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McLaren says capturing Red Bull's chief aerodynamicist Peter Prodromou is not just a one-off star signing, and is instead part of a wider technical step up.
It emerged in Japan that Prodromou, who has worked alongside Adrian Newey at Red Bull since 2006, has agreed to join McLaren when his current contract runs out at the end of next year.
Speaking about the move, McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale suggested that further signings were on the cards.
"Yes we have recruited Peter," said Neale. "We are really excited about him joining the team. It is not a one-off thing that we are doing, in that we have made some moves during the course of this year.
"There are also some other things that we are doing to strengthen our team, so it is a series of moves as we head to 2015 with Honda to make sure that this team stays at the forefront of F1 and is set for winning ways.
"It is hard for the guys here this weekend to put the amount of effort in, with the result we have done, but we don't intend to hang around here very long."
Jenson Button welcomed McLaren's efforts to bolster its organisation, which he felt was important after its disappointing 2013 Formula 1 form.
"It is great," he said. "Looking at this season it has not been a great year for us, it has been a pretty tough year for us all.
"You do have to remember that we have brought very good cars in the last few years.
"We have got many victories and have been close to winning many world championships, so the people working inside this team have been for many years still doing a mega job.
"But it is nice we are adding to their skills and experience of working up and down the pit lane.
"I think it is great that Jonathan, Martin [Whitmarsh] and everyone else are looking outside the box, and it is going to help us more in the future."


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The year is 2049. Los Angeles, a megacity suffering from overpopulation, ecological upheaval and an ever increasing reliance on technology, finds itself confronted with greater issues regarding the android slave laborers, or replicants. Renowned replicant hunter, or blade runner, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) has vanished.
Shortly after 2019, the Tyrell Corporation dissolved due to replicant insurrection. In its absence, the Wallace Corporation absorbed all remaining research and improved the replicants, instilling in them an unbreakable obedience. Detective K (Ryan Gosling), a Wallace Corporation replicant blade runner tasked with hunting the fugitive Tyrell models, discovers a world-changing secret. As a result, his fate intertwines with Deckard's.
The concept of a "Blade Runner" sequel can easily cultivate even more despair over Hollywood's dearth of creativity. Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi film is considered a landmark of the genre. Scott returns as a producer on "2049," along with original writer Hampton Fancher. Behind the camera is visionary director Denis Villeneuve of "Sicario" (2015) and "Arrival" (2016) fame. Even with the talent involved, it's easy to understand why someone would remain skeptical.
Luckily, Villeneuve exceeds expectations and dispels any doubt with "Blade Runner 2049."
Though he makes plenty of nods to the original film, Villeneuve forges a unique identity, never getting caught in Scott's shadow. His propensity for blending complex ideas with emotionally grounded storytelling shines in grandiose fashion, complementing and expanding upon the mysteries and themes presented by the preceding film. Judging by his work in "Arrival," it should come as no surprise how in tune he is with his vision. Working with ideas at a protracted but well-timed pace, as well as offering an original spin on the mythos, he molds "2049" into a more mentally engrossing adventure.
Blade Runner's most distinguishable characteristics lie in its scintillating visuals and depictions of future Los Angeles as a technologically dystopian, multicultural metropolis dominated by industrialization, looming skyscrapers, overcrowded living spaces and machinery. Villeneuve takes those aspects to another level, depicting their social consequences and further developing an already ingenious world. He also infuses artificial intelligence (AI) into the narrative, which actually serves a purpose in the story, most notably in furthering Detective K's character development.
Gosling proves a capable lead, snugly filling in Ford's shoes and offering a unique protagonist with the seasoned nature of Deckard, combined with a harsh coldness. It seems contradictory, but Fancher's sharp script and Villeneuve's passionate direction shape Detective K into an emotionally resonant character. With each layer of mystery revealed, K displays a tender growth that makes his large scale voyage feel personal. It's in his interactions with his AI companion, Joi (Ana de Armas), that he exhibits a softer side of someone who's essentially a government tool.
Gosling and Ford make a formidable pairing and an effective contrast of youth and age. K's parallels with Deckard make their dynamic an even more interesting watch, even though they don't share as much time together as one would hope. Deckard doesn't have much screen time, even though the marketing emphasizes him. Nonetheless, it was a joy to see Ford playing one of his non-Indiana Jones and Han Solo roles once more. Ford's performance as Deckard in "Blade Runner 2049″ outclasses his last outing as Han Solo in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015).
On top of unanimously great performances, "Blade Runner 2049" also brandishes a litany of technical marvels. The visuals, guided by impeccable cinematographer Roger Deakins, consistently impress. His color choices (especially the warm yellows and oranges in Wallace headquarters) and slick camera movements never cease to inspire awe and excitement. Any shot can be taken and used as a desktop background or framed as a painting. His work precisely captures the vastness and chaos of the sprawling L.A. metropolis that defines the Blade Runner world. Throw in Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch's blaring score, and you're in for a treat.
On top of Deakins' work, Villeneuve astutely combines practical effects with CGI. He emphasizes the use of real sets, only resorting to computerized effects when absolutely necessary. There is one especially notable effect that appears near the film's climax (which the Daily will not specify, due to its importance to the story) that continues the generally divisive trend of facial recreation in mainstream movies, but for the better, in the story's context.
The trailers promise an action-packed picture, but the film doesn't entirely align with the previews. "2049" runs almost three hours, at times at a slow pace, which might not click with everyone. There are a couple, and just a couple, of story-related elements in the film's latter half that don't get much development, but they contain spoilers. In short, they felt somewhat hasty and didn't go far enough for a viewer to care. However, these flaws don't detract from the overall experience.
Some minute complaints aside, Villeneuve's take on the Blade Runner mythos is nothing less than astonishing. His inspired continuation neither blatantly capitalizes on the classic's fame nor forces references, but rather expands on what made it great in the first place. "Blade Runner 2049" is what sequels should strive for and will hopefully get Deakins his long overdue Oscar for cinematography.
This film definitely warrants rewatches, and if you haven't seen it yet, do so now, preferably in IMAX.


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- "Zhatan the Black, Commander of the Tower of Zharr, orders that a thousand swords be made of good black iron, a thousand corselets of ruddy bronze, a thousand arrowheads of 5 shekels of steel and ten thousand of 2 shekels, and that this be delivered to the Fortress of Zharr when the moon is full. Let it be known that Zhatan plunders to the west and returns within the month with slaves for the service of Hashut. So say I, Zhatan the Black, Commander of the Tower of Zharr, Glory to Zhatan, Glory to Ghorth the Cruel, All praise Hashut Father of Darkness."
- —Zhatan the Black, Commander of the Tower of Zharr[2a]
Zhatan the Black is the Chaos Dwarf Commander of the Tower of Zharr and a servant of Ghorth the Cruel.[1a]
Acts of the most cruel and heartless nature are everyday occurrences in the Plain of Zharrduk. Thousands of slaves endure unimaginable agonies in the pits of Zharr, mining out the poisonous wealth amidst choking fumes and impenetrable darkness. In the workshops of Zharr-Naggrund untold slaves are worked to death in their chains so that their masters can enjoy a lifetime of ease. The Hobgoblin overseers in the Vale of Woe beat their pitiful charges so that their flesh hangs from their backs like bloodied rags. Even amongst such wanton cruelty there is one whose deeds of brutality are remarkable: Zhatan the Black, Commander of the Tower of Zharr.[1a]
Zhatan serves the Sorcerer-Prophet Ghorth the Cruel, most potent of all living Chaos Dwarf Sorcerers. It is said that when Ghorth presides over the sacrifices of Hashut the only sound louder than the screams of his victims is the gloating laughter of Zhatan, his general. Zhatan is kept busy by his master's insatiable demand for fresh slaves. The Chaos Dwarf has led many successful slaving expeditions to the west, crushing every Orc army that has dared to stand up to him. All the Goblin tribes between the Plains of Zharrduk and Mount Grimfang have bowed before his armies, sending thousands of their kind in tribute to the Lords of Zharr-Naggrund. The workshops and mines of Ghorth can scarcely keep pace with Zhatan's demand for weaponry. Every expedition he undertakes brings further slaves whose labours fuel fresh conquests.[1a]
Zhatan the Black wears heavy armour and wields a warhammer. He may ride a Great Taurus or a Lammasu. Such is his stature amongst his kind and such is the power of his master Ghorth the Cruel, that he can carry up to four magical items.[1a]


