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Wanted to post a quick update on Syria. Both the conservatives and liberals are bashing President Trump on the Syrian attack-and both seem to be clueless on how Trump applied a well thought out strategy to get N. Korea to come to the bargaining table. In N. Korea, President Trump is attempting to free millions from persecution and shut down their nuke program.
He is now working on plans to free Syria from Isis (along with other countries in the region) and later…to have Iran conform to peace with Israel and other Western nations.
Let's look and the 'bashing' from both perspectives.
Part 1 The Conservative Bashing
First…the conservatives. I know liberals will not believe this…so if you lean left- please skip to part two…lol. Many conservatives know that the CIA (and many 3 letter agencies) as well as other Western nations are trying to get the moderates out of the middle east. This is well documented. They have been successful in Libya, Egypt, other north African nations and some middle eastern countries. One of the most used psyops (psychological operation to falsely persuade or influence the general population…See Operation Northwoods) , is to have the 'news' broadcast false (or mostly false) accounts of moderate countries committing crimes against their own people …ie. Syria using poisonous gas on their own civilians. (Note: What weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq????. All the 3 letters agencies who spoke on the Iraqi WMDs said they had positive 'irrefutable' evidence. Like Vietnam, listed below-totally false information).
The result, more extreme radical groups take control-giving the west a reason for invasion as needed…or, as in Iraq…replace the government with a completely pro western leadership. Creating chaos at a 'controlled' time will give the opportunity for a pre-planned response by the western nations. Whether western governments creates the problem so they can bring about their own solution…or if they just replace the government with a pro western one ie. Iraqi…both options bring about the desired but abusive control needed for the territory.
This is why many conservatives are so mad at Trump. They believe it is unquestionably immoral to engage in false flag attacks that kill innocent lives to control another country. History shows sooo many of these events were false to start with (See Gulf of Tonkin…Vietnam). Again, what weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq??
Why would the Syrian President Assad attack civilians in his own country
–when he is winning the war on terrorism
–and have the world turn against him
-and a very real possibility he would be convicted of war crimes.
I am not saying I am 100 % sure of his moral character-that is the Lords call…but the answer is …he would not.
Part 2 The Liberal Bashing
The liberals hate Trump…cause they just hate Trump 🙂 . If he didn't attack Syria…he is weak and indecisive…if he does attack…he is starting WWIII, It is sooo interesting…the liberals-at least those in the government –some are actually having to admit that they wanted Syria attacked for years (search Obama statements saying if Syria uses chemical weapons…we attack). So some liberals in congress are not against this move, because they want more wars generated for a global corruption that benefits many in both the Democratic and Republican parties …please see link Global Corruption.
The Trump Card
Trump is doing what Trump does best…thinking in 3d chess well ahead of the others. As for North Korea, Trump had the Chinese President Xi Jinping over for dinner in the White house while he targeted strikes to Syria on the first attack. What was the main course for the meal…missiles- have North Korea fall in line…this is no joke. See link.
To Putin (Iran included) – you did not move the deadly gas as you promised. You, like China are dragging your feet-and now people have died. We want peace in this area. Interesting though, the most important message of the conflict is not the question –'who pulled the trigger to the chemical weapons'? For many conservatives like myself, this question is usually critical…for we are sooo against starting more avoidable and tragic wars. The more important message is…whoever pulled the trigger, the gig is up…it stops now!
The Public Will Not Know Many Details Until After the Conflict
Notice…the only casualties were the ones watching the stock piles… the stock piles were not supposed to be there in the first place.
Conclusion…those watching them…are the same ones who used them on innocent lives…whether they were militia by the Assyrian government, independent terrorist or Western backed terrorist…they were simply the bad guys that Trump wanted gone to bring more stability and peace in the area. Who and where they came from Trump probably already knows…but more than likely he cannot tell the world until the conflict is over.
This should make both the conservatives and liberals happy…because we all agree…the deadly gas was not supposed to be in the area…and whoever was guarding it was doing so to harm and kill innocent lives.
Like China, Putin got the message loud and clear. Isis must go, terrorist are truly on the run…and it appears North Korea and Iran will fall in line next. Trumps campaign promise was to stop playing games, stop the needless wars (as France, UK and the US said about the strikes…this is a limited –no boots on the ground). Our foreign policy has not changed in decades because many of the Republicans and Democrats really did not want it to change…they were too comfortable making millions and did not have the motivation of Trump and the generals he has used to truly pursue and end the global controlled corruption.
Note: It is important to mention some of the key points given in President Trumps response. He said he wants to work with Russia…as he said on the campaign…possibly for Russia to become an ally. Can you imagine a world where all the super powers are truly working together to benefit not only themselves…but the world. Putin (Russia), China and most other powerful nations don't hate the U.S. enough to destroy it-but they have however become lazy (as the U.S. has been lazy over the last decades) to diligently stop radical evil groups or governments. That is why Trump has had to light a flame under Russia and China, He knows that we have an incredibly historic opportunity to eliminate the true evil dictators and murderers that are terrorizing families -children!! throughout the world. This is his vision, one of many.
As mentioned earlier, China needs to put pressure (not armies if at all possible) to control North Korea…and Russia, pressure on Syria and Iran. A limited strike to demolish the terror gas facilities…and the militia who guarded them- is sending a message that we want the threat stopped…now!
This is why Trump got the UK and France involved. He is going to do EVERYTHING IN HIS POWER to bring all the countries together that are willing to stop the global injustices. When you think about it…we could have stopped Hitler before he became a military might-saving millions of lives. Likewise, many other ruthless dictators can be stopped if we prepare with other nations to work together.
Note: Would like to give a quick example. We have heard about the horrific persecutions in North Korea. Lives being tormented for not living according to the lies of an evil dictator. Brothers and sister in the Lord losing everything for pursuing truth. We can give limited funds to support groups to try and stop the injustice, but a US president with a vision can put pressure on World Governments to truly set in motion policies to force North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to stop the violence and persecution…once and for all. Now you see just one example why we are supporting a President…imperfect as we all are…with a vision to stop the evil corruption-not just in other countries but also at home! I can think of no other president in modern history that not only identified the corruption (several had done this-see above links) but that also has set a plan in motion to 'drain the swamp'. America is realizing this…the Great Awakening is Upon Us 🙂
While our focus is not to create a police state for the world (an important point) , we can however work in unity to stop the horrors of war , violent persecutions and the great suffering that they bring. Kennedy also believe this to be true, see Why England Slept.
Thanks for taking the time to read this post, God is sooo good and merciful. So many of us truly believe we have been given a great blessing for our loved ones and families. In the near future, there is a good chance we will discover how incredibly close evil came to knocking on our door-a governing brutality that would have affected most countries of the world until the Lord returned.
Let's not waist this opportunity…and bring down His Spirit in our congregations-true life for those in need. God bless you as you pursue His truth. 🙂


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You're not quite seeing the "Tank for Matthews" signs dotted around NHL rinks. Yet.
If the 2016 NHL draft were to be held today, Auston Matthews would be the first overall choice. Born and raised in Phoenix, the 18-year-old chose this year to eschew both major junior and the NCAA and instead play for the Zurich Lions of the Swiss Elite league.
In fact, if the 2015 NHL draft had an 18th-birthday cutoff date of Sept. 17 (his birthday) instead of Sept. 15, Matthews would have been in the conversation with Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel. He might not have been quite at their level, but he would have been drafted no later than third.
So why aren't teams tanking for Matthews, or "Lostin' for Auston" the way they appeared to have so embarrassingly last year for McDavid?
Because the rules of the draft have changed.
There will still be a weighted draft lottery — featuring all the teams that missed the playoffs.
But the top three spots in the draft are up for grabs. Not just first overall.
Last year, Edmonton jumped from No. 3 to 1, bumping Buffalo and Arizona down a notch. Last year, Buffalo had a 20 per cent shot at the No. 1 overall pick, or an 80 per cent chance of dropping down. They dropped down.
This year — with three lotteries — there should be more movement than that. A team could finish last overall and still get only the fourth overall pick. So all the losing — the empty seats, the jokes about the team, the embarrassed fans — aren't worth it. At least that's the logic. By the time the trade deadline comes around, some teams may be singing a different tune.
Here's a look at the top three prospects for the 2016 NHL draft, to be held in Buffalo, according to Mark Seidel, chief scout of North American Central Scouting.
AUSTON MATTHEWS, Forward, Zurich Lions (Swiss League)
Born: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Vitals: 6-2, 194 pounds
SKINNY: American. Big and strong but has the skills of a small player. Excellent vision and passing ability. Showing in Switzerland that he can compete and dominate against men. Lightning quick release and very accurate. Uses his size effectively. Understands the game and his defensive game is continuing to improve.
COMPARABLE: Jonathan Toews, Anze Kopitar
JAKOB CHYCHRUN, Defence, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
Born: Boca Raton, Fla.
Vitals: 6-2, 198 pounds.
SKINNY: Dual citizen (Canada-U.S.). Has the poise of a 20-year-old out on the ice. Physically very strong. Loves to jump into the rush. Great decisions on the PP. Can make the home run, three-quarter length breakaway pass as effectively as a 15-foot outlet pass. Has a presence on the ice like Aaron Ekblad. Son of former NHLer Jeff Chychrun.
COMPARABLE: Aaron Ekblad
JESSE PULUJARVI, Forward, Karpat (Finnish League)
BORN: Alvkarleby, Sweden
VITALS: 6-3, 196 pounds.
SKINNY: Finnish though born in Sweden. Played in World Juniors at 16. Great frame that he uses to shield puck from defenders. Very good stick and puck skills. Finds seams in the offensive end. Still can add a physical element to his game that will create more space for him. Very quick feet for such a big body. Long stride. Offensive output will be his forte in the NHL.
COMPARABLE: Teemu Selanne


