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This past weekend, me and the kids took a quick trip to Manzanita, Oregon with my parents. While most of the Pacific Northwest was enduring a sweltering heat wave, the ocean was……chilly. We had a few hours where the sky cleared on Saturday and it felt warm enough to be in t-shirts but otherwise, it felt a little like winter. On Sunday as we were leaving, it was even thundering and raining! Brr!
Overall, we had a nice time taking a break from daily life. Manzanita is an adorable town if you are looking for an alternative to Seaside or Cannon Beach, so charming! I'm hoping next time we will have longer to stay, more sun, and more sand time – Sky would live on the beach if he could!
We did manage to squeeze in a quick photo session with my friend Lauren so stay tuned for the most adorable kids on the beach ever!

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What is Omnichannel Retail?Charlie Hankers | May 4th 2017
For the best part of 20 years online marketers and eCommerce developers have been encouraging consumers to shop online as if their careers depended up on it. Town centre shops, with their attendant overheads, were obsolete nods to a bygone age when there was no alternative but to take your physical self through the doors and swap your paper and metal tokens for products.
But these super marketers have only half succeeded in luring customers away from the supermarkets. Yes, retailers report reduced footfalls seemingly every year, and online retail can claim to be the largest causal factor, but have you tried finding a parking space in a city centre, shopping mall or out of town retail park on a Saturday afternoon recently? Unless you believe they're full of window shoppers and showroomers, you'll probably concede that people actually like shopping. In shops.
British Home Stores was in the news last week after the distressing announcement that it would go into receivership, putting 11,000 staff and their pension pots at risk. Predictably, many commentators are asking whether this is evidence that the old way of doing things is dying and attempts to revive it are futile. There have also been plenty of vox pops on the street, with reporters asking selected passers-by the question that they already knew the answer to – "Do you shop at BHS?" – and receiving the same shrug of the shoulders and maybe a comment about their mum buying a nightie from there in 1998 that she still wears. While the company's ex-owner might be laughing all the way to Monaco, ultimately it had huge amounts of floor space in prime locations selling things that nobody really wanted to buy, at least for the asking price.
But it's too early to write off the town centre as a whole and blaming its demise on the internet. Shopping in the town and the city has draws that online will always struggle to emulate or replace. You can hold, feel, try, sample and stroke your potential purchases. You can buy them straight away without waiting for delivery – or having to take a day off work to receive them. You can take in a coffee, a glass of wine, a movie or an exhibition while you're downtown. You can ask an assistant for advice. You can make complaints to a human being and return unwanted goods for an instant refund or exchange. You can meet friends and share the experience. There's nobody tracking your every move.
Despite a regular stream of reports suggesting street retail is still suffering, swanky shopping areas are still being built all over the world, and private and public bodies are throwing billions at building new malls and regenerating tired town centres. Apart from a few upstart startups that have thrived – the Amazons, Netflixes, eBays, Laterooms and Asoses of the world – the high street name still brings with it kudos, credibility and familiarity that make it difficult for other upstarts to trickle through. Name me a web developer who wouldn't want an M&S or a Sainsbury's in its portfolio.
So taken together, the pros and cons of online and downtown shopping balance out. People want the convenience of home shopping, but most of all they want the option to shop how the hell they like. And that's why the scene is set for the omnichannel retail revolution.
Is omnichannel just a buzzword?
"Omnichannel" has all the hallmarks of a buzzword. It prefaces something marketers and retailers understand – the sales channel – with something that suggests an all-seeing, all-knowing entity influencing it. It sounds too perfect.
And if anything, omnichannel's buzzword credentials might be confirmed by its sinking into oblivion through omnipresence, along with the information superhighway and electronic mail. In other words, omnichannel marketing will simply be called marketing, because that's how retailers will do it.
In defining omnichannel, it's good to start with its parent, "multi-channel", last seen dad-dancing the night away in a suburban outlet. Multi-channel is a bricks-and-mortar store with a bell on the door reckoning it also has to have a website and getting one built to extent its brand. Importantly for the definition, however, it's not particularly connected to the shop, and as such a whole separate marketing effort needs to be put into promoting it as it's reaching two separate audiences. It is leveraging neither its familiar name nor its online presence to get footfall or full shopping carts in both domains.
But once the realisation dawns that things would be much better if the customers were put at the centre of the equation, and if the whole operation was set up to make their shopping experience simpler, the retailer is on the path to omniscience – and an omnichannel mindset will follow.
What omnichannel isn't
Omnichannel is often simplified to mean a unified appearance across all customer touch-points – responsive sites, everything branded the same and the corporate message being consistent throughout the sales journey. But this is a characteristic of omnichannel rather than the concept itself. Going omnichannel involves making the online and the offline shopping experience a whole, rather than a fragmented, experience.
A living example
Here's another example of an omni characteristic: clothing store Gant has implemented a service whereby customers who are browsing their store online can check whether a garment they're interested in is available in a chosen store. As a retailer you'll understand the challenge behind this concept: each individual store's stock must be shared in real time to the single website (as each store doesn't have its own site) and if a purchase is made or a delivery arrives the site's database must be updated. A customer being told there's a size M sweater instore and making a special trip into town to buy it won't be happy if the store has none in stock when they get there.
The concept above bears a resemblance in principle to the "click and collect" system used by Tesco, John Lewis and others, the only difference being that stock of an individual size of a garment is probably numbered in the single digits rather than the dozens in a mid-range fashion outlet. But click and collect is not of itself omnichannel.
Click and Neglect
A leading technology retailer, for example, sells its products at two different prices: one for online customers and one for in-store customers – the latter of which will invariably be considerably higher. To complicate matters, the click and collect experience often sells goods at the online price even if they are being reserved and physically paid for in-store. Staff have been known to whisper to customers presenting at the checkout that they could save thirty quid by going outside, ordering the item on their phones then walking back in and buying it from the collection counter.
This shakes the company's omnichannel credentials to the core, as it is not treating the offline and the online as a seamless, consistent entity. It's as if it's two different companies operating under the same name. Displaying items on shelves, renting floor space and employing staff may indeed incur overheads that a website, a warehouse and a delivery guy don't, but that shouldn't be the customer's problem.
It's no mystery why a company would offer its products at a more competitive price online; customers can compare prices on identical items, and unless they have extraordinary loyalty to one brand (which isn't something that can be ignored), they're going to go with the one that's cheaper – and if they want it right away they might pop instore to pick it up. Instore customers are more of a captive audience and with retail outlets always mysteriously devoid of 3G and 4G coverage, they're less well equipped to compare prices. And, it has to be said, if people are ignorant of the fact that the same items could be bought cheaper by stepping outside, the store can argue that they are not obliged to tell them.
It would seem probable that as retailers truly embrace omnichannel commerce, examples of such jiggery-pokery will become harder to find. As the power of review sites and social media continues to grow for consumers, the trust brands earn from consumers can be affected in a measurable way, and subliminal negative points accumulate and matter. But also, it's probably simpler and more efficient to have a single set of prices across all channels than to get sales staff to go through the theatrics of "looking for a better deal for you" when a customer challenges them on price. Consumers will start to expect prices to be consistent across all channels and will start to do their online research with that assumption in mind.
Omnichannel retail = retail
Omnichannel retail is being facilitated by enhanced technology and connectivity, and that's a one-way street. But in essence it's not a technology, it's a philosophy, an acceptance that your retail business is a single thing whether it's based on a high street, online, both or inhabiting the next domain to come along.
Instead of seeking to compartmentalise your retail business, you should be looking for ways to break down the walls, smooth the paths between the online and the retail space, and let each element benefit from the other.


