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Monday, March 28, 2011
How much time does a conference take?
Step 1: Preparation - 33 hours
1.1. Finding a suitable conference - 1 hour
For a new PhD student, it's important to identify which conferences are important in your field, and have an idea how often these conferences take place as well as how long before the conference abstracts are due. I've submitted in late 2010 an abstract for a conference in 2012 to which I would love to go.
Your advisor might point you towards interesting conferences, or you might (as in my case) mainly feel like looking for them yourself and then propose going there to your supervisors. Keep an eye on the websites of technical committees in your field - they might organize a workshop on your topic during a certain conference.
1.2. Writing and submitting an abstract - 2 hours
Bring your abstract down to these four (six)pillars: (background), problem statement, (scope), methods, results and conclusions. I like to copy the questions from this website in a word document and simply answer the questions:
Why do we care about the problem and the results?
What problem are you trying to solve?
How did you go about solving or making progress on the problem?
What's the answer?
What are the implications of your answer?
Then I merge them into an abstract and call it a day. Submitting the abstract itself can be a separate task too - typically you'll be working your way through some online system and if you're a perfectionist like me, you'll feel the need to check, double-check and triple-check every step and waste a lot of time on the entire process.
1.3. Writing a paper - 20 hours
I've been tracking my time for the past 9 months now, and I've discovered that a conference paper takes me about 20 hours to write, while a journal paper or a paper for a special publication takes me 40 hours. I don't work in a straight 20 hours (that would mean I could finish a paper in half a week), instead of this I typically work in different stages: making the outline, making additional calculations and figures, throwing words to the screen, edit, re-edit, discuss with supervisor 1, edit, discuss with supervisor 2, edit, re-edit. The bulk of my time does go to the steps after making the outline and before showing it to someone else, in which I preferable work in isolation, but typically get disturbed by whatever is going on in the lab, educational tasks and other activities which at that moment distract me from my writing - which I don't like then. I should consider trying out this bulk phase in the library or at home.
1.4. Preparing a presentation - 6 hours
I tend to spend a fair amount of time on making carefully designed slides and then try out my presentation enough times to be sure I'm meeting the time restrictions. Over time, I might become more confident with this step and spend less time on it, but currently I prefer to have carefully prepared material and a well-rehearsed talk to kill my nerves.
1.5. Dreadful administration - 4 hours
I spent my entire morning and some part of my afternoon today on this work, and even though the forms are now digital and the workflow process is much better organized, I still dread this part. It's not science, it's administration and I tend to put it off because I don't consider it important. Requesting permission, registering, arranging the payment, booking the flight and booking the hotel all take some time.
Step 2: The conference - 3 days
2.1. Searching for interesting talks - 1 day before the start
Take some time to skim through the abstracts and set your itinerary for the conferences so you get the most of it. Allow some time to discover presentations on topics which at first you would not attend, and allow some time to simply rest during the day as well.
2.2. Networking - 3 days
Before even writing the abstract, you have probably looked at the organizing and scientific committees of the conference. Identify who you would like to talk to, but also allow plenty of time to meet new people: fellow PhD candidates, professors with years of experience, engineers from the industry - try to get a good sample of the population of the conference and resist the temptation to stick around with your peers.
2.3. The exhibition
The ideal chance to have a look at what is happening outside the walls of academia! I've not been paying enough attention to the exhibition on my conferences last year, but this time I'm planning to pay more attention to the input from the industry.
Step 3: The aftermath
3.1. Getting in touch - 2 hours
Classify the business cars you've collected, connect on LinkedIn or send an e-mail to your new acquaintances and write a message. I didn't get much further last year than just thanking a few people for the interesting discussion we had. I probably should do a little more effort to keep in touch, but I still am in doubt how to exactly do this.
3.2. Reconnect to the lab - 1 day
So what has happened while you were away? Talk briefly to all people involved in your project to feel "the temperature of the water". If the lab is boiling, solve a few problems, and get ready to dive back into your research work of every day. Don't forget to show your colleagues your trophies: announcements for conferences/workshops, the proceedings, and any interesting story you heard.
3.3. Tired? - 1 week
I noticed last year (when I went to 2 conferences in a row) how tiring conferences can be. I had been continuously in sponge-mode (trying to soak all information around me from presentations, the exhibition, talking to people) that I had an overly full head when I came back home. Just allow yourself some rest, and time to let all the new information and impressions sink to the bottom.
How much time do you devote to the preparation of a conference?
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Thanks for this interesting post. I have to admit that I am amazed at your speed. To preprare a presentation (talk or poster), I usually need around 2 days (that is if I am fast and am not working on anything else), hehe. I won't even go into how long it takes me to write a paper :(ReplyDelete
I really love the suggestions on how to write an abstract, it's very helpful!
The aftermath is a great point, I think I am rather good at that. My real problem is networking on site. There is a mixture of lack of confidence and also lack of knowledge on how to network that holds me back. I've always been much better at this in the digital world. Would love to hear your thoughts and strategies on how to network and connect (after a talk, during coffee breaks etc.) at a conference!
I should add that I've calculated net hours for this. Since there is always something going on in the lab, or students showing up, or my adviser with a quick question, I never get the chance to work for 6 hours straight on a presentation. For my last presentation, I worked like this: 36 minutes, the supervising MS student, then 15 more minutes. The next day I spent 1hour 30 mins on the slides and later another 50 mins.ReplyDelete
I don't know if I could focus for an entire sitting of 4 hours straight in one morning...
I have the impression that I can't go and network when I tell myself: "now go and network!" Then I turn shy and withdraw to safe ground. However, when curiosity drives me, I feel simply the need to go and ask questions. The most interesting talks I had at previous conferences were a result of general chit-chatting: when standing in line for coffee or lunch, I'd start talking to a random person to keep myself entertained and to figure out what brought them there. I think that networking goes much easier when there's no pressure on it. I hope that helps!
Thanks, that is indeed a good idea! From experience I also tend to be better at networking (as you mentioned) without constraints. Usually, I also tend to be much more natural at it when I talk to other PhD students (not big profs).ReplyDelete


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VA minutes 16/12/08
Present: Simone, Melanie, Stephen, Mike, Emi, Olivier (documenting)
Apologies: Mirja, Martin
Dead Forest
A0 posters
Genevieve: budget not used, artist aware of it but didn't want to have a closing party.
Dates: Nick Chaite slot not available due to Peter Williams, Mike to advise new slot to NC. What to do with spare 3 days in Jan? Maybe 3 day collaborative making project, take turns to make something, put this on the BB for further discussion.
Dead Forest: Mike to speak to the council re pickup on the morning of the 19th January, or get a van, or arrange uplift.
Leak: has this been fixed? AP: Stephen to ask Ken if he has done this.
Party: double booked? Re-arrange Emi's photograms for 29th Jan – 1st February. Gallery calendar will need updating.
Minividfest2: Stephen to burn disk and sort out player. Mike to re-run previous posters. Show to hang Sunday night. Simone to speak to kitchen people regarding turning on and off.
A0 posters: would be good to see this happen again. Maybe put this forward for the next building day. More cross-over between front of house and visual arts working group perhaps?
Murals: would be good to get some ideas for some new ones?
Selections: Sea Paintings: Emi to contact artist and offer next available slot. Bilston Wood photos: possible A0 project?
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Olympus C-5050 and PT-015 housing
Posted 14 October 2003 - 05:19 PM
Olympus C-5050 and PT-015 housing: $600
w/67-77 step-up ring and 77mm FL-D filter for ambient light photography (magenta filter)
No boxes, but comes with C-5050 manual. I can get you the boxes in about a year, after I find them in my storage unit.
Tiny spot/nick in the very center of lens. Hasn't affected photo quality in any way that I can see.
Can ship them on 10/17-19. After that, they will be available on Nov 4 and 5 for shipping (I'm out of town).
