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By Times Staff Writer
Published December 8, 2007
BRANDON - A 14-year-old Bloomingdale High School freshman suffered minor injuries early Friday after a car struck him at a school bus stop.
Luis Oliveras was hit while crossing the roadway at Bryan Road and Bryan Manor Drive, Hillsborough sheriff's officials said. Two children already had crossed in front of the stopped bus with flashing lights.
As Oliveras crossed, a 1999 Honda failed to stop and hit him.
The driver, 17-year-old Carolina Audi, received a traffic citation for passing a stopped school bus. She is a student at King High School, school officials said.
Oliveras was in good condition at Tampa General Hospital on Friday afternoon, hospital spokesman John Dunn said.
The 6:48 a.m. collision touched off concerns about the pregnant school bus driver, Lana Bryant, who experienced labor-like pains and was taken to Brandon Regional Hospital.
Hillsborough school spokesman Stephen Hegarty said Bryant was released later Friday and was doing well.
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With the help of our CAD expert, Sam Tomlinson, we put the new Epson Stylus Pro 7700 and 9700 printers to the test.
Epson says: The Epson Stylus Pro 7700 and 9700 are packed with the latest Epson technologies that add precision, reliability and productivity to a wide range of professional printing needs. Together they give you the finest quality output without compromising speed.
Sam says: Each time a new printer is launched onto the market it always promises the latest and most advanced technology, so your cynicism is understandable. But from the print samples I have seen, these printers do exactly what they say on the tin! The Epson Ultra Chrome Ink (which now includes vivid magenta) makes the prints clear and they precisely match the colours on screen. Epson have also assured us that prints should last around 75 years, (though we clearly didn't have time to test this) and that is perfect for archiving. The Micro Piezo TFP printhead is probably to blame for the bulkiness of these printers which seems to be an issue with a lot of Epson printers. However, a look under the magnifying glass revealed perfectly accurate little dots that didn't mist or have any satellites. Even after long periods of inactivity, it still produced perfect prints immediately, with no nozzle issues.
Epson says: These printers are designed to give you faster output without compromising print quality. They do this by using advanced compression and decompression technologies that speed up data throughput during printing.
Sam says: When it comes to printers, the faster they are the better, but that is only if they can maintain the quality. Of course the level of precision is reduced when you print at faster speeds, but even at the highest speed, these are perfect for drafts and sketches. The slower, higher quality prints are outstanding and would probably give you that competitive edge when pitching for new business. Whilst the highest quality prints do take considerably longer, these models are conveniently equipped to deal with overnight printing.
Epson says: A range of features make the printing process as easy as possible, and gives you the flexibility to match your printer to the way you print. Fast network connection, clear, simple control and straightforward operation and maintenance are built-in.
Sam says: With new ways of monitoring and controlling print jobs, you don't have to hit print and hope for the best. The control panel screen isn't your usual multifaceted gadget that scares even the most technical of minds; it is simple, easy to use, straightforward to understand and it genuinely makes a difference to the level of control you have over printing. If anything does go wrong – for example, if you run out of media half way through a job – barcode printing allows you to back-track just as far as the problem, without having to start over (saving both time and money). Different departments can track their printing too.
Buy it if: you do a lot of professional printing. An on-site, high performance professional printer is a worthwhile investment, especially given the cost of external printing. In terms of price, both of these models compare quite favourably to similar printers on the market. These have been crammed with all the latest Epson print technology but, despite all of its technological glory, the 7700 model only takes print sizes up to 24″ and that could be quite restrictive. If you're not going to exceed this size, great but, if larger prints are what you are after, I would recommend the 9700, which takes paper sizes up to 44″ wide.
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Aldo, Photographer, Los Angeles
Aldo, in his own words: "Kevin, I have been out for such a long time and feel so comfortable with being gay that thinking about what being gay means to me is as strange as asking a straight man what being straight means to him. There was a point early in my life where I spent a lot of time and energy struggling to accept my attraction to men. It was not an easy process – coming from a Catholic background and all. But with the help of gay organizations and good friends, I finally got to a point where I could say that I truly love being gay and would not change it if there was a pill to make me straight.
I have learned to accept my gayness as a true gift and blessing. It has allowed me to weed out those people in my life who should not have been there in the first place and has attracted friends who can truly accept me for who and what I am. What does being gay mean to me? It means living my life with honesty and integrity. It means loving myself enough and having the inner strength to overcome anything the world throws at me. It means expanding my worldview to realize that we are all in this together."


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UAlbany football coach is reunited with Duquesne
Greg Gattuso will see his former program and friends on Saturday
Updated 8:37 pm, Friday, September 25, 2015
University at Albany football coach Greg Gattuso and Duquesne defensive coordinator Dave Opfar have a relationship that goes back more than 30 years to a national championship and a beer wager.
They were teammates and starting defensive tackles for second-ranked Penn State, which beat No. 1 Georgia in the 1983 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Gattuso and Opfar had more on the line than a title.
"We had a bet going into the season who would have the most tackles," Gattuso explained. "We were tied going into the national championship game and I beat him in the championship game. I won a nice gift, a case of beer. I was carrying the case on my shoulder through a crowd, and unknown to me, they were taking the bottles out of the top. When I got in, there was like two bottles left."
One couldn't blame Gattuso for getting a bit nostalgic with Duquesne (1-2) coming from its Pittsburgh campus for a nonleague game with the Great Danes (1-2) at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bob Ford Field.
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Gattuso, a Pittsburgh native, served as Duquesne's head coach from 1993 to 2004 and had tremendous success with a 97-32 record.
Besides that, he has friendships with Opfar, Duquesne head coach Jerry Schmitt and other members of the Dukes' staff. He once coached Duquesne offensive coordinator Gary Dunn in Little League and high school.
It will be Gattuso's first meeting with Duquesne since leaving the program 11 years ago.
"It's more the people, to be honest," he said. "They've changed the uniforms since I left. There's great relationships and they're friends of mine. They've done a good job there and I'm proud of what they've been able to continue to do. I can't really be any more up for a game (than usual). We're just trying to get our guys to practice well and play a great football game."
Schmitt, in his 11th season as Duquesne's head coach, served as Gattuso's offensive coordinator there for seven seasons from 1993 to 1999. Together they elevated a program that had just upgraded from Division III to the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.
"He has a great deal to do with (Duquesne's success)," Schmitt said. "That was a process, to develop that program and build it. I was fortunate enough to be with him. It took us three years to win the (Metro Atlantic Athletic) conference and, from there, it was almost every year."
