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Fred was honoured to be commissioned by Country Life Magazine to create their famous Christmas cover. The festive front page, illustrated in Fred's highly detailed style, also doubles up as a traditional advent calendar with a beautiful illustration behind each window! Available now in all good newsagents.
Monday, 1 December 2014
Fred Van Deelen - Country Life Christmas Cover
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Thursday, 6 November 2014
Richard Johnson for Harrods Christmas packaging!
Richard Johnson has created the wonderful packaging for Harrod's Christmas range. It is simple exquisite! From biscuit tins, to gingerbread men, candy, to cake, Richard has surpassed himself and created a range full of festive cheer! We are very proud!
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Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Alison Jay gets nomination for the 2015 Kate Greenaway Medal!
AMAZING NEWS!! Alison Jay's stunning book, 'Out of the Blue', published by Barefoot books, has been nominated for the CILIP KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL 2015! It's a beautiful wordless book, letting the imagery tell the story. We really hope she is shortlisted, so watch this space!
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Thursday, 23 October 2014
Richard Merritt on BBC World News Global!
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Usborne Picture Puzzle Book
Katherine and Gareth Lucas were commissioned by Usborne to create this irresistible book containing 25 sumptuously illustrated picture puzzles, each one packed with animals and objects to spot, creatures to count, and lots of delightful details to talk about.
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A Star for Me
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Out of the Blue
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Monday, 6 October 2014
Livia Coloji rules M&S packaging this Christmas!!!
We are so proud to announce that we rule over Marks & Spencer's huge range of novelty items this Christmas, with the gorgeous work of our artist, Queen of Christmas, Livia Coloji!
She was originally commissioned to produce some delightful festive imagery to adorn their famous Christmas biscuit tins, but they were so impressed with the results that they continued to commission across a massive range of products, including novelty chocolates and sweets, cakes and candy canes, advent calendars and, of course, no yuletide treat fest would be complete without chocolate coins! You can even decorate your own gingerbread men!
The large biscuit tins are the stunning jewel in the crown, taking the form of a Christmas tree, a gingerbread house, and even a carousel tin that spins round to reveal Santa's reindeer galloping along, ready to deliver this year's presents. The artworks evoke a winter wonderland and are so charming that they make great gifts that you can keep, long after the biscuits have been gobbled up!
It's been a joy working with M&S and Livia over the last few months and seeing the range take shape, and we are delighted that we can now share the truly beautiful work that Livia Coloji has produced.
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Thursday, 26 June 2014
Laila Hills for Ladybird books!
Laila Hills has recently done these lovely books for Ladybird as part of their entertaining 'Stick and Play' series. Laila's bold and cheerful artwork leaps off the pages of 'Dress Up Fun ' and 'Dress Up Jobs', and are full of fun and activity. There are a whole load of stickers that Laila has designed in these books too, providing hours of creative fun for children, who can make their own scenes and stories. A real treat!
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Thursday, 19 June 2014
Success at the AOI Awards 2014!
We are proud to announce that two of our wonderful artists have been shortlisted in the professional children's category in the 2014 AOI illustration awards. David Dean for his gorgeous cover art for Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', for OUP, and Richard Johnson's amazing work for Usborne's illustrated book of nursery tales. Congratulations to both - very much well deserved!
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Tuesday, 22 April 2014
New artist - Lorenzo Sabbatini!
We are pleased to announce another new signing for The Organisation - Italian artist, Lorenzo Sabbatini! Since 2004, after leaving work at an animation studio, Lorenzo has been building a successful career as a freelance illustrator, working with many top publishing houses and advertising agencies. He has a rich and varied portfolio, proving that he is a very versatile artist who can work to all sorts of briefs., and bring his own unique creativity to the table!
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Friday, 7 March 2014
Del Thorpe art wins Blue Peter book award 2014, with Tony Robinson's 'Weird World of Wonders'!
Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II
Tony Robinson & Del Thorpe
Winner, Blue Peter Book Awards
Tony Robinson takes children on a headlong gallop through the history of World War II in this entertaining history book, part of his Weird World of Wonders series.
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson has written many books on historical subjects, including Tony Robinson's Kings and Queens and The Worst Children's Jobs in History, which won the Best Book with Facts category of the Blue Peter Book Awards. His Weird World of Wonders series launched in 2012 and there are currently seven titles in the series, including Inventions, which was a special World Book Day title in 2013. He has written several television series for children including 'Maid Marian and Her Merry Men', for which he received a BAFTA and a Royal Television Award. He presented Channel 4's archaeology series 'Time Team', and played Baldrick in 'Blackadder'. In 2013 Tony Robinson received a knighthood.
Del Thorpe
Del Thorpe has been drawing ever since that time he ruined his mum's best tablecloth with wax crayons. Most of his formative work can be found in the margins of his old school exercise books. His maths teacher described these misunderstood works as 'wasting time'. When he left normal school, Del went to art school and drew serious, grown-up things. Soon he decided the grown-up stuff was mostly boring, so went back to drawing silly cartoons and has done ever since.
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Monday, 24 February 2014
New work from Eunyoung Seo
Following the success of Eunyoung Seo's wonderful illustrations for Hog in the Fog, published by Faber & Faber, she has been busy creating these stunning images based on classic tales. Her beautiful painterly work is rich with tone and detail and is of such a high quality - we were blown away in the office when these came through!
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Friday, 7 February 2014
Barbara Bongini new work released by Usborne!
We're so proud of Barbara Bongini's latest work! She has completed the brand new Fairy Ponies series with Usborne, which have now been released. There are six books full of magical tales of adventure and wonder, from races on rainbows, to enchanted mirrors! Barbara's stunning work brings Zanna Davidson's stories to life and are sure to be a bit hit this year. Find out more at Usborne and enjoy the beautiful portfolio of Barbara Bongini here!
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Ella Okstad's wonderful work for Faber's 'Squishy McFluff!
We are excited to announce the release of 'Squishy McFluff, The Invisible Cat', by Pip Jones, featuring the wonderful illustrations of Ella Okstad. Published by Faber, it tells the charming tale of when little girl, Ava, discovers an imaginary cat in the cabbage patch which becomes her new best friend! Together, Ava and Squishy McFluff get up to all kinds of mischief. There is a fantastic web site dedicated to Squishy, and you can see more of Ella's beautiful drawings here.
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The key to weight loss is simple when you consume fewer calories than you use. Although this fundamental tenet of weight loss is simple, the execution is difficult. Once your know how many calories you use daily, you can then determine how many calories to eat to lose weight. Many factors affect your daily calorie requirement, including your height, weight, age, sex and activity level. Using a calorie calculator helps you stay on track to ensure you're getting the correct nutrition each day.
Calorie Calculations
To decide how much you should eat to lose weight, first determine the number of calories needed to maintain your current weight. Calculators are available on many websites; look for one that takes into account key factors that affect your calorie needs. Age, for example, affects the number of calories you use daily. A 5-foot-4-inch, 180-lb., 20-year-old woman with a sedentary lifestyle requires roughly 1,885 calories daily to maintain her weight. A similar 40-year-old woman requires approximately 1,770 calories daily because metabolic rate slows with age. Your activity level also influences your calorie requirement. A 5-foot-4-inch, 180-lb., 40-year-old woman who participates in moderate exercise three to five days per week boosts her daily maintenance calories to approximately 2,285 calories, a 29 percent increase over what she needs if sedentary.
Calorie Amount
To lose weight safely, the American Dietetic Association recommends that you set your daily intake at 500 to 1,000 calories below what you require to maintain your current weight. Consider the example of a 40-year-old, 5-foot-4-inch, 180-lb. woman who exercises moderately three to five days weekly. Given that she requires approximately 2,285 calories daily to maintain her current weight, her target calorie intake to lose weight is 1,285 to 1,785 calories daily. Keeping all other factors the same but changing the age to 20 years old, target calorie intake is 1,435 to 1,935 calories daily. Your expected weight loss if you set your daily intake at 500 calories below maintenance level is 1 lb. per week. With a 1,000-calorie deficit, you can expect average weight loss of 2 lb. weekly.
What to Eat
Weight loss programs commonly target restriction of either fats or carbohydrates to achieve reduced calorie intake. These strategies make sense considering that solid fats and added sugar account for approximately 35 percent of the calories in the average American diet, according to the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010." The relative advantages and disadvantages of low-fat versus low-carbohydrate diets remain hotly debated. Both strategies can be successful if you follow the program. A low-carbohydrate diet may lead to more weight loss initially, primarily due to decreased total body water. Whatever diet you choose should include a sufficient variety of foods to ensure that your vitamin, mineral and protein needs are met.
Talk with your doctor about the best diet for you, especially if you have a preexisting medical condition such as diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease or high blood pressure. Your doctor may recommend that you consult with a dietitian to develop an individualized weight loss plan that meets your nutritional and medical needs.
- BMRCalculator.org: BMR Calculator
- "Journal of the American Dietetic Association"; Position of the American Dietetic Association: Weight Management; February 2009
- "Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010: Foods and Food Components to Reduce"; U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010
- American Dietetic Association: Back to Basics for Healthy Weight Loss

