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Lately when I take a walk at night I have the impression that I am walking down a massive set of stairs and that my arms are softly flapping a small pair of cheap novelty chicken wings. I could be walking uphill and the sensation is still the same. My arms swing in their usual day-metered rhythm still the sensation sneaks in somewhere between the truth of the motion and consciousness of the movement. I have no memory to link this to. I do not recall ever dressing as a bird and walking down a huge set of stairs at night but the impression is there, assembled from a diverse array of physical or muscle memories.
Some time ago, I was living in Washington Heights where a huge set of stairs are set and connect to 181st street. Down those stairs to the subway each morning and up those stairs home each night. They were massive and made of concrete. The paint long worn away from the steel tubing that ran as rails up the center and sides of the stairs. Climbing one morning, after grabbing coffee and the Times, my hand idly gliding above the rail, the oxidation and subsequent polish by hand oils of the steel reminded me of a piece of playground equipment from my elementary school that blurred with a kind of polygonal climbing structure from a park I used to play at and the two seemed inseparable until my hand grazed an overgrown bush and I recalled a hedge I used to pass every day that was filled with little pumpkin shaped berries. There was a scent of spice and dusty wood that the hedge emitted. I realized then that I had been living in Manhattan in the same location for over five years and that the duration of my stay was second only to the house I grew up in and how little prepared I was upon leaving home for the constant transition that would mark my life in college and after. A welter of memories unlocked there and I stared emptily at the overgrown bush. I was alone on the massive stairs but could sense the city's eye on me, but I stayed still there and seemed to cache the memories there- that bush, some unnamed city shrub that grows despite all odds out of arsenic, cigarette butts and urine, became an outpost - a lobby for my long gone home.
The method of loci is a mnemonic aid credited to Simonides of Ceos. Simonides was a poet known for his odes to Castor and Pollux. Castor and Pollux were mythic twins born from a giant egg laid by Leda after she was raped by Zeus. Zeus was a swan that time. Other times he was other animals. One time he was a shower of gold. Some versions have Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra as co-incubants in Leda's egg. Castor was mortal and Pollux was immortal, but when Castor was killed, Pollux made a deal with Zeus. They would split Pollux's immortality. As a result, the twins split their time between Elysium and Hades.
In 2005, scientists discovered that the hippocampus houses a type of neuron that controls spatial location, called a grid cell. The grid cells are so named because if you connect the center of their firing fields they create a triangular grid. Images of this grid look a little bit like a flattened segment of a geodesic dome. Early in his talk, Everything I know, Buckminster Fuller describes how the triangle is nature's essential structure, that is, how anything in nature can be broken down into a finite number of triangles. That the triangle provides an irreducible stability. Likewise, scientists claim that grid cells in essence project a Euclidian space upon our environment, that as we plot our way through any given space a neural grid lights up and guides us forward. We naturally triangulate.
Female seahorses spray their eggs into the male. The male fertilizes the eggs and carries them in a pouch until they're term.
A woman with a dress like a lost book of the bible, the book of stars, billowed by on an August morning breeze. This coolness is temporary but it calls out the signal changes soon to come. The light is changing. The sliver that cuts down Maiden Ln and bounces off of tower 4 has shifted by a degree that reduces the ambient refraction on the eastern bank of Broadway. A second beam from the east still creeps up Maiden Lane on a delay. The zip that people cross on the east bank of Church street has moved further west, lengthened past the point where I can catch the gap in the shadow. The light is starting to shed some of its summer leavening. The weight and scorch of July is all but lost within a given ray. Though the heat has returned, it has be born out differently- a trapped heat, a leftover heat, fuming down from the upper dome of the atmosphere laden with vaporous cargo.
It will be hard to forget how merciful an August evening can be in Brooklyn. The trees that line the street, mostly plane trees, have grown lusty from the sun and rain. The leaves, heavy and thick, lace above the street to form a tunnel of green. Prospect Park lies ahead. In the tumble down dusk the shadows of the park's shaggy trees pulsate with all of the life missing from the hot cement streets, where the day's last heat radiates out leaving only a perfect cool respite. The city's details dimmed down to points of artificial light.
As I pass each plane tree on my walk towards the park, the space between the nearest trees becomes apparent and while the tree from afar still look like a continuous canopy, the nearness reveals the character. Just as when we look up with our naked eyes and the stars appear to be little more than pin points, with a telescope the difference that distance hides is revealed. When looking to the past the events all cluster and it may seem for a moment that they disappear into single swathe of time, but taking a walk can open things back up.


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The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas, hosted by Caterpillar, will be providing a three-day ROS-Industrial Developers Training Class October 10-12, 2017, with both a Basic and Advanced Track offerings.
Please bring a laptop to the class with the ROS-I training Virtual Machine pre-installed. This class is geared toward individuals with a C++ programming background who seek to learn to compose their own ROS nodes.
- Day 1
- Basic - Will focus on introductory ROS skills
- Advanced - Additional Capabilities/Functions within ROS
- Day 2 will examine motion planning using MoveIt!, as well as the Descartes planner and perception concepts.
- Day 3 offers a lab programming exercise with a choice of Pick-and-Place Application or Descartes Application.
Dates: October 10-12, 2017
Registration: Registration Full as of October 4th!
Cost: The training is FREE for up to:
- Three attendees for Full Consortium member organizations
- Two attendees for Associate Consortium member organizations
- One attendee for Research Consortium member organizations
For non-members, government members, or for seats in excess of your limit, the training is $2,199 per attendee. Space for the training is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accommodations: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Mark Twain Hotel - Peoria. Contact information for the hotel is on the registration page.
Curriculum: Link to the Wiki
Prerequisites: Linux/Ubuntu familiarity, C++ experience and a desire to program robots!
Printable Agenda: Download PDF!
Venue: Caterpillar Visitor Center, 110 SW Washington St, Peoria, IL 61602
VM Check, and welcome dinner, Monday, October 9 at the Mark Twain Hotel: Please test the VM install prior to arrival. Poor/slow VM performance can negatively affect your learning experience. Trainers will be available Monday evening at the Mark Twain from 4:30 to 6:00 PM, ahead of the welcome dinner, to verify correct VM installation and to update the VM with any last-minute curriculum changes. A limited number of pre-configured "loaner" laptops will be prepared as a contingency.

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|Another magical weekend at the highland games in Enumclaw. Janet and I enjoy your music so much. Us becoming friends has been wonderful. See y'all soon EH.
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Mystery look 93: Leather combination
Don't underestimate the power of leather!
Leather is a true fashion essential whether it's a jacket, pants, shoes and or accessories. My ultimate favorite piece of this look is the leather jacket!Leather jackets are much in demand as they make you look supremely stylish no matter if you dressing it up or down. The styling options are endless when it comes to leather jackets. You can dress it up with skinny fit trouser and a button up or dress it down with denim jeans and white V-neck. If you not afraid to try mixing multiple leather pieces in one look, I say go for it. It's a daring creation that adds a fire edge to your style!
For this perfect combination, I turned the edge all the way up. I center this look around the leather jacket. From there, I added leather pants and leather wedges to keep things in the same family. Even though it still feels like summer, you can't go wrong with mixing this combination in autumn/ winter. To add a little pop, I added mirror sunnies by Perverse that pretty much work with any look you pair them with. Let this outfit be your inspiration for your next look. Don't be afraid to take risks, because anything goes when it come to personal style.
Wearing: Sunglasses Perverse| Jacket ASOS| Pants Monica Rose | Shoes Jeffrey Campbell
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Big adventures can truly come up in different moments. Recently, Wilka, a coordinator for the International Recruitment team, had the recent opportunity to travel to Mexico City, to assist with the interview process for the Cultural Exchange Program. With so many candidates, the recruiter team asked Wilka to help them streamline the process.
During the interview series, there was no presentation to be made, as most of the information regarding this program was available via thedisneyip.com. When the candidates checked into their interview, Wilka assisted, reviewing necessary documents, guiding them to where their interview was, and providing information about post-interview steps. For candidates who were being considered for character performer roles, Wilka measured their height, as it is a crucial element for consideration.
Of the experience, Wilka shared, "(The candidates) were all great. Some were even talking to other candidates even though they never met them before," Wilka said. "Someone could be nervous, but I encouraged them to enjoy the experience and be themselves. Recruiters are equally excited to meet them during this interview process!"


