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A fund managed by Apis PE and ICICI Venture have picked up a minority stake in privately held health insurer Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd by investing nearly 320 crore. It is learnt that about 220 crore was pumped in by Apis Growth Fund I, a private equity fund of Apis Partners LLP, and about 100 crore from India Advantage Fund Series 4, a PE fund of ICICI Venture.
The deal, syndicated by MAPE Advisory Group brings Star Health Insurance's valuation upwards of 2,000 crore, said sources.
Star Health, founded in 2006, is the market leader when it comes to pure-play health insurers in India. The insurer, which is headquartered in Chennai, has a national presence and has brought in innovative products in the health insurance space, say industry observers, who feel "its valuation will be more than justified as the insurer has been extremely prudent in its underwriting practices."
"Our relationship with Apis Partners — a PE fund focused on financial services in Africa and Asia — and specialist asset management arm of ICICI Bank — ICICI Venture, will enable us to further enhance the platform we have built as one of India's leading health insurance providers, in a very exciting time for the industry and our business. We look forward to benefiting from their knowledge of the impact of financial technology on similar businesses," said V Jagannathan, chairman-cum-managing director, Star Health.
The money would be used to maintain the insurers solvency ratios.
Apis Partners will join Star Health's board of directors, which currently has representation from Sequoia Capital and Tata Capital Growth Fund.
With the general insurance industry seeing a slowdown in growth, standalone health insurers were alone able to report soaring growth rate of 41.2% for 2015-16. While the health insurance portfolio in general in India saw a 30% growth, Star Health's grew at 36% reporting premium income of 2,008 crore for the year ended March 31, 2016.
"Star Health is India's first and leading stand-alone health insurance company in a country where less than 3% of the population have purchased individual and family health insurance," said Matteo Stefanel, co-founder and managing partner, Apis Partners.
Star Health saw its marketshare in the general insurance industry, which has 29 players, increase to 2.19% from 1.82% in 2015-16, according to data from the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC).
In the standalone health insurance industry, Star Health has the lion's share with 50% of marketshare, followed by Apollo Munich Health Insurance at 27%, Max BUPA Health Insurance at 13%, Religare Health Insurance at 9% and Cigna TTK at 1%.

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RE-201D Rotary Vacuum Evaporator/Mini Rotary Evaporator
Rotary evaporators, also called "rotavaps" in lab slang, are used to remove solvents from reaction or extraction mixtures, the process of reducing the volume of a solvent by distributing it as a thin film across the interior of a vessel at elevated temperature and reduced pressure. This promotes the rapid removal of excess solvent from less volatile samples. They are found in almost every organic laboratory. the primary use of a rotovap is to dry and purify samples for downstream applications.
Flavor extraction/food industry
Solvent removal/separation and recyclingChemical/educational/fuel/environmentalSample concentrationHPLC and natural product sample prepDrying down powders (using test tube adapter)Trapping hazardous waste liquid
Detail Show of Rotary Vacuum Mini Rotary Evaporator:
The Heating Bath:
Material: Stainless steel inner bath container, Spray anti-corrosion steel bath shell
Parameter: Inner size: 250*140mm, Heating power: 1.5KW, Temp. range: 0-400℃
# Optimisation of Intelligent temperature control and heat transfer
# Fully enclosed heating, constant temperature, efficient and durable.
# More homogeneous distribution of temperature achieved in the heating bath and evaporation flask.
The Flasks:
Material: GG17 high borosilicate glass and PTFE teflon seal.
Parameters: 1L rotating flask, 1L recieving flask. Temp. range: -100℃~400℃
# PTFE/glass liquid pathway for chemical inertness.
# Anti-pollution, Anti-corrosion, Heat-resistant.
# Easily recover the condensed liquid while maintaining low pressure
# Advantages of rotation: Increase evaporating area;The risk of boiling delay is reduced;No localized overheating; No crust formation
# Heat preservation splash-proof cover is optional. Double reciever cross Bottle is optional.
The Rotation:
Parameters: Rotating Power: 30W, Speed: 0~120 rpm.
# Quiet and low vibration. Strong force and steady rotation
# Brushless, sparkless high-torque induction motor for constant rotation.
# Explosion-proof motor optional.
Spiral Condenser:Material: GG17 high borosilicate glass and PTFE teflon seal. Size: 85*460mm
# The spiral coil increase surface area of the condenser to provide excellent cooling
# Better condensation effect and higher recovery rate
# V type (vertical) condenser can prevent the condensed solution to reflux into sample flask
Parameters of Rotary Vacuum Mini Rotary Evaporator:
Features of Rotary Vacuum Mini Rotary Evaporator:
1. High level of gas tightness, high vacuum, high performance
2. Effcient flask and vapour tube ejection system
3. Modular design allow for safe and effortless ttachment and detachment.
4. Digital temperature and rotation speed displays allow to reproduce evaporation conditions very accurately
5. Each unit is also provided with an easy to use vacuum release and a continuous feed system
6. Beauty in appearance, clear number of vacuum meter.
Circulating water vacuum pump: Used to provide a vacuum sourceLow temperature cooling liquid circulation pump: For condensation and reducing waste of materials.
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text: MLK events stir reflection on race and privilege News Home 01.20.15 By: Mark Tarnacki Kevin Powell addresses the Convocation In introducing author and activist Kevin Powell, featured speaker at Saint Michael's College's 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation on January 19, Journalism Professor Traci Griffith read an eloquent passage of mature insight that Dr. King had written for his college newspaper when he was just 18 years old. "Education must allow one to weigh evidence and sift fact from fiction, to teach one to think intensively," were King's words written in the late 1940s when he was a younger age than most of those filling the Chapel of Saint Michael's the Archangel for the late-afternoon event, she said. "Intelligence is not enough. Character – that is the goal of education…Be careful, teachers!" wrote the young King, she continued. Powell, a special invited guest on campus all day, delivered advice for faculty along the same lines at a noon luncheon when his topic was "Teaching Privilege: the Role of Academic Institutions in Preparing Leaders for Contemporary Challenges," and later as he challenged and encouraged wider society, especially college students, during his convocation speech. See Flickr photo gallery of MLK Convocation Powell's speaking style was intimate and polished, a free-form and improvised riff on themes not only of race but also class, gender, sexuality and the urgent need he perceives for practicing transformative love, hope and self-examination. It's a program that has made Powell, who grew up in poverty in Jersey City, NJ, among the most popular of speakers nationwide in his "life's work" to advance fearless dialogue even on topics that might make audiences uncomfortable. His topic for the main event was "Violence and the Call for Accountability and Justice in 21st Century America." Several times in the program student leaders of the college's MLK Society appeared to embrace Powell's spirited assertion that "your time is right now" -- a truth that Dr. King clearly absorbed at their age to judge by the passage that Griffith read, he said. Notable were MLK Society President Tylik Williams-Prince and later, co-vice President Elias Dean, who both held the assembly in rapt attention as they spoke from the heart of their own experiences of racism, poverty, privilege and the effects of those forces on individuals and society. They spoke frankly about attitudes and experiences they've encountered at Saint Michael's that they feel need to be addressed, even as they value much about their years on campus. Williams-Prince told of coming to Vermont from his home in Brooklyn to a mostly white campus expecting to find it unfriendly and dismissive but being cautiously pleased to find most people were friendly. Yet soon, even in classes, he felt it was "easy to feel invisible," noting that he never had a class with a faculty member of color in three years. "So we become the experts" in classes whenever race came up, "even if we're uncomfortable," he said. He spoke of the hurt of being repeatedly mistaken for "another tall black guy" on campus, and said he has met resistance too often when he tries to engage classmates in dialogue on such issues. "Too many see me as a threat just for existing and breathing," he said of society's racial attitudes in general. He spoke of the challenging and uplifting legacies of Malcolm X and Hip Hop music and attacked the "repetition" of destructive forces in neighborhoods like his that become a cyclical scourge -- forces that are hard to escape without being understood and named by everybody in society. "If you're not uncomfortable, you're not learning," he told fellow students, urging those present to "continue to break barriers." He received a standing ovation from the audience. Shortly after, Powell said the talk reminded him of his own feelings when he was a student at Rutgers University many years ago. He said students and faculty who admired Williams-Prince's remarks as much as he did should "ask him, 'what can you teach me?'" Powell said he personally does not like the notion of being "color-blind" since we should appreciate experiences other than our own. "We should say 'I see you and I see your humanity. It's not either/or, it's both," he said. Elias Dean told about being just a young boy when his brother was murdered in his neighborhood "and no one seemed to notice" while his agonized family felt powerless to do anything about it. Yet they would read prominent stories in the news for days on-end when white people were killed. He described being stopped by police for no reason through his life, and shared other examples of racism he's endured first-hand. Even on campus, he said, a hurt can come from the spirit-breaking "judgment of a professor who thinks I'm not smart enough." In the face of large and small injustices in his life and others, "All I see is silence, then and now," he said. "I don't want to remain silent any more. Our silence is complicit." In opening remarks, Saint Michael's President Jack Neuhauser noted that a Saint Michael's graduate (Tom Freston '67) was head of MTV when Powell as a young man appeared on a reality TV show on that network -- a small way the College had a role in his life. The president noted the' "long and deep" connection of the College's founding Edmundites to King's vision, as through Msgr. James Robinson, SSE, a prominent civil rights leader in Selma, AL, and in North Carolina and Detroit, who died recently. Neuhauser lamented that our nation and world seem to be already forgetting important lessons that Nelson Mandela taught us, though it's barely a year since his death. "One of the major and unique functions of a college or university is its ability to convene an informed discussion," he said, adding that the Convocation was "a day of hope, for the task is not and will not be finished in a lifetime, and a day of love" in our knowledge of our need for others to complete the task. Moise St. Louis, director of the Center for Multicultural Affairs and a chief organizer of the week's events, also exhorted all to "be comfortable with being uncomfortable" as the best way to achieve better clarity. "Our capacity to see beyond our power and privilege determines the very quality of our humanity," he said. Music for the Convocation featured beautiful and haunting violin solos by Abbey Michelle Graham'18 and two stirringly pitch-perfect a cappella performances, of "He Wants it All" and "His Eye is on the Sparrow," by Candace Washington '16. Local poet Rajnii Eddins read his emotional and provocative work "For Trayvon, Mike Brown, and the Countless Unnamed" as students staged an affecting "die-in" on and around the altar area, representing those killed unjustly over race. They wore black T-shirts with the message "Who's not here, ask why" and held posters with wisdom about our common humanity from Lincoln, Wiesel, King and others. Themes for speaker Powell included his repeated lament that that more than a million people have been killed by guns since King was killed by one in 1968, which he called "unacceptable." Unacceptable too is something he's seen and talked first-hand to students across the U.S. about, namely, "a major problem with gender male violence on college campuses." He also said he supports immigration for all as "the biggest rights issue of the 21st Century," and noted, "we're all immigrants." Sometimes, Powell said, he hears dismissive complaints from students about "feminist stuff" or "racial stuff" in classes or in the media, but he said that really, "it's human stuff." His problem, (as was true with Dr. King) he said, is not with the wealthy per se, but with "people who have privilege but no sense of humanity tied to that privilege." The entire upcoming week at Saint Michael's Jan. 19-23 was to feature activities honoring Dr. King, including panel discussions about privilege, a film and a day-long "Teach-In,' with faculty, covering special topics in their respective disciplines as relates to race and privilege, from political science, philosophy, psychology, sociology and Modern languages to music, business and anthropology. Wrote English Professor Lorrie Smith and Political Science Professor William Grover to their colleagues recently, "This is a crucial moment in the history of race relations in America … We believe the current moment calls particularly to white American to engage these issues." Powell thanked Smith at the luncheon for her many years of teaching African-American literature at Saint Michael's, including his works as an author and poet. He recalled visiting Saint Michael's before in the late 1990s. In both talks, Powell observed that Dr. King, for all his inspiring leadership, "didn't do this all by himself," and that among those advancing civil rights in important ways were so many women. He and other speakers during the day mentioned the current troubling political and social climate in the U.S. over race, saying it almost feels like we must "think about starting over." Powell said his own life's primary positive influence was his mother. "I come from poverty," he said – "welfare, food stamps and government cheese … but my mother had a vision for me that meant going to college," even though she had a grade school education as she raised her family surrounded too frequently by violence in their Jersey City neighborhood. The speaker at the Convocation connected with Fr. Brian Cummings, SSE, over their shared hometown -- The priest gave an opening prayer at the Convocation that featured the words of St. Paul: "over all virtues, put on love' -- which was Powell's overriding message, too, if expressed in different words: "We gotta love, y'all, we gotta love," he said.


