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Illustration: Sable Quean Plates
Traditionally, Redwall novels are divided into three smaller "books." The Sable Quean is divided into four. Full-page illustrations, or plates, accompany the beginning of each sub-book.
I began and completed artwork for The Sable Quean on Bentley Farm in Dutchess County, New York. For the plates I had planned a rather elaborate set of illustrations featuring Buckler, one of the novel's protagonists. Jacob, one of my hosts, drove me up to the farm's highest point so I could sketch him posing as a hare in front of the Catskill mountains. Predictably, these compositions refused to work.
I was buried in a pile of my family's Medieval art books during Christmas when it suddenly seemed very obvious that the plates should resemble the carpet pages of Celtic manuscripts. Convinced this was a briliant idea, I furiously designed two plates- one featured a series of running hares, the next an entwined pair of sables:
The design was sketched on a sheet of graphing paper and scanned into Photoshop. I have a way of using Photoshop that sends me on long walks for short drinks of water. In this case, I inverted the image, then used the brush tool to rough out the outlines of the design, cleaned it up, printed it, and traced it. I added the knotwork and sables as I went.
The entwined sables were borrowed from a shield device I made years ago, working with my friend Leslie Brown. She graciously gave me permission to use the idea for this project. The final product, the plate for Book II, is at right.
Around here I started questioning the idea's brilliance. After completing two and one-half of these things, I both burned out and chickened out. I sent the batch to the publisher unfinished, apologizing for my nerve and promising replacements. Instead, my friends at Philomel encouraged me to finish the set, and these plates became my favorite part of the project.


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They lamented over the plight of the small family farm, disappearing daily in America. They longed for the Markets of Europe, full of beautiful produce, breads, cheeses, meats, herbs, spices and jams. And so they dreamed up not just an ordinary farmer's market, but a vibrant outdoor community meeting place filled with kids, neighbors, grandparents, music, chefs, events, pets, and homemade goods and produce of all kinds. They began to spread the word.
The moms were quickly joined by more community members who created, dreamed, planned, organized, budgeted, advertised, worked, sweated, and eventually celebrated when an outpouring of support arrived to shop on the Opening Day of the first HFM Saturday in August, 2006.
Since then, they have continued to watch the HFM grow into one of the largest farmer's markets in Massachusetts. They became a non-profit. They began to feed the elderly, give to soup kitchens, deliver food to women's shelters. With the help of their local school chef, they found a way to get farmed food to the children in school while supporting the lunch program at the same time. They started a Canning Club. They continue their outreach efforts in many ways, both in town and in communities around them.
This year they watch the HFM make its way towards its tenth year. They have welcomed the addition of new Board Members, who have arrived with fresh ideas and energy, as well as the addition of an onsite Manager each Saturday. They are indebted to the volunteers without whom this community Market couldn't happen! And they are profoundly grateful to the many people who arrive each Saturday during harvest season to shop, eat, drink, and celebrate the beautiful gifts that come from Mother Earth.

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China Trying Three Monks in Self-Immolation Case
The Chinese government will try three monks for murder after the self-immolation and death of a 16 year old monk took place earlier this year at their Kirti Monastery. From Voice of America:
Tibetan rights groups say 16-year-old Rigzin Phuntsog set himself on fire in March to protest Chinese policies. China's state run news agency Xinhua said Friday the court in Aba in Sichuan province is charging two of his fellow monks for plotting and assisting in the self-immolation.
A third monk is being charged with moving or hiding the injured Phuntsog, preventing him from getting medical care, which lead to his death.
Xinhua says the trial for Tsering Tenzin, Tenchum and Drongdru will take place early next week.
All the monks were members of Kirti Monastery.
The trial of these monks will take place next week in Sichuan. From the Washington Post:
The two-day trial will be held on Monday and Tuesday, Xinhua said, citing a statement from the Maerkang County People's Court in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province.
The monastery where the incident occurred, Ngaba Kirti in Sichuan province, is under tight guard by security forces.
The circumstances surrounding the monk's death remain murky, and in June, China rejected pressure from a U.N. human rights panel to provide information about more than 300 of Kirti's monks whose whereabouts it said are unknown since the monastery was raided in April.
The Foreign Ministry said only that monks were undergoing "legal education" — a reference to hours-long compulsory political lectures on the basics of the Chinese constitution, criminal law and regulations on religious affairs.
China Trying Three Monks in Self-Immolation Case– Voice of America
China Charges Three with Murder in Self-Immolation Death of Tibetan Buddhist Monk– Washington Post


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About a month ago I was attending the Tech-X conference at USAA's main campus. What a great setup they have for all their Information Technology employees. They push for employee innovation and customer satisfaction at every turn.
The keynote speaker for the event was Sebastian Thrun (DARPA Grand Challenge, Google Glass, Google Autonomous car, Standford Professor, Udacity, genius...)
This guy has been around the block in new technologies and has a complete and contagious passion for his work.
For his talk, however, he wasn't there to sell Google products (there were other's there to do that...), he wasn't there to advertise Standford graduates, and he wasn't there to make Google Glass look good (although he was sporting a new model for the duration of his talk, pretty sure it did things like measure pulse and interest level of each member of the audience to motivate his flow through the slides).
He was there to talk about Udacity.
Udacity, for those unfamiliar, is a site similar to Khan Academy/edX/Coursera, where you can "advance your education and career through project-based online classes"1.
He spoke about listening to Salman Khan (creator of Khan Academy) at a Ted Talk, and being amazed that this hedge fund manager (read: NOT professor) had touched and educated so many students around the globe. He calculated that the number of students Khan had taught to that date far exceeded the number of students he had ever taught at Stanford or even ever would teach at Stanford.
The concept was amazing.
Not that this was a competition, but how did he get in on this? Why was he (his words) "wasting" his time teaching the same material over and over again, every semester or every year. Being a parrot was not a good use of his time.
Not to tell the entire story in depth ... but Thrun got some grad students on staff and with a budget of $100,000 set out to and successfully offered a Stanford class, CS221 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, for free to anyone that would sign up.
The response was amazing: 160,000 from 190 countries.2
Thrun showed on the screen excerpts of emails he received from students throughout the course. Students (his words again) that were not Stanford material. We're talking about single moms struggling to make monthly bills bouncing sick kids on knees, we're talking soldiers deployed in corners of the earth that only had Internet access but a few hours a week (which they spent on class work).
The reach was amazing.
In the end, of course only a small subset, about 23,000, of the initial 160,000 finished the class with a passing grade. But the first actual Stanford student was ranked somewhere halfway to 100. And he joked that his students that were actually paying for the class stopped coming to class and started watching him online instead.
The results and the journey ... were amazing.
So what?
The so what here for the Navy and for everyone else, is that the textbook is being reinvented, truly innovated.
Innovation is not a one-up on the version control, it is not just an upgrade or a bug fix, it is starting from scratch to change the way people think about a particular challenge.
The 21st Century
Usage of the 21st Century
The goal is (and arguably always has been) to have the student learn the lesson before attending class. This way the student can interact with the professor and other students on material with which they already have a familiarization. As Thrun mentioned, this way it doesn't "waste" the time of the professor in being a parrot.
Interaction is where the differences lie. In this multimedia
Think students are motivated to learn just because it is their job? Welcome to reality.
But even better than motivation, is the quantity and quality of material to which that student will now be exposed. The Internet provides near-real time content. If we can harness and tame that beast (a goal of Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia), our
The challenge at this point is getting there. It is easy to record a lecture and to have it available to future classes. This is a GREAT first step. Don't get bogged down by the entire dream. Automate what we can and what's easy upfront and then build on it.
This topic is a passion of mine. I wasn't always excited to learn, right around high school, the classroom got very boring to me and it really wasn't until after college and I got into the workforce and discovered some of the breakthroughs in this 21st Century
Oh yeah...
Admittedly, much of Thrun's emphasis in his talk at USAA was actually geared more towards taking back education from the traditional University institutions. He questions, as costs of degrees rise and employee satisfaction with the quality and breadth of knowledge a graduate coming into the workforce displays is stagnating, why are the University's still in charge? Why aren't employers having a larger footprint in the design of their prospective employees education?
Yes there are all sorts of variables and players (and politics) involved in that discussion. Believe the students will come out on top, though. It will be very interesting to see what a college education looks like over the next few decades.
