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ryan murphy and graham quirk are delivering for carina
Cr Ryan Murphy and Lord Mayor Graham Quirk are delivering more than ever before for Carina.
Since 2012, Ryan has worked hard to improve local infrastructure like roads, footpaths and parks. He's completed the $800,000 refurbishment of the Carina Library, built kilometres of new bikeways and is delivering the Cannon Hill Community Links golf course.
Ryan is making a difference and improving our area for all residents.
We are reaping the benefits from the upgrade to Meadowlands Rd Park, the Minnippi Outdoor Gym and events like Minnippi parkrun, which was established in 2014 with Ryan's support.
It hasn't happened by mistake.
Cr Murphy is working with the Lord Mayor to ensure we get our fair share.


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Destructoid Looks Back at the Mega Man Cartoon Soundtracks/
Ah, soundtracks. A good idea in theory, to gather up all of the music heard within a movie, television show, or other production, and release it in a format which people can listen to at their leisure, all without the hassle of having to watch said production to hear certain songs, and typically without background noise running over it. A good idea... in theory.
Unfortunately, there are some who miss the point entirely. Sometimes you get soundtracks where lines from a movie or TV show are played over parts of some songs; other times, the music you want to hear is discarded in favor of something you didn't even realize was there in the first place. And, almost as an extension of that, there are those soundtracks which are basically just songs taken from the ending credits and padded out with some other stuff you didn't care about in the first place.
And that brings us to Mega Man, one of the few genuine American soundtracks to bear the Blue Bomber's name. Rather than a collection of the video game series' iconic tunes, this is a soundtrack for the then-popular animated series from Ruby-Spears. Hey, it had that awesome-- albeit repetitive-- theme song, so that should make it a winner right there, right?
Not so fast.
Over at Destructoid, our friend Tony Ponce has managed to pry open an ancient vault and dust off this interesting piece of franchise history by taking a look back at the songs which comprise the soundtrack. As it turns out, though, those songs-- while technically used in the show-- are not what one would expect.
Instead of the cool background themes which ran throughout each episode of the show, these are the songs which played during the end credits of season 2. And while Ponce is kind enough to at least credit them as being "inspired by" the show, we cannot even muster that sort of faith-- even if being sarcastic about it. With the exception of one song, "Mega Man Theme" (which isn't at all what you think), none of these songs seem to even remotely have anything to do with Mega Man at all. If anything, it seems more like a strange cross-promotion by the record label for other albums by the artists involved.
I'm super grateful that I picked this album up as an adult, because I can only imagine how heartbroken 10-year-old me would have been had I received it when it first came out. At least now I can laugh at its absurdity and novelty, but I feel bad for kids who were duped into thinking a Mega Man CD would actually have anything to do with Mega Man.
Er, yes... pity the poor suckers who got roped into this back when it was released... *sobs*
But really, though some of the songs aren't necessarily bad, "misdirection at its finest" is indeed the best way to sum up this release.
However, that's not all-- Ponce has actually found a second soundtrack called Mega Man Dance, which features the nifty German techno version of the cartoon's theme song, which you might have heard around at some point. Plus, there's music from... Sonic the Hedgehog?
The article is full of YouTube embeds from both albums, so if you have any curiosity for an obscure piece of Mega Man history such as this, we strongly encourage you to check it out.
Thanks for the tip, Tony!

