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text: Lewis J. Critelli, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wayne Bank in Honesdale, announced the bank will support the Honesdale Lions Club in its continuing project to repair the Honesdale Borough Pool with a donation to the Wayne County Community Foundation. Members of the Honesdale Lions Club accepted a check in the amount of $5,000 from Mr. Critelli, who is also a Lions Club member. From left: Paul Meagher, Honesdale Lions Club member; Randy Heller, incoming Honesdale Lions Club president; and Lewis J. Critelli, president and CEO of Wayne Bank and Lions Club Member.

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Flood damaged cars have flooded the used car market. Hurricane Katrina alone produced over 600,000 flood damaged cars! Every new hurricane or flood throws a new portion of flood damaged cars into the market. As a result, many car dealers and individual owners practice title washing and register the car in a different state in order to compensate the loss and sell the flood damaged car as a good one. Over a half of all flood damaged cars are later sold to unsuspecting buyers.
In fact, if you knowingly decided on buying a salvage car, an expert would recommend you to buy any kind of salvage vehicle, but avoid flood damaged cars by all means. Because you can never know what to expect from a water-damaged vehicle in case of an accident or how it will behave on the road.
Literally, flood damage means that a car was sunk in water for hours or even days. It may look fine, clean and shiny but actually be very dangerous because of the following flaws:
The list can be endless.
Inspect the car carefully, pay attention to corners slots, rugs. There shouldn't be any traces of rust or mud inside. Electric system malfunctioning is another warning sign. If you are not a car expert a wise idea is to run VIN number check and obtain vehicle history report to reveal the truth about a flood damaged car, even if it has a clean title. Vehicle history report is also a good idea because it informs you not only about flood damage but also about other hidden problems of a particular car, for example odometer rollback. Consider vehicle history report seriously before you buy a used vehicle if you want to avoid flood damaged cars. Always do VIN check for Florida cars.


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one imperfect action
This blog post is in response to Natalie's 10 Day Freedom Plan Blog Challenge Day 7
This challenge is easy. I simply need to follow through with my reviews from my Day 5 schedule. That's it. My biggest breakthrough from this exercise is that I'm just letting things happen "naturally" which is to say without any true effort on my part.
If I spend the time each day to review my projects or create new ones, then choose three tasks to accomplish based on that review, then commit to accomplishing those three tasks, I will be screaming down the path of success in no time. I'll stop worrying that things aren't getting done. I'll be heading down paths I never dreamed of because I'm actually heading down paths! I'll finally see what's next because I'll be taking active productive steps into the dark and shining the light of action on the next step and the next and the next!
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I love how she also has a Ramona Quimby feel to her. It's like Ramona dressed up as Punky. Oh, how I miss that show!
Oh my gosh, it was my favorite show when I was a kid. I, uh, may have worn a sock tied around my knee for a good portion of the second grade.
This is great. Totally reminds me of childhood. I really wanted that tree house. Fun sketch. Love the comics too.
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How to organize Small Kitchen Design
We all love to have a large and comfortable, where we can unleash our desires to prepare delicious meals for family and friends. But the reality is something quite different space of imagined space, so surely we should be content with our small kitchens.
However, less space does not mean less pleasure or comfort. A Small Kitchen Design appropriate we provide functional and comfortable space, suitable to enjoy successful dining experiences in a properly designed and decorated space. Here, then, is essential to design and decorate small kitchens.
How to design a small kitchen
Organize the kitchen
The Small Kitchen Design requires that we take advantage of the space in an intelligent and careful. To do this, it is best to list everything that needs to be corrected, and take notice of all that we take space and comfort, and what we need to enjoy more of the kitchen. Remove all unnecessary, get rid of clutter and establish our priorities are extremely necessary.
Maybe you will be interested to look at Small Living Room Decoration
Design space
The way we organize the space is very important to make the most. An efficient kitchen can do without an island, if you have a smart design. If space is adequate and sufficient, we highly recommend a kitchen design U-shaped in this way, you can count on the cooking area facing the area of the refrigerator, and sink and preparation area between the two. If the kitchen is shaped like an elongated tube can include a foldable table attached to a wall to help you prepare food without sacrificing space.
We carefully choose the type of furniture that best suits your small kitchen design. The storage units are very important. For Small Kitchen Design can be a good option to keep things in high cupboards. That is, should be favored vertical component space, reducing the width of the furniture to a minimum. Also, use floating shelves or hanging rails enhancements may be good solutions for small kitchens design.
Decorate Your Kitchen
How to decorate a small kitchen can be very influential in the way of perceiving the kitchen space and sharpen or soften the feel of a small space. To make the kitchen look bigger, it is better to use reflective superficies, whether in the kitchen equipment or tile and ceramic floor. Also, the counter can be stainless steel and shiny finishes for kitchen furniture. Light colors on the walls and good lighting also will be helpful.
As you see, you may think of a small kitchen design simple and effective to maximize space and make it very comfortable and attractive. Would you like to decorate the kitchen with these ideas.


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For over 45 years, Ascaso Factory has built a reputation based on quality, customer service and innovation. Founder Jesús Ascaso discovered his passion for coffee in the 1950s as a factory worker fabricating espresso parts for companies like Gaggia. With a head full of ideas and a commitment to integrity and quality, Jesús founded Ascaso Factory SA in Barcelona, Spain in 1962. It began as an espresso machine spare parts supplier but quickly grew into a worldwide brand, as Ascaso supplies espresso parts to more than 50 countries. Jesús' son, José Luis Ascaso, has taken over the reigns in the past 10 years with world-class leadership. He created an espresso machine factory and has been outsmarting the Italian espresso manufacturers ever since.
One of Ascaso's greatest traits is that he humbly listens to his customers and distributors, so that improvements are always being made. Ascaso's ISO 9001 facility only allows the highest quality espresso machines and grinders, like the Dream UP V2, ARC V2, I-1, I-2 out the door. And to this very day, Jesús Ascaso works in his factory about 18 hours per day for six months of the year. For the remainder of the year, he lives in the town he left over 50 years ago - taking care of his tomatoes and honey. Shop Ascaso espresso machines and coffee grinders below.


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If you want to learn some quick, practical tools to manage stress, beat anxiety and keep depression at bay, then a weekend of Laughter Yoga Leader training may be just right for you!
Chronic pain a pain? Many people report that Laughter Yoga has helped them manage their pain and is the most fun complimentary medicine they've used.
This popular course is also perfect for anyone wanting to expand their repertoire of skills for their clients.
This Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training is affiliated with the Laughter Yoga University, Laughter Yoga International and Laughter Yoga founder, Dr Madan Kataria.
Laughter Yoga is based on the concept that we can laugh even when we don't feel like it, and that the body can't tell the difference between real and simulated laughter.
The benefits of Laughter Yoga include better physical, emotional and mental health and improved relationships with others. Laughter Yoga is sweeping the world as a fun way to socialise, keep healthy and create happier workplaces and communities. It is a fast, efficient, natural way to reduce stress.
No previous experience is needed, just a willing heart and an open mind.
