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On Wednesday of this week I joined the Bank of England's Chief Cashier, Victoria Cleland, in Parliament to find out more about the new £10 note featuring the world-renowned author Jane Austen.
I was able to test the new tactile feature on the £10 note which helps blind and vision impaired users identify their value – a first for Bank of Englandbanknotes. The tactile feature is a series of raised dots in the top left-hand corner and has been developed in conjunction with the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People). This is in addition to the elements already incorporated in Bank of England banknotes for vision impaired people; the tiered sizing, bold numerals, raised print and differing colour palettes.
The new £10 note celebrates the life of Jane Austen whose novels are loved by many across the world. The Bank is proud to mark her contribution to British culture, particularly in this anniversary year and we are looking forward to the note entering circulation from 14 September.
As it is made of polymer, the new £10 note is cleaner, safer and stronger. It joins the Churchill Bank of England £5 note in the first family of polymer Bank of England banknotes and a new £20 note featuring J.M.W Turner will follow in 2020. The £10 note contains sophisticated security features which make it very difficult to counterfeit. It will last at least 2.5 times longer than the current paper £10 notes – around 5 years in total – and stay in better condition during day to day use.
The new £10 note will be issued on 14 September 2017, so the public here in Scunthorpe will begin to see them in the following days and weeks as the notes leave cash centres around the country and enter general circulation. The public can continue to spend paper £10 notes as usual and these will be gradually withdrawn as they are banked by retailers and the public. Legal tender status of the paper £10 featuring Charles Darwin will be withdrawn in Spring 2018 with the exact date being announced at least three months in advance.


