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Brooklyn-based electronic musician Alex Burkat is still the guy that's caught up in the jubilation of clubland, but the tracks that make up his debut EP Tarot hint at how those experiences stimulate reflection as well as hands-in-the-air euphoria.
Sometimes it doesn't take much to pry open a door into the music world. Even a brief flash of inspiration can get you there. Take Alex Burkat, a Brooklyn-based electronic musician, now part of Amanda Brown's house-y Not Not Fun offshoot, 100% Silk. The story goes that Burkat was out dancing at a Mister Saturday Night party, where he was so inspired that he sent the organizers his "Shower Scene" track. It became as his first single on the Mister Saturday Night label, with "Tarot" providing a quick follow up. With "Tarot", there were already signs of progress since "Shower Scene", signs of dialing down of the epic tendencies of that track, a sense of getting comfortable working on a smaller patch of turf. The difference in the two records is like seeing a career in miniature, with a more robust vision in place after barely any time has passed.
Burkat is still that guy caught up in the jubilation of clubland, but the tracks that make up Tarot hint at how those experiences stimulate reflection as well as hands-in-the-air euphoria. It's on the experimental end of downtempo house, although it never gets too far out there, instead settling into solid grooves that sometimes mirror the mood of Pantha du Prince's benchmark Black Noise. There are three tracks here plus "Tarot (Global Warming Mix)", which adds a decent amount of steel to its framework. The varieties in mood are all tied up in a form of future dreaming, with Burkat constructing work that increasingly trepidates as it progresses. It's softer than something like Kuedo's Severant, but takes its mood from similar sources, interlacing a strand of Ballardian doom as its central aesthetic.
It's an EP that steadily plummets into sci-fi fears as it progresses, suggesting Burkat was mindful of spinning a mini-narrative through these works-- "Tarot" is comparatively bubbly when stacked up against the knuckle-dragging bass welts of "Four Seasons". Still, there's a feeling that Burkat hasn't figured out exactly where he's going yet, especially when viewing the wildly gimmicky video for "Tarot". Patched together from iPhone photos, some altered through Instagram filters, the clip feels more suited to cheap seaside punk nostalgists than the Brave New World thinking conjured up by the track itself. The Global Warming mix returns a layer of mystery, adding a loop of digital glitch that mostly removes "Tarot" from the joyous territory the original skirts around, instead depositing it into a space that fits with the moodier other tracks.
These are still early days for Burkat and it's likely that he's still figuring out where he wants to go; certainly the change in style from the wide-open "Shower Scene" to the techno-mope of "Last Cigarette" is vast. But there's enough on this EP to suggest he'd be wise to stick around down there, making the kind of dance music that alternates between staring-at-your-shoes miserablism and trancey floor fillers. On "Last Cigarette", he gets the switch from one to the other exactly right, spending half the track lost in anticipation, the midway point's payoff hitting a perfectly transportative note. Now Burkat just needs to figure out where he wants to take his audience all the time, because with cheesy cut-and-paste videos at one end and immersive future gazing at the other, it's clear that his vision needs a little tightening.


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Bear Art Print is printed on a heavy weight matte lightly textured 300g, A3 paper. It is a signed limited edition of 200. There is a free shipping for this art work. The price of it comes without a frame. Bear Art Print is produced by Lissa Thimm who works and lives in Copenhagen.
How Its Made
Bear Art Print is made from the original artworks. Lissa Thimm works with watercolor, ink, textile dyes, pen, pencils and acrylics. All artworks and prints are made in Copenhagen.

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Are you looking for a tinted moisturizer? Well I have been too and I finally found one! I've gone through dozens of products and I come to like Neutrogena Healthy Skin Enhancer. I've been using it for about 4-5 weeks. This product claims that it is oil-free and won't clog pores. Neutrogena Healthy Skin Enhancer is an alternative to foundation that provides everything you need for softer, healthier and younger-looking skin in one beautiful step.This dermatologist-developed formula contains a vitamin-rich Retinal treatment to visibly smooth fine lines and reduce signs of aging. It nourishes skin and protects against future sun damage with a weightless SPF 20 moisturizer. Each skin-enhancing shade provides a sheer tint of color for a more even, naturally beautiful look. Available in six sheer shades. Each shade works on multiple skin tones for easier shade selection. Enjoy the power of three daily essentials in one beautiful step. The way I used it is I applied it all over my face evenly. Then I used a light powder (Maybelline Dream Matte Powder) and dusted it all over my face to seal the finish. What I was looking for in a tinted moisturizer is one that gave me a healthy glow but was sweat resistant. The reason why I love this product is because it was easy to use and it had unique packaging. My face could go from dull and boring into a nature glow that didn't look fake at all. I really like how it has SPF 20 in it! It made one less thing for me to worry about. Its goes on really smooth and didn't feel oily or cakey at all! The color I bought was Fair to Light.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Enhancer.
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Original Release: 2012
Latest greatest. The Air Jordan 2012 was something new for Jordan — a module, rather than just a shoe, with interchangeable midsoles as well as internal booties, allowing one to switch up cushioning as well as support. The 2012 represented more of an investment (in money as well as closet space for the enormous tiered box) but in terms of versatility, they are unmatched.


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Easy Natural Evening Makeup Look {Video}/
A super easy to do, natural look to wear for evening (or day if you felt like wearing a slightly darker eye during the day). See below for product info.
-L'Oreal True Match Foundation in R3 C3 Beige Rose
-The FaceShop Dual Veil Concealer in V210
-Maybelline The Colossal Volum Express in Blackest Black
-Innisfree Mineral Single Shadow in #1,#38, #38, #41
-Mac Matte Powder Blush in Harmony
-Revlon Just Bitten Kissable in 015 Cherish Devotion
-Eco Tools Brushes (Mineral Powder Brush & Crease Brush bought on iHerb: http://bit.ly/1Fcex1A
-Innisfree Diagonal Cheek Brush
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-Blistex Daily Conditioning Treatment
I hope you enjoyed this makeup video, let me know in the comments section below what you'd like to see in my next video!


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Mystic Marijuana: New Moon in Libra
Stellar forces bring about the required assistance to manifest the change we are so eager to see in the physical dimensions. Usually the beginning of a new moon cycle is an introverted time to go within, and explore what we wish to align. As you know, Libra is all about relationships and balance, focusing on exactly where we are now, uniting what we feel distant from - our own glory. All relationships begin with the relationship with ourselves. Fuck the north node (metaphorically), pull that needle out of the compass and begin to dig, painstakingly pressing into imperishable flesh, and become closer to your soul. The spirits journey is far from a simple, straightforward process.
We must continue to purify anything that keeps us fragmented. Whether it is negative self-talk or an acquaintance barking for your attention. Often we create our own mental programs that impede our higher truth. Self-imposed beliefs don't help you move forward, our planetary map is laid down for us to zoom out of our personal interpretations of reality. These constructive frequencies coded in the sky are meant for you to see with new eyes, squinting through the corridor of each star to visually lose the grip of challenges blocking your sight. Above all, your cosmic guidance is from your unified self, an energetic and rejuvenated version of you, breaking free from insufficient justification.
If you're wanting to pursue an activity, like eating more home-cooked meals, taking a social media break, but you're not doing something about it, this would be a self-programmed punishment. Even through being determined to win an argument, you still pose a mild threat against yourself, stopping some final steps to help you cross your own ascension timeline. Influenced to be a puppet, attached to a powerless and motionless state spawned by judgments of the past or the emptiness of mundane procedures. Focus on how you're going to improve, rather than focusing on how hard it is to be where you want to be.
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Celebrating the most talented emerging choreographers and dancers,Footprints delivers an outstanding presentation of three ADF-commissioned world premieres by groundbreaking artists, performed with impeccable technique and infectious energy by talented ADF students.
Minnesota-based choreographer Wynn Fricke, recipient of seven McKnight Fellowships in Choreography and Performance and two New York State-funded grants from Arts International and the Trust for Mutual Understanding, produces, according to Alternative Energy, precise and virtuosic work "…guided by extremes of physicality. Part of the pleasure of watching it is that the difficult appears effortless; the tiny and delicate, Herculean." Soweto-born Gregory Maqoma blew audiences away at his ADF debut in 2014. Maqoma is an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, teacher, director, and scriptwriter. Through his signature integration of traditional and contemporary dance, Maqoma invites audiences to reflect on who we are, where we come from, and how all of these facets, past and present, inform our personal and collective identities today. The primacy of the moving body and detailed attention to embodied presence is at the center of Anna Sperber's work. Brookyn-based Sperber believes in the poetic potency of choreography and its potential to access a visceral level of transformation in perception as it affects our emotional and psychological states.
New Work by Wynn Fricke is commissioned by ADF with support from the McKnight Artist Fellowship Program at Northrop at the University of Minnesota and the SHS Foundation. New Work by Gregory Maqoma is commissioned by ADF with support from the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Dance. New Work by Anna Sperber is commissioned by ADF with support from the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Dance.


