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text: Share: Comments Print September 23, 2010 at 5:57 PM Bye week questions-answers, volume three Posted by Mason Kelley Special teams, receivers, play calling, and more in this edition. … Q: Following the Nebraska game, I heard a number of expert-types talks about the receivers' inability to get separation as a factor in the poor passing game. Obviously, the primary reason was that the Nebraska DBs are really good, but from the receivers' perspective, was there a lack of speed, strength, precise route-running, poor reads, or something else. A: Unfortunately, I have to give the cliche answer that it's a little bit of all of the above. But if I had to say one thing seemed to be a bigger factor than anything else it was simply shedding the defender at the line. Nebraska played physically, and often played press coverage, and it seemed like that bothered UW's receivers. The best example may be Jake Locker's second interception, the one returned for a touchdown, where the Nebraska defender just plowed through Devin Aguilar to get the ball (Hugh Millen, for one, argues Nebraska should have been called for illegal contact — regardless, the play illustrated how physically Nebraska's DBs were throughout). The physical coverage meant even when UW's receivers got free, the timing was often thrown off. So to me, that was the biggest factor. Q: I am curious what specifically the coaches are doing to improve special teams. Lots of talk of "cleaning stuff up" but nothing seems to improve. A: "Cleaning up" generally means making sure all the players know their assignments and are executing them correctly. The two biggest areas where this has been a problem have been simply kicking the ball where it's supposed to go, and defenders then running to the proper place. A couple of the long returns against UW have been for these reasons. UW did also make a fairly significant scheme change to the KOR team after the first game, putting two returners back instead of just one, so not as if they haven't changed some things. Q: If the first 15 or so plays are scripted, why doesn't Steve Sarkisian adjust throughout the game when those plays weren't working against Nebraska? A: Well, the reality is that the first 15 plays weren't so bad on Saturday. The first 15 offensive plays of the game would have included the first eight of what was UW's best drive of the game — the 11-play, 80-yarder that resulted in Washington's first touchdown. It seems like most people have been arguing that they should have kept doing what they did on that drive. And one thing to keep in mind is that while the first 15 are scripted, there are exceptions built in depending on down and distance and all of that. UW had 100 yards yards in the first quarter — 80 on the round — good numbers against that defense. It was the rest of the game that was the problem as UW had just 146 yards in the final three quarters — and just 23 yards on 13 plays in the second quarter, when the game really began to turn. Q: UW caught a lot of people's attention last year as they went from a doormat to a team that fights on every play. Do you think teams underestimated us last year and this year no one is looking past us for their next game? BYU is less than good, Syracuse came out swinging and Nebraska stomped us. A: It's possible that was the case early last year, particularly against LSU and USC. But I think once UW beat USC and got ranked No. 24 in the AP poll that every opponent took UW as seriously as anyone else. Certainly, it seemed that way the way they all played. BYU does appear to be less-than-good, and no doubt that game is really looking like a huge lost opportunity right now — the season would feel quite a bit different if UW were 2-1 now instead of 1-2. But I don't think BYU played harder against UW this year than it would have last year or than it did in 2008 or anything. UW just didn't play as well as it needed to win that game. No question, I think UW has gotten the best shot from its opponents so far this year. But I think it generally did last year once past that first third of the season (Cal being an exception). All for now. Comments

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Acclaimed by the New York Times, Jazz Headliners Peter and Will Anderson to open the 2016-2017 Community Concert Series/
Peter and Will Anderson to Open 2016-2017 Community Concert Series at
St. Anne's Episcopal Church
"Pete and Will Anderson are virtuosos on both clarinet and saxophone."
The New York Times
"I was thoroughly swept away by the Anderson twins and their band…they each play the clarinet and saxophone with a devotion that is apparent in every note."
The Boston Herald
"You dudes are the future. You have made my soul smile!" Quincy Jones.
St. Anne's is thrilled to present Bethesda-born twin brothers Peter and Will Anderson on Sunday, September 4 at 4:30 p.m. as the opening concert of their 2016-2017 Community Concert series. An extraordinary woodwind duo and excellent showmen, they offer exciting arrangements of jazz classics and fresh original music—a full range of jazz forms and styles. They performed tributes to Artie Shaw and the Dorsey Brothers, with the latter selling out 30 performances.
As teenagers Peter and Will were selected internationally for Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead, the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra and the National Young Arts Foundation. They were drawn to the music of Charlie Parker, Lester Young and John Coltrane at a young age. They toured the United Kingdom at age 15 and, after several years of study with saxophonist Paul Carr, they both attended Juilliard in New York City, where they now reside.
The brothers have headlined at The Blue Note, Jazz @ Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and numerous jazz festivals, including the New Orleans Jazz Festival. They have performed in more than 35 states in the U.S., toured Japan and have been featured four times in New York City's famed Highlights in Jazz series.
Their acclaimed discography includes Reed Reflections, Déjà vu , Correspondence, Music of the Soprano Masters, and A Sax Supreme.
Sunday, September 4, 2016, at 4:30 p.m., with a reception following the concert
St. Anne's Episcopal Church
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Damascus, MD 20872
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A Targeted Call for Research (TCR) is a one-time solicitation for grant applications to address a specific health issue. A TCR specifies the scope and objectives of the research to be proposed, application requirements and procedures, and the review criteria to be applied in the evaluation of applications submitted in response to the TCR.
In alignment with the overarching goals of NHMRC's Strategic Plan, a TCR will stimulate or greatly advance research in a particular area of health and medical science that will benefit the health of Australians.
TCRs complement NHMRC's existing suite of funding schemes by funding priority research in defined areas of need and when urgent research needs emerge.
NHMRC also administers a number of Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities, including TCR's, on behalf of the Department of Health. Information about MRFF grant opportunities can be found here.
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The Pathway will allow submission of proposals throughout the year, for a bi-annual review and prioritisation process.
Each bi-annual review will confirm whether proposals meet the relevant criteria as outlined in the framework. All eligible proposals, including those reviewed in previous cycles, will be prioritised and recommendations will be provided to NHMRC's Research Committee for consideration. Planned TCRs may be reprioritised to facilitate new TCR Proposals that may be of higher priority.
|Final submission date for review in Cycle 1, 2019
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Raman Imaging and Spectroscopy
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text: Largely self taught, Yukes mixes the guzheng with his own musical sensibilities. He's found its beautiful sounds encourages other to engage, so Yukes regularly invites members of the public to explore the instrument with him. His song Thinkinbout is a great example of stepping outside tradition to express a new perspective. Originally from New York, Yukes splits his time between Los Angeles, New York, and Shanghai.