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I realized two things when I came to post this morning – firstly that I DIDN'T press 'publish' last week when I posted AND – my post read like something that is probably rambly introspective trash that people imagining themselves to be insightful (minus an editor) writes. (also a hazard of posting infrequently – you don't know where to begin to catch up your readers – if I have any of those any more!)
In several forums of my life at the moment, I am being encouraged to thankful and there really is LOTS…………one of the significant things that kept coming up on my lists were my ONLINE art friends & forums that I belong to…….you all have made such an impact on my artistic journey. SO – my list is at the bottom of this post – but to start with a THANKYOU – I wanted to gift you some of my 'altered' images – to use in your own art work. I retain the copyright, they are images I have taken myself & altered – however, I release them to you to use in your own work & your own work for publication (BUT NOT for redistribution or resale).
Unfortunately – they are not very big as I have used iphone apps to alter them, and it kept crashing the larger sized files. They print up nicely at 6 x 4 & 5 x 7's or even better sized as ATC backgrounds. They will increase with a double click – then right click to save.
For those that don't know – I am participating in Misty Mawn's Open Studio Workshop. There are many adjectives that could be used to describe it (I COULD write a list!!!) but in short its the best I have ever been exposed to. She has certainly sorted 'the men from the boys' as we say here in Oz and set the bar high for online courses. It is affordably priced, content rich, beautifully presented (name me one thing of Misty's that isn't!) – both challenging & achievable………..and YES – I am in love with her all over again!
The course covers both anticipated & unexpected inclusions like sculpture with paper clay, writing poetry, mark making with interesting mixes of materials, & other fun things. You can certainly notice the difference between someone formally trained in art & and those that are not in the depth & intensity of material included. If you have the chance to participate at some point – can I highly recommend it?
Having said that – and noting my post from a few months ago about 'soooooo many faces' – I am back to painting faces! Of course I have returned to my first love (the start of my 'learning to draw' adventure began with faces in July 2008) HONESTLY – they are 100% better than where I started……BUT I am not sure that I'll ever get really good at this – even IF I paint them forever! LOL! (although, I must admit when 'altered' with my iPhone apps [as above] they look better) here is some of my work I have done throughout the 5 week course.
i AM grateful…………………
for healthy children & grandchildren
for sky canvas set out before me daily (any one who has read my blog for any length of time will have seen one of our beautiful sunsets – for new readers – I have added one below as a treat! Taken a week ago from our front verandah)
for freedom to worship
for my home
for the gift of creativity
for pristine beaches
for the clean environment we live in here
for dear friends
for the online art community
for accessible, affordable education
for the wonder that is creation
for the smell of newborn babies
for the joy of a toddler laughing
for the wonder of childhood discovery
for the pleasure of sharing a life
for the privilege of growing old with someone you love
for the freedom to choose
there are plenty of other things…………..but they will be for a list…..another day


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Monday's #J445 Class
Posted by debrajchico
#J445: We're going to dive into job hunting in Monday's class. Don't forget we're meeting in the Mac Lab, not Tehama 130.
Here's what's on tap:
- Discuss grabbing your social media metrics and what these mean for assignments you'll have this semester.
- Broad review of the range of job-hunting tools you'll be creating this semester.
- An overview of our guest speakers and their role in our course.
- Dive into your first task, which is the Job Hunter's Profile.
Have a wonderful weekend. I'll see you Monday at 8 a.m.
Posted in J398 Social Media Strategy
Tags: job hunting, social media metrics
Grab Those Metrics!
Posted by debrajchico
Happy Friday #J445! Congrats on making it through week 2 of the new semester.
I'm guessing many of you will be working in a variety of social media platforms over the course of your semester-long internship. If you have not already done so, one of the things you must do ASAP is grab your baseline social media metrics.
What does this mean?
Before you embark on your social media efforts you need to understand where your internship social media platforms stand at the start of the internship. For example,
- How many Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook followers does your organization have today?
- How active are the sites?
- What were the most successful engagement posts or tools used in the fall? Why were they successful?
- What does customer engagement mean to your supervisor and the organization you are interning for?
- How is engagement tracked and measured by your supervisor?
- How is success defined and measured in the social media spaces your organization occupies?
- How are you going to move the social dial in a positive way via your internship tasks?
Why do I need to do it?
As a communications professional, you're expected to get RESULTS. It's not enough to just push a message out to your audience via a social platform. You must engage your audience, measure the impact of your communication effort, track what is working and what isn't, modify your communication strategy to focus on what works, and MEASURE the impact of your efforts.
In your resume, LinkedIn profile and in job interviews, you want to talk intelligently about the messages you helped craft in your internship, but also the impact those messages had on your audience. You want to be able to quantify the number of customers that engaged with your organization due to your efforts.
How can I learn more?
There are a lot of resources online to understand social media metrics. Two of my favorite resources are:
- Social Media Today
- Katie Paine's Measure What Matters, and you can check out her website.
We'll talk more about this throughout the semester. Bring your questions to class Monday.
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R.O.C.K. Mat-Su (Raising Our Children with Kindness) is a collaborative of community members – including individuals and organizations – joining together to promote family resilience and reduce child maltreatment. R.O.C.K. works to build social supports, eliminate silos, and influence systems that affect kids and families throughout the borough, all in support of achieving the goal of ending child abuse in Mat-Su.
R.O.C.K. began developing in 2014 when a group of influential champions in the fields of child protection, early childhood education, behavioral health, primary care, tribal health, infant learning, and education began exploring the Collective Impact framework. The goal was for individuals working to improve the lives of children and families in Mat-Su to identify a new way of working, a way that left behind silos in favor of a collective approach to working toward a common goal. Since that time, R.O.C.K. Mat-Su has grown from the initial group of 18 champions exploring a new way of working together to a functioning collaborative of over 30 partners structured around the Collective Impact framework.
R.O.C.K. Mat-Su operates under the oversight of a Community Advisory Board, at the direction of a Steering Committee, and under the governance of the Mat-Su Health Foundation Program Committee. The work of the initiative is coordinated by three working groups: Primary Prevention; Secondary and Tertiary Prevention; and Policy. Each R.O.C.K. Mat-Su work-group is working on a limited number of strategies.
Training Available
Much of the work of R.O.C.K. Mat-Su centers around Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the effect ACEs can have on physical health. We also focus on the resiliency factors that can help people overcome ACEs they may have experienced. Interested in learning more? R.O.C.K. Mat-Su offers free training about ACEs and resilience.
Contact Information
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- Telsche Thiessen, Chickaloon/Sutton Community Coordinator: email@example.com
R.O.C.K. Mat-Su Steering Committee Members
- Dawn Adams, Office of Children's Services
- Aaron Clements, Co-Occurring Disorders Institute
- Diane Demoski, Burchell High School
- Deb Haynes, Mat-Su Central School
- Peter Host, Wasilla Area Seniors
- Paula Jones, The Children's Place
- Shelis Jorgensen, Sunshine Community Health Center
- Jean Kincaid, Mat-Su Services for Children and Adults
- Mark Lackey, CCS Early Learning
- Philip Licht, Set-Free Alaska
- Rachel Olson, Royal Family Kids
- Sammye Pokryfki, CASA Volunteer
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As you can probably tell by now if you've read any of our previous posts, we believe that insurance companies have way too much influence and power in the courts and legislature, and use this influence to the detriment of Ohioans with legitimate injury claims. However, to be fair, there are some personal injury attorneys who abuse the system. A recent nationwide lawsuit shows that these abusers do so at their peril.
In March of 2008, Allstate Insurance Company filed a massive lawsuit against chiropractic clinics, certain physicians, and attorneys all over the country for allegedly using deception and coercion against accident victims.
According to the lawsuit, here's how the scheme worked. Accident victims would receive a call and were told that either their insurance company, or the at fault driver's company, wanted them to be "checked out" at a chiropractic or physician's clinic. Upon arrival, accident victims were examined and X-rayed, told their injuries were serious or substantial, and were introduced to attorneys, who frequently interviewed the victims at the provider's office. Obviously, Allstate figured out that when the same attorneys and medical providers were showing up over and over again on accident claims, something was up!
If the allegations in this lawsuit are true, the injured person is merely a pawn in someone else's money making scheme. If so, Allstate and other insurance companies deserve restitution if some of these claims were actually fraudulent.
We have adamantly refused over the years to enter into any such "relationships" with medical providers. By not being beholden to anybody, we maintain our ability to be objective and exercise independent judgment for every one of our clients' claims.