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Saturday, after leaving my parents' one-day-early Mother's Day breakfast/lunch, my SO and me stopped at the grocery store. While we walked up the aisle, she noticed that my mom had called and left a message on her phone. That was unusual, so she let me listen to her voice mail. It turned out my mom had called about an hour earlier, shortly after we left her house, to let me know that I left my cellular telephone (yes, I said cellular) behind. She was hoping we were close enough when we got the message to turn back and retrieve it; alas, we were not. We had driven all the way back home behind the Orange curtain, which in Los Angeles-ese means…pretty damn far just to pick up a cellular telephone that looks like this.
It's 2018. Would you drive 40 minutes or 50 minutes for that??
I sure wouldn't, and that is why I am equipped with such an archaic communication device. I don't give a flying fuck about phones. Phones are trouble brokers for me. They make me talk and I don't like talking. They make me talk to strangers, and I really hate strangers. They are expensive and I'm…frugal.
I got home and found a FB IM from my mom.
Now there are many people, most people actually, who would be bent out of shape upon learning they forgot their phone somewhere.
I've seen people literally fall to a dissembled state of assorted fractured parts simply because they realized that, for whatever reason, they would have to do without their precious phone for more than an hour. People are attached to their phones on a strangely carnal level. They suffer separation anxiety if that little overpriced silicon, technological Swiss-army-knife parts with their hands for an unspecified period of time. They anxiously tremble and their eyes dart like a junkie who has realized he is without his regular fix.
Don't care. I told my mom that if I see my son this weekend, I'll get it from him. I went to work today, no phone. Came home, no phone.
Did I miss it?
Hellllzzz no. I'm not attached to my phone, I don't care about it (can't you tell?)
I hear people going on about how smart phones are evil because they distract people too much and lead us to distance ourselves from humanity, in general. They claim smart phones are evil and single-handedly leading society down the path of destruction. They are responsible for the isolation of people and for preventing the fostering of community and collective kinship of the type we witnessed in the old days when phones were immutable fixtures of the home and still had cords to anchor them down; and their loud, cacophonous rings all sounded the same, because they were the same.
Whatever. Phones are just another medium by which society communicates and it just so happens the latest incarnation is shaped by the technologies of our era. Phones are a symptom, not a cause. People are becoming isolated and withdrawn, yes. So what? Human society is cyclical and eventually our natures will lead us to each other again; this, I firmly believe.
I hate cellular and smart phones for another reason. A quite simple reason which I didn't recognize for a long time.
I hate to be in touch. I hate having the ability (expectation, even) to be hooked in to civilization's idiocies and having the available imagery of what our culture is up to every time I leave the house. I used to love leaving the house because it was freedom, it was liberty, it was disconnect. A state of utter emancipation from reality, from social responsibility, from mutual obligations. I could ignore people on my own terms. I don't need a phone to see what people are up to; I simply don't give a crap what people are badly thinking while I'm walking about town. I don't need to see baby photographs when I'm at the store, and I sure as hell don't need to see badly written sentences piped in my direction when I'm at the mall detailing every trivial bit of detritus to pile up on acquaintances' lives.
And i sure as fuck don't care what people are eating this moment.
I just don't care. I love not having a phone for I love not being indebted to that enslavement tether which leads back to society. It's good to be alone once in a while, and that is what i fear we have lost.


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By Brock Philp, President and CEO, Doc.It
Every accounting firm is unique. Regardless of whether a firm chooses to run with its incumbent software or if it has assembled a best-of-breed environment, using an overlay of additional products, services, and technologies to manage work is no longer the exception, it is the norm. How well these products work together is termed "interoperability."
The degree to which best-of-breed products interoperate impacts workflow and efficiency. An example of an accounting firm using best-of-breed products would be one working with its incumbent tax software (e.g., CCH, Thomson, etc.) while also applying different software for document management, time and billing, and payroll.
The movement away from operating with only one horizontal product is being discussed throughout the industry. Doug Sleeter speaks about mastering chunkification and the movement of firms away from having only one horizontal product firm-wide. Sleeter also discusses how today's firms are adding software based on selecting the best solution for function and process, and how industry consultants should have command over how these systems interact with each other.
Mike Sabbatis, a thirty-year accounting technology veteran and Doc.It board member, leads a 2013 white paper round table discussion and covers the topic of interoperability. Sabbatis is joined in this conversation by Randy Johnston who discusses the benefits of having systems connect and move key information as a benefit to any accounting firm. Gail Perry, CPA, mentions effective document management systems being the glue that binds all other software systems together, and Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA, states how critical interoperability is when firms employ best-of-breed solutions.
This movement toward best-of-breed solutions is fueled by accountants' desires to leverage the best collection of powerful solutions for their unique environment. Interoperability at its finest is about providing deep functionality and process integration across all products, services, and technologies.
Pay attention to how best-of-breed solutions interoperate to ensure you are making the best decisions for the firm.
Related articles:
- Four Pillars of Document Management: Part 2 - Policy and Standardization
- Four Pillars of Document Management: Part 3 - The Economics of Digital Document Storage
- Four Pillars of Document Management: Part 4 - Optimizing Workflow
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Brock Philp serves as president and CEO of Doc.It. Doc.It delivers a powerful scalable full suite of document management products to Accounting firms across North America. Brock believes that in order to deliver true value-added products and services, a software firm must have deep industry knowledge in the markets they serve and employ a "customer first culture." He has held the title of president/CEO of a number of software companies, including Jonas Software, Versa Systems, and Irondata Solutions.