Please reply via e-mail for fastest response...
Posted 15 October 2003 - 08:23 PM
Posted 23 October 2003 - 03:23 PM
Damn brits.
Posted 23 October 2003 - 03:41 PM
Dual Ikelite Strobes
Photo site - www.reefpix.org
Posted 23 October 2003 - 03:46 PM
Along with the camera were a 1gb card and 4 rechargeable AA batteries. So it was worth quite a bit of money.
Posted 23 October 2003 - 04:23 PM
Just curious...are you THAT disappointed with it that you didn't want to use it as a backup rig? I must admit that I am not as happy with this setup as I was with the Oly 4040, but figured it's mostly my lack of skill rather than the camera's fault...
Canon 20D, Ikelite housing, 18-55mm, 10-22mm, 100mm
dual Ikelite DS-125s, lots o ports...
Olympus 2020/4040/5050
Dual Inon Z220 - the freediver's DREAM
Inon WAL/Inon,Dome Unit
UN WAL/UN Macro
Posted 23 October 2003 - 04:41 PM
However, if pressed, I would definitely use it as a back-up macro rig with an external strobe. with enough light at ISO 64, the thing would still be very good. But for wideangle, I probably would not use it unless I absolutely had to.
I use the camera a lot on land as well, and not only was it larger than alternatives, but it was a hell of a lot more noisy, too.
And now, it's gone, and I've sold my housing, so I definitely can no longer use it.
Posted 23 October 2003 - 11:49 PM
Nikon D200, Ikelite housing, Dual SB105.
Posted 24 October 2003 - 04:27 AM
Posted 24 October 2003 - 05:06 AM
Nikon D200, Ikelite housing, Dual SB105.
Posted 24 October 2003 - 05:09 AM
If it is a car, it's a damn cold one. It's FREEZING here!
Posted 25 October 2003 - 04:50 AM
Not all of us Brit's are damned, just the SOB's that rob cameras, houses and bugger off in your car too!
It can't be any colder than the AC here in Singapore airport, my butt just shattered!
Posted 30 October 2003 - 06:22 PM
Did anyone get a photo of that? Hopefully someone with a W-I-D-E angle lens?
Tucker, Georgia
Nikon D300 in Aquatica housing with housed SB800 flash.


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A man fell to his death Friday morning after his bigrig lost control on an Inland Empire overpass — one of many accidents throughout the region that happened as rain pounded much of Southern California.
Slippery roads triggered a 243 percent increase in car crashes on Los Angeles County freeways early Friday, when compared to the previous Friday, officials said.
The California Highway Patrol said there were 46 crashes between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. last week and 158 in the same period Friday.
Numbers weren't immediately available in the Inland Empire, but officers say the increase is noticeable.
"It's been pretty chaotic," said CHP Sgt. Joseph Corney. "There has been nothing major, just a consistent amount of traffic collisions."
Friday's fatality ocurred along a transition road from the westbound 10 Freeway to the southbound 215 Freeway in Colton at 10:52 a.m. CHP officials on scene said the driver had lost control of his vehicle where it later jacknifed and collided with a bridge rail.
The driver, whom the CHP only idenitifed as a Hispanic male, fell to his death after landing on the 10 in an area known as a gore point — a triangular space between an on- or off-ramp and the freeway.
The CHP issued a Sig Alert, closing the transition road from the westbound 10 to the southbound 215 Freeway. Drivers were allowed to exit Orange Show Road and hop back on the freeway from there.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation, but postal officials confirmed Friday afternoon that the truck belonged to one if its contracting companies.
The driver — who was employed with Fredy Transportation — was transporting mail from Las Vegas to the Margaret L. Sellers Processing and Distribution Center, said Eva Jackson, a spokesperson for the USPS.
Less than two hours later, Caltrans reported a pileup on the westbound 10 east of Banning where three tractor trailers and five vehicles collided, causing one big rig to overturn.
Traffic problems began well before dawn.
A woman in a Nissan Pathfinder spun out and was then struck by a tractor trailer on the westbound 210 Freeway at Mountain Avenue in Upland at 4:02 a.m. The semi jackknifed, blocking several lanes. The Mountain Avenue on-ramp to the westbound 210 remained closed about two hours later.
A SigAlert was issued for all lanes when a truck jackknifed on the eastbound 210 Freeway just east of La Tuna Road in La Crescenta at 4:34 a.m.
At 6:16 a.m., motorists reported a boulder the size of a car tumbled onto lanes on Highway 18 in Big Bear Lake. The CHP requested to close the highway on the downhill side at the Big Bear Dam and uphill at Snow Valley Ski Resort just before 8 a.m.
The rain eroded part of the 15 Freeway north of Kenwood Avenue in the Cajon Pass, forcing the closure of two lanes, Caltrans officials said.
In Wrightwood, trees and rocks fell onto Highway 2. The road was expected to remain closed until the storm subsided and damages could be assessed.
Officers advised motorists to slow down while the storm remains in the area.
"Give yourself extra time and increase your following distance," Corney said.


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Baby It's Cold Outside - Wordless Wednesday
This month's Wordless Wednesday theme is cold and snow. I love this photo of my mom, Christine (Szerejko) Shenette, and my grandfather, Adolf Szerejko. My guess is it was taken about 1950. This particular First National grocery store was located on West Boylston St. in Worcester, MA, down the street where I grew up. We only had one car for a while when I was a kid, and I remember walking down the street with my mom to shop at this store. I think the First National closed this location sometime in the mid to late 1960s. Mom looks so "pulled together" for a trip to the grocery store doesn't she? Handbag, gloves, fur. I always wear my gloves and fur when I go to Target. Don't you?
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7 comments:
- Barbara Poole said...
I could use a fur coat about now! I wonder why somebody thought to take a photo of them leaving the grocery store. Like how you reversed Wordless Wednesday to the end..smart move, I see you pay attention.
- January 5, 2011 at 2:12 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
I could use a fur coat now too! Brr, and more snow is on the way. I suspect my Wordless Wednesday theme for next month is going to be "The Tropics" with photos from my vacation collection!
You're right about the photo at a grocery store parking lot. I wondered about that too. Hmm...
Thanks for your comment!
- January 5, 2011 at 4:14 PM
- Dorene from Ohio said...
What a great photo! Such a sweet slice of life!
- January 5, 2011 at 8:00 PM
- Kristin said...
I like the reversing of wordless Wednesday and the photo title. The gloves look warm and who doesn't take their purse to the grocery store? She looks charming.
- January 5, 2011 at 8:34 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Thank you Dorene!
- January 5, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Thank you Kristin! The gloves do look warm. I wish I had as much style. Most of the time I'm running around doing my errands in a scruffy old sweatshirt. You're right about the handbag though...
- January 5, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Jennifer said...
She does look very stylish for going to get groceries. I just can't help but thing of all of the people I see wearing pajamas or drooping pants as they walk through Wal-Mart or the grocery store. Times have changed. :)
Climbing My Family Tree
- January 6, 2011 at 11:03 AM


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How To Increase Add-On Sales
The route to increasing add-on sales can be as simple as personal suggestions. Here are some effective tips to help boost the bottom line.
By Jane and Larry McGrath
When customers purchase an item from you, it's important to make sure they purchase everything they might want or need. To make sure that happens, you must ask good questions and make reasonable suggestions. Increasing sales by "adding on" items is important for two reasons: It creates satisfied customers and it boosts profits.
Satisfy Customers
Jeff Haefner, a nationally known author and retail software expert (www.possoftwareguide.com), illustrates the positive aspects of add-on sales with a story about buying his first wake board. After browsing through his local sporting good store specializing in water sports and talking with the salespeople, he found an "awesome wakeboard."
