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Used over the weekend to make a pitcher of PIMMS, as I was washing, drying, and putting it away, the the glass stirrer clinked up against the base of the glass pitcher and all of a sudden I was a teenager again, hearing the same clinking sound made by my father as he prepared a pitcher of martini's.
It's the same pitcher and stirrer too, the stirrer one of my favorite belongings ever. So very Mad Men.
My folks entertained all the time – big cocktail and dinner parties, the house was always full of friends and neighbors, talking about golf, laughing, and drinking too.
I also remember as if it were yesterday when I saw this pitcher in the fridge and thought it was water. I guzzled. It was not water! I was maybe 13. 🙂
I think more people say smells and or music bring back the most vivid memories but man, the sound of the clinking was powerful and brought me straight back to the early 1960s. Funny how that happens. Clink clink.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 126004
System bootup hangs at "Checking for new hardware"
Last modified: 2015-01-04 17:07:09 EST
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6)
Description of problem:
After installation of Fedora Core 2 (2.6.5-1.358) the initial system
bootup (reboot after install) hangs at "Checking for new hardware".
Installation would hang at "Loading usb-storage device..." unless
"boot: linux nousb" or "boot: linux nousbstorage" was initially entered.
Possibly related to: 125995, 121859, and 106752.
hardware: Dell 4100, 800MHz.
This also happens (though very rarely) on a near identical Dell 4100
(the difference being the 1GHz processor) running Red Hat EL 3.0. A
reboot will get past this point with RHEL.
1. System installation was problematic (See bug report 125995)
2. After successful install, cannot successfully boot the system.
Note: During bootup the following message appears:
"agpgart: Detected an Intel i815 chipset but could not find the
secondary device."
Red Hat Linux versions 7.2, 8.0 and 9.0 previously ran on the same
machine on a multibooted hard drive (hdb) without incident.
Red Hat Linux 9.0 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 run on a near
identical machine with only RHEL occasionally exhibiting a
similar problem.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Fedora Core on a Dell 4100.
2. Attempt initial bootup after installation
Actual Results: System bootup hangs at "Checking for new hardware".
Expected Results: The system should check for new hardware, configure
new hardware if
found and continue to a successfull system start.
Additional info:
I see the same bug with the latest FC2 kernel-2.6.7-1.494.2.2, as well
as all FC2 kernel updates released until 8/12/2004.
HOWEVER: On my system (P4/2.8, Asus MB with 850 chipset, various
goodies), the original FC2 kernel-2.6.5-1.358 works fine without hangs
during hardware check. This is a software bug introduced in
subsequent kernels.
Please change this to a high priority / high severity bug.
In my case, this bug is a duplicate of bug 125943. This bug is due to
a flaw in FireWire drivers. Removing the ieee1394 modules works
around the bug, but disables FireWire ports.
Fedora Core 2 has now reached end of life, and no further updates will be
provided by Red Hat. The Fedora legacy project will be producing further kernel
updates for security problems only.
If this bug has not been fixed in the latest Fedora Core 2 update kernel, please
try to reproduce it under Fedora Core 3, and reopen if necessary, changing the
product version accordingly.
Thank you.

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How disappointing to read the Jan. 30 column by former Forest Supervisor Kniffy Hamilton, "Some places are too special to drill". While we agree that there certainly are such special places, Ms. Hamilton would have you believe that the entire Bridger-Teton should be off limits. The Bridger-Teton is not a wild, back-country forest. The majority of the Bridger Teton is heavily roaded and was, prior to Ms. Hamilton's tenure as supervisor, a working forest that allowed multiple uses such as logging, grazing and mineral exploration. The remnants are of these uses are still visible on the landscape due to their green color.
For those of us who live in communities adjacent to the Bridger-Teton, working together to safeguard the forest for multiple uses should be our highest priority, not locking it up. As a former forest supervisor for more than a decade, Ms. Hamilton continually ignored public sentiment concerning the use of public lands. True, she did have the support of some well-funded environmental groups, namely the Greater Yellowstone Coalition to which she currently sits as a board member. These same groups seek to circumvent established processes that provide for broad input and analysis. These same groups ignore the economic costs to the local economies. These groups circumvent this process and replace it with a political process.
We support the PXP proposal to exercise their rights on these leases. There is plenty of evidence, even within the Wyoming Range boundary, that industry can properly reclaim and mitigate adverse impacts. What can never be mitigated is the years of forest mismanagement and the effects on local economies. The Wyoming Range legislation was sold to the public with the provision that environmental groups could purchase these existing leases. We ask opposition groups to "put their money where their mouth is" and purchase the existing leases. We ask the Forest Service to keep the process in place and that proposals to lock up federal lands be postponed, pending the outcome of the ongoing Forest Plan Revision.
KENT CONNELLY, Kemmerer; PAUL C. JENKINS, Thayne; and T. DEB WOLFLEY, Fairview
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Holiday Inn Express Birmingham, Redditch
West Midlands
Availability Search
Booking Details:
- Check-in:
- Fri , 17th Aug 2018
- Departure Date:
- Sat , 18th Aug 2018
- No. of Nights:
- 1
Guide Prices
- Number of Rooms / Units
- 98
|Room / Unit Type
|Room / Unit Tariff*
|Double (2 adults, 2 children)
|£60.00 per room (breakfast included)
|Also available as:
|Standard double (3 adults)
|£80.00 per room (breakfast included)
|Double Room - Smoking
|£60.00 per room (breakfast included)
|Standard Twin
|£60.00 per room (breakfast included)
*Rate offered is for a Max of 2 Adults & 2 Children under 18 years sharing a Double Room with Sofa Bed including a Hot Buffet Breakfast.
AboutThe award-winning air-conditioned hotel in Redditch is a 2-minute walk from Redditch Train Station on the Birmingham New Street Service (30 minute journey), so you will spend less time in traffic and more time doing what you came to Birmingham t0 do.
Whether you are coming to the West Midlands for business or just for fun, your room is your personal retreat. You will have room to work, relax and make the most of your day. Amenities such as air-conditioning, high speed Wi-Fi internet access and work desk, means you can stay connected to your office or loved ones at home.
