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Antique Clock Restoration
Longcase Case Clock Repairs and Fine Art Restoration and Valuation.
Specialists in 17th & 18th Century Clock and Furniture Restoration
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Green and Cockburn Antiques Restoration have been EST for 45 Years - Specialising in the Restoration of Fine 17th and 18th Century Antique Long Case Clocks and Furniture.
Undertaken by Myles Green
Repairs and restoration of extremely damaged antique clocks and furniture, fine art, specialising in the restoration of antique long case clocks, bracket clocks etc and furniture from the 18th, 17th and 16th century requiring intensive restoration to a Museum competent standard.
As restorers to the antique art and Museum professions and by having a comprehensive skill base and knowledge we undertake restoration across a broad spectrum concentrating especially on early antique long case clocks, but we are also specialist in the restoration of gilded frames, fine antique furniture and works of art etc. We are particularly renowned for our restoration skills in restoring broken or damaged items back to their original and contemporary state using materials exactly to the period of manufacture most of our clients are discerning individuals such as museums and specialist collectors etc,all this restoration work is undertaken in our workshops and we do not outsource anything.
We are constantly being asked these days by dealers and restorers who do not have a traditional knowledge or skill base to undertake restoration on their behalf.
Dutch marquetry long case clock circa 1680
Below you can see a fine Dutch marquetry long case clock after restoration.
We are specialists in the restoration of these very fine antique Dutch marquetry long case clocks.
Undertaking restoration of the marquetry replacing each individual section that has either lifted or been glued down wrongly.
We make each movement part that requires restoration or replacement in our workshop in relation to the original maker's specifications and sometimes rather strange idea of working.
If the maker at the time decided to do something that we now know to be rather foolish nevertheless we will follow the original maker specification and way of working.
In the photograph above you can see some of the individual skills used in the restoration of a hood of this period.
As you can see on the very top of the clock there are inlaid flowers, these flowers will copy other flowers on the rest of the clock these flowers are made from boxwood sections and each petal is laid individually.
Following down the hood you can seet he walnut mouldings which on clocks of this period were laid horizontally rather than vertically therefore making them is somewhat complicated as one has to cut these mouldings with an item known as a scratch.stock, this is a sharp blade in a right angled wooden device which scratches across the grain.
Below that you can see a box wood banding with under toning these dark areas were burnt with hot sand on the dark section of the petals, we have to undertake the same process in replacement.
Following down the hood you can then see a fret work section which is typical of the period this is cut out by a small hand fret saw.
Following down even further you can see some of the fine floral work on the top of the door which is also inlaid in Boxwood with sanded toning.
All the flowers inlaid into these marquetry clocks are cut individually, originally they have very bright colours such as green or yellow and red which now of course has to be bleached out as most aged clocks of this period appear now after time which is the accepted look of the period.
The restoration of these items is very time-consuming but generally these clocks are well worth restoring as they are one of the very few antique items that have in fact increased in value.
Below you can see some freshly made movement parts made to the original specification in our workshop.
Below you can see a picture of a very fine English walnut long case clock circa 1680 which has fallen over and broken apart.
This clock as you can see needed intensive restoration. This work was undertaken using original glues and timbers contemporary to the period of manufacture. Below is the restored clock back in the clients house and no one will ever know it has been broken.
Very often these clocks come into our workshop in an extraordinary damaged condition often caused by fire or flood. Most clocks from the Georgian and Victorian period are worth restoring such as grandfather clocks, mantel clocks, Vienna regulators, and French movements and English dial clocks. After restoration clocks are guaranteed for a year.
In the photographs below you can see a clock which seemed by many to be fit for the skip.
A clock in this condition is not something that we would normally take on, but the client an American lady, was willing to pay the restoration fee as she had inherited this (which was once a very fine English long case clock) and was more than willing to have it restored.
Part of the process of undertaking restoration and valuation is to be able to foresee the end result and this is undertaken by being able to see the original timbers used, the skill processes used in its manufacture to date and age the period of the item.
This which seemed rather like a box of firewood was originally a very fine Cuban mahogany early 18th century clock.
Below you can see some of the photographs prior to restoration.
The hood.
The Clock base.
Below you can see photographs of the trunk and base showing woodworm damage and where someone has strangely painted the clock interior
On the left you can see the movement as sent by the client and on the right you can see a photograph of the dial which had been painted at some stage reasonably well but totally with all the wrong artwork after a certain amount of assessment and checking on the maker we were able to provide the client with the proper artwork as per the original maker.
The movement above on the left is covered in verdigris very worn and missing a gathering pallet ( this is the part that gathers the chime segment ) the snail which is the part in the centre which relates to the hour segment on the rack arm had been glued together with epoxy glue.
Below you can see a photograph of the completed clock the gilding has been done on the hood central fleur-de-lis.
All the repairs have been done and any missing timber or veneer has been replaced using contemporary timber of the period.
Below you can see a photograph of the newly restored and painted dial with maker's name.
Below you can see a long case clock hood which came in looking rather sorry for itself the rest of the case and movement are in a similar condition and are shown below.
Below you can see the same long case clock hood in the client's home restored, you can also see the fretwork which was undertaken using traditional methods copying the makers own style which was acquired from our comprehensive record of makers styles, the dial which is shown below has been restored using contemporary to the period materials paints and gold leaf.
Again another picture below of the hood and movement in the client's house on the day of collection as you can see the whole top section of the hood and pillars and pillar capitals were missing.
Below you can see the dial after restoration.
Below another section of the moon phases from the George monks long case clock dial.
In the photograph below you can see the completed long case clock back in the client's property.
Below in the photograph you can see a very fine drop dial fusee clock by Charles Frodsham, unfortunately this had fallen off the wall and completely smashed.
The case as you could see was completely smashed.
The repair and restoration of the clock included the replacement of the domed front glass, the bezel was completely bent and had to be remade and the movement had bent shafts and the brass plates had become badly distorted.
Below you can see a picture of the restored clock.
This clock restoration was undertaken in such a way that when the client received it back, he said it looked much better than before the accident.
Below you can see a fine English fusee clock this clock was kept in a cellar apparently for many years.
As you can see the clock is rather worn and has a candle burn on the mahogany on the right-hand side of bezel the movement was extraordinary rusty and the brass was covered in verdigris.
The movement as you can imagine by many people's way of thinking would be totally unrecoverable below you will see the pictures undertaken in the process of restoration.
In the picture below you can see the clock as was initially received apparently found in a cellar.
We would not normally take a clock in for restoration in this condition but it was once a very fine clock and it was of very special interest to the client who agreed to pay the required restoration fee.
