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Robust 2 mm colorful leather cords with dark, glossy peacock pearls are a perfect fashion for summer. The 8 mm pearls, choose either one or three, are captured between two knots in the leather. Shown here with black, teal and medium gray cords--choose one color as you check out. Other leather colors are also available, and these can be viewed here
https://www.etsy.com/listing/186694002/pearls-and-leather-necklace-choose and here https://www.etsy.com/listing/187746135/more-pearls-and-leather-chokers-choose I just added an ivory beige leather to the mix, which you can see here https://www.etsy.com/listing/195619742/new-pearl-and-ivory-leather-necklace? If the leather color you prefer isn't listed here, used with peacock pearls, please convo me so I can add a listing for you.
Check out my new addition to the "I Love Pearls" line: new pearl hoop earrings that coordinate perfectly with these chokers (shown on the model and in the last photo) https://www.etsy.com/listing/519923126/sterling-silver-hoops-with-large
I love pearls & have a big collection of pieces here https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillOaksStudio?ref=hdr_shop_menu§ion_id=20069230
Made to order for you, and closes at 17" with a gun metal color plated brass lobster swivel clasp and ring. I can adjust the finished length to be shorter, or longer up to 20" if you leave me a "note to seller" as you check out.
Clasp and ring are tightly bound to the leather ends with oxidized sterling silver wire. Comes to you coiled into a small velvet pouch, mailed in a padded envelope. So easy to wear and you can wet the leather to get it to conform to your neck so it fits like a glove. The leather will soften with wear. Since pearls are a natural, organic gem, there will be subtle variations in the pearl(s) chosen for your choker.
These are so comfortable and easy to wear, I'm wearing one full time this summer, even in the shower (did you know that water is good for pearls?)! I bet you'll love one, too--and they make easy, lovely, affordable gifts!
Please view my other original creations, including a lot more pearls and other beautiful materials, here https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillOaksStudio
Etsy direct checkout offers a range of secure payment methods. I reserve the right to cancel your order if payment arrangements are not made within 24 hours of your purchase and I will not ship your order until payment has cleared. Illinois shipping addresses will have local sales tax automatically added to their invoices.
Cancellations are possible within 24 hours or less by contacting me through my shop. Layaway and payment plans can be arranged by contacting me. Special orders are accepted with a minimum of 1/2 deposit when placing the order & the balance is due prior to mailing
I ship USPS first class parcel, with delivery confirmation to your address as entered on Etsy during check-out. Postage upgrades to Priority mail are can be added to most orders. USPS tracking codes are sent to you at the time your order is shipped so that you may track the shipment. These are useful in the event an order is waylaid, etc. Please contact me if there is any delivery problem and we'll work with the post office to solve the problem.
If your Etsy address and your PayPal address are different, I will default to your Etsy address. I'm happy to ship gifts from my studio for you. Simply enter the recipient's address when checking out, and add a "note to seller" with your note for the complimentary greeting card I'm happy to include.
Some of my pieces are ready to ship and bespoke pieces are made to order, which can include custom adjustments to sizes or other features, if you contact me to make these arrangements. I will give an estimate on shipping time and will try to keep you updated if there are changes in time needed to create your order. I'll contact you with tracking details and shipping information when your order is on the way.
International orders are shipped via US Mail First Class parcel with customs tickets attached and marked as "merchandise" with the value declared, any duties or taxes are handled by the country of destination & are collected from the shopper. I'm not responsible for delays in shipping or due to customs clearing. Please drop me a note if you have any questions or concerns about shipping.
Just contact me within: 7 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 14 days of delivery
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
I want you to be thrilled with my pieces and will exchange or refund items returned within 14 days of receipt provided they are in their original, unworn condition. Contact me within 7 days of receipt to confirm return procedure. Returns may require a 3.5% restocking fee and the refund does not include shipping charges. Custom work and bespoke orders are generally not returnable. Please photograph any shipping damages so I can file insurance claim forms.
Thanks again for visiting and for your interest in my work!!
Karen Stahlecker
WillOaks Studio
Woodstock, Illinois
Every piece ordered is sent in my signature packaging-velvet bag or box-with a satin tie & glass bead to embellish. A complimentary gift card-including your personal message-can be included (add info in notes to seller) & I can ship gifts directly to your loved one-use their name & address in "ship to" information.
Please contact me directly for information on wholesale or consignment orders and information at willoaksstudio (at) aol.com
Mar 12, 2018
This necklace is so lovely. She made it custom for a friend of mine and worked with me to assure the correct size.
Mar 24, 2017
Well-made and very nicely packaged!
Jan 8, 2017
Mar 6, 2016
Perfect, as always. My sister was absolutely thrilled! Thanks again!
Jan 4, 2016
Absolutely lovely! Thank you so much!


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Instagram has always been my favourite social media channel, but recently it has announced changes to the way it will work from now on. We will soon start to see the main news feed page in order of popular posts rather than most recent. I have seen a lot of people freaking out about it as it could mean less likes and less exposure, but there are way you can make it work for you in a positive way.
Here are my tips for beating the new Instagram update...
Create a community
I have recently started to spring clean who I follow on Instagram, I realised I was following a lot of big brands and celebrities that I wasn't even that interested in, and with the new update they will probably clog up my feed as they have huge followings.
By choosing carefully who to follow you will see more of the posts you like and are relevant to you, this will create a closer community of bloggers, brands and pages similar to your page and interests, rather than your feed being dominated with larger brands. In turn your pictures will show up on other like minded Instagram feeds and create a common community of bloggers and brands.
Like and Comment
Similar to the community idea, by liking and commenting on posts you love and find relevant, the more the news feed will react to this and suggest more of the same. To start with you might have to actively search for my favourite bloggers so the update gets the message, but eventually by engaging with bloggers and brands that are similar the news feed will adjust and start to look more like it used to before the change.
Make the Most of Hashtags
The new update will mean hashtags become even more important. I use them in most posts I publish as I find them useful for getting my posts seen by those interested. To make them work for you, hashtag relevant content that relates to the post to make it easier for others to find your picture. I try and think what hashtags I would search for eg. #style, #flatlay, #interiors and use them in post that relate to that content. Remember not to over do the hashtags as too many can have the opposite effect, stick to around 8 per post.
I like to search the hashtags I use too. For example #lbloggers helps me find lifestyle bloggers that have similar interests to me, I then like and comment on posts and help spread the love that way, again starting to building a community.
Turn on Notifications
You may have seen people posting 'Turn Me On' images, urging followers to press the three dots in the top right hand corner to alert them when a new post is published. I don't really like this idea as too many notifications can become annoying, I follow a few bloggers this way but rarely follow the notifications up. Pointless really. However this can be handy at the start to remind you to like and comment etc to get the feed back to normal but in the long run might get a little tedious.
Keep Content Relevant
If you like the clean, pretty Instagram layouts, post images that reflect that as well as liking and commenting on others that share the same love. This will make more appear in your feed and make it easier for others to find your page. Think about what you want your feed to say and what followers want to see. By liking similar themed pages you will attract followers that want to see that.
People are attracted to clean, light photography so consider this if you want others to like and follow you. Light and airy posts are more likely to stand out in feeds when people are scrolling through hashtags or common interests.
So although the new changes to Instagram seem scary and we aren't a hundred percent certain how they will effect us, there are a few things you can do to make it work for you. I hope this little post has been useful and shed a little light on the update.
Share the love and follow my blog on Instagram here.
Thanks for reading,

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15 Nov What You Don't Want To Hear When You Go Home
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How'd you do on your midterms??
*Parents handing out wine to family but skips you* You're not 21 yet.
Be home by midnight
So, we've noticed you only have $10 in your bank account. What have you been spending money on?
Any boyfriend/ girlfriend?
Any plans after college?
Ooooh nice, someone has been getting hit with the freshman 15
Tell me about all your friends!


