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Marcia Whitehead, professional singer and speaker, will be performing her multimedia presentation You Raise Me Up during our November 6 Family Worship Gathering. Ms. Whitehead is an award-winning singer who has sung at the Kennedy Center in addition to concert halls, theaters, and churches all over the United States. You Raise Me Up is a reflection on the highs, lows, heartaches, and triumphs of answering a call from God that seems impossible.
It's a Family Worship Sunday so kids will join their families for this Gathering. No Kid City but nursery childcare is available for ages 3 and younger.
Click here to watch a video clip about Marcia Whitehead.


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Signature of Memorandum of Understanding with University of Queensland
Managing director Adam Antebi signed a cooperation agreement with Prof Ernst Wolvetang from the University of Queensland/Australia. The cooperation agreement lays the foundations to facilitate future PhD student exchanges, collaborative research projects, scientific workshop or joint grant applications. The Max-Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing liaises with a world leading institution listed in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities on position 20 in Lifesciences and 1st among the non US- and UK based ones. A special attention in this cooperation will be given on the by Prof Wolvetang recently founded Centre in Stem Cell Ageing and Regenerative Engineering (StemCARE) in the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Queensland.
Prof Adam Antebi has expressed his gratitude to Prof Wolverang in entering into this collaboration as this will bring together two world leading institutions in stem cell and ageing research and allow future leading scientist in widening international experiences.

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Oil rose on Thursday on expectations a one million barrel per day pipeline that was attacked by Kurdish separatists in Turkey could remain shut for up to two weeks.
The Baku - Tbilisi - Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline, which pumps the more than 1 percent of world supply from fields in the Azeri sector of the Caspian Sea to the Turkish Mediterranean coast, was still ablaze after the Tuesday night explosion.
U.S. light, sweet crude settled up $1.44 at $120.02, rebounding from three-month lows after concerns about faltering demand in the United States and Europe helped push oil off a July 11 record of $147.27.
London Brent crude settled 86 cents higher at $117.86.
"The loss of supply from Azerbaijan only adds to a new layer of worry to a market that has found ways to operate with multiple layers of worry, already," said Peter Beutel, president of trading consultants Cameron Hanover.
Further support has come from ongoing supply disruptions from OPEC member Nigeria from militant attacks and escalating tension between Iran and the West over Tehran's nuclear program.
A top U.N. nuclear watchdog official began talks in Iran aimed at improving cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency over the program, which Iran insists is peaceful. (Watch the accompanying video to see how the oil crisis intertwines with the mortgage mess...)
Diplomats in Vienna, where the IAEA is based, said the visit was a fresh effort to extract Iranian clarifications about intelligence reports suggesting it illicitly tried to design atomic bombs.
In Nigeria, Royal Dutch Shell said repairs continued on a pipeline sabotaged last week.
Data from the U.S. government's Energy Information Administration on Wednesday showed a much steeper than expected build in crude stocks, the latest sign soaring fuel costs and an ailing economy have reduced oil demand.
Crude oil inventories rose by 1.7 million barrels in the week to Aug. 1, beating expectations of a 300,000-barrel build. Distillate stocks, including heating oil and diesel, rose by 2.8 million barrels, also above forecasts.
Gasoline stocks fell by 4.4 million barrels, much steeper than the 1.2 million barrel draw analysts had predicted.


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Lowe Alpine Velocity 2008
The Lowe Alpine Velocity multi-activity jacket replaces the Lowe Alpine Rush jacket, which was very popular in previous years. The new jacket weighs in at 366g (men's L), which makes it light enough to pack in a rucksack. The fabric is a 2.5 layer material (like Gore-Tex Paclite) and is rated as very waterproof and very breathable. The style is short, which is ideal for running and biking, while the double stormflap over the front zip helps to keep out driving rain. The two pockets are map-sized and the jacket is designed to pack into one of these (and there are loops so it can be hooked to a belt). The hood can be rolled down and secured at the collar, while the fit and movement are ideal. It gets a stiffened peak too so the worst of the wind-driven rain can be shielded from the eyes. Superb arm movement adds to the functionality. But the Lowe Alpine Velocity's pocket access is easily obscured while wearing rucksack belts, which is the only real drawback to this jacket. However a dash of reflective piping would be good to improve visibility at night, and higher-priced jackets are made with material that should control condensation better.
Outer Triplepoint 2.5 layer
Inner none
Fabric waterproofness very waterproof
Fabric breathability very breathable
Sizes S-XXL (men's); XS-XL (women's)
Weight 366g (men's L)
Made in China
Stores in the UK 100
The Lowe Alpine Velocity is ideal for biking, running and fast hiking, but for other users the poor pocket access may be a drawback.
Review by Graham Thompson
First published in Trail magazine November 2008


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I'm turning this into a series, so Fridays from now on will be 'fashion fridays'. I hope you're okay with that. (Those of you not interested in fashion can simply avoid my blog on Fridays. wink) Today I'm showing you a few details from the Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012 Collection, designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, who described the collection as "pervaded by a desire to return to a real, more intimate dimension of life and style."
This show definitely felt different.
In his review for Vogue US, Hamish Bowles noted: "In their own soft-spoken way this design duo have been able to take Valentino's uniquely feminine ideal, remove some of his va-va-voom, but gently refashion it to create a unique and compellingly modern glamour that is all their own."
I couldn't have said it better. Well I probably would have phrased it: "remove [a lot] of his va-va-voom". For me this show felt very down to earth, which probably has something to do with seeing heeled pumps and lace slippers instead of high heels on a sisal/seagrass runway.
Bowles also noted: "The program also revealed that 1,000 hours of labor, for instance, went into the handwork on the opening dress of elaborately smocked organza; 1,250 hours into the sparkling silver embroidery on a chine taffeta redingote based on an eighteenth-century version; and 800 hours just to weave the warp-print faille for one of those ball dresses. These breathtaking figures reveal just what makes the haute couture so special—but it is the hands of Valentino's skilled Roman atelier staff that really spin magic into material that is, of course, far from base, and bring the Chiuri and Piccioli vision so beautifully to life. "
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TooXclusive is geared up for the official unveiling of the nominations list for the 2016 edition of her annual music awards. A major highlight already in cue for the commencement of this year's award activities, is the nominees' reception/dinner.
TooXclusive has partnered with Music Meets Media to host music stars and industry executives to a night of memorable recognition. Head of Content @ tooXclusive, Jim Donnett has confirmed in a press statement that the highly anticipated event will precede the announcement of all the nominees featured in the voting categories for this year's music awards.
The epoch event will see DJ Jimmy Jatt being recognized especially as one of the pioneer disc jockeys with valid imprints in the Nigerian music scene, and 5 upcoming acts revealed as tooXclusive's fresh face revelations for the year 2016. They would join the category nominations and be voted in accordance with the rules guiding the awards. The winner will receive a grand-prize of N500,000 and an exclusive recording session with producer, Young John.
The nominees' reception/dinner will be holding at Oriental Hotel in Lagos on Sunday, 27th November 2016 by 7pm. Beat FM's director of programmes, Olisa Adibua shall be the host for the night.
The post TooXclusive To Host Nominees Reception/Dinner For 2016 Awards appeared first on tooXclusive.


