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Technical DetailsFeatures
- Built to Deliver Affordable Audiophile-Grade Sound
- Stable Direct-Drive System for Minimal Low-Frequency Cogging Noise
- Customized Brushless DC Motor
- Quartz-Lock Control System for High-Precision Rotation
- Solid Anti-Vibration MDF Cabinet Construction with Black or Yellow Woodgrain Finish
- Die-cast 305 mm Aluminum Platter for Effortlessly Smooth and Stable Rotation
- Wow and Flutter Less than 0.15%
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio Over 60 dB
- Aluminum Static-Balance S-shaped Tonearm
- Moving-Magnet (MM) Cartridge Included
- Detachable Headshell Compatible with Aftermarket Cartridges
- Tonearm Counterweight Supports Range of Cartridge Weights
- Gold-Plated RCA Phono Output Terminals with Dedicated Grounding Post (Cable Included)
- Easy Button-Selectable 33 1/3 and 45 rpm Speeds
- Quickly Spins to Playback Speed Stability
- Includes Detachable Acrylic Dust Cover
- Resonance-Damping Rubber Slipmat Included
- Large Height-Adjustable Anti-Vibration Feet
- RCA Phono Outputs
- Grounding Post
- AC Inlet
Innovative Direct Drive Plays Records Clean and Clear
The enemies of turntable sound quality are vibration and electro-mechanical noise picked up by the stylus. Instead of a high-torque motor, Onkyo deploys a stable low-torque design that significantly reduces cogging noise, which can noticeably obscure low-frequency sound. And unlike belt-driven turntables that use fast electric motors, the direct-drive CP-1050 avoids the problem of high-frequency distortion. Combined with a precision quartz-lock control system and quality bearings, this liquid-smooth drive provides a clearer window on the soul of your music.
Die-cast Aluminum Platter
Another weapon in the war against distortion is the heavy die-cast aluminum platter. As well as combating unwanted vibration, the extra inertia assists with rotation stability and keeps the audio pitch from fluctuating. Your LPs are protected by a quality rubber slipmat, which also works to absorb minute resonances from the turntable.
Quality Tonearm and Cartridge
At the business end of the aluminum tonearm is a detachable headshell that (together with an adjustable counterweight system) supports a range of aftermarket cartridges between 5 g and 10 g. The supplied MM cartridge does a brilliant job of capturing the depth and breadth of any track with an exceptionally wide frequency response and signal-to-noise ratio of over 60 dB—right up there with more costly decks. All design elements combine to produce such open and detailed analog sound you'll be finding any excuse to go digging in the crates.
Effective Anti-Vibration Design
The turntable base is constructed from solid MDF (Medium-Density Fiberboard) and sits on four height-adjustable anti-vibration feet. Together with the smooth direct-drive motor, the rigid structure tames resonances so you can enjoy clean playback throughout the entire frequency spectrum.
Selectable Rotation Speeds
Changing rotation speeds from 33 1/3 to 45 rpm and vice versa is simple—just use the button on the top of the deck. The platter quickly reaches playback stability when changing rotation speeds and when spinning up from stop.
Good Looks, Great Build
Aesthetically, the CP-1050 is a pleasing blend of '70s retro and clean, contemporary style; a choice of black or yellow woodgrain finishes contrasting nicely with the gleaming alloy tonearm and polished metal trim on the top of the deck. The player also includes a detachable acrylic dust cover, and makes the perfect centerpiece for stereo systems of any vintage.
Top-Shelf Connections
On the rear panel are two gold-plated pin-type RCA phono terminals to output the left and right channel signals to your external phono preamp, stereo amplifier, or A/V receiver. There's also a dedicated grounding post to eliminate hum.
Ready to Roll Right Out of the Box
The CP-1050 ships with everything needed to play vinyl on your existing stereo system (just be sure to check your receiver has phono inputs before purchase). Install the cartridge, set the tracking pressure as specified in the product manual, connect the turntable using the supplied cable, and you're ready to relive the magic of vinyl in all its glory.
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A video ad for Lars Kepler's The Hypnotist
Tess Gerritsen talks about her new book The Silent Girl
Criterion Collection is releasing, on June 21st, the DVD Blu-Ray adaptation of Mickey Spillane's Kiss Me Deadly, directed by Robert Aldrich, and starring Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer:
Also from the Criterion Collection, rebel chef (and part-time crime writer) Anthony Bourdain (the Jim Morrison of the culinary world) dresses up his own list of top ten Criterion movies. Some excellent crime films in there.
Lee Child's One Shot to be filmed; Jack Reacher to be played by Tom Cruise? See the article on GalleyCat.
Also on GalleyCat, Samuel L. Jackson reads the immensely popular Go the Fuck to Sleep. Free audio for a limited time on audible.com. Hilarious. I was imagining Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction) reading it to his kid!
Dat's it for now!

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Sanford Biggers: Falk Visiting Artist
- Dec 16, 2017 – Apr 8, 2018
- The Leah Louise B. Tannenbaum Gallery, The Louise D. and Herbert S. Falk, Sr. Gallery
acrylic, and assorted textiles on antique quilt, 88 x 76 in. Private
collection. Courtesy of the artist and David Castillo Gallery, Miami.
Multimedia artist Sanford Biggers creates artworks that intentionally complicate our understandings of history, culture, and identity. His densely layered paintings on antique southern quilts combine imagery from such disparate sources as Buddhism, graffiti, and harmonics. Linked by themes of navigation, these motifs simultaneously recall stories of quilts being used as markers on the Underground Railroad and star charts employed byastronomers. At once visually beautiful and conceptually rich, they pose important questions about how history informs the present and how all humans—regardless of context—try to make their way in a complicated world.
Sanford Biggers holds a BA from Morehouse College in Atlanta and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently serves as Assistant Professor at Columbia University in New York and is a recipient of this year's Rome Prize.
View the education gallery guide for Sanford Biggers here.
This exhibition is organized by Dr. Emily Stamey, Curator of Exhibitions and is presented in collaboration with the UNC Greensboro School of Art as part of the Falk Visiting Artist program along with support from the University Concert & Lecture Series.
The exhibition and related public programs are supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Related Programs:
UNCG 125th Anniversary Lecture: Colson Whitehead • Feb 8 @ 8pm
Noon @ the 'Spoon Public Tour • Feb 13 @ 12pm
Noon-Time Talk: Documenting Slavery and Freedom • Feb 21 @ 12pm
Book Discussion of Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad" • Mar 1 @ 7pm
Artist Talk: Sanford Biggers, Falk Visiting Artist • Mar 15 @ 7pm
An Evening of Poetry • Apr 5 @ 7pm
We have six galleries located on the first and second levels of the museum, view our gallery map.


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RFHIC Corp., a manufacturer of active RF and MW components and hybrids with a heavy focus on GaN technology, has released thermally enhanced gallium nitride devices. RT233, RT240 and RT243 all have 36, 43 and 45 dBm measured Psat output power, from DC to 6 GHz applications. Patent-pending thermally-enhanced technology has been used to improve high temperature reliability and provide added power when used at pulsed applications or Class A amplification.
Samuel Cho, chief technical officer, RFHIC Corp., said: "RF and microwave infrastructure applications and broadband communication equipment including broadcasting, base station, repeaters and military app power amplifiers are more and more needing wider bandwidth, higher efficiency, better reliability and higher linearity.
This wideband characteristic of GaN (Gallium Nitride) technology enables multi-channel carrying capability for communication equipments, such as Cellular+PCS+WCDMA, GSM+DECT+UMTS or Ground+Airborne+Naval communication. GaN also makes possible for smaller system designs, with better efficiency, thus needs less land space for installation."
GaN, or gallium nitride, has risen from the laboratory to the real RF and microwave power amplifier world and is gaining market share over other technologies. GaN device technology provides higher efficiency, broader bandwidth coverage, better reliability, higher operating voltage, higher operating temperature and higher in/output impedance, which all adds benefits for the next generation communication equipments. GaN is already widely used in Blue LED for display, White LED for lighting, and industrial diode production. When this application expands to communication markets and broadcasting markets, this can add better choices on developing new generation products.


