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Fit models are an increasingly invisible part of the fashion industry; a standardised body on which to test clothes, of which the ultimate consumer is unaware.
The history of the fit model in New Zealand (sometimes known as a house model) was for a long time intertwined with runway and photographic models, and fit models would often also work in some capacity in the fashion office. As runway model's bodies have changed, fit model bodies have remained largely the same - thus leading to the split between the two. Fit models typically have to have specific body measurements which fit with standardised sizing and helps with grading. However, the measurements of models required is really up to the discretion of the brand they're working for, who may have different requirements based on the size of their average consumer. But fit models are more than just a living mannequin - their design input is also invaluable, as they can give insight into problems which may arise for consumers, sleeves that are too tight, skirts which are uncomfortable to sit down in, or fabric which doesn't feel good against skin.
However, the fashion industry now faces more challenges and changes than ever before - increased fast fashion means that designs need to be turned around quicker and the growth of the body positivity movement has put pressure on designers to create a wider variety of sizes.
So where do fit models fit in? We asked a few New Zealand experts for their opinion on the matter…
Doris de Pont of the New Zealand Fashion Museum has heard a lot of stories about fit models. Originally, fit models usually worked in fashion offices, often as the secretary, and were a necessity for all fashion designers. Entire collections used to be modelled for department store buyers by fit models.The change came in the 1990's, she believes, and was the result of import and export changes - New Zealand manufacturers began selling more to Australian companies, and New Zealand consumers began buying more clothes which had been made off-shore. The Australian consumers followed American trends more closely than New Zealand had, and were interested in vanity sizing, a "slippery slope" according to de Pont. The average size of a fit model used to be a size 12, which is now, of course, a size 8. However, it's less standard now to use a fit model, and de Pont thinks they are more popular with brands who make uniquely shaped garments, such as lingerie and need to check very specific fits.
Ruby and Liam use a standard size 8 fit model, in order to have a standardized starting point, which is important in critiquing designs. Designing requires feedback, says General Manager, Christine Sharma. The body is "an irregular shape and a moveable object" meaning garments must be tested for fit and movement. In addition to a standard fit model, the Ruby office staff range from size 6 to 14, and they regularly try on garments samples. According to Sharma, "as grading goes up, the bodies don't change proportionally", so trying garments on a range of sizes in the office provides useful feedback on grading, which Ruby and Liam still get done manually. Additionally, the feedback provided by the fit model is taken into account -especially in regards to the feel of the garment and comfort. Sitting, walking and moving is important to find out about the practicality of garments. When asked about the future of fit models, Sharma was confident that fit models will always be vitally important within the fashion industry, even if the design process becomes more technology-based. Because of the physical and practical nature of the product, it will always need to be tested, "technology won't change the end use...and the methodology won't change. They're just necessary."
World doesn't use fit models, according to Denise L'Estrange-Corbett, who says World got their fit down very early on, and have used the same measurements ever since, save for small changes in measurement "as people got taller." They have never felt the need to use a fit model, although they do occasionally get staff members who are around standard size to try on garments, if there are questions about fit. L'Estrange-Corbet has previously worked with fit models in London, before starting World, and seemed surprised that fit models are still used. As pattern making is increasingly being done all online, with precise computer measurements, L'Estrange-Corbet believes there will be less need for fit models, as the fit can be done with correct measurements and graded without need for a model to test.
So what is the consensus? Fit models are disappearing from some brands, but other designers swear by them. Body shapes haven't changed, but vary between designers based on the target customer. And increasingly, it looks like having someone in the office try on samples seems to be the norm, which may be slightly less standardised, but also give a wider range of feedback from people with different body shapes.


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|Supervisory Wildlife Biologist
Dr. Jimmy Taylor is the Field Station and Project Leader for the USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) in Corvallis, Oregon. Dr. Taylor is also a courtesy faculty member in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Portland State University, and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture at Mississippi State University.
Dr. Taylor has been stationed in Corvallis since 2010. Prior to that, he supervised the same project in Olympia, Washington from 2006 until that site was inactivated. His current research focuses on improving strategies to reduce damage by forest and aquatic mammals, integrating his experience with forestry, herbivory, habitat selection, animal movement, and behavior.. His areas of expertise include social behavior, habitat utilization, trophic interactions, and non-lethal management tools with aquatic furbearers, bears, cervids, corvids, gallinaceous birds, and rodents.
From 2002-2006, Dr. Taylor was a research wildlife biologist at the NWRC Mississippi Field Station where his research focused on identifying and reducing impacts of fish-eating birds on aquaculture and recreational fisheries. In addition to his current research with forest and aquatic mammals, he continues to collaborate with scientists on ecology and management of avian species.
Research Project: Improving Management Strategies to Reduce Damage by Forest and Aquatic Mammals
Current Research
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Kline, K.N., J.D. Taylor, and A.T. Morzillo. 2018. Estimating stand-level economic impacts of black bear damage to intensively managed forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 48:758-765. doi: 10.1139/cjfr-2017-0314
Francis, R.A., J.D. Taylor, E. Dibble, B. Strickland, V.M. Petro, C. Easterwood, and G. Wang. 2017. Restricted cross-scale habitat selection by American beavers. Current Zoology 63(6):703-710. doi: 10.1093/cz/zox059
Taylor, J.D. 2018. Book Review: The Eurasian beaver handbook: Ecology and management of Castor fiber. The Journal of Wildlife Management 82(6):1321-1322. doi: 10.1002/jwgm.21454
Taylor, J.D., R.D. Holt, E.K. Orning, and J.K. Young. 2017. Greater sage-grouse nest survival in Northwestern Wyoming. The Journal of Wildlife Management. Online. doi: 10.1002/jwmg.21296
Petro, V.M., J.D. Taylor, and D.M. Sanchez. 2015. Evaluating landowner-based beaver relocation as a tool to restore salmon habitat. Global Ecology and Conservation 3:477-486. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.01.001.