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While the act itself is brief, enforcement falls under the jurisdiction of the EEOC, which has detailed guidelines for interpreting the act. The highlights of these guidelines are as follows:
If an employer provides any type of disability income or sick-leave plan for employees, the employer must provide coverage for pregnancy and its related medical conditions on the same basis as for other disabilities. For example, an employer cannot limit disability income benefits for pregnancies to a shorter period than that applicable to other disabilities.
If an employer provides medical expense benefits for employees, the employer must provide coverage for the pregnancy-related conditions of employees (regardless of marital status) on the same basis as for all other medical conditions.
If an employer provides medical expense benefits for dependents, the employer must provide equal coverage for the medical expenses (including those arising from pregnancy-related conditions) of spouses of both male and female employees. The guidelines also allow an employer to exclude pregnancy-related benefits for female dependents other than spouses as long as such an exclusion applies equally to the nonspouse dependents of both male and female employees.
Extended medical expense benefits after termination of employment must apply equally to pregnancy-related medical conditions and other medical conditions. Thus, if pregnancy commencing during employment is covered until delivery, even if the employee is not disabled, a similar nondisability extension of benefits must apply to all other medical conditions.
Medical expense benefits relating to abortions may be excluded from coverage except when the life of the woman is endangered. However, complications from an abortion must be covered. In addition, abortions must be treated like any other medical condition with respect to sick leave and other fringe benefit plans.


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Helloooo Everyone! I'm back with a dolly makeup tutorial that was recently requested - more specifically about the eyeliner part. Generally the cute dolly makeup look is also known as the gyaru look, and of course Tsubasa's makeup is a prime example to observe. As you all know, I am a monolid, so my way of eyelining is slightly different from those who are double lidded. But essentially, a dolly look is just about the "puppy eyes", where you extend your line downwards instead of winging it up, false lashes and pink/nude lippie. In this tutorial I'm not trying to recreate her look exactly, these photos are just one of the many I've found to use as an example and reference. :)
Eyelining: Broken into The Small Details
Step 1.1: Because I have monolids, how thin or thick my line is doesn't matter because when i look up the line is gone lol So to make it even easier for myself, I first line my eyes with a pencil liner. Not only will this make lining my eyes with liquid liner over top effortless it also fills in the gaps between the lashes. I usually start from the middle and do short strokes going outwards.
**If you are double lidded, instead of lining your eyes with pencil first, just go straight ahead with liquid since you want a nice thin line. But the technique is the same, start in the middle and move outwards with short strokes.
Step 1.2: Next finish lining the eyes from the inner most corner to out. Why should we start in the middle first? Because as you keep doing short strokes, every stroke overlaps. So when you do the inner corner last, you have more gradual tappered and thinner line.
Step 1.3: Go over the pencil with your liquid eyeliner. By doing so, you will make your eyeliner last and of course, if you are double lid this wouldn't apply to you if you started with a liquid eyeliner. For this particular look, I gradually made the center/middle slightly thicker to make my monolids more rounded for the dolly eye look.
Step 1.4: Now for the wing: slightly line past your eyes downwards and extend out to a fine point. Make sure your wing is slightly curved for the puppy/doll eye. If you draw a straight blunt wing, it will be more strong and cat eye like instead of the cute eyes you are going for.
I purposely made my eyes look double lid for a second to show you guys how this should look like hahaha and now we are done with the eyeliner part! :) Whether you like to line your eyes first or do eyeshadow first, it doesn't really matter. But I guess lining your eyes first would give you a good guide line of where you want your eyeshadows to be.
Step 2: Apply a light shimmery gold color all over the lids for a wash of color and use it as a transition/blending color. Also highlight the brow bone with this shade.
Step 3: Taking the bronzy orange shade, apply it over the lids and blend the edges into the light gold color
Step 4: With the dark brown color, apply it to the outer corner of the eye and blend into the bronzy shade
Step 5: Bring the dark brown color to the lower lash line and go a third of the way in.
Step 6: Take a shimmery white shadow and highlight the inner corner of the eye to give attract light and brighten up the eyes.
Step 7: To make your eyes look even bigger, line the waterline with a white eyeliner pencil. I also curled my lashes, applied mascara and popped some falsies on :P If you have lower lashes put those on too, I don't have any at the moment, so I just applied more mascara to my bottom lashes.
Step 9: Set the liner with a white eyeshadow to make it last longer.
Step 10: And then you're done!.........well not quite ahaha you still have an option of lining/defining the inner corner of the eye with your black liquid eyeliner. This is kind of a personal choice, personally I don't think my eyes look that great with defining the inner corners - defining mine actually elongates them making them a little less doll like because my eye shape is more flat than round lol but I'll just show you anyways. I'm sorry I couldn't do a up close detail shot because the sun was gone and my macro setting can't take decent shots under artificial lighting =_= But all you do is to create a slight point at the tip of your eye and connect it wit the top lash line as well as the bottom, but only extend it an eighth of the way for the bottom lash line (refer to the last picture).
|unlined inner corner
|defined inner corner
And now this is the final completed look! I hope this tutorial helped. If you guys have any questions feel free to ask or if you have any requests just let me know! Hope you all had a great weekend!
Products Used
- Make Up Forever HD Primer
- GOSH Cover Me Up Makeup Mousse in 01 Ivory
- ELF Studio HD Powder
- Maybelline Dream Matte Powder
- Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light Peach
- NYX Powder Blush in Taupe (for contouring)
- ELF Studio Blush in Pink Passion
- Jill Stuart Loose Powder in Twinkle Dust (for highlighting)
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Kate Crystalisse Quartz Palette in BR01
- Dolly Wink Eyeliner
- Maybelline The Falsies Mascara
- Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Mascara
- NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
- Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in Born With It
- ELF Conditioning Lip Balm in Peaceful Pink


