text: For the past 4 months, I have had the pleasure of photographing babies and children underwater through Swim With Phyn, a swim school based in Goleta, California that teaches children of all ages to swim. Every 9 weeks marks the end of a "swimmester" and what better way to commemorate a swimmester than with an underwater portrait of your beautiful child? These children will never be like this in the water ever again. If I've learned anything from the short time that I have been a mom so far, its that these little bundles of joy grow faster than you can ever imagine! Its one thing when you hear this, but when you experience it first hand, its truly unreal. Here are 2 stunning images from our last shoot that capture these kids at a pivotal time in their young development. There will be another photo shoot at Swim With Phyn for the end of this current swimmester in May. To be a part of it, your kids must have been enrolled in at least 1 swimmester with Julie at some time - even if its not currently. Any inquires, please contact me!


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Shying Away from New Experiences: Is It Introversion, Or Is It Fear?
Imagine that you're home one night, happily puttering around the house, when your best friend calls and says, "We're going skiing on Saturday. I know you've never tried it. Want to come along?"
If you're an introvert, you'll probably say no, and maybe that's a good decision. But maybe it isn't. It all depends on why you're saying no.
If you decline the invitation simply because you need some time alone, that's a smart move. As an introvert, you recharge your batteries by turning inward. So a noisy skiing lodge, packed with people you don't know, might not be just the ticket after a long week at work.
But here's the thing: Introverts don't always turn down invitations to new activities because they prefer peace and quiet. Sometimes, they say no because they're scared.
Anyone can be afraid of trying new things, but this mindset is a bigger problem for introverts than it is for extroverts. There are several reasons:
Introverts' nervous systems are extra-sensitive to stimuli, so new activities can overwhelm them.
Introverts tend to be deep thinkers, so they weigh all the risks of a new activity as well as the benefits.
Introverts tend to be a little pessimistic, so they often expect the worst from any new venture.
So even if you've always wanted to try skiing, you may be afraid to say yes. But that's a problem, because you'll miss out on an experience that could be tons of fun. And if you keep saying no to new activities because of fear, you'll cheat yourself out of lots of other great times.
So here's a better approach. When someone suggests a new activity, go ahead and say no if you're really not interested. But if you do want to try the activity, then stifle the urge to say no out of fear. Instead, acknowledge your fear . . . and then say yes. This approach is a very powerful and proven psychological technique.
Here's how to reframe a new experience in your mind so you can see it as an opportunity rather than a threat:
Consider the risks and ask yourself, "What's the worst that could happen?" For example, you might sprain an ankle on the bunny slope. You might find out you hate skiing. Or you might not have enough down time to recharge your batteries before work on Monday.
Now, ask yourself, "Could I handle these worst-case scenarios?" Odds are you'll feel less fearful when you realize that you can cope if things go wrong.
Next, think of all of the great things that might happen if you say yes. For example, maybe you'll meet your soul mate in the ski lodge, discover that you love skiing, or simply have fun sipping hot chocolate by a roaring fire.
Finally, visualize yourself having fun. In your mind's eye, see yourself successfully zipping down the bunny slope.
As you face your fear, be aware that your goal isn't to eliminate it. That's because the more you try to deny your fear, the stronger it'll get. Instead, work on growing your comfort zone. The bigger you can make that comfort zone, the less scared — and more excited — you'll be about trying new things.

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The Austin WordPress Meetup has asked me to speak on a topic I use often, wp_localize_script. For those of you who are unfamiliar this allows you to use server-side variables in your client-side JavaScript. I use it for in some of my plugins for taking plugin options and injecting them into the scripts allowing the user much more control over what is happening.
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Sunday, April 5, 2015
A beach nap on the drive back to Sydney Australia.
From Eden, Terry and I had a seven hour drive back to Sydney Australia. Our ultimate destination after a flight was Melboune where Terry was going to a reunion. Her senior year in high school, Terry was an exchange student and she spent the year in Melbourne going to Lauriston Girls School. Half way up the coast, we stopped at Malua Bay. We ordered lunch and ate it on the beach. I had a fish and chips. A couple sat contemplating the waves. Terry took a nap while I sketched. Gorgeous yellow flowers bloomed all along the dune's edge. This is what a vacation should be like with some rest and relaxation.
The nap was short lived however because we had many hours to go on our drive back to Sydney. Eden is more than half way down the coast towards Melbourne, so it would have made more sense to drive south to Melbourne. But car rental rates skyrocket if you drop a car off at a city other than the one you picked it up in. Apparently a plane flight was cheaper than the increase in the rental rate. The drive back seemed so much longer than the drive down. There wasn't and sense of discovery. We had already traveled these roads.
By the time we were approaching Sydney, the sun had set and the stress lever rose as the traffic got faster and more aggressive. I must say however that Australian drivers are much better than Florida drivers. I drove at the speed limit and was only passed once or twice during the seven hour drive. There are signs on all the highways that insist that divers get some rest to avoid becoming a fatality. By this point, Terry and I were both used to driving on the wrong side of the road. Once or twice we each turned into a wrong lane but that's when a side seat driver's warning is appreciated. I scrapped up the hub caps on the car pretty good because I like to park snug to the curb. When I had an SUV, the tires were so big that only rubber bumped the curb. But the little rental and my gas saving Prius have tiny tires with hubcaps that look like they came from a war zone. I only scrap the tires on the passenger side, so as the driver I never actually see the damage. Out of sight, out of mind.
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What is expanded polystyrene (EPS)?
Expanded polystyrene is an organic material manufactured from crude oil by-products. The manufacturing process consists of the expansion of polystyrene beads in a mould, which contains an expanding agent, pentane. When submitted to water vapour, the beads expand until they completely fill the mould. During the expansion process, the expanding agent dissipates and air is introduced to the cell structure. The final product is a rigid insulation comprised of a closed cell structure consisting of 98% air.
Where can expanded polystyrene be used?
Expanded polystyrene, commonly known as EPS, made its mark as an insulation material in the 1950s. The variety of mould shapes and the possibility of producing at different densities has allowed the expanded polystyrene industry to meet almost any need for insulation, packaging and manufactured product components.
Why use expanded polystyrene?
Expanded polystyrene demonstrates the properties of stability, durability and moisture resistance. Its low price, versatility, easy installation and insulation value/price ratio make it an insulation of choice for architects, estimators and contractors.
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The dust is settling after the General Election and the government finds itself with a new ministerial team and a precarious majority. None of the manifestos offered a coherent solution to the housing crisis, but Generation Rent is committed to making it a priority for the new government.
We have offered them a strategy which will jump-start the house building industry and create a fair deal for people renting. Our "Queen's Speech on housing" is sponsored by CWU Youth, the youth network of the CWU Trade Union.
The housing crisis cannot be fixed without proper leadership, effective regulation, a commitment to wean the country off rising house prices and investment in public housing. Our demands include a position of Secretary of State for Housing, protections for tenants when their landlord wants to sell the property, and a system of rent control and tax on landlords which would raise money for a public house building programme.
Our proposals are published as a poll from Survation finds that 63% of private renters want to leave private renting in the next five years but only a third of those think it's likely to happen. That means that out of the UK's 4.75m private renter households, 1.95m find themselves stuck in an unsuitable tenure.
55% of private renters would like to buy a home in the next five years, which equates to 2.61m private renter households. That would involve more than half a million households becoming first time buyers every year – a level not seen since 2002.
Until houses become affordable enough to allow mass home ownership again, those stuck in inadequate private renting need a better deal.
We need to act fast to get the government and opposition parties to adopt this plan. Please email the party leaders now on this page and ask them to meet with us. We've offered some suggested wording so it should take only a minute or two.
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Daniel Wilson Craw commented 2015-05-28 11:44:42 +0100Hi Miriam, thanks for your comment. Our point is that most renters would rather not be renting – and that's why politicians are so obsessed with ownership. What we want is to make renting a choice and that involves giving renting the benefits that come with owning – security, affordability and control over your home. Once that happens, we expect the desperation to own will fade away.
Miriam Jones commented 2015-05-26 20:12:27 +0100I actually was under the impression your website was standing up for us in private rental and not like the government in pushing home OWNING!
It's about time us who are private tenants not only had power over where they want to live, but also the private landlords are on the whole greedy and pushing up their rents dramatically, even though mortgages are at the lowest in a really long time, it angers me (in case you hadn't realised?).
Karen Matcham commented 2015-05-14 10:58:53 +0100First any discussion with politicians should highlight the fact that around 30% of MPs are buy to let landlords. They need to excuse themselves from any parliamentary discussion or legislation due to a conflict of interest – this needs to be publicized and exposed.
Career/investment landlords need to be separated from short term,private home renters to force landlords into more responsible activity. I suggest all properties (not tenancies) which have been let for more than 5 years be obliged to offer longer term lets of up to 10 years (or more) with break clauses for the tenant after say 2 years. This would allow young families, pensioners etc to have secure accommodation. They could not be evicted at short notice as at present which is the main problem with the current short term tenancy system. Rent increases should not be related to the amount the landlord has to pay on a buy to let mortgage, but linked to wage inflation. Renters need to stop kidding themselves about the benefits of buying – prices of property are too high – think of the total cost of ownership over say 30 years and the cost to other investments, pension, career, location flexibility etc. Prices need to be forced down relative to incomes and this will only happen if landlords decide it is not worth the bother! It is not always the best thing to be a property owner. You have to find cash to maintain property and run the risk of property devaluation which could damage your financial affairs long term. Mortgages may not always be at these low rates and the only reason that property in this country is so expensive is due to the low rates, high multiples of income to borrow and foreign buyers. This could change!! Every time the Government wades in with more incentives this adds to the cost of homes – the recent £3000 bung on ISAs just made property £30000 more expensive on a 10% deposit! You will have to pay this back to the banks! In addition, young families need to get more vocal. Young women now have no choice but to put children in childcare and carry on working as they have no chance of paying for the ridiculous cost of a mortgage otherwise.
One other point, everyone says property will always rise – I am old enough to remember when women could not borrow to own their own homes without guarantees from parents and that Lloyds Bank were "not doing mortgages" – it is the relaxation of lending which has driven property prices, not just under supply – what cannot go on for ever has to stop – this applies to property prices, especially now.
The Tories are not the problem, renters need to get together and rise up in protest!
William Ridgway Ridgway commented 2015-05-12 18:59:49 +0100"Rent control and tax on landlords " Excuse me ? Have u been living in a cave? The Tories have just been elected with a decisive majority, end of . They're about as likely to do this as replace David Cameron with Ed Miliband . Not gonna happen . Look forward to price hikes and more renters for the foreseeable future . A large part of the Tory vote was protecting it's assets (2nd homes) .
Ian springer commented 2015-05-12 11:57:02 +0100To UK Capitalist Party – Never mind what isn't going to work – What is going to work?
Ian springer commented 2015-05-12 11:51:03 +0100Campaign for a cap on private rents – screw the landlords and buy to let parasites.
Capitalists Uk commented 2015-05-12 10:38:30 +0100More Socialism will NOT bring down house prices you naive numbskulls.
#bringbackcapitalism #banHTB #letmktsetrates will!


