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Caught Slogging
With a room smelling like a brewery and apples about go to waste, it is time to act. Somewhere around town, I think it was on the library noticeboard, I read that the Moyderwell Allotments on Dean's Lane run an apple pressing service every Wednesday morning; that library noticeboard is a great source of useful information, much more so than any online service I read. The sign says to bring apples and sterilized, watertight containers. The containers I have but I will need more apples.
Behind the garden where I first got some apples I noticed another orchard of at least five or six trees. The trees looked laden down with red, juicy apples and I head up there on a sunny morning after Fred goes to school. Daisy comes with me and I stuff a bag for life in my pocket. The orchard is behind a well cut, beech hedge which is in full autumn colours and it looks almost painted in the morning sun. It really is a magnificent time of year when the rain and mists hold off until the trees have lost their leaves. I find a gap in the hedge and head into a plot of high grass and brambles.
The trees are dotted around the top of the land and below them is a cleared spot, which looks as if it has drills for growing vegetables, so maybe this is not as abandoned as I first thought. I look at the trees and grab the low hanging fruit along with some good ones off the ground; when pressing apples the quality of the flesh is not important, as it is the juice you are after. Just as I take a bite from a lovely hard red one I notice a bit of movement among the vegetable drills below. There is a man, possibly in his seventies bent over a drill, with a fork in one hand keeping him steady as his other hand digs in the earth. How long has he been there I wonder? Should I sneak off before he notices me or should I approach him and ask his permission? I decide my days of slogging apples are behind me and I walk out from behind the tree and down the little plot towards the digging man.
"Do you mind if I pick some apples?" I ask.
He looks up, doesn't seem surprised and I'm not sure if he knew I was there or if he has just spotted me.
"Not at all, help yourself," he answers.
By now I'm not too far away from him so I keep walking down as far as the top of his drill.
"I'm sorry I just walked in here, I thought it was an abandoned orchard," I continue.
"No, not abandoned at all," he says laughing, "this is all mine."
"Lovely morning."
"It is, isn't it? Are you the man who called to my wife yesterday asking for permission?"
"No, I live down the road and just spotted the apples when out walking."
By now I'm standing beside him and I can see he's digging potatoes.
"Where do you live?" he asks.
"Just down in Springwell Gardens. I presume you live in the house through there?" I point to the back of a house just visible through now obvious gap in his hedge.
We continue to talk like this for a few minutes. He tells me how long he's lived here and how he kept the orchard and vegetable plot going when they bought the land to build the family home.
"I better not keep you any longer," I say becoming conscious of the fact I'm not an invited guest.
Do you want some potatoes?" he asks
"Love some," I say and the friendly man picks a few fine spuds and drops them in my bag.
Now it really is time for me to go; I've been caught stealing this man's apples and he's making me feel doubly bad by giving me some of his freshly dug potatoes too.
"Thank you," I say and as I turn he says uses that phrase which couldn't be more appropriate when handling potatoes:
"Are you from Cork?" he asks.
"I am, are you?" I say laughing and he nods, smiling too, probably recognising where we could go with the line of conversation.
"Yes, where are you from?"
"Cobh," I answer, "and you?"
We look each other in the eye now, looking maybe for some recognition in each other's faces.
"What's your name?" has asks in a gentle lilt.
"John Verling," I answer.
He stops still at this and looks directly at me: "Verling?"
"Did you by chance have a relation who worked in Aer Lingus?"
"My father did," I say smiling, feeling that the conversation was going somewhere.
"Michael Verling?"
"My wife was his secretary."
We both laugh at the surprise, as this would have been at least forty years ago now. He sticks the fork in the freshly dug earth.
"Come on down she'd love to meet you."
"I'd love to meet her," I say and follow him through the gap.
Slogging Apples Part 1
It is autumn and everywhere I walk I see fruit. Apples are filling the trees, elderberries are being snaffled by the magpies and the last of the blackberries are going to waste on the brambles. On Saturday morning we met a couple with a homemade grab, out trying to find some sloes which are in short supply this year. The red of the hawthorn berries may still add colour along our country roads but that beautiful deep purple of the ripe sloes isn't seen much anymore. What was once a plentiful fruit is now difficult to find, due to the disappearance of our hedgerows, which is a great pity.
One morning last week I went out collecting apples. There is an old house just up Ballyard Hill on the right which appears empty and I've never seen a sign of life at any time of the year. In the back garden is a solitary apple tree, surrounded by high grass and ground elder. The tree always has a good stock of apples; old fashioned red and green ones with a lovely tart bite. It is difficult to get to the tree and as you walk through the long grass you trod on firm apples that move slightly as you step on them.
This year someone else beat a path through, which made my way in that much easier. I had with me a pink umbrella which my daughter picked up somewhere when on a rainy night out during the festival. It made grabbing the branches easier and my bag was full in a few minutes. Back in the car I decided to go for some of the red ones I had spotted a few days ago, farther up the road. This tree is in an orchard beside a small white house, which is well kept but again I never see a sign of anyone when walking by.
I park a bit down as I don't want to drive in, just in case I give an older person a fright. I knock at the door. No answer. I knock again, no answer. I walk over to the hedge surrounding the orchard and contemplate helping myself. There are a few trees, a mixture of the big, rosy, red eaters and strong looking cookers. I hear a few steps from behind the house that make me stop and I look around to see a man approaching who looks as if he is about the hit me. He is walking fast and not asking questions.
"Just looking at your lovely apples and wonder if I could pick some for the kids." I say without hesitating, letting him know I'm not a threat, dropping in the reference to the kids as a bona fide.
"Oh, no problem," he says stopping and smiling a bit, "don't know if there are many good ones left though."
He turns towards the top of the hedge and I follow.
"Ah just a few will do," I say.
He opens the wooden gate and leads me into a muddy patch of ground. I pick up the first apple I see.
"Don't take them off the ground," he orders, "they're only bruised, leave them for the pigs. Take them off the trees."
"Thank you," I say and start picking the red ones my kids might like. I hear him talking to someone on the other side of the hedge but I never see who it may be.
After a few minutes he comes back in, still looking at me oddly but now only from thinking I'm a bit strange and not a threat.
"Did you get enough? There are some other eaters here," he points to a tree inside the gate, "at least I think they're eaters, might be cookers."
I take one off the branch and bite into nothing you could buy in a shop.
"That's an eater and it's gorgeous," I say.
"You're right," he says, taking one for himself.
I head off, thanking him for the apples and he closes the gate saying that I'm welcome, though without an invitation to come again. Thinking about it afterwards I suppose it is a bit odd to pull up outside someone's house and ask to take fruit from their garden. In my defence I had assumed they were going to waste. They obviously aren't and those pigs won't be needing much apple sauce come their harvesting time I reckon.
"I'll see what the kids think," I say.
