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CITY SIGHTSEEING OSLO (sightseeing by bus) - Hop on hop off (download brochure)
Tickets: 225 NOK/adult, 110 NOK/child
Schedule: 9:30-17:00
Frequency: 30 minutes
Stops: Oslo City Hall – Oslo Central Station/Thon Opera Hotel – Oslo Opera House – Oslo Cruise Terminal/Akershus Fortress – DFDS Ferry from Denmark – Grand Hotel/Karl Johan – Oslo City Hall – Oslo Parliament – Royal Castle/Ibsen Museum – Oslo Shopping – Majorstuen/Holmenkollen – Vigelands Sculpturepark - Norwegian Open Air Folk Museum – Viking Ship Museum – Kon-Tiki/Fram/Norwegian Maritime Museum – Viking Ship Museum – Aker Brygge – Nobels Peace Center/Vika Shopping
Language: English, German, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Japanese, Italian, Russian
BATSERVICE (sightseeing by boat) - Hop on hop off
Tickets: 170 NOK/adult, 85 NOK/child
Schedule: 9:45, 11:15, 12:45, 14:15
Frequency: 1,5 hours
Stops: City Hall - Opera - Museums
Other tours:
Minicruise (50 minutes, 10:00-16:00/19:00) - 130 NOK/person
Fjord Sightseeing (2 hours, 10:30-15:30/17:45) - 230 NOK/person
Grand Tour - sailing + bus tour (7,5 hours, 10:30) - 595 NOK/person
Oslo Inner Fjord (30 minutes): 2800 NOK/3 persons, 3800 NOK/4 persons
Oslo City: 3500 NOK/3 persons, 4700 NOK/4 persons
You can rent city bikes with a special card in all the strategic spots of Oslo.
Rates: 80 NOK/day (April-November)
Themes: City, Ghost, Nature, River, Old city Vigeland etc.
Opening hours: September-April Saturday-Sunday 12:00-17:00, May-August Monday-Saturday 10:00-16:00, Sunday 12:30-16:00 (change of guards 13:30)
Tickets: 65 NOK/adult, 25 NOK/child
Getting there: Metro 1-6 - Stortinget or Oslo Central
Throughout 700 years, Akershus Castle has played a central role in Norwegian history. As a Royal residence, centre of administration and as a military fortification, the fortress and the castle have been the stage of both mundane and dramatic events, inhabited and visited by several significant historical persons. A visit to Akershus Castle is a journey through Norway's history from the 12th Century until the present. You may admire the beautiful historically restored halls or marvel at the gloomy dungeons and dark hallways.
Opening hours: September-May Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00, Monday closed,
June-August 10:00-18:00
Tickets: 80 SEK/adult, 55 SEK/child
Getting there: Tram 12 - Aker Brygge
The Nobel Peace Center is one of Norway's most modern museums with an exciting combination of changing and permanent exhibitions. The Peace Prize laureates are all presented in the Nobel Field comprised of 96 digital display screens set in a garden of 1000 fibre-optic lights. Don't miss the magical book about Alfred Nobel, his life and work, the Electronic Wall Papers and the film room The Eye.
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10:00-20:00, Saturday 10:00-18:00, Sunday
Free entrance.
Getting there: Bus 143, 753 - Baerums Verk
In the charming Bærumske Ironworks from 1610 you will today find about 50 shops, restaurants, handicraft and art galleries and workshops. Idyllic park with changing sculpture exhibitions, old workers' houses and a museum.
Opening hours: 15 May-August 10:00-18:00, September-14 May, Friday-Wednesday 10:30-16:00, Thursday 10:30-18:00
Tickets: 40 NOK/adult, free for children up to 16 years
Free audio guide (English, German, Norwegian).
Getting there: Bus 30 or Ferry 91 - Bygdoynes
The Norwegian Maritime Museum is located on the waterfront at Bygdøynes on the Bygdøy peninsula. Visitors can enjoy fascinating environmental exhibitions about fishing, ship building, shipping, marine archeology and impressive collections of boat models and marine paintings. By the harbour you can see the arctic vessel "Gjøa" and an exhibition of old boats. The museum's exciting supervideograph presents "Maritime Norway", which shows a unique and fascinating panoramic view of maritime Norway.
Opening hours: January-February and November-December Monday-Friday 10:00-15:00, Saturday-Sunday 10:00-16:00, March-April and October 10:00-16:00, May and September 10:00-17:00, June-August 9:00-18:00
Tickets: 60 NOK/adult, 25 NOK/child
Getting there: Bus 30 or Ferry 91 - Bygdoynes
The museum tells the story of the Norwegian polar expeditions, who also represent international history in the field of polar exploration: Nansen's journey across the Polar ocean and his attempt to go to the North Pole, Sverdrup's expedition to Greenland, a voyage where more than 200 000 square kilometers of unchartered land was discovered, and Amundsens journey to the South Pole, the discovery of the Northwest Passage and his attempt to reach the North Pole by plane and airship. The exhibitions in the museum have a representative selection of animals from the Polar region, like polar bears and penguins.
KON-TIKI MUSEET (Thor Heyerdahl expedition)
Opening hours: January-February and November-December 10:30-15:30,
March and October 10:30-16:00, April and September 10:00-17:00, June-August 9:30-17:30
Tickets: 60 NOK/adult, 25 NOK/child
Getting there: Bus 30 or Ferry 91 - Bygdoynes
The Kon-Tiki Museum houses a range of boats and artefacts from Thor Heyerdahl's expeditions. Here you can see the original Kon-Tiki raft (1947) with a 30 foot whale shark underneath, statues and a secret family cave from Easter Island (1956), the papyrus boat Ra II (1970), and an exciting collection of archaeological finds from Easter Island, East Polynesia, Galapagos and Peru.
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 11:00-15:00, Saturday-Sunday 11:00-16:00
Tickets: 100 SEK/adult, 25 NOK/child
Getting there: Bus 30 - Folkmuseet or Ferry 91 - Dronningen
The Norsk Folkemuseum is Norway's largest museum of cultural history. With collections from around the country, the museum shows how people lived in Norway from 1500 to the present. The more than 150 buildings in the Open-Air Museum represent different regions in Norway, different time periods, as well as differences between town and country, and social classes.
Opening hours: October-April 10:00-16:00, May-September 9:00-18:00
Tickets: 60 NOK/adult, 35 NOK/child
Getting there: Bus 30 - Folkmuseet or Ferry 91 - Dronningen
The Viking Ship Museum presents great Viking ship discoveries from Gokstad, Oseberg and Tune as well as other finds from Viking tombs around the Oslo Fjord. The world's two best-preserved wooden Viking ships built in the 9th century. Small boats, sledges, cart with exceptional ornamentation. Implements, tools, harness, textiles and household utensils.
Opening hours: June-August, Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-17:00, September-May,
Tuesday-Sunday 12:00-16:00, Monday closed
Tickets: 50 NOK/adult, 25 NOK/child
Getting there: Tram 12 - Frogner Plass
Oslo's unique sculpture museum is located in the previous studio and home of sculptor Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). The beautiful building is regarded as one of the finest examples of neo-classical architecture in Norway. The collection comprises Vigeland's early works, his portraits and monuments, as well as plaster models for the sculptures in the Vigeland Park. The artist's working process is also well documented in the museum.
