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It was very early when I knew I could draw. I didn't have access to education in art or its resources while growing up. But I remember in an Elementary class, we had to draw an animal. The teacher walked around to see how we were doing and she saw my work and encouraged the whole class to come over to see how I drew. She described it as 'Amazing.' Later, my teacher would call me up to the board to draw on an occasional basis for the class to look on and draw in their sketch books. As I grew older, I had to fulfil the dream within me which was producing art. I went to the University, studied art, got my degree and decided to have a feel of the reality on the field of practice before I plunged into a Masters of Fine Arts degree. I eventually got disappointed going in with so much energy and optimism but with no funds. But then, I had a pen and paper, a perfect media, I thought. That was how it all begun. And I am doing very well now.
There is no name for the style of drawing I do. There are a lot of lines and minute squares. I have not named my style as I will always change it, I didn't want to keep to one confinement. It's a freestyle. I work in the evening, late in the night where I can draw without interruption. I can come back to a painting after a long time, unless I am commissioned to do a piece for a client. I do what I feel like doing at what time. But roughly, it takes about 3-4 days to make a piece. I am very much open to art and what it can bring to me and people who love my work. Art within me keeps growing and growing. I don't know where the painting thing is going to take me, but I am willing to explore. I want to get deep into my subject and focus on that inner being of my subject and that it what I try to capture, the essence of a person through an original portrait drawn only with a ball point pen.
I want the public to know that I am just a young artist who is craving to do more. I really don't feel like I found my time in art just yet. For some time now we have big names come from Europe, Asia, and America. But here I am, I am coming from Africa. I want to make it all the way to the top. I want to be in so many different countries wanting my work. Regardless of what medium: my pen works, my sculptures, my paintings. 20 years from now, I want records of my art and how it was made a success. I want to inspire people all over the world. [ See my Ghanaian television interview, in English, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvgvbGUgJQA ].
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"Succession Planning in my business – Quick Quiz"
Succession Planning in or for your business is not an easy decision to make.
Succession Planning is as much emotional as it is commercial.
So, how ready are you to look at succession?
Start by considering these 10-questions.
Answer these questions on a scale of A to D where A is where you feel you are not ready and D is where you feel you are ready.
1. Do you know how much income you require to earn in retirement and the value of the income generating assets which will generate that income?
2. Do you have a compelling reason to want to move away from the business such as plans to do something else?
3. Have you considered what you will do afterwards?
4. Do you feel your passion for the business has been replaced by exhaustion?
5. How confident are you about obtaining a buyer for the business?
6. Do you feel it is time someone else needs to take the business to another level before it is too late?
7. How confident are you about setting out to sell your business to maximise the price?
8. How confident are you of the right time to sell your business?
9. Are you confident about the alternative ways in which you can step away from your business?
10. How do you feel about working for someone else?
Calculating your Score Based on 10 questions.
Your score is calculated by assigning 0 points for every "A" answer you gave in the quiz, 2 points for every "B" answer, 3 points for every "C" answer and 5 points for every "D" answer.
Keep in mind that these are general guidelines and each person's situation is unique. Ultimately, succession planning is a personal decision which you, the business owner can only make, so use this test as a guide and then talk to me.
Less than 20 points: You are not in the right mind-set to consider succession planning. Leave it for now until you are in a better frame of mind. Come back to the questions in a year's time.
20-29 points: You are starting to think about succession planning and you are almost ready. Just repeat the quiz over the next six months' time and see how your score changes when you take the quiz again.
30-39 points: You are ready to go onto the path of committing to looking at the options for succession planning and what needs to be done to find a buyer, maximise the value and the chances of selling.
40-50 points: You need to seriously consider some proactive marketing of the business now in order to clarify your options: See if there is an interest, what type of offer you will receive and whether it is realistic for your needs. Look at the answers where you scored a "B" or below. Do we need to look at these first?
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Andrew Watkin has regular discussions with business owners who are considering succession planning but are not confident about where they are, what needs to be done and how to actively market the business to see if it is sellable and to whom.
Andrew Watkin can help you to help identify the specific steps that you need to take in your business. So get in touch with him now by calling him on 07860 898452 or by email: email@example.com to discuss how he can help you decide that stepping away from your business is something you can do and move onto the next stage in your life.


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At some point over the last few years, I began hoarding lipstick, which is a particularly weird obsession for someone who doesn't wear lipstick often... At any rate, I thought it would be fun to share the lip products I've been wearing since the year started!
La Mer The Lip Balm
I've had this lip balm for quite some time now, but it is always my go to when the weather is cold and my lips just can't take it anymore. There's something about it that seems to work best (magically?) when your lips are in their worst condition, so I've been saving this little tub of goodness for when I'm desperate. Perhaps I should use it more (and I do plan to use this one up this year, as I talked about here), but this is one of my favorite luxe lip balms out there.
Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Lip Potion in True Liar
There's something about this shade that I just cannot get away from. and it was a big hit with you guys on my Instagram here and here. I love that on me, it can be a little more red or a little more purple depending on how much I apply, and it is just the perfect statement shade for fall and winter. It wears well though it requires reapplication after meals, and does not cause my lips to dry out or peel.
