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A lot of the projects we focus on here at Urban Toronto are larger developments — they stand out more, receive more hype and promotion and make more of an impact on the urban skyline. Just as important, however, are the smaller projects, many of which are currently underway or in the planning stages. One such project is Cube Lofts, located on College Street just east of Ossington, and Forum member urbandreamer went by the site recently to snap some photos of the construction progress.
This particular project has been under construction for some time — at six storeys, buildings 10 times its height have been built in the ensuing period. According to a National Post article, the main issue is the fact that it is a mid-rise project, having to deal with more red tape than larger projects, and having less money to do so.
Nonetheless, we're happy to see the project by Neilas moving along, with some great-looking cladding applied to the exterior overtop the concrete shell that was exposed for so long. The protruding façade — designed by Raw and Quadrangle — has sparked debate about its integration along College Street and whether it fits in with the existing structures. Regardless of appropriateness, we're sure those large windows will beautifully frame the view onto this bustling stretch for the future residents (if/when they move in, that is).
We're keeping an eye out around Little Italy and Dundas West, which is beginning to experience a boom in construction. Unlike areas such as King and Queen West however, it's unique in having smaller scale, "boutique," and townhouse developments, all in an attempt to fit into the low-rise historic neighbourhood and stay within the zoning bylaws outlined by the city. Projects joining Cube Lofts include the recently announced Abacus Lofts by Daz at Dundas and Dovercourt and Trinity Bellwoods Towns+Homes, by Urban Capital Group.
For more information on Cube, check out the dataBase listing below, or click here to see the project Forum.


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3. Julia moves over to the dark side.
At the Reward Challenge, Julia decided to leave the ladies behind and join Tai, Jason, and Scot's team, which was a bold move that left the other women scratching their heads. The Boston-based college student admitted she wanted to start making big game moves and knew playing both sides of the tribe would only benefit her in the long run. Meanwhile, Aubry kept a close eye on the former Beauty Tribe member and appeared to see right through her strategy.
The race was neck-and-neck, but Jason's final throw ensured his team took the win and Julia was left in the relatively comfortable position of being close with both sides of camp.

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How RTÉ Is Run
RTÉ Executive Board
The RTÉ Executive Board is responsible for the day-to-day running of RTÉ and is chaired by the Director General.
Dee Forbes: Director General
Dee Forbes is Director-General, RTÉ, a role she officially took up on Monday 11th July, 2016.
Prior to taking up her role at RTÉ, Dee Forbes was based in London and over 27 years, worked for broadcasters and advertising agency Young and Rubicam.
Most recently she was President & Managing Director of Discovery Networks Northern Europe. Dee joined Discovery in 2010 as Head of the UK/Ireland operation and progressively grew her responsibilities to eventually lead the Northern Europe region, which included 18 markets and territories and 27 channels, both free-to-air and subscription, which broadcast to over 276 million households across Northern Europe each month.
Before joining Discovery, Dee Forbes led Turner Broadcasting's business in the UK and Ireland, which consisted of seven entertainment channels, including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and TCM. She spent several years working at Turner in a variety of commercial roles including General Manager for the Nordic/Central and Eastern Europe and EMEA regions and Head of Advertising Sales for Europe.
Dee is a former non-executive director of the board of The Irish Times and currently sits on the board of Munster Rugby. A native of Drimoleague in west Cork, Dee is a graduate of UCD where she studied history and politics.
Responsibilities and Duties: The Director General is the most senior executive post in the RTÉ organisational structure. As well as being the organisation's Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief the Director General represents RTÉ both nationally and internationally.
Rory Coveney: Director of Strategy
Rory has been with RTÉ since 2007 in a variety of roles. Since 2011, as Strategic Advisor to the Director-General, Rory has been at the centre of strategic planning for the organisation. As Director of Strategy, he will lead a new strategy function encompassing corporate strategy, new ventures and innovation, public affairs, and strategic risk management.
Prior to joining RTÉ, Rory worked for Irish Aid in the Department of Foreign Affairs. Rory is a graduate of UCC where he gained a BA in history. He also holds an MA in Interactive Media from Dublin Institute of Technology.
Eimear Cusack: Director Human Resources
Eimear joined RTÉ in April 2017. Eimear brought with her a broad range of experience at senior levels across a range of organisations and, having led many transformation projects, brings significant experience in the area of Human Resources. Most recently Eimear has worked as UK and Ireland Head of Human Resources with Ericsson.
Jim Jennings: Director of Content
Jim Jennings has worked in RTÉ for more than twenty years, most recently as Head of Radio 1. Before that he was Executive Producer of the Late Late Show.
In 2006 he oversaw a revamp of the hugely successful Rose of Tralee programme and edited the critically acclaimed Irish-language series Léargas.
Along with a proven grasp of entertainment, Jim has extensive current-affairs experience, as well as having worked as Executive Producer on special broadcast projects like the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2003, Election 2002, and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Jim started his career in RTÉ Radio 1, where he worked as a researcher on The Pat Kenny Show, Today at Five, Saturday View, and Studio 10. Between 1983 and 1989 Jim worked on seven general elections, as well as over thirty party conferences, for Radio 1.
Adrian Lynch: Director of Audience, Channels & Marketing
Adrian Lynch was previously Channel Controller for RTÉ One and RTÉ2 and in that capacity, launched ambitious new schedules for the services.
Adrian has been with RTÉ since the end of 2014 and is formerly Managing Director of one of Ireland's most successful independent television production companies, Animo Television. As Channel Controller of RTÉ One and RTÉ2, Adrian has delivered a range of landmark public service programming across all genres, with marked successes around Dancing with the Stars, RTÉ 1916, and award-winning documentaries such as My Homeless Family.
Breda O'Keeffe: Chief Financial Officer
Breda joined RTÉ in 2002 and in 2003 was appointed Finance Director of RTÉ Television. Breda has been a member of the Television IBD Board and Television Programme Strategy Group. She has negotiated key supplier, technology and talent contract and is also a key member of the sports rights negotiations team.
A native of was Kilkenny, Breda studied at Waterford Institute of Technology and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant under Articles of Association with KPMG & Ernst & Young. Breda has held senior financial management roles in General Electric Capital Aviation, Jetphone Ltd, and was instrumental in the set-up of a number of start-up companies in Shannon including General Electrical Insurance Services and Halifax Insurance Ireland. Throughout this period Breda gained extensive experience in leading finance functions and teams, leading corporate acquisitions due diligence and related finances, integration planning and operational strategy.
Richard Waghorn: Director of Transformation and Technology and Acting Director of Operations and Production Services
Richard Waghorn joined RTÉ in February 2012 as Chief Technology Officer(CTO). Prior to this role he had been CTO with the South African Broadcasting Corporation and was responsible for leading the broadcaster's migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television.Richard completed an MBA at Henley Management College in Reading, England, and holds a First Class honours degree in Public Media and Geography from the University of Leeds.
Before moving to SAFC he spent over 10 years with the BBC as Controller of Distribution. Here he led the preparations for the UK's digital switchover, as well as serving as the project manager for the launch of Freeview, the UK's successful Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform. He was also a board director of Freesat, the free-to-air satellite television platform, from its inception in 2008.
Jon Williams: Director, RTÉ News & Current Affairs
Jon Williams will take up the role of Managing Director of News and Current Affairs in January 2017. Jon has been Managing Editor, International News, at ABC News in New York since March 2013, where he shaped the organisation's international news coverage and strategy.
He led ABC's reporting of the war in Ukraine, the European refugee crisis, and the coverage of the ISIS terrorist attacks in Europe, as well as driving innovation, including the use of 360 and virtual reality video.
Jon was the BBC's UK News Editor during the 2005 general election and 7/7 terror attacks on the London transport network, coverage of which was recognised with a BAFTA award.
From 2000-2003 he was the Deputy Editor of the BBC's Six O'Clock News, the UK's most-watched news programme.
Most recently he was the BBC's World News Editor, managing a staff of 200 people in 30 different countries.
Before leaving the BBC, he oversaw the reporting of the civil war in Syria, which earned him a second Emmy, and was honoured with the 2013 International Prize by the Royal Television Society.
Mr Williams was born and brought up in Liverpool and will be moving to Dublin to take up his new role with RTÉ.
Bord Feidhmiúcháin RTÉ
Tá Bord Feidhmiúcháin RTÉ freagrach as RTÉ a rith ó lá go lá. Déanann an tArd-Stiúrthóir cathaoirleacht ar an mBord.