Taylor, J. A. Morzillo, and A. Anderson. 2014. Estimating the total economic impact of the black bear peeling in western Oregon using GIS and REMI. Proceedings of the 26th Vertebrate Pest Conference 26:419-422.
Taylor, J. 2014. Evaluating SeaDust Controllant as a repellent to reduce deer browse on Douglas-fir seedlings. Proceedings of the 26th Vertebrate Pest Conference 26:367-369.
Sheffels, T.R., M.D. Sytsma, J. Carter, and J.D. Taylor. 2014. Efficacy of plastic mesh tubes in reducing herbivory damage by the invasive nutria (Myocastor coypus) in an urban restoration site. Northwest Science 88(4):269-279. doi: 10.3955/046.088.0403.
McClintic, L.F., J.D. Taylor, J.C. Jones, R.D. Singleton, and G. Wang. 2014. Effects of spatiotemporal resource heterogeneity on home range size of American beaver. Journal of Zoology 293(2):134-141. doi: 10.1111/jzo.12128.
Taylor, J.D. and R.D. Singleton. 2014. The evolution of flow devices used to reduce flooding by beavers: A review. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38(1):127-133. doi: 10.1002/wsb.363.
Taylor, J. 2013. Effects of Black-tailed deer and Roosevelt elk herbivory in intensively managed Douglas-fir plantations. Western Forester 58(2): 4-5.
Taylor, J., D. Sphar, and G. Ahrens. 2013. Identifying and managing mountain beaver damage to forest resources. Oregon State University Extension Service EM 9063.
Taylor, J.D. 2013. Wildlife in managed forests: An overview of perspectives from the Pacific Northwest. Forest Ecology and Management 310: 1027-1028. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.10.024.


text: Business on Board Terms and Conditions 1. Participation to the Program 1.1 The right of participation to Business on Board program applies to any type of company with legal entities of every form in Greece and abroad. It is clarified that Travel agencies and individuals cannot participate in the program. 1.2 Registration in the Program can be accomplished via internet on www.olympicair.com or via an Olympic Air representative, who will contact the company and fill in the participation form. 1.3 During the registration to the Program, the company should register the exact company name, together with the VAT number. Every company has the right to register to the Program with no more than one e-mail address. 1.4 Acceptance of the Program's terms and conditions is a necessary requirement in order to register with the Program. By completing, signing, and sending the application, it is automatically presumed that the company unconditionally accepts the Program's terms and conditions. 1.5 Each Company's Business on Board account is unique. The administration of the account can be realized only by the company's employee in charge. 1.6 The ΡΙΝ number which provides access to each company's account through Olympic Air website, should remain secret, in order to insure the unwelcome access of third parties into the account. 1.7 Olympic Air maintains the right to annul or modify at its own private discretion, anytime and with no previous notice the Program's terms and conditions, as they are mentioned in this document. The new terms and conditions apply upon their publication. A Company's participation in the Program after the publication of the new terms and conditions implies its unconditional acceptance. 1.8 Any change in company's information should be notified to Business on Board department either by dialing +30 210 35 50 010, or electronically through www.olympicair.com in order for a company's account to be updated. Olympic Air bears no responsibility in case of damage that may be caused on a Company's account by a third party, due to wrong or inaccurate statement of the company's information. 1.9 Olympic Air has the right to reject any request for a company's registration at its own private discretion. 1.10 Olympic Air has the right to discontinue or cancel Business on Board at its own private discretion without any further obligation towards the companies. The same applies in case of the Program's cancellation, because of dissolution, liquidation, bankruptcy, buy-out, merger or any similar situation. In case of cancellation, the company's account and the corresponding miles will be automatically cancelled. 1.11 In case the Company wishes to discontinue its participation to Business on Board Program, a written notification should be sent. After the request being processed, the company's account and relevant Business Miles will be cancelled automatically. It is clarified that personal Travelair Club membership cards will remain as such. 1.12 A Member's account and the relevant Business Miles will automatically be cancelled in cases of company's dissolution, liquidation, bankruptcy, buy-out, merger or any similar situation. 1.13 Business on Board department operates on working days, from Monday to Friday 09.00-17.00 and is exclusively responsible for customer service of Business on Board members, concerning miles redemption, administration of Business on Board account, issues and changes of award tickets, missing mile requests, company information changes, general information about the accounts of Business on Board Members. 1.14 The submission of any request concerning a member's account (miles redemption, mileage requests, issues and changes in award tickets, missing miles requests, change of personal data etc.) can be submitted electronically 24hrs on daily basis on www.olympicair.com, or by dialing +30 210 35 50010, from Monday to Friday from 09.00-17.00. It is clarified that, the requests submitted to www.olympicair.com, or by phone will be processed through Business on Board department. 2. Company membership Account number 2.1 Business on Board offers a unique account number to every company for the account administration. Olympic Air bears no responsibility in case of incorrect usage of the account. The company is in position to monitor the account statement by logging in, using the unique account number as well as the PIN, through www.olympicair.com. 3. Miles 3.1 Miles accrued in the account of member companies are considered as Business Miles. 3.2 Business Miles are those that can be redeemed by the member Company in tickets operated by Olympic Air. 4. Miles Accrual 4.1 The duration of Company's participation to Business on Board program is one (1) year from the registration date. In case no flight transaction has been recorded, then the account of the Company as well as its Business Miles will be automatically cancelled. 4.2 Accumulation of Business Miles is realized only on flights operated by Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines*. 4.3 Accumulation of miles cannot be realized on code share flights with Olympic Air partner airlines. 4.4 Business Miles will be credited on the account of each company, based on the ticket net value, without including the taxes and extra charges. 4.5 A necessary prerequisite for miles crediting- in the company's account- is the registration of the unique code during the ticketing issuance. The total amount of transactions on a company's account is converted into miles, in ratio 1 to 1, 1 mile equals 1 euro and increases according to following table: From To Miles ratio for GoLight fare Miles ratio for Flex and Business fare 0€ 48.000€ 1 1,25 48.001€ 96.000€ 2 2,50 96.001€ 144.000€ 3 3,75 144.001€ 188.000€ 4 5,00 188.001€ 232.000€ 5 6,25 232.001€ 400.000€ 6 7,50 400.001€ 7 8,75 Miles ratio rises as much as euro spent both in Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines tickets increases. 