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I believe that our lives ARE complicated by design. That said, I also feel that they don't have to be as complicated as we make them.
After owning an award-winning interior design firm for twenty-five years, I recently realized that we spend more time and money designing our living spaces than we do our lives. Essentially meaning, happiness is an inside job, not something that can be bought by fancy furniture and expensive interiors.
Once that revelation sunk in, it led me to do some interior work on myself – how had I designed my life? OR, maybe the better question was, how had I allowed my life to be designed by others.
I grew up on a farm in Northern Illinois where my dad used to say, "Who needs to sit inside a church once a week when you're surrounded by the beauty God created everyday." He'd gesture to the 168 acres of rolling hills with 100-year-old oak trees and a meandering creek where we'd fish in the summer and ice skate in the winter.
When I wasn't running around outside with bare feet, I'd spend hours sitting on the creaky floorboards of the farmhouse using decks of cards to build elaborate structures that, in my mind, rivaled the Taj Mahal.
When I was around ten or eleven, I knew that I wanted to be an architect. My mom would buy me magazines filled with house plans, as encouragement was the norm in our house. Labels and judgements were rare in my youthful world.
That changed once I entered high school and my counselor told me that BOYS are architects.
GIRLS are decorators.
I believed her, and convinced myself that it wasn't a big deal. I wasn't good at math anyway.
Another bit of news that rocked my peaceful teenage years was when I learned that my high-school sweetheart's parents didn't like me because…
1) I was a farm girl AND 2) I wasn't Catholic.
In college, I majored in interior design at Iowa State University.
I was also a college athlete, which led another counselor, as well as several professors, to tell me that I wouldn't be able to handle the class load if I did gymnastics. Yet, the student-body president was a football player AND majored in Architecture. Hmmm.
I wanted to tell the professors, "Listen, I don't give a crap what you think, I'm gonna to do it anyway." Of course, I didn't want them to see my sassy side, so I swallowed my words and went about quietly proving them wrong.
My college boyfriends' parents were farmers, hence they were delighted I was a country girl.
However, they were disappointed I wasn't Methodist. Boy, I just wasn't living up to anyone's expectations, was I?
Fast forward twenty years. I was married to a wonderful man whom didn't require me to check a specific religion box. Hallelujah! He loved my crooked toes and had no issues that as a child they'd ran through a cow pie or, two. Okay, maybe three…hundred. What can I say, I was a tomboy. We had two beautiful, blue-eyed boys and I owned a successful, thriving business. We lived in sunny Sarasota.
Life was good. So, I thought.
I was in a builder's office one day working on a mega-mansion for a CEO of a billion dollar company when the builder, whom I respected for his knowledge in engineering and architecture, said, "You should've been an architect. You have a better grasp on construction and design than most architects I work with."
My exterior appearance may have remained calm, my interior was anything but. Let me just say, you would've thought that I had won a medal. I'm not talking about a participation medal here. I mean, it was as if I'd won a gold medal so huge that if it was draped around my neck on the podium, I would've toppled over.
That was a defining moment for me. One, that ultimately led to the collapse of my house of cards.
Why? Because, even though I hadn't realized it, up until that builder validated my career, inside I had felt like a failure. It didn't matter how many awards I'd won, or how many magazines my design work had been in, I was a designer, not an architect.
On top of that, my exterior had become what most designers hated. I was this…
Beige. I wasn't passion pink.
I wasn't interesting aqua.
I was boring beige.
The shade varied day by day with my mood. And, see how straight the lines are. That was my life. Rigid.
My car was basic black with tan leather seats. It was a Saab because if I drove a Mercedes S Class, my clients would think that I made too much money. If I drove a Chevy Malibu, they'd think I wasn't making enough. My closet was one of a chameleon. Sexy sheaths for working with professional athletes, boring Hillary-Clinton suits for dealing with conservatives.
I had been afraid to tell clients that I'd grown up on a farm, as they might not hire me. "How can a farm girl design multi-million-dollar mansions?" was a question I was often asked when I did share personal stories. Talk about labels and judgement.
I had strict rules about NOT discussing politics or religion with clients. I later added global warming to that list.
It was as if I was living someone else's life, yet it wasn't, it was the one that I had designed. It was fake. Or, as we'd say in the design world, faux. Even though I had a supportive, loving family, I was unfulfilled in my career and I yearned for my freedom from the materialistic design world.
It took years to peel back the layers of boring beige paint that covered my true colors. But, I can happily say that I've exposed the rainbow.
The messy bits of color are my inner child leaping out to make my boys laugh by burping at the dinner table, or screaming like a girl when we ride a roller coaster. The bolder strokes are my novel, and my thought-provoking speeches and blog posts.
Simply put, my life didn't have to be as complicated as I made it. All I had to do was toss aside wasteful endeavors and move forward with things that mattered.


