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A frozen elk (Tjälknöl)
Last fall we got a piece of elk meat from a friend, when we were at my partner's country place in Dalsland. Great, I thought, and put the piece of meat in the freezer. First, it lay in the freezer in Dalsland for a week, then I shipped it home in a cooling bag and it ended up in our cabins freezer for a few months, to finally end up in the freezer in our city apartment.
Yesterday I found it and realized that I had a delicacy waiting to be cooked – Tjälknöl. You could translate Tjälknöl into a frozen piece of meat cooked from scratch, from it is frozen, until it reaches the right temperature. This one had been in the freezer for a long time, but when it comes to meat of game, wich is low fat meat, you can keep it for a long time in the freezer. And it looks very fozen…but don´t worry, I´m alive and kickin´.
Tjälknul is a classic and was "invented" by Ragnhild Nilsson, who was married to a hunter. She asked her forgetful husband to thaw the roast of elk in the oven the day before she came home. The old man forgot the roast and it was left in the oven for 24 hours before Ragnhild got back.
To save the meat Ragnhild put the piece of meat in a spicy brine and it turned out great. Mr. and Mrs. Nilsson realized that they just created a delicious dish – tjälknöl.
The dish is originally from the north of Sweden and is a clasic in the Scandinavian cuisine, and can be made with both lamb, beef and other meat of game. The secret is low heat, frozen meat from the beginning and slow cook for many hours. The lower the heat and longer time in the oven, more tender and tastier meat. The brine allows you to spice it any way you like. Think about what's around the elk in the forest, juniper berries, cranberries, blueberries, for example. Garlic and onions gives a little extra flavor and be careful with the salt.
Ad som salty chees cream and sweet sour pickled onions and you´re home. It´s a great buffé dish or as a cold starter…and great if you have forgotten your elk in the freezer.
Here you go!
1-1.5 kg frozen roast of elk
1 liter of water
0,2 cups salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 bay leaf
10 crushed black peppercorns
2 tablespoons crushed juniper
fresh thyme
2 crushed cloves of garlic
pickled red onion
4 small red onions
Fusion for the onions
1dl vinegar
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
0.75 ml crème fraiche
0,5 cup grated cheese
0,5 cup blueberries
fresh thyme
fresh horseraddish
1. Preheat the oven to 70 degrees Celcius/158 F and put the meat in an ovenproof dish. After six hours, put a digital thermometer and let the meat bake until it has a core temperature of 60 degrees Celsius/140 F. (pale pink). It takes abut 13 hours. Do this late at night and you can sleep well until next morning, when the meat is ready. At the same time, boil the brine and let it cool in the fridge.
2.When the meat is ready, put the hot meat in a double plastic bag that is durable (type freezer bag) and pour over the cold brine. Try to get as much air as possible out of the bag. Tie it up and put it in the fridge for 6 hours.
3. Cook the fusion for the onions and ad the onions unpeeled. Cook for five minutes. Strain the fusion and save it. Rinse the onions in cold water and peel the skin. Put the onions in the brine and let it cool.
4. Boil on low heat the crème fraiche and the grated cheese until cheese has melted. Let it cool. Whisk occasionally so the cream is fluffy.
5. Spread thin slices of the elk meat on a serving platter or on the buffet platter. Spred some of the cheese cream on top. Cut the onions in half and spread the onion leaves onto the meat. Top with blueberries, fresh horseraddish and thyme.
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bernie stowe, who had worked for the reds from 1947 until his retirement in 2013, passed away shortly before the start of the 2016 season. the reds added a memorial patch for stowe to their right sleeves for the season, as seen on this 2016 topps update joey votto team franklin
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We are having a Basic Grey card class.
Location: A Place in Time, Kailua.
Cost: $23.00
Please RSVP to me or call Bill to reserve your space. Please bring the following supplies to class:
Your Basic Card Kit supplies which include: A paper trimmer, scissors, both tape and liquid adhesive, pencil and eraser, dimensional tape, tweezers, a scoring device, black ink pad, and baby wipes.
In addition, please include a versamark ink pad, Misti or other equivalent (if you have). Added: stampin up inkpad Chocolate Chip or dark brown ink pad.
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Thank you and I hope to see you all soon!
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It seems there is a lot to be transmitted these days. There is a message from St Germain (felt like he was speaking on behalf of many) that was just posted on In the Company of Angels.
Thank you for taking the time to read it.
Life happened. I apologize for the long delay between these installments. I've actually lived another, profound chapter of this very story since last I wrote here. And now, as they used to say in the old days, back to our story…
Let the Games Begin
The first exercise seemed innocent enough. We did a short drumming and then drew a picture of whatever came to mind when we came out of it. I worked with the person who was sitting close by. I didn't notice who my daughter worked with. When we were back in the room at the end of the day, she did mention that she'd told a woman something and that the person had reacted in a strong way. I wasn't paying attention because I was tired from the long journey to get to the workshop. The brief lapse in attention would turn out to be pivotal, but I didn't understand this until after the adventure was over.
We shared in circle, and crow medicine made a first appearance. There was a flock of them. Many people had crow medicine, or were introduced to crow medicine this first day. Crow came into my life under unusual circumstances, but that is a story for another day. I ran from crow for years, until I finally surrendered to the medicine of crow, and the patient invitation I received from the Crow nation.
One of the best books on animal totems is Animal Speaks by Ted Andrews. Some of the most important things – things also relevant to this story – that he says about crow is that the crow has a certain aura of magic, of mystery about them. Black is the color of creation, of the Great Mother.
Crow has a dominant place in many mythologies. One of their primary qualities, in addition to their intelligence, is their watchfulness. When one is traveling between the worlds, what better companion can we have than crow?
As I re-read Ted's words about crow, I come across a sentence I've underlined in my very dog-eared copy of the book: "Crows have long been considered magical, and my grandfather once told me how even finding a dead crow was a sign of good luck." Well now, I forgot that little piece of information.
Wherever crow visits, there is magic. The crow is a messenger calling to us about the energy of creation and magic that is alive in our world every day. Crow started on the first day here, calling us all – if we had the eyes to see it, the ears to hear it – to the magic that can be accessed whenever humans gather in groups with a sacred purpose.
This was such a group, and I for one at least, was there for a sacred purpose, I just didn't understand it at the time.
We made another journey that first morning, and then it was time for lunch. In the afternoon, we journeyed to find an afterlife guide for our journeys.
I was most interested that my journeys, no matter where we were to travel as a group, tended to have a distinctly Egyptian flavor to them. That was not the focus of the workshop, but it was where I kept going, and I had no control over it. By the middle of the second day, with this distinctly Egyptian theme continuing, I began to have the sense that something was going on. These 'off the reservation' trips I kept taking seemed to have a purpose. It was almost as if it were being orchestrated from another level, by a higher consciousness if you will.
I surrendered to the process, but was distracted by the drama that seemed to unfold at the human level of things. While I was moving through the experience, I was often confused and distressed by what transpired. Every day, every night, I asked for guidance, for clarity, for I know that if we are to understand something, then the Universe will bring us that gift.
If I had one traveler's tip for you fellow seekers of Truth, it would be this: Just live through the experience to the best of your ability. Remain aware. Take advantage of every moment, noting as much as you can about the circumstances, for you know not what will be important to your understanding later.
And don't forget to rewind the experience a few times. You will often find you glean more insight in the process.
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. ~Mother Teresa
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I had a push to write today, and this is what bubbled up.
Perhaps it has to do with the opportunity to observe more interactions between those who are seeking help from a reader, healer or spiritual teacher and the individuals offering such assistance.
I will start by reminding the reader that this is a touchy area, our spirituality, and that there is only one person who can look out for your well-being: you. If you find yourself in a situation where you are abused or taken advantage of by a healer, psychic, or teacher there is no recourse in most cases. And because you are usually more open in this area of your life, you might also be more vulnerable to such manipulation or unethical behavior by a 'spiritual authority' figure.