He was proud of his purchase and very happy with the advice he received from the sporting goods retailer. Unfortunately, on his first day out he found it difficult to get his feet in the bindings that he was worn out before he was even ready to hit the water. The problem: He didn't realize he could use "binding slime," so his feet would easily slide into the bindings. With this new knowledge, he made the 45-minute trip back to the store and bought some binding slime.
A few weeks later when a friend suggested he use a different type of rope—one that didn't stretch and had wider handles for tricks and turns—he was so totally discouraged with the store he ordered the rope on the web.
Haefner said, "I really wish the retailer would have told me that I would need the slime and a rope when I first bought the wakeboard. But they never brought it up.
"Just imagine if the retailer would have sold me the slime and the rope when I bought my wakeboard," he added. "Not only would I have been a happy customer, because I didn't have to go back, but I also would get the 'full experience' that I wanted."
Too many retailers, like the one at the sporting goods store, view every interaction as a one-time sale. When that happens, they miss opportunities to sell more items, enhance the customer's shopping experience, and create a loyal customer.
Boost Profits
Add-ons are when customers buy two or more things during the same shopping trip. Asking those simple "Would you like" and "Have you considered?" questions can easily add 10 to 15 percent to your shop's profits.
The reason this type of sale is so profitable is because costs such as marketing, labor, and overhead have already been realized. Every item you can add on to the ticket is extremely profitable. For example, if you were able to add $500 per day average in sales, you would see an additional $130,000 per year (based on five days a week, 52 weeks per year). That's a great deal of money with just a minimal amount of additional effort.
But you can't sell racers something they don't know they want or need. For add-on sales to happen, you must personally suggest it or make it visible and enticing.
One strategy for increasing add-on sales is to build up the dollar value of a sale by adding on items directly related to the main purchase. Called companion and complementary add-ons, they are products that help a customer complete an installation, accessorize a product, or obtain more satisfaction from the primary product.
Customers shouldn't have to work out add-ons for themselves. Your advice and guidance save them the frustration of getting home and finding they didn't get all they wanted or needed to do the job. For example, when a customer is buying connecting rods and says, "I always break the retainer." Respond with "How about a couple of packs of spares then?" Even if you have a refund policy for unused items, you may find that most of the "spares" are not returned, but kept for future use.
A number of the products on your shelves make it easy to suggest companion or complementary items. For example, offer fasteners to every customer who buys connecting rods and suggest plug wires or a new coil with every distributor purchase. Recommend spare seals and gaskets to valve cover and oil pan buyers. Offer keepers and cups with valve springs. And always ask about tools, fittings, lubricants, and other chemicals needed to complete an installation.
In some cases, manufacturers help you and the customer by listing complementary items on their packaging. For example, the back of most Edelbrock packages has a list of products that go with the item. All you need to do is go over the list with customers to make sure they have considered all the possibilities.
When packaging doesn't list add-ons, check with the manufacturer or distributor and read the instructions to develop a list of "needed" and "recommended" companion purchases. Post signs or tech sheets with the information. Then, during the sale or at the register, highlight a few items on the list with the customer.
According to Haefner, there are several point-of-sale systems available that include an "add-on sales" feature that make those add-on products pop up at check out. The software will even display a special script, so the cashier knows how to sell the items. So, in his wakeboard example, a reminder message to sell the binding slime and the wakeboard rope would have appeared for the cashier before registering the final price.
Although it's often overlooked as an add-on category, fanwear is a perfect product. For example, when customers like a particular logo or are loyal to one racer, they usually find it difficult to pass up new companion items.
An add-on sales approach that can increase customer goodwill can be achieved with a small, useful companion item as a two-for-one purchase deal. For example, as you're completing the sale of a jacket, bring out two caps and say, "Since you're buying the jacket, would you like two caps for the price of one."
In addition to companion add-ons, or when the main product has no sensible related items, you can suggest adding on general items.
One approach is to offer a "hot product" every month. Work with distributors to get special quantity promotional deals on new and popular items and highlight them with customers. "Have you tried this new valve adjusting tool?" "Can you use some of this new silicone sealer?"
Another popular and helpful strategy is to use items racers need regularly such as small tools, tear-offs, and racer's tape as add-ons. To approach it systematically, identify 12 categories of items—one for each calendar month. Assign categories to their high–probability sales months, such as tools during preseason and consumables during racing season. Then, each month, recommend items from the category with lines like, "We're having a special on tapes and sealant," or "How's your stock of fasteners?"
Don't be afraid to upsell when it's appropriate. When customers ask questions like, "How much would the custom model be?" or "How much more is the performance set?" make sure your sales staff gives more than just a dollar amount.
Prepare employees to respond with complete answers such as, "The cost for the custom model is about $200 more but it includes all you need for installation," or "It's about a third more initial cost but it carries a full-service warranty."
When you can offer an upgrade, a warranty, accessories—anything that adds value—the customer is more likely to see such a suggestion as helpful rather than just a sales ploy.
Displaying Merchandise
Since some employees may not personally work with customers, use what you know about customer buying habits to put the right product in the right display at the right time.
Use traditional floor cards, end caps, aisle tables, and counter displays. For example, you can create a "store special" counter display and have the cashier encourage add-ons by saying, "We've discounted tire bleeder valves this week. Can you use one?"
Or, since novelty add-ons appeal to some customers, keep a fresh display of badges, pins, patches, pennants, and other small items near the register for last-minute sales.
Plus, develop more interactive displays like a hands-on computer area or a mini track for running die-cast collectibles or radio-controlled cars. Such experience displays give you the perfect opportunity to market several products as an inseparable package.
And don't overlook the importance of changing displays and rotating merchandise regularly. You need to change the types of displays as well as the merchandise to keep your customers interested.
There Are Limits
Suggestive selling can be helpful and profitable, but there are limits. You don't want customers to dread coming in because they know they'll have to contend with too many sales pitches.
How much can you offer without going too far with add-on sales? First, use three general guidelines. 1) Keep the customer's needs and budget your top priority. 2) Make your questions and recommendations helpful. 3) Be assertive not aggressive.
Then, you have to know your customers: Who is always short of money? Who appreciates helpful suggestions? Who likes to be independent and in control?
In addition, there may be "purchase price points" for customers. Often you can easily add on items to just below a round number such as $50, $100, $500, but would offend or turn off the customer if you went above it.
For example, adding anti-corrosion washers and new tie-down brackets to a battery sale could add $10 or $15 but still keep the total cost reasonable. But, suggesting new cables might go too far and even make the customer rethink the entire purchase.
Your long-term success depends on satisfied customers returning to the store regularly. Increasing the number of items sold per transaction can increase sales and increase customer loyalty.
Of the varying ways to improve a retail business' revenue and profit picture, increasing the average sale amount is one of the fastest, most direct methods. A key to accomplishing this is add-on sales, where additional products are suggested with the sale. It's the famous, "Would you like fries with it?" question. Retailers can help their customers purchase all the necessary products they'll need for their specific project, so they don't have to return to the store several times, and gain the benefits of the larger transaction.


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Texarkana's Local Band 'Jawbone' Set to Perform at Perot Theatre [VIDEO]
Local band JAWBONE will be performing a fundraiser event for TRACH Saturday, August 18 at the downtown historic Perot Theatre.Jawbone has been playing festival events, special occasions and clubs for 10 years in the Texarkana area. They are one of the most diversified bands in the four states area playing everything from pop, dance, funk and disco to rock and country.
Members of the band are Lisa Childress (vocals), Meko Radomski (drums & vocals), Paul Whitt (keyboards & vocals), Sean Womack (guitar & vocals) and Randy Lee (bass & vocals).
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 in advance. In addition, there will also be a pre-concert party onstage that begins at 6 p.m. Cost for the pre-party is $35.
Get more information on their facebook page or by going to jawbonelive.com.


