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Those who vehemently loathe the Judeo-Christian roots of America, have always squealed a false narrative whenever they wanted to distance themselves from America's founding principles: Separation of church and state.
This is a false narrative because it erroneously makes reference to the First Amendment. The phrase, "separation of church and state" is not written in the First Amendment of the Constitution. This Amendment rather explicitly states that the U.S. Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from nationalizing any religion, and from creating a national church or preferring one sect over another.
So, the government has no business adopting a State religion NOR should it favor one sect over another. And therefore must not become the legal advocate for any creed against the American people, democracy or freedom itself.
Those in government that have looked for weapons against expressions of the faith of the foundation of our Republic, have often used the phrase "separation of church & state" (which was written in a letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Assoc. in the State of CT).
Now here's the incongruity…the screamers for the State, have suddenly become the advocates of a political system masquerading as a religion (Islam). A system that plans, as per its directives, to conquer and replace our system with draconian dictates that are the antithesis to freedom.
Two recent cases for concern:
First: Following the slaughter of 14 innocent Americans by devout Muslim Jihadists in San Bernardino, CA, the US Attorney General Loretta Lynch made a promise to a Muslim audience, that she would prosecute those she deemed as using 'anti-Muslim' language that 'edges toward violence'. She even urged parents of Muslim children to report any "anti-Muslim bullies" to the Justice Department and the Department of Education.
Instead of protecting the American people from those following an ideology that has an explicit goal of either converting, enslaving (as we still see today in Africa), or killing (i.e. San Bernardino, Ft. Hood, etc.)…the Justice Dept. has chosen to protect followers OF that ideology enabling those followers to continue their reign of terror against free people.
Second: Recently, someone pulled the silly prank of placing bacon on the door handles of a Mosque in Las Vegas. The overreaction of the FBI was quite revealing. Instead of dismissing it as the prank that it was, the FBI is conducting a search for the individual seen on a surveillance video AND offering $5,000 reward for information that leads to the person who pulled the prank. Something that would be done in an Islamic country under Islamic Law.
What's disturbing about these two examples is: It appears that the US government has now become the policing and litigating arm of the Islamic faith. A violation of the First Amendment. And this in light of a recent false anti-Muslim incident in Houston perpetrated by a devout Muslim. Islamic Sharia Law prohibits the disparaging/criticism of Islam, Allah or Muhammed. This violation carries grave consequences to the perp. So, why is the Executive branch of the US government enforcing Islamic Law?
The government's assertion of protecting Muslims from offense (NOT guaranteed in the Constitution) to prevent a violent response by Muslims, flies in the face of their mantra that Islam is a 'religion of peace'. Where was the governmental outrage, in all fairness, to the "Piss Christ", which was a taxpayer-funded abomination first released in 1989? It was again exhibited in 2012 in NYC, and the Obama WH response: Silence.
It is NOT the government's business to shield the feelings of any people group. And by doing so, Washington has become the litigating arm of Islam here in the States, and an influence on Western leaders abroad.
It may very well be too late to heed the wisdom of Ronald, in our death spiral away from freedom:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."
Let's hope there's a few grains of sand left in the hourglass.
Shalom through strength…


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On Tuesday I took part in Parkinson's Disease Foundation expert briefing on Gait, Balance and Falls in Parkinson's disease.
1. Gait (walking) problems in Parkinson's:
- Slow walking, difficult to keep up with people in the community
- Short, shuffling steps (step length gets smaller)
- Foot drags or catch (uneven surface i.e. sidewalk, rug)
- Arms swing less (one side more than other)
- Initiating walking
- Difficulty changing directions
- "hypokinesia" in parkinson's – SMALL movements (handwriting, steps, armswing) … translates to small, shuffling steps in PD
- freezing (i.e., difficulty initiating walking (getting going), and turning "feet glued to floor")
- weakness due to lack of message from brain to muscles (driving muscles, especially extensors) … contributes to small movements, slowness
- rigidity causes reduced mobility in joints (stiffness) *spine, hips … limits your ability to stand up straight (read more about posture HERE)
What does this mean?
Well, greater trouble with walking means emerging disability (Shulman Movement Disorders 2010; 25(1) S131-135)
Thus, we want to ID walking problems as soon as possible to prevent onset of disability over time.
By improving walking ability in Parkinson's we can :
- slow progression of disability
- keep people active, improve speed
- increase size of movements (steps, armswing), turning ability
But, how do we do this?
- Practicing walking can improve walking
- Cueing replaces internal cueing mechanism (loss of automatic abilities due to dopamine decline) with external cues (metronome, music/beat/tempo, flashing light, vibration) to initiate gait (Nieuwboer, 2007)
Examples of cueing training include:
- Metronome/music improves coordination, timing, speed and efficiency
- Pedometer to monitor steps (give you feedback on your progress and helps with goal setting)
2. Fall in Parkinson's
- 80% of falls in Parkinson's occur at home during walking, standing and/or transferring (i.e., from sitting to standing)
What to do about falls?
- Be active & stay active … reduce disability and optimize independence and quality of life!
- Go to physical rehabilitation EARLY and throughout the disease progression (it's also never too late to start a walking/balance program!)
- Seek of a Parkinson's-specific physical therapist … like Parkinson Wellness Recovery (PWR!) clinician training with Dr. Becky Farley PhD MS PT
- Walk more! Do this by setting goals (use a pedometer to keep track) and use music/tempo
- Start a balance & strengthening program *try chair pose (see HERE), which targets strength, balance and transfers!
- Reduce your fall-risk by :widening base of support (especially when picking things up), stop multi-tasking, reduce the clutter in your home, and keep journal to identify fall patterns
If you are interested, the full presentation slides are available HERE: PDF Expert Briefing Slides. Go get moving and bring some balance into your life. much love.
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The World (Internet service provider)
|Barry Shein[1]
|Key people
|Jim Frost, Joe "Spike" Ilacqua, James "Kibo" Parry
|November 1989[2]
The World is an Internet service provider originally headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was the second[3][failed verification] commercial ISP in the world,[4][failed verification] with its first customer logging on in November 1989.[5]
Many government and university installations blocked, threatened to block, or attempted to shut-down The World's Internet connection until Software Tool & Die was eventually granted permission by the National Science Foundation to provide public Internet access on "an experimental basis."[6]
Domain name history[edit]
The World is operated by Software Tool & Die. The site and services were initially hosted solely under the domain name world.std.com which continues to function to this day.
Sometime in or before 1994, the domain name world.com had been purchased by Software Tool & Die and used as The World's primary domain name. In 2000, STD let go ownership of world.com and is no longer associated with it.
In 1999, STD obtained the domain name theworld.com, promoting the PascalCase version TheWorld.com as the primary domain name of The World.
The World still offers text-based dial-up and PPP dial-up, with over 9000 telephone access numbers throughout Canada, the United States, and Puerto Rico. Other features include shell access, with many historically standard shell features and utilities still offered.[7] Additional user services include Usenet feed, personal web space, mailing lists, and email aliases. As of 2012, there were approximately 1750 active users.
More recent features include domain name hosting and complete website hosting.
The World offers a community Usenet hierarchy, wstd.*, which is accessible only to users of The World. There are over 60 newsgroups in this hierarchy. The World users may send each other Memos (password protected messaging) and access a list of all personal customer websites.
Much of The World's website and associated functionality was designed and built by James "Kibo" Parry.
Notable sites at The World[edit]
- The Barry Shein Home Page
- Boston Japanimation Society
- Brookline Pax
- General Theory of Religion (archive)
- The Wombat Information Center
- The World's Index of Customers' Home Pages
See also[edit]
- Netcom (United States)—West Coast dial-up ISP similar to The World
- The WELL
- The Source
- ^ Blacknight (Mar 13, 2011). "Barry Shein - president of The World". Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
- ^ Shein, Barry (2003). "The Barry Shein Homepage". Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ "Origins and Nature of the Internet in Australia".