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im 13 and whenever i sit for 15 minutes or more and i try to get up i can ... i have to rub a big knot it feels like .. for like 4 minutes then i can get up , im 5 5 and a male
Sorry to hear you are having so much discomfort in your leg! You should definitely go see your pediatrician about this as soon as you can, since it sounds like it has been going on for a while. The most likely cause is that you have pulled your hamstring. This commonly happens in those who play different types of vigorous sports. It can also happen if you accidentally fall or twist your leg. Pulls of the muscles in the hamstring can take a long time to heal. Often, get back to normal requires resting from vigorous exercise as well as basic stretching exercises and anti inflammatory medications. If your doctor finds evidence of a hamstring pull, they will be able to recommend medications for the pain and swelling. They will also be able to give you advice about whether you need to stop playing sports for a while, or whether you need to do some stretching exercises. They can also rule out any other possible causes of the pain and "knot" sensation, such as a big bruise inside the muscle. Make an appointment with your doctor right away. In the meantime avoid any vigorous physical exercise until you have gotten the green light from your doctor.
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I wore this stunner one-shoulder long black dress to a family wedding a few weeks ago. It's perfect for a winter wedding or gala when you want to look glam but not totally bare. Y'all, I cannot say enough good things about this pretty dress. LOVE this dress so very much and I got so many compliments on it! It also has a little bit of a train in the back which makes it super fun for dancing.
What a beautiful wedding; if only I could have stayed all night enjoying it. My mistake for bringing kids to an evening wedding. Maybe we'll try again when the next cousin gets married :)
I am also so excited about this floral dress I found at Nordstrom yesterday! It's perfect for two wedding showers I have coming up this winter; both of which I needed something pretty and feminine and slightly dressier than my typical go-to sweater dress and boots outfits. I typically think of summer when I think about dresses but I love a good moody bolder floral to brighten up the cold weather.
They didn't have my size in the store so we clipped the back a bit to see how it would look with a more fitted middle true to the silhouette. You can see some bunching in the top that should go away with the size down.
You really can't have too many little black dresses and I'm 99% sure I'm going to go back and buy this one. It's just too pretty to leave behind. And it fits so dang well. The material is thicker so it's smooths it all out and has pockets.
Oh, and this dress. Oh, this dress. Its full on glitter and sparkles from afar in a way that you just can't imagine from the picture. I have absolutely zero place to wear it or reason to buy it. I'm picturing it for my enganged cousin.
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News Hub: Pakistan Says It Was Not Forewarned
WSJ Assistant Managing Editor John Bussey joins Simon Constable for this News Hub extra to discuss what Osama bin Laden's death now means for U.S.-Pakistan relations.
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Hey guys,
After listening to this month's excellent Intellivisionaries podcast and playing with my Intellivision Flashbacks, I want to make the Ultimate Intellivision Flashback. I plan on using a Raspberry Pi with Retropie software, the Ultimate PC Interface, and the shell from an Intellivision Flashback. The advantage of this would be HDMI output and the ability to play every game. The Ultimate PC Interface even allows you to use the new Flashback controllers!
I've got some things up and running on my Pi, including being able to select a game using the Intellivision controller. I really like the EmulationStation front-end with the box art and game descriptions. I'll post a few screenshots soon.
The biggest holdup for the project is that jzintv for Linux has a bug where it can't read hackfiles, so the Ultimate PC Interface will not work with it. I emailed the creator, Joe Zbiciak, and he updated the source code, but I am unable to get it to compile. The file is here if someone else can get it to compile with the Pi:
Other problems that need to be solved:
• There's no way to get back to the ROM list from jzintv without rebooting - F1 just makes the screen go black.
• May need a USB keyboard encoder like the iPac for the F12 key to reset. Or is there an easier way?
All of the above issues have been solved! Here are the advantages of this project over the original Flashback:
• HDMI output for beautiful full-screen blocky graphics.
• Perfect sound emulation including Intellivoice games.
• The ability to play all the games.
Joe Zbiciak fixed the Linux version of jzintv, so hackfiles and the UPCI now work! You can download the new version of jzintv here.
David Harley updated the UPCI firmware to allow for pausing, resetting, and quitting a game all from the controller. No need for a keyboard encoder!
He also created step-by-step instructions on how to set up the emulation software on the Pi.
Many thanks to Joe and David - I couldn't have done this project without them! Here's a video of the software in action:
Here's how I crammed everything into the Flashback. I used the Flashback's existing power supply and spliced a micro USB power cable into it so I could still use the Flashback's on / off switch. I used my Dremel to get the UPCI player2 cable to fit.
I shortened up the UPCI USB cable and fit everything in like this.
Ran the power to the GPIO instead of the micro-USB and added a wifi USB device and Logitech K400 Bluetooth keyboard. No extra wires hanging out the back now, and I don't have to crack the case open to add new games!
Access to the micro-SD card. Your hole doesn't need to be this big!
Still looks like a Flashback!
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Once upon a time, all three members of Asheville indie roots band Now You See Them were deported from Australia. But, there's more to the twisted, meandering tale of how they became the band they are today — and came to record a definitive full-length album titled What We Want (dropping April 20 with a release show at the Grey Eagle that same night).
In a way, it all started when the Steelers won the 2006 Super Bowl.
Drummer Jason Mencer explains, "We met in New York, but we were all from Western Pennsylvania … I called Dulci [Ellenberger] one day to say 'Yay! The Steelers won the Super Bowl!' Then we started hanging out more and got these wild ideas to quit being bartenders in New York, and go travel."
Guitarist/songwriter Shane Conerty joined them — a few months in Hawaii, then to Australia. There, they started experimenting as a band … until Ellenberger and Mencer were deported. They lived in Denver a few months before returning to New York and eventually finding a spot in Asheville. As they were signing that lease, Conerty got deported, too. When he learned his friends were moving to WNC to start a band, he told them, "We're already a band. Let's get it back together and do this."
Conerty had been playing guitar since he was a teenager. Ellenberger — a daughter of two music teachers — grew up singing in choirs before moving to New York to pursue her Broadway dream. Mencer, meanwhile, gravitated toward drums because he always thought "anyone can play drums." (After listening to audiences try to clap along, he admits he doesn't think that anymore.) They had some growing to do in order to find a place where their three disparate gifts could meet in one cohesive sound. The best way to do that is to play any chance you get.
So, those early days saw them busking around town, determined to hone their sound, get heard and make rent. It worked. They scored gigs, were voted WNC's Last Band Standing and earned a spot at Bele Chere. They caught the ears of producer Eric Willson (Ricky Skaggs, Mountain Heart) and got started on their first recording. The resulting EP, Things Change in a Day, says Mencer, was "simple. It's fun but it's not musically what any of us wanted." But, it was good enough to interest clubs and fans beyond Asheville and allow them to maintain their status as highly dedicated road warriors.
It was also enough to set in motion their dreams of making a lush album with strings, horns and complex arrangements for numerous backing vocalists. They set more time with Willson and delved into a year of work on a full-length album.
Getting the songs down on tape is one thing. The business of naming an album is entirely another. What do you want to tell people about your music right off the bat? What single word or phrase encompasses everything you've just spent weeks — or, in this case, a year — shaping?
They're the first to admit there's nothing glamorous about their life. Ranging in age from 25 to 35, they've been through some rough times in the past six years. Sure, there was the deportation, but also heartbreak (Conerty had to leave a girl behind when he was deported), the tiring struggle to get heard, the poverty of choosing one's art over a life of "normal" hours and reliable income. Any band in its right mind, at some point, has to check in and remember where it stands on questions like, "Why music? Why struggle? Why defy everything seemingly logical to strum this guitar?"
Sometimes the best way to answer that is to just make the music.
Sitting on the porch of what they call their "tree shack" next to a creek on the outskirts of town, the three friends who have dedicated themselves to this journey together consider the meaning of this new album. "[It's about] the sacrifice you make when you decide to follow your dream," explains Ellenberger. "Everyone's always telling you to do that your whole life but they leave out how hard that is … at a certain point you get a sick dog and you can't pay for his medicine."
Conerty adds, "We sing about change a lot. The ability for people to change … but what do we want? Do we want acoustic or electric guitar? Do we want to live in this shack?"
After listening to his friends mull over this, Mencer chimes in. "There are so many questions with the phrase 'What We Want.' Is this what we want? Or, This is what we want. Really we were discovering [ourselves]. We've been chasing our tails — poor musicians living in a two-bedroom tree shack — for four years now. So is this enough? What are we trying to do with this album? Is this what we want?"
Somewhere between all the new instruments and sounds, the challenges which pulled them toward new styles and ideas, growing as individual artists and in one decisive direction as a band … the answer was in the music.
— Kim Ruehl is a freelance writer living in Asheville.
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Hank is a retired US Air Force Rescue Helicopter Pilot. He is a certified Graduate Gemologist from the Gemological Institute of American.
Hank is the Founder of Crystal Vaults, a metaphysical crystal Web site with over 10 million annual visitors. The Crystal Vaults Web site hosts the Crystal Metaphysical Encyclopedia and the Crystal Reference Guide along with many more informative guides to using crystals. The Crystal Vaults also lists many thousands of crystals for sale with hundreds added each week.
Hank is also the founder of the Crystal Inner Circle. This is a new web-based community devoted to teaching the uses of crystals. It has over a dozen focused crystals communities with blogs, forums, video and print libraries, and chats. While it is a paid Web site (no advertising) a two week free trial is available to everyone. The Communities there cover about every conceivable metaphysical use of crystals.
Hank is the author of two crystal books: " The Seven Secrets of Crystal Talismans", 2009 Llewellyn Worldwide, and "Crystal Grids, How to Combine Crystal Energies" 2016 LLewellyn Worldwide.
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Do you use crystals for issues in your life? Have a question, but can't make the podcast? If you have a question about crystals feel free to post it in the comments and I will ask Hank. You can then listen for on the website or YouTube.
It is with great regret that October 2016 will be my last month for doing the podcasts. My focus at this time is on the Heavenly Bodies products. I am currently enrolled in a course to learn more about creating organic skin care products and receiving certification. It has been great, but all things must come to an end however, I don't totally plan on leaving the world of podcasting, I will be back.