The hotel has two air-conditioned Meet Smart conference rooms for 2-50 people, with high speed Wi-Fi & Wired Internet Access and complimentary tea/coffee facilities. Conference lunches available on request. Room hire rates start from just £100. Day Delegate Rates and 24 Hr Rates also available.
Relax in the comfort of our fully licensed bar and when it is time to eat, choose from our Hot Buffet Breakfast each morning which is included in the room price or one of our freshly prepared evening meals served in the Great Room Restaurant each evening.
The hotel's close proximity to the M42/M40/M5/M6 motorways provides easy access to the various tourist attractions such as Cadbury World, Warwick Castle, National Sea Life Centre, West Midlands Safari Park, Drayton Manor and Stratford upon Avon.
- Disabled Accessibility
Bookable Product Facilities
- Colour television in all bedrooms
- Hairdryer in all bedrooms
- Modem point in all bedrooms
- No Deposit Required
- Non smoking rooms available
- Radio in all bedrooms
- Tea & coffee making facilities in all bedrooms
- Telephone in all bedrooms
- Bar
- Cater for vegetarians
- Serve breakfast - Complimentary Hot Buffet Breakfast available to all hotel guests.
- Serve evening meal - Freshly prepared evening meals available daily in the Great Room Restaurant. Look out for our daily 'Specials Board'.
- Serve lunch - Conference lunches available to all meeting delegates at an additional fee. Prior arrangement required.
Children & Infants
- Accept children (Minimum age)
- Cot
- Food/Bottle Warming Available
- Highchair
Languages spoken
- Bulgarian spoken
- Hindi spoken
- Polish spoken
- Portuguese spoken
- Romanian spoken
- Thai spoken
Leisure Facilities
- Health/Fitness/ Beauty Facilities - By special arrangement with EZEFitness in town centre - 5 mins walk.
Parking & Transport
- Car parking - Complimentary car parking available for all guests and meeting delegates
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Payment Methods
- American Express accepted
- Delta accepted
- Diners Club accepted
- JCB accepted
- Maestro accepted
- Major credit cards accepted
- MasterCard accepted
- Solo accepted
- Sterling Travellers Cheques accepted
- Visa accepted
Provider Facilities
- 24 hr return laundry service
- Accept coach parties
- Air-conditioning throughout
- Business facilities (eg. Fax/ modem)
- Central heating throughout
- Conference facilities
- Ironing facilities
- Lift
- Night porter
- Pets accepted - (a) Max of 2x dogs per room per night (b) £10.00 per dog charge applies (c) Max size of 7.5kg's permitted (d) Dogs not permitted in Restaurant or Bar (e) Dogs not to be left alone in room
- Public telephone
- Staff Fluent in Languages - Other
- Wi-Fi
Provider Features
- In town/city centre - Town Centre location, 3 minute walk from Kingfisher Shopping Centre and Palace Theatre.
Target Markets
- Aim to attract conferences and business meetings
- Marketed as gay friendly
- Marketed as green/environmentally friendly
- Special provisions for lone female travellers
Travel & Trade
- Commission/net rates apply
- Free accommodation for coach driver
- Wi-fi available
Map & Directions
Road Directions
Exit the M42 at Jct 2 (signposted B'Ham (S) A441 Services). At first roundabout take 1st exit (signposted Redditch A441). Follow the road for approx 1 mile to the next roundabout and take 1st exit (signposted Redditch A441). Continue past service station and through traffic light continuing through Bordesleigh passing the Abbey Sports Stadium on your left. At next roundabout, take 4th exit (Sainsbury/Homebase Store on your left) into Middelhouse Lane. Turn left at the traffic lights by the Fire station into Birmingham Road. Take 1st right into Clive Road at Volvo Garage. At the mini roundabout take the 1st exit into Hewell Road. Take 1st right into Gloucester Close. The car park is at the rear of the hotel on the LHS.
Public Transport Directions
Nearest Train station: Redditch, only 1 minute from hotel. 30 minutes from Birmingham New Street station.
We recommend guests arriving by plane contact our local Mini Cab company Premier Taxis to pre-book a vehicle– 01527 69555/66622
- 3 AA Stars
Opening Times
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HAMILTON chairman Les Gray may work a short head from a racecourse but he's not a gambling man.
The Accies chief is refusing to put his money on whether a newco Rangers will be placed into the First or Third Division when it goes to a vote on Friday.
After serving the club for a decade as its youth director, Gray has taken the reins at New Douglas Park and believes the detail in the blueprint for a revolution in Scottish football will dictate the Ibrox club's fate.
Dumbarton have stated their intent to vote for the Division One option but Gray wants to see the proposals on the table before taking a decision either way.
He said: "We have deliberately sat on the fence. There are far-reaching ramifications to this vote on Friday. It's not just about what league Rangers go into, there are other elements such as the overall league reconstruction.
"It's about the corporate governance which surrounds that as well and the financial model which we've all been asking to be changed for a number of years. There are a host of pros and cons.
"On one side there are the morals, principles and integrity and on the other side you have your business head and the need to run a business.
"We believe that reconstruction is required in the Scottish leagues and it's something that we have thought for some time.
"That may be an SPL 2 or a new Superleague that would be one body which looks after all of the clubs.
"My view is that we'd like one governing body which looks after all of the 42 clubs with a straight through financial model. That would filter down from club one, right down to club 42.
"The voting needs to look at how the power is shared. We want play-offs and more money but at Accies we're realistic enough to work within a budget."
Gray admits fears over SPL clubs being put out of business without the cash cow which Rangers represent is REAL and that SFL clubs face a huge responsibility in two days.
He said: "We can run our business efficiently and play young players and that's how we will continue to do it, regardless of what league Rangers are playing in.
"But we've been put into a difficult position as it won't save our bacon by having Rangers in the First
Division but it might kill off six or seven SPL clubs if they are put into the Third Division.
"That's why the decision weighs heavily on us. I don't buy into the interpretation the media have that the second proposition will see the clubs giving the SFL Board the power to make that decision.
"It's just not the case. I've spoken in private to David Longmuir and clarified that so we'll get a vote."