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September 8, 2009
I'm so tired this morning! Long weekends end up making me more tired as my sleep pattern gets messed up. So I end up going to bed reaaaally late Monday night and hence I'm sleepy all Tuesday (today). My husband is gone on a business trip to Boston so I have the house to myself most of this short week. But I think I'm gonna start off the week with some shopping. I'm in need of a black leather biker jacket, lol!
Here's the look I put together this morning. Hope you like. How was everyone's long weekend? That is for those who had a long weekend.
Same as usual
Nars Sin blush
Micro-pink loose bp
Painterly p/p - base
Melon p/m - inner lid
Chartreuse p/m - outer lid and lower lashline
MUFE #49 - crease
Smoke Signal p/m - outer v and lower lashline
Solar White e/s - highlight
UD 1999 24/7 - to line
Snob l/s
Underage l/g
September 8, 2009
3 Responses to "Burgundy and Chartreuse"
Michelle (Lipstick Rules)
September 8, 2009 at 12:38 PM �
I feel the same after a long weekend!
This look is lovely!
September 8, 2009 at 3:44 PM �
Eugh, I'm in the same boat as you after the long weekend. I didn't want to go to sleep last night...wanted to stay up!
You look gorgeous, as always :)
Shadowy Lady
September 8, 2009 at 4:34 PM �
Michelle - thanks :) I love to hate long weekends, lol!
Shayla - thanks lady :) I was up till 2 :(


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Grizzly's Out-Door Page
Home Photo Interest Maps Desert Mountains Hiking Fishing Hunting Hints links
to get a FREE Internet answering machine
My Dad's Page My Dad Bill Weed
Roamers page: one of the best camping pages I know of!!
Boingdragon where I got my wolf counter he has a lot more
Mikes Page my friend Mikes page a lot of info
Gabe's Page my friend Gabe
Cowboy's leather's Great Leather Work
Angeles National Forest A Great Site
Boy Scouts of America Scouting info for boys
Girl Scouts of America Scouting info for girls
Smokey the Bear A good site for Kids
Red Rock Ride A good horse back site
Yahoo! Search engine
Grizzly discovery center Great Bear and Wolf info.
4x4now A Great off roading page
Off-road.com another good off roading page and a lot for sports
National Park Service A great Page for the National Park System
Mojave Desert State Park A great site for Cal parks
GhostTowns A Great Ghost town guide for the west with lots of info.
Sedona Arizona Info about AZ. and the surrounding areas
Wild Southern California Good site about Ca. and it's history
Yosemite Gold Country Info about the Yosemite area camping and real estate
Great Outdoor Recreation Page Great site to visit for outdoor info
Arizona Highways Lots of pic's and such good site
Back Country Horsemen of California Good info for horse back riders
Koby's Outdoor Adventure Information good information page
Pink Jeep Tours Arizona a good site for those who never 4x4 before
Kern River Tours A great site and company for White Water Rafting


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This Urban Bottle can contain up to 1000ml of beverage and will serve you well on your journeys and long days out of home. Despite its increased capacity, it is still very lightweight and convenient to carry.
Hand wash recommended
Capacity: 1000ml
Weight: 145g (158g with lid)
Mouth: Ø 3.2cm
Base: Ø 8cm
Height: 25,5cm
High-gloss finish
100% BPA free, phthalates free, toxins free
Does not retain or impart any flavour
One twist to open, leak proof lid
Wide mouth for ice filling and easy cleaning
Single wall (see Thermal Cover)
Plane boarding allowance


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This is sort of a special day. Well I guess technically it was last Friday, but who's counting right? Anywho. Can you believe that Knock on Wood is 1 year old? I can't either. I'm so glad I decided to keep going this time, to actually put some work into it and grow this little space. I have made so many great friends through this hobby of mine and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Without those friends and, YOU, dear readers, Knock on Wood wouldn't be a thing, and I am forever grateful that you have helped me make it one. So in honor of this first Blogiversary, I've teamed up with some of my absolute favorite ladies to give back some of the love you have all given me.
HUGE thanks to Anne for helping me host this thing! Her blog, Love the Here and Now, just turned 1 on Dec 26th, so this for her too! So, make your Monday just a little bit brighter and enter yourself for a chance to win some sweet, sweet cash.
The Prize: $180 PayPal Cash!
plus a little surprise from me!
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Left Side: That Southern Mama // Hey Kerri Blog // Love the Here and Now
Right Side: Butcher's Niche // All the Joys // Life with Mrs. G and The Artist
Bottom: Bourbon, Lipstick, and Stilettos // Ember Grey // Pink Nightmare
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My letter to some head teachers
Posted by Simon Parke, 31 January 2018, 10.33am
In anticipation of a day together pondering stress, I wrote this letter to some head teachers who are daring to pause to consider their own well being.
'Life is difficult.'
These are the opening words of Scott Peck's classic self-help book, 'The road less travelled,' and they are a good place to start.
Life can be very difficult, though also very beautiful.
And the difference between the two depends largely on what we find inside ourselves, because we do create our own reality.
Your genius is unquestioned; you have all sorts of gifts which you bring to your work.
But that doesn't mean there aren't game-changing truths out there to be discovered to help you live and handle the remarkably challenging and creative role you play as a Head.
So in a safe and non-threatening environment, we will together ponder the science of the brain and from there, look at how we work and the emotional patterns within us - profoundly influential, yet hidden from sight beneath the surface.
We have a tendency to imagine that we are normal, but this is not so. There is no normal.
We are each a freak (love the freak) with very particular patterns shaping our thoughts and our moves. And these are much more happily handled and lived in the light of awareness.
We will listen to stories and look at what we can do as anxiety arises or depression grasps us; some mindfulness practice can help us here.
We will go behind the scenery of this talk about resilience; and consider how we might develop it in ourselves.
The truth is, though we might wish it otherwise, we cannot change anyone but ourselves. But how might this happen?
This day isn't a tick-box exercise; instead, it's a day about you and your 'one precious life' – because you utterly deserve it.
This day is run by The Mind Clinic, hosted by Mark Godson and Simon Parke
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The Spy Who Loved Me
License to Kill, plus video clips
Carly Simon "Nobody Does It Better" live
License To Kill
This original concept art for the film is available at SANGUIN FINE ART GALLERY
Gladys Knight "License to Kill" theme song
All Time Greatest Movie Songs
Broadcast on BBC1 Saturday 25th March 2006
"And at last, The incredible Shirley Bassey. Top of the bill, of course.
Tessa reminded us that we all love 007. There followed a taster of unforgettable songs that make James Bond the most successful franchise in movie history.
Live And Let Die – Goldfinger (with a brief clip of Shirley in full golden flight) – For Your Eyes Only – Die Another Day – From Russia With Love (with too short a clip of the great Matt Monro) – Licence To Kill – A View To A Kill – The Man With A Golden Gun – The Living Daylights.
To sing three Bond themes is a unique achievement – Shirley is one of our best loved singers – Be prepared to be shaken AND stirred —
Shirley appeared before a full orchestra, in a stunning red and gold gown. With an ethnic gold pattern (like a Moroccan or Indian style) and skirt with three layers.
She sang a special Medley of Bond songs. Goldfinger – Moonraker – Diamonds Are Forever. Perfectly.
Standing ovation. She clapped the orchestra and hugged Mike. Thank goodness Mike Dixon is going to be her Musical Director on the June 2006 tour.
A great show with great performances from every star. But Shirley is a superstar who has entertained generations. As stunning as ever. This programme was a feel-good spectacular, with a hot finale for Shirley Bassey fans."
Shirley Bassey – Goldfinger (Live at Royal Albert Hall)
John Barry Bond music
Related 007 Bond LINKS:
- "License to Thrill" – James Bond art book by Thomas Nixdorf.
Tags: Bond 007