4.6 Business on Board account is valid for one (1) year, twelve (12) months upon registration date to the program. The miles ratio is increased during twelve (12) months from the registration date, as it is described on the above table. After the expiration of 12 months period, the miles ratio returns to the initial point (ratio 1 to 1), and the euro expenditure restarts counting from zero. 4.7 A Company Member is obligated to report its membership account number to the travel agency or to Olympic Air during the ticket issuance. 4.8 A necessary requirement for crediting miles in a company's account is the completion of a flight. 4.9 Business Miles will be added to the Company account, after the 20th of the following month. 4.10 The Company is obligated to keep its boarding passes or ticket receipts, until the relevant miles appear to its account. 4.11 Retrospective crediting of miles is allowed on Company's account strictly up to 2 months after the flight and only after mailing the ticket numbers and boarding passes to Business on Board department. It is clarified that in case the flight was operated before the company registration, then the retrospective miles crediting is not allowed. 4.12 In case bookings are made through www.olympicair.com, ticket numbers should be emailed on firstname.lastname@example.com. 4.13 Free, discount, award, special offer, charter flights and barter tickets, are not eligible to miles accrual. 4.14 It is to be clarified that, the total of the transactions converted into Business Miles, cannot be exchanged with money. 4.15 Business Miles cannot be transferred or combined with another company's account or with personal membership cards. 4.16 The Business Miles that have been accumulated during the period of one (1) year can be redeemed within a period of another 12 months after the completion of the running year. * It is valid for flights from February 1st, 2014. 5. Miles Redemption 5.1 Business Miles can be redeemed in tickets of routes operated by Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines. 5.2 The redemption of Business Miles can be realized any time during the running year, while the euro expenditure continuous to count cumulatively as long as the amount of miles is sufficient enough to be redeemed. 5.3 The reservation procedure as well as ticket issuance is realized exclusively by Business on Board department operating on week days from Monday to Friday 09.00-17.00. 5.4 Miles can be redeemed in award tickets under the name of any person suggested by the company member. 5.5 Requests for miles redemption must be submitted 3 working days before the departure date. 5.6 The general availability of seats in other fare categories does not necessarily mean the supply of an award ticket. 5.7 Miles redemption is done according to the following table: Economy Business One way Round trip One way Round trip Domestic 6,500 13,000 11,500 23,000 International 15,000 30,000 20,000 40,000 5.8 Award tickets are issued only for confirmed seats and are not issued with open dates. 5.9 Taxes, additional premiums and various charges about the issuance of a ticket should be paid by the Member. The precise charges that burden the passenger will be made known by the department of Business on Board, before the issuance of the ticket. 5.10 Award Tickets are official traveling documents and are subject to the same terms-conditions and requirements with the tickets issued at a normal fare. 5.11 Only the flight dates and times of an award ticket can be changed with an extra charge of 20 Euro, through the Business on Board department (workdays from 09:00 to 17:00 GMT+2). Change of route or name in the ticket, is not permitted. No cancellations or changes can be actualized except from the days and hours on which Business on Board operates. 5.12 In case the award ticket is cancelled, Business Miles are not returned to the Company's account. 5.13 Redemption of a ticket cannot be realized during: the New Year's holiday period from 01 to 08/01, the Shrove Monday three-day holiday, the 25th of March* holiday, Easter's Holy Week, the 1st of May* holiday, the Holy Spirit holiday, from 12 to 18/08, the October 28th* holiday and the Christmas holiday from 23 to 31/12. *In case the specific holidays come before or after a Weekend, mile redemption will not be permitted. 6. Travelair Club relationship 6.1 The employees of the Company- member of Business on Board program are able to accumulate Status and Award miles on their own personal Travelair Club cards. These particular memberships are under the Terms & Conditions of Travelair Club, which have been published on Olympic Air website. For further information please visit www.olympicair.com or call on +30 210-3550010. In case the company's account has been expired, the personal accounts of the employees are remaining active. 7. Personal Data 7.1 Olympic Air gathers its company's member's information and processes them exclusively for the Program's function and purposes, always within the frame of the standing Legislation (L. 2472/97, 3471/2006) and only if no other guidance has been received by company members. 7.2 A company member acknowledges that by completing, signing, sending / activating its account, its consent for use, process and further advance of his personal information by Olympic Air is automatically presumed, to affiliated companies or to the Program's offer providers, for operational reasons and application of the Program, archive reasons or various others. 7.3 This consent can be recalled by the member company at any time with a written request to Olympic Air, in which case that information will be deleted from the relevant archives as soon as possible. The member company can have access to that information during its participation in the Program. 7.4 A company member explicitly recognizes Olympic Air's right to use its e-mail address in order to become notified and informed about issues concerning its participation in the Program, like flight schedules, offers, updates etc. A member company can recall its consent in writing. 8. Olympic Air's Responsibility Besides the above: 8.1 Olympic Air bears no liability for any kind of damage, suffered by a Member or a third party, caused due to participation in the Program, including its use and application. The company's potential liability is strictly limited to the company member's account credit with miles and up to the number of miles the company member had accumulated prior to the damaging event. 8.2 In case of invoking any damage, including loss or delay, by the use of third party offers, through the Program, the third party-providing the offer is exclusively responsible. 8.3 Olympic Air is not responsible for any mistakes or oversights of the present text or any of the Program's brochures, informative or otherwise caused by the publication or by the printing of those texts. 8.4 Athens's courts reflect the appropriate forum for a potential dispute resolution arising from participating in the Program and/or the interpretation of the present Terms and Conditions and Greek law is the applicable law.


