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Day 8: Things that Remind Me of My Childhood
- Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt. My brother got an NES one year for Christmas and you bet he had to share it with his little sister. The downside was that I was always 2nd player and my brother constantly hit the pause button my turn. A few years later, I got hooked on the Darkwing Duck game. I loved the cartoon too.
- Tetris. My brother and I got our own Gameboys the following Christmas and I played Tetris non-stop. I got hooked to Kirby's Pinball sometime later. Aw…the days… I had Ryan make me a cool harddrive in the Tetris NES game cartridge.
- Sonic the Hedgehog. I think you know where I'm going with this. Thinking back, we had pretty good Christmases. Sonic was THE only game I played on that console and we spent hours playing this game. I still geek out when I see this game, more so than the previous two.
- Road Trips. Yes, we did more than play video games. Every Summer and other random times, our mom drove us kids to Montana – my parents were born and raised in Montana so that's were most of my family lives. It's about an 8 hour trip. We had a burgundy Plymouth Voyager Van with faux wood side paneling and a cassette player. My mom packed at least 40 tapes to listen to which included Tony Braxton, Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant, Garth Brooks and this band from Missoula called Hot Diggity. Oh, and so much more….
- Bugs and snakes. For awhile, we lived in a house with a huge field out back. We would capture grasshoppers and lady bugs and all sorts of bugs. There were quite a few smaller snakes around that area too. Unfortunately, we were destructive children and often killed the captured. Rest assured, I feel like a normal well adjusted adult with no urges to kill things.
This post could really go on forever and I'm sure you'd rather it not. But since moving, I have found a few boxes with old pictures and plan to post some for your enjoyment and my embarrassment in the possibly not so near future.