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|I had recently taken up a side project with Parcha Production. A Nepalese event organizer run by three Nepali guys. There new project consisted of doing an art exhibition including the growing Nepali artists here in the UK and they had newly added fashion designers to the list.I had done a similar project with a different in August so i kind of knew what was expected and how much work I had to do. Though it was only three designs for the show I thought the time we had wasn't exactly sufficient to make it all happen. But I am glad to say that it was enough for me to complete my work and made well enough to fit the model to be shown at the show.
|Krishma Subba's Silent
|Each designers had their own style, their own stories to portray. There were Krishma and Chhimmi who had taken a more conceptual approach to their ideas. There was the use of nontraditional materials when to it comes to clothing such as plasters for creating body forms for wear. I can only imagine the amount of patience and frustration the designer might've endured. There were collections of Krishma and Sunuk whose ideas behind what they made pretty evident in their choice of silhouettes and colours and their prints though the image of their collection polar opposite to each other.. Sophia's collection had a very princess/fairy tale vibe with her babydoll dress and glittering make up and jewellery (Designed by Roshani Rajbhandari) to compliment. It had a very cute and innocent elements to it.
|Chhimmi Gurung's Out of the norm
|Sunuk Rai's Tropical Bird
|Sophia Rai's Ever after
|Rasmi Dewan's Persephone; Smriti Rana's Eastern Dream (middle); Valinda Rai's Moonlight
Smriti's collection from what i heard from the others was a bridal wear. When i had a glimpse of it I didn't actually think it was handmade. Everything looked very clean and fitted and you would actually think that it was from a shop. They were very traditional garments. My sister said it was something she would wear and yes i can really see them being worn at a cultural function. Valinda had a very interesting choice of fabric and accessories like the finger knitted (yes i said fingers. such technique does exists) neck piece that rested on the chest. Her reflective fabrics was a like visual reference of when the moonlight hits the water creating a sparkling reflection. Her shapes were minimal and the simple style with the beautiful fabric made her collection.
Through out the show it wasn't until the end that i had realized that all the designers had unconsciously chosen white. If not through out their collection there was at least one garment made in white. I guess in terms of colours we were all in the same wavelength ^_^.
Sorry about the brief writing. I didn't have enough time to write a thorough post on each of them. But i hope you can the gist of was thinking. Also the photos were taken off facebook hence why they are grainy and not all the photos are included. I just wanted the theme of white to come through this post but i just somehow got carried away with writing so some of you might not know what i am on about. Photos don't belong to me.


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Bhubaneswar: Good news for air travellers! Queuing up at the check-in counters for boarding pass will soon be a thing of the past as self service check-in counters were put up at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Odisha capital.
As many as five Common Use Self-Service (CUSS) kiosks were provided at Terminal 1 (domestic) of the airport, an official said.
Self check-in is not allowed if one has luggage other than hand baggage.
The airport authorities took to Twitter to inform about the new facility:
Today we have provided five self check in kiosk at Terminal 1,this will permit passengers having only hand baggage to get their own boarding pass ,even choose their own seat,without queuing at Check in Counter,this will also increase our capacity,and expedite the check in process pic.twitter.com/rWNRAhfN4S
— BPI Airport, AAI,Bhubaneswar (@aaibpiairport) June 4, 2018
The facility was inaugurated by BPIA Director S C Hota in presence of officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
"The facility will reduce check-in time at the counters and avoid inconvenience to passengers travelling only with hand baggage," said Hota.
He also said passengers can get their own boarding passes and choose their own seats. "Self service check-in kiosks will help expediting the check-in process which will increase the airport's capacity," the director added.
To get the boarding pass, a passenger would have to feed in their PNR number using the touchscreen of the system and other details and select a seat of their choice from the seating chart.
The boarding pass will be generated and printed immediately.
After that, one can directly head for security check-in. The kiosk that cost Rs. 20 lakh is designed to meet International Air Transport Association (IATA's) CUSS specifications.
"The number of kiosks will be increased to cater to the needs of all passengers and airlines," Hota informed.


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Welcome to the Community Pages of the DE Toolkit. The pages in this section have been created by evaluators and partners of developmental evaluation who want to share their resources on developmental evaluation. Please contact us if you're interested in contributing to the Community Pages
Learning Circles, covered more fully in the Structure for Learning, were created Carolyn Cohen. They are a facilitated process for engaging an organization's leadership, project staff, and key partners in collectively examining and reflecting on real-time data.
For an exploration of how developmental evaluation is a tool for innovation in the social sector, visit this article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review by Meg Long, President of the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning: "Impact by Design: Making R&D Work for the Social Sector."
FSG's resources below will help you to explore when and how to apply developmental evaluation, including in the context of social innovation and collective impact.
Evaluating Social Innovation (FSG, Hallie Preskill & Tanya Beer). This report challenges grantmakers to explore how common evaluation approaches and practices constrain innovation, and examines a new approach to evaluating social innovation known as "developmental evaluation." The report suggests when to use developmental evaluation, describes conditions for successfully implementing this approach, and offers insights from funders and evaluators who have tested developmental
Guide to Evaluating Collective Impact (FSG, Hallie Preskill, Marcie Parkhurst, and Jennifer Splansky-Juster). This evaluation guide offers practitioners, funders, and evaluators' advice on planning performance measurement and evaluation activities to assess a collective impact (CI) initiative's progress, effectiveness, and impact. The guide includes a conceptual framework as well as practical guidance to support the design and implementation of CI initiative evaluations, including sample performance indicators, evaluation questions, outcomes for CI initiatives in different stages of development, plus four case studies. Developmental evaluation is one of the evaluation approaches recommended, including an exploration of how to apply it in the context of CI.
Evaluating Complexity: Propositions for Improving Practice (FSG, Hallie Preskill & Srik Gopal). This brief brings together what we know about systems change, complexity, and evaluation, in a way that further clarifies and describes how the practice of evaluation needs to evolve to better serve the social sector. It includes characteristics of complex systems, and a set of nine propositions for how one might evaluate initiatives in complex environments and/or complex initiatives, including exploring when and how to use developmental evaluation.
Spark Policy Institute does not endorse the practices encouraged by authors in their individual Community Pages. Copyright of materials on the Community Pages remains with the authors of each page and any references to the content should be cited to the authors.


