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2016 Attitude & Awareness Survey tracks agency's performance, services and ridership
Overall public approval of TriMet remains high and improving according to a recently released 2016 Attitude & Awareness Survey. DHM Research conducted the annual telephone poll that tracks TriMet's performance, service and ridership. They found:
- Overall job approval increased 8 points, the highest in almost a decade.
- Strong approval of TriMet rose 20 points to 47 percent.
- Job approval from frequent or regular riders is 93 percent.
- On a scale of 1 to 7, where 4 would be the midpoint, MAX is given a reliability rating of 5.8, buses received 5.
- Convenience is a core consideration for riders. 24 percent of people riding more frequently than a year ago cite convenience as a reason.
TriMet Attitude & Awareness Survey results
TriMet's approval ratings not only climbed, but strong approvals gained substantially, an indication that customers feel TriMet is meeting their needs and providing service at a reasonable price.
- TriMet's overall job approval rating in 2016 was 80 percent. This was the highest approval rating since 2008. Overall approval was 72 percent, 76 percent, and 66 percent in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
- Bus overall approval was 76 percent, up two points over last year, with riders giving a higher approval of 82 percent.
- MAX overall approval was 82 percent, up two points over last year, with riders giving a higher rating of 88 percent.
- The perception that bus and MAX systems were being operated safely continued to rise with ratings of 75 percent and 78 percent, respectively. While overall safety perception rates increased two or three points over last year, strong approval of our safe operation increased 13 to 14 points.
- For the third year, the survey included questions about bus and MAX reliability. Overall reliability held steady at 76 and 82 percent, respectively.
- Ridership declined for the second year in a row, down 4 percent over 2015. A slight methodology change, which now sets the respondent's minimum age to 18, from 16 in years past, may be partially responsible.
- While frequent and regular ridership increased one to three points, occasional and infrequent riders dropped four points each over the last year.
- Work trips increased 8 percentage points. Trips to the airport and recreational trips decreased 15 and 9 percentage points, respectively.
- 77 percent of riders are choice riders – they have a car available or choose not to own a car because they prefer to ride TriMet. This figure has been steady over the past two years.
- Most riders, 85 percent, are satisfied with their experience on TriMet, while 91 percent of frequent/regular riders say they are satisfied.
- Riders said they use TriMet most often to recreate or commute to work.
Public mood
- Fewer than half of the respondents think that the Portland Metro area is headed in the right direction, with a significant jump in those who think the region is on the wrong track.
- When asked the most important major problem that local government needs to address in the metro region, social issues, including homelessness and affordable housing, ranked highest, followed by transportation, which dropped from being in the top spot last year.
- Of transportation issues, expanding roads to increase capacity and manage traffic congestion were respondents' highest concerns, followed by public transportation and road maintenance.
- Improvements most desired include expanding service and frequency.
The telephone survey included both landlines and cell phones of 800 residents, ages 18+, throughout the TriMet service district and was conducted after the election in mid-November, 2016. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. Quotas for age and gender in each county were used for a representative sample.
Survey results can be found here.
DHM Research's presentation to the TriMet Board of Directors can be found here.


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The Monday Round-Up: Skipper and Gossage Reign in the UK
Brits victorious in Bolten, Lake Placid celebrates 20 years of racing, the buzz around the endurance world and glimpse at next weekend's races.
4 Days, 1 Race: IRONMAN UK
Bolton has the reputation of being one of UK's friendliest towns—just one of the reasons IRONMAN UK is one of the most popular races in the world.
Gossage and Kotsegarov Shine in Bolton
Perfect weather and strong results marked the 2016 IRONMAN UK.
McNamee and Gossage Victorious in the UK
David McNamee and Lucy Gossage celebrated hometown wins at IRONMAN UK.
The Check-In: IRONMAN UK Celebrates 10 Years
Craig Alexander will be on hand to cheer, and the largest IronKids race will take place this weekend at IRONMAN UK, plus more news from the world of IRONMAN.
10 Royal Reasons to Race IRONMAN UK
Why not combine IRONMAN UK with a visit to Royal Britain this year?
British Sweep Podium at IRONMAN UK
Led by Daniel Halksworth and Lucy Gossage, UK athletes dominate the race in Bolton.
Bolton Heats Up For IRONMAN UK
Pros and age groupers will enjoy some warmer conditions as they plunge into Pennington Flash on Sunday.
Facing MS, Racing IRONMAN: Conor Devine's Story
As he tapers for his second IRONMAN in Bolton, we hear Conor Devine's inspirational story of battling the odds.

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Every now and then I look for a place to clear my mind, a place for solace and a place for calm. Life in the office can be too much sometimes. All the demands and all the deadlines can send you spiralling to toxicity beyond you can ever imagine.
I never thought that I would be in a situation like this; happy to have work which pays the bills, buys me the things I want and pays for my trips but at the same time I also abhor all the long hours in the office and the incessant tasks which seem to pile one on top of the other. No, you do not have to quit to travel but you at least have to love your job for you to stay sane.
It seems that all I ever do nowadays is think of my next trip; plan the itinerary and think of all the goodies I will be eating and all the quirky cafes I will be visiting. So, what do I do to stay sane when my next trip is still just a few months away?
Well, I find little pockets of serenity. This might be a challenge in a bustling city such as Singapore but you will be surprised at all the places where there is no traffic, no commotion and no malls.
I sit and ponder and then I take photos. I do this on weekends or whenever I have free time and so far, it has helped me survive.


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How often and how hard should you pursue a new lead?
We've all read various reports, surveys and research indicating that it takes between 7-12 reach outs to actually connect with a prospect EVEN IF THEY WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
The question is how does one go about connecting, without creating a backlog of leads that we never properly process.
We suggest a definitive engagement approach where you determine whether or not a new prospect can be reached before officially standing down and putting them in a marketing "nurture" segment. Our preferred engagement approach is 9-12 reach outs over 3 consecutive weeks.
Each week you call twice (and leave short professional voicemails) and send 1 email. Repeat for 3 weeks. Inject 1 or 2 "ghost" calls in that period (where you call but do not leave a voicemail) and then stand down with confidence. This allows you to thoroughly "process" a lead then move on.
However, we do suggest a unique approach for the last voicemail that you leave. We call it 'the professional break up', which goes something like this:
"Hi Mr Prospect, it's Mark Cox from In the Funnel. We help companies sell better. CEO's engage us when revenue growth has stagnated or the sales organization is not meeting expectations.
I've reached out to you a number of times over the last few weeks and it sounds like you're very busy at the moment. As a result, I'm calling to let you know that I'm going to stand down for now as I do not want to keep filling your voicemail. I'll reach out again in 4-6 months when timing might be better for you to discuss this.
However, please know that I would be delighted to discuss improving the sales results for your team whenever you are ready. Feel free to call me anytime at …"
(note: this voicemail should be followed up with an email version as well.)
In our experience, this "stepping away" approach results in a disproportionately high percentage of responses. In some cases they are almost apologetic when they do respond!
We may not be experts in human behavior, but our team thinks that the prospect actually appreciates the professional persistence and in some cases is envious of it (remember all of your prospects also sell).
If you'd like a copy of the In the Funnel Engagement Model email us at email@example.com


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text: Sketchbook Tuesday October 26, 2010 In addition to loving drawing with Henry, I have been taking a lot of time on my own in the studio to draw lately. I don't always remember how much fun it is until I sit down. Drawing, especially sketchbook drawing is really fun. Here are some examples from recent pages:


