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Sometimes a drab, dreary, dank and drippy day can be beautiful. These photos were taken at about 10 o'clock this morning in my garden.
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Sunday November 13th: Magical Drabness
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Friday, 11 November 2011
Fairylight Forest
I came upon this image via Hels Martin's wonderful Lionheart Magazine ... to me it says everything about this time of year x
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Thursday, 27 October 2011
Little piece of an upcoming illustration
The above is a little preview of the final illustration that I did for the 'Futures' brief - which has to be kept under wraps until the publication date.
It is exploring the idea of us all being responsible for our planet, connected to it as if by an umbilical cord.
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Friday, 14 October 2011
Exhibition Work: Tea and Sympathy
|Rainy Afternoon Tea: ink, acrylic (metallic) and gouache ... I have to admit that I have long been a bit tired of the whole 'cupcake' thing but have accidentally succumbed somehow for this painting
|Tea Cup Design Sheet: pen and ink, gouache
Earlier this year I exhibited 5 pieces of work at a local gallery - the theme was 'Tea and Sympathy'. These are images of 4 of them - didn't have time to go and get the last one scanned ... do wish I could afford an A3+ scanner for my larger pieces of work, like these.
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Monday, 3 October 2011
Inbar Spector illustration
|from the Inbar Spector LFW Spring Summer 2012 collection:
pencil & Inktense crayons on gessoed paper
As soon as I saw the first images of Inbar Spector's SS12 collection, then heard about the story behind them, I was ... totally captivated!
Amelia Gregory has written the wonderful review, and taken the utterly breathtaking photographs that accompany the article - you can read the full article here. I defy you not come up in goosebumps!
These next beautiful images are from Inbar Spector's own files ... aren't they just so lovely?
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'The White Period' #3: Elisa Palomino illustration for Amelia's Magazine
|dress from Elisa Palomino's 'A Fairy Dance' collection - pencil and gouache
For Akeela Bhattay's 2nd Elisa Palomino's LFW article in Amelia's Magazine.
Unashamedly romantic styles, fabrics, colours and details. Read the full review here ; Akeela also did a behind-the-scenes interview with Elisa - again, talented writing, photos and illustrations x
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Saturday, 1 October 2011
Craig Lawrence: fashion illustration for Amelia's Magazine
|Craig Lawrence LFW SpringSummer 12: pencil & gouache
'The models were enchanting sea creatures. Adorned in the metallic threads of a fisherman's net or wrapped seaweed, in the colours of the ocean and washed up treasures and sun baked sand, with headpieces like sea coral reefs. Craig presented a rich and textured collection of knitwear in a palette of pastel and muted hues, run with metallic details.....Craig Lawrence collaborated with Swarovski Elements for this collection which gave a sparkle of luxury to his intricately knitted designs. Swarovski Pale Crystal yarns and fibres had been woven into individual pieces...'
You can read Miranda's full article in Amelia's Magazine - HERE.
This, by chance not design, turned out to be my 2nd 'white' illustration of three - Ziad Ghanem, this, then Elisa Palomino's utterly fantastical 'A Fairy Dance' ruffled full length dress with incredible white lily head dress (as in next post) - all done with permanent white gouache. The construction of this dress was incredibly delicate so the brushwork had to be as well. I used very diluted gouache, hoping that it would dry to a more accurate beige colour, but it has still come out a bit too white in the end.
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Thursday, 29 September 2011
Kate Moss (sort of)
|Kate Moss : pencil on gessoed paper
When Matt Bramford heard rumours that 'Kate' was to also to attend the James Small catwalk show, such was his excitement (before, during and afterwards) that he asked for portraits of Kate (Moss as happened, to his immense relief). I had no idea of the strength of his feelings for 'Our Kate' until I read his review in Amelia's Magazine - do read it ... it's just lovely and will make you smile at the very least!
As with the Toni and Guy illustrations, it made a nice change to be drawing a portrait, and just using pencil. But it IS so difficult to get a likeness! I found myself pondering what makes each person look unique, and how just the slightest inaccurate pencil stroke can totally throw the image off course ... for me beyond retrieval. I spent ages redoing 2 things in particular - the lips, and the light falling on the cheekbones - until I had to give up.
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Monday, 26 September 2011
LFW Day 4: Ziad Ghanem Illustration for Amelia's Magazine
|Marnie Scarlet for Ziad Ghanem
Ziad Ghanem's catwalk show of his Spring Summer 2012 was an exotic, eccentric, extreme and wonderful affair. I was thrilled to have the task of doing an illustration of artiste, diva & model Marnie Scarlet - who arrived on stage in a white froth of a creation - with a scarlet umbrella that opened with a shower of red and white petals:
|those leggings are PVC - oooh!
Matt Bramford's fantastic review is a read and a half, more than capturing the joy, the glory, the wonder and the sheer genius of Ziad Ghanem in photographs, words and illustration - read the articlein Amelia's Magazine HERE.
I also like Katie Antoniou's report here - in fact her lovely fashion & style blog 'London Plinth' is always worth catching up on.
Saturday, 24 September 2011
London Fashion Week Day 3: Jayne Pierson
|Jayne Pierson SS2012
|Jayne Pierson SS 2012
My two illustrations for Matt Bramford's review of Jayne Pierson's catwalk show in Amelia's Magazine. It comes as no surprise to discover that Jayne has degrees in both Theatre and Fashion - Royal Ballet dancers struck wonderful poses to show off her Spring Summer 2012 collection.
This is the beautiful coat shown in the first illustration - my version looks so drab by comparison:
This was a complete joy to illustrate - how wonderful to have to try to capture the Royal Ballet in action in the course of doing some fashion illustration ... thank you Amelia and Matt, as ever.
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Wednesday, 21 September 2011
On illustrating 'Basso and Brooke' SS 2012 for Amelia's Magazine
Basso and Brooke are known for their astonishing digital print fabrics - they even have huge images of these on their website, which look a bit like those 'magic eye' pictures of the 80s.
Not only are the prints sharp and incredibly detailed (like composite photos) but the fabrics all have a sheen. Combine this with highly complex structures and layers and it's quite a challenge to illustrate, especially when your style and methods aren't exactly cutting edge and digitally created.
One of the things that Akeela Bhattay (who wrote the fabulous review of Basso & Brooke's show in Amelia's Magazine - HERE) mentioned was that the show was meticulously orchestrated so that as each piece in the collection was seen, it predicted elements in the next piece ... quite an achievement and certainly not the case with all catwalk shows.
I tried to suggest this in the illustrations - by having the 2 figures (well, one and a half), and quite liked that effect.
Here are 2 stages in the initial drawing process for the 2nd illustration:
I am quite pleased with the two finished illustrations in themselves, but don't feel my style is really best suited to the very sharp. precise digital prints of these designers - I think my approach is more 'dissolved' and soft focus than they require.
But do take a look for yourself at the article - brilliantly written by Akeela, with superb photos and stunning illustrations by Joana Faria and Kristina Vasiljeva.
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Toni & Guy Hair Illustrations for London Fashion Week @ Amelia's Magazine
|Toni & Guy 'Classic' style: pencil and inks