On the left you can see a picture of the clock as received but with some initial cleaning it has no bezel no convex glass the dial has many layers of paint missing but underneath this paint rust was apparentand the dial feet were also pulling through and needed repairing.
On the right you can see the finished articlet the bezel and glass have been found and are contemporary to the period, the pendulum and side doors have been made and fitted using contemporary timber and design to the period of manufacturer.
Below you can see the condition of the movement once removed from the case it was found to be rusty and dirty and covered in verdigris.
Below you can see the same movement after restoration the movement was taken apart thoroughly and cleaned which took many days, all of the pivots had to be restored by turning down on the lathe as they were worn and rusty, the bush work was undertaken accordingly.
As you can see the restoration work undertaken on the movement was very fine.
We repair and restore fine antique clocks and furniture using only traditional techniques.
You can see further examples of our clock repair work here. We also undertake the restoration of clock dials.
Longcase clock dial before and after restoration
French ormolu clock prior to restoration and after restoration gilded in 24 carat gold.
Please see our section on restoration undertaken on some of the typical clocks damaged clocks that come into to our workshop in our section of examples of our clock repair workWe also undertake the restoration of clock dials these fine antique clock dials come in to our workshop in a rusted and damaged state these are restored in a very sympathetic manner as can be seen on our dial restoration page.
Green and Cockburn are a small company of horologists and restoration
specialists in the last 40 years we have undertaken restoration on
fine furniture and works of art and clocks for some of the finest houses in the country
We specialise in the restoration ofAntique Long case clocks,grandfather clocks, clock movements and cases and furniture, specialising in 17th and 18th century period pieces such as the dutch marquetry clock case as can be seen below.
Malcolm of Green is a consultant for museums the BBC and stately homes and is a full BAFRA member with over 40 years in the antiques restoration and valuation business. Covering all antique restoration techniques, skilled in horology and methods of finishing timber and metals. With a fully equipped workshop he also has the necessary skills to carry out gilding and carving, japanning and cabinet making. As well as providing services such as valuations on Antique items for probate or insurance.
According to TV's Antiques Restoration Roadshow:"Malcolm Green of green and Cockburn is a multi-talented antiques restorer and is the resident clocks expert on the show and other BBC programs. Malcolm is a fully affiliated member of BAFRA and has been asked to undertake restoration of some very important antique clocks and furniture for private individuals, private collections and stately homes. His knowledge of antiques and restoration has allowed him to work for insurance companies and solicitors using his valuing skills. Though mostly to be found in his workshop, he has also found time to teach and lecture at colleges and institutions."
Antique restoration using original materials and techniques contemporary to their period of manufacture.
We can guarantee a perfect restoration of your valuable antique keepsakes whilst keeping in mind the need to carry out work in such a way that repair would not be noticed.
Our antique restoration is carried out to the highest standard. Why not take a look at some examples of our recent antique furniture restoration projects. We think you will agree that our repair and conservation work is of the highest standard and you can trust us to do the best renovations and restorations possible with your much loved and cherished antiques.
We hold vast stocks of original timbers and materials dating back to the 16th century we also hold many brass movement parts and if we don't have them in stock we make them.
Clock Repairs
We restore and repair all forms of antique clocks movements and cases such as:
- Long case clocks, grandfather clocks, wall clocks, bracket clocks, all movement work, wheel cutting etc.
- Vienna regulators, French mantle clocks and Fusee clocks.
- Clock dial and face painting
- Clock cases and Dutch Marquetry
- Barometer. repairs
Furniture Restoration
We restore fine antique furniture including regency, Victorian, Georgian and Tudor furniture. We also provide
- Water and oil gilding and lost wax casting, period interiors
- Metal work, japanning, brass work
- Cabinet making and carving
- De-warping, french polishing and stain removal
- Verneer work, marquetry, inlay work
- specialising in the restoration of pre 18th century furniture
Minor repairs to complete restoration...
We pride ourselves in what we call "invisible" repairs. This means that if we have restored an antique table, chair or a clock case you should not be able to see where the repair has been carried out.
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There are several films premiering at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York -- but only one features both Jason Ritter and Jesse Eisenberg (the two reigning kings of indie adorableness): Free Samples.
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Not too often. It's really nice. Everyone is trying to get a movie made, and there are a lot of movies that I've read where it's clear that one of the reasons it's getting made is because it's easy to shoot. This one was mainly in a truck along with a couple of other locations and things like that. What's rare is getting a script that has a lot of great dialogue and is sort of interesting and has bizarre characters. By the time I got involved, Jess Weixler and Jesse Eisenberg were already attached, and that made me really excited. I had worked with each of them on other independent movies and had a great time, so I was excited to work with both of them again and both at the same time. It was fun.
I think a lot of people are bummed that you only have one scene with Jesse Eisenberg.
I was bummed, too!
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... The whole movie. I had such a good time with Jesse working on The Education of Charlie Banks, and I would have loved to have more scenes with Jesse and Jess [Weixler]. At least the scene with Jess had some real stuff, but the scene with Jesse was over very fast. We're at a bar, and I go over and play some music.
While a little drunk!
A little drunk, exactly.
In Free Samples and inThe Perfect Family [to be released May 4 in New York and May 11 in Los Angeles], you portray young men who struggle with alcohol abuse.
Yeah, it's a theme. [He laughs.] I'm typecast!
A lot of times when an actor has to play drunk for a scene, it can be very contrived. How did you manage to do it with authenticity?
It depends on what I have to do. For Perfect Family, I took a swig of Jack Daniels and rinsed it around in my mouth, and there's something about just having the taste of alcohol in your mouth and maybe whatever went into my bloodstream -- obviously, I wasn't going to get as drunk as I needed to be for that scene -- but there's something about just having the taste of it that recalls memories of being drunk. Then what I do is just throw all inhibitions out the window. Just like in real life when you get really drunk.[He laughs.]
Often when an actor drinks a bit before a scene, random lines that aren't even in the script come out. Was that the case for you?
No. I don't think I had anything to drink. When you're on set, the beer is like 0.1 percent alcohol. I don't use my sense of taste that much when acting, but when it comes to alcohol, there's just something about a little taste of it that can bring me to a certain place. I've also worked on movies where an actor thinks, I'll just get a little bit drunk for this scene, but then they get too drunk, and it doesn't work. Then the producers are angry, everyone's upset, and the other actor feels disrespected. It's a fine line. I would never want to do it to a point where I drink any more than just one thing.
Then you have to be woken up for the next scene, and you're like, Where am I?
Exactly. That sounds miserable.
