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After narrowly scraping in under budget in Mexico, I was expecting Guatemala to be a hell of a lot cheaper.
In many ways it was – thanks to cheap chicken buses and short distances, I spent less than a fifth of what I had in Mexico on transport; similarly I was pleased to find that accommodation was much cheaper too.
Despite that, I still ended up far closer to my limit than I'd hoped, which is something I should have foreseen, for one main reason: my Spanish lessons. Coming in at $400 for two weeks, it accounted for 41% of my total spend and bumped my daily average up by nearly $20 per day. It was all worth it though, as it was the most fun I had in the country, and already it's really helped me with my communication ever since.
The other surprise factor which is bound to affect any true Brit's spending is the fact that beer is twice the price of that in Mexico. Now Gallo (the standard lager) and Moza (the delicious dark one) are good enough, but not really worth twice the price. Apparently the reason it's so expensive is that the rich who dominate Guatemalan politics have ensured that income tax rates are among the lowest in the Americas, meaning the shortfall has to be made up with consumption taxes, which certainly hit the tourist harder.
Still, more expensive than I'd expected it may have been, but at least I still came in cheaper than Mexico. Total daily spend was $44.53, broken down as follows:
Transport – $2.38
Accommodation – $2.74
Activities (including the Spanish lessons and volcano hikes) – $19.46
Internet, laundry & postage – $1.64
Food & drink – $18.31
Other Numbers
Weird local gods paid homage to – 1
Hours of Spanish lessons – 40
Earthquakes felt – 1
Earthquakes slept through – 2
Active volcanoes climbed – 1
Buses – 13
Boat – 3
Cars – 2
Churches – 2
Beaches – 1
Beds – 6
Hot Springs – 1
Laundry – 3
Postcards – 2
Phone calls – 1
Cash withdrawals – 7
Museums – 1
Pyramids – 2
Tuktuks – 4
Kayaks – 1
People I studied & Salsa-ed with
Americans – 23
Canadians – 6
Guatemalans – 6
Brits – 3
Swiss – 3
Australians – 3 (at last)
French – 2
Belgians – 2
Mexicans – 1
Irish – 1
Germans -1
Kiwis – 1
Swedes – 1
South Africans – 1
Next stop: Honduras. And diving. Which is expensive.


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Modulational instability (MI) is employed in a self-induced ring cavity configuration based on highly nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber (HNL DSF) and an erbium-doped fiber amplifier to generate a continuous-wave 262-GHz train of 365-fs optical solitons. The laser operates around 1540 nm, with an average output power of 15 mW. MI is achieved at a low threshold as a result of low average cavity dispersion and high fiber nonlinearity. It is shown that, because of the normal dispersion of the HNL DSF, the solitons exist in the average soliton regime.
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Hurley went 2-for-4 with one RBI
Sabo drove in two RBI off his third-career triple
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (February 22, 2018) – The Stonehill College baseball team opened the season with a 3-2 victory over Mercy College on Ebbets Field in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the Ripken Experience Northeast Challenge Thursday night. This was the first victory over Mercy since 2015, when Stonehill defeated the Mavericks 4-3.
Stonehill (1-0) saw senior pitcher Michael Young (Mashpee, Massachusetts/Pope John Paul II) throw six innings with 10 strikeouts for his first win of the season and 10th career victory. Classmate Alex Hurley (Rumford, Rhode Island/Worcester Academy) went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and a RBI, while Harrison Sabo (Wilton, Connecticut/Wilton) went 1-for-4 with a triple and 2 RBI.
Mercy College (3-2) saw Josue Perez go 1-for-3 with the lone RBI, while Miguel Ortiz Sanchez also tallied one hit in the Mavericks' two-hit game.
With a leadoff walk from John Orzechowski (Monroe, Connecticut/Masuk), the Skyhawks were able to get him around the bases in the first inning with a long fly ball to center field from Sabo, who tripled, and brought in Tyler Carey (Raynham, Massachusetts/Bridgewater-Raynham Regional). Following a two-run triple, Hurley drove a hard grounder to short to score Sabo from third for a 3-0 lead. William Kelleher (Mansfield, Massachusetts/Mansfield) launched a double to left field, but Hurley was tied up at third and the Mavericks were able to get out of the inning with a fielder's choice and a strikeout swinging.
Young held Mercy to one hit in the bottom of the first inning, but the Skyhawks held their 3-0 lead until the Maverick's bats came alive in the bottom of the second. Mercy drew three walks in the back half of the inning, as the team was only able to drive in Adonis Garcia off Perez's single to left field. Stonehill got out of the inning with a dropped third strike, as Mercy cut the deficit to two, 3-1.
Neither team was able to score for four innings, as Mercy held the Skyhawks in the top of the seventh and ran with the inning scoring from back-to-back errors, 3-2. Stonehill stopped the Mavericks after Thomas Quinn (Wilbraham, Massachusetts/Wilbraham Monson) threw out his third runner of the game and Ralph Pasols grounded out.
Stonehill was the only team to tally a hit in the remaining innings, as the Skyhawks combined for seven hits and held Mercy to two.
Stonehill battles Molloy College at 2:00 p.m. and LIU Post at 5:00 p.m. in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina tomorrow, Friday February 23 in the Ripken Experience Northeast Challenge.
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Ride the Lightning
Artificiel make electricity seen and sing
Robyn Fadden - October 13, 2010
For 10 years, Montreal artists Alexandre Burton and Julien Roy have been harnessing electricity to make art that resonates with meaning. Their blend of live performance and installation work, music and image, inherently goes much deeper than aesthetic surface experience, no matter how captivating. As a Tesla coil arcs its purple light across a crowd or a cluster of high-wattage lightbulbs buzz in the night, a much deeper product of technological innovation is revealed: we're privy to how it came to be and why. Just like their art, their production studio, Artificiel, exists on the digital plane and the wholly physical: a place for the creation of new instruments and contexts for art, the capturing of electric sound and image, and the constant examination of the processes underlying a multi-layered art practice.
The work of Montreal artists Alexandre Burton and Julien Roy comes to fruition only through an array of complex layers: sound and image, production and logistics, acoustic instruments and electricity. In challenging themselves, new possibilities for artistic creation emerge.
"This challenge makes me interested in our process inside a global artistic process," says Burton. "I wouldn't be interested in doing something simple. Though I'm interested in having a simple object as a result, rather than abstract complicated stuff – but this simplicity sits over a big pile of complexity."
As partners in production studio Artificiel, Burton and Roy have built an art practice unique to their backgrounds – both come from contemporary classical music training in composition and electro-acoustics at Université de Montréal, but they've wandered well past that and into building instruments come to life through electric currents – and seem to give electricity another life as well.
"Working with electricity is an inherent challenge – you can't do it if you're not precise and dedicated to it," says Burton. "You have to work a lot to get to the point that a project works and is manageable, or it just won't happen."
Their artistic practice only distinguishes between music and sound art in terms of what they want people to listen to. "We will write the tracks, there are notes, and the references in terms of structure come from music," says Burton, "but there are also parts within a work that is sound art, more raw, and there's a back and forth between the two."
"The definition of music that permits you to do lots of different things," says Roy, "is the organization of sound within a timeframe. As long as you plan it like that, it's music." Where that definition runs into trouble is in the interplay of performance and installation art – even if an organized piece of music plays throughout an installation, people entering and leaving a room break the time frame, and so can't necessarily experience music. "You might be creating your own music in that case," says Roy, "or opening the door to audio art."
condemned_bulbes @ HNE 2005 from artificiel on Vimeo.
Instrumental Ideas
New media art is often accused of jumping on new, easy-to-use tools without thinking them through. Like a guitarist with a new pedal, sometimes the result is simply noise. Burton and Roy seek to master the instruments they make by playing them in the most challenging ways.
"The instruments I create are both hardware and software," explains Burton. "I've been developing the concept of the 'lutherie numérique' [which translates into the less poetic 'digital instrument making'] for many years now. The idea behind it is that technology leads to instruments for me, and with those instruments we can make a work that is unique to each instrument. For me, it's the only way to justify new media work."