The first SS12 London Fashion Week report in Amelia's Magazine was by lovely fashion editor Matt Bramford - 'Catwalk Review: Toni & Guy - Hair Meets Wardrobe'. Like all of Matt's pieces it is a both a hugely witty take on things and truly informative ... I love his articles! I learned what a 'Croydon Facelift' is and also of current trend 'bed hair' (the plant Lady's Bedstraw' comes to mind) - read Matt's article HERE.
It was a fabulous change to be focusing on hair in an illustration, and Toni and Guy's 2012 diverse styles. I enjoyed doing the one above ... somehow the mix of Edwardian lady and some zingy tints seemed to work - & having just watch Downton Abbey's new season's 1st episode it felt in keeping with national nostalgia and this time of year NB. I have to say that Downton Abbey is visually utterly delicious - not just the clothes and hair ... and they are exquisite - but the lighting and composition of each shot are quite tingle inducing.
The style below comes under the heading 'Glamour' - as opposed to 'bed hair', though the distinction is a fine one as far as I can see. Still experimenting with the Inktense crayons ... and the wooden bbq skewer, as you can see!
Hope you like them - I loved doing them! And now to Ashish ... x
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Friday, 16 September 2011
Charlotte Taylor Fashion Illustrations for Amelia's Magazine
Designer Charlotte Taylor sent a whimsical little story, about a Japanese girl/ woman called Sakura, with her 'lookbook' for Spring summer 2012. It involves bees, blossom and bonsai ... and despite Sakura being 'a tree surgeon by trade' she is also something of a dreamer and free spirit.
I wasn't quite sure what was going on but some of it must have seeped in because my illustrations gradually became like something out of 'Milly Molly Mandy'. It's certainly the first time I've managed to make two faces look even remotely like the same person or character. Perhaps I CAN have a go at writing or illustrating a children's book after all ... as all my friends and family who have to wait around while I take photographs of wheelie bins (wherever I find a particularly pleasing one) know, there is at least one idea in the pipeline ...
***STOP PRESS*** Sunday 17th September: Charlotte has just put this lovely, stylish video on her website ... I love it! It captures the feel of her designs perfectly, including the music!:
Charlotte's bold, pictorial prints are very much the distinguishing element of her designs - I would use the word 'childish' (perhaps child-like sounds better?), but in the best way, to describe her prints and styling. For the white criss-cross pattern I used a different approach in each illustration; in the first one I found that I could just scratch through the green (with a wooden BBQ kebab skewer!) but for some reason this didn't work on the second one, so I used white gouache. The gold mini pattern on the purple top was done in gold acrylic - metallics never scan very well I find, hence it looking yellow rather than gold.
Miranda Williams has written another wonderful article for Amelia's Magazine - she interviewed Charlotte Taylor earlier this week and you can read the full article HERE. Charlotte's website is well worth a visit too - her patterns, fabrics and styling are really appealing.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Two Elisa Palomino Illustrations for Amelia's Magazine
Akeela Bhattay has a weakness for 1920s and 30s style, so loves the designs of the wonderfully named Elisa Palomino (wish I had such a romantic name). Akeela has written a marvellous London Fashion Week preview piece on Elisa for Amelia's Magazine (you can read the interview and see all the illustrations HERE).
Elisa's designs are very floaty and chiffony - quite difficult to capture in an illustration I think, but once again the Inktense crayons helped out. Although they can be a bit unpredictable (which I enjoy), sometimes the ink collects in quite a 'gauzy' way.
But it was with the hair on these that I had the most fun. Elisa's models have had some amazing big hair creations atop their heads, so I felt free to go to town a bit ... quite pleased with the scary frost-like effect on the second one, especially as the face, strangely, has become Elizabeth Taylor at a certain (st)age of her life!
The icing on the cake was that Elisa offered tickets for her show (on September 20th, at Fashion Scout) to all three 'very talented illustrators' of the article - how lovely of her! Sadly I have to be in here North Yorkshire, but hope the other two can go.
Monday, 12 September 2011
A La Disposition Illustrations: London Fashion Week Preview in Amelia's Magazine
A La Disposition are an American husband and wife design team, who have very recently relocated to London. Their collections are characterised by highly original and adventurous themes, structuring and strong colours. Amelia Gregory interviewed them in advance of LFW's kick off at the end of this week and the launch of their Spring Summer 2012 collection (read more in the interview in Amelia's Magazine here and confirm this season's theme ... which I thought was (bravely) insects; well it has been birds before...).
One reason I loved doing these illustrations was that the collection was based around my favourite colour combination ... purple and green, and I liked the chance to do something more eccentric too.
The first illustration (above) was quite experimental - using Derwent Inktense crayons (my latest pash) which don't absorb into the paper I use, but just do their own thing on top! They also take eons to dry and it's not till then you know what has happened.
It seemed to work for the 1st one but I have to say that I very nearly contacted Amelia to ask that the 2nd one (below) didn't go in as it seemed to me too heavy & worked ... I still don't like it! Comments very welcome!
Friday, 9 September 2011
Poppy Seedheads 9th September 2012
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Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Up until I studied the typography unit on my art course I had never heard of Jaume Plensa. We had to do a presentation on 3 or 4 artists who used typography ... but in 3D work. His work spoke with such immediacy and impact, even just from the first few photographs I came across.
So when Yorkshire Sculpture Park, so nearby, announced they were to exhibit his work this summer - both outdoors and in the indoor 'Underground' gallery - it seemed like a dream come true!
I could wax lyrical and endlessly about his work but will spare you that - here are some of the photos I took on my visit:
|Names of composers cover the figures
|'Lettering' from various world languages to create the figures
|These magnificent, enormous mesh heads are actually on the roof of the gallery (as 1st picture) - another pleasing illusion
And indooors:
|These 5' but fragile alabaster heads were like projections - you felt you could put your hand through them
|I loved this 'mobile' (actually part of a maquette) and the moving shadows it threw onto the wall
|This was only one of a circle of huge gongs, in a darkened room - each with the most beautiful quotes (from the song of Solomon) on them
This exhibition was wonderful and exceeded all my (already high) expectations. It's been extended and now runs till January 2012.
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Overview // People worldwide have seen the Disney animated classic Bambi and been deeply moved by it, but few can tell you the name of the artist behind the film. Even fewer are aware of this pioneering artist's impact on American art and popular culture. Until his death at the age of 106, Tyrus Wong (1910-2016) was America's oldest living Chinese American artist and one of the last remaining artists from the golden age of Disney animation. The quiet beauty of his Eastern-influenced paintings caught the eye of Walt Disney, who made Wong the inspirational sketch artist for Bambi.
Director Pamela Tom corrects a historical wrong by spotlighting this seminal, but heretofore under-credited, figure in the award-winning film, Tyrus.
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I mean just look at the last photo and the difference from the first one. I'm not exaggerating or lying to you! And that's on my hand, imagine it on your face! Now I'm not saying this has taken over from my MAC Studio Sculpt, because they are extremely different, but I really do love it.