I do have a few concerns about the product though, my main gripe being that it does take a bit of work to remove despite it being a more "wet" formula that is a bit transfer prone. While the applicator has a precise teardrop shape, I find myself having to correct the edges sometimes because of how wet the formula is. I do find that it can get a bit patchy if my lips are very dry and I haven't prepped them with any balm when I use it, though I feel like that's to be expected. It's a decent liquid lipstick formula though, and I can't stop obsessing over the shade!
Tom Ford Private Blend Lipstick in Aphrodisiac (LE)
This lipstick came out ages ago and I was desperate to have it... and I realized this week that I had never even used it. Typical. It's a gorgeous medium pink, and while I didn't love it with the makeup look I sported that day, I still love love love the Tom Ford lipstick formula as much as I did when the lipsticks first came out. (Seriously though, these creamy lipsticks are just magic/Photoshop for my dry lips.)
Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Lip Color in Plum Orchid
Another lipstick I've had for who knows how long and never worn... See a trend here? I imagined this to be more of a berry shade but discovered it to be a great pinky-red perfect for New Year's Day dinner. I've always liked this formula from Laura Mercier because it is creamy and doesn't make my lips peel or feel dry. The best part? This one is more reasonably priced than many other lipsticks I feel the urge to buy. (HA!)
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This one is a new purchase from last weekend (yay, I used it!), but I'm really loving the Nars Audacious formula right now. I've had them on my wishlist ever since the lipsticks came out, but never gotten around to purchasing one. While I'm happy I managed to ignore most lipsticks last year, I definitely wish I had bought one sooner. I'm loving Anna for daytime, and Fanny is just a fantastic berry/fuschia shade. A creamy, almost hydrating formula and luxe packaging - what more could a girl ask for??
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This is a copy of the original English version of the Charter published October 20, 2012.
Fab labs are a global network of local labs, enabling invention by providing access for individuals to tools for digital fabrication.
Fab labs share an evolving inventory of core capabilities to make (almost) anything, allowing people and projects to be shared.
Operational, educational, technical, financial, and logistical assistance beyond what's available within one lab
Fab labs are available as a community resource, offering open access for individuals as well as scheduled access for programs
safety: not hurting people or machines
operations: assisting with cleaning, maintaining, and improving the lab
knowledge: contributing to documentation and instruction
Designs and processes developed in fab labs can be protected and sold however an inventor chooses, but should remain available for individuals to use and learn from
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WILKES-BARRE -- It appears Santa ditched his reindeer and opted for a hog this year.
Jolly old St. Nick pulled into the parking lot at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre on Church Street on a motorcycle on Saturday.
Biker Santa came bearing gifts for about 100 kids who attended the event.
The early Christmas presents were donated by Geisinger employees and members of a motorcycle club called Northeast Federation of Clubs.
"Geisinger really is a community organization, and we really want to have an impact on the community, not just serving them in health, but really being part of the community. This allows us to do that," said Suzanne Diana, one of the organizers.
There was live music, crafts, and face painting for the children to enjoy before Santa hit the open road again.
The free community event was sponsored by the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Auxiliary.


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These pressed flowers come from a shop on Etsy: Forever Flowers by Amy. They're gorgeous, with vibrant colours. My Mother and I pressed flowers when I was a kid. I haven't done much of it since then. Usually, it's for a special occasion and I'm using flowers someone sent me, or those I collected at the time.
Right now it's still Winter, not the time of year to gather flowers and leaves for pressing flowers. But, maybe the weather out there today has put flowers on my mind.
Use a very heavy book (my personal favourite is an old dictionary) and wax paper to squish your flowers flat. The book pages can get stained if you don't protect them. Wax paper works but you shouldn't use it again for the flowers you press with the warm iron.
Drying the flowers in the book first helps preserve them longer in the wax paper. Moisture is what will cause them to rot after all. My Mother used to place flowers between sheets of wax paper and then iron them. Don't use steam.
Make sure the wax side is on the flowers to seal them inside. I did see double sided wax paper but usually it seems to be waxed on one side and not the other. The iron does not need to be at a very hot setting. Try touching it to the wax paper and see how it looks. A setting too hot can make the wax look white when it dries.
Pose your flowers as you want them to be preserved, before you iron them. You might decorate with wax crayons, just draw something on a layer of the wax paper before you iron it. Try adding glitter, feathers, finely ground coffee, a bit of sand – anything that lies flat enough to not cause the wax paper to rip when you iron over it all.
You can turn your wax pressed flowers into something useful, like a bookmark. Add a cardboard backing or something else stiff that will give them a bit of durability.
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Diary of a drone pilot
Scarcely a day goes by when drones don't capture the daily headlines. Public fascination with these flying devices is steadily rising. A quick Google search yields news that Amazon.com is planning to use drones to deliver packages. Hungry for pizza? In the future, a drone will drop one at your doorstep, with no tipping necessary! Yet, aside from personal deliveries, we aren't even close to discovering the many positive uses for this emerging technology.
As a technology evangelist and trained UAS pilot (Unmanned Aerial System is the industry term) for Autodesk, a leader in cloud-based design and engineering software, the demand for drones doesn't surprise me. As technology has advanced and prices have dropped, everyone wants a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, another industry term) so it's a bit like we're back in the Wild West. Fortunately, Autodesk is committed to finding new technologies that will benefit our customers, and for me, that meant being trained and certified as one of the company's research UAS pilots, and putting my experience to use in a number of interesting situations.
