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I think the bus tour wore us out because Matthew and I both slept until 10 o'clock the next morning. We had agreed that day 1 in Adelaide would be a rest and recoup day. I had felt the need for such a day and I had also noticed that most backpackers seemed to schedule in rest days each week in between changing cities. For that reason I think we left most of Adelaide unexplored during this trip.
I spent the morning catching up on my writing and at noon I called and talked to my parents for an hour on the phone. I caught them up on everything that had happened since leaving Melbourne: the lost clothes, the bus tour, the new friends and our plans for the next few days.
I found it interesting that I had to explain to my parents what the difference between a hostel and a hotel was. I hadn't thought about it but I guess there was no reason for them to know the difference. I told them that from my experience hotels were more luxurious: air conditioning, room service, cleaning services and privacy. Hostels were simple, low-maintenance places that made a great place for young backpackers to rest. There were public kitchens and bathrooms at most hostels and room service was not an option. The hostels were generally clean but it was mostly up to the guests to keep it that way.
One important thing I had learned was that hostels do not provide towels. This had become a problem when I left my towel in the laundry at Jen's. We were still without half of our clothes and my towel was one thing I didn't have. It was quite interesting trying to wash my face and shower without having a towel. I had mostly learned to shake and air dry and then use my dirty shirt as a way to dab my hair. Either way I ended up walking around with soaking wet hair for several hours.
After Matthew made some phone calls we made our way downstairs to reception. I hadn't paid for the room yet and the man on the phone yesterday told me to worry about it when I got there. They had been closed when we arrived the night before so this was our first opportunity.
The man at reception was the same man that I had talked to on the phone the day before. He recognized my name and told us his name was James. James was super helpful. He helped us arrange a bus for Sunday morning to the ferry and also found us a wine tour for Saturday. He printed out our vouchers and even gave us a map of cool things to do while we were in Adelaide.
The wine tour sounded fun but the three things that worried me were the three things that described it: bus, wine and beautiful windy roads. I decided to grin and bear it, worrying about it later.
When we got done with reception it was 4:30 and Matthew and I were starving. We hadn't ate all day but we didn't want to ruin our dinner. We also had a heated debate about whether it was "dinner" or "supper" but eventually decided in Australia it was "tea."
We decided on a Greek snack food place. I ordered four individual calamari rings and a bowl of chips. The calamari was fresh and luscious, like it had been caught in the sea that morning. The chips were thick and crispy. I almost burnt my tongue on the first bite because they were so hot. Matthew had four chicken nuggets and a bowl of chips as well.
Halfway through the meal I noticed I never got the glass of water I had asked for. I went inside to find the lady who had took my order but instead found a Greek man who seemed to be a few years older than me. I asked him for tap water but he said they didn't have any. He offered me water out of the sink and I said that was fine as long as it was safe to drink. I had noticed in the non-American world that water only came out of faucets and some of them were safe (assumedly) and others were marked with all caps signs saying, "DO NOT DRINK!"
He laughed and asked if I was from America and when I told him I was indeed from the States he informed me that my water back home wasn't any safer than the water on their tap. I shrugged and he came around the counter and handed me a bottle of water. I was so happy to see a bottle of water I could have kissed him. He said the bottle of water was on the house since I was American.
"What part of America are you from?"
"Nice. I have a cousin who lives in Baltimore." I found it common that when people knew someone from America it was usually one of the main coastal states like New York or California. Though it was interesting to hear of people's relations to America, it was almost impossible for me to reply. I had been to Baltimore once but neither I nor the man speaking to me knew enough about Baltimore to carry on a conversation.
As the air grew quiet between us I decided to thank him once again for my bottle of water before turning to walk back to my calamari. As I walked off I overheard him excitedly tell his friend that I was "all the way from America."
After our "afternoon tea" Matthew and I went back to the hostel and found a seat in the lounge area. There was a table next to us full of extremely loud men our age. We listed to their accent and tried to determine their nationality. They were using their hands a lot and talking loudly. The tones in their voices went up and down like an accordion playing a lively tune. Were they French? It wasn't German, not enough spitting. We finally agreed they were Italian. It became quite clear that the hand motions and voice fluctuations were dead giveaways. They also had pasta in front of them too. With our surroundings figured it out, it was here that I wrote for another three hours while Matthew assisted me in remembering details.
We went over each day of the bus tour. What had happened on Day 1? Who did we meet and how did we meet them? I had scribbled notes at the end of each day but the details were what always fled my mind. I would describe a scenario to Matthew and he would chime in with interesting facts he had remembered. He'd tell me the good stuff I couldn't leave out and he'd also give me pointers on things I probably should leave out.
We talked about my blog and what I would do with all of these writings. I told him I wanted to keep a clear record of everything we were experiencing in Australia. I wanted to remember my trip when i was old and forgetful one day. I also wanted others to be able to read about my journey and feel like they were on it with me. I wanted to inspire those who were thinking about doing what we were doing and I wanted the people I had met to feel the impression they had made on my life.
Matthew asked me if I thought I could turn it into a book and I said I was afraid that might happen because of how lengthy all of the descriptions were. He decided it would be a good book and that I could leave the more detailed stuff off the blog so I could have more content for a book. I thought this was a good idea, especially since I had already written eight pages on just one day of our trip.
We sat and wrote and remembered for three hours. Around 9 o'clock I finally called it quits and we made our way upstairs to the balcony outside of our room. There we met an interesting character from Israel. Ethan was traveling the country by car and paid the small fee of $15 per night to use the hostels facilities. He didn't pay full price because he didn't actually sleep in the hostel, he saved money by sleeping in his car.
Ethan had a long, full beard and dark, uncombed, curly hair on top of his head to match. When Matthew complimented him on his beard he laughed and said he had a theory on beards. He said his beard made him both trustworthy and crazy. He said people believe anything a bearded man says. One time he told a woman that he killed a bear with his own hands and she believed him. He blamed it on the beard. On the other hand, he said sometimes people assumed he wasn't trustworthy because his beard and hair made him look somewhat homeless.
We laughed at Ethan's jokes and then began discussing Israel. I ashamedly admitted that the only things I knew about Israel were out of the Bible. I had no knowledge of present-day Israel. When I pulled out my map to find the country I looked for several minutes before admitting that I couldn't find it. I was looking for a big chunk of land but what Ethan pointed out was a sliver that wasn't even as big as the name "Israel." I was shocked.
I asked him a bit about the culture of Israel, mentioning I would like to see the ancient monuments of Christianity. He said Israel was so much more than historic monuments. He highly recommended I look into a city called Tel Aviv. Apparently that is the hip and upcoming place in Israel. He said it was second in the world for tourism destinations.
After a long visit with Ethan I noticed I was severely losing brain power. While Matthew and Ethan talked on about politics, religion and other interesting topics, I caught myself gazing at the mural on the side of the balcony. Swirls of blue and gold painted a whimsical picture of Adelaide. The colors did remind me of the city surrounding me. The peculiar style of the art matched the hostel with its bold and unusual style. A few minutes went by before I realized I had missed whole parts of conversation. I decided I needed to get some sleep so I would be able to get up early the next day. Afterall, I would need to be well-rested for the wine tour.


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Push Me
Some people will push you to get a reaction, mostly a negative one is what they are looking for but when someone pushes me I like to respond.
So let me explain...
If you shake a can of pop (don't want to drop any name brands in there) for one minute then open it, you will get an instant reaction. This is the fizz and liquid going everywhere which would makes a mess.
But if you shake a bottle of water for a minute, then open the lid you wouldn't see a reaction, only a response.
This is why I like to respond to every situation, it might take me a while to get there but at least I'm not gonna make a mess.
Ok Jay, you are losing me, I can hear a few of you saying.
Let me explain but please bear with me.
Well I have to start with a thank you to all those people who seem to have taken inspiration from my work.
On a number of occasions I have seen a painted leg, a strategically placed button or a splash of colour that reminds me of my work. I am both flattered and humbled to think this reproduction started with my creativity.
Being creative it is often the case that your work gets replicated or adapted to fit in with someone else's design concepts. Some people may find this frustrating and react, especially if they are not credited or given any recognition. The way I look at it, is that it pushes me to think again, create a new feature and move forward.
My senses need to be activated so I visit new places, I view things through fresh and hungry eyes. Then I relax, think and start the creative process which I love. This is not a chore for me but a very intense pleasure. So that is precisely why I say thank you to those who have copied me. Without these people it would be easy to standstill but there would be no progression or growth. I would then become complacent and that can make me tired.
When I create something new I am excited and exhilarated. Because the thrill of the new and the energy that gives me.
Ok, that's all good Jay and very Buddha like but what about when you receive direct negative comments.
I have had so many emails asking me how to deal with work colleagues, family members and social media followers who are handing out negative comments on a regular basis
The response I always give is, be a bottle of water.
I get a fair few negative comments come in about my work every week, and I thank these people for pushing me to see if I can practice what I preach.
It can be challenging at times but I always remember the fizzy pop or bottle of water example, which gives me a chance to reflect, understand and give the perfect response to any negative comments. And sometimes that response is to do nothing.
I hope this is all clear and you feel pushed to respond (like a bottle of water) because I know I do, I'm so fired up with ideas, collaborations, projects and new products.
So I can't thank the people that have given a negative comment and copy my work enough because those guys have pushed me, to this beautiful place.
So once again I ask you to be patient and watch this space for the next ideas to emerge and there are so many coming.