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LEAP | Documenta 14
Documenta 14
It's the worlds most important exhibition that everybody loves to hate. From the last edition I remember everybody hating curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, as the whole show 'was only about CCB' (for insiders) and if you weren't a traumatized artist there was no place in Documenta 13 for you. Now everybody loves to hate the approach from Polish curator Adam Szymzcyk from this years 14th edition of Documenta. Which resulted in hilarious social media posts begging CCB to come back ("all is forgiven, please don't leave us"). What CBB and Szymzcyk have in common (besides the ambiguity of hate and being a super-star-curator) is that they wanted to expand the scale of Documenta. The small German town of Kassel where Documenta takes place every five years since 1955, wasn't big enough for their ambitions. In the 2012 edition CBB presented a few works in the cities of Cairo, Kabul and Banff.
But Szymzcyk has taken the idea of expansion to the next level and moved half off his team together with half the budget (quite literally as the money was carried in suitcases) to the historical capital of Europe, Athens in Greece. The German government had already done something similar after they bailed out their troubled Greek eurozone partner in their financial debt crisis that started in 2010.
Szymczyk is driven by the desire to intervene through art in the real world. "Artists have the capacity to introduce a moment of uncertainty, or enigma" says Szymczyk. His decision to take Documenta outside of the comfort-zone of the art world and bring it to the epicenter of Europe's economic, social and refugee crisis is highly criticized. Critics pointing out that the curators are exploiting the city's crisis as a marketing trick for their exhibition, the lack of a Greek curator in the team and the elitist imperialism and paternalism, claiming that the Germans want to colonize Greece not only financially but also culturally. While others say it is the best possible moment for this exhibition to happen as Documenta could help the city out of its displacement and dispair.
Since the first Documenta in 1955 a new era broke for Kassel, after the devastations of World War II and in an ongoing manner the exhibition questioned memory, retrieval and the possibilities of rebuilding and re-imagining history. The other backdrop of Documenta is Athens; a damaged city dealing with a major refugee crisis due to the European refugee-deal with Turkey, an unemployment rate from 25% and years of recession and austerity that have brought the country to it's knees. It doesn't come as much of a surprise that this years title is "Learning from Athens".
Documenta is the political and social conscience of the international contemporary art world and the curators are taking their roll as moral social high ground extremely serious. So serious even that it was bordering on pure arrogance during the press conference in Kassel. The preaching to the choir briefing of the press turned into a platform/performance to air political grievances for two hours (interspersed with a 20 minutes violin concert - no joke); about smashing the patriarchy, the legacies of colonialism, capitalism and neoliberalism. After two hours marked by big abstract nouns I knew nothing about the works or anything about what this years Documenta sets out to do. Looking for wall texts and signs in one of the 30 exhibition spaces in Kassel (I've been told by people who have seen both, that Athens had even more sites and locations), in search for (much needed) contextualization, unfortunately resulted in a further mystification of the intentions of the curatorial team and the works of over 160 artists. A large number of artworks did not have wall texts, and when there was context it was often corrected for typos and mistakes by hand. Instagram was exploding with the loveless marked and scratched out wall texts.
On a quest for answers I decided to visit the monumental Fridericianum museum, traditionally the heart of a Documenta exhibition. But Szymczyk breaks with this tradition and invited the Greek National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) to showcase their collection at the museum thereby "offering new histories while challenging prevalent ones". It is the first time this collection is on view in Germany and never before so many unknown Greek artists were represented at the Documenta. Some of the works are beautiful, such as the installation of a large weaving loom and medical computer that seem to read the same REM graphics (I don't know the artist as there was no wall sign and the museum-attendant had no clue) or Eirene Efstathiou's 'Anniversary' (2010) in which she composed 36 lithographs based on images from the student occupation and rebellion at the Athens Polytechnic in November 1973 that resulted in the collapse of the regime. The decision to hand over the heart of Kassel's Documenta to the EMST is a bold statement, in which Szymczyk wants to discuss the hierarchy of the international art world. But to understand how big this break is with the past, you need to know a bit more about the history of the museum and Kassel.
The museum was commissioned and named after Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel II. In the 18th century Germany was still a patchwork of small states and Friedrich II was the landgrave of the state Hesse-Kassel and ruled his land as an enlightened despot. He hit on a brilliant way of enriching his domain and earned a fortune with the trade in soldiers. The Hessians, as they were known, were a regular army for hire and their most famous employer was Great Britain whom the Hessians helped to fight the American Revolutionary War. It is a dark page in the history of the state of Hessen, where besides his trained soldiers, farmers were taken from their own land to fight other peoples' wars. Thousands were killed and the profits were used in an Enlightenment campaign to improve society as a whole. In Germany Friedrich II is not only seen as a villain, but as a statesman and mecenas for the arts and science. In 1779 he opened the neo-classicist museum and allowed ordinary citizens (for payment of course!) to view the collection and thus the Fridricianum became the first public museum in Europe.
On the facade of the museum it reads in a copper font "MVSEVM FRIDERICIANVM". Well, for the last 350 years at least, as now it states: "BEING SAFE IS SCARY" a work by the Turkish artist Banu Cennetoğlu. It is a tribute to Kurdish journalist and former freedom fighter Gurbetelli Ersöz and based on graffiti on a wall at the National Technical University of Athens. The square where the museum is located, Friedrichsplatz was also named after Friedrich II and is one of the largest inner-city squares in Germany. The Argentinian artist Marta Minujín created a monumental replica of the famous Pantheon-temple in Athens, a symbol for the aesthetic and political ideals of the world's first democracy. Her work is composed of 100.000 banned books and is protesting the censorship of free speech. As every artwork and every location beams that we have to learn from history it comes as no surprise that the Friedrichsplatz has a troubled past. It was here in 1933, where the Nazis burned approximately 2.000 books during the so-called "Aktion wider den undeutschen Geist" (Campaign against the Un-German Spirit).
But Friedrich's expansionism didn't stop there and he commissioned the famous Königsplatz, connecting the old city center and Nordstadt, the northern part of Kassel and still the Königsplatz is an important commercial and transport hub. This is emphasized by the monumental concrete obelisk in the center of the square by Nigerian-born artist Olu Oguibe. On 'Monument for Strangers and Refugees' a phrase from the New Testament is carved in Arabic, English, German and Turkish: "I was a stranger and you took me in". Kassel, like Athens, is a city of immigrants divided by ethnicity and wealth. After the destruction of the city in World War II a lot of refugees from the neighboring DDR sought refuge in the West-German town and at present refugees from Africa and the Middle East are arriving in the city in search of a better future.
It is not the pompous Fridericianum museum but an old postoffice in Nordstadt, a suburb mainly populated by migrants, that sheds the most light on this years Documenta. Initially hard to find, the area around the postoffice (now named Neue Neue Galerie) bustles with life and friendly neighbors guide me in the right direction. On entrance the Spanish artist Daniel García Andújar presents a thoughtful analysis of war and the use and abuse of classicism in his work 'The Trojan Horse'. The work of Columbian artist Beatriz Gonzalez is a massive curtain in half, a remake of Edouard Manet's famous 'Luncheon on the Grass' (1863) and protesting the Eurocentric focus within art history. Without a doubt the most important piece of work is from the Society of Friends of Halit in collaboration with Forensic Architecture from London; an ongoing investigation into the problematic murder inquiry of a young Turkish man, Halit Yozgat, who was murdered in an internetcafé in Kassel's Nordstad in 2006. He was the ninth victim in a series of murders across Germany committed by the National Socialist Underground, until the neo-Nazi group was uncovered in 2011. Forensic Architecture, formed at Goldsmiths in London by architect Eyal Weizman, previously investigated warcrimes and questioned the involvement of the German intelligence service in the murders. After new analysis they found evidence that one of the undercover agents of the German intelligence service was in the internetcafe when Halit Yozgat was murdered. Until now it is uncertain if this evidence will be used in court. The project shows the ultimate potential and power of art to change the course of history: art as a witness.
Nordstadt is also part of the city that was home of the industrial military complex that's defined much of the city's history and present. During the period of Documenta several performances are taking place in the Henschel Hallen. Again, as Documenta tells us over and over again: we should learn from history. The company Henschel & Son was founded in 1810 in Kassel and the large industrial hall was once the primary site of production for Henschel locomotives, airplanes, tanks and bombs. Currently merged with the Canadian company Bombardier, it remains one of the biggest arms manufacturers and exporters in Europe, delivering to over 34 countries worldwide.
In the Henschel Hallen the work Check Point Sekondi Loco from the young Ghanese artist Ibrahim Mahama examines the relationships and paradoxes between different historical spaces through the act of production. According to Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Documenta's curator-at-large "It is possible to disrupt and subvert the politics of spaces by granting them new forms, imposing new meanings upon them, or divesting them of their intended significance." Should we read Ibrahim Mahama's practice of swathing buildings in fabric within this framework? Or the interesting fact that none of the present manufacturing of arms is addressed by the curators, although indirectly Documenta receives a lot of funding from them (though the income and property tax from the City of Kassel and the State of Hessen).
End of June a German activist was removed by the police and Documenta GMBH from the Friedrichsplatz when he was demonstrating in front of the 'Pantheon' (of all places), while carrying a sign that stated 'War city Kassel builds weapons' and on the other side of the sign 'Documenta city Kassel builds art'. He was protesting the famous tank manufacturer Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann from Kassel, as the arms they delivered to war striken countries ultimately exacerbated the conflicts, and thus caused refugee flows - one of the main themes in this years Documenta.
Documenta is masked by these sort of contradictions. Critics have accused the German government of hypocrisy; of pursuing its own national interests via an unwillingness to adjust fiscal policy in a way that would help resolve the eurozone crisis. The German government profited from the deal with Greece. Documenta profited from Athens. If Athens profited from Documenta is still undecided. The third Greek bailout program is due to expire in June 2018. Maybe then we can say what we've learned from Athens. Greece recently announced that they want to be treated the same as Germany as the country received debt relief when it was rebuilding after World War II. Kassel's postwar trauma resulted in Documenta and we can only hope that Athens Recovery is sparked by German money and the moral high ground of Documenta 14. One thing we've learned thus far: memory is currency.
Documenta 14
Athens (Greece), 8 April - 16 July 2017
Kassel (Germany), June 10 - September 17, 2017
Published in LEAP, the international art magazine of contemporary China. The Chinese version of this article can be found here.


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The ProDucers
July 16 - August 9, 2008
The Ogunquit Playhouse is thrilled to be one of the first regional theatres in the country to recreate the Broadway production featuring Robin Wagner's fantastic Tony-Award winning sets and William Ivey Long's spectacular Tony award winning costumes in this one time only star studded production of The Producers! The once great Broadway producer Max Bialystock has had a series of box office flops, his most recent a musical adaptation of HAMLET called "Funny Boy". While reviewing Max's financial records, Leopold Bloom, Max's neurotic accountant, figures out that Max is making more money with his flops than with his successes. Max quickly devises a plan to find the worst script and the worst director for his next venture in order to ensure a spectacular flop. And it he doesn't have to look far. With Springtime for Hitler, a gay romp about Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden", a highly questionable musical written by Franz Leibkind, a Nazi sympathizer, and Roger DeBris, who just so happens to be fond of wearing dresses, the stage is set for failure and farce! In the end, Max and Leo's scheme fails when "Springtime for Hitler" becomes a box office smash and Max and Leo's troubles begin for real. Don't miss a moment of the laughs as Mel Brook's inimitable brand of humor takes audiences for a summertime romp on the Playhouse stage. (The Producer's contains adult content and language.)
Cory English
Andy Talyor
Ida Leigh Curtis
Ryan Landry
"The first rate production of Mel Brooks' The Producers...one you ought to see." - Portland Press Herald
"The Producers' marks a new pinnacle of achievement in theater for this area... Cory English as Max Bialystock and Andy Taylor as Leo Bloom, the two producers of the show's title, are consummately professional and slick as black ice in their roles...This cast absolutely deserved the standing ovation it received... If you get a chance to get up to Ogunquit it would be worth every penny you have to spend...you'll have a ball!" - Portsmouth Herald


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FUTURE LEFT PODCAST EP. 15: Zoltan Istvan Wants YOU To Live Forever
Zoltan Istvan is running for President under the banner of the Transhumanism Party. We talk about his futurist platform and the transhumanist vision of the future.
Subscribe to Future Left Podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube.
Things we mentioned:
Transhumanist Party Platform: http://transhumanistparty.org/Platform.html
Istvan's interview with Fusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGbGVGgoSPo


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Most businesses cater to either our realized needs, our desires, or our fantasies. And of course, these three categories are connected in various ways. Some businesses cater to our fears, and a few, to our hopes. Commentators have told me over the years that one reason my talks and books are successful is that they bring people hope. They display the wisdom we need to spark and ground our hopes for a better future. And today, I've realized for the first time that this may also be true of the new novels I've been writing.
I've enjoyed or benefited from various types of dystopian literature at times in my life - from Orwell's books to The Handmaid's Tale to The Hunger Games and the Divergent series. And in troubled times, people often turn to such books as needed cautionary tales, and as instructive explorations into the dark side of human nature. After the Arab Spring of 2010 and 2011 worked out so badly, at least in the short run, writers in North Africa began a sudden turn toward darkness in their own poems and fiction. I certainly understand that. But there's a big part of me sensing now that what we most need in turbulent times is a literature of hope, well grounded, thoughtful, responsible hope. And as I deepen in that realization, I come to see that this is exactly what I've been writing and editing for the past six years—an epic adventure series of books, set in Egypt in 1934 and 1935, that explores the best in our nature as it responds to the worst. Issues of courage, friendship, love, and the power of the mind weave through the books and cumulatively create the elements of a very powerful worldview, anchored in ancient thought and yet responsive to the best of modern science. Without realizing what I've been doing—other than writing as fast as I could to get onto the computer a vivid movie I was seeing in my head each day—I was bringing into the world precisely the sort of literature I think we now most need, in our nation and globally. And that gives me a new sense of excitement and personal adventure about continuing to bring these novels into print for their growing audience. After being told by my agents repeatedly that I'm a nonfiction writer, not a fiction guy, even without looking at the fiction, I decided to create my own imprint and a business to bring these new books into existence in our time. And a new publishing imprint unconnected from the major New York houses that I've worked through in the past gets no publicity, but then provides many distinctive gratifications. And, again, as I've said here before, I deeply appreciate those of you who are reading and writing me your impressions of these books. May we together launch something very new into our time. www.TheOasisWithin.com


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|Nati Harnik/Associated Press
|Fresno State QB Derek Carr will play his final college game in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday.
Plenty of NFL teams need quarterbacks and will be willing to draft one in the first round. Derek Carr of Fresno State projects as the top senior quarterback in the 2014 NFL Draft. Ergo, Carr is a lock to go in the first round, correct?
Not so, according to one NFC personnel executive that spoke with NFL Media reporter Albert Breer.
"I like him, but he's not a first-round talent. His athletic ability and arm strength, he's just not dynamic," the executive said.
Carr has thrown for an FBS-leading 4,866 yards and 48 touchdowns against seven interceptions this season, but an AFC general manager downplayed the level of competition against which Carr compiled those gaudy numbers and pointed to several areas of his game that need to be refined.
"Good arm, accurate, quick release, but he's not in a pro offense," the general manager said. "He needs to develop better awareness, anticipation and pocket presence. He can help himself in the bowl game and Senior Bowl."
How Carr fares Saturday in the Las Vegas Bowl against a USC defense with future professionals at all three levels could go a long way toward assuaging the fears of those evaluators, especially taking into account an NFL-caliber pass rush.
If Carr can hang in the pocket, handle the pressure and continue throwing darts down the field to his three dynamic wide receivers in Davante Adams, Isaiah Burse and Josh Harper and forgotten tight end Marcel Jensen, expect for much of the criticism directed at Carr to quiet.
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This pattern of acanthus carving designed by Johan Amrud (1913-1997), the well-known Norwegian carver and author of "Ornamental Woodcarving in the Norwegian Tradition" is full-sized and comes ready for carvers to transfer to their carving project. It includes construction details, but does not include carving instruction. The pattern is protected by copyright and Vesterheim sells it with permission.


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A Strathfoyle man accused of breaking bones in his girlfriend's finger and foot has been refused bail.
Gareth Ryan Paul Ferguson, of The Old Fort, in Strathfoyle, is charged with burglary with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault.
All of these charges relate to an alleged incident said to have occured on August 16.
The 28-year-old is further charged with causing grievous bodily harm and criminal damage on July 26.
Londonderry Magistrates Court heard allegations that police were called to the woman's home and she was 'extremely upset'.
She reported that she had been assaulted by her boyfriend of nine years and had 'obvious injuries to the right side of her face'.
It is alleged 'extensive damage' was caused to her home.
A television screen was allegedly smashed and a door was pulled off a fridge.
Food was also allegedly strewn across the kitchen and the bedroom was in disarray.
She reported that she had been punched several times during an argument, before Ferguson left her home.
He allegedly came back a short time later, forced entry to her home and assaulted her again.
The 28-year-old is accused of punching her a number of times to the face and body and pulling her by the hair.
The woman was taken to hospital for treatment and she reported another assault which took place in July.
It is alleged that during this incident the woman sustained a broken finger and had to undergo surgery to have a wire inserted into it.
She also allegedly sustained a broken bone to the top of her foot.
During interview with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Ferguson denied the assaults.
An investigating officer told Londonderry Magistrates' Court that police were opposing bail for fear that the defendant will interfere with the witness.
The officer said that the alleged injured party is in a 'very vulnerable state' and is 'extremely fearful' of Ferguson.
Defence solicitor Keith Kyle said his client does not have any previous convictions of a domestic nature.
He added that the 28-year-old 'realises the relationship isn't going to work and he has no intention of contacting the woman'.
District Judge Barney McElholm said: "It is quite clear there has been ongoing domestic violence and this is the first time this lady had pursued this to any great degree."
The Judge went on to state that : "There is every reason to believe there has been coercive control at play here."
The Strathfyole man was remanded in custody to appear at Londonderry Magistrates' Court again on September 10.


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When buying a home in Japan you may want to consider earthquake insurance. As at the end of 2016, approximately 30% of Japanese households had earthquake insurance. Insurance premiums will vary depending on (1) the location of the property and (2) the type of construction, while payouts will vary depending on the level of damage.
Payouts are between 30 ~ 50% of the insured value of the fire insurance policy, and cannot exceed 50 million Yen (approx. 440,000 USD) for the property and 10 million Yen (approx. 88,000 USD) for contents. For example, if the fire insurance coverage is 20 million Yen, the earthquake insurance coverage will be between 6 ~ 10 million Yen.
Note that the insurance payout is not based on the market value of a property, so an apartment with a market price of 500 million Yen cannot be insured for any more than the limit of 50 million Yen.
An earthquake insurance policy cannot be taken out on its own – it must be added onto a fire insurance policy. If the property is damaged by fire or tsunami caused by an earthquake, the damage is only covered if the policy holder has the additional earthquake insurance option – it is not covered by the standard fire insurance. The maximum term of an insurance contract is 5 years, renewed at the end of each term.
Annual earthquake insurance premiums for a 10 million Yen policy:
|Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Shizuoka
|22,500 Yen
|36,300 Yen
|13,200 Yen
|23,800 Yen
|Kyoto, Hokkaido
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* Type 1 Construction: generally steel frame or reinforced concrete.
* Type 2 Construction: generally wood-frame buildings, although they may sometimes be classed at Type 1 Construction.
* There are discounts for newer buildings and buildings that are constructed to higher earthquake resistant standards.
Payouts will vary depending on the level of damage sustained to the property:
- Total loss: 100% payout
- Majority loss: 60%
- Minor loss: 30%
- Partial damage: 5%
Premiums may be different for each property. Please contact an insurance company for a quote.
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That's all you can do, because "there you are"!
I could write a book...
That's the motto when the unexpected occurs during a performance.
Whether it be music, costume, audience, weather, prat-falls, passing animals, etc.., please share your moments of gathering your wits (or loosing them) and carrying on regardless.
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That's all you can do, because "there you are"!
I could write a book...
A tiny stage dancing in between monitors, microphones, drums and other instruments. Outdoor performance in December, <5 C and barefoot on wet (and cold) slippery surface. Must have been my "stiffest" and coldest dance performance ever.
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Even worse are dressing rooms. "Dressing Rooms I Have Known" would be a great book...
Zorba: C'mon.. you know you want to tell us some of your stories....
Same club: I was NOT there that particular nite, but really wish I had been. Whatever dancer was on stage finished her set, and the gal that usually emceed came up and told the audience, "We're really glad you came, we hope you enjoyed the show, we hope you can come again, but right now I need everyone to exit quietly and orderly through the door behind me and down the staircase outside because the building is. On fire." (!!)
Everyone exited, apparently quietly and orderly. It was a grease fire in the kitchen downstairs, that was long since out by the time the fire dept. got there. As this was on Monterey's "Cannery Row", every fire truck in the area showed up because Cannery Row fires were notorious. The dancer, the drummers, and the musicians were all out on the sidewalk, so pretty quick the drummers and musicians started playing, the dancers started dancing, and the firemen all got a free show!
We won't even discuss a certain dancer who may or may not have danced there (safely) with a lit candelabra balanced on his head. The fire chief would have had kittens if he had found out such a thing had ever actually happened.
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Off to conquer the TOAD!
(photo courtesy of Luke)
Jannette is northerly bound to the Milwaukee region for 9 days of intense racing called the Tour of America's Dairyland. Fair warning to all 49 other registrants, she's coming off of a big win at last weekend's Sherman Park Criterium! Le Tour starts Saturday, June 19 and will race every day through to the 27th.Give 'em hell J Rho!
SNAP!: Jannette started off hot with a 2nd place finish in round 1 of 9 - Giro d'Grafton! UPDATE 2: The podium streak continues! 3rd at Appleton Criterium. Round 2 and she's sitting 3rd in the overall. UPDATE 3: 7th at the Road America Road Race! RARR!!


text: Submitted by rochelle on Thu, 2013-08-15 09:34 TU Teens Youth Camps & Academies Vote Up Down +848 + 2013 NH Kid's Trout Camp Video of 2013 NH Kid's Trout Camp Location Summer 2013: What a Blast! Back to Gallery Reports are starting to roll in from TU camps across the country, and it's all good news. Another summer come and gone, and lots more conservation and fly fishing learned and done. Here's a peek from New Hampshire, the first one to share their summer's video. Stay tuned for more videos as they roll in, or share your own!