Image: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012/09/14/a-world-where-grades-dont-exist-and-learning-is-free/57778420/1
1 http://www.udacity.com
2 http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/ff_aiclass/


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Is your PC or laptop suffering from blue screen error with the error code 0xc000021A? If yes then you are at right place, here you will read about the different methods to get rid of this issue.
Reasons behind this problem:
System displays 0xc000021A Error with the blue screen only when the files Winlogon.exe or Csrss.exe are gets damaged due to any internal or external problem. These both files are one of the important system files, Winlogon.exe is responsible for managing the login and logout processes. Csrss.exe belongs to Microsoft Client or Server 'Runtime Server Subsystem'.
There are lots of other things that can generate such type of error:
- Due to Incompatible System files
- Incompatible device drivers
- Installed third-party software's file is missing
Below some methods are given that can fix the Error 0xc000021A problem:
Clean Boot in Safe Mode
If you are unable to boot your system properly, then it will ultimately start displaying Automatic Repair screen when you try to start your PC.
- Click on the Advanced options -> Startup Settings
- On the Startup Settings screen, click on the Restart button
- Allow Safe Mode with Networking
If you are unable to see the Automatic Repair screen then apply the following instructions:
- Boot your computer or laptop with the help of bootable Windows 8 or 8.1 CD/DVD/USB
- After it, click on the button labeled next
- Click the link labeledRepair your computer
- click troubleshoot > Advanced options > Command Prompt
- Type: bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy in the command prompt Windows and hit Enter key.
- After it, use CD/DVD/USB and reboot your computer.
- When the PC restarts, keep pressing F8 key continually to open Advanced Boot Options screen
- Choose Safe Mode
Once your PC start in Safe Mode without any error, then go with the below-given procedure:
Try to Disable Windows Services
- Press Windows Key + R > type msconfig > press Enter (or click OK)
- Go to the Services tab
- Tick mark on the Hide all Microsoft services.
- Click on the Disable All and then Apply
- Go to the Startup tab
- Click Open Task Manager
- Disable all the items and close the Task Manager
- Click on the OK, it will close the entire System Configuration
After the completion of above-given steps reboot your computer. If Windows 8.1 system starts without any error then it means that any of the startup programs or services were the culprit. You can enable ones that you think are okay and again reboot the computer. In this way you should find the main cause of this error.
Also Read: Fix: Update Error 0x80072EE2 in Windows 8.1, Windows 10!
How to Fix Windows 8.1 System Files?
If you are unable to fix the issue by applying above given methods, then you should use this trick to verify the Windows 8.1 system files.
- Connect/insert Windows 8/8.1 installation DVD/USB or Recovery Disk
- Reboot your PC/laptop
- Click on the Next button
- Click on the Repair your computer link
- Go to Troubleshoot> Advanced Options > Command Prompt
- InCommand Prompt type sfc /scannow > and hit Enter
Reverting Windows Updates to Fix Error 0xc000021A
This error may also occur when the user turns off a computer or laptop while its applying updates. Apply the below-given steps to revert the failed Windows update:
- Insert Windows 8/8.1 installation DVD/USB or Recovery Disk
- Reboot your PC or Laptop Click on the Next button
- After it, click on the Repair your computer link
- Click Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Command Prompt
- InCommand Prompt type exe /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions (here C is your computer's system drive)
- After it hit Enter key to run the command and revert the update.
Steps to Refresh Windows 8.1
- Insert the Windows 8/8.1 installation DVD/USB or Recovery Disk
- After getting the setup screen, click Next
- Click Repair your computer
- In Advanced Startup features, click Troubleshoot
- Click Refresh your PC
Steps to Reset Windows 8.1
If you still face the error then try to reset Windows 8/8.1. Through this you can solve the Error 0xc000021A problem.
- Insert the Windows 8/8.1 installation DVD/USB or Recovery Disk
- After getting the setup screen, click Next
- Click Repair your computer
- In Advanced Startup options, click Troubleshoot
- Click Reset your PC
The automatic solution to fix STOP Error 0xc000021A in Windows 8.1
You can also go with an automatic solution, download the Windows 8 PC Repair Tool. This application is specially designed to repair all types of issue that occurs on Windows PC.
This tool is also very simple to use because of its user interface. So if you are unable to apply or go with the manual solution then use this tool and make your PC error free.
Follow 3 Simple Steps to Repair PC Instantly!
Step 1 – Download & Install PC Repair Tool.
Step 2 – Click "Scan" button to diagnose the PC.
Step 3 – Click "Fix Errors" to the fix the issues and you are done.
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The Prince is the protagonist of the original Prince of Persia trilogy. The son of a royal family who fell victim to the forces of evil, the Prince lived as a street urchin and thief. He fell in love with the Sultan's daughter and saved her from the Sultan's advisor and enemy, Jaffar.
Early Life
The Prince was born to a royal family, in an unknown kingdom close to Persia. When this country was defeated and destroyed by armies of darkness sometime before the first game, his mother, the queen, gave him up so he might live. Soon after, as the city fell, his parents were killed, his father's sword remaining in the ruined palace's throne room.[2]
Little is known of the prince's infancy, except for the fact that he became a street thief who was said to climb the palace walls every night to see the Princess while her father the Sultan is away at war. When Jaffar finds this out, the Prince is locked in the dungeons, where the original game's story starts.[2]
Prince of Persia
Salvation of the Princess
One day, the Sultan of Persia went to wage war in a foreign land and his vizier, Jaffar, is left to rule in his stead. Jaffar locks the Princess's love, a street urchin, away from Jaffar wanted to marry her and become Sultan. Jaffar then locks up the Princess herself, giving her a choice: marry Jaffar, or die within an hour.[3]
The hero escapes his prison, and climbs to the top of the tower, to where the Princess is imprisoned, facing a variety of resistance along the way. The Princess' room is guarded by Jaffar, whom the Prince defeats, saving Persia and rescuing the Princess.[3]
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Jaffar's plan
The Prince was hailed as the hero who defeated the evil Jaffar. He turns down all rewards, instead of asking to marry the princess, which the Sultan of Persia reluctantly agrees to. He then becomes the Prince of Persia, hence the title of the series. As the Prince enters the royal courts of the palace one day, his appearance turns into that of a beggar.[2]
Nobody recognizes him, and when he attempts to speak with the Princess, a man who shares his appearance emerges from the shadows, ordering him to be thrown out. With guards pursuing him, the Prince jumps through a window and flees the city by way of a merchant ship.[2]
The ship is struck by lightning, cast by the man the Prince saw in the royal courts (later found to be Jaffar in disguise), just after a mysterious woman appears in the barge and asks the Prince to find her. The Prince regains consciousness, and finds himself on the shore of a foreign island. As the Prince finds his way back to Persia, he finds many useful tools in his quest against Jaffar.[2]
At one point the Prince's mother, revealed to be the mysterious woman on the ship, shows herself, and explains about the prince's father's death, and her plight to abandon the Prince so that he might live. In a temple, the Prince finds that he can separate from his body, transforming into the shadow that Jaffar's magic mirror created in the events of Prince of Persia.[2]
The Prince uses this motive to steal the Sacred Flame of the temple, and then travels back to Persia. Here he immediately encounters Jaffar, who flees. The Prince transforms into the shadow bearing the blue flame once again, and pursues Jaffar, whom he catches and casts a blue flame at, defeating him. The Princess awakens from a spell Jaffar set upon her, and the Prince orders Jaffar's ashes are scattered. As the Prince and Princess ride into the distance, however, it is revealed that a witch is watching them through a crystal ball.[2]
Prince of Persia 3D
Assan and Rugnor
The Prince and Sultan of Persia visit the Sultan's brother, Assan. Soon enough, the Prince's personal bodyguards are killed, himself locked in the dungeon, and the Sultan taken by Assan. The Prince escapes the dungeon, and it is revealed that the Sultan of Persia promised Assan many years ago that his daughter would marry his son, Rugnor, not the Prince. The Prince finds the two, but Assan kills the Sultan by mistake, with the blade meant for the prince. Assan runs, but the Prince decides to pursue Rugnor instead, who has taken the Princess of Persia captive.[4]
The Prince pursues them through the poverty struck city, finding them boarding a dirigible. The prince climbed to the machine, only for it to be struck by lightning. The Princess is flown away by Rugnor on a flying beast, while the prince falls. He ends up stuck in some sort of limbo world. He eventually finds a flying beast, which takes him to Rugnor's home.[4]
The prince climbs the mountain to get to the palace. He makes his way through the temples throughout the palace. He ties her to a large gear machine, attempting to crush her. The Prince, however, arrives before this happens, kills Rugnor, and deactivates the machine. The Prince then escapes with the Princess, with the flying beast, but the Prince takes the Princess in the opposite direction of Persia.[4]
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Program Information by Type
Diverse programs, both on and off campus, connect students to community partners for design-based assistance. The categories below are determined by the type of opportunity that is offered.
