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April 15, 2009
"I pity the fowl!"
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How can you not love it...clever, nostalgic (sort of), original, and then you topped it off with my favorite thing...dry humor. I pity the fowl....beefy, you make me laugh.ReplyDelete
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Courtney and David were married at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Their wedding day was expertly planned by Truly You Events with flowers by Wild Stems. Courtney looked stunning in her Monique Lhuillier gown.
This was the first wedding for Amanda and myself this season, and it was such a great one to start with! We loved working with Courtney and David, and seeing their vision come to life. The design and styling went above and beyond!


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We meant it. When we said Iceland is incredible.
You know why.
It is so breathtakingly beautiful, it may be your next destination.
It is definitely in our bucket list.
We stumbled upon these pictures by Moyan. We could not take our eyes from his album.
We are sure you don't either.
Here are some starters.
Stunning pictures of the Icelandscape shot beautifully by Moyan Brenn.
|Skogafoss waterfall in the morning, the best moment to see it thanks to the sun position which creates rainbows
|stormy landscape from the ring road, south area, east of Vik
|Okulsarlon glacier lagoon during a cloudy midday of september…Blue icebergs are due to the strong ice compression of the very low layer of ice on top of the glacier which eliminate air bubbles by making a blue appearence like that of sea water
|view of landscape from the main ring road of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano mountain complex
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Students protest against Hajvery University, block The Mall
Lahore, June 08: A large number of students of the Hajvery University on Monday blocked The Mall for over two hours in front of the Governor's House and protested against the varsity administration.
Students held posters and banners that contained slogans against the varsity administration and demanded that their futures be secured. The protesting students refused to cooperate with police officials and blocked The Mall from 11am until 1pm and demanded that Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer take notice of the issue.
One of the students, seeking anonymity, said the varsity administration had given them admissions in engineering four years ago, but after the four years were completed, the students were being awarded degrees of BS honours.
"We paid large amounts in dues to study engineering, but the administration is not giving us engineering degrees," he said, adding that the students had learned that the Pakistan Engineering Council did not accept their degrees, as they did not fulfill the requirements of the PEC.
Another protester said that students would not sit in their classes until the government acted against the varsity administration, adding that without the engineering degree, students would be hard pressed to find jobs.
"The labs and faculty at the varsity are not up to requirements, which is why the PEC was not approving their degrees, which is not fair to the students," he said. The administration of the Hajvery University was not available for comment despite repeated attempts to contact them. Separately, insiders said that the administration was avoiding contact with the media due to the protests, adding that Hajvery University Chairman Sheikh Atif Mahtaq had opted to travel abroad as soon as the students started their protest against the varsity. Daily timesYour Comments
GCU signature campaign against tobacco
Lahore: The Government College University (GCU) Student Services Centre Monday organised a 'Signature Campaign against Tobacco' to involve students in the fight against diseases, death and economic loss caused by the smoking.
Above 500 students signed the anti-tobacco banners with pledges to play active role in convincing people not to smoke at least in universities, colleges, hospitals, restaurants, offices, parks and other public places. GCU Placement Officer Muhammad Waqar Ahmad said that female students had more actively participated in the campaign, organised in collaboration with the Green Future that is working with World Health Organisation against tobacco consumption.
However, Green Future Chief Executive Officer Nudrat S Alvi said the signature camping was aimed at bringing together like-minded people against the tobacco consumption. "The banners inscribed with messages and signatures highlight that a large number of people are against tobacco consumption," she added.
Talking to media, GCU female students expressed profound pleasure on imposition of excise duty on cigarettes. However, they said that the government is needed to take more steps to discourage the smoking. Hina Saeed, a BSc (Hons) student said even after the imposition of new tax a cigarette was the cheapest commodity available at stores. She said the govt should also put a check on the sale of cigarettes to teenagers and minors.
Sidra Habib, an MPhil student, said the smoking culture is being developed in the teenagers. Shahid Ahmed of BA (Hons) said such signature campaigns realised people of their responsibility towards environment and health of other citizens and they should be initiated in all universities. and other intuitions of the country. The nation
PU announced MA Education results
Lahore: The Punjab University Examinations Department has announced the result of MA Education (Elementary & Secondary), Part-II, Annual Examination 2009. Pass percentage in the exam was 94.41. Detailed results are available on PU website www.pu.edu.pk.
UHS announced BDS results
Lahore: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has announced the result of the Final Professional BDS supplementary examination. According to a press release here on Monday, a total of 85 candidates from five affiliated dental colleges appeared in the exam and 63 passed while 22 failed. Pass percentage remained 74.118. The news
University teachers protest today
Lahore: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) will protest against the massive cut in higher education budget on Wednesday (tomorrow).
FAPUASA President Prof Dr Mahr Saeed Akhtar said teachers would boycott classes and observe a black day from 12 noon onwards. They would wear black armbands and carry black banners demanding that the grant for higher education should be restored to sustain the research culture in universities.
Prof Akhtar said the federation executive body would meet the National Assembly speaker and get the higher education funding issue raised in the NA through MNAs.
He said the massive cut in grants as well as 27 per cent inflation rate had left higher education allocation to nothing, which would ruin the academic environment and research culture in universities. He said the cut in budget would also affect the scholars doing their PhDs abroad and travel grants for those faculty members who were participating in higher education conferences in their respective disciplines. Dawn
'Training, research in toxicology, pharmacology is inevitable'
Lahore: Training of students and promoting research culture in the field of pharmacology and toxicology is inevitable, since it is essential to exploring indigenous resources of drugs, as well as producing highly skilled human resource to check the rising incidence of diseases, a training course concluded on Monday.
The weeklong hands-on training course on "Modern Techniques in Angiogenesis and Toxicology" was conducted by the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences' pharmacology and toxicology department's Angiogenesis and Toxicology Research Laboratory (ATRL) in collaboration with the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge.
Eminent scholar Dr Sohail Ejaz said the modern techniques in angiogenesis and toxicology were extremely helpful in cancer research, adding that the term angiogenesis denoted the process of formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing small capillaries in tissues and organs. Ejaz said the objective of the ATRL was to screen the effects of different environmental toxicants on angiogenesis as well as study the effects of different indigenous plants to find suitable candidates for cancer treatment.
UVAS Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Nawaz lauded research scholars for playing their due role in the field of veterinary education and presented certificates to the successful scholars at the concluding ceremony. Daily times
Literacy resource centre opens
Lahore: Unesco country director Dr Warren Mellor inaugurated the Punjab Literacy Resource Centre (PLRC) on Monday at the Punjab Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education Department opening up opportunities for researchers to find literacy-related information.
Dr Mellor said as Punjab's literacy rate was around 70 per cent, efforts should be launched to reach the remaining 30 per cent of the population.
He said he was always interested to promote literacy and education in Punjab and setting up of the PLRC was one step towards this direction.
Unesco coordinator Arshad Saeed said Punjab was the house of a largest number of illiterates in the country. He said those illiterates needed to be reached at the earliest so that the multiplying effects of illiterates could be stopped. He also suggested that the teachers serving at non-formal basic education centres also be imparted teachers' training at the Directorate of Staff Development.
Punjab Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education Department secretary Dr Allah Bakhsh Malik said non-formal education was the only solution for the remaining 30 per cent of the out-of-school children in the province. He said these children remained illiterate because the formal school system failed and they were left out.
Stating that there was a big problem of teachers' absenteeism in government schools, he said, this was not the case in non-formal education because local communities monitored teachers' performance. He also said that the non-formal education was almost 10 times cheaper than the formal schooling system.
Dr Malik said rural areas and urban slums needed to be focused with full financial and human resources to impart literacy. He said that adult literacy in these areas also needed to be dovetailed with life skills so that they could earn their livelihood in a respectable manner.
He said as all educational activities had been transferred to provinces after the passage of the 18th Amendment, more and more funds should be allocated so that girls in rural areas as well as in south Punjab could be imparted basic education. He said there was also a need to impart basic education to children doing bonded labour with their parents at brick kilns. He said his department had engaged non-government organisations to check illiteracy at all levels.
Dr Malik urged the Unesco country director to support the literacy department in planning and implementing good practices to achieve the desired literacy rate. Dawn


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When You Need a Miracle - Part 2
I have become aware that when God moves in our lives and rains down gifts upon us, we may be too quick to take stock of what has been delivered. Maybe, just maybe there is more to the gift than we first noticed.
