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Design Research – Create Brand, Business ideal for Surf Boards & Surf Gear Co.Posted: August 15, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Surfboards & Surf Gear –100% Built on an Ethically Sound Footing
Boards made from Aussie grown Paulownia and Recycled Timber
100% Australian Made
Our TShirts & Board Shorts, Hats, Sun-Capes & Sarongs are designed, printed &
Made in Oz with Organically grown Cotton & Hemp & Sustainably grown Bamboo.
…..Mindful of where we tread , we're doing good business ….
Ethically grown or made from recycled timbers, our Boards are built on the classic designs of surfing heritage and decades of surfing culture perfecting them. The truth is we love surfing and are passionate about our oceans and preserving them for the next generation of surfers. For the love of surfing, we evolved into a workshop making our own timber boards. We are now producing hand made boards from recycled and plantation grown timber and a range of 'Surf Gear' from sustainable and eco – friendly materials. It's our responsibility to minimise our impact on the planet and set a good example.
Were based hinterland, near Byron Bay, Northern NSW.
We're putting 'Our Foot Down' about the way things should be done – that means sustainably, environmentally friendly, promoting an eco-sensitive message out there to all – catering for young and old, surf'n lovers of sunshine, waves and the beach lifestyle, we've got the gear for all ages – and our new grom's starting out. Our clothing range is touched by splashes of colour, just like nature is and compliment the chosen earth tones which are a dominant theme that match the beautiful Timbers of our Surfboards, reminisce of the original trees, ochre and our sand and pebbled beaches here in Australia.
About our Timber we use:-
Recycled timbers are accessed from demolition works, old logs and furniture. The laminates for hollow boards are made from waste strips from milling timber yards, every bit respectfully utilised, appreciating their origin. Australian Paulownia is descended from native Asia and is now an Australian Plantation timber, grown in four states. Paulownia is light in weight and pale blonde in colour with it's own character grain but approximately the same strength as Cedar. Australian grown Paulownia is extremely stable and termite resistant. It has a magic feel like a firm balsa wood. It is very light and can be painted or stained to resemble any timber and it is great to draw on too.
We are creating artistic enviro – designs on our gear,
just to please you and Mother Nature.
The artwork designs on our Surfboards, printed onto Tshirts, Boardies, Capes and Sarongs are by local artists inspired by their love and appreciation of Mother Nature.
Our message is simply – Preservation, Conservation, Appreciation – and we're putting our foot down about how things are made and the materials used.
Keeping the Environment in Mindfulness.
(Branding Ideal)
Stomp Surf Gear – We're Putting Our Foot Down & Our Other Foot Forward
Tibor KalmanPosted: May 31, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Tibor's influence in the Graphic design world can be seen everywhere- from Posters, Books, Music Videos, Film titles, to Magazine Design, package design, corporate ethics and logos. But the legacy he left the world, perfectly described by Steven Heller:-
Of the two names that changed design in the '80s and '90s—Mac and Tibor—one changed the way we work, the other the way we think. The former is a tool, the latter was our conscience-
( http://www.printmag.com/imprint/lest-i-forget-tibor/ )
Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. Aged 7 he and his family arrived in a new land called America, as impoverished immigrants fleeing the Communists in 1956. Although he became very successful he never forgot his experience of poverty- being displaced – practically homeless.
Tibor attended the New York University and studied journalism. However he dropped out and worked for a small book store as a clerk. One day he helped by arranging a window display and this highlighted a successful interest in design, which led to him becoming director of design – for ( the now giant Literary firm,) Barnes and Nobel in New York. This led to opening his own design agency M&Co in 1979. He then went on to serve as as creative director of Magazine 'Interview' in 1990 and later as editor chief of 'Colours'.
He is greatly known for his multidisciplinary design work with the conceptually progressive firm M&Co in New York which he started with Bokuniewicz and Trovato and named after his author/ illustrator wife, Maira. M&Co's work represented another kind of postmodernism- witty, ironic, referential, but never sentimental, informed by a practiced cosmopolitarian sense, that defined the 'quintessential New York-ness'. Tibor believed that since graphic design is mass communication, it should be used to increase public awareness, of a variety of social issues and responsibilities.
He savored the nuances of type and had a fetish for vernacular design—the untutored or quotidian signs, marquees, billboards, and packages that compose mass culture—but understood that being a master of good design meant nothing unless it supported a message that led to action. Even most stylistic work must be viewed in the context of Tibor's persistence.
