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Moise Safra Community Center
Recent multi-use vertical community center proposed for the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Client is Platt Byard Dovell White Architects of New York.
For this overall view of the project, great care was made to accurately depict the surrounding buildings and the urban context in general. Lots of taxis fill out the scene as well and locate it in New York. We also experimented quite a bit with the glass to get the transparency to read properly. It was important in this image for the steel framing to be visible along the east elevation.
Close up dusk view of the entrance lobby, synagogue, and office floors.
Section perspective of the banquet hall on levels 14 - 16, showing the views from the top of the building out over the Upper East.
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Something happened to me recently that got me thinking so much. No matter how much I tried to get it off my mind, it all came flooding back, and left me pondering and asking myself so many unanswered questions.
The summary of these questions is 'why?'. I was baffled, smitten and dawn right shocked and I just couldn't figure out, no, process the actions or reasoning of people. One thing that I have come to realised is that, we are all human. Nobody is perfect. We all jump into conclusion and explosions based on our feelings with just the right amount of trigger for each individual.
When we are exploding, and unleashing, we should all be reminded that the people on the receiving end of our out bursts are also human, and also have feeling to be triggered.
A painful experience has thought me that even the people you hold a high amount of regard for, can let you down. They can say hurtful words you haven't even dreamt of hearing, just purely out of hurt. They (just like you) can jump into conclusions, and assumptions, and let surrounding situations, be it past or present, cloud there judgment. No one is beyond mistakes. No one is beyond reasoning imperfection. No one is beyond being human.
Knowing that has helped me to realise that pain is temporary, but love is long lasting, unconditional and true. So even when you are hurt and let down, don't dwell in pain, let love sip through and refresh your heart. Let it heal, mould you, and fix the broken pieces. It might take a while, but that's what makes you durable.
No one's perfect but Love is.
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 john 4 v 7-8
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Toyota is partnering with Rainbow PUSH Excel to provide $75,000 scholarships to 10 deserving engineering and business college students through the Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Fellows Scholarships. In addition to the scholarships, Toyota is offering these students the opportunity to work at one of their facilities across North America to gain valuable real-world experience, as well as be paired with mentors from Toyota management to help guide them through the next three years of college.
"The scholarship recipients were selected from hundreds of applicants," Simon Nagata, chief administrative officer, Toyota North America, noted in a statement. "Toyota is proud to recognize and invest in the outstanding academic achievements of these 10 scholars. The commitment to community service and personal excellence of these future leaders is truly inspiring, and we are excited to be a part of their journey."
With STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) professional jobs going unfilled, Toyota is preparing to fill the pipeline with qualified candidates. The scholarships were awarded to college students who are majoring in either STEM or business academics, states Toyota.
Students also had to demonstrate participation in community service and a financial need. The $25,000 scholarship is renewable each year for a maximum three-year period. In order to receive the award each year, the students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 throughout the school year.
"We are extremely proud of these students and are passionate about lifting any burden or obstacle that may prevent these distinguished students from reaching their highest potential," added Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., founder and president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. "Students who prove themselves capable and eager deserve every opportunity within reach to become all they set out to be in life. We thank Toyota for their generous support and for sharing in our vision to improve the academic lives of these students."
The selection process was both rigorous and comprehensive. A group of 20 student semi-finalists went through a structured selection process which involved written essays, letters of recommendations, and rounds of onsite interviews involving several members of Rainbow PUSH Excel, as well as Toyota's executive and management teams in Northern Kentucky.
As part of the selection process students took an in-depth tour of Toyota's largest vehicle manufacturing facility in North America, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc. in Georgetown, Kentucky; were guided through the various disciplines of running a local Toyota dealership; and through management and employee discussions learned about the local and global history of Toyota.
The group was narrowed down to 10 students who were awarded the scholarships. The students' studies range from chemical to mechanical engineering to business finance and marketing; while hometowns stretch from Chicago to Cameroon, Central Africa.
The 10 student scholarship recipients are:
- Marielle Cameron from Chicago is a business marketing major at Florida A&M University (FAMU). She has always desired to attend FAMU since the sixth grade; she currently has a 3.8 GPA.
- Jasmine Cooper was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attends the University of North Carolina at Wilmington as an industrial engineering student with a 3.6 GPA. Jasmine is pursuing the industrial engineering path because it is business-focused, and she is passionate about the study of ergonomics and all its encompassing human factors.
- Grace Fomani is a student at Tuskegee University, where she studies chemical engineering. Originally from Cameroon, Central Africa, Grace later moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Although not discounting medical school in the future, she feels called to be an engineer because she likes to create things.
- Elias Lee, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, was home-schooled from the 5th through 10th grades. Entering high school at the age of 14, he was at the top of his 11th grade class. Always building things since he was a child led him to study mechanical engineering at Auburn University in Montgomery.
- Jared Mitchell is from Norristown, Pennsylvania, and is a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta studying applied physics and engineering. He has a 3.97 GPA. Jared also conducted independent research at Princeton University. He has a natural love for science and wants to focus on sustainable infrastructure or renewable energy upon graduation.
- Kerrington Munson, a native of Orlando, Florida, is currently a business finance major at Morehouse College and wants to pursue a career in the field of wealth and asset management upon graduation. He is involved with many organizations and received a Youth Humanitarian honor by the Mayor of Orlando and a Presidential Ambassador honor for Morehouse College.
- Dalya Sanders, born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, attends Prairie View A&M University in Texas. She is a business student and is involved in several organizations. She has plans to expand her business knowledge by venturing into nonprofit community development upon graduation.
- Mekhi Seraile, born and raised in Atlanta, attends Xavier University of Louisiana and is pursuing mechanical engineering. He attributes his passion for airplanes to his grandmother who often took him to see airplanes take off and land during his youth. He is looking forward to studying aerospace mechanical engineering.
- Raven Smith from Virginia Beach, Virginia, attends Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, where she studies chemical engineering and has a 4.0 GPA. She was double promoted during her primary schooling and graduated high school at age 16. Raven is involved in numerous organizations such as National Society of Collegiate Scholars and accredits her father for sparking her interest in science.
- Tina Watson, born and raised in Chicago, is now a 3.81 GPA student at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, studying business administration management. She is a non-traditional student who overcame a challenging heath diagnosis which caused her to rethink her educational background. After graduation, she plans to work at a major corporation doing work in the area of higher education.
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Gallery: Kodiak Brown Bears
Photos from Alaska magazine Senior Editor Dave Costello's recent trip to the Kodiak Brown Bear Center.
A Kodiak brown bear sow paws for salmon in the Thumb River on Kodiak Island.