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The experiences of thousands upon thousands of people have proven that acceptance and faith are capable of producing freedom from dependence on chemicals. When we apply the same principles of acceptance and faith to our emotional problems, however, we discover that only relative results are possible. Obviously, for example, nobody can ever become completely free from fear, anger or pride. None of us will ever achieve perfect love, harmony or serenity. We'll have to settle for very gradual progress, punctuated occasionally by very heavy setbacks. Have I begun to abandon my old attitude of "all or nothing?"
Today I Pray
May God grant me the patience to apply those same principles of faith and acceptance which are keys to my recovery to the whole of my emotional being. May I learn to recognize the festering of my own human anger, my hurt, my frustration, my sadness. With the help of God, may I find appropriate ways to deal with these feelings without doing harm to myself or others.
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That Old School Swag
Hi friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! After a quick vacation followed by a long weekend, I'm back on the grind and ready to get to work. As the year nears its end, so does Fall, but I plan to enjoy the last bits of it in layers and earthy tones.
A big fan of the 1920s, 30s, 50s all through the 70s, I find tremendous inspiration in the old era of fashion. With a slight modern spin, my aim was to recreate how I would dress if I lived back then . Watching movies about those periods, I always focus on the fashion and how well dressed the men, women, and children were. It's apparent that a lot of effort and care was given to their appearance.
As the slim fit didn't become a trend until a few years ago, I retained that aspect in this outfit with the oversized pants. Playing off three main colors: navy, brown, and olive; I picked a few pieces to bring my vision to life.
Although it may appear as if I have a lot of clothes and layers on, the look is quite simple. I'm wearing a navy shirt and tie combo with olive pants, and to add the vintage feel I added a vest and short jacket. With just a few accessories within the color scheme, I achieve that old school swag.
Jacket by prayers
Vest by Asos
Pants by Frank & Oak
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Wet wipes down under
At Drain Doctor we have long advocated that the only things to flush down the loo are the three Ps – pee, poo and paper.
There has been a growing problem of blockages and 'fatbergs' blocking drains caused by people flushing wet wipes and other materials down their toilets. And it's not just here in the UK that this has been increasing.
Blockages caused by wet wipes have become such a problem in Sydney, Australia, that Sydney Water is considering taking legal action against manufacturers of wet wipes to stop them from claiming that their products are flushable.
You can read the full story here.
While we are not sure that such drastic action is necessary, following some simple advice could help alleviate the problem. Bin wet wipes, don't flush them.
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During the 1980s, Britain's educational system was restructured and redirected. Of the many changes which were made, perhaps the most far-reaching have affected the education of teachers themselves.The contributors to this book have all been centrally involved in the reforming process of teacher education, as providers, assessors, or practitioners, and it is as such that they reflect upon the significant features of the changes in teacher education, while assessing the fulfilment of the initial promise. The book analyses recent advances in teacher education, especially the trend towards improved teacher awareness and explains the application of new ideas in education, considering their political causes and effects. The first critical appraisal of the Thatcherite reform of teacher education, this book also provides an up-to-date examination of the support services for teachers in-service, and shows what is amiss with the government's strategies for in-service training.With its clear insights into the pressing concerns of teacher education today, Advances in Teacher Education will be an invaluable resource base for students, teachers, lectures, and educational administrators as they attempt to understand the motivation and stresses of teacher reform.


