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From the early 1950s to the early 1960s, validation by researchers such as James O. Elam, Archer Gordon, and Peter Safar, occurred:
· of the efficacy of expired as a resuscitating gas
· that manual methods of artificial respiration were ineffective with no attention to airway patency and generating tidal volumes less than dead air space {and relied on tissue elasticity in a deteriorating corpse}
· that mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-nose positive pressure methods successfully ventilated the lungs with 1 to 2 liters of gas
· that the natural airway could be opened and maintained with simple maneuvers, as used in anesthesia, and that these maneuvers could be taught to lay public and public service rescuers
· that through incremental steps of scientific and public acceptance could be made the basis of a modern system of rescue breathing suitable for world-wide use (subsequently to be combined with external cardiac compression to form a system of cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
Work was also done to develop a means of coupling military gas masks to allow one soldier to aid another overcome by chemical, biological, or nuclear warfare. –It is a curious paradox of history that Nerve Gas was the product of agricultural research by the burgeoning chemical industry in Germany in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, and that modern understanding of resuscitation came from WWII military investigations (Edgar A. Pask) into drowning and funded early Cold War research into protection from Nerve Gas, that sprouted the saving of thousands of lives.
Having established mouth-to-mouth as the only effective artificial respiration (and the only that provided breath-to-breath attention to and feedback from the airway) instantly available wherever there is a living helper, the difficulty is in persuading the public to be willing to go lips-to-face of a dying stranger.
Let's look at the early expired air resuscitation adjuncts!
Click for larger image©Allen Press, by kind permission, from Bauer, R.O.[L->R: Gordon Airway; Brook Airway; Safar-type S-Tube uncertain manufacture, probable reversed & fused black-rubber oral airways; plastic Safar-type, unknown manufacture.As the patent application for the Safar S-Tube states:
"the average person has a natural instinctive aversion to placing his mouth over that of the patient. The idea of placing one's mouth on the mouth of an apparently dead victim, particularly where the mouth may be covered with foam, mucus or blood, as often the case in asphyxia victims, as well as the fear of possible transmittal of disease is revolting to the average person and is difficult to overcome."
Thus, it is natural that thoughts turned to airway devices that could serve as a less interpersonal interface. As an anesthesiologist, Safar was familiar with oral airways in metal and rubber; he devised one with an oral blowpipe, then was advised to reverse two sizes of OPA by Dr Austen Lamont (who wished no credit; this was revealed in a tribute forty years later), and subsequently patented by Safar with Captain MC McMahon, of Baltimore Fire Department. Captain McMahon later claimed that "The S-shaped tube that Johnson & Johnson puts out as the Resuscitube is the offspring of my brain child to make mouth-to-mouth more acceptable in the emergency field."(sic)
Click for larger image©Tom Trimble, RN CEN, from Author's Collection.[L->R: Johnson & Johnson commercial version of adult/child & pediatric Safar S-tubes; middle: S-Tube of unknown manufacture of 2 OPAs conjoined with a plastic flange allowing use in either mode; right: comparison Berman airway, 100mm. Note grommet in plastic bag for hanging on emergency cart, etc.
Author used adult Resuscitube in 1971 to save life of apneic comatose patient overdosed on Secobarbital.
There was concern at the time as to the potential from lay public using pharyngeal length airways and causing injury. Safar's Resuscitube is only 90 mm on its greater curvature. Gordon's Airway is just an interdental bite block with a flange and mouthpiece without valve.
The Brook Airway, the only significant competitor to J&J's Resuscitube, has additional design features: a short-length glossal curvature; a flexible cuffed flange with nasal cut-out; a flexible shaft enclosing a fish-mouth valve, and diversionary expiratory exhaust.
James O. Elam was an early researcher ─whose practical experience began in 1946 with an outbreak of Polio in Minnesota by spontaneously and instinctively using mouth-to-mouth on victims when no iron lung was available; and who later recruited Archer Gordon and Peter Safar to the resuscitation research field. He did resuscitation research for the Army in the 1940s and 1950s that was published much later, and encouraged researches with Gordon and Safar that in combination accomplished acceptance for what he called "Rescue Breathing."
My recollection (which is now difficult to confirm) is that he designed or was associated with what commercially was known as Venti-Breather®. He is known to have designed a pocket mask, but Safar thought it never came to market. I believe that the "Roswell Park Rescue Breathing Mask" may have been the same device (he had worked at Roswell Park Memorial Institute). The Venti-Breather® was a shaped flattened plastic mask with a short blow-pipe with an expiratory diversion valve to the side of the blowpipe. (c.f., ebay listing in bibliography for images) Neither it, nor the Gordon Airway, seem to have done well on the market, when compared with Resuscitube or Brook Airway and are rarely seen.
Bauer, Robert O. Emergency Airway, Ventilation, and Cardiac Resuscitation
Anesth Prog. 1967 November; 14(9): 236–249. PMCID: PMC2235452
** Co-author, at times, with Elam. Photo from which, by kind permission of Allen Press, shown above of early mouth-to-airway devices. Probably only Internet-accessible extant photo of the Gordon Airway.
O'Donnell, C. P. F., Gibson, A. T., & Davis, P. G. (2006). Pinching, electrocution, ravens' beaks, and positive pressure ventilation: a brief history of neonatal resuscitation. Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 91(5), F369-F373.**Review of old methods for resuscitating babies.
Tercier, J. (2002). The lips of the dead and the 'kiss of life': the contemporary deathbed and the aesthetic of CPR. Journal of historical sociology, 15(3), 283-327. DOI: 10.1111/1467-6443.00180**45 pp, cultural aspects of avoidance of mouth-to-mouth.
Waters, R. M., & Bennett, J. H. (1936). Artificial Respiration: Comparison of Manual Maneuvers.*. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 15(3), 151-156.**Review of prominent manual methods before WWII that would persist until 1950s; no discussion of mouth-to-mouth. Waters was a "giant" in American Anesthesiology.
Brooks, CJ Dr. Chapter 9B – All You Need to Know About
Life Jackets: A Tribute to Edgar Pask Survival Systems Ltd.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia**Interesting report on life jackets and Pask's research.
Enever, G. (2005) Resuscitation Greats: Edgar Alexander Pask─a hero of resuscitation Resuscitation, 67(1), 7-11.**Tribute to WWII RAF research into drowning, life jackets, and artificial respiration.
LeFanu, James (1997) Hero who put himself through hell The Sunday Telegraph 16 February 1997**Blog recounting Pask's intrepidity and personal experimentation.
Writer, D. (2004). Sir Edward Sharpey-Schafer and his simple and efficient method of performing artificial respiration. Resuscitation, 61(2), 113-116.**The work and personality of Schafer, whose method was used until the post WWII era.
Comroe, Jr. J.H. "Retrospectroscope. ". . . In Comes the Good Air". Part I: Rise and Fall of the Schafer Method', American Review of Respiratory Disease, Vol. 119 (1979), 803-09
**These three articles are not to be missed. The history of learning to reject manual methods for mouth-to-mouth.
Comroe, Jr. J.H. "Retrospectroscope." "…In Comes the Good Air" Part II: Mouth-to-Mouth Method. American Review of Respiratory Disease, Vol. 119 (1979), 1025-1031
**As above.
Comroe Jr, J.H. (1979). "Retrospectroscope."... In comes the good air." Part III. There will always be an England. American Review of Respiratory Disease, 120(2), Vol 120 (1979) 457-460**As above. Was it Schafer in the photograph?
Safar-McMahon S-Tube Patent US3013554.pdfhttp://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US3013554.pdf
**Patent and description of the S-Tube.
Resuscitation of the Unconscious Victim, a Manual for Rescue Breathing. By Peter Safar, M.D. Chief, Department of Anesthesiology, Baltimore City Hospitals, Asst. Prof. Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Clinial Associate Professor of Anesthesiology University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Martin C. McMahon, Captain, Baltimore Fire Department Ambulance Service, with 15 illustrations by Colin E. Thompson, Jr. Paper $1.75. Pp. 80. Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Springfield, Illinois, 1959 {Book Review} Morris, Lucien E. M.D. Anesthesiology: January/February 1960 - Volume 21 - Issue 1 - ppg 125**Review of the book, which is out of print, but sometimes available. Implementation and care directives for "EMS" mouth-to-airway.