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5 years after the release of 'Anoraknophobia' we're providing the next in our popular 'Making of' series of albums with 'Unzipped: The Making of Anoraknophobia.' As with the previous releases, this set features 1CD of album demos, and a second CD of writing clips and musical sketches.
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2017-18 club-by-club guide: Queens Park Rangers
NEWSATDEN looks at all of Millwall's 23 opponents ahead of the 2017-18 Championship season.
Next up, Lucas Ball casts an eye over Ian Holloway's Queens Park Rangers.
Nickname: The Hoops/The Rs
Manager: Ian Holloway
Stadium: Loftus Road (18,439)
Club website: www.qpr.co.uk
Nearest train station: Shepherd's Bush
Postcode: W12 7PJ
Title odds (Sky Bet): 66/1
Last meeting: Championship – QPR 1-1 Millwall (April 26, 2014; Loftus Road)
Last season:
Position: 18th in Sky Bet Championship
Goals for: 52
Goals against: 66
Top league goal scorer: Idrissa Sylla (10)
2017-18 transfers:
Ins: Charlie Owens (free); Josh Scowen (free)
Outs: Ben Gladwin (undisclosed); Michael Doughty (undisclosed); Karl Henry (released)
Former Millwall boss Ian Holloway will be given a hostile reception on his return to The Den before the turn of the year, but will be hoping for better fortunes this season compared to last.
Holloway's record since taking over from former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is questionable, with just a 32 per cent win rate over 31 competitive games. His transfer dealings so far this summer haven't sparked much hope that that will much improve next season.
The Rs are one of the favourites for relegation in 2017-18, and if they went down it would be their first time in the third tier since 2003-04.
Financial Fair Play rules mean that QPR have a limited transfer budget after exceeding spending limits when they were in the Premier League. They spent over the odds, particularly on wages as they tried to establish themselves as a top-flight side and are now feeling the pinch. Holloway may find it difficult to attract the quality of players he feels he needs for a promotion challenge.
Lions supporters will have eagerly pencilled in September 12 in their diaries – their first visit to Loftus Road in more than three years.
QPR vs. Millwall (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)
Millwall vs. QPR (Friday December 29, 2017)
Scott Malone's injury-time equaliser in the last meeting between the sides gave Millwall hope of staying up going into the last day. With Holloway in charge they managed it by beating AFC Bournemouth at The Den.
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Ulrike Altenmüller-Lewis joined the full-time faculty of the Department of Architecture & Interiors in 2008. As practicing architect with academic credentials, Ulrike has worked for firms in the United States and Germany with a variety of responsibilities and remains involved in architectural practice and scholarship on both continents.
She was the Architecture Program Director from 2011 to 2013 after previously serving as the Associate Program Director of Architecture. Since her arrival, Ulrike has led profound changes to the curriculum and energetically reformed the Architecture Program, which she directed to a highly successful reaccreditation through the NAAB in collaboration with then Department Head Jon Coddington in spring 2012. Prior to her position at Drexel University, Ulrike has taught at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany and at the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center of Virginia Tech. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects AIA, a registered architect with the Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and holds an architectural license with New York State. Ulrike Altenmüller-Lewis has practiced in Germany as well as in the USA, where she worked with RTKL Associates in Washington DC and Alfredo De Vido in New York City.
In January 2016 Ulrike Altenmüller-Lewis was appointed Provost Fellow and began working with the Office of Faculty Affairs on designing mentoring and career development strategies for Drexel University. She is also co-director of Drexel's Smart Initiatives Program (DSIP), which allows her to extend the focus of her research and service interests in a broad and interdisciplinary way within the University and the community. This role gives her the opportunity to combine her focus on experiential learning, fostering undergraduate research, interdisciplinary collaboration, design thinking with community participation/engagement. Ulrike is very much interested in Drexel's strategic initiatives--particularly those related to the creation of One University.
Ulrike Altenmüller-Lewis' s primary research interest concerns the impact of the built environment on human wellbeing and performance, specifically on learning environments, how they can support pedagogical concepts and improve learning outcomes. She has published on this topic widely and has presented her research findings in numerous national and international conferences. Ulrike' investigations of Finnish contemporary school architecture introduce an international audience to original and highly successful approaches to school design. Detailed case studies of exemplary educational buildings capture and objectify spatial experiences grounded in evidenced-based design principles. As expert in educational building design Ulrike contributes to Drexel University's efforts for the new Powel Elementary School/Science Leadership Academy Middle School neighboring the campus as member of the site planning steering committee.
The secondary research interest centers on translations of important historic texts from German into English, which is based on the awareness of the impact access to sources can make on research and scholarship. Centered on the challenge to find appropriate terminologies that adequately maintain the content and culture of the texts when translated into the English language. In collaboration with Matthew Mindrup (University of Sydney), Ulrike Altenmüller-Lewis has prepared an annotated English translation of Taut's anthology Die Stadtkrone (The City Crown) that was first published in 1917. This significant anthology was first available to an English-speaking audience as publication with Ashgate in 2015.


