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If you are anywhere near a media outlet today you are being treated to a full smorgasbord of race relations in America. As I (and many others) have been saying since Barack Obama's first election in 2008 - these here United States are not so post-racial. Not even close.
People need to let the idea that people no longer think in "black and white" go. As long as a white man can put a gun a to a young black boy's chest and pull the trigger - there's no post-racism. Oh, and in the Zimmerman trial? This happened:
"Knock knock. Who's there? George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman who? Good, you're on the jury," Attorney West for the defendent said.
Yes, the defense opened with a joke. We are not amused. With the slain boy's parents right there. Jokes? Keep it classy, teamZim, keep it classy.
As long as a Southern cook can dream of a "slavery-themed" wedding with wistful delight and think that's okay (and a legion of fans defend that ish) - there's no post-racism. Over the weekend, numerous Facebook pages supporting Deen and calling for a boycott of the Food Network popped up, with several garnering thousands of likes. "Show me an adult person who has not said the N word in his life, black or white. You without sin cast the first stone,'' one commenter wrote.
The line at Deen's restaurant in Savannah, Ga., The Lady and Sons, was out the door all weekend as local residents showed their support. Notice anything about this picture?
As long as the Supreme Court can dodge the Affirmative Action issue and basically say "we're not here for that" - there's no post-racism. By a 7-1 vote, with one justice recusing herself, the court sent a case about the University of Texas admissions policy back to a federal appeals court for review — the Supreme Court's equivalent of a grade of Incomplete.
The case was brought by Abigail Fisher, a white woman who applied to the university in 2008 and was denied, and claimed that her constitutional rights and federal civil rights laws were violated. The Supreme Court ruled that the appeals court had failed to hold the university to a "demanding burden of strict scrutiny." Instead, the appeals court "presumed that the school had acted in good faith" and required Fisher to show otherwise, the high court found. So... basically witht he exception of Justice Ginsberg (LOVE HER!) - SCOTUS can't be bothered.
Also, the OWN channel aired a documentary on colorism within the black community called Dark Girls on Sunday night. A firestorm erupted on the Twittersphere. Before I could even think to type an opinion I was told in no uncertain terms that "light girls need not comment, this was not their night" - oh. Alright then. Damn these Euros foisting their ideologies upon us generation after generation after generation.
It's going to be a long week. Thoughts on this week's news melee? Weary already? Do share...


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lots of favorites goin on here… litas, black skinnies, stripes, love quotes & leather. definitely something that makes me feel good no matter what… wearing lots of things i love at once…. fail safe…
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You have questions... We have answers.
Q. What Benefits do I receive when I become a franchise?
A. The benefits are many. You will have the right to use our federally trademarked name, Assist-2-Sell. The marketing program, one that is unique and extremely effective in attracting home sellers and buyers, is yours to implement in your marketplace. You will attend our training class where you will learn everything from how to set up and organize an office in a high volume environment to learning the specifics of marketing; how, when and where to direct your marketing and what fees to offer based on current market conditions. In addition, you will learn how to recruit and compensate agents. Our support mechanism is unparalleled. On-going support and mentoring is just a phone call away. You have direct access to experienced support personnel and unlimited access to our franchise only online resource center, and more.
Q. How much is the initial franchise fee?
A. The initial franchise fee is $14,500
Q. When do we pay the franchise fee?
A. After we have approved your application, we will prepare a franchise agreement. You pay the franchise fee when you sign and return the franchise agreement.
Q. How much is the on-going royalty?
A. 5% of the gross income for the office. Example: You sell a home and earn a $3000 commission. The royalty would be $150. An additional 1% is collected for a marketing development fund.
Q. How hard is it to get approved to buy a franchise?
A. Not hard. You need to be financially stable. Generally this means that you have the funds necessary to buy the franchise, equip an office, invest in start-up advertising, and cover operating costs as well as your personal expenses for the first few months. The amount varies from market to market. You don't need to be rich to buy a franchise, but as with any business, you need to have adequate funds to get the business started and give it time to grow.
We also look to see that you have adequate real estate experience and local market knowledge. Minimally you need at least three years of residential real estate experience. You need a brokers license, or you need someone working with you who has a brokers license.
Q. Can we operate out of our home office?
A.No. We do require that you have a professional office location. The requirements are minimal. Many find an "executive suite" set up works best when just starting out. Again, we will help you determine the best plan based on your projected growth rate.
Q. Do I have to work in the business myself?
A. Yes, we do prefer owners work in building their business. This is most important the first few years.
Q. How much money can I expect to make by owning a franchise office?
A. We do not make representations on how much business you might expect to do or how much money you can make. There are too many factors that differ from market to market.
Q. Do homeowners who list with Assist-2-Sell offices have to show their home?
A. Don't confuse us with "For Sale by Owner" type companies. Our concept is based on offering full service for less commission than typically charged. When managing a large listing portfolio, it makes sense for the seller to host the open house but showings are done by our agents. If a particular home does not suit the buyer, you will be able to show any other homes you have listed, including MLS listings.
Q. How much do we charge sellers to sell homes?
A. Each office independently sets their fees. We, of course, offer you guidance in determining a pricing structure that fits your local market. Most of our offices offer two different programs. One is a non-MLS, Direct-To-Buyer®. The other program is our "MLS for Less"® program at a commission considerably lower than the competition.
Q. Do sellers pay the commission up-front?
A. While our franchise owners set their own fees and determine what they will offer, none charge up-front fees. They follow our belief that you should only get paid for results. If you take money from a home seller and don't sell their home, they tend to think poorly of you. We have enough confidence in our program to be willing to be paid only if we sell the home.
Q. How can you afford to charge less and still succeed?
A. Volume. Sounds simple, and it is. While most real estate companies are looking for ways to charge more and to provide less to home sellers, we take the opposite viewpoint. We know that by charging less and by doing more, we can be more successful. We call it "Results with Savings!"® When you think about it, how do other real estate companies justify such high commission?
Q. What about the other agents; will they show Assist-2-Sell listings?
A. Yes. Keep in mind many of our listings are MLS listings. We don't ask cooperating agents to work for a discounted commission. We recommend offering the same cooperating commission that is common in your area. The discount is taken on the listing side. On non-MLS listings, we show you how to work with other agents.
Q. Why shouldn't I just open my own discount company?
A. Certainly, this is the first thought just about everyone has. The concept on the surface seems simple enough. You need to ask yourself how much will it cost in time and money while trying to figure out how to make it work. Compare this with our low franchise fee and reasonable royalty. One mistake could easily cost more than the cost of a franchise. Why re-invent the wheel? We have over a 20-year head start, and we offer you the benefit of not only our experiences (both successful and not), but also the experiences of all our franchise owners around the country. The sharing of information between all offices is very valuable. You will learn what works, and more importantly, what doesn't. In addition, we are constantly changing and improving our systems. Would you rather compete with a local Assist-2-Sell office or own the local Assist-2-Sell office?
Q. How do you pay your agents?
A. The traditional formulas don't work. We spent years, and a lot of money overpaying, before we worked out a compensation program that was both fair and equitable. We of course share this confidential information with you as part of the training.
Q. How does Assist-2-Sell compare to other franchises?
A. Most other franchises offer the same old traditional concepts as far as the public is concerned. They just have different names and perhaps different compensation plans for the agents. The Assist-2-Sell concept offers something different and appealing to the consumers.
Q. Are lower commissions really the future of real estate?
A. Look around at other industries. Are fees going up or down? The best comparison may be the stock brokerage industry. Charles Schwab went from being a controversial "thorn in the side" company to #1. Keep in mind that we are constantly changing and improving our system in response to the marketplace. What we do today will change considerably as technology such as the Internet becomes more consumer friendly. We see our role as one of not only offering practical solutions for today, but development of new solutions for the changes we all face. We believe Assist-2-Sell is ideally positioned to benefit most from the differences the future will undoubtedly bring.
Q. Are you looking for small or big offices?
A. Both. While most of our franchisees are offices of 5-10 people, including support staff, there is nothing to preclude larger offices from converting to Assist-2-Sell. Some offices are just a couple people. Our larger franchise offices have 15-25 people.
Q. Do we buy signs and things from you?
A. No. We provide you with information on suppliers that we work with. We are set up with all of the major vendors. You can choose to buy from them or use vendors of your choice. You will usually find our approved vendors offer very competitive pricing.
Q. I'm afraid someone else will get the area I want first. What can I do?
A. Move fast! Seriously, while there are many great areas still available, they are going quickly. Once your application is approved, we will have the franchise agreement prepared. You can sign the agreement and send your check. You have six months to attend training and open the business.
Q. Do I have to attend training before I can open an office?
A. Yes. Our training program is very comprehensive.
Q. What is the next step?
A. Call some of our franchise owners to hear first hand about what is like to be involved with us. Also, feel free to call us at 1-800-528-7816 when you have more questions or you are ready to proceed.
The list of questions could go on and on so we'll stop here for now. Hopefully we anticipated and answered most of your questions. If you have others, just give us a call at 1-800-528-7816 or email us at email@example.com. You can also visit our web site at www.assist2sell.com.


