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Free Distribution of Water Saving Devices ~ Friday, August 7 Santa Clara Valley Water District
From 10:30am to 2:30pm on Friday August 7 2015, stop by the Los Gatos Public Library to pick up your free water saving devices courtesy of the Santa Clara Valley Water District. If that date doesn't work for you, you can go to the Gilroy Public Library on Thursday, August 6 or the Mitchell Park Libary in Palo Alto on Wednesday Aug 6 during the same hours.
The SCVWD is giving away shower timers, aerators, low flow shower heads, hose nozzles, moisture meters, buckets to collect shower water, and more. It's free, so stop by and increase your water savings!
Los Gatos Public Library is located at 100 Villa Avenue, Los Gatos, adjacent to the Civic Center and close to Los Gatos High School. Beat the drought, conserve water, and get a helping hand from the water district!
Learn more at http://www.valleywater.org/droughtgear/
Surrey Farm neighborhood
Where is the Surrey Farm neighborhood?
Surrey Farm is located just off of Kennedy Road on a few streets behind a horse fence and gate: Longmeadow Drive, Blueberry Hill Drive, Clover Way, Olde Drive and Twin Oaks Drive. A number of real estate sites incorrectly include nearby streets, reaching as far as Short Road and including part of Marchmont and the Stoneybrook neighborhood. This is not correct.
Is it Surrey Farm or Surrey Farms?
Locally, people refer to this gated looking community as Surrey Farms. But a look at the county records reveals that local custom has morphed the name. The subdivision was originally dubbed in the singular: Surrey Farm, not Surrey Farms. It seems to have been one ranch or farm to start with – so the singular makes more sense. Either way – same neighborhood.
When were the homes built, how big are they, and how large are the lots in Surrey Farm?
Originally a horse ranch, Surrey Farm was built out with homes between about 1955 and 1960, and most began as ranch style homes between about 2000 and 3000 square feet, on lots of about 1/4 to 1/3 of an acre in most cases, though there are some homes larger than 4000 SF situated on parcels of more than oen acre now. And over the years, many houses have been remodeled, expanded, or fully rebuilt.
What makes the Surrey Farm or Surrey Farms neighborhood so special?
Part of what is unique about Surrey Farm is the more rural feeling that the neighborhood has. Here you don't find sidewalks or street lamps. But you do find that a number of the yards continue to use the horse fence as at least part of the landscaping. That's very refreshing in Silicon Valley, where so many of the residential areas just feel like suburban sprawl. You can look around and imagine it being horse country not so long ago.
Also special is the fact that this area is actually close to downtown Los Gatos but only feels farther away. It's incredibly quiet in most of the neighborhood. One area does back up to Hillbrook School, so of course the sounds of kids at play or school bells ringing will not reinforce the "out in the country" feel. Overall, though, you look around and see open space and the hills nearby – so you do not feel like this is any kind of urban setting.
What are some of the things to know if interested in Surrey Farm (or the Kennedy-Marchmont area of Los Gatos)?
In this area, you are close to a lot of open space and forested land, and that means wildlife is nearby: possums, skunks, racoons, deer, bobcats, and mountain lions all make their home not too far away. And with the forested land there's also the danger of wildfire, so it's important to have a plan and be ready — though quite honestly I have never heard of a fire in this "Kennedy Road area." A bigger issue than fire is water…..
Water issues in and near Los Gatos
Throughout Los Gatos, Almaden, Monte Sereno and Saratoga, anytime you're near or in a hilly area, water is an issue. Surrey Farm and the Kennedy Road and Marchmont area is no exception. This area is adjacent to larger hills but is a gently sloped area itself. Water flows down off of the hills, but at times it also flows under the hills, following some sort of impervious rock level, and when the ground flattens out, the water may pop up. Sometimes it's a spring situation. Other times it's a "high water table" that may come up during heavy rains, such as we have in an El Niño year. In some cases, the water can emerge under a house (like having it come off of downspouts isn't a big enough challenge).
In winter, it is not at all unusual to find a wet or muddy crawl space if your home is on or near a hill. Less common, but perhaps more worrisome, is finding it in the middle of summer in a drought year.
Water issues can be mitigated with drainage work, so don't let a little mud put you off – you just need to know about it going into home buying so that you are prepared and budget it in. It is important to not be surprised, and when house hunting, to be on the lookout for drainage work (and appreciate it when you see it) or the need for it if you see a slope.
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Interior floods in the home
January 02, 2013
Happy New Year, Los Gatos! The last 2-3 weeks there haven't been many posts on this blog. It wasn't due to Christmas and family events alone, but rather exceptional efforts required around my house due to a small interior flood.
Most of the time, when we think of floods it's a natural disaster, and that the people impacted live in a 100 year flood plain. On the east coast, basements are the part of the home usually impacted by floods.
Our house isn't in a flood plain, there's no basement, and the water didn't get into the house from heavy rains, a flash flood or any other external cause. Instead, it was an inside job: a broken water line in the house, in this case from a refrigerator's water line.
I first discovered the water on December 9th when I noticed that our dining room's carpeting didn't look quite right – and found it damp. My initial thought was that our elderly dog had had an accident, but there was far too much liquid and it all seemed to be up against the wall backing to the kitchen, so it didn't take long to realize that the pooch was not to blame. Needless to say, that same water was under the kitchen floor and other places nearby, all in all impacting about 25-30% of the floorcovering in the home since much of it is contiguous.
The next two weeks following this discovery were not a lot of fun and involved a parade of tradespeople to find and stop the leak, then remediation work to remove and dry out impacted areas, then reinstalling what was removed (still ongoing, but down to just sheetrock repairs, installing new baseboard to cover up the holes put into the walls, and some touch up paint) and of course an insurance adjustor, who was quite pleasant to work with and told us upfront what to expect. Our insurance did cover much of the work, including surprises such as asbestos in the vinyl flooring under the floor we installed over it in 2000. But naturally it doesn't cover everything, and we upgraded items which had been on the "to do list" but we hadn't planned to do just yet.
In the case of our water line flood, the moisture appeared quickly and suddenly a lot of things got turned upside down. But leaks can also begin slowly, sight unseen until there's significant damage such as dry rot. Our insurance adjustor (from Allstate) told us that he'd had claims come in where toilets literally fell through the floor. In those cases, the dry rot would have been present for many years, though it appeared out of nowhere to the home owners. They had no idea that a leak was at work.
Interior, non weather related floods can be caused by a number of things. Here's a short list of some of the main culprits that start within the house or home:
- frozen water pipes in the attic (perhaps most commonly found with slab foundations)
- burst hoses at the washing machine
- washing machine overflow that's not found quickly
- water heater leakage
- dishwasher, icemaker, refrigerator lines that break
- dishwasher overflow – if you're in a condo with an upstairs neighbor, you may know about the leak before they do
- water pipes hit by a nail
- toilet leakage – sometimes from a wax ring that stops working or was installed improperly, sometimes from a blockage in the toilet or sewer line
- broken aquariums
- shower enclosures which leak or poorly fitting shower curtains (they seem to always leak!)
- radiator leaks (older homes)
- threshholds on exterior doors that do not seal well
- air conditioning drain lines
- any other corrosion in pipes and drains
I wouldn't wish the last few weeks on anyone. What can be done to prevent an interior leak from happening? Here are some suggestions I found while researching this question online:
- run the washing machine only while home – if you turn it on and leave, you may be unaware if the hoses break and spew water everywhere!
- change the washing machine hoses every 3 – 5 years, and inspect them annually for any signs of cracking
- inspect water lines to your fridge periodically and make sure that you have an easy to reach shutoff valve for it (usually installed under the kitchen sink) so that you can turn it off quickly if needed
- check for signs of leakage anywhere there's water: toilets, sinks, shower enclosure, dishwasher, ice makers, refrigerators, wet bars etc.
- shower and tub enclosures, especially shower curtains, often do not contain the water well, so keep an eye out for water escaping
- caulk around sinks, showers, tile as needed – I have seen expensive problems from kitchen sinks, especially, where the grout was neglected
- consider placing appliances with water in areas where there's drainage available or place a drain pan underneath them
There are certainly many other areas to check, and this is not an exhaustive list by any means. We didn't even touch on the roof, downspouts, grading, or external conditions than can cause flooding. These are all important too, but they are probably better known and appreciated than the interior causes of flooding which we just experienced.
We were lucky as our leak involved clear, pure water. If a toilet or sewer backs up it's considered black or gray water, and it gets far more complicated since then you've also got a biohazard. We were also lucky in that we caught it early and began the repairs quicky, before mold became an issue.
Is there anything else that can be done to minimize water damage? After this experience, and watching the flood remediation people at work, I wanted to add one more thing to our arsenal for prevention: I asked Jim to give me a pinless moisture meter for Christmas. He very kindly complied and I'm happy to have it and intend to spot check for leaks on a regular basis. (The one we have is made by Ryobi and costs about $50.)
Prevention is a lot easier, and more affordable, than remediation. When creating your annual home maintenance "to do list", be sure to include checking for signs of leaks around the home.
Proactively Look for Construction or Remodeling Defects
June 27, 2009
Although a lot of my work is in Los Gatos, Cambrian Park, Saratoga, and Almaden Valley, I do have buyer and seller clients all over San Jose and Silicon Valley. One of my buyers is interested in neighborhoods close to downtown San Jose such as Japantown, the Vendome area, and Naglee Park.
This week we saw a classic, historic Spanish style home that offered a lot of "old San Jose" charm. It was partially updated and remodeled but there were a few red flags and odd things about the home.
One of the oddities involved the roof, downspouts and gutters. Here's a view of the back end of that home. Please note the downspout in the center of the photo (it meanders around the window with a large catch-basin at the top).
Do you see anything amiss? If not, have a look again with my annotated version:
The home was re-roofed a number of years ago, with permits and finals – but without gutters.
Do gutters and downspouts matter all that much? You bet they do. For more information on that topic, please read "Cracked Foundations, Adobe Clay Soils and Water in Silicon Valley" on my ValleyOfHeartsDelight.com blog.
Cleaning Up After the California Storms:Trees, Leaves, Fences and Damage
January 05, 2008
Silicon Valley is not alone in being pounded by a fierce Alaskan storm this weekend. The Friday rains – which we desperately need – came in a short period of time, together with strong winds which apparently gusted close to 100mph in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
It's a mess out there, and it's not over yet. The roads are filled with fallen leaves and branches. In the Almond Grove District of downtown Los Gatos, a bough actually blocked off an entire street and damaged a car. This is not an uncommon story from one end of the state to the other. Fences are down all over. Emergency personnel are working overtime to handle the accidents and weather related problems. In Southern California, they face mudslides after the fires a few months ago – homes are truly at risk there.
Not surprisingly, power was lost to over a million P, G & E customers in northern California alone. Additionally, cable and internet services are out for many of us too. At our house in the Belwood area of east Los Gatos, we have Comcast cable for high speed internet and television. But they are both out. (The town of Los Gatos requires the cable boxes to be below ground, at least where we live, and every time we get a heavy rainfall, the boxes flood and those services go out. Our neighbors used a sump pump on theirs, and helped us use it on ours, to no avail. We keep dialup as a backup here since my husband and I both work from home and can't afford to not have internet access.)
The end is in sight. By Monday, the rain should have stopped. Then it will be time to do the cleanup.
Once you take care of the immediately obvious items, let me suggest a few others to protect your home while they are on the top of your mind.
(1) Water Against Your Home: Get It Away
Did the water pool up against your house, or come very close to doing so, during these storms? If so, it's imperative to get the water away from the house. If you live in Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, Almaden Valley, or any of the regions close to the coastal foothills, you may be getting hillside runoff. Or you may have a very high water table – both which are much more serious and will require expert help. (Call or email me if you'd like a recommendation for an inspector.)
Often water pools for two very simple, and easy to remedy, reasons. Fist, it may be there because the downspouts don't extend away from the house and/or secondly because the dirt around the soil is not properly graded.
If your downspouts don't have extenders, go get them! They are ugly but functionally very important. They are cheap. Ace Hardware in Los Gatos carries them and the folks there are friendly and will assist you. Next, see if you need to work on the grading around your home to carry the water away from your home's foundation. (If you lay a marble 1′ away from your house, would it roll toward or away from it? You want it to go away from your house.)
Here in Santa Clara County, in the San Jose area generally, we have clay soil. It expands when wet and is extremely strong – much more powerful than the concrete and rebar in most homes' foundations. Foundations can be very costly to repair, and a moving foundation can put your home out of level and cause other problems too – most of which are not easy or inexpensive to fix. So if you care about your real estate as an investment, protect your house's foundation: get the water away from it.
(2) Leaves On Your Roof and In Your Gutters: Get Them Off
We love our trees, especially here in the west valley communities. When they are too close to our residences, though, they can be an issue. (In the photo here, the house has a shake roof, which is dark gray. But there are so many leaves on the roof that it's almost not visible at all.)
Overhanging branches can be a superhighway for rodents to get onto your roof. Depending on your roof type, from there it may not be a whole lot of effort for them to get into your attic, and then down into your walls, too. Rats munching on electrical wires can spark a fire. The list of why you don't want your home to be a habitrail go on and on.
But the leaves themselves are a problem too if they pile up on your roof and in your gutters. On the roof, they can trap moisture and cause accelerating aging to the shingles, or encourage the growth of moss (also ages the roof faster). Perhaps worse, when the roof and gutters fill with tree debris, it can cause actual roof leakage as the water does not drain properly but instead backs up into your home from between the shingles or tiles.
Meanwhile, though, we need to wait out this series of storms. Our total rainfall has been off by about half of last year's, and last year's was low too. (Not unlike the real estate market…) If we don't get more rainfall, the folks at San Jose Water are saying we may have a full on drought and rationing next summer. So we are thankful for the precipitation – just wish it wouldn't all come at once!
Los Gatos Has A Water Problem…And We Can All Help
June 15, 2007
We've had more than a decade without a drought in Silicon Valley, but this year, it did return. Our rainfall was off by about a third, and now the delta water has been interrupted due to an endangered smelt, so water is an even bigger issue.
We are being asked to cut our water useage by 10%. It's voluntary.
If you've lived here 15 or more years, you know that this is mild. In the past, we've had actual water rationing and it involved lots of rules (and fines and penalties for using too much H2O), including when you could water your yard (time of day, days of week), how much water you could use in a month and so on.
What can the average Los Gatos resident do to save on the water bill? First, only water your lawn and garden at night (at least NOT between 10am and 5pm). Use a timer – buy one if need be. Second, shut the water off except when really needed for washing your dishes, face, hands or teeth (and don't take excessively long showers). Third, only run a full load of dishes or clothes in those machines.
A few small measures can easily cut the water useage by 10%. Let's do it now, and avoid rationing in the near future!