- ^ http://tech.slashdot.org/story/14/08/04/207200/barry-shein-founded-the-first-dialup-isp-video
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Thanks, Al Gore [Podcast #30]". May 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[edit]
- Official The World website
- 1999 USENIX article: "The first ISP" — on the beginning of The World, by Spike Ilacqua.
- Wired magazine: "Harmonic Convergence - How we got here and where we're going"
- 2014 Slashdot interview: "Barry Shein Started the First Dialup ISP"
- Internet service providers of the United States
- Pre–World Wide Web online services
- Communications in Massachusetts
- Companies based in Massachusetts
- Brookline, Massachusetts
- Technology companies established in 1989
- 1989 establishments in Massachusetts
- Gopher (protocol)
- History of the Internet
- Internet forums
- Shell account providers
- Internet properties established in 1989


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Booooost T Levels? No one is suggesting that you should use steroids (at least not without years of experience and study)). Steroids can be complicated and can cause acne, impotence, hair loss, liver damage and heart problems. You may use them and be fine but are you really willing to take the risk of ruining your sex life? Or becoming permanently bald? What's more, steroids are illegal, they involve painful injections and they're expensive. Prob not worth it dude.
But with that said, there's no arguing with the results. Steroids work by elevating testosterone to sky-high levels and the results speak for themselves. Guys can build more muscle, train for longer without tiring out and burn fat like they would otherwise never be able to.
So what should you take from this?
Simple: testosterone is the 'magic bullet' when it comes to adding more muscle and burning fat. If you can elevate your testosterone levels, then you can expect to gain considerable muscle without putting on any extra body fat. It can make you more alpha and aggressive too and in short, this is pretty much the ideal way to make yourself more powerful, more masculine and more successful!
So, is there a safe way to increase testosterone? Can a natural testosterone booster really work? And what other testosterone boosting methods are out there?
So how does a natural testosterone booster work? How can taking a pill or tablet increase your production of testosterone?
There are actually a few different methods and it all depends on the product you buy.
Some testosterone boosters for instance will work by providing the body with more raw materials to create testosterone. Testosterone is a steroid hormone and like all steroid hormones, it is actually made from cholesterol.
Cholesterol comes from healthy saturated fat, so if you consume eggs, full fat milk, cottage cheese and other high-fat foods, this is a great way to increase your testosterone levels. Your diet is actually the best natural testosterone booster!
But there are other things that go into the synthesis of testosterone. For example, zinc, magnesium and vitamin B6 have all been implicated in the production of testosterone and have all been shown in studies to elevate levels. One of the best testosterone booster supplements then is ZMA – a simple combination of minerals and vitamins that when combined, helps you to sleep better and produce more testosterone!
Other testosterone boosters include a number of herbs and nutrients that can stimulate or aid in the production of testosterone, or help to make it more effective. These have been tested in numerous studies and then eventually make their way over to consumer products.
A good example of this is Forskolin. Without getting too technical, forskolin increases the amount of cAMP and CREB in cells. These two elements can then help the cells to react more efficiently to hormones that are produced in the pituitary gland and hypothalamus.
This has numerous effects but among those is the ability to increase testosterone production. Forskolin is particularly interesting because it may also be a potent nootropic, able to increase brain plasticity!
Meanwhile, Tongkat ali (Longjack) is likely also effective in testosterone booster supplements. These work by stimulating the testes to produce more testosterone, simply by sending the right signals. There are many other herbs that have a similar effect and have been demonstrated in studies and when they're all combined into a natural test booster, that's when the results tend to be much more profound.
Another key way to boost testosterone is by reducing sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), which we discussed in our huge primer on testosterone. This substance binds to sex hormones (hence the name!), including testosterone. When bound in this way, testosterone becomes inert and can't be used by the body.
This is a problem because SHB-bound testosterone doesn't boost muscle or burn fat but will still show up in a blood test. That means you can have high testosterone levels while still showing symptoms of low testosterone!
One of the best natural testosterone booster ingredients of all then is boron, which is present in the soil! Boron has been shown in studies to massively increase free testosterone by breaking down SHBG, thereby allowing more testosterone to be free to act on the body.
Finally, one more great supplement for increasing testosterone is vitamin D. Vitamin D is a nutrient produced in the body when we're exposed to sunlight. Many of us are deficient in vitamin D because we spend all day indoors and this can then lower all kinds of hormones, seeing as vitamin D is essentially a 'master switch' for your hormones as well as a sleeping aid. Taking a little extra can therefore do a world of good!
To boost testosterone further, you need to also fix your lifestyle.
Eating more carbs is a great way to start increasing testosterone. That's because high carb diets have been shown to decrease estrogen, cortisol and SHBG – the three big enemies for testosterone production!
On top of this though, you should also be getting plenty of saturated fat, which the body uses to create testosterone. Remember: testosterone is made from cholesterol!
You also have to make sure you're getting plenty of sleep and avoiding stress. You produce the majority of your testosterone during sleep (specifically, at 4am in the morning), while stress increases cortisol which decreases testosterone). For this reason, some people choose to use a sleeping aid supplement as a testosterone booster too.
Getting more sunlight is also very important to further boost your vitamin D levels (oh and vitamin D also reduces SHBG).
Combine these testosterone boosting methods with a good testosterone booster and you'll see your levels start to sky rocket. Just be careful to always check the ingredients before buying a testosterone booster as they're not always as effective as they claim.


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The overall aim of the practices in Mindfulness and Self-Compassion is to adopt a non-judgmental acceptance of whatever is there and befriending ourselves in the present moment. The goal is not necessarily to achieve a perfectly calm, relaxed state, but to be aware, to suspend judgment for a while so we can practice kind acceptance of the here and now, as it is, with compassion. In this way, we are learning to relate to ourselves in a different way, so instead of being over-critical, we can orient our mind to appreciate with a kind and joyful awareness.
Mindfulness and Self-Compassion are complex skills. Start gradually 5-10 minutes every day and then increase to 20-30 minutes, once or twice a day. Some people will experience immediate benefits from the practice while for others, it may take a few weeks of daily practices before they notice the benefit and effectively start re-wiring their brain.
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Website for Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Programs in Canberra: Mindful Path Canberra
Daily postings: Facebook Mindful Path Canberra Community
Mindfulness app for all ages: Smiling Mind and Insight Timer
Free Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction(MBSR) 8-week Program: Palouse Mindfulness: Stress reduction and wellbeing.
Mindfulness and Emotion Management on Bloomfield Psychology-free mindfulness meditation audio
Mindful Self-Compassion Free Meditation audio by Marie Bloomfield on Mindful Path
UCLA Semel Institute – Mindful awareness research centre
Mindful Self-Compassion – Christopher K. Germer, PhD
Mindful Self-Compassion- Dr Kristin Neff
The Mindful Way Through Anxiety
Belly Breathe for children by Sesame Street
Sites on Mindfulness for pain relief
Self-help book on Compassion-Focused Therapy
The complete Guide for overcoming depression by Paul Guilbert revised ed. 2009
The compassionate mind by Paul Gilbert, 2009
Books on Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy(MBCT) 8-week program
Mindfulness: an 8-week plan for finding peace in a frantic world by Mark Williams and Danny Penman.2011
The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-Week Program to Free Yourself from Depression and Emotional Distress by John D. Teasdale, J. Mark G. Williams, Zindel V. Segal. 2014
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Congratulations to Mainline who have recently purchased two brand new Holland Lift Megastar G320's taking their fleet to new heights. The Megastar is currently extremely rare in the UK and as the exclusive Holland Lift dealers for the UK and Ireland we are excited to see the wonderful response from Mainline on recieving this amasing piece of kit. The Holland Lift Megastar scissor platform can reach a huge 34- 35m working height and has a capacity of 680kg thats enough for 4 men to work at once! Impressed? You should be. This mamouth machine comes with multiple options and safety features to keep your operators safe. Its versatile design means it can be used for indoor and outdoor application. *AJ Access Platforms are the exclusive dealer for Holland Lift in the UK and Ireland* If you are interested in this or any of our machines, please call 01291 421155 or email email@example.com to enquire today!