This two day intensive will certify you as a Laughter Yoga Leader so you can lead sessions in companies, schools, fitness and yoga centres, community centres, hospitals and support groups. You will also be able to start a Laughter Club. This enables you to refine your skills as a Laughter Leader and to give back to your local community.
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People who have trained as Laughter Leaders include:
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This training is also ideally suited to organisations which engender fun, creative work places and where the health and well being of people is valued. It is especially worthwhile as a way to keep workplaces upbeat and dynamic and free of stress.
What you will learn
- why laughter is essential for everyone's health
- how laughter became a complementary therapy
- the benefits and risks of laughter yoga
- how to laugh without humour
- how to facilitate a laughter session
- how to start and run a laughter club and keep it going
- a structured laughter class you can immediately use
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The fundamental take away will be that you will be well equipped to lead a laughter session the next day!
What's included:
- Official Laughter Yoga International training manual (118 pages)
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- Plenty of practise leading laughter exercises
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- Succinct list of research into laughter and humour
- Unique techniques for safe stretching and breathing exercises
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- Techniques for facilitating safe guided relaxation techniques
- Assistance with applying for professional indemnity insurance
- Ongoing support to launch a laughter club
- 12 CPD's for Yoga Australia members (only available on this training!)
- Bonus materials to help you get started as a Laughter Professional
After successful completion of the training you will receive a certificate and be able to call yourself a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader (CLYL), an internationally recognised qualification. This will enable you to obtain insurance.
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We Tried It! The Thomas Keller Partnership with Seabournby Sherri Eisenberg | August 17, 2016
Yes, we've eaten at Celebrity Chef Thomas Keller's elegant New York hot spot, Per Se, and coveted a table at French Laundry for as long as we could remember. So when we heard that Seabourn had partnered with Keller to revamp their fine dining restaurant, formerly known as Restaurant 2, we couldn't have been more excited.
We set sail on the Seabourn Quest out of Dover in August, excited to try out the new restaurant The Grill by Thomas Keller, a steakhouse that celebrates the classic chophouse genre of the 60s and 70s in both wood-paneled décor and in the menu choices.
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For those not in my lessons this week the June 2011 Mechanics Materials and Waves paper is printed out and can be collected from the bench immediately on the right hand side of my lab door. Come in and help yourself if I am not here. Of course it can also be downloaded. I expect this completed for the first week back (see previous post)
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Arvada Center Blog
Seussical Rocks Children of All Ages
September 30 – December 28, 2008
Ideal for ages 4 and older
Embrace the wild and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss as it has never been seen before! Classic stories including Horton Hears a Who, Gertrude McFuzz and The Cat in the Hat collide in this musical extravaganza with all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters. These stories, brought together by Jojo, a young boy and "thinker of strange and wonderful thinks,†is really about believing in yourself, keeping promises and the rewards of being an independent thinker. People of all ages will enjoy this wild and powerful musical adventure that will keep your feet a tappin' and children a laughin'!
Subscriptions SOLD OUT???
No Way…!!! Subscriptions to the Arvada Center's amazing season were all but sold out last week, but since they've added an additional week to the smash hit Les Miserables, subscription package are again available. Packages are limited since there are only a few remaining dates to Les Mis, so your best bet is to call the Box Office directly at 720-898-7200.
Subscription Package are available by calling our Box Office
5 more blockbusters shows coming:
o HOLLYWOOD ARMS – a dramedy set in 1940's Hollywood, fashioned after Carol Burnett's actual Memoir.
o A WONDERFUL LIFE – based on the classic holiday movie starring Jimmy Stewart.
o THE CRUCIBLE – a gripping drama set during the Salem witch trials.
o EVITA – the well known, larger-than-life modern musical.
o BIG RIVER – the adventures of Huckleberry Finn, based on one of Mark Twain's greatest novels.
Single Tickets are also available for all of our upcoming shows by calling our Box Office or Online at ArvadaCenter.org.
Les Miserables Extension Continues
Les Misérables – Extension Continues
The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities has now extended the critically acclaimed Les Misérables though October 25, 2008. Tickets are on sale now and are expected to sell fast.
Les Miserables Extends with New Lead at Helm
The Arvada Center's critically acclaimed epic musical Les Miserables extends through October 25. Tickets are now on sale and are expected to sell out.
Fresh off a three week run of Les Misérables at Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick Maine, Dennis St. Pierre has arrived in Arvada, is currently in rehearsal and is expected to step into the lead role of Jean Valjean this weekend. According to Kathi Kacinski with Maine State Music Theatre, "[Dennis St. Pierre] can bank on this role for the next 15 years. He's passionate about the role and audiences will love him.†Dennis has been seen on six Broadway national and international tours, starred in an off Broadway show and worked for over 30 theater companies throughout the U.S. Favorite credits include Man of La Mancha, Secret Garden, Miss Saigon and Loves Labours Lost. Dennis also made TV guest appearances on The Practice, Ally McBeal, NYPD Blue, Passions and Ed. As a singer, he appeared as a soloist throughout Europe and has recorded demo songs for artists such as Josh Groban, Elton John and Celine Dion.
The continued extension of Les Mis will run through October 25, with performances on Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.; Wednesday matinees at 1:00 p.m. There will be no matinee performances on Wednesday, October 22 and Sunday, October 25.
For Tickets call (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.
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Please tell me that reports of your death have been greatly exagerrated!
There is only one thing to do now. Publish my own books. I want to make books, that is all. It is because I am odd. That is the reason. Someone somewhere is like me. That is the ancient reason for writing a book. Human connection. That is all.


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I know it is hard. As a data scientist there are so many things you could learn.
But what data science skills are companies actually looking for? What makes you a sought after professional on the job market?
You definitely should learn how to use Apache Spark!
Why? Because you need to work together with another type of professional: The big data solution architect.
Together, the both of you can achieve great things by utilising the power of Spark.
What is a data scientist?
Data scientists aren't like every other scientist.
Data scientists do not wear white coats or work in high tech labs full of science fiction movie equipment. They work in offices just like you and me.
What differs them from most of us is that they are the math experts. They use linear algebra and multivariable calculus to create new insight from existing data.
How exactly does this insight look?
Here's an example:
An industrial company produces a lot of products that need to be tested before shipping.
Usually such tests take a lot of time because there are hundreds of things to be tested. All to make sure that your product is not broken.
Wouldn't it be great to know early if a test fails ten steps down the line? If you knew that you could skip the other tests and just trash the product or repair it.
That's exactly where a data scientist can help you, big-time. This field is called predictive analytics and the technique of choice is machine learning.
Machine what? Learning?
Yes, machine learning, it works like this:
- You feed an algorithm with measurement data.
- It generates a model and optimises it based on the data you fed it with. That model basically represents a pattern of how your data is looking
- You show that model new data and the model will tell you if the data still represents the data you have trained it with.
This technique can also be used for predicting machine failure in advance with machine learning. Of course the whole process is not that simple.
The actual process of training and applying a model is not that hard. A lot of work for the data scientist is to figure out how to pre-process the data that gets fed to the algorithms.
Because to train a algorithm you need useful data. If you use any data for the training the produced model will be very unreliable.
A unreliable model for predicting machine failure would tell you that your machine is damaged even if it is not. Or even worse: It would tell you the machine is ok even when there is an malfunction.