Training in Ambulance and Emergency Programs McMahon, Martin C. Captain, Baltimore Fire Department in Training and Education in the Fire Services Proceedings of a Symposium April 8-9, 1970 Conducted by Committee on Fire Research, Division of Engineering, National Research Council
**Claims S-Tube was his "brain child"; reorganization of ambulance services.
Rasmussen, Frederick N. Chief Martin McMahon, 94 first-aid pioneer [Obituary] The Baltimore Sun February 13, 2005
Safar,P. (1997). Tribute to Dr. Austin Lamont. Anesthesiology, 87(2), 461.
**Safar states Lamont's contribution to S-Tube; personal details of relationship.
Lee, W. L., Tarrow, A. B., & Ward, R. J. (1959). Evaluation of a new oral resuscitator for expired-air artificial ventilation. Journal of the American Medical Association, 169(1), 33-35. {Venti-Breather®}
**Review of Venti-Breather®
Safar, P. (2001). {The Resuscitation Greats} James O. Elam MD, 1918–1995. Resuscitation, 50(3), 249-256.**Tribute of Elam's life in the journal's series "The Resuscitation Greats."
Elam, J. O. (1977). Rediscovery of expired air methods for emergency ventilation. In Advances in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (pp. 263-265). Springer New York
**Elam recounts hisearliest experiences and research that standardized Expired Air Resuscitation.
Elam, J. O., Brown, E. S., & Elder Jr, J. D. (1954). Artificial Respiration by Mouth-to-Mask Method — A Study of the Respiratory Gas Exchange of Paralyzed Patients Ventilated by Operator's Expired Air. New England Journal of Medicine, 250(18), 749-754.
**Landmark paper refuting old beliefs and giving scientific basis for primacy of expired air resuscitation.
SAFAR, P., AGUTO-ESCARRAGA, L. O. U. R. D. E. S., DRAWDY, L., McMAHON, M. C., NORRIS, A. H., & REDDING, J. (1959). The Resuscitation Dilemma*. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 38(5), 394-405.**Issues in expired air resuscitation; Venti-Breather® is cited in table of volumes delivered.
Vintage Rescue Mouth 2 Mouth Breathing Venti-Breather Emergency Kit 1960 Cross ebay.com; accessed 4/7/2014**Photographs (3) of Venti-Breather® device.
Sands Jr, R. P., & Bacon, D. R. (1998). An inventive mind: the career of James O. Elam, MD (1918–1995). Anesthesiology, 88(4), 1107-1112.**Excellent "life and times" tribute.
Tom Trimble, RN CEN
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ITV will show England highlights
I'm perplexed by this whole thing. I can sort of live with the premiership games being on Sky/Setanta, Match of the Day does the job just fine and if we may wander down the pub if we can be bothered for a special match, but all the Internationals, home or away, friendly or otherwise, should be on a 'free' terrestrial channel so the country can get behind our team.
Make that policy, Brown, and then you'll get some support.
290,000 people managed to see the highlights, out of 60+ million, what is the point?

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Treasure hunting with a metal detector is where you search for historical artefacts buried under the ground. These could be coins, jewellery, or even Roman helmets. It can be extremely rewarding, not only financially but just for the pure joy of discovering a bit of history.
If you are considering treasure hunting with a metal detector, you will need to think about:
· Choosing from the different types of metal detectors available
· Where to detect
· Researching potential sites for historical information about previous use
· Gaining search permission
· Search techniques & methods
· Identifying, recording, cleaning, storing & displaying finds
Finding artefacts from history used to be just for archaeologists, but with the advent of the metal detector, hobbyists became able to discover a vast array of treasure hoards. Enthusiasm for metal detecting grew and soon you would be familiar with seeing people walking up and down the beach swinging their metal detectors in search of lost
You don't have to live near the coast to go treasure hunting. In Europe, there are millions of acres of farmland that have still to be explored for buried treasure. Museums have an increasing amount of treasures on display that have been discovered by hobbyists.
Choosing Between the Different Types of Metal Detectors
There are a huge number of different metal detectors available. You will need to balance how much you are willing to spend with how complicated a metal detector you are able to use. Also, if you are new to treasure hunting, you might not want to spend a lot of money if you aren't sure if you will spend much time doing it.
Most treasure hunters start out with either a cheap basic model, or one costing little more than a couple of hundred dollars.
Check the specification of the metal detector for the depth that it will detect at, and what size of object. Also, what materials it will detect. Another consideration is that of weight and balance. Some detectors are light enough for long hours of use by youngsters or by the infirm/elderly; others are heavy and are best suited for fit adults.
Digging Implements
It can't be stressed enough that the need for a good quality digging tool is essential in this hobby. Whether you opt for a simple trowel or a foot-assisted spade, you would be well advised to buy the strongest that you can afford. A cheap tinny trowel may be ideal for garden use but it won t last five minutes in the field. This is particularly important if you intend to detect in an area where the soil is of the heavy clay type.
You will also want to take a bag or pouch with you to put your treasure in. You don't want to put a precious find straight into your pocket along with all the other things that you have dug up.
Where to go Treasure Hunting With a Metal Detector
The first place you will obviously try is your own garden, if only to see how your detector works. If you live in a fairly modern house, you need to bear in mind that it was once a building site and you will, without a doubt, find a plethora of associated junk. By this I mean such things as nails, rusty metal, silver paper and cigarette cartons.
If you live in an older house, or know somebody who does and is willing to let you search their garden, you stand a reasonably good chance of making some interesting finds. Many people have lost rings or other items of jewellery in their own gardens.
If no restrictions on the use of metal detectors exist (check the local bye-laws) then parks and commons can offer a good chance of making some interesting finds. The age of the park, or common, will reflect the type of finds you can expect to make. Don t be put off by parkland that is surrounded by modern development; always remember that it was probably farmland at one time.
If there are any very old trees in the park then search around them; people will have sat or even picnicked under them at some time in the past.
Commons are usually very old; many of them were used hundreds of years ago by villagers to graze livestock. In the past some spectacular finds have been made on them. It is always wise to check the by-laws before attempting to detect on commons.
Ploughed fields generally offer the greatest prospects for making good finds and are the most favoured sites for any detectorist. This is mainly because they are continuously being turned over, bringing new finds to the surface. The only drawback to these sites is the damage caused to many finds by farm machinery and long-term exposure to agro-chemicals. This doesn t mean that you won t find anything in good condition, however. As an example take the Roman brooch in Fig.3.4., which was found on plough-soil and is in remarkably good condition.
Generally, any fields close to an ancient settlement will probably yield finds associated with it. Detecting near any Roman sites, for example, will almost certainly yield things such as Roman coins, brooches, tools and other implements.
Detecting on footpaths and in woodland is one way of keeping yourself active during the dormant season (by that we mean during the summer months when ploughed fields are inaccessible due to crop growth). Footpaths, particularly well-used ones, will undoubtedly yield coins and other objects lost by ramblers. Larger trackways and footpaths, which date back centuries, could yield more interesting finds.
Stiles also present good opportunities for finds as many ramblers will have had to struggle over them, losing coins and other objects in the process.
Rivers have been the focus of activity throughout history, either as a means of transport or navigation, or simply as a convenient water supply. Large rivers, such as the Thames, have seen so much activity over the past three or four thousand years that it would be impossible to estimate what treasures lay hidden in their silt.
The Thames itself has yielded vast amounts of finds over recent decades, and most of those simply from the mud on its banks! These treasures include coins, jewellery, weapons, bottles and vases, and even a fabulous prehistoric bronze shield from the Iron Age, which is now in the British Museum.
Detecting on the River Thames does require a permit, which has to be acquired from the Port of London Authority.
If you are fortunate enough to live near the coast you will almost certainly want to try out your detector on the beaches. Not only are they available to detect on all year round, but they can also be very fruitful in finds, particularly if you follow a few basic tips.
Most of the jewellery losses made on beaches occur when people go swimming in the sea – their fingers contract, due to the cold temperatures, making rings very loose and liable to slip off.
Bathers also tend to lose necklaces when they do the breaststroke. Forgetting that they are wearing them, they push their arms forward and outward – breaking the chains in the process.
The tip here is that the best time to detect on a beach is when the tide is out. Start at the water s edge then work backwards and forwards as the tide returns. Tide charts are available in many seaside resorts and are well worth obtaining.