It's easy to spot – and stay away from – the psychic that tells you you are cursed and that if you pay them a couple of thousand dollars, they will remove it for you. But what about the less obvious situations? What about the experiences that leave you in turmoil or upset, maybe even frightened or confused?
Remember that this 'world' is not filled with people who only have a desire to serve the highest good, or who seek only to uplift and empower others with their work. This field seems to attract many people who have certain (often unrecognized) dysfunctional patterns which actually interfere with their ability to treat clients and colleagues with respect and as equals, or who are perhaps on a power trip. Though they may form only a small percentage of the whole, the damage even a single encounter with such an individual can cause is often long-lasting and devastating.
The most extreme example that comes to mind is the case of self-help guru James Arthur Ray (The Secret) who served 20 months of a two-year sentence for the negligent homicide of three participants at one of his events in Sedona, AZ in 2009. Fifty-six people spent $10,000.- each to attend a five-day 'retreat' where some were willing to shave their heads, to endure extreme conditions in the desert, and who followed Ray into a "sweat lodge" (put in quotes because this was definitely not a traditional Native American sweat lodge) where at least 20 of them suffered severe effects that required hospitalization and three of them died. And Ray? Well, he walked out of the sweat lodge where people were suffering and dying and went to his room and took a shower.
After serving 20 months in prison, he is now free, but the families will suffer the loss of their loved ones for the rest of their lives.
What can you do to avoid a bad experience yourself?
Do NOT go "all in" without knowing someone unless your gut clearly tells you so. ALWAYS take the time to do your due diligence. Ask questions. Get referrals from others who have worked with that person. Do not just take at face value their pronouncements about their abilities or training. Get a feel for how the person presents themselves in their work. Pay attention to any physical response you may have to the person, their promotional materials, or their website if they have one.
Your guides and higher guidance will keep you on the right track. You just need to give them room to work with you. When you are reviewing a person's presentation, if they have 'issues', it will broadcast in their materials, their book, website, and in their persona. You have to pay attention to the signals coming at you.
You may not understand it on a conscious level, but your intuition will let you know. You might find yourself feeling that something is a little 'off' or that you have a feeling of discomfort or unease. Watch for this. You do not need to have an explanation for your feeling, you only need to pay attention and follow your instincts. Your intuition is alerting you, but your conscious mind has not pinpointed what is 'wrong' yet. Trust yourself. You are better off taking a pass, and maybe just watching or waiting or making another choice for yourself that you feel more comfortable with than you would be jumping in with both feet.
To help you with this selection process, here are a few 'red flags' that should cause you to run, not walk, in the other direction:
When you hear: "My techniques are better than the other guy's. I have access to information/guidance that nobody else does. I have special training only available to a select few." No one person has all the answers and no one modality is a one-stop-shop. No person (except perhaps Jesus or the Buddha) can be all things to all people. Everyone has a connection to Source (including you) and anyone can bring through a 'new method'. The important thing to remember is to discern whether this method, this person, is the right one for you now.
When a person seeks to invalidate your experience or perceptions, telling you the way you see things is not correct. If this happens often with the same person, this is an indication of emotional abuse, and can be used to keep you off-center and dependent on their 'work'. A spiritual mentor of any sort should be offering support and encouragement, not making you feel insecure or uncertain about your inner guidance.
Look for the use of the words 'never' or 'always' or 'should' or 'shouldn't'. Any reading or reader or teacher/healer who tells you that there is some sort of deadline or definite time frame for something is not coming from a helpful place. It is often more about their (again often unconscious) control issues. Spirit/God/Source never abandons us, is eternally patient and will not deliver ultimatums.
Does this person allow you to put them on a pedestal? As long as we inhabit a human body, we are not perfected beings for this is the realm of lesson-learning. A person who claims to be perfected or enlightened, especially when this comes with an appearance of being blissed-out (which usually means they are checked out from life) and can indicate a need for adoration or admiration which can interfere with the person's work, and distort their ability to be clear conduits for Spirit.
We all have faults, experience upset, have weaknesses and shortcomings. Some people are just better at presenting a good front than others. Do not let apparent perfection fool you. Before you submit your energy field to the influence of another, no matter who they are, make certain they have the level of integrity and intention that you are looking for.
Sometimes you can tell what something is by what it isn't. ~Kenneth Copeland
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I come here now only to write about the significant lessons I am learning in the hope of bringing understanding to those who read this blog (while it still exists) and with the prayer that – through the sharing of my experience – others may move through similar energies more quickly because there's now a recognition of a familiar pattern.
One of the most difficult lessons I am learning is the lesson of detachment. As I move through this pattern myself, I find myself asking why I seem to be presented with the same situation (wearing a different suit of 'clothes') only this time the energy was turned up another notch. Guess this is one lesson it's more than time for me to learn. We live in a time where all that is not like Light will be revealed so that it can be healed if we choose.
I had the erroneous perception that 2013 was the most difficult year of clearing and learning I'd have to face. Surprise! That was just the prelude to the serious work. (If anyone else is having this experience, at least now you know you are not alone. How many of us heaved a great sigh of relief when 2013 ended, thinking the hard part was over.)
In the words of Mark Cuban: BOOM! Goes the dynamite! If you are an earnest seeker, intent on clearing all that is not in service to your Light's expression, I would not be surprised to hear that you have had an explosion of some sort in some area of your life since the beginning of this year. I would also not be surprised to hear that this upheaval makes anything you experienced in 2013 look like a walk in the park.
I made a difficult decision recently. I felt a lot of nervousness, fear, and even reluctance come up as I considered what was for the highest and best, the greatest good of all concerned. I spent a few days working with the energy and all the 'issues' it brought up for me.
I discovered the core of this situation was all about the people-pleaser in me, the part of me that strives to make sure nobody is upset even when sometimes that effort is in direct contradiction to what I am sensing or feeling is the higher guidance from Spirit. I guess I have been living this conflict long enough. The extreme hyperbole of the situation was impossible to ignore. There was no chance I could rationalize this one away.
My choice to follow the guidance I received despite the concern over what might get stirred up in the community I only recently joined was a huge step forward for me. The energy rippled out in perfect way, of that I am certain. I am also fairly certain, based upon the varied responses, that it stirred up "stuff" for others as well. I hope they can see the tremendous gift, the grand opportunity this is for them, and that they take full advantage of it.
What is the take-away for you, the reader? Just know that when you come up against situations that really activate your reactive nature, recognize it as an opportunity to change that pattern. Choose not to repeat yourself yet again. Take a look at what is going on in your physical, emotional, and mental bodies and know that all of that is affecting your Spirit.
What are you feeling, physically? (Nauseous? Clenching? Are you shaking with 'anger'? Trembling with 'fear'? Do you feel numb or stunned?) Walk into the sensations you are feeling in your body and begin to ask yourself 'Why?'.
What are you feeling, emotionally? Are you 'sad'? Afraid? Angry? Offended? Dismayed? Numb? Disdainful? Call the energy of the emotion up and give it voice. Ask it what it has to tell you about yourself. Listen. Then ask how you can change that. Use your imagination if you have to. And believe what comes to you.
What are you thinking about? Are your thoughts focused on you and your response? Or are they centered on the 'source' of your discomfort, on the person or situation that 'caused' you to have this reaction? This will show you a lot about what you can do to change your response.
For in Truth, NOTHING is about the other person. It is ALL about YOU. So be brave. Step up and own it. If you don't like what you are experiencing, take steps to change it.
Once, long ago, I was shown a lesson by my unseen Teachers the core of which was to show me that energy is just energy. What gives the energy character, texture, and effect, is our response to that energy. So. You don't 'like' what you are feeling? Change it. I know this is easy to say and difficult to do, but the effort is worth it.