Opening hours: June-August, Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00, September-May,
Tuesday-Friday 10:00-16:00, Saturday-Sunday 10:00-17:00, Monday closed
Tickets: 75 NOK/adult, 40 NOK/child
Getting there: Metro 1-6 - Toyen Munch-Museet
Edvard Munch has a unique position among Nordic painters and is considered a pioneer in expressionism. The Munch Museum's collection, left to the city of Oslo by Edvard Munch, consists of a large number of paintings, graphical prints and drawings. By constantly changing the exhibitions, the museum presents the variety in his production.
Getting there: Train from Oslo Sentralstasjon station to Lillehammer - 185 km, 2,5 hours -
199 NOK oneway, 398 NOK return
Opening hours: 11:00-16:00/18:00
Ski Jumping Tower (panorama view for Lillehammer): 20 NOK/adult, 15 NOK/child
Bob ride: 220 NOK/adult, 100 NOK/child
Taxi bob (5G): 975 NOK/adult (over 16 years)
Toboggan: 150 NOK/adult (over 16 years)
Skeleton rafting: 250 NOK/adult (over 16 years)
Getting there: walking from the train station
Lillehammer Olympiapark owns and runs the Olympic facilities in Lillehammer. A wide range of activities and events are held at these Olympic facilities.
Opening hours: June-August 10:00-17:00, September 11:00-16:00, October-May, Tuesday-Sunday 11:00-16:00, Monday closed
Tickets: 80 NOK/adult, 40 NOK/child
Getting there: walking from the train station
The Norwegian Olympic Museum is the only museum in northern Europe that tells the entire history of the Olympic Games from 776 BC up until the present day. The museum has 6000 items, movies, videos, games and a separate Lillehammer 1994 department.
Opening hours: June-September 10:00-17:00, October-May, Tuesday-Sunday 11:00-16:00
Tickets: September-May 80 NOK/adult, 40 NOK/child, June-August 140 NOK/adult, 70 NOK/child
Tickets include the visit to Postal Museum.
Getting there: 20 minutes walking from the train station
Maihaugen is Europe's largest open air museum and is one of the largest museums in Norway, with close to 200 buildings. The founder, Anders Sandvig, collected from old houses and farmyards within the Gudbrandsdalen valley to provide a sample of Norwegian culture and history in a museum. Maihaugen tells the history of how people have been living in the valley of Gudbrandsdalen from the Middle Ages until today. The open air museum is divided into three parts, the Rural Collection, the Town, a typical inland town with a rail way station (1900-1950), and the Residential Area with homes from the 1900s. The Garmo stave church is one of the main attractions. Maihaugen also includes a large photography archive and an indoor museum, which were constructed in 1959 and extended in preparation for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
Getting there: Train from Oslo Sentralstasjon station to Gjovik - 130 km, 2 hours -
218 NOK oneway, 436 NOK return
P.S. SKIBLADNER - paddle steamer operating on the lake of Mjosa
Tickets: 180 NOK/adult, free for children
Schedule: end of June-August 9:30
Routes of cruises:
Gjovik - Hamar (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
Gjovik - Moelv - (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
Gjovik - Kapp - Hamar - Eidsvoll (Wednesday, Friday)
Gjovik - Kapp - Nes - Hamar - Totenvika - Eidsvoll (Sunday)
.S. "Skibladner" is the pride of Norway's inland, and one of Norway's best-loved tourist attractions. This preserved and restored paddle steamer is over 150 years old but continues to run a timetabled service in the summer months. Skibladner sails between the villages and towns around Lake Mjøsa as she has always done: Lillehammer, Moelv, Gjøvik, Hamar and Eidsvoll — idyllic country towns basking in the Norwegian summer sunshine.
Getting there: Train from Oslo Sentralstasjon station to Kongsberg - 80 km, 1 hour, 40 minutes -
330 NOK return
Opening hours: 18 May-August 10:00-17:00
Mine tours:
18 May-June and 16-31 August: 11:00, 13:00, 15:00
July-15 August: 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
Tickets: 70 NOK/adult, 20 NOK/child
Mine tour: 140 NOK/adult, 80 NOK/child
Duration: 1,5 hours
Getting there: Taxi from the train station (8 km)
The Norwegian Mining museum is situated in Kongsberg town centre, in the old melting hut for the Kongsberg Silver mines. At the museum you can visit five museums under the same roof: The Norwegian Mining museum, the Royal Mints museum, the Kongsberg Industry museum, the Kongsberg Skimuseum and an exhibition about Norwegian mines and minerals. Joining an exciting tour in the King's mine you will go by a mine train (2,3 km) into the biggest mine in Kongsberg and be taken on a breathtaking guiding in the shafts, adits and stopes of the adit level in the King's mine.
Getting there: Train from Oslo Sentralstasjon station to Fredrikstad - 90 km, 1 hour -
356 NOK return
The Old Town, is one of Norway´s most popular tourist attractions and without doubt the one attraction you must visit while in Fredrikstad. Not only is the Old Town Scandinavia´s best preserved fortress town, but it is also a dynamic quarter of the city. Within the frame of its ramparts the Old Town´s cobbled streets will take you past buildings from four centuries, intriguing small shops with designer goods, arts and crafts, furniture, food and curiosities. In the Tøihus you will find both Fredrikstad City Museum and the Tourist Information office. The flea market every Saturday on the town square is well worth a visit!
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Home! Think of that word and its uses. Home Free. E.T., phone home! "I'll be home for Christmas." Home is where the heart is.
Ideally, home is a place of safety and acceptance. A place where we discover who we are, or can be who we are, without the pressure of having to prove ourselves or be judged in the same way we are at school or at work or even sometimes at play; a place where we do things and help out not for reward or to gain love but because we belong. A place where the routine of daily life and mealtimes and
bedtimes and the more special ways this family celebrates birthdays and holidays brings security and a sense of well-being simply because those are our rituals; a place where smells and sights and sounds are comforting because they are so familiar. In reality, for some home is a place they want to be from, not going to. Not all have that secure harbor of refuge. But, we all search for such a place and try to create it, if not for ourselves, then for the next generation.
May this place, our parish, be one such harbor for each and all:
- a safe place of acceptance, not judgment;
- a refuge where when we are here we can be ourselves, without feeling the need to compete or impress;
- a place where we help because we belong; it is ours;
- a place from which we can reach out to others with the confidence of being listened to and valued;
- a place where the familiar people, sights, sounds and the routine of ritual both shape and comfort us.
An ideal? Yes! A possibility? Yes, again. Each of us creates that atmosphere of welcome just as each of us is welcomed by others. Each awaits others in their return and today each of us returns as well. Welcome home.

