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Custom Artwork For X-Arcade™ Machine Cabinet
The X-Arcade™ Machine is based on our favorite American manufacturer Henry Ford and like his great automobile--only ships in black. But don't let that stop you from adding your own creative flair to your X-Arcade™ Machine Cabinet, because with this kit, we can print up real arcade graphics and either apply to your machine when it is purchased or ship to you for your existing arcade machine.
Turn around time is about 2 weeks. You'll be provided a template file in PSD format. You can order with the machine and we apply it (select option from menu) or apply yourself at any time. See example pics here
If you want something pre-designed, we have a single design just released: Space Race Custom Artwork
This pricing bundle includes the preparation and high-quality printing service of full coverage, dual-side authentic arcade panels graphics and the top marquee area to create an authentic and real arcade look on your machine.
Good question: We try to keep life simple and ship all X-Arcade™ Machines with black finish to not offend any style or taste. But due to requests from home users, dentist and doctor offices, gaming companies and professional athletes wanting their own special logo, game or personality on their X-Arcade™ Machine, this option allows you to create a real, custom-arcade machine with your own graphics.
The below artwork was produced for a custom promotion with EA Sports for an X-Arcade™ Machine with Xbox 360 and NBA JAM 360: Artwork was provided and we printed this design. We cannot produce this copyrighted/trademarked artwork for your machine. Shown for example design only.
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The X-Arcade™ Marque (See Picture) is simply removed from the machine by the clasps and replaced with your new Marque. The side panels will ship to you and are applied like a mobile phone protective material.
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Recyclable electronic skin can heal, regenerate itself in 30 minutes
The idea of regenerating skin has stepped out of the world of science fiction and into medical and technological reality. Human skin tissue renews itself every couple of weeks, sure, but can it replace itself in just thirty minutes? Probably not. But that's why artificial electronic skin exists.
The invention of electronic skin is precipitated by manifold reasons, from heightening the senses of artificially-intelligent robots to being used in biomedical implants and minimally invasive surgery. The latest e-skin comes from the University of Colorado Boulder, which created an electronic skin that can heal itself when torn apart, as published in the Science Advances journal last week, Feb. 9.
The catch: it's 100 percent recyclable and environmentally friendly.
"This particular device won't produce any waste," said Jianliang Xiao, co-author of the study and assistant professor of mechanical engineering, said in an interview with The Verge, Feb. 9. "We want to make electronics be environmentally friendly."
The e-skin is a dynamic covalent thermoset-based e-skin and the first of its kind. Thanks to its thermoset with conductive silver nanoparticles, it can be re-healed when damaged and be fully recycled at room temperature — something that has never been seen in the history of e-skin thus far. Once completely healed or recycled, the e-skin then regains properties similar to the original e-skin, all while being economical and eco-friendly.
As per Xiao, the recycling of the e-skin only takes around 30 minutes at 140 degrees Fahrenheit to 10 hours at room temperature. The healing, on the other hand, is much faster: 30 minutes at room temperature or just a couple of minutes at 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
"We are facing pollution issues every day," Xiao told The Verge. "It's important to preserve our environment and make sure that nature can be very safe for ourselves and for our kids."
A GeoBeats video on the University of Colorado Boulder's electronic skin may be watched below. Cody Cepeda/JB
Stretchy artificial skin could give robots human-like sense of touch
Researchers take one step closer to touch-sensitive prosthetics
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Boston Marathon 2005:
Congratulations and welcome to the 109th Boston Marathon! By now you've received your confirmaton with your bib number, along with some marathon details and merchandise information. Please follow the official instructions (pdf) you received with the Boston Marathon materials. Here are a few additional race day details.
Before the race
Wear you bib number and "ChampionChip". Plan on taking the bus from Boston out to Hopkinton on race morning. The buses will whisk competitors with bib numbers from Boston to the high school in Hopkinton in approximately 50 minutes. Use the "T" (MBTA), to get to the buses. Buses will begin loading at 6:30 A.M. and continue until 9:00 A.M. Each bus will leave as soon as it is full. The BAA suggests the bus loading time is according to bib number, with the bib numbers 12,001 and greater loading by 7:00 a.m. In reality, you can board any bus from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
If you're driving to the start, note that all streets in Hopkinton, will close at 8:30 A.M; the roads between the start and the high school close before 6:00 A.M. Shuttle buses will be available for runners dropped off at either the Industrial Park on South Street (just off of Route 495) , or the Hopkinton Start Park.
Baggage that you want at the finish line, may be placed in the baggage buses which will be set up at the high school.
Most of the competitors will wait, before for the race, at the Athletes' Village at the high school, anxiously sipping cups of coffee. The high school has been reserved from volunteers and officials. I have arranged additional accommodations that I hope you can take advantage of.
You are welcome to meet the rest of the racewalkers and friends, prepare your feet, use the W.C., keep warm, and relax at the home of Doug, Carol and Eric Pratt. You may arrive as early as necessary.
The Pratt's home is located a less than 1 kilometer from the high school, and one-half kilometer from Hayden Rowe Street. Their address is 5 Kerry Lane, Hopkinton, MA 01748-1800 (phone 508-497-8884). For those of you who race walked the Boston Marathon last year, the Pratt's home is directly across the street from the Braga's.
Here are directions from the Hopkinton High School to the Pratt's home:
The high school is at the intersection of Grove Street and Hayden Rowe Street. There is a GULF gas station on Hayden Rowe Steet. Walk down Hayden Rowe Street and take the first right onto Robbern Road. Stay on Robbern Road, walk past the first intersection, and continue to the end of Robbern. Then, take a right onto Eastview, walk approximately 50 meters, and take a left onto Kerry Lane. The Pratt's home is the third house down on the left. It's a tan ranch with a colorful mailbox.
I've included a computer generated map with this notice. E-mail users may double-click on the attachment or open the map with a web browser. I also posted the map at the New England Walkers's web site:
During the race
During the race, your family and friends can follow all the excitement and action as these you perambulate the 2005 Boston Marathon. Your split times at the 10K, Half, 30K and Finish points will be e-mailed while the race is in progress. From those times, your family will know when to expect you at the finish.
To follow all the action from the convenience of their computer terminal or cell phone, subscribe to the 2005bostonmarathon mailing list by visiting:http://usatfne.org/mailman/listinfo/2005bostonmarathon_usatfne.org
Add your e-mail address at the prompt. Or, you may send me the e-mail addresses and I will add them for you.
That's all there is to do. This is a temporary mailing list and I will delete it after the Marathon.
After the race
After the race, you can meet the baggage buses on Boylston Street. Although the finish line will remain "officially" open until 6:00 P.M., you should plan on picking up your baggage before that time. Baggage not picked up by that time may be locked in the BAA office and will not be available until the following morning.
Changing areas will be available. Be sure to remove the "ChampionChip" from your shoe and return it to the appropriate person. (Consider this before you lace the chip onto your shoe.) Volunteers will assist you if necessary. Family members can meet you at the finish at the area at the Family Meeting Area located on St. James Avenue and Stuart Street from Berkeley Street to Clarendon Street beyon the finish area exit. Look for the alphabetically lettered and posted signs that match the the first letter of your last name.
Those with enough energy may proceed to the official Boston Marathon post race party which includes dancing and entertainment. Light refreshments will be served. It's open to official runners and guests. Tickets are required. (Tremont House Hotel/Empire Ballroom, The Roxy and Matrix.) Free, continuous shuttles will be provided to and from the post-race party from the Westin Hotel, Marriott Copley Place, Back Bay Hilton, Park Plaza Hotel, The Radisson, Mariott Long Wharf, and Swissotel.
Please call me if you have any questions or concerns on the Marathon, housing, transportation, etc.
Here's the partial list of friends competing in the 2005 Boston Marathon.
Bib # Competitor Group City ST Finish 18276 Maureen L. Danahy F48 Brookline MA 17995 Heidi Duskey W52 Medford MA 18425 Ole R. Holsti M71 Chapel Hill NC 21221 Joe Light M57 Westerly, RI 18448 Doug Pratt M49 Hopkinton MA 18768 Benno Stein M67 Lawrence, NY 20430 Judy Weller F45 Rochester, MN 21571 Gary Morgan M45 Clarkston, MI unofficial Robert Keating M57 Nashua, NH
As always, I wish all of you the best! -- Justin Kuo
Before and after the Marathon, you may reach me at home at 617-731-9889, my mobile phone at 508-878-5040 or weekend evenings at work at 781-774-5410, or by FAX at 617-731-9082. My address is 39 Oakland Road, Brookline, MA 02445.
During the Marathon, I may be reached on my BAA mobile phone at 617-548-6079.
In the event of an emergency, you may call New England Walkers member Priscilla Frappier (781-891-0519.)
Other Boston Marathon Sites
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There's only one thing you should remember, it's the most important thing in the universe, and not only have you forgotten it but you can't even remember enough to know you've forgotten. That's the quandary at the center of Ruby Lennox's life, the main character of Kate Atkinson's marvelous "Behind the Scenes at the Museum."
The book is about memory, family, and how the two both create and destroy one another. The family at the center of the book makes Marquez's convoluted "One Hundred Years of Solitude" clan look straightforward, and makes Tolstoy's Karenins look content. They're all mad, all in different ways, overwhelming each other and leaving one another desolate, hurt, coming back, filled with pain and love as one.
The book is about a single over-extended family, but like all truly good novels it reaches far beyond that, into the history of twentieth century York, into questions of humanity: What do we remember? Why do we remember it? And can it be anywhere near as important as what we've forgotten? What we'll never know?
There are secrets at the soul of the novel, secrets both known and whose knowledge is discarded or suppressed, secrets screaming out in their un-hiddenness, but so dreadful they can't be spoken.