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My Journey To Sobriety & How I Abused Alcohol As A Path To Intimacy/
One mixed drink turned into five and one shot became six. One beer progressed to four more and some liquor, too because why not. . . One glass of wine turned into an empty bottle.
Before I get into it, I want to point out this post covers my personal experience with alcohol. I am not a medical professional. If you or someone you know is struggling with alcoholism or drugs, professional help matters. The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Association has a 24/7 hotline to speak with a medical professional at any time of day, free of charge. Go to https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline. Don't wait until it's too late.
How I Confused Alcohol for Intimacy
There's nothing inherently wrong with partying or enjoying oneself. But when you struggle with addiction and are trying to fill an emotional void with it, partying can turn from a fun social outlet to a downward spiral, and this is my story.
I couldn't find the control to stop. I couldn't find the ability to enjoy in moderation.
I started using alcohol at 15 years of age. At 17, I had my heart broken and quickly looked to alcohol to fill the void in my chest. I used alcohol to numb the pain of unworthiness. I abused alcohol to have fun, to feel free, to feel less of every bad thing. There was something super addicting about going out to me. I would often black out. Sometimes, though, it was just pure fun. Dancing in a nightclub with all my friends was an excellent use of my time. And we did have fun and SO many laughs. In hindsight, I realize that this behavior was just a continued numbing mechanism. The sad and uncomfortable feelings inside me were feelings I was just not ready nor willing to face. Going out was much more fun than facing them. I loved the feeling of buying a new outfit, getting ready with some music, pre-gaming with friends and then showing up at a bar or club and dancing until dawn. It went on this way for years. Avoiding. Drinking. Being the party girl. Hooking up with strangers. Blacking out. Acting out in violence against people that loved me.
Relapse is a part of recovery
As I got older, I stopped going out as much. I ended friendships with people that only wanted to party. I entered long term relationships. More than a few times, though, I relapsed. I started to binge drink, blacking out and using alcohol as emotional lubricant. I would tell myself I would only have a few drinks, only to wake up the next morning wondering what happened.
I know now that excess is who I am. I want more magic. I want more pleasure. I want more connection. I want more love. I want more intimacy. I want more sunsets. And more sunrises. I want more moments that take my breath away. I have come to love this part of myself, I find it to be a part of my magic.
That also means, though, that I don't always have the ability to make myself stop. This became a very real issue when it came to alcohol. Not only did I find myself looking face to face with a binge-drinking problem, I also began to realize that I was using alcohol as a direct pathway to physical and emotional intimacy. As an excuse. As a way to be more, better, as a way to BE. I quickly realized that almost all of my relationships were shallow and surface level. I realized that I trusted no one to love the real me. The sober me.
It was a requirement that I drink during dates, that I drink before, after and sometimes during casual hook ups. It was necessary for me to drink away the guilt of lying and cheating on men that I was in a committed relationship with. I needed the alcohol so I would forget that I didn't really want to be sleeping with nameless men that weren't giving me any pleasure. It was vital that I drink to have deeply vulnerable conversations with both the people that loved me and those that did not.
I used alcohol as a way to feel confident in who I was. To feel confident not only about my body, but in my abilities and capabilities. I used alcohol to seem fun, wild, free. I used alcohol to be funnier and happier and a good time. It took my years to realize I was selling myself short. YEARS of believing that I needed the alcohol to be someone.
All along, I was fiercely witty, loving, fun, wild and free. All along, I was beautiful, desirable, enticing. All along, my purpose was to make people feel less broken. All along, I was capable of deeply meaningful connection. I am wired for vulnerability. Bravery. Empathy. Compassion. Grace. Love.
So what does sobriety look like for me?
My journey to a more sober life has been a unique one. I still don't consider myself an "alcoholic" but as someone with a "problem with binge-drinking". For a while, I was limiting my alcohol consumption to 3 drinks per week. Then I lowered that to 2. I went about 2 months with no alcohol at all. I just find myself having less and less of a desire to drink. I used the Dry January app to track the number of days that I had gone without. I don't use it anymore, because it seems to be a habit that I am sticking with. It was a great visual tool, though, when I was forming this new habit.
Kombucha has definitely helped me so much. When I want to have something in my hand besides a water, kombucha has been the perfect alternative. A lot of restaurants and bars actually have started to provide a kombucha option on tap, and that growth and trend has been amazing.
Going Vegan
There might come a day when I stop drinking alcohol forever. But I don't like to put those kinds of restrictions on myself any more. When I became vegan, I started going on a "inner-journey" and it was honestly sub-conscious for a long time. I was much more aware when I was abusing alcohol to feel good, instead I was feeling good just by being! This gave me the confidence to really show myself and know that I didn't need a drink in me to approach someone or feel relaxed. I just gradually became more and more health conscious. It's no surprise that booze is a toxin. Alcohol severely dehydrates your body. It can cause inflammation and over stress your liver. It can affect blood sugar levels by effecting the functioning of your pancreas. It also effects your central nervous system, immune system, digestive system and your mood.
I will still drink, but it has been pretty rare. I am incredibly mindful of environment and company. If I am in a "party" atmosphere, I know that I cannot even have one drink, because one will become many. If I am surrounded by a group of people in a party mindset, I know that I cannot drink. I do still enjoy a glass of wine or a fun cocktail, I enjoy trying sips of Danny's beer or ordering one of my own.
I have a lot more grace with myself through this journey than I ever did before. I am getting better at saying "no" when offered a drink. Each time I say no, I feel more connected to who I really am. Each time I have a deeply vulnerable conversation when I am completely sober, I feel more empowered. Each morning that I wake up clear headed, I feel alive.
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Register / Research / Recover
When a work of art is stolen, looted, missing, or subject to any kind of title dispute, we recommend recording your claim on international databases. This procedure serves to register your claim to an object and makes it clear to the art world that they need to recognise or resolve your title claim before the object can be bought or sold in the marketplace.
At Art Recovery International ("ARI"), we work closely with the non-profit Artive Database project (artive.org) which has become the central database for recording stolen, looted, and missing works of art as well as any kind of title dispute over fine art.
The Artive Database is checked by auction houses, dealers, collectors, insurers, and lawyers as part of their due diligence procedures when buying or selling a work of art. When a match is made with an object listed on the database, ARI is often contacted to recover the object for the theft victim or resolve the title dispute between the possessor and claimant. What is unique about the Artive Database is that there is no obligation to contact ARI once an object has been located. Registrants are free to use their own lawyers, police officers, and experts to resolve the title claim. We are confident in our reputation and successes over the years and offer our services to those in need of our professional assistance.
We are proud to have been involved in the development of the Artive Database before setting it free as an independent, ethical, and non-conflicted alternative to other stolen art databases. We can assist you with the registration of your loss or dispute on the Artive Database as well as liaising with Interpol, FBI, Carabinieri, and other international law enforcement databases. We believe in the database concept as the most effective way to locate an object on the international art market.
To register a claim on Artive database, contact them at www.artive.org or click on the link to the right.
Most of the art theft cases we handle are well-documented thefts reported to the police or governmental authorities. However, we are regularly approached by individuals or families who believe they have a claim to a work of art in a public or private collection.
Art Recovery International works with some of the world's finest art historians and provenance researchers to investigate the history of an object to support, or refute a claim. Our discreet services are available to collectors, dealers, insurers, family offices and lawyers who wish to clarify the previous record of ownership of a work of art. Providing our clients with a well-researched report is critical in making informed decisions during the claim and dispute resolution process.
Once an object has been located and confirmed to have been stolen, looted, or subject to a title dispute, Art Recovery International can help. We specialise in negotiating with the possessors of tainted works of art to obtain the best possible result for our clients. This includes working with law enforcement, insurance companies, lawyers, auction houses, dealers, and some very colourful characters who possess disputed works of art. Our aim is to reach confidential and amicable resolutions without having to resort to litigation which can be costly, time consuming, and very public.
Our work often requires coordinating with fine art insurance companies. We have developed a close working relationship with loss adjusters, insurance brokers, and insurance company professionals worldwide. Insurance professionals benefit from our experience in the recovery of stolen art and can rely on our policy of strict adherence to legal ethics and the attorney's code of professional responsibility.
We assist legal counsel in complex global art disputes, providing documentary and testimonial evidence, intelligence and strategy.


