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Here at the Lantern Group, we specialize in applying behavioral science insights to drive organizational performance and change employee behavior.
For this article, however, I am going to take you on a journey to the other side of the world. Right now, you are wondering: "what could the Hindu Kush possibly have to do with behavioral science!?
Well, as we have been telling you, it's everywhere!
So, bear with me and let's have some fun while we talk about behavioral insights in action; observed from a recent adventure in northern Pakistan.
First, a little background on the trip and the area.
The trip was a 16-day circuit through Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is the northwestern province of Pakistan and was formerly known as the Northwest Frontier. To the west lies the Afghan border, the tribal areas and Punjab are to the south, and Gilgit-Baltistan beckons from the east.
Gilgit-Baltistan is the northeastern province of Pakistan and home to the confluence of the 3 highest mountain ranges in the world: the Hindu Kush, the Karakorum, and the Himalayas. To the north is Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor, and to the east lies China. The disputed Kashmir region and Indian border create tensions to the south.
This area has admittedly had its share of troubles, yet my experiences on the ground were far from the sensational image we have forged back home. Our group was embraced by welcoming friendly faces, genuine curiosity, and true hospitality.
The most challenging part of this trip was letting go of my own predisposed notions, formed by the cognitive biases and heuristics that my environment and that ever-frustrating brain of mine have created.
It's releasing the negative stigmas and embracing the welcoming curious nature of the country and its people.
So, what does this all have to do with behavioral science?
The mystery of why we see things in a certain light, how we interpret an experience (or lack thereof), and how we react to those experiences and interpretations is all guided by those mysterious principles of human behavior embedded within us all.
Throughout the trip, I consistently observed those principles in action. Here are 5 (of many) that I saw and experienced. Let's explore them together, learn how they impact our experience, and see how they relate to our perspectives of the world.
1. System 1 and System 2
Daniel Kahneman introduced us to the idea of two systems that our brain uses to interpret its surroundings in his book "Thinking Fast and Slow"(1). System 1 operates automatically, intuitively, involuntarily, and effortlessly. It is reactionary and utilizes heuristics, (e.g. mental shortcuts. Learned, repetitive actions, such as operating a vehicle, utilize system 1 efficiently). However, when our brain gets lazy and tries to use system 1 to explain something we are less familiar with, it can lead to inaccuracy – even if we are absolutely convinced we are right.
Kahneman states that system 2 requires slowing down, deliberating, solving problems, reasoning, computing, focusing, concentrating, considering other data, and not jumping to quick conclusions. A good example of this would be an in-depth math problem.
The cool thing about traveling to a very foreign environment is that you have already primed your brain to be open to new teachings and ideas, admitting that you do not already know everything there is to know about the region. This is not to say that pesky system 1 won't be running in the background trying to trip you up, but you have created a level of self-awareness that is ready to pounce and let system 2 have its turn to guide you.
At home, we tend to revert to system 1 because it's easy. When dropped into an environment we know little about, however, we are forced to engage system 2. I believe that this is what allows us to be less reactionary and more open-minded to our own biases when traveling.
Let's look at some examples starting with a very simple one: crossing the road. As a relic of the British rule: Pakistan, like England, drives on the left side of the road. Now at home, I barely think when crossing the road. Automatically look left, automatically look right, no cars, GO! That's System 1. Now, when you place that reactionary thinking into an environment where the rules and heuristics that guide that compulsive action are no longer valid, (e.g. diving on the left), what happens? Well in this situation you get hit by a car. Not fun.
Compound this need to go beyond your heuristics due to local laws with the unfamiliarity of your location – where you must analyze your surroundings to try and understand the challenges of getting around. This opens an enhanced awareness of your surroundings, forcing you to engage in it more, understand it more, and analyze it more – System 2!
Let's look at another quick example. If I am at home and in need of a snack, I walk into my corner store, grab what I want from the shelf I know it is on, head to the automatic checkout, and go home. System 1. By the time I get home, that experience was so automatic that I barely remember it happening.
Now, I need a snack in a village in rural Pakistan. I don't know the local foods, I don't speak the language, I don't know the customs; do they take cards? How much cash do I need? Oh no I haven't used cash in years! This seemingly simple task that is taken over by system 1 at home has suddenly become a challenge for me – so what do I do? I engage system 2.
I walk in and examine what is available. I don't recognize the branding on the packages, so I ask someone what they recommend. Is it a local specialty? I learn that mulberry covered walnuts are a local treat, part of a diet that is attributed to this particular valley having some of the longest life expectancies in the world. I find out that the man next to me is the grandson of a former prince, who is working to bring sustainable hydroelectric and solar energy to the region.
Had I simply walked in and walked out on impulse, I never would have learned these things. My initial reactionary analysis of the village as poor and under-developed (e.g. unhealthy… again system 1 and heuristics on poverty) was completely wrong. These people are healthier and live longer than anyone I know, and they are working to drive sustainable energy initiatives! System 2 just gave me the opportunity to change an unfair impulsive impression I had made, open my mind, and learn that there is so much going on outside of what we let our brains assume.
My need for information to get through the simple task of buying a snack has engaged system 2, peaked my curiosity in the area and sent me down a rabbit hole of learning and discovery!
2. Availability Bias, Availability Cascades, and Theory-Induced Blindness.
These three concepts address how the availability of information drives our views, how we make up our mind about things and the impact of our theory based biases. We tend to fall back to the information that is available to us to maximize cognitive ease. If everything we hear about regarding a place is negative, we are impacted by that negative bias and it is hard for our brains to see beyond it. It takes more cognitive effort to see the positives in that place. We also tend to take more stock in information that validates what we already believe than we do in information that challenges those beliefs. Think of it this way – Republicans take more stock in conservative news and Democrats take more stock in liberal news.
For much of the West, Pakistan is scary. When I announced my trip, I heard a lot of "isn't it dangerous?" and "why would you want to go there?". That was my audience's availability bias kicking in. I am not ashamed to admit the reputation gave me some nerves prior to the trip too. That was MY availability bias kicking in. Think about it – even though it's out there, how often to do you hear positive news about Pakistan?
Here's a fun little example from an article I recently read in Forbes Magazine (2). If I were to ask anyone in the United States which place was more dangerous, Thailand or Pakistan, I am confident the overwhelming majority would say Pakistan. Now, statistically speaking, they would be correct, but they may be surprised to find out about how close of a spread it is.
The article looks at two scenarios – the most dangerous countries for Americans to travel based on the total number of Americans murdered, and the most dangerous countries for Americans to travel based on the number of Americans murdered per 100,00 visitors (numbers were for a 7-year spread and did not include active war zones). These are two very different calculations and it is the second one I want to discuss – murders per capita. Please note that this is murders only, not incidents: one of the downfalls of speaking strictly in statistics.
According to this list, Pakistan ranked as the #1 most dangerous with 3.54 Americans murdered per 100,000 American visitors (that's a whopping .000035% chance – less than the % of American's killed per capita in Chicago!). What's surprising here though is #2 was the far more popular Thailand with 3.2 Americans murdered per 100,000 American visitors (or .000032%). So, with such a close running, why then do we have such polarized views of these two destinations?