There is no best time of the year for beach detecting, although winter storms can churn up beaches well enough to reveal long-lost jewellery and coins.
Gaining Permission to Search
When making an approach to a landowner, we have found it best to be casually but well dressed, and make our visit at an appropriate time (eg not during Sunday lunch, or at a very busy time of year such as the harvest).
Some landowners will say No! and may be rather offhand; you must be prepared for this. Should you receive an abrupt negative, simply say something along the lines of Oh well that's a shame, but thank you for your time anyway . Never argue the point, even though it may be very frustrating; always be courteous. You can depart by offering to leave your telephone number should they have a change of mind or circumstances for refusal change.
At all times try to put forward the advantages of having a detectorist operating on the land, and show a passion for your hobby. We have found many landowners are fascinated by the history of the land they farm. Concerning any finds that we make, we normally operate a policy of giving the landowner first choice of anything we uncover. We
show the person concerned all of our finds, including shotgun caps, lead dross etc. In the case of a really valuable find we normally
abide by a 50:50 share with the landowner.
It is a good idea to discuss and establish a finds sharing agreement at the earliest opportunity with a written and signed contract.
There have recently been a number of serious fallings out and legal disputes where these agreements have been neglected. We are fortunate in having many sites to search, and a number of very good friendships have developed between us and the landowners concerned.
It is important to maintain these good relationships. As a thank you, The Pastfinders present many landowners with a bottle of whisky or red wine at Christmas along with a card. Without the co-operation of landowners our hobby would not be able to exist in its present form.
You can find out more about treasure hunting and metal detectors in the Treasure Hunting Magazine Beginner's Guide


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Giuseppe Penone's "Idee di pietra" on display at upper Fort Mason Paul Myers / Parks Conservancy
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Gagosian, in partnership with Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Parks Conservancy through the Art in the Parks program, presents a yearlong outdoor installation by Giuseppe Penone in San Francisco's historic upper Fort Mason.
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The Headlands Center for the Arts provides for multidisciplinary works by artists and creative professions from around the world through programs and community events.
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British artist Andy Goldsworthy brings his ethereal interactions of human creation and nature to the San Francisco with Spire. The piece towers 90 feet high in the Presidio, both a part of its surrounding elements and an entity of its own.
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Freckles Photos
Monday, March 23, 2009
Charlie the Hound
This is one of the reasons I have been a little
behind lately. His name is Charlie. Through a really
bad chain of events he ended up in the Ventura animal
shelter with no hope of adoption. It was our job to go pick him up and take him
to one of the Basset Hound Rescues that we volunteer at.
As always happens on these trips I was totally attached to him
by the time we got there.
They said he was five or six years old, but he played like a puppy. I work really hard at a lot of different things, but I can't help feeling that this is one of the few things I do on a regular basis that really matters.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Painted Orchids
This is another one of my low depth of field experiments. I really like the way it helps you focus on one flower, but you can still see the others fading into the background. The lighting was something special on this one too. It was in a nursuy in Carpenteria, CA. The roof of the building we were in was translucent. It let the sun through, but the light was filtered and beautiful.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Baby Granny Smith Apple
Happy Thanksgiving!!
I hope you enjoyed lots of good food and friends today!
Unfortunately I did not get to take any photos of the great feast, but this was one of the "aromatics" (to quote my favorite tv chef) that contributed to the meal.
I did get a little adventurous today and decided to throw away those silly little plastic bags we usually use for the turkey. I can now tell you that brining your turkey the night before is the way to go. Much more moist and tasty that way. This is the basic recipe I used. But since I had not thought about it before hand I improvised on some missing ingredients. (Also, onions are bad for The Hound, and almost everything we make is hound-safe. Not that she is spoiled or anything. :-D )
Sunday, January 8, 2006
Freckled Orchid
I like the orderly way these orchids are growing. It almost looks like the two in back were done with Photoshop.


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This summer, a sculptor built a steel, 11-foot, 800-pound bent heroin spoon. With the help of an gallery owner, he put it on a trailer and drove it to the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.
The bent-spoon protest of the country's opiate epidemic by Massachusetts sculptor Domenic Esposito and Fernando Alvarez, owner of a Connecticut art gallery, stayed in front of the company's Stamford, CT offices for only two hours before police impounded the sculpture, but it gained worldwide attention.
Alvarez was arrested and eventually convicted of a misdemeanor charge of blocking free passage.
I was in Boston recently and had a chance to meet and talk with Esposito about the episode and what brought it on.
Our conversation ended up including his brother's addiction, drug marketing, Americans' pain, and #thespoon movement they hope to ignite.
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One of my absolute joys as a parent has been my ongoing, intimate engagement with my child's acquisition of language. I think most parents would understand this at some level. From the moment a child is born, the dialogue begins. The baby cries and rubs it's eyes, and we respond. In those early months it's all about meeting the new little person's needs, introducing them to the world around them, and prompting them to interact. Mum. Dad. Milk. Peek-a-boo! And then the surprises start.
When my daughter was around 6 months old, I was holding her against my chest in a sling, walking around the lounge room, rocking her to music—when suddenly she kissed my breast, and looked up at me, beaming. I knew she wasn't hungry, and at first I took the kiss as a random display of affection (for the food source, not me as whole!) Then she did it again, and again, and suddenly I realised—the music on the CD player was Louis Armstrong singing Kiss of Fire, and my baby was kissing me every time Louis sang kiss. Knock me down with a feather.
It was around this time that I came across the idea of baby sign language. In light of the kiss experience, baby signing made absolute sense. I chose a few signs to work with, but the only one that my baby took to was the sign for more. Because—parenting 101—it's all about motivation. Which is okay because motivation takes all kinds of forms, one of which is communicating life essentials.
Delight is a life essential. When my daughter was 7 months old, I made the saddening decision to withdraw from a Masters course that I'd deferred from a few months before she was born. I knew that I couldn't give my child the attention she deserved if my head was immersed in the labyrinthine by-ways of cultural theory, and yet… As my baby and I trammed down Swanston Street to my exit interview with the Faculty, we looked at the Christmas decorations. "Star," I said to her, repeatedly, as I pointed to massive sparkly stars hanging from street lights. She rolled this around her little head, and then the game began. "Da!" she said, pointing to the next lot of stars. We were off. Da! Da! Da! All the way to the university and back again. Yes, I had made the right choice. I had stars in my eyes.
The milestones since then have been many and varied, but some stand out more than others. Like the moment my daughter suddenly realised colour as a concept. She was around 18 months old, and still not much of a talker. Her favourite word at the time was moa which quite handily acted as signifier for her three primary obsessions of lawn mower, mailbox, and more (back to motivation…) Anyway, she rushed up to me, purple crayon clutched in hand, purple dress in the other, her face ablaze with excitement. She shook the crayon and dress at me meaningfully. Look Mummy. Look!!!! She persisted despite my blank incomprehension, and then… Oh my. We went to the crayon box. "Which one is red?" I asked. She pointed to red. "Green?" She pointed to green. Orange, blue, brown, yellow ochre… (we're a bit arty at our place) She pointed to them all. She was exploding with accomplishment. She couldn't say the words, but because the words existed she could receive and hold this amazing, wonderful concept, and she could find a way to share her understanding.
There are some concepts of course that the English language has no adequate word for. Love of a parent for a child is one of those concepts. If I want to convey to you how I love my child, I need to use not one, but many words, stringing them together to tell you the story of how our love unfolds and of how it changes me. I've been a lover of words for as long as I remember, but parenting has enriched my understanding of what is means to be a logophile. Love—deep love—is not a solitary thing. Such love is the recognition of self in other, and it motivates us to search for ways to encapsulate and share that which matters. Sometimes the way lies in a gesture—a touch on the arm or a hug. More often than not though, the way is through words. Thank you, words.


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Hi Gals, hope your having a lovely weekend, the last 3 posts have all been Style Dispensary session' on how to wear these trends this S/S season.I invited you to ask any Style questions you might have in these 3 areas and to share your favourite colour combinations, Couture Millinery Atelier asked -
For several years I have wanted to purchase a dramatic red gown, but am afraid to do it, thinking that for me a platinum blonde, it would be too much, what do you suggest?
