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Sea Turtle in Great Barrier Reef
Yirrganydji Aboriginal Men
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The ultimate South Pacific touring experience featuring distinct accommodations, unique activities, and must-see attractions. Spend two nights in Sydney, three nights in the Sunshine Coast, two nights in Lamington National Park, and three nights in Australia's tropical north. Major highlights include a Great Barrier Reef tropical cruise and helicopter flight, a cruise on Sydney's Captain Cook Harbor, a tour of the Sydney Opera House, the Kuranda Scenic Train, the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, and witnessing plenty of native wildlife at the Crocodile Hunter's Australia Zoo and other destinations. You will love Australia's cultural diversity, magnificent sights, delightful cuisine, and deluxe accommodations.
Day 1 : Depart the USA
We meet our Tour Director and prepare for our overnight flight to the Land Down Under.
Day 2 : Sydney Bound
Upon crossing the International Date Line, we lose a calendar day.
Day 3 : Harbor Cruise
This morning we arrive in Sydney, Australia's largest, oldest and most cosmopolitan city. We're introduced to Sydney's sparkling waterfront playground during a delightful Captain Cook harbor cruise. Gain a glimpse of the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge, the longest single span bridge in the world, sail past pristine parks, golden beaches and charming harborside neighborhoods. This afternoon we arrive at the Sydney Vibe Hotel for two nights. Tonight become acquainted with your fellow travelers at a Holiday Vacations Welcome Dinner hosted by your Tour Director at the Cyren Restaurant.
Day 4 : Opera House & City Sights
Today we discover Sydney with an expert local guide. Enjoy views of the Queen Victoria Building, Hyde Park, bustling Kings Cross and popular Bondi Beach. We marvel at the iconic sails atop the famous Sydney Opera House and enjoy a tour through this landmark venue, one of the most recognizable in the world. We'll also tour other popular landmarks throughout the city. Enjoy panoramic views of the harbor and city during lunch at the Sydney Tower Revolving Restaurant. Later there's time to visit the attractions of Darling Harbor or The Rocks. Darling Harbor is Sydney's favorite destination for leisure and entertainment, with restaurants, cafes, museums, theaters, parks and specialty shops. The Rocks is one of the most prestigious areas in Sydney with its restored houses and buildings, spectacular views across the harbor and cobbled streets and pathways.
Day 5 : Tropical Cairns
This morning we fly to tropical Cairns in Far North Queensland. This is the gateway city to many of Australia's natural wonders, including the Great Barrier Reef. We visit the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park to explore the rich history of the world's oldest living culture, dating back over 40,000 years. We join the descendants of Tjapukai people on the foothills of the Barron Gorge rain forest for an afternoon of performances, activities and demonstrations. Sample traditional bush foods, learn to play the didgeridoo, throw and paint a boomerang, marvel at live dance performances and gain insight into ancient hunting methods and the medicinal value of native plants. Enjoy three pleasant nights at the Pacific Hotel Cairns adjacent to the waterfront and the casino.
Day 6 : Kuranda Scenic Train & Skyrail
Today we experience one of the most spectacular rail excursions in the world, the Kuranda Scenic Train. As we ascend, our journey provides unsurpassed views of World Heritage recognized rain forest, steep ravines and picturesque waterfalls within the Barron Gorge National Park. Upon arrival in Kuranda, there's plenty of time to explore this fascinating mountaintop village and visit the Heritage Markets which are full of colorful and interesting arts and crafts. After lunch at Frog's Restaurant, we descend the magnificent MacAlister Range on skyrail, a 4.7 mile gondola cableway. Enjoy spectacular views of the rain forest, tropical Cairns, the Coral Sea and the lush Cairns Highlands as we glide over the rain forest canopy.
Day 7 : Great Barrier Reef & Scenic Helicopter Ride
Today we experience one of the highlights of our tour, a visit to the Great Barrier Reef. We cruise to Moore Reef located on the outer edge of the reef, the world's largest living organism. The reef is one of Australia's greatest national treasures and stretches more than 1,200 miles along the coast. We view vividly colored tropical fish and coral from the reef viewer, underwater observatory and glass bottom boat. Learn about the fish and marine life that inhabit this underwater world. Enjoy breathtaking sights of the Great Barrier Reef on an included scenic helicopter flight. Swim, snorkel or just relax in this beautiful marine setting.
Day 8 : Brisbane & Lamington National Park
This morning we fly to Brisbane, the subtropical capital of Queensland and one of Australia's most charming cities. Our tour takes us into the Brisbane city center, past many historical and significant architectural buildings, including City Hall, Parliament House and St. John's Cathedral. We travel south to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat located in the heart of one of the world's great sub-tropical rain forests – World Heritage Lamington National Park. Enjoy a brief tour of the Retreat and facilities and get ready to explore the magnificent rain forest and its many attractions. Walk through the treetops on the famous Treetop Walk and inspect the extensive display of plants and flowers in the nearby botanical gardens. We overnight at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat for two delightful nights. Enjoy the night sky with its remark-able clarity and beauty. Never before has the Southern Cross been viewed so majestically. O'Reilly's is a stargazer's dream.
Day 9 : O'Reilly's Retreat
Start the day with O'Reilly's famous bird walk and meet the hundreds of birds that feed each morning at the Retreat. During breakfast a rain forest guide will invite us to participate in the day's guided activities. Guided walks, a four-wheel drive trip to magnificent locations and morning and afternoon tea are included. Tonight enjoy a nature presentation at the Retreat Theater or enjoy a guided walk to view nocturnal creatures such as possums, pademelons and glowworms.
Day 10 : Crocodile Hunter's Australia Zoo
We depart our secluded rainforest retreat and head north to the Sunshine Coast. We visit the Australia Zoo, situated in the shadow of the Glasshouse Mountains, home of legendary television personality, Steve Irwin the "Crocodile Hunter." See colorful birds and those prehistoric legends, the big saltwater crocodiles in the Crocoseum. Experience hands-on animal encounters like nowhere else in the world. Pet a koala, hand-feed kangaroos, wallabies and see emus, wombats, dingoes, cassowaries and kookaburras. We arrive at our oceanfront home for the next three nights, the deluxe Monaco Resort in Caloundra. Our luxurious one bedroom apartments offer stunning views to the ocean and Bribie Island enabling us to watch the ships go by from our balcony. All rooms are conveniently fitted with full kitchen and laundry facilities.
Day 11 : Eumundi Markets & Steve Irwin's Wildlife Hospital
This morning we visit the world-famous outdoor markets in Eumundi. More than 350 market stalls showcase a wonderful mix of local produce, arts, crafts and fashion. We enjoy lunch at the Pub at Aussie World, a popular Sunshine Coast icon. The Pub's claim to fame is due to its quirky shape and the caricature exterior. Later we take an extraordinary behind-the-scenes tour of Steve Irwin's Australian Wildlife Hospital. Steve's dream was to provide a lifeline for nature's innocent victims - providing sick, injured and orphaned wildlife with leading-edge treatment and rehabilitation before eventual release back to the wild. We will observe animals receiving treatment, converse with medical staff and learn more about Australia's unique wildlife. The remainder of the afternoon is free to experience Caloundra's charm and stroll along the coastal boardwalks beside Bulcock and Kings Beach.
Day 12 : Noosa Eco-Cruise
This morning we follow the stunning coastline rimmed with wide stretches of clean, white sand beaches to Noosa. We experience the rich history and natural beauty that earned Noosa the title of Queensland's first UNESCO biosphere. The Noosa Eco-Cruise provides spectacular views of beaches, mountains, birds and marine life. We enjoy a short guided walk to discover native plants, then reboard our vessel for a generous morning tea in the shadow of the National Park. There's time to stroll along Noosa's famous Main Beach and visit fashionable Hastings Street, home to the best in boutiques, renowned cafes and restaurants. We gather this evening for our special Farewell Dinner.
Day 13 : Fond Farewells
This morning we bid farewell to Australia. We recross the International Date Line and return home with cherished memories.
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Hackney Empire's Panto Press Night
As the nights draw in and the temperature drops there's only one thing that's guaranteed to cure the winter blues and that's a good ol' dose of panto!
And pantos don't get much more iconic than Hackney Empire's – who this year deliver Cinderella with glamour, glitter, gags and a whole lot of festive warmth!
If press night was anything to go by East London is in for a festive treat of the highest order! Good luck to the cast and the crew for the rest of the run! Cinderella plays until 31 Dec.
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Marsh Harrier - The largest of the Harriers. The Marsh Harrier feeds on lizards, small birds, voles an insects. They patrol reedbeds or low vegetation at low level when hunting for prey with only a few wing beats and a graceful glide. There are a few in Britain and sometimes seen in the wetlands of Ireland. It is a summer visitor here but winter mainly in Africa although some do overwinter in south west Europe where these photographs were taken in the Algarve at Vilamoura reedbeds Portugal.
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Hunting over Vilamoura reedbeds Portugal.
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The St. Mary's Extended Day Program is offered at the school, for students Grades Pre-K through Grade 5 from 3:30-6:00 pm, each day that school is in session.
Cassidy Meysenburg, program director, leads the children in exercise, activities, free time and homework time. A healthy snack is offered each day, except "Sweet Treat" Thursdays.
If interested in registering your child(ren) for the Extended Day Program, please fill out the registration form and send back to the school office.
If you have questions, please call the school office at 402-367-3669 or follow this link.
Here is one example Extended Day's Fall activities, with the help of Aquinas students.