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COMMERCE >> A legal firm hired by a regional water district plans to deliver Monday its secret report on a $2.7-million slush fund that allegedly funneled cash to relatives, political allies and friends including a former assemblyman charged in a federal criminal case with money laundering.
It remains to be seen whether the report from Arent Fox, a legal firm hired by the Central Basic Municipal Water District more than a year ago, will be made public. Officials paid the firm $500,000 to do an investigation into the fund, linked to former Assemblyman Tom Calderon.
For now, the details of the report, which have been seen by one member of the board, remain secret.
"I can't talk about specifics," Director James Roybal said. "The lawyers are always clamping us down. They want me not to say anything. They're really strict on what I can say and I can't say."
Roybal said he's not even sure if the report will immediately be made public.
"I know some board members want it be public, but there might be legal issues, we have to be careful about it," Roybal said. "I don't know to what extent we can release the whole thing."
The report's contents haven't been shared with four other members of the board because all have conflicts of interest, Roybal said.
Two media law experts said the district needs to make the document available to the public.
"It's absolutely a public record under the Brown Act," said Gil Aguirre, a San Gabriel Valley open-government activist. "If they want to keep the report secret, they would have had to meet in closed session … and then claim the report was prepared by attorneys for litigation," Aguirre said.
The report is listed for discussion on an open portion of the board's Monday agenda. The meeting, which is open to the public, begins at 10 a.m. at the agency's headquarters in Commerce.
Jim Ewert, general counsel for California Newspaper Publishers Association, said Arent Fox's work is subject to disclosure.
The slush fund under scrutiny was first brought to light as part of a whistle-blower lawsuit filed against the district by director Leticia Vasquez.
Vasquez said she plans to argue Monday for its immediate release.
"The public has a right to know what happened to the $2.7 million," Vasquez said. "We have a responsibility to the voters."
Vasquez claims the multimillion-dollar slush fund, approved by members Robert Apodaca, Art Chacon and Phil Hawkins, was created to design and manage a secret water-storage program.
Former General manager Art Aguilar, who was deposed in a separate civil suit, acknowledged the existence of the program.
The district has confronted several challenges in recent weeks. It was the subject of an FBI raid linked to a criminal corruption case against Calderon and brother state Sen. Ron Calderon. District officials also have come under fire for paying off $16,000 to a woman injured in a accident with Chacon. A resident of Commerce, Chacon has not had a driver's license for nearly a decade but continues to collect mileage and $600-a-month car allowance from the district.
Last week the district's insurance company said it was considering pulling Central Basin's policy due to dysfunction on its board.
Central Basin General Manager Tony Perez referred questions about the secret slush fund and the Arent Fox report to Ricardo Olivarez, Central Basin's house attorney.
Olivarez did not return calls seeking comment.
Three directors — Robert Apodaca, Art Chacon and Phil Hawkins — all voted on the appropriation of the $2.7 million, and Vasquez filed the lawsuit seeking to recover for the district the money that was paid to two legal firms.
Staff Writer Steve Scauzillo contributed to this story.


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You know, when you begin talking about "brand names" and all the advertising and hoopla that goes along with them, most people start rolling their eyes with impatience - and for good reason. We're constantly bombarded these days with "brand" messages - heck, we even wear them on our clothing. The commercials we watch, hear, and read have become just another part of the landscape for most of us - part of the daily background noise we must wade through in the course of our lives.
And yet ... there's a point to all of it because - believe it or not - it works. That steady drumbeat, be it from fast food joints or soda pop makers, keeps the brand name lodged in out consciousness so when we go to eat or drink, there it is, in living color, subtly influencing our choices.
(And making us fat, I might add: too bad 'broccoli' and 'regular exercise' don't have the same high level Madison Avenue help McDonald's and Coca-Cola do!)
For truckers, all this stuff boils down to keeping your brand name alive in the minds of shippers - a brand name that should be synonmous with on-time delivery and highway safety - so when they need to move freight, your name is in the forefront of their mind when they pick up the phone (or send an email).
Jim Walton, president of Indianapolis, IN-based PR firm Brand Acceleration knows all about this - and writes a regular online newsletter addressing branding issues. He knows his stuff, so I am going to share his much wiser thoughts on this subject. Jim, the floor is yours:
"Building the brand in the consumer's mind is one thing. Positioning it in the heart of consumers is another. There is much more to branding than just creating an attractive logo or an inexpensive brochure. Without discovering what will resonate with target audiences, companies often communicate a message that means little or nothing to the people who might purchase their goods or services. Simply put, they don't believe it! Strong brands are emotionally connected, resulting in a trust that leads to long-term customer relationships and that competitors find hard to crack.
Now, let's assume that by now you have conducted some formal or informal benchmarking research to identify just what your brand represents. You've established a clear and concise message strategy and standards to follow in your tactical effort. Great! Now what?
At this point, it's important to understand that your brand is a living, breathing thing that resides in the mind of your customers, prospects, and staff. If you feed it and care for it on a daily basis, it will serve you well. If you ignore it, it will become weak and die.
Here's why: People forget. If your target audience isn't fed a consistent and on-going positive message about your company, products, and services, time and competitive efforts will eventually take their toll.
Consider great brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald's. Do you think they advertise because they want us to know about the great properties of colored water and sugar or burgers and fries? No! They are constantly feeding the brand in order to hold onto their position in the mind of the consumer. Coke is the "Real Thing" and you're "Lovin'" McDonald's.
It's crucial to develop an annual marketing communications plan that identifies key audiences and consistently and repeatedly conveys a believable brand message that your employees can deliver. A powerful tactical plan communicates a consistent and convincing message through several channels that support one another. Media advertising, e-newsletters, direct marketing, brochures, blogs, web sites, and trade shows, to name just a few, are all valuable pieces of an integrated tactical plan. Even with a limited budget, it's very important to set a priority and do something. Otherwise you have a beautiful business card and a web site that is nothing more than cyber driftwood. You've gotta do something.
Remember, brands are like pets. If you feed them, groom them, and love them, they'll love you right back!"
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Jaw-dropping demonstrations at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles this week show some of the directions developers are likely to take virtual-reality headsets from Oculus VR, a closely-watched Irvine-based startup.
Five developers at Iceland-based CCP games (makers of the popular Eve Online game), working with some of the first Oculus Rift headsets in their free time, built a space battle game over about seven weeks.
Six players at E3 pulled pairs of the lightweight goggles over their eyes and looked out the cockpit in the launch bay of a virtual space station. Their nimble craft accelerated out into space and the pilots were suddenly in a three-on-three dogfight. Using a handheld controller, they banked around asteroids and popped out the other side firing missiles and machine guns.
In a second demo, Oculus showed off a higher-resolution prototype of the goggles, which uses inexpensive smartphone displays and sensors combined with lenses to produce a lightweight, inexpensive virtual reality experience. In that demo, a user wearing the 3D goggles followed a single flake of what appeared to be snow as it appeared above, fell in front of their face and settled on the ground. The flakes turned out to be ash from a towering volcano; you could then "fly" up the mountain and peer down over the edge of the volcano as the lava flowed below you.
The company needs developers to make content specifically for the devices, otherwise consumers have no reason to buy. Oculus is close to shipping 10,000 of the units at $300 each to developers. It hasn't said when it thinks it will be ready to ship a consumer-ready version.


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UC Berkeley Hunger Strike Ends with Meeting
Protesters ended a 10-day hunger strike yesterday on the University of California at Berkeley campus during a meeting with the university chancellor and top administrators that both sides called productive.
The protest was in part a response to Arizona's new immigration law, which allows police to question people they believe to be in the country illegally. On Friday, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau publicly denounced the law.
That denouncement was one of a number of demands protesters made since beginning the hunger strike last week outside of California Hall.