Schmitt was promoted to head coach when Gattuso left Duquesne to become a Pittsburgh assistant in 2005. After that, Duquesne departed the MAAC and became a Northeast Conference rival of UAlbany for five seasons until the Great Danes moved to the Colonial Athletic Association in 2013.
UAlbany and Duquesne have met once since then. The Great Danes lost 35-24 to the Dukes in Pittsburgh in their first game as a CAA program. That began UAlbany's painful descent to a 1-11 season.
"It was a big disappointment, going down to a team that we used to deal with on a regular basis and losing," UAlbany junior offensive guard Matthew Campion recalled. "That was a big loss to us and started us that year on a bad note. We definitely want to come back and try to get a win on our home turf and get the fans back. That'd be huge."
Saturday's meeting is a return game from the 2013 contest. There are no plans for UAlbany and Duquesne to play beyond this season.
The Great Danes are coming off a 42-28 defeat at 10th-ranked James Madison last week, a CAA game UAlbany lost despite forcing six turnovers.
"We played a great first half and kind of coasted through the second half," UAlbany junior cornerback Rayshan Clark said. "This definitely gives us a chance to get everything together. It's not that playing nonleague teams is going to be any easier. We're just worried about getting ourselves ready as best we can to win a CAA championship."
Duquesne is led by junior quarterback Dillon Buechel, who beat UAlbany in his first college start two years ago. Buechel has thrown for 528 yards and five touchdowns this season.
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Mix equal parts baking soda and epsom salts for a soothing, detoxing soak in the tub. Epsom salt is not actually a salt but a naturally occurring mineral compound of magnesium and sulfate, both essential to the human body. Magnesium regulates over 325 enzymes in the body and reduces inflammation while sulfate helps the body to absorb nutrients while drawing out toxins and soothing aches and pains.
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Good news for fans of the phone-tablet docking device that is the ASUS Padfone, as ASUS has begun sending out invitations to the introduction of the Padfone 2. According to an invitation received by Notebook Italia, the debut is scheduled to go down on October 16 in events taking place in both Milan, Italy, and Taipei, Taiwan. The invitation shows a corner of an ASUS-branded smartphone along with a few app icons, but outside of that, there's not much information available about the next Padfone.
The original Padfone made its official debut way back in May 2011, but those of us in the U.S. only recently got a chance to order an unlocked version of the device. Specs-wise, the first device packed a 4.3-inch qHD (960x540), 1.5GHz dual-core processor as well as 8-megapixel rear and VGA front cameras, while the tablet docking station included a 10.1-inch 1280x800 display, 1.3-megapixel front-facing shooter and 6,600mAh battery. While the Padfone 2 is largely still a mystery, the rumor mill has suggested that it could feature a quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor. Good thing we've got less than a month to wait before all is revealed.
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Dead girl - possible interpretations
Diane unwilling to acknowledge her crime
It's consistent within Diane's guilt-ridden dream to assume herself dead. With Mr. Roque repeatedly trying to reach her by phone, it's a visual clue to us, the viewers, that Diane is the godfather of this mafia of her dreams, it is she who imagines and creates such a conspiracy. She can't answer the phone, because if she did she would have to acknowledge responsibility for it all (this is a dream, I'm inventing all of this to repress my guilt). Thus she imagines herself dead (and reemerging as Betty) as to make herself incapable of answering any questions.
Prophetic dreams
Prophetic dreams, also referred to as precognitive dreams, are dreams that seemingly foretell the future. One rational theory to explain this phenomenon is that our dreaming mind is able to piece together bits of information and observation that we normally overlook or that we do not seriously consider. In other words, our unconscious mind knows what is coming before we consciously piece together the same information. In the dream Diane sees a dead body in her bed. Her psyche speculates that someone will end up dead there, but the inconsistencies of hair and robe color don't definitively dispel who's body it is.
Looks like the "monster behind the wall" is the dead body of Diane. Dan words up the impressions and the feelings behind this death that threatens Diane (a suicide is not spontaneous, but grows maliciously deep inside). What Betty cannot explain to Rita, but instead shows her the raw truth: the "God Awful feeling" is eating her up and will lead her to suicide. Consider the 2 scenes simultaneously: Lynch operates the same camera path, from the front door up to the far end of the bed (Betty has to go around the bed to see the corpse face.) - ( HarryTuttle)
Diane projecting herself in her dying dream?
One instance where the consciousness of the dreamer enters the unconscious state of the dream is when Betty and Rita visit Diane's apartment and finding the dead body of a woman (who does not appear to be the real Diane, as she is a brunette and wearing a yellow watch), when presented with the last 30 minutes of the film the viewer learns that Betty is Diane, and in this realisation, concludes that Diane is in actual fact witnessing her own death, through the form of the relationship of the subject establishing a connection of the physical world (reality) to that of the non-physical world (dreaming). This can somewhat relate to the psychoanalytical theory of Introjection:
"The process by which the functions of an external object are taken over by its mental representation, by which the relationship with an object 'out there' is replaced by one with an imagined object 'inside'. The resulting mental structure is variously called an introject, an introjected object, or an internal object."
Therefore, using the theory of Introjection to explain any logical meaning, one might assume that its meaning would form the conception that if Diane has already died, then within that moment of when death occurs, her dying state of consciousness becomes merged with her unconscious. Furthermore, it would seem that within the dream, Diane witnesses her own death in exactly the same way as when in reality Diane commits suicide and ends up in the same bedroom, laying on the same bed in exactly the same position as the dead woman within the dream sequence. One significant question which this raises is how can the dreamer witness his or her own death in the same way that it concludes? – It would seem more so of a premonition within the dream then dreaming of the act itself!
Another point to consider is when Diane in the reality sequence does commit suicide, the way in which she is tormented by the old couple and is forced to walk backwards in a complete frenzy towards the bed and position herself before putting a gun to her head, seems rehearsed or as though she is reacting in a dream like trance.
In the case of Mulholland Drive, it is viable to suggest by the formed psychoneurosis developed within reality, Diane constructs a fantasy world within her dream state enabling her to act out her desires. This in turn allows absolute pleasure of her unconscious, thus achieving wish-fulfillment. - (SavageWalker)
Related: Dying Dream/Afterlife Theory
Occurrences of a corpse - (ctyankee)
The first shot, Betty and Rita discover the corpse. Of interest, is that the P.O.V. shots for Betty and Rita is very close to the same view that the Cowboy sees later. We can also learn something from the credits (in order of appearance). Lynch doesn't credit anyone for this role. We know this because after the Woman in Apartment 12 is credited - the next credit is the magician. This could mean:
At this point, I lean towards the corpse as a prop. Lynch has credited someone's back of their head so #3 sounds dubious.