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There is a big variety of different TV stands available today. Different materials make the difference. TV stand may be made of wood, which may suite traditional interior. It may be done from a flake board, or combination on metal and glass. Your choice of a TV stand must depend on the furnishing of your room.
Before choosing a TV stand, you should decide where to place it, what hardware will be added to your TV set, for instance a stereo system, or a DVD player, and will you store your CDs and DVDs in the TV stand. For these cases there are a lot of TV stands with special storage spaces, which will cover your demands.
If you got Plasma or a LCD TV set, then it would be better to get a glass and metal TV stand Because glass and metal fully suits the contemporary design of today's TV sets. These TV stands will perfectly complete a modern styled room.
Shelves in these TV stands are mainly made of glass, but don't worry for their solidity, as this glass get special thermal processing, which makes it hard to break, and hard to leave scratches.
TV stands made of wood or flake board would prefer people with traditional tastes.
Designers vary the form of the TV stand, so the only way to choose a proper one is to see it with your own eyes. Some TV stands may have storages with doors and shelves made of glass. In this case you should remember to aerate the storage space, to prevent the overheating of the hardware. Moreover the glass should conduct the remote control signal.
Apart from shelves a TV stand may have a special LCD or Plasma holder, or co-called Plasma stands। This will ensure security of the TV set and it may allow you to change the sight angle if you wish so. Before purchasing a TV stand with plasma stand, remember to ask the maximum weight the holder can withstand. To do not forget these advices while purchasing a TV stand.


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Another great Cornish beach, popular with surfers and also home to Godrevy Lighthouse and a small colony of seals.
The Hoe
Always a good place to start in Plymouth, with many areas of interest including Smeaton's Tower, The Tinside Lido and The Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Saint Michael De Rupe (Brentor Church)
The church of Saint Michael De Rupe is well known amongst landscape photographers and for good reason, it stands proud on the top of a huge granite Tor in the middle of relatively flat surroundings. Compositionally, there are not too many views to be found so weather is the key factor, and the best view lines up very well with sunrise.
Davidstow Airfield
Located in the north of Cornwall near Camelford, the abandoned airfield is an excellent playground for photographers.
Whitsand Bay
Whitsand Bay stretches from Downderry in the west to Rame Head in the east and has a multitude of interesting beaches including Portwrinkle, Tregantle and Freathy (a favourite which unfortunately is not currently accessible due to an unstable cliff).
Minions is located on the eastern edge of Bodmin Moor and features several interesting subjects, including The Hurlers (stone circles), several disused mine shafts and Goldiggens quarry a short walk away:


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Clifton M. Schor, Shrikant R. Bharadwaj; A pulse-step mismatch model of dynamic ocular disaccommodation. Journal of Vision 2005;5(8):591. doi: 10.1167/5.8.591.
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Step changes in ocular accommodation are controlled by pulse & step signals to the ciliary muscle (agonist) that stretches the passive choroid (antagonist) (Schor & Bharadwaj, 2004). During disaccommodation (near-to-far focusing), the roles of the ciliary muscle & choroid are reversed: the ciliary muscle is the antagonist. Are pulse & step signals also used to control disaccommodation?
Peak velocity of accommodation step responses increase with response magnitude but peak acceleration is invariant. In contrast, peak velocity & peak acceleration of disaccommodation are invariant of response magnitude for a fixed starting position, but they increase with proximity of the starting position (Bharadwaj & Schor, 2005). This suggests that disaccommodation is initiated by a pulse signal toward a constant primary destination & it is followed by a step signal to achieve a desired final position.
In the pulse-step model of accommodation, pulse width is adjusted independently of pulse height to control velocity independently of acceleration. We used a similar pulse-step model for disaccommodation with two differences. First, instead of increasing the width of a fixed-height pulse with response magnitude, we increased height of a fixed-width pulse. Second, the magnitudes of the pulse & step were made independent. Pulse height was appropriate for a response initiated toward a primary destination & step height was proportional to a desired final position. Primary destination was estimated from the negative X intercept of plots of peak velocity as a function of starting position that correspond to the cycloplegic refraction. Time-to-peak-velocity indicated when the step occurred & this did not change with either response magnitude or starting position. The pulse-step model of disaccommodation predicts that when the discrepancy between final position & primary destination was large, mismatched amplitudes between a larger pulse and a smaller step cause overshoots of the step response.
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Designer Amanda Wakeley, who has dressed the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Dita von Teese and the Duchess of Cambridge said she wants to buy British products to use in her collections and does so wherever she can.
Speaking at the launch of her Spring/Summer collection at Harvey Nichols in Leeds she said: "I've found a British tannery to do our bridle leather because we do things like that really well."
"We do all of our beautiful bridle leather belts here, we do our sheepskins here wherever we can and we do some of our wedding dresses in the UK."
But, Wakeley says it isn't always easy. "Sadly, we've really, really diminished our manufacturing industry in this country, I find it hugely disappointing.
"I'd much rather support British and I'd love to see a resurgence of British manufacturing but it will take time for people to learn those skills."
Wakeley's comments follow similar recent statements from leading figures in the retail industry.
Sir Philip Green, retail entrepreuner in charge of the Arcadia group, whose brands include Topshop and Miss Selfridge plans to establish his own manufacturing academy to provide youngsters with a more vocational route into the fashion industry.
And the 'Queen of Shops' herself, Mary Portas has had to take on extra staff to cope with demand following the launch of her British underwear production line, 'Kinky Knickers' earlier this year. The underwear line was a product of her TV series, 'Bottom Line' which funded the reopening of a textile factory near Manchester where she restarted the production of high quality underwear and took on staff and apprentices.
* Get all the latest news and interviews on the Buy British campaign at www.makeitbritish.co.uk.
Georgina Ryall is a freelance journalist and blogs at georginaryall.wordpress.com.


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Welcome to Yogaliciouse Life. I'm Marta Justyna, a fitness and yoga instructor in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I have participated in and taught many different workouts throughout the years. In my personal experience, yoga is hands down the most beneficial, both physically and emotionally. This is why I am so passionate about sharing yoga with you my readers. Whether you have never stepped on a mat before, or you are a seasoned Yogi, you are welcome here! Let me help you make this life so deliciously yours!
I could sit here and tell you about how yoga has given me more flexibility or physical strength, but instead I will share 5 ways in which yoga has helped me travel through life beyond the matt. Now keep in mind, all of these are still very much a work in progress.
- Self Awareness
As we get older we get to know our selves better, what we like and don't like, how we want to conduct ourselves. However, yoga helps guide us to get to that place quicker and on a deeper level. It forces us to ask the really hard questions such as: Who am I? A woman, mother, fitness instructor…what's underneath all that? What are you here for? What kind of footprint do you wish to leave once you've gone from this earth? You see…yoga is not just a workout it's a philosophy; a philosophy that helps you to realise how and where you fit in this crazy world of ours.
- Self Acceptance
Now this is probably the hardest out of all five. Like I said…a work in progress. We all have things we don't like about ourselves. Things we want to change. With my yoga practise I am slowly beginning to focus on my talents, instead of my downfalls and imperfections. Just imagine how boring the world would be if we were all good at everything. What the heck is perfection anyway?? All we can do is use our talents, and yes we all have one! To help each other and continue to work on things we would like to change. Be patient with ourselves and each other. This brings me to….
- Patience
It truly is a virtue! Have you ever stood or sat in a very uncomfortable yoga pose you couldn't wait to get out of? Waited impatiently in line at the grocery store? Skipped to the end of a book? As a society we are programmed to get to the finish line quickly and to always be going. Meditation and yoga is designed to help us enjoy the journey just as much as we enjoy the accomplishment. Take a pause, stop and smell the roses, if you will. The way we feel in specific poses tells us a lot about the way we are going through life. Are you enjoying the asana or are you eager to get to the next one?
- Openness
In just about every fitness routine it's about tightening, contracting, speeding up, etc. Yoga is all about lengthening, breathing, stretching and opening. It is the rebel of the fitness world and I love that! It spills into real life in so many aspects; welcoming other people, new experiences, nature, and different ways of doing things. I find this holds true especially in chest openers such, cobra, boat or cow arms. I like to think this because we are opening our heart chakra in these poses where we hold our ability to love.
- Courage
If it wasn't for teaching and practicing yoga I would have never had the courage to start this blog. Enough said!!!!!!
I hope you enjoyed reading my first blog. Please leave a like and your comments below. Also watch my Yogalicious Life YouTube instructional yoga videos. I'm sure you'll enjoy them as well.


