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I know Fleck brings Dabo and Clemson up from time to time, and I can see why. I see some similarities. I dont know if itll be here, but I see Fleck in the CFP someday. Maybe even in the Natty. Well see.
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I know Fleck brings Dabo and Clemson up from time to time, and I can see why. I see some similarities. I dont know if itll be here, but I see Fleck in the CFP someday. Maybe even in the Natty. Well see.
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A long press conference with Dabo here, but if you watch it, I don't think you come away comparing PJ to Dabo. Just my two cents!
Dabo told the Gophers or any other college team it too, can be national champions if they are willing to believe and put the work in.
Clemson is in a perfect geographical locale at the crossroads of SEC/Big Ten/ACC recruiting country. It is in a beautiful campus with enrollment around 19K-20K and a small/mid-size city charm.
The Big Ten West is no SEC country. Twenty to thirty years from now, there is no telling how demographics will change and how that will impact recruiting trends.
If the Gophers can be lucky and find a QB and a Big Ten upper tier caliber O-Line, there's no telling how far they can go. The same goes for restocking and improving building their Defense.
That can be said of any team. It starts with building with talent on both sides of the ball. We saw glimpses of what the Gophers can be capable of in the win against Wisconsin, Purdue, and Georgia Tech.
The truth is, the Big Ten West has become more competitive at least in the mid-tier of college football. What is it - in the last two years the Big Ten West went 8-1 in bowl games and the Big Ten East 4-4.
I don't know how the Gophers Offense will do with a new OC and other assistant coaches leaving and others coming in. If PJ Fleck can continue to improve recruiting year to year, and if he himself does not decide to leave the Gophers will have a pretty decent future.
Lotsa lefsa. Bottom line - the key is recruiting talent to Minnesota which was/is still a challenging task. PJ Fleck is still fighting for one or two 4-Star talent that may help win one or two more games.
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Truth is, from anything I've seen so far with the CFP, you need to be a top 10 (or top 5) recruiting school to win it.
There has been no outlier yet of a team outside of the top 10 winning the CFP.
It could happen of course, but hasn't happened yet.
The last team to come close was probably Michigan State who got to the CFP and lost 38-0 to Bama with a team that wasn't ranking annually in the top 20 recruiting classes.
If I were to expect a team to win the CFP without top ranking classes, I would expect the two ways it can happen would be by having a QB so good he can carry a team that has less talent.
A Wisconsin style, big lineman, ball control, solid defense team where lower ranked recruits are formed into NFL caliber lineman who can out muscle quicker, talented, defensive recruits.
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It can become boring to the rest of Division 1 College Football if every year you pencil in Alabama or Clemson or another SEC/ACC team. How is this going to impact fan interest in college football in the long run?
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PJ Fleck can build something amazing here. Clemson was a trash program prior to Dabo. It took the right coach to flip that program. Look at Clemson's prior season ending record through their history and you will see a lot of barely .500 team to under .500 with splashes of greatness. Maybe and I mean just maybe P.J. Fleck can awaken a sleeping giant.


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October 10, 2018
Flex-space, PropTech and seniors housing on upward swing
- The proportion of household income to service the costs of a single-family home grew to 53.5% in the first quarter of 2018 as affordability concerns continue to rise.
- PropTech revs up with significant investment in funds dealing with the convergence of real estate and technology.
- Senior lifestyle housing is among the top development prospect for the next year as well as flex work and coworking spaces among the top new trends in commercial office space.
(Toronto, October 10, 2018)–The real estate sector is carefully monitoring recent tariff negotiations around steel and rising interest rates, which could further exacerbate affordability issues for Canadians. Developers, investors, lenders and other leading experts are cautiously optimistic about the sector according to the 2019 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report published today by PwC Canada and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). However, there is a bright future for flex spaces, PropTech, and seniors' housing.
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Land supply is the number one development concern heading into 2019 and the report highlights that all levels of government need to increase their focus on the supply side of the issue, not just demand. Markets like Edmonton and Montreal managed to bring new housing supply into balance with rising prices, but markets like Toronto and Vancouver have yet to do so.
"Dealing with the affordability issue is a shared responsibility between government and developers. While government addressed demand by introducing measures like tighter mortgage rules and foreign taxes, they neglected the supply side," says Frank Magliocco, National Real Estate Leader, PwC Canada. "Reducing regulation and making more land available for development in a timely manner will help address the affordability issue."
"The real estate industry is at a crossroads where it needs to work with many other sectors in order to thrive in the future. We're seeing more and more collaboration between architects, construction companies and the technology sector working to redefine how Canadians live," says Richard Joy, Executive Director, ULI Toronto.
The proportion of household income needed to service the costs of a single-family home grew to 53.5% in the first quarter of 2018, with Vancouver leading the charge with 119.3%. High housing costs are pushing Canadians, especially millennials, to abandon the dream of owning housing in the city for the suburbs or other markets for more affordable housing.
Rising interest rates and higher tariffs on foreign steel are top of mind for developers and owners. For example, tariffs on steel could translate into more expensive input costs for residential and commercial builders, ultimately putting further pressure on affordability.
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Coworking spaces or flex office space continue to see an upward trend and are forecasted to make up 30% of corporate real estate portfolios by 2030. "Creating a coworking space isn't so much about cost as it is building a community and sharing experiences and knowledge between different people and industries," adds Magliocco.
The multi-family apartment sector continues to be a strong performer but segments of the retail sector continuing to struggle and are forced to reinvent themselves. The industrial sector continues to perform well and with Canada's legalization of recreational cannabis is set to provide opportunities across the country as emerging companies look to find industrial space to grow the plant and retail space to sell product.
Senior lifestyle housing is among the top development prospects for the next year since Canadians over the age of 65 have surpassed those under the age of 15. In 2017, 31% of Canadians aged 85 and older lived in collective dwellings, which will only grow in upcoming years.
