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If you've played golf -- or watched it -- long enough, you've hit and seen your fair share of great shots. That's what keeps us all coming back, isn't it?
Yeah, well this piece is about the complete opposite of that.
This piece is going to detail seven golf shots captured on video that were doomed before they were ever attempted.
7. Dads aren't always the brightest bulbs in the world at times. I can say that as the father of two young boys. As David Feherty might say, we can be "a few french fries short of a Happy Meal."
That's the only way to explain what happens in this first offering as a dad let's his toddler son attempt to hit a golf ball out out of his mouth. Lucky for dad, the equipment was plastic:
6. Golf trick shots have been all the rage these last few years. A lot of them -- we're looking at the Bryan Brothers -- are fantastic.
However, for those who aren't pros like the Bryan Bros., well, things can guy wrong in a hurry...
... Which brings us to this duo of Rhodes Scholars. One golfer in a bunker, attempting to flop the ball up to his buddy, who will then smash it -- full volley -- with a driver.
The only thing the two didn't count on was the guy in the bunker catching his shot thin. Oops:
5. The shot itself in this next video is actually rather tame compared to the others on this list. It features a man hitting a tough -- but far from impossible -- shot from along the bank of a pond.
Looks like he picked his head up a little early, though, and his ball goes backward into the water... which leads to the best part of this video -- the meltdown:
4. Family videos are a treasure. Why dads can't figure out that filming a cute kid attempting to hit a hard object in our direction might lead to something painful, I'll never know.
Like this dad, who thought it would be a great idea to capture his 4-year-old son messing around with a way-too-long for him golf club. Holding the right-handed club left-handed and like a hockey stick, the 4-year-old smacks the ball... directly at dad:
3. Former NHL star Teemu Selänne spends a lot of time on the golf course these days. Earlier this year, he captured this video of a buddy who attempted a recovery shot from the water's edge.
When you have to stand that close to the golf ball because of a hazard directly behind you, it's probably worth it to rethink your shot selection.
Then again, it would deprive us all of this:
2. On paper, a bank shot off a railroad tie doesn't seem like a horrible idea. In fact, it seems like a much better idea than taking a penalty for an unplayable lie.
What this next golfer does, however, seems almost impossible. His bank shot goes through his own legs and right into the part of the body no man wants to get hit on his innocent bystander buddy.
This is fantastic (language may be a little NSFW):
1. Touring professionals will do anything to attempt to save a stroke. After all, it's their livelihood. Jacques Kruyswijk's attempt to save a stroke on the Sunshine Tour in 2015 resulted in a painful shot to his manhood.
Playing from behind a tree stump, Kruyswijk tried to advance his ball forward. It would have been golden had he pulled it off. Instead, it brought him to his knees:


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The skies decided to open this evening and bless us with some much needed rain.
The Western Cape is in a drought, the worst recorded in history and we are preparing for day zero. Yes there has been strict water restrictions for well over a year but from the 1st of February we have been urged to keep our consumption to 50 liters per person per day. It's scary and insane and dry.
To add to the terrifying situation is the fact that this has probably been the hottest summers I've experienced in Cape Town in the 10 years I've lived here. The only thing I can compare it to is getting off the airplane in Dubai waiting for the bus to take us to the terminals. It's a sensation of almost suffocating, like your lungs can't get enough oxygen to function.
Cape Townians are slow on a good day but lately we have been moving around like a bunch of dehydrated sloths.
Dark ominous clouds started clumping together and in the distance you could see rain over the ocean. As it grew darker lighting and thunder decided to join the party and I couldn't help but think of the electric storms on the Highveld at about 4 in the afternoon.
Initially there were a few drops of rain which just wet the top layers of soil. Basically enough to settle the dust to some extent.
We continued with the normal hustle and bustle. Supper and evening chats. Contemplating life and its ongoings.
Then, loud taps, first slowly then louder and louder.
Large hael.
In Cape Town.
As the classic "Valie" seeing the ocean for the first time we stood in the open doorway curiously peering at these little ice blocks whitening the dry grass patches that once was our lawn.
Being born in Cape Town, and only (almost) 3 years old, Miss M has never seen this weather occurrence and kept asking for us to go fetch her little pieces of ice.
As the hail dissipated, a few drops of water still fell from the sky.
We decided to investigate.
Behind the house it formed a large puddle of water and Miss M excitedly exclaimed that there's water. (Poor kid has only ever known drought)
We made our way over and splashed about, we were promptly joined by Enzo, who darted every time a drop hit him. (He gets strangely excited about the most arbitrary things.)
The husband made an appearance and it soon turned into a water fight. Miss M practically sitting down in the water, she was laughing so hard.
It dawned on me, this is what life is about.
These little unplanned random moments, soaking wet with fresh rain water. Splashing and laughing as a family.
These are the things you and your child will remember one day.
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What are we all about?
Four paws and a furry face can change a life. Here at the Thornhill Veterinary Clinic we know how much you value your relationship with your pet and the importance you place on ensuring the highest standard of care. We at the Thornhill Veterinary Clinic approach every pet as an individual with his/her own unique set of medical circumstances.
Together, with you, we will formulate the best health care program possible for your pet. Like you, your pets should live ife to the fullest. Our job is to make sure that they do just that!
History (we've been here for a while)
Thornhill Veterinary Clinic is located in the Thornhill Vaughan area, which is one of Toronto's oldest and most vibrant suburbs. The area is named for Benjamin Thorne, a businessman who moved to the area in 1820 and set up a number of businesses including a sawmill, a grist mill and a tannery.
Thornhill Veterinary Clinic first opened its doors to the surrounding community in 1950. It was founded by Dr. Harry Palmer, a recent Veterinary College graduate, and a native of Thornbury, Ontario. At this time, the village of Thornhill was a distinct farming community, of less than 1600 people. In such a rural location it is not surprising that the original practice was exclusively equine. This began to change when Dr. Reiner Leibrecht joined the clinic in 1954. He had a keen interest in small animal medicine and began treating the cats and dogs of local farmers.
Dr Leibrecht left the Thornhill Veterinary Clinic in the early 1960's and opened the Leibrecht Animal Hospital on Yonge St. just south of John St. In 1990, Dr. Kevin Corrigan, who has a special interest in canines & felines medicine, purchased the original Thornhill practice and relocated it to a commercial building on Yonge at Centre. Just two years prior to his retirement, Dr Leibrecht returned to the Thornhill Veterinary Clinic and merged his practice with Dr. Corrigan's. Upon the retirement of Dr Leibrecth, Dr Corrigan moved the clinic to its current location, at 38 Centre Street, in a heritage home, in the heart of the Historic village of Thornhill.


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One of the most popular New Years Resolutions is to get in shape, be more active, lose some weight, etc. It's always good to have some motivation to keep going, and that's exactly what a fitness or activity tracker can do for you. It's something that Fitbit has mastered. The Fitbit Charge is currently going for $89.99 right now on Amazon, that's down from it's normal price of $125. The Fitbit Charge is one of our favorite fitness trackers for the simple fact that it shows you the time on your wrist. Which the cheaper fitness trackers like the Fitbit Flex, don't do. Of course you can also track your steps, calories burned, sleep, and more from your wrist. However, it does not track your heart rate. If you want to do that, you'll need to pick up the Charge HR, which is slightly more expensive.
Battery life on the Fitbit Charge is rated at about 5 days or so. That depends on how often you are syncing it to your smartphone as well as how active you are. Fitbit recommends that you take about 10,000 steps per day. But it is a good idea to push yourself each day and walk as much as possible.