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As you all know, we have one child. Our home has 3 bedrooms. I work from home – so what to do with that extra room should be an easy decision, right? Wrong. It's pretty small. I think the actuall dimensions of it are 9×9 or something similar. We had it as a home office before but any desk configuration I came up with seemed to suck up the whole room. I just didn't love it. Enter our hero Staples.
Home Office Ideas For A Small Room
Staples offered to hook me up with some seriously awesome furniture for my office. And this girl is no dummy so I said "YES!" I have been wanting a home office for so long and there are no office experts quite like Staples.
Here is the home "office" {aka place to pile stuff} before. We had painted this room one time when I intended to use it as an office. But, honestly I felt so cramped in there that we quickly stopped using it as an office and it turned into more of a pantry/room to pile stuff.
Here you see patched spots where we are prepping to repaint. Also, be sure to pay attention to the really small window {the only one in the room} and that very over piled shelf in the corner with school supplies. It is leaning back – partly because there was carpet under it and partly because it had WAY too much stuff on it. This is now all remedied. Oh, and there was some epic horrific-ness going on with that carpet. The hubs tore that mess up and now there is nice new tile.
Home Office Ideas: Try An L-Desk In A Small Home Office
If you have a small office but need a lot of work space, I highly recommend the Sauder August Hill L-Desk in Oak. I chose this desk because I like a lot of work space but I don't want a massive desk. The desk I had before was a traditional teacher type desk which had a large work surface but I couldn't reach half of it comfortably anyway. So, it took up a lot of room, without really being helpful.
The Sauder August Hill L-Desk works great because you can put it in a corner or you can have one side to the wall. Personally, I didn't want to be in the corner and I dislike my back to the door, so that is why we chose this placement for the desk. Also, the l-desk gives you a lot of usable work space, both in front of you and beside you. I like this because I can look at my calendar and use my laptop without moving anything.
This l-desk also comes with a drawer that holds hanging files! Yay! Now there is no need for a filing cabinet which saves more room. You also get a shelf under the desk so that you can hide everything underneath, leaving your work space free for the stuff you need now. You can also hide your cords with this desk if you like, but I move my laptop from room to room so I just leave it showing so it's easier to move. If I get a desktop, I am totally hiding the cords.
Home Office Ideas: Save Room With A Tech Pier
In my old office configuration, we had the printer on the desk. The desk was massive, so it didn't impede my work space, but it didn't look very nice. So, we chose the Sauder August Hill Technology Pier. The tech pier is great because you can have all of your printer needs in one space. We put the printer on top and extra paper in one of the drawers. There are two drawers and two shelves, so I am sure you can find something to do with all of that space.
No Office Is Complete Without Organization
Some people use excel and online calendars. I use paper. I am definitely a visual person and I need my plans right in front of me. To keep track of money coming in and out, I picked up the Quartet 4 Month Dry Erase Planner Board. The one on Staples' website looks a smidge different than the one I picked up in stores, but it's basically the same thing.
I also chose some Quartet Natural Cork Tiles. If you need a cork board but don't want to have a massive board on your walls, these are a great compromise. Plus, they are really inexpensive. I used 3 under my dry erase calendar for post it notes and then put 3 down the side of my tall shelf to hand my press badges on. My daughter whined for the rest. You parents know how that goes. 😉
Home Office Ideas: Make It Your Own
I had this cool old bookshelf that I really wanted to use in here, but I wanted some crates so that I could use it for art supply organization. So, I used some crates that we painted and Mason Jars to separate and organize all of our art supplies. A lot of the supplies came off of the tall shelf, so that cleared it up a bit, too.
We also used the sea shell lamps that we found at a yard sale and rehabilitated to give the office that beachy feel that the rest of our home has. Nothing inspires me more than feeling like I am on vacation.
We hope you liked our home office ideas for a small space. Please let us know if you have any other suggestions.
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Each year we set aside a Wednesday to gather as a church and eat some really good food. This year, our Soteria Thanksgiving Meal is on November 14th from 6:30p to 8:00p. All that we ask of you is to bring a side and a dessert to share. It is completely free to attend and is a perfect opportunity for you to invite friends and family to Soteria Des Moines and get them connected.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Saigon...not so bad after all
Last weekend we went to HCMC - Johnny for work and me just to tag along. I didn't want to go actually but I'm glad I did because I became a little less of of a city hater. I still felt a tad claustrophobic but I caught up with Nikki and after we had cupcakes at L'usine, checked out a few boutiquey clothes stores and had a drink at Decibel I was a little more sold. Staying at the New World Hotel on the fancy executive floor in a bed I can only describe as a giant silk nest giving you hugs probably helped too.
Other highlights included eating Beard Papa, Warda and The Deck (staples), buying the above bunny and dinosaur knick knacks (whose names are now Nibbles & Bits) and Johnny surprising me with a new ukulele (may or may not have had something to do with him getting insanely drunk the night before).
In other news, back here in Hanoi we're putting our new Accor card to good use. You have to buy it but it means you get a free night in any worldwide hotel AND, this is the best part, 50% food at any of the hotels. You know what that means? 50% off at our beloved Metropole. #win
It's only recently occurred to us that we're heading off the Bali and Singapore next week too. #doublewin. Can't wait!
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De Hallen
Amsterdam West
Client: Bouke Kapteijn, projectmanager De Hallen
Type: study
Location: Amsterdam West
Program: 17.000 m2 housing, 1.500 m2 parking
Design-completion: 2013
Status: completed
Designteam: Albert Herder, Vincent van der Klei,
Arie van der Neut, Metin van Zijl
Projectteam: Monika Pieroth, Eliano dias Felicio
The Hallen is a design for urban redevelopment of an inner-city industrial area with a combination of living, working and recreation made by Edwards Stadsontwerp.
Instead of demolishing a part of the monumental tram depot all the new housing developments are shifted to the canal on the east side of the plot. By doing this the 15.000m2 monumental halls could be retained and reprogrammed for leisure, education and commercial program.
The housing development is divided into two parts, of which Nieuwbouw Zuid soon starts construction. Currently, because of the economical situation, there is a need to reconsider conventional urban planning strategies to
open up for more flexible models of development.
Is it is possible to redevelop a part of the existing urban plan to make it more suitable for small scale developments and flexible parking?
Our proposal is based on a semi-closed block, which is divided into small-scale developments with half-sunken parking on site.
This block is suitable for multiple ways of developments that can take place in different phases. Ranging from mid-scale developments to CPO- and private developments.


text: Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz speaks after meeting with his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel in Berlin [Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters] Poland has accused the European Union of "double standards" in its treatment of member states, a day after Brussels rejected Warsaw's defence of its court reforms that critics say threaten democracy. The EU has threatened to take punitive action that could include stripping Poland of its voting rights if Warsaw does not retract legislation that tightens state controls over the judiciary. The right-wing government in Warsaw is at loggerheads with the European Commission, the EU's executive, on a range of issues, including migrant quotas. Poland is refusing to take in some of the mainly Muslim asylum seekers under the quota system. Warsaw says its judicial reforms are necessary to improve the efficiency and transparency of Poland's court system. 'Double standards' Poland argues that in some other EU member states, including Spain and Germany, politicians also play a role in picking some judges. "Nothing hurts the idea of European integration more than the actual inequality of its member states before the law, the use of double standards and the departure of the European Commission from its role as an objective guardian of treaties to (become) an instrument in the hands of some states," Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz told parliament. Czaputowicz, who was briefing legislators on the government's foreign policy goals for 2018, said EU institutions were ignoring voters' concerns and that this was feeding a eurosceptic backlash against Brussels. "A deficit of democracy in the European Union is not a figure of speech, it is reality that has deep political consequences," the foreign minister said. "The rising wave of opposition to integration on the European continent is not the cause of the democratic weakness of the Union, but a result of it," he said, adding that Poland still wanted a "strong European Union". Opinion surveys Despite the strained relations between Warsaw and Brussels, opinion surveys show that support for the EU in Poland - the biggest recipient of EU funds for infrastructure and other projects - is among the highest in the 28-nation bloc. In his speech, Czaputowicz also stressed Poland's concern that increased EU integration should not lead to a reduced role for the United States in defending Europe. Poland, a staunch NATO ally, values its close security ties with the US in the face of a more assertive Russia. Warsaw and Washington both oppose the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline that would pump Russian gas directly to Western Europe. Germany and Austria support the project. The Listening Post Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum SOURCE: Reuters news agency Politics Europe Poland European Union


