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As mentioned, we participated in the school Trunk or Treat event again this year. Last year I kind of regretted signing up to have a car at the event, as we were kind of still adjusting to our new school routine, and all the other work craziness and things that were going on at the time. This year I found the time to help with the planning committee, assembled a room basket, took off a day to help set up for the Trunk or Treat event, and host a car. I guess you make time for things that are important to you, and we collectively have determined that this event is important to us.
So I was tasked with making costumes. We were using one of Hank's favorite shows as inspiration - Invader Zim. The show is about 15 years old now, but he has been watching it through Amazon Instant Video. Just putting it out there, as we encountered somebody tonight who has Amazon Prime, but didn't realize that entitles them to a good amount of free content through Amazon Instant Video. It does, and, well, between that and what content we buy or rent through Amazon, we are even considering dropping Netflix, so yeah -- check out Amazon Instant Video if you have Amazon Prime!
Hank was Zim (in his true Irken form), Everett was GIR (dressed as a dog), I was a girl from "skool" named Gaz, and BT was Gaz's dad, Professor Membrane. For all the costumes, we tried to buy what we could to fit with the concept, and then embellish. For Hank, I bought a maroonish striped t-shirt, black pants, and black hi-tops. Zim wears pointy boots, but figured these would get more use afterwards. I made him a hat to wear instead of opting for painting his face green or something. I winged it on both of the hat patterns -- the backs look kind of funky, but overall I think I did a good job capturing the head shapes of their characters. For Zim's eyes, I found clear plastic eggs filled with slime at the dollar store, and colored the inside of the egg halves pink. There are pipe cleaner antennae on the hat -- hard to see in any of the pics.
An important element for Hank's costume was the Irken Pak. You can read way more than you would ever need to know in everyday life about this pack by following the link. The pack stores the Irken aliens' knowledge and personality, and is filled with an endless supply of cool gadgets. I made a round bottom drawstring backpack with straps. I attached whatever the pink triangle things are from Zim's outfit to the pack. Finally I made a pink collar for Hank to wear. Since hardly anybody recognized us, you can imagine the pink received some looks and comments. I for one am ready for all the gender bias bs to be filed away with all the other outdated stereotypes and discriminatory behaviors our society has perpetuated for far too long. Stepping off soapbox now.
For Everett's outfit, I bought a long sleeved black shirt and black pants. I used his skunk costume to make the pattern for a GIR body suit to be worn over the pants and shirt. I used duct tape to add the zipper detail. His hat was made in a similar way to Hank's Zim hat. The eyes were made from a styrofoam ball. Couldn't be happier with how his costume turned out!
I don't have any pictures of me dressed as Gaz yet, but I know some folks took them, so will add when then become available. I wore a purple wig, a black and white striped shirt under a black sleeveless dress, and purple and black striped tights. I added a felt skull to a necklace to complete Gaz's outfit.
BT had a lot of fun putting together his Professor Membrane costume. He bought a lot of "real" elements for his costume (rubber boots, rubber gloves, goggles), and although they seemed like big ticket purchases, they weren't that bad in terms of price. Definitely shows that assembling a costume can be cheaper than buying the poorly made costumes available today. He bought a lab coat that I modified. This was the hardest part of the costume figuring out that I had to do. Unfortunately I was doing it the night before we needed it. If we had just one more night, I would have been ok, but stayed up most of the night, with my model unable to assist in fitting as he was asleep. In the morning, when I basically threw the coat at him to try on, I figured there was no way it would fit. It actually did! My only mistake was that I should have made the buttons for use with real buttonholes, versus just using velcro. Everything would pull apart when he moved. I hadn't done the buttonholes because I wasn't sure how the whole thing fit -- again, just one more night!
As a final element for BT's costume, I made Professor Membrane's signature lightening bolt mohawk thingy by attaching a felt zigzag piece to a plastic bald cap from Daiso.
While I was working on costumes, BT was making a wonderful replica of Zim's house. I was thinking it would be my height or so. BT measured the back to the truck, and figured out the dimensions that would maximize the width of the truck. Yet again, we ended up with a structure taller than our house, lol. He built the frame with 2x4s, and the covered in cardboard we scrounged from a furniture supply store. He figured out a way to highlight the windows, and allow for dollar store clip lights to be included behind them. Electrical tape was used to make the roof opening at the top.
He bought a few ducts to stick out of the house, and made a satellite dish on the top using a dollar store candy bowl and oil collection kit. You can imagine everybody was impressed with the huge scale of the house, even if they had no idea what it represented.
I made all the extras -- the camera fish were made from pink balloons with paper features added on. I made a men's room sign for the door (Zim tries to fit in to life on earth, but doesn't understand all of the elements he is imitating when he builds his house). The front porch light had a tap light behind it. The gnomes are a distinctive part of the front yard decor -- I added red lights for their eyes, as they, too, serve as security for the house. And -- it wouldn't be Zim's house without the I heart earth sign!
There were some specific categories for the contest portion of the event, and we knew we weren't going to fit in any of them. Next year we were thinking we would do something more recognizable, and try to do something interactive and with animation. Hmmm....
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text: Everyone, even the dog, went to one of the homecoming games in town tonight. I get the house to myself. Hmmmm, wonder how easy child is paying? She called me today - she tried cashing a check on the owners account to find there wasn't funds in the account. It is more than I have in my savings and checking accounts so wouldn't work to cash off my accounts. So I get a call? "Mom, what am I suppose to do?" "Wait until Monday and try again." "But I need cash today!" "For what?" "Lunch" "Eat at home" "The game tonight" "No money, you don't need to go to the game." by the way, she called me an idiot tonight so she has to start over her month of being nice to me before getting anything from me. easy child took puppy to a friend's house for a pre-game supper. husband took difficult child to the game. So, with my night of freedom, I am taking a long hot bath.

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David T 8/15/2008 lecture interaction PowerPoint Audience Responce 1 commentNowadays the PowerPoint presentation has, at long last, completely replaced the overhead projector in the role of communicating text and images to a large group of students in support of a lecture. PowerPoint allows us to draw upon and incorporate endless media types. Showing websites, video clips and animations to support and enhance our teaching is common place. However involving each and every student in a way that allows the tutor to test their learning and draw on student experiences is still challenging. It is in this area that clickers, or more precisely, Audience Response Systems (ARS) can revolutionise the way we communicate with students in this setting.