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March Vacation
Had a great time on vacation. Caught a nice rainbow trout and
so did my hubby..He also had time to fly his remote control
helicopter one day...I completed a granny square blanket.
Made up a few beer holders and water bottle holders out of plastic
twine. Made what I'm calling my black bottom purse out of some
cotton scraps. And enjoyed a few Corona beers while creating it. haha
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1 Woman Just Used Food as Makeup and We're in Awe at How Flawless It Looks
If you ever find yourself stranded in a new city with lost luggage and no makeup bag, fret not — Ms Yeah has you covered with quite the interesting solution. The Chinese YouTuber recently shared a tutorial in which she crafted a full face of makeup only using kitchen items — we're talkin' marshmallows as beauty blenders and tomato sauce for lip colour. She does use a few non-kitchen-related objects, such as snippets of her coworker's hair for false eyelashes, but, for the most part, she sticks to using food products to craft her final look. Somewhat shockingly, it actually turns out really well! Watch the resourceful vlogger in the video above to see how she gets the job done.


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The Chicago Board of Education today approved the proposed 2012-2013 school year calendar, which is designed to help boost student achievement by adding 30 percent more full school weeks and 10 additional student attendance days, bringing the total number of student days to the national average of 180.
In the current Track R schedule, nearly half of all school weeks (18 of 38) are broken up with at least one day off in the student calendar, while more than 40 percent of the current Track E schedule is made up of partial weeks (16 of 38). By adding nine full weeks to Track R schools and seven full weeks to Track E schools, the new calendar will provide more continuity for student learning throughout the year, and will ease the stress associated with haphazard scheduling the current calendar places on families.
"We applaud the Board's decision to remove any barriers to student learning by adding more full school weeks to the student calendar. This new calendar will allow teachers to build continuity in delivering instruction to their students throughout the school year," said CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard. "With 83 percent of our third graders not exceeding the most basic standards in reading, and almost one out of two students not graduating high school, next year's school calendar puts our students on a clearer path to academic success."
In structuring the new calendar, CPS gathered input and feedback from principal meetings across the District, the Full School Day Advisory Committee and nearly 600 teachers throughout the District through the VIVA project. Full School Day Advisory Committee members, including parents, education experts, principals, elected officials and community and faith leaders, particularly supported creating more full weeks of school, as well as adding an additional ten days to the calendar to increase student learning time in the classroom. Similarly, teachers through the VIVA project and principals fully supported the full week schedule as well as strategically placing professional development (PD) days to provide teachers with better opportunities to plan and reflect on their instruction and collaborate with other teachers.
Both CPS Regular (R) and Early (E) track calendars will see the following changes:
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In addition, the new calendar was developed to more strategically support teachers, and in turn, improve student learning. The five professional days at the front of the year will allow teachers the opportunity to learn and plan for the implementation of the new Common Core curriculum, as well as its instructional framework. The professional days at the end of each quarter will provide opportunity to review student data and plan for the next quarter. In addition, the increase in full weeks gives teachers a greater opportunity to impact students through their lessons without constant staggered breaks in learning.
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S.434 - Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013 - Requires the Blackfeet Tribe (Tribe) of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana to work with the Fort Belknap Indian Community on resolving any conflict concerning Milk River water rights. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to resolve such conflict if the Tribe and Community are unable to do so within a specified period.
Requires the Secretary to enter into contracts with the Tribe for the delivery of: (1) 5,000 acre-feet per year of the St. Mary River water right through Milk River Project facilities to the Tribe or an entity specified by the Tribe, and (2) any additional available St. Mary water.
Lists Milk River Project purposes as irrigation, flood control, fish and wildlife protection, recreation, hydroelectric power generation, and municipal, rural, and industrial water supply.
Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to:
- evaluate alternatives for the rehabilitation of the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project,
- identify alternatives to provide additional St. Mary River and Milk River water to the Tribe,
- evaluate the feasibility of increased storage in Fresno Reservoir,
- allocate costs based on specified Milk River Project purposes, and
- plan the management and development of water supplies in the St. Mary River and Milk River basins.
Requires the Secretary to implement the Swift Current Creek Bank Stabilization Project and offer to enter into an agreement with the Tribe to establish a process for resolving issues regarding federal Milk River Project property interests that are located on tribal lands.
Gives the Tribe the exclusive right to develop and market hydroelectric power from the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project.
Directs the Secretary to allocate to the Tribe 56,000 acre-feet per year of water stored in Lake Elwell for use by the Tribe for any beneficial purpose on or off the Reservation. Authorizes the Tribe to enter into leases or other agreements for the use of that water, provided its use occurs within the Missouri River Basin and the agreement does not permanently alienate the allocation.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to:
- carry out deferred maintenance and Four Horns Dam safety improvements relating to the Blackfeet Irrigation Project;
- carry out the Birch Creek Mitigation Project to provide water from Four Horns Reservoir to state water rights users on Birch Creek;
- plan, design, and construct the MR&I System (involving water intake, treatment, pumping, storage, and pipeline facilities); and
- construct the Blackfeet Water, Storage, and Development Projects.
Establishes the Birch Creek Mitigation Fund to mitigate the impacts of development of the Birch Creek tribal water right on the Birch Creek water supplies of the Pondera County Canal and Reservoir Company Project.
Directs the Secretary, at the Tribe's request, to convey title to the Blackfeet Irrigation Project, Birch Creek Mitigation Project, the MR&I System, and Blackfeet Water, Storage, and Development Projects to the Tribe.
Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Blackfeet-Montana water rights compact (Compact) to the extent it does not conflict with this Act.
Requires the tribal water rights to be held in trust by the United States for the Tribe and its allottees.
Requires the Tribe to amend its tribal water code in accordance with the Compact and this Act. Requires the Secretary's approval of the tribal water code for it to be valid.
Establishes the Blackfeet Settlement Trust Fund. Makes appropriations to specified accounts that the Secretary is to establish within the Fund. Authorizes the Tribe to withdraw amounts from the Fund upon the Secretary's approval of a tribal management plan and an expenditure plan that requires the Tribe to spend the withdrawn amounts in accordance with this Act.
Gives the Tribe specified water rights in the Lewis and Clark National Forest.
Provides for the waiver and release by the Tribe of water rights claims against Montana and the United States in return for recognition of the tribal water rights and other benefits provided under the Compact and this Act.
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We've managed to get our gardens planted!
I'm amazed at how much stuff one can cram into a square foot! I had no idea how much we'd be able to cram in those little beds. We probably would have been just fine with four beds but we did fill up all six. I think we were a little ambitious but square foot gardens are supposed to be pretty easy to care for so hopefully we'll be okay!
We've planted:
- 3 varieties of lettuce (Romaine, iceburg, and red leaf)
- lots of spinach (though it isn't looking too healthy….it was HOT the day I planted it)
- carrots
- tomatoes (Tiny Tim and Scotia varieties)
- zucchini
- cucumbers
- Herbs (sweet basil, spicy globe basil, rosemary, chives, marjoram, sage, feverfew, Italian parsley, frilly parsley, savory, bee balm, etc)
- Swiss chard
- sweet corn
- bean bush
- sweet peppers
- onions
- leeks
- strawberries
- broccoli
- cabbage
All in all, we spent a little under 100 dollars for the plants (and were given a few leftovers from a friend and if we get a good turn out we'll easily make that back (plus we won't have to worry about our food being covered in pesticides). Some of the herbs and the strawberries should grow back again next year so we'll be able to enjoy then for years to come!
I'm a little terrified that certain plants (cucumbers, zukes, and strawberries) as going to take over the garden and I likely should have given them a box of their own. I honestly didn't have a clue what I was doing so I'll be happy with whatever we get. It will be a good learning experience.
If there are any others out there that have planted a square foot garden this year I would love to see them (share your link in the comments section) and hear how they progress over the summer.
I will keep you updated on ours as well!