Flying for Fossils
My primary role as a tech evangelist is to find cutting-edge applications for technology and I get to do some pretty cool stuff, but my first assignment as one of the company's UAS pilots was in a category all of its own. For this mission, Autodesk Chief Pilot Gonzalo Martinez and I were sent to Northern Kenya to assist Dr. Louise Leakey in her quest to uncover the oldest human and animal fossils ever known to man.
For those of you who don't know: Louise is the granddaughter of the renowned paleoanthropologist team Louis and Mary Leakey, whose hominid fossil findings convinced the world that humans first evolved in Africa. Louise has carried the family torch, living in Africa where she continues to explore for evidence of human evolution in the remote Turkana Basin.
One of the biggest challenges around fossil collection is simply finding the artifacts in the first place. In this vast setting, where temperatures often reach 120 degrees, archaeologists scour the desert floor, eyes peeled, searching for tiny fragments of bone. Since UAVs can be used as flying data collection tools, we knew we could help speed up the process.
We mounted a camera on a UAS and captured footage that a computer would then analyze to spot anything out of the ordinary. Each day, we covered an area using a pair of high-end, Octo-rotor UAVs with an attached mirrorless camera. During this time, many of the locals were convinced that miniature people were flying the crafts (they referred to as the "flying spider") because they had never before seen a UAV, which certainly made for some very interesting conversations!
Ultimately, the fossils we helped uncover were photographed and converted into 3D digital models using technology like Autodesk Memento and then posted to the online laboratory AfricanFossils.org (another of Leakey's projects), giving people all around the world the chance to explore and interact with the virtual fossils and even download and 3D print models. We also imported our captured data of the excavation site into Autodesk ReCap to create a 3D model of location for historical reference.
Lighthouses, Reefs and Beyond
Heading off to Molokai might sound like an excuse for a vacation but this was another Autodesk assignment. While most people associate Hawaii with relaxing on the beach while sipping a tropical beverage, few know the island Molokai was once home to a settlement for people suffering from Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy.
In the early 1900s, lawmakers were reluctant to place a lighthouse near the leper colony, despite the fact that a large amount of Pacific coast commerce passes through the channel between Molokai and Oahu. A temporary light was constructed, and years later Congress finally appropriated money for a permanent lighthouse. This 132-foot octagonal tower is Hawaii's tallest, now listed on the National Register of Historical places, and established as Kalaupapa National Park.
As part of historical preservation efforts by the National Park Services (NPS), Autodesk was asked and given approval to capture aerial footage of the lighthouse to convert into 3D models as assurance that a permanent record of this culturally significant site will be available at the click of a mouse for future generations.
Autodesk was already working at Kalaupapa with NPS on another project to capture underwater scans of coral reefs, alongside Sly Lee who runs the non-profit science organization, The Hydrous, whose mission is to protect, preserve and educate the public on the world's disappearing coral reefs. This ambitious organization is using photogrammetry to capture entire segments of coral reefs and turn them into detailed 3D models using Memento, allowing accurate measurement and monitoring of these valuable biological organisms over time. With approvals, I flew a UAV above the reef off the coast of Kalaupapa to document the project. It was absolutely phenomenal and visually stunning.
Have You Seen This Dog?
Being a trained pilot means that sometimes you don't need to look for a situation to use your UAS — instead, a situation might find you.
While on holiday this summer in Oregon, I received a message from a friend at a disaster-response organization who needed help finding a missing Search and Rescue dog. She knew I had my own personal UAV, and I was happy to help out: an aerial search over the fields would help cover nearly 80% of the territory where the dog might be, narrowing down the areas the searchers would have to scour on foot.
Using a quad-rotor UAV, I flew above the fields at approximately 300 feet and finished within an hour and fifteen minutes. Having cleared that area, the searchers could then focus on the wooded creek areas instead of the grass fields and pastures, and they eventually found the black Labrador they were looking for. Myself, I was just happy to have saved the searchers a couple days walking through all those fields.
Back at home
Autodesk is also focused on our traditional customers in the design and construction industries so we closely follow the use of UAVs for research projects to capture data that will be used to create 3D models from photos of everything from buildings, stadiums, terrain, and even large dike systems in the southern United States. Gonzalo, who as chief pilot has been flying a lot longer than me, says he still finds it "remarkable the amount of data that can be captured from UAV sensors. That data can be moved to the cloud, and processed to provide solutions to many different industries, including civil engineering, architecture, process and plants and the motion picture industries."
Over the years, I've certainly had my share of interesting experiences with UAVs — from design to construction, archaeological assistance to historical preservation efforts, to search & rescue missions — but I have no doubt that the best is still to come. We're early days yet in the world of UAS, and there are sure to be real-world uses that we haven't even imagined.
And personally, as a UAS pilot, I can't wait to try them out.
About the Author
Shaan Hurley is a blogger and technologist for the Office of the CTO at Autodesk Inc. To see video from Autodesk's African UAV assignment, click here.


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Do you often put off until tomorrow tasks that you should do today? I know I am guilty of deferring actions until a later date when it would be in my best interests to just "do it" now. However, I procrastinate, avoiding action, hoping a task or problem will just "go away". It seldom does. Avoidance often makes the situation worse.
