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Boston VCs, Entrepreneurs Launch Fundraising Drive for Marathon Bombing Victims
Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs are rallying to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, launching a fundraising drive that had netted $110,000 through 1,200 donations as of Wednesday morning.
Fundraising began Monday night through Fundraise.com, a startup backed by Atlas Venture, and Technology Underwriting Greater Good, a nonprofit founded by Atlas Partner Jeff Fagnan. TUGG, which makes grants to local nonprofits, will work with the office of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to determine the best way to get the funds to those affected, said Executive Director David Brown.
Philip Beauregard, chief executive of Boston startup Objective Logistics, initiated the effort with an email to Fagnan, Fundraise.com Chief Executive Nate Drouin, and others early Monday evening, Drouin said. By around 8 p.m. a page was up on Fundraise.com. After emails went out to venture investors, executives and other potential supporters, donations started coming from locals and from contributors around the nation, he said.
There have been close to 1,000 donations, Drouin said Tuesday night. Fundraise.com waived its fees for this effort, he said.
"This is not something anyone wants to be fundraising for," Brown said. "We were overwhelmed by the support." The fundraising will continue for a while, he said. The website to donate is https://www.fundraise.com/technology-supports-victims-of-boston-marathon-bombing.
Some venture firms near the Marathon's finish line on Boylston Street were unable to open their offices Tuesday because of the investigation. On his blog Tuesday, Flybridge Capital Partners General Partner Jeffrey Bussgang said the firm's partners' meeting "was held at one of our homes as our office is part of the crime scene and in 'lock down' mode.'"
Offices of Oxford Bioscience Partners and PureTech Ventures were also closed Tuesday. MPM Capital, located on nearby Clarendon Street, was open, though it was "a bit eerie all around Copley Square with streets closed and National Guard everywhere," Managing Director Todd Foley wrote in an email.
Some local groups are donating space to businesses displaced by the attack. Boston-based Spark Capital relocated across the Charles River to the Cambridge Innovation Center on Tuesday, according to CIC Director Dougan Sherwood.
"We have received at least two other inquiries that I'm aware of in addition to Spark Capital," Sherwood wrote in an email. "We can support others but given that we've never done this before, it's hard to know what to expect."
Also donating space is Boston-based MassChallenge Inc., which operates a startup accelerator and startup competition. Members of Boston's startup community are helping in other ways as well, such as by opening their homes to visitors who couldn't return to their hotels, said MassChallenge President Akhil Nigam.
"There's been an outpouring of people wanting to help," he said.
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The Lake County Forest Preserve District has agreed to pay $7.5 million to buy 456 acres near Waukegan for the Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve. The purchase will complete most of the 701-acre preserve at Green Bay and Yorkhouse Roads.
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Just a few weeks ago, the famous host of the equally famous show Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson, went on a rampage against the BMW X6, the same very controversial Sports Activity Coupe from BMW that kept the headlines of many automotive magazines for years now.
One of the major complaints against the X6 was in the off-road capability of the car and its inability to perform well in winter conditions. To prove the point, Clarkson went to the extreme of taking the X6 all the way up into the Alps. Here is a quick recap of what we published at the time:
The next item on list just simply made us smile. Expecting the X6 SAC to act as a 4×4 and crawl over boulders, is just something we didn't think we would hear. The X6 is a sport oriented vehicle craving for performance, and yes, it does give you some off-roading capabilities, but not even close to a Jeep or Range Rover. It's like comparing apples and oranges.
Now, the next scene shows the X6 35d struggling to climb a hill…okay, we got the point, but easily we forget the car comes equipped with summer/performance tires that won't do well on snow nor grass. Any xDrive system coupled with good winter or all-season tires will get the job done.
And really?? Summer tires in snow, in the highest ski resort in the Alps?
Well, it wasn't long until BMW decided to unofficially post a response to the Top Gear episode and published the following videos on their Youtube channel. The description goes something like this:
Perfect snow conditions, the BMW X6 M and the BMW X5 M means pure JOY -as long as you know how to drive under these conditions. We asked two BMW drivers to explain us how to do this and besides we saw one of the longest drifts in the world…
Ready for more? Now take a look and see how the BMW X5 M and X6 M can climb through snow. Yes, CLIMB…. if you know what you're doing….
Part 3 has just been added
Can we all say now? Take this Jeremy Clarkson!
P.S. We don't know about you, but it makes us wanna fly to Germany and take a ride with the two gentlemen; the experience can be no less than thrilling.
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Young Goodman Brown and Other Hawthorne Short Stories
Ethan Brand by nathaniel hawthrone
what connections in character, setting, theme of style do you see between "Ethan Brand" and the other Hawthrone tales we have read? focus your reponses on one of htese aspects of the tale. (THe birthmark, THe minsters black veil, rappaccinis daughter) please discuss in at 10 sentences and must contain at least three direct quotes)


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Concurrent enrollment, sometimes called dual credit, refers to a course where a student is earning both high school and college credit for one course, which is usually taught at the high school by a high school instructor (who has been approved by Dutchess Community College). At DCC, in-school concurrent enrollment courses taught by the high school instructor are offered at no cost to the student.
College Connection, DCC's Concurrent Enrollment Program, is currently seeking accreditation from the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) NACEP is a professional organization for high schools and colleges that fosters and supports rigorous concurrent enrollment. NACEP serves as a national accrediting body and supports all members by providing standards of excellence, research,communication, and advocacy.
Students interested in participating in the College Connection program should discuss this option with their high school guidance counselor. Generally, students are high school juniors or seniors who have met the criteria for the course, as follows:
a. The student has taken the required DCC placement test and achieved the minimum score necessary, and
b. has a demonstrated readiness to take a college level course, and
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PORTSMOUTH, RI — Hunt Yachts is riding a good wave, despite a $40 billion decline in the U.S. marine industry.
The boat building firm in Melville launched its newest yacht Friday, a luxury 52-footer that comes complete with a 1,000-horsepower engine that can power the yacht up to 35 knots, cherry woodwork and trim, a bamboo interior deck, interior air conditioning and many extras sought by the buyer.
A unique feature of the yacht, called the Hunt 52, is a small garage at the aft boarding deck that houses a 20-horsepower Hunt dinghy.
Peter Van Lancker, president of Hunt Yachts, said the Hunt 52 features three things: high performance, maneuverability and lots of comfort. No two yachts are the same and each is built for a particular person or family.
"That's what we specialize in," he said earlier week. "We like it, the customers like it and that's what's important.
"We offer choices according to how you want to do your boating. Nobody else does that in the industry."
The inside and outside deck of the Hunt 52 are on one level so that people are not separated during a party. The aft deck has a couch and table. The doors to the inside cabin are glass.
"It looks like you are going into Macy's," Van Lancker said.
Like all Hunt yachts, the new one features the deep-V hull designed about 60 years ago by C. Raymond Hunt Associates. The deep-V hull changed the industry when it was introduced, Van Lancker said.
"You can go faster and point the boat where you want to go, and there isn't a wall of water in front of you," he said of the hull. "What we do is put a recreational deck on a Hunt hull and make it look cool and fun to be on it."
The yacht launched Friday — christened the Godspeed — is one of three Hunt 52s under contract. They were all built in Taiwan.
Van Lancker said the company was fortunate to find three individuals who were willing to help finance the boats before construction started and had faith in the company's ability to build them.
"We essentially made a partnership with three customers," he said. "They were involved in the development of their yacht from the beginning. It was a very personal experience for them and they had a lot of fun."
The firm sent diagrams to the customers, answered their questions and helped them decide what to include in their yacht, he said.
"I was the production manager so I got to know all these people personally and became friends with them," Van Lancker said. "I traveled to Taiwan with some of them."
The personalized features aboard the Godspeed include an upgraded washer and dryer in the galley and a massive Niles stereo system. The headboard in the owner's stateroom is situated so that the foot of the bed faces the bow.
Van Lancker said the boats were built in Taiwan because of the lower labor costs there.
"I can't change reality, but the cost of labor in Taiwan is significantly less than it is here," he said. "When you get something with this many man hours in it, there is a value to going over there."
The second Hunt 52 has been completed and is expected to arrive at Melville within a week or two. A 68-footer also is being built.
Despite the sale of the three yachts, Van Lancker said the firm is feeling the effects of the tough economy.