For every grand artistic thought, comes a practical one related to issues of production. "There are all sorts of considerations that are not artistic at all," says Burton, "but we have to think about them; if we don't, the projects just will not work. If we want to keep being meaningful, it means we have to be on a certain edge technologically, which means we have to consider all the ramifications and logistics."
As an instrument maker, Burton has to know the intricacies of the materials he uses as much as he has to understand qualities of sound and imagine the contexts in which instruments will be played. For him, there is no discrimination between making a raw electric circuit and a beautiful sound – they are equally important.
Artificiel, while reliant on the digital in the process of making art, is not caught up in the awing thrill of new technologies and the quick implementation of concepts. "It's easy to implement a concept technologically – with access to resources and an idea, it could be done tomorrow," says Burton. "The difficult part is to turn it into something meaningful. For me, the idea of instrument is that you have to master it in order to do something that's not superficial. This is my theoretical approach – to incubate different tools, build them into instruments and then incubate art projects that use these instruments – it's a long process."
As with any instrument or artistic medium, art is made both with and through Burton's hardware and software. Ideas emerge that require a specific instrument, sometimes one that doesn't even exist yet, but creative content – not objects themselves – is what drives Roy and Burton's art. "We have to start working when the instrument is done on the second level, that of being meaningful," says Roy, "where there's a good balance between the poetry of the result and the basic architectural musical direction and artistic, global visual direction. Meaning comes from the content, not the object – in two or three weeks after you've been exposed to it, you'll remember the feeling that the content creates."
POWEr demo from artificiel on Vimeo.
Performance Power
The objects that Burton and Roy build and work with do turn out to be remarkable on their own, however. But in a world full of stunning displays propagated through pop culture, where inciting an initial visceral reaction is enough, art has to do better.
Questions of performance and meaning began with Burton and Roy's 2003 work, condemned_bulbes, created with colleague Jimmy Lakatos at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal and presented around the world since. Sound and light are organized around 25 to 49 thousand-watt incandescent light bulbs. The chorus of electric coils became an amplified instrument, playable by Burton and Roy as well as a number of guest performers (including Thomas Koner, Monolake, Jaroslav Kapucinki and more). As an installation and as a performance, Burton and Roy conceded that condemned_bulbes would always have to change with the space it occupies.
"We had a performance component inside of it, but it was invented as an instrument," says Burton. "We had people playing it, including us, but in the end, we became disconnected from it, because we preferred the installation to live by itself, not with the intervention of human beings."
Sound and vision come together in their projects through a kind of creative synthesia, rather than a forced melding of two media. In Cubing, created for MUTEK in 2006, Burton and Roy manipulated Rubik's® cubes through sound and video devices, creating a mediated experience for the audience.
Performance of Cubing - a whole new face to the Rubik's cube.
Artificiel's most recent project, POWEr, commissioned for the 10th edition of MUTEK (2009), moves back and forth between being a mediated and unmediated experience, using high-voltage electromagnetic force as the base for an audiovisual project that lays bare its creation process.
The sound of POWEr, even at its most musical, in rhythmic, discernible pulses and drawn-out notes, can be disconcerting at a gut level – it is, after all, electricity arcing brightly from a live Tesla coil. Let's not forget either, that Nikola Tesla, whose electromagnetism work in the late-1800s lead to alternating current (AC) electric power systems, was something of the mad scientist himself.
"The initial idea was to build a set of different devices that could be played live, of which the resonator was pure electricity, sparks, mad-scientist type stuff," says Burton, who was searching for a new way to bring human gesture into installations that would otherwise seem like fixed objects.
Their research found the Tesla coil to be the most efficient and precise instrument for literally conducting electricity in the way they wanted, with a raw synesthesia between sound and image. Ironically, that much power isn't easy to get close to, let alone play with. "It's more like a technological performance," says Burton. "We found this device very interesting and predictable in a way."
In that, POWEr advances Artificiel's ongoing exploration of what performance is when joined to installation art. "The power performance was built for a standard stage performance, though it's not a normal setup," says Burton. "With an installation you have to look at how you create the context, so the installation can guide that."
From the many sounds made by the coil and plasma beams, Roy and Burton have chosen 20 or so to run live through processors – all sound comes from the physical manifestation of energy, captured by microphones. Consequently, every performance is different, while still composed around the same "global architecture," that is, the way that moments of sound connect and how long they might last.
For Roy and Burton, the attraction of the Tesla coil isn't simply in its power potential, but in how sound and image are completely connected – every sample they use is simultaneously both an arc of light and snap of electricity. Together they create something big enough to convey the true power of electricity – within 30 feet of the coil, that power can be physically felt and seen. Audio and video enhancements boost the performance beyond that scope while still maintaining electro-acoustic phenomena – a necessary enhancement to communicate such raw power.
POWEr @ mois_multi 2010 from artificiel on Vimeo.
Art and Artifice
In its constant concern for the art of context and the context of art, Artificiel is as much about aesthetics as it is about fine-tuning, logistics and problem solving.
"We're not necessarily on a quest for beauty, but of course, we're on a quest for something," admits Burton. "Beauty is subjective and cultural. In contemporary classical music, the notion of beauty includes very hardcore stuff, but we're not trying to behave as contemporary composers who work with hypercomplexity and things that are hard to listen to. For us, the music composition doesn't have to hold the whole thing; it's a layer. Navigating between the different elements we want to highlight and doing it properly, for us, that's beautiful – this balance is embedded inside the work and comes from our attention to it."
The sounds that Artificiel is interested in are more often abstract artificial sounds that result in emotional response: "I don't believe in the link between the emotion and where the sound comes from, a particular place – I can create that in the studio," says Roy.
Burton and Roy seek to create complete expressions of ideas by building what didn't exist before: all art is artificial when seen from this perspective. And from there, listeners/viewers can interpret the work as they desire.
"If you look at the arcs that POWEr generates live," says Burton, "you're not seeing a screen with content, you're seeing the physical manifestation of something going on in front of you. And if we're talking about energy itself, what's interesting is finding ways of putting these phenomena into action and finding something meaningful in that."
Photos and videos used by permission of the artists.
Robyn Fadden is into the wholly physical experience of sound, but also just simply listens to music sometimes, or dances to it. It's a good thing she lives in Montréal then, where she also writes (and maybe thinks too much) about art, culture, music, science and the intersections between them all.


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Report: MLB preparing suspensions for Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun, others for Biogenesis link
MLB is preparing to suspend Alex Rodriguez and others for connections to a South Florida clinic. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Major League Baseball is preparing to suspend New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun and others connected to the Biogenesis clinic in South Florida, reports ESPN.com.
The report also states that as many as 20 other players will also be suspended because of their connection with the clinic. Biogenesis founder Tony Bosch agreed to cooperate with investigators from MLB after months of trying to verify if the players received performance-enhancing drugs from Bosch. Investigators have had records for more than a month that named the players.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera, Oakland Athletics pitcher Bartolo Colon and San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal have all received 50-game suspensions for failing PED tests and all had reported connections with Bosch.
Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, Seattle Mariners minor league catcher Jesus Montero, and Detroit Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta are also being looked at for possible suspensions.
ROSENBERG: Braun scandal reminds us of man whose reputation he ruined
As far as Rodriguez and Braun are concerned, MLB is set to argue both players violated policy twice: once by dealing with Bosch, and another time for lying to MLB about their connection to Bosch's clinic.
VERDUCCI: Latest twist in Biogenesis case is bad news for A-Rod, Braun, others
Until now, Bosch had denied any wrongdoing with PED distribution.
"I have been accused, tried and convicted in the media. And so I think [I] have been falsely accused throughout the media," Bosch told ESPN recently. "I've done nothing wrong."
