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Stacy Swiderski BFA, MPS
Stacy Swiderski is a Philadelphia based fine art photographer, artist, and educator predominately interested in night photography and issues surrounding suburban identity. In her work she explores concepts of personal space, isolation, and territorial boundaries.
She is a graduate of Parson's School of Design and the MPS Digital Photography program at The School of Visual Arts. In 2010 she was a member of the Young Photographer's Alliance, and traveled to the Gulf Coast to examine the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. She has exhibited work throughout the country and abroad, and has had her work featured in online publications such as LENSCRATCH and Le Journal de la Photographie. She has taught analog and digital photography courses at numerous colleges in NJ and has given guest lectures about her work at Rutgers University, the ICP in New York, and Project Basho in Philadelphia. Her work is held in numerous public, private, and institutional collections. She currently works full time as a Photo Editor at Wonderful Machine.
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Open Orange: Firehouse Gallery Solo Exhibition March 19th - April 26th, 2015
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We've all been to the corporate event with the scavenger hunt or the escape room. And if we're being honest, it's not the most exciting day on the job. At Regale Winery, team building activities are planned with a goal of creating a memorable and fun experience for employees; one that is unlike the corporate "puzzles" or "challenges" of years past. The beautiful, Tuscan-inspired vineyard is the perfect location for participants to enjoy fine wine and craft food with a genuine, rewarding bonding experience. The range of activities offers something unique for everyone, no matter the group dynamic.
From wine blending to grape stomping, you can pick and choose from a number of options to create the ultimate, customized corporate experience at Regale. In addition to the variety of activities, there are multiple event spaces to choose from on Regale's stunning grounds, one of which is sure to fit your needs.
What kind of team building experience are you looking for?
If you're looking for a relationship-building experience, you should try:
Blind Tasting: The good news is, there's no need to be a wine expert in this challenge. Regale will test the group's knowledge of different varietals under the guidance of one of our wine specialists. Individuals or teams work to identify wine varieties based on three basic senses: taste, sight and smell. Each member of the winning team receives two passes to a member-area tasting.
Grape Stomping: Take a step back in time and experience the art of grape stomping. Find out which team can collect the most grapes and stomp out the most grape juice. Teammates will work through clues and challenges to gather grapes for their barrel. Grapes can also be won at the wine bottle ring toss, a hole-in-one putting competition and by figuring out answers to the wine trivia game. Continuous wine service is sure to break the ice during this challenge!
*Available late April through September.
If your team is very competitive, you should try:
Cork Engineering: We all live in a digital world, but occasionally it's worth getting back to the basics. In cork engineering, each team is given a supply of corks and rubber bands and is challenged to build the tallest cork tower.
Sports Package: With a wide variety of game options, including an in-house bocce ball court, badminton, Ping-Pong, cornhole, horseshoe and Giant Jenga, your group is going to get their game on. Break into teams for a healthy dose of competition amongst each other.
Wine Trivia: New to wine? Not a problem. Learn the fundamentals of wine and the outstanding wine regions of California through Wine Trivia. Individuals will break into teams to get a basic understanding of wine terminology, where wine comes from and how to best taste them. Participants will then need to work together to come up with the best answers for each question. A Regale wine expert will reveal answers and award a winning team.
If you're looking for an employee appreciation experience, you might consider:
Wine Blending: Become a winemaker for a day! Teams work together to develop a winning Bordeaux-style blend from traditional varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Beakers and graduated cylinders are used to create original concoctions, tasting blends as they go.
Signature Black Glass Tasting Experience: If you couldn't see the wine you were tasting, do you think you could tell if it were red or white? Put your senses to the test by sampling wine from a line of black glasses for varietal secrecy. A Regale wine expert will guide individuals through the experience to help describe and analyze flavors and aromas. Using your sense of smell and taste, you'll try to identify what varietal you're enjoying.
If you're ready to take your corporate event to the next level, schedule a visit with our events team and see firsthand how unique and memorable your experience can be.

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Dnipro, Dynamo, Metalist resume three-way fight
Thursday 28 February 2013
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With FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Metalist Kharkiv competing for second going into the last 12 games, UEFA.com considers who is best equipped to take it.
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Runaway leaders FC Shakhtar Donetsk host FC Volyn Lutsk on Friday as the Ukrainian Premier League resumes after its three-month winter break.
While the Pitmen head into the final 12 rounds 13 points clear of the chasing pack – a record for this stage of the campaign – and have all but secured their seventh title in nine seasons, the race for second and a place in UEFA Champions League qualifying next term is very much on.
So, with two points separating FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Metalist Kharkiv, all of whom were eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in the round of 32, UEFA.com assesses who is best equipped to finish as runners-up.
Of the three coaches, Dynamo's Oleh Blokhin has spent the least amount of time with his squad, having been appointed in late September and then been admitted to hospital suffering from hypertension. Moreover, the former Ukraine trainer is known for tinkering with his team and, consequently, nobody is quite sure how beneficial the winter months have been for his side's preparation.
Juande Ramos and Myron Markevich, however, have been in situ for much longer and have their sights firmly trained on a ticket for Europe's top club competition. "I don't hide that we want to qualify for the Champions League," said Metalist boss Markevich. "This is the most important objective for us this season."
At first glance, nobody appears to have an advantage. The three contenders have an even split of home and away matches and will all play Shakhtar. However, Metalist are the only one of the trio who must travel to the Donbass Arena, on 27 April.
Dnipro, meanwhile, are still involved in the Ukrainian Cup – Ramos's charges visit Volyn Lutsk in the quarter-finals on 17 April. Three days later they entertain Shakhtar and then journey to the capital to face Dynamo the following week.
Squad makeup
There is not a lot between the three squads. Metalist boast an abundance of South American talent but not much by way of local produce. According to league rules, at least four Ukrainian players must be on the pitch at any time. To help meet this criterion, the Yellow-Blues recruited 32-year-old midfielder Oleh Krasnopyorov from FC Vorskla Poltava, though it remains to be seen if he will significantly strengthen Markevich's hand. In another sign of the contrast between the squads, Dnipro and Dynamo each had six players in the last Ukraine selection while Metalist had none.
In Ideye Brown, Dynamo possess one of the division's most potent strikers, the 24-year-old having scored 13 times, second only to Shakhtar's 18-goal Henrikh Mkhitaryan, in the first part of the campaign. "If we are not able to win gold this year then we must finish second," he said. "Dnipro and Metalist are very strong and well organised. However, we are capable of winning all our remaining matches and if we do so second will be ours."


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Is any food really "guilt-free?" If your grandma taught you to butter your burns ... she was not helping you. To both Laura and Robin's relief, it turns out that NOBODY is actually normal. And the latest mainstream media freakout is teens completing a "condom challenge." Spoilers: We got on Scope for this one!
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Seven Step RPO's Commitment to Client Success Recognized by Leading Analyst Firm NelsonHall
Boston – June 8, 2016 – Seven Step RPO, a leading provider of outsourced global recruitment process outsourcing solutions, announced today that it has been named as a Leader in the Overall, Candidate Focus, and Talent Management Focus categories by independent analyst firm NelsonHall in its 2016 NEAT Vendor Evaluation for RPO Services.
To achieve this distinguished recognition, Seven Step participated in an evaluation process that involved assessments by current clients, and an analysis of over 100 industry benchmarks for delivering best-in-class recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services.
Paul Harty, President of Seven Step said: "We are honored to be named once again as a "Leader" in the RPO NEAT Vendor Evaluation by NelsonHall. We believe NelsonHall's report reinforces our strong track record solving large and complex global recruitment challenges and validates our market reputation as a transformative RPO provider and exceptional business partner."
Gary Bragar, Research Director for NelsonHall said: "Based on client feedback, Seven Step scored particularly high marks for improved candidate experience, improved candidate retention, internal recruiting, ability to improve quality of hire, use of onshore delivery, and strength of partnership."
About Seven Step RPO
Seven Step RPO is a recognized global leader in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solutions that is trusted by the world's leading companies to help them overcome their talent acquisition challenges. We provide true recruitment innovation through proven leadership, personalized service, and actionable insights. Step is ranked as a Top Enterprise Provider on HRO Today's RPO Baker's Dozen list as an industry leader in customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.sevensteprpo.com.
About NelsonHall
NelsonHall is the leading BPS and IT services research firm with analysts in the U.S., U.K., and Continental Europe. The company takes a global approach to analysis of vendors and outsourcing markets and is widely respected for the quality and depth of its research. With its "Speed-to-Source" methodology and NEAT vendor evaluations, NelsonHall is helping buy-side organizations significantly reduce the time and cost associated with BPS and ITS sourcing projects. For more information, visit http://research.nelson-hall.com/.


