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Morton's solid start, RBI lift Bucs over Padres
SAN DIEGO -- Charlie Morton allowed one earned run over seven innings Saturday and also knocked in a run as the Pirates beat the Padres, 5-2, in front of a sold-out crowd of 43,207 at Petco Park.
Morton (2-0) allowed three hits with one walk and two strikeouts. He got 16 groundball outs. Morton gave the Pirates (26-23) the lead for good when he hit into a fielder's choice in the sixth inning. The Bucs have won eight of their last nine games.
"I expected to do well. That's why I'm here," said Morton, who missed the first month and half of the season recovering from right-hip surgery and was making only his second Major League start of the season. "I really didn't have expectations per se. Just expectations that I'm going to go out there and make good pitches and let the chips fall where they may."
San Diego starting pitcher Tyson Ross (2-5) labored early, allowing runs in each of the first two innings, before settling down. He allowed two earned runs on seven hits in six innings.
Andrew McCutchen reached base four times (two hits, two walks) and knocked in a run with an RBI single in the ninth inning.
Yangervis Solarte had the only RBI in the game for the Padres (24-27), as he doubled in a run in the bottom of the first inning.
Give one, take one: This wasn't the cleanest game defensively. In fact, The Pirates got an unearned run in the first inning when Starling Marte reached on an error by Will Middlebrooks. In the fourth inning, the Padres tied the game on Pedro Alvarez's throwing error, which allowed Matt Kemp to score on a ball hit by Cory Spangenberg.
Video: PIT@SD: Kemp scores on throwing error by Alvarez
Missed opportunities: The Pirates had eight baserunners and five hits against Ross in the first two innings, but were only able to score a pair of runs. The big rally crusher came with the bases loaded, one out and one run scored in the second inning. But Marte smoked a grounder to short. Alexi Amarista stepped on second and fired to first for the inning-ending double play, barely nabbing the speedy Marte.
Video: PIT@SD: Amarista turns inning-ending double play
Rush hour traffic: Ross settled down after a rough start where he loaded the bases in each of the first two innings, as eight of the first 13 Pirates got on base. In fact, Ross needed 22 pitches just to get out of the first inning. He got Marte on a double-play ball to end the second inning, preventing any further trouble. More >
"I didn't quite execute the way I was capable of," Ross said. "That first inning I got two quick outs and I wasn't able to shut the door right there. I've got to do a better job of executing and get the team in the dugout right there."
Quality starts: Morton's seven innings of two-run, three-hit pitching extended the Bucs' streak to 10 in a row. During that span, the starters are 8-0 with a 2.06 ERA and 73 strikeouts. More >
Video: PIT@SD: Morton goes seven innings, fans two
"Their guy was pretty good. He had a lot of movement. He has that in his game, big fastball … sinker with movement. He's tough to square up. He's tough against righties, good sinker to the left. He was on tonight. We couldn't solve him." -- Padres manager Bud Black on Morton
"Charlie gets a lot of the credit [for making his comeback]. Charlie needed to take a step and take ownership of some things as well. He's at a point in time in his career where he's got to have a delivery he believes in. He's got to have a routine that he believes in. We search out answers sometimes, we look for information. But at the end of the day you have to decide what's best for you." -- Pirates manager Clint Hurdle on Morton
Unearned runs are no fun. The Padres pitching staff can certainly attest to that. An error in the first inning Saturday by third baseman Middlebrooks extended the first, allowing Walker to punch an RBI single up the middle with two outs. The error, the team's 29th, led to their 23rd unearned run of 2015.
Video: PIT@SD: Walker's single gives Pirates an early lead
Pirates: The Bucs close the four-game series, and their only visit of the season to Petco Park, with a rare 9:05 p.m. ET Sunday start. Left-hander Jeff Locke (3-2, 4.70) will make his second career start against the Padres and try to notch his second win. He beat them in Pittsburgh on Sept. 13, 2013.
Padres: Odrisamer Despaigne (2-3, 6.11) has been good of late as a rotation fill-in for Brandon Morrow (DL, right shoulder inflammation). Despaigne has allowed two earned runs over his last two starts (12 innings), including six scoreless innings against the Angels last time out.
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What you need:
1 large chicken breast
1t seasoning salt
1/2 medium onion chopped
Romaine lettuce
2T parmesan cheese shredded
2 large wraps of your choice (we used Italian Herb Wraps)
Caesar dressing.
How to:
Slice chicken into thin strips.
Season with seasoning salt.
Cook over med-high heat in medium skillet until juices run clear.
Combine lettuce, onion, cheese and chicken on to two individual wraps.
Drizzle with Ceasar dressing and roll up.
You may need toothpicks to hold roll in place depending on how much filling you end up with.
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Winner, winner chicken dinner! This is an awesome dish to assemble and keep in the freezer, or give as a gift. You should always have a meal on hand.
What you need:
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – pounded to 1/2 inch thickness
6 slices bacon, cut in half
1t seasoning salt
I LOVE soup! I LOVE my crock pot! To me soup and crock pots are a marriage made in heaven; a gift to us from God! Here is a delicious, no fuss soup for any night of the week.
7-8 cups water (I use half water half chicken stock)
1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas, rinsed and sorted
salt & pepper to taste …
1 bay leaf
pinch dried thyme
3 medium carrots, cut into 1/4 inch slices (1 1/2 Cups)
2 stalks celery, finely chopped (1 Cup)
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
2T butter
1 ham bone or 1-2lbs cubed ham
1/2 – 1 cup half and half or heavy whipping cream (optional)
How to:
Mix all ingredients except the cream in 5qt crock pot.
Cover and cook on low heat 7-8 hrs or on high heat 5-6 hours until peas are tender. If using ham bone remove it from cooker; place on cutting board. Pull meat from bones, using 2 forks; discard bones and skin.
Stir ham into soup. Stir in cream
Stir well before serving.
This is a family favorite and so easy and versatile. You can tweak the recipe to accommodate what you have on hand in the pantry. It freezes great too!
What you need:
4-5 cups cooked chicken or ground beef (browned) or left over pot roast
1 -16oz can black beans or kidney beans
2 -10oz cans chopped tomatoes with green chilies
2 cups frozen corn
1 1/2 T cumin
1 1/2 T coriander
2T chili powder
ground red pepper (optional to taste)
salt & pepper to taste
6 cups chicken stock or beef stock (depending on what your protein is)
2T vegetable oil
masa or corn flour mixed with water to make a smooth paste
How To:
Pour the oil into a large heavy bottomed saucepan. Add the chicken and spices. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes until the spices are fragrant. Add the beans, tomatoes, corn and stock. Stir until it comes to a gentle boil. Let simmer for 30 minutes. Combine the masa or corn flour and water until it is a smooth paste. Stir into the soup stirring until the broth thickens a little. Ladle into bowls, and top with your choice of garnish. E.g. sour cream, shredded cheese, avocado or guacamole and cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips for scooping!
What You Need:
1 package (16oz) frozen broccoli florets
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 whole cooked chicken (deboned & shredded) or 3 cooked chicken breasts (shredded)
3t lemon juice
1/4-1/2t curry powder (to taste)
2 cups shredded cheddar
1 cup breadcrumbs
How To:
Thaw broccoli and drain as much of the liquid as possible. You want it to be pretty dry. Place in a 9×13 baking dish. Layer with chicken. Combine the mayo, soup, lemon juice and curry powder and spread over the chicken layer. Mix the cheese and breadcrumbs together and sprinkle over the whole casserole. Bake at 350 uncovered for 40 minutes. Serve over rice with a green salad. Enjoy!
If your family is anything like mine then pizza night is a weekly occurrence! If you are pinching pennies or want something a little different, this is a great option! It's a fun activity for you to do as a family, or when friends stop by. The kids love adding their own fillings.
What you need:
1 pound spaghetti thin or regular
1 pound Italian sausage or ground beef
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
4oz cream cheese softened
3-4 cups mozzarella cheese
How To:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the noodles.
While the water boils and the noodles cook, brown the meat in a pan. Drain the fat.
When the meat is cooked add the sauce and let it simmer for a couple of minutes.
Drain the pasta just short of al dente, as it will cook a little more when you bake it.
Return the noodles to the pan and add the meat mixture and the cream cheese. Stir until well combined.
Pour into a 9×13 pan, top with mozzarella and bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until the top is melty and golden. Serve with a salad or steamed veggies. Enjoy!

