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Mr. MacKinnon has over 29 years of experience in Information Technology, with particular emphasis on enterprise-scale systems design, development, deployment and operations across a wide spectrum of industries including healthcare, finance, transportation, field operations and insurance.

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Bocas del Toro
Getting to Bocas:
From Panama City, Panama, fly Air Panama
From San Jose, Costa Rica, fly Nature Air or by ground, the Caribe Shuttle
From Boquete, Panama, use Panama Shuttles or Hello Panama Travel Services
Lodging in Bocas del Toro
Hostels - If you're looking for an inexpensive private room try Hostel Hansi. I rent a guest room here at Bocas Yoga for quiet, respectful people. Stay away from chain hostels. They are rife with theft. Support local, non corporate hostels and hotels. Cliff's Hostel - chilled out, within easy walking distance. The Bocas Surf School Hostel is a nice waterfront location, beautiful view, within walking distance of Bocas Yoga. Twin Fin hostel just opened, right around the corner from Bocas Yoga, and is owned by local surfers, with laid-back vibes. Private rooms and dormitory lodging is available at hostels.
Hotel Lula's Bed & Breakfast - Starting at $50/night. A great place to stay, at an excellent price. It's in a nice location too, in a quieter part of Bocas Town. Near the water, and within easy walking distance of the Bocas Yoga studio. The owners are very hospitable and make you feel welcome. There's free Wi-fi. Air-conditioned rooms, and a book exchange. Clean rooms. Breakfast included. Very convenient is the surf school right there! Check out their affiliated over-the-water hostel.
Hotel Bocas Del Toro - Upscale rooms from $160 to $270/night. Located waterfront, downtown Bocas Town. A premier boutique hotel, offers a unique blend of simple elegance and historical ambiance of Caribbean exotic wood craftsmanship with the sparkling sea beneath. Nicely appointed with wood and nautical furnishings the 11 room hotel offers the concept of comfort with 400-thread count cotton sheets, WI-FI , Flat Screen cable TV, air conditioning, telephones, coffee makers, ocean & town balcony views, ocean kayak rentals and in-room massage. Luxury accomodation within easy walking distance of the Bocas Yoga studio!
Palma Royale Hotel & Suites - From $80 to $290/night. Bocas Town's newest and most luxurious hotel. The suites have full kitchens and ocean balcony views. Within easy walking distance of Bocas Yoga studio. A/C, Satellite flat-screen TV, free wi-fi.
There are many hotels and resorts in Bocas. I've only listed my favorite above. Click here for a full-listing of hotels. It's my preference to stay in town, and make excursions out. There are plenty of resorts located in remote areas, but the logistics of getting into town if you want to shop, eat, check email, go to the yoga studio, or see other people, can be very challenging. It's much more pleasant to stay in town with its conveniences, such as being close to the yoga studio, Internet cafés, water-taxis, shopping, and restaurants, then making excursions out for your adventures.
Raw Fusion - Main Street, Bocas Town, on the water. Japanese with an island twist. Fresh, gourmet food. Sushi, salads and more. Ocean front. Sunset view. Vegetarian/Vegan options (remember miso is has fish in it). Most menu items you can replace any meat with fried tofu! :) Open daily. Happy hour prices from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on food and drinks.
Falafel Bocas - located on First Street, near the Fire Station, Bocas Town. A wonderful, decadent vegan, Kosher treat! Only $8 for a platter, including hummus & fries. Eat there or get it to go. Opens at 12:00 p.m. daily. Closed for the Sabbath. Operated by the Chabad House. Perfect for a post-yoga-class treat.
Leaf Eaters - vegetarian/vegan cafe, waterfront, Isla Carinero - only a $1 water-taxi ride away. Open for lunch starting at 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. A healthy alternative for after yoga class hunger! Tell the lovely owner Francesca we sent you. Open daily. Closed Sunday & Monday.
Buena Vista Bar & Grill - Waterfront, Main Street, Bocas Town. Traditional Panamanian food. Tropical treats with great ocean-front view. Their home-made veggie burger is great option if you do not eat fish. Open daily from 12:00pm until 9:30pm
Om Café, Main Street on the water, Bocas Town. Dinner only. Yes, Bocas has an Indian restaurant! This is a great place to go to get that Indian food fix, which since traveling to India I find I want more and more of. Both veggie and meat dishes are served. If you are vegan, be warned that the red curries have fish sauce in them. As with other Indian restaurants, I recommend getting the Thali so you get a variety of dishes and flavors. When mangos are in season make sure to get the mango lassi. The Chai tea is yummy too. Om has a nice ambience, with groovy, chilled-out, down-tempo electronic music. They also have a balcony to sit on to catch the evening tropical breezes. Mon. - Fri. 4PM - 10PM. Call: +507 6127 0671
Bibis On The Beach - Isla Caranero. Traditional Panamanian food, over the water. Vegetarian options in addiction to typical seafood dishes. Try the patacones (deep fried plantains).
El Ultimo Refugio, 100 meters past the ferry dock, Bocas Town. Dinner only. Closed Sundays & Mondays. Waterfront. One of Bocas' most popular restaurants with the hip crowd, with wonderfully creative chefs creating a different menu every night. They have no problem making something special for you if you tell them you're a vegetarian. I usually get a big salad (which usually has eclectic things on it like roasted beets), hummus, and then order sides of their home-made mashed potatoes and sautéed veggies. They often have live music after 8:00 p.m., and it's a nice atmosphere because it's right on the water. The artist who painted the artwork on the walls of this restaurant is the same artist who painted the groovy murals at the Bocas Yoga Studio. Closed Saturday, Sunday.
Guari-Guari - Isla Colón. Dinner by reservation only. About 2 kilometers outside of Bocas Town. You can take a taxi there. This is a great restaurant with a gourmet chef. If you are vegetarian you must call at least one day in advance so they can prepare for you. They offer a pre-fix 5 course meal. Each course is more impressive than the last. The restaurant is across the street from a beach. Bring OFF bug spray with you though, as this particular spot has an abundance of "no see ums", but OFF should repel them. Service is impeccable. Call 6627-1825 for reservations.
Yarisnori - Boca del Drago, Isla Colón. Lunch. Closed Tuesdays. This restaurant is right on the beach of Boca del Drago, which is on the other end of Isla Colón. It's 14 kilometers from Bocas Town, but is a beautiful ride/drive through jungle area of the island. If you rent a bike or a quad, this is a fun trip to make. If you're on a bike, it does go up and down hills, so it's not necessarily an easy ride. Taxis and buses also go there daily. Eating right on the beach is peaceful. It's fun to play with your toes in the sand while eating your meal and gaze out at the ocean. If you are vegetarian, they have a plate of side dishes, which includes a basic salad, coconut rice with black beans, patacones (fried plantains), and sautéed vegetables, which are pretty good. If you're not vegetarian, they have freshly caught seafood here, as well as other carnivorous dishes.
A note about restaurants in Bocas. Many restaurants add a 10% gratuity onto the bill, but some don't. Check the bill ("la cuenta") to see if the 10% tip is on there, in addition to the tax. I like to add another 10% tip on top of that, making it a 20% tip. The very minimum tip should be 15%. Ice in restaurants is fine to drink. Water is by bottle only. As with most things in Bocas things are done in their own sweet time. There is no fast food here, thankfully, and no corporate chain restaurants either. Good food is worth waiting for and also teaches you to slow down and just sit, breath deeply while watching the boats go by, or the eclectic assortment of characters walk by. For some reason waiters typically won't bring you your check unless you ask for it. So, when you know you're done, just say, "La Cuenta, Por Favor" (the check, please). There are also many fresh produce stands in Bocas if you want to take fresh tropical fruits back to your room to snack on.
Even if you don't drink alcohol, these places can be fun for live music-appreciation or dancing to a hot DJ
La Iguana Surf Club- Waterfront. This is a favorite of the surfer crowd. Lots of reggae music and good vibes. It's a bit small, so dancing is limited, but a cool place to hang out. People usually go here first in their night, then onto the Barco later. I'm home reading or sleeping.
Barco Hundido - A Bocas institution. Party responsibly, at your own risk. Water front, Bocas Town.
Aqua Lounge - Isla Caranero. Waterfront. Open day and night. This is a cool lounge & hostel right over the water, on a different island than Bocas Town. It's just a short water-taxi ride to the Aqua Lounge from Bocas Town. Water taxi rates vary, but it's probably around a dollar for a ride to get here. The lounge has wooden decks over the water and also has a water trampoline for the adventurous. Swimming is encouraged here. It's perfectly normal to go to this lounge in your bikini. There's an outdoor shower to rinse off after swimming.
Grocery Stores & Shopping
Super Gourmet- Speciality grocery store featuring local organic produce.
Tajada De Sandia - Main Street, Bocas Town. Sexy surf clothes, bikinis and more.
Bike Rental - Ixa's Bike Shop
Jungle Tour
Cave Tour - Spelunking
Dolphin Watching
Bird Watching
Open house at the Smithsonian Institute's Tropical Research Station
Learn Spanish with certified teachers at Habla Ya Spanish School or go to Spanish by the Sea
Boat Tours
There are tour operators that will take you to outer islands, such as Zapatilla, which is a tropical island out of a postcard, protected by the National Park Service, with a white-sand beach that rings the island, so you can walk all the way around the island. DO NOT TOUCH WILDLIFE, INCLUDING SEA LIFE. DO NOT TOUCH STARFISH. LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS. Bring your own refillable water bottle - please do not contribute to the problem of disposable plastic trash on in our precious island community.
Water taxis are available at Taxi 25 and Bocas Marine Tours.