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My friend and mentor, Leslie Brunolli, and I were honored to be part of the newly released documentary, "The Sidewalk Chronicles".
The Sidewalk Chronicles includes candid interviews with women faced with an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent result after they decided to abort, keep the baby or place the baby for adoption.
The documentary also goes to the streets interviewing people at random about abortion and adoption with surprising results, and introduces people who are making a significant difference in the lives of women faced with an unplanned pregnancy.
Nathan Leon (Director, Writer & Producer) and Meghan Hervert (Writer & Co-Producer) take on a sensitive and controversial subject with honesty and compassion. You will not only hear about painful experiences from women who decided on abortion but witness the hope and joy of the women who decided to keep their baby as well as those who decided on adoption.
You can watch documentary HERE.


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He will say that the allied intervention has given the Libyan people a much better chance of a democratic future than if the world had failed to act.
Forty foreign ministers and the United Nations General Secretary will attend the event in London which will be chaired by the Prime Minister. Britain and France are to use the conference to call upon Col Muammar Gaddafi's supporters to "drop him before it is too late".
Yesterday, Mr Cameron told MPs that RAF pilots have flown more than 120 sorties and completed more than 250 hours of flights as part of the international action in Libya.
And he paid tribute to the "skilful and dangerous work" done by pilots who destroyed 22 of Gaddafi's tanks, armoured vehicles and heavy guns over the weekend and flew deep into the desert this morning to target ammunition bunkers.
As the rebel advance continues, today's London Summit will look at what more the international community can do to ensure the safety of civilians in Libya and, crucially, what comes after Col Gaddafi has been forced from power.
But Mr Cameron, desperate to avoid comparisons with the aftermath of the Iraq invasion, said yesterday that it will be the Libyan people who ultimately decide their political future.
Mr Cameron told the Commons: "It is for the people of Libya to choose how they are governed and who governs them, but they have a far better chance of doing that as we stand today than they did 10 days ago.
"Had we not acted, their future would have already been decided for them."
Also attending today's meeting will be Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations general secretary. He will sit alongside Mr Cameron as they discuss the implementation of Security Council resolutions on Libya; preparations for any humanitarian emergency in the country; post-conflict stabilisation; and the political way forward to allow the Libyan people to move to a more open and democratic government.
In a video conference held between Mr Cameron, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, he laid out his priorities for the conference in which he hopes to "strengthen and broaden the coalition of countries committed to implementing the UN resolutions and protecting the people of Libya."
In the Commons Mr Cameron said the allied action in Libya over the past 10 days has had a "significant and beneficial effect."
"We have stopped the assault on Benghazi and helped to create conditions in which a number of towns have been liberated from Gaddafi's onslaught," he said. "The no-fly zone is now fully operational and effective. When it has been challenged, Gaddafi's planes have been shot down.
"He can no longer terrorise the Libyan people from the air."
But a poll for today's Independent shows that seven out of 10 people fear that Britain's involvement in military action in Libya could turn into another Iraq conflict.
Last night a British official told The Times that although Gaddafi should be "held to account", he admitted an exile plan had not been "ruled out" as it may be in Libya's best interests. Italy has been pushing for such an outcome, and last night reiterated calls for Gaddafi's potential asylum. Such a move could be implemented by the African Union.
"Gaddafi must understand that it would be an act of courage to say: 'I understand that I have to go'," said Franco Frattini, the Italian foreign minister. "We hope that the African Union can find a valid proposal."
Barack Obama, the US president, meanwhile assured Americans that "our involvement there [in Libya] is going to be limited, both in time and in scope."
Facing rising complaints from both Left and Right about cost, the reasons for US involvement and the apparent lack of an exit strategy, Mr Obama was expected to say in a nationally televised speech last night that the coalition's military action had averted a catastrophe and was serving wider US interests in the Middle East.
He was due to say that his thinking had been influenced by Bill Clinton's failure to stop atrocities in Rwanda and Bosnia, but to draw a distinction between himself and George W Bush, who went to war in Iraq without the approval of the United Nations.
The White House has been accused of sending out confusing messages by calling the military mission primarily "humanitarian" and denying the goal was removing Col Gaddafi, while demanding that the Libyan leader step down.


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Macular Degeneration
Yes. All people who have the wet form had the dry form first.
The dry form can advance and cause vision loss without turning into the wet form. The dry form also can suddenly turn into the wet form, even during early stage AMD. There is no way to tell if or when the dry form will turn into the wet form.
Who is at risk for AMD?
The greatest risk factor is age. Although AMD may occur during middle age, studies show that people over age 60 are clearly at greater risk than other age groups. For instance, a large study found that people in middle-age have about a 2 percent risk of getting AMD, but this risk increased to nearly 30 percent in those over age 75.
Other risk factors include:
§ Smoking. Smoking may increase the risk of AMD.
§ Obesity. Research studies suggest a link between obesity and the progression of early and intermediate stage AMD to advanced AMD.
§ Race. Whites are much more likely to lose vision from AMD than African Americans.
§ Family history. Those with immediate family members who have AMD are at a higher risk of developing the disease.
§ Gender. Women appear to be at greater risk than men.
Can my lifestyle make a difference?
Your lifestyle can play a role in reducing your risk of developing AMD.
§ Eat a healthy diet high in green leafy vegetables and fish.
§ Don't smoke.
§ Maintain normal blood pressure.
§ Watch your weight.
§ Exercise.
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Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:7
Two old friends met each other on the street. One was down and depressed and when the other asked him why, he replied, Let me tell you. Three weeks ago, an uncle died and left me $40,000.
Wow, Thats a lot of money! said his friend.
But you see, two weeks ago a cousin I never know kicked the bucket and left me $85,000 free and clear.
Sounds like you should be grateful.
You dont understand! he interrupted. Last week, my great aunt passed away. I inherited almost a quarter of a million dollars.
Really confused by now, his old friend said, Then why are you so glum?
This week, nothing!
Unfortunately, some people value their possessions more than their friends and family. Never let that be said of you.
Commitment Prayer
Father, I am so thankful for all my friends and family. I pray that You will continue to bless and guide each one of them into all You have for them, in Jesus name. Amen.
Blaine Bartel, Oneighty® Devotional (Tulsa: Harrison House Publishers, copyright 2003.)


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Sales Management – Top Tips To Be Better
To always make sure a sales force is working hard efficiently plus making terrific sales they ought to have useful sales operations. Small companies and business managers during large organizations should make it possible for their sales force is helped, organized, motivated and also performing at their finest. Below really are some top tricks of better business management.
As being a manager does shows that a person are going to have authority in the team but it doesn't mean if you have a sales broker should display this power also too avoiding or haughty. It's important to acquire the balance proper between approachability not to mention authority. One manner sales managers is capable of this will be a legitimate team chief by setting a sample for the sales force to follow also positive, lively, motivated and also always true for their word. When you are approachable to team, sales managers increases their team's confidence within them so this any issues is aired and additionally overcome with less effort.
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Seeing the Big Picture in Sales Management
As a new sales boss, what does one consider to get your most crucial tasks along with responsibilities? While I ask this specific question throughout seminars along with workshops, almost all of the answers my spouse and I receive revolve all-around. It's not an undesirable answer, the other that probably will make your current owner as well as executive operations pretty satisfied, after most, so prolonged as your current staff can be moving solutions and cracking open accounts.
That is certainly mostly genuine, but this doesn't happen tell the full story. My spouse and I mention this specific now since, as we've worked with many companies across America, I've noticed a unique trend – that quite a few sales professionals have difficulties seeing your big photograph. That can be, they are generally doing aspects of their job adequately, but generally aren't choosing a long-term watch.
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Sales Management and the Dealer Base
Wholesale distributors included in a vendor channel that will serve the final user get unique issues in income management. Ultimately, this vendor channel must be strongly aligned using wholesale vendors. That implies a expressing of widespread goals along with objectives using accountability in both sides in the equation. Dealers are certainly not customers. They must be treated while channel spouses. That implies the low cost distributor must target what your dealer can be selling but not what these are buying.
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My Invention of Sally
In a universe far away, I am seven. It is an unearthly hour of the morning. All humans are asleep. It's just me and the sky. It's cold and foggy. I can see my breath. I am talking to myself and pushing a pram with my dolls outside my house. There is no other world except this place so I talk to it. At the back of our garden there is a tree where I sit for hours buried in the green foliage. I write in my notebook and sing to birds and tell them I love them.
Now I am twenty seven. I still talk to a world, just like the one I made when I was seven but my surroundings have changed. In my artwork I imagine the characters I invent in the environment I'm in. They surround me, talk to me and look after me wherever I go. They are entities that are close to me. I can see clearer with them. Without them my history would be sad, as so much of life can be recalled. In my first exhibition, I was literally surrounded by my characters in frames. I put my world in their hands and no one else's.
I invented my friend Sally before I met her. When I was nine I wrote a story I'd like to share with you. I called it 'My Invention of Sally'.
Hi! My name is Sally. I am nineteen. When I was fifteen strange things began to happen to me. Would you like to hear my amazing story? I'm sure you would. Now let's begin.
It all began on Tuesday. I went downstairs and had my breakfast of golden crispy flakes that swam and sunk in ice cold milk. I then bid farewell to my mum and dad and off I went to school. It was a boring day. All that the teacher did was blab on and on about doing our school play.
When I got home I did my homework. Finally when I was finished I had my dinner. Yes! Today mum had potato mash with sausages lingered with cheese and apricot sauce. Then I went out to my shed in our back garden and fiddled with my pencil. I had nothing to do so I decided to go for a nap in my hammock. I dreamed that I was eating a chocolate bun and when I was about to eat it I put out my tongue and bit it. And oh! It was sore. I couldn't go back to sleep, so I thought and thought and just about as I had an idea I had to go to bed.
I went up stairs and put my nightie on and read for ten minutes. I then put my light out and went to sleep. At midnight I woke up to find noises in the shed. I went down stairs with my oil lamp and went to the shed. With each step a tiny bubble of sweat ran down my face. I opened the door and there before me was another me. I'm dreaming okay but no I wasn't. She took me by the hand and we flew into the sky. It began to snow. Small icy flakes of snow fell on our cold faces. Sally took me places that were magical and made of crystal. We played and laughed and shared each others laughter. Then she took me home. She gave me a flake of ice that would never melt and an icy kiss. She then disappeared. I then went back to sleep. That morning the flake of ice was still lying at my bedside.
My friend Sally Fennessy came into my real world when I was sixteen. She was the reason my characters in my pictures became real in my first exhibition which I had with her in our local library in Clonmel. I like to think however, she had been in my real world all along.
Lena O' Connell
Lena O' Connell graduated from the Limerick School of Art and Design in 2009. She specialised in fine art, sculpture. Lena currently lives and works in Daegu, South Korea. She teaches English and is involved with a children's art group.


