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My client's office happens to be pimped out with a full coffee bar on the first floor. This was a dangerous move on their part. Of course, I guess it makes sense to keep the worker bees fueled with caffeine. Recently, I've been ordering Almond Joy mochas from the aforementioned coffee bar. This was a creation I used to make when I worked at a coffeehouse in college. I didn't really have a name for the drink at that time. It was just this chocolate almond mocha thing into which I threw 4-6 shots of espresso. By the way, 6 shots of espresso in 1 drink is NOT advisable. Trust me.
I've since toned down my radical pace of ingesting caffeine. Now I'm just a 2-shot kinda girl. Sometimes 3 if it's a particularly rough day. When I first requested for the barista to add a shot of almond flavoring to my large mocha, she said "Hey, it's an Almond Joy mocha!". And since then the name has stuck.
So why have I just told you this story? Because this was the inspiration for my Almond Joy Cupcakes! Duh.
Almond Joy Cupcakes
adapted from Love and Olive Oil's Vanilla Almond Cupcakes
makes 11 (I doubled the original recipe to yield the measurements below and ended up with 22 cupcakes)
- 1/2 cup ground almonds
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup oil
- 2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
1) Add ~1/2 cup almonds to a food processor. Grind almonds to a fine consistency. Add1/2 cup of ground almonds to the dry ingredients.
2) Mix the dry ingredients (flour, ground almonds, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar) in a large bowl.
3) Using a mixer, combine the wet ingredients (oil, milk, vanilla extract, almond extract) in another bowl.
4) Slowly add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in several increments.
Note: I used a mixer only because I wanted to break up the almond pieces as much as possible. Then I used a whisk just to make sure.
5) Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full with the batter.
6) Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Let cool.
Almond Joy Frosting
adapted from La Mia Vita Dolce's Mocha Frosting
(I doubled the original recipe to yield the measurements below)
- 20 oz semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup water, minus 2 teaspoons (Just remove 2 teaspoons of water out of the cup. It's super easy, I promise.)
- 20 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
1) Combine the chocolate and water in a medium heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Make sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water in the pot or your chocolate can burn.
2) Stir the chocolate until it has melted and mixed thoroughly with the water.
3) Take the bowl off the pot and add the butter in increments, whisking until the frosting is smooth after each addition.
4) Add the almond and coconut extracts to the frosting and whisk to incorporate. The frosting will be thin.
5) Set the frosting aside to cool, stirring occasionally until it has thickened to the desired consistency.
Note: You can also save some time and place the bowl in the refrigerator, but watch it closely. If the frosting becomes thicker than desired, you will need to heat it up again to thin it out.
6) Pipe or spread on cupcakes.
These cupcakes were pretty tasty. I definitely got that Almond Joy flavor of almonds, coconut and chocolate. I also liked the slightly denser texture that the ground almonds gave to the cake. It was good in an interesting way, rather than a negative way.
I did get some feedback that maybe more coconut flavor could be added to the cake. I could do that. I could also replace the vanilla extract in the cake with almond extract. Because that might make more sense. But of course I didn't think of it until the cupcakes were already baking in the oven. Hmmm...
So, what other candy bar cupcakes should I make next?!


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Year in Review (in a manner of speaking)
This year has been full, and before you check out and think that this is a post about all of the stuff I did this year written in open-letter format to my childhood sweetheart (whoa!) I think it's only fair to warn you that this post is about the great books, movies, music and other such things that came into my life this past year. Those of you who know me, know that I don't do favorites, but apparently I do year-end roundups. At least this year. I hope that in this showcase, you will find things that you recognize and love, things you couldn't stand, and things you've never heard of. Enjoy.
New Bands (to me, at least)
Dr. Cramer and his wife took me under their wing during my last semester at Taylor. They invited me into their home, worshipped alongside me at church and played speed scrabble with me on at least one Friday night. They also introduced me to The Innocence Mission who gave me a song called Happy Birthday (as well as many others) to love. Their sound is lilting, ethereal and lovely with lyrics that leave you thinking, and, in my case, resonating.
A friend at school suggested that I get to know Over the Rhine, a band that has captured me with their heartbreakingly honest lyrics, well-sung songs and obvious emotion, among other things. I had the pleasure of seeing them in concert last spring, contributing to the making of their new album, and falling in love with all the songs on it.
My brother introduced me to Mumford and Sons over Thanksgiving. I must admit that I was very skeptical about how popular they are, especially among the cool people that I know. However, upon giving them a listen, I've found much to love about these people, though Winter Winds remains my favorite song from the first listen.
I discovered that happiness can be achieved by many different sounds this year. Somehow, I've found that my ipod plays host to Taio Cruz' "Break Your Heart" and "Dynamite" as well as Damian Rice's "9 Crimes" and The After's "Light Up the Sky." Here are my top few songs. They have made up my soundtrack this year.
Over It - Relient K. This song, from their break-up album Forget and Not Slow Down, is beautiful musically, while also putting a finger on some of the things you have to tell yourself in order to move on, in any area of your life. I did a lot of moving on this year, and this song helped.
Light Up the Sky - The Afters. A song about looking for the hints of God's presence in life, even when it's not obvious.
Free Fallin' - John Mayer. (This is the live version, a cover) So often, during graduation and beyond, this song summed up what I felt.
This is the Future - Owl City. This song offers a hopeful look at the present. Much appreciated.
Needle and Haystack Life - Switchfoot. Perhaps the most unique look at uniqueness I've heard in a long while. It reminds me that there is a reason to keep searching.
The Laugh of Recognition - Over the Rhine. This is an anthem written to the men of my generation. I echo these words.
Happiness - The Fray. Such a melancholy, hopeful song.
Breakeven - The Script. A very true picture of what a break-up looks like, rendered with love.
All right, I'll just admit it:
Mine - Taylor Swift. It made me cry the first time I heard it. There, I said it.
Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz. Good memories with a good new friend, and many since.
Alice in Wonderland. This film stole my heart. I enjoyed the fanciful elements, and perhaps most, the Hatter quoting "The Jabberwocky" poem.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I cried. Though elements were not like the book, this film and the two preceding it should not be placed in the same category.
The Tourist. It got terrible reviews, but I really liked it. It made me think and twisted my mind around.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1). This movie was true to the book and moving without leaving me on a cliff hanging until next July. Truly worth-while for any fan of the books. If you're not a fan of the books, you won't get half of it. Fact.
Inception. My favorite movie of the year. This one also made me cry and made me examine my view of creativity. I actually blogged about this one.
The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster. I loved the word-play, the subtle message. I truly wanted to go and hang out in this country and talk with people. The whole thing was delightful, and, I think, timeless. Written ages ago and still delighting people. Or so it seems.
I Was Told There'd Be Cake - Sloane Crosley. This was a funny, witty, somewhat irreverent but very relatable collection of essays written by a young New-Yorker talking about the things of her life.
A Walk With Jane Austen - Lori Smith. A memoir of one woman's journey through Jane Austen's country, works and her own faith.
Art & Fear - David Bayles and Ted Orland. A book about being an artist, even when it is scary. Filled with good reminders, and excellent encouragement.
Gilead - Marilynne Robinson. Lyrical fiction that made me forget that there were not chapters and reminded me of the power of love in the everyday, and of everyday in the everyday.
The Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling. I was never planning on being a fan, until I started reading these well-written books filled with good imagery, imagination and lessons that I often find myself relating to my own life.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery. Orginally written in French and filled with marvelous descriptions, it's a book about cream-fillings, and other things you can't see from the outside.
I look forward to another year of discovery, imagination and such things. Please feel free to send recommendations my way, and happy New Year to all. Thanks for reading.

