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'Today, I am sharing with you how I setup my journal to help me be more productive. I use to be an avid agenda user (possibly even a hoarder of them) but since I am no longer teaching in the classroom, my schedule isn't as tight and rigid, so I have gravitated to a semi 'bullet journal' method of planning things.
Bullet journaling helps me focus on routines and my todo's rather than having to adhere to a tight schedule of things all day."
Bullet journaling helps me focus on routines and my todo's rather than having to adhere to a tight schedule of things all day. And that is what I am all about these days - developing and living by healthy routines. I'm good with routines, and terrible with schedules. Timelines/schedules stress me the eff out and are often met with pressure and expectations (this is what goes on in my head).
Now, this may sounds like crazy talk to you, but it is something I have learned about myself. We're all creatures of habit, so routines are healthy for everyone...but some of us are just free spirits and need to be able to move/work through the world without a set timeline. (These said people are probably also a little scattered with their thoughts -like me- so maybe this post will help them see how I organize mine.)
My Favorite Journaling Supplies :
Tips to Get started:
My first tip is to find a journal, or agenda that you love and will want to use daily. And really think about it. Ask yourself,
My second tip would be to think about the functionality of your journal and how you'll actually use it before you start writing in it.
I will use this journal for all things MyfriendCourt and StudiOH, Shoppe! I don't have it separated into two sections, though, more so by the month. To help me brainstorm monthly post, emails, goals, etc. You can see a bit below.
My third tip is to have fun with it! Especially when it comes to setting and tracking your goals in your journal. I feel more motivated when I look at my journal and it is filled with happy, positive reminders that I CAN ACHIEVE MY GOALS! Color and stickers really help with this :)
Lastly, just keep it simple. Find a way, anyway to keep yourself motivated and on track as we round out 2017. I know I still have goals to meet, and I am determined!
Let's do this!
Leather Star Boots - DIY or BUY
Leather Star Boots have been popping up all around me lately. Does that ever happen to you? You keep seeing something over and over, so you just take it as a sign that you gotta have it! Yeah, well that's exactly what is going on with today's post.
But seeing as I like to make everything, I knew Leather Star Boots would be a simple DIY that I could do for a fraction of the cost. AND without have to shell out the big bucks for novelty shoes that won't get worn on a daily basis.
Below I am sharing with you exactly how I made these cute star booties, as well as a pic with a link where to buy the ones that I was originally inspired by. (You know, if DIY isn't your thing.)
This will be the first of a new series I am starting called DIY or BUY!
This DIY is more time consuming than anything. It will take you a while to cut out all those little stars, but if you can cut out stars, you can do this DIY!
Supplies :
Step 1 : trace and cut out your stars
Download the PDF above with 3 different star shapes. Also, you can use any shape you want, stars, hearts, rainbows, polk dots, get creative!
I traced my star shapes onto leather using a sharpie marker and then used my heavy duty fabric scissors to cut them out.
Like I said before, the hardest/longest part of this DIY is cutting out the stars. They are pretty small, and it will take a while (a solid 30-45 mins...and beware of hand cramps, owe!). Try to cut your lines as straight + clean as possible.
Hint: Cut a little past the corners of the star to create clean 90 degree angels on your stars.
Step 2: Play around with Placement
Before you get to gluing, take the time to layout your stars on your booties. If your boots are suede like mine, they will stick without sliding off so you can get a pretty good idea of what the final outcome will look like.
Step 3: Glue your stars down
Use leather glue and a sponge paintbrush to glue down your stars one by one. Seriously, play around with the placement of the stars before you start glueing. If your using leather glue, it is going to be a solid bond once glued down, so you will be committed to the placement. Once placed, make sure all edges and corners of your stars are firmly glued down.
It will dry within hours, but to be safe, let sit for a complete 24 hours before taking them out for a spin on the disco floor!
And if you aren't up for the challenge, you can get these Leather Star Boots from Asos that are VERY similar. Orginally, $127 dollars but on sale for $50 right now!
And tell me, which one would you go for- the DIY or the BUY? Let me know, in the comments!
Let's talk about the Best Water Brush / Aqua - Watercolor Brushes out there. I am sharing with you some from my collection, as well as, which ones are my favorites and why. If you have a set of aqua brushes that you use and love, please share with us in the comments- I am always looking for new products to try out!
What is a Water Brush // Aqua Brush?
Just so we are all on the same page, when I say water brush or aqua brush I am talking about the paint brushes that have a water reservoir in the handle of the brush. I honestly first discovered my love for these brushes when I was teaching elementary school art. They we're really great for the younger kiddos learning watercolor but also just real fun and easy to use! (and great for traveling).
What do you use Aqua Brushes for? And what kind of paints can you use them with?
I use Aqua Brushes for watercolor painting, of course, but they are also great for brush lettering or anytime you need to keep your brush continually wet and flowing. I use them with watercolor paints, gouache, inks and acrylic paints. AND- you can actually put liquid watercolors and inks directly into the handle, this is perfect for brush lettering!
First up is actually the same brand I used in my classroom, not the same exact brushes- but the ones I use myself.
I found these Aqua-Flo Brushes at my local Hobby Lobby. They come in a pack of 3 which is nice. These have a pretty wide brush tip, so I use them more filling in large spaces with color or if I want to get a big area of my page wet, etc.
Sakura Large Long Tank #8 Water Brush
Sakura makes great water brushes. I like them because they are small in size and come apart making it easy for travel. There is a insert for you to use so you can keep the water in the handle, but still screw apart for compact traveling.
I got this Aqua Brush from Hobby Lobby.
Pentel Assorted Aquash Water Brush
I love this set of Aqua Brushes and you can pick these up at Walmart! (I've had folks tell me they don't have art stores near by, and it maybe because I live in the city- but my local Walmart has a pretty decent arts and craft aisle. That with Home Depot and you got it all! And at a much better price than the fancy art stores!)
I love the variety in the brush tips (the middle -messed up looking- long one is my fav) and the wider shape handle.
I have used these a lot for brush lettering. They still are a wider tip, but I like fat fonts. :D
Arteza Water Brush Set of 6
Okay, so this set of water brushes and the ones below we're both impulse buys on Amazon Prime....BUT err muhh gosh! Totally worth it!
I LOVE these. I have used them non-stop since they arrived in the mail. They work awesome, never get clogged and have the BEST variety of brushes (tip sizes and shape).
You can order this water brush set here.
Water Brush Pen Set
Lastly, these cute and awesome and PINK Aqua Brushes. Also, ordered on Amazon Prime :D And also, another great buy.
I keep these in my little travel art supply kit that I keep in my purse. I love these because- pink, but also the brush tips on these are really smooth to paint with and I like how small the smallest one is. Perfect for tiny little details and skinny brush lettering.
DIY Luggage Makeover with Old Samsonite SuitCases featuring NEW DecoArt Premium Acrylic Paints from Micheals
Below I share with you how to paint the perfect fern, and mix up the perfect burnt orange and muted pink colors. Oh, and of course- how to makeover a suitcase!
