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Well, not for me to attend... but for a customer that ordered 5 wedding cards! Today, I'm sharing the one design I made for two of the five cards. The first one was made with Calypso Coral, and the second is Coastal Cabana. The second is the one we'll put together in this week's card video... The products used Home Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-15502078580330543322018-05-17T20:20:00.000-04:002018-05-17T20:20:37.122-04:00Going Through the Woods... Ahh, another Paper Pumpkin kit has arrived. Manly Moments is this month, May 2018, kit. It has components to make 10 cards with 10 envelopes. It is all set up for a masculine crowd... but also includes an anniversary sentiment. I did go ahead and make some of the original designs for a Father's Day card and a Thank you card... I love the mountain and tree die cuts in this set...Home Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-22825485816223497742018-05-10T19:53:00.001-04:002018-05-10T19:53:47.631-04:00Banner Card... I've been getting some of the new products to show you... Today, we are going to use the Share What You Love Designer's Series Paper and the Rooted in Nature bundle. I made the one with the Rich Razzleberry paper first... Then as I was getting started on the video and the card, I decided to change it up a little. Went more for the greens... Here's the video! If you are Home Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-47163899019539106172018-05-03T19:35:00.003-04:002018-05-03T19:35:33.400-04:00Coastal Magnet Favors... This past Saturday our church had a Mother-Daughter Luncheon... a little early, but still a nice celebration in anticipation for Mother's Day. It was a coastal/lighthouse theme... So, I made some 3x3 magnets that sat on easels at each place setting. They were the favors :) I first made samples on a piece of cardstock, then made them on watercolor paper. On the back I put Home Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-87525362072961317432018-04-30T19:43:00.002-04:002018-04-30T19:43:37.716-04:00Earthen Vessels... Today is a Bible journaling page I did last week... on 2 Corinthians 4:7. I used a jar stamp to represent the vessel and added some flowers to make it a useful vessel. Here is the video to show the process... I used the Southern Serenade stamp set, new Rooted in Nature (available June 2018), and the Everyday Jars Framelits. I used the jar from Sharing Sweet Thoughts, Home Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-12802239393907975442018-04-18T16:56:00.001-04:002018-04-30T18:43:26.650-04:00You Are My Anchor... is the title of this month's Paper Pumpkin kit... and down in this lower corner is a sneak peak at May's kit! I made some alternative cards with the components of the kit, along with some other supplies. The first was this one... I think this one took the most extra supplies. but I don't think I like the way the lighthouse and anchor are situated on the card. Next, I did this Home Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-18685071750893442402018-04-13T19:45:00.000-04:002018-04-13T19:45:07.701-04:00April's class/club... April is really going by fast... and it's a little later than I had wanted it to be to announced, but the projects for this month are ready to show! These are the three cards that will be included in this month's class... plus a surprise project, which will most likely be made with new product, how fun! The In-person class will be held at my home on Tuesday, April 24th at 6:Home Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-88872321824949986702018-04-12T12:23:00.000-04:002018-04-12T12:23:25.734-04:00All Kinds of Stuff... The second weekend of April was OnStage, which is a gathering of Stampin' Up! demonstrators, where we get to see the new catalog and try out new product. We also got to hear about new things first! The most notable is the Color Revamp that is happening at Stampin' Up! The above picture is a sampling of just a few of them in my FB Coordinating Colors post from yesterday. Join Home Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-90753722938086235342018-03-29T19:36:00.000-04:002018-03-29T19:36:00.230-04:00Layered DSP Card... Better a day behind than not at all, right? Well, today I have a springy card made with layers of cardstock and DSP, which is short for Designer Series Paper. The patterned paper is the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper, which has a cute Daisy Bundle with it in the annual catalog. I took the piece with the smaller pattern of flowers and layered it with a piece of Pool PartyHome Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-49658495793017313922018-03-22T19:58:00.001-04:002018-03-29T19:05:26.309-04:00It's Vintagy... March's Paper Pumpkin kit that is! Not quite bright, Springy colors I thought would be used... But it does have flowers! I used the Happy Mother's Day stamp from the set to get started on my Mother's day cards a little early! This is my first, and, so far, only alternative for this kit. This is how I decorated the inside and the envelope. Here is the video on the kit components andHome Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-60546380341090389642018-03-20T11:15:00.001-04:002018-03-29T19:05:10.910-04:00Leading Up to Resurrection Sunday... Resurrection (Easter) Sunday is a couple weeks away and I have been working on reading through the events that surround the last days of Jesus' life here on earth. In doing so, I made a Scripture Writing/Journaling Plan that begins with Jesus foretelling of his suffering and concludes with Jesus ascending to Heaven. Each day is 1 to 4 verse to write out or journal in your BibleHome Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-50879985123854783972018-03-14T20:41:00.000-04:002018-03-29T19:04:52.224-04:00Prayer Quote Bible Journaling... Prayer is an essential part of the Christian life, and it has been a major topic for me lately. Not only have I been working on a devotional about it, but it was also the topic of Sunday's morning message at church. So, it just seemed like doing a Bible journaling layout about prayer would be appropriate. It even became a two page spread... Here is a few of the notes I haveHome Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-41137674166282734412018-03-13T13:35:00.000-04:002018-03-29T19:08:21.819-04:00Crafting Teatime... Today I was able to finally get out an email announcing my new class! Yay! Want to see what we are making this month? Here is some general information: Option 1 is the in-person class for $14.00. Option 2 is the to-go class for $17.00. We are using the Southern Serenade stamp set in for this month's projects. Are you interested in taking a class with me? I have all theHome Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-63436394289389060652018-03-07T08:47:00.001-05:002018-03-07T08:47:15.752-05:00Coral Floral Card... A little birdy told me... to just wing it! ~ LOL ~ Okay, sorry for the bad joke ;) but today's card does include a cute bird and some shiny paper. So, this card was just a process one as I filmed the video to go with it. No premade sample to see where things may need fixed... but I like the way it turned out. However, if I was to make this card again, I'm pretty sure I Home Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-5225449765843935372018-02-28T16:24:00.000-05:002018-02-28T16:24:07.867-05:00Stand Still... These words are spoken to Job in chapter 37, verse 14... and this week I decided to Bible journal it! This is the finished design... which was inspired from a picture that was taken while I was on a missions trip back in 1998... St. John, USVI is a beautiful place. Well, I'm not sure what made me recall this particular picture for this journaling, especially since it was stuffedHome Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-80879427960370823422018-02-22T17:52:00.001-05:002018-02-22T17:52:15.606-05:00February Paper Pumpkin Alternatives... Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription from Stampin' Up... It is a great papercrafting kit that includes everything you need to complete the projects inside, and it usually has left over items to use on other cards too! These are some of the alternative cards I made using this month's, February 2018, kit - Wildflower Wishes I love how these cards turned out!!! Here Home Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-74555452215027265832018-02-13T12:51:00.000-05:002018-02-13T12:51:39.978-05:00A Quick Valentine... Last night I figured I better work on a video for today... I didn't have any projects planned to do, so I ended up chatting a little at the beginning, then went on to make a quick Valentine from Memories and More cards... Along with the Petal Palette Bundle to make the bird. Here is today's video: and the supplies used to make this quick card... 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In it I have made a vision board and a prayer board for the year (or for however long this journal lasts me!) And today I'm going to show you how I set up the prayer board... along with a process video (without the coloring Home Designs by Amandahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-57083953352627640562018-01-30T12:55:00.000-05:002018-01-30T12:56:29.759-05:00Sharing the Hearts... Valentine's day is all about hearts right? Sometimes I'm not such a fan of hearts, but when they are the theme of the January Paper Pumpkin kits, you kind of have to figure out what to do with them... So, I took some of my December 2017 and some of my January 2018 Paper Pumpkin kits and made some alternative thank you cards. Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription Home Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-25367092210225913402018-01-24T15:37:00.002-05:002018-01-24T15:37:07.994-05:00Purple Coffee Birthday Card... January is a cold and chilly month around here and I thought a nice cup of coffee on a card would make it seem a little warmer... and that's nice for a January birthday! I did pick these colors for this card by coordinating it to the present it was going with... Sorry, it's not the best picture... I had to snapshot it from the video because I must have forgot to take a Home Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-19120856083547929132018-01-17T14:49:00.000-05:002018-01-17T14:49:36.452-05:00Journal 2018 Dashboard... So, it's been a little while since my last post... Okay, so, it's been two weeks! But while I was "missing" from here, I was thinking about things to blog, I just haven't taken the time to sit and write here. But I have been working in a personal Bible/Prayer journal that I will be sharing a little further down in the post... But first, I wanted to share a little... It's the Home Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-15457565054445821392018-01-03T17:44:00.001-05:002018-01-03T17:44:17.798-05:00Happy New Year... and happy new catalog day! Today is the release of the 2018 Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration event! Join me this Saturday, January 6th, for a party to introduce you to this catalog and sale... It will be over on my Facebook page... I hope you will come Create with Me there! "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, Home Designs by Amandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663412117877686181.post-34960771155986551172017-12-23T09:18:00.002-05:002017-12-23T09:18:12.098-05:00Merry Almost Christmas... Merry Christmas!!! So, we are only a couple days away from what could be considered the biggest holiday of the year... and I'm still not ready! 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Every year we throw a week long string of events for college students to help them get acclimated to college. Thursday, August 18 marks the first day of classes so to help with those pesky 8:00ams we are going to be giving out free coffee throughout campus. We will be spread out around campus giving out free Starbucks from 8:00am-10:00am.
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November 2017 Friends of Indian Mill Creek & Regional Conservation Partnership Project Meeting
Friends of Indian Mill Creek & Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
In this meeting we discussed the background of the Friends of Indian Mill Creek, including the objectives and goals. We reviewed past clean up locations and potential new locations for upcoming clean ups. Grand Valley State University Graduate intern Carlos over viewed the monitoring projects over the past couple of years and discussed his plans for future monitoring. The Director of Environmental Programs at Grand Valley Metropolitan Council, Wendy Ogilvie, gave to group an update on the RCPP grant. $3 Million of this grant is specifically set aside for agricultural work in Indian Mill Creek and Rogue River Watersheds. The group also discussed the importance of education about the creek within the watershed. Open the documents below to read the full detailed minutes.