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Middleware is a key enabler for many game developers across the industry. In addition to Windows 8's core game APIs, many of the most popular 3rd party libraries now work well in Windows Store apps If your game uses open source technologies like Box2D, Bullet, OGRE, and Cocos2D, or commercial products like Unity 3D, Marmalade, or Hydra, come to this session to learn about how easy it is to bring it to the Windows Store
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Considering that MonoGame was one of the first frameworks that allowed you to release your games on Windows 8 and Window Phone 8, even ahead of Unity3D, I'm disappointed it wasn't given more air time, or that any demos of it running on Windows were shown.
Also you neglected to mention 2 of the biggest XNA games that were ported to other platforms using MonoGame, namely Bastion, from Supergiant Games, and Fez by Polytron Corporation!
MS should give more support to Monogame team, its amazing!
Ditto for SharpDX, ... some of the games use sharpdx either directly (Win8 Solitaire, Win8 Mahjong, Win8 Minesweeper, ...) or through monogame (Armed!, ...).


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Mr. Sekar Viswanathan, Vice President, VIT University was bestowed the Young EDGE Award on 13 March at the EDGE 2012 Forum held at New Delhi. The award was presented to Mr. Sekar in recognition of the innovations he has introduced in the field of education at VIT. Mr. Sekar received the award in the presence of Chancellor Dr. G. Viswanathan and Dr. V. S. Ramamurthy, Former Secretary- DST at the function which was well attended by several eminent academicians and administrators. Padma Shri Dr. N. R. Madhava Menon, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Chair on Parliamentary Studies (Rajya Sabha) presented the award to Mr. Sekar Viswanathan.
The Young EDGE Award is given to young academicians or academic administrators in recognition of their significant contributions to enhancing the quality of education and making a lasting impression in the field.
In his acceptance speech, Mr. Sekar said that two of innovative initiatives at VIT - the FFCS (Fully Flexible Credit System) and STARS (Support the Advancement of Rural Students) - were very close to his heart. While the former breathed an air of freedom to the students in an otherwise rigid academic system, the latter provided opportunities to meritorious, needy students of each district of Tamil Nadu by way of providing tuition waiver and free food and accommodation to two toppers, a boy and a girl, in the HSC examination from rural government schools. Mr. Sekar recalled the hardships his father had faced as a student, walking ten kilometers a day to attend a school. In all humility, he said that he dedicated the award to his father and Chancellor of VIT who is his role model and to his wife Ms. Sandhya Pentareddy for her support and encouragement at all times. He also said that the award was the result of the hard work of the students and the relentless efforts of the faculty and staff of VIT and that he was receiving the award on their behalf.
The Young EDGE Award is given to young academicians or academic administrators in recognition of their significant contributions to enhancing the quality of education and making a lasting impression in the field.
In his acceptance speech, Mr. Sekar said that two of innovative initiatives at VIT - the FFCS (Fully Flexible Credit System) and STARS (Support the Advancement of Rural Students) - were very close to his heart. While the former breathed an air of freedom to the students in an otherwise rigid academic system, the latter provided opportunities to meritorious, needy students of each district of Tamil Nadu by way of providing tuition waiver and free food and accommodation to two toppers, a boy and a girl, in the HSC examination from rural government schools. Mr. Sekar recalled the hardships his father had faced as a student, walking ten kilometers a day to attend a school. In all humility, he said that he dedicated the award to his father and Chancellor of VIT who is his role model and to his wife Ms. Sandhya Pentareddy for her support and encouragement at all times. He also said that the award was the result of the hard work of the students and the relentless efforts of the faculty and staff of VIT and that he was receiving the award on their behalf.
VITAA organized a meeting of the Bangalore based alumni members on 11th March 2012 in Sadashivanagar Club, Bengaluru. Chancellor Dr. G. Viswanathan, Vice Presidents Mr. Sankar Viswanathan & Mr. Sekar Viswanathan, Executive Director Ms. Sandhya Pentareddy VITAA Office bearers and around 100 Bangalore alumni members participated in the gathering.
Please visit the photo gallery to view the photos taken during the event.22:24:32 24-02-2012
Mr. K. Ramachandran and Mr. Magesh Srinivasan's article (2008 batch M.Tech. CSE alumni) published in The Hindu newspaper (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/article2886767.ece) on 13th February 2012.
K. Ramachandran
Magesh Srinivasan (2008 batch M.Tech. CSE VIT alumni)
For a successful career, students have to move from examination-oriented learning to becoming conceptually strong in subject fundamentals.
Many of you would have watched DreamWorks 2010 animation movie How to train Your Dragon. The film is about how a hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons, becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself. He then learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
Perhaps you liked the movie. But, in hindsight, it may have some valuable lessons for the first and second-year undergraduate engineering students in Tamil Nadu. Especially now when recent media reports talk of a very low pass percentage among students who took the third semester examinations of Anna University of Technology, Chennai.
Those media reports quote academics, who say, the trend is a fallout of a skewed school education system that gives weightage to only rote learning and marks. Even admission to engineering is based only on marks and little else. The academics also say higher education is an altogether different ball game— where learning is about practical application of scientific theory. Any engineering professor would vouch that the entire discipline of engineering is about helping students learn to find practical, scientifically verifiable, feasible answers to everyday problems faced by society or individuals.
But then very few students understand the transition required for moving from a completely memory-based, examination-oriented, and marks-only-valued system to a practical and application-oriented, career-making engineering education.
A university vice-chancellor went on record that the question paper in Engineering Math I was more application-oriented and perhaps that was the reason a large number of students found that exam difficult. So, if you feel as hapless as the young Viking in the movie — an aspiration to slay the academic dragon and become a hero — don't lose heart. Learn from it. You can actually turn the rigour of academics as your ally. Then you can see there's more to academic rigour than mere rote-learning.
This brings us to the crucial question: how can good academic practices and a successful career be correlated? And how does a student move from examination-oriented learning to becoming conceptually strong in subject fundamentals?
Yes. Undeniably, academic brilliance requires a good balance between understanding the basic concepts and exam-oriented preparation. A student can typically fare well in Engineering subjects only if he/she understands the concept and then prepares for the examination as per the question paper pattern. This can also help find tactics to save time in solving problems during the examination and complete answering the question paper with the stipulated time.
Today's industry professionals agree that classroom-based learning is a must for undergraduate level of study, as this is where the student is introduced to the core concepts of the engineering world. Good lectures/study materials prepared and offered to students by experienced faculty helps the student grasp the concept rightly and also helps one to identify his/her own area of interest and develop a passion towards engineering subjects/profession. However, at PG level, a student would have already had the insight of various concepts and engineering study. Hence more of application-oriented learning is preferred and encouraged, thereby increasing the R&D capabilities of the engineer.
Those who joined the industry in the past 3 - 4 years say with hindsight: while they had to "study" through solving problems and performing experiments in labs to understand various theoretical concepts taught in classroom, they also had to "learn" certain concepts that a student needs to remember and apply throughout his/her career while facing engineering challenges.
Thus the final question: How does a student bring in rigour into academic learning and convert it into learning for a career?
Today's IT-based world has a lot of avenues for students to bring in more rigour into academic learning. Joining various engineering communities in the web and posting technical doubts and conducting debates expands one's avenues to learn and makes learning more interesting. One can enrich practical knowledge from the World Wide Web (Watch the free video-based lectures at academic-earth.org; Khan Academy; the Youtube Channels of large universities such as Berkeley, CA). Social networking is certainly a great way to connect with peers and academicians. Learning through social platforms adds to your ability to contribute to others' learning too.
Students should not hesitate to participate in symposia conducted by various colleges, take part in industry-academia interaction programmes, go on educational tours, or participate in university exchange programmes. Each adds to interesting campus/academic life.
Finally, the learnings from these forums step up students' confidence to solve practical engineering problems. Ultimately, in campus placement / job interviews, communication and confidence levels are the real tests which employers rely on to take people on-board their companies. And one's thorough understanding of basics, with ability to apply them to solving problems certainly boosts both communication and confidence.
The authors are professionals in the IT industry. K. Ramachandran can be reached at email@example.com and Magesh Srinivasan at firstname.lastname@example.com:49:40 18-02-2012
Dr.G.Suresh (2011 batch Ph.D. alumni) has published findings in Nanocrystals under the guidance of Prof.D.Rajan Babu, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University. The below information was published in the Verticalnews:
Researchers from VIT University Publish Findings in Nanocrystals
2011 NOV 22 - (VerticalNews.com) -- "Spherical Fe-71-Co-29 nanocrystals functionalized by trisodium citrate (TSC) have been synthesized using co-precipitation process. The synthesized nanocrystals have disordered structure, reductive hydrogen annealing at 450 degrees C has transformed the disordered phase to body centered cubic phase (CsCl structure) without secondary phases which was subsequently authenticated using Rietveld refinement technique," researchers in Tamil Nadu, India report.
"The TSC adhere with the Fe-Co nanocrystal's surface by carboxylate chemisorption which has been confirmed using FT-IR spectroscopy. Back scattered electron microscope image confirms the spherical morphology with size around 20 nm," wrote G. Suresh and colleagues, VIT University.
The researchers concluded: "The observed saturation magnetization is as large as 95.6% of bulk (242 emu g(-1)) which is a significant indication for the crystallization of single phase Fe-71-Co-29 nanocrystals."
Suresh and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds (A simple wet-chemical approach to synthesize shape controlled high magnetic moment Fe-71-Co-29 nanocrystals. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2011;509(41):10145-10149).
For additional information, contact G. Suresh, School Of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
Publisher contact information for the Journal of Alloys and Compounds is: Elsevier Science Sa, PO Box 564, 1001 Lausanne, Switzerland.00:35:59 18-02-2012
The VITAA Day 2012 (17th Annual alumni get-together ) held at VIT on 26th Jan. 2012 (Thursday) was a great success in which about 3,750 members including alumni and their family members from all parts of the country and abroad participated. Hon'ble Chancellor, Dr. G. Viswanathan, Vice Presidents Mr. G.V. Sampath , Mr. Sekar Viswanathan & Mr. G.V. Selvam and Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr. S. Narayanan, VITAA Office bearers, Core Committee members, and Chapter coordinators participated. Dr. S.V. Balasubramaniam, Chairman, Bannari Amman Group, Coimbatore was the Chief Guest.00:29:25 18-02-2012
A session on "Positive Life Style for a Healthy Heart" for the benefit of Alumni, Students, Faculty & Staff members of VIT was conducted by Dr.V. Chockalingam, a reputed cardiologist. The session was jointly organised by VIT Alumni Association (Vellore Chapter) and the Department of Students Welfare, VIT University on 21st January 2012.00:28:40 18-02-2012
VITAA-VIT chapter members (working alumni in VIT) meeting was held on 10th January 2012 in VIT. Vice President Mr. Sekar Viswanathan, VITAA Core Committee members & Office bearers and VITAA Day 2012 Committee in-charges participated. Around 90 members attended the meeting. VITAA Day 2012 arrangements were discussed in detail.00:27:58 18-02-2012
Symbolizing the vibrant relationship between VIT University and Cognizant was this memorable occasion of VITAA Cognizant Chennai chapter meeting held on 8th November 2011. Our beloved Chancellor Dr. G Viswanathan, visited Cognizant Chennai, to spend time with VITians in Cognizant. "Today I have run out of words and I am overjoyed to see so many of my students enjoying themselves while crafting a great career for themselves", said the Chancellor. Chancellor spent time with the Campus associate trainees of VIT 2011 batch. VIT alumni presented an update to the Chancellor on their training program at Cognizant. They shared their experience on the transformation from a student to a corporate associate. This was followed by a Q&A Session with the Chancellor. He was accompanied by the Director of Placement, Prof. S.R. Pullabhotla and Deputy Director Mr. Samuel Rajkumar.
From Cognizant, Mr.Sriram Iyer Associate Director-Campus relationship, Mr.Krishnamurthy Ramachandran Associate Director- Corporate Communications, Mr. Rahul Singh Associate Director- HR, Mr. P.B. Ramachandran & Mr. A.S. Sriram from Cognizant Academy, Mr. Ashok Ranjith from HR & his team were present. Mr.Sriram Iyer highlighted various initiatives taken as part of the symbiotic partnership between VIT and Cognizant. Chancellor interacted with the alumni of senior batches who are employed at Cognizant. Mr Sathish Rajamani Associate Director- Oracle Testing and other alumni updated Chancellor on the progress made by the Alumni @ Cognizant. It was indeed a memorable day for the members of VITAA Cognizant Chapter- the first corporate chapter of VITAA.02:16:10 17-02-2012
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clevedon:jarledb:clevedon:jarledb: Traction control is another fun one for slippery conditions (snow/ice). Driving under those conditions you will notice the traction control and the ABS breaks a lot on really slippery roads.
Pedantic I know, but they are brakes - not breaks.
Thank you, always appreciate opportunities to work on my english. Its not my first language :)
My apologies, I didn't realize.
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With Valentine's Day coming up, you may be wondering how to best treat your significant other, your crush or, better yet, yourself. This year, I encourage you to skip the flowers and chocolates and get your indulgence fix with a well-made cocktail. Creamy, tart and herbal, this take on the classic gin fizz will leave nothing to be desired in both looks and taste. Because nothing says intense passion like gin, juicy blackberries, a dash of rosemary and a topping of airy foam.
This cocktail is a tad more complex than some of the others I've shared as it requires making your own simple syrup and incorporates egg whites. While both of those may seem intimidating, I promise you - they're really not. Simple syrup just takes a little patience. Heat water, sugar and whatever flavor agent you're adding until the sugar dissolves and the flavor has sufficiently been infused into the syrup (or just follow my instructions below to take the guesswork out of it). It's a really great way to incorporate herbs into your drinks while adding some sweetness. Sage, lavender, basil and rosemary are some of my favorite variations thus far, but I look forward to experimenting with many more.
Now that we've crossed that bridge, let's tackle egg whites. Getting a little squeamish at the thought of consuming raw eggs? I feel you. I used to avoid egg white cocktails at all costs. However, I now strongly regret my wasted years of not drinking deliciously foamy concoctions. It's true that egg whites carry the risk of salmonella. Using fresh, pasteurized eggs makes that risk virtually nonexistent. So how do you turn goopy eggs into magical froth topping? In the process of shaking egg white with citrus, the egg white proteins are emulsified - or broken down in structure to create a foamy texture. Citrus and proper agitation are key. Get ready to work out those cocktail shaking muscles!
If you loved egg whites in this cocktail and want to try more - check out this previous post.
The Infatuation
- 2 oz gin
- 0.75 oz rosemary simple syrup (recipe below)*
- 0.5 oz lemon juice
- 1 pasteurized egg white (egg whites from a carton are easy and create less waste)
- 5 ripe blackberries
Place blackberries in a cocktail shaker and muddle to release the liquid. Add gin, rosemary simple syrup, lemon juice and egg white. Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds, making sure you're holding the top of the shaker so it doesn't fly off due to the developing pressure. Carefully open the shaker to add a few ice cubes. Shake again until shaker is frosted over, then strain into a stemmed or embellished glass. You may have to wiggle the shaker a bit when pouring as the blackberry pulp will plug the holes. Garnish with a rosemary sprig and serve to your sweetheart.
* To make rosemary simple syrup, add 2 cups filtered water, 0.5 cup sugar and a handful of fresh rosemary to a small sauce pan. Cook over low heat for approximately 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Strain out rosemary and allow to cool, then transfer unused portion to a jar and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.


