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Nord C2D Combo Organ
The Nord C2D Combo Organ gives you two sets of physical drawbars per manual. Nord has also improved the mechanical key-click, percussion, and rotary-speaker simulations. If you're after the real-deal organ playing experience, we've got the instrument for you: the Nord C2D Combo.
Moog EP-3 Expression Pedal
This expression pedal allows you to fine tune and control the expression input of any stompbox, synthesizer or keyboard. The EP-3 is built like a tank for high-quality performance on stage and in the studio, and is optimized for use with all brands of keyboards, controllers and effect pedals. Includes a detachable 1/4" control cable.
On-Stage KSP350 Piano-Style Sustain Pedal
Piano players prefer the feel of a real sustain pedal. This pedal features a built-in 6' cable with 1/4" connector and polarity switch, making it compatible with virtually any keyboard or digital piano.
On-Stage KSP50 Universal Footswitch
This versatile universal pedal features a built-in 6' cord and polarity switch. Compatible with any keyboard or electronic instrument with a 1/4" pedal jack.
Hosa HGTR-015 Pro Instrument Cable - 15' - qty 2
A professional-grade instrument cable suitable for electric guitars, basses, keyboards, synths, and more.
Hosa MID-203 Dual MIDI Cable - 3m
This convenient dual cable carries both MIDI in and out signals.
Hosa USB-210AB High Speed USB Cable Type A to Type B - 10'
This cable is designed to interconnect devices with USB interfaces. It is ideal for connecting an audio interface, USB microphone, USB capable electronic instrument, or many computer peripherals to a Mac or PC.
Hosa CMM-105 Stereo Interconnect 1/8" to 1/8" - 5'
This cable is great for connecting equipment that uses 3.5mm (1/8") mini connectors like mp3 players, smartphones, tablets, portable CD players, and more.
With 2 sets of physical drawbars per manual, extremely realistic simulations of a B3 tone wheel organ, Vox and Farfisa transistor organs and a beautiful sampled baroque pipe organ the new Nord C2D is the ultimate portable organ solution.
- B3 tone wheel organ simulation
- Improved key click simulation and percussion model
- Improved bass response
- Rotary speaker and amp simulations
- Delay, EQ, drive and reverb effects
- New 122 rotary and overdrive simlulations
- Farfisa and Vox transistor organ simluarions
- Baroque pipe organ
- Dual manual, 61 waterfall keys
- Two sets of physical drawbars per manual
- Left hand drawbar preset panel
- 11-pin Leslie output
Tone wheel organ
The B3 model of Nord C2D is the result of over a decade of perfecting tone wheel simulations, a journey that started with the original Nord Electro and was followed by the award-winning Nord C1 and Nord C2 combo organs. Not only has Nord analyzed the signals from each of the 91 spinning tone wheels inside several original instruments, they have also paid years of attention to each and every one of the intricate details that make up the characteristics of the actual sound in a vintage organ.
Nord's simulation not only reacts to the panel settings but even adapts to the realtime performance and will faithfully reproduce the important foldback and energy-robbing characteristics; the latter produces the gentle compression effect that makes those lovely smears absolutely wonderful. There are 4 tone wheel modes available, ranging from the default vintage battered workhorse with plenty of leakage to a clean, factory-fresh instrument.
Click, percussion and vibrato
Nord C2D features a greatly improved simulation of the characteristic mechanical key clicks that are an crucial component of the classic tone wheel experience and the amount can be adjusted to your taste. The vibrato and chorus with the rotating scanner and its analog circuitry are also carefully modeled to be just as alive as the tone wheels and the Nord C2D features a redesigned percussion model that offers increased control over the percussion levels when playing near-legato.
Full hands-on control
Having two sets of drawbars per manual and a left hand drawbar preset panel makes using drawbars actively while playing a joy. The new preset panels let you instantly switch between drawbar sets and features 3 user programmable drawbar preset buttons per manual. The Nord C2D 61-key waterfall keyboard offers an ultra-fast response and has a firm mechanical action to provide you with the rock solid feel of an original vintage instrument. For increased ergonomics, the panel and upper manual have been tilted slightly toward the player and the panel between the manuals has a smooth surface that's easy on the hands when doing smears.
Pipe organ stops and couplers
The two pipe organ divisions (manuals) have distinct sound characters; the Great division (lower manual) has a majestic sound, whereas the Swell (upper manual) can be described to have a somewhat more mellow tonal quality. Couplers can activate combinations of different stops from both divisions, so that pressing keys on one manual also plays stops from the other manual or pedal, a function handled with intricate mechanical designs in real pipe organs. The Pedal division has three bass stops that can be played either from the lower manual, by attaching Nord Pedal Keys 27 (optional, sold separately) or by attaching a third party 30-note classic digital organ pedal. In addition to the three unison couplers usually found in two-manual organs, Nord C2D features three octave couplers and a special coupler that adds the Pedal to the leftmost note played on the Great manual.
Pipe organ swell pedal and tremulant
A crucial ingredient for a vivid pipe organ sound is the swell pedal and Nord C2D gives the player intimate control over volume and dynamics of the swell manual, just as in a real-life model. Another indispensable aid to make the pipe organ sound even a bit more vibrant is the tremulant, a function that basically produces small and very rapid variations in volume, thereby causing the sound to 'tremulate.' Nord C2D offers two speeds, each with three variable depths.
Rotary speaker and effects
The mesmerizing sound of an accelerating rotary speaker spreading the sound around the room is an essential component of the tone wheel organ experience. Nord C2D features 2 different rotary speaker simulations, one based on a 145 unit and a new simulation of a vintage 122 unit. There are three modes – Stop, Slow and Fast – that can be controlled with the onboard panel buttons, an optional foot pedal or Nord Half-Moon Switch (optional, sold separately). The rotary speaker overdrive simulation has been redesigned and adds an incredibly meaty roar to your sound. Naturally, Nord C2D can also be connected to an external rotary speaker cabinet using the 11-pin Leslie high voltage output or the high level 1/4" jack output.
Speaker models
In addition to the rotary speaker model, Nord C2D also features great Twin and JC guitar amp models with a powerful overdrive, freely assignable to the B3, Farfisa or Vox organs. Add the 3-band equalizer, a feedback delay with tap tempo functionality and several types of reverb and you truly have an all-in-one effects section with stunning sound right out of the box.
Vox and Farfisa
Nord C2D also includes accurate models of the two most popular transistor organs of the 1960s, offering you that massive savage sound created by their 12-top oscillator frequency-divider designs. C2D features the same dynamic behavior and unique response as in the original instruments. The Farfisa Compact Deluxe, considered by many to be the mother of transistor organs, involves routing matrixes and complex filter combinations that offer a tailored sound with massive energy and high-end. The Vox Continental's brute design brings you a more hollow tone, but still with a very intense character. As with the tone wheel organ, both transistor organs have their own unique, irreplaceable personalities. Combine them with any of Nord C2D's speaker simulations, add some distortion, adjust EQ and they will definitely light your fire.
Performance and connectivity
With so many organ types at your disposal, it is vital to be able to route these to appropriate amplifiers and sound systems. Nord C2D is equipped with a stereo output pair (L and R on 1/4" jacks) and a set of high level outputs (a 1/4" jack and a 11-pin Leslie connector). This provides you with the flexibility to e.g. route the tone wheel to a rotary speaker and the pipe organ to a PA. A swell pedal is a crucial tool for expressiveness with any organ and Nord C2D is of course capable of using any good quality expression pedal. Just plug your MP3 or CD player to the Nord C2D monitor input to play along, rehearse to or jam with previously recorded music without the need of an external mixer or sound system. The signal is monitored through the headphone output. A dual manual organ would not be complete without the ability to play bass notes on a pedal board. Nord C2D includes two additional bass register drawbars with selectable timbre from vintage tone wheels, pipe organ bass stops or a synth bass, modeled after a famous vintage add-on unit. The bass section can be played with any MIDI-equipped bass pedal board connected to the dedicated Bass Pedal MIDI input, or by splitting the lower manual. MIDI connectors allow you to use Nord C2D to control other MIDI equipment or to use it together with a computer or sequencer, and the two manuals and the optional pedal can all be set to transmit on separate MIDI channels.
Nord Sound Manager
The included Nord Sound Manager software is an easy-to-use tool that allows you to organize and back up your programs and is compatible with macOS 10.6 or later, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Nord USB Driver v3.00 or later is required for use in Windows.
|Included from Manufacturer
|Power Cable
Nord Dust Cover
|Number of Keys
|61 x 2 (Dual Manual)
|Key Action
|Medium Weighted Waterfall Keys
|Weighted Keys
|126 Program Locations
6 Drawbar Presets per Program Location
|Duet Mode
|Rhythm Patterns
|3-band Equalizer, Overdrive, 3 types of Speaker Simulations - including two Rotary Speaker models (122, 122 Close and 145) with selectable speed (slow - stop - fast), Delay, Reverb
|Onboard Controllers
|2 Drawbar Sets per Manual
Pedal Drawbars
|Control Connections
|Sustain Pedal Input
Rotor Control Input
Swell Pedal Input
Bass Pedal MIDI In
|Half-Damper Support
|Audio Outputs
|1/4" Stereo Headphone(2) 1/4" Line - L, RHigh Level Outputs:- 11-pin Leslie standard connector- 1/4" jack
|Audio Inputs
|1/8" Stereo
|In, Out, USB
|USB Port (to Host)
|MIDI, System Updates, Editor/Librarian/Patch Manager
|Organ Models
|Tonewheel, Transistor, Pipe
|Drawbar Style
|Drawbar Sets
|4 Sets
|Pedal Drawbars
|Leslie Output
|Reverse Key Presets
|Rotary Simulation
|Half Moon Switch Input
|Pedal Board Input
|Dedicated 5-Pin MIDI
|Product Weight
|Unique Features
|Classic Tonewheel Organ, Vox Continental- and Farfisa-modelsPipe Organ, baroque style with 21 stopsBass models (tonewheel, synthbass and pipe organ bass)
Nord USA Limited Warranty
This product has been manufactured by Nord and is warranted free from defects in materials or workmanship for the period of one year from the date of purchase by the original owner.
Standard Shipping
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Unique characterization did wonders, says Rajamouli
S S Rajamouli is now one of the top most directors in India. He has taken Telugu cinema to the global arena with 'Baahubali'. As 'Baahubali 2' hits the screens on April 28, Rajamouli in this interview talks about what worked for the movie, what makes him feel proud, why 'Mahabharatham' won't be happening, and more.
Tension is growing:
So long as I was working on the movie, there was only excitement. Now that all the works have been done with, tension is taking birth.
Characterizations did the magic:
If you ask me what worked most for the movie, more than the grandeur and richness, it's the strength of the characterizations that did wonders. If the audience enjoys a movie while he/she watches it, it's considered as good cinema. But if he/she remembers the characters long after walking out of the theatre, it is great cinema. A lion's share of the credit for the characters should go to my father (writer Vijayendra Prasad).
My father gives the storyline me with the characters, their names, their origins, history, etc. And around them, I work out the relationships, conflicts, etc. He raises questions, but we together work to come up with the answers.
Not a sequel:
Sequel is not the right word to describe 'Baahubali 2'. One story was divided into two parts since the story couldn't be told at a single stretch. We did cogitate over how to tell the story, whether linearly or with a flashback mode. The track of things leading to Baahubali's death, it was decided later, should come in the flashback.
The gap between the two parts was planned to be some 4 to 6 months, but it ended up being 20 months. We never thought it would take five years for the two parts, in the first place. Once we got into it, I never had second thoughts. That I got to work with a very good cast and crew helped.
Never thought it would be atom bomb:
I wanted to end the first part on a high note. I thought the question of why Kattappa killed Baahubali would be a jolt, but it turned out to be an atom bomb! As a storyteller, 'Baahubali' is surely the most satisfying experience. The film is not hero-centric alone. At least six to seven characters are very important. At the same time, the story gave me the space to elevate heroism to peaks, which is my favourite element.
I never imagined that 'Baahubali' would become so popular in even countries like South Korea. It feels proud that our film has made a name for Indian cinema when people in other countries used to think of only a Shah Rukh Khan when it came to Indian cinema.
No question of total satisfaction:
No director can ever deliver in what he has in mind to the tune of cent per cent. It's because while imagination is mental and without bounds, picturization is physical. A good product doesn't come out merely with hard work. Smart work should also be there.
Unanswered questions don't matter:
I know that Vinay garu (VV Vinayak) did say that 'Baahubali' became such a big hit although it has many unanswered questions. But this is nothing new. Indians have made many Hollywood franchise films big hits. So, we never felt unanswered questions would be a problem.
Those three are special:
The journey of 'Baahubali' has been possible because of three people. 1.Producers - they believed that I would pull it off in an untiring and uncompromising manner. 2. My family, who have always protected me throughout. I am luckiest in that regard. 3. The third is Prabhas, he is soul for this project.
On run-time:
The actual run-time is 2:41 minutes only. The rolling credits and thank you credits put together needed 7 minutes.
The 'Mayabazar' experience:
When I watched 'Mayabazar' as a kid, it was like magical experience. When I watched it after 20 years, I was even more impressed with the photography, etc. During the making of 'Yama Donga', my Vfx supervisor and I banged our heads for 20 minutes trying to make out how the Vishwaroopam scene could be done many decades ago. There is a song in the initial scenes, which introduces, in a matter of just two minutes, the various characters.
I am human, after all:
People ask me how I have changed as a person after 'Baahubali'. As a human, I do get pride. But my wife and vadina are there to keep me under control if I talk more than I what I should in a public forum. My feet are always on the ground.
No 'Mahabharatham' movie:
At present, I neither have the energy nor the skill set to make a film on 'Mahabharatham' as I have it in mind. I may think about this in future. Not now.
Extra Shows
It's good that extra shows have been permitted. In fact, five shows should be the norm everywhere, not just in multiplexes. Four shows were when the population was less. It has doubled since.

