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A large number of HCI-related courses are available from many different departments at Tufts. Below are some courses from various departments. To view the general list of Tufts University courses, please visit the course listings website . Additionally, information about course listings and graduation requirements can be found in the Tufts Bulletin.
Halligan Hall houses the computer science department at Tufts.
The department is home to both Linux and Windows labs. Additionally,
the building contains several conference areas, class rooms, and offices.
The HCI group has a lab on the fourth floor of 196 Boston Ave. Technology wise, the lab is home to a number of devices used for past and current research projects. More recent additions incude our fNIRS system.
Additionally, there are a number of computer labs and workstations across the Medford campus. Anderson Hall, one of the Engineering buildings, contains the EPDC, or Engineering Project Development Center . Additionally, the building contains several other labs accessible to students. Another large computer lab is located in Eaton Hall.
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The Tufts HCI Lab can be contacted several ways. Generally, email is the
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Kodak Gallery Tour Videos Online
Remember the moment in Dead Poets Society, where Robin Williams' character John Keating gathers the students around the old boys photograph? "Listen… they're speaking… they're saying to us… "Carpe Diem". Kodak has taken that idea and made it the starring moment of their latest tv commercial. It's an ad for the emerging online Kodak Gallery. A class of young students look around the gallery with their guide. They're encouraged to Listen. Can you hear them? Just listen. The pictures. They're talking. You have to be very quiet. They're saying, "Keep me. Protect me. Share me. And I will live forever."
The full ad is to be found at the gallery itself at http://gallery.kodak.com Make sure you have Shockwave flash installed. Allow popups and enter the gallery. Click on the photos on the wall to the right of the curator. It's a 10 MB flash animation so be prepared to wait for it to load, even if you have broadband. Once you're at the gallery, click on these photos for the full tv commercial.
Click on the image below to play the video.
(April 2005)
The Kodak Gallery (previously Ofoto) is now up and running. The site outlined above is no longer in operation. I'll post here if the ad makes its way back online.
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(August 22, 2005)
It's good to see the campaign is back online this week. To reach the Kodak Gallery Tour, with its 14 MB flash-format movie, click on "Take The Tour", the small underlined words in the right hand corner at the bottom of www.kodakgallery.com.
Kodak Gallery's television and online advertising campaign is back on deck.
Adcritic informed us last week:
"To support the launch of Kodak's EasyShare Gallery, Ogilvy & Mather New York will launch a multimedia campaign based on the idea of an infinite gallery containing all the pictures in the world. A series of Joe Pytka-directed commercials – plus a six-minute mini-movie -take us inside the metaphorical museum, where children are given a tour of pictorial history and other visitors reminisce about the past."
The multimedia campaign was on in February this year, then disappeared in about April when the actual digital photography gallery opened for use.
The Kodak Gallery campaign was developed at Ogilvy & Mather, New York, by group creative director Mike Wilson, executive creative director Chris Wall, art director Richard Ryan, and agency producer Lisa Steinman.
Filming was directed by Joe Pytka from PYTKA.
Editor was Adam Liebowitz at Go Robot.
Music was by Brian Banks at Ear to Ear.
Visual Effects were developed at Nice Shoes.
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Tagged: Ear to Ear, Go Robot, Joe Pytka, Nice Shoes, Ogilvy North America
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Homeowners Recognize Value of Renting: Avoiding Foreclosure, Fluctuating Market Seen as Perks
Given the current state of the real estate market, the independent 2007 survey conducted by Harris Interactive found that the majority of homeowners65 percentbelieve that there are advantages to renting as opposed to owning.
And that number contradicts what many people are used to hearing.
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These days, some current homeowners are recognizing the advantages of renting, according to a new survey commissioned by the National Apartment Association.
Given the current state of the real estate market, the independent 2007 survey conducted by Harris Interactive found that the majority of homeowners65 percentbelieve that there are advantages to renting as opposed to owning.
And that number contradicts what many people are used to hearing.
This survey reflects a notable contrast to what we traditionally see, said NAA president Douglas Culkin. In the past, people who own their homes have generally seen renting an apartment as a stepping stone to homeownership. That phenomenon has by no means disappeared, but, across the nation, were seeing more and more consumers opting to rent, instead of own.
Tax savings are a clear benefit of home ownership (see the article on home ownership deductions from AOL Money & Finance), but some homeowners who were surveyed were able to acknowledge the perks of renting.
After all, with the costs of homeownership including property taxes, private mortgage insurance and expensive repairs, and the fact that properties arent flying off the market as quickly as they used to, some people may see the advantages of a different residential path.
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According to RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosure properties, more than 1.2 million foreclosures were reported nationwide during 2006 a foreclosure filing rate of 1 per 92 households and an increase of 42 percent from 2005.
And NAA notes that some homeowners who are forced to become renters because of losing their homes to foreclosure take on a new set of problems, since they must then deal with the problem of failing to qualify as credit-worthy apartment renters.
Given these data about rising foreclosure rates and the problems for affected homeowners, its not surprising that the subject of foreclosure was addressed in the NAA survey. One-fourth of respondentsa full 25 percentsaid that having no susceptibility to foreclosure was a reason to rent.
Another 23 percent said that not having to worry about fluctuating interest rates was a benefit, and 23 percent also said that not being impacted by an unpredictable real estate market was a renting advantage.
There were, however, some drawbacks to renting for those people surveyed. A large percentage of homeowners62 percentcited the potential lack of privacy of renting as a consideration.
And while many would think that consumers would be concerned about building equity, only about half of homeowners54 percentsaid that the inability to build equity if living in an apartment or condominium is a major concern. (People who are planning to move in the next year or two, for example, arent necessarily concerned with building equity in the long term.)
Given the current state of the real estate market, homeowners seem to have some reasons to note the advantages of renting. With foreclosure rates rising and the existence of a fluctuating real estate market, would-be and current homeowners are having to make serious decisions about where theyre going to live, how much they can afford and whether renting or owning is the best option for them.


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This is the second time I have been to DimDim Sum Dim Sum Speciality Store – but this time a different branch in Wan Chai.
Prawn stuff aubergine and pineapple and custard stuffed puffs. The pineapple ones are mega.
Steamed BBQ pork buns. Which I am going to have a go at making some time.
Crispy noodle and Prawn rolls. These were pretty killer actually.
Fried pork rolls.
Actually posting this is killing me. I am drooling thinking about it. Too delicious.
Last but not least, the Steamed Beef with Tangerine balls. This is a traditional dish and if you are into meet – have it.
Now at three locations, Jordan, Mong Kok (Kowloon side) and Wan Chai (Island side). http://www.dimdimsum.hk/


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When I began my Minneapolis wedding photographer business, I did not have a "home base" in which to meet clients, share images, show products, etc. A few years in, I realized I no longer enjoyed holding client meetings in poorly-lit coffee shops and loud restaurants. My shoulders were hurting from lugging around huge bags of wedding albums and wall art. Not to mention that I had never had a good indoor location for portrait sessions, image reveals or other meetings. It seemed that the time was right to begin looking for my own Minneapolis wedding photographers studio.
Anyone who knows me would know that any decision I make is never taken lightly. I started by meeting and interviewing several studios around town who were looking for additional Minneapolis wedding photographers. I then also started looking into options for renting my own studio. I found one that I loved at the Vandalia Tower building, located on Vandalia Street at the 94 exit in St Paul. The building was undergoing a major remodel, so at first glance it was not much to look at. But being a member of the First & First family (the group who owns and operates the gorgeous Aria event space in Minneapolis), I figured the building owners knew what they were doing. And they had great plans underway, including the recent opening of Lake Monster Brewing and the Paikka event space. So I started leasing my own studio in 2015 amongst the awesome artists and even a few other Minneapolis wedding photographers of Vandalia Tower.
To say that I love my studio is an understatement. It's an awesome space, and I was lucky enough to have a friend help with the build out so we could customize the space to fit exactly how I wanted it. I started by polishing and coating the floors white. I divided the space into thirds for the variety of needs I had in my studio by adding a room to the middle of the space. The room is partly for my husband's painting studio, partly as a place for my hair/makeup artists to work with my clients, an partly as a client changing room. It's got a door so can be closed off the the rest when needed, as well as plenty of lighting, chairs, full-length mirror, etc.