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One source familiar with the case said the commissioner's office might seek 100-game suspensions for Rodriguez, Braun and other players, the penalty for a second doping offense. The argument, the source said, is that the players' connection to Bosch constitutes one offense, and previous statements to MLB officials denying any such connection or the use of PEDs constitute another. Bosch and his attorneys did not return several calls.


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Google's Mark DeLoura took the stage at the Game Developers Conference in Europe and said that the Chrome Web Store will launch this fall, "most likely in October."
Games look to be plentiful, thanks in part to Google's aggressive revenue sharing plan. Where most app stores take a 30% cut of purchases, leaving 70% to the developers who build the application, Google is promising to take only a 5% processing fee for each title sold. There will be free and paid apps available as well as free trials and subscription-based games.
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Welcome to the new website. By new, I mean it's the same site with a slightly different address, as I was the victim of some apparent domain hacking. After some additional camera difficulties, It's now time for a new post. Hope you still like beer. Here's my review:
A bottle from France that isn't wine! Biere de Garde is "beer for keeping," as it is traditionally brewed in the winter and spring and let to mature in the bottle before drinking. It is a similar style to Saison.
Pours a golden amber color with a fluffy white capping of foam.
The nose is mostly grain and straw, hay and dry grass. There is a light fruitiness and a lemony hop presence lingering with biscuity malt.
The prickly carbonation creates a lively mouthfeel, that gives a fruity, almost Belgian-esqe candi sugar sweetness upfront, grain in the middle and lemon grass and herbal notes that finishes slightly dry and crisp.
This beer is reminiscent of a German pilsner from the biscuit and herbal, grassy hop flavors but with a much more assertive yeast strain that hints at a musty funk. Very nice beer, will make a great cheese beer so even with cheese in France, you can skip the wine!
Style: Biere de Garde


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About Me
- Funmi Iyanda
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Funmi Iyanda is a multi award-winning producer and broadcast journalist. She is the CEO of Ignite Media and Executive Director of Creation Television
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A year gone
Top of the hour and at a certain point the traffic just melts away like a phantom. As l drove up the Eko bridge, my eyes note the decapitated human limb to my right, plumb with air and glowing darkly in the sun, no sign of the rest of the body, my mind does not process. I finish my meetings early and hot pedal the lemon off Ikoyi before the madness begins, l get unto the 3rd mainland at its best when the waters are calm, the skies clear and beautiful, the air warm with possibilities, l turn off the air conditioning, shut off the caramelised fake American accents on radio and connect my ipod to the low tech converter in the lemon. The pure sounds of Asa's ojumo ti mo fills the car and the throbs with the air swirling around as I sped down the bridge, my heart filled with the irrational hope that this land so cursed but yet so beautiful, so tragic but yet spawning random acts of heroism can be helped and perchance it might even happen in my time and most significantly that my own efforts do count. I have to hang on to that fragile thread of hope or l might just as well step hard on the pedal and drive off that bridge into that sun filtered waters below.
I started this blog exactly a year ago today to tell the stories of Lagos and Nigeria without the censorship of television and the politics of print. It was mainly a way of exorcising my soul because in this as in all else that I do, I just seek my own truth and leave others to make what they will of it. This is sometimes painful but ultimately rewarding and fuels the daily battle that maintaining this blog is. Didn't even realize that this blog was started on the 3rd of October, yet another sign of my destiny being tied to my Nigerian identity.
Happy Birthday Nigeria.
21 comments:
- Nonesuch said...
happy anniversary. Keep up the good work. I saw your show on Monday. Well done.
- Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:30:00 PM
- 36 INCHES OF BROWN LEGS said...
wao!! seemed like its been longer than a year, well done sisi mi, love ur blog!!! u inspire me!!
- Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:47:00 PM
happy anniversary. love ur blog Funmi. I think you are an excellent writer. Well done..
- Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:43:00 PM
sis funmi,i think u should write a book sometimes when i read ur blog i feel like am reading one,hope is all we have got for nigeria someday things will change ,someday people wont have to go on air to plead for funds to sort medical bills ,someday we wont have abandoned babies,someday we wont have to be ashamed of where we come from,but i must say more grease to ur elbow.if nothing counts am sure u will be written in history for touching lives pls keep it up and ur blog helps me touch up my english cos i dey look online dictionary sometimes when i read it.ur a source of motivation and it took me a long time to figure out what u always meant by shrimp
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:06:00 AM
I congratulate you because you have achieved what you set out to do, speaking the truth.
You truly are an inspiration to young ladies like me
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:45:00 AM
- ababoypart2 said...
Happy anniversary, it's been a delight reading your posts.
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 10:06:00 AM
happy blogday!!!
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:22:00 PM
Well done. Thank you for being so honest on your blog, and thanks for your good work on the show.
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 1:16:00 PM
well said...HAPPY BLOGHDAY TO U AND HAPPYBIRTHDAY TO NIGERIA
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:02:00 PM
- Sherri said...
Happy blogversary!
your poignant reflections are inspiring.u show the likes of me the possibilities despite the odds.
for that, i thank u
i now realize that the principle is the same regardless of where one finds oneself, "sink or swim"
low tide, high tide.
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:36:00 PM
Your blog is one of the few that mix entertainment, education and enlightenment, it's so refreshing to read, congrats on the one year mark.
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:02:00 PM
- Linda Ikeji said...
Happy one year anniversary Funmi...Hope we will be saying this again same time next year.Pls never stop blogging, you can't begin to imagine how many lives you touch with your words. May God continue to give you strenght and wisdom.Cheers.Linda
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 4:30:00 PM
- Sherri said...
this is from today's vanguard editorial.
is this true?
THE sordid details of the defilement of a 17-year-old Osun State student in Osogbo are too degrading to bear further repetition here. Suffice to recount that she was repeatedly raped, tortured, fed with her shaved pubic hair,.....
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:13:00 PM
- Unknown said...
happy anniversary...
love ur blog
- Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:48:00 PM
- NigeriaPolitricks.com said...
Happy Anniversary Funmi. You will always remain an inspiration to many!
- Friday, October 05, 2007 12:59:00 AM
- Atutupoyoyo said...
Happy Blogiversary (there should be an official word) Here is to many more years of hearing a clear and distinctive voice amidst the babble
- Friday, October 05, 2007 3:42:00 AM
Congrats, ur blog is a must read for me. Many more years of work ahead. And with a country like ours, materials to write on can never be an issue. But you do a fine job putting them together.
3 gbosa for you !!!!
- Friday, October 05, 2007 10:06:00 AM
Enjoying sharing your world. More grease.
Yours, Logosian
ex JJC Girl
- Friday, October 05, 2007 10:23:00 AM
- Bella Naija said...
Cant believe its been a year...but honestly your blog has made a difference so you should be proud!
- Friday, October 05, 2007 3:46:00 PM
- Funmi Iyanda said...
@ sherri, painfully, the story is true, my friend at KIND, Amy told me about, she meet with the girl yesterday and his compiling a report about it. l will post details as l get it. When l go on about the continued devaluation of the Nigerian female such that she can then be abused with impunity employing means such as rape which is tactly accepted in today's Nigeria, l am accused of being strident. All forms of subjugation and refusal of self expression of the female perpetuate her exploitation and abuse. The stor is worse thatn you can imagine and better still than countless other untold.
@all, e seun, mo dupe o. l humbly thank you all for allowing me the experience of sharing your space.
- Friday, October 05, 2007 5:20:00 PM
- Sherri said...
I'm ready.
by any means necessary!!
that's unbelievable!
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Introduction: Make a Tetris Clock Out of Cassette Tapes!
What better way to make an 80's game clock than out of 80's materials?!
So I've got a serious surplus of old cassette tapes and they just don't get listened to anymore. I don't want to throw them away, so I'll just use them up on various projects like this one!
This is a fun little Saturday afternoon project, and it really only takes about an hour to make.
-Glue gun
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Step 1: Get Your Design Figured Out
I found the best way to do this was to gather my tapes and lay them out on a table and then arrange them how I wanted them. Then, once I had my configuration sorted out, I used my hot glue gun and glued the individual brick shapes together (2 tapes for the 'L', two for the 'square' etc). Don't glue the shapes together yet.