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Forest River RV Rockwood Freedom Series 2318G Folding Pop-Up Camper For Sale
Forest River Rockwood Freedom 2318G pop-up camper highlights:
- Gaucho Sofa
- Exterior Storage
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Attack on Titan
Mankind is under the terror of titans, a beast in which feast on human flesh. Eren Yeager, a young boy determined to make change when he himself could transform into one. He is humanity`s last hope.
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R13 Violence & horror scenes
Shinji Higuchi
Kiko Mizuhara
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Photographer's Note
Teaser from a story I've been working on, about African migrants on their way to Europe. These are Nigerians in front of their cheap , 2 Euro a night rough hostel in Kasbah of Algiers They are allowed in only after 6 PM, before they roam the streets looking for any job to pay for morning coffee, piece of bread, and this filthy piece of floor shared, sometimes for months, with dozens of other migrants. By the way, hotel facade looks decent only because there is hammam in the same building.
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mfonda (891) 2007-05-14 15:56
Hi Swiatek,
Excellent composition and framing to accompany your note. Well done, thanks for sharing!
jurarafal (265) 2007-05-14 16:45 [Comment]
oczy nigeryjczyków z cyklu:
"I've seen what U will never see"
designsoul (17843) 2007-05-15 12:49
Marvellous composition, Swiatek, these three men in front of the deceptively gorgeous hostel are certainly worth the shot. Great use of the wide angle lens, the expression of the white man is superb!
eleparc (24063) 2007-05-15 13:47
interesting story and your photo takes all its importance once you have read the note! bravo!
markoci (3933) 2007-05-19 22:42
just fantastic this one swiatek! marvelous compo with impeccable quality and metering.. the shot's imbued with a sense of waiting and uncertainty.. and of course you got these three great characters.. a wonderful documentary shot on a heartbreaking topic... (i remember a fine series on last year's world photo exhibition)... certainly looking forward to more photos and stories!
p.s. i wonder if some more details of the plaque on the wall could have been brought out a bit more with some post processing...
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Movie Review : It Comes at Night (2017)
* spoilers (kind of) *
Few movies have polarized audiences like It Comes at Night did, so far in 2017. That's interesting to me, because at first sight it seemed like one of these smart, minimalist independent movies bound to become a cult hit. So, what did it do to elicit such strong reactions from critics and audiences? Well, it's a question I wasn't quite able to answer after going to a screening of It Comes at Night this weekend. It's a rather smart film that doesn't really deliver what its trailer promises. Is that a good or a bad thing? It'll be for you do decide, but here are my thoughts on it.
It Comes at Night is the story of Paul (Joel Edgerton), Sarah (Carmen Ejogo), and Travis (Kelvin Harrison Jr.),a family waiting out the end of the world in the woods. A deadly virus is wiping out the population and driving human beings back to a simpler, more brutal existence. Life changes for Paul's family the day they find an armed intruder (Christopher Abbott) in their home, looking for supplies. The man is claiming to be a desperate father, looking for water for his wife and son. Instead of killing the stranger or letting him go, Paul and Sarah decide to take the stranger's family in. Being nice to someone you don't know was a noble thing before the fall of society, but things are more complicated now that everyone's desperate to survive.
There are no flesh-eating zombies in It Comes at Night. People who get infected by the virus change into listless, rotten bile spewing monster before croaking without any outside help. The only way they can kill you is by infecting you with their infectious spores, which doesn't make them so different than conventional zombies, I suppose. Their only purpose is to make you like them. Sure, they're technically still alive and in great pain but it doesn't change much for the survivors. They're extremely dangerous and need to be dealt with. These "monsters" are key to understanding what It Comes at Night is trying to tell you because it's not overtly making its point.
It Comes at Night is an allegory for mankind's fear/obsession with death. The movie's thesis is that we're doomed to live in constant fear of our own inevitable demise. The woods symbolizes the greater unknown which Paul's family live in terrified awe of. Safety and survival is insured inside the house, where the family members can look out for one another. The process of going outside is portrayed by a long corridor ended by a red door * and, if you pay attention enough, you'll notice often has a light at the end. Whether it's a gunshot blast or simply Travis' lantern, there's a light at the end of the tunnel you cross to go outside. See where this movie is going? Nothing is guaranteed in the post-apocalyptic world of It Comes at Night except that if you leave the house enough, you'll eventually die.
I get why It Comes at Night rubbed some people the wrong way, though. It's semi-honest about what it's trying to be. Every anxiety-inducing monster scene you're sold in the trailer actually happens within a dream sequence, which is kind of bullshit. It makes sense within the movie's logic because the "It" of It Comes at Night is really fear, and it's just what seeps into Travis' nightmares. My problem with the movie is that it uses these scenes as a crutch to alleviate its lack of tension and the pattern becomes clear about halfway through the movie. The two families are living a stern and mundane life together until the growing fear of the unknown and the deadly disease pries them apart **. It Comes at Night's minimalism gets in the way sometimes and the movie relies on gimmicky scare tactics to keep your attention.
Did I like It Comes at Night? Eh. I didn't hate it. It's a smart and disciplined movie that stuck to its story and managed to swerve around lots of its genre's clichés. I thought it was a little uneventful and manipulative on the side, but that it made its point in a subtle and nuanced way. Perhaps not in a tremendously entertaining way, I don't like to use this word but I can say I was bored during certain scenes of It Comes at Night, but it managed to say something coherent and smart. It was distributed by A24, which also distributed The VVitch last year, a movie with a lot of thematic similarities. Not sure it would've found a taker without the success of the latter. I had no strong feelings towards It Comes at Night. It was decent. But I can understand why people praised its aesthetic ambition and others lamented its manipulativeness. It's really a movie you need to make your own opinion on.
* Red commonly symbolizes danger.
** That's not really a spoiler, though. It's in the trailer.