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Pre-notched settings are a great and easy way to set faceted gemstones. A pre-notched setting has claws with little grooves (notches) already cut into them to save you time in having to create the notches yourself in clawed settings
Our selection of pre-notched settings give you the options to create pendants, earrings and rings in either 925 sterling silver or 14ct yellow gold. This style of setting comes in a variety of different sizes and with different connector fastenings.
Here we show you how to set a faceted gemstone in a pre-notched setting with easy to follow, pictured step-by-step instructions.
Pusher - to allow you to easily 'push the claws' exactly where they need to be.
Additional Tools that will allow you to get an extra neat finish but are not essential include needle files and polishing papers.
Pre-notched setting - select the relevant setting for your design.
Faceted stone - select the correct size stone for the setting, on our website you can search our faceted gemstone collection by size or colour.
Place your chosen faceted stone into the setting - it is common at this stage to need to open the prongs a little wider so the stone goes in easily.
Use some snipe nose pliers to gently push a couple of the prongs open a little wider.
When the stone is in the setting ensure that the outside edge of the stone is sitting within the grooves (this is the 'pre-notched' bit) of the prongs.
Make sure that the setting is a good fit and the stone does't rattle about too much. If it is a little loose you may need to just gently adjust one or two of the prongs by using your pusher to push them closer to the stone and hold it tight.
Use your pusher to gently push the prongs over the top of the gemstone, being careful not to mark the stone or bend one prong more than others causing the stone to sit off centre.
We recommend working your way around the setting by pushing opposite prongs, adjusting a little bit each time to make sure that there is even pressure across the top of the stone and that the stone is held nice and securely.
Your design is now finished!
If you have made a few marks on the metal whilst pushing the prongs over the stone you can us a flat needle file to make each prong nice and tidy.
Here are some examples of our pre-notched settings with a selection of our gemstones set in them. Click on any of images to view the setting.
If you have any further questions, feel free to call our friendly team who will be more than happy to give you some advice through Facebook, Twitter, Email or simply calling us on 01872 573888 8.30am-4.30pm.
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Hair Loss in Children
Hair loss (alopecia) is a scary and frustrating symptom for parents, especially since you don't really expect kids to lose their hair.
Unfortunately, hair loss is a common symptom, even in kids. In many cases, the hair loss is temporary though, and the child's hair does grow back.
Hair Loss in Children
One of the classic causes of hair loss in children that many people think about is hair loss associated with childhood cancer. Although this can definitely cause hair loss, it is usually the cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy or radiation (anagen effluvium), that causes the hair loss and not the cancer itself.
Telogen effluvium is another classic cause of hair loss in children, but this condition is often poorly understood by parents. Children with telogen effluvium have often had a recent illness, typically with a high fever, surgery, sudden weight loss, or even an emotional stress, and then suddenly lose a lot of hair about six weeks to three months later.
Children with telogen effluvium continue to lose hair, often in large clumps for a few weeks or months, to the point that their hair may be noticeably thin. But then their hair begins to grow again in about six months without any treatments. It is thought that this hair loss occurs because the original stressor pushes the child's hair into a resting or dormant phase, instead of its more usual long growth phase. It then falls out until new hair grows and then follows the normal growth phase.
Hair loss, or alopecia, isn't just a problem for adults. Hair loss in children is responsible for an estimated 3% of pediatric office visits in the U.S. Whether your child has thinning hair or distinct bald spots, the loss of hair can be frightening. The good news is that, with a proper diagnosis, most cases of hair loss can be treated successfully.
Medical Causes of Hair Loss in Children
For the majority of children 26 months or older suffering hair loss, one of the following conditions is the cause. Your child's pediatrician or a pediatric dermatologist should be able to diagnose these conditions and prescribe the appropriate treatment.
Tinea capitis – Tinea capitis, commonly known as ringworm of the scalp, is a fungal infection often seen in children. It can show up in a number of ways, but often as scaly patches of hair loss on the head. The patches are usually round or oval. The hairs may be broken off at the surface of the skin and look like black dots on the scalp.
If your child's doctor suspects tinea capitis, a microscopic examination can confirm the diagnosis. Treatment usually involves an oral antifungal, such as griseofulvin taken by mouth for eight weeks. Your child should also use an antifungal shampoo such as selenium sulfide or ketoconazole to decrease shedding of the fungus.
Because ringworm is contagious, your child should be careful not to share any objects that touch the head such as hats, pillow cases, hair clippers, or brushes.
Alopecia areata – Alopecia areata is a non-contagious condition of hair loss thought to be caused by the body's immune system attacking the hair follicles. It is characterized by the sudden appearance of round or oval patches of hair loss. The patches are slick or smooth, without scaling or broken hairs. About 25% of children also have pitting and ridging of the nails.
While there is no cure for alopecia areata, treatment can control the disease in some children. Many have their hair back within a year, although regrowth is unpredictable and many will lose hair again. For about 5% of children the disease progresses to alopecia totalis — loss of all of the hair on the scalp. Some of these will develop alopecia universalis — a total loss of body hair.
For younger children, treatment consists primarily of strong corticosteroid ointments or creams applied to the bald areas. Teenagers, who may be sufficiently motivated to have their hair return, may tolerate steroid injections into the scalp. Minoxidil (Rogaine) is often used in additional to topical steroid treatment. Anthralin applied to the skin for a short time and then washed off may also be used. Hair growth may come back in 8-12 weeks.
Trichotillomania – Trichotillomania is hair loss caused by the child pulling, plucking, twisting, or rubbing his or her hair. The hair loss is patchy and characterized by broken hairs of varying length. Patches are typically seen on the side of the child's dominant hand.
Other Causes of Hair Loss in Children
In addition to ringworm, hair pulling, traction alopecia, and the other causes of hair loss mentioned above, other less common causes of hair loss can include:
– thyroid disorders, including either hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
– illnesses, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, diabetes mellitus, or iron-deficiency anemia
– malnutrition
– vitamin A toxicity
– structural abnormalities of the hair shaft which usually results in easy breakage and dry, brittle hair
Help for Hair Loss in Children
A visit to your pediatrician is likely your best first step if your child is losing her hair.
He or she will likely be able to diagnose and treat common causes of hair loss, such as ringworm, traction alopecia, and telogen effluvium. For other conditions, including trichotillomania and alopecia arreata, your pediatrician will likely refer you to a specialist for further treatment.
Guci Image, leaders and innovators of all types of hair loss solutions has been treating children for more than two decades. Aside from our wide range of state-of-the-art technologies, understanding the emotional effect hair loss has on kids is just as important. "It's not all about the technology," Joseph G. Lore President of Guci Image explains, "It's about treating children differently than you would an adult". Our highly trained staff of technicians not only provides exceptional skill, but compassion, comfort and empathy that is a must when treating children's Hair Loss. It is due to this level of expertise and commitment, that Guci has established its reputation as the leader in its field.