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I so wish we had better shore based pollack fishing around here
There may be a plenty of bass anglers who for whatever reasons look down their noses at fishing for pollack, but I'll take a 5lb+ pollack on the sort of lure gear we use for bass any day of the week. Give me a lonely headland on some beautiful deserted coastline and a crash-diving pollack and I can't really see how shore fishing in the UK and Ireland can get much more fun. Oh how I wish that we had the sort of shore pollack fishing around here that can be found with such regularity in parts of Ireland and the Isles of Scilly. These flat calm, crystal clear and seemingly lifeless conditions we currently have - although I'll take this warmth and sunshine thank you very much - well I'd love to be able to head out for a bit of pollack fishing armed with my bass gear and a few lures.
I am not saying that Devon and Cornwall are devoid of pollack, rather that the chance of a bunch of decent fish from the shore ain't exactly that good - too many people, too much inshore netting? Down in Kerry for example you don't really raise an eyebrow at say a 5lb pollack from the shore, and whilst I'd love to be catching 5lb bass all day long, I do love what I tend to refer to as a sort of "glorious lack of subtlety" that you get with pollack. Give me that tap, tap, bang, on, crash dive any day of the week, and whilst pollack obviously aren't so varied with their terrains etc., I just can't go bass fishing all the time. I love it, but I need a bit of variety, and whilst yet again this year seems to be getting away from me with stuff in the diary, I have made a promise to myself that if I don't head over to the west coast of Ireland on a non-bass fishing trip next year - pollack, mullet, wrasse etc. - then you can all get together and give me a collective slap in the chops. Life's too short not to be doing this sort of stuff, and with the reports of bass fishing over in Ireland recently I am wondering once again if emigration is required!


