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As soon as Cal Ripken Jr. found out his mother was missing, he jumped in his car and set out to find her himself.
The Orioles' "Iron Man" got a call from his sister, Elly, about 9 p.m. July 24 saying that someone spotted a car bearing Violet Ripken's license plates with a woman tied up in the back seat. The police were asking: Did the Ripkens know where their 74-year-old mother was?
"It was the worst feeling you could imagine," Ripken said Friday, drumming his fingers on a tabletop and pausing to avoid breaking down in front of reporters and television cameras gathered at Camden Yards to hear him speak out about his mother's abduction and mysterious return.
"We couldn't find Mom. … I actually physically got in the car and drove around out there," the Hall of Fame infielder continued. "It's like finding a needle in a haystack, but it made me feel like I was doing something. I think we were hardening ourselves to the worst possibility. I know I was."
Ripken, dressed in a dark suit and a buttoned-down shirt, said he was uncomfortable and reluctant to recount the trauma of the ordeal but that he felt compelled to urge the public to help solve the case.
Aberdeen Deputy Police Chief Stephen Smith said his department continues to investigate leads in the case and was analyzing evidence collected from Violet Ripken's 1998 Lincoln Town Car, in which the kidnapper drove her around Central Maryland for about 24 hours. Police expected more tips to roll in after Cal Ripken's appearance.
"There's been a continuing, ongoing investigation," Smith said.
Violet Ripken — most people call her Vi — was abducted at gunpoint from the garage of her modest Aberdeen home, where she's lived for 46 years and raised four children with her late husband, former Orioles managerCal Ripken Sr.She was returned uninjured, left in her car about 100 yards from her home.
Evidence suggests the man responsible may have planned the crime, Ripken said. Items used to tie his mother up were found at her home, a white vinyl contemporary-style house with black shutters and a rear-facing garage along a tree-lined street. Neighbors said Vi Ripken's morning routine included going outside to pick up her newspaper or driving to get a cup of coffee.
"Obviously there was thought given to it, the materials used to bind her were brought there," Ripken said. "There's a lot of evidence that shows that there was somewhat of a plan. It had to be premeditated."
Ripken said he and his family, like police, are struggling to figure out the abductor's motive. Adult kidnappings are rare, but they often involve robbery. Police have not said whether the man involved took Vi Ripken's credit cards or cash.
"It's bizarre on many levels and it's unsettling on many levels," he said. "It's strange, to say the least."
Ripken said he didn't know whether his mother, or the family, was targeted.
"It's quite possible it could have been a random act," Ripken said. "It's quite possible it could have been more than that. … We really just don't know why."
The abductor did not talk much to his mother during her 24-hour ordeal, but Ripken said he treated her "civilly" and checked on her regularly.
About 8 p.m. July 24, someone saw Vi Ripken's car, with her restrained in the back seat, near Ebenezer Road in eastern Baltimore County. The person became suspicious, noted the car's license plate and called police.
Ripken said the abduction has caused the entire family to rethink security. He said his mother has not been staying in her home, but she is continuing to take part in activities she enjoys, such as attending a granddaughter's softball game and visiting a beauty salon.
Ripken stressed that he's been more focused on being thankful for his mother's safe return than on police making a quick arrest. He said he hopes for the case will be resolved and encouraged anyone who might have information that could lead to the kidnapper to come forward.
"Law enforcement needs your help," he said. "Call in and report what you know."
The Aberdeen Police Department released a composite sketch of the man they are seeking and a 35-second video that shows him shopping at a Walmart in Glen Burnie. Police will not provide information on any purchase the man might have made at the store, Lt. Fred Budnick said.
The sketch was posted on billboards throughout the region, including on Interstate 95 north of the Fort McHenry Tunnel and on Interstate 83 south of Cold Spring Lane, Budnick said.
The man is believed to be white, in his mid-30s to mid-40s, with short brown hair and glasses, police said. He is about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs roughly 180 pounds. Law enforcement officials revealed no other new information Friday.
A little after 6 a.m. on July 25, about a day after his mother had been abducted, Ripken said, he received a call from police that she had been located near her house. When the family was reunited, the situation was "overly emotional," Ripken said.
"When she was … brought back, all those emotions we were storing and hardening ourselves against kind of came out," he said. "It was a horrible night."
As soon as Cal Ripken Jr. found out his mother was missing, he jumped in his car and set out to find her himself.


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Roger Federer brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 150 Designs von 39 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
GoSafety http://www.gosafety.net
UPDATE: $250 Will be offered to 2nd and 3rd place for use on our microsites.
GoSafety is a new site that brings together Safety Professionals and End Users of Safety Products. .
The site has been developed to allow business owners and workers across the globe to search and find safety tools and resources to work safer across al industries.
We accept products in MSWord, PDF, Excell, Powerpoint, Video and more, so there is a freedom to how our providers submit their products.
GoSafety has been designed to be what Getty Images is for stock photos, and what Youtube is for videos. We want people to visit, search and buy digital safety products that help them work safer.
It is a user generated model.
We need to attract two types of people.
Firstly - The end user. This is primarily safety managers within companies who require safety training resources. These people are business people who want the information, and they want it now.
Secondly - we need to attract providers to upload their safety products. We want attract Safety Professionals to be part of our community. For them to have confidence that GoSafety is a great way for them to resell their existing Safety products.
Design only no HTML required.
Home page - A clean, informative and easy way to understand what GoSafety is about, leading visitors to either:
Search for a product
Become a Contributor
We have an instructional video to go on the home page, explaining exactly how to use GoSafety. Similar to Skype.com or 99 Designs.com etc...
Minimal approach needs to be maintained, nothing too busy.
Clear functionality, with the primary purpose for a visitor to be to search for a product.
*Optional - Logo can be redesigned as part of the brief, or a new logo will be created separately to this brief. Either way, colours etc.. are mostly up to the designer with the exception being:
No heavy, or dark backround colours. White is preferred, but not necessarily the only option.
All navigational links that are featured in the header of the existing http://www.gosafety.net site can remain. Footer links will only include:
Phone number needs to be at the top right.
News feed and news feed position and layout is optional.
No tacky dollar signs etc...This site is about providing practical solutions that make workplaces safer.
Search results page.
We need a nice looking search results page, that displays the search results, and gives people an option to refine their search.
Each product has an image associated with it, and thumbnails should be displayed with a brief description. Similar to any stock photo library etc...
Header and footer should remain constant with the home page.

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TOCARTE brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 36 Designs von 16 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
HS Dent is a fast growing independent economic research and analyses company. HS Dent's, Harry Dent, author of "The Great Depression Ahead," a "New York Times" Best Seller requires a fresh web 2.0 design for its Internet presence.
HS Dent is a proprietary independent economic research and analysis company that currently targets both financial advisors and individual investors who are seeking financial research to determine short and long term investment strategies. This audience is not tech savvy. Age range is 45-65 mostly male. About 80% are in the US and remainder in Canada and Europe. The audience works with portfolios valued at around 300k+. We don't want to alienate our current base, but we are interested extending our reach by targeting ages 35+ who are much more tech savvy.