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I'm Ariel (yes, like the mermaid!), and I'd be thrilled to be a part of your perfect day. After years in the salon industry, I realized my favorite part of being a stylist -- besides playing with beautiful, creative styles -- was connecting with my clients and making them feel gorgeous. So in 2012, I started Ariel Katrina Hair to help brides feel all the more beautiful on their big day. I love being on location with clients and creating a comfortable, stress-free environment for you, your bridal party and your family. 6 years later, and we are in The Knot's Best of Weddings Hall of Fame!
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Two tier, one life
I'm no supporter of John Redwood but he's right on this matter, as far as I'm concerned.
I'm no supporter of John Redwood but he's right on this matter, as far as I'm concerned.
A woman dying of cancer was denied free National Health Service treatment in her final months because she had paid privately for a drug to try to prolong her life.
The government's visceral hatred of co-payment for health is as absurd as it is dangerous. Practically everyone who uses the NHS practises co-payment. The very system Labour set up more than half a century ago soon required co-payment in the form of prescription charges. It always allowed private sector pharmacies to offer over the counter drugs to people for self treatment, or for treatment under the advice of the pharmacist. NHS Doctors have been known to tell people to buy an over the counter drug rather than a prescription one where this could be cheaper or better for them.
The discovery that the Health Secretary now thinks that if someone buys some drugs that are not available on the NHS from a private Doctor they should be banned from all NHS treatment for that condition is bad and mad. Logically on this Labour view if I try to treat myself for an ailment at home using over the counter medicines, and then have to go the GP because it is not working, he should say I have no right to free treatment for that as I have been spending my own money directly on the condition. Co-payment and alternative systems are fundamental to meeting the real pressures on health care in this country. The NHS could not manage without a flourishing pharmacy sector alongside it to handle many of the day to day and smaller items.


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National or Regional? Finding American Identity in Architecture
Basing his essay on a Portland Art Museum exhibit showcasing the work of architect John Yeon, Keith Eggener delves deeply into American architectural identity, both national and regional.
Eggener traces the idea of distinctively American architecture through the early 20th century, a period when international styles interacted with homegrown sensibilities in the work of pioneers like Frank Lloyd Wright. "Just as a foreign-born person may become naturalized when moving to a new country, so foreign-born architectural themes were being naturalized through their adaptation to American conditions."
In the post WWII period, Eggener writes, America's international predominance solidified its architectural reputation as the font of all things modern. But a parallel narrative around "regionalist" forms also emerged, centered on the suburbs. "It's notable [...] that the new regionalist architecture of mid-century America was limited almost exclusively to a single building type: the free-standing, private house."
Eggener goes on, "So it seems reasonable to ask: why does so much so-called regional modern architecture across the U.S. look so much like architecture found in regions other than its own?" Regional variation exists, but there's also a lot of architectural uniformity across the U.S. As Yeon put it, "Whether there is or is not a Northwest regional style of architecture is debatable, but what is certain is that lot of people want to think there is."


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Coqui the Chef
chef educators who teach fun and educational cooking classes/workshops to both children and adults.
About the Business
Coqui the Chef is a social enterprise with traveling chef instructors who teach fun and educational cooking classes in New York. Our services include cooking parties, cooking demonstrations and educational cooking curriculum for schools. Tell us where you would like us to teach and we'll be there with our cooking tools and food. LET'S GET COOKING! VAMOS A COCINAR!
About the Entrepreneurs
Tania, a lifelong resident of Hunts Point, had an "aha!" moment when she realized the processed food craze is the root of the health problems plaguing her family and friends. Coming from Puerto Rico, her grandparents grew and cooked organic food, from this she understood the connection between food, health, and how important it is to educate underserved communities. Fed up with the lack of healthy food options and the cycle of obesity and poor health in her neighborhood, Tania founded a culinary and nutrition education program aiming to educate urban youth to prepare and consume healthy foods. She teaches at community-based organizations, local bodegas, and even on street corners! A true entrepreneur and activist, Tania not only teaches culinary and nutrition skills but also includes a dose of grassroots strategy in her curriculum: she encourages students to request fresh produce at grocery stores to convey customer demand. Through Start Small Think Big, Tania has worked on optimizing both marketing strategies and employment structures. She worked with a variety of people to ensure proper compliance with intellectual property, craft contracts to fit her business needs, and choose the right corporate structure to develop her community-oriented business.


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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is a newer type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that has been researched in over 200 randomized control trials for a wide variety of problems. As ACT therapists, we offer research-backed, pragmatic solutions to help people build new patterns of behavior in order to reduce suffering and create more meaningful and fulfilling lives. Using ACT, we can help you:
Become aware of and overcome painful and disruptive internal experiences (e.g. self critical thoughts, anxiety, shame).
Live more closely aligned with chosen values/life aims
Nurture greater awareness of the present moment
Foster flexibility to respond to the ups and downs in life
Cultivate compassion toward oneself and others
Develop the courage to connect more deeply in relationships
We all have pain, unwanted thoughts, and unpleasant feelings. ACT suggests that the process of trying to rid ourselves of internal discomfort can end up leading us to feel quite "off track" and actually cause ourselves even greater suffering. When we focus our energy on getting rid of discomfort, our lives can become more and more narrow and we may lose focus on the things that matter most - family, friends, community or whatever is important to us. In short, ACT is designed to help people move in the direction of their chosen life aims (or values) even when unpleasant bodily sensations, feelings, urges and thoughts are present.
Click Here for a Psychologists Off The Clock podcast episode about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is broad class of treatments that helps people to identify the relationship between their thoughts, feelings and behaviors and develop practical solutions to everyday problems. In CBT, we recognize that not all of our thinking is true or helpful and when we act as if our thoughts are all true, this can cause us difficulties and suffering. Together we are scientists, discovering how your thoughts, feelings and behaviors interact, and then we are experimenting with new perspectives and ways of acting.
As CBT therapists, we can help you:
Identify the interaction between your thoughts, feelings and behaviors
Unhook from unhelpful negative thinking patterns
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Move from self-criticism to self-compassion
Develop tools to cope with your life's ups and downs
Colleen's Book: End the Insomnia Struggle
Debbie's Podcast: Psychologists Off The Clock
The Association of Contextual Behavioral Science: https://contextualscience.org
Rocky Mountain Chapter of ACBS: https://www.acbscolorado.com
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: http://www.abct.org
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Genre: dystopian fiction, science fiction
Country : England
About the author: see this post
Plot: Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.
Some thoughts: I like "dystopian" novels like Huxley's Brave New World or Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (of this one I've just seen the movie, though). Of Nineteen Eighty-four I had seen the movie during high-school and I vividly remember this big eye that controls everything, the Big Brother. I don't remember if the reality show was already on TV at the time, but I think it's quite sad that now this words, Big Brother, only remind us of trash TV.
In both Fahrenheit 451 and Nineteen Eighty-four there is a man who discovers that there is a way out of homologation and tries to gain intellectual freedom. He fights against the totalitarian regime that controls every aspect of his life and brainwashed the whole humanity.
I loved the neologisms, in particular "doublethink", the twisted way of thinking that teaches you how to accept the opposite of what would make sense. "War is peace, freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength" is the motto of the Party and it is the finest example of "doublethink". I know of some real politicians that use "doublethink" with nonchalance ("war on terror", does it ring the bell?). Nineteen Eighty-Four is a frightening novel, also because many people think that the time of the events in the novel is not far away as it may seem, but it shares much with England in the 1940s, when the novel was written. Actually, while I was reading the novel I found many similarities with the modern world and in particular with the political situation in Italy: the censorship in the medias for example or the unbelievable contradictions and lies of the government ("In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it").
It is a novel that warns you against both communism and fascism (in other words, against every form of totalitarism). The end is very sad, I could not believe in the betrayal and I was literally dying for clues of a possible – but very unlikely - happy ending or of a little hope for the future of Julia and Winston. I didn't like Julia much, though. I don't mean as a character, but as a woman. It is true that she is a rebellious and independent woman, but she only cares about her sexual life and the pleasures that she cannot have, such as real coffee or sugar. Winston, on the other hand, is more interested in intellectual freedom and discovering what happened before this endless war (the glass paperweight is the symbol of his desire to connect with the past). The tone of the novel is dark, frustrated and pessimistic, but it is a wonderful novel nonetheless. It makes you think a lot. It's one of those novels that will never leave me, like Crime and Punishment or Toni Morrison's Beloved.
Link to my review of Animal Farm (in Italian), also by Orwell