Model outputs are very abstract. You also need to post-process the model outputs to receive health values from 0 to 100.
Where to get more info about data science?
Want to know more about data science? I recommend checking out datasciencecentral.com The articles there about data science are great.
You should also definitely follow Kirk D. Borne on Twitter. He is the principal data scientist of Booz Allen Hamilton and his tweets are pure data science gold!
As for learning data science check out Lilian Pierson and her site Data Mania. She has a very interesting data science blog. She also offers online courses on data science.
3 Reasons why data scientists are loving Spark
1. Complex analytics is possible
The problem with data analytics through MapReduce lies with iterative processes. That means processes where you have to reuse results multiple times.
To realise iterative processes you have to chain multiple MapReduce jobs together and carry the results over. The problem is that results cannot be carried over to the next job directly.
To get the results form one job to another you have to store the results somewhere, for instance in HDFS, HBase. The stored results are then read by the next job in the line to continue the calculations.
This is complicated to manage and very inefficient, because why store and reload the data when you already have access to it?
With Spark this is no longer an issue. Spark's Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDD) are the key to iterative analytics processes.
The trick is that RDDs are immutable data sets. Once an RDD is created it cannot be changed.
This fact allows Spark to distribute RDDs to workers on different machines and allows the workers to run calculations on the RDD's data in parallel.
The great thing is that RDDs stay in memory. When you need to reuse them in your job for iterative purposes they are still there. No need to reload the data.
2. It's easy to get into programming Spark
Spark jobs can be programmed in a variety of languages. That makes creating analytic processes very user-friendly for data scientists.
Spark supports Python, Scala and Java. With the help of SparkR you can even connect your R program to a Spark cluster.
If you are a data scientist who is very familiar with Python just use Python, its great. If you know how to code Java I suggest you start using Scala.
Spark jobs are easier to code in Scala than in Java. In Scala you can use anonymous functions to do processing.
This results in less overhead, it is a much cleaner, simpler code.
With Java 8 simplified function calls were introduced with lambda expressions. Still, a lot of people, including me prefer Scala over Java.
3. Machine learning is included
The machine learning library MLlib is included in Spark so there is often no need to import another library.
I have to admit because I am not a data scientist I am not an expert in machine learning.
From what I have seen and read though the machine learning framework MLlib is a nice treat for data scientists wanting to train and apply models with Spark.
What is a big data solution architect?
Big data solution architects are the link between the management's big data strategy and the data scientists that need to work with data.
What they do is building the platforms that enable data scientists to do their magic.
These platforms are usually used in four different ways:
- Data ingestion and storage of large amounts of data
- Algorithm creation by data scientists
- Automation of the data scientist's machine learning models and algorithms for production use
- Data visualisation for employees and customers
Most of the time these guys start as traditional solution architects for systems that involve SQL databases, web servers, SAP installations and other "standard" systems.
But to create big data platforms the solution architect needs to be an expert in specifying, setting up and maintaining big data technologies like: Hadoop, Spark, HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB, Kafka, Redis and more.
What they also need is experience on how to deploy systems on cloud infrastructure like at Amazon or Google.
3 reasons why solution architects love Spark
1. The way you can set up a distributed Spark system
From a solution architect's point of view Spark is a perfect fit for Hadoop big data platforms. This has a lot to do with cluster deployment and management.
Companies like Cloudera, MapR or Hortonworks include Spark into their Hadoop distributions. Because of that, Spark can be deployed and managed with the clusters Hadoop management web fronted.
This makes the process for deploying and configuring a Spark cluster very quick and admin friendly.
2. How you can manage Spark resources
When running a computing framework you need resources to do computation: CPU time, RAM, I/O and so on. Out of the box Spark can manage resources with it's stand-alone resource manager.
If Spark is running in an Hadoop environment you don't have to use Spark's own stand-alone resource manager. You can configure Spark to use Hadoop's YARN resource management.
Why would you do that?
It allows YARN to efficiently allocate resources to your Hadoop and Spark processes.
Having a single resource manager instead of two independent ones makes it a lot easier to configure the resource management.
3. Spark's ability to access data
Another thing is data locality. In my previous posts I always made the point that processing data locally where it is stored is the most efficient thing to do.
That's exactly what Spark is doing. You can and should run Spark workers directly on the data nodes of your Hadoop cluster.
Spark can then natively identify on what data node the needed data is stored. This enables Spark to use the worker running on the machine where the data is stored to load the data into the memory.
The downside of this setup is that you need more expensive servers. Because Spark processing needs stronger servers with more RAM and CPUs than a "pure" Hadoop setup.
Who companies really need
For a good company it is absolutely important to get well trained solution architects and data scientists.
Think of the data scientist as the professional race car driver. A fit athlete with talent and driving skills like you have never seen.
What he needs to win races is someone who will provide him the perfect race car to drive. That's what the solution architect is for.
Like the driver and his team the data scientist and the solution architect need to work closely together. They need to know the different big data tools Inside and out.
Thats why companies are looking for people with Spark experience. It is a common ground between data scientists and solution architects that drives innovation.
Spark gives data scientists the tools to do analytics and helps solution architects to bring the data scientist's algorithms into production.
After all, those two decide how good the data platform is, how good the analytics insight is and how fast the whole system gets into a production ready state.
Next time:
Next time we will look into stream and batch processing.
It will help you figure out when you need batching or streaming and what kind of frameworks you can use to implement it.
We will also look into why streaming and batching is so popular at Twitter, Netflix and IBM (IoT example).
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Happy new year! We hope you stayed safe in 2015, and had a happy, healthy year.
As we head into 2016, this is a great time to think about the habits and practices that help protect you and those around you every day; and to make some resolutions for the new year. After all, if you pay special attention to even one small change, it could make the difference between life and death.


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God has not forgotten you
But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me;
my Lord has forgotten me."
"Can a woman forget her nursing child,
that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget,
yet I will not forget you.
Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are continually before me.
Isaiah 49:14-15
Thank you, Lord, for the gift of your word. Through it you teach, exhort, bring comfort, and hope. Thank you for leaving us with this great treasure of knowledge containing the depths of your love for mankind. Open our minds to understand scripture and show us how to apply it in our lives. Lord, when our souls are disquieted within us, and the troubles of this world suffocate our faith so that we are not even strong enough to pray, how often do we cry: "Lord, where are you that you do not hear me, that you do not answer me?!" We find ourselves as orphans, lonely, helpless, alone. But you, in your infinite goodness, come and tell us that: even if a mother abandons her son and forgets him, you will not forget us.
This truth brings joy and rest to the racing heart, it keeps hope alive.