- Home page Objectives:
1. Utilize the Blueprint CSS framework, http://www.blueprintcss.org <http://www.blueprintcss.org/>
2. Draw on one / both of the following color palettes
2.1 kuler.adobe.com <http://kuler.adobe.com/#themeID/428235>
2.2 kuler.adobe.com <http://kuler.adobe.com/#themeID/425223>
3. Reinforce the HSDent brand by including the logo
- 3.1 An AI version of the HS Dent logo can be found here, http://www.hsdent.com/99designs/hsdentlogo.ai
3.2 Header must also include phone number
- 3.3 Effective use of the page footer, for example, http://online.wsj.com/
4. Communicate our 4 key product offerings very quickly/effectively and simply. Should be VERY simple clean looking. Feel like a web 2.0 consumer site rather than overly wordy corporate site. See: http://www.seekingalpha.com <http://www.seekingalpha.com/> as an example. 4 key product offering;
4.1 HS Dent Monthly Economic Forecast, Free Sample Newslater (registration required) and associated packages
4.2 Demographics School
4.3 Financial Advisors Network
4.4 Free online classes and downloads (registration required)
5. Educate. Convey HS Dent strength in its research an analysis team
6. Navigation considerations:
6.1 A Hero Box for specific promotions and calls to action, TV/Radio specials/shows, etc.
6.2 A promotional column for ongoing specials, blog/forum
6.3 An area for promoting what's happening in the blog via Headlines
6.4 Login and Registration buttons that stand out from the normal site content / colors probably located in the upper right. We might be able to simply the UX associated with Registration and Login buy moving to an CSS / DIV-driven model. Look at how these two sites handle registration and login events. http://vark.com/, http://www.seekingalpha.com.
6.5 Financial Advisor Search button that stands out
6.6 A Store area that stands out so when people go to the site they see there is a STORE to buy products
7. SEO Friendly
A complete Flash site - Appropriate use of flash … for example, motion graphics illustrating the concepts of Demographic Wave Theory … http://www-scf.usc.edu/~mardiros/mo…hart1.html is okay.
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Jose Reyes is awesome at baseball—he bats .354/.398/.529 at the premier defensive position, and that's to say nothing of how exciting he is with a full head of steam, sliding into third after cracking one into the gap.
But, um, okay, this video for "No Hay Amigo" is the musical opposite of Reyes' baseball success. There's the crazy auto-tuning, there's his squeaky voice which could never intimidate—only charm—us, and there's the run-down hometown setting that doesn't quite mesh with the cars and jewelry. I also take issue with the Fat Joe wannabe who thinks he looks profound, menacing, and reflective walking around near the old stadium. He does not look like any of those things.
Alas, Reyes is still on the disabled list, so this is all Mets fans can get of him.
Via YouTube, h/t Gregg.


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"They bring the right approach to the plate," Guillen said after the Yankees collected 11 hits in seven innings and ran up John Danks' pitch count to 114 after six innings. "They don't swing at that many bad pitches. And they go with one plan and stick with it. It showed how good you can be.
"They fouled off a lot of pitches. They get you to work, they make you throw strikes and when they see a good pitch to hit, they're hitting. Right now, the way they swing the bat as a team, you better be good to shut those guys down. It seems like they're on every pitch. And they lay off tough pitches. Those guys lock in."
If only the White Sox coach had the same opinion that Ozzie Guillen has…
Other White Sox links: James looks at 'Why are the White Sox bad at the things they care about?', J.J. looks at the Sox bullpen, FutureSox looks at July's prospects of the month, Matt Thornton thinks he's expandable unlike Chris Sale and Sergio Santos, and Dayan Viciedo made his return.


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Here are a few tools I've found handy while blogging. All of them are free with no regisration required!
FastStone Image Viewer - Fantastic free image viewer, converter, and editor. I use this all the time for viewing, cropping and editing photos and converting between formats. There are a lot of nifty tools in here too, including the Image Strip Builder I used to create the strip on the top of my blog.
Online OCR - Converts scanned images of text into a searchable Word, Excel, PDF, text or Html file.
Web2PDF - Converts a web page to a PDF file. This is great for saving something you want to go back and read later. They also offer some services I haven't tried like receiving the PDF file via email and adding a button to allow saving your blog posts to PDF format.
Web Resizer - Quick and easy way to resize photos for your blog. You can do some basic photo editing with it too.
Microsoft Clip Art - All kinds of free clip art, photos, and illustrations, including the one on the top of this post!
What are your favorite freebies?


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DETROIT (AP) Coaching Western Kentucky for one game before moving on to an uncertain future, Lance Guidry had to make a crucial decision with the game on the line.
Fourth down, 51 seconds remaining. Kick a field goal and play for overtime, or go for the win?
``That was all the players. We were going to kick the field goal, but they told me that they were here to win the game,'' Guidry said. ``I asked everyone and they wanted to go for it so we took the chance.''
The Hilltoppers went for it and the move backfired when Kawaun Jakes threw incomplete on fourth-and-2 from the 19-yard line, giving Central Michigan a 24-21 win Wednesday night in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Even so, there was little regret afterward.
``I'm going to get back to my family, because I haven't seen them in a while,'' Guidry said. ``Then I'm off to the coaches' convention to try to find a job.''
Guidry was Western Kentucky's defensive coordinator, but he was put in charge on an interim basis for this bowl after coach Willie Taggart left to take over the program at South Florida. Next season, Bobby Petrino will coach the Hilltoppers.
The finish to this game - Western Kentucky's first bowl since joining college football's top tier in 2009 - won't be forgotten any time soon. Ryan Radcliff had thrown an 11-yard touchdown pass to Cody Wilson with 5:11 remaining to give Central Michigan (7-6) the lead, but the Hilltoppers (7-6) drove back down the field until their chances ended when Jakes' pass intended for Jack Doyle fell incomplete.
``I don't know what I would have done,'' Central Michigan coach Dan Enos said. ``But I will never second-guess a coach for trying to win.''
Radcliff went 19 of 29 for 253 yards and three touchdowns, but Central Michigan needed to rally late.
Down 21-17, Zurlon Tipton appeared to have put the Chippewas ahead in the fourth quarter, but his fourth-down run was ruled short of the goal line after a review.
``When we didn't get the touchdown, we knew we had to stop them right there,'' linebacker Shamari Benton said. ``We knew that we just needed to give the offense one more shot.''
Central Michigan forced the Hilltoppers to punt from their own end zone, and Avery Cunningham partially blocked it. Although the ball bounced around for a bit, the Chippewas finally secured it and took over with great field position inside the 30.
Radcliff found Wilson in the back left corner of the end zone for a 24-21 lead.
Petrino, the Hilltoppers' coach-in-waiting, was expected to be at Ford Field watching his new team, but a snowstorm forced him to scrap those plans. Western Kentucky started aggressively.
Down 7-0, the Hilltoppers ran a flea-flicker on their first play from scrimmage, with Antonio Andrews running to his right, then tossing the ball back to Jakes, who found Rico Brown for a 70-yard gain.
Two plays later, Jakes scored on a 6-yard run to tie it.