The emergence of PropTech, which covers everything from new lending services to investment platforms and digital brokerages, is changing the way properties are bought, sold and managed. According to the report, PropTech is forecasted to add US$5.2 billion in new investment globally across 454 equity deals in 2018, after reaching a record US$3.4 billion in 2017 across 367 deals. However, only 10% of CEOs in global real estate are concerned about the speed of technological change.
"While the intersection of real estate and technology has been slow until now, we have seen a significant change in interest and focus in the PropTech industry here locally and globally," adds Magliocco.
Drones were the top real estate disrupter identified in the report. There is potential in using drones to show job-site progress and others are looking to integrate docking stations into communities to accommodate last-mile delivery needs. Autonomous vehicles, cybersecurity and construction technology were also identified as top technology real estate disruptors.
The report also identified other factors such as GDP growth and affordability issues impacting the different real estate markets across Canada. The top five markets to watch in 2019 are: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City.
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Labour Assembly member for Alyn and Deeside, Carl Sargeant, has been found dead in Connah's Quay, Flintshire.
Mr Sargeant, 49, had been sacked from his post as Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children last week following an allegation made about his behaviour. In response, he had called for an 'urgent' investigation in order to allow him to clear his name.
It is unclear what the allegations made against the married father of two had entailed, but there are believed to be several that emerged following a series of sexual harassment allegations made against senior political figures in Westminster.
A family statement said they were "devastated beyond words" at the loss of "the glue that bound us together".
All Assembly events have been cancelled for the day, as a solemn mood descends upon Cardiff Bay. News emerged as politicians, journalists and members of the public gathered in the Senedd's public area ahead of First Minister's Questions.
First Minister Carwyn Jones paid tribute to his former cabinet member, saying: "Carl was a friend as well as a colleague and I am shocked and deeply saddened by his death.
"He made a big contribution to Welsh public life and fought tirelessly for those he represented both as a minister and as a local assembly member.
"He will be a great loss both to our party and to the Senedd."
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Dr. Marian Sassetti, an Oak Park resident, was among demonstrators protesting Rep. Peter Roskam's visit to Good Earth Greenhouse in River Forest on Friday. | Michael Romain/Staff
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At least 40 people gathered on the sidewalk outside of Good Earth Greenhouse, 7900 Madison St. in River Forest Friday night, hoping that their signs and chants would catch the attention of Republican Rep. Peter Roskam (6th District). The Congressman was headlining an RSVP-only affair hosted by the Oak Park-River Forest Republican Organization.
It wasn't clear what Roskam would talk about. Despite being cleared to enter earlier in the night, and having RSVP'd with no issues hours prior to the event's 6 p.m. start time, a Wednesday Journal reporter and a photographer were shown the door shortly after Roskam arrived and not long before he would start speaking.
The flyer advertising the meeting didn't go into specifics. The slogans, "Stronger Together," "Stand Together," "It's Morning Again in America," and "What Can We Accomplish" made up the majority of the flyer's content, which directed readers to RSVP Tom Cronin, Good Earth's owner.
Cronin said he suggested that guests RSVP as a courtesy to Roskam and to the affair's guests, which included Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak (1st), the only Republican on that three-person board.
"I know Peter, I've known him for many years," said Patlak. "I think he does a wonderful job. I think he's a great congressman. He certainly represents the constituents in his district. As far as individual issues, I'm not going to get into all of them. That's his thing. I'll let him answer the question."
But Roskam, a six-term incumbent who is the House Republican Chief Deputy Whip and a member of the powerful Committee on Ways and Means — which is responsible for making recommendations on all revenue-raising bills in the House — has been rather evasive of late, according to several of his constituents who gathered outside of Green Earth. The congressman entered the Madison Street facility discreetly through the backdoor.
"I have called him and left messages," said Phyllis Salerno, who lives in Roskam's district, which includes all or parts of Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Hoffman Estates and Wheaton, among other municipalities that span Cook, Lake, Kane, DuPage and McHenry counties.
Salerno, who described herself as a former Republican who has voted for Democrats recently, and who "votes the issues" more generally, said she disagrees with Roskam on numerous measures.
"I'm here to protest how he has voted on various bills, including allowing the mentally ill to have guns, allowing dirty water to go into streams," she said. "I want to keep the ACA [Affordable Care Act] and I disagree with Paul Ryan's wanting to privatize Medicare and Social Security."
"I write thank-you cards to Sen. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth," said Salerno. "So when things go well, I let them know. But Peter has been very rude, running away from town hall meetings."
Video posted to Twitter by Citizen Action Illinois shows Roskam leaving out of a back door to chants of "Shame on you!" after addressing a Feb. 4 meeting of the Palatine Township Republican Organization. That event attracted more than 300 protesters, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The Chicago Tribune reported that the meeting had originally been advertised "as 'free and open to the public,'" but "was changed to a 'members only' gathering" on Feb. 1, a move that some protesters believed was made after Roskam learned they wanted to speak with him.
Video footage shot by Chicago Tribune reporters who were inside of the Feb. 4 meeting shows Roskam commenting on the demonstrations outside.
"The way that we're interacting with opponents today, the ability of people to come out and express their views, we celebrate that," Roskam says in the video. "People can come out and let their views be heard. We're free to meet now. We're free to gather freely and have a discussion with one another."
Roskam, who is a member of the Ways and Means Committee's sub-committee on health, which has an outsized role in determining the future of the ACA, reportedly agrees with President Donald Trump "on replacing the ACA and overhauling the tax code," the Tribune reported, "but disagrees with the bid to impose a 20 percent tariff on Mexican imports."
Roskam said he supports "the underlying theme" of Trump's immigration ban, but conceded to Tribune reporters that the "implementation was bumpy."
Lynda DeLaforgue, Citizen Action Illinois' co-director, said that regardless of the congressman's personal views on particular policy proposals, his refusal to meet with the public is wearing thin with an increasingly outraged citizenry.
"He won't even meet with his own constituents," DeLaforgue said, while passing out the organization's literature during Friday evening's demonstration.
"These guys are going to have to wake up and smell the coffee," she said. "These are not the usual suspects who just show up at their office all the time protesting things. This is a lot of anger coming from people who are faced with a lot of uncertainty over how they'll be able to keep their health care. People's lives are on the line. This is happening all over the country."