It's a high-wire walk of emotional drama against the backdrop of cold business sense that Gray admits is going have no winners whatever way the decision goes.
He said: "Unfortunately the fans will only see it from the integrity perspective.
"Where SFL fans are feeling miffed is that they believe the SPL have made the right decision on refusing entry to a newco Rangers and listened to their fans. They therefore think we should also make the right decision by listening to the fans. That is their overwhelming belief.
"Any chairman will tell you about the hundreds of e-mails and letters we're receiving every day.
"Some are supportive of admitting Rangers into Division One, some are not. Most fans aren't in possession of the facts, though."
The complexities of the vote will see proposals put forward by the SFL board and Gray admits the clock is ticking down for the rulers of our game to produce a palatable rescue package to suit all.
Resolution one will determine whether a Rangers newco is permitted into the SFL while the third resolution is whether to accept Dunfermline or Dundee's resignation from the league.
But it's the second resolution, which will involve the SFL attempting to deliver a package attractive enough for clubs to parachute Gers into the First Division, that Gray admits reform will hinge on.
He said: "The second resolution will mean we vote Rangers into the Third Division unless between now and Friday the SFA, SPL and SFL have concocted a masterplan.
"That would effectively need to be a blueprint for the future and a new SPFL or whatever it would be called. I suspect that's what will happen and we'll have a new professional football league for the 2013-14 season. If they gave us that blueprint before Friday then they'd struggle to keep it secret because, without naming names, there would be a few chairman who would leak it.
"But I'm cautious at the moment that I don't say anything which will make my position with our supporters any worse than it is. They're shouting and bawling for Rangers to be put into the Third Division and that's what most fans are demanding."
Gray's own view on hosting a new Rangers next season is mixed.
He said: "Would it be a boost for us to have Rangers playing in the First Division? Probably not. It'd give us a few more exciting games but it could prevent us from promotion.
"The upside would be an increase in our income stream with things such as hospitality and gates through the division getting a boost. There are a host of pluses and minuses."


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As an all-league defensive end for Rosemead High last season, one of Matt Koffler's main objectives was to sack the quarterback.
But as a junior this season, that's about the furthest thing from Koffler's mind.
That's because this season Koffler is the quarterback for the Panthers.
Only a month past his 16th birthday, Koffler is the leading passer in the San Gabriel Valley.
At 6 foot 3 and 205 pounds, he has completed 89 of 155 passes for 1,312 yards and 14 touchdowns to spark the Panthers to a 6-1 record--one of the best starts in school history.
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Has Susan Lucci Been Surgically Enhanced?
Susan Victoria Lucci, commonly known as Susan Lucci, turned 65 years old on December 23, 2011 and looks fabulous for her age.
During her career, the actress appeared in television series, such as Dallas, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island and Hope and Faith.
She also starred in a dozen television movies, which included The Bride in Black, The Woman Who Sinned, Between Love and Hate, and Blood on Her Hands.
Lucci is best known for her portrayal of Erica Kane in the daytime soap All My Children. Lucci landed the part in 1970 and has never looked back. After receiving 19 daytime Emmy nominations, the actress finally won the award in 1999.
This feat alone contributed to her immense popularity.
Susan Lucci: Cosmetic Surgery Speculations?
Celeb plastic surgery is often denied. However, bad plastic surgery is often obvious – see Mickey Rourke bad plastic surgery before and after photos and Priscilla Presley's cosmetic surgery.
Susan Lucci is not a victim of plastic surgery gone wrong. On the contrary, the actress looks better than most women her age.
By comparing past and present photos of Susan Lucci various plastic surgeons suspect the actress to have gone under the knife. Lucci's suspected to have undergone cheek implant surgery, a facelift, forehead lift, browlift, chemical peels and upper and lower blepharoplasty.
Most of the plastic surgery is believed to be done on her face, because of its tight appearance. However, allegations of breast augmentation, liposuction and a tummy tuck emerged after bikini images of the actress appeared online.
Susan Lucci: Before and After Photo Comparison
When comparing past and present photos there's a notable difference in the way the leading lady of daytime television looks.
During the 80s, the actress had a plump, youthful facial appearance. Photos taken 30 years later show a face that's less plump with more lines in the neck, eye and mouth area.
It appears as if Lucci has aged gracefully, yet the suspicion of really good doctors still remains.
Lucci Addresses Surgery Rumors
Despite all the rumors, Lucci denied having had any surgery to enhance or maintain her youthful appearance. She voiced this on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Daytime's leading lady credits her genes for her appearance, and after having two children she claims to maintain her slim figure by incorporating daily pilates sessions.
During the interview, Lucci did admit to having undergone surgery on her nose at the age of 47, to eliminate a breathing problem she was dealing with.
Susan Lucci: Defying Age With Genes or Creams?
In 2001, Lucci collaborated with Guthy-Renker, and launched the age-defying skin care line Youthful Essence. The five-piece system includes cleansing, moisturizing, resurfacing and skin enhancing products.
Lucci claims to use the line herself to maintain and enhance her appearance. By having her own skin care line, Lucci gives the impression that her appearance is all natural and not due to plastic surgery.
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of the four speeds and four valves,
not four cylinders. This single cylinder
350 cc machine showed markedly superior
performance to the competition on release,
having more power than its 500 cc predecessor.
Rudge engineer, George Hack, is said
to have taken his design idea from the
four valve head Ricardo-Triumph Special
of 1921, a one off machine. He designed
a four valve head for Rudge and in 1924
they produced their first four valve
cylinder head on a 350 cc engine. The
valves were arranged in parallel, and
were not radial.
In 1925, a 500 cc version with linked
front and rear brakes appeared, and
the big end bearings were now fed oil
through the crankshaft pin. The old
350 cc was dropped in 1926. For 1928
Rudge motorcycles were fitted with saddle
tanks, and 8 inch internal expanding
drum brakes. Stanley Glanfield designed
a Rudge for dirt racing, marketed from
1928 as the Glanfield Rudge.
Selling re-badged Werners in 1909,
the company went on to produce their
first motorcycle in 1911, a single-cylinder
F-head, or IOE (inlet over exhaust),
500 cc bike. In 1912 the belt drive
499 cc Rudge Multi was released, using
variable groove-depth pulleys to gain
21 forward ratios, and a top gear as
high as 2.75:1. (The Zenith Gradua and
1907 FN 244 cc single used a similar
system) In 1913 a 750 cc Multi was released.
