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Your daily horoscope is here, astrology lovers!
It's Libra season! The Sun is in Libra and the waxing crescent Moon is in Sagittarius today. What fun! Libra loves to listen and Sagittarius enjoys a good time.
But wait... Virgo energy is in Mars, Mercury, and Venus while Neptune is in soulful Pisces, but this tension is released in the sign of Gemini.
Gemini, Virgo, and Libra are talkative when there are problems to address, things to do, and people or places to go see.
There are lots of good at this time in astrology for zodiac signs who are in careers where communication is needed to get things done. Or for people who are overseeing teams and there's a situation that needs to be adjusted.
Communication needs all the help it can get, so when the planets lend a hand, embrace it!
The problem with communication at work, at home, or with someone you've just met and will never see again is knowing how to craft your message so that you get your point across, but also avoid drama.
Each zodiac sign has their own positives and negatives to a conversation. For some zodiac signs, their positive is an ability to listen. Others they talk a lot.
Today, with Gemini, Libra, Sagittarius — some of the most talkative signs influencing the energy today, take advantage.
Allow yourself time to confront problems, work towards solutions, and express how you REALLY feel.
For some zodiac signs, especially those who are less talkative, you'll find that you're opening up a lot more than usual, even to the surprise of those who know you best.
Other zodiac signs, if you've got a wicked sense of humor, you will joke around more and enjoy being the center of attention.
A few other zodiac signs will be absorbing all the information being said around them.
Today, Aries, Leo, Libra, and Aquarius get a power day (Sagittarius gets a bonus double power day).
Best activities for today involve hanging out with friends after work for happy hour, meeting new people, setting new goals and playing board games.
Wondering what this means for your star sign? Check out your zodiac sign's horoscope for today below!
ARIES (March 21 - April 19)
Aries, you are ruled by Mars and the solar plexus chakra is also ruled by Mars.
Today, you'll be communicating about difficult topics which could lead to holding tension in various places on your body.
To open your solar plexus chakra to avoid feeling inhibited or held back meditate on blue.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)
Taurus, Venus rules your sign and is also the planet for the heart chakra.
Today, you will be speaking from the heart and want to be as open as possible about your feelings and experiences.
To open your heart chakra, meditate on the color green.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20)
Gemini, your ruling planet is Mercury. This planet also rules over the throat chakra.
Today, you'll be sharing ideas, knowledge, brainstorming, and talking about anything others are interested in which allows you to use your mind.
To open your throat chakra meditate on turquoise.
CANCER (June 21 - July 22)
Cancer, you are ruled by the Moon and so is the third eye chakra.
Today, your intuitive side needs encouragement to remain open.
This will help you say what you are dying to but hold back out of fear.
Open up your third eye chakra while meditating on the color indigo.
LEO (July 23 - August 22)
Leo, your sign is ruled by the Sun, and so is the crown chakra.
In matters of communication, you will need to keep a level head to lead and to listen.
To keep your crown chakra open, meditate on the colors gold, white or clear light.
VIRGO (August 23 - September 22)
Virgo, you are influenced by the planet Mercury, and the chakra for communication is the throat.
Today, you'll need to speak with gentleness, kindness, and love.
To keep your throat chakra open meditate on the color blue.
LIBRA (September 23 - October 22)
Libra, your sign is ruled by the Venus and the heart chakra is as well.
You'll need a quiet mind and an open heart as you help others open up and be filled with love.
To keep your heart chakra open, meditate on the color green.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21)
Scorpio, your ruling planet is Mars and so is the solar plexus chakra.
There are things you want to achieve and need to have in order for you to feel fully manifested.
You will be involved in passion projects that require your solar plexus chakra to be open.
To keep this area open meditate on the color yellow.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)
Sagittarius, your ruling planet is Jupiter and so is the sacral chakra.
Today, you'll experience fortune and luck but you need a positive mind open to expanding your territory.
To keep your sacral chakra open meditate on the color tangerine.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19)
Capricorn, you are ruled by the planet Saturn which also rules the root chakra.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18)
Aquarius, like Capricorn, you are aiming towards centering and building your core strength. Saturn helps to center others.
You will be tackling on challenges that may confront your belief seasons.
To keep your root chakra strong and balance for survival, meditate on red.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20)
Pisces, Jupiter helps with luck and good favor even if things aren't organized. Jupiter also helps rule the sacral chakra.
You will be taking on more projects and helping others in situations out of your control.
To keep your sacral plexus chakra strong meditate on the color orange.
When Aria isn't exploring the meaning of life with help from the universe, she can be found stargazing or in search of the next great cup of tea. She would love for readers to follow her on Twitter or Facebook!


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Start of Cooperation: 2002
One of the first HIDALGO's customers in the financial segment. Their successful partnership continues for more than 10 years. Over the years there were numerous of interesting and exciting projects which were highly acclaimedby professional community.
The calendar which was prepared for VTB won the first place at the Second All-Russian Competition of advertisers "Pro-2004". Among other notable projects of the Syndicate there is development of the communication strategy aimed to strengthen the brand image. Moreover HIDALGO made the promotion of service areas including the concept of positioning and creative strategy "The Energy of Success" and the development of a series of product images in 2002-2005.
The Syndicate provided media branding and product placement advertising of the Bank on the radio in Moscow and across Russia in 2006-2008. An outdoor advertising in Moscow in 2003-2011 was done as well.
Almost at the same time in 2003-2006 the Syndicate conducted the development and production of printing and souvenir materials image of the Bank. All this time HIDALGO was responsible for searching creative design solutions for current challenges of the Bank (stocks, POS-materials). In 2004-2006 HIDALGO conducted marketing research for the Bank. During the period from 2006 to 2008 the Syndicate developed the media strategy aimed to strengthen the brand image and promote services for small and medium business.


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Who is this gift card for?
For ladies who want to always look and feel at 100%.
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Do you want to forget about tedious and unsuccessful ways of hair removal once and forever? Give yourself, your friends or women of your family a gift certificate for electrolysis.
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This certificate can be a useful gift to a man who dreams of getting rid of hair on the back or chest. Make such a gift for February 23! Few men are well versed in cosmetology, so help them – present a gift card for electrolysis in the center «V.OK esthetic & spa».
This is a perfect gift for your daughter, niece or goddaughter for birthday! Electrolysis allows to get rid of unwanted hair forever by several sessions.
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This property may qualify for Seller Financing (Vendee). With a little work this 3 bedroom 2 bathroom 2 car garage property will make a great home. Features include living/dining combo, eat-in kitchen area, laundry room, and screened back porch. Master bedroom has extra space for sitting area or office, double sink vanity, shower, and walk-in closet. Community has pool, basketball court, park area, and play ground.
Listing courtesy of ITG Realty. Selling Office: Non-MLS or Out of Area.


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Onshore large-scale Fire Service Training Response Drill
On 21-23 January 2019, a large-scale training response drill was successfully carried out by the Eastern Macedonia - Thrace Fire Service Administration at Energean's onshore facilities in Kavala, Northern Greece.
"En.O.G. 2019" aimed at co-training the Firemen of the Kavala Fire Service and the Kavala Airport Fire Service in the techniques that should be applied when dealing with fires caused by liquid fuels.
Energean has also donated all necessary firefighting equipment.
Mr. Vassilis Tsetoglou, Energean's HSE Manager for Greece and the Adriatic, stated:
"It was a pleasure and an honour for Energean to concede its special response drill field within its onshore installations to the Eastern Macedonia - Thrace Fire service Administration, and it was also very useful for our colleagues to watch and participate in such a large-scale drill. Apart from our ongoing collaboration with the Fire Service, through this drill we want to convey the message that for Energean the safety of employees, facilities and the environment always comes first".
On behalf of the Kavala Airport Fire Service, Commander Kyriakos Tsakirides stated:
"We thank Energean Oil & Gas for offering us its response drill field, as well as the equipment required for this large scale drill. Energean's HSE Team support was crucial for the successful implementation of the drill. Acquiring the know-how and information regarding the particularities of fires caused by liquid fuels is extremely important to secure the maximum level of operational alert and the successful implementation of such an operation in real conditions".
It should be noted that in the context of its ongoing collaboration with the Fire Services, Energean has also contributed to the external renovation of the central Fire Service building in Kavala.


