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REVIEW OF "The Tarot Activity Book" by Andy Matzner
Beautiful Magical Tarot, the author's blog]
Something told me on seeing the title of this book that I would enjoy it. I have not been disappointed.
The author's approach in this Tarot work book is gentle, caring, thorough, and knowledgeable. It consists of self-discovery and self-help exercises for personal growth and healing, and ideas for creative projects -- writing, visual, collage, and more -- all using Tarot in some way.
You truly do not need to have any prior knowledge of Tarot to find these exercises inspiring and useful. Nor do you have to learn any of the many meanings that have accrued to each of the 78 cards through the centuries. As the author stresses throughout, we already have the answers we seek somewhere within us. The Tarot images may simply help us to access them. I hasten to add that experienced readers (I've been a Tarot lover for almost 40 years) will also find a great deal to appreciate in these pages.
Reading this book straight through as I did was a challenge, but for good reasons. It offered approaches that I found myself wanting to try right then, and not wait until I was done with the book. (Especially once I got to the writing and art exercises in the latter part of the book!) Then there were all the psychological and spiritual insights the book offers that I found myself mulling over along the way. You could just dip back and forth in this book reading the exercises in whatever order pleases you, rather than reading it straight through as I did. Either way, it holds a feast of enticing possibilities.
"The Tarot Activity Book" has also re-vivified my use of the Tarot in my living space. E.g., placing card images from various decks around my rooms to remind or encourage me in some way. Right now I have four Queen of Swords cards displayed, from four very different decks, amplifying a personal issue. It's been quite some time since I've done something like this and am delighted to have been inspired to do so.
Many exercises suggest thinking through an issue or question first and journaling about it, then consciously picking a Tarot card that in some way reflects that preparatory work. Based in my experience over the years with this, it is definitely a productive approach. However, maybe because of the many years I've been working with the Tarot, I prefer to pick a card at random first. That is, before I've examined an issue, before thinking or journaling about it. Then I use that random card as the jumping off point for my exploration of the issue. (I find that the randomness of this image I'm faced with often shakes something new out of the trees.) It is just this sort of tweaking of his exercises that the author supports. He even lists alternate ways of doing some of them himself. This recognition that each reader's needs may vary permeates the book, helping to create a sense of safe space for exploring new territory. As well as encouraging the reader to listen to her/his own needs and creative urgings.
This next point is probably just a quirk of my own, but each time cutting, pasting, or painting of Tarot cards was suggested, I flinched. Maybe it's the many years of collecting Tarot decks and becoming very attached to them, but I have never been able to do this. However, I do readily make color Xeroxes of the cards. Which I can then cut and paste and paint upon to my heart's content -- a viable alternative for those of us who project maybe a bit too much life onto their cardboard cards.
And, yes, life. This book is filled with ways we can use The Tarot to explore and even heal our inner lives; lives which, of course, are contiguous with all of life outside ourselves. I recall a meaning I read somewhere for The Star card in The Tarot: that in healing ourselves we heal something of the collective, which contributes to healing the world.
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing, please email me for permission (under "View my complete profile")**** SEE ALSO: Roswila's Dream & Poetry Realm for Tarot poetry; Roswila's Taiga Tarot for taiga (illustrated tanka); Trying to Hold A Box of Light for digital photos only.


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Friday, June 13, 2014
Counting Candles by Dustin Bradshaw blog tour
As accountant James Smith approaches his 40th birthday, he concludes that his life is tedious, ho-hum, dull, and, well . . . mediocre. He can't image the vast ways that those around him are affected by his simple, caring acts. This tale of the extraordinary impact of ordinary lives is sure to touch your heart.
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc. (June 10, 2014)
Language: English
About the author:
Being raised in a small farming community, Dustin Bradshaw thrives on adventure and challenge. He lives by the theme, "If you want to accomplish something, do it!" It was with this attitude that he penned his first book in third grade and, as a senior in high school, entered and won a literary scholarship that he was told no male has ever won. This same adventurous nature has helped Bradshaw achieve many of his life's goals, including forming that country boy into a accomplished leader. He is now a Foreign Service Officer for the United States Department of State. He and his wife, Lady Hiva, are now posted in Manila, Philippines and will soon be posted to Istanbul, Turkey.
My Review: Counting Candles by Dustin Bradshaw
I was not sure what to except from Counting Candles. It is a well told story. I loved the different characters and wanted to know more about them. I even shed tears with them and laughter. I want to be like James Smith who was such a good example to everyone around him. He truly made a difference. So many people have helped me in my daily life and I don't always take the time to say thanks you.
It made me want to try and reach out to people more. Too smile and learn to thank those around me. We never know what good or bad we do with simple things in our lives. We are making a difference I want to be positively like James.
James looked around him and thought he was wasting his life not making a difference in the world. He was about to turn 40 he saw what he was not doing. It was hard for him to see all the simple things to him that were making a big difference in his lives. In Counting Candles we see how James is making a difference in the people around him daily. By respecting others, seeing he could help someone day go better just by smiling and remembering their name.
I definitely would read another book by Dustin Bradshaw in the future based on Counting Candles. It touched me, entertained me and made me grateful for all the James Smith's in my life.
I was given this ebook to read and asked in return to give honest review of the book.
Counting Candles" blog tour schedule:
June 9: Katie's Clean Book Collection
June 10: New LDS Fiction • The Author's Hideaway
June 11: I Love to Read and Review Books
June 12:
June 13: Readalot
June 14:
June 15: I Am a Reader
June 16: Getting Your Read On
June 17: Why Not? Because I Said So • LDS Women's Book Review
June 18: Closed the Cover
June 19: Mel's Shelves
June 20: Books and Benches
June 21: Jinky is Reading
June 22: Citizen Judie
My review of The Quantum Breach can be found http://readalot-rhonda1111.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-quantum-breach-by-denver-acey.html
My review of Rebel Princess will be found on June 18, 2014 Blog
My review of Seed of Faith will be found on June 11, 2014 blog
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What inspires you? There are a lot of things that can provide inspiration – seeing other people accomplish great things, overcoming adversity, even the sheer beauty of nature can remind us how lucky we are to be alive. For me meeting people, hearing their stories as to how they tried something they knew nothing about and then went on to impact other lives.
I heard about this group called Moms RUN this Town and I wanted to learn more. I reached out to Pam Burrus who is the founder of Moms RUN this town.