Lecturers can test understanding by asking students questions. This may be to a single student or via a show of hands to gain a consensus of opinion. With clickers each student is issued with a radio transmitting keypad before the lecture and each and every student can use it to respond to questions from the lecturer by selecting their answers from a range of prepared answers created within PowerPoint via the pad. These responses could be a simple yes/No, agree/disagree, or offer multiple choice style answers. A read out is displayed during voting so the lecturer can make sure every student has responded and can then close the voting. Results are displayed in the PowerPoint slide. The results are shown instantly, via a choice of graph layouts and show an exact set of results that the lecturer can use to gauge understanding or opinion, and can then redirect, review, or carry on the direction of the lecture based on this. The crucial difference here is that all students are interacting and feel more engaged with the lecture.
It doesn't end there, if used to gain information from the students about their opinions and experiences this data can then be made available via Moodle afterwards, for further research and study following the lecture. From case studies I have seen, some universities have required students to purchase their own response pad before they commence their study. This allows the pad to be registered to a particular student so a name list could be viewed with each response. It has also been used to register attendance.
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For some reason April has felt like a month where all of my creative pursuits have really clicked. I've been super motivated, all of my recipes have been winners, my photography seems to be getting better, I've been crafting up a storm, I'm finding the best blogging balance for me, and have so much to share in the next few weeks. Truth is, I've been working at all of these things really hard and I'm finally starting to feel like it's all paying off. As always, if there is anything you'd like to see more or less of, let me know!
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Top 5 Influential Home Education Books
There are a lot of homeschooling books on the market. So many, in fact, that one gets bogged down just scanning the Amazon search results. There are several reasons why there are so many books.
- There is no one "right way" to homeschool.
- Homeschooling educational philosophies vary.
- Different states have different requirements.
- Homeschooling has become more commonplace.
- Veteran homeschoolers desire to share their wisdom.
- Curriculum options are endless and ever-changing.
- Available choices for charter schools, hybrid schools, university model schools, and homeschooling co-operatives have exploded in recent years.
In order to help you wade through all of the information available, here are 5 highly influential books that have stood the test of time and have managed to maintain their relevancy amid this information-overloaded and chameleon-like landscape.
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home
by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise
All you need to teach your child at home is dedication, some basic knowledge about how children learn, guidance in teaching the particular skills of each academic subject, and lots of books, tapes, posters, kits, and other resources. This book will provide you with everything except the dedication.
This book covers everything you could possibly need or want to know for the nitty-gritty of day-to-day classical homeschooling from kindergarten through high school. The mother-daughter authoress team cover each stage of a child's learning development. For each learning stage (grammar, logic, and rhetoric), they outline a course of study for each "subject." The book is also packed with innumerable references and reviews for curriculum that follow this classical trivium course of learning.
Before you pick up this book, understand that you will never be able to do everything that is written in the book. The book is written to be a "highest" possible goal. The authoresses understand that no one actually homeschools that way day-in and day-out—they surely didn't. However, having a lofty goal while making choices and concessions helps maintain focus.
For more information about a classical education, you can also read:
- The Lost Tools of Learning by Dorothy Sayers
- An Introduction to Classical Education by Dr. Christopher Perrin
- Who Killed Homer by Victor Davis Hanson and John Heath
- Climbing Parnassus by Tracy Lee Simmons
- The Devil Knows Latin by E. Christian Kopff
Towards a Philosophy of Education
by Charlotte Mason
Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life.
Charlotte Mason's approach to educating a whole person is three pronged.
- Education is an atmosphere. The surroundings that a child grow up in have a tremendous influence. The values and love of learning (or lack thereof) will be absorbed by your child whether you like it or not.
- Education is discipline. Cultivating good habits of character are an essential part of a child's education.
- Education is life. Dry facts don't hold a candle to living thoughts and ideas.
As an educator and educational advocate in England for many years, Charlotte Mason wrote 6 volumes about children's education over a span of about 40 years. (All of her books are available for free at Ambleside Online.) Her last book, Towards a Philosophy of Education, brings together all the wisdom of her years and experience and is the most thorough of her educational works, outlining her 20 philosophies of education principles. The main idea of a "Charlotte Mason education" rests on living books, a variety of knowledge available to digest, narration, and classic literature.
The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World as Your Child's Classroom
by Mary Griffith
Simply put, unschooling puts the learner in charge.
While unschooling may sound like a lazy educational philosophy of "no schooling" it certainly isn't a course of "no learning!" Unschoolers generally forgo formal "subject" learning and curricula. Instead, the informal learning is led by the child's interest. But just because there is (for example) no math book, it doesn't mean that your child doesn't learn math! Every day situations become teaching and learning situations. A child who is interested in baking is naturally going to learn about arithmetic basics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) and fractions while they bake up a storm. A sports fanatic will need to learn about statistics as they compare their favorite players and teams. If children are interested, more "formal" learning can be done, for instance, a book about geometry can be purchased for a child who is interested in it, but a book wouldn't be forced on a child just because of their age or grade.
For more books about unschooling, pick up:
- Free to Learn by Peter Gray
- Free Range Learning by Laura Grace Weldon
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
by John Taylor Gatto
If we can fix it [the school system], fine; if we cannot, then the success of home-schooling shows a different road that has great promise.
If you've ever wondered why some parents and children living in A+ school districts still choose to home-school, this is the book to read. Less a homeschooling book as it's an "everything you-never-knew-was-wrong with the public school system book" and ways to fix it from within—though you may find yourself choosing to leave the public education system after reading this book. Gatto argues that the curriculum of all public schools is the same—whether Common Core or not—because public school's main curriculum is to teach children to be emotionally and intellectually dependent on adults and to have confusion and indifference to everything except class position and power.
Gatto's focus is on giving children more autonomy and space for self-knowledge. Self-knowledge leads to self-teaching, "and only self-teaching has any lasting value." The focus then becomes interest-led education with teachers and adults acting as mediators and mentors.
Still want to make changes to the public school system from within? Get some more ideas from:
- A Different Kind of Teacher by John Taylor Gatto
- Real Education by Charles Murray
102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
by Cathy Duffy
One of the beauties of homeschooling is that it allows us to recognize and nurture each one of our very special individual children. We have the glorious opportunity to help them figure out who they are, what they want to be, and how they might get there.