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This year we collected new, unwrapped toys for Volunteer Prince William's Un-Trim-A-Tree Program. Toys were collected along the parade route before the parade began.
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Santa's Message
2017 Grand Marshal – John D. Martin
The Greater Manassas Christmas Parade is pleased to have selected John D. Martin as the Grand Marshal for the 2017 parade! As Mohammed Ali once said, "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on this earth." Serving his community is something that was instilled in John early on by his grandfather's and father's examples. Says John, "Because of their service, all my brothers and sister have been involved in their community in one way or another, as well."
John has certainly paid his rent over the years by giving back to his community in many ways. Some of those commitments include: Director of the Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce, former President of the Manassas Rotary Club where he was named Rotarian of the Year, and a founding and continuing member of the Friends of the Foundation golf tournament for the past 25 years. A member of Manassas Baptist Church, he enjoys being a part of their drama team. He has also been active in the recreation community – playing softball, basketball and flag football. He continues to play softball on a national level, winning one national title and one all American team selection this year.
One of the most important contributions John has made to our community is through his volunteer work with the Greater Manassas Christmas Parade. It started one year when he was asked to dress as Batman and entertain the crowd as he walked the parade route. The rest, as they say, is history! Within three years he had joined the parade committee and five years later he became the Chairman when Rick Ratcliffe stepped down. John was the chair of the committee for fifteen years, retiring his position two years ago. Through his leadership the parade has kept it's small town charm yet evolved and grown to the popular annual event that it is today. He continues to help with planning and setup of each year's parade.
A native son – born at the Manassas Medical Center and a graduate of Osbourn High School, class of 1975 (the last year of the Osbourn Yellow Jackets) – he went on to graduate from Radford University with a BS in Business Administration. While at Radford he was a founding father of the Omicron Omega chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon national fraternity. Following college, he lived in Richmond for a short time until he came back to his home town to join the family business, Dudley Martin Chevrolet, and start his own family. John has two great kids and kids-in-law – Joel, and his wife Janell; and Chelsea, and her husband Darius. He also has two amazing grandkids, Jude and Caleb. Sadly, John's wife Carole passed away in November of last year after a long illness. Carole was also a big supporter of the parade and 'filled in' for Mrs. Clause many times in years past. It is in her honor that this year's parade was named 'A Christmas Carole'.
2017 Woman of the Year – Judy Wine
The Greater Manassas Christmas Parade committee is equally pleased to announce Judy Wine as its 2017 Woman of the Year! Judy is the Sr. Vice President of Wine Energy, a family-owned business serving both residential and commercial customers throughout Northern Virginia since the 1960s.
Always an active member of the community, Judy has been a member of Northern Virginia Family Service's Board of Directors since 2010, a recent appointee to the board of the Greater Prince William CASA organization, and a major fundraiser for the March of Dimes Walk for Babies since 2011.
As a member of the Board of Directors of NVFS (a Northern Virginia non-profit with a $38 million budget), Judy was instrumental in obtaining a $750,000 matching grant from the Hylton Foundation to go toward paying off the mortgage on the SERVE campus in Manassas (SERVE is a program of NVFS). She has served on the Advancement Committee, the Governance Committee, and was a key member of SERVE's 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee, helping to far exceed the event's fundraising goals.
Judy's work with the Novant Prince William Hospital Foundation focuses on fundraising events and spear-heading drives benefitting the hungry and the homeless. She has helped plan the Foundation's annual Gala, the largest fundraiser of the year, and coordinate the annual food drive for SERVE, which last year resulted in the collection of over one-ton of non-perishable foods to support SERVE's clients who are at-risk for hunger.
In a variety of roles, including Chair, Co-Chair and Committee Member of the March of Dimes Walk for Babies in Prince William County, Ms. Wine has helped raise over $1 million dollars to support children born with birth defects and their families. Judy has also done fundraising for the American Red Cross, including raising money to support the Prince William Heroes Campaign.
When not serving the community through her formal board roles, Judy supports a wide variety of other non-profit and civic organizations by promoting and participating in their events, providing both financial and in-kind donations and support, and attends New City Fellowship in Old Town Manassas.
Judy is a life-long resident of Greater Prince William County, a member of Leadership Prince William's Class of 2015, and a tireless advocate and supporter of the community that she loves.
1) Patriot High School Marching Pioneers Band
2) Manassas Park High School Marching Cougars Band
3) Forest Park High School Bruin Band
1) Spotlight Dance Company
2) Showcase Dance Studio
3) Stage Door Dance Studio
1) Caring Angels Therapy Team
2) Lucky Dog Grooming
3) Silver Eagle Stables
1) Osbourn High School Cheerleaders
2) Manassas Park High School Cheer
1) Bull Run Street Rods, Inc.
2) Fire & Smoke Jeep Club
3) Bull Run Region, AACA
1) All Sains Catholic School – EE Wine
2) Manassas City Schools Joint Robotics Team – Bull Run Kiwanis
3) Martin K. Alloy, Boys & Girls Club – Stanley Martin
1) Okra's Cajun Creole
2) Woodbine Church / Eastern Memorials
3) Weichert Realtors Manassas
1) St. Thomas United Methodist Church
2) Girl Scouts Service Unit 90-3
3) Jennie Dean Elementary School
1) Stonewall Jackson High School Air Force JROTC
2) Bishop Flaherty Assembly Knights of Columbus
3) Osbourn Park High School Navy JROTC
1) Manassas Park Fire & Rescue Deparment
2) Manassas Volunteer Fire Company
3) Lake Jackson Volunteer Fire Department
1) Mariachi's Tequileria & Restaurant
2) Northside Auto Sales
3) Miller Toyota


text: Trinitas alumnus, Master Seth Payne, class of 2011, was recently awarded a Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship from the University of West Florida (UWF) Office of Diversity and International Education and Programs. He has chosen to study in Finland the summer of 2014. Master Payne has been invited to share stories from his experience at the Study Abroad Symposium during International Education Week in November at UWF. Congratulations, Master Payne!


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ifamily - Gift of Memories
During our Thanksgiving gathering on my husband's side of the family I sat next to his grandmother before the supper began. After I gave her a stack of updated pictures of my kids she pulled out an envelope of old worn photographs. While thumbing through those pictures I and other family members peppered her with questions about the people in them and then for more details of the stories she hinted at. It was fascinating. In the 20 – 30 minutes we sat there I learned more about my husband's family history than I have in the eight years we've been married and the fifteen years I've known him. The key was asking questions.
Grandma has wanted to write her memoirs for years but it has seemed like an insurmountable task. We've talked about it as a family before and considered buying her a digital recorder so she could verbally tell them or having her write them and paying someone to transcribe them onto the computer. We've talked of her getting a laptop but having to learn a whole new form of technology only adds to the "largeness" of the task. Finally as we sat there I decided that I would create a "prompt book" for her.
I started by purchasing a regular notebook or exercise book and fancied it up by first gluing a ribbon horizontally across it so that you could tie it closed. Then I covered the front and back with pretty scrapbook paper. Inside I glued envelopes to the front and back covers where she could place any photos she'd like to pass on. Every few pages I wrote a question or a prompt for Grandma to answer that would allow her to write brief anecdotes about her life and our family history. This way she doesn't have to come up with a huge organizational strategy and wonder where to start, she can just take it a story at a time.
This book will surely be a two-way gift. It shows Grandma that we honor her and care about what she has been through and how that has shaped our family and the finished product will be a gift to our entire family for generations to come.
Update: We gave the memoir book to Grandma at Christmas and as we sat around as a family her, Grandpa and all the kids started sharing stories about their growing up and the "shenanigans" they'd get into. It was amazing and so fun to hear the stories. As they talked I grabbed the prompt book and added questions about the stories they were telling. I can't wait to get the completed book back someday!
Oh - and my favourite quip from Grandpa (in light of the year of serious health issues he's dealt with and overcome..."
Gpa: "What's that?"
Gma: "It's a book for writing our memoirs!"
Gpa: "Well I guess we'd better get on that pretty quick."
Bahaha - without missing a beat. It's been a scary year and this Christmas was a blessing!