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Being a little handy around the home is useful at times when the repairman you trust isn't readily available, or when trouble occurs outside working hours. The instructions below should address the majority of issues you might experience with windows in your home.
Cosmetic Scratches Can Be Repaired
For surface only damage, you won't need to go to the hassle of replacing the window. Purchase a bottle of clear nail varnish and carefully apply small amounts to the affected area. For a job well done, the pock mark or scratch will not even be visible from a fair distance.
Preventing Further Damage to the Window Pane
Flying debris can cause chips in glass, although it's more likely to see crack from either structural stress or erosion from the expansion and contraction of moisture in small fissures. The window pane may hold up for weeks or not, so your best bet is to arrange for a professional to take a look sooner rather than later. Until then, use masking tape to cover the crack along its length and on both side of the glass. Keep away from the area in the meantime as a safety precaution.
What to Do with a Broken Window
Wear thick gloves and remove broken glass from the area carefully. Vacuum the area underneath to pick up slivers of glass. Using a construction stapler, staple a garbage bag or thick plastic material to the sash, frame or jamb of a wooden window. Heavy duty duct tape may also do the job.
Trouble with Opening and Closing a Window
Wooden frames change according to the environment more than ones made of synthetic materials. When humidity increases in the summer, wood absorbs the moisture and expands to the point where windows may be difficult to open. As a temporary fix, aim a blow dryer around the sash to encourage evaporation, and once free, lubricate the area with wax from a candle. If this issue occurs summer after summer it may be time to call a specialist to take a look.
For the ambitious, try fixing the problem yourself by enlarging the channel guides. Using a mallet and small wooden block, tap the channel guides outwards, but be careful when applying force as too much pressure will loosen the path too much.
Fixing a Window Screen
During the winter, you're not going to see much use of the window screen, and the urgency of the repair falls; however in the summer, to prevent air conditioning costs, you'll want to be able to open your window. A hole in the screen lets flies, mosquitoes, and other small pests through, which isn't a serious issue, but no one wants pests in their homes. An easy way to repair large holes is to simply cover it up with a spare piece of fabric. It's an unsightly fix but will do the job until you replace the screen altogether. If you have nylon to spare, affix the patch using superglue. And in case if you think it can't be repaired, replacement windows can be installed but make sure that you install some energy efficient replacement windows. Other adhesives may work as well, although the patch might not survive windy conditions.
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New Leadership at Deoband Seminary
The winds of change of change, however blusteringly, have ushered in a new vice-chancellor at Darul Uloom Deoband with the appointment of Mawlana Ghulam Vastanvi. While the world's attention was rightfully focused on dramatic changes in Tunisia and now in … Continue reading
From the 12-14 of January 2011, I was privileged to be among a group of leading and influential people, thinkers and creative individuals in Saudi Arabia. Most of the people in attendance were from Saudi Arabia, with few individuals from … Continue reading
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The scholarly community mourns the loss of Professor Oleg Grabar who died on 8 January 2011 at age 81. Grabar was a renowned and world expert on Islamic art and architecture who held professorships at the University of Michigan, Harvard … Continue reading
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Demagoguery in the Name of the Prophet: Pakistan's Paradoxes and Paranoia
Even more sickening than the assassination was to see Pakistani lawyers showering the killer with rose petals when he appeared in court. These were the same lawyers who were fighting for democracy and liberty a few years ago but today they are aiding and abetting murder in the name of the Prophet!…Centuries ago, the great Ibn Arabi, a great admirer of the Prophet and a frequent visitor to the holy shrine in Mecca, the Ka`ba, wrote in a poem: "How can the holy status of the Ka`ba ever be compared to the greater value of a human being." Continue reading
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Arts + Culture Events: Pulitzer Arts Foundation Opens 2016 Summer Exhibitions
July 27: Maplewood Summer Concert Series: The UltraViolets
The UltraViolets will be performing on Wednesday, July 27 at 6pm at Ryan Hummert Park in Maplewood, as part of the 2016 Maplewood Summer Concert Series.
2400 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood
July 27: "You Will Know Me" with Author Megan Abbott
Suspense writer Megan Abbott will be at the St. Louis Country Library to talk about her novel, "You Will Know Me," on Wednesday, July 27 at 7pm. The event will be held in the auditorium. Doors open at 6pm and seating is limited, so early arrival is highly suggested.
1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Frontenac
July 27: "Gotta Catch Em All" Soulard Poke-Pub Crawl
Soulard is hosting a Pokemon GO-themed pub crawl on Wednesday, July 27 at 6pm. The evening begins at Molly's in Soulard, where wristbands and more details on the night's 8-bar pub crawl event will be available for interested guests.
816 Geyer Ave., Soulard
July 28: Lightning History of the American Women's Suffrage Movement
The Missouri History Museum presents an evening history event covering the foundations of the women's suffrage movement in the United States on Thursday, July 28 at 7pm. This fast-paced history slideshow will be in Lee Auditorium and is free to attend.
5700 Lindell Blvd., Forest Park
July 28: Goodie House Poetry Series
The Goodie House monthly poetry series is back this Thursday, July 28 from 7-9:30pm at their new location in Crandolet, Human Spaces. This month's reading celebrates Black Lives Matter, with a lineup of local poets. The event is free to attend, and wine and snacks will also be provided.
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July 28: BBQ at TechArtista
TechArtista is hosting a community BBQ event on Thursday, July 28 from 5:30-8:30pm. There will be drinks available, food and live music, with more substantial food options also available to be purchased at the event. The event is free and open to the public.
4818 Washington Blvd., Central West End
July 28-31: Livestream Lollapalooza at Ballpark Village
Ballpark Village will be livestreaming this year's Lollapalooza music festival on the Busch II Infield from Thursday, July 28 to Sunday, July 31. A full listing of the livestream lineup is available online.
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July 29: Opening Reception at the Pulitzer
The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is having an opening reception to present its 2016 Summer Exhibitions on Friday, July 29 from 6-9pm. The exhibition runs from July 29 to Oct. 15, and features soft sculptures by Claes Oldenburg, early 18th century decorative arts, and a site-specific commission by Berlin-based architecture collective, raumlaborberlin.
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July 29-Aug 7: St. Louis Craft Beer Week
Join the rest of the St. Louis as locals celebrate the city's rich history of beer in the United States. The 2016 St. Louis Craft Beer week kicks off on Friday, July 29 and ends on Sunday, August 7. Every day and night of Craft Beer Week includes brewery-inspired events. The full schedule, details, featured events and locations are available online.
July 30-31: VibesSTL: The Grand Arts Event
St. Louis' premier art showcase event, Vibes STL, is on Saturday, July 30 from 6pm-1am at 2720 Cherokee Street. The event features a music showcase, visual art gallery, and more. A portion the proceeds from this year's Vibes event will be donated to the Black Reparatory Theater.
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July 31: "The Incredible Legacy of US Highway 66"
The Missouri History Museum is hosting a lecture on the history of Highway 66 on Sunday, July 31 at 1pm. The lecture, led by author Susan Croce Kelly, is called "Politics and Pavement: The Unlikely Birth and Incredible Legacy of U.S. Highway 66 and is free to attend.
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Every Operational Tour is different. This is my first winter in Iraq - occasional days of spectacular rain and flooded camps. Two years ago I was here in the summer - just hot!
It was on that Tour that I went out with a convoy of water tankers two nights after they'd been very carefully ambushed in Basra city.
The battle had been quite dramatic, so much so that one of our soldiers was awarded the Military Cross. I'm still not sure why I decided to go out with them - and I can still remember the sensation of real, proper, grown-up fear as we watched shadows flitting across the rooftops in front of us.
I also observed that it is possible successfully to drive a 40-tonne articulated tanker at speed through dark streets and still chew your nails. But when we got back, in every phone call that came in to the troop sergeant, he mentioned that "the padre was with us last night."
As I write, my fellow chaplains based in Basra city are doing the same thing - because that's what chaplains do.
The only real difference is that the soldiers carry weapons and we don't, so we entrust our lives to them. We share everything else, including their fears and hopes and unhappiness at being separated from our families for six or seven months.
There are 11 army chaplains in Iraq at the moment and we're all very different, but we share the same calling to minister to soldiers. This deployment is unusual in having 10 Anglicans and one Roman Catholic - normally we are a complete mixture of Christian denominations and traditions. Military chaplaincy now includes representatives from all the major world faiths, but our Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Muslim and Jewish colleagues don't deploy on operations. And female chaplains, who do.
I've been a full-time chaplain for five years and hope to go on until I retire, like most of my colleagues. Some of us have been here at least once before - seven are "first timers" in Iraq and some quite new to Army Chaplaincy. But wherever chaplains serve, the moment that their role becomes most publicly crucial is when someone dies or is critically injured.
Mickey was 18 when he was killed by a roadside bomb in Basra. His team were taken to hospital but the rest of his Company were in Baghdad.
We held the service in the general's garden and they put Mickey's picture on a stand at the front, next to the big wooden cross. There were many young men doing a lot of thinking in that service.
Afterwards I had a number of quiet chats. I spent time in a watchtower overlooking the Tigris with one of Mickey's mates. They had been planning a holiday together at the end of the tour. These are ordinary men and women who are doing extraordinary things. They are not some breed of insensitive super-hero. And they come and talk to their padre about things they won't tell anyone else.
The soldier who's just packed up his mate's possessions after he's been injured. The officer who feels responsible - even though he knows he's done all the training and preparation possible. Sometimes, the soldier who just doesn't want to be in the army any more.
On the way back from Mickey's service I travelled with the four lads who were going to replace those involved in that Basra bomb. They had all volunteered.
But it's not just military problems that come our way.
A soldier came to me because his grandfather had just died. He came in with all his defences raised - "I'm somewhere between an atheist and an agnostic. Will you still see me?" was his opening gambit.
One real challenge on tour is trying to help someone hold together a relationship when you can only talk to one of the partners. We have phone and internet contact with home, but it's not the same as sitting together and talking a problem through. And it always amazes me how often "a chat with the padre" seems to help.
We share the high-spots, too - before we deployed I led the marriage service for one of our young captains and after we get home I'm anticipating doing so for another. There are two marriage blessings on the stocks for the autumn, one confirmation and, who knows, there might even be some baptisms in a year or so.
Always, whatever we do, it's a family matter. Each time a chaplain is posted into a new unit they are adopted by that regimental family and become "their padre". That degree of involvement is great when it's a family wedding, but more challenging when it's a family funeral. But it's always a privilege to be part of the family.
Reverend Andrew Martlew features in a short Radio 4 series on army padres, God and the Gun at 1100GMT on Monday 12 & 19 March.
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Jesus Christ, Bob! Your bro hanged himself and you failed to mention it?
Yay for puppies, for grasping at life. Boo to this current alternative universe some of us are stuck in.
Jesus Christ, Bob! Your bro hanged himself and you failed to mention it?
Yay for puppies, for grasping at life. Boo to this current alternative universe some of us are stuck in.
I don't want to hijack Arndog's thread so I answered your question in the "Life" forum.
Yay for puppies too.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." - Philo of Alexandria
Djk, am not sure how a dialogue about pain morphed into puppies, but I was responding directly to the original thread.
Arndog, sorry about Jasper, but I know the puppy will add joy and help the pain. I miss my German Shepard. She still comes to me in my dreams frequently. Take care and glad you are feeling better.
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@Terbousa arndog expressed that one aspect of his current elevation in pain might have been due to the death of his dog and later his attempt to overcome lingering pain due to grief around that death by bringing a new puppy into his life. i've reread the opening post and several others by the OP and nowhere except in your first post do i get any hint of suicide. my original reply to you on the topic of suicide was in direct response to your post about suicide. like i stated then, i agree with you on being successful. i also think you should start a thread dealing with suicide in the appropriate sub-forum if you want to talk about it further. i'd discuss it with you if you provide a link to it. i doubt the OP would mind if you provided a link in this thread. in any event good luck with your journey.
Hi everyone-
I think suicide is always a critical topic around here. In my life, I still have good moments and critical obligations to family and that issue is not on the table.
I am recovering from the loss of my dog, time does heal woulds of canine loss.
I don't have any great answers for neuropathic pain and after 11.5 years still have not reached an equilibrium on meds.
I am ready to end this thread. I needed to scream out from the suffering - life goes on with work, family,
It is okay with me to end this thread. I think it is a good idea to discuss suicide head on if you would like, feel free to start a new thread.
sounds good too me Arn. "Bus Driver. Close this Thread."