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Optimistic Start For The Week
In a day without any economic releases nor market moving news, investors decided to remain optimistic. Today's move brought the DOW right on the top of its short term neutral channel with plenty of strength left to stage a breakout. Short term bullish momentum continues to rise today, increasing the chance of a topside breakout within this week. Tomorrow's Empire State index (see Stock Market Calendar) might also provide the catalyst should it turn out better than expected.
For now, the Dow remains in short term neutral trend within an intermediate and long term bull trend.
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Enter Muzik Box Music, a dance/pop group based in Houston, TX.
The group includes Aaron Arnez, Lisa Raquel, and their dear leader, Caleb Huntsberry.
Not only did we design their CD Cover, we also designed their website, shot their music video, and are currently in the process of editing the music video.
When Mr. Caleb Huntsberry came to us about the "Fabulous" project, and explained what he wanted in his CD cover, colors, action, and fun, we worked our magic, based on his ideas, and came up with a cover that him and his team were happy with, and proud of.
We also launched their very first official YouTube Channel so they can capture all the credit they deserve without having their impact diluted across the channels of other videographers they've worked with in the past.
Due to the strong relationship we've developed with the good people at Muzik Box Music, we expect to be an integral part of their media production, and other operations, for years to come.
Be on the look out for the music video!
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This is the first CD/MP3 cover art that we was asked to design by one of our Houston area music video clients for a single he released and is currently marketing in Nigeria.
Since we shot and directed his music video, we were already aware of the spirit of the song so we knew it would be something involving Africa and his mother. He told us he wanted to represent Africa in the artwork, but in a modern/contemporary fashion, and with his mother in the picture, mixed in Africa "somehow".
When he saw the final version of the graphic work, we was excited and said "This was it".
What that says to us is that the CD cover art we designed had the "it" factor and was a winner in the eyes of our client.
Nothing makes the tedious work of graphic design worthwhile like having a client get excited about the final outcome of a project.
The MP3 for Mama Joanna is available on iTunes. Get it now.
FYI: We Also Did The Artwork on His Head. (The skull art was hand painted onto his scalp prior to the music video shoots.)
This isn't business. It's art with money involved.
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Jus Kno Mac represents the home team (Tha Federation) and is actually one of newest members of the family. He came to us with music that forced us into releasing our first independent album.
We, VizTV Media Services of Tha Federation, had complete creative control (for better or for worse) over the design, look, spirit, and feel, of the cover art for his Freshman release of "Macillac Music".
The artwork shown here is actually the first version of this cover and was composed for the single we released named "Have Mercy". However, it was our intent to use the existing design as cover art for the full album release which only differs by the "Have Mercy" text being changed to "Macillac Music", and a minor adjustment to the dollar drip effect up top, as well as for general branding.
Music videos are in the concept stage.
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We keep em' coming back. The reason is simple. We're good friends with these people.
Its easy to develop a strong relationship with people who like your work. We aren't viable unless we outdo ourselves at every given opportunity and according to our client, we did just that with the cover art for the single "Naija Song".
We also shot the music video for this single, but we're aren't the shop editing it. The video files were sent to another video editor overseas and we've been told that we may end up editing the video if their in-house editor's final cut doesn't make the cut.
We wanted to push the envelope with the perfect implementation of our client's demands. He wanted to represent Nigeria, the diversity of the ethnicity of the people, and his singing talent on the cover. He also made it clear that he wanted Nigeria's coat of arms on the cover. The gold strips and edge perforations was all VizTV Media baby!
It wouldn't be fair (to us) if we didn't add the fact that we didn't even do a photoshoot for the image of the artist holding the microphone on the cover art. We used a video still from the video shoot.
Our new camera owns humanity.
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On Friday, June 16, 2017, AmeriCorps member Izzy da Rosa of the Comcast/NBCUniversal team with Jeremiah E. Burke High School delivered the keynote address at City Year Boston's 2017 Graduation. Below, please find the highlights.
Izzy da Rosa: One of my favorite pieces of City Year culture is the Starfish Story; a story of growth displayed by our students. While we each have dozens of starfish stories, there's always the few that stand out. At the beginning of the year, I began working with a student named Adam. He was tough. My initial attempts to interact with him usually didn't end well but being Ms. Aggy Izzy, I persisted. After realizing that he had a very direct way of communicating, I said "I know you hate me, but I am just trying to help. I'll come back when you need my help." Adam quickly responded and said, "Miss.... I don't hate you. We just don't get along. I thought," Alright, I can work with that. "
Adam and I began to bond over a similar sense of humor and our shared Cape Verdean culture. We realized that we were very similar; our families were from the same island, we were both incredibly sarcastic, and we were both driven by competition. Adam would always want to be the first to finish in math competitions and games – especially on days where we would end the class with a few rounds of Uno! While he initially preferred to work alone, he eventually began to appreciate the importance of collaborating with his peers and working with them in and out of the classroom. Adam is an incredibly hard worker and loves learning, and that was evident in his grades and his growing class participation throughout the year. We worked on various behavioral goals, like using "Mr." or "Ms." before a teacher's last name, working in pairs, and coming in on Mondays even though that was his "day off" - in addition to Saturday and Sunday, might I add.
Over the course of the school year, Adam showed great strides in his interpersonal relationship skills. We had many conversations about the importance of working with his classmates, especially since he wouldn't have a City Year in the classroom after this year.
One day when I was returning from a math pullout with a few students, I found Adam working closely with a classmate and walking her through the steps of a problem. He was patient, clear in his direction, and he even checked for understanding, a skill that is not easy to grasp. I was visibly pleased, as I stood there with my hand over my heart and a smile spread across my face, which prompted his usual groan and sarcastic remark.
Today, Adam has become very collaborative and even helps other students work through various math problems, offers to assist his teachers with classroom tasks, and takes on additional assignments and challenges to better himself. I'm proud of Adam's growth and I am confident, just as he is, that he will continue to do well with his coursework and his classmates.
Another starfish story we can all leave with is that of our own. Whether or not this year of service is directly related to work we plan to do after City Year, we've all grown over the last ten months. City Year has strengthened skills like patience, flexibility, and budgeting. We've learned to work with others and adapt to the always-changing nature of education and the schools we serve in. Through collaboration and clear communication, we've been able to get our teams to meet goals that were too big to tackle alone. We've faced unique challenges and learned to problem solve in ways that we never realized we could – who knew how many posters you could make in an hour? Personally, this year I learned to embrace and practice collaboration more than I had ever before. I was fortunate enough to have 11 teammates that worked with me and, in some ways, served as my City Years as well.
My teammates helped me adapt to different working styles, strengthened my ability to work with others, challenged me to be more aware of perspectives other than my own, and even helped me better manage my time. No matter how small or large the task, I could not have done it without my team. Without the collaboration, patience, and shared commitment of my teammates and leadership, my City Year might not have been one to remember.