We all put off mundane tasks when something more important demands our attention and energy. A busy life requires that we prioritize, applying the old adage of "first things first". Prioritizing is not procrastination.
Procrastination has been described as "behavior which is characterized by needless deferment of action or involvement until a later time or delaying making a decision when such a delay is counterproductive to our best interests".
Thought For The Day ~ Learn Something New!
"It has been said that one should learn something new every day. Unfortunately, many of us are at that age where what we learn today, we forget tomorrow. But, give it a shot anyway!
More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska .
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States .
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country. Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica . This ice also represents seventy % of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches. Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, i.e.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi Desert.
Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning ' Big Village'.
Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.
Damascus, Syria
Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul (AKA Constantinople), Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles' full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula -- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.
New York City
The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple. There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin, Ireland; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.
There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio, every one is man made. *** This "fact" must be amended. See comments for actual information. Thanks to a sharp-eyed reader for catching this mistake :)
Pitcairn Island
The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia, at just 1.75 sq. miles.
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.
The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M.). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is.
Sahara Desert
In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years. Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island. There has been no rainfall there for two million years.
SPAIN literally means 'the land of rabbits'.
St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota, was originally called Pig's Eye after a man named Pierre 'Pig's Eye' Parrant who set up the first business there.
Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A: 1%, in Canada: 75%.
The deepest hole ever made in the world is in Texas. It is as deep as 20 empire state buildings but only 3 inches wide.
United States
The Interstate System requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
The water of Angel Falls (the World's highest) in Venezuela drops 3,212 feet. It is 15 times higher than Niagara Falls." ~ Author Anonymous
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8/10? You've sold me. The trailer made it seem pretty interesting. Thanks for the review mate.
I've been wanting to see this. The guy that the movie is based on sounds like a beast. I don't think I could ever saw my arm off with a dull knife like that. D:
Going to download this one, hope it doensn't take 127 hours
He is definitely a great actor, but it seems a pretty limited premise to base a whole movie off of.
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I haven't watched Beautiful Creatures, but just by looking at the posters, I don't think I would – I'm afraid it will turn out to be another Twilight. But a friend, who has graciously allowed me to post her reviews here, is making me think twice. She knew I (intentionally) missed the 2nd – 4th Twilight Saga, so I guess she is trying to persuade me to watch Beautiful Creatures.
This is an excerpt of her email to me :
"I haven't read the book, and I didn't know the actors in the movie except for Jeremy Irons. But since I had time to spare with nothing interesting to do, I thought, what the heck – this looks better than the other posters hanging on GSC walls! So, innie-minnie-mynie-mo! I chose to watch Jeremy Irons new movie!
Not that I am a particular fan of his, I don't think he has ever played a likeable fella, but he is a well-respected actor, though he can be dreadfully serious! But well, it has been a long time since I've seen his face on the screen, so what the heck!
I was hooked from the first monologue of the main character of the movie, Ethan Waite (don't know the actor's real name). The script is far more intelligent than Twilight, the casts are perfect in their respective roles, nobody who had a dialogue in the movie was uninteresting, to say the least! So Ismail, if you are not looking for something to burden your thoughts or frighten your soul or make you wanna jump off your seats, then this stuff just might make you smile (not laugh, mind you, this is definitely not a comedy!) at the innocence of youthful love.
Beautiful Creatures
I just wished they are not so young! I'm afraid all these teenage stories will make our kids think 16 – 18 as the perfect age to be in love and wise! But the difference between Beautiful Creatures and Twilight is that the 'Beautiful Creatures' in the movie sound more intelligent, well, like I said, they have better scripts!
As I adored listening to Tom Hanks in 'Forest Gump', I also love listening to the Southern drawls of the characters in the movie – irrespective of whether they sound perfect or not (I wouldn't know)! And I was pleasantly surprised to see Viola Davies and Emma Thompson in the ensemble alongside the impressive Jeremy Irons. The presence of the 'Titans' really enhanced the story.
In short, Ismail, you should take your family to watch this."
Well, Annie, I just might! 😀 Thanks for the info.


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Indiana-born artist James Spencer Russell made his name in New York City during the flowering of the pop art movement. But while he was a known quantity through the '60s and '70s, by the time of his death in 2000 the art world had almost forgotten about him.
The Indiana State Museum's lifespan-encompassing retrospective of Russell's artwork, curated by the museum's Mark Ruschman, just might rectify this situation.
Like a number of artists associated with pop art - including fellow Hoosier Robert Indiana, who also made his home in New York City in the '60s and '70s - Russell used found objects in his art. Around the time of the Museum of Modern Art's 1961 exhibition "The Art of Assemblage" - and in the wake of it - many New York artists were using found objects in their constructions.
One thing that's particularly interesting about some exhibited pieces is how Russell married the bold colors of the pop art movement with the 3D aspects of his wall-hanging constructions. Take his late-60s-era mixed media work "Malcolm X Icon." The central image of Malcolm X is portrayed as in a postage stamp - highlighted by bright strokes of paint and cut color prints - over raised letters wood letters spelling out the words FREEDOM, JUSTICE, and EQUALITY. Considering that the U.S. Postal Service would eventually release a postage stamp depicting Malcolm X, in 1999, the prescience of this work is striking.