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I was so mortified through 3 really uncomfortable scenes that I finally left. I was embarrassed and I was there with my friend who is my age. I can't even imagine what I would've done if I was there with a BOY!!!!
Trust me when I say, DO NOT see this movie! I don't care how "artsy" a movie is, there should never be sex scenes that graphic. Ever. What are movies going to be like when we have kids? Call me old fashioned but what I saw tonight was absolutely not okay!
In other news...I am obsessed with Emily from the Bachelor. She is such a sweet little southern bell who I think will be picked! He'd be crazy not to pick her...
Black Swan Review & Bachelor Predictions
I was so mortified through 3 really uncomfortable scenes that I finally left. I was embarrassed and I was there with my friend who is my age. I can't even imagine what I would've done if I was there with a BOY!!!!
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"Texas Texas Texas!!"
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Chasing Pavements
Do you ever hear a song and think, "oh I want to download this when I get home." Then you get home and can't remember for the life of you what song you were talking about? Well, this has been going on for about a few months with Adele's song "Chasing Pavements." Ugh, I love it! And I FINALLY remembered what song I had been wanting to download. Yes, this is how my brain works maybe I'm alone in this but who knows?
In other news, life is weird. Good, but weird. You know when you're little and you think everything is peachy keen. You don't have to worry about the weird random stuff that adult's have to worry about. Bills, relationships, failure, vulnerability, conflict, economies. I've had a weird past 2 weeks with the cherry on top from today's happenings. Apparently, mentioning a boy on the blog is the official kiss of death. Ok so I'm being a little dramatic but it was a mutual decision that we both are from completely(!) different families which results in a lot of differing views about core values and beliefs. It makes me want to put on my jellies, crimp my hair and eat ice cream like all is well with the world and no one will disappoint or hurt me.
I am so controlling that I seriously think I will somehow be able to avoid vulnerability altogether until I meet my husband. I'm realizing, umm that's impossible unfortunately. If it is possible, let me know but so far arranged marriages is the only logical solution. Bummer.
No, but seriously the next time I mention a boy on the blog it will be an engagement announcement because otherwise I would have to be vulnerable enough to mention how I'm feeling and that's just absurd! (kidding, of course)
*****self pity ends....here.
When things don't go my way and I cry about it, luckily I have friends who empathize while also encouraging me which makes me SO thankful. Like, SO thankful. Without friends, I'd be in a world of hurt!! So to that, I say thanks! =)
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Awesome & Awkward
-my mint colored nail polish
-the way God works
-my mom offering to come in town for mani-pedi's when i've had a weird week
-Kona grill's margharita pizza omg, i couldn't stop eating
-Bob Marley
-stores in SA that are in Austin that make me feel like I'm in Austin aka Whole Earth Provision
-this dress
-TCBY's reese's peanut butter cup topping. thank you for not freezing your peanut butter cups and only using fresh ones. seriously, thanks.
-The Message Bible
-encouraging phone calls from my big brother, Ashton
-my niece feeding hunter his brownie a la mode. it became brownie a la hunter's pants. oh and then after getting ice cream and brownie all over him she tooted in his lap.
-a girl my age using a check. really? a check? you still use those?
-a guy shaking my hand for too long while asking me out in front of his grandma. i can't even make this stuff up
-trying to get my apartment key out of the little pocket inside my shorts when my neighbor comes out just as it looks like I'm digging around in my pants
-waiting on a party who has someone presenting something. do you know what i mean? i have to sneak in and whisper, "ma'am would you like some more water?" so embarrassing!
-a customer who remembered what I was wearing on NYE and openly admitted it
-carding people and they quickly respond, "ugh yeah I'm 25." sorry! it's my job, lady.
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It's been about a month or so since I last posted and man, has a lot happened in the past month!
Remember the family that brought their son in to the restaurant so we could meet? Well, it turns out we really like each other. Funny, huh? It definitely makes for a great story! His parents are completely normal, if you were wondering what kind of people would drag their son into a restaurant to meet the waitress. We all giggle about it now. His name is Hunter and one of the first times we hung out he said, "All I own are cowboy boots, I really should buy some different shoes." He played tennis at Auburn which by the way he got to go to the game last night...did you see the game!? Ugh, so stressful and exciting!! I'm so glad he got to witness his alum first hand winning a national championship.
I am still working at the restaurant but the hours are starting to really take a toll on me physically, mentally and socially. I'm at home by myself all day in a 1 bedroom apartment while everyone is at work, then I go to work while everyone else is playing and having fun. I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to fix this problem but something has to be fixed! I'm a people person and don't like working 5 nights a week...
In other news, I'm running a half marathon at the end of March with Kim Leedy! If you follow her blog, she just posted about how she is going to donate to Susan G. Komen in honor of her Uncle. I plan on raising money as well in honor of people in the past who have been affected by breast cancer. Yesterday I started my training off with a 2.5 mile run. Today, it will be a 3 mile run which I'm not too worried about. I'm super excited to have a goal and knock out this big goal in March! I have never ran in an organized race so this will be really exciting on so many levels.
My manager said to me, "I think you were supposed to be born in the 1800's or something." This was after I told him that I got a sewing machine for Christmas(!) and my co-worker's love to poke fun at how conservative/old school I am. I can't help it if I love Frank Sinatra, record player's, sewing, blogging, reading and all that good stuff. Ok, so maybe I was supposed to be born in the 1950's....sometimes I wonder but regardless my co-worker's got a really good laugh at how excited I was about my sewing machine. Umm, hello now I can start sewing fabulous things like this:
All of the images were taken from Anna Maria Horner's blog. Check it out! She has amazing fabric and sewing patterns. I can't wait to start sewing!! And if anything I make comes out half as fabulous as the things in these pictures then I will be really impressed with myself.
I'm on day 2 of 1/2 marathon training and it's 36 degrees outside. Yikes! Enjoy your beautiful day however cold it might be outside!!
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TERA Beta Keys
One of the few games I've been looking forward to launches sometime this June, but MMORPG.com seems to be on a beta key drought as of late. Fortunately there's Curse.com for the pinch hit with some beta keys just in time for phase three testing next weekend (that's 3/9, folks). No guarantees on duration, quantities or the freshness of this link, so hit it up while you can. Oh, the download is a tad large, so best start now :)
Just in case, here's the offical website beta signup, though i haven't had much luck with that yet.


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When Nora was in fourth grade she went to a sleepover at one of her friend's houses AND, although she didn't know it, her friend had lice at the time. Nora didn't bring her own pillow to her friends house, why would she, and so she borrowed one off her friend's bed. Of course, there were lice and lice eggs in the pillow, and they just marched on over and there you go, she got lice.
Her parents tried all kinds of things to get rid of the head lice, and worked really hard to comb them out and shampoo with all this medicated stuff, and then, right in the middle of all of that, her brother came in scratching his head, a lot.The lice had spread.
Eventually, and after all kinds of treatments, Nora and her family got rid of all the lice. The only person she spoke to about it was the friend who she had caught them from, and that was mostly to make sure that she took care of the problem if there still was one.
But one day, while Nora was talking to her friend about it in the school bathroom, this other girl was in a stall and they didn't know. This girl had started hanging out with all of Nora's friends, and she overheard that Nora had had lice and she snuck out of the bathroom and told all of Nora's friends about it.
Every time Nora would walk over to her she would give Nora this weird disgusted look and then she would just slowly back away. She would go whisper things with Nora's friends and Nora knew she was telling them all about the lice and making a really big deal about it. When Nora would come over to all of them, they would just run away, or make excuses and leave....
This girl kept using Nora's lice as a way to take her friends away from her, and made them all act like Nora was gross or something. It wasn't fun, and it made Nora really upset and alone most of the time - all because she had head lice, and even though she had gotten rid of them.
The rumors got so bad that one day a teacher even sent her home because they thought they saw lice in her hair. It wasn't true, she didn't have lice anymore, but nobody seemed to care, and that made going to school every day a bit of a challenge.
After a while the rumors seemed to die down and Nora made her way happily to fifth grade. But, early in the school year, she was sitting in class before it started and this one boy - the class clown - started going behind everyone at their desks and patting them on the heads - like that old game of duck-duck-goose.
And then, when that boy got to Nora, that same girl was there and she said, so everyone could hear it "Oh, I wouldn't touch Nora's head if I were you!" Nora couldn't believe it, after all this time, here she was again in a new grade and a new year starting it all up again. Nora burst into tears, right there at school, in class.
This girl just continued running away and starting rumors and Nora felt like she had lost all her friends. She was so upset and luckily a teacher noticed what was going on, and the school counselor who she ended up talking to about it and who stepped in to make things right.
That girl who had been causing all the problems at school and with Nora's friends went to her and apologized and not long after that they actually became good friends.
The best advice Nora can give? Bring your own pillow when you go to your friend's house for a sleepover, oh yeah, and don't spread rumors about people.
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Inter-dependence, collaboration, conflict resolution, trust & communication are some of the lessons awaiting your team on a safe, fun, challenging and incredibly rewarding wilderness offsite adventure.
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I believe "setting the budget" should be on top of the list. Having this on top of your list will definitely make preparations less stressful.
And oh… set the budget and be sure to stick to it 🙂
Great ideas that make a big difference.
Wedding planning doesn't have to be tough. Take the edge off with these tips:
Yes, I said borrow! Kirstie Kelly allows brides to borrow her gowns and try them on in the privacy of their own home or invite friends and family over for a viewing party! Whichever you choose, you're not limited to only the selection of the gowns in your nearby bridal salons.
Yes, they'll know to take pictures of your cake cutting or of your first dance… but they may not know you want a picture with your Great Aunt Sally and you will likely not remember on the day. It's helpful to your planner/photographer to have the list, and it ensures you get all the shots you want!
When it comes to popular trends you like and want to incorporate into your wedding, the best piece of advice I can give is to do so sparingly. For example, if you love ombre, not everything in your wedding needs to have ombre. Pick a few elements (like your escort cards, or table runners) to bring in the trend. It'll make a statement without being too much!
Whichever you choose, you're not limited to only the selection of the gowns in your nearby bridal salons.
Schedule your hair and makeup trial the same day as your engagement pictures shoot. That way you kill two birds with one stone and look great doing it!
You may already know the photographer you want to use, but it's important to layout your financial plan before spending any money.
Weddings can sometimes become all about "me/we" when planning them, but it's important pay it forward during this special time. I've heard of brides volunteering as part of the bachelorette party or making a donation to charity in lieu of favors. However, one of my favorite ways to give back is with OneHope Weddings wine. Half the proceeds from each bottle sold goes to charity, and each variety supports a specific cause (ie: their Chardonnay supports breast cancer research, their Zinfandel supports the troops, etc). Since you already have to purchase wedding wine, it makes the experience a little sweeter knowing you made a difference.
I believe "setting the budget" should be on top of the list. Having this on top of your list will definitely make preparations less stressful.
And oh… set the budget and be sure to stick to it 🙂
I wish I'd seen this before I got married! I'm going to share this with my colleague who's getting married in a few months. Hopefully it's not too late for her to implement some of these ideas. 🙂
Fantastic tips! Wedding preparations are really stressful! As a matter of fact, the moment a woman get engaged, she's feeling that stress. She's overwhelmed with the upcoming "big" event (though it will be in 2-3 years time).
The moment I got engaged, I had a visualization of a perfect wedding. It was not time constraint because I had over a year to prepare. Budget was not much of an issue, but I really tried to stick to it. I wanted to be the most beautiful and glowing wife 🙂 I was a wedding planner and organizer for a number of years before I got married so I had a clear idea on how things work and what I need to do. But it felt very different preparing my own wedding.
I would have to agree with tip #3, wedding apps are wonderful help in this big event preparation!
Definitely sharing this with my recently-engaged sister! A lot of times brides want to run everything on their own, but we all know if you try to bite more than you can chew you might just find yourself in deep problems. Planning takes time, effort, and a little bit of stress can be healthy – you just need to make sure you are not too stressed to the point you're not thinking straight.
#10 is a great idea to ensure that there's at least one moment you can take for yourself to enjoy.
I love #10. The consensus for many brides seems to be that the actual wedding day is a blur. Taking some time before greeting guests is a great way to ground yourself and take it all in. After all of that planning: you're here! It's happening!
I know weddings can be very stressful to plan. But with these tips it can help brides-to-be ho w to effectively plan their time. I really think having a professional planner can help with the stress of planning a lot!!!
I know planning weddings are very stressful moments. Hopefully with these tips bride-to-be's can be well informed and plan strategically. Hiring a professional planer can take off a lot of stress!
This article was so cute! I learned so much! Thanks for writing 🙂


