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When I started this nonsense I was inspired primarily by challenging a few opinions that had become established truths among beer geeks through mere repetition. Namely that cheap booze was a great evil and standard regular products were rubbish only the undiscerning drank. You might spot the obvious logical flaw in this. Firstly cheap is relative. Even if you set a minimum price that within time becomes cheap. Whatever floor you set becomes the bottom. Secondly if the great British public were to abandon mainstream products and adopt any niche product en mass, then that product by default becomes mainstream and those seeking a smug sense of self satisfaction and superiority will have to go find something else to champion.
In truth mainstream products are okay. They may not be the finest product on Gods Earth but they are of a standard enough people consider acceptable at a price that people consider to be worth it.
However reading this is the guardian prompted me to question some of the offers currently doing the rounds, cheap beer wise. When this rubbish started off 3 boxes of 18 for £20 were pretty common. I lamented when the offers reduced to boxes of 15. Of late the offers have been on boxes of 12. Currently Tesco are flogging boxes of 12 for 2 for £16. It strikes me as quite poor. Working out the price of a pint of Carling your getting 18 pints (for that is 24 440ml cans) for £16 or 89p a pint. For the 5% beers like Carlsberg Export you're looking at £1.33 a pint (24 half pint bottles for £16). The grog is getting pricier or the offers are not really about at the moment. Maybe it will improve by Xmas but by comparison I worked out the price per pint of a premium "authentic" beer.
My choice of what constitutes this may not be yours. Bitburger German Lager may be just as industrially produced a lout as any, but in the UK it markets at a premium on the single bottles with all the other "premium" beers. This is running at 3 pint size bottles (okay half litre but I can't be arsed quibbling) for £4, or £1.33 a pint. The same price as the cooking lager. Plenty of the premium ales are priced 3 for £4 and are in or around the 5% abv mark.
Whoaa, what's going on? As a cooking lager enthusiast my basic principle is to get a few beers down me as cheaply as possible. I've nothing against premium authentic beer, it's just that I don't mind the standard brands and flogged cheaply they hit the spot. But when they are not flogged cheaply, what's a cooking lager enthusiast to do? It's all in the price. Just as the posh beers are really not as great as the beards would have you believe and the lout not as bad as they make out, I've nothing against necking the posh beers. There ain't no brand loyalty, just loyalty to your own pocket and hard earned wedge. If cheap enough, cheers. Shop around, do the maths. Currently the premium posh stuff isn't retailing at a premium over the standard stuff and worth a sniff.
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As an aspiring wine snob, I tend to prefer my wine plain. My favorite example – why add orange juice when champagne is so great on its own? Sorry to all the mimosa devotees out there…I know my view is highly controversial. This caveat aside, I can't get enough of this Cucumber Mint Sangria.
Sangria is always a great drink choice for the summer, and this one is especially light and refreshing. The cucumbers and mint not only look beautiful in the glass, but it's the perfect combo for a hot summer evening. Not to mention, I was really happy to get a chance to take advantage of myherb garden again while it lasts! It's such an easy drink to make too, if you haven't already been convinced.
Another great thing about sangria is that it's a nice way for people who maybe don't love the dryness of wine too much to still get their wine fix, as the cucumbers and sweetness make the drink much more approachable. Plus, sangria is an excellent way to take advantage of an inexpensive bottle of wine since you're mixing together so many different delicious flavors anyway.
Cucumber Mint Sangria
- 1 seedless cucumber (thinly sliced)
- 1 lime (thinly sliced)
- fresh mint
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 bottle of Sauvignon Blanc*
- Combine cucumber, lime slices, and mint leaves in a large pitcher. You can chop the mint a bit for added flavor, but the drink tends to look prettier if the leaves are whole.
- In a small bowl, stir together honey and lime juice until entirely combined.
- Pour the lime juice and honey mixture into the pitcher.
- Pour in wine and stir gently.
- Cover and chill for at least two hours, and then serve!
*I used a Sauvignon Blanc, but any drier white would go well. You could try a dry Riesling or Pinot Grigio, but I would avoid Chardonnay because the heaviness of the flavor may not mix as well.
The Cucumber Mint Sangria is the perfect refreshing, light drink to savor in these last days of summer. At 170 calories a glass, this drink isn't too bad if you're worried about your diet. And if you're looking for something even lighter, there's always the option of topping the drink off with a bit of soda water and turning it into a spritzer! Cheers!
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Customizing Your Chrome Axle Covers: A Guide
While our chrome axle covers are a cheap way to cover your hubs, one complaint we often hear is that you can't personalize them like you can with a combination of lugnut covers and hubcaps. NOT SO, say the chrome experts. You definitely have plenty of options for stepping up the chrome factor of your axle covers. Here are a few of our best ideas.
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For starters, you can have a pointed hubcap on your front axle covers! A lot of people prefer this look over the domed style. One possible reason is because it's easier to add a knock-off like these:
Chrome plastic 5" diameter 3-straight bar hub cap spinner - $4.99 each
These are pretty self-explanatory. You see these spinners on regular hub caps all the time, but not as often on axle covers. Add a colored sticker for even more personalization.
33mm threaded chrome plastic lugnut cover w/reflector - $2.49 each
Once you've added a spinner with a pretty glossy sticker, you might want to add lugnut covers with a colorful reflector to match! This style is identical to the lugnut covers included on your axle covers, which means that the "tooth" style flange will still lock into place with your axle cover.
33mm chrome plastic extra-long spike thread-on lugnut cover w/flange - $1.69 each
Ok, so maybe the reflector lugnut covers aren't your style. Maybe you prefer something a little more... vicious. We can serve that look up, too! These extra-long spikes are just shy of 5 inches long, so they pack a lot of power. Again, they have the notched-style flange to lock your axle covers down tight. So, if any thief isn't too scared to try to steal your axle covers, they'll have a hard time getting to them anyway!