My much-needed front room is a meeting space, a show-room of Minneapolis wedding photographer product samples, and a space that I can hold Image Reveal Sessions projected directly on my wall. I love the modern aesthetic, airy feel, and focal wall art spaced around the room. While the room is full of samples and other items to look at, it does not feel packed or messy.
The back of my studio is the shooting area - I've got numerous backdrops, props and seating, all set against the gorgeous light coming from a huge set of warehouse windows in the back wall. I've also got full studio lighting and blackout curtains in case I need to control the light in a more detailed way. So I am lucky - I have the capabilities of being both a natural light studio as well as full control of studio strobes.
I am so excited to share my Minneapolis wedding photographers studio with everyone. Please take a moment to let me know if you'd like to visit - I would love to meet with you to talk about your wedding day plans, photograph you, and/or show you your final images and my heirloom artwork samples in my Minneapolis wedding photographers studio soon. Take a look at these photos to see what you could expect when you come to visit!
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Here are a few important hvlp tanning system tips that may help you in your quest for the right hvlp airbrush tanning machine.
Most airbrush tanning systems or kits on the market today include the following:
HVLP Tanning Part 1:
Airbrush Spray Tan Basics: If you do not know what a compressor is, it is the machine that takes the air and compresses it to build up pressure and lower its volume with a pump that then forces the air into the piston chamber. This air that has been compressed is then put into a storage space until it needs to be used. The compressors in spray tan systems can need oil or there are oil less models that are much more convenient. Compressors that use oil also expel fumes that can turn clients away. There are also compressors designed to make less noise because a noisy compressor can make for an uncomfortable salon experience.
Double action airbrushes are to best because they let the operator have the most control over the amount of color and flow of air that is coming from the airbrush. Both of these need to be at the right amount to get the tan even. It gives a professional the ability to change from a fine mist to a solid color in just one pass.
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There are two kinds of dual action brushes used in most spray tan systems:
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There has been great advances in airbrush systems in recent years. No longer do clients have to sit through loud sessions being barraged with compressor noise. Now there is a great innovation with HVLP, high volume-low pressure, spray tanning systems. HVLP is quickly becoming the preferred system for salon owners and spray tan operators.
HVLP Tanning systems have many advantages including:
HVLP tanning sessions are done in only a fraction of the time. Not only will this allow you to get clients out faster, making them happy, but will also enable you to do more sessions in a day.
HVLP systems break up the stream of solution that is coming out of the end with a great deal of air but at low pressure which makes it into a very fine mist. This lowers the bounce back effect and give the most even, natural tan available from a spray tanning system.
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The Westminster Handbook to Christian Theology series provides a set of resources for the study of historic and contemporary theological movements and Christian theologians. These books are intended to help students and scholars find concise and accurate treatments of important theological terms.


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My grandmother lived to be 94. Outside of a weekly lunch and trip to the hair salon, plus the occasional dinner with family, my grandmother, by her own choice, lived a very solitary life. In a TED Talk this year, psychologist Susan Pinker predicted that my grandmother, and seniors like her, could live even longer if they had more social interaction.
Pinker reached these conclusions by travelling to Sardinia, one of the five Blue Zones or places in the world where people live the longest. In fact, this island has ten times more centenarians than anywhere in North America.
There, Pinker observed a community so densely populated that people were forced to cross paths with great frequency, giving them no choice but to become interconnected and involved in one another's lives. But it was more than that. In this tight-knit society, the older members were also surrounded by extended family and supported—and cherished—by everyone around them.
Pinker's empirical data is supported by research conducted by Julianne Holt-Lunstad at Brigham Young University in 2010. In her studies of tens of thousands of middle-aged Americans, Holt-Lunstad found that the absence of close relationships and social interaction, in general, ranked higher in predicting mortality than usual suspects like drinking, smoking, being overweight and not exercising. That connectedness included everything from close relationships with family and friends to simply chatting with the teller at the bank.
Could this research also explain why women tend to live longer than men? Pinker believed so. Because women cultivate more face-to-face relationships than their male counterparts and just enjoy talking more, those "girls nights out," book clubs and even casual conversations in the grocery store could be doing more than drawing them closer to their friends and helping them make new ones. This bonding could also be protecting women from disease and decline.
The takeaway of these findings is simple: meet that friend for lunch, visit your mother/son/aunt and talk to the person beside you in the elevator. It could help you live longer!


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I often get asked for black henna applications and i'm a little surprised at the volume of inquiries. Leezee's does NOT use black henna and neither should anyone. Black henna can be very dangerous as it contains a chemical called PPD.
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PPD (para-phenylenediamine) is a black chemical dye that may cause severe allergic reactions. Unfortunately, henna products are often labeled "Natural" but contain traces of this chemical. Leezee's does not use or promote black henna and we strongly recommend NOT using it. PPD has been linked to cancer, it has also been know to burn skin and cause sever reactions.
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We're switching over to the fall movie preview now, heading into award season. September exists in a misty plain between high award season and the dwindling summer blockbuster rush. September tends to be a bit of a doldrums at the cinema, and this year is no different as the slate is mostly crap with but a few notable titles mixed in.
September 2
Apollo 18
There really was an Apollo 18 manned flight to the moon in the early 1970's, or at least there were plans for an Apollo 18 mission. Apollos 18-20 were cancelled. Apollo 18, the movie, posits that Apollo flight #18 actually went off and while on their top-secret mission, the astronauts discover something or other that lead to ending the of the Apollo space program. Dimension is running herd on this and is advertising like the footage is real, so it's basically The Blair Witch Project on the moon.
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Jason Sudeikis anchors this "comedy" about group of friends attempting to mount an orgy (haha, puns). Eric's (Sudeikis) father decides to sell the beach house where Eric and his pals lay about, doing nothing and disappointing everyone in their lives, so Eric and his buddies decide to throw one last bender, an orgy. There's a lot of likeable comics in this movie—Tyler Labine, Martin Starr, Lucy Punch, Nick Kroll, Will Forte—and actors whom I have enjoyed in other funny movies—Leslie Bibb, Lake Bell, Lindsay Sloane—then there's Sudeikis. I guess he wasn't completely awful in Horrible Bosses but he's still the comedy equivalent of a cucumber. He gets the job done or whatever but he's hardly the most interesting thing on the plate. This movie looks awful but I can't decide if that's because it is bad or just because this trailer is shitty.
Update: The movie is bad.
Shark Night 3D
A bunch of no-name kids star in this shameless rip-off of the Piranha franchise. At least Piranha 3D was fun in a bloody, shrieky kind of way. Shark Night 3D just looks like an excuse to remind everyone that sharks are soulless killing machines intent on eating our faces off, and that we're not safe, no matter where we swim.
September 9
Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
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Burke & Hare
Andy Serkis makes an appearance as himself, and not a soulless mocap monster, starring alongside Simon Pegg in this movie about Victorian serial killers who murder people and sell their corpses to a medical school. I'm macabre enough to think this sounds hilarious.
Gwyneth Paltrow kicks off a worldwide pandemic of a hyper-viral strain of avian flu when she returns home from a trip and coughs on her family in Chicago. Then it's a race to save what's left of a diseased, broken human race as the virus spreads. Steven Soderbergh's remake of Outbreak does look pretty cool, kind of like a worst-case scenario for the flu panic that strikes every fall. Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburn, Marion Cotillard and John Hawkes also star.
Main Street
Colin Firth sports quite possibly the worst Southern accent in the history of cinema in this movie about the grindingly slow death of Durham and how one magical stranger is going to save them all with a factory (that makes hopes and dreams?). A lot of decent talent other than Firth, got suckered into this project, including Margo Martindale (Justified), Patricia Clarkson, Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia) and Ellen Burstyn. Oh, and Orlando Bloom. Which—don't we all remember what happens when Bloom tries to do "modern guy with a Southern accent"?