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Did North Korea really wage cyberwar to stop The Interview from airing? How did this happen -- and is there a conspiracy afoot? Join Ben and Matt as they welcome HowStuffWorks tech expert Jonathan Strickland onto the show for a discussion of the recent Sony hacks.
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On Friday 10th September, Fluidmoves Video Productions, filmed a new outfall pipe leaving Shoreham Harbour on the Sussex coast. The 1.8 kilometre pipe was towed out to sea through the open lock gates round to Newhaven Harbour, a distance of 15 nautical miles, on behalf of Southern Water and its contractor 4Delivery. The outfall is part of Southern Waters £300 million environmental improvement scheme to bring cleaner seas to Sussex.
The pipe had arrived from Norway in 3 sections some months earlier, which had then been joined together in Shoreham Harbour into one continuous section and concrete collars attached. The outfall will enable cleaned wastewater, from a new wastewater treatment works at Peacehaven, to be discharged 2.5 kilometres out to sea.
The filming was a test of co-ordination with one cameraman shooting from a Robinson R44 Helicopter, another from a Rib (Rigid Inflatable Boat) and a main camera on the Shoreham Port dockside. The weather on the day was gusty with a cloud base of approx 800ft and a heavy sea swell which made the filming interesting!
Once at Newhaven Harbour the final preparations were made before the waiting game began for a suitable weather window to sink the pipe into a trench on the seabed at Friars Bay, just off the coast of Peacehaven.
At 8.30am on Sunday 12th we were told that due to the good weather it would be sunk that afternoon.
So Fluidmoves Productions swung into action to organise a full camera team with some frantic phone calls to get camera equipment and crew in the right place & organise hire of a camera boat and helicopter. Fast Helicopters were superb in helping sort this out at short notice. This was all organised for 12.30pm when the operation to sink the pipe started.
The shoot went on until late in the evening culminating in a glorious sunset backdrop. The video was edited and shown on Meridian News the following day and a full edit of the work is in progress for Southern Water and their partner 4Delivery.
For such a large scale project (3 months from when the pipe entered Shoreham to being delivered to its resting place at Friars Bays) due to the variety of shots needed, organisation was paramount plus the requirements for health and safety.
Fortunately Fluidmoves being based at Shoreham airport, was able to utilise its strong working relationships with the surrounding companies, to attain the necessary resources and work force appropriate for the variety of jobs needed, such as aerial photography and marine videography.
In relation to health and safety all Fluidmoves crew had to undergo vigorous training and induction courses. Before filming could commence all crew were supplied with the relevant safety equipment needed such as safety glasses, steel toed boots, hi visibility jackets, hard hats and life jackets.
Weather conditions made it difficult to keep to the schedule, due to health and safety being compromised so the itinerary was under constant review and updating.
Sea shots
The camera that was used for filming at sea was a Sony Z1 with a waterproof cover. Its usability made it an ideal choice to use from a 6 metre rib which was provided by a qualified coxswain
When the pipeline left Shoreham harbour on the first day there were strong south westerly winds gusting 5 to 6. This made the waves steep, in the region of 6 to 7 feet high, eventually making filming very difficult, the further off shore they went.
On the second day, the main section of the pipe was brought in to be joined with the diffuser at Newhaven harbour. Fortunately the wind had significantly dropped, therefore the decision was made, due to the weather conditions being so favourable, that the pipe would be sunk that same afternoon.
Sinking of the pipe
The pipe went underway just after lunchtime, being towed by one large, tug and 3 support tugs. The weight of the pipe was 3400 tones with a total length of 1850 metres. A pre dug 2 metre trench with a large barge anchored at each end marked the pipe's final resting place 2.5 kilometres out to sea, in Friars Bay, just off Peacehaven.
When the pipe arrived, it was sunk from the sea end towards the shore. This was a very difficult task because the tide was running at roughly 3 knots, making the pipe bend, therefore tugs had to be put into place to push and pull the pipe straight to align the pipe to be sunk in the trench. Eventually the pipe was maneuvered into place and began to be pumped full of water . From the Rib we obtained some excellent shots of the commercial divers releasing the pressure in the airbags / floats supporting the pipe, prior to sinking.
Land shots
The camera used for the land shots was a Sony PMW 350 XDCam with a Cannon HJ22 lens, which was used for the establishing shots and long shots. It was primarily used at Shoreham harbour, as the pipe was leaving the port on day one. The weather was rough and windy which added difficulties to filming, however the long lens of the camera was able to establish some spectacular geographical shots, such as Brighton Pier and the Marina.
On day 2 the long lens was placed on the cliffs of Friars Bay Peacehaven. The cliffs had an elevation of roughly 300 feet. The light was good and the sea was calm, with very little sea breeze. Filming went on to the late evening, the cameraman was able to get stunning shots of the sunset and the moon as the pipe was sunk.
Aerial Shots
The camera used from the helicopter was a Sony EX 1, which focused on shots of the pipe leaving Shoreham harbour. Paul being a pilot understood the implications of flying in turbulent conditions and adding to the difficulties, with mist and a cloud base of 800ft, high shots were out of the question so filming was very limited.
On the second day the sun was out with a cloud base of 2000ft with sea breezes. Filming was arranged for midday ensuring that shots of the pipe leaving the harbour were not missed. Due to the nature and time scale in which the pipe movements were timed, Fluidmoves had to find an alternative landing place to set down the helicopter to save costs (this had been arranged prior to the day at a private farm strip) here they waited for telephone instructions to fly for the next stage to be filmed. The helicopter flew into the early evening providing a variety of different shots.
GoPro Camera
The use of the GoPro HD camera was very important for this project. Due to its size and design it was possible to attach it to a variety of equipment and machinery, to help achieve a variety of unusual shots. Also the cameras having a high level of durability it meant that they could be used in a various situations that would be difficult to attain in normal circumstances due to safety issues.
Rob, being an ex commercial diver and having previous experience in using underwater video and stills equipment, was very surprised by the results from the GoPro. He also believed thatthe cameras could be used to help further expand the company into other markets.
A GoPro camera was placed on the helmet of one of the commercial divers who was checking that the pipe was aligned correctly in the trench. The depth of the water was 22 metres and the visibility underwater was 6 metres. The GoPro camera was set to the low light setting and the results that were achieved from a camera of this stature were outstanding..
Future Benefits
Although Fluidmoves had the job to record the progress of the construction project, as a record for Southern Water and 4D, there was also a technical element to the filming. The technical images will be used for the educational benefit of project engineers, graduates and students alike.
Fluidmoves have a strong working relationship with a London camera rental company (Promotion) through their regional office in Brighton. They were helpful and flexible in working to overcome technical delays during the project (i.e. weather difficulties and rescheduling at very short notice)
In relation to post production the editing was carried out on Final Cut Pro whilst all post was done in house.
Across the spectrum of video production, there are very few companies that have the same level of experience and ability to work within its existing field as well as expanding into new markets. Fluidmoves was formed in 2008 with the sole intention to create an innovative, 21st century production company. The founders, Paul Cave and Rob Hayter, have over 50 years of experience specialising in television production and extreme sports coverage for national television as well as promotional work for large scale construction companies such as Southern Water and Shoreham Harbour Authority. Their services also include script writing, editing, online streaming and composing of original musical scores.
As a supplier of extreme sports programming to Sky, Fluidmoves feels that it has a lot to offer broadcasters, especially in the minority sports, such as mountain biking, yachting and wind surfing. They believe that their production expertise could be used in the coverage of Olympic events.
England is second to none in most extreme sports events and Fluidmoves has noticed a decline in sponsored extreme sports. Therefore Fluidmoves would like to develop sponsors and sponsorship to pursue a new wave of extreme sports programming in the UK.
Over the past 2 years Fluidmoves has expanded its market base, by entering into the filming of construction and environmental projects on land and at sea which, combined with Fluidmoves sports expertise, bring a fresh and original slant to the coverage.
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Israel Festival
The Israel Festival (Hebrew: פסטיבל ישראל) is a multidisciplinary arts festival held every spring in Israel. Its center is Jerusalem.
The Israel Festival started in 1961 as a summer festival for classical music in the ancient Roman theater in Caesarea.[1] Throughout the years the festival grew in the number of art disciplines and activity centers with recent festivals including classical music, ballet, jazz, theater, visual arts and lectures, combining high quality programs from Israel and abroad. From 1982 onwards the Israel Festival was adopted by the City of Jerusalem and most shows are held within its boundaries.
While the festival's quality is widely recognized, there have been complaints about the high entrance fees to the performances. Nevertheless, some of the shows are offered free. Street performances and special performances for children are also part of the festival.[2]
The first festivals were directed by Zvi Propes. Since 1992 Yossi Tal-Gan is the director of the festival. He is assisted by advisers for the fields of classical music, world music and ballet. Dan Halperin heads the public board. The festival operates as a non-profit organization.
See alsoEdit
- ^ About the Israel Festival
- ^ The Israel Festival for the young... at heart, Rachel Matthe, Jerusalem Post, May 21, 2007