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Wine is our original alcoholic beverage. It dates back 8,000 years and, as Paul Lukacs writes in his new book, Inventing Wine: A New History of One of the World's Most Ancient Pleasures, was originally valued more because it was believed to be of divine origin than for its taste. And that's a good thing, Lukacs tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross, because early wine was not particularly good.
People would add a variety of unexpected ingredients to obscure and enhance the flavor. Everything, Lukacs says, "from lead to ash to myrrh to various kinds of incense, spices. And the most common thing added, especially to wines that people valued, were fresh resin from pine trees or boiled resin — namely pitch — from pine trees. Lead, in fact, will sweeten wine, so lead was used for thousands and thousands of years."
The book is filled with surprising facts about the drink. Pharaohs have been buried beside jugs of it. The Quran promises baths of wine in the afterlife because


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In every gymnast's career there are years of skills training, practice and strengthening focused on learning the pieces to their routines. They put together routines for every apparatus they perform on in every competition. They are judged on degree of difficulty, artistry, poise and balance. They get up early, stay late and work on every aspect of the performance. In the back of their minds, they know that after all is said and done; they've got to stick the landing.
You work hard and educate yourself and train for every aspect of your career. You have your career routines down. When a new competition is at hand, do you stick the landing? Do you deliver beyond what is expected? Do you remember how good it feels?
I had that feeling today. I had an interview with the top creative staffing agency in town. Previously when I had spoken with the recruiter she was very kind and let me know that transitions in management are hard without 10 plus years of experience in that field as a leader. She asked if I would consider entry to mid level positions, I told her I would consider them, but that I prefer management because of my experience and skill (I didn't mention the routines, as she was not aware of my analogy).
When I went in for my interview today I was interviewed by an account manager and again I was given the initial "transitions are hard" speech. Then she began to question my experiences, what I had learned and all that I had done with or without the "appropriate title," she realized I knew my chosen new field really well. In addition, I was easy to talk to and had a good sense of humor. I dressed for my interview with her as if I were a Creative Director already. She complimented my look. (Not all creatives are disheveled!) I articulated clearly and did not waver about my desires. In the end she looked at me and said "You are impressive on paper, but you're phenomenal in person! You won't be hard to market as leader and you won't be on the market long!" Dismount, (flying through the air) Nailed it!


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Scoil Ghobnatan are delighted to announce that for the coming school year we will be operating Phase 1 of the School Meals Programme. This is great news for every child in the school for the whole of the 2017/2018 school year. The programme means that Scoil Ghobnatan will provide each child in the school with a healthy and delicious breakfast every school day for the 2017/2018 school year. Each meal will consist of good quality nutritious food and a drink. The contents of the meal will initially be decided by the school but in the future, there is the opportunity for parents to become involved in selecting the menu.
It is important to note there is no cost to the children / parents / guardians. The food and drink will arrive each day to the school and will be distributed by the class teachers to the children in the morning. To begin with, the breakfast meal will consist of fruit and still water.
The School Meals programme will help both parents and teachers implement healthy eating habits in children from a young age. Learning healthy eating habits at this stage will stay with the child once established.


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The University of Maryland School of Maryland is home to faculty with diverse interests and collaborations in bench, clinical, translational, and community research.
Explore how our nurse researchers are producing insights, discoveries, and practices that improve the quality of patients' lives and the efficacy and humanity of our nation's health care system.


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Where is Hawaii?
Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean and is 2000 miles away from the United States mainland. The Hawaiian Islands are really the tops of volcanoes that are millions of years old. Hawaii was discovered by a British explorer James Cook in 1778. It is sometimes known as the Big Island because it is the largest in a group of islands.
Hawaii became a state (50th) in August 1959. It is the only US state not in North America and the only one that is completely surrounded by water. Hawaii's nickname is the Aloha State. Aloha means both welcome and farewell.
Nineteen islands and atolls extending across 2400 km (1500 miles) make up the Hawaiian Archipelago. The main islands are the eight high islands at the south-eastern end of the island chain. These are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui and the Island of Hawaii.
State Flag
The eight stripes of white, red and blue represent the eight main islands of Hawaii. The union Jack (flag of Great Britain) is in the upper left hand corner of the flag links to Hawaii's relationship with the British.
Capital: Honolulu
State Nickname: The Aloha State
Area: 10 932 sq miles (Hawaii is the 43rd biggest state in the USA)
Official Languages: English and Hawaiian
Largest city: Honolulu
Temperature: 85ºF in Summer and 75ºF in Winter.
Population: 1 211 537
Major River: Wailuku River
State flower: Yellow Hibiscus
State bird: the Nene
Native mammals: the seal and the bat
Hawaii has many beautiful beaches. People from all around the world go to Hawaii to surf because there are such good waves there. It is famous for palm trees.
Mauna Lua is the tallest volcano on the Island of Hawaii. From sea floor to the summit it towers more than 5.6 miles (9 km). It is also the second largest volcano on the island. It began erupting about 800 000 years ago. It has erupted several times in the last 10 000 years. The most recent eruption was about 3500 years ago. Mount Kea is considered to be a dormant volcano.
Kilauea (Kee-luh-way-uh) is the youngest and southeastern most volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Hawaiian name 'Kilauea' means 'spewing' or 'much spreading', which refers to the lava flows that it erupts. It is Hawaii's most active volcano and has been erupting since 1983. The number of historical eruptions is sixty one. Kilauea is the home of Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess.
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During your mother's pregnancy, I thought about her dying every day. Sometimes I dreamt about it. Not because it's something I wanted, but because I was desperately afraid.
Afraid she'd die but you'd survive and I'd have to not only go on living without her, but would also need to somehow learn to be your father and somehow teach you how to become a person.
Afraid you'd die in the process of being born and what that would do to us, to me, to your mother.
How would we survive all of this?
And so I was afraid. Afraid of death and dying, of being left alone as a survivor, of living through such a shattering experience.
I don't know why this is where my thoughts first raced to, and continued to race to.
But it's why when you were born I wanted you to know that I was not afraid anymore. And I'm not.
I'm probably still not ready for you, even though you're three months old, and maybe I never will be, but I'm no longer afraid of you.


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Adidas still sells those same shoes today under its Originals line, which also includes designs that offer a twist on this classic look.