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Founded in 1978 by Neal Henderson, the Fort DuPont Ice Hockey Club is an NHL-sponsored, award-winning 501(c)(3) charitable organization providing local and inner-city youth with the opportunity to participate in organized ice hockey. The Fort DuPont Ice Hockey Club is the official hockey program at the Fort DuPont Ice Arena serving children of all age groups. Participants have a wide range of experience in skating and game play and ages range from eight to seventeen. The program teaches young people discipline through athletics and coaching and helps establish self-esteem, a sense of purpose, and offers an incentive to excel academically. The benefits of organized sports extend far beyond the rink: the girls and boys who join the Fort DuPont Ice Hockey Club learn life skills. As these children grow, they will become better citizens and will learn to give respect and anticipate respect. Children participating in the Fort DuPont Ice Hockey Club have a 100 percent high school graduation rate, and over 90 percent continue to higher education
The USA Warriors Ice Hockey Program has been organized to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes for those wounded in defense of the United States, and in conjunction with the USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Program. The Program's mission is to organize and administer an ice hockey program that provides a recreational, therapeutic experience and education. Some of the programs purposes include encouraging the formation of "USA Warrior Hockey Programs" locally and nationally; working with and training individuals who have incurred physical disabilities during service to the United States to participate in the sport of ice hockey in an environment that is adapted to the level of ability of the athletes; integrating people with disabilities with people without disabilities in order to promote awareness of challenges and to encourage teambuilding. Further, the program uses the game of hockey to assist individuals with disabilities in developing self-confidence, adjusting to their new lifestyle, rehabilitation, self-reliance, concentration, and to assist in helping participants back into mainstream lifestyles they were accustomed to prior to their disability, that will help the individual be more successful both within and outside a hockey environment; educate and encourage the general public about disability sports and USA Warriors Ice Hockey in particular and to promote societal awareness of the sacrifices participants made in defense of our nation.
The Capital Beltway Warriors Hockey Program is a Virginia based nonprofit that provides opportunities for Veterans and Disabled Veterans who live in the National Capital Region (Northern VA, Southern MD, and Washington D.C.) to learn and play the sport of ice hockey. Governed by USA Hockey, they provide an on ice experience for Disabled Veterans. They do this by rotating their weekly practice sessions throughout the region and even participating in two National Tournaments national. This is all done at minimal cost to the individual player, and their goal is to make it so that the Veteran will not have to pay out of pocket to participate.


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Inishbofin Photo weekend- September13-15th 2019
Join me in September 2019 and set sail for the Island of Inishbofin on Irelands West Coast. Located 10KM of the coast of County Galway, the Island is unspoilt, peaceful and wildly beautiful. Reached via a 30 minute Ferry journey from the village of Cleggan it is a place that has been calling explorers since the bronze age, and it is not hard to see why it has attracted artists and photographers for years.
The goal of this photo weekend, is to enhance your landscape photography skills, and is suitable for beginners looking to hone their craft to the more experienced photographer looking to discover somewhere new.
Our hotel during this workshop is the Inishbofin House Hotel. Overlooking the sheltered harbour, dotted with small boats, its location and fine food make it an ideal base for our journey.
Date - September 13th- 15th 2019
Cost - €555
Included in the costs
Single Room accommodation in the Inishbofin House Hotel.
Pub Lunch
Return Ferry Crossing
Travel on the Island
Photographic Tuition
Not included:
Travel to the village of Cleggan.
Personal / Travel / Camera Insurance
How to book
A booking deposit of €100 is required to reserve your place on this tour.
For booking information or to reserve a place, email firstname.lastname@example.com
Booking deposits can be made via Paypal or via Bank Transfer.
Sample Itinerary
Sep 13th
2pm - Depart Cleggan Co Galway on the Inishbofin Explorer
Location shoot.
Evening Dinner
Sep 14th
Early start to photograph the first light of day
Image review / processing sesion
Depart to photograph the Island
Sep 15th
Early morning start to capture the first light of day
Location shoot
Return boat crossing to Cleggan
Workshop finishes.
Every effort is made to get participants as close as possible to the chosen photographic locations. There may however be some walking involved ( max of 10 minutes ) to some locations. At other locations you can simply fall out of bed and photograph this beautiful Island.


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Make loyal customers feel like MVPs
One of the things that is so important in business is rewarding the loyalty of your existing and best customers and making them feel appreciated. There are many ways to do this, but the question here is not so much how you choose to show your appreciation. The key is just making sure that you are doing something to ensure that your best customers feel really great about your business.
Legacy Toyota in Tallahassee demonstrated this concept vividly the last time I was there to get my car serviced. Legacy recently underwent a significant expansion and built a beautiful new facility across the street from its original location. As part of its new facility, it included a very pleasant area near the showroom where customers could wait.
With one large TV, plenty to drink and free snacks, it is a comfortable place.
However, Les Akers, the owner of Legacy, wanted to reward his loyal customers and make them feel important. In order to do so, he came up with the idea of having an MVP Club for customers who had bought cars from his dealership, either new or used. A significant benefit of membership in this club is access to the MVP lounge, which is equipped with two large flat screen TVs, very comfortable chairs and computer terminals with access to the Internet, as well as better drinks and snacks. Additionally, members of this MVP Club receive discounts on services and parts, and a whole host of other benefits.
While Legacy's MVP lounge costs money to stock and maintain, the customers appreciate the special care they get. While I waited, I talked to three or four other customers who were also waiting for their cars, and they were all so thankful for the special treatment. They all said they felt pampered by the exclusivity of the room and the additional benefits they received there. Furthermore, they all said that the lounge made their next car decision a very easy choice.
This MVP club is only one of many ways you can reward loyal customers. From frequent buyer cards to customer parties to seats at various sporting events, there are numerous other options. The bottom line is that you always want to give great customer service, but it is imperative that you make your best and loyal customers feel like MVPs.
Now go out and make sure you have a plan in place to reward your best and most loyal customers for their continuing patronage.
Jerry Osteryoung, the director of outreach of the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in the College of Business at Florida State University, the Jim Moran Professor of Entrepreneurship and professor of finance, can be reached at (850) 644-3372.


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Packing bags once again.
A full Wednesday as I had a late songwriting appointment with Amanda Williams and Keesy Timmer. Amanda and I started writing recently and after the two of us did a songwriters show with Keesy we knew we wanted to add him to a session if we could. I had written with Keesy several years ago when both of us were learning our way. Since that time I'm happy to say that Keesy had a huge hit he helped write for Kelsea Ballernini "Yeah Boy".
And Amanda is just a red headed whirlwind of motion and activity mixed with wonderful creative talent. In the near future she's going to be traveling overseas to several countries to talk about the importance of intellectual property and trying to explain to government organizations overseas why it's important not to steal music. Romania, Kuwait and others are being teed up right now. And there's a chance that Amanda will enlist me to be a speaker from time to time which would mean my passport will get a workout. We'll see.
We got a great "contemporary" song out of our session yesterday and certainly I enjoyed hanging with these two.
I had the pleasure of rambling around the halls backstage at the Grand Ole Opry as my friend Linda Davis was on last night. Lord…she belongs there. Such a pro. I certainly enjoyed watching her tear up the Opry folks as she always does and enjoyed visiting with our mutual friends backstage.
Everyone should get that opportunity. There's a "family" feel backstage and no door is ever closed unless a star is getting dressed. So that means those with backstage passes can peek in and see no telling who. Many of them are singing in their dressing rooms getting ready for their 15 minutes on stage…or artists get together and jam. It's truly magical…especially to those of us who love country music and the long history of that music on the Opry Stage.
My friend and artist Jenny Tolman called me yesterday offering me a part in her video she's shooting next Wednesday. A guy behind the counter in a bowling alley. I'll be in Arizona and had to turn it down which I hate because I know I could have delivered a great "what size shoe ya need"? line that would have slayed!
They are shooting a video around her new single that you can check out HERE. So CLOSE to being a danged movie star!
It was great seeing that Florence is now a Cat 2 and not a 4. That should help some but there will still be a lot of damage in looks like in the Carolinas. Despite all the warnings and evacuations I did see not surprisingly a guy on his boat saying he would ride it out on that boat. He may get quite the ride. Things that never cease to amaze me.
And of course the reason there will be more damage than ever is because more houses and business places have been built on the coast that puts more property in harms way. It's great living at the beach…until one of these ugly bad boys start churning off your coast.
That pageant is over…bad ratings this year. It was also this year they eliminated the swimsuit competition. Coincidence?
I realize I'm out of touch with TV shows for sure. The Emmy Awards are Monday night and there's not one show nominated that I watch. Most of the nominated shows are on cable…not mainstream TV networks. And unless they nominate a baseball game or "The Bachelor"…I'll have no rooting interest. I'm pretty sure the "Bachelor" was not nominated as quality TV.
They found what they think is the oldest drawing in history on a cave wall. It looks like a hashtag #. There ya go. When I "tweet" this later today I'll end my post with #adam&eve #whoknew?
They rolled out the new iPhones yesterday. Expensive. If you get one maxed out you'll have spent more money than it would take to buy a Mac Book computer. Yikes. This one supposedly monitors your heart and other health issues.
If I spend that much money on an iPhone I'll most surely have a heart issue!
Mark Wahlberg the actor says he gets out of bed at 2:30 AM to workout. At 2:30 I might DREAM about working out…maybe.
Henry Cavill will no longer be Superman. The search for his replacement is on. I hate admitting I'm old enough to remember watching Superman on TV…in black and white. Wonder if they can't go another direction and put comedian Kevin Hart in the cape and red pants as the first black Superman?
In Columbus Ohio (just went through there) they have a hotel where your room has a beer tap in it. If they'll add a bowling lane and shoes…I'll book a night.
I read an article about some guy who took Dolly Parton's smash it Jolene and slowed his 45 rpm's down to 33 and third. He claims it's a completely different song. I'm sure it is. I've got a little suitcase turntable and I have that record. Since I don't like buying record needles…I think I'll keep listening at 45 RPM. Nobody needs to hear Parton sound like Cash anyway.
However...if you're curious...here's how it sounds slowed down.
It's all about getting my ducks in a row from my journey to Phoenix early in the morning. If my flights are on time I'll be on the ground around noon…then drive a couple hours north near Cottonwood where I'll go on hike with my longtime friend Roger Naylor tomorrow evening in the beautiful Sedona area. We'll get another hike in Saturday before I make my way to Williams on Sunday to get ready to play 5 days in a row on the Grand Canyon Railway for the second time.
So…a cowboy hat, cd's, guitar, hiking boots and sunscreen are all being tossed into a big bag today.
Have a great Thursday!


