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Pursuing your passion for dance and transforming it into a viable career is nothing short of a life-changing experience. Being an entrepreneur is exhilarating but it's a process that also comes with a lot of extra responsibilities and challenges. Avoid feeling overwhelmed with these simple guidelines for opening your own dance studio.
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Starting a dance studio business is a topic we've discussed on this blog before and for good reason. Organizations that not only offer dance classes or lessons but also rent out space to competitive troupes and event coordinators can quickly become a thriving, vital force in any community. With the proper business strategy and execution, your dance studio can be all you want dreamed it would be and more!
Are there potential drawbacks and pitfalls to starting a local dance business? Absolutely, but those challenges are not unique to that industry either. According to a 2017 statistical run-through, the high failure rate for small businesses of all kinds has less to do with a lack of work ethic or innate business acumen; instead, lots of local organizations go under because they fall prey to easily correctable/avoidable mistakes.
I want to do everything I can to make sure you don't stumble over those same obstacles, and that's where this list comes in. Regardless of your background as an entrepreneur, these tips and insight aren't just vague theories masquerading as thought leadership – I want to give you the tools to create action items that will get you and your dance studio to that next level, especially if you're starting from that figurative ground floor.
Let's jump right in and get your dance business going with this step-by-step guide:
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Write a Business Plan
What do you need, in terms of resources, to open a dance studio? How much does it cost to rent a dance studio space? How is your organization going to be different than others in your local recreational marketplace and bring even more added value to community members? These questions and more are answered by creating a business plan.
Unfortunately, the importance of crafting a solid business plan continues to be lost on a shocking number of smaller enterprises in North America. The lesson is simple: Don't think you can wing opening your dance studio business without planning it ahead of time. Making grand assumptions or resigning yourself to "figuring it out later," in any respect, is a recipe for disaster. Yes, it's hard work, but your entire business venture will be even harder if you don't do any planning.
The best way to get started is with an outline. Start with your business from a mission and values perspective, then go into more detail about the services you'll offer (classes, lessons, drop-ins, all of the above, etc.) and how that will work injunction with your desired space (renting a dance studio versus outright ownership, sharing the facility with other dance professionals, etc.).
Once you have a workable framework, it's time to write your business plan in full. Throughout that process, make sure you're always going back to your organization's essence and your goals, both short and long-term. With that in mind, be mindful of all your direct and indirect costs (staff salaries, renovations/maintenance to your dance studio space, etc.) so you can have an exhaustive idea of overhead, as well as the kind of fees you need to charge.
Do Research and Competitor Analysis
Investopedia ranks a lack of marketplace or competitor research as one of the main reasons why so many small businesses bite the dust over time. Don't fall into that trap and put your organization at a disadvantage before you have a chance to establish a presence. Do homework and get a clear picture of the local recreation options in your municipality.
This goes back to the question of uniqueness and standing out in your community as a dance studio that delivers an experience that customers won't find anywhere else. That determination can only be made if you have a strong notion of what other customer experiences are out there, what those organizations do well and, more importantly, what they don't do well.
Once you complete an initial research and competitive analysis sweep, you'll be able to use that insight to develop a marketing strategy that will clearly communicate how your dance studio business is head and shoulders above other players of the same ilk. That foundation will, in turn, set you apart from the competition in a positive way.
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Spend Enough Time on Your Website and Social Media
For every business owner who's just starting out, getting your web presence right is crucial. Most potential customers your dance studio will investigate their options thoroughly online before making any purchasing decisions. In other words, they already know a lot about you before they even set foot in your physical studio space.
With so much riding on your website and social media accounts, don't phone it in with this step You need to make sure that any site you create (or, if you already have one, update from top to bottom) is visually appealing, clear and concise where messaging is concerned and – this is REALLY important, so write it down – responsive on mobile. If people cannot browse your site from their smartphone or tablet, your reach and growth potential will take a nosedive.
In that same vein, you need to be optimizing your web presence for local SEO. That means keyword research, using Google or another service provider, should inform every piece of text that makes it onto your webpages. Be clear and concise while also exciting your audience enough to return to your site on a regular basis.
You also have social media, a tool that remains one of the best ways to cultivate, engage and grow a target audience – even with little to no money behind your efforts. The key is to post and share often, become a trusted voice in your industry and use that momentum to build a buzz around your brand.
Not sure if your social media content is up to snuff? Check out our blog for simple, easy-to-implement tips that you can use today!
Legitimize Your Business Legally
After doing your due diligence with business planning, marketplace research and web optimization, it's important you apply that same attention to detail to the legal and financial documentation that will make your business a legit outfit.
There's lots of reading and information gathering involved during this stage, both from online resources and professionals in your industry. The former might be tougher to navigate but, as a starting point, you can't really go wrong with the U.S. Small Business Administration's management and growth guide. Pay special attention to the "Launch Your Business" section, which contains valuable information on permits, tax scenarios and registering your business with the government.
Beyond strictly online tools, make sure you also talk to financial and small business experts who work in your community. Most bank branches already have someone dedicated to local organizations and serving their best interests, so set up some knowledge transfer appointments with one or several advisers – they can save you a lot of time and money in the long run.
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Dazzle Customers with Strong Initial Offers
At this point, the lion's share of the prep work for your dance business will be in the rearview mirror and it'll be time to (finally) get to the exciting part: opening your studio's doors to the public. To generate a strong initial buzz, you'll have to turn some heads with your initial service offerings.
There are many ways to get more eyes and ears on your brand, especially in those early days when it's so important to stand out in your community's recreation marketplace. Some options at your disposal include:
- Hold an open house event, where current and potential customers can mingle and check out your studio space without being tied down to a financial commitment;
- Get a local celebrity or trusted public ambassador to endorse your business – that recognizable stamp of approval will be a valuable piece of social proof; and
- Offer discounts or free bonuses (merchandise items, gift cards, etc.) to the first wave of people who sign up.
As a longer-term consideration, referral programs can provide a huge engagement and revenue boost for your business, all without costing you anything in terms of setup. Again, we circle back to the importance of social proof; whether it comes from a known public figure or from the participants and families who love your different sessions, potential clients will trust positive word-of-mouth more than any other piece of marketing.
Collect Feedback and Adjust Over Time
Once your dance studio is up and running as a business, remember that it's not a static entity – you should take the proper steps to ensure that your services continue to grow and evolve over time. Using the data at your disposal to develop insight into customer preferences and general behaviors will only make your organization stronger and more appealing over time.
This also involves collecting participant feedback, good or bad. We all know how powerful good reviews can be as a promotional tool but sometimes how you deal with negative reviews online can be just as fortifying. Don't respond antagonistically and definitely don't leave any complaints unanswered; instead, take the time to reach out to those people and really listen to their story. If they feel like their words are being heard and taken to heart, they may reverse their opinion about your business altogether.