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Open Air Theatre
|built / location
|2008 / Bourgas-Bulgaria
|Archcom Ltd.
|static membrane
|IF Ing., Reichenau
|material: fixed roof
|PES/PVC, type II
|material: retractable roof
|PES/PVC, type V
Most Theaters have the same problem, how to increase the viewing time, when the weather is not as his best.
Ceno became over the years market leader in tensioned structures and has constructed numerous roofs for open air theaters.
The tensioned structure here in Bulgaria was designed, engineered , fabricated and constructed as a retractable roof, which covered a seating area of 1600 sqm. Also, two permanent roofs where installed, one with 200 sqm and one with 360 sqm, which is located over the stage and the loggia area. The permanent portion of the tensioned structure had a complex steel structure as the main structural support.
Within 20 min, the complete movable section of the roof was opened, when good weather permitted it and this only on a simple click at the remote control.
Especially moveable roofs as tensioned structures are a specialty of Ceno and for more than 4 decades archived Ceno the worldwide reputation as specialist for tensioned structures.


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After asking for blog post inspiration on my instagram account , here is a
HOW TO GUIDE: Getting work experience placements abroad.
(With the help of some incredible instagrammers in the online veterinary community.)
Securing placements at our local small animal practices can feel hard enough. Conducting a google survey of the local area to ensure that your email proposals have the highest chance of success, the worry of lacking previous experience to outcompete other aspiring vets, refreshing your email inbox in the hope that a response will magically appear.
So how on earth do you begin searching for placements abroad?
When I initially looked into overseas placements, I did not look for the location. Instead, I looked for placements with the animals I wanted to work with
I remember googling 'elephant volunteering', or 'working with seals'.
It is good to note that there is a whole bunch of programs and websites that run specific programs for vets and vet students. This is so that you get all the information you want about your placement and the animals in regards to the veterinary industry surrounding them. Rather than solely gaining the understanding given to the general public volunteering.
To name a few locations that I know running these would be:
Elephant Nature Park
Wild Inside Vet Volunteers
Worldwide Veterinary Service
Globe Trotting Veterinary
and many more!
Doing this meant that I could do what I wanted to do with animals and worry about the location and getting there later
The main issue with overseas placements is money.
So unless you are flushed with cash, I am not, it takes a lot of planning and saving.
I booked my placement in Thailand a year and a half in advance, and I was looking into it two years before the placement. All so that I had enough money for a deposit.
Having a budget and saving for your overseas placement will be worth it!
If you are lucky enough to live in Australia (or other locations), the government will actually loan you money to go on 2 overseas placement trips through university. This loan is then added to your HCES university debt and is paid back through tax when you reach the income threshold to pay back your normal university debt.
Here in Australia this is called OS-help – I wish I knew about it before my trip to Thailand!
The most important thing is to look into all options when wanting to do an overseas placement.
You could believe that you have an amazing placement lined up in Africa to take care of the animals, only to find out that it is only so other customers can poach them.
Do your research!
Talk to fellow students and see where they have gone. Seek out recommendations. Remember to check to see if the university can help with funding or scholarships for this.
But most of all have fun and enjoy it while it lasts.
Don't let anyone put you off by saying "are you really going to go by yourself" because f*** yeah it is amazing!
Another question was about money.
With travel expenses, increased living costs, loss of working days (not an exhaustive list!). How can you afford to go on a placement abroad?
I couldn't in 2017, when I worked on a husky farm in Finland.
Although my journey to that placement is unique, it is proof that life can may just throw one at you. My first "proper" work experience placement opened the door to work in Finland. After a summer of volunteering in 2016, I was gifted a token to flights for 2017 in order to take on the challenge of husky farm life.
Getting to Switzerland was a different story – Cheap flights.
I am currently packing for my next journey to Switzerland this February, £50 return with easyJet. Animals need care 365 days a year, but every place has its "off peak" month/s. A bonus is taking holiday pay off work for said placement.
The answer to your flight problems:
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You may notice our reception team start to ask why you need to see a GP. This is to help assist in our new approach using care navigation. All of our reception team has undergone training to help assist in directing you to the most appropriate service. Our reception team will not be giving clinical advice or triaging, they will however be offering other services which may be more suitable for your problem. Some of the services reception may suggest are:
You are also able to access information and advice on self help and care via some of the links below:
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Arthritis Research UK
Arthritis Research UK help sheets
Ankle Sprain
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We offer routine appointments in morning and afternoon surgeries.
Appointments are available online and can be made by calling the surgery and speaking to the receptionist. The receptionist will be able to offer you the next available routine appointment.
You may have to wait longer for an appointment if you wish to specify a particular doctor.
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Because the doctors work from two surgeries, your own doctor may not always be available at the time you want to be seen.
We provide extended hour surgeries for those who are not able to attend during normal working hours. See extended hours page above.
We operate a telephone assessment system for patients requesting same day attention. The clinician will call you back and assess your condition.
It is only the assessment service who can allocate a same day appointment, not the receptionists.
If it is deemed appropriate, you may be offered an appointment at one of six GP access centres across Sheffield 6pm-10pm weekdays and 10am-6pm weekends. These centres include; Burncross Surgery, The Health Care Surgery, The Flowers Medical Centre, The Crookes Practice, Sloan Medical Centre and Woodhouse Medical Centre.
It is entirely possible that the nurse herself can deal with your condition. Two of our nurses are nurse practitioners. The nurse can treat and prescribe for many acute illnesses. If the nurse feels you need to see a doctor they will arrange the right appointment for you.
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For security reasons, during these extended hour surgeries, we do not open the door to anyone that does not have an appointment. Therefore we are unable to allow prescriptions to be ordered / collected out of normal hours.
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text: Rory Ferreira[2] (born February 3, 1992),[3] better known by his stage names Milo (often stylized as milo) and scallops hotel, is an American rapper and producer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[4][5] He often collaborates with Busdriver, Open Mike Eagle and Hemlock Ernst among others.[6] He began as a member of the Hellfyre Club collective[7] and has since formed his own label, Ruby Yacht (stylized RBYT), which he runs out of Soulfolks Records. Ferreira opened Soulfolks Records in Biddeford, Maine in April of 2018.


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Raan Musallam is an old dish but unique of its kind. It is said that Mughal Kings were lips-smacking after eating this dish. Usually, Mutton and rarely chicken is marinated in a variety of spices. Cooked in low flames and served with gravy over it, made with fried onions, dry fruits and spices.
Try the Raan Musallam and let us know whether it was a lip-smacking experience or not!
Ingredients for Raan Musallam:
- Mutton, whole leg – 1 kg
- Ghee – 115 gms
- Curd – 60 gms
- Onions, thinly and evenly sliced – 60 gms
- Red chillies, powdered – 9 gms
- Coriander seeds, powdered – 9 gms
- Garam masala, powdered – 3 gms
- Peppercorns, powdered – 9 gms –
- Parched grams, powdered – 30 gms
- Almonds, blanched and ground with water – 9 gms
- Poppy Seeds (khus khus) ground with water – 9 gms
- Ginger, scraped and ground – 25 gms
- Cardamom seeds, powdered – 1 1.5 gms
- Mace, (javitri) powdered – 1 1.5
- Raw papaya, ground with water – 25 gms
- Khoya – 25 gms
- Kewada essence – 2 drops
- Saffron diluted in warm water – 1 pinch
- Salt – 18 gms
How to Make Raan Musallam:
- Take a pan, heat the ghee and fry sliced onions to golden brown.
- Grind these onions and keep it aside.
- Clean the mutton leg piece and prick the meat with a fork till the bone.
- Now, take a mixing bowl and add all the ingredients including fried ground onions except for ghee and make a mixture(No water to be added)
- Now apply and gently rub this mixture evenly all over the leg.