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The Helen J. Serini Foundation supports innovative interventions that remove or address the root causes of systemic barriers to health, safety, shelter and opportunity in the communities where we live and work.
We strive to rectify economic and social inequalities by providing financial support, advice, time and resources to qualified charitable organizations that demonstrate creative and innovative thinking, a spirit of collaboration and partnership, and implement models that are constituent-driven and community-led. Wherever possible, The Helen J. Serini Foundation aims to combine one or more of these areas for the benefit of its target population.
We focus our grants on organizations working to break the cycle of poverty in the communities in which we live and work. This includes Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Frederick County, and the British Virgin Islands.
Grant Philosophy
We believe that monetary grants can go a long way in effecting change, but we also believe in helping our grantees with more than just dollars. We encourage all of our Board members, staff, advisors and family members and spouses to volunteer their time to help our grantees. We aim to provide a broad range of advice, guidance and hands-on support at all levels, from serving as board members to providing complimentary marketing, legal, financial and investment advice (where appropriate and requested); from working at fundraising and creative joint venture creation to tutoring children and providing educational and career advice; from providing, preparing and serving meals to helping clean, repair and renovate properties.
Our support of direct service, emergency needs, or similar programs is rare, and usually occurs in instances where that service is used to inform systemic work, or if an organization can demonstrate that such a program, if implemented universally, would have systemic impact.
Individually, board and family members may support direct services and emergency needs organizations, but the foundation's collective giving focuses on root causes and systems change work as outlined above.
The Foundation is seeking funding partnerships with non-profits who demonstrate the following characteristics:
A creative, innovative, entrepreneurial spirit
A spirit of collaboration, partnership, and alliance-building
A commitment to equity
A willingness to grow a relationship over time
Experienced, high-energy, talented management and demonstrated board governance
Models that are constituent-driven and informed by the communities they aim to serve
Services that are transformative in the lives of clients
Work that improves and/or restructures symptoms by changing the policies and practices that hold people in cycles of poverty
When considering whether or not to apply, consider the following questions:
Does this work improve or restructure systems of poverty by changing policies, practices, or beliefs that hold people in cycles of poverty?
If this is a request for direct service support, does this direct service inform or complement work to improve or restructure systems?
If not, do you believe that the universal implementation of this direct service work would result in an improved or restructured system?
Grant History
The Helen J. Serini Foundation has made grants ranging from $1,000 to $120,000, as single or multi-year grants. For an overview of some recent grantees, see the listings below. Also make sure to follow our blog for updates on news, outcomes and new grantees, or sign up for our newsletter for announcements.
Average grant installment size to date (through FY2018): $10,000
Median grant installment size to date (through FY2018): $10,000
Selected Grants Made to Date*:
*Please note that our grant activity for 2013-2017 is reflective of our original mission statement and strategic plan. In 2017, we revised our mission statement to more accurately support our vision, and all following grantmaking activities will be in alignment with this new mission statement. To learn more about this decision and our direction for current and future grantmaking, click here.
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Moore | Circles for Cello & (H.S.) String Orchestra
Moore | Circles for Cello & (H.S.) String Orchestra
Written for an advanced high school cellist to play with his/her own school orchestra. This is a great way to feature a fantastic cellist while introducing the whole orchestra (and audience) to some accessible trends in contemporary music.
The orchestra students were *very* excited and engaged with this piece, and the audience absolutely loved it.
Compositional goals included:
Accessible introduction to contemporary music.
Fun and engaging parts for each section of the orchestra
Highlight both cellist and orchestra with parts that sound difficult but are relatively simple.
Clear-cut form and motivic material as a starting point for discussion of composition.
Circles is 11:00 long, in 4 movements with no breaks.
Mvt I. Circles begins high-energy and includes sweeping arpeggio figures and measured tremolo oscillations. The energy dissipates and a simple lyrical theme emerges, battling complications as they arise in the orchestra.
Mvt II. Passacaglia is built over an exotic vamp and includes jete (to imitate castanets), col legno, snap pizz and instrument slaps.
Mvt III. Lament begins with the soloist doing slow pizzicato arpeggiations while the orchestra bows weeping chords. Eventually, everyone is pizzicato, echoing and transforming the solo line. A cello cadenza recalls material from the Passacaglia. The soloist introduces triple-stop string crossings that lead into the fourth movement.
Mvt IV. Coda is fast, with the triple stops in the solo part as a moto perpetuo, while the string sections come in one-by-one underneath. By the end, everyone is bowing and we "circle" back to the opening material of the 1st movement.
The Soloist should be fluent through 3 octaves.
Orchestra parts are easier and generally require fluency through 4th position.
Written in 2011-12 and premiered by Eric with the Mountain View High School (Loveland, CO), Peter Toews conducting. Recording is of that premier.
Eric is happy to work with the orchestra via Skype (or a similar arrangement).


