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Ask a QuestionHere are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community or ask a new question.
My dog won't go to the bathroom if there is snow on the ground.
By peter from Willingboro, NJ
When I was living at home, I'd shovel a path and a little area for my dog to do his business. I don't know how practical that would be for you, but perhaps it's an option.
ThriftyFun is one of the longest running frugal living communities on the Internet. These are archives of older discussions.
I recently got a Shih Tzu. She refuses to use the bathroom outside. It is snowing here now and she won't go at all. I have tried the potty pads inside and she won't use those either. Any ideas? I need help.
By Amanda from IA
I know it is strange, but I had a Boxer that did the same thing. He would not leave the side of the heater or fireplace all winter long. The only way I would get him to go in the snow or when it was really cold was to take him under the back deck. There wasn't any snow under there, and he could go. I would have him on a leash and have his coat on too. Good luck! (12/08/2009)
By Marcie
Our buddy Gus (50 pound Pit mix) will not go out in "weather" unless he really has to (he regularly holds it for 14 hours in winter or on rainy days) and we go outside with him. We got Gus while living in Los Angeles (we now live in Cleveland) and even then the only way to walk him on a rainy day was to carry an umbrella over him. When we get snow my husband and I go outside and stomp down or shovel a path for him from our porch steps to an area with less snow under several trees. It seems to help. Best of luck! (12/09/2009)
My little dog hates snow (southern born and bred, but living in eastern Oregon now!) and she doesn't like to go out for potty breaks either. We go out with her and always have a clear spot on the patio for her. She won't step off into the snow, but will finally go to her spot if I'm out there too. (12/09/2009)
By Judi
I have a Shep/Rotie/Dobie cross who won't go outside in the winter. I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Today it is 39 Celsius! I put a coat and boots on her and she goes out. Try the boots, maybe she's cold. (12/10/2009)
By Dena Roberts
I had a Chihuahua that was like that and we litter box trained her. This is great for a small dog, but won't work for a large dog. (12/11/2009)
By Mary
My 3 year old dog hates the cold weather and refuses to go outside to go to toilet. Help. I am at the end of my tether.
By jacky from South Wales
My Doxie doesn't like it either, but she is more willing to go out if I go too. We live where we get lots of snow and it's cold, but we both go out and walk around until Penny finds just the right spot. That's what works for us. (10/23/2009)
By Judi
Yes, the same with my Jack Russell/Beagle Jess, she just doesn't like to be cold at all, but, we've been working with her to go outside with one of us with her, and that is working so far. However, she still will not go out if it is raining, but, we've been getting her better with light rain, but, she just will not go outside if it's raining harder.
The only thing I could get her to do, was to put a doggie pad out on the floor in the garage, and so far, it's working, Thank goodness it's not on my now very cleaned carpeting. (10/23/2009)
I have a slightly different solution for you. If you look around, they actually make dog litter pans. For a small dog, this seems indispensable. I met a gal in New York walking a French Bull and I asked her how she dealt with him at night. She had tried the pads, but then switched to a scented dog litter that attracts them. Might as well try. (10/25/2009)
By Amy Crowley
I seen on Hammacher Schlemmer they sell a doggie-doo mat that resembles grass and comes with an attracting scent for them (indoor dog restroom it's called). Perhaps they sell it through different merchants as well. Maybe google it see what it comes up with. (10/26/2009)
By melissawas
My daughter's dog won't go outside in inclement weather unless someone walks him. (10/26/2009)
By Holly
I know they look really funny, but my Shep/Dobie/Rotie cross won't go out without her booties and blanket coat. Try booties and a wrap around blanket coat. (10/26/2009)
By Dena Roberts
I have two little dogs and I go out there with them. We make it a threesome potty break. Seems like they feel secure when I am with them. If it is raining, I follow them around with a large umbrella until the job gets done. Sure beats cleaning up a mess in the house. (10/26/2009)
By Ce
Next time he potties, take a small piece of his waste and place it on newspapers stacked 4 thick on the floor then praise him with "Good boy, doo-doo on paper!". Keep doing this and one day you will have a paper trained pet you can quickly and easily clean after. Once in the habit, graduate to "go pee-pee/ doo-doo on paper" command, and attempt for your own convenience to get the animal to "go on command". It worked for my two, but may not work for all.
It's the previous, or any, of their own movement odor they need to be stimulated to doo on paper. Your doggie may be too disappointed in not being able to go outside that he/she's just holding it in, but the smell of what the paper's for will certainly encourage them to relieve themselves eventually right where you place the old doo. If possible, keep tossing and replacing the newspaper and announce, "Nice and clean paper for pee-pee/ doo-doo" and point to it several times or bend over when you have the dog's full attention and touch the paper as you say those words, or similar words. It's better than a litter box in that the litter can be eliminated and recycling newspaper is frugal.
Don't neglect the exercise of play and/or walking if only with in the apt/or home. Try not to repeat commands too often. If you feel you must, the pet just hasn't learned it yet. God bless and help you. (10/26/2009)
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The main problem with most Afrobeat revivalist bands is that they're trying too hard to be something they're not.
It's hard not to question the artistic honesty of musicians earnestly trying to imitate a genre from another era and culture, no matter how well they might succeed at simulating it.
This is exactly where Toronto's Mr. Something Something come in. Sure, they've got that basic Fela Kuti groove down, but instead of being led by some white dude doing a Nigerian accent, they've got a proudly Swedish frontman whose smooth soul-pop crooning adds an entirely different flavour to the mix and a band as much influenced by American jazz as African funk.
The earnest hippy politics in the lyrics might go over the line in places, but you have to expect a bit of that from a band who've built a bicycle-powered sound system (which even cynics have to admit is kind of neat).
Top track: Why Why Why
Mr. Something Something get their groove on Wednesday (June 3) at Supermarket.


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When I first started editing fiction, it was a bit of trial and error to figure out how I would edit – what were the things I wanted to see, what twigged as off, how could I make sure everything was consistent. A lot of these things were fairly intuitive; I didn't really know I was looking for them but just naturally fell into doing it. I slowly developed what became my golden rules for editing:
1) Let the writer's voice speak
This one is huge for me, and it's the thing I tell all my writers: it's your story. I'm going to edit to the best of my abilities and make sure that things are consistent and conveying what I think they're intending to convey, but I cannot alter the text so much that it no longer sounds like the author. The author's voice should shine through.
2) Have a reason why
For anything that I change in the manuscript, I have to be able to back it up. The reason can't be just "oh, it sounded better"; there has to be a real explanation that I can provide if the author asks why. Sometimes it's an obscure grammar rule or it's conforming to house style. Sometimes it's that sentence structure isn't parallel (e.g. "She needed a shower, a meal, and to cool off from their argument" doesn't work because there's an infinitive where there should be another noun; "She need a shower, a meal, and time to cool off" or even better, "She needed a shower, a meal, and a minute or two to calm down after their argument" to get it perfectly parallel). Sometimes it's a switch from passive to active voice to help the reader relate better to the character instead of using a distancing effect. Whether it's grammatical, stylistic, or emotional, I always have a concrete reason why I change things.
3) Be respectful
This is just basic decency: respond to email and questions or concerns promptly, deliver on time, do the job well, and take care of the story. In other words, be a professional.
4) Be ruthless
As an editor, it's my job to make sure you're getting the best and cleanest version of your story back to you. If it takes cutting out great swaths of text that aren't doing enough work for the story or pointing out multiple head hops in a scene or excising tons of telling where there should be showing, I'll get out my metaphorical red pen and start slashing. (I didn't call this business Lopt and Cropt for nothing!) Is cutting or suggesting big rewrites going to make the story better? Then it's gotta happen.
5) Be kind
For all my talk of ruthlessness, I think it's also incredibly important to be kind. Criticism is hard to take, especially about your baby, the story you've labored over, and I'm very conscious of that. There's a way to do criticism without being mean about it and to provide balance between the stuff that needs work and the stuff that's done really well. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses in their writing – I'm here to help enhance the strengths and improve on the weaknesses.
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Q & A: Russell's new mayor, Pierre Leroux, an early riser
On his first day as mayor-elect of the Township of Russell, Pierre Leroux slept in. Until 5:30 a.m.
Normally he's up about 4 a.m. to work the early morning shift at his convenience store in Embrun, Pierre et Fils Dépanneur Vidéo (or Pierre and Sons, of whom there are three). On Tuesday he got the staff to cover for him.
He's originally from Vanier and has been in Embrun for 13 years since buying the store. He's also a former volunteer firefighter there.
Leroux, 39, beat three other candidates Monday night in a byelection for mayor following the sudden death of the incumbent, Jean-Paul St. Pierre. We caught up with him and asked about his new job.
Q: Why do you want to be mayor?
A: "It's still a little surreal. I'm still trying to take it all in. It's a wonderful community and I'm proud to be the mayor. I was on council for the last four years and I got re-elected at the October election. I was quite happy being a councillor with our former mayor being in the chair. But unfortunately he passed away (in October) and left a big void in the municipality.