Step 2: Make Your Cutout for Your Clock
Pick one of the tapes that will be near the middle of the clock and take the cassette out of the case. You won't be putting this one back in. Draw a rough outline the size of your clock on the back side of the cassette case and cut that area out with a hobby knife. Then on the front side of the case, mark a centre point with a marker and drill out a hole the size of the threaded part of your clock (where the hands attach to). Don't mount your clock yet.
Step 3: Paint Your Tapes
Now you can paint your individual cassette tape Tetris blocks. I chose to paint a very light coat on each without using primer because I thought it would be neat to be able to see the cassette tapes through the paint.
After the paint dries, you can then glue your coloured blocks together with the hot glue gun.
Then, simply slide your clock in through the back.
Step 4: Put on the Clock Hands and Finishing Touches
Now, just put the hands on. I decided to not put any numbers on my clock to keep it simple. In the future, I may add 4 small LEDs at the 12. 3, 6 and 9 positions. For now, I like it though.
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I think it looks way cooler with the paint at the backs of the tapes; I can't really see why you would use cassete tapes for a tetris look. They dont have the same dimensions as tetriminoes :c
Yeah, but I have about 300 cassette tapes, and they're close enough to the shape for me.
Love the idea! Makes a great clock :)
Thanks so much! My plan is to make small Tetris blocks out of Lego and drill holes through the little bumps on top of the Lego pieces and put LEDs in them! I'll edit it as soon as I get it done! Thanks for your support!
Omg, you've made another clock?! ...We have so many clocks and lamps now haha :p
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Emmanuel realizes that you have come to find these real curses as an important avenue in your path. He will be your Bokur and perform the rituals and hexes that you request. This will be done in silence and privacy, without reservation or judgment. In this fashion, Emmanuel will work as your advocate and your friend. You should not be afraid to contact Emmanuel with questions on how he is able to help you.
This is the deadly Voodoo curse that everybody fears. Known to bring pain and hurt to its target, this Voodoo fix can truly ruin the lives of those it is cast upon. So beware - don't order this curse unless you really want to harm someone!
If you have been wronged - if somebody has done something to hurt you - this fix can set things straight. You can have a lasting revenge with this spell. Powerful Petro Loas will be summoned to enact their vengeance upon whomever you specify as the target. This curse will bring ruin and destruction to the lives of your enemies.
Emmanuel will act as your Bokur and cast the curses you need. Contact him and tell him of your troubles. Although a warning - you must be very careful ordering these curses. Although a fix or hex will not hurt you, they are very powerful and will harm the target. So do not take this harming spell lightly! If this is what you wish, Emmanuel will help you against your enemies.
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YUSUFALI: Remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, when He produced prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to any other among the peoples.
PICKTHAL: And (remember) when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Remember Allah's favour unto you, how He placed among you prophets, and He made you kings, and gave you that (which) He gave not to any (other) of (His) creatures.
SHAKIR: And when Musa said to his people: O my people! remember the favor of Allah upon you when He raised prophets among you and made you kings and gave you what He had not given to any other among the nations.
MARI kita perhatikan pengakuan teman sebelah mengenai hal ini: BAHWA yang dimaksud dalam ayat di atas EMANG RAJA!
2- The Arabic word "Mulook", which is plural for "Malik", which means "King" does literally mean "King" ruler of a monarchy.
muhammad salah BACA kali ya..mengutip Kerajaan para pelayan TUHAN (YAHWE) /pendeta MENJADI Raja-Raja (KINGS) menjadi coba kita perhatikan sbb:
Exodus 3-6: And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
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Petition the court for letters testamentary. Letters testamentary are documents issued by the court that give the personal representative the authority to carry out actions required to pay the deceased person's debts and distribute his or her assets.
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Provide proof of the will's validity to the probate court. Whether or not a petition to probate is filed, Indiana courts will not accept a will for probate if it has not been proven to be the deceased person's will. The will may be proved by at least one of the witnesses to the will testifying. If all the witnesses are dead, incapacitated or have left Indiana, the will may be proven by demonstrating that the signature of the testator or at least one witness matches the handwriting of the person to whom the signature belongs.
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Find the deceased person's creditors. In Indiana, the personal representative must find and notify the deceased person's creditors of the death within one month after receiving his or her letters testamentary. Indiana law presumes that a personal representative will use reasonable diligence to find the estate's creditors by reviewing the deceased person's financial records.
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Prepare a written inventory that describes each of the estate's assets and its fair market value. You may hire an appraiser to help you determine the value of certain items in the estate and pay for the appraiser's services with money from the estate. A copy of the inventory should be given to every beneficiary listed in the will.
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Pay the debts owed by the estate. Debts the personal administrator is expected to pay from the estate include medical, funeral and burial expenses and any outstanding tax bills. Creditors must bring their claims against the estate within three months of being notified of the deceased person's passing or their claims are barred by law.
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Distribute the remaining assets in the estate to the beneficiaries as instructed in the will. If an asset is perishable or may lose value if neglected -- like real estate -- the personal representative may give it to the beneficiary named in the will before the creditors' three months are up as long as doing so does not prejudice any other beneficiary.
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File a copy of the final accounting with the court once all debts have been paid and all the estate's assets have been distributed. Along with the final accounting, the personal representative should file a petition to settle and allow. This petition asks the court to review the accounting, ensure the estate's business is complete and close the estate, which ends probate.


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Your child has a condition that your physician believes is best cared for or evaluated in a hospital by a health team with specialized training in the care of children.
Community Hospital North has a staff of specialized pediatricians available to manage the broad range of general pediatric issues. We call them pediatric hospitalists. These hospitalists serve as the primary physician for many children who are treated in our hospital. These specially trained pediatricians work in the hospital to care for pediatric patients.
Our pediatric hospitalists partner with each child's personal physician in delivering care while the child is in the hospital. To work as pediatric hospitalists, these specialists completed an additional three years of focused pediatric residency training beyond their regular medical school training. Our hospitalists' skills are focused on providing care for hospitalized children at Community Hospital North.
Every child is unique, and so is his or her illness. While one child might require hospitalization for several days, another with the same illness might need just a short observation. In general, you should be prepared for an overnight stay.
Upon arrival in your room, a pediatric nurse will perform an initial assessment. This nurse has been trained on caring for children of all ages, from newborn to young adulthood. The nurse will tailor the care to what is age-appropriate and condition-specific for your child.
Next, the pediatric hospitalist will perform a history and physical and will work through a plan of care for your child. That plan might include diagnostic testing, such as blood and urine evaluations or x-ray and other types of imaging. It might consist of treatment with intravenous medicines or other interventions.
The pediatric unit at Community Hospital North was designed with input from parents and children. They told us they wanted a hospital with the technology and expertise needed to handle most pediatric illnesses, but they also wanted a non-threatening place where children would feel comfortable. Our pediatric unit provides children and their families with spacious, private suites complete with toys, Xbox 360 games and a place for parents to spend the night. If necessary, we can tap into our excellent relationships with physicians at other hospitals in the area.
Excellent communication is the hallmark of our hospitalist service. We have a conversation with your child's primary care physician at the time of admission, at key intervals during the hospital stay and at discharge. We also provide written hospitalization summaries after discharge, which detail testing, treatment and follow-up instructions. This serves as a reference for your primary care physician to continue the plan of care after your child leaves the hospital.
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Anders is proud to announce that Robert L. Berger, CPA/CGMA, is being named a partner of the firm, effective January 2016. Berger joined Anders in 2001 as an intern, and most recently served as a Principal in the Tax Services Group.
Berger is Director of the firm's Real Estate and Construction Group and has been integral in developing Anders' industry expertise, business plan and growth strategy. He consults with clients, providing guidance on cost segregation analyses, like-kind exchanges and repair regulations. Berger also works with closely held business owners on individual and corporate tax consulting and retirement planning. In 2012, he was selected as one of only 36 young CPAs from across the country to participate in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Leadership Academy.