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5 unusual things to do in London
At Days Out Guide, we're not only interested in the big attractions. We're always striving to look for quirky experiences to add to your box of magical memories. So here's a few unusual things to do in London that will make your day.
Hunterian Museum
Learn all about the human body at London's oldest museum of anatomy and pathology. Find out about the surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793) as you go through his unique collection of specimens, fossils and manuscripts. And don't miss Winston Churchill's dentures - carefully designed to ensure the great orator retained his characteristically slurred diction. Entry to the museum is free, but get a 2FOR1 discount on audio tours
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
Looking at packaging may not sound very unusual. But if you like design, retro stuff and cultural history then this 12,000-strong collection will delight you. It's a decade-by-decade look at what appeals to British consumers and what tricks of the trades are used to make us part with our cash. At the very least you'll recognise lots of things from your childhood and feel all warm and nostalgic.
Golden Hinde II
Sandwiched in between two buildings in Bankside is this full replica of the Golden Hinde II - the ship that Sir Francis Drake used to circumnavigate the globe between 1577-80. Interactive tours include costumed actors to transport you back to Tudor times as they tell you about life on board. There will be plenty of gruesome stories to keep you entertained.
The Monument
Sir Christopher Wren's Monument is a permanent reminder and tribute to London and its survival after the Great Fire of 1666. Climbing 50 metres, up 311 spiral steps, may sound slightly insane, but get to the top and you'll be rewarded with exhilarating 360 degree views of the capital.
Fan Museum
Housed in two elegant Greenwich townhouses, the collection dates from the 11th century and includes a late 19th century fan leaf painted by Paul Gauguin. Traditional afternoon teas are served on Tuesday and Sunday from 3pm and fan-making workshops are held on the first Saturday of each month. Booking is advised for both. Contact the Museum for further details.
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Brand Spirit by Andrew Miller
Brand Spirit by Andrew Miller (@andrewmillernyc) is a creative every day for 100 days branding project. Came across this project PSFK and I was immediately intrigued by the idea.
No Photoshop editing here. Andrew, who works for Carbone Smolan Agency, is actually painting these objects with white paint which to create these brandless and designless objects. The simple idea is to see just how recognisable some of these every day consumer objects are by their shape and packaging.
Just sounds like great fun.
Brand Spirit: every day for 100 days, I will paint one branded object white, removing all visual branding, reducing the object to its purest form.
Each object may be purchased for less than $10, something I own, something another person gives me, or something I find.
Hire a Freelance Logo Designer in the UK
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Marco struggled as a Shift worker but found his inspiration to change
Author: Adam Macdougall Date Posted:8 February 2018
Meet Marco,39
Starting Weight - 156kg Current Weight - 88kg
Total weight lost - 68kg
I wanted to be able to run around and play with him without being in pain and out of breath allthe time.
My wife was only 28 when she lost her Mum and I didn't want my son being without a Dad at a young age,
if I kept going that's what would've happened.
I was always dealing with high blood pressure, my joints would give me a lot of grief and my back would just lock up when I walked.
I have a 20 minute walk from the carpark to my work site and
I would have to stop one or two times on the way to sit down and take pressure off my back,
guys that were 20 years older than me would walk past me,
I am the youngest guy there and I was the slowest getting in to work...I hated it.
What I like about the shakes is they really fill me up, being a shift worker
and being on call I sometimes have about half an hour to get prepared for work and you can't get a meal prepped at the last minute,
so the shakes are a great alternative and definitely satisfying and I like the chocolate and vanilla flavours.
I usually go to the gym very early in the mornings straight after night shift,
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The advice I would give to any blokes is that you just have to bite the bullet and start today, don't say tomorrow, do it today.
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Set small goals, realistic goals,
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I have never felt more in control of my own life and taking control of my health and wellbeing has given me that strength.
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Congresswoman Norton Blurts Out The Shocking Truth
If you were paying attention, you know the governor of Texas has so little faith the Obama administration is capable of telling the truth, that he called out the Texas state national guard to keep a very close eye on all the jay helm martial law training going on in his back yard.
If you read any of the links I provide throughout this article, at the end, or have been actually reading more than headlines for the last three years, then none of this should even remotely shock you.
Not martial law, not FEMA camps, and not the economic collapse…
It's never been "if," just, "when!!" listen to these famous men:
Trump tells Americans to prepare for financial ruin
George Soros bets $1.3 billion u.S. Stocks will crash!
Buffett predicts major collapse from failing banks & derivatives
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LIVE in Cherry Creek
Well-maintained historic homes with wide lawns and stunning gardens share the tree-lined streets with beautiful newer homes in this prestigious Denver neighborhood. Residents enjoy easy access to the downtown Denver area. Commute to the heart of the city by car in under 15 minutes. Or, join the growing number of Denver residents who commute by bike or on foot. One look at the most current Denver Bike Map shows you that cyclists, runners, and walkers are well-connected to the rest of Denver! The Cherry Creek Trail, along the southern edge of the neighborhood, stretches out for 42 paved miles from Downtown Denver to Castle Rock south of the city. It's a short 3-4 mile ride or walk to the heart of the city using this popular trail.
EAT in Cherry Creek
Hungry? No matter what you crave, Cherry Creek has options for you. Try the iconic Cherry Cricket for legendary burgers, onion rings, and other casual fare in a fun, retro setting. Enjoy live music and the eclectic menu in a decidedly contemporary atmosphere at Hillstone. Go all out at Barolo Grill, a local favorite for high-end Italian cuisine, attentive service, and exceptional wine pairings. Meet your neighbors for coffee, sandwiches, and sweets at the locally owned ink! coffee shop, where they roast all of their own coffees. Satisfy your sweet tooth at Crepes 'n Crepes. Meet friends for a craft beer or cocktail at one of the favorite local watering holes. Try the Thirsty Lion on Columbine or The Hound on St. Paul Street.
SHOP in Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek is a shopper's paradise! Visit the Shopping Center to browse department stores and boutiques. Inspyre was voted the #1 boutique for women in all of Denver. Shoppers with children will enjoy the Rocky Mountain Play Park, a fun indoor play area with a Looney Tunes theme.The shopper's paradise extends beyond the mall with the Cherry Creek North district. Wander through 16 blocks of independent, locally-owned art galleries, restaurants, boutiques, spas, and salons.
PLAY in Cherry Creek
There is always something fun happening in Cherry Creek. Residents of this Denver neighborhood love being within walking distance of special events like the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Cherry Creek North Food & Wine, Art Feast, and WinterFest on Fillmore.


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Famed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson is back with Aurora, a cautionary tale about just how difficult interstellar travel may be.
Become a member of The Planetary Society and together we will create the future of space exploration.
LightSail 2 launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Be part of this epic point in space exploration history!


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Modern Holiday Villa - sleeps up to 9 people. Stylish, airy and very comfortable, this two-storey villa is situated just outside of San Antonio in a quiet residential area. Can Llusià is elegantly decorated throughout.
The villa has 4 double bedrooms (one with a king-sized bed) and 1 single room. There are also 3 bathrooms, one of which is en-suite. All rooms are very spacious with bold touches of colour: look out for the beautiful Es Vedrá mural in one of the bedrooms.
The living area has a large comfy sofa where everyone can get together, relax and chat. There is a smart fully equipped kitchen to prepare your own meals, with useful touches like a Nespresso coffee maker and a water filter system, so you don't have to buy bottles.
The villa has many mod cons, including a 55 inch TV and air-conditioning throughout.
Outside, you have a well tended completely private fenced off garden, with lots of terraces to retreat to and shaded areas for al-fresco eating. The pool which is illuminated at night with colour-changing lighting has a magnificent wood-decked area with stylish sun loungers surrounding it.
Beaches are at walking distance, as is San Antonio, with its bars, clubs, restaurants, shops, supermarkets and myriad water sports activities. It is also close to some of the island's best beaches like Cala Conta, Cala Bassa and Cala Salada.
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How to Draw Jack Skellington
Hey! :) I decided to do a tut on Jack Skellington, even though there are already a ton. ^.^ I hope you like it anyway though!....
Step 1
First, just start with an oval for the head, and part of the outline for the body.
Step 2
Now draw in the rest of his arms, the basic shape of his head, and his eyes, nose, and mouth. Use the guidelines in the head to help position the eyes, etc.
Step 3
For this one, you'll be drawing in the hand and neck. The hand can be a little tricky.
Step 4
Now draw in the rest of his suit and the stitches on his mouth.
Step 5
Just erase the guidelines and mistakes, darken, and you're done! :)
You will find incredible drawing tutorials for kids with step-by-step explanation how to create great drawings. All how to draw tutorials on HelloKids are provided by our partner, Dragoart.com. Pets, Pokémon, fantstic beast and dragons, be sure you will find something to draw on Hellokids!