So you've decided to homeschool? Depending on state requirements, you may be able to build your own curricula, but time is a luxury that few parents have in abundance. Cathy Duffy has done the heavy lifting for you, reviewing over 100 of her prime curriculum choices. She also has information and questions to help you decide which type of homeschool framework or curriculum would fit you (since no two children and no two families are alike).
Her extensive table of Top Picks highlights what learning styles each program might appeal to, how much parental involvement is required, which homeschool philosophy it supports, and ease of use. You can also see reviews online at http://cathyduffyreviews.com/.
When it comes down to it, whichever homeschooling philosophy you choose to ascribe to, or whether you homeschool or not, the most important thing that any parent can do is to love their children and to model a love of learning. Those two things will go further than any educational philosophy will ever take you on its own.
Need some more direction about homeschooling options? Check out Homeschooling Curriculum Options.
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It has been an terrible week for U.S. military aviation. An MC-12 reconnaissance aircraft crashed over eastern Afghanistan, killing three Americans. The plane was conducting night mission operations. Defense officials have stated that there is no indication that enemy activity was involved with the crash.
The news comes following two previous U.S. military helicopters crashes this week. This week's three crashes combined resulted in the death of eight service members.
ABC News — A U.S. military plane has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of three Americans. There are no indications that the aircraft was brought down by enemy fire, said a defense official.
"International Security Assistance Force service members and one ISAF civilian died following an aircraft mishap in eastern Afghanistan today," said a statement released by NATO in Afghanistan.
A defense official told ABC News that the incident involved an MC-12 reconnaissance aircraft flying a nighttime mission over eastern Afghanistan.
MC-12's are Beechcraft propeller aircraft that carry multiple surveillance systems that enable the monitoring of different areas at the same time. The feeds are monitored by technicians who fly in the rear of the small aircraft.
The crash comes on the same day that an ISAF spokesperson confirmed that a Blackhawk helicopter crash in mid-December that killed six soldiers was the result of "enemy action."


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I've been shifting things around in my apartment a little bit lately to try, reorganizing and figuring out the best way to store everything. My bathroom is my number one issue, it is teeny tiny and I don't have a lot of storage space. I have no where to put my growing collection of beauty products, so I decided to set up a little vanity space in the corner of my room. With the help of Tidy Living, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.
I knew I wanted something simple and small, I didn't want it to take away from the rest of the room and needed it to be functional- anyone else have a bad habit of turning surfaces into storage spaces? You don't even want to see what my desk looks like on a regular basis.
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Eventually I think I would like to put a mirror on the wall above the shelf, but for now this little space is the perfect spot to help me get ready in the mornings and at night before bed.
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text: Tyres or tires as some people call it, is a topic of discussion for many car owners some choose tyres based on performance and some on cost. The choice of tyres is not just limited to these two factors with an endless list of manufacturers which a huge array in the choice of rubber compound, varying specification and usage.. selecting the right tyre is quite a challenge. To me they one of the most vital pieces of the vehicle machinery and the one things with connects us to the roads. WVTA may come as news to a lot of people but I caught wind of this legislation in early April 2011, but in reality it became law in the UK on the 29th April 2009 but enforcement time frame for each vehicle category from 2009 to 2014. So that leads me to another question why has this law not received the public attention why is there not a awareness campaign surely we as motorist do not want to get caught out? Well there is good resource of documentation and details regarding this law on the department of transports website. To get up to speed on ECWVTA -These are commonly asked questions For a Honda owners perspective these are the guidelines The Honda Explanation 1. OEM-tyres are tyres fitted on the production line. These tyres were used during the development of the model and represent the best compromise in terms of performance, comfort and safety. These are the tyres that Honda officially recommends. for the full list of approve tyres please consult you Honda dealer. 2. In the WVTA (Whole Vehicle Type Approval) is the minimum requirement for tyres for that model. In some cases, there is a small deviation from the OEM-size. It allows customers to choose an alternative tyre more easily, e.g. in case of winter tyres, after-market tyres, etc. It is however illegal to choose tyres below the minimum requirements. 3. Four different tyre types are available (Only applicable to certain countries) : summer, winter, winter soft compound and studded. 4. Additionally, tyre sizes sold through Honda Accessories will meet WVTA approval. Also these tyres carry official Honda approval. 5. For some models, you will see recommended winter tyres. These tyres have been tested by R&D and give the best performance with this vehicle. Additional information. There is a chart with alternative tyres available to the Honda dealers and can be shown to customers, however these tyres have not been officially approved by Honda. For this particular reason only the Honda dealers are best suited to give best advice to customers who opt to use non-OEM tyres for whatever reason. The theory behind this is to give the owner awareness of that non-OEM tyres may result in reduced performance compared to OEM-tyres (for example comfort, fuel economy, noise level, etc.). The EU Law and the farce at MOT's As indicated in point two in blue it illegal to choose a tyre below the minimum set requirement for a given vehicle. As discussed on this blog this again highlight the utter farce of the EU legislation with the current MOT system. The system is place for manufactures to adhere to the law but it another thing when it come to time of an MOT. It nowhere in the 2012 MOT Vosa guide does it take note of this , the nominated tester is not asked to check if the tyres fitted on the vehicle is acceptable as if for DPF to work. With the enforcement for each vehicle category ranging between 2009 to 2014 will vosa adapt make changes to the testing to make sure ouer cars are safe? and will we as the end user pay higher for all these checks? Time will tell


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- Place of Origin: Shanghai, China (Mainland)
- Brand Name: EASTWELL
- Model Number: 9-36
- Gearing Arrangement: Planetary
- Output Torque: 22000~2600000N.m
- Rated Power: 0.06-90KW
- Input Speed: 710-2000rpm
- Output Speed: 0.19-60
- Type: Parallel Shaft(P2S);Belvel-helical shaft(P2K);hollow shaft(P2A)
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- Mount Position: Horizontal Foot Mounted Vertical
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planetary gearbox for concrete mixer supplies
Wide range of ratio, high efficiency, stable running.
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♦ High modular design.
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♦Product type:parallel-axes and intersecting-axes planetary gear box.