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How does watercress reduce visible signs of skin ageing and help prevent the effects of UVr induced skin damage?
How can watercress reduce skin ageing?
Our skin is made up of two layers, the Epidermis which is the upper layer and the Dermis, the lower layer. There are two factors that describe skin ageing, Intrinsic & Extrinsic; Intrinsic which is the natural process of ageing, and Extrinsic which is the ageing process affected by external factors. These include UV radiation, smoking and other chemicals we are exposed to during daily activities.
UV induced skin ageing is indicated by decreased collagen & elastin production and increased production of MMP's 1,2 3 & 9. Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes activated by UV exposure or inflammation. MMPs contribute to the breakdown of collagen while inhibiting new collagen formation. The effect of this sunlight radiation is premature ageing of our skin and the good news is that it can be reduced with watercress. When watercress is chewed or blitzed in a smoothie, a compound called isothiocyanate (ITC) is created and it affects our bodies in two ways:
1. Directly by suppressing the breakdown of collagen and elastin and also by increasing the production of the collagen (gene COLA1). Collagen is very important for skin appearance as it enhances skin's elasticity, preventing and protecting against the appearance of cellulite and wrinkles.
2. Indirectly, with a process of reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory response. It also assists with the very important process of turning toxins locked in our bodies in a fat-soluble form into a water-soluble form (that can then be excreted from the body). This is done through sulphur based amino-acids (found in watercress and other cruciferous plants). This is called Phase 2 detoxification. Here Dr Beth Westie ( a Women's Health & Nutrition Expert) explains how fat soluble toxins stored in your body are broken down into water-soluble waste.
If you have a specific question as a journalist or nutritionist and would like to gain further insight into the work mentioned above we can put you in touch with Professor of Cellular & Molecular Sciences Mihalis I. Panagiotidis, BSc, MSc, PhD at Northumbria University, Department of Applied Sciences who is the author of work relating to the topics produced on this page.


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Skye Diaries - Let the Games Begin
Backdated to 6th August 2015
Yesterday was the 138th Isle of Skye Highland games, and considering the number of years I have been visiting and working in Scotland also my first time at a Highland games! I arrived in the morning to find deceptively small crowds (then again it was only 9.30am) and followed the Isle of Skye pipe band as they led the spectators from the town square over to the games field. The day began with the local competitions (events that are open to anyone living on Skye or the immediate mainland), and with cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th places I may have to consider entering next year!
Throughout the day the pipe band paraded around the grounds playing a selection of traditional tunes and reels. Unfortunately continuing poor weather meant that most of the dancing had been moved indoors though we were treated to a brief show. The main show of course was the heavy athletes and the big throwing events – by this point the crowds had swelled with little room for manoeuvring.
Due to everything running behind schedule by about an hour I missed the quintessential events such as tossing the caber, as my family were visiting the Island. I decided to take them out on one of the boat trips to see if we could spot any wildlife. The weather really closed in but despite this we were still treated to good views of a pair of white-tailed eagles, seals and harbour porpoise – a lovely end to an eventful day.


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How to Draw with One Point Perspective | Architecture Drawing Tutorials
How to Draw with One Point Perspective | Architecture Drawing Tutorials
This tutorial was made by Shahram Azizi, via Youtube
One vanishing point is typically used for roads, railway tracks, hallways, or buildings viewed so that the front is directly facing the viewer. Any objects that are made up of lines either directly parallel with the viewer's line of sight or directly perpendicular (the railroad slats) can be represented with one-point perspective.
One-point perspective exists when the painting plate (also known as the picture plane) is parallel to two axes of a rectilinear (or Cartesian) scene — a scene which is composed entirely of linear elements that intersect only at right angles. If one axis is parallel with the picture plane, then all elements are either parallel to the painting plate (either horizontally or vertically) or perpendicular to it. All elements that are parallel to the painting plate are drawn as parallel lines. All elements that are perpendicular to the painting plate converge at a single point (a vanishing point) on the horizon.
This video shows how to draw a room using one point perspective. This is an entry level introduction. To make it more interesting, try placing your vanishing point somewhere else instead of in the centre.
Skitch was used to draw the picture.
SnapzPro was used to record the drawing. The video file was then imported into iMovie to add the titles, music and narration.


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Breaking its four-day winning streak, the Dow is sliding lower this afternoon. As of 12:30 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) is at 13,559, down 33.48 points, or 0.25%. The index is now up 11.03% year to date. Of the 30 Dow components, 20 are trading lower this session. Three of those companies are Kraft (UNKNOWN:KRFT.DL), Home Depot (Nasdaq: HD), and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).
So why are they down?
On its last Monday as a Dow component, Kraft Foods is trading lower by 0.71%. With major institutional investors forced to dump the stock due to certain fund specifications, Kraft could continue to see a slight decline over the next few weeks. But the bright side for the company is that other investors may begin buying in anticipation of the potentially value-adding Kraft-Mondelez split. Volume on Friday was at 23 million; the daily average is only 11 million. Today, 8 million shares have traded hands after only half a-day.
Home Depot is trading lower today by 0.59% after the stock closed 1.2% higher Friday. The company announced it was closing all seven of its stores in China, claiming a difference in culture as the reason. These stores represented Home Depot's only operations outside of North America. While the initial reaction by investors was positive, the long-term growth of the company is now in question. With the Chinese market and the world's largest population closed, where will the company expand next?
According to a Home Depot spokesperson, the company is closing the stores in China because the country has more of a "do it for me" culture than a "do it yourself" culture like the U.S. Home Depot has its work cut out for it as it tries to find new opportunities in countries where citizens enjoy the "weekend project."
Having been up 7.4% on Thursday and Friday of last week, Bank of America is giving back some of the gains today. Although down 1.88% at this time, the bank is still up an astonishing 68.62% year to date. Other major banks are also trading lower today: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) is down 0.58%, and Wells Fargo is lower by 0.61%. Last week's Fed announcement is good for the banking industry as a whole and will grant the companies that were hurt the worst by the financial crisis more time to shore up their balance sheets.
Foolishly thinking
With all the changes happening at Kraft, if you're considering a new position, be ready for some short-term ups and downs. But in the long run, the split should be good for shareholders. Coming from someone who loves the weekend projects, I just can't understand why other cultures wouldn't embrace Home Depot. I am going with Peter Lynch and buying what I know. The banking sector surely is not for the faint of heart; it's a constant roller coaster ride. But before you make a buy or sell call, you must read this special free report on "The Only Big Bank Built to Last." Click here today before it's gone.


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Local Option - Municipal Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program (Ohio)
Last modified on August 17, 2018.
Financial Incentive Program
| Ohio
|Local Option - Municipal Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program
|Incentive Type
|Local Loan Program
|Applicable Sector
|Commercial, General Public/Consumer, Industrial, Residential, Real Property Owner
|Eligible Technologies
|Biomass, Geothermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal Electric, Wind, Unspecified technologies, Gasification
|Active Incentive
|Incentive Inactive Date
|Implementing Sector
|Energy Category
|Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs, Renewable Energy Incentive Programs
| Not specified
|Start Date
| 2010-06-17
| Interest rates must be below prevailing market rates
This program is a replica of the Ohio PACE program. Please refer to the Ohio PACE entry for updated information. Ohio enacted legislation (S.B. 232) in June 2010 that authorizes cities and counties to establish revolving loan programs to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects that are permanently affixed to residential, commercial or other real property. A revolving loan program generally refers to a loan fund, where the loan repayments and interest are fed back into the fund. In this way, the loan can, in theory, continue indefinitely. By law, the resulting loan programs may only charge interest rates below the prevailing market rate.
SB 232 allows municipalities to establish an alternative energy revolving loan program that assists property owners (not just residents) with installing on their property:
- solar photovoltaic projects, solar thermal energy projects, geothermal energy projects and customer-generated energy projects (wind, biomass or gasification facilities for the generation of electricity)
- energy efficiency technologies, products and activities that reduce or support the reduction of energy consumption, allow for the reduction in demand or support the production of clean, renewable energy
Municipal Ordinance Procedure
In order to establish an alternative energy revolving loan program, a municipality needs to adopt an ordinance that:
- creates an alternative energy revolving loan fund in the municipal treasury
- provides a source of money to seed that fund
- establishes facilities criteria, procedures and terms and conditions for making loans from that fund
- specifies that property owners may repay loans in installments, which may be paid and collected as if they were special assessments; specifies that loan repayments and investment earnings are credited to that fund
- establishes other measures that are necessary for the proper operation of the program to encourage alternative energy and energy efficient technologies
Alternative energy revolving loan programs must submit a quarterly report to related distribution utilities detailing loan supported energy projects and provide additional information as necessary for utilities to count energy efficiency and demand reduction credits.
Contact your local government to find out if it offers financing for renewable energy and/or energy efficiency through this option.
Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)
|Authority 1:
|Date Effective
|Date Enacted
| 2010-06-17
- Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.[1]