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Steven H. Kaplan
University of New Haven
Mario Thomas Gaboury
Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
cc: Media, CT, West Haven elected officials
Dear President Kaplan and Dean Gaboury:
We understand the University of New Haven has set up a BA program for the King Fahd Security College in Riyadh. Experts from UNH's Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences will advise their counterparts at KFSC and will specialize in "criminal justice, homeland security and intelligence studies".
We call on the University of New Haven to immediately terminate this program. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is a serial human rights violator and is committing the war crime of aggression against neighboring Yemen. No university should offer the government of the KSA any security assistance especially in those specialties which help it commit grave violations to persons' basic rights and well-being.
The kingdom considers "criminal" a whole host of acts that are protected by rights to freedom of speech, freedom of thought, rights to peacefully assemble and protest, and rights to practice religion. The kingdom is an absolute monarchy and does not respect any of those rights. For example the KSA levies severe punishment up to execution for the alleged crimes of "witchcraft", "apostasy", and "homosexual" acts. These are crimes only in the imagination of extreme bigots.
UNH is specifically going to create a curriculum specialization in "homeland security". With a regime that sees all dissent as illegitimate UNH staff will unavoidably be helping the regime stamp out movements for democracy.
The advanced techniques developed at UNH will be used to track down people who peacefully protest abuses of government or simply discuss these matters. For example it will be helping the Saudi police find bloggers like Raif Badawi who is in prison for ten years with an additional sentence of 1,000 lashes despite winning Europe's Sakharov Prize for his commitment to freedom.
As is well known there's no freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia. Won't UNH curriculum and skills be used by the kingdom's rulers in its notorious persecution of its Shia citizens?
How will UNH make sure its skills taught to Saudi police won't be used to track down women involved in such legal offenses such as driving cars, violating guardian laws, and not wearing an abaya? The answer is it can't.
The KSA "justice system" often resorts to punishments like whipping, beheading and crucifixion. It is unconscionable for UNH staff to help KSA security personnel more efficiently arrest those who will eventually suffer such cruel and unusual punishments.
Finally, Saudi Arabia is involved in a cruel and unprovoked war against forces in neighboring Yemen. Over ten thousand civilians are dead. The wreck of water and sewage systems has resulted in plague of cholera with over 400,000 cases as of July 2017. How can UNH give any security assistance to a government involved in such a war crime?
End the program with King Fahd Security College and all collaboration with Saudi security and police.
(affiliations listed for ID purposes only)
Frieda Afary
Iranian Progressives in Translation
Los Angeles
Ali Al Ahmed
Institute for Gulf Affairs
Mansour Al-Hadj
writer and Editor-in-Chief of Aafaq.org
Ghoufran Allababidi
Tree of Life Education Fund
Malik Alsaeed
researcher & activist
Frank Annunziato
New Haven
Paul Atwood, PhD
Senior Lecturer of American Studies
University of Massachusetts, Boston
John Battista, MD
New Milford, CT
Deborah Belle
Professor Emerita
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Boston University
Medea Benjamin
Lenni Brenner
author "Zionism in the Age of the Dictators"
Lawrence Davidson
Professor Emeritus
Middle East history
West Chester University
Dr. Charles Derber
Sociology Dept
Boston College
Samuel Farber
Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science
Brooklyn College of CUNY
Dr. Margaret Flowers
Baltimore, MD
John T. Fussell
Attorney, VP
Tree of Life Educational Fund
Joseph Gerson (PhD)
Executive Director
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security
Tom Harrison
Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Nader Hashemi
University of Denver
Chris Hedges
Stanley Heller
host The Struggle Video News (TSVN)
Adam Hochschild
Azmat Husain MD
Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA)
Ibrahim Imam
Associate Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science
University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Paul Joseph
Sociology Department, Tufts University
J. Kehaulani Kauanui
Professor of American Studies and Anthropology
Wesleyan University
Jeff Klein
Board Member,
Massachusetts Peace Action
and retired local union president
Dr. Paula Kline
EdD in Education,
Harvard University
Joanne Landy
Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Rabbi Michael Lerner
Editor, Tikkun and chair of the interfaith Network of Spiritual Progressives
Christopher Lowe
Ph.D. African History, Yale University
Portland, Oregon
Mazin Qumsiyeh
author, geneticist
Palestine Museum of Natural History
Ali R. Moosvi, MD
Co Founder, Muslims United For Justice
New Jersey
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International Committee Green Party of the United States
New Milford, CT
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Emerson College
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Policy Director
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Northwestern University
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William Paterson University of New Jersey
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New Britain, CT
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Green Party presidential candidate
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Alan Wright
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Kevin Zeese, Esq.
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Pika Pika Massaichu
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- If you were looking for the CD, see Pika Pika Massaichu (CD).
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Pika Pika Massaichu (Japanese: ピカピカまっさいチュウ Pika Pika Massaichu) is one of the ending songs of the Japanese Pikachu shorts.
It debuted in Pikachu's Vacation.
Pikachu's Vacation version
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Squirtle (Ash's)
- Staryu (Misty's)
- Onix (Brock's)
- Vulpix (Brock's)
- Raichu
- Cubone
- Marill
- Snubbull
- Nidorina
- Clefable
- Jigglypuff
- Zubat
- Venonat
- Dugtrio
- Mankey
- Chansey
- Jynx
- Omastar
- Dragonair
Pikachu's Ghost Carnival version
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Munchlax (May's)
- Mudkip (Brock's)
- Corphish (Ash's)
- Squirtle (May's)
- Phanpy (Ash's)
- Bonsly
- Gastly
- Haunter
- Gengar
- Cubone
- Lickitung
- Koffing
- Duskull
- Golbat
- Shuppet
- Banette
- Misdreavus
- Ditto
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Imagine all the cardboard boxes that bring groceries to each supermarket. Multiply that by the number of stores in the ShopRite chain, more than 240, then you get an idea of much recycling the chain does.
More than 100 people learned about that at the annual meeting and awards breakfast of HART, the county's transportation management agency. HART's meeting Thursday, July 26, at the Grand Colonial restaurant in Union Township, was to acknowledge a variety of commuters, employers, schools and individuals for their commitment to sustainable transportation. And it conducted some business. Executive Director Tara Shepherd highlighted the past year's activities.
The meeting included awards presentations, election of officers and board members, and a keynote speaker, Suanne Forbes, on "Sustainability at Wakefern/Shoprite." She's the environmental affairs administrator for Wakefern Corp., the retailer-owned cooperative formed in 1946 that now services the more than 280 ShopRite and PriceRite supermarkets in eight states.
Wakefern's 46 members own and operate most of the stores; the balance are owned by the co-op itself. Locally, there are ShopRites owned by the Colalillo family in Franklin and Raritan townships.
Forbes talked about the cooperative, in which the owners share "membership, liability and profits" and the various ways it works to help the environment — and people.
The co-op has been recycling since the 1970s, she noted. The stores give away overstocked produce and other perishables to local food banks as a part of the company's community outreach program. And many of the stores compost, either right on site or at nearby facilities, Forbes reported.
Last year, the stores recycled around 119,500 tons of cardboard. In addition to corrugated and waxed cardboard, the stores recycle plastic wrap, plastic bags, newspapers, magazines, circulars, books, office paper, pharmacy stock pill bottles and black plastic flower containers. Besides helping the environment, Forbes noted, this saves the company money, since it's paying to dispose of less waste.
The stores actively promote the use and purchase of recycled and reusable shopping bags as an alternative to new plastic bags. Customers who bring their bags in for re-use receive credits. According to Forbes, 58 million bags were recycled at its stores last year.
Hauling food and everything from the warehouses to the stores uses a tremendous amount of energy, and Forbes told of Wakefern's various initiatives. They include using larger trailers and those made of stronger materials yet weighing less than the ones they replace. They have tires that are made to roll more easily, and air pressures are frequently checked to make sure they're optimum.
The fleet of tractors that pull the trailers is being updated with engines that are more fuel-efficient, Forbes continued, and the engines have anti-idling devices to automatically shut them off after a certain amount of time of not moving.
Also speaking was Freeholder Matt Holt, a Clinton resident who is chairman of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. He told about the organization, consisting of representatives from 13 counties and a fulltime staff, which decides how the $1.5 billion in federal funding that comes to the region is allocated. It also sponsors and conducts studies, assists county planning agencies and monitors compliance with national air quality goals.
Re-elected HART officers are: President Ronald Monaco of Readington Township, Vice President Kenneth Skowronek, a Flemington attorney; Secretary John Quirke, an attorney with Archer & Greiner in Flemington; and Treasurer Violet Kocsis of the Hunterdon Healthcare System.
Re-elected to the Advisory Board were Bruce DeBacco of Flemington, Dan Force of Pete's Bike and Fitness Shoppe in Flemington, Bela Kamensky of East Amwell Township and Glenn Reibman, representing the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
For more on HART, go to its website.