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Here it is, my first batch of new items - detachable collars! Available in the shop now.
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I actually have plans for even more of these in more fabrics, and even some embellishments. But I was too anxious to get them up in the shop that I couldn't wait :) But hopefully I will be adding more soon!
Also, I still have one more update of new items coming your way next week, so stay tuned!


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The Clockwork Methodology™
Languages are brilliant. They can improve our career prospects, help us make new friends all over the world and have a whole host of cognitive benefits. So it's really no surprise that many parents want to give their children the gift of a second language.
But making that a reality can be tricky. How do you help your child learn another language when you don't speak one yourself? When do you find the time to do it? What do you do if your children don't enjoy any of the resources you buy?
That's why we created the Clockwork Methodology™, the unique approach at the heart of all of our story boxes that allows us to create books that start in English and end in a different language.
How it works
We create engaging books that children love, complete with beautiful illustrations. They begin in English.
Gradually, words in the target language are introduced in contexts that make their meaning immediately apparent.
Words become phrases, phrases become sentences and sentences become whole pages in another language.
We create engaging books that children love, complete with beautiful illustrations. They begin in English.
Gradually, words in the target language are introduced in contexts that make their meaning immediately apparent.
Words become phrases, phrases become sentences and sentences become whole pages in another language.
Here's an example of the Clockwork Methodology™ in action.
"The little boy looked into the sky at the bright, round, yellow soleil."
The new word gets used lots of times through the story in different contexts and through this repeated exposure the reader has learnt the French word for 'sun'.
Your story box
The stories we create using the Clockwork Methodology™ are just one part of our story boxes. Each of these is designed with one goal in mind – to give children the most enjoyable start to their language learning journey possible. That means they have to be loads of fun and cover the four basic elements of learning any language: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Here's how we do it…
Before your box arrives, we'll send you an audiobook of the story. As your child listens to it, they'll start to get to grips pronouncing the words and get some speaking practice from the exercises at the end.
The centrepiece of every box, the book starts in English and gradually introduces a foreign language through our Clockwork Methodology™. That means children can read their way to understanding new words effortlessly.
After reading the book, kids can reinforce their understanding and retention of new vocabulary with the resources. There's always lots of opportunities for them to practise their writing skills!
The activities and games are all themed around the month's story and involve plenty of speaking practice and lots of fun to ensure that your child can't wait to continue their language learning adventure.
What languages do you offer?
For our story box club we offer two languages: French and Spanish. Using our Clockwork Methodology™, these languages will be introduced throughout our stories and activities each month.
What age group are your story boxes for?
The story box is aimed at 4-9 year olds, but our stories, activities and games are perfect for beginners above anything else. We've had many parents and teachers with children below and above that age group who have really enjoyed the resources.
Do I need to speak a foreign language?
Not at all! We design our stories and resources to allow you to effectively learn alongside your child.
The resources can be used independently, but we really encourage you to take part in the learning alongside your child so you can both help each other out, just make sure you keep up with them!
How does my child learn from the Clockwork Methodology™
The Clockwork Methodology™ works because it helps children learn a new language in the same way that they expand their vocabulary in their native tongue.
When kids are listening or reading, they often hear new words that they don't understand. But when they come across them in 'intelligible contexts', they're able to come up with a theory about what the word means.
They might get this a little bit wrong at first but that's okay. In fact, making mistakes is a key part of learning a language. But as a child is exposed to the word in multiple and varied contexts, they'll develop their understanding of what it means, be able to recall it faster and soon be able to use it in their own speech and writing.
Won't mixing languages be confusing for my child?
If you've ever listened to a bilingual person speak, you'll know it's not uncommon for them to switch between languages. It's called 'code switching' and is a fairly regular occurrence for anybody who speaks more than one language.
Speakers choose to do it for lots of different reasons. They might want to express a concept that doesn't easily translate to another language, or just use it for emphasis. Sometimes, it's because of who the individual is speaking to or the situation they find themselves in. Sociolinguists have suggested that switching codes like this actually demonstrates a heightened language appropriateness and greater communicative sensibility.
Swapping between languages is especially common in bilingual families- Alex is always speaking Spanglish when his parents phone him up! Some parents raising their children to be bilingual try to avoid code-switching but studies have shown this doesn't make language acquisition happen any faster. In fact, exposing children to language mixing may even have cognitive benefits as they develop strategies to process all that input. Bring on the brainy babies!
What have you done to ensure these are valuable language learning resources?
We have partnered with the Spanish Embassy, several educational institutions and hundreds of teachers to ensure the educational value of our resources.
With their help our story boxes are full of fun and cover the main four elements of language learning: listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Psychologists have long pointed to bedtime stories as an important part of a child's development. Not to mention the fact they're lots of fun and good for parent-child bonding!
One of the reasons stories are so good as an educational tool is because they keep the kids interested. Children are much more likely to retain vocabulary when they're reading or talking about something they are curious about and enjoy.
How will this help my child with their pronunciation?
Alongside every story box you will also receive an audiobook narrated by our amazing voice actors who are also native speakers of either French or Spanish.
We recommend you listen to the audiobook before reading the story, as well as during the first read. This will help tune in to the new language and get used to the sounds, before attempting to mimic them.
How will this help my child to understand the grammar?
Grammar is really important, but it can also be very boring, especially for young children. With our stories and resources beginners will learn new vocabulary each month, but perhaps more importantly they will love learning. Through repetition and reinforcement our brains start to spot trends and children especially gain an intuitive understanding of grammar.
What happens if my box doesn't show up or the contents are damaged?
We send our Story Boxes far and wide so, very occasionally they do go missing or have a bit of a rough ride in the post. If your box doesn't show up a week after you've received your audiobook email (2 weeks if you're outside of the UK!) or anything inside looks like it's been through the wars, just email [email protected]. We'll arrange for a replacement to be sent out right away.
How do I cancel my subscription?
You can cancel your subscription at the end of your chosen duration of subscription by stopping the auto-renewal. Just log into your account and update your preferences.
If you're having trouble, just drop us a line at [email protected] and we'll be happy to help.