The second shot shows the shot of the body before the Cowboy opens the door and says something like "time to wake up .. pretty girl." It is very unlikely that this girl is dead. Why? Her legs are in a different position than the corpse has them. Why would someone shift the legs of a dead person? Secondly, the shotgun (or
whatever) holes in the mattress are not yet present.
Comment: Actually, I prefer thinking that the dreamer is still on that bed (which would still make it a symbolic or dream bed) because no one has yet told me who they think that first woman is we see on the bed after entering that other world. - (bellabuddy)
Having thought about it a bit, here is my take:
The third shot shows the corpse again. Then we see a somber Cowboy shutting the door. It would appear to be a bedroom door as the width of the door is not the size of an outside door. The "Blond" and the corpse also appear to have different clothes with the "Blond" having a darker black outfit on than the corpse. The corpse also appears to be a bigger person (but that might be due to their positions on the bed).
Comment: My feeling is that we are looking at the same person as in the previous shot and that some time has passed (3 weeks?) between the shots. - (blu-riven)
The fourth shot shows a sleeping Diane who eventually wakes up from the knocking on her door. Of interest is that the headboard is different. This one has a large bump in the middle and then slopes down to the side. The scenes with the corpse shows a bump in the middle and then it curves/slopes down and then up again. While it is hard to see in these pictures (it can be picked out and is easier to do in the first corpse scene (Betty and Rita) or on DVD. We can't see the headboard in the scene with the sleeping blond. This could just mean that they made a prop error or it could indicate that these are separate bedrooms made to look alike. Clearly, the bottom sheet on all the beds (until this point) have had bottom sheets that have come off - exposing the mattress. It would appear this was a ploy so that Lynch could show the audience the shot gun blasts. It is clear that Diane is much smaller than the person(s) in the other shots. We know that this is Diane as Lynch credits her in the movie (for the first time).
The fifth shot shows Diane as a corpse after she sticks the gun in her mouth. The headboard here appears to be the same one as the bedroom of a waking Diane.
At this point, I don't know what to make of this. It could be that Lynch didn't think that we would notice the differences between the blond and the corpse. He could want us to notice that the timing of the cowboy shots are different (likely) but not want us to notice that the girls appear different and differently dressed. He could want us to think that it really is the same bedroom that Diane was in and the headboard is just a goof.
The scene with Rita screaming upon seeing the corpse is a reference to Vertigo (1958) by A. Hitchcock - warning: major spoilers ahead:
In the particular scene (as the truth is revealed to us) from Vertigo, Kim Novak has just seen her doppelganger (the real Madeleine) fall to her death. If we are drawing conclusions from the clear visual connections we see, we maybe could deduce that Rita is doing similarly. Now you may understand why this shot helps to support the theory that Rita sees "herself" on the bed. - (blu-riven)
One valid idea has been that Rita is looking at dead self in bed. But, taken from a Vertigo reference standpoint, Sierra Bonita could represent the Mission San Juan Bautista where Scottie takes Madeleine (who is really Judy) to help with her vague memory of the place by seeing the place firsthand. In this case, Betty is trying to help Rita (who certainly isn't really named Rita) with her memories by taking her to Sierra Bonita. Further, Judy is a willing accomplice for Galvin Elster until the reality of her look-a-like death is upon her with Galvin muffling her scream with Betty now muffling Rita's scream upon seeing her look-a-like dead before her. But there's more. The aftermath leads to Judy changing her hair color from blonde to brunette. The aftermath in MD leads Rita to change her hair from brunette to blonde. - (ctyankee)


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For Future Research Students
The School of Mathematical Sciences welcomes enquiries from prospective research students.
Information for Future Research Students
Application Procedure
Prospective students should look at Staff Research Interests to get an idea of which academic staff might be suitable supervisors. They are encouraged to contact these directly. Before an application to become a postgraduate student can be made, the potential student must obtain the agreement of a staff member to act as a supervisor. A description of the proposed research project is also required.
More details of the application procedure can be found at How to apply to DCU to become a postgraduate student.
Research Scholarships and Grants
- The Irish Research Council's Postgraduate Funding or EMBARK Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme are important sources of funding for postgraduate students.
- DCU's Daniel O'Hare PhD Scholarship Scheme
- Other Scholarships & grants opportunities
- Research students should be able to explain their subject to others, and each full-time student in the School must give tutorials or individual tuition in the Maths Learning Centre. The School makes a payment to students for this work.
Other Information
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- The International Office has information about studying in Ireland, including making an application, tuition fees, and life in DCU and Dublin.
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The names of academic staff members below are linked to their entries in the DCU staff directory. There details of recent publications, grants and personal webpages can be found.
John Appleby stochastic differential equations, functional differential equations, discretisation of differential and integral equations, financial mathematics
Turlough Downes: star formation, high energy astrophysics, computational fluid dynamics, plasma physics, fusion
Paolo Guasoni: financial mathematics
Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn: mathematics issues at the 2nd-3rd level transition; mathematics for gifted students at 2nd level; mathematics support at 3rd level; diagnostic testing of beginning university students;spatial skills and mathematics; mathematical tasks to improve conceptual understanding
Brien Nolan: general relativity and mathematics education
Eugene O'Riordan: singularly perturbed problems, numerical analysis and Shishkin meshes
David Reynolds: functional differential equations, Volterra integral equations and discrete Volterra summation equations, discretising continuous-time problems


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Eric Cevis Appointed President of Global Wholesale at Verizon
MUMBAI: Verizon Enterprise Solutions president John Stratton has appointed Eric Cevis to lead the unit's global wholesale division. Cevis most recently led the Verizon's global wholesale sales organization for the Americas.
Verizon's global wholesale team provides a comprehensive portfolio of voice, data, Internet, Ethernet, Global IP, FiOS and advanced cloud and security solutions, as well as professional service engagements. In his new role as president of global wholesale, Cevis will lead an international cross-functional team including sales, marketing and operational support. The global wholesale organization supports customers including wireless service providers, IXCs, CLECs, ISPs, ILEC, MSO/cable and other telecommunications companies, as well as aggregators, resellers and content providers.
"Eric has a proven track record of driving innovation and delivering results for our wholesale customers," Stratton said. "His broad expertise, leadership and customer focus are essential as Verizon strengthens itself as a globally connected company."
