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Trump immigration ban 'splitting apart families' in B.C., fear experts, advocates
Confusion and alarm among several groups of dual-nationality Canadians was the order of the day in Vancouver, Saturday, after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring dual citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from travelling to the U.S.
President Donald Trump's executive order, announced Friday, singles out citizens of Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Libya and Yemen. Saturday, the U.S. State Department said the travel ban will apply as well to those with dual nationalities — including Canadian citizens who also hold passports for those countries.
"Travellers who have nationality or dual nationality of one of these countries will not be permitted for 90 days to enter the United States or be issued an immigrant or non-immigrant visa," the department said in a statement.
"Those nationals or dual nationals holding valid immigrant or non-immigrant visas will not be permitted to enter the United States during this period."
The executive order initially spread alarm among local dual citizens who feared they would now be blocked from visiting relatives and friends in the U.S. It was only later on Saturday evening that an email from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office clarified that Canadians with dual citizenship would not be turned away at the U.S. border.
"We have been assured that Canadian citizens travelling on Canadian passports will be dealt with in the usual process," said the email from Kate Purchase, Trudeau's director of communications.
Earlier in the day news of the executive order brought protesters out onto the streets of Vancouver and sent immigration lawyers and advocates scurrying for clarification.
Pejman Nejad, 30, an Iranian-Canadian who works at Vancouver airport, feared the executive order would block him from crossing the border to visit his aging grandparents.
"They live in Portland and they are getting very, very old," he said. "They basically have nobody there and they're just living by themselves. What they look forward to is every couple of months, we go and visit them."
Nejad said he'd been planning to visit in the coming weeks but thought he would be forced to cancel his trip.
"With this (executive order), they say 90 days now, but God knows. What is 90 days going to fix? I'm pretty sure they're going to come up with something even more stupid and carry this on."
Late Saturday, after protests against the order broke out at airports across the U.S., a federal judge granted a stay on immediate deportations for people from the seven affected nations who had just arrived at U.S. airports with valid visas.
Vancouver-based immigration lawyer Zool Suleman said Iranian-Canadians would comprise the bulk of those impacted by any dual citizen ban.
"Obviously, this is causing grief not only for personal reasons — in terms of family or personal reasons to be in America — but obviously business reasons as well," he said.
Suleman said there's a growing movement to revisit the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement, which restricts cross-border travel by requiring refugees to claim status in the first of the two countries in which they land.
"This opens up a big issue between Canada and the United States, on whether we will take the refugee claimants that America will not under the Safe Third Country Agreement," he said. "I think you will start to see this issue becoming more and more relevant over the next few weeks."
The impact of the executive order is "broader than just the racist, Islamophobic undertones," said Hasan Alam, a lawyer and the community liaison for the Vancouver-based Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline.
"There's some real panic happening right now, in the community as a whole," he said. "There's many people living in Canada from the countries (in the) immigration ban — what we're in the community calling the 'Muslim ban.'"
Before news of the clarification broke, Alam said that such a dual-citizenship travel ban would cause long-lasting damage.
"It's actually splitting apart families, it's destroying people's futures. There are people here who have research grants and jobs in the United States that they can no longer do because of these bans," he said.
"I've spoken to community members here who have spouses who are working in Seattle and they can't see them … the past 10 to 15 years has been built upon this cross-border relationship."
Alam said he's hearing from Canadians whose families are visiting the banned countries and can't return to their homes in the U.S., as well as those who want the Safe Third Country Agreement to be revoked.
He expects an influx of refugees from the U.S. and the banned countries into Canada. He believes the government will need to prepare for this.
Saturday, outside the recently opened Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver on Georgia Street, about 30 protesters gathered to protest the executive order.
Helesia Luke said she organized the protest after waking up heartbroken and angry at news headlines.
"I have heard from people who have showed up here today, actually, and they're directly and negatively affected," she said. "It's terrible. It's ripping families apart.'
Protester Bijan Hakiri, an Iranian-Canadian, said he found the ban "not right because it's against the humanity."
Hakiri said the 90-day ban will prevent him from visiting friends in the U.S. He was protesting against Trump's rule and believes public resistance is the key to impeding the president's success, he said.
"There's definitely jitters within the immigrant communities because even people who have become Canadian citizens, they have strong ties back to their country," said Ninu Kang, director of communication and development for MOSAIC, a charity that serves immigrant, newcomer and refugee communities in Metro Vancouver.
There is uncertainty about the implementation of the executive order but MOSAIC is hearing is that "border patrol agents are desperately trying to implement this into policy," Kang said.
"We think that these executive orders are not only impacting Canadians … but we think it impacts Canada," she said. "As a result of Canada having close ties to the U.S., the rest of the world may not necessarily see us as two different countries."
Kang said a growing anti-immigrant and anti-refugee rhetoric in the Trump presidency is playing into fundamentalist ideology and may effectively wipe out Canadian and U.S. international peace efforts.
MOSAIC's support staff will continue to help immigrants and refugees understand their rights and find support services that will help them get the information to make decisions for themselves, she said.
"We're also preparing ourselves for perhaps an additional influx of refugees that might flow across the borders as a result of the adversarial relationship that Donald Trump is now creating with Mexico."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hadn't released an official response to the executive order before deadline.
But on Saturday he tweeted: "To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada."
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Our Lives in Books
When you remember favorite books from your childhood, it's like revisiting an old, beloved friend. If you think about it, we have stories about the stories we've read!
When I was in high school, I read Gone with the Wind. In three days.
That book is the size of a brick! No small feat. Plus, I read it in the car on a road trip from California to the Canadian Rockies. My dad was so ticked at me, "Lorrie, we've driven all this way and you're not even looking out the window!"
"But, Dad! You just don't understand! I can't bear to tear myself away from Rhett and Scarlett!"
You see, I've got a story about reading a story that reminds me of a specific time and place. While I was writing this post, I found the copy of Gone With the Wind that made the journey from the California to the Canadian Rockies. I opened the front cover and saw this:
My guess is that my brother crossed the imaginary line in the middle of our Volvo station wagon back seat so he could annoy me in some way. You see, he got carsick very easily and couldn't while away hours and hours with reading diversion during a time of no electronics. After a while, his only option must have been annoying me, and I had to retaliate by calling him a DOPE in a stealth way that avoided my parents' detection.
See, yet another story about reading a story.
I love it, and I love hearing other people's stories about reading stories. I feel deeply connected to people who love similar books. And even if we don't love the same books, I still love hearing stories about your reading lives.
And that's why I think it's important to share personal reading histories in our classrooms, at meetings, or around our dining room table. One way to do this is with one of my favorite writing recipes (disguised as a reading/art project) called LITERARY TIMELINES.