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As a vendor with the New York City Department of Education, Calpulli offers an array of programming to educators allowing access to the company's expertise in Mexican traditional dance and culture. Programs include lecture-demonstrations, workshops, and residencies. Calpulli's programs add value to educational experiences, complimenting lessons in the classroom.
The following are Calpulli Mexican Dance Company's most popular arts-in-education offerings. Please contact us for additional details, references, and fees.
Lecture-Demonstration and Dance Performance/ Assembly Program
Calpulli explores Mexican traditional dance through a varied selection of dances based on the company's repertoire. Talented dancers perform distinct regional dances showcasing unique costumes and rhythms. A narrator explains the historical and cultural background of each dance suite and also leads fun, interactive workshops with audiences. Workshops include faldeo (skirt-work), footwork, and joining performers on the stage.
For schools, the content of the performance can be tailored to compliment lessons in the classroom. It can also compliment a residency, providing students a point of reference for their learning. The assembly is tailored for all ages- from PreK to Universities- and can accommodate large venues (>1000 seating).
Instructional Workshop about a Traditional Mexican Dance
Teaching Artists lead an interaction-based program in which a select number of dances (1-2) are explored through their movement attributes. The selection of dances are performed by the Teaching Artists and then audiences learn simplified movements, use props, and discuss the cultural backgrounds of each dance. Dances include "La bamba," a 100-year old wedding dance from the state of Veracruz, and "El jarabe tapatio," better-known as the Mexican hat dance, is choreographed with instructional aids. A variety of dances are available to correspond with the goals of the event. The workshop is suitable for an audience size as large as 30 individuals.
Professional development workshops are also available for educators who wish to work with Calpulli Teaching Artists.
Residencies with Calpulli Mexican Dance Program
Residencies are extended engagements with Calpulli Teaching Artists in which lessons in the classroom are complimented by dance curriculum. Classes meet for one or more sessions per week for several weeks culminating with a student performance.
Calpulli works closely with faculty to develop lesson plans and goals for the residency. Calpulli is also able to provide professional costumes for student performances.
Residencies have multiple goals for students, teachers, and even parents and the community. They also have multiple benefits. Teaching Artists with Calpulli have diverse backgrounds in dance including, of course, Mexican traditional dance expertise, ballet, and Teaching Artist training. Calpulli also applies the NYC DOE Blueprint for Dance to develop lesson plans and align with state and local teaching standards.
Lecture-Demonstrations and Workshops (as above) with Live Music
The unique genres of music that inspire dance are presented by the Calpulli Musicians. Live music enhances the performance experience and provides a rich source of educational content. Musical genres are explored via instrumentation and performance, and dances are performed with accompaniment.
Indigenous music, Mariachi amd Coastal rhythms are just a few genres available.
Customized Programs
Calpulli is receptive to developing educational programs that meet specific needs and goals. Previously, Calpulli has developed unique programs jointly with educators that include the following:
Costume-Making Workshops, Spanish Language through Dance, Parents as Arts Partners Workshops, Professional Development, and Workshops for Educators.
Please contact us with your ideas!
Donna Damone, Teacher, Central Valley Schools
"We loved it!!!!! Just the fact that the "most challenged" of our students came up to the stage to participate was in of itself a true MIRACLE!!!!! Thank You so very much !!!! We hope to see you next year with an expanded performance of your marvelous Calpulli Mexican Dance Company. The teachers and staff of the school expressed their amazement of your performance and the impact you had on our children. Please come again to our school next year." - Donna Damone, Teacher, Central Valley Schools
Susan Carpente-Kern, Teacher, IS61
"The first day with the students and Alberto is fabulous and wonderful!! The students had such a great time. Even parent volunteers showed up to help out. One of my former students came in to drop off some papers and said, 'I'm jealous, why didn't we do something like this last year! So that was great to hear."
Rebecca Anderson, Global Language Project
"The workshop was absolutely fabulous, and students LOVED it and got to learn, too 🙂 Parents stayed to watch entranced instead of making their kids leave in the middle (which I have seen with other workshops.)"
Teacher in NYC about costume-making workshops
Great job students are doing & can't speak highly enough regarding Alberto Lopez! Students adore him. He is a consummate professional. What an amazing experience for the students and me!
Teacher attending assembly at Goucher College
"I LOVED the show. It worked so well - the interactions with the audience; the costumes; the foot work; the vocalizations. It wasn't too long. It was so engaging! My class will be dancing all week and beyond! Excellent!"
Brooklyn Public Library, Programs & Exhibitions Department
"We received a great response and appreciation from the audience (both kids and adults) after the program. We love the unique and energy filled programing you continually bring."
Mary Sierra, Suffolk Community College
I can't thank you enough for the wonderful and beautiful performances on May 5th. Our campus is still talking about your dance troupe!
Major Fernando J. Maymí, CISSP, U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY
Your company's performance at West Point this past Friday was phenomenal. Your dancers exceeded all our expectations and delivered a show that engaged and enthralled the audience in a way I have never before witnessed. Please pass on our sincere thanks to all who made this possible. Keep up the great work you're doing in promoting our cultural heritage.
Michelle Robinson in New York City
On behalf of all of us at the B.E.S.T Program Seniors Center, I want to thank all the dancers for such a great job. The senior were totally amazed and did not stop talking about them for a week.
Mary L. Dono, Principal of The Harry T. Stewart School, Audience Development Series of Workshops Collaboration with Queens Theatre in the Park in Corona, NY
The children, straff, and parents of P.S. 92 Community of Learners would like to express out appreciation for the opportunity to host the Calpulli Mexican Dance Co. The dancers were just wonderful! The costumes and cultural roots of the music and dances were carefully explained in a child-centered manner.
Kathryn Smith, PS 163 Parents as Arts Partner in New York City
Response to the event has been incredibly enthusiastic, and… your workshop attracted some families who had never before attended a school event -- precisely what we hoped to achieve in applying for this grant.
Embassador Ramon Xilotl, Mexican General Consul in New York about Calpulli
It is admirable – the talent and the professionalism developed among the members of Calpulli, above all among the new generations born and raised in the U.S. You have that touch so Mexican that one forgets we are seeing this performance at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Jenny Seham, PhD, International Consulting, about Calpulli's assembly performance with the National Dance Institute
The dancing and music were perfection- and your knowledge, ease with the audience, and immediate relationship with our dancers made this an afternoon that exceeded expectations.
Julia Garland, Teacher, PS 503 in Brooklyn about Residency program held January through March annually
Wow! We absolutely loved working with you. Thank you so much for everything. Alberto [Lopez] was a warm, energetic, and well-prepared teacher who we would love to have come back to our school.
Mrs. Bustamante, Teacher, Grace Lutheran Day School about show at Kupferberg Center (Queens College)
My students enjoyed the show very much. They can't stop talking about it. Thank you.
Professor Amelia Moreno at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA
Calpulli's peformance was the perfect complement for our Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration! Students truly enjoyed the live music and dancing. The interactive portion of the show was a pleasant surprise, not only fun but also educational. The audience was engaged and, at the end of the show, expressed interest in the rich Mexican culture.


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What kinda 14 month old sits through 7 innings of a baseball game?
We bought Jeff tickets to see the Diamondbacks and Angels game for father's day. I bought cheap seats because I thought that with Kaylie we would be lucky to make it through 3 innings. And even if she did, I didn't think we would be able to tolerate sitting in the heat.
I couldn't have been more wrong. By the time we got to the 7 inning stretch I was more done with the game then Kaylie was. And the stadium is amazing, completely air conditioned and comfortable - it was really worth going just to see Chase satdium.
Her favorite part...a dancing taco and a dancing yogurt cup.