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>> You can thank the 1996 telecommunication act for radio's massive
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Most iPods (including the Shuffle) have nice little short range FM
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July 15, 2019
Melanson Heath is proud to announce the merger of longtime Nashua accounting firm Seelye & Schulz PA CPA's with our firm. Effective July 15, 2019, this merger will allow Seelye & Schulz PA CPA's and Melanson Heath professionals to continue to strengthen their position as a premier regional accounting, tax, and audit service provider. The combined firm will operate under the name Melanson Heath.
Partners Paul E. Seelye, CPA and Anthony Engaldo, CPA join Melanson Heath along with their team. "Seelye & Schulz PA CPA's has had a successful 40-year history of providing clients with the very best service and advice. Merging with Melanson Heath will create new opportunities for our clients and staff," said Seelye. "This merger will allow our team to provide a wider array of services to our clients. Melanson Heath is a perfect fit for us as they share in our values. They have exceeded all of our hopes for a firm to merge with and will allow us to continue to provide all of the services you need, while remaining small enough that you always feel welcome and at home."
Scott G. Toothaker, CPA, MST, Managing Principal of Melanson Heath stated, "Seelye & Schulz PA CPA's is a highly-respected CPA firm in our area. Our objectives, goals, and ethical standards mirror one another. The combined firm will continue to offer a blend of professional expertise and personalized service. We are committed to meeting and exceeding the expectations of not only our clients, but also our dedicated employees, and the betterment of our communities as a whole. We are excited to have their team join ours, and to have Paul and Anthony join us as Principals in the firm."
From left to right: Paul E. Seelye, CPA (formally of Seelye & Schulz PA CPA's), Scott Toothaker, CPA (Managing Principal of Melanson Heath) and Anthony Engaldo, CPA (formally of Seelye & Schulz PA CPA's)


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Being single can offer a unique advantage in the pursuit of good relationships.
You have the opportunity to step back, take an inventory, learn and grow, and be far more ready for a healthy relationship.
A major difficulty with our theoretical understanding of dating is that we simply do not appreciate the purpose of the entire encounter.
"If he's not calling you, it's because you are not on his mind. Remember that only ONE person has rejected you at the moment, and it only hurt so much because to you, that person's opinion symbolized the opinion of the whole world, of God." ― Jocelyn Soriano, tags: breakup, broken, broken-heart, broken-hearted, broken-hearted-quotes, dating, faith, healing, heartache, heartbreak, heartbroken, hope, hurt, hurt-feelings, hurting, hurting-heart, inspirational, life, life-lessons, love, romance "Hey, he's awesome. We got along great." Adrian opened the door to the building we were seeking. It had included things like "I'll give up cigarettes unless I really, really need one" and "I'll unleash romantic surprises every week, such as: an impromptu picnic, roses, or a trip to Paris—but not actually any of those things because now they're not surprises." ― Richelle Mead, tags: being-single, dating, finding-love, living-life-to-the-fullest, living-your-best-life, love, not-settling, positive-thinking, praying-for-love, relationships, single, single-life, single-woman, singleness, the-single-woman tags: breaking-up, breakups, dating, finding-yourself, fresh-starts, letting-go, love, loving-yourself, moving-on, new-beginnings, not-settling, positive-thinking, relationships, self-improvement, the-end, the-single-woman "I nearly dropped the plate I held. I've made inapproprite suggestions and frequently pushed for nudity. And, if memory serves, you did say you'd give me a fair chance once I let you clean out my trust fund.""I didn't clean it out," I scoffed." ― Richelle Mead, "Yes, I understand why things had to happen this way. But mere understanding does not chase away the hurt. " ― Jocelyn Soriano, tags: breakup, broken, broken-heart, broken-hearted, broken-hearted-quotes, dating, faith, healing, heartache, heartbreak, heartbroken, hope, hurt, hurt-feelings, hurting, hurting-heart, inspirational, life, life-lessons, love, romance "I love you. If he creates expectations for you, and then doesn't follow through on little things, he will do same for big things. And to think, I first wanted to date your brother.5. It does not call upon the sun when dark clouds have loomed over me. The best to stay sane, we've found, is to know others are going through the same exact thing as you. w=1024&h=682" alt="dating quotes" width="1024" height="682" srcset=" Sometimes it's better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. They were about work friendships and relationships, which is what I feel my adult life has mostly been about. What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Women need to know that not all guys are going to hurt them the way that the guy did before they started dating me. This is where some very witty—and inspirational—dating quotes come in handy. " data-medium-file="https://scstylecaster.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/dating-quotes.jpg? w=670" data-large-file="https://scstylecaster.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/dating-quotes.jpg? I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else. Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. Dating is not only a wonderful time of life, but also a context for enormous spiritual and personal growth.
You learn so much about yourself, others, God, love, spirituality, and life through dating. Done well, it can be one of the most fun and rewarding aspects of your life. I profess not to know how women's hearts are wooed and won.
To me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration.
Some seem to have but one vulnerable point, or door of access; while others have a thousand avenues, and may be captured in a thousand different ways.
Because everyone is on best behavior during a date.
If you really want to get to know someone, watch the person at school every day, or both of you get a job together at Mc Donald's.
She diveth not, she leapeth not from the pier; but by gentle shocks and cries of protest she entereth slowly; yet when the waters of love encompass her, then she is supported.


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Late fall we load up our backpacks and head out to the Echo Trail. Our first hiking trip on BWCACAST brings us to the Angleworm Hiking Trail. This 14 mile loop around Angleworm lake takes you along a high ridge overlooking the lake. This provides some amazing views and reflections across the water.
There were a few trees left with the remnants of fall colors. The golden leaves were just stunning to see reflected in the calm lake water. We set up camp just up the shore from the lake and got a little fire going to cook our hobo dinners. The Angleworm hiking trail is a great place to stretch your legs and get immersed in the wild surroundings.
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Food Science : Toxins and toxicant residues in food including heavy metals, persistant organic pollutants (POPS) and microbial toxins are explored from an analytical perspective; new methods and strategies of analysis are emphasized.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Bayen, Stephane (Winter)
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Old Capitol Museum History Club— Mt. Saint Helens
Friday, May 11, 2018 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Ever wished you could travel back in time? Join other time travelers for the next best thing—Old Capitol Museum History Club! Each month we will explore a different period of history through discussions and hands-on activities. This club is designed for those in 5th—8th grade. Registration and a program fee are required.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Julia DeSpain in advance at email@example.com or 319-335-1508.
Old Capitol Museum
21 North Clinton Street
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Star Wars the Clone Wars Charity Screening-Chicago Dec. 7, 2010
Approximately 300 guests attended this charity screening event of (3) not-yet-aired episodes of Star Wars the Clone Wars shown digitally projected on the big screen.
Admission to this screening was free for invited guests with passes with a suggested donation of a new unwrapped toy to the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation supporting children diagnosed with Cancer http://treasurechest.org/ The Treasure Chest filled their barrel with toys to overflowing and then some!
Kerasotes Showcast Icon, 150 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago was the venue for this event.
Actor Tom Kane, the voice of Yoda was the special guest in attendance.
Katie, the Star Wars girl and her parents also attended and had a great time!
Jennifer Zaccaro & Lynne Hale from LucasFilmLtd came in from CA to oversee the event.
The RedEye Geek's story on the screening event with photo gallery:
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Rebelscum.com's story, photogallery and link to audio:
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Participating 501st Legion Midwest Garrison / Rebel Legion Members in the Clone Wars Charity Screening event:
TOM TURNER - Jedi (IC4913)
Anthony Day - Anakin Skywalker (SL7956)
Robert Hamilton - Pre Vizsla Deathwatch Mandalorian (CT8310)
Chad Collins - Darth Maul(SL6876)
Jon C Huntman - Captain Wolf (TK9724)
Tom Schaefer - EPII Clonetrooper (CT118)
Brian Troyan - ARC trooper (TK8968)
Michael Thomas - EPIII Clonetrooper (Tango)
Janine Jender (Rebel Legion) handler, dresser & photographer
Kathy van Beuningen - 9989 event coordinator, Darth Maul's sherpa
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Antidepressants can be habit-forming and even lead to addictions. Every prescription medication comes with side effects and risks.
Depression comes in many different shapes and sizes. Over time, depression can lead to physical and mental health complications, like heart disease and dementia.
Ambien is prescribed to around 20 million people in the US annually.
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Teen drug use and overdoses have been on a steady rise since 1999. Although drug use among teens is trending downward, some figures suggest teen drug overdoses rose 19% between 2014 and 2015.
The threat of drug use is no joke, especially when it comes to teenagers and young adults. The biggest threat remains opioids, though other drugs like methamphetamine are increasingly popular.