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It's been a almost a full month without updating! Sorry to those that actually bother to read my blog and to those that have complained! Everytime something exciting happens, I make a mental note to blog about it but it never happens! Haha!
Anyhow, I guess the most most exciting and memorable thing that has happened to me is me finishing my FIRST ever half marathon (21km). I managed to finish the run in 2 hours 20 minutes. And, if the results are correct (and if i remember correctly), I came no. 84 out of 435 womens who ran the half! I don't know about everyone else, but I'm pretty damn proud of it! That works out to be like the top 20% of the womens! There were other stats as well, but I can't seem to remember them. Look at my lovely medal! *grins* :P Next run - Adidas King of the Road 3rd August 2009 (or was it the 9th? or 6th? I forget - sorry! I'll know when it gets closer! :P)
Other things that has happened? Hmmm.. *seriously thinks hard* OH!! Was walking around Bangsar the other day with my sister and I'm not sure if you guys have heard, but Edison Chen has just recently opened a shop in Bangsar (isn't Bangsar just to cool?! LOL) just next to MacDonalds. So, while walking, me and my sister saw a bunch of people just waiting outside his shop to open. We thought something was going to happen (ie. Edison might suddenly make a special appearance or something) but nothing did. Eventually, when the shop opened, the crowd were instructed to LINE UP! Wtf? Felt like high school or all over.. lining up to buy things in the canteen or something - I don't know.. that's what I felt. Haha! Anyways, me and sister really wanted to see what was inside, so instead of lining up like everyone else, we pretended that we wanted to go MacDonalds, and just walked past the shop. There was like NOTHING in there! Only a coupla of clothes hanging , I seriously don't know what everyone was lining up for!
There was a bunch of other things that happened, but if I blogged about it, this blog will never end. LOL! So gonna end with something which just happened yesterday.
It all started out with a normal Saturday morning with vball (which was good btw cause the weather was nice). Anyway, was heading for the normal makan session after when I got a call. Apparently I had agreed to go for lunch with this friend earlier in the week (which I totally forgot) and when he asked "is lunch still on?" I immediately replied "yes! definately! Where are we going?" I nearly fainted when he responded "Klang"!!!!! My friend wanted to go to visit another friend of ours. Thank god I didn't have to drive but far out, KLANG?! I told my sister and she told me to bring my passport! Haha! In all seriousness, I think I've only been to Klang one other time and was because we were on the way back from PD. I have freakin' been to Thailand more times than I have been to Klang!! I fell asleep on the way there though cause I only had like 3 hours of sleep the night before so I don't actually know how long it took for us to get there but luckily we managed to actually eat Bak Kut Teh which Klang is supposedly famous for. So yea, it was actually really good. Not sure if they have it here in KL, but there DRIED Bak Kut Teh (see picture)! Soooooo damn yummy! Haha.. We sat there for a bit just chatting and then left at about 4.30pm. I had to get back by 6 to get ready for this wedding dinner I was suppose to go too. It took us 1.5 hours cause we got lost! I was kinda shitting in my pants wondering if I was going to get home in time! But I made it at 6pm on the dot! Haha..
Okie la.. think will keep this simple since it's a Sunday night and I would like to do other things as well.. Haha.. till my next post! Bye!! :D
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Trex World, Part 37
"Authority, what do they have to do with anything?"
"Well, you said it yourself, we've got to be under the tubewerx, right?"
"Well, yeah, but how in the hell of hells does authority not notice you? I mean, they run the tubewerx and –"
Her trex beeped a harsh tone. "Here it comes!" she squealed.
"Here comes wha--"
There was a high pitched shrieking sound and Paul had to cover his ears with his hands. Amanda_adnamA jumped close to him and held him yelling, "Wheeeeeeeeeeeee" at the top of her lungs and the capsule wall opposite pall began to shake violently and the capsule started to shake and vibrate and Paul's teeth were ratting and that same wall started to split open like a pant's seal and there was nothing on the other side and Paul started to scream.
And then everything stopped.
No. It hadn't stopped it was just quite now, the shimming was gone. the shaking had stopped. there was still a constant sense of changing velocities in the pit of Paul's stomach. the gaping wound in the capsule's side was no longer vibrating, it was simply there acting as if it had always been there. the darkness beyond it was dissipating, revealing a red plush room, just like the capsule's interior but much larger. What was more, there were people past the wound. At least, Paul thought they were people. all he could see were the bottom of their legs and feet.
"Manda, stop brilling around in there and hop on out," an intense voice called from beyond. "Let's meet your darling Paul."
Amanda_adnamA looked up at him, in almost a pleading fashion and said, "No disappointing me, 'k?"
Paul, who was still shaken from the docking experience, merely nodded his head. 'Manda' smiled, pecked him on the cheek and then barrel rolled herself through the exit wound. "C'mon, Paul!" she called, giggling.
Paul closed his eyes briefly, summoned what was left of his wits, and rolled out of the capsule.
He rolled into the softest flooring he had ever experienced. The sensation poured through his nerves, slamming his spinal chord with thoughts of the rich and famous. He had finalized his rolling by stopping on his back. It was the best thing he had done for himself in six months. there was a steady hum and vibration surging through the softness. his vertebrae popped and settled into a more proper position.
"Gawwwwwwwwdddddddddddddddddddaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmm…" oozed from his mouth. There was a soft light leaking out of the ceiling he was staring at. It's intensity varied at a constant tempo, like a heartbeat.
"Hurry and get him to a chair before we lose him," said the same voice that had called to Amanda_adnamA.
Large hands groped into his armpits and started pulling him up off the magnificent floor.
"Shight, Manda, we can't use a guy that get's blissed out just walking through the front door."
"Oh stow it, Baby, he's not reacting any worse then we did when we invented the stuff in the first place."
"We? What's this 'we' business? This floor is 100 percent Baby-co."
"And it's propulsion is mine," said Amanda_adnamA matter-of-factly.
Another voice, a woman's, chimed in, quieter than the first two. "And the sensories are Thomas's, the networking is Renaldo's, the drinks are mine and the tastes are all of ours. It's a collaboration, people. Everyone contributes, everyone gains."
Paul was snapping out of the bliss-state and could focus in front of him again. The scene was like something out of a vid dream. There was Amanda_adnamA, lovely as ever, another, slightly older girl with dark hair and complexion and unnaturally bright green eyes and standing next to her was the largest man Paul had ever seen. A wall of muscle nearly over at two and a half meters, he was taller than the two monsters who had pummeled him outside the bar. Paul's nose was telling him that this fellow didn't use deodorant, either. Shaved head gleaming under the pulsating light, he arched his head to the left and right at the same rhythm. Paul had the distinct impression that he was being sized up.
"Fine. Fine, whatever, Itty. So. Paulie. Why you wanna join Taste!."
"I need the cred."
"Of course," he guffawed "Everyone needs that, don't they. What can you offer us."
"I'm a tagger."
"Yes, yes. But what can you offer us."
"My time."
"Oh, that's rich. That's goooood. Here's the thing, Paulie, Manda likes you. And that's supposed to be good enough for me."
"Oh, Baby--" Amanda_adnamA started, her tone threatening.
"And if that's what we followed that criteria for hiring, then everybody in the whole farking world floor would be a member." he turned towards her, "Isn't that true? "
"Isn't that what we're up to, anyway?" she sighed, coiling herself. Paul sensed that she was about to tap into some unseen reserve. The atmosphere was charged "Isn't that what we want?"
The other woman had had enough of the conversation as well. she stood before the hulking mass and asked in a whisper, "You been tweaking past the limit again, Baby?"
The man rolled his eyes and moved the woman aside with a large hand to better address Paul. "Whatever. Now's not the time or the place. Here's the fact of the matter, Paulie. There's only one thing you have that we want, and that's the inside scoop on Panopticon Productions, of course. You know how they work. And you're gonna fill us in."
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Spotify is one of the most popular streaming music services on the planet – the service has more than 60 million active users, 15 million of whom are paying $10 per month for higher-quality streaming.
Now, Spotify may be aiming to move into the streaming-video market as well, according to a report by Mike Shields and Jens Hansegard at The Wall Street Journal.
Spotify is reaching out to media companies and YouTube affiliates "to discuss both acquiring their material and co-creating original video series," the report says, citing people familiar with the matter. If those negotiations are successful, we might see a Spotify video service similar to its music service, with free ad-supported videos and a subscription option for ad-free watching.
The streaming-video market would be tough to break in to, even for a company as well-known as Spotify. Google-owned YouTube, which recently turned ten years old, is the biggest incumbent. Last month, Bloomberg Business reported that YouTube is considering introducing a subscription service whereby users could pay to bypass the ads that play at the beginning of many videos. Facebook and Twitter are also pushing into the streaming video arena. The subscription front is dominated by Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and a few other companies.
It's no surprise that Spotify may be considering producing its own video content. That strategy has worked well for Netflix and Amazon, as original shows such as "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" on Netflix and "Transparent" on Amazon have become huge hits.
The Journal's report says Spotify's understanding of its users' listening habits might give it an edge in serving up video. Someone who listens to downtempo, relaxing songs might be shown different video content than someone who listens to more aggressive music, for example. Of course, existing steaming-video services also build "taste profiles" to better gauge users' entertainment preferences.
Spotify has had an eventful year already. In January, Sony shuttered its Music Unlimited service and partnered with Spotify to create PlayStation Music, a service that lets gamers listen to tunes while they play. And last November, Spotify launched Spotify Family, which lets multiple listeners in a household subscribe to Premium streaming at a steep discount.
Despite its huge base of users, Spotify isn't turning a profit yet. In 2013, the company lost about $80 million, down from a $115 million loss in 2012. Even though the company's revenue is growing steadily every year, Spotify is investing a lot of that money into developing its software and expanding internationally. The company announced last week that it will hold a media event in New York on May 20, but hasn't said what the event will be about.


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Welcome To Hotels Rome
Sources say that there are hundreds even thousands of accommodations in Rome and Italy. People who are making plans and preparations for a trip to Rome or Italy normally make their hotel reservations before leaving home. Of course this would be the wise thing to do. It would be quite unrealistic for an individual to assume that hotel accommodations could be found at hotels in Rome and Italy once they arrive there. With so many people visiting Rome and Italy, available hotels may be more difficult to find than one might think.
People travel to Rome and Italy for many reasons. Some go for business reasons, others for religious or political reasons, while others simply go for a vacation. With the constant traffic in and out of Rome and Italy, hotel availability may be a problem at times. Of course as with any vacation destination, there are busier seasons than others which would mean hotels in Rome and Italy may be filled to capacity. Making certain they have a place to stay ought to be the number one detail on an individual's list.
There are ways to ensure there are available hotels in Rome and Italy. The travel agency which takes care of the individual's travel arrangements ought to be able to provide them with information about available hotels in Rome and Italy. Perhaps accommodations are included in the travel package. This would make the individual's job that much easier. If not, the internet is a great resource for hotels in Rome and Italy. Once the individual has researched and found the hotel they wish to stay in, the contact numbers provided will put them in touch with the hotels in Rome and Italy. Once the accommodations are booked, the individual will be able to call prior to departure to confirm their reservations. This would relieve the stress of traveling to Rome and Italy to find that there aren't any available hotels.