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Solve your problems easily & quickly. Here's how.
You know we have problems. Problems never get over. (duh!! I heard it before!)
First of all, Let's find out what exactly is the problem.
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In fact, I can not solve your problems. You already have an idea about how to grow your business, how to get more things done etc.We actually know what to do to solve our problems but we don't take corrective actions.
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I read this sentence before,
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Let me share with you about how I helped one of my clients called 'Komal' when she was facing problems in her business.
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This is the common answer I give when someone says to me "I am interested in solving problems."
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I asked her the same question again.
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She was stunned when she realised this difference.
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These question changed the whole way she was dealing with problems.
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Now, here's task for you
- What exactly are your problems and what specific problem you should solve immediately?
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- Whatever you want to do to solve right now, start taking action to solve that problem
Contact me if you need assistance to do this.
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By the way, I need your help.
I want to help people to be fearless, so that they can get more things done and achieve their yearly goal in just 3 months.
I am looking for some clients who I can help to create more results and get more things done without working for longer hours. I can help them to focus on what is important to them.
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If you know someone who has ideas but can't implement due to lack of focus and discipline, I am putting on a free 30 Minutes coaching session where I'm going to explain the action plan he/she can implement immediately.
Please help me to connect with someone who wants to live without fear and I would invite them to have a powerful conversation for 30 minutes.
Please help me to connect with your friends who I can serve.
As I said above, you will know I help people to get more things done even without working for longer hours.
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undergraduate CUR-ICP-DEG-2019
Bachelor of Arts (Internet Communications and Professional Writing and Publishing)
Produce a career in content and design
Write and edit content to publish online. Craft diverse writing styles and genres from features to speeches for personal and commercial audiences. Explore how people network and connect using the internet. Design websites and online experiences.
Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Total subjects
Study method
100% online
100% online
Credit available
Start your career with Curtin's globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, our online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.
Times Higher Education Ranking 2020
Degree structure
Degree details
Internet Communications
At the completion of this degree students will be able to:
- understand and apply key concepts of Internet Studies and apply trans-disciplinary thinking to the application and creation of ideas concerning networked technologies of information and communication
- think critically, creatively and reflectively so as to imagine, design, use and critique networked technologies of information and communication
- conduct appropriate scholarly and professional research to find, access, organise, evaluate and synthesise information through a variety of media and apply that information to the construction of knowledge
- communicate and facilitate communication through a variety of media, for different purposes, and for different audiences
- use the Internet and related networked technologies of information and communication with an understanding of the complex interaction of political, cultural, and economic forces that constitutes technology as social
- further develop skills and knowledge through self-directed learning
- understand the complex interplay of local, national and global factors that influence and are expressed through the Internet and networked technologies of information and communication
- recognise and value cultural difference and understand its significance in relation to network technologies and their use in society for communication and information
- act ethically and responsibly to use, sustain and expand the social, business and cultural networks that exist via the Internet, when working independently and in teams.
Professional Writing and Publishing
At the completion of this degree students will be able to:
- identify, explain and apply the key disciplinary concepts and principles in professional writing and publishing
- integrate theory and creative practice in the production and analysis of professional writing texts; conceive, develop and evaluate innovative modes of professional communication
- access and evaluate the sources, authority and relevance of information, and synthesise key facts, themes and ideas in professional writing and publishing
- effectively communicate ideas to a range of audiences, across a variety of media, genres, and purposes
- use and evaluate a range of appropriate technologies to access resources, communicate effectively, and develop writing and research skills
- use and reflect on disciplinary skills and knowledge to develop autonomous learning, and apply these insights to writing in a range of different professional contexts
- acknowledge the interrelationship between local, national and global perspectives and the impact of this on professional writing and publishing
- recognise and value the diversity of cultural knowledge and practices, taking care to represent these, where appropriate, in an ethical and professional manner
- work independently and/or collaboratively to produce innovative, creative and ethical professional writing that is appropriate to a variety of professional and cultural contexts.
Your studies will enable you to work in a number of fields of employment: internet communications, social media, marketing and public relations; internet content management; internet policy and regulation; online research and analysis; virtual communities; website design and development; online media production; web publishing and more. Your studies will also lead to careers in more traditional media and information industries that are now moving online, as well as any corporate entity, public or private, that utilise online communications. Graduates will also have opportunities in research, writing, editing and publishing in government and industry as well as the not-for-profit sector, arts organisations and the magazine and book industries.
Higher education via OUA
- Successful study through OUA – either:
- Successful completion of four OUA degree level subjects at pass level (this satisfies the English language proficiency requirement) OR
- Successful completion of two OUA degree level subjects with separate evidence of English proficiency is required.
Higher education
- Successful completion of one full time semester (four standard subjects) towards an Undergraduate or higher level of study at an Australian University (separate evidence of English proficiency is not required).
Secondary education
- Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) 70 or equivalent. Students must have English ATAR, Literature ATAR or English as an Additional Language/Dialect ATAR. To determine your eligibility for entry please refer to Interstate Year 12 and IB Students, TISC Tertiary Institutions Service Centre link http://www.tisc.edu.au/static/guide/prerequisites-comparison.tisc
VET studies
- Completion of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Diploma or Advanced Diploma or Associate Diploma. You may also be eligible for credit toward your university study.
- Completion of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV and evidence of English proficiency.
Work and Life
- Successful completion of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT). (Please note this test is valid for two years.)
- Finished secondary education more than two years ago
- Bridging and enabling degree entry
- Curtin Enabling Program: UniReady - https://www.open.edu.au/degrees/uniready-enabling-subjects-curtin-university-cur-unr-deg
- Enabling degrees completed through other Australian Universities which meet minimum entry requirements for that institution will be accepted as minimum entry requirements for this degree.
Additional information
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Centre for Aboriginal Studies - http://karda.curtin.edu.au/
- Domestic applicants with overseas qualifications - https://courses.curtin.edu.au/course_overview/admission-requirements/
English Proficiency Requirements
Applicants need to meet Curtin's English Language requirements. You normally need ONE of the following:
- Must have a 50% minimum in English ATAR (or equivalent).
- Completion of at least one full time semester (or equivalent) of Undergraduate level studies at an Australian University
- Completion of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Diploma or Advanced Diploma or Associate Diploma
- Successful completion of two degree level subjects via Open Universities Australia (OUA) and English proficiency
- Successful completion of two degree level subjects at an Australian university and English proficiency
- Successful completion of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT). (Please note this test is valid for two years.)
Please refer to the 'Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements' document at http://students.curtin.edu.au/local/docs/English_List.pdf.
*** Please Note: If any academic or legal document is not in English, you must provide a colour scan of the non-English documents, including a colour scan of the official English translations of these documents. This is for comparison purposes. ***
Credit for Recognised Learning (CRL) is assessed on individual merit and is awarded for different types of learning, for example, studies you have previously completed or for relevant work experience.
Students must be admitted in an award degree of study before lodging their completed CRL application, along with all required supporting documentation for a formal assessment.
To apply for CRL, please visit the Curtin University website: https://study.curtin.edu.au/credit/
It is important to note accepted documentation includes scans of the original Transcripts and/or Award Certificate; front and back; in colour; and original size. For further information see the scanned documents and certification requirements and guidelines.
More information about the policies and procedures related to CRL assessment and appealing a CRL assessment outcome can be found in the Credit for Recognised Learning manual (PDF).
If you have any questions, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
This degree offers a choice of studying two single majors together and introduces students to the complementary fields of internet communications and professional writing & publishing. Internet Communications major provides you with an opportunity to learn in detail about the human dimensions of the internet: how people network, collaborate and share information through internet communications, media and design. You will develop advanced skills in creating, maintaining and managing online communications for personal and commercial interactions, as well as gaining knowledge of the social and cultural contexts within which those interactions occur.
The Professional Writing and Publishing major prepares students for writing careers in the private, public and creative sectors through the study and practice of a range of different writing forms, including feature articles, speeches, reports, discussion papers, travel writing, history, humour, writing for the internet, promotional writing, creative non-fiction and media releases.
Recommended Study Pattern
To complete the degree as a full time student, a maximum of two subjects per Study Period is recommended.
Level 1 BA (Internet Communications and Professional Writing and Publishing) - complete the following:
- APC100 Academic and Professional Communication (core subject)
- COM155 Culture to Cultures (core subject)
- MCA110 Narrating Selves OR MED104 Engaging Media (core subject)
- MCA120 Sense of Place OR MCA100 Making Meanings (core subject)
- WEB101 Web Communications (Internet Communications major subject)
- NET102 Internet and Everyday Life (Internet Communications major subject)
- PWP110 Introduction to Writing (Professional Writing and Publishing major subject)
- PWP121 Writing, Rhetoric and Persuasion (Professional Writing and Publishing major subject)
Level 2 and level 3
Single Major BA (Internet Communications)
Complete four level two and four level three Internet Communications major subjects
Single Major BA (Professional Writing and Publishing)
Complete four level two and four level three Professional Writing and Publishing major subjects
The Bachelor of Arts degree incorporates a progressive structure of subjects designed to build knowledge and enable you to successfully progress through the degree.
Award Requirements
To obtain the award for the BA (Internet Communications and Professional Writing and Publishing) students must complete a total of 24 subjects as follows:
- APC100 Academic and Professional Communication (core subject)
- COM155 Culture to Cultures (core subject)
- MCA110 Narrating Selves OR MED104 Engaging Media (core subject)
- MCA120 Sense of Place OR MCA100 Making Meanings (core subject)
- Ten Internet Communications Major subjects selected from Levels 1, 2 and 3
- Ten Professional Writing and Publishing Major subjects selected from Levels 1, 2 and 3
The following criteria also apply:
- The combined Internet Communications and Professional Writing and Publishing structure does not allow for electives.
- You must complete the degree within 10 years.
- You must complete at least eight Curtin University subjects where Credit for Recognised Learning (CRL) is applicable.
We recommend that all students, as soon as they are eligible, should apply for and take a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP). However, if you choose not to be a CSP student, please contact OpenCurtin via email to email@example.com.


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Sunday April 5,2009
By Matthew Kalman
ISRAELI premier Benjamin Netanyahu's new government got off to a bad start last week.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has returned to power, 10 years after he was ousted, with a 30-member cabinet so big that carpenters had to construct a new table for it in the Knesset.
But critics say his broad coalition, which includes members of the centre-left Labour party, the religious United Torah Judaism and Shas, and the secularist Israel Is Our Home, cannot last. The new government's peace policies are opaque and its economic policies are likely to be a fudged compromise between Netanyahu's free-market Thatcherism and the socialist paternalism of Labour.
Outside Israel, Netanyahu was denounced as a warmonger for failing to include a clear commitment to a two-state solution with the Palestinians in his government policy guidelines. But he was overshadowed by his Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Israel Is Our Home Party.
Lieberman, who grabbed attention by declaring that Israel was no longer bound by the Annapolis peace process, is under investigation on a string of corruption allegations and spent his first full day as foreign minister being questioned under caution by fraud police. If charged, he will have to resign.


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Saturday, January 14, 2006
I take pictures like this one out of the self deluded believe that one day I will, buy a copy, make a copy, steal it, comment intelligently on its design, smash it with a hammer, install it in my home, make fun of it...
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1 comment:
- Johnny Crow said...
That is a very interesting way to look at things... especially in photography.. I actually like the photo. I love the colors, the blue and brown. they go well together.
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Replay app updated with Light video style introduced at Apple's iPad Air 2 event
"It's road trip!" That's the instantly meme-tastic autocorrect error that insisted on displaying instead of "Utah road trip!" during the demo of the popular universal video-editing app Replay at Apple's iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 event earlier this month.
Now, if you've been wanting to use the same light effect that was used during the "It's road trip" demo (which has since been rectified by Apple with some post-production magic), your wait is over. The just released update to Replay officially makes that effect available in the form of a new video style called Light.
"Light produces amazing text effects and transitions, with rays of light shining through your photos and videos," Replay developer Stupeflix notes. "This effect is called volumetric lighting, it was never done on mobile before. Its very Hollywood!"
Take a look:
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Note that Light is a video style that requires significantly more computing power than a typical effect in Replay. As such, it's supported by the following devices only: iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2, and iPad Mini 3.
The new version of Replay also includes the following new features and improvements:
- Snappy has a great new variation
- Toss also has a brand new variation
- easier music importing
- access to more iOS8 Photo Albums
- improved movie sharing via email
- faster movie sharing from Home screen
- better experience when uploading movies to the web
- many bug fixes!
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad running iOS 7.1 or later, Replay is available on the App Store for free.
Pixelmator for iPad, which was also demoed at Apple's event alongside Replay, was released last week.
See also: Ellen DeGeneres launches Ellentube app for watching and sharing family-friendly videos, Sing! Karaoke by Smule now lets you make music videos with other Sing!-ers, and Video ads begin to appear on Instagram from major brands like Disney and Activision.