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Queer Community through Photographic Acts. Three Entrances to an Artistic Research Project Approaching LGBTQIA Russia
The compilation thesis is made within the field of fotografisk gestaltning (photography) and is a study of the potential for queer community to emerge through photographic acts. It consists of two artworks that have been presented in a series of exhibitions, published texts, workshops, and lectures. The artworks are the photography-, video-, and sound-based installation State of Mind, and the photographic series At the Time of the Third Reading/Vid tiden för den tredje läsningen/Во время третьего чтения, which is presented as framed images as well as in book form.
The publication Queer Community through Photographic Acts introduces the research through three entry points: photography, queer, and artworks. The first two entries highlight how these concepts are used in the research as practices and theories. The latter is a written visit to the artworks that takes place from different temporal and situational positions, and reflects on the work with LGBTQIA issues and community over borders.
The focus is on the emergence of community within, and through, the artworks, and how this may produce recognition of certain identities. At the same time, the artworks may destabilize what is taken for norms. How community emerges in the process of making art, as well as when activating the finalized works through exhibitions, workshops, and other presentations, is also explored.
The subject of the artworks is lesbian living in St. Petersburg, a Russian women's camp, and how one may navigate through society as queer identities. Group portraits and community form the overall foundation for the gestaltning of the artworks. The conditions for making art with the Russian LGBTQIA community as an artist from abroad are taken into consideration, as well as other shared embodied positions such as queerness and whiteness. This is performed through notions of positions and movement, as well as paying attention to an in-between – Trinh T. Minh-ha's concept which opens for a space of change and resistance to fixed positioning.
queer community, photographic acts, fotografisk gestaltning, photography, feminist theory, queer theory, community, embodied position, movement, performativity, intersectionality, situated knowledge, in-between, insider, outsider, Russian LGBTQIA, artistic research, Trinh T. Minh-ha.
ISBN: 978-91-88031-03-7 (printed version)
ISBN: 978-91-88031-30-3 (digital version)
Artworks and publications
Queer Community through Photographic Acts. Three Entrances to an Artistic Research Project Approaching LGBTQIA Russia (thesis frame).
At the Time of the Third Reading/ Во время третьего чтения, edited by Annica Karlsson Rixon, published by Art and Theory Publishing, 2016. ISBN: 978-91-88031-29-7.
At the Time of the Third Reading/Vid tiden för den tredje läsningen/Во время третьего чтения (2013), photography series. Selected photographs from the series represented in the collections of the Erna and Victor Hasselblad Foundation (2013) and Malmö Art Museum (2014).
State of Mind (2008), a photography-, video- and sound-based installation made as a collaborative project between Annica Karlsson Rixon and Anna Viola Hallberg. Part of the Gothenburg Museum of Art's collection since 2016. Annica Karlsson Rixon
Dissertation exhibition
State of Mind – Queer Lives in Russia, Museum of World Culture, Gothenburg, June 8 – September 4, 2016.
Other exhibitions
State of Mind, Galleri K1, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden. 07.25.08 – 08.28.08
State of Mind and Resonance, ROSPHOTO – Russian National Center of Photography, St. Petersburg, Russia. Curator: Xenia Nikolskaya. 09.05.08 – 10.19.08.
Talkin' Loud & Sayin´ Something: Four Perspectives of Artistic Research, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden. Curator: Mika Hannula. 09.24.08 – 11.16.08.
State of Mind, Kharkiv Municipal Gallery, Charkiv, Ukraine. 07.17.09 – 04.08.09.
State of Mind at GogolFest 09, Art Arsenal, Kiev, Ukraine. Initiator and director: Vlad Troitskiy. 09.11.09 – 09.29.09.
State of Mind, "Y" – Gallery for Contemporary Art, Minsk, Belarus. 03.05.10 – 03.30.10.
The Moderna Exhibition 2010, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden. Curators: Gertrud Sandqvist, Lisa Rosendahl, and Fredrik Liew. A digital presentation of the project. 10.02.10 – 01.09.11.
State of Mind, Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria. 08.03.11 – 09.18.11.
In Mind and Memory, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, UC Berkeley, California, USA. Curator: Anurada Vikram. 09.28.11 – 10.22.11.
Queerography, International Queer Culture Festival, Art Space TAIGA, St. Petersburg, Russia. Curator: Nadia Plungian. 09.10.12 – 09.20.12.
The Visible: Contemporary Swedish Photography, Artipelag, Stockholm, Sweden. Curators: Jessica Höglund, Magnus Jensner, and Niclas Östlind. 02.08.14 – 05.11.14.
En egen röst – om kvinnors kamp för rösträtt och mänskligt utrymme, Malmö Art Museum, Sweden. Group exhibition. Curators: Cecilia Wiedenheim, Joa Ljungberg, and Marika Reuterswärd. 06.05.14 – 09.10.14.
Framing Bodies, Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg. Curators: Dragana Vujanovic and Louise Wolthers. 05.30.15 – 08.30.15.
Other texts published in connection with the PhD project
Annica Karlsson Rixon and Anna Viola Hallberg, State of Mind, Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Something – four aspects of artistic research, ArtMonitor, no. 4 (2008).
Annica Karlsson Rixon and Lena Martinsson Översättningar i rörelse – Experimentell etnografi och konstnärligt forskande, Kulturella perspektiv, no. 3–4, (2011).
Annica Karlsson Rixon and Anna Viola Hallberg, Handlingsrymd, Paletten no. 4 – 1 (2011/2012).
Annica Karlsson Rixon and Lena Martinsson, Trots Allt, Tidskrift för genusvetenskap, no. 1 (2013). <http://ojs.ub.gu.se/ojs/index.php/tgv/article/view/2665>
Selected Presentations, Lectures, Seminars
Loving the Alien – Artistic Research Conference, School of Photography, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Lecture. May 30, 2008.
Talkin' Loud & Sayin´ Something: Four Perspectives of Artistic Research, ELIA 10th Biennial Conference, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden. Artistic research symposium, presentation and panel discussion. Oct 31, 2008.
"Queer Photography," Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden. Lecture. April 21, 2009.
State of Mind, 7th European Feminist Research Conference, "Gendered Cultures at the Crossroads of Imagination, Knowledge and Politics," Utrecht University, Netherlands. Paper presentation and panel discussion. June 6, 2009.
"Beatrice Bain Research Group Presents: Impossible Translations and Unexpected Intersections, Panel Discussion on Two Intercultural Projects." Ewa Majewska, Annica Karlsson Rixon, and Anna Viola Hallberg. Presider Professor Paola Bacchetta, University of California, Berkeley, USA. Presentation and panel discussion. Feb 9, 2010.
"Palpable Curating: In and Out of Institutions," "The Task of the Curator – Translation, Intervention, and Innovation," in the Exhibitionary Practice Conference, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA. Paper presentation and panel discussion. Karlsson Rixon and Hallberg. May 15, 2010.
"State of Mind," Changing Identities and Contexts in the Arts: Artistic Research as the New European Paradigm for the Arts, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland. Conference, paper presentation. Nov 9, 2010.
International Photo Symposium in Gothenburg on Portraiture, Gothenburg University, Sweden. Arranged by the School of Photography, Gothenburg University, and the Hasselblad Foundation. With Geoffrey Batchen, Tanya Sheehan, Annica Karlsson Rixon, and Frøidi Lazlo. Seminar, lecture. Dec 2, 2010.
"Gespräche zur Fotografie – eine Diskussion mit den Künstlerinnen," Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria. With Silvia Eiblemayr, Christiane Erharter, Katrina Daschner, Anna Viola Hallberg, and Annica Karlsson Rixon. Panel discussion. Aug 3, 2011.
"In Mind and Memory," research presentation hosted by Townsend Center Working, Group on Socialism and Sexualities, University of California Berkeley. Organized by Anastasia Kayiatos and Annica Karlsson Rixon. Oct 3, 2011
"In Mind and Memory," Artistic Research Symposium, Wurster Hall, University of California, Berkeley, USA. Participants: Deena Al-Adeeb, Annica Karlsson Rixon, Anna Viola Hallberg, Johan Öberg, Lena Martinsson, and Greg Niedermayer. Moderator: Laura Fantone. Organized by Anurada Vikram and Annica Karlsson Rixon. Oct 3, 2011. <http://anthropology.berkeley.edu/content/mind-and-memory-oct-3>.
"State of Mind," Conference on Identities and Resistance. Heritage, Shristi University, Bangalore, India. Presentation. Karlsson Rixon and Hallberg. Feb 23, 2012.
"State of Mind and Other Works," Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia, Moscow, Russia. Presentation. Karlsson Rixon and Hallberg. June 18, 2012.
"The Politics of Forms and Forces," University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Arranged by Lena Martinsson and Annica Karlsson Rixon for the Center for Interdisciplinary Gender Research (GIG). Lecture and two-day workshop with Prof. Trinh T. Minh-ha, UC Berkeley, USA. Apr 25-27, 2013.
"State of Mind, konst i rörelse med rysk hbtq-aktivism," Uppsala Queerseminarium, Uppsala University, Sweden. Seminar, presentation. Oct 3, 2013.
"A Sense of Our Times: A Symposium on Current Debates in Feminist and Queer Theory," Department of Cultural Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Panels and presentations with Jackie Stacey, Anu Koivunen, Lena Martinsson, and Annica Karlsson Rixon. Respondents: Lisbeth Larsson and Mikela Lundahl. June 16, 2014.
"State of Mind – konst i rörelse med rysk hbtq-aktivism," Temakväll Pussy Riot and the Cossacks, Havremagasinet, Boden, Sweden. Lena Jonson and Annica Karlsson Rixon. Lecture and panel. Sep 24, 2014.
"Queer Art in Russia," Museum of World Culture, Gothenburg, Sweden. Participants: Nadia Plungian, independent curator and researcher, Moscow, and Annica Karlsson Rixon, visual artist/photographer. Moderated by Louise Wolthers, head of research and curator at Hasselblad Foundation. Panel discussion. June 8, 2016.