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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
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A Very Merry White Christmas
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Oh one more thing...SNOW
We got soooo much snow over the weekend. The tree outside our balcony looked so cool, this picture doesn't do it justice but I thought I would share. It looked like this most of the night and then some kids came and shook the tree, it was disappointing.
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Big Boy!
Jarren is getting so big and learning so many new things I can hardly believe it!
Some new things Jarren is doing or has been doing for about a month:
1. Holding his own bottle (most the time)
2. Laughing really hard when we do something funny or undress/dress him
3. Grabbing everything and shoving it into his mouth
4. Putting his arms out when he wants us
5. Rolling across the floor
6. Eating cereal and last week the doc had me start him on veggies (we've been trying out peas)
7. Talking really loud so everyone will pay attention to him
8. Raising his eyebrows for certain expressions
9. Sitting up on our laps on his own (he doesn't like leaning back he has to be leaning forward)
10. Standing on the ground holding onto our fingers
He is such a big boy and he knows it. He wants to be doing all the big boy things. Doesn't like just sitting there if he can help it. Tonight Jake was standing Jarren up on his lap and Jarren would bend his knees and Jake would "blast" him up into the air and Jarren thought it was so funny! He would come back down and bend his knees again cause he knew that meant he would get blasted off into the air. Jake probably did this about 20 times over and over again then his arms got tired and had to stop, Jarren was upset about that.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Christmas Cards
This is to everyone we didn't get Christmas Cards out to. We are sending them today, so I apologize if you didn't get one.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Thanksgiving in Arizona
We got back yesterday from AZ, it was a fun trip! Although I somehow have this TERRIBLE cold. I think it started before I moved and then got worse while I was there, I lost my voice and couldn't stop coughing. I also passed this onto Jarren and Jake. Jake got over it fast but me on the other hand I've had it for a good week now.
This is their dog Sasha that wanted in on the food too but couldn't have any. They called her an "angry old woman".
Anyway, then we went my Grandma Hunts house Friday morning and were there all day. It was a party for her 80th birthday. I saw many cousins that I haven't seen in a long time. We have a lot of family. My Grandma said that in May when my Cousin has her baby she will have 80 children/grandchildren/great-grandchildren all together! That is SO many!
Then they did Talents where a couple of my cousins showed off some skills, and my brothers got to perform some of their karate. Then they did presentations of their gifts to my Grandma that was fun, to see of the things people gave her. After that we watched a video of a bunch of pictures from her life, it was fun to see her younger, she is so beautiful. We got a picture of her and Jarren together, which will have to go into his scrapbook, I love it.
So the next day everyone just hung out, all the guys went to my Uncle Doug's pretty much, along with my mom and a few aunts. They watched the BYU/UTAH game. BYU won of course :) GO COUGARS! While they did that my cousin Colleen, Ben, my sister Brittney, Jarren and I all went to lunch at Cafe Rio. It's not nearly as good as Utah's Cafe Rio, but it made do. Jarren LOVES Ben. Ben could look at him and Jarren would just start smiling. It was awesome.
Well that is the jist of our vacation. We spent the night in Page Sunday night on our way home, it was a nice vacation by ourselves, our little family. Then we drove the rest of the way home yesterday. Besides my cold, it was an awesome trip.
Here are a few more pictures I like:
Jarren in the sink at my Aunt and Uncles house.
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
This week for Thanksgiving we are going to AZ, my Grandma's 80th birthday party is on Friday and we will be spending Thanksgiving with my Uncle Hersch. Jake asked for Wednesday off a little over a month ago. Because this is a new job he doesn't have any paid time off so any time he takes off is a "personal" day. They also don't schedule a week in advance or anything like that. You find out the time you work the day before (All the time not just for holidays).
His work told him they don't know if he gets it off, because all the PTO requests get granted before his personal time. It doesn't matter if they ask for the PTO the day before, they still get it off before him!! So Tuesday night we find out if he works Wednesday. He even asked if he could switch days so he works Monday and gets Wednesday off. They said they couldn't do that because the don't know 100% that he will be working Wednesday, and because Monday's schedule isn't made yet he wouldn't know who to switch with. I hope this all makes sense, they know what days they regularly have off but they don't know if they get a requested day off. UGH! I'm so frustrated. I wanted to be able to follow my family down and now we don't know if we will be able to. Who makes schedules the night before for EVERY DAY??!
Thanks for letting me vent.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Tomorrow is officially my last day of work at XanGo. I have been here for 3 years (in december it would have been), it's going to be hard to leave the friends I see everyday, but not so hard to leave the work. :)
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Week of Halloween
This week has been a busy Halloween week. We went to the corn maze again (not the haunted part though) with my family, and took Jarren. It was fun, there was a big slide that the kids loved to go down! And Brittney talked Jake into going down it with her. Then for Halloween, Jarren and I dressed up as devils, he was my little devil. :) Jake dressed up (kinda) as a cowboy. We took Jarren trick or treating at my work, they do it every year for the kids. So we got free candy and everyone held Jarren. Then that night, my mom watched Jarren while we went and hung out with our friends. We carved pumpkins (I haven't done that in years!) and watch 1408. That is a scary movie! At least when you haven't watched scary movies in a while. Over all it was a fun week. A Late Happy Halloween to everyone!
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Haunted Corn Maze
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Monday, October 8, 2007
The name game.
1.. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car): Sugar Cavalier
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie): Strawberry Oatmeal Rasin
3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name):JOLI
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal): Red Dog
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born): Ann Chandler
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first): Olije
7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink): The red sobe
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers): Bruce Herschel
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Chanel Cookies 'n Cream
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names ): Ann Bruce
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Dikeman Dallas
12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Summer Calla Lily
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now + "ie" or "y"): Strawberry Socky
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Hashbrown Weeping Willow
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + "Tour") The painting rain tour
Everyone do it too!
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Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's back to work I go...
I have one week left. I go back next Monday. I can't believe that 12 weeks is almost up! It's sad and exciting that I'm going back. I'm going to miss my little guy so much, but the sooner I go back the sooner I get to be at home with him again.
If it weren't for money and insurance I wouldn't have to go back at all. When is someone going to find a money tree? When you do, let me know first ok?
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
This Weekend
The weekend started off with Jarren getting his 2 month shots on Friday..fun. I actually didn't have to be in there, my mom did it :) I had to go across the hall to my appointment, I was having a biopsy and had to fill out a history form so I had to be early.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Check out my Slide Show!
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Baby Pictures
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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Thanks to Keri, I am now addicted to blogging. And since it is 1:50am and I'm awake taking care of Jarren I decided to add some more pics and show you the cool thing I did today. I have been wanting to make a family sign since we got married last year and with Keri's assistance in getting me the lettering I finally finished it tonight. I'm very proud of myself. I've never really been creative and ever since I had Jarren it has just come out in me, or at least I think so.
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Monday, September 24, 2007
New Signature
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Sunday, September 23, 2007
Everyday he is bigger...
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Water drainage work around the vaulted ceiling area
Water drainage work around the vaulted ceiling area
The catchment technique is used to channel the water that infiltrates through the métro system's vaulted ceilings. To do so requires that a type of gutter be installed along the ceiling to drain the water and direct it to a plumbing system, usually hiden behind wall finishes and below train platforms, then on to a pumping station. Afterwards, the water is evacuated from the station and sent into the city's water sewers.
This technique helps to keep the station dry and avoids the inconvenience related to water infiltrations. It also helps to maintain the integrity of the station's architectural and electrical components and to keep it clean.
The arched ceilings above the tracks in the tunnel, and above the train platforms in the station.
These gutters are like pipes installed along the arched ceilings' construction joints. On average, there are 16 to 18 such gutters per station, depending on its architecture. This component is an important part of the drainage system and serves to channel the water away from the station.
Several techniques were tried out in the past to minimize water infiltrations. Instead of trying to waterproof the concrete ceilings, as we once did, today we prefer to direct which way it goes. After all, water will always find a way, so it's better that we find it first !
It's normal for water to seep into any type of underground installation. There is no cause for worry and its presence does not alter the quality of the concrete.
It is mostly rainwater and natural water percolating through the ground below Montréal. The city of Montréal's waterworks system also leaks and, in that case, a certain amount of that water will inevitably end up in the métro's underground system.
It all depends on how deep the station is and the type of soil around it. The stations most prone to this problem are those that are below the level of the St. Lawrence River. For example, it appears there was an underground stream running near Frontenac station a few hundred years ago. As a result, the ground around that station is particularly saturated. That explains why, if you pay close attention, you sometimes hear water running behind the station's walls. That water is being channeled away from the station by our drainage system.
An evaluation system was used to help us prioritize our actions, with points being given to each station, according to how serious the situation is.
The water run-off being drained away is not spring water! It is full of minerals and sometimes has a muddy texture. Residues accumulate and deposits become calcified inside pipes and in catchment basins. The drainage system's components are all equipped with accesses for preventive maintenance, which is carried out on a regular basis by an assigned team.
In the past few years, a new water drainage system was installed in several stations. Indeed, in 2017, we completed the upgrades at Beaudry, Papineau and Sauvé stations.
In 2018, we plan on completing similar work at Édouard-Montpetit and Acadie, and begin preparations for the drainage system at De Castelnau and Fabre.
Once the water drainage system is installed, our crews regularly perform preventive maintenance work throughout the underground network.
In the long term, all métro stations will be outfitted with a water catchment and drainage system.
Because this type of work produces a lot of dust and noise that could bother transit users, our bricklayers and plumbers work mostly late in the evening and at night. When they are at work, the trains must slow down prior to entering the station. For safety reasons, their speed is limited to 32 km/h instead of the usual 72 km/h.
Extending between train platforms, this type of scaffolding is also used by our maintenance crews (bricklayers, plumbers and painters) who work in the métro network. When their work is finished in one station, the scaffolding is transported on a diesel-powered flatbed that runs on the tracks at night. The time allowed for this operation is very tight: only 45 minutes to dismantle the scaffolding in one station and another 45 minutes to set it up again in the next, in addition to the time needed for transportation.
Absolutely. Simply comply with the pictogram signs posted on the scaffolding directing passengers to either walk below it or between it and the wall. You must avoid walking between the scaffolding and the edge of the platform, as you would then be in the restricted zone where, for safety reasons, access is prohibited.