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1 cup of fresh rose hips
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoonful of rose syrup
one tea bag
1 tsp powdered bakers yeast
1 screw top wine bottle
Rinse and drain the hips. Chop off the hairy end and any excessive stalk. Add a tea bag to a wine sized bottle then add the rosehips the rose syrup and the yeast. Fill almost to the top with boiling water and pour in the sugar using a jug and the rose syrup. Put the top to one side as you will need it later and support two straws in place in the mouth of the bottle with sellotape or electricians tape so the gas can escape. Move the bottle daily to agitate the contents and watch the fermentation (you can smell the gas leaving the straws!)
When you are sure fermentation has finished after 2/4 weeks (the liquid should be almost clear) take out the rosehips and the teabag, top up the bottle with boiling water and another tablespoon of rose syrup and repeat with the straws. When fermentation is complete (no more bubbles and a clearish liquid strain the remaining liquid through muslin and bottle – fill right to the top leaving an airlock of no more than a centimetre and close securely. I like to add a layer of cling film under the closure if I am using recycled bottles for extra cleanliness and a secure fit.
Tips Encase the bottle loosely in a poly bag & place inside a box so that if fermentation has not finished and there is an explosion the mess and glass is contained.
If using recycled bottles ensure they are sterilised by adding a small amount of water to the bottom and then heating in a a microwave until it boils and forms steam or use Milton baby bottle sterilising fluid.
This is a basic recipe and will result in a palatable alcoholic drink. For more sophistication and a smoother taste refer to the many recipes on line that require a more complex process and more ingredients.
Wild Walnuts Infused with Coffee and Whisky
200g Walnuts
50g butter
100g brown sugar
1 cup good quality Apple juice
½ pint Coffee (I use Paddy & Scott's) and Adnams Broadside Liquer
Soak the walnuts overnight in apple juice (just enough to cover the walnuts). This will help to leave a sweet flavour. Drain.
Put 50g of butter in a heavy bottomed sauce pan and melt gently, then add 100g of brown sugar and cook until caramelising. Add the walnuts and move them briskly around the pan to coat thoroughly. Make up ½ pint of coffee in a cafetiere and add some Adnams Broadside liquer to taste. Add to the pan and cook for 5 minutes and then bottle in a kilner jar.
Keep in the fridge for up to a month.
To serve the walnuts individually take out, drain, dry and dust with sugar. Otherwise use the walnuts and the liquid over a plain sponge, over ice cream.
Rose hips come from bushes that have thorns so ensure you wear a good thick pair of gardening gloves when picking them!
One 70 cl bottle of vodka (remove 1/3) For a more old fashioned recipe swap vodka for brandy.
175ml wine glass full of rose hips
175ml wine glass of sugar 50/50 of muscovado and caster.
1 cinnamon stick.
1 tablespoon of Rose hip Syrup.
Peel of 1 lemon.
Wash and clean the rose hips, (I do not top and tail them but I do avoid any fruit going into the glass when serving. If you do like the fruit in the glass then top and tail). Mix with a tablespoon of caster sugar and let them stand in cold place over night.
The next day add the rose hips, sugar, cinnamon stick, and lemon peel to the vodka. (or brandy if using). For a more intense colour add the rose hip syrup (available from most Indian deli's).
Remember to make sure the rose hips are fully covered otherwise they will ferment. Allow room for shaking.
Leave out in a sunny spot in the kitchen and shake every day for a fortnight then place in a cupboard and leave to mature for 4 weeks before – or it can be left for up to 6 months. Check regularly and top up if necessary.
Dinner Party Jellies
1 x 135 packet Lemon Jelly
8 tbsps Rose hip Liquer
Make up the jelly as per packet instructions but with 80ml less water. If you have some blackberries or elderberries you could add to the mix for a sharper flavour and more distinct colour. Stir in the rose hip liquer and pour into 4 glasses.
Leave to set overnight in the fridge.
Serve with a dollop of thick cream.
For a savoury treat make up the jelly as above and serve with a sweetcure Suffolk ham. I prefer to go to the Suffolk Food hall and ask the wonderfully knowledgable Butchers for their recommendations.
3 cups of roughly chopped mushrooms
½ cup Adnams Gunhill Beer
1 cup of onions (fried in butter until slightly caramalised)
1/4 cup of coriander or herbs of choice
Tablespoonful of capers
Cream cheese
Beetroot slices (pink are my favourite from Home Farm Nacton)
Lay the beetroot slices in a dish, spray with a generous amount of water, put a plate over the top and cook for a couple of minutes (adjust as required) just until they lose the fibrous texture but are not soft.
Fry the onions and set aside.
Put the chopped mushrooms in a microwave proof bowl and add 3 tablespoons of beer.
Put a plate over the top and microwave and cook the mushrooms.
Drain off the excess liquid.
Add the onions to the bowl and half the herbs and half the capers.
Blend with a hand blender to a rough texture (not smooth).
An hour before serving (do not do it too far in advance otherwise the pate takes on a "dull dirty" appearance use a spoon to fold in the cream cheese and the rest of the herbs and capers (reserve a small amount for decoration).
To serve – lay a beetroot slice on each plate and season with sea salt (if you prefer more flavour spray them with a little balsamic). Add mushroom pate on top and finish with a few capers and herbs. Use balsamic glaze in strokes on the plate.
Serve with artisan bread (I always serve the Suffolk trencher) from the Woodbridge cake shop.
I adapted this recipe for my cooking demonstration at this years Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival. Based on a 1940's fruit cake recipe – usually made at Christmas time during WWII when supplies were rationed and not available for regular types of fruit cakes.
Of course they would not have had the luxury of soaking the raisins in cider or the seed mix but I used it to add more flavour and consistency to the cake.
1 cup seedless raisins
½ cup windfall plums (chopped).
2 cups Aspalls Premier Cru Cyder (You can use water if preferred).
½ cup Hill Farm extra virgin Rapeseed Oil (Vegetable oil works well too).
1 ¾ cups Flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Nutmeg
1 cup Sugar
1tsp Cinnamon
½ tsp Salt
½ cup Munchy original or omega sprinkle seed mix
1 x egg beaten
Set the oven to 160 oC. Place the raisins and the cider into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the Rapeseed oil and allow to simmer gently for 10 minutes.
Sift all the dry ingredients together and add to the pan . Stir in the chopped plums and the seed mix. Finally add the beaten egg.
Pour into 2 greased loaf tins and bake for 45mins – 1 hour
Brassicas are vegetables containing a powerhouse of immune boosting nutrients. In recent years they have undergone close scientific research and revealed special compounds known as glucosinolates that trigger detoxifying enzymes to help eliminate carcinogens. They are also antiviral, antibacterial and are natural weapons against disease. Their properties can enrich the blood and remove drug and other toxic deposits from the body. To get the broadest of health benefits choose differing colour vegetables as this naturally represents a wider variety of nutrients.
Some of the more readily available brassicas include:
Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Kale, Broccoli (including Tender Stem and Calabrese), Turnips, Brussels Sprouts, Pak Choi, Mustard, Cress, Radish, Kohlabi, Horseradish and Wasabi.
They don't just have to be plain boiled additions to a traditional meal. Soups, salads and stir frys are ideal for all of the above.
Red Cabbage Winter Salad
Mix red cabbage with walnuts, chopped fennel, apples and grated celeriac. Cider vinegar, freshly squeezed orange juice, honey and any available fresh herbs make a delicious oil free dressing for the salad. For a further low-fat health boost you could also add protein rich legumes, grains and nuts or even quinoa (a high protein grain similar to rice containing all 8 essential amino acids).
Mix together different varieties of chopped cabbage (red, white, savoy and chinese) and add some raw brussels sprouts, turnips, pak choi and thinly sliced kohlrabi including the leaves. For extra kick add some grated ginger and horseradish. For the dressing use extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and some freshly squeezed lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. This is great served with cold smoked salmon or mackerel – both high in Omega 3.
All the brassicas can be used to make a flavoursome stir fry. All chopped peppers and spring onions for a vitamin C boost. Heat some light olive oil or a few drops of sesame oil in a wok or non stick frying pan and when very hot add all the chosen vegetables at once. Fry for a few minutes making sure you keep stirring to avoid burning the vegetables and to give them an all round flavour. Next add some dark soy sauce. There is no need to add salt or any other seasonings. Cook for a maximum of 3 minutes to ensure that the dish retains a healthy crispness in the vegetables. Best served with chicken breasts that have been steamed, or poached in low-fat coconut milk and spices such as coriander and lemon grass.
Hearty Warming Dishes
Try and substitute family favourites with the more unusual brassicas. Instead of potatoes for bubble and squeak try turnip and kohlrabi and try it with kale and brussels sprouts. When the vegetables are cooked and combined add a pinch of nutmeg and an egg. Once fried sprinkle with some parmesan cheese. Goes well with Italian salami and fresh cherry tomatoes.
Brassicas can reward you with some amazing and versatile meals. It's about time they left the 'meat and two veg' category and stepped into the Super Food status! Enjoy!
The person responsible for the misconception that stinging nettle was brought into this country by the Romans lies at the feet of a man called Camden who in the 16th Century produced a book on the history of England called Britannia. In which he says… ' The Romans brought seeds to the nettles to which they sting themselves to keep themselves warm.'
That seems to have translated over the years into all nettles seem to have been brought by the Romans into this country. It is not true because deposits of stinging nettle have been found in archaelogical contexts going back thousands of years.
We have nothing written or handed down to us that goes beyond the Anglo Saxon period. About 1100 AD there is the first insight into the written material about stinging nettle being used as food.
At 1150 Hildegard Von Bingen writes about nettles being excellent food for humans. They continue being used right up to the 1700's where there are references to gruel to which nettles are added and actually being quite well known as food.
In the 1870's in Lancashire there were nettles sold in markets for use in making beer and for making nettle porridge. In Northern Italy nettles are sold in markets for human consumption and some cultures use nettles on a regular basis like spinach.
Until the start of the 20th Century nettles were valuable food in institutions. In two work house manuals, one from 1911 and the other from 1913, both mention nettles as a food source for the work house inmates. Arguably this is where the nettle stigma orginates. If work house inmates were eating nettles at the beginning of the 20th Century then they were considered poor man's food.
In Hans Andersons fairy-tale of the Princess and the Eleven Swans, the coats she wove for them were made of nettles. Indeed nettle fibres, like hemp and flax have been used for textiles. A quaint old superstition exited that a fever could be dispelled by plucking a Nettle up by its roots, reciting thereby the names of the sick man and also the names of his family. Called "wergulu" in old Wessex in the tenth century, nettle was one of the nine sacred herbs, along with mugwort, plantain, watercress, chamomile, crab apple, chervil, and fennel.
- Flies dislike nettles and a bunch of them hung by the door will keep them out.
- Nettles are high in Boron. The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation recommends getting 3 milligrams of Boron per day.
- Replace coffee, tea and sodas with nourishing herbal teas, especially stinging nettle, oat straw and comfrey.
- Leftover nettle tea also makes nutritious houseplant water and leaves or dregs can be sprinkled on potted plant soil to boost mineral content.
- Finely crushed dried nettles can be used in place of dried parsley for adding enlivening colour to soups, stews or any dish calling for a sprinkle of greenery.
- Strongly brewed nettle tea and powered plant are noted for having power to stop haemorraging, internal bleeding and excessive flow from wounds and cuts.
Alternative to Spinach
Gather a big colander of nettle tops. Sweat with a little butter, pepper and nutmeg. Or cook with garlic, leeks, butter and cream. Simple, and just as good as spinach.
Nettle Omelette
Blanch and roughly chop up the nettle tops. Finely chop some wild garlic leaves if you have some. Grate a small amount of parmesan cheese. Briefly whip some free-range eggs, make an omelette in the usual way. Then while the omelette's centre is still cooking away, fold in the nettles, garlic leaves and cheese.
Roughly chop two onions, fry them gently in olive oil in a large saucepan. Add a clove of crushed garlic, a couple of spuds (diced) and a litre of water. You could use a veg or chicken stock for extra richness, but plain water will do.
Boil slowly until the potatoes are soft, add a generous bowl of nettle leaves, boil for another 10 minutes.
Add a glug of cream or milk, then blitz in a liquidiser to the smoothness you prefer – perhaps with a bit of raw parsley to give a vivid green colour. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
You could also try adding some blanched and chopped nettles towards the end of a stew or fish chowder.