On Thursday, CNN reported, two Republican Congress members, Reps. Jason Chaffetz of Utah and Diane Black of Tennessee, encountered angry crowds at their own public events.
The Chicago Tribune reported today that Roskam declined three requests made by the League of Women Voters to hold public meetings in his district. The congressman said that "large meetings tend to devolve into shouting matches," and that he prefers meeting with fewer than 25 constituents at a time.
Dr. Marian Sassetti, an Oak Park physician, said she hoped that Roskam would meet with experts like her — and take their advice.
"He needs to understand that he can be a hero here," said Sassetti, who was still wearing her white robe when she joined the protesters. "The ACA saves lives. If he votes against it, people will die on his watch. That's the truth. I know that for a fact.
"People are terrified. Women are coming in with IUDs because they're not sure they'll be able to get one. They don't necessarily want one, but they're coming in to get one just in case. People are coming in to see me for the first time because they're afraid they won't get a doctor."
Jean Meister, a River Forest resident, stood a few feet away from Dr. Sassetti, holding a sign that read, 'ACA saved my child's life.'"
"I am pissed! I am really mad!" Meister said. "I have a daughter with a chronic illness that was excluded from coverage on our private pay health plan for two years. It cost us more than $100,000 for hospitalizations, treatments, medications and lab tests. None of it was covered by insurance. The ACA allowed my daughter to be covered by our health care and she's alive!"
Later on in the meeting, Roskam would eventually speak, but his words went unheard by the people outside. A man who appeared to be providing security guarded the doors, asking people whether or not they had RSVP'd. At one point, he blocked the doors to a resident of one of the nearby apartment complexes who said he just wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
"What do we want? Town hall!" the crowd chanted, some people cupping their mouths, whenever the doors intermittently opened. "When do we want it? Now!"
Jeffrey Leef, a River Forest radiologist who ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a Republican against U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (7th), was among those who were allowed in as Roskam was speaking.
"Everybody has a right to protest; that's all fine, obviously, and it's all peaceful," Leef said. "But there are many people who are moderate, like myself, so it's not as though every Republican blindly agrees with what the administration is doing."
Leef said he believes that the ACA is "deeply flawed," but would not support repealing the law "if they don't have something that's able to make up for its huge inadequacies on day one."
In the meantime, people like Muriel Quinn, of Oak Park, just wants those with the power to repeal to at least talk about their intentions.
"Women are very scary evidently," Quinn said sarcastically. "Roskam runs away from moms."


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I will be shutting down most production activities for the first weeks of January to prepare for a move across town. Since I lost my beloved Kay in October, I no longer need this large and elegant house. I will be moving to a smaller house that happens to have 960 sq. ft barn that will be perfect for my workshop, with a 300 sq. ft. loft perfect for my trains and the layout that has followed me from Albuquerque to Oxford Ohio to Decatur. My appreciation to my customers who graciously experienced delivery delays during these difficult times! –Peter Nolan
How to Make Completed Models Unique
All of my models are custom built in my workshop. Most details were mastered, molded and cast here, but are now quickly being replaced by 3D printed models, with far superior precision and freedom to model the empty spaces. And less cost in the long run, as the 3D printer builds the assemblies rather than I painstaking gluing small 2D parts together.
I never like to build two models of the same ship the identical way, with the same colors and details. I like to vary the rigs and details from ship to ship, as they vary in real life, even on consecutive models from the same production line. I do this so that everyone gets a ship that is at least a little different from others. The variations keep the ships fresh. There is always equivalent detail compared to the published model and usually more.
The same goes for paint schemes and names. You can change names and colors if you'd like to–I usually encourage it, in fact. Like details, colors, names and home ports add variety. Below is an example of four of my fishing vessels with varying details and color schemes from the first versions.
Of course there are times when absolute fidelity to history is of utmost importance. A model of the Indianapolis heavy cruiser on her final mission must be faithful to every detail—no freelancing allowed here. Warships are usually very well documented. While they were updated regularly, it is usually but not always possible to find photos of every important update. Some US Navy and Coast Guard ships served for 60+ years, so there are always variations to model.
A good example is the 215' Reliance USCG cutters, which started life without stacks for more helicopter landing area. The horizontal exhaust was difficult to maintain and robbed interior space, so the USCG modified the ships in the mid 1980s for vertical stacks.
On the civilian side, the Port Welcome of Baltimore Harbor is the Port Welcome with subtle changes in details over the years—unless you want to put it in Boston Harbor and call her something else. Still, if you are modeling an era when the Port Welcome had Navy-stye davits instead of the later quadrants or scrapped the lifeboats for the canister-style life rafts, these changes are easily made, usually without charge.
Peter Nolan
3D Printing Added for Greater Detail, Less Cost
N Scale Ships took the plunge, bought a small 3D printer and learned how to use 3D design tools. After just a few weeks many small parts and assemblies have been designed and produced. I had an advantage because many assemblies were already drawn in 2D and could be imported and adapted readily. Already done are anchors, cranes, passenger benches, masts with platforms and support structures, large and small davit mechanisms and platforms, hatches, running lights, windlasses, trawler net reels, storage lockers and many other topside and deck details like inspection covers and vents. Prices will be reduced as I revise the website (long overdue) and add online ordering.
As some have learned, I lost my beloved Kay in October 2018. Her illness required a substantial part of my time for the past two years. I can now pay more attention to this site and its products. While I doubt I will ever offer even smaller boats entirely 3D printed, the next step beyond details and assemblies is the cabin structures of some of the smaller ships where I can begin to add details like conduits, junction boxes, log desks and other details that were previously and painstakingly applied by hand. Attaching 0.5 mm squares for junction boxes, even with surgically sharp tweezers, is a challenge.
I will also be moving again, to a smaller house with a much bigger workshop. As always product suggestions are welcomed, if not always implemented.