The group's other demands included making the UC Berkeley campus into a "sanctuary campus" for students and workers, dropping the charges against the students involved in a protest late last year at Wheeler Hall, revising student code of conduct rules, and bringing back laid-off workers.
Protesters held a rally Tuesday urging Birgeneau to meet with them to address their demands, and the chancellor met the group's negotiators at 4 p.m. today inside California Hall, said Marco Amaral, a spokesman for the hunger strikers.
UC Berkeley spokeswoman Claire Holmes tonight called the meeting "very productive'' and said the university and protesters came to several agreements that will be officially worked out over the next week in a "common statement of understanding.''
Among the agreements, Holmes said the university will expand a task force that looks at issues surrounding undocumented students and workers, will continue to examine the student code of conduct, and will continue to work with labor management to address concerns regarding layoffs.
Holmes said the university would also continue to consider community service as a substitute disciplinary measure for those involved in the protests at Wheeler Hall.
Following the meeting, Amaral said the protesters and the university had found a "middle ground'' and he was happy with the outcome, but added, "Our biggest accomplishment was within our community, raising awareness.''
He said fasters broke their strike by eating corn.
On Tuesday, eight of the 15 students and workers who had been participating in the hunger strike since the beginning started a "dry strike," meaning they did not eat or drink until it ended today, Amaral said. At least 20 people partook in the strike. Amaral said four were hospitalized, but returned for today's gathering.


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The most popular recording artists among kids and tweens will be celebrated during the Radio Disney Music Awards, Saturday, April 27, at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, it was announced Wednesday by Phil Guerini, vice president and general manager of Radio Disney. Selena Gomez, Bridgit Mendler, Cody Simpson, Austin Mahone and Coco Jones are scheduled to perform at the event. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
Recognizing viewing habits of its young demographic, kids and tweens who utilize digital platforms and new technology to discover and listen to music, Radio Disney will present the Radio Disney Music Awards in segments, across multiple platforms - on Vevo and on Disney Channel, Radio Disney, RadioDisney.com and Disney.com.
Fans will be invited to vote on categories including "Ultimate Breakout Star - Biggest Viral Artist," "XOXO - Best Crush Song" and "So FANtastic - Fiercest Fans," among others. The awards show will also honor five kids from across the country with the "Heroes for Change" Award in recognition of their efforts to make a difference in their communities. Additionally, in collaboration with Disney Friends for Change, kids between the ages of 5 and 18 across Radio Disney's 31 markets are invited to enter for a chance to win a Youth Service Award, which provides one kid from each market with a $500 grant to benefit their community project and a chance to be honored live on-stage at the Radio Disney Music Awards with one of their favorite stars.
The night's currently scheduled lineup of featured performances includes artists across such major record labels as Atlantic Records, Epic Records, Universal Republic Records and Hollywood Records. Headlining the event is actress and multiplatinum recording artist Gomez. Other performers include platinum-selling recording artist Lloyd, a finalist on season seven of "The X Factor" (UK); actress and certified gold pop artist Mendler; pop star Cody Simpson; YouTube sensation Austin Mahone, one of Taylor Swift's opening acts on her highly anticipated "Red Tour"; and actress, singer/songwriter and former Radio Disney "N.B.T." artist Jones.


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How It's Made | Hot Dogs
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|Created by
|Gabriel Hoss
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|Country of origin
|Original language(s)
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|403 (list of episodes)
|Running time
|30 minutes (including commercials)
|Original network
|Z (Quebec)
Discovery Science (Canada)
Science (United States)
Discovery Channel (United States)
Discovery Channel (Canada)
Quest (United Kingdom)
|Picture format
|480i (SDTV) (2001-2009)
1080i (HDTV) (2009-present)
|Original release
|January 6, 2001 – present
|External links
How It's Made (Comment c'est fait in Quebec) is a documentary television series that premiered on January 6, 2001, on the Discovery Channel in Canada, and Science in the United States. The program is produced in the Canadian province of Quebec by Productions MAJ, Inc. and Productions MAJ 2.[1]
The show is a documentary showing how common, everyday items (including clothing and accessories like alligator handbags, foodstuffs like bubble gum, industrial products such as engines, musical instruments such as guitars, and sporting goods such as snowboards) are manufactured.
How It's Made is filmed without explanatory text to simplify overdubbing in different languages. For example, the show currently avoids showing a narrator or onscreen host, does not often have employees of featured companies speak on camera, and keeps human interaction with the manufacturing process to a bare minimum.
An off-screen narrator explains each process, often with humorous puns. Each half-hour show usually has three or four main segments, with each product getting a demonstration of approximately five minutes; exceptions are allowed in the allotted time for more complex products. Usually, every show has at least one product with a historic background note preceding it, showing how and where the product originated, and what people used before it.
In April 2007, all episodes run in the United States (on the Discovery Channel and Science) had the individual season openings replaced with a new opening used for every episode. Similar to most other Discovery Channel shows, the credits now run during the last segment, with only a blue screen and the request for feedback (and the website) at the end.
In September 2007, the ninth season began airing on Science, along with new openings, graphics, and soundtracks, and Zac Fine replaced Brooks T. Moore as the narrator. However, the eleventh season, which started airing in September 2008, reinstated Moore as the narrator and reverted to a previous title sequence and soundtrack.
In June 2008, the Science Channel added How It's Made: Remix, which consists of previous segments arranged into theme installments like "Food", "Sporting Goods", and such. In 2013, the Science Channel added How It's Made: Dream Cars, which focused exclusively on high-performance and exotic cars.[2] These were later shown on the Velocity channel.
Canadian hosts have included Mark Tewksbury (season 1, 2001), Lynn Herzeg (seasons 2–4, 2002–2004), June Wallack (season 5, 2005) and Lynne Adams (season 6 onwards, 2006–present).
A different voice-over track is recorded for US audiences by Brooks Moore (seasons 1–8, 2001–2007, 2008–present) and Zac Fine (2007–2008). The scripts are almost identical but the main difference in the US versions are that the units of measurement are given in United States customary units instead of metric units. At one point in the US run, a subtitled conversion was shown on-screen over the original narration.
In the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe, and in some cases in Southeast Asia, the series is narrated by Tony Hirst.
Critical reception
Common Sense Media gave the TV show a rating of 4/5 stars, writing "Curious kids and adults will learn from the show, and some segments can really broaden your perspective".[3] On the show's success despite its formulaic nature, Rita Mullin, the general manager of the Science Channel, said "I think what is one of the great appeals of the show as a viewer myself is how little has changed over the years".[4]The Wall Street Journal deemed it "TV's quietest hit".[5]
|Young Artist Award
|Social Relations of Knowledge Institute Award
|How It's Made
The series was spoofed in an episode of Rick and Morty in a segment where a "Plumbus" was being made,[7] and again in a Captain Disillusion video showing how hoax UFO videos are made.[8]
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I had previously dismissed Pinterest as nothing but a fad... a gathering of housewives sharing salad recipes.
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But it took a very special kind of wake up call to realise that.
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Deep down human beings are very simple... we are visual creatures and sight is our most important sense.
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Setting up as a Pinterest clone only worked here because sex.com has content that is not allowed on Pinterest - they where able to fill a "social networking void" in their niche market.
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As you can see on the screenshot below - I used the theme to set up a site with funny images, jokes, internet memes and that sort of stuff
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Erasmus for All: 5 million in line for EU funding
Brussels, 23 November 2011 - Up to 5 million people, almost twice as many as now, could get the chance to study or train abroad with a grant from Erasmus for All, the new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport proposed by the European Commission today. Among them would be nearly 3 million higher education and vocational students. Master's degree students would also benefit from a new loan guarantee scheme set up with the European Investment Bank Group. The seven-year Erasmus for All programme, which would have a total budget of €19 billion1, is due to start in 2014.