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This is one of those recipes that is more of a method than a recipe. These filled brownies are amazing. I've tried these brownies with Oreos, Rolos, M&M's, and of course Reeses Peanut Butter cups. They are so easy and I've yet to meet someone who wasn't a fan of these decadent yummies!
I used my Brownie Pan for this recipe, but I have also used a 9×13 baking dish and it was still yummy, but there is something special about an individual serving! I sprayed my Brownie Pan with cooking spray, but you can also use cupcake liners. (use a round liner- once it is filled with batter, it will conform to the square shape of the pan) I used a fudge brownie mix. You can make your own brownie batter if you prefer.
Unwrap your Reese's peanut butter cups. I've tried multiple sizes of PB cups with this recipe and this seems to be best size! Who invented these beauties? I'd like to shake their hand!
Spoon brownie batter into brownie pan, filling 1/4 full, then place Reese's cup on top of batter face down.
Spoon brownie batter on top of peanut butter cup making sure not to over fill pan. If you use a family size brownie ix, you should have the perfect amount of batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes until brownies are cooked through. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool on wire rack until completely cool.
When ready to serve, I like to cut the brownies into triangles. That turns my 12 brownies into 24! And… they are so rich, half a brownie is more than enough! And, if you are mixing up your candy filling, your guests will be able to see what they are getting! I think I'd like to try Almond Joy next! Yum! Stay tuned!
- 1 Box Fudge Brownies (and ingredients to make brownies)
- 12 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare Brownie Batter according to box directions. Spray Brownie Pan with cooking spray. Layer brownie batter, Reese's peanut butter cups, and more brownie batter. Bake for 13-15 minutes.
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It was 10 p.m. when you walked into the dimly-lit crew bar. The wooden door with a dust-streaked porthole in the middle creaked, and then swung back violently behind you. You were new; I hadn't seen you around the Allegra before.
I was on my own as usual, practicing an after work ritual that kept me sane for the past eight months: Jaegermeister on the rocks in one hand and a book in another. In four days, I'd leave the ship and be truly free.
Around me were crew members in groups, cracking roasted peanuts and jokes with their fellow countrymen or their immediate colleagues. I had neither; I was a free roving agent with too much time and not enough work. Without default cliques to fall back on, a vibrant social life proved to be a struggle. With the other Asian crew, I was mostly a perplexing subject to be gossiped about. My tapering eyes and round face are Asian enough but my ideas aren't. Failing to find common ground, they too kept their distance. The Chinese crew only slapped each other with amusement when they knew I could speak Mandarin but reading the characters eluded me. "What a strange one," they muttered.
When you took a seat next to me, I'd wanted to ask you a question that had been plaguing me, yet I'd no one to ask: how could one feel lonely, despite working and living with 350 others in a 28,500 ton floating hotel? You with your disheveled darker-than-night hair and silver sideburns, clad in grease-stained white overalls told me you'd know the answer. Ciao, you bellowed, deep dimples appeared at the ends of your smile.
I watched you take the glass of iced Campari soda from the Filipino bar boy across the counter and brought it to your lips greedily. A drop of the shocking pink dribbled down your stubble. You wiped it away with your tanned calloused hand and grinned, like a boy caught eating cookies that he shouldn't.
You deserved it, you said. The four hour watch on your first day aboard the MV Costa Allegra was hell. Newer Costa ships were easier to deal with. A flick of a switch here, a press of button there–all fixed, you mimed. Older ones like the Allegra still required engineers to coax the machinery to work while on their knees with their hands. But hey, smaller ones have all the charm, you said, laughing. But I didn't think the Allegra was charming; I wanted to get the fuck out.
"You know... the Allegra...before….is a...come si dice… a–a–" you looked up to the ceiling, reaching for an English word that was out of your grasp. Frustrated, you asked the bar boy for a piece of napkin and using a ballpen that you unclipped from the pocket of your overalls, you traced out an outline of a ship carrying boxes.
"A container ship?" I prompted. Jaegermeister had made me bold, my tongue loose.
"Brava, container ship-pe." Your Italian tongue–not used to consonants at the end of a word–needed the additional vowel so that you could pronounce it.
I was pleased the first question you asked wasn't where I was from. Social interactions on board usually started from there and then go nowhere. No one has ever asked me beyond what I wanted for lunch. You were an aberrant to my neat conclusion that language and sex were the only obstacles to friendship on board. On the first month of my contract, I'd learned that guys who talked to me only wanted to share my bed (or theirs). Italian men wanted to teach me the international language of Amore. When I declined, their brioche stopped appearing on my work desk and the hellos no longer heard.
Slowly and patiently, you coaxed little secrets out of my heart. You were curious and I was happy to oblige.
You were 42 years old but you didn't look a day past 35. I was 25, naive and restless, my first contract as a crew lecturer on Costa. It was your fifth. You'd never met a crew lecturer, you said. What exactly was it I do? I teach the crew English, I said. Ah, an English maestra, you boomed. Next time, you must teach me English.
You were the first I told that I'd wanted to write a book. Perché no? You said you'd want to read it. You were the first who wasn't surprised when I confessed that I'd wanted to travel further after this contract, that I'd wanted to fling myself to obscure nooks around the world. Most would have just looked appalled. "Isn't this already traveling?" they'd ask. You knew exactly what I meant when I told you stopping by a few hours at a port didn't mean shit. Zingara, you pointed a finger at me. A gypsy. In return, with your eyes, glittering like a reflection of stars upon the ocean at midnight, you said you'd like to do the same. Motorbike around Greece in early September. Like The Motorcycle Diaries, we chimed together. Your face crinkled into a warm smile.
Where exactly in Italy are you from, I asked. You drew a pizza-like shape on the napkin and said Sicily. Slowly, you started telling me about the love for your family, your dogs. You said you had a sister who was a Buddhist, a backpacker and a voracious reader–like me.
With our hands and snatches of several well-worn Italian verbs and adjectives that I'd learned from my time on the Allegra, I could surprisingly understand what you were trying to say and you, me. After staying silent for so long, I was now gushing like a broken dam. As the Allegra knifed through the South China Sea in charcoal darkness, our easy banter continued well into the witching hour.
It's almost a decade since that night. The irony is, I still find myself in the same conundrum: alone in a sea of non-English speakers, craving for a sense of belonging. I now live in a quiet village in East Germany, where people stare at me without comprehension when I try to communicate with them in my husband's mother tongue. Here, wild hand gestures don't help.
The Italian language and all those years working on Italian cruise ships are now dusty souvenirs–one of the many that I'd collected in my gypsy heyday–one that I'm possessive of. I often find myself going through the archive of those days and pull out a memory that reminded me that, if I could survive the crazy then, surely I could survive now.
Did you know that, before I adopted the German language, I'd once mastered Italian? I'd often wondered, how would it be, now that I could speak your native tongue. What would we talk about? Perhaps about the book that I'd finally mustered the courage to write just this year? Or about how committed I was to my wanderlust dreams, traveling to more than 60 countries since then?
Perhaps it would be of no consequence. After all, what brewed that night between us in the crew bar needed no common language.
Ying Reinhardt is a Malaysian writer based in Germany. Her writing has appeared on Roads & Kingdoms, BootsnAll, Traveloka and Marie Claire. She is currently working on a memoir of her time on board Costa cruise ships. Find her at www.tinywanderer.com