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As most of you know, October launches Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness month, dedicated to Courageous Survivors who have taken a stand against abuse, while honoring those who are no longer with us. Supportive Friends are a Gift and a Blessing when you're caught in the Cycle of Abuse! The young woman in this photo is myself, decades ago, as a young, married college student. The note was sent by a friend, who as it turned out had also been abused, survived, and successfully moved forward with her life. Esperanza! A Woman's Hope is focused on helping Survivors of Domestic Violence here in Georgia with funding for job skills upgrade and related programs. If you are a Survivor, Reach out to us! If you are a Benefactor, Help Make A Difference, Today! We invite you to e-mail us for additional information! Thank You!
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The creator of this blog is a survivor of domestic violence who believes that women need to escape the cycle of abuse so that they can Succeed and Lead! My non-profit organization, Esperanza! A Woman's Hope, is focused on helping survivors who are moving forward in life. Inviting all Survivors to join in Celebrating the Journey to Empowerment and Success!


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"Rock Out the Dope", The Opioid Prevention and Awareness Music Festival, will be held on August 9-11th at the Blackthourne Resort located in East Durham, NY.
This family friendly event will feature over 100 acts at 13 stages during the 3 day event. A wide variety of live music will be featured at the fest including Rock, Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Metal, Bluegrass, Celtic and more. The event will also feature over 20 artists booth and misc vendors, multiple food trucks , beer and wine gardens, martini bar, kid zone, family games, campfire jams, drum circles, fireworks and many other activities.
The event will also have multiple tent areas to counsel individuals who are experiencing problems with opioids either indirectly or individually. There will also be designated areas that include photo displays in memory of individuals who have died from opioid overdoses. The event will also be giving away free doses of Narcan (naloxone) which is an opioid antagonist used for the complete or partial reversal of an opioid overdose. Many acts will perform songs that they have written about the opioid crisis.
The festival is presented by the Songwriters Showcases of America and River Valley Productions. Ticket prices for the festival are: One Day Pass $10, Two Day Pass $15, Three Day Pass $25. (Add $5 to each pass day of fest.) Camping and Hotel Rooms at the resort are sold separately. For advanced discounted tickets and more info go to www.RockOutTheDope.com
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A friend of mine took me to a photography exhibit, Saturday, at Collective Gallery in Woodstock, which, apparently, I think, is part of D-Day Studios, but, in any event, it's located at 60 Tinker Street. The photographer, Allan Tannenbaum, was the photo editor at The Soho Weekly News, a Village Voice alternative that published for about ten years in the 70s and early 80s, and, as such, Allan was in a position to photograph anyone who was anyone, in 1970s New York. From The Beatles and Stones to Barack and Bob Marley, Allan's photographed them all! No one and not much escaped Allan's lens, and I highly recommend the exhibition at Collective, which runs thru the end of June, and is called, "Punk Rock"! Featured are iconic shots of The Clash, Patti Smith, Chrissie Hynde, The Ramones, Talking Heads, Bowie, John and Yoko, Chris Stein and Debbie Harry of Blondie, and more, many of which have never been seen before, or, at least, I've never seen them before! There's so many great pics, but, I think my favorite might be one of The Clash at the baggage claim in Kennedy Airport, all smoking cigarettes in the terminal while they wait for their gear! A period piece, indeed! Anyway, if you're interested in this type of stuff, you've got 2 more weeks to get down there to grok these fine photographs of Rock n Roll icons at the height of their powers. And don't forget to visit Allan's website and also run a Google search on him and check out his other work. He's got books and photos all over the internet and they're all for sale. www.sohoblues.com
After you take in the Punk Rock exhibition, you might want to stop next door at 54 Tinker Street for a visit to Mike DuBois' HappyLife Productions. Mike is one of the preeminent psychedelic artists in the country, if not the world, and, as such, has created posters, shirts, and many other items for The Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Levon Helm, Hot Tuna, and many other bands who wanted the best! The shop is filled with all sorts of cool stuff, and between Mike and Allan, you're sure to see something you want to take home with you!
Fred Perry is a founding member of Alt-Country supergroup, The Brooklyn Cowboys, is from a 3rd generation musical family and lives in the Hudson Valley, where he does what he can to promote live music.
I had been planning on catching the great Bruce Katz Band at Colony Woodstock that night, after a late lunch with Allan and my friend, Michele, but when we got there, the band part of the show was starting a bit late, after Bruce opened for himself on solo piano. Since we were thirsty and in the mood to Rock, we decided to go over to The Station, have a drink, and come back for the full band part of Bruce's show, which always features some of the top A-list musicians in the Hudson Valley, and, of course, Bruce, himself, is one of the greatest keyboard artists anyone's ever heard, anywhere!
T'was not to be! When we got to The Station, I was surprised to find The Mead Mountain Resonators holding court. They're a band I've been meaning to check out live, and boy, am I glad we did! Mead Mountain Resonators have got it, and if they keep at it, they're gonna get it! They're a Bluegrass band, and they embody the spirit of the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, the Louvins, and all the Bluegrass and old school Country greats who, mostly died before they were born! I'd be surprised if anyone in this band is even 30! Where'd they get it? They're too young to be this authentic, you'd think! But, like Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, they effectively channel their influences, without being derivative, into something their own. MMR has a way to go before they're at T Shorty's level, but if they keep doin' it, they're gonna get there, and they already display the seeds of inventiveness, originality, and musicianship that warrant keeping a watchful eye on this young band.
The Resonators are made up of 3 multi-instrumentalists – Conor Wenk (guitar, mandolin, banjo, and resonator guitar), Dan McCabe (guitar, drums), and Alex Turqman (bass, banjo, guitar, and harp aka harmonica). When I first met Danny McCabe, in 2006, he was one of the most talented young music students at my store, Reservoir Music. Since then, I'm pleased and proud to say, he's blossomed into a mature musician who still has a lot of potential for continued growth. All three sing, and they are amazing singers, harmonizing beautifully and authentically, in the Bluegrass style. If they're playing in your neighborhood, and you dig Bluegrass and old school Country, be there! You'll be happy you did.
We never did make it back to Colony for Bruce's show. My friend's a lightweight (LOL), and after a while of diggin' the Resonators, she'd had enough, and we called it a night. Not too shabby of one, neither!!!
Fred Perry is a founding member of Alt-Country supergroup, The Brooklyn Cowboys, is from a 3rd generation musical family and lives in the Hudson Valley, where he does what he can to promote live music.
UPDATE April 28: The GoFundMe page reached it's target of $15,000. Thanks so much to all who contributed.
Anyone who has had the inspiring, touching and universally human pleasure of listening to Tom Pacheco's music, and knowing the man himself, would be hard-pressed to describe those experiences any other way. Even though his career was born on 1960s Bleeker St., was marked on the calendar as recently as this past December, and is one that's traversed locations as far-flung as Norway, England, Scotland, Wales, and uh... Rosendale, we can happily and proudly claim him as OURS, a community member, friend, and beloved national and international treasure. Tom has written, collaborated, and performed with such luminous partners as Pete Seeger, The Band (Jubilation, Woodstock Winter) Steinar Albrigtsen, Tom Kimmel and Jay Unger...Richie Havens, Tom Russell, Jefferson Starship, and many others have had success with his songs.
Musicmachine Magazine Archives presents a New Documentary
The 1980s
When live music ruled the Hudson Valley
The 1980s was the decade of Musicmachine Magazine. More bands, more clubs, more music almost everywhere.
Musicmachine produced radio shows, cable tv shows and many special events. 2019 is the 40th anniversary of the
first edition of Musicmachine. I have started a documentary on this amazing period in regional music and I am
looking for video of musicians in this decade. Let me know what you have. Thanks!
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UPDATE August 8, 2018 — Last night I participated in a call with other local businesses, and our congressman John Faso. All the businesses on the call explained how repealing Net Neutrality could affect us and our customers. The call was cordial and the congressman asked good questions. However he would not commit to vote for the CRA. More pressure is needed from more local business people. Please step forward to contact the congressman and express your opinions on Net Neutrality and how repealing it could affect your business.