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Ms Gillard was defeated by Kevin Rudd in a Labor Party leadership ballot on June 26.
Mr Rudd went on to lead the Labor Party to defeat in the Australian federal election last weekend.
Reflecting on her turbulent time in office, and the end of her political career, Ms Gillard wrote that she chose to spend election night alone so she could be "swept up in it".
"Losing power is felt physically, emotionally, in waves of sensation, in moments of acute distress," she wrote in an essay for the Guardian Australia website.
Ms Gillard, who was born in Barry in south Wales, wrote that she was grieving for the loss of power, describing it as "a pain that hits you like a fist, pain so strong you feel it in your guts, your nerve endings".
In quiet moments, she wrote, "a sense of being unfulfilled overwhelms you."
She criticised the switch back to Mr Rudd just weeks ahead of the election- a move that led several high-profile ministers to quit - saying it sent Australians "a very cynical and shallow message" about the party's sense of purpose.
"It was not done because caucus now believed Kevin Rudd had the greater talent for governing," she wrote.
"It was only done - indeed expressly done - on the basis that Labor might do better at the election.
"Labor unambiguously sent a very clear message that it cared about nothing other than the prospects of survival of its members of parliament at the polls."
But she declined to attack Mr Rudd directly, even describing him at one point as "right and brave" for committing to putting a price on carbon during the recent election campaign.
In the essay, Ms Gillard discusses the failures of her leadership, admitting that she should have fought the opposition more stridently when it labelled Labor's carbon emission trading scheme as a "big new tax".
"I feared the media would end up playing constant silly word games with me, trying to get me to say the word "tax". I wanted to be on the substance of the policy, not playing "gotcha". But I made the wrong choice and, politically, it hurt me terribly."
Ms Gillard made history in 2010 when she became the first woman to lead the country after ousting Kevin Rudd in a Labor party room coup, a move that shocked the nation, which had voted Rudd into power just three years before.


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From the outside, The Bullingdon pub looks like any other pub and even when you get inside it just seems like a normal quiet pub. But then through a tiny set of double doors at the back you're then through to a 300-at-a-squeeze venue which was already dripping with sweat and anticipation ready for the night ahead. Tonight was the night Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs came back to his hometown after a while away on the road around the UK and Europe. It was also a chance to witness a completely new live set up fit with dancers.
Dressed in a blue dinosaur suit TEED is somehow unnoticed when he arrives onstage and the biggest real cheer of the first part of his set is when he put his infamous headdress on. The set starts slowly and it is clear for all to see that Orlando Higginbottom, who is usually just hidden at the back of the stage, hasn't really got the hang of being centre of attention for his live shows. The crowd shyly move along to the first few songs, but the set really starts with 'Garden' which gets everyone moving in the right direction. Higginbottom cheekily asks the engineer to "put it all up" prompting huge cheers which are kept going for TEED's remix of Professor Green's 'Monster'.
The sweet and slow starting 'Household Goods' soon gets everyone going crazy with a huge Max Graham style drop but it's the closer that gets fingers pointing and bodies turning. The song starts like any other TEED song, but then Higginbottom slows it right down and asks the crowd "can we all put our hands up in the air and dance like Russians?" with which they duly oblige. With an album and a whole host of festival appearances over the summer it is set to be a huge year for one of Oxford's newest and finest talents.


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Millwall boss wants four new signings before Portugal trip
MILLWALL boss Neil Harris expects to have two new signings on board for the club's first pre-season training session on Thursday.
Harris has prioritised bringing in a keeper, left-back and striker, but the Lions boss stressed the need for patience as transfer negotiations continue.
Millwall held talks with Brentford centre-back Alfie Mawson last week and the club have been determinedly pursuing Bradford City target man James Hanson.
Harris also hopes to add at least two more players before the squad go to their training camp in Portugal on July 5.
He says he is satisfied with how the squad rebuilding work is going.
"I'm delighted. We looked at the mainstays of the team and wanted to keep them with us, which we've done. We let a lot of players go because we had one hell of a big squad. We're looking to add a few more to what we've got.
"All the players that we wanted to sign new contracts have done that. A couple of early additions will hopefully be with us on Thursday. We might get over the line with them on Tuesday or Wednesday so hopefully they'll be with us for the first pre-season session.
"There are a couple of other targets that we've had to be patient with, we have to sit tight and hopefully have them with us before we go to Portugal.
"We're looking to get in good solid pros, players at good ages. We're looking at some players who've played at the level we're at and want to push on to the next level, and in some cases we're looking at young players.
"We'd love to get them involved in the group as soon as possible but we've had to be patient, that's football."
Jordan Archer, who was released by Tottenham this month, is another player who has been linked after he spent part of last season on loan with the Lions.
Harris also expects a left-back to join the squad before Thursday and dropped a hint that the departure of David Forde is not a foregone conclusion.
"We're looking for somebody to come in and push Fordey for the number one position," he said. "We're certainly looking to add another striker. We need four and we've currently got three options at the moment. I'd like to have someone who offers something different from those three we've got.
"Left-back is a position we want to fill this week. In the modern day you want athletic full-backs who can get up and down and someone who has real quality on the ball."


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Whether to sign a medical release depends upon which insurance company to sending you that release.
In Oregon, the personal injury protection carrier will send you a application form, which includes a medical release. Because this is your insurance company, or the insurance company for the car you were riding in, you should provide this information so that your medical bills are paid. In Washington, the vehicle you were driving or riding in may or may not have personal injury protection benefits. If it does, then you should complete these forms so that your medical benefits and disability benefits are paid and processed.
If the insurance company for the responsible driver sends you a medical release, it is generally not a good idea to sign the release. First, this adjuster is on the other side of the legal fence, so to speak, and is not out to protect your interests in the claim. Second, if you ever take the time to read the medical release, you will find that it is very broad, and allows an adjuster to not only obtain prior medical records, but also actually speak with your treating physicians.
There is no real advantage in signing medical release for the careless driver's insurance adjuster. However, if you have signed the release, it's not the end of the world. When someone retains our office to help them with their claim, we will revoke the releases, and request all medical records obtained with the release.
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As part of her master of fine arts thesis, design studies student Liz Anna Kozik has installed an exhibit telling the story of the first restored prairie in the world, Curtis Prairie at the UW–Madison …
Protecting disappearing bumblebees
On March 21, the rusty-patched bumble bee officially became the first bumble bee listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Populations of this bee have been found in the UW Arboretum.
Seeing signs of early spring? You're not alone
Both official and unofficial observations curated by UW Arboretum staff suggest that the mild winter of 2017 – a few snowstorms notwithstanding – is leading to earlier spring activity in some species.
Arboretum shelters rare bumblebees
The UW Arboretum still has wild populations of the rusty-patched bumblebee, which is currently under consideration for endangered species status.