For instance, my "money from nowhere" gift. If you have not read about it yet, look below to the precious writing. It was not until the next day, as I sat pondering and relishing his gift of money to us that I finally got the bigger blessing. For eight long years our life has been 'hurry up and wait'. We wait for the next doctor appt. we wait for the next court date. We wait for the next report to be in. We wait for an emergency court hearing that is 3 months out. Wait. Wait. Wait. Days turn into weeks, which turn into months and then years.
I feel a real connection in some ways with the children of Israel who were delivered from slavery. How they rejoiced when Moses led them out of Egypt. How they rejoiced when they crossed the Red Sea and watched as God released the sea and swallowed up their enemies. They thought they were being led into the Promised Land. After all, that is what God had said. Problem is, God did not say how FAST he would deliver them there. Like us --- Israel's days turned into weeks, turned into months, turned into years. Do you see the correlation?
It would be so easy to begin to grumble, to begin to doubt God. To turn your back on God and say, "Forget this!" I bet I can come up with a better plan than this! Time and again God's children lost their faith in their God even though they could see the evidence of his powerful presence, and they failed to follow his directions. And because of that...they lingered long in the desert.
So fast-forward a few thousand years to my life. The day after God delivered "money from nowhere" I sat savoring the gift when it hit me. I had moaned in my agony for months.... "God, God, end this! Why must we wait for this to end? God I cannot do it anymore. I cannot wait any longer. I know I must trust you and I want to but you are God! You are the great I AM. You can do anything!"
On that precious day, God interrupts my travailing...and strikes up a conversation with me. "I've brought money from nowhere before. I can do it again." And not two hours later there it was. Do you see the details of the gift just for me? God said it. He did it. No waiting! God said it. He did it. No waiting!
It was as though Abba Father said, "See daughter! I haven't changed. My power is still in tact! I know the journey's been hard. We're almost there! Trust me. Hang on. We can do this!"
What a boost! What refreshment for my soul! I can so understand the joy God's people felt when God, yet again, delivered them from thirst, hunger, fear or agony!
Suddenly, I was filled with new strength and a second wind. It reminded me of Gods word that says.... Isaiah 40: 31 – But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings of eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
If you are walking through a dire season or God has been leading you through a desert, trust Him. Remember that God is able to do abundantly more than you or I can believe. He is the great I Am who moves quickly in the whirlwind. He is our Abba Father who sees it fitting to take his time. He is Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides. He is Jehovah Ro'i, the
Lord who is your shepherd. He is Jehovah Shalom, God who is your peace.
He sees. He hears. He knows.
Dori Cass is a wife of 29 years and mom to two adult children. She has spent her adult life active in Womens, Children's and Youth ministry. One of her favorite ministries has been the ongoing shepherding and mentoring of a group of almost 30 yr old women who were part of her girl's group 15 years ago. Join Dori as she draws from her pool of experiences as she testifies to what God has done and is still doing. You can find her blog at http://heavensconfetti.blogspot.com.
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Crowd funding can sometimes be a way for unusual products to find a market before any units get made, but sometimes it instead reveals that there isn't a market or that potential buyers don't see a project as being viable.
For example, there's a new project on IndieGogo this week which seeks to build a laptop for writers called the Fusion Writer. This entirely untested design would be built around a 13.3" E-ink screen. It would run Android with a customized word processing app, be waterproof, and (according to the claims of the promoter) sport a 2 month battery life.
The backers want to raise $50,000 to develop and ship the Fusion Writer, with the first units to arrive around the end of 2015.
After 4 days they have raised $10. Yeah, I don't see this project getting funded.
While you might write off the lack of success as a failure to draw attention to the campaign, I suspect that everyone (including the bloggers who aren't writing about it) who has looked at this so far has reached the conclusion that this is one project which probably won't make its funding goal, but even if it did it won't ship the product.
For one thing, the fact that there was a simultaneous Kickstarter project makes the backers appear either sketchy or naive; I don't know which. But that point is less important than my feeling that the backers don't know what they are getting into.
This Indiegogo campaign seeks to raise $50,000 to develop a new device from scratch. I've never done this myself but that doesn't strike me as being nearly enough money to develop a new design, much less get it into production.
Hardware development for a device as complicated as a laptop can run into the millions of dollars, and that doesn't include the cost of producing the laptop. And even development costs for a simpler device, like the Earl back country tablet for example, will run in to the tens of thousands of dollars - and that device hasn't even shipped yet.
The combined development and production costs for a laptop simply cannot be squeezed into $50,000. That is enough to maybe fund a conversion kit so backers can do a DIY conversion on an existing laptop,but building a complete unit?
And that's a shame, because I really liked this idea.


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Georgia and Bilateral Free Trade Agreements; What's Next?
მაისი 17, 2016 დატოვე კომენტარი
The Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between Georgia and the EU, brought into effect in 2014, was hailed at the time by many as being of great importance to Georgian manufacturers and food/beverage producers. Skeptics commented that 7000 articles under the pre-existing GSP+ agreement with the EU were already duty-free and quota-free for many years, yet very few exporters had ever taken advantage of the concessions. Nonetheless, exporters of alcoholic beverages were keen for the deal to go ahead; while the EU makes up a small proportion of wine and spirits exports, free access to the world's largest consumer goods market would facilitate steadily rising market share. This very basic treatise will look at alcoholic beverages as representative of Georgia's primary industry; to a certain extent conclusions drawn here can be applied to other food commodities also.
Note that for all analyses that follow, wines sold are not confined to bottled wines. Cask wines and bulk wine in flexitanks are included in the totals.
Georgia traditionally has been a very Russia-focussed wine production country, as the following charts indicate.
Source: UN Comtrade
A quick visual assessment of these charts indicates that Russia is a higher volume/lower price market for Georgian wine than the EU.
Coincidentally, 2014 was a boom year for Georgian alcohol producers; the Russian market that reopened in 2013 was robust and pent-up demand for Georgian wine meant that sales volumes were robust, while prices were acceptable.
Source: UN Comtrade
In the face of this, the urgency for diversifying into challenging new EU markets was probably dulled by the lure of familiar markets in Russia, despite the higher price capable of being captured in Europe if quality attributes were addressed. A few shrewd operators maintained a counter-cyclical approach, leveraging their Russian sales revenues into aggressive European and Asian marketing campaigns. Those producers are doing rather better now than their solely Russia-centric competitors.
Sales volumes of Georgian wine into the EU have shown satisfactory growth since the DCFTA was implemented, but the the average price per hectalitre has increased by almost 40% in dollar terms. Granted it is only two year's worth of data points. It is also possible that the mix of products reaching the EU market has changed and that higher-end wines are a larger proportion of imports from Georgia. It will be interesting to observe whether exporters will restrain prices to aggressively capture market share, or continue with relatively high margins but with slower sales growth. It appears that the devaluation of the Euro in 2015 has had some impact upon dollar-denominated trade statistics. Why average price per HL goes up and volume sold goes up, but total $ revenue goes down, is something of a mystery.
Source: UN Comtrade
There are challenges in the European market; European consumers, especially in the West and South of the continent, have quite well-defined preferences and in many cases have been drinking the same wines from the same appellations for hundreds of years. Changing those preferences will not be easy. The proverbial "wine lake" of Europe means that table wine in Europe is cheaper than mineral water in many cases; Georgia does not effectively compete in this market segment, lacking the subsidies or economies of scale to do so. Data suggests that much of the Georgian wine entering the EU is premium or super-premium.
The next major Free Trade Agreement being pursued is with the People's Republic of China. Until recently one of the fastest growing centres of wine consumption in the world, China is poised to exceed Russia as a wine consuming country before the end of this decade. However, the two-year Anti Corruption Campaign launched by the Chinese Central Government has constrained sales growth somewhat. In China, a substantial proportion of wine sold is used for gifts, for people from whom one desires a favour, so the anti-graft campaign has dulled the growth of this sector. That said, Georgian wine exporters have been capturing market share in China, from a very low base, at an encouraging rate despite economic slowdown and the anti-graft campaign. Import tariffs on wine imports into China are 14%; exporters from countries with a Free Trade Agreement with China do not have to pay this tariff.
