to life in prison, previously worked with pound dogs at Trumbull Correctional Institution in Leavittsburg.
Lucas County Dog Warden Julie Lyle shakes the paw of Pudgie, a graduate of the Prisoners Helping Dogs program who is available for adoption.
The majority of the programs involve private rescue groups or humane societies. The Lucas County program is unique because it involves pound dogs.
Maj. Gary Parker, chief of security at the Toledo prison, suggested the training program to Ms. Lyle after having seen similar dog-inmate initiatives at other prisons.
"The inmates at Toledo Correctional Institution are providing a valuable service in hopes that the dogs will get a second chance of finding a loving home," Major Parker said.
"The inmates take a lot of pride in working with the dogs."


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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
DIY House Number Yard Post - A Pinterest Inspired Project
We used our existing fence stain that we had on hand. The color is redwood by Behr.
Waiting for the stain to dry.
Once the stain dried, we just attached the solar light, house numbers, and hanging plant bracket.
I love this so much!
It fits perfectly in our front flower bed.
We loved how these turned out and how easy they were to make, so we made two more.
One for each Mom for Mother's Day.
Best Mother's Day gifts ever!!
Thank you to Shanty2Chic for the inspiration!!
Linking up to the following blog parties:
Hugs, Shelly
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I have the same yard post project pinned for maybe someday. I love how yours turned out! The light on top is a great touch. It looks great in your flower bed. Now I have your project pinned too! :)ReplyDelete
Oh what a great project! And such a wonderful Mother's Day gift!ReplyDelete
That looks great, Shelly! It makes me sorry that we are living in a condo now. I'd love to do something like this! I am going to pin it and show it to my daughter. : )ReplyDelete
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Come Together and Comment Forever in Your Indefinitely Infinite Open Thread
Every comment is a brick in the bridge to whatever comes next for us.
While I am taking off writing any real Open Thread intro for the holidays, at least I am posting this column early, to give you extra time over the long holiday weekend to talk to each other about the myriad issues that come up over a long holiday weekend — in particular this family-reuniony one, in particular this divisive year, in particular I'm just dying to hear what you have to report on throughout the next four days. I will be reporting in also, and using this as a nice break from my physical world.
Also, let's talk about the food we liked and didn't like, etc, etc. And you always make my day when you answer any or all of these questions, whether you like them or are just too tryptophan'd out to think of anything to say on your own:
What scent do you like most in candle form? (Or do you hate scented candles?)
Do you have health insurance?
Are anniversaries a big deal to you?
Have you ever boycotted anything?
Do you look the way your child self thought you would at this age?
And you know the deal about writing whatever rando crap or beautiful poetry or posting hiccupy emojis or gifs or fill-in-the-blank whatevers you want in these comments. They are a free-for-all and if you say too much or don't make sense, you can always claim later that you were drunk when you wrote it and anyway, no one will care.
This is one of the few truly judgment-free zones I have ever found and I want you to thoroughly take advantage of that fact. If you're new here and therefore didn't know those rules, try typing in the comments below the simple phrase "hi, I am new to posting here." The love that will flow your way will overwhelm any negative forces around you this holiday season. That I promise.
Okay, see you all in the comments!


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I moved fourteen of the FlexTank 2013 vintage Riesling to cold storage for a few weeks. These fourteen carboys contain wine fermented and cleared for six months in the FlexTank 80 gallon Dexter Tank. It has not cleared like the batch from the WinePod, which I had transferred to Better Bottle carboys after three weeks. I might attribute darker hue to extra oxygen permeation through the FlexTank, but the color in the fourteen carboys is not much darker than the WinePod originated carboys.
I added bentonite to all the 2013 carboys and the WinePod (non-FlexTank batch) cleared on one racking. I also tried adding a little Polyclar to a few of the FlexTank carboys, which lightened them, but did not aid much in clearing. I am hoping the winter cold will do the trick.
Taking a look at the 2014 carboys, the color is much lighter than any of the 2013 vintage. This is owing to less oxygen in the starting juice. Since taste complexity is a big part of making a good Riesling, the extra oxygenation at the start isn't always a bad thing, but it does leave less room for error during the winemaking process.
The 2012 and 2013 grape juice was very similar in starting color, with 2013 just a little darker. 2014 is much lighter and brighter, perhaps the lightest hue since 2009. In fact, I was so fooled by lighter hue in 2009 that I bottled some of the Riesling early, mistaking the transparency and perceived clarity for the absence of yeast. I ended up with a sparkling Riesling.
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Free Chocolate
Here's a sweet deal. Sign up for the Godiva Rewards Club at http://www.godiva.com, and get a free piece of chocolate each month, a free gift each month you spend $10 or more and other tasty bargains. There is a Godiva boutique in Westfarms mall.
For more deals, go to courant.com/savvyshopper


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Game Of Thrones Series One 3 The Hound Figure by Funko New
Calling ALL GAME OF THRONES FANS!!!
Above is a stock photo.
Here is a hard to find Funko collectible.
This listing is for one NEW IN BOX:
Game Of Thrones
Legacy Collection
Series One #3
Action Figure by Funko New In Box
Box may have minor shelf wear as sold by Funko.
These figures as sold new by Funko have minor scuff marks and uneven paint.
Colors of figure you receive may vary from that shown as dye lots vary.
Products may contain sharp points, small parts, choking hazards, and other elements not suitable for children under 18. NOT A TOY!
Above stock photo shows sword in slot on right side of box.
Above photo of box you will receive shows sword has move in box to left side of The hound figure.
One sword has moved out of its slot in the plastic but is still in the box.
Above photo is of back of box you will receive.
Released February 2014
The Hound is a fictional, otherworldly humanoid creature from the HBO television series Game of Thrones, and the George R. R. Martin novel series A Song of Ice and Fire on which it is based. Sandor Clegane, nicknamed The Hound is played by Rory McCann in the HBO series. The Hound is a skilled warrior in the service of House Lannister, although he refuses to take holy vows and is not a knight. He joined the Kingsguard when Joffrey took the Iron Throne.
The Hound was Joffrey Baratheon's personal bodyguard and retainer to House Lannister. He deserted his post during the Battle of the Blackwater. He is taciturn and brutal but not without compassion.
He gets his own 6 inch (approximate) action figure make-over. Featuring over 20 points of articulation, the Game of Thrones The Hound Legacy Collection Action Figure is amongst the first wave of figures from Funko based on characters from George R. R. Martin and the hit TV series Game of Thrones. This figure includes 2 swords, both with sheaths, and his iconic helmet.
Product Details:
- Add some fun to your décor with the Funko The Hound Figure
- The Hound rendered in Funko style
- 20 points of articulation
- Sandor Clegane also has two swords, and both fit perfectly in their intended scabbards. One scabbard is permanently attached to his back, while the other is another accessory that fits within a loop on his belt.
But that's not all - he also comes with his dog's head helmet! The soft material will allow you to place it over his head.
- Makes a great gift, collector's item, or desk display (or all three!)
- Suitable for adults - Not for children
- Measures about 6" H and 3" W maximum dimensions
- Made In China
This listing is for only one Game Of Thrones Series One Figure - the #3 The Hound only!
Above is a stock photo.
This The Hound Funko collectible makes a great gift for yourself or someone you know.
Buy one to give as a gift as well. To avoid disappointment,
Please be sure to read this listing carefully, thoroughly and completely and to ask questions before buying so you are completely satisfied with your purchase.
This listing includes free shipping to USA by USPS First Class Mail with delivery confirmation.