Another way to do this is checking out My Ideal Bookshelf by Jane Mount. It's also got a bookshelf template in the back that can stand in as a quick template for a literary timeline conversation without a lot of fuss.
Talking about books brings life and passion into conversations. And that sets the stage for loving reading which sets the stage for loving writing.
Happy reminiscing about your life in books.
Always writing (and reading!),

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Hello Lovelies,
These pictures always make me smile and I guess, these are the right picks for this week's photo challenge.
I was amused looking at those two lovebirds walking as if they own the world.
And I really admired the coolness of the driver. He was driving the bus at walking speed, very patiently. He did not even honk. Okay, I'm in Germany, honking is not allowed here unless someone is in danger! 😉
I hope you enjoy my photo essay.
Keep Shining… Smile!
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The Japanese love their rare but pricey limited edition Levi's! 2009 marks the 5th anniversary for Hong Kong retailer JUICE, and the boutique and its in-house label has been hard at work developing some collaborative denim designs. Last month the CLOT x Kazuki x Levi's 505 kzKLOT SILVER Series denim was released and drew a massive reaction from the local Hong Kong scene. Now, this month, a new version once again designed by Kazuki Kuraishi is set for release. This time the denim features gold colors in a similar design with distressed denim. The jeans will be released this coming Friday, May 15th with queues for the raffle drawings beginning at 11:00 am. The suggested retail price is $4180HKD or approximately $539 USD. (Source: HypeBeast.)
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Flower oils are ideal choice for all kinds of people while they need therapeutic resolution to the ailments. Mainly, the flower oil extracted from diverse parts of fresh flowers like seed, leaf, stem, petals and some others. The flower oil suitable for you because it works deeper and let you protect from the harmful effects and acts as an excellent ailments. The strong essence from the flower oils give the refresh and good relaxation for spa therapies in mathura. The flower oils are now important give the surprising relief from the uncontrollable aching muscles and work pressure. Now, you don't need to intake any of the supplements like sinusitis, gall bladder, migraine, asthma, muscle strain and other ailments. You can get the complete benefits from the flower oils easily and don't hesitate anymore to encounter the needs. Here, you can see the list of effective flower oils going to fulfill the expectations.
Arnica Montana:-
Do you before head about the effective flower arnica, it found majorly in the alpine meadows and grows more looks yellow and orange in color. The oil from the arnica flowers extracted and aid you ease the stains with bruises, rheumatism and muscular aches. The arnica Montana oil is specifically utilized in the aromatherapies and massage therapies.
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Marjoram is also one among the powerful flower best choice to treat various issues in the human body particularly inner organs like digestion issues, stomach cramps and constipation. The Marjoram oil therapeutic properties give the reliability and peace of mind to the beneficiary. If you are hardly affected by sinusitis and asthma doesn't worry; because of the Marjoram oil vapor deliver the potential relief. You can simply blend the Marjoram oil with any of the massage oil and massage head to treat different kinds of headaches, tension and work pressure.
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While you are feeling hard severe headache looking for the right medication, rosemary oil best alternative to other medications. It is the nature and fresh oil greatly beneficial for mental stimulant. You need to massage the pain region with oil and solve headaches, sinusitis problem and improve memory ability. It also has several abilities to treat arthritis, digestive issues, gallbladder congestion and strained muscles. You can mix the oil in shampoos to treat headaches issues and cure migraines as well skin issue in an effective way.
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Hi everyone, things have really taken a turn for the better since my last blog. I'm happy to announce that I have been selected to ride the 2nd World Cup in New Zealand.
This is great news as it puts my qualification path for the World Championships back on track. This is because in order to compete at the World Championships a rider has to compete in at least two World Cups. New Zealand is World Cup two of three so having missed the first one gaining selection for New Zealand was vital. The specific events are yet to be confirmed but its likely I will be in the Team Sprint and the Individual Sprint.
My selection represents a bit of a tun around in fortunes. Since my last blog I have been fit and healthy and I've been able to get some really good training in. With hindsight it was the right decision to pull out of the British Championships and the Europeans, I feel like I'm in a far better place pre New Zealand than I was before the British Championships. Its also an exciting time to be making the move back into the team. Numbers in training are starting to show I've made really good progress in my Team Sprint ability.


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A recent article in the Scientific American details some history of migraines. Interestingly, President Thomas Jefferson was among those afflicted. During his second term in office, President Jefferson had a migraine every afternoon. Imagine what this did to his ability to make the important decisions about running our country.
The Scientific American called migraines "the most common neurological disability in the world", acknowledging the role of the nervous system in the development of these crippling attacks. Migraines are not simply a bad headache – they are often accompanied by a host of other symptoms including nausea, vomiting, changes in vision, and severe pain. Even 200 years after Jefferson's presidency, the medical profession still struggles to reliably manage migraines using various types of medications.
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Carrot Greens Pesto
1 cup chopped carrot greens
1 cup basil
¼ cup pine nuts
3 garlic cloves
½ small lemon, juiced
⅓ cup olive oil
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Whether your carrots are orange, purple, red, white, or yellow, the tops for this recipe should be green. So remove anything that is wilted or begun to brown. We don't want that for our pesto! NOTE: FACT: Baby carrots are anything but. Those bags of baby carrots you find at the store are actually larger carrots that have been shaved down, and given that "baby carrot" shape. Talk about food waste! Just say no to those baby carrots!
Add 1 cup chopped greens, 1 cup chopped basil, 1/4 cup pine nuts, 3 peeled garlic cloves, 1/2 of a small lemon, juiced, and 1/3 cup of olive oil to your food processor. Puree until everything is minced and smooth. You might need more oil.
While this pesto is vegan, unlike most, I love adding it to cheese tortellini. It has a freshness you don't find in conventional basil pesto, that really compliments the cheese nicely.Enjoy!
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Austin Maynard Architects has secured a site for the 'Nightingale 3' project, at 209 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
The site is close to public transport (Upfield rail and bicycle corridor, tram route 19, bus route 506), community hubs (Brunswick Baths, Brunswick Library) and educational institutions (Brunswick Secondary College, RMIT University).
Three major supermarkets, a host of fantastic food and entertainment venues (including The Cornish Arms, Host, Howler and The Spotted Mallard) are also within walking distance.
A participatory design survey, for registered potential purchasers to have their say on what is important to them, was undertaken in July 2016. Responses from the survey have been considered in the schematic design for the site. Maynard Architects announced that a developmental permit would be submitted shortly (below).
Clare Cousins Architects recently held an information session for potential impact investors for the fourth Nightingale project (Nightingale 4.0).