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028 visit the king
May 8, 2009
the king of brussels (the same one of belgium) invited me for a private bbq this weekend in his hacienda in laeken! join me if you want, his wife promised me to show us her seven royal greenhouses. those greenhouses cover six acres of neoclassical rotundas, domes and galleries. twenty full time gardeners tend the astonishing collections palm trees and geraniums. the total floor surface of this immense complex is 270,000 square feet and albert needs 800,000 liters each year to heat the buildings. just don't come by car if you really want to survive, or drive safely and stay on the road.
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Filipino-Australians are enjoying boodle fight at Ria Cuisine. This unique culinary experience is getting the interest of Filos in Australia.
Boodle fight is a military-style eating where friends or family members "fight" by grabbing and using their bare hands when eating whatever is on the table: fish, bagoong (prawn/shrimp paste) with mangoes, BBQ, pork chop, talong, prawn, and more! The table is lined with banana leaves and the rice and viands are placed in the middle.


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April 1, 2016 Related Topics: Indemnity Benefits, Medical Costs, Annual State CompScope™ Benchmarks
The16th edition of CompScope™ Benchmarks for Pennsylvania can help policymakers and other system stakeholders identify current cost drivers and emerging trends in a wide variety of workers' compensation cost measures such as indemnity benefits, duration of temporary disability, lump-sum settlements, medical payments, and benefit delivery expenses. It also shows how total costs per claim and the components in Pennsylvania compared with 17 other study states. This edition analyzed claims with injury dates between 2009 and 2014 (evaluated as of March 31, 2015).
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The cast of Game Review Radio, talk about Games, News, and E3 2014! What they have been playing, and games they are excited for?
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Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
It was a whirlwind visit for my daughter Rebekah, her husband Jairo, and their two-year-old son Javier ("Javi"). They arrived at my house late on Friday and spent all day Saturday at our family reunion. The next morning they packed up to return to Pennsylvania.
Javi is a typical two-year-old boy. He loves climbing, jumping on beds and playing outside. He makes toys out of sticks and feathers and is especially fond of animals. Rarely will you spot him without an animal figure in hand.
When he comes to visit, a trip to the pasture is always in order so he can see the cows. But this weekend, there wasn't a break in the schedule for tromping to the fields.
As Rebekah and Jairo packed suitcases in their Jeep, Javi and I followed. In a flash, Javi took off running, arms flailing, feet flying straight for the pasture, fenced in with electrified barbed wire.


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Tuesday, 14 June 2011
CASE 313 - The history of Columbia
. The first permanent Spanish settlement was Santa Marta, founded on the Caribbean coast by Bastidas in 1525. Cartagena, which became an important port, was settled in 1533.
In 1536 Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada set out from Santa Marta to explore the interior. He conquered the Chibchas on the plateau of Bogotá and named the territory the New Kingdom of Granada. Santa Fé de Bogotá, which he founded in 1538, became the administrative center for the region. In 1564 New Granada was made a presidency, a political unit in the Spanish colonial system immediately below a viceroyalty. It was then ruled from Lima, Peru, until 1717, when it became a viceroyalty with Bogotá as the capital.
New Granada was a chief source of emeralds and tobacco for Spain. Indians and Africans were enslaved to work in the mines and on the haciendas (plantations). Creoles (colonial-born Spaniards) led occasional revolts against Spanish rule. They wanted reform because of high taxes and restrictions on their political and commercial activities.
In 1810 the viceroy of New Granada was deposed, and independence was declared in Bogotá. This act was the beginning of a nine-year revolution against Spain. In 1819 General Simón Bolívar of Venezuela and the Colombian General Francisco de Paula Santander led revolutionary armies over the Andes from Venezuela. The Spanish Royalists were decisively defeated at the Battle of Boyacá, and the revolutionaries formed the Republic of Colombia with Bolívar as president.
In 1821 the country was renamed Greater Colombia, and Bogotá was made the capital. Panama and Quito (now Ecuador) joined soon after. The republic collapsed in 1830 when Venezuela and Ecuador separated from it. It was reorganized in 1831 as the Republic of New Granada, and included the territories of Colombia and Panama. In 1832 Santander became president of the republic.
In 1858 the country was reorganized as the Granadan Confederation, an association of largely autonomous states. The name was changed in 1863 to United States of Colombia. Conflict between those who wanted regional autonomy in government and those who favored a strong central state was won by the centralists. In 1886 a centralist constitution was adopted, creating the Republic of Colombia.
In 1903 Colombia refused to authorize the United States to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. With encouragement from the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia. Panama's independence was not formally reorganized by Colombia until 1921. In the 1920's serious social unrest and growing pressure from peasants and workers led to a program of gradual social reform.
In 1932 Peru seized a portion of Colombia's territory. The League of Nations settled the dispute, returning the land to Colombia. Colombia, which had been active in the Pan American movement since its beginning in 1889, was host of the Pan American Conference of 1948, which established the Organization of American States.
Meanwhile, public discontent and political instability had become critical. Riots erupted in Bogotá following the assassination of a Liberal party leader in 1948. Disorder spread quickly as each political party tried to gain control of the countryside. Police repression was increased as civil war raged in the provinces. A military coup in 1953 brought General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla to power. The following year he was elected president by a constitutional assembly.
Rojas was ousted by a military junta in 1957. In the same year, the Liberal and Conservative parties formed a pact for cooperation in restoring civil government.
Although unrest and left-wing guerrilla warfare continued during the 1960's, the new government brought some measure of political stability and economic growth. Public support for the alliance decreased. New unrest followed the election of 1970 and threatened the survival of the government. The bipartisan pact ended in 1974.
Illicit drug traffic became a growing problem in the 1980's as Colombia became the world's largest manufacturer of cocaine. In 1994 it was revealed that the president, Ernesto Samper, had solicited campaign contributions from drug dealers. Andres Pastrana, who first brought Samper's corruption to light, was elected president in 1998. Although he immediately entered into peace negotiations with the rebels, fighting continued.
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A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and settlement through the Civil War. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. This course satisfies the Language, Philosophy and Culture or Component Area Option of the HCC core.


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MacArthur Announces Ocean County Designated as a HIDTA
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Tom MacArthur, Republican Chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, has announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has designated Ocean County as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
Recently, Congressman Tom MacArthur led a letter to the ONDCP urging the addition of Ocean County to the HIDTA program and has met with local, county, state and federal law enforcement officials to discuss the importance of the designation. Additionally, the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, which he co-chairs, successfully fought against drastic budget cuts to the ONDCP and the HIDTA program.
This designation helps coordinate joint efforts among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, and provides funds for resources needed to combat drug trafficking in problem areas.
"Ocean County has been devastated by drug addiction," said Congressman Tom MacArthur. "Last year, 190 Ocean County residents died from an overdose—that's one death every 43 hours. Our local law enforcement officials are on the front lines of this fight and need help to get dealers off our streets and stop drugs from flowing into our communities. This designation is critical for Ocean County and will ensure our police officers have the assistance and resources they need to save loved ones. I will continue to fight for our community and support local law enforcement in their effort to protect our neighborhoods and rid our streets of drugs and the criminals who profit from ruining people's lives."
"Drug trafficking is a national problem that has to be addressed on the local level, and adding these counties to the HIDTA program is a critical part of this effort," said Richard Baum, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy. "These new designations and the funding they will bring will help our federal, state, and local law enforcement officers work together to disrupt and dismantle the trafficking networks that are bringing drugs into our communities."