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Food Photography & Styling: Getting Started
Getting started with food photography for your restaurant or brand (and why you need a food stylist)
So you have a restaurant, or a food product, or both, and you need brilliant photographs of it. Well, you're in the right place.
Maybe you have a food photographer all picked out and ready, but he insisted on having a food stylist to work with him. Or your product/ brand team insisted that you should hire a food photographer+stylist duo.
Now who and what is that, you ask? And why is a food stylist required anyway?
Contrary to popular belief, food styling is not all about motor oil and mashed potatoes. The main and, in fact the only job of a food stylist, is to make the food look fresh and inviting for the camera and, in turn, irresistible for the viewer of the photograph. A food photograph or video is 2-dimensional. So it is the food stylist's job to ensure that visually the photograph translates into the perception of taste, aroma and appeal.
Additionally, even the most beautifully prepared dishes have a very short life-span. They cannot continue to look beautifully prepared and appetising for the duration that is required to perfect a shot, ranging from 5 minutes to 1 hour. This is also the stylists job – to prepare and assemble the food in such a way that it doesn't wither away by the time the photographer is ready for the final shot.
But this sounds like food preparation. Isn't that the chef's job?
Food preparation is only one part of a food shoot. And yes, under most circumstances, food preparation is the chefs job. So, in the case of restaurants or other brands who have a test/ innovation kitchen with full-time employed chefs, the stylist works with the chef to assign responsibilities and processes to achieve the objective of the shoot. In the case of brands or products who do not have chefs or a test kitchen, the stylist and her team prepare and/ or source all the food. In any case, the final assembly and finishing falls under the domain of the stylist.
The stylist also works with the photographer to create the look and mood of the photograph, keeping in mind the objective and usage of the photograph. For example, for a packaging photograph, the focus would be on the finished & prepared food and maybe the ingredients/ garnishes. Generally speaking, creating a fine-dining setting for such a photo would be a waste. But the same food photograph for an advertisement or a magazine would require a setting and a concept.
So why can't the photographer and his assistants do all this?
Having somebody take care of the food preparation and setting leaves the photographer to do what he does best – take photographs. He is left free to outline his vision for the shot and then carry on to tweak his camera settings and angles and get the lighting right without wasting his time and talent worrying about the food itself.
The photographer's assistants are just that – assistants for the photographer. That doesn't mean that they have an in depth knowledge or culinary training for cooking techniques and food preparation. To be able to style and present food in an appetising manner, food has to be one's first love. And we hope that the photographer's assistants have their hearts in the right place – photography!
OK I'm sold. We need a food stylist. So where do we begin?
Firstly, you should gather all the information for a brief – we will need to know everything about the products to be shot and the objective/ usage of the final photographs. This will determine the type of photography, setting, props, preparation etc required.
Based on this information, we can share a formal quotation with you. We can send you samples of similar work, if required. This may or may not be an exact match to what you are looking for because each assignment is unique and no two photographs are the same. When the quotation is approved, then we can move on to the next step of having a meeting with the chef to discuss to finer details of the exact dishes and their preparation, enabling us to make a list of props, garnish and other material required for the shoot.
Then we shoot and make beautiful photographs!
For more information, you can visit the FAQ page or get in touch more directly.
Thoda Strong is a boutique food photography studio in Gurgaon, NCR and is perhaps the only studio in North India to offer all the services required for food photography under one roof. Stocked with the very best in photography equipment, we have a large inventory of props and accessories to present your dish in the very best way possible – achieving a look that is in sync with the brand values, objective and usage, be it for advertising, packaging, menu design, magazine or editorial feature, books, websites, restaurant display or any other promotional material.


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Final Thoughts on Hailuoto Sound Art Camp
On the ferry, journeying away from the island, I started to wonder what is the purpose of the whole camp and what is it's meaning. Specifically, why did I choose to travel to the other end of the country to engage in sonic activities? Although I still don't know the answer to this, I believe the island left its mark on me.
My understanding of nature in terms of artistic practice has changed over this week. On arrival, my thoughts were mainly concerned around being able to make amazing field recordings or at least to be inspired by the island's pristine nature to write equally inspired music. It did not occur to me before how one sided my relationship with nature was. Through the sonic interventions we did, culminating on our piece for Hailuoto airfield and our feedback session, I understood the importance of giving back to nature. Artistic exploration instead of artistic exploitation. By giving back to the nature that inspires and incites, we are also giving back to the community that lives from it.
This theme of giving back became evident over the week in conversations with Antye Greie-Ripatti. I was especially moved and inspired by her work with the local children. Her open lab lets children explore digital media and concepts. This lets them to assign purpose and meaning to digital tools whilst fostering their creativity. An example of this is the iPad orchestra. I must say I was a bit skeptical of the idea, but after seeing videos of the kids performing at a local festival and them truly enjoying it, I understood how important it is to them and the community. Furthermore, imaginative use of the technology native to these children likely encourages creativity in the future as well. Although maintaining the lab must not be easy at all times, I can only imagine how rewarding it is to see the results of giving back to the community.
To me, the purpose of the camp is to challenge preconceptions of what artistic work in a rural setting can be and by extension, to question what being an artist is. This meant re-evaluating my relationship with nature and the communities it encloses. It also made me wonder what is it that I want to achieve, with what I do. It is listening on a deeply personal level but the heard is diffused beyond the self. And the more you listen, the better you can respond.
I can wholeheartedly recommend this experience to anyone who is not afraid to expand their comfort zone out into the sonic wilderness. Travelling out so far to reach isolation may seem intimidating at first, but once you make nature your audience and open your ears to silence you'll feel incredibly liberated.
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Júzcar used to be a traditional white village situated near Malaga in Andalucía bu last summer it has been chosen by Sony Pictures as the setting for the premiere of their new film "The Smurfs 3D". To gain more publicity Sony's experts have come up with an innovative idea to paint the whole village blue! Now traveling in Spain you may visit almost real Smurfs settlement.
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"Hotel" for plants (Hotel Para Plantas) concept is the brainchild of experiential marketing agency Ogilvy Action for the Isla Azul shopping center in Madrid. With their free full-board hotel service for plants, providing love and attention, the mall tries to attract plants owners while they are on vacations.
Oldest restaurant in the world — Restaurante Sobrino de Botin
According to the Guinness Book of World Records the oldest restaurant in the world is Sobrino de Botin in Madrid. It has been operating continuously since 1725. Originally opened as Casa Botin by James Botin, it was inherited by his nephew Candido Remis and renamed to Sobrino de Botin (nephew of Botin). Located in the center of the capital of a European country it mentioned many times in Western Literature.