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Activities & Events
Since May 2016, we have been on the ground introducing ourselves to the community, meeting with residents, and discussing the project and receiving people's feedback. We've received a lot of good feedback and questions, and we now have an FAQ section on our website addressing some of the most common concerns about the project. If you are a local resident or stakeholder and haven't heard from us yet, please feel free to reach out to us directly by calling or emailing us. We would like to speak with you.
In order to provide stakeholders with another opportunity to discuss the project with project representatives, we will be holding open office hours in the community. We encourage anyone who has questions or feedback to come visit!
Municipality of The Nation
Dates: Tuesday, May 15th and Wednesday, May 23rd
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM and 6 PM to 8:00 PM
Place: Caledonia Community Centre
6900 County Road 22, St-Bernardin, ON, K0B 1N0.
final rea open houses
The final REA open houses took place August 29th and 30th. At this series of information sessions, details regarding updates to the project, responses to questions and feedback received through public consultation, the draft REA reports and information on the next steps were available. Subject matter experts and RES staff were on hand to answer questions and gather feedback from the public. The meeting notice that was sent out can be viewed here.
Township of Champlain
Date: Wednesday August 30th, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Place: Vankleek Hill Curling Club
136 Bond St., Vankleek Hill, ON, K0B 1R0
Municipality of The Nation
Date: Tuesday, August 29th, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Place: Caledonia Community Centre
6900 County Road 22, St-Bernardin, ON, K0B 1N0
Second rea open houses
The second REA open houses took place at the end of May. At this second series of information sessions, details regarding updates to the project, responses to questions and feedback received through public consultation as well as information on the next steps was available. As at the open houses held in December, subject matter experts and RES staff were on hand to answer questions and gather feedback from the public. The meeting notice can be viewed here.
first REA open houses
The first REA open houses took place at the beginning of December. The Open House provided information on the project, the proponent, the approvals process, wind energy, and also addressed commonly asked questions and enabled feedback from the general public. Subject matter experts were on hand at a variety of "Information Stations" to address the widest variety of questions and comments from attendees. The public notice and information panels presented at the events can be viewed on the Project Documents page.
Free Tour of a Wind farm
Two guided tours of a wind farm were held in October 2016 and again in August 2017. On both occasions, the participants had the opportunity to meet with employees of the project operator and independent members of the community to discuss the development, construction and operations of the wind facility, among many other topics. We had many interesting discussions and learned a lot. Thanks to all who joined, we hope you found the excursions as interesting and constructive as we did!
ongoing COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
We continue to meet with people as needed for everyone to learn more about the project and have their questions answered. We have now held six formal open houses in St-Bernardin and Vankleek Hill between December 2016 and August 2017 to present the project details to the community. We want to address people's concerns and answer questions and these events provide a venue to ensure that you get one-on-one time with a RES professional. Have not been contacted and have questions? Reach out to us here for more information.


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1957 was a year to remember in a number of fields. In literature, for example, Jack Kerouac's On the Road was published. This work was a major piece in the Beat genre and sketches out the beginning of the Counterculture movement in the United States.
This was also the year that Ayn Rand's most famous work, Atlas Shrugged, was published. A famously divisive work, this was undeniably Rand's greatest and most influential piece.
This was an important year for theatre, film, and television as well. In theatre, Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story opened on Broadway. In film, Loving You and Jailhouse Rock were released in the US, starring Elvis Presley. The former of the two was his first starring role. This year was also when The Bridge on the River Kwai premiered in the United Kingdom. The film would go on to win Best Picture at the 30th Academy Awards in 1958.
In television, Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella was telecast live on CBS. This year, CBS's The Seven Lively Arts presented Tchaikovsky's ballet, The Nutcracker, for the first time on American television. 1957 was also the year that Leave It to Beaver premiered. The show would attain cultural icon status, with its idealized portrayal of suburban life in America.
There were some major cultural events that occurred this year, too. This was the year that Elvis Presley bought Graceland, his famous estate in Memphis, Tennessee. The Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles this year, bringing the legendary franchise to California. 1957 was also the year that Paul McCartney and John Lennon met for the first time in Liverpool, England. The meeting occurred three years before The Beatles were formed. In space exploration, this was the year that the Soviets launched Sputnik 2. This mission launched the first animal to orbit the Earth, a dog, called Laika.
Old Newspapers
Have a look at the old newspapers from 1957 and get them!
Which were the most popular movies released this year ?
Music Charts
Which were the top hits of 1957 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #10 songs in the UK
- Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
- Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand
- The Garden Of Eden - Frankie Vaughan
- Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues
- Russ Hamilton - We Will Make Love
- Tab Hunter - Young Love
- Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child
- Paul Anka - Diana
- Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
- Pat Boone - Don't Forbid Me
Which were the most popular books released in 1957 ?
Popular names
Which were the top popular names given to babies born in 1957 in the USA ?
Top #10 male names
- Michael
- James
- David
- Robert
- John
- William
- Mark
- Richard
- Thomas
- Steven
Top #10 female names
- Mary
- Susan
- Linda
- Debra
- Karen
- Deborah
- Cynthia
- Patricia
- Barbara
- Donna
What happened in each day of 1957
Click on the dates below to find out what the world looked like in each day of 1957


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Speaker: Sharon Frey, co-owner, Frey's Dahlias
For some of us, dahlias have never gone out of style…while others are just now re-discovering or have a new-found appreciation for the dazzle these beauties can bring to the garden from summer to first frost. Native to Mexico, this tuberous plant is a grand performer in the garden or container and makes stunning bouquets. With thousands of cultivars in a wide range of flower forms, colors and sizes, there is a dahlia for every garden type and gardener's taste. Join us as Sharon Frey, co-owner Frey's Dahlias, shares how to successfully plant, grow, harvest and store dahlias. Sharon will discuss when and how to plant dahlia tubers, care tips from staking to fertilizing, plus harvesting tips to bring the blossoms from garden to vase. She will also show how to properly divide and store tubers for the winter. Sharon will also bring a selection of plants for purchase. They will be available starting at 6:30pm and following her presentation.
Frey's Dahlias is a family-owned business that was established in 1991 in Turner, Oregon, by Bob and Sharon Frey. The business has evolved over the years to include many Home and Garden shows up and down the valley and shipping tubers worldwide. Last year saw their greatest cut flower sales to local people. Frey's has 2 ½ acres of dahlias with over 200 different varieties. Their gardens are open to visitors during the mid-August through mid-October bloom time.