Central Michigan answered with a 73-yard drive that ended with Andrew Flory's 29-yard touchdown reception, his second of the quarter.
David Harman's 50-yard field goal put the Chippewas up 17-7, but Jakes threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Doyle, with the tight end making a one-handed catch to pull Western Kentucky within three.
Harman had a field goal blocked later in the half, and although the Chippewas were in range for another attempt in the final minute, Radcliff was sacked and fumbled. He was able to recover, but the last few seconds of the half ticked off.
Western Kentucky took a 21-17 lead in the third on a 1-yard scoring run by Kadeem Jones, which capped an 80-yard drive that used 9:23.
Andrews rushed for 119 yards, but he fell short of the 274 all-purpose yards he needed to break the single-season record of 3,250 set by Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders in 1988. Andrews, a junior, had 184 all-purpose yards to finish the season at 3,161.
``I fell short this year, but I'll be going for that record again next year,'' he said.
Central Michigan took a 7-0 lead on a 69-yard touchdown pass from Radcliff to Flory. Western Kentucky safety Jonathan Dowling whiffed on a tackle near midfield, and Flory was gone.
Dowling had a chance to make up for that mistake early in the third quarter, but with his team down 17-14, he dropped an interception near midfield that he could have easily returned for a touchdown.


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The Gadget: Nyko Metal Pedal, a Rock Band/Guitar Hero replacement pedal.
The Price: $US20
The Verdict: I like it more than the standard Rock Band (2) drum pedal, but probably not for the reasons you'd think. The Metal Pedal, for all of its hardcore skeleton styling, doesn't feel sturdier than the latest Rock Band stock pedal. Sure, it's called the Metal Pedal, but 80% or more of it is still made of plastic. The metal is in thin plating only.
But my size 12 feet appreciated the wider footbed, and the pedal's springs were looser than those you find in the Rock Band pedal—meaning it was easier to activate the bass drum which alleviated my puny shin muscles during quick passages.
Also, if you play both Rock Band and Guitar Hero, the cross-compatible hardware plugs into both drumsets and is toggled with a simple switch. I could see where using the same bass drum pedal for both games could be beneficial if you were a real score junkie.
Overall, the Nyko Metal Pedal isn't a must-buy. But if you're really into fake rocking and you find the options out there a little too stiff, it might be worth your $US20.
Wide Footbed
Comfortable Resistance
It Has a Skeleton On It
Build Quality Not Noticeably Better Than Stock Pedal


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Working Out While Pregnant
A healthy baby is a strong baby. Exercise is great for pregnancy. It's safe and highly recommended. Learn about the best exercises to do as your baby grows.
Exercise during pregnancy is not only safe, it's increasingly recommended. The United States Department of Health and Human Services recommends that healthy women get at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise a week. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 30 minutes per day of moderate exercise on most if not all days of the week is recommended for pregnant women who have no medical or obstetric complications.
The Benefits of Exercising During Pregnancy
Some benefits of exercising regularly during pregnancy can include:
- Weight control
- Stronger abdominal and back muscles, which improves posture and may lessen back pain
- Increased energy levels
- Improved mood
- Preparation for the physical demands of labor
- Enhanced quality of sleep
Recommended Exercises
The best exercises for pregnancy are those that put minimal stress on the joints, involve smooth movements, and have a low risk of falling or body contact. Great exercises include swimming, walking, stationary biking, and elliptical machines.
Activities to Limit or Avoid
Some activities pose increased risks in pregnancy and should be limited or avoided. These include:
- Scuba diving
- Activities that present an increased risk of falling such as skiing and skating
- Sports with a high potential for contact such as ice hockey and soccer
- Activity that involves lying flat on your back
- Resistance training with heavy weights
Exercise Duration and Frequency
Exercising for 30 minutes a day on most days of the week is all that's needed to maintain fitness and achieve related benefits. Women who wish to exercise for a longer period of time should speak to their doctors before doing so. Getting your exercise in 10-minute spurts is also fine. As long as you exercise at a moderate or vigorous pace for at least 10 minutes, these short bursts of exercise can count toward your overall goal.
Other Factors to Consider
- Balance: As your body shape changes, so does your balance, which could put you at a greater risk of falling.
- Temperature regulation: Exercising in a controlled, air-conditioned environment will help keep temperature levels in check. It's a good idea to wear layers of clothes and exercise during the cooler hours of the day. Also, drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated.
- Nutrition: Women who are pregnant need an extra 300 calories per day during the last 6 months of pregnancy. Exercising may further increase your calorie needs.
- Altitude: High altitudes may cause problems. If you visit or live in a high altitude area, then talk to your doctor about how to modify your exercise routine.
If you were sedentary before pregnancy, do not despair. You can still reap the benefits of exercise by gradually working up to 30 minutes per day. Realize that pregnancy is not the time for making significant gains in your fitness level—or for athletic competition. Competitive athletes who wish to maintain a more strenuous exercise schedule throughout pregnancy should do so only under the close supervision of their doctors.
Before You Begin
Talk to your doctor before beginning an exercise program during pregnancy and be sure to follow up with regular check-ups. Additionally, if you notice any of the following symptoms, stop exercising right away and contact your doctor:
- Vaginal bleeding
- Shortness of breath
- Lightheadedness
- Headache
- Chest pain
- Muscle weakness
- Calf pain or swelling
- Preterm labor
- Unusual change in your baby's movement
- Amniotic fluid leakage
Although it may be wise to proceed with a little more care then usual, pregnant women who are medically cleared should feel free to partake in a wide array of activities. Exercising during pregnancy has many benefits, including an improved sense of well-being. It's probably the best way to prepare for the physical demands of motherhood.
After Baby Arrives
Regular exercise can also be helpful after your baby has arrived. Exercise during the postpartum period can boost your mood and help you return to your normal weight faster.
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 02/2016 –
- Update Date: 02/05/2016 –
Source: Research Medical Center


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Where is your Faq located?
You can find our FAQ -
How do I get website hosting and/or email
service for my domain?
In addition to free web forwarding we also offer
full website and email hosting (pop and imap). You can see
the reasonable pricing
on our hosting page. To get started, simply send an email to the
address on that page. Most important, our hosting comes with
a personal contact who is able to clear up any minor
issues you might have with getting started or the initial uploading of your site (may involve
a nominal additional charge depending on the complexity).
What's the difference between web/email forwarding and
web/email hosting?
Web Forwarding is a free
service that you get when you register a domain name that is provided
on a "best effort" basis without any service guarantee. What we
do is simply redirect any activity ( someone trying to access
your website ) to another location that
you provide (typically an existing site you have somewhere already
such as a free website). For web forwarding, a typical application would
be to redirect your domain name to, say, google apps, squarespace.com tumblr.com, smugmug.com,
zenfolio.com, posterous.com, wix.com, weebly.com, virb.com, volusion.com or similar.