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Week 6 of the [amazonify]1580082688::text::::The Bread Baker's Apprentice[/amazonify] was CHALLAH! To give you a little background, Challah is the braided Sabbath bread of Judaism. According to Peter Reinhart, Challah "is a European celebratory loaf symbolic of God's goodness and bounty. The braids traditionally separate the loaf into twelve distinct sections representing the twelve tribes of Israel." It's always fascinating to me to know the history behind something. Makes it more meaningful, doesn't it?
I'll save you the suspense because I just can't stand it and just tell you that I LOVED THIS BREAD! It is by far my favorite thus far. I know I practically say that every week but this bread was dee-lish! It was not only beautiful to look at but incredibly beautiful to eat. It was glowing golden brown on the outside & It was light and airy inside and practically floated down your throat. Definitely a centerpiece bread.
Did I mention that it was made in 1 day? Marta actually did more work than I did. Big thank you to Marta! The dough was soft & pliable not at all sticky & all those years of braiding Miss Priss' hair came in handy with this braided loaf. There are several different versions: a single braid, double braid, or curled into a round loaf. I chose the safe route & went with the single braid. Perhaps in challenges to come I'll spread my wings & tackle a double braid.
I actually might, dare I say, be getting used to this baking stuff. My boule's (fancy schmancy talk for a ball) are starting to look more like, well, balls and I'm getting more accustomed to weighing, checking temperatures and yes, waiting. Might I be going over to the baking side? Fear not my cooking friends, I am just learning the baking ropes.
From my experience with Artos — remember that GIANT loaf of deliciousness? I decided to wise up this time around and go with two smaller loaves – which were not small at all. They were the perfect size. I had originally planned on sharing these with the neighbors but it was eaten much too quickly (sorry girls). Luckily this was a fairly easy bread to make (perfect for a novice like me) so I'll definitely be conquering it again & hopefully this time it will make it around the cul-de-sac!
Dry Ingriedients : King Arthur Bread Flour, Yeast, Sugar & Salt
Wet ingriedients: Farm Fresh Eggs, Oil, & Water. Added to dry ingriedients.
Mixed together and voila, dough!
Look at Marta go! Dough is perfectly kneaded!
Oiled up & ready to rise!
All puffed up and proud.
Divided & formed into 6 perfect little boules (again fancy schmancy for balls).
Rolled out & braided oh so sweetly & ready to rise…
Risen! Given an oh so light egg wash & sprinkled with pretty poppy seeds!
Sneak peek: Next week's challenge Ciabatta! Evviva (hooray)! I'm sure that will be my new favorite, of course, it's Italian!
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First Clip Of 'jOBS' Showing Ashton Kutcher Playing The Role Of Steve Jobs/
t's been well known in the tech world and entertainment industry alike that Ashton Kutcher had been filming for the movie, 'jOBS,' for quite some time now. Today, Entertainment Weekly unveiled the first clip of the highly anticipated movie that will be premiering this Friday at the Sundance Film Festival. The part of Steve is probably the most talked about role in the movie but without Steve Wozniak (played by Josh Gad), Apple would have never come about. Take a peek below of the exclusive first clip of 'jObs.'
In the clip, we can see Jobs trying to convince Wozniak that together they could create and sell an amazing device, now known as the Macintosh, to the world. Gad noted in the interview with EW that he had to read iWoz, Walter Isaacson's book, Steve Jobs, and watch hundreds of hours of footage in preparation for the role. The film hits theaters April 19.


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In my experience, by the time you look around and realize that your space may be hindering your creativity, the problem has probably been going on for a while. Everyone is different, but these 5 tips help me set up and maintain a space that helps me think and work creatively.
- Get a Plant
At home, I like to have small, low maintenance plants in corners and empty spaces. Being around something green and living helps me feel awake, and it helps me keep up my energy all day. If your desk or workspace doesn't get enough light for a real plant, consider a nice photo of a plant of an earthy screensaver instead.
- Limit the Clutter
Sometimes a little clutter is unavoidable, but if you can keep it contained to files, folders, or a dedicated drawer, I find it's easier to keep the rest of your space neat and open.
- Don't Work Where You Eat
Working where I eat and eating where I work makes it hard for me to focus on one thing, especially when smells linger. Nothing gets me down creatively like the smell of stale Pad Thai.
- Don't Work Where You Sleep
Working in my bedroom or bed makes me so sleepy, and it's hard to get going when everything around me reminds me of naps and rest.
- Keep Personal Items On Display
Looking at things I like helps me to think about things I like and keeps my mood up. Making my space familiar and comfortable is really important for me to be as creative as I can be.
If you're like me, your space has a lot to do with how you feel and how you think. I hope these tips help you create a space where you can think and work smarter.
Extra Tip: Lovely little plants like the one pictured with this post are available at the Old Strathcona Farmer's Market!