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Types of Photography
If you think photography is just a matter of snapping an image at the right time, you'd be wrong. There is a lot of thought and effort that goes into each professional image you've ever seen. Just like photographs come in all shapes and sizes, the field of photography is far-reaching and full of different subgenres.
Aerial Photography
The world is viewed from the ground most of the time, but aerial photography can offer an interesting and unique perspective from the sky. This type of imaging is typically done from an airplane or other type of flying vehicle like a drone. There are specific regulations that you must follow for aerial photography, especially when you are taking images with a drone.
Advertising and Commercial Photography
You know those pictures you see in magazines that make you want to purchase product? Those appear thanks to an advertising photographer. These photographers work with agencies and companies to promote products in magazines, brochures, online ads, billboards, posters, etc. These images are typically pretty straightforward and depict the product in the most appealing manner.
- Advertising images must be of the highest quality and present the products in the best possible conditions. Therefore, you'll want them to be clear and properly lighted.
- Additionally, there will be little to no background to interfere with the image.
- These types of images are typically taken in a studio with a very controlled lighting situation. The photographer examines the best angles and lighting to make the product the most appealing.
- Multiple shots are typically taken to find the best one.
For example, makeup companies will hire a commercial photographer to photograph models wearing their products for magazines. These companies want to present their models looking flawless and beautiful in their products. Therefore, the photographer will shoot multiple angles and images until the product is portrayed in the best possible light.
Agricultural Photography
Maybe you have seen a stock image or two with a combine and a tractor, but did you realize there is a whole slew of photographers dedicated to this field? Agricultural photography is the capturing of images of rural life and farming. While some images are staged, others are captured in the moment as life happens. These can include the people that work in the fields and the machines that slave to produce our food.
These images might be used for stock photography, ad agencies, or by publishers. This type of photography can also be used to advocate for the agricultural community and create proposals to preserve this way of life.
Black and White Photography
The art of black and white photography has been around since the first images where produced. While it has been enhanced through the years with the introduction of the digital camera, black and white photography is simply capturing a moment and printing it in black and white. Back before digital cameras, you used specialized film. However, now, you just click a filter and the image is automatically recorded in black and white.
Documentary Photography
The key word in this field of photography is document. This could be documenting a person's life or photographing an event as it happens. This could also mean documenting a person's illness or decline. Regardless of the event, these images are not staged but rather document what happened. Through still images, you show the progression of the event.
In this type of photography, it is important to capture the essence of what is happening. These photographers will also research the event or person to have a background before going in. Documentary photographers must think of the big picture and scene setters. Feelings and emotions are also important for this field. These types of images can be used by publishers, magazines, and even newspapers.
Fashion Photography
As you can probably guess, fashion photography is where you take images of clothes and fashion designs. This can include specific outfits and even fashion events. Most of the photography in this field is staged within a studio setting under strict lighting conditions. Fashion photographers are highly trained and have an advanced understanding of fashion and photography principles.
Fine Art Photography
Unlike commercial or documentary photography, fine art photography is more of an art form. The photographer uses the camera to make a statement or tell a story. There is an artistic motivation behind the piece rather than just telling a story or making a person or object look appealing. Fine art photography can take many forms, such as nude photography.
This art form typically experiments with lighting and contrast to play on emotions or express an artistic vision. The focus might be purposely skewed or the focus of the image absurd, making you think about the message behind the piece.
Food Photography
Do you enjoy the look of a nice plate of food or find joy in snapping images of a great table arrangement? You might be a budding food photographer. This field can expand to the people that make the food as well, but the images typically make food look appealing and delicious.
Interior and Architectural Photography
Per the name, this type of photography deals with shooting buildings and their interiors. Images show lines and angles and portray the buildings in the most unique and appealing lights. You can find this type of photography in magazines as well as real estate and stock photography.
Photographs of buildings are taken outside in natural lighting settings. However, the interior photos will require the use of interior lighting setups and camera settings. Photographers in this field might photograph anything from an old barn to a high rise. A specialized area of this field is gothic photography, which focuses specifically on gothic buildings.
Landscape or Scenery Photography
Images of the sun falling into the ocean or snow dancing on the caps of the Alps fall into the category of landscape photography. These shots capture the natural beauty of the world. They can include trees, flowers, mountains, sunsets, or anything else that's scenic. These are always taken outdoors and use natural lighting settings.
Similar to documentary photography, photojournalism specifically focuses on newsworthy events from around the world. These photographers might photograph a protest or a political event. They might even shoot wildlife or local events. Images are typically found in newspapers and magazines.
Strangely enough, selfies are a form of portraiture. Portrait photography is taking images of people. These can be alone or in a group, like family photography. Portrait photography can be done in a professional studio or outdoors. This is the most common type of photography you see at malls and supercenters. Think Christmas photos.
Sports Photography
Fast movement and action are key features of sports photography. These professionals capture football games, baseball, volleyball, tennis, and even badminton. If it is a sport, you will see them on the side lines capturing that perfect shot.
Travel Photography
Maybe you've seen an image of a Buddhist temple or the inside of a cathedral and wondered about these images. Chances are these photographs were taken by a travel photographer. Travel photographs demonstrate exotic locations and cultures. They might be used to highlight a travel location like Bahamas or document a culture in Africa.
Working as a commercial travel photographer, you might take pictures of tourist destinations or local events. Images for this field can be used by travel agencies, advertising, merchandising, and even magazines. Depending on the area, these professionals might take candid shots for a resort, travel to far off locations and shoot specific cultures, or even take formal portraits for a cruise ship. While some positions might require you to travel constantly to exotic locations, others might just be done by a freelancer who sells his work.
War Photography
While it might seem crazy to go into a war zone just to grab a few photographs, there are several professionals that make a career from documenting the effects war have on places and people. These professionals are placed in harm's way, but they also have the important task of molding public opinion about conflicts and tragedies happening around the globe. A war photographer might work for a news outlet or be a freelance professional.
Wedding Photography
Photographing a couples wedding day is a huge undertaking that includes weeks and possibly even months finding the clients' vision, visiting the venue, and preparing to shoot the wedding and reception. Wedding photography includes taking both candid and formal portraits. This type of photography can be done in conjunction with other types of photography, but there are also professionals that specialize specifically in weddings.
It's not Just About Taking Pictures
While it would seem that taking a picture is just a matter of pointing and shooting a camera, there are multiple factors that go into shooting at that image, including the type of photographer that you want to be. If you like photographing people, then portraiture or wedding photography might be your cup of tea. But if you want to examine and document life, then give photojournalism or documentary photography a try. Now grab your camera and get out there and find your niche.


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Hidden in the Hearts./
How do I write this without sounding mind-numbingly cliche? I honestly don't have an answer. I've tried, over and over to write this blog and I am just not feelin' it. I want so badly to express to you what I am experiencing out here but I can't seem to find words that accurately portray my heart, my vision. I'm sitting here slapping my cheeks, leaning back in my chair and groaning because I can't seem to bend these words to my will. It's unreal, that much is true - and yet it is undoubtedly life, and life in full. I find myself repeating that often, "this is real life" as if to remind myself that this is, regardless of what the world says, real life - community the way it was intended to be. Authentic. Deep deep love, honor.
It has been a fast paced and fully packed ride since arriving. I actually had no idea what I was signing up for when I bought my plane ticket out here, but let me tell you.. I am SO 100% in. I've never felt so alive, and it's crazy, I feel like, to say that because most of the time I am exhausted - but my spirit is SOARING.
I feel like for me to say that my Heart is SO FULL every day would not be a lie. I am overwhelmed by the beauty of the people around me. I find myself walking in constant thankfulness for the provision and goodness of Jesus. Constant thankfulness for Life! (you see, now, why I said the whole cliche bit?)
I am literally full to overflow.
So 100%. I say I'm all in to dedicating myself to this track and what God is doing here and in the world. Coming into the track I said and continue to say yes to scripture memorization, books to read, practical service, community outreach, small groups, family time, training meetings, late nights and early mornings. I say yes to jumping out of my comfort zone. I said yes to seeking out the depths of his character, and thus his Love. I say yes to speaking on the mic when I feel like I'm going to pass out from nerves. I say yes to giving it my all when I don't feel like it - because hes worth it - I say yes to doing the things that feel cliche, or sound cliche, not because I should but because I know it's important to God.
I so long for the words, "I'm praying for you" to carry weight! I want the reality of Jesus(thus truth) to be my only reality - this humanistic side of me that fears things to be shattered.
It really has been a crazy four weeks. My heart is laid bare before the king; hes rearranging parts, stripping me of things and instilling beautiful beautiful secrets and truths. He is redefining my identity. Preparing me.
I came into this whole thing set on staffing a school and at this point I am not sure whether or not that will be the case, but I am so content with where my heart is and what he is doing that it doesn't matter. His provision is abundant and never ending. His truth is so much deeper than I ever thought possible. His beauty is hidden in the hearts of the people I'm surrounded with and one day at a time is just fine with me.
Jesus you're beautiful.


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¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Meningitic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Meningitic
1. Relating to or characterised by meningitis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meningitic
Literary usage of Meningitic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"THIS report is to show the result of the examination of 100 non- meningitic cases, both febrile and afebrile, for the presence of ..."
2. Neurosyphilis by Elmer Ernest Southard, Harry Caesar Solomon (1917)
"Here, at all events, is an example of the most highly meningitic neurosyphilis that we have seen. Curiously enough, two of Baxter's brothers were also ..."
3. Philadelphia Medical Times (1882)
"... temper and general condition became very variable, until well-marked meningitic symptoms set in, terminating life nearly five weeks after the operation. ..."
4. Diseases of the ear in childhood: By Dr. Gustav Alexander, Tr. by Arthur J by Gustav Alexander, Arthur Joseph Bedell (1914)
"meningitic ... Cerebrospinal meningitis involves considerable danger to the labyrinth. The meningitic purulent ..."
5. Hunterian Lectures on Intracranial Inflammations Starting in the Temporal by Arthur Edward James Barker (1890)
"Here I believed the inflammation to have led to a collection of meningitic Fig. 7- (After Ferrier.—Kindly lent by Messrs. Smith, Elder, and Co. ..."