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The Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) was founded in 1960 by Mrs Robyn Plaistowe MBE and incorporated in 1966.
WAAMH started as an umbrella organisation for church and charitable bodies providing voluntary services for mental hospitals and other institutions.
Among our founding members were the Combined Churches Group (the Combined Hospital Voluntary Services), the Catholic Women's Association and the Red Cross.
Our aims at this time were to provide voluntary assistance for the welfare of mentally ill persons and their dependents, promote mental health and educate the public on mental health matters.
The Association also set up several projects for people living with mental health issues. These included:
By 1980 these projects had all vanished because of the lack of funding and support.
During the 1980s, our focus turned to education, advocacy, lobbying and fundraising. An attempt was made to establish a Mental Health Centre staffed by an education officer, and establish a State Alliance of Mental Health Services but to no avail. Deep concerns prevailed about the lack of support for mental health services, particularly as people began moving out of psychiatric institutions to live in the community during this decade. Fear and prejudice about mental illness was high in a community that lacked the necessary support services to successfully move people out of psychiatric institutions.
Despite the difficulties facing WAAMH, resources were used to the best advantage.
Our association gained recognition locally, nationally and internationally during the 1990s, when executives of WAAMH began meeting with the Health Department on a regular basis. We organised a national conference on mental health in 1992 and undertook a joint project about depression in the WA community in 1993.
The Burdekin Report (1993) and the Western Australian Mental Health Task Force (set up by Graham Kierath, then Minister for Health) promoted and increased awareness about the need for community support for people with a mental illness. The Health Department began establishing community based Living Skills Centres. Community support was also provided from the non-government sector through our member agencies, including the Schizophrenia Fellowship and Lorikeet Clubhouse. There was a growing appreciation that non-government agencies working alongside public mental health services had an important contribution to make in the area of mental health.
Against the backdrop of this new climate, constituent members of WAAMH became aware a peak body was needed to effectively aggregate and articulate the needs and aspirations of non-government agencies and, more particularly, of those agencies' consumer and carer members.
After a year of planning, the Western Australian Association for Mental Health was reorganised as a confederation of non-government organisations with a council of delegates from member bodies. This in turn elected a board of management and a four member executive.
A new board was elected and took office in March 1996 leading the peak body for the community managed mental health sector in WA under David Kernohan for the first 18 months. Since this time, Sheryl Carmody of Ruah Inreach and Keith Wilson (former Minister for Health) have both provided a leadership role.
Today, we are recognised state-wide and nationally as the peak body for the non-governmental (community-managed) mental health sector in Western Australia.
In the 21st century, the association evolved to encompass a growing number and variety of member organisations. We have broadened our community aims during the past decade and strengthened our objectives with the benefit of modern technology.
Our membership comprises more than 100 mental health organisations and individuals. Our member organisations support people with mental health issues and their families to lead fulfilling and contributing lives.
We are pleased to see more engagement from the corporate sector and schools as mental health and wellbeing becomes increasingly recognised as an important part of maintaining a positive and balanced lifestyle.
In 2016, WAAMH celebrated 50 years of building fulfilling, contributing lives through the development, promotion and representation of the community mental health sector in Western Australia. WAAMH's local community, media and public profile has increased considerably in recent years, and in 2016, we held WA's inaugural Mental Health Conference and marked our 50-year milestone of dedication to the community mental health sector. WAAMH has achieved a great deal in its advocacy work to date but there is still much work to be done to improve WA's public policy and laws to support the human rights of people with mental illness. WAAMH has increased its mental health training attendance to around 3,100 participants a year and continues to broaden its course catalogue to meet growing demand. Our mental health promotion work peaked in 2017, influencing and reaching thousands of Western Australians through Mental Health Week, strategic partnerships, major conferences and ramping up our online engagement.


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In the past this has been one of my favorite destinations on the web. Yet when I popped over the other day it appears to be languishing. Not since June has there been any new posts or news. There are links to contribute articles/news so maybe with some community effort they can turn things around.


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The roof's on at Wimbledon and the rain is thundering down here too, complete with celestial fireworks. Just another summer's day in Britain!
Anyway, I'm going to continue my praise of the Australians and their Trove newspaper site. Go to: http://www.trove.nla.gov.au to see what I mean. I have had just *so* much fun with it!
The latest discovery was one of quite a few detailing the life and loves of one of the Pioneer families of Western Australia. Not within my tree, alas, but no less fascinating for being antecedents of one of my friends. I'm deliberately not mentioning names at this point because the "latest discovery" was three articles questioning whether one of the sons had actually abducted a young girl .....
Quite heart-rending, actually, as the girl herself was an orphan who was being treated badly by the woman who had taken her in. The first article rather suggested that the young man was a peeping tom, as well as a child abductor, but I recognised other names and realised he was just looking to see if his sister was at home!
In the end, all charges were dropped against him, although I feel sure he was warned to be more careful in future! Sadly, I don't recall whether the girl's life improved ....
My strawberries and (free) cream are calling to me.
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The Basics: I speak from experience when I tell you that nothing brings a family together like standing around a flaming trash barrel, drinkin' moonshine & holding your girlfriend/sister close. And when zombies come to the party you know we're having good eats tonight. Welcome to Trailer Park Christmas where the wonderful experiences I just mentioned really do come true.
What We Like: You begin the map on an actual train ride that takes you into the trailer park paradise where you are then given a list of objectives to complete, the rusty gate swings open and then it is ON! There are some soul chests placed into some very challenging areas which is fun, the perk machines have been redone with sliding glass doors on the front, there is a long snow slide which you can do over and over as well as model train parts to collect which lead to a very rewarding reward. I love how the map opens new areas for you only after a certain number of rounds has gone by; this allows the map to control the pace and forces you into adapting while you hang on for dear life.
What We Didn't Like: It lacks realism because the characters have too many teeth for being at a trailer park.
Final Word: Anyone who knows GrantDaddy knows that this guy is a pro. He has this incredible ability to plan out a map and to balance the difficulty between barely doable and smash-your-keyboard insane and that will keep you coming back to play again and again.


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Fancy a scan from Which Video, July 1983, on high-definition telly? Shut up whining at the back there, I'm going to post it anyway. Clickity-click to get a larger version:
Of course, it's easy to make fun of predictions of the future. So let's do it:
- They were way out with the date – 10 years later was 1993, and we didn't get the first regular HD broadcasts in the UK until 2006. Now, we were slightly late in this regard – the rest of Europe has had regular HD transmissions since 2004, and Japan had an analogue HD system in the late 80s – and to be fair, lots of people expected HD to take off far more quickly. (The fact it didn't was partly due to the inevitable conflict between two formats; 60Hz vs 50Hz.)
- It's worth pointing out that 35mm still has a far higher resolution than current HD television. (This does rather smack of guesswork in the journalism.)
- Of course, the article is spot-on about not being able to transmit HD pictures through "existing networks", but the idea of the extra information being sent separately "by cable or via satellite" is intriguing. Surely even then, though, the question would be: why not send all of the picture through alternate methods, if you have to do it at all? However, the idea of a separate "definition signal" presumably comes from wanting to make all broadcasts compatible with existing televisions.
- "Perhaps the most natural medium would be the video disc" is pretty much spot on. If you ignore downloads, of course; the fascinating thing about reading the article is that there was no knowledge of the impending digital revolution.
- I find it impossible to read the phrase "micro-chip technology" without thinking of The Young Ones. "Quite a… a new thing, isn't it?"
- Indeed, the bit I find the most striking bit of all is that penultimate paragraph, discussing display technology: "…it might be better to abandon the idea of the TV tube altogether". And there's a specific mention of projection televisions – I had no idea they were around in 1983!
Right, I'm off to squint at the video ads on the back page. Anyone for a bit of Leather Joy Boys?