Answer - To stop red's looking too brash with platinum blonde hair, opt for orangey red's or red's with pink undertones. As in the picture above featuring the beautiful Marylin Monroe in her sweater.
Katie from 3rd Avenue Style asked-
Style Dilemma- So how does wearing clashing print's work if you are say not so petite? I love the clashing prints look but worry about adding extra pounds to my look!
Answer- Opt for wearing a dress in a smaller print and then create a panel down the centre by wearing a larger print in a cardigan of the same colour, thus elongating your shape with a paneled effect, simular colour's create a more groomed style, which is also flattering for more curvy women. The 2nd trick is to wear bold print on the hemline of your skirt or dress, thus drawing the eye down.
Avoid large print all over, horizontal print and print which divides the body up into too many sections, reducing the length of the body and increasing the width.
Jaimie from La vie J'aimie asked me where this top came from. This very stylish number was a summer 2009 buy from Boden, POWER to Boden's timeless look, that it still tick's all the boxes for dressing this S/S!
These picks are for KITTY over at Dollie Daydream who shared her lovely favourite colour combinations with me, pinks, peaches and creams.Soo pretty!
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"Multiple Intelligence provides the framework for teaching and learning at Little Einsteins ", Vinit Srivastava
In an exclusive interview with educationbiz, Mr. Vinit Srivastava, Co Founder, Little Einsteins talked about World class teaching methodology, where multiple Intelligence provides the framework for teaching and learning. He is looking forward to taking it to the next level; to K-10 and K-12 and to expand centers through their franchise program across the country.
Tell us about your Entrepreneurial journey and what was the idea behind Little Einsteins?
Little Einsteins was our first entrepreneurial venture and the immense success in this helped us to launch other ventures in hospitality and other B2C verticals. We were also quite active in startup space, helping with mentoring and funding for exciting new ideas and team. Little Einsteins has always been and will be always be a special one for us. Business not being the only motive, the need was to potentially help kids develop as per their unique abilities. All existing preschools were having one size fit all mindset, and we felt the gap was to be able to identify and nurture as per Childs's natural uniqueness and strength. Multiple intelligence forms the core of our teaching methodology and as Howard Gardner rightly puts - "We should spend less time ranking children and more time helping them to identify their natural competencies and gifts and cultivate these."
Tell us something about your brand and its global presence?
Established in 2007, Little Einsteins is considered as the pioneer in early childhood education based on Multiple Intelligence theory in India. We are now present in three continents and are the first preschool chain from India to enter much developed Europe Market. The idea around expansion has been to be able to learn from global best practices and how to impart learning to help raise a global citizen. Little Einsteins was setup in response to the requests of parents for a continuation of progressive schooling in the elementary years.
What makes Little Einsteins different from other Preschools?
We at Little Einsteins, are an ardent believer of Dr. Howard's Multiple Intelligence theory. We believe that each child is unique and carries different interests. Some kids may understand the concepts easily from storytelling and others may gain the same by doing it themselves. Identifying and harnessing the interest would be more benefiting to the child. At Little Einsteins, we help students to understand their strengths and challenges using Multiple Intelligence as a tool.
Visitors to our school often comment on the unique atmosphere of Little Einsteins Preschool. Small class sizes promote individualized instruction; the beautiful campus allows teachers to use all facets of the environment to stimulate learning; Art, Music, PE and English promote the nurturing of the whole child and, infusing everything that happens, a sense of belonging and ownership inspired by a warm and caring community. Little Einsteins Preschool does indeed proved a remarkable environment for learning.
With access to World class teaching methodology and curriculum we are well positioned to bring the best learning to our kids across globe.
What is the Learning framework that has been adopted at your institution?
Howard Gardner's theory of multiple Intelligence provides the framework for teaching and learning at Little Einsteins Preschool.
At the core of this theory is the recognition that people think and learn differently, and that intelligence can be expressed in a multitude of ways. Our multifaceted approach to teaching incorporates each of the eight major intellectual domains defined by Dr. Gardner, and provides opportunities for each student to use his or her unique intelligence to understand the subject matter.
Little Einsteins Preschool inspires its community to actively seek knowledge and understanding, think independently, reason critically, and embrace challenge. Teaching to the uniqueness of each mind we focus on the process of learning and value the exchange of ideas through collaborative work. While building knowledge of self and an awareness of our connection to other communities, we develop responsibility for earth and humanity.
Where does Technology stand in the Preschool space?
Lot more needs to be done on technology. Most of the technology is developed around monitoring, communication and increasing administrative efficiency. Technology that can help compliment the learning and development of kids, expose to new changing social ecosystem and preparing them for new world are the areas that can be transformed by technology. Gamification of lesson is another strong area that we foresee strong growth and value add.
Technologies currently available helps more on infrastructure, provide learning environment, real time monitoring to ensure utmost safety.
When did you start franchising & what attracted you towards franchising?
We took first two years to run a preschool, learn the nuances from market and develop our own curriculum and standard processes. Post that we started franchising it out for simple reason that we wanted to work with entrepreneurs who were equally excited and passionate about early childhood development and derived pleasure and satisfaction around kids. Our franchisee program differs from all other preschool in a manner that we give lot of independence to our partners as we value their entrepreneurial spirit. Some of the franchisees from well known brands shifted to us because other organizations were too bureaucratic and approval process for any and everything made them feel more like employees then entrepreneurs.
With so many preschool into franchising, what importance does Franchising play in the Education segment?
Franchising is very important for this segment since you need fully committed and dedicated individuals who are running this for passion and have full ownership. This is very sensitive segment and requires utmost attention and care, something that only an entrepreneur can bring to the table in such small settings.
What kind of franchise partners are you looking for expansion?
Dedicated, full time entrepreneurs, preferably run by women as founder/cofounder, who are passionate about early childhood education and enjoy the hustles and bustles of being surrounded by kids and enjoys seeing them grow.
What is your business vision and how do you plan to achieve it in next five years?
New areas that we are focusing on are Robotics and enhancing Mindfulness. Mindfulness is being global aware viz a viz you for eg, no wasting food when others are dying of hunger in various parts of the world, being aware of pollution issues and how you as an individual can contribute in reduction.
We strongly believe in providing a social setting for nurturing young minds. In that manner we continue to promote classroom teaching and preparing young kids for regular primary schooling. We use technology innovations in monitoring, communication and providing a hassle-free experience for our center partners so that they can focus only on child care and development. Today, with necessary infrastructure, Little Einsteins seeks to provide an alternative for parents who want a different approach to the rote and skill learning that traditional schools have been providing.
"We emphasize teaching for understanding by providing children the opportunity to construct their own knowledge in the classroom as they interact meaningfully with materials and their teachers," describes Vinit.
After nine years of operations, Little Einsteins looks forward to taking it to next level; to K-10 and K-12 and to expand centers through their franchise program across the country. Hoping that such efforts would bring a new facet to the pre-school learning in India and across globe, Little Einsteins has shown a unique way of primary education for the best of future generation.


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When you were a child, what was your response to this question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
I might regret answering this question, but I think at one point in time I wanted to be a horse. I have no idea why or how I even came up with that. I eventually came up with something more tangible — a ballerina. I'm not sure why I chose that either, considering I never took a ballet class in my life.
"Water is a human right."
Share the pivotal moment in your life that helped you choose your field of study.
In high school, I was watching this awe-inspiring documentary about access to clean water in developing countries. I don't think I had any idea that access to water was a problem anywhere. Then, during my undergrad years, I was lucky enough to do some international work in Uganda. I loved every moment of it. I can honestly say that it was one of the happiest times in my life. I eventually steered into the direction of U.S. water, specifically California and then states in the east. But I think I will always be passionate about international water and will work in that sector.
Tell us about a time you encountered a tricky problem. How did you handle it and what did you learn from it?
Figuring out how to convey data and findings to the public is tricky. Sometimes in the STEM field, there can be a lot of confusing, scientific jargon. Every time I give a presentation on research, I ask myself, Who is the audience? Doing this at the start is not only beneficial to my audience, but gives value to my research.
What are your passions outside of research?
Yoga, running, and any activity near a beach or lake. Yoga is mentally and physically challenging, and I see it as a healthy way to compete with myself. I started running after high school because I found it therapeutic—but, in all honesty, I have a love/hate relationship with it. I grew up in Southern California, so my family vacations always included an activity near the ocean, river, or lake.