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A custom ocean\deep water texture (1,000*1,000 pixels) for use in Daz, Poser, or any other software that can load .PNG files. Scratch built using Photoshop. Best used in conjunction with a color value of 218.218.218 to produce a rich deep blue. Shown here in conjunction with Porsimo's Morphing Terrain (http://www.porsimo.net/3d/terrains.htm), with a reflection index of 50+ and the Ground4B.JPG bump. May be used for both commercial and non commercial renders on condition that credit\a back link is given. No redistribution without permission. « Less
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The form of Crotone of Italy forward Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo popularly referred to as Simy for short appears to have caught the attention of coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr. Twenty five year old Nwankwo has found the back of the net for Crotone in their last three games with five goals to his name in their last five league games as they bid to beat the drop to the second division in Italy.
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Last weekend he scored a brace in their 4-1 thrashing of Sassuolo , a result which powered Crotone out of the relegation zone with four games to go in the Serie A.
"Certainly he has caught the attention of Rohr. As a matter of fact long before he started scoring goals frequently. So it's not all about his recent goal rush but he has always been on the radar", a close source to Rohr told Owngoalnigeria. com.
" Nothing is sure for now as per a call up but it might come if he keep on scoring. Certainly it's hard for Rohr to ignore him now. Talkmore of when he continue scoring".


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The Vietnam Education Project offers summer camps for students from impoverished villages to gain valuable education opportunities. We provide English learning for the children and development of our teachers. By exposing children to other cultures and methods of teaching, we challenge the way education is done, which is typically through older school methods of memorization and pedagogy of language teaching. We want to bring more engaging methods of learning and offer our teacher new challenges and experiences. Our Mission and Vision reinforce how we can pave the way for a better future.
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(The following is an excerpt from my book risk, create, change: a survival guide for startups & creators, now available here at Amazon.com.)
One of the key doctrines of copyright law is the concept of fair use. Fair Use is, simply stated, a defense to a copyright infringement claim. This doctrine allows for, in certain, limited circumstances, the unlicensed use of copyrighted works.
The Copyright Act provides provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use.
Generally speaking, only a federal court after a copyright infringement case has been filed can really determine if one's actions in using a copyrighted work constitutes Fair Use and is thus permissible. From a startup or entrepreneur's standpoint, if you are in the educational space or publishing space involving artistic criticism, Fair Use becomes a significant debate at the office. For the purposes of this paragraph, "publishing" could include not only the written word but also video blogging and related content production.
There are four factors that courts will consider in determining if the unlicensed use of a copyrighted work constitutes Fair Use:
- the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
- the nature of the copyrighted work;
- the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
- the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Since Fair Use is such a generally applicable topic, it bears some additional explanation. The first factor in the fair use analysis focuses on what the purpose and character of the use is, including whether the use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes. A key part of the analysis here is how the party claiming Fair Use is using the copyrighted work. Courts are much more likely to find that nonprofit organizations using copyrighted material for educational and noncommercial uses qualify as Fair Use. One should not automatically assume, however, that all nonprofit education and noncommercial uses are automatically fair and all commercial uses are not fair. This first factor is only part of the four part analysis, and it is the court's analysis of all of the factors as a whole that will determine the outcome.
"Transformative" uses are more likely than not to be considered fair. Transformative uses are those that add something new, furthering the purpose of the original work or imbuing the original work with a different character.
The second factor focuses on the nature of the copyrighted work. This can be a slippery concept. The analysis here is the degree to which the copyrighted work that was used relates to the overarching purpose of copyright law in encouraging creative expression. In other words, when someone uses a copyrighted work that is a novel, movie or song - all forms of creative expression - that person is less likely to be entitled to argue the Fair Use doctrine. If the copyrighted work was a news story or a technical article, the it is more likely that Fair Use could be found in that circumstance.
The third factor focuses on the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole. In short, how much of the copyrighted work was used? Here courts would look at both the quantity and quality of the copyrighted material that was used. Not surprisingly, the larger the portion of the copyrighted work used, the less likely it will be that Fair Use will be found. Also, the converse is also true. The smaller amount of the copyrighted work used, the more likely that a court would determine Fair Use was applicable in the situation. In some contexts, using even a small amount of a copyrighted work was determined not to be fair because the selection was an essential part—or the "heart"—of the work.
The fourth and final part of the Fair Use analysis focuses on the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. Does the use harm the copyright holder's asset? The court would have to examine the existing or future market for the copyright owner's original work. Does the use harm the copyright owner by displacing sales of the original owner's work that would have happened but for the infringing user's activities? This is probably the last place on earth where you would want the monetary value of your property to be determined, especially if your work is avant garde or there is no clearly established market (yet) for your product.
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This week I was distraught to learn of the cownose ray tournaments that are taking place in the United States, most infamously in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. At first, I jumped straight on the bandwagon and was outraged by the brutality of bludgeoning hundreds of rays to death in the name of 'sport'. However, after researching further into the matter, I came to realise that perhaps these tournaments are just another example of miscommunication and a conflict of interests.
In Chesapeake Bay, the collapse of the scallop and oyster fisheries has been economically detrimental. With so many people depending on the success of the fisheries, which have reduced to a shadow of their former glory, it is understandable that the local population were angry, and they wanted answers. A 2007 landmark paper in the journal Science announced that "with fewer sharks around, the species they prey upon — like cownose rays — have increased in numbers, and in turn, hordes of cownose rays dining on bay scallops, have wiped the scallops out,". This appeared to be like a green card. Cownose rays were supposedly the reason for the collapse of Chesapeake's precious fishery, so controlling their population through hunting and fishing seemed appropriate. Numerous campaigns encouraging the consumption of cownose ray fillets and increasing numbers of ray tournaments throughout affected areas were encouraged. With this landmark paper, having over 900 citations to date, proving its popularity, it is understandable how so many saw hunting as a viable option.
All of this was turned on its head last year when a Florida State University study was published, indicating that oysters and hard-clams do not form a significant proportion of a cownose rays' diet. Perhaps, more importantly, the collapsed oyster fisheries are thought to be due to other factors such as overfishing and disease rather than the cownose population itself. Even better than that, cownose rays are only thought to form part of the diets of blacktip and sandbar sharks, comprising only 3% of the blacktip diet and 0.3% of the sandbar diet. It is easy to see why the assertion that the decimation of shark populations is causing a population boom of cownose rays is rubbish.
Cownose rays have a slow population growth, making them vulnerable to overfishing and at present neither state nor federal regulations protect them. What makes matters worse, in my opinion, is that Chesapeake Bay is an integral breeding site for the cownose ray populations. Many of the rays that are hunted for tournaments are either pregnant females on their way to give birth or newly born offspring. It comes as no surprise then that these hunting tournaments pose a threat to the stabilisation of cownose ray populations, despite their IUCN rating currently being 'near threatened'.
As of January 2017, a proposed bill to ban fishing contests on cownose rays in Maryland was produced. This legislation would prevent the organisation, sponsorship, promotion, conductance, or participation in cownose ray fishing tournaments with the objective of catching or killing them for prizes or recreation. It is without a doubt that more research is required into the impacts of the cownose population on the Bay, before this legislation is moved forward. Moreover, if cownose ray hunting remains legal, it is fundamental that there are legal requirements with regards to their slaughter. At present, it is the brutality and the lack of humane killing which is enraging people the most, in my view. If there were laws which strictly stipulated that these rays must be killed quickly and humanely, and within quotas, a happy medium could be found.
Perhaps the most shocking part of all this is that in many cases, almost all the rays are dumped overboard post-killing. It seems as though although the threat of cownose rays to local fisheries may have been the spark to these hunting tournaments, it is no longer the principal reason behind the slaughter. The idea that the rays are not even being killed for economic or sustenance purposes infuriates me the most. It truly is senseless killing. Without a doubt, some form of regulation needs to be put in place with regards to these tournaments if an outright ban is not plausible.
"Allowing an unregulated fishery for these rays is as foolish as it was to let the fisheries for large sharks to develop unregulated"