Chinese action import Shaolin is about a group of Shaolin monks who kick ass across China during feudal times. Warlord Hao Jie kills another warlord on Shaolin ground, then must take refuge with the same monks whom he previously insulted (including Jackie Chan) when his family is killed. Hao then teams up with the monks and they go on an ass-kicking spree to defeat the warlords that are tearing China apart. God I love Chinese action movies.
Tanner Hall
Tanner Hall premiered at TIFF 2009 and sat on the shelf for couple years, only to get dusted off and have a limited release in 2011, thanks to Rooney Mara's rising star. The story revolves around a group of girls at a New England boarding school, doing coming-of-agey things like having sex with older men, back-stabbing and abusing No Doz. I'd give this one a pass and see Cracks instead.
Estranged brothers (Tom Hardy and the suddenly-in demand Joel Edgerton, Animal Kingdom), square off in the ring/cage/whatever for a mixed martial arts championship and "the biggest purse ever". One brother is a favorite winner; the other is a scrappy upstart. As they compete the brothers must face the history that divides them and deal with the re…
This is just A League of Their Own for guys, right?
We Were Here
This documentary examines the impact of the arrival of AIDS in San Francisco and is highly likely to make everyone cry. It premiered to generally positive notice at Sundance back in January, and is only opening in New York this weekend and in Los Angeles the following week for Oscar qualifying runs.
September 16
Ryan Gosling goes for broke in Nicolas Windin Refn's Drive, which is about a guy, known only as Driver, who is a stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night. He gets tangled up with the mob, and the pretty young mother next door, and then he hammers a bullet into a dude's skull. Drive has been scoring crazy accolades ever since it debuted at Cannes, where Refn took home the best director prize. It's a throwback to stuff like Bullitt and Driver and between Refn and Gosling it looks like not-your-average action film. I'm too excited to see this to be snarky.
I Don't Know How She Does It
Sarah Jessica Parker appears in another shitty movie about upper-class New Yorkers. I don't know how she keeps getting to make this crap.
My Afternoons with Marguerite
I swear I've profiled this movie before, but I'm too lazy to find it. My Afternoons with Marguerite is a French film about an illiterate man (Gerard "pees on the plane" Depardieu) who finally gets the education he was denied throughout his life when he meets a well-read, elderly woman (Gisele Casadesus) in the park one day. I'm sure it's a sweet movie, and everyone involved is talented, but all I can think about is this.
I'm a fan of Mia Wasikowska, don't get me wrong. And I want to like Henry Hopper, just because of his dad (the late Dennis Hopper). And of course I think Gus Van Sant is a good director. All that said, Restless looks so painfully hipster I can't stand it. She's dying! And he likes to go to funerals! And they outline themselves in chalk on the ground! And they meet a World War II ghost! And they play Battleship! It's seems remarkably absent of Van Sant's pointed, deconstructive style, impersonal even. There's a lack of urgency that feels off for a movie about death, dying and young love. New York and LA only.
Straw Dogs
Director Rod Lurie (The Last Castle) remakes Sam Peckinpah's 1970's "classic" of the same name. Lurie relocates the action from rural England to the Deep South, recasting the Dustin Hoffman role with James Marsden as David Sumner, a screenwriter, who moves to his wife Amy's (Kate Bosworth) small hometown. Once there, the locals give David a hard time as they think he's weak and effeminate, and there's also Amy's ex Charlie (Alexander Skarsgard), who is a creepy asshole type. Things get predictably worse once David hires Charlie and his buddies to do some work renovating the old farm the Sumners bought. It all comes to a head when Charlie gets Amy alone and violently rapes her, which is why I won't be seeing this movie. The original drew a lot of criticism because the rape scene was a bit ambiguous, with Amy seemingly enjoying herself at times. Lurie adjusts the same scene in his update to be make it clear that Amy is not having fun at any time and that this is all very horrible. Which is good? I just can't sit through movies where the whole point is someone getting raped explicitly on screen.
German director Tom Twyker (Run Lola Run) explores the world of a long marriage going stale in Three. Hanna (Sophie Rois, Enemy at the Gates) and Simon (Sebastian Schipper, Run Lola Run) are closing in on twenty years of marriage and are feeling a bit of ennui in their relationship. Enter Adam (Devid Striesow, The Counterfeiters), a young man with whom they each form a relationship. New York and LA only.
September 23
I can't WAIT for this. 1) I'm a huge fan of bad action movies and this looks like a terrible action movie, and 2) finding out if Taylor Lautner will have a viable career after Twilight. Lautner stars as a kid whose life is made of lies and he has to run away from the CIA and some other bad guys while trying to figure out who he really is. Oh! And 3) Lily Collins also stars, and I support my fellow big-browed sister. Also starring Alfred Molina, Maria Bello, Sigourney Weaver and Michael Nyqvist, whom we all know as Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
A Bird of the Air
A bunch of people I've never heard of star in a movie I've never heard of about a guy with a mysterious past who finds a parrot one day and sets out to find its owner. He's joined by a quirky girl with a basset hound. Oh god, it's more hipster than Restless. HIPSTER IS NOT A GENRE.
Speaking of quirky girls and indie love stories, though, have you seen this?
Dolphin Tale 3D
At this point, there's no explaining Ashley Judd's career. Morgan Freeman I get—pay him and he shows up. He's supporting that town down in Mississippi so he needs a constant stream of cash. But Judd? Nope, I don't get it. Anyway, Dolphin Tale is apparently based on a true story about a dolphin that loses his tail in a crab trap and all the people whose lives he touches along the way. As I type this, I'm laughing hysterically, which I KNOW makes me an asshole but COME ON. It's a dolphin amputee! I laugh every time Flipper Tails comes on screen. And since it's in 3D, please tell me there's a scene where Tails' prosthetic flipper comes off and flies out toward the audience. Because that would be HILARIOUS.
I'm going straight to hell.
The Double
So it seems like the Soviets are coming back as a popular movie villain trope. First Salt, now The Double. Richard Gere and Topher Grace star as a retired CIA operative and an FBI agent, respectively, trying to hunt down an assassin. I like both those guys but I feel like I've seen this movie a million times already, and as the buzz for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy continues to build, I don't want to soil my spy movie appetite before the main course, you know? Really, if you've got a spy movie coming out this year that isn't Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, you should just like, wait. No one is going to stand up against it (I'm looking at you, The Debt).
The Killer Elite
Another bad action movie! September is my month. Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert DeNiro (another whose career I increasingly don't understand) star in this movie about…assassins? I think? And they're trying to kill each for the money? You know what, who cares. Statham + Owen + DeNiro + shitty action = I'm there. It will suck, it will make no sense, but it maybe it will be fun. Like, I'm not sure Abduction will be any fun, but I'm pretty sure this one will be. Also, Clive Owen. He's dreamy.
Brad Pitt stuck with this project for a long time and his perseverance paid off as Moneyball looks really good. It's the story of Billy Beane, the Oakland A's general manager who applied sabermetrics in the early 2000s to turn the A's from a horror show into a perennial contender. Moneyball traces Beane's struggle to make the A's a going concern given their bargain-basement payroll, particularly the introduction of sabermetrics via Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). Brand is a fictionalization of Beane's real-life assistant at the time, Paul DePodesta (now with the Mets). I love baseball, so I'm not going to care if this movie is really basebally, but I can see where this might not have quite the broad appeal one would expect from a Brad Pitt movie. It's basically about math and how math changed baseball, a sport a lot of people already think is boring. Still, I loved the book so I'm really looking forward to this one.
This movie looks terrible but it does feature Chris "Captain America" Evans in a muscle shirt and tie, which makes me laugh. I still like Evans, though his physical appeal has lessened as his Captain America body is basically a side of beefcake. I kind of forget that he goes off and makes these little dramas in between bouts of trying to become an action star (though now that he's succeeded in that at last, maybe we won't see a film like this from him for a while?). He's usually pretty good in this kind of thing, even if the movies themselves end up disappointing (see also: Fierce People and The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond). In puncture he plays a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a healthcare company that is blocking the introduction of "safety syringes" meant to help protect doctors and nurses from infection via dirty needles. If I bother with this at all, it'll be on DVD.