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Credit: kimhyunjoongthailand
May 4, 2011
Today was my last day in Japan, and my last mission was meeting Kim Hyun Joong at the airport. So that's why
me and my buddy had to left the bed early and ran to Osaka Airport( Domestic) to wait for him.
me and my buddy had to left the bed early and ran to Osaka Airport( Domestic) to wait for him.
Only single piece of information that we had was SMS from our Japanese friend who told that Kim Hyun Joong would have the Press Conference in Tokyo so she advised us to check either flight or Shinkansen he would take.
We requested our friend in Osaka to check it out and found that he probably would take the flight before noon.
To make sure that we would not miss him thus we reached the airport at 8 am. At first we thought that the Domestic Airport might be small and we could find some Fans who also waiting for Hyun joong around there.
But it was totally different from the thought, because , the airport has two terminals for ANA airline and JAL airline
Oh , what could we do ???!!! We had to choose which terminal we would wait for him.
After tossed the coin, we chose to wait at JAL terminal , but no fans appeared , then we decided to move to ANA and the result was the same….no one there!!!
A little while later, Japanse friend ( who always has luck in meeting Kim Hyun Joong) sent us the SMS to tell that he would fly with ANA
The little hope was lighted , at least we didn't have to make long walk from ANA to JAL terminal.
At 9 AM, 3 friends from Osaka came to the airport.One of them needed to catch the flight at 11 AM to Tokyo. ( She hoped it was the same flight with Hyun Joong)
They guessed that he would take the flight at 11 AM. So the lucky Japanes girl walked down and bought the plane ticket .
Around 10 am., we saw few guards walked in to the airport… oh we started being excited!!!
We were hesitate to catch the flight with that lucky Japanese girl , but her sense always lead her way to meet Kim Hyun Joong.
So we decided to trust in her sense, our tickets was bought at late of 10 am. None of us knows weather he would come along or not … but we crossed our fingers for this. His coming still in doubt but our flight payment was very clear !!! This is up to our destiny!!!
Holding the ticket and walking around was not a good idea so we planed to wait for him somewhere, first floor ? up stair ? or inside the Gate??
We decided to wait for him on the up stair in case if he walked into the airport , we were not blocked by the guards and still could run follow him.
After climbing to the upper floor, on that time it was 10.30 am. a lot of people making a long queue at belonging check point, so we were afraid of missing the flight then we intended to wait him inside the Gate. Behide the Gate No. 9 was not that spacious as we thought.
Separated waiting was more saved because the guards would not keep eyes on us too much. Time's up !!! we needed to be on board very soon …
But where was Kim Hyun Joong???… no appearance signal of him!!!Just in a jiffy, we saw his stylish and Somi… but how about Hyun Joong, would he come??? Ohhhh we started getting nervous.
Few minutes later, the big-built guards walked pull alongside of one killing handsome man…. Kim Hyun Joong was coming!!!We were fascinated by his gorgeous look even forgot to prepare camera to take his photos.After realize that I was trying to set the camera , unfortunatelyguards were already in front of me , and they didn't allow me to take any photos ( so shame ,had no photo to show you guys)My buddy who was standing a bit away from me , headed up to get close to Kim Hyun Joong while the guards focusing on me and my camera ,asking him to touch his hand!!!As soon as his army walked pass , we walked follow him and heard he said about" Gate No. 9" so everyone was in front of Gate No.9
Few miniutes later, Kim Hyun Joog walked back to the book store and looked at the cosmic books . About 10 minutes that he spent his time there and buying nothing. The Airline called the passengers to get ready on board so he walked to the line and waited for the queue to be on board. This was another chance that we were very close to him, because only two guards were in between us and him.
This plane was quite small with only one entrance , Kim Hyun Joong had a seat at first row next to the window thus he would be seen by every passengers who stepped into the plane. The guards were going to sit both sides of him, we grabbed this chance stretching out our hands to touch his hand but it couldn't escape from the guard's notice, the result was ….we were blocked!!! Oh for the God sake, we would like be close to him as much as possible. Seemed the god heard what we prayed, there were available seats at the second row. We walked to that row be hide him and bended down to poke him gently. Suddenly Kim Hyun Joong turned his face to us with dazes. This moment, his face was just less than a foot away, it was unbelievable that we would have this chance to look in his eyes very closely. It was more than exciting , I needed to get a grip and asked to grasp his hand. It was a critical second while I was waiting for his respond. In my little brains created a lot negative images , if he ignored my request and turned his face away ,what would I do ?how about my good feeling for him ,would stand still? But then hi lips were spread a little smile to me , raise his hand grasp my hand gently. It liked high voltage ran in my body " sparked"!!! This was not the first time I have touched his hand, but it was the first time in very personal !!! Eyes to eyes and hand to hand … I was almost faint down. He was very nice and kind. I know I made the right choice to fly for thousand miles to meet him here.
Me and buddy sat in the Economy class in the 5th row due to the full booking of First class but we were still happy to see his top head and took the same air of him in the same small plane even just for 45 minutes. Our Japanese friend who sat in the First class could saw every movements of Hyun Joong, his wine sipping ,talking with his manager, taking off his shoes …
Once the plane landed to Haneda, we needed to get off from the planed very fast to catch him because sitting in the first row was the first priority to move out. Luckily we could catch him again but this time the guards were aware of us so we didn't have any chance to take any photos of Kim Hyun Joong .Anyway, walking along the hallway follow his group and hearing his voice also made us very happy too.
Until at the entrance, Kim Hyun Joong took the car , heading to FUJI TV for his Press Conference where is far from the airport about an hour.At this point we decided to say good bye to him here since we had schedule to fly back to Thailand on the next day.All this special memory happened because of the kind hearted of our Japanese friend,Takako chan , who always has destiny to meet Kim Hyun Joong. Thank you very much to all readers who read along till the end. This precious memory is already craved in the deepest of my heart.
" Love you , Kim Hyun Joong"


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Digital media is a constantly changing game.
Just when you think you know what's going on, some current event or random viral meme changes all the rules. Anyone working in this space will tell you that it's what they love and loathe most about it - but, still, it's easy to forget.
Since starting at Progressive Promotions this winter, I've gotten into a groove. I have my search engine keywords, my industry handbooks. Polls and trends can give you the idea that you will know exactly what you should do to make a desired impact.
And what all of the best practices have in common?
They know things are not static.
For instance, did you know that 82.3% of baby boomers are on Facebook? That means millennials and younger generations are opting for Snapchat and other networks where their parents are nowhere to be found. Another fun fact: we have finally reached that fateful day when Facebook has surpassed Google as the leading traffic site on the internet. Did you ever think you would see the day?
The big question comes: are we nimble enough in our communications and engagement strategies to alter them accordingly?
Even when we have laid out the exact path to take, it's just as important as ever to be able to pivot our thinking to take advantage of the conversations that are already happening among our target audiences. Perhaps your story is better told on Snapchat than Instagram? Maybe your blog will do better on Medium or Tumblr than your organization's website?
Data is often hailed as the key to it all - with good reason. Data informs us where we are now and what we can expect from the next step. It allows us to track how well we are meeting our goals and what's trending among targeted audiences. However, it takes creativity to break through the noise, get those actions, and make an impact with your message.
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Audi teamed up with The Onion for a SuperBowl spot about "All the news that isn't football". Their platform? Snapchat. Check it out.


