text:
Isamu Noguchi lamp $395
Vintage Isamu Noguchi Table Lamp. Measures 35" tall by 8" across..Solid metal base with bamboo rod center.. paper shade.. 1 tear in the center but replacement shades can be purchased...
Isamu Naguchi lamp $395
Vintage Isamu Noguchi Table Lamp... Measures 25" tall by 12" wide... Good condition.. shade has a water stain on the back but replacement shades can be purchased.. A timeless classic design...
Rare Pair Majestic Z lamps $2750
Rare set of vintage 1950's majestic Z Table Lamps...excellent condition, great paint to wood ,, almost no wear...Some of the lacing is undone...No burn marks to the shades...Just FANTASTIC!!!!!!
Danish Table lamp $550
Rare and unusual Danish Modern table lamp. Frosted glass shade on a solid teak base. Tested and works perfectly. Measures about 29" tall .


text:
What's in a name? A lot.
I'm in Nashville, staying with my friends, Ashley & Josh. I have three sets of friends here, actually, but one is out of town and the other is busy, so I am with Ashley & Josh for the entire three nights, which is pretty swell, since I have not seen Ashley in nine years and had not met her husband, Josh, before this past Sunday. They were both working today, though, which gave me a lovely morning to catch up on writing and after about four and a half hours of that, I took their dog, Lincoln, out for a walk to clear my head. We ended up at this gorgeous green space in the ritzy Belle Meade neighborhood and we tromped around the woods for about an hour and a half, which gave me plenty of time to think— namely about names.
Take Lincoln, for example. When Josh was growing up, his family had a dog named Gorbachev and Ashley thought that was very cool, so when she and Josh adopted a dog together three years ago, Ashley suggested they name him after another world leader, which is how a goofy, black dog came to inherit the surname of our 16th president. But if you ask me, it suits him. Did you see his regal stare in the photo above?
The whole thing got me thinking about my quest for a title for my new vehicle. I suggested Jeffrey in my last post and despite my friend Chad's protest at the handle, it received something of a Yes from the rest of you guys, which is too sweet; thank you for your unwavering support. But maybe you noticed that my friend, Steve, suggested somewhat crankily that Jeffrey was not macho enough? Well, he did. And it gave me pause. And here's what I concluded: "Poor Roxanne. She never had a chance with that stupid name."
Thinking this as I walked along the trails with Lincoln, I started brainstorming what to call my new vehicle, realizing that maybe I could, indeed, do better than Jeffrey. I briefly pondered the head-honcho theme, thinking that maybe Washington would be a good option. After all, he was quite the brave man during the American Revolution, particularly when he crossed the Delaware River and surprised the British troops. And it happened not too far from where I was born. But this isn't a war, what I'm doing, so maybe something a little bit less commander-in-chief, I concluded.
I returned to thinking up generic names, like Jake, which was my favorite of all time when I was little. I used it in short story after short story, all of them featuring some strapping, young lad, who did heroic things, like paddling a kayak through giant, formidable waves. Or what about James, my late grandfather? A great man, for sure. Or Jack, his brother? Also a good man. But none of those seemed quite right and I was suddenly opposed to going from one J name to another.
Then I thought, "Aha! Steinbeck!" First name, yes: John. However, by using his iconic last name, there would be no confusing him with anyone but one of the best writers of all time, who also happened to have traveled the country in a camper with his dog. Except I had a hard time imagining myself saying something like, "Steinbeck needs an oil change." It just wasn't right.
By this time in my ruminations, I was halfway through the four-and-a-half-mile hike and I was back at the drawing board. But Steve's comment came back to me again. "Mexican Machismo," he had advised, so I ran through a few quintessentially Latin names: Juan, Carlos, Jorge. No, no and no. Alejandro? No. Dismayed as I am to say it, this is not a Lady Gaga video.
But maybe I was getting warmer … warmer … warmer. And then, I had it: Marco, after the great explorer, Marco Polo.
I mean, I'm certainly no missionary. But there are a number of other parts of his story to which I can relate, like the fact that his journey lasted 24 years and covered about 24,000 miles, and that he spoke of finding jasper, and that his expedition was filled with all the unexpected obstacles and detours of any good road trip, including getting stranded at one point for three years. Sounds kinda familiar, give or take several months; right? But he persevered and he made it back home again and then went on to publish a best-selling book, albeit some people thought it was a bit, er, exaggerated. Still, it inspired other travelers, including Christopher Columbus. Plus, he set off at age 17 and he stayed in China for 17 years and well, I happen to be quite fond of the number 17, which reminds me: today is Rennie's birthday. No one knows for sure when he was born but the general consensus is that it happened in the month of May, and so I made it the 17th, which means he is 2 years-old today. Say Happy Birthday to him at firstname.lastname@example.com. He'd love to hear from you, especially since I am in Tennessee and he is in Texas, waiting for me to come get him.
Anyhow, Marco it is for the new set of wheels. What do you think?
May 17 2011
ooo, Marco! Plenty of machismo… I like it!!! I still like Jeffrey… maybe I'll name my next minivan that.
May 17 2011
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENNIE!!!
May 18 2011
May 17 2011
Marco is MUCH better. And happy birthday to Rennie!
May 18 2011
May 18 2011
All I can think of is that crazy screaming game "marco polo".
How about Tex, or Bucky, or Big Bill…
Think of you often on Isla Maggie Mae, you are missed…
"Maggie Mae, Big Bill & I"…(written by Rennie…sounds like a best seller to me…Love ya
May 18 2011
May 18 2011
I like Marco, too, and there's less room for unappealing nicknames. 😉 Happy belated birthday to Rennie!
May 23 2011
MARCO… magnifient!
May 24 2011
Marco is "Ocram" spelled backwards and can even be "Cram-O", which is my personal favorite, but it's your car.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
3 new watchdogs appointed
Premier names child and youth advocate, official languages commissioner and ombudsman
The Alward government has announced the appointment of three new people to watchdog positions in the province, based on a new selection process.
The new child and youth advocate is Saint John lawyer Norm Bossé, who represented victims in the Kingsclear reformatory sex abuse case.
Katherine d'Entremont, a career civil servant, will be the new commissioner of official languages.
And the new ombudsman is Charles Murray, a civil servant and former political assistant to one-time Tory MP Elsie Wayne and to former PC cabinet minister Brad Green.
"I am confident that their experience and education will help them to carry out their respective duties effectively," said Premier David Alward.
He said Murray's appointment is not political.
"The individuals went through a very significant assessment and interviewing process."
Selection process overhauled
In March, the government overhauled the selection process for the arm's-length watchdog positions that offer a six-figure, deputy minister-level salary, for a seven-year term.
Previously, the government picked people for the positions that report to the legislative assembly, in consultation with the opposition. The legislature would then approve the choice.
But now, a committee of bureaucrats, lawyers and academics review applications from people who are interested in the positions and presents qualified individuals to the premier.
He then consults with the leader of the opposition and recommendations are made through the legislative assembly.
The committee in this case included a provincial court judge, a member of the university community, the clerk of the legislature and the clerk of the executive council.
"We are pleased as a government that we created a new process to be more fair and transparent," said Alward.
Liberal Opposition Leader Brian Gallant was consulted on the three choices and signed off on all of them, including Murray.
"Charles Murray has a very impressive resume," said Gallant. "There was a good group of people that looked through a lot of the candidacies and he came through as the consensus choice."


text:
Our Values
- Respect – To be open and honest and to behave with integrity encourages cooperation and facilitates in the realisation of common objectives.
- Top performance – Top performances can only be reached by constantly challenging ourselves to surpass pre-set targets as well as the expectations of our clients and employees.
- Initiative – The engine of our corporate culture pushes us forward in our daily work. Our growth and success has been promoted by the initiative of creative employees.
- Responsibility – We have to fulfill our daily duties carefully and attentively without losing sight of the interests of our clients and our company.


text:
From Jason Derulo to Echosmith, they where all there.
You're already suffering from serious FOMO, cause you couldn't join the Isle of MTV Malta? We totally get that, but no worries party people, we gotcha back on this one. All you gotta do, is click through our picture gallery above and be a part of it already.
#MTVFestivalSeason: Would You Rather Share A Tent With Drake, Nicki Minaj or Kendrick Lamar
FYI: The Isle of MTV Malta was so freakin' hot, that Jason Derulo had to perform shirtless… just saying.
Wednesday, 08. July 2015