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N. Van Wey (Perry High School, Massillon, OH), F. Ghigo (NRAO, Green Bank, WV)
As the Green Bank Telescope comes on line, the data gathered from the variety of commissioning observations has been filling the computer files daily. The time to thoughtfully analyze the data has not always kept pace with the immense amount of data generated. An opportunity for a high school physics teacher to participate in NSF's RET program at NRAO-Green Bank permitted both the NRAO and the teacher to benefit from time spent analyzing some of the commissioning data.
Three studies were undertaken: 1) analysis of the motions of the telescope subreflector to determine effects on pointing and deviations from the ideal motions; 2) analysis of the beam shape, sidelobes, and polarization properties; and 3) testing the spectral line capability with neutral hydrogen observations of M33.
The spectral data on M33 is being used in the physics classes at Perry High School, Massillon, OH as the students taste the real world applications of Doppler shift, the neutral hydrogen line, and data analysis in general.
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Iron Maiden was never an exceptional band and on paper, it still isn't.
Now, there is a statement in an Iron Maiden review that is likely to get me lynched! Well, before all you Ed Hunter wannabes start hunting me down and raising a Wicker Man, hear me out.
I remember them from 1979 onwards and even in those early days, I often wondered what it was that made this band so damn good. They were never like the other bands that had the natural guitar genius, the gorgeous singer, or the manic drummer. Looking at them objectively, Di'Anno, Murray, Stratton, Harris and Burr were good but didn't look destined to set the Thames on fire. How wrong could you be? On stage they were devastating. Anyone who saw them in 1979/80 will never forget Phantom of the Opera live.
I last saw Iron Maiden on the Killers tour: Leeds University, November 22nd 1981. Adrian Smith was the new recruit and Eddie's level of sophistication was limited to a roadie in a rubber mask running on with a fire extinguisher. Since then things have changed. The intervening years have seen the massive stage sets, the addition of mad drummer Nicko McBrain, guitar wizard Jannick Gers and the unique vocal stylings of Bruce Dickinson. Dave Murray and Steve Harris are still doing what they do and Adrian Smith is no longer the new boy. But, the more things change the more they stay the same. On the whole, Iron Maiden, on paper, is still nothing special. (Is it possible for a person to be lynched twice for the same crime? Such sacrilege!) Bear with me...
At Brixton Academy, the stage was surprisingly uncomplicated, just a big old open space for the guitar men, a climbing frame-cum-obstacle course for The Bruce, and the contents of an entire hardware store for Nicko. Some very impressive painted backgrounds covered the back line and appeared and disappeared as necessary for each song. Some of them, it has to be said are particularly awesome, such as The Clansman and The Trooper. Stunning pieces of art. No big stage show though, give or take the huge wicker man, that is. Oh, and the Ed Hunter Eddie. All right, so maybe there were some fancy bits to the show. This band puts on a cracking performance, plays good songs and has a stage show that adds to the performance, rather than, is the performance. If you take the make-up and stage show away from KISS, for example, you get what we had in 1983. I still have nightmares about the Lick it Up tour. Maiden is different, it is much more than the sum of its parts. The set list says it all really. Around half of the material is culled from the Brave New World CD, and before last night I'd really not taken to it that much, save for "The Wicker Man" and "Ghost of the Navigator." However, after the stunning renditions of "Blood Brothers" and "Dream of Mirrors" that we were treated to, I've spent a good deal of today listening to the CD anew. Seeing the live performance of material like "The Mercenary" and "Brave New World" has kept the CD on repeat for several hours now.
The back catalogue material needs no introductions and no explanations. If you need annotated diagrams explaining why "2 Minutes to Midnight," "Wrathchild" and "The Evil That Men Do" were awesome in the extreme, go out and buy Smash Hits and the latest release from this week's pre-packaged, pappy, pop idol, because you're reading the wrong magazine, Buddy-boy.
The high point for me was when the wicker man made an appearance during "Iron Maiden," with Bruce singing from inside the towering structure. Not only is this historically one of my favourite Maiden tracks, but the delivery was especially impressive.
After a decent interval, complete with attendant screaming, chanting and cheering, the familiar intro to "Number of the Beast" filled the hall. I began to pray that the restoration work had been done properly when the chorus arrived and an almighty roar threatened to lift the roof right off, as everyone within recited the immortal line: "666, the number of the beast!" However, even that cacophonous ululation was dwarfed by that which greeted the last song of the night, "Run to the Hills." Check your seismographs (those of you who happen to own one) because I am sure that at 22:22 on Wednesday 20th March 2002, a noticeable and measurable levitation of the building will have been recorded in the Brixton area. Following "Run to the Hills," Clive Burr came on stage and threw drumsticks to the crowd in what was a most touching finale to a fine evening's entertainment and a worthwhile charitable event. Bruce announced that merchandising sales from the first night's performance had raised some £33,000 for the cause.
Iron Maiden has survived the years much better than its contemporaries, with more street cred, more respectability, more unit sales and they've done it because they are not prima donnas, tax exiles, egomaniacs or tossers. They are normal blokes who are bloody good at what they do. They do it for real. The performances may not be perfect but they are genuine and that is why the Irons stand head and shoulders above the rest.
Up the Irons!
"The God of Thunder"
Set list: The Wicker Man / Ghost of the Navigator / Brave New World / Wrathchild / 2 Minutes to Midnight / Blood Brothers / The Clansman / The Mercenary / The Trooper / Dream of Mirrors / The Evil That Men Do / Fear of the Dark / Iron Maiden // Number of the Beast / Children of the Damned / Hallowed Be Thy Name / Run to the Hills


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Ford General Santos was officially opened yesterday, September 5, 2013. The newly opened dealership in Mindanao is the 10th new full sales and service Ford outlet opened in less than a year.
With a goal to grow its network by 50%, Ford has been opening dealerships since October. New Ford dealerships include those in Cainta, Bohol, Butuan, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Makati, Manila Bay, Naga, and Tarlac raising the dealership count to 33.
The 1-storey dealership building is placed along National Highway, Dadiangas North, General Santos City. It holds 1,100 square meters of floor space capable of showcasing four cars. The service area, on the other hand, can accommodate twelve vehicles all at once.
The General Santos branch is managed by its dealer principal Willy Tee Ten and branch officers Maribel Chua and Joe Marc Tac-an. The dealership is the second to be opened under Tee Ten's leadership this year with further plans of expanding in Baguio and Zamboanga.


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Viale Belfiore, 50
50144 Firenze - Florence - Florencia
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We provide rooms accommodation in Florence in 5 bright and large rooms, fine furnished according to the tuscan charm.
The floors are in "cotto of Impruneta" and make an hot and pleasant atmosphere. Each room is provided of private bath with hair dryer, air conditioning, color TV, mini-bar.
To your awakening at morning, you'll find breakfast served directly to your room, so you'll be quickly ready to undertake the discovery of one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world.
B&B Antica Posta can be found in the centre of Florence in Viale Belfiore 50, just 500 meters from the central station (Santa Maria Novella) and just a few steps from all the major monuments and museums.
This location makes it extremely accessible for those arriving by train or car in less than 5 minutes by bus, one can be in the heart of the historical centre.
* Cathedral (Duomo): 20 mins. walk
* Piazza Signoria: 25 mins
* Railway Station: 10 mins.
* Uffizi: 25 mins.
* Accademia Gallery (David) 20 mins.
* Fortezza Da Basso 5 mins.
* Palacongressi 5 mins.
* Air Conditioning
* Heating
* Double glazed windows
* Ensuite bathroom
* Hair dryer
* Colour TV
* Mini Bar
* Change of linens every 3 days
* Map and information of the city
* Baby cot
* Ironing facilities
* Luggage storage
* Fax service
* Museum bookings
* Garage facilities
* Information for bike, scooter and car hire
* Tuscan cooking classes
* City tours
* Guided museum tours
* Outlet shopping tour
* Wine tasting tours
* Chianti excursions including a typical Tuscan dinner
* Chianti bicycle tours
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R = Seismic Risk.
H = Hazard: probability of exceeding a fixed level of shaking in a site, in a specific time period.
V = Vulnerability: attitude of property present in a structure to undergo a certain level of damage as a result of a certain level of shaking.
E = Exposure: distribution of the population and civil activities in seismic areas; it depends on the historical evolution of the settlements.
A comprehensive study of the seismic hazard will be conducted in order to define the model of shaking on the basis of which the risk study will be performed in the sample area of Priolo Gargallo in Sicily (Italy). The structures considered for the seismic vulnerability assessment are the storage tanks. The tanks will be modeled in order to produce fragility curves for different limit states.


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Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) – a monarch of The House of Windsor, was born on 21 April 1926, became a Queen at the age of 25 (in 1952). The Queen is Head of State of United Kingdom and 15 Commonwealth realms and Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
This Doll was made in 2010. Height: 31 cm (without a crown). Material: pigmented wax, wire, fabric. Costume: three layers of clothing.
During the last exhibition at the Gibson Centre for Community, Arts and Culture (Alliston, Ontario), where this doll was on display, one of the visitors asked me a question:
"Is she in mourning?"
No, She is not. Six years ago when I worked on this doll I specifically chose this the most unusual image of Her Majesty The Queen. That dramatic outfit caused some shock among the press corps of those days.
The Queen was the first British monarch who made a state visit to Vatican. It was an important historical episode, which shown a new turning point in the relations between the Church Of England and the Roman Catholics.
According to the Protocol "women visiting the Pope in the Vatican should wear long dresses and veils – white for Roman Catholics, black for those of other religions".
(Her Majesty The Queen was wearing the famous "Vladimir Tiara," which was made in Russia in circa 1890, The Royal Family Orders of King George V (blue silk) and King George VI (pink silk) and The Order of the Garter).
The outfit for the doll was made on the basis of Ian Thomas's design. Ian Thomas was a British fashion designer who created the black silk, velvet and taffeta dress worn by her Majesty the Queen in 1980 to meet Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
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Champion Power Equipment Portable 3,500 / 4,000 - watt Generator with Wheel Kit. For reliable, portable power at home, campsite or jobsite.
This portable unit provides dependable, portable power almost anywhere, as well as back-up power at home during an emergency. Included Wheel Kit makes it easy to tilt and move around. Powered by an 196cc Champion single cylinder, 4-stroke OHV engine producing 3,500 running and 4,000 starting watts. Plus it's equipped with integrated auto-choke for true, 1-touch starting, as well as a Wheel Kit with wheels that never go flat, for honest-to-goodness portability. Runs up to 12 hours at a 50% load. Engine has low oil shut-off sensor that guards against engine damage. EPA-approved for 49 states.
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3,500 running watts, 4,000 starting watts
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Runs as long as 12 hours at 50% load with a 3.8-gallon fuel tank
Easy-on-your-ears noise level of 68 dBA at 23'
Easy-pull recoil start
Low oil shut-off sensor
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Includes oil funnel, spark plug socket and USDA-approved spark arrestor kit
Included wheel kit has 8" never-flat wheels
27 1/5 x 24 1/5 x 23 3/5", weighs 114 lbs.