The exhibition does an excellent job of couching such work in the context of his life and his development as an artist, including his stint as a theater and TV studio set designer. We learn about his trip to Europe in 1957, documented by a series of watercolors. Also included is wall text describing Russell's literary interest in James Joyce's novel Finnegan's Wake - often described as one of the most difficult novels ever written - and examples of wall-hanging mixed media work deriving from that interest.
Unlike Robert Indiana, Russell came back home again. After his mother's death he moved into her house in Kewanna, Ind., a small town in the northern part of the state. The last 25 years of his life were productive ones. You can see in this exhibition numerous examples of his continuing work in mixed media constructions from that period, works often influenced by his love of jazz. But there are also watercolors depicting Kewanna townscapes, signaling an attachment to all things Hoosier.
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Title: The Girl at Midnight
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Author: Melissa Grey
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Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins. Age-old enchantments keep them hidden from humans. All but one. Echo is a runaway pickpocket who survives by selling stolen treasures on the black market, and the Avicen are the only family she's ever known.
Echo is clever and daring, and at times she can be brash, but above all else she's fiercely loyal. So when a centuries-old war crests on the borders of her home, she decides it's time to act.Legend has it that there is a way to end the conflict once and for all: find the Firebird, a mythical entity believed to possess power the likes of which the world has never seen. It will be no easy task, though if life as a thief has taught Echo anything, it's how to hunt down what she wants…and how to take it.But some jobs aren't as straightforward as they seem. And this one might just set the world on fire.
The Girl at Midnight is an urban fantasy young adult novel with elements of Celtic/Norse mythology. I've seen it compared to Laini Taylor's work, which I think is an unfair comparison (it has elements from a number of urban fantasy YA books I'm familiar with, but it's still its own thing). It was good, but not great. As a story, the premise is not entirely original, although well executed. Largely, it's driven by the MC.
As a main character, Echo was fun. She's a sassy thief with a shady but tragic backstory, and the story revolves consistently around her. There is a love triangle, but neither suitor is vilified to make the other a better choice (thank goodness). It's a bit predictable, or it was for me anyway, but it's still a fun, quick read. I only wish it explored the underground city more, as I was left with a lot of questions about side characters.
In all, it reminded me of several RPG sessions I've played back in my college days (most notable Amber diceless). It was a fun, shallow, action-filled romp, like a summer blockbuster movie. I recommend it for fans of YA urban fantasy who are in the mood for that sort of quick read. Personally, I wasn't invested in the characters enough to continue the series.
Rating: B
I'm a coffee-fueled, hobby-addicted bibliophage who makes cruelty-free mineral eye shadows (inspired by novels). I'm usually in front of a screen (writing, reading, or gaming), but I've been known to emerge for geekery, good food, and dark chocolate.


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Types Of Snow Blowers For Removing Snow
Blowing off snow in the winter season that experiences heavy snowfall especially at night seems to be a hectic job. One needs to go out for various purpose be it work, school or some other needs but then one cannot pick up the shovel every day and start to dg snow and then go to work. The work of digging out snow is neither feasible nor time effective. For a person who resides in a place that receives an adequate amount of snowfall every year, a snow blower would be one of the best choices for getting rid of snow every morning.
Blowing of snow is a time taking phenomenon but then it is not tiring when the machine is on work and no man power is required as it is required in digging snow off with the shovel. Purchasing a snow blower tends to be an easy job but then the various types of snow blowers available in the market often tends to get people in to a confusion of which one to buy and what choice would be feasible for the long term use. In order to purchase the best suited snow blower one must consider some factors related to the snow fall and area needed to be cleared.
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Not every place receives the same density of snow fall. Below are some of the types of snow blowers and their individual work power for making the decision taking phenomenon easy-
Single stage snow blower- it is the first stage snow blower that helps in cleaning driveways and pavements for the areas that receive a very low snow fall. It is light in weight and covers an average width. It is easy to use and is ideal for cleaning up narrow pavements. It is average in size and hence easy to store. Not feasible for blowing snow from a wide area. The auger can be handled via remote control and it blows off snow up to a certain distance.
Two stage snow blower- higher in cost when compared to the single stage snow blower but is ideal for areas that receive moderate snow fall every year. It can remove snow that is 16 inches deep and on wide drive ways. Not ideal for narrow pavements at all. Bigger in size and hence takes a big place to store. Throw up snow to a large distance because of the impeller attached to it that rotates along with the auger.
Three stage snow blower- a three stage snow blower is far more effective than that of the two stage snow blower as it removes snow up to 50% more as compared to the afore mentioned blowers. It is high on cost and is adequate for areas that receive heavy rainfall for the maximum part of the year.
Purchasing a snow blower cannot be done at a cheap amount. One needs to spend dollars on it but then purchasing the one that suits the best can be an investment.


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|March 1996: Dad & Kee Kee in Las Vegas
I have to admit, I'm actually getting excited for this road trip. As much as I've complained about my past road trips, I've taken away valuable lessons from each. The lesson from the college road trip is to never break up mid-trip when you still have hours in a car together post break-up. Lessons from my other road trips have been much more special, and include many private memories I'll forever treasure. I'm hoping this road trip will lead me to my most valuable lessons of all...getting to know myself again, charting my next course in life, and finding inner-peace.