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Google was set to have an all-hands meeting of its 60,000 employees today to talk about the recent diversity uproar set off by James Damore's viral memo. Damore said there were reasons why females are under-represented at Google, among them the fact that the gender is more prone to neuroses. Views like that one led to Damor's firing and subsequent embrace by conservative outlets like Breitbart News.
"Googlers are writing in, concerned about their safety and worried they may be 'outed' publicly for asking a question in the Town Hall," Pichai says in the email.
Just half an hour before Googlers were supposed to talk it out, CEO Sundar Pichai announced the meeting was off. Members of the alt-right had begun posting pictures and data about Googlers who objected to Damor's treatise in the hopes of embarrassing them and making them targets of further ridicule.
Alt-right poster boy Milo Yiannopoulos posted the Twitter profiles of eight Googlers to his Facebook page with the caption "Looking at who works for Google it all makes sense now . . ." Meanwhile, a message board at 4chan called "politically incorrect" contains names and data for a number of other Google people, apparently to invite scorn and harassment. Here's a sampling from that thread:
After being dismissed by Google for violating codes of conduct, Damore took to Google-owned YouTube yesterday to discuss the memo and the aftermath with alt-right personality Stefan Molyneux.
Read more: The Real Root Of Google's Gender Problem Starts At Birth, But It Isn't Biology


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A non-returnable deposit of 25% of total amount is required when making reservations (or full amount if booked within 28 days of holiday commencing), to be accompanied by completed booking form. Once the booking has been confirmed, you are liable for the full payment in the event of a cancellation. We recommend that you take out holiday cancellation insurance
Balance of charges is payable in cash on arrival at Nant-y-croi or by BACS 5 days before commencement of holiday (if not received, we reserve the right to retain the deposit and re-let the accommodation or pitch).
All cottages are "No Smoking". Ashtrays will be provided for guests who would like to smoke on the patios outside their cottage
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Integrated Advertising Campaign
KIND Snacks
The brief
Ignite was tasked to create a fully-integrated advertising campaign with two goals in mind:
increase social media following by 50% by 2017 and continue growth in 2018
increase household penetration by 20% by 2020
Our brand promise
KIND is MORE
"The Search for More" campaign places ingredients at the foreground allowing KIND's consumer to rely on what she loves now to find what she'll love next.
My Role
As Ignite's art director, I compiled a competitive analysis, wrote the campaign manifesto, developed the look & feel, generated creative executions, and designed the final pitch deck.
I pitched the campaign to the head of integrated communications and the social media coordinator of KIND Snacks® in addition to Tierney executives.
Our campaign was selected as the winning pitch.
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"So much has gone into each snack: vision, passion, purpose, logistics, the hard work of my team, and the ingredients themselves, which you can see yourself through the transparent wrapper. It's a lot to hold in your hand, and I love sharing it with you."
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After graduating from the University of Roehampton with a BA Dance Studies in 2011, Ceyda was invited to spend four months at The State Turkish Conservatoire for Music and Folk Dance in Izmir to train in traditional Turkish folk dance, including Zeybek and Denizli, the dance styles of her heritage. Whilst in Izmir, she taught contemporary dance workshops to degree students, youth companies and dance teachers.
In 2012, Ceyda founded Ceyda Tanc Dance, creating a body of contemporary dance works with influences from Turkish folk culture. Her work has been shown at numerous platforms and festivals across the UK, including several sold-out solo programmes of work at Brighton Fringe Festival. In 2013, Ceyda was commissioned by University of Roehampton to collaborate with MA students at Royal Academy of Music. In 2014, Ceyda was invited to bring a company of artists to Turkey to tour a triple bill at theatres and universities nationally, take part in traditional Turkish folk dance classes and teach contemporary and repertory classes.
As an independent choreographer, Ceyda has been commissioned to create works on students at University of Roehampton, University of Chichester, and colleges across the South East, as well as professional network, Hull Dance. Additionally making work for Lewes College Dance Company and Kingston Youth Dance, and being awarded a commission for MOTUS festival 2015. Since 2012 Ceyda has directed a successful youth dance company, reaching the finals of YDE's U.Dance festival 2013 and 2015, and personally invited by Richard Alston to perform alongside his company in Brighton. Ceyda runs a successful programme of contemporary technique classes in Brighton at several dance academies, schools and colleges and is an Associate Lecturer at University of Chichester. Ceyda has been an Associate Artist at The Point, Eastleigh since May 2016.


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Paris…Louis Vuitton
Distracting himself from hard economic times, Marc Jacobs kept his head in the clouds – and children's books—for his F/W 09 Louis Vuitton collection. The pieces, fit for ladies who lunch, were influenced by the fantasy of Wonderland. Asymmetrical ruching, balloon-like hemlines and exaggerated pin-tucked cap sleeves embellished exquisitely tailored suits. Stylized pearls completed this proper feeling; huge versions appeared on an extra-large pin tucked into coiffs of French twists; multiple strands appeared on belts with one stand-out bead in a pop color, which continued onto necklaces and bags. Bendable black satin "rabbit ears" were twisted around teased buns and silk organza "tails" were obscurely placed on looks throughout the collection. Tucks on satin dresses, gathered tops, and tiered skirts looked sweet. Red capes (possibly borrowed from another fairytale…) were molded at the shoulders to create a sculpted, top-heavy silhouette, layered over collaged tulle and satin skirts. Over-the-knee patent lace up boots along with fingerless gloves brought a tough edge to these fanciful looks.
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - CHKD
CHKD's goal was to fully renovate the very outdated, approximately 15,000 square foot, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) located on the third floor of the hospital. It was the design team's primary goal to create a positive, healing and colorful environment for very sick children while still promoting a calming environment for anxious, stressed-out parents during a very difficult time.
Following comprehensive research for soothing color patterns and shapes, the design evolved into a Northern Lights theme. The concept incorporates color changing LED lighting over the nurses' stations in the suite. This promoted the tranquil but colorful tone for the space. The lighting system is fully controlled by the staff enabling them to establish the mood of the space relative to holidays, events, etc. The Northern Lights concept was carried through to the custom signage and artwork in the entire suite.
The PICU department was gutted to create larger rooms incorporating private toilets and family seating areas from old curtain bay areas that had no privacy. The new rooms were also designed to accommodate isolation patients if required. The old, damaged nurses' station was completely demolished and rebuilt on the same centralized footprint. The position of the rooms relative to the centralized nurses' station provides patients, family and visitors calming visual access to the changing lights above. The modernized nurses' station was further refined to accommodate dedicated docking areas for the equipment away from the path of travel.
Overall, the interior architecture encompasses a more efficient work flow for the staff. The Northern Lights concept was continued at the new family lounge area in the wall colors, furnishings and artwork. The designers created a space to decompress in a comfortable spa-like atmosphere. This area includes a kitchenette and sleep rooms with individual showers and toilets for those parents staying with their children around the clock.
The design team's objective was met by providing a bright, appropriate design for the PICU Department praised by the staff, parents and patients alike. Solidifying the project's success, the international medical gas boom equipment vendor commented that the installation was the best one they had been a part of to date. This project is now being used as a model in their catalog and website for future projects.
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In the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking, the physical layer or layer 1 is the first (lowest) layer. The implementation of this layer is often termed PHY. The physical layer consists of the basic networking hardware transmission technologies of a network.
GLOBAL CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS - Sigfox has an extensive network of base stations all over Europe, which run on a narrow-band (868 / 902) Mhz spectrum. This is a low power alternative to a cellular network. which allows you to send and receive data, and create a low-power wide area network (LPWAN).
Antennas are an enabling technology for the Internet of Things. In order to increase range and efficiency of a given, "end of network," device or hub, it is often important to start with the antenna, due to limitations inherent in physics. Materials used to construct antennas will not likely change as fast as semiconductor materials, meaning that miniaturization will not occur at as fast of a pace. Hence a good rule of thumb for a lot of applications is, "start with the antenna!"
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text: 'Magic + Loss' in The New Yorker! June 14, 2016 Brianna Snyder Louis Menand on Tom Vanderbilt's new book on taste and "Magic and Loss." ...her book (thankfully) is more like an essay than like a treatise. Heffernan is smart, her writing has flair, she can refer intelligently to Barthes, Derrida, and Benjamin—also to Aquinas, Dante, and Proust—and she knows a lot about the Internet and its history. She is good company. Read it all here.