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Yesterday afternoon I graduated with my BA in English. It's finally hit me, as I'm on my way to celebrate with Alan at Disney world! It has been three years of really really really hard work, dedication, and super long nights and early mornings. There have been tears and laughter along the way. And I couldn't have done it without the love and support that Alan and Scot have given me over the years. And within the last few months GG has come into our lives and have just lit up Scot's life. And her love has brought us both joy.
I wasn't sure if it was going to "feel like a big deal" to me. I've been trying to be fairly nonchalant about it. But getting not only a college degree, the first one in my family, and to graduate magna cum laude, feels fucking huge to me. I'm normally fairly humble, but I am hella proud of myself. I know how much I've given of myself to get to this point. But I still have a long way to go. I don't know what the future holds, and I know change is on the horizon, and I look forward to both. Putting on my cap and gown and all my "flair" made it real for me yesterday. Funny how clothes can make you feel a certain way. Forevermore I am a college graduate, and in a crap load of debt!
Here's to grad school and paying off student loans for the next decade and a half!!!
Thank you GG for making me look fabulous. Thank you Scot for the beautiful flowers- the kitties munched on them last night apparently. And thank you Alan for Dr Seuss and a grown up portfolio. 🙂


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New Delhi: India`s environment minister has blocked the construction of mines, power plants and dams. He`s held up a new airport and describes diesel cars as criminal. He`s even taken Harry Potter to task for promoting threatened owls as pets.
Just a year and a half into the job, Jairam Ramesh has turned a once-marginal Environment Ministry into a powerful gatekeeper on India`s road to prosperity. He`s been called an eco-crusader, a "Dr. No" of development and even a buffoon, angering so many investors and politicians that there are constant rumors of his impending dismissal.
But his tenacity has fuelled an environmental debate that many say is long overdue.
After two decades of unbridled development, India risks becoming a victim of its own success. It is now the world`s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter, with rivers the World Bank has described as fetid sewers and cities listed among the world`s most polluted.
"Many people in India, particularly the elitist classes, still think `Grow now, clean later.` We cannot repeat the mistakes of other countries," Ramesh told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I`m no eco-evangelist, but are we serious about implementing our environmental laws or not?"
The U.S.-educated technocrat-turned-politician insisted his job, adversarial by nature, is to help correct India`s development course by enforcing long-ignored environmental laws. He takes Mohandas Gandhi, the Indian independence leader and advocate of sustainable living, as his touchstone.
"A country whose father of the nation is Mahatma Gandhi cannot but be an exemplar to the world on environmental matters. I find it hypocritical for us to chant and pay obeisance to him like we do and forget the essence of what he stood for," the 56-year-old minister said.
His readiness to upset investors may reflect a wider shift in government priorities that would explain how he is tolerated under a prime minister who prizes development.
In a speech last month, Sonia Gandhi, the leader of the ruling Congress Party, quoted her late husband, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi: "Whenever the environment is damaged, a bit of India dies."
When Ramesh was appointed environment minister in May 2009, India was seen as petulant and stubborn in global climate change negotiations. He has since promoted India as a mediator during U.N. climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, and was credited with helping to break a U.S.-China deadlock over how emissions cuts might be measured and verified.
Ramesh suggested this week that India might commit to cutting emissions, saying all developing countries should consider doing so.
The comment, like so many by Ramesh, triggered a media storm in India, with the opposition accusing him of unilaterally changing India`s policy of refusing to limit growth while digging out of poverty.
In a country where success is defined by bald numbers — nearly 9 percent economic growth, $274.7 billion in reserves and an income per capita that has risen to $3,200 last year — many consider Ramesh anathema to progress. While economic growth has lifted millions out of poverty, hundreds of millions remain mired in the poorest conditions. A rising economy is crucial for small-time entrepreneurs and slum-dwellers alike.
"Growth to fight poverty is perhaps the highest priority," said Amit Mitra, secretary-general Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Industry. "If you create an atmosphere where you hold up hundreds of projects, and solutions are not found, that is not the healthiest outcome."
Business analysts say it looks bad, even chaotic, that Ramesh has overturned Environment Ministry permits allotted before he took charge. His motives look even murkier amid allegations that the government may be using the environment to settle political scores in opposition-run states, which Ramesh vehemently denies.
"There has been a little bit of excess zeal that is not warranted," said Surit Bhalla, managing director of Oxus Research and Investments. "It`s good news that we are discussing the environment like never before. But why can`t we go about doing it in a fair fashion?"
Often dressed in a traditional white kurta with his two-toned hair swept back, Ramesh has become a media darling with his ready soundbites and sharp criticism of the Western way of life. Despite his education at Carnegie Mellon and the Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, he blasted the American lifestyle last month as the world`s most unsustainable.
Already there is nervous speculation about whether he will decide this month to revoke clearance for a $12 billion steel plant by South Korea`s Posco — India`s biggest-ever foreign investment project.
But Ramesh, a former minister of power and commerce and adviser to the finance and industry ministries, dismisses the idea that his tactics are scaring away investors.
"If anything, I think investor sentiment will be driven by an idea that laws are being implemented. The genuine long-term investors should welcome a law-oriented society," he says, noting that most projects do get approval, and those that don`t just need an eco-friendly redesign. For example, his objections to a second airport in Mumbai were lifted last month after the site was shifted away from a stand of mangrove trees.
Ramesh and his bosses in the Congress Party are keenly aware of the political currency to be won by protecting forests, coastlines and fresh water sources.
Some 250 million people live off India`s forests covering 270,000 square miles (700,000 square kilometers) — an area larger than Texas or France. Another 7 million coastal families subsist on fishing, while a full 70 percent of the country survives on agriculture.
In October, the Environment Ministry blocked London-based Vedanta Resources` plan to expand an aluminum refinery and power plant in the eastern state of Orissa after finding construction had started without environmental clearance. The next day, Sonia Gandhi`s son, Rahul, was on the ground in Orissa, shaking hands and taking credit for securing the land.
In another case, Ramesh halted construction of a dam in the Himalayan region of Sikkim after a local tribal group complained it would submerge an ancient Buddhist site. "Should I ignore them because they`re just a few thousand people?" he said. "Should I be party to the destruction of a holy site for the sake of 100 megawatts?"
Ramesh has also launched an environmental tribunal to spring some 5,000 green cases from the country`s backlogged court system, and secured payment from Pepsi Co. for coastal fishermen in exchange for harvesting seaweed.
"There`s no question it`s partly about getting votes, but that`s not entirely a bad thing," said Mahesh Rangarajan, an environmental historian at the University of Delhi who has advised the ministry on forest and elephant preservation. "Enforcing India`s forest laws has helped the underclass to have some defense against what was a very arbitrary bureaucracy."
A few weeks ago, the ministry shut down a planned lakeside community about 125 miles (200 kilometers) outside of Mumbai — a project in which the agriculture minister`s daughter once held a stake. The website for the Lavasa project shows drawings of families frolicking near lavish homes.
The ministry said the construction lacked environmental permits and was higher than the 3,000 feet (900 meters) above sea level allowed. Lavasa, which had been weeks away from a public offering, insists it had clearance.
"This is shocking," Lavasa said in a written response, accusing Ramesh of bias and "ulterior motives" in appeasing activists.
Ramesh said his critics are overreacting and missing the key message — that eco-friendly solutions are possible, even preferable.
"What pains me most is the attempt being made to paint me as an obstructionist," he said, adding that he was among the first politicians to argue for the economic liberalization that unleashed India`s economic growth in the 1990s.
"To be honest, this is a thankless job," he said.
As he said it, he was laughing.
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This is an extremely normal strategy to hack anybody account. In This technique, what a programmer can do? is he makes a fake login page which precisely resembles the genuine "Facebook Page" (you won't ready to perceive which one is fake and which one is genuine.) and after that requests that the casualty sign in. Once the casualty sign in through the fake page the, the casualties "Email Address/Telephone Number" and "Secret word" is put away into the programmer's server. and after that Programmer can access it and get into your record.
Ventures To Hack Facebook Account:
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#1 Now here we will check whether casualties login or not.
#2 For this, again open Z-shadow record and after that go to the highest point of the menu bar here is the My Casualties Choices.
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The less data you give out on Facebook for the general public's viewing pleasure, the more troublesome you make it for programmers.
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The City Council has voted to reduce the Whittier Social Services Department budget from $125,000 to $100,000 for the fiscal year starting in July.
The Social Services Department had been largely funded by federal revenue sharing money, but that program is being phased out. The council rejected a city staff proposal to place the Social Services Department on a two-year, $220,000 budget that would include $70,000 from the city's general fund.
Mayor Gene Chandler opposed using general fund revenue for social services. "I don't think it's the function of the city to do this," he said. ". . . I don't want to take away money from police radios and things like that."
Mayor Pro Tem Sabina Schwab disagreed, saying, "Is this a city of people, or is this a city of just buildings and streets? We need to address this too if we are truly a caring city."