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BUNDLE! The Greatest Day CD, Nashville Sessions CD, Live In Japan CD, Travels CD, Grand Ukulele CD, Peace Love Ukulele CD
Regular price
"The Greatest Day" CD, "Nashville Sessions" CD, "Live In Japan" CD, "Travels" CD, "Grand Ukulele" CD, "Peace, Love, Ukulele" CD - Bundled for savings.
"The Greatest Day" :
Track Listing:
1. Time of the Season 3:40
Writer - 1968 (Rod Argent) Marquis Songs USA (BMI)
2. The Greatest Day 3:43
Writer - 2017 (Jake Shimabukuro)Uke Ox Publishing (BMI)
3. Eleanor Rigby 4:08
Writers - 1966 (Lennon/McCartney) Sony ATV Tunes/Northern Songs (PRS)
4. Pangram 3:15
Writers - 2017 (Jake Shimabukuro/Nolan Verner) Uke Ox Publishing (BMI)
5. Bizarre Love Triangle 4:19
Writers - 1986 (Gilbert/Hook/Morris/Sumner) Universal-Polygram/Vitalturn Co. Ltd. (PRS)
6. Straight A's 4:05
Writers - 2017 (Jake Shimabukuro, Nolan Verner) Uke Ox Publishing (BMI)
7. If 6 Was 9 7:13
Writer - 1968 (Jimi Hendrix) Experience Hendrix LLC (BMI)
8. Shape of You 3:09
Writers: 2017 (Sheeran/Mac/Burruss/Cottle/McDaid/Briggs) Universal Polygram/Rokstone Music Ltd/Sony ATV Songs/Samp-UK Ltd. (PRS)/EMI April Music/Kandacy Music/Tiny Tam Music/Air Control Music (ASCAP)/Songs of Windswept Pacific/Hitco Music/Shak'em Down Music Inc/WB Music Corp/Tony Mercedes Music (BMI)/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Pepper Drive Music (ASCAP)/Spirit B-Unique Polar Patrol Songs (BMI)
9. Go for Broke 4:24
Writer - 2017 (Jake Shimabukuro) Uke Ox Publishing (BMI)
10. Little Echoes 2:27
Writer - 2017 (Jake Shimabukuro) Uke Ox Publishing (BMI)
11. Mahalo John Wayne 4:17
Writer - 2017 (Jake Shimabukuro/Brian Shepard) Uke Ox Publishing (BMI)
12. Hallelujah 4:10
Writer -1967 (Leonard Cohen) Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)
1. Use Me (feat. Dave Preston) ('18 Live) 8:11
Writer - 1972 (Bill Withers) Songs Of Universal/Interior Music Corp. (ASCAP)
2. Dragon ('18 Live) 6:06
Writer - 2018 (Jake Shimabukuro) Uke Ox Publishing (BMI)
3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps ('18 Live) 12:25
Writer - 1968 (George Harrison) Harrisongs Ltd/Penny Farthing Music
LABEL: JS Records, Manufactured and Distributed by Mailboat Records
"Nashville Sessions"
Track List:
1. Hemiola Blues
2. 6/8
3. Man of Mud
4. Galloping Seahorses
5. Motown
6. Celtic Tune
7. Tritone (excerpt from Byron Yasui's Ukulele Concerto, Campanella – First Movement)
8. Blue Haiku
9. Ballad
10. F Minor
11. Kilauea
"Live In Japan"
Disc One Track List:
1. Medley-Trapped/Me & Shirley T/Low Rider
2. Passport
3. Red Eye
4. Ichigo Ichie
5. I'll Be There
6. Oama
7. Travels
8. Kawika
9. Hula Girl
10. Blue Roses Falling
Disc Two Track List:
1. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Dragon
3. 3rd Stream
4. Orange World
5. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Travels casts the spotlight on Jake's diverse artistry, from lilting self-penned compositions, to modern interpretations of beloved Hawaiian standards. As a special treat, the disc also includes a memorable pair of pop nuggets from the 70s: A sweet rendition of "I'll Be There" by the Jackson 5, and a witty, Hawaii-meets-East L.A., take on "Low Rider" by War (the latter featuring rare vocals by Jake).
"Grand Ukulele"
Track List:
1. Ukulele Five-O
2. Rolling In The Deep (Adele / Paul Epworth)
3. Gentlemandolin
4. More Ukulele
5. Missing Three
6. Music Box
7. 143
8. Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen)
9. Island Fever Blues
10. Fields Of Gold (Sting)
11. Gone Fishing
12. Akaka Falls (Helen Parker)
"Peace, Love, Ukulele"
Track List:
1. 143 (Kelly's Song) 2011
The song ""143"" was inspired by Jake's years in high school when cell phones and text messaging didn't exist. If you were one of the cool kids, you probably had something called a pager. Back in those days, there were numeric codes for pagers - and ""143"" was the numeric code for ""I love you.""
2. Bohemian Rhapsody
This is the only solo ukulele arrangement on the CD.
This was quite a challenge considering the ukulele has only four strings and two octaves.
This arrangement is the result of many sleepless nights.
3. Bring Your Adz
Here's Jake's take on rock-ukulele.
An adz is a small ancient Hawaiian tool used for cutting that resembles a small axe.
In rock & roll, players usually refer to their guitars as their axe.
'I remember hearing people say, ""bring your axe to the gig.""
I guess ""bring your adz"" is the ukulele version of the expression.' – Jake said.
4. Boy Meets Girl
Here's Jake's take on ukulele-pop music.
Boy Meets Girl is a happy love song - sort of ""first-date"" or early relationship inspired stuff.
This song was inspired by a mid 80's pop-groove with a very late 30's melody.
Jake's mother loved listening to old pop records when he was growing up.
5. Go For Broke
This piece was inspired by the WWII Japanese American veterans (the 442nd, 100th, 1399th, and MIS). ""Go For Broke,"" which means ""to risk everything on one great effort to win big,"" was the motto of the Japanese American soldiers from Hawaii who were the first to volunteer to fight overseas proving their loyalty to America and securing a better life for all Asian Americans living in the United States today.
6. Trapped 2010
Here's a song that was inspired by the legendary percussionist Ralph MacDonald.
Jake met Ralph a few years ago while touring with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band.
One night, while they were hanging out, Ralph showed Jake a really cool Egyptian rhythm that later became the foundation of this piece. Jake also wanted to explore the textural sounds of combining the plucked ukulele with the long, bowed characteristics of the violin, which led to a collaboration with his dear friend, Iggy Jang, concert master of the Honolulu Symphony.
7. Variation On A Dance 2010
Here's a piece that evolved from another piece Jake wrote many years ago called ""Let's Dance,"" a flamenco inspired composition. He basically changed the groove and dramatically altered the phrasing of the original melody. This track has elements of jazz influence and a bit of James Brown.
8. Pianoforte 2010
This piece was a humble attempt to make the ukulele sound more like a piano.
There are two main ukulele parts in this song. One part represents the left hand, and the other represents the right hand. ""Pianoforte"" was the original name of the piano when it was first invented. It was given that name because it was the first keyboard instrument that could play loud and soft - ""piano"" and ""forte.""
9. Five Dollars Unleaded 2010
This is a driving tune about gasoline. It's supposed to reflect the emotions you feel as the fuel level in your tank rises and falls. The song was written in 3 parts. The first part describes what you feel when you're driving around with a full tank of gas - usually happy, bouncy and fun.
The second part reflects what you might feel when that fuel light starts flashing - the music gets a bit dark, stressful and worrisome. The third part is all about finding that gas station - you pull in, stop, fill-up your gas tank, and then you're happy again.
10. Ukulele Bros.
Here's a song that Jake recorded with his younger brother, Bruce. He's a great ukulele player and Jake wanted to feature Bruce on the new album. They spent a lot of time as kids playing together. Besides, two ukuleles are better than one.
11. Hallelujah
Jake always thought covering a song by another artist is like wearing your favorite basketball player's jersey. When Jake was a kid, he wore my number 23, Michael Jordan jersey everyday to school. Covering Leonard Cohen's ""Hallelujah"" is like putting on a Cohen jersey and celebrating his love and admiration for one of the most gifted song writers and poets of our time.
* All tracks written by Jake Shimabukuro except track 2, 10, and 11.


