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In 2015 the City of Framingham EDIC completed a planning and market analysis study focused on a strategic economic development plan for the village commercial centers of Saxonville and Nobscot in North Framingham. The strategic economic development plan focused on identifying actions that will lead to investment in both Saxonville and Nobscot. The study focused on an area approximately one quarter mile from the main intersection of both village commercial centers.
This work is an implementation effort that was recommended in the Master Land Use Plan that was adopted by the City in 2012. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of market forces and opportunities within each village commercial center, and creates an urban design vision to guide public sector decisions including zoning revisions, public investment and engagement with private sector owners and developers.
The City of Framingham solicited requests for proposals for professional assistance by a land use planning, economic development and urban design consultant to lead this effort. The Cecil Group, a planning and design firm located in Boston, was selected with their economic development sub-consultant FXM Associates.
The consultant team gathered input from the community to better understand the issues and opportunities of the study areas, and to identify a shared community vision for the village centers to help shape economic development strategies. This public outreach included stakeholder interviews, presentations at EDIC regular meetings, and three public meetings in each village center.
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We haven't had a Fibre Friday in a while, because there's been so much other news to talk about. Also, the Mermaid Shawl had me puzzled. Last week, I figured out what was going on.
Even though I'm using my own pattern, Undine, I didn't follow the directions. In Undine, the ruffle is created with short rows at the outer edge of the shawl, and this ruffle remains the same width across the shawl. Any changes to the total width of the shawl are made in the body of it, right before the ruffle. This means that the rows in the body of the shawl are perpendicular to the lead edge, like this:
When I began to knit the Mermaid Shawl, though, I didn't read my own directions! I made my increases at the lead edge. This eliminated that ruffle band, but also skewed the knit rows. Because of the location of the increase stitch, they fall at an angle to the lead edge, like this:
This is pretty interesting. I had no idea this would happen. I would have expected my mistake to make little difference. I was wrong about that!
If I had just continued, following the rest of the directions for Undine, the stripes would have been at an angle for the entire shawl. But, I had decided to make an inverted V in the back, again with short rows, to emulate the shawl in the Jane Eyre movie. The finished V looks like this:
My revised plan had been for the inverted V to be the middle of the shawl, BUT the knitting still doesn't line up. In fact, it's only this new part that is perpendicular to the lead edge, and that means that the picture above is actually the midpoint of the shawl.
I need to knit another inverted V of short rows before decreasing to the end of the shawl to make the shape come out right. The finished shawl will have three triangles. This means that I'll run out of yarn – I'm half done, but have only 30% of my yarn left. I'm going to have to buy a third ball to finish. I do like it, though, and it will bug me if I don't finish it so that the rows are straight.
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click photo to enlargeAs we walked around Lincoln's Brayford Pool the other day we were discussing the unforeseen blemishes that frequently appear on new architecture.
The fashion of the last twenty years or so for patches of horizontal hardwood cladding on flats and offices has resulted in dark water stains on the timber. These are unsightly, entirely predictable, and often contrast strongly with the bleaching of the wood that also occurs after the original treatment has faded. Some of the buildings exhibited stains on the concrete where rain had flowed over a metal fixing, leaving a deposit below it. Then there was the building that had panels of stained and varnished wood that alternated with glass. The horizontal bands of the dark wood had light coloured, rather hazy looking patches all over them. At a distance we couldn't make out what they were. It was only when we got closer that we realised they were spiders' webs spun by the creatures that found the narrow grooves perfect for their homes and for erecting their places of entrapment. Then there was the Hayes Wharf Tower, one of the better buildings in this location. On a sunny day the louvres that punctuate the exterior throw sharp shadows on the surface. However, at the time we passed by the sky was bright but cloudy, and in those circumstances the shadows are soft edged and it looks like there are dirty stains behind the slats (see above).
It is clearly difficult for architects to predict some of these unintended consequences that appear on their buildings, but one does wonder whether such things are considered at all during their training. Moreover, with CAD (computer aided design) it isn't beyond the wit of man to model such things. Having said that, sometimes it is the unforeseen that is the one element elevating a building above the mundane, as with the stress effects on the glazing of this building at Canary Wharf, London (assuming the architect didn't intend it!)
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Barre fitness was the first workout class I ever tried at PSU, and to this day it remains one of my favorite workout classes for muscle toning (alas, there's not much cardio in this workout). For those of you who may not be familiar, a barre is kind of like a handrail that is either attached to a wall or a little stand that you can use to help balance yourself while doing different exercises. The barre comes in especially handy for ballet type moves, where you're on your toes lifting one leg up/down/sideways. Barre fitness in general is a workout that combines moves from ballet, pilates, and yoga into a workout routine. Similar to pilates and yoga, you do a lot of bodyweight exercises (although sometimes resistance bands and hand weights are added) that challenge your muscles. What I like about barre is that it also really challenges your core stability and balance while kind of making you feel like a graceful dancer (even if you're not).
Ballet barre fitness classes have been becoming very popular recently, especially because much of the advertising surrounding it promotes barre as a way to get a toned, limber, and slender dancer-like physique. Although much of the current popularity may be due to the pressure of societal beauty standards, this workout was initially invented in 1959 by a professional ballerina named Lotte Berk who had suffered a back injury and wanted to find a way to mix her ballet training with physical rehabilitative therapy. Many of the exercises Berk created emphasize isometric contractions (makes sense since they strengthen and stabilize muscles without requiring lots of joint movement and flexibility), which basically means you don't move your muscles a ton. Instead, a lot of the squats and leg lifts I did in this class were tiny pulses up and down which really got the muscles burning. If you want to read more about the history of the workout class or want more in depth information about the pros and cons of this workout, I'd encourage you to check out this link!