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SingularityWeblog needed a new book or magazine cover design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 289 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
Conversations with the Future
Nikola Danaylov
Nikola Danaylov is a keynote speaker, futurist, strategic adviser, popular blogger and podcaster. Nikola has spoken at many public events on topics ranging from technology, transhumanism and artificial intelligence to new media, blogging and podcasting. His Singularity.FM interviews have had over 4.2 million views and have been featured on some of the biggest media and TV networks, which is why Professor Roman Yampolskiy has called Nikola the 'Larry King' of the Singularity.
This book is based on the top 21 interviews I have done on my Singularity.FM podcast and it aims to provide an easy-to-understand introduction to the technological trends that will shape the 21st century. [For example exponential technologies such as AI, genetics, robotics, 3D printing, synthetic biology, nanotechnology etc.] So, if I've done my job right, the book will create the environment and I will act as an intellectual midwife to my audience giving birth to their own ideas about the future and motivate them to stop being spectators and start taking action in creating their own best future today.
-- my existing SingularityWeblog.com and Singularity.FM podcast audience who are 90% American, 88% male, 40% PhD, very technologically sophisticated, $100,000+ income bracket, geeks interested in cutting edge science and tech
-- people who want a simple introduction to the singularity, transhumanism, AI, life extension, cryonics and the possible impact thereof
-- the same people who bought the following books: Abundance, Sapiens, Homo Deus, Superintelligence, the Singularity is Near, Accelerando etc.
see my blog and podcast pages for ideas on design, colors and fonts here: https://www.singularityweblog.com/
And notice how the circuit board logo design and the green colors play a major role in them
-- I generally prefer "clean" looking books, white background but I'm very happy to consider ANY OTHER ideas as long as it's representative of a big time, high quality, top-notch brand. You can download book covers I like here: https://www.mediafire.com/?9zqb84jybd9vbsc
-- Even though I prefer white background and simple designs, one possible alternative many have told me to consider is back book covers with my green colors and some white fonts and highlights that perhaps might also work well. So again, I am happy to explore alternatives to my design thinking ;-)
-- Please feel free to use any stock imagery or imagery you own the rights to. However, if you use a stock image, no matter how good it is, think of an original way to implement, tweak or adapt it to my cover. So that if someone else buys the same stock image it doesn't look the same as mine. My cover needs to be unique and the image thereof must be associated predominantly, if not only, with my book and my brand.
-- When picking an image for the book ask yourself these questions:
1. Does your central image help capture the title and topic of my book in any way?
2. Does it compel the reader to look at it and hook them to buy it any way?
3. Is it somehow creative and unique in execution or idea or approach?
4. Is it in keeping with my design colors, brand logo and topic?
-- Make sure you spend some time on SingularityWeblog.com and Singularity.FM to familiarize yourself with my current on-line presence, colors, designs and topics
-- The color green is my brand color so keep that in mind when making the book design
-- it seems to me that it is best to separate and/or somehow highlight the 2 keywords in my title: "Conversations" and "Future" or "the Future". One way of doing that is to put each on their own line with a small "with" in-between. But this is only one way of doing it. There are other creative ways to capture and transmit the idea that those are the key parts of my title ;-)
-- For technical details you can use the cover guidelines for CreateSpace found here. Plan on 300 pages: https://www.createspace.com/Product…verPDF.jsp
-- Final files required are a cover file, kindle cover file image both in jpeg, .pdf and .psd All files at a minimum of 300 dpi but better if it is higher
-- I will also need a couple of versions of JPEG 3D files of my book and book-cover in high resolution for my website etc
-- I'm told that ideal dimensions for Kindle Ebook cover files in my size are 2,560 x 1,600 [If we do end up with a white background on cover the Kindle will need a 3-4 pixel border added to show the book because it displays on a white background.]
-- No random "text + geometric shapes". There has to be some thought and a concept behind the cover so everything we use we must use for a reason.


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"When we expand our thinking and beliefs our love flows freely. When we contract we shut ourselves off. Can you remember the last time when you were in love? Your heart went ahhh!! It was such a wonderful feeling. It is the same with loving yourself except that you will never leave once you have your love for yourself. Its with you for the rest of your life, so you want to make it the best relationship that you can have." — Louise L. Hay
Louise Hay is a motivational author, and the founder of Hay House, the largest publishing company of inspirational self-help books. She is best known for her 1984 book, You Can Heal Your Life, that she wrote when she was 60!
(see- it is never too late to start!). This quote spoke to me this morning because I heard this theme over and over again this week-end. "Love Yourself First!" It is the BEST relationship you can have!!


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Interested in the upcoming semester of the LiLi Centre English Language School for your child? Come to our info session on Mar. 25 to learn more.
The next semester of our HSK English Language School will begin soon! We will be offering a fully certified curriculum of English language learning to children ages 5-10. The school has been officially recognized by the Heimatliche Sprach und Kultur (HSK) department of Lucerne.
The purpose of these classes is to bolster the level of English learning for students who don't receive adequate English instruction in public schools.
Our summer session will run from 3. May to 5. July, 2017.
We invite all interested parents to attend an info session on Saturday at the LiLi Centre to learn more about the program and upcoming semester. To RSVP, please use the form below. For additional information, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Date: Saturday, March 25
When: 10.00 to 11.30
Where: LiLi Centre, Alpenquai 40a, 6005 Luzern (directions)


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The Museum of Everyday Curiosities
My museum of Everyday Curiosities is inspired by a drawing retreat where I explored the Pitt Rivers and Natural History Museums in Oxford. My work combines influences from both. I was interested to see how items on display are curated at the Pitt Rivers Museum. Rather than presenting items by country of origin or period of history, the collection is actually arranged and separated by its uses – all the tools for particular jobs are displayed together from all periods of history and country of origin. Often, this means there are similar items contained within a cabinet. I have always been drawn to multiples and ordered layout of same-but-different items. In the Pitt Rivers I found myself drawn - not to the exotic and strange items like the famous shrunken heads - but to the mundane and ordinary. It made me think about how the things we use in our homes today might be seen as treasures in the future. It is interesting to note that all of the items in the museum are hand crafted.
The TREE Project
I put out a request for 'everyday explorers' to contribute their collections to a Tree Museum, and this is the result. I chose this subject because I wanted to identify something that everyone can connect with – we all have experience of trees, either by sight or climbing, or picking up sticks, leaves and seeds from the ground below. Trees also contribute to our wider lives, not least by the oxygen and food they provide, but also as a construction material or as the pages in our books. Joni Mitchell sang about a tree museum and I really like the idea of being reminded how essential trees are to humanity.
Bell jars are traditionally used to display collected items; elevating the item to 'treasure' by putting it in a glass bubble. I wanted to reflect the display of traditional Victorian cabinets of curiosities without directly replicating a dusty old museum. Here, in the TREE Project jam jars are used in ordered grid formation. Chosen for their familiar ordinariness; they act as humble bell jars, but also make reference to scientific pickling vessels and the first rudimentary collecting jar one might use as a child – scooping up insects or tadpoles to study more closely.
Thirty days & thirty spoons
For this exhibition, I challenged myself to gather together a collection of spoons – some found, some borrowed, some given to me and others made and altered by me. I gave myself thirty days to produce thirty spoons.
I spent hours looking through the 'cutlery' drawers [and drawers and drawers] at the Pitt Rivers, full of handmade spoons – some were decorative and patterned, others were basic and crudely fashioned from natural materials. I kept thinking about how these spoons represented humanity, the hands that made them and the mouths they feed. The spoon is ultimately a symbol of nourishment and love. I wanted to meditate on the most recognisable and most used tool across all cultures – the spoon.
It is striking and perhaps not surprising that all the items in the Pitt Rivers are hand crafted. One wonders whether the craftspeople were considered artisans and masters of their craft or whether these were domestic crafting skills required by all to survive. During a weekend camping trip, I attempted to whittle a spoon. I had no instruction, but used instinct and trial and error to produce it. I didn't have the right tools for the job and the results are basic, but I found the process immensely satisfying and resolved to make another spoon when I returned home. It's got a bit out of hand now, it turns out to be rather addictive!
I recently remembered a seemingly insignificant moment in time over 15 years ago that I realise retrospectively has informed the work I make today. I wrote a poem about it.