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Home & School
The St. Joseph Home and School Association is a service organization made up of dedicated parents who offer their time and talent in the service of the staff and students of St. Joseph School. The association meets monthly. The organization conducts fund raising and sponsors activities for the children throughout the year; however, the Home and School Association does not discuss or influence school policies, curriculum, rules, teacher or staff issues, etc. The Home and School Association is made up of typically one-or-two-people committees, who handle the different aspects of the association. Below is a description of each committee:
Ways and Means — Directs the fund raising opportunities of Home and School.
Volunteer coordinator — Coordinates the volunteers necessary for various school activities and functions.
Children's Activities — Coordinates activities for the school children during the year.
Sunshine — Sends greeting cards to faculty and staff when appropriate.
Hospitality — Provides or serves refreshments for various school functions throughout the year.
Uniform Exchange — Collects, sorts and folds uniforms and sets up exchange periodically throughout the year
Home and School participates and/or sponsors many activities that benefit the school and church.
Here are some of them:
- Calendar Sales Fundraiser: Each fall the Home and School Association runs a lottery calendar sale. The profits from the calendar sale help buy resources for the classrooms and pay for other Home and School sponsored events.
- Box Tops for Education
- The Home and School Association sponsors a Santa Shop each holiday as a service to the children at St. Joseph's School. This is a holiday shop where students can purchase Christmas presents.
- We organize a Spring Social for middle school. This is a "get together" for the 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
- We serve refreshments during several school and parish events.
- We provide a First Penance treat for second graders as well as First Communion gifts and breakfast.
- We provide flowers for graduation, First Communion and Confirmation.
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Sherlock Holmes Mobile Slot Review
Sherlock Holmes: The Search for Blackwood is a Video Slot created by IGT, and as you can imagine, it's based around the famous crime detective, Sherlock Holmes.
The game itself uses 5-reel and 30 pay-lines to deliver an optimal gaming experience, and while the minimum stake is a little higher than normal, set at 60p (the max is £300), it's a game that's fun, exciting, and lends well towards those who are fans of the TV, film, and book series created around the iconic fictional character.
The games developed with mobile-users in mind, and if you have a mobile phone or smart tablet, you can enjoy a hassle-free gaming experience, without any lag or freezing at all!
Sherlock Holmes: The Search for Blackwood Mobile Game Features
First up, you'll find the Mystery Multiplier feature. This can be triggered randomly after any spin in the base-game that doesn't give a win – you'll simply receive a random cash prize, of anywhere from 2X, to 10X your stake.
Next up – again, triggered randomly in the base-game – is the "Teamwork Feature", and when this appears, you'll see symbols on the reels turn into the high-paying Sherlock Holmes symbol, so that a losing spin, becomes a winning spin!
There's also a "Picker Puzzle" bonus-round, which is triggered by landing three or more scatter symbols anywhere in view. You then get five picks to select different objects in Sherlock's office, which reveal cash prizes, and multipliers.
A free-spins round is also present in the game.
Sherlock Holmes: The Search for Blackwood Mobile Gameplay
The mobile version gives you full control over how much you spend per spin, as well as the volume and graphic quality inside the game… what more could you want!
Pros: Sherlock Holmes: The Search for Blackwood is fun, and really well-designed, ideal for players who like the fictional character's media!
Cons: With so many bonuses, hitting a BIG one can take a while.


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Before we begin the party just a reminder…..
A blog about decorating a home beautifully on a budget
By Sherry
Before we begin the party just a reminder…..
Debra Oliver says
Hey Sherry, just linked up and entered for that amazing Give Away. so glad you're feeling better!
{ amy } says
Thanks so much for hosting Sherry!!
Thank you so much for hosting and letting me join in.
Sherry, glad you are up and running – this is such a special linky party.
Please don't be so hard on yourself!!
Thanks for hosting.
Big Smiles,
Pudel-design says
Thank you so much for hosting!
Love the giveaway, but sadly I don`t live in the US;(
Love and hugs;)
All linked up! And of course I'm adding your link! Thanks so much for hosting, Sherry!
Thanks so much for hosting, Sherry!
AshTreeCottage says
I hope you are feeling better Sherry! You are a trouper!!
Big Healing Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
So glad to hear you are feeling better! Thanks for hosting another great party…and of course I'm going to add a link back to my sweet friends party! Hugs, Penny
FABBY'S LIVING says
I'm gonna link for the great giveaway too! Thanks for the chance sweet lady and for the wonderful party. Big hugs,
Pamela says
So happy to be partying with you this week Sherry!
Poppy says
Hi Sherry, glad to see you're better! Thanks so much for hosting and hope you are having a happy week!
Thanks so much for hosting!!
Thanks for the linky!!! Christi from Little Brags
Liz @ Quirky Vistas says
So glad you're back to partying and that you are doing better! Thanks for taking time to put on the party. It's always lots of fun!
thepaintedapron.com says
Welcome back Sherry! So sorry you had such a terrible couple of weeks! Thank you for hosting, it's always so much fun!
Suzy Handgraaf says
I'm glad to see you back, Sherry. Always miss you when you're gone. Thank you for hosting!
Thanks for the party, Sherry! Glad to see you are feeling better 🙂 Greetings from Australia♥ ~Pernilla
Glad to see you back again…you were missed! Fingers crossed for the map! 🙂 Thanks for hosting!…hugs…Debbie
Rachel Paxton says
Thanks so much for the party, Sherry!!
Rachel @ Maison de Pax
Laurie Ritchey says
Glad you're feeling better. Thanks for hosting the linkup. laurie
Roxanne Reinhart says
Just wanted to let you know that I used my Novica gift code and ordered a beautiful amethyst ring. I've gotten it and I can't begin to tell you how much I love it. I promise to do a blog post about it soon. Just wanted to say Rhank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! I truly love it!
Jody and Stan says
Sherry, Missed you! Happy you're back, love your parties!
Mindi@MyLove2Create says
Thanks for hosting, glad you are on the ups!
Great to be here…love your give away. Who doesn't love Paris?
Diane says
So nice of you to put the party together. Thanks for hosting!
Hi Sherry, I am late joining up today but here now. 🙂 Hope you are all better. Went to an auction yesterday and an antique mannequin went up and sold at a great price, just like yours. Was thinking of you so much…Miss you….xoxo
Ivy and Elephants says
Hi Sherry, I am so glad you are feeling better. Missed you very much but your health is super important. I am in love with that amazing map. Got my fingers and toes crossed over here hoping to win it.
Curtains in My Tree says
I have to look all around now and see who posted what ?
thanks for hosting us
The Porcelain Rose says
Glad to see you are feeling better.
Missed your party the last couple of weeks. It's one of my fav's.
Off to check out some of the posts.
Thank you for hosting!
Jann Olson says
Hi Sherry, I have missed out on the party for a while now. Happy to be joining! Sorry to hear that you have not been feeling well. Continue to get better every day.
Sarah says
Glad you are better, Sherry. Take care!
Tazas y Cuentos says
Hello Sherry! I hope you are feeling well!
I'm very happy joining your great party again.
Besos, Silvina
Thanks for your visit and your nice comment.
❀~Myrna~❀ says
Great Party! Please enter me in the giveaway,I am a follower.
Helen's Decor says
Hi Sherry,thanks for hosting the party for us. Hope you are soon feeling much better and stronger.