At the end of the day, opening your own dance studio is no easy feat. Lots of preparation steps give way to additional responsibilities once the space is ready and community members start signing up for classes, activities or drop-ins. That said, it's also an exciting and extremely fulfilling line of work to get into. If you're passionate about the art of dance and have faith in your abilities as an entrepreneur, these tips should set you on the path to success.
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Nicki Minaj gets colourful for the cover of the latest issue of New York Times Magazine and we love it.
The 32-year-old rapper went with a platinum blonde bob wig, yellow eye shadow, a bright pink lip colour and an electric blue shirt against a yellow background.
In the magazine she talks about how difficult it is to remain relevant in the pop culture, why she called out Miley Cyrus at the VMAs and more.
On calling out Miley Cyrus at the VMAs, and still being bothered by it: "The fact that you feel upset about me speaking on something that affects black women makes me feel like you have some big balls. You're in videos with black men, and you're bringing out black women on your stages, but you don't want to know how black women feel about something that's so important? Come on, you can't want the good without the bad. If you want to enjoy our culture and our lifestyle, bond with us, dance with us, have fun with us, twerk with us, rap with us, then you should also want to know what affects us, what is bothering us, what we feel is unfair to us. You shouldn't not want to know that."
On calling out her interviewer for asking if she liked the Meek Mill/Drake drama: "That's the typical thing that women do. What did you putting me down right there do for you? Women blame women for things that have nothing to do with them. I really want to know why — as a matter of fact, I don't. Can we move on, do you have anything else to ask? To put down a woman for something that men do, as if they're children and I'm responsible, has nothing to do with you asking stupid questions, because you know that's not just a stupid question. That's a premeditated thing you just did"
On her abusive father: "I would always hear him yelling and cursing, always. And it made me feel it was the way to interact, because that's how I saw him interacting. When I was younger, I thought that the only reason my mother didn't leave my father was for financial reasons. From early on in my life, I looked at a woman not having her money as the biggest curse. Now that I'm an adult, I realize that women stay whether a man's rich or poor. It's just a weakness."
On people in her industry going more with plastic surgery: People are posting pictures of working out, and then there's a change in their body and they say it's because they were working out! Ah-hahahaha. Back in the day, in hip-hop, the thick girl was glorified. Now the rappers are dating skinny white women. So it's almost like, 'Wait a minute, who's going to tell the thick black girls that they're sexy and fly, too?'
You can read up her full feature here.
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American General Project
The LLMF was formed in response to a comment made by State Senator Eddie Lucio at a public meeting sponsored by American General Insurance Company. Senator Lucio stated "Since there is no organized opposition to the development of the northern end of South Padre Island we will move ahead as planned" or words to those effect.
Soon thereafter the LLMF was formed with the help of Robert K. Minor and Richard Morrison III. For the next decade the LLMF worked with Senator Carlos Truan, the USFWS, the Nature Conservancy and many supporters to purchase this property and turn it over to USFWS, to become part of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. We are very proud of the lead role the LLMF took in making this outcome a reality.
Dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW)
After stopping American General project and while helping convey it to USFWS, the LLMF embarked on another monumental task. For fifty years the Army Corps of Engineers used the cheapest and most harmful method to "maintain" the Laguna Madre reach of the GIWW. The LLMF worked with many state and federal agencies for four years trying to convince the Corps to use environmentally friendlier methods that were readily available. They refused to change and so in the Spring of 1994 the LLMF formed the Seagrass Coalition. Its members included National Audubon Society, Frontera Audubon, Sierra National and its Lone Star Chapter, the Coastal Conservation Association, Sportsman Conservationists of Texas and the National Wildlife Federation. With their help, both financial and otherwise, we continued to pressure the Corps. After failing to gain their cooperation, the Coalition voted to sue the Corps in Federal Court in Brownsville in August of 1994. It should be noted that CCA and SCOT pulled out, not wishing to get involved in the litigation. We still are very appreciative of their support prior to and after the suit was ultimately settled in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In addition to a cash settlement that went to the Coalition's lawyers the Corps was forced to create an Interagency Coordination Team that changed the way dredging would be handled. Many thousands of acres of seagrass were saved by this effort.
Shrimp Farms Invade the Valley
At the same time we were fighting the Corps over dredging, we set out to improve the management practices of the Aquaculture industry. Through an aggressive public education campaign and through a partnership with Citizens to Save the Arroyo Colorado, we managed to not only improve the management practices, but we also forced the farms through legal action aimed at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to greatly reduce the amount of water these facilities discharge. The LLMF worked extensively with Pam Baker of Environmental Defense to accomplish our goals on this issue.
Blowing spoil dust
For many years the city of Port Mansfield was plagued by blowing dust coming from the upland spoil "containment" site located at the southeast corner of the town. For many years citizens complained to the Willacy County Navigation District in an effort to stop this unhealthy and troublesome problem. The LLMF worked with Denise Blanchard from U.S. Congressman Solomon Ortiz's office and was successful in getting the Corps to install "snow" fencing within the upland site which significantly reduced this problem.
Killer Freeze Deepwater Closure Rule
Working with Texas Parks and Wildlife's Dr. Larry McKinney beginning in 1991, the LLMF worked to bring about a TPWD "Rule" change that allowed for the closure of certain deepwater fish refuges such as the Port Mansfield Harbor in order to stop the wholesale slaughter of game fish, Spotted Seatrout in particular, that flee to these deepwater areas during prolonged "killer freezes". Thousands of Spotted Seatrout and other fish will no doubt be saved whenever the next freeze visits the Texas coast.
Click Here to View the Thank You letter from Dr. Larry McKinney.
Regional Management Program (RMP)
Working again with Dr. McKinney, the LLMF worked very hard to institute a RMP for the Lower Laguna Madre. The Lower Laguna Madre is a very unique marine environment and deserves to be managed in a special way that recognizes the productive, yet fragile nature of the hyper-saline environment. The first phase will be the reduction of recreational limits on Spotted Seatrout from ten to five. Long term surveys and the associated science concluded there was a significant downward trend in trout populations in the Lower Laguna Madre. We will be watching quite closely to ensure this RMP has the desired effect and does not turn into another government program that regulates sportsmen unnecessarily. The over harvest of large female trout by croaker fishing seems to have been the reason TPWD acted at this time on this matter.
Education Days Conferences
Beginning in 1991 the LLMF has sponsored ten large scale public education conferences we named "Education Days." Depending on the issue of the year, the themes of these two day conferences have been varied and offered local citizens of the Rio Grande Valley an opportunity to ask questions and get the answers from the scientist and policy makers that ultimately are responsible for the health and well being of the Lower Laguna Madre and the surrounding communities. LLMF working with Texas Parks and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, The General Land Office, the Corps of Engineers and others.