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Read all about the lucky winner of our last competition, the Win A Cruise competition
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Norway shows how to get people to plug in to an electric future
Just a couple of weeks back I reported in the Business section of the Irish Independent on how Norway and Ireland had started out on much the same EV footing a few years ago.
Apparently a number of people were shocked to discover that Norway now has 150,000 electric vehicles on its roads while we have - would you believe? - a paltry 3,200 in total.
Naturally, people asked why?
A recent piece in the Guardian summed up the reasons far more succinctly than I ever could so I thought it might be timely to summarise.
Among the reasons Norway is the 'undisputed world leader on electric cars' is the simple fact that electricity comes almost exclusively from it massive hydropower resource. So it is inexpensive. Fair enough.
But that is only part of the story. There are massive, practical incentives. So much so that nearly one-third of all new cars sold there are either fully electric or hybrid. It is forecast such car sales will rise to 40pc in 2018. But we have incentives (some quite recently) too. So why the gap?
The Guardian writer said: "In Oslo, the streets are filled with silent, gliding cars, from large ones such as the Tesla X to smaller models such as the Renault Zoe.
"For the drivers of these cars, the motivation is simple - they just make financial sense."
And that's the key for us in Ireland if we wish to seriously increase our usage of electric vehicles.
As an EV owner in Norway you don't pay import tax or VAT on plug-ins, saving thousands of euro.
Because electricity is cheaper than petrol or diesel, running costs are low. Road tax is reduced - and will drop to zero this year.
Owning an EV means escaping many road tolls, ferry fees and city emissions charges. You can park for free and use some bus lanes.
Sure it's not a fairytale.
In October, the government sparked uproar with its proposal to end tax exemptions for the heaviest electric cars on the basis that wealthy buyers of large electric cars can afford to pay some import tax.
Despite all that the country plans to meet its goal: that 100pc of new cars will have zero emissions by 2025. That's just seven years away. Will they make it? I'm betting yes. They are really serious about electric vehicles.
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premiere: Mind Bath – Bad Timing
A couple months back we posted up a "floating, intoxicatingly languid" breakup jam from Montreal artist June Moon, aka Forever, who makes up half of tropical house/paradise party duo Cafe Lanai. Not to be outdone, her bandmate in the group also makes sensual, intensely yearning slow-jams as Mind Bath, and will release his proper debut single this week on Cascine's singles imprint CSCN. The darkly soulful "Bad Timing" features a very tasteful L-Boogie nod and additional production from Mind Bath's friend, Vancouver producer Project Pablo; check it below, along with the sparse and haunting "bedroom dub" version of the track, which Mind Bath says he made "in about 30 minutes and recorded off my looping pedal in one live take":


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Followed along with a Gnomon workshop by Jerad Marantz that covered creature creation using zbrush and keyshot.
Quick initial concept.
Reference! My ideas were all over the place and I think it shows in the design. I was pretty eager to get started and didn't spend as long figuring out what I wanted to do as I should have.
Finished Model.
Slapped on some colour and overlay layers in photoshop to test out colour schemes. Settled on a mixture of hippopotamus and rhinoceros.
Polypainting in Zbrush
Posing using Transpose Master
Renders straight out of Keyshot using hdr images
The final results after plenty of manipulation, tweaking of render passes, and over-painting.
If only I could have come up with a proper name for this guy. Rendering out a turn table soon, whether or not that turntable will be rendered with Zbrush or Keyshot depends on how long I'm willing to go without use of my computer (Keyshot takes forever).


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CHICAGO (November 30, 2017) - Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG) launches the 2018 TechOvation Award to recognize and reward technology innovation in the hospitality industry.
The TechOvation Award is open to both HTNG members and nonmembers. To enter TechOvation, contestants will submit an application and a 90-second video showcasing their new product and its potential impact on the hospitality industry. These videos will be hosted on HTNG's YouTube channel, where the public is able to engage and weigh in on what innovative technologies they seek to be effective to the industry. Last year, the videos garnered over 66,000 views and 12,200 likes collectively from 76 countries across the globe.
All videos will be watched by the esteemed judging panel, consisting of many HTNG Board of Governors and other industry leaders. The judges will choose the seven semifinalists and the remaining three spots will be awarded through crowdsourcing. The semifinalists will advance to present their products live on March 14 at the premier industry event, HT-NEXT.
The 2018 HT-NEXT conference will take place March 12-13 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. The HT-NEXT Awards Program, sponsored by Datatrend Technologies, will take place on March 14 where the HTNG TechOvation Award winner and the recipients of HT's Hotel Visionary Awards will both be announced.
Charlie Cox, President, Datatrend Technologies said, "We help bring next-generation technologies to market friction-free, working with hoteliers and solution providers to develop and deploy innovative applications ranging from guest experience to operational efficiencies. The awards program is a perfect complement to Datatrend's role in hospitality technology innovation."
For more information or to participate in the 2018 TechOvation Award, visit: http://www.htng.org/?page=TechOvation_18
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The premier technology solutions association in the hospitality industry, HTNG is a self-funded, nonprofit organization with members from hospitality companies, technology vendors to hospitality, consultants, media and academic experts. HTNG's members participate in focused workgroups to bring to market open solution sets addressing specific business problems. HTNG fosters the selection and adoption of existing open standards and also develops new open standards to meet the needs of the global hospitality industry.
Currently more than 400 corporate and individual members from across this spectrum, including world leading hospitality companies and technology vendors, are active HTNG participants. HTNG's Board of Governors, consisting of 24 top IT leaders from hospitality companies around the world, itself has technology responsible for over 2.5 million guest rooms and world-leading venues. HTNG publishes workgroup proceedings, drafts and specifications for all HTNG members as soon as they are created, encouraging rapid and broad adoption. HTNG releases specifications into the public domain as soon as they are ratified by the workgroups. For more information, visit www.htng.org.
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A negligence lawsuit against the website MySpace, originally filed in response to a young girl who lied about her age being groomed online, was thrown out of a federal court in Texas this week. Meanwhile, another such lawsuit has been filed - by parents angry that their son was turned INTO a sexual predator due to the ease of meeting underage girls on MySpace.com.
Jarvis and Louise Clark contend that their son, whose name was withheld because he is 15, never openly exhibited signs of being aggressive until he started meeting young girls on MySpace two years ago. At that point, the Clarks claim, he began to exhibit erratic behavior, became withdrawn and started spending long stretches on the Internet.
"He even took strangely long showers, which was totally unlike him before," Mrs. Clark told The Disassociated Press.
When police arrived at their door three months ago saying the boy had been accused of stalking a 12-year-old girl and attempting to have sexual relations with her, the Clarks knew immediately that only a popular media icon with lots of money could be to blame.
"Our son was peaceful, loving and normal until around age 13," the Clarks said in a statement. "We know this isn't something that should naturally happen, a change like this to cause such sudden and extreme sexual anxiety. Therefore, it MUST be the result of his socializing on MySpace.com. He was enticed and entrapped by this horrible girl, and she used MySpace to do it. We feel MySpace must be stopped, and that it owes us $87.9 gajillion."
However, police say the girl in this case did not lie about her age or entice the accused boy.
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EXCLUSIVE! Figure Skater Johnny Weir Is Dropping A New Single 'Dirty Love!'
Johnny has already dominated men's figure skating NOW he wants to try out his other strength … SINGING!
Johnny Weir, is temporarily hanging up his figure skates to lay down some tracks! We spoke with the the three-time U.S. National Men's figure skating Champion at the Sex and the City 2 premiere in NYC May 24 and he spilled his next move! He tells HollywoodLife.com he teamed up with RuPaul's producer, Lucian Piane to record a single called 'Dirty Love.'
"I wrote the lyrics," says Johnny. "This is something I always wanted to do, and Lucian had a beat already made so I was like I'll write some words and we'll sing it! And it's actually really good."
But why is it called 'Dirty Love?' "When you think dirty love you think automatically dirty sweaty sex and that's not what the song is about," he says. "It's based on my relationship with the judges, and reporters how you kind of have to pretend to love somebody … It's like my relationship with a bunch of people."
Johnny, 25, even gave us the hook of the song! "I'm not scared of your dirty love/You think you know me but I'll call your bluff/Better raise your game come on lets make some dirty love."
He might even record more songs! "I hope so! I mean, I want to see how this first song does," he says. "I mean, I've never thought of myself as a singer."