Nightingale 3.0 by Austin Maynard Architects ? Sydney Road, Brunswick ? www.maynardarchitects.com _ @maynardarchitect + @maustin3000 ----- Some words from Mr Maynard... "Nightingalehousing 3.0 (Sydney Road, Brunswick) is off to council to seek a permit. Let the games begin! We have tried to create the best homes that we can within the very complex mesh of sustainability, liveability, low cost, and urban renewal, all within a heritage area. It's been fun and games. We have had an amazing and dedicated team supporting us. We have tried our best. Fingers crossed." Good luck! @nightingale.housing @moreland_city_council #nightingale3 #nightingalehousing #austinmaynardarchitects #residentialarchitecture #melbournearchitecture #victoriaarchitecture #australianarchitecture #architecture
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The team is putting the final touches on their town planning application. Submission is expected to occur in mid-September 2016, with the hope of receiving planning approval in early 2017.
Open and engaging discussions with Moreland City Council continue. The team looks forward to continued collaboration to achieve better, liveable design outcomes for future Nightingale homeowners.
A purchaser information night will be held for the participatory design survey respondents once the town planning application has been submitted.
The Nightingale Model Explained
Nightingale supports, educates and advocates for the delivery of designer led multi-residential housing which considers at its core: social health; economic resilience; and environmental sustainability.
The Nightingale Model[/caption]
Nightingale is a triple bottom line apartment building that is ethically funded and holistically sustainable. Build costs and environmental impacts will be lowered through an architecture of reductionism and centralisation.
By way of material reduction, it seeks to implement an ideology of simplicity and an architecture governed by humanity and functionality, by need rather than by desire.
By taking out what is not needed: basement car parking, air- conditioning, second bathrooms, real estate agents, display suites, marketing and advertising teams we will reduce both the construction cost and the project cost.
By sharing infrastructure through centralised systems such as solar P.V., embedded network, solar hot water, hydronic heating, rainwater harvesting, and laundry facilities, we will decrease construction costs, decrease ongoing living costs for residents and reduce space and resources consumed by replicated services.
Nightingale 3.0. Source: Andrew Maynard Instagram @maynardarchitect[/caption]
It catalyses industry change through creating demonstrative projects that are fairly and transparently priced, designed for people, community and the environment, and seeks to redefine the meaning and quality of city life by establishing a development model that is easily replicated and benefits the communities in which they are located.
It uses a deliberative development model where the purchasers (the future residents) have agency in decision-making. For too long our cities have developed based on financial interest rather than human well-being.
Nightingale 3.0. Source: Instagram: @Nightingale.housing[/caption]
The Process
Who buys it?
There are two parties to this process. Share Holders and Purchasers.
Share Holders:
The project is to be funded by share holders. Share holding investors provide the capital to fund the project from the purchase of land through to apartment sales. These shareholders are Melbourne architects who have displayed a strong agenda towards socially sustainable/ethical/affordable design.
Apartments will then be sold to purchasers. The sales contracts, along with the equity in the land will then secure finance for construction.
We intend to sell 100% of apartments prior to construction commencement. We intend to sell all of these to owner- occupiers.
Following the completion of The Commons registering began for future purchasers for the next project. With over 90 registrations of interest, Nightingale 1.0 was aimed at meeting some of this demand.
A majority of the purchasers were young professionals, couples and families currently living within in a two-radius postcode of Brunswick, who want to live in a small apartment community as owner-occupiers. Many of these have been saving their deposits for years. Prior to The Commons, they had not been able to find a new apartment building in the Brunswick area that they wanted to live in.
Cost of Living at Nightingale:
Melbourne is ranked in the top most expensive cities in the world to live in. Nightingale is designed not only to reduce the carbon footprint for its occupants but also it is designed to reduce their ongoing living costs.
Nightingale residents will have lower utility and communication costs through centralised, shared services.
One of the ground floor commercial tenancies will be held by the owner's co-orporation and leased. The rental income from this tenancy will subsidise owner's corporation fees paid by the residents.
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The People:
More than an apartment, Nightingale is about designing and facilitating a community. Shared public spaces and a rooftop garden encourage individuals to engage and interact with one-another, creating a more connected living space.
The Broader Vision:
Beyond designing another 'sustainable' building that is 8 star rated and well-performing, the aim is to create a more affordable urban housing template that others can use as a tool for urban betterment.
We intend for this project to be replicated by other architects with similar goals. We intend to support the replication of this model by releasing our intellectual property for this project to other architects intent on similar outcomes. We hope to engender an industry-wide attitude towards architectural activism via architect as ethical developer.
Method And Savings:
We aim to provide simple, quality apartments that are spacious, sustainable and affordable.
We will utilise a simplified development model that is honest and sustainable.
We aim to achieve this through an exercise in reduction. By taking out all that is unnecessary we can increase quality and reduce cost simultaneously. This was our approach at The Commons. We will apply these learnings at Nightingale.
Reduced Project Costs:
We aim to reduce marketing and sales costs by approximately $400k. We aim to reduce construction costs by approximately $1.1m
No Marketing Team or Advertising Fees-
- Saving approx. $50k
We will not engage a marketing team or pay for advertising. We already have registration demand by purchasers outstripping supply. We will sell directly to these purchasers.
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No Display Suite-
- Saving approx. $100k
We will not build a display suite. (Two already exist.)
No Real Estate Agents-
- Saving approx. $250k
We will not engage Real Estate Agents (We will be setting apartment prices based on cost + profit and will sell direct to registered purchasers.)
No Basement Car Parking-
- Saving approx. $500k
The deletion of basement car parking will not only save construction costs but will also encourage sustainable transport options.
No Second Bathrooms-
- Saving approx. $200k.
The deletion of second bathrooms / ensuites will allow more space in the living areas of the apartments.
No Individual Laundries-
- Saving approx. $150k
The deletion of laundries in apartments will not only give more space to the living areas of the apartments but it will also facilitate community building through a shared rooftop laundry.
No Individual Services-
- Saving approx. $250k.
By using centralised, services to apartments and using check meters to monitor usage we can not only reduce infrastructure costs during construction but also reduce ongoing running costs for the occupants via higher efficiencies and lower metering costs.
Concept Design
Content: Austin Maynard Architects
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I was so delighted this morning when I opened my reader and saw The Couch Gymnasts latest magazine issue, and was even more so delighted when I read that it featured a section on Irish Gymnastics. I've spoken before about the problems that Irish Gymnastics has with funding, I think Ariel Edesses of Renmore GC has given a fantastic explanation in her interview, as to why you don't see Irish gymnasts in the Olympics, coach education in Ireland and the levels of fundraising done for clubs and why.
Check the full article out here.