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X-Pole is one of the most popular dance pole brands worldwide. They offer various products aside from stripper poles, making them one of the crowd favorites. Here, we'll be discussing what they can offer you and what you should expect on their merchandise.
A Brief History on Xpole
X-Pole, a world leader in manufacturing professional accessories for pole and aerial fitness exercises, has its roots in California. It was founded by Vertical Leisure and has been shipping their products, especially dance poles, worldwide since then.
X-Pole offers a wide variety of fitness pole models that have been engineered to fit your needs. They have the X-Pole Sport and X-Pert poles for a removable and more portable solution, the Build-A-Pole which are permanent poles built for gyms and studios, and the X-Stage which is a free-standing dance pole.
Beginners and professional pole dancers alike trust X-Pole products for they offer quality products that are hard to match for their price.
General specifications
X-Poles have different pole lengths for each of their models. The Sport and X-Pert models stand at 7ft and 4in. The X-Stage Standard has a height of 9ft, while the X-Stage Lite stands tallest at 9ft and 8in.
Almost all X-Pole models can be extended up to 9ft using the extension included in the package. The X-Stage variants, however, have fixed heights and cannot be extended.
Their poles are available in removable, rotating, portable, friction fit, and platform types. They usually ship their poles in chrome and titanium gold finishes.
The company, however, does not offer any permanent pole solutions to their customers.
Basic requirements
Before you buy any fitness pole, it's necessary to measure the dimensions, especially the height, of the area where you'll place it.
Dance poles from X-Pole have heights varying between 7'4′ and 9′. Extensions for higher ceilings are sold separately. For a ceiling height that's lower than 7ft and 4in, they can customize your pole to perfectly fit your room.
Vaulted and angled ceilings aren't a problem for X-Pole dance poles. They offer special mounts to accommodate these types of ceilings.
These mounts are available for both the static X-Pole Sport and the rotating X-Pert models.
The vaulted ceiling mounts are also available in titanium gold and chrome finishes to match the color of your fitness pole.
Installing your Xpert X-pole Stripper Pole
X-Pole dance poles employ different mounting solutions to fit your needs. There are those that use friction mounts and there's also a semi-permanent solution which requires purchasing separately sold ceiling mounts. They also offer platform models which don't require any ceiling mounts.
We'll go through each one in detail below:
Friction mounting
This solution is available for both the X-Pert and the Sport dance pole models. The friction pads on the ceiling and floor mounts have silicone bases which exert great amounts of friction against any smooth surface to ensure the fitness pole is sturdy and stable.
Take note that since friction-mounted dance poles don't latch onto anything and rely solely on friction, tension, and pressure, they're less stable compared to permanent and semi-permanent poles. You have to know how often you'll be using the pole and if you have intentions to move it around the house to know if this type of mounting is the right one for you.
Semi-permanent mounting (aka removable)
Although X-Pole doesn't offer permanent pole models, they offer solutions to convert their friction-mounted X-Pert and Sport models into a semi-permanent pole. The thing is, you have to purchase their ceiling mounts to do this.
These mounts are screwed into a stud or beam found in your ceiling. This makes the pole more stable because it now has a more permanent support it can latch onto.
It's a semi-permanent solution because the only thing that remains in place are the mounts. You can still remove the pole from it and transfer the pole to another ceiling mount placed around your area.
However, as if the inconvenience of purchasing a separate ceiling mount isn't enough, the mounting plates don't come with screws in its package. You have to go to a hardware and look for the right fit yourself. When you've found the right screws, you can drive it into the ceiling joist by manually using a screwdriver or a power drill, whichever is convenient for you.
We think the nuisance of purchasing a separate mount and looking for screws because they don't sell it, is a problem Vertical Leisure has to patch up.
Platform/Stage Pole Dance Setups
The X-Stage models don't have to be screwed into the ceiling but you need to do a little bit of assembling before you can jump onto them. You don't need to be an engineer to do this, though because they designed these poles to make it really easy for anyone to assemble.
The X-Stage Standard and Lite models stand at the same height of 10ft but differ in the thickness of their platforms. The Standard version's platform is 12.5in thick, while the Lite models stands at 4in from the ground.
The difference in stage thickness affects the stability of the poles, with the Standard version having a thicker base, therefore a more stable foundation, compared to the Lite version. We're not saying the Lite version is tottering. They're both stable enough to handle regular use.
Having a thinner platform has an advantage too. You get a longer pole with the Lite version because the platform only covers 4in of the 10ft-long pole. The Standard version covers more than a foot of its overall length so you get only around 9ft of stripper pole to use for your spin and climbing moves.
Like we said before, platform models tend to be less solid than friction-mounted and semi-permanent dance poles so you may have a feeling they might overturn anytime during your routine. There are leg extensions you can use to add stability and weight to the pole to appease your doubts.
The X-Stage is way heavier compared to other dance poles that employ a different mounting system. The X-Stage Standard weighs around 230lbs overall, while the Lite version weighs around 210lbs. The bulk of their weights is focused on their built-in platforms.
In addition to measuring the ceiling height of your area, we're adding the weight of the pole as one of the things you need to consider before buying one. X-Pole offers different stripper poles which are appropriate for specific situations.
For performers who need to bring their dance poles anywhere they go, the X-Stage is a great buy. If you don't plan to move the pole around, go for the Sport and X-Pert models.
Matching it with your style
X-Pole presents their fitness poles in different finishes you can choose from. You can have it in standard stainless steel, chrome, brass, or titanium gold finishes. They also have powder-coated finishes with your choice of pink or black color.
For general purposes and executing inversions and spin moves, the chrome finish is a good choice. It has the same silver color of the stainless steel finish but has a different feel to it. The titanium gold finish looks and feels quite similar to the brass one but with minor differences.
Depending on your routine or the purpose of the pole, you may need to pick between getting a stationary and a rotating dance pole. Luckily, The X-Pert model, which is basically a rotating variant, can be converted to a stationary pole with just a few tweaks. If you don't want to make adjustments and want the stability of a stationary pole, you can just go with the Sports model. The X-Stage models also offer this kind of flexibility, allowing you to convert them whenever you need to.
X-Poles can be purchased in 40mm, 45mm, and 50mm sizes. Women prefer smaller grip sizes as they're easier to grip with smaller hands. The 50mm used to be the standard and it's still the size you usually see in gyms and dance studios. This is because its size makes it easier to do leg holds and body inversions.
X-Pole includes carrying cases on all their poles for improved portability. For the X-Stage models, you don't necessarily have to hand-carry all of its weight unless you're the Hulk. The manufacturer provides separate carrying cases, one of which is wheeled to carry the heaviest components of the fitness pole.
Available accessories
X-Pole also produces a wide variety of accessories to aid you in using the pole. Here are some of them:
Pole warmers
This is their solution for cold poles. Simply wrap the warmer around the pole, turn it on and select your temperature settings, and leave it for around 15-20mins. Remove it afterward and you now have a warm pole that's easier to grip.
Pole cleaners
Removes residue from grip aids, grime, or sweat. It dries really fast and leaves nothing but a clean, shiny pole. Simply spray a small amount of the softly-scented cleaner on the microfiber cloth included in the package and rub it on your stripper pole.
This is meant for stainless steel poles and not to be used on silicon, brass, and powder-coated dancing poles.
Carry cases
Carry cases are already included with every purchase of the X-Pert Pole and Sport Pole sets but X-Pole sells replacement bags if you ever lose yours.
Grip Aids
They have Dry Hands, a solution for wet poles due to contact with rain or sweat. Its water-repellant solution is strong enough to help people with sweaty palms maintain a firm grip on the dance pole.
They also have the X-Grip Hand Powder which activates using the heat from your body temperature. Its sweat-resistant formula creates a sticky surface on your palms to help you improve your grip on the pole.
X-Pole also offers a bruise balm which can hasten the healing and reduce the inflammation of bruises you get from pole dancing. It's made of natural, organic compounds for a more effective treatment that won't cause additional complications.
They offer leggings and hoodies on their official site. More can be found in online stores like Amazon.
X-Pole offers fittings you can use for angled ceilings and adapter for converting your X-Pole into a removable or semi-permanent pole.
Replacement parts
They offer replacement parts like joints, base plates, ceiling domes, and even hex keys you can use to screw bolts into place.
Pole tools
These tools are created to easily tighten or remove your X-Pole from its place. This is ideal for those who put up and put down their dance poles on their own.
Pricing and delivery
X-Pole prices play around the $199-$799 range.
You can get the cheapest X-Pole Sport model for only $199. This is the practical choice for those who want to take advantage of its portability. The X-Pert model, on the other hand, starts at around $289. Originally a rotating pole, it can be converted to a stationary one, making it ideal for those who need its flexibility in their pole dancing routines.
The most luxurious piece is the X-Stage, priced at around $799. If you want a full performance option, this is the right pick for you. You can use it anywhere that has at least a 10ft-high ceiling.
Vertical Leisure has satellite warehouses around the world. They have branches in Mexico, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, China, South Korea, Russia, and South Africa. They usually process orders within 2 days and ship your products within 2-5 days.
Prices and shipping costs may change so be sure to give them a call first to confirm the details.
Customer Support
X-Pole offers warranty up to 6 months from the moment you buy their products. They only cover defects from manufacturing and nothing else. Any damage or failure of equipment caused by improper use, prolonged use, wear and tear, and other causes are void of warranty service.
They offer, however, a 30-day money-back guarantee if you haven't opened and used their products yet. They may charge a restocking fee, though, so it's better to ask them about this option.
Their website is full of details and contains video tutorials on how to assemble and maintain their stripper poles. Their contact info, including their address, phone and fax numbers, email address, and even their business hours are all displayed on their website.
There are customer reviews on the web discussing how it takes a few days for the company to respond to their queries. We honestly haven't called their customer service hotline yet so we can't personally comment and confirm anything in this area.
Closing remarks
X-Poles specialize in providing portable dance pole solutions to customers, so if you're looking for compact, movable, stylish, and high-quality poles, you're free to look into their products. They offer a variety of stripper poles and other accessories to fit your needs.
We recommend this brand to pole dancers, especially professional performers, who want to have their own fitness pole they can bring to events and shows.
Discounts and Coupons for X Pole Users
If you are looking for an x pole coupon then you can click the "see lowest price" link below to claim your x pole promo code that will save you 10% on your new dance pole purchase.
By clicking the link you will be taken to the x-pole website and your coupon will be automatically applied.
There are only 21 coupons available and I would recommend buying now if you are on the hunt for an awesome x pole deal that provides the best quality for your money can buy.
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Out of the seven new railway projects requested by Karnataka government, only Gadag-Wadi, Srinivaspur-Madanpalli and Chikkaballapur-Puttaparti lines have been approved.
The minister has also announced resumption of work on new line projects of Chikmagalur - Sakleshpur and Bangalore - Satyamangalam, which were pending for want of resources and other mandatory clearances, after the Karnataka government agreed to give land free of cost and bear 50 per cent of the cost.
However, the minister has once again neglected the state's demand for a commuter rail system for Bangalore.
"Even though Karnataka is the only state, which is providing land and 50 per cent of the cost of new railway projects. In spite of this, it is regrettable that the demands of the state have been sidelined," chief minister Jagadish Shettar said.
The minister has announced new line survey for Tumkur-Maddur-Malavalli section and track doubling works between Shoranur-Mangalore 3rd line and Tumkur-Arsikere sections in the rail budget for 2013-14.
Bansal has announced a host of new express trains and extensions of some of the existing trains for Karnataka. The new express trains are: Bangalore - Mangalore Express (weekly), Hubli - Mumbai Express (weekly) via Miraj, Pune, Kamakhya (Guwahati) - Bangalore AC Express (weekly), Madgaon - Mangalore Intercity Express (daily) via Udupi, Karwar, Mangalore - Kacheguda Express (weekly) via Dhone, Gooty, Nagercoil - Bangalore Express (daily) via Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Patliputra (Patna) - Bangalore Express (weekly) via Chheoki, Yesvantpur - Lucknow Express (Weekly) via Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh.
"Though the movement of few trains has been extended, it is more beneficial to the other states as the distance extended is very small. On the whole, instead of addressing our earlier grievance, Union Railway Minister has done further injustice of Karnataka," the chief minister added.
The new passenger trains are: Marikuppam - Bangalore Passenger (daily), Talguppa - Shimoga Town Passenger (daily).
"It is disappointing to know the delay in announcing the new coach factory in Kolar which has been in limbo for quite some time. Once again the state's demand for a commuter rail system for Bangalore has been neglected," Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) said.
Meanwhile, the Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has described the Budget, a 'balanced' budget.
However, it has opposed the rise in freight charges by 5 per cent and said it would affect the already overburdened industry.
"Slowdown has already hit small and micro-level industries. This would be an additional burden on them and would cause major impact," Chamber President S Sudhakar Shetty said, appealing to the Union Railway Minister to drop the proposal.
He also expressed unhappiness over the budget not making any mention on the Mysore-Bangalore and Mangalore-Bangalore double lines and also about Mysore-Kushalanagar rail project.
However, expressing his overall satisfaction, Shetty said from the point of view of Mysore and the state, the budget can be described as satisfactory as six train routes are proposed to be extended, 18 new trains are proposed, four trains are proposed for completion, four are proposed for doubling, and three new routes are proposed for survey.
"From the point of view of the state's economic development, these new proposals have brought a ray of hope," he said.
Reacting to the budget, the Mysore Industries Association (MIA) has expressed its unhappiness saying that as far as Karnataka was concerned the budget was disappointing.
Opposing the proposed rise in freight charges, MIA general secretary Suresh Kumar Jain said, though passenger fares remained untouched keeping in mind the next general elections, industrial sector had been additionally burdened as it was not a "vote bank".
He expressed disappointment that the budget had not included a number of demands from Mysore and Karnataka like upgrading the Mysore South Railway Workshop, a railway sub-station for the industrial area, and long-pending plea for a Chamarajanagar-Sathyamangalam rail link.
Similarly, the budget made no mention of the proposal of establishing a full-fledged medical hospital in Mysore, announced three years ago in the Railway Budget, though the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board had come forward to offer 50 acres of land.
N Karnataka disappointed
The budget of Bansal has come as a great disappointment to the people of North Karnataka. Their wish list has remained largely unfulfilled.
Dharwad MP Prahlad Joshi told Business Standard from New Delhi, the budget was a disappointing exercise. He said the Railway minister who indicated a deficit of Rs 95,000 crore and a loss of Rs 24,000 crore had not taken any concrete step to overcome the deficit and make the loss good. "By hiking the tariff on tatkal, travel by AC and reservation charges, the minister has indirectly burdened the passengers without providing any tangible benefit," Joshi complained.
The MP who had submitted several proposals to be taken up by the Railways in North Karnataka, said the budget had meted out a step-motherly treatment to Karnataka. The state government had agreed to provide free land for railway projects and funds for sharing the cost of the project. However, Karnataka's plea has been ignored, Joshi lamented.
Starting a new weekly train from Hubli to Mumbai, extending the Sampark Kranti Express train via Hubli for two days in a week, new line between Gadag and Wadi, and extension of Sholapur- Yeswantpur Express upto Mysore cannot be considered as satisfying the needs of the people of the region, he said.
Former member of Railway consultative committee P G Narsapur said the budget has been a damp squib for Karnataka. "Our major demands have been ignored and the minister has provided only piece meal," he said. On the positive side, he appreciated the concern of the railway minister for modernisation, safety and security of the Railways and passengers.
Introduction of new night Express Trains to Pune and Mumbai, one more train from Hubli to Chennai via Hospet and Guntakal, regular running of Sampark Kranti Express and Chennai-Vasco Express, New Night Super fast express train to Bangalore from Hubli, converting Hubli-Kochuveli weekly train into a daily train and introduction of new Hubli-Mangalore Express train had been demanded in the proposal sent to the railway minister.
In addition, MP Joshi had urged the railway minister to start a Hubli - Nizamuddin Daily train, Hubli - Sholapur Daily (inter city), Hubli-Guntkal (inter city), Hubli - Shiradi direct train. and new express train from Hubli to Gulbarga, via Gadag and Bijapur.