Red State
Red State is, of course, Kevin Smith's masturbatory self-distributed "horror" movie about a group of teens who think they're in for a night of anonymous sex but instead get taken hostage by a group of fundamentalists, or something like that. Everyone says Michael Parks (Kill Bill) is really good, but I cannot stand Kevin Smith these days, or these asshole movies he keeps making. He's so offended that everyone says he makes crappy movies (dude, you made COP OUT) that he goes out and makes…another crappy movie. There once was something charming about Smith but now he's just a douchebag, which makes me sad because I love Mall Rats.
September 30
I can't write about it until the embargo is up in a couple weeks, but 50/50 is really, really good and Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives a helluva performance as Adam, a 27 year old guy stricken with a rare form of cancer. Seth Rogen is also particularly effective as Adam's best friend—his range is limited but what Rogen does well, he does really well—and Anna Kendrick is charming as a young therapist. You will laugh AND cry—buckets—so take tissues with you.
I keep seeing this title all over the genre film sites. It's some kind of samurai/spaghetti western and though I do like my bad action movies, this one holds no appeal for me, not even for Josh Hartnett and his little mustache. The trailer is a mess and looks oddly cheap. It also reminds me of The Spirit, which is a movie I'd really rather forget. Pass.
This is one of those fake movies where you initially think you're watching a movie but then you realize it's just a message piece. There's nothing wrong with the message (in this case, be better fathers), but the delivery irks me.
Dream House
The movie that brought us Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, husband and wife! This movie set spawned an all-time hot couple to obsess over, so it's too bad it looks like total crap.
Cripes, how many movies does Matt Damon have this year? Well, this is another one starring Matt Damon (and Anna Paquin, Mark Ruffalo, Allison Janney, Olivia Thirlby, Jean Reno, Keiran Culkin and Matthew Broderick), and this time he's partnered with director Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me). Margaret is about a high-schooler who witnesses a traffic accident and feels partly responsible for it, and what the emotional fall out of her experience is. Sounds sad, and Lonergan is a Grade A "gonna make you cry" guy, so Margaret gets a tissue warning, too.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
This movie is SO GOOD. If you haven't seen it yet on demand, make time to find it in theaters. It's so funny. Here's my full review.
What's Your Number?
Anna Faris and Chris Evans star in this romantic comedy about a girl who discovers if she sleeps with any more men her chances of getting married drop drastically. So she sets out on a quest to revisit all her old boyfriends to see if she can marry one of them. Or something like that—logic is obviously not this movie's strong suit. Faris is funny, though, and this is Chris Evans like I like him—not a side of beefcake and snarky. Pus there's a host of people I enjoy, undoubtedly playing the exes, including Joel McHale, Chris Pratt (Faris's real-life husband), Anthony Mackie, Andy Samberg, Martin Freeman and Zachary Quinto. When this movie was made, Evans and Faris were both "on the cusp but not quite delivering". Well Evans has since made good on his promise, thanks to Captain America, and now it's Faris's turn to live up to her reputation as "the modern Lucille Ball". Err…sure.


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How To Properly Setup A Tuned Daily Driver: My Golf R
Go to any local car show or cruise night, and you'll see a few things that make you bury your face deep within your palms. It's not the idiots brake torquing their muscle cars, or the group of teenagers vaping like a steam locomotive. Rather it's the cars they consider their daily drivers. Massive front splitters, so much negative camber that the car should be proscribed anti-depressants, and full race exhausts that ensure early onset tinnitus. In essence, they've built machines that no longer work in the real world. They're no longer good, reliable, daily drivers. Some enthusiasts believe that's just the price you pay when you want to modify your car. That its undrivability somehow makes the car cooler, or gives you more street cred. Guess what, it doesn't. Modifying to the extreme just makes you want to jump off a cliff after you see the bill for yet another set of tires, which warped due to your car being a part of the Stance Nation. Daily drivers are meant to be just that–a car you drive daily and not something you loathe after ten minutes. There are ways to build a faster car, yet not sacrifice being able to drive your car without ear plugs and a breathing mask due to gas fumes. Here's how I built mine. RELATED: Click Here to See More of the Golf R
I currently own a 2015 Volkswagen Golf R. It's the fastest Golf the company has ever produced. With 292 horsepower sent to all four wheels, a zero-to-60 time of around 4.6 seconds, and one of the coolest adaptive suspensions ever fit to a hot hatch, the Golf R has the muscle to punch well above its class. But this makes modifying it rather difficult–how do you improve a car that's already phenomenal?
Questions Need Answering and Chassis' Need Bracing
RELATED: Watch Our Review of the Golf R Here
Many enthusiasts make the mistake of modifying their cars immediately after purchasing it. Yet, you need to drive the car, and drive it hard, to find where the car is lacking. Does it need more power? Is there a lack of mid-corner grip? Does the engine sound flat and uninspiring? Where are the car's faults?
These are the questions you need to be asking before you ever pickup a wrench or drop thousands of dollars on any aftermarket parts.
After spending a few months with the Golf R, I found a few places where the car could be improved. The Golf R sometimes falters when diving into a corner and then launching itself out. Depending on the corner, you can get a fair amount of understeer. You want the car to stay flat, hook up, and launch like it was a Saturn V rocket escaping Earth's gravity. To help reduce that roll and understeer, The Golf R paid a visit to Pierce Motorsports, which designed a custom front strut tower brace and a full chassis brace. This eliminated the car's roll, reduced understeer, and made it feel closer to the new BMW M3 than any Golf has the right to feel. The understeer issue though, could be reduced even greater, which lead me to tires.
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
RELATED: Amid Diesel-Gate Will VW Cancel the Golf R400?
Tires are such a simple modification that so many overlook. Having the right tire setup can be the difference of finding tenths of a second to full seconds. Michelin, over the past few years, has been the tire manufacturer to beat. It's Pilot Cup or Pilot Supersports are widely considered some of the best tires around for any project car. However, they do have two drawbacks; they wear out strikingly fast, and cost a fortune. For the Golf's setup, I scoured forums, tire reviews, and manufacturer sites to find a lower cost tire that almost equaled the Michelins performance and settled on a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric IIs. Understeer is no longer a factor. When brought up to temperature, the Goodyear tires are as if the tarmac and the tires are no longer two separate things, but rather part of a harmonious dance that destroys all that dare challenge the Golf R.
Sound Matters
RELATED: The Cursed Volkswagen Passat W8
While the driving dynamics of a car are arguably the most important aspect when setting a car up, sound is crucial to the sensation of speed. Almost every modern four-cylinder engine produces a sound that's a cross between a dying cat, and some type of broken fiddle. Manufacturers haven't been able to tune any four-cylinder exhausts to produce a melodious bellow or high-pitched scream as they have with larger engines. Even the Golf R's synthesized internal soundtrack, which mimics a five-cylinder, isn't great. This is in part due to Volkswagen and other companies running countless baffles, mufflers and catalytic converters along the exhaust.
The Golf's exhaust was then replaced with a brand-new unit from MagnaFlow. Gone are the secondary mufflers, and the exhaust pipe itself has been Increased in overall diameter to allow for better flow. All of which make for a much louder, but not overly drony experience. The up-shifts feel angrier and turbo hisses are far more pronounced. The MagnaFlow system even retains the stock exhaust baffles that change the tone when switching driving modes from Normal, Sport, and Race. Because of that, it remains a perfectly composed daily driver
It's easy to go hog wild when modifying a car, giving it four turbos, 2,400 horsepower, and a gutted interior. It's far more difficult tuning the perfect daily, that's why basic modifications like tires, suspension components, and exhausts make the most sense. They also are some of the easiest and cheapest ways of making your car faster.