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Today is Friday. Our Constitutional law class was canceled today. So I went to the gym instead. I figured it was appropriate, since by going to the gym I was exercising my Second Amendment right to bear arms. And when I say arms, I mean guns. I've got them. Cannons, people.
Since this is Superbowl weekend, this post is going to be a football post. Not really, a recent survey of our readers (done in my imagination) determined that most of the readers of this blog do not really like sports. Furthermore, that survey also found that most of our readers don't understand why restaurants always put two forks at the place setting (it was a thorough imaginative survey). And really, why the heck can't I use the same fork for my salad and my steak. What person goes into a restaurant and says, "this place has only one fork for each place-setting, I can't eat my salad now"? If that is you, you should die.
Back to football. Since our readers don't like sports, I'm going to post a few classic commercials (those that I can remember) that aired during the Superbowl in the past. This is for all those people that say, "I only watch the Superbowl for the commercials".
You disgust me.
But keep reading our blog please.
Herding Cats:
When I Grow Up:
Shankapotamus (this probably wasn't a superbowl ad, but it is way too good to leave off the list):
Ameriquest Romantic Dinner:
Rock, Paper, Scissors:
And finally (update – vid fixed):
Yes, I went there.
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WASHINGTON: Landmark US-EU trade talks opened in Washington Monday as the two sides also discussed US spying activities that infuriated Europeans and threatened to hold up what could be the world's largest free-trade deal.
In the wake of disclosures that the United States has not only been vacuuming up huge quantities of phone and Internet data but also snooping on its allies, European officials gathered at the Department of Justice to discuss the super-secret National Security Agency's activities.
Just blocks away, officials launched the ambitious negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which aims to reduce commercial barriers between the two giant economies and help both pull clear of the financial crisis.
The spying row, which erupted after leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, had threatened to derail the long-planned trade talks even before they started.
But angered Europeans agreed late last week to go ahead with the TTIP plan — if they could also hold simultaneous discussions on the NSA's activities.
Brussels warned Washington last week in a letter obtained by AFP that it might reconsider two key data-sharing deals — hard-won agreements to share airline passenger data and SWIFT banking details — unless they get US assurances of "full compliance with the law" in its spying programs.
"We are experiencing a delicate moment in our relations with the US," the EU's Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
"Mutual trust and confidence have been seriously eroded and I expect the US to do all that it can to restore them."
There was no official confirmation that the intelligence-related talks were under way, but sources close to the matter told AFP that two representatives from the European Commission, in the security and privacy fields, and representatives of the 28 EU member states, were meeting with US counterparts at the Justice Department.
Official statements for the opening of the trade talks avoided reference to the spying furor, focusing instead on the potential to bring the huge US and European economies closer together.
"In TTIP, we have the opportunity to accomplish something very significant for our economies, for our relationship, and for the global trading system as a whole," US Trade Representative Michael Froman told the opening meeting.
"We have an opportunity to spur growth and to generate significant increases in the already substantial number of jobs supported by transatlantic trade and investment."
In Geneva, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said in a statement that a deal would be good for Europe.
"We are convinced that this trade agreement will result in more jobs and more growth — and that will help to get us out of the economic crisis," De Gucht said.
The trade negotiations are expected to be rocky, even without the spying controversy, after pre-opening salvos laid down some red lines.
Washington wants financial regulation to be off the table, amid concerns that EU rules for banks are too lenient, while France demanded that its strong protections for its film and television industry be excluded from the talks.
More broadly, Europe will raise the widespread preferences that US states, cities and the federal government give to local contractors and suppliers, including in the lucrative defense sector.
And Washington will push Europe to open up to US biotechnology products like genetically modified foods, which many European consumers consider dangerous.
If an agreement can be reached, it would create the world's largest free-trade area, involving 820 million people.
Trade in goods and services between the United States and the EU last year was worth nearly $1 trillion. Cross-Atlantic direct investment totaled about $3.7 trillion in 2011.
A study for the EU by the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London said TTIP could add about 119 billion euros ($153 million) annually to the EU economy, and 95 billion euros for the United States.
Both sides acknowledged the difficulty of wrapping up a deal before late 2014 when a new European Commission will be elected.
"We will work hard to get a result… Whether we will succeed to do everything before the end of next year, we will see," said De Gucht.
"We know there will be challenges," said Froman.
"But we also know that there is strong political will at the highest levels on both sides of the Atlantic determined to stay focused and get this done on one tank of gas."