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Lanai, Hawaii Guide de voyage
Sommaire de Lanai
- Nature, nature, nature...Did we say nature yet?
- Friendly, helpful locals that seem to always be looking to converse and interact with tourists
- Some high-end boutiques in resorts
- Small, local shops and restaurants in the center of Lanai
- Lots of outdoor activities, such as golfing, biking, camping, and horseback riding
- Tons of water sports options: deep-sea fishing; kayaking; rafting; scuba diving; surfing
- No direct flights to the mainland
- Few typical tourist attractions, including restaurants or bars
- Boring nightlife scene (but it's there!)
What It's Like
Sanctuary. Paradise. Oasis. Pineapple farm? These are just a few words that come to mind when attempting to describe the essence of Lanai. With not a single stoplight on the island, it really doesn't need to be said that this island is a bit off of Hawaii's beaten path. As for the pineapple reference -- for years, Lanai was nothing more than a tiny village surrounded by a a pineapple plantation.
Today, Lanai hasn't changed much, except that some of the pineapple trees have been traded in for a few high-end resorts (where celebrity couples will occasionally stay as guests). Even though its jaw-dropping naturural beauty (which includes cerulean ocean and lush forests) is its best asset, small-town coziness accompanies this undeveloped isle. In Lanai, locals exude that renowned Hawaiian hospitality that has kept visitors coming back for ages.
Lanai also offers some of the typical resort destination activities, but with a distinct Lanai twist. For instance, the Challenge at Manele in Lanai City is your basic 18-hole golf course, but it spreads out over fields of lava pressing up against scenic coastal cliffs. Other attractions in Lanai City include the Culture & Heritage Center and the Lanai Art Center.
Where to Stay
Being that Lanai is so undeveloped and remote, hotels only fall into two locations on the island: near Hulopo'E Beach Park, on the southern tip, and in Lanai City, smack dab in the center. Visitors staying in Lanai City will be closer to restaurants, bars, and shops -- what little there are on the island. Travelers staying on the southern edge will experience a slightly different Lanai, one of almost complete isolation.


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Ok... it's Thursday, not Wednesday. And this isn't exactly wordless either. But it's winter break, so cut me some slack... I'm all discombobulated.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever you celebrate!
This is our 2011 card. Yes, this was taken on summer vacation, as it is every year... when we are all tanned, relaxed, happy and not running in 400 different directions. I evened managed to squeak a REAL smile out of Sweet Son, who loathes picture day with his whole teenage boy heart. I also get them printed in September, not because I am some super organized freak, but because Shutterfly runs some SWEET deals in the summer allowing me to order my 250 cards without having to take out a second mortgage on my house.
Now there's some JOY!
And inside are these two cuties... looking back at our 2010 card I'm just a tad distraught as it appears in the last year a MAN and a TEENAGER GIRL moved in and someone kidnapped my babies... seriously, who ARE these people and what did you do with my kids???


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So, hey.
Have you been watching the Bachelor?
Because I sure have.
I've been putting aside my (weird?) addiction to Survivor for the time being to watch this Totes All Class Reality TV Show.
Ooh they ladies be crazy. And scary. Okay so it's what – 50% editing, 50% actual douchebaggery? – but still, there's a good portion of them that come off scary and crazy.
I was sorry to see Emily stalk off. She was great TV. Totally the sort of girl who cut you down to size ruthlessly when you were only 12 years old and had no idea that being a bitch was something your peers could be. But, ah, she chose to flounce. Good flounce. A worrying lack of clips of her post-flounce – c'mon producers, didn't she act out the finale of the storyline you had planned for her?
(Post rose ceremony: Ebru "she changed the course of the night"- eek. That was really catty.)
I like Heather – great soundbites. (You know what? I actually really liked Jacinda, as she had The Best soundbites. That grenade mime of hers was awesome.) Although Heather seems like the sort of girl that was always way too cool for you to be friends with, because she is so smart & sarcastic. I also love her lemon face when she hears about the other girls' dates.
Snezana is drop dead gorgeous, and Bach can clearly not keep his body parts off her. This makes me think she'll go far, even to final 2. But part of me wonders if despite his outward acceptance, Bach is going to stumble at the fact she has a daughter, and pass her over with some fake noble talk about how he wants to do the right thing by her & her daughter…
(En passant: I'm pretty sure the theme music for Jurassic Park is playing through most of Bach & Snezana's encounters. Call me crazy, but I hear it. Like one of the producers thought, this couple is having A Moment here, we need some dramatic music, what've we got in the archives…)
Ebru or one of the gatecrasher girls is going next. I haven't seen enough of the gatecrashers to figure it out yet.
Wait there's an episode tonight! Right this minute, probably! Curse this not-having-a-tv-thing. I guess we'll find out soon if my guess is right…
Oh if you are watching this Very Serious Television Show About True Love Don't You Know, then you oughta read Buzzfeed's recap of the first episode, Anal Glands and White Roses, because it's awesome.
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Getting Involved
There are many ways to get involved in community service through YHHAP. We have volunteer opportunities for a wide variety of interests, skills, and commitment availability. Each engagement with YHHAP directly impacts men and women facing hunger or homelessness. Why not lend a hand?
Do it once
Looking for a one-time involvement? Some YHHAP projects have regular one-time opportunities. (Serve a meal with Hunger Heroes; write an Echo story; or sign-up for the YHHAP Fast), but most single service needs arise week-to-week. To be informed about the latest service activity, sign up for YHHAP news!
do it project
The best way to become engaged in YHHAP and New Haven is to join a YHHAP Project. Projects range from food collection to case management, clothing distribution to tax preparation. Most do not require an application, and all are always excited to welcome new volunteers. See the projects page for ideas.
do it ongoing
In addition to our service projects, YHHAP undertakes a variety of outreach initiatives, including advocacy, fundraising, and policy development. To inquire about these opportunities or to join our leadership, simply contact us. At YHHAP, new ideas are constantly unfolding, and we want your voice at our table.


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Success stories
Dayne, 2nd grade
Dayne's mother recognized he was not thriving at school and giving up because of his poor reading and writing skills. In an effort to get Dayne turned around as quickly as possible, regain his interest in school and learning, his mother signed him up for private tutoring. We worked together for one hour per week at the beginning of the school year. By December, during the Holiday break, when Dayne's grandmother asked him how his reading was coming along – he replied with a big smile, and said – my tutor is teaching me the secret code of reading!
Carter, 1st grade
Carter, at the young age of 7, had already begun losing interest in school because reading was such a challenge for him. During the summer break after 1st grade, Carter began an accelerated tutoring program with two, one hour, sessions per week. Within a few weeks, Carter began to light up and told his mom, "I can read now!"
Nathan, Kindergarten
Nathan struggled with making the connection between speech sounds and their letter graphemes, which made him resort to guessing every word when trying to read. So, mid-year, in Kindergarten, Nathan began individual tutoring using the Barton program. This program gave Nathan the amount of repetition he needed to strengthen his brain connections, ultimately teaching him how to read and write. After achieving one really difficult exercise, I praised him by saying, "Way to go, your brain just grew bigger!" – he turned his head with a huge smile, and put his hands on his head, to see if he could feel that his brain had grown!
Twin boys, 1st grade
Since the age of three, these twin boys worked with a speech pathologist due to poor articulation skills. Then, because of additional learning difficulties, one of the twins began individual tutoring using the Barton program. Within the first month, the speech teacher had noticed how much his speech skills had improved and also become so much better than his twin. Moving forward, both of the twins began receiving individual tutoring.
Kaitlyn, 2nd grade
After Kaitlyn scored below the 1st percentile in second grade reading, she was diagnosed with dyslexia. She began private individual tutoring, two hours per week, using the Barton program. Within seven months, she was retested and ranked in the 50th percentile for her age. We were so excited, encouraged and thrilled!
Julia, 5th grade
Julia was 10 years old and could only read five pre-primer words. She was intelligent and very articulate but could not break the reading code. For two months we worked hard and it seemed like we weren't making much progress however, at month three, something clicked! Her mother called crying and said her daughter read to her for the very first time. She was so encouraged and I was hooked on the benefits of the Barton program!