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Excerpt from hearings - "We went to those hearings on the Arbutus Greenway it was a joke! They told the group what they were going to do and that was what they call consultation. We threw out objections like kill the project, don't pave it, no additional lights on the arterial streets and Nada !
The city can craft anything they want to support there views and we will never get to see the objections the whole process is a just theatrics to make it look like there making an effort to consult.
It's simple Vision and all the supporting employees within city hall have to go."
read more here - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/arbutus-corridor-paving-complaints-vancouver-1.3710091
Resulting in so call Consultation Workshops...that went no where.
Letter below
RE Arbutus Corridor consultation notes
TO: Jerry Dobrovolny <email@example.com>
Hi Jerry;
Thanks for setting up the Arbutus Greenway consultation workshops. I'll be away in Toronto until the 20th, so will be attending the 22nd workshop. I wondered if you could add an additional workshop later in the month for those who aren't available for any of these 3?
I noticed that the description of the workshops states "We're looking at several different types of hard-surface materials, especially those that improve safety and accessibility"
In this regard, I don't know if you're aware of the by the US National Center on Accessibility, Indiana University-Bloomington "National Trails Surface Study" but it might be worthwhile for your department to consider it prior to the workshops. It addresses issues of accessibility and stability.
"The impetus for the National Trails Surface study was to investigate alternatives to the typical firm and stable surface materials of asphalt, concrete, or boardwalk. It is a common misconception that in order to make a trail surface firm and stable, it needs to be paved. Professionals have found that using soil stabilizers, or natural aggregates, can be effective alternatives to creating a trail surface that meets accessibility guidelines (Boone, 2008).
An individual's mental, physical, and emotional well-being is positively affected by the action of hiking on trails. Factors such as being in nature, participating in a physical challenge, socializing with others in an inclusive recreational environment all contribute to an increased well-being. The desire to enjoy this type of outdoor recreational experience is equal amongst individuals with and without disabilities. Research shows that recreating is a necessary action when looking at increasing an individual's overall well-being. The technical provisions of the Draft Final Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas (U.S. Access Board, 2009) for trails requires a trail surface that is firm and stable. The guidelines are currently being applied as a best practice set of guidelines for Federal, State, Local and Private entities. In an attempt to preserve the natural trail experience (i.e. not concrete, asphalt and boardwalk surface materials), recreation professionals have identified a need to find alternative firm and stable trail surfaces."
As you are no doubt aware, there are many unpaved crushed limestone paths around the world used by cyclists, walkers, joggers, strollers, wheelchairs etc without any issues. For instance, at Vanier Park and Jericho and Spanish Banks in Vancouver. These paths are much more aesthetically pleasing and force cyclists to go slower. (I posted a few photos here of the gravel paths at Vanier Park and Crescent beach https://twitter.com/elviralount/status/768240995305525248)
And check out this accessible trail on the Sunshine Coast! The Inland Trail near Powell River — "The 12 kilometer wheelchair accessible circuit includes 8 picnic/rest areas, 4 overnight camping areas and 6 fishing piers. The trail is a crushed limestone covered pathway with minimal grades." http://www.sunshinecoastcanada.com/accessibility
There is even a cyclists website that promotes gravel riding https://janheine.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/gravel-riding/
It seems that gravel riding is actually the latest thing!
As for inline skating "accessibility" for skateboarders and rollerbladers, here's an interesting article.
I'd like to think that your department is really open to considering other alternatives to asphalt, in spite of the influence of HUB and the Active Transportation Council, and is hip enough to catch up to what's being done elsewhere. I certainly hope that the asphalt option is not a "done deal".


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Bride, groom, photographer and.... i'll come help!!!!!/
When you see a photographer, bride and groom head off away from the wedding reception or somewhere during the day you should totally follow and help them out by asking them questions and offering suggestions and also giving constructive criticism during this and maybe giving social media updates. Kidding, don't do this!Read More


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Aquatic Emergency Response
Are you qualified in First aid but not trained in how to respond to a critical incident in water?
Do you instruct exercise in water?
Did you know the aquatic exercise trainer is directly responsible and liable to be the first to respond? Lifeguards are required to scan, not supervise your clientele, and are only required to assist when available. Optimum for Water physiotherapists, aquatic personal trainers and aqua exercise professionals.
Learning outcomes
Be confident to respond to most common conditions that enter aqua and gain an annual CPR renewal at the same time. It's your duty of care to your clients and for your own personal self-preservation.
Review the common high risk conditions that enter the water that could potentially result in a critical emergency rescue. Be both part of re-created scenarios and also be given an opportunity to respond and evaluate your response in an intimate supportive environment. Included sit the Hydrotherapy award, created by the water experts, Royal Lifesaving society W.A, and cover safe workplace aquatic emergency care practice, spinal rescues and gain your annual CPR.A course that combines two key aquatic emergency response trainings by specialists in their fields.
*This course is Tax deductible as PTD, but more importantly, worth every minute to leave CONFIDENT AND READY TO RESPOND.
Cancellation Policy:
- Notice given in writing 16 days prior to course commencement = full refund available.
- Notice given in writing 8 days prior to course commencement = 50% refund available.
- Notice given in writing 3 days or less prior to course commencement = no refund available.*
*Candidate may apply in writing within 3 days prior to the course to either;
- Transfer to another AER course within 6 months.
- Or transfer this course to another candidate.