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YES! Weekly's ten best asian restaurants
Saffron Indian Cuisine
1500 Mill St, Suite 104; 336.574.3300
As a connoisseur of Greensboro's enticing spread of global cuisine I'm only about average. That said, Saffron stands out to me as the highest expression of the Gate City's Asian culinary offerings. I've never regretted the bill at Saffron, although it can sometimes add up. The service, courteous but unobtrusive, conspires to make the feast unfold: delectable samosas, entrees ranging tandoori chicken tikka to lamb rogan josh and vegetable masala, and copious amounts of red wine.
Taste of Thai
1500 Mill St.; 336.273.1318
Like Saffron, Joe Thoopsamoot's Taste of Thai occupies real estate in the well-heeled Westover Gallery of Shops. More stable than the current government of Thailand, where the military ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra only a week ago, Taste of Thai has been open since 1997. I've only eaten here once, but I remember it as a pleasurable experience. Checking over the entrées, almost all of which come with a choice of shrimp, pork, chicken, beef or tofu and vegetables, it's easy to see why. Let's start with pad Thai, the famous fried noodle dish, and proceed to pad khing, a dish that includes stir-fried ginger, pepper, salted soy bean, onion and baby corn.
Seoul Garden
5318 W. Market St.; 336.297.0001
Two visits to Seoul Garden have met with varying degrees of success. Korean food remains a somewhat unknown quantity in Greensboro, and with staff members limited in English proficiency and the menu similarly tilted toward the native language the experience can be a bit intimidating for the uninitiated. And yet I feel safe saying the adventurous foodie will find herself amply rewarded. Enjoy the clumsy experience of grappling with various pickled vegetable appetizers with chopsticks. Relish the big bowls of raw and cooked combinations. Forget for a moment about down east barbecue, and try some from the Far East.
Pho Hien Voung
4109 Spring Garden St.; 336.294.5551
Regarded by many of our culinary informants as the best Vietnamese in the city, PHV also champions the differentiated meal in a bowl. When the Celsius drops and colds catch us by surprise as we cast longing glances back at the summer, pho will be our salvation. With a heady broth, thick rice noodles and slices of beef the soup comes with a side plate of cilantro, basil and jalapeño peppers that can be tossed into the mix in proportions to suit the individual taste.
Boba House
332 Tate St.; 336.379.7444
Like Seoul Garden, the Boba House excels at the raw-and-cooked combination in a steaming bowl. With no national identity, Boba's all-vegetarian cooking style might appropriately be called fusion. If I recall correctly, a meal at this university area stalwart could be had for little more than five bucks. Along with presentation, the restaurant's signature charm is its use of soy-based meat imitations. For starters there are the crab blossoms: minced imitation crab and shrimp mixed with cream cheese and celery, fried in wonton wrappers and served with sweet chili sauce. On the soup list we are especially intrigued by "poultry" in motion, described as "a delightful soup with cellophane noodles, shitake mushrooms, and 'chicken.'"
Sushi Republic
423-B Tate St.; 336.370.9677
As much a feast of the senses as a place where people ingest food, the first thing that jumps out at you upon entering the premises are the wooden trays of what staff writer Amy Kingsley has described as "artfully arranged raw fish" ferried by young American women. Then there are the patrons huddled around a three-sided counter within the gleaming confines of the place observing another realm of action: young Asian men in bandanas wielding large knives, carving the meat and preparing the presentation.
China Wok
948-D Walker Ave.; 336.272.2800 or 336.272.9300
A staple of inner-city and student ghettos everywhere Chinese restaurants hardly seem Chinese anymore. And China Wok is no exception. Less an experience than a reliable place to get an affordable and satisfying meal, China Wok is a dependable friend. If I really want to stuff myself I go with the egg foo youn with pork. For comfort food I favor fried pork dumplings dipped in soy sauce. And when I was broke I couldn't do better than the vegetable delight bowl for $3.95. Oh, and the sweet tea -' let me tell you: it comes in a plastic tub that can be recycled as a lunch pail.
India Palace
413 Tate St.; 336,379.0744
Less decorous than Saffron, India Palace more than amply covers all the bases of South Asian cuisine, with pakoras and samosas on offer, not to mention all variants of nan flat bread. The delectable condiment known as chutney also merits entry, along with entrees both vegetarian and meat-based including the hearty aloo palak, and all kinds of curry and tandoor dishes. The mango ice cream is highly recommended. India Palace is advertising $6.95 weekday lunch specials and $4.99 Saturday lunch specials for the month of September, but the management makes no guarantees after that.
Thai Pan
217 S. Elm St.; 336.370.9281
Serving the lawyers and government workers who populate downtown during the day, newcomer Thai Pan advertises a $7.50 lunch special. The stained glass piece commissioned from Ellenburg and Shaffer over the doorway gives a hint of the eatery's class. A glance at the menu reveals that the kitchen staff makes liberal use of coconut milk -' always a good sign. The specials themselves are similarly promising: pad Thai on Mondays and green curry pork and chicken on Fridays, for instance.
US Trust Building; 301 N. Elm St.; Suite 101, 336.373.0211
Masoud and Annah Awartani have earned a loyal following in Greensboro since they first appeared at the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market a number of years ago. After a difficult run on West Market Street they now serve in the heart of the business district. While their culinary style can be situated in the Mediterranean basin, it's also firmly rooted in western Asia – the contested territory of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel, to be more specific. As such, Greensboro is now privileged to the staples of fine Arab cooking: smooth hummus, comforting falafel, tangy labneh cheese soaked in olive oil and honeyed baklava. Where the Awartanis diverge from convention is in their use of locally grown beef and chicken and their adherence to the slow food ethic.


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Navi Mumbai Airport
CIDCO burning candles on both ends to meet the airport's 2019 deadline
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A confirmation has come from chief minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier today at the state assembly that the construction one terminal…Read More »
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According to CIDCO with parallel runways, the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport(NMIA) can most likely handle up to 80 flights…Read More »
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Habitat for Humanity hands keys to 10 new homeowners
December 5, 2018
After a long wait, 10 Regina families partnered with Habitat for Humanity received the keys to their new home as part of the organization's latest build.
Habitat for Humanity is an organization that aims to reduce poverty by assisting low-income families with homeownership.
"It's kind of like we're in shock that we get a new home that we're going to live in and own and we get to teach our children how to own a home and manage that home," Alexander Dustyhorn, one of the partner families, told Global News.
Before receiving the keys, each partnered family puts in 500 hours of work building their own home with the assistance of volunteers and community support. REMAX Crown Real Estate has proudly volunteered for this great cause over the past few years.
Once the build is complete, the family purchases the house at a fair market value with a zero interest, zero-down-payment, mortgage that costs 25 per cent of their gross annual income.
The second of five phases concluded with the key ceremony last Monday, with the third phase already underway.
The final phase of the project will house 62 partnered families and is expected to be completed by 2020, costing a total of $12 million.
Below are photos of REMAX agents who took the time to volunteer over the past couple of years:


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A Bombuster year for BeeSpotter!
For the second year in a row, BeeSpotter has reached a record number of verified submitted bee spottings!
In 2017, bee spotters contributed over 800 spottings to the project, the most BeeSpotter had ever received in a single season up to that point. This year, bee spotters surpassed last year's number by late August and the hope was to crest 900 this year.
Well, as it turns out, those goals were too modest. BeeSpotter just identified their 1,000th spotting! At the time of this writing, BeeSpotter has 1,016 verified bee spottings for 2018. The 1,000th spotting of this year was a honey bee submitted by the St. Louis Bee Brigade. Thanks go out to the Bee Brigade for all their excellent work spotting bees and submitting those spottings these past two years!
Visit BeeSpotter.org to view a listing of all the 2018 spottings.


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QuickSun® 600
All-in-one module testing station for the mass production of PV modules
- A+A+A+ solar simulator, EL, hipot, ground bond, visual, and bypass diode tests
- Reliable results for the highest efficiency modules (PERC, HJT, IBC, bifacial)
- Maximized productivity: 150 modules per hour
- Minimized factory footprint of 7 m²
- Low total cost of ownership
QuickSun 600 is a fully automated solar simulator for IV testing PV modules with dimensions up to 105 × 205 cm2. A full collection of other back-end module tests, such as EL imaging, hipot, ground bond, visual, and bypass diode tests, is integrated into the system, and a throughput of 150 modules per hour is achieved by loading in the modules directly at a standard production line height and synchronizing all the tests carefully with each other.
A detailed test report is included with every simulator, proving a class A+A+A+ performance with respect to spectrum, irradiance non-uniformity, and short-term instability (STI). The Xenon technology spectrum is continuous, from 300 nm up to 1,200 nm, and it complies without any reservations with the future standard IEC 60904-9 Ed. 3. Long-term instability (LTI) is also within class A+ tolerances during the 40-ms-long flash pulse – even the high efficiency and capacitance IBC and HJT modules can be measured accurately by applying the Capacitance Compensation (CAC) method. This scientifically justified procedure enables the measurement of the steady-state I-V curve in only 40 ms, eliminating the need for longer flash pulses. The QuickSun 600 testing chamber is inherently designed to enable the single-side testing of bifacial modules at elevated intensities. The applied test procedures and reports comply fully with the standards IEC 60904-1 and IEC 60904-9.
EL images having a 200-μm pixel resolution are recorded with six 8.3-MP CCD cameras, enabling software-based automatic image analysis to identify and categorize small faults, such as micro-cracks and finger interruptions. Bypass diodes are tested according to the functionality test specified in the standard IEC 61215-2, and a high-resolution image of the cell side of the module is recorded and used to analyze such features as cell-to-cell distance, particle contamination, and ribbon misalignment.
QuickSun 600 has the capability to perform hipot and ground bond tests, as stipulated in the applicable UL and IEC standards. The actual leakage current is measured with a sensitive enough instrument that enables a run-time diagnosis of both contacting reliability and real module leakage characteristics. Ground bond is tested with proprietary sensors that eliminate the need to penetrate the frame surface oxide.
|J-Box / contact adapter; 4-wire / Kelvin
|Feedback controlled MOSFET
|Adjustable bias 0–4.5 V
|Voltage sweep
|Isc -> Voc, Voc -> Isc
|Capacitance Compensation (CAC) method
|Voltage measurement
|1–100 V (other scales on request)
|Accuracy better than 0.2 %
|Current measurement
|0.5–25 A (other scales on request)
|Accuracy better than 0.2 %
|Irradiance control
|200–1200 W/m²
|Resolution 1 W/m²
|Pmp repeatability
|(Max-min)/(max+min) < 0.25 %
|Std. < 0.1 %
|Average flash tube lifetime
|500 000 flashes
|EL image
|Typ. exposure time 3–5 secs
|Max 6.5 kV
|0.1 nA measurement sensitivity
|Ground Bond
|0.2 mohm sensitivity
|Visual image
|Operation temperature
|15–35 ºC
|Mains utilities
|3~, 400 Vac, 3 x 16 A, 50–60 Hz
|CDA 4–6 bar
|Total dimensions, weight
|320 x 203 x 160 cm
|900 kg


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In this hands-on class, you will learn how to accurately read labels and make wiser food choices. The class will examine the importance of going beyond reading grams of sugar and carbohydrates, and teach you the exact milligrams of sodium to check for.
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I'm very slowly piecing together the pitch packet for mountain man. I'm good at some things, I'm not good at others. All I can think of during this process, is science fair projects... I'd think that mine looked really great till I showed up at class and some perky little shit had their parents do the project for them and it looked amazing. Thats this pitch packet, only my parents aren't here to do it for me.
checkout the http://mountainmanproduction.blogspot.com for more positive rumblings.
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Product 53/950
This ankle boot is made with high-quality leather with a rustic finish that moulds to the shape of the foot for enhanced comfort. The leather insole absorbs moisture and helps the foot to breathe. It features rebounding cushioning for enhanced wear, longevity and comfort while the sole provides great durability, traction and flexibility.