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Review: CRYSTAL GRENADE: US Review
Review: BELGIAN REVIEW OF CRYSTAL GRENADE
When you're a female singer with a swooping acrobatic voice, you play dramatic piano and sing torch song ballads with themes of emotional angst, isolation and self-examination, there's every chance you're going to get likened to Tori Amos. Especially if, as on Changed, you borrow the piano motif from Silent All These Years.
Seven-fingered Mancunian Carol Hodge wears her influences openly, but in addition to Amos she also ()like Hazel O'Connor) draws heavily on European cabaret, a touchstone also reflected in the album's conceptual framework of life in an 1880s Freak Show, setting the scene with the brief Welcome to the Freakshow opener before plunging into the likes of You Could Have Lived, 19892 Man, Lost For Words, the jittery Take Aim!, a bluesy Go Round Twice and the death-shaded Shape of Things and a nihilistic Nothing To Do With Me.
Her lyrics are well worth spending time over, and you get the impression that she wrote with a view to theatrical production, something compounded by the musically thematic cues that connect the songs. Given the intensity and uniformity of tone, it doesn't make for an immediate impact but repeated listens ensure it coils its way under the skin. The problem is, of course, that if you don't like Tori Amos you probably won't like this, and if you do you may wonder why you'd want a second copy. Believe me, pull the pin on this grenade and you'll be blown away.
Review: BELGIAN CRYSTAL GRENADE REVIEW
The opening tune appears registered for the entrance of any tent with one of those human curiosities that from the ends of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, flourished in circuses and fairs and Festival. Tunes on "Welcome To The Freak Show 'was by Nick Zart, chief producer of' Lo! And Behold 'assembled in the now defunct, slightly legendary Southern Studios in London's Wood Green district. The illuminated with accompanying typography great cover photo shows one of the freaks from the Victorian era, or photo dates from that period is not entirely clear. Crystal Grenade is certainly the alter ego behind Carol Hodge is hidden. The talented singer and pianist from Manchester passed earlier in anarchist punk circles with Crass and Steve Ignorant and also sings at Wreck and Bad Taste Barbies.
Called Crystal Grenade she takes the listener into the dark world on the fringes of society in the Victorian London and unashamedly reveals her own dark side of her soul in gripping song work. Before suffice somewhat bizarre inflections and refined keyboard game pianist with the deformed hand, Crystal missing two fingers. For reasons obvious reasons, the operations of this eccentric soprano are sometimes compared to Amanda 'Fucking' Palmer and Tori Amos. The gloomy stories about criminals, murder and detachment heels deeper into the mind than the work and operations of the divas mentioned.
"Man of 1892" refers to Jack The Ripper while more explicit "Go Round Twice 'creates an oppressive atmosphere on dark piano tones screams desperate character that the ultimate redemption begs "give me just enough rope", a morbid mantra that ends in a seemingly sweet, fragile instrumental. The listener is constantly torn between seduction and repulsion. It is precisely this contrast that "Lo! And Behold 'becomes an intriguing piece.
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This Is My Home
(vimeo link) The filmmaker who just goes by the name Mark wandered into an interesting storefront in Manhattan thinking it was an antique shop. It was not. It was this guy's home. It was so interesting that he filmed the man and his fascinating home. -via reddit
13 Awesome Miniatures
Seattle-based writer, photographer, filmmaker and artist, Christopher Boffoli creates amazingly creative miniatures using people and food. Here are 13 that I've curated. Many many more over on his Web site. What's your favorite of the bunch? Let us know in the comments below.
Cowboys & Freddie Wong
(YouTube link) Filmmaker and shoot-em-up enthusiast Freddie Wong gets to play with even more firepower in this short, with the help of John Favreau, director of the soon-to-be-released film Cowboys and Aliens.
Medal of Honor Cat
(YouTube link) It was only a matter of time before filmmaker Freddie Wong tackled the subject of cats. Of course, it wouldn't be a Freddie Wong video without a lot of gunfire. -via Laughing Squid
Freddie Wong's Guitar Army
(Video Link) Filmmaker Freddie Wong specializes in producing innovative and exciting action scenes, but before that he was a professional Guitar Hero player. He even won a 2007 world championship. In this homage to that time, Wong replicates himself on a massive scale to present an entire army of guitarists. via The Presurfer | Wong's Website
First Person Shooter in Real Life
(Video Link) Freddie Wong, an independent filmmaker of great action scenes, is back with a live-action depiction of a first person shooter video game. Wong made this short film in response to numerous requests from fans. via GearFuse
Gun Size Matters
(YouTube link) Filmmaker and professional gamer Freddie Wong produced this fantasy sequence starring himself and Shenae Grimes. It's violent, but there's an even bloodier version available. -via b3ta
Johnny Depp
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The Cabbie
Filmmaker Vincent Laforet was asked to interpret the still frame seen in the video grab below using consumer-level HD cameras, and produced a vibrant, magnetic short film. I wanted to create a dynamic film that took the audience on a journey and showed off the many strengths of this new breed of HD DSLR cameras, such [...]
Tim Burton Exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art
Filmmaker Tim Burton's visual art will be on display starting on Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. His media include watercolors, line drawings, pastels, and sculptures. The exhibit features not only film concept work, but his independent, stand-alone projects. News Story and Gallery via io9 | Image: Tim Burton


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Read More›One of South Australia's most prolific mural artists, John Whitney now has a website. Many said this was a bridge too far. However, between us, we have proven them wrong and the website now showcases the multi dimensional body of work that John has produced over the last 4 decades.
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Born Dec. 21, 1914, in the village of Hlebine. Croatian self-taught artist.
Generalić heads the so-called Hlebine school of national primitive painters. He paints landscapes, still lifes, and scenes of country life. His works, marked by a poetical perception of reality, are characterized by keen observation, ironic and grotesque traits, and patterns of soft colors— Štefa Halaček's Funeral (1934, Zagreb Gallery of Modern Art) and Deer Going to a Wedding (1959, author's property), for example.
REFERENCEBašičević, D. Ivan Generalić. (Catalog.) Zagreb, 1962.