Again – how often to do you hear positive news about Pakistan? Now think about Thailand: the magazines and travel blogs showing pristine beaches, backpackers posing with elephants, and wanderlust culture at it's prime. Look back at the image of the military truck versus the beach. Even though the first image does not truthfully represent my overall experience, it adds a negative connotation and paints a false narrative. Compare it with the beautiful water in the picture of Thailand.
Let's try again – another beautiful picture of a boat in Ko Samui Thailand.
Daydream for a minute about floating in those exotic turquoise waters, exploring the coves and inlets of the bay, and relaxing on the beach with a tropical drink after.
Tempting right? I'm ready to go, how about you?
Just kidding, that's Lake Attabad in Northern Pakistan. You have just been behavioral science'd!
Looking at all of this, the availability of positive vs. negative information has convinced your brain, without your permission, to create a bias that doesn't fully align with the facts. Again – I am leery of statistics as they can be altered heavily to support a specific viewpoint, but the concept still stands. Think about how powerful this is when it comes to marketing!
3. Cultural Heuristics.
Heuristics, again according to Kahneman, are cognitive shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decisions and represent a process of substituting a difficult question with an easier one. Think mental shortcuts and system 1. I would like to introduce a new idea, the concept of cultural heuristics.
I would define cultural heuristics as the way in which our culture shapes how we think and how we use it to formulate our views, beliefs, and opinions. They help us define what is right and what is wrong, built on century-old perspectives based on our geographical location, our ethnic background, our religion, our families and more. We can easily be blinded by these cultural biases and often overlook our own hypocrisies.
I'm generalizing for simplicity, but our culture helps us define the guiding principles of our surroundings and what is normal. We take these for granted and use them to build heuristics that become second nature. This is why it is so easy to look outward to other cultures and immediately identify what is wrong, what the problems are, and what needs to change BUT to reflect introspectively is so much harder. By doing so, we are questioning our own mental shortcuts and it takes a significant amount of cognitive focus to disentangle those heuristics. This can be said for any region of the world, not just us here in the west.
4. The Power of a Story.
A story can have an immense impact on improving a negative reputation through a first-person account. Stories are far more impactful on us than pure data, they feel more personal and elicit an emotional response. Let's look back at the statistics from the Forbes article. While I am willing to bet many people are surprised by this revelation between Pakistan and Thailand, I doubt it's enough to convince them to hop online and book a spontaneous trip to Pakistan.
I will bet however that the story of a person you know and trust's first-hand account of a positive, successful, problem-free visit may be more convincing (I realize that may not be me for many of you reading this – I am just a guy writing a blog). While it might still not get you to jump right on and book, I hope that it did open up a new perspective, and someday for some, it may have that impact.
Let's try an experiment, take a minute to read my travelogue summary of the trip and then think about your view before and after reading it. Click here to read it now.
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5. Reciprocity.
Along the journey, I had two profound experiences of acts of kindness from strangers. One took place while wandering around the village of Booni. We were observing a young family plowing their fields when the father bent down and spoke something to his daughter. Moments later she is running towards us with an unprovoked gift – an armful of apples from their tree, given with no other intention than kindness and hospitality.
While staying with the people of the Kalash there were many similar instances of hospitality, from invites to tea to gifts of locally knitted colored scarfs.
Both instances, among others, initiated within me another principle we have talked about in the past: reciprocity. In Robert Cialdini's "Influence" (3), he discusses the power of a gift and how it can inadvertently invoke the desire to give back or reciprocate that gift, even if there was no intention of such from the gift giver. Having been treated so kindly, I feel the need to reciprocate this kindness through both projecting a positive image of the people and by donating to development projects in these villages through the Wild Frontiers Foundation. Remember this next time you think your actions don't have an impact on those around you!
Thanks for sticking with me! I hope you enjoyed this adventurous version of behavioral science in action. Keep an eye out around you, you may just start to see these concepts in every-day life and start weaving through your own subconscious biases created by that ever-mysterious brain of yours.
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- Kahneman, Daniel. (2011) Thinking Fast and Slow: New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Griraux.
- (2017, March 11). "Ranking the Most Dangerous Countries for Americans To Visit". Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/priceonomics/2017/03/21/ranking-the-most-dangerous-countries-for-americans-to-visit/#3cac188828a7
- Cialdini, Robert B. (2007) Influence: New York, NY: HarperCollins.
- Upfront Analytics. "System 1 vs System 2 Decision Making". <http://upfrontanalytics.com/market-research-system-1-vs-system-2-decision-making/>
- Thailand Beach Photo by Marcin Kaliński on Unsplash


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Why Own Any Mode of Transportation? Peugeot's Mu Covers Them All
Peugeot started building bicycles in 1882 and cars in 1890, so they have a bit of a history in different modes of transportation. TreeHugger has been excited about car-sharing setups like zipcar and bike-sharing systems like Velib; product service systems like this let people have transportation when you need it rather than owning it when you don't. Now Peugeot takes it one step further with "Mu"; They will supply you with anything you need, from a bicycle to a scooter to a car to a van, with options like child seats and rooftop boxes. It is coming to the UK next month, and the Telegraph looks at the pluses and minuses.
Peter English writes in the Telegraph that it certainly isn't perfect. Everything has to be done at the Peugeot dealer and you cannot even book online. But Peugeot notes:
Mu "is the perfect mobility system for the modern era". With the growth of mega cities and rampant suburban sprawl, there is huge pressure on roads and parking spaces, which Mu addresses in an innovative way.
Add in a younger generation which, for various reasons, doesn't feel the need to own a car, and there's clearly a market for a no-frills manufacturer hire scheme such as this.
But in Paris, it is a poor competitor for the omnipresent Velibs. Peter English also has a lot of other knocks against the system, and wonders if the dealers will buy in, or if they are in enough convenient locations. Read them all at the Telegraph.

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Let's take a trip back to a time when many of us were either children or not even in existence yet. The year was 1985 and nothing was hotter than Pete Rose and the Nintendo Entertainment System…at least one of those icons would be known to benefit the future of our world and not gamble on baseball.
But there were some other moments in 1985 that are still significant today. Starting right now, you will be able to purchase and play three classic Capcom arcade titles. Ghosts'n Goblins, one of the most difficult games to feature an underwear-clad knight, is available. Travel the Old West as Billy Bob as he hunts for criminals in Gun.Smoke. Defeat the evil alien empire on board a secret space station in Section Z. These three titles have been dubbed 1985 Game Pack#1 and are available in the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace.
Also, if you're a PlayStation owner and missed out on the first arcade releases from 1987, then you're in luck because they've actually gone down in price. Go check them out and relive all your favorite childhood moments, if you had one at the time.


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I knitted for my friend:
A little baby purse of much cuteness!
It is my own pattern, "The Practical Purse," which is currently in testing phase, but will hopefully become my first paid pattern. A miniature version of the purse you've probably seen me toting everywhere I go, it includes side pockets and an inner pocket. The whole thing is lined. Rachel got the smallest of the 3 sizes, about 8×8, in a blend of light brown, teal, and natural.