"Sure isn't that what it's all about," he says philosophically.
He's right too but back home the kids have little interest and I'm the only one eating them. Now the tray of apples is in the spare room. Lisa says it smells like a brewery in there but I don't want to throw them away yet.
I have another idea which might be worth exploring.
Swooping Herons
At a few minutes before seven o'clock I leave home; the sun is gone, or at least the light from it has disappeared over the horizon and the twilight is making way for the gathering night. The street lights are glowing their familiar warm amber and passing cars are driving on low beam. My two dogs are on their leads but Daisy, the upstart, new arrival is barking and claiming her walking rights over the older Muttley. In her mind only she is allowed walk with me and so it shall ever be. As we cross the road before the Basin I can see the canal walk ahead though the lights there are not yet on.
When we arrive where the road finishes, at a small car park for the apartments on my right, the LEDs of the lighting flicker into action. Their glow is directed downwards, not wasting any of the light but also not obscuring the pathway or the waterway, in any unnecessary show of brightness. There are many people out walking, couples as well as the single dog walkers like myself, but yet it seems so very quiet, as if I am here on my own.
The word serene comes into my head and I look it up when I get back: calm, peaceful or untroubled reads the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary and it almost captures the beauty of the canal. A large group of runners, on their way home by the look of their determined faces, jog past, some chatting to a partner, others keeping the eyes focused on a finish line probably up by the Aquadome. The long line of multi-coloured kits snakes back along the path but it soon passes and it's back to walkers only by the time I'm past the second bench. Cars pass on the Tralee to Blennerville road but their sound is strangely comforting, a reminder that life is going on and people are on their way home to dinner after a day at work; their day too is ending. Every person out tonight has a dog of some description and even Daisy tires eventually at barking at each one.
We carry on at a good pace, nodding and saying hello to everyone, most answering, others choosing to stay silent. At the slight bend in the canal a heron flies out from behind the Poplar trees by the small lake. It skirts along the field on the right before turning and flying no more than a few feet above my head. He or she is followed by another similar sized heron, who chases it over the canal and the road beyond, before disappearing into the darkness of the inlet on the other side. I can hear them squawking at each other, either fighting or courting, but I've never heard such noise from this usually fairly quiet bird.
Someone once said that the heron is made up from the parts leftover when the rest of the bird species was being made; the unwanted parts that is. It has a chest like a bulldog, very long, wide wings, gangly beanpole legs, a dagger like beak at the end of a too long looking neck that has to bend into an s shape for flight. Yet it is the most elegant of birds, whether in flight or sitting patiently when fishing, so seeing two fighting and making noise is most unseemly of them. Though they have disappeared into the marsh I can still hear them giving out. Their screaming disappears as I continue but just as I make it to Blennerville Bridge they appear again, chasing and harrying each other, while just missing a mid-air collision on more than one occasion. They fly alongside me for a minute or two before heading off to the windmill, disappearing once more into the darkness.
Any natural light has faded completely now but I keep going, heading for the lock gates at the end of the path after the bridge. The council has yet to allocate the money to finish this part of the walk, so the lighting is gone, as is the freshly tarmacked path, replaced by rough aggregate. The plan is to do the job under next year's budget. The dogs are keen to keep going and the red harbour lights of Fenit act as a guide in the distance. You lose all sense of perspective in the complete dark but at least as once as your eyes adjust, you can see where you are going. It is getting cold but I'm not the only one doing this part, with walkers looming out of the darkness from time to time.
Just as we get to the lock gates the two herons appear again, flicking in an out of my vision but staying along the course of the water as they fly. I wonder what has got them so excited? We turn at the gates and make our way back along the still, silent water's edge. The canal is tidal and it must be just about full or about to turn, as the water is not moving, there isn't even a ripple on the surface.
"Beautiful night," a man says as he passes.
"Yes," I answer, "we're lucky."
"That we are," comes the reply from the darkness.
Back on the lit side of the walk we pass a few more people and I step up the pace a bit to get home for the football. The dogs bound along and there are fewer out walking by now. It is still as beautiful as when I set out and I don't mind missing the start of the match. As I make it back past the bend by the lake, a heron comes gliding along, barely above the surface of the still water. A single one this time, either the lovers broke up or territory has been claimed. The bird comes in to land with a gracefulness that belies its shape and touches down on the stone bank across from me. It almost disappears into the background but I can just see its intelligent head staring into the water.
The bird's night is just beginning while mine is nearly over.
I wish him luck and head for home.
Do Nothing
The rain keeps falling this morning and the splashing of cars going by competes with the wind blowing drops against the window. That it is raining in October isn't surprising, when showers are as expected as the sun rising in the morning. What is surprising is people not expecting the same rain in August when it is all we know, though we wish otherwise. The great thing about a rainy October Sunday, over one in June, is that it goes nicely with doing nothing and being in from the cold on a wet day is a readymade excuse to just pass some hours taking it easy.
We spend so much of our time trying to do something with that time, that we so often miss the beauty of just letting a day develop. Of course it is great to get the kids off to football or whatever activity they do at weekends, but taking stock of ourselves is an important skill to learn, one that it is never too early to absorb. In reality there is no such thing as doing nothing but sitting still for a while can help you to take stock of your life, maybe even put a few things into perspective. So much of modern life, from an early age, is concerned with doing, being always on the move, that we have almost demonized simple relaxation such as sitting and looking out the window at the rain falling.
On a recent walk with Finbarr a topic came up, or at least we stumbled onto it while discussing something else quite profound and that is the quality of life issue. I don't know much about any of this, not having read the books or gone to any meetings, but surely a good walk in the park or leaving the car at home when you go for a coffee must be a good start. What you can learn from a book might just as easily be assimilated by being 'amuigh faoin speir'. You can pay big money for life coaching or invest in the self-books and programs, all of which aim to fix your work life balance but to what avail? Yes, we both agreed, there was the possibility of making more money if we worked all the hours or got different jobs when younger but what would we gain by it? Would rushing here there and everywhere suit us? No it probably wouldn't but having the hour to talk nonsense to each other three or four nights a week did us both good. Getting out and seeing others, seeing the change in the seasons, talking about sport, politics and whatever else, was worth more than having that money to spend, not that either of us couldn't do with it.
of course it is good for the mind to work and to take part in activities, but what is also vitally important is to get away from it all. Whether this is time spent reading, baking, watching TV or walking the dog is up to the individual but exercising the mind is not to be forgotten. It should be a daily activity if possible, which of course it isn't for most people and this is where the quality of life question comes in again. Whatever way we look at it, an hour a day of not thinking about work, money problems and all the other weights we carry around with us, can only help with keeping perspective. I for one know how difficult this is to do.
Now the clouds are clearing and the sun is breaking through, it is time for Daisy and me to clear our heads. It may not be the best day ever, though the family may have lunch out later and just let the afternoon fade into twilight, but any day you can get out under an early winter sky has to be a good one.