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• A daily summary of global reports on security issues.
India's Supreme Court blocked the Italian ambassador from leaving the country today, further escalating a diplomatic dispute over two Italian marines accused of shooting two fishermen last year in the Arabian Sea, off the southwestern coast of India.
India wants the marines – who were allowed to leave briefly after Italy guaranteed in writing that they would come back – to be returned to face murder charges in a special court in Delhi. Italy, however, has refused to honor that request.
"Italy takes this opportunity to inform the Indian government that, given the formal acknowledgement of an international dispute between the two states, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone will not be returning to India upon expiration of the leave granted them," the Italian government said in a statement on Monday.
In response, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told parliament on Wednesday that, "Our government has insisted that Italian authorities … respect the undertaking they have given to the Supreme Court and return the two accused persons to stand trial in India.
"If they do not keep their word, there will be consequences for our relations with Italy," Mr. Singh said. His response was met by cheers, reports The Wall Street Journal.
India says the shooting took place in Indian waters. Italy contends it took place in international waters, and thus the marines – who have said they thought the men were Somali pirates – should be tried at home.
A post on The New York Times India Ink blog notes that the situation is complicated by the fact that ruling Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi was born in Italy and thus is suspected by some of being in the pocket of the European country. London's Financial Times reiterates that point, reporting that opposition members in India have "accused the government of colluding with Italy to allow the marines to abscond and have suggested that Congress … is beholden to foreigners."
And furthering tensions between the two countries is the fallout from recent corruption investigation by Italy into a Finmeccanica helicopter deal with India.
Today, India's Supreme Court told Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini that he and the accused marines had until Monday to explain themselves, reports The Financial Times.
India government was 'naive'
In India, myriad editorials, tweets, and commentary largely condemned the government's "naïveté" in allowing the marines to exit the country before trial.
An editorial in The Times of India states that "The incident will reinforce the impression of India being a soft state with foreigners, whether friend or foe, unable to take its commitment to the rule of law seriously.
"In the event there's little that New Delhi can do now. At best it can make a show of diplomatic anger and expel the Italian ambassador, but that will hardly serve the cause of justice for the fishermen. The misuse of paroles is rampant in India. But our government can't show the same apathy in the Italian marines' case. Their government has done an exemplary job of pursuing their interests. Fishermen plying some 3,00,000 fishing boats operating along the Indian coast deserve similarly robust defence. When they are mistaken for Somali pirates, shouldn't they be able to count on their government to champion them?"
And many Indians took to Twitter to denounce their government's decision. "We could have at least sent the #ItalianMarines back in one of our AgustaWestland VVIP choppers," tweeted @ShivAroor, alluding to the alleged kickback scheme in India over the manufacturing of the Anglo-Italian helicopters.
And a cartoon by Satya in The Times of India shows an image of Singh calling Italy asking for the marines to be returned. The Italian response?
"You think it's some pizza service? No home delivery!" A thought bubble next to the prime minister shows him noting that he must have called the wrong number.
An editorial entitled "An Italian Job" in The Hindu says that refusing to return Mr. Latorre and Mr. Girone may earn Italy "brownie points at home," but the decision is "unbecoming of a responsible nation.
"The duo were permitted by the Supreme Court to visit Italy to cast their votes in the Feb. 22 national election, on a promise by the Italian government that they would return to India to face trial. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi of the outgoing government spoke glowingly of the decision as "evidence of the climate of mutual trust and cooperation with Indian authorities." Italy now stands in breach of that trust. The Italian foreign ministry says New Delhi did not heed its request for a diplomatic resolution, a curious statement considering all avenues for such resolution have already been tried and exhausted….
"While India-Italy ties will not be the same again, the Supreme Court's decision to allow the two accused men to leave India is also curious…. another embarrassment for the UPA, which stands exposed for allowing itself to be taken for a ride so easily by a foreign government.
India's actions also came in for criticism from abroad. "The Indian government continues to embarrass itself through repeated diplomatic bunglings," read an editorial in Gulf News entitled "Italian marines exploited India's naïve diplomacy."
According to Reuters, Indian officials say they are weighing their next steps, and may consider expelling the Italian ambassador if the men don't arrive in court as scheduled on March 22.
"I am the envoy. I will represent the government of Italy until the very moment when [a competent authority] would declare me persona non grata," ambassador Mancini told reporters yesterday.


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1 more yaaaaay: I'm on 'Pattern Observer'
Susanne Kasielke
Oh wow, what a week - I've been blessed with so much press.
Here's another feature that I'm especially extra excited and thrilled about: The fantastic Pattern Observer blog featured a preview of the works that I'll be showing at SURTEX.
I've been following Michelle for a while now and I wanted to be featured for sooo long!
Surtex here I come - only 9 more sleeps!
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By Laura Furr
A new restaurant is slated to begin construction in the multifamily and retail complex in The Woodlands' Hughes Landing development later this month.
Broken Barrel, a family-owned tapas and wine bar, has signed a 3,483-square-foot lease on the ground level of One Lakes Edge. The restaurant will overlook Lake Woodlands with an expansive patio and feature more than 20 wines by the glass and 10 signature craft cocktails.


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The city.
In all of its hustle and bustle, great scenes can be found. You just have to search for them.
Look high, look low, look behind you. There will always be a shot there somewhere. If a scene captures your eye for some reason, most likely there is a fantastic photo just waiting for the right angle and the trusting eye.


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Last week, I discussed how lighting can make or break a shot. This week I will discuss composition.
Background Clutter
When shooting portraits remember to check the background for clutter. There's nothing worse than a tree growing out of someone's head!
Leading Lines
Use leading lines to draw viewers into your photograph, whether it's leading them to an object, person or horizon.
Leading lines don't have to be straight either.
Rule of Thirds
All cameras have a grid you can use as an overlay on the viewfinder (or phone screen) which lets you use the 'Rule of thirds' for a more pleasing composition. Basically it means using the top or bottom line on the grid for your horizon and placing interesting features at an intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines.
Foreground Interest
In landscape photography using an image with something in the foreground makes for a more interesting photograph and captures viewers attention and leads their eye into the photograph.
But remember, rules are made to be broken!.


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Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, December 13, 2012
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I noticed you specifically noted that the Flash update is in regards to the Arm Chromebook. Does this mean that I should see an improvement in streaming content from Rdio, YouTube, etc. while browsing other tabs? Audio stutters currently when running Rdio in the background.
I am curious about new features. Are there any plans to add a light weight FTP client to Chrome OS? Having this functionality on a webcentric device would be extremely useful. Also, what is the word on Netflix support for ARM based Chromebooks?
Would love to know the progress with Netflix.