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If I have some time to spare I like to take back roads from place to place. Not only does this allow me to explore areas I might otherwise not visit, but it also often rewards me with sightings and photographic opportunities I would never have had otherwise. So enjoy these shots, all taken from within ten feet of a road in the last week, and the last actually taken from behind the wheel.
Great Blue Heron
Eastern Kingbird
Common Merganser and young
White-tailed Deer fawn
So slow down, get off the highways, and see what there is to see. It might take you an extra ten minutes or so to get wherever it is you're going but watching a fawn running along the side of the road, all knees and elbows, is certainly worth it. As is watching an Eastern Kingbird hunting for bugs, or merganserlings all bunched together under mom's watchful eyes, or a Great Blue Heron looking to breakfast on frogs.
See you by the side of the road!
Fantastic pix, Corey! The Great Blue Heron is wow! And it looks like "Bambi" was curious about you – even if the fawn doesn't want to be called "Bambi."
I commute to school and when I have time I love to take the back roads for birding. I even found a lifer Western Meadowlark this past spring by taking the back roads home.
Very cool merganser photo!
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Too bad my arms are in this picture!
Today we attended Michaela's cousins' (triplets!) third birthday party. They always have the best birthday parties! This year, their party was in a park across the street from their beautiful new home. The kids enjoyed a bounce house, face painting, balloon art, and games. We adults enjoyed the gourmet food trucks and wandering through the new house!
It was a fun opportunity for Michaela to dress up for the first time. Originally, I had purchased a cute flower costume, but as the party neared I realized that the weather was going to be too warm for that costume. I found this one on clearance at Gymboree, and I think Michaela looks so pretty in these jewel tones. It worked out perfectly.
Tomorrow there will be no dressing up in costume and "trick or treating". Michaela is too little for that, and I really don't think we will celebrate Halloween in the future. We will go to the pumpkin patch, like we did this year, but we will find Halloween alternatives at our church or another local church instead - alternatives that allow her to dress up and have fun without emphasizing the scary and pagan aspects of the occasion.


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Hanan Al-Shaykh
In The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story, the contemporary Arab author Hanan Al-Shaykh writes the biography of Kamila, her mother. Al-Shaykh tells the story of her mother's childhood in 1930s Lebanon, her forced marriage at the age of 14, her illicit love affair with the man who later became her second husband, her divorce from her first husband, her second marriage, her widowhood and its aftermath. The narrative construction is unusual in that Al-Shaykh tells her mother's story from her mother's point of view, through her mother's voice.
We experience the Arab world through Kamila's lens. She is a child forced into a marriage with her much older brother-in-law after the death of his first wife. Although she is defiant and resourceful, she is also immature. She never seems to grow up or to assume the responsibilities of an adult—even after giving birth to seven children. Denied access to schooling, she remains illiterate all her life. Her knowledge of the world and how it operates is influenced by what she sees on the movie screen. She confuses the real world with the glitz of Egyptian movies and the lives of Egyptian movie stars. Struggling with debt after the death of her second husband, Kamila does what she has been doing all her life: she relies on her good looks and charm to get her through her difficulties.
In her later years, Kamila comes to regret the choices she made in life, including abandoning her two oldest daughters in order to be with the man she loves. But in spite of her remorse, she does not come across as a sympathetic or endearing character. She is self-absorbed, selfish, and has no qualms about using people—especially her children—to achieve her goals.
Because Kamila is illiterate, she has to rely on those around her to shape her worldview. As a consequence, she espouses a narrow worldview with very limited options. It is not surprising she is incompetent when it comes to managing a budget, running a household, or raising children. She has never been taught. And what female role models she does have were denied the same opportunities, rendering them equally incompetent.
Kamila's tragedy lies in the fact she is never allowed to reach her potential. She has a romantic spirit that longs to soar. She loves the language of poetry, composing poems and committing them to memory but unable to write them down. Her family insists on keeping her illiterate, a situation she regrets all of her life. Forced into an unwanted marriage to a man nearly two decades her senior, castigated as a fallen women when she finally divorces him and marries the man she loves, she spends most of her adult years pregnant with one child after another. There is little room for individual growth or development under such challenging circumstances. But Kamila has the last word when she convinces her daughter to put pen to paper and write her life story.
Unfortunately, Al-Shaykh's biography of her mother rambles, its prose simplistic and choppy. It reads like a diary—a series of unfocused, disconnected, episodic events that lack coherence or an organizational plan. But the book does have value in that it illustrates the deleterious impact on women when society denies them choice and opportunity for growth and development.
Throughout history, different cultures have oppressed girls and severely constrained their mobility and intellectual development. Whether they were kept barefoot, ignorant, or pregnant; subjected to the horrors of female infanticide, foot binding, or genital mutilation; bartered or sold off to an early marriage or prostitution, girls and women have historically been treated as pawns to be used and abused for the economic benefit of their families.
Kamila is no exception. Her childhood, upbringing, and experience severely hamper the range of possibilities available to her as a young girl growing up in that environment at that time and in that place. Unfortunately, many young girls throughout the world continue to experience the same harsh restraints—restraints that deprive them of the ability to thrive and flourish. As such, The Locust and the Bird serves as a cautionary tale of wasted potential and thwarted aspirations.


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Winter attended the Play+Well lego brick building workshop at South Street Seaport on Friday. It was an event geared towards kids 4 and up but already familiar with lego blocks I thought she could be even more familiar with the building activity when surrounded by other kids (even if they're older). Hosted by Fidifamilies and Play+Well teknologies, it was a jam packed event but everybody seemed to have fun and it's always nice to get goodies from Bitsy's Brainfood, Green Mustache and GoGo squeeZ.
You can catch a snippet of Winter in one of the shots in this recap video by Fidi Families


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Amanda found the circus arts while studying theater and writing while in school. She gravitated immediately to aerial fabric and committed her free time to strength and flexibility using this amazing apparatus. Amanda has tried to broaden her horizons as a circus performer and practice everything from juggling to stilt walking
and fire spinning, but aerial is where her true passion lies. After finding a home on fabric she began to experiment with the other apparatus such as trapeze, hoop, and rope and learned that it isn't just about specializing in one thing for her.
She also is a dedicated acro-yogi and loves sharing her knowledge on partner work, which she also took to the skies with her partner on the aerial fabric. To her the circus is a community for learning about all sorts of crazy things, whether that's flying in the sky, standing on your hands, or object manipulation.
Amanda moved to Seattle and began working for Teatro ZinZanni, which is what lead her to SANCA. She is thrilled to play in this beautiful space and work with a community of well-rounded and thriving circus artists.