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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, former Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Don Nickles (R-OK), and former Representative Vin Weber (R-MN) talked about the raising the debt limit. Secretary Lew…290 views
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In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, committee members heard testimony from various federal law enforcement officials concerning how to combat domestic terrorism. Yesterday, President…308 views
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Events and festivals are an important component of the visitor experience providing reasons to visit, generating additional bednights and visitor spend, giving character and personality to a place and providing the opportunity to interact with its culture.
Events create opportunities to raise the profile of the destination with new markets and position the Isle of Man more strongly in the UK and international marketplace.
The Island has an enviable reputation in its ability to host large, high quality international events, evidenced by the Isle of Man TT races.
The role of Tourism Events is to support these events through financial assistance, marketing and promotion, and to act as a catalyst for the development of new events.
To see your event in our What's on section on the VisitIsleofMan.com website submit your event details here.


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Lady Bird Lake is a man-made lake that formed as a result of the construction of Longhorn Dam in 1960. The original purpose of the lake was to cool a power plant as well as for recreational use, but is now solely used for recreation. Eventually the lake became polluted due to neglect, and former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson was asked for help in its cleanup which led to the lake eventually being named after her.
Quite a few hotels have excellent views of the lake due to their location on the shoreline, but there are no cheap rooms to be had in order to get the view. The Hyatt Regency Austin is the least expensive with the Radisson Hotel coming in a close second. Both hotels have rooms with views of the lake, but availability is limited.
Downtown Austin plays host to Lady Bird Lake. It's also the central business district. Staying in a hotel near the lake means easy access to park and water-related recreational activities along with the bars and restaurants that Austin is famous for. There are few drawbacks and plenty of benefits to staying near the lake.
The lake is a popular recreational site for locals and tourists. Kayak and boat rentals are available. Nearby Barton Springs Pool, which feeds into the lake, is a great place for swimmers. Multiple music venues along the shorelines host festivals year-round. The Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike trail runs around the length of the lake for an excellent exercise circuit.
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Ramos & Compean Update: Court Transcripts Released!
Source: Independent Blogger
Darnell @ The Independent Blogger reports that the trial transcripts from the Ramos & Compean trial have finally, FINALLY! been released. Not looking good for weaselsnake Johnny Sutton...
The nearly 3,000 pages of transcripts in the Ramos and Compean case show that even before the trial started, several key rulings went against the Border Patrol agents. For example, defense attorneys wanted to be able to talk about how dangerous the border region is where the agents encountered the illegal alien drug smuggler. It's an area, of course, with a well-documented history of violent confrontations between drug cartels and law enforcement.Read it!
But prosecutors objected to that. And the judge agreed. She ordered defense attorneys to refrain from any mention of what she called the alleged dangerousness of the border between the United States and Mexico.
Lonewacko reports that Meddling Mexican consuls may have spurred the prosecution!
Previous coverage of the Meddling Mexican Consuls.


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I don't remember if I've mentioned it here or not, but I've never really been a nervous racer. I'm not one of those people that needs to get to the race 40 minutes in advance to organize myself. Typically I show up, like, 10 minutes before the race starts, do what I need to do, and get my run on. So on those occasions that I'm feeling unsettled or nervous about a race, it's usually with good reason. The Wholly Hell 15K was one of those races. We'll call it "not my best race ever."
To be honest, it really started Thursday night when, half way through my spin class, it occurred to me that I should probably be taking it a little easy.
Race morning didn't go that great either. Along with my lack of nervousness comes a lack of preparation. I don't lay out my gear the night before. I'm lucky if I know where all my gear is on any given day. (My house is not what you might call "organized.") I knew parking was going to be tight so I wanted to leave the house a little early. This plan was totally derailed by 10 minutes of running around like a chicken with its head cut off looking for my SPIbelt, and two footwear changes because I couldn't decide which pair of trail shoes to wear.
When I got to the race, the main parking lot was already full. I headed to the over-flow lot which was also totally full. (I'm not even sure why I thought there would be parking in the over-flow lot since that particular lot is for the "stairs" which is a set of trecherous stairs that used to lead up an old tobbogan hill and a really, really popular workout place in the area.) I headed back to the first lot thinking I could park on the side of the road. As I was parking, the forest preserve police were going to be ticketing so I needed to move to the lot across the street. I grabbed my bib, checked my packet since I didn't think I had time to run it back to the car, and started milling around the starting area.
The race started a couple minutes late (I assume to accommodate the people that had to go move their cars so they wouldn't get ticketed.) which gave me plenty of extra time start panicking about the race. "Wow, it's hotter than I thought it would be." "Ugh, I should have worn my other shoes." "Crap, I should have worn a tank top." "Huh, maybe I should have brought my CamelBak." "I really think I should have worn my other shoes." "Maybe I should just go home."