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Thousands of people joined in the carnival fun as spectacular acts entertained the crowds.
Organisers of the Whitley Bay Carnival have hailed their latest event last Saturday the biggest and best yet, after it was revived last year by Whitley Bay Big Local following a 20 year absence.
More than 300 school children – including pupils from Marine Park First School, Rockcliffe First School and Marden Bridge Middle School – took to the streets as part of the procession which also featured a host of brightly coloured costumes including flying fish, giant leeks and huge flowers in a tribute to the once-popular flower show.
Sue Miller, chair of Whitley Bay Big Local, said: "Last year's carnival was so well received by everyone in the town that we just had to do it again.
"So many people came together to make it a fantastic day and it was great to see so many people play a part.
"We have had a huge amount of support to make this possible; from those walking as part of the parade, volunteers to help to make costumes and local businesses whose contributions ensured that we were able to put on a fantastic show and something that Whitley Bay can be truly proud of. It just made everyone smile."
The level of support that we received demonstrates just how much the people of Whitley Bay value and enjoy the eventCarol Alevroyianni, carnival producer
The carnival celebrated Whitley Bay's heyday and the crowds were delighted to see some of the town's popular past events including the Folk Moot, flower show and scooter rally featuring as part of the parade.
Carol Alevroyianni, carnival producer, said: "The level of support that we received demonstrates just how much the people of Whitley Bay value and enjoy the event.
"Everybody who took part in the parade was overwhelmed by the support they received from the crowds that lined the streets and the atmosphere at the Spanish City plaza was incredible.
"It was great to see everyone enjoying the live music, dancing and entertainment and it made for a wonderful day."


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Mudita Singhal
Mudita Singhal
Dr. Singhal is a Senior Research Scientist in the Data Intensive Scientific Computing Group at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). She has more than seven years of experience working in interdisciplinary teams facilitating requirements analysis, design and data analysis and has authored and co-authored more than 25 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications. Her expertise is in the areas of user interfaces, visual analytics, and applied machine learning. Her current research focuses on developing visual paradigms for high-volume data. She has contributed significantly to several publicly available tools, including the Complex Pathway Simulator (COPASI), Bioinformatics Resource Manager (BRM), the Peptide Permutation and Protein Prediction (PQuad), and the Collective Analysis of Biological Interaction Networks (CABIN) softwares as well as prediction algorithms such as DomainGA , domainSVM and imPredict.
- Ph.D., Computer Science, Washington State University, 2007
- MS, Computer Science and Applications (with Bioinformatics option), Virginia Tech, 2003
- BE, Computer Science and Engineering, MMEC, Kurukshetra University, India, 2001
Honors and Awards
- Finalist, Analytics Challenge, Supercomputing 2006
- First Prize, IN-SPIRE InfoVis 2004 Contest Entry
- Graduate Research Assistantship, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, 2001-2003
- New Student Representative, Graduate Council, Virginia Tech, 2001-2002
- Certificate of Excellence for outstanding performance, NIIT, India, 1999-2001
- Graduated with honors, Kurukshetra University, India, 1997-2001
Selected Publications (out of 28)
Singhal M, Domico K. 2007. "CABIN: Collective Analysis of Biological Interaction Networks." Computational Biology and Chemistry, 31(3): 222-225.
Singhal M, Resat H. 2007. "DomainGA: Optimizing domain-domain interaction scores." BMC Bioinformatics 8:199.
Webb-Robertson BM, Peterson ES, Singhal M, Klicker KR, Oehmen CS, Adkins JN, and Havre SL. 2007. "PQuad - A visual analysis platform for proteomic data exploration of microbial organism." Bioinformatics. 23(13):1705-7.
Shah A, Singhal M, Klicker KR, Stephan EG, Wiley HS and Waters KM. 2007. "Enabling high throughput systems biology: The Bioinformatics Resource Manager." Bioinformatics 23(7):906-909.
Waters KM, Singhal M, Webb-Robertson BM, Stephan EG, and Gephart JM. 2006. "Breaking the High-Throughput Bottleneck: New tools help biologists integrate complex datasets." Scientific Computing 23(4):22-26.


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Valerie Lemant and Armelle Luton are the muses of « The Stackers », the first ephemeral and creative concept store produced by the fashion magazine Stylist. They chose IFA Paris as the event's fashion partner.
From May 13th to 22nd, a very exclusive event will be held in Paris, in a very modern loft, at 28 rue de Lappe (in the 11th district of Paris, near Bastille): the launch of the first ephemeral concept store The Stackers by the fashion magazine Stylist (Marie-Claire Group) with the active collaboration of IFA Paris, the first French school of fashion, styling and luxury management.
Surrounded by a canopy of 1700 square meters, the post-industrial and trendy loft is entirely dedicated to creation. Nearly 70 creators will appear there throughout the ten days. « But not only. The place, with its hybrid concept, is open to all and will be a good place to relax, to exchange and drink coffee, with activities of deco, design, art, culture, food or sport. There will even be a punching bag to vent and games, to challenge for example a friend to PacMan! » explains Valérie Lemant, co-producer of the event.
On site, IFA Paris can be found on the second floor, a « creation, expression and exchange » studio – with photo shoots, makeover, makeup and styling sessions, in a « Do It Yourself » workshop where technical courses will be taught on the mesh – with lighting mesh creator Kate Crouch (designer at Sandro and former creator for Dior, Chloe, Nina Ricci and Saint Laurent) – and also on casting, illustration, design of styling accessories as well as a presenation of the student fashion design creations.
Other highly anticipated moments: the «Encounters of creativity and luxury» : a series of collaborative seminars and courses offered by IFA Paris during which IFA Paris MBA Fashion Business Alumni Sissi Johnson will speak, Brand Strategist, Tech Advisor and The Huffington Post USA Contributor, the writer François Gaillard, Elise Sithpaseuth, responsible for the development of materials at Swarovski, Coralie Duarte, designer ready-to-wear Dior child, Amelie Mayeu, former director quality at Celine, Isabelle Balu, creative director of the collection Capsule for St James and Hannah Adkins, fashion consultant at Thom Browne.
The Stackers will launch the festivities on May 12th with a fashion show revealing the collections of students and young stylists graduated from the Paris, Shanghai and Istanbul campuses of IFA Paris – with the presence, for example, of the fashion designer Karen Topacio. Several of those young creators were discovered by the fashion press during the Paris Fashion Week 2016 held in March at the salon Tranoï. The Stackers is an event not to miss as it is especially ephemeral. Or almost: The Stackers, live and real trunk show, will occur again in few months.
Important information: Concept-store Stylist x The Stackers, at 28 rue de Lappe, 75011 Paris. Open from 11am to 8pm, from May 13th to May 22nd. Entry is free of charge. Website: http://www.the-stackers.fr
And below are the list of guest speakers schedule at our exhibit at the Stylist x The Stackers Concept-Store:
Guest: Hannah Adkins on May 13th, 2-3PM
Fashion Archivism - Her experience at Thom Browne
Guest: Sissi Johnson on May 14th, 2-4PM
Writer at the Huffington Post - « Will the next Alexander McQueen be a biologist? »
Guest: Kamila Boudova on May 15th, 2-4PM
Local Coordinator for the Fashion Revolution - « Reinventing the Fashion System » (Screening of the movie « The True Cost »)
Guest: Alice Cheron on May16th, 11AM-12PM
French Travel Blogger / Writer based in Florence - Presentation of her first city guide « Love à Venise »
Guest: Amelie M. on May17th, 7-8PM
Former Quality Director for Celine - Discussion on her professional experience and career path within LVMH Group
Guest: Francois Gaillard on May 17th, 6-7PM
Fashion Journalist - Trop de mode tue la mode?
Guest: Isabelle Ballu on May 18th, 6-7PM
Art Director for St. James Capsules Collections
Guest: Isabelle Hossenlopp on May 19th, 2-3PM
Journaliste - Storytelling for Luxury Jewelry brands
Guest: Elise Sithpaseuth on May 20th, 6-7PM
Material Developer for Swarovski - Sharing her career story
Guest: Coralie Druart on May 21st, 6-7PM
Designer Dior Kids - Sharing her career story