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One of the most exciting World Series of Poker events is the Tournament of Champions, an invitation only $1 million freeroll for the world's top poker players, who are admitted based upon a vote. After more than 350,000 ballots were counted the final lineup for the tournament was announced.
Five players were already shoe-ins for the tournament – Joe Cada, Annie Duke, Mike Matusow, Barry Shulman and Mike Sexton – and Andrew Barton and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier were also automatically entered as Team PokerStars sponsor exemptions. However, this year all the rest of the players were decided upon based on a vote.
Ty Stewart, vice president of the WSOP, spoke about the voting and the results. He said, "We're very pleased with the response to this new format. The selections show that poker has a mass fan base that is knowledgeable about the history of the World Series of Poker."
I won't keep you in suspense any longer. The list of poker stars voted into the tournament, and the number of votes they received are as follows:
1. Phil Ivey with 16,267 votes
2. Daniel Negreanu with 16, 239 votes
3. Doyle Brunson with 13,796 votes
4. Phil Hellmuth with 12,673 votes
5. Chris Ferguson with 11,585 votes
6. Allen Cunningham with 10,486 votes
7. Johnny Chan with 10,434 votes
8. Scotty Nguyen with 9,806 votes
9. Barry Greenstein with 9,806 votes
10. John Juanda with 8,835 votes
11. Erik Seidel with 8,802 votes
12. Jennifer Harman with 8,206 votes
13. Huck Seed with 8,180 votes
14. Dan Harrington with 7,342 votes
15. T.J. Cloutier with 6,281 votes
16. Sammy Farha with 6,085 votes
17. Howard Lederer with 5,596 votes
18. Grey Raymer with 5,404 votes
19. Joe Hachem with 5,272 votes
20. Antonio Esfandiari with 5,129 votes