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You can learn a lot about a family by the books they read. The next time you walk into the house of someone you've not known very long, look at the collection of books, or in some cases, lack of books, they own. If there are no books around, but they have a TV that's bigger than the fireplace, it means that someone is a sports fan and that person is in charge of the family purse strings. Books, however, suggest a certain intellectual aspect. Whether the family is a bunch of smart cookies or simply bored depends on the kind of books they read. If you walk in and there are Bibles everywhere, it means that you are about to be blessed with scripture-quoting zealots. A Bible, a Koran, and a Torah canoodling side-by-side on the same shelf means that the homeowners are either lost and searching for answers or they just want to keep their options open. My husband is one person whose dream is to one day have a library full of books in our house. The problem with that is that he hates to read unless he's in the bathroom. So, ideally, we either need bookshelves in his bathroom or a toilet in our library.
However, just because a family has a roomful of books on shelves, doesn't necessarily mean they read them. What you have to look for when determining clues about a person is not what books are on his shelves, but what books are not on his shelves. What book is hidden in the folds of an afghan wadded up on the sofa? What book is opened face-down on the coffee table or night stand? In my husbands case, the bathroom is a chief source of information as well.
If you came to my house, looking for clues to my family through our literature, the bookshelves would look like a whirling dervish had danced through the room. It would be difficult to find one book that is actually standing upright, binding out, like a little sentinel guarding the secrets of its pages. No, our bookshelves are visited often by every member of the family, thus they resemble an Amtrak collision. I like to read historical romance novels, biographies, motivational and how-to books. A nice combination of flight and fancy. I'm an anytime, anywhere kind of reader. My husband reads an eclectic mix of technical manuals, invention magazines, a wide variety of activities "For Dummies" books, and sci-fi novels. Of course, he is quite selective in his reading times and location. All of my children read for ? hour to an hour before sleeping and anytime they are required to be silent; like in the car or waiting for a haircut or vaccination.
My newly-minted teenager likes fantasy novels like Harry Potter and The Edge Chronicles and other series-type books. And for those of you who are wondering, he has read every Harry Potter book available and has not yet been moved to satanical worship. He has not joined the occult, started wearing black eyeliner or even asked for a magic broomstick for Christmas.
My daughter likes mysteries, history, and fairies, but draws the line at anything scary. Which is good, because she kicks in her sleep. For those of you who may wonder why this matters, I challenge you to try to keep your kid out of your bed after they've read a scary book. My youngest like his books with lots of pictures. Especially pictures of things with wheels: Trucks, race cars, motorcycles, you name it. He also likes comic books like Captain Underpants and Calvin and Hobbes. Like my husband, he is also selective in his reading location. So if, while looking for books in my house, you happen to come upon a comic book with questionable stains on it, I suggest you dig through our bookshelves and select a different book. The clues you have just deciphered through our books have given you enough information to start a stimulating conversation with one of us if you were to meet us at a dinner party. That is, however, very unlikely, as we will probably be at home reading a book.


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Imagine being greeted by a pair of unicorns upon your arrival at a fantastic French chateau...
While this fanciful introduction may not be entirely real, there is a bit of truth to the idea. A pair of horses' heads, with narwhal tusks added, mounted up high in the entryway of this whimsical French chateau do, indeed, make their presence known. The rest of this extraordinary mansion is equally marvelous. Full of treasures ranging from antiques to modern design icons, artwork, and objects from all over the world, this magical chateau is a wonderland of strange and beautiful things.
The Chateau de la Goujeonnerie, located in the Vendee, France, is the creation of the three men behind the famous London restaurant, bar, and design shop, Les Trois Garcons, who designed it to be a holiday getaway. Built in 1872, this national treasure has 22 rooms over three floors, a lake, and views of rolling green hills in the distance. The chateau is available to be rented by visitors, going for around $12,000 for a weekend, in case you are interested in seeing this amazing abode for yourself.
When the trio bought the chateau, in 2006, it had been derelict for eight years. They set about transforming the chateau from top to bottom. Finally, in 2011, the work was complete. All 22 rooms are used. With respect to the chateau's rich past, modern comforts and amenities are also found throughout the mansion, including a heated pool between the rose and vegetable gardens, a gym with massage room/ sauna in the basement, and a media room/ disco near the kitchen.
I would imagine there must never be a dull moment in such a grand place. 'When we leave the chateau we are always thinking about returning as soon as possible,' one of the owners said. 'In fact, we never want to leave. That's how we know we have created something really special.'
Maybe in the next lifetime, I will have a ridiculous amount of money, so I can design a fabulous chateau, like this, to play in.
Dare to dream...!
{Sources: Les Trois Garcons, Habitually Chic, The Telegraph, Urban Kaleidoscope, and Design Tripper}


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Crown jewels exhibition - audio slideshow
Each year 2.5 million people see the crown jewels, a collection of 23,578 gems, including some of the world's biggest diamonds. To celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee, the Tower of London is opening a new £2.5m exhibition to show them off. Hadley Freeman talks us through the highlights


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DICE has announced details on Star Wars Battlefront II's forthcoming Night of Endor update, which will be available to download from April 18 on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One.
The main highlight here is the time-limited Ewok Hunt mode, which either sees you playing as the
loathsome adorable little fur balls or fending them off as a group of Stormtroopers. As the Ewoks, you'll need to use primitive weapons and other abilities to eliminate the Empire's onslaught; each Stormtrooper defeated spawns a new Ewok, and your goal is to survive until all enemies have been dispatched.
On the flip side, those of you playing as the Stormtroopers will have access to far more advanced weaponry, and must survive the night against the Ewok advance until your extraction ship arrives on the scene.
Elsewhere, Crystals will also be making an appearance in Star Wars Battlefront II as part of the update, allowing you to unlock Appearances including Endor Leia and Endor Han. It's here that microtransactions will return to the fold, as Crystals are the only item you can buy with real-life cash. Fortunately, you can still unlock new cosmetic items using in-game credits without spending a penny if you so desire.
Star Was Battlefront II received a major update last month that completely overhauled its progression system for the better.
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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich joins the chairman of the other 19 Premier League clubs today to discuss the introduction of Fifa Financial Fair Play into English football and vote on whether they want it to go ahead.
The meeting, held by the Premier League, will discuss a wage cap increase and a compromise financial fair play deal. Two proposals have been put forward – a long term financial fair play policy of breaking even, and a salary cap which only enables clubs to raise wages yearly. The spending cap will be placed at £52million so that it does not affect newly promoted sides from buying players.
According to Sky Sports, David Gill, Ivan Gazidis and Daniel Levy are all in strong support of the long term proposal and feel that wealthy owners should not be able to underwrite losses whereas Abramovich will agree to a system of recovering some of his losses.
Any money made from sponsorship will be allowed to be spent on wages with no restrictions, which will enable certain clubs with higher revenue in that area to spend more.
The Premier League need 14 of the clubs to agree for the process to go forward and it is highly likely that Chelsea will give them the necessary amount if they agree. Manchester City do not agree with FFP and they will be voting against it alongside Aston Villa, Fulham and West Brom.
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Last year I wrote an article about the importance of talking to your kids about money and I thought I'd take things one step further this time and chat about how to safeguard their savings for the future. Just like us parents they can qualify for savers accounts but the interest rates are generally appalling, and while they do have the availability of stock investing and spread betting tax-free allowances, this may be unfamiliar territory for most, so just where should you turn?
In terms of investing for their future, it really depends on how old they are and how affordable it is to tie their money up in long-term options. While they may be a way off their wedding days, there are school fees, electronics and more to think about so below we have listed a few of the options available to you and our recommendations.
· Kid Saver Accounts – For all ages, several banks are offering an astonishing 6% AER on deposits of up to circa £1200-£2000 per year. This does however require constant attention as the account is normally for 1-year before the balance is transferred to a normal savings account so you will need to renew it annually.
· Cash Junior ISA's – With some of the main high street banks like Halifax paying up to 4% per annum interest and the ability to save up to £4,080 currently, this is great for any age but especially young children. With a potential £163.20 to earn in interest on a single year, the compound interest could easily generate a nice return – but bear in mind that this may not stay level with inflation!
· Junior Stocks ISA's – While we mentioned before that this may be out of some peoples' comfort zones, it is a nice option for some of the older children or financially astute parents. While these carry inherently more risk than your typical Cash alternative and have a lesser known list of available selections, they aren't limited to £75,000 per institution protected and can yield a much greater ROI more in-line with inflation.
· Property – With the recent property bubble going on, many parents with available income are looking at taking on buy-to-let properties for their children. While this has certainly looked a positive choice, remember that the market is liable to change with rate rises coming in the next few years so we would only recommend this route for those with high investment/low mortgage capabilities
While there are certainly more options for you to consider, this is a good list to start with. If you want to explain some of these choices to your children – please do review my original article and check back more for regular new updates on the site.