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May 2018 OF MOONS & MOORS Mini Mailer
This is a one-time purchase of our May 2018 Mini Mailer, with the theme OF MOONS & MOORS. This mailer includes Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne, along with an author letter and signed bookplate. Also included is a 1.7-oz Aboard the Rochester mini candle, with scents of Blackberry, Spice & Sage.
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JAMB UTME 2013 Update: CBT Examination Date Postponed2
NO fewer than 10,000 men and officers of the Nigeria Security and Defence Corps (NSCDC) will be deployed for monitoring and supervision of the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled for April 27 across the nation.
This announcement by the Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor 'Dibu Ojerinde, laid to rest the controversy generated by the rumoured attempt to scrap the UTME by the Federal Government.
Ojerinde, who spoke in Abuja, however, announced the shifting of the Computer-Based Test to May 18, 2013. The session will hold after the conduct of Paper Pencil Test (PPT), and Dual Based Test (DBT) on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
According to the Board, the decision to shift forward the date for the CBT was to avoid clash in examination dates with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO). The initial proposal was for JAMB to conduct the Computer-Based Test a week to April 27 as concluding date for 2013 UTME.
However, arising from discussions the Board management had with both WAEC and NECO, it became expedient for JAMB to hold the CBT in May to allow for ample seating arrangement and as considered candidates who might be involved in both examinations.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
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If d truth is to be honestly declared, I bliev d Board had taken d wisest decision by avoiding an intriguing coincidence btw d UTME xam and other tests dat had been scheduled for d same time and by giving d ample opportunity 2 canditates who are to participate in both. What a relief to such students!


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Ever had a wine "hit" you in the mouth? One of tonight's stars made that comment, and the investigation into what that really means was a pretty fun adventure, lol! We're tasting Pinot Blanc on tonight's show, and as usual, having a really fun time doing that…especially when we played our game and our stars were asked what "song title" does their wine remind them of.
So, grab a glass of wine, and if you're on Twitter, follow us (@NWWineNight) and have fun with tonight's hashtags: #WineNightTV #CorkLocal #PinotBlanc #PowRightInTheKisser
Tonight's Wine: Pinot Blanc
Remember, this is a blind-tasting, so if you don't want to know the wines featured on the show, stop reading here!
After the show, come back & see the names of both the "Wine Orange" & the "Wine Blue" tasted on this episode.
This Episode's Wine:
ORANGE: 2014 Pinot Blanc – Torri Mor Winery, Woodinville, WA
BLUE: 2014 Rhapsody Pinot Blanc – Bells Up Winery, Newberg, OR
Host Brian Calvert (KOMO News by day) invites his friends from the local media and wine community to come and taste the delicious wines of the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, Brian is joined by…
Marina Rockinger of Star 101.5fm
Corwin Haeck of KOMO Radio
Jake Whittenberg of KING 5 News
Chris Sparkman of Sparkman Cellars
Filming Location: Old Hollywood Schoolhouse in Woodinville's Hollywood District
Filming Sponsor: Woodinville Wine Country
Catering Provider: Pyramid Brewing Co. of Seattle, WA
Thank you or watching our show, and please share Northwest Wine Night TV with your friends. The next episode will be released here on the website on
#WineWednesday, October 5th
copyright 2016 Northwest Media Group All Rights Reserved.


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ESSENTIAL OIL SAFETY CLASS at Prairie Fire Yoga.
Topics to discuss; kids, pets, medications, topical application, ingestion, essential oils and cancer... bring your questions. Oh, and... IT'S FREE!
Contact Prairie Fire Yoga at 608-370-7399 or Ancient Healing at 609-963-0282 with questions. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required.
Presented by:
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Autumn Rowan-Hull
Fascial Stretch Therapist
Autumn has completed a Bachelor of Science, Masters of Science and a Dphil at Oxford University (2000). Her research has focused on the development of the nervous system and the tissue that makes muscles, bones and fascia. This work has also led her into the field of anatomy where she holds a post at Oxford University to date.
This combinations of research and anatomy gives her a rare and unique background to allow her to comprehend the body as a whole. Autumn has a talent for understanding the dynamic body and an interest in maximising its functional abilities. What connects this interest together with her research and anatomy, is fascia.
Fascia is the connective tissue that is found continuously all over the body which attaches, stabilises, encloses muscle groups, tendons and ligaments. It is also able to separated our muscle as well as being found under our skin and deeper within our organs. Furthermore, fascia is highly vascularised and works directly with our nervous sytem.
This in depth understanding of fascia fuels Autumn's desire to work with the living body and anatomy; to understand it better and improve its function. Autumn has harnessed this understanding of fascia by training as a Fascial Stretch Therapist (FST) in Arizona, USA, at the Stretch to Win Institute.
The aim of FST is to Improve functional and athletic performance, increases specific flexability and reduces injury. A recent systematic review on stretching from mutiple studies shows it increases range of motion, it improves dynamometer measured power as well as jumping and running performance.


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Join Karlyn Coleman (author) and Carrie Hartman (illustrator) as they read there new book, "Where Are All the Minnesotans?" along with other titles. We'll be on the Storytime Trolley in Stillwater at 10:30am.
Back to All Events
Earlier Event: October 19October 19, 2017 ::: Minnesota Educator Academy (MEA)
Later Event: October 26October 26, 2017 ::: Young Artist's Conference


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On Wednesday I got to visit my first embassy. It was just as governmenty as you could imagine, but with a lot more security. Embassies are not really the glowing palaces I thought they would be as a high schooler but this one was especially ugly, looking more like a razor wire protected, run down postoffice. I had to leave my cell phone at the front gate and then hand over my passport to a marine shielded behind bullet proof glass at the entry. I was then guided down sterile white hallways with flickering florescent lights, past hallways straight out of the seventies. Despite its less than welcoming appearance, the diplomat I got to meet was lovely and talked to me for about an hour, sealing it in my head that if he had time to meet with a random backpacking American on a Wednesday afternoon, than the foreign service was just like every other government job. Except this man got to spend years in Mexico, China, Mongolia and Papa New Guinea, got to learn different languages at every post, and I was interrupting his work setting up an event to get the New Zealand ambassador up close and personal with some New Zealand wildlife. I will definitely be taking the foreign service officer exam before I leave New Zealand.
I was able to navigate the bus system to the embassy but couldn't figure it out on the way back so Alex met me at Te Papa, New Zealand's national museum. New Zealand's European history is pretty small. It didn't become an English colony until 1840. It's native history is relatively small as well because it was one of the last masses of land settled by humans. This coupled with its lack of predators like snakes and rodents made for some unique wildlife. Despite most people I know quickly associating New Zealand with Australia, it's wildlife is just about as opposite as could be. In Australia everything can kill you. New Zealand has like one poisonous spider. And zero snakes. ZERO snakes. What a wonderful world. So most of Te Papa was dedicated to their animal populations.
And the ceiling was dedicated to the awesome sea life that surrounds this country. Whale ribs as big as buses and even a giant squid caught near Antarctica. This is the only intact squid on display in the world.
In case this also made you angry like it did me, I watched the documentary. Kiwi fisherman in Antarctica have agreements with scientists that any new finds will be used for research. On completely random chance, when they brought up their line, this behemoth was on the end of it with the fish they were trying to catch in her mouth. They have no idea why she didn't just let go but apparently once these squids reach the surface they don't have long to live anyways so they froze her and got her to the lab. So they didn't really just kill her. If it that makes you feel better 🙂
After the museum we wandered around the harbor again and got to see a spectacular sunset over the city. For an hour or so the city wasn't windy or rainy or cold. It was just amazing.
I truly hope this was not the last time I set foot in this city, but if it is, I think its one of those places that kind of sticks with you.
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Posted: October 25, 2011 – The New Indian Express (City Express) in Bangalore has recently published an article about Pearson Clinical Assessment's launch of Cogmed Working Memory Training in India. The Pearson team in India hosted a workshop to introduce the training program to the media and psychologist experts in the field.
Pearson is launching Cogmed throughout all of India and, as is stated in the article, "will be available through an extensive country-wide network of centers called Cogmed Practices in Tier I, Tier II and Tier III cities".