Is it self-funding? How much of a problem is sports funding for Irish gymnastics in your opinion?
We are a non-profit company meaning we're eligible for grants. However, as gymnastics is still such an unknown sport in Ireland, we're constantly fighting to get any money at all as it all goes to the more well known sports such as Gaelic Football.
Every year, we have a goal to fundraise a certain amount which we do lots of ways such as a sponsored tumble (where the kids get people to sponsor them in tumbling for a certain amount of time), a public display (we set up some mats in the middle of the pedestrian streets in Galway and the kids have fun performing), among other more traditional ways. However, funding is definitely our biggest challenge.
How hard/easy is it stay on top of coaching education in Ireland?
Right now, very easy!! However, that is only very very very recent as the coaching education office in this country has taken a serious interest in bringing Irish (and foreigners living in Ireland) coaches up to speed with coaching qualifications.
While the final level available for a coaching course is still quite low in comparison to other countries, the main concern has been bringing current coaches up to date and raising the overall level. People who have only ever coached or done gymnastics in Ireland wouldn't be as familiar with a lot of big skills because the level has only significantly increased in the last couple of years.
At Renmore, we're lucky enough to have a very international coaching staff (I'm from America, Sally is from England, and we also have a men's coach from Germany, a rythmic coach from Latvia, and another American coach), so our education about coaching gymnastics covers a wide part of the world. I think this also helps the coaches who wouldn't have the background of high level gymnastics to get into it a bit more.


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Formations fabricated and installed 6,600 square feet of exhibits within two galleries at Mississippi State University.
The exhibits present the four eras of President Grant's life from his early childhood, his time as a General, his Presidency, and his time as Statesman. Grant's character traits act as the main themes of the exhibit experience. Media interactive programs allow visitors to explore more details of his family life, military and political career, and also allow visitors to leave comments on various areas of interest.
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Live-Action Teen Titans Series Announced/
"Titans," is a live-action version of the Teen Titans group set to air on TNT. Little has been revealed on the project since the initial announcement, but finally some news has been released.
Dick Grayson will appear on the series though the outlet notes that he begins the pilot episode as Robin and will transition into Nightwing. A wheelchair-bound Barbara Gordon will also be a member, though she isn't yet going by the "Oracle" title. The Hank Hall and Dawn Granger version of Hawk and Dove are also set to appear and will be a "romantic pairing." Founding New Teen Titans members Raven and Starfire will also be members of the team in the series.
Set to be written by Akiva Goldsman and Marc Haimes, the pilot episode will begin production this year.


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Dynamic Resource Allocation using
Virtual Machines for Cloud Computing
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Cloud computing allows business customers to scale up and down their resource usage based on needs. Many of the touted gains in the cloud model come from resource multiplexing through virtualization technology. In this paper, we present a system that uses virtualization technology to allocate data center resources dynamically based on application demands and support green computing by optimizing the number of servers in use. We introduce the concept of "skewness" to measure the unevenness in the multidimensional resource utilization of a server. By minimizing skewness, we can combine different types of workloads nicely and improve the overall utilization of server resources. We develop a set of heuristics that prevent overload in the system effectively while saving energy used. Trace driven simulation and experiment results demonstrate that our algorithm achieves good performance.
Virtual machine monitors (VMMs) like Xen provide a mechanism for mapping virtual machines (VMs) to physical resources. This mapping is largely hidden from the cloud users. Users with the Amazon EC2 service, for example, do not know where their VM instances run. It is up to the cloud provider to make sure the underlying physical machines (PMs) have sufficient resources to meet their needs. VM live migration technology makes it possible to change the mapping between VMs and PMs While applications are running. The capacity of PMs can also be heterogeneous because multiple generations of hardware coexist in a data center.
· A policy issue remains as how to decide the mapping adaptively so that the resource demands of VMs are met while the number of PMs used is minimized.
· This is challenging when the resource needs of VMs are heterogeneous due to the diverse set of applications they run and vary with time as the workloads grow and shrink. The two main disadvantages are overload avoidance and green computing.
In this paper, we present the design and implementation of an automated resource management system that achieves a good balance between the two goals. Two goals are overload avoidance and green computing.
1. Overload avoidance: The capacity of a PM should be sufficient to satisfy the resource needs of all VMs running on it. Otherwise, the PM is overloaded and can lead to degraded performance of its VMs.
2. Green computing: The number of PMs used should be minimized as long as they can still satisfy the needs of all VMs. Idle PMs can be turned off to save energy.
We make the following contributions:
We develop a resource allocation system that can avoid overload in the system effectively while minimizing the number of servers used.
We introduce the concept of "skewness" to measure the uneven utilization of a server. By minimizing skewness, we can improve the overall utilization of servers in the face of multidimensional resource constraints.
We design a load prediction algorithm that can capture the future resource usages of applications accurately without looking inside the VMs. The algorithm can capture the rising trend of resource usage patterns and help reduce the placement churn significantly.
Hardware Requirements
Pentium IV processes architecture
40 MB Hard Disk Space
Software Requirements
Operating System : Windows
Technology : Java and J2EE
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Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lives and works New York City.
COMMISIONS for public spaces
- Espacio Escultórico del Desierto, San Luis Potosí, México, Blue Oasis, 2014.
- Museo del Barrio, New York, New York. Field I, January 2008.
- SculptureCenter, Long Island City, New York. Patience I, January 2004.
- Plattsburgh Sculpture Park, SUNY Plattsburgh, New York. Puzzled, November 1999.
- ART/OMI Sculpture Park, Ghent, New York. Fieldwork. June 1994.
- Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York. Urban Boat. May 1993.
- Point of Contact Gallery, Syracuse University, New York, El Dorado, November 2016
- Amelie Wallace Gallery, SUNY Old Westbury, New York, Sculptures in four dimensions, November 2006
- Haim Chanin Fine Arts, New York, NY. The Garden of Eden, March 2004.
- Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Plattsburgh, NY. Sculptures and drawings, January 2000.
- Museo del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico. Sculptures and drawings, September 1997.
- Fundación Banco Patricios, Buenos Aires. Sculptures and drawings. September 1996.
- Hartell Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Sculptures and prints. April 1993.
- Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. CCPA Grant Show. December 1992.
- Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York. Artist Choose Artist, Oct 2016-Jan 2017.
- Neuhoff Gallery, New York, New York. Natural Obsessions, May 2008-July 2008.
- El Museo del Barrio, New York, New York. The (S)files,Bienual July 2007-Jan 2008.
- SculptureCenter, Long Island City, New York. In Practice, January-April 2004.
- Yvonamore Palix Gallery, Mexico City. November 1999.