Source: UN Comtrade
As one can see from the charts, China and Japan account for the majority of volume, and other markets are very much in "test-phase". Wine sold in quantities of less than a full 20-foot container load have a very high freight price and slow transit time, which limits market uptake.
Until early this century, what little wine that was consumed in China was mostly domestic and of very poor quality. I can vividly remember buying a bottle of "Great Wall" Cabernet in 2000 in Shanghai, which had a can of Coca Cola taped to the neck of the bottle as a free gift. The serving suggestion was to blend the two, which would make the wine almost drinkable; otherwise, it tasted like furniture polish. In only 15 years, wine drinking has become a prestigious activity in China indicating sophistication, and China is poised to have one of the largest areas under vine in the world soon. Vineyard management and winemaking quality is dramatically improved. Wine imports have also boomed, with over a third accounted for by French wine, and New World exporters taking advantage of the fact that many Chinese consumers entering the wine market for the first time have yet to establish fixed habits regarding country of origin of their wines.
It is interesting to observe the average price per hectalitre commanded by exporters to the East Asian markets. France commands the highest premium, and Georgian and Australian wines fit a niche in the next tier, commanding significantly higher prices than Chilean or South African wines.
Source: UN Comtrade
Note that these prices per hectalitre are calculated on an FOB basis, not CIF. When freight and insurance are included, the picture is different and between-country discrepancies in pricing are reduced somewhat.
Source: UN Comtrade
This may change with time now that rail transport from Georgia across the Caspian to China has become faster and, hopefully, cheaper than sea freight. This could put Georgian wine exports at a competitive advantage to those from South America, Africa, Australasia and western Europe.
Interestingly, on average wines imported into Mainland China from France, Australia and Georgia are priced roughly the same on average on a CIF basis. This does not take into the account the price distribution of different products in the product mix, but it is still an interesting finding.
If we consider that Australia and Georgia have some similarities in this market (similar average price point), then it is worthwhile looking at Australia's experiences in capturing emerging market share. The following infographic from Wine Industry Insight Magazine's Lewis Perdue should be interesting.
Australia is a zero-subsidy jurisdiction. Georgia maintains floor prices for grape produced by smallholders, but there is no substantial subsidy for commercial-scale vignerons. Australian exporters have been able to capture significantly better prices on average than most of their competitors, through rigourous quality management, national and regional branding, and aggressive export marketing.
Concurrently, the Free Trade Agreement with China has significantly reduced the cost of Australian wine to Chinese distributors (the tariff of 14% of the Cost-Insurance-Freight value is now abolished for Australian wine) which allows flexibility for discounting to capture market share, or capturing better margins, or a mix of these strategies. It is still too early to see the effect on the Free Trade Agreement with China, effective December 2015.
Source: UN Comtrade
A weakening Australian dollar over the past two years has substantially improved Australia's trade competitiveness, so even though the drop in price per HL appears steep, in AUD terms it is much less pronounced and counteracted by a greater volume of sales.
Australia also implemented Free Trade Agreements with Japan (January 2015) and South Korea (December 2014) , and the effects on sales and average price can be seen here.
Source: UN Comtrade
A 25% increase in sales turnover in one year after an FTA comes into force in USD terms is quite a good result.
In Japan's case, the response to a FTA is a more mixed result
Source: UN Comtrade
An substantial increase in wine sales in litres to Japan was noted in the first year of the FTA, with a tripling in bulk wine sales. Average price per hectalitre in USD terms has dropped in that period as a result of the change in product mix, compensated by the concurrent weakening of the AUD and improved terms of trade. Japan's economy is still rather shaky so dramatic growth in wine prices is unlikely in the near future.
Granted these datasets only involve a few years and prices are averaged over many product classes. The next 2-3 years will yield very interesting data on the cost-benefit of FTA's for wine exporting countries.
Hiro Tejima, Wine Australia's Head of Market for Asia Pacific, comments on the short-term effects of these two FTA's and how they see the future.
Non-traditional markets for Georgia have been core markets for Australia for some decades. The $6 billion a year wine import trade in the Asia Pacific region still has plenty of growth potential, and for wine producers in countries other than France, the opportunity exists to capture market share amongst first-time wine drinkers who are not yet firmly wedded to European wines.
Source: UN Comtrade
Steady growth within the ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) FTA in wine imports is encouraging. Singapore is a Free Port, with no import duty on wines, but other neighbouring countries with high tariffs are showing good growth potential. Australia's establishment of an FTA with New Zealand and ASEAN in October 2015 should provide impetus for further growth in wine exports. Currently ASEAN countries import between 15% (Singapore) to 50% (Malaysia) of their wine from Australia.
Source: UN Comtrade
Only 20 years ago, Australian wine was unknown in Asia. Now it is ubiquitous. Export market promotion has evolved over time, with levies imposed upon wineries and grapegrowers to fund export market development, vineyard R&D, and biosecurity programmes with government co-operation.
"Brand Australia" is now well known, and consumers understand the diversity of product available under that umbrella, from supermarket "critter wines" like Yellowtail at $5 to $3000/bottle Penfolds Grange. Regional/appellation identities like Barossa Valley, Margaret River, and Rutherglen are understood by consumers within the larger national wine identity.
The lessons that Georgia can learn from this:
- Effort invested in negotiating Free Trade Agreements potentially have a bigger effect upon exports, and bigger flow-on effect to grape growers, than subsidies can.
- Free-Trade Agreements can affect demand for different product types of different price points in different ways.
- Free-Trade Agreements in the short term may, but not always, result in higher FOB prices for exported goods, but volumes sold tend to trend upwards when tariffs are reduced.
- Export marketing requires an industry-led approach with government co-operation. National branding is an essential component.
To what extent these conclusions can also be apportioned to other agricultural exports can be argued. East Asia is a major importer of nuts of all types, including hazelnuts, and nut consumption is a pretty good proxy for economic development. Georgia is well positioned to be a major exporter of hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, almonds and pistachios if it can get its act together, and a diversity of target markets with no import tariffs would make this investment class more attractive to professional investors. Nut orchards are expensive to develop and have terrible cashflow dynamics for the first five years, so it requires patient capital and a professional approach; such investments are more likely to occur if market access is more favourable.
Fresh produce exports are in a state of flux, as both the EU ($12 billion a year) and Turkey ($2.5 billion a year) have lost access to the Russian market, leaving large surpluses of produce heavily discounted in the region. After some adjustment to new market realities, some niche products like Kiwifruit, blueberries, honeyberries and blackberries will no doubt increase market penetration in Europe when GlobalGAP standards are implemented in supply chains and distribution in Europe is sorted out.
The EU DCFTA is an excellent development that may yield incremental gains for Georgian wine exporters, from a low baseline, in a very attractive consumer goods market. However, it should not be seen as an end unto itself, but the first of many Free Trade Agreements negotiated with non-traditional markets. Having gone through the process of DCFTA negotiations, increasing safety standards and dealing with non-compliance to satisfy the EU, Georgia is now institutionally equipped to push through deals not only with China, but with ASEAN, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India and NAFTA.


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My Pompeii private tour
13th Jul 2016
As I walked down a cobbled street in Pompeii and saw Vesuvius rising up in the distance, I reflected that something had changed. It didn't seem likely that Pompeii itself had changed, as the ruins of Roman towns tend to remain more or less unchanged over time. A 19th century visitor would have the same view as the 21st century tourist, gazing at the hazy outline of the volcano, framed by rows of ruined villas and temples. But if Pompeii was the same, what was different?
The first time I went to Pompeii - more than ten years ago, on a school trip - I didn't enjoy the experience. It was too hot, and I was already worn out from days of intensive sightseeing in Rome, and sleeping badly in noisy hotels. I simply didn't have the energy or the desire to traipse around Pompeii with forty other schoolgirls, feigning interest in ruins and taking half-hearted notes. At one point, suffering from the heat, a headache and stomach cramps, I leant against a wall in the garden of a villa and had a brief hallucination that the grass was talking to me.
I was in no hurry to return. But when I had the opportunity to join one of Through Eternity's Pompeii Private tours, I thought it was only fair that I gave the town another chance. Seeing Pompeii on a breezy spring day with a small group of friends and a private guide would surely be a more enjoyable experience than my nightmarish school trip.