The race started and it was definitely a rough one. First of all, the race could have just as easily been called Wholly Hills. I'm really familiar with Swallow Cliff because Nik and I do a lot of hiking so I was prepared for some hills, but the course wove through the woods which was even hillier than I was expecting. The hills definitely took a toll on me. There was one water station on the course, but you passed it four times. Unfortunately, they ran out of cups on my third pass so I ended up pretty thirsty. Apparently I was right to second guess not bring my CamelBak. I was also right to second guess my footwear choice because I ended up with a gigantic blister about halfway through the race. On top of it being a physically uncomfortable race, I was struggling mentally for most of the race too.
Despite this not being my best race ever, it actually wasn't that bad, especially in retrospect. My official finish time was 1:50.42 which is an average pace just shy of a 12 minute mile (though I do think the course was a little short.)


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I don't want to leave the EU. On the surface I have a very simple, very selfish, reason. I want the freedom of travel it brings. I want to be able to go where the road and the wind takes me. Jay and I love Europe without borders. The easy transition from one country to the next. The strange sense of excitement and euphoria as we pass the road marker announcing we are now somewhere new. The enticing change of language on signs, heralding previously unknown customs and experiences. Fresh points of view. What will the food be like? Who will we meet? How will we be received? And all achieved by the simple on-going roll of our wheels. No guards. No questions. No rummaging through our bags. It's wonderful, glorious, life enhancing stuff.
Return visits do nothing to lessen the joy of this experience. Now the wonder of "new" is replaced by the warm happiness of homecoming. Conversations start with "Do you remember that time we went to…?" or "Yay! Free olives!" My mother doesn't greet us with an armed guard when we go visit her. And we really like that, within the EU, they don't do that either. It's nice to feel welcome. To feel like you're accepted and belong. That you have a right to be there. It's nice to not need visas. To have the reassurance of reciprocal health care should we need it. To have no limit to how long we can stay. To know that if we want to we can stay forever. Get a job. Buy a house.
In a BBC article today our UK justice minister Michael Gove, "warned that five potential new members of the EU – Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania and Turkey – would result in millions more people having the right to move to the UK." Forget for a minute that the vast majority of people in these countries won't move anywhere. Most of them will stay right where they are. Forget too that for those that do move they'll have the whole EU to choose from, and the majority of "movers" won't choose the UK. They'll choose one of the other EU countries who have far better standards of living than we do. And do lets forget, as Mr. Gove and his kin are prone to do, the many, many positives that immigrants bring to our country. Lets forget all that for a moment and focus on something else hidden in that statement.
Five more countries that the 60+ millions of UK citizens will have the right to move to. To settle in. To buy ridiculously cheap houses in, and benefit enormously from the inexpensive cost of living. To purchase and rent out holiday properties to the surge of British tourists that will be queuing up to go there. Five more countries for nomads like me and Jay to freely wander and still be at home.
It's selfish I know. I said that at the outset. But I'm not just talking from the viewpoint of a privileged British brat. I want those freedoms for myself. But I want them for other people too. For all people. Everywhere. For me there is nothing inherently special or "better" about being British. Or white. Or comparatively wealthy. We don't get to choose where we're born. Which nation we "belong" to. But our governments were happy for us to become the wealthy nation that we now are by stripping the wealth, knowledge, resources and labour from other nations. The wealthy nations of the world already took everything else. So maybe it's about time they took the people too.
Fi. x
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Came across this article today in a Dutch newspaper "De Pers". The title is already disturbing "Fatherhood you learn on the sport's field", but the conclusion is even more disturbing, and that is that sport is the savior for the relationship between the father and his child, because "if there were no sports, the majority of fathers and children would probably never talk to each other". There are some more disturbing statements in there, I will let you read the article to be the judge of that.
What a sad story, and what a sad truth! And the question needs to be raised who's to blame? Is it the influence of sports (read: 24/7 sports entertainment at your disposal, via television and internet) on present day society? Is it because the definition of fatherhood is changing, due to cultural developments? Is it because there are different demands from children on their parents?
I don't think so. I find it really disturbing that fathers need anything else but there unconditional love for their child for actually having a relationship with them. I find it disturbing that by using something (or especially) like sports, which in general does not bring out the best qualities in men, be the main thing that children (and especially boys) see there father, since there is an inherent desire in children (and especially boys) to be like their father, and so boys think it's ok to scream and curse and be violent (yes, I am generalizing here), and then parents are surprised that their children are rebellious.
What is the solution to the problem? Many things probably, but the main thing is that the father from the birth of each of his children needs to be consistently and consciously involved in being a relationship with each individual child, and not wait until they hit puberty to start with this and then bring them to a soccer game (in which there is very little interaction and relationship built, as you are both watching the game) and try to make up for lost time. NO! Fathers are there to love, and instruct and admonish and encourage and discipline their children, always, from the very start.
A great little book to read on the topic of fathers is "Pastor Dad" by Mark Driscoll, which can be freely read online here.


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MDF - Natural
0.125 inches 0.251 inches
What is it
Medium density fiberboard (MDF) is a particle board consisting of fine wood fibers pressed into a panel with the addition of resin and wax.
How fast will this material ship?Orders using this material will ship as fast as same day. Find out more.
Can I get a sample?You can get a sample here.
Design NotesMDF has a smooth sanded finish that is a pale brown color.
The manufacturers tolerance for the thickness of the materials is as follows:
|Material thickness
|Possible Range
|0.118" / 3.2mm
|0.106" - 0.130"
|2.7 - 3.3mm
|0.250" / 6.4mm
|0.227" - 0.277"
|5.7 - 7.1mm
Engraving MDFThere are 3 types of engraving possible with laser cutting. Area engraving, line engraving and a combination of both.
Area engraving is great it you need to mark a large area on the surface of the material. To specify area engraving set your shapes to have a fill color of black with RGB values of 0, 0, 0. The way this engraving is performed is like an old dot matrix printer except instead of dots of ink it uses pulses of the laser beam. This is a surface finish not deep enough to be used for pocketing or inlays. The depth of the engraving ranges between 0.2-0.5mm.