♦Torque output:max torque output: 22 ~2,600 kNm.
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♦ Size P209/309~P236/336
♦ Output Torque 22~2600N.m
♦ Motor Power 0.4~14000kw
♦ Ratio 25~4000
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Shanghai EASTWELL Gear Reducer Co.,Ltd., former a joint venture invested by is a Shanghai EAST PUMP GROUP and Well Company of America.We are professional manufacturer of the gear reducers and specialize in the gear reducers area in China for 20 years.
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We also offer our customers the best soft closing hinges and drawers around made by Hettich the world leading manufacture of kitchen hinges and drawers. We also sell all the internal drawer inserts Hettich offer for their soft closing drawers.
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This section of our online shop would feel incomplete if we did not offer our customers a wide selection of high quality sinks and taps!
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The guy that did my tattoo made feel like my tattoo was a waste of his time. His drawing was great but the tattoo is not very nice. When I went back to get if it fixed, again it was as if it was a waste of time. I see all his art and tattoo work he does and they are amazing! So why didn't he bother trying with mine!? Also it was on my foot and soooooooooo painful that it took everything I had to go back and get it fixed. I will never go back to this place just due to attitude. Sometimes you have to do something you think you are better than, but it was a meaningful tattoo to me and left feeling ridiculous.
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My friends and I were sitting in a local bar the other night, coming up with a list of words that make us nauseous — you know, pretty much any language associated with gross bodily functions.
But there is another word, one that I dare not bring up in a casual social setting, that also turns my stomach inside out when I hear it mentioned.
All jokes aside, networking— making valuable connections with mentors, potential employers, and people who can help you branch out to others— is necessary for every student in any major. Yes, the idea of introducing yourself and stating your merit to a complete stranger is nerve-wracking. But when Arcadia's Office of Career Education tells you that 70% of jobs are made through networking, you know it's important.
Luckily, Career Education doesn't just throw that scary percentage at you and say "Have fun with it, kid." I recently had the opportunity to attend their Knights Networking Series: Media, Marketing and Communications Night, where I practiced pitching my skills and experience to several potential employers. The event was so successful, I even received a few internship offers!
I learned a few things, too: you don't just show up and talk about yourself, preparation matters, and confidence is key. Here are a few tips in case you decide to attend a networking event.
Make business cards.
There's something about a business card that sets a college student apart from the rest. It's low-key impressive, and shows that you care about professionalism. Your personal business card should stand out and reflect your personality or design aesthetic, so I created my own (thank you kindly, graphic-design minor). Don't, however, load them with a dizzying array of fonts and silly clip art, and be sure your contact information is up-to-date. If you're not artistically inclined, sites like Vistaprint offer a variety of templates that fall within a college student's budget.
Bring copies of your résumé.
After registering for a Knight Networking Series, the Office of Career Education emails an electronic copy of your résumé to the visiting employers. Still, you can't count on busy people reviewing them or remembering you. I ended up handing out all of my copies, which communicated the skills and experiences that I didn't have time to explain during a few minutes of conversation, and guaranteed that the employers would at least glance at what I had to offer. Several of the connections I made appreciated this extra effort and even read my résumé on the spot.
Dress to impress.
One of the social-media managers I talked to kicked off the conversation with, "I love your dress, I've been looking for one just like that to wear at the office." It was not only a confidence boost, but an acknowledgment that I would fit in the professional vibe of her company. With first impressions being so important at events like these, checking off the "dress to impress" to-do should be a priority. I chose to wear a simple black sheath dress with a few bright pattern details that reflected my style without being too flashy. This is important: stay true to your fashion preferences, but keep it business-appropriate so that the focus is placed on what you say, not how you look. When in doubt, Google "business casual" before diving into your closet (or mountain of laundry).
Research the companies ahead of time.
Not sure what Company X does/sells? Look it up. This will help you in your networking conversations (see Tip #5) and in deciding which employers you want to approach. At the beginning of the Knight Networking events, employers will do a fast-pitch of their company: who they are, what they do, what they're looking for. But to make sure that you don't waste anyone's time (including yours), it's best to narrow down the companies ahead of time. Figure out if your career plans align with their job opportunities before you start printing out 50 cover letters.
Come up with a few questions in advance.
Career Education lays out a few sample questions on the tables — "What advice would you give to a student looking to work in this field?" or "What are your responsibilities at Company X?" — in case you get stuck. While this is a nice gesture, reading off of these cards looks awkward and makes the candidate seem unprepared. Fortunately, I'd thought of questions beforehand that I would elicit responses unique to each company. For example, I love to ask, "What do you like most about working at your company?" It provokes honest answers that can tell you if said company is right for you.
While it may not seem like the most fun way to spend your night, a networking event is something that employers, advisors, professors, and I highly recommend. You'll leave feeling confident, ready to take on the real world, and one step closer to employment. And the more you do it, the less you'll think of "networking" as a nauseating word.
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15) What is special penance?
A) Penance means the spontaneous urge in the concentration but it should be spontaneous. It is a state of madness. Such state came for Gopikas only. The other efforts need some reason. Without aspiration for fruit the madness that is reached in the love for the God is the special penance. In such penance the Lord becomes the servant of devotee. This is the higher fruit than Advaita.
16) If the doer-ship is removed can the soul become God?
A) The God and soul are completely different. God is the creator and the soul is a part of creation. The Doer-ship has wide scope of range. Starting from the creatorship of universe, up to doing sins in the case of a demon, the word doer-ship can be used. The creatorship is confined only to God. If the doer-ship means the creatorship of the world, then such doer-ship is necessary for the soul to become God. In every action if the soul feels that it is not the doer and completely surrenders to God, the soul will become liberated and close servant of God.
This is the maximum state of divinity that can be achieved by the soul.
17) It is said that God takes the form as per your desire. Does it not mean that He is formless?
God is neither formless nor has form. In the creation both formless objects like air and form-full objects like earth exist. Because of this reason God is neither formless nor form-full since both are imaginable. Veda says that God is unimaginable. But God comes in human form, which is useful to the humanity in all directions.