Everything had to have meaning and resonance.
M&Co had developed a house style of its own based on vernacularism, the so-called "undesign" that Tibor celebrated for its unfettered expression, which also fed into the post-modern penchant for referencing the past. While Tibor's ire sometimes seemed inconsistent with his own practice he rationalized M&Co's use of vernacular as a symbol of protest —
a means of undermining the cold conformity of the International corporate style.
Known for his reactionary attitudes to Social concerns he combined visual elements and associations never thought of before with innovative ideas , humour and style. This new way of 'Capturing' the audiences attention, he did with sophistication and used this platform to promote his views regarding the concious responsibilities Designers have or should have to their consumer audiences. He did not stop there, he also approached the subject of corporate social integrity with his fellow designers and clients, often using his influence which declared – that designers can and must be responsible for the content of the message as well as the presentation – must be image conscious professionals. His promotions projects ranged from 1980's art rockers 'Talking Heads', to the furniture company 'Knoll' and the 'Restaurant Florent'.
The magazine 'Colours' epitomises this sensibility. He used to be inspired by the former 'Life Magazine', and decided to take social ethics to new heights and jolted the world to see things a different way. Tibor took a provocative stance on Social Problems and has been criticised and praised for its sensationalism, obscenity and sexual statements. He placed dialogue between advertisments and consumers up for debate and to state political opinions. He encouraged his audiences to engage by exposing the 'formula' the advertising industry used, with its choices of images of sexual, violent or multicultural, as context in design, to sell products and promote social conformity.
He asked moral questions of consumer society and its manufacturers.
He wrote a book entitled 'Perverse Optimism', aptly describing himself and attitudes and continued to teach post Graduate students from the School of Visual Arts in New York till the end,
in his fight with cancer in May 1999.
Colours was the first magazine aimed at the Global Village – A quarterly, in 4 languages,
launched to a world audience of young and flexible minds or
just curious people of any age that were interested.
The Magazine provided an outlet for Tibor's beliefs in socio-political activism.
The heart of Tibor's accomplishment was enlarging the parameters
of design from service to cultural force – Steven Heller.
His Final Communication was his exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Art titled : -'Tiborosity' – August 1999 – which later toured the USA and the world.
Tibor Kalman @ Art + Culture : http://www.artandculture.com/users/179-tibor-kalman
Steven Heller : Lest I forget Tibor : http://www.printmag.com/imprint/lest-i-forget-tibor/
Tibor Kalman, 'Bad Boy' of Graphic Design, 49, Dies: New York Times, 1999. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/05/arts/tibor-kalman-bad-boy-of-graphic-design-49-dies.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
TIBOR KALMAN: Biography by Steven Heller: http://www.aiga.org/medalist-tiborkalman/
Obituary: Tibor Kalman: The Independent obituary by Rick Poynor, May 17, 1999. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-tibor-kalman-1094136.html
Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist by Andrew Blauvelt (2004) : Design Book Review, Issue 43, Fall 2000
Alan Fletcher – Designer Research by Carolyn RussellPosted: May 24, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Alan Fletcher
……was born in Nairobi, Kenya 1931 and aged five was transported back to England when his father died.
He studied Graphics in Central School in London, then the Royal College of Art. His real turning point was his post-graduate year in 1956 at Yale University in the US, with tutors Paul Rand, Herbert Matter and the ex-Bauhaus master Josef Albers. He worked on for a further two years in America, for Fortune Magazine in New York, making new contacts and keeping company with his tutor Rand and other movie directors and designers.
This influenced his life – he became streetwise, developed a love of puns, visual cliché expressing a kind of American urban knowingness, he was able to adopt 'the wisecrack' into a visual conceptas well as the 'ridiculous glamour and bravado'. Fletcher was inspired by the optical and fantastical elements being experimented with in Europe, those of Moholy-Nagy's photomontages and photograms, along with the poetry and collage work of Kurt Schwitters and his contextual displacement of the known alphabet in unusual terms and 'situ'. He shared an affinity with the strange and beautiful , often seeing relationships within and around shapes and linework of objects. He has been likened to the Czech Avant Garde, philosophically.