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Colombian Coffees are commonly known to be big, rich, chocolaty coffees with exceptional fragrance and often great acidity.Colombia has many diverse growing regions, so the coffee varies mildly from region to region. Tropical fruit, vanilla, caramel, and chocolate are common adjectives. More intense acidity and bigger velvety body are variations you might find going from south to north as well.
The decaffeination process undergone by the Azucar is known as a natural EA (Ethyl Acetate). The green beans are steamed in order to increase the moisture content so that the bean swells. Once the swelling has reached the ideal consistency, the caffeine is extracted by means of an ethyl acetate wash. The ethyl acetate used is of natural origin, obtained from fermentation of sugar cane and not from chemical synthesis. Finally beans are cleaned, steamed and dried until moisture resembles the level prior to decaffeination.
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Welcome back! Today we have a fun way to use our flower template with your favorite paints. JnW Crafts co-owner William Wray brings us this fun idea.
Start with gathering your supplies - your choice of paints, a JnW Crafts flower template, and your chosen background.
The flowers were simply traced and painted. The center of the stencil has a centering hole and the stencil is rotated around that hole indexing the individual petals to any degree making it possible for doing layers of petals along that center line.
The possibilities are numerous from flowers such as dogwoods to complex flowers like zinnias.
This flower would make a wonder addition to any art journal page, card, mixed media, or home decor project.


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Pierson Syndrome (PIERSS)
Categories: Eye diseases, Fetal diseases, Genetic diseases, Nephrological diseases, Neuronal diseases, Rare diseases
Aliases & Classifications for Pierson Syndrome
MalaCards integrated aliases for Pierson Syndrome:
Orphanet epidemiological data:60
pierson syndrome
Inheritance: Autosomal recessive; Prevalence: <1/1000000 (Worldwide); Age of onset: Infancy,Neonatal;
autosomal recessive
neonatal onset of nephrotic syndrome
death usually within first weeks of life
homozygosity or compound heterozygosity for lamb2 mutations conferring complete loss of function (e.g., truncating mutations) appear to be associated with pierson syndrome
nontruncating (missense) lamb2 mutations may display variable phenotypes ranging from a milder variant of pierson syndrome to isolated congenital nephrotic syndrome
pierson syndrome:
Onset and clinical course neonatal onset
Inheritance autosomal recessive inheritance
MalaCards categories:
Global: Genetic diseases Rare diseases Fetal diseases
Anatomical: Eye diseases Nephrological diseases Neuronal diseases
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Summaries for Pierson Syndrome
NIH Rare Diseases : 54 Pierson syndrome is a very rare condition that mainly affects the kidneys and eyes. Signs and symptoms include congenital nephrotic syndrome and distinct ocular (eye) abnormalities, including microcoria (small pupils that are not responsive to light). Most affected children have early-onset, chronic renal failure; neurodevelopmental problems; and blindness.Hypotonia (poor muscle tone) and movement disorders have also been reported. Pierson syndrome is caused by changes (mutations) in the LAMB2 gene and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. The long-term outlook is poor; affected infants may not survive past the first weeks or months of life.
MalaCards based summary : Pierson Syndrome, also known as microcoria-congenital nephrotic syndrome, is related to nephrotic syndrome, type 5, with or without ocular abnormalities and nephrotic syndrome, and has symptoms including edema An important gene associated with Pierson Syndrome is LAMB2 (Laminin Subunit Beta 2), and among its related pathways/superpathways are Focal adhesion and ECM-receptor interaction. Affiliated tissues include eye, kidney and bone, and related phenotypes are muscular hypotonia and blindness
Disease Ontology : 12 An autosomal recessive disease characterized by nephrotic syndrome with diffuse mesangial sclerosis, proteinuria, microcoria, absence of the pupillary dilator muscle in the iris, ciliary muscle atrophy, and abnormal eye development with lens-shape, retinal and corneal anomalies that has material basis in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the LAMB2 on chromosome 3p21.
OMIM : 58 Pierson syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder comprising congenital nephrotic syndrome with diffuse mesangial sclerosis and distinct ocular abnormalities, including microcoria and hypoplasia of the ciliary and pupillary muscles, as well as other anomalies. Many patients die early, and those who survive tend to show neurodevelopmental delay and visual loss (summary by Zenker et al., 2004). Mutations in the LAMB2 gene also cause nephrotic syndrome type 5 with or without mild ocular anomalies (NPHS5; 614199). (609049)
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot : 76 Pierson syndrome: Characterized by nephrotic syndrome with neonatal onset, diffuse mesangial sclerosis and eye abnormalities with microcoria as the leading clinical feature. Death usually occurs within the first weeks of life. Disease severity depends on the mutation type: nontruncating LAMB2 mutations may display variable phenotypes ranging from a milder variant of Pierson syndrome to isolated congenital nephrotic syndrome.
Related Diseases for Pierson Syndrome
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Symptoms & Phenotypes for Pierson Syndrome
Human phenotypes related to Pierson Syndrome:33 (show all 14)
Symptoms via clinical synopsis from OMIM:58
Clinical features from OMIM:609049
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MGI Mouse Phenotypes related to Pierson Syndrome:47
Drugs & Therapeutics for Pierson Syndrome
Cochrane evidence based reviews: pierson syndrome
Genetic Tests for Pierson Syndrome
Anatomical Context for Pierson Syndrome
MalaCards organs/tissues related to Pierson Syndrome:42
Eye, Kidney, Bone, Skeletal Muscle
Publications for Pierson Syndrome
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Variations for Pierson Syndrome
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot genetic disease variations for Pierson Syndrome:76
ClinVar genetic disease variations for Pierson Syndrome:6 (show top 50) (show all 264)
Expression for Pierson Syndrome
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Pathways for Pierson Syndrome
Pathways related to Pierson Syndrome according to KEGG:38
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AGS, Ben Mayor, Left Unity, Liz Kitching, Mike Davies, public meeting, Trade Unionist and Sociali, Trevor Howard, TUSC
Around 65 people attended a packed public meeting in Leeds last night to discuss standing as wide as possible a challenge in the 2015 elections. The meeting was co-hosted by the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), the Alliance for Green Socialism (AGS) and Left Unity.
Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party
Kath Owen, from Left Unity, introduced the meeting, referring to the momentous events in Greece which have changed the nature of discussions about challenging austerity.
Liz Kitching (TUSC/SWP member) commented on the ruling class is trying to lock us into austerity and later referenced how her and others in Hands off our Homes, the local anti-bedroom tax campaign, had felt let down and frustrated with Labour councillors & MPs who refused to lead a fight.
Mike Davies (AGS) commented mostly on issues around climate change, pointing out that the target of limiting increases in global temperature to 2%, which capitalist politicians have set, will mean disaster for many areas with more flooding and other disasters.
Ben Mayor (TUSC/Socialist Party) commented on the impact Syriza's election victory could have around Europe being similar to that of Kshama Sawant in the US. He also commented on the political vacuum, that is leading people to vote Ukip or Green. He pointed out that we must patiently explain the limitations of both these groups, but the 'Green Surge' is mostly positive as people are joining them for their radical rhetoric and, when the Green's disappoint, they will find themselves looking for a serious alternative.
A lively discussion ensued from the floor, with over 15 contributions including a few people who felt confident from the attendence to look themselves at standing in the council elections. Local RMT activist, Trevor Howard, spoke from the floor urging support for TUSC and for activists to argue within their unions to break with Labour.
No-one in the room disagreed with trying to mount as wide an election challenge as possible, although a minority did advocate voting Labour where there wasn't a left challenge. However, many attendees felt that doing so would be advocating a vote for austerity, and several council workers attending commented on the frustrations of members with the union giving money to those attacking their jobs.
A follow up meeting is planned to discuss in detail involving those who attended and others in standing themselves and in supporting candidates in their local area. With a whole swathe of apologies from the meeting, it is clear there is a substantial body of activists in Leeds prepared to fight to present a genuine anti-austerity alternative at the ballot box in May.