The main aim of the human form is preaching Divine Knowledge. That is why God has taken a human form which is very much useful to the humanity in various angles. You have to worship such form taken by God. He is not your servant to come in the form you desire. In Gita the Lord said that He will approach the devotee in the same path as the devotee approaches. This does not mean that He will take the form as you like. You can take any form you like which can be a representative of God (Pratika) but God does not exist in it.
18) The three faced and six-handed form(Datta) is Parabrahman. Then what about the other divine forms?
A) Datta means God given to the humanity in the human form. The six hands show the six modifications in His external body and three faces show the three qualities exhibited by Him. Therefore, only Datta is the attainable form of God for humanity. All the other forms are the energetic bodies of the upper worlds. They do not belong to the world of humanity. It is the natural tendency of the human beings to neglect the available human form and to give value to the unavailable energetic forms.


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Not that 50 really needs another business venture on his plate, but the rapper just locked down a deal with underbrand Frigo RevolutionWear for a reported $78 million. The music mogul let fans know via an Instagram post, and also spoke on it during a recent visit to Seth Meyers' late night show.
50 poked fun at us lowly people who aren't so business-minded with his post, "I just did a deal for $78 million for underwear. What did you muthafuckas do today? Lllllllllooooolllllllllll #Boom #FRIGO."
While talking to Seth Meyers about the underwear brand, Fif revealed they'll be selling for 100 bucks a pop. "It's $100 at Neiman Marcus. These $100 underwear were actually hand-created and actually hand-stitched," 50 Cent told the talkshow host. "They have a technology in 'em where you can put your man apples. For you to place your sack in another sack that has been [ergonomically] designed for comfort. But, you know, women they spend so much money on lingerie. It's the right project for men."


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I really hope Uncia learns how to speak Growl properly fairly soon. It's really hard to write menacing dialogue for our snow leopard when it can only speak in broken fragments!
But we all speak the language of a paw or aether bolt to the face.
I think we're both pleased how the last panel came out. Funny insider working, the blood effects across the panel was temporary during sketching just to show blood was there. But D.Z liked it so much I touched up on it and expanded the blood along with the aether effects. Hopefully you guys and gals like it too.
Don't forget I'm more active on Youtube now as well, currently playing through Space Marine but feel free to recommend a potential game.
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You know from previous posts that we love Chicago. This was our 4th trip since last fall! My brother lives there and I'm so glad he does. It's such a great place.
Before we left, we found out our dog, Harvey, had to stay behind. He was experiencing partial paralysis in his back legs and had to stay at his Vet's office in case he needed emergency surgery. It was horrible! He did end up needing surgery a few days after we left. The surgery was last Monday and he was able to come home last Wednesday. He's doing great!
While in the city a few weeks ago we made sure to shop (the middle picture below is from Anthropologie, and so it the yellow belt I'm wearing in the top middle picture!), visit the Bean ,thrifing and as usual, eat cupcakes and other delicous food.
This trip was extra special because my whole family went, including my sister and brother-in-law from Breckenridge we don't get to see very often. It was nice to have my sister and step-mom as fun shopping buddies. They even accomodated my thrifting
addiction request.
We left early enough on Tuesday afternoon that we could visit Harvey in the hospital that night. We weren't able to take him home until the next day but we were happy to get to visit! A few days later, we brought his Vet's office a box of chocolate covered strawberries for taking such good care of him. They definitely didn't have to keep him for us. It made us feel so much better to know he was in good hands.
To say this month has been busy would be an understatement.
I've taken on more hours at my "side job" while I'm simultaneously training my replacements at my other job. I can't wait to be able to focus on one job!
To top it all off, we had <great> trips scheduled this month. Our Chicago trip a few weeks ago and now we are on our way to Georgia and Hilton Head as you read this!
I'm excited to visit my grandparents in Atlanta and also do some relaxing in Hilton Head with R's family. I know I'll be making some time for thrifting too. Last year I wrote about my experience at the Bargain Box . I can't wait to see if there are any treasures in store there this year.
I hope you have a great weekend and I hope to be in better touch with many of you (and your lovely blogs) soon!


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The Kardashians love to play hide and seek and it turns out, Rob and Blac are the masters of all. It was just the other day that we heard Blac and Rob broke things up with the lady carrying his baby. And there was this one time when we heard that the baby isn't Rob's. They clearly know how to play an in and out game of social media. But this time, things got real uptight when we got the reports that the romance we see between Blac and Rob might just be FAKE. Yes, Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna's relationship ain't exactly what you have been seeing in the pictures and updates. They are lying. Recommended story: Blac Chyna And Rob Kardashian To Give Birth On Television


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Daddies' girls... fathers and daughters in business
Five daughters talk to Andrea Smith about working with their dads
Every young girl knows how to wrap her daddy around her little finger, but what happens when they're all grown up and working together? Ahead of Father's Day tomorrow, we meet five fathers and daughters who are in business together - and asks which of them is the real boss…
Richie and Joanna Clifford
Fitness trainers Richie and Joanna Clifford are from Lisnagry in Limerick. Richie, known as Ireland's Mr Motivator, is married to Carmel and has four children and four grandchildren.
Richie started his career as a runner, which led to his path into the fitness industry, where he coaches and gives classes and advice. He and Joanna teach classes called Total Body Workout together at UL Arena.
"We love to see people happy and healthy, and we both have compassion for people and their goals," says Joanna. "We put a huge focus on happiness and mental health, because if you can change your mindset, your body will follow. Dad brings expertise and experience to the business and has amazing energy and motivation, and because I have travelled a lot, I bring great variety to what we do."
Growing up, Joanna went everywhere with her dad and wanted to do everything he did.
"He always encouraged me to be myself, and his belief in people and his positive outlook on life are what I admire," she says. "Dad has an unbelievable energy and motivation, and is extremely loyal and loving. He's a sneaky eater though, because I know he eats packets of biscuits and hides the wrappers."
Richie laughs at his animal-loving, vegan daughter. "Joanna says, 'Dad, I made you this sugarless, dairy- and gluten-free cake that will be good for you', and I often wonder if I'd be better off shortening my life than eating her cardboard," he says. "She has broken me down to becoming vegetarian, and doesn't know that I secretly dream of black pudding and a fillet steak. Joanna always wanted to change the world for the better from a very young age, and has a wonderful, kind heart.