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*OPEN EVENING ALERT* On Wednesday 2nd October Audenshaw School welcome you to join us for our Year 7 Intake 2020 Op… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
School Council
With two representatives from every form, Audenshaw School has a thriving and enthusiastic student council which meets every 6-7 weeks throughout the academic year.
Representatives convene in two separate groups, KS3 and KS4, to discuss their ideas and prioritise the issues they want to raise for further discussion. The whole School Council then meets in order to bring together the ideas of both key stage 3 and key stage 4. Allowing this two way dialogue between students and staff, the School Council enables students to participate fully in school life and have an influence in their school environment. Being a School Council representative for your form offers you a range of opportunities; you are responsible for representing your form and ensuring that all ideas are relayed to the School Council, you can learn new skills – such as negotiating and speaking with confidence, patience and respect for other people views and ideas, and in addition you demonstrate tolerance.
Issues that the School Council has raised or been consulted on this year include:
- Charity initiatives such as Christmas Jumper Day and the Macmillan Coffee Morning
- The school environment, including litter and after-school clubs.
- Picking a new School charity to raise money for – such as Macmillan Cancer Support
- Student voice questionnaire
Issues that the School Council has successfully implemented:
- Selected Macmillan Cancer Support as the charity to represent, who we raised over £1000 for.
- Had a Christmas Jumper Day which raided over £800 for Save the Children, in hope to help child refugees.
- Students can now donate money to both Macmillan and Save the Children by donating their VIVOS.


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By Staff Sgt. Wayne Barnett, Fort CarsonFebruary 2, 2012
FORT CARSON, Colo. (Feb. 2, 2012) -- From the outside, building 1662 looks like any other building on Fort Carson. But on the inside, it's part company headquarters and part Olympic training facility.
The building is home to the World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, which provides outstanding Soldier athletes from all Army components the support and training to compete and succeed in national and international competitions leading to Olympic and Paralympic Games, while maintaining a professional military career.
Since WCAP's inception in 1997, 40 Soldier athletes have participated in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games winning gold, silver and bronze medals.
With the road to the 2012 Summer Olympics already being paved, several of WCAP's athletes are vying for spots on the team.
"The road to the Olympics as a Soldier is not an easy one. They have to be the best of the best and able to compete and win on a national level," said Capt. Jonathan Harmeling, WCAP commander.
"To get to WCAP is extremely hard and our entry standards are very tough," said Harmeling.
A complete list of eligibility and application procedures can be found on the WCAP website at http://www.thearmywcap.com.
"I would recommend that any Soldier looking to join the WCAP join the All-Army Sports Program through the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. That's where they can fine-tune their skills to be able to achieve the high level that it takes to get into the program," said Pvt. Julio Saunders, a WCAP taekwondo team member.
There are currently 12 coaches and 53 athletes participating in a wide array of sports such as bobsled, fencing, modern pentathlon, shooting and many more sports associated with both the Winter and Summer Olympic games.
WCAP also has a Paralympics sports program that includes archery, volleyball and track and field.
"I would tell any wounded warrior not to give up on athletics if that's truly where your heart is, because if it is truly in your heart, you can overcome it," said Sgt. Jerrod Fields, WCAP Paralympian.
Fields, who lost his left leg in 2005 after an improvised explosive device explosion in Iraq, is a 100-and 200-meter runner.


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Not able to attend the upcoming 10th Annual Race and Performance Expo? Our friends over at Car Chix will be at Race & Performance Expo live streaming the event on the Car Chix Facebook … [Read more...]
Motorsports Marketing Seminar – Promoting You and Your Race Team
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Maria Costello Women's Trackdays
Maria Costello Women's Trackdays staged another highly successful workshop event at the East Midlands circuit, just two days after the stars of British Superbikes had battled it out on the twists and … [Read more...]
Alexis DeJoria's appearance at Gino's East
NHRA Drag Racing fans can take part in a special meet and greet opportunity with Funny Car driver Alexis Dejoria's appearance at Gino's East. The top ten-ranked Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny … [Read more...]
Car Chix Ladies Only Drag Race
Our friends over at Car Chix have announced their next Ladies Only Drag Racing event at Bryon Dragway in Byron, Illinois. This event is a special program held for women competing in all levels of … [Read more...]
A Driving Determination: Women in Engineering
Andretti Formula E driver, Simona de Silvestro will be sitting on a special A Driving Determination: Women in Engineering panel to speak about her career journey as part of sponsor TE Connectivity's … [Read more...]
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US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning an ambitious mission involving international scientists to explore the possibility of life on Europa, the moon of planet Jupiter. Continue reading
US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning an ambitious mission involving international scientists to explore the possibility of life on Europa, the moon of planet Jupiter. Continue reading
Russian researchers say they have brought up fresh samples of clear ice from Antarctica's Lake Vostok, a huge reservoir of freshwater more than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) beneath the surface.
(NBCNews) Lake Vostok could contain water and perhaps living organisms that have been sitting undisturbed in the deep dark for up to 20 million years. The drilling operation also could set a precedent for far more ambitious efforts to find life beneath the ice of the Jovian moon Europa or the Saturnian moon Enceladus.
Because of the potential for contamination, scientists have been taking extreme care at Lake Vostok, which is situated 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) east of the South Pole. A year ago, the Russian drilling team reached the lake and brought up water samples. Some of the water was even served to Vladimir Putin, who was then Russia's prime minister and is now the country's president. But it wasn't clear whether those samples were actually from the lake or from the glacier above the lake, the Russian news service RIA Novosti reported.
This year's drilling operation is aimed at bringing up samples that can be linked more definitively to the lake itself.
"The first core of transparent lake ice, 2 meters long, was obtained on Jan. 10 at a depth of 3,406 meters," Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute said in a statement. "Inside it was a vertical channel filled with white bubble-rich ice."
The institute said that drilling operations would be extended another 24 meters with the existing cables, and that new cables were being delivered to the Vostok research station. The core samples were to be subjected to chemical and biological analysis.
Lake Vostok is about 160 miles (250 kilometers) long and 30 miles (50 kilometers) wide, making it the largest of Antarctica's nearly 400 subglacial lakes. Last year's drilling operation drew up samples from a depth of 12,366 feet (2.34 miles, or 3,769 meters). In October, Russian team members reported finding no native life within those samples. They said the only microbes they detected were traced to contaminants from the drilling oil.
The lake could serve as a laboratory for studying what Antarctica's climate and ecosystem was like millions of years ago. It may contain creatures unlike any that exist today. And as ambitious as all that sounds, the Vostok operation is seen as a mere warmup for future sampling missions to Europa, Enceladus and perhaps other icy moons in the solar system.
Planetary scientists see ample evidence that liquid water exists on those worlds, miles beneath the icy surface, and astrobiologists have theorized that internal heat may provide enough energy for organisms living within those hidden oceans.