I asked Pam how she got started with running, Pam said 'I started walking with a bunch of women and I trained to walk before I had kids, but I got a little bored with 'just' walking. So I started to run from mailbox to mailbox but I got winded easily. I realized by doing this I was doing intervals. So I decided to sign up for my first 5k which was a community 5k at the courthouse in Fayetteville.'
'I love the sense of community with running and meeting people. As I was running more and more I realized I needed a club to run with as I felt a little insecure about my running. When I went to my first run club it was mainly men, I didn't know much about the sport or what to wear – like compression socks – I was real nervous. So I decided to train on my own and I got up to a distance of 15k and then I had my first child. And of course I stopped running. So I decided to start running again this time with friends only I sucked in more friends. I then decided to start a running group for new moms as I began to meet more mothers that liked to run', Pam replied.
'So I bought the domain name and I found that a lot of women needed support. Its grown to 700 chapters nationwide and roughly 17k facebook followers', Pam stated.
'Recently I was told a story where this lady got off a bus on a recent trip to an event, she saw a banner that said 'Mom's and she walked up and introduced herself and she thought our group was so inviting as they took the fear out of the experience for her,' Pam responded.
'So I've expanded to Moms and Dogs – now Dog Moms run this town..'
I asked Pam about her motivation to run/walk – Pam said, ''My best friend was active and my mom's cousins did the Peachtree Road Race every year. When they would come to our family 4th of July party with their Peachtree Road Race shirts on it made me curious about the race.'
'When I got married my husband did the Peachtree Road Race and I fell in love with it as everybody was having fun and it seemed like anybody could do it. So the following year I decided to do it but I walked the whole thing. I decided to stay active and I started walking 15 miles a week. I did the 3 day 60 mile Susan Komen walk and from all this walking I got to the point where I was faster than my husband and the following year I beat him in the Peachtree Road Race', Pam replied.
'I started running in 2008, which was the year of my first event. My favorite events are the Georgia Publix Marathon because it's a hilly, miserable course but it was a mental win. The next one is the soldier marathon as the support is great', Pam replied.
I went on to ask Pam if she uses technology to track her activities, Pam stated 'I go online to plot my runs where everything is calculated and I save the runs to my GPS watch.'
Pam went on tell me about the negative side of running, 'It became obsessive, running became my life, so I had to step back as it was stealing away family time. So my new campaign is just run for fun', Pam replied.
I asked Pam what advice she would give someone new to running, Pam said 'I would tell them about intervals because people beat themselves up about not running far enough.. Do lengthy runs with shorter walks.. Also weight train, the core is important – strength train.'
Thank you Pam, its amazing to see how you took something that made you nervous and built a network to share and inspire others. See you on the Trail or Road!


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Second-hand stores seem to always have a surplus in large, ugly sweaters. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to transform and reuse these old sweaters:
1. Toys for the cat (or dog).
2. A bracelet / cuff.
via Bird & Elephant
3. An infinity scarf.
via Zasra
4. A journal cover.
5. Mittens / fingerless gloves.
via Smarmy Clothes
6. Christmas stockings.
via My Oly Girl
7. A cute stuffed animal.
8. A garland of hearts – for valentine's day, a wedding, or just to say 'I love you.'
9. Adorable children's clothing.
10. Tree ornaments.
11. Baby rattles – disguised as toadstools.
via Mosey Handmade
12. A classy winter cowl.
13. A pillow.
via Fancy Marmot
14. The incredible sweater coat.
via Vicious Cycle
15. A purse.
via Karen Meyers
16. A coin wallet – probably less ambitious than the aforementioned purse.
17. A cozy rug.
via Five Forty
18. A simple shoulder wrap.
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Jose's a great! Palace boss Tony Pulis hails Chelsea's Mourinho after dressing room visit
TONY PULIS has heaped praise on Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho - again.
The Crystal Palace chief lauded Mourinho before the two sides went head-to-head last week.
Pulis won the battle but it didn't stop the Special One showing his class, going into the Palace dressing room to congratulate their players.
"For Mourinho to take the time out to say well done to our lads shows great esteem from him as a man and a manager," Pulis said.
"The biggest compliment I can pay to my players is their spirit and togetherness. This group has been exceptional.
"But we have to keep going and going and going until we are mathematically safe."
"It was wonderful to see Cardiff get promoted last year"Tony Pulis
Mourinho tipped Pulis to win the manager of the year award if he kept his side up - and the Welshman joked: "He knows what he is talking about!"
Palace travel to Cardiff on Saturday (3pm) with Pulis hoping both clubs stay up.
He said: "It was wonderful to see Cardiff get promoted last year,
"It was a really good year for Welsh football (with Swansea winning the League Cup) and I want it to thrive. It's a great club, a fantastic city and you hope that they stay in the Premier League along with us."
Pulis added that talks with goalkeeper Julian Speroni and other out of contract players would begin "once we know what league we are in".


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Rust to Green Green Infrastructure
Utica City Hall Parking Lot Retro-fit Project
While R2G Utica was helping to distribute rain barrels to Utica residents and demonstrating their use, we were informed that the city of Utica was in the process of constructing a parking lot adjacent to City Hall and a new Mosque. The R2G team went to the site, reviewed the plans with city engineering department head Goran Smilijic and staff engineers to discussed possibilities to retrofit the existing conventional parking lot design with water sensitive design practices. After discussion with the engineering department and contractor, we agreed to install two curb cuts at the north-western end of the lot and a bioretention practice that would accept, filter, and reduce the runoff from approximately 1/5th of the lot. The Cornell R2G team shared specification and other information regarding bioretention design with the city engineering department and design drawings were prepared for the R2G team's review. In addition to 'greening' the parking lot and constructing one of the first demonstration projects for the R2G Initiative, this project had other impacts, including establishing a working relationship with the City of Utica Engineering Department and leading to ideas for both a R2G green construction practices workshop series for city engineers and other staff (Binghamton Planning Department also expressed an interest in attending) and a meeting to sort through how communication among various city departments can be improved in the future.
Project Goals
-Capture and treat stormwater to reduce inflow to combined sewage system
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Internet Sets
Why Are You Listening To This?
Internet set, 31st July 2011
Occasionally I fire up Reaper and its ShoutCast plug in to inflict musical ramblings on unsuspecting internet users. It's all deeply unprofessional but hopefully a bit of a laugh.