- Prick again so that spices enter the meat thoroughly.
- Let it marinade for 2 hours.
- Now take a thick bottomed wide open pan and pour the ghee and heat it, now place the meat.
- Cover it with a lid and put some live charcoals on top of the lid.
- Turn leg occasionally and brush it with the ghee.
- Cook till it is absolutely tender.
- You can even bake it in a moderately hot oven (350 F), for about 2 hours or till it is well cooked.
I bet this will certainly take you back to the Mughal period and you will enjoy it to the core.


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Modern aircraft are designed with fly by wire systems for flight controls. Fly by wire means that inputs from either flight control computers or pilot manual inputs are transmitted electrically to a servomotor, which controls flight control actuators. Communication interfaces for these flight control systems can be implemented on an RS-485 physical layer. Communication interfaces for aircraft engine management control can also be implemented with an RS-485 physical layer. The full authority digital engine control (FADEC) systems installed on aircraft engines are responsible for monitoring temperatures, pressure, and fuel flow, among other parameters.
If the RS-485 communication interface is damaged from indirect lightning, then the engine condition monitoring will fail in service, and/or closed-loop feedback for flight control systems can be compromised.
The DO-160G Section 22 lightning standard simulates the transient voltages and currents introduced into avionics as a result of the magnetic field generated by a direct lightning strike surge through the aircraft airframe (fuselage). Table 1 shows that commercial aircraft typically require DO-160G Section 22 lightning protection between Level 1 and Level 4 for Waveform 3 and Waveform 4/Wave-form 1. Aircraft equipment is divided into three zones, and each zone has an associated electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) environment. The most severe EMC environments are located in the Category A and Category B zones, which are areas of the aircraft that are not environmentally controlled. Flight control avionics are located in the Category A and Category B zones. These areas are harsh EMC environments, with DO-160G Section 22 Lightning Level 3 or Level 4 protection required.
Typical Solutions Require Multiple Components
Figure 2 shows an isolated EMC protected RS-485 circuit layout example, which provides protection against industrial levels of induced lightning surge (IEC 61000-4-5 Surge). This circuit uses several discrete components, including two TISP surge protectors, two transient blocking units (TBUs), and one dual TVS. A similar circuit can be used to protect against DO-160G lightning transients. A discrete EMC protection solution presents a number of challenges for the circuit designer:
Picking and electrically matching the EMC protection components to the RS-485 interface. The high voltage breakdown characteristics of the RS-485 transceiver needs to be matched to the EMC protection device's breakdown voltages and performance characteristics.
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Christmas day usually comes with some glitches for online gaming services, and this year is no exception. Unfortunately, Steam was the victim this holiday.
Steam is in the middle of its huge winter sale, which means tons of people are buying and playing games on the platform now. And several Reddit, NeoGAF and Twitter users admitted Friday that they could see other users' account information, including credit card numbers and addresses, instead of their own.
Some even reported having more money in their Steam Wallet than they had originally.
Valve, Steam's owner, confirmed the internal error in an email to The Verge. It has since been repaired, according to Venture Beat.
"Steam is back up and running without any known issues. As a result of a configuration change earlier today, a caching issue allowed some users to randomly see pages generated for other users for a period of less than an hour. This issue has since been resolved. We believe no unauthorized actions were allowed on accounts beyond the viewing of cached page information and no additional action is required by users."
It is unclear why the company has not released any sort of apology, considering several users' personal data was exposed. It is also unclear how many users were affected by the problem.
In a message on Steam's forums, a moderator said earlier Friday that "Steam is not hacked." It also said that "credit card info and phone numbers are, as required by law, censored and not visible to users."
The Steam Database Twitter account, which is not associated with Valve, elaborated on the issue. "By the way, this is not a security breach. This is page caching gone rogue. Most likely not respecting Cache-Control headers," their tweet read.
A member of NeoGAF posted the following example of what a user might see with the affected user's email blocked:
This is unfortunate for Steam users, but everything seems to be back on track. Hopefully it stays that way!


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29 weeks today! This week have mainly been perfecting my waddle and going to bed before 9.30 (today is an exception as Glee is on!) I've been feeling a lot heavier and have a few back twinges but nothing to complain about too much (although you know I like to!) also here in the UK we are having a indian summer and its 28 degrees and its making me hot and bothered and making my hair go frizzy!
I have a bit of holiday to use up before I go on leave so I'm taking a week off next week which i cant wait for! After that I only have about 4 weeks to go before my maternity starts, its crazy how things are now starting to happen. When you first find out you are pregnant 9 months (or 40 weeks) seems so far away and now I feel like the end is in sight! I wonder if I will miss being pregnant when this baby comes, the first 17 weeks of sickness and further three weeks or so of migraines it feels like hell. I had always looked forward to being pregnant and thought it would be something i would enjoy every minute of...not so. But after 20 weeks i can say i started to feel great and really enjoy it, yes i complain about being a little tired or days when i have bad leg cramps but other than that i am loving it. Feeling your baby move is the most amazing and comforting feeling ever, i may have wished a few times that Tom could have taken my sickness from me but i'm sure i wouldn't want to give up this feeling :)
A friend of mine told me the other day that she was 'born to be a mum as pregnancy came so naturally to her', which kinda annoyed me a little. I get what she was trying to say and I'm glad she loved it so much but does that mean mums who lose babies or suffer from morning sickness so bad they are hospitalised are not 'born to be mums'? I think the statement was a little insensitive, another friend of mine is 33 weeks pregnant and still being sick twice a day having a terrible time and i'm sure she will make just as a fantastic mum! ok rant over but if i cant rant on my own blog where can I? ;)
Well I hope all you people in the UK are enjoying the late summer! I for one can not wait for proper autumn, woolly tights, boots and coats!
p.s umm can you see how my tummy button has almost popped out!?


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Tuesday, 5 October 2010
'Pariah' – Bob Fingerman (Tor)
2010 has been very good to this zombie fan already with 'The Reapers are the Angels', in particular, blowing my expectations clean out of the water and set to feature prominently in my 'best of 2010' list at the end of the year. Apparently, 2010 is the year that just keeps on giving if you're a zombie fan. When I picked up Bob Fingerman's 'Pariah' the concept already had me looking forward to an enthralling read. What was inside was even better. Read this review and then go straight out and grab yourself a copy of 'Pariah', it's worth it.
The end of the world has come. Despite the best attempts of the National Guard there are over eight million zombies on the streets of New York City, all looking to take a bite out of the living. All that is left to the last remaining survivors is to take shelter and await the inevitable. That is just what a group on the Upper East Side are doing. Their apartment block has been boarded up but while it keeps them safe there is nowhere left for them to go but inwards. Even if the constant arguing doesn't spark off into something more serious there's no doubt that starvation will kill them. If only there was some way that they could get to the supermarket across the street...
Then, one day, it happens. A lone teenager girl appears who is able to walk the undead streets of New York unharmed. The world is about to get a lot bigger once again and that means a lot more room for danger to come pouring in...
Sometimes you read a book by an author who has nailed their subject matter so perfectly that you find yourself wondering if they're actually writing from personal experience. Bob Fingerman is one of those writers. I finished 'Pariah' and found myself wondering if he'd written it, over a period of months, in a boarded up house while trying to fend off the attentions of the living dead. Fingerman has a control of this particular subject matter that can only realistically come from either personal experience or some utterly messed up nightmares...
Fingerman sets the tone very early on and then proceeds to dial the tension right up to breaking point and beyond. Claustrophobia and hunger are the orders of the day in the early stages and Fingerman leaves us in no doubt as to what this entails. Blunt descriptions of the physical affects of starvation and the constant knowledge that there are thousands of zombies just outside the walls combine to form an intense narrative with an ending that cannot be in any doubt.