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types of excavation
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Advantages of excavation
context of a site maybe better preserved
provides good stratagraphic information
Disadvantages of excavation
excavation destorys all archaeological record
the process is labour intensive, expensive and time consuming
Rescue Excavation
Used when there is a limited amount of time.
least common
have to be finished as quickly as possible, so the topsoil and overburden is generally stripped using a mechanical excavator. .
archaeological features usually show up very clearly as lighter/darker patches.
Research Excavation
Occurs when time and resources are availible to excavate the site fully.
techniques would invlove
aerial photography
desktop survey- known sites in the area are checked on sites and monuments record (SMR)
ground penetrating radar, resistivity and magnetometer surveys #
contour survey- to discover and plan earthworks (anything in the survey)
physical survey- to record standing buildings and earthworks
field walking- to collect and plot artifacts and study the distribution patterns
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|Posted by Bob on February 20, 2013 at 12:50 AM
Last week at dance I had had a revelation that I was excited about. I shared it with Sam after dance and she thought it was cool, too. I looked forward to writing it all down. But by the time I finally got around to writing it, I couldn't remember what it was. I asked Sam and she couldn't remember, either. I struggled for days trying to remember but could not - it was very frustrating!
Then at dance on 2/17 I was moving around the room casting the sphere, and when I got to the West alter it all suddenly came back to me, full and complete. I was elated, and shouted out in my mind "Thank you!" to the Universe. At the precise moment I did so, I looked down at the sharing book on the alter and saw the last entry someone had scrawled in large block letters; it said "Thank you!". It really brought home to me how everything we perceive around us is all just a reflection of what is going on within us, and my gratefulness was just being reflected in the book. I had essentially created that entry in that moment. Elated, I continued on around the circle, and thought to myself "I should really write down that insight before I lose it again". As I thought this, I came upon the art table and there in front of me was colored pencils and squares of paper - manifested in that moment to provide exactly what I wanted! More confirmation of how my universe is all just a reflection of me.
The revelation that I had and lost and regained was that of the causal nexus, represented by a vision of an interwoven network of fibers in an intricate pattern that feeds back upon itself. Allow me to explain.
Whenever you observe anyone or anything, you collapse the waveform of all the possible ways that person or thing can be into one solid object. This may seem as though the observer has a special place in the universe, the only one with permanent existence, with everybody else flitting in and out of existence as they are observed or not observed, but bear with me and we will see that this is not so.
Let's say we observe someone, and in that moment they are in a particular place, looking and acting a particular way. When we stop observing them, we no longer know how they are acting, which way they are moving, etc. In fact, from our perspective at least, when we stop observing them, they move in all directions (or at least all possible directions - left or right, say, but never straight up) and act in all possible ways (angry or happy, say, but never in ways inconsistent with their personality). Their existence (again, from our perspective, not theirs) becomes fuzzy, shifting from a point of certainty to an expanding ball of possibility. And if we then observe them again, we again collapse that ball into a point. Repeating this process produces an existence that looks like pearls on a string, with the string portions, or the nodes between the pearls, representing their collapsed state that is defined by your observation, the smaller pearls representing those moments when you look away for a short period of time, and the larger pearls representing those times when you look away for longer periods of time.
As someone comes repeatedly in and out of your life, you repeatedly define their existence - not all of their existence, but enough points along the string to define a general trend. You also limit the fuzzy portions of their existence - observing someone to the right of where you last observed them eliminates those paths where they turned left, but not the several different rightward paths that could have lead them to their current location. This string of pearls eventually defines an existence pathway, more or less, that a consciousness (theirs) can travel along. But that consciousness is itself observing and defining other strings of pearls, which are themselves observing and defining even more, and many of these strings of pearls are in turn observing and defining your own particular string of pearls. From the outside, if we could look at all the strings defining each other, it would look like a massive meshwork consisting of many many tiny interwoven fibers that are upon closer inspection tiny bumpy strings of existence.
Any one of those strings, through the myriad of interconnections, ends up defining all of the others in the rope. Fully know one and you will fully know the whole rope, as a fractal pattern is defined and fully contained within each sub-portion. None of the strings, though, is any more special than any of the others; you are created and defined by others just as much as you create and define those around you.
Repeatedly observing someone else helps to solidify them into existence. Your story about that person influences how you see them. If each time you meet them you see them as being a certain way, you eventually solidify them into actually being an that way. As an example, if you see your wife as a bitch, you will tend to treat her as though she is a bitch, which will eventually piss her off to the point that she will probably start bitching at you. At the same time, if you see her as a loving person, you will likely interact with her in loving ways yourself which will generally tend to make her feel loving back.
Random people who briefly come into your life and then are never seen again don't have the repeated observations that help solidify them into existence (at least in your universe; they are undoubtedly solidified into other peoples' universes). Such people pop into and out of existence much like quantum particles and anti-particles pop into and out of existence in the quantum world, but have little impact on the overall meshwork.
As you solidify those around you, they themselves are also solidifying those around them, and will tend to create a network of people who have the characteristics you saw in those you created. And eventually all these people will end up creating you according to their expectations, completing the circuits and creating a self-stabilizing causal nexus. You can influence what kind of causal nexus you find yourself in, so if you want to find yourself in a loving causal nexus, see people as loving. On the other hand, if for some reason you want to live in a bitchy causal nexus, go ahead and see people at generally bitchy.
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Historic first GP victory for Benoit Paturel and KEMEA Yamaha in Switzerland.
After having missed the podium with only few point on multiple occasions in the last races, Benoit Paturel struck back this weekend with a stunning victory in Switzerland. On the rutted and technical track in Frauenfeld, the Frenchman went 2-1 to take his first GP victory of his career and gave the KEMEA team their first GP victory too.
After a quiet qualification race on Saturday, where Paturel finished in 6th, he had a decent gate pick for Sunday. Brent and Alvin had a bad start and struggled in the deep ruts of the track. They crossed the finish line in 17th and 18th.
Thousands of fans were present in Frauenfeld and just as last year they got to see fantastic racing. After a decent start Benoit slowly got to speed and was the fastest on the track. He worked his way up from 5th to second and had a great fight with home rider Jeremy Seewer for the lead in the last laps of the race. With some creative lines he managed to threaten the Swiss on several occasions but just came short at the finish line.
Alvin started just outside the top 10 and was around there for the entire race. In the end he got 13th. Brent on his side had a good start and was well within the top 10 but then some riders crashed in front of him and he dropped back. He came back from outside the top 20 to 15th.
In the second moto Benoit had a strong first lap and came by the line in third going into the second lap. After a nice fight with Thomas Covington Benoit took over the lead and managed to open a small gap on the rest of the field. Maintaining a solid pace without mistakes he never got threatened anymore and easily won the second moto taking the overall. On top of that he moves up to third in the championship standings.
Alvin finished the race in 12th coming from behind and got 11th overall. Brent was once again unlucky and had some riders crashing in front of him in the first corner. He came through in 25th after the first lap and charged forward to finish 14th, earning him 15th overall.
"I have no words for this at the moment. That feeling on the podium is indescribable! Finally it worked out and a dream comes through. I was so disappointed lately not finishing on the podium but I knew I had the speed to do so and kept working hard. Thanks to the whole team and everybody behind me for believing in me. I want to dedicate this first victory to my mom. This tastes for more, but I first want to enjoy this moment!"
"This was an emotional day for the entire team. We knew it was possible this year and Benoit already had some great races but not lucky enough to take the win. We kept telling him it was possible but recently didn't put too much pressure on him anymore. He rode fantastic today and made it look easy, so hats off to him. It's a reward for the work he puts in but also for the KEMEA team. In what is our 6th GP year in the paddock we manage to win a GP, so this shows the capacities and determination of every single person within the team. It feels different to winning a race yourself, but the reward after working so hard together with everybody is great, so thanks to everybody from my side too !"
"It was an ok weekend for me. My riding was much better on Sunday then on Saturday. I'm not a fan of riding in these conditions with the deep ruts, but it's good to see I made a good progress since last year, where I scored no points. I'm looking forward going to Sweden now. As the track is quiet hardpack and fast it's not one my favorite ones, but there's a lot of people coming there for me and a home race is always something special !"
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Color Error Threshold Calculator (pt. 2)/
As promised, I've got an update about the Color Error ThresholdCalculator. The utility is now in good enough shape to be posted along with the article about it that I recently finished for our TAGA chapter at Clemson.
For those that have no earthly idea what this is about, the calculator helps educators and industry members determine how much color variance is acceptable for a given color. When trying to reproduce a color over hundreds (or thousands) of impressions on a press, there will be some periodic change. The calculator tries to estimate a Delta E value that is acceptable.
See the Color Error Threshold Calculator and read the article.


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Quincy, MA (PRWEB) March 1, 2006
The Financial Aid Podcast, the leading college financial aid and college graduate job hunting podcast, will be celebrating its 200th episode in the early days of March. To celebrate, the Financial Aid Podcast will be giving away a series of prizes to contestants who enter to win at http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com on the Web.
Christopher Penn, host and producer of the Financial Aid Podcast, remarked, "It's been a pretty amazing run so far. We've interviewed 11 PhDs and financial aid experts for incredibly diverse coverage of financial aid, introduced nearly $500 million in scholarships, grants, and free money for college, played over 500 pieces of podsafe music, and published one e-Book on scholarship search with another on job search on the way. I'm very proud of the work we've done so far, and to reward our loyal listeners, we've got a great contest going on."
The Financial Aid Podcast's contest offers listeners and subscribers a chance to win an iPod Nano, iTunes Music Store gift cards, or copies of podsafe music mega-star Matthew Ebel's new album, Beer and Coffee. Contestants need to fill out a form at http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com and list how they found the show, what they like about it, and what they suggest to improve it in the future. Winners will be drawn based on the quality of responses and announced on the air in Episode 200.
To enter the contest, see official rules and enter to win at http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com on the Web.
Students, graduates, parents, and anyone interested in learning more about managing personal finances, paying for college, or finding a job are encouraged to subscribe for free to the Financial Aid Podcast by visiting http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com and subscribing using the free iTunes software from Apple Computer, Inc.
For more information or to subscribe for free, visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network, an education finance company based in Quincy, Massachusetts. Visit http://www.StudentLoanNetwork.com for more information. iTunes and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Ariana Grande has reacted to the news that she was made an official citizen of the city of Manchester, England. Plans to honor Ariana were announced last month after she threw a massive benefit concert for the victims of her bombed Manchester show. The city government has now made the move official after putting it to a vote Wednesday.
"It would have been understandable if she had never wanted to see this place again," said Manchester council leader Sir Richard Leese. "But she determined she would not perform again until she had returned to Manchester."
Richard commended Ariana not just for putting on the show, but for raising a ton of money for the attack's victims. Ariana reacted to the news on Instagram and posted a screenshot of Richard's kind words and reacted in the caption.
"I'm moved and honored," she wrote. "My heart is very much still there."
Check out Ariana's entire reaction to her new honorary citizenship below.
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5 Spring Quotations to Make Your Soul Bloom
Spring in Edmonton, where I live, is always a bit late to the party. You know the type: a drink in each hand and dancing on the way in.
I've been looking at pictures of spring blossoms on my Instagram feed and on FB for some time now. But spring barges in here, and we go from brown to green in a hurry. There's no time to waste. The blossoms are sudden ; they are all heart and soul and poetry. They are a message to each of us: hurry and bloom! What are you waiting for?
This last one is from a poem by James Wright, titled, A Blessing, which you can read on Poetry Foundation in its entirety.