I also changed my tag line to "Any Ship in N or Z or Thereabouts" to reflect to reflect the reality that I could not maintain an adequate supply of larger scale parts.
Good times and smooth sailing ahead!
Peter Nolan
Largest N Scale Ship Ever Built
I'm just finishing up a museum model of a Ti-class ultra-large crude carrier, currently the largest ships in the world at 441,585 deadweight tons and displacing 509,484 long tons at full load. This is the Ti Oceania. It is painted completely in flat white, as the ships colors, markings and activities will be projected onto it by 3D projectors.
In real life, it is 380 m long or 1246.75 feet, with a beam of 68 m or 223 feet and a draught of 80 feet. The model is 2.375 m long or 7 feet 9 inches, and 0.425 m wide or nearly 17 inches. The hull is MDF, medium density fiberboard, so the model weighs over 100 pounds.
Many of the details were drawn in 2D for photo-etched brass, or modeled in 3D for 3D printing. Other details such as lifeboats were mastered, then molded in RTV silicon and cast in resin.
Some retired ultra large crude carriers were a bit larger, but I've never heard of them being modeled in N scale. As ULCCs are actually shrinking these days, this may be the largest N scale ship built for a long time.
New Bridge/Dock for ATSF Barges in N and Z
A new bridge/dock for the ATSF barges features a positionable bridge, a bridge lift mechanism, and correctly spaced channels for mounting rails. Builders can leave off the pieces that form the channels and use sectional track on the plain decks, although extensive trimming of ties will be necessary to match the prototype's spacing, in which the center rails are closely adjacent to the rails for the outer tracks.
Here a barge painted for the Burlington railroad is at the dock. With careful trimming, a slight press-fit between the barge and the bridge can be achieved.
Here's a slightly closer look at how the barge and dock, with rails installed, match.
The bridge/dock is 180 mm (7″) long; with the integral docking wings, it is 215 mm (8.5″) long.
The kit, without rails, is $69. A built-up without rails is $169. Installation of rails for both barge and dock is $125. Installation on the barge alone is $100. The rails on the dock can not be installed separately.
Summer Update
It's been a slow summer for new product announcements. I've been very busy with some large commissioned ships and getting the Ohio/Alabama situation resolved, in favor of Ohio.
I've had some real problems with the ship drawings I've purchased. None of them have been "faired." A faired drawing means that the deck width matches the width of the sections. Let's say there are 20 sections (or stations) marked on the profile of a ship. The top width of those sections should match the width of the deck. Well, they usually do not match.
The same goes for the waterline, if I am building a waterline model. The bottom width of the sections should match the width of the hull where it meets the waterline. It doesn't happen often.
Making it worse, the height of the sections should match the height of the ship in profile. As you might have guessed, they don't!
I've learned that there's nothing worse than drawing the sections, the center keel, the deck and the bottom to the plans, cutting them out on my cutter, and finding that nothing matches up. I thought at first that I was misinterpreting the drawings, which is commonplace. No such luck–and I'm not that unskilled.
I've also been busy inventing ways to make in true scale such items as twin 20 mm Oerkilon cannons and quad 40 mm Bofors, as well as the smaller gun directors. I'll post some pictures soon of the heavy cruiser Indianapolis, where you can see what I've come up with.
Which reminds me that my parts pages are hopelessly outdated. I'm going to try to update these with all of the new parts I've developed, with a shopping cart system.
Look for the 169′ Marin ferry from San Francisco Bay in the next few weeks. And–seven years after I first built it–a 110′ patrol boat from WW2.
Spring 2015 Announcements
After my winter hiatus to Alabama, here's what's coming in the next few weeks. All are available in N and Z scale (or other scales). Prices are my estimates and could rise or fall a bit as we get experience cutting and packaging them. Prices are for kits; built-ups for these are now quoted independently and will be scheduled on a first-come, first built basis.
A 250′ self-unloader for Great Lakes freighters. This will be positionable, and capable of being movable. Kit price will be about $70.
A Hulett Unloader in N and Z. Like the self-unloader, this will be positionable and capable of automating by intrepid modelers. Kit price will be about $95. The brass kit for railings and stairways will be about $35.
A 180′ auto ferry for protected routes such as the Wadden Sea in Europe or around Seattle. Kit price around $95
A 90′ passenger ferry/cruise ship that is smaller, sleeker and faster than my Port Welcome. Where the Port Welcome weighed in at 105 tons, this one weighs less than 50 tons, so it is much narrower. Kit price about $70.
A 65′ shrimper/crabber suitable for anywhere around the world. Kit price about $40 with booms and brass. Full side decals for the waterline hull eliminate the need for painting–an experiment on my part. Kit price about $60.
An 80′ fishing vessel (single hold) and 90′ fishing vessel (double holds). These also have hull decals. Kit price about $60.
A 145′ oceanographic research ship, the German Capella. Details to come. Kit will be about $200; built-ups start at $1100.
And now, for the big ships:
The C3 Beavercove is now available as a kit. The N scale kit is $545; the Z scale kit is $495. There is an enormous amount of styrene, brass, posts & booms, and details in these kits. Built-ups start at $4000.00.
The Contra Costa car ferry from San Francisco. This 433′ x 117′ side paddlewheel may be the largest ship by weight ever built from wood. The house sides, each with hundreds of window panes, will be etched brass sheets. Price TBD for kits, but probably about $600; built-ups start at $4000.00. I'm not sure how many modelers have ever attempted this model, but this will be your chance. The brass alone will be about $150. The earlier Solano can be custom-ordered; it will be more expensive due to the curved tracks and center house for the A-beams of the steam engines, and offset paddles.
I also began work on various dock facilities, such as a modular ore dock for a Twin Harbors-like scene; a container crane; stay tuned.
I'll get pictures uploaded and posted as time permits.


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I am half asleep early Saturday morning lying snuggled in our bed... so peaceful... so happy...
When from the hallway I hear Zayd beckoning:
Zayd: Eeeethan.
no response
Zayd: (a little louder) Eeeeethan!
no response
Zayd: (same volume, more intense) Eeeeethan!