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First an update on my frustrated and frantic blog post from a while back about where in the hell to try on headpieces. After hours of online research, I visited the Sarah Seven shop in San Francisco last week to try on their headpieces. And guess who I ran into? No one other than the fabulous Allison Silber! She was an enormous help, giving me advice on which headpiece looked best with my dress and how in the world you're supposed to wear a bridal cap. Also, kindly pointing out when something was a belt, and not a headband :) I am very happy and relieved to have found a beautiful headband by Sarah Seven, which looks fabulous with my dress. I can't wait to show you guys in a few weeks!
Alright, now onto my issue of the week: Gifts for parents.
I know not everyone gets a gift for their mother or father, but in my case, they have been kind enough to significantly help pay for the wedding. I feel like the least I can do is give them a meaningful gift to thank them for their support. Unfortunately, when you type "mother of the bride gift" into google, you have to sift through lots of lots of photos of frames and handkerchiefs. Those just aren't my mom's style. So here are some other ideas I came up with that might be nice for moms!
Dogeared makes so many different necklaces that come with a variety of sweet sentiments. This one is my favorite.
A promise to write letters to each other for years to come.
Mother & Daughter Letter Book by Uncommon Goods
I love this locket because you can see whatever you put in it. Whether that is a photo or a dried flower, mom can show it off in a modern and sophisticated locket.
I also had the same trouble with looking for gifts for my dad! There are a million little trinkets that say things like "Today a bride, forever your little girl." My dad and I don't have that type of relationship, so I had to get creative when it came to what I wanted to give my father.
Here is a traditional, but classy set of cufflinks that would be fun to give him on the big day!
Father of the Bride Cufflinks by Micky Chase Jewelry
I also love the idea of getting him cufflinks that bring back good memories of a tradition you may have had. For example, Kyle and his father used to sail together.
Or if dad is a musician, this personalized guitar pick, customized to whatever you want it to say, is really sweet.
Custom guitar pick by Tag You're It Jewelry
What did you give your parents on your wedding day? Was it something personal that only you two would understand? Or was it a cute, traditional "mother of the bride" or "father of the bride" gift?


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Something EPIC is happening at Joe's Live in Rosemont on Friday, January 26th.
We will be joining up with In the Flesh (Pink Floyd) and Lateralus (Tool) for a killer trio of awesome music!
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New video phones allow deaf and hearing impaired travelers to make calls at Syracuse's airportCNYCentral.com
Alex Dunbar, CNYCentral.com, March 28, 2014
Flight delays or cancellations can happen to anyone. For most people, learning about a cancelled flight at the airport means a quick phone call to the airline to reschedule- but if you are deaf or hard of hearing, that isn't always possible. Syracuse's airport now has an option for hearing impaired travelers. Two video phones have been installed at the airport by Sorenson Communications.
The video phones are free for those who are deaf and hard of hearing. Through live video, an interpreter sees their sign language and then signs back what the person they are calling is saying.
Sorensen district manager Jim Tourangeau demonstrated it to CNYCentral on Friday afternoon with help from an interpreter.
"We are very visual and we communicate through sign language and this video phone helps us communicate between deaf and hearing people," said Tourangeau using sign language.
Aurora of Central New York, who helps people with vision and hearing disabilities, and the Disability Rights Clinic at the Syracuse University College of Law worked with the airport and Sorensen to bring the phones to Syracuse. SU law professor Michael Schwartz says the phones will be more efficient for the hearing impaired and raise awareness of visual communication.
"Someone can call, make a phone call immediately and not have to wait or ask somebody for help or use other devices. This is state of the art," said Schwartz using sign language.
The phones are intended to make the airport more accessible and are meant only for the use of those who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Syracuse airport will have two video phones, one on either side of the TSA security checkpoint.