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Archive for March, 2013
trianglesThursday, March 28th, 2013
fieldsMonday, March 25th, 2013
blodgett reckons the only thing worth planting this year are gloom-resistant rice
tiny fireSunday, March 24th, 2013
made a supplemental candle wick from a match
thinkingFriday, March 22nd, 2013
gift setTuesday, March 19th, 2013
so, a few days ago blodgett was eating butter and contemplating mini graters that come with hot chocolate gift sets, like so:
and thought, sometimes blodgett has to cut small slices from the butter because cannot spread.
would it not be most excellent to acquire a butter gift set, provided with a small plane for making shavings of appropriate size? perhaps with a selection of regional butters for the connoisseur


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Renee BERNARD (1906-2004): Black African village view, water-color on paper, 1947, signed
Renee BERNARD (1906-2004) : Black African village view (Mali). Water-color on light cream paper, signed lower left 'Renee Bernard'. Newly framed under glass with 'palm leaves' wood wand.
From 1947
Drawing : 31,5 x 42 cm - 12 3/8 x 16 1/2 in
Framed : 54 x 64 cm - 21 1/4 x 25 1/4 in
BENEZIT : Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Paris. Gründ. 1999. Vol.2, pp.179a.
Lynne THORNTON : Les Africanistes, peintres voyageurs, 1860-1960. Paris. ACR Editions. 1990. See p.220-233 & 315.
Renée BERNARD (1906-2004):
Student of Lucien SIMON (1861-1945) in the School of Fine Arts of Paris, Renée BERNARD taught the art of drawing in the schools of Paris during 18 years before to become inspector of drawing teaching. She exhibited in many Salons, especially in those of Société des Beaux-Arts and of France d'Outre-Mer, and exhibitions and received many awards, four from the Institute of France, two from the Taylor Foundation, and received also travel scholarships for French Occidental Africa, Marocco and the Antilles. She did a lot of works which are official commands of the French State or the town of Paris. In 1940, she received the award of the French Occidental Africa, but couldn't go there before 1947 because of the Second World War. During eight months, she explored Senegal, Sudan, the Ivory Coast, High-Volta, Guinea and Mauritania.
She wrote a book on her travel: 'Randonnée à travers l'Afrique in 1947' (Run across Africa in 1947). Paris. 1988.
Lynne THORNTON: Les Africanistes, peintres voyageurs, 1860-1960. Paris. ACR Editions. 1990. See p.220-233 and 315.
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The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we crop (the so called "ecosystem services") they all depend on the quality of our ecosystems. From the mountain tops to the deep seas, there is a huge variety of habitats protected by National, Nature, Regional, Natura2000, Marine or Periurban Parks. In Europe, nature has a level of protection thanks to the work of our Parks: they preserve our natural resources and authentic hubs of biodiversity. They are our life support system.
Every year all Parks and Protected Areas celebrate their successes during the European Day of Parks, which takes place on and around 24th of May. It aims to bring people closer to nature and raise public awareness on the importance of the natural beauty preserved in Protected Areas and the importance of conservation and sustainable management of those places.
The European Day of Parks is a commemorative day for Protected Areas across Europe that was launched in 1999 by the EUROPARC Federation to celebrate Protected Areas throughout Europe. It celebrates the creation of the first National Parks in Europe – a set of nine parks created in Sweden in 1909.
This year the celebration has the subtitle "Changing climate – changing parks". The climate in fact is changing, bringing changes that affect the life of every being on earth. Nature was never so threatened as before!
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Walden (Canada 1996 Census population 10,292) was a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, existing from 1973 to 2000. Created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury when regional government was introduced, the town was dissolved when the city of Greater Sudbury was incorporated on January 1, 2001. The name Walden continues to be informally used to designate the area.
Walden now constitutes most of Ward 2 on Greater Sudbury City Council, and is represented by councillor Michael Vagnini. The entirety of Walden was also redistricted into the federal Sudbury electoral district as of the 2004 election, although it remains in the provincial constituency of Nickel Belt.
In the Canada 2011 Census, the areas of Lively, Waters, Mikkola and Naughton were grouped for the first time as the population centre (or urban area) of Lively, with a population of 6,922 and a population density of 350.9/km2.[1] No separate population statistics were published for the more rural western portion of Walden, which was counted only as part of the city's overall census data.
The town was created by amalgamating the township municipalities of Waters and Drury, Dennison & Graham with the unincorporated geographic townships of Lorne, Louise and Dieppe and parts of the unincorporated townships of Hyman, Trill, Fairbank, Creighton, Snider and Eden. The name "Walden" was chosen as an acronym of Waters, Lively and Dennison. Other names were suggested, but the final selection process had narrowed the naming options to Walden or Makada, an Ojibwe name for the town's Black Lake (makade in contemporary spelling).
Tom Davies, who later became chair of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury, was the first mayor of Walden as a town. Later mayors included Charles White, Terry Kett, Alex Fex and Dick Johnstone. Following Davies' retirement as chair of the regional municipality in 1997, Sudbury's city hall was renamed Tom Davies Square in his honour.
Prior to the municipal amalgamation, Walden was the largest town by land area in Canada.
The administrative and commercial centre of Walden, Lively was established in the 1950s as a company townsite for employees of INCO's Creighton Mine facilities. It was named for an early settler, Charles Lively. Prior to the community's establishment, a few family farms were located in the area. The most notable of these, the Anderson Farm, is now a community museum. Lively's postal delivery and telephone exchange also include the Mikkola subdivision, located at the eastern terminus of Highway 17's freeway segment, and the Waters area.
From the intersection of Municipal Roads 24 and 55, Lively refers to the area extending north along MR 24, Mikkola refers to the area extending eastward along MR 55 toward the Highway 17 interchange, and Waters refers to the area extending westward along MR 55 toward Naughton.
Lively was the first area hit by the Sudbury tornado on August 20, 1970.
Lively is also home to the Walden area's branch of the Greater Sudbury Public Library.
A small residential subdivision just north of Lively, long known as "Dogpatch", officially rebranded itself as Little Creighton in 2015.[2]
Originally established as McNaughtonville, Naughton is the birthplace of Boston Bruins legend Art Ross. In 1947, Ross donated the NHL trophy bearing his name awarded to the player scoring the most points during the season. Ross was also inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945.
Naughton is also home to historical plaques commemorating Salter's Meridian, a survey line which resulted in the first known evidence of the Sudbury area's massive mineral deposits, and the Hudson's Bay Company's historic Whitefish Lake Trading Post. Naughton is also home to the Walden Cross Country Ski Club, of which sports the ParaNordic program (a organization that allows children with disabilities to cross-country ski in a familiar environment and race with others of their skill levels.)
Whitefish is located approximately 14 kilometres west of Lively, near the western terminus of the Highway 17 freeway route. Whitefish's postal delivery and telephone exchange also include the community of Den-Lou and the Lake Panache area. Currently, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation is undergoing discussion in regards to extending the freeway through Den-Lou.
The name "Beaver Lake" refers, generally, to the westernmost end of the former Town of Walden, along Highway 17 in the geographic township of Lorne, west of Whitefish. Like many communities in Northern Ontario, the modern history of Beaver Lake started with the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway through the area in the late 1880s. With the discovery of nickel deposits bringing jobs and settlers to the Sudbury area, Finnish immigrants in particular settled in the Beaver Lake area, south of the CPR line between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. Many roads in the area have Finnish names to this day.