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Limit(less) Brings LGBTQ African Stories into the Light/
Black Lives Matter.
This will always be true. In this specific field, there is more that needs unpacking: anti-blackness, colorism, commodification—the list goes on. These discussions are more segmented through the African diaspora, that has uprooted and shifted the makeup of African and black identity globally. One example is the idea that being LGBTQ+ is "un-African" and caused by an exposure to the West. This Western exposure however, is the same that brought binary ideologies in theology and sexuality in tow. It's also responsible for robbing, removing, and erasing cultures and resources from an entire continent throughout history.
LGBTQ+ lives do exist throughout Africa, but with decades of anti-LGBTQ+ evangelical crusades and colonization its subversion seeks a level of myth in the homes of deeply conservative Africans. With more work being done in areas to exhume these stories from the sunken place, it is becoming harder for naysayers to use the "absence" of evidence as a turning point.
As we explore African identity, the issue has another home away from homeland. LGBTQ+ in diaspora have an intersection of multitudes: from tribes to new nationalities, generational divides, and the scope of life and freedoms they must navigate within this vary greatly. These stories are a piece of a larger story that encourage and ultimately create a more accurate view of our history.
Mikael Owunna's Limit(less) project showcases just that. The photo docu-series paints a portrait of African queer life that is sorely missing in the media. Owunna, a Nigerian-Swedish American photographer, speaker and writer based out of Washington D.C., specializes in documentary and portrait work. Their work focuses on elevating marginalized voices, as well as analyzing white supremacy, colonization and anti-blackness in popular culture and mainstream media.
Limit(less) pairs positive, hopeful imagery with the unique stories of LGBTQ Africans. The photos themselves are full of color painting an image that is as vibrant and diverse as the subjects interviewed. The interview portion goes further by delving into personal identities through style and traditional symbolism, family life, and the "gap" between being LGBTQ and African. WUSSY had a Q&A interview with Owunna about the project and its aspirations moving forward.
What are some key inspirations in this project?
This project was born out of personal experiences. I am queer Nigerian-American and grew up feeling very torn up about having these two identities. When I was outted as a teenager, I was told that being gay was "not of my culture" and the antidote that was proposed was sending me back to Nigeria a lot to "get the gay out of me." LGBTQ identities were construed as a "western" or "white" thing, and so- in many ways - I was an inherent contradiction as a queer African person.
I started this project 3 years ago to break down this colonial binary that says that one cannot be both LGBTQ and African. And the project was directly inspired by the work of Zanele Muholi - a black lesbian South African photographer - who did a portrait series called Faces & Phases on black lesbians in South Africa. I wanted to connect the dots to our experiences in the LGBTQ African diaspora and tell a story of freedom and emancipation through my images.
What is the importance of sharing LGBTQ+ African stories?
It's important because we have close to zero media representation, and the little representation we do have is overwhelmingly negative - showing us being brutalized, assaulted and oppressed in our home countries and around the world.
That psychologically affects you as a minority group. When I heard from family members that it was "un-African" to be gay, I had no media representation to disprove that. No LGBTQ African friends at the time and nothing in the media that I could turn to and see - "well, no, what they're saying is wrong"
So I'm excited to create and share images and stories that highlight my community and especially because the images are meant to uplift. They are meant to make you rejoice! And for people who grow up in a world telling us that we cannot and should not exist, that is the type of affirmation that can transform your experience. Just as seeing Zanele Muholi's portraits of black lesbians in South Africa did for me.
How do you think the usage of style and symbolism plays into the overarching view of black identity and pride?
Well I think there has definitely been a really big revival in interest in traditional African clothing styles and traditions especially over the last 15 years or so. It's a huge space of reclamation, particularly for diasporic African communities. It's a space of pride that pushes up against white supremacist myths that made us ashamed of our African-ness for generations.
Part of this project aims past colonial borders to venture into the array of unique struggles experienced by the African diaspora. How does this shift interact with the work? What are some challenges being presented?
Looking in diaspora the recurring theme that comes up again and again is racism - particularly from white LGBTQ people. As LGBTQ African immigrants, we can end up in this weird space where we might feel denied our African identity by homophobic/transphobic Africans while simultaneously being denied our LGBTQ identity by the severe racism in white LGBTQ spaces. That is an aspect of our lives and identities that is present in almost every single interview I have done, and it dominates how we experience and walk through the world every day.
What is the general notion or feeling you wish to get across?
Joy. Emancipation. Freedom. With each click of the camera I am envisioning what a free world for black queer and trans people could look like.
How does one get involved in supporting the project?
I just launched a Kickstarter to bring Limit(less) to Europe and complete the project with a final round of shots of the LGBTQ African diaspora there. Any and all support is appreciated!
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All photographs by Mikael Owunna. You can follow Mikael and Limit(Less) on Facebook @limitlessafricans and on Instagram @mikaelowunna.


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WICHE's 9th edition of Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates, released in December 2016, describes substantial demographic changes among U.S. youth for the next 15 years with critical implications for higher education, including:
· How might states, colleges, and universities adjust (or reconsider) duplicate or undersubscribed programs as college-aged populations flatten or (as in the Midwest and Northeast) even shrink?
· As minority high school students move toward being the majority (by the 2030s), are higher education institutions fully prepared to support racial and ethnic diversity, student success, and programming oriented toward shifting populations?
· With college-age populations growing in Southern states more than other regions, how might interstate migration and resident/nonresident tuition-setting be affected?
· Are Western colleges and universities, used to inexorable population growth, prepared for a new reality?
These and other potential implications are suggested by the first edition of a new WICHE report series, Data Insights, titled, Fewer Students, More Diversity: The Shifting Demographics of High School Graduates. This is the first of several 2017 WICHE publications that will drill down on data highlights from the 2016 edition of Knocking on the College Door, the quadrennial WICHE publication that reflects the most complete available snapshot of U.S. college-age demographics.


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How would you paint an Airbus A380?
"Design-your-own-livery" contests have a long tradition in the airline industry.
And you know what?
They work!
It is a straightforward, engaging way to get people and media talking, while getting, at the same time, an eye-catching original livery that will make the brand stand out at airports around the World.
What we had not seen so far is the contest being run on an aircraft this size!
Japanese airline ANA has three A380s on order and has decided to tap the creativity of the public.
Between 7th October and 30th November, you can submit your ideas about how this Airbus A380 should be painted.
The theme: "Fly A380 to Honolulu", since the aircraft will be deployed on the Hawaii route.
The winner gets a couple of business class tickets to Hawaii! - and, of course - the pride of seeing the design on such a magnificent aircraft.
Other examples of crowd-sourced airline liveries are Aeromexico's Aztec Dreamliner, Vueling's "Linking Europe" architecture themed A320 and Aeroflot's Khokhloma Superjet SSJ100.


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Waid turns Hulk into a weapon in new series
Mark Waid's new take on the Hulk is a little different. Now he's an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Gears of War: Judgement coming in March
The newest Gears of War installment is set to emerge on March 19th, 2013.
Gears of War: Judgement is a prequel to the original trilogy, set just after the aftermath of Emergence Day, when the Locust took to the surface of Sera.
The story follows Baird and Cole as they defy orders and try to rescue the city of Halvo Bay from being destroyed at the hands of the locust.
On top of a new storyline, the game is set to include new weapons, enemies and multiplayer modes — like the much-touted new OverRun mode, which developers say is like a cross between Beast mode and Horde mode from the previous games.
Players can check the game out for themselves in March. It'll retail for $59.99.
Neil Gaiman's Sandman Returns
Neil Gaiman is heading back to his seminal work — The Sandman.
The new book launches from Vertigo in 2013, the 25th anniversary of the first issue of Sandman. J.H. Williams III of Batgirl fame is slated for art chores, a pairing Gaiman says he's really excited about.
The plot is set to focus on the one story Gaiman felt he never really got to tell: the journey that had made Morpheus weak enough to be captured in an occult ritual in the first issue.
Comic fans don't really need to be told how big a deal this is. Now for a very long wait until 2013.
The history of Spider-Man
The new Amazing Spider-Man film pulled in $65 million in its first weekend at the box office — respectable, but far short of its predecessor.
Each of the films in the original Spider-Man trilogy managed to grab over $100 million on opening weekend, which seems to signify that fans might be suffering from a little spidey-fatigue, as it's only been five years since the last Tobey Maguire-led effort.