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Please join us this Saturday for a very special pop up on our patio in support of Greenville's Cancer Survivors Park. We'll have artists and writers on hand who have worked to commemorate this beautiful public project, and all of the proceeds from their items will go to support the park.
Author Stephanie Morgan and illustrator Marquin Campbell will be on hand from 10AM-11AM to sign copies of their book Sunshine For The Soul, which was made to honor the memory of Lindsey Motley, whose father Tom Bates is the president of board of the the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance. Tom and other members of the CSPA board will be available to answer questions about the park, and further describe its mission in our city.
We're also excited to host local artist Yuri Tsuzuki and her picture book, Do Butterflies Dream? In these pages, the butterfly's journey from darkness into light becomes a symbol of transformation, hope, growth, struggle, beauty and freedom. She will be available from 10AM-noon.
Greenville artist Dorothy Shain will be on hand with the silk scarves she created as a tribute to all those who have been touched by cancer. Images from nature and the Cancer Survivors Park creatively symbolize the healing process— the blue heron's adaptability to change, the lion's strength and courage, the butterfly's struggle to be open to a new life. Dorothy will be available from 10AM-noon.


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Save the Date for Brew for Autism this year!
Clubs are important to the community in a number of ways. They provide a place for individuals to come together and discuss similar interests, as well as create opportunities for members to learn more about their passion. For our two clubs, Pour Standards and Richmond County Beer Club, supporting our community has been our highest priority.
Brew for Autism is important for us because it allows us to give back. For a modest donation of $55 dollars, attendees will be able to enjoy a selection of beer samples provided by local breweries and homebrewers from the 5 boroughs and other neighboring cities. Delicious food from local food vendors is also included. And of course there will be raffle tickets available for purchase for a chance to win an array of prizes.
All proceeds will be donated to Autism Speaks, and other local Autism organizations.
This event is for all of the individuals and their families living with Autism.
Tickets will be on sale in two weeks!
Website: www.brewforautism.com
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: (347) 979-POUR
Save the Date for Brew for Autism this year!


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Christchurch is the leaping off point for one of NASA's premier astrophysics programmes – and one day it could be a gateway to outer space exploration for the masses.
That's the view of international space consultant Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, who was recently onboard NASA's largest flying astronomical observatory SOFIA as a guest observer after an invitation from the US Embassy.
SOFIA, a modified Boeing 747SP that captures images of planets, stars and asteroids, has been operating out of Christchurch for the last seven winters.
"From the start to finish, the whole operation can be compared to a space mission – which it truly is. SOFIA can be thought of as a spacecraft or satellite like the Hubble Telescope. The difference is that you can swap out instruments, add, modify and upgrade every time it goes on a mission, which is not possible with a spacecraft or satellite once its launched," Emeline said.
As a little girl growing up in the Philippines, she dreamed about one day travelling to space.
Emeline is now the co-founder of SpaceBase NZ, a New Zealand social enterprise whose mission is to democratise space for everyone by co-creating space ecosystems. Through work with SpaceBase, she has spent a lot of time in Christchurch.
"The city has a good reputation in the technical community for being a host for major international scientific projects. We need to build on that reputation and make the world aware of these capabilities to expand into international business opportunities."
She and fellow SpaceBase NZ co-founder Eric Dahlstrom feel there is major expansion of space activities on the verge of happening.
"Most current space missions are similar to SOFIA, but we feel that future space activities will be more similar to the general activities you now see at Christchurch airport.
"There will still be the specialised government research missions such as the SOFIA 747 and the US Antarctic Program C-17. But in the future, you may have space missions more like the commercial passenger and cargo aircraft that make Christchurch a busy airport. Christchurch became an international airport less than 70 years ago. Routine travel to space may happen in the next few decades."
Emeline loved her time onboard SOFIA and sees opportunities for Christchurch's emerging space industry from hosting programmes like it.
"While SOFIA is just one programme, it serves as a symbol of cooperative international projects in Christchurch. The city has been very welcoming, giving access to controlled airspace to meet the needs of the specific operation, and being an excellent host city.
"By responding to the special needs of the NASA programme, and even making regulatory accommodations, Christchurch has demonstrated it will make special efforts for new space projects," she said.


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Varga von Kibed-DVD-Experiential Workshop On Strucural Constellation Work
Varga von Kibed-DVD-Experiential Workshop On Strucural Constellation Work
In this very exciting, spontaneous workshop, Dr. von Kibed first explains "Constellation Work" and then demonstrates the method. In a manner which reveals itself to be truly systemic, he shows us that clinical work can be hidden (the client does not reveal what the issues are). Surprisingly, with no audible responses from the client, other members of the workshop respond with their bodies and emotions to what significant issues are being presented. This work appears to be almost mystical and in the words of the client "awesome".
Dr. Matthias Varga von Kibed is a Professor of Logic at the University of Munich and a Wittgenstein scholar. With his wife, Insa Sparrer, he has practiced and trained an experiential therapy. This work reflects an intergration of the work of Virginia Satir, Milton Erickson, Moreno, Hellinger and Solution-Focused Therapy, among others. They also have co-authored a series of books (in German only "Ganz im Gegenteil", roughly translated, "Everything is Paradox"). His exuberance and sensitivity come shining through in this remarkable demonstration.
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Vancouver-based Kenadyr Mining (TSX-V: KEN) announced today that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent in connection with a proposed option and joint venture agreement with Gold Mountains Asset Management in respect of the Borubai gold project, located in the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia.
In a press release, the miner explained that the plan is to grant Gold Mountains an exclusive option to acquire up to a 50% interest in Borubai. In order to exercise the option, Gold Mountains, which is a subsidiary of China's Zijin, would have right but not obligation to invest not less than $10 million in exploration.
Once the option or Gold Mountains 50% interest earnings are terminated, Kenadyr and Gold Mountains would form a joint venture for the Borubai project with Kenadyr acting as the operator. According to the Canadian firm, exploration would focus on both the South and East Zones with Zijin providing access and logistics to enable drilling of the South Zone from underground using its mining infrastructure. The East Zone would continue to be drilled from surface.
"Kenadyr's drilling program to date demonstrates the mineralization comprising the orebody found at the TBL Mine, operated by Zijin, continues strongly in two directions along strike onto Kenadyr's Borubai License," Brian Lueck, Kenadyr Chief Executive Officer, said in the media brief. "The proposed joint venture with Zijin, as described today, will fund and facilitate further expansion and exploration drilling to completely delineate (to measured and indicated categories) both the South and East Zones on the Borubai License."
The 164 square-kilometre Borubai Exploration License, located some 100 kilomeres away from the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, has had 81,800 meters of historic drilling. It encircles the TBL or Taldybulak Levoberejnyi Mine, which was recently built by Zijin and contains 3.2 million ounces in reserves and resources at a grade of 7.2 g/t.
According to Kenadyr, the high-grade South Zone alone contains a historic unclassified Soviet Resource Estimate of 900,000 oz. Au @ 8.3 g Au/T, based on a 4 g Au/T cut off.
Source: Mining.com