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After several trips past my living room table where I have been coiling a few beads each time I passed by, I have finally got enough to make the bracelet, this is the end result, I hope you like it. If you click on the picture and cross your fingers with a bit of luck it will take you to my shop where you will be able to see more pictures of it.
No sorry I can't get the clickable picture to work so all that finger crossing didn't help, you will need to click on the writing above instead, oh and you'd had better cross your fingers again!
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What makes a neighborhood?
April 5, 2009 - Scott Brenner
What makes a neighborhood?
It's a simple question but think about it, it is so much more than a street with houses on it. It's the expansion of who lives in a community; it's the place where everybody calls home. It's a very special place. It's where as a kid's you first learn to ride a bike, where your friend next door stops over after dinner to pick you and take a walk with you. It's the place you get to visit with the people who just moved in. Where you go to school and grow up. Or the gathering of friends, to pay respects to a neighbor who just passed away, a comforting gathering of family and friends. As with so many small daily activities which one takes for granted, the friendly wave or a nod as you drive by, or the bag of oranges or tomatoes that just appears at your front door? We all know who left them for you. And who waves back it's the random act of kindness that in these tough times we are all facing today, which we really grow and appreciate people, especially our neighbors for being themselves and sharing their good nature. It's the people that enrich the entire mosaic fabric of a neighborhood; it's the greatest part of America. It is what we all are working for and where we go for shelter, comfort and live the life we seek. That's what is so great about North Fort Myers, FL. It's has the most acreage of natural 20/20 conservation acreage, we enjoy the blue water park away even its own dog park. As with the rest of the area North Fort Myers has its share of tough times, the former Lockmore Golf Course – Paradise Preserve planned community it had everything planned, a remodeled golf course, trophy club house even a marina then the economy fell apart. We need to take the prospective that it's when times are the toughest when it seems like it's a throw away or a do over it's not! Ask the people who are living next to the defunct development(s) or the foreclosed homes. These neighborhoods of where people who staying, trying to earn a living and keep their house, these are the people who are really weathering the storm. Daily they see the desertion of the investment bankers bad choices, on making loans to investors who where never intending to become a neighbor they just saw an opportunity for a quick profit and now are victim of "bad timing". Who's to blame the banker, the builder or the Wall Street investor selling these mortgages as secured backed investments worldwide? In late 2005 profits where manufactured, books where "cooked" deals were made, that was then today is today. Just about the time the bubble was busting the SW FL real estate market back in 2006 North Fort Myers community Planning Panel came together as citizens of the community became organized with sub committees (land use, community character, transportation, health care, infrastructure, conservation & preservation, affordable housing, economic development and design review) enough to where Lee County Planning funded and awarded $50,000 HDR to documenting the future growth statement in North Fort Myers with changes and tweaking it was submitted back to Lee County Planning department and the NFMCPP who went through the plan line item by line item back in later 2007 and early 2008 and ultimately Lee County adopted as the "documentation instrument of future growth in North Fort Myers". The next step in implementation of the NFM future vision growth is the writing it into the actual Lee County Plan document. In effect draft the words – write the Land Development Code (LDC) code which the governmental departments, zoning, planning, permitting and our elected officials will follow as community drafted path of progress for the North Fort Myers Future. Spring of 2008 the North Fort Myers Planning Panel adopted revised by-laws and disbanded all sub committees but one – the North Fort Myers Design Review Panel (which meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Chamber of Commerce at the Shell factory the public is invited). The new and improved NFMCPP Elected new officers and decided quarterly meeting would be more effective along with an annual report of progress. The first order of business on the 2008 agenda was to assist with Lee County officials in the selection process to engineers who responded to the RFQ (request to quote) that Lee County published and several local and regional engineering firms responded to the request. March 2009 was the NFMCPP Annual presentation report of the progress the NFMCPP made over the past year. Unfortunately both of the engineering firms which Lee County officials selected had conflicts of interest and had to excuse themselves from fulfilling the terms of the contract they agreed to [note the NFMCPP is one vote of a minimum of 3 lee county official members selecting the engineering firm]. So we are at the same point we were at back in 2008 seeking an engineering firm to contract with who does not have a conflict of interest with performing the terms of the contract. Some select firms had previous experience with similar LDC – Lee County contracts maybe we need "Fresh Firm" maybe go to a regional firm to avoid any future possibility of a conflict of interest and loss another year, Times are tough, neighborhoods are stressed we need leadership that can actually deliver the goods. THE PUBLIC LAW 110-2898-JULY 2008 HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2008, documents how, what, who, where both State and Local governments can receipt funds of such amount use such amounts to purchase and redevelop abandoned and foreclosed residential properties. Heading and referred to as Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and documented in the Federal Register Vol. 73, No 194/Monday October 6, 2008, page 58346 Grantee named LEE COUNTY FL $18,243,867, CAPE CORAL, FL $7,065,484 FORT MYERS FL 2,297,318 that's a grand total of $27,606,669. But somehow this is great news or program is not getting the word out to the citizens of the affected areas! Not by our State Representative, our County Commissioners, it's just the ticket we could all use good news Federal funds to stabilize our neighborhoods. At the last NFMCPP annual meeting Commissioner Tammy Hall was asked directly what Lee County can do to assist with blighted neighborhoods which surround the foreclosed properties, Commissioners Tammy Hall's response was Lee County cannot wave a magic wand and make things better… Magic act was not the question, but her remark seems to surmise what it will take to get some action out her office. It is time we stop the "rocket docket" and stabilize our neighborhoods, with the funds the fed's have set aside. We need leaders who can or want to stabilize our neighborhoods, we're not looking for a magic act we're just interested in preserving our neighborhoods is that to much to ask of our local government?
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Last Saturday I had the chance to check out UIndy football against Quincy in Great Lakes Valley Conference action. UIndy defeated the Hawks 26-20 on a chilly night. The Greyhounds are looking good in the conference.
Here are photos and video from the game I shot for the Southsider Voice.


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Pop Symposium | Arto Lindsay
Here's something mildly interesting: I'm going to write about writing about music.
"What do you write about when you write about music?" Lindsay asked of us. He began the POP Montreal symposium by reading Robert Musil, passages that included such analogies as being "nailed to the walls with awe," when describing a couple playing piano together, going from controlled to erotically loose and full of passion, completely beyond a state of physical control.
"How can you even begin to think of describing music in words?" Arto Lindsay, who's done some stuff, pounded a double espresso and started talking. He wondered aloud what "good writing about music could be," and that he didn't think that music critics were failed musicians. Not all of them, anyway.
About subjective writing, he said, "You have to write about your own experience, because what else do you have? At some point, you have to write about your own feelings, but it's not enough to write about your own feelings." And, "…we as musicians often pretend to have feelings. It's part of our job."
The symposium was intimate, in that we were all sitting around in a circle of folding chairs, reading aloud works that we liked, talking about books we'd read and authors we dug, bands and performances we remembered and had been changed by.
Of modern thinking and present day discernment, Lindsay deduced that "…now we're used to thinking in galaxies and data."
Arto Lindsay is fucking cool.
We got into the dynamic of performer and audience, the vulnerability of artist contrasted against a vampiric crowd, or a primal performance parallel a controlling pop star, the bizarre ritual of getting onstage.
"I saw Television a million times. They were the band that inspired me to get in there and do it," he told us. "A certain amount of immediacy is necessary to get up on the stage. I've worked with, and for, some super-superstars, and it's inevitable that people's egos will get out of control. You have to know when to come down to earth."
Of the Youtube and social media phenomenon that has transformed our lives, our society and our artwork forever and ever, amen, Lindsay had this to say: "So many people expose everything that exposure itself loses its power."
When we got to talking about Montreal Jazz Fest's performance that had Lou Reed jamming with John Zorn (Zorn being someone that Lindsay has collaborated with himself), and how the executives in their VIP seats were complaining that the chairs weren't the right shade of green while audience members demanded Reed play the two
hits they liked, and booing when he didn't, yelling at Zorn to "play some real music," Lindsay said, "As a musician, you have to figure out the right moment to say FUCK YOU." And he suggested that maybe the two artists were comparable to little kids purposefully pushing the limits of what was acceptable.
"As a performer, what do you do to feel honest?" someone asked.
"You need to be powerful, in order to be vulnerable. You have to be bisexual, in order to aspire to being trisexual. There's gotta be a rigor to your vulnerability." And he elaborated with anecdotes about a music teacher, and his own personal disciplines.
"You don't have to be an asshole to be a musician, but you have to give genius's a little leeway to be assholes," he told us.
"You have to give everyone a little leeway to be an asshole," someone said back.
One guy piped up with how, though he hadn't brought in anything to read, he wanted to express his appreciation for the way Kerouac had written about jazz, with such joy and childish excitement.
I wanted to say that being high as fuck on amphetamines would make a person giddy with joy for just about anything, but kept silent.
The jazz student (of course he was there, he's always there) said that though Kerouac was supposedly writing about jazz, it wasn't any jazz that he could understand.
Lindsay gently reminded the jazz student that Jazz School was a relatively new concept, and someone else added that he was always skeptical of any jazz writings that go off on a fervent tirade without mentioning the struggle and bloodshed that came from African American musicians, and how jazz is the music of their soul's struggle and perseverance.
Lindsay offered up Miles Davis' quote: "White people think that if you sing behind a beat, it's jazz." And then added, "Or Billy Holiday, or something like that."
When we got into books, Lindsay brought up A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan. He liked how Egan described the musicians as actual people, going into detail about their outfits; this was interesting to him because of the elaborate costumes musicians used to come up with. "And now look at us," he said. "If [I see] someone [who is] really shlubby, they're probably a musician." But then he added that some musicians, even if they're not commonly attractive, usually have an innate confidence, because "…what a musician does, they do with their body."
And when talking about musician-written autobiographies, Lindsay laughed and said, "The musician's books are not that illuminating about music. [But] the musician is sharing an intimacy, allowing the audience to access their own intimate feelings. But you don't want to overvalue your own subjectivity."
Thanks to Arto Lindsay for sharing his own intimacies with us, and thanks to POP Montreal for giving us the medium in which those intimacies could be shared.
This piece has just been the cream skimmed from the milk bucket of all the curious, speculative conversations we had. If you want to read further into what we were talking about, here are some additional books and writings to check out:
How Music Works – David Byrne
Against Soundscape – Tim Ingold
The Rest is Noise – Alex Ross
Tropical Truth – Caetano Veloso
Blutopia – Graham Lock
I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon – Toure
The Day of the Locust – Nathanael West
And if you'd like to read works from some of the writers we talked about, they are the aforementioned Robert Musil, Ben Ratliff, and a bunch of others whose names I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to spell properly.