A 22 year-old sow nicknamed "Broken Ear" fishes for salmon at the mouth of the Thumb River with Karluk Lake in the background.
A sow and her cub stand together on the bank of the Thumb River.
Bear-viewing guide Graham Stanford anchors the Kodiak Brown Bear Center's landing craft at the headwaters of the Karluk River. The boat had to be airlifted by helicopter to the remote lodge on Karluk Lake in two pieces, then reassembled.
"Broken Ear" and her cub walk through the late fall colors of Kodiak along the banks of the Thumb River.
While photographing the bears, Dave also had an unexpected close encounter with a red fox. "It walked right up to me while I was shooting," he said.
A Kodiak brown bear focuses on the salmon in the Thumb River.
Two Kodiak brown bear cubs wade across the Thumb River as they learn how to fish from their mom.
Keep an eye out for an upcoming print edition of Alaska magazine for the full story on Senior Editor Dave Costello's adventure at the Kodiak Brown Bear Center.


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Any good hostess knows that a well-fed crowd is a happy crowd.
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ABC Affiliates Deploy Omneon Spectrum Media Server
ABC affiliates WDAY-TV and WDAZ-TV have deployed the Omneon Spectrum Media Server. The new tapeless system will be used for playout of news, advertising and ABC programming at the Grand Forks and Fargo, N.D. stations.
The two stations have consolidated playout operations in an upgraded master control room--including the media server--but they broadcast from separate towers/transmitters within the Fargo market. News, weather and sports are tailored for each city.
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CHICAGO (September 20, 2013) — The Mx Group, a marketing and technology services company, has earned four 2013 Tower Awards. The awards were presented by the Business Marketing Association (BMA) of Chicago at the 2013 BMA Chicago Tower Awards Bash, held on Tuesday, September 17, at Hard Rock Cafe Chicago.
The annual BMA Chicago Tower Awards acknowledges B2B sales and marketing campaigns of superior quality that also drive significant business revenue. Winners were judged by a panel of corporate marketers and agency professionals across 40 award categories. Entries were judged on campaign objectives, communication strategies, creative solutions and results. The Mx Group's award-winning work represents campaigns for three top clients — MAVERICK Technologies, vAuto and Catamaran.
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There are furious behind the scenes negotiations to place $12 billion of debt to finance the Cerberus buyout of Chrysler.
The deal is still not done and there is talk that the interest rate Cerberus will have to pay will be substantially higher than originally envisioned.
Also, there's talk of offering investors in the most secure part of the debt additional protection with a so-called first loss provision. In that case, senior creditors will have some initial buffer from potential losses.
A spokesperson for Cerberus declined to comment on the transaction, but said they remain confident the financing will be in place. A person familiar with the deal said it could close as early as next week. Traders says that's probably true, it'll just cost more in financing.


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Gratuity Changes for Las Vegas Restaurants
Once upon a time, I was a cocktail server at the Monte Carlo Resort on the Las Vegas Strip; I also worked as a food and beverage server for local restaurants. I can easily say I preferred slinging cocktails over chow because the hourly wage and union benefits offered were much better. In most cases, restaurants offer the current minimum wage to service employees and you heavily rely on tips, which you are required to claim on taxes.
At the end of the night you would cash out and all the credit card tips would be converted into cash you'd take home. With the recent changes from the IRS, if a server waits on a large party, most restaurants consider this to be eight guests or more so the tip will go towards the employee's check and become taxable as regular wages are.
So what's the big deal? The employees are paying taxes on tips anyway, right?
Yes. Tipped employees pay taxes on tipped revenue. However, I see the biggest issue with this blanket law is being taxed on the full amount of a tip when more likely the server will not take home the full amount. This is because of tip sharing. When I was employed in the service industry, it was common courtesy to share a portion of tips with other employees like bussers and bartenders. The policy per establishment may be slightly different, however, the practice remains.
From my understanding of the new law, here is an example of how it will break down. If my one large party tipped me $50, I would in turn share 20% of it with my busser and if I served alcohol to the same party I would also share 15% of the $50 dollar tip with the bartender. I would actually only make $32.50 from that large party, however, I would be taxed on the full $50 dollar tip amount through my paycheck. If I understand policy correctly, this is simply not fair to tip earners.
The other issue that has servers at local restaurants upset is that large parties can be a great deal of work; sometimes you even give other tables away in your section, losing income, to be able to provide quality service to a large number of patrons. Taking the guaranteed 18% gratuity off the table leaves the server open to a potential income loss. Let's face it, if you've worked in the service industry for any length of time you know some people are cheapskates, no matter how good you do your job. And frankly in a city like Las Vegas where we see visitors from the world over, they may not be familiar with the tipping process or in their area gratuity is always included in the check amount. I've personally run into both scenarios. This is where I'd personally have a problem with the new law.
The Customer Upside
Having been on the other end of the large party automatic gratuity fee, I can say that only once I felt it was undeserved. With a party of fifteen, at a buffet-type setting with the server essentially doing the job a typical busser would (and did that poorly), our party was charged the gratuity percentage. Considering my background and the minimum job she was to preform (refilling drinks) was not done until the later third of our meal, I was very upset with the automatic "tip". For me, a tip is a form of thank you for a job well done, and this was far from it. I can see how the removal of the automatic charge can have its upside for those who feel the job was performed poorly. I do believe your tip should directly reflect the level of service; after all that is the point of it.
For many service industry front-of-the-house workers, the new law is simply not on their side. Many workers rely on their tips to pay the bills. Their job can be difficult, serving the public can be a challenge at times, so make sure if you dine out in a large party to try and remember the standard 18% gratuity fee will no longer be directly added to your check amount and please tip accordingly.
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|Release Date: December 23, 2008
from Bloomsbury USA Children's
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"A fresh, urban twist on the classic tale of star-crossed lovers.
When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created 'perfect' life is about to unravel before her eyes. She's forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for: her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect.
Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more.
In a passionate story about looking beneath the surface, Simone Elkeles breaks through the stereotypes and barriers that threaten to keep Brittany and Alex apart."
My Thoughts:After reading Easy, I went in search of more contemporary romances that had a dark edge to them. Perfect Chemistry kept popping up, I saw some really great reviews for it, and had numerous people recommend it to me. So I gave it a go and I am very glad I did. Perfect Chemistry was the perfect mix of romance, drama, heartbreak, and trouble.
The best part of the book is that there is no insta-love. The characters build up their relationship as the book progresses. Their chemistry builds as the story moves along and the characters grow over time. These are two people who seem extraordinarilary different on the outside, but have much more in common then they once realized. Their relationship is not easy and it is definitely not without it's problems, but it is also very deep and very meaningful. These two find exactly what they needed in each other, even though they didn't know they needed it.