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Meet Performing Arts Major Ashley Birnbaum: A Southern Belle Known for Her Evil Tendencies
A southern belle growing up between Nashville and Savannah, and a background in technical theatre doing hair and makeup, Ashley Birnbaum realized her sophomore year of high school that she was meant for the stage.
Ashley's competitive nature and willingness to stand out in the crowd is evident in the characters she admires. For example, Carlotta from Phantom of the Opera "is my spirit animal," she says. Carlotta's character envies anyone who tries to grab the spotlight; she is an operatic queen who manipulates others' talent.
"I feel like everyone has that feeling inside them and in theatre, you have to exude confidence to make it. Carlotta motivated me to push forward," she says.
Radiant and well-spoken, Ashley is known for her eyebrows. "They make me look evil," she says. Because of her appearance she often is given Evil Queen roles, but she doesn't mind being typecast.
"Evil characters have the best costumes. Maleficent is the Evil Queen who gets to wear horns, a cape, gowns, a staff and it's all very elaborate," she points out. In comparison, the princesses usually wear rags until the end.
She also prefers Evil Queens because of their dramatic, larger-than-life personalities. "It's a really fun role to play. I just wish Evil won sometimes!"
A Theatre Girl at heart, Ashley's dream is to make it on Broadway. Her mentor is Sara Ramirez, a stand out performer amongst a sea of men in her favorite Broadway show, Spamalot.
In addition, Ramirez is a LGBTQ activist and Ashley wants to follow in her footsteps to be a voice for LGBTQ youth who are homeless.
"There are 15 and 16-year-olds living on the street because their families have kicked them out for being gay. I want to help their voices be heard."
In the current economy, it's hard to have a lucrative career solely as a theatre actor. Ashley solved this dilemma by branching out into film and television. SCAD makes it easy to diversify by offering classes like ATV where students need to audition to enroll. During winter quarter, students in the class travel to participate in the Atlanta TV Festival with the TV pilot that they produce. Casting directors attend the festival from Atlanta, New York and L.A. They view the shows and sometimes offer students the opportunity to perform in big name productions!
This summer, Ashley hit the ground running. Upon returning to Nashville she immediately started rehearsals as 'Wardrobe,' an operatic diva in Beauty and The Beast with The Renaissance Players.
"I just sent in my voice and video audition and was cast! It was a big deal because they didn't know I was affiliated with SCAD and I am new to community theatre where everyone knows each other."
This is Ashley's first leading role in a major theatre production. See more about her current production here: https://www.facebook.com/therenplayers/
Learn more about how to help LGBTQ youth homelessness at: https://truecolorsfund.org. Additionally, information about the Performing Arts Department at Savannah College of Art and Design can be found at: https://www.scad.edu/academics/programs/performing-arts.


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Without a shadow of a doubt, I acknowledge this truth. When I see the Culture of Blame disappear from a person's past, when the Victim-Mentality gracefully dissipates, and I witness those who have prevailed against impossible odds send ripples of peace back to our world, I shut up and listen with quiet reverence, holy water seeping from the well of my eyes.
There are a number of books that I worked with in my Healing Days in Recovery and most of the Authors were women who did their work and passed it on to us. Indeed, these women were my Superheroes.


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Eponym Release show!!
Feeling so blessed to have finally gotten Eponym released and at #1 to boot!! On the heals of last weeks release performance at The Record Exchange we are doing a full night performance at The Sapphire Room playing with an incredible line up of musicians. Tim Willis, Lucas Ventura, Christine Thomas of Sherpa Jams, Randy Meenach, Lindsey Hunt, Bernie Reilly, Sean Hatton, Rob Hill and Tim Hammes! Wow! Get your tickets for this special show here.


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It's that time again! This is the day that we set up for the Reno Air Races. If you can help please be at Wing HQ at 0900. If you'd like to meet us at Stead Airport you can meet at about 0930. Our booth is to the west of the grand stands under the media tower. You should be able to drive right there on Sunday.
Bring gloves if you have them!
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It is always an exciting and anxious time, in equal measure, when a child starts school. Here at Croxby Primary we recognise that and do all we can to ensure that children (and parents!) feel as welcomed and familiar with their new surroundings as possible.
Our partnership with Cottingham Children's Centre and other pre-school providers supports families in making the transition to our Academy and our 'Stay and Play' sessions, mean that children and families get to know the staff and their environment as well as key information about starting school.
Our home visits, though optional, are an essential part of the transition programme and help us gain a much better understanding of your child's needs and their interests. We use this information to ensure our bespoke displays and activities are tailored to children's interests to really engage our youngest children in learning from the day they arrive.
We operate an early admission programme which means that children begin school in the term after which they are four and this usually means they begin full time in September of the Academic Year.
If you feel that a more bespoke package is required for your family then please contact Mr Waterson as soon as possible. However, we recognise that this is a busy and tiring time for children and our phased induction caters for their needs over the first two weeks back in the Autumn term.


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I love the movie Charlie's Angels (and the TV show, but I'm dating myself). In each scenario the ladies are given a mission to accomplish. They always get that famous line…"Hello Angels, your mission today is…." Or how about the Mission Impossible famous line of" your mission should you choose to accept it is…" Every day is a new situation and a new mission to accomplish the overall vision of putting an end to crime by catching bad guys.
When working with clients, I spend a lot of time discussing issues that leaders face every day and working through how they can handle situations. The mission may not be crime fighting but they definitely serve an important purpose in the life of the organization. They also accepted the mission when they accepted the role of a leader. In my conversations, we talk about the options (sometimes in hindsight) and how to move forward. What I find is 99.9% of the time, the conflict they feel in carrying out their mission is deeply rooted in the leader's personal value system.
Values are at the core of every decision we make as leaders. I think that's a scary thought or at least one that corporations sometimes try to avoid discussing. It's "fuzzy, fluffy and emotional." In my own words, it can even be messy. Sadly what I've learned is according to some, it's something that should be avoided in the workplace. I've even heard my clients say, "we are manly men…we don't talk about our emotions or what we value. We just work hard and hit our KPI's." Being vulnerable and understanding the how and why behind decisions is not always rewarded.
On the flip side of that, I see those same clients consistently discussing their mission as an organization. What I find interesting is that as organizations, we create mission and vision statements but without understanding the underlying values. AND without that, it is very difficult to truly make the mission and vision come to life.
Have you ever been in a team building meeting and been asked to create your vision statement? You may be rolled your eyes or said to yourself "not again". I think that happens because we don't truly walk the talk and believe in it. We see it as a waste of time and something that will just collect dust on the shelf once we're done. I'm not going lie…I've been there, done that.
I firmly believe, if done properly, it can change the game for an organization. It is the lifeline of how people and the work they do fit into the bigger picture. I also believe there is a lot of confusion around what a mission and vision really are for an organization. What I do know is it's not just words that we post on a wall and claim that we all believe in them so we can get back to our "real jobs".
Let's go back to the basics and just talk about vision and mission for a moment. A vision is the impact you want to make on the community (clients) that you serve. For example, At New Dimensions Coaching, our vision is a healthy and purposeful work environment in all corporations. It's not about the future you want to create for the company. It's about the impact you want to have on those that you serve. I envision leaders joining me in this movement to change the way we engage our employees so everyone can have meaningful work in a positive environment.
A mission statement now takes that a step further. If the work was done and we were to say "mission accomplished," the statement is about what you do and why you exist. I will continue my example with my own company's mission statement. New Dimensions Coaching's vision is a community where leaders create a healthy and purposeful work environment that drives positive business results. To bring that vision into reality, our mission is to empower leaders to identify their core leadership styles and the roadblocks that hold them back from creating a thriving culture for the employees and ultimately high levels of productivity.
Now the big one…and the one that is usually missing, but the one that connects it all is the value system. How will you go about the work that you do? It's the whole notion of walking the talk. That means first looking at those that you serve. If you truly want to accomplish your vision, what values need to be present and emphasized to serve your community? Take that a little further, how will you reflect those values as a leader with the teams that you lead? How will you model the values? This becomes so important when it's time to make a decision. Especially a tough decision…If you are not in alignment with your own values and the values of the organization, then it makes it very difficult to walk the talk.
Here are a few tips on how you live and breathe your mission, vision and most importantly your values.
Don't assume that your leader, peers and team share your values. You know what they say about assuming anything…J You should be hosting that all important team building session to get it out on the table. You need to understand every one's perspective of what it means to work based on the values you create together. It's about setting expectations! It's also about helping everyone see how they fit into the bigger picture so they can bring their strengths to the table. Create guiding principles that allow everyone to be on the same page about how you will operate and how you will make decisions.
Communicate, communicate, communicate! As a team discuss your individual values and how that ties to the corporate vision and mission frequently. Not just that one time when you were all together getting it down on paper. Once a month, start your meeting with reviewing the mission, vision and values of the team and the organization. What success did you have? Where did you fall short? Hildy Gottlieb discusses this in an article called 3 Statements that Can Change the World, "Absent a values-based context for decision-making, groups are more likely to default to fear-based decision-making when things get tough. And those fear-based decisions are more likely to cross the very lines we would have agreed we would not cross, had we talked about those values in the first place. The only defense against making fear-based decisions you may live to regret is to have discussed core values ahead of time." Value conflicts on a team or in an organization can cause serious problem. You lose engagement in the work being done when the employees can't see how they fit in or can't connect with the leader and the goals they are trying to accomplish.
At the end of the day, an exercise in evaluating and possible re-defining your mission, vision, and values is powerful. It opens up the team to clarity and possibility. Nothing drives productivity and ultimately profits more than a team that is committed to the path and has been a part of developing the possibilities. Allowing everyone to put stake in the game and seek out how to use their strengths to create a win-win opportunity creates a healthy and positive work environment.
If you are a leader who wishes to join me in this movement to change the way we engage our employees so everyone can have meaningful work in a positive environment, reach out to me today. We can begin this journey together by getting clear with your team and shifting the energy towards profitability!!!