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If you're like me, you've already started to see your New Years resolutions slip away from you. Things aren't going quite the way you imagined they would and you're starting to wonder if you'll ever make it work. I find that I need to remind myself of what I know to be true regularly to keep me on track. Thinking about these things reminds me of how far I've come and gives me confidence to push forward.
Here's a list of things I learned in 2014 that I've been trying to remember in 2015. Chin up! You got this!
- When I'm feeling anxious I can reframe my physical feelings as excitement. It doesn't change my physiology, but it does change my perception of it, which then has the power to change my performance. Read this to learn about why this works.
- All my suffering comes from the stories that I tell myself about what's going on, not from the events themselves. I've been doing this more and more to try and stop these stories from running my life.
- The only thing I can count on changing is me.
- I am stronger than I think I am - I bounce back.
- Reminding myself that it's not all about me and focusing on others can help me break out of dark places.
- There is a soft, loving, compassionate place inside me that I can access at any time. To connect with this place, I put my hand over my heart and breathe deep. I like to think of it as my 'inner smile'.
- Sitting and thinking, worrying, or ruminating doesn't help anything. Getting up and getting moving does.
- I can use my senses to bring me into the present moment. Paying attention to the feeling of my feet on the ground, my legs on a chair, or listening to the ambient sounds is a solid way to break my attachment to my thoughts and help me find balance again.
- Just start. I've learned that I can't choose a wrong place to start. Everything I try leads to something else.
- Start before you're ready. If I wait until everything is ideal, I will never start anything.
- I can only do one thing at a time. When I am working on something, I need to give it my absolute, full attention.
- Schedule the day. Then do what's on the schedule. This has been a huge game changer for me.
- Encourage others whenever possible - but especially when I'm feeling stuck or down on myself.
- In a loving relationship, where both parties are equally invested in making it work, when I put that person's needs before mine, my needs will be met.
- When I feel stuck in my head is when I most need to communicate - to make sure those around me don't feel shut out.
- Feeling good requires relentless commitment.
- To truly love someone I need to stop trying to change who they are.
- Take note of what happens every day that feels good, and what I did that made me feel good.
- I have everything I need inside myself.
- I will find the answers I need when I need them.
- When feeling bad, think about what would feel really good right now? Sometimes even just letting myself imagine feeling good lifts my mood.
- Smile at my reflection, instead of scowling about what I think is wrong with it.
- Stand/sit up straight. It makes me feel more balanced and level.
- Watch comedies. Laughter is never a waste of time.
- Write things down. Check in with how I'm doing every day.
- Clean my own space first.
- Read books that teach or remind me how to feel good.
What are some truths that you've learned and need to remind yourself of?


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This article describes how to configure OneLogin to provide SSO for Signal Sciences using SAML.
Log into OneLogin as an admin and go to Apps > Add Apps.
Search for and select Signal Sciences.
The initial Configuration tab appears.
Click Save to add the app to your Company Apps and display additional configuration tabs.
The Info tab appears.
Go to the Parameters tab to select the OneLogin attribute Value that will match the user's Signal Sciences Email field.
Click the Email row to open the Edit Email Field dialog, where you can select the OneLogin attribute Value you want to use. In most cases, this value should be OneLogin Email, although it could be Username. In any case, it must use the user's Signal Sciences email address
Go to the OneLogin Access tab to assign the OneLogin roles that should have access to Signal Sciences and provide any app security policy that you want to apply to Signal Sciences users.
You can also go to Users > All Users to add the app to individual user accounts.
Note. You may want to give access to yourself or a test account and test your completed OneLogin SAML integration with Signal Sciences before you assign additional roles on this tab. See step 16, below.
Go to the SSO tab to copy the values that you'll provide to your Signal Sciences account to complete the SAML SSO integration.
Copy the SAML 2.0 Endpoint (HTTP) and click View Details under X.509 Certificate to get a copy of the X.509 certificate. Include the
----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----and
----END CERTIFICATE----lines.
- Click Save.
Log in to your Signal Sciences dashboard (https://dashboard.signalsciences.net) as an admin.
- Click your organization's name in the top menu, then choose Settings.
- Click the Switch to SAML button.
- When prompted, click I understand, configure SSO.
Paste the SAML 2.0 Endpoint (HTTP) URL that you copied from OneLogin into the SAML endpoint field and paste the X.509 certificate that you copied from OneLogin into the Public certificate field.
- Click Authenticate.
- When prompted, provide your OneLogin username and password.
- Return to Signal Sciences and enter your password to complete the SAML integration.
Test the SAML connection.
Ensure that you have a user account in both OneLogin and Signal Sciences that uses the same email.
You can create a test user, or you can use your own account if you choose.
Make sure that you are logged out of Signal Sciences.
Log in to OneLogin as an admin and give the test user (or yourself) access to the Signal Sciences app in OneLogin. (See step 5 above)
Log in to OneLogin as the test user.
Click the Signal Sciences icon on App Home (the OneLogin dashboard).
If the test user is able to access Signal Sciences, then SAML works.