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How to Write a Morning Mantra.
Why is a Morning Mantra Important?
A morning mantra can focus you. Often, when we awaken, we are scattered. We are thinking about work, kids, dinner, a doctor's appointment tomorrow and everything else we have to do. We are so busy checking off a mental "to-do" list, it's no wonder we are often exhausted before we have even started! Beginning your day with a morning mantra can affirm your capabilities, remind you what is important and even more! The physical act can ground you. It will give you time to stop and collect your thoughts. It will allow you to breathe and effectively block out all those other thoughts crowding in your head. It will focus you and give you the necessary moment to stop and breathe.
What is a Mantra?
A mantra is a word or phrase that is repeated over and over again during meditation. While it is still used that way, more recently, it has taken on a new identity. It has become for many people, a lot like a personal mission statement. Whether you couple it with Yoga, meditation or just say it as a morning routine, a mantra is an affirmation, a statement by which you guide your actions.
Mahatma Gandhi
"The mantra becomes one's staff of life and carries one through every ordeal. Each repitition has a new meaning carrying you nearer and nearer to G-d."
What is your motivation?
Do you have a morning mantra?
Developing a Mantra.
The first Mantra I wrote was very simple. It was a mix between a prayer and a wishlist. It went something like this:
"Please let my children be healthy and happy and let me be successful."
As you can see, I was requesting these things. After awhile, I changed it up a bit. I began my mantra with what I could do to make my day successful.
"I will have a productive day by being positive and pro-active."
Next step was to make that into a simple statement that would not just ensure a productive day but would embrace the way I wanted to conduct my life. I wanted a statement that I could recite when I was tense. nervous or just needed a reminder of what really matters.
Your morning mantra can be whatever will motivate, inspire, affirm and remind you of your uniqueness!
Think of it as your own slogan or motto, your own personal trademark.
Keep it Simple and Keep it Real
Remember, this is a statement or saying that you will be using to help you to be a better you. Be careful to make it realistic. Try not to over complicate it. The following table will help you to organize your thoughts and priorities. By doing this, you can write or choose a mantra that will suit your own personal needs and lifestyle.
Do you need a kick in the pants or a gentle nudge? Mantras are not "one size fits all."
What kind of mood do I want it to express?
When will I be using it?
To Encourage and guide
As a reinforcement.
Do I want it light?
As a morning mantra.
To give me courage.
As affirmation.
Should it be serious?
To be repeated several times throughout the day.
To give me focus/direction.
To keep me on my toes.
Do I need powerful words?
As a motivator or reminder whenever I need it.
To motivate me or calm me down.
To keep me grounded.
How do you know what to include in your Mantra?
Think about it. Think about a "good day" that you have had recently. What made it good? What made it special? What made it different?
Think about a "bad day" you have had recently. What happened there?
While you are thinking about this, keep it personal. Try not to put blame on everyone else for your success or failure. Your happiness is not contigent on others. YOU are responsible for your own expectations and reactions. Use your mantra to help remind you of this!
Watch Grey's Anatomy to see Dr. Shephards famous Mantra.
Some Famous Mantras
- "Everyday in every way I'm getting better and better."~Laura Silva
- "Love is the only miracle there is."~Osho
- "I change my thoughts, I change my world."~Norman Vincent Peale
- "Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results."~Willie Nelson
- "Be the change you wish to see in the world." – Gandhi
And one of my favorite Mantras.....
"Dare, dream, do."~Walt Disney
The Morning Mantra as part of the Morning Routine
A morning mantra is a great way to start off your morning routine. It will help get you motivated and inspired. To learn how to incorporate it into a morning routine, please check out my hub, How to start and Stick to a Morning Routine.
What if you can't write your own Mantra?
First, it is YOUR personal mantra. It doesn't matter how it sounds to anyone but you. If you don't feel able to express what you would like to say, then feel free to borrow someone else's Mantra, song, poem or prayer. As long as you are not using it for any publication, you can even mix or match a few and make it your own. The point here is to find words that will encourage and inspire you.
This is an amazing way to keep yourself motivated and inspired. I tend to pray and write throughout the day to keep my spirit calm, but this morning mantra is something I'd like to try out. Thank you for teaching me something new!!!
Voted up, useful, awesome, interesting, shared on FB. Such a great idea. I love this idea and it's a great way to get motivated. Well done all the way through. I didn't even know what it was, now I do :)
I used to use a list of affirmations that were personal to me. When I was going through my things a few days ago, I found the index-like cards with the sayings on them, and after reading this I'm inclined to pull them out. It would be nice to have a morning mantra of my own, to inspire and motivate me.
Thanks for sharing this with us, and have a great day!
~ Kathryn
I started doing this last year but mine is a bit long. I say to myself, "I release all anger and fear, all pain and sorrow, and walk in the Light and Love of Spirit. Light of Spirit protect me. Love of Spirit enfold me. Remind me that I am the wanted child of a loving Creator, and I was born with a grateful heart."
I had to start doing it because dead people follow me around. No I'm not psychotic, just a wee bit too open sometimes. Great hub, thanks! :)
I cam back to read this one--positive thoughts --especially first thing in the morning--have been on my mind lately--dare, dream do?
I need to do this! I really do. And I need to repeat whatever mantra I choose all day long! I like the table and how you separated out different kinds of mantras to focus on depending on what's needed for that day. Many votes!
What a great hub!!
I think I'll adopt DARE,DREAM,DO at least for awhile. It will be my challenge. Thanks for sharing
Great hub, most inspiring! I'm a believer in the power of positive thinking and how our mood and feelings impact everything we do, but I never thought of having my own morning mantra. This is brilliant! Voted up and awesome, thanks for sharing!
I have a morning mantra already so great minds do think alike - would you like to hear it?
Oh Randi babeeeeeeeeeeeee
Oh Randi babeeeeeeeeeeeee
Oh Randi babeeeeeeeeeeeee
Oh Randi babeeeeeeeeeeeee
Could you fix me breakfast in bed honnnnnnnnnnnn
Will ya
Will ya
Will ya
Will ya
and in the nude for poppa
and in the nude for poppa
and in the nude for poppa
and in the nude for poppaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I really do love the variation in the theme of your hubs my ravishing Randi and this one really inspired me because of my love for all kinds of music including Gregorian chants.
I will post and link your awesome work here on FB for all to see including your bio/introduction page as well.
I sincerely hope all is well with you these days with your two legged and four legged family and I was in the water four times yesterday and will be in 4 times again today because we are having a heat wave this week but what the heck it's mid July already and summer is halfway over - just where does the time go and is it Randi that we are just getting older - or better, lol.
Sending three big hugs your way Canadian style from Colin, Little Miss Tiffy and Mister Gabriel at lake erie time 10:45am with first cup of coffee after night shift sleep
Monday the 29th....Send me your phone number email....I will give you instructions and we can plan..Look forward to thevisit..
I have a mantra that I say at night..better move to morning time. I think having a positive statement inside helps the day run more smoothly. Having positive thoughts change your attitude and sometimes that makes you feel like things are changing.
I dont hjave a montra but I will create one and like you say keep it short and simple..:) bless you
It is good to have a positive mantra and to repeat it to yourself from time to time, but when others are around, do it silently. Or you may find yourself living in a rubber room. Trust me.
What a very interesting idea! I suppose I use several of these a day that I make up as the need arises. (either that or I talk to myself too much!) I like the concept of writing a specific one to use over and over. Voting this hub up and useful and more!
I use mantras all the time and in fact, have them written on notes all over the house! It really does help to see those notes when I'm in a difficult period of my life, which seems to be most of the time lately. We all need encouragement. Nice hub.
Excellent thoughts on a mantra to make you the best you you can be. (That's a lot of you's!) There are so many aspects in my life I could use a different sort of mantra for. Maybe I should go with the title of a little coffee table book my daughter bought me a couple of years ago ... Everything is going to be okay". ;) Thanks for the hub.
Sounds good. Has been a few years but reminds me of Oral Roberts saying "Something good is going to happen to me, this very day!" Whether is did or not it was a great thought to start the day.
Great suggestions, Randi. Honestly, I just don't need one...I am focused from the time I eat breakfast to the time I go to bed....just a freak that way. :)