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The Creativity Marketing Centre
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Dr Marie Taillard, Director of the CMC, and Dr Tom van Laer, Assistant Professor at ESCP
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Bulb Dress 13: HAT
Edison's Babel: new foto
Testing the new Osram Halogen energy saver bulb on Babel.
These bulb are essentially normal halogen light in Edison bulb glass. It is 30% more efficient than Edison bulb because filament is enclosed in halogen gas to allow it burns better while giving out light. Since halogen light is an improved version of Edison's invention, it gives the same kind of warm light we are accustomed to.
Halogen energy saver is closer to a single point light source than Edison bulb. As a result, the shadow is more defined (see foto below).
In comparison to CFL, I prefer Halogen energy saver. It has better quality light in terms of colour temperature and light/ shadow effect. Unlike CFLs, there is no need to buy a even more expensive dimmable version, any Halogen energy saver bulb is dimmable.
Until cleaner and more sustainable lighting technology becomes available, for better light quality, I will use Halogen energy saver because I am concerned about the toxic mercury contain in the CFL.
Wed: Bulb Dress 02: Edison's Babel
Was Edison's Bulb his Tower of Babel?
Is the CLFs the new Babel Tower?
How many Babel Towers are we constructing so far……
Wed: Bulb Dress 01
Bulb Dress project is a Tribute to the iconic Edison light bulb. Every Monday, A new "Bulb Dress" will be published here.
Bulb Marley
Origami Magic Ball is folded from a single piece of paper.
- any piece of paper in 1:2 ratio, e.g. 20cm x 40cm
- a few hours (it gets faster after making a few)
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So you've decided to upgrade your cabinetry and invest in the aesthetics and functionality of your kitchen or bathroom. You understand that these two rooms are by far the most value-adding aspects of your home and you're ready to take the leap into remodeling. There are so many options when it comes to cabinetry finishes and understanding some of the basic choices available to you is imperative before you make that leap.
Wood cabinets are by far the leading consumer product in the cabinetry industry, and with good reason. Not only are wood cabinets timeless and classic, if properly maintained they will last for years and years. In fact, if you are considering updating your current wood cabinets right now, it's probably because you feel that their style is outdated and not because they are falling apart. Wood cabinetry can last a lifetime if properly cared for.
And it's precisely because you are trying to improve the aesthetic appeal of your cabinetry that it is so important for you to understand the options available to you in terms of cabinetry finishes. The finish that you ultimately choose for your cabinetry is likely to leave much more of an impression on you and others than the actual design or layout of the cabinetry will. Certain types of cabinet doors certainly will help your kitchen or bathroom develop a style all its own. But the finish that you place on that cabinet door acts as the cherry on top. Women understand that it's often the shoe that makes the outfit. You can think of your cabinet finish in that same way. Without the right finish, the project just isn't complete.
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And it's precisely because you are trying to improve the aesthetic appeal of your cabinetry that it is so important for you to understand the options available to you in terms of cabinetry finishes. The finish that you ultimately choose for your cabinetry is likely to leave much more of an impression on you and others than the actual design or layout of the cabinetry will. Certain types of cabinet doors certainly will help your kitchen or bathroom develop a style all its own. But the finish that you place on that cabinet door acts as the cherry on top. Women understand that it's often the shoe that makes the outfit. You can think of your cabinet finish in that same way. Without the right finish, the project just isn't complete.
Why Finish Matters:Simply from an upkeep standpoint, unfinished natural wood cabinets are a thing of the past. Talk about ruining your investment quick. The cabinet industry will always add a topcoat to your unfinished cabinets to help protect them from the grease, oil, and dirt that naturally accumulates on the surfaces of your home. This topcoat essentially serves to help maintain the durability of your investment, but it also helps to polish off its aesthetic appeal. Fortunately for you there are varying options in this topcoat that are designed to meet your tastes and your budget.
Staining your wood cabinets is a wonderful way to add some pop and color to your unfinished wood without hiding the natural beauty of wood grain. However, it's important to note that manufacturers often replicate stain color names. Don't trust the color name, when you begin looking at stain colors in the store. The same color under one manufacturer won't necessarily match the color that you fell in love with under a different manufacturer, even if they have the same name. The best way to approach this is probably to select the wood that you prefer and then build on a final look from there. Once you know the color of your wood, you'll be able to better gauge what a lighter or darker stain will look like on that wood. Though keep in mind that just because you love a dark cherry stain doesn't mean that you can't achieve that color on an oak or poplar wood surface- materials that cost approximately half the amount of cherry wood.
Also be aware that while staining is a beautiful way to finish off the look of your cabinetry, the stain won't act as a protective shield to your wood surfaces. In order to provide yourself with some protection, you'll need a final coat on top of the stain that you select. The degree of shine that your cabinets maintain is also something completely within your control. With so many options in finishing coats, you can choose a high gloss cabinet finish, something closer to a matte finish, or anything in between. The lacquer is then applied as a protective and durable finish that's sure to withstand long-term use.
But your creativity doesn't have to stop with the stain color choice. Once you've applied your top coat, glazing becomes another available option for your cabinetry. Glazes can be used after an initial light base stain or on paint. Glaze is applied by hand to the cabinetry and it is then wiped off by hand. The effect is stunning. As the glaze is hand removed from the cabinetry, it deposits into the small crevices of the cabinetry grain and works to highlight the beautiful detail of the wood. Glazes have countless options and can truly be tinted any shade. Juxtaposing the color of the glaze against the color of the cabinetry paint or stain can create a luxurious and highly unique look.
Glazing can also be used on paint. The major benefit of paint is that you have such an enormous range of colors to select from. Paint is by far one of the most common choices in cabinetry finishes as paint can be used to cater to any individual style or preferences. Some people fall in love with the earthy feel of stained wood, but for people that prefer a more modern feel or are looking to incorporate a specific color into their cabinetry, paint is always the best option. With paint you can also create an array of special effects on your cabinetry if your home decor is particularly bold. Or you can adopt a classic chic feel. Whether you are looking for a smooth, glossy, sanded, or textured finish, paint can do the job!
Lacquer is renowned for adding resilience and excellence to automobiles, but many people don't realize that it can do the same thing for your cabinetry. Lacquer is used on cabinets to add increased protection. Lacquer comes in matte or glossy finishes and polish additives can further enhance the design and protection of your cabinetry.
Lacquer establishes a harder appearance and texture when contrasted with paint because it plugs to pores of the cabinetry more fully. Just as paint application is properly achieved through a long process, so too is lacquer- perhaps even more so. Multiple sandings and finishings are required, as well as the addition of a particular topcoat. The final product eventually goes through many hand sandings with tremendously fine grained abrasives. Because of all the work that goes into achieving this durable product, it's often a service provided at a higher rate. However the outcome to most home owners is well worth the cost for the durability that lacquer provides.
Whatever look you are pursuing, Woodmaster Woodworks, Inc. can help you bring the image in your head into your home. If you want to know more about cabinetry options in your kitchen, bathroom, home office, window seat, or any other built-in aspect of your home, please give us a call so that we can help you move forward with your personal aspirations. We're here to serve you with the professionalism you'd expect from a business that stands behind it's product and it's customer.


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Almond Sponge, Strawberry Chantilly & Almond Brittle
One of the major breakthroughs in my culinary life was when I was 19, newly legal (meaning, in Canada, legally able to drink) and I took to drinking a mixture of amaretto and 7-Up at parties. I thought I was so cool.
It makes me cringe now – amaretto and 7-Up? Today I would consider it sickly sweet, syrup-ey and wouldn't be able to manage more than a few sips before giving up and going for some gin. But that was just it – I was a relatively new (albeit enthusiastic!) drinker, not a fan of beer (that would change over the summer) and after a very bad night was no longer interested in the trusty go-to of vodka and OJ (I'm still not over it – never, ever offer me a screwdriver!).
The amaretto was a revelation. I had never tasted anything like it, except at Christmastime when my mom would put almond extract in her buttercream and frost Christmas cookies with it. Before then, I didn't realize how delicious the flavour of almond could be with the right combination. I didn't even realize it was almond that I was tasting.
Almond and amaretto continue to be one of my favourite flavours to work with. Who knew such depth existed in such a simple nut? An almond sponge is so easy and economical to make, it's a great gluten-free dessert and it packs a punch of gorgeous flavour while remaining light and airy. What's not to love?
I made this cake, soaked it in a simple caramel syrup and topped it with a dollop of fresh cream whipped with vanilla. I folded some Folláin strawberry preserve into the cream instead of adding sugar, then I garnished the cake with some almond brittle, made by pouring hot caramel over toasted, slivered almonds. It's pretty simple, but makes a beautifully elegant dessert if you're trying to impress someone.
Almond Sponge, Strawberry Preserve Chantilly & Almond Brittle
For the sponge:
6 room temperature eggs, separated
200 grams ground almonds
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
For the Chantilly:
250 ml fresh cream (35%)
1 tsp vanilla
3 Tbsp Strawberry Preserve
For the almond brittle
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sliced or slivered almonds
- Make the sponge: preheat your oven to 350 degrees (180 Celsius, no fan). Grease and line a tube or spring-form pan.
- Separate your eggs. Beat the egg whites, gradually adding 1/4 cup of sugar, until medium peaks are reached.
- Beat the egg yolks with remaining 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla. Beat until ribbon stage is reached (pale yellow, doubled in volume, falls in a ribbon pattern). Stir the ground almonds into the yolk mixture.
- Stir 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the almond/yolk mixture. Gently fold in the rest of the egg whites until completely incorporated. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake for 40-45 minutes until set.
- Bring finished sponge to room temperature before soaking in caramel syrup (to make the syrup: make a caramel out of 1 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a boil over med-high heat. Do not stir, but occasionally swirl the saucepan. When a golden caramel is achieved, add one cup cold water to the saucepan and bring to a boil once more. Cool this mxture and pour over the almond sponge to soak.).
- Make the Chantilly: using a glass bowl and balloon whisk, whip the cream with the vanilla until soft peaks are reached. Gently fold strawberry preserve into the cream mixture and chill until ready to use.
- Make the almond brittle: toast slivered or sliced almonds in a dry frying pan until golden brown. Spread toasted almond evenly over a parchment-lined baking sheet. In a saucepan, bring 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water to a boil. Cook this mixture, never stirring but occasionally swirling the saucepan, until a med-dark caramel is reached. Pour the caramel over the almonds, spreading it evenly over the almonds while still hot and workable. When the almonds are covered, put the brittle in the freezer to cool, about 20 minutes.
- Slice the finished cake and top with Chantilly and almond brittle.