Specific positions in research, design, or aid connect individual students or faculty with community organizations and government agencies.
- Community Assistantship Program (CAP)—student assistantships in rural communities
- Communiversity—student assistantships in communities of diversity
- Volunteer in the Twin Cities
- Volunteer Internationally
- Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization (NPCR)—student and faculty assistantships for neighborhood organizations
- Partners Internship Program—summer internships for community organizations
Specific design projects connect teams of students, faculty, and/or professionals with community organizations and government agencies. Most have formal application processes for both communities and students.
- Architecture for Humanity—design assistance for global crises and local community; does not have any formal application process
- Corridor Housing Initiative—community development for neighborhoods bordering transit corridors
- Direct Design Assistance—offers design assistance to local communities and employs students
- Freedom by Design—design build assistance for elderly and disabled persons through a student organization
- Minnesota Design Team—design and planning assistance for an entire rural community
- Search for Shelter—charette for nonprofits associated with affordable housing and homelessness; involves student, faculty, professional, and community member participation
Opportunities that are either not defined in other categories or do not directly involve college students.
- Faculty Interactive Research Program—faculty grants for research closely involving community organizations and/or government agencies
- New Initiatives—an opportunity for students, faculty, organizations, and agencies to propose a service learning project not covered by any other programs
For Students
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College of Design Service and Engagement Home Page
Useful Links
Service Learning Courses in the College of Design
Community Engagement Scholars Program for Undergraduate Students
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I'm about to become a supply teacher....so I bought all the things/
I left school almost 20 years ago, but I still remember the excitement of getting a new school bag. So, when I got booked for a day's supply teaching, I knew I'd have to treat myself to a 'supply teacher' appropriate bag. It came with the toucan patch, but I added the Punky Pins after they were sent to me to review (review sounds silly, they're pins, but you know what I mean).
I used to be a primary teacher, perhaps 8 years ago now. If you want to learn more you can read about in these old blog posts:
10 things I learned from being a teacher and What was the final straw that made me leave teaching?
I completed a 4 year degree in teaching, including a placement in Arizona, and summer camp teaching in New York. I taught in London for about 2 years, and then I became a secondary school librarian. Then I quit it all, and started my own business. Fast forward to over 7 years of self employment, and I fancied dipping my toe back into the education world.
So I've decided to supply.
This could well be a fantastic idea, or a terrible one, but worth a try I reckon! Some of my old colleagues who left education have also returned to long term supply, and they're loving it, and if I don't like it, I don't have to continue, right?
Me, being me, it's been a great excuse to buy some stuff, and get organised.
Of course I printed personalised labels with my name on. Of course I ordered a personalised marking stamp.
I've used it as the excuse to buy new books, and I started with Ada Twist, Scientist, as a the ideal filler story. Off the back of it, you can work on rhyming pattern, a research project on Ada Lovelace, science explorations with any questions we can come up with etc. I also bought a billion stickers, as children just never get tired of them. They're great rewards. The pug ball is great for controlling who talks, or who has a go next, when you throw her around the room.
I'm so extra that I designed my own note to leave the teacher, because why not do what makes us happy, right?
Now, after all the faffing, the day has finally arrived, tomorrow I'm due to do my first day's supply. I'll be very nervous, I'm so out of the game I've long forgotten all of the rules. But I'll focusing on turning up, and seeing what happens. Wish me luck.


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Here is a collection of supportive articles that cover various topics related to Endometriosis.
This list will be added to on a regular basis, to keep you up to date with information and advice that is constructive, and will assist you to make informed choices about your treatment and healing options.
As well as the endometriosis related articles listed below, you can also read the back issues of the Newsletter from End-Resolved, which has some great tips and advice which do not need re-writing!.
The list of Newsletters can be found here:
End Of Endo Newsletter back issues
The list of Newsletter articles includes topics on:
Low Dose Naltrexone - promising treatment for endometriosis symptoms of pain, inflammation and auto-immune issues
My own healing story - here I go into some detail about my own healing journey
Diet success - Here is the story of how Christine used diet and natural treatments to regain her health
Vitamins and supplements - find the best nutritional supplements to help support you immune system
What is curing all about - Advice to help you understand how the body actually helps you to heal and obtain a cure from illness
Endometriosis Suggestions - Advice from a fellow endometriosis sufferer with ideas to help you cope and decide on your treatment options
Yoga Advice - Yoga and Endometriosis - an article on how yoga can help with the pain and stress of Endometriosis
Toxic Toiletries - How to avoid Toxic toiletries which can help speed your healing of endometriosis
Endometriosis and Bloating - an article to help you deal with the bloating that may be caused by Endometriosis
What does endometriosis look like - A description of the different types of growths that can develop with the disease
Natural treatment - How to combine various natural treatments for endometriosis
Your immune system - A great in-depth (but concise) article advising how your immune system helps to fight illness, infection and disease - your best asset in dealing with endometriosis
Prostaglandins - This page give you a clear and thorough description what prostaglandins are, and why they are so important to help you deal with the pain of endometriosis
Drug Treatment - There can be some confusion between the drug treatments of Depo Provera, Provera tablets and Lupron. You can read a brief and concise explanation here
Endometriosis and Dioxin - mounting evidence suggests that the links between Endometriosis and Dioxins in the environment are playing a key role with the increase of this disease
Intestinal endometriosis - An informative article about intestinal endometriosis and the treatment options
Adhesions - Improved techniques in surgery can now mean fewer adhesions caused by the actual surgery - an informative article outlining how this is achieved
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome - an informative article covering many aspects of IBS
Endometriosis and Constipation - Common sense solutions to dealing with constipation
Bowel Endometriosis - Symptoms and treatment of endometriosis of the bowel
Premenstrual Syndrome - How to cope with PMS
Endometriosis and Relationships - Looking at how this disease can affect your relationships, friendships and attitudes from co-workers
Counselling for endometriosis - discusses the emotional support that can be obtained by seeking the support of counselling
Help with treatment costs - treatment can be expensive, here are some ideas to help with the cost
Castor oil packs - how to use castor oil packs to help with the symptoms of endometriosis
Endometriosis and Magnesium - this mineral can help reduce the symptoms of endometriosis


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Designersblock Milano 2011 took place between April 12th and 17th in the Light Space a former warehouse in the Lambrate district in the north east of the city. We presented over 100 UK and international exhibitors kindly supported by UKTI in this wonderful former industrial space. Featuring exhibitors from UK, Poland, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Korea, Cyprus, Austria, Australia, Germany, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Sweden, China, Finland and Portugal this was the 11th annual Designersblock show during the Milan furniture fair.
Download the Designerblock Milan 2011 Catalogue here
Designersblock Milano 2011 in Ventura Lambrate
Light Space
Via Privata Oslavia 8
12 – 17th April 2011
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The 2010 Manila amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers (STCW) require certificates to be updated by the end of this year. Do you know what you need to do to update your STCW certificates?
If your answer is no, then fear not. Here is a quick guide to STCW and the forthcoming refresher courses.
Who needs to take them?
If you hold STCW safety certifications which are more than five years old, then you will need to take a refresher course. This applies to all positions on board and to both basic and advanced courses.
If this sounds like a lot of hassle don't worry, it's not you don't have to re-sit the whole thing. Websites like Bluewater's state that you are only required to update:
Please also note that if you have only taken the basic courses then you only need to update the basic ones. If you have the advanced certification then you will need to update both.
When does this have to be done by?
According to the Manila amendments, the STCW safety courses need to be updated by January 1st 2017 – ie, by the end of this year.
Many training centres are expecting crew to leave all this until the very last moment. So avoid the rush and start thinking about it now.
What's more, this won't be your last refresher course. The regulations state that you will need to refresh every five years.
I'm worried that I might not complete the courses in time?