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Healthcare services in Chennai are provided by both government and private hospitals & clinics. Also known as 'India's health capital', Chennai has various multi specialty and super specialty hospitals. People from around the world visit Chennai to get medical treatment as it is affordable. At present, Chennai is the hub of medical tourism in India. There are various government aided hospitals in Chennai such as General Hospital, Adyar Cancer Institute, Government Stanley Hospital and TB Sanatorium. There are around seven palliative care units in Chennai. Star Health insurance has tied up with various hospitals in Chennai to provide cashless hospitalization to its policyholders. It means, when you get yourself admitted in any of the network hospitals in Chennai, your medical bills will be paid by Star Health insurance directly to the hospital. Home nursing and healthcare services are also growing in the city. You can show your health card at any of Star Health's network hospitals in Chennai to avail cashless hospitalization.
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Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures…
-Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland
In the past 10 years I've backpacked through Europe, North, Central and South America. Over the same course of time I've taken residence in: Michigan, California, Montana, Hawaii, Florida, Costa Rica and Spain. Sure, some of those stints lasted no longer than 6 months- regardless, you could say I'm a bit of a wanderer.
Throughout my travels I'm occasionally asked, "What are you running from?" After giving this question considerable thought, I can confidently reply,
"I'm running to something."
The thing is, I've had a glorious childhood, made exceptional friends and experienced unwavering love and support- but wanderlust it's concerned with any of that.
Wandering has nothing to do with forgetting the past, dropping old friends and finding new love. It's about self-exploration, adventure, making new connections and boldly moving forward into the unknown.


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Previous Projects
Dennis E. Harmon Estate
From December 17th 2013 through July 17th 2014 I worked in a small town in Connecticut. I was given the opportunity of a life time – to handle the estate of horologist Dennis Harmon. This was no ordinary job. In short, I traded labor and resources in organizing the sale of the shop contents for a workshop of my own. It was the only way I saw that I could acquire the tools and machinery needed to do my work. You can read my first post about when I began this adventure here. It was a very long and difficult 7 months, but well worth it and it served as an eduction in itself. I kept a detailed log during my time there – which I may elect to share one of these days. Radiolab covered the project – you can read about it here.
In going through his workshop, I got to know Dennis in a very strange and intimate way. I regret that I never met him. The world lost more than a man in Dennis Harmon. His knowledge was immense and skills almost incomparable. The workshop was just an echo of him, and it was one of the most fascinating places I have ever had the privilege to step foot in.
During my time at West Dean College, I was a regular contributor to the West Dean blog: Current Projects.
I hope you take a look and enjoy!
My posts on the blog include:
My restoration of the Automaton Ship and how I made the silver shagreen case:
My work on Angelsey Abbey's Pagoda Clock: Part 1 and Part 2:
My restoration on the Scarlet Tanager singing bird automaton:
My work placement at Museum Speelklok in Utrecht, Netherlands:


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(Photos by SUGARCANE Raw Bar & Grill unless indicated)
I received an invitation to the opening of the SUGARCANE Raw Bar Grill to taste their globally-inspired chef's small and large plates as well as inventive cocktails.
SUGARCANE'S special dinner menu enticed us with 16 exciting courses, an opportunity to savor so many of their specialties.
The dinner was unbelievable, so pleasing to the palate, EACH dish offered their own masterpiece of flavors.
The First Four Courses were from the CRUDOS (Raw) menu:
Kombu marinated Fluke- I love when the chef brings out the bold full-flavor of marinated fish, steak and pork. This thinly sliced, marinated white fish sits on a bed of sea kelp, the longer you leave the fish on the kelp the longer it marinates. The Fluke is topped with charred onions, sliced red grapes and sesame seed oil.
Wagyu Beef Carpaccio- I usually prefer Wagyu Beef because the cattle are considered "happy" with massages and special care. This beef originally from Japan, now bred in the United States is so tender and juicy. The Wagyu Beef is served with Kimchi Pickles and Black garlic aioli.
A sweet Japanese Hokkaido Scallop- the Scallop was a triple treat- tender, light and spicy. The Scallop was served with infused compressed Fuji apples, black truffle oil, lime and sliced jalapeno.
Kinilaw Kampachi, Pilipino-inspired sliced fish, sliced Serrano Peppers, Coconut Cane Vinaigrette, citrus and Puffed Rice. The hot Serrano Peppers added a zing to the meal.
This evening was filled with so many delightful surprises, a continuation of my SUGARCANE review will appear in another article.
Award winning Executive Chef & Partner Timon Balloo's French-trained background and globally inspired menu, guests choose from Asian, Latin American, North African, Middle Eastern and the United States.
This cuisine represents three kitchen concepts- open fire grill, raw bar and traditional kitchen for a "shared experience".
He celebrates the simple pleasures in life-eating well and celebrating with friends.
SUGARCANE raw bar grill is located in The Grand Canal Shoppes in the Venetian, a AAA Five Diamond luxury resort on the Las Vegas Strip.
The new 6,376-square-foot space is located on restaurant row of the resort's casino level and will offer an all-day menu, Monday through Sunday, as well as lunch Monday through Friday, and brunch Saturday and Sunday.
For more information, please visit www.sugarcanerawbargrill.com
The SUGARCANE Raw Bar Grill, inside the Venetian® 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas. For information, call 702-414-2263.
Samba Brands Management (SBM) brought their James Beard Award nominated Miami eatery, SUGARCANE Raw Bar Grill, to the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian & The Palazzo Las Vegas in spring 2016, marking the brand's inaugural expansion.
Award winning Sandy Zimmerman is a syndicated columnist, Show and Dining reviews, travel, cars, health, luxury and more. Sandy is talk show host of the Las Vegas Today Show programs and Discover the Ultimate Vacation. If you want to suggest topics for articles or have SUGGESTIONS, call 702-731-6491. email@example.com


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In my office (and most Upper Cervical Chiropractic offices) we go to great lengths to determine if someone actually needs an upper neck adjustment on that particular day. The goal is to hold adjustments for long periods of time so the body can repair itself and function normally. We use a thermal scanner, posture checks, and a few other things. How the patient feels that day etc. doesn't factor into the decision-making. Clinical information is what you have to rely on to avoid making mistakes.
Having said all of that, years ago I had two young men that almost made me think I could throw out all of the clinical assessments and base my decision on one thing. Whether I knew they were in the office or not once they came in the door. If I didn't know they were there, almost 100% of the time their upper neck was in alignment, and didn't need an adjustment. If I thought we were being attacked by pirates, then you could almost count on them being out of alignment. Both had been diagnosed with Asperger's and ADHD, and the difference in their behavior on adjustment vs non-adjustment days was remarkable. On the non-adjustment days, they would walk in, grab a book from the kids section, and sit down and read. On the adjustment days, they would be talking very loudly (or basically yelling), and couldn't sit still at all. I still went through all the assessments to see if they were in alignment or not, but as far as I remember, the behavior was never wrong in telling me what needed to be done.
We tend to think of learning, focus, and attention as purely a function of the brain, and if someone is a slow learner, can't focus, and has attention deficit, it is a in brain function. The reality is, sensory input from the body and spine plays a huge role in learning and development. Sensations from hearing, vision, taste, smell, touch, pressure, and movement provide the input to the brain. The brain then uses this information to control movement, awareness, and learning. The more varied and interactive the sensory input a child experiences—the greater the potential for intellectual growth, the ability to focus, and clearer brain function.
Research has shown us that the same areas of the brain that are responsible for movement, are also involved in higher-level learning. Higher-level learning would be things like logic, creativity, and decision making. If these areas of the brain are properly stimulated by proper movement, these areas of the brain develop as children grow.
The spine plays a critical role in the sensory input from movement. The upper neck has a large percentage of the receptors involved in sending movement information to the brain. Since they control the position of our head, (more importantly our brain) they have much more input. If the upper neck is out of alignment this input will be incorrect, which can lead to lower stimulation of the brain, and/or processing issues.
Have you heard the phrase, garbage in garbage out? It is a bit of an oversimplification, but if those top bones aren't moving properly due to misalignment, they will send bad information to the brain. If the brain gets bad information to process, it is very difficult for it to function properly. This can lead to processing issues. Things like ADHD, behavior issues, many of the symptoms of autism etc., can be generated due to this processing error. An ADHD child has difficulty processing all that is going on around them, due to this error, and suddenly the brain is overloaded and they bounce from one thing to another and struggle to focus. An Autistic child may not want to be touched because the brain doesn't properly process the feeling and pressure of touch.