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I'm Keith DeGreen, and this is your Investors Minute.
While most exchange-traded funds rise and fall just as their underlying index does, an inverse ETF will do just the opposite.
For example, while the popular ETF, SPY, corresponds to the performance of the S&P 500 Stock Index, an ETF with the ticker "SH" will do exactly the opposite. SH will rise when the S&P drops, and drop when the S&P rises.
Meanwhile, DIA is an ETF that corresponds to the DOW, but DOG is an ETF that will do exactly the opposite.
There are also inverse bond ETFs. For example, TBF will rise and fall inversely to the value of the 20-year U.S. Treasury Bond Index, but the ETF, TLT, will rise and fall with that index.
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I'm happy to report that I reached my goal of having the quilt and ottoman done before the end of my 2nd trimester. Woohoo! I'm not sure I want to know how much worse my back would have felt if I'd left all this sewing for my 3rd trimester.
The Gum Drop Pillow/Ottoman pattern was pretty easy to follow (for an Amy Butler pattern), but I think my choice of flannel is going to come back to haunt me. I'm not sure how it'll hold up over time, and it was stretchier than regular cotton so I ended up needing way more batting than the pattern called for (11 1/4 lbs!!!). So why did I go with flannel? It was the exact color I was looking for. Sometimes color trumps common sense.
I'm also not sure how I feel about it being slip-stitched closed. I've become slightly anal about making sure every bit of fabric in the nursery is removable and washable, so it makes me nervous that this ottoman doesn't meet those criteria. I'm thinking the first time I have to rip those stitches open, take out all the batting, and wash out whatever unpleasantness got all over it, I'm going to sew in an invisible zipper.
Since the ottoman is pretty big (though it's the perfect size for supporting my feet while nursing or reading to the baby) it'll spend most of the time living under the window to clear up floor space.
You'll also notice that we finished painting the Poang! It took 3 coats of semi-gloss (using a foam brush) after sanding down the varnish, but it was worth it. It fits much better in the room than the natural wood did.
Up next... I've been working away on the mobile and I'm hoping to get it done this week. I didn't realize until I had everything cut that the birds need to be hand sewn. Yuck. But I have 4 done, and they look super cute, so hopefully it'll be worth all that extra time. In case you're wondering, it does occasionally cross my mind that my daughter will never remember all this stuff I'm doing for her room, but then I stand in there and see how everything's coming together and it makes me happy enough to no longer care. :)


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This compact looking cottage, in the heart of Burnham Market, Norfolk, may look rather modest and unassuming, but its value is quite the opposite.
Tweed Cottage is a two bedroom, detached property fitted with period features including an original fireplace and internal doors. It also has a private rear garden.
The layout consists of a sitting room, kitchen and bathroom on the ground floor, and two bedrooms on the first floor making it, essentially, a classic two up, two down.
So how much does a property of this size cost? Well, in the case of Tweed Cottage, quite a lot, as it was recently listed for £695,000.
There are several reasons why this quaint looking home will set you back over half a million pounds.
Firstly, it's Grade II listed and, secondly, it's the only detached property in the area. Finally, its location is highly sought after as Burnham, Norfolk, is thought to be one of the most desirable places in the country to own a home.
The property was listed on Sowerbys and, when asked about the level of interest they had received, Office Administrator, Emma Cook, said:
"We think there is so much interest in the cottage as it would make the perfect holiday home. It has previously had planning permission to be extended and so can grow with the purchaser's needs. Tweed Cottage has the additional appeal of being the only detached cottage on The Green in Burnham Market, which is probably the most sought after village in the area."


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Never in our life have we wanted something as badly as the 7R0N watch. This concept timepiece (pronounced "Seven-R-Zero-N")– the brainchild of British designer Scott Galloway– uses the classic Disney sci-fi flick Tron as its inspiration. If this fantastic little gadget doesn't strike your fancy, then you sir are no friend of ours and can get the hell out.
What sold us on the 7R0N was the cool, bright electroluminescence strip that wraps around the black watch strap. It's a nice tribute to the outfits worn in the movie and would look kick ass around our wrist.
The design also incorporates two rings that look an awful lot like Tron rings to tell time. The smaller of the two (the inner ring) gives you the hour while the larger (the outer one) gives you the minute.
The 7R0N watch would come in blue, red, or yellow– the colors used for the different light cycles in the original movie.The watch is currently not in production but if this design gets enough votes, there's a chance that TokyoFlash Japan will start making them and selling it. What this means is that you need to go over here now, give this watch 5 stars and click "Yes" on the "Would you Buy?" button.
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I am someone who loves to know how things work. It is often hard for me to just throw caution to the wind and blindly trust something. So, when I got interested in Garcinia Cambogia I, of course, had to figure out exactly what makes it tick, and what I could expect from using it, both benefits and side effects.
The benefits of Garcinia Cambogia come from it's active ingredient HCA (short for hydroxycitric acid). The first (and in my mind biggest) benefit of the supplement is that it acts as an appetite suppressant. If you don't overeat, you don't gain weight, simple as that. The way HCA does this is by increasing the level of a brain chemical called serotonin. High serotonin levels cause us not to feel hungry.
On the opposite end, low serotonin levels have been associated with feeling down or depressed. In response to these feelings, we often turn to food. So, by increasing serotonin levels, Garcinia extract also effectively eliminates emotional eating.
Something else HCA does is prevent the body from creating fat from carbohydrates, by blocking an enzyme called citrate lyase. That enzyme is what the body uses to produce fat and carbs, sugar especially, are the largest contributors to weight gain.
The supplement also comes jam packed with several less talked about benefits which I already briefly mentioned as part of my Garcinia Cambogia review. It can increase exercise endurance and performance by making our bodies use glucose more efficiently. Glucose is the sugar that cells burn for energy. HCA may also lower the level of insulin in the body, potentially helping those suffering from diabetes. It can even improve your Cholesterol by reducing the so-called bad cholesterol (triglycerides and LDL). It slices, it dices, it seems to do everything. However, I would caution that if you are already taking any medication to manage your blood sugar level or cholesterol, to please talk to your doctor first. Make sure combining Garcinia extract with your meds will not cause any undesirable effects.
When you start taking Garcinia, if you are not noticing any results, remember that it takes a few days before you start seeing the effects of HCA. And it may take a full two weeks for them to fully kick in. Sadly, as much as I would like it to be true, nothing happens overnight, and there is no magical diet or supplement that can make you lose significant weight in 48 hours. The human body is a very complex system, and it takes time for it to adopt and incorporate new things introduced to it. Consistency is also key. Buy a quality Garcinia Cambogia product, stay the course, don't lose faith, and the results will come.
Side Effects
There are few documented side effects of Garcinia Cambogia that I am aware of, especially when it is taken correctly. That being said, since everyone's body, environment and circumstances are different, it would be unrealistic to say that no one will ever suffer any adverse effects. I believe it is always a good idea to at least have a general feel for what side effects may occur, regardless of how small the chances. This way we can watch out for and understand them.
Before we get any further, there are certain conditions under which you should avoid taking Garcinia extract. Do not take it if you are pregnant or nursing. There is not enough research available on the supplement's effect on your little one. If you are suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia, HCA should also be avoided. Finally, as previously mentioned, if you are taking medication for diabetes or to control your cholesterol, please consult a doctor first.
The most commonly reported side effects of Garcinia Cambogia include any of mild dizziness, headaches, dry mouth, nausea, diarrhea or an upset stomach. If you find yourself suffering from any of these, you should first ensure that the supplement is indeed the cause. These issues are common enough that it may very well not be. For example, I sometimes get a headache from changes in weather. It could easily be mistaken for one caused by HCA. So, if you do experience one of the possible side effects, don't immediately throw in the towel. But, by all means, do try to figure out what is causing it. It never hurts to have a talk with your doctor to see whatever the symptom you are experiencing is caused by Garcinia Cambogia or are not related.
No matter how low the risk of side effects, there are a few simple things you can do to help minimize them. First and foremost, make sure you take Garcinia Cambogia correctly. Next, stay well hydrated (though this should be true at any time, not just when dieting). Make sure you consume at least six to eight glasses of water (or about 2 litres) per day. Taking most dietary supplements, Garcinia including, results in increased water loss. Drinking lots of water will help keep your body's hydration in balance. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, make sure the supplement you take is a good, quality product. Do your research before you purchase. Alternatively, if you prefer, you can try the brand I use these days. It works great for me.
Remember that ultimately, dietary supplements are very safe, and the benefits far outweigh the small chance of side effects. If you follow the guidelines on how the supplement should be taken, you should have nothing to worry about except for having to get some new clothes after the weight comes off. Not a bad problem to have.