It's comforting to know that we are not alone in our trials. Asaph, in Psalms 77 has a moment of despair before the lord saying: "You don't let me sleep. I am too distressed even to pray! ... ... Has the Lord rejected me forever? Will He never again be kind to me? Is His unfailing love gone forever?" But then, he remembers all that the Lord had already done for him. He meditated on all of the Lord's mighty works and he was reminded that the Lord is good. "But then, I recall all you have done, oh Lord; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
God is with us, both here and for all eternity. The Bible says He is before us and He is behind us and nothing can snatch us out of His hands. Meditating on His word in times of trials is the very best thing you can do to lift yourself up from the fog of agony. Like Asaph said he could not stop thinking about the Lord's mighty works. Think about it, meditate on it. Let it infiltrate your whole being and you will be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
When sadness, loneliness or despair try to bring you down, remember what Jesus told us: "Behold, I am with you always day to day, to the end of the world." Mt 28:20 Let this promise echo in your ears, penetrating deeply your inner man, warming and detoxifying your soul, as the psalmist did when he asked: "Why are you discouraged, O my soul, and why are you troubled in me? Wait on God, for I will yet praise Him. He is my health and my God. "Psalm 42:11
The Lords' mercies are new every morning! Everyday a new sunrise awakens us bringing joy and refreshment to our souls. Trust in Him. He has not forgotten you.
"But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in it's wings, and you will frolic like well fed calves"
Malachi 4:2
Peace! doubting heart, my God's I am,
Who formed me man, forbids my fear;
The Lord has called me by my name;
The Lord protects, forever near;
His blood for me did once atone,
And yet He loves and guards His own.
-E.M. Bounds-
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Hi, I'm Debora. A lover of Jesus, a wife, and a mother of 2.
June 2018
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Well...assembly edits suck...
I could stare at that picture above for pretty much forever.
Anyway, put in 11 hours yesterday editing, then another 12 today, and I have an assembly edit done of the final segment of Ttory 2, the one we shot first.
Wow, does it suck.
It is pretty clearly one of the toughest scenes I've ever had to edit. We shot it all out of order because of the people who had to leave early, then the special effects that take place that we can't shoot out of order because of how different people's appearances are after the effect takes place.
I got guys who switch frame sides, and multiple people talking to each other, so keeping shit straight on the shoot was tough.
There are many scenes that require compositing--a couple of scenes where the actor's not even there--gotta put them in. (they're 10, and I wasn't dragging them out to the woods til 5am) Another actor whose face SHOULD have been messed up for the shot, but we couldn't mess it up because we had the earlier scenes to shoot. (I had to have this shot now because we'd be losing people early who you could see in the shot)--this actor whose face should be messed up has to GET messed up via compositing.
Now, the reason I'm not TOO down on myself yet is because it's an assembly edit. They all suck. There's zero rhythm to them. The sound's not fixed AT ALL, so every edit jumps out and screams THIS SUCKS DONKEY BALLS AND YOU'RE A SHIT EDITOR.
This was basically just getting the form of the piece. Finding the best takes, and where they will fit.
Next I'll go back and try to massage it all so it's not so ugly. Ten, twelve more passes and I might even find it tolerable.
But first--gotta edit the final scene of the film so I can get it to my brother to see if he thinks he can do the effects I need in Cinema 4D. I mean, he can definitely do them--but can he do them well enough they don't scream CGI?
That's the question. The sooner I can get it to him, the sooner I know he can do it, or if not, that I gotta go shoot a lot of green screen shit.
Man, time is flying.
And Wednesday night I work. Friday early I have to go see this place I'm supposed to shoot a wedding video at. (Jesus, if I didn't owe my brother big time I'd have told him there was no way I was shooting one of those) Then I'll head to Zig's for Friday fun, which I haven't been to in like 2 months.
Then next week I go to Orlando for work, come back, shoot the wedding two days later, then the very next day I head to Virginia Beach for a week.
See why I'm doubting the whole timeline of October 1st?
Sunday, July 23, 2017
The Blog Will Suffer
I've been keeping the Ttory blog up to day the last 4 days, chronicling some of the hardest days of work I've ever experienced.
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That's why I haven't been so busy here.
I'll tell you one thing I haven't told anybody yet: It is looking less and less likely I'll get this done by October 1st. That is literally 9 weeks away.
If all I had to do was edit what I've shot, plus do all the effects, all the CGI, the titles, add the music, master the audio, and all the other small things I need--MAYBE I could do that in 9 weeks. But I still have to shoot two segments, then do all that stuff for THEM?
(and I'll be away for a full week in August)
hahahaha, I don't know what I was thinking. May have to start thinking of what plan B is as far as a release date.
I'm working on the 1st segment we shot now. Finished cutting up the audio. It's got issues--I mean, when we got to what I'm unaffectionately calling Spider Forest, my plan went out the window. I didn't take time to mic Josh up--just sort of stuck the mic in his pocket. It's a terrible idea, so the sound is fucked.
I remember thinking--fuck it, get his breathing, and just foley it in better woods. But now time is bearing down on me.
On Thursday I had to shoot a paid video and edit it, get it all uploaded so they can pass them on to their customers. I busted ass and had them done and uploaded by Saturday evening. (45 minutes of edited video)
I'll tell you another thing I haven't been spreading yet--the chances of me doing ANYthing for Ttory 3 are pretty much nil at this point. I think they'd like me to do the wrap story, and part of me wants to finish the whole storyline, but after this experience I think I'm calling it quits for the woods.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Updated Ttory blog
Figured why not just keep it in the one place? You can see it here:
I'm anxiously watching the weather. There are thunderstorm threats nearly every day we're scheduled to shoot. But most claim not a lot of rain.
If it's not raining hard, it's not going to stop me.
I am worried about one scene on Saturday--I've clearly under-estimated the time of 2pm-6pm. It's not quite four pages, but involves two FX kills plus some drone shots, plus maybe a dance sequence. I'm waiting for the song guy to license it to me, but he's acting buggy. It's weird, he certainly seemed like he wanted to put it in the flick.
Just another little straw trying to break the camel's back.
Friday, July 07, 2017
The Shoot Looms
So tomorrow(okay, technically today but I haven't slept yet) is the makeup day for last week that we called off on account of the thunderstorm and me being very old.
Weather's looking better--there may be a shower during the day, but the night temperature's gonna be like 64 degrees which is SWEET. Not only so I won't sweat so much, but because the FX should work better. Keeping prosthetics on the face when your actors are sweating their asses off is tough.
I'm feeling pretty good about the shoot--we've only got about 4.5 pages to shoot. It's a complicated scene with some heavy effects, which is why I scheduled an entire night for it, but I'm pretty confident we can get it done nicely. My only real worry is the fire, and keeping it consistent throughout the shoot.
The big thing is, we start the main shoot on Thursday for the wrap story, and shoot through Tuesday. Roughly 9-10 pages a day. I have a lot of little things I still haven't lined up, not the least is one small role I haven't cast.
Well, I cast it, but the actress just bailed on me. I then had another actress who--and you may not believe this--who told me that she couldn't take the role because she had a couple of auditions scheduled that day.
It's like being offered a job, and not taking it because you have some job interviews lined up.
Wait, it's not LIKE that, it IS that.
Mark's still got some FX to create, so I'm sweating that a little.
Gotta go try to get some sleep. Up early afternoon to load the car and head across the bridge to pickup the audio that was fucked up last week, get some additional foley, then head back across the bridge to the location to start prepping that scene.
Hopefully the bees have moved on or are dead, and the wood isn't too wet to burn.