This book takes the stereotypes of the perfect cheerleader and the criminal gang member, and shows that things are not always what they seem. Maybe these teens are just trying to fit into the roles assigned to them and are really just looking for a way to be themselves. This book turned out to be much more serious than I anticipated. There was some humor, but most of the book dealt with some terrible and seemingly insurmountable situations.
While I liked Alex, I do have my reservations when it comes to him. I had a hard time getting past the initial bet, because I just felt like any guy who would make that bet in the first place is simply a jerk. However, he did change a lot throughout the course of the novel and did make up for it. It just took me a while to warm up to him because of it.
Overall Perfect Chemistry is a great read, especially for fans of contemporary romance. The story is very sweet and also very moving. I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series.


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Dec. 14, 2006 – Santa Monica, CA, December 14, 2006 — Myspace is currently developing a digital download store that will be known as Mypurchase. The company is partnering with web-based music distributor Snocap to create a feature that will let bands sell their music through their Myspace site. Users will be able to buy, download and play MP3s on any device like iPods and the Zune.
Despite tremendous sales potential, some bands find the new technology troubling. Myspace artists are concerned about the unknown profit margin that will be charged and the artistic issues involved in distributing one song at a time.
"Myspace has become a massive online network and viral marketing tool," says Dan O'Connor, singer/songwriter in the rapidly up-and-coming Myspace band Phoenix Tree (myspace.com/phoenixtree, pheonixtreetheband.com). "The ability to sell tracks on our site will be an incredible new feature."
iTunes charges 99 cents for each song but Myspace will allow the band to set the cost. Artists using Myspace currently can put up to four songs on their site that users can listen to for free. Some bands allow fans to download some sample tracks as MP3s. While some bands have decided not to offer this option, Phoenix Tree offers all of their recordings as free to download, hoping to find new fans and sell CDs. Given the new option to charge for each download, some bands are struggling with the choice between gaining more fans and earning income from their music.
"If you give out a million songs for free you can have a million fans, or you can sell 2,000 songs for 50 cents and just have 2,000 fans," says Thornton of the band Motorhome (myspace.com/motorhome). While the money brought in from each song would be helpful, Thornton says, "The charge could deter fans, everyone should be able to hear it".
But Jake Espy from the band Roe (myspace.com/roerock) thinks that Mypurchase will help musicians. "Any local artist would think an opportunity to put their music out there and sell it is a good thing," he says. While Roe already sells music through iTunes and CD Baby, Espy says that, "Any new avenue will benefit both the fans and the band. "
Another area of concern is the issue of distributing single MP3s versus full-length CDs. Many online artists complain that selling tracks individually takes away the feel of their album. "Selling just one song is just selling one idea," Thornton from Motorhome says. "I don't personally think it's enough. You have to make people think about the whole thing and get them involved in it." He says Pink Floyd's The Wall in one instance of a concept-album that would not be possible under the Mypurchase business model.
Bands are also worried that owning actually CDs will become obsolete. Jason Larson of The Piggies (myspace.com/thepiggies) thinks that MP3 sales through Myspace will take away from the purchase of hardcopy CDs. "Music itself is art, but there's a lot more to it with lyrics and cool artwork (inside the album cover)," he says. "And you get a much better sounding copy of the songs" Larson also adds.
But even amidst the apprehension, most Myspace artists remain optimistic. "Not everyone is into music the same way as musicians are," Larson says. He says the music community will keep the traditions of hardcopy CDs alive, while other general listeners will have more accessibility to the songs they want to buy. "You need something for everybody," he says.
Creative and promotional considerations notwithstanding, the business arrangements posed by Mypurchase are still alarming to musicians. Myspace hasn't let the public know how they will arrange the profit structure. Even though Snocap's chief executive Rusty Rueff told Associated Press that they are trying to keep costs "as low as they can," bands are hesitant.
O'Connor of Phoenix Tree says the profit margin will be the key issue factor in the band's choice to offer their songs for sale. "iTunes is very professional and above board in that respect, and Myspace will need to be as forthright" he says. The band gets about 70 cents for purchased downloads costing 99 cents for iTunes customers notes O'Connor.
Although there are many worries among Myspace artists, it seems that most will add music to the new service. "We made an album, spent a lot of money and don't expect to get it back," Larson of The Piggies says. "But if we can get money to drive to the next show, then that's what selling our songs is for."
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Hey hey! I'm pretty sure most of you have already heard of the blogger event this Friday. If you haven't, WHHHHYYYY? Haha just kidding! :)
For those out of the loop, let me fill you in. This Friday, some of Manila's bloggers, including yours truly, will join forces to give you a one-of-a-kind shopping experience. I, for one, will be selling selected marked down items from my RTW line, Coexist, new Coexist ribbon headbands (like the one I'm wearing here) and Coexist bow ties (because I've given up looking for cute bow ties for women, I've decided to make them instead). Aside from Coexist items, I'll be selling items from my personal collection too–some of which have already been slightly used and some still brand new. Expect to see a lot of items from Zara, Topshop, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins and H&M. (Do you think I should throw in a few items from high-end brands such as DKNY and Coach too? Let me know if you think I should!)
Please come and support us! Remember to bring any school supplies or books to get in for P50 instead of P100. Let's help the Kids Foundation! I'm bringing old books too! See you there!
After you get your fashion fix from the Bloggers United event, please drop by The Mommy Diaries on May 28-29 too! It's a lifestyle and wellness expo for mothers organized by my cousin's awesome group, LiST. More than 100 booths featuring apparel, accessories, personal care products, houseware items, children's items, baby products and food items will be there. They've also prepared a lot of exciting activities and programs for not just the mommies, but for the kids too! Check out the poster below for more details or visit their Facebook page.
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Foster aims to make most of chance with Texans
It's Foster's chance, and he aims to run with it
With Slaton out, Texans turn to rookie back
Texans fans will be introduced to rookie running back Arian Foster on Sunday when the team plays the Seattle Seahawks at Reliant Stadium.
How much they see of Foster will depend on how productive he is as a runner, receiver and blocker.
"I'd like for him to touch the ball five times and give me a reason for him to touch it 10," coach Gary Kubiak said after practice on Friday.
With Steve Slaton on injured reserve, Chris Brown will start his second consecutive game. Ryan Moats and Foster will come off the bench.
"He's practiced well and he's played well on special teams," Kubiak said about Foster. "This is another step for him, and he's earned it."
Foster, 6-1, 224, will try to rejuvenate one of the NFL's worst running games. The Texans are tied for 29th in rushing, averaging 88.7 yards a game.