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Harold "Shot" Mason, 82, of Alton, passed away at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at home with his family by his side.
He was born on May 16, 1932, in Alton, the son of the late Charles and Agnes (Golenor) Mason.
He married Beverly A. Barnes on Aug. 1, 1953, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Alton. She preceded him in death on Feb. 21, 2010.
Harold was a member of the Alton VFW Post 1308.
He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Julia and David Young of Wood River and Cindy Mason of Godfrey; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles "Pard" Mason of Florissant, Mo.; and one sister, Betty Hewitt of Alton.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Nick Mason; two sisters, Mary Nowlin and Virginia Eidson; and one brother, William Mason
In celebration of his life, visitation will be from 3 p.m. until time of funeral service at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Staten-Fine Funeral Home in Alton with Pastor George Humbert officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Alton VFW Post 1308.
Cremation rites will follow.
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We had planned to spend the full day at the plot today, the forecast was good, dry all day until around 5pm.
It rained the whole day and dark overcast skies loomed above us as we laid cardboard in the tree bed. The plan is to cover the cardboard with chipped bark when it next gets delivered, saving some money on weed matting, whether this will work or not, i'm not sure. Hopefully gives us time to save a bit more to get the right stuff.
By 2pm I was soaked through and frozen to the bone so we abandoned planting the remaining fruit bushes (poor things are sprouting in the packaging) Wednesday is forecast to be the next dry day so fingers crossed (or sooked and stuck in the air)


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MAMMOTH LAKES, CA.The US Forest Service, National Park Service, and several partners are making rapid progress in the cleanup and repair of facilities and infrastructure in the Reds Meadow Valley that were affected by an extreme wind storm that occurred on November 30, 2011. The US Forest Service has not yet set an opening date for the Reds Meadow Road but is optimistic that all necessary repairs and cleanup will be completed before the 4th of July holiday. The road will open as soon as the work is completed. Unexpected delays and problems are still possible. The public is encouraged to visit the Inyo National Forest website for the most up-to-date information and progress reports (https://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/Inyo/Blowdown).
Road repairs and tree removal continue to occur on a daily basis. Due to the complications and hazards associated with roadside cleanup and repair of the road, pedestrian and bicycle access on the Reds Meadow Road past the Minaret Vista Station is currently prohibited. The closure is in effect for the entire Reds Meadow Road and all developed recreation areas and campgrounds accessed by the road. The temporary closure will be lifted when the road opens to motor vehicles. The Forest Service is asking that the public cooperate and respect this necessary closure to ensure their safety, as well as the safety of the crews working in the area. Anyone entering the closed area may be issued a citation. The closure is in effect to allow completion of cleanup and repair work so that the area can be opened as quickly as possible for normal summer recreation activities. While the road is closed, wilderness trails through the valley are open and can be accessed from alternate trailheads outside the Reds Meadow Valley. See the Work Progress Reports on the website for the latest information on trail conditions.
Upon opening of the Reds Meadow Road, the public will be able to access most area trails and primary destinations in the Valley, including Devils Postpile National Monument and Rainbow Falls. The Forest Service and National Park Service will also have some campgrounds open providing approximately half of the normal camping capacity normally found in the Valley.
The Forest Service is making every effort to clear recognizable and identifiable hazards from developed recreation sites (roads, non-wilderness trails, campgrounds, trailheads, etc.). Hazards will continue to be present in the general forest areas and in a small number of developed recreation sites, including Upper Soda Springs and Agnew campgrounds. Developed recreation sites not cleared of hazards will remain closed to public entry. Numerous and varied hazards exist in wilderness and other undeveloped forest areas. Visitors to these areas should understand the risks and know how to identify and avoid potential hazards.
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Group-on coupons started it all. A dear friend who knows of my cooking obsession signed my mom, my Love and me up for a cooking class with the wonderful Freddi Parker. I fell in love with her immediately. She is a marvelous and creative chef that loves the people she is around just as much as the food she makes for them. I just received the opportunity to help her prepare food for a few of her classes in June. I cannot wait!
It was one of her desserts from that class that inspired me. She creates a fabulous three ingredient, flourless and decadent chocolate cake. Unfortunately two of the ingredients are eggs and butter, which as we know is not welcomed by my tummy. I quickly knew I had to attempt to recreate it without these two of the three. The challenge was on. I gave it two solid tries in one night and well, it was quite a failure. Most well trained Chefs would laugh at my notion to even try as eggs are quite difficult to replace in such a recipe. I can only explain the attempts by my simple desire to create the impossible. Perhaps someday I will....
So, sadly I do not have a recipe for you today. You're probably wondering why are you blogging then Silly? Well, the reason I'm sharing this with you is because I want you to know that I fail. For some reason, you all seem to think I only experience success. Well I must correct this myth, because honestly, I fail all the time. Just ask my family, my close friends and most of all my sweet Love. He, brave man, will even venture to taste test my failures. His response to the food, my distraught look and sad kitchen moans typically goes something like this..."well, I'm sure it would be great with some ice cream?" To which I either laugh or at times hold back tears. These are difficult mistakes to swallow, expensive {everything-free} food is not the easiest to throw away.
Cooking is an art, but it is also a science. A calculated experiment that can really go wrong. Yet, do not be discouraged. There is always room for a good solid rescue. As my man would say, add ice cream or restructure the result and create something entirely new! This second option is exactly what I did with my failed flourless cake. I scooped it out of the cake pan and pressed it into little cookies. I froze them, added some leftover, vegan frosting and created little chocolate, cookie sandwiches. They were DIVINE. As a past girlscout cookie lover, these tasted just like my favorite thin mint cookies! I could not believe it. This kitchen adventure left me with a different, delicious chocolatey goodness and a renewed hope to continue my chemistry experiments.
Take this as a little cheers, do not give up my dear friends, enjoy the learning process and never stop experimenting in the kitchen.
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It's been real nice being back in Tex-ass, doing not a whole lotta nothing besides relaxing and enjoying the time at home. Just don't to talk about the sweltering heat, and we are all guuuuud. I literally just started sweating talking about it.
So, I was in somewhat of a crafty mood this weekend. Nooo, not cunning crafty, but craft-tastic crafty. Like I wanted to make-some-shiznit-from-scratch crafty.
And I had just the perfect thing in mind. I stumbled across this tutorial a while ago, and couldn't wait to try it out. All I needed was someone to have a baby.
And for little Hannah, I made this:
|Ug, not liking my camera right now, but you get the idea
Didn't it turn out great?!? I am always surprised when I do something like this and it actually turns out like I imagined. I had tons of buttons laying around, already had the frame, glue, and just had to buy the pink card stock and a few tiny rhinestones. So for next to nothing, I made something that she will (hopefully) cherish for a life time.
It really isn't too hard, just check out the tutorial and follow along. Here are a few of my tips to boot.
- I used a hot glue gun, and it looks as if everything is sticking on great. So far. Giving it a quality check before I gift it. Might take it for a test drive over speed bumps, you know, just to make sure they are really on there.
- I felt it was necessary to use a frame that could have glass over it. I would probably be that person that gifted the choking hazard, so I just played it safe and framed it up.
It was so much fun, I never get to craft. I can't wait to do another one. Ok, who is going to pop out a kiddo so I can get to glueing more buttons!?!
It is Monday, after all, and I totally didn't want to leave you hanging on a "More You Know Monday".
I decided to pick the ever exciting theme of BUTTONS!
Oh, come on, you are going to love these little tid bits of info. Read on...
- Buttons, used as ornaments on clothing rather than fasteners, date back to as far as 2800 BCE.
- Functional fastening buttons first showed up in Germany in the 13th Century. Should have added that factoid to this list!
- Since the 17th century, when box-like metal buttons were constructed especially for the purpose, buttons have been used to hide and transport illegal substances.
- During the World Wars, the storage possibilities in metal buttons were also utilized by holding miniature working compasses.
- Men's shirts button on the right and women's on the left. This is said to be a tradition that started back in the day. Because most men are right-handed and dress themselves, they found it easier to fasten buttons right to left. Wealthy women at the time were dressed by servants, who found the buttons easier to fasten the other way around. It became convention and never changed.