"We had a shared vision of one community and no more of the old fights, and going in the right direction to bring everybody together."
(The township takes in four communities — Embrun, Russell, Marionville and Limoges.)
Q: Do quiet rural communities mostly run themselves and let the mayor relax?
A: "No, I wouldn't say so. (Laughs.) I have a lot of learning to do. I saw how the previous mayor, Mr. St. Pierre, treated this job as a full-time job. He was continuously on the go. That's one thing I'll strive for. It will be a full-time job as well."
He will keep working at the store from 5 to 7 a.m. and other staff will take it from there.
Q: What does Russell need?
A: "We need to increase our commercial and industrial tax base, number one. A healthy community should be at about 20 (or) 24 per cent commercial tax base. We're sitting at between six and eight. So the residential taxes are taking the brunt of it.
"One of the projects we have is to bring water and sewer services to our 417 industrial park" near the Embrun-Vars exit from the highway. "That will help increase our commercial tax base, which will take some pressure off."
Q: Any other big plans?
A: "One of the items I worked on as a councillor and I want to put forward as a mayor is the creation of a committee to look at how we can get to building a cultural-recreational-sports facility. The committee will be formed in the first few months in office."
Leroux calls himself a fiscal conservative who wants to operate with a "lean budget. Being a business owner, you don't spend where you don't have to."


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Family fun abounds on St. Patrick's Day
Who says St. Patrick's Day is only for beer-obsessed adults?
Sure, the bars will likely be busy Saturday night. But there are also some local options for families who want to enjoy some nightlife on St. Patrick's Day. Intrigued? Try these suggestions.
Boneheadz will perform a free concert Saturday night on the 1000 block of Broadway in downtown Columbus. Band members are Jeff Fredrick, Bo Harrelson, Andie Fredrick, Jeff Greer and Tony Skahan.
The concert is 7-10 p.m. and you can look forward to lots of sham-rockin' tunes.
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Also in downtown Columbus Saturday night, you can participate in the Big Dog St. Paddy's 5K. The race starts at 6:30 p.m. and is sponsored by Ride On Bikes, Big Dog Running Company and The Loft.
You'll run through downtown Columbus and the Riverwalk. Participants ages 21 and older will get a ticket for an adult beverage at The Loft. Registration also includes a T-shirt (while supplies last).
Here's one more Saturday night option for all ages: football at the Columbus Civic Center.
The aggressive sport doesn't necessarily seem synonymous with rainbows, pots of gold and happy leprechauns. But you can expect lots of St. Patrick's Day promotions at the Columbus Lions' season opener.
The indoor football team will take on the Knoxville Nighthawks at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Columbus Civic Center.
The game will be played with green footballs courtesy of Knox Pest Control and Scruffy Murphy's. Fans can enjoy green beer and Irish food.
Other promotions include Thundersticks courtesy of Knology and Lions magnetic schedules courtesy of TIC Federal Credit Union.


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HELLO! Brand new mother-to-be!
So you're at the precipice of one of the most wonderful changes in your life! The energy that comes with this kind of change can be really palpable and yet, so, SO beautiful. I have yet to meet a pregnant mama who wasn't nervous about the thought of having a professional portrait session featuring their ever-changing body at a time when they don't always feel their best- but with a little preparation and a photographer you trust [that means ME!], you will walk away not only having enjoyed this process, but I can almost assure you that you will be SO glad that you took the time to document the beginning of your new baby's journey. Most importantly, think about how priceless these photos will be to your child someday.
For most moms, scheduling your session anywhere between 32 - 36 weeks is ideal. The goal here is for you to feature a nice, round belly - while you are still feeling great and not feeling too swollen or uncomfortable. However, listen to your body! Every woman carries their children differently and you should schedule your session according ton that. Moms of multiples should typically schedule their session a few weeks earlier than 32 weeks.
The cardinal rule is to wear clothing that makes you feel beautiful. If you feel confident, that will shine through in your photos. Let's start this process with selecting the right undergarments! A well-fitted bra and supportive maternity shape-wear will make anything you wear look even better.
Solid colors, maxi dresses, and open necklines are universally flattering. Make sure that you choose fabrics and silhouettes that hug your curves and show off the belly. A thin belt just under the bust can give shape to looser dresses or shirts. Layers like scarves, cardigans, and jackets along with accessories can change up your look without the need for changing your outfit. Don't forget to look for your session outfits in the "regular" sections of stores, too! There are beautiful dresses with high waistlines that look amazing on pregnant women.
I always, always, ALWAYS recommend that you hire a professional for makeup and hair for these kinds of shoots. A professional makeup artist knows what products to use for the camera and can do any look you choose from completely natural to more dramatic. A photo session is a fabulous "excuse" to pamper yourself! [Looking for suggestions for hair and makeup, don't hesitate to ask!] I work with a number of top professionals in the area. And the best part is, many of them will come to you!
If you do decide to work with processional hair and makeup artists for your shoot - don't choose a look that is drastically different than your every day look. You want to feel like yourself, only a bit more polished.
Treat yourself to a manicure a day or two before your shoot. Your hands will be featured prominently in many of the photos. A simple buff or clear polish will give you the most timeless look. At the very least, make sure nails are clean and trimmed! [This goes for partners, siblings, and anyone else that will be in the photos with you].
Drink plenty of water in the days leading up to your shoot and avoid excess salt for glowing skin and to avoid swelling. If you're planning to take any bare-belly shots, remove or loosen anything binding [socks, underwear, elastic bands, etc.] a couple of hours before to avoid indentations on your skin.
Be sure to bring plenty of water and a snack for yourself if you will be shooting on location. It's always nice to take a break and recharge! Believe it or not, modeling can be hard work [especially doing so while pregnant]!
Many of my clients choose on-location options for maternity sessions. Take the time to select locations that have significant meaning to you [your home, a family farm, the place you got engaged or married, your favorite park, etc.] You can also give me an idea of what kind of vibe you'd like to see in your finished photos [urban & edgy, rustic, romantic, etc.] and I can certainly find the most perfect locations for your shoot.
Also consider the time of day. Typically the most flattering light is just after sunrise and just before sunset, although different locations will have great light at different parts of the day. During our consultation, I will be sure to let you know what I think the best time of day to shoot for the best light at your chosen location will be. If you've chosen a location that requires a permit or fee, make sure to let me know so that we can square that away prior to the day of the shoot.
Although some women are more relaxed being the only subject at their maternity session, many expectant moms want to include their partner, other children, or even their pets! Personally, I think including people and pets you love is a wonderful thing for your portraits! Partners and siblings should take their clothing cues from mom by staying within the same range of tones as the mom, but tones that also always photographs well [neutrals, pastels, darker tones, etc.]. I always recommend that my clients stay away from matching outfits. These kinds of looks tend to look very dated.
If you're planning on including siblings and/or pets, it's often a good idea to take photographs with them first [while they are "fresh" and most excited], then have a grandparent or friend pick them up so you can relax and finish the shoot with your partner or alone.
Your maternity session should be FUN! Hopefully you've chosen me because not only do you absolutely love my work, but that you trust my artistic vision! Don't be afraid to try new things with me, even if they sound a little crazy at first. You might be surprised at how amazing the light is in that "ugly" location or how lovely your reflection looks in the water OR how beautifully your bump echoes the round hay bale that I have you draped across.
With that said, I want you to also feel 100% comfortable during our time together - so make sure that you are communicating with me if there is ever a point during our shoot where you are feeling the opposite. IT'S ALWAYS OKAY TO SAY THAT YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE - your comfort and safety is my number one priority.
I'm looking forward to our time together!
Have a question about something that wasn't answered here? Don't hesitate to drop me a line at email@example.com!


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Adult Social Care Lawyer
- Recruiter
- email@example.com
- Location
- HA9 0AA, Wembley
- Salary
- £42,684 - £45,585 p.a. inc
- Posted
- 13 Mar 2019
- Closing date
- 26 Mar 2019
- Ref
- 1900167
- Industry
- Government & politics, Local government, Policy, Legal, Solicitor, Social care, Adult care
- Job function
- Legal
- Job level
- Management
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Contract
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
Salary range: £42,684 - £45,585 p.a. inc.
Contract: Fixed term (12 Months)
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time
Join an exciting Legal Service
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
In our Children & Adult Social Care team we are looking for a Lawyer to support the work within the Adult Social Care team, including managing a caseload of adult social care work to include welfare and Deprivation of Liberty applications in the Court of Protection, Ordinary Residence disputes, threats of Judicial Review, No Recourse to Public Funds, and other casework relating to Adult Social Care. This is a 1 year fixed term position.
The Person
We are looking for an experienced Lawyer, used to working in a busy office within a social care team in a Local Authority, with a good practical knowledge of The Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and knowledge of The Mental Health Acts, with strong organisational skills to progress cases, and manage matters in the County Court, High Court, Administrative Court and Court of Protection.