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The trials,tribulations and observations of Christian life in both real life and virtual reality
Be a new creation! Corinthians 5:13
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Oh, the wonders!
One of the best things in Second Life are the wonderous places to explore and visit! Often, Peter and I are way too busy to take a moment to wander and travel across the sims but when we do...well, the breathtaking sights remind us that SL is a place of intense creativity and imagination.
Each place has been built from the ground up. Each object built, sculpted, colored and designed to the smallest detail by the steady hand and mouse of it's creator. Where once flat, virgin land lay now are monuments, cities, caves, harbors and jungles. These treasures are sprinkled across the SL universe just waiting to be visited and savored.
Tonight we explored several sims, beginning with The Lost Gardens of Apollo. This sumptuous, lavish place is a wonder to behold. Even the music is lush and exotic. It would take hours to explore its every nook and cranny--if you can get in, that is! It's not mistake that this sim is always full. The grandeur is beyond measure.
Aside from the sights, there are also activities such as tai chi, flying carpets and hiking. There are also numerous spots just to meditate, ponder or relax. You can also dance at their salsa themed plaza. It is without saying that it is perhaps one of the most romantic places to take your special someone. But, you won't be alone much lol, this place is packed with visitors. Apollo is PG rated and no voice is allowed. This keeps it safe for everyone and aside from the occasional (ok not so occasional) newbie faux pas of public chat texting, it's pretty much a quiet interlude.
Another wonderful place to visit is Celestial Requiem NYC/WTC. The sim creators and designers work hard to recreate the flavor of New York City in order to honor its history and 9/11 tragedy. And, typical of SL, the work is international. The designer who lovingly created the Statue of Liberty is from England. He even created a 1920's replica of a baseball stadium with a working baseball game script! Lots to see and do in Second Life NYC, including shopping and events. The World Trade Center Towers are incredible structures and gives one pause. Being from near NYC, the memory of those huge monoliths still brings tears to my eyes. It's an honorable thing Mel Regent did to dedicate a sim to one of the greatest cities on Earth.
Yet another very cool sim isn't land at all. It's a sphere! And, inside that sphere is the moon, complete with working equipment, a racing explorer vehicle and offers of free moon boots and spacesuits! To make it even more fun, the moon boots create footprints on the moon's surface. But, really aside from the fun is the realism. This is 3D immersive web 2.0 at it's best. It's simple yet very effective. Elon University created Elon Moon base and I hope they continue to create other planets to land on, like Mars and Saturn. Maybe a black hole....
Where else but in Second Life can you travel from an Arabian style harbor to New York City to the moon all in one night? And, I didn't even have to worry about having 3 oz bottles in a gallon sized plastic bag to carry or a passport!
Now, if Second Life's client viewer would just remain stable with the next upgrade, there will be more places to go and see to satisfy my wanderlust.
Posted by "Brielle Coronet" at 10:12 PM
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of troubled U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to pull themselves out of the dumps Tuesday, despite efforts by government officials to buttress slipping confidence and limit speculation in the sector.
Bank stocks struggled to find their footing after briefly turning around in mid-day trading, as heavyweights like Bank of America BAC, -2.02%, AIG AIG, -2.52% and Wachovia Corp. WB, -0.28% ended in the red.
Others like First Horizon National FHN, -1.33%, State Street Corp STT, -0.75%. and Washington Mutual WM, -1.59% managed to hold on to their gains in a volatile day of trading.
The Financial Select Sector SPDR XLF, -1.34%, an exchange-traded fund that tracks financial stocks in the S&P 500 Index, lost 3%.
No boost for Fannie, Freddie
Despite a wave of support from government officials throughout the day, their rhetoric had little effect on Fannie Mae FNM, +0.00% and Freddie Mae FRE, +1.06%, which spent the day mired deep in the red. Fannie closed 27% lower at $7.07 while Freddie ended 26% at $5.26.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday it would limit so-called naked shorting of shares in Fannie and Freddie, along with primary dealers including Merrill Lynch MER, -1.02%, Morgan Stanley MS, -1.16% and Goldman Sachs GS, -1.10%. See full story.
Meanwhile, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told a Senate panel that his greater concern wasn't insolvency but the prospect that banks will be too gun-shy to make new loans.
"Our banking system is well capitalized. It came in with strong capital. We are watching situation very carefully," he commented. "My concerns have turned less on the solvency of these institutions and more on their ability to extend the credit that our economy needs to keep growing -- because in many cases banks are deleveraging or shrinking or reluctant to take advantage of business opportunities." See full story.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson also told the Senate panel that Fannie and Freddie do not plan to use a U.S. government backstop now, and that the plan was aimed at supporting financial-market stability, not just the two companies alone.
And speaking at a news conference, President Bush also called the U.S. banking system basically sound. He said at the same meeting with reporters that Freddie and Fannie should remain private enterprises.
Wachovia ends in red
After briefly gaining ground in mid-day trading, Wachovia could not hold on to gains and ended the day nearly 8% lower at $9.08. Its stock had fallen 15% after an analyst's downgrade put a spotlight on the shares.
Oppenheimer analyst Meredith Whitney cut Wachovia to underperform from perform on Tuesday, saying that expenses cannot come down fast enough to offset a fall in its mortgage portfolio and loans on the balance sheet. See full story.
Notable gainers were Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH which ended 6% higher after reports that the investment bank is considering going private, and Washington Mutual, which ended 12% up after soaring over 30% during the day. Turnaround in the thrift came a day after WaMu had to refute market rumors to say it significantly exceeds all regulatory "well-capitalized" minimums for depository institutions.
Earnings matter
First Horizon National FHN, -1.33%, the Memphis, Tenn.-based financial-services holding company, swung to a second-quarter net loss from a year-earlier profit, increased its capital ratios and named a new chief executive as part of a succession plan. First Horizon lost $19.1 million, or 11 cents a share, compared with net income of $22.1 million or 17 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.
First Horizon, the top gainer in the S&P 500 SPX, -0.79%, ended 17% higher at $5.89 after shooting up over 30% during the day.
State Street Corp. STT, -0.75% said its second-quarter net income jumped 50% from the year-earlier period on acquisitions it made and it boosted earnings estimates for the year. The stock ended 7% to $59.65. See full story.
U.S. Bancorp USB, -1.97% said its second-quarter net income fell about 18%, to $950 million, or 53 cents a share, compared with $1.16 billion or 65 cents a share a year ago. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters First Call expected Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp to post a profit of 59 cents a share. The stock was down 3% at $22.70. See full story.


