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Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper
An award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper onRead More
An award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper onRead More
A free community event by artist Seiko Kinoshita will be taking place at St Peter's Church, Belper, Sunday on SeptemberRead More
For the past 4 years, Save Belper Lane have been fighting against the proposed development of green fields within Belper'sRead More
Lockdown has seen Belper lose its vibrant culture and festivals this summer, but Belper Fringe has arranged a program ofRead More
An exhibition of Ola Wilson's work is to take place at No.28. The exhibition will include artwork, installations and performances.Read More
We are excited to announce the launch, through renovation and rebrand, of Belper's theatre, music and art festival. Belper ArtsRead More
Plans to turn a derelict and listed Belper building into a micro pub have been submitted. Joanne Gregory, an Oakwood resident,Read More
An image of Duffield's Eyes Meadow in autumn could win Milford-based photographer Ashley Franklin a major prize. As well asRead More
Cosplay (which is a portmanteau of costume and play) is the art of dressing up as your favourite character whileRead More
On Monday morning the residents of Spencer Grove care home celebrated their creation of a netted display of remembrance poppiesmRead More
More than 90,000 people have visited the Knife Angel at Derby Cathedral this month and there is now only oneRead More
The Drop Inn Youth Centre on Derwent Street in Belper closed its doors for the last time in September withRead More
A new play takes a fresh look at Shakespeare's Macbeth and turns the traditional story on its head. Ross, writtenRead More
Last month Belper Town Councillor and Deputy Leader of Amber Valley Borough Council, Ben Bellamy, was named "Beard ofRead More
Not many towns have their own classically trained concert pianist. Belper does. His name is Sergei Podobedov. Sergei first cameRead More
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Belper Arts festival is seeking new input and new blood. Are you interested in being part of Belper Arts FestivalRead More
Belper based artist Mark Langley has been awarded a prestigious national award. Mark was thrilled to receive the prize forRead More
By Alex Smith The 15th August 2019 saw the opening of a brand new, contemporary art space belonging to visualRead More
Local musician Phil Doleman is looking for people who would like to be in a video for his song "YouRead More
Cromford Mills is currently hosting an art installation called Mr. Arkwright. Cromford Mills is part of the Derwent Valley MillsRead More
At 6.30 this morning, Saturday 10th August 2019, the finalists for The Great British High Street were announced and votingRead More
First off, what is Pride in Belper? It's a brand new festival for Belper. It's happening on Saturday 3rd August,Read More
On Saturday 13th July, Belper held a Twinning Concert at St. Peter's Church, in honour of our guests from Pawtucket.Read More
On Tuesday 9th July representatives started to arrive from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Belper andRead More
This year's Summer Food Festival can't really be declared a success, as there was quite a lot of criticism andRead More
At 7:30pm on 11th July 2019, we are holding an open meeting at No. 28, The Market Place, to discussRead More
Once upon a time (1975) the Belper News was to be closed by owner Wilfred Edmunds Ltd. One of itsRead More
Sunday offers "an evening of accoustic soul, folk and pop", with two performances, both in the Thorn Tree Inn. TheRead More
As the spotlights are dimmed on Belper Arts Festival 2019 work has begun on the 2020 package of events. "ItRead More
A colossal scheme to build a waterpark resort in a disused Derbyshire quarry have been met with both excitement andRead More
In a packed "Little Theatre" in the Old King's Head there was an attentive audience for the Short Play FestivalRead More
By Sarah Barley-McMullen Belper is great at celebrating things – we have the Arts Trail, Belper Goes Green, the FoodRead More
On Sunday (19th May) Strutt's North Mill Museum held a delightfully relaxed afternoon of free art and music inspired byRead More
The Arts Trail is over for another year. How many artists did you manage to see? I tally mine atRead More
Belper Arts Trail started today, and it is a splendid thing to experience. The whole town centre has become anRead More
Over 30 events alone taking place in first week. The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggestRead More
Belper Arts Trail is in its sixth year, having started in 2014. The organisers wanted "to bring together local andRead More
BELPER ARTS FESTIVAL FILLS THE MONTH OF MAY OVER 30 EVENTS IN THE FIRST WEEK The seventh Belper Arts FestivalRead More
Waller's swansong to Belper is Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare's classic love story is brought to new life by a youngRead More
by Cherry Anderson The festival, which will be held on the weekend of 31st May and 1st, 2nd June atRead More
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that plans have been submitted for the much-loved Aqueduct Cottage on Cromford Canal.Read More
CHILDREN CHALLENGE THE VICTORIANS Children stepped back in time at Strutt's North Mill in Belper, when they "Challenged the Victorians"Read More
BELPER Recorders Group (BRG) was recently presented with an £800 cheque by DCC Cllr Peter Makin, at a group meetingRead More
Jim Cartwright's gritty play Road will be performed in Belper in April. The play is a snapshot of one eveningRead More
"My observations from a bridge overlooking the river Derwent on 18th February 2019." Kingfisher by Jo Kirk I amRead More
Russian born pianist Sergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: "a magnificent pianist who possesses outstandingRead More
Date: Saturday 23rd February 2019 Time: 7.30pm (55 minute run time, plus informal after show) Location: No. 28, The Marketplace,Read More
On Tuesday 12th Feb, there will be a Pagan Moot held at the Thorn Tree Inn, on Chesterfield Road. ThisRead More
The Wildside Festival, run by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, have launched a song competition, seeking an anthem of salvation for localRead More
BLOODY MARY is coming! THE TUDOR COURT COMES TO BELPER "Welcome to the court of Queen Mary the first, whereRead More
Belper Town Wind Band's busy programme of Christmas events was launched at an evening concert held at St Mark's Church,Read More
Belper is a special place, which can be defined by its community spirit. The capacity of our people to comeRead More
George Gunby's new play, "Bloody Mary – The Story of a Tudor Queen", which examines the reign of England's firstRead More
Over December Fleet Arts are holding the following events. Friday 14th December, 7pm – 10pm: end of project 'SHEAR' (working with teenageRead More
Margaret Keys will be appearing in a Christmas Concert alongside the Fishpond Choir and Bel Canto Male Chorus. The concertRead More
THE BIG GIVING GIG is an evening of music organised by DERWENT VALLEY ON DEMAND, HOPE FOR BELPER and theRead More
Belper Musical Theatre will be performing "Our House" at Belper Community Theatre (at Belper School) from 20th-23rd February 2019 andRead More
Woman in Mind, the Alan Ayckbourn play which was to begin its run on 17th October next week has beenRead More
The 12th Derby Folk Festival takes place this weekend featuring several prominent Belper acts as part of the free fringeRead More
Jeanna de Waal, Broadway star of 'Kinky Boots' (Lauren) and 'American Idiot' (Heather), has been cast as Diana in aRead More
Huzzah! It's National Poetry Day, the day to lyrically lilt along tersely versing and timing your rhymes. Tis the dayRead More
Derby LIVE are inviting local acts, community groups, dance groups and performers to apply to take part in this year's Christmas LightsRead More
Of Amber Valley CAMRA's allocation of 10 pubs to include in the newly published 2019 Good Beer Guide more thanRead More
We previously reported on the then-imminent launch of a new website and media service for the area, DV on DemandRead More
Belper Players return next month with an Alan Ayckbourn play which goes deeper and darker into the mind of Susan,Read More
The 9th Amber Valley CAMRA festival will be held at Strutts on Derby Road, Belper from Thursday 27th SeptemberRead More
The Sunflower Thieves, fronted by Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, are releasing their new single 'Two halves' forRead More
We are living in the anthropocene – an epoch where everything is being determined by the activities of just oneRead More
DV on Demand, an information and media hub for the Derwent Valley, will launch September 24 at 11am. Derwent ValleyRead More
Such is the interest in Belper Arts Festival 2019 that the call out for events is earlier than ever. AlthoughRead More
Saving up their best performance of the summer season, Belper Town Wind Band entertained the visitors picnicking in the gardensRead More
After an absence of four years, the Belper Short Play Festival will return in 2019. Short Play Co-Ordinator Sue ReaneyRead More
A green corner in the shade. She felt the cold stone bring relief to her feet. What a summer! TheRead More
Sergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: "a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding virtuosic skills combined withRead More


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Jake Walthour is the Co-Founder and CEO of Blueprint Capital Advisors, an alternative investment manager that advises, sources, and oversees portfolios of managers on behalf of institutional clients. Jake launched Blueprint after two decades of experience on Wall Street, including senior roles at investment consultants Aksia and Cliffwater, and at investment managers Cowen, Citadel, Moore Capital, and Morgan Stanley Asset Management. Black Enterprise Magazine recognized him as one of the Most Influence Blacks on Wall Street.
Our conversation discusses Jake's path through investment banking to investment management, lessons from top alternative managers, and the business at Blueprint. Along the way, we address examples of structural and unconscious racial bias on Wall Street, points of sensitivity for Black professionals, and Blueprint's current lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. Jake's experience sheds terrific insight into some of the subtle problems causing Diversity and Inclusion challenges in finance.