Working in a very diverse borough you will be exposed to a huge variety and complex work across many interesting legal fields including community care, mental health and mental capacity law.
Closing Date: 26 March 2019 (23:00).
Assessment & Interview Date: To Be Confirmed.
Additional Information
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Applications are particularly welcome from people with disabilities and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender) applicants as they are under-represented across the council.
All organisations and individuals who work with children and young people, or are involved in providing services for them have a duty to safeguard and promote their welfare.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Before you join Brent Council, you will need to provide your National Insurance (NI) number and undergo a Home Office Standard I.D. check.
All successful applicants will be required to apply for a 'Standard' DBS Disclosure.
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BWW REVIEW: Little Triangle Delivers Another Fabulous Expression of Sondheim with MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Saturday 10th March 2018, 8pm, The Depot Theatre Marrickville
The heartbreaking story of dreams not turning out as expected plays out in Little Triangle's beautiful presentation of Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. Friendships, loyalties and relationships are tested in this regressive story that examines the choices we make and their impact on the future.
First performed on Broadway in 1981 for a surprisingly short season of only 16 performances after 52 previews, this work by Stephen Sondheim (Music and Lyrics) and George Furth (Book), based on George S Kaufman and Moss Hart's play of the same name isn't performed often, possibly because of the unusual sequence of the timeline. The story opens on the highly influential movie producer Franklin Shepard (Patrick Howard) celebrating his latest movie with his new starlet and room full of Californian 'friends' and business associates. In a world of sophistication and sycophants, his old friend, the somewhat frumpy writer Mary Flynn (Victoria Zerbst) is definitely out of place and horrified at what Franklin has become. As he loses her friendship he considers what he has become. Significant scenes from Frank's life proceed to play out in reverse order, showing the events, driven by his ambition and greed, that caused his personal life to derail, leaving him without his two best friends, Mary and Charles Kringas (Zach Selmes), his first wife Beth (Shannen Sarstedt) and his son Frank Jr. (Bowie Parsons).
Director and Designer Alexander Andrews has provided a simple backdrop of doors with various years with additional doors providing spaces for Conrad Hamill (Music Director, Keys, Cello, Double Bass) and Antonio Fernandez (Keys) to provide the accompaniment from the rear of the stage. moving through the 1970's back to the 1950's, Andrews implies the era through costumes with an orange theme running through the opening scene. The minimal amount of props and furniture that fill out the scenes are also true to the period. The work has a lovely movement and use of space, particularly for the transitions where the ensemble present verses of Merrily We Roll Along and indicators of the reversing time. Special note goes to Hamill for his orchestration of the work to suit the strings and keys with the cello and double bass providing a beautiful sound to sit below the vocals and the percussion element from Charley's typewriter in Opening Doors is fabulous.
Andrews has gathered a wonderful cast for this work and he has ensured that the work remains text driven, ensuring that none of Sondheim's fabulous lyrics are lost in amongst the gorgeous musicality. Patrick Howard presents the ambitious Frank with a nerdiness and awkwardness that implies that even though he has finally got it all, there is an underlying resentment for the choices he has made but he keeps trying to ignore the fact that he's been sucked into the superficial world of Hollywood. He conveys that Frank was always looking for something better, feeling that despite his repeated promises to produce Charley's work, he'd rather have fame and fortune over taking the risk and producing his friend's political play. As Charley, Zack Selmes is brilliant in his physicality and his ability with conveying the writer's passion and exasperation at his money and power hungry friend. His vocals are fabulous, and his rendition of Franklin Shepard Inc conveys Charley's anger and sense of betrayal when he discovers Franklin has given in to the lure of success over substance. Victoria Zerbst is wickedly funny as the dowdy best friend who has harboured an ongoing unrequited love, presenting Mary with a physicality that ensures she is not confused with the confident leading ladies that repeatedly catch Franklin's eye.
Shannen Sarstedt gives Franklin's first wife Beth a lovely innocence and purity whilst still having and excitement for success before he betrays her. Gussie's manipulative social climbing is presented with a sneering confidence of superiority by Matilda Moran who ensures that whilst the leggy leading lady claims to love Franklin, her sincerity isn't completely believable. Richard Woodhouse presents a driven Joe with a air of callousness as he turns Franklin and Charley down but warms as the friendship and working relationship grows, all the while conveying that whilst Gussie may not really love him, Joe was utterly devoted to her. Additional light comedy comes from Katelin Koprivec's hilarious facial expressions as she takes on minor roles of the divorce court judge and the marriage celebrant.
This is a wonderful presentation of a rarely performed work that is poignant in its exploration of the effect of ambition, arrogance and artifice. As the second production from Little Triangle, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG is another must see production.
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The Ultimate Harry Potter World Travel Guide - Part 3: Inside Hogwarts and Hogsmeade at Harry Potter World in Orlando, Florida
Ultimate Harry Potter World Travel Guide: Diagon Alley
Ultimate Harry Potter World Travel Guide: Diagon Alley
Like I said before, I am an absolute huge Harry Potter geek and loved everything about visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter this year. There are 2 locations for Harry Potter world—Diagon Alley and Hogwarts/Hogsmeade. Diagon Alley is located in Universal Studios towards the back of the park. Visiting this part of Harry Potter World blew my mind. Here are some things to make sure you see when you're there!
London, The Red Phone Booth, The Knight Bus, King's Cross Station, and Grimmauld Place
Even before you enter Diagon Alley, you're able to step into the magical world of Harry Potter by seeing little parts of "London" right outside the entrance to Diagon Alley.
See the outside of The Leaky Cauldron and the sign that muggles seem to miss. It gives you a visual taste of what you are about to experience when you step behind the walls.
Step inside the Red Phone Booth that is near The Leaky Cauldron and The Knight Bus right outside of Diagon Alley. Once inside, if you dial the code "MAGIC" on the phone, you will hear the voicemail recording of the Ministry of Magic!
The Knight Bus comes fully equipped with the creepy Jamaican shrunken head in the front of the bus, as well as the bus boy, who is always giving people a good laugh. Step up and talk to him and then walk around to the back of the bus and get a look inside The Knight Bus! It has all the beds and luggage just like in the movie.
The entrance to King's Cross Station is just outside of Diagon Alley and looks absolutely majestic. You will need to have a park hopper pass to get into the station and ride the train to Hogwarts/Hogsmeade (do this if only for 1 day because it is so worth it!). Once you are in King's Cross Station, you will get a chance to "walk through the wall" of Platform 9 ¾. I was lucky enough that no one was behind me, and my friend got an awesome video of me entering the magical world through the wall. It is so cool and whatever technology they used for this visual effect makes me really happy. Kudos Universal Studios engineers!!!
Just before you go into Diagon Alley, step over to the town houses of Grimmauld Place and stand outside of #12, which is the house of Black. Look above the door, and every minute or so you will see Creature peeking his head out and watching all the muggles walk by. Such a creepy looking guy!
Inside Diagon Alley
Stepping behind those magical walls into Diagon Alley might have been one of the happiest moments of my life. The entire vibe in there is like you are literally in the movie and in Diagon Alley. They even have the music playing to set the mood! It is beautiful...
First thing's first: Go buy an interactive wand. If you want the Ultimate Harry Potter World experience, you're going to need a wand to go around and cast spells. Let the wand pick you! **Secret**: You don't have to buy the wand at Olivander's wand shop. They sell them in a few different locations throughout Harry Potter World. We went to a shop called "Wands by Gregorovitch" that is just around the corner from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and they had the entire selection there with no line to wait in.
Inside Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, they make it look and feel just like the real store. Look up at the top of the ceiling and see 2 awesome details: Fireworks on a screen and a Dolores Umbridge doll that screams, "I WILL. HAVE. ORDER!" as it rolls back and forth on a line.
Step into The Leaky Cauldron for some quintessential Harry Potter/English food. You can even try Butter Beer (unfortunately not really beer/doesn't have alcohol, more of a cream soda) or Pumpkin Juice (very sweet and tasty like apple cider with pumpkin spices).
Follow the dark alley and sign into Knockturn Alley for some creepy views of this part of the city. They have moving "Wanted" signs for evil characters like Bellatrix Lestrange and many other death eaters.
Borgin and Burkes is in Knockturn Alley and you can come in here for your typical villain-type souvenirs. They even have the Vanishing Cabinet in the back of the store and you can hear the bird chirping from inside the walls!
About every 15-20 minutes, the dragon above Gringotts Bank roars loudly and breathes fire out of his mouth! It is so great to see, so make sure you have your camera ready!
You can actually shop in many of the stores along Diagon Alley. Even if you don't buy anything, it is still great to stop in and feel like you're getting ready for your year at Hogwarts. There is a boutique to buy robes (also a talking mirror in this boutique!) and other Hogwarts apparel, there is an ice cream shop, and even a place to buy Butter Beer and other beverages.
Stop and take a seat in Hagrid's motorcycle right next to Gringotts Bank.