Along The Canal
On a beautiful morning the only gig in town is to walk the canal. It may be October but a fine autumn morning is as good as you'll get and that slight chill in the air only adds to the magic of the moment. The still water of the canal, recently cleaned I guess as the gatherings of flotsam in the Basin are gone, reflects the low morning sun and the clear sky above. The crews of Tralee Rowing Club are gliding through the sun sparkled surface; trainees getting stiff advice from cycling coaches and the young coxes, snuggled up in their warm gear, are following the orders on the water.
It really is a lovely scene and at nine in the morning just the odd passing car is breaking nature's silence. Lisa and I are taking Daisy for a walk and we are not the only ones. There are cyclists making their way to Blennerville, weaving in and out of the walkers. Couples are walking their dogs and at one stage a runner pushing a buggy with a baby inside is followed by his partner plugged into her phone. Everyone looks happy, though some do look as if the breakfast can't come quickly enough. Young men are running at a good pace and we pass one older man who may be bad on his legs but is still doing the walk. There aren't any chatters, those groups of two or three, who stop to catch up on their lives. Sometimes one will stop to greet another to soon be joined by a couple out for a stroll. This, I've noticed, tends to be an afternoon or evening event; the people out at this time of a morning have more of a purpose. I love walking past these groups and overhearing odd snippets of conversation such as 'he's doing fine now' or 'that won't be happening again'. Who or what I'll never know. Last week, as I came along, an elderly group were going their separate ways and the wife in the couple coming towards me said: 'Oh she was always the prettiest of the sisters', to her husband. A belief, without seeing the other sisters, I could attest to as I passed their friends ahead.
There are also the troubled looking souls you see on any nice walk at that time of the day. Usually it is a man, walking a Jack Russell or some other Heinzer type dog, who for one reason or other look as if they've had a bit of a bad turn in life. Some may just be lonely and are only too happy to say hello as you pass. Some will stop and admire Daisy or laugh at how two mutts will bark at each other for nothing just to argue who is the cutest. There are others who have the look of the drinker, the rheumy eyes giving away how they may spend the rest of their day. One man I pass from time to time has the bearings of an ex-drinker; the broken blood vessels in his face and the yellow stained fingers are testament to many hours spent chatting at the bar counter. He now looks healthy though and as I often meet him in the evening too, sober without the scent of drink in the air, I guess walking is his way to stay off the sauce. Others won't catch your eye, though some may return a greeting while walking on, as privacy is their only protection from the world. These people look at peace on the canal and show how much of a benefit the place is to us all.
The council has spent a lot of money recently on improving the walkway. It is now wider than before, surfaced in fresh tarmac and the lighting comes on about seven in the evening. This is a resource that is free to use and will repay the investment by keeping its users healthy, mentally as well as physically. Walking into the sunset along the canal is like being part of a scene from a Hollywood movie, while on a bright morning it is the picture perfect beginning to a day. On rainy days it may not be as attractive but you will be off the road, walking on a good track and will only feel the better for it. Those who use it know the benefits, while those yet to try it should do and discover more of what is on their doorstep.


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Great Job Everyone!
We did it. YOU did it! 114,000 between IndieGoGo and Paypal Donations! This is going to allow us to create a GREAT playable mockup and video to grow our audience which is already 12,000 strong.
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I used up some of the beautiful hand-spun, hand-dyed yarn I bought at the Minnesota State Fair...
I think it turned out really cute! I have enough left to make some fingerless gloves or mittens, so I've got to find a pattern for nice chunky yarn.
I'm still trying to finish up that blanket, and I've got a bunch of small projects, but I intend to get through those this fall and work on some clothing for myself. I bought some other periwinkle yarn for a cardigan, and I need some lace-weight yarn for a beautiful flower motif wrap that I saw in a magazine.
This is all assuming, of course, that my friends stop producing babies for five minutes, which I know they will not - and I know in my heart of hearts that every one of my friends' babies needs something cute and fluffy, so I just cannot stop myself.
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15 Feb 2018
"If only everyone had access to a Thrift Savings Plan!"
I've made that comment when we've discussed the "ideal" retirement plan system in the U.S.--one that would address the fact that many workers don't have access to employer-provided retirement plans as well as the problem that many small employers field plans that are costly and subpar.
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This guy has a scary-looking profile pic...
*makes ghost noise* Whooooooaaah!
But then you take a closer look and you see this behind it...
Apparently his face is only capable of the one expression...
You are looking at it now.
This, we think, explains the scary profile pic.
Script-kiddie Trent is a US-based cod philosopher and doggerel-monger. Real name Clinton Harris.
Grow up, Clinton.
And get a job.
Oh, we almost forgot... Why is Clinton here? Well, mostly for this...
He has an email address: firstname.lastname@example.com and a telephone number 2147907005 too...
The site has nothing to do with 'security' and everything to do with helping trolls create fake IDs. The site looks professional, but it's all 'off-the-shelf' HTML - most 13 years olds can make a website like this in a few minutes. But to be fair, Clinton does seem to know his way around Photoshop.
As with all trolls, if you are going to contact Clinton we would advise never giving your real email address, or phoning from your everyday phone - he'll just sign you up for porn and pizza or something.
We saw this just the other day...
This might be a good reason to think carefully before handing over your money.
This made us laugh...
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Here's an idea you might not have thought of Clinton. Stop being a dick. And take some responsibility for your actions. You might find life gets a whole lot better for you.
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Trouble in paradise! It seems that US-based cyber-redneck Jason Kruez has turned against Clint and is busying himself by attacking the bearded nonentity in troll groups. That's what happens when you snuggle up to low-lifes and meth-heads, Clint.
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With Christmas fast approaching my wife and I have been doing the usual "big clean" around the house.
Well I'll confess that I personally got as far as dusting the contents of our bookcase. In fact there wasn't much dusting done as the
first thing I did was look to see how may cycling books I now have. It turned out to be 43 and all of them seem to be dating from about
the year 2000 or later.
Without doing too much research I think that the first such I ever bought was "Cycling is my life" by Tommy Simpson, and was published in
1966. I believe it was written by Simpson (with the help of the cycling journalist David Saunders) and for me it highlights the problems
that British cyclists had to overcome to get any sort of a toehold in the Continental Cycling scene.
I would certainly think that any aspiring young rider with ambition could learn just how much Simpson did by blazing his spectacular trail
in his 13 years as a Continental pro.
The original edition ends with Tommy talking about good and (prophetically) bad luck, but there is a 2009 edition with an intro by David
Miller and includes a chapter written in 1969 by David Saunders which refers to Tommy's sad end.


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Why have neither the literary nor film images of Hrabal's world not managed to shake off the clichés of carefree yarns, pub idylls and amiable humour? Is there a different way of reading Hrabal?