Things I learned romt his project:
1. I will never EVER again knit with Lion Cotton. I hate it with every wool-loving fiber of my being. I'm even going to rewrite the pattern to use Tahki Cotton Classic. Lion Cotton is pretty enough, cheap, and sturdy, but using it is like tilling clay.
2. I need to take my sewing machine in to be serviced.
3. 8×8 is a SMALL purse.


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August 2, 2013
Last week I passed by Satyodayam Retreat House, a place which is for retreat, for anyone who wants to spend quiet time by himself/herself re looking at life, and making the necessary changes, and then move on with renewed enthusiasm.
It was raining, lovely weather and the road was clean and smooth for riding, as I was reaching my work place, a lot of thoughts about my past were flooding me – I went down the memory lane, wherein once upon a time this same retreat house was my second home.
I had spent so much of my time here listening to myself, listening to Jesuit priests, friends, and also communicating and learning so much with those around me and also to those who came there for a retreat.
I feel so blessed when I think of those days in my life, wherein my primary goal was to share my faith experience with every young person I met in my life.
I was part of a group that consisted of young people who had a deep faith experience, and were eager to share their success story of how they dealt with their own problems and found meaning and purpose in life.
So began my journey of sharing my own faith, with every young person I met, and my life was full of enthusiasm, happiness and contentment. I expressed myself with singing, dancing, sharing, journalling thanksgiving, showing gratitude, appreciating, reading the bible, and taking inspiration from those around me.
It's been a long journey in life and I continue to remain grateful for everything that has gone by, everything has changed around me, I have grown in age, been married, had two kids, lost one child changed jobs, explored new possibilities of living my life and I keep moving on.
I am not what I was, for every experience has shaped me into what I am – despite my discomforts, struggles, setbacks and changes - I chose to remain happy and grateful, it's the same retreat house that stood still, calm and welcoming and it's me not the same any more, but definitely full of gratitude for my connections to this place, I am hoping to take a retreat once again, to stop by and take a look into my life, and lead where my heart wants to .......
Its great to be grateful !
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Oh lovely, Janet. I hope you missed me!! What memories. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Corinne, if you could only peep into my heart, I miss you so much here. I was just laughing thinking about a few funny incidents with you at this place, your terrific sense of humour fills me with joy even now, you are one of those rarest friends who can bring so much light even from a distance, lots of love corinne - you made my day, glad to be connected. Hugs !!Delete
I've just come across your blog and it is lovely, I love the way you write and your feelings on Gratitude, your love shines through in your posts. If you would like to follow me back I'm at http://www.astartemoonblog.com/, blessings to you, Alison xxReplyDelete
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Hollywood actress Sharon Stone will be polishing up a new trophy in her name soon. The starlet will be honored at the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco.
The 55-year-old "Basic Instinct" star will be paid tribute for her long successful career in the film industry.
Festival producers will be dishing out another award to honor actress Juliette Binoche, reported femalefirst.co.uk.
Recently, Stone received the Stanley Kramer Social Artist Award for her philanthropy efforts in September at the Catalina Film Festival in California.
Last month, she was honored with the Nobel Peace Summit Award from the Dalai Lama in Poland, for her help in the fight against HIV and Aids. The Marrakech International Film Festival runs from November 29-December 7.
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text: Throughout their stay at Headington Oxford Summer School, students are provided with a full afternoon and evening activity programme. These fun and varied activities not only give students a chance to relax, but also offers them a chance to spend time with their new friends, whilst exploring Oxford and a variety of UK destinations on the weekly excursions. For an additional cost, students can also choose from five different English Plus+ options to replace the multi-activity programme for two afternoons per week.


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appiah4 wrote:On boot I get a continuous string of short beeps
Deunan wrote:appiah4 wrote:On boot I get a continuous string of short beeps
I had that too when I tried bad BIOS image. It's actually a string of beeps then pause but the pause at 40MHz seems to be so short it's hard to distinguish. I only found that out in emulator (trying the same image) when I downclocked the CPU a lot. So it might help to de-turbo the mobo with a wire/switch on the header?
Anyway, I think the issue would be the BIOS (corrupted image thus wrong checksum, or just bad chip contact), or the L2 chips bad or cache jumpers set wrong.
Deunan wrote:It still doesn't sit well with me. There is no point in having such jumper, you have one on JP5 middle 2 pins for that. This might be CMOS clear then. Which pin on the CMOS chip is this connected to? Not ground I hope? Because powering the mobo with JP6 in place would be a bad idea then.
Also, no point in having any SX/DX switch, this is an SX-only mobo. Even if the chipset was configurable, such connection would be permanent. JP3 and JP4 could be cache related.
Deunan wrote:The keyboard controller does have 2 I/O port that can be (and often are) used to connect configuration jumpers. If this one is not connected to battery then I still think it's the mono display switch. But the mobo should boot no matter it's setting.
JP3/4 are your prime suspects now, you need to be sure these 2 are set properly before you start looking for other possible sources of problems. I don't recognize the mobo though.
treeman wrote:I have a similar board by look that has a 386dx40, it oneday just died. I noticed the battery had slight corrosion so I took it off fixed corrosion etc. I gave up on it then oneday read that alot of the old boards won't boot without a battery. I connected one and it came back to life.
I skimmed the posts and didn't see anything about connecting a battery, sorry if you did then ignore this
root42 wrote:Don't give up on this board! It is absolutely beautiful! I love those baby ATs. Ultra compact, elegant, plus it has Cache! By the way: did you try without cache?
appiah4 wrote:When checking the JP5 BAT_EXT header I realized, the jumper is on Pins 2 and 3, so that means those are + +.. That means the pinout is either:
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Q2A Update
I no longer support or recommend Simple:Press. Please search here for Question2Answer if you want a forum for your hosted WordPress website.
Simple:Press Forum is definitely [edit: no longer] the best forum software I've used for WordPress.
There is no WordPress plugin to touch it, and the alternatives are simply too cumbersome to integrate.
For most needs, Simple:Press forum provides all that you need, but I've also mentioned before that it is not as simple to administer as some – but only because it has a wealth of options. And under the lid, tweaking the code is not particularly easy – again because there is so much included that it can be hard to find exactly what you want to change.
Mechanics aside, I have been trying for months to develop a simpler alternative built on posts and comments. This is not the most difficult coding challenge, but it is time-consuming, and there always seems something more important to do. Whilst doing the more important things, I noticed that Pods CMS has recently changed there forum for a completely different, simpler interface.
Looking deeper, I saw that it was based on Stack Overflow. Similar, in some ways, to Yahoo Answers, this approach means that we can focus on answering questions. This is a bit of an eye-opener for me, and I realize that promoting a forum to answer questions and share experiences and opinions is asking too much for one application.
I've decided to split my forum into a Question And Answer Section and a Discussion Forum. In an ideal world, these would be linked, and it would be absolutely possible to build such a beast with Pods CMS. But the time to build this from scratch means I'd rather look for something usable now, and seek better integration later.
The key here is to find something usable that is easily integrated into WordPress.
Step forward Question2Answer.
I've installed it on own of my sites, and I'll report back on the details later. I've no intention to import questions from Simple:Press Forum, as I believe the two applications can work side by side. There will probably be a few more integration issues, but installation of Question2Answer using the WordPress user records was surprisingly easy.