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Northgate - Waverly, Oakland, CA
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Available 7-days a week | 8AM-6PM $990 Rental Minimum (6-hrs) This space is a large versatile shooting studio offering diverse backdrops along with a 38' white infinity wall or keying backdrop. Designed for flexible shooting needs, this space also offers a backdrop of aged brick for a loft-like look, as well as a classic white paneled room with daylight. The kitchen offers a professional stove, concrete countertops, and a custom dining table for crew meals and catering or a production-ready set. On site grip and equipment rental. The main stage has a 16' tall blackout and sound damping curtain for sound and light control, as well as speed rail infrastructure to allow for various rigging configurations. Riggers are available for a low day rate. SPACE FEATURES 3800 ft² studio space *Northern Exposure Studio *Main Stage 38' Infinity Wall *Production-ready Kitchen 20x38' infinity wall (freshly painted white) 16' tall ceilings 12' high truss with speed rail supports 280 ft² paneled wall studio set with northern daylight exposure 12' Roll-up door Inside parking for grip truck or space for 2 cars Three-phase 400 amp power More than 45 dedicated circuits around the main stage Hair and makeup station Production-ready kitchen 1 restroom CATERING Guests are welcome to order catering with prior arrangements. Outside food is allowed upon prior approval with host. All food and beverages must remain in the kitchen area. ADDITIONAL SERVICES + RENTALS Any rental requires an insurance certificate 72 hours prior to booking *Camera, grip, and lighting available on site *Speedrail infrastructure CONVENIENCE TO THE GUEST Parking Information: 1 Car spot inside the building, street parking or close parking garages.
No smoking in premises. Weekend and holiday rentals are subject to an additional $300 fee per day. This space is booked on a Full day basis (10 hours, from 8am-6pm). Rentals outside of 8am-6pm will be charged at 2X normal hourly rate. Overtime charge is incurred after 10 hours at 2X normal hourly rate. There is a $400 'cleaning fee' which reflects the cost to paint the infinity wall back to white after its use. This space is strictly for photography and film/video production with a limit of 49 people occupancy. Renter is responsible for removal and disposal of excess trash in a proper manner. The property shall be left in the exact same condition as when the rental began. We offer a wide array of photography and video equipment and expendables for rental or purchase (ANY EQUIPMENT RENTAL REQUIRES AN INSURANCE CERTIFICATE 72 HRS PRIOR TO BOOKING). There will be a staff member on site to help with equipment rental or to handle any questions or concerns. Additional Insurance is required and may be obtained through EventHelper.com
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Scott A. booked a video shoot for 9 people
Amazing studio! One of the best in the bay
Andrew T. booked a production for 45 people
Great space. Good team to work with.
Alexa R. booked a production for 30 people
Wonderful space, exactly as pictured and very roomy. Very convenient area as well. Would book again!
Nathaniel K. booked a production for 10 people
We have used this space before an absolutely love working with this team. Its a great location with everything you need for shooting on a cyc wall.
Myles N. booked a production for 10 people
This place was perfect for our shoot, we were very impressed and can't wait to come back! Thanks again to the helpful hosts!
Jason J. booked a production for 25 people
Great space!! Super versatile. Friendly & flexible staff!
Lauren D. booked a production for 20 people
It was a top-notch experience all around for our first official Innersense Organic Beauty photo shoot! We rented the space along with some basic equipment. Here is some additional information by category: Venue. This premium space offered us exactly what we were looking for in terms of diversity (infinity wall, brick wall, plus an alternative crisp, clean and white moveable wall). Additionally, the painted murals on the exterior of the adjacent buildings gave us the opportunity to take our shoot outdoors. The venue was clean, well kept, and versatile. The natural light in the front was an added bonus. We also brought our own coffee and put the coffee pot to good use. Service. We worked with Alex and can only shower him with kind words of praise! From our first initial interaction through Peerspace until the time we packed up to depart, Alex always made himself available. We experienced a broken make-up mirror light during the day, and it was replaced. With so many moving parts to organize, Alex was easy to work with, which made this part of the process a breeze. Food. We coordinated with the Sweet Bar in advance for both breakfast and lunch. Our team of 20 couldn't have been happier. Parking. BART is a short walk away, which is a huge plus! We had 20 people involved in our shoot. The information Alex gave us after booking gave us the necessary information to share with our team so everyone could account for parking in nearby public garages. We arrived early on a Monday morning, and also were able to take the two unmetered spots in front of the studio. There are two spots inside the studio itself, which made for easy unloading/repacking. We would definitely book this venue again and highly recommend it! Lauren Doko Director of Marketing Innersense Organic Beauty
Kate L. booked a production for 5 people
We had a wonderful time shooting in this space and would absolutely shoot here again! The space itself was amazing, large, open, full kitchen and makeup/styling area, just as described. When we arrived, it had been cleaned and repainted and Alex had laid out all of the rental equipment, ready to setup right as we arrived. Alex himself was very helpful, kind, and accommodating. Looking forward to working with him again in the future!


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CLINTONVILLE, Wis. -- A 4-year-old Wisconsin girl was killed Monday in a fireworks explosion at her home.
Officers arrived at the Clintonville home around 10:30 p.m. and learned the girl, identified as Alyssa Chmielewski, had been severely injured as the result of the explosion, WBAY reports.
Police say the girl's 42-year-old father had put together a set of "sparkler type" fireworks in a metal tube and it exploded when it was lit.
The child was hit by shrapnel in the neck and upper body area. She died at the home.
"It goes to stress the importance of when people are handling fireworks. That there is a designed way that they're supposed to be used," said Chief James Beggs with the Clintonville Police Department. "Obviously this wasn't handled. A sparkler is designed to be handled in a certain way, when they're grouped together and placed in a tube such as this then things like this can happen."
Officers have not said if charges will be filed.


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Marine Electronic News
Bluefin LED Marine Lights ON SALE
We are please to now be the UK dealer for Bluefin LED underwater Lights.
Garmin Awards Industry Dealers
Garmin announced the winners of its Tech Dealer of the Year and Retailer of the Year awards at its 2014 Marine Sales Conference. The Tech Dealer of the Year award went to Poole based Platinum Marine, specialists in marine electronics and audio visual equipment. - See more on Boat Business
VIRB Elite HD Camera with Wi-Fi
A true HD 1080p action camera that combines enhanced HD video recording with Wi-Fi capability and advanced GPS functions like preset recording profiles. 16 megapixel CMOS sensor so you get the highest quality video and a more manageable file size for editing and sharing.


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Thank you to the hundreds of library clients who generously donated over 1830 food items to Mission Australia in our 10th Food for Fines campaign.
On the 11 December 2018, 82 boxes of food were loaded into two Missionbeat vans. Most of the donated food will be sorted and distributed to people facing homelessness, while the ready-to-eat products such as muesli bars, tins with pull rings, juice packs and snack food are to be given out to the rough sleepers of Sydney.
Over the last ten years, UTS Library has collected over 14,300 food items from over 2,270 library clients, helping Mission Australia to feed the homeless, unemployed families and children living in poverty. Special mention this year should be given to the large number of food items donated by people who didn't have any fines at all or those who did but just gave us extra items. One generous library client who didn't have any fines donated 50 food items! A record so far.
UTS Library's Food for Fines campaign is a win-win for library clients, as they can contribute to a worthy cause and lower their fines at the same. This year the campaign ran from 8 October and was extended an extra fortnight (until 9 December) to allow more library patrons to participate. For each item donated $3 was deducted from their fines up to a maximum of $30.


