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DUCK RACE: The annual Duck Race takes place on Sunday May 14, the race starts from behind the Etchingham Shop and Deli. The theme this year is Eurovision, prizes for the best 'dressed' ducks, judging from midday, main race at 1pm. New this year is the 'Power Duck Race' at 12.30pm. This year ducks will be available from Etchingham Shop and Deli, Burwash Stores and Hurst Green Village Stores. More details at www.etchinghamevents.com
WALK TO CHICHESTER: Support Phil Hinde for his 90 mile walk to Chichester Cathedral, taking five days, aiming to raise £1000 to support Chrisdtian Aid's work. Christian Aid works in 39 countries with some of the world's poorest people, of all faiths and none, helping them find ways to lift themselves out of poverty for good.
Phil will start his walk on Friday May 12, with a coffee at the Bistro at around 11am, he will call in at 13 parish churches in Sussex before reaching Chichester Cathedral on the Tuesday afternoon.
You can sponsor Phil on his walk on his Just Giving site https://www.justgiving.com/Philwalkstochichester if you require more information contact Phil on 01580 819434 firstname.lastname@example.com
VILLAGE WEBSITE: The village website is provided by the Parish Council to inform residents of Parish Council and village activities. The site is updated on a voluntary basis to keep running costs to a minimum, Council agendas and minutes are published on the site and archived agendas and minutes for the last five years can also be viewed. You will find a number of contact forms on the site enabling you to easily contact various people and organisations including the Parish Clerk, Councillors and Churchwardens etc.
Information on village organisations and events is added, if you have information that you would like to see on the site let me know so that it can be added, there is a link to the contact form at the bottom of the Home Page on the site www.etchinghamvillage.co.uk
FETE & VILLAGE SHOW: The Fete and Village Show will be on Saturday September 9, still very much in the planning stage, keep the date free and more details will follow soon. The village photographers can get snapping ready for the event, the four photographic classes this year are "Copper", "On the Farm", "Hills and Mountains" and "Transport", so get that camera clicking to produce the winning image.
STEPS MAPS: In conjunction with Fairfield Surgery, Burwash the Patient Participation Group have drawn up some maps showing walks around Burwash and Etchingham, the maps also show the number of steps between various landmarks. The aim is to encourage people to walk more for exercise, and is based on the principle that, in an effort to maximise one's fitness, one should ideally walk a minimum of 10,000 steps per day. The maps are available on the "Local Maps" page at www.burwash.org, and there is also an easy access link to download the maps on the Etchingham village website www.etchinghamvillage.co.uk
CELEBRATORY TEAS: To celebrate the 30th anniversary of St Michael's Hospice, they are inviting all supporters to free celebratory teas, which are taking place in six locations throughout Hastings and Rother. On Sunday June 11, a Celebratory Tea is taking place at Stonegate Village Hall, with a choice of two sittings at 2pm and 4.30pm.
The events are completely free, with thanks to the Big Lottery Fund. There will be afternoon tea and live music for all to enjoy. Spaces are limited, so early booking is essential to avoid disappointment. Bookings can be made at www.stmichaelshospice.com/teas
MOBILE LIBRARY: The Mobile Library now visits Etchingham once every three weeks, on Tuesday mornings 9.40am to 10.20am.at Parsonage Croft outside the School and village halls.
Here are the dates to the end of June, May 16 – June 6 & 27.
If these times are not convenient, or you miss the Library when it visits, it will be at Hurst Green village hall, 12.15pm to 1.00pm and Burwash, Rother View 2.10pm to 2.30pm two days after the above dates.
ETCHINGHAM SINGERS: Last year the Singers appointed a new conductor, and acquired a large number of new members. The conductor is now Robin Hare who lives in Ticehurst, he used to run a choir there which was recently discontinued. Since Robin became conductor, the Singers are now a full SATB choir with over 30 members, they rehearse in the Parker Hall on monday evenings, 7.45 to 9.15. The choir is always looking for new members, male singers are particularly welcome, no audition is required, just a love of singing. If you are interested in joining contact Courtney Kenny email@example.com or Robin Hare email@example.com or just turn up at the Parker Hall at 7.15 on a Monday evening.
CHURCH SERVICES: As you will know, in the past, summer services have started at an earlier time, from now on all services will remain at 11am throughout the year, unless otherwise advised, this is to allow Reverend Sally Epps time to travel from her other duties in Burwash. Service times until the end of May - May 7, Rev. Sally Epps; May 14, Rev. Iain Morrison; May 21, Rev. Patrick Sales; Thursday May 25 (Rogation), 7.30pm, Rev. Sally Epps; May 28, Rev. Iain Morrison.
CHURCH OPENING: The Church is open every day for visitors from 11am to 4pm. If you have not already been in, visit on a nice sunny day so that you can see how bright the Church now is with nice white walls.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: The annual, very popular Etchingham Music Festival, in the Church. takes place this year Saturday July 1 to Sunday July 9, both dates inclusive, put the dates in your diary and I will give you the full details of concerts next week. Save the date, Saturday September 9, village show and event, details here when available.
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Herald DisbatchPsalm 13:3Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death, 4And my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken. 5But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.…
Sometimes it is not about winning, it is about building his team, showing up for the game and giving all to our heavenly coach, witnessing to the next generation in the stands and giving them the chance for victory.
I just finished watching We Are Marshall, a movie about Marshall University in Huntington, WV and the tragic plane crash that shattered many lives on November 14, 1970. Seventy-five people lost their lives on that flight. The decision to re-build the football team was not one reached easily.
The new head coach Jack Lengyel, played by Matthew Mconaughey. was an outsider who was moved with compassion for the grieving family, school and city. However, he also knew they needed hope.
McConaughey uses the phrase, "The funerals end today," but Lengyel said he had to make that known not only to the players but to the schools the team played. Each time the team traveled, the school would have a memorial for Marshall, but Lengyel said the team couldn't continue and grow under those conditions. (Herald Dispatch)
To grow we have to realize that God still has plans for us. My husband, kids, and you daily remind me that the funeral ends today. Daniel saw the movie in our DVD collection and asked if he could watch it. I hesitated, knowing the intensity of the movie. He asked questions all week about the football team, about the school. He was clearly thinking deeply about the loss. "How many people are on a football team?" . . . "What are boosters?" "How do you start over?" "They must have felt like we do about losing Jonathan."
We are knocked to the ground, barely able to breath, and the enemy is in our face telling us to stay down.
You are . . . nothing
You are . . . a failure
You are . . . a loser
Sometimes we need an outsider to see our pain, come onto the field of battle and draw up a new play book. God did this by sending his own son. He tell us:
you are . . . beautiful
you are . . . resilient
You are . . . loving
You are. . . worth the struggle
You are . . . a part of my plan
Since Jonathan's death there are more personal losses and world tragedies the weigh heavy on my heart. Like David I remind myself of who I know God is:
You are . . . good to me
You are . . .Savior
You are . . . Mighty
You are . . . Personal
You are . . . All Knowing
You are. . . Trustworthy
"In this world you will have troubles, but take heart, I have overcome the world." John 16:33
We chant with our lives we are . . . And allow the next generation to answer. They know who they are and whose they are because we didn't give up!

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State College Area school board votes to accept fact-finder report with recommendations for a new teachers' contract
A report from a state-appointed arbitrator that was to end the two-year stalemate between State College Area teachers and the district over a new contract passed an important hurdle Monday, as the school board accepted the report.
The vote passed 6-3, with school board members Amber Concepción, Jim Pawelczyk and Laurel Zydney voting against it.
The union president called the approval a positive move, as the focus now shifts to the nearly 600 teachers in the State College Area Education Association who will review the 38-page report Tuesday after school. If the teachers reject it, the report will go public. If the teachers accept it, the recommendations become the basis for a new contract.
A female teacher watching the vote on a TV in the overflow area in the hallway of the administration building cheered as the board approved it.
Before the board approved it, the outlook seem grim. Some board members said they were not satisfied, others said they wanted the public to weigh in, but others said it was time to move forward.
School Director Dorothea Stahl, who made the motion to accept it, said she was willing to support the progress the sides had made.
Director Ann McGlaughlin said some of the recommendations were welcome because they would benefit the district. Others would "force the district to make tough decisions," she said.
"I don't take that lightly," she said, also noting she did not want the process to appear adversarial.
Director Jim Leous said he was concerned about whether the recommendations were affordable but was inclined to accept the report. Director Gowen Roper said the district did not get everything its officials wanted and called the report a compromise.
Board President Penni Fishbaine sounded as though she was going to vote against the report, saying that she was concerned about the affordability of it and wanted the public to have a chance to see the fact-finder's report. But she ended up voting in favor.
"We have some good things to look forward to in the future," she said before the vote. "But we will also need to make some difficult decisions."
Concepción, the board vice president, was another who said she wanted the public to have a chance to weigh in about the recommendations and voted against it.
As the teachers' union is set to analyze the report, President Holli Jo Warner said the board's approval pushes forward a process that has seen little progress over two years.
"The fact-finding process did manage to create momentum and did create some movement here," Warner said.
"That is a positive thing."
Warner said the union members could spend several hours reviewing the report on Tuesday. She does not know if the union will vote on Tuesday but said it is possible.
Warner declined to talk about the issues that were outlined in the report, but she did say that teachers across the country are facing rising health care costs. She also said State College Area teachers work 190 days a year, and that was not something forwarded to the fact-finder for his report, she said.
The teachers have been without a contract since June 30, 2011.
Negotiations started in January 2011, and the fact-finder was appointed after 30 face-to-face meetings did not result in an agreement.


