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text: Thursday 12 June 2014 Cesar Hardelay wins the 2014 model yacht race Cesar Hardelay from France has won this year's model yacht race competition, which was established more than 40 years ago as a bit of end of term fun for Southampton Solent University yacht design and production students. It was a close-fought race, fought race, but the first-year BEng (Hons) Yacht and Powercraft Design student sailed through the blustery wind conditions to take first place. Alessandro Torresani from Italy came in second and Matthew Turner from Great Britain took third place. This year, 28 first-year student yacht designers competed for the coveted title on Friday 6 June at Gosport Boating Lake, under the scrutiny of their lecturers. Giles Barkley, senior lecturer of both the BEng (Hons) Yacht and Powercraft Design and BEng (Hons) Yacht Production and Surveying degrees says, "The sun was out but the blustery winds created difficult sailing conditions for the models. It made for an exciting, competitive and hard fought competition. Congratulations to Cesar on a very well deserved win." The annual race now forms part of the first-year unit assessment for students on Solent's BEng (Hons) Yacht and Powercraft Design and BEng (Hons) Yacht Production and Surveying degree courses. The students spent 100 hours designing and building the vessels to conform to the yacht design rules, with 85% of the unit mark awarded on their computer aided design, and the build quality of their models. They then raced them upwind and downwind to pass their design unit. The last 15% of their mark is awarded on how their yacht performs on race day. Past winners of the model yacht race have gone on enjoy great success within the industry. On the sailing side, Herve Piveteau, who won back in the 1990s, sailed to victory in the Production Boat Class at the Mini Transat 2008, the French equivalent of the OSTAR. Jason Ker – who also raced his model yacht to success – was the designer of the last South African, America's Cup entry. Successful course graduates also include Guillame Verdier, who designed the yachts that came both first and second in last year's Vendee Globe; 2008 Olympic gold medallist, Paul Goodison; and Helena Lucas, who won Great Britain's first ever sailing gold at last year's Paralympics. Share this article Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Print


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An exception in the male-dominated world of professional football, Katja Kraus was long a board member of the Bundesliga football club Hamburg. At 42, she can look back on an active career as well.
As goalkeeper on FSV Frankfurt's women's team, she won the German championship three times and, as a member of the German national team, was runner-up in the World Cup in 1995. On Talking Germany, she describes what it's like to have power and then lose it.
Katja Kraus discovered her passion for soccer when she used to kick a ball against the garage door with the boy from next door. She was so good at blocking his shots that she was soon training on a team. The Offenbach-born player went on to take numerous titles with FSV Frankfurt, a club that promoted women's football early on. When Katja Kraus ended her career in 1998 she had been goalkeeper for the national team seven times. After university studies and some work experience in sports marketing she became press spokeswoman for the men's team of Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. When, at age 33, she became a board member of venerable top flight club Hamburg Sport-Verein Katja Kraus was the highest-placed woman in German professional soccer. She managed the marketing and communication area of the club for eight years until her contract was terminated in 2011. She experienced this setback as a personal defeat which she wrote about in a book "Power – Tales of Success and Failure." Katja Kraus lives and works in Hamburg.


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Former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull was today promoted to shadow communications minister at the expense of Tony Smith who was dropped from the portfolio.
Read Turnbull's first public statements on the communications portfolio here.
The announcement by Opposition leader Tony Abbott in Sydney capped off weeks of speculation on Smith's future in the shadow ministry.
Abbott said Turnbull (pictured) had the "technical and business expertise to demolish the Government" on communications issues.
"[Communications] is going to be the absolute focus of the political debate over the next 18 months or so," Abbott said.
"The Government is going to invest $43 billion on what I believe will turn out to be a white elephant on a massive scale.
"I can't think of anyone better than Malcolm Turnbull to hold the Government ferociously to account in this area.
"No one will be happier than I am if he succeeds in this shadow portfolio."
Abbott said Smith still had "a strong contribution to make" to the Coalition. Smith was given two roles including the shadow parliamentary secretary for tax reform.
Smith was in the shadow communications role for nine months.
He was largely invisible from the communications industry and remained out of public view during an election campaign waged on broadband policy.
The Coalition only announced its policy on August 11, a week before the election.
Smith was silent on the policy in the months preceding the announcement.
It was roundly criticised by IT industry and business groups and did not win over key independents, whose votes the Coalition needed to form a minority government.
The Coalition frontbench announcement came minutes after the swearing in of Labor's cabinet at Government House in Canberra.
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Electra 150 - Cocoa Nut Butter Grinder Melanger - with Speed Controller
The ideal machine for cocoa processing and nut butter processing and other multipurpose grinding needs.
Chocolatieurs and foodiest need for controlling the speed of the conching process, and we made it. The newly developed 2017 July model with an electronic speed controller unit allows the drum rotation speed to be varied from zero to full speed with extra added features.
This 130 Litres empty drum volume capacity machine is the perfect companion to enterprise and can grind upto approx 150 lbs of cocoa bins. The classic Titling feature makes it unnecessary to have to lift the vessel or drum to pour out the contents. Simply tilt and pout it out and avoid straining yourself. Cleaning is a breeze, simply pour water, run the melanger for a few seconds and pour out the water. It almost cleans itself. Solid 100 % Stainless Steel body provides elegance, strength and durability. In addition, this melanger has all the features that make it stand out like powerful motor, gear drive, exhaust system, black granite stone for long life and high quality internal and external components.
Tension of the granite stones can be adjusted to obtain different grades of shear at different stages of grinding and for different ingredients. Double granite roller stones and only model with double scrapper that rotate over a granite base. This creates quick tremendous shear that reduces the cocoa nibs to fine chocolate liquor and nuts into paste with a particle size of the order of less than 15 microns.
Speed controller and control panel is provided as standard with the unit, and comes with built in electrical MCB protection. This unit helps you to set the machine speed for different processing and adjust the quantity of ingredients. This is very much useful for you to differentiate your process from others, and make your receipie and processing unique to yourself.
The machine works as a conch and a refiner. The tension from the stones can be fully released for the conching cycle without grinding further, such that the cocoa liquor is continuously exposed to air without grinding it further and the volatiles are removed. All models have this feature and there is no need for a separate model or attachments to buy. There is no need to buy any additional add-on's or attachments, and all are included.
This amazing stone melanger grindeur is the perfect companion to your endeavor. We have made several key enhancements to the grindeur to make it perfect for Chocolate, nut butters, mexican masa, cosmetics and other food processing. Our stone melangers can be used to make Marcepan from almond, Mesa from corn, coconut paste, Gianduja from hazel nuts, Pistachio and cashew butters, Tahini from sesame seeds, flax seeds paste, Sphagnum moss for facials, Hummus from boiled chick peas, rice batter from rice, Quinoa and many an other grinding application.
Features - Electra 150 Cocoa Nut Butter Melanger
Long, trouble free operation with GEAR drive for heavy duty with heavy duty GEAR BOX. No rubber belts are used.
High grade rust proof Stainless steel drum with food grade plastic components. No Plastic components in contact with food grade stainless Steel hub as a standard.
Solid and heavy steel frame
Motor does not get overheated even under long and heavy use
Tilting feature lets you to tilt the entire unit for easy removal of contents and easy cleaning
Real and naturally occurring Black Granite Stone is used to prevent chipping or thinning and long life. No artificial stones.
NO NEED TO BUY ANY ADD ON and ATTACHMENTS - all are included
Multipurpose machine that can be used with various food ingredients
CE certified motor
Speed controller drive made by the world leader and CE & UL certified
Ergonomic design
Machine can be operated without the lid on if necessary. Lid can be removed while running.
Detachable Cylindrical Granite Roller Stones assembly can removed for easy cleaning
Spring loaded adjustable load system for efficient grinding and control
We have readily available spare parts that can ship worldwide and give you peace of mind.