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A product engineer is responsible for overseeing the production of a product, typically in an indoor factory setting. They are responsible for ensuring that production demands are met efficiently and cost effectively. They often must decide which materials should be used to construct a product, how to assemble a product to ensure quality, and how to operate a production line with both machinery and manpower. Production engineers must work with company leaders to determine the demand for the pro…Read more
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Me and Mine - A Family Portrait Project May
May for us is all about making the most of the bank holidays and a big boy birthday.
We were bathed in sunshine over the two May bank holidays. Whilst we all complain about the miserable British weather, it does make you more appreciative of a sunny Spring day!
And what do you play in the garden? Dada pony rides of course!
Of course we all had to have a go! Isn't the best fun totally spontaneous?! Lucky I have a camera surgically attached to my hand!
We ended the day on the swinging bench, totally in love with our boys, totally in love with our home and this photo captured it all.
Join in with other photo loving families and show us you and yours, in our year long Family Portrait Project. These times are so precious so don't miss the chance to capture them!
This month I'd love you to head over to a very sweet family on Charlotte's blog, The Crumby Mummy.
Have a peek at the Me and Mine Pinterest board too and follow everyone's lovely families on Twitter with #MeandMine.
Happy days!
You can check out last month's Me and Mine post here. There was a special delivery from the stork!


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The Wall Street Journal reported on the weak January jobs number. It's sure that Obamacare is somehow responsible, it just can't quite get a clear story together.
The article begins:
"A hiring chill hit the U.S. labor market for the second straight month in January, reflecting employers' reluctance to take on new workers despite some of the nation's strongest economic growth in years."
So the story is that the economy is growing rapidly, but firms for some reasons are not hiring workers. We get that more explicitly a couple of paragraphs down.
"The report left several puzzles unanswered, including the dichotomy of solid growth and weak hiring. Throughout the recovery, businesses have been able to boost production at a faster pace than employment. That trend could also be supporting GDP growth despite the hiring slowdown."
So businesses have been scared away from hiring and are instead increasing productivity. So let's look at that soaring productivity growth.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Yeah, well not quite. Productivity growth has been 1.7 percent over the last year. That's well below the 2.8 percent average in the decade before the downturn and spectre of Obamacare haunted the business world.
If productivity growth doesn't explain the lack of hiring maybe firms are increasing hours to avoid having to commit themselves to hiring new workers. That one won't help either. The average weekly workweek was 34.4 hours in January, that's above the lows hit in 2009 and 2010, but still below the 34.5-34.6 range we saw in 2007. And the average workweek actually has fallen since November. So the WSJ wants to tell us that firms are seeing increased demand for labor and aren't meeting it through hiring, but apparently also are not meeting it through productivity growth or increased hours: very interesting.
After giving us a bit more information about the new jobs numbers the article returns to Obamacare:
"The health-care sector added just 1,500 jobs in January after a gain of 1,100 jobs in December. The sector had supplied a steady stream of jobs for years, raising more questions about whether the rollout of the Affordable Care Act last fall is restraining hiring.
"The health law has curbed hiring at Pita Pit USA Inc.'s 220 sandwich shops, said Peter Riggs, a vice president at the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, firm. 'We're not quite sure what the unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act will be,' he said. 'We have an ongoing commitment to the people we've already hired, but we're more wary than in the past about hiring too many new people.'"
This is more than a bit bizarre. One of the goals of Obamacare is to restrain cost growth in health care. This will likely mean restraining employment growth in the health care sector. That is a point of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), not an unfortunate consequence.
On the other hand there is a totally separate question as to whether the ACA would reduce hiring in other sectors. The WSJ again tells us it has found a business person who claims this is the case, but the data do not support the claim that this is a more general problem.
Anyhow, everyone should know that the WSJ is working hard to convince us that Obamacare is really bad for job growth. One day they may have some evidence to support this view. Btw, this is a news article.
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I'm sorry for posting a rules question here, but I didn't know where else to ask. If I have a PC/NPC who wants to use either fencing or two-handed fighting, do they first need to buy the weapon skill? Or does fencing and two-handed fighting give you that? So if I want the classic sword/dagger fighter, do I need to buy dagger, sword, and two handed fighting?ReplyDeleteReplies
No, that's another kind of weapon - fencing relates to sabre, rapier.ReplyDeleteReplies
Correct! Fencing deals specifically with using a sabre, rapier or foil so no need to take sword and fencing. But Fencing only applies to Sabre, rapier foil...Delete
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Inebriation: change for change's sake
I have elsewhere described three broad categories of drug use: inebriation, enhancement and psychedelia. Of these, inebriation is simultaneously the most basic and the most reviled. Whereas the cultural struggle for acceptance of psychedelia revolves around acknowledgement that it exists at all, inebriation is typically taken to be self-evident, and self-evidently distasteful. I do not share this opinion. In excess, inebriation can certainly be very dangerous (or just plain ugly), but I believe that it has its own time and place, its own legitimacy and its own benefits.
The Basics:
Inebriation is fancy-speak for getting fucked up. The feeling is that normal, sober existence is too frustrating, stressful or just plain boring, and that if we can just do something — anything — to change how we're feeling, things will be better. Pretty much any drug can accomplish this, as can practices such as fasting, eating, holding your breath, meditating or masturbating.
Of course, you can't simply have your consciousness be arbitrarily different: depending on what technique of consciousness alteration you use, you're going to get a particular cluster of effects, with widely varying degrees of predictability. The classic psychedelics, for example, are extremely unpredictable, and can do just about anything. That makes them sound appealing to somebody who's bored and wants a change, but the change could easily be a lot more dramatic than had been intended: just because you want reality to be altered doesn't mean you want it to be destroyed completely. Careful practices like meditation on the other hand may come with a host of other benefits and be well worth pursuing, but require a good deal of motivation, effort and discipline, likely to be lacking when we're in the uncomfortable place of craving an alteration.
A prototypical inebriant therefore will reliably turn down the volume on neurotic self-consciousness, and not do too much else. Despite various well documented adverse effects, alcohol is by far the most popular drug for this purpose, and for good reason: it's effective, predictable and general in its effects, providing readily scaling levels of inebriation from a slight fuzziness to total annihilation. Cannabis is also highly popular as an inebriant, and is generally safer than alcohol, but is far less predictable.
Why would anybody seek impairment?
Getting "fucked up" sounds like an entirely bad thing. Society highly values lucidity, which it associates with sobriety, so anything which alters consciousness in a way that's not obviously and directly beneficial is seen by some as categorically unacceptable. This line of thinking is common among high achievers and religious puritans, but may also be informed by experience with problematic drug use such as alcoholism, or for other reasons. It typically comes down to the fear of lost possibilities, the idea that when you drink, you could have done something else instead, like read a book or make a painting. This is generally not actually the case. Those who reject the legitimacy of consciousness alteration generally do so from a privileged position in which consciousness is stable, manageable and positive. Even a common phenomena like stress (experienced very differently by different people) is sufficient to undermine this, let alone variation in life situation or psychological makeup.
Maybe you've been working hard all day, or maybe you're really worried about something, and you just need a break from it all. Obviously, if you get fucked up all the time that's just going to make things worse if you never take care of whatever problem was stressing you out in the first place, but if you're past the point of being able to do something about the problem right this minute and can't get it off our mind, doing something to take the stress off makes total sense, and might actually lead to more productivity or clearer thinking later. A nice bath, a massage or a good orgasm are generally healthier options than getting wasted, but there's nothing wrong with taking something to help you kick back and relax, as long as you're reasonably safe about it and get things done at other times. For a lot of people, smoking a joint serves as a great adjunct to a bath, massage or orgasm! Learn how you react to things (both at the time and in the days to follow), and do what seems to produce the most benefit with the least negative effects.
Alterity and Breaking from the Everyday
In speaking of change, we assume a conception of "normality," a sober "baseline" against which alterations can be compared, and to which we can return. This is, of course, merely a convenient fiction: like history, consciousness does not repeat itself (though it may often rhyme). Further, identifying with the state of consciousness you find most familiar tends to exaggerate the illusion of yourself as static and separate from the Other, an illusion which inebriation may subvert by highlighting variability and hinting at the tenuousness of control. Promoting variety of experience can therefore be inherently useful, a way of "playtesting" reality, allowing for what I have described as "psychic triangulation:" considering a single topic, concept or image in various states of consciousness and comparing the results to get a more robust, multifaceted understanding of it than any one state of consciousness alone could provide. This also relates to our capacity to empathise with a greater diversity of people, and it renders our identity constructs more fluid, revealing their arbitrariness and dynamism, working to disentangle Self from the Everyday.
This break from the everyday is not exclusively about variety: it is also central to the capacity of religion to unite practitioners through the production of sacred space and sacred time. Although they frequently have other meanings as well, religious rituals tend to consist of elements which alter consciousness. Incense, chanting, unusual acoustics or lighting conditions, special clothing and sounds all contribute to the production of an "axis mundi" in which the divine can be experienced. This, I would argue, is essentially the same as entering into a group drug experience, and explains the use of drugs to mark special occasions, such as holidays, graduations or marriages. Through the act of ritually consuming a similar amount of the same drug, collective feeling within the group is established, fostering intimacy and unity. Alcohol and cannabis both to serve in this capacity: cheering commences convivial conversation, connoting comaraderie and cooperation. When a joint is passed around a circle of friends, they share in each other's spirit and enter into a sacred space together, qualitatively separate from the Everyday that came before. Cannabis may have additional spiritual benefits, but inebriation is all that is required for this type of ritual to function.
To conclude:
Inebriation describes any drug use where the change in consciousness the drug produces is the objective of its use. Whereas enhancement pertains to some sort of connection between subject and object, and whereas psychedelia seeks the discovery of potentially lasting insights, inebriation is about the experience itself: a desire for something out of the ordinary. This has significant ritual and psychological applications which ought not to be casually dismissed.
To me, the point of consciousness manipulation is to find a dynamic balance. Experimentation is crucial to the process of self discovery, and having tools with which to break out of complacency and ennui can be very valuable. That said, as we try to break out of our patterns it's easy to end up creating new, more toxic patterns. That is the meaning of addiction: becoming stuck in one way of experiencing reality, and being unable to flow easily through others. Experiencing inebriation occasionally may be highly beneficial, but do so too often and things might get really bad, really fast.
Embrace variety; don't get stuck.
After publishing this, I received two criticisms almost simultaneously. One was that I talked too much about death, and the other was that I didn't talk enough about danger. Seems death isn't the point for the one person, and danger is the point for the other. Inspired by these diametrically opposed critiques, I sat down and refined my model. I now have Inebriation as consisting of three subcategories: Disinhibition, Sedation and Variation (Disinhibition bleeds into the Enhancement subcategory of Ability, and Variation bleeds into the Psychedelic category of Insight). Disinhibition is the one about "danger" (and freedom, and shenanigans) which I didn't adequately cover in this article. This addendum is to note the theoretical alteration, and to point out that danger/disinhibition is important even though I didn't get into it much above. This will be more fully addressed in a subsequent article.