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The Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs):
- Graduates effectively incorporate the in-depth scholarship of gas engineering knowledge, research and problem solving skills to formulation and solution of diverse gas engineering problems taking into account safety, environmental, economic and societal impacts.
- Graduates communicate effectively to convey and acquire technical ideas, information, and recommendations in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Graduates responsibly practice professional ethics with appreciation for the value of continuing professional development in maintaining their professional competence.
The Programme Learning Outcomes (POs):
- Able to demonstrate an in-depth scholarship of their area of research in gas engineering.
- Able to contribute to original research to broaden the boundary of knowledge in gas engineering through thesis or dissertation.
- Able to make critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new ideas in research problems related to gas engineering.
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- Able to recognize the needs for continuing professional development.
Programme Format (Full-Time & Part-Time)
The course is offered full-time and part-time. The assessment of the research is based on the progress report, supervisor's evaluation, research proposal and viva.
Full time: Minimum 6 semesters and maximum 14 semesters
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When this man learned her was going to be a father, he was literally on top of the world. Here's the very public way he heard the big pregnancy reveal.
Lisa Sadiwnyk found out she was pregnant while on vacation with her husband—but she didn't break the news to him right away. Instead, Lisa decided to have a bit of fun: She planned an epic, unforgettable and very, very public pregnancy reveal for her husband, Eric.
Lisa conspired with the flight's crew to put her plan into action when they reached the airport for their return trip to Pennsylvania. Once the couple was on board, the crew instructed the rest of the flight "to turn your attention to seat 29-E where you'll find Eric who is traveling with his wife Lisa."
Eric turned to his wife just before the crew announced the big news—not just to Eric, but to the entire flight.
"Well Eric, although you didn't strike it rich here in Las Vegas, you did strike the jackpot," the pilot said. "Congratulations! You're about to be a dad."
Passengers clapped as Eric kissed wife and shed a tear—you can watch the entire surprise right here.


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Sell your iPhone 5 for a profit @ CeX
Part deal, part amusing story, CeX is currently offering a small profit if you turn over your shiny new iPhone 5. They'll buy the 16GB iPhone 5 for £540 (£529 at Apple), the 32GB for £615 (£599), and the 64GB for £715 (£699).
Er, not that we actually recommend trying it. Proceed at your own risk.
File under "Comedy".
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Another weekly video, a little late. The point of this feature is to add some focus and regularity to the site, as well as providing an outlet for some more up-to-date aspects of my musical taste - by providing a video of a band's music, rather than disseminating the mp3s of their work. As before, the video is at the end of the post...
My last post was about my first LP, and this is about my first 7". In the meantime, I have actually got a turntable: an Ion ITT USB05, which allows me to directly and easily record the vinyl onto my computer. It's pretty cool, even if it has no phono output, meaning that through my computer is the only way I can listen to the records, but that's not too much of a big deal.
Anyway, here's what I've bought so far:
Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped (LP) [by far the best cover art of the lot, and very distinct from the CD version too]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones (LP)
Dinosaur Jr. - 'Been There All The Time'/'Back to Your Heart' (UK 7" single)
Editors - 'Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors' (7" Single)
P.J. Harvey - White Chalk (LP) [her latest album, plays at 45 rpm for some unknown reason]
Patti Smith - Horses (LP) [partly for the Robert Mapplethorpe photography]
The Boom - Movin' Out (LP)
Shooting At Unarmed Men - 'Girls Music'/'Weapons of Mass Production' (promo 7" single) [ex-Mclusky]
Fight Like Apes - The Two EPs (LP) [in proper DIY fashion, the labels for each side are the wrong way round]
Slint - Spiderland (LP)
I'm also rocking Joe Lally's first solo album, There To Here, on loan from a friend (in return for the YYY's LP and a promise not to take off the sticker yet), and I have Radio Flyer's In Their Strange White Armour on order from Polyvinyl. Toying with the idea of getting the HWM compilation (finally out!) from No Idea... it's on coloured vinyl apparently. And if I get that, I'll have to get A Flight and A Crash, and perhaps Forever and Counting...
(My loyalty card from Road Records. I bought most of the new releases from Tower, and the Patti Smith from another independent store, but any shop that blasts Minor Threat on a weekday afternoon and has a sticker that says "No home should be without this album" on the cover of Spiderland, deserves especial patronage.)
Editors, if you haven't heard of them, are a pretty successful UK indie/post punk band. A little (or, perhaps, a lot) like a kind of British Interpol. I mainly like them for their particularly distinctive guitar sound which was succinctly explained by one Phantom DJ as:
"Play a high note, stick a lot of delay on it, and... uh... yeah, that's pretty much it"
I don't own anything else by them, neither their debut album The Back Room or their current release, An End Has A Start, so 'Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors' is on its own for the moment. (It's also the only piece of vinyl I don't already have digital copies of, so I'll try out my recording/encoding software and probably post the result here).
Useless fact: 'Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors' went to #39 on the Irish singles chart (#7 in the UK, and #18 in the UK download chart). Seriously, does anyone even care anymore?
Like I said before, a large part of the reason for going vinyl (or at least, one of the major advantages) is the quality of cover art. The Editors' design in general is very classy, but to get this graphic on a seven-inch plus wide sleeve of card is particularly cool. A bit like the Hoover/Regulator Watts industrial design aesthetic that started off my series of posts on art (and now, it's spread to Zen Face too), Editors' latest releases take a steely architectural theme - the album has a similarly styled picture of a gasometer ring. The monochrome, simultaneously soft- and hard-edged look I think really suits their sound. More than that, though, the text conveys their artistic message pretty well: clear, crisp, spacious, and sharply - and geometrically, but not unfeelingly - lined.
Personally, I think this photograph looks a lot like a dandelion head (and I have a photo of my own to prove it), but I don't find that gets in the way of my appreciation of it; in fact, it makes it quirky and even more interesting.
01 - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
02 - Some Kind of Spark
Kitchenware Records, 2007: SKX932
The video: young girl runs out of hospital, gets chased around various urban scenes, bloke from the band wanders out of rehearsal room and finds girl on rooftop... the usual story. Oh, and the girl walks on water at the end - very Jesus Christ/Zhang Yimou...


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"Believe what I believe and what you cannot believe, or you will perish. Believe or I will destroy you. Believe or I will hurt you as much as I can." This is the dogma of fanaticism as described by Voltaire and continues to be today, two and a half centuries later. According to Savater, Voltaire was the first intellectual, a thinker who never settled for just understanding the world, but who was desperate to change it and who understood better than anyone that a text is a powerful instrument of propaganda.
Voltaire has always been a bastion against intolerance. No-one has written better or more accurately against the endemic, secular evil we are confronting today.
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I won't know exactly what I'll be doing until I get to Iowa, but I have one of the more specialized positions working in the office to help administer operations. Here's to a year of adventure! Semper paratus.
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Ravenglass Roman fort dig needs volunteers
Archaeologists in Cumbria are seeking volunteers to help them explore the remains of a Roman settlement.
Ravenglass Roman fort was occupied from AD 120 until the 4th Century.
During the dig, beginning on 12 September, archaeologists hope to find more evidence of the civilian settlement from 1,800 years ago.
The £125,000 project received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Lake District National Park Authority and Copeland Community Fund.
The site's unearthed bath house is still in good condition.
Lake District National Park's archaeology and heritage assistant, Holly Beavitt-Pike, said: "This is a rare opportunity for people to get involved, not just in understanding their rich heritage, but to leave a lasting legacy."
There will also be open days at the site on 12, 13 and 27 September.
The fort, often referred to as Glannaventa, was built to protect north-west England from Irish invasion.