Step 1: Prime
If you're aren't lazy (I was lazy), you are going to tape off any of the hardware that you don't want to paint. (The silver parts, buckles, handle, etc.)
Just to be safe, I did two layers of gesso on the suitcases
Step 2: color
I wanted to keep with the vintage/retro vibe of the suitcases so I leaned into the muted shades of these colors.
To mix a muted/burnt orange : I mixed a golden yellow + orange + teal (just a dab)
To mix a muted soft pink : I mixed white + fuchsia + sap green (just a dab)
Step 3: Design - How to Paint a Fern
When painting the ferns onto the surface of the suitcase I made sure I faced them different directions and let the branches flow every which way. This will keep the design cohesive and make it flow! I went for it, brush and paint straight to the suitcase, but do not hesitate to use a pencil to sketch out your design (lightly) first. The paint will cover it right up.
To fill the fern in with color you are going to want to mix up a few different shades of the muted orange. A dark, medium and very light (almost white) orange. The light shade is the highlights, and the dark the shadows. Add a stroke of each shade to every leaf to bring dimension to your design.
Like myself, please practice on paper until you feel confident with your design. It will make your life easier, I promise!
Step 4: Paint Suit case
For the smaller green + mint suitcase, I painted the fern first, and then the background. And boy, that I was A LOT more work. #LessonLearned
Step 5: Final Touches
Step 6 : Seal it!
I used DecoArt's Premium Gloss Medium, and just like with the gesso, applied two coats of it- just incase!
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Duesenberg SSJ LaGrande Roadster
- September 19, 2018
- Posted by Marc Enger
Launched at the 1928 New York Auto Show, the Duesenberg Model J was the result of a design process influenced by both Duesenberg's rich racing heritage and owner Errett Lobban Cord's demands. Cord envisioned the new Duesenberg to be the greatest American car ever. No expense was spared and a legend was created by the design team led by Fred Duesenberg. Today the name Duesenberg alone makes many automotive enthusiasts' hearts beat faster.
Duesenberg first stunned the world in 1921 by winning the French Grand Prix, the first and only American manufacturer to ever win the event. The three litre racer featured a state of the art eight cylinder engine and hydraulic drum brakes all-round. In the same year Duesenberg entered the passenger car market with the Model A. Many of the features that made the Grand Prix racer successful were found on the road car as well. The Model A was the first road car ever to be fitted with hydraulically operated drum brakes all-round.
Unlike the racing Duesenbergs, the road cars were not an immediate success. The Duesenberg brothers were great designers and engineeers, but their business and marketing talents were limited. Poor sales results pushed Duesenberg on the verge of bankruptcy. E.L. Cord stepped in and bought the company in 1926. Cord decided to abandon the nimble Model A and requested Fred Duesenberg to design a large, luxurious and powerful chassis to be bodied by various coach-builders.
Dubbed Model J, the new Duesenberg was equipped with a wide variety of technical novelties. In its design the chassis was very simple with a ladder frame and solid axles front and rear. Six cross-members made sure the chassis was twist-free and could accomodate all body-types regardless of the body's rigidity. An ingenious lubrication system was installed, which automatically started lubricating various parts of the chassis after sixty to eighty miles. Two lights on the dashboard indicated the lubrication progress and two others lit up at 750 and 1500 miles indicating the need for an oil change and battery check respectively.
It's the engine that really made the Model J stand out from its competition. With 32 valves, double overhead camshafts and a detachable head the eight cylinder engine was the most advanced engine ever designed in the United States. Displacing just under 6.9 litres, the engine produced an earthmoving 265 bhp, more than could be tested on any contemporary dynometer. Although the engine was designed by Fred Duesenberg, it was constructed by specialised engine-builder Lycoming, which was also recently acquired by E.L. Cord.
Officially Duesenberg constructed rolling-chassis for coach-builders to body. A rolling chassis usually included all mechanical parts, the dashboard, front fenders, radiator grille, running boards, bumpers and optional swiveling spotlights. The chassis were shipped to coach-builders to be fitted with a body or the other way around. To make sure a wide variety of bodies was available at the launch, a blue-print of the upcoming car was sent to all major coach-builders six months before the New York show. From 1930 Duesenberg ordered bodies in small batches and offered complete cars.
Despite the enthusiastic public response at the New York launch, sales were disappointing. The estimated production figure of 500 cars per year was never matched and eventually only 481 Model Js were constructed. Being extremely expensive, the Model J was popular with the rich and famous. Among the owners were many greats from the showbizz industry like Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, James Cagney and Greta Garbo. Various kings and queens were Model J owners as well. Part of the Duesenberg legend is based on the many famous owners.
A series of minor modifications were carried out during the production life, but most of the design remained the same up until the factory closed in 1937. First to go was the four-speed gearbox, which proved unable to handle the engine's power. It was replaced by a unsynchronised 3-speed gearbox, which was fitted to all Duesenbergs to come. Unlike almost all American manufacturers Duesenberg did not switch to a fully synchronised gearbox in the mid-1930s, which made the Model J difficult to drive and outdated compared to its competitors.
Throughout the production run, the engine dimensions stayed the same. An increase of 55 bhp was achieved by adding a Supercharger. Only a handful of supercharged Model Js were constructed and they are today commonly known as the Model SJ, a name never used by Duesenberg themselves. A final evolution was the addition of ram-horn intakes on the last supercharged models. Fitted in two short wheelbase chassis, this engine reportedly produced up to 400 bhp, a stunning figure even today. Two of these 'super-Duesenbergs' were constructed and are reffered to as ssJs, again a designation never used by the factory.
Production ceased in 1937 because of the depression and for a number of specific reasons. The Model J's development grounded to a halt in 1932, when Fred Duesenberg died from the results of a car crash. By 1937 the chassis and gearbox were ancient compared to the competition and a thorough redesign was needed to bring Duesenberg back on top once more. The Cord company had lost interest in Duesenberg, which from a business perspective never lived up to the expectations. E.L. Cord had left the company and with him went the enthusiasm required to keep a brand like Duesenberg alive.
Today the Model J is considered to be one of the most legendary cars ever constructed. The combination of state-of-the-art racing inspired engineering, the era's finest coach-building and the cars' many famous owners have all contributed to that legend. One of the most told stories about the Model J underlined the engine's incredible power; the Model J could smoothly accelerate from 10 mph to 89 mph in second gear. The ssJ's top-speed is estimated to be close to 160 mph, faster than any other pre-War road car.
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Raise new generation suitable for 21st century: Jabbar
DHAKA, Sept 9, 2018 (BSS) – Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar today urged all to raise new generation as suitable for 21st century so that we can build a nation enrich in ICT-based knowledge.
"We would not be able to keep pace with the development taking place in ICT sector unless we take necessary steps. We have to select now the tools, which would be used by our kids in future. We have to give knowledge to our children on programming from very early ages," he said.
The minister said these while addressing the certificate giving ceremony of three-day workshop on Julia TOT Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at ULAB Auditorium in capital's Dhanmondi.