Or can it? Life goes on as normal (or as near to normal as possible) inside the apartment block and this refusal to surrender offers hope as a counterpoint to the bleakness. People fall in love or attempt to maintain relationships in a completely new set of circumstances while others seek to make their lives better by somehow finding what they need in this new landscape. This is what made the book compulsive reading for me, the fact that even though the ending surely couldn't be in any doubt it somehow was. Fingerman shows us that while the living dead are implacable, so is humanity with a cast of characters who are close to the edge but still won't give up. The relationships between Alan and Ellen and Abe and Ruth make for some real heart wrenching reading at times. Relationships are never easy...
If there was any slight criticism to the characters, for me it laid in the fact that Fingerman's homage to Romero (who he acknowledges) was maybe a little too obvious; certainly obvious enough for me to be able to predict who would live and who would die by the end of the book. A little bit of the tension (on that side of things) was lost but the colour that Fingerman lends to his characters makes up for this. The residents of the block aren't there to be liked but Fingerman does make sure that their lives are there to be followed. I'm looking at Eddie in particular whose descent into madness is compelling to follow, no matter what excesses it leads him into.
And then Mona arrives...
Not only does the arrival of Mona spark everything off, making for an exciting ending as various agendas burst into life, but it adds a tantalisingly element of mystery to the proceedings. How does Mona walk through the streets of New York and remain unharmed? The answer is understated but makes sense and the beauty of it is that it only applies to her.
What's more interesting to follow are the reactions that her presence engenders. A group that is at each others throats, before she arrives, cannot deal with the fragmenting affect that follows and this ramps the plot up to steam through to a very powerful ending. Fingerman holds to the maxim that the most dangerous thing in a zombie uprising is the thoughtlessness of humanity in the face of a far greater threat. That maxim is very much evident here and drives the plot to conclusions that you may see coming but I found that I just had to stick around for.
'Pariah' is an intense read that you will find you have no choice but to finish. Humanity and the living dead collide to form a read that sits proudly at the top of the zombie genre, pick it up now.
Nine and a Half out of Ten
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The birth of Gotham City is one shrouded in both mystery and mysticism. Millennia ago, an evil warlock was buried alive beneath what would one day become the central island of Gotham. It is alleged that while the warlock laid in a state of torpor, his evil essence seeped into the soil, poisoning the ground with his dark, corruptive touch. By the warlock's own reasoning, he claims that he fathered the modern spirit of Gotham City and has even taken to calling himself Doctor Gotham. [1]
The territory surrounding Doctor Gotham's burial spot was also the home of an ancient Native American tribe known as the Miagani. The Miagani inhabited the Gotham islands several centuries before European explorers ever crossed the Atlantic. The Miagani tribe is no longer in existence, and there is much speculation as to their final fate. One posited theory suggests that a shaman named Blackfire came to them, proclaiming to be a holy messenger. Within short order however, Blackfire took control of the Miagani and proved to be a cruel and evil tyrant. The Miagani chieftain Chief Paleface demanded that Blackfire leave the tribe, but the shaman would not be silenced, and he struck down Paleface with his staff, killing him. The other Miagani revolted against Blackfire. They shot him with their arrows and tied him to a pole to die. Blackfire didn't die though, so the Miagani sealed him inside of a cave. They erected a totem in front of the tomb as a warning sign of the evil that resided within. Some sources cite that Shaman Blackfire emerged from the cave and used his power to cause a blight across the land. As such, the Miagani had little choice but to abandon their homes in search of fertile ground. Two days into their journey, a rival tribe came upon them and slaughtered all of the Miagani. Some legends however, say that it was actually Shaman Blackfire who murdered them. [2]
In 1609, the Dutch East India Company selected English explorer Henry Hudson to chart an easterly passage to Asia. Along his journey, he surveyed the Northeastern coastal region of what would one day become the United States. [3] Following Hudson's course, Dutch pioneers sailed for this New World and began populating the region once inhabited by the Miagani. The pioneers established themselves in two different colonies. One colony was set up along the shore where fishing was plentiful, and the other was developed further inland. The latter colony came upon the sealed cave with the Miagani totem erected before it. Unaware of its significance, they ignored the totem's warning and loosed Shaman Blackfire from the cave. The colonists were never seen again. Two days later, men from the coastal community traveled to visit their inland brothers. When they arrived in the village, they found the town deserted. Pools of blood dotted the streets, but there were no bodies. A trapper claimed to have seen the image of a naked Indian walking from the woods to the settlement. [4]
During the latter half of the 18th century and the early half of the 19th century, Gotham was a major port city known as Gotham Town. Beginning as early as 1799, Darius Wayne began construction on a family estate that would eventually become known as Wayne Manor.
On January 1st, 1800, the frontiersman known as Tomahawk became embroiled in a fight with a British spy named Lord Shilling. Shilling had disguised himself as Tomahawk's close ally Stovepipe in order to get in close enough to procure a piece of mystical amber that Tomahawk had acquired from occultist Jason Blood years earlier. The two fought one another inside of an immense, bat-filled cavern not far from the Wayne estate. During the fight, the piece of amber fell into a stream of molten fluid. Shilling reached to retrieve it, and the amber fused itself to his hand, mummifying his entire arm. Tomahawk severed the arm and returned with it to Gotham Town. The arm and amber later became known as the Claw of Aelkhünd. The cavern in which the two fought one another would later service modern age super-hero Batman as the Batcave. [5]
During the 1950s, Gotham evolved with the changing times, particularly in light of the paranoia perpetuated by the Cold War. Various bomb shelters were erected all throughout the city. By the 1960s, Gotham City planners began an ambitious project called the Underground Highway. Beginning at Fourth Avenue, they began building an actual subterranean thoroughfare designed to link with the subway system. They only managed to complete two-hundred yards worth of tunnel before budget cuts forced them to abandon the project. In later years, the unfinished highway became a haven for the homeless and even a few criminals such as Killer Croc. [6]
Gotham City had suffered the results of a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in an event commonly referred to as the "Cataclysm". With hopes for rehabilitating the broken city, the United States government declared it a No Man's Land, which effectively quarantined the entire island city. Eventually, thanks in no small part to the financial and political machinations of Lex Luthor--dipping his hands, as ever, in both legitimate and illegal means to achieve his goals--Gotham City was released and rebuilt, and rejoined the United States.


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2011 in review
Posted January 1, 2012on:
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here's an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,300 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 22 trips to carry that many people.
This is a poem that is very close to my heart. I think it is simple and beautifully written and possibly one of the rarest poems that truly speaks to me. It is a poem by E.E Cummings who has a wonderful way of putting things into words, stuff that your heart would truly feel but your tongue would falter at deliverance.I don't feel there was any other way for me to express such beautiful words and feelings other than by letterpress. I think just like love, it is a subtle and an understated art, not in your face or forceful, but enough to provide a presence (a beautiful presence at that)
and finally, it leaves a permanent, life-long impression be it in colour or blind letterpress.
This is the project that started my letterpress ideas lately. I have always loved giving presents more than receiving them. More so when I can make it myself or involve other disciplines that revolve around what I do on a day-to-day basis i.e art/design/craft wise etc. And in doing so, thereby making it as personal and as individual as possible. I used to get requests for special, one-off personalised gifts and seeing that I had been toying with the idea of a poem for a while and I had a birthday looming in the distance, I made this instead. The original poem is written in lower case (without any capital letters) or periods instead, he used parentheses or semi-colons. I changed it a bit but I feel his original way of writing it is the best way to read and understand/feel his passion.