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Out of the Shadows:
The Civil Law Tradition in the Department of Justice Canada, 1868–2000
The Upheavals of the 1960s
The upheavals of the 1960s profoundly affected the Department of Justice, including the Civil Law Section. The first blow to the Section was Guy Favreau's departure in July 1960. The Assistant Deputy Minister had received an offer he could not refuse from a large law firm, and as someone who loved the practice of law, he wanted to return to private legal work in Montréal.17 However, those who had regular dealings with him believe that he left the Department because he was unable to have the position he wanted, namely Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada. Some people think that, in spite of his great abilities and reputation, Favreau was denied the highest legal position in the land because of his training in civil law.f At the Department of Justice at the time, it was assumed that a civil law specialist would be unable to deal with legal issues arising in the common law provinces. In addition, it was asked, how would he be able to supervise the work of lawyers with common law training? 18 It seemed to be forgotten that, more than 75 years previously, Augustus Power, also a civilian by training, had acted as Deputy Minister on several occasions, and that the Department of Justice had not been any the worse for it.g In spite of this historical precedent, another fifteen years were to pass before a person with a civil law background would be appointed Deputy Minister.
However, a few months before Favreau's departure, the Department made an effort to recognize the existence of civil law by finding a place for it in the upper ranks of its staff. On March 9, 1960, section 3 of the Department of Justice Act was amended to specify the number of Associate Deputy Ministers.h In the House of Commons, the Minister of Justice, Edmund Davie Fulton, explained that a constant increase in the amount of work and the growing complexity of the cases warranted the appointment of two Associate Deputy Ministers. The idea of creating two such positions had emerged several years earlier, when the Liberals were in power. In the spring of 1957, Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent was supposed to ask Parliament to approve the creation of these positions, but his party was defeated in the elections. This delayed the tabling of this legislative amendment. Deputy Minister Varcoe, who was about to be replaced by W. R. Jackett, had then suggested that E. A. Driedger and Favreau be appointed to these positions, and it was expected that Favreau would become familiar with all aspects of the Department, so that he could act as Deputy Minister if Jackett had to be absent.i, 19 Three years later, the House adopted, without opposition, the bill tabled by the Diefenbaker government.
However, there was nothing in the amendment to indicate that one of the positions of Associate Deputy Minister had to be given to a civil law specialist responsible for civil law and for federal law issues in Quebec. Rather, the appointment of the first Associate Deputy Minister (Civil Law) marked the beginning of a tradition that still exists. Nonetheless, a number of people affirm that it was from that moment on that the Department officially recognized the presence of civilian lawyers within its structure, and thereby acknowledged Canadian bijuralism.20 Furthermore, from the moment that the idea had been advanced in 1957, the plan was to appoint the two Assistant Deputy Ministers in place. By 1960, however, it was already too late: Favreau had made his decision to leave the Department.21 He handed in his resignation, and the Minister had to appoint another candidate to the position of Associate Deputy Minister (Civil Law).
On November 9, 1960, Rodrigue Bédard, a municipal judge in Hull and a professor at the University of Ottawa, took up his duties as the first Associate Deputy Minister (Civil Law).22 Bédard had trouble asserting his authority, because he was unfamiliar with the workings of the Department, and with the procedures and culture of the environment he had just entered. In addition, some of the people with whom he was working saw his appointment by the Conservatives as the outcome of a political manoeuvre, and this did not ease Bédard's relations with the managers in place. However, as a distinguished jurist with a strong sense of duty, he did his best to continue the work of his predecessor.23
In Bédard's time, recruiting was initially done through the Civil Service Commission, which published notices of competitions (in law faculties, with the Quebec Bar and in the newspapers), and received applications. The Associate Deputy Minister then went to Montréal or Québec City to meet the candidates, accompanied by a representative of the Commission. Sometimes, these candidates were asked to take a written examination, and had to answer some questions in English. They thus had to be bilingual in principle, but they did not have to have a perfect mastery of English. It was expected that in time and with greater experience, they would inevitably acquire a good knowledge of English.24
New faces then appeared in the Civil Law Section. Some of the new arrivals had already been working for the Department of Justice. The first newcomer was Gaspard Côté in 1962, who had been working in the Criminal Section since 1957. He quickly became a close and trusted collaborator of his new director, Paul Ollivier. During his time in the Criminal Section, Côté participated, as lawyer for the Department of Justice, in the work of the Brossard Commission of Inquiry into the Coffin case and in the work of the Dorion Commission on the Rivard case (which resulted in the resignation of Favreau as Minister of Justice in 1965).25
Rodrigue Bédard
Joseph Georges Rodrigue Bédard was born in Hull, Quebec, on June 9, 1907. He studied at the University of Ottawa, where he obtained a bachelor of arts degree and a licentiate in philosophy in 1927. He obtained his licentiate in law from the Université de Montréal in 1933, and was called to the Quebec Bar in July of the same year. He then practised his profession in Hull, where he was also Recorder, then a municipal judge (1938–1960). In addition to practising law, Bédard was very active in teaching. He served as academic dean at the University of Ottawa law school (1954–1960), and as professor of civil procedure from 1953 to 1970. A Queen's Counsel since 1945, he joined the Department of Justice as Associate Deputy Minister in November 1960. Ten years later, he left this position to become a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec. Mr. Justice Bédard died in Montréal on March 10, 1978.26
When Côté asked to be transferred to the Civil Law Section, Maurice Charbonneau (now with the National Parole Board) soon followed the man who had been his mentor in the Criminal Section for the previous three years. Guy Favreau had recruited Charbonneau in 1960, during a train trip between Québec City and Toronto. Noticing the law book he was reading, Favreau asked him if he would be interested in a career at the Department of Justice, in Ottawa. After thinking about this offer, Charbonneau agreed to take an examination "which did not commit him to anything" at the Court House in Québec City. Two months later, he received a call from Favreau's secretary, who told him that the Assistant Deputy Minister wanted to meet him. He was then offered a position on the criminal law team.27
In October 1963, Paul Coderre joined the Department of Justice, after pleading a case in which he had opposed Paul Ollivier. The two men were both natives of Ottawa. Coderre was practising law in Chicoutimi when Ollivier asked him if he wanted to return to the national capital. Coderre started his career at the Department of Health, but a few months later, he was called upon to replace Rolland Boudreau at Justice Headquarters.28 Boudreau had left the Department after three months as head of Minister Lionel Chevrier's office to accept a position at the head office of Canadian National, in Montréal. He continued to work for this company until his retirement in September 1993 as Vice-President of Legal Affairs.29
In 1965, the Department of Justice hired its first notary on a permanent basis. Up to that point, most matters involving real estate law had been entrusted to outside notaries. The Civil Law Section could count on the services of Merry Del Val ("Val") Richard, a clerk who had acquired a vast experience in handling property titles through his fifteen years in the business (he was nicknamed "Mr. Notary"). However, Richard did not have a degree in notarial studies. Assisted by Annette Laflèche, Richard was responsible for contacting the notaries retained by the Department, for examining notarial deeds and for submitting them to the director of the Section for approval. A twenty-year employee of the Department (he had originally been the secretary of Roméo Gibeault), Richard had been involved in show business in the 1920s. A tap dancer, violinist, singer and actor, he had played in Broadway theatres, and enjoyed recounting his adventures to his colleagues.30
Since 1961, Paul Ollivier had wanted a notary to be added to the permanent staff of the Civil Law Section, as legal counsel.31 In 1965, a young notary by the name of Jacques Roy saw one of the Department's advertisements for a notary, but he had little interest in this position until he met Gaspard Côté at the monthly dinner of the Jaycees in Hull. The next day, Roy contacted Rodrigue Bédard, the Associate Deputy Minister, who was also a family friend. Bédard told him that the competition was over, but that he would make an exception for him. The interview took place a few days later, and Roy began working for the Department on April 26, 1965.32
During his first morning on the job, Roy was introduced to the Deputy Minister, E. A. Driedger, by the director of the Section. This was a rare gesture. It was explained to Driedger that, like other notaries from Quebec, Roy had taken the same courses as lawyers did, but had a somewhat different vocation. However, one crucial question remained unanswered: What salary was to be given to this rare bird? Roy's presence was creating a precedent. To resolve this problem the Department relied upon the salary scale in effect, which was divided into two categories of lawyers, namely, barristers and solicitors. Solicitors earned less. By definition, a notary was closer to the category of solicitors, but an exception was made to place Roy in the group of barristers. Roy thus received a higher salary from the beginning. He inherited a very large office, which he decorated with a rug he found in the basement of the Department. According to custom, only directors were entitled to a rug. However, Roy, who was in a category of his own, was allowed to depart from tradition in this way.33
Roy worked with Richard until the latter retired a few months later, in his late sixties. Because so much land had been expropriated for the construction of Mirabel Airport, Roy was obliged to handle some 3,000 files by himself, not counting the other real estate transactions that the Section had to deal with. Since Roy was the only notary, the Department continued to hire outside agents, because the workload was simply too great.34 However, as a result of Roy's arrival, senior management in the Department of Justice (and later, in the other departments) came to better understand and appreciate the work of notaries. As a result, notaries were treated as legal counsel, just like lawyers, not as "the plumbers of the profession." 35