text:
HyeGyeong Choi
The Stolbun Collection LES
188 Ludlow Apt.11D New York, NY 10002
By appointment only, email@example.com
"Bury Me to Cardi B: Desire and Death in the Work of HyeGyeong Choi"
To pass into the underworld, your heart must be lighter than a feather, at least according to the Ancient Egyptians, who painted the inside of their tombs from floor to ceiling with scenes drawn from their lived experience. These were to remind departed souls of their mundane merits when they confronted the god Osiris, the gatekeeper to the great beyond, who would whip out his scales for those journeying to the other side. If your heart was pure and therefore light enough, eternal celebration ensued; if not, demons would consume you, all promises of paradise dashed.
In Invasion of Privacy, on view May 7th through 27th at The Stolbun Collection LES, HyeGyeong Choi offers an underworld journey that may not require you to rip out your heart for feather comparison, but she still demands a weighty toll. Upon entering the space, you must step on her scale and let the artist register the number it displays—a nerve wracking experience that doesn't allow any margin of dishonesty. In the same time as it takes the scale to calibrate, your mind recounts what you had for breakfast, your last gym visit, that comment your mom made about the fit of your jeans five years ago. It's this action of being weighed, not your weight, that make you realize that mortality is not just a straightforward matter of life and death, but rather a constant renegotiation of your personal terms of survival and the threats, both emotional and physical, that make you feel vulnerable.
With your heft assessed, you can cross the threshold into Choi's netherworld, an apartment-cum-gallery space rented by The Stolbun Collection where the artist has been in residence since January. She's painted nearly every wall and moveable surface a paradisiacal peach, a color at once familiar and fun but unnerving in its overwhelming fleshiness. On the walls, three new paintings by the artist offer vignettes of various transgressions, Choi's distinctive bright and poppy palette masking the degrees of violence witnessed in everyday existence, especially as a woman or minority with body noted for its otherness. The slightly abstracted but bulbously biomorphic forms that populate her canvases embody the sensation of innumerable physical infractions that range from being pushed and prodded on crowded public transportation to the exploitation of one's feelings and flesh by presumed friends.
However fleeting these invasive moments when first experienced, Choi's paintings remind you that the emotional aftershocks of violation inform your future as much as your past. In She Bad, hands grab greedily at skin, teeth bite at nipples, and phallic shapes emerge from the deep blue undulations of paint that ripple across the surface of the canvas. Touches of a warm pink, the same hue that cover the walls of the room in which you're standing, highlight one figure in the painting, a figure that can't be fully seen but is instead fragmented by the interruptions of these other appendages—a being consumed by another's hunger. Layer upon layer of bruising blue and blushing peach build on one another to create a three dimensional apex within the center of the painting, as if the figure was desperate to burst out of its canvas confines. Desperate to assert its own bodily mass against you since, as a voyeur, you're complicit in the consumption you're witnessing in the artist's work.
Like the scenes included on Ancient Egyptian tomb walls, Choi's paintings serve as reminders to a soul shaken by trauma of that which has led it to the borderlands of being, the interstitial space between living and dead where it prays for redemption via judgement. Who, though, in this peach-colored palace is the judge? Is it the artist or the viewer? The perpetrator or the victim? When we suffer a death, whether literal or figurative, can we ever truly be reborn into a new life without confronting the demons that insatiably consume us?
–Margaret Carrigan
About HyeGyeong Choi
HyeGyeong Choi (b. 1986, Seoul) is a New York–based artist exploring the intersection of personal and social issues related to body image, gender and sexuality, and cultural identity in her paintings. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Chung Ang University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been included in exhibitions at Zolla/Liberman Gallery, Chicago; Green Door, Chicago; Sine Projects, Brooklyn, NY; and many others.
About Margaret Carrigan
Based between New York and London, Margaret Carrigan (b. 1987, Illinois) is a freelance writer, editor and critic who focuses on gender, identity, and technology in contemporary art. She contributes regularly to the New York Observer, as well as Artnet News, Artsy, Elephant, Galerie, and Hyperallergic, among other publications.


text: Hey all, I've recently decided that I want to start exercising and getting into shape. I'm not looking to get fitness model ripped or anything; just overall healthier and physically self-confident. I am male, 32 years old, 5' 11" ish, 205-210 lbs. Most of the noticeable fat is in my lower torso. My eating habits aren't terrible but I know what I should be doing to help myself out. Too much beer and lazy portion control. Currently I cant honestly do more than 8 push-ups and 2 or 3 pull-ups with good form towards the end. Not sure where I'm at with my lower as I've always had solid legs; played soccer, ran track, lots of backpacking when I was younger. My problem is mostly not knowing where/how to start as far as routines and whatnot goes. I'm looking more into body weight exercises as I dont have the space for equipment at home and am not wanting to go to a gym starting out. I know if I go to a gym I'll star looking into classes and/or trainers and I'm not sure at the moment if financially that's a god idea for me. Most everything I've looked into online as far as body weight warm ups and routines looks like its dynamic stretching with s few body weight exercises for the warm up, and then more of the same body weight movement and some more advanced exercise for the main routine. I.e., stretch this group, stretch that group, some push ups, some squats, some light cardio for your warm up; more push ups, more squats, dips, pull-ups for the main routine. Is that really it for the basics? I have a tendency to over-analyze and look for the negative with most things so I'm not sure if I am in this case or if there is something I am missing. If it is that simple then any recommendations? I like structured and logical (can't think of a better word to use here) processes. Cardio wont be a problem for me. I live next to a few schools I can run after hours and I have a stationary recumbent bike I recently purchased and haven't used too much. Thank you in advance.


text:
One of the perks of being a divisional controller is that you get access to the entire ICU ratings list, not just those who are paid up in the current year. Going through the list gives 175 players who have St Benildus down as their last recorded club (so the likes of Oisín Benson, John Kennedy Jnr or Oliver Dunne won't be included, for example). The full list follows and will surely provide a nostalgia hit for almost every club member!
All posts for the month April, 2014
The fixtures for our three cup teams have been released.
We've entered just the three teams in the Cups, with the fixtures due out next week.
John won tonight's repechage blitz tournament, while Ciarán was deemed to be last after presumably succumbing to Real-Bayern-itis instead of attending the tournament he proposed!
A reminder that the next training panel session is on Sunday 27th from 11am to 5pm in the Hilton Hotel Kilmainham, with David Fitzsimons FM and Darko Polimac.
Odhrán has kept his position as number one in the school – just! – but the top two juniors in the club are now both St Andrew's.
We're going to try squeeze in two more mini-tournaments between now and when we close for the summer.


text:
We offer a range of postgraduate and graduate-level courses that will enable you to develop your knowledge, expand your skills and enhance your career. We offer both full-time and part-time courses.
Our teaching conducted by research experts. Did you know that the School has been ranked 5th in UK for Allied Health Professions in the Research Excellence Framework 2014? Our belief is that research should always be practical, relevant and feedback into your education. By always focusing on the latest and most impactful research, we produce fresh and industry informed curricula that prepare you for the jobs market or further study. We offer a range of financial support packages to assist Life & Health Science students with the cost of tuition fees and living expenses.
We offer a variety of different course types that can be studied after completing an undergraduate degree:
Courses are available across a number of different subject areas:
You may also be interested in our PhD opportunities or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses / standalone modules in this area.
Clinical Neurophysiology Practice - MSc
Clinical Science (Neurosensory Sciences) - MSc
Neurophysiology - PgCert
Cognitive Neuroscience - MSc
Health Psychology (online) - MSc
Health Psychology (on campus) - MSc
You may also be interested in our PhD opportunities or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses / standalone modules in this area.
You can find out more about our other course types, including continuing professional development and PhD opportunities, here:
Browser does not support script.


text:
New Photos
Hey Everyone,
We've been busy getting our apartment put together. It has taken a lot longer than I thought. We haven't had much time to work–just a few hours after work each night. We painted our living room a nice shade of light brown/tan. now, things have been put in a little bit of order.
We know you've been waiting a while, but we finally have some photos of the wedding up on the site. Just look in the "Gallery." We will have many more soon–we hope. As soon as we get them from the photographer.
Hope you like them!
Love Kirsten and Mark


text:
Promo Code: 331-022
Promo Code: 331-022
Reliable Internet at a Reliably Low PriceCustomer Support Bill Pay My Account Shop Online Existing Customer
Prism gives you control over your TV experience. You choose where to watch TV with the Wireless Set-Top Box. And when you bundle Prism TV with High-Speed Internet and Home Phone, you're choosing to get the best deal possible.1
When you get a CenturyLink Triple Play, you're getting three outstanding CenturyLink services – all wrapped up in one nicely packaged (and affordable) bill each month.
Our experts know the best ways to save. Call them today to pick your CenturyLink Triple Play!
Adding Prism TV to High-Speed Internet and Home Phone bundles is a no brainer. Not only will you triple your home services, you'll have all three services on one bill.
A Triple Play eliminates the mess of getting multiple bills from multiple home service providers. CenturyLink bundles are more than great deals – they're a convenient, hassle-free way to get everything you need for home entertainment.
High-Speed Internet speeds are super-fast, making streaming videos and movies a breeze from your tablet or laptop.
Plus, you can get a free self-installation kit, free email addresses and a customized home page to fit your needs and interests.
Smartphones are smart for a reason. But, they're not always smart during storms, emergencies or when it comes to 100% reliable service.
CenturyLink Home Phone Service can fill in the gaps your cell phone leaves. And when it's this affordable, it's a smart choice for any household.
Prism TV is like nothing you've experienced before. Your entertainment is delivered through a fiber-optic network that brings HD picture quality, crystal clear sound and an incredible channel lineup into your home.2 Plus, features like Prism on the Go let you watch TV anywhere, on any device.3
Besides a Whole Home DVR that can record multiple shows at once, you can also watch four shows at the same time with Multi-View. Forget picture-in-picture. Multi-View lets you check out four shows on one screen so you never miss a moment of your favorite programming, movies or sporting events.4
And with Prism TV's Warp-Speed Channel Change, there's virtually zero lag time when you browse between channels. Simple things like not waiting for your TV to catch up to your remote while channel surfing can make a huge difference in your TV enjoyment. Once you've experienced it, you'll never want to be without it!
Choosing a CenturyLink Triple Play is as easy as making one phone call. Our experts know the ins and outs of all the plans and bundles CenturyLink has to offer.
When you call, you can get all three on the same phone call in just a couple minutes. It's that easy.
Your friends, your family and your entertainment are all online. Getting a CenturyLink Internet connection is the first step to joining them there.
Call today and chose your CenturyLink High-Speed Internet plan, and find how easy it is to bundle with CenturyLink Home Phone. Don't forget to ask how you can add on TV service on the same phone call.
Don't miss out on what's online and on TV – call our experts today!