Cevis has been with Verizon and its predecessor companies since joining Bell Atlantic in 1986, as a staff supervisor for government systems. He has held a variety of roles, including delivering bundled broadband communications services to entire communities; developing new business channels for the retail markets team; and leading sales efforts in emerging markets.
He is a member, and has served as the national program chair, of the National Eagle Leadership Institute (NELI); serves on the advisory boards of the Consortium of Information and Telecommunications Executives (CITE) and the National Association of Black Telecommunications Professionals; and sits on the board of the National Multi Housing Council. He is the founding president of the Mu Mu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on the campus of George Mason University. He is also the executive champion for Disabilities Issues Awareness Leaders (DIAL), a Verizon employee resource group.
Cevis holds a B.S. degree in marketing management from George Mason University and has done post-graduate work at Wharton.
Verizon Enterprise Solutions is a leading provider of advanced IT and communications services to enterprise and governments around the world. Visit Verizon Enterprise Solutions for more information.


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If you work with video, it's vital to understand how codecs work and how they change your image. In this tutorial, I over all of the big concepts behind codecs, breaking it down into understandable pieces. While the nitty-gritty of compression algorithms can get complicated, all of the main ideas are quite simple.
Here's an overview of the topics covered:
- What a codec is - And how it differs from a container. - Different types of codecs - And why I frequently use 4 different codecs on a single project. - Bit Depth - What it means and why it matters. - Chroma Subsampling - 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:2:0, and when it becomes an issue. - Spatial Compression and Blocking - One of the most common artefacts you see with normal work. - Temporal Compression - Long-GOP codecs, inter-frame compression, and ALL-I codecs. - Lossless vs. Lossy compression - How image compression differs from data compression. - Bit Rate - How to calculate bit rates and the differences between kbps/kBps/Mbps/MBps. - Raw - Briefly, the difference between Raw, compressed, and uncompressed video.
Take a look at the companion post on Philipbloom.net as well
How Codecs Work - Tutorial from David Kong on Vimeo.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by gifting him some pictures and coins that symbolise the bilateral relationship dating back to over 100 years.
Surprising even his own protocol men, Putin gave Dr Singh an artwork about Tsarevich, who later became Nicholas II, which was a work of art of the Maharajas of Benares reflecting the connection of two royalties.
Nicholas II had visited India in 1890-91 and had toured 30 major cities of India.
Another gift was a map of India from the 16th century and coin of the Mughal period.
Though officially diplomatic relationship was established just a little over 60 years ago, Russia had opened its first consulate in Bombay in 1900 which was later shifted to Calcutta and then to Delhi after independence.


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Pete's Gear: 1952 Fender Telecaster
Pete Townshend's 1952 Fender Telecasters
Pete Townshend owns or owned at least two 1952 vintage Fender Telecasters, which he used on Empty Glass and Face Dances. According to Frank Lucido, Pete acquired the primary model from Frank's vintage guitar store California Guitar.
Frank Lucido:
It was in mint condition when I bought it from a little old lady in Oxnard. Pete used it on Empty Glass and many other recordings as well as the excellent video of "Rough Boys." I'm not sure where Pete got some of his other Telecasters. I think he has only two total early '50s models with the black pickguards.
The other was likely acquired by Alan Rogan, Pete's guitar tech, from Norman's Rare Guitars (normansrareguitars.com) in Los Angeles, Calif., in the late 1970s or early 1980.
Pete also used a 1952 Telecaster onstage for solo appearances from 1986 through 1997.
Selected quotes
Pete Townshend in 1982 (from 1983 Schecter advertisement):
"My favourite guitar is a rare and expensive '52 Telecaster."
From Guitar Player, August 1996
I'm standing up there at the shows that I'm doing, and I'm carrying this '52 Telecaster. It's a California guitar. It's a masterpiece. Thank God for America. Thank God for Leo, it's a beautiful guitar. I play it like a chainsaw, and it's still beautiful. This is a perfectly good guitar. Somebody said to me the other night, "Smash it." I never would. You have to realize that most of the guitars I've smashed have not been perfectly good guitars — they've been junk, really.
1952 Fender Telecaster general specs:
- Single-cutaway slab ash body with Butterscotch Blond finish.
- One-piece, rounded "U" shape maple neck with truss rod.
- Round button string tree.
- Flat pole pickup in bridge position; chrome-covered pickup at neck position.
- Two chrome knobs (volume and "blend"), three-position toggle switch.
- Three paired brass adjustable bridge saddles.
- Black fiber pickguard, clear-coated with lacquer.
- Strings through body.
- Silver "spaghetti" Fender headstock logo with black trim.
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Ca. June–December 1980, Face Dances sessions, Odyssey Studios, London, with two 1952 Fender Telecasters, with original appointments (three-brass-saddle bridge).
Ca. 1989, with 1952 Fender Telecaster fitted with Fender American Standard six-saddle bridge.
Ca. 1986 (Deep End), onstage with 1952 Fender Telecaster.
Ca. 1980, miming for Empty Glass video.
Ca. 1993, the Psychoderelict tour, with 1952 Fender Telecaster (original or reissue?) fitted with Fender American Standard six-saddle bridge.
Resources and Information
- Special thanks to Frank Lucido, owner of California Guitar in Santa Barbara, Calif., and Studio City, Calif., 1978–1985
- RockStarsGuitars
For more information:
- Vintage Guitars Info: guitarhq.com/fender2.html#tele
- Norman's Rare Guitars: normansrareguitars.com
- Fender: fender.com


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Buffalo RodeoNYC 2015 / Video
Somewhere on the outskirts of reality, the denizens of that edge world need music. Soft and full of light, this place deserves someone like Buffalo Rodeo to play for them. Ethereal sounds echoing of early Pink Floyd stirred with the modern, rock quirk of Tame Impala – there is a perfect balance here. (Think Brian Jonestown Massacre without all that heaviness, a modern Moody Blues.) Their songs feel like rays of sunshine and the effects of listening can sustain long after the last note has sounded. About once or twice a year, I unexpectedly climb up on stage after a band's set to publicly invite them to our next event (in whatever city it may be) based upon the power of their performance. That's what happened with Buffalo Rodeo in Nashville. And returned to New York they did. The band played a huge set on stage at the Bowery Electric in New York City, captivating our audiences. This video performance was recorded the very same day. Feel the energy unfolding in these notes? We do. "A totally mesmerizing set; Buffalo Rodeo are set to explode!" says Outlaw founder Ryan Spaulding. "They are one of the best young bands in America today."