The Civil Law Section experienced other staff changes in the second half of the 1960s. Roger Tassé, looking for new challenges, left the Section in 1965 to become Superintendent of Bankruptcy.36 In 1967, Jean-Paul Fortin joined the group of civilians to replace Tassé, after four years in the Quebec public service. He even occupied the office that had formally belonged to Tassé, whom he had already met at the Université de Montréal.37 Also in 1967, Paul Ollivier was appointed Assistant Deputy Attorney General (Civil Law), while continuing to perform the duties of director of the Section. However, Paul Coderre took over as director in 1969.38 In the same year, Gaspard Côté left Ottawa to work for the Montréal Regional Office, a "close relative" of the Civil Law Section.
At that time, lawyers of the Section pleaded cases on a regular basis. However, Bédard assigned cases and requests for opinions according to the availability of legal counsel. There were still few civil law specialists in the Department, and if they were familiar with other types of law (constitutional, criminal, tax, etc.), they were also at the disposal of the Associate Deputy Minister with training in common law. In addition, the Civil Law Section was sometimes given responsibility for cases concerning Francophones outside Quebec, since the civilians were often the only people in the Department with a good command of French.39 This was indeed the distinction which gave the civilian group its cohesion, but which also made it feel isolated from the rest of the Department and from the public service in general. In fact, these lawyers formed a separate family group. Like their common law colleagues, however, the members of this group were affected by the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Government Organization (also known as the Glassco Commission).
A separate family group
In the first place, these lawyers were bound by ties forged by their common civil law training and by the various cases to which they devoted many overtime hours.40 The workload justified such dedication, but it was also tempting for new legal counsel, whose families did not live in the region, to spend evenings and Saturdays at the office. Time was precious, as this passage shows: "When somebody left, there was no real reception, even if the individual was a Deputy Minister. Everybody gathered at 2 p.m. in the big conference room on the third floor, in Ottawa. An Anglophone spoke a few words of praise, and somebody else might add something. That was it. The Deputy Minister looked at the time, saying 'we still have a day's work to do,' and everybody returned to their offices. We had all lost three quarters of an hour."41 These men thus spent much time together, but consulted one another only occasionally, since few cases required the simultaneous participation of two members of the Section.
It was thus outside the workplace that they could cultivate friendships that sometimes started in the office, sometimes went back to their law student days. When he was Assistant Deputy Minister, Guy Favreau was in the habit of inviting young Francophone lawyers (including those working in sections other than Civil Law) to lunch at a restaurant every Friday, to foster cohesion and harmony. These meetings, in Hull or at the Cercle universitaire, were used by Favreau as an opportunity to introduce young lawyers to such prominent figures as Justice Fauteux of the Supreme Court, and Charles Stein, who was then Under Secretary of State.42 Favreau's successor, Rodrigue Bédard, continued this tradition with the second generation of civil law specialists.43 As the first members left the Section, the new arrivals were integrated into the team. However, the two groups remained in contact, in spite of the different careers they were pursuing, through these regular meetings.
Some of these men saw each other even more frequently, almost every noon hour at the bus station restaurant, "where they settled the constitution of Canada." Ollivier, Beaudoin, Tassé, Charbonneau, Coderre, Garon, Landry and Pierre Carignan (who was with the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission) often became involved in animated discussions, which earned them the nickname of "the loud Frenchmen." 44 They also met at the reception given at Christmas time by the Civil Law Section, and they occasionally saw one another in the company of their wives. Several of these men lived in the same neighbourhood and were active in their parish. Friends in both the workplace and outside work, they formed a family team, and this enabled them to confront together the obstacles they ran into because of their training and language.45
These ties of friendship were particularly meaningful in an environment that was clearly dominated by the common law and by the English language. In 1955, bilingualism was practically non-existent, and the few lawyers with civil law training were concentrated in the Civil Law Section. When he arrived at the Department five years later, Maurice Charbonneau realized that "there were almost no Francophones outside the Civil Law Division." This situation was quite similar to that of the public service as a whole in the 1960s.46 For the few Francophones who were not members of the Section, the Friday lunches were a real opportunity for reunions.47
However, while most of the civilians felt they were fortunate to be able to work together in their own section, some felt isolated from the Department of Justice as a whole. The situation had undoubtedly improved since the time of Roméo Gibeault, but the limited scope of the Civil Law Section could still be perceived as an obstacle by those who wanted to broaden their horizons. For them, the section was like a ghetto in which nearly all the Francophone resources of the Department of Justice were concentrated. In the other departments, the handful of scattered, isolated civil law specialists were often called upon to provide services as bilinguals, in spite of their competence in law.48 While people were calling upon them for their linguistic knowledge, these lawyers were unable to participate fully in the legal challenges of the Department.49
At Headquarters, members of the Civil Law Section rarely communicated with other sections, but this did not prevent civilians and "common lawyers" from seeing one another occasionally outside the office. In this group, all the work was done in French, but its members had ample opportunity to practice English, the mandatory language for communications with the Deputy Minister and with departments that requested legal opinions.50 Bilingualism was mostly a Francophone affair, even though a few English-speaking senior public servants tried to "stumble through a little French." 51 For the civil law specialists attached to legal departments, the isolation was even greater, since all communications, whether oral or written, had to be conducted in English.
In this context, the spirit of good fellowship that developed (and still exists) among Francophones, regardless of the section to which they belonged, made it possible to break through the civilians' isolation. The creation of a Civil Law Section also had the effect of bringing them together and allowing them to work in French. They felt pride at the idea of having their own division, and when the Department proposed combining the Civil Law Section with the Civil Litigation Section (its common law counterpart), they resisted this form of encroachment, because they wanted to preserve the autonomy and identity of their team.52 They had to defend their linguistic rights and justify their presence, but this was a necessary step while waiting for mentalities to change and for the climate to become more favourable.53
These lawyers, who worked in the Civil Law Section under Favreau and Bédard, formed the core of individuals who enabled civilians to take the place they deserved at the Department of Justice. They were a source of inspiration for those who joined the Department after Bédard left in November 1970.54
f. It may be possible that Guy Favreau's civil law training was detrimental to him. For his part, however, Paul Ollivier insists that he did not personally experience any such prejudice in his direction during his 29 years at the Department of Justice. His civil law training did not prevent Ollivier from moving up through the ranks to the position of Associate Deputy Minister (Civil Law). Conversation with Paul Ollivier (March 28, 2000), Hull.
g. In fact, Favreau's training was only a pretext, since the Deputy Minister does not give legal opinions on his own. He is surrounded by a team of people who advise him on fields with which he is less familiar. A Deputy Minister, even if he has common-law training, cannot know everything. Furthermore, at this time, even though the Deputy Minister signed nearly all the opinions issued by the Department of Justice, these opinions were often written by legal counsel. The Deputy Minister then examined them, and could make changes before signing them. Interview with Roger Tassé (December 16, 1999), Cassette No. 3, Side A; conversation with Alban Garon (April 3, 2000), Ottawa.
h. Associate Deputy Ministers are chosen by the Cabinet and are entitled to certain privileges, while Assistant Deputy Ministers (and Assistant Deputy Attorneys General) are public servants appointed by the Public Service Commission. Interviews with Anne-Marie Trahan (January 4, 2000), Cassette No. 3, Side B, and with Alban Garon (January 18, 2000), Cassette No. 9, Side 2.
i. Someone went even so far as to suggest that the Department should appoint a second full Deputy Minister with a civilian background, who would be responsible for civil law issues. Varcoe quickly rejected the idea, explaining that the work of these two individuals would be unequal, because of the lesser number of cases requiring the intervention of a civil law specialist. He also found it inconceivable that a Deputy Minister with civilian training could supervise common law lawyers, and vice versa. Finally, he thought that it would be too complicated to have the legal counsel in the same section reporting to different authorities, depending on their training. See Department of Justice (DJ), Administrative Records, File 225-3, Volume 1, General Administration, Organization – General, Department of Justice, memorandum of F. P. Varcoe to the Minister of Justice, March 22, 1957, pp. 1-2.
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Career Opportunities at Argus
Due to such a successful year in 2016 Argus are now looking to recruit new staff for 2017, we have current vacancies in the following departments.
Security and Fire Systems Sales Executive
The position is a sales role, to design, and provide quotations for all types of Fire and Security systems.
Experience is required, however further training will be given.
Excellent rates of pay based on a commission based salary with good basic, company car and mobile phone.
To apply for this position please forward your CV.
Security Installation Engineers
Security installation engineers required, excellent rates of pay, company vehicle and phone provided, aplicant must have a minimum of 2 years experience in the installation of monitored Intruder Alarms and cctv. Experience with Texecom, galaxy and orisec are benifcial, job location is northwest mainly working in Gtr Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside but aplicant should be flexible to cover occasional works out side of this area.
To apply for this position please forward your CV.
Security Service & Fault Engineer
Argus are currently looking for an experienced Security Service & Fault Engineer. Excellent rates of pay, company vehicle and phone provided. Must have a minimum of 2 years experience working for an NSI or SSAIB company and must have experience with intruder alarms, CCTV and access control.
Experience with Texecom, Galaxy, PAXTOM, Hikvision, would be beneficial.
Job location: North West, mainly Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.
Successful applicant would need to go on an on-call rota approximately 1 week out of 8.
To apply for this position please forward your CV.
Argus are always looking for bright, intelligent, hard working individuals.