text:
Kettle Valley Railway Society
The Kettle Valley Railway Society invites you to join our non-profit, charitable organization and support our efforts to preserve a unique and important piece of Canada's history that began in 1912 and is still in operation today.
While the steam railway operation strives to be self-sufficient through revenues and fund-raising activities, the Society is most appreciative of support from individual and corporate memberships, donations and sponsorship.Donate to the Kettle Valley Railway Society
Membership in the Society is open to individuals ($25), families ($35), non-profit organizations ($35) and corporate or business organizations ($50) includes brochure racking at Prairie Valley Station..
Members receive our bi-annual Kettle Valley Courier Newsletter, a Membership Card for a 10% discount in our Trout Creek Trading Co. gift shop at Prairie Valley Station, plus one free adult train ride (value $25.00) on a regular scheduled run per season.
Volunteers are very important people!
Canadians have enjoyed a love affair with their railways since the first spike was driven. Now you can help keep that spark alive by joining our team of volunteers who give their time and talents to help us safeguard this heritage.
Become a volunteer and put yourself in the heart of the "railway" experience. Help pass on a priceless legacy to coming generations while making a difference in your life and the lives of others as you help us perpetuate this "love affair".
You will work side by side with the wonderful and friendly staff of the Kettle Valley Steam Railway and as a volunteer you truly are a VERY IMPORTANT PERSON. You can volunteer one day a week, one day a month or even a few hours at a time. Every day will become a learning experience and we guarantee it will never be dull!
If you would like to join us as a volunteer please email us with some details about your area of interest and contact information.
Our Board of Directors
|Sharon Unrau
|Doug MacKay
|Doug Campbell
|Bonnie Milton
|Gerry Conrad
|Tom Burley
|Janet Peake
|Arleta Hoole


text:
It has become a regular habit these past few years for people interested in the home market, both buyers and sellers, to keep a constant eye on the state of home prices. Sellers are trying to see when they might be able to find the right price to enable them to sell without losing any money, and buyers are hoping they can time the market right to buy right at the bottom.
Coupled with this interest in home prices are the figures that are released regarding new home sales. We are seeing this past month's numbers showing about a 6% increase in this figure, a statistic that leads some to believe we're going to see a steady uptick in both real estate and the economy at large. The might cause joy or anguish depending on the side of the market you're in.
What does this mean for a prospective home buyer who perhaps is ready to make the plunge in the market? Well, as usual, the answer will depend on the situation and the specifics of each buyer's position. Ideally, however, regardless of the situation of home buyers they will make sure that they are as informed as possible and educated on both the market and the builders and developments in their area.
Keeping tabs on the state of the real estate market and the economy is clearly an important step, but since buying a home involves more than just trying to time the market for the best possible prices there are other factors. Know that all homes are not built equally. You really have to make sure you find a new home builder you can trust with a reputation that is solid and a product that they strongly stand behind. In addition to the quality of the actual home, the residential community is equally important. You ideally want to live in a community that reflects the lifestyle you'd most like to live.
So in short, keeping a constant eye on the state of the market is always an important step in buying a home, but there is more to it than trying to time the market to perfection. In today's market, as in any other, finding quality and a home that reflects what you're looking for will usually pay in the long run.


text:
Autodesk working on AutoCAD Mac Edition – Beta 1 screenshots posted on Italian forum
With Mac users left to navigate the often frustrating world of virtualisation and multi-booting in order to play nicely with many CAD and engineering software options, some happy news is out this weekend. Thanks to a post on the Italian forum: Italimac (English translation via the link) a bunch of screenshots have given Mac users a taste of things to come.
An active discussion has been flowing since the screenshots appeared, with a few notable points being made:
- The beta version is only 64 bit
- Plenty of support for Magic Mouse and trackpad gestures
- Runs poorly, consuming 100% CPU almost immediately (the auto-translation from the forum is amusing on this one)
- This version was passed on by a friend and beta tester for Autodesk…
- Said friend is not happy that screenshots were posted
A brief video has also been posted on YouTube, featuring a less-than-riveting rundown of a few Magic Mouse features. Even still, it is great to see some real-world action.
Other than the gestures, there doesn't seem to be any significant shift from current Windows versions. The overall look is clean and simple, without feeling dated in any way. AutoCAD may not be a Ponoko making requirement, but many of us have had encounters with it from time to time. So, do you think this is something that you would use? With news of AutoCAD for Mac in the pipeline, speculation is bound to begin on whether other AutoDesk titles are on their way as well. There's no word on a release date yet, but we can always carry on a discussion of our own in the comments below…
Original post on Italimac: Native AutoCAD for Mac Beta!
Via SolidSmack


text:
Your Custom Text Here
A modern day sprite (taking the form of a nine-year-old girl) entwines herself in the knock-down, drag-out fight between a philandering man and his very angry wife.
To learn the dirty truth about how Grown Man was made click HERE
Director/Producer: Bryan CampbellExecutive Producer: Sarah CroweProduction Company: Loop Films
A young man searches for truth, meaning, and grace in a world devoid of beauty.
Director: Bryan CampbellProduction Company: Fueled Creative
This autobiographical song details the tumultuous High School relationships between the rapper JFK and his then girlfriend, Debbie. I found inspiration from THE PRODIGY's classic video "Smack My Bitch Up" and shot most of the video using a first person POV.
Director: Bryan CampbellLabel: RhymesayersProduction Company: Fueled Creative
This is not a just chess match, this a a metaphysical experience. I was inspired by the framings and compositions used in old spaghetti westerns as a way to make these chess players feel more like gun-slingers. We shot this video underneath the West Seattle Bridge on what used to be unused public land. Now those plots have been paved over to create parking spaces.
Director: Bryan CampbellLabel: Sportin' LifeProduction Company: Fueled Creative
I made this video for my great friends in the band, Doctor Doctor. They wanted to record a live performance of their song but we only had one camera. They preformed the track more that thirty times so we could get all the coverage needed.
The members of CLOCKWORK held the belief that there is a fine line between being an upstanding citizen in society and falling into a life of crime and poverty. For the video I created a story where three men from three different walks of life cross paths in a incident that could change their fortunes.
Director: Bryan CampbellLabel: Designated HittersProduction Company: Fueled Creative


text:
What would you do if a genie suddenly appeared in your back garden declaring he could make your dreams come true?
In my new children's book "The Jinni of Dreams", published with Smashwords, Lissie and Brin are feeding Randy, Brin's rabbit, when the jinni appears. He claims he can grant what they want if they carry out some tricky tasks. They agree to try.
There is Trog, the giant toad, wreaking havoc, to tackle Drusilla, a daunting sorceress, to be exterminated and Harry the horseman's head, to restore.
The children move through strange lands and on the way meet Dilly Nilly – a little girl turned by Drusilla into a whimsical creature of the hills. But all ends well, thanks to the jinni, who is amazed at the pettiness of people's dreams.


text:
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 100
Downers Grove, IL 60515
The channel remains largely positive about the future, but there are some concerns about the future. For one, the channel reports a reality check on cloud. While 4 in 10 channel firms cite cloud as the No. 1 reason to be optimistic about the channel's future, another third identifies it as one of the main reasons to think negatively about the years ahead. Channel respondents describing the cloud's impact on the channel in the last five years as "extremely positive" has gone from 63% to 37% in the last two years.
Meanwhile, channel firms view vendor-based perks such as sales spiffs, volume/upfront discounts, back-end rebates and technical training provided as less important to their bottom line. The No. 1 reason vendor benefits have declined in significance is that channel firms say they are relying more on their own sales and marketing efforts.
The Sixth Annual State of the Channel study provides an overview of the size, shape and growth factors influencing these shifts. It offers deep analysis of the topics driving debate across the channel and further delves into today's leading sales and marketing practices and challenges. The report also provides knowledge and applicable insights while examining the channel's most pressing hurdles.
The study was conducted in quantitative and qualitative parts. The quantitative part saw 350 executives from IT industry companies complete a survey. The qualitative is drawn from a series of in-depth interviews with senior-level IT executives. Data collection occurred in July 2016.
Forgot your password?
As a Premier Member, you get unlimited access to all of our research, guides, business tools, our member directory and a wide range of
retail discounts. Plus, you can take advantage of services such as advocacy and legal support that we provide to help you navigate challenges
and make your business more successful.
Learn more about CompTIA premier membership


text:
We offer a variety of work to all grades of candidates across the UK
We specialise in placing Nurses in Specialist Areas but we also place General RGNs as well as Health Care Assistants in hospitals, nursing homes and various other medical institutions. We are always looking for all grades of RGNs and HCAs to join our prestigious agency to benefit from the amount of work we can offer. We provide both the NHS and the Private Sector with staff.
We also offer you easy registration with our online registering system, giving you the chance to start your registration for free online, at your leasure. You submit your details and then one of our esteemed Recruitment Advisors contacts you to arrange your face-to-face interview.
For more information or job postings for the various specialities please click on the one you are interested in above or simply click on the Register button to start your online registration.
Contact Number: 0871 873 3326
Fax Number: 0871 873 3327
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
FFF Fest 2015 | Day 1
The 10th Annual Fun Fun Fun Fest started on an overcast and cool Friday afternoon in Austin, Texas at Auditorium Shores. The mini-Zilker park was less crowded on opening day than the previous year and although entry was delayed an hour, the logistics for pass pick-up and entry were way more efficient than in 2014 (read: no waiting in line!) The chill vibe would set the tone for the rest of the weekend. I headed over to the Orange Stage.
Mikal Cronin's set was laid back, casual and a perfect way to kick-off my festival experience. Although a few people in the audience kept yelling to turn up volume on the mic, Cronin ignored them and continued to play his fuzzed-out, California pop tunes, looking as carefree and comfortable as he would playing in a friend's garage. The band played mostly songs off of 2013's MCII, including my favorites "Weight" and "Shout It Out." The guitarist smiled as he watched me sing along. It's impossible to be unhappy when listening to Cronins's effortlessly catchy melodies. The set felt like it ended as quickly as it started and I realized I had become addicted to the great mood in put me in. I left the stage singing "I learned a little bit a long long time ago, just from a friend I used to know…" and no one could ruin my chill.
One of the fest's most anticipated acts, Viet Cong arrived late on stage as the leader singer explained how they had had taken an Uber in from Dallas, and had been on the road since three a.m. I quickly fell for the long-haired, bearded bear that goes by "Monty" in a gray METZ sweatshirt on guitar. Mike Wallace the lithe drummer who looked like a mix of 90's Leonardo DiCaprio and 90's Jim Carrey was totally pumped, and energetically lead the band from behind his drum set. Wallace shouted countdowns to their noisy and strangely captivating tunes from their self-titled album like "Continental Shelf" and "Silhouettes". The band's other guitarist, Daniel Christiansen rolled around on the floor, kept his eyes tightly shut and lost himself in the set as he violently strummed his guitar.
Even though it was my fourth time seeing Toro Y Moi, I still get as excited as I when I did the very first time I saw him, because I know how much fun I always have. Chaz Bundick arrived minutes before set time and had apparently just gotten off a plane and came straight to the fest. Toro played their fun, danceable set that consisted mostly of songs from their What For? record released in April of this year. As the sun set, the whole crowd was dancing to the funky, lo-fi jams. A young girl standing next to me (pictured above) freaked out the entire set, and yelled "I love you Chaz" over and over for what I would get was about fifty-thousand times. But you know, who could blame her.
Waiting for Antemasque, the people around were geeking out about seeing Travis Barker walking around earlier that day, and I was nervously thinking about about getting hot water spilled on me. Sure, it's crazy to assume that just because Cedric Bixler-Zavala threw a pitcher of boiling hot water at a festival crowd in New Zealand means that he would do it again – but who knows?! As the road crew set up the stage, I carefully watched as the electric water kettle was brought out, watching the steam rise in the cold night air. Once the band took the stage though, I quickly forgot about Cedric's hot tea water and became engrossed in his commanding presence. Zavala, in skin-tight, black skinny jeans, stood underneath a bushel of curly black hair and clung to a microphone at the end of a long, white cord that draped across the entire stage. In between songs off of last year's self-titled album, Zavala talked politics and even asked the audience who was going to vote for Hillary. He also spoke about what it's like being a dad, and letting the right one in so life can get better. I would be lying if I said every time I heard Antemasque I didn't wish I was listening to Mars Volta instead, but Cedric's on-stage antics - hiding under a plastic tarp that was being used to protect gear from the rain and taking a mic stand apart during Omar Rodriguez's guitar solo and holding it up like selfie stick – kept me fulfilled. I will always have a soft spot in my heart from any project Rodriguez and Bixler-Zavala undertake because they are from my hometown of El Paso. It continues to be an interesting experience to witness them through each stage of their musical career.
Closing out the Orange Stage on Friday night was CHVRCHES. Lauren Mayberry bounded across the stage like a tiny mouse in a black dress. She ran from one side of the stage to the other in a way that felt admittedly awkward and unnatural, however it somehow only made her more endearing. The petite frontwoman sung perfectly on pitch, her light and airy vocals carrying out into the night sky. The synth beats from her bandmates were perfectly in sync with the brightly flashing red screens behind them. After a few songs Mayberry stopped to talk about the band's previous shows in Austin and how excited she was to go see the latest James Bond movie after the fest was over. She also wondered aloud if Daniel Craig's James Bond really gets laid as easily as it seems in the movies, questioned the audience about what the heck Bananarchy was (Austin's version of the Bluth Banana Stand, if you're curious). Between her bright-eyed wonder and small stature made it was hard to believe the woman on stage was out of high school, much less a couple years from turning thirty. She went on to point out a girl using an umbrella that looked like a jellyfish before swapping places with Martin Doherty on the drum pad so he could perform "Under the Tide." Although the band performed their singles from September's release Every Open Eye, the major crowd-pleasers still all came from their debut album The Bones of What You Believe from 2013. The Scottish synthpop's tight and energetic set owned the night, and then sent us on our way with "The Mother We Share."