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Syria's capital Damascus has been rocked by a double suicide bomb attack on a police station which has reportedly killed at least 15 people and left 31 others injured.
State media networks loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime reported that the attack in Marjeh Square was carried out by "terrorists," referring to the rebels.
The al-Ikhbariya television channel broadcast images of severely damaged buildings and bloodied pavements, while the Sana news agency, which is also backed by the state, reported the bombs were planted in bags.
State television initially put the number of casualties at 14, although this has since been revised up to 15 by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Observatory added that one of the blasts "was caused by a suicide bomb attacker who blew himself up inside the police station.
"A second explosion took place just outside the police station. The number of casualties is expected to rise because several of the wounded are in critical condition."
Emergency workers were seen frantically working to rescue the wounded people in the aftermath of the blasts.
The attack on Assad's stronghold comes while the regime is allegedly preparing for an all out-offensive in Aleppo to wipe out the rebels from Syria's largest city.


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Tale of Rebellious Stone
2013 | Animation
A stone, with its speckless surface carved and polished by believes and rules.
Yet the core is raw.
As it's touched and tampered, the wild temperament flares and tries to break loose.
The untamed nature is starting to take hold.
Asiagraph 2013[2013 | Japan]
– Animation- Excellent works
22nd ANIMA MUNDI – International Animation Festival[2014 | Brazil]
– Official Selection
The 19th ifva Awards[2014 | Hong Kong]
– Gold Award (Animation Category)
15th TBS Digicon6 Awards[2014 | Japan]
– Hong Kong Regional Awards Grand Prize
2nd Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale[2014 | China]
– Official Selection, Competition Programme
2014 Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest[2014 | Puerto Rico]
– Official Selection, Online Selection
14th South Taiwan Film Festival[2014 | Taiwan]
– Jury Recommendation
20th Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival[2014 | United Kingdom]
– Official Selection
Ng Kai Chung
Original Story
Ng Kai Chung
Man – Li Chung Shun
Lady – Lam Wing Man
Buddhist monk – Ng Kai Chung
Girl with Mask – Chou On Tung
Yu Ka Ho
Animation Director
Ng Kai Chung
Ng Tsz Ching
Ng Kai Chung
Ng Tsz Ching
In-Between Animation
Ng Kai Chung
Ng Tsz Ching
Lee Man Hon
Lee Yan Chung
3D Animation
Ng Kai Chung
Ng Tsz Ching
Lam Ho Tak
Chu Yin Zhen
Ng Kai Chung
Ng Kai Chung
Ng Tsz Ching
Chan Pui Hin, Umi
Chu Piu Hang
Ho Man Hin
Lai Tsz Man
Lee Ho Yeung
Lee Man Hon
Lee Yan Chun
Tang Chun Bun
Tsang Chi Man, Jayson
Original Music Composer
Kevin Lau
"Sex and Desire"
Sound Director & Mixer
Jackie Chui
Audio Recording
Jackie Chui
Lee Hoi Wah
Jackie Chui
Mak Ho Nin
Teddy Chui
Special Thanks
My Family
Kay Chung
Leung Hiu Ming, Eddie
Tamas Waliczky
Arme Lam
Kwok Man Ho


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Are you designing web sites that are accessible to disabled users? If not, you're overlooking a powerful market segment of millions of searchers and potential buyers.
Many search marketers meet the prospect of being forced to design accessible web sites with cries of unfairness or indifference. But this is a shortsighted view. Assistive technology is increasingly used to help the more than 1.3 million legally blind Americans and 10 million visually impaired users successfully navigate the web.
Disabled users are growing in number, especially as assistive technology continues to improve and become more affordable. The problem is, many borderline search optimization techniques cause pages to appear as gibberish or can even set off alarm bells when viewed using assistive technology. If you're not aware of how assistive technologies work, you may be inadvertently doing the online equivalent of parking in a handicapped space—and not even realize you're being a jerk.
Most disabled people would never describe themselves as limited or restricted, as they are simply living with what they know. Yet society has a way of not considering the needs or attempting to understanding those with physical or mental disabilities.
My father has been physically disabled for the past 20 years. I grew up watching people park in handicapped spaces, without considering those who really needed them. And recently, seeing his resourcefulness in using the internet, I've seen firsthand the challenges he and other disabled people have using the web. My father uses the internet for his online business and multiple other ventures. For him and other disabled users, the internet is freedom.
Vision-impaired users are able to access information and use the internet just as regular users do, by using Braille enabled devices or vision enhancement technology to read newspapers, articles, blogs, forums and research. For the blind or physically disabled user, the freedom of the internet also allows shopping from home. It frees them from the time and hassle of physically going to a store and managing packages, or simply being dependant on someone else for a ride.
Assistive technology can help by giving users an alternate means of viewing online information. These technologies include screen readers, Braille displays, user-defined style sheets, and magnification. All of these allow alternate means of viewing web page information.
However, many amateurish, misinformed and thoughtless search engine optimization tactics interfere with the user experience for these technologies. Using assistive technologies, disabled users are unable to understand these poorly crafted web pages. Essentially, disabled users are told to "stay away" because they are not able to view the information as a "normal" person may. These tactics may be hidden from regular users, but often they're painfully visible using assistive technologies.
Tactics that can go awry with assistive technology have at their root a search engine optimization method that creates inherent problems: keyword stuffing. Keyword stuffing involves an attempt to gain rankings by forcing as many keywords as possible in a page, using elements such as the title attribute, alt attributes, link titles and more. Users interacting with the web using assistive technology are forced to listen or view these long strings of keywords with no context, sense or understanding of any structure.
These tactics are uncovered as soon as a screen reader loads a page and the title attribute is read to the user. Most disabled users will be forgiving with a stuffed title, as many web pages either overdo it or provide nothing at all. However, screen readers and text browsers also show "invisible" text such as white text on a white background, stuffed div tags full of keywords positioned at the top of the page and stuffed noscript tags. By stuffing these elements, a screen reader or Braille display will show all of these to the user and displace the normal page display in a typical web browser.
Visually impaired users combat poorly designed pages by listing all links on a page. Screen readers provide users a list of links and anchor text so that they can find alternatives for the information they need. However, listing links can be an exercise in futility on some "optimized" web pages. Lists of keyword-stuffed anchor text links, "invisible" links, and hidden links to doorway pages are all exposed to disabled users, furthering their frustration with a site.
Search engine optimization needs to grow up and move beyond juvenile tactics to inflate rankings. True optimization creates websites that are accessible and valuable to users on all platforms, browsers and user-agents. Ensuring that a web site is able to communicate to all users, regardless of disability and access is a critical part of marketing a web presence.
Otherwise, you may as well hang out a sign that says "handicapped not welcome."
Want to see some of these assistive technologies in action yourself? Freedom Scientific sells many assistive devices, and offers a screen reader demo of a program called JAWS. The Lynx Text browser displays web pages in much the same way as a Braille output device.
For more information on designing web sites that are accessible to all users, see the W3C's Web Accessibility Checklist and its list of
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Matt Bailey is web marketing director for the Karcher Group.
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November 26, 2014 – Seven energy service companies (ESCOs) today released a technical paper entitled, "Greenhouse Gas Reductions through Performance Contracting under EPA's Clean Power Plan." The paper was submitted jointly by the ESCOs to EPA as public comment on the proposed Clean Power Plan. It provides background on performance contracting (PC), includes a detailed analysis of the benefits of including PC projects in state plans, and identifies EPA and state actions needed for PC projects to contribute to the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan is a proposed regulation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
The report was prepared by AJW on behalf of Ameresco, Honeywell, Ingersoll Rand, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and United Technologies.
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That's right - it's Friday which means it's Just Add Ink day. Yay! This week Nikki has put together this wonderful colour combination for us to use on our cards. I love the softer colours with the bolf touch of Night Of Navy.
I decided to mostly use the softer colours on my card with a lot of white space.
I must say that I really love the way this card turned out. I was originally thinking that I'd use the splatters in Gorgeous Grunge behind the butterfly, but then I had the brainwave to use the blown ink technique.
The blown ink technique is really easy, and so very effective. All you do is drip a small drop of ink from a reinker onto your cardstock and then very quickly start blowing it through a straw to spread the ink. You may have done something similar with paint when you were in Primary School. You don't need a big drop as it tends to go far. Just keep blowing until you run out of breath or until your splatter looks the way you want it to look. I tend to drip with my right hand while I hold the straw ready to blow with my left hand - you need to work quickly before the ink soaks into your cardstock.