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The legend of Cúchulainn is one of the greatest in Irish mythology. He is noted in Irish mythical sagas for his superhuman strength and amazing deeds on the battlefield.
His story was originally passed down by word of mouth, until it was written down more than 800 years ago in the Táin Bó Cúailnge. The story is so powerful that it is still taught in schools and written about today.
Louth is known as Cúchulainn country because Cúchulainn is reputed to have grown up there and many of the most famous stories involving him happened there. We will now look at his childhood and you will see that even as a young child, he was stronger than any man.


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Mother's cooking adds sparkle to gray city
Lisa Schroeder was unhappily pulling 13-hour shifts in a fast-paced career when the simple question "What's for dinner?" turned her life around.
While deciding between Chinese, Thai, or other delivery options, Schroeder remembers that what she really wanted, and yet nowhere to be found, was a comforting, satisfying meal that only a mother can make.
"Back in the early 90s, I worked as a telemarketer for major companies to try to help our family. I worked for Publisher's Clearinghouse before becoming a food broker for Stouffer's and Sara Lee, and ultimately wound up selling elite products for Weight Watchers International," she recalls. "One day, while trying to figure out how to get people to buy things, it came time to get something for dinner. This was in 1992 and I decided what the world really needed was mother's cooking."
Soon after deciding to pursue a restaurant career, Schroeder, who was 33 at the time, went back to school, earned a degree from the Culinary Institute of America in New York, and doggedly pursued her dream.
After graduating, she worked for top chefs at such notable restaurants as Le Cirque, and further honed her skills in Europe, before realizing her restaurant dreams in 2000 with the opening of her longstanding restaurant; Mother's Bistro & Bar, of Portland, Ore.
In this week's Q&A with Recipe for Success @ Boxerbrand, Schroeder discusses her odyssey to serve comfort food to "SUV-driving" customers in the gray city she has come to adore.
Q: Your goal with Mother's was not only good food, but a happy ambience. How did you achieve this?
Living in a gray city, which is a lot like London, I knew I wanted a color scheme that would help people feel happy and warm & fuzzy. So we went with yellow and green, and the chandeliers happened because I felt that there was a connection to the idea of mother's food and the chandeliers that traditionally hang in a mother's dining room.
I put in three chandeliers when we first opened, and after a while people started bringing them to me. They realized I collect them— I think they're good Feng Shui— and now we're up to 25 chandeliers in our restaurant.
Q: After you built your dream restaurant, how did you get customers?
When I first started, there was no social media, Google reviews or Yelp. What I learned since opening is that you get a guest one at a time. You make your name one by one. Early on, I got involved in the community, and hosted charitable events and allowed by my space to be used for other causes I believed in. Over time, we became a part of the community we live in, and our guests are like our family.
Q: Please tell me about the food.
To this day, I believe there's no other place to get mother's cooking as authentic as the cuisine we offer. Our overarching concept is that every dish is something a mother would make, from slow cooked short ribs and brisket to Thai green curry or matzo ball soup. Our best-selling menu items at night are chicken and dumplings, meatloaf and pot roast. Our top breakfast item is the salmon hash, which is made with tribe-caught northwestern salmon and served with leeks, potatoes and a touch of cream. And our crunch French toast is another big hit.
We don't offer a "twist" on comfort food. Instead I try to serve the perfect example of that motherly dish, using the best butter and ingredients.
We take homemade favorites and refine them with classical cooking techniques to produce delicious slow-cooked foods that take hours to prepare, like hand-made dumplings, stews, roasts and braised dishes. We make everything from scratch.
Q: What has been your biggest obstacle?
For any restaurant, it's human resources. Staffing the restaurant with people who drink your particular brand of Kool Aid, and who can be trusted to carry your message forward, is always the hardest part.
I've learned to be a better manager. When I first started, I wasn't the best boss. I came out of kitchens where everybody was screaming and throwing potatoes. I finally figured out what it takes to get and keep good employees, and I show my appreciation both in words and in the way I treat them.
Q: It seems the restaurant business was a real answer for you.
I always thought I was going to be a lawyer. I took the LSATs and applied to law schools. But I quickly realized I wouldn't be able to support myself practicing the type of law I wanted to. So, I worked as a telemarketer to help make ends meet. Around the time, I got a job working for Weight Watchers International, I started to realize I lived and breathed food, food, food. I was 33 when I decided to go to the Culinary Institute of America, and after that, I spent many years studying with the best so that someday I could make my dream of opening a restaurant come true.
I always knew I would leave New York City when the time was right, and when I discovered Portland, and learned it was a place definitely NOT teaming with restaurants, I decided it was the perfect place to try my comfort-food concept. I've been in business for 18 years, so I must be doing something right! — Mother's Bistro & Bar uses Boxerbrand menu covers in its table presentation. Thank you!


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Pink Sweeties
Cut 12 lemons in half and scoop out insides until hollow.
Combine 1 cup pink lemonade with 2 gelatin packets. Let sit for 2 min.
Heat juice over low heat until gelatin dissolves.
Add 1 cup Freixenet Extra Dry Cava and pour into the lemon halves.
Refrigerate for 4 hrs.
Once set, cut lemon halves into quarters and serve.
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This past Walk to the Manger Sunday, a little boy, early elementary age, brought a dollar to the manger. It was his dollar, one that he had earned, that he wanted to give so that presents could be bought for school kids who otherwise might not have anything under the Christmas tree. It was a small gift that certainly won't purchase a complete present. But it was a huge heart that filled the room with God's presence. And a few of those dollars put together will put a toy under the tree.
Small gifts add up and they are crucial to the ministry of Aldersgate Church.
It's not about the amount of the gift, it's about the size of the heart. As we approach the end of this year, would you be willing to give from your heart?
Thank you for your generosity!
Lead Pastor, Ryan Smallwood
We believe there's a next step for every individual in their faith journey. If you don't yet know Jesus or if you've already chosen to follow Him and have been for years, we would love to come alongside you and help any way we can.


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I just wrote these two poems a few weeks back. I know the inspiration could have only come from God. The first, Love's Whisper, is about a person lost in the desperation of this fallen world until he recognizes the whispers of God at the door of his heart. The second, Dreaming Eden, is just how I pictured the original creation before the tarnish of sin and how God's Light and Glory was even more beautiful than all of that.
Time ticks ever by
One lonely soul exhales a sigh
Simply evaporates into the sky
Yet still heard by Him on high
A weary heart leaks a tear
Seasoned by a crippling fear
But God beckons ever so near
And Jesus counts him oh so dear
Callused feet crunch upon smoothened stones
Resounding with the ache inside his bones
The consuming pain no one knows
Devouring grief steadily grows
The wind taunts, making the feet sway
Giants jeer, driving them from God's way
A worn mind unraveling in an endless fray
Looking for where its burden now to lay
A finite being pitted against nothing less
Than cursed cosmos blended into a mess
Wandering to where? He cannot guess
Tempted and tried, wounded at best
Shredded and torn by the world without mercy
Willing to surrender all to be free
Convicted by the thought, "How can one love me?"
A creature abandoned and abused, searching desperately
Upon God's ears his yearnings feather like dew
His heart floods with love all anew
Whispering at the door, "My son, must I woo?
Don't you feel My fierce love burning for you?"
"For months will come and months will go
But My love for you will always glow
The rushing tide of passion shall never slow
Desire for you pulses in an unceasing flow."
"Indeed, I have seen all that you ever did
But my love from you I never hid
With My Son's life for yours had I bid
Now all your sins forever have I rid."
The tortured soul at last sees His light
The piercing sun shattering the darkest night
The world cowered and resisted with all its might
But in God's hands all was held tight
The fragile heart finally could rise
It cast all hurts and fears aside
No more oppressed by devilish lies
The fork-tongued one exiled, tossed outside
A mortal man saved by unmerited grace
For in his life compassion laced
Now he seeks to follow the Lord's ways
Earnestly serving all of his days
God's child triumphed at last, you see
Thanks to His love and healing mercy
No matter how beaten and bruised you may be
With God you can conquer victoriously!
Dreaming Eden
I close my eyes, just a blink
But no, I'm swept away
Into a sea of darkness
This is the land of dreams
Black is washed away
Cleansing green replaces
Swirls and bubbles erupt
Into visions of crisp grasses
Browns and mottled oranges
Spring and dance before my eyes
Soon the crystallize into trees
Creating what's only found in dreams
My own world sprouts to life
Blue trickles by in a shimmer
Comes at me from all sides
Before dropping to embrace the stones
Wings flutter by me
Tiny feathers kiss my cheeks
Birds flit all about
Landing in my world to sing
Stripes and patches zoom
Barks and hisses and neighs
All of creation has seemed to join
In my own land of dreams
Shards of cloud criss-cross the sky
The sun twinkles a smile
The moon turns its face to laugh
As singing stars join the harmony
A man stumbles into sight
His feet glide among the ferns
Soon he tumbles into his own sleep
I wonder if he is dreaming too
A woman emerges from the trees
She drops from wrinkled branches
Her feet grace the ground
And pitter-patter to greet her partner
A bright light explodes
All else blended, camouflaged
Glory so pure, so blinding
True beauty above all creation
Surely this dream is not my own
My imagination too limited
For I did not create the world
I am only an inhabitant
I am not its dreamer
Nor is it a dream