The actual workout is 45 minutes long and very leg-oriented. The vast majority of the workout is comprised of various squats and leg lifts. During the most recent class I attended, I did narrow squats, plié squats, regular squats, combinations of squats, squats with leg lifts, pulses, etc. We also did many variations of leg lifts. Check out the Youtube video below if you'd like to see demonstrations of the kinds of exercises I did (it's also a great workout video in and of itself, and you don't need a barre if you can balance without it). Whenever you're doing these moves, you'll basically hold repetitions of the move for a while and perhaps vary it slightly (e.g. might get faster, slower, or switch directions). The barre is there beside you if you need to grab onto it for support/balance. Because there are so many different moves for your legs and I did so many repetitions, my legs felt like Jello towards the end of the class. I guess that's a sign that barre is really effective at strengthening every part of the leg, including calves, thighs, and butt. Usually there are a couple minutes of arm and core strength thrown into the workout as well, but I've found that which exercises you do and how intensely you work these other body parts really depends on the instructor. I've gone to a class where we did almost ten minutes of different arm exercises with hand weights, but in the most recent class I attended we just did a minute or two of exercises with resistance bands.
Overall, I'd recommend this class to anyone who wants to strengthen their legs and stabilize their core. It's a great muscle toning/strengthening workout, and the ballet aspect of it makes it pretty unique and fun. It's great for all skill types, and you do not need to have any dance experience (I have zero dance skill). It's not really meant to be a cardio workout, but you will end up breaking a sweat! I know I will try and keep incorporating this into my weekly workouts. As always, let me know if you have any suggestions or questions! As a fun bonus, here is a funny Buzzfeed video about a group of friends trying out a barre class for a couple weeks.
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A Beginner's Guide To Outdoor Climbing EquipmentPosted by Adventure 16 | 11.16.2017
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Every rock climber has a favorite piece of gear, whether it's that trusty No. 2 cam or that worn pair of climbing shoes so smelly they act as your own personal bug repellent. But with all the different types of climbing out there, there are many more types of climbing gear, and it can be tricky choosing what will work for you.
Besides safety, climbing equipment also tends to be associated with a bit of nostalgia for most climbers. The gear represents your hardest send, the epic road trip, or that campout where the weather turned for the worst unexpectedly.
To help you get started with your own epic adventures, we've put together this little beginner's guide to aid you in your quest to find the right kind of to suit your climbing needs.
1. Always remember to read reviews carefully. What works for one person might not work for you.
2. Choose wisely. Most of the time its best to look at fit, ease of use, and practicality, rather than price.
3. Pamper your gear! Proper treatment of your gear will result in longevity and cost efficiency through the years. By doing this you'll treat your gear better than your cell phone!
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Bouldering is considered the most cost-effective introduction to climbing. It requires the least amount of investment as far as equipment goes. This gear list is simple. Shoes are, of course, a given for all types of climbing. Make sure to try several types and styles of climbing shoes before deciding on a pair. A general rule is to make sure that the heel cup fits your foot from the start and there is no weird pressure or tightness. Another good rule of thumb is that your toes should be slightly bent, not flat, but not completely bent. How a shoe fits is very opinionated and every climber will say it has to fit this way or that but remember, YOUR FOOT, YOUR FIT!
Next, you will need a crash pad, which is essential for bailing out at different heights when bouldering, and many climbers own several. The size and quality is based on your budget and your preferred type of bouldering. If you're planning to get into highballing, which is bailing out at heights larger than 10 feet, then a larger pad that covers more ground is recommended. A smaller, satellite pad for sit-starts, cover tree stumps and places in-between pads, is also a good investment. These smaller pads are also easy to attach to a larger pad for lugging around the crag. Most climbers get a combination of both and/or go with friends that have a variety of crash pads to bring along.
Chalk buckets are primarily used by boulderers as well. They make it easier to keep track of your chalk and also serve as a place to stash brushes. Brushes make it easier to clear chalk and tick-marks off rock, or use as an emergency toothbrush (eww).
Traditional Climbing
Traditional climbing is one of the biggest investments (except ice-climbing) that a climber can make, and it is both time consuming and costly. The trad climber is typically looking for adventure, seeking out new routes and exploring less-visited established crags. Gear investments include a dynamic rope which vary in length, thickness, and weight. Dynamic ropes have a bit of stretch in them which aids the climber when falling. Most rope lengths come in 60 meters (~200 feet) but depending on the climber they can go to 70 meters long (~230 feet). Thickness is also dependent on your needs as the climber. Qualified staff at your local Adventure 16 can assist you with determining your needs, but the idea is that anything below 10.0 is ideal for trad climbing. Both length and thickness affect weight. Shorter and thinner ropes will be lighter, while thicker and longer ropes are heftier. Again, do your research, ask questions and never consider using anything other than a dynamic climbing rope.
Protection, or "Pro" is what sets the Trad climber apart from the Sport climber. You will want to invest in as many active cams (such as Black Diamond and Metolius) and full set of passive nuts/chockstones and Hexs, as you think you may need for where you plan on climbing. A nut-tool will also come in handy for cleaning the smaller versions of pro that can easily get stuck if you take a fall on them. There is a huge world of protection out there, so it's worth it to take a trip over to your friendly, local Adventure 16 outdoor shop (locations; San Diego, Solana Beach, Tarzana and West Los Angeles) to check out the gear, try things on, and gain advice when building your rack and investing in gear.