- Arte/Facto, travelling show, June-October 1999
- Überseemusum, Bremen, Germany.
- Unesco Institut für Pädagogik, Hamburg, Germany.
- Bürgerhalle im Rathaus, Wolfsburg, Germany.
- Plattsburgh Sculpture Park, NY. Sculpture Terrace,1997-1999.
- Art Museum, SUNY Plattsburgh, N Y. Sculpture Park Projects, September 1996.
- ART/OMI Sculpture Park, Ghent, NY. Fieldwork. August 1994.
- Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York. '93 NY 50.
- Sculptors of the next century. May 1993.
- Hartell Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca. Sculptures and prints. April 1992.
- Art from South America, University of Massachusetts. Amherst, Massachusetts. April 1990.
- ACM Siggraph, Boston, Massachusetts, Animation, August 1989.
ARTICLES and REVIEWS
- A Garden in the Desert, The sculpture Space of the desert of San Luis Potosi. Mexico 2015, Hardcover 132 pgs.
Raul Berreneche, Art & Architecture, HC&C, July 2014.
- Victor Gutierrez Sanchez, El Espacio Escultorico del Desierto, Revista Habita. Mexico, 2014.
- Jose Aldrete-Hass, Sculpture Space in the Desert, Editorial Pramana, Mexico. July 2012.
- Saul Yurkievich, Letters between a poet and a translator. Visual text Karin Waisman. Point of Contact, Vol.9, June 2009.
- Judith Tennenbaum, Styrofoam: from industrial invention to artistic transformation. Rhode Island School of Design,
Exhibition Notes, Number 29, Spring 2008.
- Fred Bernstein, The New York Times, July 24, 2008.
- ARTMEDIA, Arte en Mesoamerica, Reviews, The Bienal, Costa Rica, #, Summer 2007.
- Martha Schwendener,, Art review/The (S) Files 007, The New York Times. August 31, 2007.
- Julian Zugazagoitia, Director Museo del Barrio, Introduction Catalogue 5th, New York, 2007.
- Carmen Ramos, American Art Without Borders: The (S)Files Biennial 2007. Catalogue Museo del Barrio
- Elvis Fuentes, Classified report on the S files, Catalogue 5th Bienal Museo del Barrio. New York, 2007.
- Jonathan Goodman, Reviews, Sculpture Magazine, June 2006.
- Gerard Mc Carthy, Reviews, Art in America, summer 2006.
- Graciela Kartofel, News & views, Art Nexus, October 2004.
- Hilarie Sheets, Reviews, ARTnews, summer 2004.
- Alejandra Villasmil, Reviews, Arte al Dia, #103, June 2004.
- Grace Gluek, Art in Review, The Garden of Eden, The New York Times. April 16, 2004.
- Olivier Berggruen, Efflorescence & Evanescence. Catalogue Haim Chanin Fine Arts. March 2004.
- Shirley Kaneda, Editor's Choice, BOMB Magazine, March 2004.
- Arte Compartido, Harper's Bazaar Magazine, Mexico, February 2000.
- Barbara J. Bloemink, essay Catalogue Plattsburg Art Museum, January 2000.
- Edward Brohel, "Introduction", Director Plattsburg State Art Museum. Catalogue Sculpture Park,1999.
- Osvaldo Sanchez, "Tecali or the house where we never live…",
- Catalogue Arte-fact Germany, July 1999.
- Adrian Sina "Advento, the ethics of a shared transcultural utopia". Catalogue Arte-fact Germany, 1999.
- Carlos Aranda and Paloma Porraz, "The illusion of construction". Catalogue Museo del Chopo, 1997.
- "Exhibitions, Summer 1996, Sculpture Project and Proposals". Museum News. SUNY Plattsburgh, vol.6.
- Elena Oliveras "Jugar en serio", Catalogue Fundación Banco Patricios. September 1996.
- Juan Medrano-Pizarro "Circles, plans, spirals and puzzles",
- Catalogue Fundación Banco Patricios, Sept. 1996.
- Michael Kimmelman, "Outdoor Sculpture in Review". The New York Times. August 6, 1993.
- Shelley Cryer, "A melting pot of Art",. The Sunday Gazette, July 30, 1994.
- "Art Criticism in Latin America", Karin Waisman, Q Journal of Art. Cornell University,1993.
- "Interview with Ursula von Ridingsvard", Karin Waisman, Q Journal of Art. Cornell University, 1992.
GRANTS and AWARDS
- Venture Found, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
- Multimedia piece: "(des)encounters", The poetic gaze of Enrique Lihn in collaboration with Juan Medrano-Pizarro. June 1996-March 1997.
- CCPA Grant, Council for Creative And Performing Arts,Cornell University,1992.
- ACM Siggraph, Boston, Massachusetts. Computer Animation Show. Category: Projects.
- "PotHeads", animation (3 minutes) in collaboration, August 1989.
- School of Architecture, Buenos Aires. December 1983.
- Architects Association of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dec. 1981.
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. Degree: Master in Fine Arts, May 1993.
- University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Diploma: Architect. December 1986.


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text: Gattaca is set in the vague near future. You have this guy who was conceived naturally, named Vincent, who is sort of chronically ill because he is a 99% chance to develop heart disease with a life expectancy of 30 and because of that he's discriminated against and can't get employment. Vincent uses the black … Continue reading Timely review of Gattaca


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PESHAWAR: Dr Shakil Afridi, the doctor who provided vital information to the US to help track down Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, was terminated from his job by the health department on Thursday.
The health department issued a notification in this regard, which said that Afridi has been terminated under the Efficiency & Disciplinary (E&D) Rules for being involved in anti-state activities.
Prior to this 15 lady health workers who were part of the vaccination campaign were also terminated from their jobs.
Last year, British newspaper The Guardian reported that the CIA launched a fake vaccination drive in Abbottabad to gather the DNA information of Bin Laden's family. It said that Khyber Agency Surgeon Dr Afridi, under the pretext of a private polio vaccination campaign, launched a CIA programme to trace the al Qaeda leader in Abbottabad.
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G.B.F. (Gay Best Friend): Social warfare erupts when three high school clique queens battle for supremacy: drama diva Caprice, Mormon princess 'Shley and blonde fashionista Fawcett. When unassuming Tanner is outted, he finds himself cast as the hottest new teen-girl accessory: The Gay Best Friend. The clique queens immediately pounce and makeover Tanner into their ideal arm candy, forcing him to choose between popularity and the true friends - including his own B.F.F. Brent - that he's leaving behind.
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The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is the Federal agency that is authorized to administer the AbilityOne Program.