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Nashville, CrimeReports, and Federal Data in the News
In this week's open data news, Nashville's Open Data program and CrimeReports make headlines. In the federal space, the White House plans to co-host a series of open data roundtables. Read about all this and more in the Open Data Download:
Nashville's Push for More Open Data Informs Public
Nashville's Mayor Megan Barry signed an executive order this year for more open data. "If you've ever wondered where tornado sirens are in your part of town, Keith Durbin, chief information officer for Metro Government, said you can now find them online.…It's not just data on public safety that's available. So far, you can research the data on agencies under eight different departments like education, health, government, and transportation." Get the full download.
Crime-Mapping Tool gets Open Data Refresh
"The CrimeReports crime-mapping web service from Motorola has been revamped to include chart, graph and trend tools from Socrata, the leading digital government service provider. Launched more than 10 years ago, CrimeReports gives law enforcement agencies the ability to publish crime data from record management or computer-aided dispatch systems to an online map. The partnership with Socrata expands the public-facing data to include analysis that helps citizens understand crime and public safety in their community." Get the full download.
White House Tech Office to Co-Host Open Data Roundtables
"The White House Office of Science Technology Policy has unveiled plans to co-host four open data roundtables…as part of a continuing push to advance the use of federal data. The sessions are expected to bring together a limited number of technical, policy and legal experts from federal agencies, academia and the private sector — and collect input from the public — as part of an effort to accelerate the use of government open data sets, according to an OSTP briefing." Get the full download.
As Governments Open Access to Data, Law Lags Far Behind
"From municipalities to the White House, governments are launching open data projects—but the judicial branch is falling behind." This was a key takeaway from a recent panel at the ABA Techshow, titled Public Service Legal Technology in the Data.Gov Era. "Adam Ziegler of Harvard Law School's Library Innovation Lab hammered home the message with a quick tour of government data projects." Get the full download.


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A comment from a good friend sums up the plural marriage issue for me pretty well:
Men claim that they have special revelation/permission from God to go against God's normative teachings. And why is God breaking the rules that He Himself laid out? Is it to bring about racial reconciliation? To empower women? Bring a halt to human trafficking? Fight world hunger? Reform maternity care in the US?
Oh, no. The heavens are open and the God of the Universe has given special permission for certain men to get their dicks wet with women other than their wives.
Joseph Smith? "And we called it 'celestial marriage'"
Tony Jones? "You're just the legal wife, I have a spiritual wife now."
My ex-spouse? "I prayed about it and God told me not to stop seeing my other sex partner, so you don't get a say in it."
Some woman on a blog I recently read: "I got on Tinder and cheated on my husband and got pregnant with another man's baby, but it's brought me closer to God and now we see how all things work together for the good of those who love him!"
That pastor who impregnated 20+ women, married women and young girls: "The Holy Spirit told me to do it."
Look, here's the thing: sure, there's some weird crap in the Bible that's hard to justify. The sacrifice of Isaac, some of the Mosaic laws, the slaughter of the Midianites, and so forth. It's difficult to believe that God would command those things. I'm not an apologist. I'm not here to justify those things for you.
But even with all of that weird stuff in there, it NEVER happens that God expressly commands a man to boink women other than his wife. It NEVER happens that God OK's adultery. Forgives adultery, yes. Says some people were righteous folks in spite of being adulterers, sure. But it just NEVER happens that God comes along and says, "Okay, my child. I hereby grant you special permission to get your dick wet. Go thou and have fun!"
And people really need to stop insulting both God and our intelligence by claiming God signed off on this stuff.
That is all.


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People often focus on the will when they think of estate planning. While this is an important part of the plan, it isn't the only component to the estate plan. No matter how old you are, all adults should have an estate plan in place.
Your estate plan goes far beyond handing out assets
Probate litigation can take up valuable time and money
After a loved one passes away, that person's estate has to be handled. We recently discussed how Kentucky is one of the worst states for inheritance taxes. This should spur you to find out what options you have that might reduce the tax burden for the estate.


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As if the Zenbook Prime isn't drool-worthy enough, ASUS decided to create and show off over at Computex a touch-enabled version of the Taiwanese titan's new ultrabook (which was just unveiled here in the Philippines last week). Think of it as a sneak peek at what notebooks could possibly become once Windows 8 rolls out later this year.
The device looks to be the identical twin of the 11.6-inch Zenbook Prime UX21A, especially in terms of the exterior as it sports pretty much the same design. As expected, it also packs a backlit keyboard as well as the same gorgeous IPS 1080p HD display found on ASUS' new ultrabooks. As for its innards, we're betting it has an 3rd-generation Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, 4GB of RAM, and solid-state storage, just like the "ordinary" Zenbook Primes. However, there's no word yet if ASUS will be rolling out the device in the near future of if a larger variant will be made. We're crossing our fingers for an official roll out in the near future.
Slapping a touchscreen on an ultrabook makes sense since the next-gen versions will already have Windows 8 which is also optimized for use with our fingertips. This is also one of the reasons why we're seeing more and more devices like this and the Samsung Series 5 Ultra Convertible pop up. A sign of things to come? Definitely.
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Who Goes First?
With the 2016 College Football Season coming to an end, the question everyone's tasked with is, who goes first? The decision will crumble down to the needs of the Cleveland Browns who have the #1 Pick. There are a few teams looking to fill their rosters with the talent going into the upcoming draft.
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Now that the 2016-17 NCAA College football season has ended, there is much speculation over who's the first overall pick. The Cleveland Browns went just 1-15 this season and struggled in many areas personnel-wise.
Currently there is a close battle for number one amongst the prospective draftees. Many analysts have the Browns taking Texas A&M defensive end, Myles Garrett. Garrett is a 6'4, 268 lb. stud and could help a struggling Browns' defense. The Browns finished


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A few months ago we released a short video that captured the dreams of some of the children living here in Brazil. Many of the girls in the video shared that their dream was to be a ballerina. Back in the United States, a woman named Colleen Klein saw the broadcast and was moved to respond. Colleen was a professional ballerina for many years. She booked a flight to Brazil and spent the past week with us teaching several dance classes. God sent one of the best right here to Recife to answer the hearts cry of his girls! Around 12 children from the community came to participate. Colleen taught some technical skills and choreographed a dance that the girls are continuing to practice on their own to perform for Monday night church.
It was so special to watch as Colleen taught about dance as a vehicle for worship. Every Saturday the boys get together at the base and play football, but we had been lacking a dance teacher for the girls. Seeds were planted as we began dreaming about starting ongoing dance classes and the girls had a joy filled time practicing something they already love with a talented instructor.


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Posted on Jun 15, 2017
First two weeks in England
Hey all, I'm having a great time on my exchange.