text:
Michael Dayton Hermann: Modern Renaissance Man
There's a rare breed of people who are good at almost everything they do. They are creative and business-minded at the same time; they can write books, play instruments, paint, draw, and raise happy kids. Michael Dayton Hermann is one of those people. In a world and society that for the past 20 years has focused on hyper-specialization and super niche silos in every possible industry, Michael defies that narrow-mindedness with conviction and elegance.
Besides being a hands-on father to five-year-old twin boys and a devoted husband to a very busy gallerist, Michael holds the position of Director of Licensing at the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and is also an artist who during the past fifteen years has developed a substantial and interesting body of work. And it isn't that Michael takes his art as a hobby, as he holds an MFA from Hunter College where he studied art theory with conceptual artist Robert Morris and executed his thesis under the advisement of Nari Ward. He can only be serious and deep about why he puts himself and his work out there, because much like Warhol, Michael avoids pigeonholing and the cages that keep people's talents underdeveloped and compartmentalized. Most recently, he also established Frances Saint Charles, a company focused on producing culturally relevant projects.
I met Michael many years ago through his role at the Andy Warhol Foundation which he has had since 2005. Given Andy Warhol's desire to connect with people at every level and to expand his art as far as possible, licensing at this foundation isn't only a crucial pillar in carrying forward Warhol's legacy through hundreds of very well selected partners, but it is also a very significant source of revenue that helps fund the many grants given every year to non-profit organizations that support visual artists and arts programming around the country. Michael has spearheaded notable high-profile Warhol projects including collaborations with Dior, Comme des Garçons, Absolut, Supreme, and Perrier, and also conceived the acclaimed monograph of Warhol's Polaroids published by TASCHEN in 2015.
In his facet as an artist and for his latest series, Michael's starting point is his own archive of more than 70,000 digital images collected through decades and kept organized in files in his computer. He chose the most compelling ones and those he kept going back to look at. The selected images are enlarged and printed on canvases. Michael then primes the surfaces and proceeds to hand-paint with oil lush and rich flower compositions evocative of Flemish style paintings of the 15th and 17th Centuries, using a pop-saturated color palette that looks at Warhol's own acid tones for inspiration.
This new body of work entitled Flowers, to be shown for the first time to the public this week, began conceptually as an homage to Michael's late grandmother, whom he lived with until the age of four and who was the embodiment of a free spirit. She was what a grandmother should be to every grandchild: a woman who encouraged people to live one's life with plenty of fun, creativity and days off to explore beaches and museum shows. Her recent passing prompted Michael to look at the subject of flowers from several points of view: as memories of a cherished moment in time, as a celebration of life and as a reminder that small gestures can have lasting effects.
The ongoing series starts with a group of eleven square-format paintings whose sizes range from 30" x 30" to 42" x 42" - each of which is considered by Michael as an "offering" to friends and family, some alive and some deceased. The intricate detail of the layers include the images and the painted flowers, which cause wonder, amusement and curiosity. In Flowers for Atticus, the base image shows a side close-up of an old man's eye which is opened with a speculum or some surgical tool. The eye socket has been covered with Michael's flowers, a powerful combination that includes brightly colored tulips, camellias, lilacs, peonies and grapes. The image has me staring while at the same time I'm a bit frightened and don't want to look any longer than necessary.
In Flowers for Joaquin, a friendly dog completely made out of flowers has been painted over the picture of a gritty New York City metal door, the type that's covered in graffiti tags and skateboarding stickers. The heartwarming and disarming edge comes from the combination of a background that's decidedly urban and from the fringes, with an abundant and colorful Dutch-Baroque style still life that includes bows and ribbons, roses, chrysanthemums and butterflies. The dog itself is a powerful tribute to cheap little mementos and kitschy objects that bring Michael back to his childhood and can help anchor anybody's memories. There are even more references to art history in Flowers for Alexis, which shows a reproduction of Boy with Basket Fruit by Caravaggio, with the boy carrying a large bouquet of flowers and a myriad of character-based colorful helium balloons, as if coming out of the prize section of a carnival or a fun fair.
The result of Michael's Flowers is a group of soulful paintings where the combination of intriguing imagery that oscillates between dark humor and the purity of childhood memories overlooks the superficiality of decorative nature and goes straight to the core of human emotions.
Michael Dayton Hermann
139 Eldridge St., New York
June 4 - 26, 2016
Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 - 6
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3, 6-8PM


text:
testimonios de pacientes reales
Name: Tim Belk
Occupation: Ex Major League Baseball Player / Owner of Belk Baseball Academy
Chief Complaint: Shoulder / torn labrum / possible surgery required
"The pain diminished immediately."
Name: Greg Stewart
Occupation: Head Coach Womens Softball Oregon Tech Owls
Chief Complaint: Tendinitis of the elbow / possible surgery required
"Within a week I felt like I was back to normal."
Name: Rod Martin
Occupation: Co Owner at Rjmartin Technical Service, LLC
Chief Complaint: Neck and back pain for more than 50 years
"I now have no pain in my neck - AT ALL!"
Name: Carlton Ralon
Occupation: Owner of Dad and Brad Piano Moving
Chief Complaint: Bulging disc / back and leg pain
"The pain in my leg was gone instantly!"
Name: Curt (Coach) Litton
Occupation: High School Coach
Chief Complaint: Severe back pain for over 15 years
"After my first treatment I could walk from my car to the stadium without any pain."
Name: Tony Metoyer
Occupation: Ex Major League Baseball Player / Professional Baseball Instructor
Chief Complaint: Tendinitis of the elbow / Post Surgery Pain
"Prescribing Life helped me to be able to throw everyday without any pain."
Name: Ron Nicks
Occupation: Local Business Owner / Recreational Rugby Player
Chief Complaint: Back pain
"After one session I was pain free and able to play in my rugby game."