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Carolina Hurricanes (10-13-4) at Dallas Stars (20-5-2)
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The Line: Dallas Stars -286 / Carolina Hurricanes +210 --- Over/Under: 5.5
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The Stars look to continue their surge atop the NHL standings as they head into Raleigh to battle the Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
The Dallas Stars have been one of the league's biggest surprises this season as they have gone from a playoff fringe team to the league's best over the course of the off season and if they can maintain this torrid pace they will lock up the President's Trophy as the best regular season group. Dallas added some major pieces in the off season but to think it would translate this quickly is a bit ambitious yet the Stars are playing with a ton of confidence and guys like John Klingberg and thriving this year and putting up career numbers. The tandem of Kari Lehtonen and Antii Niemi has also worked well as the two Finnish nationals have pushed each other well and while the former is still considered the starter I think they are interchangeable and the team has confidence in playing either. The Stars are 11-2-2 on the road this season and will start Lehtonen tonight while the Canes are 6-6-3 at home and will counter with Cam Ward.
The Canes have taken a bit of a tumble over the last few seasons as they have gone from an up and comer with the likes of Jeff Skinner adding to an existing foundation to a league doormat as things haven't panned out the way they had hoped and while things look bright in the future they have a ways to go before they reach it. Carolina has some prospects in the system and are likely to acquire more this season as many faces could be on their way out of town at the trade deadline as they try and sort out what the future holds and that could mean mainstays like Cam Ward and Eric Staal are wearing other uniforms by season's end. As for tonight, the Stars are in the driver's seat and while there is no value in taking them I would recommend a regulation or puck line play to reduce the juice.


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ARC cybersecurity domain expert, Sid Snitkin, will present at the SecurityWeek ICS Cybersecurity conference the week Oct 23-26 in Atlanta. Several other people from ARC will also join Sid at the conference.
Here's an abstract of Sid's presentation:
"While there are still under-protected plants, ARC research shows that most industrial companies have implemented cybersecurity programs to protect their facilities and SCADA systems. Most of these initiatives have followed recognized standards and guidelines like IEC 62443, NERC CIP, etc. These documents provide comprehensive guidance for a specific set of use cases given certain scope boundaries.
These efforts have significantly reduced the risks of cyber-attacks on our critical infrastructure. However, recent developments and trends suggest that more needs to be done. Assumptions underlying current programs are too restrictive for the real needs of industry and infrastructure organizations. The cybersecurity challenges that industrial companies and infrastructure organizations face span the full IT-OT-IoT spectrum. Broader deployment of automation products in smart cities and commercial operations also demands a broadening of the potential use cases. "
Sid's presentation will include a discussion of these expanded challenges and the gaps that need to be filled and provide recommendations on the kinds of changes required. Here's a link you can use to get to more information on the conference. ARC hopes to see you there!
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Our Baby Ella is Turning into a Little Girl! Our Baby Ella is Turning into a Little Girl!
Kristin would argue a little woman
Ella's Officially Crawling Ella's Officially Crawling
Time is really flying by
Ella Crawl and Playing Timelapse from Peter on Vimeo.
The last few weeks have been crazy and I really can't believe just how fast they have gone by. The holidays have come and gone and now we start a brand new year.


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Leticia Cantuna
Assistant General Manager
Leticia is the Assistant General Manager of 1 Cal Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles. Her position entails accounting, lease administration, tenant event planning, vendor management, property inspections and tenant relations to assure tenant satisfaction.
Leticia brings over 15 years of Class A high-rise property management experience. Leticia began her career with Maguire helping to manage over 1 million square feet of Class A high-rise office buildings in Downtown Los Angeles, such as the Wells Fargo Center and the US Bank Tower. Prior to joining the Rising team, Leticia was part of the management team with JLL at Union Bank Plaza.
Leticia is fluent in Spanish and has traveled a great portion of Mexico. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her family and two dogs, Roxxy and Mac. She enjoys traveling, baking, decorating and shopping.


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Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in the upcoming "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" sequel, is once again proving that he's also a superhero off-screen.
The 31-year-old has given the world its first look at Superman's alter-ego Clark Kent in costume as part of a promotion for the U.K.'s Royal Marine 1664 Challenge. While he lacks the iconic glasses and tusseled hair that complete the costume, there's likely a phone booth somewhere that can remedy that.
A treat for a Monday morning for all our #HenryCavill fans. Henry is a great supporter of the @RM1664Challenge! http://t.co/q4HcEqw0Mr
— RMCTF (@RMCTF) June 30, 2014
We should not forget what the Royal Marines have done for the country and the many sacrifices that they have made. Now is the time, in their distinguished 350 year history, for everyone to get behind the Royal Marines; and support this extraordinary challenge and this incredible charity," he adds.
Watch Cavill's support PSA for the 1664 Challenge below. "Batman v. Superman" is slated for release in May 2016.
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- Video: 'Man of Steel' star Henry Cavill visits Sesame Street
- Henry Cavill's 11-month 'Man of Steel' Superman transformation