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Paella is all about community: making it and eating it is more fun with a crowd. Join Ed Owen - veteran writer on Spanish gastronomy with 30 years as a Foreign Correspondent in Spain - for a cooking demonstration and master class the finer points of paella making! Ed has traveled extensively and written several guide books to Spain and Madrid so he knows his way around a paella pan! He'll tell us where to source the perfect ingredients, when to add the stock and reveals he secret to a yummy crunchy crust - and what's up with needing a copy of The New York Times for great paella?? Add in tasty homemade Sangria & authentic Spanish tomato bread and you've got the makings of a great meal.
What we'll have:
- Tomato Bread
- Sangria
- Valencian Mixed Paella with Saffron, Herbed Rice, Chicken and Shellfish
- Spanish red and white wines
Come ready to make friends and have some great food and wines.
$65 per person includes food, sangria and 1 glass of wine.
Due to expected attendance, this will lean more towards a demonstration-type class and not so much hands on. But don't worry - we will require full participation in the eating and drinking portion.


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Art of the Lived Experiment audio-only download (free)
Art of the Lived Experiment audio-only download (free)
Published by the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts as part of the DisArt Festival, and co-produced by DaDa Fest and the Bluecoat, Liverpool, this 106 page book accompanies the exhibition Art of the Lived Experiment' in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. The exhibition was co-curated by Aaron Williamson and Amanda Cachia, and features 25 international artists working with disabilities. The book contains material relating to the curators' and artists' working processes including essays, sketches, proposals and notes, and provides a glimpse into their own 'experiments'.
Art of the Lived Experiment, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids Art Museum & Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University. April 10 - July 31 2015. Co-curated in the USA by Amanda Cachia as part of the DisArt Festival. 106 pp.
Editors: Amanda Cachia, Miranda Krajniak, Chris Smit, Kristen Taylor
Design: Mike Carney
Photography: Jon Barraclough
Art of the Lived Experiment audio-only download (free)


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Venezuelan Regime Forces Opposition To Hand Over Membership Lists
In a segment with Ezra Levant on Rebel Media, SFS Fellow Fernando Menéndez speaks to the ongoing situation in Venezuela. Menéndez remarks on the deteriorating state and speaks to the regression from censorship to repression of the media to the eventual jailing of opponents. Now the regime is requesting party membership lists.
To read more, follow the link.


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1402 2004 Fullerton Avenue, North Vancouver Listing #: R2393863
HIGH END RENOVATIONS WITH OUTSTANDING CITY SKYLINE AND WATER VIEWS. This seldom available '02' one bdrm suite in Woodcroft's popular Whytecliff building fronts the Capilano River and offers panoramic views of Vancouver Island, Lions Gate Bridge, Stanley Park, and downtown. High end renovations with a modern open floor design sets this suite apart. Modern kit soft closing cabs, quartz countertops, Grohe sink faucet, and stainless steel appls. Beautiful tile flooring in kitchen, hall, and bathrm. Quality carpets in living room and bdrm. Luxurious bathroom with modern cabinets, full tiled walk-in shower with framless glass door, and high end Hansgrohe shower unit, faucets and accessories. Designer lighting throughout. Bldg has many infrastructure upgrades incl new hot & cold water plumbing.
Taxes (2019): $1,106.01
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SNO place like a mountain park
The kids are out of school, there's no point trying to get any work done at the office (everyone you need to reach is on vacation, anyway), and the natives in your home are getting restless after a lot of feasting and home-bodying.
What to do?
Why, the answer is crystal-snowflake clear: Haul the fam up the hill for a romp in one of the dozens of SNO parks that dot the Sierra.
Be advised: They're likely to be crowded on this holiday weekend, and space is on a first-come, first-served basis. For information on SNO-park types or locations, or where you can pre-purchase a permit, call the California Department of Parks and Recreation SNO-Park hotline at (916) 324-1222.
A few of the more popular destinations:
Donner Lake (Nevada County): Interstate 80, Donner Lake exit, on Donner Pass Road at Donner Memorial State Park, next to Emigrant Trail Museum. No snowmobiles. Snow play; no sled slope; skiing OK. (530) 582-7892. Capacity of 35 cars.
Donner Summit (Nevada County): Interstate 80, Castle Peak exit, on frontage road south of freeway, just beyond Boreal Inn (Sno-Park permits available). Trails are on north side of freeway. Very popular cross-country ski area. Snow play at south parking lot. Some snowmobiling. Crowded on weekends. (530) 587-3558. Capacity of 100 cars.
Echo Summit (El Dorado County): Highway 50, on south side, at Echo Summit. Popular snow play area; extensive sledding hill. Very crowded weekends and holidays. (530) 644-6048. Capacity of 120 cars.
Iron Mountain (El Dorado County): Highway 88, 40 miles east of Jackson on Mormon-Emigrant Trail Road. Excellent groomed snowmobile trails; fair cross-country skiing. Good snow play; no sled slope. (209) 295-4251. Capacity of 40 cars.
Taylor Creek (El Dorado County): West side of Highway 89 near Camp Richardson. Cross-country skiing to Fallen Leaf Lake. Limited snowmobile use. Snow play (small sledding hill). (530) 573-2600. Capacity of 40 cars.
Yuba Gap (Nevada County): Interstate 80, Yuba Gap exit; south of freeway, at National American Snowflower Campground. Snow play area, sled slopes. No snowmobiles or motorized off-road vehicles. (530) 389-8241. Capacity of 200 cars.
Yuba Pass (Sierra County): South side of Highway 49 at Yuba Pass. Cross-country ski trails north of highway. Extensive groomed snowmobile trails. Good snow play; no sled slope. Ample parking. (530) 994-3401. Capacity of 30 cars.
Source: California Department of Parks and Recreation


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There are two secrets to making the best spaghetti alle vongole. The first is colatura, the second is to finish cooking the pasta in the clam juice so that it absorbs all the extra flavor.
Colatura is the secret flavor weapon that makes us salivate. Essentially a fish sauce made in the town of Cetara along the Amalfi coast. Anchovies are stacked in a barrel and then gently pressed—the first liquid released at the bottom of the barrel is the colatura. Just a splash of it in any savory dish imparts the umami flavor that makes you want more and more.
While spaghetti alle vongole can be found throughout coastal Italy, the version found along the Amalfi coast is often served in summer with diced baby zucchini. Along the Cilento coast, spaghetti alle vongole will sometimes include tiny bits of potatoes.
It's easy to find tiny vongole clams in Italy, but less so in the United States. Look for Manilla clams which are usually the smallest clams widely found. The west coast has tiny clams while seafood suppliers on the east coast will sometimes get vongole from the Mediterranean. Vongole clams are easiest to find around the holidays as this dish is often the star of the Italian-American Feast Of the Seven Fishes.
Spaghetti alle vongole (Spaghetti with clams)
4 tbs extra virgin olive oil
3 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed with the back of a knife
1 tsp colatura (optional)
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tbs chopped parsley
4 lbs manila clams (the smaller the clams are, the better)
In a large sauté pan, add the olive oil, garlic and hot pepper and heat over a low flame until the garlic begins to soften. Add the clams and cover. Shake the pan a few times to distribute the clams across the surface and raise the heat to medium-high.
Wait about two minutes and peek inside to see that the clams are opening. (Leave covered if they require more time.)
Once the clams have all opened add the colatura sauce to the liquid. If the clams didn't release much water, add a splash of white wine.
While the pasta is still very al dente, remove with tongs and place it in the pan with the clam juices. A bit of the pasta water will be transferred as you do which helps the sauce better adhere. Toss and cook over medium heat until l the pasta is done (to taste). It will absorb most of the liquid from the clams and take on its delicious flavor.
Plate the pasta with the clams on top, lemon juice and parsley. Serve immediately.