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UConn Defeats Cal, 77-53, Despite Poor Start
March 29, 2009
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -It took almost a half for the UConn express to get rolling. Once it did, Cal couldn't stop it.
Connecticut freshman Tiffany Hayes scored a career-high 28 points as the undefeated Huskies beat fourth-seeded California 77-53 on Sunday to advance to their 14th regional final in the last 16 seasons.
The Huskies will face the winner of Arizona State and Texas A&M on Tuesday night with a trip to the Final Four at stake.
UConn (36-0) continued its march toward the school's third perfect season. The Huskies have entered the NCAAs unbeaten three other times. Connecticut went on to win the national championship in 1995 and 2002. In 1996-97, the Huskies lost to Tennessee in the regional final.
Ashley Walker scored 21 to lead California (27-7), which was making its first trip to the regionals after blowing out Fresno State and Virginia in the first two rounds.
Hayes finished 9-for-10 from the field easily surpassing her previous career high of 23 set against Louisville. She also had seven assists and five rebounds.
Maya Moore added 22 points, and Renee Montgomery had 13 for the Huskies. Moore is now seven points short of breaking the UConn single-season record of 694 set by Kara Wolters in 1995-96.
Connecticut had dismantled opponents this season, including beating seven ranked teams by an average of 31 points.
But the Huskies got off to a nightmarish start Sunday as center Tina Charles picked up two quick fouls and had to sit out most of the first half. Montgomery couldn't buy a basket, missing nine of her first 11 shots. It certainly wasn't the way the Huskies were accustomed to starting games. Fourteen times this season they had at least a 20-point lead at the half.
California didn't seem bothered by the noon tip and jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first few minutes. It marked the first time UConn had trailed in a game since an early deficit against Seton Hall on Feb. 28.
It didn't get much better for the Huskies, who fell behind 31-23 on Walker's 3-pointer with 6:38 remaining before the break, forcing UConn coach Geno Auriemma to call timeout and silencing the mostly pro-Huskies crowd. Amazingly, that was the largest deficit UConn had faced all season.
That's when UConn turned up its defense and started looking like the best team in the country. Over the next 20 minutes, UConn outscored Cal 41-12, holding the Bears to 4-for-27 shooting and 10 turnovers.
Connecticut started the spurt scoring 12 straight, including the last five by Hayes to take a 35-31 advantage with 13.4 seconds left.
Alexis Gray-Lawson finally ended Cal's scoring drought, hitting two free throws with 3.4 seconds left for the halftime margin.
Connecticut continued its burst to start the second half expanding the lead to 47-37 on Montgomery's three-point play 3 minutes in.
Gray-Lawson connected on a 3 on the other end to cut the deficit to seven before UConn put the game away scoring 13 of the next 16 points to make it 63-43 on Kalana Greene's layup with 9:13 left.
By the time Walker hit a jumper with just over 6 minutes left to end the drought the game was in hand.
Cal would get no closer than 16 the rest of the way.
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How to Care For Your Suit - Bespoke Suit Maintenance
Should you dry clean your suit often, and how should you care for your suit?
Keep your bespoke suit in good condition with our guide to suit care
I've heard many people have a debate over how many times you should dry clean your suit. Some say very little, some say a lot, which is correct?
This article is all about how to take the correct care of your most cherished sartorial investments. Taking proper care of your suit isn't the most taxing and isn't too expensive, and done right can make your suit last for many, many years.
Firstly lets deal with the issue of dry cleaning.
I've often overheard city gents boast of how often they dry clean their suits. Some people do seem to take great pleasure in how regularly they take their garments to be cleaned but this isnt the best option. When it comes to dry cleaning less is more.
I've got a navy blue dugdale 12oz suit that has yet to be dry cleaned and its 6 months old. Only dry clean your suits when you have to. About twice a year is plenty.
The reason for this is that the chemicals used in dry cleaning can destroy the fibres of the suit and diminish its lifespan. Not a good thing.
If and when you absolutely have to dry clean your suit be sure to do the jacket and trousers at the same time. This way any slight changes in shade are kept uniform across your garment.
If your suit is looking a tad tired but not yet dirty enough to dry clean just ask for a sponge and press. This is where the suit has any marks sponged out and is then pressed back into life with an iron. It can make even the most tired of suits spring back to life.
Daily Care
Regular brushing of your suit is the best way to keep stains and marks at bay. Many people I have told this to have been very surprised so if this is your reaction then its totally normal. Have you ever seen a sheep be dry cleaned? I haven't...at least not yet, Yes, brushing is the way to go. After taking your suit off for the day lightly brush it all over with a decent quality clothes brush and then pop it on a good quality hanger to rest. Something with good shoulder support is the way to go. All Colmore Tailors suits come with a perfectly structured hanger for this exact purpose.
And a decent quality brush hardly costs anything. The one above is the one we personally use and it costs under £3 with free delviery. Bargain. We've even put the link below in case you want to buy one, how nice are we!
The natural enemy of the wool suit is the pesky little moth. These hungry little things love a good munch on your favourite jacket, but keeping them at bay isn't too hard. Simply invest in some cedar rings and pop them over the metal part of your hanger. The aroma drives away the moth and will also make your suits smell fresher. And again they are cheap, in fact we found the below ones for less than £2 delivered. Bargain.
And heres the link to buy them.
Now even sitting down can cause the fibres of your favourite suit to dry out over time. The friction drys out the natural moisture to cause the dreaded shine. To combat this press your trousers roughly every 2-3 wears.
Never ever press an iron directly onto the cloth though as the heat will dry out the fibres. Instead get a damp cotton pressing cloth (a cotton handkerchief willl do) and place this inbetween the iron and the garment. The steam from this will remove any creases and keep moisture in the threads. Also have your iron on steam setting too. When finished hang upside down by the bottoms and let the weight of the waistband keep them crisp.
When it comes to the jacket hang it up and most of the creases will drop out. Any stubborn creases can be removed by shooting steam from the iron through the cloth. If time is an issue you could always hang it up in the bathroom whilst having a shower as the steam from the water will do exactly the same thing. It's great trick for the travelling businessman!
We like ironing here at Colmore Tailors. Not sure why but we find it therapeutic. However if you are one of the 99.9% of men who doesn't like ironing then our last point will make you happy.....
Wool is a natural fibre and as such needs a little time to rest and regain its shape after each wear. This is where rotation comes into play.
Try not to wear your suit 2 consecutive days. In fact try to leave at least 3 days in-between wears and if possible a full week's rest is best. Who wouldn't love a different suit for every day of the week! If you are able to wear your suit once a week this would mean giving it a press once a fortnight, or once every 3 weeks. That's not too hard. And if you don't have the time there are many great ironing services that will pick up and drop off at home or at work.
Wearing your suit day after day without resting or pressing is the quickest way to wear it out and shine it. Treat your suit with the care it deserves.
To sum it up here's a quick bullet list to work by:
# Dry clean sparingly - twice a year is usually plenty.
# Sponge and press is usually enough.
# Invest in a good clothes brush after each wear.
# Hang on a decent hanger.
# Invest in some good quality cedar balls.
# Steam iron and use a damp pressing cloth.
# Rotate your suits - once a week is best ;-)
# Now put your feet up and know you'll always look your best!
We sincerely hope you find the above useful and hope you enjoy your suits for years to come!
If you have any questions about garment care please do get in touch.
Scott & The Colmore Tailors Team
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If you can participate, I would be really glad. Just reply to this if you can.
We need someone to script or mix. (I'm not good with scripting at all) So, if anyones up for it, please help out!
Our animator is Uta... if she's able. If not, I can -try- to animate.
If all mixers could come together and each help out, that'd be pretty fair. Just help in some way if possible. I want a really good debut, and I believe we can do this~
So, here's the video of Firefly with romaji/english lyrics.
And here's the links for the download of the off/on vocal!
off vocal
on vocal
I'll give a deadline once the script is made.
Visit the ideas/suggestions discussion to help with our second song.
Thank you. <3
Animator: Uta or Mitsuru
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Cyclists often talk a lot, and we tend to sound really professional to people who know nothing about cycling. Even more important is how you talk to your fellow cyclists. I found this neat video and really recognized myself from it, and got a good laugh! This video is actually made by people with a good cause, to improve the future of bicycling for everyone.
I am for bikes. I'm for long rides and short rides. I'm for commuting to work, weekend rides, racing, riding to school, or just a quick spin around the block. I believe that no matter how I ride, biking makes me happy and is great for my health, my community and the environment we all share. That is why I am pledging my name in support of a better future for bicycling—one that is safe and fun for everyone. By uniting my voice with a million others, I believe that we can make our world a better place to ride.
Check out the website for this cause at http://www.peopleforbikes.org/
And the video!
And for all of you in southern latitudes, this is how it looks up here in northern Europe at the moment. Not taking the bike out... not yet.
Over and out!


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Now that Amazon is at tax peace with California and several other states across the nation, is it time for the Internet retailer to open brick and mortar stores?
For years Amazon was able to skirt around state tax laws by a Constitutional ruling that it argued prevented it from having to charge its customers tax in a state where it did not have a physical presence or employees.
But last September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a compromise agreement with Amazon, which will require all Internet retailers to collect tax on all sales being shipped to California starting in September 2012.
Amazon has struck similar compromises with other states and now with no tax loophole to skirt, the Internet retailer is reportedly looking at opening its first retail store.
Amazon is reportedly eying a location in Seattle to open a brick-and-mortar store within the next few months to sell exclusive books, e-readers and tablets.
The store would serve as a dry run to see if there is enough demand to open more across the country.