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Jane Clarke
Jane is the author of over 80 books for young children, including the award-winning picture books Gilbert the Great, Knight Time and Stuck in the Mud. Her favourite fairy character is the ugly duckling and she is fond of carrot cake cupcakes with swirly frosting. Jane loves animals, fossils and being a grandma, and enjoys writing her stories and poems and sharing them on visits to schools and nurseries.
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This project is a solution to keep all family members interconnected in their journey of buying things and keeping the kids entertained..
Client: IKEA
Timeframe: 2 weeks
Team members: Inyoung, jake, Mehmet, Natalie
My role
I worked on Topic Mapping, Interview Questions, User Interviews, Research Evaluation, Persona Development, User Journeys, Ideation, Storyboard, Sketching and Wireframing.
Design Journey
- Topic Mapping
- User Interviews
- Competitor Analysis
- Heuristic Evaluation
- Persona Development
- User Journeys
- Research Pivot with 2nd comparative analysis
- Solution Ideation
- Storyboard
- Solution Wireframing
- Prototyping
User Interviews
Combination of guerilla interview, face-to-face interview and phone interview
5 groups out of 4 people, all scattered to write interview questions and went to IKEA store and other furniture shops to conduct guerilla interview. We came back and each group worked on affinity mapping next day. Once we finished synthesising, all of us gathered in front of the massively sized blackboard and categorised the customers to various different mindsets. We narrowed down to strong and convincing mindsets and decided interview more focused on the family case. My team chose the case to other mindsets.
Statistics of the interview with families
Number conducted: 6
Number of participants: 8
Age range: early 30s – late 70s
Persona Development
Chloe and Bjorn are a happy couple who have three children. Bjorn works during the weekdays and Chloe has taken time out of work due to pregnancy. While some of the domestic tasks are delegated, they are a team in the sense of decision making and sense of responsibility. They like making informed decisions about their product purchases and they are budget conscious. There are times, however, when convenience trumps over price.
- Early 40's
- 3 kids aged under 10, 1 in the oven
- Chloe is on the work break, Bjorn works full time
- Cost-conscious
- Routine – 1 trip a month, their life is also in a routine
- Pre-checked stock (know what they want before arriving)
- Work together to plan purchases
- Mutual agreement over tasks, roles, & responsibilities
- Impulse buys based on specials/sales
- Split roles in-store, ie dad takes the kids to have fun,
- Prefer convenience over cost
- Kids love visiting
- Within budget
- Combined family activity – kids get to see their dad
- One stop shop with a clever visual arrangement
- Great facilities
- Kids are distracted
- Shared responsibility
- Shared purchase decision making
- Make an informed purchase decision following inspiration browsing
- Ease of in-store navigation
Pain Points:
- Cellular coverage (limited in-store)
- Losing the kids
- No e-commerce facilities
- No quick exit
- Crowded on weekends
- The naming of the products – foreign characters and product nomenclature
Core Needs:
- Facilities – has something to accommodate family needs
- Information gathering –
- Ease of in-store navigation
- Time spent in-store: 2-3 hours per visit
- Tech-savvy
User Journeys
We defined the main user journey and pinpointed potential pain points in an end-to-end IKEA family excursion experience. Through a study of the complete user journey, we identified these pain points.
Child Management
- Time and meeting place planning
- Travel time to get to the store
- Prepping kids for the journey
- Online cannot emulate bricks and mortar
- Cross-store purchase communication
- Membership and loyalty
- Organisation
- Returns
- Follow-up
- Delivery & Logistics
- Accessibility to facilities
- In-store locator
Ease of Purchase
- Long queues
Through analysing our users' goals and pain-points, we also realised the focus was not on trying to replicate the in-store experience online, but rather to help our loyal customers maximise the value and enjoyment of their in-store experience at Ikea. Thus, our focus transforms our market competitors into experiential competitors – What other offerings compete with Ikea's in-store experience?
Focusing question:
"How to to keep all family members interconnected in their journey of buying things and keeping the kids entertained."
Framing statement :
"Provide families an enabling mechanism to aid communication, navigation and time management during their IKEA shopping experience."
Research Pivot with comparative analysis
"What offerings enable Chloe & Bjorn to achieve their goal of a functional but fun family outing?"
Shopping centres such as Westfield house. Ikea's competitors such as Big W, K-mart, & Target as well as including the facilities that make Ikea attractive as a family outing – eateries, playgrounds, child-minding facilities, special events. Westfield also has other experiential attractions to make their in-store experience enjoyable for everyone. For example – Barbieland, rollercoaster rides for kids, free makeup and fashion consultations for mum, and other free events to draw customers to the centre.
Solution Ideation
We now had some highly focused areas to concentrate on during the ideation stage.
Solution Wireframing
This is the flow of the dynamic shopping list:
This one has two components, one is wishlist created by a partner and the other is the shopping cart. The approval also is done as a pop-up request.
Version 0.1 https://invis.io/2DDMTPXXP
Below version has the approval system change from a pop up to in cart. The shopping list is separated into suggestions and approved items, rather than having separate wishlist and cart.
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A Supplication
Oh, oh, oh
How deeply I believe
I am the body
While my Guru tells me
It is an error to so believe
Which clearly is the source
Of all my present misery
O, God Almighty
Nay, God the merciful
God the beneficent
Cure me of this malady
Whereby I take on
Bodily pleasures and pains
As my very own
And suffer consequently
What are you getting
Keeping me thus in bondage
To this physical body
Be not afraid
That your game will be upset
If you grant me liberation
From this attachment to body
I am sure you can fill my role
With someone else in my stead
Though perhaps I should not wish
This condition on anyone else
Nevertheless, quickly, very quickly
Snap this bond born of ignorance
Between me and my body
Because though for you
It is a pleasant game
For me it is death knell.
Different and Alike
The refugee
Comes knocking at your door
His complexion is different
He speaks in a different tongue
Though he resembles you
In ways you may not even know
Will you let him in
And let him build a house
On your land
And maybe invite him
Now and then
To your house
For a cup of tea?
Tyranny of Thoughts
Trapped I am
Not just in body,
Trapped I am
In mind, too.
Thoughts upon thoughts
Straitjacket me
In their vice-like grip.
No sooner than
I bid one thought goodbye
Another one
Come sailing along
In the expanse of my mind.
My very identity
Seems to depend on thought
I seem to be none else
Than who I think I am.
So I exist in the mind
Awash in thoughts
I know no other reality
Except as thoughts reveal it.
Some say there is a world
Fairer than this one
Where thoughts do not obtain
But trapped in mind
I cannot access it
Ah, to cease thinking
And come face to face
With Truth itself.


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begins our originally-planned Turkey
trip; it will involve visiting friends, eating food, and harassing monkeys. First
stop: Mumbai. Staying with Kirstin's friends Jill & Vijay in the lap of
luxury. India
Lucky to arrive for Holi. It's a public festival originally intended to boost one's immune system for the changing season by splattering friends/anyone with beneficial herbs and spices. However, like anything good, it's been improved by modern technology to include bright chemical powders, firecrackers, water-balloons, and best of all: meg-squirt super-guns. And for 3+ white people not to be missed in the revelry, we wore target-white indian dress.
Not where the poorest of the country shop.
Cane juice is best served street-side.
Showing off her new boots to anyone paying attention. In the mens carriage on a public train that's everybody.
2000 years old caves, and that's with some a finely-aged Buddhism.
I say Aliens.
Everybody likes chowpatty snacks.
And everybody wants their kids pictured with blondie-clause.
No all-beef burgers at this creepy clown restaurant.
My Favorite Mumbai street food Pav Bhaji. But I can never make it correctly at home. This famous joint suggest more butter. Lots more butter.
Asking friends to do make silly things.
Some servers oblige for the camera.
At the Mall cafeteria.
One last look at Mumbai's breezy poopy shores before we head out.
Train mates.
Best overnight train accommodation
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Melbourne singer-songwriter Meg Mac has revealed the first taste of her upcoming album with the song 'Low Blows'.
"I wrote Low Blows on piano in my bedroom in Melbourne," Meg said in a statement. "The song is about the need to stand up for myself – I don't speak up or stand up for myself when I really need to. Since releasing it I've received lots of messages suggesting I'm not the only one who struggles with this.
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Do you remember back in the day when the Mac had a dozen different email apps? Can you say Eudora? Today, email apps are slim pickings, few and far between.
One of my favorite iPhone email apps is Mailbox, which is now owned by Dropbox. What does an online storage service need with a proprietary email app? I'm sure someone at Dropbox has a PowerPoint slideshow which details the reasons, but free is good, Mailbox on the iPhone is great, so how does the Mac version stack up?
Email Is Email
As a bona fide card carrying geek wannabe with a Mac, iPhone, and iPad, I proudly declare that I use Apple's built-in Mail app.
Change is good, though, and because nothing improves without change I try out other apps from time to time.
That's how I fell into Mailbox for my iPhone. I like it.
Instead of bogging it down with features to compete with Apple's Mail, Dropbox kept it lean and fast and made it easier to get through hundreds of messages in less time.
The Mac version is still beta, though you can download it and give it a try.
What you'll find is Mailbox for Mac is much like Mailbox for iPhone (also runs on some Android devices); it's clean and light and uncluttered.
Organization tools and mailboxes are accessed from the lefthand Sidebar. Click on a Mailbox to view the most recent messages. Tools to mark or save are displayed in the Toolbar above the multiple paned message area.
What Dropbox is doing with Mailbox is continued focus on simplicity, usability, and collaboration vs. what you see in Apple's Mail– feature creep and complexity. It remains to be seen whether Mailbox can make a dent in the user base, but Dropbox is a widespread and oft used utility for sharing files, so an email app is a good complement.
For now, Mailbox is in beta for the Mac but it works much like Mailbox for the Mac, though on a larger screen.
UPDATE: Mailbox never made it. Viola Eva has the details in an interesting story.