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An everyday tale of family and political life with a dollop of Formula One and various random thoughts on the side.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Nick Clegg's Fabulous Attitude on Equal Marriage
In an interview with Attitude, reported in the Independent, he says that we would:
1 Make sure that children in all schools are taught that homosexuality is "normal and harmless" so that they grow up learning to accept everybody. Schools would also have to address homophobic as well as racist and sexist bullyng. There is no justification for allowing prejudice against people being who they are. My daughter's only 10, but kids in her playground are already using homophobic insults. I'm glad that she will stand up and say she thinks it's wrong for them to do so, but she shouldn't be leading the fight against it.
2 Have one form of marriage for everybody.
3 Allow gay men to give blood. Every single day I hear adverts from the Blood Transfusion Service encouraging people to give blood. They've reported how stocks have become low during the cold weather. Yet there's an automatic ban on any man who's ever had sex with another man on donating their perfectly healthy blood, which makes absolutely no sense.
4 Give asylum to any person fleeing persecution for their sexual orientation as we do for religious and political persecution.
5 Review Uganda's Commonwwealth membership because of its new law introducing the death penalty for homosexuals. I think that probably means kicking Uganda out. I certainly don't see why it should have the ecoonomic benefits and international standing that Commonwealth membership gives it while it discriminates in this way.
To me all of this is just basic common sense. It's also a statement of our long held core beliefs, that nobody should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation. That was written in to our constitution when the party was formed.
We have to give Labour credit for the progress they have made on LGBT issues during their time in Government. The Tories, however, are a different kettle of fish. People who are still on their benches in the House of Commons brought in Section 28. Cuddly Ken Clarke, often put out as the affable face of the Conservatives was part of that Government. I instinctively don't trust them on any sort of equality issue. It will be interesting to see if David Cameron's reaction is. Our policies are the logical extension of a commitment to equal rights for gay people. Will his deeds match his actions?
I'm proud of Nick for the open, relaxed and very matter of fact way he presents and stands by liberal ideas on a whole range of things. When I see him on the tv, he's the same Nick I first met 12 years ago, completely genuine. The public already has a very high opinion of him - a whole range of polls gives him a very healthy aproval rating and I think that trend will continue in the coming months as they get to know him more.
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- Jen said...
The blood donation ban also extends to any woman who has had sex with a man-who-has-sex-with-men in the last 12 months.
That's the bit that most makes a mockery of it as a policy for me: it's not as if women are magically cured of HIV after a year.
- 10:14 am
- Jen said...
Um... "We have to give Labour credit for the progress they have made on LGBT issues during their time in Government."?
There's a rogue "they" in there I should say - everything that has been achieved in that time on LGBT issues has come from either the Lib Dems or Europe.
Civil partnerships law drafted by Lord Lester. Section 28 abolished in Scotland first because of the Lib Dem presence in the government. And so on, issue by issue: Labour took the credit in the 'pink press' while claiming to the tabloids that it wasn't their fault.
The military ban was defended through the courts by Labour - spending oodles of taxpayer cash on keeping homophobic laws in place. And in 1999 they legislated to reduce trans people's rights in employment, using a statutory instrument so there was minimal debate.
Lots has happened since 1997, but Labour were hardly the cheerleaders!
- 10:24 am
- Caron said...
Point taken, Jen, but isn't it at least good that they gave time and support to getting the legislation passed and had the good sense to get Lib Dems to draw it up.
I would have preferred to see an extension of marriage to same sex couples rather than civil partnerships to start with. I never said they'd done it all, but I think they have to get some credit.
It is a big difference from the Tories whose record on equality issues of any sort is absolutely terrible and I can't see it changing.
And people think Nick Clegg is like David Cameron! Not in a million years.
- 12:53 pm
- Jen said...
I always say the difference between Clegg and Cameron is that back in the late 80s when they were starting to be politically aware, Cameron looked at the poll tax passing, gay bashing, privatise-your-granny Tory party and thought: that's the place for me. While Clegg did the same and thought: not on your nelly.
- 9:49 am


text: June 12, 2013 at 6:00 AM Farmers markets and local celebs in 'Locally Grown' show Posted by Rebekah Denn Photo courtesy of Abundant Productions Farmers markets. A spoofy plotline. Local guest stars. Could this be our Portlandia? At the least, it's 'Locally Grown,' a comedy web show based on a fictional farmers market, shot partly at the Ballard Farmers Market and Shoreline Community College. Familiar faces from Seattle's theatrical community and celebrity scene show up as characters or in guest cameos, including Dave Dederer, formerly of The Presidents of the United States of America, John Curley, and Cynthia Lauren Tewes of Love Boat fame, who later (this is real life, not a satirical plot twist), became a Seattle-based cheese steward as well as acting on local stages. The show goes live online Wednesday, June 12, with a 12-minute pilot and assorted vignettes, including a 10-minute interview with Dederer on music and his city, in keeping with the "locally grown" theme. Dederer's father was a founding board member of Pike Place Market, and he counts market buskers among his inspirations. (Sister Clare is the author of this bestselling yoga-themed memoir and a Betty MacDonald aficionado.) A comedy about farmers markets seemed a natural to creator and co-writer Simon Hamlin, a local kid who remembers picking Pike Place Market for his seventh-grade school report on "my favorite spot in Seattle." More Comments | Topics: Ballard Farmers Market, Dave Dederer, John Curley