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Fast Forward
Drake Commissary, Ongoing
Featured artists: Alex McLeod, Kendra Yee, Adrian Esparza, Dahae Song, Maxwell Burnstein + Kevin Connolly Our evolving exhibition Fast Forward draws inspiration from the Junction Triangle's industrial roots and creative community, looking into the future and the past simultaneously.
ALEX MCLEOD - ANCIENT HILLS, 2017 Alex's 35 ft digital mural extends the length of Drake Commissary, with exquisite detail and created using a variety of 3D modeling software, the piece is a densely detailed fantasy landscape that evolves through urban to rural elements, through night and day. McLeod's work has been exhibited throughout Canada, the US, Brazil, Japan and New Zealand. Here in Toronto, his works are held in the collections of TD Bank, Bank of Montreal and Museum of Contemporary Art. He's been featured in The Creator's Project, Canadian Art Magazine, Globe and Mail and Kanye West's blog.
KENDRA YEE - THE ONLOOKING, 2018 Emerging artist Kendra Yee's bright blue sculptural pieces sit energetically in the cabinets. Her work often merges figures and abstraction, in a style that is playful and off-beat. Yee's The Onlooking may remind you of characters in a book or play – self-invented landscapes and fantasy figures (like clowns and witches) bring to mind real world conversations about bodies and personal relationships.
Some of her recent exhibitions include: take your legs and your shoes (Drake Hotel group exhibition, 2017) and Come Up To My Room (2018) at the Gladstone Hotel.
ADRIAN ESPARZA - Opened, 2017 Mexican-American artist Adrian Esparza has created a site specific textile installation for the back wall, based on the thread of sarapes - traditional Mexican blankets - re-envisioning craft with forced perspective. Esparza's work has shown in many important international exhibitions including Istanbul Biennial-Untitled, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA. His work is in the collections of the Perez Miami Art Museum, the Dallas Museum of Art, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Rubins Center for the Visual Art.
DAHAE SONG - Objects of Affection, 2017 Dahae's gestural paintings can be found directly on select table tops throughout the dining room, blurring the lines of traditional exhibition spaces. Song is a South Korean, Toronto based interdisciplinary artist. Her work is concerned with the digitization of human existence and expresses the intersections and the symbiotic relationship between physical and virtual worlds. Her work has been exhibited in Toronto and NYC and featured in Fader Magazine.
MAXWELL N. BURNSTEIN - Millennial, 2017 Burnstein's meticulous collage works blend traditional craft with a digital postmodernism. Installed on the chalkboard, they will bring a vintage piece a futuristic sensibility. The Toronto-based artist, Maxwell N. Burnstein's handmade artworks have prompted international artist residencies for W Hotel to the covers of leading publications from Elle Magazine to Harper's Bazaar and collaborations with Perry Ellis.
KEVIN CONNOLLY - Xiphoid Process, SONG (after Walt Whitman), part 52 Teaming up with our Sterling Rd. neighbour House of Anansi Press, we'll feature an excerpt of poet Kevin Connolly's Xiphoid Process on a vintage lightbox in the back lounge. Connolly, who teaches in the University of Guelph-Humber's MFA program, has published three books of poetry with Anansi, with another, Xiphoid Process, having just come out in April. He is a Trillium Poetry Prize recipient and has been a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Gerald Lampert Award. He has served as a poetry board member for past three years with McClelland & Stewart, and was poetry editor at Coach House Books from 2008–2013.


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A nice paper which shows some contrarian experience. Japan actually tried to diffuse a natural monopoly but it only became bigger. This was in the case of fiber optics and the firm was NTT. It only became larger as other players quit the space:
Can regulation solve problems arising from a natural monopoly? This paper analyzes whether "unbundling," referring to regulations that enforce sharing of natural monopolistic infrastructure, prevents entrants from building new infrastructure. It models and estimates a dynamic entry game to evaluate the effects of regulation, using a dataset for construction of fiber-optic networks in Japan. The counterfactual exercise shows that forced unbundling regulation leads to a 24% decrease in the incidence of new infrastructure builders. This suggests, therefore, that when a new technology is being diffused, regulation to remove a natural monopoly conversely involves risks that regulated monopolists' shares will increase.
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Thus, by assessing the Japanese data, we can throw light on the general question of how unbundling affects new infrastructure construction and assess the policy changes in the U.S. and other countries. From 2005 to 2009, the Japanese government continued to enforce unbundling regulations on new fiber-optic lines during an important period of fiber-optic network construction. In the process, cable television and electric companies, competitors of the regulated firms, reduced or stopped building fiber-optic lines. They claimed that the unbundling regulations on incumbents decreased other firms' incentives to build their own lines. Even though they were not regulated to lend their lines to other companies,these firms were concerned because they would have to reduce their price to compete with regulated companies and firms using the unbundled lines. Compared with this, regulated companies increased their shares because they must lend unbundled lines to all other firms wanting to borrow them.
7 As a result, in Japan, regulated firms have dominated the infrastructure markets with the increase of unbundling usage, and regulators failed to encourage competition in the building of fiber-optic networks. 8 The regulation to remove the "natural monopoly" ironically has strengthened a monopoly in infrastructure provision markets in Japan. Figure 1 shows that the regulated firms' (called NTT) share expanded with an increase of unbundling usage.
It also has nice discussion on infrastructure economics and regulation.
Competition in the telecommunication industry has historically been highly regulated. Governments around the world have adopted "unbundling" regulations to accelerate competition among carriers. This regulation requires that telephone companies that have a monopoly on local lines share them with other companies at a regulated price. 2 Local telephone lines are characterized as a "natural monopoly"; it is not feasible for new entrants to build and maintain the lines due to huge sunk costs. Absent regulation, there would be little competition in the industry and the incumbent could charge monopolistic prices. Hence, governments regulate carriers with this infrastructure in place to allow other firms to use their equipment, so that firms with no infrastructure can more easily enter the markets, ensuring that consumers have access to a wide variety of high quality services at a competitive price.
There is some nice discussion on literature on the issue as well..


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Go back to the enewsletterCrystalbrook Collection Hotels and Resorts has welcomed one of Sydney's newest boutique hotels, Little Albion, to its quickly expanding family of hotels.Positioned in the inner-city suburb of Surry Hills, the 35-room boutique hotel is set within a heritage building, complete with a rooftop garden.Crystalbrook Collection will retain all the existing staff including General Manager Wendy Morris and her team of dedicated hosts, who are all Surry Hills locals."We had been looking for a Sydney property for some time, but it had to have the right fit," Crystalbrook Collection CEO Mark Davie said."All of our properties are like siblings: each similar, but with their own unique personality and style. So naturally, Little Albion's refreshingly unpretentious personality and beautifully chic style was the perfect addition to our growing collection. Not to mention it is in one of the best locations in Sydney, with some of city's best food and beverage offerings right on its doorstep.""This is just the beginning for Crystalbrook Collection. We have plans for further growth with a number of new properties across key Australian destinations."Crystalbrook Collection most recently opened Riley in Cairns, the first of three five-star hotels the group has in the works for the city. Its portfolio also consists of Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina in Port Douglas; Crystalbrook Lodge, one of the Luxury Lodges of Australia, located three hours from Cairns in outback Queensland; and 90-foot motor yacht MV Bahama. In addition to tourism enterprises, the group also owns three cattle stations, which will provide the hotels with locally sourced sustainable beef.Bookings for Little Albion can now be made at crystalbrookcollection.com/little-albionGo back to the enewsletter


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Climate change news tend to be disturbing, or even tragic: rising sea levels drowning island nations, infectious disease outbreaks, crop failures and famine. Still, there are other stories – about things done to prevent such threats. Eastern Europe and Russia have there own ways to respond to climate challenges, placing their bets on peatlands.
Peat is a mix of decayed grass, sedge and other vegetation accumulated during thousands of years. Despite of its unpretending appearance, it is a crucial part of the wetland ecosystem, the habitat of hundreds of rare bird and aquatic species.
Peatlands are critical for preventing climate change: in aggregate, peat bogs retain billions of tons of carbon dioxide. Not only the ecosystem suffers, when the people drain a bog – the degraded soil begins to release accumulated carbon at a terrifying rate.
Desiccated peatlands are also exposed to fires, which causes problems on local, regional, as well as on global levels due to a hazardous increase of carbon content in the air.
The foregoing leads to the following conclusion: when implementing certain solutions, we need to have a long-term outlook and link urban development to local ecosystems. Only this approach allows speaking about sustainable area development.
The EU-funded and UNDP-implemented Clima East Project was launched in 2012. It is a package project aimed at assisting the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) and Russia with defining their approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The goal of Clima East is to demonstrate how within one landscape certain areas of abandoned degraded agricultural peatlands that emit carbon can be restored, while adjacent areas can be protected at the same time with increased CO2 sequestration.
A number of objectives will be achieved at the same time: improvement of water and canal management, creation of local jobs, amelioration of land. In addition, local residents begin to realize that peatland rehabilitation is advantageous both for them and for all inhabitants of the plant, whose lives may be jeopardized by climate changes.
Climate change is a complex problem; to address it we need to seek solutions on all levels, in any part of the world, and peatlands make an essential part of that problem. If we manage to preserve and protect peatlands within the next 20 years, they will retain 132 million tons of carbon dioxide, or an equivalent of CO2 emission from more than 20 million motor vehicles. Moreover, residents of localities adjacent to peatlands demonstrate their real contribution to solution of the global problem.
More details are available on the Clima East Project website: http://www.climaeast.eu/.