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On December 8th 2016,
The SURPAS Teaching and Outreach committee with Katharine Grabek, Elena Sorokin, Chris DeBoever, Genevieve Wojcik, and Kaitlyn Spees (all members of the Bustamante Lab) volunteered at Nightlife @ Cal Academy for the theme of Holiday Bazaar.
Dr. Grabek, from the Stanford Department of Genetics, introduced visitors to topic of hibernation. Museum attendees learned about the extreme physiological changes that mammals must undergo to hibernate successfully.They were encouraged to touch a (fake) hibernating squirrel and had fun playing a game in which they matched mammals with their lowest record body temperatures. Finally, they learned about how scientists aim to solve human biomedical problems by studying animals that hibernate.


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Frittata with Asparagus and Pickled Red Onion
Photo by Michael Piazza / Styled by Catrine Kelty
The restaurant Lighthouse in Brooklyn, where I live part of the time, serves one of the greatest breakfast dishes I've had anywhere in the U.S.: a green omelet—it's very green—filled with spinach, feta and pickled red onion. I'm not sure how they get the omelet so green (I suspect they put spinach through a juicer), but both the visual effect and the flavor combinations make this an exception-al thing to have for breakfast. I've re-engineered it here into a frittata, subbed Parmesan or Romano for feta and added a favorite locally grown spring vegetable: asparagus. It's great for breakfast, for lunch or as a light supper with a mixed-green salad.
Serves 6
For the Quick-Pickled Red Onion:
½ cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon coriander seeds
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
red onion, sliced thinly
For the Frittata:
8 eggs
¼ cup milk
½ cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 bunches fresh spinach, stems trimmed
1 bunch asparagus (local, if possible), thick ends trimmed, cut into thirds
First, prepare the pickled onions. In a small pot, combine the vinegar, water, sugar, salt and spices, and bring to a boil. Mean-while, place the red onion in a bowl or small mixing bowl. When the pickling liquid comes to a boil, pour over the onions. Let sit for at least an hour. There will be some left over, which can be kept in a sealed jar (with their liquid) in the refrigerator for at least 1 week.
Prepare an ice bath in a small mixing bowl. Bring a small pot of water to boil. Add 1 bunch of spinach into the pot and blanch 10–20 seconds, until wilted. Transfer to the ice bath to cool. Squeeze all liquid out and chop roughly.
Crack the eggs into a bowl. Transfer to a blender and add the milk, cheese and chopped spinach, and season well with salt and pepper. Blend until fully combined. The mixture should be light green with small flecks of spinach. Set aside.
In a medium or 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter and add the olive oil. Add the asparagus and cook until it begins to tenderize, about 5 minutes. While it's cooking, roughly chop the second bunch of spinach. Add to the skillet a handful at a time while stirring, and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Turn the heat to low and pour in the egg mixture. Allow to set most of the way, cooking gently for 20 minutes. The sides should be completely set and the middle about ¾ of the way set. Set broiler to high. Broil the frittata for 5 minutes or until the top is lightly browned and no longer jiggles when lightly shaken. Remove from the oven and cool until ready to serve. Serve with pickled red onions and a light sprinkle of cheese and black pepper on top.
This recipe appeared in the Spring 2017 issue as part of a larger story on Spring Greens.