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St. Anthony, Altamont Claim Soccer Victories
Published on October 4 2016 7:59 am
Last Updated on October 4 2016 12:28 pm
Written by Millie Lange
HARRISBURG -- Effingham St. Anthony High School traveled to Harrisburg and blanked the homestanders 7-0 in soccer action Monday.
"It was a long long drive to Harrisburg, but the weather was perfect for a couple games of soccer," said St. Anthony Coach Eric Morales. "After a long week rest of no games and just practices, we were ready for action and thirsty for another win. Right away we began to really work the ball and put the game into their favor. Ryan Kruger started out the push with a nice breakaway toward the goal only to find his finish just wide. On the turnaround off the goal kick, Ryan tracked down the ball again and dashed his way to the goal for another shot, only to bounce it directly off the keeper's chest. But Ryan was able to track it back down and poke it back in off the rebound for our first goal 1-0.
"Just minutes later, Donovan Hammer also found himself on a breakaway, also finding the goalie's chest, but Alex Deters was right there to put the rebound goal right in. We continued to set the pace moving the ball at will, pressuring and pressuring the goalie, racking up 25 shots, 20 of which were on goal."
The Bulldogs closed out the half with another Kruger shot and a goalie block, but Kruger followed up his own shot for another Bulldog goal going up 3-0 before half.
"We came out in the second half even more fired up and ready for another half," said Coach Morales. "Shortly into the second half, Kruger took the ball all the way in for a nice goal opposite side of the goalie to put the Bulldogs up 4-0, making that a Hat Trick for Kruger. Six minutes later, Kruger got a nice through ball at midfield beating the defense and dribbled down right side beating the keeper but shot just shy of the goal. Moises Lemus followed right behind to poke the ball in for a 5-0 lead. Donovan Hammer later found himself with a breakaway of his own and found the back of the net for a 6-0 lead. To round out the night, Hammer was able to find the back of the net one more time to finish the onslaught of scoring with a 7-0 win.
"All three goalkeepers for us were able to see the field. Only Derek Kruger had one save. Our defense once again had a great showing only allowing Harrisburg two shots on goal all night. All-in-all we came to play today and it showed. I'm very proud of their hard work, dedication, especially after a long drive to the game and home."
The Bulldogs moved to 14-0-3 on the season.
At Altamont
Altamont High School scored only one goal but that was enough in a 1-0 win over Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran in soccer action Monday.
Jesus Flores tallied the lone goal for the Indians in the first half. Altamont had 39 shots, 14 on goal. Sam Childerson had nine saves. The Indians improved to 8-7-1 on the season.
CORL had 16 shots, nine on goal and 13 saves.
Altamont also nabbed the junior varsity match 4-0 to improve to 2-4-1.


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Collection 5934: Introducing Windows Server® 2008
In this online collection composed of five clinics, you are introduced to the new features and functionality in Windows Server 2008. This includes server virtualization, security and policy management, branch office management, centralized application access, and server management. This online collection is composed of a rich multimedia experience. It is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in the new features and functionality in Windows Server 2008. To get the most out of this collection it is recommended that you have experience implementing Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003. |
Clinic 5935: Introducing Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008
Clinic 5936: Introducing Security and Policy Management in Windows Server® 2008
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Limited edition, small batch and made in LA, Rivet & Thread jeans are crafted with best-of-the-best denim, giant machines—and a bit of elbow grease. We went behind the scenes at our denim studio—where the same family has been making jeans since 1975—to see the magic happen. Spoiler alert: They really know what they're doing.
Choose the fabric. Sample yardage is tested from Rivet & Thread's favorite Japanese mills—Kaihara and Mitsui, to name two—and then selected for each style.
Cut the jeans. Each pattern is developed by an artisan who's been in the field for decades and helps to nail that vintage look our Rivet & Thread denim is known for. Operating the cutting machine requires serious protection (see the metal gloves?).
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Add final touches. All Rivet & Thread rivets, buttons and zippers come from Italy and have a patina that mimics the natural fades only found in vintage denim.
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PUNE, India (Reuters Life!) - On a regular school day, four-year-old Kush Bhattacharya can leave his mathematics class to run barefoot on grass, hide from his friends in a cave made of cow dung and return to recite nursery rhymes in a red bus that doubles up as a classroom.
Kush is a student at the Aman Setu school in Pune, an educational and technological hub three hours drive from Mumbai.
Almost every part of the school premises is made out of recycled material, including roofs made out of old hoardings, walls built from plastic bottles and hand-stitched uniforms made out of eco-friendly 'khadi', or handspun, cloth.
"It isn't a marketing thing, it's what we believe and how we live," says Madhavi Kapur, who started the school in 2008 with just four students. The school now has more than 140 students studying up to grade five.
"We didn't have too much money to begin with, and one of my (former) students, who is an architect came up with the idea of using recycled materials to build the school on a piece of land leased to me by my brother," she said.
Starting off with a modest 600,000 rupees ($13,500) Kapur and architect Saurabh Phadke devised ways to build walls from mud and old cement bags. They were then tamped down and plastered with mud.
Consisting of just two one-storeyed structures which house four classrooms, students at Aman Setu, which means bridge of peace, sit on rattan mats on a cowdung-plastered floor, use text books handed down from other students and grow their own vegetables in a small garden.
Children get to feed fish in a tank, watch a robin's egg hatch and travel to school by community transport - all in an effort to make them more environmentally conscious.
Kapur also acquired an old bus from the government transport authority, stripped it down, and refurbished it as a classroom.
"We don't mind them walking out of a maths class, feeding their favorite fish, taking a barefoot walk in the grass and then coming back in. We want them to be one with the surroundings," says teacher Bano Bhagwat, as she teaches a gaggle of excited kids how to make lemonade.
It might sound like a school straight out of a fairy tale, but it wasn't all smooth sailing.
"Parents weren't willing to send their kids to a school which had an old bus doubling up as a classroom. We started off with just four students, and I've had a hard time convincing parents that it was a safe environment" Kapur said.
Now that the school has grown she has an entirely different problem persuading parents that they should not tear down the concrete building down the road — into which they have already moved some classes — for a more environmentally friendly structure.
"We have moved to a bigger structure down the road. But that is a concrete building, and parents don't want their kids to move there. They want me to stay here." says Kapur.
"Now, they are giving me lessons in the environment. But for me, tearing down a concrete structure is also not ecologically sound."
For now, Kapur hopes to replicate her eco-friendly teaching methods at the concrete school as well, with plans for a rain water harvesting facility, a vegetable garden, and of course, a fence made of old plastic bottles.'
"This is a way of life, we plan to continue it no matter where we go," she says.
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TypePad drives me BAT.SHAT.CRAZY! They are always "improving" crap without FIXING the MAJOR problems! How in the hell does that work again????????????
How do you CLAIM to have the #1 business blogging service when the #1 smart phone used by the business community, the BLACKBERRY, can't be used to even simply read comments or even MAKE comments?
How in the SHAT did it come about that you can no longer reply to comments via email?
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I stand at the kitchen sink and peer out the window, taking in the show.
Trees are ablaze with red and orange. The sunlight shadow-dances across the lawn. Acorns fall onto the barn roof with a steady bing bing bing. Leaves rain down and blanket every inch of the yard. Squirrels dart and dive. Lighter limbs sway in the wind.
Fall is absolutely here!
So we go out into the afternoon sunshine to uncover and marvel, search and savor. We bring along a list to guide us and check off, but we don't really need it. It's just for fun.
My little scavenger marches around the yard and all through the woods, squealing with delight at each new find. He hollers look at this! and I found one! and wow, so pretty! and we add it to the bag of fall's gifts.
We are beauty seekers. There are more treasures around us than we could ever pen out on a piece of paper. God is so kind and generous and wonderful to share this autumn season with us!
He invites us to marvel and enjoy.
He promises that we will find Him there. And we do.
In everything, He is there.
We tuck pieces of gold into our pockets to press in heavy books and keep as reminders of His brilliant love, His abundant grace, His wonderful works.
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. - Romans 1:20
Have you been outside celebrating fall beauty this week? What have you uncovered?