We met our guide, Francesca, in front of the gates of Pompeii, and I soon realised that we were lucky to be on a private tour, getting to avoid the lengthy queues at the ticket office. We got to enter directly, and within minutes we were walking along the famous cobbled streets of Pompeii, past the temples of Venus and Apollo.
Pompeii was a reasonably large town, with a population of 20,000, and many of the villas, temples, bars, baths and brothels are still standing. Considering the devastation of the eruption, it's surprising how well-preserved the town is in parts. You can walk through the rooms of luxurious villas and see beautiful, vividly coloured frescoes. Famous villas such as the House of the Faun are particularly impressive, and as we walk through the grand garden and courtyards, Francesca tells us about the lives of Pompeii's wealthiest citizens - private baths, days spent lounging in the gardens, and evenings spent feasting on seafood and dishes drenched in garum (fish sauce) while watching dancers, musicians and acrobats.
Even more evocative is the House of the Tragic Poet, a large villa famed for its elaborate mosaics and mythological frescoes. Visitors to the house are warned to beware of the dog ("cave canem") by a floor mosaic depicting a fierce black guard dog. Inside, walking through the atrium, we admire the frescoes and discover why the villa has captivated so many generations of visitors, inspiring novels and poetry. Although we've been left with an impressive collection of artwork, we know almost nothing about the owner of the villa.
The gap between our knowledge and our ignorance of the town and its inhabitants is a recurring theme on our private tour of Pompeii. Archaeologists have identified the purpose of some of the most derelict buildings in Pompeii, and historians have written books outlining the details of daily life in the town. When we visit the theatre and famous temples such as the Temple of Isis, the experience is enriched by the explanations of Francesca, as we learn so much about Roman theatre and religion, and have a much better understanding of what it must have been like to live in Pompeii.
Yet in some parts of the town, an air of mystery prevails. Pompeii has left behind some intriguing clues, but there are some things we may never know, such as the identity of the house owners, or the meaning of some of the artworks. The Villa of the Mysteries, a well-preserved house on the edge of the town, has some of the most beautiful frescoes I've ever seen, portraying scenes of some kind of ritual. As Francesca explains, the exact symbolism of these frescoes is still debated. They seem to depict Dionysian rites before a marriage, but it's difficult to determine exactly what's going on.
The most poignant mystery of Pompeii can be found in the theatre, in a specially constructed room. When we enter, we find ourselves surrounded by bodies - the victims of Vesuvius. These are the plaster casts of the unlucky Pompeians who did not manage to flee the city. Couples, families and dogs are frozen forever in their moment of death, huddled together or contorted in agony. Although we may not know exactly who these people were, or what their relationships were with each other, it's impossible to look at them without feeling deeply moved.
Everyone knows the story of the tragic events of 79 AD, but hearing it from Francesca while I walked through Pompeii was a profound experience. As I explored the houses of Pompeii and looked at the faces of the dead, I felt connected with the past, and with the people. Seeing the parallels with Pompeii and modern cities, I was able to understand the human scale of the tragedy.
As a grumpy teenager, being shepherded around in a large school group, I had been unable to appreciate Pompeii. Returning as an adult, exploring at a leisurely pace while listening to the explanations of my guide, I found that my perspective had changed completely. At the end of my Pompeii private tour, I looked at Vesuvius - deceptively distant and serene - and felt glad that I had given Pompeii a second chance. Some places never change, and Pompeii least of all, but people do.
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Fathom Innovations has created a proprietary 147-point reputational risk assessment and preparation matrix to alleviate concerns about risk. This process, Reputation Secure Matrix™, gives companies and individuals control over their identities and reputations online. Similar to a SWOT analysis, our system outlines key areas of concern by identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related specifically to online reputation.
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Jefferies has finalized terms of Playboy Enterprises' refinancing that revises covenant levels and lower pricing, sources said.
The term loan has been upsized by $10 million, to $185 million, with incremental proceeds available for general corporate purposes. The LIBOR floor has been flexed lower, to 1.25%, from 1.5%, while the L+600 spread and 98.5 issue price are in line with initial talk. Allocations are expected early next week.
The existing deal's February 2017 maturity isn't being altered.
An accompanying revolver is sized at $10 million, sources noted.
Playboy originally came to market in February 2011 to support the buyout by co-investors Rizvi Traverse and Hugh Hefner's Icon Acquisition Holdings. Jefferies arranged that financing, which included a $185 million, six-year term loan that was issued at 98 and is priced at L+650, with a 1.75% LIBOR floor. It is non-callable in the first year, followed by 102, 101 call premiums in years two and three, respectively. The take-private offer valued the Chicago-based media company at $362 million.
The existing loan is currently callable at 101.
The new loan has been rated B with a 2 recovery rating from Standard & Poor's. The agency earlier this year downgraded Playboy to CCC+, citing expectations that the company would violate its one-time minimum-EBITDA test for the year ended June 30, but has now placed the issuer on CreditWatch with developing implications and said it likely would raise Playboy to B- on completion of the refinancing.
Moody's hasn't yet weighed in the refinancing, but earlier said it expected an equity cure and continued to rate Playboy at B2. The sponsor isn't exercising the equity cure, but the minimum-EBITDA test has been dropped from the proposed credit, sources noted. – Chris Donnelly
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Arizona State University
Current Projects
1. The Nexus of Agricultural and Urban Trade-offs: Enhancing interdisciplinary education and research to create emerging opportunities in urban agriculture: 10/1/2018 - 9/30/021
In this USDA-funded project, the overall goal of this grant will be to improve Arizona State University's (ASUs) capacity to perform agricultural research and education to address challenges and identify emerging opportunities at the urban-agriculture nexus in the desert Southwest. As urban areas expand into previously agricultural areas, they have the potential to constrain food supply systems and diminish food security, and can be further exacerbated in water-limited areas. Therefore, more research is needed to create synergies between urban and agricultural resource demands, rather than competition. This grant is a collaboration with partners at the USDA Arid Lands Agricultural Research Center and Mesa Community College.
2. Recycled Fertilizer Landscape Analysis: 1/1/2018 - 10/1/2018
With funding and partnership from the
Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance
, the Muenich Lab is collecting, organizing, and analyzing state regulations with respect to land applications of organic residuals (biosolids and animal manures). An industry advisory board (the Biosolids and Manure Task Force) provides feedback and information to this project to ensure it's applicability beyond the project life.
3. Enhancing Sustainability In Coastal Communities Threatened By Harmful Algal Blooms: 9/1/2016 -8/31/2019
In this NSF-funded project we focus on advancing understanding of (1) the coupled human-natural system and (2) knowledge co-production, using harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Great Lakes as a test case. As HAB events have been increasing globally over the past decade and directly impact ecosystem services for coastal communities (e.g., drinking water provision, fishing and recreation), understanding, predicting and alleviating this water quality issue is a problem of great societal relevance. We will study the Western Lake Erie because of our ability to build upon previous research and existing datasets and our previous involvement the region's policy networks.
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4.Nutrient Loading Forecasting for Western Lake Erie: 3/1/2018 - 2/28/2019
This USGS project will forecast phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment loading from the River Raisin watershed of southeast Michigan into western Lake Erie. Scientists from the Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University (IWR-MSU) will collaborate with hydrology researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) and Ohio State University (OSU) to build upon past and on-going nutrient modeling efforts for the River Raisin watershed.
5. Evaluating Ecosystem Service Change in Future Climate in the Himalayas: 4/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
This work funded by a CRDF Global Catalyzing New Reserach Partership Grants is aimed at developing new reserach projects and collaborations between the Muenich Lab and partners in India, including the Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (CHIRAG) and the Indian Institute of Technology at Roorkee. Our focus is on identifying stakeholder-informed reserach projects in rural communities in India affected by the impacts of climate change.
6. Agricultural Nutrient Reduction in the Huron River Watershed: 7/1/2017 - 6/30/2020
The Huron River Watershed Council in Ann Arbor, Michigan is developoing a three-year "pay for performance" program targeted at agricultural producers in critical source areas in the Huron River Watershed. The goal is to establish conservation practices to reduce sediment and nutrient loads downstream to Lake Erie. The Muenich Lab will be providing modeling support along with collaborators at Ohio State Unviersity to develop the system.


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Hendrick's Gin has always held the cucumber in the highest regard. The spirit's unusual distillation process includes an infusion of rose and cucumber, which yields an extraordinarily smooth gin that is a rare union of lightness and complexity. Not only that, but there is simply no better way to cap off a Hendrick's cocktail than with a little green garnish cut from the same fruit that gives Hendrick's its pleasingly unusual flavour.