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Advanced composites and thermosets have revolutionized wind turbine, aircraft, aerospace vehicle, and automotive development. But companies using these materials often don't understand how the materials cure during manufacturing. Only dielectric cure monitoring, also known as dielectric analysis (DEA), offers critical insights into composite and thermoset degree of cure in real time, during processing. This assures users of the integrity of their processes and their materials—and of the reliability of their finished products. Read on for answers to frequently asked questions about dielectric cure monitoring.
Frequently asked questions
What is dielectric cure monitoring (DEA)?
• Dielectric cure monitoring is a thermal analysis technique for measuring cure state.
• Dielectric cure monitoring tracks the cure state of a material by measuring the electrical properties of permittivity and resistivity.
• Permittivity (ε') is related to energy storage in a material.
• Resistivity (ρ) is related to energy loss in a material. Resistivity is also called ion viscosity.
• Ion viscosity (resisitivity) is proportional to mechanical viscosity for significant portions of cure. See figure 1. on viscosity tracks cure state throughout cure, even after ion viscosity deviates from mechanical viscosity. See Figure 1.
Figure 1: Comparison of resistivity (ion viscosity) and mechanical viscosity during cure.
The dielectric cure curve is characterized by four critical points:
• CP(1)–A user defined level of ion viscosity that is typically used to identify the onset of material flow at the beginning of cure.
• CP(2)–Ion viscosity minimum, which typically also corresponds to the physical viscosity minimum. This Critical Point indicates the time when the crosslinking reaction and resulting increasing viscosity begins to dominate the decreasing viscosity due to melting.
• CP(3)–Inflection point, which identifies the time when the crosslinking reaction begins to slow. CP(3) is often used as a signpost that can be associated with gelation.
• CP(4)–A user defined slope that can define the end of cure. The decreasing slope corresponds to the decreasing reaction rate. Note that dielectric cure monitoring continues to reveal changes in the evolving material past the point when mechanical measurement of viscosity is not possible.
What are the benefits of dielectric cure monitoring?
• Dielectric cure monitoring provides insight into cure state.
• DEA can determine the effects of chemistry and formulation.
• DEA can determine the effects of time, temperature and other process parameters.
• Dielectric cure monitoring saves time, effort and expense.
• Electrical measurements are simple.
• Instruments and software are easy to set up and use.
• Sample preparation is simple.
• Sensors are rugged and can be used in presses, molds or ovens.
• Samples can be applied to sensors in any form.
• Materials can be tested with production process configurations.
• Materials can be tested under production process conditions.
• The same measurement can be used in R&D, QA/QC and manufacturing.
• Data from Research and Development will be the same as data from Quality Assurance/Quality Control and manufacturing.
What types of companies can benefit from dielectric cure monitoring?
• Raw resin/materials manufacturers
• Suppliers of monomers, resins and catalysts
• Suppliers of adhesives, paints and coatings
• Suppliers of pre-impregnated (pre-preg) composites
• Bulk Molding Compound (BMC)/Sheet Molding Compound (SMC)
• Epoxy-fiber/Polyester-fiber/Polystyrene-fiber thread, sheet or laminates
• Manufacturers of composite end products
• Aircraft
• Automobile
• Electronic components
• Consumer products
• Government agencies with R&D
Which applications can use dielectric cure monitoring?
• Formulation, reaction rate, cure and process development and monitoring
• Diffusion
• Water and solvent diffusion
• UV curing
• Dental adhesives
• Optical adhesives
• Photoresist
• Nondestructive materials testing
• Rheology
• Research & Development
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• Manufacturing
What materials can be studied with dielectric cure monitoring?
• Thermosets
• Epoxies
• Acrylics
• Silicones
• Polyesters/polyurethanes/polystyrenes/polyimides/polyamides
• Composites and laminates
• Bulk Molding Compounds (BMC)
• Sheet Molding Compounds (SMC)
• Paints, coatings and adhesives
• Oils
• Pharmaceuticals
What are thermosets? What are thermoplastics?
• Thermosets are materials which solidify (cure) with an irreversible reaction.
• Monomers link into a network and form a polymer.
• Catalysts often facilitate the curing reaction.
• The reaction rate increases as temperature increases.
• Thermosets cannot melt and be reformed.
• Ion viscosity is a measure of the state of cure and network formation.
• Dielectric cure monitoring provides valuable information about thermosets.
• Thermoplastics are materials which melt and can be reformed multiple times.
• Thermoplastics do not cure and ion viscosity is proportional to temperature.
• Dielectric cure monitoring usually does not provide useful information about thermoplastics.
What processing environments can use dielectric cure monitoring?
• Ovens
• Presses and molds
• Autoclaves
• Pultruders and extruders
• Batch reaction vessels
• Injection molding
How does dielectric cure monitoring work?
The dielectric properties of conductivity σ, and permittivity ε, arise from ionic current and dipole rotation in the bulk material. For polymers, mobile ions are typically due to impurities and additives, while dipoles result from the separation of charge in the monomers making up the material. When analyzing dielectric properties, it is possible to separate the influence of ions from dipoles, as shown in Figure 2, in order to consider their individual effects.
The flow of ions under the influence of an electric field is responsible for conductive current, and therefore for conductivity σ and its inverse, resistivity ρ. Consequently, the effect of mobile ions can be modeled as a conductance, as shown in Figure 3. This conductance may be frequency dependent, and will change as the bulk material changes. The mobility of ions highly depends on the nature of the medium--ions flow more easily through a material with low viscosity and with greater difficulty as the viscosity increases.
For dielectric cure monitoring, it is convenient to observe the ion viscosity, which is simply the electrical resistivity ρ—i.e the inverse of conductivity. As the physical viscosity of a curing polymer increases, the ion viscosity presented to ion current also increases. This relationship is the principle behind the usefulness of dielectric cure monitoring, and makes possible the observation of cure state.
How are parallel plate sensors different from interdigitated sensors?
Researchers studying dielectric properties often use parallel plate electrodes, for which plate separation sometimes cannot be accurately controlled. The distance between the plates may change upon the application of pressure, or as the material between them expands or contracts. For such situations tan(δ) is used to characterize dielectric properties because ε"/ε' does not vary with plate spacing. However, tan(δ) alone cannot provide information about either permittivity or loss factor, and therefore is limited in usefulness–especially because permittivity and loss factor are themselves complicated functions of several factors.
Interdigitated electrodes on a substrate can be used instead of parallel plate electrodes, as shown in Figure 4. The planar structure of interdigitated electrodes has a geometry which does not change with pressure or expansion or contraction of the material under test, and therefore has the ability to accurately measure both permittivity and loss factor.
The raw measurements from dielectric instruments at a given frequency f are typically:
G = conductance (ohms-1)
C = capacitance (farads)
With the known quantities of:
ω = 2πf
ε0 = 8.86 x 10 -14 F/cm
A/D = ratio of area to distance for parallel plate electrodes or geometric constant for interdigitated electrodes
Then it is possible to calculate the resistance between the electrodes:
R = 1/G (resistance)
and the dielectric material properties:
ρ = R *A/D (resistivity or ion viscosity)
σ' = G / (ε0* A/D) (relative conductivity)
ε' = C/ (ε0* A/D) (relative permittivity)
ε" = σ' / ω (loss factor)
Who is Lambient Technologies LLC?
Lambient Technologies LLC, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, develops instruments, sensors and software for monitoring the dielectric properties of curing polymers. These properties provide insight into the chemistry, formulation, reaction rate, viscosity and cure state of epoxies, polystyrenes,polyurethanes, silicones, SMC, BMC and other thermoset materials.
Dielectric cure monitoring has wide application in research and development, quality assurance/quality control, and manufacturing. Products from Lambient Technologies are designed for flexibility and ease of use – together they form an integrated system for studying polymers and optimizing manufacturing processes.
Lambient Technologies was founded in 2008 by members of the team that developed products commercialized by Micromet Instruments; a Massachussets Institute of Technology spinoff that pioneered the technology of dielectric cure monitoring in the 1980s. Since then, members of our team have improved upon the product line at GeoCenters, Metrissa/Holometrix, and Netzsch Instruments, giving us over 30 years experience in the field.


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Hi All! Today is the first Wednesday of the month, thus we're focusing on our Isaiah 62 prayer effort. If you are new to Looking for the Blessed Hope, you will soon learn that I have a passion to pray for Israel (and her neighbors), just as Scripture commands. I use the International Christian Embassy's Isaiah 62 Prayer Initiative to guide our prayer time.
Isaiah 62 contains 12 verses, thus we focus on a different verse of that chapter each month. Because September is the 9th month of the year, our focus will be verse 9. However, to maintain context, here is verse 8-9:
8 The Lord has sworn by his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
"I will not again give your grain
to be food for your enemies,
and foreigners shall not drink your wine
for which you have labored;
9 but those who garner it shall eat it
and praise the Lord,
and those who gather it shall drink it
in the courts of my sanctuary."
Prayer Points:
- PRAISE Him because He is good and His love endures forever! Praise Him for that which the Jewish people gather, they will also eat.
- PROCLAIM His Word by reciting Isaiah 62:9.
- PETITION the Lord for fulfillment of His promise that the Jews will eat and drink that which they gather.
- PONDER: The Lord promises that which the Jewish people gather and bring together, they will eat and drink. This sounds fair enough. It is simply normal. But it is only normal for a people who are not at war, being plundered, or raided, or under siege as Jerusalem has been throughout most of her history. As God's people enjoy food and drink, they will praise the Lord in the holiness of His presence. In this same scroll, Isaiah recorded the words of God, "Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance" (Isaiah 55:2). We ask God to compel Israel to seek this satisfying food.
- PRAY using the current prayer points provided here.
Please participate in this worldwide prayer effort. If you are in the Phoenix area, we invite you to join us at Calvary Community Church – Central Campus at 6:00pm for a 45 minute time of prayer.


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Free improviser and instrument inventorby Todd S. Jenkins
Copyright © 2005 Todd S. Jenkins
Hugh Seymour Davies, one of Britain's most brilliant and resourceful free improvisers, died on New Year's Day, 2005, at the age of 61. He had been diagnosed with brain and lung cancer two months prior, and passed away at North London Hospice.
Davies graduated from Oxford's music program in 1964, about the time that a serious interest in the avant-garde began to take hold in England. He worked with Karlheinz Stockhausen for two years and took part in the recording of "Mikrophonie I" in 1965. Davies then engaged in electronic music research at French Radio's Groupe de Recherches Musicales. In 1967 he began experimenting with found objects as musical devices and developing new electronic instruments like the "shozyg" (various amplified objects, mounted inside the covers of volume SHO-ZYG of an encyclopedia) and "porcupine" (thirty small, amplified metal rods mounted on a stand). In that same year, Davies founded the Goldsmith's College Studio of Electronic Music at the University of London.
In 1968 Davies was a founding member of the Music Improvisation Company with Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, and percussionist Jamie Muir (Music Improvisation Company 1968-1971, Incus). He consulted and researched at Middlesex University and the Gemeentemuseum at The Hague. In 1982 Davies helped found the International Confederation for Electroacoustic Music in London. Davies wrote commissioned works for dance and music theatre groups, and pieces specially designed to be performed underground. He performed occasionally in a trio with percussionist Roger Turner and guitarist John Russell, and collaborated with Bailey, Parker, Fred Frith, London Improvisers Orchestra, and even the pop-rock group Talk Talk (Spirit of Eden, 1988, Nettwerk). Principal recordings under Davies' name include Shozyg: Music for Invented Instruments (1982, FMP) and Warming Up With the Iceman (2001, Grob).
At Davies' family's request, donations may be made to North London Hospice, 47 Woodside Avenue, London N12 8TF U.K.^ Top
Todd S. Jenkins
Todd S. Jenkins is a member of the JJA, author of Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia (Greenwood Press, 2004) and I Know What I Know: The Music of Charles Mingus (Praeger, 2006), and a contributor to Down Beat, All About Jazz, American Songwriter and Route 66 Magazine.
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Join us 400 feet from the beach in Daytona Beach, Florida at the OCEAN CENTER for the 2019 Daytona Beach Classic hosted by Flight Gymnastics. The event is being held the weekend of January 12-13, 2019 and will feature competition for USA Gymnastics Women's Levels 1-10/Open and Xcel.
Don't miss out on visiting the historic Daytona Beach area and enjoying the weekend on the beach in Daytona.
The Daytona Beach Pier is the most recognizable landmark on Daytona Beach and has been the center of beach life since the beginning of the community.
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Especially for boys, trucks and trailers are two fascinating things. No wonder, they might ask for the toys on the way home. The carpenters might be surprised to see the number written on the price tag, but it actually shouldn't bother them. Why? It is because there is cheaper alternative to get the wooden truck toy.
Starting From The Frame
Although there are a lot of detailed parts, the carpenters are suggested to put the ready to make parts on top of each plan paper. For the chassis, it is suggested to take hard wood instead of the soft ones. The wood then cut into 1 ¼x2½x12 inches.
The hitch area also needs 3/16×2½x12 inches wood, which will be attached to the previous cut. The carpenters have got the chassis. To be able to drill the hitch area, take out the sides wood first and drill. Next is the 5½x3¼x 1½ inches cut for the engine hood.
Building The Little Details
The first one is hitch coupling. It is build from ¼x1½x3¼ inches pieces that have been cut based on the pattern. The finished parts then attached to the back of the chassis. Another piece to make is sleeper. The 1½x3x4½ inches part goes to the center back of the cab.
Don't forget to make the bumper from 3/8×3/4×4¼ inches wood. This piece goes to the front bottom parts of the chassis. Now it is time for axles and wheel. The axles are basically 3/8 inches dowels, with two length variants: 4 and 4¾ inches.
Completing the Parts
For the final touch, there are three parts to make: the cab step, fuel tank and exhaust. The cab steps and fuel tank already have certain pattern in the plan. The carpenters could simply follow the instruction and place the piece anywhere that looks great on the toy truck.
The last part is exhaust. In order to make this part, cut 3/8'' dowel and outside diameter brass. After that, drill ¼" dowels plus ¼ inches diameter to the side of each stack. Provide some distance from the cab and sleeper. Make sure it flushes with the bottom area.
The challenge in building the miniature wooden truck is the number of the parts. Truck has a lot of details that should be presented in mini form. For this reason, the carpenters might need higher focus compared to the other wooden craft. Once they get the grip, the toy truck could be done in no time.