To call this a set list would be pushing things a tad. These are the songs I played:
- Incompatibility
- Rubber-dub-dub
- Brendan's Balls
- Muscle Museum
- Beds Are Burning
- The Cognitive Dissonance Of The BNP
- Love, Ire and Song
- (riffage)
- Pleasant Valley Sunday
- Anna With The Banner
- No Time For Tea
- True Faith
- Basket Case
- Dancing Queen
- I Will Survive
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- Short report
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Linkage of cDNA expression profiles of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons to a genome-wide in situ hybridization database
- Kambiz N Alavian2 and
- Horst H Simon1Email author
© Alavian and Simon; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2009
- Received: 07 October 2008
- Accepted: 29 January 2009
- Published: 29 January 2009
Midbrain dopaminergic neurons are involved in control of emotion, motivation and motor behavior. The loss of one of the subpopulations, substantia nigra pars compacta, is the pathological hallmark of one of the most prominent neurological disorders, Parkinson's disease. Several groups have looked at the molecular identity of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and have suggested the gene expression profile of these neurons. Here, after determining the efficiency of each screen, we provide a linked database of the genes, expressed in this neuronal population, by combining and comparing the results of six previous studies and verification of expression of each gene in dopaminergic neurons, using the collection of in situ hybridization in the Allen Brain Atlas.
- Dopaminergic Neuron
- Ventral Tegmental Area
- Neuronal Population
- Midbrain Dopaminergic Neuron
- Allen Brain
The population of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the ventral midbrain is divided into three distinct groups, substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) or the A9 group, ventral tegmental area (VTA) or the A10 group, and retrorubral field. The A9 and A10 groups are the main source of dopamine in the central nervous system and give rise to two major dopaminergic pathways. Neurons of the VTA innervate the nucleus accumbens and olfactory tubercle, comprising the mesolimbic and mesocortical pathways, and the target for SNpc innervation is the dorsal striatum, thereby constituting the nigrostriatal pathway [1]. These three pathways are involved in control of emotion, motivation and motor behavior and are connected to neurological conditions such as addiction, schizophrenia and to the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, Parkinson's disease (PD) [2, 3]. The main pathological characteristic of PD is the progressive degeneration of DA neurons in the SNpc. The functional and pathological relevance of the neurons in SNpc and VTA necessitates in depth study of their gene expression profile. In recent years, several such studies have been carried out to identify the genes, expressed in these neuronal populations [4–9].
Allen Brain Atlas (ABA) is a large-scale collection of gene expression patterns, using high throughput, semi-automated in situ hybridization (ISH) on mouse brain sections. The expression patterns of over 21,000 genes have been uploaded so far. Taking a genomic style approach, ABA shows above background expression, in different regions of the brain, for approximately 80% of the genes. The ISH data is searchable either by anatomical structure or using a finer (100–300 μm) resolution geometric grid [10]. The data is also available as three dimensional images and graphs, through the usage of a web browser and Brain Explorer. Another function of ABA, Neuroblast, allows identification of genes with similar expression patterns within the ABA dataset [11]. In this study, we have combined/compared results of the six studies, aiming at a comprehensive expression profile of mesDA neurons, and verified the expression of the identified genes, using the digital atlas made publicly accessible by the ABA. Here, we present a database of this verification effort.
Previously, six studies have analyzed the expression profile of ventral midbrain cells or mesDA neurons, specifically, resulting in a list of several hundred genes [4–9]. Three of the studies were differential display based, which studied the expression profile of the midbrain tissue in mice. The other three studies used a more specific approach and identified the global expression profile of dopaminergic neurons of the subpopulations of mesDA neurons in rats, using microarray. In order to combine the lists of genes from the six studies, as a first step, we determined the association of sequences in the cDNA differential display-based studies (Stewart et al., Barrett et al. and Thuret et al.) to genes and published ESTs, by checking location of each hit on the mouse genome on Map Viewer http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mapview/ and by performing BLAST search. Among 1435 cDNA fragments, 1050 were unambiguous murine genomic hits, 19 were ambiguous multiple hits and 104 were alignments with mitochondrial DNA. 262 cDNA sequences produced no significant alignments. Then, in order to compare all six studies and make a comprehensive list, we determined the mouse accession numbers of the genes from Chung et al., Greene et al. and Grimm et al. by performing BLAST searches at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/. From all the genes, presented in these screens, only the accession numbers of three genes were unidentifiable. A comparison of the six screens [4–9], and elimination of the redundancies of genes, common to two or more studies, resulted in a total of 609 genes.
In order to determine whether the genes, presented in these screens, are present in VTA and/or SNpc, we looked for above-background cellular expression in the ventral midbrain, using Allen's Brain Atlas ISH database at http://www.brain-map.org. As a control, the expression pattern of the rate-limiting enzyme in production of dopamine, tyrosine hydroxylase (Th) [12], in coronal and sagittal sections was used. Among 609 genes, 335 (56%) showed strong expression in the SNpc or VTA (see Additional file 1). The efficiency of each screen, in identifying mesDA-specific genes was 25% for Chung et al., 29% for Barrett et al., 28% for Stewart et al., 37% for Greene et al., 24% for Thuret et al. and 24% for Grimm et al. (see Additional file 2), which is an indication for the complementary nature of the six screens. The final list of genes is presented in a database, linked to the ISH images of ABA (database available upon request).
In this work we present a searchable database of genes, expressed by mesDA neurons, based on the results of six previous expression screens and the in situ hybridization data presented in Allen Institute's brain atlas. The efficiency of each individual screen does not exceed 37%, i.e. a large number of the genes, suggested by differential display or microarray studies, does not show above background levels of expression, detectable by ISH. However, the combination of results from all screens increases the efficiency to 56%, indicating the complementary nature of the studies.
The Neuroblast function in ABA may seem self-sufficient in determining the expression profile of a cell population within the brain, by use of the genes with high expression level within that cell population as template, but our study shows that a combination of studies such as the six, mentioned in this work, are still essential. The Neuroblast function is only partially effective, since less than 20% of the genes, identified by our approach were among the list of genes, compiled from five Neuroblast searches.
From comparison of six previously published data sets and the in situ hybridization data, available at Allen Brain Atlas, we conclude a comprehensive database of the gene expression profile of midbrain dopaminergic neurons, known up to date. This database provides a starting point for further investigations in the field, attempting to identify the molecular cascades, which may result in degeneration of this neuronal population during the course of Parkinson's disease.