Cucumber Day was invented by cucumber growers, in England in 2011, to extol the virtues of the gallant cucumber. For several years now we celebrate this day to hero this remarkable fruit. We wish to spread love, understanding and appreciation for cucumbers everywhere and every year invite all those with a curious mind to celebrate World Cucumber Day on June 14 to cultivate and embrace their very own unusual side.
Pocket Full of Green
A uniquely designed cocktail for that most noble of garnishes, the cucumber.
the all IMPORTANT GARNISH
'GARNISH' comes from garnish, an old French term meaning 'to equip', which itself comes from an exceedingly old Germanic word, warnjan, associated with the concept of 'being cautious or warned'.
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12.25.09: A letter from Santa
Since our entire family has been sidelined by the flu this Christmas, instead of a regular blog, I'm posting this letter we found on our coffee table this morning, written by the big guy himself.
Happy Holidays!
Dear Julia, Charlie and Jack,
Merry Christmas!
Thank you for the nice cookies and milk. Rudolph loved his carrots so much, you should have heard how hard he was shaking his sleigh bells! I sure hope he didn't drop any. [He did! Right down the fireplace...]
Well, I hope you like your presents, but remember: next Christmas will only come for those children who are good all the time.
Brave Charlie, you need to try very hard to listen, and teach your little brother.
Sweet Julia, continue to set a good example for your brothers, even when they make it hard for you.
And be good to your parents, who love you so much.
Take care of each other!
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Saturday, November 25, 2006
Spinning... and YouTube again
Spinning, like knitting, is a very relaxing and creative endeavor- you can control wool to get the look and feel of yarn you want. In this video she is spinning a woolen yarn, probably from sticky in-the=grease wool, which (after washing),make for a soft yarn, from carding (also shown) wool into a every-which-way rolag. The rolags are spun and joined. I have raw wool which I have washed (getting all the itty bitty bits of vegetative matter ( aka VM) out is quite the undertaking too. I am doing the hand carding thang too, but the charm of washing raw wool wore off after a few fleeces. I have sent some wool out to a processor. 2 month turn around. Soon I actually will get time on the wheel, without having to hand card and pick out VM-from the wool of a set of sheep I have virtually exclusive rights to!LOL. Later I will prolly get a big carder (drum machine) for color mixing but am taking it slowly due to time constraints- like a day job. Darn!
Check it out- Isle of Mann, old as the hills footage:
Next up will be a cute music video of South American women spinning with spindles, which obviously predate spinning wheels. They also display a unique ( and new to me ) way of plying the yarn as they go too. So much to learn!
For the Andean Spindlers link- click here
Off to felt soap for more party favors this season....more later!
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- Kiwi said...
Thank you for your comment on the scarf! It's speeding along and I am very proud.
If you ever want to make it to MFA, we are welcoming and enjoy new knitters showing up. We're loud, but that's not to be mistaken with unfriendly :o)
I am impressed that you used to take classes from a dancer with such colorful background as Bert's! I have never seen him dance, but I am sure it is quite impressive with all the backgrounds that are melded together. I am currently taking classes at Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance. Don't mind the complaining I do on my blog; I love the shcool and I admire the teachers. I have never danced before showing up there, although I have a profound love and admiration for all dancers and the art. I just happen to be a little slow and want everything to be absolutely perfect before moving on :p Suhaila's studio is in El Cerrito. I am sorry to hear about your friend! I do hope that you get back into dancing though, whether it is with Suhaila or another dancer closer to your side of the Bay. :o)
Oh, and good luck with the knitting holiday season!!
- Tamami said...
Great videos! Thanks for posting. I am going to share this with some of my spinning/knitting friends.
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- I work for 2 non-profits in Marin County CA (near SF) that serve the Developmentally Delayed. I was introduced to weaving and knitting at a very young age. Over the years I have always had knitting on hand. There was a time where I was severely chastised for being so old fashioned, so it is great to see the upsurge in the home arts now going on! I have expanded into machine knitting; fortunately there is a great Guild nearby that has really been great. Spinning Fibers is a new thrust as well, and felting has creeped in too. If only I had more time...


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Friday, May 21, 2010
Inspired by ... Ribbon
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- Charlene said...
Oh I saw those ribbons & I too wanted to swoon. I am a ribbon, fabric, lace & button junkie!!!! I am going to make a pair of MERMAID JEANS for my upcoming Art Event in July & I want to do a ribbon festooned belt & when I saw you photos I thought... YEP that's what I want. Glad to see you & I are STILL on the same page!!!! HUGS to you my friend. Charlene
- May 21, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- Marie said...
Hello sweet Violet - I'm a new follower of your fabulous blog via The Inspired Room! Thank you for sharing your ribbon collection - I too adore them. My fave are the whites.
I'd love for you to come by for a visit - having a giveaway through tonight!
- May 21, 2010 at 8:28 AM
- Lorrie said...
I want to trail those ribbons through my fingers - such pretty colours. Ribbons, buttons, lace - all inspiring!
- May 21, 2010 at 8:59 AM
- Createology said...
Just taking a break from being in the studio and I was working with ribbons which I love love love. Yours are wonderful too. Happy creating...
- May 21, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Megan @ Little Bella Bean said...
I'm inspired by a re-organized craft room where I can actually FIND and get into stuff! Thanks to a certian someone who writes a certain blog called Create Beauty.... ;)
And by my finished quilt...
And those stupid BBQ Costco Sized potato chips that are sitting next to me once again. =P
Love you,
- May 21, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
VIOLET DEAREST!!! Is this the ribbon from the dentist visit?!In the first photo, do I see hand-dyed silk ribbon? Do you know how hard that is to find? LOVELY dearest, just lovely. What fab things do you have in mind with this fun ribbon?!
Sorry I am so late, I was exhausted last night after posting; thank you for coming by dear one.
Have a productive day; I wanna see that crown!!!!
- May 22, 2010 at 2:14 AM
- Violet said...
In case anyone wonders about Anita's comment about if the ribbon is from my visit to the dentist, (no, he does not give out ribbon to good patients : ) . . .
but there is a fabric store next door to his office where I reward myself with some lengths of ribbon after my dental visits.
I had planned to work in my studio most of the day yesterday but by the time I did some 'house stuff' I decided to go out for some home-made soup and bread at a local tea shop, bringing along a couple of mixed media books to inspire me for the afternoon. I stopped in a shop and came home with 3 more different ribbons, so it was indeed a day inspired by ribbon!
And I actually used some of it in some flower pins I am making.
RIBBON! so pretty!!! (commenting once again in my own comment section.... LOL! ~ Violet
- May 22, 2010 at 6:51 AM
well, my inspirations today involve finding your blog through Anita's blog!
and i must say, I'm happy to know a fellow artist! i'm now following you...
and i hope you'll stop in to see what I'm working on in my studio today!
ciao bella
creative carmelina
- May 22, 2010 at 1:04 PM
to answer you question...those doilies in particular, are sewn on using a sewing machine...
however when I do need to glue a doily onto paper, which i have done countless times....
i use the famous 'tacky glue' from Michael's craft store! it's works very well!
ciao bella
do come again, after feeding the dogs, of course!
creative carmelina
- May 22, 2010 at 6:07 PM
Hi, just got your comment..fellow book page sniffer! lol
ummm...i'm not finished the first book yet, but to be honest the writing is simple, but good, the story weaving is alright...
but I'm not liking all the 'cheating' in the book...infidelity...not big on my list of favourites! so, i'll finish it to see if they all come to their senses, .....
Other books...
The Penny Tree
The Wedding
Circle of Grace
A New Leaf
those were good ones!
ciao bella
creative carmelina
- May 24, 2010 at 7:17 AM
- Marilyn said...
Love ribbon! Your ribbon is beautiful.
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Financial Information Forum
Mr. Jonathan Katz
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20549
June 5, 2002
File No. S7-14-02
Assessments on Security Futures Transactions and Fees on Sales of Securities Resulting from Physical Settlement of Securities Futures Pursuant to Section 31 of the Exchange Act
Dear Mr. Katz:
The Financial Information Forum welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposed rules regarding Section 31 assessments on Securities Futures Transactions. The Financial Information Forum (FIF) was founded in 1996 to address the issues that impact financial information systems management in light of rapid changes occurring in technology, federal regulation and the competitive environment among financial service organizations. The constituency of FIF includes buy and sell side financial firms, market data vendors, service bureaus, U.S. exchanges, ECNs and data consolidators. Further information on the Financial Information Forum is available on www.fif.com.