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October 2020
i did it before and the lines are still there- what else should i do?
October 2020
@Bts152 Please disable Game Mode and Game Bar, both features of Windows 10. You can reach the settings for each feature by hitting Windows key-i and choosing Gaming.
If that doesn't help, please go into Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3, open the file labeled deviceconfig.log, copy the first 40 or so lines (stop where "Options" starts), and paste them here. This will show how the game is reading your hardware. The file lists your user and machine names about 25 lines down, but there's no other personal information.
October 2020
Stupid question but did you mean paste them here on the site?
October 2020
@Bts152 Yes, I meant paste the 40 or so lines of text into a reply here. You could also attach the entire file to a post; either way works for me.
October 2020
=== Application info ===
Name: Sims3
Build: Release
=== Rating info ===
GPU: 5 GPU Memory: 4 CPU: 3 RAM: 4 CPU Speed: 2496 Threading: 3
Adjusted CPU: 2928 RAM: 7985 Adjusted RAM: 7473 Cores: 4
=== Machine info ===
OS version: Windows 8 6.2.9200
OS prod type: 0
OS major ver: 6
OS minor ver: 2
OS SP major ver: 0
OS SP minor ver: 0
OS is 64Bit: 1
CPU: GenuineIntel
Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10300H CPU @ 2.50GHz
Family: 6
Model: 5
Cores: 4
x64: 0
Memory: 7985MB
Free memory: 4167MB
User: emily
Computer: DESKTOP-6RTOVMR
=== Graphics device info ===
Number: 0
Name (driver): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Name (database): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 [Found: 0, Matched: 1]
Vendor: NVIDIA
Chipset: Vendor: 10de, Device: 1f99, Board: 09e11028, Chipset: 00a1
Driver: nvldumd.dll, Version: 220.127.116.1106, GUID: D7B71E3E-5CD9-11CF-CE67-EF291BC2D635
Driver version: 5206
Monitor: \\.\DISPLAY1
Texture memory: 2048MB
Vertex program: 3.0
Pixel program: 3.0
Hardware TnL: 1
October 2020
@Bts152 The game is using your Nvidia card, and rating it correctly (despite the fact that it's unrecognized), so that's not the issue. I understand that the screen filckers in fullscreen mode, but please try it and see whether you specifically get the same white lines or not. Even if fullscreen mode isn't a solution, it's still useful information.
Please also try playing in windowed mode at a resolution smaller than your screen, as in, something smaller along both dimensions than 1920x1080. Again, even if this isn't ideal, it's worth checking to see whether the lines are still there.
The reason I'm asking about fullscreen mode is that the flickering you've described can often be fixed by enabling vertical sync. While the v-sync option in the Nvidia Control Panel doesn't work anymore on laptops with dual cards, at least as far as I can tell, there is a tool that works for games that use DirectX 9, like Sims 3 does. Since it's a third-party download, I can't link it here, but if you're interested, let me know. Another player tested it a few weeks ago and reported that it worked well with Sims 3.
October 2020
I've gave the full screen mode a try but it didn't work. I'm really interested in the tool you mentioned! I would love to give that try please
October 2020
@Bts152 The outside tool isn't necessarily going to fix the white lines; the point was that if the white lines were gone in fullscreen mode, the tool might help with the flickering. Still, if you want to try, there's no harm in doing so. The tool is called D3DOverrider and is built on RivaTuner Statistics Server, which is reliable and widely used.
Did windowed mode on a reduced resolution help? I'm just wondering whether that makes a difference, even if you don't want to play that way permanently.
October 2020
I'm fine with using windowed mode- it's just that I need to get rid of those white lines that shows up on basically everything like skin, clothes and furniture
October 2020
@Bts152 I understand the issue you're having and that you want to get rid of it. My questions are these:
Please let me know the answer to each of these three questions, and we can go from there.


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Big Data, Little Data, No Data
Scholarship in the Networked World
- Winner, 2015 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) in Computing & Information Sciences, presented by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers
416 pp., 6 x 9 in, 7 figures
- eBook
- 9780262327879
- Published: January 2, 2015
- Publisher: The MIT Press
- Hardcover
- 9780262028561
- Published: January 2, 2015
- Publisher: The MIT Press
- Paperback
- 9780262529914
- Published: February 3, 2017
- Publisher: The MIT Press
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An examination of the uses of data within a changing knowledge infrastructure, offering analysis and case studies from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
"Big Data" is on the covers of Science, Nature, the Economist, and Wired magazines, on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. But despite the media hyperbole, as Christine Borgman points out in this examination of data and scholarly research, having the right data is usually better than having more data; little data can be just as valuable as big data. In many cases, there are no data—because relevant data don't exist, cannot be found, or are not available. Moreover, data sharing is difficult, incentives to do so are minimal, and data practices vary widely across disciplines.
Borgman, an often-cited authority on scholarly communication, argues that data have no value or meaning in isolation; they exist within a knowledge infrastructure—an ecology of people, practices, technologies, institutions, material objects, and relationships. After laying out the premises of her investigation—six "provocations" meant to inspire discussion about the uses of data in scholarship—Borgman offers case studies of data practices in the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities, and then considers the implications of her findings for scholarly practice and research policy. To manage and exploit data over the long term, Borgman argues, requires massive investment in knowledge infrastructures; at stake is the future of scholarship.
Once again, Borgman hits it out of the park. She moves beyond the trendy discussion of 'big data' to focus on the real issue: data, the very concept of which differs among scholarly communities. The challenges to successful data sharing are legion, and she spells them out in detail. Those who follow her insights will save a lot of time and money.
John Leslie King, W. W. Bishop Professor of Information, University of Michigan
We live amidst a sea of data. In Big Data, Little Data, No Data, Christine Borgman explores the depths and swells of that data and how they connect with scholarship and, more broadly, systems of knowledge. The result is an invaluable guide to harnessing the power of data, while remaining sensitive to its misuses.
Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law and Computer Science, Harvard University; Co-founder, Berkman Center for Internet & Society; Director, Harvard Law School Library
Data by itself has no value. It's the ever-changing ecosystem surrounding data that gives it meaning. Borgman gets all of this and much more. Big Data, Little Data, No Data is filled with thoughtful discussion, examples, and case studies that provide a foundation for the much-needed conversations and decisions to be made about research data. This book is a primer for anyone trying to understand data relevancy in scholarship today.
Gregg Gordon, President and CEO, Social Science Research Network
This reading might be of enormous value to interdisciplinary scholars, seeking to test or adapt different data methods, but also for students, that need to get introduced to them. Without holding back, I would recommend this book, for its clarity, well-organised arguments and throughout approach as a university handbook in the area. It is more than enough to get known to status, practices and procedures concerning any type of data in different research field areas.
Big Data, Little Data, No Data is no mere bibliography or literature review, nor is it a how-to-do-it manual on data curation. It is an extended thought-piece, firmly grounded in the author's extensive experience with all-things data, and her knowledge of the work and writings of hundreds of other scholars over time.
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology


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Genre: Children's
Highly Recommended.
I love this book about being thankful for the little things! The charming illustrations show a sister and brother playing dress-up, helping with chores, and generally enjoying themselves, while the corresponding rhyme imaginatively describes the alternate reality of "pretend" that they are reenacting or experiencing. The result is an unusual depth of empathy and thankfulness amidst the simplicity of the story and pictures.
Moreover, the simple rhythmic text is perfect for young readers. My five year old has enjoyed reading this to me, while both he and his younger brother find the illustrations interesting and funny.
This is a book with a great, multi-layered message, that our whole family enjoys.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Zonderkids.