The ride at Gringotts Bank is a very cool one that you shouldn't miss. To save time waiting, try the single riders line if you really don't mind riding alone or if you don't have the Express Pass. The technology and engineering that has gone into these new rides is so impressive. They use holograms and lots of other modern technology to make it a unique experience. The inside of Gringotts even looks like the actual bank—goblins and all!
Around the corner from Gringotts, there is a Money Exchange shop and you can go in to exchange money for Harry Potter currency. There is a goblin that sits at the top of the desk when you walk in who is interactive with the guests and talks to people. You can ask him questions and he will answer however he feels is most appropriate. Some of his responses are pretty comical too.
See the creepy mermaids from Goblet of Fire on top of the water fountains near Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. They even shoot out water from the top of the fountain every so often.
The best part of visiting these parks is seeing this fairy-tale world come to life. Enjoy seeing all the little details that went into making it a reality, and relax with a Pumpkin Juice or Butter Beer at the end of the day. I solemnly swear that I am up to no good!
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Anyone who knows me knows that I am (unashamedly) a huge Harry Potter fan. I'm talking, like, a super huge nerdy fan. One of the peak moments of my year (and probably decade) was visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. It was everything I wanted it to be and more.
This is the 1st edition of a 3-part series to my Ultimate Harry Potter World Travel Guide. Here you'll find info on how to make the most of your time in the parks when visiting Harry Potter World.
Get a park hopper pass!!! I cannot express how crucial this is if you want to have your ultimate Harry Potter experience. There are Harry Potter attractions in both Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios that you will want to see.
PLUS there is the Hogwarts Express train that connects both of the parks and you cannot ride this train unless you have a park hopper pass. I know tons of people who didn't get the pass at first, and ended up buying it at some point during their stay. It is worth it—trust me.
Download "The Official Universal Orlando Resort App" on your smart phone. Not only is this app a perfect map of both of the parks, but it also gives you pretty exact wait times of all the rides in the park. I was addicted to using this app when I went and found that the wait times on the app were all very accurate. (It also helped navigate my friend and I when we had had a few too many cocktails after lunch...) It is great if you want to navigate your day based on location/wait time!
Buy an interactive wand at Olivander's OR (which is even better), there are locations through Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade with shorter lines that you can buy the same exact wands with no line to wait in.
"But why buy a wand?" you ask. Firstly, because they are awesome exact replicas of the wands from the movies; but secondly because there are stations hidden around the park in Harry Potter World that you can actually cast spells and make things come to life, move, shift, squirt water, etc. And let me tell you—it is so much fun to do.
You will get a map of both Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley with locations of all the stations. Simply point your wand towards the sensors and say the magic phrase! And don't worry about looking like a weirdo (I'm in my 20s and did this next to kids) because everyone else around you is nerding out and loves it just as much as you do. (No kidding, there are grown adults with Hogwarts robes running around the park and it is so cool.) Expecto Patronum!
SINGLE RIDERS LINE!!! This is no longer a best-kept secret of visiting the parks; however, I highly recommend (unless you have some inclination with having to be with your party at every second of the trip) jumping in the single riders line at any attraction that allows it. You will definitely cut your wait time in half and sometimes more. On some of the attractions, we even got to ride it 3-4 times in a row because we just kept getting back in the single riders line.
Consider the Express Pass option. If you're visiting the park at a peak time of year and you really want to stay with your party at all times and avoid the long lines, I would suggest looking into purchasing the Express Pass for the park. You will fly by in the lines and get the most out of your day.
We visited the park in February, so it wasn't that busy and we didn't find it totally necessary to have the Express Pass. They have 2 options of the pass: Unlimited Uses or Single Use. Cost obviously varies and can be expensive, but in some cases it is so worth it.
Ride the Hogwarts Express!!! The train takes you from one park to the other and has a cute visual show in your cabin going both ways. Like I mentioned earlier, you can only get on the train if you have a park hopper pass. So get the park hopper!!
Dress comfortably and bring as little as possible to the parks. A nice feature they have at the parks is free, rentable lockers to put your things in right before the rides. But the lines can get so long and you don't want to waste time with that!
These are just some of the suggestions I have after my ultimate weekend there. Obviously, based on the time of year, wear appropriate clothing, shoes, sunscreen, etc. But the most important thing is to have fun!! The park is so magical (seriously these engineers did an amazing job at making it come to life) and you are going to feel like you stepped right into the movies—music and all!


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"We have men of science, too few men of God. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. The world has achieved brilliance without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner." — General Omar Bradley, Armistice Day Speech, 1948
Military men, confronted with issues of conscience, have often been at the forefront of addressing matters of ethics. One example of this is found in the religious writings of Daniel Harvey Hill, best known for his military service for the United States in the Mexican War and later as a Confederate general, who also served a professor of mathematics at the Presbyterian college of Davidson, in North Carolina, and was a devout Presbyterian. In 1858, he authored A Consideration of the Sermon on the Mount.
It is from this remarkable volume, discoursing on the Beatitudes, that we can read what a mighty man of war has to say about what it means to love one's enemies. Further on, speaking of the Lord's Prayer, he again takes up the subject of love, or charity, in conjunction with "the three cardinal graces of the Christian character."
The prayer, too, in its very language presupposes the existence in the heart of the utterer, of the three cardinal graces of the Christian character — Faith, Hope, and Charity.
Faith. For he says "Our Father." "He that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Heb. xi. 6.
Hope. For he uses the language of expectation, "May thy kingdom with all its blessings come. May my daily food be given," &c.
Charity — Love to God and love to man. For he uses a sublime ascription of praise to the Triune God, and he asks only for pardon from God, upon condition of his own universal good-will to his fellow-creatures. "Forgive me my debts, as I forgive my debtors."
The graces spoken of by the Apostle Paul in I Corinthians 13 are well-known. But here Hill connects them specifically to the Lord's Prayer, and in so doing, he reminds us to exercise these graces in our prayers, as well as to seek for the grace to exemplify them in our lives. Consider these thoughts today from Hill, who, although he was a man of war at times during his life, or perhaps because of that, understood that these are the virtues that should shine in every Christian — and "these greatest of these is charity."


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After so many leaks and rumors finally, Xiaomi to launch Redmi Note 6 and Redmi Note 6 Pro first time in China. Chinese telecom company Xiaomi is holding an event on 6th November in China. According to some popular websites in this event, Xiaomi may launch the company's upcoming flagship smartphone Redmi Note 6 and Redmi Note 6 Pro. It is speculated that the Chinese manufacturer is gearing up to introduce his much-rumored upcoming phone on this day.
Now Xiaomi has already launched Redmi Note 6 Pro in Thailand. The poster shared by Xiaomi reveals the launch date at which will be at 2:00 PM time for the event. The company may announce the Redmi Note 6 at the event ahead of China in single day shopping festival.
Recently, an image leaked in the promotion of the smartphone the phone was spotted on Weibo which highlight some major specification of the phone and thus we will be describing today. It shows that the phone will be equipped with 4 AI cameras, Qualcomm Snapdragon processor very similar design to previous version Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro
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Now as expected Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 will have a 6.26-inch display with Notch at the front and due to notch the phone is now much larger than previous which will be 18:9 aspect ratio. Talking about its processor the phone will house a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC processor which is the same processor used on Redmi Note 5 Pro. On the battery side the, phone will hold a 4000mAh massive battery which is also identical to Redmi Note 5 Pro. Now there is no more information about the camera and other specification. But as expected the Redmi Note 6 will have a dual camera at the rear and dual camera at the front, also some of the most popular leakers leaked some information about the camera and according to leaked, the back camera of the phone will feature the 12MP + 5MP sensors with 4 AI camera feature to captured high-quality photos in any conditions and the front camera of the phone is almost same as Redmi Note 5.
The phone is expected to come with four different color Black, Blue, Red and Glossy Gold. Redmi Note 6 will be available in multiple variants like 3GB RAM with 32GB ROM, 4GB RAM with 64 GB ROM and the last variant 6GB RAM with 64GB of internal storage. Now there is no information about the global launch date hope there might be any information in the future. But this confirms that the phone will launch in India because Xiaomi is the most popular smartphone brand in India and the Xiaomi's successor phone the Redmi Note 5 Pro is the most sales smartphone in India, So there is some hope that Xiaomi might launch Redmi Note 6 and Redmi Note 6 Pro very soon in India.
Price is still a mystery about the phone more information will be available after the launch of the Phone which in on 6th November in Xiaomi's home market China.


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The smell lingers
The municipality is flushing money down the drains but still a sewer line to the residents on Alta Lake road does not appear to be their priority. The grants obtained for waste water treatment upgrades seem to have been siphoned off for improving the existing sewer line in Alpine, and a new water transfer station is currently being built on Alta Lake Road.
Since 1990 we have repeatedly been promised connection to the sewer mains, but here we are 18 years later and still waiting; the standard excuse is that there are insufficient funds!