Organised by Jumpers Forum, the function was addressed among others, by University Grants Commission Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan, BASIS President Syed Almas Kabir and Techno Heaven's Chief Executive Habibullah N Karim.
The ICT minister stressed on using latest technology on programming, saying if we can send a programmer abroad, he would be able to earn more than 115 thousand dollar annually.
A total of 28 representatives from different universities and IT institutes
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Ada Lovelace was born in early December 1815; as a disappointment. Her father, Lord Byron, who had just married Ada's mother, Anne Isabella Milbanke, was expecting a "glorious boy". Mere months later at the end of a marriage even Kim Kardashian would consider short, Byron signed a Deed of Separation and left England for good, he would never see Ada again.
Ada's early life was by anyone's definition heartbreaking: she lost her father, had to suffer the neglect of a distant mother who would refer to her as "it", had headaches so bad they obscured her vision and was temporarily disabled after a bout of measles. The universe chucked a lot of shiz at her but by twelve she was ridiculously intelligent and healthy and, like any right minded twelve year old girl, she decided she wanted to fly. I know what you're thinking: normal so far but her first step was to investigate the construction of wings by researching different materials and sizes. She then made extensive examinations of the anatomy of birds to determine the right proportion between the wings and the body. And then she wrote a book called Flyology illustrating her findings, including a final step of integrating steam into the design. She was twelve years old! Twelve! Twelve I tell you.
In her twenties she set up a gambling syndicate with a bunch of mates which resulted in an ambitious attempt to create a mathematical model for successful large bets. Then she moved onto more serious pursuits, when in 1833 she met Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first computer, they bonded over discussions of his Difference Engine. They became total bezzies and he called her "The Enchantress of Numbers", which is possibly the most bitchinest nickname to have been given to anyone ever. Faraday, one of the most influential scientists in history, would later nickname her "Enchanted Maths Fairy" which as backup nicknames go is also pretty rad.
At 27 Ada translated an Italian discussion of Babbage's Analytical Engine in which she not only had to explain the Analytical Engine's function, but also how it varied from the Difference Engine, at a time when other scientists had not a god damn clue what any of this stuff even meant in English let alone Italian. In these notes she writes in detail, an algorithm for calculating on the Analytical Engine, which is the first ever computer program. Yeah, you read that right. The first ever computer program. Ada Lovelace was the first ever computer programmer! Yeah, bitch she was. In 1842. And what?! Want to know what else? She pointed out to Babbage an error he had made in his equations: she noticed the first ever computer bug. At twenty seven years old.
Lovelace also predicted (disagreeing with Babbage) that computers would be able to perform far more complex tasks than just arithmetic, suggesting that one day computers would produce music and images and what do you know? We've only gone and reached a point where literally any old moron can post a comment on the Daily Mail website. Her unparalleled understanding of computing would remain unappreciated for one hundred years until her notes would become one of the critical documents to shape Alan Turing's work on the first modern computers.
In non-maths news she was also pretty lols, she wrote of Byron's poetry: "I shall be a better analyst than my father ever was a poet!" which just goes to show she could throw some serious shade. However a few short years after the publication of her notes at the crushingly young age of 36 on the 27th November 1852 she died of cancer. At her request she was buried next to the father she had never known.
Ada Lovelace, our Badass Woman of the Month, we salute you.
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Word for Word 8/29/18
Our nation's flag has been the source of considerable controversy in the National Football league, and one of the figures who's feeling the heat in center of the firestorm is NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. I've been thinking about sending Mr. Goodell a letter and offering him a few suggestions about how he and the NFL might handle things. My letter is still a work in progress, but here's what I've written so far:
Hello, Mr. Goodell!
About the time I start thinking that being a pastor is the hardest job anyone could have, I read another news story about people being upset that some of your players are taking a knee during the national anthem, and I'm glad that I don't have your job.
As I understand the who's who and what's what of all this, you've got some players who believe that the values and ideals for which the flag stands are being disrespected, and they're taking a knee during the national anthem to call attention to that injustice.
I get that.
It's hard to truly listen with an ear of understanding to the stories of what it means to be a person of color in this country and not realize there's more than a grain of truth supporting these player protests. These guys aren't just being "uppity."
On the other side are folks who believe taking a knee disrespects the flag and the active-duty troops and veterans who've pledged a special kind of allegiance to the red, white and blue – perhaps a kind of allegiance that people like me who've never served in the military can never fully understand.
I get that, too.
But I don't believe that any of your players who takes a knee intends to disrespect the flag or the military. For that matter, I don't believe that allowing your players to protest in this way signals the NFL's disrespect for veterans.
Through its pregame shows, the NFL has consistently shown veterans and active-duty personnel the honor and respect they deserve. Indeed, current and past members of the armed forces play vital roles in protecting our national freedoms.
But whenever I take a deep dive of reflection about the everyday reality of freedom, I return to the surface realizing that the freedoms we enjoy in this country come to us from the dedication, sacrifice and hard work of a large body of people, and current and past members of the military are but one part of that body.
Other parts of our national body deserve equal honor and respect for their efforts to ensure our freedom. While the military upholds our big-picture freedoms, the women and men I'm thinking about uphold the freedoms that show up in the pots and pans of everyday life.
Take school-teachers, for example. It wouldn't be a calling for me. Facing a classroom of wiggly kindergarteners or pubescent middle-schoolers requires some courage. So, I'm grateful for what to me feels like the brave sacrifice of the men and women who are teachers – the ones who taught me and the ones who teach my children and their friends, because teachers provide freedom from the nasty slavery of ignorance.
And while teachers are the ones on the front lines of the fight, I'm also grateful for those behind the lines who support and enable the fight against ignorance – the bus drivers, custodians, librarians, secretaries, administrators, lunch ladies, aides and paraeducators whose gifts and talents are indispensable parts of freedom-granting learning.
Another freedom I enjoy is not having to worry about where my next meal is coming from. Thanks to farmers, food is plentiful and available – at least for a lot of us anyway.
But it's not just the farmers alone who provide that freedom and put food on my table.
It's people up and down the supply chain – the engineers and skilled laborers who design and build farm equipment; the truck drivers, railroad workers and barge crews who deliver commodities and livestock; the butchers and food-service workers who prepare everything for sale; the stocker who places groceries on the store shelf, and fresh-faced kid who carries the bags out to my car.
Take any of those folks out of the food equation, and none of us would enjoy freedom from hunger, so I tip my hat and place a hand over my heart to honor all these valued members our national body whose service provides freedom from hunger.
Speaking of food, my physician is encouraging me to eat a little healthier than I do. Doing so will help with a few health challenges I've been deal with.
As I've struggled with the physical and biological realities of being a "man of a certain age," I'm reminded how illness and disease rob us of a certain amount of freedom. There comes a point when our fearfully and wonderfully made bodies just don't work like they once did, and those realities erode away at our abilities to do what we'd like to do.
The care of health professionals – doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, therapists, chiropractors, dentists – can restore a sense of that bodily freedom, so I'm grateful for their knowledge and skill that grants me some sense of freedom from illness and disease.