In 1914, a Multi won the Isle of Man
In 1915 a 1000 cc using a Jardine four
speed gearbox was released, followed
by a 1000 cc Multi. In 1923, they introduced
an in-house manufactured 4 speed gear
box to replace the Jardine gearbox,
and Multi production ended.
Rudge entered the 1930's with two
road going 499cc four valves models,
the sporting Ulster and the Special,
the latter with a slightly reduced
compression ratio, over the following
decade other 499cc models would both
join and leave the range, but the
Ulster and Special would remain at
the core of the range. A feature of
the range was the coupled brake system.
1932 witnessed the introduction of
the lever operated centre stand with
a foot operated gearbox becoming a
universal feature of the range by
1934. Detail changes occurred over
the next couple of seasons but the
1937 season machines saw a significant
change with the valve gear finally
becoming enclosed.
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was announced during 1928 in celebration
of their success in that years Ulster
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valve head which was replaced for
the 1932 season with a radial four
valve head with the option of a foot
operated gear change becoming available
in the same year. The valve gear remained
exposed to the elements until 1937
when a simple cast alloy cover was
adopted although the bronze cylinder
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In the election of 2010, they won a seat in the Riksdag, the Swedish Parliament to the surprise of many. The party strives for conservative immigration laws and have become an umbrella party for many radicalist right-wing, groups that have often been publicly condemned for what they stand for.
Despite, or perhaps because of long-standing actions in educating their population of equality, fairness and tolerance, Sweden now finds almost 10 per cent of their adult, voting population placing their trust behind a party that by many definitions defy these values.
It is my firm belief that a large group of those who vote for SD do so not because of a specific dislike or mistrust for foreigners, but are rather young adults feeling disenfranchised and abandoned by their government. The vote for SD would therefore be done to show their mistrust and disappointment with the current ruling government.
It is also my belief that with rising unemployment figures amongst the young, it becomes easier to blame this downturn on non-natives and outsiders, an explanation that seems more tangible and easier to grasp than the current global economic situation and its effects.
I'd be happy to debate this with whomever wants to.
If people have a displeasure with society, they wouldn't vote in the first place.
Why then would any kind of change occur in a modern society? Why do we vote if we're pleased with how things are?
Why would republicans vote against Obama in the 2012 election? Why not just 'not vote'? I'm quite certain several of them were at least moderately displeased with the changes, as meager as they were, he implemented, not to mention those he intended to implement.
It is my opinion that you have failed to present any sound argument against my theory.
They vote to oppose voters of opposing parties.
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I destroyed your paragraphs with two lines of wisdom.
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How Do Sounds Affect The Settlement Of Marine Larvae?
Researchers recorded underwater soundscapes to monitor the health of those ecosystems.
Vocabulary: coral reef, soundscape, ecosystem, frequency, ambient
Next Generation Science Standards: SEP3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations, LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience. Can be used to build towards HS-LS2–2 and HS-LS2–7.
Common Core State Standards: Citing textual evidence (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9–10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11–12.1)
Swimming through the clear waters near a coral reef can be a calm, serene experience for a scuba diver. But if you listen closely, the coral soundscape is a noisy mix of feeding fish, the clicks of snapping shrimp, and ocean currents. In a study out this week in Scientific Reports, scientists recorded these rackety habitats to see how far their sounds carried in the currents. Max Kaplan, lead author on the study, discusses how fish use these sounds to find suitable habitats, and how the recordings could help scientists monitor the health of these underwater ecosystems.
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Access some of Max Kaplan's sounds here.
Questions for Students
- Max Kaplan is able to identify organisms from the sounds he recorded. How do you think he is able to pair an organism with each sound? What other data or observations would you need in order to develop that ability to identify organisms by sound?
- Many people get water in their ears when they go underwater. They also cannot usually hear clearly. Describe the adaptations that allow fish to hear sounds underwater. Try to draw some of the mechanisms for hearing that Max Kaplan describes.
- Max Kaplan used soundscapes of reefs, over long periods of time, to determine whether a reef was healthy. What are some other ideas for places we can study using data from soundscapes?
- Sounds from human activities are reducing the "active space of communication" in these reefs and in commercial shipping channels. How would you propose to improve the "active space of communication" for marine organisms, while still allowing for human activities like shipping? Think about solutions at different levels, is it a policy change, a human behavior change, a new invention, etc.
Activity Suggestions
- Introduce your students to bioacoustics with an activity where they investigate the relationship between a person's size and the pitch of their burp with this Burping Bioacoustics activity.
- Max Kaplan recorded reef soundscapes. Use his research on reefs and other research on underwater sound to set up an activity on the transmission of sound through different mediums. For more ideas, look at this resource on ocean acoustics.
- Have students analyze soundscapes that they collect from around their community using their smart devices or recording equipment. Have them try to identify the origin of different sounds. They can even analyze those sound files on a software like Audacity for pitch.


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Gas thief strikes Brainerd Road Rib & Loin
One day after Channel 3 warned drivers in the Tennessee Valley to be aware of a gas thief, the person or people responsible strike another local business.
The Brainerd Road Rib & Loin is the latest victim in the recent ring of gasoline thefts. According to workers at O'Reilly Auto Parts, someone is cutting the gas "filler hoses" beneath cars and emptying the fuel into containers.
Yogi Center has owned Rib & Loin for 25 years and said this is the first time he's ever been vandalized. He said the heist happened sometime between 9 p.m. Monday and early Tuesday morning. He noticed gasoline around two of his trucks when he arrived to work Tuesday.
"They cut the lines to two of our trucks and then siphoned gas out of the third one," he said.
Center said it's a major inconvenience having two catering vans out of commission today. Rib & Loin is catering two parties Tuesday of nearly 500 people each.
"When you got a lot of work, you need your trucks," he said. "We got four of them. We needed all four today.