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Granny would have been chuffed to bits to see me dressed like this!
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A charity shop bought, wool pair of Jaeger culottes they cost me a tiny amount of £ so I am super happy.
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Located in Long Island, New York, and designed by TsAO & McKown Architects, this incredible 4,500 square foot house may look like a bunch of large boxes stacked atop each other from afar.A wider definition may comprise all design activity, from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations.
It requires the creative manipulation and coordination of material, technology, light and shadow. Architecture also encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realizing buildings and structures, including scheduling, cost estimating and construction administration. As documentation produced by architects, typically drawings, plans and technical specifications, architecture defines the structure and/or behavior of a building or any other kind of system that is to be or has been constructed.
Architects plan, design and review the construction of buildings and structures for the use of people. Architects also coordinate and integrate engineering design, which has as its primary objective the creative manipulation of materials and forms using mathematical and scientific principles.
According to Vitruvius, the architect should strive to fulfill each of these three attributes as well as possible. Leone Battista Alberti, who elaborates on the ideas of Vitruvius in his treatise, De Re Aedificatoria, saw beauty primarily as a matter of proportion, although ornament also played a part. For Alberti, the rules of proportion were those that governed the idealised human figure, the Golden mean.


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Shielded capacitive electrode
United States Patent
|July 9, 2013
|View the Complete Patent at the US Patent & Trademark Office
|Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Visit the Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Management Department Website
|A device is described, which is sensitive to electric fields, but is insensitive to stray electrons/ions and unlike a bare, exposed conductor, it measures capacitively coupled current while rejecting currents due to charged particle collected or emitted. A charged particle beam establishes an electric field inside the beam pipe. A grounded metallic box with an aperture is placed in a drift region near the beam tube radius. The produced electric field that crosses the aperture generates a fringe field that terminates in the back surface of the front of the box and induces an image charge. An electrode is placed inside the grounded box and near the aperture, where the fringe fields terminate, in order to couple with the beam. The electrode is negatively biased to suppress collection of electrons and is protected behind the front of the box, so the beam halo cannot directly hit the electrode and produce electrons. The measured signal shows the net potential (positive ion beam plus negative electrons) variation with time, as it shall be observed from the beam pipe wall.
|Kireeff Covo; Michel (Berkeley, CA)
|The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
|12/ 368,541
|February 10, 2009
|STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT The invention described and claimed herein was made in part utilizing funds supplied by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The government has certain rights in this invention.


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When you can't find exactly what you want at the supermarket, why not make it your self?
That's the question Eileen Leung and Winy Cheung asked themselves a few years back.
"We really like yogurt," says Leung, an urban planner. But the Hong Kong-based couple couldn't find any that weren't laden with preservatives, stabilisers and other additives.
"We discovered that we could make it ourselves, and it wasn't too difficult," says Cheung, an architect who was born and raised in the Netherlands and moved to Hong Kong a decade ago. "Before we knew it, we had friends trying out our first flavours and they were very enthusiastic about them. We thought that we'd better take it more seriously. Before we knew it, we were on a boat to Discovery Bay, to our first market."
Canadian-raised Leung says the pair's desire to make something locally led them to launch the Sour Times Dairy Company in 2012.
"A few years ago, you didn't see many Hong Kong products from companies that were really proud of the fact that they were local. This is our home [both Leung and Cheung's parents are from Hong Kong] and we wanted something that was reflective of Hong Kong, something handcrafted."
Yogurt good for women's blood pressure; vitamin D good for winter babies' bones
The local angle is especially evident in the flavours of their yogurt, such as warm red ginger, inspired by the ginger and red sugar in tofu fa, the traditional soft-set dessert; and cocktail bun, based on the coconut-filled bread roll.
They also have a range of seasonal flavours. The strawberry-mint yogurt was the result of a visit by Cheung to a New Territories farm while the fruit was in season and he was able to pick it himself.
Setting up and running a business in Hong Kong, however, is no mean feat. Faced with exorbitant rents, it took a year to find a space that fit their budget.
"[Making yogurt] was meant to be a part-time thing. We kind of fell into it. We weren't sure if we wanted to take the plunge, because it is quite a bit of time and money," says Cheung.
Foodpanda and Deliveroo join menagerie of online food delivery start-ups vying for Hong Kong's nearly virgin market
The couple, who met while working at an architectural firm in the city, say they are lucky to have found a space in Wong Chuk Hang that was already licensed as a food factory. This meant expensive structural requirements, such as plumbing and exhaust fans, were already in place, making it easier for them to obtain a food licence.
The pair make about 30 litres of yogurt a week, catering to private clients and restaurants such as The Bottle Shop Central. Sour Times Dairy also accepts online orders through its website, www.sourtimes.hk, and delivery service providers such as Jou Sun and Deliveroo. They sell at markets, too, including the one in Tong Chong Street, in Taikoo Place.
New start-up Jou Sun has staff to do your wet market shopping for you
"Going to markets is exhausting but it's important for us to chat with customers," says Leung, adding that it helps them to gauge what people want.
Cheung says, "A couple of years ago, people were asking, 'How do you produce it? Is it made in Hong Kong?' Now people are asking, 'Do you have dairy-free yogurt?'"
So in addition to their usual range of dairy yogurts, bircher muesli and yogurt cheeses, their next product is likely to be a non-dairy coconut yogurt.
"Everyone asks [about non-dairy yogurts]," says Leung. "We find it really challenging to make it taste good, but we're working on it."


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At least two of the more controversial provisions of the National Identification System (NIDS) won't be implemented for several years.
That's according to Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Kamina Johnson Smith.
She was responding to this concern raised by Spokesperson for Jamaicans for Justice, Susan Goffe, on Nationwide This Morning.
Mrs. Goffe says several exemptions were removed in recent amendments.
However, Senator Johnson-Smith says this part of the law won't be implemented for several years.
So too, the $100,000 fine for not enrolling in the system.
The Senate Leader also says the bill will be reviewed in 18 months.
At the time of publication, Senators were still reviewing, clause by clause, the bill which proposes to establish a National Identification System (NIDS) in Jamaica.
The review of the bill was postponed during committee stage early Saturday morning with 20 clauses completed.
Shortly before news time, the Senate had reviewed 41 of the 75 clauses in the bill.
The sitting today began shortly after 10:00 this morning.
The Government is expected to eventually use its majority in the Senate to have the bill passed.