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I haven't been able to do the hike around Lake Mingo for several weeks, due to being out of town. I'd like to go tomorrow, but it's the opening of deer season, and I'd rather not get shot.
I think I'll go to Kickapoo instead. Although some of Kickapoo is also hunting area, I'm pretty sure that the main trails that I know are safe. (The 7.6 mile Out and Back trail, that I want to try One of These Days, however, is not.)


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About Festival Tower. Art and film brought together in new tower for Toronto.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) opened last month in a new location down the road from the Art Gallery of Ontario. Bridging the divide between art and film, the 153,000 sq. ft TIFF Bell Lightbox includes two galleries and five cinemas. One of the first exhibitions to be held in the new premises will be "Tim Burton", opening 26 November. The exhibition, consisting of drawings, paintings, storyboards and puppets from the director's body of work, drew more than 800,000 visitors when it opened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York last November.
The building, which cost C$140m to build, was designed by Toronto architectural firm, Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB), who also designed the National Ballet School of Canada, the Gardiner Museum and the Canadian Embassy in Berlin. TIFF raised another C$50m for endowment.
The Lightbox, which also contains restaurants, workshops, offices and sleek Toronto condos, was conceived as a complex to house all its individual parts. A sleek 42-floor apartment tower rises above the cinemas and exhibition spaces and an outdoor staircase doubles as an amphitheatre inspired by the Casa Malaparte, a house built on the edge of a cliff on the island of Capri around 1937.
In September the Lightbox hosted the world premiere of "Cave of Forgotten Dreams", Werner Herzog's 3-D documentary descent into the Chauvet caves of southern France that contain charcoal drawings of animals dating back more than 30,000 years.
A retrospective of work by Julian Schnabel, entitled "Julien Schnabel: Art and Film", which opened at the Art Gallery of Ontario last month (until 2 January 2011), coincided with the North American premiere of Schnabel's new film, "Miral", at TIFF.
The Lightbox's programme will focus on "as broad a swathe of cinema as possible," said Noah Cowan, the artistic director of Lightbox, "everything from artistically minded Hollywood films to the most difficult avant garde work."
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Sprockets is a British Cycling Go-Ride Club for 6 – 16 year olds, we run sessions on traffic free sites to improve cycling skills, confidence and ability. The club is run by qualified, insured and experienced coaches.
Where do we meet ?
Bohunt School Wokingham, Nine Mile Ride Extension, Off Sheerlands Road, Arborfield, RG2 9GB
When do we meet ?
Saturdays : Rogues and Rascals (6-9yo) 9:50-11am.
Racers (9-17yo) 10:50am-1230pm.
Who can join ? Any young person who :
- can ride without stabilizers
- can be coached in a group
- and has the following :
- a safe bike in good working condition
- a helmet and gloves or cycling mittens
- a completed consent form
How much does it cost ?
- £25.00 annual membership, then
- £3.00 member pay-as-you-go (£2 for each sibling), or
- £5.00 per non-member per session, pay-as-you-go
- £3.00 per session for the Rugrats (First Saturday in the Month only)
We are a friendly welcoming club which measures success in Smiles !
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Mash Problem in Maya 2018
i see no issue.
You tried to create a box. Looks fine.
where is the box?
I am trying to distribute the Letter A but it changes into Box
Mash defaults to replicating the object 20 times along the X axis a given distance. Your box is just probably 20 A's side by side. Pretty sure that's what Oglu ment.
there ia no solution until now
Have you tried adjust the attributes in the distribution properties? Reduce the number, increase the distance between them, etc.
I did every thing
I think there is a problem in Maya 2018 its self because there is another issue in Maya
the scene disappear when I press F in Maya … rather than making foucs on selected object
I replied to your other thread about the objects disappearing. Show a screengrab of your distribution settings.


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Forthcoming petrochemical plant could be catalyst for industrial resurgence
The signing of the project agreement (PA) for Caribbean Gas Chemical Ltd.'s US$950 million gas-to-petrochemicals complex at the Union industrial estate, La Brea, strongly indicates that Trinidad and Tobago's much-acclaimed gas-based heavy industrial programme is back in business after a five-year hiatus.
Caribbean Gas Chemical Ltd. is owned by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc., Mitsubishi Corporation, Massy Holdings and the National Gas Co., the latter representing the government's interest in what will be a groundbreaking downstream investment.
More than 5 million tonnes a year of methanol is already produced in Trinidad and Tobago, but this project goes well beyond methanol into new areas. Part of the production of 1 million tonnes of methanol will be diverted to produce dimethyl ether (DME) for the first time in the country.
DME is known as a "green molecule" and can be used in transport as a replacement for diesel – much-needed among the country's diesel-using vehicles because of the latter's pollution effects.
China has been in the forefront of countries which have adopted the use of DME in transport, along with Japan and Sweden.
DME is also used in power generation and could be substituted for the diesel now used in some Caricom electricity plants that might prefer it to LNG, which the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs (MEEA) has been promoting through the newly-established Caribbean Energy Thematic Fund.
Energy and Energy Affairs Minister Kevin Christian Ramnarine has reminded us that the last natural gas master plan, drawn up by Gaffney Cline and Associates in 2002, specifically recommended the introduction of DME into the local energy landscape.
"The government should consider a major initiative for the expansion of natural gas use through natural gas-based fuels such as DME and fuel-grade methanol in the Caribbean," it suggested.
MEEA itself has said little about fuel-grade methanol as a substitute for fuel oil and diesel, but this possibility has been put forward consistently by Trinidad and Tobago businessman George Naime at every conference to which he has been invited to speak.
Caribbean Gas Chemical has also pledged to look seriously at a second-phase expansion programme beyond DME to include the production of monoethylene glycol (MEG) from syngas and/or ethane extraction.
This would be a major development if it happens, as MEG can be used to produce automotive coolants, polyester fibre and PET resins.
Though the gas-to-petrochemicals complex is the first of a new generation of downstream, gas-based projects to arrive at the project agreement stage, it is not by any means the only new one under consideration.
National Energy (NE) is also pursuing other projects, including inorganic chemicals, methanol to polyolefins (plastics), steel processing, silico-manganese refining and single-cell protein production (a pilot plant already exists).
The list does not include the midscale Caribbean LNG plant across the road from Union at the Labidco industrial estate, which NE has been helping to bring to fruition and in which it may possibly be a shareholder.
What's more, NE is now casting its net into the wider Caricom region and recently embarked on a Suriname Engagement Strategy (SES), under which it will offer its expertise in such areas as "energy policy, the establishment of logistical ports, harbours and industrial estates for energy-based projects," according to NE's president, Dr. Vernon Paltoo.
Suriname is not much of a gas producer at the moment, but it could discover gas during its offshore exploration programme and will then be faced with the challenge of how to monetise it.
The new "logistical port" at Galeota, in southeast Trinidad, funded by NE to the tune of US$85 million, is designed to play an important role in NE's Caribbean outreach. In recent weeks, NE has been advertising for "interested contractors" to join it in "managing and operating the port of Galeota."