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A lot of them are under the radar, but I think the independent film world really got slapped in the face a couple of years ago when the economy crashed. You would think that the economy crashing would make people want to not spend $300 million on a huge action budget, but instead take that money and make 100 independent movies and low-budget projects, but it went the opposite way. I think people felt safer putting their money in big movies, and so we really got slammed. Then the independent film world started reacting to that, and instead of writing beautiful, weird, brave things that indie films are known for, people started to write things that could be a version of one of the big studio films. I feel like people started to second-guess themselves and started to write things that would sell.
It seems like everything is a sequel or a reboot or remake.
Exactly, so it's really nice to get a script and see that there's something new and that you really want to get behind what the project is saying. Like Perfect Family or Free Samples, which are, for different reasons, both unique and fun.
In Free Samples, your character Wally has a 10-minute song about snack food, which I really wish we could have heard.
Me, too!
Has there ever been a creative project that you thought was absolutely amazing and others thought was the worst?
I have. [He laughs.] I have done that. I think that happened more often when I was starting out and I would do friends' student films and things like that. I would just be like, This is groundbreaking stuff! But the thing is, at that point, everyone is still figuring it out. I was still learning how to act on camera, which was humiliating, and they were still trying to figure out how to tell a story. Then when it cuts together, you realize it's harder than it looks. Then I think I started to relax a bit more about it and be more wary and try to temper my enthusiasm until I see something and then allow it to grow. A lot of times, I would rather have medium expectations and be happily surprised than to really be enthusiastic and be so disappointed.
One of Wally's fantasies is to serve customers without any pants on. Is there anything strange on your own bucket list that you can share?
I feel like my bucket list is a boring one, like seeing the Northern Lights and things like that, which I feel is on everyone's list. I wouldn't mind adding things to my bucket list that have to do with being naked in front of people without them knowing.
Them not knowing is key -- otherwise, it's just creepy and you get arrested.
Yeah, then it gets creepy and no good. But just the small thrill of getting away with it.


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Author: M. C. A. Hogarth
Genre: SF
Price: $5.99 (ebook) / $18,80 (paperback)
Publisher: Stardancer Studios
Point of Sale: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Smashwords
Reviewed by: Chris Gerrib
This blog has been reviewing the work of M. C. A. Hogarth since I reviewed The Worth of a Shell back in 2009. (Full disclosure – I was not the target audience for that book.) So, when word came of Ms. Hogarth's run-in with Games Workshop over an attempt to trademark "space marines" I decided to purchase the ebook version of Spots the Space Marine. I can report that I am the target audience for that book, and that I enjoyed it immensely.
Written in the form of a screenplay, and originally serialized on the author's website, Spots is the story of Magda Heloise Guitart, a thirty-something woman who is called back into military service from the reserves. She's shipped out to a backwater world, part of a detail guarding a Naval supply depot. Perhaps needless to say, problems ensue nearly immediately. Spots (the marines all use call-signs) is significantly older and more mature than her fellow Marines, and headquarters was in error when they thought her area was a backwater.
The "Fiddler" they are defending is an alien named Samuel-Colt, who is a member of the race that gave humanity the technology they need to fight this war. Spots befriends Colt, while dealing with hostile aliens and becoming a valued member of her team. The book is in short classic space opera, and a real romp.
I should be clear though what it's not. Despite the title, the book is not at all light-hearted. It's serious, and there's not a whiff of "Boy's Own Adventure" to be had. The screenplay format does create a certain urgency when you're reading it, which works out well for this material. There's one other idiosyncrasy to note – Hogarth stars out (***) all the soldier's curse words! Presumably this is to avoid offending Spot's maternal ears. It works but it's weird.
And I think "it works but it's weird" summarizes the entire book. It's not something that would be seen as "commercial" but it's highly enjoyable, and highlights what can be done with self-publishing. Recommended.


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IGATE Inaugurates IGATE Corporate University:Know More
IGATE Corporation, the New Jersey-headquartered integrated technology and operations solutions provider, today launched the IGATE Corporate University – the Company's sprawling training and development facility in Pune. As one of Asia's largest corporate training Universities, the IGATE Corporate University will focus on building custom training programs and methodologies in association with leading global varsities. The University will also have the tutelage of renowned Professors collaborating with the corporate faculty to create a differentiated class of IGATORs who are best placed to address the ever-dynamic business challenges of clients.
Spread across 37 acres of land on the foothills of the picturesque Western Ghats, the facility can accommodate more than 750 trainees simultaneously with residential facilities and world-class co-curricular and extra-curricular amenities such as club house, swimming pools and food courts.
The expansive training facility in Hinjewadi Pune was inaugurated by Harry Kenyon-Slaney, chief executive Energy, Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and metals company and one of IGATE's key clients.
Inaugurating the facility, Mr. Kenyon-Slaney said, "IGATE is our strategic partner for the state-of-the-art Rio Tinto Innovation Centre. The centre, which is also based here in Pune, is crucial to supporting the global growth and development of our Mine of the Future™ program. We look forward to seeing the IGATE Corporate University play a leading role in the development of the next generation of world-class talent and technical capabilities in India."
Ashok Vemuri, President and CEO IGATE, said, "It is a seminal moment for us. People are our biggest assets and we believe in richly investing in them, nurturing them to become the leaders of tomorrow. I foresee the IGATE Corporate University significantly enabling our employees to be best prepared for our journey of growth."
"Learning is an integral part of our mission statement. As individuals and as a Company, it is important for us to stay ahead of the dynamic changes taking place in technology and processes, for us to leverage to the benefit of our clients," he added.
Dr. Srinivas Kandula, EVP and Chief People Officer, IGATE, said, "We have collaborated with BITS Pilani, Symbiosis and XLRI to begin with and are well on course to have tie ups with several globally renowned educational institutions. The focus will essentially be on developing Leadership Quotient, Technology Quotient, and Social Quotient in the real world."
Apart from state of the art class rooms and innovation labs, the University also has a customer experience center in the campus allowing the trainees to get a first-hand interaction with IGATE's client fraternity. A 14-storeyed development facility, with a capacity of seating 5000 people, in the same campus, enables the trainees to get rich experience of a technical and development environment.
About IGATE
IGATE is a global leader in providing integrated technology and operations-based solutions, headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey. As a trusted partner to corporations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, IGATE provides solutions to clients' business challenges by leveraging its technology and process capabilities, underwritten by an understanding of domain and industry imperatives. With revenues over US$1.1 billion, and a global employee talent capital of over 34,000, IGATE offers productized applications and platforms that provide the necessary competitive and innovation edge to clients across industries, through a combination of speed, agility and imagination. IGATE is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol IGTE.
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The plane protest took place as expected, but David Moyes at least had something to smile about on the pitch on Saturday.