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Yes, Chick-fil-A and it's minimalist menu have slowly but surely expanded over the years. I don't know if the Spicy Chicken Sandwich is jumping the shark per se, but it's definitely akin to Chick creating and "eXtremE!!" version of their perfect, Utopian chicken sandwich.
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I have never tasted Laduree before they recently opened in Spore last April this year, yet the name has been familiar since those round colorful sweet thing become one of the phenomenon in the world of dessert. To me, personally when I think of macarons, I think of Laduree, simply because it is one of world's best known macaron.
Though I am not a sweet tooth and macaron might be my least anticipated one when it comes to dessert, I anxiously curious to visit one of their outlets which both located at Takashimaya (read: Ngee Ann City). One at the downstairs is a small counter, and the other one at second level is a very pretty chic petite boutique with colorful selections of macs. The brand is so famous that they came up with selling the brands' key chain and bag as well.
Anyway, priced at $3.8 per piece, it was freakin' expensive for a piece of macaron. We bought a box of 6 since it was the minimum to get a box. We chose rose petal, lemon, strawberry marshmallow, raspberry and chocolate. The popular flavors, salted caramel and pistachio were sold out. :(
I'm not sure if it was because I put too much expectations on it, but I felt the macaron was not as good as all the ravings I heard so far. Don't take this wrong, it was good, crisp and thin crunch, I just feel when it comes to something as famous as Laduree and hilarious price of $3.8 each, I expected something more and it was just okay to me. Honestly, if I may, I even like the one at Manon and Colette Lola more. Btw, out of the five, I liked the lemon and rose petal most.
So, have you tried Laduree? Do you think it worth the price and reputation?
Laduree Singapore
#02-09 Takashimaya shopping, Ngee Ann City
391 Orchard Road
Ph. +65 68847361
Opening hours: Daily at 10am - 9.30pm


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Pete works in the environments that he enjoys to be in – where nature is the greatest influence on shaping the landscape. These areas inspire contemplation and celebration and are represented in the pictorial traditions of landscape photography whilst emphasising the visual qualities of formal elements.
The images are an examination of the way we perceive our surroundings. Our eyes gathering information from details as we construct awareness. His work is conceived as an episode rather than an instant. Not one 'Decisive Moment' but a series of moments which describe not only the view, but also movement, changes of light and the passing of time. By grouping a sequence of photographs, he finds that he can express the diverse qualities of a situation and then place them in the context of the whole. The resultant scale, with its range, intricacy and dynamic gives me a work that is, he hopes, both visionary and descriptive.
The work is presented as collage – there is no 'grid' superimposed. He asks that you see each image as being above a neutral black surface, enabling the eye to be drawn to individual parts or for the composition to read as a coherent picture.
Digital technology offers the opportunity to re-examine the nature of photography but may retain those essential characteristics of selective focus and viewpoint.
His images were made on Olympus E20 and Pentax K10D digital cameras, matched, balanced and constructed on the computer and presented as giclée prints.