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Steadfast Community Growers
August 19, 2019
In partnership with Vriesland Church, students will be working on this Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm. Students will learn farming, as they plant, weed, harvest, and maintain the 3 acre farm with the help of the church congregation members. For more information on the farm, and its mission, visit their website https://steadfastcommunitygrowers.weebly.com


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Melting the matrices : structure, anti-structure, and the emerging conversation /
Masters, Matthew.
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This thesis investigates two cases of Christian churches, which as a part of their mission seek to accommodate people who would otherwise not be interested in church. One of these communities consider themselves a part of the global 'emerging church' movement, and the other does not. I argue that both communities are employing what I call 'de-compartmentalization' strategy in order to adopt a pragmatic relationship with social and political issues. Furthermore I discuss the case of the emerging church community as an example of 'paraliminal community '; a concept I develop from the work of Victor Turner and Arnold van Gennep.


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Lime Wood Wedding
Tolly and Frazer commissioned me to shoot their Lime Wood Wedding a little earlier in the year. A wonderfully relaxed affair with all the elegance and perfection you would expect from a wedding at one of the UK's premier wedding venues.
The day commenced, as often is the case, with some bridal preparation photography. Sadly, the weather was appalling throughout the day, so the ceremony took place in the atrium with the tinkling of rain drops on the glass roof. A love ceremony itself, with some wise and witty readings and some very emotional words.
It was a real shame about the weather, as the grounds at Lime Wood are simply spectacular. Of course, the interior is spectacular too so nothing was lost in terms of chic and style for Tolly and Frazer and their guests.
Tolly of course, looked absolutely stunning in her wedding gown, and Frazer and his grooms-men polished up pretty smartly too. The wedding breakfast was completed with the formal speeches which were both witty, emotional and elegantly delivered.
By this time the guests had been enjoying themselves so much at this wonderful Lime Wood Wedding that everything was running a little behind schedule. However there was plenty of time of course for some dancing, back in the beautiful atrium at Lime Wood.
It was a gorgeous wedding, with a gorgeous bride and groom. As usual a small selection of my favourite wedding photos from the day – all in black and white!
If you are considering a Lime Wood Wedding, please don't hesitate to contact me to discuss your documentary photography requirements.


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It has been a few weeks since I posted. We have been very busy and enjoying the local culture. We attended two cooking courses. The first cooking course started with a tour of the local markets where we found where the "true" local farmers markets were located. We learned about the six different kinds of bananas in the area, local cheeses, and traditional pork dishes that are eaten in a bolillo (a Mexican bread roll that is shaped similar to a croissant but made with a chewy type of bread); the center of the bread roll is removed and stuffed with the pork dish – absolutely delicious! We also learned about many of the locally available peppers and chili's. Did you know a dried jalapeño is a chipotle pepper? After returning from the market we learned how to make ceviche and tiritas (Zihuatanejo ceviche) and fish tacos complete with recipes and tasting our creations! A unique culinary experience in Monica's backyard! Wow!
In our second cooking class a few days later we learned to cook a charros bean dish – absolutely delicious; including epazote which is a local Mexican herb that helps relive the gassiness that comes from eating beans. We also made molcajete salsa (stone-ground salsa) in a mortar and pestle – OMG! Going to have to buy one of these gizmos! Not be topped by cooking squash blossom's fried in cheese! I know how to use all those squash blossoms I got last year without throwing them out!
Are you hungry yet? Pretty sure we'll be trying these dishes at home!
Blue water tour
We went out by boat on Thursday on the search for a spot to dive in blue water. The blue water today was about 4 – 6 miles from shore so very deep but the visibility and color background is amazing.
Here is Joao on the hunt for current and/or gatherings of debris or vegetation that can typically gather near these currents. Schools of fish, birds, turtles and other ocean mammals follow these currents for a source of food.
Once you find a current on the ocean it looks like a road.
Now all we have to do is follow the road (current) and looks for signs of life!
Dolphins are a good sign that large schools of fish are nearby!
Two of the people on the dive boat jumped in to swim with the dolphins but it seems they have young ones with them so are quite skittish and swim away when we enter the water.
Any day you see dolphins on the ocean is just awesome!!
Dive anyone? Well, no luck seeing any large mammals (that want to play) or large schools of fish; we brought our dive gear so I guess we might as well go for a dive. Solitary rock – here we come!
The visibility wasn't great at Solitary rock today but we had a good dive nonetheless.
Love these urchins! This picture looks like the lower triangles are on fire! Very Cool!
Here is another cool Stonefish sitting on a ledge of the rocks. We also saw a couple spotted Eagle rays but the timing didn't work to get a picture – maybe next time.