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Families of Alberta for Conductive Education (FACE) is a registered Canadian charity that provides programming for children and young adults with Cerebral Palsy and other neuromotor conditions. At FACE we help children learn how to be more independent as we offer programs for them from toddlers and well into their young adult lives.
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Statement by President of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Ivan Brajović with regard to the media allegations of Mr Duško Knežević:
"Ever since 2013, I have no debts at all to Atlas bank. On 24 January, I responded to interests of journalists by saying that I have settled card debts by selling a part of inherited land. There is a documentation with all relevant bodies to whom I reported this transaction in a timely manner. I sold my plot of land to the interested legal entity, and a notarial act was made about that. I possess valid documentation thereof.
Concerning deposits of Aerodromi Crne Gore, I would like to refer you to JSC Aerodromi Crne Gore company, having the jurisdiction to adopt such decisions.
I refuse to be involved in the alleged spectacular financial malversation, and also to defend and interpret regular settlement of my obligations."


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This large green frog figurine has a lovely crackled glaze.
This ceramic frog is hollow on the inside and has a raised floral pattern on his back and lower belly. The glaze itself is not actually cracked, but does have a crackled pattern that gives it an awesome vintage look.
He'd look really great sitting on your shelf or an end table with a potted plant on it...
Size: 6 inches tall, 5.5 inches wide
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The Black Lillies, GoldenOak at Strand
Rockland — Internationally renowned roots rockers The Black Lillies will perform Friday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. Portland's indie soul-folk band GoldenOak will open the show.
The Black Lillies will come armed with songs that blur the boundaries between folk, soul, red dirt country, blues and rock, having enthralled audiences at festivals including Bonnaroo Music + Arts, New Orleans Jazz Fest, MerleFest, Stagecoach, CMA Fest & Fan Fair and Pickathon. Equally at home on theater stages and in rock clubs, it was one of the first independent bands to play the Grand Ole Opry and has since returned dozens of times, sharing that stage with big-budget bands and major-label mainstreamers.
After eight years, four albums and more than a thousand shows, The Black Lillies continue to build on their foundation of strong roots rock by creating new lush, layered harmonies and adding a funky edge.
GoldenOak is fronted by sibling duo Zak and Lena Kendall, who began to write music and perform in 2014. Their first album, "Pleasant St.," solidified the band as ambassadors of the Maine folk scene. Last year, GoldenOak released "Foxgloves," an EP that builds on Zak and Lena's folk roots with an orchestral approach and earthy sound.
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text: Pooleman 956 Posted November 17, 2017 (edited) So a little back story. I've been playing at my local game store on Thursday nights for the last 4 weeks on Thursday. My first night there I was paired up with the local store "champ" who everyone is afraid to play because he always wins. I beat him that night with a Poe Jake list with only 1 shield on one ship remaining. I've beaten him every time I've played him. So today I picked a list that I thought would be fun but would probably lose. I thought losing would be good for the relationship. Here's the list... Twin ARCs (100) Braylen Stramm — ARC-170 25 Recon Specialist 3 R5-P9 3 Alliance Overhaul 0 Ship Total: 31 Norra Wexley — ARC-170 29 Adaptability 0 Jan Ors 2 R2-D2 4 Alliance Overhaul 0 Ship Total: 35 Wullffwarro — Auzituck Gunship 30 Veteran Instincts 1 Wookiee Commandos 1 Targeting Computer 2 Ship Total: 34 I did not think this list would perform well at all. He played 2 of the new Starvipers and The Misthunter. I didn't lose a single ship. Braylen never took damage, Wullffwarro was down to 2 Hull, and Norra was able to regen and stay pretty healthy. Is this like a great list or did I just get lucky? Edited November 17, 2017 by Pooleman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


text: Gala 2000 Saving the best for last at "Jubilee Gala Of The Year 2000"The task facing Lee Towers at his latest Gala series in Rotterdam's Ahoy' hall was both attractive and difficult. Firstly a pleasant aspect was all the extra features designed to boost the atmosphere for this farewell series in Rotterdam's palace of sport: his silver anniversary as a professional artiste, the knowledge that this was the tenth edition and the fact that the singing host would be able to bring to no less than fifty the total number of full-evening Ahoy' performances, a virtually unbeatable record. In view of that special background he faced the difficult task of coming up with a spectacular show that would put all the previous ones in the shade.This 'final round' of five evenings had to be impeccable, unparalleled and unforgettable. As so often, Lee Towers came, saw and conquered. With the assistance of his friends and special guests Anita Meyer, Frans Bauer, René Froger, Karin Bloemen, South Mountain and Jody's Singers he once again put in a superlative performance. An important 'weapon' in this three-hour-long combination of Las Vegas type extravaganza and sensitive ballads was the enormous video screen, which brought LT and the supporting performers closer than ever to everyone and also enabled him to provide a striking visual background to his personal history.In the midst of all the highlights there was one absolute topper: Lee's own interpretation of 'One Moment in Time'. In the spirit of the original performance by Whitney Houston, Towers presented a dazzling review of Holland's triumphs during the Olympic Games in Sydney, which within just a few seconds brought a lump to the throats of even the most stoic VIPs.The surpriser surprised In fact Lee Towers could hardly hold back his own tears in the face of various surprises that were sprung on him during the performance. Such as the appearance of Rotterdam's Mayor Ivo Opstelten on the first evening (Friday 20 October), who came to surprise him with the Queen's highest award to a civilian, the knighthood in the Order of the Dutch Lion. This award was made to Lee Towers not only because of his pioneering work as a showman, but also for his lasting efforts for numerous good causes in the social field. During the last show (historic date: Tuesday 24 October 2000) Lee Towers was himself briefly overcome when his 'pal' Hans Kroon climbed on to the massive stage to help reveal a present from the performer's own circle of friends: an impressive bust created by no one less than Kees Verkade.At the party that followed Lee Towers was once again made the centre of attention by close family members, including his proud mother. Here he confirmed once again, to remove any remaining doubts:"It was absolutely brilliant. Even better than I'd hoped in my wildest dreams. So assume that as far as the Galas in Ahoy' are concerned we'll leave it at that."


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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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We have a great old farmer neighbor. Dick retired about 5 years ago, sold his cows, machinery, and farm and built a house about half a mile from the farm. He is also one of these guys who can run circles around people half his age. He is my go to guy for hauling cattle, and I think he spends more time baling my hay every summer than I do. He likes his JD 3020 tractor better than my Oliver, so he usually hooks that to my baler (which he knows inside and out because it used to belong to him). That frees me up to stack bales in the barn and jockey wagons back and forth. He was looking for something to do last week so he built some fence on his ten acres so that I could pasture my horses down there, freeing up more of my pasture for cows. My kids all think of him and his wife Linda as grandparents. And on top of all the help he is a warehouse of information, and he knows everyone, so anything I am ever looking for he can find. I hope he lives forever.