For a town hosting the 2010 Olympics, the media might enjoy highlighting the fact that despite the much touted "green and sustainable" policy some "smelly" issues have been ignored at the expense of the environment and the water quality of Alta Lake.
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I watched a young lady getting stuck
at the gondola bus loop over the Labour Day long weekend trying to catch a bus;
none were available for her and she did not look too happy or impressed. I
knew about this for a long time but it really came home to me when I witnessed
this happen. I spoke to the RMOW person responsible for transit and she
said she passes on the complaints she gets all the time to B.C. Transit, who is
responsible for supplying us with buses.
Vancouver became fully accessible for
transportation this past summer. They have three separate revenue sources
that provided the funds for the buses through Translink.
B.C. Transit is supposed to replace
our buses on a 20-year cycle. I spoke to the media people for B.C. Transit and
they confirmed that Whistler will only start to see new buses in the fall of
2009 and perhaps we will have a fully accessible fleet by the 2010 Winter
The Paralympics and Olympic testing
events start this fall and winter and so should our public transportation for
moving people around, especially those with disabilities. There is
no "magic wand" in this it seems, as budgets for transportation
are set years in advance and it took Vancouver 17 years to become fully accessible.
Our transportation problems go beyond
the Whistler community though and include moving people to Whistler from
Vancouver and YVR. Currently the only accessible transportation via vuses
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I think it was around 10pm last Saturday night when my mum bought me a fancy gin cocktail at a party we were attending in Leeds. It was a rare child-free evening for me and the highlight of my whole night was getting to spend the night away from home at my mum's in a double bed to myself. You may not know me, but I am a reluctant co-sleeper, so a child-free bed a was a dream – an absolute dream. However, this post isn't about that.
It's about this:
I think it was around 6.45am last Sunday morning when I woke up blurry eyed with the remnants of the previous night's makeup still clinging to my eyes. Stretching out and enjoying the space of a whole bed to myself, the sudden pang of guilt hit me as I realised that I was missing my children (and Teaching Dad, of course.) The lie-in I had promised myself, therefore, ended abruptly as today I had made plans with a friend to take our children Gruffalo hunting at Sherwood Pines. This was, I thought, not only the perfect way to get re-balance the scales after my abandoning them for the night (Teaching Dad made the guilt hit even harder when he told me that our son was screaming for me in the night), but it would also be the perfect opportunity to try out my very amateur photography skills using my new camera, which in my opinion, is the best compact camera Panasonic make.
And so a text was sent to Teaching Dad asking for the children to be dressed and ready for the off by the time I arrived home. I also asked him to get some bread out of the freezer in order for me to prepare some packed lunches. 'We haven't got any bread' came the reply. Hmmm. Well, at least they would be dressed.
They weren't dressed.
Running at me their pajamas when I arrived home, I was greeted with joyous cries of "Mummy! Mummy!", which was lovely. The only problem: it was 9.40am and we had to be out of the house by 10.30am. I needed to get the kids dressed and get myself ready for the off also. It would be okay, however, as I would have Teaching Dad helping me.
"I'm off to do 'The Big Shop!'" was all I heard from downstairs as a door slammed shut and a car engine roared into life.
However, by 10.25am the car was loaded with the essential Gruffalo finding kit: an Amazon Kindle Fire, a Sat Nav, a spare pair of boots, a towel and a pack of Tropical Skittles.
After meeting my friend and a 50 minute car journey later, we arrived at Sherwood Pines. The thing we noticed first was the fact that there were lots of bikes and scooters and not many pushchairs.
We had brought pushchairs.
Now all we had to do was find the start of the trail. You would have thought that the huge Gruffalo signalling the start of the trail would be easy to spot, but it wasn't and therefore we took a few wrong turns before seeing large numbers of excited children and parents gravitating towards and area that we were actually walking away from. Finally, from behind the cafe, we saw The Gruffalo himself beckoning us towards him and the start of the trail.
"Well, he was easy to find," I quipped. "Shall we go and find a Starbucks?"
Alas no. On we trekked to the trail opting for the 'Spotting' option as opposed to the 'Orienteering' option, which, we feared, might mean using ordnance survey maps, a compass and, perhaps, some caving. Yes – caving!
Some genius inventor person has created an interactive app for The Gruffalo Trail, which requires you to hunt for the footprints of all the characters in the much beloved story. The first set of tracks we found belonged to Mouse. Excited, my friend and I grabbed our phones while our children were nearby screaming the word 'snake' at a tree trunk. Immediately, her app burst into life and an animated image of Mouse popped up on the phone; it was great. My phone, however, just remained it's usual cracked and crappy self. Already being on its last legs, the thought of finding imaginary animals in a forest was just too much for my iPhone to handle, so it responded by switching itself off. I think we managed to find Fox, but Owl, Snake and, of course, The Gruffalo alluded us. To be honest, my daughter didn't seem to mind so much because recently she has developed an innate fear of her brother running off. Despite him having reins on, she could be seen chasing after her younger brother and tackling him to the ground any time he went further than 30 centimetres from us. This, I know, is very loving and kind and it's a beautiful thing when a sister cares so much for her younger sibling. However, it's also a royal pain in the arse. Therefore, to the parents who had to experience me shouting: "Get off him! Get off him or we're going home!" over and over and over again whilst you were trying to get a decent picture of Snake slithering out of his log pile house, then I apologise.
The deeper and deeper we got into the trail, the more difficult it became to manoeuvre the pushchairs around the now deadly terrain. With mud splashing up onto the pushchair's foot muff, we were worried that we had accidentally stumbled upon the orienteering trail. But, lo and behold after finding The Gruffalo, (well, I actually didn't, but let's not dwell on that…) we caught a glimpse of the cafe at the start of the trail. Yes! Coffee and sandwiches were on the horizon. Alas, so was the biggest queue I had ever seen. Looking like Snake from the log pile house, the queue outside the cafe was snaking its way around the play area. We found a seat at a near by table and admired the beauty around us. Sunday was an almost perfect spring day. The sun was shining; the temperature (for the first time this year) was bearable.
In fact, it was a fine day for a picnic. Thankfully, my friend, who had also been out the previous evening, proved to be the more organised parent because despite having a drink or two the night before, she had made arrangements to ensure that her children would be sufficiently nourished. She brought a feast consisting of: sausage rolls, Dairylea, yoghurts and – best of all – birthday cake. Where as all I managed to muster up was a Disney Princess bag that contained four Fruit Shoots and three bananas, which only made the bag because after packing the car up, I returned to the house to grab my iPhone charger (for all the bloody good it did me out there trekking in the deep dark wood.)
Between eating cake and changing nappies on a wooden picnic table (yep we were like Bear Grylls with Pampers), the children all managed a run around the small play ground area. Well, I say run, but every time my boy made a mad dash for one of the little mushroom houses, he was tackled to the ground by his sister, who was afraid he would go running off back into Fox's underground house.
Finally, after a couple of hours, it was time to return to our respective cars. Tiredness was beginning to creep in (on me, not the kids – they were wired on birthday cake and Fruit Shoots) and it was time to begin the car journey home. We left in the promise that we would return soon with Teaching Dad in tow, a bike, a map and a compass and that we would tackle the orienteering trail.
Well, the kids would anyway.
My plan was to tackle that cafe queue and try to get a hot coffee while hoping for a 4G signal so that my damned Gruffalo app would work. After all, there's a mouse, a snake, an owl and a Gruffalo still waiting to be found.
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Whitewater is formed in a rapid, when a river's gradient increases enough to disturb its laminar flow and create turbulence, i.e. form a bubbly, or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white. The term is also used loosely to refer to less-turbulent but still agitated flows..
The term "whitewater" also has a broader meaning, applying to any river or creek itself that has a significant number of rapids. The term is also used as an adjective describing boating on such rivers, such as whitewater canoeing or whitewater kayaking..
Four factors, separately or in combination, can create rapids: gradient, constriction, obstruction and flow rate. Gradient, constriction and obstruction are streambed topography factors and are relatively consistent. Flow rate is dependent upon both seasonal variation in precipitation and snowmelt and upon release rates of upstream dams..
Streambed topography is the primary factor in creating rapids, and is generally consistent over time. Increased flow, as during a flood or high rainfall season can make permanent changes to the streambed by displacing rocks and boulders, by deposition of alluvium or by creating new channels for flowing water..
The gradient of a river is the rate at which it loses elevation along its course. This loss determines the river's slope, and to a large extent its rate of flow. Shallow gradients produce gentle, slow rivers while steep gradients are associated with raging torrents..
Constrictions can form a rapid when a river's flow is forced into a narrower channel. This pressure causes the water to flow more rapidly (hence the name) and to react differently to riverbed events (rocks, drops, etc.).