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God created us,
so we could be His people
behaving and interacting according to His decrees,
not to live according to the world's standards,
but to have respect and awe for who God is,
The Most High God,
The Living God,
The Redeemer,
The Way Maker,
The Healer
The Peace Maker,
The Creator
of Heaven and earth,
our Heavenly Father.
We need to get past our selfish desires
and stop leaning on His incredible forgiveness,
to do as we please;
Acknowledge the great Being we have as our One and Only God,
who sacrificed His Son,
so we can have life today.
Give praise to His Holiness,
nothing can ever compare to it.
Thank You, Father God,
Thank You, Jesus.
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Reader's view: Six-point plan to get country moving
To the editor:
As a counterpoint to Norbert Bufka's comments on Sept. 4, I think that the continued playing of the blame game is beginning to tire us all. Where are the ideas to get us moving? Both Democrats and Republicans have been moving this country more socialistic. It is our individual faults, needs and greeds that make us expect and demand that our congresspersons provide programs to help, provide and even manage our lives. We scream for freedom but forget that only the responsible are free.
I suggest a six point program to get us moving.
1. Put a hold on all new federal regulations as of Jan. 1, 2011 for three years. This would cut out the uncertainty of hidden government mandated paper work and operational costs. It would likewise reduce the size of the federal government.
2. Pass a tort reform law to limit rewards and limit class action suits. This would make the U.S. more competitive with foreign tort systems and cut hidden medical costs. In class action suits, make all winning parties, including the lawyers, equal in the payout.
3. Simplify and revise the tax code for individuals and businesses. For individuals, make the return no more than one page. For business, make it simple and competitive with other industrial nations.
4. Give corporations a two-year tax holiday to bring foreign profits into the U.S. if they agree in writing to invest and build U.S. manufacturing facilities with the profits. This could bring in as much as $3 trillion and would be a great job stimulus.
5. Put all federal spending including Social Security, all medical programs and insurance programs, under one budget and pass a constitutional amendment to have a balanced budget except in time of a natural disaster or a congressionally declared war with a defined enemy, in a defined area and for a defined period of time.
6. Establish an energy policy based on nuclear and natural gas power and fast track regulations to allow them to get going. Cut subsides on wind and solar power after 2014 to make them be competitive or fail.


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Funding for Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
Sen. John Fonfara, Rep. Russ Morin, and Governor Malloy with Charles Lyle, Executive Director of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum; Judy Rowley, member of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Board and Chairman of the Building Committee; and Lee Kuckro, member of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Board and the Building Committee, after the Bond Commission meeting.
I'm pleased that the State Bond Commission has approved a $1.7 million grant for the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Wethersfield. The funding will be used to construct a new education and visitor center, which will provide education, exhibition and meeting space. The bonding will ensure the project's completion, supplementing the $6 million in funding secured by the museum.
I have supported this project as an opportunity to both expand educational programming at the museum and draw more visitors to Wethersfield's historic district. The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is a unique attraction for those interested in Connecticut's history.
The new center will allow the museum to remain open year-round. Currently, the museum closes for three months each year because of a lack of heated spaces to hold programming.


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Sunday, 15 July 2012
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - July 2012
More July flowers can be lingered over via May Dreams Gardens.
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- Anonymous16 July 2012 at 08:26:00 BST
Lovely rich colours, bringing warmth to your garden even when the skies are grey.ReplyDelete
Flowers don't seem to be suffering from the weather quite as badly as the veggies. You've got some beauties there, I've never grown day lilies.ReplyDelete
Anna, gorgeous photos there. I particularly like that Geranium in the bottom left.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos - I love the top right-hand plant with the unusual foliage. Is it also a geranium? I think I saw one at a show once...ReplyDelete
Lots of lovely flowers in spite of the rain, the geraniums seem to be enjoying it all, your garden must be looking very colourful at the moment. Day lilies are also enjoying the extra moisture and flowering like mad at the moment, just wish I could get out to deadhead mine, they look a bit messy with the old heads hanging on!ReplyDelete
I'm trying to hit all the British Bloom Day posts to see plants that are wallowing in wet conditions. I see you also grow my favorite little Geranium, 'Bob's Blunder'. The double Geranium is beautiful too. You will enjoy growing the eyed varieties of daylilies in your climate, as they will hold their color so well. I had to get rid of mine because they bleach so badly in the Midwestern sun.ReplyDelete
I think I spied Llium Eyeliner - reminds me of last summer when I was trying to make sure the cat didnt get near them. They are no more now but at least I can enjoy yoursReplyDelete
- Anonymous17 July 2012 at 22:40:00 BST
Anna, Since my other floral addiction besides daylilies is geraniums, I really enjoyed this collection of images. -JeanReplyDelete
D chose well will daylilies - very a la mode and I've been seeing them in the best of gardens in large swathes. I love the blue geranium (2nd row - right) - does it have a name or did that label go walkabout? [I'm sure garden gremlins steal these]ReplyDelete
Geraniums are really enjoying this weather. I like your Day Lilies too - one of the few plants I can be bothered to deadhead!ReplyDelete
All that rain and now it looks like some more summery weather heading your way for next week. Should make for a great display when things dry out.ReplyDelete
You ought to read Beths' blog http://www.daylilysoup.com/ - she has the most marvellous collection I have ever seen.ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I have never seen double pratenses before...I must find some...that color is wonderful!!!ReplyDelete
All your comments are much appreciated and treasured. I wil try to reply to everyone who leaves a comment, but it may take me a few days, especially when I start spending more time in the garden and at the lottie. I know that you will understand :) I am sure that I will also visit your blog if I have not already done so. If you have any specific questions I will either reply to them here or you can email me at : firstname.lastname@example.com
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Module HWA-2070:
Archaeology Workplace S1
Module Facts
Run by School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences
20 Credits or 10 ECTS Credits
Semester 1
Organiser: Dr Karen Pollock
Overall aims and purpose
The placements seek to provide students with an understanding of the practical application of their academic knowledge of History, Welsh History or Archaeology to professional fields that are intimately associated with those disciplines.
Course content
The student normally spends one day a week during the appropriate semester, and in total about 70 hours, working in an archives office, an archaeological unit or a museum service undertaking specific tasks of a practical as well as an academic nature as given them by the officer(s) in charge. These typically include drawing up inventories, collating field evidence, drawing up catalogues of discrete manuscript or artefact collections, as well as at times dealing with public enquiries.
Currently the Department has agreements with most of the archive record offices in north Wales, but especially at Caernarfon and Llangefni, with the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust, with Oriel Bangor and Oriel Môn at Llangefni and the regimental Museum at Caernarfon. Approved excavation training courses may qualify if of sufficient duration and rigour and conform to the Course Guidelines.
Students should also be aware that there are health and safety implications to all placements.
Assessment Criteria
Threshold students (lower 40s) will demonstrate an appropriate range or depth of knowledge of at least parts of the workplace, and will make partly-successful attempts to frame an argument that engages with the practical work they carried out while in the workplace.
Good students (60s) will show a solid level of achievement in all the criteria of the paragraphs above.
Excellent students (70s and above) will show this level of achievement across the criteria combined with particularly impressive depths of knowledge and/or subtlety of analysis.
Learning outcomes
Read select texts concerning archival practice or archaeological techniques or museum organisation.
Show regular attendance at the office of the relevant service or unit and adhere to the supervision and direction of the service officers and participate in the public role of that service or unit.
Undertake the searches and/or practical work within the normal sphere of the service or unit's activity.
Produce a report, project or similar work to the professional standard required by the service or unit.
Assessment Methods
|Work Project Report
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Courses including this module
Compulsory in courses:
- V400: BA Archaeology year 2 (BA/ARCH)
- V103: BA History and Archaeology year 2 (BA/HA)
- V104: BA Welsh History and Archaeology year 2 (BA/WHAR)
- V401: MArts Archaeology year 2 (MARTS/ARCH)
Optional in courses:
- VV41: BA Herit, Archae & Hist year 2 (BA/HAH)
- VV42: BA Heritage, Archaeology & History with International Exp year 2 (BA/HAHIE)


