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BinaryBob101 wrote:OMFG my jaws hurt. That was amazing
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ThisDJ set from Burning Man (yeah... I know) is rather good
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New Orbital album is out. Monsters Exist.
Best album in years although there is 1 duffer in there. Quite different from other stuff they have done. Some of these will be fantastic live.
@Tonka If you like that get this. Video is fucking chicken oriental.
@BinaryBob101 Cheers!
I found this set from Glastonbury and even put some time into downlaoding it via plug ins and firefox.
Really good stuff. Kind of wish I couldn't hear the audience.
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Man, forgot how good Light through the veins is. That Glasto set at that part is just...y'know?
That Coldplay (really?) bit is just gutpunchingly good. 54:08 and on a bit is more than I would have been able to handle back in my clubbing days. Just sensational.
Just catching up on that jon hopkins set wonderful, think I'll follow it up with the Underworld 2016 set.
My current listening habits below, I'm not not a at the forefront of this scene but certainly like it, anyone got any good tips for new listening similar to these?
Jon Hopkins
George Fitzgerald
Jamie XX
Hookworms (not necessarily in this category but wonderful album)
Sylvan Esso
all of LCD
@PatrickEwing try burial.
Not upbeat but fantastic none the less. I also like Jamie xx so there's a chance you'll like Burial.
@PatrickEwing Have a crack at some of Moderat's stuff. Maybe Stefan Bodzin - his Boiler Room set is damn good. You might like some of Bicep's last album.
I've got a few more, but gone blank for the moment!
OH! Shoutout to DJ Koze - probably my album of the summer (Singularity is probably my album of the year so far). It's by turns melancholy, hilarious, uplifting and chilled out, fucking great stuff.
Going to see Hopkins live in November at the Manchester Albert Hall, which is a stunning venue. Part of the Warehouse Project, it's gonna be a big night.
Cheers chaps, just catching up on your replies, i'll do some listening to those you mention.
Good one on Jon Hopkins tickets. I do need to get to the Albert Hall, I missed out on Gomez there. Love that size venue, similar to the the Ritz and also Gorilla. I'm going to Hookworms at the Ritz in November, can't wait.
Haven't the Albert Hall tickets for Jon Hopkins been sold out for months?
I tried to get hold of some ages ago. 😞
Carpenter Brut will be at the 02 Kentish Town next Monday, got my tickets. Can't wait. Would be going to see Perturbator in Athens next month too but had to cancel.
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Enjoy folks
boo jon hopkins. booring.
yay for carpenter brut. proper music.
Edited by Technoishmatt at 04:30:12 20-10-2018
Technoishmatt wrote:The Carpenter Brut show last night was quality. Everyone knew the lyrics and went mad during Beware the Beast and Maniac. Also the first CB show I'd been to with a mosh pit.
boo jon hopkins. booring.
yay for carpenter brut. proper music.
This is not one for folks who think Jon Hopkins is boring. I like it though.
(It kicks in a bit around the minute mark...)
@Technoishmatt I like CB as much as the next guy, but less energy doesn't equal boring. I'd argue there's more going on in your average JH track, it's just a different mood.
I like slower more minimal stuff fine. But that JH stuff sounded like somebody got stuck at a full moon party in Thailand a decade ago and was being haunted by the music.
Technoishmatt wrote:If they had had music like whatever it is JH plays around the 53 minute mark in this mix I'd never had left the island.
But that JH stuff sounded like somebody got stuck at a full moon party in Thailand a decade ago and was being haunted by the music.
Fucking hell. Headsplosion
Maybe the appeal is for old farts like me.(come to think of it... it was nearly two decades since I went to Thailand)
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Late to the party but after finding his previous albums a bit hit and miss Singularity is a bit fucking special.
Edited by Decks at 09:16:31 11-01-2019
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Decks wrote:Yep.
Singularity is a bit fucking special.
I meant that in the sponge helmet and crayons kind of way.
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Singularity is good, although I do prefer the shorter edits of some of the songs on it. A bit punchier.
I've been listening to a lot of Throwing Snow recently. Avarice is a great headphone tester.
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May not be to everyone's taste but the new Celldweller album, Remixed Upon a Blackstar, has some great remixes on there. The remix of The Seven Sisters by Voicians and Fury Weekends remix of The Lucky One being faves of mine.
I rather like the Brainfeeder X album
It introduced me to Ross from Friends, too.
Max Cooper's A Hundred Billion Sparks is not shit.
Standout tracks probably aren't representative of the whole album, but Phi and Identity are great.
First time on the decks since I was 19. It shows here and there, but there's a few tracks some of you EGers quite like here. Some of the EQ is a bit heavy handed and there's a duff mix or two, but just thought I'd share for the weekend. I hope it's a little better than Steffenson:
DAMONF - 4LADYF on Soundcloud.
Alan Watts - Time The Social Institution
Weval - It'll Be Just Fine
Weval - You Made It (Part 2)
Britney Spears - Breathe On Me (James Holden Vocal)
James Holden - 10101
Rival Consoles - Hidden
Max Cooper - Phi
Max Cooper - Identity
Bicep - Glue
Jamie xx - Gosh
Bicep - Just
Luminous Time - Jon Jopkins/Alan Watts
Edited by BinaryBob101 at 10:32:12 26-01-2019
I played about with Jon Hopkins Luminous Beings a little, with inspiration from Alan Watts an Eastern Philosopher commenting on Time, The Social Institution. V2.0 worked out better.