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father's day greeting card messages from daughter
Here are some creative and easy Father s day card ideas for kids to make for their dads! These are all homemade and are super cheap to make! Father to Be Father s Day Cards Card father s day is an unofficial holiday to celebrate fathers around the world. Happy Father s Day to a father to be greeting card decorated with a meadow and grove of trees near Fallen free printable greeting cards in pdf format. Customize greeting cards and invitations at Cardstore! Personalize your message, add photos, & even mail your cards in one visit! Send Father s Day cards from just £1 539 free greeting cards that you can download and print. 79 at Funky Pigeon celebrate father's day with these unforgettable father's day quotes. Choose from a huge range of cards from funny to photo cards fathers are special in a family and there is nobody in the world like them. Personalise & send 1st class today father s day without you is like music father s day without you is like music muted by a distance undisturbed. Shop the latest trends in Greeting Cards at M&S it is so faint i cannot tell the feeling, father s day. Order online for home delivery or free collection from your nearest store father s day is a day to honour all the fathers for everything they did for their children. Fathers Day Cards He s a friend, mentor, and hero this is an occasion to express gratitude towards your dad. Send Dad a fathers day greeting to show him that he s appreciated earliest history of father s day. Make a difference! Sending FREE Care2 eCards scholars believe that the origin of father s day is not a latest phenomenon, as many believe it to be. Shop for Hallmark greeting cards for all occasions rather they claim that the. We have birthday cards, sympathy cards, Christmas cards and so much more fathers day greeting card - there are plenty of fun singing greeting cards that can be gifted to friends and family on special occasions, but hallmark is now. Send a personalised fathers day card to you special dad this year brother creative center offers free printable father s day greeting card templates. Choose from funny, rude or even photo upload cards to show what a top dad he really is use your own digital photos to create and print special designs for the holidays. This Father s Day, take the time to notice all the wonderful things your father does for you create your own printable father s day cards. This video is also available in other languages: Spanish easy to customize and 100% free. DLTK s Crafts for Kids Custom Printable Greeting Cards STEP 1: Choose the Type of Card Get to know about the full history which is associated with the celebration of Father's Day dad loves you and guides you each and every day. Learn about why this special day is observed and the true cause of the today it s your turn to show how much you love him. It s Father s Day! From a wonderful husband he has now transformed into a great father! Express your appreciation and love for him with our Father s Day ecards express your love with our warm father s day ecards and make him. Bring your love for dad to life with Hallmark Father s Day cards musical cards, virtual reality cards and more for every dad, grandpa, stepdad and husband mothers day – when is mothers day? welcome to mother's day on the net a celebration in honor of all mothers special coupons coupon book printable card- sharing coupon book printable cards from american greetings is quick, easy and shows you care. Father's Day Quotes from Daughter "To a father growing old Nothing is dearer than a daughter"-Euripides "Fathers, be good to your daughters visit us today for heartfelt. Make Dad s day extra-special this year with these Father s Day crafts for kids find out more about the history of father's day, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Give Dad the perfect Father s Day card to go along with his gift get all the facts on history. I ve always loved those 3D cards from Papyrus, but as you may have guessed, I prefer to make my own! With Mother s Day, Father s Day and graduations coming up, making com father s day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Father s day is on the third Sunday in June in catholic europe, it has been. In 2016 Father s Day is on June 19 Father s Day is an unofficial holiday to celebrate fathers around the world


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Debt can make us feel depressed and when we are low in mood we are likely to spend money to make ourselves feel better which unfortunately leads us further into debt. So it seems there is a close link between debt and depression and this concept has been referred to as 'debtpression'.
We've put together five tips on how to deal with debtpression.
- Understand your spending You may think you spend money randomly but often your spending follows a pattern. Some people buy things to make themselves feel or look better. Identifying the triggers that make us want to spend money, by perhaps keeping a diary of thoughts, feelings and the situations, can help us feel more in control and better able to change our spending behaviour. If, for example, low mood triggers your spending you might want to avoid shops.
- Identify your beliefs about money Money is often linked to strong emotions and often debt can come from the unconscious beliefs we have about money. In order to change our spending habits we may need to examine our emotions and be more sensitive to our unconscious beliefs and assumptions about money. By placing a value on the money we earn we put a value on ourselves instead of thinking 'it's only money'.
- Think positively about money Some people believe they are no good with money and will always be in debt while others actually feel anxious about being wealthy. In order to free yourself from the hold of money, you must substitute your negative thoughts about money with positive statements and not feel afraid about attracting money.
- It's all in the words Instead of using the word 'debt' to describe your situation, it is better to use phrases such as 'working towards being financially free' and set yourself goals with specific achievement dates. Sayings such as 'cutting back' and 'going without' do little but make you feel like you are depriving yourself of something rather than improving your future.
- Create new spending habits Habits can be hard to break. Many of our money habits have formed over years and are therefore not easy to replace with good ones. The best way to create a new habit is to link a desired new action with something you do regularly in your routine. For example, every time you check your email you could also check your bank statement online to track your spending.
Feeling unable to spend can be a miserable experience, particularly at this time of year, but acknowledging when we are in debt and taking action to improve things is vital for making things better.