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From Matt:
I wonder who writes Hillary's scripts and schedules her days? This is why she lies all the time: she can't remember what she had for breakfast, so she must stick to one story. This is why she sticks to "I always told the truth" about emails, bad as it is, it's just one narrative, take it or leave it. As soon as Hillary goes off-script, even before an audience of tame "black and Hispanic journalists," she flounders. This is why "short-circuited" popped out of her mouth. This is how her neurologists probably explain her seizures, so the term "short-circuited" was already in her mind and ready to blurt.
We need to find out who the black medico with the Diazapam pen is, and his CV. He's no SS agent, that's for sure. No wonder she had her "long break" during the debate. They were probably working on her off-stage the way drug dealer buddy John Goodman was working on Denzel Washington in "Flight" to get him ready for his FAA testimony while drunk and high.
Clearly she is just a zombie stand-in for whoever is running the show off-stage. My guess is a coven of Michelle, Valerie and Huma. Michelle keeps the Obama circuit energized after Obama's term, Valerie is both the true communist and an Iranian agent, and Huma is for both of them their conduit to Hillary the Zombie after the election. The same Huma who is a Muslim Brotherhood agent in place.
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An injured worker with an unpaid award of permanent total benefits could not compel the Fund to fully pay the award by a writ of mandamus, according to the court of appeals. Skirvin v Treasurer of the State of Mo., 2013 Mo App. Lexis 84 (Jan 22, 2013)
The court of appeals vacated a writ of mandamus against the State Treasurer ordering payment of an award of permanent and total disability with accrued benefits of $124,000, and transferred the case to the Supreme Court. The Circuit Court of Cole County on June 21, 2012 entering a motion ordering a writ of mandamus to compel the Treasurer to pay a PTD award issued in May 2011. It rejected the Treasurer's motion to join about 200 employees with PTD awards against the Fund, also unpaid since March 2011, to allow the court to determine who should have priority regarding any outstanding liabilities of more than 21 million dollars. Claimant argued since he was first in line he should be paid first.
The Fund has the statutory duty to sacredly to safeguard and preserve all funds. In March 2011 the Fund stopped paying new PTD awards and accrued unpaid obligations of about $2.5 million a month.
The court decided whether the Treasurer and the Director can be compelled by mandamus to pay permanent total disability awards on a first-come/first served basis where SIF is admittedly unable to pay all present and future permanent total disability awards.
The court found that mandamus was an inappropriate remedy unless claimant established the Fund was insolvent and had the means to replenish its account to meet its obligations, relying upon, State ex rel. Sturdivant Bank v. Little River Drainage Dist., 334 Mo. 753, 68 S.W.2d 671 (Mo. banc 1934) and State ex rel. Drainage Dist. No. 8 of Pemsicot County v. Duncan, 334 Mo. 733, 68 S.W.2d 679 (Mo. banc 1934). The treasurer could not replenish the Fund to generate revenues to pay the obligations based on 3% surcharge caps in 2005. The dissent argued the state was the real obligor and had the authority to replenish the fund as the state was not insolvent.
The court indicates mandamus may not have been appropriate either if claimant had requested a ratable payment and that solution would have required joinder of other parties.
The opinions decries the inequity to deprive employees to their full compensation. The situation is described as untenable and an embarrassment which requires a legislative remedy. "For reasons not explained, the General Assembly abandoned its commitment to sufficient SIF funding in 2005." The language in the dissent is revealing: "Those administering the special fund must lie awake at night plotting …." The court contains a detailed history of the Fund since 1951, discussions of mandamus, and citation to the Federalist Papers and the limits of judicial power.
In the original decision, 2011 Mo WCLR Lexis 96, the Commission modified an award of permanent partial to permanent total for a 60-year old electrician who treated conservatively for his neck, back and shoulder and then settled his case with the employer.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Play With Your Food Collaborative Project
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FIRST to comment! (do I get a prize?)ReplyDelete
I loved this project and I loved the details at the end.....love wooly willy!!!! (and naked operation guy aint so bad either!)
This turned out so great!!! Thanks so much for putting it together! I too have a thing for naked operation guy. Don't tell my husband.ReplyDelete
You are so amazing!! Thank you so much for all of this! Awesome project!ReplyDelete
These look great!!!ReplyDelete
Jaw dropping collection!!! Those paper dolls make me want to weep! The Twister? The Fisher Price phone? Dominoes, Scrabble ... I mean, come on! They are all fantastic!!! :)ReplyDelete
You are beyond incredible! Love your contributions!ReplyDelete
Wow! What an amazing collection? So many fun memories from my childhood. You guys are so talented.ReplyDelete
lost for words - utterly amazing!!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, I did the marble maze months ago, except I added a thin layer of gelatin to the top!ReplyDelete
This was an awesome idea! Thanks for being our lead gamer! I LOVE all of them!ReplyDelete
How fun are these - talk about a blast from the past! So cuuuuute!ReplyDelete
WHOOO! You know how to throw a party! First of all: your cookies are so awesome! The Wooly Willy is pure perfection and your creativity knows no bounds. The maze is interactive for goodness sake and this may sound silly, but it is gorgeous! Your operation and potato head are simply ridic! Second order of business is to say: Thank you! Thank you for always inspiring and being you. You are beyond awesome and I love you!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for letting me participate and for putting this all together! You're such an inspiration and your creativity knows no bounds! I'm honored to be among such artists! You all rocked it!! Love them all!ReplyDelete
Wow! Each cookie is more clever than the next! I just love how this whole collection takes me back to my childhood. What a talented group of cookiers!ReplyDelete
There is so much cuteness on this page, I can barely contain myself! Thanks for putting together such a fun event!ReplyDelete
Sug: You inspire me.ReplyDelete
So cool! Congrats to all great COOKIE decorators!ReplyDelete
Oh wow Angela! I didn't realize that you had so many different games that you contributed to this amazing project! The wooly willy is absolutely incredible and so creative! Wow! and of course the others were all such fun too! You are an incredible artist Angela! Fantastic job! CristinReplyDelete
These are amazing...what a fun group of cookies!ReplyDelete
I love these sets. A blast from the past! All are fantastic!ReplyDelete