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Hello to you too beautiful! I love this sweater pairing with the leather skirt! You always wear skirt so well I love it!ReplyDelete
I am in love with this look. It is totally chic and cute. The skirt is amazing and I love how your paired this.
Too cute, Tam! I love the silhouette and 'bonjour' message, hehe! ;-)ReplyDelete
you look so cute!!love the sweater!!!
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Lovely! The sweater is adorable!
Absolutely adore this outfit. The soft glow of the light is so complementary to the warm colors you wore and it's contrasted nicely with the skirt!! Xoxo PhoebeReplyDelete
Love the photos and your Bonjour sweater! I've been thinking about ordering it actually. BTW what kind of camera do you use for your pictures?ReplyDelete
Such a lovely outfit and photos. I love the level of attention to detail you have applied to this outfit :-)
love it tons! i have the beige one - love the pink one on you!
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Very cute! Full skirts are the best!ReplyDelete
Such a great look!
Oh my gosh, I love the bow detail on your heels and the leather skirt with the pink sweater! A perfect mix of edgy & feminine pieces!ReplyDelete
I love that sweater! ASOS has such cute pieces. I also love the lip print sweater from the site too :) You look so classy!ReplyDelete
How gorgeous is that sweater...you have made me want it too!ReplyDelete
Such a great outfit, and gorgeous photos! I LOVE that top, and your bag is so pretty!
xo Jenny
I am in love with your sweater!!! wow! I love the combo! it's really pretty! you look great as always!!
Ok girl....this is just beautiful:))! What a great look!! Love the leather skirt, sweater, jewelry, layers, everything:)))!ReplyDelete
Love the jumper and especially what you are wearing it with.
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Love it! So cute.ReplyDelete
Cute look! Loving your sweater and printed pumps! So fun!
This is such a fun little look! I think it's the 'bonjour' that makes it really fun ;)
x Monique
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
liz's laundry
- silk polka dot dress: thrifted
- hipster bird necklace: fredflare
Sunday, June 24, 2012
the book you didnt know you needed
literary greats paper dolls. bought for me by my mom from the library book sale. why would you get rid of this book?? it is full of amazing. most of the authors on the front are recognizable by a non-english major [aka moi] but the very first as it turns out, is ernest hemingway - the old man and the sea.
i ventured into goodwill yesterday. in search of nothing in particular. yet i made quite the haul. and the nice lady at the checkout [after it was decided lines were subject to impatient anarchy. ie line jumping. assholes. i waited my turn.] offered me a goodwill discount card. $10 for 10% off for a year. it already paid for itself so you can do the math on how much i spent.
frank interlude
Saturday, June 23, 2012
the swap
drunken noooodle
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
liz's laundry
aka polka dot week. and/or "is this too short to wear to work?" week
- sweater, new rain coat, ridic feather earrings: target
- dress: thrifted
- belt: h&m
lupine madness
Monday, June 18, 2012
deer isle sneak peek
i feel like i havent posted in quite awhile. there has been much nature frolicking, fighting with frank, and i went home for father's day. here are some totally disjointed pics from home:
Friday, June 8, 2012
liz's laundry
a random woman [i'm sure we've been introduced 2-3 times] at work stopped me and said "that is a very good color on you" i thanked her and scampered off for more anti-pasto skewers. apparently there was a dual-office-happy-hour-celebration announcing expansion of the company. [i think they video-ed in the charlotte office] and there were snacks leftover. but frankly i'm still a little iffy on red. its so bright. and red. and bright.
- top: tj maxx
- tank: f21
- skirt: thrifted
Sunday, June 3, 2012
liz's laundry
the new office i'm temping at has some hvac problems. basically the building is 100+ years old, the a/c broke, and no one in the city knows how to fix it. thus, management had to get quotes from various companies to completely replace the system and possibly some of the distribution. since were on the 6th floor and its been either sunny or extremely humid, the office has been 80 degrees according to my cubical neighbor's thermometer. i thought he was exaggerating. unfortunately no. hence, all outfits have had a sweater for driving to work, walking from the parking garage, and then is immediately removed when i reach my desk. pants were a poor choice as i was duped by the cloudy skies and torrential downpour. it was still 79 indoors.
also a company-wide memo was sent out basically stating due to a/c issues, shorts would be allowed in the office as part of a super-casual initiative. and i quote "but please be advised of blindingly pale legs due to long maine winters"
also a company-wide memo was sent out basically stating due to a/c issues, shorts would be allowed in the office as part of a super-casual initiative. and i quote "but please be advised of blindingly pale legs due to long maine winters"
- dress: thrifted
- cropped sweater: kohls
- necklaces: ae and some random street vendor
more sewing
with the fabric bought for a different pattern..
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Writer: El Merlen Seam Doom Rage Fuem Dorm Eye Devise Glove Junior Dekay Style End Time Marle Sens Klue Dms Vice Dek Tame Meta4 Sae Know Siner Brim Gs Duels Cect Serk Turbo Crew: RA VO5 ATKM BOM ATBO VIP FA SA MTW DFC ATA 7UP FH WBB STV TN7 Location: Bakehouse Date: November & December 2011 Submitter: Records Story: Participation by almost every major crew from the Miami Graffiti 1980's, on the most infamous wall of that time. A monumental achievement. Portraits of writers that passed on by Gwiz (Dare, Nes, Scan). [Part 2 here]
Writer: Gb Akay Turbo Nome Crew: HS ACK Location: Hialeah Trackside Rooftop Date: 1994 Submitter: DEKOimages
Writer: Rain183 by Abomb Jinx Ynot Turbo Smog Crew: IH HS FS Location: Hialeah Penit Loading Dock Date: 1993 Submitter: KOMIK
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A first-hand evaluation of the latest Mac OS X 10.5 build provided to developers reveals steady progress has been made with the operating system in the past number of months, but significant stability issues persist, all but arresting any hopes for an early release at or around Macworld Expo San Francisco next month.
The new build, 9A321, is the first to feature an updated installer as well as images during the installation process touting Leopard's new features. Help files and other documentation have yet to be updated to reflect new changes in Mac OS X 10.5.
New to build 9A321 is support for Sun's ZFS file system, a 128-bit open source file system introduced with Solaris 10 that offers support for vastly larger drives and arrays than 64-bit file systems. ZFS also delivers additional options for administrators.
Other new features to emerge in recent Leopard builds include new screen saver modules and options, expanded Parental Controls with support for logging, and refinements to Safari. In addition, a new Quick Look feature added in the previous build makes it quicker to view media files directly in the Finder without launching QuickTime or Preview. Index sheets or slide shows of multiple photos can also easily be viewed.
The new Preview application brings various improvements to the media browser, including a new smooth zooming effect when resizing images and the ability to specify how large and how many thumbnails appear in the preview drawer.
Time Machine, one of the more highly touted features of Mac OS X 10.5, is functioning on a consistent level in build 9A321, but the interface and concept of browsing various states of your hard drive depending on date remains curious, as does the feature's unconventional interface.
Overall, performance feels improved with the latest build of Leopard but stability remains a significant issue, even with such basic items as System Preferences or Preview. Apple has also curiously removed keyboard navigation from Spaces in 9A321, suggesting bugs remain to be ironed out with that feature, as well.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is expected to have a large presence at Macworld Expo San Francisco, which begins January 9, 2007. For more screen shots of Leopard, see our galleries from build 9A241 and 9A283.
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Join us for a 30 minute Shabbat experience complete with singing, prayer, dancing with the Torah, and community. Led by Rabbi Adam Bellows, SSECC Director Lauren Lourie, and music specialist Suzy Weber. Friday sessions will be at 6:00 p.m. in the Spielberg Chapel and Saturday sessions will be held in the Jablon Youth Lounge at 9:00 a.m.


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Welcome to the Longton Law Offices
Specializing in Divorce and Family Law throughout Wayne and Monroe Counties
Longton Law Offices operates a full service law firm in the State of Michigan that is dedicated to providing superior and personalized legal services to all of its clients in the most expeditious manner possible. We strive to provide the same high quality of legal services to all of our clients whether they are individuals, businesses, or corporations.
Over the years we have garnered a reputation for providing tireless and dedicated legal representation to the residents of the State of Michigan. Our firm is result driven and detail oriented. From the moment we take on your case, we will treat it with care and respect. We will carefully review every aspect of your case or needs and develop a winning strategy, one that will be aimed at achieving your goals.
Throughout the years Scott Longton has emerged as the number one family attorney in Southeast Michigan because of the attention to detail he provides in your divorce or legal issue. When looking for a divorce lawyer in Livingston or Wayne County look no further than Longton Law where our foundation is based on results.
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text: Some experts believe medicated patches and heat could be a dangerous combination because the heat can sometimes drastically increase absorption rates. The increased level can be toxic, but the effects depend on the drug and the patch. An increasing number of companies are offering patches, but consumers are not being warned and the problem is underreported.