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Launch22 was setup with the aim to help entrepreneurs from all walks of life
We do this by provision of support to early stage entrepreneurs as well as affordable workspace for more established ones
This is offered in the form of an incubator programme. Targeted towards some of the most disadvantaged of entrepreneurs in the UK
2017 Celebration
We celebrated our second birthday with the creation of the Launch22 book. A great milestone produced by one of Launch22 members, Story Terrace.


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Augmented Human Communication
Research Staff
Satoshi Nakamura
Katsuhito Sudoh
Yu Suzuki
Sakriani Sakti
Koichiro Yoshino
Hiroki Tanaka
Affiliate Assoc.Prof.
Graham Neubig
E-mail { s-nakamura, sudoh, ysuzuki, ssakti, koichiro, hiroki-tan, neubig }[at] is.naist.jp
"Go Beyond the Communication Barrier" and "Next Generation Big Data Analytics"
The AHC Laboratory performs research and education on a wide variety of technologies that support human-to-human and human-to-computer communication with the final goal of enhancing human communication abilities. Our research areas include multilingual speech translation, human-machine dialog system, communication quality of life (CQoL), voice conversion, silent speech interfaces, user-adaptive speech recognition/synthesis, and brain measurement and analysis.
NAIST launched its big data analytics project in April 2014. Big data including multi-dimensional social, biological, and material information are targets for data analytics and mining. The project also encourages close collaboration with industry. The AHC-lab plays a central role in the project. (for details, please see http://bigdata.naist.jp/ )
Research Area 1
Speech-to-speech translation
Speech-to-speech translation has been a long-standing dream, allowing for the possibility of seamless communication between people that speak different languages. Speech-to-speech translation recognizes the user's speech, translates it, and synthesizes a voice in the target language. Our current research project focuses on simultaneous speech translation of news and lectures. [Fig.1]
Spoken dialogue systems with verbal and non-verbal information
Our spoken dialogue system research aims to develop a computer avatar/agent that can communicate with humans intelligently and naturally. We focus on new statistical dialogue models for natural dialogue using intonation, emotion, personality, face and gesture information as well as verbal information. Individuality modeling is a study of what makes each person different. We study the individuality present in the human voice, face, expression, and dialogue modalities.[Fig.2]
Multi-lingual statistical speech processing
Speech recognition and synthesis are fundamental technologies for realizing natural human-computer interaction. We study statistical methodologies such as hidden Markov models, Gaussian mixture models, deep neural networks, and recurrent neural networks. We are extending these models for emotional speech, conversational spontaneous speech and multilingual speech.
Cognitive communication/brain analysis
Our research on cognitive communication analyzes brain activity to detect real-time communication difficulty using Electroencephalograms (EEG). We also perform research on education and support those with communication disabilities such as Autism. [Fig.3]
Natural language processing and understanding
Natural language processing aims to process human language (such as English or Japanese) using computers. Our research into natural language processing focuses on creating natural language interfaces between humans and computers, thus allowing computers to understand natural language queries and commands so that they may answer questions or follow directions.
Multimedia web information analysis
Huge amounts of multimedia information have been accumulated on the web. We conduct research on technology to analyze multilanguage and multimodal information and utilize it to enhance communication. [Fig.4]
Multimodal concept learning
Computers need not only understand language, but also understand objects, motions, and their connection with the words in language. Our research covers the concept of making computers study speech, language, image and motion linked together.
Research Area 2
Big data analytics
Big data analytics is one of the hottest topics in the area of information science. A variety of information, sensors, social network services, and lifelogging have become available through the development of telecommunications, and techniques of big data analytics are expected to add new values to such information in the real world. Our project addresses the problems of big data analytics by using real data provided by several research projects collaborated with research laboratories and schools inside NAIST, government offices, and private companies. We tackle real-world problems using techniques of data engineering and machine learning. The overall goals of this project are the extraction of knowledge from data and the development of data analysts and data scientists. [Fig.5]
Key Features
As a Super Research Group, SRG, we collaborate with other research laboratories within NAIST and other international research laboratories. We participate in the InterACT consortium with 8 research universities including CMU/KIT.
The AHC-lab provides an international research environment for students where all students can experience interaction and collaboration with students and faculty from all over the world.


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Pro Bono+
Pro Bono+ Grant Program
Given that we live and work in one of the most vibrant cities in the world, ULI Toronto members are constantly considering ways to interact with important local organizations and bodies active in the real estate development and land use fields to make ULI and its mission known to them, and to explore how ULI may work with them on areas of common concern. For 2012, ULI has developed the ULI Pro Bono Project where deserving non-profit organizations will receive free mentorship and further financial support for important projects in the GTA.
The deserving organizations selected for 2012 are:
The John Howard Society, which is planning to develop a Reintegration HUB that will offer assistance to individuals who are released from the Toronto Detention Centre in South Etobicoke that is currently in development. ULI Members will assist the John Howard Society with respect to building procurement, planning, legal and design issues related to this new facility.
Active 18, a group that provides input on planning and development issues, with a particular interest on integrating art into public and private development. ULI Members will help Active 18 develop an Art Master Plan for the South and North Triangle neighbourhoods in West Toronto, which would be a document that could be referenced by the City of Toronto, private developers and to interested private citizens. ULI's planning, legal and design issues relatd to this new facility.
Elizabeth Fry Toronto, which is based in downtown Toronto and provides support to women who are, have been or are at risk of coming into conflict with the law. Elizabeth Fry Toronto wants to develop a strategic plan regarding its long-term space needs, including addressing organizational growth, increasing accessibility, allowing for more integration with like-minded community groups and becoming more community focussed. ULI Members will work with Elizabeth Fry Toronto to develop this plan, including identifying any financial, planning or legal issues associated with these initiatives and suggesting some innovative options.
YouthLink, which is based in Scarborough, and which is the lead agency for the proposed Steels-L'Amoreaux Community Hub. This Hub is being developed in partnership with the United Way Toronto, the City of Toronto and other non-profit community agencies. This Hub will provide a meeting place for community groups and individuals to provide support, counselling, treatment and opportunities to youth so that they can make positive life choices. ULI Members will help YouthLink develop the 20,000 sq. ft. Hub including capital planning, legal and planning advice and development experience.
Each of these organizations has shown a commitment and passion for these very significant projects, each of which will positively impact the local community. However, each of these organizations has identified a need for the type of expertise that is held by ULI Toronto and its dedicated Members. ULI Toronto has met this need with the ULI Pro Bono Project and looks forward to working with these organizations to achieve these better places for Toronto.


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by Nguyen Huy and An Vu
Phan Thien Phuc, a boy just thirteen years of age, has received national acclaim after spending all of his saving money to buy one tonne of rice for the charity kitchen at the Da Nang Cancer Hospital.
Although just a young student of Dinh Thien Ly Secondary School in HCM City, Phuc has dedicated his time to visiting patients suffering from cancer in the city and makes regular trips with his mother, Phan Thi Ly, 37.
Last October, Phuc was officially named as one of the best individuals in the charitable field. "He usually saves finances by skipping breakfast and saving up his new year lucky money. Phuc sometimes starves himself to put money in his piggy bank so that he can make more savings," Phuc's mother proudly says about her son.
Back in 2009, when Da Nang Cancer Hospital was first launched, Phuoc immediately donated VND1 million ($48) to support their charitable activities.
Later on, he received a Certificate of Merit for good deeds to the community from Da Nang authorities.
"This time around, I chose to buy rice so that the patients will have a hot pot of porridge to warm their hearts every day when fighting this dangerous disease," Phuc says.
He adds that he has been inspired by memories of his grandmother, who passed away after a long struggle with cancer.
"We did not learn that she had cancer until her final days. Now the more I remember her, the more I want to help these patients. Sometime, after class I visit orphanages around the hospital to help children there.
"There are so many cancer patients that the hospitals sometime run out of beds. I heard the doctors say that if the disease is diagnosed earlier then it is easier to fight, and nobody else would have to be like my grandmother," Phuc adds.
On a recent trip to the Da Nang Cancer Hospital, Phuc took many photos for a presentation to his classmates.
"In the future I would like to study abroad in the US at Piedmont High school in San Jose, California. I will bring with me the images of Vietnamese patients and the hospital to appeal for the support of our international friends," he declares.
Pham Phuong Thao, a classmate of Phuc, also breaks her piggy bank to give VND3 millions ($143,1) to the hospital's kitchen, so that they can cook for the patients.
"I admire Phuc's generous heart and I also want to do something, no matter if it is just a little thing, to help these people. It is not easy for them to suffer everyday," she says.
Nguyen Thi Van Lan, deputy head of the Da Nang Protection Association of Poor Chilren and Women, which deployed the Da Nang Cancer Hospital project, says: "Phuc is an angel to us. He is a messenger who calls for support for the hospital's humanitarian work. He is just a child, but what he had done is the work of a real adult. Phuc persuaded his family to give a water refinery to the hospital, when nobody before had thought of that!"
She also emphasises that the association has approved a donation of more than VND620 million ($29,800) from Akihiro Nakamura, general manager of Cecile Incorporation, to the charity kitchen of the hospital. This money will support equipment and VND25 million every month to upgrade the kitchen. The patients and their families will now also enjoy three free meals everyday.
Phuc still hopes that one day a miracle will happen in the lives of the patients.
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Exhibit is on view in Wilson Library through September 22. Continue reading
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Maya from the Margins is a program that fosters cultural understanding among Maya youth on both sides of the border — Morganton, N.C., and Yucatán, Mexico. Continue reading
Award honors her work in the Southern Historical Collection at Wilson Library. Continue reading
Author and Duke University professor Sydney Nathans will discuss his book A Mind to Stay: White Plantation, Black Homeland. Continue reading
An ambitious mass digitization project reaches a major milestone. Continue reading
At this literary symposium in honor of Thomas Wolfe, authors will discuss southern literature in the twenty-first century. Continue reading
Handmade greeting cards by American artists of the mid-twentieth century, from the Southern Historical Collection. Continue reading
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Anderson County officials say Elizabeth Hewlett ran into the building after she lost control of her car.
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Are you relieved that they didn't kill Justin Hammer off, since it appears that was the original plan, according to recently released storyboards? Because you can come back, perhaps on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with your pal Clark Gregg?
Ah! I was hoping to come back in one of the Avengers films and come after Gwyneth Paltrow, because that's what they set up, that I was going to get revenge on Gwyneth for getting me arrested or something. I could do a Cape Fear thing with Gwyneth. But they've got a lot of mojo in there already, so I don't know if they need another pirate like me in the mix there! [Laughs.] Maybe S.H.I.E.L.D. is the way to go.