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08 Aug Big Problems Arise When a Chapter 7 Debtor Sells Estate Property Without Trustee Permission
I received this question from a very worried Chapter 7 debtor:
I initially filed Chapter 13 after paying back $10,000 and not being able to stay afloat I switched to Chapter 7. I owned two houses at the time and made my attorney aware that I was trying to sell both. I received an offer to purchase and notified my attorney. She advised we needed permission to sell from trustee. By the time the closing was upon us there still was not date to go before the trustee. I sold the house making no profit but my debt was cleared. Now the trustee is denying my discharge thinking I have defrauded the system. I made good on my debt to repay my mortgage company as far as I am concerned. I did not sell to a relative or make any gain.
I am scheduled for a pre-trial next week. I do not know what to expect or do at this point. I cannot afford the attorney so I will have to represent myself. The trustee is very, very nasty. I wanted to pay my debt back but cannot afford. Please help!
Here is the problem in a nutshell: when you sold your house without trustee permission, you sold something that you did not own. When you file a Chapter 7, all of your assets and your debts become part of your "bankruptcy estate." The Chapter 7 trustee is the administrator of that estate. This arrangement is similar to what happens when you die – if you had a will, the executor of your estate is empowered to distribute your assets and if you die without a will, the probate court has the power to appoint an administrator to distribute your assets and pay certain debts.
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you are, of course, not dead, but you are also no longer the sole owner of your property. Technically you are called a "debtor in possession" which means that you have limited authority to take any action to buy or sell property. The trustee, as the administrator of your bankruptcy estate, is charged with the job of marshaling assets and selling off those assets that are not exempt (protected). The proceeds of such a sale are used to pay the expenses of the estate administration (i.e. the trustee) with the remainder going to your creditors based on priorities set out in the Bankruptcy Code.
As you might imagine your Chapter 7 trustee was not very happy to learn that you had sold an asset without his permission. He may argue that you shortchanged your estate by not generating enough money, or he may be arguing that your act of selling an estate asset should result in the denial of your discharge.
This is probably not a matter that you should pursue without counsel. Bankruptcy Courts are bound to a certain extent by precedent and you need counsel to review the case law in this area and to develop an argument that your estate was not prejudiced and that the denial of your discharge is too harsh of a punishment.
Your case is a good illustration about why any debtor needs to carefully consider the consequences of filing for bankruptcy. When you file bankruptcy you give up control of your financial life to a stranger (a trustee) who is not necessarily looking out for your best interests. In certain situations the Bankruptcy Code can be unforgiving and can leave you worse off than if you had not filed at all.
Best of luck to you in this difficult situation.
Jonathan Ginsberg, Esq.
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Welcome to Chestnut and Pine classes
The teachers in Year 1 are Sharon Casey and Xenoulla Thrasyvoulou (Pine) and Emma Fitzpatrick (Chestnut).
Here's What to expect in Year 1
Here is what we will be learning about this term: Y1 curriculum newsletter Autumn
Year One's Learning Project has been 'All About Me'. In Literacy, the focus was labels, lists and captions and the children wrote captions to accompany pictures that they drew of themselves, their family and things they can do. They also wrote lists linking with history, comparing toys for babies and toys for children.
The children are currently learning about traditional tales and the focus has been on The Gingerbread Man and The Little Red Hen. In Maths, the focus has been numbers to ten. This has included addition, subtraction, part whole models, bar models, number bonds and fact families.
The children are now in a good place to move onto numbers to twenty in the coming weeks. We have been learning a lot about colour mixing and primary and secondary colours. We have looked at famous artists such as Mondrian. When looking at portraits we have looked at Paul Klee and Picasso. We have also focused on collage which linked in with our science of senses and talk a lot about texture.
In geography we have been talking about mapping and have looked at aerial photographs of the Infant Playground. The children have also been trying to draw a birds-eye view. We have linked our science and have also been looking at deciduous and evergreen trees and have started to talk about weather patterns with the different seasons.
ARCHIVE: Here is what Y1 got up to last year.
Year 1 have been learning a lot about geography and the UK. They focused on one country of the UK per week and learnt about its flag and its national flower. The children learnt where in the UK each country was located and sampled some traditional food from that area – cucumber sandwiches, shortbread, Welsh cakes and soda bread.
They went on a local walk around the local area, venturing up to the Co-Op to spend 50p wisely on a healthy snack. They then walked to St John's Church for an interesting tour of church artefacts and symbols. The children were learning about how the land has been used and thought about how this linked to history eg why garages weren't invented until cars were invented. They also had a good look for wild plants and tried to identify evergreen and deciduous trees. In maths, they have been focusing on fractions, finding halves and quarters of shapes and amounts. They are working on Place Value to 100, linking all of their work on Tens and Ones together. They visited the National Art Gallery and have been focusing on the book Katie's Picture Show (and other stories). The children are currently loving their Learning Project about art and artists.
Year One have been learning about inventors and their inventions. They held a curriculum day and the children dressed up as a famous or not-so-famous inventor. Anna in Year 1
said "I came as myself. I invented the head scratcher".
On the curriculum day, the children did lots of Design Technology by creating their own suitcases based on the learning they had done about hinges, handles and fastenings. They learnt to use different tools such as a hand drill and resources such as treasury tags, pipe cleaners and split pins.
Children came dressed as inventors such as: Alexander Fleming, Nancy Johnson who created the ice cream maker, Alexander Graham Bell, The Wright brothers and Elizabeth Magie who invented the Monopoly game.
The curriculum day also tied in with the work on transport that the children had been doing.
See pictures of the Infant Show here.
Our class reporter was Kostadin who said: "We have been learning how to make sculptures with soap. And we have been learning how to make a suitcase from a shoe box. We read the book Mrs Armitage on Wheels. We have been learning how to take away."
Our latest class reporters were Salina and Vivian. Salina said: "We have been learning about The Gingerbread Man, the Ugly Duckling, the Snowman and the Christmas story. This is how to be safe when you are on the road. Practising how to draw your face."
Vivian said: "In science we have been learning about materials and for English we have been learning about the Naughty Bus. Also for maths we've been learning about 10s and 1s. Also the Naughty Bus has been doing silly stuff a lot. He put paint on the floor, also put tape on the floor and put colour and paper on the table and floor. Also he went on the pipes and in the blocks."
Our latest class reporter was Ja'Kai who said: "In class we have been learning about self portraits. We have been drawing faces of us and making it look nice. I enjoyed drawing myself because it was fun trying to do it. We have been learning about nativity and the Christmas story as well. This is about Jesus and when he was born."
Our class reporters were Ella, Abel and Isabelle.
Ella said: "We have been learning about the feelings chart and a special place and about poppies and anti-bullying."
Abel said: "We learnt about part part whole model and the Gingerbread man and how to safely cross the road. We did the Gingerbread man pop up show and we learnt how to draw half of our faces."
Isabelle said: "We watched Inside Out to learn about feelings. We had to draw our face – we were learning how to do portraits."
ARCHIVE: Here's what the children got up to in 2017-18
See the pictures from our fantastic infant show here.
Our class reporter was Tasnim who said: "In maths we were learning doubling and in English we did instructions. We did Neil Armstrong – the first man on the moon."
Science week – The science topic for Year One this half term is 'Plants' so instead of discrete science investigations we have used our topic in science week. We have observed plants and identified the different parts and their functions. Year One has also made their own sunflower plant using tissue paper, art straws, wool and lentils. To understand how water travels through the plant we went on a leaves hunt in the infant playground and the children gathered different leaves. We returned to our classes and did rubbing of the leaves. We then looked at the different leaf rubbings and explored what was same and different about them.
We discussed the 'veins' that were present in every leaf and their function of carrying food and water around the plant. We also looked at the pipe shape of stems and how it carries water around the plant. We have also started another experiment to see how water travels. Chestnut class has three jugs of water two with different colour water and one empty jug. The three jugs are connected by kitchen roll paper going from each coloured water jug to the empty jug in the middle. We are leaving it overnight to see what will happen. Pine Class has done the same however instead of an empty jug in the middle they have a plain water jug. We are investigating what will happen to the middle jugs. The children have made predictions of what they expect. Tomorrow we also plan to put white flowers and cabbage leaves in water and observe how water travels in the veins.
Our class reporter was Joe. He said: "We have been learning about halving and quartering using different shapes. We made a world map. Also we wrapped different coloured fabric around sticks, it a fun week!"
Here are some of recent wall displays.
Our class reporter was Lena. She said: "This week we have been learning about Yuri Gagarin. He was the first human to journey into space. We also learned about doubling in maths in which a number is added to itself. For example 6+6=12. We also read about Beegu's story. The story was about an alien being lost on earth. We wrote about our favourite part of the story of Beegu. My favourite part is where Beegu found her mummy and daddy."
Our class reporters were Polina and Shaya.
Polina said: "In Spanish we learned days of the week. In maths we were doing tens and ones and doubling numbers. Also we were reading with Miss Mir, we had books like Seriously Silly. And we were counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. In assembly we were thinking about filling buckets. In PE we were doing a game like football. Love, love love love."
Shaya said: "This week I have been learning about space and the first man on the moon, Yuri Gagarin, in 1961. When he got back to earth he died apparently."
Our class reporters are Maryam, Selin, Emma, Konrad and Raf.
Maryam said:"We have been learning about tens and ones. And we have been learning about space. Last week was very busy."
Selin said: "We have been counting in twos and five and tens. We have been learning about rows and columns. We have been making hinges handles."
Emma said: "In dance I was learning which direction to go. In maths I was learning about space and guessing which planet it was. With Mr Hogan I practised with my songs for the choir show. In recycling days everybody was making something with recycling things."
Konrad said: "This week with Mrs Casey and the class we played Obb and Bob, Dragons Den and pirate games on the computer. In maths we learned about one less and one more, for example 32, 33, 34. We even learned about space and we learned about the moons of the planets."
Raf said: "In PE we have been doing balls skills. In science we have been doing space."
Our latest class reporters are Jasmin and Ryley.
Jasmine said: "In maths we have been making number bonds to 20. In English we have learnt about Lost and Found. In Science we have learnt about magnetic material. In Art we have learnt how to draw starry night and coloured them with pastels."
Ryley said: "We have been learning about art. In Art we have been doing printing."
This week's class reporter was Miss Mir! She also sent some lovely pictures of the children.
She said: "In maths we did 2D and 3D shapes and the children made models with 3D shapes exploring the properties of the shapes they had used. We introduced numbers over 10 and up to 20 this term and the children learnt about tens and ones. They grouped straws and other objects in groups of ten to understand what a ten meant in a number. They have also learnt about counting on from a number and adding by making a ten first and then adding the ones to the ten. They also used their number bonds to ten to learn about number bonds to 20. We read the book 'One is a snail and ten is a crab' and used the feet of the creatures from the book to make a given number. The children also played secret number games to understand what missing numbers mean in number sentences. We have also learnt how to measure using non standard units like multilink, paperclips and pens.
In Science the children explored different forces like push and pull. We investigated how different heights of a ramp might effect how far a car travels. This linked well with our measuring in maths.
We also made Chinese dragons as part of learing about the Chinese New Year. In PSHE to understand how they might be same and different from their friends and how they were unique the children looked at their thumb prints on blown up balloons.
As part of our learning project on Artists Year One visited the National Gallery and learnt about famous artists like Van Gogh, Monet, Rousseau etc. Inspired by our trip we created art work in the style of these artist . Also inspired by videos of the Sistine chapel the children laid down on their backs under the tables and drew pictures in the style of Michael Angelo.
We read the book 'The day the Crayons Quit' and the children did freeze frame activities to understand how the crayons might be feeling in the story. The children then wrote diary entries and letters from the crayons."
Our latest class reporters were Ines and Ayaan.
Ines said: "In maths we have been making number bonds to 10 to make 20. In English we drew a plan. In science we have learned about materials, what things are made of. In RE we made Joseph's coat, we did not know what the coat looked liked so we created our own coat."
Ayaan said: "We designed our own Joseph coat and had lots of fun doing this activity. In class we have been learning about floating and sinking. We have been writing about animals."
This week's reporters were Alia and Eva.
Eva said: "In maths we have been learning about tens and ones as well as teenage numbers. We have been practising for the infant show. I love the horse dance that we do!"
Alia said: "I was in the infant show doing the umbrella dance. In maths we were finding the difference in how fast the car went down the ramp. We also played a game in maths. We took turns doing the secret number on the calculator. I enjoyed it a lot and I was very good at it."
Our class reporters were Chengiz and Grace.
Chengiz said: "In maths we have been learning about tens and ones. We have been also practising for our infant show. And in English on Tuesday we learnt about the diagraph. Also in Spanish our teacher picked some children to act a Spanish story that we read tres (it means 3) times. And on Thursday we had Mr Hogan (our music teacher) who taught us some music games like 'I know when the pitch goes down!' "
Grace said: "This week we have been learning about Monet who painted the Water Lily Pond. We have also been drawing it and painting it. We have also been learning about 10s and 1s and we are grouping them in tens. "
Our first class reporters were Jiashunang and Harry.
Harry said: "We have been learning about tens and ones in maths. For example 36 has 3 tens and 6 ones. I've been pulling and pushing in science."
Jiashunang: "She remembered Ten Zone Ones which is numbers like 10, 20, 30 up to 100. She also learnt about 3D and 2D shapes and explained that a pentagon is like a house. There was an interesting activity called 'We are all different' where the children dipped their thumb in ink and printed it onto a balloon to see the fingers are different with other children."
These are pictures of some of the diyas the children made for Diwali. We used clay to sculpt the diyas and then painted them and added glitter. The children took the diyas home each with a tealight inside to light up.
Here are some of the maths we did from the first half of the Autumn term. The children did sorting, grouping, one more/less, ordering, greater than/less than, part whole and addition facts.
Over the last school term Year One have been very busy with two Learning Projects. The first was 'Arrrrgh Pirates'. We focused on 'Class Three at Sea' and other pirate related fiction and non-fiction books. We wrote labelled pirates, wrote letters, wrote senses poems about hat it feels like to be a pirate, wrote a re-count of our pirate curriculum day and wrote about our favourite part of the story. The children acted out pirate role play. On our Pirate Curriculum Day we had a fashion show showing off our pirate costumes. We made fruit salad pirate ships, pirate map pizzas, went on a treasure hunt and discovered chocolate gold coins. The children ended the day with pirate tattoos. In art we drew pirate ships and painted and made collages. We also made treasure chests out of clay. We celebrated different religious festivals including Diwali where we made clay diyas and wrote about the Nativity Story.
Our second Learning Project was 'Animals' where the children learnt about living and non-living things, how to classify animals according to their diet, for example, herbivore, carnivore and omnivore. We learnt about different animals families including reptiles, amphibians, mammals, fish, birds and insects. We made modroc animals and then went on to make habitats for them using shoe boxes. We also visited London Zoo where the children had a chance to see a variety of animals from around the world.
In keeping with the festive season the children sculpted soap as a gift, they made a stencil and used it to make their own wrapping paper.
Over the term in maths we have focused on numbers to 10. We looked at one more and one less than a number, we explored which numbers were greater and smaller numbers. We identified odd and even numbers and learnt that numbers are made of different parts. We learnt the part part whole model and the four addition facts. We also learnt how to work systematically to find all the possible answers for number bonds up to 10. wee learnt to subtract in different ways by taking away and counting back and finding the difference by counting on. The children also learnt how numbers are related to each other through addition and subtraction.
For PSHE we watched the film 'Inside Out' in order to understand that we all have feelings such as joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust. The children learnt that it's okay to have different feelings at different times and each feeling is important however how we react to them has consequences and we need to think about them before we act on them. We made feelings charts that are displayed in the classrooms where the children are free to move the arrow depending on how they are feeling at that present time. The adults also made one too so the children understand that adults have feelings too! We also did lots of different activities based on the feelings characters film.
We look forward to another very busy term in Year One.
This half term Year One's Learning Project has been about Animals. We learned about different animal families, whether they were herbivores, carnivores or omnivores. We read story books about animals such as 'Oi Dog' and 'Oi Frog' and 'Class Two at the Zoo' as well as reading non-fiction books about different animals around the world. The children also had a chance to visit London Zoo. They thoroughly enjoyed the trip especially seeing the sleeping tigers, the mother gorilla being greedy and not sharing her food with her baby and an unusual animal called an okapi.
The children thoroughly enjoyed the aquarium, the reptile house and watching the penguins duck and dive in the water. We finished off our Learning Project by making animal habitats out of boxes and modroc sculptures of our favourite animals
Year one made lovely displays about the pirate project. They did some lovely writing and collages
They have also displayed some of their maths work on subitizing (Subitizing is the ability to 'see' a small amount of objects and know how many there are without counting. Subitizing is what tells you what number you roll on a six sided dice)
They enjoyed a great trip to London Zoo and have displayed the writing they did about the animals.
ARCHIVE – see what Y1 got up to last year
Year One have been learning about Traditional Tales. We have read several traditional tales and looked at alternative versions. We have hot seated the main characters and role played the tales too. We have enjoyed changing the endings of the stories as well as settings and characters. At the end we had a traditional tale dress up day where we came dressed as our favourite characters. The children had a fashion show and described their characters. After we made picnic food and ate our picnic in the sunshine.
You can see pictures from the infant show here.
Our Y6 Digital Leaders have been reporting on what the children are doing each week. Here is their report:
- They have been doing traditional stories about Triton the Greek hero.
- Maths – Chestnut were doing halving in quarters and they were also focusing on days and months of the year.
- English – They also were reading a book called The Deep Dark Wood and writing their own versions
- This week in ICT Y1 have been playing games on the interactive whiteboard. They are games that help them to understand more, like maths or English games. In maths, they have been learning how to add and take away. They have been practising for the infant show, 'The Snail and the Whale'. In English, they have been writing their own version of 'The Naughty Bus'and illustrated it.
Year One had a fantastic time dressed as pirates for their curriculum day. They enjoyed a range of activities linked to their pirate learning project. First they had a fashion show showing off their costumes and their pirate poses and phrases. Then they received a letter giving them the first clue of the treasure hunt. They followed a series of clues around the school that finally led them to Mrs Hassan's office where they found a treasure chest full of chocolate gold coins! They spent the afternoon making treasure map pizzas and finished the day with tattoos. The children did some excellent writing about their pirate day in their English books.
We have been very busy this term. See what we have been up to.
This attachment will show you the Holly Park End of Year 1 Expectations.
Y1 Expectations
Mrs Fitzpatrick ran a meeting (which was very well attended) to explain to parents about the Y1 curriculum and what the children were expected to achieve in maths and English by the end of the year.