Berger holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Missouri, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA), and has been Treasurer of the Board for the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA).
Berger is on the Young Leaders Board and is the Liaison to the Board of Directors for the Wyman Center. He is an MSCPA Firm Leadership Committee Member, and has served as President, Vice President and Head Trustee at St. John UCC. He has also served as a Board Member for the Collinsville Home and Community Care Center, and is a frequent author and presenter.


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Many years ago I worked with someone who applied for the CIO position in my company, yet they had no technical skills. They had never programmed, built a server, or installed a network, because they had never worked in Information Technology. What they had done, was design the requirements for an Intranet project that had failed. Mainly, because they wanted every feature, and the vendor was saying yes to anything because he needed the project's money through his financially hard times.
The amazing thing for me in this process, was how this person was going to manage something they could not understand. It was like someone who wanted to manage a medical research project with scientists, but they had never studied medicine, or even organic chemistry. They had described a cure once, and in their own mind that qualified them. Now this could have been a different situation had this person kept learning through their career instead of relying on their political connections to carry them. Continuous learning as a leader is essential. Continue reading


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Acid Rain Research: Do We Have Enough Answers?, Volume 64
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Foreword. Acknowledgements. Conclusions. Opening Session. Opening remarks (A. van Alphen, Chairman Steering Committee Acidification Research). Atmospheric Deposition. Trace Gases. Long term measurement of SO2 dry deposition over vegetation and soil comparisons with models (D. Fowler et al.). The use of the gradient method to monitor trace gas fluxes over forest: flux-profile functions for ozone and heat (J. Duyzer, H. Weststrate). Ammonia / Ammonium. Ammonia and ammonium in the atmosphere: present knowledge and recommendations for further research (W.A.H. Asman). Measurement and modelling of ammonia exchange over arable surfaces (M.A. Sutton et al.). Particle Deposition. Deposition of aerosol to coniferous forest (G.P. Wyers et al.). Microscopic processes governing the deposition of trace gases and particles to vegetation surfaces (J. Burkhardt). Generalization; Total Atmospheric Deposition and Soil Loads; Measurements and Models. On the determination of total deposition to remote areas (B.B. Hicks). Quantifying the scale dependence in estimates of wet and dry deposition and the implications for critical load exceedances (R.I. Smith, D. Fowler, K.R. Bull). Effects of Acid Deposition on Forest Ecosystems in The Netherlands. Effects of Acid Deposition on Forest Ecosystems in The Netherlands. Large scale impacts of acid deposition on forests and forest soils in The Netherlands. Ecological effects of atmospheric deposition on non-forest ecosystems in Western Europe (R. Bobbink, J.G.M. Roelofs). Future of Acidification Research. Today's Knowledge; Is It Sufficient for Tomorrow's Decision Making Purposes? Lessons learned in acidification research: Implications for future environmental research and assessments (E. Cowling). Reliability of environmental information obtained by modelling and monitoring (J.A. Hoekstra et al.). Future Research; Combination with Other Environmental Topics. Future of acidification research (T. Paces). Acidification and metal mobilization : effects of land use changes on Cd mobility (P.F. Römkens, W. de Vries). Posters. Critical Loads / Exceedances. Setting critical loads of acidity for dystrophic peat - a new approach (E.J. Wilson et al.). A comparison of models for the assessment of critical loads on different scales of observation (R.J.M. lenz, S. Mendler, R. Stary). wet Deposition / Throughfall. Eight years studying bulk and wet deposition in Spanish Basque country (D. Encinas, H. Casado). Scavenging of gases during growth of ice crystals (G. Santachiara, F. Prodi, F. Vivarelli). Dry Deposition / Concentrations. Dry depositions of acidifying and alkaline particles to forests: model and experimental results compares (W. Ruijgrok). Fine resolution modelling of ammonia dry deposition in Great Britain (R.J. Singles, M.A. Sutton, K.J. Weston). Miscellaneous.Carbon partitioning in Douglas-fir (E.G. Steingröver, M. Posma, W.W.P. Jans). The characteristics of acid precipitation in Southern China (T. Bai, X. Tang). List of Participants.
Representing the Proceedings of the International Speciality Conference "Acid Rain Research; Do we have enough answers?", this book provides a valuable conclusion to the coordinated research on acidification in the Netherlands from 1985 to 1994. The book focuses on atmospheric deposition, effects of acid deposition on forest ecosystems in the Netherlands, and future acidification research. Special attention is given to: trace gases; ammonia; and particle deposition; and the overall assessment of deposition loads to ecosystems and soils is also discussed.
This volume will be invaluable to environmental scientists, ecologists, and those involved in atmospheric science/pollution.
- No. of pages:
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When I finished University, I was inspired to write a bucket list. At the time, I had made plans to go traveling with friends, so I was really motivated to do and see some incredible things. I ended up writing only eighteen things on said bucket list and having saved it on Microsoft word I then completely forgot about it. My traveling plans ended up falling through and my aspirations to do all these amazing things in life fell through along with it. I moved on to other priorities instead, like finding my own place to live and securing a new job. Sounds quite depressing, right?
Eight years on, a friend of mine was telling me about his list of life goals and sent me through a template to complete mine. That's when I remembered – my long-forgotten bucket list!!
I had kept my old laptop (a big massive black brick) just in case my newer one broke, having recently gone back to University. After waiting hours for it to load up, I found the old Microsoft word document entitled "bucket list." Let me show you what I had written…
- Sky Dive
- Snorkel in the great barrier reef
- Learn salsa dancing
- Visit Paris
- Learn Spanish to a good if not fluent level
- See the northern lights
- Trace my family tree
- Learn how to bake bread
- White-water rafting
- Learn to Ski and go Skiing
- Go on Safari in Africa
- Learn how to sew using a machine
- Swim in the Red Sea
- Buy a house
- Learn to hula hoop
- Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
- Visit India
- Visit Hong Kong
Now… there are a lot of travelling ones in there, probably due to my mind set at the time and this was a work-in-progress that never got finished – but that's the point, I never finished it! When reading it, eight years after I had originally written it, I realised I had only achieved one of the eighteen things I had intended to do! Just one!!! Even more disappointingly, it wasn't even hula hooping!! What I had done was attempt to learn sewing thanks to a random Groupon deal that was £14 for a four-hour lesson. You know the old saying 'if it sounds to good to be true…' and it was. Following that lesson, I came home with an unfinished, unfitted, badly sewn dress made from itchy, cheap fabric that only went on to be utilised cleaning my windows.
Anyway, back to the original point; I had written eighteen things that, at the time, I desperately wanted to fulfil and yet eight years on… I hadn't done a thing about it.
You often hear of people writing bucket lists following a major life-event that has put the time they have left to live at the forefront of their mind. Sometimes, this can be a life-limiting illness, health scare or maybe just something which makes them re-evaluate the life they are currently living. Don't wait for this to happen, do it now!!
We have all listened to friends talk about places they have been to and heard ourselves say 'I've always wanted to go there!' Or we've promised ourselves that we will learn a new language or try that different cuisine or become the UK hula-hooping champion 2018… you get my point? Then next you know – years have passed, we haven't acted on it, we forgot that it was even a thing until behold – it pops up again and we say 'I've always wanted to go there…' the cycle continues and life passes by.
The simple truth is that unless we write down these ideas and aspirations and purposefully place them in our diary to tick off one-by-one, then our list will never happen (or if they do it will be by chance) but we certainly won't achieve the dreams we had once dreamed.
Achieving your life-goals gives you fulfilment and it is so exciting to see your ultimate life wish list in front of you. Even more exciting is when you do make the time to implement them into your life and set them in your diary.
