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Team ELM from left to right: Donna, Me, Emily, Niki, Kim, TrinaI am back from sunny Hawaii and in total shock going from bikini to boots in 6 hours. OMG I didn't think it could get this cold on the Island!
My first trip to Hawaii was amazing and I fell head over heels in love with Kauai:) Read on for my first annual XTERRA Oahu race report!
XTERRA Oahu Off Road Half Marathon World Championships
That was the most beautiful and scenic race I have EVER done- hands down! Jungle paths, soaring valleys, epic ocean views and tropical terrain created the perfect backdrop for this challenging but very doable off road half marathon.
Traveling to the island of Oahu, Hawaii was easy with a 6 hour flight from Vancouver in the afternoon. We stayed in downtown Waikiki and walked the 2 blocks from our hotel to the beach for a sunset dinner shortly after we arrived. The temperature was beautiful. Like a hot summer day at home, with a warm breeze and the sweet smell of flowers in the air. Ahhhhh...
Race eve Team ELM enjoyed dinner on the Hula Grill balcony overlooking the sunset on Waikiki beach...complete with surfers, sup'ers and outrigger paddlers:) It was great to spend the evening with Team ELMs family and friends who traveled to Hawaii as 'support'!
Race morning and Team ELM hopped on the yellow school bus shuttle bus at 7am to head to the north east coast and race central at Kualoa Ranch. We got our first glimpse at the 'real' Oahu as we traveled through suburbs, mountain passes, and farmland. When we came back down to the coast we got our first view of the Kualoa mountains- steep, sharp edged and loaded with jungle foliage...right down to the sea. Spectacular!
The race began at 9:00am with the 950 Half Marathon racers taking off first. The 10k and 5k races started a bit later. After a beautiful and unique Hawaiian blessing we burst out of the gates, over the cattle guards and up up up into the hills on the first of many climbs. The word for the day was 'pacing' and we all worked hard to hold back during the early miles of the race because we knew the heat could come back to haunt us later. I had to keep checking in to make sure I didn't start 'racing' others who were passing me during the first 3rd of the run. My goal was to finish strong and run my own race. It meant I could settle in, run at a comfortable pace and enjoy the amazing views!
There were about 4 main climbs with the first right out of the gates- none of which came close to the hills we run at home in the trails of Cumberland or Forbidden. Each lasted only 10-15 minutes and none were on extremely steep or technical terrain which made it seem much easier than the training runs we had done at home. The first climb was on double track and then we turned onto a single track path for the first descent which meant a bit of a backlog at first. But the single track quickly opened up to a big field where us downhill lovers could really open it up and make strides. Yippee!
Back on the double track we made our way further up the valley towards the mountains. After about 5k we crossed the Valley and ran back down the other side towards the ocean again...once we could see the race/start finish area the course split and the 10k runners headed back down to the finish. We continued traversing along a beautiful single track trail for another km with views of the ocean and valley floor. Then it was UP to the top of the mountain to complete the second half of the half marathon course! Amazing ocean views from hundreds of feet up appeared throughout our twists and turns on the side of the mountain. We ran by old movie props nestled in the jungle and covered with tropical vines which added to the magic.
For every hill we ran up, we were immediately rewarded with a fun fast downhill section as the course was continuously changing between up and down. About 2/3s into the course the route became more exposed, the temperature climbed to hot and the trail veered steadily upward. We knew this was coming and were mentally prepared for the BIG hill at mile 10. Our pacing and preparation paid off because the hill did not seem daunting at all! We had heard so much about it and planned to save something for it, that once we reached the hill we were all pleasantly surprised how un-epic it really was for us;) It was mostly runnable, except for one very short section of near vertical and it was almost entirely on dirt road so there were no technical challenges.
Once at the top it was all downhill from there with less than 3 miles until the finish! Miles sound so much shorter than km's don't they? My favourite section of the course was on the other side of this summit- with the only gnarly technical single track of the race. It was a short muddy, rooty, single track trail complete with ropes;) Everyone was walking and holding on for their lives but they kindly stepped aside when I called out to leap down the steep slip and slide. FUN! Unfortunately the rest of the team weren't so lucky and the racers around them didn't respond to their 'passing' calls so they were stuck in the mud with the walkers. Not everyone has learned correct trail racing etiquette it seems!
For every tight single track section, however, there was another wide open path where you could find your own stride so passing wasn't too much of an issue overall. After the short technical downhill we were back on the beautiful traversing valley trail once again - but this time we got to run all the way down to the finish line! Breathtaking...near continuous downhill from the top of the mountain to the valley floor and sea level below. That was the longest 2 miles of my life! I remember seeing race central in the far distance when we got onto that last trail and thinking 'I can do this in under 2 hours!' I had 12 minutes to go and I could see the finish line- no problem! HA! Every time we popped back out of the trees and I could see the finish it didn't look ANY closer. That was a looooong stretch! Thankfully it was mostly downhill because I would have been passed by WAY more strong finishers than I already was lol! I had juice to pump hard on the downhills, but slowed to a crawl on the little inclines on that last stretch. Tonnes of cheerleaders lined the homestretch and the words " Way to go ladies" made me realize I was being chased and I managed to find some bonus energy in my legs to sprint with her to the finish:)
That was a hard finish! I had pushed out every last bit of energy and left it all on the trail...probably a bit too early with about a mile left to go actually lol! I was very happy with how my body performed based on what I was able to put into my training for this event - after a year filled with crazy illness and issues I was stoked to get to the start line and finish feeling my last race of the year feeling happy and strong! We received print outs of our results at the finish line and I came in at 2hours 8 minutes, 8th in my category and ranked 37th woman in the world lol!
After a few dizzy-omg I might barf-it's so hot- moments at the finish line, I was feeling great and converted back into coach/cheerleader on the sidelines. It was so awesome to get to see each member of Team ELM (and our other Valley friends Cathy and John who both ended up on the podium in their categories!) come running down the homestretch and across the finish line. Every one of them looked strong! Team ELM rocked their race plans and finished feeling great:) Yipppeee!
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Amid problems in Kansas prisons, internal email shows a focus on politics
A Kansas Department of Corrections official advised his colleagues to downplay the possibility of a special session on the state's troubled prisons because it would put the governor's office in a difficult position, according to an internal email that was accidentally forwarded to The Star.
The Star had asked the agency Friday about Republican Rep. J.R. Claeys' call for a special session to pass a pay increase for prison guards amid staffing shortages, incidents of violence and other recent challenges at the state's prisons.
"I think we need to downplay special session," Jimmy Caprio, the agency's legislative liaison, wrote to a Corrections spokeswoman roughly 10 minutes after The Star had asked the question about a special session. "That gets very hairy and puts the gov office in a tight spot. Especially if Coyler takes office. His first act as gov would be to reconvene the legislature, where a tax increase would almost certainly be proposed, which Coyler hates."