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Introduction: Home Media Center for Pennies!
These days we have a lot of technology in our homes, a great deal of this is used for entertainment; DVD players, TV's, Games machines, even home media computers wired into our TV. It seems only fitting then that there should be a way to safely store this a) Where it is most used. b)Away from the prying eyes of burglars, I read somewhere that the blue light given out by Wii charging stations, is guaranteed to get these undesirables peering in your window. We were at a friends house when we noted a large lacquered cupboard in the corner of the room, this turned out to be a very expensive home media centre, where all of the aforementioned items where securely stored. This got me to thinking. We are by no means rich, so I decided to build my own. Don't worry folks, it really isn't that hard!
Thought I'd better add a tool list!
A jig saw or hole saw
2" chipboard screws for chipboard shelves 11/2" wood screws for wooden shelves
drill for pilot holes and countersinks
Screwdriver or cordless drill and a selection of bits
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Step 1: Finding a Donor..
Looking through the local stores at large cupboards, lead me to looking at wardrobes, I thought that the size and dimension of these would easily accommodate all of our media equipment and perhaps the kids games as-well. It soon became apparent that even wardrobes these days are not cheap, so we turned to our local Freecycle. For those who haven't heard of Freecycle, it is a way for folk to advertise through Yahoo Groups, items that they no longer want/need, but are too good to be thrown into the landfill! Check it out, I bet there's one in your area. After a week of searching, we managed to get a solid pine wardrobe that someone had already fitted with shelves. I had intended to do this anyway using wood recycled from old pallets, so this was a real bonus! Another place to try might be local 'thrift stores' or charity shops, we have several in the area and have come up trumps a few times using them.
Step 2: Adaptations
I carefully removed the (Chipboard) shelves and (using a jig-saw) cut out a section in the rear of each one, large enough to comfortably pass a plug and wires through, I also cut a hole into the back of the unit to allow a plug out. As the shelves had only been fitted with wood glue and shelf supports, I found some good long Chipboard screws and used these to reattach them, hey I don't want my TV falling out of the cupboard!
Step 3: Finishing Up
When all of the shelves were re-fitted, I removed the centre spar which the doors used to close against and re-sited the magnetic catches at the top and bottom of the unit so that the doors would still stay shut when closed. Then with a lot of help from my wife, fitted all of our home entertainment gear into it, threading the power leads and connecting wires through the holes I created. The power leads were passed through the back into a surge protected tower; this is important to note as you don't want your equipment to be fried if there is a power surge! Once fitted, I added a surround sound system into the mix and we were good to go. Those of you who are very security minded, may wish to add a lock to the unit, but we have a dog sleeping next to ours who I think would let us know if there was someone around who shouldn't be. Total cost of the project, a few pounds for fuel and a days work and tadaa! You too can have a home media centre.
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The lay-out of the unit is really up to the individual; you can add more shelves or stack up your components or not as you like/want. the X-box and PS-2 have sat like this in a much smaller unit for the last 12 months with no issue, but this may alter again yet, hey I only built it this week LOL!