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I am not brilliant at expressing my emotions in person, I am much better at doing so in writing. This blog post has very little to do with adoption, and is admittedly a little self-indulgent. I write it for me, you may read it if you want. My good friend and companion of nearly 10 … Continue reading Goodbye Dear Friend
Children and Dogs
During our blip one of the minor reasons that was first suggested as to why we wouldn't be a suitable family for our children was that we had two dogs. For the time being I will ignore the fact that this was stated in our Prospective Adopters Report and that we were initially approached by Social … Continue reading Children and Dogs
Moving Forward
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Changing to uefi, will make you computer not booting from the HD as the OS's have been installed in BIOS/MBR legacy mode.nowwhat wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 1:22 amTonight's update for windows cumulative update 12 simply said "we couldn't complete the updates undoing changes don't turn off your computer"
I may attempt to change the computer bios to uefi and disk management to cpt when I read up on it a little more.
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Farewell to Another Technology by Abraham Ravett
Contemporary Art at Historic Northampton
November 13 - December 20, 2015
Opening Reception, Farewell to Another Technology
Friday, November 13th 5 to 8 pm
Local filmmaker/photographer and Hampshire College Professor, Abraham Ravett, will exhibit a series of Polaroid SX-70 photographs he made during the 1980s and early 1990s. The exhibition combines descriptive landscapes, family portraits and hand made collages generated with Polaroid's unique SX-70 technology.
When Edwin Land invented the Polaroid process and made it available to the general public in the SX-70 format, both amateur and professional photographers were exhilarated. This instant, color photographic process quickly generated gallery exhibitions, book publications, and print media including album covers, as well as the ubiquitous family album. Polaroid filed for bankruptcy protection on October 11, 2001. A few years later the company stopped making cameras and, in 2009, it stopped the production of Polaroid film. A photographic medium loved and utilized for three decades had disappeared.
During the late 1970s the Polaroid foundation supported Abraham Ravett as an Artist in Residence in the North End neighborhood of Boston, where he worked with the youth in that community to document their environment using the SX-70 film. One of the unusual features of the SX-70 print film is "its ability to be manipulated while developing, and for some days after." Furthermore, "the emulsion is gelatin-based, and the mylar covering does not allow water vapor to readily pass, the emulsion stays soft for several days." (Wikipedia.org) These unusual characteristics of the medium allowed artists to press and manipulate the emulsion, insert a variety of objects and images within the square frame and, thereby, create a collage surrounded by Polaroid's unique color palette.
Abraham Ravett's images pay tribute to this orphan medium. He situates the short-lived Polaroid process in the history of earlier photographic practices such as daguerreotype, cyanotype, tintype and ambrotype that, with rare exception, have also vanished. Examples from the collection of Historic Northampton will be displayed along with Ravett's Polaroid images.
Abraham Ravett was born in Poland in 1947, raised in Israel, and emigrated to the United States in 1955. A professor of film and photography at Hampshire College, he holds a B.F.A. in filmmaking and photography from the Massachusetts College of Art, and an M.F.A. in filmmaking from Syracuse University. Abraham Ravett's photographs have been exhibited in a variety of galleries and educational venues throughout the United States and are profiled in a recent, self published photo book: Brighton Beach.
Throughout the 1980s, the Polaroid Foundation supported his yearly Hampshire College January Term workshops exploring the influence of jazz music on image making. All the Hampshire College workshops participants utilized SX-70 film.