Other Incidents
The Harmony Baptist Church was hit Saturday, June 1 at 11:44 a.m. Dewey Gass is a member of the congregation and a former Chattanooga police officer of 30 years. He shared surveillance pictures of the heist with Channel 3. Gass said it appears a man driving a blue Ford Ranger club cab made off with his church's fuel.
Gass said he's heard of the same thing happening at Maximum Heating and Air Conditioning on Highway 58.
A worker at the Schoolbox on Hickory Valley Road tells Channel 3 their company Chevrolet van has been hit twice in past week. After spending more than $500 to repair the first instance of vandalism, the gas thief cut the filler hose a second time.
Channel 3 has reached out to local police departments about similar incidents. We can confirm the following places have been targets of the fuel thefts:
- Dutch Manor Apartments, East Ridge
- Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, East Ridge
- Exxon, 4004 Hixson Pike
- Hi-Tech Healthcare, 1271 North Holtzclaw Ave
- Walmart, 5764 Hwy 153
- Burks United Methodist, 6433 Hixson Pike
- Sticky Fingers, 2031 Hamilton Place Blvd
Channel 3 first reported about the recent outbreak of gas thefts in the Hixson area on Monday. No arrests have been made. If you have any information, contact police.


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1979-1987 - Mr Major's Written Question on the Youth Opportunities Programme
Below is the text of Mr Major's Parliamentary written question on the Youth Opportunities Programme, published on 18th November 1981.
Mr. Major Asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is satisfied with the average delay between applications by employers to take part in the youth opportunities programme and approval of their schemes; and if he has plans to speed up this process.
Mr. Alison The average delay between sponsors' applications and the approval of schemes is now about four weeks. The commission has temporarily transferred staff from its employment service to help with backlogs of applications, and I am satisfied that this measure will be effective in reducing delays.
A Rayner scrutiny of the commission's special programmes procedures at regional and area offices has recently been completed and the recommendations in the report - some of which cover the speeding up of scheme approvals - are now being considered.


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Use Google Voice With New or Existing Number
Many people have been interested in using Google Voice, but didn't want to have to switch to a new phone number. Google now allows you to configure your account to work with your existing mobile number. So, without having to give out a new phone number, you can easily begin using Google's voice mail instead of your carrier's voice mail system. Why use Google's voice mail? Great features like unlimited online storage of voice messages, custom greetings by contact group or individual, and email alerts including transcriptions (though not perfect). When you add your mobile number to Google Voice, you will have the option to configure it for use with the voice mail. It will give you directions and the codes you will need to program your phone. Don't worry, it's always reversible if you change your mind. You make only one sacrifice when not using your carrier's voice mail system: no voice message icon will appear on your phone notifying you of a new message. If you don't mind that, you'll gain a lot of other great features.
If you want to use the more sophisticated call management features of Google Voice including call recording, call screening, and the ability to direct calls to specific phones based who is calling or on the day and time, you'll need to use the new phone number that you select when you create your account. Whether you use some or all of the features of Google Voice, it's a powerful free tool that will make your managing your calls and voice messages a pleasure. Go to voice.google.com to sign up for an account (you may need to wait a few days to receive your invitation by email).
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Get About on Water or on Wheels around Coniston
Really, the whole of the Lake District is family friendly but there are certain areas that are more so than others and Coniston is definitely one of those. It appeals to and engages children of all ages but at the same time adults too. It has the fells, the lake, the activities, the places to eat and drink and the places to stay for families to have a fun and relaxing holiday.
Activities are the key to a family holiday and whether yours like walking, cycling or taking to the water, all these activities are plentiful and safe. Coniston Boating Centre is a must visit location for any families. Run by the Lake District national park, the centre hires out motor and rowing boats, canoes, sailing boats and bikes, even electric bikes. Hire of any of the equipment can be done online and routes, maps and safety details are given comprehensively to participants.
But it is cycling that is so good in this region and for any ability. What better place to gain a young child's confidence and enjoyment of cycling than one of the paths around the lake. For older children then take a mountain bike over Walna Scar. View Coniston Old man, Coniston water and head down into the Dudden Valley if you wish and catch a sight of Scafell Pike even.
Rachael Oakden of The Guardian has just written a piece on family cycling around Conistn and their route was Coniston to Torver and starting from the Coniston Boating Centre. A 6 mile route that families even with young children can do, mainly off road. Torver is a lovely village to the west of Coniston with Wilsons Arms for food and refreshments too.
Being so scenic, Coniston is also an ideal place for introducing children into the world of fell walking, such a worthwhile activity that i also highly educational. Learn the countryside code, about plants and wildlife as well as geography on a fell walk. There may be tears and tantrums on the way up but once they've reached the summit of whatever gradient, look across at the view, the youngsters always feel proud and elated at what they have achieved. The promise of an ice cream at the bottom is always a winner!
Back to accommodation and Coniston does have a choice but does happen to have some fabulous self catering properties. A location of specialism for The Lakeland Cottage Company is Coniston and they have some larger properties in the area that are perfect for a couple of families or extended family holidays. Some even have private jetties and mooring facilities, ideal for when hiring a boat from Coniston Boating Centre if should guest wish to bring their own.


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Burchy's season of two halves
Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) Football Club is located in North London. The club is also known as Spurs. Tottenham's home ground is White Hart Lane. The club motto is Audere est Facere (To dare is to do).
To paraphrase a famous footballing saying - it's been a season of two halves for Rob Burch.
The young goalkeeper was outstanding in pre-season and caught the eye on our tour of South Africa.
His performances did enough for him to get the call as Kasey Keller's deputy when Neil Sullivan moved onto Chelsea.
On the bench for the first half of the season, Burchy continued to impress at reserve team level but then injuries struck.
A knee problem came along first, followed by a shoulder and then a freakish ankle injury for the reserves against Wimbledon in March ruled him out for five weeks.
He finally returned in the reserves' penultimate game of the season at Charlton last Tuesday and, not surprisingly, already has one eye on repeating his last pre-season this summer.
"I was pleased to get through it to be honest," said Rob after our 2-1 win at The Valley. "I've had a few injuries so it's been nice to get through training and get a game under my belt again.
"The last injury was a bit of a nightmare. I came down awkwardly and tore the ligaments. It was out of nothing really but it's taken a while to get fit again.