Lasara Landfill
One fine day a man named Dusty Rhodes from Abilene decided the people of Willacy County should live next to a huge regional landfill he was going to be kind enough to build. LLMF stepped up to the plate once again and played a significant supporting role in keeping Dusty's landfill from becoming a reality. This time the LLMF helped local ranchers, farmers, school districts and citizens all across the county. We helped financially as well as by providing crucial scientific information on how a landfill at the west end of the county could have a negative affect all the way to the Laguna Madre at its eastern limit. LLMF is very proud of the role it played.
Scientific Research Funding
The LLMF has provided thousands of hard dollars as well as in-kind dollars to numerous organizations and universities. A partial list follows:
U.T. Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas
U.T. Pan American
U.T. Brownsville
Texas A&M SeaGrant
Texas A&M College Station
San Perlita I.S.D
Rio Grande Valley Boy Scouts
The Peregine Fund
In addition LLMF has taken dozens (perhaps hundreds) of interested persons on tours of the Laguna Madre and Green Island who then donated thousands of dollars to National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy and other environmental groups.
Magazines, newspapers radio, television & videos
The LLMF has produced and distributed thousands of videos showcasing the living resources of the Lower Laguna Madre. We have also been in feature stories in Texas Monthly, National Audubon Magazine and Texas Shores to name a few. We have been featured in front page stories in virtually all major city newspapers as well as many, smaller publications. Copies of many of our videos are still available at a minimal cost.
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All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
Manuscripts shall be formatted in IEEE conference style and may not exceed 6 pages. In detail, authors are invited to submit papers electronically. Submitted manuscripts should be structured as technical papers and may not exceed 6 letter size (8.5 x 11) pages including figures, tables and references using the template here: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html, Papers should be prepared in two-column single-spaced format. Authors should submit the manuscript in PDF format and make sure that the file will print on a printer that uses letter size (8.5 x 11) paper. The official language of the meeting is English. All manuscripts will be reviewed and will be judged on correctness, originality, technical strength, significance, quality of presentation, and interest and relevance to the conference attendees. Papers conforming to the above guidelines can be submitted through the BDASE 2018 paper submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bdase2018).
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List of Topics
- Big Data in Urban Informatics
- Environmental Risk Predictions
- Data Analytics and Machine Learning
- Interactive Visualisation Environments
- Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Cities
- IoT and Sustainable Cities
- Energy Demand and Supply and Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Cities Development
- BIM technologies and Sustainable Construction
- Ambient Intelligence and Smart Services
- Immersive and Virtual Reality
- Resource Usage Optimisation
- Social Networks and Crowd Sensing
- Green Computing
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- Dr Thar Baker – Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Prof. Dr. Yusuf Arayici – Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey
- Dr Yongrui (Louie) Qin – University of Huddersfield, UK
- Dr Paul Fergus – Liverpool John Moores University, UK
- Dr Sohail Abbas – University of Sharjah, Sharjah
- Dr. Muhammad Asim– FAST University, Pakistan
- Dr Muhamad Zahid Khan– University of Malakand, Pakistan
- Dr Aine Mac Dermott – Liverpool John Moores University, UK
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- Dr Nargis Bibi – Fatima Jinnah Women University, Pakistana
- Rana Muhammad Qasim– University of Wolverhampton, UK
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How to Kick Overwhelm to the Curb Once and For All!
The theme for my main blog posts the past couple of weeks has been about overwhelm in one way or another. I've written about a few things you can do to avoid it, how to get out of it once you're in it, and even danced around one of the the best ways a business owner can avoid and stay out of overwhelm. So today, I'm going to jump right in and state the obvious.
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But things have changed both on and off the pitch, and while the stadium remains ramshackle, the economic situation of the country coupled with the club's recent slide down the league means it rarely comes close to being full.
Though it is not the biggest price in the world, over 2.5 at 53/100 should see some decent profit on any investment, with the bet paying out in five of Sevilla's last six home matches, and in seven of Madrid's last eight away games.
Sevilla, then, are not the force they once were finishing last season in 9th position, but they have started the season brightly unbeaten in their three matches so far. Real Madrid, meanwhile, have had a well documented sluggish start to the defence of their league title drawing their opening game, losing their second match, before gaining their first win against Granada. A home win can be backed at 9/2 while the draw is offered at 16/5 and a victory for Madrid available at 53/100.
The statistics all point to an away win, with Los Blancos having won the last seven matches against Sevilla including two consecutive 6-2 victories in each of their last two visits to the Sanchez Pizjuan. Yet with the vast majority of their squad involved in at least two matches over the international break and a colossus of a Champions League group stage opener against Manchester City looming on the horizon, Jose Mourinho may well make some changes to his starting line up.
Though they may well end up winning the game, that makes backing Madrid perhaps more risky than usual, so a venture into the goals market might be more profitable. Though it is not the biggest price in the world, over 2.5 at 53/100 should see some decent profit on any investment, with the bet paying out in five of Sevilla's last six home matches, and in seven of Madrid's last eight away games.
The goalscorer market is also of interest, with Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain in stunning form having netted six goals in seven matches for club and country. He is priced at 3/1 to open the scoring, yet after two matches in South America for Argentina, he may well be rested. Instead backing Alvaro Negredo to score at any time for Sevilla looks more tempting at 8/5. The former Madrid forward has scored three times in his last matches against his old club as has started the season brightly with two goals in three games.
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New Orleans is the city that never sleeps, literally. You will find that are more things to do here than you could of possibly imagined. You will have the time of your life coming here and experiencing it for yourself. And if you can plan a trip here during Mardi Gras, you will not regret it. New Orleans is a city that has a lot of French influence. You will have the time of your life finding out how much the history of this city has influenced the development of the surrounding areas.
When planning your next trip to New Orleans make sure to choose National for the use of a rental car. You will be very pleased with the caliber of car you receive along with the great discounts you're going to get as well. National is a top car rental company and has been for over 20 years. They boast top customer support and greatest rates. You will not have a doubt in your mind once you use National for the booking of your rental car. They will cater to your every need and leave you with a smile on your face for sure.
New Orleans is a beautiful city with a lot to offer all of it's guests. You will love this city and everything it has to offer. Visit the French Quarter and see some buildings that are hundreds of years old and still stand to this day. You will be amazed by the structures and want to take a ton of pictures. The French Quarter has some amazing restaurants that will leave you asking for more.
While in New Orleans make sure to catch a New Orleans Saints game. They are one of the most explosive NFL teams in the league. You will love seeing these giants play in their stadium. They have been top contenders in the race to the Super Bowl for years now and offer a crowd pleasing performance every time they step on the field. You will love watching these giants play and see just how physical they are.