The first day of my trip was the biggest day of my life, I flew out of Launceston at 1:30pm on Friday the plane was late landing in Melbourne which was an issue because I only had 1 hour and 50-minute stop over with the original flight time. With a quick bit of leg work I cleared customs and 2 security checks, I had 5 minutes in the lounge and I was onto the plane to Dubai. The flight took around 14 hours. I hadn't been able to get any sleep yet.
I landed in Dubai midnight their time, it was 28 degrees and very humid. I had another quick trip to the next terminal, once seated on the plane our flight was then delayed and we sat on the runway for 30 minutes. I managed to have a quick sleep but as soon as we took off I woke up.
Dubai to Heathrow was about 8 hours, I landed at 7:30 into Heathrow, very sleep deprived at this point. I was met in the arrival lounge by Jack Hawkins. From there we travelled to the first host family the Dickinson's. I had enough time for a shower then we were off to the point to point horse races, where we bet on the horse races. Returning to the family farm I managed to get an hour sleep before I was shook awake and informed of a trip to the pub for tea. We returned to the house at 1:00am Sunday morning this completed my first day.
Over the following week, I spent my time looking around the farm and sites, such as the Broadbalk Experiment where they have been growing wheat for the last 174 years. One strip has had no assistance and a lot of the seed fails but 3 meters away with fertilisers and assistance it has thrived for years. I also spent some time with a field vet where we did some work with dogs. I even saw an escaped kangaroo from the zoo running around a farm on our travels.
I met with the St Aubans Young Farmers who I travelled to the National Young Farmers Annual Convention in Torquay sponsored by Massey Ferguson. 5500 young farmers descended upon a small sea side town (big town for us) called Torquay, there we had three days and three nights of entertainment. During the day, the main event was a conference with guest speakers, challenges and competitions. Also, there was many pubs and clubs that were open all day and night. Of a night, the main venue was a night club with 6 bars, 2 main rooms with dance floors. One of the rooms had a band and the other with a radio 1 DJ.
On Monday, I left Torquay going past Rachel Branch family's farm, a past English exchangee. Darcy Toholke was also staying at the Branch's and we spent the week sightseeing Stonehenge, The White Horse, Bath, Wells, Chetta Gorge, The SS Great Britain and Bristol. I also got a chance to see some dairy farms, stock and cropping.
Next Monday, it was a public holiday for the Somerset show, it is very much a country show with equestrian events, stock judging, sheep shearing, cattle handling, tractor pull, livestock judging, machinery sales, craft tent and clay target shooting.
From there I continued to Derbyshire, staying on the Adams family farm. After a 2-hour train ride through the English countryside, Richard picked me up and we went out to their dairy farm where I spent the full week. A steady week of farm jobs, hedge building and site seeing. We went to the Chatsworth estate, home to the Duke of Devonshire. The place was more like a palace, it was huge. While there we got to do a tour of part of the house.
Thursday night was an event planning meeting where I got some new ideas for Rural Youth. On Saturday night, we went out for tea in Derby and then out for some drinks. Then Sunday I was on the plane heading to Ireland!


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Since the development of electronic fetal heart rate monitors, there has been considerable debate over observable benefits of their use. Early uncontrolled observational studies and retrospective case studies suggested that fetal distress detected by monitoring could help lower both intrapartum and neonatal death rates, serving a utility among high risk deliveries. However, these studies were conducted at a time when neonatal intensive care units and advancing echnologies were also beginning to markedly influence perinatal mortality.
Randomized clinical trials of the past 10 years have compared electronic monitoring to routine periodic auscultation and have consistently failed to demonstrate a statistically significant difference in either the perinatal mortality rate or the outcome of high risk pregnancies. A few of these studies, however, did report a lower incidence of neurological complications within the monitored deliveries. The latest research, though, has failed to substantiate any long-term neurological benefits from electronic monitoring. Author-abstract.
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"Yeba Teaches Ladies To Speak Out" – Kiss Daniel Denies Promoting Sexual Harassment
NMS news earlier reported that Kiss Daniel is being accused of promoting sexual harassment on his hit song, "Yeba." Nigerians on social media have been sharing their thoughts on the song, particularly the line, "uncle stop touching me." Several tweets have been shared bearing accusations that the singer appears to normalize sexual harassment with the song.
However, the singer has made a spontaneous reaction to accusation. His reaction came in the form of a tweet in which he explained that the song teaches ladies to speak out against what they haven't consented to and for men to respect women and their choices. To defend himself, he recalled a line from the song where the character apologized to the woman saying "sorry madam."
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Our student-athletes are Lincoln-West High School Wolverines, which are a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association and belong to the Sentate Athletic League, which is made up of all the high schools within the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
Student-athletes that want to participate in athletics, cheerleading, hi-steppers, or weight lifting must have a 2018-2019 OHSAA Pre-Participation Physical on file before starting any athletic program.
All student-athletes must adhere to the following criteria in order to remain eligible and in good-standing with OHSAA guidelines for participation in athletics:
- Maintain five credit hours each semester of participation;
- Earn passing grades (no I or F) in a minimum of five courses each semester to maintain continued eligibility;
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Nov 29, 2016
Kathrin Burleson presents paintings from The Creation Series beginning Nov. 25 at Humboldt State University's Third Street Gallery. The series features a selection of vibrant watercolor paintings inspired by "The Book of Genesis," the Bible's creation story.
Informed by a family background that embraced both Protestant and Greek Orthodox traditions, religion has always been an important part of Burleson's life and artwork. But she says that she does not consider herself a literalist when it comes to Scripture, instead preferring its metaphorical potential. She is motivated to find profound realizations through her work, stating that, "Life is so beautiful and so precious and so brief." In her ongoing "Creation Series," she uses the first chapter in the Book of Genesis as a springboard into her exploration of the Creation, as seen from her studio door, using her observations of local flora and fauna as her subjects. Though the order of the series follows that of the Biblical seven days of creation, Burleson says that she is looking to convey a more general narrative about spirituality, life, and growth, allowing the viewer to find their own meaning within the work. In her own words, "If an artist expresses something that is authentic, then something will be passed on."
Originally from Petaluma, Calif., Burleson earned a bachelor's degree in French at UC Berkeley, a master's degree in Psychology from the Pacific Graduate Institute and an master's degree in Art from Humboldt State University where she studied under Leslie Kenneth Price.
This exhibition by Kathrin Burleson is produced by Humboldt State students. Students enrolled in the Art Museum and Gallery Practices Program participate in the daily management and planning of exhibitions at the gallery. The gallery provides real-life opportunities for the students to develop their gallery and museum skills, which in turn provides them with experience that will help them to enter the job market. Many students who have participated in the program have gone on to careers in museums and galleries throughout the nation.