"Hopefully that will be me as far as injuries are concerned for the next couple of years. The first half of the season was great but since Christmas, I've had a knee problem, then a shoulder, then my ankle.
"I'd like to think I can still get back onto the bench this season but if not, I'm looking at next season and pushing on again.
"I know how important my last pre-season was so I'll look to work hard in the summer, get back in the gym, build myself up and come back all guns blazing."


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Allergies affect more and more people, especially at this time of year in which we find ourselves. The usual remedy is to go to the doctor and get medication, but also can opt for home remedies if you do not want to complicate or introduced into the body any medication. For this there are some tricks that you can implement to try to combat allergy in a simple way from home.
To overcome the allergies are some healthy products that we ingest. For example, green tea is recommended, having properties which block the emergence and spread of allergy . It's a good healthy and natural remedy. The same goes for honey, in addition to soothe the throat, it also helps us to be better prepared when it comes to standing up to the emergence of allergies. In this same group of remedies we can include mint, with which we will have the opportunity to reduce the amount of sneezing. And we know that the fewer sneezing perform less our bodies become irritated.
With licorice can prepare infusions are also very healthy and recommended . If we like the taste we can take them regularly to give an injection to support the way we respond to allergy from within.
There are other ideas that can help us against allergies . It is important that we have the house as clean as possible and to eliminate dust completely or at least all that we can. The absence of mites will be beneficial to our health and notice that the nostrils are blocked us much less. If we open the windows and let drafts entering also feel relief. We must try, moreover, not to exhaust our pupils too, since usually a body part that suffers much the effect of allergy.
In addition, there are times of day, especially depending on the heat and temperature, which is recommended to stay at home and wait out a little later. In the worst moments we will notice excess pollen in the air and more than necessary. If you prefer to avoid factors that could worsen our state will always be good to think well when going outside. Any type of remedy that we can put to allergy will not affect us both very welcome. As a last resort they are always traditional medicines.


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We only had the pleasure of finally meeting Jasmyne & Fendi for the first time just 4 days before their wedding. Jasmyne (with the Help of the fabulous Jenn from the Original Wedding Company) had planned her entire Perth wedding from Canberra, and from our perspective it seemed to go off without a hitch. Jasmyne & Fendi decided against having location time/location photos after the ceremony, instead opting to just have a few candid shots while walking from their service at Council House Gardens up to the reception at the Perth Town Hall. We we're a little worried about this…. what with 150 guests, 12 people in the bridal party, possible thunderstorms forecast for the afternoon and having to carry 22kg worth of camera gear each on our shoulders…. but we needn't have worried, Jasmyne and Fendi we so natural in front of the camera, so chilled and so easy going that in just 10 minutes we had some gorgeous shots in the bag and we were on time at the reception! Hats go off the Jenn who did an amazing job styling and running the reception, and Jasmyne you can never have too much details, it looked fantastic! We just want to say thank you to this gorgeous couple for letting us be a part of your beautiful wedding day, it was an absolute pleasure. We hope you got to steal away to your secret spot for some alone time during the night and danced the night away when the band came on! Much love and appreciation J&K
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It was an absolute pleasure to have you capture the special memories of our wedding day! Thank you a millions times over for your patience, direction, advice and amazing work. We will treasure the photos for a lifetime.
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Most of you reading this blog are probably already aware that we are expecting a new baby in June. Just this last week we went in for the 5 month ultrasound, and learned that we are having another boy. The doctor's office had a really nice ultrasound that was capable of real time 3D tomography, and so they could take a really nice picture, as you see below.
Anthony is really excited to have a little brother! Meghan's comment was that she would like to have another brother because brothers make her laugh. Julia just loves babies.
Now we need to start deciding on a name. So far the kids have suggested Draco (M, because she is in love with Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies) and Skywalker (A has a recent taste for Star Wars). J would probably go for Barney (guess why).
Mom and dad are gunning for something a little more sensible. We've narrowed it down to three choices that we like (see the poll on the right side of the page). We're also more than happy to hear any suggestions!
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The 5 Step Framework For Gaining Traction
Customer Acquisition Guide
VCs will be looking for pattern recognition, competitive landscape and other indicators of success or failure when screening your startup. It helps to display the ecosystem in which your startup not only survives, but thrives. The best way to present this is through traction.
Traction is proof people want your product and is best defined by AngelList founder, Naval Ravikant:
Traction is basically quantitative evidence of customer demand. So if you're in enterprise software, initial traction may be two or three early customers who are paying a bit; if you're in consumer software the bar might be as high as hundreds of thousands of users…It's the Supreme Court definition of porn. You'll know it when you see it.
Traction is the ability to move your growth curve up and to the right and is evident in increased revenue, engagement and traffic. Traction can be obvious and accelerate quickly once you've determined the best customer acquisition channel. It's through deliberately testing in various channels that you'll be able to figure out which one to focus on — your traction channel. Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares, co-authors of Traction: A Startup Guide To Getting Customers, refer to this strategy as the Bullseye framework.
Almost every failed startup has a product. What failed startups don't have is traction — real customer growth. Most startups actually get zero distribution channels to work. The Bullseye framework boosts your chances of acquiring customers and gaining traction. Bullseye is broken down into a five step process:
There are roughly 19 different traction channels ranging from online ads, public relations, blogging, trade shows and viral marketing. Depending on which industry you're in, the right channel for marketing and distribution will undoubtedly vary. Brainstorm with your team on potential ways you might use particular traction channels. Without bias, research the channels your competitors have found to be successful or unsuccessful. Consider channels where your competitors aren't playing. You should be able to identify at least one idea for each channel. Think through customer acquisition costs (CAC) and the timeframe needed to run tests. You aren't expected to have all the answers in this step.
Formulate a ranking system for the traction channels you came up with during brainstorming. Categorize each traction channel into one of three columns on a spreadsheet:
- Column A (Inner Circle): Most promising traction channels
- Column B (Potential): Traction channels that have a possibility of working
- Column C (Long-shot): The traction channels that seem like long-shots
Prioritize and break down the three traction channels that seem most promising — this is your inner circle. It's ideal to have one to three channels to run multiple experiments at the same time. Don't waste time by sequentially running experiments. Run them in parallel.