No matter what your friends say, and as bulky as it is, a helmet is a good way to protect your noggin. And NO!, a bike helmet won't suffice. Climbing helmets are specific and sit differently on the head. The reason to wear one is not about hitting yourself while climbing, but when loose gear or rock comes falling down from high above.
On the list of other gear, there are several types of belay devices out there and every climber has a preference. Get one that is affordable for you and feels comfortable when you use it. Belay gloves are not necessary, but they save your hands for when it really counts--and come in handy when repelling.
Harnesses are a very personal piece of gear and definitely require a lot of trying on before deciding on a brand and type. The best idea is to TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! Most mountain shops have a non-returnable policy on climbing gear, especially harnesses, so do your homework. There are many styles and fits out there, and the best thing to do is to research, ask, and try on.
Carabiners and slings make alpine-draws which complete your trad rack and you can not go wrong with extras of either one. Carabiners have different shapes and uses and slings come in different thicknesses and lengths. Each trad climber has their own set-up and specific gear they use, but don't feel intimidated. You will gain knowledge and preferences just by using your gear more. A suggestion would be to buy a single item first, try it, then if you like it buy more later.
Sport Climbing
Of course, there are climbing styles other than the ones mentioned here, such as Top Roping, which is the preferred method of climbing in gyms and at the crag. Ice, mixed, and alpine climbing for example, are very similar to Traditional climbing and sometimes you will have to perform bouldering moves.
Aid climbing is different from all of the other types because instead of using your body to climb the rock, you relay solely on your gear. Almost all aid routes have the tiniest cracks and holds that a person's fingers can barely grip, but very experienced climbers have been able to climb them (check out Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson's Dawn Wall free ascent). Early rock climbing in Yosemite during the 1950's and 1960's and greats such Royal Robbins and Warren Harding could technically be considered Aid climbing, depending on who you ask.
In any case, every one of these styles of climbing push you to your outer limits and break your comfort zones. Your gear will only take you so far. The rest lies in your mental and physical strength. Just because your friend says, after five months, that you need to start lead climbing, does not mean you have to. Move at YOUR pace when YOU are ready, and you'll find that any one of these climbing styles will prepare you for the future adventure and thrill you may seek.
Originally written by RootsRated. Edited by Danny Palma
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Even though it's winter, I like to keep my legs smooth and hairless so my skin still feels soft, and around this time of year I certainly don't have the spare cash to be visiting the salon for regular waxing, nor can I be bothered to do it myself, so I usually revert to razors.
Razors can always be a little hit and miss. The good ones are really great but can sometimes cost an arm and a leg to replace blades when you need to and the affordable ones don't always do the best job.
Well, what if I told you that I had found an affordable razor, with affordable replacement blades and it did an amazing job? The Wilkinson Sword Intuition Naturals Sensitive Care Razor (a bit of a mouthful, I know!) is leaps and bounds ahead of any razor I have tried before!
The best thing about this razor is the soap capsule around the razor blade! Filled with Aloe Vera and Vitamin E, this soap lathers up as you start shaving, so you don't need any additional bubbles or anything, and it moisturises the skin as it goes.
The blade deteriorates at the same rate as the soap which is great. I have been using my first blade regularly for around 5 weeks now and it is only just getting to the point where the soap isn't really having the same effect as its first use, but also the blade needs changing now as well, so it's great timing.
After using this razor, my skin has never felt so smooth and soft. It even works great on short hairs.
The razor itself is quite bulky, but I actually found this a positive because you can get a decent grip on it with wet hands.
The 4 blades allow you to get a close shave and it has some flexibility to maneuver and avoid snagging the skin.
The Wilkinson Sword Intuition Naturals Sensitive Care razor is £6.49 from Superdrug! and comes with the razor, one blade with the soap capsule attached and a neat little holder with a sucker pad to attach to your shower screen or wall! The blades come in packs of 3 also from Boots for £6.79.
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At the end of the eighteenth century, all of Europe's great nations feature hussar regiments, and Russia is no exception. This sword is shaped in a characteristic fashion, portraying those used in the Tsar's regiments, and was still in service at the time of the Napoleonic campaigns. On a side note, this sword can also be suitable for a French rider, who back then did not hesitate to equip themselves with weapons taken from the enemy. Note the similarity of the sabre's curvature with the light cavalry model of the imperial guard. Entirely made out of steel, though brass is used for the guard, wood for the scabbard which is then covered with leather and ornaments made out of brass also. The handle is covered with carefully crafted leather.
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At the Univision forum yesterday, President Obama said his "biggest failure" as president was failing to pass immigration reform. Not only was this news to everyone — last we heard, his biggest mistake was focusing too much on policy and not enough on telling stories — but he wouldn't even take responsibility for the lack of progress. The real culprits? Obstructionist Republicans and distracting economic problems. According to Obama, his only real error — if you could call it that — was being too "naive" about the whole situation:
"My biggest failure so far is we haven't gotten comprehensive immigration reform done," Obama said. "But it's not because for lack of trying or desire, and I'm confident we are going to accomplish that." …
The president faced tough questions on why he hadn't accomplished comprehensive immigration reform, an important issue for Hispanic voters. Jorge Ramos, one of the moderators for Univision, put it bluntly: "You promised that and a promise is a promise and with all due respect, you didn't keep that promise."
Obama said on Univision that he accepted responsibility but that he faced an economy "on the verge of collapse" in his first year and blamed Republicans for abandoning support for comprehensive immigration reform.