Caprio was referring to Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, a Johnson County plastic surgeon who will likely take over as the state's governor in the near future if the U.S. Senate confirms Gov. Sam Brownback for a diplomatic post.
Brownback's spokeswoman, Melika Willoughby, said in a text message later Friday that Caprio no longer worked for the Brownback administration.
"The administration evaluates, develops, and executes public safety policy based on facts and data — not political consideration. This individual did not speak on behalf of the administration and is no longer employed by the Department of Corrections," Willoughby said.
"The Governor's office remains dedicated to order and safety in the prison system, and continues to work closely with the Kansas Department of Corrections as they take active steps to address staffing challenges."
House Minority Leader Jim Ward, a Wichita Democrat, said Friday that instead of changing the culture, the Brownback administration had fired the messenger.
"Jimmy's sin was that he disclosed what they do every day," Ward said. "Which is run cover-your-ass operations rather than deal with the issues facing the department, and his crime was letting that out in the public."
Caprio, whose job was to serve as a conduit between lawmakers and the Department of Corrections, advised agency spokeswoman Cheryl Cadue in the email that "it would be ok to say we are open to all opportunities and look forward to working with both the legislature and governors office to find a solution" in regards to a separate Democratic proposal to enact a pay increase for prison workers through existing funds.
Caprio's email was accidentally sent to a Star reporter. More than an hour later, the agency sent an official comment that made no mention of the possibility of a special session.
"We are in a job market that has become increasingly more competitive," the statement said. "The Department of Corrections is supportive and appreciative of the commitment by Governor Brownback and of the Legislature to increase pay for correctional officers."
In recent weeks, violent incidents at Kansas prisons have either been downplayed by the Department of Corrections or not disclosed to the public until the agency was questioned. In late June, a disturbance at the El Dorado facility was reported by the agency as being nonviolent, despite an emergency log book indicating otherwise.
During an appearance in Wichita earlier in the day, Colyer acknowledged that the state's prisons face problems but didn't weigh in on the call for a special session.
"There are a bunch of challenges in the prison system right now," Colyer said.
"We want to work with the team on this. (Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood) has declared that we are going to work on these issues. And it's not just one little thing — there are things there. And we're committed to working with him."
Caprio asked The Star not to publish the contents of his email and emphasized that it reflected only his opinion and not an official agency position.
"My email was just my opinion," he said in a phone call. "It's not an official position. It was just a piece of advice that I said. I didn't even have feedback from the secretary."
Norwood appeared Thursday before a legislative budget committee and faced a barrage of questions and concerns. Sen. Carolyn McGinn, a Sedgwick Republican who chairs the committee, said the agency should not put politics ahead of prison guards' safety.
At the Lansing facility, multiple disturbances have occurred that the Department of Corrections did not initially report to the public. One of the more serious broke out in early July, when a half-dozen inmates were involved in an altercation. Four inmates suffered stab wounds, one had a punctured lung and two needed outside medical treatment.
McGinn said that double-bunking at the facilities is creating dangerous situations and that low salaries for guards are exacerbating the situation. A special session might not be necessary, she said, but state policymakers cannot wait until the Legislature returns in January to address the issue.
"We just don't want this stuff to escalate," she said.
Claeys, the Salina Republican who called for the special session Friday, said after being read the email that it "was an unfounded concern" because raises could be paid for without tax hikes.
"I think what would really put them in a tight spot is the injury or death of a corrections officer when we could have done something," Claeys said of the governor's office.
Robert Choromanski, the executive director of the Kansas Organization of State Employees, said he spoke with Caprio on Friday after an event at Lansing. Caprio, he said, stated that he wanted to work with the state workers union on achieving better pay for prison workers.
"He lied to me in front of me when he said his best interest was to see what we could do to improve correctional pay," Choromanski said. "...This basically reflects everywhere in the Brownback administration where they put politics ahead of our state employees. … That's how the Brownback administration plays."
Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, a Kansas City, Kan., Democrat, said people need to be more concerned about solving the problem and not focusing on the politics of how it affects whoever is governor.
"It's difficult enough to find solutions to this very serious issue without inappropriately laying politics on top," she said. "I believe that's what makes the public angry, and with good reason."
Victoria Luby, the partner of a staff member of the El Dorado Correctional Facility, advocated for a special session to address issues in the prison system.
"The fact that Brownback is leaving and the state is such a mess ... I'm not sure there's a lot of things that can wait until January," she said.
Lansing Mayor Mike Smith said Friday morning that he's lived in the community for decades, and he's never seen issues at the prison like this before.
"This is a keg right now, waiting to go off," he said.
The Wichita Eagle's Jonathan Shorman contributed to this report.
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It's been a crazy wonderful week!
Moved out of Fabulous Finds after nine and a half years...
Just shoved it all in the back of our new warehouse. Still have inventory to move over from Mike's warehouse in North Little Rock and my husband's too. Waiting till the renovation is complete. New merchandise is arriving daily.
We will have a nice design studio in the front offices...and then it's just going to be a warehouse...nothing fancy, just lots of good stuff! Our inventory will drastically change now that we will have the high ceilings and space to display large doors, shutters and wonderful architectural pieces as well as more furniture.
We've been busy with clients this week as well. We have three that have just moved in and all need furniture and accessories.
We've been looking at fabrics...
Shopping for furniture...
Choosing pillows...
And Bella Notte bedding...
So glad there are two of us so we can run in different directions to get it all done.
Another huge thing happened this week.!
We have an announcement to make...
We have hired Zac Woodiel to join the Providence Design Team. He will run the warehouse, help with design jobs and wear a lot of the hats we've been wearing. He starts in two weeks and we can hardly wait!
Our first big team effort will be putting our new place together and it's going to take a LOT of work.
So what's for Supper?
Grilled Pork Chops with Pineapple Salsa, Pasta and Fresh Corn.
So easy...
I marinated large center cut pork chops (with the bone in, adds more flavor) in bottled teriyaki sauce for an hour, then through them on the grill at medium high until done.
For the salsa...
2 cups diced fresh pineapple
3/4 cup diced red pepper
1/2 cup chopped cilantro, plus a toss. We like a lot of cilantro.
finely chopped red onion to taste. Don is not a huge onion fan. You will want more.
finely chopped jalapeno pepper, seeded
1 clove garlic, minced
Juice of 1 large lime
Salt, to taste
Mix together, chill and serve at room temperature.
For the corn...
Microwave 4 minutes on high for each ear. Cut the large end off and turn upside down. The corn slides out completely clean. This is amazing. You have got to try it.