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We will be going through the step by step approach to changing the dust wiper seals and oil in your fork, bring in your fork and leave with a fresh smooth fork!
The class is $105 this includes:
- Removing the lowers
- Draining the dirty oil and removing the old seals
- Cleaning the fork
- Replacing the seals and oil and reassembly
- Resetting the air, rebound, and compression settings
You will be the one doing all the work with direction from one of our best mechanics. The cost of the class includes your own work stand, all parts to service your fork, and a beer.
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"That said, we're not renewing because it's just too expensive and not our best option. If worse comes to worst, we will be able to cover a good 5 years with a reverse mortgage. Is anyone else here using that as LTC insurance?"My Mom always said that her paid off house was her long term care policy. We had been instructed to sell it if she had to go into long term care and she made sure that we had all the right paperwork to sell it if we needed to. My dad had passed away before her and even though her house was not real expensive, the numbers worked out so that her home equity, and social security, could have provided for her care for many years without depleting her other resources if it had been needed. It is less liquid than stocks or bonds but home equity is really just part of someone's net worth that can be used for LTC.This does not work quit as well if a spouse is still alive that might need the assets to live on for a long time. Some people that are moderately well off know that they can afford long term care under the most probable circumstances, and if they go broke paying for LTC then they would have Medicaid (with all its issues) so the real reason to buy LTC insurance are;1) To not impoverish a surviving spouse.2) To ensure a better quality of care3) To not deplete the estate so a large inheritance can be left.If you are not concerned about leaving a large estate, which I agree with, and if you don't have a surviving spouse then using home equity to pay for LTC would help to be able to afford better care so there would be less need to buy insurance for that.
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"According To What" Exhibition @ Brooklyn Museum
Endeavoring to see his work continue to resonate internationally, Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei has partnered with Brooklyn Museum in showcasing his "According To What" exhibition. Despite not being able to travel abroad himself, or subsequently attend the showing in Brooklyn, Wei Wei's expression is translated through a multitude of mediums while commenting on topics including culture, history, politics, and tradition. Over 30 works spanning 20 years of Wei Wei's career are included in the exhibition, which will be held over the duration of the summer, until August 10.
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High Dynamic Range Landscapes.
A view of the Locust Ave bridge at night in Rumson, NJ. Crosses a creek that feeds into the Navesink River.
A view from the deck at David's KPT restaurant inside The Boathouse Waterfont Hotel.
A winter view from the Locust Ave bridge in Rumson, NJ. Crosses a creek with a view of the Navesink River.
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Lake George, NY
"Evening view north from Lake George Village after thunderstorrm."
"Taken from Log Bay on Lake George facing south. July 2014"
New York City
Taken from Hoboken, NJ. An airplane in the distance behind One World Trade Center (looks like a shooting star).
Taken from Hoboken, NJ looking at the Empire State Building.
Lake Champlain
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
I got bored with what was on this page today.
How about something else?
I think it's cool that there's a Hemingway Blog.
I love to think what Hemingway would have made of the word "blog." Something unidentifiable you find on a battlefield somewhere in Spain? Maybe he would have used it instead of "nada" in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place."
It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order. Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was blog y pues blog y blog y pues blog. Our blog who art in blog, blog be thy name thy kingdom blog thy will be blog in blog as it is in blog. Give us this blog our daily blog and blog us our blog as we blog our blogs and blog us not into blog but deliver us from blog; pues blog.
People think I'm funny—funny in the head—because I always wear a codpiece.
But hey man, hey, I'm just old-fashioned.
I can't believe I ate the whole thing.
Relax—you're soaking in it.
Winston tastes good like a cigarette should.
We will sell no wine before its time.
The quicker-picker-upper.
Where's the beef?
Here comes the big number one.
Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids.
Plop plop, fizz fizz—oh what a relief it is.
Follow your nose. It always knows. The flavor of fruit.
Only you can prevent forest fires.
I've got that not-so-fresh feeling.
You deserve a break today.
It's the real thing.
Here's to good friends. Tonight is kind of special. The beer we'll pour—it must be something more, somehow. So tonight... let it be Lowenbrau.
Grab a Heiney!
Don't squeeze the Charmin.
The pause that refreshes.
Is Gillette Foamy thick and rich enough to hold up this husky hiker? No!
I want my MTV.
Give a hoot—don't pollute.
Fierce face!
Papa says:
I will bite Windows XP! On the butt!
There will be blood! It will taste good!
There's all this news about how Windows XP doesn't crash.
Well, whoop-dee-doo.
Windows 2000 doesn't crash on me either. It hangs in all kinds of unexpected and bizarre ways, but I've yet to see the Blue Screen of Death on it.
I don't plan to "upgrade" to XP. I don't want to get slurped into the Passport/copy-protection/Microsoft-is-omniscient thing. Spare me. This is such a dark-side play it makes me sick.
I often get a kick out of the semi-literate sportscasters on national TV.
The other day one described Yankee pitcher Orlando Hernandez as "very imaginary on the mound."
Imaginary—I like that. I could hit off someone who's imaginary.
Repeat to self while standing in the batter's box: there is no pitcher, there is no pitcher, there is no pitcher. He's not real, not real, not real.
Shelley Powers on Windows XP: "The sad ending to this long tale is that the folks most loyal to Microsoft are the ones most likely to get kicked in the teeth by Microsoft's new policies."
Sheila: Go Mariners!
From now on, when I want to insult somebody, instead of calling them a jerk or a numbskull I'm going to call them a nasal swab.
Hey you nasal swab, hey you nasal swab, get offa my yard.
"Jerk" is a mild insult, almost not worth bothering with.
But it's short for one of my favorite all-time insults: "jerk-off artist." Now that's an insult. The guy jerks off so much, loves it so much, that he's become no less than an artist.
People don't call other people jerk-off artists often enough.
It's fun to come up with variations on the theme. For instance, one might affect a British accent and say, "While perhaps not the master of the onanistic arts, he's a devoted and highly skilled craftsman."
Or one might imagine fighting a jerk-off artist. Picture a boxing ring, surronded by thousands of your adoring fans. Howard Cosell is introducing the bad guy.
Picture any bad guy you want. Okay, Osama Bin Laden. (That was easy.)
Anyway, here's Howard Cosell:
"And in this corner, all the way from Afghanistan, is the Picasso of pud-pulling, the Chagall of chicken-choking, the Pollock of penis-pulling, the Matisse of masturbation, the Jasper Johns of jerking off—terrorism's own Osama Bin Laden!"
The crowd boos and boos and boos. Ding ding! You knock him out in the first round.
Are the terrorists now trying to kill us with boredom?
"Another case of anthrax reported..."
"Heavy bombing tonight in Kandahar..."
Oh, shut up.
This is like OJ and Monica and Condit and Bakker and Hart and Tonya Harding and Saddam and Rodney King and Woody Allen and Florida and Swaggart and Abscam and John Rocker and the Menendez brothers all rolled into one.
The only thing we have to fear is... the sheer awful terror of boredom. Waking up in a cold sweat for lack of stimulation. The inanity of the fixed idea, the children's song that gets stuck in your head. B-I-N-G-O! And Bingo was his name-oh.
The river of Time seems to have frozen solid.
Tip for Manila users:
IE 6 for Windows sometimes centers all or much of the content on a page for no readily apparent reason. It looks awful.
Sure, it's a browser bug, but you can work around it on your own sites. Here's how:
If you have a <!DOCTYPE...> tag at the top of your template, make sure it doesn't include the URL.
In other words, if it looks like this:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
Edit it so it looks like this:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
That's all there is to it.
Boat shoes. Boat shoes boat shoes boat shoes boat shoes. Boat shoes.
I'm not wearing no boat shoes.
Congratulations to Dave!
I've set my browser to prompt me for each cookie. I love to deny them.
"Do you want to accept a cookie from ads.stupidspambroker.net?"
No, no thanks.
Some people when they decorate put up lots of duck pictures. Other people less so.
I'm atomic.
M's win game 5!
Bring on the Yankees.
I'm totally having fun doing mac.scripting.com. If you have news links I'm missing, please don't hesitate to send me email (to email@example.com).
Sheila: O Papa! New pictures of our kitten.
mac.scripting.com is my Radio-built weblog covering the Macintosh scripting world.
I'll probably add a directory and other goodies, but I'm feeling my way, doing one thing at a time. I'll see what kind of feedback I get.
The site has a deliberately plain template. If the site becomes popular, I want it to be because:
1. The links are valuable.
2. It's easy to read.
3. It loads super-quickly.
In other words, I don't want you to hesitate before you go there because you've found it's slow, you don't like the graphics, or it's hard to separate news from ads.
There's an awful lot going on in the Mac scripting world -- not only can we write shell scripts on OS X, not only does Perl come with the OS, but Apple has added XML-RPC and SOAP support to AppleScript, which is a great move.
It's so windy this morning. Really excrementally windy.
When I was a boy I thought what was amazing about wind is how it's invisible but you can still feel it.
My kitten has the scamper madness one minute and then, boom, he's passed out on my lap.
We use him as a thermometer. If it's cold inside he curls up with a paw over his nose. If it's warm he stretches way out, a loooong kitty.
He's growing fast.
I wish I could be invisible at will. I'd learn some foreign languages and join the CIA. I'd be a spy. Nobody would be able to catch me.
They always said I wouldn't get zits once I wasn't a teenager anymore.
They were horribly, tragically mistaken.
Major congratulations to V.S. Naipaul for winning the Nobel Literature prize. (Via Sheila.) An excellent choice.
I'm pulling for both Philip Roth and Milan Kundera to win one of these years.
Every time they say Jalalabad on TV I hear "Jelly Bean Land."
Were I a poet, I'd be thrilled that the names of these Middle East countries all rhyme.
Roses are red
Violence in Pakistan
American planes
Drop their bombs in Afghanistan.
I started a Radio weblog.
I wish animals could talk to me.
I wish I could breathe underwater.
I wish I could control time like a VCR. Stop, rewind, fast-forward, frame advance.
These are feature requests, if anyone's listening.
Is it okay to ask feature requests of God when so badly needed are bug fixes?
Is God just a user, the guy running this software, and if so is there someone more powerful, a programmer who wrote this software?
Has that programmer been on vacation for a few thousand years?
I think Uzbekistan
And lovely Tjadjikistan
Might make great friends
With the U-S-of-A-istan.
Here's a weird request.
I'm looking for recommendations for driving schools in Seattle, preferably near Ballard. It's about time I get a driver's license, I figure.
Anybody have any recommendations?
I moved the earlier version of today's home page here.
My kitten now likes to climb on top of my monitor and reach down and bat at the cursor. It drives him nuts that he can't get it.
My kitten is now big enough that he'll fight with my hand. I've got these little tooth marks all over. I should use a sock or something.
But there's something exciting about how unerringly he goes for that skin between my thumb and index finger. A sock would cover that up.
Frontier/OS X users -- I could use your help with a script.
On the discussion group people are talking about Sesame Street.
My favorite character was Big Bird.
I'm old enough to have watched Sesame Street from the first season. I remember when they changed the actor who played Gordon. My mom had to explain it to me. A very difficult concept for a young child. I never liked the new Gordon as much as the old Gordon. I really missed him.
Sometimes when we release a new feature for Manila or fix a bug or whatever people thank me personally in email or on their websites.
Which is totally nice and I appreciate it. It feels good to be thanked.
But... Sometimes I'm just the person who announced the feature. Or, I wrote the code, but other people designed the feature, or a group of people designed the feature. And so on.
Even if I personally did all the work on a particular feature, I'm still building on years of work by other people.
What I mean is, it's always a team effort, so thanking UserLand is the thing to do, not thanking me personally.
I remember learning as a boy that in New York City they numbered the public schools, as in PS 130. I was envious because my school had only a name.
Where I lived you could count the schools on your fingers, so they didn't really need numbers, names worked fine. But I wanted a number, it sounded glamorous.
Why do I live in the city, not the suburbs or the country?
I think it's because of Sesame Street. I loved Sesame Street. It was cool how they could walk around and see people and have fun and there were all these wacky characters.
If your weblog is a Manila site, then I'm reading its print-friendly version. I'm an addict. It's so fast to load, so clean and easy to read.
Maybe it's just me, but I see weblogs as the mammals and big publications as the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are slow and overgrown. The mammals, smaller and more nimble, eat the dinosaur's eggs.
But some weblogs defy this metaphor with slow-loading, dinosaur-like templates.
My aesthetic -- and I speak only for myself -- is that while a good design is important, it's not nearly as important as the words. Weblogs really do live and die by the words. It's about writing.
So the words should pop to the front. The site should load quickly.
You can still have an attractive and interesting template, of course.
There are now thousands of webloggers. If you want to attract me, it needs to not be painful to go to your site. If I'm on a T1 and I complain about loading times, what about the people on slower lines?
Think Bauhaus, think form-follows-function, think Shaker furniture.
Think small and fast, clever and warm-blooded.
Here's a telegram from John Q. Speedy, a fictional guy who makes a living optimizing website performance.
HERE's A TIP STOP IF YOU ARE USING JAVASCRIPT INCLUDES STOP
I'm not the hard-ass he is, so I'll modify that a little bit.
Try to not to use more than one JavaScript include, and make sure it's calling a fast server.
I'm not going to name names (<cough>Jeff Cheney</cough>) -- you know who you are.