"What I confess I did not expect, and so I'm happy to take responsibility for being naive here, is that Republicans who had previously supported comprehensive immigration reform, my opponent in 2008 who had been a champion of it and who attended these meetings, suddenly would walk away," he said. "That's what I did not anticipate."
This is completely delusional. If Obama was so tied up with economic issues his first year in office, why did he spend the majority of that time focused on his health care reform bill? The idea that Republicans have been blocking his attempts at immigration reform is also absurd. When did Obama do anything during his first three years — outside of giving occasional speeches — that moved the ball forward on immigration, or showed that he had any serious interest in tackling it? When confronted by Hispanic leaders, Obama would blame Republicans and insist that he couldn't just issue an executive order on immigration. Then, as soon as the GOP started moving forward on its own immigration reform plan, he suddenly flip-flopped and took executive action.
Republicans haven't refused to work with Obama on immigration. There's no indication Obama even tried to reach out to them on the issue. In fact, he's done just the opposite. The White House made every effort to kill Marco Rubio's DREAM Act proposal, and eventually succeeded once Obama issued his immigration executive order — a temporary bandaid that's no substitute for real reform.


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The move, which has been taken as part of company's aggressive growth plans, will also allow the brand to evaluate these markets before it expands in other countries.
The brand, in 2015, unveiled a new brand identity and expanded its product portfolio into clothing and footwear. It has also made a series of moves including expanding its retail footprint to 130 retail stores in 50+ cities across India, extending its presence in over 400 cities in India through over 3000 distribution points.
In South East Asia, the brand has partnered with Zalora, part of Global Fashion Group, giving the company access to the Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan markets. Through this alliance, Wildcraft will start off with selling its outdoor gear product lines.
While in the UAE, the outfitter has built partnerships across offline and an online distribution channels. The company has also tied up with Souq.com, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the region.
Gaurav Dublish, Co-founder of Wildcraft, while commenting on the move, says, "Expanding into South East Asia and the Middle East, both important markets for us, is just the start of our growth plans. The focus, at this point, is to reach countries with similar climatic conditions & geo-proximity."


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According to new research published in the New England Medical Journal this April, people with a common, obesity-related liver disease may benefit from vitamin E pills.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases usually develop in middle-aged people who are overweight or obese. Fat slowly accumulates in the liver causing it to become inflamed and this can result in scarring and damage.
During the study, 247 adults with advanced fatty liver disease were randomly assigned to take a dose of vitamin E (800iu), a diabetes drug or dummy pills for 96 weeks. The vitamin and drug were tested because earlier research suggested liver cell deterioration and insulin resistance might be involved in the development of the disease.
Biopsies before and after treatment showed that liver function improved in 43% of those people who took the vitamin E, compared with 19% in the placebo group. Study participants on the diabetes drug also improved, but to a lesser degree and with the drawback of gaining weight.
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The 2016 Maserati Quattroporte comes in three trim levels from which Albany, Troy, and Schenectady drivers can choose. Options include:
Quattroporte S: Starting at $99,900, the S model equips adaptive automatic xenon headlights, front and rear parking sensors, an electronically adjustable suspension, and heated 12-way power front seats.
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Very frequently people ask me how to get started in the UX field, or IA practice or Design. I always try to tailor my answers to their specific needs. Today I got an email from someone at work asking:
"Hi, everyone. If you decided you were interested in IA/UX but you didn't know much about it…and you wanted to find out more…where would you go? What books would you read? What blogs would you add to your feed reader? What seminars would you attend? What tutorials would you take? What tweeters would you follow?"
Having no context I took 5 minutes are made this recommendation. I am sure I would tweak and change this significantly if I had any other inputs, but this was my 5 minute recommendation and I thought I'd share:
The starter book is Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web. After that, The Elements of User Experience followed by Don't Make Me Think. All other books people recommend are wonderful, but not to start with.
Become a member of The Information Architecture Institute and find yourself a mentor; it's the most valuable investment anyone can make when starting out.
I don't follow blogs. I let the community curate content for me instead. Following the right people on twitter means they send me all the good blog posts. Also, you come across the relevant blogs via the discussion lists (specially the one you get access to when you join the IA Institute). Connect with people first, content second. It's helpful to connect to the UX/IA/IxD groups on LinkedIn, Facebook, Slideshare – it will help attract good content to you. You'll immediately have access to all kinds of people you'll become interested in connecting with.
Attending seminars: Go to all the free stuff happening locally. In Philly there's PhillyCHI and Refresh Philly to start with. Online, spend your money wisely and pick the topics that seem more interesting to from UIE Virtual Seminars and Rosenfeld Media Webinar Series. Make sure you keep track of The UX Workshop for free broadcast of local events in other cities.
For community and education, attend the IA Summit. If you are starting out, that's the first conference to go to. And Interactions. For more focused training, UIE's User Interface Events and Adaptive Path's UX Week and UX Intensive.
On Twitter, there are too many interesting people to follow and big names in the field. They don't necessarily share any relevant information or advice relevant to starting out. These people do: @jmspool, @whitneyhess, @halvorson, @sladner, @mmilan, @austingovella, @leisa, @mediajunkie, @emalone, @stephenanderson, @billder (I share a lot of stuff too: @livlab)
Lastly, start a blog. You learn significantly more by sharing and capturing your own thoughts than countless dollars spent in training.