All nucleotide sequences used in this study are publicly available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Nucleotide. To determine whether the EST sequences, presented by the cDNA differential display-based data, i.e. Barrett et al. (779 sequences; accession numbers: BE824469 to BE824504, BE824506 to BE824519, BE824521 to BE824561, BE824563 to BE824823, BE824825 to BE825045, BE825047 to BE825132, CK338036 to CK338155), Stewart et al. (496 cDNA sequences; accession numbers: AA008736, W33210 to W33212, W33214 to W33289, W35421 to W35480, W36130 to W36269, W39787 to W40005, W40007 to W40008, W40010 to W40023, W45732) and Thuret et al. (159 sequences; accession numbers: CO436137 to CO436293) were associated to any identified gene, we checked the sequences on the Map Viewer at the NCBI website, at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mapview/ and employed each nucleotide sequence for a nucleotide-nucleotide BLAST (blastn) (basic local alignment search tool) on the non-redundant database http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/ and on the mouse genome http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/seq/BlastGen/BlastGen.cgi?taxid=10090.
In order to homogenize, compare and contrast the data among all six screens, the mouse accession numbers of the genes from the three latter studies, Chung et al., Greene et al. and Grimm et al., was obtained by using BLAST search. Then, a comparison of the screens [4–7, 9, 16] and elimination of the genes, common to two or more studies was carried out. In order to determine whether the genes, presented in these screens, are expressed within VTA and/or SNpc, we searched for above-background cellular expression in the ventral midbrain, using the Allen Brain Atlas at http://www.brain-map.org. We did not differentiate between the two populations, because the coronal images were not available for about a third of the genes. Finally, the same method was used to determine the expression of a randomly chosen set of 300 genes in the midbrain.
This work was supported by grants from the Federal Secretary for Education and Research BMBF Biofuture 98, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the National Parkinson Foundation (HHS), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RHD).
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Highlights of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted on 27 November 2017
This season of F1 has had many highlights.
The race at Baku with the spectacular overtaking into Turn 1 was certainly one of them, but then again the start in Mexico by Max Verstappen was certainly memorable too.
The new generation cars have proved tricky to overtake in places, as predicted, but they have also certainly been more spectacular to watch in the flesh and on TV.
All thoughts turn to the 2018 championship and a clean slate for all the teams and drivers and for the sport as a whole.
There is so much going on in F1 at the moment and we will look in depth at all aspects of where the sport and teams are heading during the winter break, but here are three things which are top of mind as the teams leave Abu Dhabi for home.
Bottas puts on a classy show, but Hamilton not at his best
Hamilton admitted in the press conference that he has been celebrating his fourth title and has let his focus slip a little as a result. What's interesting about this is that he made it clear he didn't want a repeat of 2015 when he let Nico Rosberg get a grip in the final races of the season after Hamilton had wrapped up the title and then carried that momentum into 2018.
Bottas has rarely been the competitor for Hamilton that Rosberg was in 2016, but it was only his first season with the team. In general Bottas has struggled through his F1 career for consistency. It was consistency that won the title for Rosberg last year and for Hamilton this year and nothing less than perfect execution every week will do if Bottas is to step up next season to the next level.
It will be fascinating to see whether he has another level in him. Likewise with this Ferrari team; they stepped up from 2016 to this year better than anyone else, but can they find the inspiration to do it again into 2018?
It also shows that for a driver, if you are not 100% on your A Game, even with a driver on Hamilton's level, then you lose.
F1 needs more competition at the front
The TV director focused largely on the battles in midfield today, understandably, because there was plenty of close racing, such as Massa and Alonso, Grosjean and Stroll as well as Magnussen and Wehrlein, being some examples.
It highlighted that Formula 1 can produce good racing even on a track like Yas Marina where overtaking is difficult, but the problem is that the gaps at the front are still too large and between the front three teams and the rest is a gulf.
The points table reflects it. Between Red Bull in third and Force India in fourth is 181 points, Red Bull has almost double Force India's tally.
That is the focus of attention at Liberty Media with support from the FIA.
It will not be easy to achieve, but it is essential for the long term future of the sport because we have to get to the point where a team like Force India can aspire to win a race, just as a lowly Premier League football team can win against Chelsea or Manchester United.
Formula 1 is entering a delicate moment
Formula 1's commercial boss Sean Bratches and Head of Marketing Ellie Norman revealed the new Formula 1 logo today in a press conference before the race and it was rolled out to the world on the podium.
It was a strong visual statement of change from the old regime to the new.
Officially the reason given for the change was because the old logo doesn't work on digital content and on screens due to the dead space between the F and the 1.
Of course it is a very visual reminder that F1 is changing its culture away from the Bernie Ecclestone regime and that needs to extend well beyond things like logos to the way it makes decisions and the quality of the decisions it makes.


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Ballyhegan Davitts v Wolfe Tone, Derrymacash
Ballyhegan's Senior men got the 2013 season under-way on Sunday with a tricky opener to 2012 Senior League outfit Wolfe Tones.
Heavy rain over the weekend left the pitch sodden, difficult to read the bouncing ball, and very slippery for the players. That accompanied by a strong swirling wind meant this fixture was never going to develop into a classic.
The hosts got a dream start with Aidan Kelly striking a goal in the opening minutes of the game.
Ballyhegan continued to dominate possession, however unable to make the possession count and Wolfe Tones equalised with a goal of their own, before the quarter hour mark.
The Derrymacash outfit then took the lead in the nineteenth minute with a point from play, before a couple of Philip Kelly converted free kicks, awarded for fouls to Philip & James McKeever, restored the Davitts advantage.
However it was the Tones who would finish the half the stronger, with the conversion of two free kicks, entering the interval with the smallest of advantages.
Half Time: Ballyhegan
1.02 Wolfe Tones 1.03
The Davitts conceded a killer blow in the opening two minutes of the second half, as the visitors scored a somewhat fortuitous goal that seemed to loop over the head of Ballyhegan net-minder Jonny McKeever.
Ballyhegan responded immediately. Philip Kelly played a pass to Paddy Marley, who won possession ahead of his marker & the opposition goalkeeper, spun and kicked over his shoulder to score a fine point.
Wolf Tones then had a twenty minute period of dominance in the game in which they scored four points without reply & put the result beyond doubt, despite an impressive work-rate from the Ballyhegan team.