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Red Flag Warning for gusty offshore winds and low humidity: Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Lucia Mountains, mountains of interior Monterey County and San Benito County, North Bay Mountains, East Bay Hills and Diablo Range.
A Red Flag is an NWS tool that indicates imminent fire danger.
The red flag warning will remain in effect from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 5 p.m. October 12.
The warning is in effect for any area "above 1,000 feet in the San Francisco Bay Area" and at similar elevations in San Benito and Monterey counties.
"Any fires that develop will spread rapidly", the National Weather Service Monterey Bay said.
"These winds will not be as strong as last Sunday night's winds".
A fire line near the Tubbs fire on October 11.
Friday and Saturday will see a Fire Weather Watch throughout the region, a similar warning one step below Red Flag in severity.
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Bishop resigns after Vatican probe into cash and mistress claimsAccording to Ucanews, the bishop said the money financed the education of a poor youth, though he declined to provide details. The Vatican didn't address the scandal or explain why Leteng was retiring early.


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As Jamaica proudly celebrates her fiftieth jubilee of political independence, the Rastafari Movement also marks the fiftieth anniversary of Coral Gardens Massacre, an event that still haunts the wider society through the perennial, but unanswered, Rastafari calls for justice. The new nation-state less than one year old - during the Easter Holy Week, became embroiled in a series of violent events in the Coral Gardens and Rose Hall areas of St. James. On Holy Thursday April 11, 1963, six bearded men assumed to be Rastafarians attacked a gas station in Coral Gardens. They were reportedly armed with guns and machetes. This resulted in a skirmish and the death of two policemen, and six civilians including three of the assailants.
In response the then Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante instructed the army and police to bring in all the Rastafari not only in St. James, but also in Hanover and Trelawny – if the prisons could not accommodate them they were to be 'disposed' of – killed and taken to Bogue Hill – above a major cemetery in Montego Bay. The events of Holy Thursday 1963 thus resulted in a collective crucifixion of many innocent adherents of the Rastafari faith and crackdown on the Movement island-wide. The Daily Gleaner reported that 'almost all' the Rastas in Leith Hall, St. Thomas (a former stronghold of Leonard Howell) had trimmed their locks and cut their beards to prevent being persecuted by the agents of the state, as well as eager civilian vigilantes. Fifty years later there are still living victims of the incident, some of whom continue to suffer the effects of that experience and could easily make justified claims for reparation, and more critically there has never been any attempt to officially provide restitution for these people.
Obscurity and debate continue to surround the incident and the Rastafari movement generally today. This is fuelled by misunderstanding about the true ethos of the faith, its discourse on Africa and repatriation, as well as the sacralization of the Herb. With its multiple meanings and embeddedness in the livity, ganja has been and continues to be a key signifier of the Rastafari faith and at the same time a signifier for the state to victimize and humiliate members of the community. The Rastafari narrative is laden with tales of the Herb as "the healing of the nation" and the spiritual connectivity attained by communicants through the use of the 'sacrament.' Equally important, are explorations into the economic possibilities presented by ganja. At Pinnacle for example, ganja was planted as a cash crop. As the Rastafari Movement was scorned and disliked by elements of the society, similarly there was contempt for ganja production and consumption. Despite the many ways in which Rastafari has become an inseparable part of the fabric of society, there is still tension and conflict over the Movement's usage of their sacrament which remains in opposition to the formal laws.
In these circumstances, it is more than paradoxical that scholars and visitors in the thousands come to Jamaica annually because of the Rastafari presence, many because they acknowledge Rastafari as a dynamic global force for the development of spirituality and genuine human dignity. The movement – originally stigmatized as comprising marginal, lower-class male dregs—has long since crossed social and class boundaries within the Caribbean. This Movement has also come to celebrate the place of the Rastafari woman within the life of the community and the nation. What might be described as the coming of age of Rastafari has taken place with Rastafari brethren now visibly involved in civil society as professionals in a range of sectors, and even as political figures. At the same time, a growing body of literature has developed on the international appeal of the Rastafari worldview as its spread continues to be documented by both local and foreign scholars.


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Due date: April 17, 2017
The scan is on for the World Economic Forum's top driving female tech pioneers and business people in Africa, who desires to impart their encounters and draw in pioneers at the Forum's local meeting this spring. This is the second year the opposition is running. Last year's champs were moving ladies dealing with everything from solar based fueled distributing trucks to paperless medical coverage.
The current year's World Economic Forum in Africa happens from May 3-5, 2017 in Durban, South Africa, under the topic: "Achieving Inclusive Growth". The meeting will gather local and worldwide pioneers from business, government and common society to investigate answers for make monetary open doors for all. It will give knowledge from driving specialists on how Africa will be influenced by the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, especially as far as shielding the area's economies from negative interruption and abusing open doors for further development and improvement.
Chosen candidates will be welcomed to impart their encounters and draw in to pioneers at the Forum's continental meeting in Durban, South Africa.
The challenge is interested in any female trailblazer or business person in Africa;
Your business ought to be under three years of age, uses creative innovation or plans of action, and has no less than one year of income era;
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Hey Guys! CJ here. Kylee handed this blog post over to me today. I'm shocked that she actually handed it over. She did tell me that I had to behave and actually put some thought into this post. Especially since her birthday (I think) is before Valentine's Day.
Kylee here! Hold up! You still have NO IDEA when my birthday is? After literally 6 year?!? And your totally implying that I have control issues! This is not behaving and this post is going down hill very quickly...
Ky relax. I got this! (This isn't my first time writing for her blog. I've actually done it twice.) If you're as lucky as I am to have a wife whose birthday falls shortly before Valentine's Day you can combine gifts. But since my wife hates that, I have to get two gifts. Lucky me...
After nearly 6 years of being together, I feel very confident that I have my wife's taste in things pretty much down. It also helps that I read this blog from time to time and know what she's currently loving. Ha!
Let me be the judge of that darling...
She sounds so evil sometimes! But let's get this post started. Oh and by the way Kylee helped me with the graphics because I have no idea how the program works!
2. Gold Earrings
This one is short and sweet. It's Valentines Day. Jewelry always wins. And the fact that Ky has repeatedly said "OMG I LOVE THESE" means she wants them... She's not very subtle.
3. SOREL Cozy Boots
With us going skiing with my family in a few weeks, this is probably something she would really like. So I may just end up getting these for her. I bought Ky SOREL snow boots for Christmas two years ago and she lives in them during these Indiana winters. The pink and tan are just her style too.
4. Lilly Pulitzer Dress
This one is also easy. My wife is obsessed with Lilly. I probably should have bought some items for her during the Lilly Sale she was talking about. But men don't think ahead like that. This dress just really reminds me of her.
5. BEATS By Dr. Dre
She steals mine all the time. And doesn't charge them... If you follow her Instagram or are friends with her on FB you know that our wedding colors where rose gold and gold. She's obsessed with it. I'm just tired of her stealing mine! And I know she would enjoy having a pair of her own.
6. Red Lace Bra
I'm a guy. I have a beautiful wife. And it's Valentines Day. End of Story. This is me not behaving.
7. Kate Spade Leopard Cell Case
Kylee needs a new phone and a new cell phone case. If you went in her closet right now you would find a lot of leopard print items. Scarfs, Shoes, Uggs, Sweaters. It's like an early 00's obsession. This phone case would fit in quiet well with her Uggs she wears all the time.