So… do it! On Word, Excel or even hand-written on paper or in a Journal. Write down the things that you want to do, see and achieve in your life. This is always going to be a work-in-progress. You can constantly add/edit along the way, but even better is ticking them off. Don't do what I did and have it in an obscure document, lost for all of time. Have it where you can see it! On your wall, on a cupboard or even your screen saver, just make sure you can see it, a constant reminder of your desires.
I have heard of people putting them on paper in a jar and realising the next one you pull out, but depending on your financial obligations, you may be a bit screwed if you pick out 'around the world trip.' What's most important is that you can always see them all, allowing you to perhaps pick a cheaper one to do whilst still feeling that sense of accomplishment when fulfilling it.
Since writing out my life goals again, I have been skiing, been to Paris and I'm considering a bread-making course. There are now nearly eighty things on my list but don't worry…. Hula hooping is still on there!!
P.S. Thank you to my housemate Sandra for buying me this Hula Hoop and leaving it in my room as a surprise for when I returned home from work. One of the most thoughtful gifts I have received.
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Welcome to Rich Life Travels!
This time we're going to the quaint town of Healdsburg in Sonoma Wine Country.
Ask anyone who is a Northern California resident or Sonoma Wine Country visitor their top three favorite towns in Sonoma County and chances are Healdsburg will be on that list, often in first place.
Located less than two hours from San Francisco in the Dry Creek Valley appellation, Healdsburg is home to some of Wine Country's best restaurants, boutiques, wineries and inns.
Charming and sophisticated, Healdsburg has made it to many "best of" lists for top small towns in America including Smithsonian in 2014 and Fodors in 2013.
Travel and Leisure named the town's plaza as one of "America's Most Beautiful Town Squares" and Healdsburg was featured on the Today in America show, as a "perfect place to live, to work and to play."
My husband and I recently had the pleasure of visiting Healdsburg for an overnight stay that was chock full of fun, recreation, romance, food and wine!
We stayed at the historic and stately Honor Mansion in Healdsburg, located less than a mile from the iconic Healdsburg town square.
Honor Mansion, a Resort Inn, was once a grand family home. Built in 1883, this two-story mansion sits on four sprawling acres. Owners, Cathi and Steven Fowler, purchased the property in the mid-1990's and restored it to its current greatness.
We arrived for check-in at our arranged time of 4:00 pm. We were promptly greeted at the door by one of Honor Mansion's friendly innkeepers and led into the parlor room in the front of the mansion.
We were given a welcome packet, full of information included where to eat, taste wine – including complimentary tasting passes – shop and more. We had all the information we needed for an enjoyable Healdsburg stay.
Our innkeeper then took us on a tour of the property, showing us where the daily afternoon wine and cheese reception is held, the breakfast area, and then we were on our way to see our room.
We passed through the lovely and peaceful pool area where soothing massages can be arranged for guests.
The pool is solar-heated and 40-feet long, ideal for laps or just a refreshing dip.
Next to the pool is a water tower which was converted into a guest room. The Tower Suite offers fantastic views, a private patio, and two floors of living space to enjoy.
Just beyond the pool, the property opens up to a vast lawn where fun and recreation await. But first, we wanted to see our suite!
Honor Mansion has 13 rooms total. Five rooms are located in the mansion itself, and the others are suites that are free-standing buildings. We stayed in Vineyard Suite IV, one of eight plush suites.
Nicknamed "Conforto" or "Comfort", this luxurious suite has a spacious front patio that overlooks a small lawn and fountain. Very private and quiet, our suite was located near the back of the large property.
Inside, the suite is spacious. A four-poster bed looked inviting and, as I would later find out, was as comfortable as a bed could possibly be.
There were plenty of ways to relax and unwind in the Vineyard Suite. A table for two waited for us, with a vase of beautiful fresh roses just picked from Honor Mansion's rose garden that boasts over 100 fragrant rose bushes.
We were given a bottle of tasty Chardonnay from a local Dry Creek Valley winery and a personalized welcome note, informing us of important things like when to expect an evening turn-down and what time coffee would be delivered to our door the next morning.
Let's talk about the bed again because, WOW! We thought we had a nice comfortable bed at home. Apparently not! The sheets are soft like butter, or a furry kitten, or fine silk, or a newborn baby's skin. And the feather duvet was just the right weight and size. It was bed heaven!
I had to ask owner, Cathi Fowler, where she sourced their incredible linens. She said she buys them from a man on the East Coast. While it is the high quality of the linens that make them velvety soft, it's also the way they are dried. Honor Mansion irons them wet and continues to run them through their special rolling ironing machine until they are dry!
Well, I can pretty much guarantee that I won't ever be doing that at home. So I guess if I want to experience the softest sheets ever, I will have to book a room at Honor Mansion!
By the way, the pillows are perfect too. They are the right size with the ideal amount of mushiness.
Before you think I am nutty, going on and on about the bed, let me direct you to something just as decadent: the bathroom.
How about this large, two-person shower with two shower heads, high-end toiletries and fluffy Egyptian cotton towels?
Prefer a bath? Do as told and soak your cares away in a big, roomy tub…
that faces a fireplace!
Honor Mansion has luxury robes (they offer a summer version and a winter version, depending on the weather), a lovely dish for your jewelry, which I appreciated and individually wrapped makeup remover cloths and nail-polish remover pads. Every need was met, every detail tended to – even things you didn't even know you needed or wanted were provided.
Like an outdoor whirlpool tub for two! I did not know I wanted such a thing until I laid eyes on it.
The back patio is very private – along with tall fenced, there are breezeways separating the guest suites.
Two chaise lounges sit on a deck in the corner of the patio, overlooking a small, gurgling fountain.
We knew we'd be spending as much time as we could in our suite but first we had some exploring around the property to do. We poured ourselves a couple glasses of wine and headed to the lawn to check out, among other things, the resort games.
I doubt anyone has ever grown bored while staying at Honor Mansion in Healdsburg. There are plenty of ways to have fun including taking advantage of a very well-manicured PGA putting green, located near the rose garden…
Next to the putting green are two of the most pristine bocce courts I have ever laid eyes on.
Not a single weed or stray leaf to be seen. No clumps, no divots just perfectly groomed bocce courts.
Bocce balls are always at the ready.
On the other side of the lawn from the putting green is a competition croquet court.
If bocce, golf, and croquet are not your thing, you can play tennis or basketball. Honor Mansion has two tennis courts and a basketball court. Or maybe you want to do it all! Equipment to play these sports is available for guests to use so have at it!
Maybe you're not in the sporting mood – and this particular day, I was not. Thankfully, there is outdoor seating available for us lazy-types.
This stylish orange couch set sits in the far corner of the lawn under a cabana and looks out over the expertly manicured putting green and croquet court.
I enjoyed my wine while relaxing and taking it all in: the lawn, the blue skies and puffy white clouds, the scent of roses and the green, leafy vineyard. Paradise!
Later, we returned to our room and changed for dinner before visiting Honor Mansion's wine and cheese reception. We tasted a few wines, then walked to the main shopping and dining area of Healdsburg, an easy and scenic 15-minute walk. More about the places we visited and tasty things we ate in my next Rich Life Travel Friday post.
The next morning, at precisely 7:30 (the time we were told coffee would be delivered) this was left on our front doorstep: a basket containing fresh coffee for two and freshly baked biscotti.
If this doesn't convince you that Honor Mansion's owners know how to spoil their guests, then I don't know what would.
Maybe the fact that they serve mimosas would! There are about a dozen different types of mimosas to choose from. It as a tough decision but ultimately, I chose a blood orange mimosa with my breakfast. Fantastic!
The gourmet breakfast buffet is quite a feast: fresh fruit, bacon, egg dishes, potatoes, freshly baked pastries, bagels and muffins and more. Just reading the darling menus on the wall of the parlor will whet your appetite.
You may enjoy your breakfast in the Dining Room or Parlor, take it back to your room or sit on the peaceful patio like we did.
It's quite clear that the owners of Honor Mansion put their guests' needs and desires first. No detail is left out, no corners cut. They want their guests to have fun, relax, indulge and recreate!