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Witnesham Area Pre-School is managed by a voluntary management committee, made up of parents of children at the pre-school. It opened in 1974 and operates from a building within the grounds of the Primary School.
"The manager and her staff create a high quality pre-school that is welcoming, stimulating and safe.
The manager is fully committed to creating, maintaining and improving the pre-school, so that it meets the highest standards and offers the best experience for children.
All staff use their skills and expertise well to support the learning and development of all children, regardless of their age or ability"
– Ofsted June 2014
Meet Our Teachers
Annette first came to the pre-school as a parent with children and went from helping with the parent rota in 1997/98 to applying for the position of pre-school Leader/Supervisor in 2000. Annette is responsible for the day to day running of the pre-school and is very dedicated. She has an impressive list of qualifications and currently holds a Level 5 in Early Childcare Learning and Development as well as accredited SENCo.
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Level 5 Early Childcare Learning and Development
Paediatric First Aid
Level 2 Award in Food Safety
Accreditation award CACHE – SENCo (Special Educational Needs)
Challenging Behaviour
Safeguarding Children Roles and Responsibilities
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Birth to Three Matters
Autism Awareness
Verbal reasoning and thinking skills in Children
Elklan Speech and Language
Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Ecat Every Childs a Talker
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Safeguarding Children Roles and Responsibilities
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A little something for me – the colour fabric will go well in my bedroom. A take on the pattern I messed around with the other evening which I liked. I'm thinking that it would look good hanging in the embroidery hoop – all the excess trimmed away and made to look neat, of course 🙂
I like the doodling element of it – never lifting the needle from the fabric, it ends where it begins.


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Oklahoma OK and My Upcoming Shows
I was so excited to join The Moth in Oklahoma City last week for the Mainstage show. The theme was "Learning Curves." I got to hang out with amazing folks, including Shannon Cason, Trisha Mitchell Coburn, Dan Kennedy, Rachel Hubbard Smith, Alexandra Rosas, and of course Moth producer Kirsty Bennett and Moth director Maggie Cino. Dan Kennedy and I reminisced about the band we had in the mid-90's, Chip Dip and the New Experience. (You can get our album on cassette, used, on eBay-- but we never digitized any of our songs. Dan thought it took the soul of a song if you digitized it.)
I'll be at a few of the StorySLAMs coming up, putting my name in the hat, and I'll also be telling stories at a couple shows in the next month or so:
OCTOBER 18: SOUNDTRACK SERIES AT THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE in QUEENS, NY
NOVEMBER 9: SPEAK UP at REAL ART WAYS in HARTFORD, CT
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Bethany United Church of Christ
1235 Broad Blvd.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
Faith Formation
Adult Bible Study will begin on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 9:30 am in the Social Hall. We will be studying "Short Stories by Jesus", written by Amy Jill Levine. Check the schedule below for all age groups. We look forward to seeing you!
Children's Minsitry
Children are welcome to join in! We have many fun activities where we learn about the life of Jesus and the stories in the Bible. We learn through participating in drama, singing, games and arts & crafts.
Nursery 9:30-10:20
Grades 1 - 3
Grades 4 - 6
Diving into the Bible w/ the Deep Blue Kids!
Will meet in the Education Building
Grades 7 - 8 9:30-10:20
Exploration of the Bible
Will meet downstairs under Social Hall
Grades 9 - 12 9:15-10:00
Study "Feasting on the Word" - for young adults
Adults 9:15-10:00
Read and discuss "Short Stories by Jesus", written by Dr. Amy Jill Levine
Will meet in the Social Hall
FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH- Family Sunday
We gather in the Sanctuary for the 10:30 am service beginning September 9th.
Below: All children were given age appropriate Bibles to take home. What a great way to keep them interested in Bible study!
Youth Fellowship
Bethany's Youth Fellowship works with the Akron Canton Regional FoodBank to sort and organize tons of food in preparation for distribution. They volunteer at Bethany Kitchen where they prepare, serve a meal and clean up after. The youth take time to rake leaves and deliver cookies to home-bound members, enjoy Christmas caroling and participate in worship services.
Our Youth Fellowship engages in many enjoyable activities, such as, game night, pottery painting, SkyZone, hiking, visiting other houses of worship to encourage team building.
Fellowship activities are scheduled throughout the year for you to join.
The Youth Group is getting ready for their annual trip. This year, they are going to Wilmington, North Carolina. Stay tuned for updates.
The Bethany Youth Fellowship Group has a ton of fun, team-building events planned for this program year. Check out the schedule below...
3.3 1-3 Escape Room
3.10 6-8 Outside Event
(weather permitting)
3.16 11:30 Bethany Kitchen
3.24 6-8 Dash and Dine
3.31 6-8 Kids Choice
4.7 6-8 Mystery Dinner
4.14 1-3 Hike
4.21 9:15 Easter Brunch
11:30 Easter Egg Hunt
4.28 2 -4 Painting with a Twist
5.5 6-8 Cinco de Mayo Party - Taco Party
5.19 1-3 Hike
5.27 Memorial Day Parade
6.2 6-8 Cook-out
6.9- 6.16 Mission Trip - Wilmington, NC
Please call 330.923.5277 for more information. All Youth are welcome to join these events!
2018 Mission Trip to Chattanooga, TN - You can tell this group really bonded during this trip.
Below: 2018 Rake and Run, 2018 Sledding at Cascade Park