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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.
This week, what's really got my pages in a twist is...
(Starflight #1)
Publication Date: February 2, 2016
Hardcover, 320 pages, Disney-Hyperion
Genres: YA, Sci-Fi
Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. She's so desperate to reach the realm that she's willing to indenture herself to Doran Spaulding, the rich and popular quarterback who made her life miserable all through high school, in exchange for passage aboard the spaceliner Zenith.
When a twist of fate lands them instead on the Banshee, a vessel of dubious repute, Doran learns he's been framed on Earth for conspiracy. As he pursues a set of mysterious coordinates rumored to hold the key to clearing his name, he and Solara must get past their enmity to work together and evade those out for their arrest. Life on the Banshee may be tumultuous, but as Solara and Doran are forced to question everything they once believed about their world--and each other--the ship becomes home, and the eccentric crew family. But what Solara and Doran discover on the mysterious Planet X has the power to not only alter their lives, but the existence of everyone in the universe...
My Thoughts
I think I drool a little whenever I look at this book. So. Pretty. Plus, I really enjoyed Melissa's Alienated series (at least the two that have come out so far), so I'm excited to get my hands on this one.
What book are you waiting for this Wednesday?


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Jelena Momcilov - Magnet Girl From Serbia
The media in the entire Balkans region are abuzz about Jelena Momcilov, a 10 year old girl from Zeljusa near Dimitrovgrad, Serbia. Objects stick to her as if she was a big magnet. Even though newspapers and websites refer to her as a "magnet girl", she attracts plastics and wood as well as iron and aluminum.
Through our network of paranormal minded friends we had a peek into the media there and we bring you the digest.
It all started in 2004 when Jelena was watching a TV show with a girl who had the ability to attract objects. They would "stick"to her body as if both objects and the girl were magnetic. Curious, just like any other child, Jelena tried it and it worked for her as well.
She showed her abilities to her mother Slavica and father Venko. Their initial surprise turned into a worry that this type of play (Jelena definitely perceives this as a sort of a game) may have negative effects on her health. This concern soon dispersed because Jelena remained in good health despite attracting objects repeatedly just for fun.
Her father invited professor Pavle Premović from university of Nis who also teaches at Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris to have a look. This visit resulted in a conclusion that more research is needed.
As usual in the case of magnetic people the guesses range from "this is from a suction cup effect" to "they have sticky sweat".
In Jelena's case these don't seem likely. The above picture is from a Croatian newspaper Vecernji List and shows Jelena holding two cigarette lighters (never mind the pedagogy now). As you can see, someone already though of the "it's a suction cup thing" and shot this photo. The two lighters meet (i.e. leave a hole) exactly in the middle of the palm.
Serbian magazine Trece Oko (Third Eye) sent a reporter to talk to the girl and her parents. They ruled out the sticky sweat theory too. When Jelena held a hand of Uros, a kid from the neighborhood, the objects were sticking to his hand as well. As soon as she lets go, the object falls off his hand. The reporter asked her to repeat this and she did. Three times.
One more piece of data in this puzzle is that radios and cell phones sometimes have reception problems around her as well.
She is not the only one. We already wrote about the magneto boy before in the article about Brenda Allison and the magneto boy
More pictures of magnetic Jelena over here
Here is a video of Jelena Momcilov from Serbian "TV Pink":
Related story:
|Magnet Boy From Serbia – Full Story
Photo credit: Aleksandar Davinic Seven year old Bogdan Ivković from Vlasotinac, Serbia sparked a wave of viral videos lately owing to his ability to attract objects like a magnet. While most websites just comment on the contents of the videos of Bogdan, OccultCenter.Com brings you a more complete story thanks to our buddies from that part of the world….
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Barnsley-based Billington Holdings Plc has renewed its sponsorship of local nature reserve, RSPB Old Moor, for the third year running.
Billingtons was presented with a certificate to commemorate the renewal of the sponsorship by Mike Harris, corporate partnership manager for RSPB Northern England, and Craig Hartley, RSPB Old Moor visitor services manager.
Karen Moore, group SHEQ co-ordinator for Billingtons, said: "This sponsorship highlights our commitment in supporting local causes and helps towards our aim of promoting sustainability for future generations. We are incredibly proud to have sponsored this great cause over the last few years and we look forward to our continued relationship."
As well as working towards the company's sustainability credentials, the sponsorship also provides Billingtons with a discounted rate for hiring Old Moor's meeting rooms; enables them to hold work events such as bird watching, walking and pond dipping, which aids in employee engagement; and provides corporate membership passes, enabling employees and their families to gain free entry to over 200 RSPB reserves across the UK.
Billington Holdings Plc was one of a number of companies to attend a corporate evening at RSPB Old Moor in the summer, where staff and their families went along to do some pond dipping, walking and generally enjoy the reserve.
RSPB Old Moor is home to hundreds of different species of wildlife and provides wonderful facilities.
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What I have learned is that forgiveness is not organic for me. It is something I have to choose every day when I wake up and close my eyes at night.
Day after day I will choose to "be kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving" - Ephesians 4:32 until myself and forgiveness become organic {something that fit together harmoniously}.
I created this poster as a reminder of my challenge and wanted to share it with you all.
It will be available for free download until October, 21st 2015 so get it while you can. If you miss it you can purchase the poster at my etsy shop.
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On Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 08:53:24PM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > > Don't feed the troll. > > It's not trolling. > > It's a honest list of problems which a lot of developers don't view as > > problems. > He should use the BTS like everyone else. A lot of things can't be expressed in a form of a bug report, and some of them are even considered features. Also, there are links to bugreports in several items. > And if he doesn't like the answers, there are plenty of other operating > systems to choose from. This is dangerously close to "if you think these are problems, just use a different OS, we are fine with that". I hope you mean something different. -- WBR, wRAR
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text: Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in the streets of the Chilean capital to protest a ceremony centred around a new documentary honouring the late Augusto Pinochet. "Murderer, Murderer!" chanted the demonstrators at Teatro Caupolican on Sunday, ahead of the screening of Pinochet, which celebrates the general's 1973-1990 military dictatorship. Police responded by firing tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators to prevent their advance toward the theatre, which was hosting more than 1,000 Pinochet sympathisers for the tribute. "The police are limiting our activity in order to allow activities in honour of the dictator. This is paying tribute to a criminal," Mireya Garcia, vice-president of the Association of Relatives of Detained and Disappeared (AFDD), told CNN Chile. Pinochet examines the political circumstances that preceded the US-supported coup against then-socialist president Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973. The event has triggered a firestorm of controversy, pitting Pinochet supporters claiming the right to free speech against relatives of regime victims who would like to see the event banned. "In a democracy, we have every right to present this documentary," said Juan Gonzalez, a former military officer who leads the pro-Pinochet September 11 Corporation. Open cases The government of Sebastian Pinera, Chile's first right-wing president since Pinochet left office, has said that it does not support the tribute but respected its right to take place. A judge has also thrown out a bid to ban the event. The tribute is an extraordinary event in Chile, where more than 350 cases of disappearances, torture, illegal detention and conspiracy under the dictatorship remain open. More than 3,200 people were killed or disappeared during Pinochet's rule, and researchers have documented some 37,000 cases of torture and illegal detention. Pinochet died in 2006, aged 91. He was never sentenced for rights abuses during his regime. SOURCE: Agencies Politics Human Rights Latin America Chile