Additionally, as mentioned, since a domain can be redirected anywhere, if you want to have your domain forward to your facebook.com page, your linkedin.com page, your pinterest.com page
that also can be done. Web or email hosting on the other hand is when the
email or website sits on our or similar server. So we (or someone else) are hosting your
files. Either the email that you receive or the website that
you or your designer created so that when someone types
in your web address they are directed to your website
which we "host" (as opposed to redirecting them to a location
where someone else "hosts" the website). Please note that web forward service
is provided on a "best effort" basis and
can and will be stopped in the event of what we solely determine is excess
activity and usage. Note that email forwarding is no longer available unfortunately.
Can I register domains with you and have them forward
to a site which is hosted elsewhere?
Absolutely. One of the uses of domain names
is to create aliases for your site either with descriptive
words or with typos of your domain.
Can a domain be redirected to a particular page
on my existing website or does it have to go to the home page?
We can direct a domain name to any page
on your website. This way you can have a domain for a specific
product or service redirect to a page on your site talking
specifically about that product or service. This generally
helps with SEO as well depending on the descriptiveness
of the domains you decide to register (feel free to ask
us for suggestions in this area.)
What's the difference between cloaked and uncloaked web forwarding?
In cloaked forwarding the domain that you
register shows up in the browser bar but the content that
is displayed is the content on the page that you
are being redirected to. In "uncloaked" forwarding the
address of the forwarded site displays in the browser bar.
(You can easily switch back and forth between these
two choices although it might take several hours
for the change to take effect and you might have to
additionally clear out your browser cache in some cases).
How do I set up email forwards?
Email forwarding is no longer available although existing
customers can use it with no service guarantee until it is removed
from the web interface.
How do I set up web/domain forwarding?
After you are logged into your account choose "domain
forward" under the "domain" menu. Click on the name that you want to
create the forward for. Enter the target URL (web addresses where
you want your domain to redirect to). This can either be the home page
of your site or a page within your site. Choose "cloaked" (where
your domain appears in the browser bar) or "uncloaked" where
the place you are forwarding to appears in the browser
bar (this can be changed at any time so you can
test both ways if you want). Forwards usually take between 4 to 8 hours to become active.
How long does it take for dns changes to work?
Unfortunately there is not an exact answer to that question because
of several factors including dns propagation, the type of dns changes,
and whether we are hosting the dns and making the changes or we
are simply pointing to dns servers that your provide. In general changes
take from 2 to 6 hours. If you are supplying us with someone
else's dns servers (primary and secondary) remember that those
servers need to be programmed correctly for your domain for things
to operate properly (this is overlooked quite frequently).
How long does it take for web forwarding to start working?From the time that you make the change with us web forwarding
should work generally within 4 hours from time you make the change.
It's important that the dns is set to our dns servers for the change
to take place. If you've never changed dns (from our servers) then the
dns is already set correctly. If the dns is set to a different dns service
please send us an email and we will give you the info that you need
(or make the change for you) to get everything working correctly.
I need dns changes made at
a specific time.This can be arranged although
generally there is an extra charge to do this because of the coordination involved.
How do I obtain an "auth" or "epp" code?
Please email us at the help address on our
contact page.
Please note that requests for the code must come from the domain name registrant or authorized employee at the registrant they can't be requested or issued to third parties.
How can I get dns records such as A, Cname, MX etc?
While dns records (primary and secondary dns) can be easily done by logging into your account and choosing "modify nameservers" under the "domain menu", specific dns records that need to be setup are completed by emailing a request to the appropriate help email address on our
contact page
I forgot the password to my account.
You can recover your password
a few ways. Easiest is to
simply use the
password reset page.
Make sure you only put in the domain
name and the email address that you
used when you signed up (but not both).
If that doesn't work most likely
you have either put in to much information,
or have the wrong email address on the account.
If you have any problems please send an email
to the help address on our
contact page.
The contact info on my account has changed
(either postal, email, telephone etc.) and I don't
have any way to login to my account.
Please send an email to the address on our
contact page giving as much detail as
possible (the domain, who you are if not the registrant etc.)
and we will tell you what we need to know to give
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This policy covers all data that is shared by a visitor with us whether directly via energiegroup.com, effw.co.uk,energiefitness.com, energiefitnessclubs.com, f4l.com or via email.
This policy provides an explanation as to what happens to any personal data that you share with us, or that we collect from you either directly via this Website or via email.
Certain businesses are required under the Data Protection Act to have a data controller. For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 and updates in 2018 our data controller is Dom Greenwood and can be contacted via email at firstname.lastname@example.com
We may collect the following information::
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In operating our Website we may collect and process the following data about you:
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We partner with certain organisations to carry out certain aspects of our operation. For example, we use a company called Harlands to make direct debit collections on our behalf for members of our clubs in the UK. We share with Harlands all of the information which is necessary to make these collections and in order for them to be able to meet their obligations under the Direct Debit Guarantee Scheme.
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1. Introduction
The énergie group operates a health and fitness franchise business in the United Kingdom as well as in several other countries.
This is the policy for the use of CCTV in clubs operating under the following brands in England and Wales:
• énergie Fitness
• énergie Fitness Clubs
• énergie Fitness for Women
• Fit4Less
2. Purpose of the Policy
The purpose of this policy is to make a clear statement of the way in which énergie, and the clubs operating under its various brands in the United Kingdom, make use of CCTV.
The policy describes the following:
• The rationale for using CCTV
• The areas in which we use CCTV and the areas in which we do not use CCTV
• How we make members of the public, staff who work in the clubs and any other visitors aware of the fact that CCTV is in operation
• How we store the recorded images and how long we keep them for before destroying them
• The circumstances under which we would consider releasing the images to a third party such as the police or other law enforcement agencies
• Request from individuals who believe they have appeared images captured on CCTV – Data Access Requests
• Responsibilities
• Our use of security companies
3. Rationale for the Use of CCTV
CCTV allows us to monitor activity in and around our clubs. It can be used to help us investigate the actions of individuals in connection with specific events such as an accident, theft or assault.
The main reasons we use CCTV include, but are not limited to, the following:
• To protect the health and safety of visitors and staff
• To help us to ensure that club rules are respected
• To help with training and giving feedback to our staff
• To assist the law enforcement authorities in a bid to deter and detect crime
• To protect our buildings, equipment and other resources by deterring those who might damage or steal them
• To monitor the behaviour of our staff while they are at work
• To investigate whether there is any fraudulent use of our clubs, for example, when a membership card or fob is used by an individual other than the one to whom it was issued
4. The Areas in which we Use CCTV
The layout of our clubs varies from site to site. However, in general terms, we would use CCTV in the following areas:
• In the reception area
• On the main gym floor
• In the studio if there is one
• In the free weights area
• In the corridors and stairwells
• In the areas around the outside of the building including the car park if there is one – this could include areas such as the pavement or a road which were used by members of the public who have no connection with énergie or any of it franchises or clubs
• In areas used by staff which ae not normally accessible to the public, such as an office or staff room
• Any other areas not specifically mentioned in the exclusions below
We would never install CCTV in the following areas:
• Changing rooms
• Showers
• Toilets
• Sauna/steam room
5. How we Publicise our Use of CCTV
We make members of the public, staff who work in the clubs and any other visitors aware of the fact that CCTV is in operation by displaying prominent signage such as the example shown below:
A sign such as the above would be displayed in each area in which a camera was located. We will also publicise the reasons why we are making recordings as well as the contact details for the data controller. For example, by display information such as the following:
|Date Of Revision
|Description Of Changes
|28th May 2017
|David Waugh
|Initial Version
The information that we collect and store relating to you is primarily used to enable us to provide our services to you. In addition, we may use the information for the following purposes:
Where applicable, we may disclose your personal information to any member of our group. This includes, where applicable, our subsidiaries, our holding company and its other subsidiaries.