"A lot of it is managing yourself through this downturn," he said. "You can't just accelerate through it. The strategy is to be here on the other side of all of this. It doesn't mean that you have to go out of business, but it doesn't let you grow."
Hunt Yachts was founded in 1998. Van Lancker joined the company in 2000, after being involved with the J24, the J30, the Freedom 40 and the Southern Cross. He is now involved with both Hunt Design Inc. in New Bedford, Mass., and Hunt Yachts in Melville.
"We are engineers and designers by trade," Van Lancker said. "That's our passion. And then we are smart enough to run a business as well. That's mostly my job."
The company is debt free, he said.
Hunt Yachts grew from less than a million dollars in sales in 2000 to more than $11 million in 2007, he said.
"We built it off our smarts and good will and connections and just good hard work, and never making a really significant mistake," Van Lancker said. "You can't afford to when you are trying to be entrepreneurial."
Newport should be to boating what Switzerland is to skiing, he said.
"We should be that place where everyone comes to boat or to learn to boat," he said.
The firm moved to Melville in 2006 and that has given it more room to perform its service work. Boat owners need their boats maintained, which provides the firm with work in a slow economy.
"You can come out of this ahead of where you are, if you play it right," Van Lancker said. "We're still ticking and have a smile on our face. And we have a lot of customers."
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Investigators tell us the victim was on Campbell near Cannell when a bullet hit him in the leg. He's recovering in the hospital.
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The 22-year-old woman was arrested at about 8:30 p.m. after she left Terminal B during a layover and tried to return through the exit, Officer Jose Garcia said.
The woman started out in Dallas but had arrived in San Jose on a flight from Phoenix. She was waiting to catch another plane to Orange County when she somehow left the secure area, Garcia said.
She tried to return through the exit and was detained by Transportation Security Administration officials.
The woman said she had a ticket and a flight to catch, but officials wouldn't let her return, Garcia said.
The terminal immediately went into lockdown mode, and everybody had to clear the area while officials searched for possible weapons, Garcia said.
The sweep was finished at about 11 p.m., and everyone was allowed back inside.
San Jose police cited the woman for misdemeanor trespassing under a law that addresses people who violate security checkpoints at airports, Garcia said.
The TSA is not taking any additional action against her, he said.
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Such is the fleeting nature of fame. I don't keep up with the hazy parade of faux celebrities the Media dorks foist on us. They come and go too quickly. At the supermarket checkout you see a new face on the tabloid covers and all too soon the face is sadly replaced. Some friendly looking girl from Terre Haute…where'd she go. Consigned to the dust bin of phony history. Bruce Jenner was a famous guy once. On the front of every box of Wheaties. He was cool. He was a good looking guy. He was a tremendous athlete. America loved him. He dressed a little funny. His shorts were a little too small, I thought, for being in front of the World …(but maybe that was a portent of things to come).
But even his celebrity faded eventually.
Since celebrity is so diaphanous these days, it is very hard even figure out why a celebrity is in the news at all. For instance, who the heck is Kim Kardashian? She is a celebrity, sure, but why? Celebrities have a history. They've invariably DONE SOMETHING. Good or bad. SOMETHING. I Googled her …but there was nothing. Except her celebrity. Why and how does that work? Her family has a history, but it seems to have been swallowed up by Kim's own non-history and celebrity. She seems to be getting more than her fair "fifteen minutes of fame." Maybe her celebrity is based on the fact she is eternally(?) exceeding her fifteen minute quota.
And now Bruc(ette?) has re-emerged. I guess dwelling in the shadows was just too hard for him. He did the natural and obvious thing. He mutilated his body. Hired photo-publicists, presumably, put on lipstick, got some hair extensions and went over the edge. Into who knows what abyss. If a guy wants to wreck his body who's gonna' stop him. If he needs the adrenalin rush from being in the center of the Media, so be it. In my mind, it doesn't compete with being the World's Champion Decathlete.
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Grantour is a collection of watches for motorsports enthusiasts and celebrates Tudor's role as sponsor of the FIA World Endurance Championship, which includes the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. There are three Grantour models, a three-hand watch with date function, a two-register chronograph, and a three-register chronograph. While the three offer very different functionality, the racing-inspired aesthetic is shared across the entire range. High-contrast dials and the placement of the arabic hour numerals on the fixed bezel make reading the Grantour watches extremely easy. These are unabashedly sport watches through and through.
The two-register chronograph is the focus of the Grantour family. Importantly, this is a flyback chronograph, allowing the wearer to both reset and begin timing another interval with one pump of the pusher at 4 o'clock. In a racing context, this lets you time splits or stages with a little less trouble. The pushers are also lockable and to lock them you just give them a quarter turn instead of of screwing them down. There is no way to tell just by looking whether the pushers are locked or not, but they do give a tactile click when you turn them. The chronographs tracks up to 60 minutes with the totalizer at 9 o'clock. This watch is available in both all steel and two-tone steel and 18k pink gold.
The three-register Grantour turns the 60-minute totalizer into a 30-minute totalizer and adds an additional 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock. This chronograph is not a flyback, though it does feature the same lockable pushers. To accommodate the extra register, the date window sits between 4 and 5 o'clock and shows some of the previous and next days as well. Moving in the opposite direction, there is also the time-only Grantour. This watch lets you get all the same race-inspired styling but without the chronograph function.
Flyback Chronograph
The flyback function is what sets the two-register Grantour chronograph apart from the rest of the Tudor chronographs. A traditional chronograph must be stopped and reset with separate pushers before it can be started again, while the flyback lets you do this all with one pump of the pusher at 4 o'clock. If you're a driver timing laps one after another, this is an invaluable tool. Reducing three pushes to one not only ensures that you get more accurate results, but it also means less time fiddling with your wrist and more time driving. When you're not using the chronograph, you can lock the pushers by giving them a quarter turn. Though there is no visual indicator, you feel them click into place and know you don't risk activating the chronograph accidentally.
Racing Style
Though the three Grantour models are very different in function, they all share the same styling cues taken from endurance racing. The dials are high-contrast with black or grey backgrounds accented with black, white, and red markings. Beveled batons mark the hours on the dial and the arabic numerals reside on the fixed lacquered bezel. This keeps the dial itself more minimal, making it easier to read at a glance. The minutes/seconds track around the dials' edges alternates the seconds markings inside and outside, so you can quickly see second-long intervals. You also have a choice of micro and large perforated leather straps which first became popular on the classic racing chronographs of the 1970s.
Technical Specs
- Reference 20550N and 20551N
- 42mm steel case with polished and satin finish
- Steel or 18k pink gold winding crown
- Steel or 18k pink gold bistable lockable pushers
- Black-lacquered fixed graduated bezel in steel or 18k pink gold
- Waterproof to 150m (500 ft)
- Self-winding mechanical movement
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- Flyback chronograph module
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- Steel and 18k pink gold bracelet
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The mission of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is to protect human lives and society from earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods, to prevent environmental pollution, and to build pleasant, safe and secure cities, countries, and towns. The Department uses high-performance simulation technology and advanced experimental facilities. Our curriculum covers a wide range of areas such as planning, design, development, and creating systems for use. We teach basic engineering expertise related to the maintenance and operation of social infrastructure, and basic knowledge related to the natural sciences. The Department develops individuals who, based on an understanding of the effects civil engineering technology has on natural and social environments, pursue the preservation and utilization of the natural earth, and rationally form, maintain, and manage high-quality social capital.
Welcome to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Build and manage social infrastructure such as roads and rivers. Protect human lives and society from earthquakes, tsunamis, and flood damage. Create pleasant, prosperous cities and countries. Solve environmental issues, from regional problems such as air, water, and soil pollution to global issues such as climate change. Our mission is ambitious and diverse. We educate advanced engineers and researchers who can display leadership and sketch out a sustainable future not only through lectures, but also extensive experiments and practical training courses.
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Board members serve one-year terms. Here are your 2017-2018 officers:
President: Cara Davila
Cara is the chief representative of the Club and oversees the running of the Club. She represents the AWCL in the community.
Vice President: Susan Farrell
Susan is responsible for Clubhouse maintenance and the renter. She also keeps the Clubhouse calendar for all activities requiring reserved time and space at the Clubhouse.