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As musicians there's always something that we can practice, but as percussionists the task of practicing can seem overwhelming at times. I often thought, "How am I going to practice all of these in time for (blank)?" This question arose when I started watching the television show Avatar the Last Airbender. The premise of the show is that a child, Aang, has to learn and master four different fighting styles, in only one year, in order to save the world from an evil conqueror (very very good show). Obviously, we don't have to save the world after we practice (at least not in the same sense), but sometimes it can certainly feel that way. So, I watched this show seeing myself in the character, and I was genuinely interested in how he would accomplish this daunting task.
The key for Aang's "multitasking" was to find as many common threads between styles as possible in order to make learning, mastering, and switching between them easy and automatic; in some cases he had to find opposites as well in order to understand certain styles better. For us, our common thread is the snare drum and by incorporating the most basic elements of stick control in everything we do, it will make practicing multiple instruments a lot easier. In my case, I practiced stick control obsessively because I believed in that principle whole heartedly, and even as I practiced other instruments, I tried to make it feel as if I was just playing snare drum. I'll describe this thought process starting from the "closest" techniques to snare, to the farthest.
Mallets were where I really started to use this idea. Its hand to hand motion directly stems from stick control, and the main difference between the instruments is the rebound and horizontal motions. Here the fundamental idea that akes mallets easier is the full and up strokes, getting off the bar equally or faster than you arrived to it. So, I would practice my up strokes, first thinking about the snare drum, and then thinking about the mallets. The more comfortable you become getting to and from the bar, the easier it will be to move around the instrument, essentially by not taking too much time in any given spot or position. From here, you now have stick control, a different feel of the rebound, and horizontal movement at your disposal to use.
You can now apply both of these to timpani. Again, stick control can be a starting point, but the rebound is......weird. It's not as "dead" as a xylophone, but not as bouncy as the snare drum; it's often in between the two. Also, the horizontal movement can be applied, though this it's on a much wider scale, and includes the rotation of the torso, not just the arms. Hopefully you can start to make more connections like this across all the instruments, but the starting point can always be stick control. As you warm up, use this time to go through the "different" sides and feels of the instruments, so when you do get to them you won't feel like they are a completely new or different task. Yes, they all have their individual challenges and traits, but they all are based around the same principles: approach to the instrument (character), preparation of the stroke (to get ready to play that character), the stroke itself, contact to the instrument (length of time the object remains on the instrument), follow through (the body's response to the impact), rebound (the object's and instrument's response to the impact), and the reload (for the next prep).
For me, I spent a long time figuring out variations of these principles on snare drum and put together combinations that would work out for other instruments. The better I got with, the more I would do variations based on any instrument and transfer that information to others, and the cycle would go on. Before long, every instrument influences the next in some way, and a place to try this is snare drum and timpani or xylophone. I found that playing snare drum as if it were a timpani helped free up my playing and my variety of sounds, which almost automatically helped all the others. So, I didn't have to spend an hour working on a tambourine stroke, but maybe I spent 10 minutes translating the information into "tambourine." Also, since timpani forces you to use arm to get around, cymbals can benefit from this as well. Granted, the mallets are not 15lbs+, but the engagement of the arm is key for cymbals to work well. Paying attention to that and the strokes that produce good sounds on timpani, generally full strokes, up strokes or extremely bounced down strokes (not a dead, harsh throw), gives you a sense of what will work for cymbals.
In a way, you are multitasking without jeopardizing any individual instrument's growth, and by doing this each one can develop more equally. It often feels like we put so much stock in snare drum or mallets and when we go to our technique bank, tambourine and bass drum are pretty much empty. I'm definitely suggesting to not think of each instrument as a separate subject, even though on some level they are. Four mallet technique can influence your tambourine roll, your snare drum roll can influence your cymbal crash, and your timpani playing can influence your xylophone. Definitely set aside time to literally practice each instrument (maybe doing the strongest and weakest instruments back to back), but keep in mind as you do this that, within one of them, all the others reside. Happy practicing.


text: With one week to go until the opening of 'Love Flows Both Ways', we are well into the process of getting everything ready for the pop up gallery opening next thursday, October 7th. We will hit you with installation shots soon, but first, we promised you a peek. Here is a little taster of what is to be expected in the show... Hungry for more? Keep an eye on the blog and our flickr for additional behind the scenes pics coming soon.


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Samana, Dominican Republic, is a natural treasure of this beautiful island. Wild, verdant, with coves, bays, waterfalls, mountains and awe-inspiring views – there is lots to explore. It is known for its wading and body-boarding beaches, nature trekking and whale-watching.
It is for independent travelers, and thousands of Europeans have come as tourists and stayed, setting up businesses that give Samana its cosmopolitan vibe. Samaná City is the provincial capital; Las Galeras is the base for visiting the famous Playa Rincón beach; and Las Terrenas is the main tourist center, but still retains an easygoing beach town feel, with some great shops, restaurants and bars.
Samaná has its own international airport at El Catey (AZS). Cruise ships arrive mainly in the winter season docking offshore near Cayo Levantado. Many cruise ships stop here for a afternoon swim. Snorkelling is very good and waters are calm. They filmed Bacardi rum commercials here in the 70s.
Cayo Levantado island, also knowned as Bacardi island is located in Samana Bay, at a distance of only 7 Kilometers (About 4 Miles) from the Port of the town of Samana. This is a "not-to-be-missed" place to visit when vacationning in Samana. Cayo Levantado is a tiny island of about only 3 square kilometers in size. We can easily say that this is the BEST BEACH near the small town of Samana, pure white sand beach with crystal clear waters that is totally idyllic, gorgeous and exceptional… paradise truly found.
There are actually 2 beaches on Cayo Levantado island, one that is open to the public and the other one that is private and accessible only for the guests of the Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado hotel. On the public beach side you will find many restaurants serving fresh fish and seafood caught the very same day, small bars with tropical drinks and nice cold beers and also many shops selling authentic hand made artifacts from Dominican Republic. Public bathrooms can be found in two different places on the island, you can also pamper yourself with a relaxing massage done by professionals.
Cayo Levantado island is also knowned as Bacardi Island because of an advertising campaign done for the Bacardi rhum in the 80's. Something very unique on the island is a small aquarium area with Sea Lions that are brought out swimming in the waters of Cayo Levantado public beach to perform, entertain and do private photo sessions for guests and tourists alike.
The island is only accessible by boat, most departures are from the main dock of the Port of Samana town, on a 50 foot vessel serving the island every day, cost per person is about $8 USD for round trip leaving around 10:00 AM. You can also arrange a private trip by talking to the locals at the main dock of Samana who will take you there on their small 18 foot boats ( called Yolas ), prices will depend on your group size, your personnal schedule and your negociation skills.
You can visit this link to see what things you can do in Samana.


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See for yourself. Get a glimpse of the caliber or our restaurants and bars in the video below.
Panache is ideal for entertaining guests, offering everything from our extremely popular Sunday Brunch to lavish lunches and inspired dinners – all within a gracious, elegant setting overlooking the golf course.
For lunch or dinner, MyPi Restaurant at The Sports Center, our casual poolside cafe, offers a unique selection of pizzas, delicious burgers and oversized sandwiches. Onyx Lounge, adjacent to MyPi, serves up mixologist-curated cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres nightly. Splash, our poolside snack bar offers an array of fresh salads and sandwich. Whether you're between rounds or looking for a place to gather with friends, Mr. D's is the go-to spot for drinks and delicious casual bites.
A fine dining restaurant specializing in USDA Prime Steak and the freshest seafood. Located in the Golf & Activities Center, it offers our members a sophisticated and elevated dining experience. Prime Cut features an extensive wine list and elaborate cocktail menu. The Wine Cellar stands 11 feet high with 1,800 bottles from around the world.
Our casual Sports Bar with full circular bar and offers quick dining, featuring The Deli Bar, The Diner with an omelet bar, Josie's Pizzeria and from the menu we are also feature Burgers, Nathan Hot Dogs, grilled items, salads and outside dining overlooking golf practice facilities. The dining area includes 42 TV's and a large video wall for sporting events viewing.
Golf course casual "19th Hole", fast paced lunch dining. Featuring "scoop station", burgers, salads, outside dining, popular daily happy hour with hors d'oeuvres.
Classic fine dining within the Country Club. Featuring lavish buffets and wood burning grill. Panache features our monthly dinner dances and wine nights. Serving Lunch, Dinner, Sunday Brunch
Casual a la carte high volume cafe overlooking our Aquatics complex, featuring a pizza bar, burgers, salads, ribs, MyPi favorites and outside "On the Rocks" patio.
Quick, breezy, pool side snack bar, featuring, sandwiches, salads, burgers, snacks, smoothies and soft service frozen yogurt.
Country Club Lounge adjacent to and servicing Panache while our members entertain. Featuring a full bar, hors d'oeuvres 5-8:30PM, live music with dance floor.
Full bar with live music and dance floor next door to MyPi. Casual, quick, lite hors d'oeuvres 5- 8:30pm, late night Happy Hour 9pm-close, dessert menu 8-10pm.
Located in Prime Cut, our Lounge offers magnificent views of our golf course and signature Prime Cut Bar. Featuring an elaborate hand crafted cocktail menu, the Prime Cut Lounge offers our members the option to enjoy late night drinks and live music.