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Monday, 22 October 2012
Autumn Colourful...
The Ribbon Girl October Colour Challenge. Printed a Pink Petticoat simple sentiment added a few memory box twig and leaves coloured in promarkers and some red Ribbon Girl top stitching thread to frame the whole... hope you like it...x
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Top SECRET...Our daughter is nearly 40!
I just love black and white or white on white so decided to mix this with one of her delights... shoes! Not sure I have captured the sparkle on the white section of the shoe which is dusted with glamour dust and looks very effective, the diamonte on the front is one I saved from of all things a bar of beautifully wrapped soap!
The shoe is a template which comes in pieces..afraid I cant remember offhand the site I bought this from but if anyone is interested in it I will certainly do my best to find some details as it comes in several pieces and you can alter the style of shoe, which I printed onto card and cut and pieced this shoe from inspire me embossed card. The swirls are from a memory box die, ribbon saved from some packaging and the words are computer generated..Hope you love it as much as I do! Inoticed Less is More is Lucky Dip week so....here goes although this doesn't meet the marriage I am changing the wording for this to be used as a wedding card in December which is a black and white theme and it does represent as it is LOVE I will put the words HAppy Ever After on the Wedding shoe card!( LIM may throw me out, but never mind the thought is there and I hope you enjoy!)
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Tarantulas, Littlies and Pretty ..
this challenge today ..made for a young lady who was leaving to have her first baby...a little different from the usual leaving cards and she loved it, vote of thumbs up from the grandaughters too, who left on my hearth overnight for who else but the 'hearth fairy' a shell filled with water a little note and some pretty bits and bobs she could use, she took them too and left a little glitter and a thank you note (stamped of course in fairyland!!) .....gorgeous, long may they be littlies as a friend always says..take a look she has some fabulous ideas and colourways and lots of 'littlies'. hope you like the card as much as my grandaughters and thank you for taking a peep..... Fairy by LoTV, tiny pompoms by Ribbon Girls,card coloured neutral thanks to PP along with the sentiments also by PP which I so love! Enjoy
Sunday, 5 August 2012
Delicious new colours from PP......
Aren't these gorgeous - can't wait to use them..........you can see more of them from here
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Sew and sew....
Challenge at LIM this week is sewing............ and I will also use it for the MMM challenge this week where there are some beautiful cards on display on both sites..... Busy busy time in ouor house these past few weeks and more to come and loving every minute spent with my six gorgeous grandchildren off to play...........x
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Grandaughters and 3 of a kind.....
LIM challenge this week with just one layer....inspired once more by the garden -lots of beautiful white and lavender colours at the moment which seem to be flourishing despite all the rain..helped me decide on a simple black and white theme! Been deliciously busybusy busy this past couple of weeks with the grandchildren, we've cycled, tree trekking - not me I hasten to add but I did seriously think about it but only for a second..hee hee (however my daughter and her 2 eldest Elyssa aged 10yrs and Fay age 7yrs did it and they were amazing!!) what else have we done.... painted canvases, made dens with willow in the garden, walked, shopped (few long faces but my daughter and I enjoyed it lol!!) outdoor theatre at a National Trust property, Zumba, swimming and lots more and more to come, had a few minutes to myself this afternoon so here is my quick offering for this weeks challenge..all computer generated - love playing around with these digi images and papers and these particular ones are (very) old favourites by Liz at PP I just added 3 little swarovski crystals to the three flowers a bit of glamour dust and a sentiment also by Pink Petticoat. Enjoy...
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Red and Yellow and a Dash of Blue
Make my Monday who are using the colour wheel's primary colours for their challenge inspiration this week and I'm back to butterflies as I have a friend who's birthday is coming up and she loves butterflies...sadly not seen many around this year with all the rain! I simply used my lovely butterfly embossing folder and an MB butterflies die cut - I think you can just make out that the lead butterfly is layered red & yellow beneath the white and I finished off with 3 blue swarovski crystals and clipped some red wire for the antennae, off to the supermarket now - a job I'm not too fond of but needs must on rare occassions, I much prefer the smaller shops and the farm shops like to think I'm helping them keep going before someone like Tesco's takes over the world........! Hope this cards brings a little bit of sunshine to one and all..................................x
Monday, 2 July 2012
Less is More
Monday, 25 June 2012
Strawberries and Cream....
....and what a lovely day it is promising to be, fingers crossed just right for a spot of crafting in the garden this afternooon (off to Zumba first) and a picnic lunch with scones and strawberries and cream.....yummy... and for tasters...you'll find this delicious giveaway over on Ribbon Girl which includes tasty pretty ribbons, cluny lace, top stitching thread, organza rose ribbon(imagine a beautiful wedding card with these!), lace edged bias binding and charms. To enter just pop over to their blog which you'll find here. The butterflies are sooo beautiful think I might need to get some of those ( I already have the delightful little heart charms amongst many others lol!!).
Thursday, 21 June 2012
LIM Challenge this week is 'Something Shiny' sooooo...decided to make this simple colourful card for my niece who will soon have her 12th birthday. Used up some scraps of Inspire me papers and a sizzix embossed butterfly (it cuts 5 butterflies including the tiny one on the wing and I love it!) I also cut into a flourish memory box die to create the appearance of the silver curls peeing out from the 3 stripes of turquoise and the pink circle was cut with a stampin'up circle punch. Enjoy....x
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Ribbons and Lace....
Ribbon Girl this month so I thought I would try something new and different using my sewing machine instead of glues and tapes. and this is the result of some machine sewing over pretty pink seam binding and pink and Ivory button twine twisted together all on a lace net background and resulting in some rather different flowers. I used a straight stitch on the ribbons and a small zig zag stitch over the twine. The centre of the large flowere is button twine circled round and around and held down with some small zig zag stitches. Now I'm off to visit a new to me centre in the countryside on this lovely sunny day and fingers crossed there'll be a craft shop too...not that I would dream of buying anything lol ! x
Sunday, 10 June 2012
To Flourish.....
a signature with a distinctive flourish, that's the challenge at LIM#71 this week. I thought initially a black and white theme for my card, but, after a trip down the garden on this beatiful hot summers day that magically happened today, to cut some of the first sweet peas the colours were so lovely I was inspired instead to make a colourful summery card. I used a memory box die to cut the flourish heart and laid it on the card at various angles within the piece of paper from which it was cut - this then acted as a sort of mask/template and I simply used cats eye ink pads to ink over the heart a sort of negative flourish effect was produced which I think is quite luxurious and stylish and very pretty...hope you like it too. x
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Red White and Blue.........
|The theme for this card is Red White and Blue from the challenge at LIM#70. I created the flower and leaves from memory box dies which I then embossed with an embossing folder for texture and the stem is computer generated with words I identified as meaning something to me about the Diamod Jubilee - Elizabeth II, Jubilee, Family, friends. To finish I put a small red swarovski jewel in the centre of the flower and a small red embossed butterfly on the tip of one of the leaves.
Hope you like it x
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Edgy card in dreamy shades of pink....
Inspired by the tiny vintage style jar (embellished with ribbon and button thread from Ribbon Girl) of flowers on my kitchen windowsill, I added some simple embroidery stitches (french knots) to the flower stamps which were overlaid onto each other in shades to co-ordinate with the pink silk ribbon and threads I used for the embroidery. I then cut around the flower shapes on the edge of the card to make an unusual shaped edge. Card was first coloured with Natural Neutrals by Liz at Pink Petticoat in mushroom whisper and the inner of the card is sweet almond to add a bit more interest. I think my photos are improving too....I am putting this card in Ribbon Girl Challenge No 19 and LIM# 69 if I can find my way to doing it....!
Friday, 25 May 2012
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012
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Nanoparticle Coatings Based on Hydrogen Peroxide Sol-Gel Processing of Metal Oxides
Enables coating of minerals and acid-sensitive materials with conductive film.
Materials, Nanotechnology, Cleantech, Coatings, Nanoparticles, Energy, Solar, Electronic / Optic / Electrooptic / Photonic
Development Stage
Proof of concept; ongoing research
Antimony tin oxide is one of the most widely used transparent conducting oxides because of its two chief properties, electrical conductivity and optical transparency, which are important for optoelectronic devices, such as in flat-panel displays and solar cells.
Current methods for particle and nanoparticle tin oxide formation and surface coatings employ acidic media, but there remains an important need to be able to coat acid sensitive materials with nanoparticulate antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) films.
Our Innovation
Generic method for the coating of different surfaces, including acid-sensitive crystals (LiNbO3 and calcite) from an organic, ligand-free, stable hydroperoxostannate and -antimonate solution.
Key Features
Method is useful for coating small entities because ATO nano-particle formation takes place exclusively on surfaces, with no particle growth taking place in the solution.
Uniform coating of different clays and other irregular configurations by monosized 5 nm ATO particles was demonstrated from an organic ligand-free solution.
Figure: SEM (left) and TEM (right) micrographs of ATO-coated sepiolite (a and b), porous sol-gel silica powder (c and d), and calcite (e and f). Five nm crystalline ATO particles are visible in the TEM figures.
Development Milestones
Seeking industry cooperation
The Opportunity
Doped tin oxide coatings can be employed for sensors, catalysis, smart (heated) windows, touch panel displays, voltage-dependent resistors, and LED devices, as well as solar cells and especially polymer solar cells
Patent Status
Granted US 10,119,036


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iHeartRadio Mac App, Part 2
iHeartRadio Mac App, Part 2
Listen. Watch. Be in the iHeartRadio experience - literally.
While the Mac App Part 1 for the status bar of the Mac OS successfully added nearly 4 million new listening sessions, 76,000+ new, unique users, and increased the overall TLH (total listening hours) by 4.5% within the next 2 business quarters, I wanted to continue refining the app to provide users with a more robust experience that did not just provide a listening opportunity for the ears, but also provide a richer, meaningful, and more complete experience on the desktop or laptop. This concept was submitted for Hack Day Competition (a 24-hour event) in 2016.
• Lead UX Designer
• Design Researcher
• Team Leader
• Omnigraffle
• Competitive Research
• Wireframing
• Conceptualization
Job Story
When I am at my laptop or desktop computer, I want to easily be able to control my listening experience while working, so that my workflow is not interrupted by unnecessary complications or clutter while multitasking on my device.
According to Pew Center Research, roughly eight in ten adults in the U.S. owned a laptop or desktop computer in 2016 (Figure 1). Also, comScore shows that laptops and desktops dominate all eight working hours each day (Figure 2).
While some may believe that desktop computers are becoming obsolete, we saw this as an opportunity that actually boosts significant user engagement and lock-in through cross-platform capabilities. A user may create a workout playlist on a desktop computer, but would play it on their mobile device at the gym. A user may also discover a new artist on their mobile app, but want to see the rest of the discography content from this artist on their desktop computer. With on-demand being released to the public, having this cross-platform capability seemed to make a lot of sense (see Figure 3 and 4).
When comparing product availability per platform, it seemed like iHeartRadio was the only music service that didn't have any desktop apps available (Figure 5).
Some benefits of a desktop app includes:
• Always visible, can be always open, and promotes daily routine usage.
• Tabs can get lost, or even closed by accident.
• Easy access when user needs to respond quickly (mute, skip songs, etc).
• Feels more secure and permanent.
• No need to worry about draining your phone's battery.
What does this mean for iHeartRadio's users?
• No more accidentally closing web browsers
• Efficient integration into their workflows
• Increased engagement, total listening hours
iHeartRadio offers over 1,500 live stations, 1 million artists, and 30 million songs. Each year, iHeartRadio also hosts a number of well-known events, such as the iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartRadio Pool Party, iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartRadio Country Festival, the Jingle Ball, numerous concerts in the iHeartRadio Theatre (NYC and LA), and more. As indicated here, there is no shortage of content for listening, watching, or events to participate in. However, none of these well-known events were ever a part of the iHeartRadio audio products, such as the mobile flagship app, and user surveys pointed out that iHeart listeners expected to see content from iHeartRadio-related events in the mobile app or website, which made this case even more compelling and worth exploring.
Breaking down what content we currently have, Figure 6 shows the content organization we wanted to pursue, after multiple iterations. The content was grouped into "Listen" - which contains all audio content iHeart offers, "Watch" - for all videos that come from iHeart events, festivals, concerts, and "Get Passes" - a direct path for users to quickly purchase tickets to any iHeart event. Based on our research, we found that 52% of music spending went to live concerts in 2015 (Figure 7).
Explorations for the Homepage
Explorations for the Header
Explorations for the 'Listen' Page
Explorations for the 'Watch' Page
Explorations for the 'Get Passes' Page
Once I completed the wireframes, they were handed off to my design partner, who helped deliver the final UI mockups, assets, and specs, and a functional prototype built by our team's iOS developer. Though the concept didn't win grand prize, it was the 4th most popular concept voted for (out of 32 teams)!