The FIF Single Stock Futures Committee was formed over a year ago to examine and seek solutions for some of the operational and technical challenges presented by the unique attributes of single security futures. As an example, in June of 2001 FIF published a recommendation for the security identification of single stocks futures to alleviate confusion and overlap on industry information systems in the area of order entry, market data and clearing.
Committee members have voiced a particular concern with regard to the proposed guidance on the calculation of fees based on original transaction price for those sales that result from the physical settlement of security futures. This would cause operational and technical challenges that would require months of development work to implement for multiple industry participants including firms, service bureaus, exchanges and clearing organizations. Certain data elements are readily available to the firm, the service bureau, the exchange and the clearing organization, among them trade price and settlement price. Original transaction price is not typically kept by systems that calculate SEC fees. In addition, the difference in the basis of the fee would require mechanisms to keep track of which futures transactions result in physical delivery as differentiated from those that do not.
The clearing organization commonly collects the SEC fees, however should the proposal be adopted the clearing organization would not have information available on the original transaction price on which to base the fee. This missing information would have to be supplied to the clearing organization by the firm or service bureau providing processing services to the firm or else an entirely new reporting scheme would need to be implemented. In addition to the complexities of tracking the original transaction price, the verification of the accuracy of the information would be impossible without extensive investigation and manual intervention involving multiple organizations.
Firms and service bureaus are struggling to prepare systems and operational procedures for the launch of single stock futures. Due to the hybrid attributes of the security and in the absence of final rules, much of the work and testing has yet to be completed. The challenges facing those responsible for the design and implementation of the systems required to process this new security type should not be under-estimated given the lack of detail available and the expectation of a short interval between final rule publication and product launch. The situation would only be made worse by the introduction of new and complex rules on the calculation of fees.
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Feature Crew
Keegen Douglas
A homegrown talent, Keegen joined Image Engine in 2012 to work on Elysium. Since then he has contributed to Fast & Furious 6, White House Down, Point Break, Deadpool, The Last Witch Hunter and The X-Files. Having recently contributed to Independence Day Resurgence as Compositing Supervisor, Keegen shares how he got into the industry and why he chose to work at Image Engine.
Can you tell us a little about how you became interested in and then got into visual effects?
In high school I had a great art teacher who pushed me to sculpt. Sculpting quickly became a passion but I loved films and wanted to make them. My art teacher lent me his camera and I started shooting my first stop motion shorts. After two shorts I made a three-minute stop motion film, which was placed in the Vancouver International Film Festival in 1996.
When I graduated from high school my grandparents sent me to a summer course at VanArts for traditional animation. I found it to be quite time consuming and decided that adding in the computer component is the way to go. I enrolled in Vancouver Film School and the rest is history.
What were the early years in your career like?
My first job was at Rainmaker on Air Bud. After that came Good Boy! where I started working in full 3D renders. I started to really love 3D at this point. From there I moved on to I, Robot and then Elektra. I, Robot was my first big movie.
What made you choose to work at Image Engine?
I chose Image Engine because they have the ability to be a big shop working on blockbusters, and yet still have the culture and the vibe of a boutique studio. Plus I love working with super high quality 3D and some of the best 3D in Vancouver comes out of Image Engine. They just put love and care into it. The pipeline, the look development and the assets team are also amazing.
What have been your proudest achievements while working here?
I'd have to say Elysium and Fast & Furious 6 are some of the work I'm happiest with.
What does your role as Compositing Supervisor entail?
It involves quite a bit from determining the scope of work and how long shots will take, to coordinating with the various departments, assigning shots to the best-suited compositors, mentoring artists and helping them refine their skills, performing quality control on all the shots and keeping a good working knowledge of what the client's expectations are and exceeding them while staying within budget, and much more…
What do you wish you'd known when you first started out in the industry? What would you have done differently?
Nothing really. I don't think we are the people we are today without trying and failing. We learn and grow from our mistakes and are a better person/artist for it.
Finally, what do you like to do in your spare time?
Besides the standard Vancouver sports like snowboarding, hiking and biking I also love sculpting, airbrushing, playing airsoft and shooting sports including target shooting!


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On 19 August 2011, the AEBN had forwarded a submission, on behalf of its members, to the Federal Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency on the exposure draft Clean Energy Bill 2011 that was released on 28 July 2011. ...Read More
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It's a Family Affair: Incorporating Your Pets Into Your Wedding
As a life-long dog lover, I need not tell you that I am assertedly pro-pets-at-weddings. Furry friends are a part of the family! They've been there for so many milestones in your relationship, so why shouldn't they be part of the big day, too?
Pets at the Wedding
If you can swing it, the best way to get pets involved in the wedding is to invite them. Ines and Wes, above, were married poolside at a private home in Texas, so it made sense that their cocker spaniel, Gatsby, got in on the fun. You can see more of that homey bohemian wedding, shot by Molly Magee, on Intimate Weddings.
You can give them a job, like the adorable ring bearer at this Australian bash from I Heart Weddings, who's carrying the rings in a pouch attached to his bow-tie collar.
Or how about making a pet the flower girl? Ask your florist to make a corsage that could be clipped to their collar, like this cutie from a wedding on Ruffled shot by Vue Photography.
Make your own floral leash with instructions from Rachel Wilkerson Miller on Buzzfeed. These winter greens are all faux, which means you can make this way in advance of the big day.
If you're worried about your pooch running off, have a member of the wedding party walk them down. Flower girl kid + flower girl dog = double the cuteness. From Style Me Pretty and SMS Photography.
Or, you know, just get them in a few photos, which might be an easier option for "not having it"-type cats or smaller pets.
Even if they can't come to the wedding, maybe they can stop by while you're getting ready with the photographers for a quick picture, like this adorable shot from Troy Grover and Junebug Weddings.
Pet-Inspired Wedding Details
If you can't have your pets appear as guests of honor at the wedding itself, you can still have them there in spirit.
Feature pictures of your favorite feline friends on your wedding invitation, like here in this cat-themed wedding shot by Let's Frolic Together and featured on Green Wedding Shoes. (Cat lovers, it's worth clicking through to see the whole thing.) You could also commission an illustrator to draw your pets for a romantic and personal touch to your stationery.
Grab a topper for your wedding cake that captures the whole family, like this one ($20) from Etsy seller walldecal76.
Not cake people? How about cookies made to look like your pets? The couple here asked Chef Adam Heath At The Forest Club to create treats in their dogs' likenesses for their Texas wedding, captured by Taylor Lord on Style Me Pretty.
Before the Big Day
There's a lot more to a wedding than a ceremony and a big cake. Get your most cuddly members of the family involved in engagement photos, or even in the proposal.
Martha Stewart shows us a cute idea: Have your pooch propose with an extra special dog tag around their neck.
This couple's cat got in on the photo action during this at-home engagement session from photographer Heather Kincaid.
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New Agreement Will Help Expand Access to Advanced Diabetes Therapies in China
DUBLIN and CHENGDU, China - January 11, 2016 - Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, has formed a partnership with the Chengdu municipal government to manufacture and deploy advanced diabetes therapies in Chengdu, China.
As part of the agreement, Medtronic will invest in a manufacturing facility for a next generation sensor augmented pump system with SmartGuard(TM) technology to help provide better diabetes management for the growing diabetes population in China. In addition, Medtronic will partner with the Chengdu government to enable people with diabetes in Chengdu and the broader Sichuan province to access this new, locally produced technology with software displayed in Chinese language.
The commitment follows upon a strategic partnership agreement signed by Medtronic and the city's municipal government last September. The earlier deal commits both the Chengdu municipal government and Medtronic to expand access to proven therapies, particularly solutions for diabetes management, in China as well as other countries.
The manufacturing facility is the second Medtronic plant announced in Chengdu over the past 18 months, when the company publicized a plan to establish its first factory worldwide for portable hemodialysis equipment in August 2014.