Rather than repeat it here, I'll refer you to my Question2Answer WordPress installation notes on the author's support site.


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Retailing | Barnes & Noble, the largest book chain in the United States, lost $63 million in the first quarter, a vast decline from a $12-million profit it reported for the same period a year ago. The retailer pinned about $10 million in losses on its costly fight with billionaire investor Ronald Burkle, and warned that a proxy battle could push the company even further into the red. [Reuters, ICv2.com]
Passings | Paprika director Satoshi Kon, who began his career as a manga artist before moving into anime in 1995, died Tuesday from pancreatic cancer. He was 46. Kon made his directorial debut in 1997 with Perfect Blue, and went on to helm such critically acclaimed anime features as Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers and the aforementioned Paprika, as well as the television series Paranoia Agent. [Anime News Network]
Publishing | Kai-Ming Cha looks at initial efforts by manga publishers to provide digital content as legal alternatives to scanlations. [Publishers Weekly]
Conventions | Brian Heater reports on last weekend's Minneapolis Indie Xpo. [The Daily Cross Hatch]
Awards | The Hero Initiative will debut the Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award this weekend at Baltimore Comicon. Named in honor of the legendary artist and editor who passed away earlier this year, the award "will recognize one person in comics each year who has demonstrated the generosity and integrity Dick brought to the charity and to the comic book community at large." [press release]
Retailing | Ed Walls, owner of The Deep in Huntsville, Alabama, is profiled in the local newspaper. [The Huntsville Times]
Creators | Bill Marshall interviews Pictures for Sad Children creator John Campbell, who's begun blowing up short strips from his webcomic and pasting them on buildings around Chicago: "One time I was taking pictures of one of my recent paste-ups and some guy pulled over in his car and started asking me about it, because he'd noticed some of the other ones and wanted to know more about the artist. For whatever reason, I was not capable of taking responsibility for it, so I just said, 'It's some guy who does a comic on the Internet.' So I talked with him about it without him knowing I had made it. He was like,' This one's okay, but this other one is a lot better.' It's a really different kind of feedback than online, which is usually either bizarrely critical or bizarrely complimentary." [The A.V. Club]
Creators | In advance of his appearance at this weekend's FanExpo Canada in Toronto, Stan Lee chats briefly about his early career, the popularity of comics, and conventions. [Metro]
Creators | Josh Neufeld discusses A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge, and its move from the Internet to print: "... When comics are presented on the web — often one panel at a time — something of the gestalt of the comic book is lost: the interplay of the tiers of images on a page; the way a two-page spread can work to frame and augment the drama; aspects of timing, meter, and rhythm; and even details, such as how you use the final panel of a right-hand page to lead into the physical act of turning the page. All that is missing — or changed in important ways — when reading comics on the Internet. And of course, the physical book is missing: the feel and weight of it in your hand, the dust jacket, the texture of the paper, and the other design elements that make a book into an 'art object'." [Suvudu]
Creators | Douglas Wolk talks to Tom Taylor about writing Star Wars comics for Dark Horse. [Techland]
Creators | John A. Walsh posts a Q&A with Mark Siegel, editorial director of First Second Books and creator of the webcomic Sailor Twain, or The Mermaid in the Hudson: "I've never worked this long on a single project, but this one keeps getting more interesting for me. And the idea of serializing it as a web-comic came later in the process. Reading a few web-comics myself, some of them long-form stories, some of them short strips (like Kate Beaton, my continuing favorite) it struck me that this was the 19th century serial-novel tradition, in its freshest incarnation. You know how people lined up on the docks to get the latest chapter of Great Expectations? Now I guess we have RSS feeds." [Go Home Paddy]
Creators | Norm Breyfogle talks about drawing the new Archie Comics series Life With Archie: The Married Life. [NewsOK.com]
Creators | John Hogan interviews Kill Shakespeare creators Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery. [Graphic Novel Reporter]
Creators | Brian Heater continues his multi-part interview with Dan Goldman. [The Daily Cross Hatch]
Comics | Cyriaque Lamar previews 31 fall comics releases. [io9.com]
Comics | Is Archie Comics really out of touch? Bully examines the lag times between real-world fads and events and their appearance in the company's titles. [Comics Oughta Be Fun!]


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Cross-collateralization is a term used when the collateral for one loan is also used as collateral for another loan.[1] If a person has borrowed from the same bank a home loan secured by the house, a car loan secured by the car, and so on, these assets can be used as cross-collaterals for all the loans. If the person pays off the car loan and wants to sell the car, the bank may veto the deal because the car is still used to secure the home loan and other loans. Technically, cross-collateralization expires when the borrower has no outstanding loans with the bank. In the context of bankruptcy, cross-collateralization also means the collateralization of general unsecured prepetition debt by collateral securing postpetition loans.
Another example of cross-collateralization occurs when an individual may have a checking account and a loan at the same bank. If the individual becomes past due on the loan, the financial institution may take money out of the bank account or freeze the account until the loan becomes current. Because cross-collateralization reduces the lender's risk, credit unions often offer cross-collateralized loans as a way to give borrowers lower interest rates.[2] [3]
Royalty advances paid by a publisher to authors of multiple books or to creators of multiple video games are often cross-collateralized; in book publishing this is sometimes called "basketing". In this scheme, the publisher pays no royalty checks to the creator until all of the books (or video games, or other works of authorship) have "earned out" their advances.[4][5]
In the movie industry, cross-collateralize clauses in production deals allow the funding studio to recoup a part of its losses for money losing films from hit films produced.[6]
- ^ "Cross Collateralization". Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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- ^ "Is a Cross-collateralized Loan Right for You?". bestautolenders. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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Lush Cupcake Face Mask
I love Lush's skincare products and this is no exception. I got this for free because I returned 5 empty pots which was great. This smells like chocolate and mint, to be honest I'm not normally a fan of things that smell like chocolate but the smell of this has grown on me. This is designed for oily teenage skin and has really helped me keep my skin under control during the exam period. This is also quite easy to remove, I hate it when a face mask won't come off easily. Really great product, would seriously recommend it.
Cherry Carmex
I left this in an old bag and only found it again recently. My love for it has been re-sparked, as shown by how much the packaging has worn off. It's a great lip balm and leaves my lips feeling really great. However this stuff tastes god awful if you accidentally get it your mouth.
Benefit Benetint
I got this ages ago when Glamour magazine were giving out the mini samples in their magazine. At first I didn't like it all that much but recently I've been loving it on my cheeks. I don't like it on my lips so much as I think it sinks into all the cracks in my lips and looks a bit gross. It gives a natural flush of colour on my cheeks, prefect for 'no make up' make up looks.
Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub
I don't think I need to say much on this to be honest, it's a cult favourite amongst bloggers. Overpriced? Yes. Necessary? No. But delicious and wonderful all the same.
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair
This is the first concealer that I've ever actually bought but I don't regret it. I've been loving it under my eyes to conceal those pesky dark circles. I've not had the chance to try this on any spots as I haven't gotten any this month(woo).