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From Politico
— By Nicholas Hirst
The head of one of Europe's leading price comparison websites, Kelkoo, said it's in danger of going under next year unless the European Commission takes market-stabilizing action in its six-year case against Google Shopping.
"We might not even survive another 18 months if there is not a decision soon," Richard Stables, Kelkoo's chief executive, warned in an interview Tuesday.
Stables accused Google of willfully destroying a series of budding online businesses and threatening to demote rivals that objected. Foundem, the first shopping website to formally complain about Google to the Commission, closed in December.
"This is about Google screwing over an entire industry and actually really hurting consumers," added Stables, who said he decided to speak out because "we have got to the point where we have nothing left to lose."
However, he said it was up to the Commission to decide what solutions would restore fair competition.
Google did not respond to a request for comment, but has vigorously resisted the Commission's accusations it hurt competition. The Commission could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Commission opened its investigation in November 2010 and formally accused Google of hurting competition in the online price comparison space in 2015. The charges were updated last year. Margrethe Vestager, the commissioner for competition, told the European Parliament last month she was doing her "utmost" to wrap up the probe.
Citing documents released erroneously by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Stables said Google had pursued a strategy to eliminate emerging rivals like Kelkoo since as far back as 2004. That included demoting comparison shopping websites in Google search results and luring away advertisers with the promise that they would appear in Google's product search for free — only for Google to start charging once they had seized the market, Stables claims.
Stables also said Kelkoo's subsidiary LeGuide had objected to Google scraping content like reviews. He claims Google responded that it would push the site down its search results if LeGuide resisted.
The price comparison sector has struggled over the past decade, forcing companies to sell off divisions and rivals to consolidate and stay afloat. After being snapped up for large sums, European websites Kelkoo, Ciao and LeGuide were sold. All are now managed under the Kelkoo umbrella by a U.K. investment group and employ about 230 people in Europe.
The company's online shopping revenue continues to decline and time is running out.
Related stories on these topics: Competition, Digital Industry, Google, Media, Online shopping, Startups


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text: HCMC Council okays new opera house project By Le Anh The Saigon Opera House at 7 Cong Truong Lam Son in District 1, HCMC – PHOTO: DINH DUNG HCMC – The HCMC People's Council, at a meeting on October 8, endorsed the city's proposal to build a symphony-opera-ballet theater in Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2, at a cost of VND1.508 trillion sourced from the funds collected from auctioning the land lot at 23 Le Duan Street, District 1. According to the proposal, the opera house is designed to meet international standards. It is expected to have a spacious hall capable of accommodating 1,200 guests and a smaller hall with a capacity of 500 people. The Construction Investment Management Board under the Department of Culture and Sports will be the owner of the project, which is slated for completion in 2022. The HCMC government said the construction of the venue was aimed at meeting the art demands of over 10 million people and millions of foreigners. The theater is expected to become a new cultural symbol of the city. Besides this, the new opera house helps enhance the development of art, diversify artistic performances, promote quality, preserve and develop the national culture, and promote spiritual values. At the meeting, however, some delegates remained hesitant about the opera house project. Vo Thi Ngoc Thuy questioned whether the new venue would attract spectators when the city is already home to the Hoa Binh Opera and Saigon Opera House and whether… [Read full story]


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The Art of Choosing Your Wedding Florist
Every now and then I receive an email or telephone call where a bride asks, "How much do you charge for one dozen red roses?"
I suppose this is one way for the bride to determine how expensive, or not a certain florist may be but it in no way takes into consideration the "art"of creating floral designs for a wedding.Usually, the bride does not only want a dozen red roses. She wants a dozen red roses with red berries,white feathers and crystal picks with folded leaves and a white satin wrap with a crystal buckle! Do you understand what I am getting at? Simply pricing one dozen red roses does not give an accurate representation of the cost.
Planning the flowers for a wedding involves: a complimentary consultation with the bride in person or through a series of emails,follow up consultations, many emails and phone calls, creating the floral designs, keeping track of all the bride's changes and requests, pricing the designs, preliminary quotes,secondary quotes and sometimes more, creating a contract, liaison with other wedding vendors working on the special day so that everything flows smoothly, compiling the types of flowers used and how many, ordering the flowers, conditioning the flowers, creating many individual works of art, delivering these works of art to a beautiful bridal party and wedding venues in a timely fashion! Please imagine the hours and hours of time involved in this creative process.So, simply pricing a dozen red roses does not "embrace the art."
These in my opinion are the best ways to choose your wedding florist:
- TRUST: Do you trust that the florist understands your vision? Do you trust that the florist can create and implement your vision? Does your florist listen to you? Give you ideas to work with and off? Do you like the florist? Can you see yourself able to work and communicate with the florist easily? Is the florist organized? Does the florist's reputation speak for itself?
- ART: Is the florist creative? Can the florist design in many different styles? Have you viewed the florist's actual portfolio? Do you like the florist's work? Do you feel confident that the florist can design in your style? Does the florist's art speak for itself?
- Budget: Last but not least budget. Be honest about your budget with your florist. Have a floral budget set before seeing your florist and a bottom line. For example: "I do not want to spend more than $2000.00 including taxes and deliveries."This gives the florist an accurate budget to work with and advise you on. Be realistic. If your budget is $500.00 and you have ten people in your bridal party, desire 20 centerpieces and your favourite flowers are orchids you may have to adjust your vision to accommodate your budget.Be flexible with your floral choices and open to suggestions.A good florist can work to any budget within perimeters. That being said, some good florists have budget minimums because they only accept one wedding on any given date . Read Testimonials ....Happy Brides speak for themselves!


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Nuts for Coconuts!!!
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One of the healthiest foods you aren't eating is the coconut, and no, Almond Joys don't count. I ate coconuts everyday as part of my anti-cancer diet. Now you may have had a pina colada, or coconut in a dish at some point, but very few people I've met have ever actually eaten a fresh … Continue reading →
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The last time I saw him, Eddie'd been folded double and stuffed into a big green suitcase in a basement. There he was, his big brown eyes looking up at me. He might as well have been carved from wood, which, of course, he was: oak.
When I was a kid, after the almighty, there were exactly three living gods: Santa Claus, Walt Disney, and Howie Olson. Olson was the star of "Circus 3," the after-school show on WISC TV, along with his puppet, our pal, grinning, impish Cowboy Eddie.
Eddie has been missing since Olson's death, on June 26, 1992. He was to have been given to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, but officials there have no idea where Cowboy Eddie might be.
These days there are few local children's shows, but once upon a time the airwaves were flooded with honorary uncles, aunts, and their puppet pals.
An estimated 13,000 children appeared on "Circus 3" during Olson's 11-year tenure. At 4 p.m. each weekday, he sat down at the "Circus 3" desk, flanked by galleries of children who had arranged to be on the show six months in advance.They were ready for cartoons, viewers' jokes, and the Question of the Day. Greetings were issued to the temporary members of the Get Well Quick Club. Drawings sent in to the program were displayed and commented upon by Cowboy Eddie, preceding their incorporation into the mammoth (and unseen) Paper City.
In 1972 "Circus 3" was canceled after a change of management at the station. Afterward, Olson was bitter but philosophical; he'd enjoyed a rich and long entertainment career.
Howard Olson was born in Chicago in 1910. So was Cowboy Eddie. The puppet had been carved for Olson's father, a vaudeville ventriloquist billed as The Great Chesterfield. Howie went into show business himself at the age of five, travelling the country in the final days of vaudeville. During World War II he joined the Air Force, where he and "Corporal Eddie" entertained troops. After the war, Olson married Vera Hammersley, a Madison woman. In 1961 Olson replaced Bozo as host of "Circus 3."
When I interviewed him in 1984, Olson told me that he had decided to leave all his memorabilia and puppets to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. "That way, maybe people will remember the old buzzard, Howie Olson," he said. It was a nice way to end the story. I used it again when I happened to be in the Capital Times newsroom the night Olson passed away, when I wrote his obituary. But a year ago I wondered: how was my friend, my pal, Cowboy Eddie?
I asked George Vogt, director of the Historical Society. His staff checked and rechecked; they had never received Cowboy Eddie. It was now a missing persons case -- sort of -- but there were a few clues. Besides performing, Olson was well-known professionally as a builder of fine ventriloquist figures, and as a teacher.
I found one of his former students, and through him I found another, Jacki Manna Read. A Des Moines native, she had come to Madison in 1988 to study with Olson and assist in his workshop. Olson, who had never had children, came to view Read as an unofficial niece. Before he passed away, Olson decided instead to leave everything to Read. Today she lives near Orlando, where Olson spent the last months of his life.
And Cowboy Eddie?
"He's great," says Read. "I just had him refurbished by some very well-known puppet makers, and they do work with antique figures." Polished and painted, Eddie's not in retirement -- far from it. Read is a busy ventriloquist who often performs at Disneyworld. Eddie is an occasional star once again, though primarily for gatherings of other ventriloquists, who are often goggle-eyed at seeing the puppet. He was as famous in professional circles as he was adored by generations of Madison kids.
I'm glad. Even in the finest museum, unheld and mute, he would be truly lifeless. And I hope sometime to go see him in Florida, and see him perform in person, and thereby fulfill a last childhood ambition of mine; I never did get to be on "Circus 3."
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Lewis Moore at British Summer Nationals
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The British Summer Nationals were held from 26th to 31st July and was made up of the top 24 ranked swimmers for each event and by age group in the country. The ASA National Summer Championships were then held from 1st to 5th August and were made up of the next 20 swimmers by age and event, in England only. Both events were held in Sheffield, Ponds Forge 50m pool and all events had heats in the morning and finals in the evening. To read the report click here.


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Tracy Morgan could return to TV with an FX comedy series.
FX announced the project during the Television Critics Association press tour on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Morgan will star in and develop the project, on which Jordan Peele (Comedy Central's "Key and Peele") will serve as an executive producers.
This project follows after a previous TV deal with FX was derailed by Morgan's injuries and recuperation from a car crash. FX Networks CEO, John Landgraf, said FX has always planned on upholding its commitment to Morgan.
The new comedy project follows Morgan's character, a career criminal, who's released from prison after 15 long years, hoping to reintegrate into a society that long ago left him behind. Fresh out of prison, his only expertise is making grilled cheese with an iron. Now, he must navigate a modern world of political correctness, internet, and self-driving cars.
This would be Morgan's first TV series since starring for seven seasons on NBC's "30 Rock." Production on the project will begin this summer, but it's important to remember that many pilots never make it to TV.
John Carcieri ("Eastbound & Down"), Eric Tannenbaum ("Two and a Half Men"), and Joel Zadak ("Key and Peele") will serve as executive producers alongside Morgan and Peele on the half-hour comedy pilot.
Morgan was badly injured and went into a come for two weeks in a June 2014 accident after a Wal-Mart truck hit the comedian's limo. Comic James "Jimmy Mack" McNair was killed as a result.
Read more live coverage from the Television Critics Association press tour.