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Whether you're just starting out, or have been around for a number of years, there are two very important things that make your music act valuable: your name and your music. Protecting a band or performer's name is done through
trademark, and protecting the music is through copyright. This article briefly covers copyright law and how it applies to music acts- I'll talk more about trademark in a future article. I am an attorney; so I have to give a disclaimer that this article is to be used for information only, and if you have specific questions regarding your situation, please consult with an attorney.
What is copyright?
The legal definition of copyright is any "expression in a tangible and fixed medium." That basically means anything you can see or hear that someone created. It can also apply to that you need a device to access, such as something recorded on a CD or a computer disk. When you write or record a song, copyright automatically applies- without any further action needed on
your part. There's no need to file anything, have people witness it, or mail it to anyone. Copyright comes into being automatically.
What does copyright do for me?
Copyright prevents anyone else from reproducing your copyrighted work, in its original form or in other forms. If you record a song on CD, then you also have the right to put it on tape, over the radio, on MP3, on DVD, etc. You also get the rights to make different versions, changing it around a little bit, performing it differently, etc.
How can I enforce my copyright?
Although you do not have to have a registered copyright to enforce your rights, it makes it much easier. With a federally registered copyright, you automatically have access to federal courts for your lawsuit, it is easier to get damage awards, and basically makes the entire process easier. Filing a copyright application is pretty easy, and the filing fee is only $30. You can download the forms yourself from the Copyright Office [www.copyright.gov]. My law firm can assist preparing and filing the application for you, and it usually runs around $300-400. It usually takes 3-6 months to get a copyright registered. You can proceed in a court case without a formally registered copyright, however the requirements are trickier and potentially more time consuming.
Someone's copying me, but I don't have a registered copyright!
If you're thinking of suing someone over a copyright issue, and you do not have a registered copyright, you can always obtain one quicker. With
payment of an additional fee (currently $580) the Copyright Office will process your application in about 1-2 weeks.
Is copyright really important?
Yes, it is. Just ask Madonna. She has sued Mary J. Blige, Eve and Dr. Dre over Blige's song "NoToday." http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=3974. Madonna also has been sued herself, most recently over her song "Frozen." She lost that case; even through she was found to have copied only 4 bars of the other song (typically songs are 90-100 bars).
http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=126. Be careful how close you sound like another song. George Harrison was found to have "subconsciously copied" another song. He eventually bought the rights to the song he copied, so everything worked out for him. [http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/mysweet.htm]. Some guy recently sued Britney Spears over the song "Sometimes." He claimed to have written the song a long time ago, and used a "poor man's copyright." That's when you mail something to yourself via certified mail. In no situation will this protect any right- copyright, trademark or patent. You will only get hurt by doing that, and the guy had his suit thrown out. A simple filing before the Copyright Office, and he'd be protected.
If you're sampling other artists, make sure to get their permission before putting your song out. You may need to pay them a royalty, but that's
better than using their song without their permission. Vanilla Ice got in trouble for using "Under Pressure" for his song "Ice Ice Baby," and the
Verve Pipe got cleaned out over their use of a Rolling Stones song in "Bittersweet Symphony." Taking care of your right up front, such as
protecting your songs and lyrics through copyright, and obtaining permission to use samples, can help you be a better, and more successful, performer later.
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A perfect instruction manual for young tinkerers who want to know how things work and how to leverage the six simple machines to build cool stuff!
The Kids' Book of Simple Machines: Cool Projects and Activities That Make Science Fun! by Kelly Doudna. Mighty Media Kids, 2015. 144 pages.
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Recommended For: Ages 4-12 (and up!)
Most kids learn the six simple machines in elementary school: levers, inclined planes, wedges, screws, wheel and axles, pulleys. But in the guise of a science textbook coupled with homework, their full potential for experiments and cool stuff (not to mention our everyday lives!) often escapes notice. Not so in this book. A brief introduction with spotlights on Archimedes and Gallileo reminds kids what the six simple machines are. Then, each machine gets its own chapter that showcases everyday examples, spotlights a particularly relevant or noteworthy example (like the Ferris Wheel for wheel and axles), and then gives instructions for 5 projects and activities. These aren't just boring science book projects either: a pinball machine, a basic balloon car, an archimedes screw, a roller coaster racetrack, and more! Well-written directions are written to young readers and include supply lists (using mostly ordinary household objects) along with plenty of pictures of the actual product.
This is a must for kids who love to tinker and like to know how things work. Those budding engineers and physicists will curl up with this book, read it, and then demand to head to the nearest hardware store, supply lists in hand. A terrific resource for school and public libraries as well as STEM programs, this is also a book to consider buying if you have young engineers at home.
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You might think your hair is fine without conditioner, but the truth is it needs a good moisturizing regularly. Let's discuss the proper ways of how to use conditioner.
Using a good anti-dandruff shampoo is a great start to getting rid of those flakes for good. But did you know that many beauty conditioners actually wash away your dandruff protection?
If you suffer from dandruff, add an anti-dandruff conditioner to your routine to get the best protection. Head & Shoulders DERMA&PURE conditioners have been formulated to work-hand in-hand with your dandruff shampoo, so you can be up to 100% flake free and have beautiful looking hair.
Once you've chosen your anti-dandruff conditioner, here are a few tips to get the best from it.
Yes, you need to prepare your hair for conditioner.
But don't worry, it's not particularly hard.
Start by using a good shampoo that will help protect your hair and scalp – like Head & Shoulders, the first shampoo that's been clinically proven to give you better quality hair from the scalp.
When your scalp is in good condition, it's better at caring for the growing hair, so it's formed properly. Scalp issues like dandruff can actually cause new hair to be damaged as it grows. That's why keeping your scalp in shape is essential.
Once you've given your hair a good wash, don't move straight onto the conditioner.
Rather, use your hands to squeeze out any excess moisture from your hair. This will help the conditioner to do its job.
Now, you're ready to condition.
The first step is to make sure that you use the right amount of conditioner.
For long hair, that's enough to fill the palm of your hand – for shorter hair, aim for walnut size.
Spread it over your hands, and then through your hair, starting at the roots.
Focus should be given to the middle and end sections of your hair; these are the older parts of your hair, and therefore need more help from a good conditioner. However you should also use a small amount of conditioner on the roots to keep your scalp and hair in good shape as they grow. Head & Shoulders conditioners are infused with micronutrients, lipids and antioxidants alongside deep moisturising ingredients to keep your hair nourished from root to tip, while also moisturizing your scalp.
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8.75% has continued to fall consistently every year. This has hit the Criminal Justice System hard in more ways than one as the cuts have led to many defendants representing themselves.
One of the main results from the legal aid cuts is a rise in people representing themselves in Court (LiP's). Many of these people do not understand their full rights, the Court system or fully understand the law. As a result this has a significant impact on the Court in many ways.
This in turn has resulted in longer Court hearings, Inadequate translation services resulting in a rise in adjournments or severe delays, Non-profit organisations offering legal advice being inundated with work and an absence of funding for expert reports. The list goes on and on; which poses the question, are these cost cuts really translating into savings?
The rise in LiP's has affected the Court administratively as many do not fully understand practices and the procedures, how to submit certain documents or how to submit applications etc. As a result many of the administrative staff has been spending a lot more time explaining general procedures or trying to make contact with the individuals. Thus delays are an inevitable consequence of the requirement for the judge to explain the basics of the statutory framework and the application of fundamental principles.
Judge's spend a lot of their time doing legal research where there are questions of law and do not have the benefit of a properly prepared skeleton arguments. All of this contributes to further delays in Court proceedings, further costs and further funding spent on appeals. All of this points to the fact that if Legal Aid was not cut to begin with then time, money and the general running of Court hearings would have been saved. As a result many of the non-profit legal advice centres have become inundated with work, and are struggling with their own funding issues.
Organisations such as The Citizen's Advice Bureau, law centres and legal advice clinic's offer free legal advice to members of the public, however, their services do not include free legal representation.
Subsequently, Judges have noticed that some solicitors and barristers are doing pro bono work or people have been turning to untrained and unregulated 'McKenzie friends' to assist them. The Judicial Executive Board described some Mckenzie Friends as having 'their own agenda; some are unscrupulous and prey upon the vulnerable'. They are not legally qualified, not regulated, have little to no training and most do not have professional indemnity insurance.
Whilst people will be relying on their advice and assistance, much of their information could potentially be incorrect. Whereas trained solicitors have legal qualifications, training, professional indemnity insurance and are carefully regulated.
Ultimately, if costs are being incurred, time is being wasted and incorrect advice is being provided, surely Legal Aid should not have been cut at all and definitely not cut in the future.
In regards to Translation Contract the Ministry of Justice have continued to introduce additional cuts and changes to the Justice system. This has been described as 'total chaos' by PAC Chair Margaret Hodge when commenting on the Translation Contract which would provide a national interpretation service for Courts.
The Justice Department's attempts to save £15m in translators fees by outsourcing translation services to a private firm has been further criticised by the Justice Select Committee. The Committee Chair, Sir Alan Bleith, went so far as to describe the Justice Department's handling of the outsourcing as 'nothing short of shambolic'.
The Ministry of Justice signed a contract with Applied Language Solutions with an aim to provide a national interpretation service for Courts. However, it fell short when it was unable to meet demand. Public Finance reported that, 'ALS had only 280 interpreters on its books rather than the projected 1,200. It was able to meet only 58% of bookings against a target of 98%.' This resulted in more adjournments, discarded trials and pointless hearings, defendants kept on remand solely because there was no translator; which, in turn has contributed to further costs and wasting of Court time.
The Public Accounts Committee, published in their findings; 'Court officials have had to scramble to find qualified interpreters at short notice; there has been a sharp rise in delayed, postponed and abandoned trial; individuals have been kept on remand solely because not interpreter was available; and the quality of interpreters has at times been appalling.'
The changes to the provision of translation services were an attempt to save the Justice Department money. However, as with many of the Justice Department's cuts, the effect has been the straining resources elsewhere in the system.
Providing proper translation services is vital for UK justice. The government needs to invest in order to provide this service adequately, or risk the integrity and reputation of the UK justice system; one of the UK's key assets when it comes to attracting foreign investment. Court proceedings are taking longer, costing the taxpayer more in terms of staff costs, barrister fees, solicitors, and expert witness fees. Criminal defendants are being remanded in custody unnecessarily, increasing the costs in terms of imprisonment.
We appreciate the need for responsible management of the Department's budget; however, if it fails to provide a competent service, the cuts in costs may ultimately drive up expenditure overall.


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Once over the top an all too short decent brought us to the foot of the Gamkaskloof turn off & a 50km ride thru the mountain passes to the Cape Nature facility in the heart of the Gamkaskloof.
Steep long climbs & equally hair raising decents were the order of the day with the most dramatic being the plummet into Die Hell !!!
However before reaching 'heartbreak hill' the now well rested race winner Tim James, his wife Michelle & young son Murray passed us in their van going up the pass.
They wanted to catch Fiona & Doug before they dropped into 'Die Hell' proper with an offer of refreshmments & promised to return.
And return they did. What a gesture that was - Hot milo, biscuits, sweets, cokes & a ton of encouragement from the doyen of the Freedom Challenge, Tim himself. It made our day ! Thank you.
We had decided to make this stage a rest day so we took it easy and are staying in the Gamkaskloof valley with Cape Nature after arriving @ around 14:00pm.
We need the rest after only having 8-10 hours sleep in the last two days. Marionette & Piet who run the private kiosk/eatery down here gave us a fantastic lunch & sorted out our 2l boxes. They also brought us a great dinner & got the wood burning stove going for warmth. Thank you guys, we appreciate the effort. The pics attached should give an idea of where we have been today. You may be able to see the road winding away into the distance up the middle of the two ranges.
The Gamkaskloof is extremely dramatic & quite tiring to ride after having completed well over 1500km's of our race already. There's more to come however !
Also after a 'leave' of absence, some major bike problems & a time penalty Sean is back with the group again.


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Help the Syrian Canadian Foundation Heal Young Refugees in the Greater Toronto Area Through ArtWritten by Syrian Canadian Foundation
The refugee youth we serve in the Greater Toronto Area lost their homes, family members, and friends.
Today, in their new homes, they find themselves in difficult environments with little support. Our youth program called Flash Forward PhotoVoice provides a safe and welcoming place where youth learn to express themselves, learn life skills, develop social supports, build resiliency, and most importantly find a sense of belonging.
"For many Syrian refugee families, art is not often considered important an important skill and mental health altogether is often a taboo subject.
The Syrian Canadian Foundation has worked to win the trust of these families to address mental well-being indirectly through artistic expression," said Marwa Khobieh, Program Manager.
The program is a big hit with 25 registrants and a waiting list.
"Here, I feel like I have a safe space and a place to express myself without judgement," said 15 year old program participant.
"We learn about important topics like bullying and racism and what to do if that happens to us," said 14 year old program participant.
"75% of the families we serve tell us that they have experienced racism or bullying. Our youth program teaches these youth how to stand up to bullies, self-care, positive self-talk and build confidence in themselves," said Bayan Khatib, Executive Director of the Syrian Canadian Foundation.
Yesterday, we launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $20,000 for the youth program. The first day of the campaign launch was a big success with $5000 raised from nearly 100 supporters, including social media influencers.
With these funds, SCF hopes to continue serving vulnerable refugee youth.