Specifications - Electra 150 Cocoa Nut Butter Melanger
Input voltage: 415 Volts 3 phase only, a powerful 3 HP, CE certified motor
Rotation of drum at maximum speed is approximately 200 RPM
Comes standards with electronic speed controller and MCB protection
Empty Full Drum Volume -24 inches diameter by 18 inches deep - 110 Litres Empty Drum Volume
Grinds up to 125 -150 lbs of Cocoa
Weight - Approximate 425 kg , Dimensions - approx LBH 52 x 27 x 60 inches
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Electra 150 Cocoa Nut Butter Melanger
1 Melanger Position
All size in inches
Top lid Closed
Top lid Open
Operation Area
2 SS Drum
Dia 24" Height 18"
3 Output Capacity
150 Lbs
4 Motor
3HP 415 V (Δ - Connection)
5 Motor RPM
6 Motor Make
Crompton Greaves
7 Gear Box
Crown & Pinion
8 Drum RPM
9 Main Frame
SS 202 Grade 80 x 40 x 3 rectangular tube
10 Tilt Frame
Mild Steel with Nickle Plated
11 Stone
Hard black Stone
12 Roller Stone Assembly
SS 202 Grade
13 Machine Weight
425 Kg
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Electra 150 is delivered to nearest possible air port (via Air Cargo) or sea port (via Sea Cargo) only. Dispacth time is 3-4 Weeks.
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The advertised is CIF price. Cost + insurance + Freight Charges
Import Duty , local tax, clearence is paid / taken care by customers
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S No Model Unit Size (L*B*H)in Inch Drum size (H*D) in Inch Empty Drum Volume without Stone in Litre Input Grinding Capacity in Lbs of Cocoa Power in HP Input Voltage Rating Machine Weight in kg 1 Electra 20 32*22*45 12" H * 14" D 30 L 25 Lbs 0.5 HP 1φ, 220V/50Hz, 3.5A & 1φ, 110/60Hz, 6A 180 Kg 2 Electra 30 32*23*36 13" H * 14" D 32 L 30 Lbs 1 HP 1φ, 220V/50Hz, 4.5A & 1φ, 110/60Hz, 12.5A 190 Kg 3. Electra 40 39*28*50 14" H * 16" D 45 L 40 Lbs 1 HP 1φ, 220V/50Hz, 6 A & 1φ, 110/60Hz, 12.5 A 220 Kg 4. Electra 65 39*28*52 15 ½" H * 18" D 64 L 55 Lbs 1.5 HP 1φ, 220V/50Hz, 3.5A & 1φ, 110/60Hz, 14.5A 240 Kg 5. Electra 100 39*28*54 18" H * 18" D 75 L 75 Lbs 2 HP 1φ, 220V/50Hz, 4.5A & 1φ, 110/60Hz, 19.5A 250 Kg 6. Electra 150 52*27*60 18"H * 24" D 130 L 100 Lbs 3 HP 1φ, 220V/50Hz 425 Kg 7. Electra 200 52*29*66 24"H * 24" D 175 L 150 Lbs 3 HP 1φ, 220V/50Hz 525 Kg
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Brand Electra Volts 220 / 110 V Capacity 75 lbs Electra 100 Functions Multi Purpose cocoa, Nut (All variety of nuts), Spice , Seeds Grinder Machine, Chocolate Melanger, Grinding, Mixing, Refining, Conching, Tempering, Cocoa grinder, cocoa nib grinder, nut butter grinder (All nuts) Warranty 1 Year International Warranty Shipping World Wide Delivery now 150 + Countries Delivery FREE NEAREST AIR / SEA PORT DELIVERY (4 Weeks)
1. Is Electra available in 110V/60Hz?
Yes, Electra is available in both voltages 220V/ 50Hz and also available in 110V / 60Hz.
2. Is there any additional Charges?
No hidden prices and no more additional charges, all are inclusive in one price like taxes, shipping cost, etc. You have to pay only advertised amount only in the website.
3. How long I can get the machine?
Electra 150 is a commercial machine, dispatch time is 2 to 3 weeks and 3 to 4 week for delivery time(via sea)
4. What kind of stone is used?
Electra 150 is specially designed to grind cacao and nut to get smooth butter and creame chocolate. Electra150 is having Hard Black Granite cylindrical stone rotates over the hard black Granite stone base drum.
5.What is grinding capacity of Electra 150?
The Capacity of Electra 150 is 100Lbs.
6. What is the maximum running time of Electra 150?
Usually, Electra 150 runs upto 24Hours. Since Cacao grinding, nut butter process are hard to grind, Electra 150 is designed for this purpose of continuous grinding to get the smooth and soft chocolate and nut butter.
7. What is function of Electra 150?
Chocolate Grinding, Nut butter grinding, Pea nut griinding, Chocolate Mixing, Almond butter Grinding and all chocolate conching process.
8. What is detailed technical specification?
Electra 150 is a 220 Voltage single phase table top Chocolate melanger in cherry colour, metallic body grinding capacity is about 100Lbs. Approx the net weight is about 425 Kg.
9. Is it shipped to my home location?
Usually Electra is ship in sea cargo, and delivery upto your nearest sea port. Even our shipping agent help to delivery to your Home step, but additional charges applicable Please mail us for quotation to [email protected]
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SKU electra 150 Brand Electra Voltage 110/220 V Warranty 1 Year International Warranty Shipping World Wide Shipping (150+ Countries) Delivery 2 - 3 Weeks Major Country Frequently Shipped across Asia, Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Russia, France, Netherlands, South Africa, Hungary, China and Japan Used For Multi Purpose cocoa, Nut (All variety of nuts), Spice , Seeds Grinder Machine, Chocolate melanger, Grinding, Mixing, Refining, Conching, Tempering, Cocoa grinder, cocoa nib grinder, nut butter grinder (All nuts) Used By Commercial Chocolatier, Home Chocolatier, Raw Chocolate Maker, Nut butter manufacturers, Raw food makers, Vegan Restaurants, Organic Food Manufacturer, Nutritionist, Natural Cosmetic, Herbal products, Organic Labs Contact [email protected] | AUS +61 470 317 431 | IND +91 7395 959 759 | USA +1 412 219 5053
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About Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair tennis was founded in 1976 when Brad Parks first hit a tennis ball from a wheelchair and realised the potential of this new sport.Still one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports in the world, wheelchair tennis integrates very easily with the non-disabled game since it can be played on any regular tennis court, with no modifications to the size of the court or the size of rackets or balls.
Wheelchair tennis follows the same rules as non-disabled tennis, as endorsed by the ITF, with the only exception being that the wheelchair tennis player is allowed two bounces of the ball. The 'two-bounce rule' is written into the Rules of Tennis.
Wheelchair tennis also has an international tour. The ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour originated in 1992 with 11 international tournaments, but has grown in size and popularity with currently over 150 events taking place all over the world. UNIQLO became the title sponsor of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour in June 2014. To find out more about the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour, please click here.
To be eligible to compete, a player must have a medically diagnosed permanent mobility related physical disability which must result in a substantial loss of function in one or both lower extremities.
Wheelchair tennis has been part of the Paralympic Games since 1992 and wheelchair tennis events have been played at all four Grand Slams since 2007.


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Went down to The Mob in Manchester and painted a Gatekeeper on their office wall.
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Music by Raikes Parade
Went down to The Mob in Manchester and painted a Gatekeeper on their office wall.
Filmed and Edited by The Mob
Music by Raikes Parade
The Mob had asked me to come and paint on their office walls – an offer I couldn't refuse! So I painted a 'Gatekeeper to the Cosmic Forest'. Using acrylic and spray paint he was made. Thanks to the Mob for filming and editing together the video and also Raikes Parade for the tune.
To see the video and my dull sound demeanor go…hheeere….
Over the past two weeks I have been busy painting and installing a new mural in the Northern Quartre, Manchester. The forest mural is situated along Thomas Street, behind the metal broom and shovel statue on the NCP carpark. You wouldn't notice it if you went directly past it but if you looked down the bank.. there it is! Spread over 21 boards it depicts a hidden forest in an attempt to brighten up the otherwise dark and gloomy area.