Along those same lines, I'm equally grateful for garbage collectors. Yes, garbage collectors. Theirs is a job we don't hold in high esteem, yet garbage collectors play a vital role in keeping me healthy and free of disease. Our community wouldn't be a very safe place to live if we had piles of rotting garbage piled up in the streets, and so, for the freedom from sickness that they provide, I owe a debt of gratitude to garbage collectors.
And also to the city workers who make sure I have clean water to drink and treat the wastewater I flush away.
You probably see where I'm heading, Mr. Goodell.
When you stop and think about it, there are lots of people whose daily efforts provide us with freedoms we take for granted:
Electricians and power-plant workers who free us from cold and darkness.
Carpenters, plumbers and any number of other skilled trades who free us from homelessness.
Ironworkers, road crews and snowplow drivers who build great bridges and maintain our vast roads to ensure our freedom of movement.
My congregation is blessed with a lovely saint who cannot drive, and she regularly asks us to pray for the transit drivers who make it possible for her and others who don't drive or can't afford a car to get around town.
In short, the freedoms we enjoy come by way of a long list of providers, and while military and first responders have earned top billing on that list, they are by no means the only ones we should be honoring.
That's where I think the NFL could lend a hand, Mr.Goodell.
As you think about ways to honor freedom in your pregame and halftime shows, I'd urge you to think big and outside the box.
What about a star-spangled pregame show that honors some of the people I've mentioned – teachers, farmers, health-care professionals, skilled tradespeople, transit drivers, or garbage collectors.
Heck, stay-at-home moms and dads deserve a shout-out, too. My wife has been a stay-at-home mom, and I've been a stay-at-home dad, and there's no small degree of sacrifice involved in those jobs, too.
For that matter, imagine what a boost of encouragement it would be for the NFL to honor hard-working single parents!
I realize that honoring any or all of these people won't provide your fans with the breath-taking sight of fighter jets flying over the stadium as the national anthem is sung, but that's not the point of my goofy-sounding suggestions.
As a Christian, I believe that one of the ways that God is revealed in our broken, fearful and freedom-hungry world is through the variety of gifts that are present in our communities.
Through Jesus, God unites us together into one body and gives greater honor to the parts of that body that lack honor.
God does that to prevent the body from being divided over arguments about whose lives and service matter most.
God does that so all parts of the body show equal concern for one another.
If one part suffers, every part suffers.
If one part is honored, every part is honored.
If one part is free, every part is free.
If one part isn't free, every part isn't free.
That's why, Mr. Goodell, I think that the many things that we've allowed to divide us are so monstrously out of alignment with what the Lord desires for a country that puts a lot of stock in thinking of itself as "one nation, under God."
What would please God to no end is pledging allegiance to one another with the same passion as we pledge allegiance to a flag.
I look forward to seeing how the NFL might help turn into greater reality the Lord's vision of a body that willingly bears each other's burdens.
A body that eagerly lends a hand to lighten the load.
A body that has the courage to acknowledge its illness and disease and seek restoration of health and holiness.
A body that breaks a sweat to protect and lift up those whom Jesus calls "the least of these."
A body that joyously celebrates whenever any and all freedoms are restored to any and all living in their own kind of earthly hell.
Cordially and sincerely,
Grant VanderVelden
Loyal Green Bay Packer fan, imperfect pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, and sinner freed by grace


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Old school is the new cool. The Merdeka Chair, also known as the 'round chair' is a popular design from the 60's. The design and name 'Merdeka' was inspired by the memories it carries with its design and also to modernise our heritage to be relevant once more.
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Days after a botched batting order bore a third consecutive series loss, the Mets seemed destined for more free falling in Philly. After Steven Matz tossed five innings of one run ball, the bullpen maintained their cool, setting up a ninth inning come from behind beauty off the bat of Michael Conforto. "I… Read more"Conforto Crush Helps Revive Mets Anemic Offense"
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A day after Logan Verrett violated the Phillies line-up, the Mets fell victim to Peter Bourjos' bat and a very stingy bullpen. Wednesday night NY set a franchise record with back-to-back HR's in 3 consecutive games, but it wasn't enough to deter a resilient Philadelphia team desperate to avoid a… Read more"Phillies Bullpen Silences Mets For a Come From Behind 11th Inning Win."


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With Halloween literally tomorrow, in case you haven't gotten any costumes as yet, I have 4 super easy and inexpensive DIY Halloween Costume ideas-and the best part is, most of the clothes you can find in your closet!
First up is a Nerd.
There's nothing easier than pulling together black high waisted pants, a white tank top and some knee high socks. You can choose between pumps for a sexier look or throw on a pair of black converse or ballerina flats. For fake specs, you can pop out the lens from a black sunglasses or if you have a real fake glasses lying around…randomly. Like me. Well then that's all fine as well.
A pirate look is another simple look that you can pull off.
I used the same high waisted black pants and a sheer white shirt. Then I threw on a red bandana and accessorized with gold jewellery. If you have a random stuffed parrot too, that would be nice.
For the DIY Pirate Patch, I used this template. *see the video on how I made mine!
The Minnie Mouse costume was my absolute favourite!
And I currently am strongly convinced that I have an obsession with making Minnie Mouse ears now…seriously. I have great plans to start a Minnie Mouse-ear-wearing-trend. This look is unbelievably easy-any black dress would do, with red accessories. And of course, those yellow pumps-if you have. I don't. But now I feel like it's an investment I should make.
For the DIY Minnie Mouse ears, I used this template. *see the video on how I made mine!
The Kitty Cat is another one of my favourites.
Again, you can throw on literally anything and the makeup is so simple as you can see from the video. Or this picture.
For the template, I sort of drew up one for you so I hope you like it! Rounding off the edge makes it a little less harsher. You can also use it as devil horns. Again, see the video to see how I did it!
I really hope you enjoyed these ideas! I think they are just perf for last minute parties.
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FoAM Valuator SPRING 2008 Jack Anderson, MBA, MA-Art Management The FoAM-Valuator Research Project - "Economics, Market and New Media Art Sales ValuatorResearch"
"Art cannot be a utilitarian act. For, inasmuch as a utilitarian act aims always at arriving at a pleasure and, hence, at removing a pain, art considered in terms of its own nature has nothing to do with the useful, or with pleasure and pain, as such" (Croce 1913).
- What is Valuator?
Valuator is a study of the contemporary art market, focusing on marketing strategies for new media art sales. The most innovative and challenging of contemporary art practices are not transacted in the mainstream market for current art. To have agency within these spheres of trade, the results of new media art disciplines require a redefinition of: what is deemed collectable; how the price mechanics in fine art are circulated and the preservation instruments used to build the heritage trust necessary for the endorsement of future beneficiaries. Valuator is a qualitative-analysis safari into the wilds of economic value construction in the arts.
- Why study value construction in the arts? What is the relationship between Culture and Economics?