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The Lee Family
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We had such a great time photographing this family at their home in LA. We've been itching to do one at a family residence for a long time now, so when Yunie contacted us and said she wanted a family portrait session shot at her home in LA we were delighted. Yunie and Alvin have two beautiful kids - Mason who just turned 4, and Elise who is 7 months old. Two kids can be a challenge to photograph, but these two just loved the camera. We definitely felt the love in the room, and we did our best to capture that in picture form.


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Our vision involves seeing better understanding and improvements in the following areas of African American culture:
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Join us on Saturday, May 5th as the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame presents:
The Derby Party
Join us at this Kentucky themed fundraiser featuring delicious samplings of local brews and spirits, as well as signature Kentucky inspired dishes from local restaurants.
While exploring the Museum and its local connection, guests will enjoy entertainment in the prestigious Hall of Fame before a live airing of the 2018 Kentucky Derby.
Guests are encouraged to dress to impress, as an award for the most fashionable Derby attire will be presented. Also, there's always a chance to win with our race-day inspired 50/50 raffle and silent auction!
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is excited to offer an authentic experience with a unique twist for the racing and food enthusiast. The Museum is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, and all proceeds from this year's event support the Museum's educational mission and allow for exciting exhibits and programs all year round.
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Little Wigwam placemats have been designed by teachers & will inspire children to learn their numbers from 1 to 20. Great for reference. The border is filled with prime numbers so the mat doesn't lose its appeal for older children.
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Little Wigwam placemats have been designed by teachers & will inspire children to learn their numbers from 1 to 20. This educational placemat features: numbers drawn as children are taught to write them; each number is also written in words; numeracy patterns are easily identified in rows & columns; the border is filled with prime numbers from 1 to 20 (so the mat doesn't lose its appeal for older children).
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Art Holiday in Ravenna, Italy - Booking Now!!
Join us for an unmissable trip and the ultimate mosaic immersion...
AHA is going to the Ravenna Biennale this October!
With the option of staying a few extra nights to explore Venice!
In true AHA form, we will spend half our time building on our creative techniques, and the other half absorbing the Biennale's numerous exhibits, and many beautiful points of interest that are spread across this ancient Pre-Roman town.
The choice is up to you whether you join us for the entire trip, or just Mosaic/Biennale part of this holiday.
Linda, our tour leader, is with you to ensure each aspect of your holiday runs smoothly.
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Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. MFA Jewelry and Metalsmithing.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. BFA Studio Art, Summa Cum Laude.
American Craft Council Emerging Voices Shortlist Artist
Marzee International Graduate Prize 2016
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Scholarship
Group Exhibitions
ACC Emerging Voices Award Exhibition, ACC Conference, Philadelphia, PA (upcoming)
Here Today: We Are SNAG Membership Exhibition, Online Exhibition
Insects, Galeria Alice Floriano, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Bees, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
Explorations and Process: Makers of the Allegheny Metals Club, Adorned Spaces, SNAG Conference, Portland, OR
Life, Death, and Rebirth, University of the Arts Faculty & Staff Pop-Up Exhibition, Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Marzee at Frame, Schmuck 2018 Munich Fair, Munich, Germany
Oade Art Fair, Rotterdam, Netherlands
CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, Netherlands
(in)animate, ArtYard, Frenchtown, NJ, USA
Making Matters, Peters Valley School of Craft Gallery, Layton, NJ, USA
Allegheny Metals Club Exhibition, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Marzee International Graduate Show 2016, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
RISD Grad Show Exhibition, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI, USA
Juried Visual Art Exhibition, Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Wildlife Trading and Conservation, Gallery 55 at Rhode Island School of Design, RISD, Providence RI, USA
Feast and Fathom: Jewelry and Metalsmithing Triennial Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery at RISD, Providence, RI, USA
Afterlife Exhibition, ECU Metals Symposium at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Momentum, SNAG Juried Student Exhibition, Holliston, MA, USA
Fever Dream, Gelman Gallery at RISD, Providence, RI, USA
Mettle: Jewelry and Metalsmithing Biennial Graduate Show, Sol Koffler Gallery at RISD, Providence, RI, USA
Juried Visual Art Exhibition, Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition at IUP, Indiana, PA, USA
Diversity Student Art Gallery at IUP, Indiana, PA, USA
Beyond the Surface, Art Works in Johnstown, Johnstown, PA, USA
"Bare Bones Beauty" by Simone Solondz, Rhode Island School of Design Media, Providence, RI
"New Brooches" by Nicolas Estrada
"Repair and Renewal: Making Things Whole Again", Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine, SNAG
"Zoom: On Our Radar" by Brigitte Martin, American Craft Magazine, vol. 77 no. 02, pg. 10-11
"Moving Foward: Graduate Class Notes", RISD XYZ, Winter 2016, pg. 95
IUP Magazine
Klimt02 Selected Graduate 2016
The Round: Fall 2015 Issue XIII, Brown University
Tulane Review Literary Art Magazine, Tulane University
New Growth Arts Review Magazine, IUP
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Studio Assistant, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Presenter, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Wintersession Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Writer, Metalsmith Magazine, SNAG
Workshop Instructor, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ
Pre-College Workshop Instructor, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Shop Supervisor- Jewelry/Metals, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Workshop Instructor, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ, USA
Fine Metals Artist Fellow, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ, USA
Works In Process: Organic Jewelry Demonstration and Display, RISD Museum, Providence RI, USA
Studio Technician Assistant, RISD Jewelry and Metalsmithing Department, Providence, RI, USA
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Lorna Fencer Napurrula
Lorna Fencer Napurrula c.1920 – 2006 was a senior custodian of the Walpiri people and a renowned Aboriginal Artist. Lorna was and is admirably recognized for her abstract designs combining vibrant color's with swirling motions.
Born circa 1920, Lorna Fencer lived a traditional lifestyle in her birthplace Yartula Yartula in the Tanami desert, Central Australia. In 1949 as a result of Australian politics of the time, Lorna and her people were involuntarily relocated to the Lajamanu establishment along Hookers Creek, some 400 kilometres from her birthplace. Whilst living in the traditional land of the Gurindji people Lorna maintained her own Walpiri cultural identity through sacred ceremonies, storytelling and her expressive art.