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Dance for Life Chicago is arguably the Chicago dance community's single most significant event of the year. Unique in its scope, it serves as a model for the arts community throughout the country, uniting the very highest levels of artistic achievement with the very noblest of humanitarian endeavors in its annual showcase of what makes Chicago dance, and Chicago's dancers, so very special.
The annual benefit dance concert presenting and showcasing the city's unique diversity of talent, dance traditions and styles brings together the incredibly talented, world-renowned professional dancers of Chicago for one night on the same stage.


text: As a result of an investigation by Second District Officers an arrest warrant has been issued for Matthew Jones W/M/32. The warrant was issued in connection with the shooting of a dog with an arrow at 3809 Burger Avenue on Saturday, January 26, 2013. Evidence was presented to the City Prosecutor's Office and after review a warrant was issued for Cruelty to Animals (M-1). Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mathew Jones is asked to contact the Cleveland Division of Police Second District at 216-623-5200.


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Masterful Matsuyama Brings Firestone to its Knees at WGC
With a perfect sense of timing, Hideki Matsuyama brought the Firestone Country Club at Akron, Ohio, to its knees when he recorded a flawless final round of 61 to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by five shots. It was his third victory of the year and his sensational return to form came on the eve of the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, the final major of the year.
He began the season with seven worldwide finishes of first or second and then went off the boil. But in recent weeks he has shown signs of recapturing that blistering form and, crucially, he putted brilliantly at Firestone. Matsuyama now has five wins on the PGA Tour to his name and will head to Quail Hollow ready to do battle with Open champion Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, a two-time winner on the course.
The Japanese star began the failing round trailing leader Zach Johnson by two shots but jumped into a share of the lead when he eagled the par-five second hole and birdied the par-four third. He took the lead on his own for the first time when he holed a 15-foot birdie putt at the sixth.
He had a one-shot lead after the 10th over American Charley Hoffman, who climbed the leaderboard with five birdies in his first 11 holes. Zach Johnson was 10 under after nine holes, following two birdies and a bogey on the front nine, while Belgian Thomas Pieters made a birdie at the second but closed the front nine with back-to-back bogeys to fall four off the lead. He eventually finished fourth on eight under par.
Matsuyama added a further five birdies, including three on the bounce at the end of his round, and never looked troubled by either the course or the occasion. His victory means that he and Dustin Johnson have now won the past five World Golf Championship events.
He tied the course record held by Jose Maria Olazabal, Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia and overtakes Spieth at the head of the FedEx Cup rankings. "I played with Tiger four years ago when he shot 61, so I knew 61 was the number today," said Matsuyama. "I was thinking about that at 16 – I knew if I birdied 16, 17 and 18, I could get there."
Johnson finished second at 11 under after firing a two-under 68. Hoffman, fresh from finishing second at the Canadian Open, finished third at 10 under. Hoffman was one of the few to go for the green on the long, difficult par-five 16th, which measures over 600yards. He later admitted that he decided to take the risk because he was "tired of finishing second".
"I'm trying to win a tournament," Hoffman said. "I'm tired of finishing second." He hit a glorious three wood onto the green and over the back into light rough, chipped weakly to 15 feet and made par anyway. He wound up with a 66 to finish third, but it should be enough to secure his place in the Presidents Cup team.
Matsuyama's final birdie broke by one shot the lowest final round by a winner at Firestone. Fulton Allem shot 62 when he won the old World Series of Golf in 1993.
He stays at No. 3 in the world by a fraction behind Spieth, though he takes plenty of momentum into the US PGA Championship next week as he tries to become the first player from Japan to win a major. "I haven't really played well at Quail Hollow, but hopefully I can keep my game up and do well there," Matsuyama said. "All I can do is my best. I know a lot of us have tried from Japan to win majors. Hopefully, some day it will happen."
McIlroy started three shots off the lead and birdied three of the first six holes, only to make three bogeys in the following nine. A birdie at the last saw him finish one under for the day, a distant nine shots behind Matsuyama. He later said that he was happy with the way he was hitting the ball, and it is true that he drove the ball magnificently all week long. But he continues to struggle on the greens, and will know that he has no chance of winning his fifth major unless he starts to hole a few more putts.
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World renowned Piper and Composer Paul Ritchie has penned a 6/8 March for the Stromness Band.
Paul (originally from Aberdeen) is a current member of the Grade 1 band Manawatu Scottish and ex
member of Grade 1 Shots and Dykehead Caledonia, and David Urquhart Travel, bands that have all enjoyed playing Paul's music.
Paul has also just released his first album and manuscript
Urban Hero.
The recording features original music, mainly written by Paul, and is a mixture of Celtic folk, Highland Pipe solo and
Pipe Band styles. Stromness RBL Pipe Band thank Paul for his fantastic contribution on our 30th Anniversary Year.
On August 14th Stromness RBL travelled to Glasgow with 11 Pipers and 7 Drummers to take part in the World
Pipe Band Championships for the very first time. After a confident performance the judges placed the band
6th out of 19 bands and just 2 points off 4th spot which was required for qualification to the Grade 4b final.
The band are upbeat following this result as there was much to improve on, and we are looking forward to working
hard this Winter to improve for the 2011 competition season. Stromness are now inviting new and experienced Pipers
and Drummers to join the ranks in preparation for the 2011 domestic and competitive season.
The full results can be found on the
RSPBA HQ Result site.
and the Stromness performance taken by Cheryl Sinclair can be found on
Piper Marcus Craigie is celebrating after his piping skills gained him an A Credit pass in his Standard
Grade Music, and a viewing on STV, click to view.
Marcus is one of a small number of candidates nationally who chose bagpipes for their practical
exam for which the candidate is required to perform an instrument of their choice. He has also recently lent his talents to
a number of school events including the launch of the Stromness Flattie and the soundtrack for the very successful Schools
of Ambition Animation Project "Tilly, the Trow and the Tartan". Marcus has been taught from an early age
through the Stromness band as piping or drumming is not taught by the local authority.
Well done from the entire band Marcus!
On June 20th Stromness RBL travelled to the Aberdeen Games to compete at both Grade 4B and 4A level. Stromness
returned home with 2nd in 4B and 1st in 4A. This is the first time Stromness have played up a grade with a full
band, and the first time playing the new 4A March Strathspey and Reel set. The event marked the full band's anniversary
in competition, as it was the Aberdeen Games in 2009 that our competitive debut was made. During the event the band was
also appointed the lead band for the Mass Band display, and given the responsibility for playing for the Drum Major's
Competition. The band now has a short break from competition and will be using this to build for the World Pipe Band Championships
in August. The full results at Aberdeen Games can be found on the
RSPBA HQ Result site.
For the forth year in a row Stromness RBL has had the privilege to open the Orkney Folk Festival in Stromness.
There was also a street performance by the band on the Saturday afternoon, Cliff and Ewan (the Duelling Drummers)
opened the Sunday night farewell concert while Ian MacDonald played the Hamnavoe away from the peir on Monday Morning.
Another very busy week end for the band!
On May 22nd a team of 12 Pipers and 7 Drummers travelled to the RSPBA Scottish Championships
in Dumbarton to compete against 22 bands in Grade 4B. The team was made up from youth
and experience with members ranging from 14 to 73 years of age. This was the bands
first attempt at a Major Championship, and we are obviously delighted with this
achievement. Our next competitive outing will be at Aberdeen Games on June 20th,
which will be followed by the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow on August 14th.
The full results can be found on the
RSPBA HQ Result site..
A team of 8 pipers and 7 drummers travelled to the Royal British Legion National Mini Band Championships in Edinburgh on
April 3rd. The band returned home with 1st in the Grade 4 Mini bands, 1st in the Open MSR Quartet competition, and Clifford
Seatter won the Open Solo Drumming for the second year in succession. Well done to all that took part on what was a great
outing. Were are now looking forward to the Scottish Championships at Dumbarton on May 22.
Lead Drummer Clifford Seatter and side drummer Euan Sinclair were taking part in the final of Talented Orkney (a county-wide variety show and talent competition to raise
money for cancer charities CLIC Sargent and CLAN) at the week end (March 27th).
The "Duelling Drummers" successfully made the final after coming through an earlier West Mainland qualifying heat. Their stunning performance can be seen on
Stromness RBL were all set to attend the North Of Scotland Mini Bands to defend the Grade 4 title with 3 strong Minibands until the overnight ferry to Aberdeen
was cancelled due to Gale Force winds. This was a huge disappointment for the band, however all the hard work leading up to the event is not lost and we are now looking
forward to the RBL Mini Bands in Edinburgh on April 3rd.
On February 20th Stromness travelled overnight to Aberdeen with 11 pipers to compete at the RSPBA North of Scotland branch quartets
in Grade 4 and Grade 3. As usual the competition was very well attended with 21 and 10 band in Grade 4 and 3 respectively.
The highlights from the contest for Stromness were 2nd and 4th in Grade 4 and a fantastic 2nd in Grade 3.
Well done to all who took part. The full results can be found on the
RSPBA NoS web site..
Stromness travelled north to Lerwick to take part in the 2010 Up Helly Aa fire festival with the
Lerwick RBL Pipe Band.
This was the band's first time at Europe's largest fire festival and was attended by 11 pipers, 10 drummers and a Drum Major.
During the trip to Shetland the band also played for the Holocaust memorial day for the Lerwick branch of the RBL.
More information on Up Helly Aa can be found
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Galaxy Quest is one of my favorite nerd tribute/parody movies. It walks the fine line between mocking nerd culture and providing serious nerd-o-tainment. We're given a "still in her prime" Sigourney Weaver, a young (smoking hot) Missi Pyle, a spot on Justin Long, a solid performance from Sam Rockwell…. and Tim Allen channeling William Shatner. This movie made me laugh then and makes me laugh now on different levels. The best part about Galaxy Quest is that it's a comedy wrapped around a phenomenal Sci-Fi movie. The struggle between the Termians and the evil warlord Sarris who is bent on obtaining the mythical "Omega 13″.
Earlier this week, producer Lindsay Collins presented the nerd-verse a juicy tidbit in an interview while promiting "John Carter".
"We had lunch with Sigourney, who was telling us that there actually used to be an R-rated version of that movie which was awesome. It was the director's cut and it was R-rated and everybody was swearing and there were sex scenes, and the whole thing. They didn't know what to do with it, so they had to re-edit the whole thing and made it what it is today. We were like, 'How do we get our hands on the R-rated version of Galaxy Quest?' She said 'I don't know!' and we were like, 'Come on, Sigourney!"
Wait…. What was that… Doth my ears deceive me? Could there possible be a version of Galaxy Quest out there with some hot and steamy Weaver/Rockwell action out there… or… well.. any combination of humans and/or aliens in the film?? This nerd sure hopes so. If such a version exists, what would you hope to see? Would you enjoy a love triangle between Jason Nesmith, Gwen DeMarco, and the shape shifting Laliari? We can only hope that this cut will eventually see the light of day.