"The economic impulse is individualistic, the cultural impulse is collective" (Throsby 2001)
The pursuit of economic self-interest (maximizing utility) vs. the desire for group experience or collective consumption and production (even artists working alone are working towards the expectation that their work will communicate with others) are demarcated by many critics, historians and sociologists as two opposing functions that are diametrically opposed ."[A]estheticism and economism effectively cartelized the social world by dividing cultural exchange and market exchange into separate disciplinary jurisdictions" (Agnew 1986). This opposition is epitomized in the "Hostile Worlds" (humanist scholastic approach to the study of art and economics) versus the Neo-Classical Economic "Nothing But" approach which reduces the transactions in the art marketplace to those rules that govern all markets. Socio-Economist Olav Velthuis construes these oppositional approaches into economic systems: "…the 'Hostile Worlds' perspective makes a sharp distinction between an (ideal) gift economy, and a (corrosive) market economy," (Velthuis 2002) neither of which realistically describe the circuits of activity that actually take place in the transactions in the field that are constantly negotiated through the agency of the Art Dealer.
To understand how value is determined and endorsed is a difficult task for an economist - even one open to social methodologies of research. "Another reason why art historians are reluctant to deal with art economics is the conscious or unconscious effort to keep newcomers out" (Frey 2002). In doing field research, the economist is challenged by the closed, mercurial social spheres that collect and transact art that is distributed into the contemporary market. The 'supra-individual' institutional secrecy makes gathering empirical data a difficult and misleading process. To understand how value may be determined for New Media art has additional hurdles. A central issue for neo-classical economists has been: "the cost of producing them [works of art] does not account for their selling price" (De Marchi and Miegroet 1999). The discrepancy between the cost of several tubes of paint, some canvas, a frame and a new media art installation with computers, projectors, sensors lend to the notion that the standard 'exceptional economy' descriptor does not apply in contexts where prices of production may often exceed the budget that an organization is willing to pay for it. Consider for a moment, the possibility that New Media art work might be better classified nearer to the economic functions of the performative arts. At the same time that the cost of production might exceed budgetary allowances, New Media artists do not have the same support mechanisms that a theater troupe, a dance company or even a stand-up comic might have. If New Media artworks were to overcome this hurdle and emulate aspects of the 'exceptional economy' of visual arts, could these meet the criteria for collection that a patron would demand?
""[e]conomic value, strictly speaking, is the general form of all value, including that which is aesthetic and that which is not aesthetic but is value of another kind (…) To say that aesthetic value is 'consistent' with economic value is to say no more than that the particular comes within the general, or that aesthetic value is a form of economic or artistic value just as every other form of value is" (Grampp 1989).
1) What are the Hedonic price functions of contemporary art sales? What are the Hedonic price functions of New Media art transactions?
The hedonic price functions which economists have measured art against in the past include: size, material, style, technique, age of artist, reputation, institutional recognition, type of sales outlet in which the transaction took place. For New Media art works that have been sold to a private, corporate or institutional collector, what are the Hedonic metrics that we can use to quantify those characteristics which might lead to stochastic measures and empirical formulaic quantifications for study? If we can identify each of these characterisics, we can assign them a value and create a function by which to identify price structures. The down side of this approach is that we don't know if these price-determining factors relate to supply or demand or both.
2) Do the existing funding mechanisms for New Media artists displace their effective participation in the art market?
In several contexts, subsidies can inflate conditions of structural poverty and decrease the conditions for a healthy marketplace. New Media art is generally subsidized - supported through private and public institutional grants. Structural poverty happens because: "…the effect of more subsidies, and more donations, social security and subsidized eduction, is that more people will become artists and more people will end up earning low incomes" (Abbing 2002). The myth of the starving artist has perpetuated this cycle of poverty through charitable and benefactor conditional supports that make payment for artistic services into a romantic notion of "financial assistance." Supply side subsidy (project subsidy) creates a substitute demand that displaces market participation because artists no longer make work for the market, while a demand side subsidy (tax breaks for art purchases) inflates the number of artists attempting to sell to a limited client base and does not increase sales to any one artist. "…government intervention tends to be supply-oriented [in Europe]; subsidies go to the poorer artists and art institutions rather than to art consumers. And yet, because of their signaling effects, these types of subsidies are more counterproductive than other subsidies" (Abbing 2002). To overcome the hurdles incurred by subsidization, how can New Media artists build commercial demand for their products? Or, what changes to their productive output would they have to make to become viable despite the subsidy draw?
3) What curation/preservation standards must develop to make New Media art viable in the marketplace?
There are several monikers used to describe New Media artworks for the purpose of defining its historicity and preserving them for future generations. Variable Media Art is a term that has been adopted by the Archiving the Avant Garde: Documenting and Preserving Variable Media Art project. In addition, to this body, The Dennis Langlois foundation has spearheaded a new initiative as well to resolve many of the complex issues that have to be resolved to build valuation standards for New Media artworks. Why is there a resistance for transacting the exchange of New Media Art? For the Artist(s) For the Dealer(s) For the Consumer(s) Finally - For the Government(s) What are the effects of subsidy on the market? What kind of state is providing that support? The extent and type of public support and its effects on the arts crucially depends on whether the state is centralised or decentralised, and on whether it is authoritarian or democratic. How is artistic creativity fostered? Institutional creativity is best supported by attributing a large role to the market and market-like institutions. Personal creativity hinges on intrinsic motivation, which may be crowded out by different types of public support. Who are the market agents?
How do we engage in the market (or should be engage in the market)?
Artists have not always been poor. Artists do not have to be poor to make work that is culturally significant. New Media art is stricken by a 'cost disease' that makes its distribution untenable without the direct participation of the artist in the exchange. Technical requirements, service demands and few opportunities for cost-reductions in development are further exasperated by increasing and constant technological costs without increasing compensation standards and a 'new entrant' position in a marketplace where tastes are remarkably constant (or lagging). New Media arts are generally technical in nature and technological advances implies a change in the quality of the art produced. Other visual arts have been able to incorporate change [technological] to their advantage, while new media artists are hampered by their use of new technology because there is no cost savings associated with their new techniques.
Grow your business/Make your business more efficient/Build into new markets/businesses - the 3 things that an MBA can do for an organization. FoAM asked me to look into new marketing strategies and I had concluded that if FoAM were to continue in the production of New Media art works, then finding a market for their labors could be beneficial to diversifying their funding base. What is the Market Value of LyTa?? I began looking into the market (or lack thereof) for New Media art because when I asked members of FoAM what the market value of their LyTa? project was, they didn't have a clear answer because the project hadn't been considered for the open market.