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Step by step: eight angled pose or astavakrasana
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I've had some requests from students for content to help them practice at home some of the poses we tackle in class. So after posting a picture of this posture on my Instagram, here's our first instalment: my step by step guide to lift off in astavakrasana or eight angled pose 🚀
1. Start sitting cross legged. Bring your right shin so it's parallel to the floor. Take hold of either side of your right foot and draw your right knee back towards the wall behind you (photo 1)
2. Take your right arm underneath your right shin, then take a couple of goes to get that leg as high up on your arm as you can. Squeeze your right leg into your right arm strongly, otherwise it'll slide down when you move your hands. Place your hands on the floor either side of you (photo 2- comedy facial expression optional)
3. Lift your left leg and hook your left ankle on top of your right. Squeeze your legs tightly together on to your arm (photo 3)
4. Keep your elbows stacked over your wrists, but bend your elbows so that your chest moves forward and your hips slide back. If sliding your hips back while on your sticky mat is difficult, trying coming off your mat on to a more slippery surface like a wooden floor. Squeeze your legs together at the same as extending them away from you (photo 4)
5. Engage your core muscles. Keep your elbows bent and chest but lift your hips off the floor, while squeezing your legs together and lengthening them away from you (tip: elbows must bend- don't try and pick yourself up by straightening your arms!) (photo 5)
And now try on the other side! Hope this helps- if you have any questions please just leave us a comment or send me a message!


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Arlene Rodriquez-Ruiz is the Assistant Director of the Senior Center at Saint Peter's Church, having first joined the Neighborhood House in 2010 as the Generalist at the Center @ Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. Previously Arlene worked as a Special Needs Program/Chore-Service Coordinator and managed the Meals on Wheels program at the Ridgewood Senior Center in Queens. Arlene received her Associates Degree in Human Services from LaGuardia Community College.


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I will be a freshman at Dunbar High School in the fall.
I've had many events happen in my life, both good and bad. One of the most painful events that I've experienced had to do with my aunt. She had Schizophrenia, a mental disorder that causes people to abnormally interpret reality. In the African American community, there is a tendency to deny that mental health disorders exist. My aunt and I always had a great relationship. However, my parents began to notice changes in her behavior. We didn't think much of it at first; we thought it was just because of aging. One of my favorite memories with my aunt was when we would go to her backyard and plant flowers. I would help her paint stuff and we would make art for her house. Then we started noticing changes. She started paying more attention to the tiniest things. She thought they had meaning when they did not. She already had problems with anxiety and depression.
Bipolar runs in our family. My mom has it, another one of my aunts has it, and so does my uncle and grandfather. One day, when I was over my aunt's house she was cooking for us. She believed there was a pot over the burner but there wasn't, she hallucinated a pot being there, and she burned her arm badly. This is when we knew she needed to get professional help. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia , she tried to commit suicide a few times, then she had a good period of time when she made lots of progress! Then, she just decided the world was too much and committed suicide. It was a very sad time for me and my family, this disorder caused her to commit suicide. My advice for the younger kids they may be entering middle school or high school , is to pay attention to your anxiety levels and depression. Small things like this can lead to bigger things, like bipolar, and depression, etc. Pay attention to your mental health, it's important. A quote that is important to me is "All the makeup in the world won't make you less insecure" it comes from my favorite singer, Melanie Martinez, from her song "Sippy Cup." This quote is important to me because it tells you even if you have the very best makeup, it won't make you less insecure because you still haven't built enough confidence to feel comfortable with yourself.


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A version of this article appears on the French In Motion website.
If you've watched an American movie recently, there's a good chance that the script was derived from already published material. For big studio productions, those odds jump up to somewhere between 75 and 90%. Oscar ambitions for Best Original Screenplay aside, the adaptation market is the most lucrative for film, and as a VP of Literary Affairs at Legendary Entertainment, Deborah Kauffmann is at the center of the action. She was joined by acclaimed French director Benoit Cohen at a March 21st French in Motion discussion on adapting stories into films and TV series.
"My job is, on a daily basis, to find the next 'Harry Potter,' the next 'Hunger Games,' basically the next mega franchise." said Kaufmann. A publishing veteran, Kaufmann was at one time the chief foreign acquisitions editor at Editions Michel Lafon, where she considered English-language bestsellers for the French market. Today she applies the same eye for bankable content and understanding of different contexts to the entertainment world, resulting in blockbusters such as King Kong: Skull Island.
As Kaufmann explained, existing content comprises more than bestselling fiction. Intellectual property—IP, in industry jargon—can include nonfiction books, memoirs, plays, articles, Marvel superheroes, and iconic beasts like King Kong. Producers will option IP in order to obtain the rights to begin working on the material for a period of time, before formally acquiring it for a comparatively larger sum.
IP is an important foundation for big-budget productions because it's considered to be less risky, and there's often already a fan base attached to the material. The demand extends to television, and the potential payoff is indisputable when you consider the success of IP-derived shows such as Orange is the New Black (adapted from a memoir), House of Cards (adapted from a British mini-series), and Big Little Lies (adapted from a novel). Accordingly, the option market for quality IP can be aggressive; Kaufmann estimates that almost every crime novel in the U.K. is optioned for television before the book is even published.
The demand is less intense for foreign-language IP. "Eurocomics" may have millions of fans across the Atlantic, but Hollywood sees the cultural differences in the characters and plotlines as impediments to conventional comic book adaptations. And when the studios push for prequel and sequel rights, some eurocomics publishers may have been disinclined in the past to sell to the U.S. at all, for fear that their writers will be forced to stop writing entirely.
IP factors less into the world of independent film (notwithstanding recent Oscar-winner Moonlight, adapted from Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished play), and following the success of his 2013 film You'll Be a Man, Benoit Cohen planned to write and direct his next feature, this time about a New York City taxi driver. But when Cohen decided to immerse himself in the world of his protagonist by becoming a taxi driver himself, he realized that the first life of his story should be as a book. After a year of chronicling his experiences, Cohen sold his story to the prestigious French publisher Flammarion. Realizing he could no longer distance himself from the subject, Cohen decided to hire a screenwriter to adapt Yellow Cab into a film.
"He's working on the script right now, adapting my own book, which is a little bit weird," said Cohen.
As much as the literary world impacts film, film has the power to breathe new life into books. With only a tiny portion of foreign-language works translated into English, it was unlikely that even a major French bestseller like "Oh…" would make it to the American market. But when it was adapted into the hit movie Elle and nominated for an Oscar, the book finally found an English translator in the U.K.
Cohen chose to go through the French publishing system first because of the quick turnover; most French writers forgo agents to work with publishers directly, and it only took six months for Cohen's book to be released. Still, he hopes that his book will be published in the U.S. as well, which would further increase the story's prospects—perhaps even as a TV show.


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Wintersgel – Kevin Carroll and Dan Strzempka, Hanger
Accepting on behalf of WintersGel are Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP, Vice President of Prosthetics for Hanger Clinic & Dan Strzempka, CPO, Area Practice Manager for Hanger Clinic.
In December 2005, a three-month-old bottlenose dolphin found herself tangled in the ropes of a crab trap near Cape Canaveral, Florida. Fortunately, fisherman Jim Savage heard her cry and was able to free the little dolphin from the rope that was wrapped tightly around her tail and mouth. After making some calls, a rescue team came to help and she was taken to the Florida Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA). The team at CMA worked night and day to help Winter recover from the injuries and she began to make steady improvement. However, her tail was badly damaged and as the team feared, she lost her tail.