"Medtronic and Chengdu share a commitment to transform diabetes care through advanced therapies that can provide greater freedom and better health to over one hundred million people living with diabetes in China1," said Alejandro Galindo, president of the Intensive Insulin Management Business in the Diabetes Group at Medtronic. "By manufacturing both advanced insulin pumps and hemodialysis products in Chengdu, we will benefit from the expertise of this global medical technology hub, while expanding access of our innovative therapies to China's growing population."
"The latest agreement marks another milestone in collaboration between Chengdu and Medtronic and confirms the potential of a public private partnership to improve health and quality of life for underserved diabetes population in China and beyond,"said Yuan Zongyong, deputy director of Chengdu High Tech Zone.
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1 114 million people have diabetes in China according to the International Diabetes Federation


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2000: Amy Michelle Hunt served in Morocco in Tata beginning in 2000
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Wendy Allen, Fat Chance Belly Dancer and leader of the student troupe, shares her thoughts in a poignant blog post found here:
She sums it up very well:
So. If you want to perform with an ATS group, here's what you do. Show up consistently to class. Have a good attitude, don't be a diva. Focus, do your best to fit in with the culture of the classes. And no matter how experienced you become, always go back to Level 1 and Level 2, because in spite of what you may think, you have never learned everything there is to learn about any one move. If you think you know everything, you're sorely mistaken.
Diligence in practice, integrity of character and patience will be your strongest assets. No one wants to dance with a know-it-all, do they?! Humility really is key. Key to opening yourself up to more learning, more experiences, and the key to not annoying your fellow dancers! No one is the teacher but the teacher, and unless she specifically asks, she does not need anyone to help her do her job. Just my two cents ;)
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Dear Jack,
You have something that your dad and I don't have- a love story about your parents to tell your own children someday. I wrote this last year when I was pregnant with you. It's the story of how I became your dad's wife and eventually your mother. It's a beautiful love story set in one of the most exciting summers of my life. I hope that someday you'll read it and someday even farther into the future you can share it with your children as a lovely part of their family history.
The hall was decorated like a circus. My mother was receiving an award that night among cardboard cutouts of dancing bears balancing on colorful balls and triumphant paper elephants, trunks held high. The sound of shuffling cards caught my attention. Two tarot card readers were set up at small tables dispensing advice and sage wisdom. I sat down in front of one of them. Her dark red hair was pulled loosely into a bun. Purple paisley glasses clung to the tip of her nose. She skillfully began flipping cards onto the table, alternating her gaze between me and the cards.
"You're in a relationship right now aren't you?"
"Yes I am."
"He's not the one. He has a hard time understanding how to love you. Soon you will find someone who won't try to tame you. If you allow yourself some room to grow you will experience an abundance of blessings."
As I stared at the images of kings and empresses I let her words hang in the air for a moment before fully absorbing them. Did I feel tamed?
I had spent the past three years of my life in a huge oversized sweater of safety and solitude. After studying theatre in college I convinced myself that I could always perform in plays for fun, and that maybe it was time for a real job and a real life; as if at 25 I had any clue of what a "real" existence looked like to me. The problem was, I had not acted in years. I had cut off that part of my life like a budding tree limb hoping that someday it would just grow back on its own. If you allow yourself some room to grow you will experience an abundance of blessings. Maybe it was time to reclaim some part of myself that I had unconsciously shut off to see what blessings would come my way.
The week after the party I did something that would ultimately change the entire course of my life.
I sent an email.
I wrote a letter to the volunteer coordinator of a local theatre asking to be put on a mailing list for upcoming auditions. Two weeks later I received a reply detailing opportunities for involvement. At the very bottom of the email was an audition notice for an outdoor summer production of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew". Anyone who walked past my tiny cubicle that day would wonder why I was grinning like a Cheshire cat at my computer screen. Since my first introduction to Shakespeare, I had always been drawn to the role of Kate the Shrew. She is brazen and pulls no punches. Most notable of all, she is able to hold her own against an equally feisty man named Petruchio. I spent the next few weeks pouring over monologues to prepare for my audition. I even started a kickboxing class to make sure I was in tip top shape. I didn't realize it at the time, but that huge sweater that had become my life was slowly starting to unravel into a little pile of yarn at my feet.
The day of auditions came. I clutched my audition monologue and resume in my shaking hand as I made my way up the sidewalk to the park where auditions were held. "Breathe, just breathe," I whispered. Auditioning felt like flying. All of the exhilarating feelings I had ever felt onstage came rushing back to me. I felt amazing when it was all over. I took a stroll to the amphitheatre where the play would be performed and just sat there listening to the leaves rustle in the wind. I smiled the entire way home.
Waiting for a cast list to be posted is quite possibly the worst sort of waiting game. But this time felt different, worse than other auditions. Somehow I knew the stakes were higher. Five days later, when the call finally came that I was to play Kate, the swarm of butterflies that had set up camp in my stomach fluttered away. I never thought I'd get the chance to play Kate.
On the first night of rehearsals I saw my leading man stroll up the sidewalk. He studied theatre in the same program I had, but we only met briefly before life took us in different directions. I stood on the deck outside of the rehearsal space waiting to greet him. He climbed the steps and smiled. There are landmark moments in life when you know nothing will ever be the same. This was one of them. In the same way that those butterflies flew away, the shadows of my old life vanished like vapors. There was the life that was and the life that would be; everything had changed. I no longer believe in the cliché of love at first sight. I now understand and delight in the very realness of it. Our first rehearsal was magical. The entire cast connected and the chemistry among the actors was palpable. As he walked me to my car at the end of rehearsal I knew a very uncomfortable conversation was going to have to take place immediately.
I will always believe that if I hadn't been cast in that play during that particular summer, some other event sponsored by the universe would have revealed to me that our relationship had come to an end. Words came tumbling out, words aimed at providing comfort but that fell flat and lifeless the moment they escaped my lips: "You are a wonderful person…I appreciate everything you've done for me…We've grown apart." And finally, the dreaded, loathed, despised, "can we still be friends?" As I lay in bed that night replaying the conversation in my head I felt a sort of peace come over me. And although I would never tell him that my first notice from the universe that something was wrong came from a psychic at a party, her words echoed in my head, He's not the one. He has a hard time understanding how to love you. I shouldn't have waited for a cosmic Post-it Note. I shouldn't have waited for a man to come walking up a staircase smiling at me before I realized this, but when I reflect back on this time in my life I understand that it all had to happen in just this way. The last strand of the sweater had unraveled itself from its cocoon-like hold on me- just in time for summer.
June melted slowly into July and the summer progressed in a whirlwind of rehearsals and evenings spent bonding with the cast, laughing and connecting in ways that I had not connected with people in so long. And "he" was always there talking about our scenes, commenting on how strong he thought they were, how dedicated we both were to making the other person shine onstage. I smiled and nodded and silently wondered if he had any idea how much I loved him. I decided to relish the feeling and let him find it in his own time. I kept this for me like a shiny pearl buried beneath the hard exterior of an oyster. Having shed my sweater I felt alternating feelings of liberation and nakedness, joy and fear.
The show opened and closed to laughter, applause, and rave reviews from friends and family. The occasional inquiry into the identity of my handsome leading man was met with a vague reply: "friend." In all honesty, he was my friend, my best friend; we had grown so close that summer that it became hard to remember a time when I was not aware of him. As we shed the skin of our theatrical personas and came to know each other offstage it became clear that we had each found our match. Two years later our wedding invitations carried a quote from that most beloved play, "Be it sun or moon or what you please, henceforth I vow it shall be so for me."
I think back on that summer with fondness and awe. I think back to the party where it all began and the words of wisdom from that wonderful mystery woman who helped me find the path that was before me, Soon you will find someone who won't try to tame you.
She used the word "tame". Maybe that is the closest I'll ever come to having God wink at me. In our version of "The Taming of the Shrew", Kate and Petruchio exited the final scene as equals. In our marriage we continue the pursuit of making the other shine. As my hand drifts down to my stomach where a new part of us is starting to blossom I take comfort in the final words I received that night, so long ago now, If you allow yourself some room to grow you will experience an abundance of blessings. I never thought I'd experience those blessings so fully and richly.


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I am now a little ahead of schedule. I went through two balls this last week, and am only on row 23. However, my wrist started acting up, so I think I may have to take it more slowly on the blanket for the next few days. It's starting to get a little big and heavy.