To see a demonstration video click here. I tried several times to insert it into this post, but couldn't get it to work. I will never cook my corn the traditional way again.
For The Pasta Recipe Click Here...and I added chopped tomatoes, sliced black olives and chives.
Yum! Yum!
You really should save these recipes...all so easy to adapt to your personal taste and sooo good.
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The penultimate round of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB series rolls into Silverstone for Rounds 12 and 13. With two Free Practice sessions on the cards for today, qualifying tomorrow and then the two races on Sunday, it's shaping up to a very busy three-day meeting.
Today's sessions also see the debut of my 'new' Carrera GT3 Cup car, which (not out of choice) loses the very popular Tiffany Blue finish (see below) in favour of a brilliant white paint job. As you'll remember the previous car was damaged after an unfortunate collision in the second race at Knockhill last month, which necessitated a bit rebuild by my Redline Racing team...
In just a few weeks, the team have performed a miracle in getting a car turned around in time for Silverstone and I'm hugely grateful for their efforts to get me on the grid.
We'll be racing on the Silverstone national circuit this weekend and it's a challenging circuit with four main corners (Copse, Becketts, Brooklands and Luffield) interspersed with the bends at Maggotts and sweeping right-hander at Woodcote and the long straights (Pits and Wellington)
The great thing about Silverstone is the numerous vantage points to watch the action and the race itself generally provides plenty of entertainment for the crowds. SO just how is this weekend shaping up? Well, in the ProAm1 class, I'll be looking to build on the two podiums myself and the Redline Racing team have already secured in the last two meetings at Snetterton and Knockhill.
After the great pace we showed at Knockhill before the crash, our team is eager to get out there and replicate that form as we look to finish the season strongly in preparation for a full-on challenge for the 2018 season.
If you are heading down to the circuit, do come and see us at the Redline Garage or give us a wave and tag your photos on Twitter @mccullagh33. Hope to see you there!


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I can add to my list of firsts. Today, the inspection was at a church in Moscow and they had a pipe organ, so I had a chance to crawl around on the interior. Very neat to see the different structures that they use to create the sounds. Also, the wiring is impressive as heck.
Nobody ever said this job was boring!
Each one of those represents a different circuit to activate the pipes. Wickedly complex.
The mid-sized pipes. Look like they're out of a Disney movie.
The tops of the largest pipes were twelve feet over my head.


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Nearly 11,000 visitors, 4500 of which on the opening night, have visited
2012 for modern and contemporary art to discover its 3rd edition. The many sales that have taken place until the closing of the fair, this Sunday evening, are but a proof of the success of the fair which was fast to assert itself on the cultural scene in the Middle East.
« BEIRUT ART FAIR showed again this year that art and culture are of great importance to create a dialog of peace, openness and exchange, » said Laure d'Hauteville, manager and founder of BEIRUT ART FAIR.
Pascal Odille, the fair's Artistic Director since its foundation says, « BEIRUT ART FAIR 2012 has confirmed its anticipated potential. We have already sketched the outlines of the next editions, expanding to the countries of the Mediterranean Basin and beyond. » Scheduled from the 19th to the 22nd of September 2013, the fourth edition promises new surprises to collectors and art lovers.
Visitors of BEIRUT ART FAIR have perceived the positive and growing impact of the event which has asserted its unique hybrid character.
Highlighting its wide vision of modern and contemporary art and its current issues, BEIRUT ART FAIR was enriched this year with a varied cultural program including great discoveries from the ME.NA.SA region, in the fields of street art, audio-visual performance, comics, video art, sculpture, and installation art.
To these « events within the event » was added a series of conferences reasserting the role of Beirut as the cultural capital of the Arab world, Iran and Turkey.
Aurélien le Chevallier, head of the French Institute in Beirut notes, « this fair exceeds its original purpose; it contributes to the promotion of the region and the dialog between different cultures. BEIRUT ART FAIR has succeeded to meet its challenge thanks to the quality of its exhibitions, speakers and artists. We are delighted to support such a major event. »
43 galleries from 14 countries:
A platform for art scenes bubbling with creativity
A total of 43 galleries from all over the ME.NA.SA region have participated in the BEIRUT ART FAIR, showcased inside B.I.E.L's indoor venue and integrated the cultural itinerary. Countries represented in the fair were: Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Tunisia, France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Brazil.
On a larger scale, artists from the diversified ME.NA.SA Region have found in BEIRUT ART FAIR an important platform to express themselves beyond the usual ideological barriers, which helped enhance their visibility.
Significant sales results
BEIRUT ART FAIR in its new edition has enlightened collectors' appetite to all art forms: paintings, sculptures, designs, installation art, video and photography.
During the fair many sales took place, among which:
The German gallery Prinzessin Michaela Nikolajewna Wolkonsky sold three videos. Tajalliyat Art Gallery based in Syria sold pieces for Yousef Yousef and Marwan as well; some of their mixed media techniques were showcased by Catherine David during the exhibition entitled "Correspondences".
Ayyam Gallery based in Lebanon, UAE, and Syria sold two big compositions for Inaya Hodeib. The Lebanese Gallery Agial attracted quite a number of visitors with their exhibition focusing mainly on paintings, and sold, among others, a piece for artist Ayman Baalbaki. For its first participation, Sabrina Amrani Gallery based in Spain, sold two art installations for the Algerian artist Zoulikha Bouabdellah. Lebanese gallery Art On 56th took the opportunity to inaugurate its new venue, which was a huge success. VDA Galleries negotiated the sale of photographs for Jean-François Rauzier as well as Marc Harrold and Willy Rojas, among others. Based in Brussels and Hong-Kong, ChinaToday gallery got a huge success with paintings for young artist Lin Hairong. One cannot but point out the comeback of Iraqi Gallery Waddah Faris which was the focus of attention of collectors with its monumental sculpture for Hussein Madi, and sold photographs for Rifat Chadirji, from The Palm Massacre series. EMMAGOSS was widely successful; Manuella Guiragossian sold many of her pieces, Emmanuel Guiragossian sold two pieces he had worked on in Dresden and in Beirut, and Jean-Paul Guiragossian sold three pieces on paper that he had worked on in Beijing. As for Epreuve dArtiste gallery, one sculpture for Maya Eid was sold as well as multiple pieces for Zeina Abirached; moreover, collectors and institutions were very interested in Chaouki Chamoun's works. Sophie Lanoë gallery from Paris was very happy with her first participation in the fair and sold works for Reda Abdel Rahman as well as a seat by Fady Salame. Trait Noir-Aroya gallery sold a piece for Mohamed El Baz. Janine Rubeiz gallery's gamble on young photographers paid off by selling a piece for François Sargologo.