Lorna began her artistic career "painting up"; being raised as a skilled painter of decorative body designs for sacred ceremonies, a ritual of the Walpiri people. It was not until 1986 that Lorna transferred these body painting designs onto canvas. Having already explored and experimented with painting styles, Lorna possessed a talent of painting her entitled dreamings onto canvas contrasting with traditional styles. The freedom in Lorna's brush stroke combined with the use of bold colors created a modernist dimension in her paintings. These abstract paintings layered with color and fluid movements no doubt attracted and continue to attract notoriety in the Australian art scene.
Initially painting for the Warnayaka Art centre, and one of the first to paint on canvas in the Lajamanu region Lorna held a strong presence in the art scene. Leading a movement with fellow artist Emily Kngwarreye, away from the traditional styles, Lorna did not use the traditional dot painting style.
The strong cultural influence and inspiration in Lorna Fencer Napurrula's art work is undeniable. Her work follows the travels of skin groups Napurrula and Nakamarra along the Yarra dreaming track originating in her birthplace in the Yumurrpa country. As a senior Walpiri custodian, Lorna was entitled to paint specifically the bush yam, 'ngalatji' (little white flower), the bush tomato, the caterpillar, the wallaby and tucker.
Her work often described as extravagant, abstract and sensual entices you to peel back the many layers concealing a 'secret', her dreaming. The depth in Lorna's work is enhanced by the exuberant colours layered upon on another. Lorna's highly valued and admired work has been a feature of many private and public collections both domestically and internationally for some twenty years. Lorna was awarded the Gold Coast City Art Award and included in the Triennial John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize in 1998. Sadly, Lorna Fencer Napurrula passed away on the 7th December of 2006, however leaves behind a treasured art collection continuing to resonate in the Aboriginal Art Scene worldwide.


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Designed to replace a simple piece of 3/4" plywood based pedal board, this one is 6" shallower front to back, and is based on 1/2" scrap plywood that has been clogging up my shop since I picked it up off my lawn after Hurricane Ike. Construction is very straight forward just Titebond II and screws, finish is what I had in the shop, Rustoleum High Temp BBQ matte black brush on paint, it took forever to dry. I am using 2" Velcro loop side on the board, the hook side is mounted to the bottom of my pedals. Cables are managed completely on the underside of the board with velcro straps through slots in the middle support board.
This board gives me better cable control, room for a couple more pedals, while managing to take up a smaller footprint, AND be overall lighter in total weight.
When I first assembled it, I thought the 2 boards butted up without a gap would be a concern, turns out, it's not. The more I use it, the happier I am with it.
I need to sew up a transport sack / gig bag for it, but overall it is done. So far I transport it by wrapping it in a moving blanket.
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#1 posted 11-24-2015 05:25 PM
A great widget! An idea that worked. Congratulations!
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#2 posted 11-24-2015 07:23 PM
You betcha. Organized, and it puts the pedals at the perfect angle for my old self to use them! I don't use a ton of effects for blues and country, but when playing certain rock tunes it comes in VERY handy!
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There was a time when my life was simpler, yet less rewarding. Before my son came into this world, I had full days to work on writing and writing-related projects. I was able to control my schedule better, I was able to implement more time with my wife and more time for me.
Alas, things change. But that's not a bad thing. The time I spend with my son is an infinitely more rewarding tradeoff. However, my days are a bit hectic. Some days I feel like I'm juggling chainsaws, bowling balls, and feral cats. Some days, it seems as if they all come crashing down on me.
It used to be a common occurrence for friends and family who didn't truly understand what I did for a living to label me as a stay-at-home-writer-who-sits-and-writes-all-day kind of guy. It was irritating and insulting, yet it did more to destroy my self-confidence than it did to spur me on to rage. Many of my critics thought I just sat in a chair and wrote all day. Just sat and wrote. I wish it were that easy. A tip for those of you who don't understand what writers do for a living: Telling a writer that all they do all day is sit in a chair and write is like telling a football wide receiver that all they do all day is stand in a field and catch a ball.
Nowadays though, I don't struggle with that self-confidence. I know that I work FULL days, and the time that I am relaxing is time well-deserved.
My schedule is more than a little hectic. On a typical weekday I'm up at 4:30am. I shower, then I sit at my desk with my breakfast and my cup of coffee while I read a chapter from my Bible. I finish getting ready, help get my son ready, and then I'm out the door to take my wife to work. Once that's done, I decide what to do with my son. Sometimes I take him to the park, sometimes I take him into San Francisco to do any number of things, or sometimes I come back home and throw cartoons on (educational cartoons, mind you, not that Spongebob malarkey) while I clean the apartment. Most days I read stories to him, I do preschool activities with him, and I try my best to be an active and involved dad.
Late morning comes around and I'm making our lunches. We eat while I watch an episode of something interesting on Netflix or Hulu – usually The Office or Shark Tank. Then my son is down for a nap and I'm off to work. I blog, I Facebook, I Twitter and tweet. I work on the various logistics of the publishing company I am in the process of starting. I even edit the episodes of my current short story series, The LZR Project. No matter what I'm doing, I always manage to take an hour break in there to kill my fellow buddies on a few games of Half Life 2: Deathmatch.
Before my son awakens early afternoon, I find myself washing more dishes than I remember dirtying. Why in the world do the apartments in Daly City not have dishwashing machines?
Once dishes are done, I get my son ready and we leave to pick up my wife from work. Then it's dinner time. Then I'm back to work – after my son's nightly prayers and a yank of Woody's pull string to hear a funny quip.
It is at this point of the day that I feel like I've completed a full day already. I'm tired, I'm a bit sore depending on what my son and I did earlier in the day. Some caffeinated tea or some coffee perks me up and I'm back at it. Currently, my nights have been split with writing (sometimes solo and sometimes through an online writing meeting with a buddy of mine) and video editing for my upcoming Kickstarter video.
When 9pm comes around, I usually call it quits and delve into a wee bit of gaming before I settle into bed. I sleep well assuming my downstairs neighbor isn't puffing marijuana out of his window and into my bedroom, the local fire trucks and ambulances aren't making their hundredth visit to our complex, or rowdy Bay Area ruffians aren't drunk and screaming at each other in the parking lot.
I live full days. Great days. Amidst it all, I struggle with anxiety and the rest of my own setbacks. I fear that all my work will never result in success. I fear I'm not pouring into my son as much as I should be. I fear, sometimes, what others think of me. My mind is burning fuel before my eyes open in the morning and continues to thrive off fumes well beyond when my eyes close at night. My prayers are always for peace and a clear head to navigate my way through my day-to-day.
It's just another day in the life of a stay-at-home-writer-dad. And I love it.