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Good stories at different school levels
OK, some people find they enjoy shows focused on students or people within specific age groups. I have a friend who would like to see more good, clean stories focused on college students (like Kamisama Dolls). I'm cool with all age groups but would enjoy seeing a semi-serious and well-drawn show centered on grade-schoolers, similar to Card Captor Sakura in art quality and cleanliness. There are several great shows built largely on the lives of grade-schoolers that aren't so clean, such as Ro-Kyu-Bu, Zettai Karen Children and Kyou no Go no Ni, and I like those as well, but I'm focusing here on the cleaner works. Other age groups are also good, and romance and conflict over mature issues is fine and welcome; since I was going to ask about elementary and college, I figured I'd just ask for a break-down of good shows focused on each school level. Manga's OK, but for this one no full-blown H.
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Well, for elementary school there's... Kodomo no Omocha, Gakuen Alice, Dennou Coil, and Figure 17... all are "clean" I believe.
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Does Alice have any serious stuff? I'll admit I only saw a small portion of it.
Also, did Kodocha ever get fully released or what? What I last heard it was licensed and therefore you couldn't easily find it for DL, but the licensing company only released one season, meaning that it's nearly impossible to get anything from the rest of the series.
Are there any college-level ones with lots of action like Kamisama Dolls?
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Slowly settling in after a move from the Big Smoke to the Big Apple. Not long before leaving London I had started taking surreptitious portraits of people in the Underground, as it allowed me to get at unusual angles and/or close range. I'm continuing this in the NYC subway for portraiture reference and character design. Here is a handful drawn from hundreds of my "stolen" snaps. More on my IG https://lnkd.in/gZBewuH
All Hallows' Eve Dump
Double Negative did a lot of the work, if not all of the work, on the Sci-fi thriller LIFE. This set are designs for Baby Calvin. Basically, a wonton dumpling from hell
I finally got into Z-brush earlier this year...These are very basic creature sketch sculpts if you will...but having a lot of fun pushing digital clay around.
This motley crew may look like they're done in ink but they all started as the Ty Shelton facial anatomy/skull Tool in Z-brush. I pushed and pulled the original skull beyond recognition (I hope), then took them into photoshop and messed with them a bit more... so it was a very organic process. The high frequency of the detail comes from the starkly lit plastic texture on the original sculpt.
This was a concept for the sci-fi horror film Spectral on Netflix.
Kong: Skull Island
Wonder Woman concepts
Ava_Ex Machina
Initial ideas for Ava's skin
Legacy of Kain concept art
These were some early concepts done for what was to be Dead Sun, the latest installment of the Legacy of Kain action adventure franchise. I'm not sure if any of this work was eventually used, as midway through, the project changed hands and presumably went in a different direction. This spin-off is now Nosgoth, and currently in closed Beta, with a lot of the artwork and screenshots etc. released on the official website.
Slow work week...
These started as copies of Walker Evans' portraits (taken surreptitiously in NY subways with a camera in his coat), and eventually ended up, (a bit altered from the originals) as mugshots of sorts. Many of them have the same feel, maybe because of the blank stares on the faces of unsuspecting subway travelers photographered head on by Evans.
Bad Textures...
As I use a lot of textures and patterns for VFX concept work, I thought I would start a visual diary of overlooked or unusual ones I come across while out and about.
Monster Mashup!
London..In the year 2000
Under Tommorow's Sky...
This is a completed version of another piece I did for the Under Tommorrow's Sky project. The previous version up on the site is quite different and I wasn't happy with it. I kept the main elements but gave it more of an illustrative and graphic treatment with a bit more color.
Somewhere near Nowhere...
The Unknown
Digging some more stuff out from the past. These are some of the concepts I did for Alp Altiner's The Unknown project.
Some of my work will be part of this ongoing exhibition exploring visions of a future city.
Here is a final version of one of the sketches I did for the project.
August 10th, 2012. Eindhoven
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Cog & Turbine
Desert vehicle designs
Color Boards
This is a piece that started off a while ago as an illustration for another collaborative project with Daniel Cox. I thought I'd dig it back up as I wanted to explore a bit more the graphic popart style using photos, type, shapes etc... I tried several different versions and settled with this one, although I will probably look back at it in a while and think its too busy. It was a lot of fun, but after using the pen tool for the first( and last) time, I'll be sticking to a pencil!
Sketches for The Servant
Referenced pencil drawings, scanned and colored in photoshop.
More Costume Sketches
The Servant
The idea and name of "The Servant" was originally proposed by my friend and colleague Daniel Cox with whom I've been collaborating with on a couple of projects.
I'm further developing the designs and story which I would ideally like to see as an animated short or storybook. Originally, I had laid out the the whole thing in a 22 page comic format of which I pulled some frames from. More stuff to come...
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I read this article in the NY Times today about fireplaces in the garden. They said that fireplaces are the poor mans swimming pool and that hotelier Andre Balazs and interior designer Johanthan Adler started the trend with designs for hotels that opened in 2007 and 2004 respectively.
I have just a little bone to pick here.
While I wholeheartedly agree that trends for the home garden often build off those started in hospitality properties (I have said that before here) and I think that Johnathan Adler and Andre Balazs are creating really great and interesting destinations (I have said that before here and here) I think it is wholly unfair to give these two credit for a trend that was actually started not by hoteliers and interior designers but by landscape and garden designers. I designed my first outdoor fireplace for a home garden in 2002 and I can assure you that my clients and I were not some sort of trend setters. Fire features were at the Chelsea flower show years before.
What gets me here is the regular and consistent placing of landscape and garden designers as second fiddle and not the true design professionals and artists that they are. Like other design professionals, garden designers and landscape designers can be quite edgy and arty (think Tony Heywood, Martha Schwartz, and Diarmuid Gavin), glamorous and fashionable (think CZ Guest, Arabella Lennox Boyd, and Gabriela Yariv) and truly forward thinking (think Patrick Blanc and Topher Delaney). What irks me is that so often roof gardens, terraces and other intimate outdoor places are designed by interior designers or architects (often to great initial visual success) but almost always to disastrous long term effects (plants that won't survive, materials that won't hold up, etc.). The message is anyone can put together a garden just like anyone can put together and room in a house. Yes, anyone can, but if you want to be successful at it you need to do your homework, or hire a professional. I am tired of other design professionals getting all the kudos for what landscape professionals do better (and first) . Do you agree?
At least the article featured this lovely fireplace by Jay Griffith – an actual landscape designer.
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I agree, everyone should stick at what they're good at. I would never attempt to design an interior, why should an interior designer design a garden? We don't just add the plants after the other professions have made all the important decisions!
Wow. I think I designed my first outdoor fireplace in 96′ and I definately wasn't for a "poor man". I definately wasn't the trend setter either.
I think Landscape Architects have the same issue with Architects and Engineers making some of the design decisions and many times being clearly out of their element.
On the other hand, that hanging lamp / chandelier has me worried. 😉
The picture of garden fireplace
is really nice! I also believe that the landscape designers are arty and forward thinking.
Thanks or referring to my daughter-Gabriela Yariv-in your blog on outdoor fireplaces.. That definitely proves that you are a person of discerning taste. While we are at it,please ask her to send you photos of the succulents ,cacti and rock desert garden (cum pool)she designed for our home in Pasadena,CA. That certainly could not have been done by a 5th Ave,or a Rodeo Drive, interior decorator.
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Multiple residents of Norwood in St, Lawrence observed an unidentified high flying "saturn-shaped" object that cruised at low speed overhead and then moved away.
A silvery object. Two hemispheres divided by a rotating ring.
The object shoots a beam of light.
He spotted six, luminous spherical craft with hazy rings around them flying in a trail high in the sky above him.
Through binoculars, these objects were distinguishable as red spheres, circled by yellow rings inclined at an angle in such a way that the bases of the spheres were were almost completely hidden.
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Sarah Shaw & Jan Whitley. The beings took both women into a hovering Saturn-shaped craft, with a rim or platform around it. It glowed with various colors and made a whining sound. Sarah felt herself floating into the craft on a beam of light.
The Trinidade Island Photographs. Professional photographer Almiro Barauna would take a sequence of pictures of this UFO off of a Naval vessel. More than 50 witnesses saw the UFO, including the ship's Captain.
A series of pictures were taken off the coast of Brazil showing a "saturn"- shaped object. Dozens of witnesses. Skeptics claim the pictures are fake, but have no evidence that such is the case.
The machine and its occupants were surrounded by a glowing halo of light.
Six concentric rings encircled the object, which was crested with a dome and emitted a bluish glow.
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The area below the windows glowed with a bluish light. The outer ring between the blue light and the rim was rotating counterclockwise, casting off a halo of light that changed from orange to white with an overall tinge of blue and green.
One silver, diamond-shaped object with several balls constantly in very fast motion around it, and much light.
Sidney Zipkin. Two small beings, shiny black garb. Saturn-shaped craft seen near ground in truck headlights; beings boarded, took off straight up.
It was surrounded by a glow or halo.
Doreen Kendall. It was silvery metallic, 50 ft wide and Saturn shaped, and had "a necklace of lights" around its middle. The dome on top was transparent and brightly lit; because it was tilted downward, toward her, she was able to see two tall male figures of human appearance wearing tight fitting uniforms of a dark, soft looking material.
Aristeu Machado. Two small humanoids on rim of Saturn-shaped craft with flashing lights on the underside; craft took off, skimming ocean surface (see section V).
Puente de Herrera. One human-size being, dark tight-fitting garb, entered Saturn-shaped craft, which took off with an intense whistling sound.
Alois Olenick. Two small humanoids, grayish skin, visible in dome of Saturn-shaped craft.
At each end of the object was rings releasing multi-colored flashes of light.
Translucent, spherical, Saturn-like object with sparkling lights inside, is observed by a retired civil engineer.
Saturn-type object hovers directly over children on the playground at school. Massive vibration felt in immediate area.
Two officers from dispatched from Edgware Police Station after receiving call from witness observe object through a pair of binoculars : "...The officers obtained a pair of binoculars and studued the object through them and obsereved the object was circular in the middle with a dome on the top and underneath. The middle of the object had blue lights around the middle and red/pink lights on the extreme right of the middle. The dome on the top had blue and white flashing lights, the dome underneath was blue and green, red/pink with white flashes...."
They observed the object for about an hour and during that time the object moved erratically from side to side, up and dow, and to and fro not venturing from the originla position.
Pilot's drawing (taken from his official report)
Japan Airlines, 17 November 1986. Whilst flying a cargo plane from Iceland to Anchorage, Alaska, the crew observed three walnut-shaped UFOs. One of the objects was enormous, many times the size of their Boeing 747 aircraft. The pilot, Kenju Terauchi, described the UFO as being twice the size of an aircraft carrier. The objects performed extraordinary maneuvers and stayed with the plane for 400 miles (640km). The incident was also confirmed on ground radar.
Within seconds, an object (saucer with top & bottom domes) proceeded to pass him. (Exhibit 4J). UFO was size of standard car and tilted left to avoid hitting barn. It passed him, moved in front, then tilted right to avoid hitting house. Powerlines, trees were also adjacent to house. UFO went straight ahead and then shot straight up, paused and then accelerated out of sight. When the UFO passed (the car) there was a slight stall to his automobile engine, headlights, dashboard (lights) dimmed and radio went out for a few seconds. He saw windows in top and bottom domes. Object glowed a greenish- yellow. Multicolored lights seen around rim (primarily red, orange, but some blue and green). Object had bright blue light in center of bottom dome and antenna-like thing on both top and bottom domes. He described them as "weather vanes".
Alejandro Backle.
Severo Zavala.
Merida, Yucatan UFO footage in ZIP (file format) links: Link 1 , Link 2
UFO Photos of a "flattened sphere with ring at the equator."
Reportedly the object immobilized two cars, and was moving extremely swiftly and without noise.
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text: Air Conditioner Replacement: what to do when your air conditioner stops working Posted May 28, 2015 Living in coolness in the summer can be taken for granted, mainly until you feel a taste of anxiety with an air conditioner malfunction. It can occur at the worst moments; you're eating lunch and abruptly recognize how warm your kitchen feels or you can't fall asleep at night because you are so warm wrapped in your covers. Think you're feeling this discomfort? It might be the moment for an air conditioner replacement. Often times, it isn't the thermostat's mistake; the settings can be running appropriately, but it still reads that the temperature is over 80 degrees. It's usually caused by an outdated or faulty air conditioner that requires a call to the pros to find out what's wrong. There are many causes for why air conditioners break down, especially considering the weather in Rapid City. Here are a couple of things that you can examine for before you call Street Heating & Sheet Metal Inc if you think your air conditioner has quit working: Broken outdoor fan motor: There is a fan motor on your external air conditioning system that helps move the heat from your home to the outdoors. If you inspect your system and discover that the fan isn't functioning properly, it means that the heat transfer isn't occurring, causing the warm air to stay in your home. This failure can also cause overheating of the compressor and other likely internal damage to your system. Dirty filters: It's one of the most common problems that Street Heating & Sheet Metal Inc sees. These filthy filters in your air conditioner lower suitable airflow, affecting the air quality in your home, which is really difficult when allergy season comes around. Filthy air filters can also decrease the efficiency in your home and boost your monthly energy costs. Blocked air flow: Always search for an barrier or blockage in your return-air or supply-air grille. This can set off your air conditioner to lose efficiency and slow down. TIP: Make sure the grilles aren't hidden by furniture or other home items, also. Outside obstructions: Proper air flow could be also deterred from outdoor barriers close to your system, such as shrubbery, trees, lawn chairs, etc. When the air flow is hindered, it can affect it's cooling capacities. Make sure that your system is unrestricted by obstacles and is cleaned frequently to reduce the chance of air conditioner replacement. Once you've worked through these four system checks and your air conditioner still isn't running, here are a list of questions and additional checks that you should look into and answer to get your system up and functioning again. (Only progress to the next question if the system doesn't turn on after doing the step before it): Is your thermostat temperature set below the indoor temperature? Is your system switch in the COOL spot? Is the outdoor unit power supply switch ON? Is the furnace/air handler power supply ON? Is your house fuse box/breaker box whole or has it blown a fuse or tripped a circuit breaker? If none of these things fix your system function, call Street Heating & Sheet Metal Inc at 605-342-5107. Don't let an air conditioner breakdown or replacement keep you up at night. If you follow these procedures and keep your system under regular maintenance, you should have you air conditioner operating again in no time. Our team at Street Heating & Sheet Metal Inc in Rapid City is always here to be of service – give us a call at 605-342-5107. Back To Blog