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Most kids are off from school right now and it is time to travel. Have you begun making plans? Do you have reservations somewhere or are you possibly not even on the radar for a trip? Family travel is always a great bonding experience and makes memories that last a lifetime, but it is often the where-to that makes the planning the hardest part. As a Mom I have strict travel standards for any place that we are going to lodge at and I also want a particular family environment for my kids to be surrounded in.
Where could be possibly go as a family that offers a family atmosphere with plenty to do, where there is a beach and pools as well as loads of fun things to do each day? Our destination this summer: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and our resort of choice: The Crown Reef Resort. Newly renovated(and still being renovated) with a waterpark and a lazy river all within footsteps to the ocean, making it a perfect choice for families.
Here is what I have learned while figuring out where I would stay with three children:
Did you know that the Crown Reef Resort has been undergoing a massive renovation, a $7.5 million dollar renovation to be exact. The 20-year-old Crown Reef, an all-oceanfront resort offers the most oceanfront rooms in the Grand Strand and one tower is ready for all of you planning vacations. There are 514 rooms, which include efficiencies and suites,and they all are being updated with new headboards, tables, lamps, bedding, balconies, hallway carpeting, bathroom mirrors, and paint. The kitchens are receiving all new appliances, granite countertops and cabinetry. Entertainment in the room for your family will include new flat screen televisions, as well as an oceanfront balcony.
A new Town Center, also scheduled for completion this spring, offers dining and entertainment with the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop. It will include a casual restaurant, coffee bar, ice cream and sweets shop, and video game arcade and redemption center. The resort also has a fitness center and 13,000 square feet of space for meetings, banquets, weddings and events for groups from 25 to 1,200.
I can't wait to share my photos with you so you can see this great resort and all its amenities that are waiting for our family and yours. Here is a bonus for you: The Crown Reef Resort will open a brand new waterpark for guests with two enclosed 38-foot water slides, including the world's first hotel "Explosion" slide. The two-person "Explosion" tube slide stands 38 feet tall and 278 feet long, pumping more than 2,500 gallons of water per minute. Meanwhile, the one-person "Twister" body slide towers 38 feet tall and 302 feet long, pumping 800 gallons of water per minute. The "Kiddie" slide sits 8 feet tall and 20 feet long. The water slides, along with a silly sub play area with water sprays, bucket dumps, and a new pool bar and grill will be opening as well.
The Crown Reef Resorts already offered a 125 foot oceanfront pool, an indoor pool and 11 indoor/outdoor Jacuzzi's in addition to the longest oceanfront lazy river(575 feet) in the Myrtle Beach Area!
The new Town Center will offer dining, and entertainment including a casual restaurant, coffee bar, ice cream shop and video game arcade, making this a family perfect destination for everyone in your traveling crew!


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The Centre de Développement Chorégraphique in Toulouse have been given some space in a building near their office and they've turned it into a big flat with 7 bedrooms and a kitchen/living area that has a massive dance studio above it. That way, companies can come for a couple of weeks and all stay and work together in the same place. At the moment, it looks a bit like an old people's home with all its fire safety cards, disabled showers and non-slip floors. So they asked a lady who used to be a decorator and an awesome upholsterer to make it look nice and look after it. So she's going to decorate each room and she'll also be there when it's occupied to welcome people and cook one meal a day for them.
They also thought it would be a good idea to have me draw all over the walls. I drew a forest with some animals saying stuff vaguely related to communal living and painted some little reminders in all the bedrooms, bathrooms and corridor.
The pictures are not very good but I'll take some proper ones when the furniture's in.
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
'Marshwallow?' 'Not thanks.'
The Centre de Développement Chorégraphique in Toulouse have been given some space in a building near their office and they've turned it into a big flat with 7 bedrooms and a kitchen/living area that has a massive dance studio above it. That way, companies can come for a couple of weeks and all stay and work together in the same place. At the moment, it looks a bit like an old people's home with all its fire safety cards, disabled showers and non-slip floors. So they asked a lady who used to be a decorator and an awesome upholsterer to make it look nice and look after it. So she's going to decorate each room and she'll also be there when it's occupied to welcome people and cook one meal a day for them.
Thursday, 30 April 2009
I've been at CDP for a little while doing some ads for UNIQLO. They've launched hundreds of new t-shirt designs and decided it would be a good idea to tell people about it, which is usually when advertising comes in handy. The collages use tons of pictures of good looking models and anime images, with a couple of Harings and Basquiats thrown into the mix. It was a fun project but a bit of a logistical nightmare since all of the images on there have to have a different copyright, you see. But we got through it and successfully spread it all over London. I've been doing other things but I'll show you later.
Sunday, 5 April 2009
"Put that in your pipe and smoke it."
That was the brief for this illustration:
So I made a drawing of that annoying Caterpillar guy from Alice in Wonderland being shoved into a giant pipe. That'll shut him up. It's in the Hospital Club mag together with a photo of Yours Truly's face and my life story.
Monday, 23 March 2009
I did a project with Nick Flügge and it ended up on the Creative Review blog. Look!
They didn't find it essential to talk about the way it looks but it's ok.
Thursday, 5 February 2009
This will make your bus journeys disappear.
Jonathan Ross, commenting on Stephen Fry's Twitter activity, asked him why he was doing such an incredible amount of walking. Stephen Fry replied that he did so to keep fit. He didn't say 'to keep fit', he's Stephen Fry. What he said is this:
'I have a hopelessly overweight figure and walking is the only thing I can do with pleasure and there's one reason I can walk with pleasure [...] and that's audiobooks.'
I immediately went ahead and bought Wuthering Heights on iTunes and set off on a 2-hour expedition (on foot) to the not-so-local supermarket and the even-less-local butcher's. I realised after half an hour that I hadn't been listening to the story at all, that I couldn't name one character, couldn't even tell who was telling the story. What I was doing instead was singing 'Wuthering Heights' (if you and I have ever been to a karaoke joint together, you will know how good I am at this), thinking about the lady's accent, wondering if she was an actress, trying to picture what she looked like, making a mental list of groceries and thinking about Stephen Fry. Audiobooks don't do it for me.
What works for me is this. Radiolab is the name of a show on New York public radio. Podcasts are available and they're the best thing on radio since Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan. Here's how they describe it:
'Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Each episode is an investigation – a patchwork of people. sounds, stories all centered around one big idea. Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sounds illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. Big questions are investigated, tinkered with, and encouraged to grow. Bring your curiosity, and we'll feed it with possibilities.'
They are all so well-made, so quick-paced, so fascinating that you will find yourself listening to the same episode over and over again instead of switching back to music. They are great for walking, even better for bus journeys. Start with the episode on deception and laughter, they are excellent.
Friday, 9 January 2009
Craft slices
Because the World is coming to an end, Jenny, Esther and I had no money for fancy presents. So we decided to make them. I embroidered a cushion for Esther and made a cross-stitch for Jenny. She has 'Patience' tatooed on her chest so I thought it would be a suitable message for her.
The blue linen cushion is from Ikea and the white frame from Habitat.
Thursday, 8 January 2009
Happy new year everybody.
Just like you like it®
There's a file on my desktop called 'food'. It contains the notes I typed in the car to keep track of the nicest places we ate at. It goes something like this:
Swamp John Catfish in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Where hush puppies and I first met.
Charlie Vergos Rendez-Vous, Memphis, Tennessee
We went to Charlie Vergos Rendez-Vous after hearing about it in Theme Time Radio Hour, Bob Dylan's radio show. If you've never heard it, get it now. It was our best travel companion. We heard that you can smell the smoke all the way into the Peabody Hotel's lobby and that's no lie. They pump that smoke out into the streets just to drag you in by your nostrils. The dining room is beautiful, packed with sports memorabilia and presidents' autographs. The menu's pretty simple, you can get a 'first thing' (a starter you won't need), a 'main thing' that comes in different sizes (racks o'ribs) and some 'things on the side'. One rack is enough for two. It comes with sweet and smoky baked beans with bacon and orange coleslaw. Our waiter was a big man full of sound bites. We watched him pour our tea saying something like 'Oh yeah that's right'.
Gus's Fried chicken, Memphis, Tennessee
We were ready to go back to fried. The lady in our hotel said that she felt frustrated after discovering Gus's because of all the years she'd spent eating fried chicken from other places. We waited for our chicken for a while, which is surprising in a joint that only serves fried chicken but it was well worth the wait. Enter generous portions of moist and tender chicken in the crispiest and tastiest batter this side of the galaxy. It was delicious and our bill came to $12.
Boudin King, Jennings, Louisiana
We went on bit of a detour on the way to New Orleans to go to Boudin King in Jennings, Louisiana. Ollie felt brave and had the boudin, which is supposed to be the best boudin in Louisiana. I couldn't gather up the courage to order it due to years of being force-fed the stuff and, instead, went for a plate of fried seafood. Fried oysters are good! And the crawfish came in its own little fishcake. I tried the boudin, which was very different to the one I had as a child. It was just a big bit of hairy gut stuffed with rice and cayenne. It looked a bit like a big grey pregnant slug or a giant ring worm.
Maria's Taco Xpress, Austin, Texas
The first thing you see approaching Maria's Taco Xpress is a giant statue of Maria raising the roof. According to the numerous newspaper clippings tacked to the walls inside the restaurant, Maria's slightly loca. I'm not sure you can be loca and produce such delicious breakfast tacos. Or maybe you need to.
Trailer Park, Austin, Texas
More Dulwich Park than Trailer Park. Nice Po Boys!
What a burger!
Texas Chili Parlor, Austin, Texas
Good meat-only hot hot chili. No beans, just raw onion sprinkled on top. Man food.
Dairy queen
It's hard to find somewhere to spend your money in Marfa. Everything seems to be closed in the afternoon. We couldn't find Food Shark on the first day so walked into Dairy Queen and had some delicious burgers and deep-fried jalapeños.
Cochineal, Marfa, Texas
It's very pricey, the food is mediocre but it's worth a visit just for the lovely waitress.
Food Shark, Marfa, Texas
He drove in, set up, and sold us the most awesomest falafel eh-vah!