His Manchester United side came from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 4-1, easing the pressure slightly ahead of the visit of Bayern Munich.
Here are today's top Red Devils stories.
Manchester United stories from the Sunday Mirror and The People
Dean Jones reports today that Southampton full-back Luke Shaw is set to join the Old Trafford giants in a £27million deal.
Jose Mourinho believed he was was in pole position to land 18-year-old Chelsea fan Shaw. But speculation is mounting that United have put in place a big-money deal to sign Shaw at the end of the season.
Sources close to the teenager say he could be now heading for United on wages of £85,000-a-week.
That will be a blow for Chelsea, who thought Shaw would join them as the natural long-term successor to Ashley Cole.
Swansea, meanwhile, are ready to make a £5million move for United youngster Nick Powell, according to Alan Nixon.
The Welsh club's supremo Huw Jenkins wants to recruit some young talent for next season and his scouts are tracking Powell during his loan spell at Wigan.
Powell, 20, is top scorer with the Latics this season, despite being injured for a couple of months, and United boss David Moyes is willing to sell as he overhauls the Old Trafford giants squad.
United are also aiming to sign a Hungarian boy wonder called... Puskas!
Martin Puskas, 15, has been on a secret trip to England and has been training with United's junior teams at their Carrington training ground.
He's an attacking midfielder, and, like the legendary player whose surname he shares, is predominantly left-footed. But they are not related.
Young Puskas was discovered in Hungarian youth football by PSV Eindhoven two years ago. He has been living in Holland since then and playing for PSV's academy.
Puskas said: "I love English football. It is the best football in the world. I know it is not just about talent and being lucky, you have to work really hard to achieve things''
The Old Trafford giants have struck gold with previous recruits from PSV, including Jaap Stam, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Park Ji-Sung.
Here's what the kid has in his locker:
One man who could leave United is Tom Cleverley, who is being lined up by Everton according to reports this morning.
Sunday's Manchester United stories from other newspapers and websites
Juan Mata is looking on the bright side despite United's travails, and believes they can make a big impact in Europe this term.
"I lived something like this in my first year at Chelsea," the Spanish midfielder said in United Review.
"Things were not good in the Premier League but we won the Champions League, so why not?"
The Telegraph, meanwhile, report that United could revolutionise kit sponsorship once their deal with Nike expires.
According to the report, the Red Devils could have as many as THREE official kit providers, with jerseys available at different prices.


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Advanced robotics, estimation theory, deep learning for real-time payload monitoring - BC-366
Preferred Disciplines: Electric, Mechanical or Computer Engineering (Masters or PhD)
Project length: 4 or 8 months (1 or 2 units)
Desired start date: As soon as possible
Location: Vancouver, BC
No. of Positions: 1
Preferences: None
Company: MotionMetrics
About Company:
Motion Metrics International is a high-tech company that provides advanced monitoring solutions to the mining industry. We are currently hiring engineers to scale up our AI infrastructure. Our products apply machine vision and other sensor technologies to provide critical alarms and decisive information to all tiers of users in the mine's hierarchy.
Project Description:
Shovel productivity can vary dramatically between different operators and loading practices. When a truck is overloaded, component life is significantly decreased which can lead to premature tire wear and suspension failures. When a truck is underloaded, more trips and passes are needed to transport the same amount of material. Payload Monitoring system relies on the position of the shovel bucket and the associated pressures in the hydraulic cylinders to estimate the load inside the bucket. The goal of this project is to research proprietary algorithms and use concepts from advanced robotics and estimation theory, to determine payload in real-time without interrupting the normal flow of operation.
Research Objectives/Sub-Objectives:
- Explore proprietary algorithms to automatically determine payload while meeting defined system requirements and constraints
- Define validation and performance metrics for proposed algorithms
- Create documentation, including Internal reports, conference/journal papers
- Combination of Advanced robotics, estimation theory, and deep learning
Expertise and Skills Needed:
- One year of hands-on experience developing and implementing machine learning algorithms
- Understanding of theoretical concepts of statistics, probability, advanced robotics and estimation theory
- Knowledge in signal and image processing techniques
- Proficiency in a modern programming language like Python
Beneficial Skills
- Proficiency in programming language such as C++ or C#
- Experience with tools such as Theano and Caffe
- Proficiency with version control (git, SVN)
For more info or to apply to this applied research position, please
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About Us
The Collective Heart's mission: Uniting humanity by inspiring global and collective transformation. We do this by supporting and promoting charitable projects that provide spiritual, emotional and physical well being for those in need. We embrace the principles of Integrative Coaching, emotional education and other bodies of transformational work to change the world.
Established in 2007,The Collective Heart is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose initial priority is to transform education by building schools, and bring the tools, techniques and distinctions of emotional education to the nations of Uganda and Kenya.
The Collective Heart considers education to be a vital element for the long-term development of all societies, and a proper elementary education is still beyond the reach of millions of children around the world--especially in Africa.
This priority is being realized through our 'Children's Academy for the Collective Heart" school project, which has provided the funding and building materials for completing two academies this past year, with many more academies planned in the coming year, changing the lives of tens of thousands over the next decade.
We are in need of your support to expand this initiative. We invite you to join us and become a part of this extremely important transformational work for our world today!


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The setting for John and Mary Watson's wedding reception, the
orangery of Goldney Hall at Bristol University forms part of a
building that was constructed in 1724 by the Goldney family.
Goldney Hall has undergone numerous changes and renovations
throughout its existence, and features several unusual features in
both the building and surrounding gardens - as well as the
ornamental canal glimpsed outside the orangery in The Sign of
Three, the grounds also contain a shell-lined grotto that was
constructed between 1737 and 1764, filled with over 200 different
species of shell, statues and quartz crystal encrusted pillars. It
is notable as the only grotto in the United Kingdom to feature the
shell decoration and running water.
The building itself was gifted from the Goldney estate to the
University of Bristol in 1953. The orangery originally featured a
glass roof, but this was replaced with the tile roof you see
onscreen in Sherlock in the early 1900s. It is available for hire
as a wedding reception venue with the space for 110 people for
silver service reception, or 150 for a buffet setting.
Tours of Goldney Hall and the gardens can be arranged by
appointment with Bristol University.
Goldney Hall is located to the north west of Bristol city
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Reflections on Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan1 Comment
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By David Petraeus | PRISM Volume 7, No 1 | September 14, 2017
This interview was conducted by Dr. Joseph Collins and Mr. Nathan White for Lessons Encountered: Learning from the Long War, which was published by NDU Press in November 2015.
Can you tell us how your view of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan evolved during your various leadership assignments?