1) Models for Marketing to Marketing Plan(s) to Strategic Marketing Actions 2) Framework for Discussion to Discussion List to Collection and Repository of Knowledge 3) Synopsis of Data to Generation of Data to Application of Data Project Phasing
Topics for Practical Paper (Publication for Stage Four)
Topic One: Economics of New Media Arts Organizations
Topic Two: Valuation Standards - How the price mechanics in fine arts are circulated
Topic Three: Preservation Instruments and the Heritage Trust
Topic Four: What is deemed collectable? Who is the Market? Gallerists/Collectors/Foundations/Stores and Other Possible Outlets
Topic Five: Marketing for the Market (What Market?) and Development Strategies
Topic Six: Relational Roles
Topic Seven: Other Economic Exchanges
Qualitative/Deductive Literary Review
Mail, telephone surveys
Telephone, in-person interviews, conference questions
Models for Marketing to Marketing Plan(s) to Strategic Marketing Actions Framework for Discussion to Discussion List to Collection and Repository of Knowledge Synopsis of Data to Generation of Data to Application of Data
From September to October 1. Defining the Scope and Scale of the Project 2. Re-Familiarizing with FoAM 3. Introduction to New Media forums and publications 4. Gathering Data - Ordering of books, periodicals, etc. 5. Project Working Active Learning (Tech Nouveau - Shape Memory Alloys and E-Paper research) 6. Contextual Brussels
From October to November 1. Web Search - Creation of topic list with links 2. Adoption of Omni-Reader format for internal publication (transferable to HTML) 3. Construction of Annotated Bibliography 4. Creation of interview questions and consultation/interviews with several scholars in the field. 5. Material Gathering From November to December 1. Answered Primary Question of: "Why doesn't New Media Art sell?" 2. Devised Organization Method for Research 3. Extensive Literary Review (Online Materials, Articles and Books) From December to January 1. Reading of materials 2. Scripting of Interviews 3. E-mailing of experts for feedback 4. Compiling research report
These comments were generated during the Altitude 1000 Festival Presentation on 12/12 at 12:12.
do you have any leads on subsidy market combinations?
start with a non-profit and spin offs.
companies that conceptually start as NGO's and then transfer to a for-profit.
A lot of the things that we do - seem more of a service than an object.
Service related - marketed differently than products. Are there more appropriate models for selling services than products. The difference selling a painting and a performance. Structure of financing encourages loss.
How to make service economy profitable?
Making artwork is just a part of what we do, the services are a large part…
What is an appropriate way of developing for-profit clients?
Selling of experiences vs. selling of objects - in the cinema you buy a ticket, in avant garde art there are not entrance fees…How to get this across?
How to convince people to finance these properties? People take experiences for granted.
Pix: Not actually selling audience experience, but financed by an external funding body.
Reputation-based system
S: As in Getting Famous?
N: People have good experiences - at what point do they give us money? When can we turn that into value? Reputation based actions - this becomes something tangible to get other financing.
P: Collection agency - the popularity of a recording artists is how you compensate them.
M: Is this similar to a PGP network of trust?
N: It is not transactable? How do you make this representation of value?
P: what can you do with your reputation pile?
N: If you have a big pile of gold it is only valuable if there is a desire for it.
M: Reputation is important to us, not for fame, but for how we work in the environment.
S: If you want an independent assessment of your work, you need a scientists..
N: The value of meaning is relative to how much they have given away before.
The complete annotated project bibliography will be available as an Omni-File and as an HTML document.
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As our wonderful chef proves above, you can multitask exercising. Believe it or not, everything you do burns calories, and if you move a little more throughout the day, you'll burn more calories that day! In fact, doing little exercises, even if you don't think they're very difficult, will help you get closer to a fit and healthy body. They're even quite entertaining when you're bored during class or an office meeting. Or brushing your teeth.
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July Wrap-up
Despite it being a pretty busy month of for me, I did manage to start getting back into better reading habits. It's hard to be disappointed in the fact I only managed four books when I look back on the month. July was pretty busy and it pulled me away from my shelves. I spent most of the month getting use to being at my new job full time with the new promotion. On top of making the shop mine, I was trying to get my staff on a cleaning schedule, and just getting use to being in charge. All of this happened on top the business adding new things to promote new business and opening a new store front. Which forced me to step up and prove why our GM and owner promoted me. On top of all of that the weather as been amazing so I've been out paddle boarding when time allows, and of course a family visit. I also started writing again, it's been a few months since I've had the need to put pen to paper. So I feel it was a good month for me and my reading! Even if I didn't tackle any of my TBR pile.
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I think it's been remarked on before in the forums -- in fact, I'd not be surprised to find that a full thread has been hashed out, rehashed, left in the fridge for a week, hashed again, and finally left out for the vultures to pick over.
But it's a fresh realization to me.
Reading through the recent Symphony works, I discovered that I like them more -- way more -- than I like the original UF. That's not to say I suddenly dislike the core stories... but the Symphony works, and, to a lesser degree, the whole Twilight arc, really seem to me to be more mature, more well-thought-out, and better-written than their counterparts.
In fact, what I'm noticing (and this is all My Opinion Only, here, obviously) is that, as the characters in the story get younger (Kate and Utena in SoS, Priss and Sylvie in Cybertron Dreams, etc), the story itself seems more mature, deals with more personal details than the original stories.
Or, put another way, the original UF stories -- and bear in mind that I've not yet found a specific place that I can point to and say, "Here. Here is where UF grew up." -- felt like flights of fantasy through the authors' wildest dreams, whereas the later works (especially recently) feel like something real, almost. As if it really happened.
I can't quite describe why I feel this way about the new pieces. Maybe it's because they've come down out of the stars. Instead of focusing on the Grand Scheme Of Things, they focus on a small set of characters, people with their likes, dislikes, feelings, adventures, emotions, the whole nine yards. I can identify with that much better than I can with, say, the Greatest Starfighter Pilot in the Galaxy. (Much as I would, in fact, like to be able to identify with said character... ;)
What this all boils down to, I suppose, is simply this: Thank you.
I've always liked UF. Now, I like it even more.
When you consider the sheer volume of works (Both in titles, series, and K-bytes) that EPU has produced over the last 10 some years, I'd be suprised if their writing style HADN"T matured. You simply can't write as much as they have without learning a few things along the way! That's also why you can't point to a single piece and state that "this is where EPU grew up", because there isn't one! Its been an ongoing process from the time they sat down with this wierd idea of "Hey, lets write ourselfs a story about Us" and first commited Undocumented Features to bytes to now.
Now, having both expressed our great love for the way the prose has continued to improve, If you'll get back to getting TotW 2-10 up, I'll be sending 2-11 to firstname.lastname@example.com in the next couple of days... And I'm about 20-30% through 2-12 as well.... :P
Vaughn doesn't know I exist. I guess this explains why the rest of reality keeps ignoring me as well. >_<
You know, I just said as much in a private email to Gryphon a week or so ago. I've been writing seriously for about 21 years, not counting some half-hearted stuff in high school in the late 70s. (Yes, I'm almost 40. Anyone want to make anything of it? <grin>) Even though I have had no small success with my writing -- twelve years of professional sales, including fiction -- I really don't think my skills have evolved and improved as much in that period as the Eyrie crew's collective and individual abilities have in half that time.
Frankly, I'm envious, and I told Gryphon so.
(I sometimes wonder what starting my own version of UF will do for my skills... then I realize that I don't have enough time left in my life to add that kind of monster project to the mix... DW is enough for now...)
-- Bob---------------Maya: Isn't there anything we can do?Ritsuko-chan: Well, there is one thing we haven't tried. We can pray real hard!-- from Tenshi Muyo! Rei-o-ohki
-- Bob-------------------My race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite.