Young Syrian sculptors found buyers on the stand of Samer Kozah gallery which sold as well the painting entitled Oriental Man for Amjad Wardet. For its first participation in BEIRUT ART FAIR, Art Chowk gallery based in Pakistan and Dubai sold three pieces for Simeen Farhat. Young Joanna Seikaly Art Gallery managed to sell a piece for Sermaan Khawann to a Danish collector; Rafik Majzoub's paintings were a huge success as well. South Border Gallery based in Brazil negotiated the sale of a piece for Wifredo Lam as well as paintings for young Cuban artists such as Rodolfo Valdes, Antonio Montes De Oca and Jorje Ortero. Tunisian gallery Le Violon Bleu concluded the sale of many pieces for Syrian artist Sabham Adam, as well as a piece for Farid Belkahia.
Design galleries expressed their delight as to the new development of the fair, especially: Smogallery, Musk & Amber lifestyle concept store, Carwan Art Gallery, 20-21 Gallery, Ghassan Zard Abou Jaoude Gallery, Ramy Boutros Design, as well as SPARE ARTS GALLERY.
Contemporary jewelry designers Marie Munier and Christina Debs Fine Art Jewelry were very successful.
The L.A.S. Lebanese Autism Society supported by Mark Hachem gallery received a warm welcome by selling five paintings drawn by young autistic artist Tlais Ali, and the proceeds of the sale were donated to a specialized organization.
Showcased artists
Not only has BEIRUT ART FAIR been a platform for exchange, discovery and enriching cultural interactions, it has offered as well an exclusive opportunity to meet artists. Wandering through the Fair one could meet many an artist from the caliber of: Marwan Kassab Bachi, Abdullah Murad, Zeina Abirached, Jorg Abou Maya, Amjad Wardet, Anwar Azzi, Asif Ahmed, Ayman et Mohamad Said Baalbaki, Boutros AlMaari, Chaouki Chamoun, Charles Khoury, Hicham Lahlou, Lara Tabet, Alain Vassaoyan, Katya Traboulsi, Anita Toutikian, Samar Mogharbel, Rita Awn, Alfred Tarazi, Roy Samaha, Tilmann Krumrey, Nabil RIzk, Yasan Halwani, Rania Matar, Rashid Al Khalifa, Rifat Chadirji, Simeen Farhat, to name a few
This extensive presence of artists has given BEIRUT ART FAIR 2012 a different tone and secured the event a space in the era of dialog and openness.
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The Madison band plunges into the gloom as it works on a new album.
Madison band Vanishing Kids' work so far has been about finding coherence in a disoriented swirl of influences—brooding post-punk, jagged metal, synth-driven prog, preening psych-rock. On their last album, 2012's Spirit Visions, the balance among all those different sounds tends to change wildly from song to song.
But lately the band has been playing live sets of new material that pares it all down and explores a more focused vein of plodding, ghostly gloom. It probably helps that founding members Nikki Drohomyreky (synths, vocals) and Jason Hartman (guitar) have settled in with a long-term rhythm section for the first time since moving back to Madison from Portland several years ago. Bassist Jerry Sofran has spent years playing in metal bands in northern Illinois, and drummer Hart Allan Miller also plays for Appleton crust-metal blasters Wartorn, so naturally they accentuate Vanishing Kids' heavy side, but in a patient and restrained way.
"This lineup has really been a collaborative writing unit, so that has been a change in itself and a cerebral and visceral artistic process," Drohomyreky says. "Everyone is an experienced, skilled player, so it has been challenging learning when to lay back and when to shred, finding our places."
The laying-back part is what mostly carries the new track "Mockingbird." Miller and Sofran find the tension in a slow, doom-inspired groove, and Drohomyreky unspools a mournful and languid vocal melody. Drohomyreky's gorgeously warped vocal style and a fair bit of reverb obscure the words, except for the chorus' cry of "redeemer!" (The only thing she'll tell me about the theme of lyrics is "Ultimately, self worth is deceiving," so that's what cracking open a goth fortune cookie must be like.) The shredding part here falls to Hartman, in a fleet but appropriately wrenching solo near the end of the song.
"We are consciously trying to write in a more traditional song format," Hartman says. "We are all trying to focus on the song and omit anything that's unnecessary... In general our influences are always changing and in these new tracks I think we are mixing up psych, doom, classic rock and soul."
"Mockingbird" is one of four new songs the band is releasing on a tour EP, available starting at their Friday, May 6 show at The Frequency opening for L.A. Witch. They also plan to include these tracks on their next album. Give "Mockingbird" a listen here.


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Selling my pair of HD 600's because I upgraded to the HD 700's and I don't need two pairs..I want two pairs but I don't neeeeeed two pairs. They are in excellent condition and still sound great. Not too bright of a sound not to muddy of a sound, a real nice sweet spot in between. The box has some wear on it but the box doesn't play music. Zing!!
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Time of the Writer - Day Programme
A select group of writers from South Africa and Africa will gather together for a week of thought provoking literary dialogue and exchange of ideas at the Time of the Writer Festival. Presented by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) and made possible by the National Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Durban, the French Institute (IFAS) and the Goethe-Institut, this 18th edition takes place in Durban between 16 and 21 March. The festival features a host of free events as part of the day programme that are spread across Durban and the surrounding areas as part of the festival's ongoing efforts to promote and creative expression through reading and writing. This includes school visits, a publishing forum and a range of seminars and workshops.
Writers in Media
Hosted by the School of Journalism at the Durban University of Technology, this seminar explores the role played by writers in shaping popular media. To lead discussions will be Mzilikazi wa Afrika, Margaret Von Kempler and Futhi Ntshingila at the Durban University of Technology, City Campus, Room 149, on Tuesday 17 March between 11:00 and 12:30.
Schools Writing Forum
The Schools Writing Forum connects teachers of literature with festival writers to discuss the teaching of literature in the classroom, and in particular, creative and engaging teaching approaches. This important interface will see writers ZP Dala, Dilman Dila and Charlotte Otter present their views and engage with teachers at the Chatsworth Education Centre, 219 Florence Nightingale Drive, Westcliff, Chatsworth, on Tuesday 17 March between 12:30 and 14:30.
Writers visit Luthuli Museum
The Luthuli Museum is responsible for managing the safeguarding of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Chief Albert Luthuli's life, history and philosophy. Festival writers Sue Nyathi and Nthikeng Mohlele will visit this national monument and share their experiences as writers with learners and community members at the Luthuli Museum, 3233 Nokukhanya Luthuli Street, Groutville, on Wednesday 18 March between 10:00 and 12:00.