GEN Petraeus: When we were getting ready for what became the invasion of Iraq, the prevailing wisdom was that we were going to have a long, hard fight to Baghdad, and it was really going to be hard to take Baghdad. The road to deployment, which was a very compressed road for the 101st Airborne Division, started with a seminar on military operations in urban terrain, because that was viewed as the decisive event in the takedown of the regime in Iraq—that and finding and destroying the weapons of mass destruction.
There was the expectation of those who were presumably thinking about the Phase IV plan, after-hostilities, that the invasion would lop off the top level of the Saddamists, and then we would relatively expeditiously be able to hand off the responsibilities of governance to some new governing entity, which would exercise governance through the existing institutions of the state, albeit without the Saddamists. By Saddamists, I mean the true loyalists—this would not go down to Ba'ath party level four. It would be Saddam, level one, level two, perhaps some of the level three. But the professionals, if you will, the governing class, would largely remain in place, and there would be functioning governmental institutions that would resume their respective tasks.


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MADISON (WKOW) – Police say a 31-year-old man was arrested for his fifth DWI offense after he parked his car in the middle of an intersection. According to Dane County Sheriff Lieutenant Brian Mikula, Madison's own Bruce Southall was taken into custody shortly after 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning after parking in the intersection of Moorland Rd. and Rimrock Rd., and blocking traffic.
Police came to the conclusion that Southall was under the influence of intoxicants. He was charged with a felony DWI 5th offense and felony bail jumping for violating his bail conditions on another DWI case pending in Rock County. He is currently parked in Dane County Jail.


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Kansas City, Mo. (PRWEB) July 24, 2014
Despite decades of conventional thinking about human motivation, best-selling business author Daniel Pink sheds new light on the art and science of motivation and how entrepreneurs can leverage these insights to be more effective leaders. These lessons are revealed today in a new nine-part series from the Kauffman Founders School.
The videos may be accessed at http://www.KauffmanFoundersSchool.org.
Pink is the author of five books about business, work and management issues, including the long-running New York Times bestsellers A Whole New Mind and Drive. He lectures to corporations, associations and universities around the world on economic transformation and the new workplace and in 2013, Thinkers 50 named him one of the top 15 business thinkers in the world.
Using a mix of social science, survey research and compelling stories, Pink reveals the personal qualities and specific skills necessary for effectively and ethically persuading, influencing and moving others. "If you want enduring motivation, you have to do things in your company that go with the grain of human nature," Pink said, "not against it."
He demonstrates that by understanding what social scientists have learned about human motivation, entrepreneurs can understand what moves people, and why it matters for their business. The video series includes modules titled:
1. The Big Lesson
2. Motivation for Entrepreneurs
3. Motivating by Autonomy
4. Motivating by Mastery
5. Motivating by Purpose
6. The Art of Persuasion
7. Attunement in Leadership
8. How to Survive Rejection
9. How to Pitch and Persuade
Kauffman Founders School is an online educational resource dedicated to entrepreneurship. Its expert lectures and rich curriculum — giving individuals the skills and tools to build the next big thing — enable entrepreneurs to learn anywhere, anytime. Through videos and supporting learning tools, a range of experts teach best practices in areas not typically addressed in other training programs. Additional Kauffman Founders School topics include:
- "Entrepreneurial Marketing" presented by Anita Newton, former marketing director at AMC Theatres, P&G and Sprint, and the current vice president of corporate marketing at Adknowledge
- "Entrepreneurial Selling" presented by Craig Wortmann, CEO and founder of Sales Engine and clinical professor at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business
- "Founder's Dilemmas," presented by Noam Wasserman, professor of an award-winning course on entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School and author of The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup
- "Intellectual Property" presented by Peter McDermott, an attorney at Banner & Witcoff.
- "The Lean Approach" presented by Steve Blank, a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and an educator
- "Powerful Presentations" presented by Nathan Gold, founder of The Demo Coach
- "Startups" presented by Blank
- "Surviving the Entrepreneurial Life" presented by Meg Cadoux Hirshberg, an author and magazine journalist who has lived the life of an entrepreneur's spouse
About the Kauffman Foundation:
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that aims to foster economic independence by advancing educational achievement and entrepreneurial success. Founded by late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo., and has approximately $2 billion in assets. For more information, visit http://www.kauffman.org, and follow the Foundation on http://www.twitter.com/kauffmanfdn and http://www.facebook.com/kauffmanfdn.


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Wheat futures were anywhere from 1 1/4 to 8 1/4 higher today, with SRW the strongest. Improved crop condition ratings and rapid harvest kept a lid
Live cattle futures settled 7 to 77 cents higher on Tuesday. Feeder cattle futures were mixed with nearby Aug up 27 cents and back months as much as
Corn futures settled 4 1/4 to 6 cents higher on Turnaround Tuesday. A slight decline in crop conditions was supportive, and a stronger USD was
Lean hog futures settled 52 cents lower to 12 cents higher, with only August in minus territory. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.76 on August 10,
Cotton futures went home 6 points lower to 28 points higher. Monday's Crop Progress report showed 17% of the Texas cotton crop's bolls
Soybean futures settled 7 1/2 to 11 cents higher. Nearby soy meal was up $8.30/ton, with soy oil 15 points lower. Reports of Brazilian producers
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[Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 114th Congress] [114th Congress] [House Document 113-181] [Jeffersons Manual of ParliamentaryPractice] [Pages 221-224] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] sec. xxx--quasi-committee
|Sec. 424. Procedure ``in the House as in Committee of the Whole.''
|If on motion and question the bill be not committed, or if no proposition for commitment be made, then the proceedings in the Senate of the United States and in Parliament are totally different. The former shall be first stated.
|Sec. 425. Motion to refer admitted ``in the House as in Committee of the Whole.''
|After progress in amending the bill in quasi- committee, a motion may be made to refer it to a special committee. If the motion prevails, it is equivalent in effect to the several votes, that the committee rise, the House resume itself, discharge the Committee of the Whole, and refer the bill to a special committee. In that case, the amendments already made fall. But if the motion fails, the quasi-committee stands in status quo.-
|Sec. 426. Motions and procedure in quasicommittee in Jefferson's time.
|How far does this XXVIIIth rule [of the Senate] subject the House, when in quasi-committee, to the laws which regulate the proceedings of Committees of the Whole? The particulars in which these differ from proceedings in the House are the following: 1. In a committee every member may speak as often as he pleases. 2. The votes of a committee may be rejected or altered when
|Sec. 427. Motions and procedure ``in the House as in Committee of the Whole.''