"Investing in education and training is the best investment we can make for Europe's future. Studying abroad boosts people's skills, personal development and adaptability, and makes them more employable. We want to ensure that many more people benefit from EU support for these opportunities. We also need to invest more to improve the quality of education and training at all levels so we are a match for the best in the world and so that we can deliver more jobs and higher growth," said Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.
The Commission's Erasmus for All proposal would allow:
Erasmus for All would bring together all the current EU and international schemes for education, training, youth and sport, replacing seven existing programmes2 with one. This will increase efficiency, make it easier to apply for grants, as well as reducing duplication and fragmentation.
The Commission is proposing an increase of approximately 64% compared with the current seven-year budget, which would allocate €19 billion to the new programme in 2014-2020. This figure takes account of future estimates for inflation and includes expenditure foreseen for international cooperation – that is grants for 'third countries' such as those in the Southern Mediterranean3. The increase without international cooperation would amount to 72.6%.
The new programme will focus on EU added value and systemic impact, with support for three types of action: learning opportunities for individuals, both within the EU and beyond; institutional cooperation between educational institutions, youth organisations, businesses, local and regional authorities and NGOs; and support for reforms in Member States to modernise education and training systems and promote innovation, entrepreneurship and employability.
Two-thirds of the funding would be spent on mobility grants to enhance knowledge and skills.
The streamlined structure of the new programme – together with its significantly increased investment – means the EU will be able to deliver many more opportunities for students, trainees, young people, teachers, youth workers and others to improve their skills, personal development and job prospects. Erasmus for All will also promote research and teaching on European integration, and support grassroots sport.
Since 2007, an average of 400 000 people per year have received EU grants for study, training and volunteering abroad. Under the Commission's proposal, this figure would nearly double to almost 800 000. (In 2010, 560 000 received grants in the 27 Member States, see Annex 1).
Next steps
This proposal is now under discussion by the Council (27 Member States) and the European Parliament who will take the final decision on the budgetary framework for 2014-2020.
For more information:
See also MEMO/11/818
Commissioner Vassiliou's website
European Commission: Education and Training website
Annex 1:
Table shows the number of recipients of EU grants for study, training and volunteering under the Lifelong Learning Programme and Youth in Action in 2010. (Erasmus for All will encompass both programmes and aims to nearly double the number of beneficiaries across the EU).
* All figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. The figures include participants in mobility projects who did not travel to study, learn or work abroad, such as school classes.
Annex 2:
Proposed funding levels by sector 2014-2020, compared to the 2007-2013 programmes (€ Million, EU-27)
1 Vocational education and training
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Students win big at Solar Energy Cook-off
The Imaginarium Science Center of Fort Myers recently held the first annual Solar Energy Cook-off.
The event featured teams from Lee County elementary, middle and high schools. Teams of two to six students designed solar powered ovens with recycled materials and created recipes for competition.
The cook-off was inspired by the Imaginarium's participation in the "Engineering is Elementary" curriculum initiative. The initiative aims to integrate engineering education into all Lee County classrooms.
The district winners are as follows:
Best Oven Design
- Elementary: First place, "Slendernomian Nightmares," Pinewoods Elementary; and second place, "Nerturtle Grillerz," Tortuga Preserve Elementary
- Middle: First place, "Solar Smarties," Trafalgar Middle; second place, "Creative Cookers," Harns Marsh Middle; and third place, "Campfire Cookers," Trafalgar Middle
Top Solar Chefs
- Elementary: First place, "Slendernomian Nightmares," Pinewoods Elementary; and second place, "Nerturtle Grillerz," Tortuga Preserve Elementary
- Middle: First place, "Smokin' Bulls," Harns Marsh Middle; second place, "Creative Cookers," Harns Marsh Middle; third place, "Campfire Cookers," Trafalgar Middle; and honorable mention, "Solar Smarties," Trafalgar Middle
"WOW" Award
- "Campfire Cookers," Trafalgar Middle
Buckingham Exceptional graduates 10 students
Buckingham Exceptional Center hosted its 2013 graduation ceremony May 11 at the school, at 3291 Buckingham Road, Fort Myers.
Ten graduates walked the stage.
"We are very proud of our ten Buckingham Exceptional Student Center graduates for 2013," Principal Bill Elkin said. "The teachers and support staff have worked very closely with our graduates and shared in many successes and achievements throughout their school years. We wish each of our graduates the very best in their future."
Newsweek reports two local schools among America's best
"Newsweek" recently released its list of America's Best High Schools for 2013, giving two Lee County high schools cause for celebration. Fort Myers High School and Riverdale High School made the cut for the impressive list.
To determine a school's rank and inclusion on the list, "Newsweek" evaluated schools based on six components: graduation rate, college acceptance rate, the number of AP/IB/AICE tests taken per student, average SAT/ACT scores, average AP/IB/AICE scores and percent of students enrolled in at least one AP/IB/AICE course.
Out of just 2,000 schools included nationwide, Fort Myers High School is ranked 701 and Riverdale High School is ranked 1969.
Lehigh Senior High plans 'Lightning Classic'
Lehigh Senior High School will host the 2013 "Lehigh Lightning Classic" Golf Tournament on June 1 at the Copperhead Golf Course in Lehigh Acres.
Registration is $250 per foursome and $65 for individuals. Fees include 18-holes of golf, cart, lunch and a chance to win various prizes.
Sponsorships are available.
For additional information, call Jeff Hanlon at (239) 287-7668 or e-mail JefferyMH @leeschools.net.


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Stories of family and ancestors who lived and worked in Cohoes (textile and garment workers, butchers and barbers), Waterford (canalers), Whitehall (farmers and canalers), Port Henry (iron miners and Civil War soldiers), Champlain (canalers and farmers) and other towns along the Champlain Canal in New York State with some diversions to the places they emigrated from....Quebec (landless farmers, shoemakers, sailors, soldiers), Acadia (more farmers), and even Cornwall, England (tin miners).
Friday, April 1, 2011
Marie Ann LaCassé, sister of Marie Louise and aunt of Claire, Al and Ray Rivet
Marie Louise Lacasse, standing on the right side, was the biological mother of Claire, Al and Ray Rivet. She died one and a half year after Ray was born. Seated on the left is Marie Ann Lacasse who never married. As I commented, it appears Marie Ann looked after her mother, Marie Louise Mireault after her father, Dedace Lacasse died. In the 1930 census, Marie Louise Mireault is 81 years old and residing in Northside. Her daughter, Marie Ann Lacasse is 52 years old and resides with her.
As I write this I do not have a death certificate for Marie Louise Mireault. I thought I had no further information about Marie Ann Lacasse, the spinster aunt of Claire, Al and Ray. That was true until Ray Rivet's son sent me the memorial card for Marie Ann Lacasse. I was somewhat surprised to see that she died back in Québec! Here's the card....
Most interesting was to see her face age but not otherwise change through the years. Yet a question remained...why did Marie Ann return to Québec after the death of her mother? and why Rimouski, Québec on the south side of the St. Lawrence where it begins to open up to the Gulf of St.Lawrence? Well, it appears there was a brother, Edmond Lacasse, who lived and married in Cohoes but returned to Québec after the death of his first wife, Josephine Nolin. Marie Ann Lacasse went to live out her years with Edmond and his family there.
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- AnonymousApril 1, 2011 at 9:18 PM
amazing I love to read your posts. I have learned so much about my family through you and for that I thank you. KatReplyDelete
Hello, I can give you information on this topic. I am a Lacasse from Rimouski, Québec and I am one of Edmond Lacasse' grandaughter. Edmond lived in Rimouski and was married to Josephine Nolin (1st wife) who died on March 31st 1924 (37 yo) and to Alma Chouinard (2nd wife)who died on Feb. 3rd 1939 (50 yo).ReplyDelete
Edmond's childrens are : Raoul, Albert, Imelda, Herman, Gérard, Lucien and Lucienne. They are all deceased. Edmond had no children with his second wife.