Mary-Rose oversees programming, including the monthly meetings. She also organizes our TGIF and Ladies' Night Out activities.
Communications Director: Natalie Bachiri
Natalie oversees internal Club communications, which include the E-vine (our electronic newsletter), the members only AWCL Facebook, the website and advertising.
Membership Director: Meryl Kearns
Meryl keeps an accurate record of members. She processes application forms for new and renewing members. She also oversees the Welcome Committee.
Treasurer: Marion Weyer
Marion prepares our budget and maintains financial records and accounts. She provides financial management data to the Board throughout the Club year.
Secretary: Chessy Felix Vargas
Chessy maintains the Club's records, including meeting minutes. She also handles all official Club correspondence.
FAWCO Representative: Paula Stewart
Paula coordinates all business connected with the Club's membership in the Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas (FAWCO), including FAWCO and an exchange of ideas between AWCL and other FAWCO clubs.
Parliamentarian: Karen Sheppard
Our Parliamentarian Karen will advise the Club on Parliamentary matters, conduct the election of officers and handle any amendments to the Constitution and Standing Rules.
Clubhouse Manager: Vanessa Perez
Vanessa is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Clubhouse. She trains and schedules volunteers for the Welcome Desk.


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SOURCE: Marina Palms Yacht Club & Residences
February 06, 2013 10:31 ET
One Million Square-Foot Project Makes It Largest New Condo Development in Dade County
One Million Square-Foot Project Makes It Largest New Condo Development in Dade County
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL--(Marketwire - February 06, 2013) - Marina Palms Yacht Club & Residences promises to marry the yachting lifestyle with luxury condominium living. With two towers and 468 spacious residences, a waterfront promenade and one million square feet of residential space, the centerpiece will be the full-service marina and yacht club. All told, the $400 million development will serve a wide target audience with unique amenities not seen in a new condo project in two decades.
Located on a 14-acre waterfront property at the lighted intersection at 172nd Street and Biscayne Boulevard, Marina Palms Yacht Club & Residences will cater to an emerging market -- just as the condo recovery continues gaining momentum.
For those who covet the boating lifestyle, the development is unequalled. The 112-slip, full-service marina and yacht club will be the first built in recent memory. It will feature a full-time, on-site dock master and yacht club concierge, fuel service, dock-side Wi-Fi, sundry store, and space to accommodate boats up to 90 feet in length. It will take boaters less than 20 minutes to reach the ocean.
"The South Florida condominium market's continued recovery has set the stage for broad acceptance and quick absorption of this unique project," said Neil Fairman, president of The Plaza Group, whose affiliate is developing Marina Palms in partnership with The DevStar Group. "It hits the right market demographic with the perfect location, features, services and amenities at the right time."
Market conditions and residential realities strengthen the development's prospects. Unit prices will start in the low $300's per square foot, a significant discount from the up to $1,200 per square foot at properties on Miami Beach. Spacious two-, three- and four-bedroom condos will lure traditional northeasterners and Canadian residents, affluent Latin American families looking for a seasonal home, and locals who want to keep their boat or yacht behind their residence -- with unobstructed water views in all directions.
"Miami has seen a significant resurgence among residential condominiums and Marina Palms is perfectly suited and priced to serve this luxury sector," said DevStar Group Principal Anthony Burns. "People are looking for an amenity-rich, waterfront experience. We're filling a niche in an under-served market -- especially for those who enjoy the boating lifestyle."
The Plaza Group's successful projects include upscale developments The Palms, a luxurious twin tower condominium which is still the highest priced in Fort Lauderdale, and the 40-story Ocean Palms on the beach, just north of the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood. Recent successes of The DevStar Group principals include Ocean House in South Beach and Paramount Bay in Miami.
High-end shopping and restaurants -- like Houston's, Morton's and P.F. Chang's -- are literally steps away. The Aventura Mall is a five-minute drive and it is 15 minutes to Bal Harbour Shops. Marina Palms also offers the convenience of being less than 30 minutes from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and Miami international airports.
For sales information on Marina Palms Yacht Club & Residences visit www.marinapalms.com, call 866.829.1133 or email Sales Director Michael Internoscia at email@example.com
About Marina Palms:
Marina Palms Yacht Club & Residences represents the first luxury condominium and full-service marina/yacht club development in Miami-Dade County in more than 20 years. Developed by affiliates of The DevStar Group and The Plaza Group, the two residential towers each will have 25 floors with a combined 468 condo units. The marina and yacht club will offer concierge service and 112 slips with mooring for yachts in excess of 90 feet. To learn more, visit www.marinapalms.com.
About The DevStar Group: The DevStar Group is a development and investment firm headquartered in Miami, FL that focuses on the high-end residential condominium market. DevStar principals have spearheaded the redevelopment and sales efforts of some of South Florida's most exciting luxury condominium projects including the 47-story Paramount Bay located in the Edgewater District of Miami and Ocean House South Beach, a collection of boutique oceanfront residences located in the exclusive South of Fifth neighborhood. The principals of The DevStar Group are Anthony Burns and George Helmstetter. DevStar is partnering with iStar Financial, a $7 billion dollar finance and investment company focused on real estate and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SFI. iStar, one of the largest investors in luxury condominium, multi-family and master-planned residential developments throughout the United States, has financed and invested over $10 billion in residential projects since 1993, with a portfolio that has included interests in over 18,000 condominium units in the nation's top markets.
About The Plaza Group: During the past two decades, Neil Fairman, President and Founder of The Plaza Group, has successfully foreseen opportunities that result in world- class real estate developments. From hotels and high-rise, luxury residences to retail shopping centers and commercial space, their diverse portfolio of real estate projects has reshaped communities and spurred real estate trends. Successful projects include The Palms in Fort Lauderdale and Ocean Palms in Hollywood Beach.
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n 1893, Punch published a lighthearted bit of doggerel that is now notorious: A Lady an explorer?ĀA traveller in skirts? / The notion's just a trifle too seraphic: / Let them stay and mind the babies, or hem our ragged shirts; /ĀBut they mustn't, can't, and shan't be geographic."
They would. And could. And did. They climbed mountains, filed reports from war zones, took to ballooning and deep-sea diving.
And some, like reporter and writer Mishi Saran, invented their own quests.
Saran was born in Allahabad, but spent the next two decades of her life shuttling through six countries before settling uneasily in Hong Kong, finding comfort in its 'mixed up, cosmopolitan porridge'.
She had worked with the Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review, held on to her Indian passport all through. But, at 30, she was restless, unsure where she belonged, uneasily aware that history had been 'a troublesome deficiency' in her life.
Others have dealt with their angst in different ways: some find mentors, some turn to history's pages, some become pilgrims, some do the Kumbh darshan, some write books.
Mishi Saran did the lot. She found a 1,400-year old mentor in Xuanzang (Hieun Tsang), the Chinese monk, whose journey to India became an epic tale that still resonates down the ages.
"One way or the other, I would have tried to find my way home through history," Saran says. "Xuanzang just had such a startlingly similar bisection of his life that he seemed the perfect companion and guide in a quest that I had to undertake."
Chasing The Monk's Shadow: A Journey In The Footsteps of Xuanzang, that took Saran two years to complete, is the kind of book that makes your inner armchair traveller sick with envy. Saran followed the Silk Road through China, India and Pakistan, washing up in Afghanistan as the Taliban dug its heels in; she left Kabul a month before 9/11.
Saran was mistaken for an Uighur in Turfan, found more comfort in China's 'fraying edges' than in the centre, noted the similarities between Buddhist shrines everywhere, blundered through Kashmir. She tasted fermented mare's milk in Kyrgyztan and discovered a fraternity of pulao and pullov between Uzbekistan and Kabul; listened to stories of despair, hope, anger, bigotry, kindness in places as far-flung and as close as Bishkek, Mathura and Patna; saw four corpses hanging from a pole in Kabul.
She never pretends to be authoritative. You follow her learning curve on Buddhism and Xuanzang, and the naivete can grate. But it is balanced by her curiosity and openness and her stubbornness, her determination to find a way across closed frontiers.
After all that crossing of borders, Saran came away with a stronger sense of home -- 'I feel liberated,' she says, 'I finally see that I have many homes' -- and a deep scepticism of the idea of nationhood.