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Nobel Prize awardee, Robert Zimmerman
Over the years I've posted plenty on Dylan. Without a doubt the one I remember the most from all the way back in 2009 is: "YouTube orthodoxy and Saturday miscellania." The occasion was an interview he'd done with Douglas Brinkley for Rolling Stone. Here's an excerpt:
Douglas Brinkley, who interviewed Dylan for Rolling Stone, writes: "I decide to push him on the importance of Christian Scripture in his life. 'Well, sure' he says, 'that and those other first books I read were really biblical stuff. Uncle Tom's Cabin and Ben Hur. Those were the books I remembered reading and finding religion in. Later on, I started reading over and over again Plutarch and his Roman Lives. And the writers Cicero, Tacitus and Marcus Aurelius...I like the morality thing'." Here is where Dylan says something so wise and concise you might miss it: "People talk about [morality] all the time. Some say you can't legislate morality. Well, maybe not. But morality has gotten kind of a bad rap. In Roman thought, morality is broken down into basically four things. Wisdom, Justice, Moderation and Courage. All of these are the elements that would make up the depth of a person's morality. And then dictate the types of behavior patterns you'd use to respond in any given situation. I don't look at morality as a religious thing"Dylan's view on morality is really quite Catholic, rooted as it is in natural law.
I'm going then with two for our early Friday traditio. First, Bill Murray and Bob Dylan doing a duet of sorts on "Shelter From the Storm" in Murray's recent movie St. Vincent, a very good film, one I highly recommend:
Followed by Bob himself with a fairly rousing rendition of "Shelter From the Storm":
It's easy for me imagine the "she" in this song as our Lady. It's the month of her Most Holy Rosary, pray it daily.


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My recent journey with less
Being the driver of a Smart car can lead to a lot of questions: How much gas mileage do you get? Is it safe to drive? How do you fit anything in that thing???
The answer to all of the above: around 40 mi/gal; it is safe (feels like driving a sedan—you don't really notice the difference); and I gave away 99% of all the things I owned when I moved away from Oakland last July—so everything I own literally fits in the trunk area of that car.
The next question to understandably follow is: What is it like owning so few things?
The answer: pretty freaking great.
And I've realized a few take aways:
I already knew this, but now I *know* this in a much more intimate way: in America we live in a highly driven capitalist/materialist society.
I always considered myself a relatively frugal person, but now that my salary is crowdfunded, I am extra watchful. I have a strict policy of any time I need to buy something, I exchange it for something that is no longer useable. The last major personal material purchase I made was for a new pair of work flats back in October—the old ones were super worn out and needed to be replaced. So, goodbye to the old shoes and in with the new—and no added weight acquired.
It actually feels really good to be so mindful of my "spending power"—I've even noticed myself being more critical of print and media advertisements (e.g. Why are they trying to sell me this crap? Is there really a need for it?). I've started the practice of jotting down something I may need (that isn't an essential basic personal item/necessary office supply) and revisiting the list in a few weeks to see if I still really need that item. It's really helped me to think more methodically and deliberately about finances, which has strangely been more freeing even though I am on a super tight budget.
It also frees me up to think about other stuff.
Because the only significant material asset I possess is my car, I don't spend a lot of time caretaking any material possessions. (And when I do need to take care of my car, it feels strangely different from the rest of my routine because I virtually have no other material things I am overseeing.) I realllllly like the feel of having fewer material things to worry about so I can focus more about my work, personal life, etc.
I now think of myself as a minimalist and I don't think I'm going back.
How Minimalism Applies in the Legal Clinic Setting
I am still super digging working with the Santa Fe Dreamers Project (SFDP)—it has been so awesome to work with a friend/colleague (hi Allegra!) who has been so generous with her knowledge about running a badass nonprofit. I am definitely learning a lot and taking notes in preparation for my Virtual Law Office (VLO) launch later this year.
SFDP has some amazing and efficient systems that really help to maximize client impact (what it is all about). The organization runs a totally free weekly Friday legal clinic where immigrant youth can come in and initially apply or renew their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) application.
I was stoked to be at the clinic all Friday afternoon volunteering, and was absolutely amazed at how many people were helped last Friday. There were 25 people who received services that day within a 4 hour period. Dang!!!
With an individual appointment system, 25 clients would have taken days to be seen. But with a tightly run clinic setting—clients can drop in at their convenience, and there is a procedure in place for different stages of the DACA application process to maximize efficiency and client empowerment. The client is ultimately responsible for each "phase" of the application before it is complete (and usually comes back during a following week's legal clinic.)
While at the clinic, I listened to stories of immigrant youth talk about their families and their schooling (one of DACA's required elements)—and their plans for the future.
One teenager spoke about her plans to become a schoolteacher and was starting to enroll in pre-requisite classes so that she would be able to major in it in college.
Another youth described his aspirations to join the US military and serve.
And yet another teen described her dream to become a physician assistant, and how she couldn't wait to get started.
There are so many amazing stories of our immigrant youth who are already contributing so much to American society. Receiving DACA allows these youth (known as Dreamers) work authorization in the US and valid social security numbers—tools that allow Dreamers to finish high school, pursue higher education, participate in the local and national economy, and ensuring every individual's right to Dream.
It can be tempting to be sucked into fancy and elaborate legal organization systems—or buying material stuff we really don't need. But at the end of the day—simplicity reigns supreme. Simplicity = higher impact.
With a huge election year (I just can't with the Iowa Caucus last night. Seriously—oye.), the general American public has an opportunity to embrace more inclusive immigration policies for our friends. And it is a pivotal time with the Supreme Court hearing DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents) later this year.
Less discriminatory social policies and immigration laws = a huge net positive in the contributions to American society—to our economy, social consciousness, and so much more. So many DACA applicants have survived a long journey to the United States and are thriving—and have so much to contribute.
Less fear and more inclusion. This is a concept we—as individuals and as a society—need to have at the forefront of our minds, always.
Sending you much love from the wintery corners of Santa Fe!


text: Fighting in the African nation has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced thousands [Reuters]Mediators pressed for a ceasefire in South Sudan as government troops fought for control over the last rebel-held town. Envoys from the United States and South Sudan's neighbours met on Saturday with Riek Machar, the former vice president who heads the rebel forces that have been fighting government troops for the past month, the rebels said. "The American Special envoy to South Sudan and Sudan, Donald Booth together with [regional] mediators travelled to an undisclosed location in South Sudan to meet Dr Riek Machar," said a statement signed by Machar's former press officer Miyong G Kuon. There were unconfirmed news reports that mediators would meet President Salva Kiir on Monday. The meeting with Machar comes as talks in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa appear to be stalling. Mediators for the East African regional bloc IGAD have been trying to incorporate the proposals of both sides into a draft ceasefire document. Fighting erupted in South Sudan on December 15. Kiir accused Machar of attempting a coup, while Machar in turn accused Kiir of using the coup accusation as an excuse to carry out a purge. Ceasefire talks The biggest stumbling block in peace talks is still the 11 Machar sympathisers arrested by Kiir's forces shortly after the fighting began. Machar's side has insisted the detainees should be released so they can take part in the talks, while Kiir is equally adamant they should face justice. UN chief Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have both urged Kiir to free the 11 in order to kickstart the stalled talks. On the ground in South Sudan, the full extent of the destruction wrought during recent battles began to emerge on Sunday. An AFP photographer touring villages around Bentiu, the Unity state capital, which government forces wrested back from rebels on Friday, saw corpses lying in the streets and the thatched roofs of torched mud huts still smouldering. Meanwhile, the Satellite Sentinel Project, co-founded by Hollywood star George Clooney, released images detailing destruction to homes and markets in two towns, Mayom in oil-rich Unity and Bor, the Jonglei state capital, which government forces are trying to take back from rebels for the second time in a month. "Evidence of atrocities against civilians should be collected and used for future prosecution for war crimes. There will be no peace if massive human-rights abuses can be committed with no accountability," Clooney said in a statement. "This time in South Sudan there needs to be an end to impunity." Fighting continued around the flashpoint town of Bor, rebel military spokesman General Lul Ruai Koang told the AFP news agency. "We are still holding our positions, but the government forces are shelling them," he said, adding he did not know whether close combat was also taking place. The fighting has forced nearly 400,000 people to flee their homes and caused "very substantially in excess" of 1,000 dead, according to the United Nations. Of those forced to flee, about 350,000 are internally displaced and the remainder have fled to neighbouring countries. SOURCE: Agencies Politics Africa US & Canada Sudan United States


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Climate delegates agree to extend Kyoto accord
Signatories account for only 15 per cent of global greenhouse emisions
A UN climate conference with nearly 200 countries has adopted an extension of the Kyoto Protocol through 2020.
The 1997 pact, aimed at controlling the greenhouse gas emissions of major industrial countries, expires this year.
Negotiators haggled through the night in Doha to finalize details of a deal that will mean Kyoto continues for another commitment period.
However, the second phase only covers about 15 per cent of global emissions after Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Russia opted out.
The U.S. never joined Kyoto, partly because it didn't include China and other fast-growing developing countries. Canada formally withdrew from the accord a year ago.
Countries aim to adopt in 2015 a wider treaty that would apply to all countries and enter force when the Kyoto extension expires.
Delegates also agreed to postpone until next year discussions on demands from developing nations for more cash to help them cope with the rising costs of mitigating disasters blamed on global warming.