We may also disclose your personal information to third parties:
You might find links to third party websites on our Website. These websites should have their own privacy policies which you should check. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever as we have no control over them.
The Data Protection Act 1998 & 2003 gives you the right to access the information that we hold about you. Should you wish to receive details that we hold about you please contact us using the contact details below.
This is the data breach policy for énergie Global Brand Management (énergie) which also trades using the following brand names:
• énergie Direct Franchising
• énergie Fitness
• énergie Fitness Clubs
• énergie Fitness for Women
• Fit4Less
We take the security of the data which we hold very seriously and go to great lengths to ensure that it is adequately protected and is used only for the purposes for which it was collected. We have a series of policies and procedures in place to ensure that we comply with all current legislation. We train our staff to ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities in protecting the data and how they should act when using it. We also employ sophisticated means to protect our data from malicious attack and attempts to gain unauthorised access or make unauthorized use of the data which we hold. We destroy or anonymise data as soon as there is no longer a justification for us to hold it in relation to the purposes for which it was collected.
Despite all of the above it is, unfortunately, impossible for us to completely protect all of the data which we hold from theft, attack, unauthorised use or failure to follow agreed procedures. This policy describes the measures we take to monitor whether any breaches have occurred and the procedures we will follow should we become aware that a breach may have occurred.
This policy applies to the following individuals and orgainsations:
• All individuals who work for the énergie Group in the United Kingdom and all territories covered by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) regulations whether they are employed directly or are contracted to work on behalf of the organization
• All individuals who work in the fitness clubs located in the United Kingdom and all territories covered by the GDPR which are owned by ourselves or our franchisees whether they are employed directly or are contracted to work in the clubs on a regular or casual basis
• Our partners who process and collect data on our behalf, for example, the Harlands Group which processes direct debits on our behalf. Each of our partner organsiations whom we deem to be covered by this policy has been sent a copy and has given an assurance that they will abide by its contents.
This policy applies to the following data:
• All data and information which we hold related to private individuals including, but limited to the following:
o Members, prospective members and ex members of our clubs
o Current and past franchisees and those individuals who have expressed an interest in finding out more about becoming a franchisee
o Staff and other workers, for example studio instructors and cleaners, who work or have worked at our clubs and those of our franchisees and individuals who have expressed an interest in working at our clubs
o Staff and other workers who work in our own offices or in the field in whatever capacity we employ them
• Sensitive data related to our business, for example, records of our finances or legal affairs
• Sensitive data related to the businesses of our franchisees, for example, our assessments of their performance, records of their finances or legal affairs
This policy applies to the data described above held in any form, including but not limited to:
• élan4Clubs and élanHQ and their related databases which are the main software applications which we use to manage and monitor the performance of our clubs as well as many other administrative operations which take place at our offices
• Other applications which are used in our offices and those of our franchsiees, for example, Infusionsoft which we use to manage our relationship with franchisees and prospective franchisees or Exchequer which we use to manage our finances
• Any other electronic form such as in Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, email contents, etc
• Information recorded on paper or any other physical media whether that be a formal document stored for record keeping or legal purposes or an informal document such as an ad hoc note
Monitoring whether a Breach has Occurred
We take the following measures to monitor whether a breach has occurred and to ensure that we become aware should a breach or a potential breach come to the attention of any of our staff, members of our club or any other individual:
• By publishing this policy on our public facing websites we promote awareness of its existence and make any visitor to our public facing website aware of the steps they can take should they suspect that a breach has occurred or may occur in the future. The policy itself contains clearly describes how anyone can communicate their concerns to named individuals within énergie.
• This policy is published on élan which is the software application which is used in our clubs and our central operation to manage and monitor the operation of our clubs. As a result, the policy is made available to our own staff, our franchisees and the individuals who work in their clubs. The policy clearly lays out what they must do in the event that they suspect that a breach has occurred or may occur in the future.
• We make use of sophisticated cyber protection software which monitors activity in our data centres and reports any unusual activity such as large volumes of data being downloaded to unknown IP addresses.
• We train our staff, franchisees and those individuals who work in our clubs in various ways, for example, by running sessions at our quarterly development meetings, the course we run on a regular basis for new franchisees and club managers (the énergie Basic Management Course) and other ad hoc training sessions which we run from time to time.
• We include all of our data protection policies in our operating manual which is made available to our franchisees and club managers.
• We designate specific individuals within énergie and Hedgehog Business Solutions (who are our software partner and main data processor) with the responsibility of monitoring for any breach or potential breach and acting upon any information which is provided.
Advice and Support
Any individual who requires advice or support in relation to this policy or an incident they feel it may cover should first of all speak to their manager or the owner of the club at which they work. If this is not possible or felt to be appropriate or if further advice or support is needed then the matter may be referred to any of the following:
• The énergie helpdesk by 'phone on 020 3874 5202 or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com
• énergie's data protection officer by 'phone on 01908 396 212 or by email to email@example.com
• By mail to:
Data Protection Enquiries
énergie Group
Challenge House
Sherwood Drive
NB Please use email or 'phone if you feel that your query needs to be addressed urgently.
Breach Notification
This policy requires that any individual who is included in its scope (described above) who suspects that a theft, breach, unintended exposure or unauthorised access of the data described above must report the fact as soon as is reasonable possible and in any case within one working day of the information coming to their attention.
If possible, a written description of the nature of the breach or suspected breach along with details of the date and time at which occurred should be provided to any of the contacts listed above as sources of help and advice. Information may be supplied anonymously but it would be most helpful if the name and contact information of the person reporting the breach could be supplied.
An examples of practices which may be likely to lead to a breach should also be reported in the same way.
What we will do when Issues are Reported to us
The matter will be initially reviewed by the Data Protection Officer (DPO) who will consider the circumstances and the information which has been supplied. One or more of the following actions may be taken:
• If it seems likely that a breach has taken place and there is a credible risk that further access to the same information or to other information may occur, or if a practice has been reported which seems to have a high risk of resulting in an imminent breach, immediate steps will be taken to protect the resource, for example, by shutting down the function or service which was used to gain access to the information or strengthening the security around it.