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Our story on 11 supercars impounded from con artist Russell Cole after bilking Best Buy out of $31 million brought in these photos from someone who used to tend to Cole's collection back when he'd swap day-old Bentleys because he didn't like the color.
Anton Trizna, who used to detail Cole's cars, shared these photos of Cole's collection at its peak, along with a description of a man who seemed hell-bent on gathering super cars like they were Hot Wheels. The 11 cars valued at just under $3 million that will be sold at auction later this month were "the tip of the iceberg" in a cache that once included a McLaren SLR, a Saleen S7 and two Ferrari Enzos.
Cole "was the owner of multiple (Bugatti) Veyrons because he became impatient while he waited for his to be built," Trizna told Jalopnik "He owned many Bentleys and once traded one in the day after he bought it because he didn't like the color anymore,"
Cole made his money by defrauding Best Buy on computer parts through his company, Chip Factory. Trizna said much of the gains Cole made from Chip Factory went to his car collection; the company had two warehouses — one where it did business, and the other for Cole's cars. Cole eventually built the large garage at his Deerfield, Ill., home once the collection grew larger than the Chip Factory warehouse could hold.
Russell Cole
At its peak, Trizna said the Chip Factory collection included a Ford GT, Lamborghini Diablo VT, Saleen S7, Lamborghini Murcielago roadster, Porsche Carrera GT, McLaren SLR, Ferrari 430 Spyder, Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari Superamerica and Aston Martin Vanquish. The second garage had 5 Ferraris: an Enzo, F50, F40, F430 and 599, as well as a Bugatti Veyron and several others. It was enough of a collection for Cole to pop up on CNBC and elsewhere as an expert on high-end automobiles.
When Best Buy uncovered Cole's scheme in 2008, he began paring back, selling off many vehicles including several Ferraris. It would take a year before the company called in the federal government, which later discovered that Cole had skirted taxes while running his scam. There's still time to grab his ill-gotten wheels at the Manheim auction in Milwaukee on April 19.


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Relativity Media has acquired the spec script "Hunter-Killer" by Ed Arnett (aka. Arne Schmidt) reports Variety.
Based on Don Keith and George Wallace's novel "Firing Point", the story follows an American sub commander and a Navy SEAL team that must rescue the Russian president and defeat a renegade admiral who's attempting a coup.
Pierre Morel ("District B13") is negotiating to direct. Ryan Kavanaugh, Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe will produce.


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Above: 6 x 6 inch page in a wirebound journal. Stonehenge gray paper. Rubberstamp ink (background) with gouache painting of a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen. This is a page from my 2015 Fake Journal. I began with a very light pencil outline. It might even have been orange pencil. I mixed blacks using Dark Indigo (PB 60) and Burnt Sienna in the Schmincke Horadam Gouache line. I also used a bit of Titanium white for highlights. The text was a large rubber stamp wheel on which you could "set" short messages, and the numbers were an office stamp kit.
I never use black paint.*
People ask me about this all the time. Then they give me a look that indicates they think I'm fibbing.
Look closely at my paintings. I may have black ink lines (sometimes light black ink lines), but no black paint.
The blacks in my paintings come from mixing complementary pairs.
Some pairs work better for this than others. Happily for me, my favorite blue (PB60, aka Indanthrone Blue, Indanthrene Blue, Anthraquinone Blue, Delft Blue…all depending on which line you're looking at, but all PB60), when mixed with Burnt Sienna (ah, which is an open question as manufacturers use that color name for a variety of pigments; so experiment and find one that works for you) makes a wonderful range of dark neutrals. (Or what I like to think of as Malamute gray.)
Look at the Burnt Sienna these different brands come up with, and see what I mean!
With PB60 and Burnt Sienna you can make warm and cool neutrals. The variation is endless.
Project Friday Instructions:
I encourage you to do some experiments this weekend with complementary pairs.
Find dark neutrals you can't live without.
Find neutrals you can use for your shadows when working with an appropriate color family. (First select a color family you want to use and then get the neutrals you can out of it—yes this is beginning to sound a lot like color theory homework. Deal with it.)
Find neutrals that describe the fur or feather of your favorite friends. (Take some complementary pairs to the zoo or a farm, and sketch away.)
Find neutrals that allow you to work richly in a monochromatic mode. (Make your friends and family sit still long enough so that you can sketch them and paint them monochromatically.)
Don't relegate this project to Friday. Go for it all weekend, and emerge on Monday with new solutions and a whole new vocabulary for black. A color vocabulary that draws the viewer in and rewards the effort of close, attentive viewing.
Start reading the pigment information on your watercolors. Knowing which pigments you have access to, which can work for you in this way, you'll be able to put umph in your contrast issues too.
Leisure Reading That May Help You with Your Project Friday:
You can read more about this in "More Gouache on Gutenberg Paper" if you are thinking about skin tones.
You can read about how I might test a different blue here. (Though why would I want a different blue, right?) And here I look at different reds and browns mixed with blues.
Ask yourself if you're using the best orange for your purposes. (Check out these swatches.)
But wait, there's more (reddish browns and blues in the search for neutrals).
If you're new to mixing watercolors you might want to read my post about testing my Schmincke factory made pan watercolors.
Don't forget "near" neutrals. I've got a whole series of paintings of eggplants.
You get the idea. I spend a lot of time thinking about this. It's a ton of fun.
And Don't Forget—You can't paint neutrals if you can't see values, so try this—"Project Friday Squinting to See Values."
Let the experiments begin.
*Never, say never, OK, I get that. As soon as this posts, I'll probably find myself doing a series using some paint that is 90 percent carbon black. AH, well. But the day after that I will be back to mixing my neutrals, it's just so much more interesting.