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wage theft
Omar Gaytan, CCI member , worked on the renovation of the Birdland Park shelters and was never paid by Paplow Roofing, the company that the city of Des Moines contracted to do the renovation. This company has a notorious record of judgments and wage claims against it, yet the city of Des Moines gave Paplow Roofing the project because it was the lowest bid (it is state law to take the lowest bid).
Wage theft and misclassification are rampant on construction projects. Many companies who offer the lowest bid may be able to do so because they do not pay a living wage, or do not pay at all.
Employers should not steal wages or exploit their workers, yet we find this is common practice. Taxpayer money should not go to companies that do not do right by their workers. That's where the responsible bidder questionnaire comes in!
Iowa Code 26 states that all public projects must go to the "lowest, responsive, responsible bidder". However, there is no definition of what "responsible" means, and no real way to determine who is or isn't a responsible bidder.
What is the Responsible Bidder Questionnaire?
- a document with a series of questions on a company's information ranging from number of employees to whether it has an apprenticeship program or encourages unionization
- a way to check up on the history of a company to determine whether it is a responsible company that treats employees well, or not
Any local entity or city that adopts such a questionnaire uses it to determine who is eligible to be chosen as the lowest bidder on a public project.
CCI members want workers to be protected from wage theft and exploitation, and taxpayer money to go to good companies that do right by their workers. This is why CCI members want a responsible bidder questionnaire that would serve to check companies' records and define what constitutes a responsible company that is worthy of working on public projects in Iowa.
Responsible contracting protects conditions for workers, rewards ethical companies and weeds out unscrupulous companies from highly profitable projects. So, the Des Moines City Council recently approved the questionnaire!
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This community coffee hour is a monthly gathering for workers to create community, get trained on their rights at work, and learn to take the first steps towards organizing in their workplace. Join us!
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We had our first community coffee hour on #WorkersRights, with special guests Adam Wombacher from the Department of Labor, and Mitchell Mahan from Iowa Workforce Development!
The office was bustling with 40 folks. After a "social" hour, we made a collective call to President Obama asking him to take bold action on comprehensive immigration reform, as that day was the National Day to Stand Up for Families.
The evening consisted of a presentation on wage amd hour laws, and workers' rights, the wage claim process, as well as misclassifications and filing OSHA complaints. The #WorkersRights training engaged the room, and what was really significant? Many heard each other's story of wage theft/abuse on the job for the first time.
This community coffee hour is a monthly gathering for workers to create community, get trained on their rights at work, and learn to take the first steps towards organizing in their workplace.
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CCI members met with Des Moines City Council member Skip Moore here at the CCI office to talk about wage theft on public projects and the need for the city to adopt a pre-qualified bidder questionnaire.
This questionnaire's purpose is to protect workers by preventing public projects from going to wage thieves. Representatives from the League of Latin American Citizens and the Des Moines Human Rights Commission were there too.
We heard from Omar Gaytan, a construction worker that had done some work at a Birdland Park shelter – a bid given to Paplow Roofing by the City of Des Moines. Omar is owed over $3,600 for his work there, and Paplow simply refused to pay him, as well as three other workers.
We had engaged Paplow before, and filed a wage claim against Paplow. Even though the judgment was issued in favor of Omar, he has not been able to collect. Meanwhile, Iowa Workforce Development is suing Paplow Roofing for the 13th time due to wage theft. This was the case that made us start pushing for the prequalified bidder questionnaire.
Stay tuned for developments!
Jose Olivares is from Santa Rosa, Guatemala. He's been in the U.S. for nearly ten years – Des Moines has made up eight of those years. This is what he feels about Des Moines:
"I really like Des Moines. It's nice, it's quiet, and it's not dangerous like other states. It's really beautiful here and I really like it. I don't think I will move away from Des Moines, until I go back to Guatemala. I am planning to return – my kids are there, three of them are graduating from high school this year."
One aspect of Des Moines was not so nice recently – O2 Painting. Jose worked there for 1 month on an hourly basis painting the inside and outside of houses, and he was not paid for his work.
So, Jose came to CCI.
"I remember that we talked to Jeremy [of O2 Painting] on the phone a bunch of times, we sent a letter, and then we personally delivered a meeting request to his house. His brother yelled at us and we had to tell him why we were there and that his brother owed a bunch of money. I found out he was in Iowa City and then we filed a claim with Iowa Workforce Development," said Jose.
A judgment was given in Jose's favor for $5,000 plus interest! He has received $3,943.16 and there is more on the way. Jose was originally owed $3,102 – Jeremy's refusal to pay cost him more money.
"I have told other workers to go to CCI if they have any problems. Many of my friends have told me they have gone to CCI and told me that you really do help out," said Jose.
Jose: +5,000 | Wage thief: -5,000
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On February 27th, Reu, Juan, and Baldemar, construction workers in the Des Moines area, met their wage thief head on – a man named Nick from a construction company in Des Moines.
The workers were owed wages for a construction project they did at one of Nick's projects.
Nick hired a contractor named Eugene Ullman who came up to Iowa from Mississippi for this job. Eugene then hired Reu, Juan and Baldemar in Iowa. A few weeks into the project Eugene left to Mississippi and said he'd be back…
The workers continued working on Nick's house under the belief that Eugene would return. But after a week of working for no pay, the workers tried to contact Eugene — and he was completely missing in action.
During that week of work, the workers were being supervised by Nick. Because members were not able to contact Eugene, they went up the "supply chain" and held Nick accountable for the wage theft. The workers asked him for a meeting.
Nick agreed to meet with the workers.
Out of the meeting, the workers realized that Nick was misclassifying them; Nick argued that they were subcontractors and that he had nothing to do with it. However, the workers laid out a good argument making Nick accountable for the stolen wages.
After a lot of back and forth and disagreement from both sides, Nick agreed to pay the workers and wrote a check for them right there. They were each owed different amounts but in total they won back $1,806.50.
Join the Fight!
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- Join as an Iowa CCI member today or chip in $10 to support our organizing on this issue.
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Hubbell Homes, one of the largest residential builders in central Iowa, has adopted an anti wage theft provision into the company's subcontractor agreements.
The company's move comes after an impressive 8-month organizing campaign packed with people power from CCI members. On Nov. 21, CCI members gave a powerful presentation around wage theft and the new provision to more than 60 of Hubbell Homes' trade partners and subcontractors at the Copper Creek Golf Course in Pleasant Hill.
The provision states:
"Payment of Employees and Sub-Sub Contractors—The Subcontractor shall comply with federal, state and local wage and hour laws, tax laws, social security acts, unemployment compensation acts and workers' compensation acts insofar as applicable to the performance of this Subcontract, including all city, state and federal wage and hour laws. The Subcontractor shall timely pay all employees and sub-sub contractors. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY RESULT IN TERMINATION OF THIS SUB-CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT."
This means that if any subcontractor is found to be engaging in wage theft at a Hubbell Homes project, it could have its contract terminated.
"We want our businesses to behave in an ethical way that lifts up and supports the community, and creates a good working environment that does not tolerate wage theft or any unscrupulous business practices," said CCI member Cherie Mortice.
The presentation discussed the impacts of wage theft in Iowa, highlighting figures from our report on wage theft, and letting people know how by organizing workers for change, CCI worked to get Hubbell Homes to include anti wage theft language in their business agreements.
"We do want to collaborate with ICCI and appreciate the importance of subcontractors paying their employees and their sub-subcontractors," wrote Dan Cornelison, VP and legal counsel of Hubbell Homes in an e-mail to Iowa CCI organizing staff.
Iowa CCI had heard of at least 5 cases of wage theft by subcontractors on Hubbell Homes projects, which is why in August, a team of CCI leaders met with Rick Tollakson, president and CEO of Hubbell Homes to negotiate the anti wage theft policy proposal.
We deal with the individual subcontractors separately, but this time we also went up the power tree to demand those at the top to stop doing business with shady entities that steal wages from workers.
In September, CCI members Jose Olivares and Miguel Afanador, recovered over $2,000 in wages from the unscrupulous subcontractor at a Hubbell Homes project. Hubbell Homes also terminated its contract with this subcontractor.
Iowa CCI members are planning to meet again with Hubbell Homes in the Spring of 2013. See the slides from our presentation: Presentation to Hubbell Homes on Wage Theft
Learn more
- Check out what else Iowa CCI's Latino Organizing Project has been up to recently.
- Learn about Iowa CCI Action Fund's work in the legislature to pass stronger wage theft protections.
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The recent appearance of massage parlours began in 1995, with ethnic minority groups such as the Wa running such businesses in particular.
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Two of my drawings are on view now at the Mississippi Museum of Art from from April 10 - September 12, 2010
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II) Knowledge Against Power, 1983
11 in. x 13.81 in.
graphite and pastel chalk on paper
In the collection of Mississippi Museum of Art
As part of
Herb and Dorothy: A Glimpse into Their Extraordinary Collection
The Vogel Collection has been characterized as unique among collections of contemporary art, both for the character and breadth of the objects and for the individuals who created it. Herbert Vogel spent most of his life working as an employee of the United States Postal Service, and Dorothy Vogel was a reference librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library, New York. By setting their collecting priorities above those of personal comfort, the couple used Dorothy's salary to cover the expenses of daily life and devoted Herbert's salary to the acquisition of contemporary art. In 1991, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., began its association with the couple, and has acquired many works from the Vogel Collection to share with the nation.
The Fifty Works for Fifty States gift program of contemporary art is a collaboration between the Vogels, the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to distribute 2,500 works of art from the Vogel Collection to one museum in each of the fifty states.
The Mississippi Museum of Art was selected as a beneficiary of this program, and is proud to share with the public the fifty pieces presented to its permanent collection. This exhibition is sponsored by Ross & Yerger Insurance, Inc.