Wednesday, July 05, 2017
Mo' Work, Mo' Problems
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Anyway, cut much of what we shot the other night together into an ugly assembly edit. Definitely got the sound issues with her audio--have sent the actress an email to see if she can meet me earlier at the original location(it's only 15 minutes from where we're shooting that night). I can pick up the audio I need.
The first scene we shot is pretty ugly. Might get better with some work. The other scenes in the house look pretty good, and THEN--
--The footage in the woods. Lit by a flashlight I gave Josh.
I remember thinking, while looking at the monitor at one point, that I saw a weird flickering. But it wasn't always there, and I sort of thought it was either my imagination, or just a kink in the wire or something.
It was not. Turns out all the footage where the flashlight is being shined in front of the camera, there's a hideous black shimmery lines in the footage.
I took out the flashlight and camera and tested it, and if the flashlight is on its lowest setting, everything the camera shoots has this weird frequency vibration. If it was raised, or wasn't the primary light, then there'd be no flicker at all.
I don't panic--do some research. There's a lot of advice on free ways to "minimize" this problem, but they all involve putting copies of your footage on top of itself, shifting the clip by one frame, and overlaying.
Problem is, that doesn't work well with a moving camera. You get big ghosting. Further, it doesn't seem to fix the problem.
Found a $150 program that does though, so will have to get that. I tried the demo and it cleaned it up pretty impressively. Not perfect, but close enough.
Work continues on this idiotic crown. Thought Mark was gonna make it, but his looks pretty weak, so I have created two. One from cardstock. It looks cool, but don't know how it'll read on camera. Also, ain't no way I'm lighting it on fire, cuz it will all go up.
Second crown is a modified one my wife found at Party City. I painted it a burnished bronze so it looks old, added some jewels, and some paper spikes. But wasn't sure how great they looked(and again--no fire), so my brother and dad thought maybe I should replace them with sheet metal spikes.
So I did that. Had to cut a bunch of nearly identical sheet metal spikes, bend them to give them depth, and then gorilla tape them on, then reinforce them with glue.
Just what I wanna be doing when I should be working on other things.
Watched Adventures in Babysitting, and followed it up with Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter Is Dead. Totally not trying to make it a theme evening or anything, but funny how both movies share an actor(Keith Coogan), and Don't Tell Mom has a bunch of stars I forgot about--Danielle Harris, David Duchovny, Joanna Cassidy, and Josh Charles.
Also forgot how hot Elizabeth Shue was. Like, not even super-sexy, but like--absolutely the girlfriend you wanted to have in the 80's.
July 4th--Back's not feeling well. Not sure at this point if it's going to get better. This is going to be a tough week coming up. Saturday we shoot the pickup, then Thursday night we start shooting the biggest piece of Tttory 2, the main story.
Hoo boy, I hope things start to look up.
Sunday, July 02, 2017
Fuck's Sake
Man, for once I wish this blog wasn't all "How bad does life fucking suck?" but this is not going to be that exception.
Day one on Ttory 2. I loaded the car with the fuckton of shit we needed for the day's shoot. Up bright and early at 9:30am to do it. Headed to my parents' house to unload all that shit into another car that I needed for the actual shoot.
Already pretty goddamn hot.
Picked up my brother and we headed across the bridge. Turns out, not so much traffic yet, so that was good. Went to Chik Fila for lunch, then over to Josh's house. I started unloading equipment and a car pulls up behind mine. It's Alex, the actress in the scene, and she's like 90 minutes early.
I'm like, cool. But maybe a little off my game for a minute. I shoot some drone shots, and my fucking drone all of a sudden says it's only got 25% battery and it's gonna return home. I'm not sure where it thinks home is(normally it's where you launch it)--it heads straight up into a goddamn tree, ignoring me on the joysticks.
Fucked up the blades bad. Awesome.
We go inside and I mic the actors. Here's where I fucked up: I gave the actress detailed instructions on where to place the lav inside her bra, but didn't double check it. See, I listened to make sure it was the right levels, but as I found out today when I listened to the audio, the mic was apparently loose. Whenever she moved, there's terrible rustling of cloth.
To make matters worse, Josh adjusts his tie in the beginning of the scene, so I can't even use his mic's sound for her line, because he's rustling HIS mic.
Fuck's sake. It's totally my fault, but with how short I was on crew(literally me and Mike, that's it), I was doing a lot of shit.
The racking of focus on the steadicam is a pipe dream on anything over 35mm, and even on the 35mm you better have it stopped down past 4(it's a 1.4 lens) to have a shot. The monitor I got is fucking NICE. Especially for how cheap it is. It actually shows you the RGB levels separately if you push a button, and the batteries last a LONG time.
So we got done early on the first scene, which was like 4 pages. I was feeling good and I let Alex go, when I should have done a wild line recording of all her stuff just to be safe.
Josh and his daughter wanted to go to Chick Fil A for dinner, so Mike and I said fuck it--we can eat there again.
Problems start here. See, I had us shooting evening and night scenes between 7-9, but the goddamn sun wouldn't cooperate. Even at 8pm, it was brightly shining through the windows.
We run behind, and Josh's girlfriend gets home and his other daughter, and all of a sudden we're having to pause while they do something between takes. Shots I planned on doing, I simply can't do given the time.
We rush out of there to go meet Mark and some other actors for a scene in the DEEP woods. Like, Naked and Afraid woods.
We have to hump a lot of equipment into the woods--two big light kits, plus my camera and audio gear, plus Mark's FX stuff, plus all the props. There are spider webs EVERYWHERE. And even more scary, you knock them down to put a light up, then turn around to go back to where the other people are, and the spider has built his web again already, in like 3 minutes.
Ticks are all over us. Josh had three on his shirt just crawling on him like, no big deal. All the deet spray we put on, and they didn't give a shit.
And humid as fuck. I'm sweating, I'm tired. A lot of my shots, since I'm beginning to abandon my shooting script, aren't feeling great.
We move out of the woods to another section on the edge of a clearing. I head into the woods to place a light, and get the shit scared of out me by a giant deer that bounds off--scared by me I guess, but fuck it gave my heart a jolt.
The stuff in this section is supposed to be done by 1am. It's already 1am and we have the actual FX shots to do still. The bugs are getting into EVERYTHING. A wolf spider in my light kit makes me want to just leave all that shit and go.
We do the FX shot, but I gotta tell ya--I've nearly abandoned sound at this point. Josh has his mic, lav and all, in his shirt pocket. I'm guessing it's not gonna be useable but he doesn't have any dialog. Bad news is clearly I'm gonna have to take him out and foley his breathing and his actions.
Still got a shot to do with 3 cars on the road. I have it scheduled for 90 minutes, because I have a cool shot I wanna try.
All that goes to the wayside as the road I was going to use doesn't work. We go to another road.in bumfuck nowhere. Corn stalks on one side, woods on the other. I cannot, at this point, tell you how exhausted I am. We're going on hour 14 and we only had that one half hour break.
I've been bending my body, crouching, standing, jogging, doing all handheld most of the day with my camera on the shoulder mount. It's not light, especially since I've gone to the AA batteries to power it.
We got a couple of cool shots. Finally I call it. It's nearly 4am.
I head home--feels like the longest drive I've ever been on. And I still have to dump and backup all the footage, and plug all the batteries in.
I make it to bed by 6am.