Much thanks goes out to Claire Cousins, my lovely new intern for all the painty fun times, Islington Mill for letting me paint the mural in the gallery space, Tommy from City Co for the support and positive attitude, Kev Moore from Workroom Industries and Jermyn from One69a for the help on the install, bit of man power goes a long long way… and the Northern Green Quarter for the opportunity!
Here's a little thing i put together so you can see the scale of the piece..
My dear friend eightbit came and tidied up my lines at the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke on Trent, whilst i was running around painting other walls. He even added a thumbs up after the end because once you've had a cuppa tea.. you'r definitely going to feel gooooood. I stole his photo to… so credits to you Sir Bit!
To celebrate Fred Aldous Fred Aldous supplying arts and crafts to the good people of Manchester for 125 years! I was asked to paint a mural on Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter.
I chose to do a spectrum of coloured pencils with gold wooden bits. Despite the rain it worked out beautifully and got a lot of positive comments from the folk in Manchester. Happy painty days! Photos taken by Lois Mcdonald


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Locavore Cheese Soufflé
Category : Breakfast, Main Dishes, Recipes, Vegetarian
A cheese soufflé is a classic dish, and I wanted to see if it could be adapted easily to locally available ingredients. This recipe is a variation based on Alton Brown's Cheese Soufflé.
There were two main challenges. The bechamel sauce that flavors the eggs and cheese usually has a little flour in it as a thickener, and cream of tartar is usually mixed into the egg whites to strengthen them and keep them fluffy.
Since no grains are grown commercially in Whatcom County (that I'm aware of)*, I had to use a transitional ingredient for the flour. I could have used flour ground at the Fairhaven Mill, but since my menu included rosemary dinner rolls I finely grated part of a roll and used the crumbs instead of flour. It worked fine. The bechamel was not as smooth as it would normally be, but since it gets mixed in with the egg yolks and fluffy whites the difference in texture was insignificant.
For the cream of tartar, a quick Google search turned up lemon juice or vinegar as a substitute. I decided to use apple cider vinegar.
* Note 10/20/11: Since I originally created this recipe, Nooksack 9 farm has been successfully experimenting with growing grains. You can see what they have available at the Farmers Market. Also, Krista Rome's Backyard Beans and Grains Project plans to start a bean and grain CSA program in 2012.
- Unsalted butter, room temperature, for greasing the souffle dish (homemade)
- 1½ ounces (3 tablespoons) butter (homemade)
- 3 tablespoons fine bread crumbs (Breadfarm, Edison, Skagit County)*
- 1 clove garlic, minced (Uprising Organics CSA, Acme/Bellingham)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt (see Exceptions)
- 1⅓ cups half-and-half (Twin Brook Creamery, Lynden)
- 4 large egg yolks (2½ ounces by weight) (Misty Meadows Farm, Everson)
- 6 ounces jalapeno gouda cheese, grated (Pleasant Valley Dairy, Ferndale)
- 5 egg whites plus 1 tablespoon water (5½ ounces by weight plus ½ ounce water) (Misty Meadows Farm, Everson)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (BelleWood Acres, Lynden)
- This is a transitional ingredient. Edison is just south of the Whatcom County border.
- Use room temperature butter to grease an 8-inch soufflé dish.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a small saucepan, heat the remaining butter. Sauté the minced garlic until all the water is cooked out of the butter.
- Whisk the bread crumbs and salt into the melted butter and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Slowly whisk in the half-and-half and turn the heat to high. Once the mixture reaches a boil, remove from the heat.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks to a creamy consistency. Put the same saucepan over medium heat, and slowly add the yolks into the milk mixture, constantly whisking. Remove from the heat and add the grated cheese. Whisk until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, using a hand mixer, whip the egg whites and vinegar until glossy and firm. Add ¼ of the mixture to the egg base. Continue to add the whites by thirds, folding very gently.
- Pour the mixture into the soufflé dish. Fill the dish to ½-inch from the top. Place on an aluminum pie pan. Bake in the oven for 35 minutes until the top is nicely browned.
Food Sources:
Community Food Co-operative, Westerly and Cordata, Bellingham
Artisan Wine Gallery, Lummi Island
Uprising Organics CSA, Acme/Bellingham
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Hi Nancy!
Thanks, Maureen. Actually, I've been using BelleWood's cider vinegar for quite awhile, too. When I first made this recipe, I didn't know about them. I've edited the recipe now to correctly show BelleWood as the source. And I agree–their vinegar is wonderful!


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This is the most delicious Keto Creamy Ranch Pork Chops recipe that you will ever try! These low carb pork chops are seared to perfection and then placed in an amazing creamy ranch sauce. This creamy ranch pork chops recipe will become a family dinner favorite!
This Keto Creamy Ranch Pork Chop recipe gets rave reviews on Pinterest and in the comments below. Trust me, you want to try these!
What you need for this recipe
This keto pork chops recipe really is a fairly simple recipe, you need thick cut chops, butter, cream cheese, heavy cream, chicken broth and then some seasonings you probably already have. And then you need a good skillet. I like cast iron skillets and we choose Lodge because they are made in the USA. The one I used for this recipe is a 12″ Lodge cast iron skillet.
You can make this recipe with thin chops if you want, you just won't need to cook them as long.
Plus you will need my ranch seasoning recipe.
How to make Keto Creamy Ranch Pork Chops
The first thing you do for this keto pork chops recipe is get a nice, golden sear on the chops. I like to use butter because I feel like I always get the best flavor when I fry in butter. Then you remove the chops and make the sauce, then you finish cooking the chops while the sauce simmers and thickens.
It smells so good as it cooks!
How delicious does this look?
Creamy Ranch Pork Chops - Keto Pork Chops Recipe
- 6 thick cut boneless pork chops
- 8 oz full fat cream cheese softened and cut into 8 pieces
- 8 tbsp salted butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 3 tbsp ranch seasoning
- sea salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- Season both sides of each pork chop generously with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, heat 4 tbsp of the butter over medium high heat until melted.
- Sear each chop for 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook until chops are around 135 degrees internal temp.
- Remove chops and set aside.
- Pour in chicken broth to deglaze pan. Scrape the pan to get all of the yummy browned bits.
- Add cream cheese, butter and heavy cream and stir continuously until smooth.
- Add ranch seasoning and stir until combined.
- Reduce heat to low, add chops back into pan and cover. Simmer for 10 minutes or until chops reach an internal temp of at least 145 degrees F.
There a lot of satisfied sounding noises from my family after their first bites of these creamy ranch keto pork chops. They are so good! And they have no idea that they were keto pork chops, just that they tasted fantastic! The sauce is amazing and perfect for this low carb pork chops recipe, but I plan to try it on chicken and beef too because the sauce really was delicious.


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February 25 thru March 10, 2020 8:00pm: In-person registration with the local clerk with proof of
By March 5: Public accuracy must be done
March 6: To receive absentee ballot by mail, voter must submit application for ballot by 5:00pm
March 7: Clerk is available in office from 9:00am - 5:00pm for Election Assistance
March 9: Up to 4:00pm voters may obtain an absent voter ballot in person in Clerk's office
March 10: Up to 4:00pm, only emergency absentee voting for election.
March 10: Election day registrants may obtain and vote an absent voter ballot in person in Clerk's office
or vote in person in the precinct.
March 10: ELECTION DAY 7:00am to 8:00pm Location: AuSable Township Board Room
Michigan Election and Voter Information: www.michigan.gov
Military & Overseas Civilian Voters: www.michigan.gov/sos/
To Vote Prior To The Election:
State Law requires the Clerk's Office to be open 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on the Saturday prior to an election.
To Vote, simply appear at your assigned polling place on election day. The polls are open from 7:00 am until 8:00 pm.
Voting Access for the Disabled:
Under the requirements of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), each polling location must have at least one voting unit designed to accommodate the needs of disabled voters by the 2006 election cycle. After an extensive evaluation process, the State of Michigan has selected the ES&S AutoMARK as its state-wide system. It is a ballot-marking device that allows voters with a variety of disabilities to vote using the same optical scan ballot and the same tabulator as other voters in the same precinct. These new voting machines will be available for use beginning with the August 2006 Primary election.