The Audubon Zoo is fun place for the whole family to visit while you are in New Orleans. You will be able to see many animals in their natural habitat and watch them as they live their daily lives. You will see what a significant role each animal plays in the circle of life. My kids love coming to this zoo and running around playing with the animals. I'd recommend a trip here very highly.
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User changes the EEM certificate Key length from default (1024) to 2048.
EEM 12.51 implementation guide is followed to modify the key length.
After modification, APM login fails.
Error Statement:"You entered an invalid user name and password combination.Click here to log in to the product again."
EEM certificate for APM application should be run again, following the steps below.
Steps(Follow these after the modification of the key length on EEM)
For APM 12.6/12.8 versions:
Login to APM Application Server
Go to
\CA\ITAM\Application Server\bin\
and Paste to
In the Command prompt navigate to
Run the below command with relevant parameters.
EEMCertUtilities.exe APM eiamadmin uapmadmin
- EEM server hostname
- EEM admin password
Sample command: (assuming EEM is installed in Application Server)
EEMCertUtilities.exe localhost APM eiamadmin dummy12# uapmadmin
The execution of this command should not throw any error.
APM login will be successful now.
For APM 12.9 version:
Login to EEM server machine.
Copy 'EEMCertUtilities' folder from APM 12.9 DVD (Path: DVD\EEMSetup\EEMCertUtilities), to a Temp folder in EEM server machine.
Login to APM Web Server.
\CA\ITAM\Web Server\bin\CA.Common.LoadConfigurationAttributes.dll.config
and Paste the file into 'EEMCertUtilities' folder in EEM server machine.
In the EEM server machine, use the Command prompt to navigate to the copied (EEMCertUtilities) folder.
EEMCertUtilities.exe <EEMServerName> APM eiamadmin <EEM login PASSWORD> uapmadmin
<EEMServerName> - EEM server hostname (local host in this case)
<EEM login PASSWORD> - EEM admin password
Sample command:
EEMCertUtilities.exe localhost APM eiamadmin dummy12# uapmadmin
Note:These steps need to be followed whenever EEM certificate is changed. (Key Length or Algorithm)
If APM is Integrated with CA Service Catalog and/or CA IT Process Manager then:
For CA Service Catalog,User needs to unregister the Service Catalog application from EEM and re-launch the setup utility to register EEM.
For CA IT Process Manager,User needs to reconfigure PAM by launching the installer and register EEM to make the PAM application work.
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The 98ft /29.87m Azimut 97 motor yacht 'MOONRAKER' was built in 1997 by Azimut and last refitted in 2015. Previously named Georgia Rose her luxurious interior is designed by Terence Disdale and her exterior styling is by .
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Moonraker's impressive leisure and entertainment facilities make her the ideal charter yacht for socialising and entertaining with family and friends.
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Celebration of 15th August: On the Independence Day a series of events were organized in the High School. The chief guest of the programme was R. Pramod Kr. Singh, DDC, Palamu besides him the BDO, and the Mukhiya, Upmukhiya, Panchayat Samiti members along with approximately 2000 children and community member took part.
On 15th Aug'15, the day started with the Prabhat Ferry (Rally by school children) by the boys and girls of the Kishunpur High school in which the slogan written on 14th Aug'15 was displayed in the play cards. The children walked all through the main street of the Kishunpur panchayat shouting slogan for an Adarsh village.
Flag hosting was done on the occasion after which number of cultural programs was performed by children including songs, dances and sports. Following which the chief guest distributed prize to the best performers.
Cultural & Sports Activities: Besides the two days (14th & 15th Aug'2015) Cultural & Sports activities organized in the Kishunpur High School with the children and adolescents regular sports and Cultural activities were conducted in the various schools. The sports and cultural programs organized in schools were :
i. Slogan Compatation
ii. 100 mts & 400 mts race was organized for both boys and girls
iii. Kabbadi match organized for girls
iv. Football match organized for boys and girls
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Light, Color and Technology
Get to know the electromagnetic spectrum! During this multi-program session, students will learn about the physics and chemistry of color through light, pigment and nano-structure. This program allows a thorough understanding of light and color through a combination of RIMOSA programs Bending Light, Electric Dough, Nano and Color with new programs which introduce the creation Indonesian-style shadow puppets and further experimentations with nano-scale technology. This was designed as a 6 week program, but it may also run as an individual program focusing on one aspect of light. Outreach programs are designed for students in grades 3-12. The cost of one 60 minute program is $160, but multiple programs are offered at a discounted rate – $140 for each additional program.
Requests for program information or scheduling should be directed to Juliette Casselman at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 401-473-9174.


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In my favorite marriage book, The Mystery of Marriage, Mike Mason beautifully describes and unpacks God's ultimate purpose in marriage – to make us holy. We are sanctified as we live alongside someone we dearly love – and through whom we see our own flaws so clearly and personally. "The truth about marriage," Mason writes, "is that it's a way not of avoiding any of the painful trials and subtractions of life, but rather of confronting them, of exposing and tackling them most intimately. It is a way to meet suffering personally, head-on, with the peculiar directness, the reckless candidness characteristic only of love. And so it is a gradual unfolding of interpersonal consecration, a process in which all the pain locked up in two lonely, self-centered lives is no longer hidden or suppressed (as it tends to be everywhere else in life), but rather released, that in the hands of love it might be used as the raw material for sanctification. Marriage is not a way to evade suffering but to suffer purposefully." I've been pondering and living through these truths since I got married nearly 10 years ago.
Only recently, however, was I exposed to the idea that parenting is also a form of sanctification. God uses our efforts to rear our children to work on us – to purify us, rid us of sin, and make us holy. It makes a lot of sense, actually. Some days it can feel like all your efforts to love your child, lead him well, train him in godly ways are going… nowhere. No matter what you do. A dear, godly friend once said of her son, then four, "He can make me angry in a way that no other human on the planet can." I can relate. I adore my children and would gladly lay down my life for them… But when things are going terribly despite my best efforts, they can also arouse a sense of helplessness and despair in me that I rarely meet in any other setting.
"Why do they act like that?" my mother-in-law asked her daughter about her five young children, in one of their worse moments. "Because they're sinners!" my sister-in-law replied. It's true, and it's a reality we moms watch unfold daily in myriad ways. Our kids are sinners (just like us), and we – more than anyone else in their young lives – witness the sin in their hearts emerge and play out. They bait their siblings. They refuse to share. They fall into fits of rage. They complain unduly. They're unkind to the dog. They refuse to submit. And our job is to see the sin, address and correct it, train them in righteousness, and remain continually patient, loving, and nurturing throughout – as God is toward us. All the while not losing heart about their behavior – or losing our minds.
I can now see – after being at it only few years myself – that being a mom really is the toughest job in the world. Especially to do it well.