Fletcher is said to have been 'One of the most influential figures' in graphic design in London, England and Europe. He had a passion for sunrise colours in his design work that boldly and poetically helped change the inter war years of appreciating colour in design. In the 'Design Museum' his work is referred to as a synthesis of graphic design elements and traditions of Europe and North America, and I wonder about the influence of the colours of Africa in his early years. Fiona MacCarthy wrote of Alan Fletcher, his personality and style played a strong role in the for front of the 60's design movement and shot colour and style into postwar London. His works are known most for being both spirited and witty (designmuseum.org/design/alan–fletcher).
Fletcher's quirky aptitude for the use of typography as a visual art form and not only to convey a just a message to be read and understood , but to have a considered impact, either to shock, to deliberately provoke reaction or to confound the viewer. He wished to prove that visual communication was a serious artform and working magic into word formations.
He Played Games with Verbal and Visual Perceptions.
From the 1950's he transformed the bleak walls of London, with his simple yet striking posters of design logos for institutions and companies such as, Penguin, Pirelli, Cunard, Penguin Books, BP and Olivetti. His was a fusion now of, Euro Modernist / American Post-War Graphics and British Pop Art. He marvelled in the geometrics of traffic signs and road markers, constantly observing,detecting inspiration for design concepts. In 1959 Fletcher headed back to London, a job for Pirelli, a Milan company and arrived at a time of Visual Revolution and transformation in England and Europe, he would be a huge part of.
In 1962, Fletcher co founded –Fletcher/Forbes/Gill, an early modern design consultancy company and contributed to the blossoming of London period as infinitely rich and strange. Their work opened the eyes of Britain to new designs like combining Type and Image and Reconfiguration of Objects in the traditional sense. This changed the face of commercial ads, logos and corporate identities.
Eg:- Pirelli Slippers Ad – photogaphically devised slippered feet topped with real
passengers heads on a cut away London Double Decker Bus.
From the 60's to the 70s Fletcher worked on huge scale design projects for Shell and Reuters. A change in company dynamics in 1972 and adding new designers saw the Co's name 'Pentagram' emerge. This company was to dominate the design scene in Britian for the next 20 years growing bigger in London and then with offices in new York and San Francisco.
Fletcher was obsessed with how many variations of views or versions of images there are of things. From Palm Trees to the typographical Ampersand. He Worked On 1960's Retro Lettering For Logos For Goods n Chattles and the Victoria & Albert Museum, now the famous V&A logo based on the period Bodoni typeface. He created design programs for Reuters, Lucas Industries, The Mandarine Hotels , Lloyds of London, Damlier Benz – the list goes on. He was president of the Alliance Graphique Internationale in 1983. Designing for over thirty years, Fletcher worked on projects ranging from Penguin Books to the IBM logos. His posters reveal paradox and sense of humor, in his work.
In 1992 he left Pentagram to work alone in his own studio in Notting Hill, with clients including Domus Magazine, Dentsu, London Transport, Shell, Toyota, and Novartis Campus. In 1993 Fletcher became Art Director of Phaidon Press.
Though fascinated by modern technology Fletcher was a defender of Handwriting and Drawing – To scratch or graze a line – Graphein
From an Interview with Alan Fletcher by Rick Poynor 1991 for Eye Magazine:
RP: Why do you use your own handwriting so much in the posters?
Alan Fletcher: I like to reduce everything to its absolute essence, because that is a way to avoid getting trapped in a style. You've got to keep on breaking down the barriers. Of course you could argue that I'm creating my own style and that's a weakness and I should try harder. I think you would probably be right. I always think of writing as drawing. Every letter is a symbol, so you can begin to play games. I don't treat writing as calligraphy. The more controlled and raw it is, the more interesting it becomes.
Fletcher wrote and designed Books such as : The Art of Looking Sideways (2001) and Beware Wet Paint (1996), both published by Phaidon Press. He co-authored Identity Kits – a pictorial survey of visual signs, Studio Vista (1971); Graphic design: visual comparisons, Studio Vista (1963); A Sign Systems Manual, Studio Vista; together with four publications on the work of Pentagram: Pentagram – the work of five designers and Living by Design, Lund Humphries; Ideas on Design, Faber & Faber; The Compendium, Phaidon (1989); and The Art of Looking Sideways, Phaidon (2001). Fletcher's last book, Picturing and Poeting, was published posthumously in 2006.