Voting Equipment Testing:
Public accuracy testing is required by the State. Dates will be posted as necessary.
Voting Equipment:
Beginning with the 2006 election cycle, a state-wide optical scan voting system was implemented. After considering the various optical scan systems, Clinton County polling places will be using the Sequoia Voting Systems Optech Insight. Voters will notice very little difference between the old and new Optech machines.
Political Sign Requirements:
MAX SIZE (in square feet): 6 FEET
The sign is to be setback a minimum of 15ft. from the street pavement or rear lot line. If sign is related to a specific election or political event, the sign is to be removed by 10 days following the election or event. The Township Board may establish a fee for removal of signs, which have not been removed after ten (10) days following the election to which they pertain.
The person shall be a citizen of the United States; at least 18 years of age; a resident of the state for not less than 30 days and a resident of the Township on or before the thirtieth day prior to the next election.
Where to Register:
Anyone qualified to register to vote may do so at any one of the following locations:
For Additional Information:
Visit the State of Michigan's website at: www.michigan.gov/sos and then click on "Info for voters".
Address Changes:
Effective April 1, 2000, Michigan Law requires that a person's driver license/personal identification card address must correspond to his or her voter registration address. If you need to submit a driver license/personal identification card address change, you can do so in the following ways:
PA 92 of 2004 modified the "voting in person" requirement currently imposed under Michigan election law on first-time mail registrants.
With the new amendment, a voter who has never voted in Michigan who chooses to register by mail, must appear in person to vote in the first election in which he or she wishes to participate.
With the change, a voter subject to the "voting-in-person" requirement who satisfies the requirement - and who then moves to a different jurisdiction in the state and again chooses to register to vote by mail - is not required to satisfy the "voting-in-person" requirement a second time.
The "Voting-In-Person" Requirement Does Not Apply If:
New Federal ID Requirements:
HAVA stipulates that a voter who has never voted in Michigan who chooses to register by mail must meet a new identification requirement. To comply with the identification requirement, the voter must:
If a voter subject to the new federal ID requirement does not meet the requirement as explained above, the voter must present an acceptable form of identification before voting in the first election in which he or she wishes to participate. The new federal ID requirement does not apply if:
For more information, visit the State of Michigan website and click on the HAVA icon; or visit Federal Election Commission www.michigan.gov/sos webiste at www.fec.gov/hava/hava.htm.
Voter ID Cards:
If you do not receive a Voter Identification Card within three weeks after registering to vote, contact your local Clerk's office to confirm your registration status.
This form is for registered voters 60 years of age or older
Eligibility Rules:
Absent voter ballots are available for all elections. A registered voter is eligible to obtain an absent voter ballot for an upcoming election under one of the following statutory reasons:
Application Process:
Absentee ballots may not be delivered as a result of an oral request made in person or over the phone. However, an absent voter ballot application form may be provided as a result of an oral request.
The written request/application form may be on a pre-printed form supplied by the clerk or other election official, in a letter or on a postcard. Michigan election law provides that a registered voter may request an absent voter ballot by submitting any type of "written request signed by the voter stating the statutory grounds for making the application." And for which election they are requesting an absentee voter ballot.
Send the completed application to your local clerk.
A voter who applies for an absent voter ballot for a primary election may, at the same time, request an absent voter ballot for the following general election if he or she is eligible to receive an absent voter ballot for both elections.
If the ballot must be issued by mail, the application for the ballot must reach the local clerk no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Saturday prior to the election. Please make your request as early as possible to allow for delivery time. An absent voter may apply in person at the clerk's office before 4:00 p.m. on a day preceding the election to vote as an absent voter. The applicant shall receive his or her absent voter ballot and vote the ballot in the Clerk's office. The law also provides for the issuance of "emergency" absent voter ballots as late as 4:00 p.m. on the day of the election. The "emergency" must have occurred at a time that made it impossible for the voter to apply for an absentee ballot by the statutory deadline for "regular" application. An "emergency" absent voter ballot may be issued if the voter cannot attend the polls because of one of the following reasons:
Michigan election law provides that an absent voter may vote in person within his/her precinct if the voter surrenders his/her absent voter ballot, if received, to the precinct board. An absent voter ballot surrendered in this manner shall, by said precinct board, be marked "canceled/rejected - voted in person" and place with other canceled/rejected ballots. If the absent voter ballot was lost or destroyed, the voter shall sign an affidavit to that effect before an election inspector and then be allowed to vote. Any voter voting at any election both in person and by means of an absent voter ballot, or who shall attempt so to vote, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a felony.
All absent voter ballots must be received by the Clerk's office no later than 8:00 p.m. on election day.
Any questions regarding elections or voter registration, please call the City Clerk at (517) 669-2441.


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The iPhone and iPad - particularly recent models like the iPhone 7 and iPad Pro 9.7 – are generally slick devices, but like any gadget they can sometimes play up, or freeze, and on those occasions restarting them can often fix the issue, and is usually the first thing you should try.
That can be tricky if they're frozen and not responding to your taps, but there's a simple way to force a reset.
The exact process is different on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus to older devices, but whatever iDevice you're using you'll find a guide to resetting it below, along with the reason for the differences.
Resetting the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
With the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Apple has changed the home button from something that you can physically press in, to a touch-sensitive pad that responds to the force of your touch.
One of the impacts of this is that it changes the way you force a restart of the phone, with the home button no longer being part of the equation, as it's now software controlled and won't work when the phone freezes.
The following three steps will guide you through what you need to do – if you're using an older iOS device skip further down for instructions.
1. Press the power and volume down buttons
To start the reset process on the iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, simply press the volume down button on the left side of the phone at the same time as pressing the power button on the right edge.
2. Hold for several seconds
Keep both buttons pressed until the screen turns black and the Apple logo appears, this will take several seconds and is a sign that the phone has started rebooting.
3. Wait for the phone to reboot
Let go of the buttons and wait for your iPhone to fully reboot. With any luck your iPhone will now be fully functional again, but if not, check out how to troubleshoot an iPhone.
Resetting older iOS devices
If you've not upgraded to Apple's latest phone the reset process is slightly different, but only in so much as the buttons you have to press.
As you'll still have a physical, clickable home button you simply press and hold that at the same time as the power button, until the Apple logo appears, then let go and wait for your phone or tablet to reboot, hopefully solving any problems.
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One commercial break after Big & Rich rolled out their ridonkulous circus act (top hat, tie-dye midget, Cowboy Troy) at last year's NBA All-Star Game halftime show, Charles Barkley let his displeasure be known, saying that the country needed to get over the Janet Jackson Super Bowl debacle: "This is a hip-hop weekend, not a NASCAR race." At least about the Janet thing, Barkley is even more right this year, but he didn't have anything to say about this year's halftime show; he was too busy erroneously predicting a victory for the Western division and making fun of Ernie Johnson for not knowing what a pimp cup was (Johnson: "a mug with dollar signs on it"). With all their aggressive hucksterism and freak-parade gimmickry, at least Big & Rich, who I sort of love, demand a response. The Rolling Stones were nasty and desiccated at this year's Super Bowl, but at least they demand a response. John Legend and Carrie Underwood demand nothing; the NBA couldn't have picked a more boring or toothless pair if it tried.
The All-Star Game isn't about music, of course; it's about fucked-up alley-oop attempts and garishly loud sneakers and endless shots of the little kid from New Orleans who got to hang out with Kobe a couple of times. (Read the Bill Simmons wrap-up if you haven't already.) But considering that NBA players are more likely than any other athletes to moonlight as musicians (including Clipper Walter McCarty, whose "Star-Spangled Banner" on All-Star Saturday night was squeaky but still better than Fefe Dobson's "O Canada"), considering that Ice Cube outplayed all the WNBA players in Friday night's celebrity game, you'd think the league could've come up with something better than Underwood blowing her high notes or Legend standing on top of a piano. Underwood, who at least looked unbelievably hot, has a bad habit of singing songs that aren't "Jesus, Take the Wheel," and Legend probably can't make time to write or record in between all the TV appearances he's been making lately; the guy isn't anywhere near interesting or famous enough to be on my TV constantly, but the big networks love him like VH-1 loves Leela James. And so the best song of the night ended up being the fucking national anthem. Destiny's Child, "reunited" for the second time in a couple of weeks, harmonized the living hell out of "The Star-Spangled Banner," and it was gorgeous, but that was it.