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I also talked to the vet about our fall and how it wasn't like him to hit a lot of rails and he hit two before the fall and I also told her about how his walk had been a little slower than normal for about a week prior to this.
Long story short we decided to go ahead and pull some blood to do an EPM check just in case. If it is EPM this would be a pretty early detection so hopefully very easily treatable. The vet did some hands on tests and showed me how weak Loki is on his right side. He was placing his legs somewhat inconsistently while attempting to do a turn on the forehand (worse to the left). Also, the vet was able to pull Loki off balance when he was walking by pulling sideways on his tail. He really lost his balance when she pulled him to the right but he was okay to the left. These could all be small signs of neurological problems or he could simply just need a lot more muscle built on his right. He has always been weak on that side and it could be I haven't addressed it as much as I should.
Regardless, now we wait. I hate waiting. I will hopefully get the results soon, maybe Monday at the latest I think. Loki seems perfectly fine and sound. I will start riding again on Monday. I'm hoping to just do a nice easy trail ride with a barn mate.
I'll update when I know anything but in the meantime I was able to snap a couple of nice photos yesterday. They are just with my i-phone so not great quality and of course it is so hard to get a nice shot when you are by yourself but whatever... here ya go!
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Oh Yeah, we reminisce and look back at the year that is fading away while optomistically looking ahead and whats to come. Its a very strange time indeed. Think about it, at no other point in the year are we so caught between whats ahead and whats behind (unless you have come to dread your birthday).
So what does all that mean? Well, typically people are disappointed with what has occured (or not occured) in the year past and make all these hardcore decisions to make sure they do happen in the coming year. Its a very emotional and intense period for many. Because its my job, I'm going to ask this question: Is this really what God expects of us? Does he really want us to coming up with an itemized list of what we think is important and needs accomplished this year? Does he want an emotionally charged list that, in all reality, wont get done once the emotion of New Year's day fades (on January 2nd no less)?
Here is what I see God wanting from his people: put your heart into it. When you're walking into the workplace on a dreary Monday morning, put your heart into it. When the bell rings for your first class of the week, put your heart into it. When your coworker/neighbor/friend pours their heart out to you about something that is falling apart in their lives, put your heart into it. When a menial task is laid in front of you that will only make one or two people's job easier, put your heart into it. When your parents ask for help cleaning the house or need you to take out the trash because its overflowing and stinks to high heaven, put your heart into it.
God needs a people, a Church, that is driven to Put their hearts into everything they're doing. Spend some time in Colossians 3 this week. There's a couple passages that I have written on my heart, both with the theme of putting my heart into whatever I'm doing, as if I'm doing it for God.
2013 will look no different if the effort you give looks the same as 2012. Your neighborhood will look no different and will not hear the good news of Jesus Christ if you dont put your heart into it. Your workplace will not improve this year if you dont put your heart into it. Your friends, your relationships, your employees, your employers, your marriage, your finances, etc... etc... If you want them to improve this year, then put a little heart into it. Pour some compassion into places that havent seen much. Pour forgiveness into a relationship that you dont think deserves it. Bring peace into a conflict that you may or may not have started. Undivide your heart, meaning quit serving God and looking the part at times of the week and living otherwise the rest of the time.
Church, those empy seats arent going to fill themselves. Those broken relationships will not just magically repair. Those friends who seek answers in all the wrong places will not just turn to God on their own... They need someone to put their heart into it this year.
I'm really looking forward to our upcoming series through Nehemiah, which I've entitled "Catching a Vision." Nehemiah poured his heart and soul into a need, and history was changed from that point on.
This year instead of resolutions or promises, try putting a little heart into things and see what happens!!


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Get to know our state's threatened animals
The endangered species that first come to mind are often species like polar bears and elephants in far-off places, but we also have threatened species right here in New York.
The Karner blue butterfly suffered a decline in its population - a 90% decrease between 1970 and 2004 - due to human activities such as agriculture, urbanization and fire suppression.
Despite leatherback sea turtles' ability to survive in a wide range of temperatures, they often get caught in fishing nets or poached for their meat. Egg collection is illegal in most countries, but sadly, those laws aren't always enforced.
In recent decades, piping plover populations have drastically declined, especially in the Great Lakes region, where important breeding habitats have been replaced by shoreline development and recreation.
Humpback whales, which have been spotted in the waters underneath the Verrazano Bridge, are threatened by hunters, fishing gear, collision with ships, commercial whale watching and habitat degradation.
Endangered species around the world face general threats like poaching and pollution. But most frequently, these species are endangered because of the destruction of their habitats, which is why it's so important to conserve them.
To help protect these animals in their natural habitats, we must conserve habitat, reduce threats and work with the local communities to educate them about these species.
The Karner blue butterfly has made an amazing recovery in New York. Thanks to habitat restoration and conservation efforts, we have seen the Karner population nearing its recovery goal of 3,000!
On St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Conservancy has protection and monitoring programs to help leatherbacks and other sea turtles increase their rates of survival.
Over the years, our Mashomack Preserve on Long Island has continued to be a favorite nesting place for piping plovers. Establishing safe places like this will help their population rebound.
Even the humpback whale is showing some signs of recovery. Though their population is still in very low numbers, that number has steadily increased throughout the years thanks to international whaling laws and protection. Recently, whales have been spotted swimming in the Hudson River.
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current exhibition
Nobuyoshi Araki, Aneta Grzeszykowska, Eva Koťátková
Contemporary visual culture treats the body as a plastic material that can be formed, shaped, distorted and deformed as needed or desired. The images gathered for our exhibition are a special collection of such bodies subjected to various treatments and forms of subduing and controlling the body.
The cosmetic masks photographed by Grzeszykowska effectively reshape the artist's face. The school lessons in anatomy in Koťátková's collages results in deconstruction of the holistic unity of body and psyche. Araki's nudes frankly address sexual practices grounded in domination.