And if you are going to start on all this after lunch, print this to read during lunch: http://www.jjg.net/ia/recon/


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I finished the Emperor card sitting outside in the sunshine listening to the peepers and birds, on the Vernal Equinox, the defining moment of Spring here in the Northern hemisphere. This is when when the Sun enters 0 degrees of the sign of Aries. I'm posting the Emperor here for the New Moon in Aries, a super potent new Moon where the Moon & Sun are of course conjunct in the early degrees of Aries (along with Uranus and Mercury).
Just mentioning all this as the Emperor is the card of Aries in the tarot so it all feels right somehow. I've noticed both in the creation of the Rosetta Tarot and of this new tarot deck, that the times of their creation often seem to synch up with appropriate astrological themes.
It seems like since the Emperor is big into order and structure that it might also be a good time to share some behind the scenes construction of the artwork. It basically starts with a pencil drawing, often incorporating some sacred geometry to aid the composition. (In the Emperor's case though, the geometric part was added to the background, where the brick wall is built from bricks in the Fibonacci sequence.)
Of course it starts with an idea. Sometimes this is the hardest part, but sometimes it is the easiest. This idea has been kicking around in my head for a while, and some elements appropriately enough came to mind while I was reading a book about the face on Mars. I guess where it gets hard sometimes is finding a way to actually execute that idea that is in my mind so that it retains the brilliance that it has internally. Sometimes outer reality is hard to manipulate to portray the inner vision.
I start with a blank sheet with the dimensions of the picture inked in. The pencil drawing is usually then made from looking at reference photographs when needed (usually for people and posture – wish I had people to model for me!) and also using the imagination, combining and changing the elements until it feels visually balanced and conveys the sense of the original idea. At this stage, I refine and change the drawing multiple times. It gets rather messy with graphite, but the "paper" is actually a type of white plastic so it can take lots of abuse and erases cleanly.
Here is the Emperor when he was at the point where I was satisfied enough with the pencil drawing to feel able to move on into ink:
The next step takes the most concentration, as I use a permanent marker to go over the lines of the drawing, and since it is immediately permanent upon touching the "paper", no mistakes can be made, and whiting it out wouldn't really be a good option as it would be very visible on the smooth plastic, unlike on paper. So, I have to be very, very careful at this stage as no serious mistakes can be made. Please don't bump the table!!
Once the lines are drawn in permanent ink, I add the shading with the permanent marker with a mixture of stippling, crosshatching and line width. After that the pencil can be erased. I always love doing that, seeing the picture become clean and clear in ink with all the dirty smudgy stuff removed. The ink lines at this point are refined if needed, and if more shading is needed I add that too. I then scan the drawing at this point, as I really like they way they look in black and white and maybe might make a black & white or "color your own" version someday.
The last step is to add the color, which really can make or break the image. This takes a lot more thought than one might think. I try to work so that the majority of the image follows the color scales of the Golden Dawn for each tarot card, which limits the palette somewhat. So each color that gets put down is a conscious choice, designed to work within that palette in terms of maximum impact and contrast. Sometimes the last color I add, the last object to be colored, can be the trickiest and I will agonize over it. Unlike acrylics, you can't just paint over the inks so easily. You can do a darker color over a light color, but if they are transparent they will be a blend, like two sheets of colored glass. You can only do a light over a dark by adding enough white to make it opaque, then you lose the transparency. The inks are kind of like permanent watercolors, like a hybrid between watercolor and acrylic.
Oddly enough I have really aversive reactions to my own work sometimes during the coloring process, thinking how much it sucks and how I might have ruined it due my bad color choices etc. I've learned to try to ignore this part of my mind (doesn't work too well) as when others see the image at this stage they have the opposite reaction, loving the way it has come to life with the color.
Once I have done the coloring and think the picture is done, I scan it. If it looks fine, as in, the colors scanned well and look very much the same on screen as in real life, then it is done. But sometimes a certain color may look very "off" in the scan. This is where some people would go all Photoshop on the image, but I go old school. I repaint the section of the image in question to correct the problem. What I realized is that in a weird way, the scanner has a good eye, better than a human. It sounds odd, but here is an example. Sometimes a color might scan as darker than it looks to my eye, or a yellow turns to orange when next to a red for example. What I have learned is that this is simply because there is not enough contrast in value between that color and its surroundings. So I correct that, and the image then not only scans more correctly but actually is improved in a subtle way. Often it just takes repainting the area in question with the same color, but with a little titanium white ink mixed in with the color. This addition of the white may not even effect the color except to make it slightly more opaque and better able to reflect the light of the scanner and capture the color accurately.
So, here is the final image of the Emperor. He tells an interesting story when you compare him to his partner the Empress. See her here: Tarot M cards in progress
And here he is complete, Mr Aries himself:
Here the Emperor is seated close to the earth, on a log rather than a throne, as if resting after a battle or perhaps plotting and planning about matters of rulership. Like traditional Emperor cards, his upper arms roughly form a triangle, while his legs cross each other, suggesting the glyph of sulphur.
He ponders the entrance of his bee skep, a microcosm of his kingdom. While the Empress is the swarm of bees, the heart of nature untamed, the Emperor is the hive, the structure. The bees are not in sight here, having been (temporarily) subdued by the smoke from his bee smoker, where the sacred fire is kept.
Perhaps because Mars, ruler of Aries, is now retrograde, he seems thoughtful and pensive, though his sword is at the ready and his horns are that of the headstrong ram. His armored footwear is adorned with a face reminiscent of the face on Mars seen in Voyager photographs. It is a face resembling a man in Egyptian headdress, perhaps the Pharaoh Ramses the Great, known as the Great Ancestor and builder of cities.
The terra cotta stand that the bee skep rests on is inscribed with the word Ozymandias, a warning against hubris and a reminder that empires, like all things, are transient and impermanent. They rise, they fall – they rise again.