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The rocky structure of the Grand Canyon is ridged in most places and experts indicate they are the result of extensive seismic activity that caused the formation of the canyon. If you ever converse with someone who has seen the Grand Canyon, they will tell you that it is different to see from every angle.It is so vast and features so much landscape that you want to see it from every angle. From up and down, from side to side, from edge to edge. That is why most people come on holidays to the Canyon. They need ample time to truly experience the Grand Canyon. If you are also planning to visit the Grand Canyon, here are the 10 best things you can do during your visit.
While you're at the Grand Canyon, you cannot experience its great landscape and its atmosphere without actually hiking across the trails. The spectacular land formations, stunning scenic vistas and nature's amazing colors are the reason that you need to visit and experience the Canyon on foot. However, you cannot randomly go hiking in the Canyon because it is vast and there's a good chance that you might be lost. What you can do is take a hike on one of the most popular and best-maintained path, the Bright Angel Trail.
The Bright Angel Trail descends from the west end of Grand Canyon Village, following a route blazed by prospectors in the 1890s. It's an 18-mile hike down to the Colorado River and back. If you are looking for a shorter day hike then you can cut off to Plateau Point which is 1,300 feet above the river and a 13-mile round-trip from the South Rim. One of the older and more interesting paths for hiking is the old trail that drops down from Grandview Point to Horseshoe Mesa. Hiking on this trail, you can still see the remnants of an old copper mine that closed in 1907. It is a six-mile round-trip and gives a memorable overview of the Grand Canyon.
The Colorado River is a part of the Grand Canyon experience and if you want a complete and exhilarating experience, then you should definitely opt for white-water rafting. The multi-day rafting excursions are led by a professional outfitter. While rafting, you can experience the awe-inspiring scenery, splendid side hikes and adrenaline-pumping whitewater rapids.
Yes, it seems like a great idea to live in a nearby motel and drive to the Grand Canyon in the morning and drive back at night. If you actually think about it, what you're saving on rent, you're spending on gas. So if you are planning to visit and experience the Grand Canyon, you can call ahead to the canyon's concessionaire, Xanterra and make a reservation for staying at the Grand Canyon Village lodgings. There are different accommodations according to the budget. The lodgings offer a great view from different angles and you get to stay in the Canyon. With specially preserved hotels to one-night lodges, you can find an accommodation best suited to your needs and budget.
You want an out of the world experience high in the sky then you could head to the Skywalk at Grand Canyon West. It is a five-hour drive from the South Rim. A glass-floored, horseshoe-shaped walk ventures over the massive canyon. You can marvel at open views as you walk almost a mile above the Colorado River.
If you don't want to take your car and you are not into hiking, then you could always opt for biking across the Grand Canyon. The biking offers an exhilarating experience for feeling the rush at its great heights and getting a whiff of the intoxicating air.
The Grand Canyon Railways are a great way to go back in time. Developed especially for tourists, the railway features strolling musicians, cowboy characters, and even some ornery train robbers set the scene for a day of family fun. The Grand Canyon Railway day-trip from Williams to the South Rim passes through miles of primeval forest land.
View from up above will be so much sweeter than below. The Grand Canyon tourist services also offer helicopter rides for tourist to experience and marvel at the majestic wonder of the world from the sky.
You're most probably not going to be able to access all areas of the Grand Canyon and you will certainly miss out on some great views and scenery. Worry not! The Grand Canyon IMAX theatre offers a great experience for the visitors to see the entire Grand Canyon in the theatre and almost feel like being there.
If you want to make more out of your trip then National Park Service Rangers at the Grand Canyon offer a selection of interpretive walks and programs for visitors to enjoy. These include nature walks and bird watching with professionals.
What is a tourist site without a bus tour? The Grand Canyon also offers a guided motor coach tour of the Grand Canyon. While you enjoy the scenery, an experienced guide will share the history of the Grand Canyon. The motor coach will stop at numerous scenic viewpoints along the way, so you can fully enjoy each and every site.