The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies. ~Holly Black
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I've been hearing it a lot again lately: something is going to happen, and I need to head for the hills, or stock up on extras, or brace myself for the end that is near. Seems that this round of distress is precipitated by the upcoming Uranus square Pluto early November. This square will be the fourth in a series of seven for this sub-cycle of a larger series of Uranus square Pluto configurations that spans a couple of hundred years before it is complete. Or maybe it's the Comet ISON.
Remember Y2K? How about December 21, 2012? The history of predictions for the end of the world is long and complex. Here are some other examples:
365 CE: Hilary of Poitiers announced that the end of the world would happen that year.
848: Thiota declared that the world would end this year.
January 1, 1000: Pope Sylvester II and various other Christian clerics predicted the end of the world on this date. Riots occurred in Europe, and many Pilgrims headed east to Jerusalem.
1186: John of Toledo predicted the end of the world based on the alignment of many planets.
1284: Pope Innocent II predicted that the world would end 666 years after the rise of Islam.
1346-1351: Various Europeans interpreted the black plague that was spreading across Europe as the sign of the end of times.
1504: Sandro Botticelli believed he was living during the Tribulation, and that the Millennium would begin 3 1/2 years from the year 1500.
October 19, 1533: Mathematician Michael Stifel calculated that the judgment day would begin at 8:00 AM on this date.
February 1, 1624: The same London astrologers who predicted the London deluge of February 1, 1524 recalculated the date after their first prophecy failed.
1656: Christopher Columbus claimed in his book of prophecies written in 1501 that the world would end in 1656.
1666: Some Christians feared the end of the world because of the presence of 666 in the date, the death of 100,000 Londoners from the bubonic plague, and the great fire of London.
1697: Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister, predicted the world would end this year. After the prediction failed, he revised the date of the End two more times.
1757: Emanuel Swedenborg claimed that the Last Judgment occurred in the spiritual world this year.
1805: The Presbyterian minister Christopher Love predicted the destruction of the world by earthquake in 1805, followed by an age of everlasting peace when God will be known by all.
1874: Charles Taze Russell predicted the return of Jesus to occur in 1874 and after this date passed, reinterpreted the prediction to say that Jesus had returned in invisible form, not physical form.
1880: Wovoka, the founder of the Ghost Dance movement predicted in 1889 that the Millennium would occur in 1890.
1910: Camille Flammarion predicted that the 1910 appearance of Halley's Comet 'would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet' but not the planet itself. The comet was said to indicate the Second Coming to many.
Feb 13, 1925: Margaret Rowen, a Seventh-Day Adventist, declared that the angel Gabriel appeared before her in a vision and told her that the world would end at midnight on this date.
December 21, 1954: Dorothy Martin, leader of a UFO cult called the Brotherhood of the Sven Rays, claimed the world was to be destroyed by terrible flooding on this date. The fallout of the group after the prediction failed was the premise of the book When Prophecy Fails, published in 1956.
Feb 4, 1962: Jeane Dixon predicted that a planetary alignment on this day would bring destruction to the world. Mass prayer meetings were reported in India.
1967: Jim Jones, the founder of the People's Temple stated he had visions that a nuclear holocaust was to take place in 1967.
Jun 21, 1982: Benjamin Creme took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times stating the Second Coming would occur in June 1982 with the Maitreya announcing it on worldwide television.
April 29, 1987: Leland Jensen predicted that Haley's Comet would be pulled into Earth's orbit on this date, causing widespread destruction.
April 23, 1990: Elizabeth Claire Prophet predicted a nuclear war would start on this day, with the world ending 12 years later. Her followers built shelters and stockpiled them with supplies and weapons.
May 2, 1993: Neal Chase, a B'hai sect leader, predicted that New York would be destroyed by a nuclear bomb on March 23, 1994 and that the Battle of Armageddon would take place 40 days later.
December 17, 1996: Sheldon Nidle, a California psychic, predicted that the world would end on this date, and that 16 million space ships and a host of angels would arrive.
Jan 1, 2000: Christian authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins stated the Y2K bug would trigger global economic chaos, which the Antichrist would use to rise to power.
May 5, 2000: Nuwaubian Nation: This movement claimed that the planetary alignment would cause a "star holocaust", pulling the planets towards the sun this day.
Other famous predictors of the end in 2000 include: Peter Olivi, Isaac Newton, Edgar Cayce, Ed Dobson, Lester Sumrall, and 18th Century preacher Jonathan Edwards.
2010: The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn predicted the world would end this year.
Aug-Oct 2011: Various sources predicted that the Comet Elenin traveling almost directly between the Earth and the Sun would cause disturbances to the Earth's crust and bring massive earthquakes and tidal waves. Some predicted the comet would collide with Earth on October 16th.
June 30, 2012: Jose Luis de Jesus predicted that the world's governments and economies would fail on this day.
Dec 21, 2012: The Mayan apocalypse, the end of the age at the start of the 13th Baktun.
2021: F. Kenton Beshore places the Second Coming of Jesus between 2018 and 2018 and the Rapture by 2021 at the latest.
2060: Sir Isaac Newton's Biblical research led him to conclude the world would end this year.
2240: According to the Talmud, the Messiah should come within 6000 years from the creation of Adam, and the world could potentially be destroyed 1000 years later.
2280: According to Rashad Khalifa's research on the Quran Code, the world will end in this year.
What was the purpose of this exercise? What are we supposed to do with this recent resurgence of apocalyptic fever? Will the Comet ISON be the end of us? What if it is? Is there, truly, anything we can do to ensure, absolutely, our survival? I am posing a series of hypothetical questions for you to ponder as you make your way through the day.
At the bottom of all the upheaval lies this Truth: all any one of us has to rely on is our own individual connection to our Higher Knowing. No other person can tell you what to do, can tell you what is coming. Only your Creator is the Keeper of the day, the hour, of your transition. Our purpose is to be, each and every moment, the best person we can be despite the circumstances – or perhaps because of them.
Ask in every moment to be shown what is it you need to do next, then set about doing it. We can learn our lessons with ease and grace, or we can learn them the hard way. I've experienced both, and I prefer the ease and grace version.
What is beyond your individual ability to prevent or change, give it over to a power greater than yours. Surrender to the guidance, the well of wisdom that flows from deep within your consciousness. Listen for the whispers of Truth that will keep you moving in the right direction, that will lead you to the fulfillment of your individual purpose for being on this planet at this time.
Don't forget to breathe.
This was a longer 'cup' than anticipated, but now that the cup is empty, I leave you to go have a glorious day. I know I will!
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I went away, and didn't even bother to tell you I was leaving. Sorry. Sometimes life takes us on a surprising detour – or perhaps it's a change in path, I don't know yet. (Truth is, at the time, I didn't know I would be absent from here for so long.)
I promised myself I would not write here based on a certain schedule, but only when I am inspired or have something worth saying. Today I am inspired. I want to talk about the power of a small choice, and the potential it has to create big changes in one's life. Since I am in the midst of the experience, I cannot yet see what 'the ending' to the story is, I can only share where I am in this moment of the process.
What can I tell you that will bring some insight to you as you walk on your path? What is unfolding for me now is, I suspect, the result of my continuing to hold in my heart the desire to find a way to be of service to a larger number of people. It's not like I haven't tried some other paths, modalities or strategies to 'market' myself – which I abhor, by the way, which is probably why it doesn't work for me – but somehow, I've always felt I was trying to force myself into a spiritual shoe that didn't fit…
And there, in those words, I find another powerful insight for myself about my own spiritual path thanks to the thing that took me away from this blog for so long. No, I am not ready to speak about it yet. It is not fully formed or integrated enough for me to want to do that. I have learned some pretty tough lessons from speaking too early about something. Don't want to repeat that one any more.
What is important for this morning's cup is that what is unfolding with lightning speed is a pathway I, at my human level and even with all my attention focused on doing whatever I was guided to do next, did not even see coming. I say to you, hold tight to whatever your dream, your vision for your life is, your heart's desire is. Keep listening, and follow to the best of your ability the calling of your heart even if it appears that you are just stumbling along getting nowhere.