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About Deptford Does Art
Almost four years ago Deptford Does Art started as a part time art project run by Zuzana, a manager of a local pub, and it quickly gained a good following. Having exhibited the work of more than 70 artists in several Deptford venues to date, Zuzana was joined by her husband Dan last year to support the demands of its growing success.
"Deptford has a strong sense of community and we have enjoyed meeting so many of its wonderful residents; we love celebrating the culture and creativity it holds. After two years of working with other venues in the area we are now proud to have a permanent gallery space at No.28 Deptford High Street. We have a beautiful basement gallery space exhibiting locally created art and a fantastic vegan cafe and bar as well as a retail section with framed and unframed prints and handmade gifts and cards. With a rich program of workshops and talks there is much to see and plenty of opportunity to get involved, be creative and meet like minded people from the community."
When Zuzana Greenham started exhibiting local artists on the walls of The Duke Pub in Deptford, she didn't expect to be sat in her own gallery two-and-a-half years later. While the word organic may be over-used in the startup community, its an apt description of the pub-manager-turned-business-owner's story.
From the stark lack of self-promotion to the succession of chance events that led to a physical space on Deptford High Street, there's a sense Deptford Does Art has grown entirely of its own accord. "Part of the fun," they say, "is not knowing totally what's coming." Its central mission, however, remains constant.
"I started Deptford Does Art when I was a manager of the Duke Pub on Creek Road," said Zuzana, a Deptford resident since 2012. "My husband is an artist, I studied art – have an artistic background. I know a lot of creative people from the area so I thought, 'Why don't I help these people and put works on walls and then create some sort of a community of artists where they can meet one another." She continues: "The whole idea was to bring people together and to not judge, so giving a space and a platform with advice and guidance for anyone who creates art."
Zuzana's exhibitions weren't confined to The Duke for long. As interest grew, she worked to fill the walls of other local spaces like the Brookmill Pub, Wunderlust (now closed), Deptford Cinema and the Jobcentre Pub.
For Zuzana and Dan, who met in New Cross five years ago, this encapsulated the purpose of Deptford Does Art; harnessing the tight-knit community and showcasing the best of it.
"The project that Zuzana started really took off in quite a big way in the numbers of venues being interested and the number of artists who wanted to be involved," said Dan. "So it was definitely something that had grown and it was just a natural progression that it would go somewhere because it had momentum. Exactly where, we never knew and it was a combination of a few things coming together that created this space in the end. We weren't really setting out as a couple to start a business."
Alongside fast, organic growth came some inheritance money and a business venture courtesy of Lewisham Council who were looking for a sustainable business with community and culture at its heart to occupy the council-owned High Street building. Following an extensive application process, the couple were given the keys in late October 2017, beating nine organisations to the property.
"This time last year we had no idea that we would be here, it wasn't a plan," said Zuzana.
The multi-purpose space is a cafe by day and bar by night, with a retail area selling gifts, prints and frames and the all-important gallery located downstairs.
Working on a three-week rotation, the gallery is free to exhibit – all that the pair ask for in return is for the artist to provide an event, such as a workshop or a talk, for the local community to enjoy. Showcasing a wide spectrum of art, from paintings and prints to photography and performances, Deptford Does Art is already serving its purpose as a community hub.
"For our second exhibition in the programme we were approached by two local groups – Sayes Court and Deptford Is Forever – and they wanted to put on an exhibition that coincided with the Anchor coming back," said Dan. "So we had archived material upstairs about the protest to get it back and downstairs in the gallery was an exhibition by a Greenwich University student Max Barnes who's done his MA in landscape and planning.
"He'd done a whole thesis on the Deptford Anchor and this academic abstract piece of how it could be brought back and all the social implications. It was illustrated beautifully and it went all round the gallery in a story. That was amazing."
Dan added: "What's very important is that everyone gets a chance.Art is a great unifier but we're aware that the art world can be quite cliquey, snobbish and class-driven.We both enjoy the fact that it can be and should be for everyone."
In December 2017 the part-time project became a fully-fledged business when Zuzana and Dan opened at 28 Deptford High Street.
"When you've got a community like Deptford which is very rich and vibrant, all different cultures and ethnicities coming together, it's ridiculous to not think of those artists and creatives having the ability to showcase their work on the high street where they live," said Dan. "I think that's what we're about, making that visible and with no strings attached – it's not about the big sell or having a house style of art where nothing else counts."
"The reason why it's so diverse and it reflects the local community so well is because there's no filter to stop that community coming in here so we get a representation of all artists, " continued Zuzana.
As well as continuing their monthly exhibitions at other venues, Zuzana and Dan are focusing on expanding the cafe's vegan offerings (watch out for an exciting collaboration in the near future – guaranteed to make this a must visit!) and developing their website to allow for online shopping. Their list of workshops can be found on their Facebook Page in the events section or at Obby.co.uk.
"People from the community who come in enjoy this lovely space, it's like an oasis on Deptford High Street," said Dan. "You can come in and have a relaxed moment, take a bit of time from the stress of your life, see some really good art from the local community but also sit down and enjoy a cup of tea or a glass of wine. The best part is that by doing that you help keep the gallery space free and therefore support local artists."
The Wharf Newspaper Thursday 22 March 2018, article written by Erica Bush (edited for website by DDA).


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5 tips to make a Safe Purchase Online
5 tips to make a Safe Purchase Online The rise of the internet and smart phones and smart computers has meant that things that seemed impossible a few years ago have become possible. Shopping which people went out to shops for has since been revolutionized into online shopping. Now customers have a choice, they can either go to shops physically to buy goods and products or they could sit back in the comforts of their>>>


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Dress- White House/Black Market- similar
Shoes- Merona- similar
Nadine and I went out for a great evening of comedy to see Eddie Izzard. Although it was an evening concert, I knew it was going to be warm if not hot so I opted to wear a dress.
I love this dress for several reasons. First, I like that it is sleeveless. I feel so comfortable with my arms out ans free, especially when its warm. Second, the stripes are flattering, which is odd because they are horizontal. Yet they help to accentuate my waist. Last, I love this color pink. It is sort of a dusty pink which I think is a good color pink for me and there is not too much of it. The wrong pink or too much pink washes me out because of my skin color.
The purple flats I am wearing are my favorite flats. I love purple, and these flats are such a great pop of color with so many outfits. They are faux suede and have a cute bow on the front. I can wear them with shorts, dresses, or pants. I wear them often enough that I know they will wear out sooner than I'd like.
You may notice the bandage on my leg. That is from the surgery I had on May 29th to remove the plate and 10 or so screws from my tibia. It is healing well and will be good to go sooner than later,


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The 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape—a blend of 70% Grenache, 10% each Mourvèdre and Syrah, and smaller amounts of other permitted varieties—will spend a full two years in foudres prior to bottling. It's a full-bodied, rich and velvety wine, with layers of dark fruit resembling cola and black cherries and a touch of ground spices on the long finish. It should be a beauty.
One of my favorite growers in Chateauneuf. "Old school" CDP always balanced-never too heavy and amazing price to quality ratio


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It appears that Google Glass isn't quite dead, as the Google appears to be readying a new "Enterprise Edition" for release.
The new name appears to suggest that Google is shying away from aiming the head-mounted device at general consumers and is instead aiming it at industry, where it could find niche uses. For example, a surgeon or a builder may find it useful to have heads-up information when they can't use their hands.
According to 9to5Google, the upgraded device will apparently have on board an Intel Atom processor that will apparently improve performance and use less battery. Apparently spec-wise it is slightly faster than a top-of-the-range Android Wear device.
The prism display has also been made larger, so that it will strain eyes less; to see it you will just have to look up, rather than up and to the right. 9T5G is unsure whether this means that the device will also be running at a higher resolution.
Interestingly too, there will even be the option of an external battery pack, which could be good for industrial applications that require heavy use.
Given this is all based on inside sources and leaks, it is unclear when Google will say anything official about the new device. We await Glass's rebirth with bated breath. [9to5Google]