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CMU To Award Five Honorary Degrees
By Piper Staff
It is a Carnegie Mellon tradition to award honorary degrees at commencement to exemplary leaders, whose life and work serve as an inspiration for Carnegie Mellon students, faculty and staff. The diversity of this year's candidates represents the intersection of art and technology, a university hallmark. Receiving honorary degrees will be:
Renée Fleming
Doctor of Fine Arts
Renée Fleming, famed soprano and musical ambassador, is known as 'the people's diva.' She performs in the world's greatest opera houses and concert halls, while embracing other musical genres and media forms. Her numerous honors include, among others, three Grammy Awards and 13 Grammy nominations. In service to the community, she is an advocate for literacy, a champion of the music of contemporary composers and she serves on a number of civic boards.
Fleming, who was born in Indiana, Pa., and grew up in Rochester, N.Y., sang for the Pittsburgh Opera Theater and CMU artist lecturer in voice Mildred Posvar early in her career. In recent seasons, Fleming has hosted a wide variety of television and radio broadcasts, including the Metropolitan Opera's "Live in HD" series and the PBS "Live From Lincoln Center." As a musical statesman, she has performed on distinguished international occasions that include the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Fleming was featured in the 2009 televised "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial," has performed for the United States Supreme Court and the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace, and in 2008, she became the first woman in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan Opera to solo headline an opening night gala.
While she won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance for a collection of rarely heard Italian arias, Fleming has recorded music ranging from songs by indie-rock and pop artists to jazz to the movie soundtrack of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Her 2004 book, "The Inner Voice," chronicled her path to artistic success, and was subsequently published in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Russia.
Among her numerous awards are the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal (2011); Sweden's Polar Prize (2008); the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French government (2005); and Honorary Membership in the Royal Academy of Music (2003). She holds honorary doctorates from the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School.
Temple Grandin
Doctor of Science and Technology
Temple Grandin embodies leadership and triumph over personal challenge. Despite her severe childhood autism, she has achieved great success in furthering the field of livestock handling as well as in the understanding of autism itself.
Grandin, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, has done extensive and significant work in the field. She received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Franklin Pierce College in 1970, a master's degree in animal science from Arizona State University in 1975 and a Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois in 1989. She is a world leader in the design of livestock handling facilities, and has designed such facilities throughout the world. In North America, nearly half of all cattle are handled in systems of her design. Many large corporations use her objective scoring technique to assess their handling of cattle and pigs, improving animal welfare.
Grandin is known to be the world's most accomplished autistic adult, demonstrating through her lectures, her writing and her own success the potential of those with autism. Her remarkable life has been documented in an award-winning HBO biopic, she has been featured on National Public Radio, on such television programs as "Primetime Live," "The Today Show," "Larry King Live," "48 Hours" and "20/20," and in national publications such as Time, People, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report and The New York Times. Grandin was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2010.
She has been a prolific author in the animal science field, publishing several hundred industry articles, technical papers and book chapters, 63 refereed journal articles and 10 books, including "Animals in Translation," a New York Times bestseller. She has received numerous awards from both industry and humane associations and five honorary doctorates. She also has authored books and produced several DVDs on the subject of autism.
Grandin will serve as the keynote speaker at the Department of Psychology's diploma ceremony.
Ruth Gruber
Doctor of Humane Letters
Ruth Gruber, writer, photojournalist, diplomat and humanitarian, began early to make her mark on the world. She received her undergraduate degree from New York University at age 18 and in 1930 earned a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin. At only 19, she received a fellowship to travel to Germany for graduate study. At age 20, in 1931, she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Cologne and became the youngest person in the world at that time to earn the degree. These achievements were all the more remarkable given that she was a young, single woman in the 1930s.
Gruber returned to the U.S. as a journalist, heightening awareness of the dangers of Nazism, reporting on women's lives under Communism and Fascism, and filing the first stories from the Siberian Arctic in 1935. During WWII, she was named special assistant to President Franklin Roosevelt's Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, who sent her on a secret mission to escort 1,000 Jewish refugees to the United States on a transport hunted by Nazi seaplanes and U-boats.
Gruber has authored 19 books about current events, seven of those on Jewish history after WWII. Her book, "Destination Palestine: The Story of the Haganah Ship Exodus 1947," was used as source material for the bestselling book and award-winning epic film, "Exodus." Her book, "Haven: The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America," was based on case histories she recorded as she accompanied the refugees on their voyage, and was the subject of a 1993 musical play, a 2000 film and 2001 CBS miniseries. She published her memoirs, "Ahead of My Time: My Early Years as a Foreign Correspondent," in 1991 and became the subject of a 2010 documentary, "Ahead of Time."
Gruber's many honors include the Na'amat Golda Meir Human Rights Award and awards from the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance. Her book, "Raquela: A Woman of Israel," won the National Jewish Book Award in 1979. She was honored for her work by the National Coalition Against Censorship as well as by the Institute of International Education naming a chair in her honor to annually rescue scholars around the world whose lives are threatened by their Democratic ideals.
Daniel Kahneman
Doctor of Business Practice
Daniel Kahneman, the 2002 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences and New York Times bestselling author, is widely regarded as the world's most influential living psychologist. He is credited with pioneering work in the field of behavioral economics, more specifically, the exploration of the irrational ways humans make decisions regarding risk. He was awarded the most prestigious prize in the field of economics "for having integrated insights from psychological research into economic sciences."
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Kahneman has received numerous honors and awards, including the 2007 Lifetime Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association and the 1982 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association. He is also a member of many distinguished elected societies, including the National Academy of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Kahnemen holds a number of honorary doctorates.
He received his degrees in the field of psychology, earning his undergraduate degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1954 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1961. He began his career in cognitive psychology at the Hebrew University, where he also began a lengthy collaboration with Amos Tversky in the field of judgment and decision making. Kahneman took a position with the University of British Columbia in 1978, and he became heavily involved in the new approach to economic theory, behavioral economics. He moved on to the University of California, Berkeley in 1986, and to Princeton University in 1993, where Kahneman is currently the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology emeritus and professor of public affairs emeritus at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Kahneman will speak at the Carnegie Mellon doctoral hooding ceremony.
Richard P. Simmons
Doctor of Science and Technology
Richard P. Simmons has been compared to Andrew Carnegie, not only for his remarkable achievements in the world of business, but also for his unwavering community service. Under his leadership, Allegheny Ludlum became one of the world's most successful specialty steel companies, employing thousands of Pittsburgh residents. For more than 30 years, his dedication to community through philanthropic work and investment have benefitted the region.
After earning his degree in metallurgy in 1953 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Simmons began his career with Allegheny Ludlum as a research metallurgist, moving on to various managerial positions with Republic Steel and Latrobe Steel before returning to the company in 1968. With entrepreneurial vision, he led a management buyout in 1980, took the company public again in 1987 and orchestrated a merger with Teledyne in 1996. It is in this entrepreneurial spirit that Carnegie Mellon established Greenlighting Startups, which supports and accelerates the commercialization of groundbreaking ideas.
Simmons also has been recognized for his outstanding engineering achievements, winning numerous awards and retaining memberships in distinguished organizations, including his election to the National Academy of Engineering in 1998. He holds four honorary doctorates.
His extensive community work includes serving as chairman and executive committee member of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, director and chairman of the United Way, trustee of The Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, emeritus trustee of the University of Pittsburgh, and chairman and life director of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Simmons has been credited with personally rescuing the Pittsburgh Symphony from financial collapse with his gift. He is an active supporter of venture capital startups in Western Pennsylvania. Simmons also has been a generous benefactor of Carnegie Mellon and as a distinguished adjunct professor of business management, taught a popular course in the Tepper School of Business.
He will speak at the Tepper School of Business diploma ceremony.


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It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad (Blogging) World
So someone has nominated me for a 2016 MAD Blog Award!
So someone has nominated me for a 2016 MAD Blog Award!
My latest round-up of parenting blog posts from September 2015
Find out what I've been reading this month with a round up of my favourite blog posts for August…
Another month has skipped by in a whirlwind of trips to the myriad parks London has to offer, messy play in the garden, al fresco dining (and wiping up pasta shapes from the decking) and me having a birthday and a trip to Berlin. It's amazing I found […]
Find out what Tom aka Diary of the Dad thinks about fatherhood, blogging, and singing…
My latest round up of the blog posts I've most enjoyed reading.
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Now that Apple has officially announced that it's acquiring Beats Electronics and Beats Music for $3 billion, the media speculation engine can finally begin to wind down. While that happens, let's take a quick look at the prospective winners and losers in the deal.
Beats Music: It gets saved from swimming against the current of more established music services like Spotify and Pandora, which have a considerable head start. Although the company had some relatively deep pocketed investors in billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries and the Carlyle Group, that's still not enough to compete with Apple, Amazon and Google in the long run when they enter the market.
Beats Electronics: Gets purchased at its peak or just beyond, so it gets saved from having to worry about market attrition. Plus it now gets to take advantage of the engineering and manufacturing expertise of Apple.
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Makes an attempt to fill a hole left in the company after the passing of Steve Jobs, which makes him look somewhat visionary himself.
Beats Co-founder Jimmy Iovine: Makes the leap from the music business to big-time tech while cashing out from Beats. Now he'll get to have a say in the direction of the tech giant, which may be the ultimate in industrial glamour these days.
Beats Co-founder Dr. Dre: Raises his status in the urban community by cashing out to become the first near-billionaire hip hop artist/producer, and is able to escape the music business if he wants.
Apple: The company looks weak for not being able to develop a streaming music service on it's own, and looks even weaker by tacitly admitting that it needs some outside leadership in the digital music space - a business that it created and dominated.
Headphone Manufacturers: Manufacturers with better products than Beats that were finally providing some competition now have to face a totally new entity with greatly enhanced marketing and engineering capabilities.
Consumers: It's too early to say how the average consumer (or even average Apple fan-boy) will benefit. There are many possibilities however. Will Apple now be able to deliver a streaming service capable of rivaling Spotify or anything that Google or Amazon might introduce? Will Apple be able to marry high-end headphones with an audio product that matches the experience? Will the team of Iovine/Dre prove to be the magic the company needs for future entertainment products?
The Apple acquisition of Beats is one of the more interesting deals in recent memory, but the most interesting phase hasn't even begun yet. Let's check back in a year to see how it really panned out.