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The tennis courts in Peregian Beach have been here since the 1960's as part of the projected recreationals needs of the town of Peregian when T.M.Burke constructed the coastal road and set out the town plan.
The Peregian Beach Tennis club was opened in 1982 and has been a place for members & locals to have a hit ever since.
The painting & aerial photo of Peregian hang in the club house.
Click here for more info about the tennis club, couching and court hire.
Up Rose an Emu is a written history of Peregian Beach region by former Noosa Shire Councillor and local Peter Sharpe who work with T.M.Burke in the 60 & 70's.
Copies can be sourced from Annie Book shop in the village.


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Learn some chemistry and the science behind light sensitivity to make your own photosensitive paper and create images to take home.
Concepts & Objectives
Learn the basics of the Cyanotype process, which includes mixing your own chemicals, making an exposure, developing, and toning.
Materials and Tools
For the class we will supply you with all the materials you need in order to create your own light sensitive paper. Participants will need to bring negatives printed on transparencies, cut paper, dried leaves, doilies, or anything that will cast a shadow.
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The Maine Fire Marshal's office arrested the Old Orchard Beach fire chief early Saturday morning and charged him with setting a fire that burned more than 40 acres three weeks ago.
Ricky Plummer, 59, was arrested at 2 a.m. Saturday and charged with one count of arson.
More than 100 firefighters from southern Maine fought the April 15 fire in the Jones Creek Marsh.
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About a dozen investigators from the fire marshal's office and the forest service, acting on warrants Friday, seized computers at the Old Orchard Beach fire station and seized Plummer's town-owned car and his cell phone.
Plummer was arrested in Scarborough and taken to Cumberland County Jail, where he is being held on $10,000 bail. His arraignment will likely be scheduled next week.


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No food grower's garden is worth its salt without a glorious bounty of tomatoes, and they taste even better with a pinch of salt! This is ironic, as botanically a tomato is a fruit – ie a seed bearing ovary. More commonly used as a vegetable, tomatoes are a mainstay of savoury dishes around the world. In pasta sauces and pizzas, salsas and soups, or raw in salads, sun-dried in oil or even combined with alcohol for a Bloody Mary – tomatoes are an essential part of our diet the world over.
Originating in South America, tomatoes were spread around the world after the Spanish conquered the Americas in the early 16th Century. Searching for gold, the conquistadores uncovered an unexpected and precious crop in the tomato. In 1544, in the first mention of the tomato in European literature, it was named pomo d'oro, or "golden apple" by Pietro Andrea Mattioli, an Italian botanist. Initially tomatoes were used in Florence for elaborate table decoration. A member of the 'nightshade' family, there was a belief that the fruit was poisonous, until the early 18th Century when it became a staple of Italian cuisine. Well ripened tomatoes are non-toxic, and in fact they are rich in antioxidants, and are extremely beneficial to your health.
Hybrids or Heirlooms?
Home grown tomatoes are universally popular, both to grow and to eat, as they are small enough for any space and are relatively easy to grow, especially in pots which can be moved around to suit the availability of sunlight and make best use of space. Fresh home grown tomatoes taste much more delicious than commercial tomatoes. They come in many shapes and sizes, from small juicy cherry varieties through to large beefsteak tomatoes, and in both heirloom (known as heritage in the UK) and hybrid varieties. Heirloom tomatoes are breeds that grow from open pollination – by natural means like birds, insects and wind, and that have 'true-bred' for at least forty years. Heirloom tomato plants with the same inheritable traits or 'phenotype' breed 'true', and do not cross pollinate with other tomato plants, so both sides of the plant's DNA are identical .
Cross pollination produces hybrid tomato varieties. Often this is done for commercial purposes to breed plant strains that withstand commercial storage or transportation, for example. Heirloom tomatoes are becoming increasingly more popular with organic home gardeners. They are not limited to the usual red colour – but come in green, purple, yellow, orange, and can even be striped.
Though they are less disease resistant than hybrid varieties grown for commercial use, home gardeners can spend more time ensuring their tomatoes are free from disease. They also tend to produce less fruit than hybrid plants, but as tomatoes are an abundant crop this will not be a problem for individual gardeners. And the upside is they are very often far more tasty than the commercial hybrids.
Growing Conditions
If you have never grown vegetables, tomatoes are a good place to start. The secret to good growth is lots of sunlight (preferably 5 – 7 hours per day), lots of watering in warm weather, and weekly feeding with a high-potash tomato feed. You can grow tomatoes from seed with little difficulty if you have the room, or buy them as young seedlings from a reputable local nursery. Pick strong, sturdy looking plants. Good, full roots provide good flowers, which in turn produce abundant fruit.
Tomatoes like warm, well drained soil. When growing plants outdoors, pick a sunny spot beside a wall as it will provide necessary mid day shade as well as support. Water the plant inside its plant pot so the soil sticks together, then take it out and place in the earth, firm down with fresh soil and water well. Fertilizer is not necessary in the hole as, particularly if nitrogen rich, it encourages leaf growth at the expense of fruit. Tomatoes thrive on potash however – add a pinch of sulphate of potash to induce early flowering, and to keep the leaves healthy. Add a potash rich feed weekly as the plants grow for lovely tasting fruit. Instead of mulching, agricultural plastic cut around the base of the plants keeps the soil nice and warm. In temperate climates, you can even make a little 'greenhouse' by staking your plants, and tying clear plastic to the stakes, and over your plants. This will protect them from cold nights.
Always choose tomato plants which are suited to your climate. For example, as the name suggests, Siberia' is a good cool weather variety, as is the interestingly shaded Black Russian; Moneymaker is a good all round tomato for a moderate climate; Burnley Gem sets well in hot, dry climates, and Marmand and Tropic both thrive in hot, southern Mediterranean climates. When placing tomato plants outside, make sure the danger of frost has passed. Thriving at about 15C/60F, tomato plants will be fine at up to about 30 degrees Celsius (or roughly 80 degrees Fahrenheit), though they can withstand higher temperatures for shortish periods, if given shade.
Growing Tomatoes from Seed
To grow your tomatoes from seed, firstly – source the seed! If you want to grow heirloom varieties, you can successfully grow your plants using seed from a ripe heirloom tomato, mashed into a jar half filled with water and allowed to decompose over 1 – 6 days. When the seeds sink to the bottom, rinse them and dry them. When clean and dry they are easier to separate, and dry seeds will germinate more effectively. Otherwise, buy your seeds in packets. In Australia Diggers club or Eden Seeds are both good places to buy heirloom seeds online.
Sow seeds inside in early spring, two months before the last frost date, unless you are growing in a greenhouse, where you can sow from late winter. Fill a 7.5cm (3″) pot with compost, press down lightly and water. Scatter seeds thinly and place to germinate on a warm windowsill (at about 18C/65F). Seedlings will show in about a fortnight, and be large enough to put in individual 3″ pots in eight weeks. To do this, make a hole in the soil and carefully place in the seedling, cover the roots and firm gently, then water. When roots appear through the drainage holes, transplant the seedlings to 12cm (5″) pots. Once planted or placed outside in pots, it takes about two months from flowering to fruit.
Particulars for Tomatoes in Pots
Many bugs and diseases that live in soil are prevented from attacking tomatoes grown in pots. To grow a tall, 'indeterminate' variety in a pot, make sure it's at least 9″ in diameter. Stake the main shoot or cordon with canes for support and pinch out side shoots to discourage side growth – these grow from the main stem at the leaf joints. Remove the top of the main stem above the fourth flower truss.
Place pots in a sunny spot, but if it gets very hot, remove to partial shade. Pots dry out more quickly than garden soil, so water your tomatoes well in warm, dry weather, though be careful not to overwater if it is very humid. Tomatoes require regular watering, as drying out encourages thickening of tomato skin, followed by swelling and splitting once you water again. Blossom end rot can set in with irregular watering, which makes the tomatoes inedible.
Adding sharp sand, also known as builders sand, to the bottom of large pots adds drainage as well as weight in windy weather. Limit drainage holes, or water will drain straight through. Remove lower leaves to stop water splashing on them, which could encourage infections. Don't water with cold water – let it warm up to air temperature, or add a little warm water to cold tap water.
Growing Cherry Tomatoes
The 'dwarf' bush tomato or cherry tomato, has a smaller fruit than regular salad tomatoes and was especially developed for pots and hanging baskets. Often called 'determinate' plants, these small bush-type plants do not need their side shoots pinching out as they are compact, and also easier to grow from seed. They require less (if any) staking.
Growing cherry tomatoes is becoming increasingly popular. They ripen early, they taste sweet and they need little space. As they have less growing to do, they are successful in cooler climates and ripen sooner than larger varieties. They are very pretty tumbling out of pots in a small area like a balcony or window box. The 'Cherry Tomato Tumbler' is great for a hanging basket, and has lovely sweet fruit. You must water hanging baskets frequently as they are exposed to the air, and heat up and dry out quickly. Good cherry 'bush' varieties include Bullseye, Minibel, Micro Tom or Hardy Tom, and Sprite. Good 'cordon' or tall, indeterminate varieties include Sungella, Sungold and Tommy Toe.
To grow several cherry tomato plants together, put them in large pots, at least 38cm (15″) across to avoid overcrowding. Even better – plant them with companion plants, like parsley or sweet basil.
Companion Planting
Strong scented plants like French marigolds, alliums (onions, garlic and chives) and mints, (basil, spearmint and oregano), can mask the scent of tomato plants, making it harder for pests like whitefly to locate them, and may confuse them into landing on the wrong plant! Borage is thought to repel the tomato hornworm moth, and parsley and dill also provide nectar for an adult parasitic wasp whose larvae eats the hornworm. These plants also attract predatory flies that attack tomato pests, as well as providing shade in very hot weather when planted together with tomatoes in pots.
In very humid conditions, spray your tomato plants with an organic fungicide to prevent blight.