Alan Fletcher biography : England & Co
Design Museum- 50 years of Graphic Design – Alan Fletcher
Fiona MacCarthy on graphic designer Alan Fletcher (2006)
http://www.guardian.co.uk \
1991 Winter Edition Eye Magazine:
Alan Fletcher (graphic designer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Fletcher_(graphic_designer)
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Thomas Benjoe
Thomas Benjoe is the President & CEO for FHQ Developments and is from the Muscowpetung First Nation. He has a Bachelor of Administration from First Nations University of Canada/University of Regina and is a Certified Professional Director.
Thomas is a founding Board of Director's member for FHQ Developments and served 6 years on the Board. FHQ Developments is the Economic Development Corporation for the File Hill's Qu'Appelle Tribal Council that manages Partnerships and new Business Ventures on behalf of its Limited Partners, the 11 First Nations of FHQTC. FHQ Developments also provides services to its Limited Partners through Community Economic Development and Employment & Retention Services.
Thomas currently serves on a number of committees and boards including the First Nations Power Authority, First Nations University of Canada Spring Celebration Powwow Committee, Member of Leaders Council at the Hill & Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina, Council for Entrepreneurship Growth (Economic Development Regina) and the FNUniv Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Camp Steering Committee. Thomas played a critical leadership role in creating the Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Camp at the First Nations University of Canada.
Thomas has recently been awarded the Crowning Achievement Young Alumni Award from the University of Regina and has been recognized by CBC's "Future 40"(2013), the Red Cross' "Young Humanitarian of the Year"(2009), RBC's "Diversity Leadership Award"(2014), "Regional President's Award"(2015) and a "Top Performer" Convention Winner which recognizes the top 1% of RBC employees (2015).
Thomas was also recognized as a Top 10 Most Influential Economic Developers by Treaty 4 News, a feature that profiles business leaders, job creators and entrepreneurs who have made a valuable contribution to improving the lives of Indigenous people through business and have helped keep Saskatchewan's economy vibrant and strong.

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We can't deny,Our fair city of Edinburgh is a great city to live in. We have an abundance of outdoor space, beautiful views, historic buildings, a buzzing art & design scene and an ever expanding collection of coffee shops, bars and eateries, which means we're always spoilt for choice.
Emily Hogarth's Limited Edition Screen Print Arthurs Seat
It also proves to be a great inspiration for artist and designers in the city. We love to see the different ways in which our artists capture Edinburgh; and why not take home a unique piece of art to remind yourself of your time in the city?
Susie Wright's collection of beautiful Limited Edition Screen Prints are the perfect reminder. With different views from across the city, we're sure you'll find your favourite spot in her collection. Susie has just released a New range of limited edition Screen Prints including one of Unesco World Heritage Site. The Forth Rail Bridge. It's a true Icon, but technically not in Edinburgh. We do love a day trip to South Queensferry to take in the views, and have a walk along the seafront.
Old Town Bikes by David Fleck is a popular choice for the bicycle lover. David was approached by the creator of The Edinburgh Harris Tweed Ride to illustrate his great collection of bikes against the back drop of Edinburgh. The Old Town has played host to numerous bike races over the years. For those of you that have cycled over the cobbles, you'll know it can be a little hairy at times!
Voyages over Edinburgh continues to captures the hearts of visitors to Edinburgh. This print illustrates a day, way back in the late 1700's when Edinburgh's sky was filled with hot air balloons for the very first time. This tale caught David Fleck's imagination as it must have been a pretty magical and inspirational sight for most the capital's residents.
Why not carry this beautiful image with you everyday in the shape of one of his laser etched iPhone cases?These are part of the Joy Collection with his sister Claire Fleck.
We have so many local artists that have captured their own unique views of Edinburgh, we are sure to have something for everyone and every budget.
We'll finish with this print from another talented resident artist Eilidh Muldoon. She's even featured our little gallery in this fun print. Can you spot your favourite independent shops?
Eilidh captures both well known places of the past and present day in her unique collection of Edinburgh Prints.
Never fear if you've forgotten to take home a souvenir of your trip. We ship around the world.
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Sunday, June 10, 2007
A wee bit about health care, and a word on Fineman
Reading my own writing is like hearing your voice on a tape. Ewwww. Am I never coherent?