Conor Williamson finished the scoring 6 minutes from the end with the pick of the scores on show. Excellent work from Conor Morgan & Jack Wilson in defence, then Paddy Marley laying the ball off & the big centre forward struck a mighty effort between the sticks under serious pressure as he received a late knock for his efforts!
Unfortunately two second half points were not enough to take any point from this opening fixture.
Full Time: Ballyhegan 1.04 Wolfe Tones 2.07
Frustrating afternoon for Ballyhegan, unable to take advantage of long periods of possession, as the final ball into our full forward line was all to easy to mop up, with the Tones deployed sweeper excelling.
Although conceding two goals the Ballyhegan defence was superb, Paul Courtney & Mark McKeever won high and low ball & tenacious as ever in the tackle. Tony Keegan & Conor Morgan's intelligent positioning broke up a number of attacks & provided the platform for most of the Ballyhegan attacking forays.
Jack Wilson in midfield got through a mountain of work, and had an excellent hour's football, capped off with a fine fetch in the Ballyhegan square near the end.
Conditions didn't really suit our forwards but Eoin Reynolds & Aidan Kelly's defensive work did not go unnoticed, turning over possession several times to the Davitts advantage.
Nothing to be feared from this division!
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SVB outshoots Pagulayan 30-17 on Final Night
During the early going, American 10-ball hero Shane Van Boening seemed stuck in low gear. Facing Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan in a three-day race-to-100 marathon last weekend, the wiry pool shark from Rapid City, South Dakota would put together two racks in succession here, three racks there. And the misses were aplenty.
"He's weak. He's broken down," commentator Billy Incardona noted of the South Dakota Kid's early performance.
But all that changed Sunday, the last day of the much anticipated Action Report challenge match, when the man many believe to be America's greatest 10-ball player suddenly found his groove. Van Boening buried opponent Pagulayan beneath a torrent of pocketed balls on his way to what suddenly became an easy victory.
Final score after three days: Shane Van Boening: 100. Alex Pagulayan 84.
For his effort in the two-man ActionReport.com tournament, Shane Van Boening goes home with $20,000. Pagulayan goes home empty-handed. Both players put up a $10,000 entry fee. The event was streamed over the Internet from Las Vegas.
What had began as a trickle ended in a flood.
Pagulayan, a former U.S. Open nine-ball champion, Canadian snooker champion and World Pool Masters champion, is a dangerous opponent who beat Van Boening during an earlier Action Report challenge match. The first two nights of the rivals' latest confrontation where characterized by exchanges of safeties. Bothh players also appeared flummoxed by the extra-tight table pockets.
Van Boening, also a former U.S. nine-ball champion, committed several unforced errors during those first nights, and maintained a slim lead thanks only to his thunderous break and a big 7-pack on Friday. But he immediately won the first half dozen games Sunday, and then never let up. Pagulayan was stuck in his chair for most of the night.
In all, SVB outscored Pagulayan 30-17 during the final night of the event. He played quick, and played aggressive. His famous break smashed open the balls so thoroughly that those that weren't pocketed immediately ended up spaced on the table as if he had positioned them by hand.
"He blew him out tonight," Justin Collett, the event promoter, said of SVB's performance Sunday night.
The Action Report has sponsored similar challenge matches over the last several years, including those pitting Van Boening against 9-ball legend Earl Strickland and Van Boening against two-time U.S. Open champion Mika Immonen.
The outcome Sunday corresponded closely with fan predictions at the poolhistory.com Facebook page. By an 8-1 margin, fans predicted Van Boening would come out on top. The average margin of victory for Van Boening, among those predicting he would ultimately prevail, was 17.24 games. The actual margin of victory was 16 games.
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Dr. Greg Pauly, Museum Herpetology Curator withPoppy the Pond Turtle
Student from the Ambassador School of Global Education inspecting the Home GardenAlthough there was a lot going on, there were a few distractions. Firstly, in the middle of Poppy's debut performance, there was a loud bang—yes people, that was a collision between a motorist and the new Exposition light rail. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured! Secondly, I found a Green Fruit Beetle grub! In my mind, both of these distractions are equally diverting.
Big bangs aren't always theoretical!Green Fruit Beetles, Cotinis mutabilis (or GFBs as I fondly refer to them), are a well-known scarab beetle here in the L.A. basin. Many people regale me with stories of their dealings with these insects. It's either, "Oh yeah, I used to tie dental floss to their legs and let them fly around my head." Or, "that's what has been eating the fruit in my garden, they are Japanese beetles right?" These beetles do indeed feed on a wide variety of fruits including tomatoes, peaches, plums, figs, apricots, nectarines, grapes, and even cactus fruit! However, they are not Japanese Beetles, Popilla japonica, which is an East coast species. To make matters more confusing, these insects are commonly referred to by many names including "junebugs", "fig eating beetles", and even "crawlybacks" when speaking of the grubs!
Finding a picture of the adult in my copy of Insects of the Los Angeles Basin
Green Fruit Beetle grubI usually find GFB grubs in compost piles. These c-shaped larvae are, like caterpillars, tube-shaped eating machines. They hang out in decomposing plant material and move around on their backs. According to Insects of the Los Angeles Basin, "they obtain purchase on the substratum with transverse rows of stiff short stout bristles on the back of the thorax." Next time you find one of these grubs, pick it up and rub the top of the thorax—the area right behind the grub's head—and you can actually feel the bristles (I just tried it, they are really there).
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Saturday, July 01, 2006
The Secret's Out :-)
I can now reveal the one I was alluding to: I'm the newest member of the Scenic Route design team! I'm still pinching myself, and so grateful for this opportunity. I was approached by Layle and Sarah at the Brissy Convention and asked if I would like to join the team. They were both so lovely, and I couldn't believe that they were asking me!
I need to stop using exclamation points!
I've been having lots of fun creating with the beautiful SR products, but I can only show you one at this stage. This is a layout I made for my friend Kate to give to her mother. The photo is of Kate's grandmother who has since passed away, and she is holding her youngest grandchild.
I think I need to curb this flower and leaf obsession a little. I was thinking just recently, how before I became obsessed..er...interested in scrapping I actually had some flowers in my garden - now they are all on my pages!
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Congratulations!! I'm not surprised, you're so talented, as anyone can see from that stunning lo right there.
- 7:02 pm, July 01, 2006
- Alison Shearer said...
Wow! That's wonderful news Loretta. They are lucky to have you - it will be great to see what you do with their range. I don't think anyone does flowers and leaves as well as you so don't feel obliged to stop - really!!!!