Line engraving is like a really shallow cut. To achieve this effect the stroke color to red with RGB values of 255, 0, 0 and set the stroke style to a width of 0.01 mm. The laser beam follows along the red lines that you have in your design and marks the surface of the material. The result is crisp but it can be a time consuming technique if you have a lot of small details like text.
Using a combination of both engraving types typically gets the best result. Set your shapes to have a fill color of black with RGB values of 0, 0, 0, the stroke color to red with RGB values of 255, 0, 0, and set the stroke style to a width of 0.01 mm. The line engraving causes the laser beam to trace around the edges of the engraved areas making them more crisp and bringing the details to life.
Typical UsesMDF is commonly used for making drones, clocks, prototyping, furniture, signage, etc.
Environmental InformationCompliant with the California Air Resources Board Phase 1 Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Hardwood Plywood (HWPW), Particleboard (PB), and Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)
Adhesives, joints and fasteningsConstruction adhesives will bond MDF well. Follow the adhesive manufacturer's instructions for application processes. Screw joints should be pre-drilled to avoid splitting.
Tips from other designers
I've used simple Elmer's white glue to attach pieces of MDF to each other on both surfaces and edges, and it works amazingly.
If you want to bond your MDF, use Gorilla Glue.
It works best if you wet the edges slightly with a damp rag or sponge before applying the GG. Beware of expansion, Gorilla Glue will expand in volume 3x!
So get it wet, glue it, and then clamp it down and forget it. In a few hours you'll have a permanent adhesion.
Question - Are there any opinions about .251" natural MDF vs. .217" glossy hardboard in terms of strength? (And if there's a better place to ask, please let me know.)
Hardboard would be stronger as it is a higher density board.


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When you swim with paddles, you get to improve your upper body strength allowing you to achieve great underwater catch plus a powerful pull and finish. The purpose of a paddle is to increase the surface area of your hand allowing you to displace a lot of water while increasing resistance too. The best thing about swimming paddles is that they can help you to utilize specific swimming muscles which are great for your endurance and
According to experts, it is wise to have a proficient stroke before you start using the swimming paddles. This helps to prevent shoulder and elbow issues. Since the paddles are a vital training tool especially for recreational lap swimmers and competitors, they are a must have.
Below is a step by step guide of how to use swim paddles.
Step One – Choosing the right one
There are strapless paddles which are used on the hands and don't have straps to fasten them around the wrists. They serve the same purpose as other paddles and they are only attached to the top of the middle finger. You can also convert them into breaststroke kickers by slipping them around the ankles which help to increase the surface area of your foot allowing you to displace more water with your feet.
When it comes to choosing the right swim paddle, you need to choose those which can be converted easily from the hands to the feet. They should have the necessary straps which allow you to fasten them around the body limbs. You need to find a store that offers different colors as this will help you to have a wide selection to pick from. The price and the type of material used to make the paddles are very important when considering which to select for you use at the pool.
Step Two – Fasten around the hands
After you have purchased the right paddle, it is time to take them out for a swim. You need to strap them around your wrist and the middle fingers. This allows you to have full control of the paddle. You need to use the straps provided in order to achieve this. You can also use them around your feet as they will allow you to move faster in the water when making powerful kicks. What you need to know about paddles is that they are simple devices and they allow you to displace higher amounts of water which means it requires more of your upper body strength to propel the swimmer through the water faster.
Step Three – Get in the water
After you have fastened them around your hands or feet, it's time to get in the pool and try them out. As discussed earlier, it requires more upper body strength in order to propel through the water. Once you are in the water, you can move your arms through the water propelling you forward. Since the devices increase the surface area of your hands, you will notice that you are able to displace more water.
Tips You Need To Know
When selecting the right paddle, you don't have to go for the biggest since you assume that it will propel you faster in the water. What you need to know is that it will overtire you putting an excess strain on your shoulders. Always talk to a specialist before purchasing a paddle in order to select the right one.
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Say I have a hierarchy of classes, let's use the classic
Shape examples:
abstract class Shape
Circle : Shape
Square : Shape
I have a second hierarchy of renderer classes that handle the rendering of shapes in different ways:
abstract class ShapeRenderer
HtmlShapeRenderer : ShapeRenderer
WindowsFormsShapeRenderer : ShapeRenderer
Allowing these to vary independently would traditionally involve using the Bridge pattern. Allowing the rendering actions to be extended without modifying the
Shape classes would traditionally involve the Visitor pattern.
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Triangle - I want to be able to support rendering the
Triangle as well. Since both the Visitor and the Bridge pattern rely on "flattening" the abstraction hierarchy into a set of methods, e.g.:
public abstract class ShapeRenderer
public abstract void RenderCircle(Circle c);
public abstract void RenderSquare(Square s);
The only way to extend the
Shape hierarchy is to modify the code of the base
ShapeRenderer class, which is a breaking change.
Jon, to clarify: Using the Bridge or Visitor allows clients to provide alternative rendering implementations, but requires them to know about all potential Shapes. What I'd like to be able to do is allow clients to also be able to extend the
Shape class and require them to provide a rendering implementation for their new class. This way, existing code can work with any type of
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I love to laugh. Hysterical laughing...my favorite. You know the kind of laughing where you can't tell if you are laughing or crying. The kind where you can't stop. Belly aching rolling laughter. Love it. It's so good for you too.
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Rare disease research and orphan drug development needs to start and end with the patients with unmet medical need. Arguably more than any other sector of the healthcare industry, the rare disease patient group voice is individually loud and collectively legislation changing.