text: I decided to share these cute little medicine cup ornaments I made. I have been getting more in the Christmas spirit... I think it has something to do with this cold weather here in Florida. I actually found one of these in a thrift store and thought it was a cool idea. I had the medicine cups in my stash and some nice little miniature trees and figures that would fit inside the cups. You have to carefully drill a hole in the top of the cup just enough to put a string through. ( I used my dremel, it only takes a few seconds) The next thing I did was punch out 2 circles to fit the bottom of the cup... you glue them together to make them sturdier than one alone. Then you can thread your bead through the end and knot it on the inside of the cup and slide one on the outer side for decoration as well. (see pics) After this step I see where to position my trees or people ... whatever you are going to put on the inside of the cup. I chose a tree and a figure for all of mine. I took little seed or silver beads and decorated the trees before I glued them down. Then I glued down the figure and put some snow on them. When I was ready to finish I piled a bunch of snow in the middle and then put a big layer of glue around the outside of the cup and placed it down on the punched out circle to finish. You will probably have to wipe around the outside and have to hold the string when your are doing this last part. When it was dry I glued a thin strip of ribbon around the outside. I think these make a cute project and are even a good one for a little older kids to do. Hope you like these and if you have a question just post it and I'll get back to you. Thanks for looking :) I am going to post some of the other little things I made too. One is a plexiglass glitter ornament (my mom scooped her up) and I made a bunch of pin~up girl shaker magnets.


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Dear QUFA Members,
The Ratification Vote has closed, and a majority has approved ratification. 531 members (or 55.14% of all eligible members) voted; 507 members voted to ratify, and 24 members voted against ratification. 95.48% of voting members voted to ratify the tentative collective agreement. As the Board of Trustees of Queen's University voted to ratify this agreement on August 18th, the new collective agreement is now in effect. An electronic version of the new contract will be available as soon as QUFA Staff and Faculty Relations can incorporate the changes. We will post the "Summary of Changes" to the QUFA website as soon as possible for your reference in the meantime. Any questions about current terms and conditions should be addressed to QUFA Staff (http://qufa.ca/about/contacts-and-organization/).
We will communicate with you as ongoing discussions around the Queen's Pension Plan unfold.
On behalf of the QUFA Executive Committee, I thank the Bargaining Team, all those who supported them and you, QUFA members, for your valuable contributions to this process.
Lynne Hanson
QUFA President, Assistant Professor Faculty of Law Queen's University


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Somasegar has announced that his team has released to manufacturing Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5.
"We hope that Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 enables you as an individual or as a team to build great applications. Whether you are a professional developer or a software enthusiast, are building applications for the client, server, web, or devices we hope you have fun with these products as your software is our passion."
The entire family of Visual Studio products (from the Express Editions to the Professional version to Visual Studio Team Suite) and .NET Framework 3.5 are available for immediate download here.
For those of you interested in VSX, Aaron Marten published an update on his blog: "As a reminder, the August 2007 CTP of the Visual Studio 2008 SDK is not compatible with the release version of Visual Studio 2008.". But he thinks they have the final build, and have a plan on posting it to the web later this week after some final testing.
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Dan Reich
Co-Founder & CEO, Troops
Dan is an entrepreneur with a background in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Troops - a venture-backed business that is building artificial intelligence for work. He is also the Co-Founder and President of TULA - a private equity backed health and beauty business that has developed the world's first line of probiotic skincare products. Before that, Dan was a Co-Founder of Spinback - acquired by Buddy Media in May 2011, then acquired by Salesforce in June 2012. On the side, he volunteers as a member of National Ski Patrol. And in between, he occasionally write words (see Forbes), crank tunes, and every now and again, hit up the globe for some traveling.
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For many business executives, the period between Thanksgiving and New Years can be slower than normal. Many of their business partners and customers are either consumed with holiday business or holiday cheer. In either case, this can be a great time to plan your 2003 public relations program.
While many publicity opportunities arise in the course of daily business, many other campaigns and plans can be thought out well ahead of time.
Read more.
There is little that irritates reporters more than trying unsuccessfully to reach a company contact person to follow up on a press release. Its time to take a look at just how accessible you are. Here are some key issues to address.
First of all, make sure that the contact number on your press release or media kit is a direct line to a live person. Never intentionally place a journalist into a phone tree or voicemail. The best of all worlds is to have the actual contact person answer the phone.
A recent report from the Malaysia Star describes how CEOs are reaching out to PR firms to polish their public images. This is a trend that we are seeing around the globe.
The issue has been brought to a head by the many corporate scandals of the past year. CEOs are beginning to realize that a communications program is essential to dealing with crisis situations. How these situations are handled by those in charge makes a large impact on company stakeholders.
Read more.
A recent article in PR Week documented a unique Trylon campaign that received quite a bit of attention and worked well for our client. The key was using creativity to make a point and to raise your organization above the clutter.
The case in point was New York Citys drive to be selected by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) as the U.S. candidate city for the 2012 Olympic Games. A close race had developed between New York and San Francisco, and Trylon had been tasked with demonstrating the large level of grassroots support for the Olympics in New York.
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text: It has been 2,000 years since the death of Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome. The city hosts a number of events to commemorate his life, and opens Italian archaelogical sites which are usually closed off. Al Jazeera's Claudio Lavanga reports from Rome. SOURCE: Al Jazeera Politics Arts & Culture Human Rights Europe History


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Phuket does not only offer great sites for experienced sailors who choose a bareboat yacht, it also offers facilities for newbies who want to learn sailing in Phuket. With Phuket's limestone stacks along coastlines in the surrounding Andaman Sea and an abundance of delicious food learning to sail in Phuket is amazing.
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By Captain Phuket on February 12, 2014 in Phuket Sailing, Sailing in the Andaman Sea
There is a multitude of Fantastic sailing adventures available in and around the shores & Islands of Phuket. If you look further North, the current opening of the Burma and Mergui Archipelago the possible of pristine views appear to be endless.


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A Day at the Races
Ok, not really. Yesterday, Jesse, my parents, and I did go to Santa Anita Park and ate breakfast at Clocker's Corner. I'm not really interested in horses, racing, or gambling, but it was a nice breakfast outdoors. After breakfast we took the "seabiscuit tour". The tour is a tram ride though the back areas of Santa Anita and gives a small glimpse at what it's like to be a jockey.
From Santa Anita we drove up to my uncles house in to pay a quick visit, and then we drove over to Sierra Madre, and I was able to see several of the houses that my grandparents lived in (my mom's dad grew up in that area), and that my mom lived in for the first few years of her life. It looks like a very nice old community (rare for Southern California).
After the trip down memory lane for my mom, we drove over to her house and visited with my sister and her kids. It was a pretty long, but fun day.