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
I didn't actually expect to like this as much as I did. I'm so glad I did read it as I loved it. It's witty and sarcastic narrative tone hooked me straight away. I don't want to give everything away so all I'm going to say is that you need to read this!


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As Ometria's email marketing consultant, I work with a wide range of ecommerce businesses—from multi-country retailers to independent boutiques, fashion labels to furniture giants.
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Vienna, VA, June 5, 2014 /PRWeb/ – Trowbridge & Trowbridge, LLC (T&T) has completed the acquisition of contract assets associated with EMW, Inc.'s GSA Alliant Small Business (SB) Contract GS-06F-0622Z. GSA has subsequently approved the novation by contract modification, transferring all of EMW's duties and obligations associated with the GSA Alliant SB contract to T&T.
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers urban forestry grants to cities, villages, towns, counties, tribes and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in or conducting projects in Wisconsin. These grants fall into three categories: Regular grants, startup grants and catastrophic storm grants.
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Regular grants are competitive cost-share grants of up to $25,000. Grants are to support new, innovative projects that will develop sustainable urban and community forestry programs, not to subsidize routine forestry activities.
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Batignolles, Paris
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Everyone has heard of the Moulin Rouge, one of Paris's most infamous landmarks and entertainment venues. You'll recognise the iconic, red windmill roof as soon as you arrive here in the Pigalle district. This is where tourists have traditionally come to see Paris 'by night' – with its history of bars, clubs and cabaret venues. Today it's a little less raunchy, but just as popular.
A few steps from the Moulin Rouge is this huge retail space, which is in a busy part of the neighbourhood. The space covers two floors – there's lots of room for your idea, but you'll need to put some work into transforming the space from its current state. With a kitchenette and numerous storage areas, it's flexible and functional.
Big, affordable or everyday brands like Celio or Camaieu tend to make this part of the city their home. Use original products and attractive displays to make your mark.
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As You Read the Following Poem, you will witness an unseen beauty.
The beauty is right inside you?
Suppose you could find the one secret that gives you hope, what would you do for it?
Ponder each verse of the poem to feel the meaning for your life.
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Ants never reach pinnacles
There are very few people who reach self-awareness.
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Where do you want to go?
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Who do you want to become?
Whose love do you want?
Joyfully explore the feelings that you are feeling. God guides you through your conscience.
Very few people reach the zenith of self-awareness.
Thank God that you are not an ant.
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I set my alarm this morning for a little bit before 6 am, getting up to watch the sunrise. I figured as the right way to start my own birthday, standing on the beach was the right thing to do. By noon, I was jonesing for some ice cream and came here for a Honey Cinnamon cone, and my brother Tim had a Black Raspberry.
Any time you have a regular vacation destination, there are certain landmarks that persist. My gramps lived here when I was born, so I've been visiting the North Fork since before I can even remember. While I'm more intimately acquainted with the beach and the park than any stores, the ice cream here persists.
Most of the places have changed names, the grocery store used to be an A&P and is now a Waldbaums. The deli I would go to with my gramps to get the newspaper burned down a few years back and was replaced by a new one that lacks character. Even the Beer & Soda shop finally closed this past winter after the owner died. Magic Fountain has always been here, when I was little and saw it I knew we were here, as it is at the intersection where we had to turn.
My brothers and I drove here together. We bought a bag full of bagels to make lunch with the leftover duck I picked up the day before at the Modern Snack Bar. While Pete has been stranded in Chicago without any pizza he likes, that was what he craved so he went to the pizza shop, Tim and I walked a few hundred feet for cones instead. I looked at the flavors, had a sample of the honey cinnamon, and then decided to get a whole cone full of it.
As seasonal flavors go, this was exquisite, though I'm not sure what makes this season the right time for this. Maybe it's the pervasiveness of flowers that in turn help bees make honey that make this a summer flavor. The cone was nicely creamy, with a light cinnamon flavor and the honey carrying the sweetness throughout. I was forewarned that the ice cream was a bit soft, but balked at a cup and had no problem making it through a small cone before I got any drips on my hands.
With a few dips in the ocean during the morning, a great cone, and sandwich, it makes for a great birthday as I prepare to venture back to Boston in time for my radio show this evening. A hop on the ferry gets me to Connecticut and then it's a short hop up 95. Hopefully I'll find a few more cones along the way.
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Fort Sask Build, Fort Saskatchewan
We are building 16 homes in Fort Saskatchewan and the first eight families have already received keys to their homes! The homes are located on Canyon Road in the beautiful Sienna community. The families have already been selected for these homes and are working on their 500 hours of sweat equity! We appreciate all the volunteers and supporters who have been making this build possible! This location was one of the host sites for the 2017 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project!
Third Home Dedication Ceremony (October 18, 2018)
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Online survey will help GAA develop 2018-2020 Strategic Plan
Every GAA member and anyone with an interest in Gaelic Games is being encouraged to help the Association develop its Strategic Plan for the period 2018-2020 by completing an online survey.
Every completed survey will play its part in developing the GAA's strategies and goals for the next three-year period.
If you have strong views on how the GAA should deal with issues such as fixture planning, coaching structures, administration, rules and regulations, recruitment and retention of players, ticketing, the promotion of hurling, and training of referees among many others, this is your opportunity to have your voice heard.
A Steering Group chaired by the Uachtarán-tofa, John Horan, has been put in place to develop the Association's strategy and this survey is part of phase one of the process.
The survey will run until January 15, 2018, after which the second phase will involve the production of a consultation paper based largely on the feedback from the survey.
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The downturn in the global economy raises important questions about how organisations conduct their business – and particularly about how they assess and manage risk. In March 2009 Marsh has conducted a survey in cooperation with Ipsos Mori to find out how organisations have responded to the downturn in the Economy. The survey examined attitudes to riskmanagement in the current economicdownturn for over 700 organisationsin seven different sectors and twelvedifferent countries in Europe. Of theseorganisations 101 were in publicentities. The results and the mostnotable reactions will be published ina Public Entities specific report. Thereport will be published septemberof this year, but let us elaborate on themain results in this article, and drawrecommendations.
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On the question if the economicdownturn has raised the importanceof risk management 56% of theparticipants respond positively. "We are anticipating that the greater incidenceof job losses, house repossessions andgreater indebtedness in the populationplace (will) increase strain on housingand social services. So we think therewill also be greater budget pressures.And we also think there is morelikelihood of contractors failing leadingto loss of supply. We think there mightbe a greater risk of fraud in benefits andgrants systems" says a Risk Adviserfrom the United Kingdom.
Asked to rate various risks, participants say the four most significant over the next 18 months will be environmental risk (73%), public liability (65%), business continuity (63%) and partnership risks (59%). In addition, almost as many participants are concerned about PPP and PFI associates or contractors (51%) as are concerned about citizens (54%). These two results illustrate how the downturn – combined with court rulings and regulations such as the EU Environmental Liability Directive2 – are adding to public entities' long-term liabilities and making it increasingly difficult for them to genuinely share risks with the private sector. Over half the participants (56%) say that, because of the downturn, risk management is now seen as more important at senior levels in their organisation. A similar proportion says that the downturn has prompted their organisation to review its approach to risk management. And 22% say their board's appetite for risk has grown. The proportion saying appetite has diminished (25%) is the smallest in any of the seven sectors in our survey. To the question if a sector-wide standard for risk management would benefit their organisation; Almost three-quarters (71%) of participants respond that a sectorwide standard for risk management either would or already does benefit their organisation. Of those already covered by a sector-wide standard, 89% say it benefits them. Currently, however, only 40% of participants say they have initiatives for evaluating their risk management practices against those of their peers.