Edited by BinaryBob101 at 14:38:20 28-01-2019
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"Response for tickets to #MAGA rally #Houston Mon 10/22 has been HUGE and unprecedented! This will be an epic rally, so we're moving to @ToyotaCenter. Want to make sure everyone coming knows the venue changed!" Parscale wrote on Twitter.
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- Communication devices: There are devices for people who cannot speak. In most cases, the user pushes buttons or uses a computer mouse to make the device produce speech. The famous scientist Prof. Stephen Hawking uses one of these.
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- Give you a "loaner" (or money to pay for one) while your device is being fixed.
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Also, before an AT dealer can sell you a device that was previously returned by somebody else, they have to tell you. They have to tell you that the device was returned, and why it was returned.
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There are certain tax breaks people who use AT can take advantage of. They include:
Federal and state income tax deductions:
- Deductions are amounts of money you get to subtract from your total income before you compute how much tax you owe on it. If a person with a disability uses itemized deductions instead of the standard deduction, certain disability related expenses can be deducted. A taxpayer generally uses itemized deductions only if the taxpayer has more itemized expenses than the amount of the standard deduction. (See examples in box below.)
Other tax credits or fees:
- Property tax credit. If you own real property (land or buildings), you probably have to pay property tax on it. If you are totally disabled, however, you might be entitled to a tax credit from the State of Iowa. You will fill out a special form and turn it in with your state tax return.
- Motor vehicle registration. Motor vehicle registration is not really a tax, it's more like a fee. But if you drive a motor vehicle that has special equipment to help you get in and out of it (like a wheelchair lift), you can get your vehicle registration fee reduced. The Iowa Department of Transportation has a special form you will have to fill out when you register your car or van.
- If you work, you might want to let your employer know that there are also tax breaks for employers who hire people who are disabled. Make sure your employer knows about:
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- The Disabled Access Credit (DAC). This is a tax credit that helps a small business make building and equipment modifications and do other things to make their businesses more accessible to employees (and customers!) who have a disability. This is a federal rule, too, however the State of Iowa has a similar credit, called the Assistive Device Tax Credit.
There are certain tax breaks people who use AT can take advantage of. They include Federal and state income tax deductions. The 2010 standard deduction for federal purposes for a single person is $5,700. To see how the deductions work, look at two examples:
Example 1.
Bill has a disability that affects his mobility. He earns $25,000 a year as a computer programmer. Bill's disability related expenses:
- Car Modification $2,000
- Installation of assistive technology in his rented home $1,000
- Physical therapy (not covered by insurance nor paid with flexible benefits) $4,160
- Total Disability & Medical Expenses: $7,160
- Only medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) are deductible.
$7,160 (total medical expenses) - $1,875
(7.5% of Bill's AGI) = $5,285 Deductible Medical Expenses.
In Example 1 Bill has no other expenses that can be itemized. Bill will use the standard deduction of $5,700.
Example 2.
Bill has the same disability related expenses but he also is buying his home instead and has $2,000 of mortgage interest payments to deduct. Bill's changes to the home do not increase its market value so he does not have to reduce his medical deduction for the modifications. Bill's total possible itemized expenses are $7,285. Bill will itemize.
Iowa Legal Aid assists people with assistive technology issues. If you cannot afford a lawyer and have a legal problem in Iowa, call 1-800-532-1275. Persons 60 or over may be able to get free legal advice from the Legal Hotline for Older Iowans at 1-800-992-8161. As a part of the Assistive Technology Legal Project, COMPASS refers people with assistive technology legal issues to Iowa Legal Aid.


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Another creative perspective from the greatest architects. An artistic interpretation of the greatest architects.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Ricardo Bofill, Xavier Corberó, Jose Antonio Coderch, Winy Maas, Lina Bo Bardi, Stefano Boeri, Jose Luis Sert, Oscar Niemeyer, Norman Foster, Campos Costa, Frank Gehry, Shigeru Ban, Piet Blom and Le Corbusier.
ST MARGARET'S ROSE: Developed by a creative British quartet under the guidance of experimental interiors house 17 PATTERNS. St Margaret's Rose is a sophisticated hand-painted floral wallcovering of grand proportion. Printed on a traditional fibrous parchment; dramatic dark hues, pastel rose petals, and ethereal grasses depict a bouquet of inspiring beauty. Fashioning an air of romance from delicately sprayed textures, tonal nuance and fingered minutiae, British Photorealist Jason Busk displays technical mastery of his art medium; the aerosol can.
PROTEAS' DREAM: is an invigorating multi-hued wallcovering produced by 17 PATTERNS. Representing strength, hope and change; this adventurous floral takes its inspiration from the great myth and mystery of one of earth's oldest flowers, the King Protea.
The versatility of Proteas' Dream indulges even the boldest of floral fantasies. Instantly transforming both modern and traditional interiors across five fascinating colour palettes of Cream, Pink, Duck Egg, Conure Blue and Woodland Grey.
Rúbrica is a learning and design process in its entirety, in addition to the new collection of wallpapers and murals Tres Tintas.
Rúbrica, doesn't consider the terms separately parts that compose. It tolerates "small illustrative imperfect things" in some of the parts of the design without affecting It´s quality and beauty of its designs, it buildings patterns and murals with body and soul.
Stroke and color are the main characters the illustration opens leads to story we want to tell through our walls. We illustrate papers and Rúbrica is a signature, a commitment and a way of working to increase the importance of the walls. It´s a performance, ours. "Illustrated Wall Papers Tres Tintas".