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It's a ball of frozen water slightly smaller than a tennis ball. Awesome ☺
Fettlingtons diary
It's an easy way for me to document the little things that have happened and are happening in my life.
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November 2015 Sunset sky
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November in Rhyl
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Big bang theory & lego
We went to the lego shop today, we walked in & weeman said "mum said next time we come here, we could get the big bang theory lego". Couldn't really argue with him!
Friday, 29 May 2015
Caravan rainbow
Today has been a funny day, freezing cold & blowing a gale early on, then beautiful clear blue skies then a few spots of rain and this fella popped up when we were getting ready for bed.
We went to the ancient copper mine at the top of the orm, we've been past hundreds of times but never been in until today. It was brilliant, funny hearing Weeman saying we're inside Wales!
Monday, 25 May 2015
No littering
If you litter you'll be fined ☺
Last time we were here (caravan) we saw someone getting fined by these peeps for flicking a fag end onto the pavement in the shopping street. Good work for trying to keep Wales nice & tidy.
Monday, 13 April 2015
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Christmas Eve Update
New unemployment claims are at a 26 year high, at 586,000, up from 556,000 last week. Durable goods orders dropped 1%, less than analysts expected, who always seem to be wrong. Oil has dropped below $37 as demand continues to drop. With another blizzard of bad news, you would expect the market to tank, and, well, it hasn't. Of course, today being a half day of trading, and all the big money managers gone to Aspen with all the money we pay them for losing 40% of our 401k's, don't expect much volume, which means a lot of market maker shenanigans can go on. Anyway, the TNX is up, TYX is down. Consumer discretionary is strong today, energy weak, with the other sectors marginally in the green.
There aren't any breakouts so far, the new highs are the usual suspects we've been seeing for the past few days. There are no companies scheduled to report today, earnings sheet or otherwise.


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Experty Announces ICO for EXY Tokens, to Help Grow Crypto-community Worldwide with Paid Consultancy Network
December 21, 2017 – Experty, the decentralized paid consultation service based out of Switzerland, had announced its eagerly awaited initial coin offering for EXY tokens, scheduled between January 25-February 25, 2018. The EXY token sale, which figures among the top ten ICOs taking place in 2018, will power the Experty platform users to make easy feeless payments for paid advice and consultancy from their chosen experts and knowledge providers from all over the world.
The EXY token sale comprises 100 million tokens and accepts ETH (and BTC + Fiat via Bitcoin Suisse). The distribution will be as follows: 33% for contributors, 33% for the company and vested for three years, 30% for partners and locked for 18 months, and the remaining will cover costs including marketing, airdrops and bounties. Token generation is based on ERC223, and updated version of ERC20. Early registrants can obtain 60% more tokens, and bonus applications are accepted until January 15, 2018.
Experty is forging a free and flexible global network that is unlike other crowded marketplaces. A Skype-like application with multiple tools will allow voice, text and video applications to users who can seek paid consultation from experts and professionals of their choice. For knowledge providers, Experty is where they can use their social media profiles to sell their expertise to a global audience.
"Our mission is to encourage the adoption of cryptocurrency on a global scale by creating an intuitive, easy to use application that is suitable for wide scale usage. We expect mass adoption within the next 3 years. Anyone who needs to make a consultation via the Experty app will also have a cryptocurrency wallet in their pocket," said a spokesperson from Experty.
Experty will initially work with influencers and companies in the blockchain space to assist in resolving the talent challenges of the blockchain community and help it expand and flourish. It will subsequently expand to other large portals such as GitHub, Linkedin, Quora, and Coursera. The EXY token can be staked for accessing premium features, and used by advice seekers as a deposit for advance scheduling of interaction with experts. Fiat currencies are planned for adoption for the wider, non-cryptowise public.
Enabling a new way to seek answers and knowledge and monetize one's expertise, Experty is about instant access, instant answers and instant payment. It allows influencers and experts to earn for answering a call, while users need not wait to get the information they seek. Experts can set up their chosen per minute rates and receive payment without involving third parties with the facility to offer refunds. The app features include facilities for webinars, paid group calls, scheduling, texting individually or in groups, paid one-on-one texting, screen shares and video calls.
Staying away from the search-based marketplace approach, Experty uses a decentralized model where users can share their Experty contact information on discussion boards, LinkedIn profiles, websites and social media presence. The model removes the shackles of a single marketplace, allowing an easier identification of experts that have been verified by a third party, and access to a large pool of users already using other online spaces.
Experty has been founded by Kamil Przeorski and Tom Dyl, who earlier founded software consulting firm, React Poland Studio. The core technical team comprises professionals from React Poland, along with experienced, international partners.
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Last Chance to Get Your Absentee Ballot!
In the Season of the Vote, military members get a lot of email notices that "Time's running out and it's absolutely the last chance to get your absentee ballot!" We clearly understand the importance of voting; the national vote has an impact on our futures and is our only legal way of having a voice in the selection of our government. I've spent 29 years in the military and voted in a number of elections, but only once in person. So when I read "A Florida Plane Carrying Absentee Ballots To US Troops In Afghanistan Crashed A Week Ago," along with the possibility that some absentee ballots were incinerated, I thought it wrong such a thing could happen.
We are the most technologically-advanced military the world has ever seen. We are digitally connected, on line, dialed in, wired! In the last decade, the Department of Defense and individual services have turned to automated personnel systems to manage our permanent records, manage our pay and benefits, apply for assignments or any number of tasks, and more is on the way. The DoD also spends a great deal of money providing internet access for deployed troops, so with the power of that amazing resource, there is no reason to lose a single military vote. Our responsibility as citizens should not be left to Murphy's tender mercies. Current news reports of the probable prevention of military votes in Wisconsin due ostensibly to late mailing of absentee ballots -- also preventable. We have the means to assure service members the ability to vote nearly any time and any place, yet we do not. What about identification? The military ID card -- we don't leave home without it. Electronic voting would be something worth giving your military. When the registration window and early voting windows open, service members can rapidly register and at the appropriate time, quickly vote. No paperwork, no muss, no fuss, no problem. Voting done, next firefight, please.
Make no mistake -- we're busy in the military. Fighting our nation's wars keeps us multitasking like the proverbial one-legged man in an @$ kicking contest -- we are always on the move. A readily accessible link that enables us to exercise our sovereign rights as citizens? No more voting officer; an email notice will appear in our email account with a hyperlink when it's time. Then wham, bam, thank you ma'am, next mission please. This makes good sense. Want to do something good for your military today? Preserve our rights as citizens and help us vote no matter where we are. We are honored to be of service to our nation -- casting our vote allows us to do just that.