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Welcome to the Loves Rubber Stamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $10 Loves Rubberstamps store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love for the Designers! You have until Saturday, April 6th, at 8pm CST. Have fun and we hope that you enjoy the hop!
If you've arrived here from Laura's (Loves Rubber Stamps Inspiration Blog) you are right on track! If not, I have posted the whole blog hop list below just in case you get lost along the way!
Here is a card I made in 3D just for all of you. I used UMBRELLA LULA and UMBRELLA LOGOS this time as it is raining here in California today. Lightly but, still raining, lol. I paper pieced with a little of MME and colored the rest with my Copics. I also used a rain emboss folder for the rain effect by Fiskars.
Your next stop on the hop is Athina's blog
Here is this week's roster:


text: Producer Michael Todd's adaptation of Jules Verne's continent-hopping novel finally gets the lavish DVD treatment it deserves. Thanks to a wide-screen digital transfer, the Oscar-winning epic's colors really pop, and the performances remain vivid too. Unflappable Englishman Phileas Fogg (Niven) wagers that he can circle the globe in 80 days (in 1872), along with his ever-resourceful manservant, Passepartout (Cantinflas). Though the three-hour running time is daunting, old-Hollywood buffs will enjoy playing spot the celebrity: Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Peter Lorre, Buster Keaton, Noel Coward, and John Gielgud are among the stars who make cameos. And the Indian princess? A young Shirley MacLaine. EXTRAS The loaded two-disc package includes outtakes, trailers, and a profile of Todd narrated by Orson Welles. Eat your heart out, Jackie Chan.


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It's back! Yes, it's that time again – time to cast your vote for the People's Choice Changing Places Award and offer the opportunity to your favourite Changing Places toilet to win the accolade.
The People's Choice Award 2017/8 is a way to offer recognition to the Changing Places facilities that go above and beyond, the ones that make toileting and changing so easy and hassle free. It's a chance for you, the users, the carers and the campaigners to vote for the Changing Places that has made the best impression on you and to let us know why.
Whether it's the friendly team working behind it to keep it at its best, the accessibility, the design of the room itself, the equipment or the usability and usefulness of the location, let us know your reasoning and any anecdotes for support and your Changing Places will be in with a chance.
The standard has been set high, with previous winners amongst the Emirates Stadium, Sandcastle Water Park and Cornwall Services Changing Places. But with so many brand new and exceptional facilities, it really could be anyone's game.
To celebrate the third year of the award and to enable more than just one facility to have their excellence recognised, there are two new categories, three in total, for which to vote:
- Best Changing Places Facility 2017/8
- Most Individual Changing Places Facility 2017/8
- Best Signposted Changing Places Facility 2017/8
With such an outstanding response from our voters in previous years, we're excited to introduce the new categories and see who has garnered the best reputation amongst the most important crowd – those making use of the facilities.
So go get voting! The winners will be announced on Changing Places Awareness Day on 19th July, so to see your favourite toilet amongst them, cast your vote and let us know your thoughts.
The previous winners…
Cornwall Services – PCCPA Winner 2016/7
The winner for 2016 and a firm favourite amongst the voters; winning by an unprecedented landslide. The inception of the facility began when Rachel George and her son Adam, both active campaigners, were spotted by Cornwall Services Manager Alex Lawson, who discussed with them why so much equipment was needed to allow Adam to use the loo. The Changing Places was installed not long after, and with a relaxing beach scene on the ceiling and rainbow fish decorating the walls, it's a delight for children and families who need specialist equipment to use the loo. Most notably, the helpful and friendly staff were cited as a winning quality.
Sandcastle Waterpark – PCCPA Winner 2015/6
The winner for 2015 and deservedly so, with comments from the public praising the attitude of the 'wonderful staff' and the quality of the colourful decoration to amuse children being changed. Sandcastle Waterpark has been working tirelessly to transform their venue into a hub of inclusivity and installing a Changing Places was just one of the ways they were able to achieve this. With a beautifully decorated facility and BS8300 compliance, this was a worthy winner for 2015/6.


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But more than content, Cornyn is concerned about what sort of data collection the White House is doing with the names and emails of those informed on. He titles his post, "Sen. Cornyn Calls On White House To Immediately Stop Compiling Political Enemies List". Here is the full text of his letter:
Dear President Obama,
I write to express my concern about a new White House program to monitor American citizens' speech opposing your health care policies, and to seek your assurances that this program is being carried out in a manner consistent with the First Amendment and America's tradition of free speech and public discourse.
Yesterday, in an official White House release entitled "Facts are Stubborn Things," the White House Director of New Media, Macon Phillips, asserted that there was "a lot of disinformation out there," and encouraged citizens to report "fishy" speech opposing your health care policies to the White House. Phillips specifically targeted private, unpublished, even casual speech, writing that "rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation." Phillips wrote "If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to email@example.com."
I am not aware of any precedent for a President asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed "fishy" or otherwise inimical to the White House's political interests.
By requesting that citizens send "fishy" emails to the White House, it is inevitable that the names, email addresses, IP addresses, and private speech of U.S. citizens will be reported to the White House. You should not be surprised that these actions taken by your White House staff raise the specter of a data collection program. As Congress debates health care reform and other critical policy matters, citizen engagement must not be chilled by fear of government monitoring the exercise of free speech rights.
I can only imagine the level of justifiable outrage had your predecessor asked Americans to forward emails critical of his policies to the White House. I suspect that you would have been leading the charge in condemning such a program-and I would have been at your side denouncing such heavy-handed government action.
So I urge you to cease this program immediately. At the very least, I request that you detail to Congress and the public the protocols that your White House is following to purge the names, email addresses, IP addresses, and identities of citizens who are reported to have engaged in "fishy" speech. And I respectfully request an answer to the following:
* How do you intend to use the names, email addresses, IP addresses, and identities of citizens who are reported to have engaged in "fishy" speech?
* How do you intend to notify citizens who have been reported for "fishy" speech?
* What action do you intend to take against citizens who have been reported for engaging in "fishy" speech?
* Do your own past statements qualify as "disinformation"? For example, is it "disinformation" to note that in 2003 you said:"I happen to be a proponent of a single-payer universal health care plan"?
I look forward to your prompt response.
United States Senator