Marsh recommandations:
Raise risk management to the position it deserves Public-sector organisations that havenot yet formally incorporated riskmanagement need to do so. Riskmanagement can be embedded bytraining senior executives. A dedicatedrisk manager will keep track ofrisks across the whole organisationand liaise with all the departmentsinvolved. The CEO should create arisk committee or a risk managementgroup. Optimize risk retention and risk transfer. This should be a significant help tolocal authorities in optimising theirinsurance programmes by meansof arbitrage between self-insuranceand risk transfer. There should bea direct return on investment in riskmanagement, in terms of reducing thetotal cost of risk, and hence the cost ofretained risks. Create a Europe wide public-sector risk management standard As an example, in conjunction withPRIMO France, Marsh is in the
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Big Businesses Fight to Keep Ban on Interstate Tolling
Lawmakers and some business groups are pushing to lift the ban on new tolls along existing Interstate highways, a move that would provide additional revenue for road maintenance and repair. But a coalition of some of the nation's biggest companies, including FedEx and McDonald's, are fighting to keep the Interstates as toll-free as possible.
The debate over repairs to the nation's federal highways could be simplified as this: Will improved Interstates force people into bypassing their Big Macs?
There is not much disagreement on the need to fill the yawning potholes, strengthen the deteriorating bridge supports or repave vast stretches of the federally maintained road system. The fight is over how those extensive, and expensive, fixes would be financed. And the Highway Trust Fund, which usually shoulders such costs, is teetering on bankruptcy.
Lawmakers and some business groups are pushing to lift the ban on new tolls along existing Interstate highways, a move that would provide additional revenue for road maintenance and repair.
But a coalition of some of the nation's biggest companies, including FedEx and McDonald's, are fighting to keep the Interstates as toll-free as possible. They argue that tolls would add significantly to the expense of moving their goods across the country.
There is also a hidden cost, they say, for restaurants, convenience stores, gas stations and other businesses that depend on Interstate highway traffic. The tolls could cost them customers as travelers choose other routes.
"People aren't going to stop at a McDonald's or a hotel if they have to get off the Interstate and pay a toll, then pay a toll to get back on," said Jay B. Perron, vice president of government affairs for the International Franchisee Association, which is part of the toll opposition. "It's a significant economic hit for these businesses, if people chose to avoid them because of tolls."
On the other side is the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, a group that represents toll companies and their vendors. It says adding tolls to highways that do not have them and increasing tolls that are already in place are the most sensible solutions for financing repairs to the nation's deteriorating infrastructure.
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NOTE: This is probably outdated information now – TL
Don't waste time like I did on the bcm43xx driver. Even as of fc6 the driver does not work well with the bcm4318 on 64 bit computers. I get disconnects and other errors.
Normally, I would send an email to the driver maintainer and ask to help out. But this is a component that I need working now. If there is a way to get it to work, I needed to do it. Plus, they are already aware of the issues.
Ndiswrapper, on the other hand, runs great. The light comes on and off correctly. The connection doesn't drop. As an added bonus, it works just fine with NetoworkManager.
Here's a short howto to get you going.
Dowload the driver from http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/drivers.php
Add the livna repo and install the ndiswrapper and ndiswrapper-kmod packages
Add the driver into ndiswrappers db by useing ndiswrapper -i ${INF_FILE}
Modify all instances of bcm43xx to ndiswrapper in /etc/modules.conf and all files under /etc/modules.d/
Add bcm43xx to /etc/modules.d/blacklist as a blacklisted module (look at the other enteries if you need and example).
To make sure that the module gets loaded before NetworkManager starts, make an executable file under /etc/sysconfig/modules called ndiswrapper.modules. Its contents should be something like
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Favicons are (still) blurry
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So we've discussed this previously here and here and it's a bug that has been with us since the very beginning of Vivaldi. Is there ever going to be a fix? This is a real deal breaker since it looks very bad. It doesn't happen in the Windows nor the Linux version. It doesn't happen in Chrome, Opera, Safari or even Yandex.Browser. Please, Vivaldi devs, take a loot at this.
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This post is the first in a number of communications that various parts of the university will be sending out dealing with the dangers of traveling across an international border with an electronic device of any kind.
Recently there has been some press coverage of the fact electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and even smartphones are at risk of being hacked in various ways when accessing wireless networks elsewhere in the world (a comprehensive article can be found in this New York Times article .)
Somewhat more alarming, however, is that this ability to seize your devices is now being used for what some might consider political purposes. A friend of, and advocate for Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning was apparently placed on a watch list, and, on returning from a vacation, had a number of electronic devices seized at the border. Within the US, of course, such seizures require a search warrant, but you abandon all 4th amendment rights within the national no-man's land of the US customs hall (and the courts have several times upheld this fact).
Here are a couple of accounts of this story, that broke this past Tuesday can be found here:
We are working on some guidelines to help WSU faculty and staff protect sensitive information while crossing borders (it turns out that this kind of vulnerability shows up while (re-)entering many other countries as well.


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Arctic Indigenous Peoples gathered at Christiansborg
Press release, Copenhagen, November 22, 2013
>>One thing is to fight for the rights – another is to implement them and fill the positions created by them.<<
Thus said Aile Javo, President of the Saami Council, yesterday during her presentation at Christiansborg Castle at the Arctic Peoples 'Conference - An anniversary celebration of 40 years of indigenous peoples' cooperation.
It is the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) which organizes the conference in cooperation with the Saami Council, and with support from the Nordic Council. The Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament Sara Olsvig is hosting the event. Up to 100 participants, including 75 invited guests will attend the conference during November 21-22. Among the participants are also representatives of RAIPON, the Russian umbrella organization of indigenous peoples in Russia.
>>While it is a celebration of 40 years of cooperation between Inuit and Sami, it is also a celebration of the beginning of Greenland's participation in the struggle for indigenous rights - A struggle which was based on the same polished floors at Christiansborg in 1973.<< says Aqqaluk Lynge, chair of ICC.


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Stunning Pool Cabana Ideas features Wood Daybed with Chandeliers
By Bruce WaynePool cabana with a chandelier is a new idea for me and I think the chandelier will enhance the cabana's appearance. This picture, for example, installs chandeliers in the cabana but unfortunately, it makes the room looks ugly instead of pretty. The single reason for it, it is because there are three chandeliers in such small cabana. I don't have any idea why the owner wants to put three grand lightings in one place. It will be so much better if the cabana only has one chandelier right in the middle. Besides the unpleasant chandelier, all things seem fine. The cabana design actually looks cute with a grey-white theme. The pillows with various patterns match with the two-toned curtains. Moreover, the rattan chairs next to the pool are quite unique and nice.