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Coqui Ybarra wandered through the Italian countryside with her travel notebook and her box of watercolours, sketching the most singular elements of this stunning Tuscan landscape: The geometry of the fields of wheat with the ears reaching up to the sky. The multi-striped sacks being used to store the collected spices,
The wide-open spaces where remains can be found from the bourgeois Art Nouveau villas of the region,
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Going beyond their previous form: meta-morfé. The vital cycle of change.
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New Bedford Woman Arrested for OUI, Assaulting Police
NEW BEDFORD — A New Bedford woman is arrested after she allegedly crashed her car while under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, and then assaulted police officers that responded to the scene.
New Bedford Police responded to reports of a motor vehicle accident in the area of 40 Herman Melville Boulevard at about 1:30 a.m. Friday morning. Upon arrival, the driver of the vehicle involved was combative, and kicked two officers who responded to the scene.
Further investigation determined the woman under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Six Klonopin tablets were located in the vehicle.
Police arrested 32-year-old Amanda Marie Schwartz of 93 Emma Street, New Bedford, on charges of OUI liquor, OUI drugs, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, possession of Klonopin and two counts of assault on a police officer.
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By Robert Hugh Benson
As dying, and behold we live.—II COR. VI. 9.
We have considered, so far, a number of paradoxical phenomena exhibited in the life of Catholicism and have attempted to find their reconciliation in the fact that the Catholic Church is at once Human and Divine. In her striving, for example, after a Divine and supernatural Peace, of which she alone possesses the secret, she resists even unto blood all human attempts to supplant this by another. As a human society, again, she avails herself freely of human opportunities and aids, of earthly and created beauty, for the setting forth of her message; yet she can survive, as can no human society, when she is deprived of her human rights and her acquired wealth. As human she numbers the great multitude of the world's sinners among her children, yet as Divine she has produced the saints. As Divine she bases all her gospel on a Revelation which can be apprehended only by Faith, yet as human she employs the keenest and most profound intellects for its analysis and its propagation. In these and in many other similar points it has been attempted to show why she offers now one aspect and now another to human criticism, and how it is that the very charges made against her become, when viewed in the light of her double claim, actual credentials and arguments on behalf of that claim. Finally, in the meditations upon the Seven Words of Christ, we considered very briefly how, in the hours of the deepest humiliation of His Humanity, He revealed again and again the characteristics of His Divinity.
It now remains to consider that point in which she most manifests that double nature of hers and, simultaneously therefore, presents, as in a kind of climax, her identity, under human terms, with Him Who, Himself the Lord of Life, conquered death by submitting to it and, by His Resurrection from the dead, showed Himself the Son of God with power.
I. Death, the world tells us, is the final end of all things, and is the one universal law of which evasion is impossible; and this is true, not of the individual only, but of society, of nations, of civilization, and even, it would seem, ultimately of physical life itself. Every vital energy therefore that we possess can be directed not to the abolition, but only to the postponement of this final full close to which the most ecstatic created harmony must come at last.
Our physicians cannot heal us, they can merely ward off death for a little. Our statesmen cannot establish an eternal federation, they can but help to hold a crumbling society together for a little longer. Our civilization cannot really evolve an immortal superman, it can but render ordinary humanity a little less mortal, temporarily and in outward appearance. Death, then, in the world's opinion, is the duellist who is bound to win. We may parry, evade, leap aside for a little; we may even advance upon him and seem to threaten his very existence; our energies, in fact, must be concentrated upon this conflict if we are to survive at all. But it is only in seeming, at the best. The moment must come when, driven back to the last barrier, our last defence falters ... and Death has only to wipe his sword.
Now the attitude of the Catholic Church towards Death is not only the most violent reversal of the world's policy, but the most paradoxical, too, of all her methods. For, while the world attempts to keep Death at arm's length, the Church strives to embrace him. Where the world draws his sword to meet Death's assault, the Church spreads her heart only to receive it. She is in love with Death, she pursues him, honours him, extols Him. She places over her altars not a Risen Christ, but a dying One.
If thou wilt be perfect, she cries to the individual soul, give up all that thou hast and follow me. "Give up all that makes life worth living, strip thyself of every advantage that sustains thy life, of all that makes thee effective." It is this that is her supreme appeal, not indeed uttered, with all its corollaries, to all her children, but to those only that desire perfection. Yet to all, in a sense, the appeal is there. Die daily, die to self, mortify, yield, give in. If any man will save his life, he must lose it.
So too, in her dealings with society, is her policy judged suicidal by a world that is in love with its own kind of life. It is suicidal, cries that world, to relinquish in France all on which the temporal life of the Church depends; for how can that society survive which renounces the very means of existence? It is suicidal to demand the virgin life of the noblest of her children, suicidal to desert the monarchical cause of one country, and to set herself in opposition to the Republican ideals of another. For even she, after all, is human and must conform to human conditions. Even she, however august her claims, must make terms with the world if she desires to live in it.
And this comment has been made upon her actions in every age. She condemned Arius, when a little compromise might surely have been found; and lost half her children. She condemned Luther and lost Germany;
Elizabeth, and lost England. At every crisis she has made the wrong choice, she has yielded when she should have resisted, resisted when she should have yielded. The wonder is that she survives at all.
Yes, that is the wonder. As dying, behold she lives!