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For one of the nation's largest residential management companies, RealFoundations helped launch the client's first military housing operation, which included the implementation and integration of two systems the company had never before used: a property management system and a work order management system.
- Help the Client take joint ownership of, and operational control over, 2,000 family housing units
- Define a methodology, and create a work plan, for military housing transitions that the Client could re-use in subsequent privatization deals
- In less than six months, select, implement and integrate the various systems that would be required to operate a portfolio that was fundamentally different than the rest of the Client's portfolio
- Defined a business blueprint, which helped articulate the business processes and functions that were unique to Client's military housing operation
- Documented the future state application architecture, which highlighted the relationship and integration points between the several dozen systems that would be involved in running the business
- Created a cross-functional work plan and implemented internal communications process to improve effectiveness of the Client's highly dispersed work teams
- Organized a rapid implementation of the property management, work order and call center systems. This included everything from a rapid system selection to specifying and overseeing development of the custom reports required for the military's incentive reporting


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A smooth and iridescent Moonstone cabochon is set in a micro Gold setting inspired by water drops.
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Stone measures 5mm in diameter
Necklace hangs 16" long with an adjustment at 15"
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A double size bed sheet with printed rulers, which can be used as a game or a monitoring system. the ruler is printed so as to be readable from inside the bed. the numbering rises outwards & from warm to cold colors. each person now finally knows exactly how much he or she can pull & how far apart the couple rests from each other


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Multi-purpose drawstring bag with strap for your everyday adventures.
The drawstring closing and opening system is trained to tolerate countless times you decide to put something in or take out. To be honest, the drawstring action is so pleasurable it becomes something you seek to do again and again.
Made from lightweight & strong water-repellent 100% polyester.
Size 35cm x 35cm, strap is 130cm long.


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Ezgjan Alioski will continue his career in England with Leeds United.
25-years-old winger Alioski will officially continue his career in England after he has signed a deal with Leeds United.
The 25 year-old attacker makes the move from Swiss outfit Lugano for an undisclosed fee, signing a four year contract with Leeds.
After coming through the ranks at Young Boys, Alioski moved to fellow Swiss side Schaffhausen in 2013.
He spent three years with Schaffhausen, before joining Lugano, initially on loan, in January 2016, before that move was made permanent.
Alioski had an excellent last season for Lugano, noting 36 appearances, scoring 17 goals and further contributing with 14 assists. He finished as Lugano's top goal scorer during the campaign and third overall in the Swiss Super League.
Alioski's debut might come as early as Sunday's when his new club meets Ingolstadt for a friendly match.


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Félix Hemme - "Mélanzé 8", 2014
Oil on canvas
35 x 45.7 in
"It's a matter of personal pride to make my painting inderstandable and accessible.
My act as a painter is in confrontation with this ubiquitous and immaterial atmosphere that are the multitude of concepts and questioning.
I strive towards an independant painting cleared from its wordy abundance."
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Rand Paul makes his Senatorial mission clear, he's not there to compromise on principal.
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Rand Paul makes his Senatorial mission clear, he's not there to compromise on principal.
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Support the grassroots campaign to draft Rand Paul for the U.S. Senate at www.rand2010.com/.
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I liked this article by presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin so much that I'm posting it here in its entirety. This is highly recommended reading—a good refresher course for those who have done their own research on the subject, and probably revelatory for those who haven't. When you're done reading, take action.
Chuck Baldwin
American Free Press
September 27, 2008
At the time of this writing, the U.S. House and Senate are poised to pass a $700 billion bailout to Wall Street. At the behest of President George W. Bush, the U.S. taxpayers are going to be on the hook for what can only be referred to as the biggest fraud in U.S. history.
Virtually our entire financial system is based on an illusion. We spend more than we earn, we consume more than we produce, we borrow more than we save, and we cling to the fantasy that this can go on forever. The glue that holds this crumbling scheme together is a fiat currency known as the Federal Reserve Note, which was created out of thin air by an international banking cartel called the Federal Reserve.
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Jesse Ventura's July 14th interview on Larry King:
Sounds like he's not going to run. This is very disappointing, but I understand why he would be concerned for his family, and how that would influence his decision. Add that to the lack of support from the country for truth and good government and its a wonder anyone with integrity and a conscience gets involved in politics. However, the nation will be worse off without him in the Senate.
Here's the first part of yesterday's interview on the Alex Jones radio show:
Hear the rest of the interview…
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"WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate has approved legislation extending a moratorium on state Internet access taxes for seven years." Full Story. . .
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jPortable (formerly Java Portable) allows you to easily add a Java runtime environment to your portable device. It can be used in combination with jPortable Launcher to open Java JAR programs (many with their settings made portable) or used automatically with Java-enabled apps like PortableApps.com versions of LibreOffice and OpenOffice as well as web browsers like Chrome/Chromium, Opera, SeaMonkey and Firefox.
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Download the EXE and install to the folder CommonFiles\Java relative to the applications that use Java. For example:
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-.- on 2011-03-06 06:46
works with any java jar files too. Download the java launcher from portableapps to use it though since you need something to launch program with
SYSTEM on 2011-03-06 07:57
I've got jPortable working with X-LibreOffice as well. :)
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freakazoid: jPortable can work independently of PA programs, including muCommander and some others I've tested. I tried to edit the entry to help give some idea of how to make that work.