How common is an upper neck misalignment in children? A group of German medical doctors analyzed the x-rays of 1,000 children, and found 80% had a misalignment of the top bone in the neck. They linked this misalignment to a number of childhood issues, like ear infections, seizures, ADHD, and others.
That doesn't mean all cases of neurodevelopmental issues are coming from the neck being out of place, but it is pretty easy to rule it in or rule it out. It takes about 30 minutes in my office for me to determine if the upper neck is a contributing factor in these types of conditions. If we determine that the upper neck is misaligned, there won't be any twisting or cracking of the child's neck. We use an extremely precise and gentle technique, which returns the upper cervical spine to it's proper position, and allows the brain and body to communicate properly, allowing normal processing to occur.
Dr. Lee Angle
Dr. Lee Angle is originally from southern West Virginia. After having his life changed through Upper Cervical Care he chose to pursue it as a career. He has been practicing Upper Cervical Chiropractic for over nine years. Dr. Angle previously worked as a certified personal trainer. This background allows him to educate his patients on proper movement and exercises to speed their recovery and enhance their Upper Cervical Care.
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"Without tolerance the world would be in constant chaos. There would be conflict with everyone's opinions and cooperation would be impossible. With tolerance, the world is able to work together peacefully for common goals. We can be altogether happier without the constant friction of differences in our beliefs. We can share our beliefs and gain more knowledge of one another objectively, thus creating a mutual understanding of the world and greater cultural awareness. Tolerance is the only way to achieve peace in the world." Alissa Herman
There are many who hate. Their disgust for others is hidden by their quietness. It's not tolerance, it's cowardice and insecurity. They lack the confidence in themselves, only erupting in moments where they think they have strength in numbers. The anonymity of the Internet protects them while they douse and let those they are truly not tolerant of have it. This makes them feel powerful in their pitiful worlds.
We are upset to see what others have to say on social media and in other forums, but who hasn't uttered in their minds the nastiest things about others? Aren't we sometimes expressing the very same things, but just not in public? But we'll share them with those closest to us who feel the same. Don't certain issues dredge up emotions and expletives, but ones we choose to keep inside? Aren't we truly just as disgusting as they are, but less honest, really?
I would posit we are. It's an acceptable form of assholery. People choosing to behave more civilized outwardly to keep chaos and raw brutality to a minimum makes it a more desirable behavior though. When biting our tongues makes us analyze our thought process to establish new streams of understanding, this a positive. It makes our internal vileness tolerable in our communities because it's unspoken and not seen. It won't contribute more to the problems we face, and it is a step towards true civilization and humaneness.
Tolerance is the conduit to enlightenment and harmony.
I've been told we'll evolve someday. We are not there yet, but I hope we never stop trying.


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Mon, 25 July 2016
In another dispatch from the Fortress of Proopitude, Greg raps about Robin Williams, the RNC and Roger Ailes.
Mon, 18 July 2016
Live from the Punch Line in San Francisco, Greg discusses Dylan, Davis and Dr. Dolittle.
Mon, 11 July 2016
In the latest dispatch from the Fortress of Proopitude, Greg comments on cannons, The Cree Nation and Cassandra.
Mon, 4 July 2016
Back home at Bar Lubitsch, Greg jokes on James Thurber, James Carville and Jesse Williams.


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Governor Profiles
|The FORT Federation – GOVERNING BODY
|Elaine Anning
|I'm a Co-opted Governor. I originally started as a parent Governor at Awliscombe and became a Co-opted Governor when we federated with Payhembury. I currently have 2 children at Awliscombe primary. I became a Governor when my eldest had started school and a vacancy on the board had arisen. I applied as I hoped to be involved with the school in a productive way and felt I had skills that would be useful. I enjoy it and have learnt a lot so far, with still more to learn! At home I enjoy cooking, running and many kind of craft activities.
|Emily Meek
|I was invited to become a Foundation Governor in September 2013 initially for Awliscombe Primary School where my two children attend school, and since September 2015 for the Fort Federation. I am very proud to have been voted in as Chair of Governors in September 2016 by my fellow Governors. I have previously served as the Designated Governor for Special Educational Needs and Chair of the Teaching and Learning Committee.
I have worked as a School Nurse in the wider local area since 2010 and have a Post-Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing. My main remit within work is to improve the overall health outcomes of all children from 5-19 years of age. I am very passionate in my role as a School Nurse and I have a special interest in the emotional health and wellbeing of all children. I have a good working knowledge of Safeguarding processes and procedures, this is a skill I have utilised within my role as Designated Safeguarding Governor for the Fort Federation.
|Penny Hammett
|Pat Fowler
|I was invited to become a governor of Payhembury CofE Primary School when I retired from my position as headteacher of a small village CofE Primary school very similar to Payhembury. I was thrilled to become a Foundation Governor of the recently formed FORT Federation. I have been in education as a teacher and headteacher for many years and becoming a governor has enabled me to share my knowledge and experience as well as supporting two wonderful local schools.
I am currently Chair of Teaching and Learning Committee and Governor for SEND and Inclusion and a regular visitor in school hearing readers and supporting small groups of children.
|Joanne Stuart
| I became a governor for Payhembury Primary when my boys were at the school in 2001, I was initially a Parent Governor and then the Community Governor before being appointed as the Local Authority Governor. Being the Local Authority Governor means that I am appointed by Devon County Council as a volunteer to represent the local authority interest in the school, I have the same role and responsibility as my fellow governors. I was re-appointed by Devon County Council in 2015 when Payhembury and Awliscombe Primary Schools federated to become the Fort Federation.
My profession is as an HR Adviser and I have numerous years experience in this field across a number of organisations. I currently work in the Education sector and therefore my skills, knowledge and experience are put to good use as a Governor.
I am the elected Chair of the Resources Committee who meets once a term to discuss matters in relation to Finance, Personnel, Buildings and Health and Safety, relating to the Federation. As you can imagine we have quite a full agenda for all of these meetings.
As a Federation we are very fortunate to have two rural schools with the potential for growth and development, this enables us to retain great staff that encourage the children to learn and reach their potential, we have a vast range of experience on the Governing Body whom since Federation have moved very swiftly to embrace both schools, we have a great future ahead of us a Rural School Federation and this is something of which we can all be very proud.
|Nick Bladon
| I have been teaching for 17 years. I spent 10 years teaching in the Midlands and was an assistant head of a large primary, before moving to Devon in 2011. I have taught a range of year groups in that time, though I have spent the last 6 years at Payhembury as a year 5/6 teacher. I have been the nominated staff governor for the past four years and in that time it has helped me to prepare for senior leadership, specifically my new role of Head of school; it has helped me to understanding the strategic direction of the school/federation. I am now the representative for both schools on the governing body.
I have a responsibility to represent the broad views and opinions of the staff at meetings and I report back to staff the key points from full governors
|Tony Treen
|Originally Community Governor for Payhembury School, changed to Foundation Governor when we Federated with Awliscombe.
Serve on the Resources and Pay Committees, and am also lead Governor for Health, Safety and Wellbeing.
Reverend Cate asked if I would like to be a governor, and thought 'why not?', is a way to give something into the village community and support the school.
I have lived / had a house in Payhembury for 25 years, but spent mostof this time overseas. No current personal involvement with the school, but my three daughters all attended Payhembury before moving on to Kings in Ottery.
My background is agricultural development aid, specifically pest management and pesticides, working at all levels from helping small farmers (<2-3ha of land in total) to advising governments on national pest management strategy, legislation and regulations. As such, I have permanently lived and worked in countries in Southern and Eastern Africa, South East Asia, the Middle East, and several of the '...Stan's. I am now semi-retired, but still do the odd short term overseas work trip.