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Architecture Today, March 2017 – Article by Sasha Bhavan
Sasha Bhavan writes on her experience of working with Ted Cullinan.
"So much of what I learnt in his office stays with me … I learnt that to build cannot be bettered as a way to learn. I learnt that your workplace and collaborators are as important as you, and that real success is making good buildings for real people while enjoying and sharing the experience."
Blueprint #345, March 2016 – The Level
'Knox Bhavan's characteristic attention to detail with materials, light, finishes […] scores points every time.'
'The sharing of sensibilities and objectives between the two practices has undoubtedly contributed to the quality of the resulting schemes.'
Blueprint #344, February 2016 – London Brownstones
'Brownstones is something of a minor mircale – a haven of space and light, despite its long, awkward and narrow footprint – and possibly one of the practice's most challenging projects to date.'
'There's something about the work of Knox Bhavan that stands out from the hard geometries and stripped-back industrial palette of the usual 21st-century aspirational domestic aesthetic. It embraces curves and strange angles, natural materials and, above all, craftsmanship. Yet the team, led by founding directors Sasha Bhavan and Simon Knox, combines this sensibility with a true modernist's understanding of ergonomics and light, flexibility and functionality. Which is probably why it is one of the most award-festooned small practices in the UK.'
RIBA Journal, 2015 – London Brownstones
'Knox Bhavan has made an Edwardian terrace whole again, adding a contemporary New York twist'
'Modernism and systems building seem to have excluded curves in many buildings today (bar, of course, the planner-designed corner rotunda). Here, as with Knox Bhavan's more organic projects, those curves mark out the London Brownstones as product of a different sort of thinking in British architecture and a practice that is dedicated to make its details work in special, unshowy ways.'
Inhabit – Architecture Today, 2015 – London Brownstones
'The townhouse and terraced house are among London's most enduring and ubiquitous dwelling types […] Knox Bhavan's London Brownstones draw inspiration from the latter, 'fitting in' with their context, while remaining unashamedly contemporary both inside and out.'
Architect's Journal September 2013 – Crowbrook
'a design that considers the house and garden as a world of its own: a place in which it is easy to spend time without feeling the need to escape.'
Detail in Contemporary Architecture March 2010 – Holly Barn
'Featuring the work of internationally renowned architects, this book presents 50 of the most recent and influential designs for residential and commercial timber architecture.'
Architecture Today June 2006 – Holly Barn
'This architecture comes not from abstract theory but out of visceral experience; from the scale of the landscape, through the minutiae of everyday life, to the scale of the detail, carried through with great intensity and assurance.'
Grand Designs August 2004 – Holly Barn
'Holly Barn is the kind of stylish and effective architecture that co-exists with its rural surrounds but is firmly of its time; there's not a mock barn door or rustic element in sight.'
Elle Decoration March 2001 – Hodges Place
'Knox Bhavan Architects' slim extension blends seamlessly into the surrounding landscape.'
Country Life October 2000- Hodges Place
'There is no doubt that their brave addition to this much loved home has had dramatic effect on Hodges Place, without detracting from its idiosyncratic, historic charm.'
The RIBA Journal, January 2018 – Knox Bhavan Office
Dezeen, 2nd May 2016 – The Lycée
Blueprint #345, 'The Bigger Picture', Veronica Simpson, March 2016 – The Level
Blueprint #344, 'Angle poise', Veronica Simpson, January 2016 – The London Brownstones
Dezeen, 26th January 2016 – The London Brownstones
Inhabit: Architecture Today, Autumn 2015 – The London Brownstones
The RIBA Journal, 2015 – The London Brownstones
RIBA Housing, 2014 – Crowbrook
The RIBA Journal, October 2013 – Crowbrook
The Architects' Journal, 5 September 2013 – Crowbrook
The Architects' Journal, 13 June 2013 – Crowbrook
The RIBA Journal, June 2013 – Crowbrook
Inhabit: Architecture Today, Spring 2013 – Rigg Beck
The Architects' Journal, November 2010
Architecture Today, May 2010 – College Road
Building Design, 9 October 2009 – Carson Road
Building Design, 5 December 2008- Rigg Beck
RIBA Journal, November 2006 – Knox Bhavan profile
Architectural Record, June 2006 – Holly Barn
Architecture Today, June 2006 – Holly Barn
adf – architects datafile, February 2004 – New Maltings Suffolk
The Architects' Journal, July 2003 – Guernsey
Architecture Today, July 2003 – New Maltings
Architecture Today, July 2003
The Architects' Journal, 19 June 2003 – New Maltings
Architecture Today, November 2000 – Hodges Place
CRAFT MATERIAL DETAIL, Knox Bhavan, Artifice Books, 2016
Perspectives On Design, London, 2011
Architecture 10: RIBA Buildings of the Year, Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2010
The Country House Revealed, BBC Books, 2012 – South Wraxall Manor
Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture , Laurence King Publishing Ltd, 2010
100 Houses: Modern Designs for Contemporary Living, Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2009 – Hodges Place // Holly Barn // New Maltings
Architecture 06 – The RIBA Awards, Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2006
Waterfront Retreats, Harper Collins Publishers , 2003
Architecture 03 – The RIBA Awards, Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2003
Elle Decoration, 'The New House Style: Modern Edwardian', August 2016 – The London Brownstones
Grand Designs Magazine, May Issue, 2015 – London Brownstones
Grand Designs Magazine, Special-Edition Magazine: The Extensions Issue, 2015 – Idmiston Road
Design Buy Build, Issue 15, 2015 – Covert House
Concept for Living, 2009 – Architect's Delight
Suffolk, May 2009
Grand Designs Magazine, August 2006 – Holly Barn
Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms, August 2004
Select , November 2001
Elle Decoration, March 2001 – Grassed-roofed annexe
Country Life, October 2000 – Hodges Place, Kent
Channel 4, Grand Designs: House of the Year Shortlist, 2016 – Covert House
Channel 4, Grand Designs: House of the Year, 2015 – Holly Barn
BBC 2, The Country House Revealed, 2012 – South Wraxall ManorBBC 2, The Country House Revealed, 2012 – South Wraxall Manor
More 4, Grand Designs Trade Secrets, 2008 – Holly Barn
More 4, Grand Designs Trade Secrets, 2008 – Hodges Place
RIBA, Royal Gold Medal 2008: Ted Cullinan, 2008 – A life in Architecture
The Times, 10 November 2017 – Oak Lined House
The Sunday Times, 16 June 2013 – Crowbrook
The Sunday Times, 1 April 2007 – Holly Barn
The Guardian, 27 January 2007 – Holly Barn
The Sunday Times, 25 June 2006 – Holly Barn
Eastern Daily Press, 22 June 2006 – Holly Barn
The Independent, 21 June 2006 – Holly Barn
The Times, 12 November 2004 – Love Walk
Financial Times , 27 October 2004 – New Maltings
The Daily Telegraph,16 October 2004 – Hodges Place
The Evening Standard, 27 August 2003 – New Maltings
The Evening Standard, 20 August 2003 – Hodges Place
The Independent , June 2003
The Sunday Times, 22 June 2003 – New Maltings
Evening Standard, 20 March 2002
Daily News, Columbo, 11 September 2000 – Hodges Place
The Independent, May 2000
In Touch with Timber (TRADA), Autumn 2013 – Holly Barn
Natural Stone Specialist, 2012
The Wood Awards , October 2010 – College Road
In Touch with Timber (TRADA), Autumn 2010 – Carson Road
The Wood Awards, October 2009 – Carson Road, London
A – Architecture and the Built Environment, Spring 2009 – Rigg Beck
The Civic Trust Awards, 2007 – Holly Barn
Timber in Construction, Winter 2006
The Wood Awards, October 2006 – Holly Barn
The Civic Trust Awards, 2004 – Russell Square Gardens and Café
Wood for good interiors, 2004 – Hodges Place
Design with wood, November 2003
Timber Trades Journal, October 2003
The Wood Awards, October 2003 – New Maltings
Planahome – The book of home plans, 2003 – New Maltings
The Timber Industry Awards, 2001
RIBA Building of the year, 2000 Southern / South East
Lake District National Park Authority, 2011
TRADA Technology, 2011 – College Road
TRADA Technology, 2010 – Carson Road
TRADA Technology, 2009
TRADA Technology , 2008 – Holly Barn
TRADA Technology, 2007, External Timber Cladding


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DRIVING Schools which connive with Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) officials to fraudulently issue drivers' licences, risk being closed, a cabinet minister has warned.