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I've been in a car accident and have hire car cover, what can I expect?
With LV= Car Insurance, if your car is being repaired by an LV= approved repairer, you'll receive a hire car for the length of time it takes to repair your car. If your car is written off or stolen and not recovered you'll receive one for 21 days, or 4 days from the date the claim settlement is made (whichever is sooner).
Depending on the level of guaranteed hire car cover you've selected, you'll either get a small hatchback or a similar sized hire car to your own. This could be a car with up to seven seats and have a maximum engine size of 2 litres.
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by Dr. Ronald N. Kostoff
This document examines the role of synergies in setting of safety limits.
Studies that include synergies are necessary for credible RFR safety limit
setting. Single stressor experiments as the main determinants for safety/exposure limits may be insufficient for human health protection from these potentially toxic contributing factors.
The results from studies of synergistic effects will take years to produce. If we continue along our
present path, hundreds of thousands of new small cell towers will have been installed during that research
period. The damage will have been done by the time the results are produced.
We need a moratorium on new cell tower construction until such results have been obtained.
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I am a type 1 diabetic with celiac disease and hypothyroidism. I was originally diagnosed as a type 2, but when treatment with Glucophage put me in the hospital with an 800+ mg/d [44.4+ mmol/L] blood sugar, the diagnosis of type 1 was made. Nine years later, I am still on injections of Humalog and Lantus. Whether I am strict with my diet and exercise or not, I struggle with my A1c. Having a very hectic schedule makes me a "problem" patient. I had inquired about the pump several years ago, only to be told by my endocrinologist that I needed to gain tighter control first. The more I study about the pump, the more I think it is the answer for me. My question is not if you agree (I know you won't prescribe), but instead what do I go in armed with to my next appointment with a doctor who is knowingly anti-pump?
It is a bit of a contradiction that pump therapy is recommended only for those with good control as this may not be possible or control could be improved by the new insulin delivery system in the form of the pump. What we tell our patients is that they need to be more knowledgeable about diabetes self-care skills. In your case, the celiac disease may make it more difficult for you to have good control and this might be made better with pump therapy. As a checklist, we make sure our patients monitor frequently, learn to do carbohydrate counting, are responsible for reporting back to the care providers, show some ability to problem solve, and have initiative to learn new techniques. If you can do these things, especially with a hectic schedule, you could be a good candidate for a pump. You may be seeing a physician that is not as enthusiastic about this form of treatment.
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Clark Wood is a specialist Recruitment Consultancy operating throughout the United Kingdom within the Public Practice Accountancy & Tax sectors. Our core client base consists of Accountancy Practices ranging from Big 4, Top 10 & Mid-Tier firms through to independent regional firms and sole traders.
Clark Wood, specialist Tax Recruiters are currently working with a leading firm in Leeds who are seeking a Corporate Tax Associate to join their regional office.
Our client is looking for an individual to manage and control a portfolio of corporate tax compliance clients in the office, ensuring both excellent client service and making a contribution towards the overall future development and success of the office and firm by being involved in identifying opportunities to provide additional services to existing clients; To take responsibility for billing and financial performance of assignments; To be actively involved in the development of junior staff within the department.
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The recent election of Hassan Rouhani and the reopening of House of Cinema prompted speculation that Iran's film industry may be on the cusp of a progressive new era. Such optimism looks likely to be dampened, however, by the news that director Mohammad Rasoulof has been banned from leaving the country to receive a lifetime achievement award.
Rasoulof, one of Iran's most prominent film-maker, was sentenced with fellow director Jafar Panahi to five years in prison and a 20-year ban on film-making for alleged anti-regime propaganda in 2011. Now out on bail, he was booked to attend this month's Nuremburg International Human Rights film festival (NIHRFF) in Germany. Organisers were expecting Rasoulof to pick up his award in person and present his latest film, Manuscripts Don't Burn.
Screen Daily reports that Rasoulof's passport was confiscated by authorities upon his return to Tehran on September 19. The film-maker, who according to the report has been freely travelling between his homeland and Germany, is therefore unable to return to Europe as planned this weekend.
"We are very concerned for Mr Rasoulof," said festival director Andrea Kuhn in a statement. "We find it absolutely unacceptable that the Iranian authorities refuse to let him leave the country. This is a severe violation of freedom of expression and basic human rights. We ask for the immediate return of Mr Rasoulof's travel documents."
Rasoulof was also due to visit the Hamburg film festival on Tuesday and the Stockholm film festival in November. "It is unacceptable of the Iranian authorities to prohibit him from leaving the country and that he is being prevented from acting as a filmmaker," wrote Stockholm's director, Git Scheynius. "It is a violation of freedom of speech and basic human rights."
Rasoulof's latest film, Manuscripts Don't Burn, won the FIPRESCI Prize at this year's Cannes film festival, where it screened in the Un Certain Regard section. Shot covertly and based on real-life events, it focuses on a failed 1995 assassination plot by Iranian authorities against 21 writers and journalists. At the Toronto film festival, where it screened last month, Manuscripts Don't Burn was described as an "incendiary critique of the Iranian regime" and a "challenging gaze into the nature of evil and history as its eternal witness".


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Realty United Property Management Division gives customers the freedom to sit back, relax, and enjoy the profits of their investment properties without lifting a finger. We manage every aspect of your real estate investments so you don't have to. We start by finding quality tenants who have the highest likelihood of consistently satisfying their rent obligations, then manage the day to day needs of tenants and landlords with a variety of home maintenance services at rates that can only be found with Realty United. The end result is a stress free experience and higher, more consistent profits for our customer
Realty United Group founder Victor Boulos Jr is a Licensed Real Estate Broker with over 40 years of experience in Florida's real estate market. Prior to founding Realty United, Victor was the Broker Manager at a full service real estate firm in Florida for over a decade. Also, he has and continues to serve on the board of several commercial investment corporations that own and manage multi-million dollar commercial investment portfolios. He also manages a portfolio of residential investment properties valued in the millions. With this experience, Victor and his team of real estate professionals serve customers in the acquisition, sale, leasing, and management of commercial and residential properties.
Thank you for visiting Realty United Group. Realty United is a full service real estate firm that prides itself on delivering excellent customer service. This website is part of that superior service. It is designed to be a resource that buyers, sellers, and investors can use to learn more about the real estate market, while also getting to know the dedicated team of professionals at Realty United. From commercial and residential sales to property management services, there is a Realty United real estate professional with the expertise you need to achieve your goals. Give us a call today!
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PCB-86678 - Resale Apartment
3 Bedrooms
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83 Sqm
Brand new townhouse on ground floor with front and back terrace with direct access to the communal pool. The property has 3 bedrooms all with double bed and fitted wardrobes. Fully equipped kitchen with high quality end appliances and kitchen utensils. There are two bathrooms with shower, one of them is en-suite.
You will find the beach and the yacht club just 600 meters away, restaurants and cafes with sea views.
Torre de la Horadada is a prestigious area of Costa Blanca, very close to Mil Palmeras, Campoamor, San Pedro del Pintar, Pueblo Latino and Orihuela Costa. Only in 10 minutes you can reach the famous salt lakes of San Pedro del Pinatar and Thalasia center and spa. Pilar De La Horadada, enjoys over 2500 hours of sunshine per year and average temperature of 18 ° C, which makes it a prime area. It has a large service area, parks, promenades and marina. Only 5 minutes from the shopping centers La Zenia Boulevard and Dos Mares. These magnificent weather, sandy beaches such as the Jesuitas Playa, Playa del Puerto and Playa de las Higuericas. Well connected with the national road N-332 and the Mediterranean motorway AP-7.


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2016 Summer Steelhead Preview
With around 124% of snowpack on Mt Hood this winter I am guessing the White River won't be as problematic as it was during much of the 2015 season. The White tends to blow out easily once most of the snow surrounding its upper reaches melts away. Not only are we sitting on above average snowpack in the Cascades, but it is the kind of dense high water content snowpack that will hopefully last well into the summer.
There is still time to plan your 2016 summer steelhead float trip with us. Late July through November is prime time. Visit our Deschutes River Float Trips page for details.
Here is a shot of Victor Inouye during a four day float last August.