"My sense of nationhood, always very wobbly, has probably disintegrated further after this journey. My reading and my travel taught me that the boundaries of nations fade and slide through the ages and are redrawn at whim by whichever horseman or merchant happens to rule."
After 18 years of wandering, Xuanzang eventually went back to China -- a homecoming of sorts. Mishi Saran's 'solo wanderlust' is temporarily satisfied; now she's going home. To Korea, where her husband was offered a job recently. "We discussed it, and my heart started beating faster, and I found myself saying, 'Yes, why not'," she says.
You feel at home nowhere, chase a monk down history's byways, and return feeling at home everywhere. Sounds like a good plan to me.


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Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. has decided to move out of its current corporate headquarters in Owings Mills by July 1 and into its distribution center in Hampstead, in Carroll County.
Bank's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Timothy F. Finley said the move is a cost saving measure in line with the company's efforts to restructure.
Finley would not say how much the company would save as a result of the move, but said the amount is significant.


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Sunday, February 14, 2010
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woah. that is awesome, ian. it has such a strong feeling to it.ReplyDelete
this is great skill, ian! ..and impressive.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 4:11 AM
It's alright like.ReplyDelete
Why can't I be like you and just 'have it'? And don't give me any of that humility nonsense. It'll fall on deaf ears. These two concepts you have here are beautiful.ReplyDelete
Nice!, you should post more of your concept works, these are awesome!ReplyDelete
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Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian was born in Los Angeles on October 21, 1980, the second child of Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner, following Kourtney Kardashian. Her parents went on to welcome Khloe Kardashian and Robert Kardashian, Jr. before divorcing in 1991. Jenner later married Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner, with whom she had Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Robert Kardashian, an attorney who worked on the O.J. Simpson murder case, died in 2003 from esophageal cancer.
Kardashian first made a name for herself in the pop culture world in 2007 through her leaked sex tape with then-boyfriend Ray J, with whom she filmed the explicit footage several years prior. The family, however, parlayed the attention into the E! series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," which debuted later that year, documenting the clan's day-to-day lives.
The series went on to spawn several spinoffs, including "Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami," "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," and "Kourtney and Khloe Take The Hamptons." Kardashian soon became a magazine fixture, posing for "Playboy" and a number of other outlets, and competed on "Dancing with the Stars." The star has also appeared in a number of other television shows and movies, including "90210," "30 Rock," and "Disaster Movie."
While Kardashian has expanded her empire to include boutiques, clothing and makeup lines, books, and the "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" app, she remains best known for her highly publicized love life. Following a failed marriage to music producer Damon Thomas when she was 19, she wed basketball player Kris Humphries in 2010. Kardashian, however, famously filed for divorce just 72 days later, though the proceedings dragged on for more than a year.
Kardashian next embarked on a relationship with rapper Kanye West, and gave birth to their daughter, North, in 2013. The couple married in a lavish wedding in Florence in 2014, which was documented on "Keeping Up With The Kardashians." In 2015, Kardashian and West welcomed their second child, a son, Saint.
On October 2, 2016, Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. Five gun-yielding men, dressed as police officers, stormed into Kardashian's apartment and proceeded to bound and gag her, before stealing $10 million worth of jewelry. As the robbery unfolded, her husband West was performing at The Meadows Music and Arts Festival in Queens, New York. During his performance of "Heartless," the rapper was notified of the situation and rushed off stage. Three months after the robbery, Kardashian returned to social media after a brief hiatus. The terrifying ordeal was later covered in depth on "Keeping Up With The Kardashians."
Kardashian is slated to appear in "Ocean's Eight" later this year.
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8. On-call rickshaws, with frills, proposed for GamesJune 3rd, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The humble cycle rickshaw could jazz up for the Commonwealth Games, complete with a driver-cum-tourist guide, newspapers and fruit juices. Around 1,000 battery-operated rickshaws will be on call during the event if a proposal with the Delhi government comes through.
"The proposal is that 1,000 battery- operated rickshaws should be run in the Commonwealth Games village and the rest of the capital during the Games," said Irfan Alam of the Bihar-based NGO Sammaan Foundation, which works for the uplift of rickshaw pullers and has mooted the idea.
"We are in talks with the Delhi government and other agencies about this project and hopefully things should come through in the next three months," Alam told IANS.
"Not only will these be eco-friendly modes of transport but also convenient, inexpensive and attractive thanks to the value additions that we have incorporated in the model."
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Alam started his NGO three years ago and designed a rickshaw model that was lighter in weight, had more leg and luggage space and also offered value- added services like newspapers, fruit juices and bottled water while on the move.
Since the Commonwealth Games are just four months away - Oct 3-14 - Alam said he has suggested that a modified model of these rickshaws be made operational during that period.
"The battery-operated rickshaws will offer the on-call service. There will be a customer care number where you can call to book a rickshaw. There will be a fare chart, so you will know exactly how much you have to pay for a particular distance. The fares will be nominal," Alam said.
"The rickshaws will also offer value-added services like free newspapers and you can even buy bottled water or juices while travelling. The rickshaw pullers will be trained to double up as tourist guides so that visitors can travel and learn more about the capital while on the move," he added.
"The Delhi government has been quite supportive and I am quite positive that this project will come through successfully. Maybe if things go well, these rickshaws can stay on even after the Games are over," Alam said.
Not just that. Alam - with help from some soap brands like Lifebuoy - also developed a sustainable business model by which rickshaw pullers, instead of taking their vehicles on rent, can take a loan from a bank and own a rickshaw over a period of time.
From just 300 rickshaws, the NGO today has 500,000 cycle rickshaws registered with it across the country - each with a number plate and the driver with an identity card. What's more, these offer passengers an accident insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh.
There are around 10 million cycle rickshaws operating in the country, but most of them don't have licences.
Alam was one of the 79 from across the globe who was invited by US President Barack Obama to present his business model at the two-day presidential summit on entrepreneurship in Washington in April.
Even as his model has intrigued audiences in universities abroad like Harvard and Stanford and found takers back home like the Madhya Pradesh government, Alam said the Delhi government too approached him for a "fitter connectivity" in the national capital.
"We are working with the Delhi government to introduce these eco-friendly, fitter modes of transport in the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, to begin with, in the next few weeks. The idea is to then introduce these models across Delhi," Alam told IANS.
A similar plan is being drawn up by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI). According to its proposal submitted to the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, 50 designer cycle rickshaws - with antique gramaphones and Bollywood themes - may ply in the 63.5 hectare Games village during the mega event.
This proposal too is under consideration.
(Azera Rahman can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com)
- Delhi High Court stays MCD circular on cycle rickshaws - Mar 02, 2012
- Kolkata engineer designs wonder rickshaw (With Images) - Jun 15, 2012
- PETA for banning horse drawn carriages in Mumbai (With Images) - Jun 13, 2012
- Solar rickshaw finds no takers (With Image) - Sep 28, 2010
- Sachin Pilot launches environment-friendly postal delivery vehicle 'Soleckshaw' - Jul 09, 2010
- Vodafone launches eco-friendly rickshaw ahead of Games - Aug 10, 2010
- Delhi's rickshaw pullers may get biometric badges - Dec 14, 2009
- Auto-rickshaws to be phased out from national capital: Sheila Dikshit - Mar 18, 2010
- Kolkata rickshaw pullers may get photo IDs - Dec 26, 2011
- Delhi not to phase out autos -- now: Dikshit - Mar 18, 2010
- Humble rickshaws to get designer makeover for Games (With images) - May 19, 2010
- 77-year-old raped, beaten by rickshaw puller (Lead, correcting day in paras 2, 7) - Mar 13, 2011
- 77-year-old raped, beaten by rickshaw puller - Mar 13, 2011
- Auto drivers will be given better alternative: Dikshit - Mar 20, 2010
- Now designer rickshaws in Delhi University's north campus - Mar 29, 2010
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"American Bible Challenge" (GSN 6 p.m.) Game Show Network's newest quiz show "celebrates the Bible and its place in American culture." It's hosted by redneck comedian Jeff Foxworthy (of course it is). Somewhere, Ned Flanders is weeping with joy.
"Beat the Chefs" (GSN 7 p.m.) Obviously discontent with the game show-loving audience it has now, GSN continues to branch out. Here, for example, is one of those cooking competition shows that fill up almost the entire lineup of Food Network and the Cooking Channel.