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- September 11, 2019
Whether you are seeking safety and security, solar control, decorative or a window replacement alternative, we'll tailor a solution to fit your home's needs.
Whether you are seeking safety and security, solar control, decorative or a window replacement alternative, we'll tailor a solution to fit your home's needs.
Update your building's appearance, reduce energy costs and increase safety with our extensive line of window film products.
C-Bond is the only scientifically tested and proven system to dramatically increase the strength, safety and protection of glass.
Mackie Beall is the President of GreenLight Window Films headquartered in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He has spent the last eight years developing one of the most progressive solar and security window film companies in America. Years of developmental study and experience lead Mackie to bring change to an industry that has been dependent on the automotive sector to generate revenue.
Since he didn't begin his window film career tinting vehicles, Mackie's paradigm has been to specialize in the residential and commercial markets. GreenLight Window Films is one of a small percentage of window film businesses nationally that generate 100% of its revenue outside the automotive market.
GreenLight Window Films provides solar, security, and decorative window film to residential, commercial, government and municipal clients. Professional affiliates include general contractors, architects, interior designers, and glazers.
Mackie has an extensive customer service background. His customers value Mackie's interpersonal and communication skills. He is proud of the reputation GreenLight Window Films has earned by providing a good experience with customers.
The service model used by GreenLight Window Films is designed to offer solutions from a single window to bomb-blast protection to the U.S. Government. Unlike other companies that seek only big-ticket sales, Mackie believes that regardless of the monetary size of the opportunity that his solar and security solutions are for anyone that has a comfort, energy saving and/or security need.
Mackie and his wife Connie live in Kansas City, Missouri. Mackie enjoys football and baseball. Connie, not so much. However, they do agree that Jolly, their 10-pound Bichon Frise, rules the house.
As for GreenLight Window Films, in 2013 it was named the #3 Fastest Growing Small Business in the Kansas City Area by the Kansas City Business Journal.
What makes GreenLight Window Films so unique is because our company focuses primarily on residential and commercial solar and security window films.
GreenLight Window Films not only has expert installers, but we are also equipped with knowledgeable experts who are able to read blueprints – allowing us to complete some of the largest window film projects across the country.
Our company also has the specialized equipment needed to handle window film projects on skyscrapers and stadiums. So not only can we handle your home and commercial or public building, we can also handle those projects other companies can't. That's why GreenLight Window Films has become one of the top window film companies in the United States.
Our Promise to You: We promise that we will work alongside our clients on every aspect of the project. From a single window to the largest projects, we believe in the highest level of customer service and will deliver a product that exceeds our clients' expectations. With professionalism and integrity, we will deliver the project on time and on budget. Contact Green Light Window Films. Missouri: 816.246.5335 Kansas: 913.800.0179


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Maryland Man Killed in Industrial Accident at Metal Plant
A teenager from Dundalk was recently killed in an industrial accident at a metal processing plant in Sparrows Point, Maryland.
The June 15 accident reportedly happened when the 19-year-old worker was pulled into a steel rolling machine at Maryland Metals Processing. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, he had been working on a coil polish machine when he became entangled in a steel coil. He was unable to extract himself before being pulled into the machine and crushed.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after first responders arrived. He had only been working at the facility for about a month, officials said.
Workplace accidents are always investigated
Law enforcement officials ruled out foul play, but officials from Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) were preparing to conduct an investigation into the incident, as is customary with any workplace accident that results in serious injury or death.
In these investigations, experts look to determine if the accident occurred because of any negligence on the part of the company and its management. If, for example, MOSH investigators were to find that the company did not provide workers with the proper training or safety equipment, the company could be considered liable for the worker's death. This liability could allow the victim's family to take legal action against the company.
Workplace accidents can be incredibly dangerous, especially in industrial settings. To learn more about your options, reach out to a skilled La Plata personal injury and workers compensation attorney with Mudd, Mudd & Fitzgerald, P.A.