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Amami Oshima DRONE WALKER launches | untouched nature remains. This is exactly the Galapagos of the East! It is!
Amami Oshima DRONE WALKER (Drone Walker) launched
It is DRYE WALKER (Drone Walker) editor-in-chief Yoshitake Hotaka.
I can not update my blog media recently, but I am actually moving around!
Amami Oshima is a preeminent location without explanation! It is!
Anyway, please watch the video.
【Amami Oshima DRONE WALKER】 Tried Mavic PRO (Mavic Pro) at Kneiro-jima Island
【Amami Oshima DRONE WALKER】 encounter a whale at Kaneiro Island


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Generating Meaningful Website Traffic is Not SEO
Posted by Corey Smith on Apr 11, 2012 3:15:00 PM
Since consumers have been using search engines to find what they need online, marketers have tried to find ways to improve their clients' position in those search engines. The most common sales pitch is simple, "If you get ranked in the search engines you'll get more website traffic, and if you get more traffic to your website, you'll sell more stuff."
The first thing to understand about search engine optimization (SEO) is that it's not a silver bullet. You can never look at SEO with the idea that if you are at the top of the search engines, your phone will start to ring.
I am amazed how often people think that if you increase rankings in the search engines, you will magically start getting new business. This attitude would be like saying, "I put a sign outside my store, so why am I not selling more stuff?"
In my book, "Do It Right: A CEO's Guide to Web Strategy," I equate SEO to brand awareness. I look at SEO as a way to let the search engines know who you are and, therefore, put you in a more likely position to generate new traffic.
Some products and services naturally tend to provide a greater opportunity for traffic. For example, if I am looking to buy a new bicycle and I do a Google search for bicycles, then a website optimized for bicycles will be more likely to garner traffic because of it.
Common to All Businesses
Tribute Media has been in business for nearly a decade and we have worked with hundreds of clients. Regardless of the market they serve or the products they sell, they all have a very common problem. Often, we at Tribute Media, have this same problem. Our clients think we do one thing but we actually do something different.
So often, I hear statements like, "If they would only know that we did 'x'..." I might even hear, "Our clients call it 'y' but we do 'z'."
This means that the most common thing I find among my clients is that we have to gain awareness for products and services that the client may not even know that he or she needs. We might find that the search term that searchers use is very different than what you, in your company, actually call it.
Different Expectations Require Different Tactics
When we find that what we do is different than what our customers are looking for, it means that we need to take a different approach to the way we optimize for the search engines. This can be a very difficult thing for most business leaders to understand. They have been in their industry for so long, they forget, quickly, that people who don't know what they do don't understand their lingo.
Let me give you an example.
A number of years ago, I was providing graphic design and printing services to a video distributor. One service I provided was to create large quantities of PVT labels. We had a wide variety of these PVT labels. In fact, we made more money on PVTs than most other products that we offered.
I was driving down the street one day and found that a video store had a sign in front of their location that said, "PVTs - $6.99."
I laughed out loud (without the text acronym ... it was before LOL was a thing).
I laughed because, like you right now, I realized that most people have no idea what a PVT is. Of course, I knew, PVTs are previously viewed tapes. But, the clients of these video stores had no idea.
The marketers of that video store were marketing with their own jargon and not what people were actually looking for.
SEO and Traffic
I mentioned at the beginning that many people think that if you are high in the search engines that you'll naturally make more sales. The reality is that just because you are high in the search engines, you may not garner more traffic.
SEO's purpose is to get rankings and not traffic. However, that doesn't mean that if you optimize for the right terms you won't also gain more traffic.
The reason this is so is that people search on different things. They search for the things they understand. Now, if you sell Honda and someone wants to buy a Honda, then you'll probably want to optimize for Honda. Most business don't have that luxury. Most businesses need to optimize for terms that solve the clients' problems and then guide them to the specific product or service they offer.
What's this Mean?
Too often, we treat our marketing online like this. We think that, because we know the term, people searching for us will naturally know what we call it.
Here's a hint… usually they don't. Usually they search for terms that solve their needs until they learn the industry terms. In fact, usually, they'll search for a wide variety of terms near to what you do and then try to figure out how it applies to them.
So, when you think about the work that you put into search engine optimization, you'll want to optimize for terms that are exactly what you do. What's more important is that you try to identify what terms your clients are more likely to search for and optimize for those terms as well.
While you won't increase your traffic with search engine optimization directly, it is the first step to be able to grow your business. The more credibility you gain with the obvious terms the more likely it will be that you'll be able to increase rankings in the terms that people are actually searching on.
Written by Corey Smith
Corey Smith is the founder of Tribute Media and serves as the Digital Marketing Strategist. He is also the author of "Do It Right: A CEO's Guide to Web Strategy" and "Tweet It Right: A CEO's Guide to Twitter."


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Robert Louis Stevenson's works donated to National Library of Scotland
A rare collection of books and papers belonging to one of Scotland's favourite writers is to return to Edinburgh.
Robert Louis Stevenson's letters and first editions have been donated to the National Library of Scotland and Edinburgh Napier University.
The writer, best known for Treasure Island, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde, was born in Edinburgh in 1850.
He spent much of his life travelling, dying in Samoa in 1894.
Many of his papers were sold after his death but Stevenson scholar Dr Ernest Mehew, who lived south of the Border, attempted to reunite the author's relics.
Dr Mehew would take advantage of his hour-long Underground commute to and from his home in Stanmore to read up on Stevenson.
His collection consists of more than 40 boxes of papers and 2,000 books and includes first editions, biographies, collections of letters, reference books, critical studies and bound copies of the magazines in which Stevenson's work first appeared.
In the 1960s Dr Mehew edited Stevenson's letters by locating, sorting, transcribing and dating 2,800 of them, many of which are being published for the first time.
Dr Mehew was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh University in 1998.
Following his death last year his works were donated to the national library, although the books are going to Edinburgh Napier University.
Robin Smith, head of collections and interpretation at the National Library of Scotland, said: "This is a unique and wonderful collection which will enrich our existing Stevenson archive.
"We are extremely grateful for this donation and to be able to house these papers in the land of Stevenson's birth."


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When it comes to mastur_bation, simple is safe. But sometimes, men overdo it by trying to spice things up. This is not advisable. Stick with what works so you won't have to deal with these complications below;
1. Over-pounding: A 29-year-old man was diagnosed with something called Fournier's gangrene. It is a rare type of microbial infection. He got this by mastur_bating so frequently that he'd opened up abrasions on the shaft of his pe_nis, which left him vulnerable to infection.
2. Squeezing too hard: Did you know that most incidents involving broken pen_ises happen during mastur_bation? Some guys can squeeze too hard and stroke down at the wrong angle, causing a rupture of their rod's corpus cavernosa—the cylindrical tubes that fill with blood when you have an erec_tion. Swelling and leaking, as well as a dozen other complications, can cause permanent loss of function.
3. Doing it in motion: Multiple men have broken their peni_ses while mastu_rbating in moving cars. The vehicle stopped suddenly, causing a collision between the pen_is and steering wheel or dashboard. Bad idea.
4. Sticking things in there: For added stimulation, two different men decided independently that feeding stiff electrical wire into their peni_ses while mastu_rbating was a good idea. One of the guys pushed the wire so far down his shaft that it coiled in his bladder. In both cases, doctors had to perform surgery to remove the wire.