- 8:39 pm, July 01, 2006
Congrats Rett,
i have been loving your work for a while now...and now we will see even more of it
Robyn W
- 9:12 pm, July 01, 2006
- vivian said...
i'll officially congratulate you now! well done girl ~ you deserve nothing less! enjoy!!
- 10:10 pm, July 01, 2006
- Katja said...
Great news! Congratulations! I can understand that you are excited to be working with such a great range of products! Well deserved, your work is beautiful.
- 10:25 pm, July 01, 2006
Oh Rett, that is FAB news. They must be very smart ladies to invite you onto the team. Congrats and I can't wait to see your work.
Sally M
- 11:03 pm, July 01, 2006
- Elizabeth M said...
- 12:17 am, July 02, 2006
- Coby said...
Congratulations Loretta, a well deserved honor as you are an amazing papercrafter.
- 12:29 am, July 02, 2006
- Rachelle said...
big congratulations Rett!!
i'm so happy for you.
- 6:13 am, July 02, 2006
Yay Loretta. Congratulations! Man, you're full of secrets. Any more? LOL
- 7:22 am, July 02, 2006
woohoo Loretta - that's so wonderful about scenic route - you'll create some stunning pieces for them.
... and to think I was in the room talking to Layle when you were probably chatting to Sarah about the design team - and I didn't cotton on to it. Great surprise !!
- 9:30 am, July 02, 2006
- Rach Axton said...
Congrats!!!!! And that layout is soooo stunning, it is no wonder you were snapped up!! Can't wait to see more of your work!
- 9:57 am, July 02, 2006
- Tania said...
Congrats Rett! what awesome news!
- 11:43 am, July 02, 2006
- Chris Millar said...
Loretta, that is such fabulous news!! I knew when I saw your work on ASC all that time ago that you were destined for big things! Your creations are always stunning! Congrats!
- 3:20 pm, July 02, 2006
wow! congrats, loretta.
- 8:28 pm, July 02, 2006
- Marie said...
Congratulations Rett. That is fantastic news!
- 9:54 pm, July 02, 2006
- kathie said...
Huge ongratulations! How did you keep *that* a secret! Wow.
- 11:27 pm, July 02, 2006
- Kelly Goree said...
HUGE congrats on SR, Rett! THey are so lucky to have you and Layle is as sweet as they come!
- 1:26 pm, July 03, 2006
- susan j said...
Congrats for the 3rd time I think Loretta. You already know I'm your biggest fan, so I am NOT surprised they snapped you up. WOOHOO!!
- 10:43 pm, July 03, 2006
- Roz said...
And so wel deserved! They are lucky to have such a talent like you on their team :o)
And don't you stop those flowers missy!
- 7:45 am, July 04, 2006
- missquiss said...
Holy cow! That's so awesome! Congrats!
- 8:17 am, July 04, 2006
- Donna said...
You are the queen of all things flowery...really, you just seem to make flowers look so cool and arty. Love this lo.
Congrats on the new gig. You are an amazing talent and it will be a thrill to see what you come up with each and every month.
- 8:25 am, July 05, 2006
- Kass said...
Rett, I posted on 2Peas to congratulate you but wanted to say again how wonderful this news is. Quite apart from your talent, I love the humility you bring to what can sometimes be an industry of egos. Well done Rett, cant wait to see your work for Scenic Route!
- 8:46 pm, July 05, 2006
- toni said...
That is such great news, Loretta. Congratulations...so well deserved.
- 11:16 pm, July 06, 2006
- Sarah said...
Congratulations! I just love your work...well deserved and I can't wait to see more of your work in the future.
- 3:20 pm, July 07, 2006
- Barb said...
That is fantastic news Loretta, I am lovin your flowers and leaves!!!!
- 9:14 am, July 08, 2006
- Angela said...
Wow Loretta, that is great news...they are really lucky to have you ontheir team!
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It's human nature that we're attracted to pretty things, nobody can deny that. Although the common sayings of "don't judge a book by its cover" is a good lesson to be learned, most often "what looks good will be good" is reality, especially with the psychological effect intertwined.
Now suppose there are two newly opened burger stores with no previous reputations of any sort. While the quality of the burgers in both stores are the same, store A has better sales, customer reviews, etc. Reason? Well, store A's flyers are much more professionally done, in way that anyone who sees the flyer would want to rush to the store and gobble down the delicious looking burger immediately. Well, you may say that I'm exaggerating a bit, but in reality, that's true, isn't it? Plus, if the owner of store B spent all his time complaining about why his burger business wasn't as prominent, you would think that he is foolish.
You might wonder why I am suddenly interested in burgers. Isn't this a chess-related blog??? Of course...I'm getting there! It was some time ago that I had received a printed invitation by mail. Never in my life had I seen such an aesthetically appealing invitation...for chess! It was simple, elegant and quite professional looking. Check this out:
As an ardent promoter of chess, I am crying of joy at this sight. This invitation is special because I can tell that the organizers have indeed spent a lot of effort and time into it. This is the positive attitude that everyone should have about chess. Perhaps many Grand Masters in Europe have seen much better invitations, but right now, right here, within our geographic boundary is a country called Canada, a place where chess isn't so important at all. Considering the circumstances, this piece of paper seems like a miracle. Perhaps to many people, this invitation will create no effect, just as if the burger flyer went into the hands of a vegetarian. However, to me it signals something - hope. Again, in this country, that is a feeling you'll rarely get when dealing with chess.
When I mentioned the burger example, it seems so obvious that a better flyer and better sales are positively correlated. The funny thing is, people don't seem to realize that this model can be used on chess. It's true that compared to hockey, this game isn't so popular. However, if everyone would just put some effort into changing this fact, then in a few decades, we might be able to see things turn around. Perhaps the owner of burger store B could spend his time on redesigning his flyers. With Chess in the Library, I am trying to create a model that can be duplicated easily. A model that promotes chess with low costs and some volunteers.
I simply must praise the organizers who sent me this invitation for doing such a wonderful job. One day, I shall frame it as if it is a delicate piece of art. As much as I would like to support this event with my participation, the upcoming months of April and May are critical to my academic studies. Nonetheless, I hope that this will turn out to be a very successful event!