The exhibition will run from November 25 through December 31 The gallery is open Tuesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. and is closed on Mondays. Admission is free. The gallery will also be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. A reception for the artist will be held at HSU Third Street Gallery on December 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. during Eureka's monthly Arts Alive event.
Humboldt State University Third Street Gallery is located at 416 Third Street Eureka, California. The gallery was recently relocated and renamed after 19 years in its former location on First Street in Eureka. For more information, call (707) 443-6363.


text: One of the things I've noticed about opening a business in the country is how often the word "support" crops up. "I hope people support you!" locals say effusively. And recently, when I dropped in on an acquaintance who'd opened a beauty salon/boutique she said, "I just hope people support me. I've supported enough of them over the years." And it occurred to me that the idea of support is very valid. I don't think we should live in a dog-eat-dog world. I don't think we should always be chasing cheapness. Frugality may seem like a virtue, but in the end it leads to dead streets, dead towns, and a loss of power and choice for us all So with this in mind, I've decided to stop shopping at Coles and Safeway/Woolworths, and to switch to Jonesy's milk. I don't want to be party to the creation of a world in which everything is controlled by some faraway corporate superpower; and quite frankly I'm tired of pouring so much brain power into comparing the prices of packets of biscuits.


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Cover Puppies (11) -The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
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Ooooh, you did a brilliant job with this one, Becca! Dixie looks so appropriately serious for the cover!!ReplyDelete
And I agree this series is brilliant! I adore all books and The Forever Song was a heartbreaking but awesome final book!Replies
Awww shucks! Thank you, Pili!! I just love seeing your reactions to Cover Puppies each week! They are my favorite part of posting them!! I think you may be Cover Puppies biggest fan! :)Delete
I am dying to get my hands on a copy of The Forever Song, even though I'm not emotionally ready to say goodbye to the characters!! I'm glad you thought it was awesome though!!! YAY! :)
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Nice! That's cool! I have no tech skills to do these kinds of things!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm basically teaching myself the craft! It's very hard to learn, but fun too!! Thanks Jessica! :)Delete
I'm reading this one right now! Great post! Your puppies are too cute :)ReplyDelete
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Ah really?! I hope you enjoyed it!!! I love these books so much!! Thanks Kimi! I'm glad you think so!! :)Delete
The Blood of Eden series is such a good series, and I'm so glad you love it! I can't wait to get my hands on The Forever Song either (that ending of The Eternity Cure was brutal). I'm sure it's going to be a great conclusion to the series! Great cover and picture. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Ah, isn't it!? I love it so much!! That ending was such a killer! I'm dying to get The Forever Song, even though I just don't want the series to end!! I'm sure it will be amazing! Julie Kagawa is such an awesome author! I love her!! Thanks Kaitlin! I'm glad you like it! :)Delete


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Female Rangers, Female Role Models
Bamyan, July 2015 — Jahanbin is not a man who is easily frightened or thwarted. As a ranger in one of Afghanistan's two national parks, he's been out alone in the vast empty spaces of the northern plateau, and he's faced gangs of poachers and crowds of belligerent tourists who don't want to follow the rules. Unarmed and with the nearest police station several miles away, he's held his own and talked his way out of trouble until help can arrive.
Perhaps it's surprising, then, that what finally convinced Jahanbin that he needed help was a group of women washing their hair in the lake.
"There are certain areas where, according to Afghan culture, men cannot go," 57-year-old Jahanbin explains. "Male rangers can't control the female tourists."
What he means is that when thousands of female tourists show up to bathe in Band-e-Amir's turquoise lakes and start polluting the water with chemical soaps and shampoos, there is nothing he can do to stop them.
So the community got together to find a solution. At a meeting of the Community Development Council, they decided to ask Jahanbin's wife and three other women to become Afghanistan's first-ever female rangers. Now, supported by UNDP, the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme, the four new rangers patrol the park from 8am to 6pm every day.
"We admit that our work is hard," says Jahabnin's wife, 45-year-old Naikhbakht. "But there is no job that's easy, and we think we make a great contribution."
Most of the tourists agree. Part of Naikhbakht's job is to welcome visitors and lay out the ground rules of the park – no fishing, no fires, no damaging the trees and no littering.
"Most tourists are amazed that this park has female rangers and they appreciate our work," explains Naikhbakht.
But there are also some who object to being told what to do – especially by a woman. In those cases, Naikhbakht is as patient as she can be… before calling for backup, just as her husband would.
It's a demanding job, but Naikhbakht is no stranger to hard work. She's raised 11 children, often in difficult circumstances. She kept them safe while fleeing the war in Kabul and then while living as a refugee in Iran. Now she's found a home in Band-e-Amir and she's determined to keep that safe, too.
So are we. As well as supporting the rangers, UNDP and our partners have projects that supply environmentally friendly cooking and heating equipment to local residents, and that raise awareness among adults and children of how to conserve the park's natural resources. And we are working with the government on the establishment of a national Park and Wildlife Authority that will manage Band-e-Amir and other national parks, ensuring they can be enjoyed sustainably for generations to come.
Naikhabakht is also thinking of the future. "We're optimistic that the park will flourish," she says. "And if my daughter becomes a ranger one day, I'll be proud of her."


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VBA Mail 18 December
Friday, 18 December 2015
The 18 December 2015 edition of VBA Mail is available to read online.
In this edition:
- Reforms for building industry bring new powers for VBA
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- Sprinkler protection for balconies
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- Alert on asbestos in imported building products
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Channels: Optometry | Posted 7/11/2017
How are amniotic membranes changing the way that optometrists provide care for patients? Walt Whitley, OD, MBA, outlines the wound-healing properties of amniotic membrane and says that this tissue can benefit patients with a number of ocular conditions. Andy Morgenstern, OD, insists that, while amniotic membrane is a great tool to have, there is not much peer-reviewed research on the topic, and physicians should be sure to manage patients' expectations.
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The sound of The Big East has been described by some as yacht rock. According to their official site, they have even taken the initiative in describing themselves as "cottage rock" and/or:
"If the Steve Miller Band met the Flaming Lips and jammed down at the dock by the cottage…"
which is accurate to a certain point on their new album Hungry Ghosts.
It matters that The Big East identify themselves this way for the simple reason that their music is written for the adult-contemporary music market, or rather, it's music that's written for grown-ups with soft hands who have secured their financial holdings. Hence, "yacht rock" or music for yacht owners.
Not that there's anything wrong with that!
The Big East's full-length Hungry Ghosts doesn't come out until April 7 but did get a chance to listen to it ahead of time to get a better idea of what's ahead. "The Wild Life" is the first single to come from their genuinely upbeat album which is especially refreshing to someone who "pollutes" their earholes with experimentally exhausting endeavors on a daily basis.
As you can hear, "The Wild Life" is not so complex to distract you from the point which is to generate positive energy, easy listening from the first note.