Now it's time to put your assumtions from step one to the test and gain further insight into which channels work best. You want to uncover the CAC and if these customers are indeed the ones you want to be targeting. Run fast and lean with these experiments. You should be able to measure success with as little as a few hundred dollars.
Focus On What Works
Hopefully, one of your channels received good results and obvious traction. You should begin focusing all of your efforts on that channel. However, this doesn't meant to stop testing. Keep experimenting as you continue to scale and reach new customers. It's also possible your channel could become stale so repeat the process with a new channel and re-evaluate your messaging.
"The faster you run high quality experiments, the more likely you'll find scalable, effective growth tactics."- Sean Ellis, Founder of Qualaroo
The Bullseye framework is designed to help you focus and test assumptions in a cost effective and timely manner. This systemized and repeatable process allows you to see which experiments work and ultimately get the most traction possible. As David Beisel, Partner at NextView Ventures, says, "The easiest to way to convince investors of traction is if you're actually convinced of it yourself." Getting traction isn't easy, but you'll know it when you see it.
Click here for online access (Google Sheets) to the Bullseye framework designed by Gabriel Weinberg.
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Christmas wouldn't be the same without a visit to Santa and this year he has a stunning log cabin set at the end of a Christmas tree walk, with his giant-size reindeer and sleigh.
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Noel Coward was one of the most significant theater personalities of the Twentieth Century. His plays - Present Laughter, Design for Living, Blithe Spirit, Private Lives, Hay Fever - have had a constant presence in theater repertoires throughout the world, almost defining "style" and "wit". Here he speaks about comic acting, theater, and a way of doing things that we should, perhaps, reintroduce into our theater world today. It runs about 50 minutes, so go pour a glass of sherry - bring the bottle - and enjoy.
Louis H. Campbell
1/28/2014 06:31:54 am
The performer today is woefully out of touch, partly because the academicians who can;t act are the teachers. Great comments from great legends who were not obliged to tape microphones to their anatomies, and strut to demonstrate their talentless egos. This is also true of film personalities today..
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January 2018


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Bruce Cody
Since the early 1980's Bruce Cody has been famous in the Southwestern United States for his paintings of large urban and small town architectural motifs. His interest and skill of painting came from his early years working in his father's neon sign shop painting, printing, and building signs. Over the years, he became quite fascinated with the rich light and shadows of the Western landscape, large public retro signs, and contemporary images of public buildings such as movie theaters, restaurants, motels, and gas stations which his paintings reflect. He ended up graduating from the University of Wyoming and earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree at Washington State University. After that, Bruce spent the next 17 years of his life as a professor at Colorado State University perfecting his work. In 1983, he resigned from his job to be a full time painter and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico with his wife. There they owned a highly regarded gallery called Charlene Cody Gallery from 1994 to 2005. Since 1984, he has had 25 personal art shows and his paintings are in over 50 corporate art collections and in over 500 private collections.
Why Does He Inspire Me ?
Bruce's retro style and how he includes vintage signs in his paintings inspires me. I have always enjoyed the use of bold colors in my artwork and vintage and retro style signs. I even have a few hanging in my room! Not only do I enjoy his style, but Bruce also shows the importance of following and making a career out of what you love to do. He quit his job as a professor and made a full time job of painting, even opening a gallery at one point of his life. Finally, he is quite similar to I am. Not only do we enjoy the same style and have similar pieces of artwork, but he also has grown up in the same part of the U.S as I have and we have a similar childhood where we would help our father's with fixing or building things.
George Seurat
George Seurat was born December 2, 1859 in Paris, France to a wealthy military family. During his adolescences, he attended many art schools where he mastered his artistic skills. He even attend military school and joined the French military for a year. In 1883, he began working on his first major painting called Bathers at Asnieres. Then, in 1884, he began working on his most famous painting called A Sunday Afternoonon the Island of La Grande Jatte. Both of these famous paintings were oainted using a technique Seurat invented called pointilism. In this painting style, the artist paints tiny dots of distinct colors in a certain pattern to for an image. Up close, it just appears like a bunch of dots, but as you stand farther away, your eyes blend the colors for you. George continued painting until he died on March 29, 1891 at the age of 31 in Paris, France.
Why Does He Inspire Me ?
George Seurat was innovative, creative, and original. He not only invented a new style of painting called pointillism, but incorporated it into successful paintings. When I first learned about him and his artwork, I loved the science behind pointillism. Particularly about how it allows your eye to do the blending of colors instead of the paintbrush. I also became fascinated with the dedication and patience he had with each of his pieces. He made thousands of tiny dots on a ginormous canvas without ever quitting or rethinking his new style. On top of all this, his artwork actually had an important meaning behind it, especially A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte and Bathers at Asnieres. In these two paintings, he displayed the great difference between the wealthy class and the working class of Paris and made a clear comparison between the two using his new technique.


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A Critical Pitching Drill: One Knee Pitching
The pitcher on the softball field is the most critical player. No other player has the ability to impact the diversion the way the pitcher does. All together for the pitcher to be viable, there are numerous seemingly insignificant details she should do well. To help her ideal all these seemingly insignificant details, there are a wide range of pitching drills she ought to perform routinely. A standout amongst the most imperative pitching drills is the "One Knee Pitching" penetrate.
One knee pitching is performed precisely how you would think it would be done, with the pitcher on one knee. The pitcher will really bow on the knee that is on an indistinguishable side from her pitching arm. She will be around 15 to 20 feet far from the catcher. There ought to be a line on the ground that stretches out from the pitcher mechanics toward the catcher. The pitchers other foot (on the glove side) ought to be set on that line. That leg ought to be somewhat bowed. By being on one knee the pitcher will have a relentless lower some portion of the body and will have the capacity to concentrate on her abdominal area and the mechanics for pitching.
To start the softball pitching drill, the pitcher ought to have her glove and pitching hand (holding the ball) down close to the leg she is bowing on (her pitching leg). Both of the pitchers hands should remain together as she finishes the main quarter of her arm circle. At that point she should proceed with her movement trying to come through and remain with the straight line. That is the purpose of the bore; remaining inside the line. Tossing balls and strikes isn't essential.