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PARC's Matthew Barge Speaks at IAPro User's Conference/
Matthew Barge, PARC's Co-Executive Director, spoke today at the annual IAPro User's Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. IAPro is a police performance database system manufactured by CI Technologies and used by 650 police agencies worldwide.
Mr. Barge spoke about the ways that agencies can use data on use of force incidents, pedestrian stops, early intervention systems, and other performance-related data to enhance accountability, promote transparency, and ensure constitutional policing.


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Having played in various professional teams' academies growing up I played to a semi-professional level back in England. I attended university to complete a degree in Science and Soccer. Whilst at university I worked at professional club Vauxhall Motors FC as an assistant coach and head of performance analysis. Since leaving university I have worked travelling all over the USA coaching soccer to all ages and abilities. I have completed coaching badges from both the English FA and USSF.


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DC Shorts - The Holy Cave
The story of high school kid willing to do everything to get the girl that he loves, even if that means destroying the life that he once knew.
Interview with Writer/Director Aleix Massot
Congratulations! Why did you make your film?
Thank you! Well, I basically made it because when I was in high school most of the time I had my dad's apartment for my own since he travels abroad a lot because of his work. So, you know, it was around that age when most of my friends were starting to have their first girlfriends but they had an issue: they didn't know where to go to do "the act" so I offered my house to a couple of friends and they paid me some money. With that I figured that I could start some sort of a business, but it was just that. It didn't get big. Just among friends. So basically, The Holy Cave is about what would have happened if I would have really created a huge business with my apartment. Always trying to achieve that through comedy.
Imagine I'm a member of the audience. Why should I watch this film?
I am not forcing anybody to watch my film but, let me tell you something: if you really want to have a laugh and have fun for 15 minutes, that is the perfect movie for that.
How do personal and universal themes work in your film?
I am a comedy lover. I have always been and I will always be, so I wanted to take that experience that I had in high school, which was pretty funny at the moment, and turn that into a movie that the audience can enjoy, and make it as funny as I can, joke after joke.
How have the script and film evolved over the course of their development and production?
The script evolved a lot from the first draft until the last one. I wrote 22 different versions of the script until I had the one that I liked. First of all, the script was not funny at all, so we had to work a lot on that. In production, some scenes were deleted but basically all that was in the script we were able to shoot. Then in post, that was totally different: I knew from the beginning that the movie should have a really fast rhythm and pace throughout the 15 minutes and along with my editor, Raimon Valls, we worked a lot on that. Rhythm is key in comedy.
What type of feedback have you received so far?
So far, it has good. It's been to some festivals here in the US and around the world too. The audience enjoys it and they have fun, and that is really rewarding because in most of the festivals we are nominated or considered for the audience choice award, which is always a pleasure because that means that people really liked your work. My film would never win best short in a festival, but that is fine, we know that comedies are made for the audience. And I did mine for the audience as well.
Has the feedback surprised or challenged your point of view?
The feedback surprised me at first. It was more than one year working on that project so when it finally comes to light and you are starting to get the first responses, you get a little bit nervous. My film was well received in all the festivals and what is more important is that even if it was a bad feedback, I would still try to do what I like most: comedy in a really fast rhythm. I would only try to get better and better at it everyday.
What are you looking to achieve by having your film more visible on www.wearemovingstories.com?
First of all, I would like to spread the word to all movie and specially comedy lovers to watch my short if they didn't have the chance yet, and with wearemovingstories.com I would like to get more people to know my story. And secondly, being an international filmmaker here in the US it is really hard to work as a professional filmmaker, so with that type of interview I wish I can get the artist or work visa, so I can stay a few years more here.
Who do you need to come on board (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists) to amplify this film's message?
I do really need to come on board more journalists so that they can let people know the type of story I am trying to tell and get more audience attention.
What type of impact and/or reception would you like this film to have?
As I mentioned before if the audience has fun watching my work, I consider myself completely satisfied.
What's a key question that will help spark a debate or begin a conversation about this film?
The main question that they ask me all the time is: did that really happen to you? And my answer is: Yes, but not as big and catastrophic as you see in the screen. The seed is original, the tree is not.
Would you like to add anything else?
Yes, I would like to thank my crew members for making this possible: to the amazing actors I had the opportunity to work with: Mario Marzo, Javier Bódalo, Anna Castillo, Alex Batllori. Great young talented actors I would love to work with them anytime. My cinematographer, Agnès Piqué and my production designer, Judit Ferrer for being able to create a high school comedy ambience and in a specific sense without having much to say. It looks like a Hollywood movie. My producer, Yaiza Navarro, for making that film as ambitious as possible; to my editor, Raimon Valls: without him the movie would not be the same. Albert Solà, the music composer for being a able to create in 15 minutes a huge variety of music, and , Claudia Ballester, sound designer and Joan Fuentelsaz, vfx artist for making that final touch and putting the short film into a whole new level. Thank you.
What are the key creatives developing or working on now?
The key creatives they are all working in the industry back in Spain, and they are going all the way to the top. They are the best. Some of them, they have already been involved in movies, and in major roles, not just simple assistants. As far as for me, I am writing two projects: another short film and a feature.
Interview: September 2016
We Are Moving Stories embraces new voices in drama, documentary, animation, TV, web series and music video. If you have just made a film - we'd love to hear from you. Or if you know a filmmaker - can you recommend us? More info: Carmela
The Holy Cave
Length: 15 minutes 20 seconds
The story of high school kid willing to do everything to get the girl that he loves, even if that means destroying the life that he once knew.
Director: Aleix Massot
Producer: Yaiza Navarro
Writer: Aleix Massot
Aleix Massot: Born in Barcelona (1992) he studied filmmaking. He has directed and edited several shorts. The Holy Cave is his first short to go overseas.
Yaiza Navarro: Born in Barcelona (1992) she studied producing. She has worked in commercials, TV, and movies.
Key cast: looking for journalists to spread the word about my movie.
Funders: ESCAC
Made in association with: ESCAC
Release date: May 2015
You can watch it in DC shorts fest on September 10th. Naperville International Film Fest the following and Lone Star Film Festival in Texas, next month.


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Some Swedish consulting firms.
Consulting firms
Not too many companies provide IT and management consulting focusing on the real estate industry, but here are... two.
META Fastighetsadministration
Ten consultants focusing entirely at the property market. Selection and integration of property management and document system is an often requested service.
"Computence is Management and Business consultancy focusing on Informatics. Computence specialises in creating information solutions for management-, administrative- and operational procedures."
Not limited to the property industry but has been working with large property firms like AP Fastigheter, NIAM and KF Fastigheter. Here is a case from one their projects (in Swedish). Follow them on Twitter at @Computence and @iMurre.


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Tall tales and stories from the soul of links golf
When I feel inspired, I will share my experiences and love of classic seaside links golf in Scotland and beyond. An amateur writer as well as golfer.
Check out the pictures from the whole Sutherland tour
Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland is not one of the best known stretches of links in the country. Isolated, wild and distant many are not aware of this cluster of wonderful courses. Edging the long coastline to the North of Inverness. Royal Dornoch is justly famous and on many golfer's bucket list. Around it Tain, Golspie and Brora offer a wonderful variety of landscape, scenery and challenge.
Three friends of mine from Dorset visited last week. We played all these links together with Fortrose & Rosemarkie - another unique golfing experience. The full story of the tour would be the shaggiest of mutts. But it is worth reflecting a little on the most northerly on the list, Brora.
Both structures look out over the North Sea. All that lies between them and the beach is the famous links. Time and good green keeping have shaped them. The present layout was "designed" by James Braid in 1923. Indeed the town is home to the James Braid Society. Yet it feels like the wildest and most untouched stretch of golfing land you will ever play.
At Brora there is more. The sheep and cattle of the local crofters wander with almost total freedom. A unique feature is the low charge electric fences which ring every green. Only these 18 precious patches are preserved from the hooves. Elsewhere, you will be relieved to know that a special local rule allows a free drop. Should your ball finish in the droppings which scatter the course.
The result is one of the classic seaside links. A proper test of golf. Great holes like the par 3 6th, frightening long par 4's in the 3rd, 15th and 17th, or the weaving par 5 8th. The Australian champion Peter Thomson and the gifted Ulsterman Ronan Rafferty are members here.
Thanks for a good review of my beloved Brora Golf Course. I'm American, but this is my 9th summer here in Dornoch and then later Brora where I'm a member. There is no place like this one for clouds, sunlight, rainbows, and glorious open-air, free-wheeling golf! It's even better now than when you first came up. So "haste ye back" for another round. Sally Rosd
Thanks Sally. Will be back in Dornoch in August for the Carnegie Shield and always try to get to Brora as well.
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Community Pride Day on April 17/
DALTON, GA - Community Pride Day during the Great American Cleanup will be on Saturday, April 17 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Community Pride Day facilitates Spring Cleaning by allowing Whitfield county residents to dispose of bulky items and electronics without paying disposal fees at select drop-off locations. The Old Dixie Landfill Convenience Center is the Main Location for this event. Community Locations include three middle schools, Westside Middle School, Eastbrook Middle School, and North Whitfield Middle School.
All four locations will be accepting bulky items for disposal and electronics for recycling. Bulky items include furniture, household equipment, and appliances. Electronics include computers, digital cameras, cell phones, video game systems, and televisions. Only one television per vehicle will be accepted.
The Old Dixie Landfill Convenience Center is the only location accepting Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). Items include household pesticides, pool chemicals, varnish and latex paints. For a complete list of HHW please visit www.DWSWA.org or call 706-277-2545. Household Hazardous Waste is typically accepted at the Old Dixie Landfill Convenience Center on the third Saturday of the month from 7 am to 2 pm.
Community Pride Day is open to residents of Whitfield County only. No business, commercial, construction or demolition waste is accepted. Tires are not included in this event and should be disposed of at a Convenience Center for a minimal $2 fee. No tires or HHW will be accepted at the schools.
Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful, the Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Authority, and Whitfield County Public Works organized this annual event. For more information or to volunteer, call Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful at 706-226-6211, visit our website www.keepdaltonwhitfieldbeautiful.org, or email@example.com.
Submitted by the Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Authority.