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Drinking Age
Yesterday, over a hundred college presidents called for a reexamination of the current minimum drinking age and suggested it should be lowered. This is great news and could serve as an opportunity to begin an intelligent national dialogue on improving alcohol policies.
Unfortunately, the neoprohibitionists at Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and elsewhere have already sprung into action in an attempt to squelch any reform‐minded opinions. MADD National President Laura Dean‐Mooney said in a press release that any discussion of the minimum drinking age "must honor the science behind the 21 law which unequivocally shows that the 21 law has reduced drunk driving and underage and binge drinking."
Of course, MADD's preferred "science" ignores a very interesting working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research that shreds the oft‐cited correlation between adoption of the Federal Uniform Drinking Age Act (FUDAA), which forced all states to have a minimum drinking age of 21, and a reduction in alcohol‐related traffic fatalities.
How could this study's findings differ so greatly from the research that MADD touts?
The paper, penned by Jeffery A. Miron and Elina Tetelbaum, points out that prior research consistently errs by including states that were unaffected by the law — the 12 states that had adopted a minimum drinking age of 21 long before FUDAA was passed and forced states to do so. Those states — for reasons unrelated to the federal law — experienced a dramatic decrease in alcohol‐related traffic fatalities in the 80s and their inclusion in previous studies led many researchers to falsely conclude that the FUDAA was the key factor in the national trend.
That trend, however, began well before the FUDAA was passed in 1984. As the study notes: "[T]he decline began in the year 1969, the year in which several landmark improvements were made in the accident avoidance and crash protection features of passenger cars." The study also recognizes that medical advances probably deserve a great deal of credit for the reduction.
While drunk driving statistics tend to attract the most attention in discussions of the minimum drinking age, the core purpose of such laws is to prevent minors from accessing alcohol. To this end, these laws have been an abject failure on college campuses. Even high school students seem to have little problem obtaining alcohol. A survey by the University of Michigan reveals that 8th and 10th graders find it easier to get alcohol than cigarettes.
Still, anti‐drinking advocates cling to the notion that the minimum drinking age is effective and that state governments are unable to make sound decisions for their residents.


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I am a researcher who loves to travel across Myriad Spaces and highlight stories from South Asia. Passionate about cultures, people and issues related to ICT4D, governance, community, gender and social inclusion, you will find me ever willing to engage in a good conversation over a steaming cup of tea. I have also served as a volunteer representative on the Global Voices Board of Directors.
You can find me on Twitter at @aparnaray
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First priority: I issue an executive order placing an immediate moratorium on capital punishment in the state. Then I commute the sentences of everyone on death row to life in prison without parole.
On the other hand, I read with emotions and thoughts that are difficult to describe the Question of the Day at Delawareliberal, Does not giving a crap if someone is dying and having nothing good to say about "said" dying person make you a bad person?, where I found comments like this:
[Dorian Gray] So everyone deserves our respect because they just so happen to have been born…like a blind compassion… now I understand why there are so many people who still believe this quaint religious shit.
[Joe M] I think it's sad that a guy like Falwell died. Not because I thought he held any value as a human being, but for the pain of loss his loved ones will feel.
DV is restricting the question to compassion for the person who is dead/dying and I'm led to agree with him.
Sometimes the world is made better through the loss of someone.
[Sharon] "The point that DV is making is that compassion has to, to some extent, be earned."
The very essence of compassion is that it is unearned. But I guess if someone can't understand that, then maybe it explains a lot of the comments.
[Joe M] Sharon, you are very much oversimplifying the idea. Consider LGs question: Do you have compassion for the death of Charles Manson (when it happens)? Jeffrey Dahmer?
I don't mean compassion for whatever made them what they were, but simple compassion that they were humans dying?
How about Pol Pot? Would you weep for Stalin? Mao Tse Tung?
If not, then where's your unconditional compassion?
[pandora] Unconditional compassion doesn't exist. It's just tossed out there when people criticize someone you like.
[donviti] oh ok Sharon,
so I get it, you get to be "sort of" a dick while you are alive and IF inflicted with some painful life threatening illness I can't speak ill of you? got it, great. cool, it's lifes equalizer.
being a dick + debilitating possibly life ending diagnosis = all forgiven
got it. Sweet. I'm hoping i get pancreatic cancer so you can say I was a nice guy.
And then I come to today's story of George W. Bush signing the first execution death warrant for the military that any President has signed since 1951.
And no doubt Spec 4 Ronald Gray is one of the scumbags of modern American history:
Gray was held responsible for the crimes committed between April 1986 and January 1987 in both the civilian and military justice systems.
In civilian courts in North Carolina, Gray pleaded guilty to two murders and five rapes and was sentenced to three consecutive and five concurrent life terms.
He then was tried by general court-martial at the Army's Fort Bragg. In April 1988, the court-martial convicted Gray of two murders, an attempted murder and three rapes. He was unanimously sentenced to death.
The court-martial panel convicted Gray of:
_Raping and killing Army Pvt. Laura Lee Vickery-Clay of Fayetteville on Dec. 15, 1986. She was shot four times with a .22-caliber pistol that Gray confessed to stealing. She suffered blunt force trauma over much of her body.
_Raping and killing Kimberly Ann Ruggles, a civilian cab driver in Fayetteville. She was bound, gagged, stabbed repeatedly, and had bruises and lacerations on her face. Her body was found on the base.
_Raping, robbing and attempting to kill Army Pvt. Mary Ann Lang Nameth in her barracks at Fort Bragg on Jan. 3, 1987. She testified against Gray during the court-martial and identified him as her assailant. Gray raped her and stabbed her several times in the neck and side. Nameth suffered a laceration of the trachea and a collapsed or punctured lung.
So I reached the decision a couple years back, based on both Libertarian philosophy and that quaint religious shit, that I oppose capital punishment.