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I once wrote an article in McHenry County Magazine's Leisure and Recreation issue about Summer wines. Oh, how I miss Summer when it's 2 degrees outside. In the article, I discussed the term minerality. There are many differences of opinion from the wine community when describing this term. Some describe its attributes in characteristic form while others describe it as a mouth-feel. Without being too diplomatic, I concur on both points, however there does not seem to be a definitive answer on this subject but to anyone who speaks the language of wine, its just simply an understood term.
Here are some descriptors that jump out at me when I taste a wine that I would describe as having a nice level of minerality. Flintiness, slate, wet rocks, crushed stone, salty mist from the sea, mouth watering sensation, effervescent, crisp and lively.
Minerality, in my opinion, seems to be more noticeable in wines that are not heavily oaked, stand out more in young white wines than in bold reds, and that are aged or fermented in stainless steel tanks.
Foods that seem to pair well with these wines are often soft light cheeses, a pear salad, and most certainly shellfish, especially oysters. Summer is a great time to enjoy these wines. Think Spanish rose, cava, albarino or Italy's prosecco. These wines are refreshing and festive and are a great addition to a hot day on the patio with friends and some light appetizers. Wishful thinking will not bring Summer here any faster therefore I'll drop a few raspberries in a glass of cava or prosecco and serve it to friends as a "welcome to my home" starter beverage served in a flute.
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Oh Baby! We're looking forward to spring just as much as you are, but what that means for us is KITTENS! We are hosting a Kitten Shower on May 26th from 8am-11am. Here's how it works; from 8am-9am, you can come meet, play, & socialize with the adoptable kittens. We will have coffee, juice, and cupcakes to celebrate the newest arrivals. After 9am, you will then be allowed to choose a kitten to adopt in the order that you originally arrived at the shelter. Stay tuned for some kitten photos and updates a little closer to the event on our Facebook Page!
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As open land in cities across the world is becoming harder to find, the tendency to go vertical on buildings is becoming more popular. For the fourth straight year, a record number of buildings 200 meters (656 feet) or higher were built in a single year.
A total of 144 of the 200m tall buildings were completed this year, which topped 2016's count of 127, according to a new report from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Among the 144, a total of 15 supertall buildings, defined as being at least 300 meters (984 feet) tall, were also completed.
To put these numbers in perspective, only 263 total buildings above 200m tall existed in the year 2000 and there were only 76 buildings that reached 300m or above in 2013. The year 2015 is the only other year to have at least 15 supertall buildings completed in a year.
An overwhelming majority of 2017's tall buildings were built in China, representing 76 of the 144, or 53%. This is now the 10th straight year that China has lead the world in tall building construction. The United States completed 10 total tall buildings, good enough for second place, followed by South Korea in third place with 7.
The tallest building to be completed in 2017 was Shenzen, China's Ping An Finance Center, which is currently the 4th tallest building in the world at 1965 feet tall (599m). Seoul, South Korea's Lotte World Tower was the second tallest this year at 1,819 feet tall (555m). The two buildings together effectively pushed the United States out of the top 5 in the world's tallest buildings rankings.
The Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles was the tallest building in America completed in 2017, topping out at 1100 feet (335m) tall. That building also held the World Record for the "Longest Continuous Concrete Pour" at one point, placing 25,667.22 cubic yards of concrete in 49 straight hours. New York City built 4 of the 10 total, including 50 West (778 feet, 237m), Madison Square Park Tower (777 feet, 237m), 3 Manhattan West (730 feet, 223m), and The Beekman Hotel & Residences (687 feet, 209m). The other American cities to finish a tall building were Chicago, IL (2), Houston, TX, Philadelphia, PA, and Seattle, WA.
Next year, the CTBUH projects between 130 and 160 tall buildings at least 200m and between 12 and 20 supertall buildings to be completed. The tallest building currently projected to be complete in 2018 is Tianjin, China's Golden Finance 117, which expects to reach 1957 feet (597m).
The tallest building in America expected to be completed next year is Philadelphia's Comcast Technology Center at 1121 feet (342m). New York's 3 World Trade Center and San Francisco's Salesforce Tower are also projected to be completed and top the 300m mark.
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Four friends come to terms with life after high school in this delightfully low-key comedy. When top-notch cyclist Dave (Dennis Christopher) learns that the world's bicycling champions are always Italian, he attempts to turn himself into an Italian, driving his parents (Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley) crazy. But everything changes after he meets the Italian racing team - an encounter that ultimately leads him and his friends (Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley) to challenge the local college boys in the town's annual bike race.
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Montreal / Îles de la Madeleine Cruise The best way to connect with the Islands
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june 14 to 21, 2019
Experience the flavours of the Islands and the Gaspé Peninsula. Taking place during the height of the fishing season, this gourmet cruise brings together renowned chefs who will share their passion for fresh ingredients from the sea and land.
Highlights of the cruise :
- Gourmet dinner by Arnaud Marchand, chef and co-owner of Chez Boulay-bistro boréal in Québec City and culinary contributor on the morning TV show Salut Bonjour!
- Culinary workshop and tastings, hosted by chef-trainer André Lagacé
- Talk presented by Lynn Albert (LA Renaissance) on fishing, processing and exporting Îles de la Madeleine lobster
- Stories and anecdotes told by an experienced Madelinot fisherman
What's included with this cruise
7 nights in a cabin aboard the CTMA Vacancier
- 14 meals* on the ship in order to experience the typical cuisine of the Islands in all its freshness and aromas
- Late breakfast with fruits and yogurt
- Evening snack
- Drip coffee, tea and herbal tea offered at all times
* Lunch and evening meals during Island stays are not included (6 meals to plan for)
Entertainment on board
- Welcome cocktail and introduction of the ship's crew
- Workshops on the Îles de la Madeleine and tasting local products
- Conferences for all interests
- Live music performance on the outer decks
- Aperitifs and singing at sunset
- Evening entertainment and performances
- Interpretive sessions on the outer decks
- Whale watchning
- Dance classes
- Movie theatre
- Gym
- Visit of wheelhouse
- And more!
- Kind, welcoming and helpful Madelinot personnel
- Available 24 hours a day
- Wake up call service
- Various practical items available upon request (hair dryer, iron, etc.)
On your own
- Service charges on-board
- Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages
- Meals on the Islands (lunch and dinner)
- Activities during the stopovers (sold on board)
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Staff Profile
Dr Ann Fitchett
Events, Engagement and Outreach Coordinator
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8320
- Address: Institute of Neuroscience,
Henry Wellcome Building,
Newcastle University,
Framlington Place
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
Current role
I have a wonderful and varied role in the Institute of Neuroscience. I organise our Institute seminars, and academic conferences. If you are an academic or researcher in IoN and are considering / trying to arrange an event please contact me.
I am also responsible for our engagement and outreach activities to communicate and promote our research to a wider non-scientific audience. I arrange visits to the Institute, and events such as Pint of Science and Brain Awareness Week. I am happy to offer advice on engagement sections for research grants.
I am responsible for day to day maintenance of the Neuroscience volunteer database. A list of over 1000 people willing to give their time to take part in our studies. If you are a researcher interested in sending a call out to our list please get in touch.
I maintain both the Neuroscience and Centre for Behaviour and Evolution websites. I run our Neuroscience twitter account @NeurosciNCLUni and contribute to the CBE facebook page. I am responsible for producing materials for external audiences and liaise with the press office.
In my spare time I am part of Palace of Science, a group of volunteers who put on science outreach events. These include an annual Palace of Science festival each March - an evening of hands on science demonstrations and general merriment, plus regular events such as SciBar and SciQuiz.
I completed my PhD in animal behaviour / psychology at Nottingham and then spent 6 years as a post-doctoral researcher at Durham and Newcastle Universities. I moved into my current role as I believe scientists should be a lot more active in promoting and explaining science to people outside of this arena.
PhD Nottingham University
BSc (Hons) Psychology and Neuroscience, Liverpool University
Previous Positions
2009 - 2012 Research associate, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University
2006 - 2009 Research associate, Durham University
- Savy CS, Fitchett AE, Blain PG, Morris CM, Judge SJ. Gene expression analysis reveals chronic low level exposure to the pesticide diazinon affects Psychological Disorders gene sets in the adult rat. Toxicology 2018, 393, 90-101.
- Drummond J, Williamson SM, Fitchett AE, Wright GA, Judge SJ. Spontaneous honeybee behaviour is altered by persistent organic pollutants. Ecotoxicology 2017, 26(1), 141-150.
- Savy CY, Fitchett AE, McQuade R, Gartside SE, Morris CM, Blain PG, Judge SJ. Low-level repeated exposure to diazinon and chlorpyrifos decrease anxiety-like behaviour in adult male rats as assessed by marble burying behaviour. Neurotoxicology 2015, 50, 149-156.
- Fitchett AE, Judge SJ, Morris CM. Using olive oil to orally dose laboratory rats. Animal Technology and Welfare 2012, 10(1), 39-41.
- Cassaday HJ, Fitchett AE. How social housing affects learning in mice. Annals of Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW: Animal Science 2011, 48, 51-57.
- Easton A, Fitchett AE, Eacott MJ, Baxter MG. Medial septal cholinergic neurons are necessary for context-place memory but not episodic-like memory. Hippocampus 2011, 21(9), 1021-1027.
- Fitchett AE, Barnard CJ, Cassaday HJ. Corticosterone differences rather than social housing predict performance of T-maze alternation in male CD-1 mice. Animal Welfare 2009, 18, 21-31.
- Fitchett AE, Barnard CJ, Cassaday HJ. There's no place like home: Cage odours and place preference in subordinate CD-1 male mice. Physiology & Behavior 2006, 87(5), 955-962.
- Fitchett AE, Collins SA, Barnard CJ, Cassaday HJ. Subordinate male mice show long-lasting differences in spatial learning that persist when housed alone. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 2005, 84(3), 247-251.
- Fitchett AE, Collins SA, Mason H, Barnard CJ, Cassaday HJ. Urinary corticosterone measures: Effects of strain and social rank in BKW and CD-1 mice. Behavioural Processes 2005, 70(2), 168-176.