text:
Estate Planning
Estate planning is more than a set of documents. It's a conversation with your loved ones about how you want to manage your familial, medical, legal and financial affairs in the event of your illness or death. The estate planning documents are the tools by which you continue this dialogue if you are no longer able to speak for yourself.
The Law Office of Trista R. Christensen will work with you to craft your estate plan so that your documents are clear, comprehensive and reflect your wishes. We also take care to be sure that the beneficiary designations on assets which don't pass through probate, such as your retirement accounts, savings bonds, and life insurance policies, are properly worded so that all of your assets are properly transferred after your death.
Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
If you die without a will, the Massachusetts law of intestacy dictates who gets to inherit the assets you owned outright and what proportions each heir would receive. Maybe you don't think you need a will because you're hoping that everyone will get along and divide things "fairly" or come to an agreement over your care if you are ill. But that's not estate planning.
What if your lack of planning backfires? What if this is a second marriage – will your estate be fairly divided between the surviving spouse and the children of your first marriage? What if your failure to plan results in a fight over your assets – or over you? What if a child is incapacitated and loses benefits as a result of an inheritance? Who can be trusted to handle your minor child's inheritance until he/she is old enough to manage the funds himself/herself? What if an old Will names people who have long since passed, or names someone you now would rather not give in inheritance?
That's where a comprehensive estate plan comes in.
Last Will and Testament
A Last Will and Testament governs the distribution of your assets, which you own in your own name. Your Last Will and Testament nominates a personal representative to manage those assets and represent the interests of your estate in settling debts and claims. Your Last Will and Testament usually does not manage the disposition of life insurance, retirement accounts, or assets already held by a trust, which are managed through beneficiary designations, or jointly-owned assets that pass to the co-owner automatically upon death.
A trust can be a critical part of your estate plan. Whether you need help with tax planning, special needs issues, avoidance of probate administration, or something else, I will listen to your concerns and design a trust that meets your goals. A trust can:
- Save your estate thousands of dollars in Massachusetts and Federal estate taxes.
- Avoid the slow probate process
- Protect young people from getting their hands on an inheritance before they are legally and mature enough to manage it.
- Preserve the rights of a loved one with a disability to government benefits while allowing a trustee to purchase goods and services which those benefits don't cover.
- Protect against the wasting of an inheritance by a child who may be facing a lawsuit or divorce or protect a child with a drug, alcohol or gambling problem.
- Ensure that the surviving spouse of a second marriage and the children from the first marriage are fairly treated.
Additional Estate Planning Documents
Documents which are effective during your lifetime are just as important as a Last Will and Testament. Without a health care proxy, a written release for medical information and a comprehensive power of attorney, your loved ones will be forced to go to court for a guardianship or conservatorship in order to manage your affairs on your behalf. These cases are expensive, stressful and often unpleasant. What's more, a judge decides how your affairs are managed and who manages them, not you.
Durable Power of Attorney
A durable power of attorney allows you to appoint someone else to handle your financial, health care and other affairs for you (even if you become incapacitated).
Health Care Proxy
A health care proxy is a written directive used to convey your wishes in the event you become incapacitated. A healthcare directive can express your desires as well as name someone to make medical decisions on your behalf if you are unable to do so.
Estate Administration
Estate administration refers to the entire process of winding up the affairs of a decedent and transferring ownership of the decedent's assets to the persons or trusts designated to receive them. This process covers both the actions taken in the Probate Court and the management and distribution of assets, such as retirement accounts and life insurance policies, outside of probate to the designated beneficiaries.
Probate attorneys separate assets owned by the decedent at the time of death into two classes. Probate assets are those assets which the decedent owns in his/her own name as of the date of death and which are not owned jointly with someone else or do not have a beneficiary designation. Non-probate assets are those assets which are jointly owned with someone else (such as real estate jointly owned by spouses), trusts for which the decedent was a beneficiary, and items like life insurance policies and retirement accounts for which the decedent designated a beneficiary to receive the proceeds after his/her death.
My goal as your estate administration attorney is to make your job easier to manage successfully and reduce your stress. I will advise you about the legal and financial process of estate administration and make sure that you understand the terms of the Last Will and Testament (if there is one), the legal requirements of the Massachusetts estate administration process and your duties as personal representative. I will prepare necessary paperwork, and help you determine what assets need to go through probate and what assets get transferred to beneficiaries without court oversight. I will help you work with accountants, insurance companies, retirement fund administrators, realtors and other professionals to ensure that assets are properly valued, managed, and transferred. I will clearly explain what your obligations are and will do my best to help you meet them. I will help you comply with court and tax filing requirements so that your liability is minimized.
If you would like additional information, please contact the Law Office of Trista R. Christensen via e-mail or call us at (978) 741-0033.


text:
'Rizzoli & Isles' Ends Summer on Season High
The summer finale of Rizzoli & Isles was the show's most-watched episode of its third season, averaging 6 million viewers on Tuesday, according to Nielsen's live + same day ratings.
That was 36% over last week's episode and 7% more than watched last summer's finale. The episode also drew 1.6 million adults 18-49 and 2million adults 25-54. For its third season, Rizzoli & Isles averaged 5.4 million viewers, 1.4 million adults 18-49 and 1.8 million adults 25-54.
Rizzoli & Isles will air the rest of its third season beginning in November.


text:
Hi All
It is highly appreciated if someone give offer answers to my below questions
1) There are two ways of locking mechanism: Pessimistic & Optimistic. In general, do all J2EE app server support all these two ways of locking ?
2) It seems to me that setting the isolation level to "serialization" should result in using pessmistic locking. If no so, please point out my misconcept and explain to me.
3) Are there any differences in the way of entity bean programming as different locking mechansim is adopted ?
4) With regard to optimistic locking, will the app server throw out exception as data contention is detected ? Is the way of handling dependent on app server? Or It is transparent to the developer of entity bean. Please give me an e.g of j2ee app server product how to handle this scenario.
5) To adopt the approach of "optimistic" locking, do l have to implement it on my own using bean managed entity bean.
6) It seems to me that optimistic locking can achieve better concurrency. If it is inherently supported by app server for its container managed entity bean (=> totally transparent to the developer of entity bean). Is it always the rule of thumb to config the server to use "optimistic" locking instead of "pessimistic" ?
Sorry for bombarding you guys with such long list of questions. l would be very thankful if someone can help me consolidate my concept on these topics.
Also, please send your reply to cwso7 at netscape dot net as well
thanks & regards
Please Help: questions about locking & concurrency (0 messages)
- Posted by: dso dso
- Posted on: July 10 2002 01:27 EDT


text:
Photo Gallery
Lady Phantoms Split Regional Tournament Games
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — The Lady Phantoms put in a tough effort at the AIA 1A regional tournament Feb. 9-11, taking the first game from the Williams Vikings before falling to rival Cibecue in the second round.
While they didn't win the regional tournament, the Lady Phantoms are ranked 5th in the region and will travel to Prescott High School for the state tournament Feb. 17.
The Lady Phantoms took on the Vikings in the first round Feb. 9, winning 45-34 behind the offensive efforts of Melisha Jetter and Cayli Miles. Jetter had 15 points to lead the Phantoms, going 2-of-5 on three-pointers and 7-of-9 on free throws. Jetter also led the team in rebounds, including four offensive rebounds. Cayli Miles added nine points, four altered shots and a game-high 15 steals. Valeria Romero and Mariela Montano each contributed six points, with Romero bringing in eight rebounds.
Coming off the win against the Vikings, the Lady Phantoms faced Cibecue in the second round. Jetter and Romero both had a strong game, with Jetter putting up 14 points and Romero providing nine rebounds and a block. Miles led the game in steals (9) and assists (3). Despite the effort, the Phantoms, who led in the first half, were outscored 21-13 in the second half, losing 36-32.
In spite of the loss, the Lady Phantoms are ranked fifth in the 1A region, earning them a playoff berth for the first time since 2009. They will play Valley Lutheran at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 17 at Prescott High School in Prescott.
Several Phantoms also received regional honors.
First team: Cayli Miles, Meme Jetter
Second Team: Valeria Romero
Honorable Mention: Mariela Montano
Coach of the Year: Rosie Evans
More like this story
- Grand Canyon's Lady Phantoms win eight straight, head for rematch with Mogollon
- Lady Phantoms' championship run ends with loss in Prescott (Photo Gallery)
- Lady Phantoms lose to Mogollon, remain third in 1A Central (See photos)
- Phantoms girls' relay teams excel at Mogollon, Winslow
- Lady Phantoms roll despite second loss of the season, beat rival Cibecue
Sign in to comment
Comments are not posted immediately. Submissions must adhere to our Use of Service Terms of Use agreement. Rambling or nonsensical comments may not be posted. Comment submissions may not exceed a 200 word limit, and in order for us to reasonably manage this feature we may limit excessive comment entries.
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.