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It begins in Corfu – in 1973 at the time of the Greek Junta. An apparent idyllic family holiday is pitted against harrowing scenes developing from a murder and the chilling atmosphere of the Colonels regime of the Junta. Andrew's touching teenage friendship with Imogen, allows him to save the innocent, and a seemingly sinister individual, from prison or even worse, death, and points the finger at the evil and cruel antagonist, who employed by the Junta under the guise of doctor will go to any end to implicate others in a murder.


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Re-Placing the Library
Parker, Jo Ellen
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This is the keynote address for the Upjohn Library Commons dedication program given on April 22, 2006 by Jo Ellen Parker, Executive Director of the National Institute for Technology in the Liberal Arts (NITLE).
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An Introduction
Bringing the Wildly popular, Fast-growing sport of Synchronized Skating to the Western Philadelphia Main Line and beyond
The IceLiners Synchronized Skating Team burst onto the figure skating scene in 2017! Led by Director Kate Blanchette and experienced, professional synchronized skating coaches, the IceLiners are wholly committed to building an elite synchro program from the ice up.
Our team offers quality synchro components for beginners through advanced skaters at a competitive cost. The IceLiners will begin training for their third season in early September 2019 through February 2020 and compete in U.S. Figure Skating-sanctioned events throughout the Eastern United States. All of our synchro lines will perform in ice shows and exciting exhibitions!
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The IceLiners Synchronized Skating Team proudly represents the new, U.S. Figure Skating-sanctioned Ice Line Figure Skating Club. Our home rink is Ice Line Quad Rinks, a state-of-the-art ice skating facility with four rinks, a full service Pro Shop, The Grille restaurant, High Performance Athletic Training Center and The Goal Line Pub, a gorgeous newly-constructed restaurant, bar and banquet facility. Ice Line Quad Rinks is located just off US Route 202 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Offering A High-Quality Summer Camp for Individual Figure Skaters
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November 16, 2018 – 8:00pm
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Tickets: FREE
Parking is free in the lot across Hewitt St. from ArtshareLA
Some of wasteLAnd's favorite Los Angeles performers, Aperture Duo and Ashley Walters, curate a concert of innovative music for strings: Aperture Duo premieres a new work by Erin Rogers. Ashley Walters premieres a new work by Trevor Bača. They join forces to perform radical works for string trio.
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Cynthia, a fan of the show and member of the Facebook group decided to make a drinking game especially for us. This is pretty cool, and should be a ton of fun. Thanks Cynthia!
Super Barley Bros Podcast Drinking Game
(have fun you crazies)
[Light Weight Class]
Take a drink when:
- Music plays.
- Anyone takes a drink.
- Someone's talking but the camera focuses on someone else. (Go home Google hangout, you're drunk.)
- Anyone goes off on a tangent.
Take two drinks if there's a special guest on the podcast.
[Heavy Weight Class]
Use all rules above, plus the following:
- Finish off your drink and pour another one the first time anybody refills their glass. (you need to catch up, slacker)
- Take a drink when anyone says:
- Nice.
- Fanboy.
- A pun.
Take two drinks if someone on the podcast is drinking a beer you've had before.
Take a drink when Ian:
- Mentions Metroid. (Take two if he's showing off Metroid merchandise.)
- Uses a different accent (or changes his voice, whatever)
- Starts an argument with Scott.
Take a drink when Jerry:
- Talks about the website.
- Plays a sound effect.
Take a drink when John:
- Reminds the group to get back on track. (Take two if they just ignore this advice.)
- Says 'Amen'.
Take a drink when Scott:
- Tells a spoiler. (Take two if he does this after someone in the group has specifically told him not to do it.)
- Mentions the BEST THING.
- Starts an argument with Ian.
[HARDCORE MODE!!] *could be dangerous
- Take a drink when anyone laughs.
- Take two drinks if they're laughing at something they said/did.
Bottoms up and thanks for playin'!


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The Pilgrim's Progress features artwork made by people for whom a sincere approach to religion and/or spirituality is integrated into both life and creative practice. Devotion and spiritual belief take forms as diverse as the people who hold these beliefs, but the number of contemporary visual artists who prioritize spiritual life is relatively small. The artists represented in The Pilgrim's Progress all follow their convictions with an honesty that shapes and expands the boundaries of their art-making practices. The resulting artwork is meditative, narrative, contemplative, and strange.
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Jon Blatchford
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The New York Times ran a fascinating story out of rural India over the weekend that to my mind underscored -- with one big caveat -- some of the complicated mechanics and very best qualities of foreign reporting.
Headlined, "How to Get Away With Murder in Small-Town India," the piece, written in the first person by a veteran correspondent, showed — without explicitly explaining — the powerful connection between religion and everyday cultural expression. The writer was Ellen Barry, who shared a staff Pulitzer Prize while previously working in the paper's Moscow bureau.
Conveying the daily experiences of ordinary people living in a distant and different culture requires a level of empathetic insight and writing skill greater than that of the average newspaper reporter. Barry's that kind of journalist; she's able to turn the travails of ordinary individuals into highly readable copy
This story focuses on how a man got away with murdering his wife -- a circumstance that unfortunately happens far too often in rural India.
For that he can thank corrupt local officials and ingrained male disrespect for women -- particularly poor women -- rooted in South Asia's Vedic-origin caste system. The Vedas are Hinduism earliest scriptural writings and are estimated to be between 2,500 to 3,500 years old.
This, despite Indian laws making caste discrimination illegal.
(Before any non-Hindu readers dismiss this as solely a Hindu problem, note that the Wikipedia link in the previous paragraph, repeated here, makes clear that in India and neighboring (and primarily Hindu) Nepal, some Buddhists, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs and Jews also have adhered to caste system protocols over the years.)
Barry's story is long, around 3,500 words, but it stays interesting to its conclusion and it's worth reading in full.
I like how Barry documented her dogged reporting technique, returning time and again to re-interview people, often asking the same reworded questions over and over. That kind of intensive reporting becomes more rare with each passing news cycle.


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The approach of spring typically encourages homeowners to start contemplating residence improvements and repairs. Mayor Gene Teague said, however, he thinks the $20,000 might be higher used towards improvements to a street that's traveled more as a result of it would profit extra people. The improvements in cellular web know-how give its customers a much faster and reliable cell web connection.
Funding the four units of improvements is proposed as a part of the 2018 Normal Use Allow utility. However, that's pure and means you should use your new skills to make your older content more readable. In case you do not know, minification means eradicating the whole lot from your code that's only there to make it humanly readable.
We have made improvements to acknowledge these inauthentic accounts more simply by identifying patterns of activity — without assessing the content itself. The university is also pondering how technology – like electrical bikes – might make the commute really feel shorter and safer.
This DOES have a significant influence in your gas mileage and by default, your pockets. KUB has accomplished water and gasoline relocations in advance of this streetscape improvements mission. Should you plan to repair or renovate your private home, authorities programs might make it simpler so that you can afford these house improvements.
We have made some further improvements not too long ago, and want to clarify them here right now. Thanks to the improvements made with microscopes, scientists can now place the one atoms where they want for the first time. Set up improvements along Alameda de las Pulgas and Santa Cruz Avenue between Sand Hill Highway and Valparaiso Avenue.