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This is for experienced actors* (*Those who have completed a three year acting degree or who have had at least three years full time acting exerience.) A masterclass in the playing comedy with the President of UK Equity, Malcolm Sinclair.
This workshop will examine the playing of comedy. Comedy as opposed to clowning. The repertoire will be English plays of the last few decades, and will concentrate on language, character, and the thorny question of 'style' and what that might mean. By examining scenes in depth we will attempt to discover the 'do's' and 'don'ts' of this type of work, and what it can tell us about the nature of acting and performance; lessons that can be applied across a whole range of work. The main question will be, what is comic acting, and is it any different from any other sort of acting?
Malcolm Sinclair has been an actor in the UK for almost forty years. He has been a major player at the National Theatre, appearing in a whole variety of work. He has premiered work by Alan Ayckbourn and David Hare, and frequently been directed by both authors. He has also starred in the plays of Noel Coward, Alan Bennett, Joe Orton, Peter Nicholls and Simon Gray. He's had a long television career, including 5 series of Pie in the Sky. His films include Casino Royale and V for Vendetta.He is President of Equity UK.
Keep up to date with all things Equity with The Equity Magazine. Make sure your details are up to date at MEAA.ORG or call MEAA Member Central on 1300 65 65 12.


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Julio Orta
(Monterrey, Mexico- 1986) Artist living in L.A, California. I use a wide variety of media to produce my works. My work is conceptual; it is everyday life woven together with the absurd and the playful. The environment is often a starting point for me with high focus on the playful all the way into the paradoxical, it ranges from the obvious poetry of human drama to the unseen absurdities of life that go unspoken for.
In my work, I seek to exploit the aesthetics of balance while highlighting trivial moments that would otherwise go unnoticed in their original context. And then there are other facets of my work that come with an intense political charge; specifically dealing with the cancellation or the misplacement of a fixed identity "I" (historical or social), so that time and space converge in a spoken text and fictionalized story line that emerges little by little, but with a haunting crescendo that reaches for total awareness juxtapose self-awareness.
The work is intended to challenge and invite introspection beyond one's own subjective boundaries and is a residual invitation for one to destroy and rebuild the relationship between "I", "the other", "the entity", "cannibal", and "civilized". Aesthetically, this is the cordial marriage of extremes, of seemingly incompatible worlds: the Avant-garde and the postcolonial theory or democratic movement from a left late, as a form of artistic resistance against the suppressive logic of capitalism.
I will use materials that radiate cold and sometimes violent beauty that can perplex, challenge, and bewilder an audience. I choose mediums and disciplines that bring about an immediate aesthetic experience and a catharsis that can't be put into words without deeper reflection and processing on various levels i.e. "the I" in either a historical or social context.


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It's not until I started pulling prints that I realized how tiny our apartment is. Only after a couple of prints I find myself standing on a tiny piece of floor with no where to move my feet.
The inking of rollers (I used two; above is the softer and smaller Speedball one) happened on the kitchen counter; the actual printing process - as you can see above - took place on the table (minus the table cloth). The lights in our kitchen actually proved to be a much better option compared with the unreliable and often non-existent Scandinavian winter daylight.
Here's a sneak peek of the lower part of the print. I focused on a part of the print at a time when proofing and tried to adjust the amount of ink and pressure applied during the printing process. Small changes were also made to the design at this stage.
I planned on using the bamboo spoon (you can see it in the first image) as a baren and was disappointed. I used Japanese Yamashiro paper, and the spoon gave too much pressure within a very small pressure point, causing uneven ink. I then ended up using my hand - I wrapped cling film on my hand (so that I didn't get ink on my hands or tear the paper), then used my palm to ease down the paper onto the block. The paper is very thin and not so much pressure is required before you see the image clearly on its back.
In the working proof above, not enough ink was rolled out and the print was far from perfect. But this is my first linocut print and the learning process is a big part of the fun.
Fully-inked block.
Bearing the idea of ghetto printing in heart, I bought a picture frame from a second-hand shop, sanded it a bit and painted it black. I used acrylic paint and then a layer of matte coat. On the end of the table is the salt bottle which I experimented with as a baren (and which didn't work as one), and the lens cap of my camera.
I kept on printing until late into night. The learning curve was a bit unpredictable and I managed to get a couple of good prints now and then, until my paper supply ran out. I used both Yamashiro paper (the three prints further away in the picture below) and Hosho paper (the closest one). I personally liked Yamashiro more - its texture adds so much more to the design. Admittedly the shrinkage after drying is a problem I'm fighting with today. I'll write about it in my next post!


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New York - When Cheryl Pepsii Riley released "Thanks for My Child" in the late '80's she solidified her voice in our hearts forever. The passion behind the lyrics touched such a chord that the song became not only a number one single, but an anthem for women that still vibrates within our spirits to this day. We recognized the Brooklyn, New York native as an angelic songbird with staying power. Singer, songwriter and producer, Cheryl Pepsii Riley proved us correct.
Today her voice is still very much a part of our musical landscape. Her melodious magic is evidenced in Tyler Perry's many blockbuster plays and movie soundtracks, her independent CD releases, and every Monday night even, at the Village Underground in New York where for four years now, she has hosted one of the city's hottest indie artists jam sessions! Cheryl Pepsii Riley is a contender. The music business may have changed, but she has evolved with it!
Cheryl has maintained and grown her fan base over the years by broadening her realm and acting in numerous popular gospel plays. Audiences may recall her first play, "Momma Don't," co-starring Rev. Rance Allen, Lynette Hawkins and the Clark Sisters. To date, she has over 13 national touring plays to her credit, including several with the award-winning king of the genre, Tyler Perry.
Cheryl has also provided vocals on several of Tyler Perry's film soundtracks. In fact, it was Cheryl's voice that rocked the house as Tariji P. Henson lip-synced her dramatic club scenes in Perry's film "I Can Do Bad All By Myself." And in the recent DVD release of Tyler Perry's "Madea's Big Happy Family" Cheryl takes the stage as Joyce endearing audiences with her multi-octave range. Riley's history with Perry spans multiple DVD stage play releases including "Why Did I Get Married," "Madea Goes to Jail," and "Madea's Class Reunion."
"Let Me Be Me" Riley's latest CD is a seductive serving of originals that ride the terrain of jazzy funk, bluesy rock and gospel tinged R&B. Soon to be re-released, the project is infused with heart-felt honesty and tenderness as Cheryl delves deep into the space of vulnerable yet strong feminine compassion. Sultry, smooth and sensual, "Let Me Be Me" is a grown woman's musical journey. From the melodious opener, "Thanks," to the searing "No, But I Want To So Bad," to the bold and funk laded, "Damn!" the revealing "Miss U," and the inspirational "Call On Him," Cheryl continues to bare a soul that resonates layers of raw sensitivity.
New Yorker's get to experience the creativity of Cheryl Pepsii Riley first hand every Monday night at the Village Underground where she hosts her "Back in the Day, Black Velvet Painting, Blue Lights in da Basement, Musicians and Singers Jam" night! More simply known as "Black Velvet Mondays," the showcase is celebrating four years as musicians from around the world have dropped in to grace the stage. The showcase streams live at http://www.TheVillageUnderground.com and bridges the gap between the old school and new school as artists and musicians come to perform, network and inspire.
"'Black Velvet Mondays' is my special baby," reveals Riley. "The energy every Monday is amazing. We are a special haven for artist creativity and our four years is a testimony to the appreciation. God has truly blessed me with this gift of song and it is with great joy that I get to give back to others. I envisioned 'Black Velvet Mondays' as my way of giving back to the youth and presenting them an opportunity to grow, shed, learn and get an education about this business. And as a platform, our Monday nights keeps growing and growing! With my touring, recording and the weekly night sessions, I am just blessed to have so many artistic avenues for expression."
When not on the road touring with Tyler Perry, Cheryl Pepsii Riley tours and performs the nightclub circuit. She will be at The Blue Note in New York with independent jazz guitarist, Abdul Zuhri on March 18 and in Washington, DC at Blues Alley on June 30th with her band, Hot Chocolate. The woman who sang "Thanks for My Child" also busies herself with "The Young Women's Leadership School" a school program providing mentorship for young women.
To explore the musical realm that is Cheryl Pepsii Riley, join her at http://CherylPepsiiRiley.com and friend her on Facebook under http://www.Facebook.com/Cheryl Pepsii Riley.