Even though we were only about 40 minutes from our home, it sure felt like we were far, far away from the everyday stresses of work and life. It was a worry-free visit filled with relaxation, luxury and romance.
My husband and I look forward to returning to Honor Mansion for years to come. I am already thinking it would be the perfect place to spend my 48th birthday this fall.
Honor Mansion is the only AAA 4 Diamond property in Healdsburg. For more information, visit Honor Mansion's website and find out about their special packages. Or contact them directly: toll-free (800) 554-4667 or locally at (707) 433-4277.
And to help plan your visit to Healdsburg, visit the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau website or call them at (707) 433-6935.
Have you had the pleasure of visiting Healdsburg and Honor Mansion?
Make it a rich day!
Disclosure: These accommodations were provided by a third-party as part of a press trip for the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau.


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Legal FAQs
General Questions
How do I know if I need an attorney for my claim?
If you or your family experienced a serious injury from an automobile accident, or any other accident due to the negligence of another, you will benefit from speaking to a lawyer. This is because, often the insurance company for the person or entity that caused your injuries will either deny your claim or try to settle with you quickly, before you have an opportunity to fully explore your options and engage an experienced lawyer.
The Insurance companies take this tact because often an unrepresented injured person will unwisely settle a claim for much less than the claim is really worth.
If you have experienced legal support, your case will be thoroughly investigated and properly evaluated for your benefit. After proper evaluation of your claim, your lawyer will negotiate with the insurance company from a position of knowledge and strength. This will assure that you receive equitable treatment from the insurance company. If you don't, your lawyer will take further action, including filing suit and taking your case to trial.
Is there a charge for our first meeting or consultation?
How much money am I entitled to for my injuries?
Our experienced lawyers are familiar with how juries have reacted in cases that may be similar to yours. This gives us guidance in advising you regarding a proper evaluation and fair settlement.
That being said, medical expenses, lost wages, disfigurement, extent of permanent injury, as well as other losses and elements of damage may be recoverable in your claim. You may also be entitled to punitive (punishment) damages if the at-fault party was grossly negligent. (i.e. at-fault driver was D.U.I.)
Who may bring a claim for damages in a case involving an injury?
How is my lawyer paid? What if I can't afford a lawyer?
If I have an accident, do I have to sue the other party to receive a settlement?
In South Carolina, how long do I have to file a lawsuit?
Commercial Truck Accidents
If I am partially at fault for the accident, can I still recover compensation?
Yes, in South Carolina, as long as you are not more than 50% at fault for the accident. Our system is called "comparative negligence," and the jury will determine the amount of another party's liability for the accident as well as your own. Each party's portion of liability determines the percentage of the resulting damages he or she must pay, if any.
If I am injured in a truck accident, who can I sue?
The answer to this question depends heavily on the circumstances of your accident, but including the full realm of possibility, you may be able to sue the driver of the truck if he/she is negligent, the trucking company if they negligently hired the truck-driver or if the truck-driver was an employee of the company not an independent contractor, and the truck's manufacturer, if there is a defect in the truck that caused the accident.
What is considered a "commercial truck"?
Are there limits on the amount of time that a commercial truck driver can spend on the road?
Yes. A driver of a truck is not allowed to drive more than 10 hours following 8 straight hours off duty or for any period after having been on duty 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty. 49 C.F.R. §395 – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
Are commercial truck drivers required to have a special drivers license?
What can I recover if I have been injured in an accident with a truck?
Medical expenses, hospital bills, income lost because of missed work, pain and suffering, future medical or physical therapy expenses, and loss of earning capacity resulting from the accident. You may also be entitled to punitive (punishment) damages if the at-fault party was grossly negligent. (i.e. at-fault driver was D.U.I.)
What are the most common causes of accidents involving commercial trucks and automobiles?
While the possible causes of a trucking accident are too numerous to list, a few may include: inadequate training as to driving technique, improper deference to safety issues and defensive driving; driver fatigue; drug or alcohol use by the driver; speeding; mechanical failure; defective parts; and improper loading or overloading the truck.
What should I do if I have been in an accident with a commercial truck?
Why is a traffic accident involving a truck different from an accident involving just a car?
Worker's Compensation
What is workers' compensation?
What type of compensation is available through the Workers Compensation Act?
The maximum award for total disability or death is limited by law to five hundred weeks of compensation. The rate of compensation is determined by the injured employee's average weekly wage and cannot exceed 100% of the state's average weekly wage. The loss of both hands, arms, feet, legs, or vision in both eyes, or a combination of two such losses, constitutes total and permanent disability. In addition, a commissioner can make other disability determinations based on the particular loss or impairment to the whole person.
There are exceptions for brain injury or paralysis which may entitle the claimant to lifetime disability benefits. Cases in which a finding of permanent and total disability is made generally result in lifetime medical care and treatment.
Who sends me my weekly pay check?
Do I get reimbursed for my travel expenses when I go to the doctor?
What changed with the recent workers comp reform?
There were a number of complex changes under South Carolina's New Workers' Comp Law that took effect beginning July 1, 2007. Here is a brief summary of a few of the changes:
- In workers comp cases deemed "medically complex cases" by the Workers Compensation Commission, an employee must establish by medical evidence that the injury arose in the course of employment. "Medical evidence" means medical expert testimony is required to support the claims of an injured worker.
- For "repetitive trauma injuries" (like carpal tunnel syndrome) also require medical evidence that establishes a specific causal connection between the injury and the repetitive activities that occurred while the employee was engaged in the regular duties of their employment. The statute of limitations in a repetitive trauma injury is from the time an employee discovered, or could have discovered by exercising reasonable diligence, that his/her condition is compensable. There is a caveat to this, however, and that is if reasonable excuse is made to the satisfaction of the Commission for not giving timely notice, and the Commission is satisfied that the employer has not been unduly prejudiced. An "occupational disease" is now defined as a disease arising out of and in the course of employment that is due to hazards in excess of those ordinarily incident to employment and is peculiar to the occupation in which the employee is engaged. Therefore disease is considered an "occupational disease" only if caused by a hazard recognized as peculiar to a particular trade, process, occupation, or employment as a direct result of continuous exposure to the normal working conditions of that particular trade, process, occupation, or employment.
- Any health care provider who provides examination or treatment for which workers compensation is sought, may discuss or communicate an employee's medical history, diagnosis, causation, course of treatment, prognosis, work restrictions, and impairments with the insurance carrier, employer, their respective attorneys or certified rehabilitation professionals, or the Commission without the employee's consent without breaching any duty of confidentiality to the employee.
- This summary does not, and is not intended to, cover all the 2007 changes, or substitute for competent legal advice. For specific questions about your potential claim, please contact us for a free consultation. What if I receive an impairment rating or have a scar?
- When the doctor releases you with an impairment rating or if you have a non-surgical scar that can be seen at least eight feet away, the insurance carrier may request an informal conference/viewing. This is an opportunity for you to meet with a representative from the commission and the insurance carrier to determine the amount of compensation due, but you should seek legal advice to assure you obtain all benefits rightfully due.
What should I do if the doctor releases me to light duty?
When are my benefits terminated?
Will I get compensated for missing time from work because of my injury?
You can expect payments to be made directly to you and these should continue until the doctor releases you to return to work.
How is my compensation rate determined?
Can I be fired for filing a Workers' Comp claim?
How do I report an on-the-job injury?
Although you must report the injury within 90 days, you have up to two years to file a claim for benefits. If a worker dies because of work-related injuries, the worker's dependents, or parents if there are no dependents, must file a claim within two years of the death to claim benefits.
Who is covered by the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Act?
Employers covered by the provisions of the Act are required to maintain insurance sufficient for the payment of compensation, or they shall furnish the Workers Compensation Commission satisfactory proof of their ability to pay the compensation in the amount and manner due an injured employee. The Director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance is responsible for approving rates and classifications for all workers' compensation insurers.
What are the objectives of the worker's compensation system?