The year 1938 found Congress creating a program that enabled agencies servicing people who were blind to sell products to the federal government. By the time the year 1971 rolled around, the original Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act was amended to permit people with additional severe forms of disabilities to benefit as well.
The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is the Federal agency that is authorized to administer the AbilityOne Program. The Committee has the responsibility for determining which products and services are suitable to be placed on its Procurement List for the federal government. The Committee also determines the fair market prices for the items on the Procurement List.
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The amendment of the Javits-Wagner-O-Day Act in 1971 found the creation of the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, an independent federal agency that administers the AbilityOne program, being created. The Committee is comprised of fifteen Presidentially-appointed members, eleven of whom are representatives of governmental agencies such as the Departments of Agriculture, Army, Air Force, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Education, Labor, Navy, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the General Services Administration. The remaining four members are private citizens who are knowledgeable about the employment issues faced by persons who are blind or experience additional forms of severe disabilities, to include those who are employed by nonprofit agencies affiliated with the AbilityOne Program.
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The National Industries for the Blind (NIB) has achieved some highly-notable milestones in the decades of its existence. Since the year 1938, the NIB has enhanced both the economic and personal independence of people who are blind through creation of employment opportunities. Under its brand name SKILCRAFT, the NIB and its associated agencies supply federal customers with a selection of greater than three-thousand high-quality products. The NIB's customers find themselves with a dependable workforce, as well as the ability to take advantage of the value and quality of the products and services produced through the program. NIB workers are capable, bringing exceptional and award-winning work ethics to every single one of their projects.
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The services to America provided by the AbilityOne Program include Secure Mail and Digital Document services. The portion of the AbilityOne program that provides these services has earned a number of awards for exceptional services as well. The people involved in Mail and Digital Document services through the AbilityOne Program absolutely shine.
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Administrative Services at Randolph Air Force Personnel Center, Texas
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Pleased to announce I will heading to Indiana Repertory Theatre this Fall where I will perform in Jeffery Hatcher's Holmes & Watson. From IRT's website:
Summoned to a remote asylum on a rocky island, Dr. Watson investigates three inmates who all claim to be the late master sleuth Sherlock Holmes. This eerie new puzzler by award-winning playwright Jeffrey Hatcher will stir your blood and tease your mind.
Performances are September 25th to October 21st.


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8th stop of Bugis+ Food Trail:
Ramen Champion
Ramen Champion houses a couple of ramen stalls, where residency is determined by a competitive and friendly customer voting system. Diners fill out forms evaluating their meals. The rankings are then posted each month. The best will stay! We lucky ones get to savour the best ramen imported from Japan!
Here, we get to sample 8 different types of ramen.
I am happy to discover a place where they sell yummy ramen! I like my ramen with rich and thick soup broth! All of their soup bases are so rich that every sip will leave you wanting for more because it is that addictive.
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happy diners with the delicious bowls of ramen in front of us!
1st up,
From Iroha
King's Ramen $18
The soup broth is chicken shoyu and has a miso base. Curly ramen is used for this. There are 5 pieces of generously thick chashu laid out, sprinkled with pepper around. It tastes as good as it looks!
From Gantetsu
King Chashu Ramen $15
noodle: curly egg ramen soup
The soup base is creamy miso with a balanced amount of chicken and pork. Broth for this is mild and has a subtle ginger taste due to the shredded ginger in it. The pork chasu is thinly sliced and is very tender. A special miso recipe is used to create that exclusive taste.
The soup base is creamy miso with a balanced amount of chicken and pork. Broth for this is mild and has a subtle ginger taste due to the shredded ginger in it. The pork chasu is thinly sliced and is very tender. A special miso recipe is used to create that exclusive taste.
From Aoyama
Special Tonkotsu Ramen $15
The noodles for this is the thin type. There are black pepper added into the broth. The egg and pork are not marinated so that the original taste of the broth will be maintained.
From Ikkousha
God Fire Ramen $15.50
This has got to be one of my favourite! For this ramen, they come in 4 different level of spiciness ranging from spicy to dangerous. We were served the least spicy version and it is moderately spicy. I will only be game enough to try up to the 3rd level of spiciness even though I love spicy food. Spicy ramen lovers will love this!
From Taishoken
Cold & Spicy Tsukemen $15
This ramen is unique to Ramen Champion in Singapore and it is not available in Japan. This bowl of cold and spicy tsukemen has been customized for Singapore's hot climate. It seeks to give the person eating it a winter-feel when the ramen is being dipped into the cold sauce. This ramen is especially popular in the months of April and June when the weather is scorching hot all month. This is also the only dry ramen available. Spicy flavourful minced pork is served at the side (hidden behind the bowl of ramen).
You can choose whether you want the spicy dipping sauce (contains chilli oil) or the non-spicy dipping sauce (sesame oil is used instead).
From Ikkousha
Spicy Takana Ramen $15
The broth is spicy and slightly sour when if you mix the takana (preserved vegetables in the middle) in it. The spicy takana is homemade. I find this broth to be so flavourful and addictive at the same time. This is one of my favourites too and I like the thin ramen used in this bowl of ramen.
From Bario
Ajitama Ramen $14.50
thick yellow noodles is used for this ramen. The signature Bario noodles are thick and chewy, and very filling for the stomach. I am not a fan of thick yellow noodles though. This bowl of ramen has to be eaten hot as it will not taste as good when it is cold due to the thicker broth.
Look at the generous serving of beansprouts and cabbage (underneath)! What a pleasing sight. You can also add chopped garlic inside if it is to your liking.
If you are itching for a bowl of authetic tasting ramen, you know where to go now! ;)
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see you soon, Ramen Champion. I will be back for more!
Website: http://www.ramenchampion.com.sg/


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Re: Fighting Squadron 8
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Fighting Squadron 8
sharon malanga 8/23/02
It might be interesting to know what his record says about his rank and rating.Likely he had an aviation specialist rating which would read thus: AOM (Aviation Ordnanceman) or AEM (Aviation Electricians Mate) or something along those lines.If he had petty officer rank these designations would be followed by 1, 2 or 3C to indicated CLASS.#rd Class being a single chevron.1st Class being three chevrons.
VF means (V) Heavier than Air and (F) means Fighter.VF-8 or Fighting 8 was originally assigned to the HORNET which was CV-8.Very early naval aviation assignments followed on the numerics of the Carrier to which it was assigned. CV-8 was lost at the Battle of Santa Cruz 24OCT42.
CV-8 was replaced in name by USS HORNET CV-12 which saw service from WW2 until Viet Nam.CV-12 is still in existance and is a Museum Ship in Oakland, CA.Their excellent museum and reference facilities also carry the history of CV-8, so would be a great place for you to look for your dad's history.