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Friendswood High's national theater honor is worth a bow
School starts 50th year of musicals after beating out over 19,000 schools for award
A production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" aims to be the next highlight in a long tradition of musicals at Friendswood High School, which was named the 2017-18 Performing Arts High School in the United States by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
The school is celebrating its 50th year of staging musicals. But "Hunchback," scheduled for Feb. 2-4 and 9-11 with songs from a 1996 movie by Walt Disney Animation Studio, is only the school's 24th title because several musicals proved so popular they were reprised again and again over the years.
"The Music Man" was our most-produced play, with versions in 1970, 1977, 1989, 1998 and 2001," said producer/director Kathy Powdrell, who is the head drama teacher at FHS.
A souvenir book celebrating the half-century of musical theater will be sold at performances of "Hunchback," she said.
Proceeds from the book's sales will benefit a scholarship fund in honor of the late educator Myrlene Kennedy, who launched the musicals with FHS's then-music director Jerry Sepotole.
Plans for celebrating the 50th anniversary of FHS musicals began last summer with Powdrell and web site designer Jane Ann Quevedo compiling a written history of the shows.
"I finished it with my remembrances of the shows and backstage lore that I have experienced in my 30 years at FISD," Powdrell said.
An FHS Musical Alumni Facebook Page also was created.
About the same time, FHS learned that its fine arts department was nominated by the Texas University Interscholastic League - and won - the honor of 2017-18 Performing Arts High School from among 19,000 high school fine arts departments across the nation.
"Right on cue, we began working on our 2017-18 productions," Powdrell said. "The NFHS award was the perfect way to begin honoring such a strong legacy of excellence through performance here at FHS."
In October, the theater department presented William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" with senior Garrett McGregor and sophomore Isabella Morrison in the title roles.
James Weaver, the director of performing arts and sports at the NFHS, attended the show's Saturday, Oct. 14 performance, where he presented Powdrell and her students with the national honor.
"You have an amazing staff and student body that genuinely has a desire for student success in the performing arts, and your level of commitment and collaboration accentuate that effort," Weaver said.
Next, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, FHS Theatre presented Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead," which seniors J.C. Mills, Garrett McGregor and Andrea Beasley performed major roles.
First set made of cardboard
The NFHS honor punctuated the 50th anniversary of the school's enthusiasm for musicals.
An idea to present "So This is Paris" in 1968 didn't result in a production, but the seed was planted. The first show, "Brigadoon," occurred the next year.
The show lacked elaborate sets or even adequate dressing facilities, but the reception was more than enough to encourage more productions.
The cast of 53 played to standing-room-only crowds in a small auditorium using a set made of cardboard boxes. Since the auditorium lacked dressing rooms, students had to rush to a nearby home economics building for costume changes.
For "Hunchback," the cast, crew and pit band have begun rehearsing with Powdrell, as well as Michael Tyer as musical director and Julio Sanchez as pit band director. The choreographer is Alyza Goza, construction manager is Cale Borne and the production manager is Amy Thornton.
"Student technical theater students will design lights and assist with set construction and design," Powdrell said.
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Pay attention, ladies and gents, because Kylie Jenner is showing us how to do Valentine's Day in style.
All it takes to get this elaborate set-up is a lavish mansion, world-renowned florists and a $10,000 budget. A florist tells E! News that the romantic heart-shaped rose arrangement could easily be worth an estimated $8,000-$10,000.
Kylie gave her millions of Instagram followers a peek at the over-the-top set-up on Wednesday, which has sparked rumors of a potential engagement between her and boyfriend Travis Scott. However, some people are taking the V-Day themed arrangement with a grain of salt since the makeup mogul has a penchant for extravagant holiday decorations. Her fabulous Christmas set-up is proof that Kylie loves holidays.
Moreover, Wednesday is Galentine's Day, so the star could also be preparing for a dinner with her closest gal pals in honor of the occasion.


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Following his victory in Japan, Lewis Hamilton could seal the 2018 Formula One drivers' championship at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin on October 21.
Hamilton claimed his fourth straight win at Suzuka, where main title rival Sebastian Vettel struggled to a sixth-place finish in what was an error-strewn weekend for the Ferrari driver. The result opened up the gap between the pair to 67 points with four races left.
F1's points are awarded to the top ten finishers -- 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 -- meaning he effectively needs to out-score Vettel by eight points in Austin to secure the championship.. Here are the results Hamilton needs to clinch the title at the Circuit of the Americas:
Hamilton 1st, Vettel 3rd or lower
Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 5th or lower
Hamilton 3rd, Vettel 7th or lower
Hamilton 4th, Vettel 8th or lower
Hamilton 5th, Vettel 9th or lower
Hamilton 6th, Vettel fails to score
If Hamilton is seventh or lower, the championship fight will go to the Mexican Grand Prix regardless of where Vettel finishes.
COTA is one of Hamilton's strongest race venues -- he's won five of the six races there since it returned to the calendar in 2012. He wrapped up the 2015 championship there by beating Nico Rosberg to the top step of the podium.
The most simple way for Hamilton to win the title would be to replicate the results of the last two races, in Russia and Japan, by leading home Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in a one-two finish. Hamilton has not finished a race off the podium yet in 2018, with his only retirement coming at the Austrian Grand Prix.


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There's no script for life, so we must improvise as we go! You'll feel more comfortable with this after our classes, and you'll have fun while you learn. This introductory workshop emphasizes basic improvisational skills by exploring spontaneity, staying in the moment, risk-taking (getting out of your comfort zone), finding the story within the scene, developing characters, and other fun skills in a relaxed and supportive environment. Led by Director of Education and seasoned CSz professional Brendon Duran, the participants are led through a variety of games and workshops that work on and incorporate the skills that are used in improvisational comedy, including focus, concentration, teamwork, scene work, and trust. Vocal training necessary for performance and public speaking is also weaved into the class. You will learn to be fearless and have fun on stage! Laughter and positive vibes are guaranteed. Level One will end with a special class performance.
See what others had to say about taking level one with CSz!
These classes are held at CSz Houston (2201 Preston St., Houston, TX 77003), for 8 consecutive weeks, on Saturdays, for two hours at a time. Cost for this eight-week course is $195. You must be 18 years of age or older.


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Back in the day
From early 2002 through most of 2003, I worked at BBH as a freelancer in Matt Campbell's Design & Digital department. I was one of a couple people responsible for developing almost the entire digital output of the New York office during that period.
It was my first exposure to Major League advertising with extraordinarily talented creative teams. Most of the time it was figuring out how to execute their wild ideas. Sometimes it was as loose as "what can you do with this".
eSpeed & Cantor Fitzgerald
eSpeed's parent company, Cantor Fitzgerald, lost 658 of their 960 employees on 9/11. In an inspiring act of selflessness, survivors rebuilt the trading platform within a week and dedicated 25% of profits for five years to support the families of those lost. Errol Morris interviewed them about their efforts.
In those pre-YouTube, pre-broadband days, we couldn't just post videos. I was brought in to create four stories out of those interviews, pulling stills of the video and combining it with the audio and animated design elements as well as building the site and player in flash that hosted them.
As BBH exploded Axe all over North America, there was a huge effort put into online. They did initial production of the site with one9 and I was brought in to finish and expand it, making a VIP version, French for Canada and creating tons of new content sections to fill out the modular site structure.
Axe Automated Matching System
This site module was my most ambitious flash coding project. The crew challenged me to build a phone-style system for selecting the type of woman you want to attract with choices like "Hot librarian stacking books on a ladder" wearing "whipped cream." It then read it all back to you and recommend the scent of Axe to use. Lots of arrays and audio chopped to least common denominators so that it would work in those pre-broadband days.
Axe Essence
After some fooling around with synching two video streams, we ultimately made this by editing the forwards and backwards versions as one piece and letting users jump to playing either direction.
Coping With All The Ladies
Coping With All The Ladies - The Axe Wearer's Handbook was a promotional magazine insert which I made a simple online version of. It was down and dirty, just like Axe. A real fast job, basically the same as the print version with an intro animation and a few bonus chapters if you register your email. This stuff is ridiculously funny.
Levi's Standards Guide
The fantastic Bill Moulton designed this piece to teach basic looks and directions to stylists and other people who implement the Levi's aethetic. I did a little bit of design, primarily related to the animation, and then coded it all up to make it move.
Johnnie Walker
The iconic Striding Man made appearances in online banners and digital OOH.
ROLE: Design and digital development TEAM: A whole bunch of badasses.


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The history of America's postal service is filled with stories of those who risked their lives for the mail. The events of September and October 2001 have brought the courage and strength of these workers to light again.
In the Line of Duty: Dangers, Disasters and Good Deeds is an exhibition dedicated to America's postal workers.
Exhibition Dates: October 8, 2003 — January 2, 2007
Although the exhibit is no longer available for viewing in the museum, it can still be accessed online.