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Read how I helped my sister-in-law lose 35 pounds after her 3rd pregnancy with this 8-week program!
I have three wonderful, amazing children. While they're truly the biggest blessing in my life, kids can be hard on a woman's body! After each pregnancy my wife would come to me for exercise and workout advice – basically stating "you got me into this mess, now you get me out of it"!! I would write 20-60 minute workouts for her she could do (mostly at home) to get back into her "pre-baby" jeans. The results were so amazing she started telling me "you should really put these workouts online for other people". And just like that – Tone and Tighten was born!!
I recently had a sister-in-law, Elyse, come to me with the same problem. After her third child she wanted to get her pre-baby body back as quickly as possible. I wrote her an 8-week workout program with which she ended up dropping 35 pounds! Today I'm sharing that same program with all of you here on T&T! Keep reading below for her story and to get the same program she used to get these remarkable results…
Here's Elyse's story in her own words…
"When we were growing up, our mom was an amazing example to us of being in shape. After each child was born, she would exercise faithfully to get her body back to where she wanted it to be and she instilled a love of physical activity in each of us.
"Fast forward to today . . . Camille, Kristen, and myself each have three children. And with each kid, we have found that it gets harder and harder to work that baby weight off! Not only are you surviving on little sleep, but you are taking care of kids around the clock, making it hard to find the time to work out!
"We presented this problem to Camille's husband, Jared – who happens to be a physical therapist and the blogger behind the health and fitness blog Tone and Tighten. He works with people everyday who want to get into shape and writes them exercise programs, so we asked him to write one for us that we could do at home. Finding time to go to the gym with a newborn wasn't exactly possible for me . . . I needed something that I could do while the baby slept in her swing, leaving me only 30 minutes to squeeze a workout in!
"So Jared took the challenge and came back with two workout plans- an 8 Week Workout Plan for Beginners and an 8 Week Workout Plan for an Intermediate/Advanced level. We took his plan and put it to the test!
"Here are the results . . . 35 pounds later!
Doesn't she look amazing! We actually ran through the program twice with Elyse – she dropped about 22 pounds during the first 8 weeks and another 13 during the second 8-week period.
During this time, Elyse didn't own a gym membership. In her own words she was "a little intimidated by the gym", but really didn't have the time to go with 3 kids under the age of 5 at home including a newborn. The workout I designed for her took 20-60 minutes/day with little equipment required. According to her – "I'm not going to lie – the workouts were hard! They helped me push myself and I was usually sore the next day! But the results were amazing and kept me going throughout the whole time."
Of course diet is crucial to any weight-loss venture. We monitored her caloric intake with the "My Fitness Pal" app on her phone. During the 16-week time-frame she did this program she averaged consuming around 1600 calories per day. She actually used a lot of the recipes found right here on Tone and Tighten including 25 Healthy Recipes on a Budget, Top Ten Recipes of 2014, and 100 Healthy Weight Watchers Recipes.
So what does this program entail? Well I've actually got two 8-week workout programs available here on Tone and Tighten. The first is an "8-Week Beginner's Plan" followed by the second level, our "8-Week Advanced Program". Here's what you can expect in each…
"8-Week Beginner Plan": Inside the beginner program you will find four workouts per week for an entire eight weeks. While the workouts are designed for beginners, do not mistake that for easy! It will be a challenge, and it will be difficult, but if you can stick with it and challenge yourself to daily improvement I guarantee that you will see incredible results!
I tried to design this ebook to be as comprehensive a workout guide for beginners as possible. In addition to the eight weeks of workouts I've also included multiple bonus workouts! There are actually over 50 workouts included in this ebook, everything from weekly challenges to bonus 10-minute burners!
In addition to over 50 workouts, you will also find 15 healthy, easy, and delicious recipes that the whole family will love! Tried and tested on my own picky eaters!
Finally there are also multiple tips and motivational quotes/pictures to help push you when you need it and keep your focus where it needs to be.
The "8-Week Workout Plan for Beginners" is only $7.99 – basically one dollar per week! You can pick it up by clicking on this link:
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*Each ebook comes with both video and instructional workouts. Please keep in mind that often you will need access to your computer, tablet, or phone when doing these workouts. Also, in order to see the best results for many of these workouts I suggest you utilize some form of resistance. The easiest thing to pick up is a pair of dumbbells. You can get them pretty cheap on Amazon.com or Walmart.com or check out your local goodwill store for a used set. If you don't have dumbbells and don't want to buy them, cans of food and water bottles work well, also. Anything to offer a little resistance!
I'm stoked to be able to offer you these two amazing plans! I've seen some amazing success with them so far from hundreds of satisfied customers. If you have any questions about these plans or even want to see some examples of the workouts contained in these ebooks please feel free to email me at email@example.com.
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COLDBROOK, and many other updates
COLDBROOK, my big science fiction zombie novel due from Corsair/Constable in the UK, has had its publication put back until January 2012. Don't worry, though, as next July sees the publication of ECHO CITY from Orbit UK.
Chris Golden and I have delivered our script for THE SECRET JOURNEYS OF JACK LONDON: THE WILD to Fox 2000.
The JACK LONDON series has sold in Germany and France, with more foreign rights interest all the time.
I'm currently working on a new novel for Orbit in the UK, as well as a couple of screenplays (one a collaboration), a collaborative YA novel, a couple of TV series proposals, some comics ideas, and another novel idea or two. Oh, and there are some short stories screaming to be written, and a novella or two. Never a dull moment, and that's just how I like it.
The end of this month marks four years since I left my previous job at Monmouthshire County Council to write full time. It remains the best decision I ever made, and I'll write a longer post about what those four years brought, and what the next year or two might bring. Exciting things are afoot.