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Team Planning Software for Marketing & Design Projects
With streamlined workload forecasts and resource allocation reports – creative work gets assigned to the best team member to keep the project moving forward.Get Started
Often, with traditional project management software, the people managing projects don't have good visibility into the amount of work their team members have on their plates – or how long it is expected to take them to complete that work. With inMotion's team planning features, project managers can forecast workload and make smarter decisions about how to allocate resources.
Here's what project managers love about inMotion's team planning tools:
- Get team member's bandwidth in context, when you're setting up a project and assigning tasks
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If somebody gave me a million dollars to build an application for my team, inMotion is what I would build. Jobs are getting done 50-85% faster and we're saving $840,000-$960,000 a year in salaried employee time.
It was critical that any solution we implemented be simple to manage so that I could let my designers focus on design.
Prior to inMotion, we really didn't have a unified system in place. The biggest impact inMotion has had has really been in terms of efficiency. Getting us all on the same page, helping us have systems and processes that we can all buy in to, and making sure that we are all doing things in the same, unified way.
… my creative team has gone from taking on maybe 100 projects a year to about 600. We were growing so fast, we needed to increase accountability and shorten project time to meet the overall organizational objectives. We used to manage our workflow with just a simple spreadsheet and an internal system—but we quickly saw that wasn't working for us anymore.
…we needed the solution to have a zero learning curve to ensure widespread adoption.
We chose inMotion because it was intuitive and easy to use, and didn't require a great deal of technical knowledge.
It used to take 2-3 weeks to route items throughout the team. Now we're down to 2-3 days. This is a HUGE goal that we've achieved.
For so long, our in-house creative team has relied on an archaic system to meet deadlines and complete projects. As we continue to grow, we are so excited to finally digitize our workflow to increase productivity and efficiency.
Implementing inMotion has allowed us to focus our IT resources on other business challenges. Now, our yearly job requests total over 3,300 per year—with no added personnel—ultimately furthering the ROI we've received from the application.
"We have an influx of about 300 projects a year, and when I first joined the team, the briefing process was literally a form that would get faxed over. There was no strategic intake. inMotion has allowed our team to scale with the organization, and also easily report on our growth."
inMotion had an implementation plan that let us get up and running smoothly. Their onboarding team helped us quickly adopt the new automated workflow solution and learn the extent of the application's capabilities."
inMotion fits the way we work… not the other way around.
We use inMotion to route our packaging labels and marketing collateral for review and approval before releasing the final artwork to our vendors. It's a cost effective tool that helps organize workflow and track our progress to help ensure we hit our tight deadlines.
Creatives want to be included earlier in the conversation so they don't feel like order takers. inMotion facilitates collaboration between creatives and their client and more early-stage collaboration leads to less back and forth communication, quicker project turnaround times, and a more empowered creative team.
inMotion allows our team to receive requests, track projects and proof assets on a single platform. This consolidation has helped us streamline our workflow and cut down drastically on emails and administrative tasks.
We selected inMotion because of the built-in and customizable creative briefing capabilities. We were also really impressed with the customer service of inMotion. Many of our suggestions for enhancements have been incorporated into recent builds. It's great to see a company take their customers' feedback as opportunities for improvement.


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Air Photo Server for Windows/64 1.1
Air Photo Server is the free server component, companion to Air Photo on iPhone or iPod Touch.
It enables direct wireless printing from iPhone over local wifi network.
Currently, to print from iPhone or iPod Touch, you will need Air Photo ($2.99) or Insta Camera (free) installed. More apps (both paid and free) are developed for both iPhone and other SmartPhone platforms to take advantage of this technology. The server is always free.
This version is for 64-bit Windows. There is a separate installer for 32-bit Windows. Air Photo Server is also available for Mac OS X Leopard.
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How to get to KronburgFly in to Memmingen (FMM-Allgaeu), 7.4 mi (12 km) from downtown Kronburg. Munich (MUC-Franz Josef Strauss Intl.) is the next closest major airport, 81.7 mi (131.4 km) away.
What to see around KronburgThe area's local highlights include its museums and places like:
- • Schwabisches Bauernhofmuseum Illerbeuren
- • Swabian Farm Museum
- • Archaeological Park Cambodunum
- • Water Gate Museum
- • Muhlturm Museum
- • Landestheater Schwaben
- • Kulturwerkstatt Memmingen
- • State Theatre of Swabia
- • Memmingen Town Hall
- • PiK
When to visit KronburgIf you're still deciding when to visit, here are the seasonal norms to help you plan:
Seasonal temperature averages
- January-March: 53°F day, 20°F night
- April-June: 67°F day, 31°F night
- July-September: 72°F day, 40°F night
- October-December: 61°F day, 21°F night
- January-March: 0.12 inches
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- July-September: 0.35 inches
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"Be still, and the earth will speak to you." —Navajo proverb
"We will be known forever by the tracks we leave." —Dakota
"We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." —Native American Proverb
"Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind from sorrowful thoughts."—Hopi
"And the wind said,
may you be strong as the oak,
yet flexibile as the birch.