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Anna Tifu, violinist
Anna Tifu was born in Cagliari, Italy on January 1st, 1986. Under the guidance of her father, she began
studying the violin at the age of six, and graduated from the Cagliari Conservatorium at the age of fifteen with
a Diploma, having acheived full credits, as well as a Special Mention Award. Anna has also studied with the pedagogue
Salvatore Accardo since the young age of eight, and has attended courses at the W. Stauffer Academy in Cremona.
Ms. Tifu began her professional career very early at the age of eleven when she made her solo debut with
the National des pays de la Loire Orchestra, and toured through France, earning an invitation to perform at the Tenth
International Mozart Festival at Rovereto as soloist with the Orchestra Haydn of Bolzano & Trento, going
on to make her debut at the Scala in Milan, playing Bruch's First Violin Concerto at the age of twelve.
Her active career as soloist and chamber musician includes solo performances with the Philharmonic of
the Nation, the Toscanini Symphony Orchestra, the Romanian Symphony Orchestra "P. Constantinescu di Ploiesti".
the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra of Miskolc, the Piemonth Youth Orchestra, the Essen Chamber Orchestra,
the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Prague Chamer Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Opera House of Cagliari,
and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bucharest.
Her ability to keep a massive repertoire at her fingertips at any given day is one of her talents. Her current
repertoire includes concerti by: Viotti, Rode, Spohr, Viextemps, Mozart, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Wieniawski, Sibelius, Saint-Saens,
Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Paganini, Shostakovich, and Beethoven. Her sonati include: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven,
Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Franck, Ravel, Prokofiev, and Ysaye, as well as the complete 24 Caprices
by Paganini.
Her latest mentors as Aaron Rosand and Pamela Frank, at the Curtis Institute of Music
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Next week there are 3 possible events to attend which unfortunately all run in the evening. The aim of these events is to improve female entrepreneurship. I will attend 1. As a female entrepreneur in Switzerland somehow the barriers to success are not being recognised before building the solutions.
I agree that networking, access to expertise and funding are a positive step, but to really make a step change we need to understand a percentage of what females need to navigate, and why there are less female entrepreneurs here. My company launches later this year, both proof of concept and funding have been achieved. As an entrepreneur you find a way to make it happen, with every barrier you find a solution; it is a can do attitude. That said I want to lay on the table what I have found as a female entrepreneur in Switzerland:
- The investor audience are predominantly men. Walking into a room of predominantly white middle aged men, who have great difficulty putting themselves in the shoes of a concept that is a problem for 'women' is tough. Even if they have a wife, the ability to comprehend issues is myopic because Switzerland is a very conservative country with women only receiving the vote in 1970! Many women do not work or only work part time because of inadequate child care with Switzerland only investing 0.2% GDP in child care, compared to countries like Denmark who invest 10%.
- That gives rise to a second issue. For those women who have families events are organised at times which are not always possible. For those outside Switzerland who think just get childcare to put it into perspective. Child care alone costs me 72,000 CHF a year and getting a babysitter is not easy here. There barriers to solutions I outlined in a previous blog.
- The third issue is that out of the box thinking can actually be negative; yes really! My mentor who sits on several panels conceded this is a great idea, but for the Swiss this would be too much. This is how it should be done and we don't have enough great ideas and implementation plans like this. What struck me is that as an entrepreneur, the current Swiss structure of funding and support puts limitations on what is funded or supported. The ideas and approach are impacted by a person's thinking, which is shaped by gender and background growing up outside of Switzerland. Of course you tailor your message, but to get more success the diversity of panels needs to be addressed.
I still have great optimism for the barrage of initiatives for females, and possible investment. I just hope that the good intentions recognise and adjust some solutions.
- A mixture of evening and breakfast sessions.
- More diverse panels.
- Strong mentorship schemes because for me that has been the difference. I managed to find someone with the right experience to be my sparring partner.


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In just a few short years, email revolutionized marketing. Yet email abuse, spam and sloppy email marketing practices have reduced its effectiveness.
As a result, I routinely pass over email as a viable acquisition channel.
Only double opt-in email sent to customers offers sufficient revenue to warrant attention. There are exceptions, as always. But unsolicited mass delivered emails to prospects often work to the detriment of the advertiser's reputation and bottom line.
As Reggie Brady writes (a recognized authority on the email channel) in her recent Target marketing article entitled "E-commerce Link : Don't Tarnish Your Reputation!".
"Email deliverability is still a major challenge for marketers… The newest wrinkle is that user behavior can affect deliverability—particularly for consumer mailers.
Many ISPs now calculate a mailer's reputation based on how many email messages are opened and/or clicked. If too many recipients do not open or click, your email may be routed to a bulk folder even if you are white-listed. Conversely, even if you've had higher spam complaints, your email may be delivered to the primary inbox if your opens or clicks are strong".
The government, ISPs and spam filter developers are all working to reverse the tide. But spam and spammer ingenuity continue to grow. In this environment, emailers struggle to keep their noses above the water line.
Other than spammers, the worst offenders are the companies that send their emails indiscriminately or too frequently. Their sloppiness reduces the email channel's potential for all of us.
The best email strategy is the same strategy for all marketing efforts. Marketers should carefully consider the impact of their marketing decisions on the customer first. If they do so, customers will reward them with repeat sales and loyalty.
Sloppy Marketing Weakens Email Effectiveness
In just a few short years, email revolutionized marketing. Yet email abuse, spam and sloppy email marketing practices have reduced its effectiveness.


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Back to where it all began... celebrating our 1-year anniversary with a lunch at our very first Nibble+squeak venue: Delaware and Hudson!
Michelin-starred Delaware and Hudson will close it's doors to the public for a Nibble+squeak private lunch! They will create a very special version of their acclaimed seasonal dinner tasting menu, available to us during this daytime feast.
Menu Announced for Friday's Nibble and Squeak Lunch!
Appetizers to Share:
- pretzel rolls
- assorted house pickles
- ricotta fritters with winter pesto
- sour-braised meatballs, gingersnap gravy
- house smoked bluefish pate
First Course
buttermilk spaetzle w/brussels sprouts and squash lardons
Main Course
beef pot roast w/root vegetables and horseradish
skate schnitzel w/ warm potato salad, radicchio
amish style chicken pot pie: chicken stew with noodles and vegetables
heirloom corn mush w/roasted winter vegetables, farmers cheese, poached egg
Desserts for the Table
We welcome parents and carers with children of any ages to this event. Please let us know ages and any food restrictions on the RSVP form. Kids eat FREE thanks to Mommy Nearest!
We'll provide high chairs, and they'll provide a changing area (they installed a changing table after our last visit!) and stroller parking -- in addition to delicious food and great company!
One of the gems of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Delaware and Hudson is steps away from the Bedford L train.


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I am in pain…
Does your tooth hurt? Dental pain or a toothache can be absolutely terrible. Even if it starts as a niggling pain that comes and goes, it can quickly develop into an intense pain that is so overwhelming that it is hard to think of anything else.
This is a common condition that we see patients in and the more pain people are in usually equates to the length of time they have waited, often hoping that the pain and problem will just go away.
If you are experiencing dental pain then please call our office on (08) 8346 3940 and explain the nature of your pain. We save a handful of appointments on any given day to attend to people in your position.
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We have written a two part article in our Dental Q&A section on exactly this topic.


text: I brought my camcorder to eat chinois with cougar last night and captured some thoroughly uncouth video over the course of 2-3 hours, and loaded it up on my laptop to review it to put some of it on youtube, but I am having a really hard time finding segments of it which don't contain anything which would get both of us almost completely de-friended by out LJ lists and have eggs thrown at us at AC this year, so I don't know if I'll post it. Luckily the cam cut out during one of my stories so it can't accidentally get back to me. My video-editing skills are sub-par anyway, but my oratory skills are spot-on it seems.