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Camellia Lyrics
Artist: Verbena
Album: La Musica Negra
You do what you want
Oh the garden go so high, and the air was full of lead
Everyday was just like before
Not a dark cloud in the sky
Just a lid under your skin
Hey imagine it's alright
Baby blue
Don't make a sound
You should listen for the end, 'cause it's right over the hill
Don't you cry, you won't feel no hurt
And just close your baby eyes
And go wherever you please
Hallelujah (until song ends)
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Ask a marketer or business owner what they'd like most in the world, and they'll probably tell you "more customers." What often comes after customers on a business' wish list? More traffic to their site. There are many ways you can increase traffic on your website, and in today's post, we're going to look at some of them.
Follow these Steps and you'll be on your way to Improving a More Traffic in your Web Site.
Yahoo! might be losing the search engine market share battle but they still dominate in the Question and Answers arena. People ask thousands of questions every day in almost every niche and industry you can imagine. A quick search for "Search Engine Optimization" shows over 1,300 questions that can be answered. The key to driving massive amounts of traffic from Yahoo! Answers is to give genuinely helpful answers. Instead of trying to create a blatant advertisement for your website work on becoming an authority in your industry.
This technique has the potential to send you far more than 100 visitors. When people use search engines to look for the questions you answered often times a Yahoo! Answers result will appear near the top of the search results. This will give you and your website a ton of exposure if you answer commonly asked questions!
If you create content that people enjoy it can easily become popular or even go viral. The important thing is to put your website and content in front of people that are looking for it, right? Social bookmarking is a super easy way to do just that. Social bookmarking sites allow users to bookmark their favorite websites that other people can publicly view and vote up or down. If you bookmark useful content other people will find it, share it, and vote it up so others can enjoy it. Oh yeah, and it only takes about 30 seconds to bookmark your site.
Squidoo is a website full of 100% user generated content that allows you to create what's called a "lense." A lense is a page about a specific topic that you choose to write about (usually something you're knowledgeable in). After creating your lense other people can find it by searching for terms and keywords related to your lense. Let me just start off by saying Squidoo is an absolute powerhouse in the search engines (bylawrence mcmeen). Its very easy to rank Squidoo lenses for competitive terms that would prove to be a challenge for websites with lesser authority. Creating a lense on Squidoo gives you 2 traffic opportunities:
Guest blogging is a great way to generate free traffic – all you have to invest is the time to write an article. Get in touch with the most popular blogs in your industry and ask if they'll let you write a guest post. Most website owners will have no objections to having other people write free content for them. (ask Michael how I know…wink, wink) If you're having trouble finding blogs to guest post on check out www.myblogguest.com – they have a full community of bloggers that are ready and waiting for your content.
There are community forums setup online for virtually every niche, industry, or topic you can imagine. The internet is a prime place for like minded people to talk to each other. 9 times out of 10 you can find a forum for your industry just by typing in [your industry]forum.com or searching for "[Your Industry] Forum" on Google.Find the forums in your industry with the largest user base, start posting there and become an active community member. Most forums will allow you to leave a link to your website in your post signature, so the more you post the more traffic you get.
Every time I write new content I post it to twitter. If you use the right keywords and make your tweet interesting enough you can get a lot of clickthroughs just from people searching.For example if I write an article about SEO and Google I can tag the end of the tweet with #SEO #Google and anyone that searches for those keywords on Twitter can see my tweet about the post that I wrote. Be sure to write creative headlines for your posts so people feel the urge to click on them.
Creating a Facebook fan page takes about an entire 45 seconds and is a almost a necessity at this point for every business owner. Considering that 1 in 13 people on EARTH have a Facebook account there's really no need to explain why you should be there. Pro tip: make sure you create a fan page and not a group. Groups messages don't show up in news feeds making it hard to get in touch with members. Making a fan page will give you a lot more exposure to not only the current members but members friends as well.
Commenting on blog posts written by industry experts with lots of followers can bring your website a lot of traffic. When you post a comment (most) blogs allow you to leave a link back to your site for other readers to check out – as long as you leave an insightful comment you WILL get traffic from your blog comments. Make sure you comment as quickly as possible when new blog posts go up. The higher in the comments you are the more clicks you'll get. I have Google Reader setup to alert me when new blog posts are made on the industry blogs I follow and I comment immediately to lock in my first place spot.
Promoting your websites by publishing articles to various article directories is by no means a new idea but still an extremely effective way to drive traffic. If you write content and publish it to websites like Ezine Articles, Article Base, and Article Dashboardwebsite owners will pick it up and post it. This idea is similar to guest blogging except that you only have to write one piece of content that can end up on hundreds of even thousands of blogs and websites.
The idea of "link bait" refers to creating content that is so extremely useful or entertaining it compels people to link to it. Put yourself in the shoes of your target demographic and figure out what they would enjoy or what would help them the most. Is there a tool you can make to automate some tedious process? Can you find enough data to make an interesting infographic? Is there a checklist or cheat sheet that would prove handy to your audience? The possibilities are nearly endless – survey your visitors and see what is missing or lacking in your industry and fill in the gaps.
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Le déclin du système manufacturier Canadien (2)
Posted by Québec de Droite in Délocalisation, Manufacturier, Ministère de l'éducation on vendredi 10 février 2012
Comment fait-on pour transférer rapidement de la technologie des pays industriels dans les pays émergents?
La technique est fort simple, on donne des visas étrangers en disant que nous ne trouvons pas des ingénieurs américains n'ayant pas les qualifications requises, on les forme aux États-Unis, et on les renvoie subito presto avec le savoir dans les pays émergents.
Drôlement efficaces, pour délocaliser et maximiser les profits surtout quand ils coûtent au moins le 1/5 du prix.
Personne ne conteste?
Bien sûr, mais la démocratie aux États-Unis se résume à savoir qui distribue les plus gros pots-de-vin pour acheter le pouvoir, alors le peuple là-dedans du simple bétail interchangeable.
The Center has estimated the total cost of the 2008 elections for Congress
and the White House at $5.3 billion. (1)
Extrait de : News to Pres. Obama? 1.8 Million Americans With Engineering DEGREES Don't Have Engineering JOBS, By Roy Beck, Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 6:44 PM EST
Pres. Obama's own staff has produced the data to show
· That the President was wrong Monday when he said America doesn't have enough engineers.
· Was wrong last week in the State of the Union to say we need more high-skilled foreign workers, and
· Was wrong in sending out spokespersons to claim that not enough Americans are obtaining engineering degrees.
But the President -- like most Republican leaders -- tends not to look for facts when thinking about immigration but just looks to his elite business cronies.
Earlier this week, Pres. Obama was caught off-guard in an internet Q&A when a woman asked why the government continues to issue work visas to foreign engineers while her engineer husband can't find a job.
Look at the exchange here:
The President found the question "interesting" because "industry tells me that they don't have enough highly skilled engineers."
The White House sent out spokespersons to defend the President by talking about how not enough Americans are getting engineering degrees.
My immediate question was: How many Americans with engineering degrees don't have an engineering job?
Amazingly just this afternoon, Dr. Steve Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies has published a report that answers the question.
U.S.-BORN INDIVIDUALS WITH ENGINEERING DEGREES (under age 66) (based on most recent American Community Survey by the Obama Administration itself)
101,000 -- U.S. engineers looking for a job who can't find any work at all
244,000 -- U.S. engineers who have dropped completely out of the labor market
1,470,000 -- U.S. engineers who are working but no longer as engineers
1.8 million -- Total U.S.-born individuals under the age of 66 who have engineering degrees but don't have an engineering job
There is a lot to say about all those numbers. But one thing that can't be said is that the United States doesn't "have enough highly skilled engineers" among its own citizens.
These numbers were compiled by Pres. Obama's own staff. But he apparently never thought to check on the facts. He was perfectly willing to take the word of the business elites with whom he hobnobs when they claim they have to have more foreign engineers.
ROY BECK is Founder & CEO of NumbersUSA
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Does dropping your iPhone give you a mini heart attack?
"Sh!t" is all you can think as it plummets to the floor, shattering the screen into a million little pieces and leaving you helpless.
Most of us move on with our day, continuing to use our damaged device. Even though, it's actually unsafe to use a phone with a cracked screen.
Did you know that 85% of smartphone owners drop their phones at least once a year?
Unfortunately, most aren't protected by Tempered Glass.
Here are 5 reasons you shouldn't use a phone with a cracked screen:
1. Your Phone May Stop Working All Together
If your phone has a broken screen, it's likely that it will become less responsive. Eventually, your phone might stop working altogether! How can we take those killer selfies or answer all those Snapchats with a broken phone? That's right you can't! Protecting that iPhone with a Tempered Glass is sure to keep your phone in one piece and selfie ready!
2. No More Protection
Your smartphone screen is like your skin and is as delicate as a mirror when it hits the ground. It protects the inner workings of your iPhone, and who hasn't used their iPhone's screen as a mirror for their emergency lipstick touch-ups?
When your screen is left cracked, your morning Starbucks can also seep through the cracks and damage the inside. Keep your phone protected and your lipstick intact with our Beauty Glass.
3. Safety Hazard
Scrolling through Snapchats and Instagram can actually become hazardous to your health with a cracked screen! With a cracked phone screen, you put your fingers, and not to mention your fresh manicure at risk. If your phone screen has severe cracks, then you could possibly hurt yourself and limit yourself from social media… and who wants that?
4. It's hard to watch/like/follow/read with a cracked screen
iPhone displays are getting bigger, and the definition is getting better. We are constantly watching YouTube Videos and editing pictures on our smartphone but that becomes nearly impossible with little cracks all over your screen. Moreover, it is less enjoyable surfing the web, reading articles or interacting on social media with a cracked screen.
5. Handsfree Isn't Hassle-free
Taking your eyes off the road while driving can be a major hazard and safety risk. It might also be illegal. As more states ban holding smartphones while driving, using your phone's GPS to help you navigate unfamiliar terrain becomes nearly impossible with a cracked screen.