|In the modern practice of the House, the rule of Jefferson's Manual is followed to the extent that the House, while acting ``in the House as in Committee of the Whole'' may deal with disorder, take the yeas and nays, adjourn, refer to a committee even though the reading by sections may not have begun (IV, 4931, 4932), admit the motion to reconsider (VIII, 2793), receive messages (IV, 4923), and use the previous question (VI, 369; Procedure, ch. 23, Sec. 6.3) (which differs from the previous question of Jefferson's time). The previous question may not be moved on a single section of a bill (IV, 4930), but it may be demanded on the bill while Members yet desire to offer amendments (IV, 4926-4929; VI, 639). Formerly a motion to close debate on the pending section of a bill being read by section for amendment in the House as in the Committee of the Whole was in order (IV, 4935), but under current practice a bill considered ``in the House as in Committee of the Whole'' is considered as read and open for amendment at any point (Aug. 10, 1970, p. 28050), and a motion is in order ``in the House as in Committee of the Whole'' to close debate on the bill or on an amendment (June 26, 1973, p. 21314). An amendment may be withdrawn at any time before action has been had on it (IV, 4935; June 26, 1973, p. 21305). An amendment in the nature of a substitute is in order after perfecting amendments have been considered (IV, 4933, 4934; V, 5788). The title also is amended after the bill has been considered (IV, 3416). A quorum of the House (and not of the Committee of the Whole) is required in the House as in the Committee of the Whole (VI, 639).


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Indian-born designer Bibhu Mohapatra has been gaining a solid traction and following in the fashion industry these past few seasons. Last February, he staged his first fashion show after years of doing presentations since he started his eponymous label in 2008. Before launching his label, he honed his design skills at J. Mendel. What makes him a strong designer is that he is able to create not only party dresses and gowns but also daywear and separates that resonate with modern women. This is not to say that he is averse to flounces of chiffon and smatterings of beadwork. He can execute those elegantly. But he also knows that his customers have lives outside of cocktail parties and gala events.
Below, Mohapatra talks about why he is a designer through and through.
When I wake up... I need light.
Before I go to bed... I read.
A well-dressed man/woman... is always inspiring.
Women should always... feel equal or better than men.
Men should never... disagree with women on the above.
The best thing that's been said about me... is that I am real.
The biggest misconception about me... is yet to come.
If I weren't doing what I'm doing today... I would be doing it tomorrow and the day after.
My legacy... is my craft.
A great idea... is season-less.
Botox is... not a magic potion.
My mother... is the one who gave me everything.
The soundtrack of my life... is being written.
The future... is momentary.
Happiness... is not a birthright.
There's a time and place for... some things.
There is too much... mediocrity.
In the end... it all stays behind and becomes history.
Looks from Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2012
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College students prefer former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president over either Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) or former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in a poll conducted two years before the 2016 presidential campaign.
A Panetta Institute survey found that Clinton crushes Paul 53% to 32% among college students in a head-to-head 2016 matchup while defeating Bush 58% to 26%.
All three are seriously considering 2016 runs, and Paul has taken direct aim at Clinton during the last year. Paul has said Clinton must testify during the Benghazi Select Committee hearing, brought up her husband's infidelity with intern Monica Lewinsky as an example of the Democrats' hypocrisy on the war on women, and emphasized that Clinton is "unfit" to serve higher office after her "dereliction of duty" during the Benghazi scandal.
Republicans and Democrats have expressed concerns that a Clinton versus Bush matchup could disinterest young voters who would view both candidates as stale and the embodiment of their respective political establishments.
Hart Research Associates conducted the survey of 817 college students from April 11 to 19. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points for the overall sample.


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Home Depot Due Diligence
Ron Jarvis, the Home Depot senior vice president who oversees the Eco Options program, seems to get it. And so does the New York Times in its article about the big box's eco initiative. Author Clifford Krauss writes:
Even though Energy Star is a widely accepted barometer for how much electricity a refrigerator or washing machine uses, it does not measure other factors, like how much energy was used to make the appliance in the first place or whether the manufacturer used recycled materials and encouraged its product to be recycled at the end of its life.Home Depot is working with Scientific Certification Systems to audit and certify the green claims of the companies that supply the 176,000 products that Home Depot sells. They will grade a product based on its environmental record over its entire life cycle — including the sustainability of its production process, its efficiency and longevity and how it can be recycled when it is no longer useful.


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Abnett and Lanning Live On in "Resurrection Man"
While DC Comics launched a slew of new ongoing monthly comic book series as part of September's New 52 company-wide relaunch, they also brought back a handful of series as well, among them the early '90s cult hit "Resurrection Man."
Originally written by comic book duo Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with art by Jackson "Butch" Guice, the very first "Resurrection Man" followed Mitch, a man able to come back to life when he died, with each resurrection granting him a new super power. The new "Resurrection Man," still written by Abnett and Lanning but with art by Fernando Dagnino, also follows amnesiac Mitch as he tries to fill in the blanks in his life and get the hang of his continually changing powers while playing with the same themes and tone of the first series. But now Mitch has a host of new problems, chief among them an angel and a demon sent by Heaven and Hell, respectively, and tasked with forcibly collecting Mitch's immortal soul.
Speaking with CBR News about this new reimagining of the '90s comic series, original creators and writers Abnett and Lanning eagerly dove into discussing the challenge of bringing back the Body Doubles for modern readers, why Mitch shouldn't trust either Heaven or Hell, and details about DC's upcoming trade paperback collection of their original '90s series.
CBR News: You have the first three issues of the new "Resurrection Man" under your belt at this point, and this idea that Mitch's soul is overdue to go to either Heaven or Hell is a new twist on the character. What made you decide to focus on this supernatural aspect of your more science fiction-y character?
Dan Abnett: I think the supernatural thread was always there in the original version, it just wasn't as pronounced as we have it here. His essence as a character, like in the first version, is still very science based but the consequences of what he is have gotten more supernatural. That was something that also came from DC editorial; Eddie Berganza was very keen to have us play that up with this particular version and we thought it was appropriate because it gives it a slightly different feel.
When we last spoke you mentioned one of the challenges with Mitch is that, because he resurrects, you have to find other stakes for him or obstacles to overcome. Is having his immortal soul in contention one of the ways you're doing this?
Andy Lanning: Yeah, I think like Dan was saying, it was our intention to, when we started this new version of Mitch, to take things into a slightly different arena [than] what we did originally. Obviously that made it more interesting from our point of view when it comes to writing him because we're not retreading old ground. We're definitely approaching stuff from a slightly different angle, and like you say, it offers us a little bit more in the way of drama and tension, basically reimagining the story with a slightly more supernatural twist even though there's an underpinning of the science fiction. In fact, as we go forward with this the two will sort of meet head on.