"She is full of fun and laughter, and is always standing up for people's rights and personally feeding the homeless of Limerick. My wife and I are extremely proud of the work she is doing."
The pair say that they spend most of the time at work laughing, but do they ever clash?
"Well only on diet, politics, morals, psychology, science, religion, gender roles, responsibilities, humour, travelling, make of cars, icons, who has better hair (Dad always wins), general knowledge, music, movies, who's stronger, who looks older and what you'd take if stranded on a desert island," laughs Joanna. "You know, just a few little things!"
Louis Grubb & Sarah Forno
Louis Grubb, 71, is from Silverfort, Tipperary, and he founded the Cashel Blue cheese company with his wife Jane. He is managing director and their only child Sarah, 40, is general manager.
Louis says that becoming a dad was very exciting, although it was frightening knowing that you were suddenly completely responsible for a tiny creature. He recalls how Sarah would rush to the milking parlour and pretend she was milking cows as a child.
"Sarah is caring and determined, and does not walk away from responsibilities," he says.
"She is also untidy and scatty, but gets away with it. She has her mother's appreciation of good-quality food and concern for other people, and possibly her father's problem of having too many ideas and wanting to have a go at them all."
Sarah went away to study in Wales, which is where she met her husband Sergio, and then lived in London before coming back to join the company. "I look after all the day-to-day running of the business together with Sergio and my cousin Louis," she says. "It's an honour to get the opportunity to work with my father, and I have great respect for his way of critical thinking, ability to take a calculated risk and manners - not forgetting his charm.
"My advice is never to tell him you're going somewhere though, as he'll give you a list so long you'll never get a minute to yourself.
"Last year, we set off to Somerset for a cheese show together in Dad's ancient and very basic camper van, which he insisted on driving all the way. He thoroughly enjoyed the show, watching dancing sheep and chatting to the man running the traditional carnival, while frequently coming to check that I was OK and resuscitating me with his homemade flapjacks and tea."
Sarah's three children, Luca (11), Anna (8) and Leila (2), have a great relationship with their granddad.
"Dad was just thrilled every time I told him I was expecting, and my children love spending time with him," Sarah says.
"He has a good relationship with Sergio although they are very different, but my dad, who is reserved in his praise, told me he thinks Sergio is a great father, which means a lot to me."
Bill & Laura Kelly
Bill Kelly, 52, is MD of Kelly's Resort Hotel & Spa in Rosslare. He is married to Isabelle, and they have six daughters, Laura, Clara, Eva, Anna, Faye and Grace. Eldest daughter Laura, 28, is a manager at the resort, with an operational and HR focus.
For Bill, becoming a dad was an amazing experience, even though in retrospect, he reckons that he and Isabelle must have been "half crazy" to have six daughters under 10. "Laura was a very determined, competitive and independent little girl," he recalls. "She walked at 10 months, with a lot of encouragement from me, which taught me a lesson - I didn't push the other children to walk as quickly.
"She was great fun and was more into sport and football than dolls, although maybe it was because I had no sons to play football with me. She was also happy to work summers in the hotel, which was encouraging for the future. We never really clashed, although I normally left all that challenging, hormonal stuff to poor Isabelle, and would only get involved if something very serious occurred."
Kelly's was always a huge part of Laura's life, and while her dad worked very long hours at the resort when she was growing up, he made sure to spend every free minute with his daughters. With six daughters, one might imagine that Bill would be strict around boyfriends, but Laura says he was "surprisingly cool".
"The girls were afraid to bring anyone home, as I joked that I needed to interview them first," says Bill. "We also have a long drive to our house with lots of potholes, and I assured Isabelle it was just to keep the boys out."
Laura admires her dad's passion for business and extreme drive to succeed, and says his faults include being stubborn and always thinking he's right. He might come across as tough and matter-of-fact in business, she says, but everyone knows that he's a very kind-hearted person.
"Family, staff and even hotel guests constantly comment on how alike we are, apparently in everything from our mannerisms to our way of thinking," she says. "I feel extremely lucky to have the dad I have."
Bill says that Laura has a very warm and very caring personality, and is also very much at ease and confident around the hotel - much more than he was when he started working there. "What drives me mad is that Laura, like her mother, never orders dessert, something I cannot resist," he groans. "However she has this awful habit of eating mine!"
Eugene & Aoibhin Garrihy
Eugene Garrihy, 55, is married to Clare and has three daughters, Aoibhin, Ailbhe and Doireann. As well as being a successful actor, Aoibhin, 27, works with her dad on Dublin Bay Cruises, which offers twice-daily cruises between Howth and Dun Laoghaire.
Aoibhin has always been very close to her dad Eugene, and says that he's someone she looks to for advice and inspiration, as he's very level-headed.
"He's always up for a laugh and I love to be around him," she says. "When I got my place on the acting course in Trinity College after a rigorous audition process, I remember my dad picking me up in his arms for a giant hug of sheer delight."
When Eugene set up Dublin Bay Cruises in 2013, Aoibhin came on board as the sales and marketing manager, and is very proud to be part of a really exciting new business that has already gained a huge amount of recognition and awards in the Irish tourism industry. "Working with my dad has really brought us even closer," she says. "We have each other's back, and as I get older I realise what a great person he is. He's incredibly positive, and his ability to pick himself up and dust himself off is really the most inspiring thing about him. What drives me mad is his tendency to be slightly disorganised, as we all have to run around picking up the pieces after him. He's working on it though!"
Aoibhin also runs her drama school, Actors and Reactors, in Ennis, and spends half of the week in Clare, where her boyfriend John Burke runs the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point. So what was Eugene's reaction when she started bringing boys home? "I don't think he minded the male company, as it was probably a break from our house full of women," she laughs. "John and my dad get on great, but because he introduced us, he's partly responsible."
Eugene says that his beautiful daughter shares his 'glass half-full' attitude, and inherited her common sense from her mum.
"Aoibhin has a very bubbly personality and is always willing to give her time to worthy causes," he says. "Our relationship is very strong, but what drives me mad is when she starts checking up on me, asking where I am and what I'm doing next."
Keith & Katie Finnegan
Keith Finnegan, 53, is a radio broadcaster and CEO of Galway Bay FM. He's married to Joan and has two children, Katie, 24, and Aidan, 22. Katie works as the producer of The Keith Finnegan Show which airs weekdays.