• As soon as there is firm evidence of the nature of any data having been inappropriately accessed and where it is possible to identify those individuals who may have been affected a communication plan will be developed in conjunction with our own communications scheme involving legal and human resource departments to decide whether an=d how to communicate the breach to:
o internal employees
o the public
o those directly affected
• The communication is likely to include information such as:
o The date and time on which the breach occurred
o The data which has been accessed, eg names, contact numbers, email addresses
o The steps which we are taking to investigate the matter and ensure that it does not reoccur
• The matter itself may also be brought to the attention of any one or more of the following:
o The manager of any persons involved in the matter
o The managers and owners of any clubs connected with the matter or who have members potentially affected by the matter
o The Office of the Data Commissioner
o The law enforcement authorities
o Third party suppliers
o The CEO and other members of énergie's board
o Other members of staff
o Any other individual or body we believe is appropriate
• The Systems and Technology Director will be informed and will liaise with the DPO throughout the incident to ensure that the DPO's requests for further information and action are complied with.
• The DPO will formulate a plan of action in conjunction with the Systems and Technology Director on the steps needed to deal with the matter. Where appropriate and where practical, individuals from énergie, its franchisees and those who work in its clubs, its suppliers and any other relevant partners will be included as sources of information or to otherwise assist in the implementation of the plan.
• The Systems and Technology Director will assess whether the CEO should be informed immediately or whether it is acceptable to wait until further information has been gathered.
• If action is needed from a third party or if the DPO considers that they need to be made aware of the matter then the DPO will contact them immediately or as soon as is practical after sufficient information has been gathered to properly inform the third party.
• As provided by énergie Global Brand Management's cyber insurance and where necessary and appropriate, the insurer will provide access to forensic investigators and experts who will help determine how the breach or exposure occurred; the types of data involved; the number of internal/external individuals and/or organizations impacted; and analyze the breach or exposure to determine the root cause.
• If, at any time throughout the investigation and resolution of the matter, the Systems and Technology Director feels that the CEO's authority is needed to obtain information or implement a necessary action, the CEO will be contacted immediately to discuss the need and to ensure that appropriate action results.
• The DPO will follow the plan and will, as far as possible, gain a full understanding of the nature and extent of the matter.
• In all cases where a breach or potential breach has been reported, the DPO will write a full report of the incident and submit it to the Systems and Technology Director and the CEO. The report will include any recommendations which the DPO believes should be considered. Such recommendations could include, but are not limited to the following:
o Creation of new policies or the review and amendment of existing policies and practices
o Review of training programmes where existing policies have not been properly followed
o Disciplinary action against any individuals who have acted carelessly or maliciously
Any Énergie Global Brand Management personnel found in violation of this policy may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Any third-party partner company found in violation may have their network connection terminated.
Revision History
|Date Of Revision
|Description Of Changes
|10th August 2017
|David Waugh
|Initial Version
We welcome any queries, comments or requests you may have regarding this policy please do not hesitate to contact us via the website www.energiefitness.com
If you would prefer to write to us then our contact address is:
Data Protection Enquiries
énergie Group
Challenge House
Sherwood Drive


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In the Ambaṭṭha-sutta [DN #3] the Buddha debates with a Brahmin who is openly contemptuous of him; the Brahmin describes the Buddha as a bald-shaven man (…gotama muṇḍakā samaṇakā…) and as "black" like other members of the vassal social class, i.e., in reference to India's caste hierarchy […]
"Black" and "white" are correlative and culturally-conditioned concepts, but it is nevertheless significant that a Brahmin would perceive the Buddha as "black" (i.e., by the Brahmin's own social standards) and that one would reproach the other on this account. While the Brahmin's bias is obvious, this text is much more useful than passages that merely glorify the Buddha without telling us how he was perceived by his contemporaries. […]
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Hi Eisel. In that part of the world, people who are not totally pale are considered 'black'. My wife is a very white Thai. If she stays in the sun and gets a mild tan, she refers to herself as 'black' and so do all her friends and family. A culture thing I guess. Just a thought.
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Few completed Rails apps are architecturally simple. As soon as you grow, you find yourself using multiple subsystems and machines to scale. Cloud-based environments such as EC2 make this an attractive and cost-efficient option, but create new headaches in configuration management.
Chef is the latest development in open source systems integration, a powerful Ruby-based framework for managing servers in a way that integrates tightly with your applications and infrastructure. As developers become increasingly responsible for operations, Chef lets you manage your servers by writing code, not running commands.
In this tutorial we cover:
- Your first Chef cookbook
- Chef concepts such as nodes, cookbooks and nodes
- Anatomy of a cookbook
- Storing and versioning your cookbooks
- What happens when you run Chef
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- Configuring per-instance data using JSON
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I was expecting more real-world examples. This was much more of a high level presentation than it was a tutorial.
There were bits of the presentation that were useful insights that I hadn't had from the wiki tutorial, but I was hoping for a tutorial, not a presentation.
I think it should have been possible to provide VirtualBox based images of the hosts and had everyone try to run through a guided tutorial, and that might have given us a better experience.
I enjoyed the presentation. I had heard of chef – but didn't know anything more than it was a way to configure systems. I thought the talk did a good job of going over the features and explaining how to set things up.
I would have liked to see a bit more discussion about the practical usage scenarios after going through the fundamentals. What are people doing with it – what are some good practices, etc. Some direction in the how and why to back up the technical details would provide a good foundation going forward.
Don't worry about the technical issues – they happen. The talk was still good.
Network issues to begin with were distracting. The process of installing chef, configuring your cookbooks and applying them to your nodes was not clearer after the talk. That should have been addressed, end to end, in the tutorial.
Wish the networking based code worked earlier, of course, but it was informative.
I just added the example code from the slides to the ZIP file available at the top of this page.
I would have given the session 2.5 stars, but that option wasn't avail so I rounded up.
I thought the session had a lot of good info, I'm just not sure the way it was presented was the best way to get that info across to a room full of developers, who really didn't seem to be on board with most of the sys-admin stuff @edd was trying to cover.
Chef goes pretty deep into server-level config stuff that most developers, even those that have "some" admin responsibility, never see.
It might have gone a lot better if after the warm-up slides, the presentation went right into the server web interface and the rails/chef-deploy stuff. Obv, since chef-deploy is so tenuous at the moment, that would have been tough, this time, but perhaps it's a good thought for the future?
I think Chef has a lot of potential and chef-deploy looks like it could be a good replacement for those that want to leave capistrano behind (for whatever reasons). Hopefully, that will become more baked-in, so that it can be a more natural introduction into the depths of chef…
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The technical difficulties with the VMs was unfortunately my own oversight that couldn't really have been mitigated by a dry run. Live demos are risky, and I got bitten. Hopefully seeing everything run in the second half restored your faith.
The AV crew have had the feedback about the sound system, hopefully things can be improved during the week.
Thanks for coming!
conference center wifi, speakers and lack of power was a disappointment in the first half. Organizers should do a bit more to ensure each presenter has what they need before they start. Dunno if conference allows tutorial or speakers a chance to "dry run" their technical presentations.
Excellent content! I really enjoyed learning about this tool and look forward to adding it to my toolkit. Poor sound. Too much reverb. Might have been better to just turn off the sound system & project loudly?
@Brian, that's a great idea. I'll do that.
I'm really looking forward to this tutorial!
The overview looks solid, and I'm getting the feeling that the various configuration and deploy options will be easier to understand and evaluate afterward.