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I'm grateful for heartbreak
I'm grateful for heartbreak. Go out there and get your heart broken as often as you can.
So why am I so enamoured with heartbreak? Well, there are a few reasons. Heartbreak is the perfect contrast to make you truly appreciate happiness and fulfillment. And every time I've gotten my heart broken, I dove into personal development, emotional education, and personal understanding and became a stronger and better person than before the heartbreak. A broken heart is one of those injuries that if dealt with in a positive way makes you stronger than before… kind of like weight training. When you lift weights you are actually damaging your muscles, ripping and tearing the muscle fibers apart. It's during the healing process after the weight training session that your muscles rebuild themselves stronger than they were before. This is how I view heartbreak. As many of you know, I foster and train dogs for my local rescue group. Most of the dogs that come to me have come for horrible, abusive or neglectful pasts and they are on death row in a kill shelter. So many people ask me how I can bear to see such suffering over and over. Well for starters, it's not about me or my feelings. It's about doing the right thing that's in the best interest of a dog in desperate need. So my feelings (emotions) have become educated on how to behave/think/process. Secondly, I do allow my heart to break for every single one of them. It's only by becoming personally invested in each dog that I can give them 200% of my best effort. I approach every dog as if it were my own. I feel the pain and the sorrow for what they are going through… but I don't pity them for it and I don't dwell on it. If I were to constantly feel sorry for them, the dog would constantly feel sorry for himself and never move on. He would remain stuck in that awful lonely headspace. It's like when a little kid falls down and then looks to his parents to see how he should react. If the parents don't fuss the kid usually gets up and just keeps playing. But if the parents fuss and give pity, the kid usually starts to cry because his parents are telling him through their actions that something is wrong and that he should feel sorry for himself. So by not feeling sorry for these dogs and by not dwelling on their pasts, they learn to trust me, let go of their pasts, and move forward into a healthier space. We don't look backwards in training. We always move forwards. The only thing looking backwards ever did for anyone was give them a sore neck. Happy training my friends:)


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Inerrancy is a Curious Thing
Believe it or not I am one who still believes in inerrancy. This may be a shock to a few who think, for whatever oddball reasons, that I don't.
However, inerrancy is a curious thing to me. I come at it basically from a flow of logic about the perfections of God. God is without error in his very Being. "God breathed out" all scripture (πασα γραφη θεοπνευστος) 2 Timothy 3:16. Unless God has bad breath, "all the writings" breathed out by God were also without error. Viola! Inerrant writings, but with this strong caveat--inerrant only in the original autographs. What "original autographs" means is that the only writings that were ever inerrant were the writings composed by the actual biblical authors themselves, guys like Moses, Isaiah, David, Mark, Paul, John, etc.
Now here is the most curious thing. To the knowledge of all biblical scholars past and present, none of the "original writings" have survived. Technically they are not "extant." They're all gone. Disappeared. Nada. All we have today are copies of copies of copies of the biblical manuscripts. Inerrancy does not apply to these oodles of copies. As a matter of fact these copies of copies are notorious for being errant...with error.
Not to fear, though, because no doctrine/teaching/belief/theological conclusion is jeopardized by these scribal errors in the copies of hand-written scrolls.* Yet, if that's true, then why are there so many different, even opposing views about major doctrines and teachings and theological conclusions? Good question. I think the answer is that all doctrinal statements and theological conclusions are human creations. The doctrine of sin says we are all errant. No Midas touch exists. Humans mess with the Bible like they mess with everything else like uranium. What's a camel? A horse made by a committee.
So, I do believe in inerrancy, but my belief, sadly, does not apply to anything available...not to my NIV, my TNIV, my NASB, my MESSAGE Bible, my NLT, any variations of my KJV and for crying out loud, the Catholic Bible has 12 extra books not in my Protestant Bibles! Inerrancy doesn't apply to the writings of the Didache, Clement, Tertullian, Augustine, Athanasius, Luther, Calvin, Wesley, Edwards, Van Til, Scofield, Warfield, Chafer, Ryrie, Grudem, D.A. Carson, Osteen, Lucado, Willard, Ortberg, Fee, Dan Brown, McKnight, McArthur, Stott, NT Wright, and even Bill O'Reilly.
So I hold on to belief in inerrancy out of deference to an inerrant God. I don't place my faith in the Bible. I place my faith in the Trinitarian God--Father, Son, and Spirit who conspired to reveal God's character, ways and will through a community of (errant) people for a community of errant people in a book called the Bible. This Bible promises that we may live new, but not inerrant lives in the midst of this world infested with trivial to ever more tragic errors. And we live in hope that when "the Perfect" is made known, errancy will be no more.
*To see some of the biblical Dead Sea Scrolls, click here.


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The Conscious and Sub-Conscious Mind and Myelin Production in the Development of Soccer Players/
Every soccer player, like every human being, has two distinct parts of the mind whose primary role is thought and recollection: the conscious state and the sub-conscious state. As the names suggest, when you are completely aware of what you are doing, you are letting your conscious state guide you through the process.
On the other hand, when you react instinctively, or automatically even, your actions are being controlled by your sub-conscious mind. This isn't just true for football, by the way! Even when you are driving or cooking or swimming both these aspects come into the picture.
Our natural tendency is to think that we are how we think! We tend to define ourselves by our conscious mind or thoughts, which is not completely accurate. When it comes to making a decision after thinking about it, the conscious mind is the king. However, everything that we do, using our conscious mind, only helps create a belief system or habit for our sub-conscious mind.
What does that mean? It means that as we keep making a particular kind of decision, based on a particular kind of thought process, we convince our mind about our thinking patterns, which slowly becomes a habit for us.
To quote a simple example – say you are asked to pick your favorite color between Red & Green, and you choose Green. If this question is repeatedly asked to you, over and over again, there will come a point in time when you won't even need to think about the answer – you will just choose "Green" without blinking. It might even get to the point where you will speak out the answer even before the question is completed or earlier still.
Basically, what you are doing is training your mind to handle that situation in a way where you know exactly what you are going to do.
Being asked the same thing, over and over again, is just a way of reinforcing that idea into your sub-conscious mind. The decision, originally, was being made by the conscious segment of your mind. However, over time that role was slowly and gradually handed over to the sub-conscious mind, which made it instinctive.
That is the exact same reason why you can apply the brakes quickly, when the car in front of you suddenly comes to a halt. That is also why you know how to instantly use a spoon or even how to tie your shoe-laces.
There is a gross misunderstanding about forming habits and breaking them. The general belief is that once a habit has been formed, it cannot be broken or is very hard to break. In actuality, it's all about chemicals in our brain!
When you do something, anything, you trigger chemical reactions that produce something called Myelin. This myelin forms a cover around your brain's neuron.
That is the beginning of the formation of a habit. Every time you do that same thing again, your brain adds another layer of myelin to the existing layer – which makes it thicker.
The thicker the myelin, the stronger the habit! The stronger the habit, the more instinctive you are! That means exactly what you already know –"practice makes perfect"! (Well, permanent more like.)
The more you practice, the more you know how to do something better. However, if you believe, for even one second, that a habit cannot be undone, you are right! There is no way of undoing what you have learnt – so you might ask then, how do we get rid of a habit?
The answer is putting in more practice to learn something else than you did into learning the habit you are trying to undo. It's just that simple!
If you put in enough hours, more than what you have done before, you will put on more and more myelin on your neurons for a second habit and your second habit will become stronger, pushing the first behind in the pecking order.
Basically, your habits are instilled in your sub-conscious mind, allowing your body to respond to environmental triggers a particular kind of reaction, instinctively. Get the right kind of triggers for your mind and you will have the right kind of Myelin layers forming in the right place and the reaction becomes ANTICIPATION..
When you arrive at Barcelona the first thing they teach is LOOK and THINK; LOOK and THINK; LOOK and THINK.
When you see Xavi Hernandez of Barcelona threading an inch-perfect pass through 4-opposition players, finding a team-mate, commentators & fans call it vision.
However, what they don't realise is that the reason a player can pick out a pass like that is because they have practiced it, studied it, run through that same routine over and over and over again, in practice!
What is the purpose of a training session in soccer? It is to prepare for the team you are about to face over the weekend. You play the reserve line-up or break up your squad, and play one team like the opposition plays, and build your strategies by employing solutions to the problems they will pose.
You run those plays/situations over and over again; make your players watch videos, and constantly reinforce these ideas until your players are able to recognize and react instinctively.
So, when they face their opposition on the pitch, it's all about reacting instinctively and allowing the training to lead each individual through.
The game is so fast, it is almost impossible to stop the ball, look up and think about what you are going to do, assess your options and then make a decision. Instead, training helps your players understand patterns of play, patterns of runs and patterns of passes that they should make or expect. OUR Training focused almost conditions the LOOK and THINK.
What is the Look and Think?
The Continuums "Look and Think" Model of Development
Word Association combining thought and deed
"Look and Think" MUST come first before everything else; decisionmaking in advance of the ball.
- LOOK / OBSERVE / THINK (ALWAYS BEFORE receiving the ball; assessing all options in "Anticipation" not as a Reaction)
- SKILL: THE DECISION (How, why; when and where of Technique; plus its success or not; and why?)
- FOOT PREPARATION (flat footed, off balance?)
- BODY POSITION (open or closed?)
- COMMUNICATION (Verbal and visual)
- CONTROL (If not a one touch pass on, the 1sttouch control)
- TECHNIQUE (the pass, the run, the dribble, the turn, the shot; etc)
- TACTICAL MOBILITY (Movement off the ball, finding space; 90% of the game)
- MENTAL and PHYSICAL TRANSITION (Possession changes, Player tunes in immediately?)
Relating Word Association with Actions to identify the Strengths and Areas of Improvement needed in players. Focusing particularly on teaching a ONE TOUCH MENTALITY.
1. Most players will mentally prepare to make a decision AFTER receiving the ball; we teach them to mentally prepare to make decisions BEFORE they receive the ball. This saves them time and space and can be the difference between maintaining possession and losing the ball. As the game gets faster, so is the need for players to master this VITAL innate ability.
2. One Touch Development: We ask Players at our training to THINK with a "One Touch Mentality", like every time the ball is coming to them they imagine they only have one touch to play the ball with.
This will literally FORCE them to LOOK around and THINK of their options before receiving the ball
On deciding the best option thru a "one touch thought process" It could result in a pass, a dribble, a receive and turn and run; a run with the ball, a one touch pass, a short pass, a long pass;, few touches, many touches on the ball as the next option; anything at all. The secret is they enabled themselves to save time and space; to play really "quickly"; or even playmore "slowly"; based on the "Tempo of the Game" needed at that moment.
3. In the Zone: Training your mind as well as your body
Being in the zone generally means being in a state in which your mind and body are working in harmony. You're calm yet energized, challenged yet confident, focused yet instinctive.
4. Mental training: Keep your focus
Training your mind is an important step toward getting in the zone. Aspects of mental training for sports include increasing concentration and focus, controlling emotions, trying to feel relaxed but energized, being calm and positive, and aiming to feel challenged and confident.
Soccer is played in the mind and preparing the mind for the game is an extremely scientific and sequential process.By breaking things down, sequentially arranging and explaining them, and through incredible amounts of repetition, you create a team that knows exactly what team-mates are up to and what they need to do next.
Hence why playing a specific system and STYLE of play consistently is so important. The sub-conscious mind is the most important weapon on the soccer pitch. It gives you the speed of thought you need to survive and excel. The more natural you are at reading a situation and picking up cues, the better you will be at soccer.
The more you train, the better you will be able to visualize everything and the better you can visualize, the more trained your subconscious mind will be. You will then be a step ahead of everyone else. You will hit those perfect passes or strike the top-corner nearly every time till it comes to a point where making split-second decisions will come naturally to you, and also look magical !
THIS is EXACTLY what we will teach your child where their game will become "automatic" but it takes a lot of time and training, it's a marathon not a sprint. Most players play CONSCIOUSLY because they haven't been trained to play beyond that thought process; many are at the stage where they still don't decision make a head of the ball.. Our training teaches them to think both SUBCONSCIOUSLY and in advance of the ball.
The Conscious and Sub Conscious Mind and Myelin Production
The process is:
a) Playing Consciously and making decisions but not before receiving the ball, and then;
b) Playing consciously and making decisions before receiving the ball, and then;
c) Playing subconsciously and the decision is already made without thinking.
When a player is consistently acting and performing at stage c) then that player sees the field in slow motion, is relaxed, everything comes easy (as long as they put the work rate in); and off the ball they have intensity and desire.
And the more the players trains in the right way the better they will become, it doesn't suddenly happen and its done, it is a constant work in progress to maintain this level of thought and action.
The players who think they have it made and don't need to work as hard anymore invariably fail.