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Add Pizzazz to Your Plain Patio
Spring is approaching and so is the yearning to spend time outside. You dream of a charming patio with lavish landscaping and sturdy yet beautiful outdoor furniture. Sound expensive and like a lot of work? It doesn't have to be. Applying feng shui principles you too can make your dream patio a reality with a little bit of effort at a price that won't break the bank.
Feng Shui, the Chinese art of placement and design, can improve the flow of a home or office as well as the appearance and comfort of your patio. Start by clearing your patio of clutter. Sweep the floor and throw out any dead plants. Replace faded curtains and clean any existing blinds, screens or curtains that are still in good condition.
Next, consider your patio's purpose and its proximity to your house. Will you use your patio for BBQs, relaxation, parties? Is there a walkway that leads from your house to the yard? Will you use a table for outdoor dining? Defining your patio's space is essential. One area you may designate as a cooking area, while another for guests to sit and relax.
Complying with Feng Shui principles, each patio chair should provide a pleasant view. Landscaping certainly helps, but you should also try to arrange seating in a way that your guests won't be greeted by someone's back when they arrive. Semi-circular arrangements are ideal as everyone faces the walkway to the patio and any guests as they arrive, making everyone feel more welcome and open to conversation. For this reason, stairways and walkways should also be clear and well lit.
Buy as many chairs as you can afford for unexpected guests. Chairs often fill up faster than you think. Make sure your table doesn't block foot traffic. If your backyard overlooks hills or mountains, an elevated table is best while homes on hillsides or overlooking a canyon should be low, working as a visual bridge between your home and the landscape. Patio tables are crafted from a variety of materials like teak wood, oak, cedar and plastic. But many homeowners are purchasing plastic outdoor tables and chairs for their low maintenance and longevity. Weatherproof and sturdy, plastic outdoor furniture is much more resilient against the elements than traditional wood products.
A patio's potted plants should be healthy. Remove dead or faded flowers regularly. You should avoid hanging any plants over a guest's head or near it as they may subconsciously worry it will fall on them. Shrubs that surround a patio should be viewed as undecorated walls with tall, potted flowering plants in front of your shrubs adding depth.
If your patio will host many parties throughout the season, speakers that look like natural rocks are ideal for outdoor settings. After all, what is life without music?
Your patio's location is important. If your patio is at the back left corner of your home, it's Feng Shui theme is money and should be decorated with mardi gras colors – greens and purples. Avoid placing trashcans in that area as it symbolizes wasting your money. You should conceal your trashcans with a shed or concealed storage area. Placing your BBQ pit here symbolizes burning your money. Place healthy plants here instead to reflect luxury and comfort. If your patio is on the back right hand side of your house, its Feng Shui theme is romance. Chairs and plants should be arranged in pairs and decorated with red, pink or white. If your patio is in the back center of your house, its Feng Shui theme is fame. Use reds and oranges for pillows, cushions and flowers, anything that symbolizes light and fire.
Applying Feng Shui principles to your patio can add a sense of space and elegance. Healthy plants, sturdy, weatherproof plastic outdoor furniture, good lighting, outdoor speakers and color scheme are all ways to add pizzazz to anyone's plain patio.


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Ohio: Britain`s Andy Murray won the Cincinnati Open when his opponent, Serbia`s world number one Novak Djokovic, retired injured.
Murray was leading 6-4, 3-0 when Djokovic, who had received treatment to his right shoulder at the end of the first set, called it quits.
It was just the second defeat this year for Djokovic, whose victories this season included the Australian Open and Wimbledon championships.
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Identity Theft
Identity theft occurs when a criminal, through fraud, theft or deception, obtains important personal or financial information, such as your Social Security number, banking or credit card numbers. Criminals use the information to commit fraud, theft, or other crimes, often for financial gain.
Identity theft victims may experience financial losses, and spend considerable time, effort and money to fix the damage to their financial and credit records, and restore their damaged reputation.
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Identity Theft website: Includes what to do right away, what to do next, specific types of identity theft, protecting your identity, and sample letters and forms.
- AnnualCreditReport.com: The only source authorized by Federal law for your free credit reports.
Credit Bureaus:
Identity Theft Passport
The Identity Theft Passport Act established by Iowa Code section 715A.9A provides identity theft victims with a way to substantiate the crime to creditors and law enforcement. If you have been the victim of identity theft, the Identity Theft Passport can help you reclaim your identity. Identity Theft Passports are issued through the Attorney General's Crime Victim Assistance Division.
Identity theft victims can present their Identity Theft Passport ("ID Theft Passport") to law enforcement agencies to help prevent their arrest for offenses committed by a person who stole their identity. The ID Theft Passport may also be presented to creditors to aid in the investigation of fraudulent charges and to consumer reporting agencies as an official notice of disputed charges on credit reports.
For information about the State of Iowa Identity Theft Passport program, click here.
Code of Iowa - Identity Theft
Value for purposes of identity theft: 715A.9
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A high quality luxury resort is a great destination for everyone to enjoy. Whether you are attending a meeting, a conference, or bringing your family for a fun vacation, luxury resorts have something for everyone.
Following are some popular amenities found in quality luxury resorts:
1. Modern Amenities
Modern amenities are the hallmark of luxury resorts. Some of the common facilities offered by these resorts include (but not limited to) the following:
2. Dining Facilities
Mouthwatering cuisine is a must to make your stay in a luxury resort worthwhile. When you are staying in a luxury resort, you don't have to worry about the dining provisions. Highest quality luxury resorts are generally popular for their restaurants. You won't have to go out for lunch or dinner.
3. A Better Night's Sleep (Bamboo Bedding)
A good night's sleep is the basic need all resorts must deliver. Many cheaper hotels fail in this regard, whether due to old saggy bedding, rock hard mattress, lack of sufficient air conditioning in hot climates, etc. On the other hand, luxury resorts use quality bamboo bedding, bamboo sheets, and bamboo pillows for maximum comfort and sleep. Furthermore, they feature proper temperature control as well as blackout shades to make the room dark and nice for naps even during the day.
4. Relaxation Pool
Most high quality luxury resorts feature a relaxation pool that offers you much needed quiet and relaxation. Poolside towels and loungers are also offered. Particularly when you are in a tropical region, the tropical haven of palm trees surrounding the pool add to the relaxation.
5. Spa and Salon
Spas and salons are other perks of a luxury resort. Most luxury resorts offer a wide variety of spa and salon services in a serene setting. If the resort in located in a tropical region, their spa's restorative treatments are inspired by healing elements of the sea and the powers of the ocean and include body treatments, tropical massages, as well as hair treatments, facials, manicures and pedicures.
6. Fitness Center
When staying in a luxury resort, you won't have to worry about your fitness routine as most of them feature a quality fitness center to accommodate your fitness routine during a vacation. Therefore, it doesn't matter if you are traveling away from home because when staying at a luxury resort, you will be able to continue your healthy lifestyle. To help you stay in shape and energized, these fitness centers offer the latest equipment and features you need.
7. Convenience Store
Most luxury resorts offer a well-stocked and spacious convenience store, located generally on the first floor of the building. These convenience stores offer all the little necessities to make sure that your stay is perfect. From frozen meals to beer/wine, from peanut butter to coffee, tea, and cocoa; you can pick up anything you might need from there.