A boulder or ledge in the middle of a river or near the side can obstruct the flow of the river, and can also create a "cushion"; a "drop" (over the boulder); and "hydraulics" or "holes" where the river flows back on itself--perhaps back under the drop--often with fearful results for those caught in its grasp. (Holes, or hydraulics, are so-called because their foamy, aerated water provides less buoyancy and can feel like an actual hole in the river surface.) If the flow passes next to the obstruction, an eddy may form behind the obstruction; although eddies are typically sheltered areas where boaters can stop to rest, scout or leave the main current, they may be swirling and whirlpool-like. As with hydraulics (which pull downward rather than to the side and are, essentially, eddies turned at a 90-degree angle), the power of eddies increases with the flow rate..
A marked increase or decrease in flow can create a rapid (where previously wasn't one), "wash out" a rapid (decreasing the hazard) or make safe passage through previously-navigable rapids more difficult or impossible. Flow rate is typically measured in cubic meters per second (cumecs), or in cubic feet per second (cfs), depending on the country..
The most widely used grading system is the International Grading System, where whitewater (either an individual rapid, or the entire river) is classed in six categories from class I (the easiest and safest) to class VI (the most difficult and most dangerous). The grade reflects both the technical difficulty and the danger associated with a rapid, with grade I referring to flat or slow moving water with few hazards, and grade VI referring to the hardest rapids which are very dangerous even for expert paddlers, and are rarely run. Grade-VI rapids are sometimes downgraded to grade-V or V+ if they have been run successfully. Harder rapids (for example a grade-V rapid on a mainly grade-III river) are often portaged, a French term for carrying. A portaged rapid is where the boater lands and carries the boat around the hazard.
A rapid's grade is not fixed, since it may vary greatly depending on the water depth and speed of flow. Although some rapids may be easier at high flows because features are covered or "washed-out," high water usually makes rapids more difficult and dangerous. At flood stage, even rapids which are usually easy can contain lethal and unpredictable hazards (briefly adapted from the American version[1] of the International Scale of River Difficulty).
On any given rapid there can be a multitude of different features which arise from the interplay between the shape of the riverbed and the velocity of the water in the stream.
Strainers are formed when an object blocks the passage of larger objects but allows the flow of water to continue - like a big food strainer or colander. These objects can be very dangerous, because the force of the water will pin an object or body against the strainer and then pile up, pushing it down under water. Strainers are formed by many different objects, like storm grates over tunnels, trees that have fallen into a river ("log jam"), bushes by the side of the river that are flooded during high water, or rebar from broken concrete structures in the water. In an emergency it is often best to try and climb on top of a strainer so as not to be pinned against the object under the water. If you are in a river, swimming aggressively away from the strainer and into the main channel is your best bet. If you cannot avoid the strainer, you should swim hard towards it and try to get as much of your body up and over it as possible.
Sweepers are trees fallen or heavily leaning over the river, still rooted on the shore and not fully submerged. Its trunk and branches may form an obstruction in the river like strainers. Since it is an obstruction from above, it often does not contribute to whitewater features but may create turbulence. In fast water sweepers can pose a serious hazard to paddlers.
Holes, or "hydraulics", (also known as "stoppers" or "souse-holes"), are formed when water pours over the top of a submerged object, causing the surface water to flow back upstream toward the object. Holes can be particularly dangerous—a boater may become stuck in the recirculating water—or entertaining playspots, where paddlers use the holes' features to perform various playboating moves. In high-volume water, holes dramatically aerate the water, possibly to the point where it may even lose the capacity to carry any water crafts.
Some of the most dangerous types of holes are formed by lowhead dams (weirs), underwater ledges, and similar types of obstruction. In lowhead dams, the hole has a very symmetrical character - there's no weak point - and where the sides of the hydraulic are often blocked by a man-made wall, making it impossible to slip off the side of the hydraulic. Lowhead dams are insidiously dangerous because their danger cannot be easily recognized by people who have not studied whitewater.
Waves are formed in a similar nature to hydraulics and are sometimes also considered hydraulics as well. Waves are noted by the large smooth face on the water rushing down. Sometimes a particularly large wave will also be followed by a "wave train", a long series of waves. These standing waves can be smooth or, particularly the larger ones, can be breaking waves (also called "whitecaps" or "haystacks").
Because of the rough and random pattern of a riverbed, waves are often not perpendicular to the river's current. This makes them challenging for boaters since a strong sideways or diagonal (also called " a lateral") wave can throw the craft off.
In fluid mechanics, waves are classified as laminar, but the whitewater world has also included waves with turbulence ("breaking waves") under the general heading of waves.
Pillows are formed when a large flow of water runs into a large obstruction, causing water to "pile up" or "boil" against the face of the obstruction. Pillows can be dangerous because sometimes the object that forms the pillow is undercut and so paddlers can be swept underwater - possibly to be entrapped. Pillows are also known as "pressure waves".
Eddies are formed, like hydraulics, on the downstream face of an obstruction. Unlike hydraulics, eddies swirl on the horizontal surface of the water. Typically, they are calm spots where the downward movement of water is partially or fully arrested - a nice place to rest or to make one's way upstream. However, in very powerful water, eddies can have powerful, swirling currents which can flip boats and from which escape can be very difficult.
Undercut rocks are rocks that have been worn down underneath the surface by the river. They can be extremely dangerous features of a rapid because a person can get trapped underneath them underwater. This is especially true of rocks that are undercut on the upstream side. Here, a boater may become pinned against the rock underwater. Many whitewater deaths have occurred in this fashion. Undercuts sometimes have pillows, but other times the water just flows smoothly under them, which can indicate that the rock is undercut. Undercuts are most common in rivers where the riverbed cuts through sedimentary rocks like limestone rather than igneous rock like granite. In a steep canyon, the side walls of the canyon can also be undercut.
A particularly notorious undercut rock is Dimple Rock, in Dimple Rapid on the Lower Youghiogheny River in Pennsylvania. Nine people have died here, including three in 2000.[2]
Another major whitewater feature is a sieve, which is a narrow empty space that water flows through between two obstructions, usually rocks. Similar to strainers, water is forced through the sieve, resulting in higher pressures which forces water up and creates turbulence.
There are many different types of whitewater craft that people use to make their way down a rapid, preferably with finesse and control. Here is a short list of them.
Whitewater kayaks differ from sea kayaks and recreational kayaks in that they are specialized to deal with moving water better. They are often shorter and more maneuverable than sea kayaks and are specially designed to deal with water flowing up onto their decks. Most whitewater kayaks are made of plastics these days, although some paddlers (especially racers and "squirt boaters") use kayaks made of fiberglass composites. Whitewater kayaks are fairly stable in turbulent water, once the paddler is skillful with them; if flipped upside-down, the skilled paddler can easily roll them back upright. This essential skill of whitewater kayaking is called the "Eskimo Roll," or simply "Roll." Kayaks are paddled in a low sitting position (legs extended forward), with a two-bladed paddle. See Whitewater kayaking.
Rafts are also often used as a whitewater craft; more stable than typical kayaks, they are less maneuverable. Rafts can carry large loads, so they are often used for expeditions. Typical whitewater rafts are inflatable craft, made from high strength fabric coated with PVC, Urethane, Neoprene or Hypalon; see rafting. While most rafts are large multi-passenger craft, the smallest rafts are single-person whitewater craft, see packraft.
Catarafts are constructed from the same materials as rafts. They can either be paddled or rowed with oars. A specialized cataraft, designed without any metal frame, is a Shredder. It was invented in 1982 by Tom Love and is manufactured by his company Airtight Inflatables in Ohiopyle, Pa. A Shredder is specifically designed to be paddled. It is usually paddled by a two person crew, though highly skilled paddlers are able to negotiate extreme whitewater in a Shredder paddled as a solo boat. Typical catarafts are constructed from two inflatable pontoons on either side of the craft that are bridged by a frame. Oar-propelled catarafts have the occupants sitting on seats mounted on the frame. Virtually all oar-powered catarafts are operated by a boatsman with passengers having no direct responsibilities. Catarafts can be of all sizes; many are smaller and more maneuverable than a typical raft.
Canoes are often made of fiberglass, kevlar, plastic or a combination of the three for strength and durability. They may have a spraycover, resembling a kayak, or be "open," resembling the typical canoe. This type of canoe is usually referred to simply as an "open boat." Whitewater canoes are paddled in a low kneeling position, with a one-bladed paddle. Open whitewater canoes have large airbags to prevent the boat from being swamped by big waves and holes. Like kayaks, whitewater canoes can be righted after capsizing with an Eskimo Roll; however this requires more skill in a canoe.
C1s are similar in construction to whitewater kayaks. However, they are paddled in a low, kneeling position. They employ the use of a one-blade paddle, usually a little shorter than used in a more traditional canoe. They will have a spraycover, essentially the same type used in kayaking. Like kayaks, whitewater canoes can be righted after capsizing with an Eskimo Roll.
McKenzie River dory or "Drift Boat" by some. A more traditional "hard sided" boat. The design is characterized by a wide, flat bottom, flared sides, a narrow, flat bow, a pointed stern, and extreme rocker in the bow and stern to allow the boat to spin about its center for ease in maneuvering in rapids.