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The Michigan assistant attorney general who made headlines for hassling the University of Michigan's student assembly president has been fired, the Michigan Daily reports.
According to the Associated Press, Andrew Shirvell was let go during a disciplinary hearing related to the issue. The attorney general's office originally held that Shirvell was protected by the First Amendment.
Shirvell came into the public consciousness in September for his vehement criticism of Chris Armstrong, who is the University of Michigan's first openly gay student assembly president. Shirvell created a blog called Chris Armstrong Watch and frequented the university campus to heckle Armstrong, taking issue with what he perceived as the student's "radical homosexual agenda."
Shirvell took a leave of absence from the attorney general's office last month. He was later suspended. Chris Armstrong Watch was shuttered around the same time.
Armstrong, appearing on CNN in October, called Shirvell's blog "hurtful." Last month, Armstrong called for Shirvell's disbarment.


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The Enabler
We get so few comments here at Psychedelic Spicy Fermented Cabbage that I'm always pleased when you, Constant Retard, drop us a line. Back when PK was in its earliest stages/the dream of an autistic kid, comments were more plentiful, and to be honest it has always perplexed me that the number of comments declined so considerably over the years; but Kmart, the man and the myth, has repeatedly assured me this is due more to our continual voyage into waters esoteric rather than a decline in retardship, and me being the optimistic bastard I am, and also because the overall quality of PK has grown since its shaky, often cringeworthy inception, I'm inclined to believe the lovable gore fetishist.
As the familiar story goes, PK is a blog written by people who live/have lived (and loved) in Korea, but rarely is it about Korea. To call Psychedelic Staple Side Dish a Korean blog would be erroneous, something akin to labeling Dokdo the Liancourt Rocks, Takeshima, or some shit. Sure, we will occasionally touch upon Korea-related issues (especially when it comes to the arts and hot women!), but that's a product-of-one's-environment sort of thing rather than a concerted effort to limit ourselves based on where we live and what goes on here. There are far too many blogs for that already, the majority of them pretty damn cannibalistic and poorly written. It's not hard to scan the dailies and Internet message boards for inspirational fodder or to comment on hot topics that other blogs are jumping on, and we have prided ourselves on our maxim that PK is bigger than all of that. As this blog's founder and chief editorial nutcase, why would I want to pigeonhole myself as a "Korean blog" when I can do so much more? Word to Jonathan Livingtston Seagull, Psychedelic Kimchi is forever striving for transcendence (acceptance?), and limiting ourselves to a small (but dynamic!) Asian peninsula goes against our ethos of being universal.
Still, because of PK's Korean ties, I'll occasionally get comments ranging anywhere from innocuous ("I would like to teach you about Korean culture") to downright weird ("I am lovesick man. Do you have a time?"). I generally refuse to publish such comments on the basis that they add nothing to the site, but this one time I'm making an exception. The comment in question was surely written by some bored idiot pretending to come off as an evangelical Korean, but the more I thought about it the more I pitied the dude. After all, he spent minutes of his precious life writing a comment that no one would read. Until now, that is. Thinking about it, I realized that this lonely miscreant and I share a kinship, because what is PK if not a black hole where ambitious writing remains trapped in stasis, waiting to be discovered by intellectuals and Google searchers for things that smell like cum?
So here you go, Anonymous. I hope today brings you satisfaction, a satisfaction that can only be achieved by having your lame comment published on Psychedelic Kimchi, the best blog in the history of fire or pussy.
Dear Spark,
I am happy you have a family and you all are well inCorea [1]. However you have many gross and evil pictures of horror nasty stuff an you keep on saying Christains are bad and religion is too [2]. I will tell you yyou are a bad role model for your family- I hope it does NOT happen- but I think yur kids [3] will grow up without any universal law beliefs and become hopeless wasteland pleasure seekers like you [4]- and lack any love of God. This is bad becasue than they will hurt themselves in bad sexual realtionships tat are harmful. Do you not want your kids to grow up with some morals and a rooted lasting self esteeem in the belief God loves them and wants the best for them? Ok well anyway I still think there is hope for you and your fakily because God can change anyone [5] as long as they are alive and have free will.
Anyhow I am also kind of jealious cuz no Korean girl woud marry me [6] but I can always try to marry some poor girl in the next poor country I teach in. Please contact me in a comment if you know any cute ladies who like somewaht fatty USA guys in almost 40. Yeah but it is true Korean girls are so cute- anyhow I still hope it goes good for you and the family but your hooror pictures are so ugly and gangster music is bad too [7] teaching youngsters that guns/drugs/ and violence are c00l as well as sex as afun sport. I hope you dont let your kid listen to gangster music or watch horror movies.
Anyhow I have to go get ready for church- I am riding my bike there cuz I need to lose wieght- oh I am serious about the Korean girl thing but I do not want to wed a buddha or atheist girl though...
Ok c u in Korea soometime if I ever go to seoul and we meet up beacuse you want my advice. I got to go back sometime foe all the milions of cash Ileft in myKorean bank account take care- and I rthink read the book of John so you can come to serve Christ and not your fleshly desires of hambergurgres and taco bell - oh by the way I am going to taco beell today ha ha u go it some kimchee chigah for mre ok [8]>?
Some comments:
1) I am well, but my family is not solely in Korea. We span the globe like sleeper cells.
2) Have I? I was raised Christian, and I have no ill will toward any religion. Heck, I still spell God with a capital G and use words like "heck."
3) You are under the mistaken impression that I have more than one child. They -- God, as it were -- broke the mold with the 18th Letter, so I'm not eager to have any more. My ex-wife, though? That bitch is a baby factory!
4) Hopeless wasteland pleasure seekers...I like how that sounds. I'm demanding that Kmart adopt it as the title of his American vacation fast food blogging posts.
5) I sincerely hope God can change your poor spelling. Do you believe in miracles?
6) I married two (not concurrently, lest I be branded a bigamist). Try to have more confidence. Women like a man who's assure of himself. Failing that: chloroform.
7) If you have issues with the pictures, take it up with Kmart. I tend to post pics of nature, because that's what garners the most hits. And calling KMD gangster music is akin to calling Yanni reggaeton.
8) I could eat "kimchee chigah" till I vomit, and occasionally have I done just that. No sarcasm. I love that shit like Christ loved Judas.