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The British Embassy in Tel Aviv raised the issue of the demolition of the villages of Um-il-Hiran and Ateer with the Ministry of Justice and the Arab Affairs Officer at the Prime Minister's office. The Embassy continues to monitor the situation closely. The UK also makes clears its concerns about Susiya and is a supporter of the community in Susiya, with regular visits to see the situation on the ground.
The UK is deeply concerned by Israeli proposals to relocate the Bedouin population across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, action that the UN has said could constitute forcible transfer. These plans could have a devastating impact on the communities concerned and could open the way for further settlement expansion - endangering the viability of a two-state solution.
The Government's position is clear: demolitions cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; are harmful to the peace process; and are, in all but the most exceptional of cases, contrary to international humanitarian law. The Fourth Geneva Convention is clear that the destruction of any real or personal property in Occupied Territory is not justified unless it is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations.
The UK continues to encourage the Israeli authorities and Bedouin communities to engage in dialogue to agree a satisfactory solution to the issue, respecting the equality of all of Israel's citizens in a way which avoids forced relocations, and is consistent with Israel's commitments under international law.


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The Brexit-supporting press has mounted a vicious assault on the three high court judges who ruled in the article 50 case and it has undermined our constitution in the process. The government appears to be fuelling this attack. Sajid Javid, the local government secretary, described the judges as seeking to "thwart the will of the people".
The judiciary is a pillar of our constitution. Allow faith in the judges to be eroded and that pillar is eroded at a huge cost to our freedoms.


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Hill Crest Mittens Crochet Pattern
The Hill Crest Mitten pattern includes instructions to create mittens in three sizes: toddler (thumbless), child, and adult that are full of fun and texture.
This pattern uses worsted weight yarn - Drops Nepal wool/alpaca blend was used for the mittens in these pictures.
Skill Level: Easy/Intermediate
This pattern is available for free, with ads, at my blog www.crochet.life
PDF Pattern Notes:
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This pattern is written in English using U.S. crochet stitch terminology.
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We are delighted to have teamed up again this year with Ghengis and Epic Fireworks to offer the chance to win one of two prizes of £500 worth of fireworks to be used in a private display.
About the Prize Sponsors
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Just choose the answer to the question below. All correct entries will go into a draw and the winner will be selected on Friday 23rdAugust 2018.
All entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
Thanks for entering. Good luck!
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The University of Strathclyde invites applications for University of Strathclyde India MBA Scholarship 2017 from graduate and postgraduate students.
The scholarship will be offered to Indian students so that they can undertake a Strathclyde MBA (one year, full-time study) in Glasgow, UK, commencing September 2018.
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Graduate students who got MBA offer from the University of Strathclyde are eligible for the scholarship.
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Don't be stupid, #50: The Joker, C. S. Lewis, and Evil →
The new episode of Don't be stupid. is a great one. I got to weave together my love of comics with my love of theology — with a little C. S. Lewis thrown in. And our producer, Bobby, did some amazing stuff with it.


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African Scripts
|$ 175.00
January 18th, 2019 9:30 AM
- Instructor: Ann Miller
- Workshop Type: Arts
- Workshop Status: Closed
- Workshop Start: January 18th, 2019 9:30 AM
- Workshop End: January 18th, 2019 5:30 PM
- Sessions: 1
In this one-day workshop, you will explore and use the symbols, signs and letters of scripts native to the African continent, such as Tifinagh, Phoenician, Shü-mom or Amaji, etc. These scripts are alive, and will inform your calligraphic line in a new way and provide character to your artwork. You will learn traditional pen and brush techniques, work with ink, wash, and matte medium, and gain skill in lettering design and working with a theme.
The act of writing with unfamiliar scripts stimulates fresh, new perspective in layout and design. We will work with pattern, movement, and spacing, and add new forms and rhythms to your mark-making. There will be warmup exercises and a system for combining a layered page.
Students will leave with artwork made using these signs, along with an exciting and painterly way to approach a page of lettering or calligraphy design. Ideal for making a richly developed background as a foundation for legible handwritten text or letterpress printing, or as a single abstract work. Many individual possibilities here!
Materials to Bring: X-acto blade; scissors; tape; eraser; water containers; lint free cloths; towels; apron; drawing paper - 11 x 14 pad or cut sheets (or similar); #2 or dark pencil; non-waterproof black ink (sumi or Pelikan); monoline Speedball B-2 or B-3 pen and cola pen or folded pen if you have it; Kuretake Vellum Writer black waterproof calligraphy marker or similar; inexpensive 1 or 2" brush; medium round or pointed brushes for acrylic media; any watercolor pan set or 1-2 favorite tube colors; matte medium; small palette; water container; ruler for tearing paper.
Optional: a sheet or two of Arches 140# Hot Press watercolor or printing papers such as Rives BFK, Arches Text Wove will take more moisture and layering.
Workshop Fee (includes $10 materials fee): $175.00
Date & Time: Friday, January 18, 2019 :: 9:30am-5:30pm
Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Note: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class
About the Instructor | Ann Miller
Ann Miller, AB, AM Stanford University, studied painting and lithography with artists Richard Diebenkorn and Nathan Oliveira and has taught art and art history classes at Stanford, University of Santa Clara, San Mateo Community College district, and in local guilds and arts venues. In 1979 she founded M2 Design for calligraphy and design. In 2002 she authored two courses in calligraphy and letterform at Academy of Art University and is currently writing a new course covering logo, font, and lettering for illustrators.
Her calligraphy has been published in Letter Arts Review and Bound & Lettered, and Alphabet, and her book titles for Protean Press can be found in the Harrison Collection at San Francisco Main Library. Her art is in public and private collections and has been widely exhibited. She created of a series of large calligraphy murals for the City of Belmont's new public library and a 12-foot long family tree scroll for actress Brooke Shields for the NBC television series "Who do you think you are?" Visit Ann at http://www.pennib.com.
Past Student Reviews:
"I very much like Ann Miller's approach to calligraphy and art. She has a tremendous amount of knowledge and skill and is an excellent teacher."
"The class was organized. Instructions very clear. Ann gave plenty of individual attention.
Ann explained from the beginning what the class entailed.
Lovely class."
"I had never taken a class with Ann and it was a delightful positive experience."
"I totally responded to Ann's teaching method. It allowed me to learn a lot more than I anticipated."
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A Little Goes A Long Way – Bob Ulm
News detailed in the story below from our news partners at Metro Networks that I read very early this morning, may be unsettling to those who are fans of wine produced in California—
"(Undated) — California wines are showing evidence of the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. The disaster happened seven years ago, and now French scientists say a radioactive isotope is turning up in bottles of California vino. Live Science reports that the man-made isotope is called cesium-137, but it's not a big worry. The World Health Organization says radioactive traces found in food or beverages outside of Japan are too low to be dangerous."
May I suggest that Ohio has some wine products that I'm told are quite tasty.
At least for now there's no indication that they contain anything harmful, unless of course you consume too much of them.
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By Kyra Gillespie
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Drouin man Brian McGee.
The 76-year-old was last seen leaving his home on Hearn Street about 1.30pm.
Police and Brian's family have concerns for his welfare as he has dementia.
Investigators have released an image of Brian in the hope someone knows his current whereabouts.
Brian is described as of Aboriginal appearance and about 185cm tall with a medium-to-solid build and white hair.
He was last seen wearing a blue jacket, grey shorts, black shoes and white socks.
He has a tattoo reading 'The Saint' on his left hand, a scroll on his left wrist and the name Sandra on his left forearm.
Brian is known to frequent the Shepparton area.
Anyone who sees Brian is urged to call Warragul Police Station on 5622 7111.