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The papers of Jay Wolf consist of personal and professional correspondence chronicling his time as a theatrical agent with the Frank Cooper Agency and General Artists Corporation in the 1960s, and as an independent casting and talent agent in the 1970s. Also included are family photographs and celebrity head shots with dedications to Wolf, as well as some material related to the painter Ian Hornak, who was Wolf's partner and the executor of his estate.
Gift of the Ian Hornak Foundation, Rosemary Hornak, Eric Ian Hornak Spoutz and Natasha (nee Gavroski) Hornak Spoutz.


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Three games to watch Friday
Ridgeview (2-2) at Bishop Kenny (4-0), 7 p.m.
Ridgeview pulled off a crucial victory last week, edging Orange Park 14-10. Bishop Kenny's sophomore quarterback John Wolford has been sensational for the Crusaders. However, Ridgeview junior quarterback Josh Moore has been perhaps more valuable. He leads the Panthers in rushing with 354 yards and three touchdowns and has thrown for 530 yards and seven scores. Whichever QB maintains his high level of play Friday will likely be the key.
Orange Park (1-1) at Fleming Island (3-1), 7:30 p.m.
These two squads have been among the best in the area over the last few years - and they have to be steaming entering this game. The Raiders have put their quest for a fourth district title in serious jeopardy with last week's loss to Ridgeview. Meanwhile, Fleming Island came up short against Bolles, losing 26-22 in what was billed as perhaps the most-anticipated game of the regular season. Expect some physical play Friday night.
Mandarin (0-4) at White (3-1), 7 p.m.
Both teams could use a victory. The Mustangs, obviously, have yet to taste success and are running out of chances to turn their season around. White let one get away last week against Raines, allowing the Vikings to score 23 points in the fourth quarter in a 37-35 loss. Friday's matchup seems to favor the run-heavy Commanders. White has rushed for 1,434 yards this season, while Mandarin has allowed 833 on the ground.
Power poll
Rankings based on which teams are the most legitimate contenders to win a state title in their respective classification.
1. First Coast (3-0), Class 7A
Last week: def. Ribault 38-0.
Friday: at West Nassau.
Comment: Buccaneers' run defense will get tested tonight by Warriors.
2. Bolles (4-0), Class 4A
Last week: def. Fleming Island 26-22.
Friday: vs. North Marion.
Comment: Quarterback Colby Peters doing a solid job protecting the football for the Bulldogs.
3. Bartram Trail (4-0), Class 6A
Last week: def. Englewood 63-0.
Friday: vs. Lee.
Comment: The Bears defense is allowing 10 points per game.
4. Union County (3-0), Class 1A
Last week: def. Chiefland 42-0.
Friday: vs. Fort White.
Comment: Tigers have outscored their opposition 108-17.
5. Bishop Kenny (4-0), Class 5A
Last week: def. Paxon 54-15.
Friday: vs. Ridgeview.
Comment: Crusaders plus-six in the turnover ratio, committing only three.
6. Fletcher (3-1), Class 8A
Last week: def. Sandalwood 42-14.
Friday: vs. Forrest.
Comment: Defensive end Tyrone Quarterman recorded three sacks vs. Saints.
7. St. Augustine (3-1), Class 6A
Last week: def. Wolfson 34-12.
Friday: at Stanton.
Comment: Levent Sands running hard for Yellow Jackets.
8. Providence (3-1), Class 3A
Last week: def. Harvest Community 56-20.
Friday: at Madison County.
Comment: Stallions face a challenging road trip Friday.
9. Fleming Island (3-1), Class 7A
Last week: lost to Bolles 26-22.
Friday: vs. Orange Park.
Comment: Golden Eagles in midst of rough three-week stretch that includes Bolles, Orange Park and First Coast.
10. Clay (3-1), Class 5A
Monday night: def. Baker County 28-27.
Friday: Bye.
Comment: Blue Devils get well-earned off week after outlasting Baker County Monday night.