II. The answer of course is easy. It is that she simply does not desire the kind of life which the world reckons alone to be life. To her that is not life at all. She desires of course to survive as a human society, and she is assured that she always shall so survive. Yet it is not on the ordinary terms of ordinary society that she desires survival. It is not a natural life of which she is ambitious, a life that draws its strength from human conditions and human environment, a life, therefore, that waxes and wanes with those human conditions and ultimately meets their fate, but a supernatural life that draws its strength from God. And she recognizes, as one of the most fundamental paradoxes of all, that such a life can be gained and held only through what the world calls "death."
She does not, then, want merely the life of a prosperous human state, whether monarchy or republic. There are times indeed in her history when such an accompaniment to her real existence is useful to her effectiveness; and she has, of course, the right, as have other societies, to earthly dominions that may have been won and presented to her by her children. Or through her ministers, as in Paraguay, she may administer for a while the ordinary civil affairs of men who choose to be loyal to her government. Yet if, for one instant, such a responsibility were really to threaten her spiritual effectiveness—if, that is, the choice were really presented to her between spiritual and temporal dominion—she would let all the kingdoms of the world go in an instant, to retain her kingdom from God; she would gladly suffer the loss of all things to retain Christ.
And how is it possible to deny for one instant that her success has been startling and overwhelming—this fructification of Life by Death.
Are there any human beings, for example, who have been more effective and influential than her saints—men and women, that is to say, who have died daily, in order to live indeed? They have not, it is true, prospered, let us say, as business men, directors of companies, or government officials, but such a success is simply not her ideal for them, not their own ideal for themselves. That is precisely the kind of life to which they have, as a rule, determinedly and perseveringly died. Yet their effectiveness in this world has been none the less. Are any kings remembered as is the beggar Labré who gnawed cabbage stalks in the gutters of Rome? Are the names of any statesmen of, let us say, even a hundred years ago, reverenced and repeated as is the name of the woman of Spain called Teresa of Jesus who, four hundred years ago, ruled a few nuns within the enclosure of a convent? Are any musicians or artists loved to-day with such rapture as is God's little troubadour, called Francis, who made music for himself and the angels by rubbing one stick across another?
Or, again, is any empire that the world has ever seen so great, so loyally united in itself, so universal and yet so rigorous as is that spiritual empire whose capital is Rome? Is there any nation with so fierce a patriotism as she who is Supernational? Earthly kings speak from their thrones and what happens? And an old man in Rome who wears three crowns on his head speaks from his prison in the Vatican and all the earth rings with it.
Has her policy, then, been so suicidal after all? From the world's point of view it has never been anything else. Her history is but one long example of the sacrifice of human activities and earthly opportunities; she has expelled from her pulpits the most brilliant of her children, she has silenced or alienated the most eloquent of her defenders. She has cut off from herself all that she should have kept, and hugged to her arms all that she should have relinquished! She has never done anything but die! She never does anything but live!
III. Turn, then, to the life of her Lord for the solution of this riddle. Last week He was going to His Death. He was losing, little by little, all that bound Him to Life. The multitudes that had followed Him hitherto were leaving Him by units and groups, they who might have formed His armies to seat Him on the throne of His father David. Disloyalty had made its way even among His chosen body-guard, and already Judas is bargaining for the price of His Master's blood. Even the most loyal of all are dismayed, and presently will forsake Him and flee when the swords flash out in the garden of Gethsemane. A few weeks ago in Galilee thousands were leaving Him for the last time; and when, once again, a company seemed to rally, He wept! And so at last the sacrifice was complete and, one by one, He laid down of His own will every tie that kept Him in life. And then on Good Friday itself He suffered that beauty of His Face to be marred so that no man would ever desire Him any more, silenced the melody of the Voice that had broken so many hearts and made them whole again; He stretched out His Shepherd's Hands with which alone He could gather His sheep to His Breast, and the Feet that alone could bear Him into the wilderness to seek after that which was lost. Was there ever a Suicide such as this, such a despair of high hopes, such a ruin of all ambition, a dying so complete and irremediable as the Dying of Jesus Christ?
And now on Easter Day look at Him again and see how He lives as never before. See how the Life that has been His for thirty years—the Life of God made Man—itself pales almost to a phantom before the glory of that same Life transfigured by Death. Three days ago He fainted beneath the scourge and nails; now He shows the very scars of His Passion to be the emblems of immortal strength. Three days ago He spoke in human words to those only that were near Him, and limited Himself under human terms of space and time; He speaks now in every heart. Three days ago He gave His Body to the few who knelt at His Table; to-day in ten thousand tabernacles that same Body may be worshipped by all who come.
In a word, He has exchanged a Natural Life for a Supernatural in every plane at once. He has laid down the Natural Life of His Body to take it back again supernaturalized for ever. He has died that His Life may be released; He has finished in order to begin.
It is easy, then, to see why it is that the Church dies daily, why it is that she is content to be stripped of all that makes her life effective, why she too permits her hands to be bound and her feet fettered and her beauty marred and her voice silenced so far as men can do those things. She is human? Yes; she dwells in a body that is prepared for her, but prepared chiefly that she may suffer in it. Her far-reaching hands are not hers merely that she may bind up with them the broken-hearted, nor her swift feet hers merely that she may run on them to succour the perishing, nor her head and heart hers merely that she may ponder and love. But all this sensitive human organism is hers that at last she may agonize in it, bleed from it from a thousand wounds, be lifted up in it to draw all men to her cross.
She does not desire, then, in this world, the throne of her Father David, nor the kind of triumph which is the only kind that the world understands to be so. She desires one life and one triumph only—the Risen Life of her Saviour. And this, at last, is the transfiguration of her Humanity by the power of her Divinity and the vindication of them both.