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Well this was a lovely surprise to wake up to this morning. Liz from the fantastically interesting blog Scranshums nominated Just Rise Above It for a Real Neat Blog Award.
That's such an underused word nowadays. I didn't realise I'd missed it.
Thank you so much!
Go visit Scranshums for all of the weird and wonderful witterings of Elizabeth Meg Wilson. There's a big of everything on there, so you'll definitely find something you want to read. I particularly enjoyed her posts on colds and on Terry Pratchett.
I think this is a lovely little award to showcase some of the blogs that you might not stumble upon yourself, and I'm honoured to be taking part. Apparently the 'rules' of the Real Neat Blog Award are (and feel free not to act upon them if you don't have time; or don't accept awards; etc.):
- Put the award logo on your blog.
- Answer 7 questions asked by the person who nominated you.
- Thank the people who nominated you, linking to their blogs.
- Nominate any number of bloggers you like, linking to their blogs.
- Let them know you nominated them (by commenting on their blog etc.)
My answers are as follows:
1) Where do most visits to your blog come from?
Good question! You just reminded me that I need to fix my analytics set-up. Curse those spam bots, I thought I had those under control.
Most of my actual visits come from the US, followed by the UK.
2) Have you made a New Year's Resolution, and kept it so far?
I wrote a post about New Year's Resolutions (which you can read here), where I basically discuss my reasons for not setting New Year's resolutions as such. I do, however, set goals and resolutions in general and have a list of things I want to do this year, and I've definitely been doing better with some of those than with others. Some of my goals pertained to fitness and weight loss, which I focussed on in February. My initial attempts at learning some Italian stumbled to a halt and need to be picked up again soon, but I
am was reading more, and I've been working on more creative projects this year than I was last year. I've done more yoga, but I've still yet to begin learning how to skateboard. I've not forgotten about it though!
3) What is your favourite quote?
This is a tough one! I'm not really one for specific 'favourites', as they tend to change based on how I feel at any given time. That said, one quote that has consistently come to mind over the last few years is "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll land amongst the stars". I think it's important to remember to keep trying, and not let the fear of 'failure', or not getting where you think you want to go stop you from moving forwards. I also like the idea that you should "Regret what you did, not what you didn't do", which is another reminder to constantly try new things and not let anxiety get in the way!
4) Where was the last place you travelled to in another country?
Toronto, Canada – in January! It was like, -20C. What on earth was I thinking?
5) What was your favourite book when you were growing up?
Warning: Fairly long answer.
This is a tricky one because what age does "growing up" mean? Some of my earliest book memories are of To Read and To Tell, a book which has clearly gone out of print because I can hardly find a mention of it anywhere. There's currently a photo of it up here though for you to get some sort of an idea. It was a collection of short stories of all kinds, that first my dad used to read to me and then I used to read to him/myself. I think our copy of the book, wherever it may be now, is falling apart at the seems and has been since I was fairly young. It got read that much. I still remember memorable sections of some of the stories, and I'd love to find it again.
Then when I was 7 or 8, my mum handed me a not-very-well-known book called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. A few weeks later, on my first overnight train journey on my first holiday to France, she gave me the fairly recently released Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to keep me quiet on the long journey. It worked, and thus a 10+ year love of Harry Potter was born. In fact, I think we're actually at 15 years now. I've not read any of the books in several years now, but they meant so much to me growing up. Books 4-7 I'd devour as soon as they landed at the front door and then maybe re-read several months/years later, but books 1-3 just turned up at exactly the right time for me.
You have no idea how deeply I loved those books. I'd keep the three of them by my pillow. I must have read book 1 about 50 times before the age of 12. I'd finish it and then go straight back to the beginning and start again. And these books impacted my life in so many ways – I made friends in my mid-teens through HP that I never would have ever met in any other way, I got into writing, I discovered the internet, I found some sort of escape when I was feeling miserable. I went on the HP studio tour several weeks ago with my sister, and despite not having consumed any HP media in a couple of years now, I was so excited and enraptured and I could have stayed there (particularly staring at the potions set) for hours. It's just a series of books that gives me a weird sort of peace.
Then when I was in my early teens I was introduced to the writing of David Eddings, and I quickly fell in love with The Elenium and The Tamuli. The Tamuli is another book that I read over and over again until the book was looking worse for wear. My family love to remind me of the time that we went camping and I basically stayed in my bod in the tent the entire weekend, wrapped in my sleeping bag and reading this book. The odd thing is that I can't remember an ounce of the plot of it nowadays, despite how much I read it when I was younger. I think that might mean it's nearly time for a re-read?
Honestly, I could probably carry on talking about this all day. I was a big reader as a child/teenager, far more than I am now (something I'm trying to work on – you can keep track of this on my Goodreads). I could talk about discovering manga in my early-mid teens and the Elizabeth Chadwick books later on [This may have caused me to go to Temple Church with my cousin and fangirl over William Marshal, a guy who's been dead for nearly 800 years and yet not enough people know about given that he basically ruled England for a bit. Just go read this book and this book and this book. Seriously. Go. They may be fiction, but Chadwick knows enough fact that she was an informant for the BBC documentary on Marshal that aired last year], but I think it's best if I leave it here for now.
6) Anything you wished you had learnt sooner?
Goodness me, I don't know. I'm constantly learning things that might have been useful to truly 'know' sooner, but sometimes I think that I learn things when it's time for me to learn them. As much as you can "know" something, sometimes you need to go through certain experiences for the message to really drive home, and as much as I might have liked to "know" the things sooner I'm not sure that I would have coped with the same experiences sooner.
Except maybe keeping an eye on spending/saving money rather than it basically burning a hole in my pocket. And eating less takeaways. That could have happened a good few years before it did. It would also have been a huge boost to many aspects of my life had I regained my enjoyment of exercise several years earlier, and learnt to stop thinking about what other people are doing and focus on myself. How does it make me feel? Can I do more today than I could yesterday? What activities do I enjoy doing? These all could have been answered sooner, rather than me giving up on physical activity altogether.
Learning the importance of Meal Prep sooner. That's another thing.
7) What are you going to eat for tomorrow's breakfast?
VERY GOOD QUESTION. Either one of the current batches of breakfast bars (made with extra banana and prunes this time instead of dates), an egg-white omelette or banana pancakes. Something light anyway, as I'm then going for brunch/lunch with a friend and onwards to see Princess Kaguya at the cinema.
So there we have it. A little more about me, thanks to the thoughtfulness of someone else.
In return, I would like to nominate the following:
Martin Freeman Is Not A Hedgehog
Harriet Crofton
And my questions are:
1) Where do most visits to your blog come from?
2) What are your creative pursuits, besides blogging?
3) What is your favourite quote?
4) How do attempt to stay healthy, in whatever form you take 'healthy' to mean?
5) What do people not expect about you?
6) Anything you wished you had learnt sooner?
7) Share one of your current favourite recipes with us!