Writers visit Workers College
The Workers College provides the opportunity for adult learners to engage festival participants Jacob Dlamini and Mzilikazi wa Afrika, who will share their insights and perspectives on the intellectual processes that direct their writing. This invaluable discussion will take place at the Workers College, 127 Magwaza Maphalala Street, on Wednesday 18 March between 12:00 and 13:30.
Coffee Conversations
A discussion with MJ Mngadi and Ousmane Diarra will take place at Alliance Française- 22 Sutton Crescent, Berea Wednesday 18 March between 15:30 and 16:30
Writers Speak Out
Festival writers will speak out to University students and offer insight into their philosophies, writing processes and literary works. Writers will be visiting the following tertiary institution campuses:
- English Studies (UKZN Howard College)
- isiZulu Studies (UKZN Howard College)
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- Gcina Mhlophe Studio (UKZN Edgewood Campus)
Book Day
Time of the Writer will host Time of the Writer "Book Day" at the Open Plan Studio on Saturday 21 March. This day-long event will be featuring a whole range of publishing forums, book launches, a creative writing workshop and a storytelling programme for the young readers, presented by the Gcinamasiko Arts and Heritage Trust.
See programme or website for details: www.cca.ukzn.ac.za.
Organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) the 18th Time of the Writer, festival is made possible by support from our funders; the National Department of arts and Culture, eThekwini Municipality's Parks, Recreation and Culture Unit, the Goethe-Institut, the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and Adams Booksellers as well as support from our partners; Pan Macmillan, Daily News, Computicket and the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. The Centre for Creative Arts is housed in the College of Humanities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is a special project of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Cheryl Potgieter.


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This document sets out Scope Global's policy regarding the collection, use, storage, disclosure of and access to personal and sensitive information, including health information. Scope Global is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ("Privacy Act") as amended from time to time.
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When an individual provides personal information to Scope Global they are agreeing to be governed by the terms of this Policy.
This policy applies to personal, sensitive and health information pertaining to any hardcopy or electronic record collected or created by Scope Global.
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Scope Global is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles as set out in the Privacy Act. A summary of the most relevant of these principles, as adapted for Scope Global, is set out below:
Because of the nature of Scope Global's core business, it will usually be impractical for individuals transacting with Scope Global to have the option of not identifying themselves or using a pseudonym. However where it is lawful and practical to do so, Scope Global will consider a written request by the individual.
The circumstances in which you can deal with Scope Global anonymously or using a pseudonym include:
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Scope Global will collect information only if the information is necessary for one or more of its functions or activities and with consent. Scope Global must collect information only by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way.
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If it is reasonable and practicable to do so, Scope Global will collect personal, sensitive and health information about an individual only from that individual through online application forms and hard copy documentation. However, there will be instances where Scope Global will obtain such information from other sources, e.g. references for employment purposes, results data for prospective students / Award Holders / Volunteers etc. In such instances Scope Global will take reasonable steps to ensure that the individual is or has been made aware except to the extent that making the individual aware of the matters would pose a serious threat to the life or health of any individual.
If Scope Global does not collect the required personal, sensitive or health information it may not be able to provide an individual with the services requested, including access to a particular program or project.
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On receipt of personal, sensitive and health information, third parties are responsible for the management, use and disclosure of the information provided. Scope Global's Policy will no longer apply to this information.
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Scope Global will only disclose personal, sensitive or health information about an individual to someone who is outside Australia if:
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If Scope Global holds personal, sensitive or health information about an individual it will provide the individual with access to that information on request by the individual, except to the extent that Scope Global is governed by legal processes.
Where providing access would reveal evaluative information generated within Scope Global in connection with a commercially sensitive decision-making process, Scope Global may give the individual an explanation for the commercially sensitive decision rather than direct access to the information.
If Scope Global holds personal, sensitive or health information about an individual and the individual is able to establish to the satisfaction of Scope Global that the information is inaccurate, incomplete, irrelevant, misleading or not up-to-date, Scope Global will take reasonable steps to correct the information, having regard to the purpose for which it is held.
A request for access to, or correction of, an individual's information should be directed to the Privacy Officer via the contact details provided in section 2 of this Policy.
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An individual also has a right under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) ("FOI Act") to request access to documents held by a government body and to seek correction or annotation of those documents. Due to the nature of Scope Global's activities and involvement with a number of government bodies, Scope Global may hold information to which an FOI request relates. Scope Global will comply with a request for information (or the correct or annotation of information) made by a government body in relation to an individual's FOI request, in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act.
Scope Global maintains strict ICT controls and risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and security and management of our data. In the unlikely event of a data breach occurring, the relevant Manager must immediately notify Scope Global's Privacy Officer.
A data breach can defined by instances of personal information being held by Scope Global that is lost, subjected to unauthorised access, modification, disclosure, or other misuse or interference. This could include:
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The Privacy Officer will keep a confidential record of complaints and resolutions.
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In its core, life is simple: You eat a little, relax a little, have some fun and everything should work out fine. At least that's how it was intended en can be. But look how we ended up: Instead of living a simple, enlightened life, where beauty can be found in the little things, we've turned everything around. We made simple things complex. More complex than it should be, spending our time and energy on things we do not need. Life has become a struggle.
Every person has at least one passion in their life, even if they do not know it yet. My experience is that when you are living your passion things happen with ease. You enjoy what you are doing. You're in flow. It's like the universe is supporting you in every possible way and with every step you take. People who have turned their passion into their career are generally very happy people.
Flow happens when I am working on something I really like to do: My passion or something that is very close to who I am. It does not happen all the time, but when it does I shift into overdrive. It's like magic happening and a true peak experience.
Have you ever wondered why time seems to speed up as we are getting older? Or why time slows down when we are bored or sitting in the dentist chair? And why time seems to expand when we are experiencing new situations in our life, like traveling to a part of the world we have never been before? Steve Taylor gives an answer to these questions in this fascination book.


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It was in fact in our lifetimes that old men saw rog's beloved jazz form as obscene, just as before when Bach played too many notes and when the printing press threatened our existence as a race. These attitudes of old men don't show our enlightenment but show our increasing irrelevance in the world which we attempt to arrest by denigrating anything we don't understand. I'm guilty. Hip hop's not my thing.
The printing press unleashed a power and unintended consequences unprecedented and often ominous. But it lifted so many more out of drudgery into the light. Today's technology has a downside. But where else or when else could a young kid discover Monk or Bach on demand today? You need to get out and meet more amazing kids.


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Riding with DC Tony is always an adventure. On MTB Rides you know what the score will be. A broken chain and maybe a flat. Ok. On an urban ride it's different but the same.
Traffic Lights? Ignore Em!
Stop Signs? Suggestions!
Lane Marks? What a Joke!
Directions? For Spaniards, Not Italians.