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Hurrah! Cold weather has finally come! I love fall temperatures as this usually means I can start making stews and thick soups for dinner again. Today I made a really simple beef stew, baked it for 4-hours and then topped it with puff pastry ~ that's dinner sorted for us. This size pie can feed two people for a couple of days or a family of six quite comfortably.
Category Archive: Pies, Tarts & Turnovers
Oct 29
Simple Beef Pie
Permanent link to this article: http://foodflurries.com/savoury/simple-beef-pie
Oct 03
Rustic Pear Tarts with Blue Cheese + Onion Jam
Beautiful pear and blue cheese tarts filled with a layer of sticky, sweet and salty bacon + onion jam! Wanted to practice my pastry making skills, so I chose to start off slow by making open faced treats such as this. Pears seem to be out in abundance at the stores now so make full use of them and show them off in your cooking.
Permanent link to this article: http://foodflurries.com/savoury/rustic-pear-tarts-blue-cheese-onion-jam
Sep 11
Salmon & Spinach Quiche
It has been a while since I felt this good about making quiche. Usually I use store bought pastry but today I was happy to make my own buttery short-crust dough … it makes a lot of difference. Made myself some beautiful salmon and spinach quiches, and with the leftover dough I made a bacon and leek one for the boyfriend.
Permanent link to this article: http://foodflurries.com/savoury/quiche-smoked-salmon-spinach
Sep 05
Turkish Pide with two fillings.
Pides are Turkish-style pizzas, filled with all manner of savoury fillings. They are a popular street food and can easily be made at home using pizza dough. I don't have the exact recipe for a traditional pide dough so I simply used pizza dough for this recipe. Very delicious and great for parties and picnics. In this post I have made a vegetarian and a meat filling.
Permanent link to this article: http://foodflurries.com/savoury/turkish-pide-with-two-fillings
Apr 11
Viv's Great Big American Food Adventure: Empanadas
Empanadas are meat filled parcels from south America that has made its way into various cultures across the world. It is very popular in the southwestern states of America that borders Mexico and, in the east, Florida which has a large Cuban cross-cultural influence. These pastries I have made today are baked, but you can fry them if you wish. Ever wondered where Malaysian curry puffs came from? Well read on to find out more.
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Oct 29
Shepherd's Pie and a very stressful 24 hours.
Some people call these babies a Cottage Pie, while others prefer to call them a Shepherd's Pie. Most pies contain a filling of mince beef, while others wanna go the traditional way and use lamb … but all are topped generously with creamy, buttery potato mash and ALL are 100% honest to goodness real comfort food. After what we've just been thru … we need all the comfort we can get.
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Aug 25
The Cooks' Club Challenge : Chicken, Leek & Potato Pie
Today I am doing something a little different by cooking for a challenge. Who am I up against? Why, me of course. The theme this month is Comfort Food and I have chosen to make a pie. This whole challenge thing is going to be featured every month to help me stay focused and to keep the food ideas coming.
Permanent link to this article: http://foodflurries.com/savoury/the-cooks-club-challenge-chicken-leek-potato-pie
Mar 17
Leek & Bacon Puffy Tarts
This was a happy accident that turned out to be totally awesome. Delicious golden puff pastry filled with creamy egg custard, leeks, bacon and cubes of ham. Grated cheese is then placed on top and everything is baked to gooey perfection.
Permanent link to this article: http://foodflurries.com/savoury/leek-bacon-puffy-tarts
Jan 16
Party Food : Smoked Salmon Tartlets
Bite-sized pieces of food is where I like to play. It may be a tad time consuming to make little nibblies x50, but I love presenting them. This recipe is a wonderful way to incorporate fish into your hors d'oeuvres menu. It's light, it's fresh and has a bit of zing coming from the lemony notes.
Permanent link to this article: http://foodflurries.com/savoury/party-food-smoked-salmon-tartlets
Jan 09
Broccoli & Truffle Cheese Tarts
All I had was a head of broccoli sitting in my fridge for lunch so I turned it into a lovely tart. Simple and hearty all in one recipe. I am trying to up my veggie intake for the year 2013, so this is me starting.
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January 2008 Team Reports
If your team is not making team reports, see these guidelines for how to do so.
Community Council
The process of Team Council membership election was decided on: CommunityCouncil/Delegation
The concept of LoCoTeams/LoCoCouncil was agreed on.
The CommunityCouncil agreed on StreamlineMembershipApproval: the responsibility of approving Ubuntu membership will be delegated to regional Membership Approval boards.
IRC Team
After confusion around the creation of #kubuntu-kde4, a new document was discussed as a good reference when creating new channels to help avoid some of the problems experienced.
- jussi01 and pleia2 were approved to the ubuntu-irc team.
KDE 4.0 was released! Install it now http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde-4.0.php
Jonathan attended the 4.0 release event at the Googleplex, read reports on the http://dot.kde.org/ (if you're brave, try searching YouTube for "KDE Karaoke")
- A #kubuntu-kde4 channel was created to address KDE4 specific questions
- A patch was added to the KDE4 menu to add Kubuntu branding artwork (similar to the Suse menu art)
- Two new approved members: Stephen Stalcup (vorian) and Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy)
Mobile Team
Status report for week 51
Moblin Kernel and Driver Status
- 2.6.24 Kernel Support Alek continues to port the patches from 2.6.22 to 2.6.24. He is using/referencing the work previously done by Amit.
- PSB / SLT HW Support
Feng has released a kernel patch on moblin.org containing Marvell's GPL release of the 8688 WLAN + BT drivers. In the process we've removed the older & outdated MSS SDIO kernel patch from moblin.org. Pierre Ossman's SDIO stack is the only choice for SDIO support on moblin. Dabney Thermal patches No changes this week. USB Client Drivers Alek continues to add support for the USB Client solution that was described previously. I don't have an update on his status this week.
PSB Gfx & Video Drivers Inuka has been investigating a bug with the PSB Gfx Beta3 RC driver where powertop is reporting that X is generating 120+ interrupts/second when the system is idle. This prevents the CPU from going into a
lower power C state and blows battery life. The issue is believed to be in the implementation/design on the interface between closed & open pieces of the driver. After the holidays we'll be talking directly with the 3rd party developer to get this corrected. Power and Performance Testing/Optimization Jay has numbers that compares performance between the mobile browser compiled with gcc and browser compiled with Intel C/C++ compiler. As expected there are some significant improvement, for example browser startup appears to be about 25% faster with the version compiled with the Intel compiler. Before we get too excited, we need spend some time scrubbing the data and make sure the numbers we've collected are accurate.
Status report for week 02
Moblin Kernel and Driver Status
2.6.24 & 2.6.22 Kernel Support Alek set up a 2.6.24-rc5 kernel tree with Moblin patches on Moblin.org. In order to support both of 2.6.22 and 2.6.24 kernels we made relevant changes to have more consistent kernel package numbering:
- Original kernel-mid package was renamed to kernel-mid-2.6.22 and the binary packages it produced got renamed to linux-menlow-default-2.6.22 and linux-menlow-developer-2.6.22
- A new kernel-mid-2.6.24 package (now based on rc5) was added to Moblin already, and the binary package names were changed to linux-menlow-default-2.6.24 and linux-menlow-developer-2.6.24.
The Moblin project info page was updated at: http://www.moblin.org/projects/projects_kernel.php
- psb-kmd package was updated to build Gfx modules for both of these two kernels. The binary packages are psb-kmd-default-2.6.22, psb-kmd-developer-2.6.22 psb-kmd-default-2.6.24 and
- psb-kmd-developer-2.6.24.
- The fset files for Moblin Image Creator got updated too.
PSB Gfx & Video Drivers Inuka is checking if the interrupts PSB Gfx Beta3 RC driver generating issue (120+ interrupts/second) is gone with the latest driver release. Inuka is also investigating a screen resolution issue which only happens on 2.6.24 kernel. With 2.6.24-rc5 and psb-kmd 2.6.24 module, the default X screen resolution is set to 1280x1024 instead of 1024x768. Power and Performance Testing/Optimization No changes this week. Grub fast boot/resume Martin enabled boot splash and resuming progress bar feature to grub package. Martin fixed the grub fast resume bug for 2.6.24 kernel and would check into the Moblin.org soon. Martin also discussed with EFI team to find how to take advantage of fast EFI bios booting. The fast EFI bios would only cost 2~3 second to hand over control right to boot loader after power up. In this case, Martin need port the fast boot patch from grub to elilo or grub2 which support EFI boot.
Midbrowser status
Right before the Holiday break, Asac helped Jimmy resolved some of the FF3.0 and Midbrowser integration issues. Asac also created a debian package for Pat McGowan so that Pat can demo it at CES. A gold star for Asac. We are planning to move Midbdrowser development to FF3.0. FF3.0 beta2 based MIdbrowser will be used for Moblin Beta3 release. QA from PRC has experienced browser performance issues on Crownbeach. Someone has been assigned to look into these performance bugs. Continued to work on bug fixes.
Status report for week 03
Moblin Kernel and Driver Status
- Kernel Support
We are talking with Ubuntu kernel team about how to better sync up kernel patches between us. The initial plan is: we will have a dedicated engineer -- Chetty, Jay<email@example.com> in our team to take all of our Moblin patches and port, support and push them into Ubuntu's new branch of the Ubuntu kernel. Other Moblin kernel members will continue to commit changes to Moblin kernel with notification to Jay. And Jay may need assistance from the whole team when porting the changes to Ubuntu's kernel branch. Hope to finalize the plan during Intel/Ubuntu sprint.
File-system corruption on hard shutdown (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/176178) issue got fixed after fixing the /dev/sda1 ext2 partition mounted as read-write bug. Thanks Michael Frey for his patch. PSB / SLT HW Support The broken MWAIT/local APIC timer issue got fixed after applied BIOS 66 to Crown-beach boards. Thus the kernel cmdline option nolapic_timer is not necessary any more. And when removed nolapic_timer options, the HT got enabled without 200+ interrupts per second issue.
Jacob investigated many "APIC error on xx(xx)" kernel messages during booting issue (see Unclear APIC error msg reported when enable HT in CRB BIOS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180252) and found:
- BIOS does not set DTS (Digital thermal sensor) thresholds correctly.
- BIOS configures LAPIC thermal interrupts to be delivered via SMI.
PSB Gfx & Video Drivers Inuka found an issue where PSB Gfx will set default resolution to 1280x1024 when drivers/acpi/video module was not inserted. But still need to rootcause this issue. Inuka has been working with Bryce to try to integrate PSB Gfx Beta3 driver to Hardy. Inuka has fixed the patch applying issue, but the built binary package does not function correctly. Inuka will continue to support on this issue. Power and Performance Testing/Optimization Jay completed a complete ACPI verification for Crown-beach board and fixed the issue where procfs did not get correct temperature. Jay also fired a bug "Closing the virtual lid does not turn the display off"
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/moblin-kernel/+bug/183013) and need to rootcause it. Jay also successfully built the midbrowser with Intel compiler (ICC) and did a performance comparison between the GCC built midbrowser and found a very good increase in performance (25%+ for browser launching, and 20%+ page loading from QA team) Grub fast boot/resume Martin is working on fixing the issue where fast resume gets hung when HT is enabled.
Midbrowser status
- Team is busy working on moving from FF 3.0 beta 1 to beta 2 code base.
- Looking into why bookmark not working in FF3.0 based Midbrowser.
- Got some good performance numbers from QA on FF3.0 base Midbrowser. The average page rendering is close to 50% faster with the FF3.0 beta1 based code. However the startup time appears to be
- slower.
- We have got permission from the owner of the grabanddrag addon to use in Midbrowser to provide finger scrolling.
Moblin Applets
- BUG: "Make default for this ..." checkbox on screen resolution dialog doesn't take effect
BUGLINK: https://bugs.launchpad.net/moblin-applets/+bug/179795 FIX: That checkbox just affected where the settings were stored in the gconf tree. It was pretty much useless for MID so I completely removed it from the dialog.
- BUG: "Cannot save resolution change after restart hildon-desktop or system"
BUGLINK: https://bugs.launchpad.net/moblin-applets/+bug/179792 FIX: The fix is in 0.25, basically I changed the gconf keys over to moblin specific settings. Then I added a reader into moblin-settings-daemon which picks up the last resolution and rotation settings and applies them during moblin-settings-daemon launch.
- BUG: "Cannot show battery life status by clicking Battery life icon on status bar"
BUGLINK: https://bugs.launchpad.net/moblin-applets/+bug/176829 FIX: I added a pulldown which shows the percent charged, and if the device supports the battery.charge_level.rate ACPI event and corresponding HAL property, the remaining charge time or remaining battery time.
- BUG: "Usability: can edit keyboard shortcut with symbol such as : ,"
BUGLINK: https://bugs.launchpad.net/moblin-applets/+bug/179004 FIX: I don't want to filter on what a user *can* use, since there may be unknown hardware buttons mapped into part of the ascii range of the keycode space, but I think it may be prudent to filter out the whole range of printable ascii characters. i.e. whatever passes g_ascii_isprint can't be bound.
- BUG: "Usability: Suggest to change Background dialog "Finish" button to "Close" to be consistent with other applets dialog"
BUGLINK: https://bugs.launchpad.net/moblin-applets/+bug/179788 FIX: Done
- BUG: "Make default for this ..." checkbox on screen resolution dialog doesn't take effect
After rocking work in the MOTU team, with a particular preference for GNOME- and gstreamer-related packages, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort was deemed a great addition to the MOTU team. Warm welcome to the team!
We have another Italian MOTU to announce. Michele Angrisano put a lot of work into merges and Universe fixes and just joined the team!
Stephan Hermann put a lot of work into his MOTU comeback. After lots of Security work and other Universe uploads he is back in the team.
- NEW Packages: live-mix, mscore, mozilla-devscripts, apt-mark-sync, terminator, qtsmbstatus, libserial, hardware-connected, smplayer-themes, gnomecatalog, ffmpegthumbnailer, gimp-normalmap, gpp4, mmdb, jaaa, photoml, libksquirrel
- sommer started to work on including a default ssl configuration in apache. he has contacted the apache maintainer in Debian regarding standardizing a default ssl configuration. No answer was received so far.
- soren is working with upstream ebox devs to get ebox into universe before the feature freeze
ScottK talked about the state of the MIR writing process, which state can be tracked on the ServerReviewPackage wiki page. Fabio wrote a lot of them. ScottK took care of amavisd is making good progress on the front. Most of the packages have a MIR written as of now.
- soren will devise a plan for tracking upgrades testing. soren hasn't started to track LTS upgrade testing. He'll try to come up with a plan. He thinks tracking on per package basis is a good starting point. mathiaz added that writing a page about setting up a LTS upgrade test environment would help attract testers.
- sommer stated that a section about JeOS has been added to the Server Guide. The content is based on the JeOS tutorial written by nijaba. However there may be some issues with the publisher. sommer will work with nijaba to resolve the issues.
- nealmcb stated that most of the factoids have been included in ubotu. There is a list of extra factoids in the Roadmap.
- astabeno and sommer will take a look at ubuntu firewall while updating the firewall section of the server guide.
sommer is thinking about adding sections related to eBox and OpenLikewise (Active Directory integration). An AppArmor section has been added, based on the content of the wiki page on help.ubuntu.com. based on mathiaz' suggestion, sommer will add a section on virtualization based on soren's blog post.
- sommer mentioned that the Server Guide is being reviewed for Hardy and progress is made. Documentation freeze may be moved to allow for more qa time. So if there are any more major sections that need updated/added it should be done before Feb 14th.
- zul will an item to the Roadmap about Xen integration in Hardy. He got Xen mostly working on Hardy, based on patches from Suse. It's mostly packaged and sitting in NEW. He has to push out a kernel. mathiaz asked if his work was tracked somewhere. zul said no, but agreed to create a wiki page about it and add it the roadmap.
jdstrand has uploaded the first version of UbuntuFirewall to universe. He'd like to have more testing. The project has been renamed to Uncomplicated Firewall.
Technical Board
- 2007-12-18 meeting
Steve Langasek was welcomed as an Ubuntu Core Developer
Evan Dandrea was welcomed as an Ubuntu Core Developer
Log available at http://kryten.incognitus.net/mootbot/meetings/ubuntu-meeting.20071218_2004.html
- 2008-01-15 meeting
- A proposal was heard regarding the requirement for Xubuntu packages to be in main, and an extended discussion followed regarding the definition of main with respect to support and maintenance commitments made by Canonical and others on behalf of the Ubuntu project
- The technical board, in consensus with Xubuntu community developers, resolved that:
- packages seeded for Xubuntu are not required to be in main
- Xubuntu will continue to be built as usual but including packages from universe
- in the Ubuntu 8.10 planning cycle (including UDS), we will discuss in depth how the repositories are organized with respect to project commitments and make plans to improve this
Log available at http://kryten.incognitus.net/mootbot/meetings/ubuntu-meeting.20080115_2006.html
Ubuntu Studio
- Got -rt kernel back in repo with great help from the kernel team and Alessio.
ubuntustudio-controls is making its way through REVU and should hit the repo soon.
- Fine-tuning and testing continues. Aplha4 for should be our 1st call for public testing.
US LoCo Teams Project
The MichiganTeam hosted a Bug Jam on January 17th to learn about bug triaging for Ubuntu. Way to go MichinganTeam This is part of a larger initiative by the US Teams Project to encourage people in US LoCo Teams level to improve Ubuntu within as a large group.
The US Teams Project held a Meeting on January 9th to discuss JoshuaChase the new GeorgiaUSTeam leader, Mentor Update and CommunityCouncil Preview.
The next US Teams Project Meeting will be Wednesday 6th of February @ 8 pm PST, 9 pm MST, 10 pm CST and 11 pm EST @ 8 pm PST, 9 pm MST, 10 pm CST and 11 pm EST with posingaspopular presiding.
State & City LoCo Teams
- 54
Approved State LoCo Teams
- 11
State LoCo Teams
- 45
- Approved City Teams
- 2
City LoCo Teams
- 9
Ubuntu Women
- Long and fruitful discussion on the list early in the month about how technical Ubuntu Women should be as a team. No clear resolution, but it's clear that there are many strong and useful opinions within the group about how to deal with inequality, many of which can be implemented simultaneously.
Emma Jane Hogbin has been encouraging women in the group to submit proposals for Ubuntu Live - several agreed and will be submitting!
- Full Circle Magazine will feature Ubuntu Women article by Cathy Malmrose
Began group development of team RoadMap
Full Circle Magazine
- Deadline for submissions has been put back one week, this is to give us a full week (from deadline) in which to proof-read monthly writers' columns. Article deadline is now the first Sunday of each month.
- Deadline for proof-reading is now set at the second Saturday of each month. After the proofing deadline the layout can begin. Hopefully this new system will give us less corrections to make come PDF preview time.
- Even using Skype the sound quality of podcast #1 was felt to be unacceptable and is now scheduled for a mid-February release.
- Article wiki was rearranged to display all (as yet) unused articles on one page and in the order in which they were received. Articles will be moved to a new page as an issue is compiled.
- Quite a few translation teams have gone inactive, it may be time to advertise for new translation teams in some languages.
- Several d-i components were modified to better accommodate loop installations.
A first cut of ubiquity-preserve-home was committed and uploaded.
- Several bugs were fixed in Ubiquity and the Mythbuntu portions of Ubiquity.
Work to replace the timezone widget with a cairo-based scrolling map (hardy-ubiquity-usability) and run the UI portions of Ubiquity as a regular user is ongoing.
German Loco Team
- ubuntu-de association has a new board, president: Matthias Urlichs, vice-president: Richard Verwayen, treasurer: Julius Bloch
We get the acknowledgemente that ubuntu will have a booth at Chemnitzer LinuxTag(1-2 march) and at CeBIT(4-9 march)
500 ubuntu coffee mugs and 300 coffee mugs are ordered, we hope that they arrive a the end of February. Price is 6€ without shiping, if you are interested to order a mug send a mail to juliuxatubuntuminusdedotorg
- #ubuntu-de-quiz is up again. Come and play the linux/foss quiz with the bot;)
- #ubuntu-de-treffpunkt is closed. Everybody who joins that channel will be forwared to #ubuntu-de-offtopic
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Location spoting in Svanetia
We spent the first two weeks of November with Nicolas In Georgia for the preparation of our upcoming field recording project in Svanetia, a remote moutainous region of the southern Caucasus.
The project is about the soundscape and sound memory of Svanetia. We'll be working in echo to the silent 1930's documentary Djim Shvante (Salt for Svanetia) by famous director M. Kalatozov and interrogate the soundscape of the region, 80 years after the filming. It will be done in two parts: the first part is a collection of sounds, a sound herbarium, from nature to human activity that documents the soundscape of nowadays Svanetia. The second part is a series of sound pieces in between documentary and sound art composed using the material of the collection. This will lead to a multimedia presentation including an audio installation, the presentation of the collection, a workshop and a serie of live performances as well as radio broadcasts.
We started our trip in Tbilisi where we met our local partners including the Georgian National Museum of History and Ethnography, the art organisations Geoair and Garikula and the French Culural center Alexandre Dumas. All of them will collaborate in its own way to the project.
We then took the road to Svanetia where we met the local Museum director and started to hunt a few sounds and meeting the locals. Contacts were made and interest was shown we'll be back in the begining of 2011!
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Kendall Dye wins IOA Golf Classic, her first Symetra Tour title
LONGWOOD, Fla. — Kendall Dye won the rain-delayed IOA Golf Classic on Monday for her first Symetra Tour title, matching the course record with a 6-under-par 65 for a three-stroke victory.
The 26-year-old former Oklahoma player was 6 under on the first seven holes on the back nine. She birdied Nos. 10, 12, 13 and 15 and holed out from 75 yards for eagle on the par-5 16th.
"It was just some back nine. It was crazy," Dye said. "I had nine putts on the backside and holed out. . . . It was pretty cool to finish strong."
On No. 16, she played a half-shot with a 55-degree wedge that went in on the first bounce.
"It was just my day," Dye said. "These days where golf comes easy, I can't take them for granted because there's so many other days where golf is the most difficult thing ever."
Dye, from Edmond, Okla., finished at 11-under 202 at Alaqua Country Club and earned $15,000 to jump from 14th to second on the money list with $19,952 in four events. The top 10 at the end of the 19-tournament season will earn 2015 LPGA Tour cards.
"It definitely takes the pressure off for the rest of the year," Dye said. "My mission, of course, every year is to come away with a card. I've been to Q-school too many times."
Making her 56th start on the tour, Dye parred the final two holes and was doused with water on the 18th green by fellow players Mallory Blackwelder, Sara Brown and Calle Nielson.
"I had good feelings and positive thoughts going into today, but I was three shots back and I wore white, not thinking that I was going to get doused with water on the last hole," Dye said. "So, lesson learned there."
Hannah Yun, the second-round leader after a 65, closed with a 71 to finish second. Katelyn Sepmoree was third at 6 under after a 72, and Reilley Rankin had a 70 to finish at 5 under.
Cindy Yueer Feng, the winner last week in the Florida's Natural Charity Classic, tied for fifth at 4 under after a 69. She earned $3,500 to push her tour-leading total to $25,984.