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President, Access Capital Inc.
When Miles M. Stuchin was 13, his father told him he'd have to start looking for ways to make money on his own. So Mr. Stuchin made his first entrepreneurial decision: He formed a rock 'n' roll band, eventually playing his way through Yale College and New York University Law School.
Mr. Stuchin never lost that entrepreneurial drive. Nine years ago, he left the security of a major law firm to strike out on his own. Since then he's built a successful venture capital business, out of which emerged several businesses. They include a $ 400 million health care company called Diagnostek Inc., based in Albuquerque, N.M., plus a rapidly growing Manhattan-based finance company, Access Capital.
"In commercial law, when the transaction ends, you leave," Mr. Stuchin says. "I wanted to know what happened after the deal."
Access Capital, where he now spends much of his time, is as unconventional as Mr. Stuchin's career path. The company, named one of the fastest-growing privately held enterprises by Inc. magazine, provides immediate credit to small companies by purchasing their accounts receivable. Unlike traditional factors, Access Capital demands no minimums from its clients.
"We're the bank you come to when you're too green to go to established lenders," he says.
Thanks to Mr. Stuchin, some quirky ideas for products and services were given a chance to flourish. His customers, many of which are apparel companies, range from a cotton makeup-pad manufacturer to an environmental engineering company.
While Mr. Stuchin made a big change when he left the legal practice, some things in his life remain the same. In his spare time, he still plays electric guitar in a rock 'n' roll band.


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The Kentucky Arts Council will conduct a forum this week in Lexington on arts advocacy.
Spokesperson Ed Lawrence says two representatives of the National Symphony Orchestra—Conductor Hugh Wolff and Executive Director Rita Shapiro—will join the discussion. The orchestra is in the midst of an eight-day Kentucky residency.
"We are especially encouraging arts administrators and people that are involved with small arts organizations to see how they can get the community more involved in making the case for why the organization deserves their support," Lawrence said.
The forum is free an open to the public. It begins at 10:00am Wednesday at the Lyric Theatre in Lexington.


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Taking Back America By Taking Back Our Schools
Justin Haskins, executive editor, The Heartland Institute
MAY 26, 2016 Forbes
Vector ARC markets itself as a cheaper, better alternative to the SAT and ACT, and its creators claim it will only test students on the information they actually need to be successful in college and later in life, focusing heavily on the classical Western educational standards of the past. In another words, students won't need to be in a classroom that teaches to a novel, highly technical test in order to successful. If students have the skills that have been considered essential for centuries in Western nations, they will do well on the Vector ARC test.
"At Vector A.R.C. we believe every student should be afforded a fair opportunity at college acceptance," says Vector ARC on its website. "We don't think students should be disadvantaged for not having studied in alignment with the Common Core State Standards. By offering an alternative assessment to both SAT and ACT, students who have selected an education not based on Common Core, will no longer be penalized in their college applications by being forced to take a test that aligns with [the Common Core State Standards]."
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Jaunt, the leading company pioneering cinematic virtual reality (VR) announced has received $65 million investment from The Walt Disney Company; Evolution Media Partners – a partnership of CAA-backed Evolution Media Capital, TPG Growth and Participant Media; and Chinabased China Media Capital (CMC).
The new investors will greatly expand Jaunt's global reach, providing significant resources and relationships to help make VR the next mainstream content medium. This investment will enable Jaunt to significantly scale up VR production, and advance their professional-grade camera hardware and software production tools, delivering content to the widest array of mobile devices and VR hardware in the industry. In addition, Jaunt plans to use the funding to significantly grow their teams in both their Palo Alto headquarters and their new Los Angeles studio.
This funding comes on the heels of Jaunt's recently-announced 5th generation patentpending camera system, officially named Jaunt ONE, which is built from the ground up for VR, and after two years of testing, pushes the limits of technological innovation. The company also announced Jaunt Studios earlier this year, a new arm of the company focused solely on developing, producing and collaborating on live-action virtual reality experiences from its LA studio.
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Here's a first for ayamstuffed; a book review! Alhamdulillah. Djarabi Kitabs Publishing, a Muslim bookseller and publisher, reached out to me on Instagram to help review Halal Comfort Food. It was a very nice surprise for me and of course I said yes! A few messages back and forth, and the book arrived. It came with goodies from Fofky's too! Please say a prayer for them!
Free snacks! I enjoyed all of them. There were also macarons, cute blue and pink ones.
Halal Comfort Food by M.K Johnston is a cookbook filled with American comfort foods that have been given a halal make-over. The book was written by a revert to Islam to make it easier for other reverts to make that switch to halal eating.
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Royal weddings can be a royal pain
Our long national nightmare has finally ended; we can all heave a collective sigh of relief. A sigh that, depending on your point of view, may be salted with a tear or two.
It has finally happened: Meghan and Harry have officially tied the knot.
For the past several months, all of our nation's media energy has been focused, like a wedding-based laser, on the royal nuptials. As the blessed day grew nearer – and this is what makes America such a great country – our nation's media somehow managed to push its coverage past the point of total saturation. This often involved SEAL team-like squads of media persons bursting into homes and blasting its occupants with molecular-level minutiae about the royal couple.
The only way a guy could have escaped the fact that Meghan and Harry were getting hitched would be if you were living in some dank, media-free cave. In which case, lucky you!
I don't know why we Americans are so obsessed with royal British weddings. Wasn't it just a few centuries ago that we had a major tiff with England? Did Paul Revere go on his midnight ride just so that we could study, in excruciating detail, the courtship rituals of King George's descendants? I think not.
But one cannot underestimate the power of a fairytale wedding. It's like trying to stop an implacable force of nature such as a tsunami or Martha Stewart.
This isn't my first royal matrimonial rodeo. I can clearly recall when Chuck and Di, Harry and Will's parents, strolled down the aisle. It's easy to remember because their wedding took place a few weeks after my wife and I pledged our troth.
I was a bystander when it came to planning our wedding. My main job on our wedding day was to milk the cows early, get cleaned up and show up.
My wife – who, I suppose, is technically my ex-girlfriend – shouldered the wedding planning burden. As the date drew closer, she grew ever more frenetic. She was as twitchy as an over-caffeinated Chihuahua.
Unlike the royals, we had few resources; there was no coterie of minions to help us (that is, my wife) with wedding preparations. She didn't have access to a footman or a lady-in-waiting or even a lowly Deputy Assistant to the Chalice Bearer's Secretary.
On the morning of the ceremony, my future bride was a frenzied blur. She ran hither and yon, attending to such details as making sure there was enough vittles for the reception (we could have fed a small city) and that the wedding cake had arrived intact (if it hadn't, whoever was responsible for ruining the cake would have been hunted down and imprisoned).
Instead of engaging an expensive professional photographer, we asked the father of a friend to take our wedding photos. Our photographer was quite advanced in years. As we held our poses, it often took him several agonizing minutes to adjust his camera, which, like its owner, appeared to have dated back the latter part of the 19th century.
Another penny-pinching strategy my wife embraced was handmade silk flowers. The flowers were beautiful and wilt-free, but they smelled like a fabric factory. To this day, I feel a twinge of romance whenever I catch the scent of new cloth.
Our wedding didn't take place in a majestic, centuries-old cathedral; we said our "I do's" at the altar of our humble Lutheran church. And instead of having a hoary archbishop perform our ceremony, our wedding was conducted by a newly minted pastor named Stan. It was Pastor Stan's first wedding. I suspect that some sort of discount may have been involved.
After a reception in the church basement, we went to a local venue for our wedding dance. Instead of riding in a gilded carriage, we drove to the dance in our pint-sized yellow Chevette.
We hired a local band to perform at our wedding dance. They knew approximately three tunes which they played in a continuous loop all evening.
The ultimate moment of our wedding night finally arrived, by which I mean the throwing of the bouquet. A knot of single young ladies formed at the center of the dance floor. My wife, in keeping with tradition, tossed the bouquet in a high arc over her shoulder. I was impressed by her hitherto hidden throwing ability.
The young ladies dove for the bouquet like a bunch of linebackers fighting for a fumbled football. One of them eventually emerged from the scrum, beaming, holding her trophy aloft.