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Five Fitness Faces Series BONUS: Grant Simon
First off, thank you to Matt, Matthias, Lexi, Jenner, and Bonny for coming up with some awesome and very entertaining answers. I had a great time with the Five Fitness Faces Series and hope you guys enjoyed reading what they all had to say. Secondly, for anyone that knows me well, I will never give advice or suggest a workout if I cannot do it myself. The same goes for this interview. I thought it would be fun to post the answers I came up with to my own questions. Enjoy! 1.How do you stay fit? Any sports, lifting, Crossfit...etc?
I do a whole range of physical activity. I used to be super into lifting, but as my body has evolved and I've gotten older, I realized I needed to diversify what I do for exercise. I grew up playing all kinds of sports. I still play basketball and I have recently gotten into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which has been a great challenge for me. My mom got me into Vinyasa hot yoga a couple of years ago and I still go whenever I have free time. One of my goals for this year is to do 30 days straight of yoga and see what that does for me physically and mentally.
2.How do you stay fit while traveling?
What?! You can stay fit and travel too?! I wonder if there is a blog out there that talks about that :) I stay fit while traveling in a variety of ways. Usually when I travel for a long time, I do a short HIIT workout to start the day. For example, during my backpacking trip in South America this past winter, I did 100 push-ups everyday for 6 months. It didn't matter if it was a rest day or not! I also seek out different gyms, play basketball, and do yoga. Like most people, I tend to walk a lot more when I travel. It helps me to get to know the city that I am in. Sometimes I walk up to 20 miles in a day! I also don't shy away from any chance to ride a bike or do any sort of water activity such as kayaking. There are so many different ways to stay fit while traveling, the possibilities are endless!
3.What is your favorite place that you have traveled to? Why?
Man, this is a really hard question for me because I have been to so many different kinds of places and each has a different reason why I love it so much! If I had to choose though, my second home of Berlin, Germany is the place that stands out in my mind. Granted, I lived in the city for about a year, but with that being said every time I go back, I find something else I love about the city. The people are weird, the history is fuckin' insane, the nightlife is diverse, and it is a massive melting pot of cultures with just about every country in the world represented in the city! There are many ways to stay fit in Berlin and it is relatively cheap. I was able to live in the heart of Kreuzberg for just under 700 Euros a month, which would be unheard of in any other major city! I also love the creativity energy it has and I was lucky enough to feed off that and be apart of it.
4.How do you balance healthy eating while sampling the local cuisine while on the road?
I love a lot of different kinds of food and I do not hesitate trying the local cuisine. For example, in Thailand, I had to try scorpion on a stick and snacked on maggots before a bus ride. I think it is possible to incorporate the local food into healthy eating. It just requires a bit of creativity. Usually, I go to the grocery store and try to cook my own meals at the Airbnb, hostel, or Couchsurfing place that I am staying at. If I can't cook, I look for lunch or dinner specials where I can get a good deals while eating healthy. On travel days, I fast and stick to black coffee to keep hunger at bay. When in doubt, stick to the local grocery store or market and try to buy fresh produce and deli meats for protein.
5.3 words to describe your fitness regime
Intense. Diverse. Disciplined.
6.What is your most embarrassing travel story?
If you have ever traveled, you definitely have had at least one or two cultural missteps. When I was on a layover in Narita, Japan coming back to the US from Vietnam, I had a day to kill and decided to go explore Narita before catching my flight home. After visiting the Naritasan Temple and walking around the town, I was really hungry. I decided to stop into a small sushi restaurant that was run by a very nice couple. The food was amazing and I got to cross off having some authentic Japanese sushi off my bucket list. Well, I enjoyed my food so much, I decided to leave a sizable tip, bowed to thank the couple, and walked out of the restaurant. Halfway down the street, I hear someone yelling after me and turned around to see that it was the man part of the couple. I was very confused why he was coming after me because I made sure I had everything with me before I left, but he stopped me and returned the tip to me, looking upset. After some haggling, I took back the money, confused, and felt bad. I looked up on Google what I had done later and realized that tipping is disrespectful in Japan and can even be insulting. It just goes to show that you should always look up norms in a country before going! Who knows how many other rules I broke during my short time there!
7.Solo Travel or Partner/ Group Travel?
I used to only love solo travel and I still do, but I actually have recently come around to enjoying group travel. One condition though. There can be a max of four people. I think solo travel allows you to try new things and brand yourself in new ways. It forces you to get creative and be resourceful. You can be social when you want, but also be hidden away and read a book. Group travel is great because you have a social group and get to make new memories with people you know and most likely care about, but you are held back in the social department and may not always get to go and do what you want in a certain place. Overall, I would say a mixture of both (2 months solo, 2 months group/ partner) is the way to go!
8.Any advice for someone that wants to stay in shape while they travel
Yeah I've got a lot! To keep it short though, I would say never travel without a jump rope, make it fun, be creative, try new activities and try new things you would never try, and realize that being healthy is mental health as well. Matt and Matthias touched on it in their features, but they bring up a great point! Being healthy is not only what you do physically, but also your mental state. Meet new people, challenge yourself, be adventurous, talk to locals, and be uncomfortable. Comfort is waiting at home and who knows, maybe you'll change how you live your life in the process!


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I prayed to get something My brother clint would really like for his birthday. I went in to a thrift store and saw a clay glazed marshall pottery cup that seemed to have a sort of special glow. I turned the cup to examine it and it had my brothers name "clint" written on it in blue. It was 0.78 cents. I bought it, but later thought there was no way he would like this cup really. I thought maybe my prayer wasn't answered- Which for me is not normal. Anyway I sent a picture of the cup and the other items. My brother exclaimed he had had a cup like it he loved. Then he broke it and his friend Dean had made a special effort to replace that one for his birthday. He broke that cup as well. He was really happy to see the cup I had bought for him and said "how did you know". The point is to keep your faith, receive it WHEN you pray like Jesus taught. That is a "righteous judgement", to believe you all ready have it WHEN YOU pray means you wont be waiting to see if your prayer will be answered. Faith is certainty, not being wishy washy. we should not turn loose of what God and you have created by faith together. When you are not certain your not in faith. By judging it not all ready done your not actually praying. Thats not recieving ot when you prayed.
Waiting to see if your prayer was answered means you never really prayed right in the first place.
Being confident you got it "when you prayed" means never having to "wait and see" if your going to get it, because you received it when you prayed.