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The Boy and I were in Southern California checking out a college and we noticed that the Dave Matthews Band was in town. Since they are his current favorite band and I'm always up for a rocking show we decided to check it out. The venue is the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. Formerly known as "Irvine Meadows", this place is rather large outdoor venue (16,000+) with mostly reserved seating and a small lawn section. Nissan can hold more, but I think that is because Nissan has a much bigger lawn area. The Verizon Amphitheatre is on a steep mountainside and unlike other "sheds" it has no roof for the patrons. Everyone sits outside and the roof only covers the stage. You gotta love that California weather!
Switchfoot was the opening band, their performance was rather forgettable except when the lead singer ventured out into the audience while singing. He went way up behind the sound board singing all the while and shaking hands in the audience. Reminded me of the William Walter performance at the Hill Holler stage at FloydFest. But William was handing out CD's while he was roaming through the crowd.
The DMB put on a fine show, they have a stage with big video screens that allows everyone to see what's going on. They played a good number of tunes from their new album ("Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King"). This is a fine album and it was nice to hear the songs live. The DMB can definitely stretch out into some great instrumental jam sessions. I had seen them a couple of times before, but this was the first time I'd seen them with Tim Reynolds on electric guitar and Jeff Coffin (of the Flecktones) replacing the late LeRoi Moore (the "GrooGrux King"). They've also added a trumpet player (Rashawn Ross) in the last few years, he helps out with the background vocals. They rocked the house with a cover of "Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads). Dave seemed in good spirits, joking with the crowd between songs and pleased with the number of women's "drawers" that were being thrown on stage.
We had a lot of fun at this show and it was a nice way to end our sojourn out west.
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Monday, September 7, 2009
It Might Get Loud - Documentary Film - September 6
OK, this was not actually a live music event, but I thought that it was worthy of an entry here. "It Might Get Loud" is a new documentary film that pays tribute to the guitar as a rock and roll instrument by focusing on three guitarists representing three different eras in rock history. You can get up close and personal with Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White. Each spends time alone on the screen playing and taking you back to where they grew up and first began to play guitar. And all three sit down together with their guitars on a soundstage and no script and just trade stories and play together.
I think this film was put together very well, click here to see a nice trailer of the movie(click on "Trailer").
After spending 90 minutes with these three guys, I think the Edge relies a little too much on the effects and electronics, I do have much more respect for Jack White as a guitar player, and Jimmy Page is still the old master who can blow away any and all comers!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Traffic Jam - Baltimore, MD - September 5
The "Traffic Jam" was advertised as a 3 day festival at the Sonar club in downtown Baltimore. Musical acts included Leftover Salmon, the Lee Boys, Medeski Martin & Wood, Sam Bush, and the Travelin' McCourys. Some streets were to be blocked off and there would be multiple stages including an outdoor stage. Sounded intriguing so the Bird and I headed up there Saturday to check it out. We were surprised that we were able to park in a public lot right in front of the club, the street was indeed blocked off and a small festival ground was created. There were a handful of vendors with your typical festival fare but there was no outdoor stage. Apparently there had been a snag with the City at the last minute, so the Sonar club used their three indoor stages. This was our first visit to the Sonar club, which appears to be the first level of a three level parking garage converted into a night club. There are 3 rooms, sort of reminiscent of Goldilocks, each room is a larger version of the previous one. When we arrived there was a band (never caught the name) playing in the middle sized room with about 4 people watching. They had a talented left handed lead guitar player, but the sound was so loud (and very poorly mixed) that we retreated back outside. Then we found the smallest room which had a teenage trio playing some progressive '70's style instrumental rock. They were actually very entertaining (couldn't figure out their name either), the crowd size doubled when we entered that room. After listening to them for a while we went to the Main Room, which was a large open space with 3 bars, a concrete floor, and some risers on one side that you could sit on. Playing in this space was Papa Mali, a blues guitar player from New Orleans. They played some fun music for the 30 or so fans hanging in the big room.
So the pieces were in place for a downtown music "festival" but it appeared that the crowd didn't show. The Bird and I decided to take a break and we jumped in the car, headed to Fells Point and had a nice early al fresco dinner. Then back to the Sonar in time to catch the Lee Boys and Leftover Salmon. We had seen the Lee Boys earlier in the summer at the Floydfest, these guys play a style of rocking gospel that is known as "Sacred Steel", probably Robert Randolph is it's most famous practitioner. A few more people had shown up and the Lee Boys were really rocking. They were joined onstage by a local blues guitarist name Bobby Lee Rodgers and then later by a guitarist called "Mike" (apparently they forgot his last name). This turned into a really good show as the guest guitarists traded licks with the steel guitar player known as "the Dr."
Leftover Salmon brought the energy level up even further as Vince Hermann, Drew Emmitt and the rest of the boys ripped into their unique brand of "polyethnic cajun slamgrass". The crowd had picked up a little by then, the sound was good, and so was the music. We rocked through this set and even though there were more bands scheduled to follow was time for us to make the drive home.
In summary I would say this was a good idea for a festival, but several things went wrong. An outdoor stage would have made it a lot more fun, there wasn't much food to be had, and there weren't enough people there. I don't know if it was poor promotion or just the fact that no one wants to hang out in a dark club on the last weekend of summer. It would be interesting to see what Saturday and Sunday were like. I'll keep the Sonar on my list of venues to watch and hope for better things to come.
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May I share my conflicting love and hatred for vertical blinds? I love that they function well, letting light in when wanted and keeping wandering eyes out, but is that a fair trade off for something so ugly? My only complaint about vertical blinds is that I think they are hideous. Does this mean I'm willing to sacrifice my privacy for vanity? No, but I've been trying to come up with an affordable and easy-on-the-eyes solution to this decor horror and keep running into dead ends. This is what I'm dealing with.
Some people may think I'm crazy and that I should just deal with them (aka Justin), but they drive me mad and since they are in our kitchenette, I see them more everyday than I see my beloved green couch.
So, my first attempt at concealing the blinds was to hang curtain panels on either end of the sliding glass door. I bought these heavy duty panels from Ikea for $15 and a curtain rod that matches the ones we have in our family room. Instantly it looked much better and when we have the blinds pulled open, they hide behind the far right panel, like they aren't even there. Unfortunately, we rarely pull the blinds all the way open because we don't want all of that sun coming in (that's the west side of our house) and it provides zero privacy. So, when we have them open, we just twist the rod so they provide slats of light and a little more privacy.
(But, the track is still visible and doesn't fool me.)
Included with the curtain panels were a tie back for each one. I'm undecided about whether I like the panels with or without the ties.
Any preferences? Do you like the curtains? Do you have an alternative suggestion? I'm open for any and all ideas, so bring 'em on!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Hold 'em Back
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I like the curtains without the ties. It looks more organic and natural that way. Could you build a wooden contraption that would hide the track? It could be a more attractive version of what is currently there, since you can't really hide it effectively.ReplyDelete
- displacedcitygirlJanuary 24, 2010 at 7:11 AM
I agree... They look great without the ties.ReplyDelete
Late entry, but I agree - the ties should go. The blinds should also go - they are so 80s. So many alternatives are out there, from funky IKEA shears to really awesome rice paper stick-on window film.ReplyDelete
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New, more integrated children's health services are set to bring improved support for children and their families from today (October 1).
The new service model is based on findings from public information events held across the county which included comprehensive feedback from children and young people, parents and carers.
Commissioning responsibilities for public health services has transferred from NHS England to all local authorities.
The council will directly provide the 0-19 children's health service in-house in the future, providing a more integrated approach to public health and other children's services.
Key aspects of the new model include a new 0-19 children's health service, which will:
• provide strong integrated support for all families during pregnancy and in the early years
• allow health visitors more time to spend with families who need them most
• focus more intensive nursing support on children and young people of school age where there are specific health concerns
It will also enhance the council's existing children and young people's sexual health and online counselling services to better meet the increased demand for this type of service, and provide investment in a new emotional wellbeing service to give greater access to support.
Councillor Mrs Patricia Bradwell, Executive Councillor for Children's Services, said: "We have engaged widely over the sort of services people want and these proposals are based on what parents, carers and young people have told us is important to them. With a new emotional wellbeing service, an enhanced sexual health and online counselling service and improved ante-natal and early years support, this should give a much-needed boost for children and young people."
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I didn't catch much of the Ottawa Jazz Festival jam sessions this year but was in attendance for a guaranteed highlight every year — the big Dave Restivo solo.
Every year, it seems, Restivo, a long-time JazzWorks faculty member, shows up at the jam and plays a solo that takes everyone's breath away. Another JazzWorks faculty member, Jim Lewis, has referred to it as the moment when "Restivo levitates off the piano bench," or words to that effect.
"I'm just going down there for awhile," I told my wife, as I headed off to Alpha Soul shortly after midnight on the last night of the festival. And I added, "if I hear All The Things You Are, I'm turning around and heading home."
And, of course, it was All The Things You Are, that Restivo played on the festival's closing night, with some people I didn't know and some I did, including JazzWorks artistic director John Geggie on bass and the great Roddy Ellias on guitar. I didn't go home.
To change direction for a second, I had been intending for some time to do a blog post on long solos. This is a timely topic heading into jazz camp, where the jam session is key component. Observance of jam session etiquette helps make the jam session the happy event it should be and one of the tenets of jam session etiquette, I had always thought, was that you don't play too long.
Not playing too long, at least at the JazzWorks level, means getting off the bandstand after a couple of tunes. And it also means not playing lengthy solos. Two choruses is tops, half a chorus on a ballad, if you're accompanying a singer.
Part of that has to do with etiquette, giving others a chance. But an equally important part is that most us, amateur players, run out of things to say after a chorus or two. Even at the advanced level of some of the student musicians playing at the jazz festival, repetition begins to creep in pretty quickly. Searching for something different to say, trumpet players begin the high-note exercises, saxophone players start honking on one note (a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, unfortunately).
Better to quit while you're ahead, but I know the feeling. You're finishing one chorus and thinking about whether to go for another. Two thoughts make you go on: (1) "I'm going so good, I should take another"; or (2) "That was so crappy, I better take another to see if I can get it right."
Judging from I've been hearing at higher-level jam sessions, such as the jazz festival's, four choruses now seems to be the minimum. Students are among the worst offenders but that's understandable: they're only doing what the pros do; there's a feeling that you're not a real jazz musician unless you go on and on.
Some jazz historians blame John Coltrane for the long solo, and indeed he could go on for 20 minutes. Some point out that you never heard Charlie Parker playing long solos, but that's probably because he did most of his recording in the days before the long-play record. The essential point is that nobody minded listening to Coltrane for 20 minutes and nobody would have minded if Charlie Parker took another.
One of the great memories of Ottawa Jazz Festival jam sessions is the time that Donny McCaslin took what must have been 16 choruses on What Is This Thing Called Love at the jam session at the Crowne Plaza in 2009. Chorus after chorus, each full of new ideas or expansions of ideas he had just played, poured out of him as his bandmates — John Geggie and Nancy Walker were playing — just gaped. And also laughed, because it made them happy. Aside from some jazz critics earnestly discussing something in the lobby, everybody in the place was transfixed.
And here's the thing: They wanted Donny to keep on playing.
Same thing with Restivo the other night. He stoppeHe played four or five choruses, not 16, each chorus building on what had come before, and we wanted him to keep going.
So there is something to be said for the long solo. If you're Donny McCaslin or Dave Restivo.
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Tune Up won't be a calendar of events — Ottawa Jazz Happenings takes care of that. But it will discuss events and issues of interest to the JazzWorks community. Journalist, author, trumpet player and a jazz camper since 1999, Charley Gordon is a former vice-president of JazzWorks.
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OctPoWriMo Day 29 has a theme of breathtaking using the Villanelle poetry form. As per usual I'm combining prompts. Today with NEKNEERAJ from MindLoveMisery's Menagerie Photo Challenge Prompt Picture.
It's hard to breath when we're tied to each other's dreams,
When there's no space to gasp for breath as we're both trapped.
We're too connected, unable to unstitch our seams,
When we desire time away, where we are unclasped.
From the cloth chocking our lungs with unfiltered air,
Set me free, set me free, when we're closer unwrapped.
Where you can be you and I can be me, that's fair,
We're both better people with space in between us;
Permitting us to flourish by ourselves and care —
About each other lovingly as space means more trust.
Stories and adventures to tell each other too,
To be close, skin to skin, soul to soul, not busted.
Together we are breathtaking functioning through —
The worst times and the best times, together we're soothed.
To each other and ourselves nurtured plants proving —
What it is to be two wholes complementing true,
Each other as we strive in life, our strength doubled.
Clean air to breath in the fresh awe inspiring night's through —
All our joys and troubles, one life and two lives soothed.
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It's been a loooong time!
I am now back again, and as usual I will post all the stupid things that is going on in a daily basis. Well.. not all stupid things, there will be good things too. I love posting all the current events that has been happening in my life recently. Anyway, i think i will be ending this post here for now. TOPICS is giving me a red alert to stay focus again. I need to be getting serious again since my meditation for my academics is keeping me at bay again. Goodbye but not goodbye for good :)