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Just finished a crash course on using Google's AngularJS framework. I have to say it's pretty amazing.
My boss told the team I was helping that I would take 2 weeks to finish their 3 new design comps for a project they are working on and I get to decide what libraries and frameworks I want to use for this projects because it's being redesigned from scratch. I'm already using jQuery, Twitter Bootstrap and CSS3 and had pretty much completed the 3 comps yesterday. But since I still have one more week before this is really due, I will try and combine the 3 pages into one and use AngularJS to make this page dynamically show the other two page layouts when needed. Gonna be a fun week.
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Chiefs head coach Colin Cooper has made three alterations to his run-on side for their clash against the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday.
The 23-man side is hungry to put on a performance worthy of a spot in the Super Rugby quarter-finals next week.
All three changes feature in the forwards. Consistent performer Angus Ta'avao will start at tighthead prop with Nepo Laulala primed to make an impact off the bench in jersey 18.
Nathan Harris returns refreshed from All Blacks leave to start at hooker. Co-captain Brodie Retallick returns from injury eager to impress at lock, combining with workhorse Tyler Ardron.
Joining Laulala on the reserves bench is explosive hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho and versatile loose forward Jesse Parete.
Cooper revealed that the Chiefs were excited for the challenge this weekend.
"It is great to have key men like Brodie and Nathan return for this game," he said.
"We are really looking forward to taking on the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday night. There's plenty to play for, for both teams. It will be a fantastic contest for spectators to enjoy.
"The team is excited to don the Chiefs jersey and put on performance our fans will be proud of back at home."
Chiefs: 15 Solomon Alaimalo, 14 Shaun Stevenson, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Sean Wainui, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9 Brad Weber, 8 Pita Gus Sowakula, 7 Sam Cane (c), 6 Lachlan Boshier, 5 Tyler Ardron, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Angus Ta'avao, 2 Nathan Harris, 1 Atu Moli
Replacements: 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho, 17 Aidan Ross, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Jesse Parete, 20 Mitchell Jacobson, 21 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22 Marty McKenzie, 23 Tumua Manu
Date: Friday, June 14
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-off: 19:45 local (10:45 BST, 09:45 GMT)
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Graham Cooper (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)


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- ITV Report
GE2017: The West Country losers - Bristol North West
In 2010 Bristol North West changed hands from Labour to Conservative when Charlotte Leslie was elected - She achieved a 9% swing from Labour.
But, in a shock result the constituency once again turned red with a 16% swing from the Tories.
Bristol North West was known as a "bellwether" - the seat had elected the candidate from the winning party in every election since 1974.
Charlotte Leslie said the British public were moving the country into a place no one had been to before.


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Still in the wake of last year's The Ashes Of The Tyrant EP, Aberdeen black metal outfit, Drekavac, have announced plans to re-record and release their 2012 demo The Litanies Of The Dead. In the run up to their next live appearance at Slaughterpit, we roused vocalist Hyperion for a minor inquisition about the process, specifically to ask what made them decide to re-record an EP from (over) half a decade ago?
Hyperion: When we first recorded the demo, it was very much when we were still finding our feet musically. Instead of honing our sound, we wanted to get a recording out there to get some shows, and it, the old demo, doesn't represent our sound as it should be. Also, the quality of the recording was not the best it could be, in comparison to later recording. Knowing what we know now, we feel we can release a 'demo' that does our sound justice, and will be a worthy addition to our fans' Drekavac collections.
The primary change is the songs themselves. All the songs from the original demo will be on the re-issue, only with some tweaks to bring it more in line with the darkness and aggression of Drekavac's sound. The quality of the recording is the second biggest reason. The art and presentation will also be in line with our later, higher quality releases.
This new, beefed up version of TLOTD is due for a proposed self-release, late spring/early summer in 2018. However, if you want to hear where Drekavac are taking the re-writes, Hyperion has intimated that they may receive an airing at Slaughterpit, March 31st at Church in Dundee. With this release all set for an update, are we likely to see any other past works getting the same treatment?
H: No, there are no plans to redo any other works. We feel all our releases, except for "Litanies…", (are) a good representation of a dark chapter in the Grimoire of Drekavac's demonic sound.
We're looking forward to hearing the end result!