If you continue to put off revalidation then you do run this risk. If you do not complete in time then legally you will not be able to work on a commercial or private yacht of over 24m. The yacht too may be at risk.
Port State Control (PSC) will be heightening its certification checks from the end of this year. If a yacht is then found to have non-certified crew on board she could be prevented from operating.
What are the differences between the Maritime Coastguard Agency and the US Coast Guard?
The MCA allows for continued competency on board, which can be signed off on a declaration (see MCA MIN469). Combined with a short shoreside course, this is enough for renewal. However, without the declaration, crew will need to take longer shore courses, or the full original course.
The USCG gives two options:
If you are in any doubt which applies to you, go for the longer course!
The main things to take away from all of this are:
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When you stop to think about it… sailing is pretty amazing. From a historical perspective, through its role in travel, trade and war, it was the absolute hinge of western civilization for hundreds of years. Through that time, sailors' slang and terminology became rooted in the English lexicon and still exists profoundly to this day.
Here's a list of 10 everyday phrases that you may not have realised were born in the days when sailing made the world go round… Wait… Is that a nautical phrase?
"A clean bill of health"
According to the dictionary this phrase derives from the days when the crew of ocean going ships might be a little less than hygienic. So they needed to present a certificate, carried by a ship, attesting to the presence or absence of infectious diseases among the ship's crew and at the port from which it has come.
"Feeling Blue"
How often do you hear people talking about feeling blue or have the blues? An entire genre of music comes from this phrase. Who knew that came from the world of sailing? See-the-sea.org explains the popular phrase comes from a custom that was practiced when a ship lost its captain during a voyage. The ship would fly blue flags and have a blue band painted along her hull when she returned to port.
"Pipe down"
Parents have been screaming "pipe down" to their kids forever, but where does that actually come from? Apparently, Pipe Down was the last signal from the Bosun's pipe each day, which meant lights-out, quiet down, time to go to bed.
"Over a barrel"
We all know when someone has you "over a barrel" things aren't going well. This saying is used all the time these days to indicate being severely compromised, but it began in the most literal way. Sailor crew would sometimes be punished for their misgivings and that involved being tied over a cannon barrel and whipped. It's no wonder that one stuck around. Yikes.
"Toe the line"
Perhaps you've been at work and your boss has scowled at you and said, "toe the line, or you're gone". If this has happened to you, we are sorry, that sounds like a horrible work environment. But, if you were wondering about the origins of his demand, it's an old naval expression that refers to a ship's crew would be called to gather and form a line with their toes all touching a given seam (or line) of the deck planking.
"By and Large"
Folks say this one all the time to refer to the big picture. "By and large, ASA is the most awesome organization in existence"… something like that. This term got started on a sailboat with the word "by" meaning into the wind and "large" meaning off the wind. So sailors would say: "By and large this ship handles quite nicely."
"Loose cannon"
Everyone has known a few people who are loose cannons – unpredictable and dangerous on some level. Not surprisingly the term comes from when a ship's cannon would come loose from it's lashing. The big dangerous thing would be sliding all over the place making for some uncomfortable time on deck trying to get that bad boy back in its spot.
"A square meal"
People often talk about getting three "square meals" a day…what the hell is a square meal? It's actually quite simple – the wooden plates back in the days of tall ships were square.
"Hand over fist"
These days this phrase usually refers to making a bunch of money, although it can refer to anything happening fast and in abundance. It comes from a more literal origin – sailors would be tugging at lines as fast as they could, hand over fist, to trim sheets and raise sails.
"Son of a gun"
It's amazing that this phrase has lasted so long. Back in the day, as you might imagine, sailors were often less than virtuous and every once in a while a "lady friend" of a crewman might give birth to a child on the ship. A good spot for this sort of thing was between the guns on the gun deck. Now let's say this little rascal isn't claimed by any of the aforementioned sleazy sailors, this little grommet would sometimes be called a "son of a gun".
Added: 29th September 2015
The Mediterranean season is coming to an end, and now comes the time to tackle the less adventurous yet essential task of all, what to do with your hard earned money. You may consider buying a home, investing in a property abroad, paying off a chunk of your mortgage, or traveling the world. Whatever you choose to do, you will probably find yourself moving money to and from different currencies.
As simple as it sounds, there are many potential costs to be aware of when you exchange your money into another currency, like bank fees and additional charges; but more importantly, movements in the exchange rate. On the positive side, a favorable exchange rate can result in a considerable profit, so making the right move is crucial.
First of all, it is important to understand that the currency market is driven by supply and demand. Economic performance, political announcements, interest rate decisions, or mere speculation, have an immediate impact on the value of a currency. If an economy is performing poorly, this will discourage investors and reduce the demand of it´s currency, therefore weakening it´s value; and vice versa. The Greek turmoil, Chinese Black Monday, the uncertainty of the UK interest rate rise, or the release of economic performance figures of each economy, is creating these constant movements in the market prices of currency. This makes it very difficult to predict and a potential risk when you need to move your funds; even a relatively small movement in the exchange rate can have a significant impact on the funds received on the other end.
So how can we make sure we achieve the best possible exchange rate? Trying to understand the market and to predict what the rate is going to do can be very time-consuming and risky. Generally we use our bank to transfer funds abroad, but a bank won´t be able to give you advice on the currency trend, and they won´t apply a very competitive exchange rate. This is where a specialist currency exchange company can help you. A currency broker is constantly researching the market and keeping a close eye on the rates, and will give you free advice on the best time to move your money and achieve a favorable rate. But more importantly, a broker will offer extremely competitive exchange rates very close to the market price of the currency.
Premier FX is an expert currency exchange company with offices in London, Portugal and Spain. They are fully authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and registered with HMRC, ensuring the safety of your funds. Some of the benefits of using Premier FX include:
Beware hidden costs
Financial costs can vary, from no premium being charged to a small percentage charge based on the value of the yacht.
Owners are strongly advised to confirm costs with the shipyard and their yacht insurance provider prior to committing to a refit, therefore avoiding any hidden costs arising after the refit deal has been signed.
It is therefore imperative that the yacht owner discusses the refit plan with their insurer before signing a Waiver of Subrogation. If not, they could find that their insurance cover is void.
Added: 22th September 2015
Often, shipyard's insurance is not capable of dealing with the high value of some of the superyachts available on today's market. The shipyard may therefore choose to protect itself by requesting a Waiver of Subrogation from the owner's yacht insurer.
What is a 'Waiver of Subrogation'?
When a yacht is held in a shipyard, the yard has an option to transfer its liability for any damages to the boat, to the vessel's owner. This is where a Waiver of subrogation comes into play; 'subrogation' meaning 'to substitute'.
The waiver also means that the shipyard doesn't take any responsibility for the yacht whilst it is based in the yard - except in the cases of gross negligence and/ or a wilful act performed by the shipyard.
This means that the client's insurance company will not be able to hold the shipyard responsible for any losses incurred while the vessel in their care, and therefore cannot demand payment from the yard for the loss
Choosing a leading specialist
Yacht insurance experts calculate endorsement's for Waivers of Subrogation on a case by case basis, dependant on factors which include:
Beware hidden costs
Financial costs can vary, from no premium being charged to a small percentage charge based on the value of the yacht.
Owners are strongly advised to confirm costs with the shipyard and their yacht insurance provider prior to committing to a refit, therefore avoiding any hidden costs arising after the refit deal has been signed.
It is therefore imperative that the yacht owner discusses the refit plan with their insurer before signing a Waiver of Subrogation. If not, they could find that their insurance cover is void.
Added: 19th September 2015
As we write this the first of the Large multihulls are on their way back to the finish, having rounded the rock during the night and heading back at a rather more leisurely pace than they are normally used to.
The two leading monohulls (Rambler 88 and Comanche) are also around, charging back down the Celtic sea in hot pursuit of their normally faster multihull competitors. Both Leopard and Momo are also around but have only just rounded it and are a little further back. These leading teams are all vying for line honours in their classes and overall, but the smaller boats with their handicap are likely to be the overall winners when all the times are corrected.
The majority of the fleet are only just passing the Scilly isles, many of whom will have had the same boats for company since the start and it is within this group of boats that it is likely the eventual winner will emerge.
Watch this space for more updates and photos and videos from the start.