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Bella Feldman Vitae
Elizabeth Clement Fine Art, Danvers, MA
Echt Gallery, Chicago, IL
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
Sculpturesite Gallery, Glen Ellen, CA
Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 Vessel Gallery, Oakland,CA
2013 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, 50 Year Survey
2011 Nieto Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Anxious Objects
Public Glass, San Francisco, CA, Works in Glass and Steel
2010 San Luis Obispo Museum, San Luis Obispo, CA
Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Overview
2009 The Atrium @ 600 Townsend, San Francisco, CA, Metal and Glass
Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Bella Feldman–JP Long Dialogue
2008 Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2007 Sculpturesite, San Francisco, CA
Buschlen Mowatt, Palm Desert, CA
2006 Sculpturesite, San Francisco, CA
Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL, Glass Engravings
2004 Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL, War Toys Redux
Bryan Ohno Gallery, Seattle, WA, War Toys Redux
Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Crafts and Cultural Arts Gallery, California State Building, Oakland, CA
2003 Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA, War Toys Redux
Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, War Toys Redux
2002 Tucson Museum, Tucson, AZ
Habatat Chicago, Chicago, IL, Flasks of Fiction
Buschlen Mowatt, Palm Desert, CA
Habatat Pontiac, Pontiac, MI
2001 Habatat Chicago, Chicago, IL
2000 Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Habatat Chicago, Chicago, IL
1998 D. P. Fong, San Jose, CA
Pat Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, New Work
1996 Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA. (Distinguished Woman Artist of 1996),
Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
Michael Dunev Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Decompression Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
1994 Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, War Toy Installation
1993 Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, IL
Downey Museum, Downey, CA
St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
1992 California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Oakland Museum, Downtown Sculpture Court, Oakland, CA
1991 Zaks Gallery, Chicago, IL
SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1989 Zaks Gallery, Chicago, IL
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
1988 Foxley Leach Gallery, Washington, DC
SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1987 Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL, Bella Feldman, Steel Sculpture (funded by
Chicago Arts Council)
SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1984 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Fiber Forms of Bella Feldman
Monterey Peninsula Museum, Monterey, CA, Sculpture
1983 University of Denver, Denver, CO, Sculpture by Bella Feldman
1982 San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA, Bella T. Feldman/Sculpture
1980 Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, CA,
Spine Series
1976 Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
1975 Gallerie Bernard Letu, Geneva, Switzerland, Bella: Sculptures
University of California at Santa Barbara, CA, Installation Metamorphosis
1973 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. Metamorphosis
Group Exhibitions (*indicates curator)
2015 Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA, All That Glitters
Yianna Grammatopoula Gallery, Athens, Greece, Magic Carpet Ride
San Luis Obispo Museum, San Luis Obispo, CA. CA Sculpture Slam
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA. The Object and the Void
Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe, CA, Vesse
Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA. Dorothy Saxe Invitational
Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA. Woman
Cabrillo College Gallery, Apton, CA. Material Illusions
2014 A New Leaf Gallery/Sculpturesite, Sonoma CA. Being Woman
Paradise Ridge Winery Santa Rosa, CA 20@20
2013 A New Leaf Gallery/Sculpturesite, Sonoma CA. Black_White_Red
Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA. Armed Medium: The Military Vehicle
as Subject
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, New Media Combinations
Santa Rosa Junior College Art Gallery, Santa Rosa CA. Tradition of
2012 Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA, Playing with Fire: Artists
of the California Studio Glass Movement.
2011 Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA, 75th Anniversary Show
Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Amorphous Dreams
2009 Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA, estro-GEN
2008 Oakland Art Museum, Oakland, CA, Artists of Invention: 100 years CCA
2007 Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
2006 Fresno Art Museum and Art Center, Fresno, CA, 18 Profiles, Distinguished
Women Artists of California.
Whitney Biennial 2006, Peace Tower, New York, NY
2005 Habatat Chicago, Chicago, IL
Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, Toys
2001 Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA, Being There: 45 Artists
1996 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA,
Generations: The Lineage of Influence in the Bay Area,
1994 Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL, Menorah Exhibit
Alternative Museum, New York, NY, National Showcase
1993 Rockford Museum, Rockford, IL, War Toy Installation
1992 Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado,
Colorado Springs, CO, Crossovers
1991 Oakland Museum, Downtown Sculpture Court, Inaugural Exhibition,
Phil Linhares*
1989 Baeker Galerie, Cologne, Germany, Five California Artists
1988 Maryland Art Institute, Baltimore, MD, Tangents: Seven Artists,
Mary Jane Jacob* Traveling to Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA; Cleveland
Art Institute, Cleveland, OH
1986 Fresno Art Museum and Art Center, Fresno, CA,
Survey of California Women Artists 1945 Present, Joyce Aiken*
1985 San Francisco Airport Commission, San Francisco, CA,
Menagerie-Contemporary Animal Images
Focus Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland, Six Artistes of the Biennale
Musee de Beaux Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland, Fibre/Sculpture Biennale
1984 Meadows Museum, Dallas, TX, The Presence of Light, Betty Park*,
Dominique Mazaud*
Twining Gallery, New York, NY, Art in Craft Media, Mildred Constantine*
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI, Fiber Cross Currents
1983 Musee de Beaux Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland,
Fibre/Espace; Tapisserie Biennale
Japan Traveling Exhibit, Art and/or Craft USA: 1982 Japan, Sherri Warner*
1982 Walnut Creek Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA,
Between the Lines: Lightweight Sculpture
Visual Art Center of Alaska, Anchorage, AK,
National Sculpture Invitational, (Traveled to Fairbanks and Juneau)
1978 80 Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, Paper as Medium, Jane Farmer*
1976 SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, Death Show, Ed Lau*
Santa Barbara Museum, Santa Barbara, CA, The Handmade Paper Object,
Richard Kubiak* (Traveled until 1982)
Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco, CA, The Multiple Image
1975 Athol McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA,
Paper Sculpture
1974 Womanspace, Los Angeles, CA. Taboo Show
2005 Women's Caucus for the Arts, Distinguished Artist Award
2004 Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA, Distinguished Artist Award
1996 Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA, Distinguished Woman Artist
1995 Florsheim Art Grant
1994 California Arts Council Grant
Spertus Museum Award
1986 National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Artist's Fellowship (Major award)
1975 E. L. Cabot Trust Fund at Harvard University (Travel award)
Di Rosa Collection, Napa, CA
Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, FL
Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Palm Springs Museum, Palm Springs, CA
University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, UT
DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
Architectural Commissions
Sculpture Fountain, Federal Home Loan Bank Lobby, 600 California Street, San Francisco, CA
Sculpture Fountain, Barclay Simpson Garden, Orinda, CA ~ Ron Lutsko, Landscape Architect
Mosaic Tile Facade, Crystal Elementary School, Suisun City, CA ~ Van Bourg, Architect
Mosaic Panel, Medical Building, Redding, CA ~ Burns Cadwalader, Architect
Panels for Garden Wall, IBM, San Jose, CA ~ John Bolles, Architect
Mosaic Mural, Executive Office, Lovable Brassiere Co., Atlanta, GA
Relief, Temple Rodef Sholom, San Rafael, CA ~ Marquis & Stoller, Architects
Relief, City Hall, Mountain View, CA ~ George Dueker, Architect
Relief, Science & Industrial Arts Building, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Berkeley, CA, ~ Aitkin & Collin, Architects
Sculptures, Marina Vista Plaza, Vallejo, CA and Potrero Project, Richmond, CA ~ Royston,
Hanamoto & Mayes, Landscape Architects
Sculpture, Hydronautics, Inc., Washington, DC suburb James Hilleary Associates, Architects
Group of Sculptures, Newport Shopping Center, Newport, CA ~ Sasaki, Walker,
Landscape Architects.
2008 Bella, Bella, a Documentary Film by Elizabeth Sher
2006 Eighteen Profiles, Distinguished Women Artists of California, Fresno Art Museum
Bella Feldman, (cover story) Artist Blacksmith, UK Summer 2006
2001 Bella-Works in Glass and Mixed Media
1996 Bella: Survey of Sculpture, 1974-1996, catalogue for Fresno Art Museum Distinguished Woman Artist of 1996 exhibit.
1992 Leonardo Theme Publication #8, Women, Art and Technology.
1984 Leonardo, Journal of the International Society of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Dec ~ Jan Issue. A View of Evolution Expressed in Sculpture: A Reflection of Nuclear Angst.
1983 African Arts, University of California Press, Los Angeles, Fall Issue. The So Cattle Sculpture of Uganda, co-authored with Dr. Ross Coates.
1996 Bella: Survey of Sculpture, 1974-1996, catalogue for Fresno Art Museum Distinguished Woman Artist of 1996 exhibit.
1991 Blasier, Paula. Profile: An Interview, CITY LIFE.
1987 International Who's Who of Business and Professional Women, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.
Possibility and Paradox in Fiber Art, The Oakland Museum, Sept.-Oct. 1987.
1986 Matson Jones, Virginia. Contemporary American Women Sculptors, Oryx Press,
Phoenix, AZ.
Singer, Elizabeth. Sculpture of Bella Feldman, Textic Kunst, Hannover, Germany
1984 Scarborough, Jessica. Vision of Bella Feldman, FIBER ARTS MAGAZINE.
1979 Frym, Gloria. Editor, Second Stories, CHRONICLE BOOKS.
1974 Erickson, Barbara. BERKELEY GAZETTE, Feature article.
2013 Bella Feldman Retrospective 1991 - 2012
2001 Bella, Works in Glass and Mixed Media
1996 Distinguished Woman Artist of 1996, catalogue for Fresno Art Museum
1992 War Toys, An Installation Traveling.
1985 Fibre/Sculpture, Musee de Beaux Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland
1983 Fibre/Espace, Musee de Beaux Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland
1982 Art and/or Craft, USA: Japan
Center for the Visual Arts, Sculpture Catalogue, Oakland, CA
Atlantic Coast/Pacific Coast, 75th Anniversary Exhibit,
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1976 The Handmade Paper Object, Santa Barbara Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
Selected Reviews Since 1982
Selz, Peter. Solidity is Always Undermined, SCULPTURE MAGAZINE October 2014
Fancher, Lou. Exhibit: 50-year Survey of Oakland artist Bella Feldman,
OAKLAND TRIBUNE September 2013
Burke, Sarah. Reflecting on the work of Bella Feldman, EAST BAY EXPRESS October 2013
Baker, Kenneth. Bella Feldman: Sculptor gets a retrospective,
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE October 2013
Roth, David. Bella Feldman at Sculpturesite Gallery, ARTWEEK, November 2006
Farr, Sheila. War Toys: Weapons of Mass Devotion, SEATTLE TIMES, July 9, 2004.
Whitney, Kathleen. Feldman at Habatat Gallery, WORLD SCULPTURE NEWS Summer,
Whitney, Kathleen. Bella Feldman-Remarkable Pieces of Apparatus, SCULPTURE
MAGAZINE, June 2000.
Ollman, Leah. Metaphoric Richness in Steel and Glass, LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 1999.
Dalkey, Victoria. Imagination Highlights Sculpture SACRAMENTO BEE, May 1999.
Bella Feldman at d.p. Fong, ARTWEEK, November 1998.
Porge, Maria. Bella Feldman, SCULPTURE MAGAZINE, October 1998.
Keeler, Guy, Heavy Mettle, FRESNO BEE, September 22, 1996.
Baker, Kenneth. Feldman's Moving Sculpture Exhibit, SAN FRANCISCO CRONICLE,
March 7, 1996.
Santiago, Chiori, Exploring the Dark Side, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, July 21, 1996.
Nilsen, Richard. Inventive Artworks are Scary, Funny, ARIZONA REPUBLIC,
May 21, 1995.
Rinheart, Betty. Toying with Our Emotions, ARIZONA NEW TIMES, April 20~26, 1995.
Review of Exhibit for Center for Creative Studies, SCULPTURE MAGAZINE,
December 1994.
Colby, Joy Hakanson. Sculptor's War Toys Make a Play for Peace, DETROIT NEWS,
March 11, 1994.
Miro, Marsha. Sculptor Uses Ridicule to Stress War's Folly, DETROIT FREE PRESS,
March 13, 1994.
Lebzelter, Bill. Solidity is Always Undermined in the Work of Bella Feldman,
PASATIEMPO, Santa Fe, May 7, 1993.
Baker, Kenneth. Scavenged Material Becomes Sculpture,
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, September 15, 1992.
Cohn, Terri. Bella Feldman, ARTWEEK, January 9, 1992.
Suvan, Geer, Form that Uses Movement as an Idea and Reality,
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 18, 1991.
Baker, Kenneth. Summer Surprises, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 26, 1989.
Anderson, Roger. Murmurs of the Art, EAST BAY EXPRESS, May 27, 1988.
Baker, Kenneth. Home Grown Sculpture, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE,
March 31, 1988.
Donohue, Melinda. LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 4, 1988.
Baker, Kenneth. New Works of Art in Search of a Context,
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 2, 1987.
Gardner, Colin.LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 23, 1987.
Jordan, Jim. A Vocabulary of Subtle Aggressions, ARTWEEK, November 1984
Bornstein, Anne. Sculpture Recreates Our Link to Nature, DAILY CALIFORNIAN,
October 26, 1984
Scarborough, Jessica. Bella Tabak Feldman, Recent Sculpture FIBER ARTS MAGAZINE,
March ~ April 1983.
Meisel, Alan R. From the San Francisco Bay Area, CRAFT INTERNATIONAL,
January 1983.
Boettger, Suzaan. Best of 1982, BAY GUARDIAN, December 1982.
Boettger, Suzaan. Potent Allusions, ARTWEEK, October 1982.
Curtis, Cathy. Lightweight Sculpture Comes of Age, ARTWEEK, February 1982.
Burkhart, Dorothy. Seethrough Sculpture Reshapes Our Ideas about Space and Mass,
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, September 1982.
Academic Positions
Teaching Positions
1965-2001 Professor of Sculpture, California College of Arts, Oakland, CA
1996,1987-1989 Chair, Sculpture Department, California College of Arts, Oakland,CA
1987 Consultant, African Nomadic Art Exhibit, National Museum of African Art,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
1975-1979 Graduate Director, California College of Arts, Oakland CA
1972-1975 Founder, Sculpture Program, Santa Rosa Jr. College, Santa Rosa, CA
1968-1970 Lecturer, Fine Art School, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
1961 Lecturer, University of California, Extension Division
Guest Artist
2014 Visiting Artist, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2004 Visiting Artist, California State University, San Jose
2003 Visiting Artist, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1998 Visiting Artist, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
1997 Visiting Artist, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1994 Visiting Artist, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
1992 Visiting Artist, California Polytechnic Institute at San Luis Obispo,
San Luis Obispo, CA
1990 Cultural Specialist for the U.S. Information Service, Makerere University,
Kampala, Uganda
1989 Lecture tour, three Japanese art colleges.
1986 Visiting artist, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL
Visiting artist, Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ
Visiting artist, California State University at Humboldt, Arcata, CA
1985 Visiting artist, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1984 Visiting artist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1983 Visiting artist, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1982 Sculpture workshop for International Sculpture Conference, Mills College,
Oakland, CA
1981 Visiting artist, Visual Arts Center, Anchorage, AK
1980 Visiting artist, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR
1979 Visiting artist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1975 Visiting artist, Sonoma State University, Cotati, CA
1974 Visiting artist, University of Washington, Pullman, WA
2015 San Luis Obispo Museum, San Luis Opisbo, CA
2003 Colorado Arts Council, Denver CO
2002 Fairbanks Art Association, Fairbanks, AK
1997 Pacific Rim Sculptors, San Francisco, CA
1995 San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco, CA
1989 National Women's Art, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1987 State Grants to Artists, State of Rhode Island
1984 Annual Juried Exhibition, San Mateo Art Association, CA
1982 Fiber Art, Iowa City, IA
1967 California State Fair, CA
M. A., San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
B. A., Queens College, Queens, NY
Diploma, H. S. of Music and Art, New York, NY