Edmond died on March 7th 1965 (age 81) in Rimouski.
He was the owner of a bakery store in Rimouski.
Claudette, daughter of Gérard Lacasse. Rimouski, Qc.Replies
claudette, please email me privately at firstname.lastname@example.com
Please contact me - I would love to share more information about your great gandparents, Dedace Lecasse and Marie Louise MireaultReplyDelete
Claudette...if you read this, please contact me directly via email. My address isReplyDelete


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Where better than Cape Cod to find peace, tranquility, and the quiet restorative power of nature with a walk on the beach, the exploration of a bird sanctuary, or just a few moments at the pier staring into the churning grey ocean as it meets a slate winter sky?
The wellness weekend includes a healthy snack welcome platter (hummus, almonds, fresh cut carrots & more), followed by healthy breakfast options — our private chef is working on gluten free quiche crusts, egg white omelettes and more — and a guided power walk each morning at 7.30 am. Breathe in the salt air as you explore local beaches, hidden treasures and the stunning views from Nobska Lighthouse while starting the day with a brisk work-out.
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Leave time Sunday to take advantage of our late parking deal, and hop the ferry to Martha's Vineyard for a day of exploration. Use this getaway to hit the reset button, move away from the glow of the computer screen and start the healthy habits that will put you on track for the whole year.
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[l1]M[/l1]any long years ago, my younger brother introduced me to a really strange album with the really strange name "Waiata." I discovered before long that it really wasn't so strange. Eventually, I also found that the band, Split Enz, was founded by two brothers, Neil and Tim Finn.
Over the years they've been the forces behind Split Enz and Crowded House, and recorded as The Finn Brothers, as solo acts, and with other performers. In 1992 I stumbled across Tim's 1986 release "Big Canoe" and it's been a favorite ever since.
Born in New Zealand, Finn's music has some of the Celtic rhythym and occasionally obscure lyrics common to Aussie and Kiwi bands. The influences of indigenous music are much subtler than Paul Simon's "Graceland" but a careful listener will hear them. Finn's keyboard playing is rarely the star of the song; instead, his carefully phrased vocals give his lyrics the spotlight they deserve. Strong rhythyms from bass and drums play a part in even the quieter tunes, but only grab your attention when it's their job to do so.
- "Spiritual Hunger" – The lyrics of this syncopated upbeat opener still mystify me. Tight, short guitar solo.
- "Don't Bury My Heart" – A strong string section gives a 'movie soundtrack' feel to this ballad of unrequited love. "I was trying to forget the way you smiled when you said goodbye . . ."
- "Timmy" – About a kid who just can't stay away from the disco; by the time I heard this song on the radio, I was so used to the Split Enz proto-thrash sound that a nearly disco tune confused me. Now, listening to the trumpet solo and the aggressive soul backing vocals, it's obvious why Timmy can't stay home on Saturday night. (Wait; a song about a guy named Timmy, by a guy named Tim; wonder if there's any connection?)
- "So Deep" – Are we spiritual animals, or bestial spirits? Most lines are juxtapositions of the beautiful and the beastly:
A thousand butterflies lifting away, while the hunter pursues his wounded prey . . .
It is so deep.
- "No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain" – From the complex opening guitar and strings, it's clear this song is has a different attitude from those before it. Martin, a young Maori villager who works in the local chemical plant, is killed in an industrial accident the day of his wedding. The verses depicting Martin meeting death alternate with the gentle loving picture of his bride-to-be preparing to share his life, tragically ignorant of his death. A stronger native rhythym permeates the song, which ends with a slow sad string section fading to silence.
- "Carve You in Marble" – For once, the piano stars, creating a beautiful introduction which makes me think of Beethoven, whether or not it is really like his works. Keyboards appear, swirl around, and fade; punctuating this song about immortalizing his love. I for one am glad that Finn sculpts melodies rather than carrera. Although all the references in the lyrics are vague, it has an intimate feeling.
- "Water Into Wine" – After the grace of "Carve You in Marble" the initial crash of "Water Into Wine" is jarring, which fits the shift in subject matter perfectly. About a class 'A' jerk trying to convince his girl that he's really going to score big this time; "We can make it this time; just tell me we ain't over yet." By the end, we're pretty sure the loser's brilliant drug-smuggling get-rich-quick scheme ("It's just like water into wine!") isn't convincing anyone, not even himself.
- "Hyacinth" – If men go crazy for the smell of a deluxe pizza or a thick steak grilling, why is it we expect our women to smell like delicate flowers? Therein lies a mystery I'm no closer to solving than any other man in history.
- "Big Canoe" – Aboriginal percussion introduces a not-entirely-sad look at the changes wrought on ancient cultures by the encroachment of more 'advanced' peoples. The only song I've ever heard use the word 'archipelago' in its chorus. As the music fades, the percussion comes to the fore, continuing until we've got the rhythym firmly in mind, at which point it suddenly becomes the in-your-face electric guitar of
- "Are We One or Are We Two?" – Guitars nearly flailing, a string section much more aggressive than you might expect, and a poor befuddled erstwhile lover wondering what's going on here, anyway? As the whole thing collapses in a heap, the final sounds of the album are a pair of drumsticks being tossed across the room, clattering to the floor.
The CD version includes two extra songs, "Searching the Streets", with a very interesting jazz/country guitar solo, and "Hole in My Heart", which does a wonderful job of emulating a 60s love song and still fitting the rest of the album.
Oh yes; "Waiata" is finally available under its original release name, "Corroboree." Perhaps we'll revisit it someday; magical tunes like the piano wonder "Albert of India" deserve further scrutiny.
For even more about Tim and company, visit his website, especially the links page.


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ISO Metric Bubble Flare for Brakes Lines Made Easy
When you take on the challenge of building your own car, street rod, hot rod, rat rod, or performing your own automobile repairs, the more skills you have, everything becomes simpler. This is true when working on a house, technology, or anything else. One of the draw backs if you want to call it that would be the time element. The more you can do yourself, the project, whatever it might be, takes longer to complete. The advantage when doing work yourself, there is sense of satisfaction and pride, not to mention a financial saving. The financial saving is increasingly becoming a large factor when you look at how everyday living expenses are growing. Just one simple thing, the cost of fuel, both gas and diesel fuel have increased substantially in the last 3 to 4 months. The increased cost of getting back and forth to work is diverting money for recreation, hobbies, leisure, and all those other non-essential items.
Growing up without much money and having a father with many skills, I learnt how to do a lot. This sometimes is a bit of a curse, as everything takes just a bit longer to complete. As I see it, if you are intending to build a hot rod, why not learn how to do as much on the car as possible.
Now it's time for me to install the brake lines on the 1929 Model A Ford roadster hot rod. There was a few ways I could tackle this job. I did have a new coil of 3/16" (0.1875") steel brake tubing but I needed to purchase all of the fittings and straighten the brake line, not mention I would need to make the ISO metric bubble flares. Another option was to purchase straight pre-made lengths of brake lines with the correct fittings. This option seemed to make sense but none of the lines would be an exact fit on the 1929 Ford Roadster hot rod. Not wanting excessive amounts of brake lines on the frame or chassis, I decided that cutting them to the length I required and re-doing the flare was the best path for me. I am the sort of person that thrives on learning new things. This curiosity required me to learn how to make the ISO metric bubble flare.
My 1929 Model A Ford roadster hot rod has C4 Corvette suspension removed from a wrecked 1986 Corvette Indy Pace car. The brake components from this vintage of Corvette use the ISO Metric bubble flare. A few years ago, I purchased a rather inexpensive double flaring tool kit. As with most things, especially with tools, you get what you pay for. This kit was okay for making a single flare, but inverted double flares would never come out perfectly no matter how careful I was. I found that there was too much play in many of the parts required to make the inverted double brake line flare. Oh well, I couldn't be too disappointed as I only paid $25 for the kit. Now there is good in everything. I found this same kit would make a perfect ISO Metric bubble flare every time.