Weirdly but maybe appropriately, the most entertaining music-related moments came from the players themselves. During the player introductions, the Houston Symphony Orchestra did this ridiculous thing where they segued from Beethoven into "Crazy Train" while all the reserve players stood on lit-up disco platforms and Shawn Marion awkwardly did the "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" dance. This led to both teams' starting lineups, standing side-by-side on an elevator thing, busting out utterly hilarious and unexpected dance routines: the Eastern team doing a goofy hands-in-the-air choreographed thing and the Western team, Yao Ming included, doing a robot wave. When Yao Ming is upstaging you, John Legend, it's time to step your personality game up.


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50 years recreational fishing, 25 years farming. Founding member of 'securing a fishing future" Member of Paua 5 D Discussion group, Member FMA 3 +5 Recreational Fishing Forum. Ex president and life member Nugget Point Recreational Fishing Club.
"I see my position on the forum as first and foremost representing the rights of recreational fishers. As a stakeholder group we have the most to lose from the imposition of MPAs and I see it as my job to mitigate as far as possible any and all such losses. My personal view is and always has been area management rather than permanent closure and this is the position I will be promoting"


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Introduce your child to a safe and enriching environment as they enjoy all the adventures of a summer camp at St. Mark's Preschool & Kindergarten with our regular St. Mark's Staff and many fun-filled activities.
Daily Activities
Arts & Crafts
Music & Movement
Block Building
Stories & Literature
Special Events Each Session!!!!
Science Days
Musical Performances
Water Play Days
Live Theatre Workshop
Summer Camp is for ages 3-6 years old
Registration Begins Monday, March 25
Register for all or part of the summer!
Session I: May 27 – June 7
Session II: June 10 – June 21
Session III: June 24 – July 5
Session IV: July 8 – July 19
St. Mark's Summer Camp Program is for children turning 3 by May through the summer of their Kindergarten year. Children are engaged in free choice activities and a daily enrichment class such as Spanish, music and movement, yoga, etc. Each session has a guest presentation such as Live Theater Workshop, Jordan Hill (a storyteller), and Mr. Nature. Each session also includes either a game day or an outdoor water day. 48 hours-notice is required to register and/or attend, we cannot accommodate day of requests.
All schedules include snack and lunch time. Families provide all-nut free snacks and lunches. The daily schedule begins with playground time until 9:15am, followed by opening circle for a song, story and conversation about what's happening during the day. The children have the opportunity to choose between rooms for feee choose activities including art, games, puzzles, books, manipulative, block building, dramatic play and more.
Tuition Policies and Rates:
The Summer Camp Adventure Program is divided into four two-week sessions. You may register for all four sessions or part of the summer, i.e. one day, one week, etc. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration is ongoing and will continue until the program is filled. Make sure to register now so we know your child will be here!
The registration fee and tuition for the first session your child attends is due upon registration. Tuition for any subsequent sessions is due the Wednesday prior to the beginning of the session.
Please Note:
Session Rates include holidays, school closures, sick days and personal days; credits and refunds are not given, and switching days due to a closure, sickness, etc. is not permitted. The full session rate is charged for the full two weeks OR may be divided for a maximum of a single week.
Daily Rates are applied when a child's attendance does not follow a session schedule i.e. attends 1 or 2 days a week or different days/times each week of a session. Daily rates offer a flexible option for families.
Registration Fee (one-time, non-refundable): $40.00
Extra Hours: $12.00 per hour
Daily Rates: $48.00 Morning $75.00 All day
Session I, II, III, & IV:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
3 mornings/wk…. $214 for 2weeks
4 mornings/wk…. $250 for 2weeks
5 mornings/wk…. $275 for 2weeks
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3 days/wk…. $260 for 2weeks
4 days/wk…. $296 for 2weeks
5 days/wk…. $332 for 2weeks
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4 days/wk…. $352 for 2weeks
5 days/wk…. $383 for 2weeks
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Tucson, AZ 85716
There will be no summer camp on:
- Monday, May 27: Memorial Day
- Thursday, July 4: Independence Day
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Date(s) - Sunday, April 14, 2019
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Peninsula College Little Theater
Lynn Trefzger is a ventriloquist/comedienne with a trunk full of zany characters that have accompanied her throughout the country. She was named the 2006 Funniest Female Performer of the Year by Campus Activities Magazine and nominated for 2007 Funniest Female by American Entertainment Magazine.
Her off- the-wall audience interplay is riotously funny, and her performances are tailored for both family and adult audiences. Her vocal illusions talents were first brought to national audiences for TV's popular "Star Search" and she has since performed with artists including Jeff Foxworthy, Ray Romano, The Smothers Brothers, and Drew Carey. Lynn (and her many voices) has appeared on ABC, TNN, A&E, and Lifetime Television. Audiences beware: Your voice is not necessarily your own when you're at a Lynn Trefzger show. You could find yourself sitting next to a rather inebriated camel or with a new baby you didn't even know you had. "Trefzger is an excellent technician and a bright, inventive comedian…the result is a gem of a routine…a first rate entertainer!" Courier Post in Atlantic City, NJ
TICKETS: $20; Youth 14 & under $10 FESTIVAL SEATING


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Metropolis of Boston Golf Classic
The committee is working towards exceeding last year's goal of $120,000.00
All proceeds will go to support the Support A Camper Scholarship Program with the remainder going to the day to day operations Metropolis Camping Ministry.
2018 Golf Classic committee: Costas Sideridis, John Gianakouras, Kosta Alexis, Frank Barounis, Tony Marken, Eleni Vidalis, Nick Markopoulos, Michael Sophocles, Ted Demetriades, George Frangiadakis, Drake Behrakis, Costa Perdikakis, John Dallas and on behalf of the camp, Michael Sintros. (Partial List) Esteemed members are His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios and Father Ted Barbas.
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You never get over a fat childhood. Trust me, I know.
At the age of four, I was diagnosed with a minor heart defect. I remember the hospital specialist explaining how controlling my weight was the key to health of my body. Little did I know the toll that conversation would take on the health of my mind.
My diagnosis, coupled with the fact that my mother had always battled with her size, meant my early years were filled with my weight, my waist and my calorie content being measured regularly.
I have vivid memories of attending school friends' parties knowing I'd be in trouble for eating too much cake; of being the only one eating from a separate "healthy" menu in the school canteen; and knowing I'd have to submit to my mother's weekly weigh-ins where I couldn't gain a pound without there being serious consequences.
By the time I hit secondary school, the apron strings were loosened. Suddenly I was able to taste freedom, and forbidden foods - and my weight increased. It's typical that when a child has a behaviour restricted, they do the precise opposite as soon as they get the chance. I did, and then some.
I went from seven and a half stone at the age of 11 to a massive 17 stone by the time I was 16, even though I was a mere 5'8 in height. I gained two stone a year for five years.
It was presumed by everyone that I was just being greedy, and rebellious, and that I needed punishing. It's only on reflection that I can see - with complete clarity - that I was eating not only because I was free to do so, but because it was a symptom of my unhappiness. What I needed was someone to find out exactly why I was eating to excess.
The recent case of an 11-year old boy from Norfolk whose parents were arrested because he tipped the scales at a "dangerously overweight" 15 stone brought the memories of my own childhood flooding back these memories.
Although the details of the story are sketchy (the family's identities have been concealed), it was revealed that the boy's parents were questioned on suspicion of child cruelty and neglect. And yet, like my own parents, they don't appear to be bad people - just naive and uneducated on how to deal with the situation in which they find themselves. They also seem to be in denial about the severity of the problem.
"His weight isn't that much of a big deal," the boy's mother was quoted as saying. "I'm chubby and the whole of my husband's side of the family is big."
I beg to differ. If she is being questioned by police because her son, who is 5'1, and close to double his healthy weight - and has been excluded from certain school activities due to his size, that's a very big deal indeed.