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Disability job services to grow under new contract
Posted: 11th Sep
Workways will deliver increased disability employment services and create 12 new jobs in the Latrobe Valley after being awarded a $75 million contract with the federal government.
The five year contract, which includes service delivery in parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland will allow Workways' three Latrobe Valley branches to deliver more employment services in the region than ever before in its 29-year history.
Workways chief executive Bryan McCormick, who is based in Gippsland, said the 12 new Latrobe Valley roles would be spread between management, service delivery and administration.
"It provides a range of support services and employment for people with a disability to gain work and help get people with a disability into the workforce," he said.
"People with a disability are entitled to participate in the workforce and our participation rates in Australia are very low by OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] levels."
Workways was unsuccessful in gaining a contract in 2015 and Mr McCormick said the company was "thrilled to return".
The organisation already provides a number of employment support programs in the Latrobe Valley, including Jobs Victoria Employment Network which helps disadvantaged people gain access to the job market, Transition to Work program which supports young people into employment, and the Workers Transition program which supports former Hazelwood Power Station workers into new employment.
"It is our mission to connect people to their communities and opportunities in employment so we are pleased to be able to provide this service for even more people across Australia," Mr McCormick said.


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Even though Ollantaytambo wasn't on our radar originally, we added a night here when we saw that we could get cheaper trains to Machu Picchu from there as well as see some of the sights in the Sacred Valley.
I began my search for a place to stay for our 1 night there. TripAdvisor listed Picaflor Tambo Guest House as the #2 B&B in Ollantaytambo. After visiting the website, I saw that the room was within our budget and emailed them to make a reservation.
When we arrived we completed all of our paperwork, paid for our room and were escorted upstairs.
Killa Room
When the door opened I was slightly confused – there were 3 twin beds. I asked the guest house if they had a matrimonial room, the term used in South America for 1 large bed, and they said they did not. They offered to pull the beds together for us but we have learned that never really works out well since there is a crack and 2 smaller sets of sheets on a larger bed. We figured it was only 1 night so it wasn't a big deal.
The room itself was very large, clean and even had fresh flowers which was a nice touch. The ceiling of the room was fascinating to me as you could see the wood beams used to support the house.
It got quite cold at night, partially because there was no heating in the room (something that is common in this part of the world) and partially because I didn't have Andy keeping me warm.
The bathroom was very large and clean. The shower was hot and spacious. After my shower I was surprised that the water wasn't draining fast and then realized that the drain had a cover which was preventing it from draining. Why it was there I don't know, but Andy was able to shower without having to stand in any water.
We had our first bathroom fan of our trip. It was really nice since we were able to turn it on and not have a hot, steamy bathroom after our shower.
We were able to pick the time that we wanted to dine. We originally chose 9am because we were going to hike up to the ruins, but ended up getting a later start. We decided we would eat earlier then hike afterwards. The guest house was completely fine with us changing our plans last minute.
The breakfast included the standard fare – eggs, rolls, juice, tea and coffee. The table was also set with olives for some reason. They aren't the most common breakfast food but I imagine that someone who works at the guest house likes them and assumes that others do as well.
We dined with a couple in their 50's from Philadelphia. They were visiting several different cities in Peru over a 3 week vacation. They were pretty well traveled, giving us tips for what to do when we are in Kenya on our safari.
There was a balcony in the common area which looked over the cobblestone street that we were on. It was quite nice to sit on the couch near the balcony, taking in the fresh air of the city. After staying in so many large, polluted cities, it was nice to have some fresh, country air.
Even though the guest house had wifi, I would argue that it barely did. It only worked when we were right next to the router and when it did work, it worked very, very slowly.
Ollantaytambo is quite small so everything is nearby. You can walk everywhere, something that is almost a requirement as vehicles can only use the main streets, not the little streets that many of the hotels and restaurants are on.
The guest house is located directly across the street to the entrance of Pinkuylluna, ruins that do not have an admission fee. This was perfect for us as we ony had a few hours to explore Ollantaytambo and really didn't want to pay the steep tourist fees to visit other nearby ruins.
The only negative about the location is that it is located next to a club. The bass from the music, not the music itself, carried into the room a bit, not stopping until the club closed at 2:30am.
Final Thoughts
We were both bummed out that we didn't have more time in Ollantaytambo. It was a really cute town with so much charm. There wasn't a ton to do, but we kept ourselves busy hiking the ruins and wandering the cute cobblestone streets.
If we were to stay in Ollantaytambo again I would absolutely stay at Picaflor Tambo Guest House again. The only difference is that I would confirm that I would have a double bed before I arrived.