Having the ability to make good ISO Metric bubble flares, I felt that purchasing pre-made brake lines longer then I required would be a compromise to this interesting hot rod task.
This first step was to plan a layout for the brake lines and then approximate the lengths of all needed brake lines. Then I went off to see my friends at NAPA and purchased what I needed to completed the job. My intention is to shorten the lines I purchased from NAPA to the exact length required for the 1929 Ford roadster hot rod.
In order to create perfectly shaped brake lines, I used 0.125 inch ( 1/8th") wire and created the required shapes for all brake lines. These then became templates for the actual brake lines. Carefully measuring all of the templates, all brake lines were cut to size allowing an extra 0.25 inches ( ¼" inch) for the bubble flare. Once the tubing was cut, I used a soft wire wheel on the stationary grinder to de-burr the cut tubing. This is fast and produces a nicely finished cut tube. Of course you can also use the de-burring tool usually supplied with the flaring tool kit, but with the cheaper kit I purchased, I found that it did not work all that well.
The next most important step is to install the brake line fittings with the correct orientation. Now mount the brake tubing into the flaring bar such that the freshly cut tubing is facing the flat side of the flaring bar and the flat side of the flaring bar is facing in an upward direction. For 0.1875 inch (3/16") tubing leave about 0.25 inch (1/4") exposed from the face of the flaring bar.
For a quality flare, mount the flaring bar with the clamped tubing into a bench vice. This will prevent un-necessary movement during the flaring process and make the alignment of the flaring yoke and inverted flaring adapter button easier.
Once everything is lined up perfectly, tighten the flaring yoke onto the tubing. Do not over tighten the flaring yoke as excessive force will destroy the flare. It would be a good idea to make a few practice flares on some scrap tubing before making the bubble flares on brake lines that will be used on a car.
With the flare complete, remove the flaring yoke, inverted flaring adapter button, and remove the tubing from the flaring bar. I have noticed that the flaring process does reduce the hole opening on the tubing and would restrict the flow of brake fluid to a minor extent. To optimized the brake line, I use a 0.125 inch (1/8") drill bit to ream out the hole opening. The brake line will need to be clamped in a bench vice for this optional step.
To make everything easier to visualize, I created a short video of making an ISO Metric bubble flare. Just click on the link below to watch the video.
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- Words by Mr Oddur Thorisson
Ever since the day the first wolf decided he was fed up with having to chase and catch his dinner, and instead joined the chaps who were sitting by the fire, dogs have been our best friends. In fact, perhaps they're our only real mates, with studies showing that they understand human communication better than any other animal does. As an ardent student of humanity, a dog knows more about us than we know ourselves. Even when we feel no one else understands, a dog always does - or at least appears to.
Our dogs have stuck by us through bad fashion moments and even worse personal times, and they continue to fill our hearts with joy on good days and comfort our troubled souls on bad ones. It's no wonder people invest so much in their choice of dog, because a man's dog says a lot about him. Our dogs reflect the men we want to be; they have the strength, speed, courage, determination and kindness to which we aspire. They are our avatars, free of restrictions and inhibitions and unabashed in their powerful appetites. A dog can be many things, but he will always be himself.
Of course, some breeds are more masculine than others, and I believe a man should have a real dog. That means a dog who knows how to do things - an employable dog, one that may not need to work, but can if asked. He should be reasonably obedient, proud, fit and full of life. He should make his owner look good. Read on to find out about 10 dogs whose looks and character speak volumes.
Mr Thorisson is a photographer and dog breeder based in Médoc, northwest of Bordeaux in France. oddurthorisson.com
Perhaps the most elegant of all smaller dogs, these have highly charged, intense personalities and are endlessly courageous and fun. A well-trained smooth is an ideal travel partner, compact and easy to take places, calm and relaxed indoors if sufficiently exercised. The breed standard tells us they should "always be on the tiptoe of expectation" and indeed they are; "Bring it on, I'm ready" should be their slogan. Mostly white with beautiful tan or black markings, they look their best next to a handsome man in a tuxedo.
No other dog looks so right next to a man with a tweed jacket and a glass of whiskey. Full of character from a young age, even the puppies look as if they've got some tales to tell, and their wiry coats and muscular builds make them look as impressively robust as they are friendly. As such, it's the ultimate dog to take down the pub, if you can control it while you sip your Guinness. The man who can master an Irish terrier tells the world he can handle any task and that he has good taste.
The only dogs that "yodel" instead of barking, basenji have an intense dislike for water, are mostly odourless and hardly shed, making them ideal for the house-proud man in search of a handsome dog with the ability to hunt. They would suit a man with a highly developed sense of aesthetics, and who perhaps lives in a minimalist flat and owns lots of modern art. Be prepared to give it plenty of exercise, and understand that basenji tend to be very focused on their owners and mistrusting of others.
Formerly the breed favoured by Scottish aristocrats, deerhounds are keen hunters but kind in spirit. It is a dog fit for a king - at one time no man in the UK beneath the rank of earl was allowed to own one, and they remain well-suited to men who live in large country houses. They also love companionship (keeping a pair is ideal) and require a lot of space in which to exercise. Nothing says "I've arrived" like entering a room flanked by a Scottish deerhound on either side. Especially if you're wearing a kilt.
The name alone is a good enough reason to get one. Just imagine being able to say, "My dog is a spinone Italiano." If dogs can be said to possess sprezzatura, then this breed has it. Spinone Italianos are a bit hairy, rugged without being macho, and correspondingly sound and generous. Unexpectedly elegant in the field, a spinone Italiano is good at his job but still easygoing and not prone to making a fuss. Just imagine sitting in an armchair with one at your brogue-clad feet as you enjoy a bottle of Barolo.
The dog that has it all: looks, brains and a great personality. This is a dog to look up to and admire. Arguably the smartest of dogs, with a work ethic that's second to none, a collie is always running and always looking for a problem to solve. Constantly in search of a challenge, it needs a master to match - this breed of dog is not for couch potatoes.
A Japanese national treasure, akitas are derived from the bear-hunting dogs of ancient Japan and have associations with the samurai. It's practically impossible to find a tougher, braver or better-looking dog, but they come with baggage. Fiercely loyal, one-man dogs, they are largely uninterested in other people but alarmingly interested in dominating other dogs. This is not a breed for someone new to the canine world, but for the right person they are very special, loving dogs.
Whippets may be skinny and a bit weird-looking, yet they are also elegant and majestic - the anti-Doberman. They can outrun most other breeds yet are calm house dogs and like nothing better than to lounge on a sofa. They come in beautiful colours and will embellish any apartment - just think of Mr Lucian Freud's portraits of whippets. Like the greyhound, they look stylish in coats and always have the best leather collars. A whippet is perfect for a brooding, turtleneck-wearing poet, writer or antiques dealer.
Nothing advertises your political correctness quite like choosing a mongrel - usually the "breed" most in need of a home. While they also represent the biggest risk because you don't know quite what you're getting, the element of surprise is part of their appeal. Getting a mongrel is a bit like going on a blind date, albeit one that involves committing to a 15-year relationship. On the upside, they are generally among the healthiest and most intelligent of dogs, and you may find yourself a real looker.
Terribly cute, and sometimes terribly stubborn, dachshunds are real characters with a strong prey drive and a terrific facility for work; they love nothing better than to follow a rabbit down its hole. Their size also makes them great travelling companions. Mr Pablo Picasso had a silky smooth one but I like the rugged, wiry-haired ones, which go well with a Harris Tweed jacket. A dachshund will get a lot of "Oh, so cute!" remarks from strangers, but will simply look them in the eye and say, "You can call me General".
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