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Shitong Qiao
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong
Global Associate Professor of Law, NYU School of Law (Fall 2017)
Monday, November 13, 2017
12:15-2:00 pm
Furman Hall Room 310
245 Sullivan Street
New York, NY 10012
RSVP Here
Dr. Shitong Qiao is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong, where he teaches comparative property law, law of cities, law and development and Chinese law, and won the Faculty Research Award. He is also Global Associate Professor of Law at NYU School of Law (Fall 2017). Dr. Qiao graduated from Wuhan University (LL.B.), Peking University (MPhil in Law), and Yale University (LL.M., J.S.D.) with numerous prizes, including the Top Academic Prize from Peking University. His doctoral dissertation, "Chinese Small Property: The Co-Evolution of Law and Social Norms," won the Judge Ralph K. Winter Prize (awarded annually to the best student paper written in law and economics at Yale Law School), and will be published by Cambridge University Press. Dr. Qiao's current research focuses on property, social norms, and local government law, and is supported by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Hong Kong Research Grant Council. His publications appear or will appear in Minnesota Law Review, Southern California Law Review, Iowa Law Review, American Journal of Comparative Law, Canadian Journal of Law and Society, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Cityscape, among others. Dr. Qiao passed the National Judicial Examination of China and the New York State Bar. He has provided expert opinions on the Chinese land regime to government agencies both inside and outside of China, including the Shenzhen city government and the Ontario Securities Commission.
We invite you to join us and check out usali.org for updates and upcoming events!
Shitong Qiao


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The Anna Frost Big Trail Weekend
Whether it is winning some of the world's biggest ultra trail races, traveling to some of the most exotic and mouthwatering running locations of the world, or simply inspiring everyday trail runners to be themselves and just get out there and run and realise their dreams, Anna Frost has inspired a generation.
Taking place at the world renowned Coed y Brenin first park between the 29th and 31st of May, the Anna Frost Big Trail Weekend will be a unique event of seminars, trail runs, film showings, Q &A sessions and the launch of Anna's new project Fearless Frosty.
Thursday the 28th will be a media day followed by an evening run and yoga session starting at 6pm, completely free of charge. This is followed on the 29th and 30th of May 'A Day with Anna Frost' hosted by the Kiwi trail star.
Anna returns to some of her Welsh roots at Coed y Brenin to present a seminar on women's running, with in depth Q & A sessions on her global trail running exploits, talk attendees through her touching film 'Home', and lead a run through the forest trails.
Anna says:
"I am super excited to come back to my stomping grounds in Wales, a place where I learnt so much about myself, about challenging your comfort zones, about adventure and about the amazing mountains. The people and the place are close to my heart to coming back here to share my passion for running is such an honour".
Having recently launched her exciting Sisu Girls-backed project Fearless Frosty too, Anna will also host a book signing session on the day whereby attendees will get the chance to purchase an exclusive signed copy of the book.
Friday the 29th of May will be the main 'women only' day, starting at 9.30am and running through to 4.30pm, with Saturday the 30th being open to all and a slightly shorter session of 9.30am – 3.00pm
Each day will also include lunch and there will be an exclusive Anna Frost goody bag for each lucky attendee. Tickets are priced at £15 per ticket (plus booking fee), per person and will be limited to 100 places on Friday and 60 places on the Saturday.
Saturday the 30th of May also sees the Trails in Motion world tour arriving at Coed y Brenin!
Trails In Motion is an annual international film tour that brings a collection of the finest trail and ultra running films to passionate audiences around the world and Run.Coed y Brenin is proud to be one of select number of UK host venues to stage a screening of the third annual trail running film tour, presented by Trail Runner magazine.
Submitted by film makers from all over the world, nine films about trail and ultra running, five short and four documentary, make up this year's tour. One of those films, the most talked about trail running film of the past two years, is Finding Traction, a 56 minute documentary that follows the epic story of ultra running legend Nikki Kimball as she attempts to break the fastest-known-time record along the 273-mile Long Trail in Vermont, America's oldest hiking trail.
Other exciting films on this year's tour includes Mexican production La Triple Corona, featuring one of Central America's toughest race series, as well as From The Trails, which profiles Japanese trail runner Hiroki Ishikawa in a high-action montage around the trails of the Shin-Etsu region of Japan.
The event will also have a special guest appearance from Anna Frost who will take questions from the floor at the midway interval of the evening.
Trail In Motion founder James Hallets states: "Creating a dynamic mix of content remains at the core of what we do at Trails in Motion. We want the film makers who annually submit their work to Trails In Motion to view the tour as the bench mark trail running film outlet, ultimately developing this genre and supporting the independent film making industry globally."
"We're super happy for Run. Coed y Brenin to be hosting this event, and being part of the Anna Frost Big Trail Weekend fits perfectly for us".
This exciting event will be limited to 75 places and priced at £12 (plus booking fee), and includes pizza and a beer or soft drink at the interval.
The weekend is rounded off with the inaugural Anna Frost 10k trail run.
The event is a non-competitive trail run, aiming to make trail running accessible to all standards, and most especially women, holding close the aspect of an authentic, panoramic, and challenging trail running, filled with the experience of natural trails, woodlands and rivers in the majestic beauty of of the world-renowned Coed y Brenin Forest Park in the Snowdonia National Park, Wales.
You can expect all of the benefits of a trail running event – greater organisation, a marked and marshalled route, with fuel stations, but with the emphasis on taking part, completing the challenge – inspiring both achievement and participation as it's founding principles as well as your chance to run with Anna.
Taking place on Sunday the 31st of May 2015 at 11.00am, the Anna Frost 10k is open to both men and women. The route is on fully marked and marshalled forest roads and way-marked footpaths, with some challenging ascents and descents which will ensure that sense of achievement after the event! The run takes in around 200m of ascent and as you will see from the course profile, ascends early on, before descending to the river Mawddach and steadily climbing back along the valley to the finish line at the Coed y Brenin visitor centre.
View the full Anna Frost 10k route via this Strava link
The expectation is for the places to fill up fast for the event, with a strict limit of 400 runners for the event.
Following the run there will a lottery style presentation of 20 prizes including your chance to win one of 5 signed copies of Anna's Fearless Frosty book.
Priced at £15 (plus online booking fee) the Anna Frost 10k offers great value for money, with at least £3 of your entry fee going towards local good causes and support organisations.
Entry fee includes:
- Colourful Anna Frost 10k run momento
- A fully marked and marshalled route
- Fuel stations
- Electronic Chip Timing with post-race text confirmation
- Free parking in the overflow car park for the whole day at Coed y Brenin
- Entry into our Anna Frost 10k prize draw to win one of 5 signed copies of Anna's Fearless Frosty book and 20 spot prizes
Entry to all events open at 12 midday on the 1st of May, 2015, via the Run. Coed y Brenin website events link
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One evening, we had supper on "The Wharf", and were walking back to the hotel where the sessions were held when we saw Bill. I wanted to take his picture so badly, but walked on for quite a few yards before my daughter, Kim, stopped me. She convinced me that I should go back and talk with Bill, and ask him for his picture.
So, courage in hand, (and cheered on by Kim) I walked back to where Bill was sitting on a park bench, and spoke to him. I told him that I am an artist who was taking classes in doing portraits, and that I would like to do his portrait; that I loved faces that had character, and that I thought his face was full of "character". He was shocked that anyone would want to take his picture, let alone paint him, but he did agree to pose for me for a couple of photos. I took the pictures, and by this time Kim had joined me. Bill felt more comfortable with us by now, so he began to tell us his story. Even now, a year later, I can't get Bill out of my mind.
When this portrait is done, I'll tell you what Bill told us about himself.
We had to rush back to make the evening session, so I slipped Bill some money, and he humbly thanked me. What a gentleman he was...