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Newly declassified documents may well prove what most observers and international officials have suspected for some time: that Israel possesses nuclear weapons.
North Korean leaders lashed out at the international community Thursday after a report found that the regime had attacked a South Korean warship in March.
The nuclear non-proliferation conference this month is taking place amid a much more hopeful atmosphere. But challenges, including Israel's nuclear program, remain.


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Google users can now access the new Snapseed-powered photo editing features introduced in September this year. Earlier, ARM-based Chrome OS machines could not use the Snapseed-powered tools, considered a must-have app for mobile photographers. They provide advanced image editing functions above and beyond the basic editing tools available to users.
Brian Matiash, a community manager for Google Photos, announced the additional support over on Google's photo-friendly social network, calling the change as "an official fix" of the feature.
The photo editing tool provides various options, just find the photo and hit the 'Edit' tab at the top of the page. Users will be able to make adjustments to the brightness, contrast, saturation and sharpness on image, as well as apply analog-inspired filters. The tools will be welcomed by Samsung Chromebook and HP Chromebook 11 users that have ARM processors.
Google bought Snapseed's owned Nik Software in Sept. 2012 to take advantage of its image filtering app. Snapseed photo editing tool was popular on iOS and Mac operating systems before that. An year later, Google's adaptation and implementation of the app on Google has helped advance the company's goal of making its flagship social network as photo-friendly as possible.
The new photo editing features available in the Snapseed app include adjustable effects like the Detail adjust, basic Tune Image and Cropping, to Snapseed's signature "Select Adjust" feature. Google has basically recreated the Snapseed desktop app inside its social network and chrome users can access the tool free online.
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Apple has released iOS 7.1.2. This update contains bug fixes and security updates. These include an update to iBeacon connectivity and stability, data transfers for 3rd party accessories, and data protection class issues with Mail attatchments.
Users can download iOS 7.1.2 over the air by going to Settings > General > Software Update and tapping Download and Install. You can also update your device through iTunes. You can find out more about the contents and security of the 7.1.2 update on Apple's Support website and security page.
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Stunning title eh? Draws you in, makes you want to read more....My body is back from holiday, my brain is not!
I did stitch while away
Stunning title eh? Draws you in, makes you want to read more....My body is back from holiday, my brain is not!
I did stitch while away
Posted by Jo in NZ at Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Just love that top embroidery - the stitching is so delicate and fine! Your tree is wonderful too!
Beautiful stitching Jo! And your pincushions look great!
Hi back, glad you're back - in body, if not in mind :)
The pincushions are gorgeous.
I know I've said this before but, damn, you're good! That green one is scrumptious!
the title certainly drew me in. lovely embroidery, as always.
Hi Jo. Have been following your blog for awhile.At times its hard to keep momentum and inspirsation going and a read of your blog does it for me. :).
Ooh, I want one. But I don't want to deprive the table at the sale - if you have any left, let me know and I will definitely buy one. I like them all, so I'm not bothered- though the pink and black is my favourite, and the blue with short skirt...
Your 'Hi' is wonderful to see!!!....I had checked your blog at least once everyday you were away and am glad you are back. Your stitching is absolutely gorgeous and I would love one of your pin cushions too, however please sell these as I am willing to wait until Etsy. I love the pink and black one as well. I will be checking your blog as your work always is so inspiring!
take care.
I just love watching your blog! Just beautiful!
(and welcome back!)
Just wanted to say Hi Jo, I love your blog and admire your beautiful stitching and creativity. Your CQ was one of the things that inspired me to have a try myself!
Jules x
The pincushion are beautiful. I have never seen pincushions made like that.
Welcome back Jo. You were sorely missed. Those kids are going to have to start going on vacation themselves so we don't lose you for a couple of weeks. Well I guess that will be a few more years for you yet.
Really good to have you back.
Lovely stitching on that square. Your pincushions are lovely, too! :)