From further in the distance I hear the voice of Ethan, who sounds like he too was lying all snuggled comfortably in his bed half asleep...
Ethan: What.
I open my eyes and see the digital clock: 6:30 a.m.
Zayd: Eeeeethan!
Ethan: What!
Zayd: Will you get me some toilet paper please?
Zayd: Ethan?
Ethan: no.
Zayd: Eeeethan! Please! I need some toilet paper!
Ethan: No. I'm sleeping.
Zayd: I would get you some...
Ethan: No. You wouldn't.
He's right about that.
I climb out of our warm, peaceful, snuggley bed to get some toilet paper for Zayd - because women understand what an issue the absence of toilet paper is...
I walk out into the hallway, still groggy, to find Ethan -- now prancing -- outside the open bathroom door in his underwear.
Zayd: Ethan! Just get me toilet paper and stop looking at me!
And I got up for this.
Me: Ethan. Give your brother the toilet paper. (I hand him the roll).
Ethan continues to prance.
Ethan: Mom! You're awake!
Me: Ethan. Give your brother the toilet paper.
Ethan continues to prance - now prancing with the roll of toilet paper in his hands.
Ethan: Why are you up mom?
He has no clue how lucky he is that he is so damn cute...
Ethan: I was going to get Zayd toilet paper.
By prancing in blue camo undies to the toilet paper gods?
Zayd: ETHAN! Give me the toilet paper!
Me: Give it to him please.
I would give it to him, but Zayd is at that age when he doesn't particularly want his mother coming in while he is in the bathroom...
Ethan: (still prancing... but now prancing into the bathroom) I was going to give it to you!
I turn around and head back into my bedroom.
Ethan: Where are you going mom!
Ethan: Are you awake now Mom!? 'Cause remember, it's a stay-at-home day!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Morning glory
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The Angel's Message
Meg Chaney
"But the angel said to them, 'Don't be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord, was born to you in the city of David. This will be a sign for you: You will find the baby wrapped snugly in cloth and lying in a feeding trough" (Luke 2:10-12, HCSB).
It's pretty cool that God chose these shepherds to hear the Good News of the Messiah's birth. God must have seen something in their hearts, something that showed a willingness to move and act, a willingness to believe that the Messiah had finally come. They must have felt such confusion, but also, such excitement when they heard the angels' words! Being visited by an angel wasn't really an everyday occurrence then, or even now. It was unique, it demanded attention. Something important was happening. The long awaited Messiah had come. Not charging in on royal steed, dressed in purple, ready to save the Israelites from their oppression, but as a tiny baby. A tiny baby born into a poor family, who had no place to lay in other than a manger. So small. So humble. So accessible to the shepherds out in the field. So approachable. So... exactly how God had planned.


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- Take the money out of selling and distributing these drugs
- Strictly regulate the distribution of these drugs through legal channels
- Educate people as to the actual effects of drugs
While Larry and I were in agreement about education being needed, we both are very doubtful that simply taking the profit motive away and regulating the distribution of illegal drugs like marijuana, cocaine, crystal meth and heroin is the answer. In most states, like Florida, the deaths from overdoses of legal and highly regulated prescription drugs like OxyContin and methadone far exceed the deaths from illegal street drugs. We posed this question to the Judge: If there are abuses of these Schedule II drugs that require a prescription from a medical doctor, how would he propose regulating these dangerous street drugs so that they would not be similarly abused? Judge Gray did not have time, due to the constraints of an hour show, to really address this issue, but to me it is critical.
During our discussion, I explained to Judge Gray that almost all of the addicted people who came to Novus were daily smoking marijuana, and often marijuana was their first abused drug. The Judge responded by citing a study that found that 80% of the people who smoked marijuana did not go on to illegal drugs. I was not able to further discuss this study with the Judge, but If it is the same study that I saw, it also said that people who routinely smoked marijuana had a much higher likelihood than 20% of using illegal drugs. Of course, the real omitted data is that I believe that the study was only looking at people using illegal drugs and not at the number of people who abused legal drugs like OxyContin which is interchangeable with heroin. We also did not have time to discuss some basic facts about marijuana that were contained in our October 29, 2007 Newsletter. Here are some:
- More young people are now in treatment for marijuana dependency than for alcohol or for all other illegal drugs combined.
- Marijuana affects alertness, concentration, perception, coordination, and reaction time- skills that are necessary for safe driving. A roadside study of reckless drivers in Tennessee found that 33 percent of all subjects who were not under the influence of alcohol and who were tested for drugs at the scene of their arrest tested positive for marijuana.
- Students who smoke marijuana get lower grades and are less likely to graduate from high school, compared with their nonsmoking peers.
- A study of 129 college students found that, among those who smoked the drug at least 27 of the 30 days prior to being surveyed, critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning were significantly impaired, even after the students had not taken the drug for at least 24 hours. These "heavy" marijuana abusers had more trouble sustaining and shifting their attention and in registering, organizing, and using information, than did the study participants who had abused marijuana no more than three of the previous 30 days. As a result, someone who smokes marijuana every day may be functioning at a reduced intellectual level all of the time.
- Workers who smoke marijuana are more likely than their coworkers to have problems on the job. Several studies associate workers' marijuana smoking with increased absences, tardiness, accidents, workers' compensation claims, and job turnover.
- A study among postal workers found that employees who tested positive for marijuana on a pre-employment urine drug test had 55 percent more industrial accidents, 85 percent more injuries, and a 75 percent increase in absenteeism compared with those who tested negative for marijuana use.
- The British Lung Foundation reports that smoking three or four marijuana joints is as bad for your lungs as smoking 20 tobacco cigarettes.
- Marijuana smoke contains 50 percent to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke. Using marijuana may promote cancer of the respiratory tract, disrupt the immune system and heighten the risk of lung infection, chronic cough, bronchitis and emphysema.
- In a 2003 study, researchers in England found that smoking marijuana for even less than six years causes a marked deterioration in lung function. The study suggests that marijuana use may rob the body of antioxidants that protect cells against damage that can lead to heart disease and cancer.