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text: Thursday evening, October 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court apparently blocked Wisconsin's voter ID law from being implemented in the upcoming November 4, 2014 election. Clerks should refer to the GAB website and will probably be hearing from the GAB with updated information. For news about this order see, for example, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the New York Times article or the Wall Street Journal. You can read the decision at the Supreme Court's website.


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Is Windows 7 Right for Your Business?
- Is Windows 7 Right for Your Business?
- Yes, You Should Upgrade to Win 7
- No, Keep Your Biz With XP
No, Keep Your Biz With XP:
No learning curve. There's a hidden cost when you upgrade users to an OS with as many significant interface changes as Windows 7: training. Windows 7 features big improvements, especially over XP. But, after almost a decade, users know XP backwards and forward; getting them up to speed on Windows 7 might take time your company can't afford. Even programs like WordPad and MSPaint have a new interface.
XP updates until 2014. You might feel you have to upgrade to Windows 7 because eventually Microsoft will stop patching XP for security and other issues. And it will. But do you consider five years from now soon? If you're happy with XP (and can live without the tech support from Microsoft, which ended earlier this year), why change?
No direct XP upgrades. Think you can just pop a Windows 7 disc into a system and upgrade the OS but leave your software and data intact? Think again. Microsoft is only allowing "in-place" upgrades from Vista XP users have to format their drives and do a clean install. LapLink has an elegant solution, iYogi, for one, is offering "migration assistance" to help move data (but not programs), but either will cost you money and time to use. If you're okay with the nukeand- boot-and-reinstall scenario, do it; why upgrade and wonder if XP is responsible for new Windows 7 problems?
New hardware needed. You've been running XP for years just fine on computers that were the top of the line in 2001. The chances of them supporting Windows 7 are slim. We're not talking just upgrading a couple of componentsit's going to be time to get all-new systems, which can be costly, even if computers are cheaper today. Remember, at the very least, you need 1GB of RAM and 16GB of disk space just to install the 32-bit version of Windows 7. You need even more RAM and disk space to go 64-bit or to run XP Mode. Furthermore, installation from disc requires a DVD drive. You can get around that requirement, however, by copying the files to a bootable USB flash drive; instructions are available online in various places, including here. Slipstreaming the install onto a USB drive has the added bonus of giving you the same Windows 7 image to put on all the company computers.
The advances coming out of Windows 7 may be more evolution than revolution, but that doesn't mean they're not great for your company if you've got the right equipment, and the money to buy it, and users capable of handling the change. If so, take the plunge. You'll likely find the upgraded OS has an interface, security, search, and more to like. But if you don't like it, be sure to let us know.
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Marvin Lewis on Darqueze Dennard: 'Best rookie corner I've seen' | HS Sports
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Marvin Lewis was Bengals coach when Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph were rookies. Lewis was the Ravens defensive coordinator when Duane Starks accumulated 16 interceptions in his first three seasons and when Chris McAlister, a three-time Pro Bowler, was playing his freshman year in the NFL.
Plus, Lewis has seen quite a few rookie cornerbacks since he began in the league as the Steelers linebackers coach in 1992.
None of them, however, compare to No. 24 overall pick Darqueze Dennard, because as Lewis told Bengals radio man Dan Hoard, Dennard is "the best rookie corner I've seen."
That's high praise from a coach who doesn't always love to give it.
But Dennard was seen as strong in press coverage while at Michigan State, and he was touted for his physicality in the leadup to the NFL draft. He won the Thorpe Award during his senior year while allowing just three receptions of 15 yards or more all season.
He seems to have transitioned to the pro game rather smoothly.
"I was told that one of his inadequacies was possibly playing the ball down the field," Lewis said, via ESPN.com. "And sometimes I think college corners get knocked for that, particularly if they were a physical player in college. But one of the things that's impressed me so much is his ability to track and play the football on vertical throws.
"If you want to be a great corner at this level, you have to have those capabilities, and he's shown those thus far."
This, though, doesn't mean Dennard will crack the starting lineup right away. Dennard, in a sense, is lucky because he has so many veteran cornerbacks he can lean on and learn from in his rookie season. Hall, for example, and Terence Newman, both of whom likely will start. Or Adam Jones. Or he can learn from 2012 first-round pick Dre Kirkpatrick -- who's been bothered by injuries and who's only started three games in two seasons.
Either way, his teammates have been impressed.
"If he stays on this path," Newman said, "the sky's the limit for him."