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks finished the week with gains, pushing the S&P 500 to a two-year high Friday, helped by mostly upbeat economic data.
The S&P 500 SPX, -0.16% added 0.6% to 1,240.40, its highest close since September 2008.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.20% rose 40.26 points, or 0.4%, to 11,410.32. General Electric GE, +1.23% led with a 3.4% gain after the conglomerate raised its quarterly dividend 17%, its second increase this year. Read more on GE.
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The S&P 500 is up 1.3% for the week, while the Dow is up 0.3% for the period. It's been an unusually flat stretch for the stock market. Even Friday's modest gain ended the Dow's streak of five consecutive sessions in which the measure moved less than 20 points, the longest such stretch since October 2006.
"We're just drifting slightly higher," said Brian Lazorishak, portfolio manager and quantitative analyst at Chase Investment Counsel. "People aren't really pushing to take positions at higher levels, but at the same time, they're not actively walking away from the market either."
Friday's gains came as data showed U.S. consumers felt more upbeat on the economic outlook in early December, while U.S. exports in October surged to their highest levels in more than two years.
"The economic news flow has been one of gradual economic improvement," Lazorishak said.
Kraft Foods KFT led decliners, off 1.1%.
The total U.S. deficit in international trade of goods and services unexpectedly fell more than 13% as the U.S. trade deficit with China narrowed 8.3%. Exports to China surged nearly 30% to a record $9.30 billion and imports fell slightly to $34.82 billion. See more on U.S. trade gap.
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China's trade data "showed pretty vibrant strength in terms of their economy and in terms of U.S. exports into China," said Nick Kalivas, strategist and vice president of financial research at MF Global. However, he noted, "that bid was capped somewhat by the raising of the reserve rate requirement and the uncertainty of what's going to happen this weekend."
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High there
Just thought I'd post a picky to say I'm not dead.
I've spent the weekend building myself a soft box for photographing models. Made with an office filing box and tracing paper. I was really pleased with the result.
As for the model it's one I started painting quite awhile ago, but never finished. I made a few progressions with my painting whilst doing this.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
A New Year and a new me
So after an eventful January with the birth of my first child, Florence Lily - she's a little cutie! However, she is managing to sap my sleep and energy from me. Not only has she brought me only the joy fatherhood can bring, she has made me put Battlefield 3 down long enough to remember I have another hobby.
My plan for 2012 was to see the 205th take to the skies once more as a fully completed army, however when I sat down to actual do that, I wasn't inspired. I've not fallen out of love with them, but I think I can do a better job of painting them now... especially if I take my time and not rush them.
Labels: 40k, Draigo wing, Grey Knights, Logan wing, Space Wolves, Warhammer
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1. about two o'clock.
2. Did you know started raining?
3. Have you seen 'Phantom of the Opera'? brilliant.
4. been a difficult few days, hasn't it?
5. Hard work brings own rewards.
6. never too late to learn how to swim.
7. The company has been celebrating many achievements.
8. Look at that plant. flowers are so beautiful.
9. My boss didn't use the work I spent hours doing. been a complete waste of time!
10. 'Has the film started yet?' 'No, still the adverts.'
11. The cat was sitting on own.
12. Can you put the guitar back in case, please? Thanks.
13. great that we can go home early, isn't it?
14. Look - the dog's finished dinner.
15. Can you turn off the lights when you leave? so important not to waste energy.
16. This tree always produces fruit in early May.
17. 'Is it still snowing, Amanda?' 'No, I think stopped.'
18. My brother is so stubborn! always impossible to tell him he's wrong about anything.
19. The annual music festival is now in eighteenth year.
20. I don't think that the government is going to change policy on taxation, do you?


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BigPipeNZ:graemeh:BigPipeNZ: Anybody else here get lucky with the first wave?
Should be more invites going out tomorrow if you didn't.
Not me, I've got my fingers crossed for today though. :)
If you PM me your real name I can take a look at the list and give you an idea of when/if you might be getting an invite.
We'll be sending out invites probably until the end of this week, then taking a break over Xmas (new connections over Xmas break is not ideal for customer experience if things go wrong) then kicking back off in Jan, depending on how many people respond etc
Thanks, PM sent. I agree totally about avoiding new connections over Xmas, doing that is just asking for trouble.