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Thursday, 31 January 2013
Today is the last day of school holidays, which immediately implies on some historical event that is going to take place tomorrow. Historical or not, that's not my topic for this post; I actually wanted to talk about the school holidays themselves.
To my great surprise, I greatly enjoyed them! I enjoyed spending time at home, I enjoyed spending time with my wife and son, I enjoyed us going together to Sydney and Canberra, and I enjoyed taking time off work to look after my son and go do stuff together. From time to time, doing stuff together even felt better than not going to work. And you know what? This arrangement I had with the wife, where we alternate daily between going to work and looking after the son? I can get used to that!
The result? For the first time in decades I feel that bitter taste that comes with going back to school.
There was more to these school holidays. For the first time in years I got to enjoy consistently longer night time sleeps. After years of sleeping around six hour a night, I got almost a month of seven to eight hours of sleep. It made me notice something weird.
I do not feel particularly more energetic with this extra sleep that I was getting. However, I noticed that I feel I'm dreaming more. To be more accurate, I notice that I remember dreaming and remember the contents of my dreams much better. In other words, sleeping longer makes for much interesting, dare I say rewarding, sleeps. My dreams are cool, man.
So: Here's looking for the next school break!
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Settled in greenery in the core of Delhi, ITC Maurya – a head lavish lodging in the capital city of India, is recognized as the favored 'Home for World Leaders and Global Icons' for more than 35 years. The 437 room property exemplifies the lavish inn involvement with excellent administration and warm neighborliness absorbed Indian conventions. ITC Maurya has appointed industry benchmarks in wellbeing and security; It offers a wide decision of premium rooms and suites with incredibly famous eateries including the notorious Bukhara, banqueting offices, spa and health naming it under the finest choices that any adventurer would take!
Situated in Chanakyapuri, this lavish lodging is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Dhaula Kuan and 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Rashtrapati Bhavan. Nehru Park and Teen Murti Bhavan are likewise inside 3 miles (5 km).
Lodging highlights
5 eateries, a full-benefit spa and an outside pool are accessible at this inn. Valet stopping is free. Furthermore, a wellness focus, a bar/relax and a poolside bar are nearby.
Room courtesies
Each of the 437 independently embellished rooms include WiFi and 24-hour room benefit. Visitors can appreciate streamed baths, and other standard enhancements incorporate separate sitting regions, fast (wired) Internet get to (extra charge) and LCD TVs.
A Capital Address
In the verdurous enclave of Chanakyapuri, the stateliness of ITC Maurya apropos mirrors the tranquil respect of its area. Arranged in the political enclave of New Delhi, in closeness to the passageways of energy in the capital city, ITC Maurya has for quite some time been the favored settlement of Heads of State, Royalty and Business Leaders from over the world.
Saturated with History
Propelled by the stupendous Mauryan administration, one of the world's biggest and most effective kingdoms at its pinnacle, this 5 star lavish inn communicates the refined elegance and magnificence looking like this forceful realm. It additionally mirrors the numerous captivating features of the Mauryas and their 'Brilliant Rule' – from the conundrum of the Buddhist King Ashoka who was viewed as the most brutal and the gentlest leaders ever, the power of Chandragupta and his inconceivable shrewd guide, Chanakya, and the appropriateness magnificence of the tradition, ITC Maurya is a tribute to the Mauryan administration!
Refined Artistry
Satisfied with verifiable implications that have sprung to existence with the invigorating essentialness of the contemporary translation by some of India's finest specialists, ITC Maurya houses an extremely valuable and flawless accumulation of craftsmanship by Krishen Khanna, M.F. Husain, Tyeb Mehta, Yusuf Arakkal, A R Ramachandran, Akbar Padamsee and that's only the tip of the iceberg.
Culinary Excellence
A huge element on the agendas of gourmets over the world, ITC Maurya's eateries guarantee a one of a kind ordeal of valid Indian and worldwide cooking. One of Delhi's most mainstream eating goal, the inn houses the universally acclaimed Bukhara for Indian North-West outskirts cooking, which has been reliably voted among the "Top 50 Restaurants in the World" and the "Top 20 in Asia', Dum Pukht was additionally voted in favor of regal Awadhi food, perceived as one of the "World's Best Classic Restaurants" by Conde Nast Traveler Gold Standard.
Capable Luxury
ITC Maurya is a Green Hotel underwriting Responsible Luxury and is guaranteed as the world's first LEED EB* Platinum evaluated inn by the US Green Building Council (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design in the current building class).
Discretionary additional items
The accompanying expenses and stores are charged by the property at the season of administration, registration or registration.
Charge for buffet breakfast: INR1250 per individual (approximately)Fee for in-room remote Internet: INR 299 for every 24-hour time span (rates may vary)Fee for in-room wired Internet: INR 299 for every 24-hour duration (rates may vary)Fee for remote Internet in broad daylight zones: INR 299 for every 24-hour term (rates may vary)Fee for wired Internet in broad daylight territories: INR 299 for each 24-hour term (rates may vary)Airport carry expense: INR1427 per vehicle (one-way)Rollaway bed expense: INR2000 every night
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Paying tribute to the immense Mauryan tradition, ITC Maurya exhibit and commends Mauryan engineering. The lodging utilizes a mark 'East meets West' style of Mauryan discretion that consolidates a noteworthy quality with contemporary offices to make an unrivaled lavish inn encounter.
Fittingly, the 438-room property is arranged in the Capital's elite Diplomatic Enclave in Chanakyapuri, in closeness to Delhi's hallways of energy. The inn has for quite some time been the favored settlement of heads of state, sovereignty and business pioneers from over the world. The different suites are named after well known identities from the Mauryan age that incorporate the Chanakya fantastic presidential suite, the Chandragupta presidential suite and some more. While the insides of these suites give a whiff of the Gupta Empire, the cleaned marble, cut teaks, and stone, and iron position structures characterize the Mauryan period.
The design of the lodging ascends in ventures in the style of a Buddhist stupa.
ITC Maurya is a tribute to the celebrated Mauryan Dynasty which gave Indian history the Golden Age of craftsmanship, engineering and culture.
At the point when Maurya authorized Meera Mukherjee to complete a figure on Ashoka, she concentrated on Ashoka's slow change from being a warrior to turning into a thinker statesman. The Ashoka design at Nandiya plant is a bronze mammoth structure transcending to a tallness of somewhere in the range of twelve feet, portraying him both with characteristics of a stupendous ruler alongside a powerless, quiet quietness enlisting on the substance of the model.
The inn houses an extremely valuable and dazzling gathering of workmanship by driving Indian craftsmen running from Krishen Khanna to M F Husain, Tyeb to Akbar Padamsee and some more.


