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So today was this little thing called the New York Marathon, which normally just means kind of a hassle since the whole upper half of the city is basically impossible to navigate. Not this year! My friend Molly and Spencer Williams were running the marathon for the CF Trust! So needless to sayI had to go cheer them on. After donating to their wonderful cause, I hauled myself up from TriBeCa all the way to the Upper East Side. We were planning to watch them go by at 65th and 1st Ave but unfortunately the route we took put us on the east side of the street. All their other friends were on the west side and there was no way to cross. But we did get to see them go by! We just didn't get to be in their little cheering section. They looked so awesome in their bright neon yellow CF Trust jerseys. The jersey said See Off CF under the CF Trust logo. It was very cute.
Once we saw them go by we decided to walk to the finish line. On the way there we passed the CF Trust official station, so I stopped to talk. The organizers told us that they had 75 people running for them! Wow. So between them and Team Boomer I'd say that the Cystics were well represented! We chatted with them for a while and heard all about how the trust has been fundraising. It's so neat to connect with people like that over a cause.
So then we walked all the way to the finish line, which was fine until about the midway point, when I started an all-out coughing fit. Lovely. I think this might have something to do with the fact that I was out until about 4 am on Friday party-hopping for Halloween. Whoops. Oh well, at least it helped emphasize to my friends why so many people were running for CF. As if they needed more convincing.
Got to the finish, watched my friends run by yet again, cheered wildly. Right as we were leaving a guy came to take our spot at the gate bordering the race route. He started spreading out an Irish flag and then I noticed a logo on it. It said Irish Cystic Fibrosis Association! Totally random. Anyway, so then I introduced myself and he said he was the fundraising chair for the foundation over there. He said that they had two CFers running for them (out of 15 spots) - a 28 year old woman and a young man who is 21 and just found out he has cepacia. I was super impressed. He mentioned that he was going to stop by the Team Boomer party tonight, which was also cool. We chatted for a few minutes and he was really amazing. After we left my friend turned to me and said that between my friends, the CF trust station, and the Irish guy it felt like the whole race was dominated by CF. Talk about spreading awareness. I felt so proud to have been a part of that sort of amazing energy for such a deserving cause.
Anyway, the best part is that a couple of my friends have decided to try and run next year for Team Boomer. They wanted to run anyways and being out there seeing all these awesome people working for CF convinced them that they would rather run for a cause they care about than just as an individual. I feel super lucky - how did I get so many fantastic friends? Seriously.
I love Sundays like this. Brunch with friends, a truly New York activity, and then such a wonderful show of support from so many people who really care about CF. Makes me feel like I'm not just a random burdensome friend who slows the group down. The way they were all cheering and chatting with the people from the different CF groups and then deciding to run for the cause made me realize that they don't want to just ignore my CF and they don't just think of it as an annoyance. They, and a whole lot of other people, are really invested in curing this disease, and they're proud of me and the active role I try to take in spreading awareness. Just made me feel so special for the day. And yeah, I know I'm gushing, but sitting here with my puppy and thinking back on the day, it's hard not to want to gush. I guess I'm just that lucky.
To all those who ran, have run in the past, or will run in the future - you are truly rockstars. Congrats and thank you!
About Me
- Piper
- I am a 33-year-old wife, sister, daughter, friend, law school graduate, CFer, lifelong student of public service, blog writer, patient, Sagittarius, reader, Top chef fan, double-lung transplant recipient (twice!), and dog owner living in Colorado's beautiful Mile High City. I love all things colorful, funny, inspiring, or needlessly sarcastic. I share my city with about 2,500,000 other remarkable people, share my disease with 70,000 other beautiful souls, share my life with some unbelievable family and friends, and share my apartment with one very handsome guy and one really fat mutt with a kick-butt personality. We make it work.
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- AnonymousNovember 2, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Hey piper I loved reading your blog about the Marathon! How are you coming along with your transplant process? Hope you are feeling well!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2008 at 3:52 PM
Hi Piper,ReplyDelete
I've been following your blog for awhile. My 5yr old son has CF. My brother also ran yesterday in honor of him with Team Boomer. CF was definitly strongly represented. Please thank your friends for me.
Jenn mom to a Cfer
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When you're shopping for rhubarb, try to find redder, thinner stalks; they're the sweetest and most tender.
- Yield
- 4 servings
- 12 ounces rhubarb, sliced on a diagonal into 2-inch pieces
- 1 (3-inch) piece ginger, peeled, thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- Ice cream or shortbread (for serving)
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place rhubarb and ginger in an 8x8" baking dish; scatter sugar over and scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; save pod for another use. Toss and let sit until rhubarb releases some juices, 20–25 minutes.