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Eight time Champion at the Gerry Weber Open, Roger Federer, will face NextGen superstar, Alexander Zverev, in Sunday's showpiece final in Halle. Zverev is making his second successive appearance in the final of this tournament after finishing runner up to an inspired Florian Mayer last season. On his way to the final last year, Zverev ousted Roger Federer in a tight three setter in the semis. Can he do it again this year is the question.
Perfect Final
Both players have a perfect 3-0 win-loss record in finals this season. Zverev has captured titles in Montpellier, Munich and Rome. His impressive run at Rome was much talked about as he beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the final. Federer, on the other hand, captured his staggering 18th major title in Melbourne, backing it up impressively with the sunshine double.
Story so far
Federer was made to work hard in the semis by another one of those NextGen rising stars, Karen Khanachov. Federer fought off two set points in the second set, to prevail in the tiebreaker. It was a perfect preparation for Federer for a final against Zverev as the young Khanachov fired big forehands and backhands along with his massive service much like Zverev does.
Zverev came back from a set down against both, Agut and Gasquet, showcasing mental resilience to make it to the final. His game has improved this year and many are predicting at least one Grand Slam to the name of the young German in future. He will be hoping to become the youngest winner in the tournament's 25 year old history, whereas Federer will be aiming to capture a record extending 9th Halle crown.
The Game Plan
Zverev will look to be aggressive while returning Federer's second serve. Moreover, he will want to stretch Federer to his right on the forehand wing. Federer has used his slice well on this low bouncing surface and that should play a major role in this final. The Ad-court backhand to backhand duel will be one to watch out for as Zverev, with one of the most consistent backhands on the tour, will trade blows with the variety of Federer's backhand coupled with the improved and more potent topspin single hander. This duel might go a long way in determining today's winner.
Federer will look to draw Zverev to the net with the help of the backhand slice. Most importantly, Federer needs to take his chances on break points, as he may have only a few opportunities to break the big Zverev serve. With both players serving quite well throughout the week, it may come down to who holds their nerves better in crucial moments as well as in the tiebreak, if there is one. It all comes down to one or two points in a grass court match that decide the match. All in all, it is set to be a cracker jack of a final as both players look to build momentum and confidence going into Wimbledon.


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Review site bestsmarthometrends.com has recently unveiled a new article wherein some of the best home automation system have been shared and reviewed. It may be claimed that the reviews will be helpful for consumers in finding vital pieces of information which can all contribute towards buying the most suitable product eventually.
A representative of the site maintained, "Home automation systems are a popular trend these days. Their capabilities to make life easier and effortless have made them products of high demand. But, most people who want to buy them have minimum knowledge of these advanced gadgets and this can be an impediment towards finding a good product. Moreover, consumers are spoilt for choices when they search the market for the best home automation systems that fit their budget and fulfill all expectations."
He further added, "Perhaps, our latest article can act as a buyers' guide and offer insightful information which can make the buying decision easier and simpler. We request novices as well as knowledgeable consumers to read the article and enhance their understanding of the best home automation kits or systems in recent years."
The representative also reiterated on the fact that the article also comprises of additional information about home automation systems, features, benefits, and so on.
According to sources, the website bestsmarthometrends.com has been dedicated towards sharing useful blogs regarding home improvement and automation systems. The website is also quite active in social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posting frequently of newly launched smart home products.
Along with the article about the best home automation systems the website has even shared reviews about z-wave controllers, wi-fi thermostats, smart lighting systems, etc. For more details please visit http://bestsmarthometrends.com
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With the cooler days of Autumn, the trees around our pond take on their fall colors. Several trees in the neighborhood have now dropped their leaves preparing for the Winter weather.
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06 October 2012
Barn Project
It seems like we take on a construction project each summer that involves concrete. This summer's project was a new floor in the basement of our barn. The barn is over a hundred years old and was once a working dairy barn. The old, uneven concrete floor was designed for milking cows and not storage. Two years ago we fixed the floor on the south side of the barn and this year it was time to fix the north side floor.
The first task was removing the old concrete. Much of the old concrete had deteriorated and was able to be broken into manageable chunks. I was able to use my old John Deere tractor and a back bucket haul the old concrete out of the barn.
With the old concrete removed, the floor was leveled with crushed stone and compacted.
The floor was now ready for new concrete. Due to the size of this concrete job we hired Jim Histand and his crew to pour the new concrete.
The new concrete floor.
We also had Jim and his crew pour a section of concrete in front of one of the barn's garage doors, while they were here.
The finished approached to the garage door. This section of concrete also has a floor drain and will be used to wash our vehicles.
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Posted by ecanning | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on February 8, 2014
Late last year we were thrilled to be informed that we had been successful
in receiving certification in our first module of the Resource Smart
Program. Through work on environmental policy development and behavioral
change in our school, we completed the Core Module and we will soon
receive our first of the 5 sustainability stars for this.
We are also close to completing the second module which is the Waste
Module. Two important initiatives that have been part of this work include
introducing our 3 bin system and wrapper free policy. We would like to
remind families that St Peter's is wrapper free everyday. We strongly
encourage all students to bring their recess and lunch in containers or
snap lock bags which can be reused. Students are not permitted to take any
items that cannot be recycled or composted out of the classroom. If
students bring any wrapped items such as packets of chips or muesli bars
they will be required to unwrap these items, leave the wrapper in their
bag to take home again and carry their unwrapped food out side to eat.
We appreciate your support as we have already seen very positive results
in decreasing the amount of litter in our school, as well as the amount of
landfill we are generating.


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Muslim women have dismissed suggestions they should remove their headscarves if they feel threatened.
A leading Islamic cleric yesterday urged Muslim women to stop wearing the traditional hijab if it could lead to them being attacked or verbally abused.
Zaki Badawi, head of the Muslim College in London and chairman of the Council of Mosques and Imams, gave the advice, based on an interpretation of the Koran, amid fears of a backlash against the Muslim community after the London bombings.
But Rajnaara Akhtar, chair of the Assembly for the Protection of the Hijab, said that the women she had spoken to had reacted "very negatively" to the comments.
She added that women did not want to feel "victimised" and she did not believe they were in serious danger.
She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the women she had spoken to said they felt they were "not to blame for the terrorist attacks" and were "not going to be victimised by them".
"We have a right to practise our faith and we're going to maintain that human right and I think to take off the hijab in some ways denies our identities as Muslim and we shouldn't be forced to do that," she said.
"It's not about life and death, it's not so extreme that if we step outside the house with our hijab on, we're going to get attacked left, right and centre.
"It's not that bad and the British people are far, far better (than that)," she said.


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Off I Go
Well, I'm all saddled up and heading out into the desert. I'll be gone for a couple of weeks... but I'll do my best to post something here as possible.
Please take good care and be nice to one another.
Here is a great little site for you to visit every day... it'll help keep you occupied with positive things. Remember, idle hands are the devil's playground!
See ya soon!
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Thanks Jason.
Due to timezone differences, I decided to back up my existing files, recreated my site folder and do a fresh install of PowerCMS.
I then copied my files and my other database tables across.
Everything is working again.
I appreciate this won't help find the issue, but it was the best course of action for me.