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Zhou Yongkang announced the commencement of the project. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency)
Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and also secretary of the Committee of Political and Legislative Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, announced the commencement of two power transmission projects in Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 13, 2012. The construction of the two projects, the Southern Hami-Zhengzhou ±800kV UHVDC Transmission Project, and the Second Xinjiang-Northwest Main Grid 750kV HVDC Transmission Line marked an essential step ahead in exporting electricity in Xinjiang.
Liu Zhenya spoke at the ceremony at the main venue.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the main venue in Xinjiang Bachuan Electric Power Co. and the sub-venues in Xinjiang Hami Convertor Station, Qinghai Qaidam Convertor Station, Gansu Shazhou Convertor Station, and Henan Zhengzhou Converter Station simultaneously.
Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Zhang Chunxian, Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Nur Bekri, SASAC Chairman Wang Yong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Che Jun, and leaders from the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, the Central Propaganda Department, the United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee, the Committee of Political Science and Law under the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Commerce, and the National Energy Administration attended the ceremony at the main venue. NDRC deputy director Mr. Du Ying read out the approval document. Vice Governor of Qinghai Province Xu Fushun, Vice Governor of Gansu Province Yu Haiyan, and Vice Governor of Henan Province Zhang Dawei presented at the sub-venues. SGCC President Liu Zhenya attended the ceremony at the main venue and delivered a speech.
The Southern Hami-Zhengzhou ±800kV UHVDC Transmission Project is the first UHV project for the Northwest China Grid Co. Ltd. The 2,210-km-long line goes through the vast region of Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan. It costs 23.4 billion yuan, and is designed to have a transmission capacity of 8 GW upon completion in 2014, setting up a new world record. The second 750kV HVDC transmission line which links Xinjiang with the main grid of the Northwest China Grid Co. Ltd.is a major component of the 750kV main grid in Northwest China. With an investment of 9.56 billion yuan, the 2,180-km-long line waves its way through Xinjiang, Gansu and Qinghai and will be put into operation in September 2013.
The main venue of the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency)
Both projects possess important strategic significance and political influence as the key projects to implement the central government's strategy, serve China's Western Development Program, and transmit the electricity from Xinjiang to the rest parts of the country. They are green projects combining traditional energy and clean energy to promote the harmonious development of energy, economy and environment. What's more, these two projects can improve Xinjiang's self-developing capabilities and enhance coordinated regional economic development. Upon completion, they will occupy a transmission capacity of 10 GW and become the Silk Road of Electricity to connect the western frontier with the central plains with greatly enhanced optimal allocation in a wide range. By then, coal will be transported by air cargo and electricity will be available throughout the country. A new pattern will come into being. As for their environmental benefits, take the Southern Hami-Zhengzhou ±800kV UHVDC Transmission Project as an example, after the project is constructed, it can transmit power of 48 TWh to central China every year, equivalent to 22.1 million tons of coal, reducing 317 thousand tons of sulfur dioxide emission and 267 thousand tons of nitrogen oxides emission. It can effectively ease the pressure of air pollution, and save a lot of land resources.
Liu Zhenya required the two projects to be safe, reliable, innovative, economical, and environmentally friendly projects with world-class quality. He said these two projects had great significance and far-reaching impact. Besides, complex geological conditions, harsh climate, and difficult construction environment have been a great challenge for these two projects. SGCC will follow the central government's deployment, play a leading role as a central SOE, and promote the project construction. In the next step, SGCC will work closely with the local governments along the construction line, together with all construction organizations and workers to pursue excellence, innovate, tackle down difficulties, realize the construction goal with high standard, quality and efficiency, complete the channel as soon as possible, and write a new chapter for the development of the power grid in Western China and for ethnic harmony.
SGCC EVP Zhen Baosen presided over the ceremony at the main venue while SGCC EVP Shuai Junqing attended the event at the sub-venue in Henan.
It is reported that SGCC will invest over 130 billion yuan during the 12th Five-Year in speeding up the grid development in Xinjiang. The company will focus on constructing Southern Hami-Zhengzhou, Northern Hami-Chongqing, Zhundong-Sichuan three-loop UHVDC project, the second channel of 750kV Xinjiang-Northwest Main Grid, and a strong Xinjiang output grid. (Yao Lei, Jiang Ying, Sun Xinqin, Wang Zheng, Ling Wei, Chang Bingyu)
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I had not planned on swimming in the Everglades, or losing my phone, car and trailer keys. Excited to learn the National Park Service offers a FREE guided canoe trip, we gathered at 7:45 a.m. at Nine Mile Pond to meet our Park Ranger guide John Paul. 12 of us, an even number we listened as John Paul gave a brief demonstration of paddling and steering.
Bertram the other single, a young physics student from Israel, had no canoeing experience. Apparently, Bertram had not learned the physics of canoeing in his studies. So, why would I suggest he be in the back and steer? You all know how much I love to be "in control".
We were doing just fine half-way into the trip, having just stop for a short break to drink water, eat snacks, and enjoy the quiet of nature. I shared apple slices and granola bars with my canoeing companion. He hadn't been great at steering, running us into the low hanging mangroves, but the trip was taking us through very narrow mangrove tunnels.
The next thing I knew we were tipping over and I was in the water. Thankfully, we had only seen one alligator earlier, but waist deep in Everglades water was not a comforting feeling. I had carefully packed a sack with 2 bottles of water, apple slices, granola bars, a bug stick, and $20 bill. I had put my iPhone in a zip-lock bag, my car keys were also in the sack, (a Christmas gift from Michelle).
Why did I let Bertram steer, in back where I could not see him? Why didn't I zip the sack, why didn't I put my phone back in the zip-lock after taking pictures?
I lost my keys and iPhone, but the bug stick, bottles of water and $20 bill stayed afloat. No point in kicking myself. Now I had to get back into the canoe in waist deep water before the alligators discovered us. I am grateful I still have good upper-body strength, because boarding a canoe isn't easy. I did it, with fear of alligators fueling me.
My cheap Timex watch is still ticking, after a rice dry out.
I am most grateful for the kindness of strangers. The night before I had a conversation with a woman in the next shower stall, we spoke of our pending canoe adventure, and neglected to introduce ourselves. Lucy and husband Paul would become my new best friends. They gave me a lift back to the Flamingo Campground and the use Paul's cell (AT&T) phone to call my insurance company. Needless to say, locksmiths weren't jumping at the prospect of driving 40 miles one-way to pop-a-lock.
Thank you, Katherine. I bought the Airstream from Katherine and she had the foresight and presence of mind to duck tape a key behind the front panel. And, best of all it was the door lock, I had locked – not the deadbolt, which I thought I had locked. I was back in the trailer where my extra set of keys hung on the hook. No insurance or locksmith needed. And, Maggie was happy to see me.
Visiting with Lucy and Paul later that evening, they both mentioned how Bertram was not paddling, and leaning over the water. After we had our swim, I had heard Paul give Bertram a few paddling tips. Paul told me, "he wasn't really paddling and you were doing all the work". Paul was impressed that I could paddle as fast as I did…no consolation. I wish my friend Marilyn Park had been with me, we would have been a great paddling team.
I look forward to visiting my new-found friends Lucy and Paul, when I visit Bellingham, WA on my next west coast journey possibly summer of 2020.
Here is the really funny ending to this story.
Waving good-bye to Lucy and Paul as we pulled out of the Flamingo Campground the next morning, I drove east two hours to Florida City and stopped at a Starbucks before entering the Ronald Reagan Turnpike & Toll Road for Ft. Lauderdale. Waiting for my triple shot latte, I heard a lovely Englishman say, "Glad to see you have recovered from your swim!" You have got to be kidding! Barry and his companion Rebecca were sitting at a nearby table. Karma, Kismet, or just plain luck, what an encounter. Our National Parks attract visitors from all over the world. In addition to Bertram from Israel, there were four people from the UK on our canoe trip. Nearly half, five out of 12 people were from aboard. Our National Parks are a global treasure.
Since my iPhone is swimming with the alligators, I asked Barry and Rebecca if they could share a few photos from our trip, which are posted here. Rebecca also writes a blog on hiking, Wild Pilgrims. I hope our paths cross again. Thanks Rebecca for the snaps.
I hope to see all my new-found friends Lucy and Paul, Rebecca and Barry somewhere again.
Tomorrow, I visit the AT&T store.