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The Secret to Change
Have you ever had a bad day? Of course all of us have. It seems like on some days, things keep going wrong. Then again, every now and then we have a day that goes just right. The sun is shining, the kids got out the door to school on time, and you nailed that presentation at work. The truth is both the good days and bad days are manifested and perpetuated by your thoughts - especially the ones about yourself.
It's All in Your Head
Change Your Life by doing Littile Things
In his book "As a Man Thinketh", James Allen said:
"Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thoughts he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace."
With our thoughts, or our self-talk, we can build weapons that are sharp… that cut… that hurt.
We can create tools that build strength, joy, and peace.
It Doesn't Just Effect You
Inspirational Quotes for Postive Thinking
Guess what else?
The way you treat yourself is reflected in the way you treat others.
Here's an example:
I have a friend who is great at a lot of things. However, she's insecure about her weight. Whenever she sees someone on TV who is overweight, her comments are biting. Have you ever heard the phrase "the best defense is a good offense"? She projects her negative thoughts about herself outward.
Reverse the Golden Rule
Rules for Living a Successful Life
The Golden Rule is: Treat others the way you would like to be treated yourself. Great advice. But the implementation happens in reverse. When we treat ourselves with dignity and respect, it is easier to treat others the same way. If we treat ourselves with disdain and contempt, it will be reflected by the way we treat others. One leads to the other.
William Arthur Ward said, "When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves."
I would add that when we seek the best in ourselves, it becomes easier see the best in others.
"We don't see the world as it is. We see it as we are." -Anais Nin
That good day or that bad day… Both began in your head and your perspective tilted the events of the day in one direction or another.
Wayne Dyer said "When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change."
The whole world can change when we change the way we look at ourselves.
That's great…but HOW?
Leadership at the Speed of Change
It all comes down to identity. Throughout our lives, we've created a narrative about the world and based on our experiences as to who we are in it. The 7th grade boy who gets turned down by the pretty girl grows into a man who believes he is terrible in relationships. Or the girl who was teased for being chubby grows into the woman eating late night ice cream because she thinks, "What's the point. I'll never lose weight anyway."
Our brains are naturally wired to create an explanation of the world around us. Even if the explanation is not true, we believe the stories we create for ourselves and they become our identity.
Not too long ago, a friend of mine told me his story of going from an abused child to a man who has made something of himself. There was a six month period in which he had a few encounters that helped him believe he could be more than what he had become so far.
I asked him, "Was there something at the beginning of those 6 months that helped you open yourself up to those special moments?" He got a surprised look on his face and said, "Yeah, actually, my grandma. When I told her I was moving she said, "You're gonna make something of yourself, aren't you?"
All he needed was to open the door in his mind - just a crack – to the possibility that he could be something more. That maybe, just maybe, there was a different story he could tell about himself.
The key is…
Just for today, suspend disbelief, and entertain the idea that maybe there's a different story that could be true about you. Each of us has divinity and greatness within us. We attracted into our lives that which we believe we are.


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Element Princess
Join the Element Princesses in their battle against a legion of Demons that is, the Demon Docks in the novel series, Element Princess!
Element Princess
Join the Element Princesses in their battle against a legion of Demons that is, the Demon Docks in the novel series, Element Princess!
READ ALL OF CHAPTER 1 HERE! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/903290170/element-princess/posts/655326
Element Princess follows the journey of eight heroes as they attempt to defeat the underworld group known as the Demon Docks. The seven princesses house one of the elements: fire, water, earth, wind, ice, light or darkness. The princesses, along with their mentor, Kenta Shiroyama, must stand up against the Docks and stop their plans to devour the world in evil and sacrilege.
Words From the Author
Element Princess is a fantasy/supernatural book series I started in January of 2010. After years of rewriting and collecting ideas, the time has come for my book to come out in the world.
The EP series will probably extend to seven or eight books. Books two and three are in the process of publication and book one has been fully completed. I am currently writing book four.
Our goal is to reach 15k, but it doesn't have to stop there! With your help, we hope to raise enough to fund the rest of the series. Reaching the ladder goals will assure they will be available for purchase on amazon and other outlets later on.
Meet the Characters!
Collect Hi Resolution Prints with a pledge. Signed prints by our artist Jet will be available for a limited amount of people.
Kenta Shiroyama (Leader/Spirit Being)
Ayano Matsumoto (Shadow/Darkness)
Mary Kagami (Water)
Sazuma Kagami (Fire)
Stella Jayberry (Earth)
Hiroko Kotani (Wind)
Reiko Takashima (Ice)
Yumiko Honozoro (Electricity and Light)
Derek Southbound the Demon Lord
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text: Collaborative program focused on the sciences continues to prepare young women for college July 24, 2014 | By Stephanie Weaver Suzanne Keilson, Ph.D, assistant professor of engineering helps Ariel Egbunine and Daja Graves, students in The Next Step, improve their solar ovens – the long-term project the students worked on during the five-week summer program. On a cloudy July day, three cardboard boxes covered in aluminum foil, mirrors, and black paper sit outside the Donnelly Science Building. Inside the boxes are marshmallows that will hopefully melt despite the lack of sun. The boxes are homemade solar ovens, crafted by students in The Next Step, a five-week summer program at Loyola University Maryland in partnership with Roland Park Country School (RPCS). The Next Step is a two-pronged program for rising female sophomores at participating Baltimore City schools. Students spend two days a week on SAT prep and three days a week focused on STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), fields where women are underrepresented. The STEM subjects are taught by science, math, and engineering faculty at Loyola. Loyola's involvement in The Next Step began in 2009 when RCPS was looking to partner with a Baltimore area university to create a math and science program for girls the summer before their sophomore year. Teachers were confident the initiative would be an opportunity to build on the intensive math and science courses the students took in middle school, making them better prepared for STEM classes in high school. Loyola's natural and applied sciences programs had been looking for a community outreach opportunity as part of their strategic plan at the same time, and The Next Step program was born. "It was serendipitous," said Robert Pond, Ph.D., director of The Next Step and associate professor of engineering at Loyola. For the first time this year, the program had a focused curriculum on solar energy. After learning the basic concepts, the students were put into groups to build their solar ovens. Building the oven was the fun part, said Ariel Egbunine, a tenth grader at RPCS, as she added a large round mirror to the top of her group's oven. The black paper inside the box will absorb the sunlight, while the foil and mirror will reflect it, she explained. She and her teammates – Shamontae Little and Daja Graves, both from the citywide Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Mentor Program – were also looking forward to testing out their oven with marshmallows and hot dogs, a tasty reward for their hard work. With fewer than 20 girls in the program each year, the students get the hands-on activity and instruction they need to excel, Pond said. Especially in fields that are struggling to attract women. "Business and government agencies of all kinds are crying out for women in STEM fields," Pond said. Math and science are often seen as "nerdy," which may be off-putting, said Suzanne Keilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of engineering, who began helping with The Next Step program two years ago. This stigma may sway women to opt out of math and sciences courses in high school, when students have more freedom in course choices, impacting what they study in college. Keilson believes women need to learn about the culture to realize it can be open to diversity, which allows for creativity and innovation needed in all aspects of STEM. "If nothing else stays about the specifics of solar energy, they'll get the sense that this culture is something I can be a part of," she said. The solar oven project was also an experiment for Keilson, who teaches an introduction to engineering course for Loyola first-year students. Creative projects are open-ended, and many students want to know the answer, she said. Teaching high school students was also eye-opening for Keilson. The instruction that students receive prior to entering the University is important. Students are not blank slates when they come to Loyola and it's important to know what kind of educational background they're coming from to be able to live and teach by the Jesuit motto of cura personalis, Keilson said. The program also helps the students visualize being a college student by immersing them in the culture. Being on a college campus makes the idea of attending a university real, Pond said. The girls sit in classrooms and labs, are taught by professors, and are immersed in the college environment by just being on campus. "These women will wind up with paths toward college and careers that they may otherwise not have had," Pond said. "We hope to be a catalyst for them."