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Redevelopment planned for old Colonial Court apartments near Plaza
Price Development Group, a firm active in developing apartments in the urban core, has purchased the old Colonial Court apartments near the Country Club Plaza with an eye towards redeveloping the prominent location with a new residential project.
Monte Wendler of Price Development said his firm purchased the 17-building Colonial Court complex at the southwest corner of 46th and Jefferson streets from the Mulhern family. The aging brick apartments were built in 1946 and Wendler said the site, which is only a block north of the Plaza, is ideal for redevelopment.
"This was a terrific opportunity to acquire a premier location within the Country Club Plaza of about 2 1/2 acres," he said. "It's a terrific piece of land, we don't have a use yet and we'll be working on that over the next several months."
About a quarter of the 82 apartments are currently uninhabitable, and Wendler said the remaining units are mostly occupied. Tenants will be allowed to continue living there on short-term leases until a redevelopment plan is determined.
Price Development already is developing a 177-unit luxury apartment project, 46 Penn, nearby at 46th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Construction of that $30 million project is underway.
Price Brothers, an affiliated firm, also recently purchased the nearby Neptune Apartments at 333 W. 46th Terr. and renovated that 96-unit building. And Price Development recently completed a 71-unit apartment project at 39th Street andState Line
Road by University of Kansas Medical Center.
This is not the first time in recent years the redevelopment of the Colonial Court property has been contemplated.
In 2003, Sherrill Mulhern, the former owner, proposed demolishing the apartments and replacing them with a contemporary apartment project. That plan was eligible for Chapter 53 tax incentives, a 100 percent property tax abatement for 10 years and a 50 percent abatement for 15 years.
Five years ago, a Denver developer received approval for a $123 million project on the site that included a nine-story senior apartment building and a 12-story hotel. While that 46 Summit project failed to move forward, the highrise zoning remains intact for the Colonial Court property.
Mulhern said her sale of the property to Price Development also includes the existing Chapter 53 redevelopment plan for multi-family residences. The price of the Colonial Court property was not disclosed. RED Brokerage handled the transaction.