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PARC Pet Memorial Wall
By Sherwin Castillo
Reposted from www.mefindhome.org
Have you ever wondered if there's a place here in the Philippines where people can go to commemorate their pets who have passed away? Humans do it all the time in memorial parks and cemeteries where they occasionally visit the resting places of their relatives who have passed on. They light candles and offer flowers in honor and loving memory of their dead.
PAWS, in a project called the PAWS Pet Memorial Wall, has made such a thing possible by allocating a portion of its animal shelter, a.k.a. PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center (PARC), for its Pet Memorial Wall where humans/pet guardians/owners can dedicate memorial wall tiles for their pets who have moved on to the rainbow bridge.
While it is built for the memory of a departed pet, is not a columbarium to keep the cremated remains nor a place to bury the deceased animals.
This project is also meant to raise funds for the shelter as each tile (dimensions: 20x30 cm) costs Php 2,500 (approx. $58) inclusive of a four-line dedication with layout provided by PAWS (for approval by tile owner).
This is a pretty good way to create a lasting memorial to the pets that have been a significant part of our lives while at the same time reaching out a helping hand to the animals who are in dire need of our help at the shelter.
The shelter currently houses more than 250 cats and 55 dogs, most of whom are looking for adoptive homes.
The Memorial Wall will be maintained for as long as the shelter stands. A memorial tile dedication is good for 5 years with renewable agreement.
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Bidding wars were all the rage in the hot real estate market of the early to mid-2000s. Buyers would line up to bid more than the asking price, and homes would sell within a day. Fast forward to 2011 and the real estate market is not so hot anymore. In some areas of the country, where high foreclosure rates leave lots of houses on the market, bidding wars seem like a distant memory. There are still many areas, though, that are attractive to buyers and you can start a good, old-fashioned bidding war on your property. (For related reading, also check out Top 8 House-Hunting Mistakes.)
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Analyze the Local Market
In order to know how to present and price your property, you need to know what else is out there. Research how many homes are for sale in your local area, what the median pricing is and which types of houses sell the fastest. What drives the price in your area? It could be proximity to water, trendy neighborhoods or good schools. Look at whether most of the houses for sale have agents or are being sold privately. How many are empty or foreclosed? Arm yourself with as much information as you can before listing the house. (Learn where the hot markets are in The Lowest Foreclosure Rates In America.)
Differentiate the Property
This is especially important in real estate markets with a lot of inventory for sale. Why should buyers bid on your house over dozens or hundreds of others? Find your property's unique features and highlight them in the listing. To start a bidding war, you have to convince buyers that your property has features not found anywhere else in the market. Take lots of pictures of the house's features and consider setting up a website just to show off more of the house.
Price Reasonably
It doesn't matter what you think your property is worth. It only matters what people are prepared to buy it for. With a bidding war, buyers often compete to drive the price up over the list price. The key to this strategy is to price it right to begin with. Start with having an appraisal done. Buyers rarely bid on houses priced over appraisal value because they will be unlikely to get bank financing for that much. Over-priced houses also turn buyers off and you may not get any offers. The opening price needs to be attractive to get potential buyers out to see it.
Make it "Homey"
When buyers look at a potential home, they want to envision themselves already living there. With so many empty and foreclosed houses on the market, it's important to make your property look comfortable and "lived in". Even if your house is already vacant, it's worthwhile to rent furniture or hire professional home stagers to decorate. The buyers may have seen a bunch of empty or otherwise uninviting houses. Make yours stand out.
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Let Buyers Bump into Each Other
Generate a sense of urgency amongst buyers by letting them know that there is competition. Stage open houses that have been advertised widely. Ensure a good turn out by stacking the deck. Invite friends to come to the open house and look around. The more potential buyers see apparent interest from other parties, the more likely they are to jump in and make a bid.
Manage the Bidding Process
If it appears that you do have multiple parties interested in your property, the real work begins. To get the most interest from potential buyers, set a date by which all preliminary bids have to be in. If there are only two bidders, you will simply go back to the lowest bidder and ask if he or she would like to re-bid. You can continue that process until one of the bidders backs out. If you have more than two bidders, set a second round of bidding with a minimum price of your highest bid in the preliminary round. If no one bids in the second round, you can return to that high bid.
The Bottom Line
Inciting a bidding war on your property can be fun and profitable. The key is to know your market and present your property in its best light. (For additional reading, also take a look at 5 Tips For Recession House Hunters.)


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Some scenes in life are too memorable not to record.
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Niko and Lilo just love to play this game 🙂
And here they are with their humans- My nieces and nephew in Riverside, CA
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Niko and Lilo just love to play this game 🙂
And here they are with their humans- My nieces and nephew in Riverside, CA
Gorgeous! 😀
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Love them! I find it frustrating when I don't have my camera with me and something memorable happens.
SLR… 🙂 I second to that… Thanks for your comment.
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so true! an awesome post 🙂
SLR 🙂 Thanks for the re-blogged.
The squirrel with the birds was such a good photo!
Ya it was a good one too 🙂 Thanks Drew…
My cats said they liked the squirrel and the wedding cake but the swing cat got multiple hairballs. I told them that it was wrong but funny in a jacked up sort of way. No purrs resounded from the pride. Great set of pictures!
Thanks, everyone loves the squirrel 🙂 and yes true the swing cat was so funny.. hehehe
Wedding cake! It's a sign! *Thank you* for all the *luscious life* you share with us Dolly:)
You're very welcome Brook 🙂 you sounded so in love dear 🙂
Well stated. Love the pictures!
Thanks LA 🙂
I always carry a camera so I can give it to other people, so they can take pictures of me doing cute things: like breathing, drinking coffee, and radiating my special kind of beauty… : )
I'm happy to see you Mark 🙂 Thanks!
The squirrel and the wedding cake gets my vote. It's cuter than the dog that got to our cake first.
So already 2 votes for the squirrel 🙂 Nice…
I love these pictures. Particularly the squirrel taking his share of the wedding cake. Let's hope the sugar doesn't give him dental cavities.
Hahaha, yeah 🙂
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Thanks Marina 🙂
These are beautiful, Toothsome! Thanks! 😀
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great humorous collection!
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Cuban musician and cultural entrepreneur X Alfonso brings island ingenuity to Miami Mini Maker Faire
Musician X Alfonso is Cuba's rock star, a powerful, charismatic guitarist and vocalist in an original blend of Afro-Cuban, rock and hip-hop music. In the last two years, he's also become one of Cuba's most important cultural forces, with Fabrica del Arte Cubano (literally Factory of Cuban Art), an former electrical plant and cooking oil storehouse that Alfonso has turned into a dynamic center for the arts in Cuba that is, in itself, a living demonstration of Cuban ingenuity and creativity.