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"Twice" by Little Dragon
Elena remembers when Damon told her he loved her.
"Whirring" by The Joy Formidable
Caroline makes out with Klaus in Tyler's body.
"Wait For The Morning" by Amy Stroup
Stefan and Elena talk on his rooftop.
OH MY GOD, TVD SEASON 4! I hate that I still have an exam and I can't go home and download this and watch this. Ugh!
Now that the fourth season of The Vampire Diaries is premiering in a few days, it's time to weigh in my thoughts on the previous season's finale. I just finished the last few episodes of TVD's Season 3 last, last (last?) week (I know it's too late but blame school!) and color me shocked with what happened! Granted, I accidentally read a spoiler that made me postpone watching it because I was sorta pissed that I read it but I didn't see things coming! Beware, SPOILERS AHEAD!
I didn't get it immediately that Elena's now a vampire. Everything was happening fast and I didn't immediately understand it when Meredith said that she helped Elena. So my thoughts on the finale in bullet points because bullet points are love!
So it might be shocking (or not) that Elena is now a vampire after three seasons. If show decides that there's a loophole and I see a very non-vampire Elena on season four's first episode, I will hack this show with a virtual saw. I mean, you finally decided to turn her into a vampire and I do think it's inevitable since what, everyone's a vampire, and then you go chicken balls on me and you want to keep her a "human" (She's still THE doppelganger!), I will get mad show, I will.
However, I do think that a vampire Elena makes for a less interesting show. Some of you might argue that it will actually make it more interesting. She's now a vampire so how will very moral Elena adapt to it. What will Damon do now? Will Katherine show up? Will Damon break Stefan's neck for letting Elena die? What's gonna happen? Yes, those are interesting problems but I'm just curious what will be the general goal of the show now that Elena's a vampire? It's been all about protecting her since the first season and now that she's sorta invincible (faster, stronger, immortal), what's gonna happen? Ric's dead (HUHUHUHU), I just don't know where the show's gonna head.
Of course, the Klaus-Caroline-Tyler front is MIGHTY INTERESTING but I will definitely miss Joseph Morgan. They didn't show his body burn to ashes so I hope he can come back soon. Heehee. I haven't published this long-standing draft of a villain review of Joseph Morgan's Klaus but I will soon, in memory of him. Haha! Anyway, Klaus is now in Tyler's body and I imagine it's gonna be hard for Michael Trevino to act that one out but I have faith in him. So what happens is that both Team Forwood and Team Klaroline wins because we have Tyler's body but Klaus in it. Haha! Now Tyler gets to be the big baddie and such a great and large role! But Joseph Morgan. Part of I stuck with TVD was Joseph Morgan, I'm serious. I mean, I never planned on dropping it but by Heart of Darkness, I was so busy with school. I only finished TVD the past few weeks because I miss Joseph Morgan and season four's starting soon.
And now that Elena is a vampire, she'll remember that memory Damon compelled and all other things and I am so excited. Delena forever! I do think Stefan is good but meh, Damon forever!
Anyway, my thoughts are everywhere. Point is, I will still watch TVD and I hope it's still good!
Three days!
So What" by P!nk
Flashback of Elena waking.
"Wasted" by Low VS Diamond
Flashback of Elena, Matt and Bonnie talking outside of school.
"Airplane" by Shadow ReWinD
Alaric asks Jeremy where Klaus' body is.
"Sick Muse" by Metric
Flashback of Elena calling home for a ride.
"Dauðalogn" by Sigur Rós
Closing scenes.
It's the finale! Enjoy!
It's the finale and I'm a couple of episodes late! Ugh. Hate school. Enjoy!
I will update the scenes later. Enjoy! :D
1. The Gods Of Macho "Reno"
Scene: Alaric drags Caroline toward the school; Elena and Jeremy paint.
2. Middle Class Rut "Start To Run"
Scene: Klaus tries to get into Elena's house.
3. Analogue Revolution "Light"
Scene: Damon and Stefan walk Elena to her door and then Elena tells them that she's being selfish because she doesn't want to lose them.
4. We Were Promised Jetpacks "Act On Impulse"
Scene: Damon and Stefan talk while on their way to get rid of Klaus.
5. James Carrington "Ache"
Scene: Jeremy tells Elena that he won't lose Elena; Elena goes back to painting before collapsing.
I will update the scenes later. :D
Blind Pilot "We Are The Tide"
Scene: At the start. Caroline and Elena talk while setting up for the dance.
Caro Emerald "That Man"
Scene: Bonnie dances with Jamie; Caroline reminds Matt that Elena is spoken for; Caroline confronts Tyler for not staying in hiding; Stefan and Elena arrive at the dance.
Sinead O'Connor "You Do Something To Me"
Scene: Elena dances with Stefan before Damon talks to them.
Helen Forrest "The Man I Love"
Scene: Klaus cuts in on Caroline and Tyler.
The Fray "Be Still"
Scene: Alaric tells Elena & Jeremy he's not completing the transition; They all say goodbye to him.
Daughter "Medicine"
Scene: End of the episode: Elena tries to dispose of Alaric's things while telling Stefan she lost another person; Stefan takes her back to the gym.


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Powder Manufacture
How is powder made?
It's actually a pretty simple process. The raw materials are weighed out (and there are no wet ingredients in powder and no solvents, which means no VOC's) and we mix and blend them together to start the mixing process. The mixture is put into an extruder, which uses controlled heat and pressure to completely homogenize the mix. The hot extrudite is then forced out through chilled rollers, which cool it very quickly, making cold, thin and brittle sheets of hard material. These long sheets cool on the cooling rack and then are broken up into chips and then the extruded chip is ground down into powder.
Making metallic or sparkly powders
Metallics have an extra step. The powder is made in the same way, but at IFS we bond all our metallic powders. This means that we put the powder and metallic flake through a process that makes the tiny metallic flakes stick to the powder particles. It ensures a much more even and professional finish. At IFS we do most of our bonding in house, so we don't' have to send it elsewhere for that process to happen.
Making adjustments to color
Because everything is heated up and mixed together during the extrusion process, then cooled and ground down, if the color is not quite right, we have to start again. Once the raw materials have been through the extruder, they are all melted together - we can't "unmelt" them So if the color isn't quite right, then we start all other again, adjust the pigment quantities, and create a whole new powder.