Added: 17th August 2015
The start of this years Fastnet was always going to be an interesting one with a record number of entries for this iconic offshore race to a small rock off the South coast of Ireland. The weather gods had deemed the years race was to be played out to a more sedate tune and with this in mind most crews had expected this one to take slightly longer than usual.
With the sun out and hundreds of spectator boats accompanying the start it was a slow drift over the line for the usually fast multihulls. With the biggest of them all, Spindrift, vying for position with the smaller MOD70 Phaedo3.
Once clear the smaller yachts started and faced similar issues to the multihulls, with most crews on the low side trying to eek out as much speed as possible by inducing heel. The larger IMOCA's (open 60's`) had similar issues with many crews looking up at their sails praying for some wind to help them tease their large offshore boats through the solent to their more familiar surroundings of the open waters.
But by the time the larger monohulls started the breeze had started to fill in meaning there was a little more action for the spectators to see from both the flotilla and the shore, the best of which saw Rambler 88 take the lead from Bretagne telecom and then have to tack twice in quick succession as Comanche, the large Maxi 100, called starboard on them. A great end to the start of the race and at least providing the expectant crowds with a sight of these magnificent machines in action.
Added: 16th August 2015
April 22, 2015. The day and year that and anniversary race was announced. And the race? Well it could only be one really, and that is the Golden Globe race. The race is to start in June 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary. Competitors are to only have HF and VHF radios, sextants and barometers for help. So no GPS, no computers, no electric autopilots, no wind instruments, no sat phones or even IPODS. As the Australian race founder, Don McIntyre puts it "This race takes us back to the pre-digital era, when men like Sir Robin only faced the elements, and not other competitors with unlimited budgets and a shore team to talk them through every weather change"
With 26 solo sailors already committed, the entry limit has been extended from 20-30 competing yachts. Competitors must race standard 32-36ft long keeled production boats designed prior to 1988, and carry only the equipment that was available in 1968. It will set off from Falmouth, Cornwall on June 14 and is expected to take around 300 days.
Added: 21th May 2015
With the ever changing economic climate of the modern world, the old days of yacht crew being able to hide from the tax man are slowly disappearing. It is no longer a viable option to just bury one's head in the sand and say "I'm offshore and not in my own country so don't need to worry about paying tax". New legislation and the fact that many governments are now slowly waking up to this so far untapped world of money mean that the above quote is no longer a viable option for the modern day yacht crew no matter where they are living or working.
New legislation has been bought in to place so that countries and their tax regimes are able to share information about foreign nationals between each other, with over 100 countries already committed to the Common Reporting Standard developed by the OECD, the need to be clued up on various tax implications and how your money is invested is even more important. The information that is shared is not just on those that tax authorities suspect of tax evasion it will include everyone, that is wether you are tax compliant or not. The information that is to be shared includes: account balances, interest, dividends, sales proceeds from financial assets.
This new information sharing system is due to come in to effect in 2016, with the information collected then ready to share in 2017, with 58 countries committed to be ready by then, including Spain, the rest of the EU, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Argentina and South Africa. A further 38 will start in 2018.
Within the EU itself the Common reporting standard will be implemented by the Administrative Co-operation Directive, a system which provides for the automatic information sharing of interest, dividends and other investment income, account balances, sales proceeds from from financial assets, income from employment, life insurance, pensions, directors fees and possibly most importantly property. This last one could have massive implications for a large number of yacht crew who have used their money to buy property in Europe, with a fair majority unaware that having bought property in say Palma their tax domicile may be affected.
The loss of financial privacy is a significant change and affects everyone who lives in one country and has financial assets in another. But what won't change is the the fact that every individual can structure their finances in a tax efficient manner, this is also something which is a valuable piece of advice if you decide to leave the yachting industry and decide to settle somewhere.
If all the above sounds too daunting , do not be deterred from taking action , simply take specialist advice from a reputable adviser.
For more information on how to plan for the future please email firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll introduce you to our partners.
Added: 19th May 2015
Q :What is one of the most essential elements of an individual's financial planning that is most often overlooked/ignored by yacht crew ?
A : Protection for the individual and/or their family i.e. life assurance, medical cover, accident and sickness protection.
Q : Why is this the case ?
A :Many boats offer life and other types of cover whilst you are employed on that boat and therefore crew feel they are fully protected .
Q : So how is this a problem ?
A :Quite often such cover is literally only valid when you are on the boat and not even in the dockyard or ashore . Also in an industry where crew frequently move from boat to boat there is the potential for there to be periods when they have no cover. For somebody who has a family that would rely on an insurance payout in the event of death/ accident or injury it would be catastrophic were this to occur at a time of no cover.
Q :What is the solution ?
A : 1) Check the terms of the cover provided by your boat
3) Ensure that any cover implemented is valid worldwide.
If all this seems like too much effort, as part of our endeavour to be more than just a crew agency, Aviso are delighted to announce that we have established a relationship with a highly reputable insurance broker of 30 years standing based in Mallorca to provide cover specifically for yacht crew worldwide. He will implement only the cover you need with a minimum of input from yourself.
The cover he is able to offer specifically for yacht crew is as follows:
If you wish to take advantage of the no obligation quotation service that we have established with this broker, please click here and complete the short information capture form.
Added: 19th May 2015
The who's who of the Superyacht world were there, including yard representatives, owners and designers, who all gathered to see which yacht would win this years Neptune trophies.
The sailing yacht of the year was won by Baltic yachts' aptly named 'WinWin', also winning the 30-40m award. Their 33m yacht obviously seduced the judges with it's balance between performance, style and comfort.
Motor yacht of the year was won by the stunning 73m Grace E, the Philippe Briand/ Vitruvius designed superyacht with the ultimate sundeck spa had been overwhelming favourite to win the award. She also scooped the award for displacement motor yacht of 1,300 to 2,999 GT of 75m and below.
Lürssen's 95.2m Kismet won the very hotly contested Displacement Motor Yacht of 1,300 to 2,999GT of 75m and above award. Coming out on top after all the points were totted up. Headship enjoyed a very successful night, winning 3 awards. Best rebuild with Ancallia, best semi-displacement yacht above 38m with Como scooping yet another Neptune trophy, along with their owner Lord Laidlaw who won a legacy award.
Royal Hüisman grabbed the top two spots for sailing yacht of 45m and above with Wisp clinching top spot followed closely by Elfje the sweet-lined 52m NextGEN pilot ketch.
Arctic P won the voyager category for her 2nd trip to the Antarctic, this time taking in the Ross sea, skirting the Ross ice shelf and south on to Roosevelt Island. This last part of their trip got them in to the Guiness Book of records for the most Southerly location reached by any vessel (commercial, merchant, armed forces, yacht).
Other winners included:
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What Do Rising Oil Prices Mean for U.S. Economic Growth?
Since then, the popular uprisings have spread in deadly fashion to Libya, which has declared force majeure on oil contracts. Libya accounts for a mere 0.5% of U.S. imports -- although it's easier-to-refine so-called sweet crude, so this should have a limited effect on oil prices in the U.S. -- especially since Saudi Arabia could pump "an additional 1 million to 1.5 million barrels in a matter of days," according to Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service, quoted in The New York Times.
But with oil nearing $100 a barrel, the question that must be concerning economic forecasters and politicians who depend on economic growth is this: How much will higher oil prices cut into economic growth? According to the International Monetary Fund, a $10-a-barrel increase in the price of oil reduces U.S. GDP growth by 0.5 percentage points. Based on that relationship, forecasters need to go back to the drawing board to estimate how much oil prices could rise, what that might mean for GDP growth and how policymakers ought to respond.
While the rising price of gasoline at the pump is the most visible economic effect of higher oil prices, the reality is that oil and its byproducts are a bigger part of the economy. Here, according to NPR, are some examples of that cascading economic effect:
- Airlines are likely to add fuel surcharges to the price of tickets -- they've raised fares four times since the start of 2011, according to the New York Times, boosting the lowest ticket price 10% since last January.
- Delivery companiessuch as Federal Express (FDX ) and UPS (UPS) are likely to raise rates.
- Food priceswill reflect the higher costs farmers incur to run their tractors and other equipment. Transport costs would also rise.
- Plastic goodsmight increase in price, since plastic is derived from oil.
- Crowding out-- since consumers' real incomes are already down 8.1% in the last decade, those higher prices will limit what consumers can spend elsewhere.