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Bill Scott
I have been attending the Monday Men's Bible study for several years now. It has blessed me in many ways. We have a very open format where we share ideas, while being careful to remain true to God's Word. At times, before I decide to go to the study, it can be easy for me to talk myself out of going, but I am always glad I attend.
Quick story...this past Monday, I had an issue with the tires on my car. I went to the dealer where I purchased my tires. I had 2 tires that were "plugged" in the past because of punctures. They both were leaking slowly. The store removed the tires and would not place them back on the car due to safety reasons. I felt I was "stuck." Anyway, ended up buying 2 temporary tires (more or less) and left with the option to come back and buy tires from that store or go somewhere else and lose the credit they promised for the 2 tires I bought if I bought new tires from this dealer. I was not happy. I didn't feel like much of a Christian for at least a couple hours! Ended up going to Men's Bible study that night. Needless to say I was blessed, and I really am every time I go.
I am continually amazed at how God speaks through these "wise guys." I try to take some ideas away so I can allow myself t be sharper spiritually. We discuss some difficult and challenging topics along with Scripture, and when we call it a night, I leave feeling we have been open-minded to issues that are not always cut and dried.
I realize the need for church, with its worship, fellowship, and teaching, but Monday nights have been especially meaningful and encouraging for me. Plus, I have been able to get to know some people in a more unique way along with developing some deeper relationships/friendships.
We meet every Monday night, and yes, we are done before Monday Night Football game times, so please join us! You will be glad you did.
By the way, I went back to the tire store the next day. I had over 50k miles on the tires, so I ended up buying a set of 4 new tires, and got a much better deal than I had thought I would. I asked if I was paying enough, and the guy said that all was good. The Lord blessed me when I didn't deserve it! (That happens a lot, doesn't it?)


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When purchasing furniture, so many people are undecided whether or not to purchase from a house furniture showroom or from the website. The sensation is usually that on the internet is simpler as well as easier, however that purchasing from a showroom or mall store is safer. Could they be right or otherwise?
Regrettably there's no distinct response to this, because individuals marketing using each one of the above options claim those are the best and safest. There's little evidence in either case concerning the security of the payment details. There has been issues with leaked details online, with charge card cloning offline, so to be honest you're better to ignore that aspect.
The great majority don't have any problems using either method, also it comes lower that is the best for you. Could it be easier to purchase online? Sure it's! Do you need to by online? That's your choice to create, however with furniture one factor is obvious – you've got a much better choice online, but you receive a better look at your furniture inside a mall store or household furniture showroom before you decide to pay it off.
So that is best? Neither! You have to consider the advantages and disadvantages of every approach to purchasing furniture and then try to get rid of the negative facets of each while mixing their strengths or benefits. Let us take a look at the pros and cons of every, while bearing in mind the weakness of 1 will probably be a strength from the other.
Buying Furniture Online
Variety of Manufacturers: The primary benefit of buying furniture online is you can visit a lot of shops store websites inside a morning. You should check out Sherrill Furniture for a wide selection of upholstered sofas and chairs, Simply Amish for many mission or Shaker furniture for the kitchen, Southwood Furniture for an array of beautiful reproduction furniture and L. & J.G. Stickley Furniture for beautiful family room and dining area furniture.
Produced in America: These are merely a few examples of yankee furniture manufacturers that provide items that are 100% made in the united states. So an additional advantage of purchasing online is when you're loyal, you'll find the truly American companies where every item is created in the usa. Try that inside your local shopping center, and you'll find it difficult to find items that come in the united states by American craftsmen and ladies using sustainable American wood.
Online Room Planners: Several furniture outlets or dealers offer design services or online room planners to use. Actually, you are able to frequently depend on locating a room planner online of the manufacturer. After entering the length of your living space, you receive a scale type of you and it can also add similarly scaled thumbnails of the furniture choices to increase it through the mouse click. That method for you to observe how your furniture choices squeeze into your rooms.
Buying new furniture for your home can be exciting. More than anything else, you would want better options for a certain budget. For the best deals, check a well-rated furniture mall Singapore, where you can find all sorts of products.


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Exploring Space - The Quest for Life
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Science Documentary hosted by Deb Fialkow and published by PBS in 2006 - English narration
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How did life begin? Are we the only intelligent life in the universe? The key to unraveling the mysteries about the origins of life may just exist in space. Every day, new discoveries inch us closer to answering these cosmic questions-renewing our dreams of what lies in the unknown realms of the stars. A co-production with NHK, the largest broadcaster in Japan, KCTS/Seattle brings national public television audiences Exploring Space: The Quest for Life.
Filmed in state-of-the-art HDTV, each minute is packed with expert scientific interviews and their first-hand opinions about the possibility of life beyond Earth, as well as the history and the latest developments in Astrobiology, one of the hottest fields in science today. This is an unparalleled "you are there" viewing experience, with original, computer-animated deep-space imagery from one of Japan's leading animators, Mr. Takashi Watabe, famed for his work in such animated films as Akira, Avalon 2001 and Ghost in the Shell.
Exploring Space: The Quest for Life will trace the links between life on Earth and the rest of the universe-in the most realistic but spectacular fashion. Viewers will zoom through space alongside a meteor the size of a small city and learn how millions of years of cosmic activity have helped to create life on our planet. They'll rocket at thousands of miles an hour at a surface-hugging altitude of 50,000 feet over the ice fields of Europa and explore the search for water and possible life on other worlds. Walking the surface of Mars with the first crew to explore the red planet, viewers will focus on man's first small step to the stars and examine the question if settling deep space will alter the course of human destiny. This is an unforgettable, informative adventure that will bring audiences as close to space as humanly possible without ever leaving their home.
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- Finding Life in Outer Space
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- Planet Science: Birth of Life
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- Finding Life Beyond Earth
- Alien Contact
- 95 Worlds and Counting
- It Came from Outer Space
- Destination Space
- Destiny in Space
- Nasa - 50 Years of Space Exploration
- Space (BBC)
- Space Travel
- Are We Alone in the Universe
- Beyond the Milky Way
- Life on Mars Update (Horizon)
- Spacemen
- We are the Aliens
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Wednesday, to days ago, a SAMKUL application titled "Animal Vision: Looking at/as Animals" was submitted by University of Stavanger with Finn Arne Jørgensen as prospective Project Manager and me as one of the involved researchers, with a 10% position. My participation would concern Work Package 2, "Looking as animals".
Friday, 24 November 2017
Animal vision research application submitted
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FUMI Keep Safe
Every Momma has wished for a safe place to put there rings while they wash there hands or cook something. No one wants to put that beloved Wedding ring or family heirloom on the counter where it could get knocked off possibly down the drain. FUMI has solved the problem with the Keep Safe Instant Ring Holder. It is a Heart Shaped necklace that has a special opening on it where you can safely keep your rings while doing all those daily activities. Keep Safe comes in both Gold and Silver finishes with a reinforced 18" chain! The Keep Safe runs about $24.95 and can be found at
I received my Keep Safe from FUMI as a free sample for this review. I have the silver finished Keep Safe and its beautiful. I have used it quite a bit in my day to day activities. I found it to be a very handy piece of jewelry. I frequently make home made bread and dinner roles so taking my rings off in the kitchen is something I do several times a week. Now I just clip my Wedding rings on to my Keep Safe and continue on with my cooking. I no longer have to worry about them getting covered with bread dough or worse falling down the drain. The Keep Safe is even handy for your sunglasses. The Quality of the Keep Safe is quite good. the only Issue I had with it is my daughter got a toy caught on it when she went to give me a hug and yanked it really hard. One of the small links that holds the clasp on pulled apart. It was easily fixed in about 2 minutes( the time it took me to hunt up a pair of pliers.) and I am back to wearing it again. It looks good with everything I wear in my day to day life.
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Hello, gorgeous - The Haven Collection has arrived!/
Holding onto traditional roots, the Haven Collection by Bernhardt evokes the feeling of elegant sophistication. With chic design details and a unique mix of materials the walnut veneers make a beautiful statement in exclusive Raven, Brunette, and Cameo finishes.
With soft curves and graceful detailing, the Haven Collection is stunning from the moment you walk into the room. Feminine design influence brings a soft beauty with exquisite pieces that have the 'wow' factor.
Classic forms are integrated with contemporary design to create this stunning collection. With a variety of options when it comes to dining room pieces you can create your own combination with customizable upholstered chairs, and three table options.
Timeless style and classic details will win you over with the Haven Collection's bedroom options. Combine finishes and cases with different hardware to create a room that flows and provides interest in the room.
Acting as the room's beautiful accessories, quatrefoil motifs, geometric fretwork, and dainty hardware designs accent the Haven Collection.
Featuring a truly classic silhouette with a contemporary update, the Diane Sofa is an excellent addition to any room with the Haven Collection. The tufting detail and curved arms create depth to your room without taking up a large footprint on the floor.
Occasional options from the Haven Collection provides a beautiful grace and style as well as function to your living room. Metal, wood, and two toned options provide enough variety to create a unique room.
To view the Haven Collection and Diane Sofa in person, visit Belfort Furniture's Galleries Showroom - Building #1 in the Dulles, Virginia Furniture Campus. With hundreds of complete room settings on display, you'll find inspiration to create the room, and home, of your dreams!