Here it is
I would like to thank all the lovely letterpress printers I have hassled for a week or two to find out if it could be printed by letterpress. Especially, Dan at Glasgow Press (http://www.glasgowpress.co.uk/), Mrs Margaret Hendry at Piccolo Press Ltd, and finally Cecilia at Typoretum (http://blog.typoretum.co.uk/). All U.K based letterpress printers creating beautifully crafted paper goods! And finally, thanks to Adrian at Redcliffe Imaging Ltd where it was finally realised albeit digitally!
Thank you for looking!
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The music I chose for this particular piece is by my all-time favourite salif keita and the talented césaria évora
Here it is: Yamore by Salif Keita + Cesaria Evora (you can click on the link or right-click & open it in a separate tab/window)
Courtesy of Hulkshare + Chapero
Letterpress (without a press)
Posted June 6, 2011on:
So, among my many loves, I have a huge love for Letterpress!
I cannot imagine a world without it. It would be colourless and most importantly, texture-less and that, in itself is a crime that cannot go noticed (or unpunished for that matter! To the guillotine I say!). For me to truly experience something, it has to be both visually and tactile (oh, and sometimes by smell! especially little goodies meant for my tummy!). I have a habit of touching everything, I have to constantly remind myself not to when I am in a museum. No, really… I stick a thumb under my satchel strap, easing it's weight off and the other hand holds the exhibition guide.
Anyway, I have been keeping an eye on a letterpress machine for years now. It's so tempting especially when recently a friend offered it to me for a hundred odd quid!! How do you resist the temptation of creating beautiful, tactile, paper goodies?! I'll tell you how, live in a small place! Currently over-run by Arthur Roy Fisk (my beauuutiful drawing table, pre-owned by lovely Claire daughter of Roy Fisk, a Lincoln based artist), Bertha– My small but heavy Victorian press, Ben– My lil' table for the digital stuff… amongst hundreds of books and little knickknacks I have lovingly accumulated over the years and stuffed into this little room! So, you see, adding a tabletop letterpress would be me literally bursting at my seams, so to speak!
And so, I decided to do letterpress without the 'Press'! Yes… I cheated… But.. but… what can I do? I haven't the budget or space (yet!)
A friends' birthday was coming up so I thought I'd give a try… and this is what I managed… I know, it looks a bit pitiful but, not bad i think considering i had to physically press it between two boards to get any sorta impression! Takes lots of muscle this method… and some patience with the trial and error. However, at the end of it, you'll have something like a letterpress…
p.s: I'd like to assure you only two metal letterpress letters were 'hurt' (actually broken in two!sob!) in this instance. It has been reported to the RSPCLP (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Letterpress Printing). And they recommend, should you have any unwanted tabletop letter-presses, fonts etc give them to me to prevent further metal/wood fonts getting hurt (Including my nails, and fingers…).
More trial and error this time with a pre-factory made plastic 'letterpress'. Again, I didn't have the right machinery to 'press' these but you can see the general outcome here…
All this was actually brought about by the thought of wedding invites and a poem I read many years ago, by Edward Estlin Cummings. I have been toying with this poem for a while and wanted to produce it by letterpress. Turns out, it's pretty expensive and so I resorted to a not so old-fashioned way to produce it. (More to follow in the next blog!) For now, I hope everyone rediscovers this beautiful art of letterpress and I wish to convince future brides/grooms to use letter-press for their wedding stationery, Save the Date cards or even to announce the new arrival of your lil' ones post wedding dates and dramas etc…
Letterpress for me has an understated elegance- A beauty to look at and appreciate both visually and tactile.
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Posted April 4, 2011on:
Hand cut and printed on handmade paper with flowers
cupcake by fatima jamadar | notonthehighstreet.com.
Nothing too fancy, a nice plain cake and I am yours!
My love for plain cakes started many years ago growing up in Nairobi. In those days, every snack was made at home (despite the fact that you could buy your cakes from a bakery, sweets from confectioners etc) but I think times were hard and feeding a family of five on shop bought cakes can be a bit much (aside from the fact that if friends/relatives found out you bought your cakes, then you were obviously not a good mother, wife or a culinary expert! I suspect pantries across the city were actually filled these shop goodies but they all pretended to save face… teheee.. ;-p )
My dad was 'involved' in the savoury stuff like Chevra, pava (puffed rice), chana, even home cut and fried crisps (which I still remember tasted better than the shop stuff despite hours of peeling and slicing by HAND!), boiled ground nuts or edamame, cashews, pistachios and peanuts, something he still does to this very day.
He patiently searches for 'fat peanuts/cashews' and will lovingly salt them (actually, the salt has to be measured, put in the right bowl with water by mum and handed back to him to mix and remind her she hasn't put enough salt. I reckon this is why it tastes better. They lovingly bicker, assign each other tasks and play out their roles respectively). He generously coats and cooks the peanuts and if we are lucky, pack them individually and send them to us or they go in this massive glass Heinz bottle to pour into his palm as he watches cricket… and texts me in mocking monosyllables to tell me how badly we (my team) are doing.
My mother on the other hand-made a variety of sweet snacks and often all the hard work and prep that goes into dad's savoury snacks or signature dishes are done by Ma. She often marries the Coastal Kenyan dishes with the Indian ones. She's always been keen to try new recipes experimenting on us her new-found love of something yet everything was made from scratch (even the curdled milk and home-made yogurt).
She lined up the "weekend" (my treat cupboard) with nankatai, koko za tende, shrikand, mandazi, chilaay, mkate sinia, vitumbua, egg pudding, savoury dhoklas, kulfi, sev (vermicelli) etc etc… (the list goes on!) But what I loved most were her cakes. To be precise, cake. Her famous five egg cake made in a wide aluminum tin which was definitely not a baking tray of any sort and was sometimes baked over a jiko (a skill in it's own right!) Which over the years translated into a modern cooker-oven with half the hassle (and taste sometimes…)
As kids, our favourite bit was when she mixed the eggs, butter and milk. Sometimes, one of us was tasked to butter the tin and he/she had in turn to report back to the rest of the siblings when Ma was about to mix the flour in so that we should hurry if we want to get some 'mix'! We would hang around the kitchen trying to dip our fingers and get a lick before she caught us and chased us out with a mwiko (wooden cooking spoon) close on our heels! Eventually, she'd get 3 small stainless steel bowls (about 3-5 cm wide), filling them up just enough and calling us to come and collect 'it'. We would walk up all grinning and try to see which one was filled more before taking it and running (in case she changed her mind ;p).
Returning back to our games, we would sit and dip one finger and lick and discuss how the batter was that day… occasionally reporting to mum (if she asked) and it continued… until it was all gone. (no returning for seconds). Seeing that I always ate slow and liked to extend my pleasure of licking the 'mix' my brother (and sister sometimes) tried to have mine while I left it unattended.
Finally, while the cake baked, I would pull the small kitchen stool and sit in front of the yellow glowing oven (at the time I thought it was the cake glowing which only confirmed my belief that cakes truly were magical) and ask when it will be ready. Despite having a 45 min timer to tell me precisely when, and an elder sister left in charge of making sure it didn't burn while she washed up mum's baking utensils, I asked and asked and asked… Eventually, burying my head between my knees and softly singing and asking until my sister either threatened to tell mum and therefore get me excavated from my comfy spot in front of the oven (which was her talented and preferred method of extricating herself from looking after me and getting some peace) or on mum hearing me pestering (in any case, the timer never really worked on that oven anyway! So really, I was doing them a service!)