I'm only 4 years behind you, age wise anyway; I don't have near your experiance. I've just started writing seriously in the last 2-3 years, as in sitting down at the WP and saying You WILL get this out, making deadlines for myself, etc. My only sigh is that I know my stuff will never get the recognition level... that sort of feedback is what helps writers gro, and I think is part of how it is the GweepCo has come as far, as fast as they have.
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Our main objective is to rescue equines who are being neglected, abused or who have been cruelly treated or abanoned.
However the rescue of the equine is just the beginning. Once we take the equine we need somewhere for him or her to go.
Our rescue centre in County Meath is constantly full to capacity.
Foster homes provide a more economical way of housing the equine until a suitable permanent home can be found or until space is available at our rescue centre.
By fostering you help alleviate the pressure at the rescue centre - freeing up space for emergencies.
We will foster out equines that we have had a while - new cases will come directly to our centre.
I feel I can help. What next?
In order to be able to foster you need three simple, but important things:
Equine Premises Number
If you would like to foster a horse or pony from LHPR , your next step is to read our policy in full here then download our Fostering Application form. Once the form is completed we ask that you either scan it to us via
it to us.
Once your form is received and approved we will be in touch with you to arrange a quick home visit and for you to come meet the equine you wish to foster
(optional but encouraged)
There is a minimum foster duration of three months and a maximum duration of six months. If at any time you deem you can no longer properly care for the equine, LHPR will arrange for the equine to be collected.
During the fostering period the LHPR welfare team will, at times agreed with you, carry out visits to your premises in order to monitor the health and welfare of the equine(s) and provide any support to you that you may need.
Equines currently available for foster
Foster Application Form Download Area
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Why is Chocolate a Salad?
Let me turn this into a ballad:
Chocolate comes from nuts.
You can ask this of any klutz,
that nuts, they grows on trees,
with Polly, Nate and all the bees!
Now, bees, they suck on any plant,
so would I, I would, but can't!
Because my lips is too big…
As if you would really give a fig!
Figs and plants make up a salad,
which is the whole point of this ballad.
But chocolate is so very versatile.
To 'splain might take a while…
'scuse me while I wipe my mouth,
for another chunk 's just gone south!
Chocolate bars and chocolate soap,
chocolate smokes, I should so hope!
Chocolate milk and a chocolate dud,
why not a chocolate Elmer Fudd?
How does chocolate mayo sound to you?
Two squirts of this dressing for you too?
Will you have this chocolate waltz with me?
One, munch, munch, two munch, munch, three?
Yes, chocolate is definitely a salad.
You can dance it like a waltz or a ballad.


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Grameenphone Gives 1GB Internet Pack Only at 11TK. This is the latest offer of Grameenphone. The eligible customer needs to dial *121*3544# to get the special pack for 11 BDT only. The offer is for limited times. To check the remaining volume just dial *121*1*4#. The validity of the bonus 7 days.
This is the tremendous Internet offer of GP for the Grameenphone users. Who haven't used their inactive sim cards for the last 3 months they will get the bonus easily. Not only the internet offer they will also get the special call rates offer after recharging exact 29 BDT only.
How to Get The Grameenphone Gives 1GB Internet Pack Only at 11TK
- To purchase 1GB at 11TK Dial *121*3544#.
- To check the remaining Data dial *121*1*4#.
- Validity will be increased if you purchase second time and when you purchase the pack then the valid will be for 7 days.
29 Paisa Call Rates Offers Details
Those are eligible for the inactive sim offers they will get an attractive call rates offer on their reactivation sim cards. To enjoy the offer you need to recharge exact 29 BDT on your unused GP sim. Then automatically the offer will be started for next 30 Days. The lowest call rates offers' details given below. To know more about GP offers visit their official website at www.grameenphone.com.
- GP to GP call rates 29 Paisa Minute 12AM-4PM. 4 PM-11:59 PM is 1 Paisa Per Second call rates.
- GP To Other all Operators 60 Paisa per minute call rates in 24 hours.
- The offers validity is 30 Days after first 29 tk recharge. Validity will be extended for further exact 29 tk recharge.
GP 100 mb free internet 1 TK
It is the new year offer of Grameenphone customers who have not used internet on their inactive or active sim cards for the last 90 days and earlier. The eligible customer needs to dial *5000*123# to get the special pack by only one tk. The offer is for limited times. To check the remaining volume just dial *121*1*4#. The validity of the bonus is only two days. SD+vat+sc will be charged. To know more about GP free net and other tech news visit here.
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Finding out comfortable house with good environment is not something easy nowadays. Yes, the population is growing bigger everyday and it is indeed a problem. Based on that fact, it is important for us to consider many things before choosing a resident. At least, it must be healthy and comfortable enough for your family. For you who expect to live in the Calgary, here is good news for you. There is a real estate team who offers you something great related to house and residence, namely Sali Home. there are some benefits of choosing this developer and not the others. Here they are.
The location is an important factor while selecting a house. People's needs are probably different from one to another. However, all of you probably agree that quiet environment but strategic and easy to reach are perfect. This is something to be offered by Sali Homes to you. For you who are more interested to live on the ground, not apartment, you can find everything you need here. The location is basically not really far from the crowd. However, the environment is being set as good as possible to make it quiet and more relaxing. The house itself is also designed in more beautiful ways. It is the blending of vintage decoration with the modern one. The feeling of comfortable and refreshing can be felt more here.
You must not worry, despite the house which is spacious enough; there is still front or backyard to have. Enjoy making time with your family there like by barbecuing and doing other activities. Well, houses in Calgary are not the only projects offered to you. In fact, Sali Homes also give you some more options including apartment if you want it. The price is reasonable with products that are far better than what you have expected. So, Sali Homes is the best answer for Real Estate Agent Calgary


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Orange Cream Hookah Tobacco is an original Fumari flavor creation. The flavor will remind you of an orange creamsicle and it's perfect for a Summer Hookah.


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2motelsrates.com is a great place to find hotels in Rhome, TX! You will be able to find all the information you need while traveling to Rhome. Below is a list of all the hotels in Rhome, Texas. You will find information on the hotel such as the address, star rating and nightly rates. When you find the hotel you are searching for, simply click to get more information and check rates.
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Master Flow vent caps are used to cap pipes extending through the roof. They provide maximum rain, snow and debris protection. An assortment of sizes are available.
- Sturdy galvanized steel construction
- Install with sheet metal screws
- 4 in. Diameter
- Low profile cap
- Provide protection against rain, snow and debris
- Maximum temperature rating of 390 degrees Fahrenheit, minimum temperature rating of -100 degrees Fahrenheit


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Le troubadour wallon « The Walloon Troubadour »
Welcome to this website dedicated to the manuscripts of old popular music of Wallonia (Belgium).
Spread, adapt, play, dance and make this heritage of old melodies live.