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What is micro-history, you ask? It is the investigation of small units in history—an individual, a small village, a family, or a school, for example. Why is this important? Because large trends, the kind of history you get in encyclopedias, smooth out history to give you only the most average experience. And who likes to read about average? No one!
You want to know about the heroes and heroines—by definition, the outliers, the dangerous, the obscure, the interesting! Part of what authors are selling is the chance to live someone else's life for a little while. Maybe your character is Marianne, a half-Jamaican hotelier seduced by a spy during the Crimean War; or Lily, a diplomat's daughter who rescues a wounded American Marine in the Boxer Rebellion in China.
Either way, flat descriptions from encyclopedias won't cut it. You need to mine primary sources for the convincing details of everyday life. Where else would you learn how Marianne chased off a thief with her rusty horse pistol, primed only with coffee? Or how Lily saved her favorite white pony from becoming dinner for starving Americans in Beijing?
Marianne and Lily are not typical, but they are believable because they are based upon real people—real outliers. My inspiration for Marianne came from The Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole, while Lily is based on Laura Conger in Sarah Pike Conger's Letters from China. Cool books! Where did I find them, you ask? At the end of this post, you will find a handout detailing many wonderful places to find free primary sources on the internet: books, articles, artifacts, photographs and videos (if available), illustrations, newspapers, and more, all from the time period itself.
But how do you use this information to create realistic characters and believable conflict? And how do you know what facts to use and what to make up? I came up with five models to help you figure it out:
The Ice Cube Tray Model
My fake characters Marianne and Lily are based upon the broad outlines of real people, but if I actually wrote books for them I would make up individual personalities, hopes, dreams, senses of humor, and more. For another example, let's use a book I did write: Della Berget, heroine of Hotel Oriente, was inspired by a real-life outlier, Annabelle Kent, author of the memoir, Round the World in Silence. This middle-aged, deaf world traveler gave me the raw material to write a young, deaf aspiring journalist. To suit my own purposes, I gave Della a US congressman for a grandfather—loosely based on a real one, Senator Albert Beveridge—and plopped her in the middle of 1901 Manila, where carpetbaggers like her could make a name for themselves. Elements of Della come from Annabelle's story, but the real person is an incomplete mold, like an ice cube tray. I filled in the rest.
The Straitjacket Model
What if you don't focus on a specific person? In fact, quite the opposite. What if you highlight the social constraints of a chosen era—the rules that pen in the people? Guess what? You have the formula for a clever foil, or even villain, to represent "society" as a whole—without being average. I did this for Archie Blaxton, the man you loved to hate from Under the Sugar Sun. I took every horrible thing that came out of an American's mouth (or memoir) about the Philippines, and I gave it to Archie. He became an amalgam of all the worst Americans I could find. (People suck, by the way.) I call this model the straitjacket.
The Open Flame Model
Real history can also provide conflict, too. I needed a scandal for Hotel Oriente, something to put a little pressure on my hero, Moss North. (Moss, by the way, was based on the real manager of the real Hotel Oriente, West Smith. Get it? West Smith became Moss North?) By searching some American newspapers, I found a real scandal that almost brought down the Oriente, gutted the Manila quartermaster's office, and sent a handful of men to prison. Good conflict adds heat underneath your character's feet, prompting them to make pivotal decisions—and declarations of love! I call this the open flame.
The Millstone Model
For my upcoming book, Sugar Moon, I gave my hero, Ben Potter, a troubled past. He was traumatized caused by a real event: the 1901 attack at Balangiga in which 48 American soldiers were killed by angry villagers. Ben's memories will be shared in flashback form because they shaped Ben into the man he is, for better or worse. (Most of you would say worse, but give him a chance. Or second chance. Well, okay, third.) Ground down by the millstone of war, he is someone new because of this real event. It is a big part of his internal conflict.
The Fridge Magnet Model
Finally, I use real vignettes and anecdotes throughout my books. A lot of people remember the snake scene in Under the Sugar Sun, and I wish I could take full credit for it. But that really happened to a real American on one of his first nights in the Philippines in the early 1900s. He even had to buy a replacement snake, too! There's some stuff you cannot make up, and you shouldn't have to. But you do need those little details that make your book convincing.
Consider this: when you walk into a house, where do you find the small details important to that family's daily life? On their fridge. (Or their medicine cabinet, but that's an invasion of privacy. Shame on you.) Therefore, I call this the fridge magnet model. These little snippets tell your reader more about a character or setting than Mr. Exposition ever could. For example, the snake story told me how clever rural Filipinos were to use one pest to control another; and it told me that Georgie, for all her pluck, wasn't going to get anything right her night in Bais. Her "fish out of water" anxieties will be essential to her later conflict with Javier.
Whenever I approach a primary source, I think: how can this event advance my story or my character development? And you need to be thinking this, too. No matter how much fun it is to research—no matter how many rabbit holes you want to fall down—everything should move your book forward. Stay focused on these five models. I hope they help!
By the way, here is the handout of websites that I cover in the workshop's "how to" portion, along with some Google shortcut tips: Hallock Micro-History Researching Tips. Happy researching!