But this is where the sanctification comes in. Encountering and rightly addressing our children's sin – without sinning against them in the process – is a task that only God is equal to. In our own strength, we could never hope to be the kind of kind of mothers we are called to be. Again and again we must fall on our faces and confess to God our limitations, shortcomings, lovelessness, lack of wisdom. Again and again, as we come to the end of ourselves in our mothering efforts, we must seek and rely on the one who entrusted these children to us in the first place. Receiving his grace, his direction, his supernatural love, his forgiving spirit, his tenderness. And as we abide in Christ in our mothering, he will gradually use our children to make us more selfless, holy, and loving. More like Christ.
He is faithful – to us and our children. And he will be glorified in the process as we seek him and look to him.
"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." (1 Cor. 15:58)


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Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano announces that the grand opening for the Wesley Chapel tax collector's office will be August 4, 2014 at 10:00 AM. The Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the grand opening and ribbon cutting event.
As soon as Mike Fasano took over as Pasco County's tax collector he saw the need for an office primarily dedicated to serving the communities of South East Pasco County. Wesley Chapel is the ideal location to serve residents of that community in addition to Zephyrhills, Lutz and surrounding areas. Residents from Pasco County and surrounding communities are invited to visit the Wesley Chapel office.
"The new Pasco County Tax Collector office in Wesley Chapel is long overdue," states Deputy Tax Collector Billy Poulos. "The area has seen a tremendous amount of growth and deserves to have our services at its doorstep. For far too long, the residents of Wesley Chapel have had to drive far distances to visit our offices. Those days are long gone as we open what is to be the new standard in Tax Collector offices. This is the benchmark by which all other Tax Collector offices will be measured; with its wide concourses, sleek and modern look, and close proximity to a major population hub. The residents of Wesley Chapel, as well as the rest of the County deserve a state of the art facility, which will help us deliver our services effectively and efficiently. "
The Wesley Chapel office will be a full-service office which includes residential and commercial property tax, business receipt tax, drivers license testing and renewal, automobile, vessel and motorcycle registration and title work, birth certificates, and other services.
The office is located in Compark 75 at 4610 Pet Lane, which is off Wesley Chapel Boulevard in Wesley Chapel. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the grand opening event. For more information about the grand opening please do not hesitate to contact Greg Giordano, Director of Customer Relations at 727-847-8179 or visit the Pasco County Tax Collector's website at www.pascotaxes.com


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If you wish to exclude your entire website from Google's index, you can place a file at the root of your server called robots.txt. This is the standard protocol that most web crawlers observe for excluding a web server or directory from an index. More information on robots.txt is available here: http://www.robotstxt.org/wc/norobots.html. Please note that Googlebot does not interpret a 401/403 response ("Unauthorized"/"Forbidden") to a robots.txt fetch as a request not to crawl any pages on the site.
To remove your site from search engines and prevent all robots from crawling it in the future, place the following robots.txt file in your server root:
User-agent: *
Disallow: / To remove your site from Google only and prevent just Googlebot from crawling your site in the future, place the following robots.txt file in your server root:
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: / Each port must have its own robots.txt file. In particular, if you serve content via both http and https, you'll need a separate robots.txt file for each of these protocols. For example, to allow Googlebot to index all http pages but no https pages, you'd use the robots.txt files below.
For your http protocol (http://yourserver.com/robots.txt): User-agent: *
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Whenever the annual WorldCon occurs outside of North America, a second convention is held in North America. This is called the "North American Science Fiction Convention" or "NASFiC". The 1999 NASFiC was held in Anaheim, adjacent to the site where the 1996 WorldCon. (The 1996 WorldCon was where Melbourne was selected as the site for the 1999 WorldCon.)
This NASFiC was held one week before the WorldCon, and many people going to AussieCon decided to attend Conucopia also. Many people had flights to Australia that started from Los Angeles International Airport, so the idea of attending both conventions seemed like a good idea :)
Only a couple pictures are presented here. I am still working on the pictures of people who were panelists.
Conucopia was held at the Anaheim Marriott.
A picture of the main ballroom where this evening gathering took place.
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Ecostrad Magnum Heated Electric Towel Rail - Black 600w (580 x 1090mm)
The Ecostrad Magnum offers state-of-the-art bathroom heating with a contemporary black glass finish, providing a stylish accent for bathrooms and en-suites. This 600w Magnum is the ideal choice for larger spaces.
Product Details
- Energy-Efficient Heating with Eco Benefits
- Reduce Energy Costs with Precision Thermostat
- Striking Black Safety Glass
- Save Money with Remote Control Programmer
- Splashproof - Rated IP34
- Smart Heating for Your Bathroom
- Innovative Plasma Style Heating
- Stylish Aluminium Rails
- Thermal Limiter for Safety
- 2 Year Manufacturer's Warranty
Product Specifications
More Information Brand Ecostrad Product Weight (kg) 13 Depth (mm) 145 Height (mm) 1090 Width (mm) 580 Wattage (w) 600 Cable Length (m) 1.6 IP Rating IP34 Suitable for Bathrooms Zone 2 and 3 IEC Class Protection Class II Country of Manufacture China Radiator Elements N/A Room Size - Modern Insulation (m²) 7.5 Room Size - Poor Insulation (m²) 5
Manuals & Installation
Radiators and towel rails for bathrooms, cloakrooms and wet rooms must be professionally installed by a qualified electrician and are not sold as a DIY product. Always defer to the manufacturer's guidelines about the bathroom suitability of any product. View Ecostrad Magnum Manual for more information.
All Ecostrad Electric Towel Rails come with a 2 Year Manufacturer's Warranty (subject to manufacturer's terms and conditions).
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Youthful voices of first love and first loss
Men! You can't live with them, you can't live without them!
They die and come back as ghosts. They dump you over e-mail.
In two recently published young adult books, The Dead Fathers Club (Viking; 328 pages; $23.95; ages 12-up) by Matt Haig and Anatomy of a Boyfriend (Delacorte; 259 pages; $16.99; 14-up) by Daria Snadowsky, the male mind is parsed through the eyes of adolescents. The primary relationships involved -- son-father and boyfriend-girlfriend -- are good examples.
Granted, these two books have almost nothing in common. One is a reworked "Hamlet" ("The Dead Fathers Club") that, if you believe the blurbs on the back, has the potential to be a crossover hit with adults (a la "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," which was written from the perspective of an autistic boy). And the other clearly falls within the well-worked teen-romance category. But both are honest looks at how to navigate complicated and confusing times.
"Anatomy of a Boyfriend" starts with the tried-and-true teen-lit girl tropes. The main character, Dominique Baylor, is rather average. She's a virgin high school senior with a more experienced best friend, Amy, who is always egging her on to show more initiative with boys. She has a good relationship with her parents, and she wants to be a doctor.