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Born in St. Louis, he started his studies in archi-tecture at Washington university. In 1936, he won a scholarship at Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Michigan, later to become a teacher there. Among his colleagues were Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen and Ray Kaiser whom he married in 1941. During the Second World War, the Eameses were com-missioned by the US Navy to design and produce polywood splints and litters. For this project they developed a new method of bending polywood over three geometric planes into complex curves. From 1939 to 1940 he worked in the architect's studio of Eliel Saarinen. In 1940, Eames designed, in collaboration with Eero Saarinen, the winning entry for the Museum of Modern Arts organised by MoMA New York "Organic Design in Home Furnishings" competition. In 1946, Eames had his first individual exhibition "New Furniture by Charles Eames". Later in 1948, Eames won second prize at the museum's "International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design" for his innovative proposal of a series of moulded fiberglass chairs designed for mass-production. In collaboration with his wife Ray, Eames worked closely with the manufacturer Herman Miller, creating highly innovative and rational furniture in the 50's. Later the Eames concentrated on desi-gning spots for films, toys, photography and exhi-bition - for the US government and IBM.
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Photographic Retouch & Restoration
Vortex InterActive has dealt with dozens of restorations and retouches throughout its 15 years of service. Some have been relatively simple with minor color and detail enhancements, others quite standard concerning the removal of beauty marks, and yet others more challenging with major elements torn and/or completely missing. Whether for color change, detail enhancement, modeling, magazine layout, funerals, anniversaries, preservation, or whimsical desire, you can rest assured you are receiving the best in the industry. We have even handled corporate photographs for Miss America Pageant Entries, Christian Dior, Galerie USA (Candy and Holiday Gift Supplier to Macy's, Target, Wal-Mart, Graeters), Krogers and the like under this category. Photographic restorations and retouches are handled on a case-by-case basis in terms of cost. You can find an approximate cost listed on our pricing page to give you an idea.
"I have never seen anyone's work as good as this! It's perfect!" – Charlene Lane, funeral restoration.
Genious! You're like the Houdini of photography; getting my photos out of a tough situation. Your work is brilliant!" – Joe Wolf, Van Halen Retouch.
Vortex InterActive for Blonde Dog
Vortex InterActive Owners, Zivan & Melissa Mendez, are proud to have produced art and design-work for The Blonde Dog Brewing Company, LLC out of Batavia Ohio established in 2012. Zivan is excited to have been additionally hired as Blonde Dog's Media Director as of early November 2012 and has been busy working custom photos in Photoshop and Illustrator since. Plans to introduce the Blonde Dog Pale Ale for sampling, and the general public, are about two to three months out. Six months from now, The Blonde Dog should be out in force and "coming to a glass near you!"
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Greyhound participants celebrate Mike Baird's resignation
CONTROVERSIAL NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced his retirement, declaring he will be leaving the world of politics next week.
The unexpected decision did not come with a concrete explanation when posted to his personal Twitter account on Thursday morning.
"As I have reflected on the approaching halfway mark of our current term of government, and the opportunity it presents to refresh the Cabinet team, I have decided that this is the perfect time for me to hand the reins over to a new Premier," his statement read.
"Next week there will be a Liberal party-room meeting and a spill of leadership positions.
"Following that meeting, I will resign from Parliament, effective immediately. It has also been an immense honour to represent the people of Manly since 2007, and my retirement from politics will enable fresh leadership for my community."
Baird has faced stiff criticism in the past six months over a range of issues such as the ban on greyhound racing, lockout laws and council amalgamations.
Acting with former deputy Premier and former leader of the Nationals Troy Grant, Baird announced in July last year that greyhound racing would be banned in NSW from July 1, 2017.
The ban saw Baird's approval rating fall from 61 per cent to 31 per cent by September, with his dissatisfaction rate more than doubled.
The ban was reversed in October following mounting pressure from the opposition, the greyhound racing fraternity and the general public who felt it was unnecessarily punishing the majority of participants who were abiding by the rules of racing.
Despite reversing the ban, the Nationals lost the Orange by-election in November to the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party's Phil Donato, the first time the Nats had failed to fill the seat since 1947.
Consequently, Grant was forced to step down as Deputy leader, with his position filled by John Barilaro, his close friend, who also voted in favour of the greyhound racing ban when the legislation passed through parliament last year.
At this stage it is unknown who will replace Baird as the NSW Premier, however his resignation has been met with elation from many within the greyhound industry.
Prominent Central Coast breeder and trainer Noelene Holloway welcomed the news when informed by Australian Racing Greyhound.
"It is excellent news because the bloke was a disgrace – he had no time or respect for the greyhound owners and trainers [by announcing the ban]," she said.
"His retirement shows — thank God — we live in a democracy and it enforces that people still hold the power.
"Not only was it greyhound racing participants – but it was all people in NSW – he had no respect for anyone and just did what he wanted – he was a mini dictator.
"If he made his decisions to make a name for himself it certainly worked because he will be known as the worst premier ever."
Fellow NSW trainer Amanda Ginn was gobsmacked at his resignation and was lost for words when quizzed for her response.
"They say if you make a wish 1000 times it will come true – but I still can't believe it," Ginn said.
"I honestly never thought it would happen…I'm ecstatic."
Social media response to Mike Baird's departure:
@mikebairdMP Sooo, what news is about to drop that you don't want to be around for? Not that I'm a cynic, but I'm a little bit cynical.
— vandenberglegs (@vandenberglegs) January 18, 2017
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Wow the industry has spoken. We are strong \U0001f4aa
Kat Ernst perhaps the most satisfying article you have written well done
Haha it's great news
Well i believe after Stan Grants 7.30 report on Monday on Blackwattle Bay, Fish Market re development involvement by Baird and some developers was the catalyst for him to bail out . Some are saying there is more to come re this issue, how consequential he lesson the powers of ICAC and now he's resigned .i feel this is major win for Greyhound Racing here in NSW.
he took a long sabattical,and had some 'thinking time' to ponder over the warnings from within his own party. he was confronted,after the ORANGE elections,to stand down.remember just after there were rumblings and his typical arrogant retort of I AM GOING NOWHERE..well that meant ,take me on at your peril. they did,and he walked.
I don't want to be a cruel bugger,and I wont,but his family health situation,shows him very clearly that this also happens outside his own kingdom.how come it matters for him now,and it never mattered to anyone else in the same situation?
some have to experience pain,hurt and difficulty in there own life,to clearly understand what happens to people when you destroy there livliehoods and futures. he may well have meant well,but he got above himself because the weak fed him crap about how damn good he was.and when you wipe off all the negative replies on your facebook page,and only allow positives,it eventually haunts you that after all you are actually HATED when its put in front of your face….continually.
social media in the end,his favourite past time,has brought about his down fall. many by passed his ridiculous self guided positive controls,and got that message out he was ruining the state.
good riddance and it was noted his ex confidant,TROY GRANT now covers his face with a bushy….well,well, cant handle being recognised as a failure still?
BobWhitelaw and you were right Bob about him going.
No one in NSW greyhounds will be sad to see him go after the torture we have endured.
Now is the ideal time for the INDUSTRY to unite as one to make sure the repealing of the ban happens NOW, and that the devil.in the detail is workable for everyone to survive and prosper.
Bluestone Now we must work on removing the Leech's who are trying to hang on to power that brought us near to destruction with the Greyhound Industry here in NSW . Its all about to be revealed about the dirty deals done dirt cheap and embezzlement by some ! and i hope that the retribution is harsh and that will be rewarding for many who have fought hard to right the wrongs here in NSW.
BobWhitelaw Bluestone sounds like that may already been contemplated BOB.
my whispering tweeters,say many will be shocked with what is about to go down,and one group will be savaged badly and a new direction taken…..without them.
the embezzlement part,would this coincide with MR.IEMMA and MR.DOBBIN THE ROB(B)IN(G) have a consult….privately?
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What Kind of Gauge Do You Need?
What Kind of Gauge Do You Need?
Kind of Gauge – Like every other function in modern manufacturing operations, inspection is subject to management's efforts at cost control or cost containment. Its good business sense to try to maximize the value of every pound spent, but it means that hard choices must be made when selecting gauging equipment. Many diverse aspects may influence both the effectiveness and the cost of the inspection process.
For example, what's the ultimate cost of a bad part passing through the inspection process? It could be just a minor inconvenience to an OEM customer—maybe a two-second delay as an assembler tosses out a flawed two pence fastener and selects another one. On the other hand, it could be a potentially disastrous equipment malfunction with expensive, even fatal, consequences. Even if the dimensional tolerance specifications for the parts are identical in both instances, management should certainly be willing to spend more on inspection in the second case to achieve a higher level of certainty—probably approaching 100 percent.
Many companies have achieved economies by moving inspection out of the lab and onto the shop floor. As this occurs, machinists and manufacturing engineers become more responsible for quality issues.
One could begin by comparing the hardware options. Let's take a "simple" OD measurement on a small part as an example. This inspection task could conceivably be performed with at least seven different gauging solutions:
- Surface plate method, using V-blocks and test indicator
- Micrometer
- Purpose-built fixture gauging
- Snap gauge
- Bench-type ID/OD gauge with adjustable jaws
- Hand-held air ring or air fork tooling
- A fully automated system with parts handling
(Actually there are many more solutions available, but let's keep it "simple.") These options have a price range from about £60 to £150,000. There are also differences in gauge accuracy, operator influence, throughput, data output, and on and on. It's confusing, to say the least.
A better approach is to first define the functional requirements of the inspection task, and let that steer one toward the hardware that is capable of performing the tasks as identified. In order to do this, the end-user should consider the following factors:
- Nature of the feature to be inspected. Is it flat, round or otherwise? ID or OD? Is it easily accessible, or is it next to a shoulder, inside a bore, or a narrow groove?
- Accuracy. There should be a reasonable relationship between job tolerance and gauge accuracy resolution and repeat-ability—very often on the order of a 10:1 ratio. A requirement for statistical GR&R (gauge repeat-ability and reproducible) testing may require 20:1. But always remember:
- Inspection costs. These increase sharply as gauge accuracy improves. Before setting up a gauging operation for extremely close tolerance, verify that that particular level of accuracy is really necessary.
- Time and throughput. Fixed, purpose-built gauging may seem less economical than a more flexible, multi-purpose instrument, but if it saves a thousand hours of labour over the course of a production run, it may pay for itself many times over.
- Ease of use and training. Especially for shop-floor gauging, you want to reduce the need for operator skill and the possibility of operator influence.
- Cost of maintenance. Can the gauge be maintained or is it a throw-away? How often is maintenance required, and who's going to perform it? Gauges that can be reset to a master to compensate for wear are generally more economical over the long run than those that lose accuracy through extended use, but may require frequent mastering to ensure accuracy.
- Part cleanliness. Is the part dirty or clean at the stage of processing in which you want to measure it? That may affect labour requirements, maintenance, and the level of achievable accuracy, or it might steer you toward air gauging, which tends to be self-cleaning.
- Gauging environment. Will the gauge be subject to vibration, dust, changes in temperature, etc.?
- "Mobility." Are you going to bring the gauge to the part, or vice versa
- Parts handling. What happens to the part after it's measured? Are bad parts discarded or reworked? Is there a sorting requirement?
- Work-piece material and finish. Is the part compressible? Is it easily scratched? Many standard gauges can be modified to avoid such influences.
- Manufacturing process. Every machine tool imposes certain geometric and surface finish irregularities on work-pieces. Do you need to measure them, or at least take them into consideration when performing a measurement?
- Budget. What do you have to work with?
All of these factors may be important when instituting an inspection program. Define as many as you can to help narrow the field, but remember that help is readily available from most manufacturers of gauging equipment—you just have to ask.