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From the time of purchase, what is the kit production time?
Normally 20 weeks from receipt of the first stage payment to loading.
What pre-preparation and foundation/platform are required before construction can begin?
The client will prepare all local planning/ building consent, access and site prepartions including a concrete foundation slab or footings piers if Haldome floor platform is selected. Halodome can supply minimum requirements for the conventional concrete foundation slab and pier configuration however, both will need local certification by the appropriate consultants and authorities.
What can I expect at the delivery?
Halodome is delivered as a full kit of pre-assembled panels and components, including the floor platform if required, to your site in shipping containers. Noting that the most complex parts of the construction are completed in our workshops.
Who is responsible for the construction?
The client is responsible for assembling the Halodome's 80 or 45 panels along with the roofing system and internal linings that form the Halodome you've selected. A designated local architect and/ or contractor can select to request support from a Halodome specialist representative who will visit the site and provide advice for a set period and agreed time.
Will construction instructions be provided?
A detailed fully comprehensive instruction manual is provided with the components on delivery.
What are the build steps & how long does it take?
- Preparing the flooring base(before Halodome arrival)
- Installation of the 80 or 45 pre-finished panels – up to 1 week
- Fixing of the roofing battens – up to 5 days
- Fitting window and door flashings –up to 5 days
- Fitting roof shingles or tiles - 2/3 weeks
- Tape sealing the internal membrane – 2/3 days
- Assembling the mezzanine (if included) – which can be installed concurrently with the roof system.
- Fitting the internal linings – 1 week
The Dome Home onsite construction can be finished in under 6 weeks if given sufficient manpower.
What happens in the event of damage when the Halodome components arrive damaged?
We will repair on arrival and if this is not possible, replace the relevant component.
After Dome Home installation, what additional support is available?
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Every participant will receive a Genius certificate for their ambition and participation. Each discipline (Science, Art, Creative Writing, Robotics Business, Short Film, and Music) will be judged and awarded separately. Four tiers of awards and gifts will be given according to the student's total score within the discipline:
- Top Grand Gold Award: To the top one project in each category
- Gold Medal: To top 10 % of the participants.
- Silver Medal: To top 90-70% of the participants.
- Bronze Medal: To top 70-50% of the participants.
- Honorable Mention: To top 50-20% of the participants. A certificate will be given to all Honorable Mention winners.
Electronic gifts will be given for all medal winners, and gifts are subject to change based on the availability and price changes. Students have to pick up their awards during the ceremony. GENIUS Olympiad will not ship any awards. Each student can present only one project and may receive only one award. Awards are given only those who attend the event because the presentation is also part of judging. Those who take part in the preparation of a project but could not attend the event may not get any awards or certificates.
GENIUS Supervisor Award: The supervisor which consistently participates in GENIUS Olympiad with multiple HIGH-Quality projects over the years.
GENIUS Most Applicant School Award: The school which submits the most number of projects in this year
GENIUS Most Successful School Award: The school which has the most number of SUCESSFULL (based on awards received) of projects in this year
GENIUS Scholarship Certificate: All eligible GENIUS participants may receive SUNY Oswego University Scholarship, totaling up to $10,000, based on the set criteria on the GENIUS Scholarship Certificate, which will be given gold, silver, and bronze winners.
SUNY Oswego Acceptance: Among those who are interviewed, SUNY Oswego will provide conditional acceptance letters.
Thanks to all of our participants in 2019 GENIUS Olympiad. All participants were selected and deserved recognition. We hope that all students and supervisors went back home with something learned or experienced at GENIUS Olympiad to have a life long impact.
Here are the awardee lists, which contains names of those who received a medal and a certificate at the Olympiad, including honors.
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All grand gold, silver, and bronze winners in the science category should submit their research to the International Journal of High School Research to get it peer-reviewed and published. For more information to submit: IJHighschoolResearch.org
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God, What Do You Want Me To Do For You Today?/
Life is uncomfortably full of uncertainty. How do we manage through the big decisions in life when its not clear what the outcome will be?
By nature I'm an analytical person. Part of the motivation behind that derives from some sense of misguided hope that by fully analyzing a circumstance, I'll be able to mitigate the risk so much so that in some way I'm able to manage the outcome. If you can relate to this, you probably know that it often leads to worry and at times a false sense of responsibility that goes beyond our finite human capacities to take on.
Yet, there are those times that we need to be analytical. Financial Analysts should research companies before investing in them. Throwing darts at a board and randomly investing in companies won't make clients very happy if the return on investment isn't what they'd hoped for. We definitely want our Aerospace Engineers paying attention to details and playing out various technical and mechanical scenarios to keep us all safe when flying. Airplanes falling out of the sky would not be cool.
But at some point, the airplane will take its first flight and once it leaves the ground no amount of planning or mathematical scenarios done leading up to it could save it from falling if something goes wrong. When we analyze any decision through human eyes, it will always lead us to a fork in the road with a sign in the middle that reads, FAITH.
So where does that leave us? What does God want for us when we're not certain which path to take?
Instead of asking, what do you want me to do in this circumstance, lets consider a shift in our request of The Most High God. Consider asking Him, what do you want me to do for You today?
This simple question will shift the perspective from what's in it for me, to what's in it for God. It leads us to taking on the servant nature of Jesus when we shift our perspective from, "God give me this because I want it" to, "God give me this so that I can bless others".
Jesus was the ultimate servant. Everything He did was done for the sake of others. In Mark 9:35, this is what He said to His disciples:
"Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."
A shift from a ME PERSPECTIVE to a SERVANT PERSPECTIVE will alter your decision making process in a revolutionary way. You won't only get your priorities in sync with those of the Creator of the Universe but it will lead you to walk daily with Him.
- God, today, who do I know that is struggling? what person do you need me to share a word of encouragement with?
- God, today, how can I use my influence as a Mom or Dad to inspire my kids to fall in love with You?
- God, today, how can you use my skill sets in the workplace that will provide a benefit to others?
- God, today, I need you to give me the strength to overcome this great loss in my life, not only for me, but because I believe that one day you're going to use it for Your good. I may not see it now but I'm still going to trust You.
God wants what's best for His Kingdom and what's best for His Kingdom is what's best for us. God knows and cares about the outcomes of your decisions, but He cares even more about your heart and growing more dependent on Him in the process of making them. Today, I pray you'll shift your perspective and ask first, "God, what do you want me to do for You today."


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The Poetry of Kissing
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Daniel Sheehan, John Keats, William Shakespeare
Narrated By: Ghizela Rowe
Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.
Date: May 2017
Duration: 1 hours 2 minutes
In many ways the title says it all. Kissing is poetry. The kiss is perhaps the most loving and intimate moment there is. It is amongst our most soothing and treasured memories. And perhaps also our most erotic. This volume is not about the kiss of a mother to her child's scraped knee, or the father to his baby's head as he settles down to sleep. No, when the poets here talk of the kiss, they describe the longing and desire, the want and hunger to be part of something that so connects them to another that it can transcend all manner of reason and decorum. That first kiss can be something so anticipated that it is almost electric. A thousand volt charge of tension and pleasure. It is also addictive. Who has not wanted to kiss on? Who has not kissed some part of a lover that shrugs off convention in the taming of desire? Who has not kissed, or been kissed by surprise, in wonderment or even on a street corner in the squalling rain. The kiss takes us where our dreams want to go. This collection of poems is read for you from the lips of Ghizela Rowe and Tim Graham.


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SHADO Mobiles
Tank-like all-terrain vehicles used for locating and dealing with landed UFO's
on Earth. These seat at least 2 in the front, and have a cargo area in the back.
There are at least 4 Mobiles, one which has a command post in the cargo area. They
are armed with turret guns on the top, and are transported to an approximate location
by transport planes or trucks.


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OBJECT Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (Mr Dewi Griffiths )
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Welcome to my blog. All posts are of tracks I have remixed or re-edited or re-worked. I use Steinberg Cubase, Abelton Live & hundreds of soft synths and samples to create my unique mixes.
Saturday, 4 April 2009
Donna Summer & Co - Donna's Mish Mash
4 comments:
- Anonymous13 April 2009 at 10:53
Thanks for all the great Donna remixes!! Keep them coming!!ReplyDelete
Regards from one Donna fan to another!
dunno if this is the right way but
u asked 4 feedback
so far im liking most of ure remixes
tho like love is just a breath away mebbe an acapella/live vocal might've worked better[if any exist]
spring affair was 'disco ' enuff as was
a remix needs 2 stand out!our love was ok- i love the songs any how lol
like have u heard ya mo b there the jelly bean mix?
it charted in the uk singles chart not the lp version was a 'radio' hit
or 1 way 2 stand out
is 2 take a well known ballad/slow number
and 'scatter' drumbeats over it
a la thejames ingram record
or go like the sister sledge records from the we are family lp
they ere hits 3 times round
basically be more daring
better 2 fall on ure arse n make a right balls up of a mix but then have sucess with a really gr8 remix that would 'get u noticed' in a heartbeat lol
- Orlando Cortes16 April 2009 at 20:39
I just Love is just a breath away great dance mix love it love it!!!ReplyDelete
Thanks Orlando. xReplyDelete


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Warble Entertainment's
The Motown Marvels
Location London
Starting from £1,080.00
If you are looking for a dynamic, delightful evening these glamorous ladies will serenade you with some magnificent Motown and Soul! Not to be missed! The girls in this trio have performed in West End shows such as The Lion King and Dancing In The Streets.
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Song List
- Diana Ross Greatest Hits
- Supremes Greatest Hits
Motown tracks include
- Dancing In The Streets
- It's The Same Old Song
- My Guy
- Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Aint Too Proud To Beg
- You Keep Me Hanging On
- You Can't Hurry Love
- Stop In The Name Of Love
- I Want You Back
- Tears Of A Clown
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- For Once In My Life
- Signed Sealed Delivered
- H.A.P.P.Y. Radio
- My Girl
- Baby Love
- How Sweet It Is
- Tracks Of My Tears
- Just My Imagination
- My Cherie Amour
- Jimmy Mack
- Reach Out I'll Be There
- I Wish
- Superstition
- Chain Reaction
- The Happening
- Midnight Train To Georgia
- My Cherie Amour
- Ain't No Mountain (Diana Ross Version)
- Three Times A Lady
- Just My Imagination
- Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
- Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
- Isn't She Lovely
- Touch Me In The Morning
- Ain't Nobody
- Forget You
- Single Ladies
- Rock with you
- Blame it on the boogie
- Le Freak
- Good Times
- Ring My Bell
- He's the greatest dancer
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Some FUN(nies) for my NaNoWriMo friends! I don't think I'll be joining this year after als, but I'm cheering you all on!
Nanowrimo is a time of solemn peace and reflection… Hah! Just kidding. It's chaotic, and nerve-wracking, and completely insane! I've written about preparing before (in 2016, 2015 here and here, 2014 here and here…) so this time I'm just going to say: do it. You'll be glad and proud you did. It is 1,000% worth it.
Oh, and take it from me.
The thing I wish I'd done differently was kept up more consistency with writing every single day. After a long night in class or at work, I often felt the idea of writing one or two thousand words would just be too tough. In retrospect I wish I had told myself it would be okay to write just 500 words… Maybe even just 100 words on those days.
My proudest achievement this year was writing every single day, even if it was just…
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