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Worries about inflation may limit any monetary easing by the Federal Reserve, even though a
credit crunch and a slower economy have investors expecting aggressive interest rate cuts, The Wall Street Journal said on Friday.
"The Fed thinks inflation is a bigger risk than it was in 2001, when the economy slumped, and bigger than Wall Street and many economists think," the report said.
"That could mean either fewer rate cuts than anticipated by futures markets, which see the Fed's short-term rate target falling to 3 percent by year-end from 4.25 percent now, or a quicker reversal of the rate cuts," the report by the WSJ's Fed watcher, Greg Ip, said.
The Federal Reserve is due to meet at the end of January to review policy.


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Introducing 2 Pillars in the Park
Typically, if you want to connect with a church community, then you have to go to a church building. Over the next few months, 2 Pillars is bringing the church to you.
This summer 2 Pillars Church is setting out to engage, bless, and serve the Near South neighborhood and the city of Lincoln. We'll be holding a wide variety of events and activities, including worship services in Near South neighborhood parks, a Neighborhood Carnival, a softball tournament, and a number of service opportunities.
This page contains everything you need to know to join us at one of our 2 Pillars in the Park summer activities. Check back for the latest news and updates.
See you at the park!
Events Calendar
→ 2nd Annual Near South Chicago-Style Softball Tournament, Prescott Park
→ Sunday Worship Gathering, Prescott Park
→ Sunday Worship Gathering, Stransky Park
→ Sunday Worship Gathering, Peach Park
→ Neighborhood Carnival, Peach Park
→ Sunday Worship Gathering, Prescott Park
A Look Back at the 2013 Neighborhood Carnival
What You Need to Know About Worship Gatherings
2 Pillars in the Park worship gatherings will be held at our normal gathering time of 10:00am and will last approximately 60 minutes.
Please feel to bring a chair or blanket to sit on—we'll have a few extra blankets in case you forget.
In the event of inclement weather, we'll meet in our worship auditorium located at 15th and South. Please check this page or our Twitter or Facebook accounts for more information regarding weather and location for all 2 Pillars in the Park events.


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Finescale methods are currently being applied to estimate the mean turbulent dissipation rate and diffusivity on regional and global scales. This study evaluates finescale estimates derived from isopycnal strain by comparing them with average microstructure profiles from six diverse environments including the equator, above ridges, near seamounts, and in strong currents. The finescale strain estimates are derived from at least 10 nearby Argo profiles (generally <60 km distant) with no temporal restrictions, including measurements separated by seasons or decades. The absence of temporal limits is reasonable in these cases, since the authors find the dissipation rate is steady over seasonal time scales at the latitudes being considered (0 degrees-30 degrees and 40 degrees-50 degrees). In contrast, a seasonal cycle of a factor of 2-5 in the upper 1000m is found under storm tracks (30 degrees-40 degrees) in both hemispheres. Agreement between the mean dissipation rate calculated using Argo profiles and mean from microstructure profiles is within a factor of 2-3 for 96% of the comparisons. This is both congruous with the physical scaling underlying the finescale parameterization and indicates that the method is effective for estimating the regional mean dissipation rates in the open ocean.
Oceanic mesoscale structures such as eddies and fronts can alter the propagation, breaking and subsequent turbulent mixing of wind-generated internal waves. However, it has been difficult to ascertain whether these processes affect the global-scale patterns, timing and magnitude of turbulent mixing, thereby powering the global oceanic overturning circulation and driving the transport of heat and dissolved gases. Here we present global evidence demonstrating that mesoscale features can significantly enhance turbulent mixing due to wind-generated internal waves. Using internal wave-driven mixing estimates calculated from Argo profiling floats between 30 degrees and 45 degrees N, we find that both the amplitude of the seasonal cycle of turbulent mixing and the response to increases in the wind energy flux are larger to a depth of at least 2,000 m in the presence of a strong and temporally uniform field of mesoscale eddy kinetic energy. Mixing is especially strong within energetic anticyclonic mesoscale features compared to cyclonic features, indicating that local modification of wind-driven internal waves is probably one mechanism contributing to the elevated mixing observed in energetic mesoscale environments.
Global Environmental Monitoring, Global Change, Interfaces
Physical Oceanography
Climate Sciences, Global Hydrography and Circulation, Ice in the Climate System, Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Physical Oceanography, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies
Mailing Address: SIO DeptScripps Institution of OceanographyUC San Diego9500 Gilman Drive #0230La Jolla CA, 92093-0230
Location: 307 Nierenberg HallTel: 858-534-6610Fax: 858-534-9820Lab website:
ltalley at ucsd.edu


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Expecting in Pensacola: Philip and Kathryn's Pregnancy Photos
"To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with."
― Mark Twain
In the spirit of that quote, baby William is going to be the force multiplier in the joy that Kathryn and Philip's relationship showcases every day.
These photos, captured on family property in Alabama, were so much fun. In addition to becoming great friends, Philip and Kathryn have swiftly become my favorite subjects with their relentlessly creative and impeccably styled photo ideas. Their son, due in August, will be touched someday when he looks back and sees how much his parents anticipated his arrival.


text: In 2008, Melcrum developed a framework for members of the Strategic Communication Research Forum, Melcrum's global membership group for senior internal communication professionals. One year on, they have published an article looking back at the thinking behind the Framework's creation and how it can enable Internal Communications to become a more value-adding function. Two Forum members who have been using the framework also offer their insights into how they have been using the tool and to what effect.