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I close the first half of the album with the photo of this ChS4 locomotive
Author: Takács Bence
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This is the one that pulled the Tisza from Kiiv to Lemberg. Despite its modern appearence it's an ancient Škoda locomotive from the 60s, kin to the ŽSSK/ÈD class 240, though of course a lot larger. Now the story continues from the very beginning again: these phots weren't selected for the most important batch, but may still be interesting.
Photo by Takács Bence
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My youngest son is a student at Biola University. Over the weekend he attended a conference and he came home very excited about something new he had learned in one of their sessions together.
"What does a head do?" he asked me.
"Uh...it makes decisions," I answered.
"That's how we see it, but back when the Bible was written they saw the head as the source of nourishment because that's where people ate their food."
That's when he opened up his bible and showed me the verse in Ephesians where Paul says that the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is head over the church, but then he pointed out a verse I had not noticed before:
"After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body." [Eph. 5:29-30]


text: Did you know that with nothing more than a simple USB adaptor, you can plug and play your TriplePlay straight into an iPad (or even an iPhone)? Well, our friend Ernesto does, as he ably demonstrates in these two quick videos, using IK Multimedia's SampleTank 3 for iPad. TriplePlay works seamlessly with any app that supports MIDI input, and there is no shortage of great options available from the App Store.


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We work in a variety of materials, but most often in wood – you can view some of the artworks we've helped produce on our Projects pages. With our special skills and wide-ranging knowledge of suppliers and other specialist makers we can help you problem-solve your production issues.
Among the artists who have called on our expertise are Sarah Lucas, Yinka Shonibare, TJ Wilcox and Daniel Sinsel. We have also worked extensively in creating and installing art exhibitions.
We're often asked to produce minimalist-style furniture for galleries and collectors, but we're always up for challenging projects. One recent assignment saw us recreating lost mahogany cabinets for the Admiral's Bridge on HMS Belfast. Our furniture portfolio also includes libraries and bookcases for private clients, as well as bespoke kitchens.
Whether you prefer hardwoods, birch ply, painted panels or laminated Formica, we can help you work out which materials and finishes work best in your space and within your budget. We've become accustomed to interpreting what individuals want – even if it is not always obvious!
And of course we are happy to discuss experimental jobs.
We have worked with London's best-known retailers and fashion houses. We're always excited to be offered the chance to lend a hand in the design process where it is appropriate, and we enjoy the challenge of working with designers to find an interesting solution within budget, then seeing it come to life in the store.
With our years of fine art and theatre scenery experience we can offer pristine and beautifully executed environments for visual merchandising.
Our background is in fine art but our roots are in woodworking
To say we are a family firm is perhaps stretching a point: our small company feels like a family and our family's roots are embedding deeply in manufacturing tradition. Tim, aged 16, was apprenticed to his grandfather in the family's Yorkshire carpentry business and Roddy's grandfather was a cabinet maker and furniture designer.
We both left the north of England to study fine art in London: Tim at Chelsea and Roddy at Central Saint Martins and the Slade school. After graduating we became involved in the London art world, which at the time was just beginning to take off in Hackney and Shoreditch with warehouse shows and parties that brought together east London's flourishing artistic community.
We began working together and became friends at Flint Scenery. Flint's was a great place to learn about making things. We worked there all hours, turning out theatre sets for Glyndebourne, Opera North, The National Theatre and The Vlaamse Opera.
After that we started London Art Workshop in Hackney, but we quickly found ourselves in demand in the commercial galleries of the West End. We have worked freelance at Sadie Coles HQ almost from the point at which it opened, and formed a close working relationship with Sadie and many of her artists which continues today.
Over time we have re-balanced our practice towards the workshop and wood-based projects, and it is here we feel most at home.
Tim Robinson and Roddy Thomson
London Art Workshop are proud to have produced a series of light boxes for Brian Eno in what we hope will be an on going series.
In May 2016, Paul Stolper Gallery presented Brian Eno's 'Light Music': an installation of light pieces, each of which seamlessly phased through an infinite combination of seductive self-generated 'colourscapes' using a series of interwoven LED lights, each accompanied by a unique musical composition. By extending temporal boundaries with a work that seemingly has no beginning or end, no finality, Eno "encourages people to stay in one place for a while". "If a painting is hanging on a wall we don't feel that we're missing something by not paying attention to it. Yet with music and video, we still have the expectation of some kind of drama. My music and videos do change, but they change slowly. And they change in such a way that it doesn't matter if you miss a bit". Eno composed a new piece of music specifically for the gallery that was played for the duration of the show.
Brian Eno is an English musician, composer, record producer and visual artist known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music and generative painting. As a visual artist he has been exhibiting since the late 1970s and has been showing his work regularly since, from Tokyo to Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro to New York, London to Madrid. His work is dedicated almost exclusively to the possibilities that the medium of light provides. In 2009, Eno was given the very rare invitation to exhibit on the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House in Australia. This was achieved using an array of powerful projectors with the light thrown across Circular Quay. The installation consisted of Eno's own software 77 Million Paintings, a piece that creates an ever-changing, albeit at an almost imperceptible speed, light painting.
Over the past 18 months we have been developing a range of furniture with the artist Sarah Lucas. The results have figured in her recent shows at the Whitechapel Gallery and Tramway Glasgow. All 14 limited-edition pieces were presented at the Milan Furniture Fair on 8 April 2014.
Tables, chairs, a bench, sofas and free-standing partition walls, these limited-edition pieces mark a dramatic new development in the artist's practice, using materials that have previously acted as plinths for her artworks. Each piece is numbered, stamped and signed by the artist. Sarah Lucas will represent the UK at the 2015 Venice Biennale.
Furniture is the plinth of our lives; it turns us into sculpture… Sarah Lucas offers a typically brutal travesty of such domestic dreams: be cool, sit on well-framed breeze blocks. It will turn you into art.
Jonathan Jones, The Guardian, 8 April 2014
The concrete breeze blocks used in the pieces are identically sized and have been embedded horizontally or vertically into the pale wooden frames, creating a grid-like appearance. Lucas said she used the materials because they are meaningful in terms of their uses in the outside world. They say a lot and are also low key they don't overwhelm the sculptures. The largest piece in the collection is the freestanding partition wall, a structure made from 10 by 10 concrete blocks that have been set in a uniform grid. The smallest is a table made of just one block that can slide in and out of its frame.
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Using working drawings from the Belfast's photo archives and after studying the existing woodwork on the ship, we recreated lost pieces of furniture for the Admiral's Bridge. We remade the cabinets in Brazilian mahogany, finished with traditional materials all sourced and researched by us. Finally, we refitted them to the interior of the ship.
This project, a pop-up shop within John Lewis for the fashion label Bensimon, was produced to recreate the feel of an artist's studio. We made all the elements including the plinths and screens formed of primed canvases, and installed the set in the store.
The large canvas along the back wall was made by us and painted by Russell Oxley.
The video screens have been mounted on the backs of folding screens, in an arrangement that highlights the interrelationship of the surface for film projection and the collaged surfaces.
from Sadie Coles' gallery press release
We were directed to produce several concertina-ed structures formed from birch and timber panels as well as simple birch plywood benches and projection screens. These supporting elements formed the visual structure for TJ's elegant collages and projections.
The Looking Glass exhibition featured custom-built responsive tables designed to show the work of 600 students in a playful and engaging environment.
Working with Moving Brands, we built and installed all the gallery furniture including the construction of the cases for the gestural tables.
For the RIBA award-winning Town Hall Hotel, Debbie Lawson created an artwork drawing on the original building's Art Deco features.
We constructed and installed a panelled room using oak veneers and solid oak mouldings specially milled for the project. The panels were cut and handed over for inlaying by Debbie, then installed.
The room was designed with regard to the historic interior and recent additions which transformed Bethnal Green Old Town Hall into the East End's first luxury hotel.
We did a lot of work for the artist Angus Fairhurst but our favourite project that we did for him was this library. It was created to a design worked out with the artist, making the most of a compact domestic space.
Made in birch ply, it incorporates discrete drawers for files and works on paper.
We have made several pieces for Daniel, all of which required a high degree of skill and accuracy. The works shown in production here were recently exhibited in London.
Some of the pieces are made using a petrified wood called bog oak, which is extremely hard, and thus very demanding to work with.
We were commissioned by the artist to make this faithful half-scale chair, which was finished in white gesso to be incorporated into a sculpture for the series Yoko.
This set was produced for the premium garden furniture brand Indian Ocean, for their concession within Selfridges, London. We made all the painted wooden components including the greenhouse structure, trees and plinths.
Taking the iconic forms of antiquity - pillar, arch, idealized human form - and focussing on the overwhelming spectacle that defines the Fascist style, Horowitz questions its proximity to more generic trends in popular culture. Horowitz's democratic use of readily available materials is in keeping with the everyman political spirit that lies behind the work.
from Sadie Coles' gallery press release
This large arch structure envisaged by the artist was engineered by us using a system of voided-out ply plates which then formed a substructure laminated with panels imported from the United States to create an entirely plastic-faced structure. The arch was made in two sections, and we joined it on site in the gallery.