Incorporated as a mining community in 1892, the original Worthington existed until October 4, 1927. At 5:50 a.m. that morning, a ground fault gave way, causing the mine and part of the town to collapse into a large chasm. Nobody died in the incident, however, as a mine foreman evacuated the town the previous evening after noticing abnormal rock shifts in the mine.[3]
With the mine no longer operational, the residents of Worthington moved to other mining communities in the area. However, the name Worthington was later reapplied to a newer townsite nearby. The original townsite is now under water.
Creighton Mine, also known as simply Creighton, is a ghost town located near the intersection of Municipal Road 24 and Highway 144. The community, established in 1900 as an Inco company town, took its name from the geographic township in which it is located, which was named by the province of Ontario in the 1880s for MPP David Creighton.
The town had a population of around 2,200 at its peak in the 1940s,[4] although the population slowly declined after improvements in the area's transportation networks made it easier for workers to live away from the company townsite.[4]
In 1986, the town was closed down.[4] Upgrading the town's water, sewer and road systems to contemporary standards would have cost the company over $10 million,[4] a cost which the company deemed to be prohibitive, and all of the town's homes and businesses were torn down or moved to Lively.[4] Some residents initially fought the plan, but were not successful in convincing the company to change its plans.[4]
The historic paymaster's cabin from Creighton was moved to the Anderson Farm Museum. A few streets, sidewalks and building foundations can still be found in the area.[5] A monument, shown at right, was also placed in the community.
Creighton Mine is the largest Ontario community to have become a ghost town, although the mine itself is still operational.[6] The mine is also the site of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.
High Falls is a ghost town located near the junction of the Spanish River with Agnew Lake, at the westernmost boundary of the city.
The town was incorporated in 1904, when a hydroelectric dam and power plant were built on the Spanish River. This power plant, owned and operated by a subsidiary of Inco, supplied electric power to many of the area's mining towns, and is still operational today.
The town was closely connected to the nearby community of Turbine. However, in the 1960s, many families began to move away from the community for economic reasons, and by 1975 the community was virtually abandoned. Homes were demolished or relocated, and by the mid-1980s the power plant was the only remaining vestige of the community.[7]
Prospected heavily in the 1880s and 1890s, a mine was established by the Mond Nickel Company in 1900. A smelter was also built on the site to the north of the Canadian Pacific Railway line, and a company town that housed anywhere from 300 to 600 people during its lifetime sprang up rapidly.
In the early 1910s, Mond Nickel moved its operations to the fledgling community of Coniston, east of Sudbury. Many of the buildings of Victoria Mines were moved to Coniston via the CP Rail line, including a Presbyterian church that remains standing. Only two buildings remain intact on the site, the town mostly left abandoned after the mine's closure in 1913. During its lifetime, the mine produced almost 620,000 tons of ore.
KGHM Polska Miedź is currently developing a new mining claim at the site, with construction slated to begin in 2015 for a planned launch of operations in 2019.[8]
Victoria Mines is the birthplace of Hockey Hall of Famer, Hector "Toe" Blake.
Lively is home to the Walden area's only public high school, Lively District Secondary School. Catholic high school students in Walden are bused into schools in the city's urban core, primarily to St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School for anglophones and Collège Notre-Dame for francophones.
Anglophone elementary school students are served by Walden Public School in Lively, R. H. Murray Public School in Whitefish, and the Catholic St. James Elementary School in Lively. A second Catholic elementary school, Our Lady of Fatima in Naughton, closed in 2006 after renovations at St. James meant that the latter school could now accommodate virtually all of Walden's demand for Catholic primary education. The Our Lady of Fatima building was subsequently acquired by Penguin Research Technologies, a mining technology firm conducting research and development in the field of telerobotics.[9]
George Vanier Public School in Lively and Jessie Hamilton Public School closed in 2009, and students attending both schools were split between the new Walden Public School and Lively District Secondary School.
Francophone elementary students attend École Saint-Paul in Lively.
Walden is served by a monthly newspaper, Walden Today, which started in May 2011, and was formerly served by a weekly community newspaper, the Walden Observer, which is no longer in production.
Walden is otherwise served by citywide media, although its proximity to the North Shore region means that residents of Whitefish, Beaver Lake and Worthington also have access to several radio stations, including CJJM-FM in Espanola, CFRM-FM in Little Current and CKNR-FM in Elliot Lake, whose signals do not reach the main urban core of Sudbury, as well as Espanola-area rebroadcasters of Sudbury's CBCS-FM and CBON-FM.
Toronto, Ottawa, Canada, Hamilton, Ontario, Windsor, Ontario
Ontario, Quebec City, Quebec, Ottawa, Aboriginal peoples in Canada
Ontario, Northern Ontario, Statistics Canada, Canada, Laurentian University
Economy of Canada, Canada, Statistics, Community, Ottawa
Ontario, Greater Sudbury, Canada, France, Greater Sudbury City Council
Ontario, Ontario Highway 11, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, North Bay, Ontario, Trans-Canada Highway
Canada, Ontario, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, French language, Senate of Canada
Greater Sudbury, Canada, Trans-Canada Highway, Ontario, Ontario Highway 69
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Halloween Fun!
Handprint Spider
Paint child's hand black
Press onto 5x7 piece of orange construction paper
Let dry - add googly eyes and spider webs!
Book Connection:
Spooky Bunny Tales - The Blue Tarantula
Max & Ruby Three Stories in One
Witches Broomsticks
Press a pretzel stick into the middle/bottom part of a Mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cup
Book Connection:
It's Halloween Night
By: Jennifer O'Connell
Mosaic Candy Corn
Draw a candy corn shape on black construction paper with white chalk
Separate the candy corn into 3 sections
Cut white, orange and yellow paper into squares
Glue the colored squares onto the paper
Square Monsters!
Cut a green square and 2 rectangles -for the legs from green construction paper
Cut two squares, a skinny rectangle and a zigzag for the bolts, hair and nose piece
Cut two rectangles for the feet
Glue the feet to the square
Glue the other pieces to the Monster!
Draw on two scars and two eyes
Book Connection:
Inside a House That is Haunted
By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Coffee Filter Pumpkin
Paint a coffee filter with orange water color paint.
Let dry - Glue a green stem to the top!
Handprint Jack-O-Lanterns
Trace hand on orange construction paper
Cut it out and draw a face on the hand print
Glue on a green stem
Candy Corn Footprint
Paint the bottom of one foot white, orange and yellow.
Press the foot onto a piece of construction paper
Learning Activities
Candy Corn Number Match
Skills: number recognition, counting, number words,
Cut out pieces to candy corn - white, orange and yellow
Write the numeral on the white piece, corresponding dot/dots on the orange piece and the number word on the yellow piece
Match the three pieces of the candy corn and glue them on the black construction paper
Halloween Shape Sort
Skills: Shapes, gluing, name writing
Create a document with 3 circles and 3 triangles
On the side of the document copy 3 jack-o-lanterns and 3 candy corn
Cut out the jack-o-lanterns and candy corn
Glue the pieces into the correct shape
Halloween Counting Book
Skills: number writing, counting, reading, name writing, coloring
Here is the link for this cute Halloween Counting Book
At the Pumpkin Patch Beginning Sounds Sort
Skills: beginning sounds. cutting, pasting, letter recognition
Here is the link to this great beginning sounds activity.