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For ArtPrize 2014, SiTE:LAB, two-time winner of the outstanding venue juried award, will take over The Morton, a vacant 90-year-old hotel in downtown Grand Rapids. A grand entry lobby, abandoned restaurants and commercial spaces, and a 1,000 square foot bank vault will provide the context for an exhibition of site-specific installations curated by Paul Amenta. The Morton has generously been made available to SiTE:LAB by Rockford Construction Company.
2014 Winner Artprize Outstanding Venue Juried Award
2014 Winner Artprize Time-Based Juried Award- Symptomatic Constant by Julie Schenkelberg
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Infrared photography — the art of showing the unseen. If you have had a chance previously to look at any examples of infrared photography, you know the amazing after-effects that the photographs tend to have owing to modern-day's excellent IR sensors. While the camera does produce the desired image, the photograph is often retouched using a photo manipulation software.
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Niagara Falls
Torito at Pine Beach
Infrared Reflections
Summer Time at Upton
Catholic University
Summer or Winter
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Chinese Gardens
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Old Phoenix City
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U.S. Capitol
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The Mighty Seven Sisters
Port Meadow Trees
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The Secret Garden
Open Gates
A Better Day
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Published December 29, 2016
As technological advances have caused the prices of drones to drop in the past few years, and cameras have become smaller, aerial photography has grown in popularity. Let's look at what some advanced pilots are capturing with their skills, starting with the most advanced.
Indoor aerial photography is dangerous. It's easy to snag the drone on a piece of furniture or wall, especially if collision avoidance is turned off. The potential for breaking rotors or the camera is high. But, with high risk comes high reward.
At the forefront of indoor aerial photography is the real estate sector. While drones have been in demand for sweeping outdoor shots (showing the entire home), the current trend, especially for luxury homes, has the pilot starting indoors. The drone can hover through the kitchen and living room before zipping out an open door or window, revealing the exterior of the home, or capturing the marvelous view owners will see from windows. Or, they could start with an overhead view, fly in through the front door, explore the the interior, and leave through a sliding door into the backyard.
It's the next best view to actually standing in the house, and a powerful advertising tool.
Another way to advertise – or just have a conversation-starting piece – is to use a drone to capture high definition photos of your house and feed the data to a 3D printer. This produces a small 3D representation of your home, the perfect gift for new homeowners.
But the technology need not be limited to only houses. A favorite building, statue, or other architectural marvel could be photographed and printed. Imagine an engineer decorating an office with models of bridges they designed, proudly displaying their accomplishments in miniature.
Real estate photography and 3D printing aren't the only type of advertising drones can be used for. Turn on the TV, and you are likely to see a car zipping through the countryside, winding down roads. But, the aerial view wasn't captured by a helicopter – it was a drone.
Besides getting closer to the vehicle than a helicopter reasonably could, a drone can follow a car into tunnels. With some commercial-grade camera drones, like the DJI Phantom, topping out at 35 mph, the drone can fly around the car even while the car is moving.
BUT why limit filmmaking to just commercials? A drone is far cheaper to rent or buy in the pursuit of making a movie or short film to get the perfect aerial shot. Like the Phantom, the Yuneec Typhoon features a stabilized camera gimbal for steady shots despite the drone vibrating from the rotors. This allows for a smooth, controlled shot that a helicopter pilot in a similar situation would find difficult or even impossible to replicate.
The camera can be feet from the actor's face for a close-up, to suddenly zooming in the air and following the actor as he walks around. Some drones allow for object tracking, automatically following the chosen object, or following set waypoints.
The drone itself could even be a character. Competition pilots have been recruited to capture entire short films with racing drones, garnering millions of views.
Not yet ready to capture video, but looking to upgrade your photography? Drones, which can shoot up to 1080p or even 4k, excel at single-frame aerial photography. Fly a drone straight up, point the camera down, and snap an awe-inspiring photo from the sky. It's a rarely seen view, giving a unique spin to the photo.
The applications for aerial still photography are too numerous to mention, but let's look at a few examples.
You've toiled away, installing a sprinkler system in your backyard by hand. Instead of climbing up onto the roof, taking a photo of where the pipes are, slipping and hurting yourself, you could take aerial photos with your drone, with no danger to yourself. It gives the perfect overhead shot, clearly mapping out where every pipe and sprinkler head is located.
Or perhaps you are a construction crew foreman. Your client wants constant updates on how the build is going, but is halfway across the country and can't make constant trips out. What better way to show progress than flying the drone around the build site, getting whatever angle you need of the work done, without putting yourself in danger?
Both still photos and videos can be combined using a drone. For example, you have been hired to capture a local high school's football game. Until now, options were for a TV crew on the ground, or an expensive camera on wires often limited to college and professional events. With the drone, you can take aerial shots of the athletes while following a running play overhead.
These examples only scratch the surface of what is possible with aerial photography. If you are ready to dive into the world of drone camerawork, a nano or micro racing drone is the perfect place to start practicing, with no worries of breaking a camera, thereby turning a small mistake into a costly accident. As you gain confidence in your skill, upgrade to drones with cameras – and finally to commercial grade drones with high-definition cameras with a 3-axis gimbal and sophisticated programming. It'll take your photography to a whole new, sky-high level – literally.


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THE 2008 Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation violates international guidelines, encourages gender discrimination and increases the danger of sex work, according to a study released last week by the Cambodian Alliance for Combating HIV/AIDS (CACHA) along with 11 local, international and governmental organisations.
UN guidelines call for officials to ensure that traffickers, and not sex workers, are at "the focus of anti-trafficking strategies", the report states.
But by regarding all sex workers as victims, the 2008 anti-trafficking law conflates women who have been trafficked with women who consent to sex work, thereby diverting attention away from traffickers, according to the report.
To produce the report, titled "Policies Environment Regarding Universal Access and the Right to Work of Entertainment Workers in Cambodia", researchers collected data from 1,116 female sex workers.
Less than 1 percent of those polled said they were sold into prostitution, and more than 90 percent said sex work was their best available job option.
After the anti-trafficking law was passed in January 2008, police cracked down on brothels, prompting many sex workers to move to karaoke bars, massage parlours and beer gardens.
Tia Phalla, deputy director of the National Aids Authority, which helped produce the report, said Wednesday that he was worried that HIV/AIDS awareness had declined as a result of the shift away from brothels.
"We are having difficulties educating them," he said. "When we go into a restaurant or beer garden and tell them why we have come, they say they are not sex workers."
The report also highlights a recent decline in brothel-based education.
Out of fear of police raids, "brothel owners have become less willing to allow HIV services in their establishments", the report states.
"Closure of brothels leads more entertainment workers to work in more dangerous conditions."
The report outlines a number of ways to improve the 2008 law. These include providing further clarification on the definition of "soliciting" so that people are not arrested for carrying condoms.
Above all, the report recommends that judges and prosecutors recognise the "right to enter freely into commercial relationships connected to [sex] work".
"Some articles in the law should be amended so that sex workers have the right to do their business and can receive healthcare services," Ly Cheng Huy, chairman of the CACHA steering community, said.
Engaging sex workers in a meaningful way - something the report argues did not happen before the 2008 law was adopted - would yield a more effective approach to ending trafficking, the report states.
"[An] entertainment worker led and controlled programme can play a much more effective role in combating trafficking ... than law enforcement approaches," the report says, citing as an example a regulatory body in Kolkata, India, set up by sex workers that saw significant declines in the number of underage sex workers.
This approach would "help to promote the dignity, welfare and health of those human beings who are also entertainment workers", the report says.