You mentioned that you'll be using two Ubuntu servers to demonstrate how these tools work together. Instead of attempting to run two VMs on my netbook (ha!), and to save others from trying to replicate that environment locally, I wonder if you could create an attendee login on both systems we could use to see how they are set up ourselves. This could be a login that has read-only permissions to the various configurations, but it may be easier to "follow along" if we're looking at your systems via an ssh session, than trying to replicate that work locally.
We'll work through a working example of a chef-deploy setup. I can't guarantee how deep and dirty we'll get with it though, given the time constraints, and also the fact I've not yet had any production experience with chef-deploy.
Hi Edd,
I've been following Ezra's chef-deploy on github (github.com/ezmobius/chef-de...) and would really like to get more familiar with some of it's internals (callbacks, hooks, rollbacks, etc). Could you add some of these topics to your talk?
It's also worth noting that the conference wifi is probably not up to many tutorial attendees using apt-get over the network at the same time! I'll investigate if I can get some onsite local Ubuntu mirror going. If not, we'll do the best we can. There's a lot more to the tutorial than just package installation.
Just a plain OS will do. If you go for the Ubuntu server edition, you can hit F4 on installation and choose the minimal install.
The one thing you may wish to do to save time is get Ruby and Rubygems installed.
Hello Edd, I am looking forward to the session!
You said that for those who want to follow along, its recommended to have some Ubuntu virtual machines running. Will we use Chef to install Apache/Nginx, Mongrel and MySql on them or should we have those packages installed beforehand?
Yes, chef-deploy is moving quickly and we'll be deploying a sample Rails app using it!
Yes, I will be covering use of EC2.
I'd like to see some chef-deploy
Hope you will be showing how to use Chef to deploy to Amazon EC2


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Almost every culture has it's altar heads that reflect the time and culture in which they were created. Most recently I have been fascinated with the minkisi Power Figures of the Western Congo Basin in Africa. The accumulation of materials on these figures acts as protection, and give the figures power. In a new body of work I am creating 21st Century power figures that reflect our culture and experience.
The computer has been instrumental in changing our identity as humans. The new works are adorned with the accumulation of computers parts. The computer parts harbor intelligent data, imply a function, act as protection and give the figures power.
Another theme that I have been fascinated by is human adornment and the human skin as canvas. Adornment and personal decoration in the form of tattooing, scarification, body and face painting has been practiced in many cultures for centuries. Individuals in contemporary culture have adapted these practices to show not only their individuality but also their power as humans. I adorn my power figures with a system of signs that reflect our contemporary culture.
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M.F.A. Rochester Institute of Technology
B.S. Pratt Institute
1996 The American Scandinavian Foundation
1988 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship in Sculpture
1983 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship in Sculpture
1992 Condeso/Lawler Gallery (Project Space), NYC
1987 Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
1974 New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
1973 Douglass College, Women Artists Series, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
2008 Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark NJ
2008 Mashiko Museum, Mashiko, Japan, East/West 2008
2007 Montgomery Center for the Arts, Skillman, NJ, Science As Muse
2005 Loveed Fine Arts at Gallery Pahk, Madison Ave. @ 77th St., NYC
2004 Loveed Fine Arts at Gallery Pahk, Madison Ave. @77th St. NYC
2004 Noyes Museum, NJ, Altars, Icons and Symbols: Exploring Spirituality in Art,
2004 Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper, Rutgers University, NJ, Diverse Directions in Printmaking
2003 Kunstlerhaus, Graz, Austria, Connections: Montclair/ Graz, curated by Olya Shevchenko
2003 Wonkwang Univ./Montclair State Univ. Exchange Exhibition, Iksan City, Jeonbuk, South Korea
2002 Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ," New Jersey Fine Arts Annual" (Juried)
2002 Medium Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia, "Clay: Common Experiences"
2000 Ceres Gallery, New York City, "Lives and Works, The Exhibition"
1999 Soho 20 Gallery, New York City, "1999 East & West"
1999 Mi Qiu Modern Art Workshop, College of Fine Arts, Shanghai University, China; "Transcending Boundaries"
1996 New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, N.J.; "Six Artists: The 1990's"; George Segal, John Goodyear, Gary Kuehn, Bill Barrell, Emma Amos, Pat Lay
1996 Douglass College, Rutgers University, "25 Years of Feminism, 25 Years of Women's Art."
1995- Traveling Exhibition, Norway: "N.Y, N.Y: Clay; curated by Judith Schwartz; Rogaland
1996 Kunstnersenter, Stavanger, Hordaland Kunstnersenter, BergenNordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim, Ostfold Kunstnersenter, Fredrikstad.
1992 Robeson Gallery, Rutgers University, "New Jersey Project Invitational"
1991 Aljira. A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
1990 The Gallery at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; "Two Generations of Sculptors." (Edwards, Ewing, Fay, Graves, Kuehn, Lay, Seawright)
1989 New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ, "Material Forms"
1989 The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ. "1989 Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition"
1984 Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ; "Structures: 13 New Jersey Artists" (Anuszkiewicz, Bannard, Blair, Craft, Harms, Lay, Pietrucha, Rafoss, Rosen, Savage, Sisco, Teller, Walkingstick)
1984 The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ; "New Jersey Arts Inclusion Program 1978-84"
1983 Hunterdon Art Center, NJ; "Directors Choice"
1981 A.I.R. Gallery, NYC, "Women Artists"
1981 Douglass College, Rutgers University, NJ, "Retropective Show. Women Artists Series"
1979 New Jersey State Museum; "1979 Biennial"
1978 Graduate Center, City University of NY, NYC, "Women's Caucus For Art Juried Show"
1978 New Jersey State Museum, "Sculptures and Constructions From the Twentieth Century '
1977 Newark Museum, NJ, "1977 Biennial of New Jersey Artists"
1975 Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC, "1975 Biennial of Contemporary American Art"
1974 The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, CT, "Contemporary Reflections
1968 Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, "25th Ceramic National" (Juried National)
1997 Montclair State University, Fine Arts Building, exterior ceramic tile mural
1996 Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway; an environmental, site-specific sculpture for the Henie-Onstad sculpture park
1985 Montclair State University, College Hall, the Class Gift, Class of 1984
Montclair Art Museum
Jingdezhen Sanbao Art Institute, Jingdezhen, P.R.China
Novohradska Gallery, Lucenec, Slovakia
Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway; a site-specific sculpture
Rutgers University, Aidekman Center, Newark, NJ, (3 sculptures, 1991)
Montclair State University (two public commissions)
I.B.M., Gainesville, VA.
New Jersey State Museum, (2 sculptures: museum purchase, and 1 sculpture: the L.B.Wescott Collection)
Rochester Institute of Technology
2006 Just My Luck, a major movie by Lady Luck Productions, Inc., starring Lindsay Lohan, release date May, 2006
1972 – present
Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ; Professor, Department of Art and Design, Founding Director of MFA Program 1999-2001
2004 Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, P.R. China
2002 Institute of Fine Arts, Modinagar, Utta Pradesh, India
2002 The Birla Academy of Art and Culture in Kolcata., India
2002 Central Academy of Art and Design at Tsinghua University, Beijing
2002 East China Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
1998 Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
1997 The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, "Lives and Works: Conversations with Artists", Joan Snyder, Jackie Winsor, Miriam Schapiro, Ce Roser, Cathy Billian, Pat Lay, Nancy Azara, Charlotte Robinson, Mimi Smith
1986 New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Sculpture Grants for 1987
2009 Peterson, Susan; WORKING IN CLAY; 3rd Edition, Overlook/Viking Press, NY, (photos of my work)
2006 Yushan,Zhang; WORLD CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC CERAMIC ART; Hunan Fine Arts Press, P.R. China. Photos of my work, 130 international artists included.