Current main interest is sailing, as now have a 19ft gaff cutter kept on the Exe Estuary.
|Lucy Williams
|I became a parent governor in September 2015, and my two children attend Payhembury school. I've lived in Payhembury since 2003 and have always enjoyed taking an active role in our community. I work as an accountant, and bring some of my financial and management skills to the governor role. I currently sit on the Teaching & Learning and Pay & Performance committees.
|Samuel Pollard
|My name is Samuel Pollard and I am one of the parent governors and currently have my 4 children attend Awliscombe primary school. I'm a lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School and am passionate about education and its power to change lives, young and old. My desire is to support the federation in a variety of ways; one of which will be helping with teaching of more specialist topics such as biology with the use of the universities resources.
|Nick Thwaites
|Foundation governor, Teaching & Learning Committee
I became a governor when our twin daughters were in Year one at Awliscombe Primary. They've now moved on, but I continue to enjoy the importance and variety of governor work, and working with an able and committed team of fellow governors and staff. I spent three years as chair of governors, but have now happily returned to being a 'back-bencher' on the T&L committee, where I have lead responsibility for Curriculum matters.
I spent many years working as a solicitor but now design and make furniture to commission. We live in Awliscombe.
|Paul Cann
|Paul is a foundation governor for the FORT Federation having joined the governors of Payhembury School as a parent governor in 2012. Paul also sits on the finance and resources committee where he is able to use some of his professional expertise gained through his career in the investment management industry. Paul was attracted to join the governors from discussions with other parent governors at the time as he was keen to contribute to the running of the school as it has such an important part in the local community. Paul's 2 younger children Freddie and Isobel are pupils at Payhembury and although a busy working life limits his regular involvement in the day to day activities of the schools, he is always keen to try and attend or help at school events.
|Pete Morris
|I am currently an Industry Development Manager for the Red Meat Division of 2 Sisters Food Group which is the 3rd largest food business in the country. This is a 'change' role working through a supply chain but primarily focussed on a farming production base of over 12,000 beef and lamb producers.
Outside of work I am now firmly established as a family man with all 3 children in Payhembury Primary School. I enjoy gardening and shooting when I have the time as well as an ongoing passion for all things connected to beef and sheep farming.
In my younger days, having opted not to further my formal education, I was an active member of the Young Farmers Club organisation. With the co-operation and support of many people I progressed through the ranks to eventually become its National Chairman, acting as the elected representative of over 25,000 rural young people from throughout England and Wales.
YFC gave me the confidence to achieve and through that I was able to compete and develop my speaking capabilities to the point where I won the competition for being the best young stockperson in the country at the age of 25.
I have been very fortunate throughout my life to have had a variety of opportunities that have come my way and I have always done my very best to maximise those opportunities. This has lead me to having a wide range of experience in many areas and I would hope that some of that could be used to the benefit of the children who attend the primary schools at Payhembury and Awliscombe, where I am a co-opted governor on the Resources Committee.


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General Manager: Katie Clark
"We source the finest ingredients for our creative menu, prepare our food using state of the art cooking techniques and perfectly poach our locally sourced, free-range eggs, to deliver a truly unique and delicious taste experience to our customers.
We also strive to create a work environment for management and employees that encourages excellence in the preparation and delivery of our food and to promote creative input from all members of our team. We reward our employees with competitive wages, a forty-hour work-week and a medical and dental benefits package to both lessen churn and to attract committed and capable talent."
The newest location of Yolks opened at 1598 East Hastings at the end of November 2017. The bright, 1,800 sqft corner address in the newly constructed Boheme building is three blocks east of the original spot at Hastings and Woodland. It holds some sixty seats split between window stools, two floating bench banquettes and six booths. It will also boast a sidewalk patio once the weather turns.
The modern interior design is a new direction for the company, which began as a humble food truck concept. The new look is by local design house Campos Studios, with a brand/identity overhaul by Glasfurd & Walker.
Upon entering the East Hastings restaurant, nostrils are filled with the smells of bacon, hot coffee and Yolks' signature lemon-truffle hashbrowns; there's plenty of pop art on the walls (look out for stoner Chewbacca!); and the service is swift and upbeat.
The new location also boasts new menu changes and an expanded list of cocktails and beers, plus an elevated espresso game with some assistance (and beans) from the good folks at Agro Roasters close by on Clark Drive.
"We encourage people who haven't enjoyed the Yolks experience to visit one of our locations to see and taste for themselves what all the buzz is about."


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Tuesday, November 2, 2004
That Felt Good
I just got back from voting for the first time in my life. I know it's pretty sad that a thirty something year old has never voted but hey at least I'm starting now. I went at 6:00am, when the polls opened, and was about the 5th or 6th person to vote in my precinct. Well I guess it's not really my precinct but it's my parents, where I'm currently registered. It felt good to vote and now I can just sit back and see if the person I voted for can pull out the victory.
3 comments:
- DadS said...
Way to go Mickey !! Every vote counts and I proud that your making your voice heard. Thanks !
- November 2, 2004 at 4:30 AM
- Mickey Standiford said...
Also the news came in right before lunch that Kerry was conseding the vote to President Bush.
- November 3, 2004 at 8:03 AM
- Mickey Standiford said...
Sweet! Way to get out and try.
- November 3, 2004 at 8:03 AM
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Uganda's Premier League side Vipers Sports Club have qualified for the first round of the 2017 Total CAF Confederations Cup.
After a goalless first leg last weekend, Vipers battled to hold home side Club Volcan De Moroni from Comoros 1-1 on Saturday at the Stade de Moroni. They qualify for the next round second on an away goal rule.
The home side took the lead after 15 minutes with a Kamal Djabir goal that caught the Vipers SC defenders napping.
But Vipers SC who preferred to rest their leading marksman Tony Odur continue to push forward on the artificial turf before Deus Bukenya converted a free kick after 29 minutes to level matters.
It was a cautious second half as both teams played more defensively but occasionally went forward. Not even the presence of Cameroonian born Noah Stephane together with two players from Madagascar Razafy Andre and Andrianomenjanaharyangelot Aristide could help the Comoros team.
"We are happy we have made it to the next round," Vipers SC coach Richard Wasswa told the media in Comoros.
Vipers SC will now face the winner between Mozambique's Uniao do Songo and Platinium Stars of South Africa. Platinium Stars won the first leg 1-0.
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Doyle is not a player prone to cheat – he demonstrated that against Aston Villa by refusing to dive when Richard Dunne pulled his shirt – and after seeing France qualify for the World Cup thanks to the chicanery of Thierry Henry, the Republic of Ireland striker knows exactly what it feels like to be conned out of a game.
But the Wolves player insists that diving is, at times, the only avenue for a striker to take.
"The problem is you get a knock from behind and try to stay up and control the ball, [then] you end up losing it and not getting a free-kick," he explained.
"Everyone criticises you for not going down. I had that against Villa earlier this season. So you can't win as a striker.
"It has got to that stage where there is a win-at-all-costs attitude in the game and it's a skill now for forwards to win free-kicks and penalties.
"It is like that Ngog penalty for Liverpool. My argument is that if he stands still he gets fouled by the challenge, but by jumping over the tackle he loses the ball, therefore it is a penalty."
Doyle's team-mate Greg Halford agrees that some players have perhaps become conditioned to believe that they are permitted to sacrifice
fair play at the altar of results.
"You don't go out there looking to cheat on purpose," he said, "but if it happens it is because you are brainwashed to win at
all costs and it comes instinctively.
"I think the attitude of players is changing, especially with all the money in the game. I don't recall watching football 10 or 15 years ago and that happening."
It will be interesting to see how players behave in this game, considering the stakes. Wolves are second from bottom with only 10 points while Birmingham are looking to move up into
mid-table territory: this game is, as Doyle says, "massive" for both sides.
"We've had a few tough games of late," he added. "This is one where we feel we need to a get a result."
Wolves winger Michael Kightly is set to return after a positive response to new anti-inflammatory drugs on his knees.
He will most likely start on the bench, but his presence will nevertheless give manager Mick McCarthy a boost, knowing Kightly's prowess with the dead ball could prove crucial against a Birmingham defence who have been hard to break down in recent games.
The 23 year-old had a talismanic presence on the right for Wolves last season, but he is yet to impress in the top flight.
"Everyone thought he could play in the Premier League, but he has not had an opportunity because he has not been fully fit," said McCarthy.