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An Exciting event is coming to the Twin Cities in a month: Ad Fed is presenting the Mad Men & Women of Minneapolis.
They were the true Mad Men & Women of their day and helped define the advertising culture in Minneapolis during the era of skinny ties, horn-rimmed glasses, and three martini lunches. They built their careers at the likes of BBDO, Campbell Mithun, Carmichael Lynch, Colle & McVoy, and Martin/Williams, agencies still going strong today, as well as at some ghosts from the past; Knox Reeves, Baxter and others.
We've located 100+ of these true advertising pioneers, who put Minneapolis advertising on the map, and invited them for an evening of networking and story-swapping at Solera. Join us for this once in a lifetime celebration of their talents.
Register online or contact the Ad Fed office at (651) 290-7489.
When: Thursday, June 14, 2012
Time: 5:30pm to 9:00pm
Cost: Member: FREE
Non-member: $20
Student: $5
Mad Men & Women are free (those working in advertising in the Minneapolis marketplace from 1970 or before)
Location: Solera
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Society 6
Society 6 is an amazing website where thousands of artists post their work. You can purchase work as prints, stretched canvases, framed canvases and sometimes even shirts and sweatshirts! I thought I would try my hand at this. I did three pieces to put on Society 6. I hope you enjoy!
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FEC Rules Exempt Blogs From Internet Political Limits
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
In a unanimous vote yesterday, the Federal Election Commission left unregulated almost all political activity on the Internet except for paid political advertisements. Campaigns buying such ads will have to use money raised under the limits of current federal campaign law.
Perhaps most important, the commission effectively granted media exemptions to bloggers and other activists using the Web to allow them to praise and criticize politicians, just as newspapers can, without fear of federal interference.
The rules "totally exempt individuals who engage in political activity on the Internet from the restrictions of the campaign finance laws. The exemption for individual Internet activity in the final rules is categorical and unqualified," said FEC Chairman Michael E. Toner. The regulation "protects Internet activities by individuals in all forms, including e-mailing, linking, blogging, or hosting a Web site," he said.
The 6 to 0 vote was widely expected after the FEC released the proposed rules last week. That followed months of discussions and widespread concern -- which turned out to be unfounded -- among many political activists that the commission would impose significant restrictions on Internet campaign activity. The vote drew praise from most ideological quarters, as well as from several watchdog groups.
Conservative blogger Mike Krempasky wrote: "This is a tremendous win for speech." Liberal blogger Duncan Black, writing under the pseudonym Artios, said: "This could have been an utter disaster, but it appears to have all worked out in the end."
Three public-interest groups that are often critical of the FEC -- Democracy 21, the Campaign Legal Center and the Center for Responsive Politics -- said in a statement that "the new FEC regulation strikes the correct balance in preserving the Internet as an unregulated forum for robust political activity by individuals, while ensuring that the Internet does not become a loophole for unregulated soft money."
The rule allows the unlimited use of corporate and union computers for political activity by employees and members, as long as they are not doing so on company time or are not under orders from their employer or union.


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Alien Communication?
One possibility that is being ignored is that high energy gamma rays could be residue from an alien communication system.
As technology advances, we have moved to using higher and higher frequency radiation to carry our communications.
Higher frequency systems can carry denser payloads of information, which is why fiberoptic systems, which use laser light, can carry far more information than any radio system.
Similarly, blu-ray discs are displacing older CD-Roms. Blu-ray discs use blue light, which is higher frequency than the red light used by CD-Roms. The higher frequency allows larger amounts of information to be packed onto the blu-ray discs.
Researchers are already looking to use ultra-violet for high density media. X-rays will be the next step after ultra-violet.
Advancing this trend to its logical conclusion, an advanced interstellar alien communication system could conceivably use hard gamma rays, generated and manipulated using technology we have yet to discover, to pack enormous payloads of information into their communications stream.
That could be the source of the anomalous hard gamma rays detected by observatories.


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Do we ever actually forgive ourselves, our bodies? When people, like our partners, mothers, and friends, tell us to love our bodies, do we ever really believe it's possible? It's hard to believe in loving your body when you constantly wish your thighs were smaller and your face was less weird, isn't it? Or to finally shake that unsettling feeling if you looked just a little different—smaller waist, maybe—your life just would be a little better (AKA: people would like you)?
I can't remember a time when I didn't think about my body. Bodies are weird. They are grotesque as much as they are beautiful (sex, for instance, is pretty gross when you think about it—all those sounds). Bodies are programmed to deteriorate. Bodies are exactly like glass-blown jars: They are numerous in shape, impossible to replicate, and contain endless possibilities. But that also means it's easy to want what you don't have, to scroll through Facebook and Instagram, and see everything you aren't. It's easy to believe in the Fakebooking, all the perfect angles and curves and blemishless faces.
I was born into a family that loves food—all of our holidays, birthdays, and celebrations revolved around food, like many families. I was born to love cooking, to see the necessity in how a dish can bring an entire family together. Cooking was in my blood. It's just what both the men and women did to foster a sense of love and community. I can't remember the countless Sunday morning pancakes, the big family dinner—but I can remember some of them. What I can remember most is how they made me feel; how the smells permeated the house, made me feel safe. Made me feel like I belonged somewhere.
For most of my early childhood, I wasn't critical of my body. I was lucky, it seemed, to be born with a fast metabolism. I never seemed to gain weight. However, I wasn't oblivious to the scrutiny of the women around me—most notably, my mother. She was often berated by my father and her in-laws for being "too heavy" or fat. What she ate was criticized by her mother, publicly shamed for her appearance as though it was the only thing that mattered. For many of these people, it was fact, common-place. My father's mother even bullied my sister as she was transitioning into early womanhood.
As a child, I took note.
There were the years during elementary school where I was teased for my big nose (hey, I'm Greek and Italian), the way I dressed (didn't we all go through an '80s goth phase?); what music I listened to, the fact that I wrote poetry, that I was shy. Self-confidence did not come easily to me—I often held these cruel comments in the back of my mind, even though they either weren't true or weren't actually bad either. But I believed them, like most kids bullied took to heart.
The one thing that stayed with me the longest—and struck me sometimes the hardest—was one comment. Everyone said it, and it was supposed to be a compliment: "You're so skinny." Sometimes, that phrase was followed by something like: "But how do you do it? Do you not eat?"
As I got older, though, I used these phrases to check myself.
Was I skinny enough?
What is enough?
A woman once told me as I tried on dresses, "You could never be too skinny." I was twelve. While I thought she was ridiculous at the time, I internalized it. I believed her.
By the end of high school, my body was on my mind at all times. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I desperately wanted to exist outside of my body to truly believe it didn't matter, aspiring to be as beautiful no matter the shape of my body. I wanted to love it. While I rationally understood weight didn't matter, I couldn't stop obsessing over what I ate, the amount of calories in something as simple as a smoothie. I am 5'1" and have never weighed more than 112 pounds. At my lowest (and scariest), I weight between 93-95 pounds. I was proud of this at the time—for being able to do this. I don't say this to brag or shame anyone; I say this because it's just a fact, and it's a fact that allows me to realize how irrational body dysmorphia is. I never realized what others saw.
I could never shake my imperfections.
I learned to stand in front of mirrors, obsessing over each parts of my body could be skinnier—because I could control what I ate—change the way my body looked. Eating felt like one of the few things I could control. The most ironic part of all of this is that I loved to cook, and would cook for others; I was thrilled to make others happy, to feel special enough to have a meal made for them. It's not that I wouldn't eat, but I couldn't eat without feeling guilty.
I couldn't be happy.
I couldn't love me.
It was hard to break away from these overly critical, obsessive thoughts. For example, compliments about being so thin sometimes had the opposite effect. They fueled my desire to be smaller, to feel different, to feel a certain emptiness. The emptiness came from not eating enough, made me feel like I could sacrifice enough, that I was strong, that I could be in control.
This was especially ironic after my assault.
At night, I would lie awake and wonder if I could find my body and start existing again. I often cried in fear of hating my body forever, of suffering instead of loving, of being alone. While I've been gradually able to foster a healthier relationship between myself and eating over the past few years, it's not as though the image I have of my body in my head has completely changed. Going to the doctor and weighing myself still causes anxiety.
I purposely don't have a scale in my home because I'm afraid I would become obsessed with a ridiculous number.
This is exactly what recovery is: Learning how to overcome insecurities, to cope with what life throws at us. Recovery is seldom about getting over something without first understanding what was lost. It is about learning what is a trigger, how to avoid those triggers, and how to soften them. In this case, do I need to look at celebrity magazines all the time and read Vogue's fashion section? I don't. Do I need to own a scale? No.
There is no one to blame for my body dysmorphia.
Yes, there is how the media portrays women, the strange and ever-changing standards we try to emulate (Kate Moss, Marilyn Monroe, and all the countless women magazines have idolized), and yes that changes how people (like the woman in the dress shop when I was 12) think.
Yes, their ideas are wrong, but it's all conditioning. It's part of their own body insecurities. It's no one singular person, it's part of our societal psyche. I don't blame the people who told me I was skinny, that I was lucky to be thin. These people were simply trying to be nice, even kindhearted. Is this an excuse? No, it's not, because we all need to change.
I need to change, too.
Of course, eating is still not so simple.
It's a process every day. Sometimes, I fail. Sometimes I don't. I wish I could say I'm completely fixed, that I'm over my body dysmorphia, but no one ever truly "gets over" their traumas, their insecurities, their fears. Really, it's all about our coping mechanisms.
Right now, mine is eating frozen yogurt as I write this, trying not to feel guilty.
Somehow, I don't. And honestly, I don't exactly know why I don't, and maybe that's OK.
Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of Sirs & Madams (Aldrich Press, 2014), The Gods Are Dead (Deadly Chaps Press, 2015), Marys of the Sea (forthcoming 2016, ELJ Publications) & Xenos (forthcoming 2017, Agape Editions). She received her MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is also the founder of Yes, Poetry, as well as the managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of her writing has appeared in Prelude, The Atlas Review, The Huffington Post, Columbia Journal, and elsewhere. She has lead workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente