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» Hand Tool Rescue. I bought the full size wrench some time ago and it's fantastic but I mainly am pointing to their website for the deeply satisfying animations on that page... #
» Denver Building History Tutorial. Figure out the history of your old house. #
» Displaying images on OLED screens, Using 1-bpp images in MicroPython. This was the only way I could figure out how to get the text display I wanted on a NodeMCU microcontroller. #
» USB Hard Drive Encryption on a Raspberry Pi. I implemented this on a Raspi 4 with multiple external USB3 drives, so I can have a "backup station" that just uses rsync from my machines. I do have to login and mount the drives if/when it reboots or loses power, but I'm ok with that. #
» Sena 10C Evo. Interesting, adding the camera to the comm system cuts down on the number of things you need to carry on the helmet (also makes it easier for things like my helmet that has a flip-up face, I can't mount a GoPro on top without it interfering...) #
» Data Cleaner's Cookbook. Lots of consideration and tools on how to clean up tabular data. If you deal with spreadsheets or CSV files very often this could be helpful. #
» huginn, Create agents that monitor and act on your behalf. I'm not sure I have a need of it but I am noticing I'm more willing to try it out when there's a Docker version (and there is for this) #
» Linux Backup Solutions. Decent list. I'm still trying to sort mine out, I think it's going to be a Raspberry Pi 4 in an alternate location mounting drives with LUKS (so they are encrypted by default) and probably just an rsync cron job every night. #
» I subscribed to MagPi for a couple of years (I had the extra money and I believe in their mission) but everything they do is open so they publish a Index of MagPi issues with everything downloadable as PDF. Nice if you just want to browse on a tablet. #
» Windows Screen Recorder, open-source (aka "free") #
» Google Hit Hider by Domain (and a 1 minute video demo on YouTube). Haven't checked the state of Greasemonkey on Firefox in a while, wonder if this still works... #
» Shop Class as Soulcraft. It still baffles me when people don't even express an interest in making or fixing things, it's just such a part of my DNA. #
» I was using these instructions to shrink a VirtualBox VM (since it was a dynamic drive and wasn't using the full space): How to Shrink a VirtualBox Virtual Machine and Free Up Disk Space. It's kind a pain in the butt and in the end it wasn't helpful since I'd converted a Win7 desktop into a VHD file (Windows Virtual Disk) and not a VDI (VirtualBox native disk). The solution was to use CloneVDI which is a Windows tool but runs great under WINE in Linux and has a checkbox to "compact" when converting. Way easier and way faster. #
» A Web API For Your Pi. Neat, lets you access your Pi's GPIO pins via browser (or script). #
» Monica Personal CRM, a "relationship manager" that's not just for business. I'm tempted to install, and they have a Docker image to make it easy... #
» Sand Grains from Around the World. Huh, that's pretty interesting. #
» NGINX Admin Handbook. Someday I'll learn this... #
» Bash aliases you can't live without. Not bad, one or two in there I can use. #
» Crystal Mill: How to Hike, Bike, or 4×4 to CO's Most Haunting Photo Opp. We of course had that iconic photo hanging in our house when I was growing up. #
» HDHomeRun and Linux. Never got the View button to work, and it wasn't great getting it from VLC. What does work for me is to run Kodi with the LiveTV plugin as full-screen on a second monitor. Not sure why that works so much better than any other option on Linux but it does. #
» The Authoritarians, free e-book that's worth reading. #
» Thinkpad X62. An old-school Thinkpad stuffed with new components. #
» Zack Morris Is Trash : Season 1. If you've ever seen Saved By The Bell this will be hilarious. #
» A guide to mdadm. I have it running on my NAS, it was surprisingly easy to change OS (from Mint to Ubuntu Server) and preserve my existing MD volumes. #
» LitFriends Custom Prayer Candles. I think that could make an amazing white elephant gift with the right picture... #
» Fake Name Generator. Handy for BS forms where you really don't care about the data. #
» Mosquitto SSL Configuration -MQTT TLS Security. Worth doing if you plan to expose your MQTT broker to the Internet (I did notice the MQTT protocol cannot be passed via Traefik, yet) #
» Node-RED and Home Assistant. So far all my HA stuff is simple enough I don't feel the need to add Node-RED (yet). #
» Making my analog doorbell smart by simply attaching a $7 sensor to it. Neat but I don't have enough people ringing my doorbell to spend the effort... #
» Adding a voice assistant in Home Assistant. Not sure it fits my use-case but it's still something I think about from time to time. #
» Putting together a Travel toolkit, specifically for adventure riding (not quite dirt-biking, but definitely not on paved highways). #
» George Carlin on language of politics. I had no idea he was on CSPAN. #