I'm actually hoping the thunderstorm moves in, because shooting Saturday night feels like a lot of work.
Then I woke up and realized--I can't physically do it.
I'm not sure I've ever felt THIS sore before. Not just my back, which isn't good. But my arms, my legs. Rolling out of bed was agony.
If I was forced to shoot it, I'd put the fucking camera on a tripod and shoot the entire scene from one spot.
Luckily, the weather report said it wasn't going to rain/thunderstorm long, but it was gonna drop a lot of water. That means mud and wet wood, and that means we can't light a bonfire. I postponed it.
Still, had to unload the car I used, then return it and get mine. My body hurt so bad I just brought shit in one at a time and laid it on my living room floor. It's a mess.
Tonight, checked the scene and discovered the audio debacle.
My plan is now this--do a rough cut of the scene and see if the actress can meet me at Josh's Saturday before the evening shoot. I'll have her do all her lines wild--letting her hear the takes I'll probably be using so she can try to keep the readings the same. I'll have Josh do his too.
Then let them go out to dinner or something while I head over to the woods to prep the big scene.
See if I can save this thing.
Right now, though, feeling pretty low. Tired. Body still hurts. I'm on oxi and a muscle relaxer, and still...
DID see Police Academy was on Netflix and I haven't seen it in 25 years, so watched that. Brings back some good memories.
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Lindsay + Ross Zion Elopement
When we initially met Lindsay, she mentioned how she was planning a local wedding in DFW. After a few weeks in to planning, she realized just how crazy it can get planning a traditional wedding. We got back in touch and she mentioned to us that she had canceled her local venue. She began to mention the idea of an elopement or small intimate wedding to me. I was ecstatic as she told me about this idea. Elliot and I mentioned that we had eloped ourselves, and it was personally the best decision we ever made. A few weeks later, they decided to finalize the decision to get married in Zion National Park, Utah.
On October 8th, we flew in to Las Vegas Airport, rented a car, and drove two hours to Zion. Lindsay's parents were nice enough to put us up in a beautiful house right outside of the park. I can not explain how gracious these families were to us and how much they went out of their way to accommodate us. We were so appreciative of it all. We were able to capture Lindsay and Ross's love story in the middle of the desert and it was absolutely breathtaking.
After the wedding, we drove Ross and Lindsay to a different location inside of Zion National Park, where we all hiked a mile in to an epic location. Lindsay was a trooper for hiking all that way up rocks and sketchy pathways in her dress. I am so glad they were so adventurous and willing to do anything for us.
This couple is one for the books, and we will forever have a special story and friendship with these two lovebirds. We could not be more happy for them as newlyweds. We love you guys!!!


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Toby Wilkins directed one of the best horror films of 2008, "Splinter", a film just recently released on DVD after a limited theatrical run. Coming up in May, he'll also be taking on the latest in the "Grudge" franchise, so he sat down with us recently to talk about both films. Check it out.
Give people the chance to see a film on their own terms, in as many ways as possible, and hopefully it will find an audience.
You made short films for a long time before moving on to features. Is that a format you really enjoy? What was the motivation for sticking with it so long?
I love short films. I guess I just love telling stories with film, and some stories just don't need ninety-plus minutes to be told effectively. And for me, and I think a lot of filmmakers, short films are a great way to learn the ropes, make mistakes, and experiment in a low-risk environment before jumping into features. But I also just love the medium, and the immediacy of it. If you have the right script you can shoot a short film in a day, and have it edited and in front of an audience in a under a week if you want.
For those horror fans who haven't heard of Splinter, how would you sell it to them?
I guess I would just let them know that we made the film for horror fans. It's really an homage to all the great siege based horror films of the '70s and '80s that made me love horror in the first place, and we stayed as true to that love of the genre as we could while bringing something new to the table, the creature.
The horror in the film is very "body" oriented, as the monster sort of takes over the victims bodies and destroys them... is that something in particular that you find scary? Why did you choose to go that route with your monster?
Absolutely, I find the idea of infection and disease to be one of the scariest things in life. And the fact that this creature... this infection, parasite, whatever... attacks you from the inside is terrifying. The dread of being killed by an enemy creates one type of fear, but not being killed by it, and slowly losing control over your own body while it destroys you is a whole other level.
In moving from directing shorts to features, what was the biggest surprise? Were there any difficulties that you weren't anticipating with the longer shoot?
I have been around features for a long time, working closely with people who may be months deep in their films, and looking at any months, even years ahead, so the length of commitment was no surprise to me. But what comes with that kind of timeframe was the greatest revelation. With such an extended immersion in a project you can really explore the story and its characters, you can dig much deeper, experiment with different options, and find solutions to problems that might have been bigger hurdles. Time is the most important element in making a film I think.
Obviously in the last 10 years there has been a huge change in the way films are distributed. A decent horror film can now get a nice limited release followed quickly by a DVD, like what happened with Splinter. How do you feel about this mode of distribution, do you think it was good for your film?
The reality is that the industry needs to be more reactive to emerging distribution ideas, and I think that's something that Magnolia and a few others are really embracing. Splinter didn't just get a theatrical release, it was available On-Demand, it got a sneak-preview
on HD-Net in the days before it hit theatres, it premiered at festivals around the world, was shown on cable months before its DVD/Blu-Ray release last week, and should be available for instant-view on NetFlix, in really amazing HD quality in mid-May.
With the explosion of independent film we have seen over the last decade this is exactly the kind of exposure distributors should be looking at. Let's face it, when a ticket to a major theatre chain costs as much as a DVD, you really have to hit an audience over the head with advertising to make them drop their cash on a one-time fix of entertainment, and that's just not on the cards for most indies. Give people the chance to see a film on their own terms, in as many ways as possible, and hopefully it will find an audience, and the audience will find the film.
Now there was a delay in the DVD release, can you explain why that happened?
I'm not privy to the details, but I can guess... I know there was great interest in the film, not just here in the US, but in many countries around the world, some of those countries have released the film theatrically in the last couple of months and having DVDs in stores here might have affected that, and here in the US the SciFi Channel showed the film a few times in the mean time. But the great thing is that because we had more time, we were able to gather a lot of extra content for the DVD release, including recording two commentary tracks that would not have happened otherwise. And we managed to get a Blu-Ray release, which is awesome because... well, it's Blu-ray!
You recently directed "The Grudge 3". Were you at all familiar with the Ju-on films before taking on the sequel? Did you try to emulate what made them scary, or did you forge your own path?
I have been collaborating with Ghost House Pictures for a while, and I was familiar with the entire series of films, the original "Ju-On" films, and the "Grudge" series. I also directed the series of tiny little short films that came between the first and second American sequels, which I think are on the special edition DVD of "The Grudge 2". With this third film we were careful to stay true to the American franchise, while trying to bring something new to the world and hopefully make the film self-explanatory for people who might not have seen all the films, or haven't seen them for a while. This is however the first American "Grudge" film to carry an R rating, so we were able to introduce a little gore, which the original "Ju-On" films had more of.
Speaking of those "Tales Of The Grudge" shorts, do you think those are an effective way to build hype for a film?