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A revealing selfportrait.
I'm asked to reveal seven things about myself by Marie-dom and Desiree.
When I looked over at Marie-Dom's site, she did a twinkle-in-the-eye selfportrait and I immediately thought it was a great idea. There has been quite a few selfportraits going around, all of them great. I'm thinking Anita, who did them all different and exciting(I'm only linking to this one post, but be sure to scroll down, she had done many!), and three-for-the-price-of-one from Suzanne, a very instructive series by a contemplating Diahn, a squinting Jana, an intense Martin, a first ever selfportrait by Serena, a dramatic Kate in the shadows and Joan, who took her lovely selfportrait on as a challenge, Linda who also showed us her beautiful first attempt, Ujwala, who tried her hand at a great monotype and Bill, who has his wonderful selfportrait, done in oil(I think?) on his home page. I am sure I missed many who did their selfportraits.
Compressed charcoal on paper
So here are my 7 revealing "things" – all of them to be found in the selfportrait above.
- I can lift my one eyebrow while lowering the other. I can do it both left side and right side. It was usually the threatening face of disapproval I gave our children….and Hartman.
- I have always worn bandannas and scarfs and bands and turbans and hats and all sorts of whateverings in my hair and on and around my head.
- Aging eyes force me to resort to reading glasses lately. I'm zooming in and out trying to figure out life in small print.
- Aging lips on the other hand, allow me to wear more dramatic colours. I have to stay away from shine now, but I can go for dramatic reds. I look stunning. Like Ava Gardner.
- As compensation for all the rest that is sagging, my cheekbones are lifting. I wanted high cheekbones all my life. Like Sophia Loren.
- I have an olive skin and dark circles under my eyes which may explain why I am mistaken for being Portuegese, Spanish, Greek, Egyptian, Iranien and Irakien many times.
- I am not witty, but I have a good sense of humour and I laugh easily. I hope that'll explain my wrinkles.
Whoever is reading here, you are invited to just simply reveal seven "things" about yourself.
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What a wonderful drawing of yourself. Finnally a face to go with the wonderful Art that I enjoy so. And learn from.
October 25, 2007 at 10:21 pm
GREAT image!!! I've been tagged too and was waiting for my computer to gear up in order to post … I won't even attempt a self portrait … my last attemps were hilarious! But yours is spectacular, Ronnell!!!! And I can just see you in scarves!~!
October 25, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Fantastic portrait! Full of wit and humour and made me smile very big!!!
Love the 7 things too. And other than Anita, I had no idea self-portaits were doing the rounds, so I plan to have a look at all the links you mentioned. Am so curious.
Take care
October 26, 2007 at 12:36 am
Very cool sketch — and interesting facts! And yes, go for the Ava Gardner lips. 🙂
October 26, 2007 at 3:09 am
Wonderful, wonderful self portrait!
Thanks for the mention, unfortunately though my link goes to Suzannes blog 😦
October 26, 2007 at 4:40 am
Wonderful, Ronell! A very clever self-portrait. Absolutely delightful. I think it's so unfair your cheekbones are rising and mine aren't!
October 26, 2007 at 10:35 am
Well – in real life you're much prettier than that, but it is a nice sketch, and maybe I've just never been the object of that expression…. yet. It was fun reading your 7 revelations.
October 26, 2007 at 10:56 am
It's a wonderful sketch, full of your great wit and ability, though I confess, this doesn't look like the image I have of you. Will have to sketch you when we meet in November!
October 26, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Hummmmm – most revealing- a woman of Soooo many talents and – most bewitching!! I am still intrigued – someday we will shall meet !!
October 26, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Hi Ronell! Thanks for visiting my blog and for your inspirational message! I posted my rusted garden tool drawing in my work office to remind me about getting a grip on things. I love your self-portait. I see you've shown your ability with your eyebrows. It also looks like you've grown your hair out since you did the other self portrait on your blog. You have a great new blog since I last visited. I hope to get around the web more often this fall.
take care, Mary
October 27, 2007 at 2:37 am
Thanx for the link correction Ronell, much appreciated! 😉
October 27, 2007 at 4:16 am
Thank you so much for your comment on the new Victoria magazine that just came out. I would have written you sooner however my blog has been frozen for about a week and I finally was able to figure out a work around and it is functioning now.
This charcoal is just lovely and the facial expression is wonderful, that quizzical look!
October 27, 2007 at 5:55 am
Really fun to read, I had to laugh! I agree with you in No. 5 (Sophia Loren);-)) Nice portrait, too!
By the way…if you want, I can explain to you how I do my stamps in the pages (I do it with Photoshop).
October 27, 2007 at 1:31 pm
First of all I love to know a bit about you. Then I like the way you compare yourself to portuguese, being one I must say I am a bit out of the usual portugueses as my mother was from Trás-os-Montes on the north of Portugal where there are some blonds with skins like the north Europe people. I am not like my mother was and my sister is but I not the portuguese type. For the rest I love your humour and the way you deal with your selfportrait.
October 28, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Lovely fluid lines. I too have reading glasses now so I sympathise, but they are very good for raising an eyebrow over whilst they rest low on the nose…
Funny you mention the brighter lipstick too – I now feel comfortable with red lips – always loved them, but couldn't quite carry them off, now though…so maybe there are advantages to becoming older. I have also been tagged lately, but am not going to do it this time: there is a link back to my original tagged post on my new blog now, should anyone be interested!.
October 28, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Woohooo! Another person ballsy enough to do a self portrait! Awesome Ronell! I love the lines! I have a feeling you've captured your essence really well here. Beautiful! BTW, thanks for the acknowledgement! 🙂
October 29, 2007 at 3:40 am
What a great way to accomplish this task!!!!! This is just great. I love it!
October 29, 2007 at 10:33 pm
What a great portrait. I love how you've got your glasses and the light swirls in the background make it look as if you are feverishly drawing. Wonderful movement. I must try a self protrait some time.
October 30, 2007 at 4:52 pm
A wonderful self-portrait, Ronell!!! People used to always comment about my high cheekbones when I was growing up but I hated them. lol I don't mind having high cheekbones now though. 🙂 I loved reading your facts and could identify fully with the aging signs. I hate being dependent on my glasses to paint and read small print.
Btw, thanks for the mention ~
October 30, 2007 at 11:26 pm
I love this drawing because it has so much character. The raised eyebrow is very expressive. It reminds me of one of my teachers. And the facts are interesting (and amusing)! I also have those dark circles under my eyes. My teachers in elementary school were always asking if I had gotten enough sleep. Did you also experience that? The answer then was, "Yes." Now that I'm older and suffer from insomnia, the circles are more pronounced and the answer would almost always be, "No." (And thanks for stopping by. I always appreciate your kind comments. I'm trying to figure out the best way to put my art books on the blog. I took a peak at your list and had to order the "Loosen Up" book. I probably should have checked with you first. If it's bad, don't tell me now because it's already on its way.)
November 2, 2007 at 10:47 pm
You're very funny, Ronell.
It's a lovely self portait. Your strokes are so full of energy.
November 6, 2007 at 8:17 pm
I LOVE this self portrait — especially the eyebrows! And I went to the mirror to look — you're right! As we age our cheekbones DO get higher!
Thanks for including me in your list of portraits and for the VERY big laugh this morning! 😀
November 11, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Gosh I love this portrait. Wonderful, loved the whole post too.
November 11, 2007 at 11:36 pm
I love your sketch. I have ALWAYS wished I could raise one eyebrow. You look so different from the picture on your blog with the short hair. Are they both you?
Nice work on your blog btw.. I enjoy your style.
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We have the incredible chance to be regularly invited to international tech events. So in this page, you'll find a list of all the events we've been to and we'll go to, the documents associated with them, links to videos, ...etc.
Enjoy! And stay tuned to see where you can meet us next. ;)
Paris (France), May 31, 2016
AWS Summit Paris
AWS Summit Paris is organised in order to provide educational content to new AWS customers. Existing customers are not left aside as information on the platform's architecture is shared, and good practices as well as new services are displayed. Meet PredicSis at the startup area.
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Web Summit
The topic of this conference (the biggest on the subject in Europe) is internet technology, and the attendees are a mix of CEOs and founders of tech start ups. PredicSis' flagship product, ChurnSpotter, was featured on Day 2, with our CEO, Jean-Louis Fuccellaro taking the stage!
Las Vegas (USA), October 6-9, 2015
AWS Re:Invent
The conference, by Amazon Web Services, includes hands-on workshops, cloud computing strategy sessions and technical deep dives delivered by the AWS team and partners. ChurnSpotter, PredicSis' product, was launched as part of the "Annual Start-up launch", presented by Werner Vogels himself!
New York (USA), May 4-6, 2015
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Mr. Boone's comments go to the heart of the controversy. When the state purchased the land from Bethlehem Steel in 1987, the )) Nature Conservancy and the Natural Heritage Program of the Department of Natural Resources were active players in the purchase deal. The deal was a compromise of preservation and recreational development.