Before I start on heatlh care, I want to say something about this Howard Fineman article someone found on Newsweek online, and which has spread like wildfire through the Burghosphere (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19096133/site/newsweek/page/0/). Now, he does get a lot of things right, we do have good schools and fine museums n'at. I guess we used to be a college town surrounded by an industrial city, now we are a college town surrounded by a retirement community (well, there is still some banking and service around, some boutique steel and a few corporations, or at least their corporate services' offices – Heinz, Alcoa, Mellon). There is one paragraph, though, which I have to say something about …
"Beside the city, there are 129 other independent municipalities in surrounding Allegheny County. The mayor is in a constant tussle with the county, run by County Executive Dan Onorato. The county has the far bigger tax base, and greater access to state funds. The city and county are sharing 911 and purchasing services, but Ravenstahl and other city officials have little interest in giving up what power they have. A merger of city and county—a move made by many other regions—would extinguish Pittsburgh's "voice," Ravenstahl told me. "No one would pay attention to urban issues.""
This Mayor is *not* in a constant tussle with Dan Onorato, quite the opposite. I guess Ravenstahl fed that idea to Fineman, who didn't bother to check. But opposition to the idea of a city/county merger is interesting. For one thing, a merger was Mark DeSantis' opening salvo. Now, the Mayor of Pittsburgh does not have authority to create a merger, but his is an important voice in its creation. Would a merger mean that our debt would be shared by the county? Depending on the merger, I would almost think it would have to be if we just dissolved the city. Calling for a merger is a way of being serious about tackling Pittsburgh's long term debts. State legislators and the governor may be interested in something like that (though our suburban legislators would not be happy, to put it mildly).
So Barack Obama has a health care plan and John Edwards has a health care plan. Hillary, amusingly, does not. Maybe she is keeping 1992's plan in suitcase, ready to swing into action. Paul Krugman talks about single payer plans in his columns in the NYTimes, and I read them and wonder. The efficiencies he talks about in Medicare and the VA health system, the elimination of the middle man insurance companies, could it be that by eliminating emergency room visits for the uninsured, by eliminating costly overhead from insurance companies and by switching to an emphasis on preventative care that maybe my taxes would go up by no more that the reduction of costs when my employer no longer has to provide health insurance for me?
That is the strawman Krugman dangles in front of us. Get rid of the insurance companies (nationalize them, in effect) and rein in the pharmaceutical companies and the hospitals and doctors (nationalize them, in effect) and all will be right with health care. Well, maybe, but it's not going to happen anyway. No Congress is going to legislate an industry out of existence, even if we knew for sure the results would be good (and by the way, Krugman is only implying that we should nationalize these industries, kind of a "what a good idea, though I never said that" kind of fing). Pointedly, Edwards' and Obama's plans work with the insurance companies.
There was a piece in the NYTimes that captured a different and important piece of the problem. I mean, we have the drain on the system from the uninsured, right, They go to the emergency room, and then can't pay, so there is pressure on everyone else's health care costs. Then there are the insurance companies themselves, which employ tactics like guaranteeing hospitals payment from their customers, but in return for the guarantee, the hospital has to accept only 80% of an average of what everybody else is charging for that procedure or hospital stay or whatever. Well, every hospital in the area has an incentive to raise their costs by 5 or 10 percent next year then, to get back what they thought the procedure should have cost anyway. Pretty soon costs are chasing reimbursement all on their own, with their own dynamic. And there are malpractice insurance costs, where the medical associations protect bad doctors to protect their ability to police themselves, and the rest of us pay.
But the piece in the NYTimes (Economx, "Health Care as if Costs Didn't Matter" 6/7/07) last week was something else again. The essayist commented that Idaho Falls has the highest rate of lumbar fusions per something or other of any city (or something) in the country. Maybe it was Portland, Maine or Oregon that had the smallest number. His point is that there is no real reason for this (though the surgeons in Idaho Falls are surely getting richer), that all the stuff I mentioned before have so knocked medicine from its moorings to science that medical necessity has become at least somewhat variable. I mean, no one's going to use leeches if you have a cold. The essayist noted that buried in the candidates plans is a call for a national institute to look at what we spend and why on health care procedures. The candidates don't propose regulating spending or procedure choices, yet. But they may have to.
My wife just had surgery on her foot for plantar fasciitis. Before she had the surgery, there were courses of physical therapy and orthotics, inserts to go in her shoes. Now, she was working a second job as a clerk at a drug store, so she was on her feet for few hours a few times a week. She only quit that job just before the surgery. So there are lots factors going into this, but the bottom line was her feet hurt, particularly her right foot. It still hurts after the surgery, by the way; my wife keeps saying she is overdoing it. (we don't want to get in the dynamic of how much doing is overdoing).