- Roast rhubarb, tossing once, until tender and juices are syrupy, 20–25 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Serve over ice cream or shortbread.
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- Protein1 g(2%)
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- Fiber2 g(7%)
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November is an exciting month as the gifting season spells opportunities to showcase and retail tinkerwerx's very own designer pieces. I am grateful to be given the chance to participate at several country club's Christimas bazaar events. These are my first time joining as a bazaar vendor at private clubs. Feedback have been encouraging and positive. A young onlooker who is a seasoned traveler commented that she has not seen designs like these elsewhere. Another silver haired lady who is a business woman spoke to me at length and advised me to put a price tag on my items. (Yes, Madam!). Three customers bought the accessories and wore them straightaway on the spot. (Thank you!) while many others bought gifts for their love ones.
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Bad Boys for Life is the third Bad Boys movie that has taken a long time to get here. This is the end of the trilogy that started in 1995, sequel in 2003 and now in the start of 2020 we have the final installment or at least most likely the last.
Director – Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Bad Boys for Life is the next installment of the Mike Lowery (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) adventures as the Miami PD Detectives. The trailer shows us everything that makes Bad Boys a great movie trilogy. Comedy, gunfights, Cars and sexy Miami looks. If this movie happens to take the box office by storm, we could get another film soon if it fails to excite then the studio will most likely let it sit for another 15 years and that is not good for us. I hope that it makes 100 million on its opening weekend but with a January 17th release date 45 million is more likely


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FOR15 Environmental Economics and Markets
Spring 2020
This course in environmental economics if focused on the needs of the firm. It includes how economic tools can be used to assess environmental priorities, and in consequence how the firm can navigate these and is affected. It also places in context how the firm's markets are affected by environmental problems and environmental policies, directly and indirectly.
This course uses techniques from economics to analyse environmental policy questions. A more advanced course more specialized towards international problems is given at the master level (ENE423 The Economics and Business of Sustainability and Climate Risk (in 2019: Economics of the Environment and Climate)).
Learning outcome
Upon successful completion, the student
- Can identify environmental problems and how they affect the firm and its markets directly and through policies
- Is able to identify, through the firm's investment analysis, the role of environmental challenges and policy instruments
Upon successful completion, the student
- Can use the idea of market failure and how it is corrected, to focus on the firm in its self-interest
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Upon successful completion, the student is able
- to use these concepts and techniques in an applied setting and to communicate insights and results;
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The course is about twenty lectures (90 minutes each), a home assignment and a home exam (term paper).
Recommended prerequisites
Some facility in economic analysis is advisable, but it will also be taught.
Credit reduction due to overlap
This course uses techniques from economics to analyse environmental policy questions, a more advanced course more specialized towards international problems is give at the master level, ENE 426.
Requirements for course approval
Home assignment must be approved.
Assessment for this course will not be changed spring 2020.
Individual term paper. The students will work on the term paper for 20 days, starting in Week 13.
Grading Scale
Will be provided, parts of Kolstad's book Environmental Economics.
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Australian Infront rebrandAUTHOR: SouthSouthWest
Melbourne-based design studio, SouthSouthWest, was behind the recent rebrand of Australian Infront.
Words: Andy Sargent
Late last year we were approached to create a new brand for prominent Australian design site australianinfront.com.au.
Australian Infront is a collaborative creative site that was established in 1999. The purpose of the site was to provide a space for creatives to engage on a variety of topics through the forum and to showcase the work of Australian graphic designers.
Since its conception, the site has evolved to feature design related events, news and the work of Australian creatives on a daily basis. The forum is utilised by a large community of over 20,000 members. With a broadening base of contributors and followers, the site continues to support the work of all Australian creatives (not limited to graphic design) with a range of tools and events.
Being long term fans, followers and contributors to the site we were all very excited by the opportunity, mindful of the loyal following and critical eyes of its followers. With the excitement came a pressure and responsibility to ensure what we delivered was a true reflection of the entire Australian creative community, and not favouring one specific discipline.
From the outset we focused on pinpointing the true essence of Australian creativity, from Indigenous artists such as Clifford Possum, to Landscapes of Fred Williams, through to Reg Mombassa, Howard Arkley and Anthony Lister. The work of many of our peers were also influential in typifying this creative spirit this group includes David Lancashire, Andrew Ashton, and Alter to name a few. In addition to artists and designers, several brands and other entities were strong references for their energy and passion, including Ksubi and Monster Children. What typifies much of this creative output is evidence of the hand, character, vibrancy and a sense of spontaneity.