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You can follow Alexandra Kim at: http://www.karmaphilia.com
I've had the privilege of staying this week at an amazing apartment literally one block from the Louvre and Palais Royale. I love it so much. The pictures above are of: the beautiful facade of the building, isn't just so Parisian? the view right outside my window – the back of the Temple De L'Oratoire (I feel very retro sipping espresso in the mornings looking out over it); the gorgeous flower shop right beneath my apartment, I get to walk past these lovely arrangements every day; the side entrance to the Louvre that I walk past on the way to Starbucks (yes, I can't get rid of that habit) (the building the Louvre museum is in itself used to be a castle). Not having the interminable prosaic demands of a high-stress job has really helped me to slow the heck down, look around and appreciate the charm of where I am.
But I also think about how where I used to be was quite beautiful, too. I lived in a lovely building in a beautiful home that I took great pains to decorate…and I never relished it. I would get so many compliments about my place – it was chandelier heavy, I'm a girl to the core – which I would be happy about but not really get because I was not seeing my place from their eyes. Every morning I would get up and all I would do is RUSH. Rush to shower, get my hair done, get dressed, take care of small errands, check emails, I would mechanically drink my coffee while driving into work complaining bitterly about traffic, thinking the whole time about problems (like the judge's tentative ruling, pending discovery battles, if I would have time to squeeze in a workout) then come home 8-12 hours later to fall exhaustedly asleep. I lived in a city that had 365 days of perennial sunshine and balmy weather – and hardly noticed. Okay, to be realistic, we can't stop and smell the flowers every single moment of our waking lives, but I wish I had stopped to truly savor and appreciate over the past years the environment I was in.
It's called being in the present. I've bandied that phrase around a lot over the past years, but never really understood what it meant until this sabbatical. You hear it over and over again but it's true…nobody is guaranteed a tomorrow, it could all end as quickly as a flick of a switch, so appreciate the now, whatever form that is in, because it's all you really have.
What's been beautiful about your day?


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EATON Detroit Spring can make these unavailable first-gen parts like new again.
Detroit, MI - When first-generation Corvette rear springs are looking a little worn out, it might be time for some R&R, courtesy of EATON Detroit Spring. Original C1 Corvette rear springs were made with spring steel that had a groove in the bottom side of each spring leaf. This grooved steel has not been produced since the mid-'60s, so the original-style springs with the groove can no longer be made. This predicament could bring many restorations to a standstill. However, for springs that are not fatigued, EATON offers an R&R process that can make them as close to new as possible.
R&R stands for Re-temper & Re-arch:
• The re-temper process removes the temper from each leaf, then puts it back in;
• To re-arch, while red-hot and before they are re-tempered, each leaf is formed back to its original shape.
They then go into an oil bath after being annealed and reshaped. The next step is to go through the second heat-treat furnace that finalizes the re-tempering process. Once through the second heat-treat furnace, the leaves are shot peened to relieve the inherited stresses caused by the heat-treating process before being assembled.
Does it work? Mike Eaton points to a successful job for a prominent client. "We had a customer in this morning who happens to be the designer of the original Corvette suspension who I have known for years," he said. "He brought in a couple of sets of C1 rear springs to be reconditioned. Even though we do a lot of these, there are a lot of 'Vette owners who don't know we offer it."
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Ready Tactical Holster - custom fitted holster with 1.5" belt loop, front sight channel relief, and fully adjustable for tension. Price $60, IDPA and USPSA approved.
Ready Tactical Mag Pouch - features 1.5" belt claw, which can be threaded onto the belt, or installed/removed without removing belt. Available for STI, Glock, S&W M&P and M&P Pro, Springfield XD/Beretta/Sig/STI GP6C, Springfield XDM, Caspian, EAA, and 1911 pistols in right and left hand models, and AR15 pouches which are ambi
I ran the holster and mag pouches all weekend and I can honestly tell you that I had a hard time finding any flaws in the design. Ready tactical has used the KISS method of designing their products and it has worked out perfectly. The holster held the weapon securely after little adjustment and was easily accessable when I needed it.
The magazine pouches held every type of double-stack mag I tried including, STI, Glock, S&W, XD, and Taurus. The AR mag pouch held Magpul, Tapco, mil-spec, Higher Capacity, and Thermold mags with no problems. Ready Tactical holster and mag pouches were tough as nails and comfortable to wear.
The mag pouches wouldnt fit through MOLLE loops but with a little trimming im sure they would fit fine. Once on they never tried to slip off even when snatching magazines out at weird angles which most mag pouches will fail at. The Ready Tactical holster and Magazine Pouches are a GO!


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The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Volunteer Intern Program (VIP) is seeking volunteers to provide support in an array of services and activities. Volunteers have options to volunteer at regional DCFS offices or at the multiple events and activities that occur throughout the year. Volunteers must complete live scan and TB test. DCFS serves an ethnically and culturally diverse community of children and families County-wide with events and activity that promote family reunification, sibling visitations and holiday/special events.
The DCFS Volunteer Program allows members of the community the opportunity to provide assistance and services to DCFS workforce and more importantly, to the families we serve. Below are the following services that volunteers may assist Bureaus/Divisions/Offices:
DCFS Headquarters located at 425 Shatto Place,Los Angeles, CA 90020
Administration Team - one volunteer assist with the following clerical duties:
Contract Compliance Section- one volunteer assist with the following clerical duties:
Procurement Services-two or more volunteers assist with the following duties:
Please check the website continuously as different volunteering opportunities and locations are continually being posted. Click on the link to see the office located near you. http://lacdcfs.org/contactus/locations.html
To volunteer please contact
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4 Ways to Ensure a Safe Halloween for All Angelenos
Halloween is the scariest time of the year, and we are not talking about monsters or zombies! On this day, millions of children are out on a trick-or-treat mission, where they are susceptible to the dangers of the road. In Los Angeles County, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children between the ages of 5 and 14[1]. On Halloween, it's even grimmer. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Halloween ranks as the third-deadliest day overall for pedestrians[2].
But it's not all gloom and doom! By practicing a few simple steps, you can help ensure a safe Halloween for all Angelenos. Last Friday, we attended a Halloween Safety event at Apperson Elementary School in Sunland to demonstrate safe Halloween behavior. The event was led by Pat Hines (Safe Moves) and attended by the Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles School Police, and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
Check out these key safety tips that were discussed at the event:
1. Opt for Face Paint Instead of a Mask
Masks are awesome, but they can reduce the range of visibility of the person wearing one. Instead, use face paint to get your scary look and maintain maximum visibility. If your costume wouldn't be complete without a mask, just make sure to remove it when crossing the street, so you can see traffic in either direction.
2. Keep Weapons at Home
Having a sword or other type of weapon may complete the perfect costume, but they are best left at home.
3. Inspect Candy
Guardians, this one is for you. Make sure to toss any open candy or ones with broken seals. Inspect for safety before consumption.
4. Visibility
The dark coloring of many costumes and the height of children reduces the visibility of pedestrians. In order to counteract this, make sure to bring flashlights, glow sticks, and/or reflectors on your trip.
So, now you know some best practices for people walking on Halloween. We also want to stress the importance of safe driver behavior. During the Halloween festivities, motorists should obey all traffic laws, be extra aware of our littlest (and scariest!) Angelenos, and use a designated driver. You can see LADOT's full list of safety tips on Facebook or Twitter.
Through the collective effort of everyone, we hope this Halloween will be full of fun and the right kind of fright, the kind that gets everyone home safe at the end of the night. Happy Halloween!
[1] http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/dca/data/documents/mortalityrpt12.pdf
[2] https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/809855