Running whitewater rivers is a popular recreational sport but is not without danger. In fast moving water there is always the potential for injury or death by drowning or hitting objects. Fatalities do occur; some 50 people die in whitewater accidents in the United States each year. [3]
Strainers and sieves can pose a particular hazard. If the sieve is visible above water, a boater can be pinned against it and may eventually be forced underwater as the current passes through. If the sieve is completely submerged, it is especially insidious because it may not be discernible at all. In shallow water, bows of boats can get caught in submerged sieves, as the current pulls the nose down below the rocks where it can lodge. If this happens, it is likely that the whole boat will get pulled under water. Sieves pose a particular hazard to swimmers because even the smallest sieves can trap a person's foot if they stand up in the current. The force of the current then pushes the whole body underwater, becoming a deadly situation in a matter of seconds. It is for this reason that one of the first things whitewater boaters learn is never to stand up in more than ankle deep water where there is a current.
The dangers can be mitigated (but not eliminated) by training, experience, scouting, the use of safety equipment (such as personal flotation device, helmet, throw ropes), and using other persons as "spotters".
Scouting or examining the rapids before running them is crucial to familiarize oneself with the stream and anticipate the challenges. This is especially important during flood conditions when the highly increased flow have altered the normal conditions drastically.
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this was my outfit during azrael's birthday last saturday, July 1 heeeheee
then i met superman... *drool*
this is my new furry pink bag haha i got it for a very cheap price, for those who are interested, feel free to contact me.
Posted by Lace Llanora at 12:38 PM
dude, how much yang furry bag?? meron bang white? how bout purple??
merong white at purple. 200 lang : )
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During the summer of 2017 we were approached by Discovery Eurosport to head up their Winter Olympics Studio Graphics team.
Our initial task was to design augmented reality graphics and virtual backdrops based on their graphics guidelines for the majority of their 17 worldwide studios, including those in countries such as Finland, Germany, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Working closely with the innovative teams at White Light, Deltatre and Disguise we headlined the production with the Eurosport Cube - an immersive mixed reality studio that combined augmented reality, enhanced data and 360-degree graphics creating an interactive environment offering unmatched insights into the finer details behind the winter games.
In September 2018 we won the IBC 2018 Innovation Award for Content Creation.
Client: Discovery Eurosport
Graphics Team: Graham Clarkin, Lorcan O'Shanahan, Mike Willis


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Worker by Hella Jungerius
Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
In 1999 Dutch designer Hella Jongerius got a grant of fl 5,000 by Dutch Charity Stichting Sofa, or Sofa Foundation to make a prototype of the Kasese Chair. Currently Stichting Sofa is known as Sofa Fonds and administered by the Dutch Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds. Dutch Prince Bernhard originally founded this Foundation on August 10, 1940 to collect money to buy Spitfire planes for WWII. After WWII it became a Foundation to foster Dutch Culture.
Recently one of a limited series of 12 Kasese Chairs was auctioned at a New York City design auction by Phillips de Pury & Company, which was curated by Murray Moss.
For the record: An avid reader and follower of Chair Blog was working for Moss in relation to this auction (see also the online Catalog of this auction). She drew my attention to that auction which makes the circle round.
The Kasese Chair was sold for $12,500. Only two and a half years earlier, on April 28, 2010, in a London auction by Phillips de Pury & Company two Kasese Chairs were sold for £12,500. So in two years this chair almost doubled in value…
Jongerius about the Kasese:
The translation of an African prayer chair into a foldable wooden chair, produced with carbon fibre and foam or felt. Jongerius wanted to find a new, non-technical language for a high-tech material. In 2000 the Kasese Chair inspired another mix of high-tech and traditional materials: My Soft Office.
Felt design: Not Tom, Dick & Harry.
About Moss:
In 1994, former fashion entrepreneur Murray Moss opened Moss in a small gallery space in Soho, with a determination to transform the public perception of industrial product design. The store quickly became internationally known for its product selection and presentation, with clients ranging from highly informed design professionals, to celebrities, students, and tourists with maps.
The shop grew and evolved — expanding to nearly 7000 square feet in late 1999 when Moss's partner Franklin Getchell joined the company. Together they expanded the product base to include furniture, especially from Italian manufacturers, lighting, watches and jewelry, books, tabletop and a significantly increased focus on the studio work of the designers we offered.
The furniture and objects offered at the shop deliberately blurred the distinctions between production and craft, between industry and art, and between industrial and decorative arts. The intention was to force a view of each piece based on the context of its presentation, rather than its function or material. At Moss, context was fundamental, and value inferred from inaccessibility. The shop intentionally looked and felt like a museum, with everything locked behind glass or raised onto platforms. Provenance, designer, manufacturer, materials, manufacturing process – complete information about each product was posted near it.
The shop functioned as arbiter, advocate, and presenter, as well as gallery, showroom and salon. Moss was instrumental in shaping the direction of design retail, with influence far out of keeping with its size. It was a unique, unmatcheable and unmistakable place. And after eighteen years, Moss closed its doors in Soho in February 2012….
Within a week, MOSS BUREAU opened in the former garment district, in a tenth floor office/showroom. Moss Bureau continues the work of designer representation and exhibition, plus focused and curated design retail, and also offers design consulting and advisory, as well as curatorial, services, teaching and public speaking. Mossonline, the company's website continues to offer a wide range of products.
Via Moss Online
Post Alia
The rapid increase in value made me think: "I know there is not such a thing as a Droit de Suit for the artist, not in the USA not in the UK and also not in the Netherlands. However….one plead for a Droit de Suit for the charity that originally enabled (or helped enable) the then poor young artist to create this chair"
My second thought is that I'm surprised to see Hella experiment with carbon composite material in a rather early stage, while I don't see her use this material for chairs anymore now….
Proud as a Dutchman to see Dutch designer Hella Jongerius of Jongeriuslab was instrumental in re designing some chairs for the UN North Delegates Lounge of the UN headquarters in NYC. However the brown blue color scheme might be close to the original 50ies color schemes, but doesn't fit quite with my preferred color schemes.
The U.N. headquarters were originally completed in 1952 and financed in part by donations from the member states. Between 2009 and 2013 the buildings are being renovated. The Netherlands have adopted the re-design of the North Delegates' Lounge. After a selection process, in which four Dutch design teams competed with each other, the team assembled by Hella Jongerius with Rem Koolhaas/OMA, Architect
Irma Boom, Graphic Designer , Gabriel Lester, Artist and Louise Schouwenberg, Theorist was selected.
In 1952 the 11 architects of the U.N. Headquarters, including Wallace K. Harrison, Le Corbusier, and Oscar Niemeyer, have cooperated to create a superb work. The Dutch team, aware of this tradition, has also worked together on all its plans. The various interventions are linked to specific names, whose voices were prevalent in the final designs. However, until the final moment all interventions have been open to debate and questioning by all the other members of the team. The result is a multidisciplinary Gesamtkunstwerk that offers both old and new perspectives on 'A Workshop For Peace' (the expression architect Wallace K. Harrison used to describe both the design process of the U.N. buildings and the global organization itself).
Dutch designer Hella Jungerius has been awarded the 2011 Wallpaper* Award for Best Armchair for her Bob Garden Club Chair.
Hm I have to head over to Rotterdam, where the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has an overview exposition of Hella's work – oh irony – just now she has moved away from Rotterdam to Berlin recently… Bob is on display there.
Jongerius about Bob:
Bob Garden Club Chair
Year: 2010
Material: Aluminium frame, foam, polyester fabric with PVC cover, polypropylene
Dimensions: Chair: 84 x 92 x 95 cm, foot rest: 34 x 70 x 43 cm, side table: 45 x 41 x 49 cm
Commission: Kettal, Spain
Production: Kettal
Category: Industrial production
A reinterpretation of a typical garden club chair. The aluminium frame has a sturdy, dark look when seen from the front, and reveals an elegant, light construction at the back.
See also Jongerius Lab
Rotterdam Chair by Hella Jongerius for Vitra
Date: 2008
Commissioned by: Vitra, Basel
Type: Industrial product
Vitra asked Hella Jongerius to design a 'standard' chair that is stackable.
Jongerius decided to use wood, a historical and archetypical material for a chair, which offers both a simple basis ánd character through it's detailing.
The design-process was most of all an interesting exercise in producing an affordable chair which would carry the typical Jongerius' handwriting. The result testifies of a clever marriage between a hands-on approach to design and industrial production-methods. Skillful refinement and high tech solutions. Because of the limits of price and production means, only the details that were essential for the character of the chair could stay. For instance the legs are left straight, bare, in order to give the object a sturdy and modern appearance. As a consequence of this choice there were some production challenges, like how to connect the legs to the seating, which curves above the construction. The seat itself is complimented with a plastic insert, a striking colorful detail that recurs underneath the legs. The chair has a timeless elegance and a modern sturdyness that suits its title: Rotterdam.