Since the blanket is no longer portable, I finally cast on for Rusted Root. I always need to have a project that fits in my purse, and this should be easier on my bum wrist. However, I don't like Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece. It's splitty and not as soft as the yarn I used for Green Gable, Rowan Wool Cotton, but the upside is that it costs half the price of the Rowan yarn. I had to go down one needle size to get gauge, but will use the suggested needle size for the sleeves. I have been following the knitalong on craftster, and it seems that the knitters who went down in needle size also lost the puffiness of the sleeves, which is the last thing that I want to happen.
On Thursday, my boss took me to the San Francisco shoe show to help out with buying the Spring '07 shoes. It was a blast, and we picked out so many beautiful shoes for the store. I am sample size, so she brings me along to make sure that the shoes fit properly before we order them. I spent 10 hours trying on shoes, and got paid for it. Not a bad job, right? We saw Giraudon, Castaner, Coclico, Chie Mihara, DKNY, Ted Baker, Camper, Luc Berjin, Repetto, Arche, and many more new lines that are just starting out. The spring lineup doesn't arrive until mid-December, and it is always exciting to see how our customers react to the shoes, and to see which ones sell out and which become lonely wallflowers.


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|Citizen Skwith
Patternotion is lucky enough to team up with the Books For Free organisation and in particular the inspirational Jaquelyn Guderley. Between us we've organised a Blue Plaque walk with a difference on the 9th March 2013.
We will be starting our walk from the Books For Free bookshop, 147 Fortess Road, Tufnell Park, NW5 2HP at 10am.
All are welcome. So come along!
Our route will take us past 18 authors and poets that have lived or worked in the area. Including Sir John Betjeman, JB Priestley, DH Lawrence, John Keats, Sylvia Plath, Dylan Thomas, HG Wells and George Orwell. We'll be finishing back where we started from in Tufnell Park, where we'll be signing and leaving 10 First Editions of Patternotion for eager collectors to snap up for FREE.
But we're providing you with a little twist........
We'll be placing our own magnetic blue plaques along the way like this one from world renown street artist Citizen Skwith (above). There will be more than 80 plaques of people nominated by the local community and Patternotion authors. Celebrating what is great about Books and the local area!
We wanted to support the scheme that has taken a beating in the last few weeks. In fact English Heritage's blue plaque scheme has been under threat because of budget cuts ( from £130 million to £92 million).
So why doesn't the local community (especially one with such a rich literary past) take up the reins! Guardian Article
If you'd like to nominate someone in NW5, NW3 or NW1 for a blue plaque then tweet Books For Free at @BooksforFreeNW5 with your suggestion, before the 15th February 2013.
If you'd like to join the action via the internet then look out for the #patternotion hashtag on twitter, where we'll be posting 'live' photos as the magnetic plaques hit the streets. We'll also have live GPS tracking of our every move at the SMartwalks website.
|London Smartwalk 2011
But do they really give away books for Free!
Yes they do! The "Books for Free" initiative rescues unwanted books otherwise destined for landfill or pulping. They redistribute these throughout communities via the Books for Free centres nationwide. By visiting the centres and taking a book, you are reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfill each year and helping to recycle valuable resources. There is no catch and the only restriction is that a maximum of 3 books are taken at any one time.
So we hope you join us for our unusual Blue Plaque walk on the 9th March and support both Books For Free and the Patternotion Book.


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I checked out the Munchi collab and the Sabo ones and they're mighty fine and totally on fyah!
Nadastrom/Munchi/Jen Lasher – Say My Name by Munchi
It's always a dastardly dance when Nadastrom are on the decks, but never more so than on their brand spankin' new El Baile Diabluma EP. Here, Dave Nada and Matt Nordstrom deliver four original tracks and a pair of lunatic remixes (one courtesy of chum Tittsworth) right in time for trick-or-treat season. Wondering how they got here? Well, years ago, Nadastrom's DJ night got shut down by a myopic club owner, so the suddenly unemployed pair decided the only way forward was the make their own music. Now you know, Scion A/V clubbers. Bam!
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- Nadastrom – i!!
- Nadastrom – Say My Name (Feat. Munchi & Jen Lasher)
- Nadastrom – Diabluma Theme (Tittsworth Remix)
- Nadastrom – Dusted (Feat. Sabo)
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Keeping up our commitment to bringing you the best news and reviews for PSN and XBLA titles here is the second part to our run-down of the best of Gamefest 2011.
To be perfectly honest there wasn't a great deal in terms of the online title. However, the ones that were there were of the highest order and for them it means we can get into them a little deeper and they get more column inches. The lucky things!
Our friends at PixelJunk have been busy again, bringing us more mayhem in their unique and well-honed style. This time they serve up PixelJunk SideScroller which is a colourful take on the side-scrolling classic shooters of old. Using their distinctive graphical style PJSS looks every bit as good as it plays.
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery and in that case PJSS unashamedly bats its lashes at retro classics like R-type and Gradius. It borrows ideas from them but still manages to feel fresh and has all the charm of PixelJunks previous Shooter games.
One thing is for certain, you wont breeze through SideScroller. True to its genre this game is hard and will prove a challenge to even the most ardent shoot-em-up fan.
There is no firm release date for SideScroller but we will have a review as soon as we can.
Sticking with the retro theme Sega bring us Renegade Ops. This top-down, vehicle-based shooter is straight out of Sega's back catalogue yet laced with all the next-gen (Hmm I wonder when next-gen will start to mean next-gen, when does this become now-gen or even then-gen… never mind.) graphical trimmings.
Reminding us firmly of Desert Strike, there is not much here in the way of innovation but tons of old-skool classic gameplay. Your mission is to stop 'Inferno' a super-villain, terrorist and general naughty boy. You do this by piloting a variety of vehicles from armoured cars to helicopters. Your missions comprise of rescuing hostages and dropping them off in safe areas. I did mention the lack of originality right? To do this you need to drive or fly your way around the map pretty much shooting everything that gets in your way, or driving over it.
It is pure fun and the gameplay mechanics work a dream. If you concentrate hard enough you can almost here the sound of a 3.5″ disk loading, especially as the game saves icon is a picture of one.
Renegade Ops also offers 2-player split-screen or 4-player online co-op.
By the time we sober up and get this article out the playable demo should be up on PSN so what are you waiting for? A full review will be following shortly.
Double Six games are back and not content with burning countless zombies in their previous title Burn Zombie Burn, they now want to exterminate them all in All Zombies Must Die. AZMD is an accomplished shooter which tips its hat to 16-bit classics like Canon Fodder and Chaos Engine.
Of course everyone loves zombies and especially dispatching them in a variety of excellent ways. Luckily AZMD dishes up an impressive and hilarious arsenal of tools with which to do your mashing.
After having a substantial hands-on experience with the game I can tell you, I love it. 4-player local co-op is a blast and the variety of ways to kill zombies is superb. A scoreboard at the end of each level highlights the best and worst players, including who has committed the most friendly fire incidents. Should make for some arguments along the way. You can also steal or share ammo and food much like you could in Gauntlet. Double Six are not shy about where they have gained their inspiration from but that is not to say there isn't also a great deal of innovation in here too.
Graphically it is bright and bold with tons of stuff going on at once. However this leads to the game being hard. Very hard. So hard in fact that Double Six maybe looking at lowering the level of difficulty so mere mortals can survive that little bit longer. Perhaps the single player game could be slightly easier but keeping the madness for when there are four of you is a must.
We will have more on this game with a more in-depth look as well as a review.
That Game Company (TGC), the team that brought us the excellent Flower return with another surreal and serene adventure in Journey. Utilising all the knowledge from Flower and FlOw before that, Journey is a sensory experience that marries a simple comntrol method with engaging gameplay.
Dropped in the middle of nowhere your Journey begins and you must find clues to uncover the history behind an ancient civilisation. To do this your interestingly designed character can walk, slide and even fly around the environments, collecting pieces of parchment that uncover the clues.
Apart from stunning graphics the serenity of the game induces emotions that few titles can replicate. What's more the new online functions allow you to come across other players in the land with whom you can team up and work together.
Journey is looking and playing fantastic and although no release date is confirmed we will have a review as soon as we can.
So there you have it Gamesfest was a huge success for its first year. Keep it G4A as this week the team head to Eurogamer and will be bringing highlights from that including hands on time with Playstation Vita.