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2014 SEMA Ignited - After-Party
An open invite to the official after-party
All good things must come to an end, and that includes SEMA. Each year, late Friday afternoon marks the official end of the annual trade show. For many, it means the end of a hard, monotonous week full of early mornings and late nights battling epic crowds and intolerably long lunch lines, arduous meetings, stressful business highs and lows, and a general body fatigue that running a marathon can't compete with. Some of those brave souls also drive the company hauler cross-country to and from SEMA each year, and also set up and tear down their booths. And then there's the SEMA project vehicle, which probably had this same individual curled up in a stressful ball of emotion during the weeks preceding the show.
This general mood, while not glamorous but certainly shared by all to some degree, sets the stage for something amazing to happen. All that has been pent up and stationary for a week must be put in motion, which applies to vehicles and people alike. A silent voice from somewhere speaks, "Gentlemen, start your engines." Spectators flock from near and far, appearing from between shrubs and behind trash cans, whispering, "It's happening." OK, maybe that's a touch dramatic, so here's the stale version: All the vehicles inside the Las Vegas Convention Center and surrounding outdoor lots must leave, and it's an amazing phenomenon each and every year that can be enjoyed by the public. The unofficial exodus parade is the most eclectic group of automotive specimens you'll ever encounter. The line of vehicles could go something like this: Lamborghini, desert race truck, classic car, lifted truck, farm thing, slammed truck, alcohol race car, big rig, fastest car on earth, and classic truck.
Over the past few years, SEMA has picked up on this secret show favorite and made it into something more and more official each year, with the inaugural SEMA Cruise in 2011, cleverly presented by Chevy Cruze and sponsored by eBay Motors, UPS, Swisstrax and Mothers Polish. The rainy day car and truck cavalcade convened in the Gold Lot across the street from the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Building on the success of the prior SEMA Cruises, 2014 saw the introduction of SEMA Ignited at the LINQ High Roller Event Lot (at the base of the giant Ferris wheel). Poised as the Official SEMA Show After-Party, this free, open-to-the-public event featured the SEMA Cruise vehicles (as the end of the cruise route was the show), food trucks, music, entertainment, celebrities, car builders, burnouts, a "SEMA Battle of the Builders" award, and more. It was the perfect venue for such an extravaganza, with easy access for spectators via the monorail. Overall, the weary were revived and the crowds were entertained. We can't wait to see what next year has in store.


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About the Pavilion Art Centre
The Elk Grove Park District Art Centre offers an extensive number of exceptional classes in the performing, visual and applied arts. We offer classes to all ages at a variety of times to meet the needs of all of our customers. The Art Centre is housed in the Jack A. Claes Pavilion. Our highly trained and experienced staff takes pride in educating and enhancing the lives of others through the arts.
Discover the Value
Top-notch amenities
- The Park District has two rooms solely devoted to art classes, as well as two rooms solely devoted to music lessons. The music rooms are sound-proof to provide the optimal musical teaching environment.
- Participants in the annual winter theatre production get the opportunity to perform at Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines - a high quality facility with professional lights and sound.
Wonderful staffing and associations
- A number of the Art Centre instructors have been with the Elk Grove Park District for many years.
- The theatre staff have a great deal of training and professional experience.
- The Park District provides a forum for those in the arts by being host to a thriving Artists' Association. The Artists' Association holds monthly meetings, as well as unique community events such as the Juried Art Show and Trees Exhibit.
Diverse programming
- The Elk Grove Park District tries to provide something for everyone; participants in Art Centre programs range from 6 months to 90 years old! There is a large variety of programming for everything from ceramics to oil painting to theatre and music.
- The arts allow for creative expression, and participants receive professionalism at park district prices.
- The dedicated and caring staff makes great accommodations for participants. They are flexible with their scheduling and teaching style.
- The Art Centre is instituting new collaborative activities for music and theatre students - provide the opportunity for students to participant in the annual Art & Music Showcase and other venues like the Pirates' Cove summer show.
Ashley Pratscher
Arts and Special Events Manager
Phone: 847-690-1109
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Listed below are frequently asked questions about the Pavilion Art Centre. Click on a link for further information.
Shannon Elsey, Art/Special Events Manager, firstname.lastname@example.com or (847) 690-1184.
All ticket sales are final. No refunds will be offered. You can speak with the Art/Special Events Manager to see if there are any tickets are available for other performance dates. If other tickets are available, an even exchange can be made. Also, tickets are transferable between people so if you are unable to attend the performance, you can always give the ticket to a friend or family member that is able to attend.
Tickets can be purchased at the Pavilion or Hattendorf Customer Service counters during regular business hours. They can also be purchased directly through the Art/Special Events Manager.
Yes, there is an option to sign up for scheduled payments for private music lessons. Half of the payment is due at the time of registration and the other half is due on a select date partway through the session. Please contact the Art/Special Events Manager directly for more information.
Private lessons are arranged through the Art Department and are dependent on the instructor's schedule. Instructors typically hold lessons on their assigned day (see seasonal activity guide) beginning late afternoon (typically 4 p.m.) into the evening (typically 8 p.m.). All lessons are 30 minutes and should be scheduled directly through the Art/Special Events Manager.
As long as the class is already running with the appropriate minimum, you will be pro-rated for the classes that were missed due to joining late. The only exception is contractual classes, which require full payment no matter when a person is registered.
If a class is cancelled due to instructor illness, weather or another type of emergency, all class participants will be notified by phone as soon as possible. A make-up class will take place for the missed class, typically the week after the session ends. If a participant is unable to attend the make-up class, a refund will be issued for the cancelled class.
Refunds are not given for missed classes. Refunds are only given in extenuating circumstances if the class minimum is met. Please refer the call to the Art/Special Events Manager if a refund is requested after registration deadline has passed.
There is no penalty for withdraws prior to the registration deadline date. After the registration deadline has passed and/or once classes are in session, all withdraw or refund requests must be given directly to the Art/Special Event Manager. She will determine whether or not a withdrawal or refund can be granted. No refunds will be given for a contractual class (i.e. Young Rembrandts, Picasso's Workshop, etc.) one week prior to the start of the class or anytime thereafter.
The majority of art, craft and pottery classes take place in the Art Studio or Craft Studio. Both are located in the Pavilion down the hallway across from the customer service counter on the way to Jumps 'n Jiggles.
There are also two music studios where the majority of music classes take place. They are located in the Pavilion down the hallway by the Garden Terrace Banquet Hall.
Affordable supplies can be purchased from a number of stores, including Hobby Lobby, Michael's and Dick Blick. Art supply houses also carry the items you will need for class.
Children enrolled in Kiddy Art classes should bring an old t-shirt or smock with them to class, as some projects do get a little messy. Also, anyone enrolled in a theatre class should wear closed toes shoes to class since the classes require a lot of movement and may require set building as well.
Classes at the Pavilion Art Centre vary in price, depending on the length of the class, who is instructing and what supplies are required. All classes are competitively priced and some run as low as $4/hour! Open Studios run as low as $1.50/hour!
Registration can be done at the Pavilion or Al Hattendorf Customer Service counters, or online with HOTREG the Elk Grove Park District online registration system. The only exception is private music lessons, which must be registered for in person at one of the customer service counters.
Students range from ages 6 months (class with parent) through seniors.
Kiddy (5 & Under): Kiddy Art (i.e. Art FUNdamentals, Imagination Exploration, etc.), Clay Play, Various Family Pottery Workshops (i.e. Turkey Hands) and Kiddy Music (i.e. Sing to Me! and Sing with Me!)
Youth: Youth Art, Young Rembrandts Drawing Classes, Youth Pottery, Various Family Pottery Workshops (i.e. Christmas Photo Frames), Theatre Classes (i.e. Introduction to Children's Theatre), Private Music Lessons, Group Guitar Lessons and Percussion Ensemble
Adult: Adult Art (i.e. Afternoon Oils, Beginning & Intermediate Oil Painting, etc.), Open Studios for Art and Pottery, Family Pottery Workshops (attend with children), Adult Pottery, Private Music Lessons, Group Guitar Lessons and Percussion Ensemble
The Art & Music Showcase is a specially-designed showcase for Art Centre students. It currently takes place annually in December and is intended to highlight the artistic and musical talents of the students in the program. Artwork from classes is displayed, along with a music recital and theatre showcase.
Students are not required to participate, although it is highly encouraged. The event provides an opportunity for students to showcase their hard work amongst friends, family and other Art Centre students. It is also a good opportunity to mingle with other students and enjoy complimentary refreshments.