For the boy, the crux of the matter is how his parents to choose to address the problem; too lax and he'll just continue to get bigger; too heavy-handed and the risk is that he will feel even more isolated than he no doubt does already. But if the situation isn't sorted out properly, it won't just be physical weight the boy is carrying, but a physiological weight he'll carry with him forever.
A fat childhood can haunt you for the rest of your days. That feeling of being pre-judged by others and shamed by your appearance never goes away, especially when it takes root at an age when you're just not equipped to deal with it.
A boy's teenage years are difficult enough without the additional burden of obesity. During mine, I would fear leaving the house, terrified of what I'd face outside. When I did pluck up the courage, strangers would fuel my shame with cruel, unprovoked comments about how fat and ugly I was. At school, the physical and emotional bullying from other kids, just because I was fat, was humiliating. I wonder if this 11-year old is going through the same thing?
As a fat child, really simple things become a massive source of embarrasment. School PE lessons were a weekly exercise in torture. In the changing rooms or on the pitch, you're laughed at because you're different. Usually we associate this kind of cruelty as coming from other kids. In my case, it came from the teachers too. I was once told by a PE teacher in front of my entire school year that I needed a sporting bra. My class mates were encouraged by the teacher to make "warthog" noises when I couldn't get out of the swimming pool easily.
Like many bullying victims, I coped by becoming the class clown, with an arsenal of witty one-liners at my disposal. I had grown used to hearing the other kids laugh, but now I could launch pre-emptive strikes, making jokes at my own expense. You learn quickly that if you put yourself down first, you prevent others getting the chance.
The irony? The thing which allowed me to cope with it all? My old friend, food. The worse I felt, the more I ate. Which of course led to me getting fatter. And so the cycle - and the shame - continued.
And it's the shame you take with you into adulthood, long after you've learnt to control your weight and your impulses to overeat. The external voices that spent all those years make you feel worthless eventually turn into your own voice inside your own head. So even in my twenties, when I lost weight, I still didn't believe I was thin. I was still ashamed and I still felt an overwhelming urge to run away from all those horrible things I heard as a child, not realising the voice that was repeating the insults and put-downs was now my own.
That's why it's so important to discover exactly why the boy in the recent news story - and many other kids like him - are so overweight, so that something can be done to help them before they end up badly scarred. The solution is not to merely put boys like him on a strict diet, or punish their parents, or (as has happened in over 70 cases in the UK in the past five years), take him into care, but to understand and address the deeper reasons behind their weight gain.
In my case, the strict diets that I was put on simply reinforced the idea that I wasn't good enough as I was. Remember this isn't a secure adult deciding to pop along to a slimming class - this is an impressionable, vulnerable child.
To get to the root of the problem it's vital that we as a society take a good hard look at how we treat food and dieting in general. Because I believe we have all been woefully let down by governments who would rather arrest ill-educated parents of fat children than put basic safeguards in place to stop people making bad lifestyle choices. Why? Because governments appear to have no idea on nutrition, and continue to allow all of us to be duped by a "diet" industry that's actually making us fatter.
I've educated myself through nutritionists, personal trainers and therapists, and it's all taught me one thing about diets; they don't work. Yes, a crash diet, or restricting calories, will get weight off you in the short term. But your body will simply put that weight back on, the moment you start eating normally. Yet the NHS still endorses calorie restriction as a way of slimming.
Weight management is not only about managing amounts, but about managing the types of foods you eat. How can a calorie controlled diet work, where calories in chocolate are compared with calories in broccoli? It doesn't add up, yet the government is still pushing this mis-information. That, along with a food industry selling us meals labelled as "low fat and healthy", even when it is full of sugar, means adults really don't stand a chance, let alone children.
Aren't governments supposed to help us with accurate labelling and health information? Aren't they meant to educate us? That's why cookery lessons in schools should be compulsory. How is it I learned useless information about rock formations, yet learning how to cook in school was just an option (and one for the least academically-able kids at that)? Everyone needs to eat. Therefore everyone needs educating about food - healthy food.
For me, luckily, things eventually turned out OK. Now, in my thirties I'm secure and happy enough to realise my parents made some bad choices for the best possible reasons, and we now have a great relationship. At the same time, the drive to escape my childhood demons has given me a massive amount of ambition. The quick wit I developed to fend off the bullies, I now put to good use hosting a successful radio show on LBC. And in general, I consider myself a pretty tough cookie (forgive the food analogy).
But I do sometimes wonder whether it's been a price worth paying? What if someone had actually tried to find out what the cause of my unhappiness was instead of trying to shame me into weight loss?
No-one eats themselves into obesity just because they're greedy. It's always a symptom of something else. An alcoholic or drug addict isn't considered greedy. They're considered ill, and the help and compassion they need is available to them. But kids or adults eating themselves to death are considered gluttonous, or their parents are deemed neglectful. The sooner we realise that obesity is as much a mental health problem as a physical one, the sooner we stop reading stories like the one about the boy from Norfolk. We'll then also be on the right track to lose the weight of the £6 billion that obesity is costing the NHS every year.


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Quaglino's in the heart of London's Mayfair St James's, has re-opened its doors in October 2014 following a full-scale, multi-million pound renovation, complemented by a contemporary European menu from new Executive Chef Mickael Weiss and a bespoke programme of curated late-night live music.
A modern interior redesign by Russell Sage Studio has seen the signature sweeping staircase, balcony bar, main restaurant and mezzanine private dining rooms elegantly restored, along with the addition of a glamorous central cocktail bar and a stage for intimate live music performances.
We offer a bespoke approach to planning your event. You will deal with one event manager from the initial site visit through to the day of the event itself and menus are tailored by the head chef to suit your requirements.
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About the Jigsaw Discovery Tool
The Jigsaw Discovery Tool was developed by Keith Nicholson and Michelle McArthur as a result of Michelle's frustrations with psychometric tests. They found that traditional psychometric tests helped individuals discover their strengths and traits but did not offer clear signposts into how this could apply to their work.
The perfect medium
The pair took the pioneering work of Carl Jung and combined it with more recent neuro-physiological work into the operational connectivity of the brain.
After studying the research Keith decided that the interconnecting structure of a jigsaw was not dissimilar to that of a brain and, as jigsaws are a traditional fun activity, they would provide the perfect medium.
And so the Jigsaw Discovery Tool was born, in fact the very first one was created in Keith's shed – thank goodness he was good at woodwork!
Not a traditional psychometric test
So how is the Jigsaw Discovery Tool different to traditional psychometric tests and learning tools?
Discovery tools and personality tests rely upon a self-produced report of behaviours that may, or may not, correspond with what others observe and perceive. The Jigsaw Discovery Tool encourages genuine responses, which are more valuable than when forced into making a questionnaire-based choice.
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Picture this.You are rushing to the airport, suitcase, well planned and all. When you got to the airport to check in, you were notified by the airline agent that your flight have been cancelled. You want to be upset. You have a meeting with that special client to close the deal. How many times have your flights been cancelled?
As you may probably know from experience, some people resort to getting angry, mad and irate and turn their anger to the airline agents. Some ended up getting ousted by airport security. Worse, you may be banned from flying from that airline if you resort to assault or violence. Yes, I've seen that happen! Before you get into that sad state, I have some tips for you. To sum it up, the best tip is: be cool, nice, collected, and respectable of airline and airport employees. That will get you the best flights, the best people's reactions, and you may possibly "talk" them into giving you more perks, i.e., vouchers for future flights, access to the airline lounge, etc. But, the most important thing is you are saving your sanity.
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Another Family Portrait Session
I must admit that I really enjoy these family sessions. It is informal and we take an hour or so to just hang out and capture some cool candid shots as well as some nice posed ones as well. These are a few of my favorites from my most recent shoot.
Above is the only one that I included that is lit with flash. I have my Vivitar 285HV shooting thru and umbrella camera right at full power. Even though it was evening the sun was lighting the ocean quite brightly. And I was using my 28-135 that starts at f3.5. The 50mm 1.8 just wasn't wide enough to capture enough environment here. This was at f5.6 to get some added sharpness from that lens.