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The Worst Photography Tax Stories
Taxes are a nightmare at the best of times. There's the form-filling, the receipt-keeping, the revenue-calculating and finally, the check-writing. That always hurts. And there's very little escape from it. Even part-time photographers have to do the tax thing and hand over large chunks of their sales to the IRS – at least, they're supposed to. Some photographers though have found that the tax authorities can be particularly mean, landing them with some unexpected bills of eye-watering sizes – and for some very odd reasons.
Sports photographer Eugene Amos, for example, has reason to feel particularly aggrieved. On January 15, 1997, he was photographing an NBA basketball game between the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves when Dennis Rodman fell off the court and landed on him. Amos received minor injuries but these were compounded when Rodman kicked him in the groin, say representatives at the Risk Law Firm.
The two sides reached a settlement in which Rodman agreed to pay Amos $200,000 in compensation.
The IRS Lands a Second Blow
And that was when the tax authorities gave Amos a second kick. The IRS sent him a note of deficiency, informing him that only one dollar of Rodman's payment was for his injuries and therefore tax-free. The remainder was taxable damages.
The Tax Court took a more generous view, allowing Amos to deduct $120,000 of the payment from his gross income as compensation for his injuries but claiming that the remaining $80,000 was in return for the confidentiality clauses that were included in the agreement. As part of the deal, Amos had agreed not to defame Rodman, disclose the terms or existence of the agreement, publicize facts relating to the incident, or assist in a criminal prosecution against Rodman in relation to the kicking he was said to have delivered. The details were revealed in the court ruling, effectively negating their apparent $80,000 value.
The IRS is believed to actively search for large damage awards, and issues its field agents with special guidelines regarding lawsuit awards and settlements. That's something to bear in mind next time you're agreeing a figure with a celebrity who's just bounced your camera off your head.
Leibovitz Pawns Her Images to Pay the Taxman
If Amos might feel he was hard done by, he could at least count himself lucky to hold $120,000 in return for being squashed by a pile of tattoos. Annie Leibovitz, however, has much more reason to feel bitter. When her partner Susan Sontag died in 2004, Leibovitz, Vanity Fair's in-house photographer, inherited her estate. Had the couple been legally married, points out Queerty, the inheritance would have brought no tax liabilities at all. Because they weren't married though, Leibovitz is faced with paying up to 50 percent of the value of an estate that had once belonged to an internationally-renowned author, film-maker and intellectual.
It's a bill that comes at a particularly bad time for Leibovitz. Renovations on her three adjoining townhouses in Greenwich Village have turned out to be more expensive than she anticipated. She recently paid off a lien placed by federal and state authorities in response to tax demands of more than $1.4 million, and a lighting company and stylist are suing her for more than $700,000.
The financial difficulties are so tight in fact that last fall, Leibovitz borrowed $5 million from lenders Art Capital Group. A few months later, she was back with a request for $10.5 million more. Her collateral included the townhouses, a country house… and the rights to all her pictures.
It's nice to know you've got valuable photos, but it's nicer still if you can keep them out of the hands of the pawnbrokers.
Do Photographer Services Require a Sales Tax?
Eugene Amos's problem was relatively rare. It's not every day that a celebrity with lots of money and an image problem mistakes a photographer for a soccer ball. The size of Annie Leibovitz's tax and debt issues are worries for millionaire photographers. But the tax code is so complicated that even small photographers can easily slip through the net and get picked up by the tax authorities. That's especially true when it comes to sales tax.
When Ted West, a photographer in Oklahoma, was audited for the period between March 1, 1992 and February 28, 1995, the tax authorities discovered that he did not have a sales tax permit for his photography business. He paid sales tax when he bought supplies, rented equipment or developed film but he didn't collect sales tax from customers that included advertising agencies and commercial clients.
West argued that the demand for sales tax was wrong because even though he gave the completed film to the clients and didn't even retain copyright over the images, his transactions were for services rather than tangible personal property. He also claimed that his relationship with his clients was that of employer/employee – a definition even few photographers would want to support. That meant the client always owned the photographs and he didn't need to pay sales tax for what was effectively a salary.
The court, perhaps not surprisingly, didn't agree. He was ordered to pay 4.5 percent of the gross receipts of each sale for the three years covered in the audit.
West's case was relatively straightforward. If you hand over pictures to a client and they pay you for it, you've made a sale and have to collect the sales tax. Fail to do that and the IRS will come round with a big bill. But what happens when no images change hands?
In April 2009, the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard an appeal lodged by the state's Secretary of Revenue against a decision made in favor of Carolina Photography Inc., a photography firm that photographs high school students. In June 2002, The company was audited for the period between March 1, 1999 and January 31, 2002, and ordered to pay sales tax for "retouching fees," "copyright fees" and "sitting fees" that were levied before an order was placed.
But while every student that sat for a picture paid a sitting fee, only 70 percent bought an image. Carolina Photography paid the sales tax for all the fees then asked the court for a refund for the 30 percent of sitting fees that didn't produce a sale. The Trial Court agreed to the refund. The Appeals Court saw things differently. It assessed that the sitting fee was part of the sales price – in effect, it was a labor fee to fabricate the printed photographs – and therefore needed sales tax. It overturned the Trial Court's decision.
It would be nice to say that there's a moral here, that the tax laws are straightforward as long you sign the checks, collect the sales tax and pay the bill. But if there is any conclusion you can draw from this, it's that you'll always end up paying taxes, it will always hurt — and it's worth listening to a professional tax advisor.


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I don't have the best luck with birthdays. I celebrated my 21st alone in a hotel room in Chicago, my 23rd arrived around the time of the second Mystery Misbehaving Toe surgery, and I spent my 24th at a forum called "Let's Chat About Dying" before returning to an empty house. In addition, my birthday is National Sorry Day.
So it wasn't that surprising when I came down with a virus the day before my 25th birthday last week. It also wasn't surprising that when I started crying at 5am, after six hours of lying in bed feeling progressively more delirious and unwell, it was less about being sick than the fear of being unable to go to Sage for my birthday dinner.
Thankfully, not only did I make it to Sage, but my parents and I had a truly splendid night. A week later, I'm still swooning over the gorgeousness! the creativity! the deliciousness! the fact that my Mum almost disappeared into the couch, so great was her camouflage!