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Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre present A Human Being Died That Night, a play by Nicholas Wright.
Following the South African and World Premiere season at the Fugard Studio Theatre in Cape Town, which ran from 20 February – 15 March 2014, The Fugard Theatre production of A Human Being Died That Night transfers to London, for a formal season back at the Hampstead Theatre from 22 May – 21 June 2014.
The play was first produced by Eric Abraham at The Hampstead Downstairs, London in May of 2013 and ran for a sold out 5 week season. It was an "underground" workshop run without press or critics. Social media comments from those who saw it were sensational and overwhelming. A Human Being Died That Night will be directed by Jonathan Munby (UK) and co-directed by Greg Karvellas (SA).
1997. Pretoria Central Prison, South Africa. Psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela prepares to sit opposite the apartheid regime's most notorious assassin, Eugene de Kock nicknamed "Prime Evil"– the head of the apartheid regime's death squads. A member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Madizikela questions de Kock who is serving a 212 year sentence for crimes against humanity, murder, conspiracy to murder, attempted murder, assault, kidnapping, illegal possession of firearms, and fraud. She is determined to try to understand what motivated de Kock's actions. One is reminded of European writer and philosopher Hannah Arendt's endeavor to understand the nature of evil when she wrote about the Nazi holocaust architect Adolf Eichman's trial in Israel in 1962.
How did de Kock become one of the most reviled figures in apartheid and indeed world history? Is Pumla able to overcome her disgust and hate for this monster and find the human within? And will de Kock be prepared to open up and tell an educated black woman the truth? Or is he seeing her as someone who can help his campaign for a presidential pardon?
A Human Being Died That Night is based on Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madizikela 's Alan Paton award-winning best-selling book of the same name and explores, through her extraordinary prison interviews with de Kock, how a fundamentally moral person could become a mass murderer. She questions his continued imprisonment. South African born Nicholas Wright is one of Britain's foremost playwrights who has regularly written for the National Theatre. His plays include Vincent in Brixton (Laurence Olivier Award for Best new Play 2003), The Reporter (2007), The Last Duchess (The Hampstead Theatre 2011) and Travelling Light (2012).
Noma Dumezweni is a highly regarded Swazi born British stage, film and tv actress who won the Laurence Olivier Award for her supporting role in Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun (Young Vic and Lyric Theatre). Matthew Marsh is one of Britain's foremost actors with credits that range from The Iron Lady with Meryl Streep to the hit BBC TV series Spooks.
Director Jonathan Munby's last production at the Fugard Theatre was Caryl Churchill's A Number with father and son British theatre stars Tim and Sam West. Additional theatre credits include Heinrich von Kleist's The Prince of Homberg (Donmar Warehouse), Pedro de la Barca's Life Is A Dream (Donmar Warehouse), A Midsummer's Nights Dream (Shakespeare's Globe), Stephen Sondheim's musical Company (at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre) and the five star reviewed Wendy and Peter Pan (Royal Shakespeare Company). The creative team on A Human Being Died That Night is Paul Wills (UK, SA) on design; lighting by Daniel Galloway (SA) and Tim Mitchell (UK), and sound design by James Webb (SA) and Christopher Shutt (UK).
Bookings are now open for the season at the Hampstead Downstairs.


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A Conversation with Gabriel Duquette and Haley Thurston
Gabriel Duquette is a co-founder of Liposuction (tagline "aesthetics without all the fat"). He started the site with Haley Thurston, who studied art at Yale before contributing to Carcinistion and Ribbonfarm (her more casual art writing can be found at The Sublemon). Both are interested primarily in "retro-engineering" and applying "epistemic hygiene" to matters of taste and aesthetics. They write loosely within the community — and from the intellectual framework — of postrationalism (alongside critics like Sarah Perry and Venkatesh Rao).


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Darwin's Light
To see such an amazing display's of light is to truly embrace that which is.
Light Cometh
A most impressive display of light at a remote lake in the Sierra Nevada backcountry.
Yosemite Glory
A classic scene that displays the grandeur of Yosemite National Park.
The Black Lake
Taken on a 12 day backpacking trip in 2012 atop Silver Pass on the John Muir Trail. The grandeur of black and white never looked better.
Afternoon Dreaming
Taken on the John Muir Trail atop Selden Pass in 2012.
Inverting Reality
Taken during an early morning on a backpacking trip through extreme Northern Yosemite National Park.
Tumbling Down
A spot off the trail around Glen Alpine Creek in the Tahoe Basin flows with water.
Lighting Through
The simplest scenes can capture our eye in the most magical ways.
Shadowy Kaweah
Taken on an 11 day backpacking trip through some remote canyons in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. Clouds are dancing on the Earth.
Abstracting Cascade
A cascade tumbles through glistening Sierra granite in a shadowy fashion.
Icing Through
Ice forms intricate patterns on any surface to give rise such curious features such as this one.
Ice Fall
The water continues it's tumble down the slope but in beautiful frozen form.
Evening Tumble
Glen Alpine Falls shines on with the late evening sun on a gorgeous late day in May.
Flipping Banner
Radiant Banner Peak displays his snowy flanks in 1000 Island Lake on a brilliant June day.
Light Duel
Darkness presides over the light in this back-country lake.
Cloudy Wake
Taken in the Enchanted Gorge on the most horrible of rainy days. Given the chance the landscape always provides a gift.
The Hulking Charybdis
Taken in the mythical Ionian Basin the Sierra Nevada, Charybis reigns over Chasm Lake.
A pool of water gives rise to the most fantastic cloud reflections I have ever seen.
Sirens Standing Guard
Also taken in Ionian Basin at a lake 12,080 FT high. Scylla and the Sirens provide vertical relief in this amazing place.
Lake of Enchantment
Very few travelers get to see this lake, let alone in such a mood. Located in the trail-less Enchanted Gorge in the Sierra Nevada. Venture if you dare.
Paternoster Lakes
Paternoster lakes are formed around the same time when the glacier carved this valley out and thus left 3 lakes in a row one directly above the other in Sequoia National Park.
Kaweah Spiral
The remote and imposing Kaweah Peaks ridge backdrops this idyllic setting.
Storming On
The sun tries to break through the storm on this August day. This was the last day of an incredible 37 day backpacking trip through the Sierra Nevada in 2014.
A Blanket of Serenity
Taken on New Years Day in 2014 at Lake Aloha in Desolation Wilderness, CA.
An Old Warrior in Time
This tree has stood the test of time through winter snows and summer sun and shows its age.
A Mid-Winters Dream
Winter provides access to the mountains deep sleep in the snow.