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2012 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games ▪ Next Summer Games
Host City: London, Great Britain
Date Started: August 11, 2012
Date Finished: August 11, 2012
Events: 2
Participants: 72 (36 men and 36 women) from 26 countries
Youngest Participant: Tamara Vega (19 years, 151 days)
Oldest Participant: Jeļena Rubļevska (36 years, 143 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): 6 athletes with 1 medal
Most Medals (Country): 6 countries with 1 medal
Modern pentathlon underwent a major change after the 2008 Olympics. Instead of consisting of five separate events â fencing, swimming, riding, shooting, and running, the shooting and running were combined into a single competition, similar to the biathlon at the Winter Olympics. Competitors would run but stopped at three stations during the run to fire a laser pistol at a target. They were required to record five successful shots at each station, but were penalized for extra shots taken and for the extra amount of time it took them to fire extra attempts. As had been the case since 1996, all events were held on one day.
The modern pentathlon started out within the Olympic Park with fencing taking place at the Copper Box, and swimming moving over to the Aquatics Centre, as one would expect. The final two events were held at Greenwich Park, a former hunting park in southeast London. Riding took place there first followed by the combined running/shooting competition. Once again there were two events, an individual for both men and women.
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These six ingredient No Bake Toasted Coconut and Almond Granola Bars are super simple to make! These gluten free, paleo friendly snacks will be your new favorite!
Renovations on the sweet little farmhouse we purchased at the beginning of the Summer have begun. For me, there is nothing better than a nice big DIY project. I absolutely love it. I shop at hardware stores the way most girls shop at the mall. I can spend hours talking about tile, grout and the importance of a properly scaled light fixture. Mr. Maebell, not so much. I think he appreciates a well designed space, he just doesn't want any part of actually implementing it. Unfortunately for him we are about to be knee deep in shiplap, barn doors, subway tile and paint.
We are tackling the downstairs first and we have the first coat of primer nearly done. In the downstairs alone we have five very bright paint colors to cover up. When you stand at our front door you can see brown, red, purple, light and dark blue walls. The previous owners had a bit of an eclectic style to say the least. I already feel a lot better now that the menagerie of colors is covered. The space feels bigger, calmer and so much lighter!
Between the shop and the house I haven't had much time in the kitchen. And to be honest, do any of us really have a lot of time for cooking in the summer? There is so much MORE to do! We have been living off of these easy and delicious No Bake Toasted Coconut and Almond Granola Bars. They are ready in no time and perfect for when you need a nutritious snack that also satisfies your sweet tooth.
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- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
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Falling in love is the easy part. But staying in love takes work and intentionality. Here are four tips that will help your marriage stay healthy and last a lifetime:
Look at the Big Picture
Part of the fun of a long term relationship (of any kind) is the growing together through shared experiences, suffering together through difficulties and heartbreaks, and experiencing the joy of mountain top encounters together. But getting through the challenges of life together as a couple require us to have a long range view of love and marriage. If we don't keep our eye on the bigger picture, we will get distracted by all the small inconsequential and inconvenient problems that crop up in life. These distract us from the larger vision of what's really important.
I continually have to remind the young couples my wife and I mentor to keep their eye on the bigger picture. When you do that many of the small problems and irksome habits of your spouse seem inconsequential (or at least bearable). For instance, sometimes the amount of attention young children require can cause a young mother to focus entirely on the children as the center of her world. In that role she is invaluable. But a long term vision remembers that she and her husband will be together long after their children have grown and moved on. That vision will help her to balance her attention to both her children and her husband. Likewise, men need to remember that work is merely a means to support their family. Later in life, your work will be one of the least important things you care about.
Think Teamwork
Think of your marriage as a team unit, not two individuals. Then remember that you are on the same team. Sometimes during the heated battles of life we start looking at our spouse as the enemy. It's important to give your spouse the benefit of the doubt in most situations. Likely your spouse always has your best interests at heart. They care about you (probably more than anyone else in the world does) and only want the best for you. Sometimes it doesn't feel that way, but I promise you if you communicate that to your spouse, they will reciprocate.
Seasons of Marriage
Another thing to remember is that a marriage is a living, breathing vessel. It has a dynamic life of its own independent of you or your spouse. It ebbs and flows. It has seasons—good seasons, bad seasons, and even indifferent seasons. There will be times when things are rough in your relationship. It seems like those times last forever. The truth is they are just a season—they last at most a year or so, probably much less. It just seems like they last longer. Seasons of trials are often followed by seasons of joy and blessings. These seem to last for shorter periods but when you weigh everything out over a long period, they tend to last just as long as the difficult times.
When I became a full time writer and speaker it took over six long years of financial struggle before we eventually gained some stability. Those were very lean and difficult years that we endeavored through together. I can tell you though that the struggles have been followed by several years now of great joy and blessing. It is so much richer a blessing by having persevered through the trials. The same is true of your marriage. There will be lean times that you will have to persevere through together. Once those pass a season of blessing and joy will follow. The problem is we tend not to remember the blessings. Struggles seem to stay in our memories longer.
Count Your Blessings
Try this experiment. Sit down with your spouse and try to remember all the really difficult times of your marriage. Chances are you'll be able to recall pretty clearly all the tough times you've had in your relationship (at least your wife will). Now write down what the root cause of those struggles was. It's important to reflect back on our challenges and understand what caused them, especially if you do not want to repeat them. Was if financial struggles? Was a child sick or rebelling? Perhaps old wounds arose and needed to be dealt with. Once you agree about what the cause of the struggles were, now discuss what solved them. This is important too. Understanding how we weathered through specific issues can help us in the future during similar situations.
Now try and remember the period that followed, after the problem was resolved. Chances are your marriage went through a good time of happiness and maybe even prosperity. Like many problems in life, once we endure and persevere through them, we end up getting blessed for our efforts. Remember the good times and not just the bad times. Love is shaped and grown by going through life's challenges together. Those that cut and run at the first sign of difficulty, never get to experience the true joy of standing together on the mountain top arm in arm knowing that you can truly depend on the person beside you.
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One of the exciting opportunities that come with being the Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts is travelling to see the work of unfamiliar actors, and to consider scripts and productions for future presentations in Native Earth's space, the Aki Studio Theatre. It's also one of the best ways to build relationships with other arts organizations and arts leaders.
Here is an excerpt from my recent travels in Bogotá:
International Society of the Performing Arts' annual conference and The Ibero-American Theater Festival of Bogotá. There is a little-known, yet incredible program at Canada Council for the Arts, that supports emerging and mid-career arts leaders travelling to conferences produced by the International Society of the Performing Arts (ISPA), called the Canada Council Legacy Program. Last year I had the extreme honour of being accepted into this program. It was very serendipitous that this should happen at this point in time, since this year NEPA co-produced the second edition of the panamerican ROUTES | RUTAS panamericanas Festival with Aluna Theatre. The panamerican ROUTES | RUTAS panamericanas Festival is an international festival of performing arts which happens every two years and programs Latin and Indigenous artists from across the Americas. We just wrapped up the festival last month with an amazing line-up of artists, and I'd like to thank everyone who came out to the festival.
While I was walking around I unexpectedly came across the National Theatre Fanny Mikey, which is the headquarters for the Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro, or The Ibero-American Theater Festival of Bogotá. Excellent!!! I went to the ticket booth, purchased a ticket (not knowing what the show was) and waited for show time, which is at 8:30pm in Bogotá . Everything seems to happen a little later here than in Canada.
Europeana by Davidlo Na Zabradli. Of course in my North American arrogance I just assumed it would be in English or at least have English subtitles - but no. It was in Czech with Spanish subtitles. Luckily, yo hablo un poquito de español (I speak a little Spanish). The show was incredible. The acting was completely engaging. Everything took place in an office board room and all eight actors where dressed like they worked in the office. Afterwards, I discovered the show was about the history of Europe in the 20th century and based on the book Europeana by Ourednik Patrick. You can find the full description and trailer for the show on the link above. Some of the show highlights:
- No theatrical lighting! Just a bank of fluorescents above the stage that actually moved and could be turned off individually.
- An actor hanging himself from the ceiling.
- The entire cast copulating with books.
- The actors slowly destroying the board room over two acts and each taking turns going out the patio doors on the back wall of the set into what looked like a balcony to smoke. Yes, real smokes!
- Then at one point nearly the entire cast having a disco party out there with an old school ghetto blaster. And yes, the ghetto blaster played the music, so when they shut the patio door the music was muffled enough to hear the lone actor on stage deliver a passionate monologue to the audience.
- A lot of direct address to the audience as they described the events of the 20th century.
The next day I woke up not feeling very well. Bogotá is so high in the mountains that many travellers experience altitude sickness for the first few days and I was definitely suffering through that. It felt like I had the flu, but I pushed through it and met up with some colleagues from previous conferences to do some sight-seeing before the conference started. We visited Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá (the contemporary art museum) and Museo Botero (The Botero Museum named after Fernando Botero). Considered the most recognized and quoted living artist from Latin America, Fernando Botero's signature style is known as Boertismo.
After this full day, and a short rest back at our hotels, we met up with some of the other delegates and had dinner in a large group. It's extremely inspiring sitting among a group of artists, producers, presenters, festival managers, executives and directors of arts organizations from all over the world. Some of them have known and worked with each other for many decades. This was the first time they had reconnected in months since the last conference. They have all worked in every medium of art you can think of, which made for truly inspiring conversations. One of the main goals and amazing aspects of ISPA is to bring arts leaders from around the world together to network, build partnerships and share arts practices and names of upcoming artists. It's an amazing and unique opportunity that feeds the global arts community and keeps it moving and evolving.
Thank you for following along... More coming from Native Earth Performing Arts soon!
Photo Credits: Ryan Cunningham (NEPA), Chris Lorway (Soundstreams), Robert Gilder (Robert Gilder and Associates)


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Beginner Levels
Courses at this level will prepare students to understand and use everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type; to introduce themselves and others and to ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, people they know and things they have. They will be able to interact in a very simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Elementary Levels
Courses at this level will prepare students to understand and use basic structures and vocabulary for everyday activities; to interact in simple social situations, and make simple suggestions and requests. They will also be able to write simple descriptions and use basic cohesive devices and to write simple everyday texts.
Low Intermediate Levels (previously Pre-Intermediate)
Courses at this level will prepare students to understand and use a combination of simple and compound structures and high frequency intermediate vocabulary in order to communicate in familiar work and social situations. They also will be able to write simple texts for familiar work and social situations by using an increasing range of structuring and cohesive devices.
Intermediate Levels
Courses at this level will prepare students to use some compound and complex structures; to understand the main ideas of longer listening excerpts and reading texts; to draw on an increasing range of language resources to carry out a number of social and work functions. They will also be able to write clear detailed texts on a range of subjects and express and support their opinion.
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Courses at this level will prepare students to understand the main ideas of complex texts on bothconcrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization; to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. They will be able to produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
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Courses at this level will prepare students to understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning; to express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. They will be able to use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes, and to produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.


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Form-Based Code for Fort Monmouth
Client: Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority
Phillips Preiss prepared a form-based zoning code and development and design guidelines for Fort Monmouth, a former military base which closed in 2011. The Fort encompasses over 1,100 acres that lie in three different "host municipalities:" the Boroughs of Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Oceanport. A reuse and redevelopment plan for the fort envisioned the development of mixed-income neighborhoods; creation of mixed-use, neighborhood centers; provisions for enhanced mobility; and the creation of an open space network. Phillips Preiss worked closely with FMERA and the three municipalities to translate the design concepts in the reuse and redevelopment plan into land use regulations that are flexible enough to respond to market conditions, based on sound sustainable planning principles, and conform to all New Jersey statutory requirements.