Trust me when I say this to you: one small choice, if it is in response to that heartfelt prompting, can totally change things for you in an instant. As I have said here many times, the Universe will rearrange itself to fit your picture of reality. Change your picture, change your reality, sometimes in a pretty dramatic way.
Now go make your very next, best choice. And may your day be glorious.
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Primo is a new search tool at the Washington University Libraries. It provides one-stop access to the Libraries' collections by searching across hundreds of catalogs, indexes, and databases. It does not include MOBIUS (although it links to MOBIUS like our Classic Catalog) and it does not include the Becker Medical Library Catalog. It does include many articles from Web of Science and Scopus and many other databases but does not seem to include MathSciNet or arXiv. I will post more about coverage and use as I learn more. More info.
Scholarly communications / open access news: I continue to post on the Scholarly Communications @ WU blog. You might want to check out the posts from July: Save the Date: Avoiding Common Ethical Pitfalls in Research, Sept. 9; Visibility and Impact of Your Research.
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The Portland Art Museum and its donors are committed to making the Museum a resource for all.
In fact, approximately 1/3 of all visitors enjoy the Museum for free or receive admission at highly reduced prices.
- Free admission for children 17 and under
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- Free First Thursday – On the first Thursday of each month admission is free from 5-8 p.m.
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- College Creative License – Any enrolled college student can buy an annual pass for the price of a single Museum admission ($20)
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Bad Apple cops $2.55m fine, costs for iPad ads
Apple has agreed to cop a $2.25 million fine and pay court costs of $300,000 for running misleading advertisements on its new iPad tablet computers.
The fine and costs, though, amount to about 30 minutes' worth of Apple's global profit.
The tech giant was taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for billing its latest iPad version as "wifi + 4G" when the device did not work on any existing Australian 4G networks.
Chairman of the ACCC, Rod Sims, said the fine sends a message to all global companies with operations in Australia that marketing material must follow local consumer laws.
''It is a big enough fine for Apple to have their reputation affected. Whether it is $2 million or $20 million, I think the damage and the message it sends are similar,'' Mr Sims said.
''I am delighted that we have been effective and quickly here. We got onto Apple as soon as this came out. I think it shows that we can move quickly.''
The case had been adjourned from last week to allow Justice Mordecai Bromberg of the Federal Court in Victoria to receive some confidential information about Apple's operations in Australia.
The judge said "Apple's admitted contraventions were not trivial" and were deliberate because "Apple's desire for global uniformity was given a greater priority than the need to ensure compliance with the Australian Consumer Law."
Apple Inc's head office supplied its Australian subsidiary and distributors with all on-line and in-store marketing.
However, Justice Bromberg said he agreed with the proposed $2.25 million penalty because Apple was unlikely to repeat the error. And there was no evidence of loss or damage because Apple offered full refunds and only a very small percentage of customers returned their device.
The judge, though, did express concern that Apple's size "diminishes the meaningfulness of the proposed penalty", but added its brand has been damaged by media attention to the case.
Indeed, Apple generated $US11.6 billion ($11.4 billion) in profit during the first three months of 2012. That's the equivalent of about $5.5 million an hour for the period.
The California-based company has a market value of $US547.7 billion - about half the combined share value of Australia's 200 biggest companies.
Apple advertised its new iPad as "Wifi + 4G" from 8 March until the ACCC took it to court on March 28. After that Apple agreed to place notices at the point of sale explaining the devices did not work on any 4G or Wimax networks in Australia. On May 12 it changed the name to "Wifi + Cellular" around the world.
This proposed fine is about half of a potential $4.4 million fine which could have been imposed on Apple for four contraventions of Australian Consumer Law.
The ACCC and Apple had earlier agreed there were four contraventions when it advertised the product online, in signage, in the promotional material provided to resellers, and in the promotional material provided on Apple's website.
Earlier this week the Federal Court issued a similar fine of $2 million to telco TPG which is worth $1.3 billion.
The court declared the carrier falsely advertised an ''unlimited ADSL2'' package for $29.99 a month when it actually cost consumers an additional $60 a month for line rental, plus additional ''upfront'' charges.
Mr Sims said the two fines were about right, despite the differences in the size of the offending companies.
''We would not fine a smaller company $2 million but neither do we rank up [the penalty] up accordingly when we get a company worth billions,'' he said.
In the TPG case Justice Bernard Murphy's decision described TPG's conduct as ''seriously misleading''.
''It involved a deliberate marketing strategy to strongly emphasise the $29.99 component of the monthly price and de-emphasise the real price of $59.99 with the requirement to purchase another service,'' he said.
''The qualifying information was minimised by clever marketing stratagems. As I have said, TPG 's behaviour indicates that there is a risk of repetition of similar conduct by it. Specific deterrence is a significant factor in my assessment of the appropriate pecuniary penalty in this case. In my view it needs to be a penalty that is sizeable for TPG.''
Lucy Battersby has covered trends, technology and telecommunications since joining The Age in 2008.


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Studies have shown that listening to music while exercising results in longer, more strenuous workouts. For most people, that means powering through a workout while listening to loud, fast music. Unfortunately, while a faster tempo might work for aerobic workouts, that fast tempo may be all wrong for weight training. Before starting your workout, plan your music so you can make the most of your session.
Scientist are still studying how music impacts exercise. Research so far indicates that people listening to music worked out for longer and harder than those who didn't listen to music. They also reported feeling that they had exerted less effort, even though the opposite was true.
There are several reasons why music improves exercise. It seems to provide a positive distraction that reduces how much exercisers think about the pain and effort involved in their workout. By providing entertainment, those exercising are less likely to become bored. This helps keep the workout going longer than without music.
Music can also help improve mood. Listening to upbeat lyrics can help cheer up the person working out and favourite songs that are associated with good memories, can also have a positive impact. This can be true even if the lyrics, themselves, aren't particularly upbeat.
People naturally want to move to music. The tempo of the music can be particularly helpful in setting a steady pace when running or other types of steady aerobic workouts. Fast music is probably the way to go while you are on most aerobic workout equipment. Pick a tempo that works for you while on the exercise bicycle, stair machine, or other steady rate workout. If you are doing interval training, incorporate different songs to provide you with tempo changes to keep you going. Between slow walking and a slow job, typically you'll want between 115 – 150 beats per minute. For running, up to 160 beats per minute might work for as steady workout.
Fast music is probably also the most popular choice for strength training. While this can help improve mood and keep the workout going on longer, the fast tempo might reduce the amount of time weights are held. The natural inclination is to continue moving with the music. This can discourage long squats or other moves where slower is actually better.
Another concern for fast music while performing strength training moves is the impact on technique. It can be tempting to do swift lifts and drops keeping time with the music. Unfortunately, a lack of attention to form can make weightlifting moves less effective or even lead to injuries.
On the other hand, anyone who has tried strength training realises the importance of anything that will distract from boredom and pain. Those are the two things most likely to cause gym-goers to cut their workout shorts. Obviously working through an injury is a separate issue, but the normal pain and discomfort of lifting weights are the biggest hurdles in strength training.
Science still has a great deal more to learn about how much music and exercise interact. That makes it impossible to pick a solution that will work for everyone. Plus, music preferences vary. This means a song that inspires and motivates one person could be a terrible choice for others.
The key point is to be aware of your music and how it is or isn't working for you. For strength training moves, try a variety of different tempos of music to find what works best for you. This might even vary during a particular workout as you move from the dumbbells to heavier weights during your routine. Make sure fast music isn't causing you to attempt to lift weights too quickly.
If your workout has plateaued and you've been listening to the same collection of music for a while, it could be time to find a new mix. Just varying the tempo might help reach new levels in your fitness or to correct any issues with your technique.
Remember, no amount of workout music will help if you don't enjoy exercising to it. Experiment until you find what works well for you. The important thing is to keep you motivated, moving, injury-free, and working out at the gym.