May you stand as tall as the redwood,
live gracefully as the willow and
may you always bear fruit
all the days on this earth."—Native American Prayer
"When a man moves away from nature, his heart becomes hard." —Lakota Proverb
Look Closely is an exhibition that encourages us to slow down and take the time to look closely at things we often take for granted in our busy daily lives. Last October I retired from teaching high school photography and video production, and returned to my work as a photographer in the field. I began to slow down and "see" composition in a different way. Nature provides us with ample opportunity to see things that others may not notice. The great landscape photographer Ansel Adams once said that he sees something that is not really there. The act of slowing down and noticing details is an important one to have. Looking closely puts our attention onto the benign reality, especially during these hard times. We all need to slow down and notice our surroundings and pay attention to the people around us.
The following photographs were made on my iPhone while hiking in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Many years ago I learned to photograph using a large-format view camera on a heavy tripod. Each image was carefully composed and printed in my darkroom. Today, the camera has become a part of everyday life. I wanted to try and see what I could do with a simple iPhone. Perhaps my early emphasis on composition and precision came in handy, as I found objects that others might have overlooked.
The act of slowing down in order to see is an important one. Please take your time to notice the details in these compositions. Some may seem abstract such as the rotting burl on the side of a tree alongside the Mill River. Others are more immediately understood. But all are an act of inquiry.
—Michael Jacobson-Hardy
Michael Jacobson-Hardy has been building acoustic and electric guitars since 1976. Michael's interest in physics, music and woodworking are joined together in his building of handmade guitars. He began using primarily hand tools and over the years he has designed and built many of the machines that help produce his handmade guitars.
Michael's guitars are known for their unusual woods. He has used maple, rosewood, mahogany, cocobolo, koa, walnut, purple heart, vermillion, ebony, spruce and redwood. Each combination of woods produces a unique sound. All of Michael Jacobson-Hardy's guitars are known to have an extraordinarily clear, sustaining and well-balanced tone. It has been this tone that has influenced many musicians to put down their mass-produced guitars and has inspired both professional and amateur musicians to reach higher levels of musical creativity.
Michael has built guitars for well-known musicians including Avery Sharpe, bassist for McCoy Tyner, Randy Armstrong, guitarist for DO'A, Preston Reed, Michael Gregory, and Brandon Ross, guitarist for Cassandra Wilson. His guitars have appeared in Guitar Player Magazine, Downbeat Magazine, and have been featured on numerous album covers.
Further inquires should be addressed to: Michael Jacobson-Hardy Guitars, 21 Garfield Street, Florence, MA, 01062. Telephone (413) 584-5898.
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The Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Shuttle 2 SSD Video Recorder records uncompressed 10-bit HD and SD video as QuickTime files from any SDI- or HDMI-enabled camcorder. This updated version of the original HyperDeck Shuttle also records . . .
The Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio Pro 2 is a file-based deck that features the same functionality and control of professional tape decks. It records uncompressed video with 4:2:2 color sampling at 10-bit in .mov format, and also . . .
The portable PIX 240i is an essential companion for any production environment. It simplifies any production and post-production environment bringing edit-ready Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD recording to SD/HD-SDI or HDMI-equipped video cameras.
The PIX-DOCK connects drives mounted in a Sound Devices PIX-CADDY 2 to computers equipped with a Thunderbolt port. Over a single Thunderbolt cable providing both power and data, the PIX-DOCK offers blazing fast transfer speeds between drives and computers. . . .
The PIX-CADDY 2 provides a solid, removable connection for 2.5-inch solid-state drives (SSD) (not included) to attach to the PIX 220, PIX 240 and PIX 260 video recorders. Once secured to the caddy, SSD drives are quickly inserted and removed from . . .
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The Blackmagic Design HyperDeck SSD Covers come in a pack of 10. The covers are designed to protect your solid state drives and help keep them organized. These videocassette-style cases fit 2.5" SSDs.
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Tuesday 4th July is when we will rejoice in the gift of the Dharma with meditation followed by a puja, giving thanks for the Buddha's teaching that has flowed down to us from his 'First Turning of the Wheel of the Dharma'.
Tuesday 11th July will see us resume our current Sangha Night theme, Mind in Harmony. According to the Buddha's teaching, there is no limit to the human mind, nothing is beyond it's reach. Long before the discoveries of contemporary neuroscience and psychology, the Buddha gained insight into the nature of mind. This theme is based on the book by the same name, written by Subhuti, a senior Order member and teacher in Triratna. It is an eminently practical guide to the system of mind training contained in the classical Abhidharma texts.
Join us through the winter to warm and inspire you with this material and explore ways of engaging directly with your mind, to unlock its potential and develop the means to live a happier and more fulfilling life.


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In October of 2012, Nor-Cal Think Pink was featured on North State Health. This program provides some great history and insight into Think Pink.
Click below to view the video:
- 0:00-11:17 Nor-Cal Think Pink Founders Melody Christenson and Dr. Michael Figueroa talk about the history of Think Pink.
- Interesting Note: Jan Dunn of Mercy Medical Center came up with the idea of handing out bags.
- 11:18-15:25 Pamala Valentine, President of Nor-Cal Think Pink and Mike Davis, CEO of MD Imaging, talk about MD Imaging's commitment to Think Pink and what it takes to produce this event each year.
- 15:30- end. Shannon Boles and Dr. Eva Bauer of MD Imaging talk about the importance of early detection of breast cancer.
Nor-Cal Think Pink is a community effort to promote breast cancer awareness.