Enter Wes. He's like the female version of Dom -- a perfectly socially acceptable guy who has very little experience with girls. Their courtship rings true; many false starts and long e-mails and confusion about what kind of relationship they're getting into precede the lusty high school romance. They swoon over each other in a way that is both sweet and cringe-worthy. They are each other's firsts -- first boyfriend, first lover. They have first fights and then first makeup make-outs after the fight.
First-time author Snadowsky does a good job of rendering all these emotions while keeping the plot chugging along. Sometimes her descriptions of sex sound slightly clinical, but they are also real; angels hardly sing when Dom and Wes finally attempt intercourse:
" 'Ow! Get off!' I shout.
"He jumps off the bed. 'Oh crap,' he says, 'I'm sorry.'
" 'Don't be,' I say as I curl up in the fetal position. 'I'm sorry I yelled.' "
But going off to college proves to be a whole new ballgame. By extending the story beyond prom night, Snadowsky complicates the rather simple girl-snags-first-boyfriend tale. While some of the details seem a little tacked on (the masturbation scene was educational but perfunctory), it's a promising debut.
Haig's "Dead Fathers Club" isn't his first novel, but it's an American debut for the well-regarded British author. It tells about an 11-year-old boy, Phillip Noble, whose father died in a car accident that, on its face, was nothing but a tragic turn of fate. But Phillip begins to see his father's ghost, who tells him that Uncle Alan wants Phillip's mother and that the reason Phillip can see his father as a ghost is because Uncle Alan cut the brakes on Phillip's father's car, causing his death.
And, not to put too much pressure on Phillip or anything, his father's ghost instructs him to kill Uncle Alan by a certain date or his father will never find peace in the afterlife.
The Shakespearean roots of Haig's book, though, don't force the plot into preordained directions. No characters are wasted; Leah, the Ophelia to Phillip's Hamlet, emerges as a mysterious but moving force. One of the joys (for those familiar with Hamlet) is figuring out at what points Haig's work diverges. Phillip is an unreliable narrator, but it isn't until close to the ending that you begin to wonder just how unreliable. Maybe Uncle Alan isn't such a bad guy ...
For a younger reader, the style might take some getting used to, but Haig does a great job of assuming the voice of an 11-year-old. Take this passage, for instance, where he is trying to make sense of his father's ghost's instructions:
"The crash happened in my head. The tyres made a scream and the bricks crashed and Dad's face was all scared and I didn't know if the brakes were working or if they had broken but I didnt care because he wasnt going to come back and speak to me or go in the snow with me.
"Even if his ghost came back it wasnt the same and I didnt want to be a ghost any more. I wanted him. I wanted everything to be normal the way it was."
The advantage of writing through a child's eyes is that the events play themselves out in a less self-conscious way than, say, an account of adult grief. Through Phillip, and the struggles Phillip has with his father's ghost, we see the cruelty of death, the desire to make sense out of an nonsensical event. "The Dead Fathers Club" is full of funny moments, but the ending reveals the dark heart of Hamlet's story. "Anatomy of a Boyfriend" is far lighter fare and doesn't attempt the narrative jujitsu of Haig's novel, but in its way, it posits thoughtful questions about what happens after you've achieved that teenage dream, the acquisition of a boyfriend, and the dream loses its luster.


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Vampires (1998)
Genre(s): Action | Horror
Directed by: John Carpenter
Starring: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith
Synopsis: A team of vampire hunters search for a master vampire before he can find the cross which will let him (and others) endure sunlight.
Buy this movie from Amazon.ca, Amazon.com.
Ripley's movie review
It's a John Carpenter flick so there's lots of blood and gore but the only truly scary thing about this movie is that James Woods actually looks kinda sexy in one scene.
Don't bother.Added 05 September 2002 at 9:25 AM
Newt's movie review
Gore-filled action right from the start! Some of the special effects were very good and some were really lame. The screenplay wasn't very good, the acting was worse, and really, you should just avoid this one.Added 08 June 2005 at 11:41 AM
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Mumbai -
- We all know that mukesh ambani's Jio invested 1 lakh crores in its 4G network which launched on September 2016.
- After that ambani gave free services till December 31st and then extended to march 2017 to get more customers and it fetched him more than 100 million customers.
- Now he is planning to end free services and he announced yesterday that every user on network should pay yearly premium charge of 100 and monthly fee of 300 for free unlimited calls and data.
- According to few sources, This will get Jio more than 20,000 crores per year.
- After getting this news yesterday, Today reliance stock price went nearly 10% up.
- Now all other telecos are under pressure and already lost most part of market.


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EDTECH 502 page
This link should take you to my plain502 page for the EDTECH 502 class. I think that over time, there will be links to this page that will let you connect to the projects I do in 502.
Now the 502 page has CSS! The link to the new page is here. If you need the long address, it is: http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/melissagetz/502/502.htm
Posted on August 31, 2011, in ED TECH 502. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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It is safe to say that Amy Foley is the best Realtor. Seriously. If you are even just thinking, 'Maybe we should think about moving…'–contact Amy. She'll make it happen. She sold our house and found us a great new house. She is easy going and fun to work with…wouldn't change a thing about our experience. And now I have another friend in Scarborough =)
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Amy & Carrie have great connections in the Scarborough community. They communicate well with their clients and work well together. I am so happy with my decision to work with this team! I also enjoyed working with everyone they suggested throughout the process.
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3rd party infusion exploitsRecently several community users websites have been hacked, from what we can tell this is not due to PHP-Fusion…Continue Reading
PHP Fusion - New BugTrackerDigitanium has created a new custom bugtracker for us here at PHP Fusion so we dont need to use a…Continue Reading
Mantis Bug TrackerAlong with the release of the helpdesk system we are proud to announce the release of the Mantis Bug Tracking…Continue Reading
Service release (6.01.9)As we prepare to enter the first alpha phase of version 7, today I am releasing an update for version…Continue Reading
Minor file updateA security team called fixed before hacked.com has recently informed me of a cross site exploit which can allow…Continue Reading
Couple of minor fixesThis morning I received information about an XSS exploit in the shoutbox. A user can plant malicious code via the…Continue Reading
Critical update - v6.00.303Following the recent attack on a number of PHP-Fusion sites I have been looking for a possible exploit. Thanks…Continue Reading
Patch to stop iframe insertionA patch to stop the insertion of the malicious code in Settings Main is now available for download. All users…Continue Reading
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Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP-Fusion 6It's another bug hunt day for PHP-Fusion. I've recently been informed of three exploits, 2 of them…Continue Reading
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Minor forum exploits patchA few minor exploits have been identified in the forum files index.php, options.php and viewforum.php. I have…Continue Reading
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The latest piece of bad news concerning our money problems – in these struggling Islands very well known as Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, or the Spice Isles of the Caribbean – has come as no surprise to anyone who follows the happenings over the years, and more especially these latest two or three years.