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Summer Saviours
Ditching the skinny jeans for fear they may fuse to your legs, SULA's (sweaty upper lip alert) and the obligation to sit outside at any available opportunity for fear of being accused of wasting the weather, means summer is in full swing. Here are some of my favourite beauty products for getting through the summer.
Since my pins haven't seen the light of day since around last September, a little bit of faking it is essential, just so as not to draw attention to their bright glare on the tube. My one and only, favourite go to product is the Nip + Fab 365 Body Glow Fix. This gentle clear gel hydrates skin and gives a natural tint, for a lovely sun kissed glow. I get dry eczema-y patches on my arms and it's gentle enough not to aggravate it. Not only that but it doesn't have that typical fake tan smell, which I cannot bear - I'd rather not bother. It applies easily and is quick drying leaving a streak free finish. It also lasts remarkably well; I could put on one layer on Monday and on Wednesday I'll still have some colour, after that it'll go a bit patchy, as all do, but if applied every day it builds a lovely colour while hydrating skin. I almost wouldn't try anything else..
On those hot, sunny, sweaty days foundation doesn't last long anyway; A CC Cream is a great way just to even out ones complexion for a quick and easy base. This L'Oreal Nude Magique Anti Redness CC Cream neutralises red tones, which is great for me as naturally I have quite red cheeks. Plus it also has SPF 20 which is a bonus. It makes a great starter step for under foundation too if you want more coverage.
Sticking with the bronzey theme, a good bronzer is the ultimate product for making your face look alive and kicking. I have reverted back to my old fav, the classic that is the Nars Laguna Bronzer. I really think it's a flawless bronzer which is light enough to lightly swish over the parts of your face the sun naturally hits, with a gentle shimmer to brighten your complexion. The tone of it is equally great for building up a contour. It's the perfect all rounder I love it. With a great bronzer, a great highlighter is equally essential, a very recent, on a whim purchase of mine was the Mac Mineralise Skinfinish in Lightscapade but i've immediately fallen in love with it. The marbled pastel blues, pinks, peaches and yellows mix together into the most beautiful, luminous, natural glow. It really just gently puts life into your complexion. Some powder highlights can look really chunky and gritty and glittery, this is incredibly finely milled and is so subtle you could be mistaken for thinking it was cream.
The next product is a great multi-tasker, the Caudalie Beauty Elixir is hydrates skin, boosts radiance, reduces pore size and refreshes skin. It can be used before make up, or afterwards to help set it. On a hot day, it's lovely later on in the day as a refreshing burst to your complexion and also somehow wakes you up a bit. This would be particularly great if you're in air conditioned offices as a desktop product. Another recent acquisition, I've already noticed my complexion looks more even, and i've had less break outs. It's definitely a welcome addition to my skincare routine.
Onto the colour, the only lipstick I've used in recent weeks is the Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Juicy Papaya, a lovely coral colour. I love the look of coral lipsticks but I wanted something a little more subtle I could wear every day, and I have, almost every single day since I bought it. It's a lovely summery shade that goes with everything. There is one downside- it's not long wearing, but you can't expect that from such a balmy product. Plus you could re-apply it with your eyes closed so it's not a major issue to me. This is the only Revlon Lip Butter I currently own, but I definitely want to get more!
Summer is all about pastel nail polishes, my absolute favourite is Essie's Romper Room, the perfect pastel pink. I love bright shades but stay away from them on the whole unless it's for a particular occasion as they don't go with so much. But this has the right amount of white in it which means it goes with everything. All of Essie's nail polishes are very long wearing, which is key with pastel shades as once they chip it's hard not to notice.
So if you find time between: instagramming and snap chatting every ice cream, pimms, posh cider or salad #cleaneating (snapchats may also include photos of the sky with the temperature filter); the intimate summer nights of 'don't touch me i'm boiling' 'get away'; entering every room announcing 'phwoar, hot out..' and removing every trace of body hair, give some of these a try.
I'd also love to hear about any products you couldn't get through summer without!
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Bonus Mall Promotions: October
Bad Boy's Edition!
A new month, a brand new promotion in our Bonus Mall to reward our loyal players. And this time, with a much awaited new eidolon release, we will celebrate all our powerful male Gods in the world of Azuria and the dark power of the underworld.
Eidolon Release: Cerberus
There's a new male in town! His name is Cerberus, and we are already certain he is pretty much an alpha dog. Cerberus, as you might recall from the legendary myths about him, has a very special task in the Underworld: he is known as Hades's "hound" and it is his job to guard the Gate to the Underworld and prevent the souls of the dead from escaping.
Of course, it's not all work in Cerberus's life. Like any other committed pet to his owner, he is very loving, loyal and protective towards Hades (which brings some headaches to Hades himself, from time to time, given the strong competition between Cerberus and Hermes for Hades's attention). Cerberus would do anything to make his Master proud, reason why he is very feared in the human world and really strong in battle. He often summons the power of his pack to complete his goals, and with the company of the Spirit Dogs from Hell, there isn't anything he can't accomplish.
His powerful skills involves several talents: He will give you a 20% chance of ZEAL, increase the fire damage taken to your enemies in a 30%, clean you and party members from negative status, and increase your movement speed in a 20%. Every men best friend, you could say!
Bad Boy's Promotions:
Like any other respectful dog, Cerberus will be coming with his pack: Besides her key of gaia and key fragments, the Underworld will making a strong presence with both Hades and Hermes keys and fragments at a promotional price. Plus, fans of our bad boys will have a chance to grab on Lucifer's, Uriel's, Alucard's, Bealdor's, Rhodri's and Tyr's Key Fragments.
Also! Exclusive costumes to dress up those bad boys in Azuria: Rock of Ages, Modern Soldier, Laharl and Hades's costume sets. A cool ride for those cool boys: Cars, Bikes, an exclusive golven mortocycle AND the release of a brand new winged lion mount.
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Diversity Week
Every class chose a book to study and discuss. The children had some fabulous things to say and learnt a lot from one book. We displayed our work for everyone to see.
Reception children read "The Family Book" and talked about how different families were. The children were able to talk about their own families and understand how different other children's families were. They decided that it was fine to be different!
In Year 3 we read "My world, your world" to learn about similarities between people all over the world. We might look different but everyone has similar feelings and emotions. Our gingerbread people are all different but are friends.
Year 5 read "It's OK to be different" and after much discussion they decided that it definitely was! They made colourful posters to fit the messages in the book.
Hebden Royd is a diverse school.
We are all pleased to be different and to work happily together.
KS1 read "Whoever You Are". They decided that everyone looked different. Some have different coloured eyes, different coloured hair, are different sizes, have different skin colour but each of us has the same amount of love to give. The children enjoyed putting together the display and each of their different pieces of work made it special.
Year 4 read the story of "Tango makes three" about two daddy penguins who complete their family with a baby penguin called Tango. It's based on a true story! The children made their penguin outlines as colourful and as diverse as possible.
Year 6 discussed how some people can be prejudiced and really liked the simple message on this Stonewall poster. They designed T shirts that sent simple messages about other things that people might be prejudiced about.


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The Packers are hardly the only team to be hit hard by injuries this season, but they had a particularly vicious Sunday against the Redskins. The results of MRI Monday in Green Bay could go a long way in determining how they recover.
Tight end Jermichael Finley, defensive tackle Ryan Pickett, linebacker Clay Matthews, tight end Donald Lee, and special teamer Derrick Martin will undergo further testing after leaving Sunday's game in Washington. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers needs to pass concussion tests to play next week against Miami.
"It's never been this bad. I've never experienced it in my 10 years," Pickett said via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
While running back Ryan Grant and linebacker Nick Barnett won't be returning this year, it remains to be seen how serious the injuries above are. Packers fans feel like the sky is falling, but it's only Week Five.
The Packers face the Dolphins, Vikings, Jets, and Cowboys the next four weeks before their bye. If they can just survive that stretch with, say, a 5-4 record, they will be in good enough shape to get healthy and make a playoff push late.
That's what championship-caliber teams do, regardless of injuries.