Amid this pitching drill the pitcher must make certain to keep her adjust constantly. She can't permit her back to curve in reverse or her shoulders to fall forward. Additionally, she can't release her arm behind her head as she is pitching. At long last, she needs to ensure her arm completes in accordance with the line that is reaching out toward the catcher. This point can't be focused on enough.
There are numerous awesome pitching drills that softball pitchers ought to do all the time. A standout amongst the most imperative drills is "One Knee Pitching". This bore ought to be performed frequently keeping in mind the end goal to enable the pitchers to adjust and to enable her to concentrate on her abdominal area. To be more particular, this pitching drill will enable the pitcher with her arm to circle, separating, sequencing, discharge act, and the finish.
When you are attempting to be great at baseball or softball, you might need to attempt to get your hitting down pack. Hitting is about the planning so you should have the correct directions with regards to figuring out how to hit. You ought to have the best possible planning when to swing and when to move your weight. You can take in this by having practice with a pitching machine.
You may need to likewise watch the pitchers arm and the arrival of the ball. There are various styles of pitching machines to enable you. An arm style-pitching machine is the main kind of machine that will give you a similar feeling of timing. With every one of these pitches you will see the machine's arm twist up and discharge the ball. It is the reasonable feeling of the machine that enables you to hone similar actualities in the batting confines as you can on the baseball field.
Many batting confines have these pitching machines that will help with particular methods with regards to batting. When you are not kidding about figuring out how to bat and be great at it, you should begin on the pitching machines as quickly as time permits. You will figure out how to bat and even how to pitch in the meantime. You will have the capacity to pay heed to the machines and learn as you go.
There are a wide range of models of how to pitch quicker machines. When you are hoping to locate the correct one for you, you should ensure that you do your examination. Make sense of the regions you have to enhance so you can get the machine that will work best for these circumstances. A large portion of the machines will permit you an opportunity to change in accordance with them so you can get the best possible feel and start the pitching procedure.
There are machines for all ages as well. You can locate the correct machines to help with quick pitch, moderate pitch, and even tee ball. These pitching machines can help with all parts of the game. Regardless of what the age of the individual or the kind of pitching that you are attempting to enhance. Regardless of what style you are attempting to do.
When you locate the correct pitching machine, you should attempt to invest however much energy in it as could reasonably be expected. The more that you work at it, the better you will progress toward becoming. It is an amusement about training and expertise and you have to buckle down at it. When you have save time, utilize it astutely and exploit the contributing machines your range.


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The hike to the Osceolas started out easy, but got harder as we got up and then easier towards the top. It was harder in the middle because it was steep. In the middle we found a geocache. It had prizes inside, but we did not take anything and we put it back where we found it.
At the top we had a great breeze & view. We also had lunch there!
Then we went down and over to East Osceola. We had to climb down a chimney (which is a very dangerous thing with steep rocks). It was not hard for me, but might have been hard for Caitlin!
The top of East Osceola was bad because we didn't even get a view!!!
We headed back the trail to Osceola and stopped in the middle for this picture.
We had to climb up the chimney this time. It was easy, see…
Back at the top of Osceola we had another sandwich. While we were eating we saw jets fighting! It was kind of cool. Daddy did not get a picture of this- booooo.
After this we headed back to the car! We got this picture of the beginning.
Daddy took us out to dinner, ice cream and then to miniature golf. The whole day was medium fun and the end was super fun!


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I'd better start with a disclaimer; I'm not trying to state that the individuals or businesses featured here are the best language professionals out there, in their field/specialism/combination or generally. Neither am I making any official statement regarding their ranking in the great translator/interpreter blogosphere. This is just a link to some of industry bloggers, podcasters and prolific/active social media posters whose contributions I find thought-provoking or motivating. Most of them are high-profile so you may have heard of them already!
Blogs in English
Thoughts on Translation by Corrine McKay – Corrine is the President-Elect of the American Translators Association, and as well as this engaging and helpful blog runs online courses for translators. She's also published a very well-received book on getting started in the industry.
Musings from an overworked translator by Jill Sommer – some interesting industry news or advice. Jill also posts a linguistically-themed cartoon every Wednesday.
Blogs in Spanish
Algo más que traducir by Pablo Muñoz – I haven't read a great many of Pablo's posts, so I can't speak for the blog as a whole…but the few that I've read I'd certainly recommend!
100 percent translations by Paul Urwin – A trove of useful audio, mainly in interviews with translators, interpreters and others in the industry. A good way to find others worth following, too!
That's all for now! Feel free to comment with your own suggestions.


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I've done a lot of public speaking, but this was the first time I've launched a book of my own. It turned out pretty much as I expected, which is naturally short of what I'd hoped, and so was entirely pleased.
When I first arrived in Edmonton in 1981, having come off a stint of not very profitable writing in Ottawa, I thought it would be great to read a work of mine at Audreys, Edmonton's fine independent bookstore. Thirty-two years later, having returned to Edmonton for the third time, that happened, in January, 2013. Then I thought it would be great to launch a book of mine at Audreys, and that happened, yesterday.
There are no greater supporters of writers than Sharon and Steve Budnarchuk, the owners of Audreys. Canada needs them; so buy books from them. You can never have too many, and civilization will thank you for it.
It was a good evening. Naomi McIlwraith, author of Kiyâm and president of the Stroll of Poets Society, introduced. Guillaume Tardif, concert violinist, founder of the Enterprise String Quartet, and professor of music at the University of Alberta, listened in. Kadrush Radogoshi, expatriate Kosovar novelist and poet, and former president of the writers' union of Kosovo, attended, and we later traded notes about approaches to the architecture of books written in verse,
and the myth of Orpheus. Author Candas Jane Dorsey, fresh off the recent municipal election trail, dropped by, which was a pleasant and appreciated surprise; as did Mary Elizabeth Archer, executive administrator of the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton; and, felicitously in from Calgary, Virginia Durksen, whom I had not seen for years, since our mutual involvement with the Editors' Association of Canada when I lived in Vancouver.