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I'm starting a weekly series called WEEKLY STYLE CROP which will include my top picks at one store or a current style I'm vibing with and kicking it off with what's going on H&M.
I thought of H&M because I wanted some new items to add flair to my room and I've always been impressed with the design and prices of their home section. Their design is a more stylish and paired down version of Home Goods. It's so sad they don't sell home products in store except on the east coast (?) so I just shop online.
I started exploring their swim suits since I loved the $5 one I purchased for Bali and then since it was getting good I looked at everything across their women's section JUST IN CASE. I was impressed with how their pieces look much more expensive a la Reformation or a local indie brand, though I'm sure there was some ripping off involved.
I checked the store in person to try on these pieces and couldn't find more than 3 of these pieces plus the store selection was very basic workwear blasé. There were a couple $5-$7 racks of cool pieces, but the dresses fit weird so I passed. I highly recommend ordering online and returning in store because they do full refunds and these piece are selling out so quickly!
ALSO if you want 15% off your order there's a coupon code 1426 if you use their mobile app to checkout! Otherwise PSA: you can bring 3+ old pieces of clothing from any brand and they'll take 15% off your purchase for their recycling program.
And off to the crop...


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Introducing the Blackhawk 25-Ton Shop Press, an impressive tool for removing or installing gears, pulleys, universal joints, and wrist pins. It can be used for various other press jobs too. The Blackhawk 25-Ton Shop Press is one of the best tools available for bending, bonding, and straightening. It features a multi-position bed that allows you to adjust the working height.
The tool is made of heavy steel and has a 25-ton capacity and a ram stroke of 6 inches. The welded steel body also makes it strong and durable. The minimum working space for this gadget is 2-1/2 inches, and the maximum working space is 34-1/4 inches. Like other Blackhawk products, the Blackhawk 25-Ton Shop Press is "built to last" and will be an asset to your garage or auto body shop for years to come.
Special Features of the Blackhawk 25-Ton Shop Press:
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For the first time, this year, I will be exhibiting artwork at the National Festival of the Arts in Grahamstown from 28 June to 8 July.
The Festival is South Africa's premier arts event, celebrating the arts in a variety of forms. While the main focus is on theatre, dance and music, visual art has an increasingly strong presence. This year for the first time, there is going to be a digital arts exhibition, Creativate. Not ready for that yet, but maybe next year…
I will be exhibiting a range of my work – large and small, paintings and prints – at a venue in the popular Highlander. And… I am going to be selling work at special festival prices for those who want to take their favourite piece home with them.
Hope to see you there!


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In 2 days I will be moving all of my computer stuff to Rist Camp for our annual 5-week getaway at the camp. We will have lots of visitors who will all be the new snapshot picture making fodder.
The written, it should be noted that I have lots of old snapshots made by father of family and friends made while he and my mother were in the Adirondacks on vacation stays. So, it's very fitting and a the-circle-is-complete kinda thing that I am now engaged in the very same snapshot activity which makes, for me, a very interesting and emotional connection to my dad.


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Welcome to Timberline Lawn & RV, Inc., where the variety of powersports products is second to none. Whether you're waist-deep in snow or just looking for a new tractor, we're here to help you get where you need to go. In all of Montrose, there isn't a friendlier or more knowledgeable staff than ours. We're happy to help you find either the perfect recreational vehicle or the parts you've been looking for. Our selection and customer service can't be beat. Check out our New Equipment page to see what we have; and if you need help in making your selection, call or stop in—we're always ready to help!
Look to us for work or play. Our selection of recreational vehicles and farming equipment is designed to accommodate everyone from the farmer, rancher, or outdoorsman, to the weekend warrior and avid sports rider. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff, quick, dependable service department, and affordable prices all come together to make your shopping experience one you'll remember. And you'll be sure to find what you're looking for, with names like Polaris, Kubota, and Woods all in stock. Let Timberline Lawn & RV, Inc. be part of your choice for work or fun.
We are family owned and operated and conveniently located on route 706 east of Montrose, PA. Timberline Lawn & RV, Inc. can provide you with the latest and best in powersports products to make your outdoor living more enjoyable. From the most recent in ATV technology to the hottest new snowmobiles, we can help you find the recreational vehicle made for you. Combine this wide array of selections with our friendly and knowledgeable staff, and we're convinced Timberline Lawn & RV, Inc. will become your only stop for all of your powersports needs.


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Living is easy in this charming bungalow located in the heart of South Tampa, FL! Park the car and enter the home through a custom pergola! Enter into the freshly updated floor plan which encompasses three spacious bedrooms with plenty of room for study, sleep and storage, two full bathrooms, and a unique kitchen design that is sure to impress. Updated tile flooring throughout and high impact carpet in one bedroom. Modern updates in both bathrooms. Every meal will be exciting in this kitchen full of character! New dishwasher included. Enjoy gatherings in the over-sized backyard and turn it into your Florida oasis! Located north of Kennedy Blvd and just south of I-275, this property is walking distance to upscale dining, shopping, and minutes to the University of Tampa, Macdill AFB, downtown Tampa, and St Petersburg. Nearby interstate access to beaches, Orlando, and Disney. Property is in Plant High school district. No HOA or CDD fees. Property sold as is. All measurements are approximate. Owners have never occupied home.
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Preserving hearing is our mission
Oricula Therapeutics, LLC, is working to develop the first medication approved to prevent hearing loss. Our first product will prevent the hearing loss that is a frequent side effect of the administration of an important class of antibiotics, the aminoglycosides. Reducing or eliminating hearing loss as a side effect of aminoglycoside therapy would allow broader worldwide use of these important antibiotics for the treatment of life-threatening bacterial infections, such as pneumonia, endocarditis, neonatal septicemia and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. The FDA has allowed our Investigational New Drug (IND) filing for this product to move forward to early human testing.


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13 high quality metallic styles for Adobe Illustrator. Easy to apply, just type your text and click on the style. Styles are fully vector so you can resize them to any size you want without losing quality.The styles are Copper, Steel, Bronze, Carbon, Gold, Glass, Pearl, Silver, Titanium, Blue, Iron, Brass. You can use them on both text and shapes. Font used: Arizonia ( http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/arizonia )
Whats included: # 1 Adobe Illustrator(.AI) file # 1 EPS file # PDF help file with necessary screenshots to ease your customization.(read me.pdf)


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So many people have asked me about the stringer flow technique that I thought it easiest to repost.
Line up your stringer tightly on thinfire. fire 650/1480/10 no anneal needed unless there is something else in the kiln that needs it. The top temp is determined by how much separation you want. The longer you hold the greater it pulls. Adjust your firing accordingly. After firing they will be very fragile. Take them to a sink and rinse gently using a soft brush on the thinfire. Get it all off. Use on any fused glass project!! Easy peasy. If you have a larger kiln you can do a separate shelf in a normal fuse that is posted higher than the other work so it gets more heat.
I found this fun technique 20 some years ago when I was doing a full fuse on a piece that had lots of stringers on it. The piece blew apart do to improper fast firing leaving the stringers behind on the shelf. Sometimes accidents are the best way to discover something new. I understand Tanya made a video on this technique a couple of years ago. fun stuff. Easy to get a great look!!


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AJW Performance just recently acquired these new headers from Perrin to put on our RSTi build. These headers are a great addition to a Subaru! While you may lose some rumble the added horsepower is enough to bring the smile back to your face.
You can take a peek here to read Perrin's blog post on why the Big Tube Header was created: http://blog.perrinperformance.com/bigtube-equal-length-header/
As for an official description and photos, well peek below.
Equal Length Design
The equal length design of the PERRIN header, produces smoother more balanced exhaust pulses flow from the head to the turbocharger giving you the best of two worlds. Quicker turbo response as well as more horsepower and torque throughout the entire RPM band. While designed to fit to the factory up-pipe, our header will mate with any aftermarket up-pipe that works with the OEM header.
You wont see grossly, way over sized tubing to make our header LOOK better. That just slows down exhaust gases and loses response. The PERRIN Big Tube header uses 1.625″ primary tubing that fits the Subaru exhaust port size. Our larger diameter header was designed for cars making 500+ wheel HP to not sacrifice low end power on cars with big aftermarket turbos installed.
PERRIN Flanges are CNC machined from 304 stainless steel and counterbored on the back side to make smoother transitions. Flange ports sized properly to ensure exhaust coming out of the head has a smooth unobstructed path to the tubes. The ports are not over ported which causes gaskets to burn out quickly.
Oil Pan
Most headers collect on the passenger side of the engine, and due to space constraints, are not equal length, compromising exhaust flow. Because we use the added room provided by the oil pan (only on 2.5L turbo pans), we can create a smooth transition of the header primaries to the collectors, and collectors to up-pipe, providing more power and torque than the competition.
Looking to purchase this part? Check it out in our store! HERE


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I did a look with the Lakme Gold Dust Shimmer Bronzer from the Fantasy Collection. I used only that on my cheeks and no blush.
*Please note that I applied more so that the shade would show on camera.
How to apply: Because it's shimmery, I didn't want to use a dense brush, so I use a small stippling brush/ Duo fibre (Sigma F55). I swirled the brush all over the bronzer and applied it on my cheekbones, nose, chin, jawline,temples and collarbone.