"Ever since I could talk, I've only ever wanted to work with Keith, as he has always been my hero," says Katie. Last year, her wish came true when her dad's producer of 10 years moved on. Having acquired two master's degrees in journalism and digital media, Katie had also worked part-time at the station for years - providing holiday cover for her dad's previous producer - so she was a natural successor.
"Katie always has a great eye for a story," Keith says. "There is a huge trust thing with our listeners phoning in to tell me their stories, and having another Finnegan in the camp encouraging them to come on helps that. Katie is very persuasive."
Keith adds that Katie is very generous, and will make a coffee cake for him at home if she thinks he's had a bad day. She's very structured and organised, and once they're on air, she's the boss of the show.
"I'm very lucky to get to spend so much time with my dad," she says. "What I love about him is that he's very compassionate and giving with people."
Katie still lives at home and Aidan is in London, so she and her dad had to agree not to talk about work at home in fairness to Joan. "Mum and Aidan are the fun ones, and Keith and I are the boring ones," she smiles. "I know what makes Keith tick, and we work well under pressure and never panic. We debate about some stories and try to bring each other around if we disagree on them, but we only fight if I make his tea too strong at 10am!"
The pair say they know how each other thinks, and Keith only has to give Katie a look or flick his wrist in a certain manner when he's on air, and she'll know instantly what he wants.
"We're a two-person team producing three hours of live radio every day, so it's very challenging and a fantastic experience. I couldn't be in a better position starting off my career," she says. "Keith always looks out for me, and he and Mum go for dinner with myself and my boyfriend Ronan once a month, so we'd be friends as much as father and daughter."
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The mission of FITGirl, Inc. is to empower young girls as they develop and mature by demonstrating positive lifestyle choices; physical, mental, relational and nutritional.
FITGirl, Inc. was established to provide wellness programs for middle and high school youth in Nebraska. The program will create partnerships with the school districts, nonprofits and other institutions to reach as many girls as possible. FITGirl, Inc. will focus on four distinct areas:
Exercise techniques are taught in a fun way so that young girls want to exercise and view fitness as a good thing, not something they dread. We all know how difficult it is to stick with an exercise program that we don't enjoy. When kids find out that exercise can be a lot of fun, they naturally want to do it and stick with it! Girls will be introduced to a variety of activities outside of select sports: yoga, kayaking, meditation, self defense, archery, rock climbing, dance, cheer and group fitness classes to name a few. Long term, our goal is to help an adolescent girl find activities she enjoys and will continue with into her adult years.
Empowering girls to make smart food choices for themselves and promote healthy dietary habits in others at home, among their peers and within their communities. FITGirl, Inc. provides instructional information and tools to help each girl make informed decisions about what they eat and drink through social media initiatives, cooking classes and live hands on workshops. Consistent messaging about nutrition and food choices will provide girls with a better understanding of how food directly impacts their mental state and well-being, resulting in better and more informed decisions at meal time.
Loneliness and desire for acceptance often drives pre teens and teens to give in to negative peer pressure. However, positive peer pressure can also be one of the most effective ways for a teen to practice good behavior and make smart choices in his or her life. Many girls with low self esteem have a hard time making friends or getting involved in sports and group activities. FITGirl, Inc. will provide opportunities for girls to build new relationships through community volunteer projects, role playing and team building activities that foster a safe and friendly environment where girls are comfortable in their own skin, more confident to approach and speak with others and develop a deeper self awareness of who they are and why they are special in their own unique way.
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The Scientifically Proven Benefits of an Attitude Of GratitudeWritten by Wellness Club on November 29, 2016 – 4:55 pm -
By Dr. Dana Myatt
Thanksgiving isn't the only time of year when we should take stock of all the positive things in our lives.
While it might sound like so much New Age woo-woo, there is plenty of scientific proof that cultivating an "Attitude of Gratitude" is healthy in many ways.
Here are the proven benefits of being thankful for what we've got:
Proven benefits of an Attitude of Gratitude
• Increased sense of happiness and well-being
• Improved mood and decreased depression
• Improved mood and decreased depression in patients with chronic disease
• Decreased fear of recurrence in cancer survivors
• Improved recovery from heart attack
• Improved sleep
• Lower blood pressure
• Reduced stress
Here's what happens when we are NOT thankful for what we've got
A study from Stanford University shows that stress, such as is created when someone complains, causes shrinking of neurons in an area of the brain called the hippocampus – an area vital to memory. The hippocampus is the same area that is damaged in Alzheimer's Disease. Researchers found that stress released hormones called glucocorticoids which caused the shrinkage effects.
One of those glucocorticoid hormones that is released with the stress that results from complaining is cortisol – a fight-or-flight hormone that directs oxygen, blood, and energy away from everything that isn't essential to your immediate survival. One of the effects of cortisol is to increase both blood pressure and blood sugar so that your body is ready to run or fight – and chronic stress can lead to chronically increased blood pressure and increased risk of stroke, and chronically high blood sugars, leading to an increased risk of diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, and heart disease. Cortisol also impairs immunity.
Think your life is miserable? The more you think that, the more miserable you will become.
Think your life is O.K. and count all the ways it is O.K.? You'll be fine. Your life will become increasingly better.
The more you think a thought, the easier it becomes to think that thought. It's how the brain works, something we call "habit." Keep rehearsing a negative thought and it gets easier to think it over time. Fortunately, it's the same with positive thoughts. As one researcher said: "Neurons that fire together, wire together." Or, in layman's terms, "ruts long traveled grow deep."
If your habit is to count all the ways you are hard-done-by, you will feel miserable and your health will suffer and your brain may shrink. If you count all the ways in which your life is pretty darned good, you will feel happy and content with your life and your health will be a whole lot better for it..
So Stop Your Pissing and Moaning!
Unless you are in serious pain from a disease (your doctor should be able to help with this), stop the complaining would you! You are hurting yourself and those around you who have to endure all your negative energy.
Count your blessings, drop the "counting negatives" and experience the physical and mental health benefits of gratitude all year long.
Increased sense of happiness and well-being
Emmons RA, McCullough ME. Counting blessings versus burdens: an experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2003 Feb;84(2):377-89.