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I taught my first English lesson today at Mae Nam Primary and it went pretty well. Well, almost. As at the latter part of the lesson, the kids kind of lost focus and I started to loose control of them. My observer advised me that maybe I was too friendly and they don't think I am serious teacher. Think I need to consider that in my next TP :P
The lesson was basically about animals and opposites. I took a lot of time printing and coloured my flash cards myself. I also designed a board game for them to practice their speaking but they seems to be more interested in throwing the dice around rather than speaking the words.
Anyway I took out my instax camera at the end of the class to take a picture of them. All of them (even those kids not under my group) came and posed for me. Took just one as they were estactic. Asking for more. I just said I ran out and quickly left the classroom before I get mobbed by these kids.
Overall, I did very well for my first lesson but I do hope I could improve better. I will be teaching these kids again on Friday and I have not prepared the lesson plans yet. I have another TP on Thursday at the tourism school so I need to work on that first. It will be the adults I would be teaching coming Thursday and it will be another totally different experience.
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03 November 2017 | Follow
The extension was officially opened on Wed, 1 Nov
Education for children at Troon Primary School has been transformed following the completion of a significant new extension. The South Ayrshire Council project was officially opened on Wednesday 1 November, with children, families, and community figures among the VIP guests.
The £2million project involved the demolition of the former stand-alone dining hall; construction of a double height assembly / gym hall / dining hall; a single-storey building housing changing facilities, and kitchen; and improved accessibility, including a new lift.
Internal alterations were also required to allow the extension to connect to the existing building, alongside the relocation and enlargement of the infant toilet accommodation.
The project was delivered by Prestwick-based, Ashleigh Building (Scotland) on behalf of South Ayrshire Council.
Councillor William Grant, South Ayrshire Council's Portfolio Holder for Lifelong Learning said the benefits were clear to see, "We're committed to giving our young people the best possible start in life, with a first-class education in quality facilities.
"The flexible new extension allows the school to dramatically improve the quality of the sports and physical activity on offer, provides a central meeting point, and also allows the space to be opened up for community use.
"This investment will help the school to adapt to changing needs, extend what it does, and most importantly enhance the standard of education for generations to come."
Catherine Hornby, Headteacher at Troon Primary School said, "The children are excited to be learning in this new environment, and will continue to be inspired and challenged in their learning of physical activity and sport.
"As a school community, we can now all come together for assemblies to share our learning and celebrate success, with room to spare. The space also serves as our dining hall; a vibrant, social place where children can eat, meet and relax in bright, spacious surroundings.
"At the close of the school day, our facilities continue to be enjoyed by children attending after-school activities and with public use in the evening, allowing the school to be enjoyed by the whole community."
Children at the school are already enjoying the new space with the feedback to the school being positive, "At lunch, we have more space, more tables and we get to play outside for longer."; "It's good to have changing rooms instead of changing in the classrooms for PE."
The project is part of a £94million programme of works being delivered across South Ayrshire, with the aim of enhancing standards through a widespread improvement programme.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Buffalo woman has filed a federal appeal challenging her murder conviction in the 2009 shooting death of her husband. Leah Benjamin is serving a state sentence of 20 to 30 years on a conviction of second-degree murder in the death of Donald Benjamin.
The Wyoming Secretary of State's Office has announced that the petition filed earlier this week in regards to a proposed referendum on Senate Enrolled Act 1, originally known as Senate File 104, did not have the number of signatures required by the Wyoming Constitution.
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Wyoming Game and Fish officials want to remind Sheridan residents to not disturb newborn wildlife.
An arraignment has been postponed for a Sheridan man accused of molesting a 10-year-old special needs girl whom he babysat. 59-year-old Robert Bell's arraignment was postponed Wednesday after his attorney asked the judge for a competency evaluation by the Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston.
2013 HOOP JAM - The annual 3 on 3 Hoop Jam basketball tournament starts it's two day run in Sheridan tomorrow.
For several year the tournament was played on Main street and Grinell Plaza downtown, a move to Whitney Plaza took place a few years ago and has worked much better for the organizers and contestants and nearly 150 teams will be competing this year event organizer Amanda Monterstelli.
The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum in Buffalo will host an Open House this Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
Buffalo's waste water treatment plant will soon get the liner at one of the sewage lagoons repaired, according to City Works Director Les Hook, who informed the City Council of the agreement reached at their last meeting.
The Johnson County Healthcare Center's Board of Trustees, at their meeting Wednesday evening, approved the purchase of an adjacent property to the healthcare center.


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1. New girly polka dot blouse and bow earrings from Forever 21
2. Empty apothecary jars waiting to be filled with treats (Halloween candy, perhaps?)
3. Haven't had Peach Nehi soda in ages. #nostalgia
4. Next in line nail polish: Sally Hansen's InstaDry in "Bronze Ablaze"
5. Creating a mini art gallery in my apt (paintings available in my Etsy store)
P.S. There are 4 days left to enter the 26 giveaway for a chance to win a $100 J.Crew gift card! Enter here :)


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MedicineNet, Healthline and WebMD feature pictures of facial eczema on their official websites. Eczema symptoms include red patches of skin, skin inflammation and irritation, intense itching, small bumps, and scaly skin, according to Healthline. The disease is not contagious and tends to lessen in severity with age.
As of 2015, there is no cure for eczema, notes Healthline. Treatment options include over-the-counter oral antihistamine medications to alleviate itching, cortisone creams and, in severe cases, prescription oral corticosteroids. Phototherapy treatments can also help. Alternative treatments that may reduce eczema symptoms include meditation, acupuncture and aromatherapy. Triggers that can cause eczema flare-ups include stress, upper respiratory infections, animal dander, food allergies and temperature changes.


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4 thoughts on "Defensemen"
Something key to consider is that it will be someone that plays the left side. Nashville is down to just one left defenseman (Jack Hillen) with Ryan Suter and Francis Bouillon potentially out. Klein, Josi, Ellis, and Weber all play on the right side naturally, although Josi and Klein have both been playing the left side being paired together the past dozen games or so…
Victor Bartley – Has played very well and has been the most consistent . I do not believe Nashville will call-up another rookie . Jon Blum will get the call .
1 Laakso. Has experience, knows the Nashville system and has been consistant since getting sent down.
2 Bartley. Smart player, has earned a shot in the show.
3 Blum. Hasn't proved anything since getting sent down, not worthy of a recall
4 Sloan. Isn't he dinged up too?
This is a moot point because Suter was ready to go for last nights game but Trotz decided to hold him out, and several places suggested he i s ready to go for Monday
Bartley deserves the call but as someone else said, I doubt they'd call up a rookie at this point. I voted Blum.


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U-14 Boys
The final score in this tough fought game was St Michael's/Foilmore 5-13 Spa 2-6. Wind assisted in the first have Spa were unable to take advantage and were down 2 points at half time. HT score St Michael's 2-6 spa 2-4.
St Michael's lead by 4 points when Eoghan Mulvaney hit the back of the net with a great goal. St Michael's extended their lead again to 4 points but Mulvaney struck again for another goal to reduce the margin to just one. Spa started the brightest in the second half but two quick goals from our opponents killed off any chance of Spa winning this match. Spa kept going to end with great performances from Rian O'Neill, Timothy Moynihan and Eoghan Mulvaney.
Intermediate Championship
Spa 1-12 Castleisland Desmonds 5-16
A disappointing result for our seniors on Sunday as they were outplayed by a strong Desmonds side. Despite trailing by 1-7 to 0-4 early in the game they came back well to put just a point between the sides by half time 1-8 to 1-9. Four second half goals by Desmonds however finished our championship hopes for 2017.
Team: Aaron Farrell, Dave Devane, Mikey Moynihan, Paul Russell, Mike Murphy, Eric O'Donoghue, Shane Fenton, Hugh O'Donoghue, Corey Doyle, Conor Gleeson, Aydan Mulvaney, Paul Cahill, John Falvey, Jamie Spillane, Alfie Giles.
Subs: Rory O'Riordan, Andrew Fitzgerald, Michael Shannon, Brendan Lynch, Micheál Kearney
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In this session for our parish catechists we covered how to tell The Story, or the story of salvation and went over some practical applications for telling the story.
Link to Noah video:
(Note: If you use this video in catechesis be sure to stop the video at 4:03 or it will end poorly.)
Download the Handouts:
The Story in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.pdf
The Story Should Be.pdf