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Recycling your glasses: Give the gift of Sight
For those of us who are able to see clearly without eyeglasses we may take the gift of sight for granted. We depend on our vision for many things in life. We use the gift of sight to work, cook and simply have fun in our day to day activities. Now imagine doing all these daily activities without the gift of sight. Sounds hard right?
For many low income individuals, glasses are not something that everyone can afford. Eye exams, frames and lenses can add up to be quite a bit. They can be especially expensive for those of us without insurance.
For those of us who wear glasses, we often have a few pairs lying around from our past. These lenses most likely cost a couple hundred dollars each; it would be a shame to throw them away! Clean them up a little bit and do something good for your heart and fellow citizen. If we have you thinking about donating those used or outdated eyeglasses here are two good programs:
Check out Lens Crafters and Lions Recycle for Sight:
Lens Crafters has the One Sight program which has been around since 1998 and their mission is to "provide better sight for all—everything from free eye care to eyewear to important research that will change how people see tomorrow".
The Lion's club has locations all around the world where they use donated glasses to help others see well. Volunteers ensure that these glasses can be shipped at minimal costs. You can donate glasses locally; typical locations include libraries, schools, community centers, places of worship, coffee shops, optometrist offices and other public locations.
So next time you are checking out a new pair of frames don't forget about those 250 million people that need glasses but cannot afford them. Take the extra time to donate your old pair and make a difference in someone's life.


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Maxiell is a physical specimen, just built like a brick house. He has a defensive mentality and a nasty streak that would make offensive linemen cry.
On the court, his reputation is that of a garbage man who competes extremely hard, and he has a motor that does not stop. His muscular arms and upper body would be a perfect fit for a defensive end as they are forced to use their arms a lot to "swim" around offensive tackles. Plus, he just looks like a football player.
Backups: Elton Brand (6-8, 255), Kenyon Martin (6-7, 245), Leon Powe (6-7, 240)
His stocky body is similar to that of an NFL linebacker's, and his overall power is great for a man his size. I can see him also playing running back, though I like him better at middle linebacker because of his leadership and height. His supreme foot agility and read and react play would make him an outstanding 'backer. He also has that killer instinct when the game is on the line that you want from your defensive leaders.
Wells is a playmaker, and I think he would do just that at the linebacker position if he could put on a few pounds. One area you have to be good at to be a linebacker is footwork, and with Wells' rebounding prowess, a skill that requires good footwork, I see him succeeding there.
He has good anticipation skills and I'll just say it his bad-boy image suits him well for the defensive side of the ball.
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'Witches Of East End' Clip: Ingrid Experiments With 'Magic Brownies'
HollywoodLife.com has a very 'special' first look at Sunday's all-new 'Witches!' Watch and enjoy Rachel Boston at her comedic best.
With all the Adam drama in her life, Ingrid's scenes have been pretty heavy as of late. So I think you'll love this clip from the Nov. 10 episode of Lifetime's Witches of East End — obtained exclusively by HollywoodLife.com — which finds Rachel Boston back at her quick-witted best. (The fact that Ingrid might be supernaturally stoned certainly doesn't hurt!)
In the scene, Freya (Jenna Dewan Tatum) struggles to understand her sister, as she rambles about Archibald, Athena and Fair Haven — none of which makes any sense, until Freya discovers the source of Ingrid's sputtering: magically tainted brownies.
Freya wisely passes on the brownies Ingrid offers her, choosing instead to visit Dash (Eric Winter) and then go to work. Seriously, only in this scenario would work actually seem like a better idea than brownies.
HollywoodLifers, are you loving Witches of East End as much as we are? Watch the preview clip below, then drop a comment with your thoughts on the show so far!
WATCH: Ingrid Cooks Up A Batch Of 'Magic Brownies'
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The worst product/customer service experience I've had since the front wheel fell off my Fiat. Laptop is 9 months old.
It worked properly for 6. I've spent the remaining 3 months haggling on the phone, continually downloading the same operating program, being told to "be quiet and do what I tell you to do" by a clueless Indian customer "service" agent, doing the same "diagnostics over & over, sending it in for repairs twice only to have it returned in worse condition both times. Just received a "refurbished" replacement which started crackling like a Geiger counter the first time I turned it on.
Does anyone bother to check their work before shipping it? I get the sense that they just try to grind you down until you give up and walk away.
Product or Service Mentioned: Dell Inspiron 7000 Laptop.
Reason of review: Damaged or defective.
Did you not contact Dell regarding it? After all its a new order right? Does not seem to be a good order experience!
Overall Dell is know to have a good customer service by off late things have been changing and a lot of negativity is surrounding their customer service and order experience that they provide


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If you travel between many African countries, especially if travelling from one where there is a problem to another where is no problem, you also need Yellow Fever certificate!
If you travel between many African countries, especially if travelling from one where there is a problem to another where is no problem, you also need Yellow Fever certificate!
Если враг в пределах досягаемости, то и вы тоже!
I also had to get a yellow fever vaccine last summer in Moscow for a trip to Africa, and in the end I had to go to a clinic. American Medical Center explained to me at that time that they just didn't do vaccines, and other main clinics my co-workers are working with had similar answers, either they didn't have that specific vaccine, or just not doing them.
Place I went to was Поликлиника №1 Управления делами Президента Российской Федерации, (www.vipmed.ru) it's near Old Arbat. Was pretty easy to do. For anybody getting a yellow fever vaccine, you should ask the clinic to give you a vaccination card for it, as in some cases these countries that you are visiting which have the yellow fever risk, they may require this vaccine certificate as part of visa application or similar.
I ended up needing to get quite a few immunizations, and 2 of them this clinic couldn't provide - polio and meningitis. The immunologist told me I would probably not find these vaccines at all in Russia. I asked the immunologist how it's not possible to get these. The conversation was a bit strange, as for polio she said 'Russians just don't get sick with that' which I challenged her on to say was she really serious?...she wouldn't change her answer on that. For meningitis she said only place to get it would be in children's clinic as that is where it is typically done, but then she said it may turn into bureaucratic exercise to become adult patient of a children's clinic.
In the end I just went to a clinic in UK during a business trip and got those 2 done.
But for the vaccines they can do, I would recommend that clinic I went to. I had to go there 3 or 4 times for the various shots and it was a pretty straight-forward experience.
http://www.smclinic.ru/services/vakcinacia/ - here they offer 950 rub for polio and 1650 for meningococcal one.
All the world's Kremlin,
And all the men and women merely agents
Yes, in SM Clinic you can do Yellow Fever vaccination, but problem only in language (their language). Maybe if you will take translator, it will be easy to get it. My husband did this vaccination lat year for trip. If you need there are adresses of filials: http://medbooking.com/sm-clinics (tranlate on Google translate).
hi Everyone
I went to Vipmed for my yellow fever vaccine
You go there and must go to Office or room 205 at first
Then they take you downstairs to do the papers and vipmed card ( it takes 15)
You go back to room 205 where they explain you the side efects etc of the vaccine
Then younhave to,wait 25 , for the vaccine to be aired , its applied and you have to seat outside for around 30..
They are very proffesional
The you pay around 60 dollars un Russian money


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See you there!
March 4, 2014
6:30 - 8:30
The Club at Eaglebrooke
1300 Eaglebrooke Blvd.
Lakeland, Florida 33813
No motorcycles (and I assume no horses?)
Slow down while driving, they usually have a motorcycle cop speed-check at the bend. (But they don't allow motorcycles....)
Tell the really nice guard at the gate that you are here for the Writers Group. Then keep on the road and eventually the Club is on your left. We meet in the conference room on your left inside the double doors. Usually.