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So the Sundance Channel have outdone themselves once again by showing old reruns of my favorite 90's episodic TV drama My So Called Life. The short lived ABC series only lasted one season but it's by far one of the most critically acclaimed prime time teen dramas ever to air on network television.
After watching reruns, I can honestly say I've seen each episode at least a dozen times, I wondered whatever happened to my favorite character on the show? Rayanne Graf was played by actress A.J. Langer and in the early 90's A.J. was everywhere in magazines and the minds of 15 year olds all over. A.J. was never really a film star, more so a TV actress from shows like The Wonder Years, Coach, and Baywatch. But who could forget the movie The People Under The Stairs? It's arguably one of the best cult horror classics of the 90s.
One can only imagine that if perhaps My So Called Life lasted several more seasons that perhaps A.J.'s career would have blossomed more than it has. Of course one could argue and say, "well what about Claire Danes? She's managed to keep her career on track and stay above the fray of who's who in Hollywood?" Angela Chase was the main character of the show and maybe it was easier for Claire than for A.J., but still...why was she such a well-kept secret?
A.J. Langer is a very talented actress and deserved to get some sort of notoriety for her performance as Rayanne Graf on that show. Rayanne had so many layers that one season could not nearly get close enough to the surface of what that girl was all about and what she was going through.
Rayanne went from a girl who likes sex, booze, and drugs to a girl who was actually concealing who she really was through all of those barriers; to someone who just wanted to be normal. She wanted to be somone who desired to be loved, respected, and belong to a group of friends. So enough about Rayanne...what about A.J.? What has she done? Unfortunately her IMDB profile doesn't go beyond 2007. So it has me concerned....where are you A.J. Langer?? Is it perhaps that I am yearning for A.J. to return or just want another good TV teen drama that actually has some substance and meaning? Not this craptacular reality TV junk that is damning all of what is left of good television into the point of no return. :::SIGH:::


text: Wichita State, Webber win ITC titles Lucas Wiseman April 17, 2010 EL PASO, Texas - The Wichita State men's team won its third consecutive national title, while Webber International claimed the women's championship Saturday at the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships.The Shockers dominated the men's final, sweeping Calumet College of St. Joseph, 2-0, in the best-of-three championship match, while Webber International won the women's title with a 2-0 victory over McKendree. Both championship matches will be televised on ESPN2 on Wednesday, May 5 at 9 p.m. EDT.Wichita State took the opening game, 232-154, and closed out the match with a 226-177 victory over Calumet to win the Kerm Helmer Cup. The Shockers extended their record to a 10th national title, while matching the record for consecutive national titles they set from 1993 to 1995."I can't find the words to express what this means," said Wichita State coach Gordon Vadakin, who has led the Shockers to all 10 of their men's titles in his 33 years as head coach. "It's so hard to win one title and to win three in a row is just crazy. Our guys played well all season, and the last three days have been our days."By the fifth frame in each of the two games, Wichita State had established a big lead and kept the pressure off its anchor bowler, John Szczerbinski."The guys bowled so well in front of me and took all the pressure off," said Szczerbinski, one of two seniors on the roster along with Josh Blanchard. "Going out on top always feels good, but the journey was probably the best thing. The time I've spent with these guys has been unbelievable."Calumet's Ryan Gleghorn was named the men's most valuable player after leading his team to its first finals appearance in four trips to the ITCs. Joining Gleghorn on the all-tournament team was Szczerbinski, Lindenwood's R.J. Klann, Fresno State's Paul Hogan and Saginaw Valley State's Matt Gasn.In the women's final, the Warriors won the first game 203-189 and then topped the Bearcats 163-158 in Game 2 to hoist the Helmer Cup.Webber International, which is in its inaugural season, became just the second team to win the national title in its first appearance in the event. Wichita State was first to accomplish the feat in 1975 and went on to win eight more national titles."To be mentioned along with Wichita State is great because they are the program to model after with all the success they've had," Webber International head coach Randy Stoughton said. "This is absolutely phenomenal and it means everything to us. It's hard to believe this just happened."In the opening game, Warriors' anchor Hayley Beavis came through with a mark in the final frame to lock up a victory and then needed just five pins on her first ball in the 10th to win the title in a sweep."I'm a little surprised because I sprained my ankle doing fitness a week ago and was on crutches, so I wasn't sure I would even bowl," said Beavis, a native of Southhampton, England, who was named the women's most valuable player. "My teammates are so supportive, and this is just a dream come true."Beavis was joined on the all-tournament team by a pair of McKendree players, Lori Hanken and Brandi Branka, and two Robert Morris-Illinois players, Samantha Kelly and Heather D'Errico.The USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships featured the top 16 men's and top 16 women's college bowling teams in the country vying for national titles. All 32 teams competed in best-of-seven, double-elimination match play in the Baker format Friday, after which the field was pared down to four in both the men's and women's divisions.2010 USBC INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS(at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center, El Paso, Texas)Saturday's ResultsMENSemifinals(Best-of-seven, double-elimination match play)Wichita State def. Saginaw Valley State, 4-0 (Saginaw Valley State eliminated)Calumet College of St. Joseph def. Lindenwood, 4-3 (Lindenwood eliminated)Championships(Best-of-three, single-elimination)Wichita State def. Calumet College of St. Joseph, 2-0WOMENSemifinals(Best-of-seven, double-elimination match play)McKendree def. Wichita State, 4-2 (Wichita State eliminated)Webber International def. Robert Morris, 4-3Webber International def. Robert Morris, 4.5-3.5 (Robert Morris eliminated)Championships(Best-of-three, single-elimination)Webber International def. McKendree, 2-0


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The Essence of Hula
"Hula is the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people." Kumu Hula George Na'ope
Hula encompasses all aspects of Hawaiian Culture and embraces the History of the Hawaiian people. Hula is an dance-style art form which is accompanied by music or oli (chanting). It dates back to the original Hawaiians who settled in Hawaii many many hundreds of years ago. The Hula allows the story of the mele (song) to be told through dance. Using hand motions and foot steps, dancers are able to portray the story or meaning visually. Dancers tell the story of the waves crashing on the shoreline or the gentle breeze in the trees with effortless grace due to years of passionate practice.
There are two main categories in Hula. Hula Kahiko (Ancient Hula) and Hula Auana (Modern Hula). Hula Kahiko, is hula which dates back to pre-western contact. Hula Kahiko is accompanied by oli (chant), traditional implements and traditional instruments. Following Western contact and influence, the modern style of Hula Auana was formed. Hula Auana is accompanied by mele (music) with modern instruments such as guitar and ukulele, oli (chant), and modern implements.
Hula is Hawaii… Inspired by Hawaii, Made by Hawaiians.
Hawaii Hula Company exists to carry on the tradition of Hula, perpetuating the culture in an authentic and professional manner so that Hawaii's people are able to tell their story. Generations of young and old, those who live here and visitors to Hawaii, we welcome you to experience for your self the skillful and beautiful traditions of Hawaii… through our Hula and Hawaiian entertainment services.


text: James is STILL across the whole planet from Nnekay and living it up in Amsterdam with Bae. He met the parents and may or may not have bonded over the EuroCup and some Canal Tours. Meanwhile back stateside, Nnekay has a lumpy uterus and tells a tale on why self advocating is important. James share his method to change the police system for the better, in the Police Reform Korner. Nnekay takes us to the Ancient Africa Korner to share some stories about why learning about african ancient civilizations are important. Will James stump Nnekay in Quizlet Korner this week? One tidbit covered involves a very interesting development with the Black Panthers! So stop, look, and listen because Minority Korner is hot and fresh this week ready for your ear holes!


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A few years ago, I was spring turkey hunting in my home state of Kansas. I spent several hours walking, standing and sitting in grass and brush, lying in wait for a big Tom. I don't remember if I got a bird that year, but what I do remember is coming home and discovering that I was crawling with ticks. My wife made me sit on the back porch, while she treated my clothes and then spent hours picking ticks off of me with a pair of tweezers. We lost count somewhere past two hundred.
I was lucky that none of the ticks got a good hold of me and I avoided illness, but ticks can be a definite hazard for hunters. This two part article will explore how to avoid tick bites and what to do if you get one.
When doing some research on tick borne illnesses, I found the statement that to avoid being sick you should avoid areas with ticks. I laughed. Any hunter that goes outside in tick country is going to get a tick at some time.
The best way to avoid a tick borne illness is not to avoid the outdoors, but to practice some simple prevention techniques. First, invest in a good set of bug proof clothing such as Rynoskin. (After the event above, I invested in a set. They actually work and don't contain chemicals).
The Rynoskin website states that the underwear are "specifically designed to provide the wearer with comfort, breath-ability, stealth movement and eliminate snags against brush. This armor will stretch to accommodate all different body sizes. Rynoskin is ultra-lightweight (9 oz.) body-forming, cool, and comfortable. Rynoskin has an impenetrable fabric and snug fitting elastic cuffs that provide complete protection from the following insects: Sand Fleas, Flies (Biting Midges), No-See-Ums, Black Files, Ticks, Chiggers, Ants & Gnats and many other biting insects."
I found the underwear to be exactly as advertised. They have tight cuffs that prevent insects from crawling through, and the material is cool, lightweight, and woven so tight nothing can get through or bite through. They are truly great at eliminating tick bites (avoiding chigger bites was a definite bonus).
Another preventative measure is to seal cuffs at the ankle and wrist with tape and spray cuffs with insect repellent (don't forget the neck, waist and hair). Of course this exposes you to chemicals, but it is a quick fix if you don't have bug underwear.
The next article in this series will explore what to do if you get a tick.