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
There is a lot more I could say about this image, but I will leave some a mystery for now. What do you see?


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Deep down we all wish to pursue our dreams, however the harsh reality of life forces us often to abandon them. EonVision's ExperienceMore,,¢ shows are meant to rejuvenate your passion for pursuing your dreams and through the personal interaction that each visitor is experiencing inspire you to action.
Explore the solar system, fly in outer space, and survive a black hole. Or meet, follow and help Humphrey, a baby humpback whale, on his adventures in the deep oceans. EonVision Idome visitors will experience stunning Virtual Reality characters and elements mixed with the latest digital image capture. Personal interactivity devices ensure multi-player collaboration, individual excitement, and infinite variation possibilities. 3D visuals and 3D sound married with 4D elements like moving seats and ambient effects (water, heat, wind) results in an addictive, adaptable, and exploratory learning environment.
EonVision Idome is the first dome to combine Hollywood cinematographic quality with full interactivity for every guest. It is revolutionizing the edutainment market by combining the best elements of feature films, theme parks, museums and interactive gaming.
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Duane "Digger" Carey
Duane Gene "Digger" Carey is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut. After graduation in 1992 from U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, he worked as an F-16 experimental test pilot and System Safety Officer at Edwards Air Force Base. He has logged over 4,300 hours in more than 35 types of aircraft. In 2002, he served as the pilot of Columbia on STS-109, logging over 10 days in space. STS-109 orbited the Earth 165 times, and covered 3.9 million miles in over 262 hours.
Fredrik Strang
Adventurer & Entrepreneur
Mr. Fredrik Strang has climbed six 8000-m mountains and led & participated twelve 8000-m expeditions. He has set the Guinness World Record for climbing "7 Summits " the highest mountain on each continent" and first Swedish to do so. As a member of the Explorers Club, Strang has made 3 documentaries including TV4 and SVT (Fredrik Strang and the mystery of Everest, 7 Summits, A Cry from the Top of the World) and has appeared in several other national and international documentaries including award-winning "The Summit". He is currently the CEO for Solair Quest AB EUR" around the world in a solar powered airship (www.solairquest.com).
John Spencer
Space Architect of pioneering design work for NASA, EVP and Chief Designer of Mars World Enterprises
Mr. John Spencer is a space architect and pioneer in what he calls "The Design Frontier." He received two design awards from NASA for his work on the International Space Station (ISS) and has completed several private space enterprise/tourism design projects. Over $300 million has been invested in his Earth based space and Sci-Fi themed real estate concepts to date. He is the founder and president of the Space Tourism Society (STS) and author of "Space Tourism-Do You Want To Go?." He is currently designing a Mars/future themed immersive attraction/resort called "Mars World" for a site in Las Vegas.
Dr. Rich Terrile
Senior Engineering Associate, ExxonMobil
Dr. Rich Terrile is an astronomer and the director of the Center for Evolutionary Computation and Automated Design at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has a Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the California Institute of Technology and has developed missions to Mars and to the outer solar system. Dr. Terrile discovered four moons around Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and took the first pictures of the planetary system orbiting around the nearby star Beta Pictoris. His other interests include planetary rings, planetary geology, evolutionary computation and the development of medical instrumentation for tissue identification during neurosurgery.
Pierre De Lespinois
Managing Director, Vision 3 Experiential LLC.
Award winning, Producer, Writer, Director and technical innovator, who is a Hollywood industry leader in high definition/digital CGI and 3D production. Mr. Pierre De Lespinois has received fourteen Emmy nominations and four Emmys for Directing and Producing including "When Dinosaurs Roamed America" and "Dinosaur Planet". President of Evergreen Films Inc., an international leader in 3D technology development and innovation. His production group has created thousands of digital effects shots for movies such as: "Fantastic Four", "Final Destination", "300","Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D".
Eric Gruendemann
Vision 3 Experiential LLC.
Eric Gruendemann presently acts as Co-Founder and President of Vision 3 Experiential, LLC, a creative, strategic and managerial company established to develop emerging EUR~edutainment' content, technologies and theme parks worldwide. Prior to that, Eric spent nearly thirty years in the film and television industry. His credits range from the recent low-budget global cult film sensation, Bitch Slap; to numerous television pilots including Dungeons & Dragons/Eldritch for ABC Family, Heart of Stone for Fox, Changeling for UPN, Treasure Island for CBS, The Stain for Comedy Central, Left Behind for PAX, Cirque for Spelling Television and Creature Quest for Discovery Networks International; to acting as Managing Director of Pacific Renaissance Pictures and Co-Executive Producer of the Universal Television mega-hits Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. His other credits include Cleopatra 2525, Jack of All Trades, Young Hercules, Army of Darkness, Darkman, Iron Will, Hard Target, Torch Song Trilogy, Mom & Dad Save The World and The Blob. He is also an Eagle Scout and makes great Belgian Waffles.
Dan Lejerskar
Co-Founder and Chairman, EON Reality Inc.
Mr. Lejerskar began his career in 1985 at Volvo Aerospace as program manager for the Arianne 5 rocket program for the main engine rocket. In 1987, he founded PFAB, a construction and real estate company, and he built the company from a two-person operation to over 300 people. Simultaneously (1987-1997), he founded and ran Prosolvia Konsult AB, a start-up company which he built to over 600 employees, developing it organically and focusing in the area of numerical simulation. In 1998, he co-founded EON Reality. Lejerskar holds dual Masters of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Mats W. Johansson
Co-Founder, President & CEO, EON Reality Inc.