"I Found the Gown" (TLC 8 p.m.) The makers of "Say Yes to the Dress" come up with another of their brilliant ideas. It's the same show as "Say Yes to the Dress," but it has a slightly different rhyme in the title! Next up: "Hail to the Veil." After that, "The Bouquet is ..." Um. Oh, well, it was a good run while it lasted.
"Yukon Men" (Discovery 8 p.m.) Discovery Channel has never met an Alaskan it didn't like. (Hell, the network gave Sarah Palin a show!) Here's a docu-reality show about men. Who live in the Yukon. That's about it for concept.
Strawberry Summer (Hallmark Movie Channel 6 p.m.) The story is some romantic hokum about a small-town beauty queen and bad-boy country music star who "unexpectedly" fall in love at a rural strawberry festival. But TV icons Shelley Long ("Cheers") and Cindy Williams ("Laverne & Shirley") are there, mugging it up in in cowboy hats—so that's gotta be worth something.
"Larry Wilmore's Race, Religion and Sex" (Showtime 9 p.m.) Wry "The Daily Show" commentator Larry Wilmore gets his own standup special.
"True Blood" (HBO 7 p.m.) Another season ends with Bill acting like a violent asshole and trying to kill Sookie. And she loves him why?
"Adventure Time" (Cartoon Network 8:30 p.m.) Fan fave character / annoying jerkwad the Earl of Lemongrab makes his return, peeping on Princess Bubblegum while she sleeps. Jerkwad.
"The Baby Wait" (Logo 10 p.m.) Logo's new docu-reality series focuses on the 30 days in which a biological mother in Connecticut is legally allowed to change her mind about adoption. Not all the couples seeking to adopt are gay ... but most of them are. It is Logo, after all.
"TV Guide Magazine's Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments" (OWN 7 p.m.) Oprah gets all humble and lets TV Guide pick the best "Oprah" show moments to air on the Oprah Winfrey Network. In short: Oprah!
"The 2012 Republican National Convention" (KOB-4/KOAT-7 8 p.m.) It's like Coachella—only with Chris Christie instead of Foo Fighters opening the show.
"Abby & Brittany" (TLC 8 p.m.) Extremely conjoined twins Abby and Brittany get their own reality show. ... Of course they do.
"Futurama" (Comedy Central 11 p.m.) Futurama signs off for the season with a double feature of episodes. In the first, Bender is hunted after rescuing a robotic fox. In the second, the Planet Express crew takes part in a nature documentary.


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Monday, 30 April 2012
Fancy some toast?
Thursday, 26 April 2012
|First it was caravans
|Then is was the campervan
|Now sheds have suddenly become a whole lot cooler
For an Aussie take on the humble shed/shack another one for the bookshelf is Simon Griffith's Shack.
From cow sheds and tree houses to barns and beach shacks, this book really does showcase, it is the simple things which are often the most alluring.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
profile shannon garson ceramicist.
|Shannon Garson
|lepto and glass pieces
|wallum map
|wallum teapot
|small brushbox bowls
There's crockery and then there is the pieces produced by ceramic artist Shannnon Garson. Beautifully delicate, her vessels are tactile canvasses adorned with colour and hand drawn elements which reflect Shannon's love of nature. Although her works are stunning objets de'art, Shannon's passion lies in creating pieces which are functional, as well as beautiful, and can be appreciated and used daily. From the weight and texture of the piece, to the drawing, colour and smoothness of the glaze, every element plays a part in experiencing the true beauty of her work. A cup of tea surely has to taste better poured from pots which look this good. Shannon also has a very talented husband who you can read about here.
How would you describe yourself?
Imaginative, diligent, dreamy, happy and loving.
What was your childhood dream?
To live in the country and be an artist.
What led you down your current path?
My childhood dream! Although originally I wanted to be a painter. After three years studying art at university I began decorating ceramics for a small Brisbane studio, I loved how the ceramics and the drawings worked together on domestic pot, so my focus changed and I became a potter.
What do you love most about what you do?
I love working from home and being independent. I love the earthy, strangely clean smell of wet clay and I love the thought of thousands of bowls, cups and teapots that I've made being out in the world, quietly sitting on people's shelves and being used every day.
Where do you seek inspiration?
The environment is my greatest inspiration. A few years ago I began to look closely at the wallum (coastal heath) ecosystem. What originally appears as a dry, scrubby landscape is actually full of amazing things like flashing iridescent Rainbow Bee Eaters and carnivorous plants.
Who do you admire?
I admire Viennese potter Lucie Rie for her commitment to a lifetime of creating beautiful, wheelthrown pots. Jeanette Winterson for the way she sculpts words, turning a sentence about a mundane topic into a thought about the wider world. Louis Theroux for his unquenchable interest in humanity and ability to see through the superficial and find what we all share rather than what divides us.
What challenges have you had to overcome?
Becoming a mother and continuing to work during my children's early years was very hard. Pushing yourself as an artist takes a lot of time, which is in very short supply for parents. I'm still learning to accept that I will always be doing things "at the last minute", that in fact, the phrase "at the last minute" isn't even relevant to my life anymore. At=as, there is no alternative way of doing things, I'm always just arriving places barely on time, with stuff spilling out of my bag, thoughts disordered and, possibly, some food that I, myself did not actually eat plastered to my clothing!
What are your top creative resources?
I love the cooking, gardening and life blog "Whole Larder Love"
I've been listening to the strange tales in the songs of "Passenger"
And I'm always reading. The latest book I've loved was "The Eyes of the Skin" by Juhani Palasma and the book I always love to re-read every few years is "The Green Knight" by Iris Murdoch.
What dream do you still want to fulfil?
I'd love to write a book, like the best cookbook you've ever read but about creativity, making art, nature and how I live this strange, creative life.
What's next?
I am showing an exhibition of porcelain, jewellery, photography and glass work inspired by the wallum swamps at Noosa Regional Gallery. This has been a three year project with jeweller Rebecca Ward, we studied the beautiful, wild wallum landscape and have been exhibiting the works from this project around Australia.
The next exhibition and sale of jewellery and porcelain artworks.
will be at the Noosa Regional Gallery from May 9th - June 30th, 2012.
will be at the Noosa Regional Gallery from May 9th - June 30th, 2012.
When the weekend rolls around what do you love to:
Read - Greg Malouf's cookbooks "Saraban " and "Turquoise."
Watch- "Justified" based on Elmore Leonard short stories.
Cook- Fresh pasta, with buffalo mozzarella and basil.
Create- A huge mess of newspapers, novels and cookbooks next to the couch!
Listen to- Bach's Cello Suites.
Dream about- Italy and Turkey.
Labels: ceramics, creative talent, design, profile
Monday, 23 April 2012
little building co.
|Miner's Cottage
|Colonial Gable Cottage
|Surry Hills Terrace
If you've ever dreamt of owning a Queenslander or a little Sydney Terrace, you can for less than $50. However, unless you harness the technology used in Honey I Shrunk The Kids don't expect to move in any time soon. Made from Queensland Maple and scaled at 1:100 the pint sized architectural models are the brainchild of the Little Building Co. Flat packed and easy to assemble the homes come with information about the iconic styles, location, method of construction, architectural details and historical anecdotes. There's even a QR railway station for train enthusiasts. My favourite is the Queenslander, yet the little miner's cottage is pretty irresistible too. Why are small things so cute! See here for a list of stockists.
Labels: architecture, design
Saturday, 21 April 2012
profile nadine sawyer artist.
|Nadine Sawyer photo by Stuart Quinn
|Exhibition of works at Rylo Interiors
|Original works which now adorn tea towels
There is a sense of enthusiasm which emanates from Nadine Sawyer which is infectious. Just as lovely and vibrant as her striking artworks, I first spied Nadine's paintings in a house I was writing about for Home Beautiful. While researching the story I dutifully googled Nadine's name, found her website and much to my delight discovered she lived close by. Several emails later I had invited myself over...as you do.
Originally from New Zealand, Nadine has lived in New York and Japan but for now is happy to embrace the laid back coast lifestyle. Prolific with a paintbrush Nadine's works grace every medium from ceramics and tea towels to greeting cards and cushions lovingly sewn my her mum and business partner Joy. Colourful, ethereal and a little cheeky, her art simply makes you smile,checkout the collection here.