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Nigeria on Uncyclopedia
A little bit funny: here.
A little bit funny: here.
Wow! The collective wit of hundreds of anonymous morons...
try this from newsbiscuit.
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Nothing remotely funny about that, Jeremy. Not least the beginning that calls the country 'Niggeria'. Probably written by some dumb crackers.
Here's a good one...
Report on Yar'adua's victory by The Onion
Depressing that you should find something funny that calls Nigeria "Niggeria", and references a website called "Niggers". I have no pity for those from the West who fall victim to fraud as they are also greedy themselves.
Still waiting for the belly-laughs. And I have a keen sense of humour.
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Sicily & Amalfi May 2019: An overview in pictures./
We recently returned from our first-ever combined trip to Sicily and Amalfi. View these images and learn why these two destinations keep calling us back!Read More
We recently returned from our first-ever combined trip to Sicily and Amalfi. View these images and learn why these two destinations keep calling us back!Read More
We've spent so many days admiring the landscapes, seascapes and scenery of Italy. Here are some of our favorite images.Read More
Here are a few images that capture the sights, smells and tastes of Italian cuisine. Of course have to be there to truly know it!Read More
View some of the great meals we ate with Dan Bonanno in Italy's Tuscany and Umbria in October 2017.Read More
Landlocked, a region with neither a coastline nor a border with other countries, Umbria is surrounded only by Italy itself, the beating heart of a vibrant country. It is also a region of contrasts, with barren peaks and fertile valleys, from erudite Perugia to nearby yet rustic Spoleto, a land of peaceful Benedictine monks and shattering earthquakes. View a few singular images from these contrasting moments during Viaggi di Gusto's travels.
Piedmont, a region of rugged mountains, delectable truffles and fine wines, has been the setting for memorable exploration by Viaggi di Gusto travelers. Home of the Fiat, Ferrero chocolates and the "Slow Food" movement, the Piemonte region borders France and Switzerland, with the Alps often visible in the distance.
Riviera! The term conjures the captivating attributes of Liguria's coastal region: mild climate, relaxed pace, enchanting landscape, romance in every old fishing port and cliffhanging climb. Viaggi di Gusto travelers tend to frequent the Riviera di Levante ("the coast of the rising sun") east and south of Genoa, including the famed Cinque Terre villages, wearing their shoe soles thin on the cliffside trails between these car-free villages.
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Enjoy these images of modern living, eating and exploring in Sicily, a Mediterranean landmark just minutes from mainland Italy.Read More
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Discover Tuscany, Italy's picture-perfect and largest region.Read More
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As an umbrella term for a series of problems, abuse is infuriatingly vague. Abuse is an obviously pervasive problem in today's society, even more so than many people may realize. Most clinicians deal with the variety of abuses by dividing them into categories and types. The most commonly recognized of these are physical and sexual abuse. Ironically, these are also the more rare cases. Abuse can also be emotional in nature and while not as outwardly damaging, can still have devastating long term results. Often, abuse is not present in simply one form, but appears hand in hand with several different behaviors that can often be categorized with other kinds of abuse. GoMentor.com is here to help you further understand the different kinds of abuse, how to recognize them, and how best to deal with them even in unexpected situations.
It is important to remember that no one is safe from abuse. While it is often aimed toward the weak in a society – children, pregnant women, and elders being particularly problematic – it can easily become a harmful dynamic present in almost any relationship. Stereotypically, we often think of abuse as a problem in lower income families, but statistics show that it can happen to anyone, anywhere. While women are estimated to be the largest target group of abuse, men are also certainly affected and can be in even more danger because of their general unwillingness to report the crimes that have been committed against them.
At its most basic, abuse is a struggle for power in a relationship through unhealthy means. Whether it's between a parent and child, spouses, or even friends, an abuser is seeking to control the target of their abuse through physical, sexual, or emotional means. When a person finds themselves in an abusive situation, it can often sneak up on them or surprise them. Often, they will even deny the realities of their situation because of their fear or any of the other emotional complications that can result from being the target for abuse. It is important to remember that abuse is never the target's fault – it is an act perpetrated by the abuser against the target's will and a violation of their very basic rights. It has little or nothing to do with anything the target has done, and is much more about the abuser's need to control the world around them.
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Onda had secretly been one of the better Italian restaurants on the Strip, a warm, golden-hued room with solid cuisine set deep inside the Mirage since it opened in 1989. Then last year, it began an equally quiet transition into something new, bringing on a new chef and a much more streamlined menu of what appear to be classic, familiar dishes.
Looks are deceiving. Now the place is called Portofino, and though no significant design renovations have been made yet, this is very much a new restaurant. Thanks to some fun twists and turns by the hand of chef Michael LaPlaca, this classic, familiar food is generally exceptional. In the case of the softest, lightest gnocchi ($26) I've ever tasted, dressed with wild mushrooms and truffle cheese, or the savagely rich fettuccine in uni butter ($39) with caviar and perfectly seared day boat scallops, this food borders on brilliance.
LaPlaca has arrived. He's a young but experienced chef, having spent time under greats like Bradley Ogden and Alex Stratta and helping open the neighborhood's outstanding Due Forni. LaPlaca is doing his own thing at Portofino and clearly enjoying himself, cutting fresh pasta to order, creating a scrumptious hybrid of crab cake and arancini ($18), and fashioning incredible meatballs from beef scraps swiped from neighbor Heritage Steak. Rao's has been my favorite meatball in town for a while—suddenly it's a toss-up.
The flavorful elevation of a simple favorite like meatballs—slathered in deep red tomato sauce and topped with a goat cheese-filled, lightly fried squash blossom ($15)—creates a desire to taste the other "regular" dishes to see if they're as well executed. Exhibit B: Chicken Parmesan ($35) is done as a "rollatini," with leg and thigh used to make a sausage that is wrapped with pounded-flat white meat, fried in breadcrumbs and decorated with marinara and mozzarella.
But you won't get halfway through that entrée, or the snapper ($40) cooked with white wine, olives and artichokes, or the roasted branzino ($38) with olive oil fingerling potato salad. You'll be full from helplessly devouring some of the best pasta dishes in the city, such as the baconiest spaghetti carbonara ($28) and burrata-filled agnolotti ($36) in fresh, sweet, roasted corn butter with lobster and chanterelles.
It remains to be seen what will happen to this restaurant's charming wine lounge and white marble bar, or its sunken dining room lined with emerald and cream furnishings. The greatest change has already occurred, and it's an aggressive upgrade. Prices are a bit higher and some new dishes could overwhelm familiar visitors, but that's what comes with ambition. This piece of Mirage's culinary evolution might be a work in progress, but it's a delicious movement.
Portofino Mirage, 866-339-4566. Thursday-Monday, 5-10 p.m.