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Price: season ticket (8 films) £16, Thu mats £2.50, season ticket holders free, Sun eves £4, season ticket holders free, North West Film Archive Special screenings £5
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1947 Custom Ford Super Deluxe
You can tell how much a man likes his car by listening to him describe it. You can tell how much a man loves his car by the way he preserves it. Take the gentleman who consigned this beautiful 1947 custom Ford Super Deluxe Sedan. This car underwent a major, no expense spared overhaul back in 1986. The Porsche orange paint looks the same now as it did back in 1986 when they sprayed it. The 350 crate engine is just as strong as well, it should be, considering there have only been 4,996 miles put on the car since the restoration in 1986.
There are way too many items to list in this section so we've taken a picture of the spec sheet and posted in on our website and in the pictures section.
This is definitely a car you want to look at very hard. Not only does she look good, but she runs and drives as good as she looks. If your looking for comfort, look no further. You can travel to car shows in style and in comfort. You can take her on a long weekend road trip staying just as comfortable as you would be in the modern family car.
Now for the fun part. You turn they key and fire this engine up and the Sanderson headers lead the way through the Dynamax mufflers turning all heads as this bad boy rumbles to a low idle making a sound that this engine is one to reckon with!!
This car is being offered for sale for the first time in 30 years. Don't let it get away.
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Interior: Black
Exterior: Orange
Matching #'s Engine: No
Wheels: 15 Inch
Doors: 2
Rear End: 10 Bolt
Spare/Jack: No
Year: 1947
Make: Ford
Model: Super Deluxe
Miles: 4,996
Engine: 350 Crate
Transmission: Automatic
Seats: 4
Factory 4 Speed
Air Conditioning
Manual Brakes
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I saw this brief article about a school which invested in creating an entirely new avenue for children to learn about the living world--a Botanical Garden and Aquarium on the school's site. Despite the small scale of the aquarium (which is basically a bunch of store-bought tanks) and the raised planters that can hardly be called a "Botanical Garden," the high school in New York does illustrate an admirable dedication to enhancing the science curriculum. With national cut-backs in education, and battles over what and how we teach science (especially in Texas!), I find this story to be inspiring. Not only will educators be able to show their students the abstract concepts they are studying, but kids will also get a taste of a few science-based professions, like horticulture and zookeeping.
As a parallel thought to the idea of evolving all science institutions (zoos, aquaria, botanical gardens, science centers, etc) into one all-encompassing Living Center, incorporating small gardens and animal exhibits into schools seems completely logical. Remember the connection you had to the classroom hamster? Imagine having raccoons or deer or even a monkey or two just outside your classroom! Inspiring children to learn about science shouldn't just occur on field trips and the occasional family day to the zoo. Professional training in high school shouldn't just mean shop class and drafting. We should encourage our schools to make these types of additions, despite the associated costs, since the benefits would surely outweigh the costs.
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Washington DC, July 13, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) Actor Mithun Chakraborty is playing the role of a rural farmer of Bengal in Suman Ghosh's Bengali film "Nobel Chor", according to a report from Bolpur by Gopal Chattopadhyay on STAR Ananda TV Channel of Kolkata.
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Chakraborty indicates it is relatively more important to understand the fondness with which Bengalees treasure Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel prize in their hearts than the investigative aspects of how the prize got stolen. Many people are saying many things about the stolen prize, but how much do the Bengalees really feel for the Nobel prize ? Chakraborty hints at how the film might end with even a poor farmer arriving at deep appreciation for what Tagore's award stands for.
The lost Nobel prize will circumstantially arrive into the hands of this poor landless farmer Bhanu (Mithun Chakraborty) who lives on a day-to-day meager earning. He will take it to the local school teacher for advice, who will then identify and describe it to him. Selling the prize for money will, of course, be great for turning the farmer's fortunes - but, as Chakraborty describes, the farmer realizes the true value of the prize which cannot be compensated by money.
Director Suman Ghosh describes his story as a fictional account of the possible fate of the stolen Nobel prize. The film is a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore, and revolves around the journey of Bhanu who happened to become involved with the missing prize. Ghosh says he arrived at the idea of the film after listening to another Bengali Nobel-prize winner Amartya Sen who, after the theft, said that the prize is just a metal piece, and we should give far more importance to Tagore himself and to what extent we appreciate and assimilate the bard.
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Thanks, to all who take time to look at projects. I always enjoy reading and replying to questions and comments from you out there in Lumberland. Perhaps you have suggestions about how to improve this Chainsaw "Box."
There is a list of tutorials on specific box building techniques at the end of this posting. I will respond to all who "have your say" in the next 24 hours. So check back for feedback.
Pictured is my well-worn, portable (32×8 x 7) box designed to hold all the things you need to keep a chainsaw cutting in the woods. It holds mixed fuel, bar oil, bearing greaser, ax, wedges, screwdriver, wrenches, spare plug, spare chain, file, electric sharpener, chip brush, rags, and spare nuts. For the past 30 years this box has served me well. If it is in the truck or hanging by its rope on my tractor, I know I can keep cutting and not make time-wasting trips back to the barn or the shop. I have been cutting trees and firewood for 30 years with the same Echo 440 EVL chain saw as well. In fact, this box and my chainsaw are holding up much better to the task than I am.
Story: Neighbor Jim helped me fell two rotting trees that threatened my 80 year old barn. His powerful saw and long bar made quick work of these large trees. He liked my Chainsaw Companion and so I made him a copy of this box as a thank you.
Construction Hints: This box is not elegant, but it is utilitarian. It is made of 3/4 exterior plywood. All of the joints are glued with Tightbond's waterproof glue and nailed with 2 1/2 inch finish nails. I rounded all the corners and edges because sometimes I just can't help myself. I go router crazy.
The bottom is dadoed and glued into the sides. All the dividers are dadoed, glued and nailed. The 20 inch tapered verticals that hold the ax have 2 inch holes. The end flap should be tall enough to touch and hold the ax, but not too tall to keep you from turning your ax sideways and removing it from the holes. I recommend painting it blue or some color that will stand out in the woods. It is surprisingly easy to lose tools when you are cutting down trees.
This is a little different that my usual post, but it is a useful box if you are going to use a chainsaw.
Click here to see some of my more typical box projects.
Tutorials: For methods used to make a box like that pictured above just click on the blue links below. They are arranged by topic.
Combining Wood Colors:
Jig for 45ing corners:
Organizing a glue-up table:
$5 band clamps:
Adding splines to a box:
Making a jig to cut spline slots:
Measuring for spline slot cuts:
Making splines with a simple jig:
Installing an attached top: like that pictured above.
Cutting off the box top and sizing piano hinges
Adding finger indents:
Mortising and installing hinges:
Tips on making trays: for inside boxes:
Finishing tips:
Swapping Wood By Mail:
Routing Boxes:
Adding Cloth Bottom Liners
-- Big Al in IN
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#1 posted 11-03-2013 05:30 AM
Now that is one great practical box Al.
-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/
#2 posted 11-03-2013 05:34 AM
GREAT utility on the chain saw buddy box. If ya have to take it off the tractor and carry it far, add a padded shoulder cover to the rope for comfort. I'll be sure to watch and save those tutitorials in the morning. I'm sure they will be VERY heplful for this klutz.
-- Russell Pitner Hixson, TN 37343 [email protected]
#3 posted 11-03-2013 05:53 AM
Wow, Boxguy, it doesn't get any better than that! Very well thought out a serviceable box. About the only thing that could be added is runners for pulling it in the snow ;-)) If the snow is that deep, its too deep to be out anyway!
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
#4 posted 11-03-2013 06:10 AM
Brilliant is all I have to say.
-- Eric the "Fabbrocator" Fabbro
#5 posted 11-03-2013 06:41 AM
Very Nice Piece Of Work Indeed! Thanks For Posting!
-- Richard (Ontario, CANADA)
#6 posted 11-03-2013 08:16 AM
Great idea, thanks for sharing.
-- Mike The Termite ~~~~~ Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it.
#7 posted 11-03-2013 08:22 AM
Outstanding idea Boxguy, this is exactly what I need at the moment. I've got a lot mesquite trees on my farm that I must cut down. I know that term " time-wasting trips back to the shop" very well. Your photos is so good and descriptive. Do you perhaps got a kind of box to protect a chainsaw? I'm afraid my saw will get damaged between the other tools at the back of my truck. Thank you for all the brilliant tutorials you placed here.
-- Jan, Free State Province, South Africa
#8 posted 11-03-2013 08:44 AM
Like the idea with the axe as handle. Very Roy Underhill-style!
-- "Do or Do not. There is no try." - Yoda
#9 posted 11-03-2013 08:27 AM
Feedback From Boxguy:
Paul, thanks. Coming from a man who is the master of practical design this is high praise. Your nautical storage boxes are util and have elements of elegance.
Russel, the pad for the rope is a good idea. I do sometimes use the rope on my shoulder when I am carrying this box for some distance. Thanks.
Topa, snow runners is a fun thought, but then I might have to don a set of jingle bells while I am pulling it. When I was younger I cut trees in the snow, now I use those days to burn firewood.
Eric, nice to see that you solved the face plate problem on your saw re-do. As you know , aligning the blade with the fence makes all the difference in using a tablesaw.
Magnum, thanks for the kind words. Looks like it is time for you to post another project. I liked the ones you have added.
Mike, how nice to hear from a fellow Hoosier. I liked reviewing all of your Grandpa projects. That workbench table looks great. This Thomas the Train table was the hit of the birthday party for three year old boys.
Jan, hearing from you in South Africa makes me shake my head in wonder. Lumberjocks makes the world seem incredibly small. The light weight, form-fitting plastic case that came with my saw protects it so well that I haven't thought about improving it. Mesquite trees sound like a challenge. Glad I can be of some help.
K, I liked the photo of you balancing in space. Denmark and hand tools seems an especially appropriate combination. The apple processor is a fun project. It has been some 30 years since I built the chainsaw companion so I hesitate to give credit to the origin of this design, but I wouldn't be surprised to find that an episode of Roy Underhill had something to do with it. If it did, thanks to Roy. Your shop stool looks great.
-- Big Al in IN
#10 posted 11-03-2013 11:22 AM
Thanks for the fine words. Being an american you perhaps recognize the place my photo is taken?
-- "Do or Do not. There is no try." - Yoda
#11 posted 11-03-2013 11:58 AM
Nice all purpose tote. Handy dandy handle and axe.
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. [email protected]
#12 posted 11-03-2013 12:36 PM
Well done. Very useful.
-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.
#13 posted 11-03-2013 01:09 PM
Very nice Big Al, is this box a replacement or a gift for your neighbor?
-- Randy - If I'm not on LJ's then I'm making Saw Dust. Please feel free to visit my store location at http://www.facebook.com/randy.blackstock.custom.wood.designs
#14 posted 11-03-2013 01:14 PM
Feedback From Boxguy
K, I don't really know where your picture was taken. Is it Pike's Peak? About the train table…the pipe legs can be screwed in from the other side to make a play table without the tracks.
Roger, good to hear from you. We should get together soon. This saw companion has served me well and saved me a good deal of time and frustration.
Monte, I liked your interview in the emag. I see you are making furniture now. Interesting shift of focus.
Blackie, luckily this new box is a gift for my neighbor. The one I made 30 years ago is still going strong…if I can just keep from dropping a tree on it all will be well. How is the new jewelry box coming along?
-- Big Al in IN
#15 posted 11-03-2013 01:38 PM
Great idea Al. I have a chainsaw and all the usual junk, but no box. I think this is on my to do list.
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A lot of the developments that occurred in the computing world in the past years involved the automation of day-to-day tasks. These developments have made peoples' lives so much easier, causing the development of a dependency on them. Paralleled by innovations, however, is abuse, as cybercriminals continually employ them in malicious schemes with a single goal in mind—to gain profit.
This very reason—profit—has proven to be a sufficient motivation for blackhat hackers to constantly innovate in terms of attacking security technology. They research, explore, and develop malicious programs that we now call "malware." Although these malware are continuously developed, whether to become more resilient to antivirus solutions or to become more effective in terms of their intended payload, the threat trends paint a consistent picture—malware automate hacking.
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In the early days of hacking, everything had to be manually done. Hackers needed to manually check computers for weaknesses or for open ports to in order to hack targeted machines. Once in, hackers manually executed their intended actions, depending on their intention.
Today, various tools like vulnerability and port scanners are widely available on the Internet. Backdoor applications can remotely manipulate compromised systems and worms automated the proliferation of malware through self replication. Even generating malicious files can be automated with the help of malicious toolkits.
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Given the malware advancements today, one can assume that pretty soon, cybercriminals will just spread malware on the Internet, watch TV, and wait for stolen money to be deposited into their bank accounts (if this is not already happening). This is something that we interestingly saw materialize in the form of TSPY_BANKER.PHT.
TSPY_BANKER.PHT is a banking Trojan that specifically targets users associated with the Brazilian bank, Banco do Brasil. Upon stealing user account information, this malware attempts to automatically transfer money to a predetermined account. This is similar to a ZeuS and SpyEye feature known as auto-transfer system (ATS). Here is a screenshot of a dump of TSPY_BANKER.PHT's code:
Highlighted in the screenshot are the hard-coded malicious account names and numbers (blurred) and the amounts of money (in Brazilian Reals) that it will attempt to transfer. It also uses electronic funds transfer (ETF) to accomplish this. TED is a money transfer system wherein the money is made available to the recipient within a few minutes. This money transfer is only for transactions that involve huge amounts of money, specifically amounting to more than R$3,000.00. According to Trend Micro senior threat researcher Ranieri Romera, "Cybercriminals may have targeted TED because of the amount of money involved. Users who use TED can no longer cancel a transaction once it's confirmed as well. Note, however, that most of the people in Brazil do not have keep as much money in their accounts, making the malware slightly inefficient though it can incur a lot of damage to those who do."
This threat is definitely worth keeping an eye on, as it does not only cause information theft on the affected users' part but can also lead to immediate financial loss. ATS first needs to communicate with a C&C server before it can transfer money while TSPY_BANKER.PHT automatically does this.
As more and more malicious activities are automated with the use of malware, it looks like there will be more future challenges for the security industry. What we may know as highly targeted attacks today may one day be just malicious codes operating independently for their malicious creators.
Thanks to Trend Micro senior threat researcher Ranieri Romera for the heads up on TSPY_BANKER.PHT.