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Death Dialogues: Artist Lee John Phillips
Death Dialogues features interviews with professionals who deal with death, dying, and grieving in their work. From creatives to funeral directors to taxidermists—we talk about why and how they chose to spend their working life examining the afterlife.
When someone dies, the tiniest thing can gain immense importance overnight. When you remove a person from their normal seat on the couch or place at the table, that absence illuminates objects that only they touched. Without my mom's hands writing in her notebook, it was left to me to leaf through it. The jewelry she'll never wear again suddenly became something I had to sort, hoard, and wear every day.
In October 2016, I worked with artist Lee John Phillips to create a poster inspired by his project, The Shed. The Shed is an illustrated documentation of thousands of items from his late grandfather's tool shed. Lee and I address the act of sorting through objects left behind and what to do with them moving forward.
"I genuinely see this as a very intimate portrait of my grandfather, Handel," said Lee. "I often struggle with how he'd react to his lifetime of collecting and hoarding being made so public."
As a storyteller, I see the importance of memories—they're what I get to talk about with people who never had the pleasure of spending an entire afternoon listening to my mom talk about birds. But, I also see great significance in holding onto the tangible. When I was exhausted from grieving on other people's terms, I would retreat to smell bottles of my mom's perfume and grieve without having to say anything at all.
"For 20 years, the shed has been relatively untouched," explained Lee. "The space hasn't necessarily been forgotten, but it's as if the volume had been somehow turned down as busy life continued. Diving back into that space in such a thorough manner has brought so many memories flooding back for all of us. My dad recognises most objects, how they were used or what they were fabricated for. My mum saw the remains of a doll house my grandfather made her and it stopped her in her tracks."
Alica Forneret: My mother passed away a few weeks ago and while I was home I spent a lot of time going through her jewelry cabinets. Having boundaries removed was bizarre and made me think a lot about digging through her jewelry as a kid or sneaking into her closet when I wanted to borrow something in high school.
What would have been different about your project had you completed it while your grandfather was alive?
Lee John Phillips: I may not have attempted it if he was still with us, but if I did, I would have had lots of direction with how to approach and tackle the enormity of the task. He was organised and methodical. He would have suggested techniques to structure the practical aspects and perhaps divide the task into chapters based on tool type or usage.
He was very instrumental in my creative development in my early teens when it was clear that I would follow a creative path. He was very keen to give me constructive feedback on drawings I would feel proud of. Regularly, this ended up with me feeling frustrated and angry with him. I now realise what he was doing. I feel I may have been too young and strong-minded to fully benefit from his experience and tuition.
AF: Similar to your grandfather's habit of keeping broken items, my mother stashed a lot of solo earrings, broken necklaces. I've noticed my own similar habit and see that similarity between me and my mother (maybe it's hoarding, maybe it's nostalgia, who knows).
What, if anything, have your grandfather's possessions taught you about him?
LJP: I had an awareness of his methods of collation and organisation before his death. My father has a similar approach. For me, it's a very positive trait of masculinity. Being independent, self-reliant, and productive are traits that I hold dear. I obviously knew that he was a very practical and competent man, but I feel I may have underestimated his abilities as some tools are extremely specific to jobs I had never associated with him.
AF: What was it like to eventually remove the self-imposed time frame of completing the project in a few years? Did it shift how you thought about the purpose of the project before and after you saw an end date?
LJP: In November last year (2015), I moved the entire contents of the shed to a scale model installation at a heritage centre based on the pit-head where he first worked. This was an incredibly emotional experience for the family, but truly exposed me to the volume of items the space contained. The time frame was being extended as I got deeper into the project, but this mass exodus of items really exposed the enormity of the task. Removing the time frame did relax me incredibly. It changed my mindset. I was in it for the long haul.
AF: How has your cataloguing, drawing, and overall process changed from when you started your first journal in 2014? I know that you left your full-time job, but what else has changed about how you're moving through the shed to accomplish this task?
LJP: At first, I didn't intend to draw "everything" or even catalogue and number stuff. It was going to be a project purely based on hand tools. I never considered the jam jars, biscuit and tobacco tins. Once I had made the decision to use the space as a resource, things did change dramatically over the space of around three months.
The tool focus broadened to include the containers of items, however, I still did not intend to number everything or remove items to illustrate individually. Very quickly, I realised that I had to empty packets or containers as they were hiding a vast array of interesting and miscellaneous objects. I began to draw these but numbered the containers and not contents. Very shortly after, I realised that all items needed to have equal importance. All would be illustrated, numbered, and catalogued.
I wrote myself some rules. These rules didn't take much deliberation and have not been amended at all since they were first written.
1. If the item can be picked up and doesn't crumble if rubbed - draw it.
2. If the packet/container is/has been opened, empty it, draw items, replace them, and draw container full.
3. If the packet/container has not been opened, it will not be, and drawn as found.
4. If there are multiples of the same items - draw them all.
AF: Like the poster we did with you, I'd like to pursue a project that focuses on illustrating and annotating the vessels associated with death. Over the last few weeks, I've reflected on the things that actually hold her belongings. I've gone through her jewelry boxes, collected her urn from the crematory, been gifted her wedding ring in the plastic bag from the hospital...
LJP: On a side note, the image of the wedding ring in a plastic bag really struck a chord with me. Everything a wedding ring symbolises, all it stands for—the time, the love—almost dismantled by the act of placing it in that bag… Sorry, but that image was very saddening. I see that as a very large photograph or painting.
AF: So for you, as an artist as well as a close relative of the owner of these items in the shed, what does it mean to get your creative inspiration and purpose from the passing of a loved one?
LJP: On a few blogs, when the project first gained momentum, a number of people reacted negatively towards it. They stated that I had bereavement issues and this was somehow an unnecessary way for me to deal with my loss. This wasn't the case. I loved my grandfather dearly and it was a very difficult time for us all. However, even though we all still think of him regularly, I feel that 20 years is a sufficient period to learn to live with the grief. This is a celebration of a good man with good values. It is also a lesson in self-discipline for me. Some people decide to participate in 10 marathons in 10 days. This is my marathon.
AF: As you've had to deal with criticism from people who think that you had bereavement issues (it blows my mind that anyone would say this, although I've heard my fair share of wacky grieving-related shit over the last few weeks), what would you suggest to someone using creative outlets for their own grieving? With the exception of our dedication to my mother in the broadsheet, on some days I want to commemorate her on every page. Others, I want to leave her out completely for fear of people thinking I'm grieving in an unhealthy way...
LJP: This is a difficult question for me as a result of the time between my grandfather's death and starting the project. If I began something similar much closer to the time, I believe it would look very different. I feel the gap in time has allowed me to detach myself for periods of time and let the mechanical aspects of my approach take over. I feel I wouldn't have had this amount of control and organisation. I am quite certain that if the emotions were still raw, I'd probably paint and not draw. The work would be bigger, more expressive and angrier.
As far as advice, I'm genuinely unsure. This level of immersion during a period of mourning may be unhealthy. However, a different, more relaxed process may be of huge benefit. This is the toughest question I've been asked so far. If I was to lose someone close to me now, I don't feel I could do anything similar. My project has been made possible by the time I've had to grieve and process.
AF: If you had to guess, what do you think your grandfather would have thought about the project?
LJP: I get asked this a lot and I genuinely am unsure. As I mentioned earlier, he was a very private man. I don't know how he'd appreciate, what I sometimes consider, this violation of his personal space.
On the other hand, he was very supportive of my abilities. I'm sure he would appreciate my dedication and tenacity of the task I've set myself. I also know that he would be very critical when looking at my compositions and the interpretation of his tools. It makes me smile to think of him looking at them and subtly drawing my attention to things that could possibly be improved!
AF: And what does your grandmother think about you pursuing this?
LJP: This is, and has been, a tricky part of the project. My grandmother is struggling with her short term memory and is understandably protective of the space. She is becoming more comfortable with the attention surrounding the shed and is now at ease (or appears to be) when photographers come to visit. Although, this time last year, she did hide the keys from us!
This project was never meant to be for public consumption. It was simply going to be another sketchbook of drawings that would end up on the shelf in my studio with all the others. I think the organic nature of its fruition has been a surprise to myself and my family and I truly hope I'm doing something that honours my grandparents and the hard work of a generation in a small Welsh coal-mining village.