Alfonso and ten of his F.A.C. compañeros are in Miami this weekend for the Miami Mini Makers Faire, at the National YoungArts Foundation campus. (Which is, of course, in what used to be the headquarters of Bacardi Rum, famously created by Cuban exiles back when welcoming Cuban artists was anathema in Miami.) Alfonso and the other Cuban makers are creating a miniature, temporary F.A.C. (using shipping pallets, one of the main materials they use in re-configuring the F.A.C. every few months in resource-scarce Cuba), where they'll showcase F.A.C. artists like Celia Ledon, who designs costumes using paper, garbage bags, plastic grommets and video tape, and Jose Antonio Villa and Raiko Valladares, whose bright colored chairs are made from metal pipe and PVC cord usually used for jumpropes. The Faire, created by MIAMade and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, takes place this Saturday and Sunday, and Alfonso performs at 8 p.m. Saturday.
I spoke to him Thursday about why he created F.A.C. and what happens there.
JL – So how did you get the idea for Fabrica del Arte?
XA – I made a documentary film in 2009 called Sin Titulo (Untitled), showing professional and street artists. For the opening I invited all the artists to bring their work and show it in the lobby of the theater. The audience loved seeing all of it together. So I began doing shows like this around Havana. We were this nomad event, and I realized we needed our own space. But I looked for spaces that had nothing to do with art.
JL – why?
XA – Because in an art gallery it's difficult to show a film. In a theater it's hard to show visual art. I wanted to make a space for all the arts in the same space. And I wanted to create a place where all kinds of artists could work together. I'd seen factories in New York, Germany, Paris that had been turned into a gallery or a theater or a nightclub, but not for all the arts. I wanted to put all kinds of artists together – in all senses.
JL – Tell me about Fabrica
XA – We have artists with big names and very young artists, all mixed together. There's not difference. The entrance is 50 Cuban pesos - $2 U.S., the same for Cubans and foreigners. We have four or five shows every night, Thursday to Sunday. Theater, fashion, contemporary dance, film, industrial design, visual art, photography.
JL – what's a typical night like?
XA – On Thursdays there's a classical music concert early, then hiphop music, then a group playing some other style – but it can't be salsa or reggaeton – all in the same space. There's also performance art and film. On Friday there's contemporary dance, on Saturday fashion, and on Sundays theater, plus all the exhibits and the three concerts. We have every kind of person, from 18 to 80. We have five halls, and that's part of the trick of Fabrica – there's lots of spaces, and you can go where you want, depending on how you feel. You have all these options.
JL – were you surprised by how successful it's been?
XA – Very. We've brought in an audience that normally might not go to see all these things. But they come to see a music group, and then they'll also see an architecture exhibit, or a visual art show. We're educating this audience.
We're open for three months, then we close for a month and we change the space completely. We use plywood, pallets, drywall, things people give us, things we find. The whole Fabrica team does it. Some exhibits stay up for three months, some for just a month.
JL – why are Cubans so good at being 'makers'?
XA – we do more with less. We reclaim a lot. We've gotten used to it. We have a saying, to create something, the only obstacle is you yourself.
JL – Here they might say the obstacle is not having the materials or the money. Why do you say that?
XA – Because you can tell that there are people with fewer resources who do much more. Like those cars that keep going for years without parts. There've been no parts but people invent them and they work. We do the same with art.
Why Cubans are the best makers:
Ric Herrero, co-founder MIAMade, which produces the Miami Mini Maker Faire:
Having visited Cuba many times, I know that few people in the world exhibit the advanced level of ingenuity of the Cuban people. It goes beyond cars to how they've had to repurpose everything from furniture to electrical equipment. I once saw an electric fan made from a washing machine motor, a rotary phone and a vinyl record. They're using 3D printers to make car parts. Fifty years of suffering the U.S. Embargo mixed with communist policy has created a society of 11 million hackers. They repurpose and reinvent things to make what they need. Because of the pervasive scarcity, they're forced find innovative ways to create economic and social value using fewer resources and in increasingly affordable ways. At a time when sustainability is becoming increasingly urgent and embraced by our own society, instead of being driven by consumption and easy disposal, Cuba is inspiring to entrepreneurs, makers and artisans.
Nelson Ponce, Cuban graphic designer and leading maker of film and arts posters, of Fabrica del Arte:
I make silkscreen posters. They come from the need to communicate, because a lot of times the cultural sector doesn't have money for promotion, so it looks for alternatives. Silkscreening is an ancient technique. I usually take two or three days to make 150 to 200 posters. It's totally manual. I cut the letters by hand, do the designs by hand. All the posters on the island are done this way, even for foreign films. Necessity is the mother of invention. We do it with everything in Cuba.
Ernesto Jimenez, architect with Fabrica del Arte:
Here we're building a temporary version of la Fabrica, with pallets. It's ephemeral architecture. At the Fabrica in Cuba we use pallets, [shipping] containers, dry wall – we have this in Cuba now – and glass. We get donations of materials. You have to recycle. We work with what there is. There's a minimum of materials, and people adapt to what they have. They wait until things show up, so in architecture, it takes longer to do things. The best example is la Fabrica – since we started working together the solution has always been to invent something with what already exists. The process is the inverse of what's normal outside, where architects think of a building and order the materials. In Cuba I think of what I have and make the building accordingly. Here's this, and this, and this – what can you make? I think this idea is gaining force in the world.
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What: Miami Mini Maker Faire
When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Concert with Afrobeta and X Alfonso 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday
Where: National YoungArts Foundation Campus, 2100 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Info: Fair admission $12 to $18 at makerfairemiami.com; concert free, but must download tickets at makerfairemiami.com


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Radamel Falcao could be fit to face Arsenal in the Premier League next weekend, according to Colombia manager Jose Pekerman.
The Manchester United striker was in the stands at Craven Cottage to watch Colombia win 2-1 against USA on Friday night. Falcao has struggled with fitness since arriving at Old Trafford in the summer and has started just three games for his new club.
Despite the 28-year-old's absence for the international friendly, Pekerman believes he could be ready to face the Gunners next Saturday.
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So far the Colombian has scored one goal for Manchester United and has struggled to recover from the serious knee injury he sustained as AS Monaco last season.