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This weekend is one of my favorites because the Oscars air Sunday. This year, I get to watch it on my birthday, which is a special treat.
I know, they're political. They've stopped representing the actual best pictures of the year, in many opinions. However, the beauty of the film medium is its subjectivity, and I like to be witness to what 'they' consider reward-worthy movie-making. Disagreeing and agreeing is part of the fun… for me.
Also I like to rate the glamorous dresses worn on the red carpet.
Anyway, chances are you haven't heard of much less seen many of the nine Best Picture nominations. Here they are…
Hugo – Seen, LOVED, would love to see it win but it probably won't
The Artist – Seen, LOVED, has a chance of winning but may be bumped by…
The Descendents – Seen, not a fan, don't see why it would win but has a good chance to
War Horse – Didn't see, strangely don't want to though I've heard good things, probably will eventually
The Help – Seen, LOVED, a fan fave but I don't think it has a chance at Best Pic
The Tree of Life – Saw part of, need to be in a different mood to watch all, it's…eclectic, artsy
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close –Didn't see, would love to just haven't had the time.
Moneyball – Seen, LOVED, no chance at Best Pic but a great movie nonetheless
Midnight in Paris – Seen, LOVED, more kudos for writing than anything, way to go Woody Allen.
So I guess we'll find out Sunday. Well, I will anyway. For the record, I'd like to request Hugo to win big as a birthday present to me. OK? Thanks.
Have an enjoyable weekend, Dry Ground friends! Love ya'll!


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New fields for Gmail contacts and better importing too
Up until now, Gmail only supported some contact fields. Whenever someone imported their contacts from apps like Outlook and OS X Address Book, we used to put fields Gmail didn't recognize into the contact's notes section. Based on feedback from you, we added support for more contact fields (like birthday and website) and now store each of these fields separately, which makes syncing and round-tripping your data work better. We updated the standalone contact manager with this improvement last month and now it's available in Gmail too, with support for Outlook, Outlook Express, Hotmail and Yahoo in CSV format, and OS X Address Book in vCard format.
With all your contact info in Gmail, you can access it from anywhere, sync your contacts to your mobile phone or other devices, and more easily collaborate on Google Docs and invite people to Calendar events. We're working hard to make Gmail contacts even more useful, so please keep the feedback coming.


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Wattyl Colour Card Collateral
Wattyl is a leader in the Australian paint industry, with iconic brands in exterior paint and interior wood care being Solagard, Solver, I.D (Interior Design) Estapol and Colourwood respectively.
Their colour system and colour collateral for the interior and exterior paint and wood care markets lagged behind there competitors and required a major re launch. Complete brand ranges of point of sale colour cards, brochures and how to guides needed reinvigorating. We differentiated each Wattyl brand proposition and colour offering by providing a complete consumer-centric design solution.
Our main objective was to make the colour cards more user friendly, eye-catching and appealing to women. This approach made it easier for customers to find the brand, pick and collect their colour cards and confidently move from colour selection to purchase, helping customers embrace the brand experience more easily.
We increased in-store point of sale appeal, simplified the colour selection process and developed helpful colour decorating schemes - catering to both novice and experienced users, each perfectly matched to colour retouched images. All the colour cards were printed to the latest ISO 12647.2 certification making colour matching and artwork a critical element of the design process.
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I WANT YOU TO MEET SAM by Yulia Kravchina
Before you meet Sam, I want you to think.
I know you hate thinking, but wait, don't you blink.
At school, it's a bit of a different deal.
But this time around, let's talk about how you feel.
Let's begin with all five of your senses
So we can start to break down all the fences.
You see, before you meet Sam, there's something to know.
He's a real person, not a scarecrow.
First, tell me, kiddo, what do you see?
Are you indoors or is the sun beaming glaringly?
You could be in a class or safe in your bed.
But remember before about what I had said.
Say, you are in your bedroom and so very sleepy.
The house settling and creeking is kind of creepy.
So look around to your bedroom and find
Your bed is so cozy - the perfect place to unwind.
How do you feel about jumping in bed?
And seeing the ceiling up overhead?
What if it was just the night sky?
No, not like camping. But worse, and here's why.
Sam, remember him? He doesn't have a ceiling.
He doesn't have a house - then how is dealing?
He tries to get all the shelter he can.
But it's hard with no income and he's only one man.
Sam is having a hard time overall.
He's not feeling well and the weather is cold.
He fell on hard times so he sleeps in the streets.
How lucky, he'd feel, if he had some bedsheets.
Now, tell me, what things can you touch?
At first, you think there really can't be that much.
But what about the clothing right off of your back?
There's nothing of that sort that you really lack.
Your mom bought those t-shirts and pants and those socks.
You have those new sneakers and some ugly crocks.
But Sam has no family to buy him that stuff.
Like Antman underwear - and you thought you had it rough.
Don't you complain about heroes printed on clothes.
Real life heroes matter more than fake villians and foes.
A hero will find time and some resources to help out.
So why not give Sam a bit of a shout out.
He wouldn't care if Spiderman is out-dated.
Or what pants on Amazon are most highly rated.
The holes in his jacket let the wind blow right through.
And the soles are worn down to the ground in his shoe.
Now, close your eyes and give a good whiff.
What is that delicious meal that you sniff?
You get about three or that's what's recommended,
And wouldn't think twice to not even attend it.
When you are so hungry, your stomach starts growling
You'd better get fed or your face will start scowling.
What kind of mood are you in when you're hungry?
You can't think of anything else and you are a bit grumpy.
Sam does not have the best access to food,
So you can imagine how much more it's valued.
You can eat pretty much any time you demand.
And Sam could really use a friendly helping hand.
Think not just of smell but also of taste.
And what matters most and where your heart's placed.
How important it is to have a good meal
Without having to go through great trouble or ordeal.
Water in the summer tastes refreshing and sweet.
Without it you're dehydrated and may overheat.
Hot chocolate when it's cold is a comfort to all.
Simple warmth is what's needed in the frigid nights of Fall.
What do you hear if you really do listen?
Maybe, in school those are lessons you're missing.
Someone is helping you become a grown-up.
It takes a long time to learn and really develop.
What does Sam hear instead of a classroom?
No matter what it is, he can't turn down the volume.
If he's trying to sleep and the sirens are blaring.
Then, that is all that he is stuck hearing.
There's one more thing that you sometimes feel.
It's when you are sick, need rest or to heal.
All you do is go get medicine from a doctor
And it really isn't too much of a bother.
But Sam has no way to get the help that he needs.
Whether it's flus, headaches or even nosebleeds.
There isn't a nurse on patrol on the streets
To give a diagnosis and give out a treat.
Remember that Sam is a person like you.
Who gets really hungry and sick and lonely, too.
Ok, I'll give you back your iPad if you promise
To help out the needy and not to forget this.


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Portrait Splash Videos
Here are a few examples of some portrait videos that I have done during photo sessions. This type of video is one of my of favorite products - it's shot in a cinematic style, set to great music, and will really impress and be watchable for years to come.
The Great Pumpkin
A day in the pumpkin patch with a great family
Slo-Mo Twins
Two rambunctious boys and their cute little pug.
For Mommy
Happy Mother's Day!