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Born in Kent, 1934. Lives and works in Kent.
1979 –1981
Royal College of Art, London
1952 – 1956
Folkestone and Dover School of Art
Rose Wylie, Thomas Erben, New York, Jan 2015
Rose Wylie, Paradis, Copenhagen
Rose Wylie, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
Rose Wylie, Städtische Galerie, Wolfsburg, October 2014
Rose Wylie, Vous Etez Ici, Amsterdam, May 2014
Rose Wylie, Zieher Smith, New York
Rose Wylie, What Means Something, Choi&Lager Gallerie, Cologne
BP Spotlight: Rose Wylie, Tate Britain, London
Rose Wylie – Henry, Thomas, Keith & Jack, UNION Gallery, London
Woof-Woof. Haugar Museum, Tonsberg, Norway, catalogue Skira, essay by Tone Lyngstad Nyaas, Jennifer Higgie: Rose Wylie interviewed by Jeff McMillan.
Rose Wylie: Works on Paper. Michael Janseen Gallery, Berlin
After Daphne. Rosenward Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
Big Boys Sit in the Front. Catalogue Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, catalogue essays by Phoebe Hoban, Katie Kitamura
Rosemount. Catalogue texts by Jonathan Meese & Tom Morton, Regina Gallery, Moscow
Rose Wylie One Painting and Six Works on Paper. Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam
Picture on the wall… Catalogue intro by Katie Kitamura, Michael Janssen Gallery, Berlin
What with What. Catalogue intro by Luke Gottelier, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
Film Notes. Catalogue intro by Martin Herbert, Union Gallery, London
Rose Wylie. And Video with Savannah Miller in association with NMWA Washington DC and Union Gallery, at Twenty8Twelve, London
Wear What You Like. Text by Emma Dexter, Transition Gallery, London
Rose Wylie Paintings. Accompanying catalogue: Some Drawing 1985-2005. Union Gallery, London
Fosterart. Leann Barber, London
Room Project, Twink & Ivy. Catalogue essay by Roy Exley, Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, UK
Lined Paper Paintings. Catalogue essay by Jill Lloyd, opened by Sacha Craddock,
Stephen Lacey Gallery, London
Red Legs & Other Paintings. Opened by Isobel Johnstone, Abbotsbury Studios, Abbotsbury, UK
Likeness in the Unlikeness. Catalogue essay by Mel Gooding, Reed's Wharf Gallery (Stephen Lacey), London
Rose Wylie Paintings and Drawings. Trinity Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells, UK
Group Show, Nunu Fine Art, Taipei June 2014
John Moores Painting Prize 2014, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, July 2014
5Painters, curated by Jason Stopa, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana, Summer
Old Tin Cutlery Before the Invention of the Fork, Breese Little, London, Jan 2014
London Art Fair. UNION Gallery, London
Characters: Portraits and People from the Arts Council Collection. The Holburne Museum, Roper Gallery, Bath
2Q13 Women Artists- Women Collectors. Curated by Marcelle Joseph and Lydia Cowpertwait, Lloyds Club, London
Recent British Painting. Curated and catalogue text by Tom Morton, Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
Miami Art Fair. Michael Janseen Gallery, Berlin
Jonathan Meese, Peter Strauss & Rose Wylie. Ritter Zamet Gallery, London
Frieze Art Fair. NYC. Regina Gallery, London/Moscow
The Armory Show, NYC, Regina Gallery, London/Moscow
Miami Art Fair. Regina Gallery, London/Moscow
Solo – Basle Art Fair. Union Gallery, London
15 Years Thomas Erben Gallery. Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
Drawing 2011. The Drawing Room, London
Evan Holloway Rose Wylie. 2 person exhibition, The Approach, London
NADA Art Fair, Miami. Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
In Dreams. (Work on paper) curated by Emma Dexter, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
Animated Matter. (Work on paper) Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
Women to Watch. (Selected UK representative) National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
Bart Wells Boutique. (Curated by Luke Gottelier, Frances Uprichard), 235 Brompton Road, London
Women to Wach. Final UK shortlist of 5 (Selectors: Sarah Elson, Sheena Wagstaff) for NMWA Museum, Washington DC, at Christie's, London
Turner Contemporary Open (Selectors: Martin Clark; Laura Ford; Sarah Martin & Hilde Teerlinck), Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK
Rubbernecking. 3 person exhibition with Philip Allen, curated by Jake Clark, Transition Gallery, London
Drawing 2009. (Nominated by Cornelia Parker) The Drawing Room, London
Swans Reflecting Elephants. 3 person exhibition, Kate MacGarry Gallery, London
EAST International. (Selectors: Matthew Higgs and Marc Camille Chaimowicz), text by Lynda Morris, Norwich Gallery, Norwich, UK
Multiple Discipline. Monograph Rose Wylie: Some More Drawing. Text by Lynda Morris, Union Gallery, London
Painted Ladies (Curated by Eleanor Moreton), The Surgery, London
Central Line: An exhibition of selected drawings. (Curated by Deanna Pethebridge) Pittshanger Manor Museum, Ealing, London
One love, The Football Art Prize. (Selectors inc. Sacha Craddock, Mark Wallinger, James Lingwood) The Lowry, Salford, UK
Roy Oxlade and Rose Wylie: Paintings. 2 person (2004-2006), Rutherford College, University of Kent, UK
EAST International. (Selectors, Neo Rauch & Gerd Harry Lybke), catalogue essay on Rose Wylie by Pablo Lafuente, Norwich Gallery, Norwich, UK
Jerwood Drawing Prize. Jerwood Gallery, London & touring
Mostyn 13. (Selectors: Martin Barlow, Laura Ford and David Thorp), Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, Wales
PizzaExpress Prospects. Essor gallery project space, London
Reverse Engineering. ( Curated by Jeff McMillan), Pearl, London
As it Seems. (Curated by Roy Oxlade & Paul McKee), Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Cheltenham, UK
…not enough British Art. (Curated by Victor de Circasia), VELAN, Turin
Give and Take, Jerwood Gallery, London
The Jerwood Painting Prize. ( Selectors: Iwona Blaswick, Charles Esche, Dr.Patricia Morrison, Brian Robertson, Dr. Raymond Stecker), catalogue text by Judith Bumpus, Lethaby Galleries, Central St. Martin's College of Art & Design, London
Seattle Art Fair
EAST International. (Selectors, Rudi Fuch, Jan Dibbets), Norwich Gallery, Norwich, UK
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
John Moores 17. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Women & Water. (Curated by Alice Jackson), Odette Gilbert Gallery, London,
Hayward Annual: British Drawing. Hayward Gallery, London
Tate Britain
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
Jerwood Foundation
Arts Council of England
Deal, Dallas, USA
Norwich Gallery
Railtrack, London
Royal College of Art, London, Print Collection
University College, Oxford, JCR
Contemporary Art Society, London
York City Art Gallery
John Moores Painting Prize – Shortlisted
Paul Hamlyn Award for Visual Art
EAST INTERNATIONAL print commission
Interiors, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, joint first prize
Wollaston Award 1999 – Shortlisted
The Dupree Award, Royal Academy of Arts
Paul Hamlyn Award, Nominated
Jerwood Painting Prize – Shortlisted
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As the digital communications space continues to be diluted by a proliferation of apps, channels and tools, and more outlets are heavily relying on algorithms to identify and distribute relevant content, it's becoming far more difficult to simply rely on driving brand awareness as a marketing strategy. What was once seen as the gold standard of marketing and advertising, the outbound push of branded messaging and content, has slowly endured a death by a thousand cuts. This evolving landscape has, however, given rise to a tool far more powerful than the old large-scale messaging strategy – the influencer. The challenge, however, is how do you manage such a program at scale. Enter the influencer platform.
These mommy blogging, weekend warrior social mavens, who have built devoted audiences of followers through the expert creation and dissemination of authentic content, are now the front lines for brands looking to drive a true connection deep into their most active target audience. The challenge for brands now has become less about why these influencers are a vital asset, but how to identify the right ones and manage them at scale.
How to Manage an Influencer Program at Scale
When developing an initial creative brief for an influencer program, brands often struggle with a number of challenges, namely determining which influencer has the right audience for the campaign, who has the most engaged follower base, how their message will be shared and how to manage the scope of work efficiently. On top of all of this, it's important to understand what's essential to the campaign and assure that consistency across the influencers is maintained from a brand and messaging perspective. To tackle this, marketers may decide to run their influencer program internally, by identifying and vetting influencers on a case-by-case basis, however when the need to grow a program beyond what can be handled by an internal team, identifying a third-party influencer platform allows marketers time and efficiencies that manual work just doesn't allow.
Fortunately, this need has not gone unnoticed and as such has heeded growth in agencies and platforms that specialize in the strategic management of influencers and offer a number of different options from self-management to full service strategic program management. The trick is, how to choose the right platform for your needs, both in the short and long term.
How to Choose the Right Influencer Platform for Your Campaign
So, let's start out by defining what an influencer platform is. Influencer platforms are SaaS platform or managed service that enables you to unify and streamline your influencer marketing. These programs allow you to conduct extensive influencer searches based on specific criteria and receive follower analytics to see what your preferred audience demographic looks like. Through these platforms, you can gain detailed insights as to what specific social influencers' media activity looks like – such as are they using the latest social media features. This information can help dictate how you go about creating detailed lists with select influencers to possibly work with.
Having a handful of influencers to choose from, provided through a social influencer platform, is a valuable resource as it saves a vast amount of time. Trying to find these bloggers through an organic search can be a daunting, overwhelming task, which is where social influencer platforms come in. When looking for a platform, there are a few factors to take into consideration such as the caliber and network of influencers, pricing and how results are measured/provided.
Identifying the Right Influencers
One of the most important factors to take into consideration when selecting a social influencer platform is to take a close look at the caliber and network of influencers you have to choose from. You want to ensure there are enough influencers to choose from to be able to filter them as needed, ensuring you end up with a detailed, targeted list.
Some networks exceed over 20,000 social media stars. Your final list should include influencers with the specific following and presence you are looking for. Their overall social presence should involve themes and topics that seamlessly fit with your brand image and messaging. One social influencer platform hypetap.com for instance, allows you to filter through influencers based on demographic, geographic location and engagement data. In this step, you want to determine whether you want your targeted list of influencers to be industry specific, have celebrity status, or have a minimum number of followers. Having your options categorized into areas of expertise or a baseline of number of followers, makes searching and narrowing your final influencers a simple process through the use of a social influencer platform.
Defining the Campaign Requirements
Selecting the perfect talent is only half of the equation when it comes to a successful influencer marketing strategy; with your targeted list of influencer A-listers in place, it's time to switch gears from vetting to constructing. The remaining half of the equation is rooted in multiple factions like message development and deploying your unique call-to-action (CTA). If you recruit 20,000 influencers to advocate for your brand, but they're all saying the wrong thing, in the wrong tone and driving their followers to the wrong place, you're going to have one dissatisfied client on your hands. Making sure you're able to define campaigns requirements when working with influencers is vital when selecting your platform, which begins with messaging.
The right messaging is often found in the earliest strategy meetings when discussing the "why" behind wanting to use influencers. You're likely using these social media mavens to highlight a product or service, so your messaging can be formed from a manifesto, buyer persona or even a tagline you've created. A good narrative isn't always found within a novel – short-form narratives are the new digital jazz and what better way to showcase these than on social media. Having the ability to clearly define your brand message and customer is key. Popular Pays gives you a structured dashboard that clearly layouts out the elements of the program that can be sent to all influencers working on your campaign.
Keep in mind however, that making sure the ask or your call-to-action is clearly defined as well. Some platforms might not have a clear field where you can blatantly state your call-to-action for followers, so it's up to you to choose where this imperative detail is placed. Your best bet is keeping an eye out for fields that ask for "caption requirements." You won't see a CTA creatively infused into the content – you'll see it in the photo caption. Any field labeled "requirement" is typically where influencers spend the most of their time during the creation phase familiarizing themselves with the necessary elements to have their post approved.
After messaging and CTA's are identified for your campaign, you should comb through the platform to see where you're able to state the do's and don'ts for influencers to abide by. Oddly enough this must-have piece of criteria often goes unaddressed, but it's arguably the most important. With this pivotal step in the campaign requirement phase, you can identify competitor brands to ensure none are highlighted in any upcoming posts. You're able to give them key terms and hashtags to infuse into their content and you're able to steer them away from egging on any potential negative connotations associated with your brand in the social realm. Again, keeping in mind platform fields that call-out "requirements," zero in on a field that designates "content requirements." This section within the platform is perfect for writing out do's and don'ts – no matter how lengthy your list may be.
Managing the Workflow
So, your content creators are in place and your campaign brief is fully fleshed out – it's now time to launch your campaign. While platforms make it easy for the influencer to onboard themselves to a project, platforms can also take care of the heavy lifting in terms of campaign management. As influencer platforms put you in the driver seat to manage your campaign, setting up a detailed production schedule should be a high-priority task – a task done weeks, even months, before the first social posts go live. You'll want to leverage the platform's management portal to create a content calendar that clearly lists out when concepts, messaging and posts are due for brand review.
Some platforms will even let this calendar be a "living document" which you can share with your influencers to hold them accountable for meeting deadlines. If you're engaging with multiple influencers, across multiple platforms, for an extended period, the platform you ultimately choose to work with should have its own portal for outlining a posting cadence, too. While you might have dictated the number of posts you'd like to see go live from each influencer in the campaign requirements phase, look to leverage your platform to help you keep track of when all of that content is going live.
A good platform will have a module that allows your selected influencers to develop and share their creative with you, which in turns allows you to request edits as you see fit.
Pricing and Service Plans
Many platforms allow a free trial or at-very-least a low-end option that you can utilize to get a feel for their influencer pool and features. One such platform called ifluenz prides itself in being an affordable option allowing campaigns to run for as low as $15. They allow you to set the price, not the other way around.
Others however, such as BlogLovin' require a minimum monthly fee (in this case $2,500), which would prove to be extremely cost effective if you are running a number of programs, but can also be extremely restrictive if you may only run 1-2 per year.
We'd recommend you pay close attention to the variations in pricing and plan your budget accordingly.
How Success is Measured
As your campaign is running and once it has concluded, you'll want to be able to assess the results. Influicity, for example provides powerful analytics & reports all in real time. This data will allow you to see what the campaign impressions and reach look like. Knowing what these reports look like in advance of selecting an influencer platform can be a deal breaker for many as the option of having real time data at your fingertips is a competitive draw.
Be sure to identify KPIs and key metrics early on in your brief development to ensure your influencers are creating content that either drives more a particular action or is geared for general engagement.
Be More Effective at Influencer Marketing
At Motion PR, we use social influencers with many of our clients as a part of our greater public relations strategy. When you harness the power of social media to bring a brand to a wide audience, you are opening up entirely new connections and networks you might otherwise have missed. The use of social influencer platforms allows you to develop longstanding relationships. Even in the new frontier of influencer marketing, this is a game changer that allows you to put creativity in the driver's seat.