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Our goal is a cooperative one: to serve those who serve ice cream as a profession.
Since our inception in 1946, our membership has grown to represent every state in New England, as well as quite a few from surrounding states. Our ranks include businesses ranging from the "giants" of the industry to small, single-person operations. Our efforts are supported by our industry suppliers, who support us as Associate Members.
We were founded on the concept of information exchange. NEICRA is the hub around which ideas, technology, and techniques are shared for mutual benefit. This exchange is meant to improve the way you do business, increase your profits, and make your enterprise more successful.
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Melbourne based Beaziyt Worcou has one hell of a portfolio for a recent graduate. She's just finished her studies at Monash University and is available for projects and collaborations. She has some lovely printed pieces with a strong eye for typography and publication design.
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Designing frustrating software. Why poor product design is all too common–and how to avoid it with six key design ideas"
In the software world, poor product design can lead to frustration and wasted time for our customers. Luckily for those of us who make software, users won't notice less-than-optimal design until after they've paid for our product! Because of this fact, developers can safely ignore pesky considerations like "usability" and "good design" without negatively impacting the success of a product. After all, isn't it better to measure success by initial sales than by customer satisfaction?
In this presentation, Sanjeev will teach developers, testers, and designers how to save valuable time during the usability design phase of the product cycle and apply it where it really counts: on developing new features. He will present his "Six Steps to Success", which help developers write feature-packed products without spending too much time on trivialities like usability.
On the other hand, Kendra will provide real, concrete practices that software engineers can use in their daily routines to improve the usability of the products they create. She will also present simple ways to test designs against real-life scenarios. Although usability is a topic that has been covered at great length, many of the accepted design conventions lack explanations of where and how to apply them. Worse still, others are entirely untrue or outdated. Kendra will turn Sanjeev's "Six Steps to Success" into six key design ideas that will be useful for anyone who is interested in understanding how usability can help them design a better product.
This month's talk will be presented by Sanjeev Verma from Microsoft and Kendra Yourtee from Amazon
Kendra Yourtee has worked as a User Interface (UI) Program Manager for over three years, and was previously a UI tester. She knows firsthand what happens when users can't use products—they take their business elsewhere. Kendra graduated from Boston University with a double degree in computer science and mathematics but found her real passion was for customer-centered UI design. In her current role as a Technical Program Manager at Amazon.com she works hard to design simple solutions for complex problems.
Thursday, March 27, 20086:00 P.M. Networking and refreshments 7:00 P.M. PresentationNo registration is required for this free meeting of UX professionals.
Construx (in central Bellevue near the transit center) 10900 NE 8th, Suite 1350, Bellevue 98004
Come early to find street parking. The north-south streets to the north (108th, 109th, and 110th) offer the best possibilities. There are also paid parking options in the area. If you arrive after 7:00 the building will be locked and you will need your cell phone to call for entry (the number will be posted on the lobby window).


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The tradition of beautifully illustrated children's books is not a new phenomenon. In fact, there was something of a Golden Age of illustration, starting with the Victorian era and lasting all the way to the start of World War II. During this period, it was not just "picture books" that were filled with lovely and evocative pages, but prose stories as well.
One of the most felicitous parings of author and illustrator were Oscar Wilde and Charles Robinson. Wilde's fairy tales were only ostensibly for children; actually, he would often recite them at dinner parties and share them with friends. (Though he also recited them in the nursery to his own children, Cyril and Vyvyan.) These stories are magnificent creations – lyrical and lovely and often rife with paradox.
They were greatly admired by actor George Herbert Kersely, who later went on stage and played a part in Wilde's An Ideal Husband. He sent a copy of the first collection of fairy tales, The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888), to Wilde to autograph. Wilde's letter in reply read, in part, "I am very pleased that you like my stories. They are studies in prose, put for romance's sake into fanciful form: meant party for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy, and who find simplicity in a subtle strangeness."
Charles Robinson (1870-1937) was born in Islington, the son of an illustrator. Obviously, art was in the blood, for his two brothers, Thomas and William Robinson, also became illustrators. Robinson entered the Royal Academy, but was unable to attend because of his precarious financial state.
Robinson illustrated A Child's Garden of Verses (1895) by Robert Louis Stevenson and met with great success. After that, his lilting water colors appears in many great classic, including The Secret Garden (1911), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1907) and Lullaby Land (1897).
The illustration above is from The Selfish Giant, one of the finest fairy tales in the Wilde corpus. Vyvyan remembered his father telling he and his brother Cyril this story and asking why he wept as he done so. Wilde answered that beautiful things always made him cry.
The overall design of this striking water color shows Robinson's mastery of composition and color. The delicate white blossoms denote both purity and death, and the lighter color around the child's head is suggestion of a halo. There is an almost subtle Japanese effect, with the one-direction sweep of the action and great amount of unused paper. The wide-eyes of the child, along with the slightly over-sized head and under-sized hands, are still seen in commercial Japanese illustration and animation.
Here is how Wilde ends his tale:
One winter morning he looked out of his window as he was dressing. He did not hate the Winter now, for he knew that it was merely the Spring asleep, and that the flowers were resting.
Suddenly he rubbed his eyes in wonder, and looked and looked. It certainly was a marvellous sight. In the farthest corner of the garden was a tree quite covered with lovely white blossoms. Its branches were all golden, and silver fruit hung down from them, and underneath it stood the little boy he had loved.
Downstairs ran the Giant in great joy, and out into the garden. He hastened across the grass, and came near to the child. And when he came quite close his face grew red with anger, and he said, 'Who hath dared to wound thee?' For on the palms of the child's hands were the prints of two nails, and the prints of two nails were on the little feet.
'Who hath dared to wound thee?' cried the Giant; 'tell me, that I may take my big sword and slay him.'
'Nay!' answered the child; 'but these are the wounds of Love.'
'Who art thou?' said the Giant, and a strange awe fell on him, and he knelt before the little child.
And the child smiled on the Giant, and said to him, 'You let me play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise.'
And when the children ran in that afternoon, they found the Giant lying dead under the tree, all covered with white blossoms.


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The final chapter of this book deals with speech-enabling the WWW and specifically the ACSS design. Over the past two years , you've probably heard me say more than once that I strongly believe that speech interfaces for the mainstream computer user will be the next big revolution once the Internet excitement has blown over. Over the last sixteen months, I've spent most of my weekends writing down these user interface ideas in a book entitled "Auditory User Interfaces --Toward The Speaking Computer". The book is published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston and you can visit it at http://cs.cornell.edu/~raman/aui/aui.html or order the book over the Internet from the publishers WWW site at http://www.wkap.nl/kapis/CGI-BIN/WORLD/book.htm?0-7923-9984-6 Accessibility note: I'll try and have an accessible version made available via RFB&D as soon as possible. Book Details: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston Hardbound, ISBN 0-7923-9984-6 August 1997, 168 pp. Contents: 1. Speech-enabled Applications 2. Nuts And Bolts Of Auditory Interfaces 3. Audio Desktop 4. Concrete Implementation Of An Audio Desktop 5. Speech-enabling The WWW Share And Enjoy: --Raman -- Best Regards, --raman Adobe Systems Tel: 1 (408) 536 3945 (W14-129) Advanced Technology Group Fax: 1 (408) 537 4042 (W14 129) 345 Park Avenue Email: email@example.com San Jose , CA 95110 -2704 Email: email@example.com http://labrador.corp.adobe.com/~raman/ (Adobe Intranet) http://cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/raman.html (Cornell) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are my own and in no way should be taken as representative of my employer, Adobe Systems Inc. ____________________________________________________________Received on Thursday, 14 August 1997 12:23:59 UTC
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Tired of the same old boring breakfast? Try this breakfast pizza!
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Yield: 2 x 1/2-muffin servings
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Split English muffin in half and toast; set aside.
Heat a small non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, green onions and bell pepper. Cook, stirring continuously for 2 minutes, or until vegetables are softened. Stir egg substitute, pepper and oregano into vegetable mixture. Cook, stirring continuously until egg substitute is set, about 2 minutes.
Spread 2 teaspoons of pizza sauce onto each English muffin half. Spoon a quarter of the egg mixture over pizza sauce and top with a quarter of the cheese. Spoon the remaining egg mixture and cheese evenly on top of the muffins. Place the muffins on a baking sheet and bake in preheated oven* for 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
*Or, bake in a toaster oven at 350ºF for 5 minutes.