- Marijuana users have more suicidal thoughts and are four times more likely to report symptoms of depression than people who never used the drug.
- Young people who use marijuana weekly are nearly four times more likely than nonusers to engage in violence.
- More than 41 percent of male arrestees in sampled U.S. cities tested positive for marijuana.
This data is very disturbing. Could you substitute the word "alcohol" or "prescribed opioid" for "marijuana" and have many of the same answers? I think that there is no question that would be true.
My answer is no for many reasons. Here are some:
- When you make something legal you legitimize it. One of the problems with talking to people about alcohol use is that it is legal. One of the problems with teen drug use of narcotics is that they are legal. They are prescribed by a medical doctor and can be obtained at the local drug store.
- There is no way to effectively regulate the sale and distribution of these dangerous illegal drugs that will keep them out of the hands of our children. Even if you argue that adults are responsible for their own actions, how do you justify making it easier and far less expensive to purchase these deadly drugs and put them in the hands of more people? Just like with liquor now, it is impossible to control the legal purchases that are sold to minors. Again, the regulation of prescription narcotics is highly regulated, but our patients tell us how easy it is for them to get these drugs on the street.
- At this time, many people are going to heroin because the competition from OxyContin, legal heroin, has brought the price of heroin down. Another result of this competition is that the purity of heroin is increasing. The Drug Enforcement Agency has said that in the 1970's heroin was only about 10% to 15% pure, but now it is between 80% to 90% pure. If we legalize heroin and make it cheaper than OxyContin, then are we not just going to see more of our people die from heroin overdoses?
- Where are we going to purchase heroin, marijuana, cocaine, crystal meth and the other illegal drugs? Are we going to allow these dangerous drugs to be produced by anyone or are we going to let Big Pharma control the manufacture and distribution of these drugs? If this is the case, then I am sure that Big Pharma will support this because even though these street drugs will directly compete with their legal drugs, they will still make a profit and that is Big Pharma's only concern.
- It is just not logical that legalizing and regulating the distribution of these drugs will reduce the amount of drug use. Narcotics like heroin and OxyContin are not like alcohol. Many people can drink alcohol for two weeks and not be alcoholics and are able to stop without painful withdrawal symptoms. However, many people who use narcotics and cocaine for a two week period find that they are now dependent, if not addicted, and find that they can't stop without painful withdrawals.
No one argues that the War on Drugs is working-particularly if you look at the legal versions of these same illegal drugs in the hands of our people. However, the answer is not to simply create more easily available drugs so that more people can be trapped by these terrible substances. The answer is to educate people about drugs and the real way to handle life. The answer is not to encourage needle exchanges so that users of heroin can get clean needles, but to provide effective treatment so that these people can be free of drugs. The answer is not to encourage people to further reduce our workplace productivity by using these illegal drugs or to further slow reaction times so we will have more accidents. The answer is to educate people about drugs and the real way to handle life. This education needs to be real to people and understandable. People are smart and if they really "understand" the true risks of legal and illegal drugs, most will not use them but will find other ways to "have fun." At Novus Medical Detox Center, we specialize in helping people who have become addicted to or dependent on legal and illegal drugs like heroin, methadone, OxyContin, Vicodin, Xanax, Paxil and other psychoactive drugs to safely and more comfortably withdraw. If you know someone who is trapped by these drugs, please give us a call.


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Exciting News at Consumer Health First!/
For over a decade Consumer Health First has built the reputation of putting the interests and needs of consumers first as Maryland has designed and implemented our health care reform initiatives. During that time, colleagues have described us as reliable, professional, honest, and fun. Today we are excited to announce a strong new team to address the future. (Read our press release) These appointments underscore the Board's commitment to our mission and to both the stability and sustainability of Consumer Health First.
- Dr. Kathleen Ruben has taken up the position of Executive Director - effective December 4. Kathy has a Doctorate in Health Services Administration from the University of Maryland School of Public Health and she comes to us with a wealth and depth of experience that will serve to reinforce and expand the value of our work. Most recently she served at the Maryland Health Care Commission, first as an Advanced Health Policy Analyst and more recently as a Program Manager. In that position she worked on the just-released MHCC Report - Transforming Maryland's rural healthcare system: A regional approach to rural healthcare delivery - and on regulations for behavioral health facilities and services in Maryland.
- Beth Sammis, who has been serving as CHF Secretary, will become President of the CHF Board on January 1, 2018. She began her career in Maryland at the Department of Legislative Services and more recently served as Acting Insurance Commissioner. She brings not only a depth of expertise to CHF but also a strong sense of humor that will stand us all in good stead as we face both the challenges and opportunities ahead. Beth will be joined by Leni Preston as Vice-President; Mary Lou Fox as Treasurer; and Madeleine Shea as Secretary. With the other members of the Board, CHF continues to have a strong bench to lead the organization into its 13th year of operation.
For much of Consumer Health First's history, I have been privileged to serve as both President and CEO. Our success has rested upon an outstanding team drawn from among Maryland's leading policy and advocacy experts. Some serve on the CHF Board. For those who may be interested in joining our Board please contact me. Our team also includes our national and state partners, Maryland's elected officials and decision makers, as well as a diversity of other stakeholders.
We are very excited to have Kathy at the head of CHF and we all look forward to joining forces with our many partners to forge a state where health equity is advanced through access to high-quality, comprehensive and affordable health care.
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How do you create something new?
Today there are very many who write about how to do, but very few do it themselves or have the ability to come up with something new.
It's like Twitter, where most follow someone else and retweet what others have written. Almost all articles and newsletters also refers to what someone else already have come up with.
Everything seems to be to copy, modify a bit and present as their own, which is unnecessary and time consuming. What if there was intelligent search tool that brought out what is unique much faster, and presented it in a good way.
To create creative renewal need strong leaders and individuals who want and dare to think and do something new instead of following someone else. Here you will enter and all people can take a leadership over their own thoughts and ideas.
So what is authentic and unique?