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|Rogelio M . Serrano Jr .
|Re: [OT] GentooLinux GNUstep Developer
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On 2003-11-27 09:53:48 +0800 Chad Hardin <address@hidden> wrote:
They don't allow for exceptions to be made for *Debian* packages. That is why I created my own GNUstep repository for GNUstep stuff which installs in sensible locations.If you're running Debian sarge (might work with woody, never bothered to try):All you gotta do is add the following to /etc/apt/sources.listdeb http://simplygnustep.sourceforge.net/Packages/ binary-i386/deb-src http://simplygnustep.sourceforge.net/Packages/ source/ Do an "apt-get update" and then a "apt-get install sgstep-meta-user" and "apt-get install sgstep-meta-developer" there are also games: "apt-get install sgstep-meta-games" It's that easy.
Yup im using sgstep and it just works. I even tried to build an sgstep cdrom. Not finished yet but everything can fit in one cd.
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Transient Behavior of Circuit-Switched Networks.
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This paper is concerned with strong approximation in queueing networks. A model of a circuit-switched network with fixed routes is considered in the limiting regime where the link capacities and the offered traffic are increased at the same rate. The process of normalized queue lengths is shown to converge almost surely to a sliding mode solution of an ordinary differential equation. The solution is shown to possess a unique stable point. It is reached exponentially fast or in finite time, depending on the values of the parameters. This has implications on the settling time of the network. The technique is applicable to closed Jackson networks and their settling times. In contrast with other asymptotic results on queueing networks it does not make use of product form distributions and extends easily to non- Markovian models.


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Chief Investment Officer / Renewable Energy Specialist at AfDB
The Bank's development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas (High 5s), all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business, industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Chief Investment Officer / Renewable Energy Specialist
Reference: ADB/17/467
Location: Côte d'Ivoire
Grade: PL-3
Position N°: 50078329
The Complex
- The Vice Presidency for 'Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth' is a Sector Complex focusing on the Bank's Ten Years Strategy, High 5s priority of "Light up and Power Africa".
- The complex's objectives are (i) to develop policy and strategy; (ii) to provide deep sector technical expertise to the Regions by gathering pool of experienced individuals who can be consulted for their expertise on complicated transactions; (iii) to develop new financing instruments; (iv) to act as spokesperson to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on all aspects of "Light Up and Power Africa".
- The Complex will focus on areas of Power systems, policy and regulation, renewable energy; and, Climate and Green Growth.
The Department/Division
- The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Department has the broad objective of promoting the development of renewable energy – both large and small scale – and promoting energy efficiency along with clean cooking.
- It is the responsibility of the Director to build an organization to help deliver these objectives for the Bank and for the Regional Member Countries.
- The department comprises of two divisions: Renewable Energy Division and Energy Efficiency and Clean Cooking Division.
- The Renewable Energy Division has overall responsibility of developing renewable energy and off-grid access throughout Africa.
The Position
- The Renewable Energy Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the technical strength of the Bank's renewable energy activities so as to place the Bank in a leading role in Africa with respect to the development, financing and deployment of renewable energy projects.
- The job holder will focus on the preparation and implementation of bankable renewable energy generation projects led by both public and private sector clients.
- The incumbent will also be responsible to support Regional Member Countries (RMCs) and private sector tapping into the renewable energy potential across Africa.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Division Manager – Renewable Energy, the Chief Investment Officer / Renewable Energy Specialist will perform the following:
- Contribute to the delivery of flagships as relevant to ensure delivery of the New Deal on Energy objectives;
- Engage with relevant stakeholders in regional member countries to set up conducive enabling policy and regulatory environment for the development of renewable energy and off-grid access, including setting up quality standards ;
- Take a leading role, along with Hub based personnel, in assisting regional member countries in structuring and obtaining funding for renewable energy projects from internal and external climate finance facilities;
- Mobilize technical assistance resources from various internal and external sources for Renewable Energy enabling environment technical assistance projects;
- Work with the Power Systems Department and regional member countries in establishing standardized procurement frameworks for procuring utility-scale renewable energy through Independent Power Producers;
- Support regional member countries to ensure the effective implementation of renewable energy components of their nationally determined contributions;
- Play a leading role with regional member countries / private sector sponsors for the development/financing of specific large-scale renewable projects;
- Take a leading role, along with Hub-based staff, in the process of identification and preparation of renewables related operations (policy, advisory, investment) whilst ensuring country ownership;
- Provide deep sector expertise for quality assurance of sector studies related to the development of renewable energy projects: preparation of terms of reference, review and validation process of feasibility studies and power sector analysis;
- Review and quality assurance of project preparation and appraisal documents vis-à-vis technical requirements;
- Liaise with the Energy Solutions Directorate for the design of innovative financing approaches and the mobilization of resources to develop renewable energy;
- Contribute to the preparation of knowledge and analytical work to inform country strategic work as well as new operations in renewable energy, and to the delivery of economic and sector work related to the renewable energy sector;
- Undertake any other task that the Division Manager or Director may assign.
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Hold at least a Master's Degree or its equivalent in Energy, Renewable Energy, Engineering, or related subjects;
- Have a minimum of eight (8) years professional experience at project level, broad knowledge of all energy sub-sectors, of which at least five years in renewable energy business development and/or policy advisory;
- Additional qualifications in specific renewable energy technology (e.g. wind, solar, biomass, geothermal) project and climate finance, development;
- Experience in private sector operations, in particular with financial institutions
- Proven experience in renewable energy structuring and advisory (e.g. business models, financial structuring, fund-raising, technical development, community engagement) is advantageous;
- Experience of working across multiple institutions and ensuring collaboration across public, private, and civil society sectors;
- Proven ability to interact competently with, as well as to assess and provide technical advisory services to, both public and private sector stakeholders in the renewable energy space;
- Proven ability to lead renewable power project development and financing in the region;
- In-depth knowledge of power utilities operation as well the legal, policy and regulatory frameworks governing renewable energy projects, particularly in developing country context;
- Full knowledge of the principles of project cycle and project implementation;
- Innovative thinking;
- Client orientation;
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively with counterparts;
- Team player;
- Interpersonal skills;
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing effectively in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language;
- Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
Application Closing Date
22nd November, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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