I bet that something similar happened at that modest little wedding across the pond. And I'll wager that there were also numerous sighs of relief.
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Should salaried reporters be able to pitch scripts to Hollywood? Do they have to stand down when told not to criticize friends of the publisher, or advertisers? Can they be fired because of their age or medical issues?
These are the issues that ex–Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers is raising in a lawsuit against his former employer:
The journalist, now at the Orange County Register, claims that he was essentially fired after 23 years at the Times because of his "complex migraine syndrome," his age (63), and because he was warned that continuing coverage disliked by onetime Dodgers owner Frank McCourt would get him axed.
The suit, which names the Times' parent, Tribune Company, editor-in-chief Davan Maharaj, managing editor Marc Duvoisin and McCourt himself, was filed yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
When reached by the Weekly today, a Times spokeswoman said no comment. We obtained a copy of the suit.
First, the filing alleges that Simers was told not to write anything negative about McCourt because of McCourt's relationship with Times publisher Eddie Hartenstein.
The suit says there was some concern on the bosses' part that Dodger players were giving to the Mattel Children's Charity instead of McCourt's Dodgers charity, and that they didn't want Simers giving press to the Mattel organization.
Simers then alleges that his questioning of UCLA football coach Jim Mora at a news conference in November prompted his bosses to call him out for an alleged "public behavior problem."
His columns were reduced from three a week to one in May, the suit says.
Simers' coverage of the Angels and its owner, Arte Moreno, prompted criticism from his bosses after the team became an advertiser with the paper, the filing alleges.
In spring, after Simers shot a YouTube video of his daughter teaching former Lakers player Dwight Howard how to shoot baskets, which the suit says was done with the paper's permission and with a Times' photog on-hand, a "third party" alleged that the writer was floating a TV script based on his life. In the filing, Simers says that's not true.
The suit says the paper was "aware" that Simers has an agent and that he was peddling other scripts, however. (And to this we must say, in our own experience as a onetime staff writer at the paper, that it's not unusual at all for Times reporters to have scripts floating around. We never once heard about supervisors having a problem with it. Two words: Steve Lopez.)
However, Simers says his bosses questioned him about the video's possible use "to promote a show about Simers' life" and told him they would investigate further.
This, he says, caused him further stress as he dealt with his medical condition. (In March he reportedly experienced a "mini-stroke," though this is not mentioned specifically in the suit.)
His column was taken out of the paper in June, causing further stress, the suit claims.
In July, Simers says, he was called into a meeting with Maharaj and Duvoisin and warned that shopping a script "and the Howard video" violated the paper's ethics code — a code he says he hadn't ever seen, according to the suit.
His bosses dug through his Times email account, the filing claims, and came up with a 2011 script pitch, prompting a "final warning notice" in August over alleged ethics violations, even though Simers says he'd never received a formal warning before.
(Clearly, if true, the bosses were just setting him up for the guillotine at this point, rightly or wrongly.)
Simers says he was demoted to lowly general assignment reporter. After asking his bosses about his job status, the columnist says he was offered a one-year contract that would allow them to fire him at any time for any reason.
It was a deal he didn't take, apparently, so no formal firing ever happened, at least not according to our reading of the suit.
His last paycheck came in early September, the filing says, and Simers soon bolted for the Register.
Alleged monetary damages sought were not specified.
[Update at 4 p.m.]: Times vice president for communications Nancy Sullivan eventually issued a statement for the paper's own piece about the suit:
We wished T.J. Simers well when he left the L.A. Times to write for the O.C. Register and continue to do so. But the claims in his lawsuit are without merit. As this is now an ongoing litigation, we will defer further comment.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Jan. 13, 2012 – While paid attendance at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center declined slightly in 2011, admissions revenue rose. Paid visitation at the two living-history museums operated by the state's Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation totaled 586,341 in 2011, a decline of 1.5 percent from 2010. Admission sales amounted to $5,167,050, an increase of 4.2 percent.
Paid attendance was 415,632 at Jamestown Settlement, 3.1 percent less than in 2010. The Yorktown Victory Center saw a 2.7 percent increase, with 170,709 paid visitors.
"The national economy and consumer outlook continue to have an impact," said Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Senior Director of Marketing and Retail Operations Susan Bak, "though the rate of decline has leveled off from previous years. We are very gratified at the increase in admissions revenue, which is attributable to the ticket pricing structure."
"We've continued to broaden our reach to prospective visitors with enhancements to the jyfmuseums.org website, introduction of new forms of electronic communication, emphasis on Internet search marketing and a commitment to destination marketing," Bak said. "Visits to jyfmuseums.org exceeded 1.6 million in 2011. We will continue our work with area partners to promote cooperative tickets and vacation packages that include our museums along with Busch Gardens, Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area and Art Museums, Historic Jamestowne, Water Country USA, and Yorktown Battlefield."
Ticket sales to individuals accounted for 63 percent of total paid visitation at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center in 2011. An estimated 75 percent of individual visitors came from outside Virginia. Group visitation, including school field trips, comprised 37 percent of total paid visitation. (Participation in Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation outreach education programs conducted off site is not included in paid museum visitation.)
In addition to paid visitation, there were a total of 59,695 complimentary admissions at the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation museums in 2011 – 12.2 percent more than in 2010 – including residents of the City of Williamsburg and James City and York counties, children under 6, group escorts, and promotional admissions.
Jamestown Settlement is located on State Route 31 just southwest of Williamsburg. The Yorktown Victory Center is on Route 1020 in Yorktown. The museums are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 2012 general admission is $15.50 for adults and $7.25 for ages 6 through 12 at Jamestown Settlement, and $9.75 for adults and $5.50 for ages 6 through 12 at the Yorktown Victory Center. A value-priced combination ticket for both museums is $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for ages 6 through 12. Joint tickets with other Williamsburg attractions also are available. For more information, call (888) 593-4682 toll-free or (757) 253-4838 or visit hif.ciniva.net.


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SpotMenu is a combination of TrayPlay and Statusfy written entirely almost entirely in swift.
Toast: control + command + m
- The default behavior is to show the SpotMenu icon, Artist and Track title in the menubar. Right click → Preferences to customize.
- The animated gif currently demonstrates the functionality of version 1.7
New Features in Version 1.8
- SpotMenu now supports iTunes ?
- About page added to preferences. Please donate ?
- Option added to hide title and artist when music player is paused
- "Quit" renamed to "Quit SpotMenu" to stay consistent with MacOS
- Today Extension (a.k.a. Notification Center Widget) now has rounded edges
- Minimum required version of MacOS is now 10.11 ?
- Russian translation added (credits: @BatyaMedic)
- Spanish tranlsation added (credits: @Lynx901)
Easy Install
Download the zip file version 1.8. Unarchive it. Run SpotMenu.app.
I do not have an developer account to sign the app with therefore you will most likely receive a warning that the app is from an unidentified developer. To open the app follow these steps!
You can find all releases here.
Advanced Install
via Homebrew Cask
brew cask install spotmenu
How to Build
First, you'll need Xcode 9. You can download this at the Mac App Store.
Second, you'll need CocoaPods.
Now, use Git to clone the repository.
git clone https://github.com/kmikiy/SpotMenu.git
cd SpotMenu
pod install
Finally, open up the SpotMenu.xcworkspace. Set the "Scheme" to build the "SpotMenu" target for "My Mac". Then Product > Run (or the shortcut ⌘R).
- Version 1.7 has been updated to swift 4.0 therefore Xcode 9 is required.
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The aim here is to snatch up one of those authentic Philadelphia cheesesteaks. In addition, a pizza expert was brought in from Brooklyn and taught the crew how to produce remarkable New York-style pizza.
Co-owned now by Kim Nixon and her father, George Hobson, it was his idea to start the business in 1991 and fueled it to succeed, all because he missed the food he was used to eating while living in Wilmington, Del.
Ive been a customer for many years, simply because of its consistency. At Hobbys, a patron never gets taken on a restaurant rollercoaster ride at the restaurant, which now features Boars Head meat.
right, Hobbys Hoagies is family owned and operated since 1991. from left Shelby Jones, George Hobson and Robert Ellzey
Its showstopper pizza is terrific not too thin, not too thick with a full range of toppings that go from pepperoni to black olives, mushrooms, onions.