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Richard Serra and the Irreproducible
[UPDATE: The title for this post, I should have noted, has its origin in a comment by Jim: "Ok. Yes, Serra looks cool photographed. But I think there's something very thought-out & challenging to how we — ok, I — tend to experience art these days in the way that he creates experiences that by virtue of their construction cannot be reproduced." [his italics]
Richard Serra, The Matter of Time (Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao). Image found here.
Follow the link just above, and you'll see that Jim Sligh of This Analog Life "scanned [this image] from a postcard a visiting friend bought for [him] in the giftshop." What you see is a copy of a scan of a photograph, itself reproduced who knows how many times and in how many places. If you read Jim's post, you'll see that he has linked to other, really good photos of Serra's work but in the same breath tells you that looking at pictures is "the dumbest way to experience Serra ever." He is right. This picture itself tells you this implicitly: "You have to be 'here' (which is really 'there')."
Well, I'm not. Bilbao is out of reach just now for various temporal and material reasons. But as I told Jim in a comment on his post, I keep returning to his post to keep looking at this picture, that I find it compelling in a way I find very little sculpture, of any sort (an idea I hadn't realized I thought, and one which caught me by surprise), and I keep trying to figure out why that is. This post is an attempt to do that.
It will probably fail; that's why the rest of it is below the fold.
As long-time readers of this blog know, I post fairly frequently on art, but the vast majority of those posts deal with paintings and drawings. They almost never mention sculpture, and then only in passing. I'd never really thought--at all--about why that is before a couple of days ago, when I first saw the post on Serra at Jim's blog and said, Wait a minute . . .
I like sculpture well enough. When my Humanities students and I meet in Kansas City at the Nelson-Atkins, as we will again this May, I make it a point to show them the full-size bronze cast of Rodin's The Thinker on the south side of the museum. We walk around the plinth it sits on, looking up as we do (the top of the plinth is about head-height; the sculpture itself sits on that and is itself around 7' or so from its base to its highest point); we talk about things such as the figure's distended, gnarled toes and Rodin's attempt to make the bronze look as though it had been carved rather than poured. It's cool to see this famous sculpture. But that's about it, as far as my engagement with that or just about any other sculpture is concerned. I get the idea that sculpture's there-ness, its occupying of space, makes its viewer have to deal with it in some way, if only to avoid it or walk around it. But then that makes our interaction with sculpture sound like the piece is like one of those people we have to interact with out of politeness--if we must. Which is to say, there's no genuine interaction except at the level of What's Expected of Us. It remains in its space, posing no ultimate challenge to mine. Even pieces as undeniably beautiful as Michelangelo's Pieta or Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa, if this make sense, confront me without moving me. Or, put another way: Even though I very much enjoy looking at them, I don't feel the need to keep looking at them. Paintings, on the other hand, I will return to again and again, the Nelson's Rembrandt, for example: they don't engage my physical space, but they engage my imagination as very few sculptures do.
There are exceptions, of course. I've never seen Rodin's Burghers of Calais (scroll to the bottom of the page for a brief discussion of the sculpture) in person, but I get the feeling that I would want to walk around and around it and want to come back to it again. The reason: It photographs terribly. It has no "good side," which is to say that no one side presents itself to the viewer as the side to be seen. It--that is, the experience of seeing it in person--is irreproducible because it is so designed that it requires us to move around it. (The Thinker, by comparison, is a depiction of a very large naked guy sitting on a rock. He is shown in three dimensions and so has a back side to him, but that back side is, of course, the least interesting of his sides. So, take a picture of him from the front or in profile and, apart from its massiveness and the subtleties of texture you've reproduced a surprising amount of the reason to see it. This is not meant to be dismissive of a justly-famous sculpture; it's simply so.)
Though I've not seen the Burghers in person, I have seen a sculpture that I think owes much to Rodin's work, the sculpted soldiers at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. This one photographs poorly as well, but I can attest that seeing it in person is a very moving experience. You can't actually walk among the sculptures, but you can get so close to them that their size (each figure is well over 7' tall) creates the sense that you are. Moreover, their very different expressions and attitudes give the space a sense of tension and urgency that very few war memorials do that I've ever visited. These men are not on parade but on patrol. We are in their way.
Is the nearby Vietnam Memorial also sculptural in its treatment and shaping of the space the visitor occupies? The way that the visitor begins at ground level, the wall of names just a few inches tall; then, as the years progress and the wall of names gets taller, taller as the path gradually declines, till the visitor reaches the angle and the wall--one's reflection and the names on it--is all one can see? I had of course seen pictures of the Memorial and pictures of people weeping at it. I assumed that those people were grieving friends and family they had lost; I assumed that I would not be so moved if I ever visited it. And then I visited it. I lost no family or friends in that war; I was a child then, even now vividly recalling the nightly reports of dead and injured but otherwise unmoved by the war; yet that day I visited, the only thing I could think as I reached that place was, I am in a tomb. How can one not keep from getting teary-eyed there? I would like to know the secret, because I find myself really reluctant to visit it again, even though I want to.
It's an emotionally-dangerous space.
Also in Washington is a space made to feel physically-dangerous by a sculpture: the atrium of the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, over which hangs Alexander Calder's enormous Mobile #3. The first time I saw it, I was standing in a queue to be admitted to a big Art Nouveau exhibit in that wing; since the queue was a couple hundred people long, I had a nice long time to contemplate Calder's work. It looks light and delicate . . . and then you look more closely at the shaft and hook from which it hangs--it looks like something from a construction site--and it suddenly loses a lot of its gossamer-like quality. But not all of it, of course. It's beautiful to look at, in the same way that an airplane in flight is beautiful to look at. But the physics of each, the forces required to keep each in the air, are very real, very much also part of what we're looking at--indeed, those forces are required to be present so that these things keep on being beautiful. And that makes us more attentive to our space, our place in that space.
This is also Serra's territory as a sculptor: the creating of a silent dialogue among the viewer, his materials and the forms they take, and not the defiance of physics (the way so much constructed metal sculpture can feel) but the implicit reminder to the viewer who moves among these pieces, via the fact that they don't come toppling on him, that despite the way things seem in the world, here the very oldest laws of the world are at work. By way of illustrating, here are two short passages on Serra's work that I want to put in proximity with each other:
At the dawn of the 21st century, an era of cyberspace, reproduction and the Internet, no one is doing more to make work that stands for the ancient and mysterious power of the real. --from a Time review of a documentary on the making of Matter of Time, found here via Jim's post.
"[T]he main character of Serra's work [is] its scariness. You are never allowed to forget the weight of Serra's metal. The possibility of being crushed by it is part of its sculptural effect. It addresses the body through anxiety, and this is a thoroughly legitimate though long-repressed function of sculpture at its most archaic level." --Robert Hughes, American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America, p. 568
It is hard to articulate all this because you can't reproduce via pictures, and barely through words, what's at work here. I suppose that that's the reason I find myself returning to the picture at the top of this post--it is like reading a poem whose meaning eludes one (Wallace Stevens says in his poem "Man Carrying Thing" that "the poem must resist intelligence/Almost successfully"). The sculptor made these forms, yes; but they signify something other than themselves. Or, more accurately, they can fully signify only with our physical, irreproducible presence there.
I don't mean to imply a religious or spiritual significance for these pieces, but I keep returning in my mind to Stonehenge and other monumental ancient solar calendars as a way to begin thinking about Serra's work. Without human agency, the movements of the sun and moon and stars would have no transcendant meaning. Those movements would be no less real, but they would not signify what the ancients said they signified. Serra doesn't build sun calendars; but, like the sun, his works obey the laws of physics even as they push those laws very, very hard. As the shapes of his pieces compel the viewer to move around and into them, their sides leaning this way and that and their tops opening wide or converging, light and sound changing as the viewer moves about, those laws become more present in our experience: they alter so as to be noticed, and the viewer changes as well. Something even more primitive than "ancient" occurs--indeed, you can't get any more ancient, or irreproducible, than "real."
Bonus: A collection of short videos of Serra's work and interviews with him from the Museum of Modern Art's 2007 exhibition of Serra sculptures. The videos are shorter than I would like, but they do give something of the sense of what it's like to move around/between/through these pieces.
If you've read this far, you may be interested in my continuation of this discussion, here.