I definitely need my own playlist as the rap and garage (or whatever it is) that my gym plays makes me want to exercise by running out of the door. Here's to good earphones!
I am not a big weight lifter, but I find a podcast or audio book is a great soundtrack to alleviate what can be a rather boring session. It avoids the temptation to rush (as the article says) and as I want to get to the end of the programme, it means I need to keep working out.


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Leighton Buzzard's eighth annual Oxjam festival contines this week with a superb line up of live music in aid of Oxfam.
Next up this Friday (March 11)is Woburn Jazz at the Conservative Club, High Street, from 8pm.
It promises to be a fantastic evening of jazz and popular big band entertainment. Free entry, with a collection for Oxfam. For more information, contact John Gates at firstname.lastname@example.com.
On the same evening, The 38s, with Tess and the Durbervilles, and Louise Sian and Matt Bedford appear at the Red Lion, High Street, from 8.30pm.
Playing 60s soul to 70s punk, The 38s perform the songs you like to sing, drink and dance along to.
Tess and The Durbervilles are an exciting and versatile duo, with Tess on drums and vocals and Jeff on guitar and vocals, covering a broad range of artists from The Beatles to Jessie J.
Vocalist Louise will be accompanied by guitarist Matt Bedford. Free entry, with a collection for Oxjam. For more information, contact Anj on email@example.com.
Other events coming up are as following:
Saturday, March 12:
> Open Air Music in the High Street, 10am-4pm. Six hours of live music featuring a range of local musicians and groups, organised by The Peppermint Store.
> Plus, The Big Busk – look out for singer-songwriter Kisa Austin and her team of volunteer buskers, performing for donations at selected spots in the town centre throughout the day.
> Kosmos at the Library Theatre, from 7.30pm. World music ensemble featuring Harriet Mackenzie on violin, Meg Hamilton on viola, and Milos Milivojevic on accordion. A dazzling journey across the globe, drawing on a fascinating variety of world music and classical influences. Collection for Oxfam. Tickets from Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre Box Office on 0300 300 8125 or online at www.lbmusic.co.uk.
> Red Diamond at The Crown, North Street, from 9pm. Red Diamond is a six-piece band that delivers great harmony vocals, cool guitar work, fabulous saxophone, and drum and bass rhythms guaranteed to get you up and dancing. Free entry, with a collection for Oxfam. For more information, contact Chris Christoforou at email@example.com.
> The Booze Brotherz and Retroflections at the Southcott Village Residents' Association Social Club, Grasmere Way, LU7 2PJ, from 8pm.
If you loved the musical antics of Jake and Elwood Blues, you'll love this tribute ensemble and their lively rendition of classic numbers from the cult movie, plus others.
Retroflections will be completing this fabulous double bill with upbeat songs you'll know and love. Free entry; donations to Oxfam on the door. More information at email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sunday, March 13:
> Ale 'n' Acoustic Session at the Black Lion, High Street, from 2pm. Bring your voices and instruments to join in with this very informal and fun acoustic afternoon. Free entry, with a collection for Oxfam. For more information, contact Hollie at email@example.com.
Tuesday, March 15:
> Leighton Linslade Concert Band at Sacred Heart Church Hall, Beaudesert, from 7.30pm. Conductor John Ravenor leads this accomplished ensemble, with a varied programme that includes The Best of Bond and Phantom of the Opera.
Free entry, with a collection on exit; proceeds will be shared 50:50 between Oxfam and Sacred Heart Church. Licensed bar. For more information, contact John Cook on firstname.lastname@example.com.
> Oxjam runs throughout March. More at www.oxjamleightonbuzzard.org.uk


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Rainbow Sounds 09/27/2009
Poker Face - Erin Elise, a Lady Gaga cover
Dreams - Brandi Carlile
Your Song - Patti LaBelle ft Elton John
Know Your Enemy - Green Day
Boy Soprano - Xiu Xiu (pronounced shoe-shoe, I looked it up)
I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman
You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record) - Dead or Alive
Room With A View - Imperial Teen
Fine - Sarah Bettens
I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters
Jumpers - Sleater-Kinney
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell
My co-host this week was Mickie Orbach.
If you'd like your music played or would like to co-host, email me (firstname.lastname@example.com)!
Thanks for listening.
("Boom Bye Bye" lyrics and sound file.)
Erin Elise
Is there anyone you'd like to hear?
Rainbow Sounds airs Sundays @ 3pm/est on Eagle Radio, Eastern Michigan University's student radio station. You can listen to Eagle Radio on Campus TV's channel 10, by going to http://eagleradio.org/ or by going to iTunes, Radio, Schools & Universities, Eagle Radio!
Check here weekly for the playlist! Last week's playlist went up w/in 30 minutes of going off air! There were only 14 songs! Look like this is going to be 50/50 music/talk! Hope you enjoy!
Rainbow Sounds 09/20/2009
I Am What I Am - Gloria Gaynor
Ring of Fire - Adam Lambert
Love Song - RJ Helton
Let's Turn The Night - Rupaul
Last Tears - Indigo Girls ft Brandi Carlile
Just Some Guy - Anthony Rapp
Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) - Mariah Carey
If I Could Be With You Now - Latter Days Soundtrack
Casey - Darren Hayes
Fire Door - Ani Difranco
We Care A Lot - Faith No More
Tell Me Why - Expose
I Know Him So Well - John Barrowman (from Chess, ft Daniel Boys)
Everybody Bleeds the Same - Ferras
You can hear Rainbow Sounds every Sunday @ 3pm/est on Eagle Radio. Visit EagleRadio.org or visit you iTunes Radio stations, under Universitys and Schools, you'll find Eagle Radio!
Thanks to Jennie Rokakis for co-hosting this week.
Rainbow Sounds airs Sundays, 3-5PM Eastern Standard Time (DST, U.S.A.) on http://eagleradio.org/ ! LIVE STREAM WEBCAST! If you go to listen right now, there may or may not be a show. All shows will begin airing within the next two weeks. A variety of shows. And my own show will be a variety of music! Lots of fun.
If anyone has any topics they'd like to hear discussed, any info they feel is relevant, or wants their music published, please email me @ email@example.com !
Rainbow Sounds on EAGLE RADIO!
This is the information that will be posted on http://eagleradio.org/ where I will be hosting my radio show, Rainbow Sounds. Information below...
James Taylor, Jr. is a student here at Eastern Michigan University majoring in Electronic Media, minor in Music, focusing on Audio Production. He is a singer/songwriter, and is extremely passionate about all types of music. He can be found on Twitter (james_taylor_jr), Facebook (jtaylorj), and Myspace (jamestaylorjrmusic), as well as @ http://jamestaylorjrmusic.blogspot.com/ , where he will post his playlists weekly!
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North Raleigh News
'Bragg N East' film garners praise and criticism in Raleigh
A former Raleigh police officer took the tragedy of a little boy's death and tried to turn it into art that has meaning not only for the city but also the neighborhood where the tragedy occurred.
The result is the short film "Bragg N East," which will be screened this month at the Carrboro Film Festival.
The former officer, Robert Wagner, produced and stars in the film, drawing on the film classes he took at Craven Community College and his work as an office assistant, actor and associate producer with film projects in Wilmington.
Wagner, 30, a married father of two, spent most of his life in New Bern before moving to Raleigh in 2007 to join the police department. He had married young and thought a job as a cop would pay the bills and provide health insurance for his family.
He thought working as an officer would also satisfy his yearning to help others.
"Law enforcement was always something that intrigued me. I could be there to help people in need," he said. "It almost felt like a calling," a phrase his character uses in the film.
But Wagner says work as a police officer stripped him of his idealism because the nature of the job offered few opportunities to help.
"As a cop you get very hardened by the streets," he said. "All I did was arrest people."
Wagner said it was an incident four years ago that changed him. He responded to a call for a person in distress, and when he arrived, a woman ran out of a house carrying a child in her arms.