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I have an arbor. I flat love it. Husband hates it – bugs, mess, blah blah blah. I don't care.
I have an arbor because Granny had an arbor. I flat loved it.
It was covered with muscadine vines growing down to the ground and high up into the trees. I would drag whatever lawn furniture and discarded household items I could scavenge or spirit away under the arbor's dark cover to create a playhouse, my own secret refuge hidden from the outside world. It was always shady and cool. Quiet except for the hum of the bees and the occasional bark of a far-off dog.
I would mark off rooms with rows of pine straw and arrange old pots, pans and broken plates in the kitchen. A rusty, metal chaise lounge was my living room sofa. A bed of straw covered with an old horse blanket made a bed.
In my playhouse, I ate the muscadines growing at my fingertips and sand pears from a nearby tree, both sticky, sweet late summer treats. I watched birds nesting among the twisted branches. Sometimes I would get the ladder and climb on top, the old vines supporting my weight so I could lie down and watch the clouds blow over head or feel the sun shining down on my face. I once entertained old Mr. No-shoulders, long, shiny and black, until he decided to carry on about his business.
That is why I have an arbor. I built it about seven years ago, and planted three muscadine and three scuppernong vines. They have since grown to cover the wooden frame and drape down the sides like long curtains. The vines have even ventured over into the fig tree and seem to be trying to touch the sky. The last few weeks, however, the vines have been heavy and droopy with fruit.
Sometimes, when Brother comes to visit, we go to the arbor and visit while we pick the muscadines and scuppernongs. As we talk, sometimes I will sneak one of the fruits into my mouth, pop the skin with my teeth releasing the sweet nectar, and then spit the mucous-like center at Brother when he least expects it. I especially like it when I hit him on the neck or upside the head. It is one of my greatest joys as a big sister.
Mostly though, I find myself out under my arbor all by myself, lost in the task of picking the seemingly endless supply of grapes – only the low ones for me though, the high ones are left for the birds. I wonder why I haven't put a chair under my arbor where it is always shady and cool. I will next year, I always tell myself. I plot out rooms in my mind. I arrange imaginary furniture. I always keep an eye out just in case old Mr. No-shoulders decides to drop by.
Granted, I no longer have a need to play house. I can always go into my brick and mortar house where I have real rooms and air conditioning. But as the setting sun shines through the leaves, luminescent like stained glass windows, and I am serenaded by the buzzing of the bees and the occasional bark of a faraway dog, I am always loathe to leave my reverie.
I have an arbor. I flat love it.
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Title: Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis
Author: Stephan Bauman, Matthew Sorens, and Issam Smeir
Publisher: Moody Publishing
Publication Date: 2016
Format: paperback book
Length: 224 pages
Seeking Refuge is an analysis and challenge regarding the ongoing, ever growing current global refugee crisis. The authors are directly involved with the non-profit efforts of World Relief, an organization dedicated to the caring for and empowering of vulnerable peoples. With a call to action to the Church in the West, the book outlines the needs of the millions of refugees trying to find sanction in the US and other prosperous nations around the world. It offers plans, options, and directions for how the United States, particularly, as a privileged western nation with many Christians, can step forward to meet the needs of these abandoned exiles.
The three authors share their own personal stories, as well as the stories of those they've encountered through their journey in attempting to cope with the rising number of refugees. They use numerous Scripture references and examples in Christ's life to call Christians in the West to a higher, healthier, and more Christ-like response to those facing the trauma, danger, and hurt of fleeing their homes.
Filled with graphs, charts, and other illustrations, Seeking Refuge provides substantial research and documentation for the arguments made throughout the book for why the burden of caring for the needy is crucial to more affluent people. The authors take great care in acknowledging the work of other organizations—faith based and non-faith based— that are answering the call to love others and care for the vulnerable. Seeking Refuge also explains small ways individuals and local churches can get involved, specifically with World Relief, in order to cast fear and selfishness aside and step up to the call Christ has on Christian's lives to love and care for the sick, the orphaned, the widowed, and those who are starving.
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4 stars
Suggested Audience
The authors of Seeking Refuge openly state that their intended audience is within the Church—specifically those in the West (United States/ Canada). The book is geared toward those who are asking questions about the large, global refugee crisis being faced today, and it provides tangible ways to get involved through World Relief.
Christian Impact
I approached this book with hesitation— I was worried it would promote a "white savior complex" or potentially try to white-wash the gospel. However, this book does not do that. While it is most definitely geared toward evangelicals in the West, Seeking Refuge continually points to Jesus and to Scriptures to admonish the considerable lack of action in this crisis on the part of the Church in the US. Although the book focuses on ways to get involved on the local level solely with World Relief, it also provides tangible suggestions for how Christians can step up to the call the Lord has put on their lives. I was pleasantly surprised and encouraged by this book.
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Readings in Art, Literature, and History
Zu-yan Chen and Hong Zhang
Cultural Chinese: Readings in Art, Literature, and History is an advanced language textbook with a new approach to cultural integration and immersion. In this unique book, culture becomes the very core of language learning, transitioning its role from context to text.
This textbook is ideal for courses in advanced Chinese and Chinese culture. Third- and fourth-year students and instructors will find themselves deeply immersed in the very fabric of Chinese culture that governs personal behavior and directs social dynamics.
• Each of nine lessons features a distinctive topic of Chinese culture that serves as a portal to Chinese perceptions and perspectives.
• Main text of each lesson begins with a brief introduction and is further illustrated with two historical or mythological stories that inform Chinese values and attitudes.
• Additional mini-stories challenge students' abilities of cultural interpretation.
• Includes a total of twenty-seven stories familiar to every educated Chinese person that will prepare students for meaningful communication and understanding.
• Each lesson includes more than ten sections of exercises intertwined with culture, including vocabulary and idioms, historical information, linguistic points, translation exercises, and online research required for debate, composition, and storytelling.
User's Guide
Lesson One
Calligraphy: "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion" and "The Pagoda of Many Treasures"
Eighteen Vats of Water
Major Dynasties
Lesson Two
Chinese Painting: "Ink Plum Blossoms" and "Ink Bamboo"
The Poet and the Thief
Four Treasures of the Study
Lesson Three
Tang Poetry: "A Night Mooring at the Maple Bridge" and "An Occasional Poem upon Returning to My Hometown"
To Push or to Knock
The Tolling Bell at Hanshan Temple
Lesson Four
Chinese Instrumental Music: "The High Mountain and Flowing Water" and "Ambush from All Sides"
Butterflies among the Flowers
Erhu and suona
Lesson Five
Beijing Opera: "The White Snake" and "The Empty City Stratagem"
A Beijing Opera Master in America
Chinese Local Operas
Lesson Six
Idioms: "Awaiting the Hare under the Tree" and "Swordplay at the Rooster's Crow"
Southbound Carriage, Northbound Tracks
Proverbs and Riddles
Lesson Seven
Holidays: "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" and "Reunion on the Magpie Bridge"
A Drowned Poet
Chinese New Year Traditions
Lesson Eight
Food and Drink: "Li Bai Gets Drunk" and "Wu Song Beats the Tiger"
Banquet at Hongmen
Gongbao Chicken
Lesson Nine
Etiquette: "Standing in the Snow at the Teacher's Door" and "Thrice Visiting the Thatched House"
A General's Apology
The Four Books and Five Classics
English Translations of the Texts
Vocabulary Index
Proper Names Index
"This unique book is ideal for courses in advanced Chinese and Chinese culture. Third- and Fourth-year students and instructors will find themselves deeply immersed in the very fabric of Chinese culture that governs personal behavior and directs social dynamics."—Chinese Language Teachers Association Newsletter
"This textbook is culturally sophisticated and deeply felt, ideally suited to those who seek to learn Chinese language through its cultural-historical context."—Jianmei Liu, University of Maryland
Zu-yan Chen is a professor of Chinese language and literature and director of the Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera at Binghamton University, SUNY. He is the author of Confucius's Analects: An Advance Reader of Chinese Language and Culture and Li Bai and Du Fu: An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Literature.
Hong Zhang is a senior lecturer of Chinese at Binghamton University. She is coauthor of Chinese through Song.
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Let that quote sink into your brain for a moment.
If you desire to change, grow, and develop as a believer in Christ, then you must have an action plan that includes books and people.
Any old book is not going to cut it. Sure, you can read novels, sci-fi, fantasy books, and so on, but are you really going to grow as a person as a result? I personally like to read books from the thought leaders of our day (in both the Christian and secular worlds) whether it be Francis Chan, Bob Buford, and Andy Stanley, or Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Jim Collins, and Richard Koch. These are the authors that are really writing some of the most thought-provoking material of our time.
Most fiction books can be beneficial for recreation and creativity, but at the end of the day, do they help you grow as a person? I will concede that if you're a fiction book author, then they would be helpful to read, but not necessarily that helpful for the average person who wants to grow in their life.
Reading blogs can also be beneficial as well. Many authors use daily blog posts to work out their writing for future books. An example of this would be Don Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz and A Million Miles In A Thousand Years. You can check out Don's blog at donmilleris.com. Blogs are wonderful vehicles of relevant, consistent, and informative reading.
Also, in a way, reading good books and blogs is very much like building a relationship with people. Although it's a one-sided relationship, you are learning from an author, a writer who has taken the time to write about his own life experiences and what he has learned.
Start with those people you already know and make your connection stronger. Your family is a great beginning point: parents, brothers, sisters, spouse, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and so on. Next, move to people in your network that you haven't visited with in a while. Make a phone call. Schedule a lunch. Send an email, tweet, or Facebook message. Reach out to them with no particular agenda other than to renew the connection and swap stories with each other. Who knows? Maybe once you hear their story and they hear yours, you can help one another. Perhaps, you will grow as a person just by sharing and learning from each other.
Everyday, people cross our path from whom we can benefit from making a connection with and they can benefit from making a connection with us. Let me give you a couple of recent examples from my own life:
- A couple of weeks ago, I did a 3-part series about the book The 80/20 Principle, The Secret to Achieving More With Less by author Richard Koch. The day after my first post went live, I received an "out of the blue" email from Mr. Koch himself, thanking me for promoting his book. Since that first email, we have had a couple of brief email conversations back and forth. How cool is that? Here's what I learned from making this connection: First, if people are talking about you (especially in a positive light), you need to make a connection. And second, none of us are too big or too small to reach out to each other. In the blogosphere, I'm just a small fish in a big pond and Mr. Koch is a successful, big-time author, but he took the time to make a connection.
- As the Financial Peace University coordinator and stewardship pastor at my church, I receive a number of letters and emails from various local financial institutions attempting to make a connection with me. Unfortunately, I haven't always been wise enough to make connections with all of these folks, until just a few weeks when a local company called Wise Wealth reached out to me via letter, email, and phone. After they went through the work of trying to make a connection with me through these three communication points, I figured I needed to talk to these guys. So, we setup a brief meeting yesterday morning to discuss how their company could benefit members of my church who were having financial difficulties. Here's what I learned from making this connection: First, be persistent and use different forms of communication when attempting to make a connection with others. Sometimes it just takes time to get somebody's attention with whom you desire to make a connection. Second, explain the benefits of building relationships with each other. In the case of Wise Wealth, they offer a number of free services in order to build relationships and trust with people who are having money problems. Third, you may discover that you both have common goals and can benefit each other in a relationship.
So, let me ask you today, what good books are you reading right now? Also, are you making important personal and professional connections on a regular basis? Feel free to leave me a comment below and tell me your story. Let's make a connection.
Also check out these related posts:
- Givers gain | Networking isn't just for business people
- Expanding your influence with people (part 1)
- Expanding your influence with people (part 2)
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The Lorsch Gospels
New York: George Braziller, 1967. Item #043114
INtroduction by Wolfgang Braunfels. 2 parts (23p.; [111, 125 leaves of the facsimile), some colored and mostly b/w facsimile plates. The introduction in the original stiff printed wrappers; the facsimile volume bound in half-vellum with original red cloth. Both in the original publisher's grey slipcase, small folio format. Former private owner's bookplates inside the front cover of the facsimile volume, otherwise near fine copy.
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Talk about a movie with a lot of potential. When I saw how dark and in-your-face the opening scene was, it gave me hope for the movie. Actually the first thirty minutes of the film are so traumatic and depressing that it leaves you in silence, almost feeling guilty for wanting to see what happens next, while trying not to judge Ethan Hawke for doing the same.
The story revolves around Ethan Hawke and his family who move into a house where a whole family was hung in the backyard, and the craziness that follows after he discovers a box of Super 8 film rolls and a projector in the attic. Soon he discovers the film rolls are snuff movies that span over fifty years, and they each contain the same odd character – the face you see on the poster above. As a writer of true crime novels he feels compelled to study all of the films in detail so he can solve the murders and: "Get a bigger house, have a movie deal, and make more money than he's ever seen", at least that's his reasoning to his wife.
Now, let's get to what makes this movie Horror-ble…
1. The build-up in this movie is phenomenal, and then somewhere about halfway through the movie it just falls apart. It's like someone started writing a great horror movie script, got distracted, and someone else stole the script and wrote in every cliche you could think of.
2. The make-up on the 'ghost children' looks like something you'd see on a direct-to-television movie. It's awful. The close-ups on the 'demon' character make him look like one of the guitarists for Slipknot.
3. As the movie draws to a close you see more and more quick-cutaway's compounded with loud noises which completely kills the suspense and takes the film straight to being cheesy.
4. How can you have an amazing actor like Vincent D'Onofrio and only make him a minor character that only appears twice in the film?
5. The climax of the movie is about as UN-climactic as it can get. You can tell they had no idea how to end this movie. "Eh, what do we do now? Just have the daughter kill the whole family unprovoked. Yeah, that sounds good. We'll go with that."
In closing, I recommend giving this movie a watch just to appreciate how a good horror movie can go bad. The make-up is cheap, the end is terrible, but the first thirty minutes definitely make it watchable.
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Legal expert Asaf Lubin looks at a recent judgment by the D.C. Circuit concerning American drone strikes and calls for the reconstruction of the relationship between the Courts and the Executive. On August 29th, 2012 an American drone strike in Yemen killed Ahmed Salem bin Ali Jaber, an imam who preached against al-Qaeda's ideology. Salem […]
Author Archives: Asaf Lubin
Asaf Lubin is a J.S.D. Candidate at Yale Law School and a Robert L. Bernstein International Human Rights Fellow with Privacy International (PI). His research focuses on the regulation of intelligence collection and analysis under international law, with particular emphasis on the effects that technological advancements have had on the practice of espionage and the right to privacy in an age of mass governmental surveillance. His work draws on his experiences as a former intelligence analyst, Sergeant Major (Res.), as well as his vast practical training in national security law and foreign policy.
Prior to his doctoral studies, Asaf completed a dual degree in Law and International Relations (LL.B./B.A, magna cum laude) at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, and a Master's Degree in Law (LL.M.) at Yale Law School. He additionally attended The Hague Academy of International Law, and interned for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Asaf also worked for the Turkel Public Commission of Inquiry into the Maritime Incident of May 31st 2010, and served as an articled clerk for the International Law Division of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of the Legal Advisor. Asaf has previously written on and taught seminars in public international law, human rights law and counterterrorism, international humanitarian law, the laws on the use of force, and international criminal law.