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'When was the last time you were really afraid? I do not mean nervous, I mean terrified?' 'When was the last time you thought "Oh my God, this is it?" I am not trying to be over dramatic but these situations, luckily, don't happen that often; especially for adults. So I have become fascinated by a German expression that I heard just last week 'be scared of your own courage'.
There is a fine line between courage and stupidity. I assume that courage is when you do something scary for a real and tangible benefit and stupidity is to do something scary, just because it is? Oliver Wendell Holmes, an American jurist, once said "Courage is about doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared. Have the courage to act instead of react."
Before an interview or other important self-esteem exercise we try to 'pluck up our courage'. But sometimes it is too easy to become over confident and that is something, according to the German expression, to be scared of. There is a very fine line between healthy self-belief and unfounded confidence.
For the past year or so, I have been planning an event that would last less than sixty minutes but a whole deal of importance was laid upon it. If my plan did not work I would:
- Fail, and be seen to fail, in an important assignment
- Look a fool in front of people I had deep respect for.
- Lose my self esteem
- Seriously let down a large group of people
I had thought about every second of the event, every possibility but on the day itself, the situation changed dramatically – the plans I had made, the way I had seen the event panning out it in my head was no longer valid and I was going to be even more on my own than I imagined.
In fact I needn't have worried. The event flew by and, in the end, there was nothing to worry about. However, I believe it was purely because I did worry, because my self-esteem is so critical to me that my serious concern had actually helped me to carefully plan what I had to do.
While many women pray for a little more courage, there are hundreds of men out there with way too much. I think it is important to remind ourselves that we are most likely to screw up when we become over confident, when that confidence is solely built on personality. That's why we should (as the German expression says) 'be scared of our own courage', especially when it impacts others.
Now back to being scared: What did you bring back to mind; an impending motorbike or car incident; the loss of a child while on holiday, burglars in the house at night? And, what did you do, hide under the covers or show courage and face the situation? I don't believe nature gives us much of a choice, we either crawl up and hope it goes away, or we take matters into our own hands. Courage or stupidity, it's often a fine line. .
Have a good week,


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Stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopes, like all super-resolution methods, are sensitive to aberrations. Of particular importance are aberrations that affect the quality of the depletion focus, which requires a point of near-zero intensity surrounded by strong illumination. We present analysis, modeling, and experimental measurements that show the effects of coma aberrations on depletion patterns of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) STED configurations. Specifically, we find that identical coma aberrations create focal shifts in opposite directions in 2D and 3D STED. This phenomenon could affect the precision of microscopic measurements and has ramifications for the efficacy of combined 2D/3D STED systems.
Published by The Optical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article's title, journal citation, and DOI.Full Article | PDF Article
2 August 2016: A correction was made to Eq. 1.
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I received an email this evening letting me know that my paintings from last Saturday night's performance at SteelStacks in Bethlehem have been posted on the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's blog.
My first introduction to Jazz was the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans when I was eight years old. That was one of those significant moments in my life, the beginning of a lifetime love of jazz and the energy of New Orleans. You can imagine what a thrill it was to be granted permission to paint the current members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and even a greater honor to have my paintings posted on their blog!
Here's a link to the post: Paintings of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band performing at SteelStacks River Jazz in Behtlehem.
Ink Line Drawing: Drawn with dip pen using Waterman Havana Brown Ink. "Ernie Elly, drummer, Preservation Hall Jazz Band"


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For my third card, I used this little birdie image (Birdie Brown) which I watercoloured to coordinate with my chosen elements. I adhered the image to the peach layer, added a short piece of white ribbon and mounted my layered greeting over it. The greeting is laser printed, oval punched and then mounted to a scallop oval punchie (SU) in the same green cardstock as the card. I mounted this large focal element to my card front using 3D foam tape.
These few card went together fairly quickly as I had most of the elements in my stash!!


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Watchables like Google Glass, VR headsets, AR (Augmented Reality) glasses, etc. have created a lot of hype, but ultimately got failed in drawing masses' attention. Still, tech giants like Google and Microsoft are spending a lot of bucks in R&D of these 'Watchables'. It is quite early to predict the future trend regarding such devices for eyes; here we have the 'hearables' to make the matter more complicated. The blog talks about the silent entry of 'hearables'.
Wearables are for wrist and eye only-Nay
The Cupertino Company Apple has taken the lead of 'wristables' with its extraordinary Apple Watch. Various fitness devices and smart watches also start strengthening their position on people's wrists. Talking about Watchables, Google still struggles with Glass and Microsoft has come up with Hololens, we can broadly say that the era of watchable devices is going to be more complicated than expected for the tech giants.
In an attempt to spread wearable technology further, Microsoft CEO Mr. Nadella has recently said that things that can be worn on wrists, in the ear, and on eyes would come after the smartphone. Mr. Nadella's indication of such 'hearables' (or things that can be worn in the ear) clearly shows the intention of the wearable industry. However, gizmos worn in the ear are not quite trendy; we cannot rule out the possibility of gaining popularity for them with the advent of hearable technology.
'Hearables' is a new term- Nay
Back in 2014, the term 'hearables' was coined and started gaining attention from people. Analyst Nick Hunn has predicted that it would be a major factor in the wearables' market while saying that 'hearable' industry would touch $5 billion by 2018. Surprisingly, Crunchbase data has confirmed that nine "hearables" manufacturers have already accumulated almost $52 million through crowdfunding since 2009. The recent development in'hearables' sector also points out that we are going to have interesting things in the future.