My mother in law recently went into an assisted living facility. Without getting into how she is doing there (which is its own nightmare and contributes to my wife's overdoing it), what put her there is interesting. A few months ago she developed pain in knees, bad enough that she found she was unable to get out of bed. It was precipitated by her going up and down the stairs a couple of times in her apartment building. A couple of days later she couldn't get out of bed, at least, not upright (she crawled to a phone to call us). Now, she was on a pain medication for arthritis, and her doctor prescribed an increased dosage. That was a problem, though, because with her decreased mobility she couldn't get to the kitchen to take them, and the new pills were too large for her to swallow. They were cut in half, which yielded sharp edges, a new problem, and meanwhile she was not moving much, losing what mobility she had, and not eating (she had not been eating much anyway, but now she was eating less). She didn't want new pain medications because she was afraid they would make her "loopy". I should mention she has other issues, like Macular Degeneration and hearing loss (she doesn't think her ancient hearing aids work, so she doesn't try them).Eventually, we had to put her in the hospital, so that she could have tests to determine the cause of the pain. A couple of theories were advanced; arthritis in her knees or crumbled discs in her spine. Meanwhile, though, her decreased mobility and inability to take care of herself became issues in and of themselves. She left the hospital and was sent home, but she lived on a third floor apartment in a building with no elevator, so that was a concern. She got a visiting nurse and occupational therapist people coming in, but it turned out that would only be for a month. When she starting leaving the door open and calling to people in the hall to get her a drink of water, back to the hospital she went, and then into the assisted living facility. As far as I know her pain has not ever really been addressed, but the facility has stopped trying to get her to use a walker (a few months ago she wasn't using anything) in part because she is still in pain and in part because she is slow to follow instructions because she can't see or hear well. They now cart her around in a wheelchair all the time. All of which is to say that medicine is its own dynamic. Maybe if her doctor could have hit on the right medication and "gotten out in front of the pain", a lot of this could have been avoided, or maybe it was unavoidable. The fact I could ask the question is, in and of itself, disturbing.
People opposed to a more universal form of health care coverage often say that we have a Cadillac level of coverage now. We have the best science, the best doctors, hospitals, etc. Of course, the people who say this have insurance coverage. Those without coverage, well, like people on the minimum wage, they are going through a transitional phase, they simply need to get training for a better job (they are probably young and healthy anyway). Except that people still don't get better jobs, and those without coverage get sick and put off getting treatment , and the US still has a higher infant mortality rate and we die sooner that than the people in other industrialized countries.
But universal health care is going to have to tackle doctor's wages. Those doctors, who engage in more lumbar fusions in Idaho Falls get paid more. Should they? The hospital and now an assisted living facility are getting paid well from my mother in law's situation, yet she has not been well served by the result. Health care reform is going to have to address physician wages, hospital charges, insurance rates, and how good the care is.
Another columnist in the NYTimes commented (Gawande, "The Obama Health Care Plan", 05/31/07) on the Edwards and Obama plans. In his view, either one would be an improvement over what we have now. The problem is, we might keep what we have now. That's what happened in 1992, and the interests opposed to change have, if anything, gotten more powerful. If you think change is inevitable, think again. Read for yourself, study the plans, choose one to support or just rail against the drug and insurance companies and the hospitals and doctors who complain and threaten.
So I don't know if taxes are going to go up with a more universal health care. Supposedly we will get new efficiencies to offset new costs of coverage. Preventative care would make a big difference, but libertarian opponents of the nanny state may want us all to suffer. Certainly doctors are going to want us to pay higher taxes, to keep them well paid.
Lots to think about.
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No need to raise taxes. If we redistributed the taxes already collected we could be living in a socialist paradise. I say that with up most respect for what Chavez is doing to save the sight of thousands
of South Americans and what Fidel Castro is able to do with one arm tied behind his back by our economic blockade. When you see the new Michael Moore film "Sicko" you'll know what I mean. Moore takes 911 first responders to Cuba for treatment that is better than what they've received so far here in our country, and all on a very strictly limited budget. Makes me wonder what we could do by just shifting all that war money over, to benefit Americans and rebuild the infrastructure. I hope your wife and mother in law come through this alright.