If nothing else it was entertaining risking life in limb in the heart of DC thumbing our noses at the collective multitudes of DC.
I met the group at Haines Point and did a lap before by myself to warm up. DC Tony was at the Club House and warned me they might close gates before we got back. So I moved my car to the Tennis Courts. The group arrived a bit late, a bit after 7 and we waited a bit for Larry and Liz to catch up. Then we were off, finishing across the 14th st bridge I think and up to the Capitol to meet with Joelski who had Metro'd down with his shiny nused Dawes road bike, he bought for $35 bucks earlier in the day. What a great find.
We then took pictures at the Tree and of the nuts protesting at the Capitol. Then we were off to our first bar (2nd technically, the club house bar was closed). Ended up at the Capitol Lounge. They looked at the 13 of us like we were nuts. We had beers and rolled out a bit after 8. Off to the Argonaut on H street. Damn good we had a bunch of pitches of Bells Double Cream Stout there and DC Brau and some Long Hammer IPA. I had an awesome Cubano. We took off from there to misc rowdy cheers as we headed up I and headed towards The Big Hunt in Dupont Circle. Some scary ass riding later and we arrived, shaken but not stirred.
The Big Hunt was also busy but we got a table in back and beer pretty quick. Unfortunately I fell prey to one of the big issues at the Hunt, my beer was soured. I didn't even finish it or feel like arguing. We rolled out of there a bit after 10:40. Back down past the Cap.
I split from the group and went down to Haines Point at Ohio. Ended up doing another lap, but I was pooped and couldn't push it as hard as I wanted. Barely averaged 15. Maxed at 22. LAME!
Still not bad night probably 19-20 miles of riding for me. 4 Beers, 1 Cubano. Good times with good people. Can't wait to do it again. With someone else leading. :P
Last weeks Wakefield ride was nice to be out on the dirt. Trails weren't optimal but it had been to long. Most stuff was dry enough a few area's were still wet.
I'm off this next week and hoping to get in some rides in new places to try and finish Trail Rat 2010. We'll see.
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Faculty Publications: Born Out of Place
Nicole Constable
Professor of Anthropology and Director, Asian Studies Center
My latest book, Born Out of Place: Migrant Mothers and the Politics of International Labor, has been co-published by the University of California Press and Hong Kong University Press, and will have an official launch in Hong Kong in June 2014. This book builds on my earlier work among migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong (Maid to Order in Hong Kong: Stories of Migrant Workers, Cornell University Press 2007), and turns specifically to the issue of migrant motherhood, sexuality, and women's bodies. The critical problem, I argue, is that immigration rules and employment regulations define temporary migrant workers solely as only workers, who are there for the sole benefit of their local-citizen employers. But they are not and never can be only workers; they are always people too. Women migrant workers who get pregnant and have babies in Hong Kong vividly illustrate the fundamental problems and global inequalities embedded in the assumption that they are "just workers."
As described in the book, Hong Kong is an Asian world city, a meeting place for migrant domestic workers, and traders, refugees, asylum seekers, tourists, businessmen, and local residents. Based on in-depth ethnographic research and interviews I conducted in 2011 and 2012, this book tells the stories of Indonesian and Filipino migrant women, their South Asian, African, Chinese, and Western expatriate partners, and their Hong Kong–born babies. The main focus is on the often painful and poignant struggles of women as they consider abortion, adoption, keeping a child, remaining in Hong Kong as "illegal" overstayers, or returning home as single mothers. This ethnography provides insight into global problems of mobility, family, gender, and citizenship, and points to the consequences, creative responses, melodramas, inequalities, and tragedies of labor and migration policies.


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A new generation of middlemen is emerging in the music industry as it continues to morph into whatever it is going to become. A reader recently e-mailed us an accusation that Sonicbids, which assembles and distributes electronic press kits to websites that discuss music, is gaming the system to the detriment of artists and music journalism.
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I asked Sonicbids whether they share artists' fees with the websites that use bands' content, because it would hardly be fair to post the e-mail without giving the company amplechance to respond. I also asked the reader, a former user of the service who wishes to remain anonymous, to identify sites whose policy is only to post content from Sonicbids.
Here's the e-mail, edited for length and clarity, followed by links to sites and forums and a response from Sonicbids CEO Panos Panay. Below all of that, you can vote on whether Sonicbids is good or bad for the digital music ecosystem in our poll.
I heard your interesting recent interview on Fresh Air about thechanging digital music landscape [ed. note: stream available]. It occurred to me that perhaps youmight want to consider writing an article on the pros and cons of Sonicbids's music submission model as it affects artists.
As I understand it, the company charges artists to submit their music electronically to variouswebsites. More and more sites are refusing to accept submissionsunless artists go through Sonicbids. Why? It appears thatthose websites get a portion of what each musician pays Sonicbids, or maybe it's a flat amount per submission [ed. note: I am checking on this].
Here is a scenario. Someone sets up some sort of music website — anonline radio station, a label, a songwriting contest, a CD
magazine, a reviews site or anything else that offers a promotionalopportunity for aspiring artists. The website then contracts with Sonicbids and sits back asthe money rolls in as impoverished artists pay Sonicbids in ordersubmit their music. The website and Sonicbids get paid, and the only real losers are the artists.
Sonicbid's argument is that it would cost the artist something to physicallymail a CD for consideration. They claim their fee [$6 per month] is less than that would cost. But given today's technology, there's not muchcost associated with sending an MP3 file to a websitethat is soliciting music.
There's at least one big difference between Sonicbids and the US
Postal Service: If an artist uses the postal service, there's noconflict of interest because the postal service is not receiving a kickback fromSonicbids for delivering the CDs. The Sonicbids model seems like a distributed version ofpayola.
For instance, there's currently a flood of music contests on the web. Mostare done through Sonicbids. Thousands of artists wind up payingaround $30 each to enter these contests and the vast majority will win nothing. Contests for the sale ofmagazines through physical mail have historically been barred from requiring entrants to buy a magazine in order to enter (see Publisher's Clearinghouse).
I view Sonicbids as a spreading cancer.
Luckily there are now alternatives which do not charge a submission fee [he mentioned AirplayDirect as one alternative].
In mygut, it feels unethical to me for any website to announce that theywill accept electronic music submissions only if the artist paysSonicbids [I've asked which websites he thinks require the exclusive use Sonicbids submissions — see Google links below]. It may turn out that Sonicbids is doing nothingillegal but that, rather, the fault lies with the websites who only mention only music from Sonicbids-promoted artists. Even in that case, artists need to be madeaware about the pros and cons of their business model.
I have never worked for Sonicbids nor with any competitor of theirs, soI don't think I have any kind of axe to grind. I did join Sonicbids atone point as an artist and used their "services" until I had misgivings about possible conflict of interest in theirbusiness model.