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Angela Stanford (#16)
Didn't win a tournament and only finished in the Top 5 twice, but had about as good a year as you can have otherwise – 12 Top 10s (only Ochoa and Creamer had more), 11th in scoring, 19th on the money list, with three missed cuts and an undefeated record at the Solheim Cup. Like Suzann Pettersen, Stanford vaulted from the mid-30s in my 2006 rankings but the lack of a victory held Angela back. Finished third in GIR but still needs to work on her putting (T30) to reach "the next level", as they say.
A couple of months ago I was trying to devise a way to combine a player's rank in two raw stats to show a meaningful measure, like a Total Driving stat which combines a player's accuracy with their distance. The idea was, if a player does well in both they rank high but if they are great in one and not-so-great in another, they would rank lower. I didn't really come up with a measure that I was happy with, but the player who kept coming up #1 in Total Driving no matter how I tweaked it was Angela Stanford. She finished T22 in distance and 36 in accuracy. If you check the overall lists of both categories, you won't find anyone better at both. This is not unusual for Angela – in 2006 she ranked 26 and 36 in those categories.
Brittany Lincicome (#17)
Brittany won the wind-swept Ginn Open in April, her second win in as many seasons. She played pretty well through the middle of July, but was unable to register a single Top 10 over the final five months. She finished with only four Top 10s (one of them a tie for second at the KNC), 13th in money, 24th in scoring and two missed cuts. Being T75 in putts per GIR, I would bet Brittany will be working hard with the putter this off-season.
Natalie Gulbis (#18)
During July, I had completely written Natalie Gulbis off. She had fallen out of my Top 30 rankings, had only one Top 10 and missed three straight cuts early in the spring. To make things worse, Natalie hurt her back while working out and withdrew from the only two events she had entered in June. She finished T65 at the Farr and lost her first-round match at the HSBC.
The very next week she beat Jeong Jang in a playoff at Evian to finally earn that first LPGA victory. If not for Silvia Cavalleri, I might have chosen this as the fluke victory of the year. Gulbis later proved her win was not a fluke as she closed out the year with three Top 5s in her last four events. For the year she totaled five Top 10s, only those three early missed cuts, 12th in money and she finished 28th in scoring after her abysmal start. Her struggles stemmed from missing the green in regulation too much (T63, down from eighth in '06) not bad putting (T3, up from T11), despite what your friendly TV commentator told you.
Sherri Steinhauer (#19)
Won the State Farm Classic in a duel over Christina Kim in the most exciting finish we saw on U.S. TV all year (Pettersen's win over Davies in Thailand was apparently a doozy, too). Sherri is one of the more reliable players on Tour, with wins in three of the last four seasons. From week-to-week, however, she's in Pat Hurst territory as far as consistency goes. I really need to do that study to figure out where Steinhauer/Hurst/Gustafson/et al play well and not so well. I think the answer for Sherri might be "links courses". Steinhauer wound up with five Top 10s, only one missed cut, 24th in money and 29th in scoring.
Juli Inkster (#20)
Nobody gets their age stated during LPGA telecasts more often than Juli (Dottie doesn't do it, it's those jackass men sitting beside her!), so I won't repeat it here. Unfortunately I was right when I predicted last fall that Inkster wouldn't be able to maintain her lofty HD ranking (#5) but she didn't collapse completely. She managed six Top 10s (five of those were Top 5s), 18th in money, 22nd in scoring and only two missed cuts. Juli had troubles putting this year (down from T20 to T48) and hit the green a little less often (down from 7 to 16). You wouldn't expect her to rebound a whole lot, but weirder things have happened.
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Why I Believe in Habits
Every morning, I follow a similar routine.
1. Waddle half asleep to the kitchen. 2. Turn on the kettle. 3. Put ground coffee in the French press. 4. Set out the vitamins for my wife, daughter and I.
Recently I found myself setting out vitamins but something didn't seem quite right. It was 4:30 in the afternoon.
I had put the kettle on for tea to help with a raging sinus infection and the decimation of my throat, and something in my muscle memory - or my deep subconscious - or perhaps it was an antibiotic haze, whatever the case it triggered a series of very automatic actions.
Habits. Routines.
Routine is the enemy of the modern world. We talk about things as "routine" with the same facial expression as the words "cheap" or "fake." Routine is our enemy because it makes the statement that perhaps every moment of our existence isn't a wild new adventure. In a culture of new, routine is a blockade to progress, to happiness and even to vitality.
However, if we're honest and we look at our life under the microscope we realize there is much more that falls under the category of "routine" than perhaps anything else. Routine is natural. New is not always natural.
Now, please don't misunderstand. I like to shake it up as much as the next person - as a restless person with an NF temperament, I need to throw things into a whirlwind just for the sake of seeing what else may happen. But I can say with some certainty -
the most significant points of growth - spiritual, emotional, and even physical - in my life have come from energy-sustaining, path-blazing, well-worn habits.
There are routines that give us life and the primary way they do that is by tapping into that spirit within us - the Spirit with which we're trying to keep up (Gal. 5) - and creating automatic and natural responses.
Dallas Willard defines this outcome as "easy holiness" - a phrase that makes us cringe but in all honesty if we shape our lives with holy-making habits there is the high probability that we'll begin to do things automatically.
The kettle triggers the vitamin distribution.
The hunger in our bellies triggers our resolve against consumption.
The time spent with the marginalized, the cast aside, and the broken triggers our impulse to never divide people into "us" and "them."
Perhaps it's time for you to redeem some routine - to stop fearing it, to stop seeing it as a failure or a lower state of life, but to own the goodness of knowing what to expect and reacting instinctively to the movements God may be bringing into your life at a moment's notice.