FINALLY, the cake was out and left to cool, I would run back and forth and take strips off the top of it before it cooled. Taking small bits from least obvious parts because:
a. The top bit was only going to stay crunchy for a little while and it's the best bit EVER!!!
b. Eating a warm cake is the best feeling ever, FACT! It's like being cuddled in your tummy, a glow… a warm fuzzy feeling or weightlessness… (and before you ask, no, I don't get stomach-ache and if I did, I was and still am too intoxicated to notice it.)
Over the next few days, we would have cake with ice cream, homemade custard or dipped in sugary afternoon tea… and sometimes as little treats, ma packed it in my break-time tin. Which to be honest, I didn't really need seeing I was in nursery and would be home after lunch. I still can't resist her simple 5 egg and food coloring cake. Unfortunately, over the years, as we grew so did our environment and soon cupcakes were the craze, so much so that my father was baking them! By saying he baked them, I means he knew how much to spoon in to a cup while ma made the batter etc. But, I always found cupcakes like strawberries, a bit overrated here. Until I met a match for my Ma's five eggs cake.
I found Bea's of Bloomsbury! My affair with cakes simply BLOOMED! (Into a fully fledged addiction!) To find a simple cake done so beautifully and to top it up, even the icing is fantastic and bold (I don't see many people using passion fruit) and complimentary to the base was a true revelation…
I finally fell in love with cupcakes! The cupcake that did it was Bea's Red Velvet with Passion fruit icing. Neither the cake not its icing is sickly sweet. Everything is well proportioned: cupcake size and flavours… another bonus is that they do fab coffees (from Monmouth I think).
And the real icing on this cupcake (for me) is that you can sit close to the kitchen and enjoy the fabulous aromas wafting up behind you and transporting you back to your mum's old kitchen stool and in front of her oven while you try not to scoff down the fluffy goodness in front of you…
A warm thanks to all those who make such simply beautiful cakes…
My Ma, Bea's of Bloomsbury and of course an even bigger and 'fluffier' thanks to my loved ones who I always pester and blackmail for baked goodies! (You know how you are…)
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Handmade Brogues
Posted January 10, 2011on:
I absolutely adore beautifully hand-made… Shoes (I know, so does most of the female population and a handful of men!)
But what better example of this other than the, unequivocally, beautifully crafted Brogues that I dote one. I love the detailing on the leather, the hard soles that 'click' authoritatively, the unwaxed laces that look like finely knitted brows or even the fine thin waxed ones, the fine stitching running along the tongue and the tip/curve of the Brogue which has to be just right…
I really detest the badly made shapeless silhouettes that I see a lot of people wearing. I call these 'Foot Mittens'. I am no fashionista but I love a bit of an attitude and respect certain items demand from the wearer. Instantly making you feel sexier or giving you a kick-ass attitude. (Of course there are days I am more than happy to live off my totes/footsies or even better:bare feet when I am at home!)
This artwork is inspired by my love of Brogues…
It started as pencil drawings, moved to pen & ink and finally settled into hand cut prints. And now, re-invented the old pencil drawings I had done earlier onto lovely cotton bags with hand-painted brogues on them (I love the simplicity of it when it is done in a single colour on the cotton bags).
Items can be purchased as Greeting cards, Prints for Framing or Hand-Painted Bags (please allow at least 2-3 working days as I make your order, specifying any colours you would like me to use).
A5 Print on 300gsm non-toxic watercolour paper
Hand painted cotton bags available in single colour e.g black or 2 colours or your choice (definitely bespoke and one of a kind for every item + more designs available)
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Henry Part II
Posted November 8, 2010on:
A variety of paper stock and colors are available. Including one-off prints created on hand made flower pressed paper, water colour paper and recycled ("up-scaling") paper! For hand printed/painted items, products vary as they are not mass produced on a machine making each item unique in its own rights. Please see the next post to see what is available and if you don't see what you would need, please get in touch!
Hand cut & printed using non-toxic water based inks, or metallic silver, gold or copper inks, on water colour paper, hand made flower pressed paper, recycled paper, brown ribbed cards etc. Available as greeting cards, postcards or prints for framing.
"Upscaling" Henry PrintGrey card (recycled) with blue background non-toxicink and metallic silver print. A one off print
Greeting cards + Envelope
Printed on white stock card with metallic inks. Available plain or with a message of 'thinking of you' or 'missing you' to choose from. Various colours available.
Printed on handmade paper on various colours available
Wall Art/ Print3 colour, hand cut & printed wall art on handmade paper (sold unmounted/unframed)
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Posted November 8, 2010on:
Henry, is a young Owl whose mother died or left under mysterious circumstances that no one knows about. All he has of her is a woolly jumper she knit for him to keep him warm as an Owlet. It has a red stain on it and a furry collar made from her very own small, soft under wing feathers.
Henry is a happy, playful and considerate owl but with every sunset, his heart sinks and sometimes it makes him cry and the red stain on his jumper turns bright and glows and takes on a shape no one in the forest has seen. You see, Henry is the only Owl in the forest that is afraid of the dark and all the nightly creatures and critters that come out to play laugh at Henry…
Henry was first painted using various mediums (watercolours, pen&ink etc) on acid free 300gsm watercolour paper
Hand cut and printed using non-toxic water based high quality printing inks on 300gsm acid free water colour paper. Available as postcards, greeting cards or as a print for framing. Please specify colour preference if any.
Original hand painted Henry on 300gsm water color paper available as a postcards or Reproduction Print available to buy as a print for framing (all prints are sold unframed/mounted unless specified)
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English learners can improve their listening skills by transcribing spoken English. That advice comes from Pascal Hamon, the Academic Director for the English Language Institute at Missouri State University. Students often study listening comprehension in less than interesting, even boring ways, he adds. Transcription, however, provides a fun way to improve one's listening skills.
Why is listening important?
Some learners want to build up general English skills, while others want to take exams that involve listening skills. In most English language exams students are asked to show their ability to understand short and long conversations in English. Those discussions are designed to test one's understanding of common vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and special grammatical constructions used in speech.
Pascal Hamon says that listening exercises should force English learners to focus on turning the sounds that they hear into words. Then, learners must use their brains to turn these words into a message.
Many students try to learn listening skills by performing listening comprehension activities. Hamon believes that such exercises have value but do not force the student to decode individual sounds.
Worse, some English learners listen to television or radio programs in English, but do not actively try to study how native speakers say words and sentences.
Building listening skills does not have to be boring, says Hamon. There are fun, game-like activities that build listening skills.
One such activity, Hamon says, is to make transcriptions.
What is transcription?
Transcribing is the act of writing down the words that have been spoken.
English learners should start working with transcriptions by finding audio or video material that has a transcript with it, Hamon says.
Then, he adds, English learners can start practicing.
«They listen to a segment as many times as they need, and they try to write what they hear – without subtitles, without ... Just focusing on what they hear. And then they can check with the actual transcript to see what they got right, what they did not get right, if there are areas where they thought they heard two words but there is actually only one, or they missed a verb ending or plural or something.»
Students should not stop the transcription exercise there, however. Hamon says that students should always try to learn from their mistakes.
They should think about what they could do better. By identifying problems, and repeating the exercise, English learners will improve their listening skills.
What can you do?
You can start practicing transcription on your own by following these steps:
-First, find audio that has a printed transcript, but do not look at the words. You should choose audio that is right for your level.
One way you could do this is to open a story and start listening to the audio before reading the story.
-Second, listen to a short section of the audio many times. After you have listened many times, try to write down what you hear.
-Third, compare what you wrote against the story.
-Finally, think about where you had problems. Ask yourself the following questions: What do I need to improve? What words or sounds did I not hear?
Remember: when you transcribe something, you do not always have to choose a news story. You could choose a song or part of a movie that you like. Just be sure that you are able to find a transcript for it to check your work.
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/education-tips-imrove-listening-by-transcribing/3393988.html •


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