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SZN's designer Suzan Dlouhy gets interviewed by Nkechi from The Pin, a discussion platform about race, identity and culture.
Read the full interview here!
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The pressure of being the first in our families to have opportunities for further education can some times stump out our true desires and creative lifelong pursuits of happiness.
For Suzan Dlouhy creativity, design and fashion have always been a part of who she is but, it took a boring government job, crazy dress up Monday's and hunting down amazing street style in Canberra for her true passion to be realised.
Starting her own label SZN, Dlouhy has continued to make her mark in design - from hand stitching 100 scarves for the National Multicultural Festival in Canberra to taking out Fashion Designer of the Year at the African Australians of the Year Award Ceremony. Before moving to Melbourne for love, teaching at The Social Studio and continuing to build her own brand.
THE PIN. So you grew up in Brisbane?
SUZAN DLOUHY. I grew up in Kingston, which is in Logan City half way between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and I love it because it is a very culturally diverse area, due to it seeming to be the first port of call for immigrants, I imagine that's how my family ended up there, pretty much any conflict overseas is followed by an increase in Logan of that particular culture.
For a lot of people we have spoken about the feeling that within the boundaries of their household was a different culture to the outside world. Did you have a similar thing?
S. The first time I watched The Wog Boy movie I felt like I identified with that kid with his salami cheese sandwiches. I was going to school with these salami, cottage cheese, rye bread sandwiches, and I'd be embarrassed - I was like, 'everyone's got white bread with cheese', my dad was like, 'we will not eat that crap!', and I'd be like, 'this is crap!' Now it's ironic because today people are paying $20 for these sandwiches at a café now. But at the time, I remember begging my dad for white bread, I was like, 'could you just….buy…like half a loaf! They sell half loafs, and just like six slices of cheese'. So I'd go to my friend's house and just love what they ate. It was so weird you know, white bread and cheese for me is the epitome for me of what we didn't have.
My dad is, not formal, but we all had to sit at a dining table for dinner, using a fork and knife from this old cutlery set he had from when he migrated, I think it was very special for him. We'd be like, 'we should sit in front of the tv, dad!' and he was like, 'no, we will not do like the Americans with their pre-recorded laughter, I will laugh when I want to laugh and not during dinner'. I was like, oh my god [laughs]. Just some of the funny shit he says. I'd get to school, and I'd never repeat that to friends at school because it just made me seem more different so I'd be like, 'yeah sure, I watched home and away'…I didn't watch that show at all, I don't know what happened…just trying to keep up, trying to be cool…it never happened.
I read in an interview that you found your way into fashion as a way out of the boredom you had towards your job so, I was wondering if design and fashion were always apart of your life?
S. My Czech grandmother was a seamstress and she taught me how to sew when I was five by hand, I could sew things. All through primary school and high school I wanted to be a fashion designer, that was a given. Everyone knew I wanted to be a fashion designer. My dad taught me to sew on the same machine I have now, when I was in grade five. Then by grade 11, and for some stupid reason, I decided I wanted to study anthropology. I don't know what happened, I think the culture thing hit me, or the idea of being different hit me and I wanted to investigate that. At the time thought I was going to save the world, from an environment perspective, you know – we're going to be sustainable and green!
I remember my teacher being like, 'ah, you're good at art why don't you do that', and kind of rebelled against it, even though all along I told people that I wanted to grow up and be a fashion designer.
My dad said artists die poor, so I was like I don't want to die [laughs] let alone be poor. So when I did uni selections I put environmental policy first, because it had the lowest entrance scores …I didn't have high expectations for myself….for the thing that was closest to anthropology. Random. So that course I did was more like an anthropology degree and less like an environmental specific degree. For my second, third and fourth choices I put anthropology and sociology degrees and fifth – I put fashion. I was hoping I wouldn't get in. I kept going 'I don't want to get in, I don't want to get in!'. That fifth choice was a TAFE because back then, in Brisbane, there wasn't a uni version of fashion design. I guess this whole time my dad thought it was a good choice, because he was like, 'well you have a chance to go to get a degree, why would you go to a TAFE? Anyone could go to a TAFE, you could go to a TAFE now if you want' this was in grade 11. For him, TAFE was short courses you did at night – not courses you did for life. So I got my first choice, and I went. I am very interested in the environment, I was, but the whole time I was at university I would spend all of my time sewing, painting, drawing, I'm blowing cash on watercolours like you wouldn't believe. I don't know why, everything I did was art related and I persevered through that degree. I failed a whole year, like 7 out of 8 subjects in one year….kept going…because I finish what I start. I made my dad so bloody proud, he was almost crying at the graduation. He didn't go to university so he really wanted that for me.
When did you realise taking this path down that path wasn't for you?
S. I kind of skirted around it by doing all these other creative things, everything but the thing I should have done!
It was a building up over four years of hating working in a government organisation there were two things that I particularly hate – one I hate air con so much, and I hate environments where I can't choose music. It's always quiet at work, and freezing. Also, everyone in my team was around fifty or sixty and they were all on the verge of retiring, and I was like, 'I can't do this for another forty or fifty years!'.
There was another guy working in my corral that felt the same way about our work environment and also had an interest in dressing well and so we started dressing for each other. It was the only thing that brought any excitement to going to work. I'd say, 'oh Thomas, what are you wearing tomorrow? He'd be like, 'my paisley tie, checkered shirt and some particular pair of pants', then I'd tell him what I was wearing, and we'd waste hours doing this sort of shit. That happened for about a year, we'd have fantastic Mondays, we'd dress for each other on Mondays, go to the park and do a photoshoot and we'd hang out. It was getting crazy [laughs].
I started a street style blog in Canberra as my excuse to get out of the building. Everyone else would go on smoko or to get a coffee, and I'd take my camera and doing street style shoots during the workday and then uploading it at work. I was doing all of this at my desk, all the while keeping my job. I still didn't make the leap that I should just do fashion.
Then one day I was at work on the fantastic Monday and we decided to dress as the bins, because we decided we were no more useful than the bins. We both dressed and posed with these bins. I think we had a collective mental breakdown [laughs]. The two of us got to this stage that was not normal. The thing that kicked it over, was the guy sitting next to me got promoted to the position that I probably should have been in, purely because he wasn't part time. At that time I was studying part-time and they thought my interests weren't there. That guy was watching The Simpsons on his computer, but because he was really good at talking the talk and being blokey he got promoted. I thought, this place isn't for me – I can't play that game. This cleaner came through, and as he left, he went around the corner, that guy took the piss out of him. And that was it – that broke me.
I would have rather of cleaned that building than worked in it for guys like him. That was it for me. After that I called up the TAFE and asked about courses, they were having an audition for their fashion course the next day. And that was it. It decided my fate.
When it comes to creating and designing, is there something that you are able to express through design that you find you can't express in anything else you do?
S. Simplicity.
I tend to explain stuff very complicatedly, and at length but my clothing is so ridiculously simple, and presents very minimal but, there is actually a complexity behind it that makes it seem simple, a very complex idea. After the months and months that it takes me to arrive at that design, and put it out on the shelf, it looks like a square. When I'm advertising or talking, I say I am a minimal designer – but there is nothing minimal about the process that goes on there.
My clothing presents a simple logic, that I cannot communicate in any other art form. I couldn't do it in music, talking, or writing. I'm too all over the place.
How did your involvement with the social studio begin, and how have you found that experience?
S. My first day in Melbourne, I decided to go on a shopping tour of Melbourne – I knew I had to look for a job but told myself to take time and enjoy it. I went on a little day trip, visiting all these different places and I walked into The Social Studio. It was in transition and there was a sewing machine in the doorway. Andrea, who is the general manager, said to me as I walked in, 'do you want a sewing machine?' and I was like, 'woah, this thing!' I didn't understand, and I was like, 'I do, I really do! but first I need a house and a job, because I can see it needs to be serviced and I need a place to put it'. Andrea said there was a lady down the road looking for a sales assistant who could sew and there was a place going for rent above it. I thought she was joking. We got chatting a bit more and she was so sweet. I left there feeling like I'd found my place. I went down the road, within fifteen minutes, went into the shop and the lady had just sent that email about half an hour ago – the email to Andrea. We talked about my experience and clothing and she said I was exactly what she needed. It was ridiculous. So I went back said a big thank you to Andrea and I worked there for three – four days a week. I never took that sewing machine, it was too bloody heavy [laughs].
Six months later, Andrea replied to my email and said she vaguely remembered me saying that I did a fashion design course. She asked if I wanted to teach.
I love the Social Studio. It has its ups and downs. As anything does. It comes with a lot of cultural things that I've had to face. My students are often older than me and they're parents, so I feel like I'm their kid in twenty years. Often the problems they are dealing with, and the crap they have to integrate into their lives, just random requirements that you have as a person, that is harder when you don't even speak the language – even if you speak the freaking language, it's hard to integrate that stuff into your life. So I feel like I see myself as their daughter almost, and I know it's hard for them but it's worth it and their kids will be thankful…hopefully [laughs]. My parents did the same, and I appreciated it. The Social Studio, at least, gives me that reflection on my past in a difficult setting. Often you can't do something for everyone, and the jobs these guys are going for are the same ones I'm in, so I tell them what I did and how I hustled. I tell them about how I walked in and chatted – I point out their strengths and give them honest feedback. The Social Studio has been a big learning curve in being helpful but being chill.
Growing up, was there a time where race and identity really stood out to you? Was it something that was always there and recognised?
S. When I was young I think I just went under the radar. I think when you stand out as a person, everything stands out about you.
I've always found it really interesting when people talk about Australia being racist. I actually do agree, but the ones being racist find it hard to recognise because it's done in this joking way, they don't mean it badly, so they don't see how it's hurtful. I remember when I was really young, a girl walked past with her mum and she said something like, 'Coco Pops', and it's the only time in my life where I had a quick reply and I said, 'Rice Bubbles'. I remember saying Rice Bubbles, I was little – maybe five – and I remember thinking, 'yeah, I got back at her'. But also thinking, why did she say that? Coco Pops are yummier anyway. My dad made me believe that Coco Pops were two colours and he would premix the Coco Pops with the Rice Bubbles to give it a lower sugar content. So in my life Coco Pops were brown and white anyway. So her insult never made sense, because I was like, but there are two colours! [laughs].
THE PIN. If you could give yourself one piece of advice about being in the skin you're in, what would it be?
SUZAN DLOUHY. When I went overseas for the first time, I was 17, and my dad always did this when I was younger. He never told me not to do something, but he phrased it in such a way that made me not do it, or do the right thing. He'd say, 'keep your eyes open'. When I went on this trip it was the best advice.
So I think I'd tell myself, have confidence and trust in yourself.
This interview has been condensed and edited