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Artist Joseph Havel checks in with CAMH Deputy Director Christina Brungardt during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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About the Series
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we're doing everything we can to flatten the curve — but even though the museum is closed, and we're working from home, we still talk to artists around the world every day. Here in Houston, in Italy, in China, in San Francisco … artists, like all of us, are weathering the coronavirus personally and professionally.
We will bring these conversations with artists — wherever they are — to wherever you are.
About Joseph Havel
Joseph Havel was born in 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated with a BFA in studio art from the University of Minnesota in 1976. He received his MFA with an emphasis in ceramics and drawing from the Pennsylvania State University in 1979.
He has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and Europe. A selection of his solo exhibits in museums and art centers include the Center for Contemporary Art Kiev, Ukraine in 1996, the Huntington Beach Art Center, California in 1996, the Museum at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, New York in1997, INOVA at the University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in1997, Palais de Tokyo, Paris France in 2002, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas in 2006, the Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, Missouri in 2006, the Baltic Center for the Arts in 2007 and the Contemporary Art Museum Houston in 2013. He has an upcoming solo exhibition at the Dallas Contemporary, Texas in September 2020.
Joseph Havel divides his time between Houston, Texas and San Francisco California.


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Requirements for Mortgage Escrow Accounts
As a condition of a home mortgage, your lender may require you to set up an escrow account. A portion of your monthly mortgage payment goes into the account and your lender disburses the account proceeds to cover your property tax and insurance. Escrow accounts are subject to both the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Regulation Z -- the Truth in Lending Act.
Your mortgage lender has the right to foreclose on your loan and sell your home if you fall behind on your mortgage payments. However, delinquent property taxes and past-due homeowners insurance premiums must be deducted from the house sale proceeds. In theory, your lender could end up with very little cash if you owe vast sums in back taxes and insurance. Consequently, many lenders require you to place place taxes and insurance in an escrow account. This means your lender can ensure that your taxes and insurance will be paid on time.
Regulation Z
Under a 2013 amendment to Regulation Z, lenders must establish escrow accounts for higher-priced loans. The escrow account must remain in place for at least five years. A conventional mortgage is regarded as higher priced if the interest rate exceeds the average rate by 1.5 percent. On a second mortgage, the loan is higher priced if the interest rate is 2.5 percent above the norm. Jumbo loans are mortgages with dollar amounts that exceed the conforming limits as set by government-sponsored enterprises -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Limits vary by locality, but jumbo loans with rates 3.5 percent above the average are also categorized as higher priced.
No Escrow
Escrow accounts other than those involving higher priced loans are established at the discretion of the lender. Certain small, rural lenders are exempt from regulation Z. Institutions with less than $2 billion in assets, fewer than 500 loans and operating in under-served communities do not have to establish escrow accounts. This exemption enables smaller banks to cut costs associated with administering the accounts. However, many small institutions still opt to establish escrow accounts in order to reduce the likelihood of foreclosure-related losses.
Property taxes and insurance rates can change over the course of a year. On a fixed-rate mortgage, your payment only changes once a year. Therefore, your lender attempts to predict how much money you must pay into the escrow account in order to cover upcoming costs. To mitigate against tax and insurance rate hikes, your lender may factor a cushion into your monthly payments. The cushion cannot exceed one-sixth of the projected annual escrow expenses. Once a year, your lender must balance the account. If a surplus exists, you get a refund. Similarly, you may have to make an additional payment to cover any deficit.
Under RESPA, lenders must make tax and insurance payments on a timely basis. Even if you fall behind on mortgage payments, your lender must pay these costs as long as you are delinquent by no more than 30 days. Lenders must respond to queries relating to escrow accounts within 20 days. Your lender must address and rectify any issues within 60 days of receiving notice. You can sue a lender for improperly managing your escrow account.