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Study on start-up characteristics of H-Darrieus vertical axis wind turbines comprising NACA 4-digit series blade airfoils
Asr, Mahdi Torabi and Nezhad, Erfan Zal and Mustapha, Faizal and Wiriadidjaja, Surjatin (2016) Study on start-up characteristics of H-Darrieus vertical axis wind turbines comprising NACA 4-digit series blade airfoils. Energy, 112. pp. 528-537. ISSN 0360-5442; ESSN: 1873-6785
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Installation of H-type vertical axis wind turbines is in many cases limited by the inherent start-up issues associated with this type of turbine. This could be crucial in environments with low wind speed. The aim of this study is to provide an appropriate CFD modeling setup for investigation of the start-up behavior associated with this class of turbines. For this purpose, a series of transient CFD simulations were carried out using ANSYS Fluent. In contrast with the conventional approach, whereby a constant angular velocity is specified for the rotor, in the present work, the turbine was left free to accelerate based on the torque experienced over time. Careful considerations were made regarding turbulence modeling and grid generation, which are key to ensuring accuracy in this investigation. The result of this simulation, in the form of an accelerating time series, demonstrates good agreement with the published experimental data, and the method yields a high level of accuracy, proving its usefulness for similar problems. In another attempt, the validated CFD setup was utilized to evaluate the effects of several geometric attributes of the turbine rotor on the starting characteristics. Symmetric and cambered airfoils of different thicknesses with a wide range of pitch angles were examined. The optimum start-up characteristics were observed with the use of a medium-thickness cambered airfoil, NACA2418, put to use with an outward pitch angle of 1.5°; this configuration decreased the start-up time while retaining the turbine's peak performance.
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There is nothing like the start of a fresh year to think about POSSIBILITY in your life! And one of the most powerful ways you can bring in possibility is to pour time and energy into your DREAMS AND VISIONS.
Take this day for yourself and your beloved dreams to discover new clarity about yourself and the vision you are ready to create.
Johanna will guide you through a hands-on process of creating your very own Vision Board - one that will help you clarify your dreams and inspire you to manifest your most heartfelt goals. Creative writing prompts will help you to deepen your vision story and bring to life the new adventures, passions and feelings that you are ready to embrace moving forward. It will also help you to identify any of the obstacles that may be in the way of you manifesting your vision.
This day long workshop will include all your materials and a yummy organic lunch.
What is a Vision Board?
A Vision Board is a collage of photographs, pictures and words (on a large sheet of card) representing people, events and things you want to bring into your life. It acts as a reminder about the life you dream of and enables you to focus on starting to make that Dream happen right now!
Johanna Beyer is the founder and principal of On Your Path Consulting. Since 2002 she has been working one on one with people who feel that they are at a crossroads in life. She specializes in working with individuals who feel unfulfilled with their current careers and are ready to create their next stage of work that is fulfilling, challenging and purposeful.
Her main philosophy with coaching rests in the belief that everyone has the answers and clarity inside. However, when you are trying to make big change on your own, fear can often block that inner wisdom. She considers herself a guide with expertise in helping people to connect with their inner clarity and will go to battle with you to fight off the inner critic and create accountability to make your vision into a reality.


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Eric E. Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, returned from a four-day visit to North Korea on Thursday with a message for the reclusive nation's young new leader: embrace the Web or else, reports Andrew Jacobs of The New York Times.
Mr. Schmidt, part of a private delegation led by former Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico that also sought to press North Korea on humanitarian and diplomatic issues, said North Korea risked falling further behind if it did not provide more access to cellphone service and the Internet.
Their visit, the highest-profile delegation of Americans since Kim Jong-un took power upon the death of his father in December 2011, comes at a precarious time for United States-North Korean relations after the North's rocket launch last month that drew international condemnation.
The State Department was not thrilled with Mr. Richardson's freelance diplomacy, at least not publicly. But Mr. Richardson's efforts to promote peace, love and understanding were overshadowed by the billion-dollar wattage of Mr. Schmidt, a vocal proponent of Internet freedom.
The delegation, which included Mr. Schmidt's daughter and Jared Cohen, a former State Department official who heads Google Ideas, the company's research arm, made highly choreographed visits to several sites meant to display the nation's information technology prowess.
At the elite Kim Il Sung University, computer science students showed off their ability to surf the Internet, stopping on a Web site run by Cornell University.
For most North Koreans, using a computer, let alone accessing Google, is all but impossible. Although the country has global broadband Internet, few people are allowed to use it, and if they do, their surfing is strictly monitored. Experts say fewer than a thousand people have such access, most of them software developers, government officials and well-connected party loyalists.


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Glad to hear yall had fun at mudfest.I hope this was a learning experience for everyone too.We went to underhills because of the $100 advertised price of mudfest.we got solicited at underhills to come to mudfest for $20 but were already camped and having fun.Did they have more wash down places this time?Last mudfest had one trickling hose for 40,000 people and 2 showers and over flowing porto lets.Like I said I hope we all continue to learn what works and what doesnt so we can keep having these events.We had fun too ,but everyone was askin about mudfest and what was goin on over there.
do you really think that anyone from mudfest would drive all the way to underhills to solicit your business, or did you just make that up??? or cuz you wanted to bad mouth mudfest in the mudfest forum??? hmmmm, is that why i wrote what i did???
you all should not be hatefull to john sales. with the price of insurance, permitting, operation, rental fees, security, emergency medical staffing. the event was quite nice with less people, alot whole safer than usuall. they may have not made as much money, id think they might of wanted to scale it down a little and weed out some of the people that were creating problems. if you ask any one who went there im sure they'd tell you it was a lot better with less people.