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August 17, 2013, we hosted our annual City Impact Conference. It was a one day conference where we equipped and mobilized 1,800 Believers from the Bay Area to serve in the inner city of San Francisco.
Here are some incredible things that took place on this day:
- One day
- Two main sessions
- Eight locations in the inner city
- 43 outreaches (list of outreaches here)
- 1,800 volunteers mobilized
- 7,000 hot meals served
- 10,000 people served
- One marriage proposal
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Shortly after the Lakers' loss to Phoenix, a few of the veterans pulled Ramon Sessions aside. They asked the young point guard to better control the tempo of the game, taking it slow at times but still be aggressive on the floor.
Sessions listened, which resulted in victories against New Orleans and San Antonio.
"It's still a learning process," Sessions said before Friday's game against Denver. "I just need to know when to pick my poison. The guys believe in me, they have me out there for a reason and so I need to know when to push it. when I can slow it down. (It's knowing when to) pick your battles for the most part."
Sessions, who joined the team in March, has given the Lakers much-need speed at the point guard position, but his up-tempo style isn't always conducive for Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.
"I have to realize we have two legitimate 7-footers and if they get going like this (back and forth), it's not really good for them," said Sessions, who is averaging 11.3 points and 5.7 assists. "I need to let them get situated but then get them going."
Sessions continues to wear a protective shirt on his sprained right shoulder but said there has been noticeable improvement. The Lakers, who played five games in seven days, took off Thursday.
"This is the best it has felt to date. I can push down on it without grimacing and move it freely. It feels good, though," he said.
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An Entrepreneurial Interview
Recently Erin (Http://www.collectcreatecirculate.com) contacted me and asked if I would be interested in answer a few business-based questions for a course that she is taking at Iowa State University. Of course, I agreed, I do love to talk! It was a thought-provoking interview and I really enjoyed answering her questions. I thought it would be a fun insight to share some of the questions here on the BOMQ website.
What education did you have prior to starting your business?
I worked in fast food, so I joke that I have a degree in French fries. All kidding aside, my education is limited to community college.
What was your previous occupation before you started your own business?
I was a manager of a fast food restaurant….would you like fries with that??
Does your family have any background as entrepreneurs?
This is my one advantage, my husband is an entrepreneur as well. I have learned so much from him and have benefited from his experiences.
Do you have any business role models?
Besides my husband, my business role model would be Mark Cuban. I am in awe of what he has done.
What was your motivation for starting your own business?
I wanted to quilt as much as possible and I couldn't make quilts fast enough. Not really the most inspiring start, but hey, it's the truth.
Did you have any goals when you were just starting out?
I have always been very goal oriented. My first one was to have just one person pay me to quilt their quilt for them……I achieved it.
How did you fund your business in the beginning?
Since I already had the machine, I didn't need a lot of funds. I am a huge believer in starting small and building as you go. Having the stress of debt makes it hard to be creative.
Did you consider having any partners?
Nope, I subscribe to Dave Ramsey's theory, "the only ship that won't float is a partnership" I do have a great support group around me though and that has made all the difference.
In your blog you've mentioned that you kind of just fell into this business without a plan, but have you at any point sat down and prepared a more traditional business plan?
Not in traditional sense. I have more of a "future plan", what I want to accomplish in the next few years.
It was a long, in-depth interview, so I only included a few of the questions in this blog post. If you would like to see all the questions and answeres, feel free to check it out by clicking on this link: Q&A interview
Your Turn
Now it's my turn to interview you! One question that Erin asked was particularly thought-provoking for me. What you answer for the following question:
Have you faced any major challenges or problems while running your business (or starting one)? If so, how did you solve it?


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Tonal tassels are a go today. They add a subtle yet adorable element to this set by J.O.A. (which I may add is soo reasonably priced!) The tank has a cropped silhouette and the high-waisted skort is shaped by a wrap-style, creating the skirt in the front/ shorts in the back look. For looks like this I prefer to stay simple with accessories to keep it sophisticated. I paired my nude pumps and blush Chloe bag to add a hint of color, creating a clean and contemporary outfit.
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Oversized jumper | h&m
Leggings | Zara
Overknees | street market
Faux fur | h&m
Nails by Miss Oh' (click here for more)
I brought this lovely striped jumper back from h&m the other day, and I have worn it too much since - the weather was cooperating of course (many of you will remember my complains about the never melting snow - here and here). It's very coasy and warm, and the dipped hem on the back keeps my ass out of plain sight (a must when wearing leggings I think). And then there is, of course, the color .. I love how the dark and cobalt blue fade into the neutral stripes.


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10 Key Capabilities of Next-Generation Change (Project) Managers
The 10 Key Capabilities of Next-Generation Project Managers - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership. Project management and change management are closely related. In fact, I view it more as project "thinking" and change "thinking" that all people involved with business transformation need to embrace.
The behavioral attributes of project management, or "project thinking" transfer well into the arena of business transformation. With increased complexity comes the need for increased discipline. This has been a motto that I have shared for many years with my troubled project engagements. Business transformations mean increased complexity in the form of "more, better, faster, cheaper". In this type of environment, project thinking becomes a rising star. The ability and (more importantly) willingness to pay attention to all the details and facilitating progress by segmenting (or what I like to refer to as "bucket-izing") issues, actions, risks, dependencies, and decisions are but two of the key technical skills.
I like this article from CIO.com because it goes beyond the technical skills and provides a good list of leadership skills for the next generation or transformational project manager. Project managers need to have the basic technical skills, and then need to bring the skills outlined in this article to make a difference. If you find yourself operating as a PM within a fairly predictable environment (I am not 100% sure if these exist anymore) then these capabilities might not be so critical. However, if you are in a transformation or chaotic environment, I suggest that this is a very good list of capabilities, and one that we should leverage. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 for each of these capabilities, then define which ones you want to grow. We all have "flat spots". Knowing them is half the battle.


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The question is: "What does A.C.E. Target Sports founder, Matt Harrison, have planned for this piece of land?" The answer could win you a chance to try the latest activities he plans to add to the target sports experience.
Based on Struan Road, outside Portree, A.C.E. Target Sports already enables people to experience archery, axe throwing, air rifle shooting and paintballing.
On the A.C.E. Target Sports Facebook page, Matt reveals that he planning to set up a new target sport experience, located just across the road from his current site.
To enter the competition, simply "like" and comment on the Facebook competition post with your guess at what that new experience will be. Matt will choose one guess at random and the winner will be able to enjoy the new experience with their friends and family.
The winner will be announced this week.


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Discipline, confidence and a supermodel body are just a few benefits
An affiliate of the Royal Academy of Dance, London as well as The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, UK, The School Of Classical Ballet & Western Dance, Mumbai—a 50-year-old institution founded by Tushna Dallas in 1966, promotes classical ballet and other western styles in pure forms, and is helmed today by her daughter, Khushcheher Dallas. We get the professionally qualified mother-daughter duo to tell us how this dance shapes lives.
Ballet gives you the body of a supermodel "Ballet is deceptive strength, aesthetically beautiful and soul uplifting," says Tushna Dallas. Long-term training, delivered correctly with technical soundness lends great core strength, and lengthened, lean limbs.
Ballet teaches you discipline and perseverance Pop culture often showcases ballerinas battling challenges and striving for perfection—behind that effortless triple pirouette or grand jete is a dancer's body that has relentlessly trained, a mind that has focused on technique and spirit that accedes to commitment.
Ballet is the ultimate finishing school "Our school emphasises on technique and poise in equal measure," says Khushcheher Dallas. From perfect gait and carriage of the head and limbs to impeccable posture and grace, ballet leaves you with the poise of princess. Tulle tutus and tiaras are merely a finishing touch!
Ballet gives you courage and confidence The art form relies on continual training that ultimately renders awestruck encores, while providing a cathartic form of artistic expression on stage. Ballet class draws on the beautiful oxymorons of contained strength and safe risks—much like learning to fly.
Ballet is a healer Built on the pillars of awareness, focus, submission, acceptance and receptivity, ballet teaches you that excellence lies in the journey, not in the destination, and leads you to ultimate joy and freedom.
The School of Classical Ballet & Western Dance celebrates its golden jubilee production, The Golden Age on November 28 and 29 at St Andrew's Auditorium, Mumbai, directed by Australian star performing artist, Jade Naidu.
Tickets available on bookmyshow.com


text: 4 Reasons Why Curiosity Is Important I love this — always be a learner and always stay curious! clipped from www.lifehack.org The important thing is not to stop questioning… Never lose a holy curiosity. Albert Einstein Curiosity is an important trait of a genius. I don't think you can find an intellectual giant who is not a curious person. Thomas Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, they are all curious characters. Richard Feynman was especially known for his adventures which came from his curiosity. Read the rest of this entry � Advertisements Share this:TwitterFacebookRedditLike this:Like Loading... Related