"She said, 'Save my baby's life,' " Wagner said. "The baby ended up dying in my arms."
Wagner said as a police officer he was trained to suppress his emotions, but when his shift ended that evening he went home and "broke down."
He cried. And prayed. "I said, 'OK, God, I don't know what to do here.' " The officer says something akin to an epiphany washed over him and one of the questions that emerged from his despair was, how can anyone give what they have never themselves received?
'Crime triangle'
Wagner's new community perspective culminated with his decision to make a film that gave hope to the residents of Bragg and East streets south of downtown and perhaps motivate them to want to succeed.
"Police have what's called a 'crime triangle': opportunity, ability and desire," he said. "If you eliminate one of the three sides, you can prevent crime. I looked at it a little differently. How can I create the same triangle to help people want to succeed?"
His efforts to find work for people in the neighborhood were unsuccessful. They included a man who had to make money each day so that his wife and children could sleep at a hotel at night. He decided to make the film to employ people.
In October of last year, Wagner went to his Facebook page and asked for assistance with help making a feature film.
Rob Underhill, a Raleigh film director, answered the call. Underhill, 39, lives in downtown Raleigh. He is probably best known for his work with Chapel Hill actor Mike Wiley in the film "Dar He: The Lynching of Emmitt Till."
Underhill is a native of Michigan who earned a degree in English from N.C. State University in 2007 before turning to filmmaking. He figures he has worked on more than 500 films and videos with his mentor Aravind Ragupathi, who is also director of photography in "Bragg N East."
More than 80 people in the neighborhood auditioned for the 24-minute film, shot over a three-day period in December. More than 100 people were cast as principals or extras.
Underhill said he had been following Wagner on Facebook long before the post asking for a director for his film.
"I immediately reached out to him," said Underhill, who added that part of the lure of directing the film is his interest in African-American history and current events such as the protests in Ferguson, Mo.
The film attempts to focus on two former adversaries in search of answers: a police officer and a gang member who are both hardened by years of working the streets.
The producer and director describe the film as "a gritty, faith-oriented police drama about hopeless lives in inner-city Raleigh ... and of the hope-filled vision of a local cop, Robert, whose inspired outreach of love changes the lives of many in that community – especially that of the gang member and drug dealer DaeQuon."
The film has had support from local law enforcement agencies. The State Capitol Police Department provided uniforms and patrol cars, the Wake County Sheriff's Office made available its special operations unit and armored car, while Wake County Emergency Services was on hand with paramedics and an ambulance during the filming of a crime scene with the downtown skyline in the background.
The movie premiered in March at a Raleigh church and has been screened at the Festival De Cannes in France, the Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival in Houston, the Gideon Film Festival in Orlando and the N.C. Family Film Festival in Winston-Salem, where it was honored as the event's best narrative film.
Near the beginning of the film, a police commander tells the lead character, "Robert Taylor," to be safe.
Meanwhile, the patrol officer who is going to show Taylor the ins and outs of his new patrol beat is a jaded, veteran officer who does not see the residents as human beings.
"Remember, Taylor," the veteran officer tells him, "they're not people. ... They scatter like roaches when you turn the lights on."
The making of "Bragg N East" has not been without criticism from some Raleigh residents.
Community criticism
The film takes its title from the intersection of Bragg and South East streets in the South Park neighborhood, less than a mile from the Progress Energy Performing Arts Center, Fayetteville Street and the Raleigh Convention Center.
Octavia Rainey, a longtime Raleigh activist, said the film improperly portrays the neighborhood.
"The people who live in the neighborhood are trying to rebuild it," Rainey said. "If you are going to talk about the role of the church, talk about what happens when people are hopeless and there are no resources and black males are targeted. Talk about the police who were buying prostitutes in the neighborhood."
Lonnette Williams, who chairs the Central Citizens Advisory Council and is president of the South Park Association, said many people in the neighborhood objected to Wagner's portrayal of the neighborhood and told him as much during a meeting last year while he was working as a community officer in the neighborhood. The CAC members asked Wagner to at least change the name of the film since it was supposed to be fictitious.
"He sat in our meeting for months and never said a word about" the film, Williams said. "I found a flier at Chavis Park."
During that meeting he was "rude, disrespectful and arrogant," she said.
"He told us when the film earns money and he came into the neighborhood to start rebuilding, I don't have anything to say about it," she added. "People were so angry, it got real ugly in those meetings."
Williams said initiatives must come from the community, such as the refurbishing of Chavis Park, the rebuilding of homes, job training for the residents and a greater focus on the neighborhood's cultural history.
The film she said, tries to brand the neighborhood as a hostile environment that makes people fearful.
"We are talking about focusing on the strengths of this neighborhood, historically," Williams said. "People lived here, built businesses here. ... We want to recreate that model."
Not everyone in the neighborhood feels that way. Takisha Craven, whose 7-year-old son Trenton plays a child who is killed in a drive-by shooting, said the film and Wagner's presence in the neighborhood were very important.
"He's trying to revitalize the neighborhood," Craven said. "That's important to me and the residents in the area."
Wagner was eventually reassigned as a community officer. He resigned in March after the police department refused him a yearlong leave of absence to raise money to make a full-length feature film about the neighborhood.


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18th Annual Grant Program Enables Social Good through Creative Design
BOSTON – May 24, 2017 – Sappi North America, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, today announced its call for entries for its 2017 Ideas that Matter grant program, inviting designers to show the world how design – specifically print – can play an important role in changing lives for the better. Sappi established the Ideas that Matter grant program 18 years ago to fund designers who apply their creative talents to causes that address significant issues facing our society.
Over more than a decade and a half, Sappi has witnessed firsthand how the creative and integrated work of designers can change society. Sappi remains committed to the belief that good ideas inspire people to take action, and great ideas change the world. With so many media choices available, print is at the heart of influential and effective messaging and a perfect complement to promote positive social causes.
"Over the course of the Ideas that Matter program, Sappi has financed more than 500 charitable programs designed to better our lives, our communities and our planet. The breadth, quality and impact of projects we've supported have made a meaningful difference in people's lives across the globe," said Patti Groh, Marketing Communications Director, Sappi North America. "Social design impacts society in a positive way so we're honored to annually provide support for the work of designers and nonprofits."
This year's panel of judges include:
- Dana Arnett, Founding Partner and Vice Chairman, VSA Partners
- Randy J. Hunt, Vice President of Design, Etsy
- Matthew Manos, Founder and Managing Director, verynice.
- De Nichols, Director, Civic Creatives
Ideas that Matter Come to Life
Ideas that Matter is the only grant program of its kind in the paper industry and is a key part of Sappi's corporate social responsibility efforts. Since 1999, the program has provided nearly $13 million to support causes that change lives, communities, and ultimately, the planet.
The 2016 winners included Design Museum Foundation, The Blank Page for SOLA/School of Leadership in Afghanistan, MICA in support of Johns Hopkins University Lerner Center for Public Health, Felicidad for Ashoka, Center for Design in the Public Interest/UC Davis for the Hill Country Health and Wellness Center, McSweeney's for 826 National, Parsons The New School for Design to support The Point CDC and Art Center College of Design/Design Matters for Coaniquem BCF/The Burned Children Foundation.
Videos of previous winners can be viewed on Sappi's Ideas that Matter website. Additional information is available on Sappi's Facebook page, Twitter at @SappiNA, and Instagram.
Selection Criteria and How to Enter
Ideas that Matter proposals are evaluated on creativity, potential effectiveness and practicality by an annually selected, independent panel of judges who are influential in the design industry.
The call for Ideas that Matter submissions is open to individual designers, design firms, agencies, in-house corporate design departments, design instructors, individual design students and design student groups. Only applicants in North America may apply. Grant awards range from $5,000 to $50,000 USD per project. Each application must include an IRS 501 (c) 3 letter or Canadian equivalent of the applicant's nonprofit organization.