"I play with a chip on my shoulder," Foster said. "I've got my underdog cap on. I've got a tattoo that says "against all odds," and I know that's a cliché, but that's how I live my life because I wasn't supposed to make it.
"We moved around when I was a kid, and I've had to fight and claw for every ounce of respect I've gotten. That's the underdog's status. You have to fight for everything you get. I don't take anything for granted."
Foster, 23, grew up in Albuquerque, N.M., moved to Southern California during high school, then moved across the country to Knoxville, Tenn., for college. After his junior year at Tennessee, he made a decision that cost him a lot of money.
Missed opportunity
As a junior in 2007, Foster rushed for 1,193 yards, caught 39 passes for 340 yards and scored 14 touchdowns. NFL scouts said he would have been a second-round pick.
Foster stayed in school, and his senior year was a disaster. It was coach Phil Fullmer's last season, and Foster finished with 570 yards rushing and one touchdown.
"I thought some of those teams talking about taking me in the second round might still be interested in drafting me, but I was wrong," Foster said after being bypassed in the draft.
There was a lot of competition to sign him as a free agent. Texans general manager Rick Smith got him because he offered a two-year deal. Now's the time for Foster to prove a lot of people wrong.
"I'm confident because I've been given this opportunity, and this league's all about opportunities," Foster said. "I know I can produce. Now I've got to prove it.
"I came in, low status, worked my way up, and this is my time to help this team. I have to make sure I play mistake-free football."
Good supporting cast
With Slaton, Brown and Moats on the regular roster, and Chris Henry, a former second-round pick by the Tennessee Titans on the practice squad with him, Foster wondered when his time would come.
"That's human nature, the wonder and the doubt," he said. "But I've got a good supporting cast. My family stayed behind me, and we've got a great cast of coaches and players."
Chick Harris, who coaches the running backs, has been working closely with Foster since he reported for minicamp. Foster did well enough to make the practice squad before being promoted to the roster. Now he's going to carry the ball for the first time.
"You never know if it's going to be running situations or passing situations," he said, "but when they call my number, I'm going to be ready."


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You Me At Six
Dreamers, Machineheart
Sun, February 24, 2019
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
9:30 Club
Washington, DC
You Me At Six - (Set time: 9:15 PM)
Few bands get to spring a surprise six albums into their career. Even fewer do so in as dramatic a fashion as You Me At Six do on their simply titled new record, VI. They know what you probably think of them – "The emo pop-rockers from Surrey," as guitarist Chris Miller puts it – and once upon a time you would have been right. But not for a long time, and certainly not on VI, a record that switches moods and styles with breathless confidence, from devastatingly defiant rock to joyously uplifting pop. It all but drips with melodies and moods. It's the kind of record a band makes when they are in love with all the possibilities of music. VI is not what you might expect a You Me At Six album to sound like.
"We've always been a band that straddles styles," says singer Josh Franceschi, sitting with his bandmates outside a London bar on a warm, early Summer afternoon. "We've always had that pop sensibility, but we've tried not to pigeonhole ourselves – that's come from other people. If we want to make another six albums, we have to to maintain the foundations of what makes this band good, and we have to be contemporary and forward thinking."
"We're five individual blokes," guitarist Max Helyer says, "but when we mash together in a band, something great happens. I'm not saying it happens every time, but sometimes something unbelievable happens."
You Me At Six needed something unbelievable to happen with VI, because by their own admission it didn't happen with their last album, Night People, released in February 2017. As a band, they were too tied up with their own business affairs, they didn't write the songs to do their talent justice, and they created an album they felt was too samey, too linear, always travelling in one direction.
This time round it wasn't just that something had to change. Everything had to change. New label – they now have their own label via AWAL/Kobalt – new management, new work ethic. Before Night People, they hadn't written any songs for three years, which they think was a contributory factor to the album's flatness. That said, Helyer suggests, it was a necessary record – "It was a step in a different direction for us, musically. It was a breach, and every band needs to have that record where they make a breach."
VI was about opening that breach, and letting the full scope of their creativity flood through. They began writing as soon as they had finished Night People, but things really started to catch fire last November, when they went for a writing session with Eg White, whose versatility has seen him write with and for Adele, Linkin Park, Florence + the Machine and Kylie, among scores of others. That first session yielded immediate returns in the shape of 'Losing You' and 'Fast Forward', the album's opening track, and one of its two lead songs, along with '3AM'. Helyer and White had been watching a clip of Radiohead at the Grammys playing '15 Step', which gave Helyer the idea for a riff. "I said, 'Let's get heavy and industrial on those electronics, make it uncomfortable listening.'" For bassist Matt Barnes, it's a song dramatic enough that it could transform their career the way Mountains changed Biffy Clyro's.
And while Franceschi's lyric is about making changes to his own life, it's not hard to interpret it as a call to arms for the band: "When you feel the fire has gone / Pour some gasoline on it." He sees the parallels. "It's a self-reflective song, but it's indicative of where the band was at. You're only ever one track away from reigniting the momentum or reinventing yourself artistically, and that's what that song represents."
Working with White opened the floodgates, not just to songwriting, but to sounds, because of his experience in electronic music. It gave them a vision of how many different directions were open to them. "For Miracle in the Mourning, we knew we wanted to have this dancey element, and almost R&B feel in the verses," says drummer Dan Flint. "But it's always going to sound like us. Even if we wrote a hip-hop song, it would sound like You Me at Six."
Former Athlete frontman Joel Pott also came on board to write – helping out on '3AM' – and the group were rejuvenated by the outside contributions. "It's about accepting there isn't just one route to the end goal," Franceschi says. "We embraced that idea. We're creative people and we want to learn from other creative people. You want to improve, not stagnate, and maybe Night People was creatively quite stagnant. Bringing in new people with fresh ideas, ideas we'd never have, has been so exciting."
Recording began in January at Vada Studios in the West Midlands, with producer Dan Austin, who became like a sixth member. The sessions were so fluid and fluent that the band completed 11 songs in just 34 days of tracking. "Sonically, Dan blew our minds," Flint says. "And that inspires you," Miller adds, "because you want to learn stuff from him."
Still, though, this is very much You Me At Six's album. As Franceschi explains, their new management had warned them they should not assume a producer could magic up greatness. "They were saying from the word go: 'It all has to come from you. Don't go in there thinking you've got a few good songs and they're going to make it into a great record. Everything has to come from you.'" But what Austin gave the band was the sense that there were no limitations on what they could do. "The whole thing was a flow of creativity non-stop," Flint says. "And it bounced from one person to the other."