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Bird Chair by Harry Bertoia
Design classic designed by Harry Bertoia between 1950 and 1952 and released by Knoll International. This is an early edtion. The Bird chair, Model No. 423LU, is the lounge chair of the different wire steel chairs that are designed by Harry Bertoia. The chair is in a good condition, see also the detailed pictures. The dimension is 100 cm high and 97 cm wide.


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Field Document 5
April 1983
A report prepared for the
Intensification of Freshwater Fish Culture and Training Project
N. Fijan
Fish Health Protection and Diseases Consultant
This report describes the work carried out at the Freshwater Aquaculture Research and Training Centre (FARTC) under the FAO/UNDP Project IND/75/031 in the field of fish health protection and diseases and outlines suggestions on future research programmes.
The review of the implementation of the existing research programmes showed that considerable progress has been made and the review of diagnostic work on fish diseases revealed occurrence of several known and of several so far undescribed diseases in cultured fish.
The research programmes should be directed towards further development of methodologies, continued inventory of the most significant fish health problems in pond culture in India, development of prophylactic measures and study of selected significant diseases.
The Food and Agriculture Organization is greatly indebted to the following organizations and individuals who assisted in the implementation of the project by providing information, advice and facilities.
Dr V.R.P. Sinha, National Project Director; the Veterinary School of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, especially Dr B.C. Nayak; the Orissa Biological Products Institute, especially Dr Sahoo, Dr Mahapatra and Dr Samal. The consultant also acknowledges the support given by the CIFRI staff designated as counterparts, Messrs R.K. Dey, A.K. Gosh, D. Kumar, B.K. Mishra and R.N. Pal.
Rome, 1983
Hyperlinks to non-FAO Internet sites do not imply any official endorsement of or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, data or products presented at these locations, or guarantee the validity of the information provided. The sole purpose of links to non-FAO sites is to indicate further information available on related topics.
This electronic document has been scanned using optical character recognition (OCR) software. FAO declines all responsibility for any discrepancies that may exist between the present document and its original printed version.
1.1 Terms of Reference
1.2 Background Information
2.1 Review of Implementation of Research Projects
2.1.1 Fish health monitoring in composite fish culture
2.1.2 Treatment experiments
220.127.116.11 Prevention of losses in larvae to fry
nursing operations
220.127.116.11 Influence of brood fish treatment with antibiotics on survival at spawning time
22.214.171.124 Drug treatment of renal myxosporidiosis
18.104.22.168 Treatment of eggs for prevention of fungus and infections
2.1.3 Preparation and use of primary cell cultures from
Indian major carps and of cell lines for virology
2.1.4 Development of methods for isolation, identification and maintenance of bacterial pathogens of Indian major carps
2.1.5 Development of methods for detection and identification of parasites in Indian major carps
2.1.6 Histopathological methods for study of kidney and liver pathology in Indian major carps
2.2 Diagnostic Work of the Unit
2.2.1 Sources of samples
2.2.2 Diagnostic methods
2.2.3 Collection of documentation
2.2.4 Summary of diagnostic findings
2.2.5 Control of diseases
2.3 Suggestions for Research Programmes
2.3.1 Fish health monitoring
2.3.2 Other previously formulated projects
2.3.3 Preventive treatments in fish culture operations
184.108.40.206 Scientists to work on the project
220.127.116.11 Objectives
18.104.22.168 Practical utility
188.8.131.52 Technical programme
220.127.116.11 Duration of the project
2.3.4 Study of kidney myxosporidioses of major carps
126.96.36.199 Scientists to work on the investigations
18.104.22.168 Objectives
126.96.36.199 Practical utility
22.214.171.124 Technical programme
18.104.22.168 Duration of investigations
2.3.5 Studies on histopathology of kidney and liver in Indian major carps
126.96.36.199 Scientists to work on the investigations
184.108.40.206 Objectives
22.214.171.124 Practical utility
18.104.22.168 Technical programme
184.108.40.206 Duration of investigations
2.3.6 Hemosiderosis in catla
188.8.131.52 Scientists to work on the investigations
220.127.116.11 Objectives
184.108.40.206 Practical utility
22.214.171.124 Technical programme
220.127.116.11 Duration of the investigations
2.3.7 Other programmes
Appendix 1: LIST OF EQUIPMENT FOR UNIT FOR ICHTHYOPATHOLOGY AND FISH HEALTH PROTECTION, FARTC, KAUSALYAGANG, BHUBANESHWAR
Appendix 2: DATA SHEET FOR FISH ORGANS SAMPLED FROM MARKET
Appendix 3: DATA SHEET ACCOMPANYING FISH SENT FOR HEALTH EXAMINATION DURING REGULAR SAMPLING
Appendix 4: CASE HISTORY DATA TO ACCOMPANY SICK FISH SHIPMENT FOR LABORATORY EXAMINATION
Appendix 5: QUESTIONNAIRE ON EXTENT OF LOSSES IN FISH CULTURE OPERATIONS AND ON ROLE OF DISEASE IN LOSSES


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The sun is actually white in color, atmospheric scattering makes it appear yellow
The Sun formed about 4.567 billion[a][16] years ago from the gravitational collapse of a region within a large molecular cloud. Most of the matter gathered in the center, whereas the rest flattened into an orbiting disk that would become the Solar System. The central mass became increasingly hot and dense, eventually initiating thermonuclear fusion in its core. It is thought that almost all stars form by this process. The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) based on spectral class and it is informally designated as a yellow dwarf because its visible radiation is most intense in the yellow-green portion of the spectrum. The Sun's color is white, with a CIE near (0.3, 0.3), when viewed from space or when high in the sky; when low in the sky, atmospheric scattering renders the Sun yellow, red, orange, or magenta. Despite its typical whiteness, most people mentally picture the Sun as yellow; the reasons for this are the subject of debate.[17] In the spectral class label, G2 indicates its surface temperature, of approximately 5778 K (5505 °C, 9941 °F), and V indicates that the Sun, like most stars, is a main-sequence star, and thus generates its energy by nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium. In its core, the Sun fuses about 620 million metric tons of hydrogen each second.[18][19] @Curionic


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I am writing this entry from my front porch. Across the street a family is gathering, mostly to support each other. Earlier this week Hector (not his real name) was rushed to Denver Health Medical Center. He had slipped into unconsciousness. His liver is failing and unless he gets a new one he is going to die. Hector is a father of four; the youngest just started kindergarten at the school down the street. I met him the day I moved into this neighborhood, 14 years ago. He likes to talk – a lot! He is a good neighbor, father, worker and husband. It is obvious that he adores his family.
On its own this is one of those situations that raise all kinds of "God" questions - Why would you allow this to happen? Is this really just?
But there are other complicating factors as well. You see Hector does not have "documentation" that allows him to "legally" live in this country. The direct implication is that he is not "qualified" to be on a transplant list. I realize that immigration is an extremely contentious political issue. But watching this scene play out across the street and in front of my eyes moves the discussion from a disconnected political debate to a deeply personal reality.
Hector is going to die and leave behind a family that needs him, simply because of where he was born. Somehow this makes him less worthy – less human. Can this be moral, right or just? Especially in a country that regularly claims to own the moral high ground.
The more I study Scripture the more the theme of "inclusion" emerges. How we treat the stranger and alien says something about the quality of our faith.
I am not a politician. I still believe that this is one of the most amazing places to live. But we can be better and we can do better. One of the first steps is choosing to welcome, include and allow access to all levels of services to the strangers and aliens among us.