Assisted by Robert Ellvey, my friend and I chose the toppings listed above for its authentic N.Y. thin-crust pizza and ordered two sandwiches, too. The basic large pizza ($9.99, plus an $1 each for extra toppings) was splendid, and we dug in with glee. Free toppings include Parmesan, garlic and oregano.
Other toppings available include sausage, Canadian bacon, hamburger, pineapple, green peppers and crushed cherry peppers. Next up was the zesty Philadelphia cheesesteak done with chopped rib-eye on a freshly made Italian roll. We nibbled on every last bite of this culinary magic. I came back for a blockbuster Reuben ($6.69) on a caraway seed-studded rye bread the next day and found it moist and juicy.
Theres lots more on the menu to please those who are seeking other cuisine, including spaghetti ($6.29) and a meatball sandwich ($5.49), soup ($3.69 a bowl) and loose-meat hamburger subs ($7.19).
At Hobbys, the thrust is to expose the people in Oklahoma to the food from Back East. The owners
offer a nice selection of cheese from Boars Head, along with the
well-respected Boars Head meat that can be purchased by the pound. The
Hoagie peppers, called crushed, diced red peppers, are available in
jars, too.
We were impressed with its 13 assorted
flavors of homemade Italian water ice ($1.25, small; $2.25 medium;
$3.25 large) made on the East Coast. The dessert is simple: a mixture of
frozen sugar and water, plus flavoring. Italian water ice was like
eating snow, but what got us giggling and then exploding into a
full-throttle, throwing-your-headback-and-howling mode were our
neon-colored tongues. No kidding.
scooping up the blueberry version, my friends tongue turned a dazzling
blue. Standing on a street corner, he could have stopped traffic by
simply sticking out his tongue.
green-apple ice left me with a grass-green line right down the middle of
my tongue. We then asked Nick Walker, who was working behind the
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all your sweet senses with other East Coast desserts, such as Oreo
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By the way, Hobson hatched some ambitious plans and now has a sister restaurant in downtown OKC, at 325 N. Walker Ave.
We save you the plane fare, said Hobson.
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A small LSP based out of New Jersey is looking for a Project Manager to join their team. This role can be performed remotely but they do need someone in the NY/NJ area so that they can come to the office as needed. The person assuming this role will serve as a regular point of contact between clients and vendors. They should have at least 2 years experience managing workflows and processes. Fluency in English and one other language required (preferably Spanish).
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#CMPNY Version 4.0: "Content + Conversation" Presented by General Assembly December 6th
Code Meet Print [NY] continues our exploration of innovation around Texts + Tech with demos + dialogue at Version 4.0: "Content + Conversation" Presented by General Assembly – December 6th at 7PM, with a fantastic lineup:
- Findings – Co-Founder Corey Menscher presents the Betaworks company that lets you store, share, and search snippets of text from eBooks and web pages, including integration with Kindle highlights (more options on the way). Findings gives you the ability to share those quotes and follow other people's quotes through your timeline.
- Urtak – Co-Founder Marc Lizoain and recent TechStars NYC grad presents the powerful question and answer tool (used byAndrew Sullivan/The Daily Beast) that creates more engaged, measurable responses to content across internet media (over 100x more than Comments). Anyone can answer or create an Urtak of their own.
- MAZ – Co-Founder Paul Canetti demonstrates MagAppZine, the digital publishing platform that allows magazine publishers to create and manage iPad Newsstand apps easily and affordably without a developer, including a toolset for video, audio, and web content. MAZ is deployed with 100s of publishers with readers in over 75 countries.
- Projeqt – Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director at TBWA David Lee demonstrates the cloud-based storytelling platform that allows you to create dynamic, artful stories: presentations, reports, portfolios, and websites. This device-agnostic HTML5 platform lets you pull live tweets, audio, video, and other rich media.
- Plus a Group Talkback/Q+A featuring the distinguished Presenters above!
Announcing the Fourth #CMPNY Twitter Very Short Story Contest:
"Prognostications: 2012 #VSS"
- Code Meet Print invites you to submit your "Prognostications: 2012" – A Very Short Story of things to come at the intersection of Media + Tech in 2012
- Tweet your submission beginning with: "@codemeetprint #vss #2012" (You will then have 114 characters for your entry)
- VOTING: Get your audience + fans + friends to vote for your story via Retweet!
- SEVEN FINALISTS will be the Top 7 Crowdsourced Retweets by 3PM on December 6th
- Winner will be voted on by attendees of #CMPNY Version 4.0, and will receive a new Kindle Fire!
*Beer and Wine during Version 4.0: "Content+ Conversation" provided by our presenting host and partner, General Assembly!
**Stay tuned for more details on our partnership with NYC Startup Weekend to open the Code Meet Print Laboratory in early 2012!
Get tickets here. Exited to see you all there!
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In Aloha, the flow below displays the correct use case regarding the use of the Be Back button and saving a customer lookup mid order:
1. Guest orders a 2-piece chicken and fries
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3. Guest has a reward for 'Free Soda' but it's not on the check
4. Cashier hits "BE Back" to save the guest lookup information
5. Cashier goes back to add Soda and hits Punchh button
6. Guest info is now already there , add the Free Soda reward
7. Cashier SHOULD hit 'EXIT & CLEAR ALOHA'
8. The redemption will be applied to the check correctly
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New topless photos of Bournemouth model Nicole Neal Cottelli Collection, March 2016
Nicole Neal Facts
Nicole Neal age 24 is a model from England and she is the model who sent FHM readers into collective meltdown with her debut shoot in our September 2012 issue. She's a former fine-art student. She's a wizard at Angry Birds, although "it really hurts my wrists after a bit".
Why We Love Nicole Neal
For whatever reason, recent years have seen the world of modelling dominated mostly by brunettes. But now the likes of Kate Upton and Blighty's very own Nicole Neal are launching a flaxen-haired fightback. "Britain is suffering from a lack of hot blondes right now," says Nicole. "If you look around, it's mostly brunettes there are a few redheads, but hardly any blondes. I think that's worked in my favour – it's got me noticed, and it's got me a shoot in FHM!"
If you've been lucky enough to see one of Nicole's shoots, you'll know that they often involve a certain amount of… bendiness. "I've danced all my life, so I'm pretty bendy," she admits. "Photographers tend to pick up on that and put me into some funny poses…"


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Blog hop-Day 6
Congratulations to Mhairi for winning the Tundra Swan pattern! Still two more days, scroll down to Day 1 for details.
Nancy Borson
3/13/2013 02:11:44 am
Did I mention that I would like to win the Whimsical Heart pattern?
Stephanie Hastie
3/13/2013 02:14:55 am
I really like the milepost one. Still, lol. I am so trying to win yet.
3/13/2013 02:25:39 am
Congratulations to Mhairi!
3/13/2013 07:38:08 am
How about polar or grizzly bears for a card design? I love all your work but the Raven Moon is my absolute favourite!
3/13/2013 08:53:17 am
an eagle would be a good subject for your cards! i would like to win a heron pattern! thanx for the chance.
Angie K.
3/13/2013 09:56:54 am
Congrats to Mhairi! I would love to win the Raven Moon pattern.
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This is a brilliantly written pattern. Thank you thank you thank you. I can't wait to find the right fabric to make this with.
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I hope you enjoy it, that one is probably my most challenging one so far:-)
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Black Friday is almost here! There are so many ads and deals coming out that it's pretty overwhelming. I have never been one of those up at the crack of dawn Black Friday shoppers. However, this year the Home Warrior and I are in the market for some pretty specific items, and the best deals often are either only available early or sell out. From what I've read, the best advice is to plan your list, scour the ads, and go for it. So that's what I'm doing. A super helpful site has been BFAds.net, which has a listing of hundreds of Black Friday ads.
Here are some of the things I'm looking for, with the best price I've found so far.
Apple iPad Air. We've been using our first generation iPad for years now, but it's time to retire the old girl. There aren't that many deals on the iPad Air that I've found. Target is discounting them slightly, and if you buy one you get a $100 Target gift card. Sounds like a winner to me. (Here is the ad showing that deal.)
Note: Best Buy is currently giving a minimum $100 gift card for iPad trade ins, so we are planning to trade the old one in there (thru 11-23). Target's trade in is $65.