Only when they made the album they wanted did they think about who might want to release it, and when they played tracks to AWAL/Kobalt, they found people to match their enthusiasm. "From then on they wanted to be involved," Flint says. "They made us feel we couldn't really refuse. We're on our sixth album, but we're still pretty young. We're not a heritage band, and no one should market us like a heritage band. So to find another label that can match our ambition is impressive."
What Flint says highlights the most rema rkable thing about You Me At Six: they're still only now entering their late 20s – they were teenagers when they made their first couple of albums. That means they still have hunger – they know they're too young to be touring off past glories. In fact, they're young enough to still be releasing their first album. And if VI were that first album, it would be hailed as one of the most exciting albums by a British band in years – uncategorisable but familiar, raucous but mainstream. You can almost bathe in their excitement about the record they've made – they compete with each other to spill out their thoughts and their stories, they nod supportively at each others' observations. "We're not nervous about this record being different," Flint says, "we're excited. Our fans have grown up with us and they want to hear the music we like."
"I'm just excited for people to hear it, because we believe we've made a great record," Helyer says.
"You have to make music for yourself," Franceschi concludes, "because without authenticity people are going to smell the bullshit. None of us are going to into this with any fear, because we've made something we can stand behind."
You Me at Six are about to change the way you think about them. Be excited.
Dreamers - (Set time: 8:15 PM)
With their raw passion and restless intensity, DREAMERS deliver a dynamic breed of alt-rock that channels the glory of the past while pushing toward the future. But on their new EP FLY, the L.A.-via-Brooklyn trio reflect on all the wonder and chaos of living fully in the present.
"FLY is about being in the thick of an adventure or a major change in your life—that moment before you have any hindsight, and all you can do is just go with it," says DREAMERS vocalist/guitarist Nick Wold, whose bandmates include bassist Nelson and drummer Jacob Wick. "There's no time to think about tomorrow or yesterday, so all that matters is right now."
FLY arrives as the second installment in a three-part series that began with LAUNCH a powerfully charged EP released in July and featuring their Alternative radio single "SCREWS." Set to culminate with their forthcoming album, the series finds DREAMERS intimately chronicling the aftermath of a major breakup endured by Wold after the release of their 2016 debut This Album Does Not Exist. But rather than wallow in heartache, DREAMERS turn the typical breakup narrative on its head, speaking to the undeniable thrill of striking out on your own.
Co-produced by DREAMERS' touring sound engineer Tyler Tedeschi, FLY also defies expectation by fusing the volatile guitar work and visceral rhythms of classic alt-rock with inventively sculpted electronic elements. "Those are the two pieces we wanted to yin-and-yang on these songs," says Wold. "Our favorite music through the ages is from people like The Beatles and Bowie and Iggy and Nirvana, who took the ethos and mentality of rock & roll but moved it forward in a way that no one had ever done before. For us it's about taking that spirit and building on it with all these things we can do now with sound design."
That intricately layered aesthetic permeates songs like "All Washed Out," a track woven with thrashing guitar riffs, heavy bass grooves, and ethereal harmonies. Written in the midst of Wold's breakup, "All Washed Out" unfolds in wistful and weary lyrics that, at one particularly poignant moment, contrast a flashback of running wild in the rain with an image of dry-as-dust Southern California. "My ex and I lived in New York together and everything was perfect there, but once we moved to L.A. it all went downhill," says Wold. "The song's about our relationship falling apart and turning into some faded memory."
Despite its undercurrent of nostalgia, "All Washed Out" bears an unstoppable urgency, a limitless vitality that DREAMERS sustain all throughout FLY. On "Last Love Song," for instance, the trio unleash a joyful fury as Wold looks back on broken promises ("You said we'd get drunk and rule the world forever") and ultimately discovers an unlikely solace in all that ruin ("So here's to moving on/Now that you're gone/I'll take back my heart and put it back together"). "It's probably the most angry burn of all these songs, I'm dreading when my ex hears it," notes Wold. "I wrote it after a horrible fight, where she ended up throwing all my clothes out in the street and I had to go sleep in the van. The next morning I went into the studio to write, and the idea I had was, 'I've written all these love songs for you over the years, and now this one's the last.'"
On "Misfits T-Shirt," FLY offers up a moment of punk-fueled levity as DREAMERS capture the euphoric frenzy of a new crush. "It's about a girl in New York I hung out with for just one night, and it's kind of poking fun at how everybody wears Misfits T-shirts nowadays even though most people don't know who they are," says Wold. Meanwhile, the hypnotic "Demons" drifts into more darkly romantic terrain and attests to the strange magic of letting your mind run free. "It's inspired by something Kurt Cobain said about how punk rock means freedom and playing whatever you want, and how it doesn't matter if it's sloppy as long as it's sincere and has passion," says Wold. "'Demons' is about letting out all your crazy thoughts, all the parts of your imagination that make being alive in the universe so amazing."
Although FLY packs a whole spectrum feeling into just four songs, DREAMERS stay rooted in an unshakable longing that Wold traces back to his formative years. "I remember being in elementary school," he says, "wandering around the playground and having that song 'Sex and Candy' stuck in my head, experiencing a feeling of melancholy for the first time and being like, 'What is this? That feeling is something I'm always going for with our music."
Originally from Seattle, Wold played saxophone throughout his childhood and later headed to New York University to study jazz, but soon felt compelled to make rock music. Once he graduated, he moved into his rehearsal space to devote himself to songwriting. "I realized that if I didn't have an apartment I could get away with working one day a week, so for two years I lived in my practice space and got a $20 gym membership to have a place to shower," Wold recalls.
During that time, Wold crossed paths with Nelson, also a former jazz musician. "I played upright bass in high school and got a full scholarship to college, but instead I ended up touring around the country with this band that did USO tours," says Nelson, who's from the small town of Ridgely, Maryland. After years on the road, he moved to New York and started working as a studio musician. "I was pretty burnt out on the music world, but then I met Nick and heard his songs and knew that this was the band I'd wanted to be in my entire life," he says. "His songs felt really current and new, but at the same time they were referencing the music I grew up on and loved. And the fact that he was living in his rehearsal space was like, 'How much more serious can you get than that?'"