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Under Whoot Africa's inspiration Africa spotlight, we talk to Cidi Aliyu about her life, passion, journey to becoming a major player in the events and hospitality industry, leveraging the power of social media marketing and her entrepreneurial exploits.
A little about Cidi Aliyu and the journey to starting Mezra Cocktails?
I am a very passionate individual. I am Leo by nature; we blow hot, we blow cold, but we are very passionate about what we do and the things we love. I am a lawyer, and I also have a Master's degree in petroleum law from the University of Dundee, but I was never passionate about Law, it was more or less a path I took because of my Dad. When I finished law school, I knew I wanted more out of life, but I had no clue at the time about this journey and how far it would take me. Before Mezra Cocktails, I worked with a group of young, dedicated and business savvy oil and gas CEOs, and my role at the time helped me gain experience in the oil and Gas market.
I love to travel, but I realized that most times when I am away, I always have to ask for my drinks to be prepared differently because most cocktails are alcoholic. I am a Muslim, and I thought about how amazing it would be to create my own signature cocktails, and also be able to serve my Muslim friends non-alcoholic cocktails. I love how beautiful and colourful cocktails look, and after one of my trips, I decided to follow this passion of mine and that was how Mezra Cocktails was birthed.
Your Inspirations?
I have two children and failure is not an option. I wake up every morning and ask myself, how can I be a better mom? How can I be a better person? How can I live the life that I want? How do I inspire my children? It is hard trying to juggle everything, sometimes we break down and sometimes the day turns out better than you can ever imagine. Failure isn't an option for me and that is why I am relentless in my efforts. I want my children to have the basics, but I also want them to have the best that there is, and I need them to also be inspired through my hardwork.
Entrepreneurship history?
I am an accidental entrepreneur; I always thought I would climb the career ladder and then retire and enjoy the rest of my time. Is it in me to be an entrepreneur? Well, my siblings say it is and I am thankful to have found my niche. My dad was in business at some point and I think I got a bit of my business side from him as well. I have a big personality and to be honest, I think I can sell anything to anyone. Besides, when you live in Nigeria, you learn on the go and you learn to grab your opportunities and figure out how to make the most of it.
Experiences in business, high moments and lessons so far?
First of all, the people who know you will not be the ones who patronize you. It was really heart-breaking in the beginning, but I realized that the best, is to be so good that people can't push you aside. People are mostly not comfortable or are rather amazed at how you have evolved and the tendency to not support you becomes real. You have to market yourself aggressively, I had to learn that and it finally paid off.
Challenges – Working with women was something I had to learn how to do with a real dose of patience. Thankfully, I have a business manager who is a firm woman just like I am. The lack of collaboration sometimes can also be a cause for worry. No one can dominate or fully service the industry I currently operate in, when we work together everyone wins and that is something I would love for people to do more about. Someone will always have first entry advantage, but no field will ever be exclusive to anyone.
High moments – One of my high moments has to be a festival I catered to in Calabar; first it was outside my comfort zone and I was to cater to a number of people much higher than I had done. I was worried about being able to pull things off, but my friend who recommended me for the job really encouraged me to not doubt my capabilities, and somehow, outside my comfort zone, my team and I pulled it off. I always thought about making my business work in Abuja and becoming a success, right now, we have done a few jobs internationally and the sky just became our runway for bigger and better opportunities. The possibilities are really endless.
Mezra Cocktails is about creativity; more like being a Chef and putting new recipes together, how much learning goes into what you do?
Learning is very important with what I do. I look up to a few of the people who are ahead in this industry in Nigeria and I also leverage on the power of social media by following and learning from international cocktail brands from Australia as well as the UAE. I also love to travel, when I do, I always ensure to visit their cocktail bars to learn one thing or the other.
I am also inspired by one of Nigeria's food and drinks enthusiast, The KitchenButterfly, she uses a lot of our local fruits, herbs and spices to create signature drinks, and that inspires me a lot to learn from her.
Entrepreneurship and the price of entrepreneurship?
You don't need things to be fancy and all perfect to do what you are passionate about. I don't like people thinking they need millions in their account before they can start a business. Entrepreneurship for me, is trying to make a profit with everything you touch, no matter how little the profit. As long as it is more than what you started with and you are consistent in pushing through, it's a good start. It is not an easy journey, but it will be worth it and satisfying. The greatest joy is to actually see your growth; it is also rewarding to be able to also encourage others on the journey as well.
On leveraging on the power of social media?
Rule number one, have an Instagram account if your business has to do with creativity and visual marketing. Use appropriate and relevant hashtags, they are free. Follow people who are in your line of business, and also see who they are following and who are those inspiring them, this is really important. Social networking is important as well, but keep it focused and narrow down to your field so you don't waste too much time trying to achieve things vaguely.
Advice to her younger self?
Save more, splurge less. Have a five-year plan, and never ever look to people for validation.
The vision and future for Mezra Cocktails?
I'd love to do a franchise, especially in the northern states and be able to use more of our local produce. I would also love to have a few more outlets added to the two we are currently working on, as well as our healthy option drinks for children.


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This coming Friday and Saturday will be the Etsy Craft Party. Not just in one place but all over. This is the celebration of crafting and community. I am fortunate enough to live just a few miles away from the headquarters. But anyone can organize a craft party. All the details are right here.
Every Etsy event I have been to has always been chock full of goodies, creativity and inspiration. This year's theme is Kaleidoscope: Paper taking Shape. Don't think you have to be crafty to attend. Everyone is welcome. It's all about enjoying yourself and meeting new people!
One of my favorite things about creating is the community. Stitch n bitch, craft gathers or quilting bees. They are all wholesome and down to earth pleasant things to do.
This year Etsy will be doing something different. They have invited local Etsy sellers to apply for a craft fair that will be held during the craft party. I applied and got accepted! So if you come to do some paper crafting, look for me! I will be there selling aprons, picnic blankets, tea towels and napkins. Everything you need for a summer day in the park or at the beach.
Have a great Monday!