Also visit
Vitrifolk : a lot of traditional music sheets, thanks to Pierre
Folknam Musique Trad : the monthly dates for folk dance and music in Namur
Tétêche : the monthly dates for folk dance and music in Rivière (Profondeville)
https://www.facebook.com/jamfolkbelgique/ : jams and folk music courses (stages) in Belgium


text: So I just completed a 6,500 mile cross country journey in an older style Model S with the HID projector lights. They worked amazing, even on low beam they lit up the road very, very well. Yet not one time did I get a high beam flash from oncoming traffic, so that tells me the beam pattern is spot on. High beams are absolutely fantastic! Yesterday I jumped out of the MS into a new MX P100D which obviously has the LED headlights. My first thought was "are these things on, or is that just the fog lights?" Of course, they were indeed on. On low beam I'd say they light up the road about as well as my '16 Ram with just the fog lights on. On high beam they are pretty much what the MS was on low beam, great for driving in traffic, but poorly lacking for deserted highway driving. In fact, the low beams are so poor I turned off the auto high beam and just drove with the high beams on the entire time. NOT ONE car flashed me, even on a busy two lane road. That tells me they certainly aren't functioning as a typical high beam should. My only other experience with all LED headlights was an Audi A6 that worked very, well. Except when it was snowing, the heaters that are supposed to keep the headlights warm and de-iced were malfunctioning or just not adequate. Any other MX owners experience this when comparing to other high end vehicles with HID lights? I've owned several Mercedes, Audi, high end GM, etc. with HID lights that were ALL vastly superior to the MX lights. Is there some adjustment on these? I'm curious if others feel theirs are up to par with other high end HID then there is a problem with this car, if that's "just the way it is" then it's another Tesla fail, why go from fantastic HID's to poor performance LED? (I didn't see much range difference at all in the MS between night and day, maybe a few miles at most, so power draw isn't much concern) Also, anybody know if these headlights have heaters in them to keep the snow / ice cleared off while driving? Thanks!


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We are softness and we are force. We are the single drop of water that forms the body of ocean. We are life, and we - as the artists and designers behind ZUZ - are inspired by the nature of life and flow of water. We are soothing and we are soothed by the work that we create. We crave the cool, soft silk against our skin and the encompassing fabric that is, as if, the womb of water around us. We are you - we are one.


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'A haunting book with a character as layered as the people between its pages' – Telegraph
'It's long been assumed of the region where my grandmother was born… that at some point each year the dead will come home'
A powerfully told memoir of family, separation, and the things left unsaid, Among the Living and the Dead tells the complex and little-known story of the Second World War in Latvia. Inara Verzemnieks pieces together her grandmother's survival through the years as a refugee – as she interweaves two parts of her family's story in spellbinding, lyrical prose, she offers us a profound and cathartic account of loss and survival, resilience and love.
Read an extract from Among the Living and the Dead here.
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TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) (TV channel on DISH Network)
DISH Network Channel Number: 260
Broadcast Resolution: Standard Definition (100% digital)
Video on Demand (VOD) Availability: Not yet available.
We have TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) listed as a Public Interest TV channel offered by DISH.
TBN is America's most viewed religious network. TBN features the best in faith and inspirational programs that include a wide variety of denominations. Its program formats include worship, variety, music, children's, news, sports, talk and live anointed programs. TBN produces more original programs than any other religious network.
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Based on the category: Public Interest, these channels available on DISH are similar to TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network)
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Should all Christians support God's church financially? What are the most important issues with regard to giving that Christians should consider?
In this final message from the series "Church Impossible," Dr. David Rhoades explores sacrificial giving and numerous other topics regarding Christians giving to the church.
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Flavour-added Cheeses
Various herbs and spices freshen up the originally mild and gentle taste of cheese, adding it a more prominent aroma.
The fresh taste of Volbenk cheese is a great base for flavour-added cheeses. Our selection includes a slightly more prominent cheese with garlic, as well as cheeses with flavours of pepper and cumin. Basil gives the cheese a fresh, subtle aroma, while nettle makes its taste a bit more special.
Flavour-added Cheeses
Milk Type
- cow's
- all
Milk Type
raw semi-skimmed cow's milk
Time of maturation
6-10 weeks
Cheese type
semi-hard cheese
How to enjoy
A variety of aromas, contributed by different herbs, makes for a great alternative to spices – flavour-added cheeses enrich the smell and taste of various dishes, such as pasta, risotto, lasagne and egg-based dishes. Cheeses with basil and nettle nicely complement fresh salads, while the ones with flavours of garlic, cumin or pepper are delicious on a homemade pizza.
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There are many terrifying things out there that people throughout the world could agree upon. The recent invasion of poisonous spiders in a town in India, the continued fan base of Fox News, Magic Mike, people that read and enjoy 50 Shades of Grey, and so on, and so on. But nothing seems to be as terrifying as the unknown...Well, an invasion of poisonous spiders is hard to beat, but the fear of the unknown is a close second.
John Steinbeck claimed that even after receiving a Nobel Prize in literature, he still found a blank page terrifying. How does one create something out of nothing? This unknown manifestation of creative energy may turn out to be nothing worth setting eyes upon.
Staring at a blank canvas, a lump of clay, or an empty ledger can bring out the most primal of our emotions. The feeling of fear rises from deep inside as we do not know what will happen next. But fear not, my friends. You have already conquered the hardest step which is to have the passion to create something in the first place. The next thing to do is to dive into whatever it is that gives you the drive. As acclaimed author, Lee Stringer, puts it, once you actually start creating something you are passionate about, "it's like shaking hands with God." Everything will then fall into place and that part of you that feared the unknown will rest easy.
The only thing to fear is waking up one day and realizing that you have wasted years watching others do something beautiful with their imaginations while you sat idly by.
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- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 (8 ounce) salmon fillets
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced
- 2 large red onions, sliced into rings
- 1 jarred roasted red pepper, drained and cut into strips
- 8 ounces portobello mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish generously with olive oil.
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Arrange potato slices in a layer on the bottom of the baking dish. Season with a little salt and pepper. Place a layer of onions over the potatoes, then a layer of roasted peppers, seasoning each layer with salt and pepper as desired. Place salmon fillets over the vegetables in the dish, and season with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Place whole mushrooms over the fillets, and drizzle them with sesame oil.
Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Fish should flake easily with a fork, and potatoes should be tender.


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Jessie Gordon's Live Jazz Loops
Saturday 28 April 7.00pm
Jessie brings her award nominated solo show from Fringe World to the Ellington for one night only! This show blends Jessie's love of live improvised jazz with her passion for words and meaning. Using just a looping pedal and her voice, she creates reimagined jazz standards and a sprinkling of her own original songs. Jessie will also be taking suggestions from the audience for song ideas and themes for the evening. Join her for a night that will be fiercely ad-libbed, recklessly inspired, and wildly unplanned.
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General Admission refers to patrons who have not purchased a membership.
Jazz Standard / Student applies to patrons who have purchased a Jazz Standard Membership and show this card on entry or to students who show their student card on entry.
Duke Duchess applies to those who have purchased a Duke/Duchess membership and show this card on entry.
Table restricted view refers to a few table places which have sight line issues across the grand piano, but allow seated table entry.
More detail about memberships can be found here.