text:
The Royal Marine Hotel offers luxurious and spacious facilities in beautiful surroundings to meet your conference & event requirements. The hotel is situated on 4 acres, overlooking Dublin Bay, with direct access to Dun Laoghaire Promenade and Pier. We provide high service levels, attention to detail & flexibility to ensure your event is a success. Whatever the event a dedicated member of our team will be there to assist you from start to finish. With Ample Free Parking, Wifi, Air conditioned rooms, Natural daylight, flexible and versatile facilities we are the ideal setting for your event.
Conference Facilities
The Carlisle Suite conference centre which has recently been renovated is the centrepiece of our conference and banqueting facilities and can accommodate up to 750 delegates
The Carlisle Suite can accommodate 450 people for gala dinners
The Martello Suite which can accommodate up to 200 delegates for conferences and 140 for gala dinners
10 Additional Dedicated Meeting Rooms can accommodate 10-100 delegates
Natural daylight and magnificent views across Dublin Bay
Audio Visual Presentation Equipment & Blackout facilities in each room
Complimentary WIFI
Air Conditioning
Dedicated Event Management and Catering Team
Meeting Rooms
The Carlisle Conference Centre
The Carlisle Conference Centre can seat up to 750 delegates and is a stunning venue for hosting any event including conferences, exhibitions, product launches, gala luncheons/dinners, charity events, family events and even Weddings.
The Carlisle Conference Centre was recently approved for Civil Ceremonies.
We cater for all your business needs as well as your private bookings or charity events.
The room can be sub-divided into the Carlisle East and the Carlisle West, with thanks to a partition wall.
The room is especially unique with thanks to the natural daylight coming from the floor to ceiling windows and views overlooking the gardens, Dun Laoghaire Pier & Promenade and Dublin Bay.
Specifications include:
- Natural daylight
- Blackout facilities
- Fully Air Conditioned, with individual temperature control units
- LCD Projector
- Built In Screens 250" x 190"
- LCD TVs
- Wired for Sound
- Lighting - Multi-zoned dimming control
- DVD, VCR, Presentation Switch
- Electronic Blinds
- Dimensions – 595 sq meters
The Hayes Boardroom
The Hayes is located on the 2nd Floor with views over Dublin Bay and Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
The room can accommodate up to 14 delegates, boardroom style.
Specifications include:
- Ergonomically equipped furnishings
- Natural daylight
- Black out facilities
- Air-conditioned
- 52" HD LCD TV with PC input
- Dimming controls
- Presentation switch
The Dargan
The Dargan is located on the 1st floor beside the Hotels Business Centre. The room can accommodate up to 25 Boardroom style.
Specifications include:
- Ergonomically equipped furnishings
- Natural Daylight
- Blackout Facilities
- LCD projector & Screen
- Flipchart
- Air-conditioned
The Dunleary
The Dunleary is located on the 2nd floor with stunning views of Dublin Bay and overlooking Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The room can accommodate up to 30 delegates.
Specifications include:
- Ergonomically designed furnishings
- Natural daylight
- Blackout facilities
- Air conditioned
- Dimming control
- Presentation switch
The Rathdown is located on the 2nd Floor with stunning views of Dublin bay and overlooks Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The room can accommodate up to 16 delegates.
The Portview is located on the 2nd Floor with spectacular views of Dublin Bay overlooking the harbour.The room can accommodate up to 16 delegates.
The McCurdy is situated on the 2nd Floor. Views are overlooking Dublin Bay and Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The room can accommodate up to 14 delegates, boardroom style.
The Mariner is situated on the 2nd floor. This Room has stunning views of Dublin Bay and overlooks Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The room can accommodate up to 50 delegates.
Please click here for floor plans
Please click here for our conference pack
Banqueting Facilities
The historic and luxury 4 Star Royal Marine Hotel provides the perfect backdrop to any marquee banqueting occasion.
For all gala dinners, prestigious awards nights, your own Royal Wedding, Ladies Lunch or any special corporate or family occasion, the Royal Marine has a range of banqueting facilities that can cater for your own special event or occasion in our unique way.
Our main ballroom, the Carlisle Suite can seat up to 450 people for gala banqueting events, while our more intimate Martello Suite can cater for private dinners for up to 140 people. Laurels Bar also provides a less formal setting for dinners and drinks receptions. All of our event rooms are equipped with their own private bars and the latest Audio Visual facilities to assist you in creating your own special atmosphere and occasion.
Our banqueting co-ordinators will also assist you with every detail in the lead up to your event and our senior management oversee the delivery of all banqueting occasions held in the hotel.
Our main ballroom, the Carlisle suite enjoys unrivalled views across Dun Laoghaire Harbour and this view is spectacular both during the day and at night as the lights of the harbour and East Pier light up the Dublin Bay.
We specialise in the following banqueting events:
- Gala Dinners
- Awards Lunches and Dinners
- Corporate Dinners and hospitality
- Formal & Informal Drinks Receptions
- Charity Fundraising Balls
- Weddings
- College Graduation Ceremonies & Balls
Luxury Wedding Hotel Dublin
The Royal Marine Hotel is considered one of the most romantic venues in Dublin with a marvelous sense of history and character found in all nooks and crannies. The hotel boasts many of the traditional features of a 19th century building including high ceilings, sophisticated detail on the cornicing and the magnificent Victorian staircase.
It All Begins Here…Weddings at the Royal Marine Hotel
Congratulations on your recent engagement. We are delighted that you are considering the Royal Marine Hotel as a venue for your special day. Here at the Royal Marine Hotel, we pride ourselves on creating memories that will last a life time. For over a century, we have been rolling out the red carpet for happy couples.
The Royal Marine Hotel provides the perfect location and setting for your elegant day with magnificent views across Dublin Bay from our Carlisle Suite. The hotel is considered one of the most romantic venues in Dublin with a marvellous sense of history and character found in all nooks and crannies. The hotel boasts many of the traditional features of a 19th Century building including high ceilings, sophisticated detail on the cornicing and magnificent Victorian staircase.
Your dream day is all about you and we will endeavour to make your dreams come true. Our dedicated team will guide you every step of the way to ensure your day is as special as you are. We will be on hand to answer any queries and to meet with you at a time that suits you to call to the hotel. Please contact one of the team to arrange an appointment and we can discuss your special day in further detail.
With our compliments
- Royal Pre-wedding Pampering Package in sansanaSPA for the Bride & Groom Please speak to your Co-Ordinator for full details
- Complimentary overnight stay in one of our Presidential Suites for the couple
- Complimentary menu tasting for the couple
- Special accommodation rates for your bridal party and wedding guests
- Designated wedding co-ordinator
- Complimentary car parking for all your guests
- Arrivals reception all guests served in our private Pavillion Lounge, private Martello Lounge or *manicured lawns *(weather permitted)
- Complimentary anniversary dinner & accommodation on your 1st Wedding Anniversary
- We provide the award winning Moposa wedding planning service free of charge to all couples to assist with planning your special day.
- Red carpet arrival with a glass of champagne for the Bride & Groom
- Choice of centrepieces - Elegant fresh roses with mirror bases and tea lights or candelabras
- Complimentary Damask chair covers with a burgundy sash
- Personalised table plan & menus
- Use of traditional cake stand & knife
- Microphone for speeches & toast
- Residents have complimentary use of the Pier Health Club
- Luxurious surroundings for perfect pictures of your special day
Please click here to download our wedding brochure and for more information on our Ruby & Royal Wedding Packages.
Civil Ceremonies
The Royal Marine Hotel is fully registered and certified as a venue for Civil Ceremonies. Ceremonies can be hosted on the hotels lawns overlooking Dublin Bay (weather permitted)
Plan your civil ceremony accordingly with a range of options and suites of various sizes that can accommodate large civil ceremonies or more intimate civil ceremonies. We would be delighted to assist you in anyway with holding your Civil Ceremony here in the hotel followed by your wedding celebration.
Our experienced team have assisted with Civil Ceremonies for many years and we will ensure that every last detail is seen to.
National Maritime Museum of Ireland
Located directly adjacient to the Royal Marine Hotel is the Maritime Museum. The National Maritime Museum of Ireland is an approved venue for Civil Ceremonies and a perfect location if you are thinking of having a civil cermony in Dublin. The 178 year old former Mariners Church is within walking distant of the hotel and a truely unique venue if you are looking for something special. Please contact the team at the Museum if you have any questions at all & they will be delighted to speak with you further.
Spa & Leisure
Located in the heart of the Royal Marine Hotel, which re-opened in June 2007, lies the latest gem in the world of Spas & Wellness.
Take time out for yourself and relax and unwind in the luxurious sansanaSPA & The Pier Health Club.
Award winning sansanaSPA features Nine Treatment Rooms, Unique Waterbed Relaxation, 'Float' and 'Relax' Rooms, Rock Sauna, Steam Room, Aroma Room, Mud Room, Experience Showers, Manicure & Pedicure Suite, Dry Flotation, Hydrotherapy, Thermal Suites, Lounge Area, Spray Tanning, Make-Up Consultations and much more to meet with your requirements.
Therapists are trained in Advanced Massage for the treatment of Aromatherapy Pregnancy Massage, Sciatic Pain, Carpel Tunnel, Repetitive Strain Injury, Neck & Back Pain, Ankle Sprain, Tendonitis, and Tennis Elbow.
Therapists also specialise in treatment through Aromatherapy.
sansanaSPA was awarded the title of Dublin's Only Comprehensive Spa by Fáilte Ireland.
When clients experience a treatment, apart from receiving Complimentary Car Parking, they also receive Complimentary use of the Thermal Suites and the facilities in the adjacent The Pier Health Club, also located in the Royal Marine Hotel.
The Pier Health Club features State-of-the-Art Cardio & Resistance Equipment, Luxury 18 Metre Pool, Steam Room, Sauna & Hydro Pool. These facilities include an 18 metre pool heated to 31 degrees. Download Flyer Here
Individual fitness programs and classes available. The team of fitness experts at The Pier Health Club provides programmes to suit your individual requirements such as Swimming, Yoga, Pilates and more. Personal fitness assessments and gym programmes are provided by the team of experts.
Facilities include:
· Individual TV Entertainment
· Cardio & Resistance Equipment
· Steam Room, Sauna & Hydro Pool
· Luxury 18 Metre 31 degree Heated Pool
· Free Weight Area
· Complimentary use of towel
· Complimentary Car Parking
All Hotel residents have Complimentary use of The Pier Health Club.
Bars & Restaurants
Whether you want to enjoy afternoon tea overlooking Dun Laoghaire pier, savour a pre-theatre supper or bring the family out for a fun Sunday lunch, the warm friendly atmosphere of the Royal Marine Hotel offers something for everyone.
Food & Beverage facilities include Dún Restaurant, Hardy's Bar, Laurels Bar, Pavillion Bar, The Atrium and the Bay Lounge.
Tea, Coffee and Drinks are served and choices of menu are available throughout.
Dún Restaurant is the main restaurant in the Hotel. An excellent choice of Á La Carte and Early Bird menus are available. This restaurant is ideal for both individuals or groups as the restaurant is designed to accommodate large groups in private sections of the restaurant, therefore if you're looking for a quiet relaxed setting, you are guaranteed to find it in the luxurious ambience of this restaurant overlooking Dublin Bay.
Hardy's Bar is the main bar in the Hotel. With an excellent Bar Food Menu and Live Music every Saturday night, this welcoming bar has a great atmosphere.
Laurels Bar is located above the main Hardy's Bar. It is normally booked for private functions and has its' own private access as well as being accessible from Hardy's Bar.
Pavillion Bar has the grandeur of days gone by with views of Dublin Bay. This bar is normally used as a reception bar or for private bookings.
The Atrium is the hub of the Hotel during the day with a busy coffee station offering a wide selection of teas & coffee, pastries, croissants and muffins. Set in a bright airy space leading guests from the Hotel Reception and Bay Lounge towards the entrance of Hardy's Bar, this area offers an Afternoon Tea menu as well as the Hardy's Bar menu.
The Bay Lounge is a throw back to olden times when stopping for Afternoon Tea was part of the day and with the large windows overlooking the gardens and Dublin Bay with views all the way to North Dublin, this is one of the most idyllic settings for Afternoon Tea. The large windows, the open fire and the piano in the corner all add to the welcoming atmosphere of the Bay Lounge in the Royal Marine Hotel.
Looking for Panoramic Sea Views over Dun Laoghaire Pier and Dublin Bay or for a Family wishing to stay together but are in need of more space, we offer the Executive Family bedroom. Like our Executive rooms, they have been designed to provide accommodation that is simple, elegant and refined. All rooms are decorated in bright vibrant autumnal colours.
Hotel family facilities
Family Rooms Features:
- One King Bed
- Two separate Single Beds and a separate Sofa that can be converted to a Bed if needed
- All beds come with Egyptian linens
- Spacious bathroom with luxurious bathroom amenities
- Fully interactive TV and entertainment system
- High speed broadband internet access
- 2 telephone lines with voice mail
- Hairdryer
- Fridge
- Laptop size safe
- Access to Swimming Pool - childrens times apply
Family activities
Dun Laoghaire is seven miles south of Dublin city and has a direct route ferry; 100 minutes from Holyhead in Wales by Stena Line's magnificent HSS craft.
The town, with its thriving commercial centre, has the advantage of being beside the sea offering magnificent coastal views.
Within 15 minutes you can be in Dublin City by DART (suburban rail). Dublin Zoo, SeaLife, Imaginosity are all in close proximity.
Dun Laoghaire, both a Victorian and Modern town, has played an important part in the development of Modern Ireland.
Its Harbour, the largest man-made harbour in Western Europe, was one of the great architectural/engineering projects of the 19th Century and remains an important working port as well as a valuable leisure facility.
For over a century Dun Laoghaire was the main sea route between Britain and Ireland.
Today Dun Laoghaire is a vibrant exciting place; a mélange of the old and new. It is the administrative centre for the County and has its own Theatre, 12-Screen Cinema Complex, Maritime Museum, Golf Course, on-street shopping, two shopping centres, an excellent public transport system and ample car parking.