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Bond Villains Pay Attention, the Stone House is Up for Sale
Situated on a small island in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, the Stack Rock Fort is up for sale. Should you be an evil genius bent on world dominance, you won't find a better deal. Isolated, fortified, and filled with dark cellars perfect for staging doomsday devices or locking up and torturing special agents that have infiltrated your defenses, the Stack Rock Fort is an excellent place to start your campaign.
It was Thomas Cromwell that first suggested a fortification at Stack Rock. In 1539, Cromwell brought up the idea, but it wasn't meant to be. In 1748, Lewis Morris surveyed Milford Haven. His survey found that there were a number of shipwrecks and navigation issues that could be averted by building a fort on Stack Rock. Eventually, a fort was built there and became one of a string of forts that defended the middle part of Milford Haven as well as the Royal Naval Dockyard at Pembroke Dock. Between 1850 and 1852, a three-gun fort was built on the site. It was originally designed to have two decks of artillery, but only one was ever completed. The fort housed one officer and 30 men. In 1859, the site was upgraded with a new building that surrounded the original gun tower. The fort was disarmed in 1929.
While the building is listed as uninhabitable, it does have a Grade II designation—meaning every effort to preserve it should be taken. It has been listed with Purple Bricks.
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06/29/2017 – Ephemeris – A closer look at the star Vega
Ephemeris for Thursday, June 29th. Today the Sun will be up for 15 hours and 31 minutes, setting at 9:31, and it will rise tomorrow at 6:00. The Moon, 1 day before first quarter, will set at 1:21 tomorrow morning.
The bright star high in the east is Vega, one of the stars of the Summer Triangle an informal constellation called an asterism. Vega belongs to the official constellation Lyra the harp, which includes a narrow parallelogram of stars to its south. Vega is regarded by astronomers as a standard calibration star. Though a first magnitude star, its actual magnitude is 0.03. It is a type A0 pure white star, and is 27 light years away. Astronomers however got a shock in 1983 when calibrating the Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) on it: Vega showed an excess of Infrared radiation that means the star is orbited by a disk of dust, perhaps a Kuiper belt of its own. Due to the slow wobble of the earth's axis Vega will be our pole star in 14 thousand years.
The times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan. They may be different for your location.


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Consilium Foundations Adviser Conference
28 May 2019
Consilium Foundations Adviser Conference 2019
Join us for the inaugural Consilium Foundations Conference for advisers to be held in conjunction with Dimensional Fund Advisors.
Over one and a half days, speakers will cover practical insights into the academic foundations of our approach, the real-world design, and implementation of our portfolios.
- Hear from the experts, including Dr Bart Frijns on how academic theory translates into portfolio outcomes
- Learn strategies to combine and constrain portfolios to achieve optimal outcomes
- How to talk to clients about investments when they want simplicity and clarity
- Help your clients to cut through investment information overload
- Understand Consilium's process for selecting fund managers and why Dimensional's disciplined investment approach is unique
Register and view the agenda here.
Event locationRydges Latimer Christchurch 30 Latimer Square Christchurch
Event date/timeTuesday 28 May 8:45am - 6:30pm Wednesday 29 May 8:30am - 2:00pm
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Cold as ever ― & snowlike ― with clouds. Greek from 6 to 8 as usual. But I begin the day wearily & sadly. Lushington is 35 years old today. || Somehow I did nothing all this day. Wrote Greek: fidgetted for letters ― had bookshelves put up: ― prepared to paint. At 2½ Lushington called ― but anything sadder or more unsatisfactory than his visit could not be. As for me, I went out at 3, & saw the downfall of the Bastion, & up by the olives to Ascension.[1] The sea was all deep dark green, white flecked: the hills very purple & gold. ― On, to one gun battery:[2] & back to home by 5½. To Sir J. Reid at 6: ― no one there. Very pleasant.
A letter from Clowes was here when I returned at 6: ― wrote to him. Wind began today ― the first since I am here this winter. East tonight.
[1] Análipsis.
[2] Kanóni.
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Last night StPeteRising.com posted on social media about it, and today's Tampa Bay Times article confirms that the vacant land (currently looks like a fenced in park) at 400 Central Avenue will be vacant not too much longer – with plans for another soaring tower in downtown St. Pete that will include luxury condos, a 200 room hotel, event space and possibly office space.
In a full page ad in the New York Times, The Red Apple group unveiled a "draft" rendering of an unnamed approximately 50-story tower that will be taller than anything on Florida's west coast except for the proposed Riverwalk Place in downtown Tampa. The newly completed and currently tallest residential building in Downtown St. Petersburg, ONE St. Petersburg condominiums tops out at 41-stories.
The Apple Group building designed by the Miami firm Arquitectonica will be angled northeast to southwest on the now-vacant 400 block of Central Avenue. The tower appears to be encircled by narrow, wavy bands. Those actually are balconies, although they are subject to change as the architects are doing final drawings. Plans are to begin breaking ground in the first quarter of this year.
The project will consist of a single building that will include around 325 condos and 800 parking spaces. The ad in the New York times boasted that the tower will have "breathtaking views of Tampa Bay" as well as an "exclusive full serve boutique hotel and event space."
As with ONE, pre-construction is when buyers will have the biggest opportunity to get the best pricing on this new condo tower. If you'd like to be notified immediately when pre-construction pricing is released, please fill out the form below.