Nobody knows what's going to happen with the price of oil, but here are three scenarios for oil and unleaded gasoline and the impact on 2011 GDP growth -- most recently forecast by the Federal Reserve to be between 3.4% and 3.9%.
Under the "optimistic scenario," the price of oil would drop back to $89 a barrel, where it was in December 2010 before unrest in the Middle East kicked off. This would cause the price of gasoline to decline to $3 a gallon and would lead to GDP growth of 4.1%, a roughly 0.5 percentage point increase.
Under the "pessimistic scenario," crude would rise to $150 a barrel, and the price of gasoline would surge to $4.50 a gallon as political instability in Saudi Arabia caused a severe contraction in energy production. This would lead to a roughly 2.5-point decline in U.S. GDP growth, down to 1% for 2011.
With Saudi Arabia pouring more money -- including a recent $36 billion injection -- into its economy, it's no doubt hoping to forestall this worst-case scenario. Unfortunately, unexpected surprises have a habit of happening. But it's somewhat comforting to point out that a few months after oil hit $147 a barrel in 2008, it plunged as low as $33 a barrel as global demand plummeted in the wake of the financial crisis.
And that self-correcting market for oil gives me some hope that this pessimistic scenario, even if it does occur, won't last long.


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https://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+brick+road&tbm=isch&imgil=Vn6nDD58FEhttps://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+brick+road&tbm=isch&imgil=Vn6DD58FEisthis the yellow brick road
So you're looking for the yellow brick road? You know that long, narrow winding road, a path to follow, one that leads you to the door of forgiveness. Maybe you've been looking for a very long time. Maybe you're actually on that road but you encounter major road blocks and detours keeping you from your destination. You feel like you're so close; why or why are you stuck may be the key to removing those road blocks and allow you forgive your spouse for infidelity.
There I was wearing my ruby slippers. (not really) standing at the start of my yellow brick road. I had decided to forgive my husband for his infidelity I decided something that for many is unthinkable, and may scoff at me for even suggesting this. Scoff as you may, I've made my decision and a realization that, in dealing with a spouse that is a narcissist, that I really do have to approach my situation differently if I even think that I can repair my fractured relationship.
Many of the articles or blogs I read state that you forgive for several reasons the first is you!, you forgive to release yourself from the ANGER of betrayal and to move forward in your life (whether your staying together or ending the relationship). You forgive so YOU can heal and in my case so WE can heal.
I sat next to him on the new sofas we had recently bought watching his eyes, his face for his reaction. I just finished reading to him my letter of forgiveness (see post 1/21/2014 chisled on a stone tablet), my offer of forgiveness, in hope that it will take us to the next level in repairing our dysfunctional and broken marriage. And I sat and watched, it was amazing- It really was like watching a light switch flip on. His face just changed from a sullen, injured little boy to a beaming smile with eyes that lit up and a very endearing and amazed look that appeared on his face. He took my hands into his and kissed them. He looked at me sheepishly as he replied "really? you really mean that?" I assured him that I meant EVERY word and that I was willing to work on myself, the areas that I had neglected for many years due to unrelenting, toxic emotional abuse, and that I expected him to do the same . He agreed to try. I knew I had to taken back my power, and that I was on the right road. I felt hope for the first time that our marriage could survive and hopefully improve. If I was going to be able to help my narcissitic husband overcome his past and his mistakes, as well as my own, I needed a "yellow brick road".
I know some of you are probably laughing or crying at me because you wonder " why can't I forgive?", " why am I stuck?", " I want to find my yellow brick road too!" There are two really good articles on this that I refer you to: http://affairadvice.wordpress.com/2012/11/28perceptions-on-why-spouses-can't-get-over-affair & http://www.narcissismdailymirror.com/2011/09/secret-to-love-and-success.html
So I'll tell you about the FIVE main reasons (at least in my opinion) that most betrayeds are stuck and unable to truly forgive :
#1: Worrying that spouse isn't really sorry about the affair . Sure they begrudgingly admit they were wrong maybe even say those words, but it either feels hollow or their actions don't fit with the words. "Yeah sorry he got caught!" "He cheats on me and I see no remorse." Many men have difficulty in displaying any emotion, outwardly, especially a narcissist. I discovered that every time my husband looks at me, he feels extreme pain, because he is reminded how much he has hurt me. Some (spouses) are really just jerks, and may never change, but if you want to stay married, give them a little bit of leeway here. Believe it or not they are hurting too and feel it deep down inside, just not outwardly.-
#2: Still angry about affair because you resent that they have not suffered any repercussions for their actions. It seems like "oh they go and have an affair yet they go on with their life like nothing inappropriate ever happened". Yet you live with the pain everyday. I felt like this at first but then I realized all I had done (or failed to do) that contributed to our marriage coming apart. Oh and this DOES NOT MEAN THAT I FEEL THAT HIS AFFAIR WAS MY FAULT AT ALL- He has to own his actions. When I was really unhappy, like the emotional abuse would never end, I simply shutdown (for almost two years), I had nothing left to give, to anyone but I would NEVER have an affair. However, looking at my boys made me snap out of it. Well as for consequences probably nothing that seems fitting -except the life sentence within themselves that they are really despicable in their choice to pursure affair. This was probably the hardest for me, I decided oh he would have repercussions alright if he didn't work to repair what he has done then I WILL leave him and then everyone will know how immoral he is. (I don't threaten to leave anymore, NO BLINDERS ON, but that doesn't mean that it will never happen. More on trust next post.) Yours may be a big pompous ass and nothing will phase him- but give it time.
#3 Still angry because no positive changes seem to be happening. Again, I say give it a little time. If you have taken back your power and are making the changes you need to make, then time will tell as changes slowly materialize. This was me for sure, it felt like nothing changed ,I wanted it to be instant. But I realized that change of this nature begins gradually and patience has rewarded me in being able to see his treatment of me improve.
#4 You worry that the affair may not really be over: When you really feel like there's no changes, no remorse, no repercussions. You begin to wonder, with no outwardly display of transparency, no guilty look, no pleas for forgiveness, you wonder even more, is it really over? Don't trust blindly -eyes wide open so you won't be run over by that 18-wheeler again.
#5 Unable to take that leap of faith towards forgiveness and get the life you want: Some betrayed spouses can never make this leap. They don't see that there a better outcome than what is currently happening to your relationship. I mean end the blame game, if staying together is what you want then WTF have you got to loose! Give it a chance, let go of the anger it will eat you alive. Instead look to the future make plans for a positive, happy life together. Then time will show you if you're on the right road. This was very hard for me to accomplish, at first. I wanted to see those changes instantly and they were slower to see than I wanted them to be. But in the long run I am seeing the beginnings of positive change. BE A LITTLE PATIENT if it doesn't turn out the way you planned then you can leave, leave with your head high knowing that you did all you could to repair your marriage. After all it probably took many years to get to this point -take the leap and FORGIVE but learn from these lessons.
These are my personal opinions, I am no expert, I can't guarantee you that you'll make it to the emerald city. I can only show you where I found my "yellow brick road" at, and that I choose to walk on it -I don't want to end up, under a house in some Kentucky corn field just because I was too afraid to journey down the "yellow brick road".
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in fact, not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die. Anne Lamont -Traveling mercies-some thoughts on faith


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Constitution of the Interclean Exhibition Committee
The Interclean Amsterdam Exhibition Committee is an advisory board, established in Interclean Amsterdam 's inaugural year 1967, and consists of executives of (exhibiting and visiting) companies and therewith acts as the voice and trend watchers of the global cleaning industry.
Members exhibition committee
- Ecolab - Bryan Maser, Switzerland
- European Tissue Symposium - Fanis Papakostas, Italy
- INPACS International Distribution Network - David Scholes, UK
- IPC Ready System - Michele Redi, Italy
- UK Truvox, David Overell
- Vectair Systems - Paul Wonnacott, UK
- Werner & Mertz Professional - Frank Vancraeyveld, Belgium/Germany
- Wetrok - Thomas Kyburz, Switzerland
Delegation of RAI Amsterdam
- Chairman: Bas Dalm, Netherlands - RAI Amsterdam
- Rob den Hertog, Netherlands – RAI Amsterdam
Responsibilities of the Interclean Exhibition Committee
Every committee member has primarily an advisory and informative role and will be consulted for a variety of (strategic) issues which have impact on the Interclean Amsterdam show and its concept. The following subjects can be on the agenda:
- Concept / Strategy / show development
- Opening Hours, days
- (New) Events
- Special Items - theme presentations, seminars, opening
- Marketing – (new) target audience
- Exhibition Program
- Conferences
- Appointment of new Exhibition Committee members
- Reporting / updates on important developments in the industry
These subjects will be addressed during each Exhibition Committee meeting, which are planned 3 times each year.