With that supernatural element your series is one of the few New 52 series physically dealing with the idea of Heaven and Hell in the DC Universe. Are you getting to set the rules for Heaven and Hell in the new 52 DCU?
Abnett: I think DC editorial is pretty keen to make sure things are consistent across the board, so things that we're doing here will hopefully get reflected in other places. It's a very simple set of rules, to be honest. I don't think it takes anybody a great deal of time to work them out! [Laughs] The really original slant to it is, although he's a scientific creation and in fact in many respects a scientific wonder, there are sort of metaphysical implications to that. The man-made science may put him in a situation where he becomes a significant problem to higher powers, and that's a fun thing to play around with. But we hope there's a way of exploring the nature of Heaven and Hell in our book and also showing it affecting some of the others as the series will progress.
Lanning: One of the cool things of working with the new DCU is, along with the other books, laying the foundations for all of this stuff which appeared in previous continuity but it's kind of like new ground that we are breaking. So we're definitely keeping an eye on the other books and that we don't contradict each other, and each book is kind of peeling back a new layer to reveal some more of this brand new version of the DC Universe.
Since we're talking about the broader DCU, in the solicitations for February we have Mitch in Gotham City and Arkham Asylum. Does this mark a new storyline for Mitch and wrapping up the Heaven and Hell idea, or is that idea going to continue to play in the background of the series?
Abnett:/b> The key themes, the essences, the properties that are bugging Mitch all the way through the course of this story will remain consistent. The issue you're referring to then when he interacts quite fundamentally with another part of the DCU is a consequence of that. We don't want to give the story away but it's the result of this chess game with the esoteric forces of the universe. I think it also helps to ground him. We're trying not to make the stories unwieldy and long, there's a quick succession and a couple of issues are spent moving things around, so that's something that grounds him and reflects his place in the DCU.
Switching to the characters, in #3 you had the fun Transhuman reveal with Darryl walking out in the robot suit. Where did the Transhuman come from? Is he a brand new character?
Abnett: He is! [Laughs] He sort of presented himself to us as we went along. We had a role for a character there and we didn't really know exactly what we wanted to do with it yet and he ended up being much larger than life than we were expecting, but in an interesting way that immediately developed into a strand that we intend to pursue. But yeah, I think that was a great moment. We take great pleasure in trying to throw in twists and surprises and quite often with the book "Resurrection Man," given his power base and the sort of people who would be after him, you kind of know where those surprises are going to come from. So for it to come from the old guy next door was a new one I think! [Laughs]
Lanning: And as far as Transhuman is concerned as well, there's an extra surprise with his back story that will be revealed in issue #4, I think.
Last time we spoke you also mentioned the historical tradition of resurrection men who stole the dead and Burke and Hare the body snatchers. In #2 you reintroduced the Body Doubles, a duo who are essentially proactively corpse snatching Mitch. Do you see them as the darkly funny Burke and Hare of your series?
Abnett: Yeah, they are in a way, I hadn't really thought about it like that. I think there are more to these Body Doubles than to the original version of the characters, some of which is yet to be revealed. We talked about in some ways making them more proactive in this new iteration, and I suppose they are, in a more focused way. They are always violently active, but in this they are a coming after Mitch with extreme prejudice and a great deal of focus and I think that's what makes them scarier in a way. We manipulated them and what they can do slightly from their original version, so that's another fun way of playing around with them. They essentially needed to be modernized from the way they were presented in that mid-'90s style we did them in the first time around.
Along those lines, how did you go about modernizing them? What specifically makes these Doubles different?
Lanning: They were very much that idea of the Bad Girl stuff that was going out in the '90s and we were doing some pastiche of that, but I think the idea of having two strong, capable female characters who are basically totally in control and kicking ass and taking names is a kind of timeless quality that we want to have fun with! We're definitely playing against the type because they look like bimbos and act like hit men, the hardest sort of assassins you can find, and we think there is fun to be had with that. When we did the original Body Doubles we did some miniseries that came off that back of that which were very tongue and cheek and very funny. We've given a slightly higher reach to them now, but I think is still a sort of playful, fun element that's always going to be in there with those characters and we're definitely going to play on that side of things.
Abnett: I think in reinventing them, which we definitely did, we didn't want them to not be the Body Doubles anymore; we wanted them to be recognizably what they were the first time around because otherwise you might as well invent completely new characters. I think the important thing is, if we are going to present very obviously aggressive characters who are women and who present themselves in this sort of over sexualized comic book way, they have to have proper characters and they have to have serious intent to justify being that reckless, I suppose! I hope that's what we've done and I think you might see a little bit more of that as we reveal more about them. I think it was quite a fun thing to do in the 1990s, but you've got to do a slightly subtle take on how you present that and why you're presenting something like that.
Artist Fernando Dagnino is obviously at home with that more cheesecake art style — is this one of the reasons you guys wanted to team up with Dagnino, that he can bring that juxtaposition for the Body Doubles with his pin up style?
Abnett: To a certain extent, yes. I mean, I think brining him on as an artist to the series was in keeping with the visual style of the original series, and actually in these issues we knew he would do a damn good job with them. That didn't come as a surprise at all. But the sheer dynamism, particularly in the battle sequences that are coming up in the fourth issue, he's really terrific there. We knew they'd look good but they look better than we could possibly imagine, it's really terrific stuff. So yes, we found something he can draw really, really well and I think he does make them work much more successfully when they sort of are undeniably great comic images on top of what we might be able to do with them as characters.
Lanning: And the really cool thing as well is that Fernando's artwork really has a flavor of Jackson Guice's stuff from the original series as well. There's like I said, in interest of what Jackson did in that first series, that's really nice, that's a nice continuity there.
There are some nice details in his work too, such as the incredibly creepy chalk outlines in Limbo. When it comes to the art, do you just let him run with it and drive the look for Limbo, the characters, etc?
Abnett: Certainly! I think it was in the script that he put chalk outlines everywhere, but he did that so well because they were literally everywhere. That was a lovely idea, I think, that played out very visually.
Lanning: In fact, in that Limbo sequence, his visualization of the demon was really cool as well, that idea that you can't quite see it properly was really well realized.
What were your initial ideas behind creating the demon and the angel Suriel, the two characters who would visually represent Heaven and Hell?
Abnett: We quite like the idea that when the angel first appears she's not obviously angelic, she could be a demon. So when you meet a demon he's kind of even worse. In fact, there is a sort of question of which side is worse or if they are equally inimical to the mortal world. I think we are pleading a special case because we're not necessarily saying that all angels are like her. She is a sort of special executive angel who has superpowers and is fairly ruthless and, let's face it, quite psychotic! But it does show that this disregard at this higher level and lower level in both Heaven and Hell for all mortal life. The immortal soul is all that matters. They're not at all squeamish about people caught up in their struggle to obtain them.