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Analysis of T.S. Elliot's "The Rock"
We were asked to analyze T.S. Elliot's poem "The Rock" based upon these three questions:
1.Where is the Life we have lost in living?
2.Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
3.Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
Very few of Elliot's poems tackled the ideals of technology
as much as this poem. His powerful words and beautiful rhymes schemes made this a wonderful work of literature.
Where is the Life we have lost in living?
It is painfully obvious that Elliot is sickened by the sinful monotony of everyday life and has decidedly painted a dreadfully bleak picture of the human existence. This is noted in lines 3 through 5 where he uses words like perpetual' and recurrence.' From the numerous capitalizations and mentions of God, We're almost sure that Eliot was a spiritual man and that he was very disappointed in the failing path that humans have chosen. Through determined capitalization leading to implied spirituality, the author contrasted life and living. He thinks that through everyday living, mankind has lost their relationship with God and therefore don't live a Godly Lifehence he asks, "Where is the Life we have lost in living?"
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Knowledge as we know it today seems to mean everything we learn and understand. Wisdom is described as the proper use of knowledge. We think that T.S Eliot meant: people don't believe in what they feel, instead they only want to see the facts. Today's thinking public doesn't use their wisdom and apply it to what they learn. People focus on the cold hard facts and don't believe anything until they see total proof. Wisdom is knowledge that is used the right way. We feel he meant people are becoming to close- minded. Wisdom is simply an opinion, but it is necessary to make anything you learn make sense.
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
What T.S. Eliot is saying in Choruses...
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For many of us, they are distant specks in the sky, entering our awareness only when they descend to the low-lying branch of a backyard tree or alight in a farmer's field as we just happen to be driving past.
For many of us, they are distant specks in the sky, entering our awareness only when they descend to the low-lying branch of a backyard tree or alight in a farmer's field as we just happen to be driving past.
But throughout its history, Stockton has had a close - even intimate - relationship with the millions of Pacific Flyway waterfowl that visit the Delta each year.
That's what makes the new bird exhibit at The Haggin Museum memorable. It is not about the birds themselves; it is about our coexistence with them.
Longtime Stocktonians who stroll through the exhibit just might see some familiar faces in photographs. Even museum Director Tod Ruhstaller's own grandfather is part of the show; Carl Ortman, an avid duck hunter and conservationist, was a member of the old El Dorado Ranch in the 1940s.
There's Dan Nomellini - "the King of the Delta Duck Hunters" - pictured with Clark Gable on a hunting trip in 1957.
There's wealthy farmer and landowner Dino Cortopassi standing near waterfowl habitat that he created himself.
There are the farmers' fields inundated with water after the harvest, providing valuable wetland habitat for the hungry flocks.
The exhibit tells the story of the evolution of birds from a commodity exploited by man, to a resource valued on many levels - by farmers, hunters, environmentalists and really anyone with a pair of binoculars.
"The waterfowl probably got our attention early on, because we like to eat," Ruhstaller said. "There was an economic incentive there. Now that's coupled with an aesthetic sense. There are just as many people who like birds who would never eat them."
Ruhstaller always wanted to do a show on the Delta but found the topic too broad. He and other organizers narrowed it down to birds and man - "A Fine Feathered Friendship," as an exhibit brochure puts it.
The show examines a broad span of time, starting with American Indians, who for thousands of years hunted birds using their own remarkably realistic decoys made from tule reeds, bird skins and feathers. Then, as the Delta was reclaimed and settled, hunters toting giant goose guns began supplying restaurants and markets with a seemingly unlimited supply of fresh game - to the chagrin of affluent sportsmen, whose clubs saw a decline in bird populations because of overhunting and the conversion of wetlands to farms.
Federal wildlife refuges were established to slow down that decline. But farmers stepped up, too, creating conditions on their land favorable to birds.
"The idea is to show the relationship between farming in the Delta - that there's 750,000 acres out there, and the waste grains and corns and rice is left behind for waterfowl on the Pacific Flyway," said Peter Ottesen, outdoors writer for The Record and a longtime Delta enthusiast, who helped organize the Haggin show.
"No refuge could compare with what these (farmers) do," Ottesen said.
In addition to the photos, sculptures and paintings, visitors will find an interactive area shielded on three sides by corn stalks, like a duck blind. A looping video shows a family of ducks crawling all over each other while nesting in a duck box, like those you'll often see in rural areas.
"I think people will be totally amazed at what they find in their own county," Ottesen said.
He said most of the exhibit materials came from local residents. Like Paul Mazzilli, a retired police officer who lent the museum colorful duck decoys - most of them canvas stuffed with cottonlike kapok, though one decoy was fashioned from a milk carton.
Stockton, in fact, was briefly home to a company that built decoys in the 1950s. It has also been home to people such as Mario Busalacchi, who was the official California duck-calling champion for three years in a row.
"Finally the state told him, 'No, you can't enter anymore,' " Ruhstaller said.
Which, as much as any story, illustrates Stockton's love for its beautiful birds.
Contact reporter Alex Breitler at (209) 546-8295 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/breitlerblog.


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Thumbs Up
Bo Wallace completed 30 of 39 passes for 346 yards and had no turnovers. Jaylen Walton rushed for a career-high 105 yards and two scores in the absence of starting tailback Jeff Scott, and kicker Andrew Ritter shook off an earlier miss to nail a 41-yard winning field goal on the next-to-last play of the game.
Thumbs Down
Penalties, mostly of the 5-yard variety, were a problem.
Keys To Victory
(Reviewing the scouting report from Saturday's GameDay section.)
1. Gang tackling
It was a must, and a wounded Ole Miss defense was quick to the LSU backs after they reached the line of scrimmage. Missing key players the Rebels didn't have the tackles for loss that they often do, but they didn't allow big plays either. The longest LSU run was a 12-yard gain by Kenny Hilliard.
2. Catch the ball
There was much greater consistency by the Ole Miss wide receivers after the group had gone through a stretch with some highly visible drops in losses to Alabama, Auburn and Texas A&M.
The Rebels' only touchdown catch was by seldom-used tight end Nick Parker, but Ja-Mes Logan, Donte Moncrief and Laquon Treadwell had chain-moving catches throughout the night as Ole Miss was 11-for-18 on third-down conversions.
3. Fast start on offense
Actually, it was the Rebels' defense that had the fast start, and the offense caught up. Ole Miss didn't get its first first down until its third possession, but the Rebels' offense finished with 525 yards.
Bo Wallace. The junior starting quarterback shook off criticism of his performance against Texas A&M and responded with his third-consecutive 300-yard passing game. He completed big passes at critical times. On the winning drive Wallace scrambled ahead for a first down and also found Logan for a 13-yard gain on third-and-9.
Bottom Line
It was the signature win of the Hugh Freeze Era and should lift the Rebels' spirits as they put the most difficult part of their schedule behind them, but the defensive injuries that remain should not be taken lightly. There's more work to do to recapture the momentum created by three-straight wins to open the season.
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A Practical Guide for Poets, Teachers and Students
John H. Wulsin, Jr
Here is a fascinating journey through the English language and its literature, born of John Wulsin's lifelong interest "how sound works in English and American poetry." Wulsin traces the many changes, both subtle and radical, in how English has sounded over the past thirteen centuries, while also showing how those changes are related to the evolution of human consciousness in Western, English-speaking peoples.
The Spirit of the English Language is never dry but filled with the textures of the lives and works of the great English-language poets. Wulsin describes the evolving activity of poetry in the biography of each poet, beginning with the Old Anglo–Saxon in Beowulf and the later works of Chaucer, and following the spirit of the English language through to the nineteenth century's "primal/modern" language of Gerard Manley Hopkins and Dickinson's diamond-distilled language. Along the way, we discover how the very sounds of English have changed the ways in which not only poets think and express themselves, but, more important, how sound works and changes our human consciousness. The author also discusses specifically how, in teaching poetics, stages of the developing English language quicken corresponding stages of thinking in maturing adolescents.
Twelve years in the making, The Spirit of the English Language is the fruit of John Wulsin's thirty years of teaching language and literature to adolescents. The book is further informed and fructified by the author's fifteen years of teaching poetics to adults, as well as decades of writing poetry and participating in numerous poetry workshops.
This practical guide will become a classic for all poets, teachers of poetry and language, and students. It is a beautiful resource for anyone interested in English, its development, its effects on consciousness, and how sound works in poetry.
- Introduction
- Part I
- A Language Is Born
- Old Anglo-Saxon
- Evolving Language in Evolving Adolescents: Ninth and Tenth Grades
- The Norman Conquest
- Chaucer's Middle English
- The Language Wakes up, Renewed
- Elizabethan English: Shakespeare
- Expansion and Contraction: King James Bible
- Part II
- Lyric Activity in Metaphysical Poetry: John Donne
- The English Epic: Milton
- The Eighteenth Century and Blake
- Wordsworth
- Coleridge
- Byron
- Shelley
- Keats
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Robert Browning
- Tennyson
- Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Eleventh Grade(Ages 16–17)
- Part III
- Alteration of the Early American Mind
- Poetry in American Prose: The Novel
- Whitman
- Emily Dickinson
- Twelfth Grade(Ages 17–18)
- Contemporary American Speech
- Speech and Drama in High School
- Conclusion