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Spanish Masala is a 2012 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Lal Jose, starring Dileep, Kunchacko Boban, Daniela Zacherl, Biju Menon, Chrys Hobbs and Nivin Pauly plays a guest role.
The story set in Spain, and revolves around Charlie (Dileep), an illegal immigrant stranded in Madrid. To make things worse, he is conversant only in Malayalam. He gets a job as a cook in an Indian restaurant, as he has some experience in running a roadside eatery in his homeland, run by an expatriate, Majid. In the restaurant he is assigned with the task of serving up various types of dosa and, he comes up with a local variant named Spanish Masala. This turns out to be his passport to employment in the home of an ex-diplomat, who had earlier served in India.
There he meets the diplomat's daughter Camilla (Daniela Zacherl), who is visually impaired. She becomes a big time fan of Charlie's Spanish Masala. She is not on talking terms with her father, who is believed to have killed her Indian lover, Rahul (Kunchacko Boban), the son of her Malayali nanny, from whom she has learnt to speak Malayalam. Later Camilla starts to get closer to Charlie. Since he can imitate impersonate voices, one servant Pappan (Nelson) leads him to imitate Rahul's voice and keep Rahul's memory alive.
After some days, she recovers and get gets her eye sight back, but now her dad is no more. A strange incident occurs when Rahul arrives for his funeral. One day, as per Menon's (Biju Menon) instruction, Charlie cleans Señor's (Camilla's dad) room. He finds a CD which Señor had seen before he died, and from that he finds out that Rahul was sent to Portugal to avoid the relationship between Camilla and Rahul, by paying him money by Señor. Again Rahul is spared by Charlie.
As it goes, one day Menon enters a bar where he sees Rahul and another girl dancing together. He went to interrogate about it by following him, when he saw Rahul sitting with some goons and the girl. Later he researched on it, when he came to know that it wasn't a good life for Rahul in Portugal. He sold the factory which Señor offered him and he had taken loan from some goons for gambling and could not repay them. Camilla heard about it and she felt sorrow that she was keeping a crooked lover in her mind. Later Camilla and Menon go back to Kerala, India to fix marriage between Charlie and Camilla.


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Beamsville invaded a downtown Toronto hotel (EPIC in the Fairmount Royal York) as 9 wineries showed up to pour nine wines with a few nibblies to go with them ... let's take a look:
The Wines (and their reps) ...
|Greeted with a bottle of Fairmount bubbly (well a glass actually)
... made right her in Ontario
|Fielding's winemaker Richie Roberts pours the first wine of the evening
|The 2011 Pinot Gris (see review here)
|Next up is the Thirty Bench display pouring one of their signature Rieslings
|2011 Small Lot - Triangle Vineyard (see review here)
|Malivoire's Shiraz Mottiar holds the Malivoire offering in his hand
... while holding up the bar with his elbow.
|2009 Moira Chardonnay (see review here)
|Bachelder wines was also in attendance,
though Thomas himself was away tending one of his
other projects in Burgundy or Oregon.
|but his 2010 Niagara Chardonnay was definitely there and well received (see review here)
|Joking around with Bernard Stramwasser of Le Sommelier (agent)
showing off the Hidden Bench wine of the evening.
|2009 Felseck Vineyard Pinot Noir
|It would not be a full invasion of the big city
without a little Organized Crime
|who brought along their 2010 Cabernet Franc to showcase
|Rosewood's own social bee, Krystina Roman,
does her best Vanna White impression with a bottle of ...
|the 2009 Merlot Reserve
|The rarely seen Rennie Estate Winery was there ...
|pouring their appassimento-style Gaia
The Food ...
|Seared Scallop App was the best bite of the night
|I can't remember what it was but I do remember it was pretty good
A Couple of Candids ...
|Shiraz talks Chardonnay with a guest and the rep from Bachelder
|While Richie Roberts waves Mr. K away (or something like that)
For more wine reviews and related articles go to www.ontariowinereview.com, while there sign up for Michael's free bi-weekly newsletter.


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We have designed and evaluated structures up to 100 ton capacity to meet the requirements of CMAA, AIST and CSA for all service classes. These include top-running and under-running bridge cranes, semi-gantry and gantry cranes, simple span, continuous and self-supporting runways, monorails, jib cranes and stacker cranes.
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British music is one of the UK's strongest assets. British artists are globally renowned and our industry contributes over £4.5bn to the British economy. It creates 145,815 full time jobs in the process.
The eco-system that supports and promotes the music economy relies on a constantly refreshed pool of young and diverse creative talent. We must ensure we attract people into the industry from all walks of life and all backgrounds, and encourage them to progress through the ranks.
Diversity is not an option for music. It is a necessity. UK Music is committed to helping music companies diversify and adopt fair and inclusive employment practices.
In 2016, to get a clearer picture of the music industry workforce, UK Music undertook the first pan-industry workforce diversity survey, focusing on gender and ethnicity. The three-month survey gathered responses from almost 3,000 people from all sectors of the commercial music industry including songwriters, producers, managers, publishers, record labels, licensing companies and live music industry. In 2018 a second survey was published.
UK Music has committed to publishing the survey results every other year and work with industry to put initiatives in place to create significant and lasting change where needed.
"I am optimistic that over the coming few years we will see a significant improvement. It's not a matter of holding out a begging bowl for women and minorities in the business – it's a matter of making people realise the industry is missing out."
Keith Harris, Chair, UK Music Diversity Taskforce


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You may have seen scarecrows erected in farmers' fields to ward off pests, but if you run into these lifelike sculptures on a dark night in October lurking along the sidewalks in this town, you might think you are in the middle of a horror movie. On the other hand, if you see them on a sunny day you will think this is the cutest village on the California Coast.
I, alas, drove into town on a rainy night last week after suffering a flat tire on a dark stretch of highway 1 by the sea, and was immediately freaked out by the haunting, life-size figures—some covered by protective plastic bags—until street lights in the town center revealed the truth: I had stumbled upon the Cambria Scarecrow Festival, "Where Whimsy Runs Rampant".
Half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles the eighth annual festival provides a delightful display of the imagination and community spirit hidden in two of the most charming towns along the Central Coast.
WATCH: Teen Makes Charcoal Portraits of Entire Graduating Class, Unifying Fractured School
Each year, local students, residents, and businesses construct and maintain these fanciful creatures to celebrate local creativity.
This year adds an historical flavor, since the hamlet of Cambria is also celebrating its 150th anniversary.
The 2016 blue ribbon for Best of Show went to Philip Hauser who created Betty Boop, flirting with shoppers outside an Antiques Mall.
Does this creepy scarecrow remind anyone of a Tim Burton movie?
The award for Most Lifelike by a Student artist went to Raely Barbosa, for "Beauty Briann" who is primping herself outside the Diva Day Spa, which funded the project.
Other businesses, like this restaurant, use the festival to peek interest in potential customers…
This flower goddess graces the sidewalk outside a plant nursery…
My favorites, though, were the movie characters— like Edward Scissorhands…
…And, Doc Brown, who made a reappearance this year, after winning previously for 'Most Lifelike'—and honoring its film franchise by returning 'Back to the Future'.
This nurse looks a little like Shirley MacClaine…
Famous paintings were also represented, like this brilliant American Gothic depiction.
'Cecilia' celebrates in pajamas outside Linn's Restaurant 2277 Main Street in Cambria.
Ashton Hartley did a terrific job on this Scarecrow, Puff the dragon, sponsored by Ragged Point Inn.
This teacher is more scolding than the actual teachers in this school where their scarecrow gets an A+.
The first thing tourists see coming from Route 1 is a huge display sponsored by radio station KJUG that depicts a 20-foot-tall straw monster scaring various characters (see top photo), each one with its own story—just like the residents of this charming town.
–Photos by Cambria Scarecrows on Facebook and Good News Network


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Planning Electrics – Remaining Rooms
With the main rooms covered I will cover the remaining rooms with this post
For a dining table in the kitchen area an extra double socket close to the table should be enough for any cooking gadget that you may want on the dining table.
If you have a separate dining room then at least one double on each wall. but preferably one double in each corner should give you plenty of flexibility for dining. It will also make the room more useful if you want to change the use later.
Its quite common to go for a pendant fitting for the dining table.
In all hallways its useful to have a power socket for the vacuum.
For the front hallway a power supply for the bell and any CCTV system are recommended.
We also have a table light with a time switch on the hall table. This makes the house more welcoming in the evening and deters burglars by making it look more like someone is home.
In our laundry we just have one four way power point. This allows us to leave the washer and the drier plugged in and to have two sockets spare, perhaps for the iron and a radio.
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