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Enterprise Customers Gain Higher Performance, Increased Reliability and More Secure Access to Cloud Services
Enterprise Customers Gain Higher Performance, Increased Reliability and More Secure Access to Cloud Services
MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 10, 2015) - Aryaka®,a leading 'As-A-Service' provider of WAN Optimization, Network, Application Delivery and Cloud Networks today announced that it will provide its customers with fast, reliable access to Microsoft Azure, Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) public cloud platform, with Azure ExpressRoute.
With this solution, enterprise customers gain faster and optimized access to global enterprise resources and applications hosted in Azure. Customers can use Aryaka's private core network with built-in WAN optimization features -- such as TCP optimization, compression, de-duplication and application-level intelligence, as well as redundancy and more security -- to maximize throughput and performance of their resources on Azure. Customers will benefit from lower, consistent latency, significantly improved performance and enhanced security for Azure workloads. With a global footprint across 25 points of presence (POPs) in the US, UK, Germany, UAE, South America, South Africa, India, China, Israel and Asia-Pac, Aryaka connects and optimizes data and applications across 3000 customer sites in 300 cities across 50 countries. These sites include headquarters, datacenters, branch offices, public cloud instances, hybrid and private cloud deployments and more.
Gartner forecasts that by 2016 the majority of IT spending will be on cloud tools and services. Cloud services are on the rise across market sectors, but security and reliability of access methods to data in the cloud are the main barriers to adoption. Users have to rely on the public Internet for access to the cloud, resulting in latency and congestion, especially during peak usage times. The Aryaka optimized, global, private and more secure network bypasses the public Internet across regions, enabling all users within a business to achieve fast, consistent, enterprise-wide access to cloud data and services, especially to and from locations that were previously beleaguered by latency.
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A traditional Polish restaurant, bar and grill The Karczma is located in the heart of Birmingham, just a short walk from the Bull Ring shopping centre and Moor Street rail station. The interior is decorated in the style of an old Polish country cottage, seating 85 people across two rooms. The venue offers traditional Polish cuisine including stuffed dumplings, beetroot soup, pickled herring and pickled rye flour soup served from a hollowed-out loaf of bread, as well as a whole host of grilled meats and fish.


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Create space is a monthly event (currently in the planning stages) that will allow artists in Los Angeles a platform to connect with their community, present works in progress, network with like-minded people, share ideas, and promote their projects. This will be open to all artists of all walks in all parts of their careers. Our hope is that this event is not only insanely fun, but also a great chance to share skills, gain collaborators, get feedback, and be heard.
The Create Space event was born from the realization that, because of the sprawling environment we live in, artists in Los Angeles are living in incubated neighborhoods. While no art can live in isolation, artists aren't meeting (and therefore aren't collaborating) because of separation of space. Also: there simply aren't events that bring us all together! We want to provide that service, helping to create a community that is functional, economical, and cooperative.
This will not only benefit artists however. Many local arts enthusiasts are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of art being created in our community. With so many choices of events happening every day, there can be a crippling fear of missing out. This event will allow people to experience a wide range of art and artists in many stages of development, all fit in to a single hour. Who knows, maybe you'll love something you never even thought you'd like.
In the spirit of collaboration, we need your help. We're intending for this event to take place in the same venue each month, but we need to know what neighborhood is best for everyone. We also want to schedule it around your needs to make sure as many people can make it as possible. Finally, we would like to know what you need out of this event so it can be as valuable as possible for everyone involved. Please fill out our survey so we can create the perfect event to serve your community.


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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8762
The app is not in an app store such as google play or apple due to costs. When you download the app, it may come up saying that you have to go into your security settings and allow apps from sources other than google or apple. Once you allow that, the app should download. When you go into the app, an advertisement for appmaker will come on first for about three seconds and the it goes to the app. We hope you enjoy the app! Suggestions are always welcomed to improve the app. Thank you for your support. Click on the picture or go to the app is at http://apps.appmakr.com/vfwpost8762westsacramentoca


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The Santa Rosa Junior College Catalog is the official document of the college and determines your catalog rights. Graduation requirements for an associate degree are determined according to the Catalog in effect at the time of initial enrollment. In order to maintain catalog rights, a student must be in continuous enrollment.
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Course information including content, transferability, description, prerequisite, and corequisite information may be found at course outlines.
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WASHINGTON –Broadway phenom Lin-Manuel Miranda starred in a new kind of show Wednesday: Washington politics.
The New Yorker held court in the halls of congress battling for arts and humanities government funding.
"The arts aren't left or right. The humanities aren't left or right," Miranda told a bipartisan group of New York lawmakers, according to source in one meeting with lawmakers.
The "Hamilton" musical creator darted to his Capitol meetings — including one with Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Thad Cochran — while singing aboard the underground congressional subway in a members' only cart. He got the special seating thanks to his hometown Rep. Adriano Espaillat and was joined by his father, Luis Miranda, a New York political consultant.
He posted videos of himself belting show tunes on what would normally be a subdued Capitol commute for hardened Capitol Hill staffers and lawmakers.
Working with the National Humanities Alliance, Miranda is conducting round table discussions and office visits with lawmakers. He's also huddling with members of the congressional Hispanic Caucus on protecting young illegal immigrants, known as Dreamers.
Rep. Nita Lowey, who hosted a morning meeting with the New York delegation, said Miranda has the star power to ensure arts programs don't get hacked in the upcoming budget.
"I know that Lin-Manuel's passion and talent and commitment, and the fact that we all love and admire him, can make a difference in the fight for funding for the arts and humanities," Lowey said.