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Sanctuary seeks to break down barriers as we explore the notions of "art", "spirituality" and "community" in a quickly gentrifying neighborhood. It's an opportunity for newcomers and long-time residents to come together in celebration, and create a safe place for self-expression, experimentation, and artistic collaboration. Hosted by visual artist Sebastiaan Bremer, Sanctuary began in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and will soon grow and cross international borders.
Sanctuary East: June 12th, 2018 at NuBlu 151
Sanctuary Brooklyn: February 27th - March 17th, 2017 at The San Damiano Mission
Sanctuary Nashville: permanent installation at 21c Museum Hotels
"Through the magic of art, Bremer is working to bring all aspects of community together."
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This essential oil has been popular for centuries in both medicine and cosmetics. Folk lore call the Cedarwood Atlas the "tree of life" as it was closely related to the biblical cedar of Lebanon which was mentioned in the Old Testament.
Cedarwood Atlas is great when used as an insect repellant and due to it's antibacterial properties is a perfect ingredient in facial washes for oily skin. It aids the stimulating of hair follicles therefore is a welcome additive to shampoos. Also good for relieving a dry and itchy scalp.
Diffuse to assist with fatigue and mood swings related to a women's cycle. Also has emotional benefits of relaxing and calming the mind. Known to increase inner strength and energy, it can also ease fear, nervousness, stress and tension. It may assist in reducing congestion common in brochitis. Also has a gentle soothing effect on sore muscles and joints.
The oil has antiseptic properties which can assist wounds.
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Stoner Fluxx adds a new goal to the card game with ever-changing rules: helping to end marijuana prohibition! All new goals and keepers, plus themed actions and rules added in. Possibly even more fun than original Fluxx. For adults only.
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Andrew Looney
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Year: 2009
Players: 2 - 6
Time: 10 - 40 minutes
Ages: 18 and up
Weight: 187 grams
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Average Rating: 4 in 5 reviews
Whoa, Dude!! I played this game and instantly became a stoner!! Whoa!! C'mon, be real people. This is a fun game, like the other Fluxx games and that's it. It does not promote drug use or abuse and is simply 'tongue in cheek' humor. I've had a blast playing these Fluxx games and this one is no different. My friends and I have had so many laughs just reading the cards as we draw them. It's a game about having fun with NO hidden messages. Take it for what it is and not put any misplaced, imagined beliefs on it.
I am surprised at the negative comments this delightful, silly little game can garner. People seem to have no qualms about instantly disregarding this game and it's makers, Looney Labs, because of the somehow questionable content.
I wonder if other "adult" games featuring sex and violence get the same close minded "never tried it, never gonna" refuters? Do the people posting negative comments on this based on the fact it deals with an illegal "substance" (a flowering plant) also feel the need to complain about the death and mayhem in Axis and Allies? Or the murderers in Horrorclix? Or the plunder of historic treasures in Incan Gold? Surely those would be more serious than smoking a joint.
Sad it is, then, that people are more accepting of sex and violence in games than the fact that some people like to smoke a peaceful plant. It may be hard to judge a game based on it's own merit rather than it's philosophical view, but if you've never even tried it leave it alone and go complain about something more serious. I personally am opposed to putting ants in peoples pants, but there is a fun game by that name...
Take one fun party game, add a dash of legalization politics, a dollop of hillarious flavor text, and you get Stoner Fluxx.
Stoner Fluxx is an awesome game based on the instant classic Fluxx. The game play is nearly the same, but cards were added for a marijuana concept. With a high emphasis in legalizing Marijuana, and great quotes like 'just say no thank you.' this game was a hit with my friends regarless if they smoked pot or not.
I'd recommend this game to anyone who wasn't close minded (I even bought a copy for my mom).
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Second Hand Smoke: Graphics industry to face devaluation of their products
There is a new post in Omid's blog examining trends in the graphics hardware business. Omid believes we are at the beginning of a major shift for graphics hardware that will devalue products "or an adjustment to bring it in line with other trends in component sales."
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Home > Electronics > DIY Parts & Tools > Red Universal Digital Gear Indicator for Motorcycle
Product Details
- Can indicate and show current gear number from 1 to max. of 8
- Compatible with all motorbikes, four wheelers, bikes etc, and can fit anything with a shift lever
- Red illuminated display will automatically dim at night
- Can detect the current gear faster than other gear indicators by using speedometer / tachometer signal
- Display can be installed anywhere
- Cable Color: Black
How It Works:
A small magnet installed on the gear shift lever moves past the upshift and downshift sensor as shifts occur. The shift signals are then sent to the display, where the current gear number is shown.
Installation Guide:
- Black cable is for -
- Red cable is for +
- White cable is for neutral (0)
- Yellow cable is for the first sensor cable 1
- Green cable is for the second sensor cable 1
- Blue cable is for the other cables of sensor 1 and 2 together
Package Includes:
- 1 x gear indicator display
- 1 x shift lever magnet
- 2 x shift sensors
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Smart Ideas: Sales Revisited
Different Reasons Why People Must Pick An Echo Gas Chainsaw To Buy And Use The echo chainsaw is produced by a company of the same name that is a world renowned company which is known to make and develop gas chainsaws and other professional hand held power equipment. The company has been around the market for more than a couple of decades and it would produce products that are both effective and really reliable, it is a company that is innovative and would produce only great products. The gas chainsaw gets to use gas to operate the machine, they can get to use it for cutting up logs into firewood, trees that have fallen and also pruning and this kind of work is sometimes tough but the equipment can easily copewell. The saw would weight approximately ten pounds that make it very easy to carry around and use from any place, power gets to be generated by an engine that has the capacity of 36cc and it has different lengths and also safety lock. These gold chainsaw has good features which make it really popular, it would have a bar tip which has an anti-kickback features and a chain break which is activated by an inertia when people would decide to use it. These gash chainsaws have chain adjustment screws which are positioned on the side where they would get to access them easily, there is auto oiling which can be adjusted and maintain an air filter of the machine. Trying to start the saw is easy due to the reason it utilizes advance technology, it has quiet engines compared to other kinds of saws and this would enable it to work smoothly, more power and also really quiet.
5 Uses For Saws
These echo gas chainsaws would get to come at a really competitive price and would provide people value for their money, they would now order this gas chainsaw online without having to leave their home. It is vital for people to search for an echo gas chainsaw that is made from high quality materials which are durable, it can make their work to be easy and also let the chainsaw last for a really long time.
5 Uses For Saws
It is that vital for people to do research on which echo gas chainsaw that is good for them to hire, they must be sure that the ones they get to plan to buy have great reviews from people that have bought it. People can also get to use the internet to obtain information about these chainsaws, they can go to the website of the manufacturer so that they can learn about the product and also get to buy it directly from them.


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Located in Bogotá (Chapinero), Hotel Estelar Suites Jones is within a 10-minute drive of Torre Colpatria and Monserrate. This 4-star hotel is 4.6 mi (7.4 km) from Plaza de Bolivar and 4.6 mi (7.4 km) from Bogota Botanical Garden.
Make yourself at home in one of the 92 guestrooms featuring minibars and Smart televisions. Your room comes with a memory foam bed. 32-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and wedding services. Additional amenities at this hotel include tour/ticket assistance and a banquet hall.
Stop by the hotel's restaurant, SANKARA, for lunch or dinner. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/café, and 24-hour room service is provided. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
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Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Bogotá? This hotel features 1367 square feet (127 square meters) of event facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.


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A Note from the Campfire Kitchens/
This summer campers of all ages will be trying out some new cookout recipes! We invite you to join in the fun using the recipes we share in each eTraveler this summer.
Dough Dogs - Seekers (3rd-4th grade)
Ingredients (per serving)
- Hot dogs
- Slices of cheese
- Refrigerated biscuit mix
Wrap a slice of American cheese around each hot dog. Wrap a refrigerated biscuit around each, pinching edges to seal and making sure cheese is covered. Insert a stick in the end of the each hot dog, about halfway through. Cook above hot coals 12-18 minutes or until dough is golden brown, turning as needed to brown all sides.
-Jan Soltis
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