There are plenty of people I think probably deserve to die, that the world would be better off without, and even some that I can sense in myself a quite visceral willingness to throw the switch.
But in a society that possesses the resources to confine Jeffrey Dahmer or the UnaBomber for the rest of his life, it is no more ethically acceptable to execute criminals than it is to order area bombing against a target of minimal military significance.
Which means, I think, that I am affirming the belief that even Pol Pot or Saddam Hussein was a human being worthy of unearned compassion. In my parish I have heard prayers offered for Saddam and for Osama, and I ascribe my difficulty in joining them wholeheartedly to my failings, not theirs.
I do not oppose the death penalty because it might take the life of an innocent person; I oppose the death penalty because allowing the State to impose boutique death along with mass mayhem diminishes us all.
I do not accept that the argument of the death penalty's effectiveness as a deterrent has anything to do with the morality of the death penalty.
Gouging eyes would also have a deterrent effect. (And please, don't start drawing the meaningless cruel and unusual distinction. It's not germane to the comparison.)
I realize that this is a somewhat (severely?) muddled post. The issue is a muddling one.
But when I come right down to it, I both agree and disagree with pandora (a position in which I too often find myself, dear lady), when she says, "Unconditional compassion doesn't exist." She's right: it doesn't.
Yet it should--and I find it a worthwhile goal to strive for.
Executing Ronald Gray won't bring his victims back, and given that he was convicted twenty years ago, I have to face the lurking suspicion that all sorts of interesting political calculations went into finding a victim for the first military execution in half a century who wouldn't excite sympathy from anyone.
Except me, and the others who follow that quaint religious shit.
By the way: the military has also identified the second (and then presumably the third, and so on) person they want Dubya's approval to kill.
Things are apparently overcrowded at Fort Leavenworth.


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Well everyone is tossing out their resolutions so I thought I would toss out some of mine.
- I resolve to figure out how to use Facebook and Twitter more effectively!
- I resolve to continue to post once each day even if it's just a press release or a youtube clip.
- I resolve to give myself more time for my son's activities.
- I resolve myself to paying more attention to the part of the yard that is not seen by the general public!
- I resolve to call my mom at least once a week to make sure she is doing ok.
- I resolve to try and make more of the Big Island Internet Society Meetings then I have been able to make of late.
- I resolve to become more open minded to "Apple" products.
I'll end this now before I make a resolution that I really don't want to!
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You can trust your Government, Banks, Police and Courts as they are there for you - not themselves.
What a rude awakening everyone is in for (especially those of you who are already nodding and about to fall into a deeper sleep). WAKE UP!
So what happened? The Credit/Debt Bubble and Bust - that's what!
The Banks were lending money that didn't exist and now are printing even more to make matters worse.
The Government are doing there best to keep the economy going but it has to stop at some point and deflate the bubble.
Where does all this money go? Ask your Bank manager and local MP - as someone up the social and economical pecking order is getting it by the truck load.
Did you know that even McDonalds got a bail-out loan?
'Too big to fail' is what they call it whilst the average person is 'small enough to screw.'
Anyone that invested in property is going to be hit hardest, that includes home-owners.
Whilst property was booming everyone took their eye off the ball and started speculating.
They forgot about the fundamentals, which are to run a business and cash flow (or pay off their home's mortgage).
When the hard times came, many investors have been wiped out and others are having problems dealing with the aftermath of a Boom then Bust (myself included).
This isn't just investors either but included the average family that has any debt, falling house prices and the real risk of unemployment (so just about everyone then!)
The true colours of people and businesses will show in these challenging times, so be prepared!
Businesses will go bust owing you money, Banks will play dirty and Lawyers will make loads of money with legalese (making the simple complicated). Litigation appears to be on the rise whilst the conveyancing goes down - and bankruptcies up as loan approvals are reserved for the 'too big to fail'.
(Note: Those cash-flowing are unlikely to borrow from the Banks)
You have a choice... sink or swim. 'They' want you to believe the recession is over - but the reality is it's only just begun. The media is there to keep you dumb and consuming.
Some seminars will only share the upside of property investing but shouldn't you have some info about the downside to get a full picture as well?
It's time to go Back to Basics, Beware of the pitfalls and plan carefully for your future.
If you want to swim you need to start thinking differently NOW!
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Cat is yoga master, they can sleep in wherever they want and in whatever gesture they like. It seems to be one of their special abilities. Though, some places you probably don't want them sleep in, like in your mixing bowl or your laptop; and some places you are kind of worried when they sleep in such as besides radiator or in cactus. However, no matter where they sleep, I guess, that is the spot they think are coziest.


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As if winning the world's premier political office wasn't achievement enough, USA President Barack Obama has just added another accolade to his CV: winner of two Cannes Lions Grand Prixs in the Titanium and Integrated categories for the multi-platform media campaign that got him the job.
The jury for the categories, presided over by David Droga of New York's Droga5, decided unanimously that there was no other close contender for the trophies. Speaking at a press conference prior to the awards ceremony, Droga defined the Titanium category as, "ideas that create a movement, bigger than just a disposable idea. Traditionally a public service campaign can't win a grand prix. But Obama transcended that into becoming a brand that was created by the owner and the public. Our industry couldn't ignore it. It's inspiring, Obama sums up how our industry has changed."
The jury were also keen to point out that the choice was a-political, citing the campaign's breadth and depth as a truly integrated offering that made it the clear winner. "We didn't vote for the man. It was a rational and unemotional decision. There will never be another political campaign that doesn't use the tool the Obama campaign established.
Droga's own agency also collected a titanium Lion, Droga's third, for its component in the Obama presidential campaign. The film 'the great schlep' featuring comedian Sarah Silverman also collected a gold in the Direct Lions.