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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Game Playing
Sunday, November 22, 2009
The View from the Rocking Chair
Recently, my husband and I visited an aunt and uncle, who have moved into an adult community. Their one-level house is a great place for an aging couple both of whom are sufficiently infirm that they do not need a high maintenance place.
After I got the tour of their house, the aunt showed me their front--actually side--porch. There were two lounge chairs there, and rocking chairs. We love sitting out here, she said.
There is something about a rocking chair that invites one to sit and watch the world go by. And reminisce.
One of the benefits of growing older is the view--it's like being on a hilltop where you can look down the side you have climbed to get to the peak. And you can also see down the other side--the place you have not yet gone. Ahead of you are many unknowns, but the view is grand.
Since most of us prefer knowns to unknowns, the temptation is to keep looking back to see where we have been.
I catch myself saying--maybe just a bit too frequently--I remember... I try to caution myself not to do that too much in class with the students. Most of these young people were born in 1990 or 1991! What can they possibly want to hear about my memories, many of which pre-date the 1990s by several decades.
Today is a good example--November 22 is a date that has great meaning to someone who was a freshman in college in 1963. Those of us alive then can remember EXACTLY where we were when we got the news that President Kennedy had been shot. That news was followed soon after by the pronouncement that he had died. It is true that each generation has its momentous day--for my father's generation it was likely the bombing of Pearl Harbor; for others it might be when the space shuttle Challenger blew up on launching, for today's generation, it is likely September 11, 2001.
Ah, yes--the rocking chair feels good--sit there, rock, contemplate the view on both sides of the hill--the view from the journey up, and also the view of the journey down.
A brief note of this journey we are all on--last night, we watched the wonderful animated movie UP. It is a sheer delight of a story--with many sweet messages. But one message is certain--sometimes we hold on to memories for so long that they might keep us from grasping new experiences. If you haven't seen it, do. I think you will enjoy it. In fact, it would be a great movie to rent (or buy) and watch with family and friends over the Thanksgiving holiday.
I remember... How about you?
Monday, November 16, 2009
The New Normal
After all the festivities were over, and after the kitchen workers cleaned up and moved on to their next job, I packed up and headed off to a national church committee meeting in Houston. We were there to advice PDA.
Two years ago, we visited the Gulf Coast in and about New Orleans to see the damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Then a year ago, we visited San Diego to see the destruction the fires had inflicted on that area. Now, this year we visited Houston--actually Texas City--to see what Hurricane Ike had done. This hurricane has been called the forgotten hurricane, because it barely registered in the consciousness of U.S. citizens--for example, where Presbyterians donated millions to help Katrina victims, not even one million was donated for Ike. Yet this hurricane was the THIRD most destructive in U.S. history.
Every time we have visited a place where incredible destruction has turned people's lives upside down, I am struck by the magnitude of people to respond to the needs of their "neighbors." In Texas City, one of the Presbyterian churches there is now hosting a work camp that houses volunteers who come to do reconstruction work. The camp, housed in trailers, can host about 40 people if the trailers alone are used. It can house another 40 if people sleep in the gym. What is so amazing about this church is that it has about 30 active worshippers on any Sunday. So here's a community of believers fewer in numbers than the people they are hosting. And they do this week after week after week.
Since the meeting was held in an airport hotel in Houston, I saw little of the city itself. No matter--I saw so many mosquitoes that I did not mind not being out and about. Further, this was my last meeting--in preparation for a new normal, I have stepped down from the committee.
Ah, the new normal--what might that be?
Well, wedding over, kitchen renovated, we can now turn to finding a different pace of life. You see, my husband has officially been retired for a whole month. Where I had been accustomed to being home most days on my own, there are now two of us. So, when a serendipitous opportunity arises, my husband might say--why don't we do...
And, I want to be able to say--sure. To that end, I have asked to have next semester off from teaching. That way, we can try several uninterrupted months to see what activities we can pursue. Travel? Volunteer work? Cleaning out the garage and the basement? Visiting family? Even just general puttering? Yes, yes and yes to all of the above.
The only thing that I can predict with confidence is that we will find our way to a new normal. And, I suspect, enjoy every minute of it.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Now You Can See It
A cabinet over the refrigerator--a new item. And things previously stored on top of the frig are now nicely tucked away.
A fun corner cabinet--perfect for coffee mugs.
This is a kind of "before" photo--all the open counters with nothing on them. That soon changed.
The highly popular storage cabine, just waiting to be filled.
Yes, you are correct--the coffee pot shown here is NOT the same as the one in the top photo--new kitchen, new coffee pot. ;-)
Sunday, November 08, 2009
How to get a new kitchen...
The first step was to rip out the old cabinets--just like that! GONE.
Then the appliances went. And, as the pipes were being moved, the workers made gaping holes in the walls to locate the existing pipes.
Never fear--what gets torn out can also be rebuilt. Here the walls are once again sealed up.
Additionally, a partial wall was extended, to make room for a pantry style storage cabinet to be installed next to the existing refrigerator.
Meanwhile, all kitchen items had been moved into the garage. I planned to make that a make-shift kitchen for the duration. Well...
Getting there. New cabinets go in; new sink in place.
Now we're really moving along--faucet hooked up.
And finally, the microwave and new range in place.
We only changed one decision once things were underway--we switched to lighter color cabinets, to match the wood in our dining room and living room.
My favorite parts of the new kitchen? I have several--first, a galley kitchen became an L shaped kitchen. Amazingly, in the same amount of floor space, we have a more spacious kitchen. Second, the old cabinets were 30 inches high; the new ones 36. I can't reach the top shelves just standing, but a small stool--and I can get there. So upper cabinets now house rarely used items. Third, the sink is on a diagonal--that's a fun touch. Finally, I even got a storage cabinet with 5 pull-out shelves.
New kitchen--woo hoo!
Next post will just be a photo gallery.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
There was the wedding--already noted here. And then there is the kitchen redo--currently ongoing.
Now, I admit, I am doing NONE of the work on the redo. We have two brothers who have come in--they are custom builders, meaning simply they do work when contracted to so do; they no longer work on speculation. So, while they still build entire houses, they only do that when someone contracts with them to do that. As you might expect, business has been a bit slow for them.
So when we went looking for a builder to redo the kitchen, we came upon their names, by way of referral. What a great job they are doing. A future post will detail the project a bit more, complete with photos.
Here's why I am exhausted--I have too many balls in the air. This business of being retired is crazy. People have always told me that--and, truth be told, at first it was NOT so. I officially "retired" in 2002. I had not planned to retire exactly when I did, but the company I worked for thought it was a good idea.
So, when I first began time at home--and before I started teaching in my adjunct capacity--I had time on my hands. Days crawled by. I always thank our dog for keeping me on an even keel. She was thrilled to have me home, and thought 4 or 5 walks a day were a grand idea.
Well, those days of little on my hands are gone. I have responded positively to various requests to help out here and there--mostly with the Presbyterians. I am now finding I need to pull back.
OK--where am I going with this post.
These last several days--of watching workers rebuild a kitchen--have got me to thinking about my paternal grandfather. I have written about him several times before here, and here.
As he approached retirement age, he and my grandmother were teaching at a small college in Pennsylvania. With a bit of land on the college campus available, he decided to build the house in which they would live out their final years. Now, when I think of my grandfather, I do NOT think builder. As a young man, he had done many things with his hands--including homesteading in Saskatchewan--but he was much more a thinker than a builder. But he doggedly set about to build a small two story house.
It was during that project that he discovered he was going blind. He went to sight up part of the building to see if it was level, and realized he could not see with enough acuity to level the project. So, my aunt helped him do that.
When the house was finished, it was perfectly adequate--not elegant, but livable. My parents, brother and I even lived in the upstairs, which was made into a small apartment, for a brief time in the mid 1950s.
Now, these days, watching the workmen, I think about my grandfather. How did he do it? He was an old man when he began that project.
And I think I am exhausted?