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There's nothing like an arts and crafts project to keep you occupied during the last snowy days of winter. Rather than continue to knit scarves that won't be worn until next year, I decided it was time to build myself a light tent. A light tent (or a light box) is used for photographing smaller objects on plain backgrounds, usually white and most of the time for websites like Etsy. At this point, I don't knit enough things to sell, but I do have a friend that makes her own jewelry (more on that soon!). She asked if I could help her photograph her wares, and I jumped at the opportunity to try something new.
Initially, I was looking to purchase a light tent. There are quite a few styles and sizes to choose from, with prices as low as $40 for just the tent piece and as high as $300 for the tent, backdrops, lights, and other tools. I figured at prices like that, I could most definitely afford to make myself a light tent. To make a light box like mine, you'll need the following:
- Cardboard Box. I suggest you get it from Home Depot rather than Office Max or the like, as the box I bought was less than $2.
- A non-fitted low thread count white sheet to cover the frames you'll be making on the box. I bought mine from Bed, Bath and Beyond. Bring a coupon, which will make it $8 or so with plenty of material to spare.
- A box cutter or x-acto knife. Mine was $6 from Michaels. Coupon if you can.
- One roll of White Duct Tape. $5 at Michaels. Again, coupon.
- White Bristol paper to line the box and use as a seamless white backdrop. Probably the most expensive part of this entire endeavour, and it was 40% off at Michaels.
- Two clamp lights and environmentally friendly, bright white light bulbs from Home Depot. The clamps were $6 each and the bulbs were a two pack for $8.
Right there (aside from the Bristol paper) is $35 worth of DIY merchandise. Yes, I probably could have shopped a bit smarter, but I think I did pretty well. Things that I also needed but happened to own:
- a really large ruler (former art class)
- pencil (draw it out before you start making your cuts in the cardboard)
- scissors (for cutting the sheet up for the sides of the box)
- black felt (used for a backdrop, see the slideshow)
Some helpful hints for when you're making your light tent:
- Start small when cutting the holes on the sides of the box. If your initial holes are too small (I went 3.5″ from each side towards the center at first for a sturdier base), you can always go back and cut away some more.
- BEFORE YOU START CUTTING, find a solid surface that won't be scratched up by your box cutter to slide inside of your flattened box. I found a piece of laminate that was left over in our crawl space from when the kitchen counters were done. I suggest finding something because you don't want to accidentally cut through to the other side of the box, and you also don't want to cut down past the box onto the table/floor/carpet. Not good.
- After drawing guide lines with a pencil as to where you're going to cut, keep the ruler exactly where it is and use it to guide the box cutter. That will guarantee your lines are straight and you don't hurt yourself.
- You can never have too much duct tape. I used the white duct tape to line the inside of the box with the Bristol paper and to hold the sheet in place over the openings to filter the light that comes in. You want the entirity of the inside of the box to be white so as much light can bounce around as possible. Don't skimp.
- Just like you cut small initially with the box, cut wide initially with the sheet. When taping the sheet down, start from the corners and then do the sides to make the material tighter.
- Any left over sheet can be used to make backdrops and sweeps.
I began researching the different methods with which to go about this endeavor after I had already started the cardboard box version. Some people used PVC piping or planks of wood to create a more solid frame for the box. One woman just used a large clear plastic tub, a method I think I'll try when my cardboard one collapses. Another got creative and used wire hangers to make her frame. Check out these links to see their methods:
PVC Piping frame with "Underlighting" — This one is cool!
The "After you do your laundry" Tent
Have a 5-in-1 Reflector set? Take a look at this!
Check out this video for the Plastic Tub method
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The crowd is assembling to listen to Dave Snowden (A bio here on David Gurteen's site) on tags and categories. I have a feeling this will be a provocative and thought provoking session. I had the pleasure of being at a bloggers dinner last night organized by Jay Cross which brought two conferences together. A mashup of elearning and KM. It was a great group of people which you can visit here; including Jay, Dave, David, Jon. Dave shared a few comments with me and others on KM. I hope this morning I'll have an opportunity to capture his vision for how things are being shaken up! Dave also spoke on Tuesday.
Tags, Categories and Knowledge Sharing.
Jane Dysart apparently asked Dave Snowden to be controversial; Starting with four blog posts. These are worth reading and following as background.
1) Paradigm Changes Reference Nick Carr Categories are broken
2) Hubert's error 10 Feb 2007 A blog is not a publishing tool!
3) Weltanschauung for Social Computing 12 March 2007 – design for ecology
4) Natural numbers networks and communities 31 December 2006.
Dave's Simple test COW – CHICKEN – GRASS – THE RELATIONSHIP TEST:
Close your eyes…. which is the odd one out. How many think cow is the odd one out. Raise hands. Nobody for cows. (no one being the awkward bastard! he says..joking!) Around the world two thirds of the world they will eliminate the chicken… cow has a relationship with grass. He's trying to illustrate that part of the world is wired to see things first in terms of relationships. While many of us in the western world see things in terms of categories. Social computing has evolved primarily as a social categorization device. We like boxes and little tests. Tribal cultures think in relationships. Basically we must see Social computing being more about relationships than categories. See more:
The Cow, chicken and grass test is a simple one. Nisbett reports that the majority of Americans will choose grass, while Asians choose chicken. The reason suggested is that American's come from the Aristotelian tradition of categorisation and grass is a vegetable while the other two are animals. In contrast Asians see things in terms of relationships, and the cow has a relationship with grass. Cognitive Edge: East is east and west is west?
He's saying Corporations haven't realized the volatility of social environments and are failing to look at them like an ecology. We are also seeing the old patterns and ways of working sustain themselves longer than we expect. Example Process ReEngineering to Six Sigma! He contrasts what happens in the ecology of blogging. I think Dave's been blogging about 18 months. A few comments captured about what he has learned blogging.
- If you blog you have to be intimate.
- You have to say something about yourself. I.
- Blogging punishes the ego. All bloggers check their technorati score.
- If you try and impose yourself they stop linking.
Moving right along… brief look at the nature of complexity and the nature of systems..
- Ordered systems: have repeated relationships they are algorithmic in nature. They are predictive the system constrains the agent.
- Chaotic system.. lots in independent agents. Then we can use math tools to control and create predictions. No boundaries.
- Complex Adaptive Systems: The essence of a complex system is the system constrains the agent and the agents constrain the system which creates a highly volatile system. These system constantly adapt. This is not new. This study has shown that simple rules can create highly complex behavior. CAS are are highly sensitive to starting conditions. Like the blogosphere there are principles of locality and constant adaption at work. Thus in the blogosphere people react to proximate relationships, rather than via a wider system. Same thing in a company. Very small things can produce a catastrophic shift a few years later. Complexity theory gives us the basis to understand these conditions.
Distributed cognition.
Looking at a children's party story. Imagine organizing a party for 12 year old boys. My notes are a little cryptic on the description here. First how will you manage? A chaotic approach buy drugs and alcohol so they can go on a journey and so what if the house is destroyed. A social approach will have a mission statement, a project plan for the party , and clear milestones.. and the senior adults should start the party with a video and then use ppt to demonstrate their personal commitment etc. so it will conclude with an after action review and mandate future….
Let's approach it as if we create an environment that we know has both good attractors and bad attractors. We can create an environment and see what they play. Then we have to have a scanning capability to see what happens. If you manage an ecology you can amplify and disturb but you most stand aside from the system and watch. You cannot have a fail-safe design approach. You must take a safe-fail approach. This is very similar to serious play and prototype to action and beta type approaches.