On a related note, in January DC is releasing the first fourteen issues of the original series as a collected trade paperback. Did doing the new "Resurrection Man" series help prompt the collection?
Lanning: I think so; I think it obviously prompted interest in the old series again. From everyone's point of view that was something they hadn't collected up until now, and something that we were more than happy for them to put together because that original series of "Resurrection Man" is something we're still very proud of. We're 100% behind the idea of them putting together a collection because its something that DC does particularly well. So we're looking forward to that.
Are there plans to collect the rest of your '90s run in trade paperback?
Abnett: Fourteen makes a fairly nice collection in terms of a trade paperback. I guess they would do what would be the second half if the first one got a big enough audience. I think it would be nice to see it all collected and I guess they could do it in two volumes.
Lanning: You'd hope that they'd do the whole thing because it's not a massive, massive run or big commitment! [Laughs]
Wrapping things up, in this new run you guys seem to be toying with the question of Mitch's powers being fate versus free will. When it came to reexamining Mitch, what stood out to you as important ideas or themes you really wanted to emphasize in the new series?
Abnett: One of the key ones is that he is essentially a regular guy. We didn't want him to be this stupendously super heroic character in terms of his personality. He's a regular guy who finds himself in a very irregular situation. He's the everyman hero, he's the guy next door, he's a hero by circumstance rather than inclination, which I think is fun! He's also the product of real world science and human ingenuity rather than something supernatural, but we really wanted in this to place those together in contrast. I think the other thing with Resurrection Man is, by his very nature, every time he comes back with a different power that power is not known immediately to the reader, so he is a mystery. He is a mysterious person who needs to be re-explained every time he reappears because every time he's different and there's something new to know about him. So we really wanted to wrap that up and go back to what we emphasized the first time around, that his entire life is a bit of a mystery, and really play that up. Not only are we learning about him every time he comes back, he is himself learning about what he used to be. That, I think, is quite rewarding because Mitch and the reader are on the path of discovery together.
Lanning: Something that was definitely true in the first series was the idea that as a reader you were discovering along with Mitch what the bigger story was, and we kept peeling back layers of that story with more and more surprises and cliffhangers. That was definitely an element we wanted to carry forward into this series as well, even though we've made an effort to make Mitch a little more proactive. He doesn't just die and turn up in a place and discover his powers and help people out, he's being drawn to places now and that's something that is going to play out over the next few issues. We're going to introduce this idea of whether he's fated to do stuff or whether he's got free will and he's the master of his whole destiny. Again, within that whole theme there's a lot of surprises we want to put out for the readers rather than everyone knowing exactly what's happening with this book. We're coming at it from a completely different angle and you're learning each issue along with the main character and we think that gives the book a slightly more unique take on the superhero trope, basically.
"Resurrection Man" #4 hits shelves December 14, 2011 and the "Resurrection Man" Volume One TPB arrives January 25, 2012.
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Fitton Green Natural Area Trail is a 5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Corvallis, Oregon that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, horses, and mountain biking and is best used from June until October. Dogs and horses are also able to use this trail.
dog friendly
horseback riding
mountain biking
nature trips
wild flowers
A good hike through a new natural area that includes several elevation changes This hike is full of elevation gain. You start from the parking lot and hike to the top of Cardwell Hill in old growth on a nice gravelled road. You then be rewarded with a nice downhill walk to the Fitton Green dedication rock. At the rock the gavel ends and you will then follow a dirt road (muddy in the winter) up a second hill to the top of the Fitton Green lookout. After resting and taking in the view (there should be a Porta-Potty near by) you get to do it all again in reverse.
Gorgeous hike! Trails are well maintained.
Easy hike with great views.
This is a fun little hike, only a little difficult incline.
If you follow the road signs you are not doing the trail as shown here. Follow the app map.
One of my favorite places.
Great views and nice trail deep in the forest. Nice stream crossings and a fairly moderate to easy elevation gain.
Very enjoyable warm day.Very quiet and peaceful.
throop loop is lovely !
beautiful short trip open sky with pretty views! special even on the pouring rainy afternoon we had ! greaT way to go !
white oak savannah.
white oak woodlands.
good signage at the out & back from cardwell hill dead end - wren. nice spot by the water before you turn around at railroad trestle.
Search Fitton Green County Natural Area, Philomath, OR 97370, USA This works on National Geographic maps, De Lorme Maps, Garmin Maps, GOOGLE MAPS (LITE OR FULL Version) Yahoo Maps plus seven others map cartographers/programs. The land track does narrow but if you pull up the GIS data for the area it shows land owners and proper tracks. You can gain permissions for private tracks like the equestrian tracks now as well rather then trespassing then.
In 2007 the markers were 12-15 foot in the trees. In 2002 the lands changed ownership even though it was a natural area. Great cutthroat trout fishing. Carry Bear mace as the has been a surge of Bears n Cougars in the area. Lots of wildlife and great flowers. Please do not pick or dig the plants up. Mushrooms is a different matter but be sure of what you are eating, Cut them please do not pull them up and disrupt the mycelium. The red track is a well used animal trail. I showed the smallest loop on the land natural land envelopment. There is one large private loop and another loop you can track on any mapping programs.
not clear directions... no loop. just a fire lane or "evacuation lane" which takes you bout 3miles out until you hit privite property... good for a out and back. but the whole time you have no idea where your destination is!!!! plenty of hills to tire you out. still enjoyed myself
Lovely hike on a sunny March Monday. We didn't see anyone else in the Natural area -- not until we got off the trail and started making our way back to the car through quiet neighborhoods. We made this a 4.68-mile loop, which did require covering some ground on paved streets through sparsely-populated neighborhoods to get back to our car.
To make the same loop, take a left at the dedication rock, take a left at the Y-intersection indicating the Allan Throop trail. Take a left at the sign pointing to "Panarama Parking". You'll end up on Panarama Drive. Head down Panarama Drive, which turns into Chaparral Drive. Take a left on Chinook and finally a left on Oak Creek/Cardwell Hill Drive, which will bring you back to your car.
This hike has LOTS of elevation changes, and a total of 692 feet of gain, so it's a good workout!
Not marked at all. Followed signs and found the trail head but then there are 2 gates, one to the left and one to the right. Once you've chosen and hike down, you find markers for the Allen Throop Trail and an evacuation route but that's it. I think we started on one trail and ended on another. It was pretty but ended up being under 3 miles.


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