text:
If you were planning to find cheap flights in Scotland to visit the northern island destinations, your possibilities diminished last week when Highland Airways, a Scottish airline was closed. All flights have been canceled and future bookings are on hold.
Highland Airways, based in Inverness, operated with a fleet of 11 airplanes on routes to the northern Scottish islands and from Anglesey Airport in northern Wales to Cardiff. The airline is trying to find new investment, but is not expected to resume operations in the near future.
Highland flew its small aircraft on regularly scheduled flights from Inverness to several small towns in the Inner and Outer Hebrides including Colonsay, Benbecula, Coll, Oban, Tiree and Stornoway. Service to some of these destinations will now be available only from Glasgow.
This year several UK airlines with cheap airplane flights have ceased operations suddenly and with little recourse available to ticket holders. Consider travel insurance – with coverage for supplier default – for all your travel, but especially when purchasing cheap flights on smaller airlines.


text:
Friday, April 28:
The Call to Revolutionary Love
Valarie Kaur and Jacqui Lewis
Session 1: Where are we? What is needed now?
Serene Jones, Robert P. Jones, Eboni Marshall Turman, and Anurag Gupta
Session 2: Love Army
Van Jones
Session 3: Hearing the Call to Love Neighbor
Brian McLaren, Traci C. West, Caitlin Breedlove, Rob Stephens, and Roz Pelles
Saturday, April 29:
Session 4: Solidarity in the Flesh: Tools and Tactics
Traci Blackmon, Rebecca Parker, Yara Allen, and Darnell Moore
Session 5: Revolutionary Love: Confronting Opponents?
Miguel De La Torre, Joanne Braxton, Zainab Salbi, and Bryan Epps
Session 6: Confronting Opponents with Love—Tools and Tactics
Valarie Kaur, Macky Alston, Micky ScottBey Jones, and David Kyuman Kim
Art for the Movement: RIKERS Film Screening and Discussion
Bill Moyers, Khalil Cumberbatch, and Hector "Benny" Custodio
Sunday, April 30:
Celebration! Worship
Jacqui Lewis preaching
Middle Church Choir, Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir, Genesis Be
Session 7: The Ethics of Disruption
Genesis Be, Aunjanue Ellis, Stephanie Kolin, and Charles Randolph-Wright
Session 8: Prophetic Resistance: Love of Self as Revolution
Jennifer Bailey, Dana Flynn, and Michael J. Crumpler
Closing Keynote and Worship
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II preaching
Yara Allen and BETTY


text:
A whimsical journey with a photographer in Norway
(CBS News) Even if you're passionate about your work (like your blogger here), everyone needs to take a break from time to time. This may actually shock you, but I sometimes go whole weekends without watching a single cat video. (Gasp!) But the photographer in the video above decided to take a break from his work to create an epic work. You really need to watch this.
The whimsical journey through Norway is entitled "Why I shoot Lights at night" and was created by film-maker, photographer and cinematographer Toby Lockerbie who writes:
A mini doc, though perhaps unusually told. It's about my recent trip to Norway, some of the same footage as my previous video but this one explains a little about why I go away once a year to film something tricky.Unusually told? Yes. Totally brilliant? Without a doubt! There are no triple-rainbow salutes high enough to express my personal love for this passion project, so I'm going to break out something I've never done before: a quadruple-rainbow salute of quirky, storytelling excellence! And to check out more amazing work by Toby Lockerbie, be sure to visit his website by clicking here.


text:
Mostly it is downloaded without prior consent of the user, and it comes through the freeware, free videos, and social media offer from unknown publishers. It has the ability to change your crucial settings such as homepage and default search engine. The search helper becomes your default search engine which keeps redirecting you towards certain malicious websites. This is a trap that cyber criminals designed to record the personal financial information of the user which then used in the online frauds. Besides that, the other purpose of this malicious application is to make commissions by selling the online products. Once it is detected on your computer, you need to get rid of this tricky browser hijacker as soon as possible.
Manual Removal of Search Helper Extension
In order to remove this so called browser helper extension from your windows based computer you need to understand that the manual removal is not only a complicated process, but risky also. If you are basic or new computer users, we recommend you to select any automatic removal tool. For advanced level computer users, the manual removal process consists of the following steps:-
Restart the Computer in Safe Mode with Command Prompt
First of all you need to restart the computer in safe mode with command prompt. In this regard, you have to restart the PC, and use F8 key to navigate towards boot options where you have to select the safe mode with command prompt and hit the enter key.
Uninstall the Search Helper Extension
Once your computer restarts in the safe mode with command prompt, now you are able to uninstall this malicious application through the control panel. In this regard, you have to go to the start menu where you need to select the control panel. In the control panel you are able to see the various options out of which you have to click on the "Add/Remove Programs" feature, and uninstall the Search Helper Extension.
Remove From Internet Explorer
In order to remove from this malware from the Internet Explorer you have to open the Internet Explorer window, and click on the tools where you can see the Manage Add-on option. When you click on that you have to select the toolbar and extension options, and uninstall the Search Helper Extension file. Restart the browser to complete the removal process.
Remove From Mozilla Firefox
Start the Firefox browser, click on the "tools", select "add-ons", and then "extensions" to remove the Search Helper Extension files. Restart the browser to see the effect of changes.
Remove From Google Chrome
Start the Google Chrome, and click on the wrench icon. Navigate towards the "Settings", and then select "Extensions" from the drop down list, and delete or disable the Search Helper Extension files. Restart the Chrome to see the effect of changes you have made.


text:
Boulder County has a new wedding venue and it's a dream destination! COLLECTIVE/by Sachs celebrated the grand opening of the St. Vrain in Longmont and enjoyed an unexpected surprise!Read More
IDEAS for WEDDINGS & A LOVE-MINDED + CONNECTED LIFESTYLE
The COLLECTIVE/Couples Blog, inspired by a love-minded lifestyle, is a destination for couples dating, engaged or married. Here, we share inspiration and insights on weddings, living life together through a lens of love, wellness and intention. The COLLECTIVE/Couples Blog is authored by Lindsey Sachs, Owner and Wedding Planner for COLLECTIVE/by Sachs. To share your blog ideas or to collaborate on an upcoming post, contact Lindsey.


text:
Our Packages
Pea in a pod (is it a boy or girl)75.00
Listen to Heart Beat /confirmation of due date
7 3x5 Black and white Photos in 2D/ 3D on high gloss thermal paper
Gender determination
Quick peek of your baby in 3D and 4D
This package can be used for a gender reveal
Additional Twin pregnancy 40.00
Return visits take 10% off of any package
Discounts don't apply with this package
Quick peak 90.00
Listen to Heart Rate
3 4x6 Color Photos in 3D on high gloss paper
3 3x5 Black and white photos on thermal paper
1 CD ROM with unlimited pictures in 2D/3D suitable for printing and emailing
10 minutes unlimited pictures during session up tp 25 pictures suitable for reprinting and emailing
See your baby in 4D LIVE
Gender determination if desired
Additional Twin 40.00
excited mama 125.00 ( OUR MOST POPULAR PACKAGE)
1 15" Teddy Bear (Baby's heartbeat recorded into bear) OR estimated fetal weight
Entire session recorded in 2D/3D and 4DLIVE
Unlimited photos on a CD during a 15 minute session suitable for printing and emailing
Gender determination if desired
5 4x6 Color Photos in 3D on high gloss paper
4 black and white in 2D on thermal paper
Get a Quick peek of your baby in HDLIVE (5Dultrasound)
up to 5 videos downloaded onto Cd-ROM
additional twin 40.00
Oh My Its a little cutie pie 150.00
25 Minute Session (up to 30 pictures)
7 4x6 Color Photos in 3D on high gloss paper
Unlimited pictures and movement clips in 4D recorded on CD suitable for emailing and printing
See your Entire Session in 4D LIVE
Gender determination if desired
Estimated fetal weight
1 15" Teddy Bear (Baby's heartbeat recorded into bear)
Additional twin 40.00
Belly Casting
We appreciate you choosing Haylo 3D to offer you this chance to experience another from of keepsake during your pregnancy! Our goal is to transform your cast into a beautiful form of art to represent your pregnancy or even have displayed at your Baby Shower….
During your casting all products that are used are Non-Toxic ingredients. You will receive a consultation and we will provide the art work. Our fee is $175.00 all Belly Cast sessions are done in our studio. All designs and decor are included in this fee. Any changes or add ons most be made two days prior to casting. We are not responsible for any changes not made done within that time frame. All belly cast must be picked up at the studio date agreed upon (NOT A DAY BEFORE) if left over 30 days from pick up date the Belly Cast will become property of Haylo 3D Imaging and will NOT BE REFUNDED.
The casting process takes approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. Please be sure to let us know the date the cast is being used if intended for a Baby Shower. If interested in wearing a bra for support you may do so, however we are not responsible if the bra is ruined because of quality of fabric. Please be informed after picking up your cast and leaving our office we are not responsible for any damages or repairs. Please keep in mind all cast are sanded by HAND and are not manufactured they are all SEMI-SMOOTH....THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS OR DISCOUNTS COMBINED WITH THIS PACKAGE. A 100.00 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED TO SET UP APPOINTMENT! CANCELLATIONS AND RESCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS REQUIRE A 48 HOUR NOTICE IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO NOT LOSE DEPOSIT.
Belly Casting party 450.00 plus tax
Casting Kit, casting, smoothing and limited details of decor on cast
Studio rental for 2 1/2 hours
Twelve people maximum
A 3D/4D and HD LIVE ultrasound
15 Minute session recorded on a CD-ROM
Fetal weight
Three color 3Dphotos Two in 5D printed
Heart beat Teddy bear
You can bring Food and cake, we set up we clean up!
Gender reveal party
Private session RENT STUDIO first 2hours for 400.00 plus tax after session additional 100 per hour MAX 3hours Package includes:
20 minute 3d/4d ultrasound session $40.00 additional for twins
(2) 5d ultrasound printed images
(5) 4x6 color printed images in 3D
(4) 3x5 on thermal paper in black and white
Gender determination
Entire session in 4D live
Recording of baby's heartbeat
Heart Beat Teddybear
Ultrasound frame with photo
Complimentary cupcakes
10% off all returning sessions
5D ultrasound package quick peak 130.00
See your baby in 3d/4D and in HD LIVE
entire session in 5D ultrasound up to 35 pictures downloaded on a CD suitable for reprinting or emailing
Gender determination optional can be placed in a card if momtobe is having a gender reveal
6 4x6 photos printed on HIGH GLOSS PHOTO PAPER
2 3D black and white 3x5 photos printed in 3D
Heart beat animals 35.00 additional 10.00 for Pink/Blue heart Beat bear with Frame
additional 40.00 for twins
5D and HD LIVE (VIDEO)
See you baby in 2D 3D/4D and in HD LIVE
up to 50 pictures in 5D ultrasound
Up to seven VIDEO CLIPS in HD LIVE
5 3D ultrasound photos down loaded onto CD-ROM
7 4 x6 color photos in 5D printed (CD-ROM is suitable for emailing and printing)
3 3x5 5D black and white photos printed on thermal paper
Estimated fetal weight or HEART BEAT BEAR
Gender determination optional additional 40.00 for twins
add on services can be purchased during day of appointment