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Join us as we rebuild the Farm to School Garden!
Now that we have relocated all of the pieces of the Farm to School Garden it is time to rebuild our site!
Please join us:
Saturday, November 7th 10:00am – 12:00pm
Saturday, November 14th from 10:00am – 12:00pm
Please note that construction has begun on the First Way parking area. We suggest parking in the tennis courts at the NHS and taking the connecting path over to first way. To access the new garden site walk in front of the central offices (formally The Teen Center) towards the playing fields and the garden will be on your right. If you have any difficulty locating the garden please contact Kathleen at 508-517-4295.


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52cm integrated rangehood
52cm integrated rangehood is rated out of 5 by 2.
522W x 284D x 305H(mm)
52cm stainless steel integrated rangehood with maximum airflow of 650m3/hr, push button electronic control and 3 speed twin fan motor plus boost.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Prue from Misleading name - it's only 48 cm Seems to suck okay but rather noisy and flimsy feeling. Instruction book not very clear. Sounds like I have to replace carbon filters every four months at great expense but can't tell this refers to my version from the booklet. The grill section is only about 48 cm so doesn't cover the standard 60 width of my cooktop.
Date published: 2018-08-16
Rated 4 out of 5 by Cissy from Compact I bought this item a month ago. It is compact and fitted neatly into the space. The light is very brigjt which I like. The suction is great and removes all odours. The only minus - its a bit noisy.
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Navjot Singh Siddhu has surprised everyone by first resigned from the Upper House – Rajya Sabha as a nominated member and further resigning from the BJP. When everyone was expecting him to join AAP, he threw another surprise by launching his own regional party. This decision may kill the possibility of AAP forming a government in Punjab. Siddhu wants to be projected as the Chief Ministerial candidate while AAP is determined to shift Arvind Kejriwal to Punjab and gives the reign of Delhi to Manish Sisodia. Amidst all these interesting political discussions, Navjot Singh Siddhu is making news for another reason – for his beautiful and dashing daughter Rabia Siddhu.
In fact, Rabia has become a matter of hot discussion on the Social Media. Siddhu is popular throughout India and hence people are interested to know more about him. When they encountered the videos of Rabia, almost all of them got a sweet shock. Rabit is quite beautiful replete with amazing physical features.
Profile of Rabia Singh Siddhu
Rabia was born in Patiala to Navjot Singh and Navjot Kaur Siddhu. Obviously, the name of both of her parents is Navjot.
Rabia did her initial schooling from Yadavindra Public School. However, she was shifted to Singapore to complete her education. She had completed her schooling education from Pathways World School, Singapore.
Later, she did graduation from Lasalle College of Arts, Singapore. She was a gold medalist. Her parents always encouraged her to choose a career of her choice. She did the same and following her hobby, took admission in Instituto Maragoni, London for major in Fashion Designing.
The fan following that she has made back in India may compel her to think about making career in the Bollywood. She is already quite popular and her father has lots of powerful connection in the Hindi and Punjabi film industry. It may not be tough for her to get good projects. It will be interesting to see whether she go for it or not in future.
Bio and Wiki of Rabia Siddhu
Name: Rabi Siddhu
Profession: Fashion Designing Student
Height: 5' 5"
Brother: Karan Siddhu
Boyfriend of Rabia Siddhu
Rabia doesn't conceal her personal relationship. She openly admits on all of her social media accounts about her relationship with a guy.
|Rabia Siddhu with Boyfriend Ishan Suri
She proudly declares that she is dating a guy named Ishan Suri. They are in a relationship from 2012. She met Ishan while doing graduation from Singapore. He was also studying in the same college. Rabia parents have no issues with this relationship.
However, this relationship has been going for quite a long time and there is high possibility that it may not get converted into marriage.


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Paces Issues Statement After Being Booked On Same Lineup As "Problematic" Sticky Fingers
"It's a really tricky position to be in."
"It's a really tricky position to be in."
Australia's largest free music festival has unveiled its new roster.
Creepin' all over Australia.
The first-ever NYE In The Park lineup has arrived.
Every paddock has a silver lining.
A pretty awesome "all Australian wineup".
"Once you're competing with those massive international headliners I feel like you do need to bring that something extra. "
One of the few reasons to go full-OTB.
If this doesn't get you excited, you should probably check your pulse.
Beats, eats and sleeps.
The only guy for the job.
Featuring more artists than ever before!
It's been a long and winding journey, but he was finally at Splendour last night.
25 new shows & one very danceable Yeezy remix.
Nollsie was nowhere to be seen, unfortunately…
Tour kicks off May 7th
An artist who it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Featuring Hayden James, Wave Racer & Paces!
Southbound is getting tropical, dropping the lineup for its Coconut Club which is now in its tenth year of bringing beach vibes to the West Australian festival. Aussie producers Elk Road, Kilter, Young Franco, Luke Million and Paces will all take to the club, getting punters dancing on the sandy dance floors surrounded by beach
One Day crew, the legends behind One Day Sundays have just announced the huge line up for their festival One Day Only, the hip hop block party set to take over Sydney's Manning Bar on Saturday November 21st. California's own Anderson .Paak will be headlining the main-stage. Making his first visit to Australia, .Paak is


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Hi all! Welcome to my blog, heart and roof top where I shout of God's glory! I'm Starla, the gal behind coffeewithstarla.com.
I'm mommy of two kiddos, we homeschool, currently working on getting my Christian Counseling Certificate and I'm a Virtual Assistant. Wow!
What an adventure life has been for me.
What can you expect from my blog?
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I share from my heart, often times, more transparent than I realize, as I reach for the hand of God in all I do and share with you what I've learned along the way.
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I'm far from perfect, love to encourage women and give big hugs!
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Birmingham-Southern swimming and diving team was swept by the Savannah College of Art and Design on Saturday.
The men's swim team lost 144-113 while the women were defeated 153-104.
On the men's side, the Panthers were led by sophomore Nico Medina (Hollywood, Fla./American Heritage HS) and freshman Patrick Dunne (Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen Catholic HS) who had two first-place finishes each. Medina placed first in the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle with times of 1:44.76 and 4:43.9, respectively. Dunne had wins in the 200-yard backstroke and the 100-yard IM.
The men also finished first in the 800-yard freestyle relay.
In the women's events, BSC had three individual victories and a relay win. Freshman Savannah Barber (St. Petersburg, Fla./Northside Christian HS) won the 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 5:17.26, junior Chelsea Chamblee (Boaz, Ala./Boaz HS) placed first in the 50-yard freestyle with a mark of 25.16, and freshman Rachel Sullivan (Cumming, Ga./North Forsyth HS) earned a first place mark in the 100-yard IM with a time of 1:04.37.
The Panthers also added a first place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay.
Birmingham-Southern's next event will be the House of Champions event in Indianapolis on Nov. 17-19.


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Growing cacti and succulents can be extremely rewarding and visually stunning. Pests and disease, however, can be a quite a challenge, especially if you are new to collecting, landscaping, patio-scaping, ect. Always feel free to email us pics of what you are talking about as we are happy to help any way we can!


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B.S. - St. Louis University
M.A. - St. Louis University
S.L.P.D. - Nova Southeastern University
Doctor of Speech - Language Pathology
Licensure - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Language Pathology
Certification - Certificate Clinical Competence - ASHA
Associate Professor at LaSalle University
Special Interests: Head and neck oncology rehabilitation, laryngectomy, swallowing and voice disorders


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While our readers are already talking about this movie in the comments section of our Chappie review, this is the place where you can discuss Chappie spoilers without concerns about ruining the movie for people who haven't seen it yet.
If you're posting comments here, assume that anyone in the conversation has seen the movie – if you haven't seen the movie, we would recommend you don't read the comments here until you have.
For an in-depth discussion of the film by the Screen Rant editors check back soon for our Chappie episode of the SR Underground podcast.
Other than that, feel free to discuss the film and all its surprises!
Chappie runs 120 minutes and is Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity. Now playing in theaters.