The campaign originated in 1997 in Northern California with three individuals: Dr. Michael Figueroa, Oncologist of Solace Cancer Care (previously Cancer Care Consultants), Carol Lake of the American Cancer Society – Northern California Unit, and Melody Christenson of MD Imaging (and retired from Solace Cancer Care) in Redding, California. The campaign began with just 500 free bags being handed out to the public.
Early breast cancer detection has a 98% cure rate; when discovered too late, the effects are devastating. Breast cancer can strike anytime: young and old, family history or no family history, healthy and unhealthy women; breast cancer does not discriminate. It is our hope that through advocacy and outreach education with our surrounding communities – Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc, Tehama and Trinity, women will recognize the importance of annual mammograms and monthly self breast exam.
It is the hope of Think Pink to secure donations from local businesses and individuals as well as grant money to continue to educate women and men about the importance of breast cancer awareness, annual mammograms and self breast exams.
Think Pink Bags
Each Think Pink Bag contains educational materials such as:
- Breast Cancer Awareness Calendar
- Breast Self-Examination Shower Card
- Breast Cancer Resources (found inside the Awareness Calendar)
Each Think Pink bag also contains pink gift items to help everyone remember to Think Pink and raise awareness of breast cancer and the importance of early detection. Examples of past items include Think Pink antenna ball, pink pens, hairbrush, and more. Each year various businesses donate different items to add to the educational mission.
Early Detection of Breast Cancer Saves Lives
Established in 1997, Nor-Cal Think Pink is a community effort to promote breast cancer awareness. Early detection is the best defense against breast cancer – when caught and treated early, breast cancer has a 98% cure rate. It is our hope that through advocacy and outreach education with our surrounding Northern California communities (Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc, Tehama, and Trinity), women will recognize the importance of annual mammograms, monthly breast self exams, and other early detection tools. We invite you to join us in our mission by supporting Think Pink and helping to spread the word about the importance of early detection.


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Interview | If You Walk The Galaxies
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When Vasco Mendonça was invited by the Foundation Bosch 500 to compose the music for this chamber opera (...), the librettist had already been ...
Interview | "An opera for Gulbenkian Orchestra to play with stones"
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What has the work of Hieronymus Bosch in common with three European sunbathers in a Mediterranean resort? At first glance, nothing, but our perception...
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If nothing else, I hope you know that I love you with every ounce of my being. I hope you realize your importance not only to me, but to everyone who has been lucky enough to know you. I hope you know that when you're feeling down, I only ever strive for your happiness. I hope you know that even though I can't fix all your problems I can promise, you won't have to face them all alone. I hope you remember that no matter what, I'm here for you and I fully intend on staying in your life for quite some time. I hope you recognize the fact that I appreciate and adore you without restraints, and that will never change.
Happy birthday to you my love, and I can only wish that God will continue to bless you and your kind soul. I love you, and I can't wait for you to come home.
Yours always,


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Many organizations have improved their vendor risk management programs. But they still have a long way to go in optimizing these efforts, according to the annual Vendor Risk Management Benchmark Study released by the Shared Assessments Program, a collaborative consortium, and Protiviti, a global consulting firm.
The study found that organizations across all industries, and in particular financial services, are increasing their focus on managing vendor and third-party risks. The maturity levels associated with different vendor risk management program areas have improved noticeably, the report said, yet awareness levels and compliance measures aren't where they need to be.
The study examined information from nearly 400 senior executives, risk management and audit professionals, who rated their public and private organizations using the Shared Assessments Program's Vendor Risk Management Maturity Model (VRMMM), a benchmarking tool for evaluating the quality and maturity of third-party risk programs including cyber security, IT, privacy, data security and business resiliency controls.
Among the key findings: Vendor risk management is garnering more attention and maturity levels are on the rise; there's a clear correlation between boards of directors with high engagement in and understanding of cyber security risks and organizations with higher levels of reported process maturity; 36% of boards have a high level of engagement in and understanding of cyber risks in their own organization; 26% understand and are engaged in reducing cyber risks in vendors that directly support their organizations; and organizations in all industries are increasing their focus on managing vendor and third party risks.
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Prestressed Concrete Sections with Cyclic Flexureby Roger W. G. Blakely, Asst. Engr.; Ministry of Works, Wellington, New Zealand,
Robert Park, Prof. of Civ. Engr.; Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand,
Serial Information: Journal of the Structural Division, 1973, Vol. 99, Issue 8, Pg. 1717-1742
Document Type: Journal Paper
A theory is presented to determine the moment-curvature characteristics of prestressed concrete sections with bonded tendons subjected to axial load and reversed cycles of bending moment. The analysis is based on expressions for the stress-strain relationships of concrete and prestressing steel under cyclic loading. Provision is included to allow for varying degrees of confinement of the concrete by transverse reinforcement. An idealization is also presented to represent the moment-curvature characteristics of prestressed concrete members under cyclic loading of large amplitude for use in the dynamic analyses of framed structures subject to seismic motions. Both the theory and the idealization are compared with experimental moment-curvature curves for beam and column sections subjected to high intensity cyclic loading. Good correlation is found between theory and experiment. It is shown that substantial ductility can be available from prestressed concrete members but that energy dissipation may not be significant until crushing of the concrete has commenced.
Subject Headings: Prestressing | Prestressed concrete | Cyclic loads | Curvature | Axial loads | Materials characterization | Reinforced concrete | Seismic loads
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