This is just as sweet as anything with the baby doll.
Here we have Daddy with his girls in the nice late evening sun. I like the triangle formed with the three of them.
Someone loves Daddy. This is a nice moment with a full up natural laugh.
I love the simplicity here.
I was getting a little artsy here. The heart kind of mirrors what the dress is doing.
A couple more sweet smiles and great curls like my daughter.
I hope you guys enjoy these photos. I had fun capturing them.
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The Adult Legion
|"The Adult Legion"
|DC Comics
|Publication date
|March – April 1967
|Adventure Comics #354-355
|Main character(s)
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|Curt Swan
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|Mort Weisinger
"The Adult Legion" is a story arc that was published by DC Comics, and presented in Adventure Comics #354-355 (March–April 1967). It was written by Jim Shooter, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. The story arc features one of Superman's encounters with the Legion of Super-Heroes as adults, and foreshadows several plot twists which occur in the years that follow.
The story arc includes the first reference to Brin Londo as Timber Wolf, and the first references to Chemical King, Reflecto and Shadow Lass (who appears as Shadow Woman).[1]
Superman is contacted by the Legion of Super-Heroes, the 30th century team which he joined years earlier as Superboy. Upon reaching Legion Headquarters (now much larger than before), he walks through a hall of huge commemorative statues honoring deceased Legionnaires, including Ferro Lad, Chemical King, Reflecto and Shadow Woman. In another hall devoted to married Legionnaires, he observes statues of several wedded members: Shrinking Violet and Ord Qelu (the former Duplicate Boy), Saturn Woman and Lightning Man, Light Lady and Timber Wolf (once known as Lone Wolf), and Night Woman and Cosmic Man. After Brainiac 5 gives Superman a tour of Legion HQ, the Man of Steel becomes reacquainted with Ultra Man, Phantom Woman, Polar Man, and Element Man, as well as the former Colossal Boy, Matter-Eater Lad, Star Boy, Dream Girl, Bouncing Boy, and Duo Damsel.
The team is perplexed when their headquarters is breached, with everything in the lab, arsenal and spaceport hangar destroyed. After two more break-ins, the saboteur is captured and revealed as Douglas Nolan, Ferro Lad's twin brother who shares his mutant power to transmute his body into iron. The Legion soon comes to realize that he was acting under the mental control of Saturn Queen, and that the Legion of Super-Villains has been attacking them from afar.
Superman returns to the 20th century, after which the Super-Villains kidnap Brainiac 5. The Legionnaires seemingly avoid a series of traps, but are later captured by Echo, Saturn Queen, Lightning Lord, Beauty Blaze and Cosmic King. Unexpectedly, two armored figures arrive, defeating the villains and freeing the Legionnaires. They soon reveal themselves to be descendants of Lex Luthor and Mr. Mxyzptlk, two of Superman's greatest enemies. The grateful Legionnaires vote them onto the team unanimously.
For years, subsequently Legion storylines are consistent with the Adult Legion tale's vision of the future. Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel are married,[2] soon followed by Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl.[3] Lone Wolf becomes Timber Wolf and joins the Legion,[4] and Chemical King dies preventing World War VII.[5] However, it is eventually revealed that the Adult Legion depicted in this story inhabits a parallel Earth,[6] freeing writers to ignore the story altogether.
- ^ The cover of Adventure Comics #354 (March 1967) contains the first reference to Quantum Queen (of the Wanderers).
- ^ Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #200 (January/February 1974)
- ^ All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978)
- ^ Adventure Comics #372 (September 1968)
- ^ Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #228 (June 1977)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #300 (June 1983)


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The latest firmware update for the PSP is due this week, featuring Google searches directly from the PSP's cross media bar (XMB) and providing gamers on the go with yet another avenue for cheating during pub quizzes.
PSN operations director Eric Lempel said in a recent PlayStation Blog post that the update would be due "soon".
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Once the update has been installed, you merely head to your PSP's XMB, select "Internet Search" and then up pops Google.
"And with a search history recall of 20 items, web searches couldn't be easier," says Lempel.
PSP firmware 4.00 also allows you to change the speed of video playback when viewing movies directly from your Memory Stick.
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While I was at Anime Boston I was lucky enough to have a photoshoot with the talented David Ng, who took some amazing pictures of me in the costume! Here's a teaser of me looking evil, follow the link below to see the full shoot:
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Vanessa/Ursula at Anime Boston!
Anime Boston was quite the experience! There was a surprisingly large contingent of Disney costumes, including several Ursulas, but the one comment I heard time and time again was "I've never seen anyone do Wedding Vanessa before!" Which, of course, was the point. My friend (dressed as Ariel) and I had tons of opportunities to pose for photos, and especially liked being able to pose with other Ursulas. Hopefully the people taking the pictures had as much fun as we did!
This last one is my favorite, simply because the fabulous Tom Catt and I got to recreate such a classic moment from the movie!
Now I guess I just need to figure out what to do with the dress– there's no room for it in my closet, and I think I've about exhausted the possibilities in the tentacle skirt. I think I may just save the wedding dress part for my daughter to play dress-up with, and toss the tentacles. Unless anyone wants a tentacle skirt?
Things to remember for future conventions:
1. Being able to get into and out of a costume by oneself is a very important consideration when constructing one. I've been so used to having my husband around to zip me up and arrange my tentacles (there's another phrase I never thought I'd say) that it was kind of difficult to zip myself up while trying to hold the dress in place. In the end I was just grateful that there was another girl in the bathroom who could zip the dress up for me.
2. If you're going to wear false eyelashes, remember to bring the tube of adhesive with you in case of detachment. I ended up looking a little lopsided (at least from up close) about halfway through the day.
3. If you're making a bag to carry, sew some side pockets or compartments into it– makes it a lot easier to quickly grab your camera or cash or whatever it is you'd rather not spend five minutes digging around in your bag for. And yes, the important stuff always migrates to the bottom…
4. Shoes with arch support! Especially if your costume keeps you from sitting down easily. Speaking of which…
5. Make sure you can sit down in your costume. Really, make sure you try it. I did okay on benches, but came perilously close to falling when I tried to sit in a chair and the weight of my skirt pushed the chair just far enough back that my butt almost missed it on the way down.
6. If you get someone to take pictures for you, make sure you check them before you decide you've got enough. I really could've used some better-angled shots of the whole outfit, or a picture in front of a window where I didn't have to Photoshop out the giant orange crane growing out of my head… (can you see where I removed it in the top shot?)
In any case, I had a great time! Now for a short hiatus on sewing projects so I can put my craft room (i.e., the computer room that is currently full of thread snippets and stray pins) back in order before my next one!
Vanessa/Ursula Costume, Bonus: Butterfly Bubble
I was trying to figure out fun poses for pictures in the Ursula/Vanessa dress, and decided to make an extra prop to use– the butterfly sphere.
Okay, so maybe you don't instantly recognize the reference, but in the movie, when Ursula decides to "take matters into her own tentacles" and transform into Vanessa, one of the things she puts into her transformation potion is a bubble with a live butterfly in it.
I remembered that I already had some clear glass Christmas ornaments, and thought they'd be perfect for this application. At first I tried to use a 3″ feather butterfly that I had in my craft closet, but the wings were too rigid and it fell apart as I tried to cram it into the top opening. Instead, I decided to use some gold paper to make one. I cut two butterfly shapes and sandwiched some thin wire between them, first taping it down and then gluing the butterflies together, right sides out. Then I took some gold and brown paint and did a little texturing on the paper to make the butterfly look slightly more realistic. It still looks a little clunky, but it's close enough.
I rolled the wings up and inserted the wired butterfly into the glass ornament, then used my fingers and a chopstick to unroll the wings. I ran the wire through the holes in the top of the ornament cap and twisted it to keep things securely in place. I also piped on some hot glue as extra insurance..
I turned the whole thing upside down and presto– instant butterfly bubble!
Stay tuned for photos from the convention!
Vanessa/Ursula Costume, Finally Done!