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Spillman Farmer Architects is proud to be a sponsor of the 2012 "Movies at the Mill," happening Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 6pm. We'll also be providing support to the event, so come out and say hello. I'm curious to see the movie by Paul A. Levin. Image and information from the website below – enjoy the show! You can find out more at: http://moviesatthemill.com/
BEFORE BREAKFAST by Paul A. Levin
" Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, two of the most revered screen legends of all time, were both born in 1929. They spun in the same Hollywood and New York orbits simultaneously. And, they both exuded a kind of other worldly elegance addictive to audiences. But they've never been on the same screen… until now." http://moviesatthemill.com/
Spillman conceived the master plan for Simon Silk Mill and is now in the process of coordinating the first phase of that plan. Renderings and information on the Simon Silk Mill will be available at the event, so come check it out. We'd like to thank the honorable Mayor Panto, the Easton Redevelopment Authority and VM Development Group for providing great vision and leading the project into the first phases of development.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- The push toward after-hours trading has eclipsed decimalization efforts for the moment on Wall Street, but that doesn't mean that the issue has gone away.
"This wasn't driven by the broker-dealer industry building a business case; this is driven by an agreement with the regulators and the brokerage industry for the good of the public and not an eye toward profits."
Scott Abbey, Paine Webber
The Securities Industry Association (SIA) recently sent regulators a proposal to phase in decimalization -- that is, pricing stocks in decimals instead of ever-smaller fractions -- starting in July.
Some in the industry are predicting that investors will pay more in commissions because decimalization is likely to cause the spread to narrow between the bid and ask price on a stock, prompting the middleman in a trade to look elsewhere to make up the difference.
Proponents say investors should actually end up paying less for their stock orders than they do now. CBS.MarketWatch.com spoke with Scott Abbey, chief information officer at PaineWebber. Abbey's heading up the SIA decimalization committee. Here are excerpts from that conversation:
CBSMW: Do you expect that the SIA's decimalization proposal will be adopted?
Abbey: We are working as aggressively as we can for converting next summer. We're working together with the regulators to see if we can get that done. The exchanges, utilities and the broker-dealers have the bulk of the work to do.
CBSMW: Tell us a little bit about the phases for decimalization.
Abbey: In Phase 1, investors will see that a small number of stocks, perhaps 40, will be priced in dollars and cents. It will be almost unnoticeable (because the spread on highly liquid stocks are already thin).
In Phase 2, that will be widened to all securities in dollars and cents, however, in increments of a nickel. What we're really trying to do is ensure that we don't overload with volume too quickly. Phase 3 is that (the exchanges) make their own rules -- whether it's a penny, for example -- on how securities will be priced.
CBSMW: When is Phase 2?
Abbey: Phase 2 is scheduled for the beginning of August; (Phase) 3 in October.
CBSMW: Could this change the underlying prices of stock trading for investors?
Abbey: It's really hard to know how this will work. It costs (money) to operate the market.The spread in trading goes to the financial people putting up the capital to make the market work
This wasn't driven by the broker-dealer industry building a business case; this is driven by an agreement with the regulators and the brokerage industry for the good of the public and not an eye toward profits.
CBSMW: What are some of the concerns, then, as decimalization moves forward.
Abbey: The ability of everyone who makes up the market -- including the utilities and data processors -- to actually change their programs to accommodate decimalization. There's been a very aggressive effort at many firms to complete Y2K testing, and so few firms were available (for decimalization efforts) until recently. We're concerned about the volume of trades as well.
CBSMW: What's the biggest change for an individual investor in all this?
Abbey: When you read the newspaper, your investments will be in dollars and cents. That's the big difference. As you buy a security, you could pay less, but the seller has also sold it for less. It's not clear there's any real benefit there.On most trades, investors probably won't see a difference in spreads.


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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Treasurys were virtually unchanged Wednesday afternoon with investors wondering if widespread expectations for an idle Fed later this month may have been overdone.
Wednesday's losses added to Tuesday's woes as the market must digest a batch of corporate debt this week. A busy high-yield auction calendar pressured governments as investors sell Treasurys to hedge against corporate buys.
Speaking in Boston late Tuesday, Federal Reserve Governor Laurence Meyer sounded more hawkish on interest rates than markets were expecting. He said the central bank may still have to slow growth even more to eliminate any lingering inflation risk.
On Wednesday, the benchmark 10-year Treasury note lost 1/32 to yield 6.15 percent, unchanged from its yield settlement in New York hours on Tuesday. The 30-year bond was flat to yield 5.91 percent.
Moving down the yield curve, the 5-year held steady at 6.34 percent. The 2-year was off 1/32 at 6.51 percent.
The difference in yield between the bellwether 10-year note and a 2-year security widened to a negative 38 basis points from a negative 36 basis points.
Stocks bobbed all over the board Wednesday as investors awaited the judge's ruling on the fate of Microsoft. U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson will issue his ruling on whether to split the giant software maker into two separate companies at 4:30 p.m. The Dow Industrials DJIA, -0.15% finished up 77 points, or 0.7 percent, to 10,812. The Nasdaq Composite $compq rose 82 points, or 2.2 percent, to 3,839. Read more in .
Slowdown taking shape
Financial markets welcomed news Friday of some slackness in the labor market. No apparent wage acceleration and an uptick in the unemployment rate to 4.1 percent in May supports the notion that the economy is slowing from its breakneck pace, just as the Fed had hoped when last summer it launched a series of interest-rate increases that culminated in a rare half-point hike last month. The rate setting arm of the Fed next meets for a two-day session that ends June 28.
Treasurys rallied over the last few weeks as a host of economic data capped by the friendly jobs report supported a slower growth scenario and stoked thoughts the rate tightening cycle may be coming to a close. But the market has had trouble building on those gains this week.
Earlier on Tuesday, San Francisco Fed President Robert Parry said that it was evident the economy slowed but it was "too soon for the Fed to declare victory" on inflation.
Later Wednesday, Fed Governor Edward Gramlich is scheduled to speak to separate housing groups in Denver, at 3:15 p.m. EDT, and in Salt Lake City, at 9:45 p.m. EDT.
The economic docket is is light Wednesday, with consumer credit figures -- considered a minor indicator in the market -- due for release at 3 p.m. EDT. Investors are looking ahead to Friday's wholesale price data and any further proof the economy is cooling off. Read more in , and .
Back in the market
In the busiest week this year for the corporate bond market, some $16 billion in investment-grade issues are going on the block this week.
International Paper Co., the world's largest paper and forest products firm, launched $800 million in two-year floating rate notes, $1.2 billion in three-year fixed rate notes and $1 billion in five-year fixed rate notes.
Fannie Mae announced it would sell $3 billion of benchmark 10-year notes on Wednesday. Ford Motor Credit Co. -- the financing arm of Ford Motor Co. -- sold $4.5 billion of bonds on Wednesday, while Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & Co. tripled the size of its global bond sale to $3 billion on Tuesday.
Mounting ideas that the Fed will leave interest rates alone has prompted corporate treasurers to parlay into the debt arena, especially now that the risk of much higher interest rates -- thus higher borrowing costs -- is abating.
In the currency arena, the dollar continued its descent against the yen and the euro following a bruising sell-off on Tuesday. Dollar/yen was recently trading at 105.70, off 0.1 percent from the previous close, while euro/dollar added 0.7 percent to 0.9607.
In the commodity market, July crude lost 55 cents to $29.20 while the Bridge CRB index dropped 2.18 to 222.82. View latest commodity prices.


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Eat & Drink
Dining Guide: 5 newer places to try for happy hour
Portland has more restaurants and bars offering happy hour than ever. But if you find yourself stopping into the same haunts again and again, these hot spots — all opened within the past year or so — are worth checking out. Read on
Eat & Drink
Portland dining: Sophistication and style define the new crop of restaurants set to open
Expanding on the brand, Portland dining is gearing up for stylish dining where hayseeds take a back seat to urban swells coming through the front door. But all are welcome! Read on


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Berry Surprise
Makes: 12 servings
Cook: 29 minutes
Nonstick cooking spray for baking, Pam®
1 box (18.25-ounce) yellow cake mix, Betty Crocker®
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1⁄3 cup vegetable oil, Wesson®
1⁄4 cup water
1 teaspoon almond extract, McCormick®
2 cans (16 ounces each) buttercream frosting, Betty Crocker®
21⁄2 cups mixed fresh berries (raspberries, blackberries, and/or blueberries), rinsed and patted dry
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray two 8-inch round cake pans with baking spray; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat cake mix, eggs, buttermilk, oil, water, and almond extract with an electric mixer on low for 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl and beat on medium for 2 minutes. Transfer to the prepared pans. Bake for 29 to 34 minutes or until a tester comes away clean and cake starts to pull away from the sides of the pans. Cool in pans for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Level the cakes if they have crowned and split each layer horizontally with a serrated knife. Stack the four cake layers, spreading 1⁄2 cup frosting and 1⁄2 cup berries on each of the bottom three layers before adding the next layer. Frost the outside of the cake with remaining frosting. Arrange remaining berries in a ring around the top of the cake.