Mr. Johansson has over 18 years of experience in 3D Interactive Simulation technologies and is widely recognized as a leading innovator in his respective field. He has been regarded as a subject matter expert and has been the program manager/consultant for many different projects such as Volvo Car engineering analysis, as well as Oil and Gas simulation projects in the North Sea. Mr. Johansson earned a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chalmers University and an MBA in International Business Administration from Gothenburg School of Business.


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JNCC have prepared updated formal conservation
advice for the Barra Fan and Hebrides Terrace Seamount NCMPA.
Further information is available on the Conservation Advice
tab below.
The MPA includes the Hebrides Terrace Seamount to the west of
the site – a remnant of an ancient volcano. The seamount supports a
diverse range of marine life, including cold-water corals and deep
sea sponges. These seamount communities are considered to be
Threatened and/or Declining by the OSPAR Commission across the
North-east Atlantic, as are orange roughy (Hoplostethus
atlanticus); a long-lived deep-water fish found associated
with The Hebrides Terrace Seamount. The 'Fan' is a geological
protected feature of the site that was created when a large
build-up of sediments underwent a series of submarine landslides.
These landslides have subsequently been modified by water currents,
and were long ago gouged by icebergs grounding on the seabed during
past ice ages.
More detailed site information can be found on the
Summary tab.
Map displaying MPA boundary
associated protected feature
Visit the JNCC MPA Mapper to
view and explore data for this
Protected features
The acquisition of new data may result in updates to our
knowledge on feature presence and extent within this site. The most
up to date information is reflected on the map on this page and in
JNCC's MPA mapper
and the evidence underpinning this can be viewed in the
Evidence tab.
The diagram below is a summary of the key
milestones involved in the selection and designation of The Barra
Fan and Hebrides Terrace Seamount NCMPA. More detail can be
found within the Relevant Documentation.
The documents referred to below and any other historical
documents relating to The Barra Fan and Hebrides Terrace Seamount
NCMPA were produced during the selection and designation process
and therefore may be out of date. This Site Information
Centre is the most up to date source of information for this MPA,
and will reflect any additional information gathered since these
documents were produced. Information about the Nature Conservation
MPA site selection process is available on the JNCC NCMPA
Last updated: October 2017
The information for this site summary was adapted from documents
listed in the Relevant Documentation and
incorporates any further information gathered since these documents
were produced.
Site overviewSituated to the west of
Scotland, adjacent to the boundary with Irish waters, The Barra Fan
and Hebrides Terrace Seamount MPA follows the seabed from the top
of the Hebridean continental slope as it descends into the deep
Rockall Trough and beyond. The 'Fan' is a geological protected
feature of the site that was created when a large build-up of
sediments underwent a series of submarine landslides. These
landslides have subsequently been modified by water currents, and
were long ago gouged by icebergs grounding on the seabed during
past ice ages. The Barra Fan is regarded as scientifically
important because the morphology and sedimentary sequences have
helped in furthering understanding of regional-scale
palaeoceanographic changes as well as fluctuations in the extent of
the last British Ice Sheet.
On the continental slope part of the MPA, mud, sand and gravel
habitats are home to worms and other creatures that have adapted to
living buried in and on the seabed. The base of the continental
slope provides conditions for the establishment of burrowed mud
habitat; specifically seapens and burrowing
megafauna communities, which are considered Threatened and/or
Declining across the North-east Atlantic by the OSPAR Commission.
To the west of the site, the Hebrides Terrace Seamount rises to a
height of almost 1km above the surrounding seabed and is thought to
represent a remnant of an ancient volcano. The seamount supports a
diverse range of marine life, including cold-water corals and deep
sea sponges. These seamount
communities are considered to be Threatened and/or Declining by
the OSPAR Commission across the North-east Atlantic, as are
orange roughy
(Hoplostethus atlanticus); a long-lived deep-water fish
found associated with The Hebrides Terrace Seamount.
The seamount is thought to be significant to the health of
Scotland's seas due to the effect it has on the movement of
underwater currents, which bring a good supply of food to the area.
The resulting rich diversity supports many fish species, which in
turn attract larger marine animals, such as sharks and whales.
Further detail on the evidence for this NCMPA can be found on the
Evidence tab.
Site location: Coordinates for this
NCMPA can be found in the Designation Order listed in the
Relevant Documentation.
Site area: 4,373 km².
Site depth range: Depth of the site
ranges from 2341m below sea level at the lowest point of the
Rockall Trough within this MPA, to 145m in the east of the
Charting Progress 2 Biogeographic Region:
Atlantic North-West Approaches, Rockall Trough and Faeroe/ Shetland
Site boundary descriptionOn the Hebridean
slope to the east of the MPA, the boundary captures the biological
diversity of sediments that change with depth and include burrowed
mud data points in the bathyal zone. To the west, the boundary has
been drawn to encompass the full extent of The Hebrides Terrace
Seamount in Scottish waters to support seamount communities and an
orange roughy spawning aggregation. The area between the Hebridean
continental slope and The Hebrides Terrace Seamount includes the
geomorphological protected features of the site.
The full overview of the data used to support site
identification along with information on confidence in feature
presence and extent is available in the Barra Fan and Hebrides
Terrace Seamount NCMPA
Data Confidence Assessment. JNCC will be adding relevant
survey data for this MPA to our MPA interactive map in due course.
Some of the data for this NCMPA has been collected through JNCC
funded or collaborative surveys and some through other means.