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Clean Break
Tristero's post over at my place from earlier today about General Peter Pace's divergence from the administration's talking points may illuminate some of the backchannel infighting going on in the Bush administration over Iran. Here's the nut:
A top U.S. general said Tuesday there was no evidence the Iranian government was supplying Iraqi insurgents with highly lethal roadside bombs, apparently contradicting claims by other U.S. military and administration officials.
Now, we don't know what this really means. It could be that they are playing some sort of elaborate good cop/bad cop routine. (God help us — these people are not very good at complicated tasks.) Or it could be a real revolt of the generals. We can't know for sure. But we do know that as much as a year ago, the administration has been actively planning to attack Iran and the generals have been resisting. Here's Seymour Hersh from April 2006:
There is a growing conviction among members of the United States military, and in the international community, that President Bush's ultimate goal in the nuclear confrontation with Iran is regime change. Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has challenged the reality of the Holocaust and said that Israel must be "wiped off the map." Bush and others in the White House view him as a potential Adolf Hitler, a former senior intelligence official said. "That's the name they're using. They say, 'Will Iran get a strategic weapon and threaten another world war?' "
A government consultant with close ties to the civilian leadership in the Pentagon said that Bush was "absolutely convinced that Iran is going to get the bomb" if it is not stopped. He said that the President believes that he must do "what no Democrat or Republican, if elected in the future, would have the courage to do," and "that saving Iran is going to be his legacy."
One former defense official, who still deals with sensitive issues for the Bush Administration, told me that the military planning was premised on a belief that "a sustained bombing campaign in Iran will humiliate the religious leadership and lead the public to rise up and overthrow the government." He added, "I was shocked when I heard it, and asked myself, 'What are they smoking?' "
I have believed for some time that the Bush administration is intent upon attacking Iran because they believe that their unpopularity will be redeemed by history for having taken great, bold steps to transform the middle east. The more Iraq looks like a cock-up of epic proportions that results in nothing more than chaos and death, the less likely it is that their "vision" will come to pass. And so they rely more and more on the "big" thinkers who set us on this path many years ago: the neoconservatives who cooked up a document for Israeli politician Benjamin Netanyahu years ago. A document called "A Clean Break", which many people, including Ambassador Joseph Wilson, have pointed to as the guiding document that took us first into Iraq — and now maybe Iran.
For those of you who may be foggy on the details, I would highly recommend that you read this very interesting neocon primer by Craig Unger in this month's Vanity Fair. It was, at one time, considered to be crazed moonbat conspiracy mongering to talk about "Clean Break." Today those of us who were writing about it prior to the Iraq invasion have been vidicated by events. We were not being hysterical then and we are not hysterical now:
The neoconservatives have had Iran in their sights for more than a decade. On July 8, 1996, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's newly elected prime minister and the leader of its right-wing Likud Party, paid a visit to the neoconservative luminary Richard Perle in Washington, D.C. The subject of their meeting was a policy paper that Perle and other analysts had written for an Israeli-American think tank, the Institute for Advanced Strategic Political Studies. Titled "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm," the paper contained the kernel of a breathtakingly radical vision for a new Middle East. By waging wars against Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, the paper asserted, Israel and the U.S. could stabilize the region. Later, the neoconservatives argued that this policy could democratize the Middle East.
"It was the beginning of thought," says Meyrav Wurmser, an Israeli-American policy expert, who co-signed the paper with her husband, David Wurmser, now a top Middle East adviser to Dick Cheney. Other signers included Perle and Douglas Feith, the undersecretary of defense for policy during George W. Bush's first term. "It was the seeds of a new vision."
Netanyahu certainly seemed to think so. Two days after meeting with Perle, the prime minister addressed a joint session of Congress with a speech that borrowed from "A Clean Break." He called for the "democratization" of terrorist states in the Middle East and warned that peaceful means might not be sufficient. War might be unavoidable.
Netanyahu also made one significant addition to "A Clean Break." The paper's authors were concerned primarily with Syria and Saddam Hussein's Iraq, but Netanyahu saw a greater threat elsewhere. "The most dangerous of these regimes is Iran," he said.
Ten years later, "A Clean Break" looks like nothing less than a playbook for U.S.-Israeli foreign policy during the Bush-Cheney era. Many of the initiatives outlined in the paper have been implemented-removing Saddam from power, setting aside the "land for peace" formula to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon-all with disastrous results.
Nevertheless, neoconservatives still advocate continuing on the path Netanyahu staked out in his speech and taking the fight to Iran. As they see it, the Iraqi debacle is not the product of their failed policies. Rather, it is the result of America's failure to think big. "It's a mess, isn't it?" says Meyrav Wurmser, who now serves as director of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Hudson Institute. "My argument has always been that this war is senseless if you don't give it a regional context."
That is the argument that's clearly driving Bush and Cheney today. They have nothing else. Cheney is melting down on national television. Bush in his bubble is as detached and oblivious as ever. I believe that we are at a point where the only things standing between us and the order to attack Iran are the generals. (Forget congress — they can't even pass a toothless resolution against the "surge" in less than a couple of months. The "surge" will have already failed by the time they even stage a uselss protest.) And that is about the scariest thing, out of many scary things, I've contemplated since the beginning of the Bush administration. We are now in a Strangelovian bizarroworld where we must count on General Buck Turgidson to refuse to follow orders. Holy Moly.


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Portland Fire & Rescue announced today a partnership with Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com), the private social network for neighborhoods, to build stronger, safer communities with the help of residents. Portland Fire & Rescue is the first fire department in the state to use Nextdoor.
Led by Fire Chief Erin Janssens, this partnership with Nextdoor will enable Portland Fire & Rescue, the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, and the Crime Prevention branch of the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) to use Nextdoor to build stronger, safer communities with the help of Portland residents. Working together, the partnership will help residents and the agencies increase public safety, awareness, and precautions.
"We have always invested in innovative ways to increase safety for our residents, and we are excited that the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, and ONI Crime Prevention will be joining us on Nextdoor to help with this effort," said Fire Chief Erin Janssens. "With Nextdoor, Portland Fire & Rescue can share safety tips and bring more awareness to neighbors so they can help keep their communities safe."
Nextdoor has already proven to be an essential and well-adopted tool for Portland residents. More than 162 Portland neighborhoods are using Nextdoor, representing 92% of the city's neighborhoods.
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This Sunday is Daylight Savings Time and it's a good reminder to assess your smoke alarm status
Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) has long been committed to reducing fire fatalities and property loss in the City of Portland and a first step is to make sure all homes have working smoke alarms installed. This Sunday is Daylight Savings Time and it's a good reminder to assess your smoke alarm status.
Every Daylight Savings, test your smoke alarm and make sure it is functioning. If you need smoke alarms installed, Portland residents can take advantage of PF&R's Citywide Smoke Alarm Program to receive them. All residents need to do is simply call PF&R's Smoke Alarm Hotline and their local fire crew will schedule a visit to install alarms. Smoke alarms are necessary on every floor of your home and in every sleeping area.
Working smoke alarms save lives. Most fatal fires occur at night, peaking from midnight to 5 AM, when people are asleep. One-third (33 percent) of fatal residential fires occur during these five hours. Working smoke alarms wake you up, giving you time to escape. Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
Today, the newly rebuilt station in the shadow of the Hawthorne Bridge celebrated its grand opening
Back in 2009, then Commissioner Randy Leonard made the determination that in order to respond effectively to increasing water emergencies in the core area of Portland, we needed to re-open Station 21 as a land-marine based fire & rescue station.
He then worked to pull together a General Obligation Bond that the voters passed in 2010 to fund the construction a station primed to tackle this century's hazards. And it comes at just the right time: the waterfront areas of our city are experiencing increasing development: areas that were once barren or solely industrial and becoming whole new neighborhoods. Our rivers are also now clean and are host to more recreation than ever. And with all this activity comes more people who need protection and response from Portland Fire & Rescue. In the past five years, water related incidents have increased 51 percent.
Today, Station 21 celebrated its Grand Opening with cake, tours, and remarks by Commissioner Dan Saltzman, former Commissioner Randy Leonard, and Fire Chief Erin Janssens. Station 21 is staffed with a crew of four firefighters and it's equipped with a fire engine to address land emergencies in the area neighborhoods. This station has a small vehicle we call 'the mule' that allows us to respond quickly to medical emergencies along the esplanade, and then transport people on a backboard to an ambulance. In addition to being structural firefighting and rescue experts, the firefighters at Station 21 also respond to water rescues using our rescue boat housed in the boathouse below, accessed from the dock. In another couple of months, we'll welcome our new fire boat that was also funded through the 2010 GO Bond. Our new boats can travel at an amazing 43 knots: (that's almost 50 miles per hour). They can also pump over 8,000 gallons of water per minute: that's more than five fire engines combined can supply.
Station 21's not only highly effective, it's also highly efficient. It was designed to serve the city well today, and will for decades into our future.
This wasn't an easy project: the footprint's relatively small and it sits on a flood plain. In order to provide both rapid land and marine access, the banks needed to be stabilized, and as an essential emergency facility, everything needed to meet strict seismic standards. In the event of an earthquake, you can be assured firefighters here can continue to function on land or water, to whatever the emergency may be. The building is designed with sustainability in mind and includes many green features, such as stormwater planters, green power, and water efficiency. The architects, contractor and City staff who worked so hard on the project were acknowledged.
From the bridge, or while viewing the west side, you can see the artwork on the building's façade. The work is called "The Rippling Wall" and it was created by artist David Franklin. "The Rippling Wall" is inspired by two elements: the beauty of the Willamette river's surface when the rains we're known for pour, and ancient regional petroglyphs. Water means much to us. It sustains us and gives us life. For firefighters, it helps us snuff out fires, but it also presents a hazard from which people must be saved.
There have been many who have come before us who have watched over this waterway. The Willamette River is to be respected and guarded. From its banks, Station 21 stands ready to protect life, property, and the environment.
Always stop at four if you have children near your windows
In Oregon during 2014, 24 children were injured and two died in falls from windows. Most (if not all) of these accidents could have been avoided. This is National Window Safety Week and it's a great time to examine your windows to make sure they are safe for children.
Window fall injuries are predictable and preventable. Portland Fire & Rescue encourages families to follow these safety tips and install window stops or window guards on windows that pose a fall risk.
-Keep windows locked and closed when not in use. Make sure the hardware on them is properly attached.
-Only allow windows to open four inches and install a window stop to keep children from opening them further. (Check out Stopat4.com, a site dedicated to window safety awareness.)
-Never try to move a child who appears to be seriously injured after a fall. Call 911 and let trained medical personnel move the child with proper precautions.
Visit the Historic Belmont Firehouse and Museum (900 SE 35th Avenue) on Wednesdays from 9 am to 3 pm or on the second Saturday of every month. We have window locks for sale and free window clings that remind you to stop at 4.
Hands-on practice and one-on-one education are also available at The Randall Children's Hospital Safety Center at Legacy Emanuel.
The Safety Center is located at:
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center atrium
501 North Graham Street
Portland, OR 97227 (Free curbside valet parking available)
Phone: 503-413-4600
Hours: M-Th 9 am - noon or by appointment. Closed Fridays through Sundays and holidays.
Learn what it takes to be a firefighter at Portland Metro Fire Camp for Young Women
The Portland Metro Fire Camp is slated for July 17-19 this year and applications are due by June 19th. Fill out the application here: www.Portlandoregon.gov/fire/firecamp.