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Merchants Bank of Canada
Built on what became known as 'bank corner', the Merchants Bank of Canada was Edmonton's second ever banking institution.
Built on what became known as 'bank corner', the Merchants Bank of Canada was Edmonton's second ever banking institution.
This Classical Revival structure was designed by the architectural firm Taylor, Hogle and Davis and built by former mayor Charles May in 1906 at a cost of $45,000. A brick building with grey sandstone front and trimmings, the Merchants Bank introduced what the Edmonton Bulletin called an "unusual, but not unpleasant combination of design" to Jasper Avenue, referring to the Greek Ionic pillars and pediment on the second and third storeys.
Accommodating a legal firm in the second floor office apartments and the divisional headquarters of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway on the third floor, the building distinguished itself with opulent bankng space on the main level. The manager's office sat behind a panelled wall of cherry wood, and an L-shaped partition of cherry wood housed the wickets framed with brass lattice-work railings. The fittings were plate-glass, brass, and cherry wood; the marble floor was enclosed by a dark-marble border; and the high-transomed windows opened for ventilation.
The Merchants Bank opened its first Edmonton branch the same year the Klondike gold rush brought prospectors to town in 1898, a full seven years after the Imperial bank began operating as the first financial institution in town. Originally housed in the Edmonton Bulletin building, the Merchants Bank moved into this building eight years later; by 1910 it made additions to the building in the back and operated two other branches. Its success was short-lived- the Bank of Montreal absorbed the Merchants Bank in 1921. Two years following, the Bank of Nova Scotia purchased this building and operated its main branch here until demolishing it in 1956 to make way for its own more modern banking office.
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After learning the president has been lying to her for as long as she's known him, Team Leader Rachel Chambers sets out to learn the truth behind this secret facility her and her team have walked into, in this second part to Fighting The Crooks
As if a veil of lies was lifted from her, team leader Rachel Chambers is frozen. Stuck. Terrified at what her eyes can't unsee.
Hidden from within the shadows with three of her squad mates they watch as The United States of America's First Lady directs a heavily armed troop to prep children for slave labor.
This team, self-titled 'The Patriots', have been faced with the cold hard truth that their patriotism has been in the name of a corrupt government all along. Their willingness to serves blinded them from what's been going on under their noses all along.
"What do we do, Cap?" Zack the medic asks for the second time.
"I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I need to think," Chambers replies. "God! This is so fucked up!" She clenches her fists and jaw fighting back the urge to gun down every guard in the facility. But knowing she'd get killed in exchange is enough to hold her back. There is more than meets the eye going on in this facility and she needs to get to the bottom of it. She needs to get revenge on the corrupt president she's served for seven years being lied to every step of the way.
Chambers' thoughts are fogged while resisting the tunnel vision to act immediately. "Alexander," She says.
"Yes, sir?" The stealth recon officer asks.
"Take charge. I can't even focus," Chambers tells him.
"Immediately, sir." Alexander responds. For her entire fifteen year career leading the team she's had Alexander Paviolla by her side as her right hand. Her better and calmer judgement. Her best friend. Greatest rival. Second in command. No soldier does Chambers trust more.
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Jets' Clitsome has back surgery, out for seasonNHL.com @NHLdotcom
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Winnipeg Jets defenseman Grant Clitsome underwent season-ending back surgery Thursday. Clitsome last played on Dec. 17.
The Jets announced that Clitsome had the surgery at the Marina Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif. The operation was performed by Dr. Robert Watkins, Sr.
Clitsome had 12 points and a minus-5 rating in 32 games this season. He has 67 points in 181 career NHL games.


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As the distant echoes of an LCD Soundsystem performance bleed through the walls of their trailer, Porter Robinson and Hugo Leclercq, better known by his nom de disque Madeon, are currently relaxing on a couch after playing for a couple thousand people during the last day of the Austin City Limits music festival.
"This is a very surreal way of living, but overall pretty pleasant I think," explains Robinson, 24, a grey knit cap over his flowing hair. "When you're on tour you usually wake up in a bunk on a bus, barely manage to get yourself clean by midday, eat something, and then are suddenly you're standing in front of 6,000 people. Then you do all of that over again the next day. It's a kind of hypnotic ritual."
The hypnotic tour Robinson is currently experiencing is a joint one with his friend Madeon. Named after their latest single, Shelter, it's an expansive jaunt that takes them from festivals like this one to monster venues – they're doing two nights at both the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York and the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. It's also a victory lap for the duo who can now command the crowds to pack both venues, a testament to their growing popularity since they first broke out onto the electronic scene, albeit separately, in 2011. "It's funny because we've been working about six years professionally, but we met when were pretty much children," says Robinson. "I was 12 and he was 14."
"To me, it doesn't feel that long at all," says Madeon, now 22 but seeming years younger in a varsity jacket and a blue baseball cap pulled over his scruffy face. "We've been close peers well before either of us had a hint of ever having a music career, and when we did eventually find success it was through completely different avenues." Robinson and Madeon first met on an online music production forum. The faraway friends (Robinson in his hometown of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Madeon in Nantes, France), hit it off, albeit digitally, and began sending tracks back and forth.
Besides sharing creative tastes, the two also bonded thanks to a shared desire to hone their craft meticulously. Even tonight they are painstakingly tweaking minor mix changes for an upcoming song just a few minutes after playing the night's set.
"For a lot of kids who are starting today, there's this goal of being a DJ headliner you can aspire to, whereas back in 2010 or 2011 when, oh my god, I got $500 for a song," says Robinson. "That was basically the limit of my aspirations at the time. We weren't trying to become headliners or reach the top because that career path didn't exist."
Despite being currently near the top of the hedonistic EDM scene, the two pride themselves on preserving simple lives. They both currently still live with their parents (Robinson's have tagged along for tonight's show along with his three younger brothers), and each avoid the excesses of fame. "I've been having really late nights and I'm not a night owl or party dude at all," Robinson says. "Ideally, I'd be waking up at 7am on my farm."
Robinson doesn't really live on a farm, but the reality isn't far off. He enjoys the comfort of being with his family, dogs, and studio in the quiet North Carolina house he grew up in, though he thinks he'll move eventually. "Touring is so encompassing and overwhelming, it feels really good to come back to something you are familiar with."
Madeon echoes the sentiments. "I like coming home to my parents and forgetting about the more glamorous aspects about it."
For now though, all focus is on Shelter Live, a rollicking show that encapsulates both of their music careers and features the duo interpreting each other's songs, busting out both brand new tracks and fan favorites. Of course there are plenty of flaming pyrotechnics, intricate lighting cues, and eye-candy graphics, some of which include the Japanese anime they both enjoy.
"Preparing a show of this magnitude just on the audio side and coming up with ideas of what the show could consist of can be difficult," ponders Robinson. "We're not going up just playing our originals, which would be easy. Combining that with the visual show, there's not a single look in there that we didn't make significant changes too. The visuals alone took a week of nonstop work. There's not a big secret to it; it's just very hard."
As the duo preps to depart the festival grounds at City Limits (their crew only has an hour window to pack up their gear and leave), they're spending the night in a nearby hotel room; a luxury compared to the tourbus they've become accustomed too. Then tomorrow, they leave Texas and do it all again and again, something they're just fine with. "I don't take vacations or any time off, all I do is make music," says Madeon. "There's nothing else I'd rather be doing. I really, really like making music ... a lot."


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Maureen Newman - Floral Poetry/
Maureen Newman owned Floral Poetry Florist in Stone Ridge, New York. I took these photos in November of 2016, and as of me writing this in January or 2017, she has closed the store. When I visited her to take the photos she told me she was closing.
I visited her today for about 45 minutes, and I enjoyed learning more about her and her love of working with flowers. We also had some fun talking about Tillson, where she lives, and where I grew up. Turns out Maureen and her husband and kids lived a few blocks away from my family, but I never knew her then.
She talked about how she like using negative space in her flower arrangements, and she feels like she can make different flowers rhyme, thus the name "Floral Poetry". I enjoyed learning a bit about what she does.
I wasn't sure if I had gotten a photo I liked that captured what she does, but it was time for me to move on with my day, so I told her I was leaving. She asked me if she could give me some flowers, and I said "Sure!" and she started grabbing flowers out of the cooler. Little did I know that she was making a full bouquet for me. I started snapping away as she made the bouquet, as I felt like I was capturing the essence of what she does and what makes her happy.


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Summertime is officially Rosé season and we're popping our favorite bottles for a Rosé Soirée Patio Dinner Party. Enjoy these crisp, refreshing wines paired with chef's four course elevated cookout menu, all on our beautiful outdoor patio. This event is $75/pp (includes tax and gratuity).
• Artisanal Cheeses & Charcuterie
• Creole Crawfish Dirty Rice Arancini
• Grilled Lamb Meatball Summer Vegetable Skewers
Chateau-Haut Bailly 'Cremant' (Pinot Noir/Gamay), Bourgogne, Burgundy, France, NV
Charred Smoked Carrots
Cumin Mint Grilled Shrimp, Spiced Labneh, Local Herb Salad
Inman Family Wines 'Endless Crush' (Pinot Noir), Russian River, California, 2017
Seared Cod
Grilled Corn Chowder, Chorizo Oil, Potato Chips
Nortico (Vinhão/Alvarelhão), Vinho Minho, Portugal, 2017
Grilled Angus Hanger Steak
Mango Lobster Salad, Purple Basil, Mache, Cilantro Parsley Schug
Boya (Grenache/Pinot Noir), Leyda Valley, Chile, 2017
Lazy Peach Cheesecake
Bourbon Honey Glaze, Grilled Peaches, Whipped Cream
Pratsch (Zweigelt), Niederösterreich, Austria, 2017