Addressing owners of driving schools from Matabeleland region in Bulawayo on Thursday, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Obert Mpofu said the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) would not hesitate to deregister errant driving schools and instructors engaging in corrupt activities.
"I'm concerned about the alleged corruption between driving school instructors and VID officials. A driver who obtains a licence through fraudulent means is dangerous," said Mpofu.
"My ministry will never tolerate corruption by anyone at any level. I now know that driving school instructors have been cited in this malpractice following the recent newspaper report of a $1,000 fraud case involving one of the instructors in Harare.
"Anyone who is found guilty of such an offence shall be deregistered automatically."
The minister said TSCZ was empowered by Statutory Instrument 309 of 1985 to both register and de-register driving schools and their instructors.
He challenged the meeting and members of public in general to expose all forms of graft.
"We've received a number of complaints that we're currently dealing with. If you see corrupt activities, report to the ministry or relevant issues. We don't want rumours but bring us evidence and we will act upon it," Mpofu said.
"We've spoken publicly against corruption. The police commanders have spoken against corruption so if you see these junior officials engaging in corruption tell us. These days there are smart phones, take pictures or videos and bring us that evidence."
Mpofu said he had been informed that TSCZ would soon release a new driving course that will aptly address the need for instructors to shape and develop the character and attitudes of drivers.
"The undesirous conduct by some drivers, your products, can be attributed to the kind of training you discharge to them. We want you to produce responsible drivers as envisaged by our statutes and public in general," he said adding, "This isn't a request but a requirement that you should stick to agreed training standards in order to produce the desired outcomes."
Mpofu said negligent driving was responsible for 95 percent of road accidents and deaths. "When road carnage continues unabated I take full responsibility as the minister of transport. I'm therefore here today to express government's grave concern on the deterioration of driving on our roads," he said.
"I'm also here today to reinforce government's desire which is enshrined in the Zim-Asset to see an overall decline in road accidents."
Mpofu said government would tighten regulations applicable to driver training schools and review them in order to achieve intended results.
He urged operators to form a fully fledged driving schools' association to ensure compliance with the statutes and standards of driver training.
The minister chided kombi drivers for negligent and reckless behaviour and blamed driving schools for failing to mould them.
He recalled a day when he said he was blocked by kombi drivers at a section of 6th Avenue in Bulawayo who were busy chatting in the middle of the road.
Mpofu said his ministry was working on creating a computerised network connecting his ministry, VID, Zinara and Central Vehicle Registration and driving schools to coordinate the operations of the organisations.


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A Boat Wakeboard needs none of the impact protection features of a cable board and is designed to perform a different variety of tricks. Boat boards often have profiling on the base and more emphasis on fins as these are not vulnerable to damage when being towed behind a boat. Boat Wakeboards also have a stiffer core and more features to help them perform better on the smoother, softer wake profile created by a boat rather than the rock hard obstacles found at cable parks.
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A Cable Park Wakeboard is designed to withstand the abuse of hitting all of the various types of obstacles found at cable parks, such as kickers and sliders. As a general rule, a cable wakeboard will have at least 1 set of removeable fins plus possibly 4 moulded fins, although some only have 2 moulded fins and some actually have no fins at all and a base that is completely flat and profileless. Cable Wakeboards generally have what's known as a grind base (a sacrificial tough plastic coating designed to protect the fragile skin of the board from impacts and abrasion) and reinforced edges to minimise side-on impact damage from striking obstacles. A cable wakeboard often has wider tips and a flexible core to assist with pressing tricks and to cushion the rider from heavy impacts and hard landings. Basically, a cable wakeboard is a heavily reinforced and more flexible type of wakeboard that is designed to take as much abuse as possible while also helping to protect the rider.
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A Hybrid Wakeboard combines many of the features of both cable and boat boards to create a board that is reasonably at home in either environment. However, Hybrid Wakeboards by definition will always be something of a compromise. If you only ever ride at cable parks then get a cable board and if you always ride behind a boat then get a boat board. If you regularly do both then a hybrid board is worthy of consideration, the only alternative being to buy 2 seperate boards, one for each environment.
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Wakeboards are measured in centimeters and vary in length from around 120cm to 150cm and in width from approx 38cm to 44cm. These dimensions are important when choosing your wakeboard as being on the wrong size board can hinder your progress and potentially spoil your fun.
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Blouse: Kitschen
Shorts: Forever 21
Belt: Brands Outlet
Bag: Gifted by Mum from Bangkok
The blouse is one of my favourites because I do not have anything else like it in my closet! I love the coral colour, the shoulder cut outs and (not sure if you can see clearly) the crochet neckline detail. Untucked, it's very flowy and billowy that to me, it has a hippie/bohemian feel to it! This blouse is quite long... reaches to the bottom of the shorts so you can see why I decided to tuck it in!
Playing with my NEW POLAROID CAMERA (it's in CAPS which clearly shows my excitement) which I will be blogging about shortly!
A closer look at my shorts - it's not so clear here, but it's a little tie-dyed. I especially like the bottoms because it's distressed, but not OVERLY distressed.
Sorry about my phone in the pocket - forgot I had it there!
Nails: Jordana 'In Love'
Rings: Boutique in Malaysia
One of my favourite bags - if you can't already tell!
Excuse the fly-aways! I decided to gather my front hair together and clipped it with this gold clip for an effortless look (:
(I actually took the clip out later because it was bugging me... I need to find better clips.)
I wore this outfit when hanging out with the boyfriend. We went for lunch at Tokyo Deli which was REALLY GOOD! Played a round of bowling (our tradition) which I won by 1 point! Wheeeee! Walked around town for a bit, snuck up to a rooftop to take some amazing pictures - which I will be posting soon!
Hope you guys have days as great as mine (:
P.S: Linking up with Friday's Five + Simple Easy Style