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The fan-cooled indoor living and dining room occupies a central pavilion with soaring alang-alang thatched ceilings and glass fold-back doors opening onto the pool and garden. An oversized dark grey lounge suite is scattered with stripy cushions and makes a perfect viewing area for the 65-inch flat-screen TV. A long dining table carved from a single tree trunk seats 12. The room is equipped with Sonos sound system, iPod dock and Bose speakers.
The adjoining modern staff kitchen, divided from the dining area by a stone wall, and is well equipped with creamy marble island counter, stainless steel fittings, built-in cabinets, and wine fridge.
An air-conditioned TV lounge is situated off the living room, with plump corner lounge suite, 55-inch flat-screen TV, DVD player and PlayStation 4. Glass doors open onto the entrance courtyard.
The 16-metre swimming pool has four loungers shaded by stylish white sunbrellas at one end, at the other end is a beautiful carved antique joglo relaxation pavilion with white curtains, two daybeds and stone statues of monks. Tropical gardens of bougainvillea, frangipani and travellers palms encircle the pool, which has a shallow wading area with built-in seating.
A bright and cheerful outdoor living and bar area flanks the pool, furnished with a rustic outdoor dining table for 12, sofas and circular daybeds overlooking the barbecue terrace.
The air-conditioned gym overlooks the garden with a good range of weights, training bench, tread mill, exercise bike, elliptical machine, wall mounted TV and mini fridge. The serene air-conditioned spa room is equipped with two massage beds and has its own shower room.


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12th Grade
S.A. Jain Sr. Model School, Ambala City
94.4% (Humanities)
Right from my childhood, the plight of the society has made me wonder, how can I help towards the alleviation of their pains. Now as a part of this prestigious institution, I am being given the opportunity to be a part of the Legal Care Community Center, and in my opinion, no platform can be better than this to help those who require legal help. The first and the foremost job of a lawyer is to help people. To help those who can't help themselves. Therefore, the only and the most important reason for my application in the Legal Care Community Center is to contribute to the society in every aspect as I can.
94.4% (Humanities)
Qualified from the School Round into the City Round
I had a love for poems since my childhood, so three years back I, myself tried to compose a poem. It was appreciated a lot by people. Since then there was no looking back and the number of poems under my name kept on increasing.
Even for the performance of a small task, organisation and planning skills are required. I can very well prioritize the tasks I am supposed to do, which increase my efficiency and save time.
Can work efficiently on Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Team work is the most important skill for a person to be successful in any field of life. I welcome the opinions of others and open to accept their feedback and improving myself as a result.
I, thereby declare that the information provided in this CV is absolutely correct in my belief.


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Summah Shark Scare!
A slew of great white sightings over the past few weeks on Cape Cod has scared swimmers in the height of summah vacation time. "Jaws," was filmed off of nearby Martha's Vineyard.
If he bites you, look up at God, thank him for all the Summahs he's given you… and fade away. Congratulations, you just died a glorious Summah death.
Have A Summah!


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In an age where the mobile phone is a major means of communication and information sharing, the advertising industry found a different field to work with. Using the business's location, advertisers can target potential customers living or working in that particular area.
Location-based advertising is a growing trend that introduced a new way for marketers to reach their target audience. Here is why you should consider using this strategy for your business:
A personalised and targeted approach
Traditional advertising aims to reach as many of its audiences as possible. This means delivering branding messages that are broad enough to encompass a spectrum without alienating other possible markets.
Whist this strategy worked in the past, the changing platforms of today require a more personalised approach when it comes to advertising your products or services and targeting a specific market group. With targeted content, your audience receives the information they want to get.
Tracks real-time consumer activity
What makes location-based advertising work is its use of real-time data to track the users' activities and behaviour based on their location. Whether your customers are in a coffee shop, a mall or a restaurant, they can see ads that are relevant to their recent activity, interests and needs. You can post ads about your latest promos, upcoming events or discount offers.
Constant evolution
This new advertising tool is far from perfect, but it is evolving to accommodate its users' needs. An interesting development would be the reliance on real-time data and activity. Because you can target potential customers based on their location and activities, the tool will provide more accurate and realistic data or results.
Some would agree that location-based advertising could be the future of mobile marketing. Many businesses are enjoying the benefits of this tool; it may be the best time to experience them yourself. Work with the right advertising agency to ensure a positive outcome for your campaign.


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Ian's Record Store Day 2016 Picks!
Record Store Day is April 16, so we've asked our staff to pick their favorite RSD titles for this year...maybe you'll add some to your list? Here are Ian's top picks!
Blaze Foley - Duct Tape Messiah Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the documentary on Townes Van Zandt, for which his friend Blaze Foley did all of the music. Foley may not have the same name recognition, but he is a phenomenal songwriter in his own right. This RSD release features covers and unreleased songs over the course of Foley's life.
13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me/Tried to Hide 7"
Various Artists - Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets 2X LP
Few things are more fun than rare psychedelic compilations. Throw in a few pop nuggets and I am sold.
Allen Toussaint - Live In Philadelphia 1975 LP
We've lost a lot of legends the last two years or so and Allen Toussaint is certainly among them. Hearing his genius live in some of his prime years will be exciting. A little New Orleans jazz is good for the soul.
Various Artists - The Other Side of Sun: Sun Records Curated by RSD, Volume 3 LP
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Kiss My Amps, Vol. 2 LP
Everyone knows Tom Petty's greatest hits, and nearly everyone likes Tom Petty's greatest hits. His deep cuts provide a good look into what Tom Petty is all about though. Also, the Heartbreakers bring it live and guitarist Mike Campbell gets to shine.
J Dilla - The Diary
"New" J Dilla. Dilla is gold and whatever Dilla is a part of, I want to hear.
Check out the full list of RSD16 releases here!


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Reality check. We're not living in the Information Age anymore.
Newspaper and banner ads have long been forgotten across sales & marketing meetings around the world. Our most basic vehicle for communicating and information gathering, text, is now being replaced with video, emojis, GIF's, augmented reality, and voice assistants.
1. Consumers will purchase an average of $2,276 over the vehicle base price to get the tech features they want.
Here are a few of the latest tech features that are steering purchasing decisions: V2V Communication, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, 360-Degree Cameras, Bluetooth Connectivity, Mobile Wifi, Blind Spot Awareness, Wireless Device Charging, Autonomous Vehicles, Heads-Up Display, Keyless Entry, and Forward Collision Avoidance. [Read more…]


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I've posted about Josie before on the blog I used to guest post on with Clare, but now I have my own blog, I wanted to shout and scream about the wonder that is Josie Thirkell.
Not only is Josie a beautiful girl inside and out, but she is the most meticulous person I have ever met when it comes to her handiwork. Ever since she first gave me a pedicure that lasted 6 weeks (and only because my nails grew, the paint never chipped), I knew she was a keeper. For that reason, I've not let anyone touch my feet other than Josie in over 8 years.
I moved away from her a few years ago, and tried a few local nail technicians and phoned Josie nearly in tears sometimes as they had damaged my nails so badly, so made the decision to be one of these crazy people that drives 40mins just to get the nails/hair/brows done.
I was thrilled when Josie told me she decided to set up her own business, and even more so when she told me it was going to be in the comfort of peoples homes!
I've gone from fibreglass extensions, to Bio Sculpture, to OPI Axxium and now have gelish with Josie, my nails never grow past a certain length and when they do get a bit longer than usual, they split and peel. (No this isn't down to the stuff my nails go through, although I'm sure it doesn't help massively, but I have had this problem with my nails long before I became a nail obsessive)
Gelish works for me, I'm not one of these people that needs to change her nail polish every 2 days, but I am one of these people that thinks the state of your hands says a lot about you, especially if like me, you are in meetings with people where you are selling beautiful products, and your hands are very visible.
This is my most recent gelish encounter, it's called rendezvous.
If you live in or around London you must give Josie a go, she is a professional make up artist too and has worked on some amazing shoots, so if you are looking for a wedding make up artist, it's worth speaking to her about that too.
Like I said, she will come to your house, or your office, I know several businesses that have paid for their staff to have a manicure as a thank you for their hard work, or just a bunch of girls who get Josie in over their lunch breaks. Even better, get the wine in one night, and have a good old gossip while Josie gives you mani's and pedi's. Tell her to bring her tanning tent too!
You can follow her on twitter here and you can find her prices here


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Faculty And Staff
Dr. Jereme Gaeta
Watershed Sciences / Ecology Center
Assistant Professor
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Office Hours: by Appointment, Office Location: BNR 175
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Jereme W Gaeta joined the faculty in Utah State University's Department of Watershed Sciences and the Ecology Center as a new fish ecology professor this past fall. Jereme earned his PhD in 2012 at the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he stayed for a Post-doctoral research associate position through the summer of 2014. His research interests lie at the nexus of fishes, humans, and climate with particular emphases on predator – prey interactions, angler behavior, invasive species management, and understanding how drought influences lake ecosystems and the services they provide. Here in Utah, his research efforts will initially focus on identifying the effects and potential mitigation of the northern pike invasion in Utah Lake, UT as well as determining how drought conditions affect several species of concern in Bear Lake, ID/UT.
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