Arriving in 2014, DREAMERS' independently released debut single "Wolves" made its way into full rotation on SiriusXM's Alt Nation and landed in the Top 18 countdown. The band quickly caught the ear of Stone Temple Pilots (who hand-picked the trio to open a number of 2015 dates), and later paved the way for their signing to Fairfax Recordings. Also in 2015, DREAMERS solidified their lineup with the addition of Wick, whose parents spent years playing in a rock band that performed in prisons all over California. "My dad's a drummer and my mom's a piano player, so ever since I can remember there was a drum set and a piano in the living room," he says. "Whenever I was bored, I'd sit at either instrument and mess around, and by the time I was a teenager I realized that music was all I wanted to do with my life." With This Album Does Not Exist released in summer 2016, lead single "Sweet Disaster" shot to No. 7 on the Alternative radio chart, and DREAMERS embarked on a relentless touring schedule that's included appearances at major festivals like Lollapalooza and Bumbershoot, as well as support slots with such acts as Catfish and The Bottlemen and Weezer.
As they gear up for the release of their sophomore full-length—DREAMERS hope that Fly might leave listeners with a certain determination to live more boldly and deliberately. "There's a positive feeling that comes when you make the decision to break up, or when you make any kind of big change in your life," says Wold. "A weight is lifted and you feel this new freedom that you wouldn't have felt otherwise. Even if it's scary or painful, change can be the most invigorating thing."
Machineheart - (Set time: 7:30 PM)
Machineheart has lit up the blogosphere with their shimmering, alternative sounds, making the five-piece band one to watch as they prepare to launch their Columbia Records debut album this year. Lead single "Circles," an artfully delivered track, was received ears-and-arms-wide-open; it broke into Spotify's Viral 50 chart and soared to the #1 spot on Hype Machine, fully embraced during its reign as the most popular song on the internet. A remix of their sweetly haunting track "Snow" quickly followed suit, garnering machineheart another #1 spot on Hype Machine. Hailed as "a girl power Foster The People turned all the way up..." by Neon Gold, the L.A.-based alternative group is cementing their place in the alt-pop world.
Fronted by the charismatic female firebrand Stevie Scott (who Neon Gold praised for her "endlessly endearing vocals") the group merges their pumped up drums, haunting melodies and cinematic soundscape to create a soulfully resplendent sound. Completing the group are Trevor Kelly (acoustic guitar), Harrison Allen (drums), Carman Kubanda (electric guitar), and Jake Randle (bass).
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Washington, DC, 20001
9:30 Club
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Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Alabama and Back
A bright Box Turtle between the Poplar blooms, May is fantastic!
April 18- 22nd the SMG crew and a few Old Rag Mountain Stewards traveled down to Little River Alabama to instruct and learn high angle rescue for the week. I kind of wrote up the EHART week so it could stand alone from the blog so it sounds a little different from my normal write ups. Sorry it has been so long since I've posted but I have been having a lot of difficulties with blogger. I hope the pictures show up full resolution.
Why the Park Service has an EHART.
The instructor hangs vertically from a cliff above Alabama's Little River, 50 feet from the rocks and the raging water beyond. With ropes and webbing she is tied securely into a rescue litter, unable to move anything but her eyes. The instructor's life is entrusted to her team of students who for the last week have been learning the ropes -- of vertical rescue. The cliff is real and a fall could be fatal, it's up to the students now.
The silence is broken when a student yells, "Haul!" Within an hour, the team transports the instructor off the cliff and into the safety of a mock ambulance.
The live-patient scenario culminated this year's 50-hour National Park Service Eastern High Angle Rescue Training, or "EHART" for short. For 5 days this April, more than 50 student park rangers, volunteers and instructors converged from across the country (especially the East) in the honorable pursuit of saving lives in the vertical world. This year's course was hosted at the Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama.
Over its 15 year history, the course has been held in six different locations, offering students an extraordinary amount of training variety. Although the eastern course's approach differs somewhat from its western counterpart in Moab, Utah, the goal remains the same: to provide rescue in an environment where few people dare to go.
Why do the participants do this? They come because they care -- about the parks and about the people who use them. Providing rescue services is a classic ranger skill, and these are the East's classiest rangers. In an era where budgets are tight, these rangers and volunteers are serving double duty -- rescue and their regular jobs.
For the rangers and volunteers, putting their lives on the line is a labor of love. They are climbers with first ascents spanning the globe, and cavers who descend far into the underworld. The are botanists and bicyclists, firefighters and tree-huggers. It's a love of the parks that binds them together like the fibers of a kernmantle rope.
Over the course of the week students trained rain or shine, day, and into the nights to learn every aspect of a high angle rescue. Skills students learned included knots, anchors, litter tie downs and attending duties, ascending, descending, and managing ropes, mechanical advantages, haul team systems and much more. Those many skills were all then applied during the high stakes scenario, an experience that will prove invaluable when the call comes, and it's time for the real thing.
Just as the students are finished packing up from their final scenario, sirens fill the air. A few miles away, a rescue is underway and this time it's for real. The students are put on alert and informed that minutes downstream a park user was swept away by the rivers high water and is currently stranded on a rock. The situation is not desperate but the park user's life is at stake as they are not far above the next pounding waterfall. The long days of training have paid off, and the students and instructors are ready to help. Some of the rescuers gather their equipment and head over to the scene.
The students are now prepared to run a high angle rescue on their own, and although this is swift water they plan as if they were already back in their own parks. At the same time, the veteran rescue group from Little River National Canyon Preserve was also prepared. When the newly graduated class of EHART 2011 showed up to lend a hand, the old hands at Little River were just finishing up with the job. So the next time there's a rescue needed in a park near you, rest assured that it will be managed by good hands!
Here's a few more pictures.
One evening after class was over for the day a few folks jetted out early (about 8pm)and went on an extracurricular trip to Neversink cave. The free-hanging night rappel and rope ascent back out is 168ft and spectacular. The cool evening, air lush plants, and near by free falling waterfall made it an all around unforgettable experience.
The above picture was taken from the top of the cave as one of the crew was ascending back out. The two below pictures are of the amphibious locals who live at the bottom of the cave. The picture with the frog (who just happened to be there) brought us full circle and back to the realities of rescue in these amazing environments.
And now more from May!
A Red Eft Newt, you can't help but love these guys.
Sweet upside down boulder problem, Lizard.
The rare and beautiful Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid.
This Six Spotted Tiger beetle looks kind of mad. I think it's because some people mistake him for those invasive pest, the Emerald Ash Borer.
A Scarlet Tanager, and I can't believe how close we got! I guess it couldn't hear us over the waterfall at our backs.
The blooms of the Pawpaw tree are often missed just like the sweet edible fruit which follows.
Columbine poses before Overall Falls.
an Ant, yea we see lots of cool stuff, hope you can get out and see cool stuff too.
Yea, that's Shenandoah! We have been enjoying the rain, the fog, and the nice weather too. Ascending a rope into a tall poplar tree is just one of the good fun, foggy day activities around here.
That's all for now, I will try not to hang out in the fog so long before I post again.