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Just off the top of your head, can you recall a few social media campaigns that, as any popular Internet lexicon would label them, "went viral"? Campaigns that made you sit up and take notice… Campaigns that instantly struck a chord… Campaigns that spread like wild fire… Campaigns that influenced your buying decision towards the products they were associated with.
If you are a social media enthusiast, it shouldn't be too difficult to recount a handful. Difficult, however, is creating them. It's no mean feat coming up with something that would cut the clutter and stand out in the extremely competitive landscape of social media with over 1.8 billion active users and counting. So, what makes these campaigns click? Could there be a recipe to turn campaigns viral? We pulled out our magnifying glasses, rummaged around the Internet to find five such remarkable, out of the box, campaigns that used social media intelligently and quite literally, broke the Internet.
What was it: It involved pouring a bucket of ice and water over one's head, posting the video on Facebook and challenging friends to do the same. The underlying purpose was to promote awareness about a serious motor neuron disease called ALS and encourage donations to research.
Impact: It generated 17 million videos on Facebook leading to $115 million in charitable donations.
Our takeaways: If not for its totally unexpected packaging as a fun activity what were the chances of a charitable fundraising campaign garnering such massive support? Your brand positioning may be the serious, no-nonsense kind, very typical of banks, hospitals and so on, but that shouldn't prevent you from experimenting with elements of fun and humor. Also, keeping your campaigns easy and simple helps.
What was it: What started off with an Oreo fan's viral Facebook picture on how he'd dunk his cookie in milk with a fork, turned into a more viral social campaign. #OreoSnackHacks encouraged fans to post their own twists to the Oreo eating experience. Its popularity made Oreo spin it off into a web-series where it invites celebrity chefs to use the biscuits to churn out interesting recipes.
Impact: Oreo gained over 55.9k followers on Vine, over 3 million video loops and more than 23,000 followers on Twitter during the campaign. Right from chicken tenders with Oreo crust to how one can put the cookie in a pepper grinder to create sprinkles or mix bits of it in with popcorn for additional flavor, it led to some of the most engaging user generated content.
Our takeaways: What we have here is a 100-year-old brand. How do we make people, especially younger generation, excited about something that's been around for that long? There couldn't have been a better way of doing it than picking on the element of "OMG! Why didn't I think of that before"? Add to it the call to action: Innovate & Share. It was a familiar product and the sudden push to play around with it broke all barriers around what one could do with a cookie!
What was it: In an attempt to attract the gadget loving young people to theater, The Katona József Theatre group in Hungary called on its top actors to create GIFs that expressed all kinds of different emotions. They put all the GIFs in an online catalog called Giformances and floated them over social media.
Impact: Giformances instantly made it to front-page and prime time news. The videos went viral and they attracted over 200k unique users at their website, over 1.2 million media impressions and reached every 5th person in the country. The campaign also made it to the list of finalists of the Webby Awards, considered the Oscars of the Internet.
Our takeaways: Take your message to where your target audience is. In this case, a primitive form of entertainment took to new age media to target an audience base and in a manner that would best appeal to them.
What is it: Matrimonial website, in partnership with an NGO, launched a segment on their website featuring a dowry calculator that the brand claimed could calculate the amount of dowry a person is worth based on his education qualifications, salary, etc. It was actually a prank. Instead of the dowry amount, a slot machine calculator appears on the screen and the numbers keep changing until it settles on a number indicating the number of dowry deaths that happen in India and concludes with a strong message on eradicating dowry.
Impact: What a viral campaign that was! At first users reacted in disbelief and disgust at how a matrimonial website could promote dowry, but they soon discovered the prank and the brand's bold campaign idea led to record traction on social media.
Our takeaways: Dowry being a norm in India, it may have antagonized some of the brand's client-base. But the brand took that calculated risk, reiterating its "Shaadi Cares" brand image. Taking up a social cause can help build a long term asset. Also, the format—shock and awe—can work really well if you play it smart.
Here, try it out for yourself…
Video: http://www.shaadicares.org/calculate-dowry/
What is it: Kraft Foods decided to re-brand one of their popular sauces, A.1., popularly associated with steaks. They created an advert that used the Facebook UI to creatively demonstrate how the sauce can be used on almost everything.
Impact: Once again, it was product re-branding. And the brand successfully broadcast the message resulting in a boost in sales.
Our takeaways: Consumers can be resistant to re-branding if your product has been solidified in their minds. Consider taking up a storytelling format to communicate your message. Also, note the choice of platform and the step by step narrative. Facebook is associated with forming new relationships. Using the platform's user behavior to tell the product re-branding story was smart to get people to connect instantly.
Emotional connect: Plan a campaign with an emotional catch. Humorous or sentimental, it would work out better if people are able to connect.
Social Message: Emotional connect could be further accentuated with a social message and maybe, a call to action in the end.
Make it easy, make it fun: Think of something that is simple and fun to do. The activity may or may not be directly related to your brand, but your brand's message would still be able to ride on it.
Understand your TG: Different things work for different audiences and different platforms. A campaign with dads showing childcare hacks may work well for a multi-speciality hospital brand but it's not going to appeal to celebrities. Understanding the triggers of your target group is very important.
Integrate User Generated Content (UGC): A call for participation has better chances at creating engagement.
There are more. There will be more. And we will be back with more of these. Watch out.
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Jesus Friends and Teen Fire of Sacred Heart Youth Ministry are organizing a Dinner Dance to celebrate motherhood through songs, prayer and more on May 26, 2013 from 4:00pm to 9:00pm in the Auditorium of the School.
We are calling all alumni and former leaders to join us in celebrating our mothers and you.
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It has been 4 really great years. All the highs and lows enec.e experienced individually and/or together, made us who we are today and we are all thankful.
It was a huge milestone for the band to release their EP, Driftwood, in January 2017, and we are proud of it. Unfortunately, it is time for them to say goodbye and welcome new beginnings for each one of us.
They will be playing songs from the EP, and some new tracks listeners might not have heard before. Vivien Yap & Jennifer Anne Champion will grace the stage with them.
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Red Legion Psions are meddling with forces best left alone. Investigate their connection to dark forces in the region.
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End the Red Legion expedition that has ripped open the planet's surface.
The Red Legion has overrun the Last City. The Light is gone. You are powerless. Live to fight another day.
Without power, Zavala's resistance has hit a wall. Travel deeper into the Arcology and help them past it.
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Episode Fifteen: The One about Stigmatized Property (Part 2)
We're back after a two week hiatus! Thank you for being patient with us as we go through finals week. We're going to be resuming our regular schedule now. This episode we look at two of the most famous cases of stigmatized property--the Amityville Horror House and the Watcher. We look at the elements of these two cases that caused the homes in which they happened to become undesirable. You can find us at www.facebook.com/encounterscast.


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Dear Kanye, Come Home.
Dear Kanye West,
Come Home.
Chicago seems like a small town, if you're black you are literally two degrees of separation from black people on your side of town. Kanye West is from the south side and I am too. When his meteoric rise began and the people in New York couldn't spell his name right in the album credits (Produced by: Kane West) we were pissed in Chicago. "His name is Con-Yay, people gotta respect my boy" one of my friends once said while playing a Kanye mixtape in my 1993 Grand Prix. When "Through the Wire" dropped in September 2003, you could literally hear it out of every car on the South and West sides of Chicago. The authenticity of it, the Chicago in it, the video that paid homage to the city made Kanye our hero. Before he was Yeezus, Yeezy or even the Louis Vuitton Don, he was ours. He was Chicago's son, the guy that used to work in Evergreen Plaza, who produced for everybody who was on the rise; most importantly he was Donda's son.
Fast Forward to November 2016. The rants, the cancelled concerts, the police involvement and now Kanye is hospitalized. He's praised Trump, he said racism is here to stay, fans have burned his merchandise and refunds are being demanded (and rightfully so). According to his most recent rant mentor, friend and proclaimed big brother Jay Z, still hasn't called him. The Beyhive has turned against him and now, every move Kanye has made is being held under a microscope. But I can care less about all of that, I just want him to come home.
One thing we all can agree on, including Kanye, is that Kanye is not well right now. We don't know if that's spiritually, mentally or physically but we know it. We can sense it, we can feel it and that is why I want him to simply come home. We need Kanye and Kanye needs us. See Chicago is a city that protects its own, you cannot speak ill of Michael Jordan here, you cannot speak ill of Walter Payton, you cannot speak ill of Oprah, the Obama's or anyone else we call our own and to put into simple terms "we ain't going." I want Kanye to be here because he can be surrounded by love. People that will protect him from the city of big shoulders. We love this brother, and rightfully so some of us feel that we need to hold him accountable for things he has said and there will be a time for that, but it's not now.
Los Angeles and Beverly Hills is filled with stars, the rich and famous, but Chicago is not. Oprah's gone, MJ too, the Obama's are staying in DC, we need a star, we need a representative and our brother needs our love and protection. There is no paparazzi here, no TMZ and the tactics they use to harass people won't be tolerated. Any company Kanye works with will send resources here to work with you. Rahm will get you whatever space you need to create, we have some closed schools we can revamp. And don't worry about the weather, cold weather makes for better fashion choices and you love furs. Give North & Saint some snow this Christmas.
This may be selfish but the city needs you more than you need us. The youth of our city needs to see a hero up close, like they did when Derrick Rose was MVP. We have Chance the Rapper and while he is working his way towards icon status, you are already there. Chance is doing great things on a national and local level but with your presence, the efforts will be taken global. It will be the partnership of a new artist and king of a genre that hip-hop has never seen. And if this can happen locally in Chicago, maybe the trickle-down effect can be felt all over the city and stretch to our communities.
Since you debuted on the scene, you were our Ultralight Beam and we want that magic back, but most of all we want to see you well. You are too great of a force and too powerful of a person for us not to help you. MTV Awards are cool, but you can come back and be the MVP of the city, your home city. Get well brother Kanye and come home because our city needs some healing too.


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Headshots, on-set and onstage pictures, and portfolio of past modeling work.
Clips from previous work onstage, including Clifton's Cabaret, "Peter and the Starcatcher", the regional premieres of "The Producers", "Reefer Madness", "Return To The Forbidden Planet", world premiere of "The Hobbit" and "Goodbye, Marilyn", and more.
Clips from short films, movie trailers, and webseries projects.
Kalinda is a trained hand-rod puppeteer and founding member of the All Puppet Players troupe, specializing in improv and comedic puppetry. Past work includes the west coast regional premiere of "Avenue Q", the world premieres of "Hamlet Has No Legs" and "Frankenstein Has No Legs", and work for Disney/Youtube.
Featuring a sample of clips from past character and spokesperson work for commercials.
Past credits as a tribute artist to Marilyn Monroe include a solo performance at The Hollywood Bowl, the feature film "The Clapper" with Ed Helms and Tracy Morgan, performances for Toshiba, Honda, the Hollywood Roosevelt, the W Hotel, the annual Norma Jean Gala celebrity event for Hollygrove (Marilyn Monroe's childhood orphanage), Clifton's Cafeteria, The Queen Mary, and countless business, corporate, trade show, and private parties.