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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Transcending the Five Percent Normal
"Well, now that we have seen each other," said the Unicorn, if you believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?" -Lewis Carroll
According to a stelliferous NASA article, the recipe for the universe is 70% dark energy, 25% dark matter, and 5% normal matter. My little sister calls normal matter "bright matter" because of its visibility, and I rather like her label for the tangible: mica-encrusted dirt and deep moss, macromolecules in sea foam and trees reaching fingers for the solar glow of stars. But I also love the dark--the spaces humans are still learning to measure, to feel out and embrace with ever widening parameters of imagination and inquiry. I will never be satisfied to live in just five percent of the universe when 95% still waits for exploration and ink.
P.S. Merry Christmas, bright matter citizens!
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James Brown, Living in America
How a Scottish ship builder became the first American to play for Manchester United
The first American Manchester United player was born and raised in Scotland.
James Brown was born in Kilmarnock and grew up in the town of Troon. He was the oldest brother in a family of footballers, and he became the man of the house when his father abandoned the family and left for the United States. James had to grow up fast and at only thirteen years old he started working as a riveter's apprentice in the Troon Shipyard.
At the age of eighteen, James set sail for the United States to look for his father. He settled in New Jersey and soon found himself playing for a few local amateur clubs up and down the eastern seaboard of the United States. It wasn't long before his exploits on the pitch were noticed.
James was called up to represent the United States at the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay. He played well in the first two matches, and scored the only goal in a 6-1 defeat to Argentina in the knockout stage. Upon his return to the United States he played professionally for a few clubs in the troubled American Soccer League, but by 1932 the league was in danger of collapsing.
Having made a name for himself both at the international level during the World Cup and professionally in the United States, Brown had already attracted genuine interest from clubs in the United Kingdom. He sailed back to the British Isles to meet with the clubs and discuss terms. Managers from across England and Scotland were gathered at the Liverpool docks, waiting with bated breath for his ship to pull in and hoping for the opportunity to secure his signature.
That opportunity never came. Manchester United's secretary-manager, Scott Duncan, beat them all to the punch by hiring a tugboat and boarding the vessel before it ever docked. By the time Duncan and Brown walked down the gangway, he had already signed his Manchester United contract.
Unfortunately for Brown, he arrived at Old Trafford during some of the leanest years in the club's history. The club was almost relegated to the Third Division but it certainly wasn't due to Brown's performance. In 40 matches spanning two seasons, his 17 goals represented the club's second highest total. However, despite his contributions to the team, his conflicts with management regarding player unionization hastened the end of his United career. He was transferred to Brenton the following season.
After five more seasons with four different clubs, Brown put an end to his professional career, picked up his riveting tools and returned to the shipyard for a few more years. Eventually he returned to the United States where he helped form the Connecticut State Amateur League while taking on a role as a player-manager at Greenport United, one of the league's clubs. After two seasons, James left the club and took a job as a coach at a prep school in Connecticut. He would stay there for twenty-two years.
In 1986, James Brown was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He was posthumously inducted into the Connecticut State Hall of Fame in 2000.


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This was longer than I ever intended. However, there was no way I was going to keep my site in the format I was in. While I love to have a large following and I've had many opportunities, I realized that I have way to much on my plate to carry that on and maintain any sanity. This blog is my safe haven away from loud noises from traditional life. So in short, I promise myself to keep it simple. No trying to achieve numbers or trying to trend.
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Games 1-5 • Bobcat Classic
Thursday, Feb. 8 through Sunday, Feb. 12 • San Marcos • Bobcat Softball Stadium (1,000)
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2018 Bobcat Classic Schedule Thursday, Feb. 8
Sam Houston at Texas State • 6 p.m.• Live Stats
Friday, Feb. 9
Sam Houston vs Portland State • 11 a.m. • Live Stats
Saturday, Feb. 10
Sam Houston at Texas State • 10 a.m. • Live Stats
Sam Houston vs Portland State • 3 p.m. • Live Stats
Sunday, Feb. 11
Sam Houston vs. No. 9 Florida State • 12 p.m. • Live Stats
HUNTSVILLE – The 2018 season for Sam Houston State softball kicks off on Thursday with a busy weekend as the Bearkats look to start off the 2018 season on the right foot against a tough field this weekend. The Bearkats will be taking part in five games in four days at the 2018 Bobcat Classic in San Marcos, starting with the season opener against the Bobcats on Thursday.
Sam Houston will face Portland state on Friday before having a rematch with the Bobcats Saturday morning and a second showdown with Portland State Saturday afternoon. The Kats will conclude the weekend with a big test against Florida State, a squad who is ranked No. 9 in the nation coming into the weekend and is coming off a 55-8-1 2017 campaign in which they fell one victory short of a WCWS berth.
All games can be followed via live stats and by following @BearkatsSB on Twitter. Live stat and video links for the weekend can be found by viewing Texas State's 2018 Bobcat Classic schedule HERE.
The Kats return 12 players from a team who finished fifth place in the Southland, including strikeout ace Lindsey McLeod and their top two long ball hitters Tiffany Thompson and Megan Crosby. The roster also sports six freshmen and West Texas A&M transfer, Hunter Ervin.
McLeod was named preseason second team all-Southland Conference last week after a tremendous 2017 season in which she ranked second in the conference in opponents' batting average and struck out 110 batters. Casey Kauder and Kaitlynn Dawson will also bring back some experience to the circle with each having logged more than 20 innings as true freshmen in 2017.
There will be a couple new faces tossing the ball for the Kats as Darby Fitzpatrick and Annie Bailey look to make impacts in the circle right away. Bailey was an all-state selection her senior year of Tom Bean High School and Fitzpatrick helped lead LaGrange High School to two state titles during her career.
Thompson and Crosby highlight what should be a strong lineup which will include four players who crushed multiple home runs last year. Thompson is looking to build off her stellar freshman campaign in which she hit .297, launched six homers, drove in 30 runs and stole five bases. The Bearkats also added several quality bats over the offseason with two-time all-state Cy-Ranch High School outfielder Karlee Canada, Cy-Fair outfielder Sheridan Fisher who put up a .564 mark her final season at Cy-Fair and West Texas A&M transfer Hunter Ervin who started 11 games for the Buffs and hit .344 in her 32 at-bats.
The weekend will also mark the opening of the final season of coaching for head coach Bob Brock, who announced his retirement earlier this week, effective at the end of the 2018 season. The 34-year head coach has amassed 1,102 wins in his career that spans stops at Baylor, Texas A&M and Sam Houston State, a mark that ranks ninth among active coaches in career wins. He also claimed national titles for the Aggies in 1983, and 1987.
He returned to Sam Houston, his alma mater, to take over the Bearkat program in 2002 and in his 16 years in charge has tallied 407 wins while leading the Kats to the Southland Conference title and NCAA Softball Tournament Berth in 2007. While at the helm of the program Brock has had 56 all-Southland conference selections with 14 of them being first team.
Following its opening weekend at Texas State, the Kats will return home to host the first ever Bearkat Softball Classic next weekend. The Bearkat Softball Classic will include Wichita State, Seton Hall, Northern Colorado and No. 4 Washington.
SERIES vs TEXAS STATE
The Bearkats are no stranger to former Southland Conference member Texas State as the two teams have a deep history of 104 matches. Texas State currently owns the advantage with a 57-47 mark against the Bearkats, but the Bearkats hold the latest victories with 6-1 and 15-6 victories over the Bobcats in Texas State's Hampton Inn and Suites Tournament in 2015.
SERIES vs PORTLAND STATE
First Meeting.
SERIES vs FLORIDA STATE
This will be the third ever meeting with the Seminoles with the series knotted at one, Sam Houston picked up the victory the last time the squads met with a 2-0 victory on April 13, 1990.


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This afternoon's CTV True North political panelPosted: November 28, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »
Had a blast on Todd van der Heyden's show this afternoon with NDP'er Rebecca Blaikie and one of the nicest Tories around, Michael Taube.
We start talking about Liberal leader Justin Trudeau's by-election night comments around the 7 minute mark. I mention Wilfred Laurier shortly thereafter.