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The Blood Moon Theatre is delighted to announce their inclusion in this year's Sydney Fringe. With eight shows across from the 5th of September till the 30th, it's bound to be action-packed.
The full line-up of plays are:
Awake - 5 - 9 September
It's the middle of the night. The air is still, the moon is up, foxes are skulking under lampposts. Many people are blissfully asleep, unaware of the tortured souls around them who are struggling to sleep. But there is a place where they can meet, a place to find comfort and solace... "I'm Awake"... are you?
I See - 5 - 9 September
Snap shots - fragments of the mind. I see confronts anxiety and explores thought processes with the aid of spoken word and ... Tap Dance. Look into the mind of an "every - day - man" confronting his demons as best as he can.
All Stations to Social Disconnection - 12 - 16 September
Come face to face with the realities of using public transport. Living in a world consumed by technology, stuck in a constant quiet carriage. You've been on the train but never like this before.
Prisoners' Dilemma - 14 - 16 September
Five strangers trapped in a prison cell must face a dangerous dilemma; risk drinking the cyanide or take control with the gun. Their deranged captor just has one rule - only one of them gets out alive. The Australian premiere of Matthew Lynch's funny yet poignant play explores the facades we maintain and what happens when they are broken down.
Noughty Girls - 19 - 23 September
Part sketch comedy, part memoir and full-on nostalgic mayhem, the Noughty Girls are taking you back to a time when flip-phones were fetch, Dolly was our doctor and belly-button piercings were bitchin'. Join them for a very noughty trip down memory lane.
Waiting for Manot - 19 - 23 September
An absurdity in two acts. "If only they'd rape in in the morning, at least I'd get some sleep". Two women wait for the mysterious Manot. The question is if he comes - which one of them will he choose?
I LOVE YOU: A Story of Forbidden Love - 26 - 30 September
This human rights play portrays the strength of the human spirit. Isleen and Asad's story is set at the times of WW1 where a Muslim Turkish woman betrays her father by falling in love with a Christian Armenian man. All religions are based on love and love will always conquer.
What Happened to Mari-Lyn - 26 - 30 September
How did she get here? What pushed her over the edge? It's potentially her last 50 minutes of the rest of her life, she tells stories enveloped in busty ballads, sultry smooth moves and pathetic hilarity.
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|May 30th, 2009
Worst from my POV was that spartans could also been called spart-****, because their afinity to train young boys in "back tactics", I think you can understand me, although it looked like the Spartan and Greeks had a society full out of topics.
It was famous the "Thebas sacred Batallion/Band", 300 hoplites considered unbeatable who lived homosexuality and pederasty like something even necesary to template the young ones.
But that society was so anomalous for it´s time in a lot of senses, including relationships between hetero partners, rights, etc.
I don´t wanna look like I have anything against homosexual partners at all, I don´t mind whatever one person does with his mouth, pennis, arse or vagine. I just know the use I give my own and I don´t care other ones.
I even have magnific homo friends in work and outside work and they are my friends... But I still feel rare watching the film "300", gay relations covered with the exaltation of masculinity with not any femenine movement (who played to be the woman???)
Damned historicians
|August 7th, 2009
The best soldiers, and the best heroes, are the soldiers who didnt come home, didnt have children, didnt grow old, because they died for our freedom.
One of the most Manly men and bravest soldiers ever has to be Pat Tillman (1976-2004) What makes Tillman one of the greatest men of modern times is that, for him, it wasn't enough to be big, look like a Marvel superhero, and crush guys on the football field. Real men make hard choices. Tillman didnt screw around in this category. But first things first: Pat Tillman was a great athlete (He played for the Arizona Cardinals from 1999-2001) and he had a frickin mullet! He was also named 19997 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He broke the franchise record for tackles (as it were the femur of a malnourished Taliban soldier) with 224 in his rookie year, which to you non-football fans he kicked serious arse.
As I said earlier, real men make hard choices. In 2001 Pat Tillman's arse kicking would take a turn after the attacks of September 11th. In retaliation to the cowardly attack by AL Qaeda, Tillman joined the U.S. Army as an elite Army Ranger. Not only did he turn down a multi-year, multi-million dollar NFL contract to go kill our wofe beating sub-human friends known as the Taliban, but he also turned down the position as an officer so he could get some real blood on his hands. It is choices and actions like this that define the word hero. Sadly, and almost unbelievably, Tillman was killed in action. He most likely went died in the midst of some incomprehensible feat of heroics. This makes him a hero, he turned down things that most people would steal and kill for and died defending our freedom. With the details sketchy I think it's safe to assume Tillman went down amongst a pile of hundreds if not thousands of dead Taliban soldiers. Many of these soldiers no doubt suffered broken arms, legs, necks and other grotesque blunt force trauma as Tillman probably at some point spent the last of his ammunition and had to confront the enemy army with his bare hands. One can only imagine how many bullets it must have taken to bring him down.
Pat Tillman is one of the manliest men in modern times. Tillman was a gleaming pillar of virtue. When all the rich millionares and buisnessmen die, no one will remember them, but they will build statues of men like Pat Tillman. Just remember, this was a man who would have most certainly been President one day had he wished it. Tragically, we may never understand what we lost. Rest in peace Mr. Tillman.
|December 29th, 2009
In fact it is a Spanish guy, Juan Desconocido Despreciado, an anecdote from his heroic carreer:
One day, during a NATO exercise in the late ´80s, three TF commander, one from the US, the other a Brit, and a Spaniard, had a a short TB and started boasting about their guys qualities and valor.
The US Major, claiming his Cav guys were the best soldiers around ever, called up one of them and asked him to stop a Bradley with his body. His guy tried without hestiation, got run over, and barely survived.
The Brit Major, not impressed, claimed his guys to be even more courageous and obedient, called one of his sargents up and asked him to shoot hiself in the foot. The man, of cause, complied without hesitation.
The Spaniard, a bit in distress as his guys were not around, using the TB to disappear for a nap instantly, finally spotted Juan Desconocido Despreciado on top of an 20 mtr (60 ft) antennae mast he was rigging, and said: "Gentlemen, I am not impressed, look what our simple soldiers are capable of in Spain!"
Having finished, he shouted up to Juan to jump from the mast to the ground: "NOW!", upon which Juan Desconocido Despreciado shouted back: "You think I am stupid, my Major? Come up and jump down yourself if you feel like!"
The Spanish Major then turned to the other commanders and said: "Well, gentlemen, here you have it: This is *true* valor and courage!"
So, I vote all Juans Desconocidos Despreciados of any nation as the greatest soldiers, *ever*!
|January 2nd, 2010
A lot of you guys seem to be picking commanders. Personally, I'd vote for Simo Häyhä
"Häyhä was credited with 505 confirmed kills of Soviet soldiers,[2][4] and 542 if including the unconfirmed deaths.[4] The unofficial Finnish frontline figure from the battlefield of Kollaa places the number of Häyhä's sniper kills over 800.[5] A daily account of the kills at Kollaa was conducted for the Finnish snipers. Besides his sniper kills, Häyhä was also credited with over two hundred kills with a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun, thus bringing his credited kills to at least 705.[4] Remarkably, all of Häyhä's kills were accomplished in fewer than 100 days."
|January 3rd, 2010
To answer your question, here is another quote from Wikipedia:
"It took several years for Häyhä to recuperate from his wound. The bullet had crushed his jaw and blown off his left cheek. Nonetheless, he made a full recovery and became a successful moose hunter and dog breeder after World War II, and hunted with Finnish president Urho Kekkonen.
When asked in 1998 how he had become such a good shot, he answered, "Practice." When asked if he regretted killing so many people, he said "I did what I was told to as well as I could." Simo Häyhä spent his last years in a small village called Ruokolahti located in the south-east of Finland near the Russian border."


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Jackie Horne is a Contributing Editor for FinanceAsia
Chinese white goods giant executes an aggressively priced but well received deal that trades up despite stock price volatility.
Government presses reluctant SOEs and ministry officials after executing just a quarter of its 2017 divestment target.
After dislodging the state owned sector at home, leading private sector players are starting to develop regional footprints.
When is an IPO not an IPO? When a deal is done the Vietnamese way.
A second US-focused real estate investment trust launches a Singapore IPO in the hope of riding the momentum generated by its closest peer.
Equity capital markets are enjoying a breakout year as issuance levels gather momentum.
Vietnam is back on investors' radar screen with the launch of a record-breaking IPO. Can it avoid the pitfalls of 2007?
A sextet of large insurance IPOs kick off with the launch of an $890 million deal for ICICI Lombard. Are investors happy to be showered with up to $6 billion of highly valued paper?
Issuance activity picks up backed by strong domestic and international fund flows.
Why has issuance not been stronger given secondary market performance?
It has been a fairly quiet year so far, but Asian equity capital markets are stirring back to life, as a number of jumbo IPOs and sought-after tech deals loom into view.
Hangzhou-based logistics firm hopes to avoid the experience of competitor ZTO Express and steer its IPO safely to its final destination.
Bankers anticipate a marked reduction in supply after three banner quarters, but look to leveraged finance to keep the fees rolling in.
Chinese issuance may tail off as regulators indicate they will not approve any more offshore bonds once the National People's Congress gets under way in mid-October.
Region enters the record books with four months of the year still to go. Will issuance continue to set such a frantic pace over the autumn and winter months?