Membership policy of the Exhibition Committee
The committees members are invited by Amsterdam RAI, and appointed by the Interclean Amsterdam Amsterdam Exhibition Committee. Every 2 years, in September, a member(s) steps down after serving the committee for maximal 10 years / 5 editions, and a new member(s) are welcomed. The Committee is chaired by the Director International Exhibitions RAI Amsterdam, and is accompanied by the Manager and Product Manager of the Interclean Amsterdam project team.
The exhibiting members from the supplier side represent the exhibition program of Interclean Amsterdam Amsterdam of the following main segments:
- Machines
- Equipment
- Detergents
- Washroom
- Related products/services
The members representing the demand side will have a background in the area of Cleaning Contracting and Facility Management.
New members are appointed and officially invited by RAI Amsterdam, based on advice and approval of all committee members.


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It's been over a week now since we visited the apple orchard… and we STILL have apples. Are you surprised though? We got 10 pounds of apples for two people. That's a little much. I've still been enjoying every bite of it though. Apples with peanut butter. Apples in salads. But the master of all apple concoctions is…. (drum roll please) APPLE SPICE CINNAMON BUNS. Oh yes. I went there.
I found this recipe initially on one of the food blogs I follow called Honeystuck. She is a vegetarian who also shares a good amount of vegan recipes. She is also located in Charlotte! Imagine that. 🙂 I decided to blend her recipe along with a recipe from my Chloe Coscarelli cookbook for regular cinnamon buns that I have made before. They were delicious but a pain in the butt to make because the freaking yeast took hours to rise. I guess I had forgotten how long it took because this time the yeast did not rise AT ALL. It sat in my kitchen for the entire afternoon and nothing happened. It ended up being spilled by Eric accidentally after cleaning up dinner. So that was that. Find an alternative.
Lucky for me I also own a Breville bread maker who happened to have a recipe for cinnamon buns. Okay guys… back in action. So I took the recipe from my Breville bread maker and used the apple mixture for the inside of the cinnamon buns from Honeystuck. I actually doubled the amount of apple mixture because i wanted it oozing with apples. I still used the icing recipe from the Chloe Coscarelli recipe. You can't mess that up: water and sugar.
What resulted was mouth watering, gooey, apple deliciousness. My mouth is literally watering just thinking about those. I decided to make two batches.
We are having lots of folks from other offices visiting our office this week so I thought what better way to welcome them! I also have my dad coming in town to help a neighbor with painting so I'm sure he will munch on a few and take some back home to my mom. Who would deny cinnamon buns? Even Eric who is not a fan of cinnamon flavored foods loved it. They are THAT good.
I also found via YouTube that Chloe Coscarelli also has a recipe for pumpkin cranberry cinnamon rolls with maple frosting. Those will definitely be made for Thanksgiving.
If you don't have a bread maker, I would suggest popping over to Honeystuck's blog for the dough mixture.
Otherwise see below:
Apple Spice Cinnamon Buns
Breville Dough (turned vegan):
1 cup non-dairy milk (at 80 degrees)
2 servings of egg replacer (2 tbsp egg replacer powder & 3 tbsp water)
1/4 cup Earth Balance (cut bite sized pieces to throw in)
1 tsp Salt
1/3 cup sugar
4 cups bread flour
2 1/4 tsp active yeast
1.) Throw ingredients based in order above into bread maker bowl.
2.) Set to Dough-Bread setting on Breville Bread Maker and done!
Apple Filling from Honeystuck (1 serving):
- 1 large apple, diced (should be one heaping cup)
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
*Note: You could also probably use margarine instead of the coconut oil for a more cost friendly version. Coconut oil is expensive if you don't already have it on hand.
1.) Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
2.) Microwave for 1 minute then stir until coconut oil is melted.
Putting it all together:
1.) Roll out the dough into a good sized rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Breville says 13 inches long and 6 inches wide. I did it a little more than that to get 17 cinnamon buns.
2.) Add apple filling on top of dough.
3.) Roll into a tight roll.
4.) Using a sharp knife, cut into 12 or however many buns.
5.) Place buns close together in a casserole dish.
6.) Let it sit for 45 mins to rise.
7.) Bake at 350 for 30 mins or until golden brown on top.
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tbsp of water
1.) Place sugar in a mixer or bowl.
2.) Stir in water until you've reached your desired consistency.
3.) Drizzle icing over top the cooked buns until you are satisfied.
Lastly… ENJOY! I know my co-workers are going to be happy to see me! 🙂


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I have comics in the classroom on my mind this week, mostly due to a strange conflagration of forces that have nothing to do with what I was actually planning on talking about. I spent the past few days digging into some of my hardcover collections - I just moved into a new house, and as I was sorting and putting away, I couldn't help but set a couple of things aside in the "yeah, I need to reread this now" pile. So I reread "Final Crisis," "Dark Knight Strikes Again," and half of Morrison's "New X-Men" Omnibus," all of which deserve some time on the ol' "When Words Collide" stage.
But I need to let them settle in my brain a bit. I'm sure I have something to say about the modes of apocalypse in "Final Crisis" vs. "DKSA." Or maybe something about the frantic, fractured design of each. And, by the way, both of those books were even better when read out of the context in which they were released. And you guys know how much I looooved "Final Crisis," so for me to say that it reads even better almost a year later is an extraordinary compliment.
Then again, it is a Morrison book, so you're probably unshocked by my praise.
Still, it makes pretty much everything on the stands this fall seem so damn tepid, and so does "Dark Knight Strikes Again." Those were some crazy, full-on COMICS. Do we have much from Marvel or DC this season that's even close? Not so much.
And rereading "New X-Men" for the first time since its initial release, I was still baffled by the Igor Kordey hate. His stuff, as rough as it is, is still better than the Keron Grant pages. Better than plenty of the Van Sciver pages too. His expressive brush-strokes and bold anatomical choices make him the Gene Colan of the 21st century. At least when he's rushed.
But as I said, I'll delve deeper into all of those things later. Maybe next week, if the outcry is loud enough. Cry out, readers!
So, comics in the classroom? What's that about? And why talk about that when there are so many Grant Morrison and/or Frank Miller comics I could be discussing?
Here's what happened: (a) I taught a comics workshop a couple of weeks ago that I still haven't written about here, so that's been percolating, (b) in the move to the new house, I unearthed one of my wife's old books from 1980, an ancient tome about using comics in the classroom - 29 years ago, can you believe it? And (c) last week, I was handed an official "Certificate of Appreciation" from our mayor for my work in promoting comics and the arts this summer, a certificate with an official town seal and everything!
Yeah, hang out with a bunch of kids in the summer and teach them how to make their own superheroes and you, too, can win your own mayorally-sealed fancy certificate. Maybe.
I'm kind of mocking the Certificate of Appreciation, but I'm doing so lovingly. It is a great gesture that the mayor's office took the time to put such a document together and to recognize the contribution of anything in the comic book industry. Just that fact that my work in teaching some comic book concepts to the city's youth is worthy of official recognition - well, that's pretty cool, right? We tend to say this a lot in recent years, but comics have come a long way, and the attitude toward comics has changed drastically.
Just last month, my school put on a series of writing workshops. It was an exciting experience, with every single student and every faculty member taking a break from the normal routine to run or participate in a two-hour writing workshop that my English department helped pull together. We had poetry slam workshops, fitness plan workshops, young adult fiction workshops, preparing for the zombie apocalypse workshops, and my comic book writing workshop. One of the local papers covered the event, and the two classes they highlighted were the zombie and comic book ones. It was certainly a hugely positive article, and though the reporter questioned the validity of some of our approaches, it was done as more of a "can you patiently explain how this relates to standardized test scores?" kind of inquiry than a "what do you mean you're wasting school time with this nonsense?"
It wasn't always that way. I'm certainly old enough to remember a time when a copy of "Uncanny X-Men" would be taken away by the teacher if you were caught reading it during a study hall. It wasn't that long ago, honestly.
But now? Mayors and zombies and comics and classrooms. One big happy family.