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Fresh from the month of June which recorded some of the highest rainfall levels in a long time, Sean was asked to direct the new online campaign for Murphy's stout. The idea?
Every time it rains in Cork this summer, you get a free pint if you have the Murphy's app.
Bravest decision we're seen in a long time! But what's not to love. Sean expertly helmed the shoot which has since been viewed by the thousands and continues to garner attention as the skies darken. Wait, has Murphy's made us look forward to the rain?
Thanks to super agency Publicis QMP and Ro, Austin, Babs for hatching this master plan.
Check it out. Slanté!


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Company Press Releases
Jan-19 Mechanical Simulation Releases CarSim, TruckSim, BikeSim, and SuspensionSim 2019.0
Jun-18 Mechanical Simulation Releases CarSim, TruckSim, and BikeSim 2018.1
Feb-18 Mechanical Simulation Introduces Modular Design for CarSim and TruckSim
Dec-17 Mechanical Simulation Releases CarSim, TruckSim, and BikeSim 2018
Mar-17 Mechanical Simulation Releases SuspensionSim 2017
Dec-16 Mechanical Simulation Releases CarSim, TruckSim, and BikeSim 2017.0
Dec-16 Mechanical Simulation Upgrades NIOSH's QuadDS Driving Simulator
Feb-16 Mechanical Simulation Releases CarSim 2016
Dec-15 Mechanical Simulation Releases CarSim, TruckSim, and BikeSim 2016
Oct-15 Mechanical Simulation Delivers Engineering Driving Simulator to Canadian Tire
May-15 Mechanical Simulation Releases SuspensionSim 9.0
May-15 Mechanical Simulation Releases BikeSim 9.0
Apr-15 Mechanical Simulation Corporation Joins University of Michigan's MTC Affiliates Program
Feb-15 Mechanical Simulation Releases TruckSim 9.0
Nov-14 Meritor and Meritor-WABCO Purchase QuadDS Driving Simulator from Mechanical Simulation Corporation
Oct-14 Mechanical Simulation Releases CarSim 9.0
Mar-14 Terence J. Rhoades, President of Mechanical Simulation Corporation, Honored with SAE International Medal of Honor
Feb-14 Mechanical Simulation Releases SuspensionSim 8.2
Dec-13 Mechanical Simulation Delivers Human-Hardware-in-the-Loop Driving Simulator to Geely Automobile
Aug-13 Mechanical Simulation Releases TruckSim 8.2
Jul-13 National Transportation Safety Board Takes Delivery of a 3 DOF Driving Simulator from Mechanical Simulation Corporation
Mar-13 Mechanical Simulation Announces New Representation Agreement in India with Xitadel
Feb-13 Mechanical Simulation Purchases SuspensionSim
Jan-13 BikeSim 3.2 is Released
Jan-13 CarSim 8.2 is Released
Dec-12 BikeSim Identifies Vibration Modes in Racing Motorcycles
Dec-12 RPUG Award Presented to Mike Sayers
Nov-12 Mechanical Simulation Earns 2012 Award for Exceptional Engineering Support
Apr-12 Partnership with Altair Engineering
Jan-12 TruckSim 8.1 Released
Archived press releases
Mechanical Simulation Releases BikeSim 9.0
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 21, 2015 - Mechanical Simulation Corporation is proud to announce the release of BikeSim 9.0 vehicle dynamics software. According to Dr. Michael Sayers, CEO and Chief Technology Officer, "We are in the process of upgrading all of our products, starting with CarSim 9.0 last year, and finishing with BikeSim this month. This is the most comprehensive upgrade since Mechanical Simulation was founded in 1996. BikeSim 9.0 has major enhancements to the math models, the visualization tools, the database, and the overall architecture."
Three-wheeled motorcycles are now in the market with two wheels in front, and BikeSim 9 adds a three-wheeled motorcycle, with the two front wheels connected by a lean-link system. "The three-wheeled model includes the full 3D nonlinear kinematics motions of the suspension, such as camber change, toe change, Ackermann steer, etc. These go far beyond the characteristics of conventional two-wheeled motorcycles," explained Dr. Yukio Watanabe, chief developer of BikeSim. Numerous improvements were also made to the existing math models, such as extending the tire model to handle asymmetric data, and increasing the number of add-on features such as sensors, payloads, etc. The number of roads and target paths was increased dramatically in support of customers developing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies.
Other parts of the software package were also modified extensively, or in some cases, replaced completely. The plotting tool used since the earliest versions of the software has been replaced with plotting capabilities within VS Visualizer, the tool used to generate videos for simulated cameras. Plots and videos are now synchronized.
For more information on BikeSim 9.0, please visit www.carsim.com.
About Mechanical Simulation Corporation: Mechanical Simulation Corporation is a technology leader in the development and distribution of advanced software used to simulate vehicle performance under a wide variety of conditions. The company was established in 1996, and from its Ann Arbor, Mich., headquarters provides car, truck and motorcycle simulation packages, training and ongoing support to more than 110 OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, over 200 universities and government research groups worldwide, and the vehicle dynamics models used in more than 1400 driving simulators. For more information, visit www.carsim.com.
Visualizer provides interactive synchronized video animation and plots for a three-wheeled motorcycle in BikeSim 9.0.


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"Hello Spaceboy" Art Print by Andreas Ekberg
Andreas Ekberg worked up a new version of his awesome "Hello Spaceboy" art print. It's an 18″ x 24″ screenprint, has an edition of 50, and costs $50. Visit ByAndreas.com.
4 Responses to ""Hello Spaceboy" Art Print by Andreas Ekberg"
Awesome! Reminds me of the old-school space legos from years ago!
Excellent piece of work, LOVE it
FWIW, I ordered a print from Andreas shortly after this article was published. He accepted my PayPal payment (including $10 for shipping), and I haven't received it yet.
I have exactly the same experience as the above poster. Purchased the poster when first listed, he took the money but I have received the poster. Numerous emails ignored. Not good show as I try to buy art and prints from unknown or smaller artists and I now just feel ripped off by this guy.