In my opinion, it is when someone assumes herself and adds something new from their own experiences. The basis for this often come from a variety of sources and contexts. Essential for success is that you are aware of your personal values and visions.
When it comes to innovation work, it is almost impossible to re-connect to all sources, since the best ideas often come intuitively and not logically. This is in my opinion, one of the biggest obstacles that so few ideas are implemented.
Why is this so important to know?
To succeed in implementing the ideas they need to be clarified and presented so that they can contribute to the introduction of them, they presented very well and understand the purpose. Here defects too often and it will never start a dialogue.
Anyone who is genuine and unique is instead often seen as odd and ideas are treated accordingly. Clear leadership and an innovative corporate culture that appreciates that we are authentic and unique leads automatically to creative renewal.
What can you do to influence?
We are certainly many people who have been told that it is impossible or that it has been tested before, but that it was possible to do and then it stops completely and we will return to everyday life again. Here I would say that everything begins.
Find out all the facts is necessary and make sure you have a sound basis. A good start is to have several who want to participate and you can develop the idea with. Then, for the sale of it and if you can show in a realistic and expected result is half the job done.
You may have to do everything in your spare time and do not earn anything in the beginning then it is important that you are really passionate about it and work hard. The result will be and even if you do not succeed in implementing it, you have learned a lot and come a step further on your own development.
Good Luck!
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Perfection and Speculation – The Validation Junky
Melbourne School of Design
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The result of today's applied technology within the objects, buildings, and services that we use is causing new problems. These new problems often require unprecedented design solutions including experimental and multi-disciplinary approaches.
Adam Peacock's project, Genetics Gym, exhibited within 'Perfection' at the Science Gallery Melbourne, attempts to uncover the consumer psychology behind how and why we might want to change ourselves if we had the ability to do so through the lens of genetic technology and artificial intelligence.
Adam will present the strategy, design and process of the Genetics Gym project, the ideology behind his design studio including the Validation Junky lens, and discuss the new and future roles for contemporary design practice, questioning what it might mean to be a relevant designer in 2018/19.
Adam's project is a collaboration between his studio, UCL's Human Genetics and Embryology department, and London College of Fashion's Applied Psychology in Fashion department.
Please note that the presentation will feature nudity.
Adam Peacock is a recipient of the Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship.


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One of the first things I do in the Adjust stage of my workflow is check the hot and cold areas. My first instinct for blown highlights was to reach for the recovery slider in the Exposure brick ... until yesterday. The sky colors in a recent moon rise shot looked wrong to me - not at all what I saw on scene. Correcting the white balance also addressed the blown highlights.
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Do you have enough time?/
When was the last time you said (or thought) 'I don't have enough time'?
If you're like most of us, it wasn't that long ago. I find myself going there a lot, but I quickly take myself away from that idea of time shortage and change to time generation.
Why do I avoid that feeling of time shortage and why do I advise you to consider doing it too?
This is what I thought I'd share today - because when you find enough time, your life becomes more fulfilling and that feeling leads to more vitality.
We create what we focus on so when you focus on 'not enough' in whatever way it shows up for you, that's what turns up.
Lack is a very dis-empowering state. And the cool thing is that you can choose to change it.
I've learned that time is just an energy, a bit like money. There is always enough of it if we choose to see it.
So, I thought I'd share some of my 'time generating' tips.
Yes :-) I called them 'time generating' because I really believe we can make time not just save it.
1. Not enough time for exercise?
Choose something that doesn't take that long. I have a 15 minute routine I can do and when I think 'do I have time for this?', the answer is usually 'yes, I can give this 15 minutes of my precious time' :-)
You could even choose 7 minutes - there are apps for your phone that have 7 minute exercise plans
Combine movement with an activity you are already doing - dance while you do the ironing or the dishes.
Park your car a block further away from your destination and walk briskly that little bit extra.
Walk down stairs - this to me is such a no-brainer. Even going down 10 flights of stairs doesn't really take much energy but there are loads of benefits for my glutes and legs.
2. Not enough time to cook a nutritious meal?
I always cook enough for 2 meals when I cook so one night is a cooking night and the next is left-overs - still delicious but I've generated some time that night by not having to cook from scratch.
Prepare 2 or 3 meals at once and freeze until needed. It's a very efficient way of cooking and can be a fun day in the kitchen rather than a chore.
Give yourself 30 minutes one day and chop up your vegetables etc and put helping sizes in individual freezer bags and freeze. Then when you cook, a lot of preparation has been done for you already. Ta da….
3. Not enough time for self care?
You can have an effective yet effortless regime. My morning/evening cleanse, tone, serum and moisturise takes less than 5 minutes. I can give myself 5 minutes.
Often, people are taking a little bit of time to do something that isn't effective. There's no point doing that, you're just wasting time. Choose effective and effortless. I'm sure you can find 5 minutes for yourself.
Have a treatment mask while you're doing something else - ironing, for example. You might be seeing a pattern of me trying to make my ironing time seem more useful - you're right.
4. My time generating bonus tip
I don't spend any time at all going down the health and beauty aisle in the supermarket. Ever.
Also, I don't 'browse' the beauty products in chemists/pharmacies/department stores any more.
It may seem trivial but it actually generates a lot of time for me so I can do stuff I actually choose to because I love it.
I manage to do this because I shop for my health and beauty items online.
I have something coming every month on automatic delivery (not the same things but something) and I get loyalty points on those purchases so it's a win-win-win for me in everyday.
- a win because I've freed up so much time shopping
- a win because I've eliminated the middle man and so I know that I'm just paying for a quality product
- a win because I actually get to redeem my loyalty points for free products. Yes, <First>, it's true. I never buy make-up because I always get it free.