Upon being settled into our cozy corner of the restaurant by our charming waiter, we were served warm bread rolls and homemade butter topped with fancypants salt. The butter was so ethereally light in texture that "homemade" must have meant "whipped by fairies". There were also aperitifs of burnt orange (for Dad) and passionfruit, citrus, and vodka (for Mum and me).
mushroom miso cappuccino: sundried tomato cracker, mushroom pesto
The above amuse bouche of mushroom miso cappuccino had an intoxicatingly earthy aroma and, while a tad salty, balanced well with the crisp crackers and marinated mushrooms.
beetroot variations: eucalyptus smoked trout, freeze dried mandarin, coriander
tuna & foie gras: sashimi, mojama, crackling, chervil, PX dressing
My Dad's and Mum's entrées (appetisers) were lovely, with vibrant fresh flavours accentuating the core ingredients. However, neither dish compared to the stunning aesthetics and inventiveness of mine:
honey peppered heirloom carrots: malt, yolk, ricotta, olive powder, brioche.
So pretty. Oh my. How? Everything. So pretty! Like a scene from the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales! The cumin brioche was so delicate it dissolved in the mouth, the bruleed egg yolk melted into the sweet malt powder, and the salty olive dust, crisp cracker, and locally-grown carrots all held their own. Lovely, subtle, intriguing.
seared scallops & crispy chicken skin: roast pumpkin, yoghurt parfait, amaretti crumble, sage
muscovy duck: orange, carrot, pickled red cabbage, licorice
In this photo (thanks Mum!), you can see my parents' main meals and our shared witlof salad: candied walnuts. Mum adored her choice, and the bite I had of scallops and pumpkin spoke of clear yet complex flavours. Dad was likewise impressed with his dish, and I loved the tangy-vinegar kick to his red cabbage.
But, again, my dish reigned supreme. Supreme! Oh yes.
artichokes: textures of globe & Jerusalem artichokes, hazelnut, kale, sherry
Word cannot express how much I loved this vegetarian (so close to vegan!) main. The globe artichokes were pickled-then-fried, with a glorious crunchy tang. The pan-fried Jerusalem artichokes were nutty-creamy-delicious, the kale was oh! kale! wonder!, and the sherry hazelnut dressing and creamy artichoke puree brought everything together into a please-don't-end-let-me-scrape-the-plate whole.
I would almost have been satisfied to end at this point, without dessert. But that's a lie, because we all know how I feel about dessert.
rhubarb & raspberry: quinoa crunch, crème brulee foam, rose petals
chocovado: chocolate cremeux, hazelnut cocoa crumble, lemon gel, avocado cream
I sweet-talked my parents into ordering the two desserts I wanted to try (apart from what what I myself ordered). After all, it was my birthday, right? I barely had a chance to try Mum's raspberry and rhubarb dessert, so keen was she on it. I was mightily impressed by Sage's spin on a chocolate dessert, not only for the gorgeous plating but because the avocado cream tasted undeniably of lemon-infused avocado. On its own, it was quite savoury, but worked beautifully against the sweet chocolate mousse.
But, people, nothing compared to my dessert. Nothing.
autumn scenery: chestnut log, chocolate branches, malt, apple sauce
Chestnut desserts, light of my life! I was stunned by this dessert even before I started tasting it. I loved, loved it. The centerpiece was the luscious chestnut mousse log, topped with a fresh hazelnut, toffee shard, and chocolate branches. Scattered around the plate were the equally-delicious-and-heavenly chocolate cookie pieces, maple syrup drizzles, smooth and fresh apple puree, nutty crumble, malt ice cream and, last but not least, caramelised chestnuts.
There are no words; this dessert made my heart soar. So much goodness. It was the perfect end to a dinner that made my birthday feel truly celebratory.
I must give a big shout-out to our wonderful waiter, who overheard that it was my birthday and arranged two birthday treats. The first was a glass of Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximinez, which blew my mind with its lingering sweet notes of chocolate and toffee. The second was the glowing candle that arrived with my dessert, and the firm order that I make a wish before blowing it out.
I can't tell you my wish, of course. In truth, it was less a straight wish than a jumble of thoughts, feelings, words, and hopes. I have faith that The Wish Powers That Be understood me, though. And I thank my parents, and Sage, for a most wonderful night.
P.S. Find my last review of Sage here.


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As part of the exhibition transpositions: design out of camp, Saturday, March 21, it will be held Transformation! in the Espai Cultural de Sabadell. This is a fun activity where kids learn while they play, building objects and toys using waste material by Croco piece.
Croco is a building game; a connecting piece applicable to various materials through which children can realize their imaginary worlds through creativity applied to handling and processing of recycled materials. Croco is a project of Núria Pérez Pedrola.
The workshop aims to be a fun activity that lead to the smallest, through play and construction, to reflect on the current situation of excess items and trash in our environment, and how creative practices can respond so lucid to this problem.
The event will begin at 18.00h and will last for two hours. It is intended for a group of maximum 15 children ages 4 and up to 10 years.
The workshop participants:
- Joana Capella Buendia, graduated in Design Management from the School of Design (ESDI), part of the team of transpositions, has co-organized the project baked onion with Laura Fernandez Antolin and collaborated with Curro Claret in the project More than this.
- Nuria Pérez Pedrola, product design student at the School of Design (ESDI), has collaborated with the Fabcafé (Barcelona), and organized recreational-creative workshops for various educational and health centers del Vallès.


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Airflow Uniformity through Perforated Tiles in a Raised-Floor Data Center
Perforated tiles on a raised floor often deliver substantially more or less airflow than expected, resulting in inefficiencies and even equipment failure due to inadequate cooling. In this paper, the impact of data center design parameters on perforated tile airflow is quantified and methods of improving the uniformity are discussed. This paper was written jointly by APC and IBM for the ASME InterPACK2005 Conference, held July 17-22 in San Francisco, California, USA. It is taken directly from the conference proceedings in its original form.


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Say Hello
Me and my old roommate Greg went shopping in New York city a few weeks ago. We made a point of saying "hello how are you?" to every single store attendant we saw before asking for help.
I do this all the time in Chicago too. More surprising than the fact that nobody else ever seems to do the same, is the fact that employees are always surprised. Often times they accidentally interrupt saying "how can I help you" or they don't know how to respond at all.
I propose the idea that each of us should do this everyday. Put more value on the human connection. And make people we transact with feel important. And value the human connection.
But today's world makes this more challenging. Today we have more chaos and more customers than ever. So people prize efficiency over the human connection. Likewise, profit margins are lower than ever, so companies insist that their employees are efficient not nice.
But that's why customers aren't loyal. It's why they don't go back to your store again. It's why they won't go out of their way to support your idea or invest in your business. I propose the idea that companies need to balance the importance of efficiency with the importance of human contact. Likewise as customers, we should also spend more time being nice to the people we interact with.
We should all be sure to Say Hello more often.