The Government was not able to pay some One Hundred and Ninety odd Millions to a Financial Institution about a month ago, and the grace period of that month has now expired and the payment was still no where in sight. And in addition salaries and wages for Government workers just two weeks away – plus all the other expenses that are becoming due on a weekly basis, and cannot be met not even for very basic needs at the General Hospital, or parish Dispensaries Islandwide.
The general situation financially at all levels, are becoming very, very, desperate – and those still holding onto the reins of power as the Government in control, they have a very serious responsibility and equally solemn duty, to take immediate steps to bring this unprecedented state of affairs to an end, in the general welfare of all our people, regardless of their political or party interest or affiliation.
Our suffering people who inhabit these Islands, are far more important than the party leaders and their hangerson, and whatever political principles those involved on which ever side, maybe claiming are at stake in the chaos and confusion now existing Islandswide.
The longer these desperate times are allowed to spread over all aspects of our people's daily lives, the very much harder and far more costly it will become to make amends and recover lost grounds. By delaying the opportunity for our people to make amends, and chart a new course for our struggling Tri-Island State to get out of its political mellee – the more difficult would be the task ahead, and as per usual the same sufferers would be the new victims.
While it is appreciated that the NDC party has been placed in a very awkward situation, and as the Government of the day for the past four years, those remaining in positions of authority still have some responsibility, for the people who voted them as a team into office in July 2008.
Nevertheless, the good and welfare, and the overall interest of the people as a whole, must be given some priority when considering where we go from hereon, and how soon we move to wherever.
The existing situation must be unprecedented in West Indian Politics – if not in the entire Commonwealth of Nations.
The NDC party was elected into office on the 8th July, 2008, with (11) Eleven Seats in the Lower House of Parliament – which was comprised of (15) fifteen Elected M.P.'s After the Five resignations and dismissal of NDC M.P.'s from the NDC Party on the 30th September, 2012 – the ruling party now has Six Elected M.P.'s in the Lower House.
This must mean, therefore, that the Government is in control of the Nation's affairs with a minority in Parliament of 6 to 9. So how can the business of the people be organised and contracted as such.
In addition to that party-political state of affairs, the affairs of State always require a majority decision – especially when it comes down to seeking Loans and overdraft facilities from Banks and other such institutions.
And as if to add Constitutional political embarrassment, to financial inadequacies in the day by day running of the Government of the people in the State – the very Parliament for conducting the business of the people as a whole, that noble Institution is now suspended indefinitely – by reason of the Governor General's Prorogation.
The Opposition NNP, at its meeting/rally last week Sunday in Tanteen had a Petition signed by its supporters and others, appealing to the Governor General, the Speaker of the House and the Prime Minister to have Parliament re-opened for the conduct of the business of the people.
What response would be forthcoming and how soon – only time and good sense will determine, but there can be no denying, that the current circumstances are definitely not in keeping with the spirit and the intentions of the Constitution, and should be brought to an end in the shortest possible time.
In recent days, news have been coming out, that the Agriculture roads project which has been on hold for some time now, would be starting soon; as well as the new Parliament Building, to be constructed on the damaged Governor General's old residence, the plans and design have been approved, and will be going out to Tender for starting the Building sometime next year.
The temptation to feel that those two developments will be a big boost to the chances of the group still in control, is quite reasonable – but on the other hand, so much further damage could result from the delay, and by the looks of conditions already on stream over which the controllers have no means of diverting – the last stage could very well end up being a lot worse, than what the controllers are trying to overcome by the delay in going to the polls.
Those advising the powers-that-be, and the decision-makers themselves – they all have to fully consider the impact, any undue delay will be having on the lives and the living conditions of our people in general, and not just their chances at the Polls – whenever that maybe.
To be doing just the latter, while a whole lot of people are suffering, and many ketching real hell to make ends meet on a daily basis – would be leaving themselves wide open for any manner of reprisals from those sufferers, in the waiting period.
Our people have seen and felt the effects, of what took place during the long period of the NNP Opposition when they were in control, as well as the happenings over the last four years, while the NDC lot carried on with their disunity and disloyalty to the party Leader, during which time nothing of any substance took place.
From that background therefore, there is more than enough evidence to enable the Voters in any upcoming Elections, to make wise choices of whom they wish to represent them for the next five years and beyond, depending on their performances in the first period. Prolonging the agony now existing, will not make any substantial difference especially for those in the driving seats.
And in my considered opinion – the delay in going to the Polls would make the existing bad matters much worse for the incumbents, and improve the chances for their opponents as long as the delay continues.
But even more importantly – as far as the people and their good and welfare are concerned, and their relief from the harsh and hopeless conditions now suffocating them on a daily basis – ending the stalemate now existing, and voting for a more united and committed group to control their affairs, must be a whole lot better than the hopeless situation daily facing them all.
In the uncertain and divided state of affairs now existing – the chances of any immediate relief coming our way are no where in sight, but the hardships are increasing and becoming unbearable.


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Sunday, September 5, 2010
We went Camping at the Ranch with my family and Nate came :) We just spent the day there. and Went to church at the little church just below our Ranch. It was a lot of fun and I loved having Nate with us. We went on four wheeler rides, horse rides, and a hike. I love having Whit and Dal with us all the time too. They are the best and I am so glad they live so close.
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Tala in Carnatic music Traditionally, Carnatic music vocalists mark the tala by tapping their laps with their palm. Instrumentalists such as violinists and flutists that use both hands mark the tala by tapping their feet on the ground inconspicuously.
In Carnatic music, each repeated cycle is called an Aavartanam, while each "tap" is called an aksharam or a kriyā. A tala thus describes the number and arrangement of aksharams inside an Aavartanam. Note that the intervals between the aksharams are all equally long. The aksharams are subdivided into maatraas or svaras.
There are three patterns of beats that recur in all talas - these are the laghu, the dhrutam and the anudhrutam.
A dhrutam is a pattern of 2 aksharams, with the first aksharam marked with the palm face down, and the second with the face up. This is notated 'O'. (ie., Tapping once with your palm facing down and once with it facing up.)
An anudhrutam is a single aksharam, marked with the palm face down and notated 'U'. (ie., Tapping once with your palm facing down)
A laghu is a pattern with the first aksharam marked with the palm face down, followed by a variable number of aksharams marked with successive fingers starting with the little finger. This is notated '1'


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Thursday, November 6, 2008
We were given the assignment to paint toast. Definitely a different subject matter.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Caricature self portrait
Here is a quick caricature I did today in digital illustration. I'll add color later. Enjoy!
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Master Copy
Ok I realize that Dice Tsutsumi hasn't quite reached the title of master but his work is amazing. The assignment was to do a copy from a piece of work from an illustrator that you like. The idea was to maintain the painterly quality from traditional work in a digital painting.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Here is a quick pirate painting for my digital illustration class. The assignment was to paint a pirate head using texture and actions. Pretty simple really.