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ASTROWORLD - Wish You Were Here tour
The Wish You Were Here tour sees Travis Scott touring across the country in support of his recently released album, AstroWorld. The rapper's debut studio album, Rodeo was one of the 2015's most highly anticipated hip-hop records, building off the buzz from Scott's two previous mixtapes. This third studio album, Astroworld, hasn't stopped his rapid success as it reaches the top of the Billboard 200.
Scott claims AstroWorld showcases some of his "best music yet" - if his previous is anything to go by, then we're in for a treat on this upcoming tour! The album plays on an amusement park theme, and features tracks 'Stargazing', 'Carousel' and 'No Bystanders'.
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My wife and I have differences of opinion now and again. And it has taken me quite some time to realize that she is usually right. Well, actually, she's always right. That's not to say that my points aren't valid, but that hers are more valid than mine.
So when my wife started reading to our eldest son at bed time when he was just four months old, I thought she was off her rocker. We were tired and exhausted from sleepless nights and summoning the energy to read to our infant boy seemed to be an effort too far!
But in this particular case, she was completely right and she proved this skeptic wrong very quickly indeed, a point I am often happily reminded of.
This is because through reading at an early age to our eldest son, and then repeating the effort with our youngest son, we set a napping and bedtime routine that we have followed without exception for the last four years. And we firmly believe it has gone a long way in establishing a habit that has promoted them going to bed without giving us any hassle. In fact, bedtime has always been a happy time in their eyes.
Kids love routine. They love to have a structured day where it's clear to them what they are doing and when. Routine, in our opinion, provides comfort to children. There is familiarity and therefore safety in well-established and defined routines. It also helps kids transition from one activity to another, a difficult feat for most young children.
So as the clock winds round to 7.30, we start the process of milk, books and night-night. We ask them to pick their favorite books and then they sit on the blue couch. We turn off the TV and the family room goes quite as we turn the first page to begin.
Recently, we started reading them books on the iPad. Just when we thought the reading experience couldn't get any better, it suddenly does. The added interaction of e-books and story book apps has added a new dimension to the reading experience. And I'm glad to say that it has contributed to the bedtime routine, rather than distracting from it.
So why don't you tell us your secrets for the bedtime routine. Ours works for us, but what works for you? Tell us at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Sarah Palin's sun has begun to set in Alaska
Alaska is known for having the economy of a petrostate, a far-flung citizenry, a large native population and unreliable polling. Oh, and Sarah Palin.
A supernova, she exploded and dissolved as a vice presidential candidate, and she was a controversial governor — supporting the infamous Bridge to Nowhere, firing people left and right, and quitting 17 months early because she felt she could do more for Alaska by talking on Fox News. And yet, the Mama Grizzly defied political gravity as she kept dressing moose, swimming with the salmon, playing the mom card and racking up sky-high favorability ratings.
Her star has faded, but the candidates she has backed have more often been winners than losers. She's complicating the re-election effort of her successor, Gov. Sean Parnell, by making clear that she thinks her system for regulating oil production was better for Alaskans than his.
"Well, bless his heart," she said on a radio talk show, recalling Parnell's years as a ConocoPhillips lobbyist. "Perhaps that's ingrained in him."
The marquee Senate race pits incumbent Mark Begich, the first Democrat to serve in 30 years, against Attorney General Dan Sullivan. Begich's father, Nick, was the lone Democrat in the state legislature. Begich served as mayor of Anchorage and then won his Senate seat in 2008 after a jury convicted his opponent, Ted Stevens, of failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts. That conviction was correctly overturned with prejudice but not before Begich squeaked by Stevens.
There's not much ammunition for Begich to use against his opponent, Dan Sullivan, whose anti-gun-control, anti-abortion, anti-tax agenda is in sync with this very red state. He's wrapped President Barack Obama around Begich's neck and labeled the Democrat as too liberal, pointing to his willingness to increase taxes, raise the federal minimum wage and take steps to reverse global warming. (Although native Alaskans are being forced to flee their flooded villages en masse, Sullivan says there's insufficient scientific consensus about climate change.)
But Begich may have found a winning issue that is resonating in other races this year. Sullivan has barely lived in Alaska. He was raised in Ohio and is the son of a wealthy paint and coatings manufacturer. It helps that he married a native Alaskan, but it hurts that they graduated from Harvard, dated at Georgetown, and worked much of their married life in Washington, returning to Alaska in 2009 after serving in the George W. Bush administration.
The news that Sullivan had claimed a tax break for his $1.3 million primary residence in Maryland almost erased the hit Begich took for a poorly conceived ad suggesting that Sullivan was responsible for a double murder and sexual assault by a felon released on Sullivan's watch.
What Begich has going for him is his love of retail politics, his visible enjoyment of knocking on doors in Anchorage, carrying birthday cards in case there's a party going on inside. Millions have poured in from out of state to fund ads for both sides. The difference is in field operations, where Begich has outspent Sullivan 10-to-1. Sullivan has three field offices; Begich has 16.
Palin may have more influence outside Alaska these days. When she talked about running for Begich's seat last year, one poll found her favorability rating in the state was upside down: Only 39 percent approved of her. In the ensuing primary, she endorsed Attorney General Joe Miller against Parnell. Miller lost in a three-way race; four years earlier, Palin's endorsement won him the Republican nomination for Senate (Lisa Murkowski went on to win as a write-in candidate). In a Public Policy Polling survey in late September, 54 percent of likely Alaska voters had an unfavorable view of Palin.
Lucky for both Republicans, Palin has gone to ground since a drunken brawl at a party in Anchorage last month that involved the whole family in an ugly, headline-making scene. A plurality of Alaska voters — 30 percent — believe the Palins instigated the melee, according to the PPP poll.
When Sullivan was asked if he wanted Palin's endorsement, he said, "I want the endorsement of everybody," which, translated from the Inuit, means "no."
Margaret Carlson is a columnist for Bloomberg View.


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Supervisor James Ramos is leading the charge in an effort to save jobs and programs at the San Bernardino County Museum, which stands to lose its accreditation due to budget cuts.
The museum lost out on $766,000 in state and federal funding this fiscal year, roughly 50 percent of its projected revenue of $1.8 million, county Chief Executive Officer Greg Devereaux said at a budget hearing last week, when the Board of Supervisors adopted a $4.4 billion budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year.
Ramos said the museum system is a "vital asset" to county residents and tourists, and that it is crucial for the museum to think creatively as the state and federal funding it has depended on for many of its programs dries up.
The county museum system consists of the main museum in Redlands, which is in Ramos' 3rd District, the Victor Valley Museum and Gallery in Apple Valley and seven historical sites in the San Bernardino Valley and the High Desert.
"What we need to do is create a revenue-generating model and work with the museum association and museum commissioners to make sure we're all on the same page with a plan," Ramos said Friday.
He said he'll help arrange meetings with museum officials and the county Economic Development Agency to draft a revenue-generating plan.
"I'm hoping to get this done within the next three months," Ramos said.
The museum initially stood to lose 13 positions, but Devereaux said he was able to save five of them by pulling together $550,000 in "bridge funding," which buys the museum another year to figure out how to generate other sources of revenue.
Devereaux said the museum will probably end the year $500,000 in the red, which means the county would have to dip into its reserves to cover the loss.
The staff reductions will result in significant cuts to services and programs the museum has traditionally provided.
Among the amenities that will be lost are the live animal exploration station in Redlands, educational outreach programs for elementary, middle and high school students, the Museums on the Roads and Geological Sciences programs, and weekend programing.
The museum in Redlands also will no longer have security guards.
County Museum Association President Robert Christman said the museum now has roughly 30 employees, but will definitely lose its accreditation in 2015 if it loses nine to 13 employees.
Accreditation, Christman said, had enabled former Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Redlands, to secure grants for the museum.
"If we lose our accreditation, all that goes away," Christman said.


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This guest column is by Umair Mohammed, Founder and CEO, Wigzo
For months or years, you sacrificed your family and friends, and gave your dream project your everything. Abstaining from human contact, you survived on an unhealthy dose of caffeine and junk food, and ignored that personal trainer you had hired with hopes of getting a six-pack. But finally the big day has arrived – your product is public ready. And, now you think you get to relax!
However, you forget, 'relax' is one of those words that shouldn't feature in an entrepreneur's dictionary at all, at any time. Well, if you thought with the launch of your startup, you could sit back and relax, you couldn't have been more wrong. In fact, the launch is just the beginning of the task at hand.
Here are the immediate next steps for every startup entrepreneur
Assignation and delegation of responsibilities
So far, you have more or less single handedly helmed many fronts; you have been the business development head, the marketing guy, the salesman, the office peon and the telephone operator. But, with the launch, you need to stop donning so many hats. You need to assume only that responsibility you can handle the best. As for the rest, it's time you crafted key roles, hired people and delegated responsibilities.
Solidify the foundation
With the launch, you must be raring to grow your startup by leaps and bounds. A nice sentiment, but not a very wise one. Haste has never served well. Take one step at a time. Instead of drawing big salaries, think of reinvesting the money. Instead of hiring a big team of people, try to hire a few people who can multi-task, and try to do as many tasks in-house, as you can. What you learn today from your mistakes will help you take wiser business decisions tomorrow. Focus on making a rock solid foundation before you start splurging.
Chart out short and long term goals
The temptation to do hundred and ten things simultaneously is too hard to resist, however, try to contain that reckless enthusiasm. First things first, bring out that big yellow legal pad and make a list of short and long term goals of your start up. It will help you stay focused and on course. Make sure the goals are realistic and attainable and that you don't drive yourself and your team too hard. But do find interesting ways of keeping them on their toes.
Stay innovative
Innovation is the name of the game. As you start growing, the risk of staying tied down by your old product or service, is very great. However, consumers expect constant change, and if you dish out the same old products and services, it might drive them away. Hence, it is crucial to your business to come up with innovative features in your product or service to stay in the game.
Market your own start up
The world needs to know your product exists, and who better to tell them than you, the founder and the creator. Whenever you are meeting people, socially or professionally, never leave an opportunity to talk about your product.Understand your target audience, and keeping the business objectives in mind build a concise pitch to market your product.
Sustaining people: clients and employees
Remember, you now have clients and employees on board, hence the added responsibility towards them. Unfortunately our industry is plagued by an abnormally high attrition rate, and you need to work your odds at beating it. Treat your employees well and be sincere to your clients. Instead of being on the hunt for new people, take care of your existing ones. Your employees are your human capital. Focus on them and mentor them to make them ready for high performing roles in the future. Remember, Rome wasn't built in one day, and here you are building a unicorn! You are going to need all the help you can get.
Build a work culture
It's a myth that only large organizations need a work culture. Startups need one as much. Building the right company culture and a healthy environment is extremely important for boosting employee productivity and for improving internal and external relationships. Your company's values, vision and mission should be such that people want to be associated with. While this will only come with time, but it will require consistent steps and efforts on your part.
Keep a tab on your competitors
Remember the old adage – 'Keep your friends close and enemies closer!'. There is a reason why our forefathers have lived by this rule. Don't be shy of donning the garb of CIA when it comes to keeping tabs on your competitors! Always remember that in order to eliminate the completion, you need to know the competition. You must know what is hitting the market before their product becomes available to the public. Moreover, you must learn from the mistakes they made so that you don't necessarily repeat the same mistakes in the future.
Keeping these steps in mind, you must also remember one crucial thing – do remember to pat your back and revel in those small moments of happiness. After all, you brain just delivered a baby!
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Finally the curtain has been raised on the NSW Govs. intentions over autonomous schools- as the initiative now comes out of the trial phase and into implementation late April.
While Public school principals have endorsed a NSW government plan to give them much greater autonomy to control staffing, finances and maintenance at a local level- inevitably the NSW Teachers Fed is sceptical of the intentions. After years of sitting on local school P&C meetings and hearing the frustrations of the staffing formulas vented – its got to be a welcome move- If properly implemented and supported. Continue reading