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Stephan A. Hoeller
Stephan A. Hoeller
Istvan Hoeller
November 27, 1931
|American Catholic Church, Gnostic episcopate (April 9, 1967)
|The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead, Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing, Jung and the Lost Gospels, The Royal Road : A Manual of Kabalistic Meditations on the Tarot, Freedom: Alchemy for a Voluntary Society
Offices held
|Regionary Bishop of Ecclesia Gnostica, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion at the College of Oriental Studies in Los Angeles, California
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Stephan A. Hoeller (born November 27, 1931)[1] is an American author and scholar. He was born in Budapest, Hungary into a family of Austro-Hungarian nobility. Exiled from his native country as the result of the communist rule subsequent to World War II, he studied in various academic institutions in Austria, Belgium, and Italy. In January 1952 he emigrated to the United States on the steamship General Muir from the Port of Bremerhaven and has resided in Southern California ever since.[2]
An author and scholar of Gnosticism and Jungian psychology, Hoeller is Regionary Bishop of Ecclesia Gnostica, and the senior holder of the English Gnostic transmission in America.[3]
Hoeller was ordained to the priesthood of the American Catholic Church by Bishop Lowell P. Wadle in 1958.[citation needed] He was consecrated to the Gnostic episcopate by Richard Duc de Palatine on April 9, 1967.[2] Ronald Powell (who took the ecclesiastical name Richard Jean Chretien Duc de Palatine) had established a modern-day Gnostic church, the Pre-Nicene Gnostic Catholic Church, in England during the 1950s - de Palatine received his successions from British independent prelate Hugh de Wilmott-Newman in 1953.[4] After the death of Duc de Palatine in the 1970s, Hoeller abbreviated the church's name, in Latin form, to Ecclesia Gnostica.[5] He has continued to serve as bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica for over four decades.
Hoeller has lectured in Australia, New Zealand, England, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Hungary, Germany, and the United States. He is a former member of the lecturing faculty of the late Manly P. Hall's Philosophical Research Society, and a national speaker for the Theosophical Society of America. Since 1963 he has been Director of Studies for the Gnostic Society centered in Los Angeles, where he has lectured every Friday evening for many decades. He was a frequent contributor to Gnosis magazine; and has also written for Quest Magazine and for many professional journals. He is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion at the College of Oriental Studies in Los Angeles, California.
During a 2003 interview, he talked about Gnosticism:
I think we could describe it as a very early form of Christianity, very different in many respects from what Christianity became later on. It is much more individualistic. It is much more orientated toward the personal, spiritual advancement and transformation of the individual, regarding figures such as Jesus as being helpers rather than sacrificial saviors. It is a form of religion that has a much more ecumenical and universal scope in terms of its relationship to spiritual, religious traditions other than the Christian.[6]
I would say that this appears to be, as far as Gnosticism is concerned, the time that the Greeks called the kairos, the time when the Gods are reborn. We live in an age, I think, when certain timeless ideas, which have been submerged and subdued for a long time, are making their appearance once again. In that respect we're living in very interesting times as the Chinese would say. Interesting times, spiritually powerful times, always cast a great shadow. There will also be great difficulties, but I think that Gnostic traditions, along with a number of kindred ideas, are being reborn at this time, and will have a significant influence in the future. Those of us who find ourselves working within that field are singularly blessed that we can do this work at this particular time. So I feel I'm at the right place and at the right time and I am profoundly grateful for all of that.[6]
Partial bibliography[edit]
- The Royal Road: A Manual of Kabalistic Meditations on the Tarot (1975), ISBN 0-8356-0465-9 Second Edition republished as: The Fool's Pilgrimage, Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tarot (2004) ISBN 0-8356-0839-5
- The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead (1982), ISBN 0-8356-0568-X
- Jung and the Lost Gospels (1989), ISBN 0-8356-0646-5
- Freedom: Alchemy for a Voluntary Society (1992), ISBN 0-8356-0678-3
- Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing (2002), ISBN 0-8356-0816-6
- ^ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ^ a b http://www.questbooks.net/author.cfm?authornum=14
- ^ http://www.gnosis.org/ecclesia/ecclesia.htm
- ^ Hoeller, Stephan. "Wandering Bishops: Not All Roads Lead to Rome". Wandering Bishops: Not All Roads Lead to Rome. The Gnosis Archive. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Introduction to the Ecclesia Gnostica
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2003-12-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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The funeral of Sister Therese of the Child Jesus/
October 4 - Therese's funeral day
Sister Therese of the Child Jesus died on Thursday evening, September 30, in the infirmary of the Lisieux Carmel. Her funeral took place in the chapel of the Carmel on Monday morning, October 4, at 9:00. Below please see, courtesy of Ana Cantoni, the clipping from the newspaper Le Normand of her death notice:
An approximate English translation:
"It is with a keen feeling of sadness that we learned, Thursday evening, of the death at the monastery of Our Lady of Carmel of a young person who spent the most beautiful years of her youth in a life of prayer and sacrifice. Miss Marie-Francoise-Therese Martin renounced the world at the age of fifteen. Consecrating herself to God, she became Sister Therese of the Child Jesus. She spent years of angelic life in the cloister, and the death which came to end them, by putting a stop to her long and cruel sufferings, has already given her, we have a sweet confidence, the immortal crown which was the object of her continual aspirations here below.
The funeral will be celebrated Monday morning at nine o'clock in the chapel of the Carmel. Le Normand offers to the family of Sister Therese of the Child Jesus, to the Mother Prioress, and to all the religious of Carmel the homage of its respectful condolences."
After the funeral Mass the body of Sister Therese was taken to the Carmelite plot in the town cemetery, accompanied by a small group of mourners. Her sister, Leonie Martin, was the chief mourner, for Uncle Isidore was too sick to attend. The Carmelites were represented by an extern sister. Leonie testified that the only remarkable thing about the ceremony was the great recollection of the crowd. Who could have guessed that day that her real death notice, "Story of a Soul," would light up the world; that the tomb would soon be thronged with pilgrims; that, when her body was returned to Carmel in 1923, even before she was beatified, fifty thousand pilgrims would follow her; and that on the hill near the cemetery the basilica of St. Therese would be built?


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The Art Fund helps National Portrait Gallery acquire important Tudor portrait
- 3 December 2008
The National Portrait Gallery acquires one of the few Tudor family portraits on public view, a masterpiece by Hans Eworth, the most talented painter working in England after Holbein.
The National Portrait Gallery has acquired Hans Eworth's Lady Dacre, and her son, Gregory Baron Dacre, described as 'one of the finest works to be painted in Britain in the mid-16th century'.
The outstanding portrait has been acquired for the Gallery for £997,500 following a generous contribution of £377,500 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, and the largest grant to date of £200,000 from the Gallery's Portrait Fund. The public appeal was kick started in July with a gift of £300,000 from The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity, and has benefited from the support of other generous Gallery patrons.
Painted in 1559, the portrait is widely acknowledged as one of the great gems of Tudor portraiture, a masterpiece by Hans Eworth, the most talented painter working in England following the death of Hans Holbein. For an early panel, it is in immaculate condition, being made of a single piece of English oak.
The sitters were important members of the nobility with close links to court and the seat of power in Tudor England. Mary Neville, Lady Dacre was the widow of Thomas, 9th Baron Dacre, who had been executed in 1541 and whose titles and honours were forfeited. While Lady Dacre married twice subsequently, she continued to campaign for the restoration of honours to her son. Gregory and his sister had their titles restored by Parliament in 1558, and he became 10th Baron Dacre. This telling portrait celebrates this change in their family fortunes and shows Mary as a powerful and formidable woman at the age of around 36 alongside her son Gregory aged around 21.
Unusually for a woman, Mary is placed on the left side of the pairing, a position traditionally reserved for male authority. The position may reflect her strength of character and power in the family and contemporary accounts indicate that Gregory was dominated both by his mother and later by his wife Anne Sackville.
The portrait, once owned by the great 18th-century collector, Horace Walpole, at Strawberry Hill, has been on loan to the Gallery since 1984. Now on display in the Tudor Galleries, as one of the few family portraits on view, it plays an essential part in understanding the Elizabethan period,
The portrait has been the subject of extensive research and technical analysis at the National Portrait Gallery, as part of a project to explore the working practices of Tudor artists. For further details please see http://www.npg.org.uk/live/makingtudor3hanseworth.asp
Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, says: 'This powerful painting is unique as one of the earliest surviving double family portraits painted in England and is a remarkable depiction of matriarchal power. It is a great acquisition for the nation.'
Carole Souter, Head of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, says: 'Lady Dacre's life reads like an historical novel with a twist – a common tale of murder, plague, hanging and multiple marriages with this formidable lady bullying Henry VIII into doing what she wanted. The National Heritage Memorial Fund is proud to have helped ensure this remarkable woman's family portrait continues to hang alongside more familiar Tudor faces.'
David Barrie, Director of The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity, says: 'Commissioning this exceptional portrait was a show of victory by the tenacious Lady Dacre to celebrate her successful battle to rejoin the ranks of the nobility. A fascinating insight into the drama and intrigue of High Tudor society, Hans Eworth's portrait leaves you in no doubt that Lady Dacre was a powerful and dominant matriarch. It is right that this outstanding painting, one of the best examples of portraiture from the time, is now a permanent jewel in the Gallery's collection.'
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, WC2H 0HE opening hours: Saturday-Wednesday: 10am – 6pm (Gallery closure commences at 5.50pm) Late Opening: Thursday, Fridays:10am - 9pm (Gallery closure commences at 8.50pm) Recorded information: 020 7312 2463 General information: 020 7306 0055 Website: www.npg.org.uk
For further press information please contact: Neil Evans, Press Office, National Portrait Gallery, Tel 020 7312 2452 (not for publication) Email firstname.lastname@example.com
Mary Nevill, Lady Dacre and her son, Gregory, Baron Dacre
by Hans Eworth, 1559
three-quarter length portrait
oil on panel
500 x 714 (19 3/4 x 28 1/8")
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) is a fund of 'last resort', set up to save the nation's heritage in memory of those who gave their lives for this country. So far, NHMF has helped to save for the nation over 950 items. It currently receives £10million annual grant-in-aid from the government. For further information about the NHMF, please contact Katie Owen or Clare Makepeace at the NHMF press office: 020 7591 6036/6143 or on the out of office hours mobile: 07973 613 820. www.nhmf.org.uk
The Art Fund is the UK's leading independent art charity. It offers grants to help UK museums and galleries enrich their collections; campaigns on behalf of museums and their visitors; and promotes the enjoyment of art. It is entirely funded from public donations and has 80,000 members. Since 1903 the charity has helped museums and galleries all over the UK secure 860,000 works of art for their collections. Recent achievements include: helping secure Anthony d'Offay's collection, ARTIST ROOMS, for Tate and National Galleries of Scotland in February 2008 with a grant of £1million; putting together a unique funding package to ensure Dumfries House in Ayrshire and its contents were secured intact for the nation in July 2007; and running the 'Buy a Brushstroke' public appeal which raised over £550,000 to keep Turner's Blue Rigi watercolour in the UK. For more information contact the Press Office on 020 7225 4888 or visit www.artfund.org