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Monday, January 22, 2018
Monday Memories: Don't Put Me in That Hole!
Growing up, my father never revealed himself as a vulnerable person...
But there was one story he told from his childhood that has stuck with me to this day. And to this day, I'm haunted by it.
As a little boy, he had a terrifying dream, one he never forgot. I don't know the details, all I know is that someone or some people were about to throw him in a deep hole, and he was begging, "Please don't throw me in that hole! Don't throw me in that hole."
Now, my father's been gone for some 28 years (a sudden heart attack threw him in that hole from which we never emerge). I'm left to wonder why something as ephemeral as a dream stuck with him into his adulthood and why he felt the need to share the terror of that dream with us.
What I come up with is this:
My father's life was one of missed opportunities. He may have been the smartest in his family of five. I know, from the few drawings hidden away in a drawer at our house, that he was an amazing artist. He could have had a career at best as a fine artist and at least, a commercial one (not that there's anything wrong with the latter--I hope you get the distinction.
He helped his older brother, Ray, study and become a very successful executive with a major US company.
My father, with his brains and artistic temperament, became a welder. A welder, is, of course, a respectable job and a solid trade. His being a welder kept a roof over my head and food on the table as I grew up.
But I sometimes wonder if he longed for more.
He wasn't always a happy man.
And I think that unhappiness manifest itself in ugly ways. He had a horrible temper. He drank too much. He wanted things so much his way that when he was home, my mother and we kids walked on egg shells, fearing that we weren't busy enough or that we weren't productive enough.
And yet...I believe he loved us and wanted so much to be loved. But his character defects pushed people away, often the people he loved the very most.
And that's what I think that hole was for him, even at a very early age. Isolation. Loneliness. Separation because he was different and didn't understand how to be like other people.
So a hole...where he could be alone with his imperfections (I have a feeling no one ever told him everyone was imperfect). And, as hard as he struggled to not be thrown in that hole, those struggles paradoxically made it easier for him to be put there. The more he resisted, the easier it was to fall.
Dad never learned that the greatest power comes from surrender.
I wish I could have talked to him about that dream.
And maybe that's what I'm doing right now...and hoping he's in a place he can hear. But what I hope more is that, despite the sometimes living hell he put his family through, we loved him more than he ever knew.
Because he was, you see, in that hole....
Posted by Rick R. Reed at 12:30 AM
Labels: dreams, memoir, Monday Memories, personal, Rick R. Reed
Real Men. True Love. Rick R. Reed is an award-winning and bestselling author of more than fifty works of published fiction. He is a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Entertainment Weekly has described his work as "heartrending and sensitive." Lambda Literary has called him: "A writer that doesn't disappoint…" Find him at www.rickrreedreality.blogspot.com. Rick lives in Palm Springs, CA, with his husband, Bruce, and their fierce Chihuahua/Shiba Inu mix, Kodi.
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Have everyone dress up in fancy dress. He won't know what's going on as it will get even more ridiculous every time someone walks in, as a caveman or a pirate of a saloon girl. Make sure to get him a costume too. Then, if it's a nice day, head out for a walk somewhere. You're certain to turn heads!
Host a surprise family BBQ. Everyone heads out for a sit down meal on Father's Day. Be unique! Get the BBQ up and running (Dad isn't allowed to do it on Father's Day, however much he protests!), get some of his favourite food and decorate the buffet table good-and-proper. Themed or coloured tableware is encouraged, including paper plates, party hats and bunting too!
Be sure to have plenty of chilled beers for when everyone arrives. You'll need to bake plenty of biscuits and of course, don't forget an appropriate figure for the top of his cake!
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Be sure to give him a Father's Day balloon. When the day is done and he's sat in his arm chair thinking about al the fun he's had, he'll look at it and think of his awesome family.
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Thank you SerpentFly;
I have used this technique without a problem on XP, but Microsoft has completely rewritten the TCP/IP stack software and added support for IPv6. It is NDISWANIPV6 that seems to be causing the problem. It can take up a different position without even logging off (i.e. when waking up).
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Team West Virginia
Senator Manchin fashions himself as an independent voice in the Senate, and also as a pro-lifer. So what better way to show that off than to support the President Trump's selection for the Supreme Court; supporting a Republican President's pro-life Supreme Court nomination would seem to fit perfectly for Manchin, right? Just in case he forgot, we wanted to remind him.
Below is the recap from our West Virginia #Justice4Life Van:
With an early start, at an amazing host home we set out on a two hour drive in our Justice4Life van to travel to West Virginia's state capital. Here we had a meeting with two of our Senator's staff members. First was Senator Capito. We thanked her for her hard work with fighting in the Pro-Life movement and then set out to meet Joe Manchin's staff. In this meeting we had the objective of encouraging Joe to vote for Kavanaugh and asked what we could do to help make this a reality.
So how did it go? Senator Capito's staff committed to us that Senator Capito would vote for Kavanaugh. But, Senator Manchin's staff was not so clear. However, we were able to take a photo with Capito's staff with the van, and present petitions to Manchin's staff.
Our next move from there was to head towards a pregnancy center, so that we could meet the staff and tour the facility. Next to the pregnancy center is the only abortion facility in West Virginia and we had the privilege of sidewalk counseling outside of the building. We wrote loving messages on the sidewalk with chalk and stood outside of the building praying for the opportunity to speak with, and understand the situations these young woman and families are in. By doing this we can offer then help and support.
All in all, it was a great day pushing for a #Justice4Life!