How would you describe yourself?
Intuitive, artistic, optimistic, energetic and a wee bit moody sometimes.
What was your childhood dream?
1st - To be a ballerina, which I fulfilled at age seven for three years.
2nd - To be a florist, which I did when I left high school and while I was at University and had the opportunity to work alongside the very talented Fleur McHarg.
3rd- To open a shop, this will happen in the next few years!
What led you down your current path?
Art school for six and half years and a talent and passion for all things aesthetic and creative.
What do you love most about what you do?
Where do you seek inspiration?
Music is very important, nature, the ocean, birds, flowers, artists like Tommy Watson, Sally Gabori, Matisse, Picasso, Sidney Nolan, Chagall – artists that emphasize nature, colour and emotion, elusiveness, the ethereal and importantly a sense of positivity and optimism.
Who do you admire?
Coco Chanel for saying "Freedom is never out of style."
Jamie Oliver for inspiring people all over the world with his positiveness.
Noel Fielding for being so utterly amusing and childlike and bringing powerful aesthetic surrealism and music and absurdity to television!! For me there isn't much else worth watching except for Spicks and Specks reruns, cooking shows and docos.
Jimmy Little (who died recently) for being a gracious artist in a difficult cultural climate.
My mum Joy for being a caring, strong and a beautiful person.
I also admire talented successful people who are able to stay down to earth and relate to and inspire people from all walks of life.
What challenges have you had to overcome?
I was excruciatingly shy as a child. I had a very unsettled father which is why we moved a lot, starting a new school was a bit like hell. I was so afraid because you make nice friends and then you move again soon after.
I have had to overcome loads of self-doubt and my art receiving rejection after rejection. As I became more confident in myself I realised I just have to do what I want and keep doing that no matter what people say. I have learned to listen to myself and move forward with my art practice and business in a very intuitive way. With very limited funds at times it has been a very challenging to remain an artist but what else would I do? I love it and I feel so satisfied with my life and where it's going. I feel more excited about it now than ever before and I can visualise a lot of dynamic projects and adventures in the future.
What's been a 'pinch yourself' moment?
Receiving $32,000 to study art for two years with my own studio at Monash University in Melbourne.I went to a friend's house and drank champagne in their pool with my boyfriend of the time (who also received the scholarship). A very exciting day and it was an amazing two years of art making, exhibiting, curating and traveling.
What are your top creative resources?
Biographies of inspiring musicians, artists, comedians, social reformers, chefs etc… I have recently read about David Bowie, Dame Nellie Melba, Jamie Oliver, Kate Bush and Marc Chagall.
Film Marigold Hotel
TV Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy show
Music documentaries in general
What dream do you still want to fulfil?
Curating art shows aboard showing Australian, New Zealand and Pacific art. New art which is lyrical and heart felt not intellectual! I also want to be involved in some large scale installation outdoor shows.
What's next?
Taking the business to the next level. Working on a collection of cushions – which my mum is sewing very well. Producing platters using local Coast potters and developing my abstract paintings further.
In September I will be exhibiting linen prints, linen cushions and painted platters at Fleur, 12A Rose Street, Armadale, Melbourne, a stunning flower store in Melbourne.
When the weekend rolls around what do you love to:
Read – Joanna Lumley Bio
Watch- Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
Cook- Fresh salads, Thai curries
Create- lush electronic music with lots of layers – can't wait to make more of this! it's the most fun I have ever had
Listen to- classical, punk, pop, ambient, world, 70's and 80's pop and rock everything! I cannot choose really I get very stimulated by music and my taste is very diverse– Pink Floyd, the Clash, The Flaming lips, Spiritualized, Nick Drake, Phillip Glass, Split Enz Leonard Cohen it's endless.
Dream about- Opening up my own shop (which will be a cross between an inspiring shop and gallery space which is warm and welcoming. Not sure where it will be yet.
Look forward to- Opening my own shop! And more travel- Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, India, Mexico, Vietnam, USA road trip and Italy. I want to go everywhere really.
Labels: artist, creative talent, paint, profile
Thursday, 19 April 2012
citta design.
Tokyo collection winter 2012
- A collision of contrasts -
As someone who flits between admiring interiors which are refined, sophisticated and minimalist, yet also swoons over spaces crammed with colourful kitsch curios (and owns a garden gnome), it seems Citta Design's new Tokyo collection caters to my interior split personality. A collision of contrasts, the winter range provides a tantalising smorgasboard of decorating combinations. From simple understated neutral pieces, to vibrant geometric designs, with a hint of Scandi thrown in for good measure,this collection could very well be the answer to my long held dream of decorating every room in the house in a completely different style.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
profile georgina hobson - perpetual one.
|Georgina Hobson photo by by Taryn Newland
|Vintage Caravan Magazine
There are people who have innate style, talent and infectious passion and Georgina is one of them. I first met Georgina when I was sent by Country Style to write a story about her life in the Country and Sunny, her vintage Sunliner caravan which she took to the markets to sell handcrafted and beautifully restored wares. Since then Georgina and her beloved caravan have appeared in Peppermint Magazine and most recently Vintage Caravan Magazine.
Enamoured by design which is simple, unique and timeless, Georgina's passion for vintage pieces reflects the ethos behind Perpetual One - a small retail business in which she brings pieces from a bygone era back to life. A handcrafted labour of love, Georgina's blog provides an inspiring insight into her daily joys and her creative spirit. Check it out here
Enamoured by design which is simple, unique and timeless, Georgina's passion for vintage pieces reflects the ethos behind Perpetual One - a small retail business in which she brings pieces from a bygone era back to life. A handcrafted labour of love, Georgina's blog provides an inspiring insight into her daily joys and her creative spirit. Check it out here
How would you describe yourself?
Loyal. Trusting. Task-oriented. Sentimental. Blessed.
What was your childhood dream?
When I was young, I wanted to be vet. I love animals and caring for them seemed the perfect fit. When I did work experience at a Veterinary Surgery in Year 9, I realised I was too sensitive to make it a career! Seeing the animals hurting and sometimes cruelly treated by their owners was upsetting.
After school I completed a Health Science Degree and worked in Health Promotion. In the back of my mind though, I started dreaming about having my own small shop. I was particularly interested in it being a vintage/old wares shop that was unique and stylish.
After school I completed a Health Science Degree and worked in Health Promotion. In the back of my mind though, I started dreaming about having my own small shop. I was particularly interested in it being a vintage/old wares shop that was unique and stylish.
What led you down your current path?
When I became a mum and took maternity leave from work, I began researching my dream and how it could work. As a mum of young children I wanted to start slowly and not over-commit. I began by completing a couple of TAFE courses to develop my business knowledge.
Then in 2008 I started doing the markets on a casual basis to gain experience and test the market. I registered as a second-hand dealer, but kept the business part-time appearing at markets twice a month. Using my 1960's vintage caravan as my 'shop front' created amazing word-of-mouth and I have learnt so much in the last two years of trading. Most recently, I have stepped back from the markets and focused on selling a selection of hand-made and hand-restored pieces on-line.
What do you love most about what you do?
Restoring old blankets and linens by hand is something I love. It can be time-consuming but is very satisfying work. Applying hand stitches to darn something that was discarded and thereby extend it's working life.
I also love the freedom and flexibility of working for myself and seeing my ideas become a reality.
I also love the freedom and flexibility of working for myself and seeing my ideas become a reality.
Where do you seek inspiration?
My favourite and sometimes necessary inspiration is to get outdoors. I often go outside and sit where I have the perspective of nature and the bigger world when I feel frustrated or overwhelmed with my work. Fresh air and sunshine work wonders!
My favourite and sometimes necessary inspiration is to get outdoors. I often go outside and sit where I have the perspective of nature and the bigger world when I feel frustrated or overwhelmed with my work. Fresh air and sunshine work wonders!
Who do you admire?
I have great admiration for all start-up ventures and small business owners. The required mix of courage, hard work and persistence to follow a dream and make it real is something that deserves a lot of respect. I have only a little taste of the challenges of balancing a dream with financial viability – so when I see people working hard to make their business their sole income I am keen to support them.
What challenges have you had to overcome?
One of the biggest challenges is that YOU are the business. Everything that needs doing or researching is up to you. There is a huge amount of learning and background work that is necessary aside from the creative process (which is the bit that you want to do!). Sometimes there is a danger of trying to do too much. At times it's hard to step back and wait.