Historically, six basic objectives underlie the workers' compensation laws:
- Provide sure, prompt, and reasonable income and medical benefits to work-related accident victims, or income benefits to their dependents, regardless of fault;
- Provide a single remedy and reduce court delays, costs, and judicial workloads arising out of personal injury litigation;
- Relieve public and private charities of financial demands incident to uncompensated occupational accidents;
- Minimize payment of fees to lawyers and witnesses as well as time-consuming trials and court appeals;
- Encourage maximum employer interest in safety and rehabilitation through an appropriate experience-rating mechanism;
- and, Promote frank study of the causes of accidents (rather than the concealment of fault) in an effort to reduce preventable accidents and human suffering.
What is the maximum weekly compensation rate?
The maximum compensation for 2008 is 2/3 of your average weekly wage, not to exceed $661.29. In terms of total disability for 500 weeks, the maximum commuted lump sum compensation award for 2008 is $270,001.80.
Generally, an individual must have earned $51,555 annually ($991.44 weekly) or more during the four quarters immediately preceding the quarter in which an accident occurs in order to be paid at the maximum compensation rate.
What if I aggravated a pre-existing injury?
In most cases, you are still covered by Workers' Comp for a re-injury occurring in the workplace, even if the original injury was not work-related.
Do I have to see my employer's doctor?
We can help get payment for additional medical treatment under certain circumstances.
Why was my Workers' Comp claim denied?
Why shouldn't you have a competent and experienced workers compensation attorney in your corner?
Why should I get an attorney instead of filing my own claim?
What constitutes a "work-related" injury in South Carolina?
Any injury you suffered while on the job is eligible for Workers' Compensation benefits if it required medical treatment and prevents you from returning to your job (short term, long term, or permanently)
Examples include, but are not limited to: a back injury from a fall or from overexertion; an eye injury from a piece of scrap or a saw; a heart attack from unusual overexertion; a laceration or cut from a saw; a burn from a torch or welder; a ladder accident; an auto accident while in the course and scope of your duties (whether in your own car or a company car); workplace exposure to toxins; cumulative injury from everyday tasks (such as tendonitis or carpal tunnel from repetitive movements); or any number of other mishaps.
The workers compensation attorneys at Hodge Law Firm are familiar with all types of work injuries and the appropriate level of compensation associated with each.
Medical Malpractice
What else can I do besides sue for malpractice?
State regulatory boards and licensing authorities can also review and discipline doctors. A penalty or fine, including the suspension or revocation of a license, can be imposed by state agencies and organizations.
If you feel that you have a claim after finding that your family member was seriously injured, please contact us. Our attorneys will review your case. The initial consultation is free and we are dedicated to recovering substantial damages for our clients who have suffered from medical malpractice.
What should I do if I have been a victim of medical malpractice?
You should not go through this difficult time alone. You, the patient, should not be paying for your doctor's mistakes or negligence. If you or a loved one is living with the consequences of a misdiagnosis, it is important to contact an experienced lawyer who can protect your rights and get you the compensation to which you are entitled.
Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or 864.585.3873 to request a free initial consultation. We may advise you to request a full copy of your medical records as soon as possible. We will review your medical records and will promptly let you know if you have a case.
When should I suspect that my injuries were caused by medical malpractice?
For example, perhaps your child was born with a brain injury due to the negligence of the doctor who managed your labor/delivery. The costs of providing proper care for such a child over a lifetime can be financially crippling. If your child has an injury that is due to the negligence of the doctor, that doctor should be held responsible for the harm caused to you and your child.
Likewise, maybe a loved one passed away unexpectedly. The emotional and financial affect on you and your family can be devastating. This should cause you to ask whether your loved one died as a result of malpractice. You have the right to hold the negligent party responsible for the harm his or her carelessness caused.
How common is medical malpractice?
Medical malpractice mistakes involving medication errors cause injuries to over 1.3 million persons a year.
What are typical medical malpractice claims?
What is medical malpractice or medical negligence?


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Location: Soi Tha-it, Rattanathibet road, Tambon Tha-it, Amphur Pakkred, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand 11120
1. From Rattanathibet road, get through Soi Tha-it and keep straight then turn right at corner of the Pruksa Villette 11.
Go straight more 600 metres, the project will be on the right hand side.
2. From Rajapruk road, take Rattanathibet road then take the U-turn near the PTT petro station. Go along for approximately 2.8 km. then you reach the project.


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WRAPSODY will turn Heads…and Hearts.
Wrapsody is the latest brainchild of entrepreneur and philanthropist Jacqui Daniels, owner of Jacqui Daniels Designs, LLC. This luxurious line of head wear uses the finest silk and other fabrics available crafted with the utmost precision and care.
Wrapsody is an elegant, gently wired silk blend head wrap that uses no knotting or tying. Just wrap and twist to create your unique style and that's it!
However, Wrapsody is more than a head wrap. It is a styling tool that now gives ALL women the right accessory to develop and define their own sense of style with infinite possibilities.
Jacqui Daniels career spans well over 30 years. She has been a pioneer in the world of silk screen, builder's hardware, floral designs and special events production. Her new venture Wrapsody is as much a testimonial of her love for Fashion as a way to also give back to her favorite charities. 5% of each Wrapsody sale will benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida.


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Who are The Media?
- The Federal Communications Commission - Government agency which regulates broadcasting in the US.
- TVB - "TVB is the not-for-profit trade association of America's commercial broadcast television industry".
- Television and Children - Information from the University of Michigan Health System.
- Media in the Lives of 8 - 18 Year Olds - An extensive study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, January, 2010. This is a pdf file.
- Children Now - Studies of the content and effect of children's television programming.
- Study Links TV and Depression - Feb. 3, 2009. A study links the amount of time adolescents spend watching TV with increased risk of depression when they are adults. This report is from the Los Angeles Times.
- Children and TV Violence - By the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. March, 2011.
- TV and Children Under Age 3 - This is by PBS. Recent studies say that children under age 2 should not watch TV at all.
- The Merchants of Cool - Web site for the PBS Frontline show on the effect of popular culture on teenagers.
Teaching Media Literacy
- Media Smarts - Lesson plans from Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy.
- Media Studies Lesson Plans - From the New York Times.
- PBS Teacher Source - Media studies lesson plans.
- Fact CheckEd - Lesson plans for teaching media literacy.
- Media Literacy - Links to lesson plans. This site is by WebEnglish Teacher.
- I Read it on the Internet - Teaching About Web Literacy - From Education World.
- Ontario Media Literacy Homepage - Lesson plans for media literacy by an Ontario media literacy teacher.
- The Media Literacy Clearinghouse - This site for K-12 educators has an extensive collection to links to media web sites.
- Teaching Media Through the Web - This is a companion web site for the book Teaching Media Through the Web. If you are interested in media and media literacy, you will find a large number of useful links here.
- Ten Ways Schools are Teaching Internet Safety - From eSchool News, Nov. 11, 2011.
Youth, the Internet and Digital Media
- Web Site Evaluation
- Critical Evaluation Information - From Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators.
- Fake and Spoof Websites - a nice collection.
- Internet Problems
- Stop Cyberbullying Now - Information for parents and educators from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- Stop Cyberbullying - This site has helpful information. It is by WiredKids.
- Kidsafe Search Sites - Information about safe sites and about child safety on the internet.
- Growing Up Online - a Front Line show on youth and the internet which may be watched online.
- BBC Technology News - a good site to keep up with what is going on in the fight against spam and media piracy.
- Filtering of Web Sites
Copyright Issues
- The U.S. Copyright Office
- Fair Use - From the Center for Social Media.
- Copyright Kids - This site is designed to teach young people about copyright. By the Copyright Society of the USA.
- Copyright and Fair Use - Links to primary sources and web sites. From the Stanford University Library.
- An Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use - From Education World
- Plagiarism - An extensive list of web links compiled by Sharon Stoerger.
- Software Information Industry Association - Check out the anti-piracy section for information on software copyright.