Dave shares the magic roundabout story. This isn't an ordinary roundabout (and totally foreign to Americans) In this picture you see five main arteries coming in and then five mini roundabouts at each entry point. The roundabout serves five main arterial routes. It never ever jams up. Foreigners go round the edge scared to death, the locals go though the middle and shoot straight through. Perfect example of a complex adaptive system. Apparently it took them a few years to get it right. Tweaking it a little at a time. This is the type of environment and behavior we need to create. You can read details of the roundabout in Wikipedia (including the diagram). By contrast he says most companies are a pile up of totally congested traffic signs. A total mess. It's a wonderful comparison to make; contrasting the command and control / the silos and containers with an ecology (the roundabout) that has adapted.
Dave makes quick reference to David Weinberger's book "Everything is Miscellaneous". He reframes it with Everything is Fragmented. There is a consistency of message in both of these. The difference is that Dave Snowden is really focused on how we do the sense-making. He says the human brain doesn't make decision on the basis of a rational ordered process. People scan at most 2 to 8 percent of what they view and then the first patterns they see they lock into. The brain holds many hundred thousand patterns. Example a radiologists matches against patterns. We evolved to make decisions to form patterns and make rapid decisions. Identified how we deal with danger from lions.. you don't look at the case studies for how to cope on lions. Dave is really negative on case studies as a method for dumbing down your response and effectively containerizing stupidity. He says we want to recognize patterns and jump to these from fragments. You are wired and want to recognize danger (the lion again) very fast and then run and escape. We evolved to make decisions very quickly on the basis of partial data fragments.
His point of view is information models don't apply to humans. We are pattern recognition devices. We recognize and act based on partial data sets. We know that this is often true. We basically find that people like environments that are fragmented. Context and data is increasingly fragmented. We like google for just that reason. In fact we like blogs for much the same reason. It is both ordered and chaotic. The blogosphere is an ecology that that thrives on fragments. Personally, it's one reason I believe blogs aid recognition or the stimulation and creation of emergent patterns. My own observations suggest that the blogosphere learns faster.
So if your model for your organization is to take things into a structured case study then you will find no one wants to look at a number of cases. People will go to the fragmented stories. The problem is the immediate moment in which you codify something, you make it relevant to the time. This is very consistent with the data presented yesterday in the Parc session on tagging. Containers and cases lose their context; just like tags depreciate with time. Today you fine the oral histories have more interest to you.
The lesson here is if I go for low levels of fragmentation and high level of context interdependence then it's hard to create much value or stimulate information / knowledge creation. It simply takes too much effort. I think this is the same as saying the codification model is dead. Oh and the replicative model…. create a knowledge object.. well by the time you have created it… it too is obsolete.
So if I go to extreme fragmentation and a loose adaptive contextual framework then I can create a more flexible adaptive system… Obviously, a system for pattern recognition. It will also create a more flexible cost system. Unfortunately, what happens is management likes to move to the left to reduce ambiguity. Great conceptual chart. It illustrates how traditional management information systems drive creativity and adaptability out of the organization. It's no wonder then that more and more people are forced to DIY their tools in order to make progress. And the organization is thus threatened by this. Letting go has never been more important.
Approaches to metadata.
- Traditional: Professional or author created. First agree all the key words. Remove ambiguity. Key word search. In formal work groups this is too static.
- User Created: keyword tagging. most are really cool but like Newtonian physics they work well within boundaries. language changes subtle in context. anything that you search is useful within boundaries. In effect we have a flat structure without grammar. It is too hard to keep up or be consistent with tags and categories. We are moving away from taxonomic search to serendipity. "The tale of two princes of serendipity… each time they found something new… In an uncertain world you want serendipity not structure. Again this point was substantiated yesterday by the Parc guys via their research.
Currently we have scalability problems. As tags migrating from techies and early adopters there is too much ambiguity in the use of tags. Context depreciates. We are already approaching the time where we need something new.
New: A semistructured tagging approach.
Requires a language of coherence that is neither structured nor fragmented. We've found that humans need to understand why. If we introduce more than five factors they wouldn't buy the forecast. Part of our wiring means we have to have some understanding, some sense of scale. This requires some sort of structure without going into rigid taxonomies. What we are trying to do is embed fragments into cognitive models so we can replicate how humans create constructs. We've learned that the names (tags given) are often more significant that the content. In fact the words used rarely appear in the content. names, options, key words, free text , filters. when asked.. key words.. aren't in original content. What we do is add additional meaning to the content. After free text we use filters to scale using natural English language. The result provides a way of handling ambiguous structures.
Dave Snowden's Advice and the Future
- Imagine you had 10k stories coming in each day around your operation. Now you see a landscape and how the stories are coming in. Then you dive into areas of interest. You are now scanning the system, you are thinking about how to disturb the system.
- The death knell or the redefining point for KM. You have to think differently. Don't go and create a portal or COP. There are no recipes. If there are any successes they happened by accident not by design.
The recipe (which I'd say is not new / been arguing elements for years which does work)
- Install blogs: Install wikis. Use MediaWiki (wikipedia has trained them already, fastest adoption,(good advice!)) then get key personnel who influence people. Then set in motion a blogging program, sit with them every friday and build a habit. If hou can habituate people then it starts to spread.
- Then based on uses.. add utilities, html training, common co document system, encourage links etc. Find a project, start with blogs and then consolidate to wiki and then publish. give them one month of free blogging and then take the content and preload the wiki… it is not given. Giving them a wiki upfront will provide no structure, easier to move them across when it is populated people so can see how it is amended. Start using narrative, links and connections.
- Stimulate networks, use natural numbers 5, 15, 150. Social network stimulation. Objective everyone to 2 or 3 degrees… tightly connected. At this point KM will look after itself. It is not hard to get this type of symbiosis.
- More ways to get radical.. Ban attachments on email. There is no reason for attachments if you have hotlinks. This creates a barrier that you can enforce. Then use search engines… Yes ban attachments and your security can go up and your firewall can be more open. No reason to have anything collaborative that happens within the firewall.
- Concurrently free the masses… let people do what they want. . respond to novelty… they won't all use the same colalboration software.
Three Heuristics he began working with a few years ago:
- knowledge can only ever be volunteered not conscripted
- we only need to know what we need to know when we know it.
- we always know more than we can say and we will always say more than we can write down.
Closing type of message / sense-making:
Knowledge about the way the brain makes decisions. The brains makes sense based on fragments.. Blogs are closer to the way are brains are supposed to work. Ergo! If you don't have a blog strategy you don't have a chance at a knowledge strategy. If you don't have a knowledge strategy you don't stand a chance of getting out of the cell you have constrained yourself to!
Lots of great themes here. It was good to effectively hear Dave's stuff twice. It all boils down to common sense!… Now is that pattern recognition or not?