Pocket projector. My husband really wants one of these for Christmas, but I also think it would be very helpful for business travelers. The AAXA P4 is very highly rated, and the best price I found is on Wal-Mart: $260.67.
Ceramic/stainless travel coffee mug. Another thing I am hoping to buy for the Home Warrior. What he wants is something that is ceramic on the inside (for taste) and metal on the outside (to keep the heat), plus a leak-proof lid (we have a toddler). The only one I've found that has good reviews is this one by Starbucks. According to the reviews it's available at Starbucks for half the price, so I'll definitely be on the lookout there.
Washer and dryer. (Obviously this one is not travel related. I've just been spending so much time researching I wanted to share!) We are replacing our washer and dryer, and Consumer Reports recommends this LG model as a Best Buy. It's the same price ($599, down from $899, each for the washer and dryer) at Lowe's, Home Depot, and Best Buy. At Lowe's you get 5% back if you use their credit card, but we will probably buy from Best Buy to get the 5% rewards certificates there.
Bose QuietComfort Headphones. These are smaller than traditional noise canceling headphones but work just as well. Awesome! Unfortunately I'm not finding any advance notice of specials on these. Will likely hold off.
Readers, what are you shopping for on Black Friday? Have you found any better prices on these items? Anyone have a suggestion for a better ceramic/stainless travel mug?


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Click below to electronically fill out a Teaching Artist Workshop Application. Complete and email consent/acceptance form to Suzanne Maguire at: email@example.com.
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text: Spring break is right around the corner! Whether your plans take you to a sandy beach or a hammock in your backyard, don't let this break from the workload destroy your healthy lifestyle. Drinks loaded in sugar pack on extra calories that help the body retain fat. Bright colors and fun mini umbrellas make these drinks inviting. But just like frogs,more color means more danger. Don't let your diet undergo death by beverage. Long Island Iced Tea, Mai Tai's, and Margaritas are tasty, but unfortunately the sugary mix in these mixed drinks will kill your diet, and eventually your figure. Get the Facts The body burns the alcohol off first, leaving the sugar to be stored as fat. And when the munchies attack? Well, they go straight into fat as well; all thanks to your body running on alcohol as a temporary energy source. Healthy Alternatives You can enjoy a good drink without the sugar overload. A vodka tonic or a vodka and club soda are always safe choices. Liquor will undoubtedly add calories, but as long as the amount is low, you only concern should be the mixer. Both tonic and club soda are low calorie additions. By: Teresa Vogelpohl


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Extra Performance Of "Les Misérables" Added Due To Ticket Demand
According to Solley, "The Tower's Marquee Series (sponsored by U.S. Bank, with additional support from BendBroadband), has proven to be a highly anticipated showcase of local musical productions. Yet, the demand for "Les Miz" tickets has been unprecedented. We are thrilled to add this performance so even more Central Oregonians can experience the music and passion of this iconic drama."
"Les Misérables" is the Tony Award winning musical based on the novel by Victor Hugo that has been seen by over 65 million people in 42 countries. It is an epic tale of passion and destruction that presents a powerful affirmation of redemption and the human spirit set in 19th century France, a nation in the grip of revolution. "Les Miz" focuses on convict Jean Valjean (Jason Stein), who is on the run while being hunted relentlessly for breaking his parole by his adversary, Police Inspector Javert (James Knox). Valjean has no choice but to fight for his life and sacrifice everything to honor the promises he has made and protect the people he loves such as his adopted daughter Cossette (Shantae Knorr), and her mother Fantine (Mollie Tennant) .
"Les Misérables" is being produced by Shore Thing Productions, the company that presented "1776" In Concert with an all-female cast at the Tower Theatre in summer 2012. The production will be directed, in an all new staging, by Mike Nowak who will be assisted by Brad Ruder. It will feature some of Central Oregon's most skilled classical singers, guided by Jason Stein and Nancy Engebretson, co-founders of OperaBend and accompanied by a full orchestra conducted by Central Oregon Symphony Maestro, Michael Gesme. Michelle Mejaski, owner of the award winning Gotta Dance Studio and Company, will oversee the production's choreographed stage movement.
What: "Les Misérables"
When: Friday, September 12, 2014~ 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 13, 2014 ~ 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 14, 2014 ~ 3 pm
Wednesday, September 17~ 7:30 p.m. (ADDED PERFORMANCE)
Thursday, September 18, 2014~7:30 pm
Friday, September 19, 2014~7:30 pm
Saturday, September 20, 2014~7:30 pm
Where: Tower Theatre ~ 835 NW Wall Street ~ Bend, Oregon
Tickets: $30, $35, $45~ Reserved seating/No Refunds or Exchanges
(Plus $2 Historic Theatre Restoration Fee)
541-317-0700 or TowerTheatre.org
On Sale: Tower Members~ July 28
General Public~ August 1


text: Lions and volunteers enjoyed a lively meal at the Grey Horse to celebrate our clubs fantastic xmas seasons achievements. Thanks to the commitment of all, new records were set for our Rocking Rudolph campaign and our Christmas Tree recycling initiative. Following the meal, President Ken Sutcliffe presented an appreciation award to Jim and Pam Pulleyn for their loan of the tractor which has pulled the sleigh for almost 20 years. Then our District Governor Clive enrolled our new member Hayley and presented one of Lions highest club accolades, a Melvyn Jones Fellowship award to Lion Ken Hardgrave in recognition of his achievements as a Lion. A fantastic night indeed.


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Solid Acacia Soprano Ukulele
Solid Flame Acacia Concert
Solid Flame Acacia Tenor
Solid Flame Acacia Soprano Ukulele
Acacia Top Tenor Ukulele
Acacia Soprano Long Neck
We challenged ourselves to make our dream ukulele real by mixing 2 different woods (flame javanese acacia and flame mango) on top back and sides of the body. Put the 30 pieces of javanese rosette. Adding flame acacia binding with rope purfling around. Also we put an ebony custom bridge. It is also featured rosewood stripes neck in the middle between maple which reinforce the neck better and aesthetically great.
The tenor is done. By the first strum we feel that our work is paid off. It is flawless! Both in sound and appearance. Our passion and excitement on the concept and plan made the build process way easier than usual. Yet it is not an easy job.
This whole process made us realize that we have to challenge ourselves in order to have perfect work. So if you want a perfect ukulele we believe you have to challenge yourself too. Not by building it, but by knowing what and how do you want. Will it be a travelled-anywhere soprano ukulele, big low end baritone, playable cutaway, could be anything based on the purposes.
This page is containing our finished ukuleles. Mostly we post pics only but some of them are in videos. Please select the categories below to simplify the search of ukuleles you want to see or hear.
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The SMOK Novo 2 Kit is an updated version which comes with curved body to grip comfortably, whistle-shaped mouthpiece to fit lips perfectly and small size for carrying.
Please note that the pictures are for reference only, there might be minor changes without notice.
Product introduction
SMOK Novo 2 Kit powered by larger 800mAh built-in battery with improved LED indicator, it supports longer vaping time with fires up to 25W max power. Plus the newly added air-intake grooves on both sides with redesigned sensing element, the Novo 2 brings more air in and produces huger vapor and purer flavor.
Charging Voltage: 5V
Overcharge Current: 1A
E-liquid capacity: 2ml
Size: 88.3*24.5*14.5mm
Output wattage: 6W-25W
Overcharge Voltage: 4.3V
Battery Capacity: 800mAh
Input voltage: 3.3V-4.2V
Output Voltage: 3.0V-4.0V
Over-discharge Voltage: 2.4V
Charging Current: Max: 0.55A
Resistance of Pre-installed Pod: 1.0Ω
Standby Current: <20uA(No-load) <50uA(Load)
Coil: 1.0ohm Mesh Coil(pre-installed); 1.4ohm DC MTL Coil
-Redesigned sensing element
-Two brand-new pod cartridges
-Newly added air-intake grooves
-Widely compatible with Novo pod
-Easily draw-activated design without button
-Larger 800mAh battery for longer vaping time
-Updated version of Novo with optimized details
-Improved LED indicator with accurate condition
Package includes:
1x NOVO 2 Mesh 1.0ohm Pod
1x NOVO 2 DC 1.4ohm MTL Pod
1x Manual
1x Usb Cable
1x Novo 2 Battery