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I once met a Nigerian gentleman at the Crockett & Jones factory in Northampton and got talking to him since he offered me a ride to A&G Martinstone in London. He worked half his time in London and half in Lagos, and he told me he simply gave up on wearing his nice clothes in Nigeria. He told me how a dry cleaner took one of his Savile Row suits, kept it for several weeks, and eventually he tracked it down... and found the owner had washed it in a bathtub in his apartment
-- Fidel Cashflow, 25/05/2010, StyleForvm


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The Benefits of High School Basketball
Yes, the NCAA championship tournament, that annual hoops ritual known as March Madness, generates anticipation and excitement across the United States --- and likely even beyond. But there is another level of basketball that garners its share of attention at this time of year, too.
Currently, state high school championship tournaments are in full swing around the nation. And these games enjoy a strong following of their own.
A Most Enjoyable Form of Basketball
No, high school basketball isn't the NBA. Nor even the NCAA version of the game. These are high school kids, after all. But maybe the latter says it all. For pure atmosphere, entertainment, and love for basketball, the high school game might be the most enjoyable form on the planet.
High School Basketball a Great Community Event
The game's appeal extends beyond the players. First of all, admission does not cost an arm and a leg. Second, anyone coming to a high school basketball game experiences a community event, with each team a source of community pride.
The games bring together parents, grandparents, teachers, administrators, fellow students and just everyday fans in a most congenial atmosphere (well, at least most of the time).
High Schools Offer High-Quality Play
And the games they see typically are of high quality in relation to those of some other high school sports. Most notably, high school basketball in most locales is farther along its evolutionary path than prep football, that long-held staple of secondary-school sports.
Quite simply, high school basketball players often take up the game years before. In contrast, many high school freshmen have never before played a single down in an organized game before putting on the helmet.
As a result, the basketball players have developed a better feel for their sport by the time they reach high school. And it surely shows on the court by the time they reach varsity play.
Memories of Gooden, Power and Kidd
Sometimes, fans even see a future college star in the making. For whatever reason, the budding stars of basketball tend to stand out more that those of some other sports.
In recent years, fans here in the East bay have enjoyed the privilege of witnessing current NBA stars Drew Gooden (El Cerrito High School) and Leon Powe (Oakland Technical High School). Going back a bit further, former Parade Magazine Player of the Year Jason Kidd led St.
Joseph Notre Dame High School of Alameda to consecutive state titles in 1991-92. As a high school player, nobody could have predicted that Kidd would go on to become a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and a probable future Hall of Famer. Given the quality of his play in high school, however, those achievements don't surprise.
A Great Hoops Atmosphere
Then there is that special atmosphere at high school games. In big pro arenas, the game sometimes gets lost. Sit up in the nosebleed sections, and the players become mere specks in the distance.
For hardcore fans, this might work. But it works less well. Like some kinds of musical and theatrical productions, basketball goes better in the more intimate settings of smaller gyms. One thinks that this is more of what Dr. James Naismith imagined when he invented the game back in 1891.
What's that you say? Oh, yes, the big championship games sometimes do take place in bigger arenas. But these are the exceptions, rather than the rule. Still, many of those in attendance know each other.
Those that don't might get to know folks from other locales. For all of them, basketball is a further bonding experience. The end result is the most enjoyable basketball experience for the fans.
From "Hoosiers" to Real Life
Immortalized in "Hoosiers," set as a key backdrop in the "High School Musical" series, and closely examined in "Hoop Dreams," the passion for high school basketball in some areas might exceed that of others, but the game enjoys popularity from coast to coast. High school basketball, most especially a sectional and state playoff series, is something fans of all ages can savor.


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Leeds Building Society collect a harvest feast
Leeds Building Society held a Harvest Festival charity event at its Head Office, where staff brought in tins of food and store cupboard items to be donated to the Leeds Children's Charity for use at their Silverdale Holiday Centre.
For well over 100 years, the Leeds Children's Charity has been raising funds so that children who suffer from poverty, neglect, abuse, learning difficulties, illness (or are themselves young carers) get the chance to visit the seaside, make friends and have fun. They do this by sending 350 children each year, between the ages of 7-11, to their holiday centre in Silverdale, an "area of outstanding natural beauty" on the border of Lancashire and Cumbria.
The majority of children come from the most deprived areas of Leeds and are put forward by their schools, with the permission of their parents or carers, to be considered for a place on the holiday scheme. The project is wholeheartedly supported and endorsed by families, school teachers, social workers and youth workers.