Another song on Hungry Ghosts is "What Dream May Come," a slow, sentimental and brazenly dramatic song that gives the steel guitar the job of carrying the atmosphere of the song; you can hear how it weaves and winds its way through the piece.
If The Big East describe their sound as cottage rock then maybe for this song, one could imagine them performing in a barn somewhere near the cottage where sunlight streams in… there's a steel guitar player in the shadows on that barn, weaving and winding atmosphere created by a retired soul who has one Hell of a "nest egg".
Then there's "Across The Water" where The Big East replace the steel guitar with an organ for atmosphere. The fact that they don't need to lean too much on the technique means that they're not too distracted with adding these kinds of "accents" to their songs as they're focused on good songwriting.
But in both cases with "Across The Water" and "What Dreams May Come," The Big East make no secret of meaning to play it safe by sticking to a formula that guarantees success. They clearly have a template to play in which I can respect. Here's what The Big Easy looks like performing their single "The Wild Life".
Here's what The Big Easy looks like performing their single "The Wild Life".
Another track called "Love Monkey" sounds as if The Big East have some Stone Temple Pilot influences (STP) which I picked up with the style and the structure of the song. And it reminds me of the direction STP was going in where even when they rocked hard in the adolescence, they did mellow out in the end. Just listen to their sixth and self-titled studio album and you'll see that the kind of adult-contemporary music The Big East is what STP was turning into.
And look, there's nothing wrong with that!
At this point, The Big East is growing on me. I especially started to "get it" when their song "Muskoka Time" hits my earholes. But the other part of that is the mentioned template — while they seemed to be sticking to it at the beginning — isn't necessarily restrictive.
Now's the time to mention that The Big East is more like from the big North, being, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. And if you've seen any images of Muskoka, their song "Muskoka Time" is the perfect soundtrack to accompany the view.
Here's a drone video of what a cottage (for cottage rockers) in Muskoka looks like. Now there's no doubt the band and I are on the same page, even though we're not in the same income bracket.
And much like taking a boat out and getting caught up in weird spots on the lake, the song also pulls The Big East in a weird direction when they get away from the standard rock and ballad basics they initially seemed to settle for in the already mentioned tracks.
It's a song like "Muskoka Time" that make The Big East come out on top.
This kind of excellence continues with "My Heart Belongs To Me" which is perhaps the darker sounding track off of Hungry Ghosts, but in the form of smooth and mellow patio music you play while having a glass of wine with friends or with your other half, under the Christmas light-decorated lattice.
Of course, this is also where they've finally switched gears toward a Hall & Oates, yacht rock sound their music has been described as which never fails to pull all of my triggers.
"Scarecrow" is another track which breaks from the norm, infused with hints of neo-soul a la Remy Shand (another Canadian fella.) But being that I'm more of an urbanite and less of a "flyover," the tracks that make an impact for me are tracks like "Scarecrow" and "My Heart Belongs To Me," definitely in my wheelhouse which might as well be another building near their cottage and barn I'm imagining these boys are jamming out of.
They don't fail to come back to basics, however, with their track "Too Far Gone," a three-chord rock song with a soft delivery because like any band worth their weight, The Big East really don't have to prove anything.
It finally became clear to me that Hungry Ghosts is about being a goddamn adult. You know… when you mellow out and enjoy that lake house, good friends, good wine and better living? You want music that encourages that, music that says that's okay.
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Ukraine - Mélovin - Under the ladder
Mélovin (21), X Factor Ukraine winner (after three unsuccesful auditions!) and last year's televoting winner in the national final for Eurovision (but placing only 3rd) took revenge this year with self composed Under the ladder. The song is catchy and keeps building towards the burning end, he's got a gimmick in his look that makes him memorable, as is the staging. I don't remember seeing an artist start the perform mid stage ending up by the piano in the end - isn't it always the other way around? He seems also very secure on stage and the end of the performance is on fire. He will be a certain qualifier but how far he will go in the final? Hmmm ... 7/10
Czech Republic - Mikolas Josef - Lie to me
Mikolas (22) is the first Czech with a real possibility. He was asked by the local tv already last year but turned down the song not feeling it suitable for him. Smart choice as now he's back with a jackpot. A sure finalist with a catchy song, fun performance, convincing live, likable personality, easy on the eye - what else can I say? Maybe a bit too different just like Israel to win but a Top-3 is a possibility.... 10/10
(And I can't but think about this lost opportunity: Vittoria Hyde with Play the trumpet from the Swiss selection 2011 (here). Had it won and been properly recorded and remixed, who knows? )
Austria - César Sampson - Nobody but you
César (34) is no stranger to Eurovision having been the backing singer two last years placing 4th and 2nd and being part of the production team that provides us the Bulgarian entry this year, too. Bulgaria is the big favorite but I certainly prefer this one. Better song, amazing vocals, fantastic gospel choir. Sadly they are both in the same semifinal and even almost back to back but in my books Nobody but you beats Bones by far. I hope this will qualify for the final but must admit I'm not feeling very confident it will.... unfortunately. 8/10
Sweden - Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance you off
The Swedish entry lies once again heavily on staging and indeed it looks great. Let's see how they bring that to Lisbon stage and fill in the pre-recorded vocals as Benjamin (20), as sweet son of Pernilla he is, isn't exactly the strongest vocally. He tried to get to Eurovision already last year placing 5th but managed to win this year. He's no stranger to Eurovision traditions as his mother Pernilla Wahlgren tried five times already (being runner up in 2003) and Eurovision winner Charlotte Nilsson/Perrelli was married to his uncle. As much as I kinda like him and his effort I find this song a bit dull, as said great staging but songwise... yawn. I'd like to like it a lot more than I actually do really. But this is Sweden and sure finalist. The question is how strong it will be in the final voting and how well they manage this live vocally? 6/10


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Learning at Hardy's Cottage: Dorset Forest Schools
National Trust are working in partnership with Dorset Forest Schools and Dorset Countryside, to offer Early Years and Key Stage 1 schoolchildren a fresh approach to Hardy and his writings through hands on activities and woodland learning.
Early Years and Key Stage 1: Dorset Forest Schools
Venue: Thorncombe Woods
Woodland Explorers
The children will create story wands, characters made out of natural materials and weave them together on a story map. They will orally compose and perform their stories in a woodland auditorium.
Curriculum: English (Spoken, Written) Art and Design, PSHE
Leaf Poetry
The magical woods provided Hardy with endless things to look at and record in language. The children will create leaf spirits to help them compose poetry about a chosen tree then perform it back to the trees.
Curriculum: English (Spoken, Written) Art and Design, PSHE
Cob Structures
Where did Hardy live? How did he survive in this landscape? The children will investigate the type of buildings, traditional local building techniques and sustainable use of local materials. The practical session enables children to critically think about building structures from local resources and of course, get messy!