When I asked the reader which sites required the use of Sonicbids, he recommended that I google "only via sonicbids," "only through sonicbids," "exclusively through sonicbids," and "exclusively via sonicbids." He also recommended checking out the Sonicbids forums (The Beginning of the End, Sonic Bids Sucks, Goodbye Sonicbids…, Sonicbids needs an overhaul and Bad promoters – again).
Here's the response from Panos Panay, CEO of Sonicbids, who has been remarkably polite about this whole thing considering the criticism leveled at his company by this user and some of the forum commenters:
I have had the chance to review the article. Clearly your reader does not understand what Sonicbids does or how it works. Let me start from the beginning:
We are a website that makes it easy for bands and music promoters to find and do business with each other. We have over 150,000 bands from 100 different countries that are members of Sonicbids. Some 13,000 music promoters actively use us to book bands and these include colleges, music festivals, clubs, coffee houses, wineries, cruise ships, music supervisors, song contests, music conferences, podcasters, video game companies, couples getting married, etc. Many of the world¹s biggest festivals and brands use Sonicbids as their preferred way to find and book independent music on their stages: South By Southwest, CMJ, Summerfest, Warped Tour, Bumbershoot, All Good, etc.
In the past 6 months, over 30,000 independent music gigs have been booked through Sonicbids in three continents. I hardly see how this is a "spreading cancer" (unless the reader feels that independent music is a problem, but that's a different topic). Bands have used Sonicbids to book tours in China, Scandinavia, UK, US, Australia and many, many other places. I was an agent prior to starting Sonicbids and trust me, for an independent band to book a tour of China on its own without an agent was unimaginable 10 years ago. I have had many artists stop and tell me that Sonicbids changed their lives because they¹ve been able to quit their jobs and play music full time.
How does Sonicbids make money? Simply: we charge membership fees (to bands), listing fees (to promoters), and submission fees (to applying artists). Places like song contests (Billboard Song Contest, John Lennon Song Contest, etc.) and music conferences like CMJ, SXSW, etc. have always charged these fees which range between $10 – $30. I did not invent them. In fact, they are commonplace in every domain like poetry contests, architectural contests, college applications, etc. (Try reviewing thousands of band submissions like SXSW has to do each year for the 1,700 slots they have.) We simply process these fees on their behalf, take a percentage, and pay them the rest. The artist does not pay a dime extra for the convenience (ask Ticketmaster, or MovieTickets the same question). For listings that do not have a pre-existing submission fee, we charge a fee ranging from $2 – $10 which we sometimes we share with the promoter of the event as an incentive to book
and pay selected bands. With over 150,000 bands, this fee acts mostly as a filter and yes, it pays some of our bills.
I am not sure what "websites" your reader refers to. If we have them, they are by far a small minority of the thousands of gig listings that Sonicbids has. I will not pretend that we are able to screen every single listing on Sonicbids but whenever there is a suspicion of fraud or blatant exploitation, we take the listing down (I would be happy to review your reader's complaint personally). We do however take the view that we have an open marketplace here and we let our users decide whether something is of interest to them or not, both on the band side and the promoter side.
Payola? Perhaps your reader should Google the name Alan Freed and then he or she can truly learn what payola means.
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(RPI Op-ed) — Back in the 2008 presidential race, I explained to then-candidate Rudy Giuliani the concept of "blowback." Years of US meddling and military occupation of parts of the Middle East motivated a group of terrorists to carry out attacks against the United States on 9/11. They didn't do it because we are so rich and so free, as the neocons would have us believe. They came over here because we had been killing Muslims "over there" for decades.
How do we know this? Well, they told us. Osama bin Laden made it clear why al-Qaeda sought to attack the US. They didn't like the US taking sides in the Israel-Palestine conflict and they didn't like US troops on their holy land.
Why believe a terrorist, some responded. As I explained to Giuliani ten years ago, the concept of "blowback" is well-known in the US intelligence community and particularly by the CIA.
Unfortunately, it is clear that Giuliani never really understood what I was trying to tell him. Like the rest of the neocons, he either doesn't get it or doesn't want to get it. In a recent speech to the MeK – a violent Islamist-Marxist cult that spent two decades on the US terror watch list – Giuliani promised that the Trump Administration had made "regime change" a priority for Iran. He even told the members of that organization – an organization that has killed dozens of Americans – that Trump would put them in charge of Iran!
Giuliani shares with numerous other neocons like John Bolton a strong relationship with this group. In fact, both Giuliani and Bolton have been on the payroll of the MeK and have received tens of thousands of dollars to speak to their followers. This is another example of how foreign lobbies and special interest groups maintain an iron grip on our foreign policy.
Does anyone really think Iran will be better off if Trump puts a bunch of "former" terrorists in charge of the country? How did that work in Libya?
It's easy to dismiss the bombastic Giuliani as he speaks to his financial benefactors in the MeK. Unfortunately, however, Giuliani's claims were confirmed late last week, when the Washington Free Beacon published a three-page policy paper being circulated among National Security Council officials containing plans to spark regime change in Iran.
The paper suggests that the US focus on Iran's many ethnic minority groups to spark unrest and an eventual overthrow of the government. This is virtually the same road map that the US has followed in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and so on. The results have been unmitigated disaster after disaster.
Unleashing terrorists on Iran to overthrow its government is not only illegal and immoral: it's also incredibly stupid. We know from 9/11 that blowback is real, even if Giuliani and the neocons refuse to understand it. Iran does not threaten the United States. Unlike Washington's Arab allies in the region, Iran actually holds reasonably democratic elections and has a Western-oriented, educated, and very young population.
Why not open up to Iran with massive amounts of trade and other contacts? Does anyone (except for the neocons) really believe it is better to unleash terrorists on a population than to engage them in trade and travel? We need to worry about blowback from President Trump's fully-neoconized Middle East policy! That's the real threat!
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Sterling Shepard Will Have WR3 Appeal In Week 7
10 months agoNew York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard has 31 catches on the season for 341 yards and two touchdowns. He will have a sparkling matchup against a Falcons defense that already has allowed 13 different receivers to score more than 10 fantasy points against them through six games. Atlanta is surrendering the fifth most fantasy points to opposing pass-catchers and have allowed 11 receiving touchdowns. There should be plenty of opportunities for the struggling Giants to score points and Shepard should be in the mix. Shepard has solid WR3 appeal in fantasy for this Monday night matchup.
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Second… We will unconditionally love this team for all of 2016. Fear not, we will love all the teams, but this one will have the twinkle in our eyes. (To the winners, don't worry. It won't take up much of your time)
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Dia Mirza excited about her marriage !