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Here's the intersection where I screwed up.
The clouds looked nasty all day.
I got my flat on this road.
Well what can I say, I got lost and a flat tire. Both my fault! I came up on an arrow that was half covered in sand and should have stopped to check it closer. I thought it pointed straight, but it pointed right. Fifteen miles later and I was back on course. A couple of miles more and I ran over something with my rear wheel and put two holes in my tire. Ugh! It didn't take too long and I was on my way again. I made it back to the start right before the drizzle started.


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Last of A Summer Season of Informative Lectures!/
On August 19 Erik Olson, Assistant Professor of Natural Resources at Northland College, in his lecture Tug of War Over Wolves, spoke to a packed room about his research concerning the effects of the constantly-changing status of wolves as an endangered species.
MIWP has been proud to sponsor a full season of informative and well-attended lectures this summer at the Madeline Island Museum. These programs were made possible by the generous support of the Apostle Islands Area Community Fund.
Though the lectures are over, you still can take advantage of the hikes MIWP is sponsoring on the island in September and October!


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Jessica Simpson Officially Joins Weight Watchers
Jessica Simpson who just gave birth to her first child, is set to lose her post-baby weight and gain back her slim figure with the help of Weight Watchers. She was reported by Us Weekly to have negotiated a $4 million paycheck to become a spokesmodel for the weight loss company. According to ABC News, she scored $3 million in the final deal.
The fiancee of former NFL player Eric Johnson broke the news on her Facebook. "It's official, I'm joining Weight Watchers! The cool thing about the program is that it focuses on healthy habits for the long-term (and I can still indulge in my guilty pleasures every now and then too)," the new mom gushed.
The "Blonde Ambition" actress continued, "I have actually gotten a group of friends together who are going to be doing it with me. You can join me too and we can share our experiences!" On Twitter, she added, "So excited to be a part of the @WeightWatchers family!" She follows the footsteps of Jennifer Hudson, Jenny McCarthy and Ginnifer Goodwin.
Jessica welcomed a baby girl named Maxwell Drew Johnson on Tuesday, May 1 morning, and recently showed her off on the cover of PEOPLE's latest issue. "From how I sleep to what I think about, Maxwell has definitely taken over everything!" she said. "When I look at her my heart melts. I didn't realize how much love I could have."


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|Were you naughty or nice
this year?
Take a break from all the rush and enjoy a little Christmas humor.
Top 10 Things that Sound Dirty at Christmas, But Aren't
10. Did you get any under the tree?
9. I think your balls are hanging too low.
8. Check out Rudolph's Honker!
7. Santa's sack is really bulging.
6. Lift up the skirt so I can get a clean breath.
5. Did you get a piece of the fruitcake?
4. I love licking the end till it's really sharp and pointy.
3. From here you can't tell if they're artificial or real.
2. Can I interest you in some dark meat?
1. To get it to stand up straight, try propping it against the wall.
Christmas Card problem solved!
Last Christmas, grandpa was feeling his age, and found that
shopping for Christmas gifts had become too difficult. So he
decided to send checks to everyone instead.
In each card he wrote, "Buy your own present!" and mailed them
He enjoyed the usual flurry of family festivities, and it was
only after the holiday that he noticed that he had receiving very
few cards in return. Puzzled over this, he went into his study,
intending to write a couple of his relatives and ask what had
happened. It was then, as he cleared off his cluttered desk that
he got his answer. Under a stack of papers, he was horrified to
find the gift checks which he had forgotten to enclose with the
A Car For Christmas
Danny had recently passed his driving test and decided to ask his clergyman father if there was any chance of him getting a car for Christmas, which was yet some months away. 'Okay.' said his father 'I tell you what I'll do. If you can get your 'A' level grades up to 'A's and 'B's, study your bible and get your hair cut, I'll consider the matter very seriously.'
A couple of months later Danny went back to his father who said 'I'm really impressed by your commitment to your studies. Your grades are excellent and the work you have put into your bible studies is very encouraging. However, I have to say I'm very disappointed that you haven't had your hair cut yet.
Danny was a smart young man who was never lost for an answer. 'Look dad. In the course of my bible studies I've noticed in the illustrations that Moses, John the Baptist, Samson and even Jesus had long hair.' 'Yes. I'm aware of that…' replied his father '… but did you also notice they walked wherever they went?'
Christmas Answers
Q: If athletes get athletes foot, what do astronauts get?
A: Missletoe!
Q: What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
A: Frostbite.


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September 2004
Jesus Christ
|. S. Lewis wrote with remarkable clarity and insight on a number of themes, but none are more illuminating than his writing on the person of Jesus Christ:
Who do you say that Jesus is? There is no more important question in life.
Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them,
1 C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1996), p. 160.
2 C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (New York: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1996), pp. 55-56.
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entertaining / bright and cheery springtime tablesetting/
i love this tablesetting that bobette put together. it is possibly the most colorful and cheery table i have ever seen. she start with a runner made of navy blue ikat napkins from homegoods. she layered chartreuse runners lengthwise across the table, creating each 'placemat' (from ikea). the centerpiece is a wooden box that was made for a wedding in our backyard, filled with flowers cut from our garden. she started each place setting with a basic white square plate (from ikea). she then added our thrift store clear glass gold rimmed plates, and a colorful blue salad plate on top of that. she added our gold geometric soup/pasta bowls (from homegoods). we got those bright orange napkins on super sale at world market (they seriously have the best selection of basic napkins). she tied them into a faux bow tie with a pink ribbon. for glassware she used our tall glasses and our vintage blue dessert dishes, on top of our favorite pink and orange coasters.


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Get Movie Ratings Your Family Can Really Use
One of my family's favorite things to do on a Friday night is stay in and watch movies with the entire family. We have projector that gives us a 100-inch screen on the wall of our small living room. We make popcorn, pick something we all agree on, and get cozy. But sometimes choosing a movie we all agree on is harder than I'd like.
Is that new movie too violent? Is it too mature for us all to watch together? Or is the subject matter suited to a 16-year-old but not a 13-year-old? These things are often difficult to determine from a preview or an MPAA rating. But, as I said in my column on tapping the collective wisdom of the cloud, I like getting help from my virtual people when faced with decisions. So when the folks who created OK.com asked if they could show me their social rating system for movies, I jumped at the chance.
The idea with OK.com is that it asks people in its community of members to rate the movies they have actually watched to tell the rest of us if a film is worth our time and what ages it is best suited to. And you can create your own community by inviting your friends, it connects easily to Facebook so you can invite your fellow movie-watching Facebook friends to join you at OK.com. The site gives you a quick-glance rating as well as in-depth reviews from other members. Those ratings more accurately reflect your values as you include more people you are likely to agree with. So when I'm looking for something to watch with my family, I can quickly see what's a likely fit and then find out what my friends thought of it. I know these people so--even if I don't always entirely agree with their movie choices--that knowledge leaves me better prepared to make my own decision.
Also helpful is that the site tells me what's new on Netflix and Redbox, as well as what's new in theaters (and has plan to add Amazon, and Hulu). Right there, that could save us some precious movie-night time that we now spend hunting for the best place (for our budget that is) to get a new movie.
I haven't used the site to choose a movie yet. But it is Friday!
Christina Tynan-Wood writes the Family Tech column for Family Circle, and is the author of "How to Be a Geek Goddess." You can find her at GeekGirlfriends.com. Follow her on Twitter: @xtinatynanwood.


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