Applications for the 2017 program must be submitted and postmarked no later than July 7, 2017. Judging takes place in August, grants are announced in September, and awards distributed in October.
To obtain an entry form or for more information on the Ideas that Matter grant, please visit here or call 800-882-4332.
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Sappi North America, headquartered in Boston, is a market leader in converting wood fiber into superior products that customers demand worldwide. The success of our four diversified businesses – high quality Coated Printing Papers, Specialised Cellulose, Release Papers and Specialty Packaging – is driven by strong customer relationships, best-in-class people and advantaged assets, products and services. Our high quality Coated Printing Papers, including McCoy, Opus, Somerset and Flo, are the key platform for premium magazines, catalogs, books and high-end print advertising. We are a leading manufacturer of Specialised Cellulose used in a wide range of products, including textile fibers and household goods, and one of the world's leading suppliers of Release Papers with our Ultracast, PolyEX, Classics and Neoterix lines for the automotive, fashion and engineered films industries. Our Specialty Packaging products, such as LusterPrint and LusterCote, represent an important asset in the food packaging and labeling industries. Customers rely on Sappi for high technical, operational and market expertise; products and services delivered with consistently high quality and reliability; and, state-of-the-art and cost-competitive assets and innovative spirit.
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Wendy, age 50
"At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel."
― Maya Angelou
There's no denying that there is a lot of emotion and self-esteem tied up in women's appearances.
Typically I talk with the client about their lifestyle and maintenance requirements before formulating a plan. I am very much into subtle but impactful make-overs. For me the *wow* factor comes when I am able to really showcase someone's already beautiful personality by enhancing it – not by showing them their endless flaws with an complete overhaul. I don't want people to lose their identity while they are in my chair, I want them to build upon the good stuff that is already there.
I also keep word-of-mouth marketing at the root of most everything I do – If I make you feel good about yourself you are going to want all of your friends to come to me as well. And if I have empowered you, then I feel better!
Skin tone and wrinkles also play a part in the direction I choose. Dark shades against aging skin can be add years depending on who it is. One of my main focuses as a hairstylist is keeping people look as youthful as possible for as long as possible. Conversely, hair that is too light can add years as well.
Overwhelmed yet?
Hormones change as we age and women tend to lose hair right along with their male counterparts. A thick head of hair keeps you looking youthful – but what do you do if you don't have those thick tresses any longer? For finer hair types a blunt shape creates a strong line which gives the appearance of thicker hair. Color also can be used to create dimension and give the appearance of denser hair. It's really a case-by-case basis. So really, at the end of the day, you just need a good hairstylist to keep your look fresh and youthful. (And doesn't my client Wendy shown above look like she's having a blast?)
Liz, age 31
Liz has been having a rough go of it. Off work due to a wrist injury, her hair was looking as tired as she felt about her predicament. A big hair transformation can be the spark that leads to real life change – there's substantial power in the added self esteem boost. I vibed Liz out to see just how up for that change she was, and Liz was indeed ready.
I'm not instantly compelled to chop a person's locks off, but judging from her Instagram photos I felt like she could use some length removed. She also seemed hella cool and I really wanted her hair to embody that. I wanted to lighten her dark natural color a bit to add enough warmth to bring out the pink in her cheeks as well as showcase better her adorable freckles!
Liz's lifestyle is very low maintenance, so I kept that at the forefront of our time together. I made sure not to lighten her color too far from her natural so that she wouldn't have to refresh her color often. The baby hilites I did are hidden within the bangs and sides of her hair for added dimension, and to alleviate grow-out as well. And her cut will easily be air-dryed and still look fly. I think we did good here – I have already witnessed her smiling in pictures again. Job well done!
Lisa, age 50
I was blown away by Lisa when I met her in person; youthful, energetic, cute as hell – I was surprised only because I didn't catch that from her above bio picture on her company page. I immediately wanted to transform her hair into something that was as youthful and cool as she was.
I started by cutting the perimeter shorter. Spending your 5th decade with a youthful profile should be advertised! I was able to do this by adjusting the weight she had at the nape. Lisa actually has quite a full head of hair which is great for keeping her looking younger. By tweaking the length a bit and adjusting the layers I was able to really accent the nape of her neck for a sexier, more youthful profile. I then added dimension by weaving 3 different blondes into her hair. I did this instead of an all over base color because I want there to be a bit of a shadow at her roots. Depending on the client, a full base re-touch can be ageing, and even though we didn't entirely cover her greys it will still keep her looking younger with a darker base. We opted for air-drying to bring out her natural texture. Lisa now looks as spunky as she is!
COLOR.ME by KEVIN.MURPHY
I had no doubt in my mind that KEVIN.MURPHY coming out with a color line would be one of the the best things that ever happened in my 18 year hair career. My work behind the chair was transformed when Felicity Blake sashayed into my salon shlepping his product line almost a decade ago; but I have to admit I didn't expect it to be THIS good.
Admittedly, I have always had a problem formulating reds, and frankly, I had pretty much given up, which is very unlike me. I don't tend to let things rule me, but I had so much trouble over the years I had grown tired of redos and had taken to motivating clients that sought out that color to go to one of my trusty co-workers. So you can imagine how astonished I was when I nailed not one but TWO absolutely stunning copper reds in ONE WEEK with this color line.
Alright Kevin. You got me. But let's see how your color performs on absolutely thrashed hair with the most uneven porosity I have seen in all my years of working behind the chair. I brought in my darling client Addie (I had never colored her hair before – only trims. Her mom being a former stylist who has worked her kitchen hair magic on Addie over the years with bleach and 30 volume root to end.) I hilited the 2 foot long virgin hair on the underneath with 30 volume and HL 108, mashing the hair into one foil. MASHING. This is typically not something I would do, but I legitimately wanted to see how far I could push this color. Throughout the top I foiled root to end a level 8, 9, and 10 neutral – just waiting to see if it picked up a green base, gold base, or left splotch marks. (I had NO training in this color line – I picked up a bunch of shades and went for it. I wanted to see what happened should I go for it with no training in the color line. I wanted to see just how good Kevin made this stuff.) In my experience with Goldwell I would have expected a muddy color having not pre-filled the hair, hot roots on the underneath with the Hilift and just a myriad of problems. Goldwell, even their neutrals, love to pull gold, and the reds, well, they tend to have a mind of their own. Needless to say, I was full on expecting I was heading to redo-ville. But like I said, I wanted to see what this bad boy can do.
Let's start with the hilift on the two feet of hair on the underneath.
There is no way in hell this color should have been the same tone root to end after processing. But it was. I told Addie's mom. 'I am good at color, don't get me wrong, but this stuff makes me look like a goddamn genius!" This color had transformed my hilighting brush into a literal magic wand – and I want to wave it on everyone I meet now. After 18 years of working behind the chair I am excited about doing hair again.
So the top portion. How did that go?
Even again; root to end. Not only was it even, but it was shiny as all get out. Every single person I have had the opportunity to put this color on has left asking, 'Is something wrong with my color? You are staring at me." To which I respond, "I'm sorry. I am just so astounded by this color line. Your hair was dry and not reflecting shine when you came in and now your thrashed blonde is soft, shiny, and absolutely stunning."
And don't even get me started on the chocolate browns – so yummy I want to take a bite out of them. Straight up chocolate with no overriding red tones. Just delicious.
Now I am a goddamn genius. Thanks Kev. You've saved my hair career yet again. XO, MZ
^We loved the top image and tried to replicate it as close as possible. I think we got pretty close!


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Children's Corner – every Sunday during the 10am Eucharist
Top Step Bar open – every week from 7.30pm
Lunch Fellowship – second Wednesday in every month from 11.30am
Bellringing Practice – every week at 7.30pm
Top Step Bar open – every week from 8.00pm
Coffee Morning & Craft Club – every week from 10.15am until 12 noon
Choir Practice – every week from 6.20pm-8pm (Junior Choir) and 7.30pm to 9.00pm (Adult Choir)
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Pet Connection: Think you know dogs? Test your knowledge
How much do you know about dogs? Take this quiz and find out. The answers are at the end. Feel free to consult your dog if you're not sure of the answers.