With the breadth of this reference what became obvious very early in the process of the need for the identity to feel indigenous – in a contemporary sense, that is, the identity should feel as though it originates from the people, or is native to its surrounds. In addition to the essence of the creative community and audience, we also focused on the function of the site. The simplest expression of this function is inspiration. The site provides inspiration through showcasing the work of the full range of creative folk, from students to masters, providing forums for discussion and discourse, employment opportunities and events to engage with like minded others.
Typographically, we felt no single typeface, regardless of whether it was existing or custom designed could truly capture the gamut of the creative community, nor was it likely that a typographic marque would be robust enough to endure over time without feeling time-coded.
The identity we arrived at is a true reflection of the process, in the end it was based on a sketch by Jesse Mallon and remained relatively unrefined in the process of creating a digital version. The symbol that accompanies the type represents the spark of inspiration, again influenced by the long history of mark making in Australian creativity or 'making a mark' on the creative landscape.
In a strangely serendipitous way, the symbol bears a completely unintended resemblance to the Union Jack, tying back to Australian heritage, yet ironic given we'd imagine the majority of the sites audience are probably more in favour of an Australian Republic. Through the process we also formed a very typical Australian response to the verbal and visual expression of the identity. We all agreed that Australian Infront, while meaningful, has always been somewhat of a mouthful. Whether it's the personality of the 'lazy Australian' or the warmth of character that yearns to make make names shorter and more familiar, we managed a transition from the formal convention of 'Australian Infront', to the more colloquial 'Aus Infront'.
While the roll-out has been limited to this point, the identity has found a nice home on the updated site by the super talented duo of Damien Aistrope and Zann St Pierre. Given all of this, and our intention to create an identity for the people, we're very keen to open the discussion on the identity its origins, our process and outcome and would invite any commentary whether critical, positive or otherwise. Over to you.
This article originally appeared on SouthSouthWest's blog on 1 June 2012.
All images sourced by SouthSouthWest.
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This identity does not comunicate to a broader audience the exciting, growing sophistication of Australian design. 'Aus Infront' is truly behind.
zzzzzzzzzzz not really very interesting that…union jack my nuts
That's a silly comment coming from you Christoper. I would of expected better of you than to troll others work on forums.


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Once we decided to move forward, the next step was to create the "White Sample," which is an accurately sized physical mock-up of the final product using the same materials that would be used later in the actual run. The only thing missing from it would be the final color and design…hence the name "White Sample."
The purpose of the White Sample is to make sure that the customer's physical specifications are accurate before printing. In our case this was an especially important first step because it gave us the exact dimension and materials, according to which we designed all of the artwork.
To make the "White Sample", the factory obviously needed our "final" specifications. Unfortunately, since this was our first time, we didn't have all the "final" measurements to give, and we even anticipated that we would need to slightly adjust a few later. Anyway, I told them the size and materials that we wanted for the top box and the cards, but the inside box mostly depended on their methods of sizing relative to the top box. We sent in the measurements and waited to see the sample.
Surprisingly, the first "White Sample" did not come back accurately reflecting our specifications. There was some miscommunication between Beau and the factory, and there were substantial differences. But unfortunately, I had previously agreed to meet Beau and went all the way to his office without knowing it was wrong. Beau felt bad about my extra trip and of course the mistakes, and said he would fix them.
At this meeting, we also had another problem. Beau told me that there had been a mistake in the quote he gave me originally and that it should be higher. "Here we go," I thought, "They are going to change the price on me." But to my surprise, Beau professionally admitted that it was his fault. The tragedy of the situation though, as he told me, was that the factory was requiring him to personally pay the difference, which basically was a month of his salary, if I didn't.
My reaction to this news was mixed. The humanitarian in me believed his story. While uncertain, I saw the policy as quite realistic in the context of China. And if so, it was an example of what I consider unfair policies toward workers, which Tian and I have witnessed personally. We knew Beau had a family and was living away from home doing this job…basically as a white collar migrant worker.
On the other hand, the business person in me said it didn't matter. I should try to get the lowest price, and given that it was his fault, he ought to face the consequences. The business person in me also said, however, that Beau is a key player in my getting the game finished successfully, and so helping him stay positive about our product would help me. Plus I was already asking for flexibility on their end with the timeline. So in the end, I told Beau that I would pay half of the mistake at the end of the process if everything went well. That helped both of us move forward.
When the next white sample came back, it looked great! We loved it, and it was the first time that we physically could touch and play with our future product. The biggest thing we decided to change was adding a white cardboard divider between the two card sets, which raised the price of the product a bit but made it look a lot more professional. We also refined the box measurements to make it a touch smaller, so it would be just under four inches wide. The factory used the final measurements to create the die cut pattern, which we used while designing. After all was said and done, everything turned out just…white.