Yet, if this book from my wife's collection is any indication, this "comics in the classroom" thing has been going on for a long time. Except, back in 1980, they had some strange opinions about what "comics in the classroom" meant.
This book's called "The Illustrated Format: an effective teaching tool," and I'd never even heard of it before I found this copy amidst my wife's collection of childhood "Mad Libs" and "Little House" novels. Amazon lists some used copies for sale, but Google Images doesn't come back with any cover pics. No one cares about this forgotten little book. Except me, and my wife, who doesn't even care about it at all, really. It must have been given to her by a teacher when she was in elementary school - she doesn't remember - or one of those books that a kid takes from a pile of books the teacher no longer wants.
It sports a $3.95 price tag, but its basically nothing more than an ad for something called the "Now Age Illustrated Series," a book-length justification for, yes, comics can be used to help students learn, just so they can sell you some of their comics. Except, as they explain in the book - which is a collection of "essays" (or sales pitches) - comics need some work before they're ready for classroom use. Comics kind of suck, the book would have you believe, and only the "Now Age Illustrated" folks know how to make them good enough to stand next to your copies of "I Am the Cheese" and "The Berenstain Bears House Party."
One of the things the "Now Age" folks did is invent decompressed comics about 20 years before the Jemas Marvel era popularized them. Vincent Fago, "producer" of the line, and self-proclaimed former Marvel employee who says he "left the business because of the pulps, the accent on violence, and the generally low standards," describes how "Every attempt is made not to rush, not to squeeze, not to compromise." Fago was actually the editor-in-chief of Timely Comics during WWII, and later went on to create Atomic Mouse for Charlton (though credited as "Al Fago" at the time). It's unclear whether his "generally low standards" comment refers to comics during the Golden Age (when he was actually working at what would later be called Marvel) or his early Silver Age Charlton work, or the comics of the late-1970s. One supposes that he's talking about his experiences from decades earlier, but, then again, it's not like the mainstream comics of the late 1970s were less pulpy or less violent.
So the "Now Age Illustrated" comics - basically "Classics Illustrated" with less panels per page - decompressed the stories, replaced hand-lettering with typeset font, and focused on detailed panel drawings. Nestor Redondo worked on a bunch of them, apparently, though you wouldn't be able to gather that information from "The Illustrated Format" book, which doesn't list any artist credits even as it includes dozens of sample pages and spot illustrations.
That a book called "The Illustrated Format" would completely ignore the identity of the artists supplying the illustrations for said format - well, that's the most ridiculous thing about the book. (And, overall, it is a pretty ridiculous book, with its constant attempts to sell its product disguised as a collection of educational essays about the importance of reading.)
Another silly assertion from the book, from another one of Fago's chapters? "Another means of capturing the child's reading interest is through the use of scrolls containing informational captions. The presentation of text within the scroll gives the child the kind of pleasure or interest he or she might get from deciphering an old treasure map."
No wonder we all liked "Watchmen" so much! Those "Black Freighter" sections were full of informational "scrolls"!
Seriously, is the technique of changing the caption box into a slightly raggedy "scroll" really going to make a kid want to read the comic that much more? Fago says yes, and then goes on to explain, for the more dense teachers in the reading audience apparently, that "the child has the pleasure of actually seeing, for example, Long John Silver addressing Jim Hawkins as well as reading the dialogue Long John is speaking."
Words and pictures? Astonishing!
The fact that this kind of overexplaining had to be used to show why comics were valuable tell a lot about the prejudice against comics back then. Fago and company had a lot of biases to break through. (The explanations are pretty silly, though.)
To get back to the decompression a bit. Fago actually outlines what makes the "Illustrated Format" better than plain old comics, and in his list of improvements he says that the comic book uses "eight to ten pictures" per page, while the "Illustrated Format" uses "three, four, or five panels so that a satisfactory balance is maintained among script, pictures, and space." He was on to something there, as every comic book from the last ten years will demonstrate.
Also: "Sexist illustration is avoided." Ah, well. That one didn't really catch on, did it?
Then, to prove his point, Fago, or whoever designed this book, puts a "Comic Book Page" side-by-side with an "Illustrated Format Page" to show how much better this new version is. Except the "Comic Book Page" is completely made up just to show how crappy comic books are. It's not taken from a real issue of any comic. It's just a poorly-drawn, overly-cramped, badly-lettered fake comic book page designed to prove that, yes, the "Illustrated Format" is better. Kind of a set-up there.
The example of the "Illustrated Format" does look a heck of a lot better on first glance. Nestor Redondo, I'm guessing. But the storytelling is pretty terrible. The decompression doesn't allow for logical development between panels, and it barely makes any sense at all. It's like watching a movie on skip mode.
Still, it's better than the completely bogus terrible comic book page they made up just to show that it's better than a completely bogus terrible comic book page.
I've never actually seen a "Now Age Illustrated Format" book, other than the excerpts provided in this sales-brochure-disguised-as-an-instructional-guide. I wonder if any of you were exposed to their glory in your wayward youths? Did they help you appreciate the classic literature of bygone eras? Did you understand that the words and the pictures combine to tell a story? Did you get comics in your classroom, well before it was fashionable?
Because I didn't. All I got was an indoor recess because I was reading Chris Claremont instead of doing my math exercises. My teachers weren't hip to the Fago.
In addition to writing reviews and columns for COMIC BOOK RESOURCES, Timothy Callahan is the author of "Grant Morrison: The Early Years" (which explores "Zenith" in great detail) and editor of "Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes" anthology. More of his thoughts on comics can be seen every day at the Geniusboy Firemelon blog.
Follow Tim on Twitter: gbfiremelon


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Attention: You are now entering a body-love zone! Set aside your image concerns for a sec, and join me in focusing on the little secrets of women who have learned to love their bodies ...
Vitamin G reader "csidlo" commented on Sunny's recent post, "Have You Heard of This New Eating Disorder," and I was struck by her words:
"...there is SO MUCH stuff out there about how to lose weight and exercise more and 'eat better'," she writes, "but what about articles about accepting ourselves AS WE ARE?"
I was inspired by this. It's something I'm working on personally, and something I've been unscientifically "studying" for quite some time. Here's what I've learned about women who genuinely love their bodies:
1. They don't give much thought to the number on the scale. I remember Never Say Diet's Leslie Goldman saying something about being so over the scale. It resonated to me, because I think we can fixate on a certain number, which can fluctuate so much! Take me the other day: Just for fun, I weight myself at 4 different times throughout the day, and guess what? The range was about 3 lbs! Nothing to get depressed about, it's just a reality--body weight fluctuates throughout the day. It's natural!
2. They've learned to block/absorb/ignore negative comments. It doesn't matter who you are--Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, my best friend from high school, and me ... chances are you've gotten a negative comment about your body at some point in the last year. People are rude. People are outspoken. People stick their feet in their mouths. (P.S. Someone once asked me if I was pregnant, when I wasn't! The horror! I blame it on the empire waist top, because I was rail thin at the time--no baby bump in sight!) But women who love their bodies and have reached that beautiful place of acceptance don't fret about these comments. Though they do sting, they don't internalize them. They simply hear them and let them bounce off. I've seen women do this, in fact, and I'm working on doing the same.
3. They marvel at and focus on the strength and capabilities of their bods. A friend of mine, who happens to be a food editor for a major magazine wrote recently about how she recently had a baby, but marvels that her body can still run three miles. I love how women who are at ease and comfortable with themselves see their bodies as strong, capable and marvelous!
4. They value happiness over rigidity. Sorry for the cliche, but when it comes to healthy living, I think a lot of women throw the baby out with the bathwater. That is to say, the quest for healthy living sometimes can be so strict, so limiting, so obsessive that it becomes a detriment to happiness. Enough! I say, if you need to have the cupcake, have the damn cupcake! If you have to skip your jog because your girlfriends want to go out for dinner, then skip your jog! Let's not forget how, in the scheme of things, life is short. Treat yourself now and then. Remember to have a little fun. The women I've known who have been able to master health and happiness (and body love), have an easier, laid back attitude about wellness.
Hugs to you! You are beautiful, worthy and incredibly unique. Here's to hoping that we all can learn to love our bodies, ourselves, more in 2010!
Tell me, what do you love about your body? And what are some characteristics you'd add to this list--qualities of women you know who are comfortable in their own skin?


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