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This weeks inspirational interview is with Theresa Parillo, owner of T-Party Photo Booths. Photo booths are ultra popular right now, providing a unique form of entertainment for your guests. T-Party Photo Booths takes the traditional photo booth and turns it into a professional entertainment center. They are based in San Francisco, but travel throughout Northern California.
Tell us about your company
T-Party Photo Booths offers commercial photo booths built for high-volume shooting. Our booths generate photo-lab quality prints and a high level of print customization, so the photos are a perfect fit for any event. Depending upon the type of event and clientele, we can provide props and customize the design of the prints. T-Party Photo Booths are a great addition to any event providing guests with a souvenir they can enjoy for a lifetime. Our friendly staff ensures a fun, unforgettable, and hilarious event!
What inspired you to start a photo booth company?
I have always loved going to weddings and big parties. When I was little I thought I wanted to be a wedding planner, I changed my mind a few times and eventually found myself in the industry I have always loved. I first discovered my love for photo booths after a wedding I attended with my cousin. We had a great time taking pictures in the booth and I thought it would be so much fun to have one at my house. The man who was running the booth said, "you know you can get your money back in a short amount of time." At first it didn't cross my mind that I would be able to have my own business in an industry that I absolutely love being a part of.
How does the photo booth work?
Different prints are designed for each event based on the event colors or the design that is of interest to the person throwing the party or wedding reception. We have black and white photos or color and you can choose to have 4x6 prints or photo strips. We always have a friendly member from our team to monitor the booth and add to the fun. The price includes four hours of unlimited photos and each guest receives a copy of the pictures within 10 seconds. They can go back as many times as they want throughout the party.
What are the requirements for the photo booth at an event?
My space requirements vary depending on the client. The booth can be made for 2 people sitting and up to about 10 people standing. Standing booths have become pretty popular because you can fit a lot more people in the booth. For about 3-5 people standing I would need about 4 feet by 6 feet. As for power, I just need a 3 prong plug.
Can you customize the photo booth?
I can customize the prints for the booths. There are a lot of sample prints on my website. Each event has it's own customized print with the event colors and special design. I also have a prop box that can be rented for the night. I bring props that fit the event and the people attending.
What is your favorite type of event?
WEDDINGS! I love being a part of weddings because it's so great to see how happy the bride and the groom are on their special day!
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In order to participate, kids from grades 1 -8 should complete a short video (from 30 seconds to 2 minutes) in which they review and rank a book of their choice. Parents are required to help.
Mykidsrank.com is a website committed to letting kids talk to kids about the books, toys, games, and food that they encounter every day. We post the video reviews – by kids – on our site so that other children and parents can use this information to inform their own purchasing or borrowing.
We believe that there are many positive aspects to having children create these videos:
· Children learn to think critically about the books, toys, and games and other products that they consume everyday. In order for the kids to review a product, they must apply a set of criteria to it, criteria that they have formed from interactions with similar products. The kids might not call it "critical thinking," of course, but if we can help them become more conscious about their likes and dislikes and their choices, then we are helping them to think critically!
· Children learn presentation skills. Having the kids create these videos enables parents — and teachers — to have conversations about eye contact, volume, poise, and a variety of other skills all people need to communicate effectively.
· Children learn to articulate their thoughts for an authentic audience. The children are asked to consider, form, and enunciate their opinions knowing that their peers, relatives, and other adults will be viewing their work. In a world where students often produce material that is for teachers only, we believe that work done for another, authentic audience is very valuable.
· It's fun! Kids love to create these videos and love watching themselves on the computer afterwards!
· Importantly, all of this work is done under the supervision of parents. We ask the parents to film their children and then submit the videos to our website. There, a team of parents will again review the videos before they are posted on the web.
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Course: 25.107 Introduction to Engineering I
Instructor: David Willis
Semester: Spring 2009 – trailer section
Partner:Tsongas Industrial History Center (TIHC) and Girls Incorporated
Project Description: Twenty-five students out of sequence for the fall Intro to Eng. I course (transfers, withdrawals, etc.) engaged in two S-L projects in their course, collectively worth thirty-percent of the final grade. Project 1began with a representative of the TIHC coming to brief the students about what she had in mind for solar energy lab experiments that could be done as an outreach project of the TIHC for an after-school outreach program for Girls Inc. Constraints and preferences were also listed on the project handout and time was given for students to dialog with the community partner for further clarification.


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Down in Texas, there's a saying that goes Too much ain't enough. After playing Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations, I think it's probably safe to say that this adage doesn't necessarily apply to computer games. In fact, Westwood Studio's add-on disk to last year's best-selling strategy title proves almost the opposite point: Too much of a good thing can actually be a bad thing.
It's important to understand that The Covert Operations is not a sequel to Command & Conquer, but merely a rehash of it. The graphics, weapons, sound effects, and interface have all been directly ported from the original game, with nary an enhancement in sight. And apart from the new ten multi-player maps and fifteen single player missions, the only significant additionsand it may be a stretch to call them significantare seven new music tracks, which can be listened to either during the game or on a standard CD player.
But as much as The Covert Operations resembles Command & Conquer, it's not nearly as much fun to play. The main problem lies with the missions themselves not only are they outrageously difficult, but their design makes then seem more like puzzles than tests of strategic skill. There are few, if any, players who will be able to complete any of the missions in a single session; in fact, most will quickly be reduced to move and save mode as they struggle to discover the one correct solution that will lead to victory. This rigid, linear mission design completely eliminate the raw edge that makes a real-time strategy game interesting, and it will make playing The Covert Operations a chore for all but the hardest of hardcore Command & Conquer fans.
A great story would have helped to compensate for these design flaws, but there is none to be found on the disk. Unlike Command & Conquer, which pulled you--ready or not--right into the fray and kept you there with a wicked blend of cinematic cut scenes and unpredictable plot twists, The Covert Operations takes an a la carte approach, allowing you to play any mission in any order. There's no greater purpose or goal to worry about, nothing to save, nothing to achieve. It's almost as if Westwood is saying Pick a mission, pick a side, play, quit, whatever we don't really care. If they don't care, why should we?
The one redeeming factor about The Covert Operations is that it's relatively cheap; you should be able to pick it up for about $28. But even at that price, it's really no bargain. Save your money for Command & Conquers true successor, Red Alert. You'll be glad you did.


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The latest dessert trend is rolled ice cream-the artfully made ice cream was first introduced in Thailand and has now taken the sweet tooth scene by storm.
Rolled ice cream is like the frozen slab technique of preparing ice cream with a new twist, literally. An ice cream base is poured over a metal plate that gets as cold as -15 degrees Fahreneheit. Metal paddles chop and smash in toppings and spread the mixture into a thin layer. In just two minutes, the ice cream firms up and it's scraped into chubby rolls, ready to serve.
I-CE NY, originally from NYC, recently opened the first Atlanta location on Buford Hwy. The small shop between BoBo Garden and Subway has a wide variety of ice cream selections and create-your-own desserts. There is something for everyone, whether you are looking for something Asian, like Thai tea or matcha green tea, or something distinctly southern, like Banana Pudding or Peach Ice cream. Chocolate lovers obsess over "Chocorilla" with chocolate ice cream, banana, Oreo, Pocky and Nutella sauce.
5177 Buford Hwy., Doraville, GA 30340 icenyicecream.com
–Grace Simmons