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Restaurant Outlook
Friday, May 23, 2008 at 12:27PM
Welcome back to Restaurant Outlook, the quasi-weekly highly subjective listing of restaurants we're paying attention to.
Fairly New
Bar Milano — Early reviews are mixed, but the Lupa/'Inoteca guys have a strong track record. Reservation: tonight.
Savarona — The rare serious Turkish restaurant in New York is surely worth a try. Reservation: May 31.
Hundred Acres — This Marc Meyer/Vicki Freeman follow-up to Provence opened last week. It will be in the Five Points–Cookshop haute barnyard vein. A hit is no sure thing, but I wouldn't bet against them. Reservation: June 6.
The Redhead — There's a twenty-page Mouthfuls thread about the Thursdays-only family-style meal, but it didn't get my attention till the Times review this week. No plans to visit yet.
Duane Park — This sequel to Duane Park Café looks interesting, though there aren't many reviews to go on. No plans to visit yet.
Merkato 55 — Reviews have been mediocre. We've had several reservations, all cancelled for various reasons. My girlfriend no longer wants to go, so I'll have to drop in one night after work. No plans to visit yet.
Greenwich Grill — Of interest mainly because it's near the office. No plans to visit yet.
All of these restaurants have been announced or mentioned in the press, but some of them may be a long way off.
Lever House — Bradford Thompson is taking over the kitchen next month. We'll wait for the early reports before we decide whether to pay a visit.
Bouley v 3.0 — David Bouley's move to the Mohawk Atelier Building at 161 Duane Street. Expected "by the fall."
Susur Lee's first New York restaurant at 200 Allen Street on the Lower East Side, also expected "come fall."
Brushstroke, another Bouley restaurant, at 111 West Broadway. Given the well chronicled problems getting this restaurant off the ground, I would be surprised to see it before 2009.
Restaurant Liebrandt, with Paul Liebrandt (formerly of Gilt) at the helm. This week, Eater reported that it's "set to go into the old Montrachet space." We walk by there regularly, and haven't seen the slightest whiff of activity.


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Bad goat equals good dust
Here's a final post on putting up food for the winter from Molly Bradford, one of our dedicated winter share members, who knows how to put food up like a champ!
I've been putting up food for nearly a decade with produce from the winter share through Garden City Harvest's River Road, also called the grubshed. In my last guest post for this blog, I touched a little bit on using some grubshedder techniques for your summer CSA. In this post I'll talk about best practices for storing onions, garlic, shallots, squash, and root vegetables: carrots, celeriac, parsnips, beets and potatoes.
I've tried numerous techniques over the years for preserving my food, for as many months of the winter as possible, with the least amount of effort as possible. After many years blanching and chopping and drying and vacuum sealing and freezing things like carrots, I've come to realize that most root vegetables are easily preserved in damp sawdust.
This week my son and I visited Mark Vandermeer at Bad Goat Good Wood products here in Missoula's Northside. He generously gave us as much sawdust as we wanted. It was actually pretty fun to hang out near the train tracks and scoop up handfuls of these wonderfully scented curly Q shavings, some already damp from the rain.
The first thing I do is add water, a little bit at a time, to the shavings until they are damp but not swimming in it. I don't want it to be so wet that when squeezed a bunch of water comes out. The next thing that I do is find some crates: milk crates, metal crates, doesn't really matter. If the holes are pretty big, this is better for aeration. I either line the crates with screen, which I buy by the roll at Ace, or with cardboard that I've poked a bunch of holes in.
It's a pretty quick and easy process:
- Couple inch base layer of damp dust
- Single, packed layer of root veggie
- Enough dust in next layer to cover and protect first layer
- Another layer of veggies
- Repeat until crate is full, veggies are gone, or you're out of dust
The raw veggies, ready to go:
Then, the potatoes getting covered in sawdust:
I always reserve a large handful of carrots for my fridge to start, as I go through those the fastest. I'll also keep out a little of the rest to cook this first few weeks: 6 beets, a couple parsnips, one celeriac, and a few potatoes.
I do get about 3 or 4 different kinds of potatoes in my grubshed. To keep them sorted, I like to divide one of my larger crates with pieces of cardboard horizontally so that I can create two or three little "bin" areas within my crate. Then I just layer each one of those areas individually after I line the crate with screen. I top each area with a little sticky note, so I know what kind of potatoes are in each "bin."
Don't forget to check how to dried out your sawdust is getting throughout the winter. You can just use a spray bottle to mist the sawdust on the outside to keep it damp. The stuff on the inside is going to be wetter than the stuff on the outside naturally. Usually when I'm peeling back sawdust to get out some more potatoes or carrots, I take this opportunity to mist from the top and the side.
Luckily the garlic and shallots we get from Garden City Harvest already come dried or cured. But the process that they used to do this really isn't much different than what I end up doing with my onions. As as recommended by Greg at the River Road farm, get a long piece of twine about arms with, fold in half and knot it at the end. Start laying the onions with the green stems through the twine. After you lay one onion through, twist the twine two or three times in one direction and pull the stem through as far as you can so the twine is tight and as close to the onion is possible. Then layer the next onion in the opposite direction. Twist 2 or 3 times. Then lay an onion in the opposite direction, twist again. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
Hang up the onion braids in a cool, dark, dry place so they are not touching. When the onion greens are completely dried out, you can snip the onions off and put them in the big crate with large openings for good air circulation. I store my garlic and shallots the same way as my onions; in crates or metal bins with good air circulation.
If you have a lot of squash, like we get with the winter grubshed, you first need to make sure that you harden them off inside. I usually spread them apart on a towel or a cardboard box and make sure that none of the skins are touching. I let them hang out for a week or so.
We have figured out a storage technique that seems to work pretty well. I rip pieces of cardboard from packing boxes. Because you don't want any of the edges of squash touching, I use the strips of cardboard as barriers between my squash. The parts that touch can make soft spots quite quickly and cause mold.
The basic technique goes like this. Line the bottom of a crate with some cardboard. Put some squash in the bottom. Put some cardboard barriers between the squash that are taller than the squash. Put another horizontal layer of cardboard. Set some more squash on top. Put some more strips of cardboard between them to make a barrier. Repeat this until you have filled your crate. I check my squash once in awhile to for mold or soft spots. The lucky thing with squash is, if you get a soft spot, you can just cut that part out and then cook up the rest of the squash and you're good to go.
Tidbit on last years harvest: this year we ate our last squash in about April, and we had onions, garlic and a few root veggies til May!
This weekend, in addition to packing vegetables in damp sawdust, we've been unpacking vacuum sealed fruit that we picked at the peak of summer season like apricots, raspberries, and flathead cherries. Can you guess what we're making? Fruit leather! This year's flavors include apricot almond spice, flathead cherry raspberry rhubarb with vanilla, and sweet asian plum with sour pie cherry, maple syrup and cloves.
Next up we'll be making a huge batch of that sweet apple cider kraut I talked about in my last post, while my husband is turning all the hot peppers into an apricot hot sauce.
Happy grubshedding!


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(Tip: at step 6, take hold of the seam rather than the edge of the kimono; this is demonstrated in the following video)
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A traditional Japanese kimono is an expensive item and – if it has been handed down through the generations – delicate. It needs to be stored carefully when not being worn. The owner first airs the kimono on a hanger, then folds and lays it gently in a rice paper wrapping, and finally stores it in a cool place away from sunlight, such as in a cedar chest.