So, here's how my orders might look over a 3 month period
1. Skincare - I use ageLOC because it really is the most advanced anti-ageing skincare I've ever found
2. Hair products - shampoo, conditioner and the amazing Renu hair mask that keeps my hair from being totally unruly
3. Bathroom staples - my beauty bar (I buy the refill pack), moisturisers, deodorant, liquid body lufra (a divine body exfoliant made with aloe and crushed walnuts)
And, of course, there are my monthly regulars:
- my supplements which I call 'my getting younger pills', 'vision clarity', 'juicy creation' (that's my bio identical hormones - woman are made for creation whatever your age, don't you agree), 'my lean machine'
- my donation of Vitameal. Every month I donate several Vitameal to needy children around the world. I love that for as little as $1 a day I can feed a child for a whole year.
Are any of these time generating tips things you could introduce?
If you want to take advantage of regular online shopping (monthly or every second month), then you could also generate not only time but free products. Let me know if you want more information on that.
In the meantime, have a wonderful day


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Hi again Pout Perfections;
There's a trend this season that makes me sad. I'm the type of girl who simply CANNOT wear white. I'm the type of girl who could so much as look at a white piece of clothing and it goes dirty. It's terrible, because white is absolutely radiant.
This season, white has gone to a whole new extreme. The more white you wear, the better! I do not, however, recommend that you wear white if you turn anything white, dirty or have painfully pale skin as it just won't work.
Team your pretty white outfit with some dramatic makeup or killer black heels to give your it an "edgy" look or team it with a soft pink bag and pretty chains for a more feminine vibe.
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Author: Sherman Alexie. Publisher: Andersen Press. Pages: 230. Summary (taken from Fantastic Fiction): In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"
of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully
written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
Author: Sherman Alexie.
Publisher: Andersen Press.
Pages: 230.
Summary (taken from Fantastic Fiction): In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story
Cover impressions: My copy of the book comes with a glowing quote from Neil Gaiman that declares "I have no doubt that in a year or so it'll be winning awards and being banned." Now that Banned Book Week is upon us and the brain melting mess that was "Speak-Gate" has highlighted just how big a problem book banning is, I thought there was no better time to review this book than now, especially since this book was also recently removed from a school library not too far from the district where rape apparently equals soft core pornography.
Junior, a.k.a. Arnold Spirit, is in many ways a typical teenage boy. He's often foul mouthed, thinks about masturbation quite a lot, often bottles up his feelings and has a wicked yet frequently bleakly dark sense of humour that reflects his situation. Regularly mocked and bullied by the rest of the 'rez' because of his disabilities (he was born with water on the brain, much like Alexie himself – the book is evidently semi-autobiographical), Junior's struggle for identity and independence is something I think is universally relatable. His witty and relatable narration tackles some pretty hard hitting topics, like alcoholism, poverty, racism, bullying and the struggles still faced by the Native American community to this day. I give major credit to Alexie for his skill in describing the heart breaking conditions and circumstances that surround Junior in his everyday life and not once making the story feel over wrought or full of drama for the sake of drama. It's genuinely heart wrenching stuff to read the scenes where Junior talks about being poor. The equally witty and hilarious illustrations, provided by Ellen Forney, work hand in hand with the rest of the novel to show Junior's thoughts and feelings in ways he has difficulty expressing aloud.
The book is often challenged for its strong language and sexual imagery but it feels natural to the voice of a frustrated teenage boy. It's a very personal book that doesn't shy away from Junior's difficulties as he tries to balance being the outcast in the reservation, who sees him as a traitor for wanting to leave, with being the outcast in his new all white school. While it's a deeply personal story, the supporting cast is full of interesting characters, such as Junior's first new friend at high school Gordy, possibly the biggest geek ever created. While the book is a quick read at 230 pages and some of the storylines just seem to fade away into the distance as the book ends, that's just a small fault and in no way spoils the book. I can understand why cowardly censor loving book banners would want to remove this book from libraries – it's a powerful book that has more guts than half the stuff currently on the shelves. It's an unforgettable book that tackles subjects a lot of people would rather forget about and it's a perfect example of why I love YA.
Remember to buy, read or borrow as many banned books as possible. Nothing scares a coward more than knowledge! Here's the American Library Association's page on Banned Book Week.


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The NYU BikeShare provides free bike rentals to students, faculty, and staff who attend one of our regularly-scheduled safety training workshops. If you don't already have your own bicycle at NYU, you have several great options for getting yourself on a bike even beyond our Bike Share program.
If you want to buy your own bike, NYC has dozens of great bike shops. A few gems in the NYU area include:
Many NYU cyclists also have good luck buying bikes from online marketplaces such Craigslist. This is a great way to get a good deal on a used bike but you have to be a bit more careful. Here are a few tips for buying used bikes off the Internet:


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Our latest guest post comes from Lindsey Braidley, Learning and Programmes Co-ordinator for Heritage Services at Bath & North East Somerset Council. Lindsey describes how her team organised their Museums at Night event in collaboration with local college students.
Since 2008 we've worked with our local Museums Group to organise joint marketing, and as a group we have also planned a couple of afternoon events in a historic square or a new shopping centre to encourage evening visitors.
In 2012 the Roman Baths decided to try something new. This year we are working with Foundation Degree Students from Bath Spa University to plan and run our Museums at Night event.
To start them off thinking we outlined what sort of events we had run in the past. Then we gave them some simple details we couldn't change about Museums at Night; the date, time and of course the small budget.
The students worked through several event ideas before coming up with something exciting and different. It is called Roman Sensations and offers a chance to explore the torch-lit Roman Baths, taste Roman wine, listen to music, watch live drama, smell perfumes and herbs introduced by the Romans and try on togas and tunics.
Events like Museums at Night give us the opportunity to collaborate on projects like this with other organisations such as the local university. Bath Spa University students learn from real world experience about working together, project management, interpretation and engaging with the public.
As I write, the students are returning for the new term and the pressure is now really on to meet all of the deadlines to make this evening a big success. This is challenging for experienced heritage practitioners and students alike. And the curtain has to go up at 8.15 on Saturday 19 May when the doors open…
Thanks, Lindsey – visitors to Bath have a lot to look forward to!
If you'd like to write a guest post or case study for this blog about any aspect of event planning or marketing in arts or heritage venues, please drop me a line at email@example.com or call me on 01273 623336.