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Simple, clear, comedic, honest, guy next door
Voice Description
My voice has been described as "...the guy can soothe you and then wake you up in a hurry...". After being employed by major stations in the Northeast as both On-Air talent and Production Director for the past 10+ years, most of what I have done has been pre-scripted and managed by sales reps. I have loosened the chain and have begun producing out of my pro studio for local and regional businesses with great success.
More about "The Voice". Serious, soothing, exciting, dramatic, charismatic. Some character voice manipulation. "The guy next door". Smooth and informative nature. Convincing, "you can trust me".
Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:
• English - USA and Canada
I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes
• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)
• Non-Union Jobs
My Union Affiliations and Memberships
My Recording and Delivery Capabilities
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail
Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer
• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project
My Home Base
, New York, United States
Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects
Quite convincing as a mafioso. Italian accent, dialect but in English with bits of the Italian language. If the mood is right, I can probably convince you that I am in my adolescence begging to go outside instead of doing homework. I am quite character driven, without being typecast. I can ramble on and on, like now.
My Voice Experience
For the past 10+ years, I've worked for about 5 major stations in the Northeast, USA. Both as On-Air Talent and Production Director.
I've produced more than 500 commercials while in employment.
Since then, working privately out of my pro studio, I have produced several commercials for local and regional businesses. Everything form local contractors, Fitness Centers to regional Car Dealerships.
I like to be able to provide my abilities/talent to my clients in whatever way they desire. I am hard working and am not satisfied until m client tells me that their commercial is "super"!
I am also a professional musician with touring experience with local, regional, national and international acts. I also own and run a professional Pro Tools Recording facility.
My Training
I attended the "New School of Radio and Television" in Albany, NY. I was never one for the college life so I focused on more hands-on career training. Received certificate in Radio and Television Production.
I also stated that I am a professional musician. With a whole lot of touring experience. I have been asked to perform (vocally and instrumentally)on 2-3 demo discs by local and regional acts/bands. I am currently working on a solo project with a disc debut due out middle of 2011.
My Studio Equipment
I record exclusively using Pro Tools software (currently 8.0.4 version), using the Digidesign 003 interface. I implement several mics because they all have different characteristics. I use the following: Electrovoice rs20's, Behringer B1's, SM58, SM57, AKG, Audix mics.
Custom built audio production computers.
Also in the recording studio:
Line 6 Guitar and Bass amplification
TAMA/Ddrum percussion
Ddrum triggering
Dean, Epiphone, Gibson, Ovation guitars
Washburn, Fender basses
Yamaha, Roland, Ensoniq, Korg keyboards
Lexicon effects
Behringer 3282a mixers
Additional Skills
The bottom line is that I am hard working. But at the same time, I love and have fun with what I do. Audio production is my life, whether it's producing a commercial or recording my next musical project, and I would never want to do anything else. Actually, I don't think I'm fit to do anything else. This is what I was put on this earth to do.
Given the chance, I would work hard for anyone that chose me for their next project.
Payment Methods Accepted
• PayPal
Contact Information
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Property By EMIL BURCA From RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
Great home! Great Location! This 3 bedroom 3.5 bathroom homes comes with a fully finished basement and is located walking distance to Williamsburg Town Centre and a 5 minute drive to the Conestoga Parkway. The home was built in 2004 and offers a beautiful open to above hardwood staircase with large windows. The main floor features quality ceramics and hardwood flooring with a gas fireplace feature in the family room. The kitchen is abundant in cabinet space and also features a peninsula with a raised bar. Backyard access is from the family room where you can enjoy a large partially covered deck with fully fenced and mature landscaped yard. Three good sized bedrooms on the second level with private balcony access from the master bedroom, also featuring a 3 pc master ensuite, walk in closet and 4 piece main bathroom. The second oak staircase leads to the basement level which features a 3 pc bathroom, large recreation room and two cold rooms for convenient storage. Close to amenities, school, and shopping!! Dont miss out!! (id:4950)


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"The Eye of Horus"
Rob Talo
One day I was going through some files of references for new painting concepts and I came to a folder of images of an artifact that had been discovered in King Tuts tomb. It is a pectoral plate depicting a vulture a snake with the ancient egyptian symbol most commonly known today as "The Eye of Horus". The eye is a powerful symbol of the gods. This treasure of the ancient world represents the pharoah's role as the unifier of upper and lower Egypt under the gods.
I chose to make the eye appear alive and with an other than human pattern, as a way of symbolizing the timelessness of the symbol and the infinite power of the cosmic force it represents.
A place where all forms of art can be displayed and viewed by everyone
Biagio's Tattoo Gallery's mission is to open the world to the creative side of the human mind. All of the art on the walls display creativity through experimentation, skill and intellect. The showcased artists will always have these attributes.
Hours of Operation
Rotating schedule of 5 days open, 3 days closed. 1pm - 9pm
Location / Contact Info
3138 State Route 10 West, Suite 1
Denville, NJ 07834
Schedule of Artists
- Biagio - July 20th - 24th + 28th, 29th + 31st 1pm - 9pm (Rotating 4 Days On - 4 Days Off)
- Leilani - By Appointment Only
Rob Talo - July 20th - 24th + 28th - Aug. 1st 1pm - 9pm (Rotating 5 Days On - 3 Days Off)
Art Scholarship Fund
Here at Biagio's Tattoo Gallery we believe in the benefits of an artists education. We understand the value of knowledge & creative expansion and how it can benefit individual lives as well as entire communities. Because of such, we offer the Leilagio Art Scholarship to a prospective art student at William Paterson University. Funds are gathered from painting auctions, donations and tattooing during exhibit opening days. If you are interested in donating to our scholarship, please email us.


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About Us
I have always had an eye for design from an early age, so when i had my second child (miss Halle) my need to become more creative became more apparent.
Once i started the process, creating patterns and the image i wanted. Trying to be a little different. And painfully going through fabric after fabric to find what caught my eye. I finally was able to show off my items to the world. My business officially started selling/established march 2016.
Many hours have been poured into giving you the best quality and design. With the hope that you love the items as much as i do.
The name "ruffets and co" comes from my family home, a place where we were encouraged to be ourselves and be creative, loved and nurtured. I am one of seven children so we certainly were a company when all together.
My parents are truly amazing and i am very blessed to have them, they brought me up believing in God and to believe in yourself. This is my tribute to them for everything they have done for our family.
My items are all designed here in Australia by myself, then a small factory offshore produces the items to a very high standard with amazing craftsmanship.
Please welcome my new partner Carly. She will tell you a little about herself:
I am Carly, I live in the beautiful sunny Brisbane Queensland with my Husband and daughter Ellie (20 Months). I have enjoyed buying handmade/ small business clothing for Miss Ellie since her birth which lead me to Ruffets and Co. We have been a very loyal and long team customer to Ruffets which gave me the friend ship I have with Gemma. When the opportunity arose to become partners with Gemma it was something I couldn't resit. I am super excited to see what the future holds for us & Ruffets as Gemma & I have so many amazing ideas and plans together for this beautiful brand. Thank you to all our amazing customers who have made me feel so welcome to the team. Love Carly xx


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Passengers to serve sadya to KSRTC crew
A group of regular passengers of a KSRTC bus will serve Onam feast to employees of KSRTC who are working on Thiruvonam day.
Passengers of the bus, which operates service between Kodungalloor and Ernakulam, will serve sadya to all employees working at Ernakulam boat jetty bus stand.
According to Thirukochi passenger friends, the bus crew helps commuters from Vypeen, Puthuvype, Njarackal and Malyankara to reach various workplaces on time.
eAnson K G, a member of the group, said they are serving the sadya as an Onam gift to employees .
"The bus service is a great help to many of us who works at Ernakulam especially at Shipyard and Naval Base. The bus was earlier taken off the route. But then we had come together to get the service back on track. Now, we are united and celebrate most festivals in the bus. Any employee who is at Ernakulam boat jetty bus stand on Monday during lunch time will be served a sadya," Anson said.
Meanwhile, a group of parishioners made a grand sadya on Uthradam day with the help of the entire parish. For parishioners of St Joseph's Church at Vadakkekotta, Tripunithura, Onasadya is as much as a family get-together.