I have no way of knowing if its effective, but I think it can be a fun way to remind people what was great about a franchise, or tell stories that don't fit into the features themselves. I worked on Jonathan Leibesman's short film "Rings" which came between "The Ring" and its sequel, and in a similar way to "Tales of the Grudge", we worked at continuing the story from one film to the next, and bridging the gap. With "The Grudge" shorts we wanted to communicate the idea that the curse could spread beyond the Tokyo house because that was an important part of the plot of "The Grudge 2".
Some directors are uncomfortable with being labeled as a "horror director". Is that something you're concerned about, or would you welcome it?
I have always been a fan of directors like Danny Boyle, Ridley Scott, Fincher, and of course Sam Raimi, who hop from one genre to another, and that's something I have tried to do even with my short films before this. But I tend to respond to darker stories, even my comedy shorts like "Kidney Thieves" might be at home at a horror festival.
Finally, you've talked about being sick of the "torture porn" subgenre. Is there anything in horror that you've seen recently that you really enjoyed? Any trends you're liking?
I'm really excited by the horror that's been coming from overseas, The Descent, 28 Days Later, Let The Right One In. I enjoyed the originality of the first Underworld, and I love that There Will Be Blood was essentially a horror film disguised as an art film. And I really loved Saw when it played at the Sundance Film Festival, it was unlike anything I had seen, but I think that what used to be a small subsection of the genre became the predominant trend, and it's really not for everyone.
That's had a slight chilling effect on the general perception of the word HORROR as a whole, and that's a shame. When I was a kid horror was exciting, a little taboo maybe but above all fun. Films like Jaws, Alien, Gremlins, C.H.U.D., An American Werewolf in London, Evil Dead... there was something for everyone, and that's what I love about the genre. Next time you hear someone say "I don't like horror films" just name a few from the various sub-genres to remind them they actually love the ones they see.


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Hepatocellular proliferation in response to agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha:a role for kupffer cells?
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Abstract Background It has been proposed that PPARα agonists stimulate Kupffer cells in rodents which in turn, release mitogenic factors leading to hepatic hyperplasia, and eventually cancer. However, Kupffer cells do not express PPARα receptors, and PPARα agonists stimulate hepatocellular proliferation in both TNFα- and TNFα receptor-null mice, casting doubt on the involvement of Kupffer cells in the mitogenic response to PPARα agonists. This study was therefore designed to investigate whether the PPARα agonist PFOA and the Kupffer cell inhibitor methylpalmitate produce opposing effects on hepatocellular proliferation and Kupffer cell activity in vivo, in a manner that would implicate these cells in the mitogenic effects of PPARα agonists. Methods Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated intravenously via the tail vein with methylpalmitate 24 hrs prior to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and were sacrificed 24 hrs later, one hr after an intraperitoneal injection of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). Sera were analyzed for TNFα and IL-1β. Liver sections were stained immunohistochemically and quantified for BrdU incorporated into DNA. Results Data show that PFOA remarkably stimulated hepatocellular proliferation in the absence of significant changes in the serum levels of either TNFα or IL-1β. In addition, methylpalmitate did not alter the levels of these mitogens in PFOA-treated animals, despite the fact that it significantly blocked the hepatocellular proliferative effect of PFOA. Correlation between hepatocellular proliferation and serum levels of TNFα or IL-1β was extremely poor. Conclusion It is unlikely that mechanisms involving Kupffer cells play an eminent role in the hepatic hyperplasia, and consequently hepatocarcinogenicity attributed to PPARα agonists. This conclusion is based on the above mentioned published data and the current findings showing animals treated with PFOA alone or in combination with methylpalmitate to have similar levels of serum TNFα and IL-1β, which are reliable indicators of Kupffer cell activity, despite a remarkable difference in hepatocellular proliferation.
Journal of Carcinogenesis. 2006 Nov 27;5(1):26
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My memories, my successes, my unavoidable setbacks and failures, these are just a few of the inspirations that drive me to paint and write.
I belong to a world where hope entwines with despair and sanity flows freely into madness. I truly believe that an honest balance can be achieved; this is what I attempt to capture. In a beautiful narrative of the human condition I create my Art, a visual representation of what many of us struggle against and the unbelievable levels we reach in overcoming the hardships life throws our way. My paintings and writings are portrayals of hope and inner strength because as long as I am creating, I am doing my best to live a full and purposeful life.
Through my works I hope you make a connection .I believe the viewer's perspective is critical to art coming alive,that a new meaning is brought to life by the viewer.
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You may be familiar with the Clif Bar, a cereal bar that markets itself to outdoor enthusiasts. I don't come across them very often in the UK, but I look out for them. They're one of those companies with a solid ethical culture, committed to going the extra mile for people and planet. They use organic ingredients, renewable energy, and were the first company in the US to offer staff a cash grant to help them switch to hybrid cars. Staff can also earn bonuses by cycling to work. The company was founded by baker and mountaineer Gary Erickson, and the enterprise is co-owned by the family and the employees.
With a couple of decades of sustainability innovation behind them, their new factory was always going to be something special. The $90 million facility opened this summer in Idaho, and it uses 40% less water and 20% less energy than similar sized bakeries. Water is treated on site, with 100% of its energy needs generated at a nearby wind farm.
What makes the building particularly noticeable is its use of biophilic design, a fairly unusual design philosophy that aims to integrate nature wherever possible. 'Biophilia' is the term E O Wilson coined for the instinctive attraction we have to nature. It's why walking through a park feels good, why we like beautiful natural landscapes, or keep pets. Research shows that an experience of nature, or even a view of nature through a window, can reduce stress and improve wellbeing. So biophilic design is a set of principles for architecture that connects us with nature.
In applying those principles to the Clif Bar bakery, the architects have maximised the use of natural light. There are windows, skylights, and where necessary, solar tubes that funnel light down through the building. In nature, the quality of light changes with passing clouds, or is dappled as we walk under trees. Opening up a building to the sky is the best way of replicating these sorts of conditions indoors.
Light isn't static in nature, and neither is the air. Another principle of biophilic design is to allow for mild changes in airflow, humidity or temperature – the opposite of the carefully controlled air-conditioned consistency that is often found in offices. So Clif have big sliding doors in the building that open out onto outdoor patios, and the areas where staff take their breaks blend the outdoors and the indoors.
To provide views of nature, the building is surrounded by landscaped gardens planted with 570 trees and thousands of drought-resistant shrubs and grasses, incorporating habitats for bees and butterflies. There's a walking trail and bike path for employees, a community garden, and lots of indoor plants too. Natural materials are used wherever possible, including reclaimed timber and local stone.
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OpenVPN is a free program that uses open-source technology to create secure VPN connections. It uses a custom security protocol, which incorporates SSL/TLS for the exchange of decryption keys.
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Papilio xuthus (Asian Swallowtail, Japanischer Schwalbenschwanz, Machaon asiatique)
Papilio xuthus, also called Asian Swallowtail or Japanischer Schwalbenschwanz is a well-known butterfly from the Palaearctic ecozone (Asia). The first description was in 1767 by Linnaeus. With a wingspan of 8.0 – 10.0 cm the Asian Swallowtail is a small member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is yellow and black. Hind wings have tails.