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ARVC (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy)
|Boxer ARVC is an adult onset heart muscle disease that can lead to sudden death or the development of congestive heart failure. This is an inherited disease and the average age of development of clinical signs is 6 years. However, onset can vary greatly.
Boxers should have a 24 Holter monitor performed annually beginning at 3 years of age. A single normal holter reading does not mean your dog is not going to develop ARVC; only that s/he does not have it at this time.
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From Straitstimes.com:
GENEVA (AP)- CLIMATE change is a major obstacle to a 2004 global treaty aimed at cutting exposure to 21 highly dangerous chemicals, says a new UN-commissioned report issued on Monday.
The 66-page report says the risks of exposure could increase if more stockpiles and landfills leak due to flooding, or other extreme weather linked to rising temperatures. Chemicals stored in stockpiles or waste dumps to be incinerated or removed later could simply wash away, become more volatile, or escape in the warmer weather through gas emissions, it says.
'Significant climate-induced changes are foreseen in relation to future releases of persistent organic pollutants into the environment ... subsequently leading to higher health risks both for human populations and the environment,' says Donald Cooper, the Geneva-based UN treaty's executive secretary, in the preface.
The report was presented to experts meeting at a UN environment meeting on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya. The treaty, known as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPs, is intended to protect the environment and people's health from what it calls very dangerous chemicals that accumulate in the environment, travel long distances by air and water, and work their way through the food chain.
These chemicals pose a known risk to humans and the environment because they persist in people's bodies - damaging reproductive health, leading to mental health problems, or causing cancer or impede growth.
Initially the treaty focussed on 12 chemicals known as the 'dirty dozen', such as the widely banned pesticides DDT and chlordane. The use of DDT in sprays to kill malaria-spreading mosquitoes has been allowed under exception in the treaty, but the UN says there are good alternatives to combat malaria and hopes to phase out DDT completely by the early 2020s.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
"UN sees rising risks from climate, toxic chemicals"
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Please join us for another community potluck! Bring your favourite dish to share (a main, a side, a salad, or a dessert). We ask that you write out the recipe so that those with allergies can make informed choices. Bring your favourite board game!!
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EASTON, Conn. -- Easton Police are investigating a break-in at a home on Brookside Drive that was discovered by a tree worker, as well as an apparent theft of a painting from another home.
On Wednesday, Sept. 27, a worker from a tree company called police to say that he believed a burglary had taken place on Brookside Road. He said that he had been going to residents on the home to speak with homeowners about doing some work on the street. That morning, he found that glass had been broken in the front door of a home, police said.
The door appeared to have been forcibly opened, police said. The worker said that when he was there the day before, the door was not damaged. The homeowner was contacted, and the incident is under investigation, police said.
In a separate incident, an Easton resident came to the police department on Thursday, Sept. 28 and reported that a painting had been stolen from her home. The case is under investigation, police said.
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Once again, Podcasting Veteran, James Martell and Digital Marketing Strategist, Kimberly Juchnowski are in the secret beach hut studio discussing how you can develop a lifestyle business that lets you spend less time doing business and more time enjoying family, travel and the things that matter most. They've covered multiple topics, from how to use a podcast to monetize and eBook to podcast production services. An ongoing theme is the power of podcasting as a tool for generating new leads and clients.
As previous guests have demonstrated, podcasting is particularly effective technique that allows coaches (personal coaches, business coaches, fitness coaches, etc.) to generate new clients. This week James and Kimberly will talk to Jonathon Chant, a fitness coach marketing his services via the Fitness for Freedom Podcast.
Jonathan is a registered Kinesiologist and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He believes that there is really nothing more important than how we take care of our bodies and our minds. And he loves sharing fitness tools and watching his clients reach their goals.
Podcasting didn't come easily for Jonathan. In fact, he found that interviewing people and having it sound like a natural conversation was really challenging. That's why he developed a different format for the Fitness for Freedom Podcast.
Jonathon says he started working online because he didn't like having to get up so early in the morning. It sounds like a joke, but it's actually an excellent point. A podcast is a fantastic tool for a fitness coach marketing his services. But it is also a way to be there for your clients at any moment that's convenient to them (even 5:00 in the morning).
The Fitness for Freedom Podcast follows a different format than we're used to hearing about. Jonathan's puts out five shows per week. That sounds like a lot of content, but the episodes are only 5-10 minutes long. You see, Jonathon likes to provide value to his clients in the form of fitness tips they can put to use right away. In fact, when he puts together a show, he starts by identifying the take-away he wants to give his listeners and works from there.
Like the other fitness coaches we've heard from, Jonathan uses his show to attract new clients. Listen as he explains how he nearly doubled the number of downloads in only a month, and also how his no guest, no co-host format works.
Jonathan's podcast may inspire you to start some new fitness routines, and it will certainly give you a great example of his short, to the point and immediate results podcasting format:
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Between now and next summer's Olympic Games in Rio we will be focusing on the different sports and Team GB athletes to keep an eye out for. The latest Olympic Spotlight sees us concentrate on judo.
WHERE: Carioca Arena 2
WHEN: August 6-12
MEDAL EVENTS: 14 (men's -60kg, -66kg, -73kg, -81kg, -90kg, -100kg, +100kg; women's -48kg, -52kg, -57kg, -63kg, -70kg, -78kg, +78kg)
Judo means 'gentle way' in Japanese and the martial art was created by university lecturer Jigoro Kano in 1882, when he studied the techniques of jiu-jitsu and eliminated the most dangerous.
The objective of judo is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground, immobilise or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin for 20 seconds, or force a submission.
Judo was first contested at an Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 and after not being included at the 1968 Games, it has been an Olympic sport in each Olympiad since.
Only male judoka competed until the 1988 Games in Seoul, when women first participated as a demonstration sport.
From Barcelona 1992 onwards female judoka have also been awarded medals with competitors now competing in one of seven weight classes per gender.
Judoka compete in weight classes with each country qualifying a maximum of 14 athletes – one per weight class.
Rio 2016 will see 386 judoka in action with host nation Brazil being reserved a spot in each of the 14 events, 20 further places made available to countries through a Tripartite Commission Invitation and the remaining athletes qualifying though the world ranking list.
The world ranking list began on May 30, 2014 and ended two years later on the same date with the top 22 men and 14 women in each division qualifying directly.
Team GB qualified seven judo places in Rio with the septet of Nekoda Smythe-Davis (women's -57kg), Alice Schlesinger (women's -63kg), Sally Conway (women's -70kg), Natalie Powell (women's -78kg), Ashley McKenzie (men's -60kg), Colin Oates (men's -66kg) and Benjamin Fletcher (men's -100kg) being named for the Games earlier this month.
Ricardo Blas Jr from Guam, nicknamed 'Little Mountain', became the heaviest athlete to compete at any modern Olympic Games when he took part in judo at London 2012 weighing 218kg.
Team GB have won a mammoth 18 judo medals at the Olympic Games but are still looking for a first gold, meaning they lie 31st in the all-time medal table.
Munich 1972 saw Team GB's first judo medals as David Starbrook took -93kg silver and Brian Jacks sealed bronze in the -80kg category.
Four years ago, unranked Gemma Gibbons beat three favourites en route to winning a memorable -78kg silver medal while Karina Bryant took +78kg bronze at the ExCel Exhibition Centre.
That took Team GB's all-time medal haul in the sport to eight silvers and ten bronzes.
The seven-strong Team GB squad head to Rio confident of leaving with medals and three of that number will be making a second Olympic appearance.
Ashley McKenzie, who won Commonwealth Games gold in 2014, 2011 European Championship bronze medallist Colin Oates and Commonwealth bronze medallist Sally Conway all competed at London 2012.
Benjamin Fletcher completes the men's line-up as he prepares to make his Olympic debut while two-time Masters medallist Natalie Powell, Baku Grand Slam champion Alice Schlesinger and multiple Grand Prix medallist Nekoda Smythe-Davis will also be competing at an Olympic Games for the first time.
Londoner McKenzie on defying the odds
The secrets of making the weight in judo


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A great little city with a mixture of olde world charm and modern convenience, Hampton is located on the northern end of the Hampton Roads family of cities. This coastal community has everything you need for enjoying life.
Great shopping is found at many major shopping areas, Peninsula Town Center being the largest, with a variety of retail shops as well as a wide range of restaurants to suit everyone's tastes. The Hampton Coliseum attracts great concerts and events throughout the year. Hampton is within easy access of all the military bases, with Langley Air Force Base right in Hampton.
Rich in history, Hampton is home to Fort Monroe and is less than an hour from Williamsburg with all the civil war battlefields the history buff could ever want to explore. If screaming and laughter are more your thing, seek out the fun and adventure of Busch Gardens and Water Country USA, also found in Williamsburg.
Higher education abounds in this area. Hampton University is right in the city limits, with Christopher Newport University just next door in Newport News. The College of William and Mary is a quick drive up the road and across the water are a couple more colleges.
Hampton is a city with so much to offer. Give us a call and let us show you where you can find your next home!
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About This Project
These are annotated wireframes I worked on for the Movado site. These wireframes covered all aspects of the site, including product catalogs, product detail pages, 'compare' features, search results, the checkout flow, and customer service pages.
My Contribution
I was on the project for about five weeks, and in that time, worked on all aspects of the site listed above. I made decisions regarding layout, content, and interaction design.


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Affinity Photo for Mac
Has anyone tried the new Affinity ?
Does LR reads the generated files ?
Hi Antonio. I have purchased Affinity Photo and am quite pleased with many of the features of it.
As for Lightroom being able to read files - - - Affinity does have it's own proprietary format called .afphoto. When I attempted to Import those files into Lightroom, they were NOT recognized.
However - files from within Affinity Photo can be Exported out using popular formats like JPEG, TIFF, PSD etc. All of these formats Imported into Lightroom without issue.
For my workflow though, I am always Importing my files from my memory card into Lightroom as a first step and way to keep my files organized. I who never find myself opening any files in a Photoshop or Photo style editor as a first option.
And so there are no file compatibility issues with Affinity Photo if done this way, as I would open any files required more extensive composite work, from within Lightroom and when done, Affinity Photo sends them back to Lightroom where I can continue on processing, saving and printing.
I have just put together a video showing the steps involved in setting up Affinity Photo as an External Editor for integration into Lightroom Workflow:
Thank you Robert for the explanation and video.
I have not bought it ... so far.
Using this software is a way to overcome the monthly payment to Adobe by subscribing CS and that looks an advantage for the user.
Perhaps Affinity would be even more competitive if it would have incorporated a file management like the one in LR with keywords for example.
Would love to have it on Windows to totally ditch Adobe CC !!
Move to Apple instead ...
Next year perhaps :) :)
Ahah, never ... I'm a free man ;-)
LOL we are never, never really free ! LOL
I also would never consider storing images in anything but a file that can be read by my other software. So one can decide to routinely save all Affinity files as .Tiff or .jpg. I haven't looked for a setting in Affinity as yet, but I would imagine that one should be able to set a default for OSD, Tiff it whatever one wishes.
For some time I worked with Affinity.
I was upset about the missing connection between the two apps and I decided to move on and work only with LR and CS6.
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The career transition can be one of the hardest parts of life. People are trying to navigate their course and keep a good attitude at the same time. People who tend to focus on where they want to go, usually have a better attitude during career transition. Make the choice today to smile, be good to a friend, and know that you are another day closer to your dream career.
Feel free to comment or share with someone who may need some encouragement during their transition.