text:
Everyone around you is waiting for you to write it.
The idea has been rolling around in your head, you have an idea to write a blog. As soon as the idea comes to your mind, your lizard brain sneaks up and halts your progress. The lizard brain is your amygdala, the oldest part of your brain, and it fights for survival. It doesn't want you to take the risk, because you might have to change or work harder.
BUT, shrug that feeling off. Write a blog. You have something to offer that no one else has to offer. Plus, the blog is going to replace your job resume'. When you apply for a job you can put something you have done on a piece of paper or you can can show what you are doing online. That's a big difference to a possible employer.
Here's my starter kit to blogging once you've gotten over the fear of failure:
1. Research - The best resource I've found is www.bloggingwithamy.com. If you have any questions about establishing a blog and how to make it your own, start there. I've also emailed Amy to ask her a question and her response time was amazing!
2. Wordpress.com/Wordpress.org - Any pro blogger will say that consistency is critical to develop an audience. Decide how often you will post. I post Monday, Wednesday, Friday for leadership entries, and every Tuesday for Things BIG men don't understand. So start with "Free." That's the difference between Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org, Wordpress.com is free and easy to manage. Try being consistant for six months to a year. If you pull it off and are still excited about blogging then it's time to get a host and move over to Wordpress.org.
3. Hosting - Having a host means that you are paying a company to put your writing on their server. Your written material has a home address on a host. It's like putting your money in the bank. Except now you are putting your intellectual property on someone else's hard drive. I love, LOVE, BlueHost.com. Their customer service is outstanding. I have a button on the right side of this page that will link you to their site.
4. Evernote - Evernote is a note taking system that operates on your smart phone and computer. The best part about it is that regardless of how many devices you have it on (in my case iPhone, iPad, and Mac) Evernote syncs the notes across all the devices. If I'm driving down the road and I have a blog entry idea I get out my phone and I can leave myself an audio recording describing the idea. Then when I sit down to write I can play the recording on my computer. Go to www.evernote.com to get started and gather your ideas.
At some point you have to stop waiting for that one specific moment where someone will notice your talent and sky rocket you to success. Instead, be proactive and start sharing your ideas and talents, create a conversation we haven't had yet and you will create opportunities for yourself.


text:
This feature was published in 360º magazine – 2012.
Norway – Hurtigruten, a boat trip along the Norwegian fjords is often called one of the most wonderful sea voyages of the world. A trip even more impressive with all the adventurous excursions you can do like hunting the Northern Lights. 360º hopped on board.
Text: Yvonne Dudock – Images: Nicole Franken.


text:
Our cider is perfect for any occasion and we like to think our taproom is as well. During warmer months we can easily accommodate large groups due to our ample outdoor seating. For indoor events we can comfortably sit 50 in our taproom.
Because we often get visitors traveling from afar, we do not reserve seating during posted business hours. The taproom is available before and after business hours as well as Sunday-Wednesday (We are currently booking private events on Sundays through the end of April.).
You are welcome to bring in your own food, or have your event catered.
If you'd like to reserve the taproom for a private event, please fill out the form below and Casey will get back to you shortly.


text:
New Game Releases: April 21-27
Kalvin Martinez / Apr 21st, 2013 No Comments
April has been a sluggish month with few notable physical releases (last week had Injustice: Gods Among Us (Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U) and some Japanese imports in Pandora's Tower (Wii) and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS). However, this week's new releases has several games that will vie for gamers' hard earned dollars. The biggest games launching are Dead Island: Riptide and Star Trek on Tuesday. Also seeing a release this week are Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, and Poker Night 2.
Dead Island: Riptide – (Xbox 360, PS3 and PC)
[adsense250itp]It is time to jump back into the zombie madness with this sequel to 2011's Dead Island. Riptide continues after the dramatic conclusion of Dead Island. Thrown out of the zombies and into the zombies, players will control one of five immune characters as they try to figure out how to escape from the infected, what caused the dead to come back to life and who they can trust. By teaming up with a new cavalcade of survivors, the player will bash in the brains of many infected as they run through the ravaged island of Palanai while attemping to find some place free of the undead scourge. Find some friends and prepare to go all co-op on zombies on either the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or PC this April 23.
Be on the lookout for Gaming Illustrated's Dead Island (PC) Review next week.
Star Trek – (Xbox 360, PS3 and PC)
It may not have the UK powerhouse Benedict Cumberbatch, but this in-between-quel will give fans insight into what the USS Enterprise has been doing in the time after beating up Eric Bana, but before beating up Cumberbatch this May. Players will take control of Captain Kirk and Spock in what has been described as a "bro-op" experience. For fans of the Star Trek reboot, this game will feature an original story written by Marianne Krawczyk and Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (screenwriters for both films). Kirk and Spock have to stop the GORN! The Gorn are attacking the New Vulcan colony and that will not stand. The USS Enterprise will not stand for this aggression (Lens flares available as DLC). The game will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this April 23.
Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins – (3DS)
Chase McCain is back! Or wait, this is the first case for the plucky Lego City cop, so Chase McCain is introduced! A 3DS prequel to the solidly fun Lego City Undercover for Wii U, the Chase Begins details the events alluded to in the Wii U game. As a rookie cop, McCain must show the police department his chops and solve the toughest case of his early career. Rex Fury is up to no good (again! or wait, the first time) and it is up to Chase to put him behind bars (for the first time). Enjoy the same fun gameplay and disguise-based gameplay that made Lego City Undercover a joy on the 3DS this April 21.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen – (Xbox 360, PS3 and PC)
Capcom's Dragon's Dogma was a surprising hit among critics and gamers, enough so that Capcom is poising Dragon's Dogma to be a new franchise in their franchise machine. Before Dragon's Dogma 2, Capcom is giving fans of the fantasy action a meaty expansion to enjoy in Dark Arisen. The Arisen will venture off into a new area in the Bitter Black Isle off the Gransys mainland. In this new area, players will tackle tougher monsters and new challenges while enjoying new high-level spells, augments, weapons and armor. Dark Arisen will include the expansion and the original Dragon's Dogma for anyone who missed out on the first journey. For either new or experienced Dogmaniacs (copyrighted), Dark Arisen will be available on the PS3 and Xbox 360 this April 23.
Poker Night 2 – (Xbox 360, PS3 and PC)
Rounding out this week's releases is TellTale Games' Poker Night 2. A sequel to the 2010's Poker Night at the Inventory, which pitted players against four luminaries of video games and the internet. Poker Night 2 will once again have players squaring off against a regular Harlem Globetrotters of video game and nerd icons in this poker simulator. Joining players at the table will be Brock Samson from The Venture Bros., Ash Williams from The Evil Dead series, Sam from Sam & Max, Claptrap from Borderlands 2 and in the role of dealer is GLaDOS from Portal 2. If that does not seem like a poker table you would want to be sitting at then you might already be dead. Get dealt into the game on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this April 23.
tags: dead island riptide , dragon's dogma , LEGO City Undercover: the Chase Begins , new releases , Poker Night 2


text:
The concept of "lean" applies to more than operations. It only took two full quarters, but I feel I finally made a breakthrough today. I've lived the majority of my life afraid to depend on anyone but myself when it comes to my personal life. Professionally, I trust people to do what they do, but I don't let that carry over in other areas. In developing the leader in me, I wanted to first focus on myself as a person. I learned that by not allowing myself to lean on others, I not only do myself a disservice, but I perform an injustice unto others as well.
Although I'm not ready to jump head first into the water (I'm not sure I'll ever be ready for that, or that that would be safe), but I have taken steps to dip my toe in the water. Not the big toe, but a toe nonetheless. Today, after weeks of living in distress, losing sleep, and feeling uncertain, I called upon a trusted colleague, professor, and mentor Mary Kay Chess. While explaining some of the things I was going through, I realized a few things. First, I was using the language of feelings. I said things like "I feel unvalued." Secondly, I saw that others see more than you I knew. Granted, Mary Kay is extremely intuitive and experienced in personal development, she still nailed exactly what I was thinking and going though based on her observations.
So yeah, I'm learning to lean. Understanding that there is a support structure is important to allow myself to be vulnerable. It's important for me to be able to tune in to my needs. What does it really mean to take care of myself? Is basketball enough? No, it's probably not. Taking care of myself also means being reflective, lessening the distractions, and learning when it's time to let go.
Life has its ups and downs. From both there are important lessons to learn. Most of the time this quarter has been good. The last few have been down. What I appreciate most about the down times is that, at least for me, it reconnects me with things about which I'm passionate. When things are going well, it's easy for me to get caught in the flow. When things are down, I think about more about how I miss writing, traveling, volunteering, running, interviewing interesting people, hanging out with friends, and other thins that bring me joy.
I recently committed to writing a book on personal branding. While many people see personal branding as a way to self promote. I see it as a way to build a reputation based on integrity and an understanding your authentic self. In beginning to write the book, I didn't start by focusing on social media or networking, but rather ways to learn about one's self. This requires a person to understand their strengths and their weaknesses. Normally, I say that a person should focus on their strengths and rely on others where they fall short. I still agree this is the best way to share duties in an organization. But when the weakness is inhibiting you from allowing you happiness, it's something you need to work on.
Learning to lean is a big step for me. Actually practicing will be step two.