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Amy Schumer recently made fashion news when she spoke about her opinions on the Met Gala, fashion biggest social event. Her opinions weren't very fond, however, she isn't the only celebrity to have said negative things about the event. There have been a few more and today I've listed some of the most notable.
Gwyneth Paltrow
All the celebrity disrespect started about three years ago when Gwyneth Paltrow told USA Today, "I'm never going again. It was so un-fun. It was boiling. It was too crowded. I did not enjoy it at all." Paltrow later pointed out in an interview with two Australian DJ's that the event "sucked" how he event was "all drama".
Tim Gunn
Tim Gunn, host of "Project Runway", didn't exactly disrespect the Met Gala. He's just never going to be invited to the event. Gunn explained why on E!'s "Fashion Police" in May saying, I was asked what is the most unforgettable thing I've ever seen in fashion and I said, 'It's easy. It was watching Anna Wintour being carried down five flights of stairs by two bodyguards—two big hulking men—from a fashion show.'" After saying that Gunn and Wintour have apparently had a war ever since.
Tina Fey
Tina Fey let everyone know how much she didn't like the Met Gala last year during an interview on the Late Show with David Letterman. Fey said, "It is such a jerk parade. If you had a million arms and all the people you would punch in the whole world, they're all there."
Demi Lavato
Demi Lavato posted a picture on Instagram of her awkwardly standing next to Jeremy Scott and Nicki Minaj, who was giving her a bad look, at the Met Gala this year. The photo was accompanied by a caption that read, "This picture pretty much summed up my first and probably last met." She later added, "p.s. some of y'all need to learn how to take a joke.. I'm obviously laughing at the fact that 1. I look incredibly awkward and 2. That the shade being thrown in this picture actually gives me life."
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer seems to not have enjoyed being at the most. In an interview with Howard Stern, Schumer said, "I guess I should be grateful I was invited or something, but yeah, it felt like a punishment. It's not me and I don't like it. We're dressed up like a bunch of fuckin' assholes." She continued to say, "I left not the second I could; I left earlier than I should've been allowed." She did note that there was one good thing about the event saying, "I got to meet Beyoncé and she was like, 'Is this your first Met?' and I was like, 'It's my last'."
Lena Dunham
In an interview with Amy Schumer in Lena Dunham's and Lenny Letter, the women talk about what it was like "sitting across from each other at the Met Ball." While Schumer only said a few things about why she didn't like the Met Gala, Dunham was a bit more specific saying,
"I was sitting next to Odell Beckham Jr., and it was so amazing because it was like he look at me and he determined I was not the shape of a woman by his standards. He was like, 'that's a marshmallow. That's a child. That's a dog.' It wasn't mean – he just seemed confused."
Dunham continued saying,
"The vibe was very much like, 'do I want to fuck it? Is it wearing a … yep, it's wearing a tuxedo. I'm going back to my cell phone.' It was like we were forced to be together, and he literally was scrolling Instagram rather than have to look at a woman in a bow tie. I was like, 'this should be called the Metropolitan Museum of Getting Rejected by Athletes.'"
Those are the 6 celebrities who don't like the Met Gala. I'm sure there are more, but these are the most notable. The Met Gala is often described as the biggest social event in fashion and most people say it's fun, but not these people.
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The winner is Ashley of tiernanashley.blogspot.com.
Do check out her precious blog. She is keeping it real, aka authentic.
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Whoa, that's a lot of entries to filter through. Guess what I have done for the past, accumulated hours?! I was surprised, but there were only 10 disqualified entries. 70% of them because they didn't give me their email addy. 🙁
I'm going to email Miss Ashley and send off her cute stuff right away. Congrats, Miss Ashley!!!!! 😀
And thank you everyone else. I'm really happy to have this blog to share my fun and hobby with. I have made new Internet friends and am having a BALL! If you are thinking about doing something like this, I so encourage you to do so. There are lots of others that are looking to share and make friends with you.
Look forward to my St. Valentine's Day giveaway too! Can you guess which holiday Libby's Pink Vanity ADORES!!!!!!
Brother Sebastian is waiting for his favorite show: QVC. lol
Note the 12′ brown wrapping paper. This is Libby's favorite toy. Sebastian knows to not even lie on it.
(I want a big screen TV too! Look at that ancient thing!)