Data from these surveys/this survey provide direct evidence
confirming the presence of the protected features within the
Survey and data gathering
Data analysis reports
Additional relevant literature
References for further supporting scientific literature
consulted during the identification of this site can be found in
the Data
Confidence Assessment. Please be aware that although these
sources contain information which is of interest in relation to
this MPA, they do not necessarily represent the views of JNCC:
Knowledge gapsIf you are aware of any
additional information not referred to in any of the relevant
documentation listed on the main page, please contact JNCC.
Last updated: March 2018
Updated formal conservation advice is now available for this
MPA. Further information on the approach used to develop this
advice is available on the Conservation Advice
webpage along with a Glossary of
Terms used in JNCC conservation advice and a short
video explaining how to use the conservation advice
You must refer to this advice if you:
You may also find it useful to refer to this advice if you:
We will engage with stakeholders to identify
any lessons which JNCC can learn from customers who have used the
advice, with a view to continuing to ensure it is
The following table provides an overview of the components of
the conservation advice, and provides hyperlinks to each of the
products for this MPA. These elements together form JNCC's
formal conservation advice for this site and should be read in
conjunction with each other. This advice reflects the most
up-to-date evidence held by JNCC (correct as of March 2018).
A zipped folder enabling these documents to be downloaded together
is available at the bottom of this page.
Background Information
Explains the purpose of the advice and when it
must be referred to.
Supplementary Advice on the
Objectives (SACO)
The Conservation Objectives set out the broad
ecological aims for the site. JNCC provide supplementary advice in
the SACO which is essential reading to support interpretation of
these conservation objectives.
You can use these documents to assess the
impacts of your planned activity on the important attributes of the
Please note our current understanding of
whether the available evidence indicates that each attribute needs
to be recovered or conserved is not provided here.
However, links to available evidence for the site are provided and
should you require further site-specific information for the site,
please contact JNCC at
advice statements
These statements provide a summary of the Supplementary Advice
on the Conservation Objectives (SACO).
Feature Activity Sensitivity
Tool (FeAST)
Provides an initial assessment of whether a
proposed plan or project (or ongoing activity) may have an impact
on a protected feature in the site.
FeAST identifies pressures associated with the
most commonly occurring marine activities, and provides a detailed
assessment of feature sensitivity to these pressures. A human
activity is considered capable of affecting, other than
insignificantly, a feature where the feature is known to be
sensitive to associated pressures.
The sensitivity assessments provided in FeAST,
should be used at an early stage of a plan or project when
considering potential impacts of an activity.
status: Progressing
towards being well managed
Progress is ongoing with the recommendation of
fisheries management proposals to the European Commission, site
condition monitoring work will be required in order to conclude
with confidence as to the degree to which the site is moving
towards or achieving its conservation objectives.
This site forms part of the UKs contribution to the OSPAR
commission's network of MPAs and the Emerald network
established under the Bern Convention. As the UK
is a member of the OSPAR commission, JNCC are
committed to ensuring that the OSPAR MPA network is 'well-managed' by
JNCC consider 'well-managed' to mean the
timely progress of an MPA around the 'MPA management cycle'. This
The sub-sections that follow provide an account of the progress
of The Barra Fan and Hebrides Terrace Seamount NCMPA around each of
these four stages in the MPA management cycle:
The documentation of appropriate management
The implementation of management measures
This section details progress towards the implementation of
management measures for activities considered capable of affecting
the conservation status of the protected features of the site. The
protected features of the site are considered to be sensitive to
pressures associated with fishing and 'licensable' activities.
Licensable activities
Site condition
Site condition monitoring surveys are yet to
take place within this MPA. Further information will be made
available under the monitoring tab in due course.
Assessment of progress towards
conservation objectives
No long-term condition monitoring data is
available to determine whether the MPA is moving towards or has
reached its conservation objectives. Further information will be
provided under the assessment tab as it becomes available.
JNCC is currently leading on the development of a strategy for
biodiversity monitoring across all UK waters, to include MPA
monitoring. For MPAs, data and evidence collected from monitoring
activities will aim to:
Information on monitoring of this MPA will be provided when it
becomes available.
Assessments of the condition of designated features in offshore
MPAs are required to report against our legal obligations. Ideally
these assessments should be based on observed data, and then
measured against targets for predefined indicators. However, for
MPAs in offshore waters we do not always have the appropriate
information to be able to do so. This is particularly true for
seabed habitats, which are the main type of feature designated for
protection in offshore MPAs.
To address these challenges, JNCC has been an active partner in
the development of new approaches and tools for the assessment of
habitats and species for a variety of national and international
status reports. They include the second cycle of the Conservation Status Assessment reports under the
EU Habitats Directive, Charting Progress 2
(CP2) and the OSPAR Quality Status
Report (QSR). JNCC continues to develop and pilot tools for the
assessment of marine habitats and species in offshore waters to
improve the quality and transparency of our offshore MPA
assessments, and contribute to the monitoring of marine
biodiversity in UK waters. These tools cover methods for producing
interim assessments of site features and their responses to
pressures, as well as developing more robust indicators for
determining condition of the features.
Under the UK Marine & Coastal Access Act (2009),
JNCC is required to report to Ministers on the degree to which the
conservation objectives of the protected features of Nature
Conservation MPAs (NCMPAs) have been achieved. Every 6 years
from 2012, the Marine Act requires a report setting out how NCMPAs
have performed against their conservation objectives, as well as
the effectiveness of the network as a whole. The assessments
of features within MPAs will also feed into six yearly reports on
the state of the marine environment under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD),
which aims to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) by 2020.


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