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The following article was written by Amy Simpson who was a volunteer with Hands at Work in Africa from 2013 - 2014 from Westside King's Church. She continues to be involved with the Hands at Work Canada Office.
As I weaved my way through children and walked into the main hall at Westside King's Church, I entered a room adorned with bright coloured fabric and big straw tents. It may not have been the exact Africa I visited two years ago, but I was definitely impressed.
Westside was hosting a night called 'This is Africa,' in hopes to draw more attention and support for their recent commitment to partner with the rural community, Chinku, in Malawi. Although Hands at Work has had a rich relationship with Westside for over a decade, their partnership with Chinku is new to this year - and from the energy in the room, very exciting. Westside's children's ministry is taking the lead in the Chinku partnership--children connecting to children--and this event was a chance for many of Westside's kids and their families to encounter some of Africa's culture themselves and to celebrate its richness and diversity.
Upon entering, guests were encouraged to pick up a passport at the visitor centre. They then carried it around to all the booths – from creepy critters to delicious Malawian treats – filling the pages up with stamps and getting a feel for the partnership. There was energy, excitement, and most of all, a whole lot of Africa.
Many of the event's volunteers had been part of the Westside team that just got back from Chinku, and they were excited to share their experience. Their hope was that the night would inspire other Westside families to support the children they had met on their trip.
One of these team members was Bree Bone who went with her husband Ian. After helping children in Malawi make plastic bag soccer balls at the workshop booth, she was eager to talk to me about her time with Hands at Work in Africa.
"We wanted to go because we recognize we have so much, and I just wanted to be rocked and to be shaken up," she told me. Bree had gone to Africa in 2008 to help in an orphanage. At the time she wasn't a Christian so, when the opportunity to go with Westside came up it was exactly what she wanted.
As she spoke about her time I could tell something had shifted in her heart.
"To meet people that have such a heart for God, such a heart for each other, heart for this community, so dedicated and tender… The joy people have when they have barely anything is just stunning to me. We have so many things and this tiny bit of joy, and they have few possessions but this incredible relational ability to have this full spirit. And it is infectious. It's what I think life is actually about," she told me.
As we talked about the moments that touched her heart the night wrapped up and the church slowly emptied. People left with full bellies and a new understanding of what Hands at Work is doing in Africa.
Reflecting on the night Bree said, "It's not fully sharing my experience, but it's special to bring a little bit of a taste of what we saw over there and hopefully spark that conversation."
And I know it did.
Just that night 30 children were sponsored. Adding to that, Adam Bedford, the mission's director at Westside said that throughout the year they will continue to mobilize more support for Hands at Work in Africa.
Westside King's Church have been a long-term partner with Hands at Work. Recently they began to develop a new relationship with Malawi and investing specifically into a community called Chinku, which is being coordinated through their children's ministry. This event was aimed specifically at kids and families so that they could hear more about Hands at Work and get a taste of why support for Chinku is so significant. Through team visits, events at Westside church and raising of funds, they hope to engage many more people in supporting Malawi and getting to know more about Hands at Work.