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Below are the pairings for BGA Apes Hill Better Ball on Saturday October 17th.
The format for the day will be a two person better ball game, stoke play, starting with a 1 o'clock shotgun. We would like to start promptly at 1pm so are asking everyone to check in by 12:30. Please fill out your score cards clearly with each players gross and net scores for both 9's and for the 18 holes and hand them in to myself, Trenton Weeks or Roger Beale.
Anyone over the age of 60 may go forward to the yellow tees, the majority will be playing from the white tee markers and the ladies of the red tees. Handicaps need to be adjusted to correspond to the tee box played. Handicap Index charts are in the pro shop. Please pay the tournament fees on arrival.
There will be prizes for the1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers as well as five closest to the pin prizes on the par threes. Also there will be a complimentary bar with canapes sponsored by Republic Bank starting approximately 30-minutes prior to the prize-giving ceremony. And there will be a $5 Banks beer special running all day.
Please try your best to avoid driving in muddy areas of the golf course as well as repairing pitch marks on the greens and filling in divots with sand. And I would appreciate if everyone made an effort to keep up with the group in front of them also.
I look forward to a great day with you all at the Apes Hill Club.
James Johnson
Teddy Williams
Frere Delmas
Bill Hoad
Stephen Farmer
Ansari Muhajiri
Steve Buckmaster
Shane Johnson
Richie Alleyne
Denny Forster
Helen Foster
Oaziah Layne
Xzavier Wiggins
Simon Proverbs
Gerardo Thomas
Charles Cox
Bruce Tudor
Geoffrey DeCaries
Terry Hanton
Guy Beauvais
Mike Challis
Lynn DeCambra McLeod
Julia Stephenson
Alyssa Inniss-Gittens
Emily Odwin
Tyronne Mapp
Roger Bryan
Orlando Crichlow
Neville Brewster
Sunil Chatrani
Chris DaCaries
Marcus Clarke
Omar Allahar
Benny Larsson
Graham Turner
John Cutts
Ralph Taylor
Todd Wosminity
Nik Lashley
Yvonne Brewer
Jim Brewer
Damien Edghill
Rick Turell
Graham Bethal
Miles Pierce
Bruce Hacket
David Wright
Ben Arrindell
Wayne Kirton
Ivan Codrington
Zerina Belgrave
Leiza Munn-Blakeley
Eryn Munn-Blakeley
Alistair Brown
Roger Edghill
Guy Roberts
David Henderson
Christian Mason
Julien Arthur
Kailash Pardasani
Dimetri Vamvakas
Ramesh Jonnalagadda
David Rosin
Tony Harris
Charlie Edward
Brian Foster
Doug McGougan
Peter Beckford
Brian Lee
Iz Hustler
Peter Emmerson
Patrick Mckeown
Mike Dean


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MPA students get firsthand look at issues surrounding homelessness
Students in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program earned some real-life public policy experience while guiding focus group discussions on the topic of homelessness in late March.
They collected input from the Whittier, California, community on what should go into that city's official plan to address homelessness. The meetings required volunteer support to make them happen, said Assistant Professor David Gonzalez, DPA, who leads the MPA program at Brandman.
Three students – Mirna Galvez, Jennifer Payton and Amitra Mahmaneshrad – gathered input from small groups of residents, took notes and presented the information to the larger group.
"Having discussed 'wicked problems' such as homelessness in class and through discussion boards gave me a foundation for some of the general issues of homelessness," said Payton. "In addition, having familiarity with the different types of data collection (which students learn in their business statistics course and the policy analysis course) helped me understand the process and goal of the focus group."
The process also furthered their education. "The Whittier focus groups on homelessness opened my eyes to the many steps necessary for public policy and actual change. The differing opinions and viewpoints are valuable and necessary but can slow down the process of policy making," said Mahmaneshrad.
Among the issues raised was the need to provide training in life skills along with shelter, food and clothing. "There seem to be several organizations helping homeless individuals with the basic needs, but there is a desire to focus on long-term goals and needs as well as short term," said Payton.
This was not Payton's first work involving homelessness.
"Homelessness is a topic that affects everyone at some level, so it is of interest to me. I work with an organization in my home city, Tustin, called Operation Warm Wishes (OWW). This organization serves large groups of at risk and homeless individuals and families, but it also works to mentor individuals one-on-one. Through OWW I have seen how investing in an individual makes a difference, which I find hopeful," she said.
The students all expressed an interest in seeing the city's plan. "As MPA students, these are the kind of topics we discuss and research," said Mahmaneshrad. Participating in the process of developing policy gives students a more complete picture of how cities plan for the future while providing valuable volunteers to the city, according to Gonzalez.
Mahmaneshrad would like to continue into a doctoral program once she completes her MPA in another year. She wants to continue studying public policy. Payton is pursuing her MPA to advance her career in human resources at the school district where she works.
"I work full time, so I was looking for a program that was structured to accommodate full-time working students. When working in human resources at my current school district I participated in a career fair at Brandman University and became familiar with their partnership with our district. Also, the fact that the Irvine campus is only a couple of miles from my office was very influential," said Payton, who expects to complete her degree in 2019.
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We've been watching a bunch of the Y Combinator Startup School videos. First of all, they're great. Second, how is it possible that only 7,000 people on the entire Internet have watched Vinod Khosla talk about "How to Build and Manage Teams?"
Do yourself a favor and watch the entire thing. It's pure entrepreneur gold!
But if you only have five minutes…here's a short clip of our favorite part:
Here are the main takeaways:
- A company becomes the people it hires
- Hire some magnets
- Low % equity ownership self-selects for mediocrity
Let's unpack these and see how to apply them to our own startups.
1. A Company Becomes the People it Hires
"The single biggest reason people stick with a company is because they have people around them who are really awesome that they can learn from, who are better than them. Everyone should feel that way."
Khosla makes some excellent points, including that "a company becomes the people it hires."
This means that every founder's #1 goal is to attract and retain great talent.
Great people are attracted to great people. Khosla says he still spends a big chunk of his time on hiring, so he's always looking for ways to increase the flow of inbound applications—and he's always trying to keep the talented people he finds.
So if you build a community of rockstars that everyone can learn from, it helps you attract more rockstars. The résumés come pouring in.
2. Hire Some Magnets
"Think about who you can get who everybody wants to work with. That's how you'll hire employees 10 through 50."
Awesome people are also an effective fundraising tool. Khosla loves to invest in great teams. If he's talking to a startup he'll ask himself if he's impressed enough with at least two of the founders that he would invest in their next companies.
If the answer's yes then he'll pretty much always put money into their current company, even if he doesn't love the business plan. He'll always pick people over plan.
3. Low % Ownership Self-Selects for Mediocrity
"Anybody you hire who's exceptional, will a year later figure out they want to start their own company if they're not a founder. So you self-select for okay people…not awesome people."
He's playing the long game, and sacrificing equity in order to get the magnets to stick around.
Once a company grows to 50 people, "the founders should have 1/3 of the common, their 5 or 6 direct reports should have 1/3 of the common stock, and everyone else should have the remaining 1/3 of the common. If you do that, people don't leave"
Be Generous with Ownership
What's Khosla's recommended recipe?
- 15% equity for each of 3 founders = 45%
- 5% equity for each of 3 "junior-founders" = 15%
- 20% option pool
You'll still want to use a vesting schedule—or Mike Moyer's Slicing Pie formula—to ensure that team members are actually contributing.
Attracting and Retaining the Best Talent
Most entrepreneurs focus on maximizing their ownership percentage—which is the opposite of what Khosla recommends. His point is that by hiring awesome people you're more likely to generate enough value that it doesn't matter if you own less of the company.
Khosla wraps up by pointing out that you also need a big vision to attract superstars. It's called a massive transformative purpose (MTP) and it's the key to achieving exponential growth.
It's the combination of MTP and generous equity that allows you to attract and retain the rockstars—who in turn help you attract more great team members.
Written by Mike Lingle — Find more practical suggestions and free webinars for entrepreneurs at 10xU or connect with me on LinkedIn.