Curriculum: Geography, Art and Design
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All groups must book in advance. For more information and to make a booking, please contact Jill Hooper by email.


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Faridkot: Use of Hindi (Devanagari) and English script on milestones along the newly built National Highway-54 has stirred a controversy unidentified persons have defaced these at certain places.
Calling it an attempt by the Union Government to impose Hindi and English on Punjab residents and insulting Gurmukhi script, a voluntary organisation has even served a legal notice on the PWD authorities.
Gurpreet Singh Chandbaja, president, Bhai Kanhaiya Society, said: "We have asked the PWD to replace the milestones or face legal action. The society has also brought the matter to the notice of the Union Ministry of Transport and the NHAI."
Denying that the society members have anything to do with the defacing of the milestones, Gurpreet Singh claimed that the writing of these milestones in English and Hindi had led to confusion due to shoddy translation of names of villages and towns of Faridkot and Bathinda districts.
"By writing the names of places in our mother tongue at the bottom of the milestones with wrong spellings is an insult to Punjabi," said Sarbjit Singh Brar, a member of the society.
"This is against the three-language policy for road signage, vernacular of the particular state, Hindi and English," he said.
PWD officials said it was a policy decision to write the names of the places in Hindi and English on milestones along the NHs. Using only Gurmukhi script is an "unfriendly move" for non-Punjabis who visit the state.
The PWD has raised the matter with the NHAI.
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iContact 0.92 released - improved VGA and sensor support
Doug Melton, the gifted developers of the famous iContact just dropped me an email about a new version of iContact.
The new version (0.92) adds true VGA skins and Diamond touch sensor support, as well as some bug fixes.
Find out more in the official website: http://supware.net/iContact
In case you are not familiar with it, iContact is an all-inclusive finger-friendly contact manager for Windows Mobile. It's easily skinnable, intuitive, and replaces the standard Windows Mobile contact chooser. Translations are available for over 25 languages. iContact supports true VGA skins but also will support any screen size! The default skin has a diamond-like look and feel; other skins are available on the skins page. iContact settings can be found in the Windows Mobile system settings menu.
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Immediately following the marriage, I began planning a two month trip to Central America to gather pictures and stories for my wildlife magazine, The Naturalist I was fairly damn excited to be getting back out on the street, testing my mettle and rebuilding my resilience while pursuing a lifelong dream, the sorts of personal improvement catalyzed by travel.
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About Us
The Image Resource Center is located in Arts 1245, near the main HAA office. It is part of the History of Art & Architecture Department but provides image-related assistance beyond into other areas of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. We offer digitizing and online research facilities, digital image databases, and a wide variety of services (course support, workshops, training, assistance with image research and image copyright, image orders, course website help, room reservations, 35mm slide archiving, and more).
The Red Dot , the IRC's blog, is a good place to learn more about online image collections, image tools, and new developments in digital learning.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:30
Phone: 805-893-2509
Jackie Spafford, IRC Curator: firstname.lastname@example.com
Christine Fritsch, Assistant IRC Curator: firstname.lastname@example.com
Our Services
Electronic Resources and Image Research
The IRC's image collections are housed in MDID (Madison Digital Image Database). In addition to an art and architectural history-focused teaching collection of 85,000 images, MDID contains collections from Archivision, UCSB Artists, and more.To obtain an MDID user account, email Jackie Spafford with your UCSB email.
The Artstor Digital Library is a licensed image database containing over 2 million images from numerous collections and sources, covering every field in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. As a member of the UCSB community you can create your own Artstor account on any campus computer.
In addition to MDID and Artstor there are thousands of general and subject-specific online collections available to you. Please contact the IRC staff, who can help you find the highest quality images for your needs.They can also provide orientation and training to MDID, Artstor, and many other resources.
Training, Demonstrations and Workshops
The IRC staff provides orientations to classes, and offers regular workshops for small and large groups. Past workshop topics have included:
- Online image research (MDID, Artstor, and beyond)
- Creating gradebooks in Excel
- Photoshop basics
- Image copyright overview
We are developing a series on new image technologies and tools. If you have a request for a workshop or demonstration on a specific topic, please let us know.
Image Copyright
Clarifying which images you can use, and how, can be a frustrating process. The Image Resource Center staff can help with one-on-one counsel and group workshops. However, to get the conversation started we've put together this copyright guide to image use in M.A. Theses and Ph.D. Dissertations .
Course Support
Images can be digitized on request for MDID and course use by HAA faculty and visiting instructors. Please provide the source (book or print) with a list of pages or figures and allow at least 7 days for processing (for Rush Orders, please contact IRC staff – these will be handled on a case-by-case basis).
IRC staff can assist with creating and compiling study images for GauchoSpace and course websites. We can also provide training and assistance with special course assignments, such as online exhibitions.
IRC staff provide orientations to classroom equipment, assistance with technology in the IRC or classroom, and classroom presentations on course-specific image research.
Room Reservations
Department faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate student organizations can request a room for single-use meetings/events/exams or repeating group meetings. See HAA Room Scheduling for more information about booking a room or contact Christine Fritsch: firstname.lastname@example.com | 893-2509.
Our Facilities
Scanning Stations
IRC facilities are available on a reserve basis (please phone or stop by to reserve scanner time). Training and assistance are available.
- PC workstation with Epson 10000XL flatbed scanner and Nikon 35mm slide scanner
- iMac workstation with Epson 10000XL flatbed scanner
- Light table for viewing transparencies
Digital Learning Lab
The IRC's Digital Learning Lab was completed in Fall 2017 and is now a popular multi-purpose space. It can accommodate small or large groups (up to 25) for discussions, workshops, online meetings, review sessions, and more. It is equipped with an interactive short-throw projector, creating a touch screen surface. There are two workstations (one PC, one Mac) linked to a 55" monitor, ideal for small group work or online discussions. Flexible seating and work furniture help make the space convertible to many purposes. There is also a reference book collection and reading space, and whiteboards for note-taking. Both sides of the wall accommodate movable shelves and hangers, so can be used for display and rotating exhibitions.
The goal for this room is to discover new directions in pedagogy and research through demonstrations and workshops of image-related technology.
Technology Museum
The IRC maintains a collection of image technology from the past 50 years, such as pre-digital image study tools, various slide transparency format examples, and lantern and 35mm slide projectors and viewers. In addition we have examples of other technology from the last century such as typewriters, early laptops, and electronic storage devices. Drop by to visit!
35mm Slide Archive
The IRC was once a collection containing over 400,000 35mm slides. Over the last 15 years most of the slides have been removed during our transition to digital teaching and collection building. We still maintain a collection of archival slides, however – primarily original photography from scholars in our own department and beyond. Over time these slides are being documented and digitized, and housed in archival sheets and boxes.