Hearables are just another headset-Nay
These days, the wearable industry is flooded with different headsets. However, hearable technology seems to be different than watchable technology regarding the innovative use of sensors and microphones. We can certainly expect the technological advancement for ear-related smart devices beyond taking calls and listening to music. Hearable technology companies focus on a range of consumer needs with innovative integration and interaction of technical advancements.
Today, the headset dominates the world of wearables. However, the technology is in its nascent phase; it is interesting to watch how hearable technology changes the concept of wearables.


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Spruce is one of the woods used to make wands.
|Unskilled wandmakers call spruce a difficult wood, but in doing so they reveal their own ineptitude. It is quite true that it requires particular deftness to work with spruce, which produces wands that are ill-matched with cautious or nervous natures, and become positively dangerous in fumbling fingers. The spruce wand requires a firm hand, because it often appears to have its own ideas about what magic it ought to be called upon to produce. However, when a spruce wand meets its match - which, in my experience, is a bold spell-caster with a good sense of humour - it becomes a superb helper, intensely loyal to their owners and capable of producing particularly flamboyant and dramatic effects.
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Governors for Schools Issues Call To Engage 5,000 Volunteers
Governors for Schools has this week launched a call to engage 5,000 volunteers to support the education system this year.
Governors for Schools is an independent charity which matches skilled business professionals to local school governor vacancies across the UK. The charity is starting 2018 with a drive to improve school and business management alike, by engaging more business professionals to volunteer as school governors.
Professionals from businesses of any size, big or small, can make a huge difference to a school through school governance. At the same time, they will develop their own leadership skills while assisting in planning school strategy, helping the school to improve educational outcomes, and ensuring children are better prepared for work.
Alastair Cowen, 25, is an Assistant Manager in Public Sector Audit at KPMG in Birmingham. He joined the board of governors at James Brindley School in 2015. The school has 11 sites and teaching centres around Birmingham and it provides education for children and young people whilst they are in hospital or are unable to attend mainstream school due to medical conditions or special educational needs.
Speaking of his experience as a governor, Alastair says:
"I liked the fact that the school fulfils an important role in the city's strategy to meet the needs of young people, which is what initially drew me in. Also, back in 2015, the school was in Ofsted 'special measures', so I was keen to work with a team who were trying to make a difference and help to improve the school's rating."
Alastair set about helping to improve the school's Ofsted rating, by compiling a risk register and looking at the school's budgets. He also made himself available to meet with the Ofsted inspectors when they came to assess the school and helped to prove that the school was a viable organisation moving forward. The inspectors were impressed with his forward planning and ability to demonstrate the schools value for money, which contributed to the school coming out of special measures in 2017.
"It was a great sense of achievement for everyone on the school's leadership team. We felt we had been along the journey together, as a school and as a governing body."
John Bradshaw, Principal at James Brindley School, comments:
"Since joining James Brindley School, Alastair has become a dynamic and indispensable addition to the school's governance team. Drawing from his background in finance and accounting, Alastair has been able to bring a fresh approach to the school's budget forecasting and risk assessments. He is very proactive, great at spotting gaps that need to be addressed, and has been a driving force in ensuring that the leadership team link educational priorities to business considerations."
To find out more about becoming a school governor or encouraging employees to volunteer, visit the Governors for Schools website - www.governorsforschools.org.uk


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Dara Nikolova has been appointed as Finance and Operations Manager. Dara brings extensive finance and operational insights to profitably grow the Kleos Space business and she is a seasoned corporate finance and strategy professional, angel investor and mentor to technology and social impact start-ups.
She has helped companies define and implement growth strategies and access new business opportunities in various roles at Morgan Stanley, Hamilton Lane Advisors, Microsoft, Google and, until recently, world's leading satellite operator SES.
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While we wanted to separate gift ideas by recipients, with these two projects, we decided it was best to show a version of scaling your project by technique and project type. These two are perfect for those who love to have their creative endeavors organized and ready to go anywhere.
First up is a lovely gift for a new or seasoned knitter. Especially a fiber friend that doesn't sew themselves — a knitting tool roll. Based off many available for sale, we decided to use a few of our most favorite of fabrics – waxed canvas, hemp/organic cotton denim and a hemp/organic cotton ticking stripe.
A couple of notes – you can adjust the dimensions easily enough, just keep in mind your seam allowances. As you may know by now, we're big fans of a 1/2″ for many reasons but most certainly for the ease of design changes. You can also change the height of the pocket panels as well as the distance in between the "quilting" rows depending on the way it will be used. Have questions? Leave a comment or send us an email if anything doesn't make sense.
Finished dimensions: approx. 16″ wide by 15″ tall.
What you'll need:
Great project for decent size scraps but here are some yardages (you'll have leftover if not scraps).
- For exterior – half yard of waxed canvas or 7 ounce cotton canvas (you'll be able to get three exterior panels or make other things with the leftover)
- For interior – half yard of canvas or similar (we used two fabrics, one was a stripe so we changed the directions for contrast)
- 1/3 to 1/2 yard of coordinating ribbon, twill tape or cord
- Thread
- Scissors (rotary cutter ideal)
- Ruler (clear and gridded ideal)
- Hem gauge
- Point turner
- Frixion Pen/tailors chalk/hera marker
Cutting instructions:
- For the exterior:
- One panel that is 17″ x 16″
- For the flap (that makes it so nothing slides out):
- Cut two panels that are 17″ x 4.5″ or cut one that is 17 x 9 and fold in half for sewing
- For the interior:
- Cut one panel the same size as the exterior (to face it) 17″ x 16″
- Interior pocket panels:
- One 17″ x 14.5″
- One 17″ x 9.5″
- One 17″ x 5.5″
Once you have all your pieces cut, you'll start by hemming the three pocket panels and preparing the flap pieces.