It's finished! Here are pictures from just before I packed it up in the world's largest garment bag to take to Anime Boston:
Please ignore the mess in the background– I'll get better shots when I go to Anime Boston next week. I really need to learn the best angles to shoot this outfit from so the tentacles show to good advantage.
Also, you know what's scary? I have Tammy-Faye Baker levels of eye makeup on in these pictures– the biggest false eyelashes I could find, additional false lashes on the lower lid, black eyeliner, white eyeliner, the works. But it's still not all that scary in pictures. And frighteningly enough, after about an hour of wearing the stuff it ceased to startle me in the mirror. This must be how people get used to wearing it every day…
Vanessa/Ursula Costume, Part IX: The Accessories
So, back to costumes… the dress is finally done, but there's still plenty to do before the costume is completely finished.
First up is making the veil and headpiece. The veil in the movie actually looks to be opaque, but I don't like the look of that so I ordered a 6′ long, single layer veil in ivory tulle on eBay for just under $6 (including shipping, which cost more than the veil). It came wrinkled, but nothing that a session in a steamy bathroom didn't cure. It ended up being a hell of a lot longer than 6′, though, so I trimmed it to about 12″ off of the floor. This way it won't get tangled in the tentacles, and no one will step on it.
The movie scenes showed that the headpiece was the same color as the ruffles on the dress, so I cut two tiara shapes out of a manila folder, one of them with tabs on the bottom edge (more on that later)– and covered them in fabric. To do that, I painted a thin layer of glue onto each cardstock piece, then smoothed the fabric over them. Once they were dry, I cut the fabric about 1/2″ from the edge of the cardstock (clipping the curves), folded it over, and glued it down on each piece. Then I sandwiched the pieces together, fabric on the outside, with hot glue. I also inserted two twist ties between the layers to help with stiffness, though in retrospect that wasn't necessary.
I folded the tabs at a right angle, bending the twist ties to help keep things in place, and used hot glue to attach them to the inside surface of a black headband so the tiara sat directly in front of it. I'd originally planned on gluing the tabs on top of the headband, but the extra 1/4″ in height makes the tiara sit unnaturally high on my head (and I don't have poofy Disney princess hair to make it work), so I'm going with this instead. Then I just hot-glued the veil to the headband, right behind the tiara.
(UPDATE 3/25/15: after I tried on the veil I decided it wasn't draping as well as it could have, so I stitched a 1/2″ strip of white horsehair braid into the hem to give it some body. Looks much better now.)
My original Ursula costume used a cardboard cutout painted to look like a golden shell for Ursula's necklace, but for this costume I wanted to go with the real thing, so I sourced it out to Etsy. The shell came painted gold, and I touched up the shadows a bit with darker paint just to make them more visible from a distance. Here's the before and after:
It looks great and probably doesn't cost much more than I'd have paid anyway for supplies. I did consider trying to find one of those recordable mini-chips that they put into greeting cards to record Ariel's voice and play it back at appropriate times, but the chips are surprisingly bulky and wouldn't fit inside the shell.
Finally, while there's nothing like this in the movie I do need a bag to keep things in at the convention, particularly since I've had to forego pockets in the dress. I like to make bags from leftover dress fabric (helps the bag blend in to the skirt during photos), but my dress disaster took up almost all of my extra fabric in the repair. Luckily I put my patchworking skills (already honed from earlier) to good use on the scraps and managed to whip up a reasonably-sized drawstring bag to carry with me. It's not gorgeous or anything, but it'll do.
Hey, does this mean that I'm done? Like, DONE done? And with two weeks to spare! Amazing! Pictures of the whole outfit put together coming up soon…
1. If you're going to make something to attach to a headband, make sure that you cut it to fit your head, not just the band. Since the headband will be bent into a different shape when you're wearing it, just tracing it as-is onto paper won't give you the right curve.
2. When gluing fabric to things I like to use tacky glue rather than white glue. It's stickier and less likely to bleed through. Also, I brush the glue onto the non-fabric surface and let it sit for a while to increase the stickiness before smoothing the fabric onto it. If you don't do this step, the glue just soaks into the fabric and nothing sticks.
3. On the other hand, when you need a fast, strong bond, hot glue is definitely the way to go. I used it for all of the structural parts of the tiara. The only reason I didn't use it for the fabric was because it's too dimensional to get a smooth surface.
Vanessa/Ursula Costume, Part VIII: Finishing the Dress (Again)
So, I've finally finished the dress for real! I bought another sheer curtain panel and cut another giant arc out of it to make the front drape, and attached the longer ruffles to the sides as before. This time, though, I tapered the ruffles towards the top to better mimic the lines of the movie dress. Then I stitched it all to the front of the dress, sweeping the ruffles out towards the hem in a slight curve. Since I couldn't finish the hem of the drape until it was attached and I knew how it would fall, I trimmed it to the right length afterwards and melted the edges with my heat gun instead of trying to sew a hem.
I had to do a little fiddling to get the tentacles attached properly, since I had an extra layer of fabric to contend with and I didn't want the pull of the tentacle to disturb the draping. I ended up treating the draping layer as if it weren't there, simply running the thread through it without trying to stitch onto it, and that worked out all right.
I swear, this dress is ridiculously heavy, and if not for the hoop skirt I wouldn't be able to move at anything above a slow shuffle. As it is, I still walk carefully to avoid jostling the tentacles too much– I don't want to make any sudden sharp jerks that might put extra tension on the attachment points. Sitting down is also difficult, and going through doorways is something to be undertaken with great caution.
I'm very happy with how it turned out, though– this tentacle design is much better than my original idea, though of course it was a lot more work than I'd anticipated. Everything always is, it seems…
Vanessa/Ursula Costume, Part VII: Tentacles Redux
Moving forward, I've realized that I'm never going to be able to simultaneously have the dress be attractive and display the tentacles as they're currently sewn on the underlying skirt. Solution? Move the tentacles.(Warning: the word "tentacles" is used so often in this post that it's starting to sound weird, even to me)
I permanently installed a narrow hoop skirt inside the tentacle skirt, using the hoop at the bottom to puff out the lower hem enough that it would both give me some space to walk and bring the tentacles out far enough to extend past the hem circumference of the wedding dress. Then I detached all the tentacles and unwound them from each other so I could reposition them on the skirt. I experimented with different placements, trying to figure out how best to display the tentacles on the outside of the dress. I figured that if I brought the ends of the tentacles up over the hem of the wedding dress, they'd be visible but not interfere with the lines of the dress itself.
I pinned the tentacles in place around the black underskirt, arranging them over the white dress to get the best effect. Once they were pinned appropriately, I marked the new hem of the dress and unpinned everything so I could do the final hemming, as well as the pressing and trimming of seams. I wanted to add pockets to the dress (always useful), but the skirt didn't have side seams and I had to dispense with that idea.
I sewed the base of each tentacle in place to the black underskirt, stitching through both the black skirt and the hoop skirt and using the hoops themselves as anchors for some of the tentacles to add support. I also threaded some bent coat hangers through some of the tentacles to use as supports. Here's the tentacle skirt before and after:
Once the bases were set in place, I put the wedding dress on over the tentacle skirt and sewed the tips of some tentacles directly to the dress with white embroidery floss (stronger than thread), extending the thread through the white fabric and anchoring it to the black satin underskirt and hoop skirt for added support. At each layer of fabric I added a few stitches on a patch of interfacing to strengthen the tension points and prevent anything from ripping due to the weight of the tentacle. Some of the tentacles actually had a "floating" effect, where I let several inches of floss play out between the tentacle and the skirt layers– I was going to use fishing line, but the floss was easier to work with. I used white floss so I could stitch on the surface of the dress invisibly, but then colored the exposed parts black with a permanent marker to make them less visible.
I still need to re-do the center draping panel and the skirt ruffles before I can attach the last two tentacles, but since I've already done it once it shouldn't be too tough to do it again (knock wood). Here's a picture of the current state of the dress:
CORRECTION: this is a photo of the dress with the tentacles pinned before attaching– I forgot to take a picture of the dress in its current state. More photos in the next post.


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