The Asian Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus) is from Palaearctic (Asia) and Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia), but its biggest distribution is in Asia.


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Last night I watched Diane Sawyer's interview with Jaycee Dugard, who was violently ripped from her family at age 11 and found 18 years later. One can easily feel the range and depth of hate, outrage, shock, and bewilderment of the mother, but more riveting than the reality horror show of two monsters preying on children to feed their narcissism was the child's victorious spirit! "Living well is the best revenge," it has been said, but few adults practice that wisdom. An 11-year-old girl, now in her early 30s and the mother of two daughters she gave birth to at age 14 and 17 while enslaved and terrorized, demonstrates this better than anyone! She will not allow the monsters to devour one more morsel of her identity or rob her of one more minute of happiness. She will not spend her time getting even in noble ways, such as championing a cause that should have been championed by the police who were grossly negligent of their duty to monitor a convicted child rapist who was on parole during the entire 18 years he kept Jaycee locked in his back yard. Even during her captivity, she spent her lonely thousands upon thousands of hours befriending spiders and stray kittens, journaling, and dreaming of seeing her mom again.Jaycee is a remarkable woman whose attitude about surviving child rape and extreme isolation is a profound inspiration! I hope her mother will follow her example, and let the system correct itself. She already lost enough time and joy with her daughter.
It is highly unlikely that the reader has ever experienced anything close to the horror and losses dealt this child. Learn from her! Read her memoir:
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I've had so little time to stitch, I didn't even bother to set goals last year.
Let's see what, if anything, I can accomplish this year.
Joan Elliott – Water Wonderland — Complete stitching
Joan Elliott – Water Wonderland — Frame (?)
Lizzie-Kate – Dog Lessons for People — Make significant progress on stitching
Nordic Needle – Flower Garden — Complete stitching
Teresa Wentzler – Sun Dragon (Turquoise) — Make significant progress on stitching
Complete stitching on at least 2 Just Nan designs in my stash. This includes new starts as needed to work through my Just Nan stash.


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Pictures of the Cooperative form in Grade 2.
Egg Drop Challenge
The first week of school is off to a great start with the Grade 4 class participating in the Egg Drop Challenge! Students were given a box a recyclable materials and asked to build a structure that would protect a raw egg being dropped from 15- 20 feet. Students were put into small groups and given a mentor to help mediate the process. Students not only had to build a structure as a team but also present to the class what they made and why they thought it would work. The students did a great job coming up with some brilliant and insightful designs. Of the five eggs that were dropped three cracked and two survived. This type of activity encourages problem solving and co-operative learning among students.
Tr. Dani would like to send out a big thank you to the Saba University school of Medicine students who kindly volunteered their time.
Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results." ~ John Dewey, Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education


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What is it about us Christians that hold so tightly to the idea that we can't make fun of ourselves or what we do? Growing up in the church, I was told that we shouldn't joke about such things and that some aspects of the faith are to be off-limits/kept holy. While to this day I still think this way about some things and cringe whenever someone pokes fun at Pentecostal flag waving or if there are dancers in the aisles at a particular church, I still believe that we take ourselves MUCH too seriously.
As a young boy in the church, I grew up knowing that Christians were a bit up-tight, sensitive, and protective of certain things that should never be made fun of. This was and to an extent, still is a stigma of the Christian faith. Christians unwilling to take a joke when it's directed at their practices, aspects of their belief, or even some deeply real truths related to how others see us, has left non-believers with this unfortunate image of Christians as unwilling to laugh at themselves or enjoy healthy satire.
Babylon Bee. That's all I need to say for those who know the website. For those who don't, the website has been called the Christian Onion. And I realize for some of you, and those who frequently misuse Onion articles, this may be too vague as well. The Onion is a satire website poking fun at life, politics, pop-culture, and world events. Satire has a way of pointing to truth in a rather amusing way.
sat·ire ˈsaˌtī(ə)r/ noun1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
So, there's that.
All caught up. Hopefully.
The Babylon Bee is not the only source to realize that we could all do with a bit of humor in our life when it comes to Christianity. Another popular source of sarcastic hilarity these days is a man by the name of John Crist. John is a comedian who does clean stand-up, and makes YouTube videos that push the conventional, stiff boundaries of "things-all-christians-know-about-but-no-one-talks-about." Needless to say, if you like humor that sheds light on the Christian way of life, his stuff is quite funny. Top videos include: "Christian Mingle Inspector," "How It's Made: Christian Music," "Christian Girl on Instagram," "Millennial International: Sponsor a Millenial Today," and "Church Hunters: Part 1."
Again, growing up in an environment where you did NOT make fun of Christianity and then in 2012 moving to New Zealand for 3 years, a land where if you took yourself too seriously…you got brought down a peg. This was a way of life. Quickly, I adapted to this type of humor and learned not to take myself too seriously. I was able to poke fun at myself and at things I was told were off-limits.
[DISCLAIMER] I don't poke fun, mock, or rip into Christianity maliciously. No. That's not the point. Of course. The point was to make fun of everyday things that we experience, but no one talks about, in order to lighten the mood and make people laugh. Here are a few of my favorites as examples:
- "Man Stacks Chairs After Service Like Tetris Champion,"
- "Report: Closeness To God Linked To Constantly Telling Friends What You Gave Up For Lent,"
- "Local Man Relieved After Spiritual Gift Test Comes Back Negative For 'Giving',"
- "Mountain Climber Recovering After Decision To Let Go And Let God,"
- "Man Recommits Life To Christ Just To Put Altar Call Out Of Its Misery,"
- "Landscaper Accidentally Trims Church's Hedge Of Protection."
Some people take offense to The Bee and I think this has to do with the website pointing out the sobering reminders of the kind of baggage that we've dumped into Christianity, particularly American evangelicalism in the name of good spirituality. Ultimately, the Babylon Bee gives us a mirror and sometimes we don't necessarily enjoy the reflection.
Personally, I like the rise in Christian satire and subsequent comedy. I think that there's no real need to take yourself too seriously. This raises a good question though. Are there things we shouldn't be making fun of? Does all of this go too far sometimes? Sometimes, maybe. Will I get smitted for making a bad joke, I don't think so. But that's easy to filter out. Take the good and leave the bad. Finally, as a person that laughs most likely more than anyone you've ever met, I feel we could all use a little more laughing Christians, ha.
"Local Churchgoer refuses to laugh at a joke made at the expense of a Disciple."
"Self-proclaimed Christian Introvert relieved that local church bans long-standing practice of "Saying Hi to Someone You Don't Know."


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Overall, to G-400 custom is a great guitar for its pricetag. It has an awesome clean sound, as well as distorted. I just can't imagine what the actual Gibson is like. [read more on Audiofanzine]Joseph Moore rated this unit on 2003-12-07.
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New Music: "Love More"-Chris Brown Featuring Nicki Minaj
Chris Brown has released another song from his upcoming album, X, which is due out on Aug 20. His album will have features from Nicki Minaj, Kelly Rowland, B.O.B, Wiz Khalifa. The album will have production from Timbaland, Diplo, Polow Da Don, Danja, Pharrell, and Drumma Boy. From the list of features and production this album is shaping up to be a good album.
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