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As much as "Austin City Limits" has pushed to broaden its horizons in recent years with in-the-moment stars such as Kendrick Lamar and Florence + the Machine, part of its mission is to continue capturing unique performances by some of the living legends of American popular music. James Taylor's appearance last fall was a prime example, and the show added another notch to its all-timers belt Thursday when Paul Simon and his nine-piece band visited ACL Live.
Simon was in town for a two-night stand at Bass Concert Hall, and he stuck around to make his first appearance on the longest-running music television program in history. Joking with the crowd that, like many who watch the show on TV, he always thought the trademark skyline was the real thing rather than a set backdrop, Simon seemed to thoroughly enjoy his two hours onstage. The highlights will be gathered for an hourlong broadcast when the show's 42nd season begins airing next fall. (Unlike many of the show's tapings these days, this one was not live-streamed.)
Simon stayed fairly close to the set list he played at Bass Concert Hall earlier this week, with a couple of exceptions. The iconic "Graceland" got the nod during a three-song main encore rather than "Late in the Evening." And the deliciously spooky title track to Simon's upcoming album "Stranger to Stranger," due out next month, was a mid-set addition.
A second encore on Tuesday at Bass had featured the Simon & Garfunkel classics "The Boxer" and "The Sound of Silence," but he played only the latter tune at ACL Live. The first half of the song was, sadly, marred by technical difficulties, with an occasional thumping sound distracting from Simon's otherwise spectacularly pristine solo acoustic delivery. Simon didn't do a second take; perhaps those thumps can be edited out in post-production for the broadcast.
Much of the credit for the stellar performances on all three nights of Simon's Austin run goes to his bandmates, who did not get an introduction but included Austin's own Joel Guzman on accordion, percussion, guitar and keyboards. The rest of the cast: Mark Stewart on guitar, mandolin, sax and more (we spotted recorder and didgeridoo); Mick Rossi on piano, other various keyboards and percussion; Vincent Nguini, guitar; Bakithi Kumalo, bass and percussion; James Oblon, drums, percussion and guitar; Jamey Haddad, drums and percussion; Andrew Switzer, saxophone and flute; and C.J. Camerieri, trumpet and french horn.
Set list:
1. Proof (instrumental)
2. The Boy in the Bubble
3. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
4. Dazzling Blue
5. That Was Your Mother
6. Rewrite
7. Slip Slidin' Away
8. Mother and Child Reunion
9. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
10. Spirit Voices
11. The Obvious Child
12. Stranger to Stranger
13. Homeward Bound
14. El Condor Pasa (instrumental)
15. Duncan
16. Werewolf
17. Cool Cool River
18. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
19. You Can Call Me Al
20. Wristband
21. Graceland
22. Still Crazy After All These Years
23. The Sounds of Silence


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The 'SOCIAL MEDIA EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT (#SMES)' is an empowerment event with the sole aim of unveiling the massive opportunities to create wealth online using social media platforms, we do believe that through education more people can create a sustainable income for themselves using social media and thus reducing the high level of unemployment and poverty currently faced in our country.
At Social Media Empowerment Summit (SMES) Port Harcourt you will discover how to use social media to attract and engage quality customers, and quickly grow your business, we would also reveal relevant insights to accelerate business growth & engagement across social media channels.
SMES events provide an arena to answer the toughest questions that impact the way we do business (the ones that confound our budgets, cause restless nights and continually change shape.).
Some of the topics we would look into include:
How to Maintain a Strong Brand Identity on All Social Networks
Engage Key Influencers: How to Use Customers and Employees to Drive Sales
The Art of Storytelling: Tips and Tricks for Content Creation & Social Media
Amplified Experiences: How to Tap into the Interactive and Influential to Raise Your Brand Profile
How to Build Powerful Relationships on Facebook and Beyond
How to Grow Your Blog's Traffic and Revenue
How to Build a Social Media Army Using Twitter
How to Get More Sales, Engagement and Leads on Facebook Without Increasing Budgets
Facebook Ads Fundamentals: How to Profit on Less Than $10 A Day
How to Use Visual Content to Drive Massive Social Media Engagement
How to Use Facebook to Build Relationships that Lead to Business
How to Succeed by Continuously Showing Up: Drip Feed Marketing
How to monetise your BBM, twitter, Facebook and Instagram Handles
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Time: 9:00am
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It's probably the most boring film ever made and completely irrelevant to my current situation, but at the end of this post I will find a youtube-clip and we can all decide about its relevance toghether. This is after all a magical blog and wahtever is posted here has some major significance in the universe. The reason that title came to mind was however not because of the incredible dullness of that film, but for a far more realistic reason. I want a piano. I have found several. People give them away for free. Really nice pianos too. So, what's the problem? They are big. I can't go and get them and carry one home all by myself. I can't take it under my arm and jump on the bus. Then you might think, get a car and a trailer and there you have it.
No. Not possible. I have no drivers license. Which in itself brings the majority of the population a great sense of glee and relief. I can't afford to rent a car, trailer, driver and pianolifter either. If I could afford that, then why would I bother to chase free pianos. If I had money I could buy a brand new one and have it delivered to my mansion, that I would also have, if I had money. Well, now that we have ruled out the obvious alternatives, what have we left? Yes. People. I have to rely upon other people. To help me bring the piano to me. It's strange how distant and silent all humanity suddenly appears when this humble request is brought to their attention. Suddenly they forget how to answer messages. Are all booked up. The car they used to have is gone and will never come back. They have dinners to attend. They have forgotten my number. My name. I don't exist anymore. They have made me hate the piano. I don't want it anymore. The joy is gone. Just like with the film it has become a distant dream that has stopped fulfilling its purpose. Yeah, you get the picture. Lazy bastards from hell. Lying idiots.
- Yes, sure I will help you, just call me when you find a piano.
Then the question:
- What will you do for me in return?
- Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not a damn thing.
Bottom line, people are shit.


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Our guest blogger today is Jeremy Behar, President and CEO of Cirrus Consulting
Most dental professionals aren't aware of the potential cost-drivers and expensive risks in their office lease. A dentist could save hundreds of thousands of dollars over their tenancy by reviewing these details before signing their lease.
1. Dental Office Lease Costs and Other Fees
"Annual Base Rent" is what a tenant agrees to pay for occupying the space. Protect rental rates by negotiating a cap on the annual escalation.
Research rental rates for competing spaces in the area, and learn what the landlord asks for other comparable vacant spaces in the building/center.
2. Operating Costs
Operating costs are expenses related to the running of the building. Since occupancy costs, like property taxes or insurance, are fixed, the lease should outline these costs. Non-fixed costs (i.e. maintenance) must be closely audited so you only pay your proportionate share.
3. Know What You're Being Charged For
Landlords may charge expenses under the term "operating costs." There should be "right to review statements of operating costs" language in your lease.
The following operating costs are unreasonable:
- Improvements made to increase property value
- Building repairs or replacement of structural components
- Real estate broker commissions
- Professional fees not relating to your space
- Interest or principal payments on mortgages or debt costs, unless it is your debt or "Tenant Improvement Allowance" (TIA)
- Marketing association fees that are not driving traffic to the building or helping your business
Reasonable operating costs can be controlled or reduced by setting percentage formulas or capping costs at certain thresholds in the lease.
4. Common Area Maintenance (CAM) Charges
CAM charges fluctuate from year to year depending on factors such as insurance premiums and property taxes. You should have the legal right to audit CAM charges and the lease should confirm the landlord is responsible for paying the CAM charges on vacant space.
5. Administration Fees
Don't pay high administration fees to your landlord (anything over 5% is unreasonable). "Administration fees" and "management fees" mean the same thing; they should not be charged twice.
6. Tracking Critical Office Lease Dates
Manage critical dates aggressively. If you miss your office lease expiry date, you become a month-to-month or "overholding" tenant.
When in overholding, your landlord has the right to terminate the lease and evict you with only 30 days' notice.
7. Double the Monthly Rent
In many lease agreements, at expiration, the landlord has the right to double the monthly rent. Check the "overholding" clause in your lease.
8. The "Option to Renew" Provision
The "option to renew" provision allows tenants to extend their tenancy. The "extension deadline" is the last day you may exercise your option to extend the lease. Negotiating "options" is beneficial because they protect against rental escalations and provide you with flexibility to stay even if the landlord has other plans for the space at the end of your term.
9. The Power of Negotiation Time and Lease Language
The best way to know your lease is fair and affordable is to have it reviewed professionally by commercial real estate and dental office lease negotiation experts. To schedule a complimentary lease review, call 855-801-1125 or visit www.henryscheindental.com/businesssolutions.
About the author: Jeremy D. Behar, President & CEO, Cirrus Consulting Group
Since founding Cirrus Consulting Group in 1994, President and CEO Jeremy Behar has expanded the company from its sole focus on dental office lease negotiation services to a broad line world-class healthcare consulting organization. As a prominent leader, speaker and author, Jeremy has extensive experience in commercial real estate consulting and has taught thousands of dentists how to best leverage their office leases to maximize the value of their practices. Contact Jeremy directly with any questions about your lease at 1.800.459.3413 x 3226 or email@example.com.