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Warm and Cool Study
Sorry it's been a while. I know it's not much either but I liked the way that they turned out. This was for my design and color final. The assignment was to do a still life using warm and cool lighting. They are not very big only 5 x 7 but it definitely was good practice for me. The are both gouache/charcoal on board.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Figure Drawings
So I just completed my second semester of figure drawing and decided to post a couple of my favorites. At the end of the semester we have a portfolio review with the professor and while he was looking through my stuff he gave me the first compliment he has ever given me. He pulled these two to the side and said "you can put these in your portfolio." I know there are still some issues I have with these two, but it meant a lot that he said that. So it is my goal to draw for at least 3 hours each day this summer and totally devote my time in understanding the figure more. Anyways enjoy.
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Monday, July 21, 2008
So here is yet another Gouache painting. As I'm sure you can tell some of it is digital. This was my first gouache painting ever and I got a little to opaque in the shawl and it created some nasty textures so I decided to work it out digitally. Still doesn't look quite right, but there isn't really much more I can do. I was listening to a lot of Death Metal around the time I came up with the concept. I attempted to make it look not so dark due to the school I attend by applying a triatic color scheme to it. I can't wait to play more with the concept in the future. So until then enjoy.
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Ink Gouache Off
So I have yet another painting that I just finished touching up that I thought I would post. This was a difficult assignment, but I like the way it turned out. It doesn't look as rendered as some of my stuff so it was different for me to do. Basically for this assignment I painted really thick with gouache and everything I wanted black I would let the board expose through. After I had my painting done I then dumped a huge amount of ink on it and washed it off. The places where the board was exposed turned black and the places I painted real thick left a beautiful stain. So all I had left to do was just a little touch up work. It definitely could be better but I think it went well for my first time trying the technique.
(Photo Reference: Megan Mills)
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
A Few Media Experimentation Paintings
So here are a few paintings that I completed this semester in Media Experimentation. I'm not totally excited about all of them because it was an experimentation class so my craft suffered on them a bit. Overall the class was pretty successful and I will have the rest up as soon as I get at them digitally.
(Dia De Pancho; acrylic on board)
Having grown up in Phoenix I have always been influenced by the Mexican culture. The use of color in their art work and graffiti alike has always caught my attention. I'm a big fan of the day of the dead and thought I'd throw my own spin on it incorporated with a touch of traditional tattoo themes.
(The Fredman; Charcoal/Gouache on board)
I have always been terrified of this man, even until this day!
(Deadmingo; oil/acrylic on masonite)
Not much to say here, just tried mixing the two mediums really. So yeah.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Oil Lift Out
Sorry its been a while since my last post but I finally got some graded work back and decided to put one of them up. I have a couple more that will be in up in the next two weeks or so. This is only the second painting I have ever done in my entire life so don't be to rough on me. The assignment was given to do an oil rendering from a photo reference while lifting out color with a little turpentine. I'm sure some you of you have seen masters like Bernie Fuchs (such a great last name) use this technique before much better than myself, but it has given me the opportunity to learn alot about oil. By the way I am sorry for some of the creamy areas! The turp got the best of me! I'll be much more careful next time!
(Photo Reference: Megan Mills my unbelievably talented sister)
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Head Drawings
Here are a couple of head drawings that I completed near the end of this last semester.
(Conte on Canson)
I know this wasn't drawn from life but it wasn't supposed to be. My professor gave us the assignment for our final to complete a head from either an old master or from a photo. So I decided since Chuck Close's work is found in art history books you could technically define him as an old master (I know thats pushing it). Other
than that his paintings are basically photos so it really qualified under both of the assigned topics. I have always liked the original, it just has an I don't care feeling to it.
(Reference: Chuck Close)
(This last one is from a model that I thought had interesting features, thats why I decided to put it up.)
Sorry about the nasty stain on this one. The tip of my spray fix was clogged and I it just dripped out at first.
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These are some sketches I thought I would throw on here for now to start my blog. I will try and get some of my head studies up this weekend. So for now try and enjoy yourself.
(Photo references: John Davis)
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Gatland's men on course for Ireland clash after dodging World Cup upset
WALES captain Sam Warburton dedicated victory to the families of the four miners killed in last week's accident in Pontardawe after his side took a major step towards the World Cup quarter-finals.
An upset loomed after Samoa went in 10-6 up at the break but a second-half try from wing Shane Williams rescued Wales from a devastating defeat and swept them to their first win of the campaign.
The result means Warren Gatland's men are likely to reach the last eight, and a possible Home Nations clash with Ireland, if they win their remaining Pool D fixtures against unfancied Fiji and Namibia.
Warburton said: "We said if we lose we're probably going home, so there was a lot of pressure on the boys and I'd like to dedicate the win today to the families of the miners back home. Our thoughts are with them." In a nervy opening James Hook's brace of penalties to Paul Williams' one gave Wales a slim advantage, but their stubborn defence was eventually breached by prop Anthony Perenise to hand Samoa the advantage.
Hook's departure saw Rhys Priestland assume kicking duties and he accepted two penalty chances to edge Wales back in front before Leigh Halfpenny's surging break out of defence set up Williams to touch down 16 minutes from time.
"It was a tough match and I thought we showed some great character," said head coach Gatland. "I thought we defended exceptionally well for most of the game."
France coach Marc Lievremont was satisfied after seeing his side claim a second straight bonus-point win in Pool A with a 46-19 success over Canada. Vincent Clerc grabbed a hat-trick of tries and Morgan Parra scored 23 points with the boot. Lievremont said: "I was annoyed lastweek . I'm not going to be unhappy after every game. We got a bonus point, and that is just reward."
Nick De Luca hopes Scotland can continue their hot streak against Argentina on Sunday and set up a World Cup Pool B decider with England. Andy Robinson's men would then target victory against England on October 1 to finish top of the pool.
De Luca said: "Victory is essential. We want to go into the last game with six on the bounce."


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Choosing a color palette for your room can be intimidating. You don't want to be boring, but you don't want to look like a box of Crayola crayons, either. So how do you assemble the perfect palette?
To help you take the leap from basic beige, the folks from Pantone, a design company considered the global authority on color, created nine no-fail color palettes for 2014. Each has an array of colors that work well together, whether you combine two, four or all of them. You just have to find the one that resonates with you.
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The collection includes Silver, Emerald (which was chosen as Pantone's 2014 color of the year), Methyl Blue, Tillandsia Purple, Majolica Blue, Dark Citron, Exuberance and Jet Black.
We think these colors would make a striking family room. Take a look at these pieces from Art Van Furniture that will bring TechnoColor to life in your home:
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