Having said that – it is also very rewarding to realise how much you can achieve with determination.
Having said that – it is also very rewarding to realise how much you can achieve with determination.
What's been a 'pinch yourself' moment?
In June last year, my sister and I collaborated on a pop-up shop called 'Two Golden Hours'. We were so thrilled with the support and success of the event and when I look back at photos of the event I still get a buzz from the atmosphere we created.
What are you top online creative resources?Etsy: aside from being a marketplace, there are a huge amount of resources and interviews with other small-business owners and designers.
Design Files: The amazing talent – both local and international that Lucy Feagins manages to uncover on a daily basis is so impressive!
OhHelloFriend: Danni is a very passionate, creative and successful blogger and businesswoman who continues to inspire.
maeve magazine and est magazine: A couple of recent e-mag discoveries. They are produced in Australian and have some great local content and inspiration.
What dream do you still want to fulfill?1. Own a boutique vintage/old wares shop.
2. Publish a book
What's next?
I am currently pursuing a long-held idea of self-publishing a book. I am working hard to polish the manuscript and collate design/printing ideas with a view to release it later this year. It is a project that gets me out of bed in the morning so you will hear more about it soon as the plans become clearer! I am very excited about it.
When the weekend rolls around what do you love to:
Read– newspapers(SMH/The Age) or non-fiction books
Watch-'parenthood' series
Bake- fresh loaves of bread
Create- gardening
Listen to- 'nearer' by Anna Weatherup
Dream about- visiting France with my family
Look forward to- trips to little cove beach
Labels: creative talent, profile
Friday, 13 April 2012
profile andy brown & sass goldsworthy - goldnbrown.
|Andy Brown & Sass Goldsworthy
Merging some of the world's oldest fabric designs with a contemporary take on homewares and accessories, Mornington Peninsula creative duo Andy Brown and Sass Goldsworthy have poured their passion into their label Goldnbrown. Inspired by their love of the beach and a relaxed coastal lifestyle their range includes vibrant cushions, towels, sun visors, beach bags, rugs, pouches and baby accessories in colorful handcrafted Indonesian Batik and Ikat textiles. With a weakness/addiction for cushions I could happily layer every chair, bed and couch in my house with with every style, they're all simply stunning. For a peak at their full range visit Beach:Baby:Home
How would you describe yourselves?
As a team we are – easy going, happy, honest, playful and analytic.
What was your childhood dream?
Andy: I always wanted to be a florist…
Sass : I always wanted to work on a fashion magazine.
What led you down your current path?
Our love of colour and the beach.
What do you love most about what you do?
Being creative and being our own boss.
Where do you seek inspiration?
Textiles, colours, patterns, fabrics and the beach.
Who do you admire?
Each other.
What challenges have you had to overcome?
Seasonal peaks and troughs and dealing with off shore suppliers.
What's been a 'pinch yourself' moment?
Definitely seeing our products all over our local beach Sorrento.
What are your top creative resources?
We don't conform with current trends as such, we are just in love with colours and fabrics.
What dream do you still want to fulfil?
We really want to expand our range but most importantly we are trying to build a loyal customer base who grow with us and our products.
What's next?
Well, we are about to launch our new bed linen and pop ikat cushion range. Not to mention our 2012/13 neon beach range which will be launched in August this year.
When the weekend rolls around what do you love to do?
We both love to relax with our kids and make the most of our beach and natural surroundings because we live down the coast in Blairgowrie on the Mornington Peninsula for a reason… to escape the city.


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Definition of curriculum
- the high school curriculum
- the engineering curriculum
- the biological sciences curriculum
- the liberal arts curriculum
The college has a liberal arts curriculum.
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Curriculum is from New Latin (a post-medieval form of Latin used mainly in churches and schools and for scientific coinages), in which language it means "a course of study." It shares its ultimate root in classical Latin, where it meant "running" or "course" (as in "race course"), with words such as corridor, courier, and currency, all of which come from Latin currere "to run."
As is the case with many nouns borrowed directly from Latin, there is often some confusion as to the proper way to form its plural. Both curricula and curriculums are considered correct.
This word is frequently seen in conjunction with vitae; a curriculum vitae (Latin for "course of (one's) life") is "a short account of one's career and qualifications prepared typically by an applicant for a position" – in other words, a résumé. Curriculum vitae is abbreviated CV, and is pluralized as curricula vitae.
First Known Use: 1824
in the meaning defined at sense 1See Words from the same year
: the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc.
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Six years ago, Torres, 20, was killed during combat in Baghdad. His parents, Oscar and Doris, were filled with pride and grief as an honorary street sign was unveiled in his name near 47th and Keeler.
"It's bittersweet, I would have to say. It's wonderful to have him recognized and honored on the street where he grew up but then once again he's not here to enjoy it," Doris Torres said.
"This is great. This is awesome. He was a great kid. I wish he was here with us. . . but again that's not going to happen," Oscar Torres said.
The tears haven't stopped flowing since the news of his death in 2007. On Tuesday, there was also cheering from students at Omar Torres School.
"He was an outstanding athlete at De La Salle High School. An outstanding student as well. He went on to Ohio State as an honor student. And left his studies in college to volunteer and join the Army where he lost his life in Iraq," Ald. Edward Burke, 14 Ward, said.
Torres was born on South Keeler, and that's where he learned to play softball, football and ride his bike. His funeral was held at a nearby church.
"He could have made a difference sometime, hopefully. But he's not here so we'll never see that part," Oscar Torres said after unveiling the honorary street sign.
"Seeing this sign on this street, I hope it always gets someone talking and remembering who he is and where he lived," Doris Torres said.
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Q: I asked my brother, an executive chef at a golf club, the following question and he never (gave) me an answer either way: Is it possible to microwave a souffle?
—Joanne Thompson Pease, Torrington, Conn.
A: Conceivably you could, but why? Souffles can be difficult enough baked in a conventional oven. So fragile are these eggy, puffed-up concoction reputed to be that it seems nothing more than a long, cool stare is needed to lay them low. Why gamble with a microwave?


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Julie and I are proud to announce that we have a baby girl - Tahia.
Our waterfalling activities were slowing down in recent months (something I alluded to as the "life-changing event" in our New Years blog entry), and we anticipate it will continue to do so for this reason. However, we hope that she will be an active participant in our waterfalling activities when she gets old enough to gain a healthy curiosity while taking in the world we live in.
What a way to start the New Year!
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Word Camp is a gathering of all the WordPress lovers in Pune on 23rd & 24th of February, 2013.
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A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest --
I've heard the Hunter tell --
'Tis but the Ecstasy of death --
And then the Brake is still!
The Smitten Rock that gushes!
The trampled Steel that springs!
A Cheek is always redder
Just where the Hectic stings!
Mirth is the Mail of Anguish
In which it Cautious Arm,
Lest anybody spy the blood
And "you're hurt" exclaim!
Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 165.
A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest
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Year: Published/Written in 1955
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Why haven't oil prices dropped like a rock?
So I admit I know very little when it comes to this subject. But weren't we told "drill baby drill" going back as far as the 2008 GOP convention, and that an oil surge from something like the Keystone Pipeline would drop gas prices down to something ridiculous like $2/gallon?
I never believed that rosy scenerio, but we've gotten the most promising news in energy independence this past year when it has now been projected for America to overtake Saudi Arabia in oil production.
So here we are, projected to be the global leader in oil production. Something that not even the Keystone Pipeline could have achieved, and goes beyond even its rosy projections in terms of oil generated for American usage.
Oil prices have largely held, have they not? My understanding (limited as it is) is that oil is priced based on the projection of how much we'll be able to acquire in the future:
So what's the story on this?
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AAA reports largest increase in gasoline prices in three years
By Ben Geman
The 44-cent jump in gasoline prices over the past four weeks was the largest in well over three years, according to AAA.
"The 44-cent month-over-month increase is the most dramatic since June 2009. The largest increase on record was August 5-September 4, 2005 when prices jumped 75 cents largely because of Hurricane Katrina," the travelers' services group said in its weekly price analysis.
Here's more from AAA:
That's well below record levels reached in the summer of 2008. But prices are high enough to make the pump costs, which played a big role in election-season attacks, reemerge as a political weapon for Republicans.