"He has been our blue riband player. Since walking in the door he has set the place alight. I want Michael in the team – for me, for him, for the club. When he gets fully fit he will be a threat."
McCarthy's men have gone seven games without a win, but Wolves midfielder Karl Henry said: "We've still got the belief that we can climb the table and there's still been a positive mood about the place this week.
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My mum never used to be particularly good at Latin – she has a degree in Maths and worked in IT and teaching for a long time. I can't remember what she got in her O-level, but I don't think it was great. While I was studying Latin and Ancient History from scratch at A-level, she was (re)learning it at the same time and helping me through it. Thanks to her I did very well, but after that I focused on other, crazier things. My mum, on the other hand, went on to do another degree, an MA, and now a PhD – all on classics-related subjects. She has a blog about the PhD.
The reason I'm mentioning all this is that my mum recently did a course with the open university in digital photography. I have no doubt that in a few years she'll have surpassed me at photography too, but in the meantime I'm going to write these tutorials to help her get there. She's going to help me a lot with knowing exactly what I need to cover, and we're going to use some of her photos as examples (not necessarily always bad examples) of real practical things that most beginner photographers face. Rather than jumping straight into discussions of focal length, we're going to start with how to take pictures that aren't blurry and go from there.
Shutter Speed: How to Take Non-Blurry Photos
Shutter speed is one of the three things known as the 'exposure triangle' (the others are aperture and ISO, which we will get to later). At their most basic, these three things affect how much light your camera captures. To take a good photograph, you want to let just the right amount of light into the camera. Too much light and the picture would be completely white, too little and it would be completely black. The shutter speed is the length of time that the shutter is open, letting the light in. It's usually described in fractions of a second. When you see 1/60 on your camera, that means it's 1/60th of a second. 1/60th is faster than 1/30th, which is faster than 1/15 and so on. Depending on the camera, it's possible that it will just show the bottom half of the fraction - so '60' for '1/60'.
Shutter Priority
Most cameras have a 'shutter priority' mode, which lets you just choose the shutter speed and let the camera do everything else for you. It's called 'Tv' on Canon, Pentax and Leica (really silly, I know), and I think it's just 'S' on Nikon and others (more sensible). Let's use this for now so we can just worry about shutter speed before we look at the other two important bits. Take some pictures of a still subject – like a particularly inspiring table or door – choose something simple and keep it consistent. Try a few different shutter speeds in this mode; you'll probably find that your photos start to look blurry if you make the shutter speed too slow – at 1/15 of a second you should definitely start to see some blur. If your camera has image stabilisation (lots of modern cameras have this) then you might be able to go to 1/30th or even 1/20th as long as what you're taking pictures of doesn't move.
This is all because it's difficult to hold the camera perfectly still, even for a second. The slowest shutter speed you can use depends on you, and your camera, so it's a great idea to do some tests with it yourself and work out how slow you can make the shutter speed before the images are too blurry. For example, I try to keep mine at at least 1/60. Here are some useful charts with examples of different shutter speeds:
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Put the Camera Down
Now try putting your camera down on something flat – or if you have a tripod, use that. Now, see what happens if you make your shutter speed even slower. Say two or three seconds. At this point your camera will stop showing fractions, and start showing something like 1", 2" for one second and two seconds. Don't be alarmed. Providing the thing you're photographing is inanimate or dead, you should get nice non-blurry images. Try taking a picture of a slow and sedentary, but still breathing person in the same way. You'll find that however much they try to sit still, they still look a bit blurry. So while a slower shutter speed and a tripod is great for some things – like landscapes and still objects – it's best to avoid it in most situations.
Shooting a Moving Target
This is where shutter speed gets really important. If you want to capture something that isn't 'posed,' it will almost certainly mean shooting at a higher shutter speed. This is when you really can't leave it up to your camera to decide everything for you. As a rule, let's say that the faster something is moving, the higher shutter speed you should choose so you can get a sharp picture of it. There are a lot of exceptions, but it's a good place to start. Let's say you're taking photos of people around a table – they're moving and not posing for the camera and you want to take a natural-looking but sharp photo. Maybe you can get away with 1/80. What if they're walking around? 1/125? Or running? Or throwing things in the air? Increase the shutter speed and check what you're getting. In most cases, blurry-looking people and animals are caused by having your shutter speed set too slow.
Deliberate Motion Blur?
Once you get a feeling for the shutter speeds you need to use to freeze moving things, you can think about experimenting with getting some motion blur intentionally – but make sure you know how to freeze them first so you're not doing it by accident! It can look great to have the shutter just fast enough to freeze someone's face, but see a bit of blur from movement in the rest of their body. Check out the examples at the end.
Zooming In
One thing to watch out for is that as you zoom in more, your shutter speed will need to be faster. When you're zoomed in really far, notice how difficult it is to hold the camera steady. That's because a small movement of the camera makes a much bigger difference when you zoom in. Like holding a very long stick vs. a very short stick. Making a small movement with a big stick makes a big difference at the other end – much less with a short stick. Try this out with your camera – zoom in as far as it will go and see what happens at 1/30. Then at 1/60. Keep increasing the shutter speed until you can get a consistently sharp image. Again, this will be different for different cameras and different people, so find what works for you.
Click through the examples from my mum's photos below and read the descriptions at the bottom for a discussion of how the shutter speed affects the photo:
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Next time we're going to look at the other things that affect exposure so we can move towards shooting in manual mode. All you need to know for now is that a faster shutter speed means less light coming into your camera, so the camera compensates for it in other ways. A slower shutter speed lets in more light. We'll see how this all fits together in getting a balanced exposure once we know what the other two things do.
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Are you stumped for gift ideas? Maybe you don't know what to tell your husband to buy you for Christmas.
I wanted to create a guide full of fun gifts that will help your walk with God, your home, your self-care routine and more. I've included books, adorable clothing, THM items and a few pampering ideas.
These items are budget-friendly in typical Cate fashion. 🙂
This is such an amazing show. Uplifting, the story line is just riveting and the characters are so lovable. Plus, the British accents are so cute.
The Face Shop Foot Peeling Mask
This is the frugal version of a Korean beauty favorite. The foreign version sells for about $30! This one is under $10. I have used this mask many times and I can vouch for its effectiveness. Note: You'll want to hide your feet for a couple days while your dead skin is peeling off.
Milani Baked Blush in Dolce Pink
This blush is comparable to Nars Orgasm Blush. It's universally flattering, the price tag is attractive and it has the perfect amount of shimmer!
I found mine at a thrift store and it was such a game-changer! This wand creates cute curls and waves in minutes. There are a few different sizes available!
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I absolutely adore this devotional. It's a great companion to a healthy lifestyle because it dives deeply into the reasons why we over-indulge. Katie is so positive and she also gives recipes and exercise tips!
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My prayer life has been revolutionized due to this amazing book. I've learned to pray with a boldness that I've never had before. I'd highly recommend reading this!
I've loved being able to record my thoughts and prayers in a Bible with HUGE margins! This is a great tool to help your faith and it's also a cool keepsake for future generations.
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So, the pot pie we made last week has cream of mushroom soup in it. For a vegan option, I frequently use this white sauce recipe instead:
Blend smooth:
1/2 c water
1/2 c raw cashews
1/4 c cornstarch
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
Pour into a saucepan.
Rinse blender with 4 cups of water and add to saucepan. Bring to a boil and lightly boil 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened.
(Sometimes I reduce the water by a little bit if I want a more concentrated sauce.)
Other uses for this recipe include, but are not limited to:
- Chicken – er, garbanzo – a la king (add a small jar of pimento and mushrooms if you like mushrooms, then serve over pasta or rice)
- Cream of Whatever Soup (just add appropriate flavourings). Lots of casseroles call for cream soups.
I hope this is helpful! This recipe is a staple in my house.
Money-saving note: Sunflower seeds are a cheaper alternative to cashews and work beautifully in this recipe.
Make-ahead tip: This recipe makes the equivalent of 4 cans of cream of mushroom (10oz each, or 1 1/4 cups). You can freeze it in 10oz portions and pull it out whenever you need it.