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Jakob Nielsen, the renown user experience consultant, has posted a report on Intranet Social Features.
Below are a few excerpts that I found especially relevant to Ponzu, together with my comments;
Similarly, there's now no doubt that social features are even more useful inside the enterprise for supporting employee collaboration and knowledge management. We used the slightly hokey term "Enterprise 2.0" to summarize our early research, and the new research confirms that the real effect of social features on intranets is to change how organizations function by making communication more open.
We also believe that social networking features in a conference program system (Ponzu) has a real positive effect on scientific research.
Little training is required. Users take to social tools easily when they're given them for the right reasons and in the right work context. It takes little training, transition time, or urging to get people on board. In general, you should design social tools that employees can easily use without special training. In addition to following usability guidelines, you can achieve this goal by emulating popular Internet designs, such as the 5-star rating system known from Amazon and Netflix.
Avoid advertising the new tools as "new tools." Instead, simply integrate them into the existing intranet, so that users encounter them naturally. For example, you could turn an existing bookmarking (or "quick links") feature into a socially shared bookmarking feature without great fanfare.
It is essential that Ponzu's features are modeled after popular Internet designs. That is why our "like" system is modeled after Facebook. We should resist making features complex. In fact, the example that Jakob Nielsen mentions, "turning an existing bookmark into a shared bookmarking feature" is essentially what we did. In Ponzu, we turned an existing bookmark (my schedule) into a "like" feature.
Despite companies' concerns about employees using social tools with impropriety, infractions remain rare.
As long as attribution is built in and required, communities police themselves.
As with Intranets, the users of Ponzu will also be professionally accountable for the comments that they make. There should be no concern about impropriety.
In user testing of intranet search, we've found that it's essential to provide a single, unified search across all intranet resources. This finding was replicated for social intranet features: they should be searched as part of the overall intranet search, rather than having individual siloed search engines for each social tool. Depending on the implementation, the need for integrated search can be a strong argument against outsourced or hosted social software, because many SaaS services don't support federated search.
This is a strong argument for integrating all the social features inside Ponzu, instead of relying on third-party SNS or commenting solutions. Using Facebook or Twitter badges to provide social features is not a good idea. Neither is using DISQUS for the commenting system. Everything should be within the same system so that we can provide integrated search.
The most important conclusion from both research rounds is that social intranet projects must be driven by business needs — that is, the problem or pain point you're trying to solve.
The reverse process is common, but deadly. Don't start by saying, "Twitter and microblogging are cool, and I've heard good things about Yammer." Our report says good things about Yammer, too, but that's no reason to throw it onto your intranet. Maybe your business needs something completely different.
The difficulty here is to understand what the "business needs" of scientific conferences actually are. If you think that the needs are only to learn about research, then you don't need social features in the first place. Only by perceiving scientific conferences as a social event can we understand which social features we need, and how we should implement them.
Today, many companies see intranet information sharing and other social features as offering true competitive advantages. It's not something to build because it's fun — it's a workday utility. Social tools are an expected part of a knowledge worker's standard toolkit, and many executives recognize this.
Widespread use of internal social media breaks down communication barriers. Although that sounds good, it can threaten people accustomed to having a monopoly on information and communication.
So, before implementing intranet collaboration tools, you must consider your company culture. If people are strongly committed to the "knowledge is power" tenet and don't want to share, then sharing technologies will obviously fail.
Also, there's still concern that, given social tools in the workplace, workers will fritter away their days and not get any work done. What we actually find — in companies with vibrant social platforms — is that employees are no more inclined to fritter away their work hours on non work-related communication with social tools than they were likely to do before these tools existed.
Social sharing is not for all scientific conferences. The medical community tends to be more rigid then the scientific community, with a stronger hierarchy and more formality. Hence it might be less suited than the relaxed molecular biology scientific society.


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Long Pose Portraiture
Coming in April
Students will have the opportunity to work on a long pose painting or drawing. Nathan will be painting along with the students and giving critiques as needed and requested. Proportions, gesture, form, color, and light are some of the areas that will be discussed.
Cost: TBD
Call 707-791-4028 or email email@example.com to reserve your space.
Nathan Sowa was born in Agana, Guam, in 1976. He took a degree in philosophy at Oregon State University in 2000. His final year in college was spent on exchange in Lyon, France, where he skipped classes to go draw at the museum and realize his passion for traditional art. Three years later he enrolled at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, where he studied from 2004-2008. He was later hired to teach at the FAA in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 2008-2010. He is a founding member of the painting group Bjäremålarna, begun in the summer of 2006.


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blue ridge, ga
I've always loved to travel and go on road trips, so when a new friend from school asked me if I wanted to go on a hiking trip in Blue Ridge, GA with her a few weeks ago, I didn't even think before immediately replying "YES!" to her text. I would say I'm a pretty adventurous person in the way that I love exploring new places and trying new activities, restaurants, ideas, and food. However, before this weekend, I never truly had been on a proper "adventure." Sure, I've been on road trips or taken vacations full of fun activities, but this past weekend was the first time I explored a new place, with a new friend, and had no set plan or itinerary. It was the first time I drove around aimlessly and stumbled upon trails or fields of wildflowers off of winding roads. I learned more than a few things on this trip; one being that adventures are good for the soul. And two being that going on those adventures with an open mind, zero expectations, and no set plan or itinerary is the key to experiencing that true feeling of wonder. That feeling of being in awe over how the mountain tops greet the horizon line, walking into the cutest local cafe and smelling freshly brewed coffee, realizing how abundant and luscious the trees are, looking out at the crystal blue lake water and watching how the sun dances on top of the ripples that the boat wake creates, and breathing in the smell of pine cones and green grass and tree sap. I'd have to say that road tripping to a foreign place with a good pal full of beautiful scenery, eventful days, and everlasting memories was the highlight of my Spring quarter at SCAD. My love for Georgia, nature, and serendipitous finds grew immensely in these past 3 days and I'm already itching for another adventure.
Blue Ridge, GA: May 19th-21th
Our trip to Blue Ridge included everything from hiking through forests, pulling over to walk through wildflower fields, capturing photos of waterfalls, and kayaking on the most beautiful lake I've ever laid eyes on, to getting drunk on homemade hard apple cider from an apple farm, getting a flat tire on top of a mountain with no cell service and flagging down a plumber in a truck to change it for us, and exploring the historic downtown area trying mini maple bacon donuts, homemade watermelon margaritas, and IPA beer that was way too hoppy for our liking. It's safe to say, it was a weekend for the books! Check out my photo journal below & all the rad places we visited during our trip:
Wildflower Fields
Btw, this is my cute friend Sophie who I experienced the simple beauty of Blue Ridge with, hover over her name & give her a follow y'all!