Republicans on Wednesday used rising gasoline prices to reiterate calls for White House approval of the Keystone XL pipeline that would bring oil from Canadian oil sands projects to Gulf Coast refineries.
"Increased global competition for oil supplies and political tensions in the Middle East are contributing to high gas prices as uncertainty swells over future supplies. To help insulate ourselves from overseas supply disruptions and future gas price spikes, America must look to expand energy production here at home and increase imports from our North American allies," Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said in a statement.
Critics of the proposed pipeline say it will do nothing to lower gasoline prices, which are tethered to crude oil prices set on global markets.
AAA, for its part, said this year's earlier-than-usual rise in prices is related in part to refinery maintenance.
"One reason for the earlier price increase is the trend of U.S. refineries performing seasonal maintenance and making the switch-over to summer blend gasoline production earlier in the year. This earlier schedule is the choice of refiners and has not come in response to any change to the deadline to complete the transition to summer-blend fuels, which are required in many parts of the country and more expensive to produce," the group said.
"Regional supplies can decrease when refineries go offline and subsequently markets are more sensitive during the changeover period to refinery disruptions that would further squeeze supply, as we have seen this year," AAA said.
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The mission of the RAC is to enhance and strengthen the research at the CVM.
The RAC advises the Associate Dean for Research on all matters related to faculty and student research at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM).The RAC includes five members (three elected by the Faculty and two appointed by the Dean).
The committee achieves its mission by providing advice and acting as a resource for:
- Developing a grants information database
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- Monitoring and helping develop the CVM's research space
- Organizing research seminars/programs
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Long-awaited Dr. Dre album to launch on Aug. 7 as Apple Music & iTunes exclusive
08/03/2015, 10:08 am
The next album by rapper and Beats co-founder Dr. Dre, Compton: A Soundtrack, will launch on Aug. 7 as an exclusive for Apple Music and iTunes.
Federal appeals court declines to stay Smartflash case against Apple
07/30/2015, 03:07 pm
On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit refused to stay proceedings in Smartflash's patent lawsuit against Apple, potentially paving the way for Smartflash claiming recalculated damages.
Apple promotes Beats 1 Radio in behind-the-scenes Snapchat story
07/29/2015, 08:07 pm
Apple Music on Wednesday published a series of short videos to social media platform Snapchat showing behind-the-scenes looks at Beats 1 Radio stations in Los Angeles, London and New York, illustrating the audio division's willingness to embrace alternative forms of promotion its parent company has yet to explore.
Apple Music hits 10M subscribers in four weeks, report says
07/27/2015, 06:07 pm
A day shy of its one-month anniversary, Apple Music has reeled in more than 10 million subscribers on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and iTunes, a report said Monday.
Keith Richards debuts new music video exclusively on Apple Music
07/27/2015, 04:07 pm
In another exclusive, Apple Music on Monday premiered the video for "Trouble," a new single by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.
Pandora CEO says company has seen 'no impact' from Apple Music launch
07/24/2015, 11:07 am
Apple Music so far isn't -- and probably won't be -- a meaningful threat to Pandora, the latter company's CEO told analysts during a conference call announcing better-than-expected quarterly financials.
Consumer advocacy group, Sen. Al Franken add to Apple Music antitrust clamor
07/22/2015, 08:07 pm
Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog leveled antitrust accusations against Apple Music in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice on Wednesday, saying Apple is leveraging access to consumer credit cards and user music preferences to tamp down competition. Senator Al Franken shared similar concerns in a separate letter to the same governmental bodies.
Apple Music, App Store, iTunes & more buckle under VMA announcement traffic
07/21/2015, 11:07 am
A range of Apple's cloud-based services, including the App Store, iTunes, and even OS X Software Update were affected on Tuesday, likely from excess traffic associated with MTV's 2015 Video Music Awards nominees exclusively revealed on Beats 1.
MTV will reveal 2015 VMA nominees exclusively on Apple's Beats 1
07/20/2015, 02:07 pm
In another promotional coup for Apple Music, MTV announced on Monday that it will reveal the 2015 Video Music Award nominees exclusively on Apple's live streaming radio station, Beats 1.
More than 80% of mobile podcast listeners use Apple's iOS devices
07/20/2015, 09:07 am
Amid a surge in podcasting popularity, new data suggests that Apple continues to dominate the online broadcasting industry it helped create, with more than 8 out of every 10 podcast listeners using the company's iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to tune in.
Taylor Swift's letter on Apple Music was separate from label negotiations
07/14/2015, 01:07 pm
A blog post by pop signer Taylor Swift criticizing Apple Music royalties was preceded by talks with Apple by her record label, Big Machine Records -- but the singer wrote the post independently, according to an executive with the label.
iTunes 12.2.1 solves problem with iTunes Match tracks converted to Apple Music DRM
07/13/2015, 01:07 pm
Apple on Monday released iTunes 12.2.1, fixing a critical problem that would cause tracks matched via iTunes Match to be converted to Apple Music content instead.
Apple's App Store policies for streaming music apps under FTC scrutiny, report says
07/11/2015, 12:07 am
Apple's content and media operations are once again under scrutiny by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which is studying claims that iOS App Store policy is illegally stifling competition in the music streaming market, a report said Friday.
Apple reportedly creating original music videos for top artists in bid for Apple Music exclusivity
07/10/2015, 11:07 pm
A report on Friday claims Apple is producing in-house music videos and other content for chart-topping artists, including Eminem, Pharrell and Drake, the latter of which released such a video on Friday as an Apple Connect exclusive.
Option for high-quality Apple Music streaming over cellular shows up in iOS 9 beta
07/08/2015, 06:07 pm
It appears Apple is planning to give on-the-go Apple Music users the option to stream tunes at high bitrates when iOS 9 debuts later this year, as the latest beta released Wednesday includes a toggle switch for high quality audio streaming over cellular networks.
Spotify encourages customers to bypass Apple's App Store, save $3 per month on subscriptions
07/08/2015, 04:07 pm
In an effort to bypass Apple's 30 percent cut of all App Store purchases, and in the wake of the launch of Apple Music, Spotify has begun emailing customers who subscribed through their iOS to convert their subscription to a Web-based one and save $3 per month.
How to get Beats Music's 'The Sentence' back on Apple Music
07/07/2015, 12:07 pm
While Apple has killed the user interface for The Sentence --�Beats Music's flagship on-demand playlist creation feature --�it hasn't removed the functionality from Apple Music entirely. AppleInsider shows you where it's hiding.
How to make Apple Music do more with Siri voice commands
07/06/2015, 06:07 pm
While Apple Music has drawn a lot of comparions with other streaming services, like Spotify and Google Music, on iOS it does have at least one special trick: Siri voice commands.
Apple Music scores another exclusive with Eminem's 'Phenomenal' music video
07/03/2015, 07:07 pm
Eminem dropped an epic music video-cum-short film for his latest single "Phenomenal" on Friday as an Apple Music exclusive fraught with product placement courtesy of Apple Watch and iPhone.
How Apple Music and the iCloud Music Library work with iTunes Match
07/03/2015, 02:07 pm
On its website Apple describes Apple Music and iTunes Match as "independent but complementary," but in fact the services are closely connected through a third feature: iCloud Music Library.


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A main point that was highlighted by the judges was the fact that Traffic Technology Services are tackling a tough business for a startup, but will make a big difference for drivers and cars with the services integrated. The judges really saw traction, innovation and a great market potential.
This year again the applications, of which we received over 400, showed a great level of success and innovation. And we would like to thank every company for taking part in this process and congratulate the very impressive winners this year.


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Less is More; a Dinner Table for Two Reduced to Its Essence
Photo Credit: Daniel Gantes.
This designer from Valencia in Spain believes that even if you have little money and/or space, a dinner for two should always be possible on a decent table. Daniel Gantes designed La Cool Vie Bohème so that couples with a minimum wage can still have a romantic dinner.With the youth unemployment rate hitting 40% in Spain this year, less is more might be a good motto for young designers like Gantes. His table is made of a foldable pine wood stand that holds everything necessary for that dinner for two... plates, wine bottle, glasses and even a flowerpot. So as long as he's dishing out the paella in the kitchen, this table does the trick for small spaces.