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Internship and Fellowship Opportunities
CJJR Law Student Research Assistant Position
The Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice seeks a Loyola law student (second or third year) to provide research and other support to the Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice during the 2016 – 2017 academic year. The Center's mission is to promote fair, informed, effective and ethical approaches to criminal justice policy and practice through collaborative interdisciplinary research and evaluation, professional leadership development, and targeted projects designed to bring about systemic improvements in Illinois' criminal justice system.
Hours will vary depending on Center activity and need, but are expected to average up to 10 – 15 hours per week. The position currently extends from October 2016 – May 2017 but may be extended through summer 2017, depending on funding and need. Primary activities will include conducting legal and other research and analysis on issues identified by the Center leadership and staff and preparing written briefs, reports and findings. Additional administrative support and conference planning assistance may be required. Work-study eligibility is preferred. A demonstrated interest in criminal law, criminal procedure and / or juvenile justice is beneficial.
If interested, please submit inquiries and a CV to Lisa Jacobs (email@example.com) with the subject line "Law Student Research Assistant Position." The deadline for applications is September 29, 2016.
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Fellowships will be located in different divisions of the office (transportation from downtown locations is provided). Participants will be partnered with subject matter experts with exposure to real-time change initiatives and implementation as well as quantitative and qualitative research. A basecamp for fellows will be located at the Daley Center, and transportation via shuttle to the jail will be available.
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|Project by Ryan Shervill
|posted 03-26-2008 03:59 AM
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Hello all, with the recent discussions on curved legs and floating tops, I thought I'd share some pics of a piece I did I while back. This table was built for a woodworking competition a couple of years ago, and I just haven't been able to bring myself to part with it since then….either that or I just havent been offered enough $$ :)
It's built in my signature style, and made of "Wet Wood", Virgin Old-growth timber that was logged about 165 years ago during the first cutting up here. The log became saturated and sank to the bottom of Georgian Bay while being floated to the mill. This particular log is Flame Birch, and was recovered from 130 feet of water. The red lumber is the heartwood from deep inside the tree, while the green board is part of the outer portion of the log that was buried in the mineral rich sediment on the bottom. That green colour is not a stain or dye of any kind, it is 100% natural….a result of minerals depositing themselves in the wood.
Heres a close-up of the legs/splined tennons. The legs start at 1 1/2" X 2 1/4", and taper down to 7/8" square at the tips. (Excuse the dust!)
BTW, The sculpture is also made of old growth birch, and is sitting on a base of white oak that is actually a chunk fom the end of one of the recovered logs
And on the same topic, this is a bench that I made of the "not so showy part" of the same log for Canadian Woodworking Magazine.
Thanks for looking!
Ryan Shervill
-- Want to see me completely transform a house? Look here: http://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/showthread.php?41055
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#1 posted 03-26-2008 04:15 AM
-- Hersh from Port Angeles, WA - Gotta Complete That Project!
#2 posted 03-26-2008 04:27 AM
Very nice work, those are the kind of pieces that make me say "maybe one of these days".
-- "Nature provides us with the most beautiful things in this world"
#3 posted 03-26-2008 04:27 AM
Ryan – wonderful application of fabulous figured birch. How did you finish it?
-- Legacy Woodcraft
#4 posted 03-26-2008 04:33 AM
Some nice work Ryan. Some very nice wood has been found from old logs that have been hiden for years under water. They have brought up some from Lake Superior that are selling for a lot of money.
-- "Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life" Solomon
#5 posted 03-26-2008 04:46 AM
Wow, I think I would have a hard time parting with that too. Thanks for sharing it with us.
-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...
#6 posted 03-26-2008 04:57 AM
Great designs and workmanship here.
-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com
#7 posted 03-26-2008 05:02 AM
Your work is a pleasure to view, as always. The sculpture looks simply wonderful. I would have a hard time parting with any of these as well so I can understand you dilemma. Wonderful post.
By the way your work is improving. I see from the table top that you are capable of cutting some straight lines. With practice you will improve. :)
Thanks for the post.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
#8 posted 03-26-2008 05:08 AM
I think I just experienced my first true case of wood lust. That color is simply astounding. Thanks for setting and sharing a higher standard with your work.
#9 posted 03-26-2008 05:23 AM
Ryan, your craftsmanship and unique design is always an inspiration to me. this is just a wonderful piece. thanks.
-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon
#10 posted 03-26-2008 06:08 AM
That's a fantastic looking table, Ryan. Those legs are great!
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
#11 posted 03-26-2008 06:22 AM
Gorgeous. Beautiful design and beautiful wood. I'm glad you showed us this!
-- Happy woodworking!
#12 posted 03-26-2008 11:06 AM
I love the history of the wood, I also marvel that after all that time the wood is capable of being dried out and able to be useful. Do you know how or why this piece of wood was retreived after all those years?
Oh, and bye the way, a wonderful design and excellent craftmanship.
-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"
#13 posted 03-26-2008 12:16 PM
thats a beautiful grain pattern. and the finish really brings out the color in the wood, great job!
#14 posted 03-26-2008 01:03 PM
SWEET… so artistic and "fluid".
(laughed at the straight line / you're improving comment hahaha)
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )
#15 posted 03-26-2008 03:45 PM
Yeah, he's got splinters in his blood.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president
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A Little About Coastal Van Lines Owner Larry Parks
For Larry Parks, president of Coastal Van Lines, the moving business is more than just a profession; it's a legacy. "My grandfather went into the business back in 1915, buying himself a truck with money he had saved from delivering ice" he smiles.
However, it was not his grandfather's company that drew Larry into the moving business. He grew up in Boca Raton and eventually became a finishing carpenter in the San Francisco Bay area. In 1980 he returned to Florida where his parents lived when his father was diagnosed with cancer.
Following his father's advice, Larry bought a 1964 step van, put a one-dollar ad in the newspaper and opened for business. "Since I was already familiar with the construction business, I started by moving kitchen cabinets to job sites," he recalls.
He didn't just deliver those cabinets; he unboxed and put them in place. "I enjoyed it because I missed doing the carpentry work. My business grew rapidly after that from word-of-mouth alone," he remembers.
Larry Parks had learned the most important ingredient for success in the moving business — personalized service. "It's all about knowing what business you're in," he says.
I soon learned that I wasn't in the moving business — I was in the business of transporting peoples' most valuable possessions."
The business quickly expanded to include an Office Manager, Dispatcher, and Warehouseman. Since then, Coastal Van Lines has never looked back and the next major step came in 1987 when he became the local agent for Atlas Van Lines.
Today, Coastal Van Lines is an agent for Arpin Van Lines, and has been recognized as a Gold Quality Award winner within the Arpin agent network.