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Trends at Milan Furniture Fair and Milan Design Week span many industries from homewares & living to industrial design & contract. I think that's why many are drawn to Milan to gather inspiration and why the show has grown to be a design mecca for more than just furniture junkies.
Soft texture is another trend that spans the genres - upholstery that resembles soft flowing silks, a loose snuggly doona or material [be it fabric or even paper] that is quilted, pleated or ruched to create volume or texture.
[p.s Doona is an Aussie term for Duvet]
[Image above Chris Kabel for Droog]
Lazy Bastard chair by Bertjan Pot for Montis - a chair filled with polystyrene balls like a bean bag, with a quilted texture to the upholstery.
Soft wood by Front for Moroso - yes it's actually upholstery. Moroso featured the moment collection - each piece utilises photographic images to create the illusion of texture and movement.
Paper Cloud, Tokujin Yoshi for Moroso
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The Ruta do Cabaleiro will be filled with color in Aveiro
Known as the Portuguese Venice, the city of Aveiro has a special charm that makes it a must stop in the journey that will take our pilgrims sailors to Compostela. And if that were not enough, he will receive them in the best of ways: with an exquisite pork on the spit.
Their moliceiros, colorful and elongated vessels in which seaweed and sargasso were transported until not many years ago, now serve to delight tourists who come to the city with a beautiful walk through its canals.
The participants of the Route will not be less, since on August 5, they will be able to enjoy a ride in moliceiro while they soak up the Portuguese culture and art.
And for culture, all that you can also learn that day in the museum of cod, which will be one of the many visits we will make when docking in different ports; or the beautiful Art Deco buildings of which the city can boast.
The city is full of buildings and monuments that are really worth visiting, such as its train station, which stands out for its impressive tiles with regional motifs; or the palheiros of the Costa Nova, which for so many years served as a refuge for the Portuguese fishermen and who are now the perfect stamp for the summer photo.
Aveiro will be loaded with many more surprises ... But to know them you will have to wait a little longer, and embark with us in the great summer event.


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Within Industrial Plant settings Stainless Steel Compression Fittings are the fitting of choice for misting solutions. Why? The answer is pretty obvious. Stainless Steel (SS) fittings have a very high working pressure rating, typically above 6000 psi. This provides a high safety factor during operation.
The size of the SS fittings used in misting systems are 3/8" and 1/2" tubing, occasionally one size larger and smaller, 3/8" for medium size system up to 100 nozzles. 1/2" for larger systems. The pressure ratings are actually limited by the tube rating being used. Pressure rating of Stainless Steel tubing used in this size range are from 2000 psi to 6000 psi depending on wall thickness and construction. That is plenty of cushion for safe operation when misting systems hardly ever go over 1000 psi.
Single Ferrule or Double Ferrule
There are two types of compression fittings, single ferrule and a double ferrule. The single ferrule have a slightly less pressure rating the double ferrule. The advantage of the double ferrule is the second ferrule assists in holding (locking) a firm connection. This is great when the fitting is subject to abnormal vibration, temperature or pressure variations. Industrial Plants where mechanical equipment abounds is the good application for double ferrule.
3/8" Double ferrule Stainless Steel Tube Union with 10/24unc
The inside ferrule, the ferrule closest to the middle of the fitting is considered the locking ferrule. The outside ferrule, ferrule closest to the end is considered the sealing ferrule.
1/4" Single ferrule Stainless Steel fitting
There are several manufactures of Stainless Steel fittings. In the USA, Parker and Swagelok are the two big manufactures. You can Google them to find more info.
Back to our misting application, double ferrule fittings are used in most industrial applications because of their inherent capacity to work in environments of heavy vibrations and temperature ranges. Single ferrule would work fine in less demanding application like printing facilities and woodworking humidification applications.
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Keeping (or losing) the faith: Reflections on spiritual struggles and resolution by college seniors.College Student Affairs Journal (2009)
AbstractIn this qualitative study, researchers examined how college seniors experienced and resolved spiritual struggles in college. Results indicated that academic activities provided opportunities to question, learn, and grow spiritually. Although a variety of external factors influenced students' explorations of their spirituality, participants looked inward to resolve their struggles in deeply personal ways. Spiritual struggle was often manifested as a reexamination of students' pre-college values, an ongoing process for many students. Researchers identified four ways of describing students' state of resolution: (1) recommitting to an existing faith, (2) slightly readjusting their spiritual or religious values, (3) blending spiritual traditions, or (4) losing their faith.
- Spiritual,
- Spiritual Development,
- Spiritual Struggle,
- College Seniors
Publication Date2009
Citation InformationJodi Fisler, Holly Agati, Shannon Chance, Amie Donahue, et al.. "Keeping (or losing) the faith: Reflections on spiritual struggles and resolution by college seniors." College Student Affairs Journal Vol. 27 Iss. 2 (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_foubert/17/