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VIENNA (KDN) – Kurdish forces killed an Islamist terrorist in newly liberated Mount Kolik in western Sinjar region who joined ISIS from Austria's western city of Bregenz.
According to Amsterdam based Kurdish ANF News Agency, the ISIS terrorist named Vasilyeu Dzianıs arrived in Turkey from Germany and stayed at an Istanbul hotel in Kumkapi district then traveled to Syria via Jarablus border crossing controlled by both Turkey and ISIS. From Syria he went to Iraq and and joined the massacre of the Kurdish Yazidis in Sinjar in 2014.
Kurdish forces backed by US-led International coalition liberated Sinjar and surrounding areas from ISIS in mid October this year and clashed with ISIS along Syria-Iraq border. Vasilyeu Dzianıs was killed along with other ISIS terrorists fighting the Kurds in the Kolik Mountain range.
ANF published his belongings which include Austrian Rot-Weiss-Rot ID card issued for migrants, his insurance card, a mobile phone sim-card from Turkey, his Western Union card and his dead body.
There are around 200 Austrian jihadist fighting for terror groups in Syria and Iraq according to official accounts. After the death of Vasilyeu Dzianıs a Chechen from Belarus, now Austria has one less terrorist.


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Alfred Deakin – Fact sheet 211
Prime Minister of Australia 1903–04, 1905–08 and 1909–10
Three times Prime Minister in a politically volatile decade, Alfred Deakin commenced his first term in September 1903, leading the Protectionist government after Edmund Barton's appointment to the High Court of Australia. Deakin had served previously as Attorney-General in Barton's inaugural government. He had a notable background in law, journalism and Victorian politics, where he had played a prominent role in the federation of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Deakin served as Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs from 24 September 1903 to 27 April 1904 and from 5 July 1905 to 13 November 1908. He was again Prime Minister – this time leading a Fusion government that comprised the non-Labor parties – from 2 June 1909 to 29 April 1910.
Deakin's government was instrumental in establishing and strengthening the essential machinery of state. His second term (1905–08) was his most significant, earning him the title 'the constructor' as his government dealt with issues including the public service, defence policy and military infrastructure, external affairs, federal financial relations and the High Court. Other important measures included the transfer of the Northern Territory from South Australia to the Commonwealth, establishing Canberra as the federal capital site and amendments to the Judiciary Act and the Immigration Restriction Act. Deakin's second term, like his first, depended upon Labor Party support, and his government was defeated when disagreements over legislation prompted Labor to withdraw from the alliance.
Deakin remained Leader of the Opposition (and of the Liberal Party he founded in 1909) until ill health forced his resignation in January 1913. He participated little in public life after his retirement, though he did chair the 1914 Royal Commission on Food Supplies and on Trade and Industry During the War and was the Commonwealth's official representative at the Panama exhibition in 1915.
Alfred Deakin died in Melbourne on 7 October 1919, and was given a state funeral.
Research guide – Our First Six: Guide to the Archives of Australia's Prime Ministers
National Archives holdings relating to Alfred Deakin
The National Archives holds records relating to Alfred Deakin both as a Federation figure and a member of the Commonwealth parliament.
In the table below, reference numbers direct you to the item or series in RecordSearch, the Archives database. There you can find more information. In many cases you can view entire digitised records. The information will appear in a new browser window.


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While coming into college and being a student, I thought I would never take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad. First, I didn't know what I would study and second, I get homesick too easily. However, coming to Merida for the fall semester has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. I have tried things that I would never do or try before like swimming in a cenote even though I can't swim that well and eating food that I wouldn't think about eating at home. The first week of being in Merida was a culture shock to me because everything looks so different and it is a different society that what I am used to. The excursions that we took the first week were eye opening because it is not every day that you get to see ancient ruins still intact and even can climb on them. I must say climbing the acropolis is a feat that you will want to have and this is coming from a guy who fears heights as well. The best part of being in Merida honestly is the homestay mamas and their family because they are the sweetest people you will ever meet and they go over and beyond to make sure you are well taken care of. My mama cooks me three meals a day so I don't have to spend money if I don't want to and she also cleans my room. She always asks how I'm doing, what I'm going to do, what I want to eat, and if there is anything I need. So, I feel like they see the students as their own children making the Merida experience that much more special. Another thing that Merida is good for is exploring and experiencing with the other students that also study abroad with you. You guys get to get lost in a city with so many things to do and see and in the end, it creates very strong friendships. We all like to get together and go to a bar or the club or the beach and forget about school work.
Another cool part about studying abroad is we get to travel to other countries like Belize and Cuba and not only learn but explore and experience those places. In Belize, we learned about Belizean Creole and different dances within the cultures of Belize but we also went to San Pedro to go snorkeling. In Cuba, which was probably the highlight of my trip, we learned about the Cuban revolution and saw famous castles and buildings. We also went to three cities Havana, Trinidad, and Cienfuegos which each city has its own uniqueness. The best part was we got to go horseback riding in Trinidad which has some of the most beautiful mountain ranges I ever seen. Although it was scary at that moment, I got to see one of my friends fall of a horse and I almost fell of the edge of a cliff but those are experiences that I will have for the rest of my life.
I'm grateful for the opportunity to have studied abroad in Merida because I've seen how a group of people from all sorts of backgrounds, with different kinds of personalities and interests, come together to be a group of friends. Yes, we get tired of each other sometimes but I'm sure that we would all agree that the people on this trip are really cool people to be around. We have all strayed away from our comfort zone to develop friendships that will last outside of this study abroad trip. As it is coming to end and finals are approaching, I'm glad I have stories to tell and people to introduce to my family and friends about the experiences I have had with group of people. I hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to create your own.
Brian Hobbs
Centre College in Merida Study Abroad Program, Fall 2016


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Get Adorned With INDIVIJU
Interview by Stephanye Watts
SW: How did you start making jewelry?
MS: I started making jewelry in 2010. I was only toying with the idea of making jewelry for others then and would simply create pieces for myself. Since I hardly knew anything about metal and soldering, I ventured down the route of using chains and gorilla glue for adhesive (tsk tsk haha). I immediately became obsessed with making cuffs and would do so regularly. In 2010, a stylist friend of mine suggested I gift one my cuffs to Rihanna on the Good Morning America show. So at 6 am half asleep, I rushed to times square and was able to gift it to her in person! I'm not sure if she ever wore it but that moment is one of my greatest accomplishments. (Picture of shale cuff attached). In 2012, I began the metalsmithing course at FIT and after a few classes, it all started making sense. There's truly a rush of confidence you get when the pieces you've soldered remain intact. At the end of 2013, I successfully launched my online website www.indiviju.co
SW: Who is the Indiviju woman?
MS: INDIVIJU is a slight spin off the french word "Individu" which means individual. With my most recent collection, I see each piece as an individual yet it's still designed with a strong awareness of the collection as a whole; in doing so, I am targeting the unisex market. INDIVIJU caters to individuals who wear art not only to make a statement but to manifest the power of self. The pieces are created to fit to one's day-to – day lifestyle.
SW: What really stood out to me was the weight of your pieces. Indiviju is by no means elevated costume jewelry. What materials do you work with?
It is all made of high quality Sterling Silver and Brass with options to plated in 14k Yellow Gold, in both matte and shiny finishes. I do love elaborate costume jewelry, but for the busy day-to-day, some of it is just not realistic. I design pieces that are transitional and easy to wear everyday. Some of the biggest complaints I've heard from customers is jewelry being "too heavy". As the old adage goes, there's a time and a place for everything, and in this busy city, less is always more.
SW: In what ways, if at all, does your Haitian background or Brooklyn influence your aesthetic?
MS: I am heavily inspired by shape and embrace natural imperfections of the hand at work, each piece of jewelry is made with care and given special attention to detail. Growing up Haitian, no hashtag haha, my style of dress was very elaborate, to say the least. This included, frilly dresses with never ending itchy tulle underneath, squeaky patent leather Mary Jane shoes and the numerous amounts of boule gogo (barrettes) and hair ties in my hair. As far as jewelry, I wore a gold name plate bracelet all throughout my childhood and didn't have my ears pierced until I was 14. I do, however, remember my very fashionable Auntie "G" in Brooklyn instilling in me the importance of wearing the proper "bijoux" with every ensemble. She had the best collection of jewelry and would often gift me with gems upon my visit. I tend to think this is where my fashion sense came from.
SW: What is your wish for Indiviju?
MS: My wish for INDIVIJU is to evolve into a lifestyle brand with the motto "manifesting the power of self". With this, I hope to find opportunities to branch out and find ways to give back to my homeland Haiti.
SW: Last but not least give us an inside clip into your youth via your favorite book and song are you obsessing over right now?
MS: I grew up in a predominately white town, and for a long time we were the only black family on our block. My earliest memory of my blackness was when I visited a local hair salon to get my hair styled for a 6th grade dance and the stylist apologized and told me she didn't know how to do my "kind of hair". See, I always knew I was black, but it was more so being Haitian that made me feel different from my peers Several years later, I was introduced to Toni Morrison's "Bluest Eye" and it immediately brought me back to how I felt that day leaving the hair salon. It is a very haunting story of the destruction of a little black girl's spirit, yet it allows you to inspired by the strength of main character, Pecole Breedlove. That coupled with Morrison's eloquent descriptions makes it a damn good story!
I am tied with song obsessions. Tink's "Million", love the original Aaliyah song mash up. 'One in Million' is one of my all time favorite songs. I am still obsessing over The Internet's new album 'Ego Death'. Special Affair is my jam!


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