1. Chasing cars, skateboards or other fast-moving objects is a form of what type of behavior? a. social b. predatory c. territorial d. both b and c
2. Dogs wag their tails when they are feeling which of the following emotions? a. happiness b. curiosity c. aggression d. all of the above
3. Which of the following is not a reason that dogs mark territory with urine? a. to indicate sexual availability b. to warn other dogs off their territory c. to get back at their owners for leaving them alone d. to express their superiority to other dogs
4. Which number does not indicate a dog's normal body temperature? a. 99 degrees Fahrenheit b. 100 degrees Fahrenheit c. 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit d. 102 degrees Fahrenheit
5. Whiskers aid which of a dog's senses? a. touch b. sight c. hearing d. both a and b
6. Which of the following is not an example of dogs' abilities as rocket scientists? a. They have orbited the earth in spacecraft. b. They can plot the trajectory of a moving object and predict its landing point c. They can navigate using the earth's magnetic field. d. They helped to design the Mars Rover.
7. Which of the following dog breeds is hypoallergenic? a. poodle b. soft-coated wheaten terrier c. greyhound d. none of the above
8. "Coprophagy" is a term used to describe which behavior? a. dogs who eat coffeecake b. dogs who chase police officers c. dogs who eat poop d. dogs who dig for fossils
9. Which of the following terms has not been used to describe canine vocalizations? a. the bells of Moscow b. chop c. big bawl mouth d. trill
10. Which of these is not a reason that dogs dig? a. to hide food for later use b. to plant their own strawberries and tomatoes c. to make a comfy bed d. to find prey
1. d – Dogs react to territorial incursions by chasing the invader, whether a cat or a car. Fast-moving objects also trigger their prey drive.
2. d – A dog's tail wag can mean many different things, depending on the tail's position and the speed at which it's moving.
3. c – Dogs with separation anxiety may urine-mark because they are nervous, but they aren't capable of complex emotions such as spite.
4. a – A dog's normal temperature ranges from 100 degrees Fahrenheit to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. d – Whiskers enhance a dog's senses of sight and touch by detecting air currents, sensing obstacles that might otherwise go unseen in the dark, and transmitting information about an object's shape and texture.
6. d – The Mars Rover might resemble a robotic dog, but dogs were not involved in its development.
7. d – All dogs, even hairless breeds, have allergens in their dander (dead skin cells), saliva and urine. Individual dogs may be less allergenic than others, but no breed is completely hypoallergenic.
8. c – This unattractive behavior is named for the Greek words "copros," meaning feces, and "phagein," to eat.
9. d – A trill is more often attributed to cats. All of the other terms have been used to describe hound sounds. George Washington likened the voices of his hounds to the "bells of Moscow."
10. b – Dogs often enjoy these fruits of gardens, but the only planting they do is of bones.


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At one point in the FIMSSC Presidential debate Wednesday night, someone in the standing-room-only space leaned against the light switch and half of the room went dark. While the problem was quickly remedied, the audience was briefly left with the image of presidential candidates Matt Wright and Jordan Pearson divided by light and darkness. Personally, I was hoping they'd keep the new lighting: it illustrated just how different these two presidential hopefuls truly are.
Opening Statements
Wright began the debate with his opening statement, complete with past experiences (such as Sophing) and reasons why his time on the University Students' gives him a unique perspective into the inner workings of our greater USC. Though Wright's opening statement was fine, he repeatedly used the phrase "all together." Because Pearson has made this very expression a seminal part of his campaign, one was left wondering if Wright was purposefully alluding to his opponent, or if Pearson's campaign was so effective even Wright couldn't shake it.
Pearson followed with enthusiastic vigor. In his opening statement, he brought humour, passion, and that "Fuck Yeah" attitude that tends to come over FIMS students when they leave a particularly charged lecture. If one were to take Pearson's opening statement out of context, they might think he was leading the French Revolution. With Pearson, you get the feeling that he truly believes he's leading a revolution – a student revolution.
Points of Contention
For many of the early questions, Wright and Pearson tended to agree with each other. These points included the FIMSSC's role in the old Ivey building's adaptation for FIMS, continuing the speaker series, more promotion of the Undergraduate Student Fund, the failures of the Digital Communication Certificate, and a more inclusive FIMS environment. However, as the night went on, there were several instances of disagreement.
Some smaller discords included whether or not the FIMSSC President should serve on the FIMS Soph Team, with Pearson arguing "no"—that the president can work with the team collaboratively, and Wright saying "yes"—but —without frosh, which would allow the President to better understand the team. Another difference in opinion centered around Wright's online creative hub idea. Wright explained how the hub would not only allow students to showcase their work but also make connections, chipping away at the clique culture that is perceived of FIMS. Pearson, however, questioned the ability of a website to foster a community, especially an artistic one. Instead, Pearson advocated for more in-person feedback sessions, even suggesting adding a position on council that's responsible for facilitating such dialogues.
A recurring disagreement in debate concerned Wright's platform position to change the direction of MIT content to make it more practical and career-oriented. Wright stood by such plans, claiming that the frustration felt by students in the faculty is caused by uncertainty over the purpose of MIT and the disjunction between program goals and classroom experiences. Pearson retorted by drawing attention to MPI and MTP, two modules that are both concerned with practicality and specificity. He suggested building these modules up rather than limiting the academic freedom of MIT professors.
The strangest moment of the debate happened when the candidates were asked about minoring in MIT. Wright opposed the idea, saying that it would water down MIT content, put more pressure on faculty members, and dilute our graduates' appeal in the job market. Pearson identified the hypocrisy of his opponent's stance, suggesting that with an MIT minor a student could major in Marketing, Economics, or another 'practical' program that Wright speaks of. Pearson (with the help of an audience member) also pointed out that a minor would likely bring more money to the faculty and help fund initiatives to improve the overall FIMS student experience.
The 'Oh Snap' Moments
There are always those moments in a debate where a candidate gets heated and throws a challenge or a side jab to their opponent. These were those moments:
WRIGHT'S: Through his campaign, Pearson has incorporated a fight to lower tuition costs. At one point in the debate, he elaborated on this position, specifically Western's involvement with OUSA – an organization that he believes has betrayed students by approving tuition increases. When Pearson spoke about working with another organization instead, Wright questioned his delusions of grandeur, asking what gave him the right as FIMSSC President to transplant an entire University from one student organization to another. Oh snap.
PEARSON'S: When Wright's opinions about changing MIT content were once again aroused, he explained that his platform was, in part, inspired by the online guidelines of MIT. These statements go beyond critical thought, advertising that the program will give students experience in practical fields like journalism and marketing. On this note, Pearson asked an important question: What's easier? Changing an entire module into something it doesn't want to become or changing a few words in an online statement. Oh snap.
Concluding Statements & Thoughts
Pearson was first to close off, again recounting his excitement about this atmosphere of change and his eagerness to lead it. Through the entire debate, Pearson was articulate and concise, able to expand on his platform while simultaneously cutting down the platform points of his opponent. The only downside of Pearson's performance at the debate was the fact that his offensive position was admirable but a little intimidating. While a revolution sounds exciting, not all voters will want to march with this candidate into battle.
Overall, Wright wasn't as successful at defending his platform as one would hope of a presidential candidate. Also, his experience on council paled in comparison to Pearson's, who throughout the debate showcased his understanding of current council structures and programs – especially regarding the "What is FIMS?" campaign. Though not the better debater, Wright solidified himself as the more approachable candidate, juxtaposing his soft smile with Pearson's raised fist.
So, FIMS voters, what do you want? The practical ally or the eloquent revolutionary?
Your call.
For more of our coverage on the 2013 FIMSSC Presidential race, click here.