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"Icicles and red sickles,
you never forget,"
she tells me,
in Russian nuances,
at the concert house,
listening to Boris G.,
at a Sunday matinee,
with all the self-pity
of two souls by the fire.
Retreating from the music,
we shadow two critics
hovering in the lobby,
dressed quite alike,
with twin canes,
and two mistresses
playing opera queens,
hiding their programs
in matched Gucci bags.
Oblivious to the crowd
of opera lovers,
she offers me a light,
then accompanies me
to vodka cocktails
and the old cliches
that never seem to die
with revolutions.
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B. Z. Niditch
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(Reuters) - U.S. satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as it lost more pay-TV subscribers due to stiff competition from online video services.
Shares in Dish were up about 1.5 percent at $57.56 in early-afternoon trading after paring earlier losses.
Dish said it posted a smaller-than-expected loss of 116,000 pay-TV subscribers on a net basis in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to a loss of 23,000 subscribers a year earlier.
Analysts on average had expected a decline of 142,000, according to market research firm FactSet StreetEstimate. Dish's pay-TV subscriber numbers include satellite TV and its online streaming service, Sling TV.
The company's satellite TV service, its mainstay, has been under pressure as more customers shift to online streaming services such as Netflix (NFLX.O) and ditch traditional cable, a trend known as "cord-cutting".
Sling TV is expected to face tough competition from AT&T's upcoming DirecTV Now streaming video service and Hulu's live online TV service that is expected to launch next year, analysts say.
Last year, Dish launched Sling TV, a cheaper online streaming service with a slim bundle of channels, including live programing from networks such as ESPN. A monthly Sling TV subscription costs $20 for 28 channels and $40 for over 50 channels.
AT&T Inc (T.N), which announced plans to buy Time Warner Inc TWX.N last month for $85.4 billion, plans to launch DirecTV Now in late November. It will cost $35 per month, including mobile streaming costs, and have over 100 channels.
Dish will have to invest more on marketing Sling TV and "do creative deals" with content owners to compete, Recon Analytics analyst Roger Entner said.
Dish has amassed a treasure trove of wireless spectrum in recent years that analysts have valued at nearly $45 billion. The company has been long considered an acquisition target for AT&T or Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) to boost their wireless networks.
AT&T's Time Warner deal "presumably takes AT&T out of the running as a potential suitor," MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett said in a note on Wednesday.
Net income attributable to Dish rose to $307 million, or 64 cents per share, in the third quarter, from $196 million, or 42 cents per share, a year earlier.
Total revenue rose slightly to $3.75 billion from $3.73 billion.
Analysts on average had expected a profit of 68 cents per share and revenue of $3.74 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Reporting by Rishika Sadam in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Tom Brown


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Popcorn and Page Turners: Running a Teen Book Group
By Sophia Sayigh
When my son, Fred, was 13, we decided to start a book group to read adult literature. I had never led a book group before—just had read a lot as a fiction lover—but was excited to give it a try.
I had a certain framework that I was comfortable with and I was careful to put this out to prospective members of the group. They were to join only if they were sincerely interested, not because mom or dad thought it would be a good idea. I would choose the books, with the readers in mind, of course. They were committing to doing all the reading, and they weren't to come to book group (which met on Wednesday afternoons for two hours) unless they had completed the reading. This applied to my own kid as well. Maybe a risk, as I might choose a book they didn't really want to read, but it was part of the package.
I would read aloud during group, and allow time for questions and discussions. Kids supplied their own books—sometimes I specified certain editions depending on a translation or version. I would assign reading for in-between meetings, usually between 50 and 150 pages. It was important to me that the kids invested some of their own time into doing the reading, if for no other reason than that they would have to employ some time management skills in getting the reading done on time. I always did the assigned reading as well.
Members of book group rotated bringing a snack to share. This grew to be a fun part of group, where members would try to one-up each other in the snack deliciousness factor. I am comfortable with food being eaten in my living room, so the food was out the whole time, and kids were also welcome to keep busy while I read aloud, as long as it didn't distract any other listeners. People knit, drew, Fred even practiced fingering on his guitar. Sometimes certain sets of kids got a little silly and I'd have to regain their attention. This was before the days when EVERYONE has a cell phone, so electronic devices weren't an issue. In a later group I did, kids were texting and receiving calls, so I had to ask kids to turn off their phones during group. I asked parents to call only if it was an emergency, and to call the house phone, and we would hear it and answer if it was for a book group member (yes, sometimes it was parents who were calling!).
My goal was to foster a group of kids who, over time, would grow comfortable asking questions and voicing opinions. To this end, I tried to be a good listener, and not be didactic in my running of the group. In general I did not have a goal or moral I wanted the kids to get out of a certain book. In fact, one of the things I loved most about book group was hearing the kids' perspectives on different books, and also getting to know these young individuals better through hearing their opinions and impressions. At the request of one member, I sometimes
quizzed them on the books. I would find a quiz on Sparknotes or some similar website or book, and ask them the questions, going around the room. Most of them found this to be fun (they could skip their turn if they didn't). I found it to be useful in figuring out where maybe something had missed their understanding, and I could take time to explain. I always checked in to see that they'd understood the reading done on their own before piling more on top of it. I would normally try to exhaust what the kids thought first, with me explaining plot or background if necessary. I think as time passed, the kids knew that I wasn't trying to shove anything down their throats or judge them, and then I could be part of the discussion too, but I tried to wait my turn. I think when adults speak, a lot of times kids hold their tongues. Sometimes I would get excited about some piece of literary criticism or some such and share that with them.
I researched the books before choosing them, figuring out how many weeks it would likely take to get through each, and how many pages I might assign. I was usually able to read aloud about 50 pages in two hours. I also found questions that I thought would provoke discussion or made up my own. How did I choose the books? I googled
college bound reading list and found several to draw ideas from. Some books I chose because I remembered them being favorites of mine as a young teen (Frankenstein, Dracula, Wuthering Heights) or older (One Hundred Years of Solitude, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Brothers Karamazov, Beloved). Some I chose because they were classics I had never read myself (Madame Bovary, Things Fall Apart, Mrs. Dalloway). I tried to choose a variety of genres and time periods. I have more books left on my list of
Want to Reads than I do on the list of books we read. So many books, so little time.
We always ended a trimester with a play reading. We read at least two Shakespeare plays a year. First the kids were assigned to read a Lamb's Tale or other retelling of a Shakespeare play. Then we would watch a movie version. The kids would make secret ballots saying what parts they wanted to read. I would then try to assign parts in a balanced way, pleasing as many people as possible, and being mindful of not always giving the lead roles to the same kids. For Shakespeare, people had to read multiple roles, and I read as well.
We met from September to June in three sessions. The first went from September to December with a break over the holidays, the second from January to March with a couple weeks off, and then from April to June. I did this for five years with Fred, and for one with my daughter, Nadia (she was in another similar group for two years before I took it over).
I inherited Nadia's book group, so I didn't build it from the beginning. With Fred's, I thought of kids he knew who were of similar ages whom I thought might be interested and asked them if they'd like to join. There was no charge to be in the group. I made it clear that we would be reading adult level literature. I only had so much space in my living room, so the number of participants was limited to eight or nine. Being at a somewhat similar intellectual age was important. In general people heard about it by word of mouth, so if a spot opened, there was usually someone waiting in the wings to fill it. A couple of times, when a space became available, a younger kid wanted to try out book group, but unless they could keep up with the content and pace, they dropped out.
I did not try to please all the people all the time. Some people didn't like that they didn't get to pick the books, so my book group wasn't for them. The way I figured it was I needed to be enjoying myself, and frankly, I had set the whole thing up to meet my child's needs. I wasn't going to dumb down reading or choose content based on personal preferences. Sure, some of the kids were yawning through Persuasion, and I had to agree that Wuthering Heights had lost some of its luster since I had worshipped it at 12. Beloved was a struggle for some, and Moby Dick is truly a whale of a book! But we got through them all, and I don't know that we would have if we hadn't known Wednesday afternoon was waiting for us, and we wanted to be a part of it, and being a part of it meant you read or listened to what had been assigned that week.
In retrospect, my kids read and enjoyed and absorbed an amazing array of literature, in itself a wonderful thing. No doubt all that reading helped them as writers. Fred especially was inspired to go on
jags with certain authors he was introduced to—Dickens, Nabokov. Both kids consider live Shakespeare a treat, and have favorite plays and characters. Both their college application portfolios boasted an impressive reading list—and not the annotated or cartoon versions either! I was pleased to hear report that Fred and others in his group were easily the best-read students in their college freshman English classes. For my part, it was a pleasure to be able to share my love of reading with these young people and be part of their growing up, getting to know them in a different way from just being Fred or Nadia's mom. But maybe best of all, if I had to pick just one thing, is that I had this shared experience with my teenagers. Whatever else was going on, we had a common ground to connect on, to banter over, to commiserate about (Oh Raskolnikov!). Such a nice thread to have woven through those sometimes turbulent teen years, and we'll have it forever.
Sophia Sayigh serves on the board and is a co-founder of Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts. She co-wrote Unschoolers, a fictional book about homeschooling. Her two children, now grown, didn't go to school until college. Home was and is filled with pets, music, books, computers, and conversation.


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