For the hems on each of the pocket panels use your hem gauge and fold over 3/8″ on the top raw edge twice. Press well and pin, then topstitch a 1/4″ from the edge on the right side.
Once all three pocket panels are hemmed and topstitched, arrange them wrong sides together to the main interior panel, matching the side raw edges on either side. Pin the side raw edges, ensuring they are all very flat and no puckering.
After they are matched up and pinned, baste stitch the sides at 1/4″ to secure placement.
Next prepare the flap pieces. Match up right sides together and you can make the edges rounded or not. To round, taking a cup or a plate, you can match the curve up to the same measurement on either side of the corner and then trace the curve on the bottom two corners. We used 1.5 inches.
Sew, right sides together at a 1/2″ seam allowance, using your chalk mark of the round as the raw edge on three sides, leaving the top edge open. You can opt not to round the corners, which will save a little time.
Press open your seams and then turn right side out, press again. Edge stitch at a 1/4 inch or closer from the edges.
Cut your ribbon or tie to desired length. I often just leave at a half yard so I can cut down once made as needed.
It's time to make a sandwich of cool fabrics.
With you main interior panel right side up, place your tie/ribbon halfway down on one side (we ended up doing it where the second interior panel matched up to one side). Make sure the ribbon/tie is coiled so that it will rest in the middle of the panel and doesn't get caught in stitching.
Next line up the top edge of the flap on the top edge of the interior panel, right sides together. You'll want to center it so that there's a 1/2″ clearance on either side of the flap from the raw side edge. Pinning the rest of the side of the flap from the edge will prevent from other catching in the stitching.
Then place the exterior right side down and then pin around all edges. Mark an opening (your start and stop marks) opposite of the flap on the top, at about six inches wide. Starting at the mark on the right, backstitch and then sew around all four sides until you meet the next opening mark, backstitching once again.
Press your seams open, clip corners and turn right side. If you're working with waxed canvas like we did, be sure to use your hands versus a hot iron when pressing your seams.
Turn right side out and use a point turner and your iron to get all the sides straight and flat. Reshape the opening, and again, press well (minding if you're working with waxed canvas too).
Next you'll determine the line up of your pockets. By stitching the entire height of the three pocket panels, you're creating layers for each. This is just how wallets come together. We made one pocket, the most far right, the widest at 3.5″ and the gradually reduced the width. You can make them the width you wish, but we recommend not going less than 1″ wide as it's hard to slide much of anything into something more narrow.
We like using a hera marker (crease disappears under the stitches) or a frixion marker (will iron out) for the next part along with a clear gridded ruler. Start at the right and then work your way over (or opposite of the side where you lined up your ribbon/tie). We made ten pocket lines, which technically resulted in thirty pockets total. You can choose that many or not. The bottom row is great for stitch markers, darning needles, pins and shorter double-pointed needles. The second row is great for straight needles, gauge markers, swatches of yarn, scissors, and more. The third row is ideal for longer needles, including straight and circular. The flap prevents metal needles and top row tools from sliding out when rolled up.
Mark your sew lines and then starting at either the top or the bottom, stitch in a straight line (you'll want to increase your stitch length). Backstitch and the beginning and end of each stitch. You'll slowly close your opening with each stitch line but can also use hand stitches to do so in between the lines. conversely you could topstitch/edge stitch with the machine on the bottom to close.
Trim all your threads and you're ready to roll (just now realized what a pun that was while editing and we're leaving it). Add some fun stitch markers and maybe our favorite Clover Chibi darning needle set and you're golden. A skein of chunky, soft yarn never hurt for a good cowl too (maybe it will come back to you as that;)).
It's kind of amazing how well it rolls up with things in it too!
And it's probably wrong and definitely against the whole idea of gift giving but think I am going to keep it;)!
Second project:
Now, along the same lines and possibly one of the quickest projects possible is a pencil/marker/crayon roll for the kiddos. We used one of most recent favorites of canvas and linen and a favorite laminated cotton so that any marks from the art supplies are wipe clean.
You can make this as hard or as easy as you wish. We made it most easy in the mindset that we could add a set of colored pencils or markers as well scale the project. At the end of the post you can see another variation.
What you'll need:
- Quarter yard of linen or canvas print fabric
- Quarter yard of laminated cotton or other seven ounce cotton
- Scissors (rotary cutter and ruler ideal)
- Thread
- Teflon or easy glide foot (if using laminated cotton)
- Half yard of ribbon, tie or similar
- Hera marker/Frixion Pen
- Point Turner
Cut two rectangles from the canvas/linen or similar that are 10″ tall by 12″ wide. Then cut one rectangle from the laminated cotton (or similar) that is also 10″ x 12″. Then cut 15 to 18 inches of twill tape, ribbon or similar. You'll probably adjust but this way you're good.
Once everything is cut, prepare your from pocket for sewing. You can also use a 5.75 tall panel and hem over 3/8″ of inch twice. The 10 x 12 inch option is fast, easy and makes the pocket lined by folding the panel in half, height wise. Press well and then topstitch a 1/4″ from the top.
Align the pocket panel, wrong sides together to the pencil roll front back panel with the raw edges of the sides and bottom. Pin in place and press well. Also take your ribbon or twill tape and align it with when your twill tape matches the top of your pocket panel.