Proyer RT, Gander F, Wellenzohn S, Ruch W. Positive psychology interventions in people aged 50-79 years: long-term effects of placebo-controlled online interventions on well-being and depression. Aging Ment Health. 2014;18(8):997-1005
Wood AM1, Froh JJ, Geraghty AW. Gratitude and well-being: a review and theoretical integration. Clin Psychol Rev. 2010 Nov;30(7):890-905.
Hill PL, Allemand M, Roberts BW. Examining the Pathways between Gratitude and Self-Rated Physical Health across Adulthood. Pers Individ Dif. 2013 Jan;54(1):92-96.
Improved mood and decreased depression
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Improved mood and decreased depression in patients with chronic disease
Eaton RJ, Bradley G, Morrissey S. Positive predispositions, quality of life and chronic illness. Psychol Health Med. 2014;19(4):473-89.
Sirois FM, Wood AM. Gratitude Uniquely Predicts Lower Depression in Chronic Illness Populations: A Longitudinal Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Arthritis. Health Psychol. 2016 Oct 27. [Epub ahead of print]
Ng MY, Wong WS. The differential effects of gratitude and sleep on psychological distress in patients with chronic pain. J Health Psychol. 2013 Feb;18(2):263-71.
Decreased fear of recurrence in cancer survivors
Otto AK, Szczesny EC, Soriano EC, Laurenceau JP, Siegel SD. Effects of a randomized gratitude intervention on death-related fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors. Health Psychol. 2016 Dec;35(12):1320-1328. Epub 2016 Aug 11.
Improved recovery from heart attack
Millstein RA, Celano CM, Beale EE, et al. The effects of optimism and gratitude on adherence, functioning and mental health following an acute coronary syndrome. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2016 Nov – Dec;43:17-22.
Improved sleep
Jackowska M, Brown J, Ronaldson A, Steptoe A.The impact of a brief gratitude intervention on subjective well-being, biology and sleep. J Health Psychol. 2016 Oct;21(10):2207-17.
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Lower blood pressure
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Reduced stress
Cheng, Sheung-Tak; Tsui, Pui Ki; Lam, John H. M. Improving mental health in health care practitioners: Randomized controlled trial of a gratitude intervention. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol 83(1), Feb 2015, 177-186
Shrinking brain with stress
Robert Sapolsky, New studies of human brains show stress may shrink neurons. Stanford University News Service 8/14/96. http://news.stanford.edu/pr/96/960814shrnkgbrain.html
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Congratulations to all of the couples that will be as one in the month of September. May God bless your union. Always remember you are there to complement each other, love each other, support each other, and depend on each other. Be Blessed and welcome to the married club!
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Happy Anniversary to all the September Couples!
I just want to say "Happy Anniversary" to all of the couples that will be celebrating in the month of September. May your love, peace, happiness, and joy continue throughout the days of your marriage. Look into your spouse's eyes and tell them that you love them and that you are thankful that they are a part of your life. Love on them. Continue to support them. Comfort them. Make it extra special!
Monday, September 1, 2014
Happy Labor Day!
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How was your weekend?
Anything exciting?
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Never LOL.
We hung out and played with the new Blu-Ray player my husband bought.
Today he hooked the computer up to our tv so Im playing with that now while the boys are in quiet time and my husband is out running errands. LOL
Re: How was your weekend?
My life is crazy right now with packing, cleaning, and church stuff. I have no life. :wacko:
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From the first few bars of any given recording on music group The Thing Is' debut release, it is apparent that predictability is off the menu. Winsome, coquettish turns of time signature and melodic intervals provoke and wink at the listener, suggesting something slightly mysterious and always alluring is about to unfurl.
While certainly informed by jazz tropes, this collection of songs extends into many other palettes and creates an engagingly playful salve for today's multitasking mind.
The Thing Is was formed in 2006 to play the compositions of Tova Kardonne while she was still studying Jazz composition and voice at college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was there she found musicians who took to her compositions' risk-taking – her music influenced by her background in Eastern European and South African music – leading to rhythmic twists and turns and unlikely vocal choices; she further brought her experience as a violist into the arrangements.
The release of the resultant band's eponymous album in April 2012 was a Toronto Dominion (Bank of) Canada Trust Jazz Festival Special Project, that in parallel featured a graphic art exhibit of Kardonne's concert posters for the band.
She studied with Cuban drumming master Mike Marcuzzi, viola with Talisker Players' Mary McGeer, Voice with Shannon Gunn, Christine Duncan, and, Fides Krucker, and Composition & Arranging at Humber College under John Macleod and Brian Dickinson. Kardonne's compositions have taken her to the National Arts' Centre Summer Music Institute, the Banff Centre for the Arts Creative Music Residency, the ARTerra artist residency in Portugal the Isabella Freedman Jewish Music Festival, and virtually, around the globe with New York-based New Music 60×60 project presented by Vox Novus. Additionally, Kardonne's compositions have making their way into an ever broader catalog of uses.
We had the opportunity to conduct a brief interview with the busy ringleader of the small orchestra and here is what more we learned:
MusicZeitgeist: Who?
"I'm Tova Kardonne, the composer and lead singer of The Thing Is. It's a large band, full of delightful people who, in the beginning, were classmates in music college. But not any more! People flew this way and that, and new(-er) personnel has come from across a crazy range of scenes. To wit: Amy Medvick (flute, backup vocals), Mike Wark (alto sax, flute), Christian Overton (all trombone), David Atkinson (piano), Ted Quinlan (electric guitar), Chris Kettlewell (upright bass), and Trevor Falls (drums).
MZ: What is The Thing Is?
"World/Fusion music is our game, which sounds really broad, and it is. There's odd-time Brazilian-clave surfer-rock; there's West African-inspired funk; there's South Indian/ Jazz balladry, and Klezmer Prog. But there's lots of other stuff, too, that's harder to place. So we'll just call it Music, for the time being, and if really pushed, I'd admit that there's non-Music hiding in there as well.
"We're based in Toronto, Canada, though our band members hail from British Columbia, Quebec, Far-Flung Towns in Ontario, and the East Coast of Canada. We perform mainly in Toronto, with occasional excursions. [We're] touring the West Coast this summer, and still writing the compositions that were inspired by my trip to Sri Lanka last summer. Those ones are monsters to get down on paper."
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