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Dealing with picky bid specs
Hey kids... long post (and partial rant).
Wondering if any of you ever had this situation, and if so how you dealt with it.
Our company lost a bid for a job today.
Ok, a little backstory. We hardly ever bid on jobs. Almost never. This year is our company's 15th year, and we've probably submitted actual bids for things maybe three times ever. The simple fact is that for most of what we do (mostly broadcast television commercials, some industrials or corporate films) we are just hired by advertising agencies, or occasionally marketing departments of companies. We're not the cheapest game in town, not by a long shot (nor quite the most expensive)... so we're usually hired by folks who do so because they like our work, or the way we get things done... not because of price.
The pompous side of me will say "It's like when you want your portrait painted, you're not necessarily looking for the low bidder," and generally the kinds of clients that we usually like are not the ones where low dollar is the absolute priority.
Generally... but not always.
We decided to bid on this job, producing 30 videos for a particular department of our state's government. It would be a big job, 30 days of location shooting, probably about 120 days of editing and post production. A big gig.
Well... when we looked at the bid specs, they were very very obviously written specifically for the company who got the gig the last time they did these. I would go so far as to suspect (more than suspect, really) that the previous contractee gave them the exact specific specs to request in the bid. Things like very specific shooting formats ("must be shot with Panasonic P2 cameras"), very specific equipment ("must have a camera jib with a verizoom (sic) remote head"), logistics ("must have editing facilities within X number of miles..."), even going so far as to say what specific codecs must be used in editing (as if that would matter since the only deliverable was the final product). The most asinine requirement was that the contractee "Must have a dedicated satellite uplink at their location." WTF?? Completing this job would in no way shape or form require any satellite capabilities, uplink or otherwise. I'll spare the details of the job, but in this instance one wouldn't even use satellite for any sort of uploading even if you could. It's like putting out a bid for a barber and saying "Must own a Great Dane." It has nothing to do with this job. But it just so happens though that the previous contractee happens to be owned by a company that's owned by another company that does have a satellite uplink in their building. Hmmmm.
Furthermore, we had a state capital insider that we know call the department's director (who he knows) and ask him about this job, who fairly freely admitted "Yeah, that bid request is pretty much tailored for so-and-so..."
In the end, we figured out workarounds and compliances with their specific requirements. And we turned in a decent, maybe even slightly conservative bid. A bid that was SIX TIMES greater than the winning bidder (you guessed it, the previous contractee).
In this case...who cares? If they can actually do the job for the peanuts they bid, let them have it. They'll get what they pay for. We couldn't do it for anywhere near the low bid, we'd lose our shirts. So we're not crying over the loss, not at all.
But I don't want to find myself in this situation again, should we decide to go for something else. Have any of you encountered bid requests like this? If so, how do you deal with the situation? These are supposed to be fair, honest, open bids. .
Or do we just go with the graft-and-corruption flow? We do do a lot of work for political clients... so we're used to that. :) I'm more hacked off at the massive waste of time.
Advice and wisdom appreciated...
Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
The only time I have seeing that kind of specific detailed requests for a bid was in a situation that was exactly what you guessed: the client already had decided with whom he wanted to work, so he wrote the request just because he was forced to.
Some companies arrived with very interesting proposals, but the client shut them down internally, talking technical garbage to the rest of the personal that was involved in the decision. Of course, not in front of the companies that did the job to present excellent projects.
The reason the client did that? He was forced to give options by the company, but he didn't want to. So, my advice, if you smell something like that don't waste your time unless you really have some free one.
PS. You guessed right, I worked there but I was NOT the client. Just an embarrassed witness.
[Fernando Mol] "if you smell something like that don't waste your time"
Walk away and let some other production company waste their time putting together a complex bid that will never be considered. In the distant past we had an agency that would come to us year after year asking for a bid on the same annual big project. There was enough money on the table that we dutifully put together a bid each year. Each year they shared the bad news that we didn't get the job. Slow learners - we eventually realized that they were simply filling the requirement for 3 bids. The next year they came back again and we politely declined. They couldn't believe that we declined to bid on the job. I think they were ticked off because they would have to find someone else to dance for them. Good riddance.
Todd, this example sounds so eggregious, I think you should formally protest it and file complaints with the proper state government authorities. The state ethics board at least, whatever they call it in your state. This stuff goes on because good people don't always spend the time and energy to raise a fuss when things are Not Right. The people doing wrong always take that as permission to continue, and to do worse.
If you were mean-spirited, you'd also tip the local politcal reporter on the deal: the "must own a completely unrelated satellite facility" part, they would just love. You won't get any business out of that, but it will make a more level playing field for others that follow.
I think the biggest issue here is the 1/6th of the price part. Since everything else about this is ethically questionable, how likely is it that through changes, revised work orders and so on that the winning bidder will actually end up getting a much higher price than their winning bid -- an already knows this? If so many other aspects were tilted their way, why not that too?
I like Mark's suggestion about reporting it, but the problem is you, being seen potentially as Mr. sour grapes, really can't be the one to do so.
If you really did want to get in the trenches there's a possibility of there being some litigious angle to handling this. But that would likely be expensive, protracted and (did I mention) expensive.
I say F'em and move on having learned in the future to not even bother with what's obviously a stacked deck.
Yeah, I agree the whole thing is pretty shady.
I'd be crying and whining about it more if their bid was similar in dollars to ours (or higher) and we'd lost the job anyway. However, our bid was right around $360,000, whereas the winning bid was just a little over $60K. There's no way we could have done it for anywhere near that kind of money... we'd go broke doing it. We didn't even have tons of profit built into our higher bid. Of course our bid was to do the job really really right and slick. I'm not saying the winning bidder won't (never heard of them and don't know their work), but if they can do it for that kind of budget, I'll gladly let them have it.
But yes, the whole deal smells. Especially the part about the satellite uplink. The bid request even went so far as to say the vendor must have a satellite uplink AT their facility WITHIN the city limits of the capital. Who cares? A satellite uplink could be in Tanzania, it could be anywhere.
We were getting around that part with the argument that it doesn't matter where it is, and the fact that we do have uplink access at a TV station that is one block from our studio. In fact, when we called to confirm its availability to us, their news director (who is a great and easily excitable gal, in a fun way) was pretty livid at the state over the requirements. Ha... we'll see if she takes that ball and runs with it. (and by the way, as I said the needs of this particular job has no actual satellite requirements whatsoever)
Oh well... we should have gone with our first instinct which was very much "Let's not waste out time." But it seemed like such a big job (in addition to being a fun job and the exact type of work that we are very good at), that we took a chance.
Thanks for the advice, and for letting me rant...
Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
Government agencies don't care about quality...price is the only object when bidding is involved. Bidding on Government work is always "what's the lowest I can go and still make SOME money?" I've been underbid a lot too.
In an opposite experience, I once lost a bid because we UNDERBID the competition by $200,000. The commercial agency felt we must have left SOMETHING out. And we even padded our bid by 100%.
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[Shane Ross] "I once lost a bid because we UNDERBID the competition"
I hear ya, Shane, there's a lot of truth in that, too.
In our early days, back when I started this company 15 years ago... we were dirt cheap... by far the least expensive game in town (if you only count high-end production). I know for a fact that we lost some jobs way back then because we didn't seem legit because it should cost more.
The only time I can remember actually going head-to-head with our main competition for a particular gig that the client had us both submit for, our quote for the job was well less than half of the other guys. And our quote was to do the project in 35mm, whereas theirs was 16mm. Fortunately we did get that one.
Through the years we've gradually jacked our rates up so they are more inline with the rest of the industry. Still less expensive than most, though.
Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
I "once" replied to a "bid" it was for Govt work as well. Total waste of time, the bid required a 6 passenger helicopter to be on call for whenever the client wanted to shoot some video of traffic during a bridge construction job. The spec was written by an idiot, or someone who worked for a helicopter rental service that owned a vhs camcorder. I read enough of the spec to realize that it was a complete waste of time and that someone else was uniquely suited to getting the job, no doubt with a huge kickback for the agency requesting the bid.
I knew enough to pass and have never bid on an "open bid" job since. I do think that this system is highly corrupt, if I were to receive a bid, I would probably charge a few thousand to work up a quote for the client and send them the bill first, you are effectively doing their work for them and they know it, I value my time and if they are to lazy or stupid to hire a line-producer to figure out how to get the job done, then they are a waste of time.
Governments are legally required to receive bids, but you are not required to waste your time! If you are receiving the bid blind, IE you have no personal relationship with anyone within the department requesting the bid, throw it in the garbage. If you know someone, they you at least have a chance, do find out what their potential budget is, and then you can waste your time with confidence, or throw it out. If you are a small company, as most production companies are, think about one thing, if you are unlucky enough to "win" the bid, and cannot do the job because you mis-calculated the costs, too bad, you are screwed! They will sue you, take your home, take your business and then hire someone else to finish the job. Unless you are very careful, never "bid" always "quote" a job. Huge difference legally.
The question about this stuff that interests me is whether or not there IS a fair system that's even possible in these kinds of situations.
In a "perfect" world, the taxpayers would get the lowest cost. The chosen vendor would make a decent living. Everyone in the "bid pool" would have an equal shot at the work. And very day of "government video production" would see a nice layer of clouds diffusing the sun so that nothing is over or underexposed and nobody needs the generators, 20-bys and HMIs to make things look really nice.
Nice fantasy, but we all know that all that is simply not how things work on a regular basis.
No two brains will do these videos precisely the same way. No two production companies have precisely the same talent and resources.
So the whole exercise has less to do with the creation of actual work with exceptional VALUE to the commissioning party- but rather with balancing economic interests between and among "constituencies" in the broadest non-political sense (and perhaps in the political sense as well.
The big problem for me is that I can't actually think up any better way to commission video services for parties like an official "government" that would actually be any better.
There HAVE to be "insiders" who best understand what the project needs. People judging the bids have to become informed about the "actual" capabilities of the bidding parties in order to select the "best" fit - but that's hardly ever done by looking at what's in the bid documents, is it. There's no place to indicate whether "Vendor A" is wildly creative or dull as a stump. Whether the project even NEEDS to be at level A, or level B, or Level C to succeed in whatever it's "mission" might be.
Maybe the truth is that there must be place in the world for "government bid videos" just like there must be a place in the world for government cheese.
Nobody really values it - but at some point, the case was made that it could be useful under the conditions that could reasonably be foreseen. And when (after a decade or so) the stuff ends up in some school cafeteria and actually lowers some costs and keeps some kids from being honestly hungry - then the fact that creating, storing, transporting and managing it at least does some small amount of good.
And if the worst happens and you have a flood or something and a lot of people REALLY need something to eat - and somebody remembers the cheese - then the cheese planners get nice pats on the back and everyone notes that "government really can do something useful" for a few days.
Until they forget.
Probably the best we can ever hope for with government video production of the "open bid" type being discussed here.
"Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions."-Justice O'Connor
>>In an opposite experience, I once lost a bid because we UNDERBID the competition by $200,000. The commercial agency felt we must have left SOMETHING out. And we even padded our bid by 100%.<<
Been there, too. Learning fast, though :-)
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Isn't that the famous gag? John Glenn, moments before launch, thought, "Oh S...t, I'm sitting on a pile of low bids!"
[Todd Terry] "The simple fact is that for most of what we do (mostly broadcast television commercials, some industrials or corporate films) we are just hired by advertising agencies, or occasionally marketing departments of companies. We're not the cheapest game in town, not by a long shot (nor quite the most expensive)... so we're usually hired by folks who do so because they like our work, or the way we get things done... not because of price."
You're hired by people you know and who know you and can work well with you. This government contract is pretty much the same. They want people they know and can work with, but they are required to put it out to tender so they create these convoluted requirements that no-one else can fulfil. Is it understandable? Yes. Is it right? No. In my state there are laws against that. As others have suggested, drop a line to a journo or the anti-corruption commission or something.
I participated in a pre bid survey to determine how much the project would even cost. So we chatted about the project, how it might be streamlined etc. Turns out that even though the specs of the project were pretty specific they were willing to look at other ways to accomplish the same thing. For example we might use students' testimonials as audio only and cut broll over them. that way we could run around with a zoom getting bites while the other crew shot the broll.
In the end we didn't get the job.
I have seen wide variances in bid estimates...I suppose it's not my job to determine how the low bidder can make money with their bid, but my guess is there is some streamlining involved.
Rich Rubasch
Tilt Media Inc.
Video Production, Post, Studio Sound Stage
I have been in the opposite position many times before (being the one to hire work). And for me I'm sometimes bound to play within the rules I'm given. Think of it this way. If I was a private company I could choose who I want to work for me. I have a group that I do like to use, why because I have a realationship with them. I know then product, In a nut shell I know what the end product will be. Like a director who only works with such and such a AD or DP or only this editor. Not because others can't do the job but becauase they are the ones they are comfortable working with. They don't have it out for the other guys. But In Government work especially you can't work like this. Everything is bid on. Everything!!! And usually you don't get to make the choice some else does. So you are forced to find loopholes and work arounds to get what you want. Unfortunately groups like yours get burned In The process. Again they don't mean too they just want to work with they guy they want. So they make up assorts of reasons why. The satellite uplink seems like a dead giveaway. I have on many occasions said " well these are the only guys who work with x, and so we need them". Did I really need x to get the job done, heck no but it help when the selection committee went to chose.
My two cents. Sorry you got burned though
Mike Jeffs
Video Coordinator
We get these sort of issues all the freakin' time.
I now refuse to bid/quote/tender/lick finger and stick in the air for ANY local government contracts unless we have been asked to.
It's a waste of time. They either know someone who has helped them write the brief and then feel obliged/want to use them for the job anyway, or they have literally NO clue as to what they are buying. It might as well be a sack of apples.
Most local government staff in England don't have any commercial experience - they will go with the lowest quote, and then if they save money they get a pat on the back from the boss and if the company can't do it, it's passed to the legal team. Very few will understand just how labour intensive it is to complete a tender response.
However, in this case, I would be inclined to kick up a big stink about the brief being written so favourably towards one company.
go have at look at fbo.gov - you can search for any number of criteria - there are usually a dozen media related RFPs mixed in with unbelievably specific requests. It is true, the RFP's are likely written by the intended vendor themselves. Then you look at the list of interested vendors and there are dozens or more companies on the list. It can be very expensive to bid on federal contracts, and it helps to be based inside the Beltway. That being said, it can also be very lucrative.
But what this comes down to is something that is key to all business - relationships.