Coastal Van Lines can handle local, national and international business. Larry owns two Southern Florida warehouses and multiple trucks and tractor-trailer rigs.
In addition to providing exceptional Southern and Central Florida moving service, Larry believes in giving back to the community and the environment. Coastal is involved in many local community –based causes and initiatives, as well as pioneering green moving processes.
Coastal Van Lines is still a "family" business, whether describing Larry's own background, his closely-knit staff, or the many long-time clients who deal with him.
Read this article in the TCPalm about Larry's personal touch!


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Humor sayings | Humor quotes | Humor mottos
Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever. - Mark Twain
Isn't it sad how some people can't be funny, so they have to settle for being obnoxious? - Source Unknown
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. - Peter Ustinov
If you can make a woman laugh you can do anything with her. - Nicol Williamson
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh. - W. H. Auden
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain. - Edward De Bono
Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth. - Victor Borge
Humor is just another defense against the universe. - Mel Brooks
A rich man's joke is always funny. - Thomas Edward Brown
Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law. - Dick Clark
A joke is an epigram on the death of a feeling. - Fredrich
If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. - Mahatma Gandhi
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. - Roman Gary
I am a great friend to public amusements, for they keep the people from vice. - Samuel Johnson
WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness. - Ellie Katz
One should never risk a joke, even of the mildest and most unexceptional charters, except among people of culture and wit. - Jean De La Bruyere
Good taste and humor are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore. - Malcolm Muggeridge
Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude. - Frank Muir
I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor. - Lord Nelson
There are things of deadly earnest that can only be mentioned under the cover of a joke. - J. J. Procter
One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool. - Chinese Proverb
The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh - Carl Reiner
Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten. - Stephen Sondheim
A brilliant epigram is a solemn platitude gone to a masquerade ball. - Lionel Strachey
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Earlier this week, we looked into the impetus behind the creation of Modern Masters, digging into the reasons for its necessity as well as the reasons behinds Wizard's desire to be cautious with this endeavor. Today, we see if Modern Masters achieves its principle three goals. To recap, they are:
- Being a fully draftable set.
- Putting more cards into circulation to help address rising costs of the more sought after cards in the Modern tournament format.
- Allowing casual players access to powerful and popular cards that they may have missed the first time around
#1. Drafting
Question: Is Modern Masters a functional draft set?
Verdict: YES
Modern Masters is a 229 card set that breaks down along the typical lines: it contains 101 commons, 60 uncommons, 53 rares, and 15 mythic rares, all in normal 15 card booster packs. They do have some slight alterations, however. Some rarities were adjusted up or down as needed, and the basic land slot was replaced with a foil slot. More importantly, these boxes only contain 24 boosters, instead of the normal 36. We'll get to the price part a bit later, but 24 boosters means it is ideal to be drafted with eight people. That's what we set out to do.
From the first pack that was passed around, one thing was abundantly clear: this was not your general Magic set. Unlike normal sets that have obvious themes and patterns that they promote – sometimes going so far as to spoon feed us strategies – Modern Masters is much more nuanced. For new players, finding a deck idea that works could be a little intimidating. In our case, all eight players were experienced Magic veterans, but even then it still took a few turns to parse out some kind of strategy. However, things became more evident as the picks went along.
When the decks were completed and the matches started, we had eight very different deck styles:
- A Black / Green token deck, boosted by Doubling Season
- A Blue / Green / White Naya draw deck
- An aggressive White Weenie deck, toting lots of removal and several Kitchen Finks
- A Blue / Red Suspend deck, hallmarked by Jhoira of the Ghitu
- A Black / Blue faerie deck with an artifact subtheme for its pretty Sword of Fire and Ice
- A Black / Red deck based around spot removal and direct damage spells
- A Black / Red Goblin aggro deck
- A Blue / White deck touting Grand Arbiter Augustin IV and flyers, with both flicker and artifact subthemes.
The decks ended up showcasing the wonderful cross-section of the sets Modern Masters included. From the artifact-happy Mirrodin to Lorwyn tribals to Time Spiral wackiness, you genuinely felt like there were a lot of themes on display. While the reaction was overwhelmingly positive in that regard, one of the repeated remarks was that there were so many good options to choose from that it initially made choices difficult – which is usually a good problem to have. There was also a definitive sense of nostalgia in the air as players got to see cards again that they either missed out on the first time or were appreciative to see in use once more. It was apparent from the start that this was no core set.
How did the decks fare? Feel free to click below to look at quick breakdown if you're curious, or you may continue on to our summary of the draft itself.
In the end, the premise of drafting Modern Masters appears to have played out just as the designers had hoped. With a lot of variety across six years worth of sets, Modern Masters distilled the essence out of each block into something that is both a tribute to the sets it came from while still presenting something new. It may not be the best draft for new players, but for people who have played a game or thousand, it was well received.
As an interesting side note: none of us are Constructed players. While we have knowledge of Standard, Legacy and the like, the overwhelming majority of our Magic tenure is spent in multiplayer casual games, Commander, or drafting itself. Still, it is very hard to avoid noticing that there are plenty of very tourney-friendly cards in Modern Masters. (That is part of its intent after all). In this, all play styles should be happy with what they find.
Next: The Modern Price Problem


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Way of the Seabhean
Location: Ireland, USA, Canada, and England
Length: 2 days
Schedule: ongoing
Investment: please contact for information
Note: for Women only
The Seabhean is SHE who crosses the path between the worlds. She holds the presence and inner-seeing of the Shaman and the wisdom of the Cailleach (old Woman).
The Shamanic tradition goes back over many thousands of years. Each clan or grouping of people held in reverence the Shamanic Way. This Way allows a person to Journey into these worlds for healing, for answers, for visions, which brings a sense of continuity, wholeness and integration for self and for the clan.
The Cailleach holds sacred the Mysteries/Rites of Passage for women and for the clan. She reminds us of who we are and the sacredness of passing on our tradition. Re-weaving, Re-membering, Re-trieving allows us to Re-claim our Passion and our Power.
Explanation of the 'Seabhean:
The three worlds, Lower, Middle and Upper.
Journeying with your allies and ancestral teachers.
Connecting with our Ancient Goddesses upon the ancient Wheel of the Sun.
Using Drumming, rattle, dance, chants and sound.
The beat of our hearts is the pulse of our Mother Earth
Calling us to be ourselves. To walk in our Beauty…
(Please bring a scarf and blanket and also a drum or rattle if you have them)
The Way of the Seabhean is an introductory workshop.
Ongoing courses would include:
Death, Shamanic Death and Spiritual Midwifery
Begin Your Goddess Journey…
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