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Even though my GH4 will be arriving soon, I am still interested in how well the Sony A7s performs. I was impressed by what I was able to see of this camera at NAB - but it's a challenge to know what a camera can really do without reports from the field (or, preferably, shooting with it yourself) - so I will probably rent one and compare it to the GH4 at some point.
But until we can get our hands on it, we'll have to settle for early reviews like this one from The Camera Store in Calgary:
I always enjoy Chris' reviews. Lots of energy - and he knows his way around a camera menu. But he's not a video guy, and, in my view, he misses a couple of significant issues in his short comments on the A7s versus the GH4.
He mentions the obvious stuff, of course - the A7s' unmatched high ISO capability and apparent DR advantage over the GH4 at 1080p - and he counterbalances this by mentioning the A7s' 1080/60p maximum frame rate, lack of internal 4K and lack of 4K 10-bit output - but, in my view, he glosses over a couple of significant differences between the cameras that many shooters care about.
First - both the EU and the non-EU versions of the A7s stop recording after 30 minutes. Followers of this blog and my forum comments know that I consider this to be a significant limitation. Many non-EU Canon, Nikon and Sony users buy these cameras expecting to be able to record religious services, wedding ceremonies, plays, lectures and other events - and are surprised when their cameras shut down after 12 to 30 minutes. This is not a deal breaker for most narrative and documentary shooters, but for people who want to get rid of their camcorders and carry just one camera (this is the Hybrid Camera Revolution, after all), this is a big deal.
The second major issue is that this is not a "world camera". Unlike the GH4, the A7s is region-locked, and does not allow switching between NTSC (60Hz) and PAL (50Hz) frame rates. Frustrating for shooters who travel extensively or who have clients or viewers in other regions.
And, of course, the GH4 is $800 less than the A7s (although, I wouldn't be surprised if the price gap narrows over the next few months).
All of that said, the proof will be in the pudding. Shooters are starting to produce some incredible 4K work with the GH4 (please see the "GH4K" group I moderate over on Vimeo). We'll see what the future holds for the A7s - it's still a tremendous camera.
As Philip Bloom just tweeted,
GH4 4K internal, A7s sees in dark. Both cheap cameras! Yet people still whinge? Never been a better time technology wise to be a shooter!!
— Philip Bloom (@PhilipBloom) June 27, 2014


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Key West Vacation Compounds
These Key West vacation rentals are grouped in private compounds with shared amenities, like pools and outdoor decks. Each part of the collection can be rented individually or as a whole. These properties are perfect for group vacations, whether you're traveling with your entire family or a group of friends. They also make great Key West wedding accommodations.
Enjoy space and privacy — as well as communal areas for spending quality time together.
The Truman Suites
The Truman Suites offers 5 separate fully equipped suites just a few steps from famous Duval Street. The two-story complex offers 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and sleeps up to 18. The Truman Suites collection includes 1-2 bedroom suites — Harry, Margaret, Martha, Bess Suites, and John Truman's Hideaway. These Key West vacation rentals can be booked individually as well as grouped.
The Truman Suites — Entire Compound
Harry Truman Suite
Margaret Truman Suite
Martha Truman Suite
Bess Truman Suite
John Truman's Hideaway
Maisons de Luxe
Maisons de Luxe is located on Duval Street in Key West's Gallery District. The stunning main house (Maisons de Luxe) consists of two smaller properties: Grand Maison and Petite Maison. The entire Key West vacation property can be booked as a whole, or smaller groups can book each separately.
Maisons de Luxe — Entire Compound
Grand Maison
Petite Maison
Queen Conch
Queen Conch is a vacation rental nested in the heart of Old Town Key West, just two blocks from Duval Street. This beautiful complex can accommodate large groups (up to 14 guests) and includes three separate vacation rentals — Sea Conch, Horse Conch, and Rooster Conch. Book the Queen Conch for a group, or rent each smaller property individually.
Queen Conch — Entire Compound
Sea Conch
Horse Conch
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John Riordan, CIO
Our Story
The Challenge
Traditionally, Chill operated by displaying quotes from multiple insurance companies on their website. To create a wholly online experience, Chill installed an online quote engine. Users could now receive an immediate estimate after inputting a small amount of data. This helped to decrease labour costs and increase prospects.
However, as the business has grown over the years, the performance of the site needed to be improved. On the original system, the level of insights into customer activity available to Chill was limited. Without visibility of customer behaviour throughout the quoting process, Chill could not see where users were encountering difficulties. This limited Chill's ability to improve the user experience.
Chill wanted to provide an industry leading service to their customers. However, they knew that the only way to do that was by having more visibility of the customer's actions while on their website. They needed to modernise the application to retake control of the customer experience.
The Solution
ActionPoint were tasked with modernising the application to significantly deepen the insights gained throughout the quoting process. Working closely with Chill, the power and scalability of the Azure cloud was leveraged to deliver a high performance system, as demanded by the modern consumer. This platform would house the entire data-capture process, providing a greater understanding of user behaviour.
Increased Visibility
Chill could now analyse the data capture process. They could see where users were having difficulty or dropping off the conversion funnel. They could make relevant changes and remarket to those that abandoned their carts.
Improved User Experience
Modern deployment techniques, combined with the flexibility of Azure, allows for rapid updates to the deployed system. This enables a strong, iterative A/B testing approach to evolve and improve the effectiveness of the online quoting experience.
This was one of Chill's first applications to be built on the Microsoft Azure platform. Leveraging the availability, scale and security of Platform as a Service significantly decreased infrastructure management costs, improved the speed of deployment and ensured a true modern business application.
The Result
This project in application modernisation has allowed Chill to operate more efficiently, increase online sales, improve agility and flexibility, all while reducing overall costs.
By improving overall visibility, Chill could update the site iteratively to spot weaknesses and implement changes accordingly. Response time for receiving quotations are now 60% faster.
Increased Sales
Chill could now follow up and pursue abandoned shopping carts. With the improved platform, Chill could undertake a 'save and retrieve' process. This meant users could return and finish the quote where they left off. Online sales have doubled since this feature was introduced.
Increased Output
Since implementing the fully modernised system, Chill has observed a tenfold increase in the number of daily quotes provided.
Application Modernisation, IT Consultancy, Software Development,
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Premier Copper Products 16" Round Copper Bar Sink in Electroless Nickel
- Composition: 99.7% Pure Recycled Copper Plated with Electroless Nickel
- Sink Configuration: Round
- Sink Design: Hammered Copper Surface
- Faucet Mounting: Counter Deck Mount
- Hand Made
- Lead Free (less than .01%)
- Drain sold separately
The 16" Round Copper Bar Sink in Electroless Nickel has the handcrafted beauty of copper with the modern look of steel. These premier plated nickel plated sinks use a highly specialized Electroless Nickel Plating (ENP) process that provides both visual and functional durability.
Premier Copper Products uses only LEAD FREE Electroless Nickel Plating (ENP) on their products. ENP is generally used for engineering application due to its properties, including: high wear resistance, high hardness, and corrosion protection. The deposit thickness (plating thickness) can be controlled very accurately only with ENP. The LEAD FREE nickel can be deposited uniformly throughout the sink when applied with ENP, which is critical to long term durability. This is a much more laborious and costly process, but is the only way to produce a truly uniform and durable Nickel Plated sink.
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From traditional meal preparation, to a strict diet for fitness training, counter top rice cookers have become a staple in many homes. Steel pots and pans are notorious for burning and under/over cooking rice. They also tend to require enormous amounts of energy because of long cooking times on a hot stove burner. The following list offers a wide look at some of the most popular and novel rice cookers that are essentials for healthy eating.
Rice cookers are also a great way for people who are unsure of how to prepare rice well, learn to incorporate rice dishes into their repertoire. Whether single-stage, or multifunction, anyone can enrich their culinary appreciation with a thoughtfully-made model.
Ten Best Rice Cookers Reviewed
1. Zojirushi NS-TSC10 5-1/2-Cup (Uncooked) Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer, 1.0-Liter
2. BLACK+DECKER RC3406 3-Cup Dry/6-Cup Cooked Rice Cooker, White
Like other Black+Decker products, this rice cooker embodies the company's goal of simplicity, power, and safety. This is the perfect rice cooker for small-space living like apartments, dorm rooms, and RVs. It has a smaller cooking capacity, which comes in very handy when preparing meals for a single person. The glass lid, handle, and outer body are made from materials that keep the cooker from overheating. This stay-cool feature is remarkable because it turns what is normally a very hot prep, into a breeze in close quarters. "Cook" and "Warm" functions simplify all recipes, and the steamer basket and rice paddle makes this cooker surprisingly versatile.
3. Aroma 60-Cup (Cooked) (30-Cup UNCOOKED) Commercial Rice Cooker (ARC-1033E)
4. Ivation 8-In-1 Programmable Multi-Function Pressure Cooker; Steamer, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker; High Grade Stainless Steel 6.3 Q Iner Pot, 14 Preset Cooking Styles, 1000W Power (White)
Excellent for the home chef who love all-in-one kitchen machines. This rice cooker is designed not only to expertly cook grains, but a full spectrum of foods that need sealed and graded heating spaces. Absolutely efficient energy use is guaranteed without the machine heating the kitchen, or developing hot surfaces. In order to prepare many foods, this cooker has a multifunction, programmable LED display that can handle complicated cooking instructions. It can be set for certain temperatures across specific times, and mimics the customization necessary for delicate preparations. This multifunction ability is proven to retain the nutrition, flavor, and appearance of grains, meats, and vegetables. This is a worry-free cooker with locking lid, rice paddle, soup spoon, and complete user guide.


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