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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
For The Whitney
so im participating in a show at the whitney, "the Funnies"- a kind of tribute to comics and other tabloid narrative imagery. They are putting together a tabloid magazine with artists images in it instead of the usual postcard to advertise for the show in Feb. This is my image, another stab at my incubating "warrior queen" project.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
"I Blame That Goddamn Mtv!"
This is a redux of a previous Illio Friday i did, i feel like i'm getting somewhere with color nowadays- i could be mistaken...
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The Death of the Music Store
Or how I learned to stop worrying and love iTunes
I remember it perfectly. It was 2000 and I had just stepped in the house and turned on the television. MTV reported that Eminem's highly anticipated follow up, The Marshall Mathers LP, had been "leaked" through some file-sharing service called Napster. The brief description of Napster—a computer program that allowed people to download music for free over the internet—seemed too good to be true. Skeptical but interested, I jumped online and did some research. I found Napster's website and downloaded the program. I searched for the new Eminem record and found it in under thirty seconds. After about twenty minutes of downloading, I had half the album. I called in sick to work and spent the next two days downloading everything I could think of. I knew immediately that the future of music had arrived.
The year after I discovered Napster, iPod was launched. Suddenly all of this music that had overwhelmed my hard drive could now be carried with me at all times. Not long after, iTunes was introduced. Critics scoffed at the idea (why would someone pay for something tthey can get for free?) it has since become a heavyweight in music retail. People, it seems, are more than happy to support those whose create the art they enjoy. What they don't like is being charged through the nose. Paying only ninety-nine cents a song and ten dollars for an album, people finally had an avenue to turn to after consistent complaints about the increasing price of physical CD's.
The seismic shift in how music is released and distributed has sent shock waves through the industry. Record sales have decreased steadily almost every single year since 2000. And while certainly this has put the multi-billion dollar business in flux, there's still good money to be made. Labels can make money through cross promotion and licensing. And artists can make money through touring and merchandise, which was always the lions share of their revenue anyway. The true casualties of this shift are the brick and mortar CD store, which has seen it's numbers decline almost exponentially in the last decade.
Our love and appreciation for an artform can get as much of its meaning from the locations where we interact with it. Your favorite room in the museum, your preferred seat in the local movie theater. If you were obsessed with music growing up then you certainly had your own store, the one place that felt like a sanctuary. Mine was called Relax Music. It was on the main street of my little town and it carried all of my musical needs. I bought my rap mix tapes from the likes of Lazy-K and Kid Capri there as well as my bootleg videos of Tool and Marilyn Manson. Sonic Youth or Mudhoney was always playing over the stereo system. It smelled of incense and faded leather and you never knew who was a customer and who was an employee because there were no name tags and no one was ever behind the counter.
Before the words "Napster" and "Peer2peer" and "iTunes" even entered the lexicon, local chains were feeling the pressure from the big box stores. Because of their size, major chains like Wal-Mart and Best Buy (which now make up more than 50% of all music sold in North America) can sell CD's more cheaply than their smaller competitors and spread whatever loss they might accrue across their other divisions. What's important to them is that you go into their store and buy music (and whatever else) only from them.
The smaller stores are trying to cope anyway they know how. The most common approach is to move into the secondary market, buying and selling used CDs, DVDs, and videogames. And there is good money in that business model. Buying a two year old copy of Back To Black by Amy Winehouse at six dollars and selling it for nine gives them a profit margin higher then they ever had selling it new. But there is something oddly poetic about a once thriving industry now striving to stay afloat by selling the memories of its past. Or perhaps I'm being too sentimental. Either way, it's only a stop gap measure and something that can't be sustained for any lasting amount of time.
With any sea change, there are are good and bad repercussions. An obvious positive is the ease of absorption. No sooner then I can read or hear about a band then watch a video, official or fan-made, on youtube, download a couple mp3's from their official website, and decide to buy their album on iTunes or Emusic. From a consumer's point of view, this allows me as much freedom as possible to know quite solidly if I like an artist's music and am willing to invest in them. No longer are the days when one buys an album purely off the strength of a single or the cover of an album only to be disappointed by the product. Caveat emptor no more.
But in a way, that is also a negative. There are no more surprises. There is such a notion as too much information, especially in regards to an artform that gets much of it's strength from first impressions. In the handful of times I've been in a record store the last seven years and saw an album cover from a band that piqued my interest, I went home and researched them completely before buying it online. The notion of impulsively buying the album, sound unheard, now sounds completely asinine to me despite knowing that some of my most cherished moments as a music fan have been the sense of discovery that comes with the cold purchase. The feeling you're the only person in the world who knows about this band, this musical secret.
I am a part of the last generation that went to the record store every week. Tuesday afternoons were a ritual for me. I would head over and peruse the new release section, spending an hour or more. I would read the review sections of the magazines off the rack to help inform my purchases. If someone in the store was wearing a shirt of a band I liked, I asked them what they would recommend. .
All of that is gone now or very close to it. iTunes allows downloading of new records on Tuesdays to coincide with the release of the physical disc, but it isn't a rule. Radiohead released their latest album on a Wednesday, Bloc Party posted their third album on a Thursday. Both seemingly arbitrarily and months before an actual CD would take up the space on a shelf. And who needs to put up with the eye-rolling sarcasm and self-righteousness of the music store clerk in person when you can just go read his blog for his picks?
I suppose whatever reservations I have with this inevitable evolution of the music business is the same people are facing with the surge of technology being thrust upon them; the seemingly impersonality of it all. It still blows my mind that I have the equivalent of a thousand CD's -- over a month's worth of music -- in my shirt pocket. That amazement can only come from someone who remembers what it was like before such advancements. When the next generation comes fully into the fold, with fans that accept and even expect their favourite indie band to be a click away, then the final bell will toll on the music store.


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Health Services for Residents
The role of the City of Albany's Environmental Health Officers is to manage the public environmental health risks in the areas such as food safety, development control, disease control, pollution control and community living. Where acceptable standards are not maintained the officers assume an enforcement role.
Effluent disposal systems produce a quantity of nutrients and unless these are contained on-site, they will enter the general environment and can adversely affect the natural aquatic and surrounding wetland environment of the area.
Grey water needs to be properly managed to minimise health risk and degradation of the environment.
This application form will help determine what system will suit the site, what will be required to adequately and safely dispose of the waste and verify whether your proposed installation will meet Health Department requirements.
Click on this link to download an application form to construct or install sewage treatment apparatus.
Accessing help on Environmental Health issues
The City of Albany Environmental Health Officers should be contacted when a landowner does something that may affect the health of residents living, working or recreating near his or her property. The City may also respond to a restricted number of nuisances where the broader environment is affected, including noise generated on a premise, contamination within Council drains and the dumping of rubbish on land.
To help the City resolve your complaint, download a copy of the City of Albany environmental health complaint form from the link below and submit the completed form to the Environmental Health team.
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- Health: Environmental Health Section Complaint Form (42KB) View File OR Download FileEnvironmental Health Section Complaint Form.
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- Health: Food Act 2008 - Notification and Registration Form (57KB) View File OR Download FileApplication & Notification Form - Food Suppliers.
The City of Albany's Public Health Plan (PHP) is a five year strategic plan providing a framework to improve the health and wellbeing of its community. The plan aligns with the City of Albany's Strategic Plan and provides direction and framework for other plans and policies, such as the Age Friendly Plan, Local Planning Scheme, etc.
The purpose of this Public Health Plan (PHP) is to protect, improve and promote public health and wellbeing amongst all residents in the City of Albany. It aims to support all members of the community, across all life stages to achieve good health and wellbeing outcomes across a range of identified priority health issues.
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If you feel that the distant future won't be the same without Aunt Sally's guacamole recipe, consider making sure that it and other defining cultural information will survive by making a time capsule.
The term "time capsule" dates from the 1938-39 New York World's Fair, but in practice, almost every civilization has left something to the effect behind—often unintentionally. And adding to the future's cultural knowledge isn't that difficult.
The first step is deciding what to put your treasures in. For the best preservation of the contents, your capsule should be cool, dry and dark. The International Time Capsule Society www.oglethorpe.edu/itcs/ suggests that a safe is often a good choice. But for something less bulky and heavy, you can purchase actual "time capsules" for anywhere from $20 to more than $1,000.
Future Packaging and Preservation in San Bernardino, Calif. (800-786-6627, www.futurepkg.com/) offers models ranging from simple glass or stainless-steel tubes for around $25 to professionally sealed, 6,000-cubic-inch giants that cost more than $1,300. The company also sells books on preparing time capsules and works with the ITCS to make sure all capsules are registered for future generations to find.
The Family Time Capsule Co. (870-732-5776, familytimecapsule.com) produces individual-sized time capsules made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) rather than metal or glass. A personal-sized capsule costs $39.95, a family-sized capsule is $59.95 and the corporate model is $95.
The Original Time Capsule Co. (800-729-8463, www.timecap.com) has specialized time capsules for historically significant events such as births, weddings, graduations and, of course, the start of the new millennium. They also include materials to guide you through the capsule-making process. Capsules are priced between $17.95 and $35.
To insure that your capsule and its contents make it to the future, keep a few things in mind:
- Liquids and perishable products are not good ideas. As they decompose, they can damage other items.
- Set a retrieval date for your capsule and make sure that date is documented somewhere. Registering capsules with the ITCS is a good way to do this.
- If the capsule is going to be sealed for more than 50 years, consider a professional sealing to pump out the oxygen.
- Remember where you put the capsule. Burying it isn't always the best idea—in this case, "out of sight" can mean permanently "out of mind." Consider instead an indoor location such as an attic, or even in a library or archive. The ITCS estimates 10,000 capsules exist worldwide, but most of them are lost.


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you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the
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the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills
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You put this knowledge into action through an internship or
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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
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Learn dive leadership skills through classroom
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