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"Look as long as you can at the friend you love, no matter whether that friend is moving away from you or coming back toward you." -rumi
Thursday, April 23, 2009
2 comments:
- azirca said...
You have posted some beautiful photographs on here, love the effect of the red skirt.
- April 24, 2009
- Lynne said...
love the photo and the rumi!
- April 27, 2009
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Headlines can be tricky things. In perusing the stories on the upcoming World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, I came across three distinct types. The most basic news story simply contained edicts declaring the beginning of World Youth Day, often with a large number attached: Young people arrive in Cologne for Catholic festival
World Youth Day begins for 400,000
Second, you had local stories from news organizations around the world proclaiming that local Catholics were embarking for Cologne.
Angolans Travel to Cologne for Catholic World Youth Day
Local Catholics head to World Youth Day
2,000 Irish taking part in World Youth Day pilgrimage
And third were the more ambitious articles that attempted to set an agenda for the week's news in Cologne. Stories like these are the ones to watch, for they will determine the world's perception of the event.
A story by the U.K.-based Christian Today stands out:
Pope Benedict will have to work hard to appease German Protestants that he is serious about pledges to improve relations as he returns to his native Germany for World Youth Day, which starts today.
The Pope's return to his homeland this week will be the first time he has been in Germany since he was appointed as pontiff.
The preparations for World Youth Day are about to pay off as the Pope attends the massive event, expected to be attended by some 800,000 young Roman Catholics in the Rhineland city of Cologne.
Christian Today's Maria Mackay is pursuing an interesting if somewhat predictable angle. Germany is the birthplace of Protestantism, as well as of the new Pope. Will Pope Benedict have the same effect on his homeland as did Pope John Paul II? Is this the beginning of a great movement in the country toward unification between the two sects of Christianity? I doubt it.
Protestants respect the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as a Pope who understands and appreciates their views far more than any pope before him, but also feel threatened by his deeply "Roman†posture and his keenness to reawaken a strong Catholic identity among Catholics worldwide.
Reuters picks up what appears to be a reprint of that story with a slightly altered lead. Watch for this story line to spread.
COLOGNE, Germany -- Pope Benedict faces a tightrope walk with Protestants over pledges to improve relations when he returns to his German homeland this week for the first time since he became pontiff.
The AP has a take on Pope Benedict's personality and the Guardian looks at Pope Benedict's attempts to reclaim Europe's youth.
Watch your local newspapers tomorrow and see which they pick up. Since most smaller newspapers in America don't have Reuters subscriptions, watch for the AP story to dominate the local coverage.
By the way, Amy Wellborn's blog is all over World Youth Day.


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Honored to be chosen by Lucy Caulkins for the Teacher Classroom Library List.
"It was a powerful experience and magical teaching moment that I will never forget. It allowed even young children to connect and express their feelings about the loss of our friend from our class who was moving away. My Yellow Balloon allowed our class to explore, feel and share our emotions in a way no other book has."
"My Yellow Balloon is the gentle entry point into the discussion of loss that kids, and adults need. The beautiful illustrations alone are full of meaning and serve as catalysts for conversations. I have used this book as a touchstone for guiding children and families through major life events such as divorce or loss of a loved one to seemingly innocuous events such as the end of the school year. My Yellow Balloon has provided me, and my students, with the language we were looking for to discuss the loss and changes we inevitably experience in our lives."
"My Yellow Balloon is a unique tool, helping to bridge the gap between loss and talking about loss. We all experience loss in our unique way, whether it be the loss of a friend that moves away, the loss of a pet that runs away, a toy that is misplaced or a loved one that passes on. Loss in the book, although only a simple, yellow balloon, gives students of all ages a common experience in which to understand loss. I plan to use this terrific book each year on September 11th, a day of great loss for me, personally. This event rocked my core-existence and is quite-literally history in my 10-year-old students' eyes. This book will help me, as teacher, talk about my losses as well."
"Middle School kids have a lot to share and providing them with the avenue to do that can sometimes be tricky. The My Yellow Balloon Narrative Writing Project was a divine intervention for kids to be able to share. It gave them permission to be vulnerable. It gave them permission to publish…and the pride that is exhibited when (the students) read to younger kids and display their work in the community is pretty unparalleled."


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The justice ministry and the minister together with the wardens and the
directors of the prison are responsible for the situation in the prison
hospital as well as the prison itself. Recently a fellow prisoner of
ours died in the prison hospital.
No one should die behind bars. It is also known that demands have been made by those mobilizing in the prison, such as removing the current management, the fixing of the electricity in the 4th wing, getting hot water and bring back the visits that are being cut. We ask that prisoners are not held at GADA (athens police headquarters) or the Metagogon (prisoner transfer detention centre).
We have had enough with authoritarianism.


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The mission of the African American Parent Advisory Council (AAPAC) is to provide a forum to hear the ideas of the San Francisco Unified School District's African American parent community, and respond to those ideas by educating and informing parents of district resources, policies, and programs. It is our goal to empower the lives of all African American children and families by providing the knowledge and skills necessary to advocate for a high quality educational experience for our children. The AAPAC works to develop resources that allow parents to more actively support the academic instruction their children receive and engage with educators and administrators in the San Francisco Unified School District. We aim to lift every parent voice and help less engaged parents find their voice through us.
Greetings African American Families, AAPAC Members and Valued Partners,
Happy first day of the 2017-2018 academic school year!
We hope that you and your families were able to enjoy the Summer break and are as excited as we are to roll up our sleeves and get back to the business of ensuring a high quality academic and social emotional experience for our students within SFUSD.
Since 2013, we have worked hard to LISTEN to the ideas, concerns and experiences our students and families, EDUCATE ourselves and each other on district policies, resources and programs that support student achievement and ADVOCATE for the policy changes, services and the needs of our student and parent communities. While over the past few years we succeeded in many areas, the fact remains that there is still much to do if we truly wish to interrupt the inequitable outcomes for African American and Black students in SFUSD. The success of our children requires all of us to step up, speak out and take our place at the decision making table.
As we move into the new year, please stay connected with us. We invite your experiences, ideas and partnership. Based on the feedback shared last year we are currently finalizing our focus and meeting schedule for the 2017-2018 school year and will share it in the coming weeks. Until then, we invite you to save the following dates:
Historically Black College & University (HBCU) Fair
When: Monday, September 11, 2017
What Time: 4:00PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Mission High School 3750 18th Street SF, CA 94114
Who: This annual event is open to all with a focus on junior and senior high school students. On the spot acceptances are common; students are encouraged to bring their current transcripts and ACT/SAT test scores, if available.
African American Parent Advisory Council (AAPAC) Meeting
When: Thursday, September 21, 2017
What Time: 5:30PM-8:00PM
Where: Leola Havard Auditorium, 1520 Oakdale Avenue SF, CA 94124
Who: This event is open to all parents, guardians and caregivers of African American students in SFUSD.
Black Family Day
When: Saturday, September 23, 2017
What Time: 9:30AM-3:00PM
Where: Willie L. Brown Middle School, 2055 Silver Avenue SF, CA 94124
Who: This event targets Black families in San Francisco and welcomes the support community based organizations and SFUSD partners.
For more event information, please email email@example.com.
Reminder: Family participation, regular/on-time attendance, proper nutrition and adequate rest supports students to be happy, healthy and engaged learners. Partner with your school site to receive and or share resources and additional information to ensure academic success for your child.
In Unity,
The African American Parent Advisory Council


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Make a draught excluder!
An ideal project for those long winter months, this draft excluder is so easy to make and requires no sewing! All you have to do is tie the fringes together and you have the perfect project for keeping out cold drafts.
Skill level: 1
- 24 in. (60 cm) patterned blue and white star fleece, 60 in. (150 cm) wide
- Vanishing marker pen
- Toy filling
- Long ruler
- Basic sewing kit
1. Lay the fleece on a flat surface and cut out two 12 x 40-in. (30 x 100-cm) strips. Place them wrong sides together, and pin together along the center.
2. Cut a piece of card 2in. (5 cm) sq. Lay the fleece on a flat surface. Place the card square on each corner of the fleece in turn and draw around it with a vanishing fabric marker pen. Cut away the square corner sections, cutting through both layers of fleece.
3 Place a long ruler on the front fleece piece, aligning it with the inside edges of the cut-out corners. Using a vanishing fabric marker pen, draw a line all around.
4 Cut 2-in. (5-cm) slits 3⁄8 in. (1cm) apart all around the fleece, cutting up to the lines you drew in step 3 and making sure you cut through both thicknesses of fleece.
5 To attach the top piece of fleece to the bottom piece, tie the fringes together in a double knot. Work three quarters of the way around, then remove the pins. Stuff with filling, and knot the fringes together.
- Fleece Fantastic is published by CICO Books at £14.99 and available from all good bookshops or call 01256-302699 quoting GLR O6O to purchase a copy at the special price of £9.99 including free p&p. For more information, please visit www.cicobooks.co.uk
There's more craft in every issue of Yours magazine, out every fortnight on a Tuesday.


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After studying at PXL MAD Faculty I decided to become the self-employed artist I always wanted to be. Today, a few years later, I'm still doing what I love doing the most. As an artist I'm always on a mission to do more stuff that makes me happy (cheesy).
I'll give an in-depth view on how we worked with brands (such as Mazda, Coca-Cola and others) and some personal projects I did along the way. I will talk about my creative process, how I work with clients and manage to do personal projects in between.
This talk is free. There will be a Mexican Wave and I will bring some goodies!