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Sunday, 23 May 2010
FTL91 with Cottage Wall designer paper
Check out the flower! That's one of the Razzleberry floral papers with stripes on the back, punched out three times with the scallop circle punch, snipped and scrunched into this extravagant little number! The leaves are another of the Cottage Wall papers folded in half and cut freehand. The scallops are made by lining up some circles punched out with a 1" punch and adhering a strip of the same cardstock over them. I wrapped some Old Olive grosgrain ribbon round that and topped it with a sentiment punched out with the word window punch. You know, I cannot recommend these punches highly enough; I use them all the time in my projects and they are well worth investing in.
Stamps: Happy moments
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Card stock: Rich Razzleberry
Other: Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, word window scallop circle and 1" circle punches, silver brad
We are basking in a heatwave in the UK and people have thrown caution to the winds and brought their shorts and sandals out! The thing about living on an island of uncertain weather is that there is a real sense of holiday when the sun shines for any length of time.
Right, I'm off to find my flip flops and a deck chair!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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Gorgeous! I love the colours and that flower is stunning.ReplyDelete
Lynne xxx
Amazing beauty, Lovely papers, wonderful flower, gorgeous card :)ReplyDelete
I really love your take on this sketch- it stood out in the gallery to me! Gorgeous work!ReplyDelete
Now that's a flower! Gorgeous card and those new colours are scrummy!ReplyDelete
What a lovely card ... I just don't think you can go wrong with that lovely designer paper and rich razzleberry (my favourite at the moment). And by the way, not only did I bring out the shorts and flipflops also ... the Factor 15 came out also (though I fear it may be out of date as it's that long since I last used it!)ReplyDelete
I really like this card. I'm so stingy with my DSP, but really I should try to cover the whole face of the card like you did - great job.ReplyDelete
I love to see great talent put to good use!! this is a beautiful card and the flower is fabulous!ReplyDelete


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4 more days! 4 more days!
It's only left 4 more days to the MEGA BAZAAR!! Woot woot!
Now I feel like screaming! I am so excited until speechless, not much to say but my excitement explains everything. It's time to shopping! 4 more days. Are you ready for the first Malaysia largest bazaar ? Are you ready for the SHOPPING SPREE?! It would happening in this weekends, at MAEPS Serdang! Remember, it is on 21st and 22nd JUNE! THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY! walaoweyh! I am so excited lah! According to Iffah Zaimi ( the Organizer) said that "We are focusing on visitors' convenience. Everyone would feel comfortable to do their Eid-Ul-Fitr Shopping in air-conditioning room". The most attractive part is almost all of the vendors agreed to do a great mega sale on the event days! WOW! that's is absolutely COOOOOL!
1) 3000 parking spaces are prepared for the visitors. No need to park illegally like I always do :P hahaha! ops!
2) More than 10 trams / routes are prepared to make sure all of the visitors park their cars near by the entrance. No need to walk in long-distance path (well, Malaysia weather is hot, of course you want to park near by the entrance like I do. Alamak! now I sound like a typical Malaysian driver)
3) shutter bus services at KTM Serdang . If you doesn't know what is KTM Serdang, please ask google :P. hehe. No need to spend any money for paying taxi or bus services!
4) The distance for the alleys or pathways space in the bazaar is 10 feet wide which is extremely wide to avoid packed crowd.
5) 100 lucky draws for all the visitors! Prizes are include electronics, gadget devices, travel packages and many more! Don't ask me to list them all! 100 prizes could be anything! just wait and see the surprises!
6) Special performances from local popular singers (celebrities) , fashion shows, coloring contest for the kids , high-tea with the celebrities and many more for the 2-day event!
So, there's no excuses for not going to the event!
See you there!


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The Apache Tez community has voted to release 0.3 of the software.
Apache™ Tez is a replacement of MapReduce that provides a powerful framework for executing a complex topology of tasks. Tez 0.3.0 is an important release towards making the software ready for wider adoption by focussing on fundamentals and ironing out several key functions. The major action areas in this release were
To prove the stability and performance of Tez, we executed complex jobs comprised of more than 50 different stages and tens of thousands of tasks on a fairly large cluster (> 300 Nodes, > 30TB data). Tez passed all our tests and we are certain that new adopters can integrate confidently with Tez and enjoy the same benefits as Apache Hive & Apache Pig have already.
There are promising signs of wider adoption of Tez, with the Apache Pig community being in the final testing phase of its initial migration to this new framework. The 43rd Bay Area Hadoop User Group meetup became a Tez evening with Apache Hive and Apache Pig showcasing their current and future plans around Apache Tez. In addition, Concurrent Inc. has plans to port to Tez as an execution engine for the Cascading, Scalding & Cascalog family of API's. Last but not the least, Apache Hive with Tez integration is close to its first official release in Hive 0.13. That's a great vote of confidence in the readiness of Tez.
The rapid progress made by Apache Tez can be attributed to the close cooperation displayed by the Tez, Hive and Pig communities. We would like to call out Vikram Dixit & Gunther Hagleitner from Hive, Rohini Palaniswamy, Daniel Dai & Cheolsoo Park from Pig, Gopal Vijayaraghavan – all-round performance ninja, Rajesh Balamohan – Hive performance guru, Ramya Sunil & Tassapol Athiapinya – Hortonworks QA, for their relentless scrutiny, valuable suggestions and timeless patience.
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Mesut Ozil sees the funny side as fan is tackled to the ground after charging towards him at Arsenal training in Sydney
The Gunners got their tour Down Under off to a flyer with a 2-0 win over Sydney FC and now face West Sydney Wanderers
ARSENAL players were back training at the ANZ Stadium after getting a first pre-season win under their belts.
And hundreds of fans turned up to watch them in action - with one needing to be hauled to the ground after appearing to make a dash for Mesut Ozil.
The Gunners got their tour Down Under off to a flyer with a 2-0 win over Sydney FC.
New £52million striker Alexandre Lacazette took just 15 minutes to open his account with a close-range finish on debut.
That came after Per Mertesacker had grabbed the opener by nodding home an Ozil corner.
And Ozil gave the Gunners a boost my admitting his "preference is to stay".
Next up for Arsene Wenger's team is Western Sydney Wanderers.
Fans got a glimpse of their heroes as the Gunners smiled their way through training on Friday.
Ozil could see their funny side of the fan that ran towards him.
And Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott were more than happy to pose for pictures with fans after the session.
Wenger is still hoping to complete a mega-money move for Thomas Lemar.
And he also wants Kylian Mbappe, with reports suggesting he has tabled a world-record £123m bid.
However, he could be dealt a blow in his pursuit of both, with Monaco keen to shut up shop for the transfer window when the sell Tiemoue Bakayoko to Chelsea for £40m.


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October is incredibly right around the corner, so I thought I'd share my pages for Simple Scrapper that will be in their Spark magazine and give some ideas of how I go about layering embellishments:
This first page I did using the September kit from Scrapbook Circle and a story starter and sketch from Simple Scrapper. The idea of the page was serendipitous: I'm getting ready to print pictures to (finally!) scrap our family vacation to Disneyworld. My son loved Thunder Mountain Railroad so much, he had asked to have his picture taken with it in the background. (Scrapbookers' kids ask things like that, I think.) The photo reminded me of one of me taken when I was a kid for the very same reason. And so I put them together on the page.
Putting two 4x6 photos on a page can be kind of boring, so I layered a LOT to make it more interesting. Here's some details:
When I layer, I start with something flat--in this case, tags and die cuts and sayings cut from patterned paper--and overlap them. I then add something dimensional--a sticker on dimensional adhesive and some epoxy and puffy stickers--and do something with texture--in this case, I stitched the label sticker down and added the gold glitter dots.
I've started using 6x6 pads more; they are the perfect way to layer bits of patterned paper without cutting apart a whole piece of paper. Here I trimmed some tag paper out of the pad and stitched it down.
The next page also uses a sketch from Simple Scrapper and this time a kit from Studio Calico:
Again, I had two photos, this time 3x3. Again I set them on top of layers of patterned paper, but this time I added some Project Life cards to journal on. Here's some details:
I focused most of my embellishing on dimension and texture, allowing the background paper and PL cards to be the flat elements of my embellishing. The dimension came from the wood veneer and the label stickers on dimensional adhesive, and the texture came mostly from stitching and gems.
The rub-on words as a part of the border was a last minute addition. I like embellishing with words, in case you couldn't tell.
Thank you for checking out my work with Simple Scrapper! I hope I gave you some ideas for how to put together your embellishments into interesting layers to add some interesting depth to a two-photo page.