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An elegant beachfront oasis of luxuriant gardens and cascading fountains nestles peacefully on Palm Island.
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Dubai's most intimate seaside enclave commands an enviable spot on a private peninsula of Palm Island. Rimmed with a stunning secluded beach, with privileged views of the impressive New Dubai skyline.
The resort is pleased to make personal transfer arrangements for guests arriving into both Dubai International Airport (a 45 minute drive), as well as Abu Dhabi International Airport (a 70 minute drive). Luxury car transfers typically accommodate up to three adults, or two adults and two children under the age of 12. For groups of five or more, larger vehicles can be arranged.
Guests with upper class flight arrangements are kindly asked to check with their respective airline to determine if complimentary transfers are offered as part of their air travel. This will avoid any duplicate transportation booking and charges.
Ancient traditions and a reverence for nature.
Whilst archeological discoveries trace the history of Dubai to prehistoric times, it has only been within the last 50 years, when oil was discovered here in 1966, that Dubai became the intriguing metropolis that it is today; a place where revered Bedouin traditions and ancient souks harmoniously coexist alongside dazzling skyscrapers and the world's largest malls.
It's hard to imagine that Dubai was once a fishing village reliant on the harvest of the sea, boat-building and pearling. With an interest in trade routes, Portuguese explorers arrived in the 16th century, and in the early 1800s the British negotiated maritime truces with local leaders, which is why the area now known as the U.A.E. was once called the Trucial Coast.
In 1833, Maktoum Bin Butti led a Bani Yas tribe from the Liwa Oasis, the southernmost Bedouin settlements in Abu Dhabi, to settle on the shores of Dubai and declare the town's independence from Abu Dhabi. Interestingly, the Maktoum family still rules the emirate today. Throughout the 19th century, Dubai became the Gulf's major port, with pearling the foundation of the city's prosperity.
It was the discovery of oil in Dubai's Fateh Oil field in the 1960s that set Dubai on a fast-track to exceptional growth as a major world hub of finance, architecture and hospitality. With a population of about 2.4 million, Dubai is the second largest member of the U.A.E., and the country's most important port and commercial centre. In keeping with the welcoming spirit of its Bedouin heritage, Dubai today extends a warm "Marhaba", a welcome, to both leisure and business travellers, offering facilities of the highest international standard combined with the charm and adventure of the Middle East, an exceptional blend of modern city and desert.
A sanctuary of impeccable style, One&Only The Palm envelops each guest in exceptional and comfort.
Michelin-starred Chef Yannick Alléno orchestrates the resort's superb culinary experiences, with STAY by Yannick Alléno featuring his signature dishes reinterpreted in a contemporary fashion complete with a unique Pastry Library. The stylish 101 Dining Lounge and Bar perched on a jetty overlooks a private yacht marina with the New Dubai skyline on the horizon, and ZEST, the resort's elegant all-day dining restaurant, blends culinary influences of the Middle East, Asia and the West.
In a tranquil retreat set amidst gardens and fountains, expert therapists guide mind and body on restorative, harmonious journeys. Within the exclusive serenity of nine private treatment suites, guests are pampered with advanced facials and invigorating treatments. The renowned Pedi:Mani:Cure Studio by Bastien Gonzalez offers the most indulgent foot therapies, too.
Commanding an enviable location on the peninsula of one of the world's most spectacular landscapes, One&Only The Palm is Dubai's most intimate beach resort. Its serene beachfront invites guests to enjoy an easy seaside stroll, or to sunbathe on oversized daybeds. Six private air-conditioned cabanas surrounding the resort's spectacular pool provide a refreshing respite.
Set against desert and sea, Dubai offers spectacular opportunity for unique adventure, from a desert safari excursion and a chance to surf sand dunes, to horse riding experiences and world-class golfing adventures. Shop the world's most magnificent malls and discover the intrigue of old-world souks. Journey into the heart of Arabia for a desert dining experience, or enjoy a coastal dinner cruise for a breathtakingly different perspective of the Dubai skyline.
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Good morning! Last week was my daughter's 14th birthday...I really am not certain how that happened! I used the beautiful Wild Heart Stamp set from Unity Stamp Company, paired with a favorite birthday sentiment set - Glad You Were Born.
She kind of loves feathers - in fact, one of her birthday gifts was THIS lovely feather necklace that I found on Amazon. She loves it! Here she is right after she opened it and put it on...my lovely girl!
I watercolored the image with my Daniel Smith watercolors, then added some accents and splatters with a gold watercolor palette. Die cut slightly smaller than my aqua cardbase, wrapped around some jute twine and tied it in a bow, and mounted with foam adhesive.
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Cohen was an awesome sleeper around the 2-3 month stage. However, once he hit the 4 month mark his sleep started to regress and got worse and worse. By 6 months we were waking up 10 times a night to rock, feed, soothe him back to sleep! As well, Cohen had reflux and refused to take a bottle unless he was sleeping or falling asleep. I was sure that there was no hope to solving our sleep deprivation. People kept telling us "It will get better, his sleep will improve," or "It's just a phase." I am so happy that we never listened to them!
We both agree that SleepwellBaby was the best decision we could have ever made for our family. Within 2 days Cohen was sleeping 12 hours a night (with some brief awakenings), drinking his bottle awake, and becoming an all around happier baby. My husband and I finally had time for each other and appreciated our time with Cohen so much more because we weren't so sleep deprived!
Teresa, our consultant, is so awesome. She's patient and understanding and made things so simple for us to follow. I e-mailed her with loads of questions throughout the process and she was always quick with a response and helpful tips and solutions.
I was so hesitant to seek professional help with Cohen's sleep issues because I was worried what people would think and mostly worried that it wouldn't work. Now I know that I had nothing to worry about! We have our lives back and are fully enjoying being first time parents.
I cannot thank Teresa and SleepwellBaby enough!


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Heina Dadabhoy on the Mythicist Milwaukee Show
Heina Dadabhoy spent her childhood as a practicing Muslim who never in her right mind would have believed that she would grow up to be an atheist feminist secular humanist.
Heina has been an active participant in atheist organizations and events in and around Orange County, CA since 2007, and on the national stage since 2011. She is currently writing A Skeptic's Guide to Islam which she hopes to have released in December of 2015. She has a very active blog entitled "Heinous Dealings" that you can reach here:
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Heina shares with us her experience of transitioning into atheism from Islam. She describes how and why she decided to speak out on this topic. We cover many interesting traditions that Muslim's practice during the interview. We applaud her bravery for playing an active role in atheism as an ex-Muslim. Her story is very inspiring and insightful for anyone that has thought about or struggled with coming out as atheist or secular.


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Atlantis arrives at the station after smooth rendezvous
Posted: June 10, 2007; Updated after truss handoff
Commander Rick Sturckow guided the shuttle Atlantis to a picture-perfect docking with the international space station today after a dramatic end-over-end flip across the heart of South America to let the station crew photograph the shuttle's fragile heat shield.
"ISS and Houston, from Atlantis. Capture confirmed," a shuttle astronaut radioed as the docking systems engaged. A few minutes later, hooks and latches were activated to firmly pull the two spacecraft together. After leak checks to make sure the interface is airtight, hatches were opened and the station crew welcomed their shuttle colleagues aboard a little past 5 p.m.
"Atlantis. Arriving," station flier Sunita Williams said, following naval tradition and ringing the ship's bell in the Destiny laboratory module. The shuttle crew then floated into the station to hugs, smiles and handshakes.
Running three months late because of hail damage to the shuttle's external fuel tank, Atlantis brought two welcome additions to the international lab complex: A $367 million set of solar panels and a fresh crew member - Clay Anderson - to replace Williams.
Launched to the outpost last December aboard shuttle Discovery, Williams will set a new space endurance record for female astronauts and cosmonauts when she lands aboard Atlantis June 19 after 192 days off planet.
"Great job today, Atlantis, on the rendezvous," astronaut Terry Virts radioed from mission control. "Very nice approach. And welcome to your new home, Clay."
"Thanks a lot, Houston," Sturckow replied.
Lead flight director Cathy Koerner was elated.
"What a great day to be in the space business," she told reporters later. "We had just a picture-perfect rendezvous and docking today and I could not have asked for smoother operations between the flight control team and the crew on orbit. We made this look easy. To put that in perspective for you, on how not easy it really is, we took a quarter-million-pound vehicle today and we connected it with about a half-million-pound (space station) and we did all that at 17,500 mph."
Today's rendezvous and docking included a now-routine but nonetheless spectacular rotational pitch maneuver, or RPM, a key element in NASA's post-Columbia focus on assessing the health of the orbiter's heat shield before a crew commits to re-entry.
Spectacular video beamed down from the space station showed Atlantis performing a graceful pirouette 600 feet directly below the laboratory, a slow-motion back flip against the backdrop of the Brazilian rain forest racing past 220 miles below.
There were no obvious signs of anything unusual, but engineers are just beginning their assessment of zoomed-in digital photographs shot by station commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineer Oleg Kotov.
"Right now, the team is looking at the approach photography that you saw the station crew take," said John Shannon, chairman of NASA's mission management team. "I was just up in the imagery lab and nothing really jumped out at us."
Engineers plan to work through the night to analyze the photos and determine whether any additional, "focused" inspections might be needed.
After completing the pitch maneuver, Sturckow piloted Atlantis in a slow loop up to a point about 300 feet directly in front of the station with the shuttle's nose pointing toward deep space and its open payload bay toward a docking port on the front of the Destiny laboratory module.
From there, he flew the shuttle straight in for docking.
On most flights, rendezvous and docking would be the highlight of a busy day in space. But for Atlantis' crew, docking kicked off an equally busy afternoon of work to pull the 36,000-pound S3/S4 solar array truss segment from the shuttle's cargo bay so it could be handed off to the station's robot arm and safely "parked" overnight. The arm-to-arm handoff was completed around 8:30 p.m.
The massive segment will be attached to the right side of the station's main power truss on Monday just before the start of a spacewalk by Jim Reilly and Danny Olivas to make critical electrical connections and prepare the new arrays for deployment Tuesday. Once extended, the panels will stretch 240 feet from tip to tip.
An identical set of arrays was attached to the left side of the main power truss last September. The new arrays, and the relocation of a third set of solar panels later this year, are required to generate the power needed to support the long-awaited delivery of European and Japanese research modules late this year and early next.
Atlantis' crew plans spacewalks Monday, Wednesday and Friday to complete the outfitting and activation of the new S3/S4 solar array segment and to perform a variety of other assembly tasks. They also will assist, if necessary, work to retract the P6-2B solar panel so the arrays can be moved to the left end of the power truss later this year.
One wild card in the crew's flight plan is what, if anything, NASA managers might decide to do about a pulled-up insulation blanket on the upper section of Atlantis' left-side Orbital Maneuvering System rocket pod. Engineers have not yet completed their assessment of the blanket or what techniques spacewalking astronauts might employ to address the problem.