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|Project title
|CB-GREEN Cross-Border- Green, Renewable & Energy Efficiency Network
|CRO beneficiary
|City of Zadar
|Grant value
|245.961,94 €
|IPA contribution
|205.378,22 € (83,50%)
|Partners in CRO
|Zadar County Development Agency ZADRA NOVA; NGO for promotion of organic farming and environmental protection, "Eko-Zadar"
|BiH beneficiary
|Municipality Neum
|Grant value
|253.104,60 €
|IPA contribution
|214.950,60 € (84,93%)
|Partners in BIH
|City of Mostar; REDAH asocijacija za ekonomski razvoj
Project objectives/short summary
|The project is aimed at protection and preservation of the environment and fostering the sustainable use of natural resources in border regions of Zadar County and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton through joint actions and awareness raising campaigns on energy efficiency and renewable energy system utilisation in the public sector. Its specific objective is to improve energy management system in local communities and to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy systems in the cross-border area through a joint initiative of partners from Zadar County and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. Target groups are local governments, public managers, technical staff of public companies and institutions, regional development agencies and eco associations.
Expected results: R1: Established effective cross-border partnership for improving energy management system in local communities; R2: Defined sustainable energy policy for Zadar, Neum and Mostar; R3: Created EE&RES projects network for Zadar County and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton R4: Organised and/or strengthened EE teams and EE info points within local government of Zadar, Neum and Mostar; R5: Improved managing and technical capacities of public institutions in implementing EE&RES; R6: Implemented new EE&RES technologies on demonstrative locations in Zadar and Neum; R7: Raised awareness on energy efficiency, and sustainable use of natural resources in CBA.
|Measure 2.1: Protection of nature and environment
Project start date
|Project duration
|24 months
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Have you ever wished you had a towel that you could wear and when you sat down it came past your knees in the back so you were able to set on what you were wearing instead of you having to have a separate towel? Well, you can because a lady named Lara invented the wearable LOLL Poncho Beach/Pool Towel and it is even hooded. I love this towel cover up. I have gained weight and I definitely need a cover up to cover my chunky self. I also love that when I set down sand doesn't go up my bathing suit bottoms.
You can wear these poncho towel's into the beach or pool. They dry quickly because of the towel material they are made of. Also my scalp always sunburns so I can lay on my towel to sunbathe and put the hood over the top and back of my head to keep it from burning.
These poncho towels come in US sizes 4-16 and an assortment of pretty colors.
I reviewed the towel in black. And I love it!
A wonderful feature to this LOLL Poncho Towel is the inside hidden pocket. Safely store your valuables on the inside close to you and no one can see what you have with you, money, phone, keys ect... It also zips up into the poncho or unzips to lay flat. Here are a few facts about this towel:
When you wear your poncho you won't have to sit on the hot seat of your car any more plus all the other great reasons to purchase one listed above. So go purchase yours today. I guarantee you will love it!


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If you wish to broaden the selection of destinations for luxury holidays, it's really worth thinking about fly cruises in addition to ones that leave the United kingdom.
As suggested by its name, a fly cruise involves jetting off and away to overseas to board a liner, instead of sailing from the British port. Considering this method provides you with a significantly greater selection of cruises to pick from, but additionally has many other advantages.
One of these is that you may have an improved chance of having a good deal in your luxury holiday. Most operators have a variety of cruise offers and promotions available by being flexible regarding your departure port you'll be inside a perfect position to benefit from them.
Fly cruise trips are also apt to be an especially sensible choice if you're wishing to savor some sunshine in your holiday. Should you book a Caribbean cruise, for instance, it will cost additional time sailing round the islands in case your voyage begins in Florida instead of Southampton.
In the event you have only per week or fourteen days readily available for your cruise trip, departing from Barcelona or New You are able to means you've time for you to visit more places than should you sail in the United kingdom. A fly cruise may also permit you to begin the vacation out of your local airport terminal, instead of getting to help make the journey to Southampton to board the liner.
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Chinese fans were invented thousands of years ago. Originally invented to keep flies away and produce a cool breeze, fans picked up popularity in the higher classes. Fans made of silk didn't just keep faces cool--they became part of dances and ceremonies, as well as a silent mode of communication. Teach your children and students about these traditions by helping them make their own Chinese fans.
Things You'll Need
- White paper, 3 feet long by 8 or 9 inches wide
- Watercolor markers and pens
- Narrow masking tape
- Wooden craft sticks
- Glue
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Spread the paper out on a clean, flat work surface and plan your design. Traditional designs include birds with long, elegant feathers; cranes; koi fish; butterflies; weeping cherry trees; bonsai trees; and pagodas.
Sketch an initial design with a fine-tipped black pen. Color in the details with larger watercolor markers. Start with the lightest colors, and add shading with darker colors. Allow the details to dry for about an hour.
Turn your paper so it's a long, vertical sheet. Fold up the last 1/2 inch of the paper. Flip the paper over and fold the folded edge of the paper up another 1/2 inch. Continue this way until the entire paper is folded into an accordion.
Push the folds of the accordion together so you have a thick rectangle of paper. Wrap the bottom 1/2 inch of the rectangle with a double layer of masking tape.
Glue a craft stick on either end of your paper accordion. Position one end of each stick right above the masking tape wrapped around the bottom of the paper accordion. The opposite end of each stick should stick out at least 1 inch beyond the untaped end of the paper. Allow the glue to dry overnight.
Open your fan by pulling the craft sticks away from each other. Fold the sticks downward toward the floor and press them together. This should create a circular fan shape.


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All three were selected as one of the "100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics." This award, given by Ethisphere Magazine, a publication covering business ethics, compliance, anti-corruption, sustainability and related matters, recognizes 100 people around the globe who had significant, positive impact in the realm of business ethics during the previous year. The list is developed by a combination of Ethisphere staff researchers and outside academic experts.
We at Charity Navigator know just how deserving Mr. Dugan is of this award and we hope you will join us in congratulating him.
(Pictured here are Mr. Dugan and his wife Marion Dugan who together founded Charity Navigator.)