2004 Peterson, Susan; Jan Peterson, THE CRAFT AND ART OF CLAY; 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, NJ (photos of my work)
2002 Bai Ming, Fine Arts College of Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China, Overseas Contemporary Ceramic Art Classics, by Bai Ming, Forward by Susan Peterson, Jiangxi Fine Arts Publishing House of China, a book of International contemporary artists, one of 86 featured artists from 20 countries.
2002 Peterson, Susan; WORKING IN CLAY; 2nd Edition, Overlook/Viking Press, NY, (photos of my work)
1999 Peterson, Susan; THE CRAFT AND ART OF CLAY; 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, NJ (photos of my work)
1999 Arbeiter, Joan; Smith, Beryl; Swenson, Sally; LIVES AND WORKS, TALKS WITH WOMEN ARTISTS; Volume II, Paperback, Scarecrow Press (one of 14 chapters, each is an interview with a woman artist: Miriam Schapiro, Jackie Winsor, Joan Snyder, and others.)
1998 Peterson, Susan; WORKING IN CLAY, Prentice Hall, NJ (photos of my work)
1996 Arbeiter, Joan; Smith, Beryl; Swenson, Sally; LIVES AND WORKS, TALKS WITH WOMEN ARTISTS; Volume II, Scarecrow Press (Patricia Lay, Joan Snyder, Kay Walkingstick, Jackie Winsor, Miriam Schapiro, and others)
1995 Peterson, Susan; THE CRAFT AND ART OF CLAY; 2nd edition, 1st edition1992; Prentice Hall, NJ (photos of my work)
1986 Nigrosh, Leon; CLAYWORK; Davis Publication, Mass.; 1975 (1st Edition); 1986 (2nd Edition) (Photos of my work)
1980 Nigrosh, Leon; LOW FIRE: OTHER WAYS TO WORK IN CLAY; Davis Publication, Mass. (photos of my work)
Selected Reviews and Articles:
2002 William Zimmer; The New York Times, January 27
2002 Prescott Tolk, The Jersey City Reporter, January 20
1997 Art in America, April issue, Sculpture Portfolio section, full page color
1996 Ceramics Monthly, May issue, New York Clay by Judith Schwartz, photo
1996 Cotter, Holland; The New York Times; Weekend; July 12 (Photo)
1996 Skouen, Tina; Arbeiderbladet, Oslo, Norway; July 19 (Photo)
1996 Törngren, Av Ylva; Budstikka, Oslo, Norway, July 20 (Photo)
1992 Watkins, Eileen; Star-Ledger, Sunday, March 8
1992 Raynor, Vivian; The New York Times, Sunday,NJ, March 15
1991 Watkins, Eileen; Star-Ledger,
1991 Point, George; Gold Coast, Hoboken,NJ, Jan.3
1991 Point, George; Jersey Journal, JC,NJ, Jan.4
1990 Watkins, Eileen; Star-Ledger, Aug.3
1989 Raynor, Vivian; The New York Times, Sunday,Sept.3
1989 Raynor, Vivian; The New York Times, Sunday Oct.1
1987 Fitzgibbons, Mary; The Jersey Journal, Feb.13
1984 Watkins, Eileen; Star-Ledger, March
1984 Zimmer, William; The New York Times, Sunday,March 18
1984 Raynor, Vivian; The New York Times, Sunday, Feb.5
1983 Watkins, Eileen; Star-Ledger, August 28
1981 Raynor, Vivian; The New York Times, Sunday, Feb.8
1979 Schjeldahl, Peter; The New York Times, Sunday, Nov,25
1978 Women Art Magazine, Spring
1978 Lubell, Ellen; The Soho Weekly News, Feb.9
1976 Shirey, David; The New York Times, Sunday, Dec.19
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Martin Scorsese doing a kids movie? What's the world coming to? Well, for starters, "Hugo" is not a kids' movie. Yes, it stars a pair of kids, and its based on a kids' book,, and it's devoid of violence, sex and coarse language, but it's unlikely that "Hugo" will speak to kids.
Based on Brain Selznick's award-winning children's book, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," the film tells the story of young Hugo (Asa Butterfield), the orphaned son of a watchmaker who has been living in the walls of a Paris metro station since his father's death. Hugo's sole link to his father is an old automaton (that's a robot for those of you born after 1980) that his dad discovered one day in a warehouse, sending the boy on a quest to unlock the robot's secret.
Scorsese wastes no time taking the new 3D technology out for a spin, treating us to a long tracking shot that comes down out of the sky, through the window of the train station, down along the tracks through throngs of people and into the marketplace where most of the action takes place. And that rush of magic carries you forward for a while. Watching Hugo (Asa Butterfield) being chased through the station by the Inspector (Sasha Baron Cohen) for the first time, one might be reminded of De Niro scampering through the bar in "Mean Street," but by the fifth chase between the two, the novelty has worn off.
Sadly, the first half of "Hugo" is a crushing bore, as Hugo and his new friend, Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz) exchanging overlong, overly dramatic pauses, the plot moves forward at an almost imperceptible pace, obvious questions are left unasked.
It's not until the film's a second half, when Scorsese finally gets around to connecting the dots that "Hugo" develops any emotional depth, which makes a certain amount of sense, as it's in the second hour that "Hugo" touches on Scorsese's real interest in the story. Without giving too much away, "Hugo" ends up being a love letter to the power of film and one of the form's first greats, as well as a call to arms for the preservation of film. In addition to being one of the greatest film directors ever, Scorsese has also be a tireless champion of preserving the old and endangered prints of days gone by, pouring millions of dollars and countless hours into the cause. So this is a cause dear to his heart.
"If you're ever wondering where dreams come from, look around, this is where they're made."
You can be reasonably sure that it was that line in Brian Selznick's award-winning book, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," that inspired Martin Scorsese to adapt it into a film.
But it's too little too late, and as moving as it is, "Hugo" ends up feeling a bit like sitting through a really good History of Film 101 lecture, as opposed to a great story.
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But remember, KFed Jr, just weeks before cheating with Tori, he and Mary Jo Eustace, they adopted a baby girl. His first daughter. A daughter he has since completely turned his back on and refused to parent.
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Since the loss nearly a decade ago, West has rarely discussed his mother or the circumstances surrounding her death in public. However, in 2015, he did broach the topic briefly in the August issue of the U.K. music magazine Q.
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Many of these changes may affect us particularly in later years, and dealing with debt will therefore be an issue of great importance to many older people. If you are struggling with debt, it can drastically impact upon your ability to manage your money effectively, as well as negatively affecting your health and wellbeing.
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