Bollywood actress and winner of 2000 Miss Asia Pacific International title, Dia Mirza is excited about her marriage .
The marriage celebration is underway and the Sangeet ceremony will take place today.
The mehenndi ceremony has already taken place.Her groom-to-be Sahil and his family members are all set to see the Bollywood beauty dancing in her own wedding.
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I'm excited about my UnCabaret debut, and it's free! Friday July 12th, 8 pm at The California Plaza (an outdoor amphitheater). 350 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA 90071.
It's an all-Asian line-up, so I told Beth Lapides we should call it the ChunCabaret. You're welcome. I'm sharing the stage with the incomparable Kristina Wong, Alec Mapa, Charlene deGuzman, and Mary Beth Abella. Yellow powah!!!
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One of CDOT's key concerns Monday, January 22 is limiting as much traffic as possible on I-25 from Monument to Castle Rock.
We have been able to keep the interstate open and the travel lanes are plowed with some snowpack and icy surfaces. The hazard is high winds, blowing snow and drifting snow, which will likely last through the day even after the snow moves out. This makes for dangerous driving conditions.
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Graffiti Art Atlanta. We had the chance to design and paint a blacklight-lit graffiti collage mural a few months ago. The Painted Duck is a spin off bowling bar/venue of the successful predecessor, The Painted Pin in Atlanta, GA. This new venue is located in the Stockyards on the Westside. The main difference of the new location is that they feature duckpin bowling with smaller pins and balls! We were honored to be involved in some of the design aspects of the entrance to the new location. The client's goal was to create a raw space and environment starting in a small and dark stairway leading down into an entrance that opened up into a contrasting large, roomy and upscale open space. We suggested street graffiti that would be colored in a way to glow with black lights to keep the darker feel of the space. Incorporating some of the brand's slogans and hidden inside jokes, we put together a fun mural that is a conversation piece for guests as they walk into the space.
Blacklight Graffiti Tips: One of the tricks with creating murals that pop in blacklight is working on a dark background (ideally black.) For any fluorescent and neon colors that we use, we usually place an undercoat of white so that it's more opaque and glows much brighter. White is also a color that glows well in blacklight without having to be fluorescent. While we didn't use it for this project, they actually have glow in the dark spray paint as well if you wanted to get really creative with it!
The Painted Duck is a distinguished drinkery, duckpin bowling, and gaming parlour located in the Stockyards Atlanta development on the Westside. (https://www.thepaintedduckatl.com/) Located at: 976 Brady Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 Do yourself and drop by to have a drink, bowl and check out the artwork as you enter the space.
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TOEIC Grammar Guide – Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that join together words, phrases or clauses. Conjunctions are used to show a relationship between the words, phrases or clauses. Conjunctions also show agreement or disagreement between ideas. There are four types of conjunctions. Only three types will be covered: coordinating, subordinating and correlative.
Learning Hint:Memorize the most commonly used conjunctions shown below and when they are used to show relationships between words and phrases.
Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions join together words or clauses of equal importance.
They are and, but, nor, or, for, so and yet.
The coordinating conjunctions and, but, nor and or always join words or word groups of the same kind: two or more nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, phrases, independent clauses and dependent clauses.
James or Michelle will be promoted. (Two nouns joined by or.)
The chair was old but comfortable. (Two adjectives joined by but.)
Amanda worked every day and partied every night. (Two verbs joined by and.)
The conjunctions for and so cannot connect words, phrases or dependent clauses. They can only join independent clauses. For shows cause. So shows result.
She was sick, so she went to the doctor.
(Cause: She was sick. Result: She went to the doctor.)
They stayed late at the office, for they had work to do.
(Cause: They had work to do. Result: They stayed late at the office.)
While the word yet is usually used as an adverb, it can also be a conjunction. Like but, it shows contrast.
Charles works as an accountant, yet he was trained to be a lawyer.
She read through the contract carefully, yet she could not understand it all.
Note: Whatever is joined by a coordinating conjunction must be alike.
Incorrect: The assistant needs to edit and typing the documents.
(To edit is a verb form. Typing is a noun form.)
Correct: The assistant needs to edit and to type the documents.
(Now the and joins two verb forms.)
Incorrect: The manager sent a notice to all staff, but written by her assistant.
(The words before but form a clause. What follows but is only a phrase, not a clause.)
Correct: The manager sent a notice to all staff, but her assistant wrote it.
(Her assistant wrote it is a clause. Now but joins two clauses.)
Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions join a dependent (subordinate) clause with an independent clause. They always come at the beginning of dependent clauses. Dependent clauses are used as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. The dependent clause can be before or after the independent clause. This means a subordinating conjunction is at the beginning or middle of a sentence. These are the most common ones:
Unless we start now, we will not finish on time.
Because he enjoys traveling, he became the company's sales representative.
The main office is in an old building where the alarms need to be updated.
The clerk was writing an e-mail when her computer failed.
Note: Make sure the subordinating conjunction is placed at the start of the dependent clause.
Incorrect: After they have to go to work, their vacation ends.
Incorrect: Their vacation ends after they have to go to work.
Correct: After their vacation ends, they have to go back to work.
The subordinating junction after must be before the dependent clause their vacation ends. They have to go back to work is the independent clause.
Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are pairs of coordinating conjunctions that work together. They are always used as a pair. The words, phrases, or clauses that correlative conjunctions put together must be the same type: nouns go with other nouns, verbs go with other verbs, adjectives go with other adjectives, and so on. These are the common ones:
Examples:1. The report is either on the desk or in the copier room.
(Nouns are the type of word joined.)2. The delivery was made neither in the morning nor in the afternoon.
(Phrases are the type of word joined.)
Note: Never use neither or and either nor.3. Their manager doesn't laugh as often as your boss laughs.
(Two clauses are joined.)4. Both his uncle and his cousin work in forestry.
(Nouns are the type of word joined.)
The presentation was both interesting and educational.
(Adjectives are the type of word joined.)
Note: Do not use as well as with both.
Incorrect: My friend learned both French as well as Japanese in school.
Correct: My friend learned both French and Japanese in school.5. The boss is not only friendly but also very smart.
(Adjectives are the type of word joined.)
Note 1: Do not use but in place of but also.
Incorrect: Leave behind not only your cellphone but your computer.
Correct: Leave behind not only your cellphone but also your computer.
Note 2: Only not is grammatically wrong.
Incorrect: They will teach only not new skills but also new knowledge.
Correct: They will teach not only new skills but also new knowledge.6. The company creates not hardware but software.
(Nouns are the type of word joined.)
Note: Do not use only in place of but.
Incorrect: He should have spoken not louder only more slowly.
Correct: He should have spoken not louder but more slowly.