Look out for a travel video of our entire trip SOON! Til next time...


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It's National Wedding Planning day! If you're recently engaged, you've probably already started thinking about your wedding details- your date, your venue, etc. You may already even have a photographer who took your engagement photos. But have you given any thought to a wedding videographer?
Couples often push wedding videography to the side until closer to their date and some decide to totally forgo it for their big day. I'm here today to tell you to hire a videographer at your wedding- I cannot stress this enough! Maybe I am a bit bias, but honestly, video is the only way to truly relive your wedding day. Photographs are great, but it is 2018 and photos just aren't enough. I cannot fathom the thought of having my entire wedding day pass me by without ever again hearing my vows, or the words my father said in his welcome speech, or the roaring laughter of guests during the best man speech. The raw emotion caught on camera, the real sounds and words spoken will never come across the same way in photographs as they do in video. That being said, it is 2018 and couples still struggle with the thought of hiring a wedding videographer.
Photography is the norm, right? Everyone hires a wedding photographer. In fact, it's probably one of the first things people think about once they get engaged. I certainly have nothing against photography, I think it is very important and a necessity for your wedding- but I also think wedding videography does not get the credit it deserves. The time, effort and creative ability it takes to handcraft a wedding film- in my opinion, far surpasses that of photography. It takes an enormous amount of time going through all the many hours of footage from the day. We spend days, even weeks after your wedding going through all the footage, carefully choosing music, and hand-crafting a one-of-a-kind, cinematic video that is unique to you and your wedding day. It takes a tremendous amount of creative ability and talent to create a video that not only looks good, but flows good as well.
That being said, I cannot stress enough how important it is to hire a good videographer. Like everything else in the world, there is always a difference in quality in the products and services you buy- and this doesn't change for wedding videography. To be honest, you get what you pay for. If you want to hire the cheapest videographer you can find, you will likely receive a not-so-great product and be left with a feeling of regret for not spending the extra dollars for hiring someone more experienced. When it comes to wedding videography, you want to hire people you can trust- people who are not only passionate about what they do, but who have proper experience and education. Your wedding day is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion that has months and months of preparation and build up, and then in a flash, it's gone. Once it's ended, all you have left are the photos and what you can remember in your mind. Your wedding film is the only way to actually go back and relive, and actually hear the laughter, the speeches, your vows! How amazing is it that we live in a time where we have the capabilities to capture all the details of that very special day.
But even so, couples still struggle with the cost of hiring a videographer. If you're in this boat, let me ask you a question- how much are you spending on the floral arrangements at your wedding? The bouquets, the centerpieces, the flowers for your ceremony... How much are you putting towards your dress? Your cake? Your DJ? The truth is that all of the things you're spending money on, with the exception of your photographer, aren't going to last beyond your big day. The flowers will die, the decorations will be thrown out, the surplus of dessert will go bad, and all that will be left from the most important day of your life is nothing but a mere memory. That's why it is SO important to invest in the things that will preserve your wedding day forever. Videography is the best investment you will make for your big day, simply because it is the only way you will be able to truly relive your wedding.
So the next time you are contemplating on getting videography for your wedding, I hope you sincerely understand it's value. Investing in videography should not be a question. It should not take a second thought. Seriously, if you're reading this, you're getting married! That's so exciting! It's going to be one of the greatest days of your life, but let me tell you...it will fly by. You only get one wedding, so remember to invest in the things that will last beyond the day. Do yourself a favor and hire a wedding videographer! I can say with the utmost certainty that you will not regret it, but I can guarantee you will regret it if you choose not to get one!
If you are interested in videography, but don't know where to start, please contact Mark and I and we would be happy to share the options we have! We are currently booking for 2018 & 2019 dates. We have limited availability for 2018, so don't wait to reach out!


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TIFF13: Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
Nigerian playwright Biyi Bandele's adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Biafran War novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, is in many ways a classically composed and executed historical adaptation. Filled with vibrant colours and characters, the film is equal parts entertainment and information, particularly for viewers with little to no knowledge of the war or Nigerian history in general. It seems easy to condemn a film for not being as daring or probing as it could have been, but at the same time there is something to be said for a well made, beautiful-looking film that doesn't make any major missteps.
In adapting the many threads of the novel (which I haven't read), Bandele's film chooses to focus on a pair of twin sisters, Olanna – played by Thandie Newton – and Kainene – American actress, Anika Noni Rose – foreign educated members of the newly established Nigerian state. The film begins on the eve of Nigerian independence in 1960, casting what follows as in many ways the fallout of the end of colonial rule and the mess left behind by retreating foreign powers, eager to re-draw the maps of their former colonies even as they extricate themselves. Olanna takes up a teaching position at a college in Nsukka in order to be with her "revolutionary lover," as her sister dubs a fellow professor, Odenigbo, portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor (who has earned praise from others for his role in Steve McQueens drama, 12 Years a Slave). Kainene assumes responsibility for her father's manufacturing and business interests in Port Harcourt, at the same time that she rekindles a relationship with an old flame, a English writer named Richard who is also teaching in Nsukka.
What transpires is one of the old strategies of the historical picture. The various characters affairs, spats, and personal lives intertwine with the climactic events shaping the country and find themselves at the mercy of history. When the southern, predominately Igbo states secede and declare themselves the independent Republic of Biafra, Nigeria finds itself in a state of civil war, which rages around the characters and raises the stakes significantly.
Bandele's condensation of Adichie's 450-page novel necessarily seems rushed at times with the film's under two-hour runtime. I have intimated from fans of the novel that John Boyega (who shone in the excellent Attack the Block) as Odenigbo's servant boy, Ugwu, finds his story arc condensed, but to give credit to Boyega, he still manages to convent the character with depth and affection.
As a playwright adapting a novel to cinema for his first feature film, Bandele can be commended for avoiding many common pitfalls of stage directors, avoiding any kind of stagey feel or static camera, and communicating movement and space clearly and elegantly. As the actors remarked in the brief Q&A after the film, shooting on location in Nigeria lends the film a vibrancy that might not otherwise be achieved. The colours of the clothing and setting stand out against so many dour colour palettes in most Hollywood fare these days.
Although it offers only a surface-level introduction to Nigerian history, Half of a Yellow Sun is still an engaging historical picture that avoids any major missteps, a quality all too rare these days among the prestige literary genre.
7 out 10
Half of a Yellow Sun (Nigeria/UK, 2013)
Written for the screen and directed by Biyi Bandele; based on the novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; starring Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Boyega.
Half of a Yellow Sun played Sept. 8 and 9 and again on the 14th at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Special Presentation programme.