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Geneva Seybold*
The late Geneva Seybold, ba '21, was born April 18, 1900 in Topeka. Following her early graduation from Topeka High School, she attended Washburn University. She graduated in 1921 with a B.A. in English. While at Washburn she was active as a writer and majored in English, she belonged to NoNoSo and Pi Kappa Delta, the national honorary forensic fraternity, and served on the Review staff and Helianthus. After graduation, she moved to New York City to enroll at Columbia University. She received her master's degree in journalism from Columbia. She wrote for Popular Science magazine and trade journals and developed employee guidelines in trade journals for most of her life. After only three years in New York, Geneva and her friends, Josephine and Bernice, decided to quit their jobs for a year and travel around the world. They each saved $1,500 for the trip. They left New York in 1927 aboard a steamship and were dubbed by a fellow passenger from Australia, the "Waltzing Matildas." A year later, they returned to New York and Geneva banked her remaining money, a dime. Geneva chronicled the trip in a book that was published by the Washburn Alumni Association and is in the collection of Mabee Library.
Geneva worked for the Industrial Conference Board, a group founded by large companies, including Ford Motors and Chrysler Corporation. The board was formed to counter the national movement of labor unions. Industrial companies felt they needed to coordinate employee and business standards. The Board's function has changed over time and today is called "The Conference Board." Geneva worked as a research writer until she retired at nearly 70. During her 25 years of service, The Conference Board published 23 book-length studies by Seybold as well as many articles in the monthly magazine, the Management Record. She traveled all of her life with friends and associates. Some of her most memorable trips were with a friend and her son who accompanied many Met stars. She loved travel and her apartment was filled with memories of each trip. She passed away November 29, 2004 at the age of 104.
The Geneva Seybold Endowment Fund provides scholarship aid for the International Programs department on campus. Geneva wanted to give students the same opportunity that she had to travel and learn in new environments and in different parts of the world. She treasured her experiences abroad and her gift to Washburn provides students with those opportunities today.


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We held a photoshoot today for the Vodafone DIT fashion show creative imagery. The photographer who we work with, Kevin Goss-Ross, was hard at work and produced amazing stuff. Over 47 Gbs of photos to look through now (and choose only 2 from) but very happy with the final result.
looking forward to the editing part next. As always we're super excited to be involved in the Vodafone DIT fashion show. Looking forward to see the final product.
We had a great team of students involved in helping out at he shoot (carrying stuff, moving flashes, getting coffee and even contributing to ideas). One person stood out the most - Karolina Pawlak. She literally just got shit done without being asked. ("We need to pin that dress because there is somethint wrong there" and by the time you turn around she's already at it).


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This is the first part of a series exploring significant films from the careers of directors showing new work at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
By most estimations, the image of New York as a scrappy bohemia filled with neurotic, obsessive loners peaked in the seventies, with the palpable grittiness of early works by Martin Scorsese, Abel Ferrara and John Cassavetes providing a window into a jagged urban underworld that no longer exists. If that's the true, sibling directors Josh and Ben Safdie must have arranged quite the seance to resurrect it.
Over the course of a decade, the co-founders of a New York film collective have found fresh angles into the manic personalities of inner life, from two-bit thieves to failing parents and junkies, and their style only crystalizes as they move along. An old tradition lives again.
At the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, the Safdies took their approach to a whole new level of visibility with "Good Time," which co-stars no less than Robert Pattinson as a desperate bank robber struggling to get his brother out of jail over the course of a single frantic night. It's rather a remarkable feat that the Safdies, whose microbudget work was predominantly a film festival secret until 2014's mind-bending drug odyssey "Heaven Knows What," shared their latest work to a Cannes jury that includes Will Smith, Jessica Chastain and Pedro Almodovar. But the Safdies' prominence at Cannes has been a long time coming.
The brothers quietly premiered their discursive feature "The Pleasure of Being Robbed" at SXSW in 2008, then later screened it at Cannes' Directors Fortnight, where they were the only American filmmakers screening in the section. The movie, in which Josh starred as an aimless kleptomaniac, showed their attentiveness to small moments in the lives of hapless, self-destructive introverts. But it wasn't until two years later with "Daddy Longlegs" that their talent truly came into focus.
The dark comedy stars "Frownland" director Ronnie Bronstein as single father Lenny, who wanders the dirtiest New York City streets and lurks in the shadows of his mangy apartment, alternately grumbling and cackling at his endless misfortunes. A deadbeat dad who can't take care of his two young kids for more than an hour before doing something horribly wrong, he's a slapstick figure whose circumstances are inherently tragic. Hiding behind a mess of untended curls and constantly searching eyes, Lenny is the ultimate aging slacker, a bohemian loner with no place to hide.
Bronstein's performance puts a face on the generational bridge inherent to the context of the Safdies' work. The immovable scowl that crosses his mug recalls John Lurie in "Stranger Than Paradise," while Lenny's ongoing frustration turns him into the beast of New York underground angst epitomized by "Mean Streets" and its ilk. The wandering narrative at times simply hangs out in Lenny's reckless existence, but it also follows him on a series of mini-adventures in parenting that take a horrific twist in the third act. Now confident that they could build a world of busy corners and disheveled people barreling through them, the Safdies found a way to tell gripping stories within them.
One year later, one of their peers, Lena Dunham, unleashed a New York vision of her own with "Tiny Furniture," which paved the way for "Girls." But it was "Daddy Longlegs" that brought the New York movie back to the global arena, premiering at Directors Fortnight to a warm reception that confirmed that their precise setting was more than just homage to a bygone era. The movie finds a restless form of poetry in off-kilter moments in crowded alleys and cramped apartments, with plot points involving the Roosevelt Island tram and a cameo by Abel Ferrara. The Safdies didn't just worship old New York; they molded it into art.
Unsurprisingly, Scorsese himself has signed on to produce the Safdies' upcoming project "Uncut Gems." Until then, "Good Time" marks the latest promising chapter in a story they've been telling to a small but committed international crowd almost as long as they've been making movies.
No matter how their work continues to evolve, however, "Daddy Longlegs" remains a crucial embodiment of their skill — not only on the level of craftsmanship, but character as well. The movie shows a striking ability to delve into the daily hardships of unhappy people and turn them into exciting, unpredictable sagas, where the stakes are constantly uncertain and the only victory is the prospects of surviving another miserable day.
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|The Evidence!
I know I cannot be the only one who has dealt with polyembolokoilamania. We always wonder why a person would do this and even more so, are tasked with controlling our own reaction, Just so you know, this is not a rare occurrence.
My first time being exposed to this behavior was when my sister Katy left her three girls with me for a few hours. I recall that we were no more than 15 minutes into the first hour, when then three-year old Pammy promptly stuck a bead up her nose - so far it could not be "blown" out. Initially, panic was setting in, but in those days I sported some VERY long fingernails. I sat that little girl down on my lap and creatively worked the fingernail on my little finger, halfway to her brain to retrieve that bead. There would be no emergency room visits on my watch.
So Megan called me last week. She was on her way to pick up Averie (much adored granddaughter) who had somehow managed to evade detection during lunch, as she pushed corn so far up her nose, it could not be seen with a flashlight. Straight to the emergency room for her, where after much stress and drama (from Averie's viewpoint) the corn was extracted. The next morning when they were getting ready for the day, Megan asked Averie if she was planning on putting corn (or anything else) up her nose. 22 month old Averie replied very solemnly, "no corn".
When I was around ten, I remember a fly found its way into my ear. IT WAS TERRIFYING. The buzzing noise was real. Luckily, my mom was able to help the fly "find its way out" with only the use of a flashlight. For those of you who know me well, my thought process had already progressed to ear removal surgery to get the pest OUT!!!
Who has enjoyed the show "Untold stories of the ER"? If so, you are more than aware that adults place interesting objects in various orifices, that more times than not, eventually need medical intervention to have same removed. What could be more humiliating? With my limited knowledge, I am praying these are not the same kids that started with beads, corn, etc. up the nose.
Research shows that those identified as a serial killer, generally had some similar type behaviors that began in childhood. While there is a huge difference between objects in the nose (or elsewhere) it just goes to show you, some behaviors start early.
I don't know everything about polyembolokoilamania, but this much I know for sure. I will NOT suffer from this disorder.
Until next time,
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