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Many feel overwhelmed by the events in their lives and often that they themselves have no ability to change the trajectory of their lives. Dr. Doty will explore — through his own life story and the latest research on the science of compassion — how each of us can powerfully and profoundly change our own lives and the lives of those around us.
James R. Doty, M.D. is a professor in the Neurosurgery Department at Stanford University School of Medicine and the founder and director of the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) of which His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Irvine and medical degree from Tulane University. Dr. Doty completed his neurosurgical residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He served nine years on active duty service in the U.S. Army.
For the last several years, his interest has focused on understanding the neural basis of compassion and altruism. He collaborates with a number of scientists in a variety of disciplines including neuroscience and psychology at Stanford and multiple universities throughout the world. He has published a variety of articles in the scientific and lay press regarding compassion and altruism. He is the senior editor of the forthcoming Handbook of Compassion Science being published by Oxford University Press.
As a philanthropist, Dr. Doty has supported health clinics throughout the world and groundbreaking neuroscience research at multiple universities. He has endowed chairs at Stanford University and the chair for the Dean of Tulane Medical School, his alma mater. He also has created scholarships for medical students who dedicate their lives to the service of those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
He is the New York Times bestselling author of Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart that is now translated into 21 languages.
Assigned Reading
James R. Doty, M.D., Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart (Avery, 2016)
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The dates and locations of our upcoming district meetings are as follows:
Wednesday, June 28
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Phillips County Event Center
At this meeting, the CCGA will be holding board member nominations for its District 4 director position. That position is currently held by Kyle McConnel, who is eligible for another term.
District 4 includes Phillips and Sedgwick counties.
Wednesday, June 28
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At this meeting, the CCAC will be holding board member nominations for its District 3 director and alternate positions, both of which are currently vacant.
District 3 includes Logan and Morgan counties.
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Thursday, June 29
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At this meeting, CCGA will be holding board member nominations for its District 1-2 director position. That position is currently held by Bruce Schlagel, who is eligible for another term.
Districts 1 and 2 include Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Elbert, Jefferson, Larimer, Lincoln and Weld counties.
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GIY partnership with SONAS in Cambodia
Social enterprises come together to promote the power of food growing for healthier, more sustainable communities in rural Cambodia
GIY has announced a partnership with SONAS to empower entrepreneurs in rural Cambodia by helping them to use food-growing to take their first steps out of poverty and build sustainable and happier communities.
In Cambodia one out of three people live below the national poverty line (£0.50) and 80% of the population live in rural areas. There is a large problem with income generation, protection of the environment and food security for two thirds of the population, which has a detrimental effect to the overall health and wellbeing of the family. SONAS provides business support and education to small entrepreneurs, aiming to eradicate poverty, promote progress and social development and turn poverty-stricken and disadvantaged areas into sustainable communities.
SONAS have been supporting families to set up their own farming micro business based on the biodynamic farming model. The partnership will see GIY providing mentoring and support to SONAS in adapting the GIY group model for use in Cambodia to further enhance their farming initiative and put community supports in place for participating families. The partnership is for an initial 3-year period, and the first GIY groups will be established in the Takeo province in Cambodia in January 2015. In to the future the organisations will look to twin GIY groups in Cambodia and Ireland to facilitate further knowledge and cultural exchange between the two countries.
GIY founder Michael Kelly said: "We are excited to work with SONAS to explore the use of the GIY group model in the developing world. We've been hugely inspired with the work that Paul and Keeva have been doing and we are keen to learn from their innovative approach." SONAS co-founder Paul Gill said: "If we can help families to have a sustainable income it can revitalize rural communities, prevent migration and create a healthier, happier society here. We are delighted to partner with and learn from GIY in to coming years."
About SONAS
SONAS's mission is to empower entrepreneurs, especially women, in rural Cambodia by helping them take their first steps out of poverty and to build sustainable and happier communities. Sonas is a social business focused on providing business support and education to small entrepreneurs in developing countries. www.sonas.org
About GIY
GIY is an emerging global movement of people who come together to grow food at home, work, school, in the community and online. Founded in Ireland in 2009, there are 50,000 people and 800 community food projects involved in Ireland, UK and Australia, supported by GIY events, publications and programmes. GIY is a social enterprise and a registered charity in Ireland (CHY 18920). Founder Michael Kelly is an Ashoka fellow. www.giyinternational.org
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That is the proclamation as read out by the Town Crier, and to which there comes a great deal of cheering, but it's not the citizens who are cheering, judging by the blank expressionless expression on their faces! And its always the same, an instruction, a proclamation given by order, but no name is generally put to that order. Although in this case is may be understood by the citizens that the order came from Number 2 and her administration. Not that that seems to matter, as the citizens act out that order without thinking!
Despite so many people appearing in 'Dance of The Dead,' only the main protagonists speak. Number 6, Number 2, Number 240, the doctor- Number 40, The two Supervisors Number 48 and Number 22, Roland Walter Dutton, the maid-Number 54, and of course the Town Crier! No ordinary citizen is heard to utter one single word. In fact the only time the citizens speak, or make any sound at all, is in a body when they are pursuing the Prisoner through corridors of the Town Hall screaming as they go in order that they should carry out the death sentenced as decreed the three Judges.
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The idea for Swank Sinatra's "1:45 Freestyle" music video was to touch on more of the art behind his videos. Swank Sinatra appreciates the arts and just the flexibility of being who you want to be at the time and at the time the ideas for the video came about, he wanted to be more on the simple side but emphasizing the creativity that he possesses beyond writing and performing his lyrics.
Swank Sinatra was born in the East Coast but his career in the military brought him to Colorado where he decided to settle down since 2013. Swank Sinatra grew up loving and appreciating music and its history. Swank Sinatra used his career in the military as a platform and have previously been into Spoken Word where he tapped into this hidden talent while deployed to Kuwait in 2015. Not long after he got back to the United States, he decided it was time to move on and explore other things outside of the military.
Swank Sinatra started his musical journey in April 2017 which brought him to CCM Recording Studio in Denver, CO where he recorded his first project: "OLD WORLD, NEW LIFE." CCM Studio is where he also met his live DJ: DJ Greensleeves who is also his first recording engineer.
Following his first project, he came out with 2 more projects of which he called "Swank Tapes" Volume 1 & 2. Over the course of his music career, he has grown in many ways such as his flows, getting more in touch with his vocal abilities, and beat selection has also been very intricate and eclectic.
His first album "3RD EYE" was released on October 31, 2018. With 14 tracks, 3RD EYE is surely going to take its listeners in a roller-coaster ride of different, but very creative flows. This album is about the uncool story, testing boundaries, story-telling raps, abstract and conceptual flows, balanced in a way where he gives you both the conscious feeling but also still giving you the visuals through his flows. Most of the tracks on 3RD EYE was recorded at AML Recording Studio in Colorado Springs, CO.
Swank Sinatra's latest single "1:45 Freestyle," also in his latest album, has been selected to be a part of 242 playlists in Spotify alone and has reached 20,000+ streams since releasing it in July 2018, just a day before he performed for the second year in a row, for The Underground Music Showcase in Denver, CO.
Swank Sinatra has performed in numerous platforms in Colorado and venues such as The Walnut Room, Cervantes' Other Side, Hi-Dive and Blue Ice Lounge. You can naturally feel his energy and his love for the music while watching him perform live. He has been performing for one of the biggest music festivals in Colorado: The Underground Music in 2017 and 2018 drawing, on average, 50-100 people in a venue. Swank Sinatra has the confidence, the energy, the appreciate for the art of music that many artists of modern rap lacks.
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Land surveying expert, Mark Otto, RPLS, joins Cardno's Houston office
Cardno, is pleased to announce that Mark Otto, RPLS, has joined the firm as a Project Manager in the company's Houston, TX, USA office. Mark has more than 20 years of experience in land surveying services, including boundary and topographic work at industrial and commercial sites. In his new role, Mark will be expanding Cardno's surveying services across Texas and surrounding states.
Mark has performed multi-faceted surveying services for large infrastructure projects, including topographic, boundary, airport and port expansion. This includes extensive boundary and topographic work at the Mississippi State Port in Gulfport, MS., where he supported the port's full recovery from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Where and how do I begin to tell you about such an amazing experience as what my daughter and I experienced on Monday March 11, 2013, at the P!NK concert? In an attempt to keep what might become a lengthy post, I promise to "try" to keep my write-up to a good length.
I suppose it isn't necessary to explain how excited we were while getting ready to go to P!NK's concert. To complete the "concert experience" my partner hired a limousine to take us! Pretty exciting, I'd say, for a teenager's first concert! The whole "getting ready" thing started the night before the concert … DIY facials, hair dye, and nails. Whew!
Once the limo arrived our nerves kicked into high gear … to smooth things over, and to get into the moment, we played P!NK's latest CD. We arrived at the Air Canada Center in good time, and picking up our tickets at 'will-call' was a breeze. Eagerly we entered through Gate 1 and ended up being the first ones to arrive at the VIP room. We truly were treated like the VIP we were (for the night) with an open bar and yummy appetizers! There were a total of four bloggers in the VIP room so it kind of felt like a blogger reunion.
(this picture was taken by Shannon – @shasherslife)
We ended up enjoying several appetizers before my daughter and I were lead to meet P!NK … I think there were a total of 12 people waiting to meet P!NK; however, my daughter managed to be first in line. Needless to say, she was very excited about meeting P!NK. Moments later, we were taken into a small room to wait for P!NK … when she appeared it was surreal. She was beautiful, she was poised, she was stunning! Her first words were "you guys are soooooo quiet!" … truer words have never been spoken. Indeed we were very quiet; I think we were all in shock. My daughter blushed and couldn't stop blushing. One by one P!NK greeted each of us, and then posed for a picture. While my daughter and I were first to walk into the room, we were last to meet P!NK and pose for a picture with her. After I shook hands with P!NK, I turned to my daughter and presented her to P!NK. Wow!! Think about that for a moment. I got to present P!NK to my daughter!!!! That's a moment I'll never forget! We then posed for a picture … P.S. she is so tiny (solid but tiny) and truly down to earth and genuine. P!NK is the epitome of girl power, and she definitely rocks it! P!NK then autographed a picture for each one of us and then bid farewell … she was off to prepare for her concert.
We missed seeing her opening act (The Hives); however, 'partying' in the VIP room prior to the concert was truly a relaxing endeavor … it lead up to being escorted to the side entrance into the concert area. Almost everyone was seated … the stands were full, it WAS sold out! We found our seats and seconds later it began.
P!NK is an outstanding performer and I was amazed while watching her sing while doing her acrobatic feats. From beginning to end, I was mesmerized.
If it weren't for being a PGMom, I would've never had this opportunity … I'll remain forever grateful. As a mom, I'll always cherish the moment I saw my daughter's eyes light up (while her face turned red) when she met P!NK … especially when P!NK said "beautiful" when shaking my daughter's hand.
Wow! There really aren't any other words that could explain it any better. Thank you P&G; you have touched our lives.
7 thoughts on "The Day I Met P!NK – Thanks to @CoverGirl @PGInsider #PGMom"
I am sooo jealous! Just kidding! I Love P!NK too, she is truly the definition of beauty in many ways! So happy you and your daughter had this opportunity to see her show AND meet her! Wow! Talk about a star-struck evening 😉
that is SUPER exciting! what a great time!
What an amazing experience for you and your daughter to have together.
So goad that you and your daughter got to do that together! Wow
Wow I made it and got to check out your blog with meeting Pink!! It sounds like you had such a great time!! You can tell by the smiles on your faces. You lucky girls..and how nice to go in a limo, you couldn't ask for more!!
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COULD Erin Brochovich be the next Anne Robinson?
Brockovich, the sexy, crusading paralegal made famous by last year's Julia Roberts movie, is under consideration to host a new reality show called "Challenge America with Erin Brockovich."
A number of networks, including ABC, are looking at the show, according to reports.
"Challenge" – in which Brockovich tries to motivate people to do a big charitable task – is among the latest crop of reality shows that nervous network execs are seriously considering because the genre is hot and strike-proof.
Robinson, of course, is the icy, British-brainiac who has taken America by storm as the host of "The Weakest Link."
The show's producers would give Brockovich a certain time frame to get the job done. "She then challenges America to step up and help with the clause, while time ticks down on a clock," an industry source said.
No cash prizes. No final answers, just average Americans, "doing something good," the source said.
Offers have been pouring in since the film about Brockovich's life snagged Roberts an Oscar. Brockovich declined to comment yesterday.