Pin in place and the put the back panel of the pencil roll right side down. Pin around all sides and make an opening by marking two lines with your Frixion pen or chalk approximately 5 inches in from either side.
Starting at the mark on the right, back stitch and then sew with a 1/2 inch seam allowance around all four sides until you meet the next mark, back stitching again. If you're still working on turning corners at your seam allowance, we often recommend using your hem gauge to make your turn point before sewing.
Once you've sewn, press open your seams and trim corners. Much like the waxed canvas from above, you'll not want to put a hot iron directly on the laminated cotton so use your hands or a pressing aid. We sell and love the Clover Iron Finger, despite it's strange shape and name;).
Next turn right side out and then press on the canvas side in tandem with your point turner to get all the sides straight, opening is flat and straight, and corners reshaped.
If you have a teflon foot or an easy glide foot for your sewing machine, now is the time to change the presser foot so you have an easier time sewing on the laminated cotton. You can also using tissue paper but when I didn't have a teflon foot, I often put scotch tape on the bottom of my presser foot when sewing laminates or oilcloth. Comes off easy enough too!
Next, topstitch on the interior side close to the edge (you'll close the bottom this way too), about a 1/4 inch will do. Increase your stitch length so going through so many layers works well. Trim threads. (Excuse the photo, I took it before I realized my bobbin had ran out just before I got to the corner, so please make sure your lines meet up unlike the photo indicates.)
Next you're going to draw your sew lines to make the marker/crayon/pencil pockets using the ruler and a marking tool. Same steps as the above project.
I often make one just slightly bigger to hold scissors, an eraser or a big Sharpie. My own kids have recently fallen in love with me drawing their own version of a coloring book page with a sharpie that they then color. If you have a mischievous one at home or to gift, possibly don't include scissors or a Sharpie but an eraser;).
Just as with the knitting roll, mark the sew lines with a hera marker or a Frixion pen (you can iron away afterwards as it's heat soluble). With the exception of one at an inch and a half, all others are one inch. Again, you can choose the width but the goal is that they are evenly distributed.
Trim your threads, adjust length of ribbon or tie and it's done!!
There is another variation for a pencil roll that we truly love but it does require more time and steps. From Pink Chalk Studio, below is our version of the pattern. You'll just want to cut 1.5″ strips that will then match up with your sew lines if using a standard 1/4″ seam allowance to piece the strips. This pattern goes on a rainbow adventure but you can make it your own too! Makes for an excellent use of scraps.
A word on cost for each of these projects. Both could be deemed as free if you're using scraps from other projects. The waxed canvas, at a half yard will be the most expensive but it makes it an amazing gift. We love working with the seven ounce sailcloth since most all home machines can handle it well. A half yard of waxed canvas will run you $13.50 but you can use it in at least three small projects. The two other quarter or half yards can run anywhere between $10 and $15, also getting you more than one project.
The second project is less than $10 in materials and will get you three pencil rolls. Perfect for all the creative kiddos in your life. Add a fresh set of crayons, color pencils and a cute notebook and you've got a gift that will please the kids and the parents. Also a bonus, the small pencil roll was completed in less than twenty minutes from cut to done – boom!
We'll be back early in the week with some more quick projects!


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I am getting married later this year, but we're already getting some of the gifts we registered for! Should we send thank you notes now, or wait until after the wedding?
Good question! First of all, thank YOU for writing thank you notes!
The "rule" is that you should send a thank you note as soon as you receive a gift. That way, there's not a lot of time that passes between the gift giving and the thanks — which is very much appreciated by the gift givers! Plus, this will make it so much easier on you. You won't have a billion thank you notes to send at one time if you stay on top of the thank you cards.
Also note: you should handwrite the cards! Don't use pre-printed thank you cards. It's not thoughtful and it shows less gratitude.
Remember to check & re-check who sent the gift; the last thing you want is to thank the wrong person for the gift!
Also, if you're looking for what to write in a thank you note: greet the guest, express gratitude for the specific gift, give an example of what it will be used for, and thank them for attending or for thinking of you. Wedding Paper Divas suggest that if you do not like the gift, say something like "Thank you! I will think of you everytime I use it." Just remember, someone spent money on you and that is very kind!
Hope this helps!
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External Speaker Output The external speaker output on the HT-5R allows you to connect further extension cabinets. The output marked '1x16 Ohm' is for the connection of a single 16 Ohm extension speaker cabinet (or the internal loudspeaker of the HT-5 combo). The outputs marked '1x8 Ohm or 2x16 Ohm' are for the connection of either a single 8 Ohm extension cabinet or two 16 Ohm cabinets. Also, the internal loudspeaker of the HT-5 combo can be plugged in here if it is used with a 16 Ohm extension cabinet
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You're a manager, but you hate managing people. Now what? It's a common problem, according to Fast Company, which has advice on making the job easier. The bottom line is to understand each of your workers' personalities (are they "thinkers" or "feelers"?) and adapt to their style. — Leslie Kwoh
Harvard Business Review serves up advice on acing a first interview: Set the 3-4 messages you'd like to convey, and relentlessly emphasize your potential — which, as we've noted here, is more likely to get you the job than your record of accomplishments. — Nikki Waller
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Turns out your body has a peak time for everything, according to the Journal. While people have different body clocks, research suggests that eye-hand coordination and muscle strength are generally best in the afternoon (ideal for sports), while emotions tend to peak late at night (avoid Twitter). —Leslie Kwoh
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