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Happy New Year, RLB Readers!
As we enter our third year of blogtastic funtimes, we reflect on the year past with Real Living Beauty's second annual review. 2013 brought us more readers from more countries with more comments to share.
Thank you to each and every one of you who takes the time to read and share the work we do here at RLB. We appreciate you more than words can say.
The WordPress.com helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for RLB, and we've shared it here to satisfy your number-crunching curiosities.
Here's an excerpt from our annual report:
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,200 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people.
Click here to see the complete report.
Cheers to another year of combing pop culture for the best feministy moments, rousing the rabble against misogynist dbags, and celebrating all of your unique beauty.


text: Morgan Matkovic lives in her hometown in Connecticut with her husband Phil, their daughter Madeline Mae, and their black lab Georgia. Morgan started Lilies and Lambs as a creative outlet during her pregnancy to showcase the beauty she found on her journey into motherhood. Today, L + L is an ever-changing canvas, displaying the beauty she finds in her every day life as a mama- from bump to baby + beyond.


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Did you know that at least five top Canadian companies pay less than 5 per cent corporate income tax?
BCE (Bell Canada Enterprises), Manitoba Telecom and Canadian National Railways may be Canadian icons – but when it comes to paying their fair share of taxes – well, they set a pretty low bar. Quebec's Gildan and Saskatchewan's Cameco are two other members of the "low tax club". There are lots of ways to join that motley group: tax havens, profit shifting, shell companies, and loopholes. They are all designed to help wealthy corporations avoid paying what is already the lowest corporate tax rate in the G7. And guess what – the money they keep is not being reinvested in research and development. It most often goes right back into the pockets of CEOs and top shareholders.
Plugging loopholes and tackling tax havens are two multi-billion dollar measures that the Liberal government needs to address. Why? Because it recovers money needed for services that benefit all of us.
You can read more about Canada's corporate tax dodge here. And if you would like to help us organize our campaign to set this right, please consider a donation.


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Rarely does a day pass when I don't venture into the out of doors. Soaking up some warm sunshine, and in season, gathering a few flowers and offerings of nature to bring indoors. We are blessed in Northern Georgia with a bountiful supply of trees with an equally impressive variety of types of trees.
My one clump of River Birch trees is definitely a much loved tree in my book.
Loved for its beautiful peeling and curling bark, I am always gathering up the naturally shedded pieces. Eventually they find their way into an artsy/crafty project.
But early this winter, I spotted something unusual hanging from the tree's bare branches. Even with a goober-sized zoom lens it was hard to get a good shot of it as it was perched way up high. But that didn't stop me from trying.
For months I checked on it…after every bout of high winds, snowstorms, heavy rain, I'd check to make sure it was still there. And it held fast…but then in the Spring the tree leafed out and I could no longer find it amongs the heavy growth of leaves.
But yesterday, while walking among my flower beds, I spotted something laying on the ground underneath the River Birch. My heart skipped a beat…it was the cocoon! I was surprised at how sturdy the little thing was made…like a very stiff, rugged cardboard covered in delicate silk threads.
And when I turned it over in my hand….
Look at what I saw! Is that awesome or what? So intrigued…it sent me running off to google to see what I could learn about this cocoon. I discovered that it was not a butterfly cocoon, but a silk moth's cocoon {I think!!}. Which led me to this intriguing website called Aurora Silk.
In addition to selling silk cocoons {30 for $12} she has directions for soaking the cocoons in order to harvest the silk. My favorite part was her suggestion to save the water for a superior shampoo/conditioner!
As an artist and into all things natural, she has a line of dyes, silks, homeopathic creams, etc. There is even a kit to buy that would be perfect for a classroom teacher {or a science fair project} depicting the life cycle of a caterpillar. If you enjoy these kinds of things, you might enjoy browsing through her site.
I did place a little order as I could never soak the little treasure I found in order to harvest the silk…way too personally attached. smile.
Here's to finding {seeing} the treasures in our days.
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My top 10 favorite finds last November
I slept most of the weekend off. I've been feeling ill these past few days so I didn't have energy to do much of anything else. Thankfully I am better now, so this blog is back on track! I want to start the week with my monthly list of favorite finds. Let's go!
I just recently discovered some old Revlon cult favorites: Cherries in the Snow, which is a fuchsia red lipstick released in 1953, and Pink in the Afternoon, an all-around flattering pink. If you're planning on getting a new drugstore lipstick, you must try these shades!
You must be sick of me talking about Fairydrops all the time. :P Nonetheless, the Fairydrops Volume Burst Mascara is one of my most reached-for products lately. It makes my lashes look long, lush, and super black. It's not easy to remove but it's definitely easier compared to say Majolica Majorca or Max Factor. I use this mascara mainly for events since it gives a dramatic effect that photographs well.
The MeMeMe Arch Angel is a dual-ended product that has a brow mascara/shader and a highlighter in one tube. It's a great product if you want quick, natural brows and an enhanced arch. You don't have to muck with brushes and pans anymore since the mascara-type wand colors the brows evenly.
Do you like BB creams but hate how thick and sticky they are and how messy they are to apply? Then I think you'll love the Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion SPF50. This is basically BB cream in a compact - but not in a solid cream form. It's liquid BB cream that's soaked in a cushion, which you can pick up by pressing the cushion with another sponge. Cool idea, yes? You will also like how light this feels like, and how Korean-smooth your skin will look like afterwards.
Aaand here's another product I can't seem to stop praising. The Lucas Papaw Ointment fills a void that most beauty products simply can't. It has cosmetic purposes (as a lip balm or gloss), but it's also skincare, topical ointment for various skin issues, and an overall handy object to have in your purse. It's the carica papaya in it that makes it special, I suppose! It has anti-bacterial properties which help heals skin fast. Highly recommended for the accident-prone. :P
Why have dozens of face brushes when you can only get one to do the same things? The Shiseido Perfect Foundation Brush can apply various types of face makeup wonderfully. From liquid foundation, to concealer, to blush, and even powder, this baby can work it! It does need regular cleaning, however, since all that stuff gets into the brush core easily. Still this is nice to have around if you're obsessed about creating the perfect face base (as I am!).
The older I get, the more inclined I am to use less harsh products on my skin. The Bioderma Crealine H20 Micellar Solution is one of the gentlest makeup removers I've tried. It's just basically water - feels like water, smells like water. It does have a bitterness to it though which I reckon would only be a problem if you like drinking makeup removers. :P Kidding aside this is great for removing eye and lip makeup without the sting or cloudiness in the eyes. It doesn't take off waterproof mascara, unfortunately, but I don't use one all the time so it's okay.
The Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleanser is my current facial wash. It's amazing! It's the reason I don't break out often anymore, and why I stopped worrying about blackheads. It's quite expensive at P1,200 for a tube but considering it will last for at least four months, I think the amount spreads itself out reasonably.
SPF products are indispensible if you want to keep your skin young and supple for as long as possible. It minimizes sun damage, which when left unrestrained causes premature wrinkles, spots, and sagginess. So yes use something that has sun protection everytime you go out! I am currently in love with the Bobbi Brown Illuminating Face Base SPF25 because it protects my skin while giving it the glow I've always wanted. It looks phenomenal under foundation, or even just by itself. I would call it a skin perfector more than anything else.
Last but not the least, here's Cushe! This is probably the comfiest pair of shoes I've had the pleasure of wearing. The foam sole is literally a cushion, so I feel like I'm walking on air. It has so far been super useful in shopping marathons and dog walking. Am happy I had the chance to try this because it's not the sort of footwear I would normally buy for myself. Try it too. ;)
Hope that was useful! Till next month! Let everyone know your fave finds last month as well!