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mother passed away
from this world a year ago
today by the sea
from the rocky shores
of western Ireland they fled-
my thin ancestors
the splendor of sight
our sun rises once again
in spite of darkness
the sunken treasure
of waking up to mom's voice
singing while cleaning
Gram used to tell me
it's better to sell your ass
than to sell your soul
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at Ben Franklin bridge's height
one can see halfway across New Jersey
a land so flat and so green
it almost looks like paradise
and although salvation
lies far beyond this state
it's good to feel that way
every now and then
to feel at the height
of a bridge to see the scattered
skeletons of Camden skyscrapers
to know beyond are farms and pines
suburban colonies
graphed developments
at first with natural names
Collingswood, Haddonfield, Cherry Hill
then unnatural names, townships
called by the names of colonizers
villages bearing names of lost tribes
exterminated people still roam
the barren pines, while cars collide
on highways stretched over unmarked graves
until finally the Atlantic Ocean arrives
a massive highway itself, littered with bones
of humans in chains, of slaves, of migrants
an inferno of water crushing bodies
centuries in transit
on the way to hell in life
en route to paradise in death
wherever that may be
February 28, 2017 2 Comments
Hello and welcome to the tenth issue of Whirlwind Magazine. The theme of this issue is on the meaning of the word Empire in the 21st century. In this issue we are focusing on the voices of those who have traditionally been marginalized in the literary world. Imperialism in the 21st century has evolved along with globalization, so that the term doesn't exactly have its old implications (i.e. 19th/20th century American Imperialism, or 18th/19th/20th century British Imperialism) but that of an international elite who wield financial capital as a weapon in order to oppress the vast majority of humanity.
In the meantime, well-meaning individuals who act for progress have become entangled in debates over identity politics. With this issue, we aim to unite the fractured voices of writers and artists of all identities against the real root of both Western oppression and neo-colonialism: those who control globalized financial capital, otherwise known as Empire. In the 21st century, Empire adapts to resistance against it by means of implicit control over media, technology, and education systems, in order to convince people around the world that the process of globalized capitalist oppression works. We all know due to current events that this is not the case.
The following pages include engaging poetry written by contributors from the Philadelphia area and all around the world. Vernita Hall's poems are beautifully self-aware and steeped in history as she candidly reveals the ugliness of racism. Ryan Eckes boldly speaks out against injustice, exclaiming, "never thank a democrat / for anything / we're not supposed to be / raped and killed…" and does it in such a gritty and urgent Philly way.
Savannah Cooper-Ramsey eloquently criticizes "…walls constituting nationalism, nonsense." Mark Danowsky's chilling prediction of a Post-Trump apocalyptic wasteland speaks volumes. Robin Knight describes the excesses of Oberon in his intellectual isolation. Jessica Murray walks us through the automatic checklist of Empire's quality control. Julian Tirhma introduces us to Empire's training video. Our old friend from Jamaica, Gervanna Stephens gives us her take on how oppression makes her feel. Justin Alley's poem juxtaposes imperialist war in Iraq with our decadent consumption of reality television. Mara Buck's "What is Aleppo?" takes that now famous question and flips it on its head.
Catriona McAlister's poetry confronts the luxuries we are so accustomed to in the industrialized world. Tom Pescatore's poem reflects on the human condition in a lonesome, Philly fashion. Juanita Rey, Sandra Turner-Barnes, Kymberly Brown, Preston Hood, and Molly Day all take a look at womanhood in their own way. Our final poems come from Lamont Steptoe, who delves us into the ultimate form of oppression in slavery. And finally, we have Pegi Eyers with another brilliant essay on the many problems we face when encountering Empire. As always, we'd like to thank you, the reader, for your support and hope you enjoy reading Whirlwind issue #10.
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as a poet you must live
by your own terms
write poems
not by instruction
boxed in a beige classroom
but in the open air
whether urban or rural
as a poet you must breathe
hard before inspiration arrives
but it cannot be forced
a sign must come
most likely as a familiar
bird who lands before you
and tilts its little dinosaur head
questioning your intent
because the right words
won't come unless you mean them
as a poet you must rest
easy after a productive day
even if only a handful
of lines were birthed
even if it seemed
like serendipity
slipped away