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Fall is officially here, it is time to stop slacking, get back to the weights and put the work in! Hopefully the summer happy hours and vacation off-plan eating hasn't wrecked you too badly! We've all been there…. I mean I haven't (who am I kidding), but I understand things happen. Haha! Fall is a season of change and if you are looking for a new and exciting way to change up your workouts, kettlebells just might be the answer. So have some fun, mix things up, and starting adding some kettlebell work into your weekly workout routine.
Strength in large part is a neuromuscular skill. It's not simply about having more muscle mass. When we are training with kettlebells we are working on improving the skill of your nervous system. The purpose is not to approach it like a traditional body part split routine training only parts of the body but working with an eye to improving how your body moves as a unit. Control, speed, accuracy and consistency that you can skillfully apply are the goals. As your movement patterns improve and your body adapts, your ability to work with heavier loads and do more complicated moves will bring about the strength that most of us are after.
Aside from strength, doing this circuit is also an awesome way to get off the treadmill or other machine and start using your body for real to do cardio. Instead of jumping on a machine for a one plane of motion boring routine think about picking up a kettlebell and use more muscles to achieve better results!
Circuit: 3x
Reps: 15-20
Rest: 60-90 seconds between circuits
** Perform a dynamic warm-up to get the body better ready to move
NOTE: during the circuit don't put the kettlebell down unless you are moving to another exercise & you have to or you need to grab a heavier or lighter kettlebell to work with. Your goal should be to be able to do all the exercises with the same weight.
Let's Get Started!
1.) Goblet squat
2.) Deadlift
3.) Rack postion, single arm front squat (10 right, 10 left)
4.) Single arm overhead shoulder press
5.) Standing upright row (2 hands on the kettlebell)
6.) Pushups, 1 hand on the kettlebell, one on the floor
a. Regress this exercise if you need to. Knee pushups, or regular pushups on the floor or a raised surface will work.
7.) Wide elbow, bent over kettlebell row
8.) Front plank (on forearms) - 30 seconds, Side plank - 30 seconds, Side plank - 30 seconds
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Sunday services are an opportunity to meet together in a larger group for worship, fellowship, encouragement and Bible teaching. This week there will be two Sunday Services at the Harte & Garter Hotel, which is our venue for the whole of August.
The Kids programmes will be running in the first service, but a parent room will be available in both services for parents with children of all ages.
There will not be a creche this week but 3-5s will start registration at 9.15am, with the programme beginning at 10am. Registration for 5-11s is also at 9.15am, with the programme running throughout, downstairs in the Martingale Suite, which can be accessed through the courtyard. Elevate 11-14s will not be running this week, but they are invited to attend the elevate weekend and the elevate social which is taking place after the second service.
There will be refreshments between the two services from 10.50am-11.15am. This is a great chance to get to know people and find out more about the church.
First Service: 9.30-10.50am (Doors open 9.20am)
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NEW YORK -- Marriott International Inc. should shed some light on the health of the hotel sector when it reports earnings for the third quarter after the market closes on Wednesday.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Signs of slowing growth. Three months ago, Marriott said it could boost earnings this year through higher bookings and rates despite slowing growth overseas. It raised its profit forecast for the year but cut its prediction for fees for extras like in-room wireless Internet. It said demand growth was slowing in once booming markets like the Middle East and Asia.
The global economy has slowed further since then. But most observers think Marriott will keep its promise for improved earnings, because the economy still hasn't dampened its ability to raise prices. Marriott expects revenue per available room _ a key measure of performance for hotel companies _ to grow by 6 to 8 percent this year. That metric rose 6.7 percent in the second quarter. And reservations are holding up well despite many people becoming more skittish about spending freely on vacation.
Still, don't expect Marriott shares to jump, even if its results are stronger than expected. The stock is up 42 percent so far this year, better than its peers, and nearly three times the rate of growth in the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Several analysts in recent weeks have suggested investors move to the sidelines for now.
WHY IT MATTERS: Marriott, based in Bethesda, Md., also operates Ritz-Carlton hotels, Fairfield Inn & Suites and other brands. It is the first major hotel company to report third-quarter earnings, which means it will be closely watched as an indicator of how the entire sector is performing amid a slowing global economy.
WHAT'S EXPECTED: Analysts polled by FactSet expect a profit of 40 cents per share on revenue of $2.65 billion.
LAST YEAR'S QUARTER: Marriott lost $179 million, or 52 cents per share, in the third-quarter last year because of charges it booked from the spin-off of its timeshare business.
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WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency agreed Tuesday to allow members of the Senate Intelligence Committee to see photos of a dead Osama bin Laden to further confirm the Al Qaeda leader's death, Sen. Mark Udall told the Denver Post this afternoon.
Udall, a member of the Intelligence Committee, said he had been urging the White House to release the photos to members of his committee to "provide more credibility," to what happened.
"I think it just adds to the weight of the mission and adds to the weight of the evidence," Udall said Tuesday. "We can add heft to the report."
Neither the White House nor the CIA had any immediate comment on the photo release. Udall said members of the committee could see them as soon as later this week.
Udall said he has not received any calls from people who did not believe Osama bin Laden was dead. He said he believed most of the doubt was abroad and that Americans trusted the Navy SEALS and feel comfortable with the already-released videos taken from bin Laden's compound showing how the terrorist leader lived.
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It's becoming a cliche, but what a week for interactive data visualization! We saw some very impressive projects being launched, such as Glenn McDonald's Every Noise at Once, the Startup Universe (a joint production by Visual.ly, Accurat and Ben Willers), and the Let's free Congress visualization, just to name a few of the whole +20 examples we separated for you.
Hope you enjoy them – and in case you're looking for interactive maps, our weekly Digital Cartography column is the place to find them.
Startup Universe | Visual.ly
Every Noise at Once | Glenn McDonald
MONEY wins ELECTIONS| Let's Free Congress
Non-Violence Map of Syria | Syrian Nonviolence Movement
The automatic for the people | The Telegraph
The Whistleblower: A timeline of the Edward Snowden Spy Saga | Rob Montgomery
60 years of names in France | Data Addict
Rayuela | Santiago Ortiz
Your Tour | Google
Beating Oz, the great and powerful | The Economist
The Grunt-O-Meter | Peter Gilks
(Via Tableau Viz of the day)
Ford Family tree| The Wall Street Journal
Unisex Baby Names | Steve Ruble
(Via Tableau Viz of the Day)
What Washington CEOs make | The Washington Post
Trains stopped | La nacion
The iPod visualized as vinyl| Concert Hotels
Timeline of Georgia 2013 | JumpStart Georgia
NFL Player Arrests Since 2000 | The Sports Geeks
Most Rappers Are Lying About Their Money | Business Week
One Hour per Second | YouTube
Hot Dog Eating Contest | Lee Feinberg
(Via Tableau Viz of the Day)
Celebrity Insurance | Clinic Compare
Wimbledon 2013 | Gum Tree
And from Visual Loop Brasil:
Protests in the strees: interactive timeline | G1
Confederations Cup 2013 | O Globo
The history of riots in Brazil | UOL
Time to close today's selection, and remember: You can also send your recommendations for interactive maps to be featured here, just send us a message on Twitter or Facebook with the link.


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Bowne & Co. Named to InformationWeek 500
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Press release from the issuing companyTechnology Investments Benefiting Customers of Each Bowne Business Unit NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Bowne & Co., Inc., a global leader in providing high-value document management solutions, has been named to the 2002 Information Week 500, the annual ranking of companies that demonstrate "a pattern of technological, procedural and organizational innovation." Bowne placed among the top 20 in the Consulting & Business Services category and 295th on the overall list. Companies are selected for the annual ranking by the editorial staff of Information Week magazine based on the following criteria: minimum $1 billion in annual revenues, use of technology to drive business innovation, procedural and organizational originality, successful implementation of IT strategies, and leadership among industry peers and the IT community at large. According to the magazine, it is "the most prestigious ranking of technology-driven organizations in America." "We're proud of this honor and the Bowne people who have made it happen," said Chairman and CEO Robert M. Johnson. "The real beneficiaries of our Information Week ranking are Bowne's customers, because our technological leadership cuts across all business lines. Our substantial technology investments help us to maintain and strengthen our position as the world's leading financial printer. Our strong technology and operations platforms create a solid foundation for our newest division, Bowne Enterprise Solutions, to aggressively pursue leadership of the emerging market for customized and personalized documents -- including documents on demand -- in financialservices, healthcare and other industries. Our Bowne Business Solutions division is the leading provider of outsourcing services, including a suite of IT services, to law firms and investment banks because we understand those industries and the technologies that drive them. And Bowne Global Solutions uses its industry leading technological capability to transform digital capital in the market for globalization and localization services. We're pleased to receive recognition today for the kind of technological innovation that our customers have already experienced for some time." Information Week identifies and ranks the companies after an extensive mail, phone, and fax study. Senior IT executives are surveyed on their organizational priorities and spending plans for the year ahead, including in-depth information directly from the companies about how they approach and prioritize their IT investments. Additional information on the rankings may be found at http://www.informationweek.com/907/splash.htm.
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