- June 11, 2007 5:37 PM
- EdHeath said...
Well, of course the world is a complicated place, and the problems of inequity between rich and poorer probably mean that redistributing revenue collected in a different way than it is distributed now would be next to impossible. I think we will be punished (taxed) for health care reform.
I have to say about "Sicko", apparently the hospital Moore went to was a better facility than usual in Cuba (so said a Cuban in the NYTimes). But the Cubans certainly have made quite a bit in terms of health with very little. I would not, in fact, want to go there for health care, but I can imagine many Americans would prefer the Cuban level of care to none at all. Of course, the issue is how to provide an approximation of an American level of care to at least most Amercians.
My wife, by the way, is doing well (thank you for asking). My mother-in-law is not doing so well, but we are taking what steps we can (by we I mean my wife).
- June 11, 2007 11:11 PM
- EdHeath said...
The examination of "Sicko" I referenced is here: "http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/weekinreview/27depalma.html?ex=1181793600&en=124eb9f71f81f1da&ei=5070", for what it is worth.
When I say it would be difficult to change the way tax revenue is spent, I mean that vested interests would resist changes. But I agree with the notion that there is still a lot of waste in our government as a whole and in health care spending in particular. A lot of waste and a lot of deprivation.
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I swear, I could do an entire blog on secret Orlando food finds alone. The South Orange Blossom Trail area, in particular, is a great place for culinary exploration, especially of the cheap and delicious eats variety.
Welcome to Tu Casa, a terrific and incredibly inexpensive Latin restaurant not far from Florida Mall. This is a place where you can feed your family on amazing, homemade food for the same price as terrible fast food, and almost as quickly.
Tu Casa is small and simple -- food is ordered from a counter lined with hot and cold buffet stations, everything from salads to entrees to dessert (like the flan pictured above). You tell the person behind the counter what you want -- regular selections or specials -- and whether you want to eat there or take it with you. They pile the food, you pay for it, and you eat. Boy, do you eat. Your wallet and your stomach will thank you.
Particular favorites are the fried plantains (crispy or soft), avocado salad (like guacamole but no chips needed), pork (in any form), garlic chicken, and red beans and rice. Lots of authentic specials too, including tripe soup and crunchy deep fried pork belly. Don't miss the desserts -- I'm partial to the tres leches cake, but all of them are terrific.
Tu Casa
9251 S Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32837
(407) 856-3997
Friday, November 08, 2013
Another Strip Mall Gem: Tu Casa restaurant
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Monday, November 29, 2010
In the Field of Fall
A mini photo shoot at a Field by my house this weekend. I come dressed in off-the-shoulder shimmering taupe Marc Jacobs dress with Christian Louboutin booties. I stepped in mud and ruined my shoes....but that's the thing I'd do for photography.
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You look incredible, so sad about the shoes being ruined by mud but the photos are spectacular!ReplyDelete
Looking gorgeous as usual. Hope you can do something to fix your CL booties to get them to their original lookReplyDelete
Shame about the shoes! You should do a hair/makeup tutorial/post sometime.ReplyDelete
Please share the lipcolor you have on in this post. THxsReplyDelete
gorgeous photos. hope you can salvage the shoes.ReplyDelete
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Gorgeous photos.. I especially love the Marc Jacobs dress.ReplyDelete
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So I finished Elsa's dress a whole week before Katsucon. So I decided to get right to work on Anna's coronation dress for my little sister. I had some black corduroy that kinda looked like velvet. So I cut out the corset using the same pattern I used for Elsa, since Anna's corset had the sweetheart neckline too. Quickly sewed it together and because my sister is so small I was able to just use a zipper as a closure.
That next day I had a friend of mine who will be going to Katsucon come over to get some help with her Jack Frost costume. She thought it would be fun to do Jack and Elsa photos together. So she came over with a wig that needed styling and a hoody that needed to be glitterfied. I had told Hesa that I had a bit of glitter left over after I had finished Elsa and that she was free to use it. SO we did a quick trimming of the wig which made Hesa look like she had really strange Yeti shoulders. and sat down to show her how to use the glitter. I do have to say the hoody came out great, I can't wait to get better pictures of it. We also made her a snowflake ring like mine using a snowflake ornament she found in her stash.
I didn't have enough or the right fabric laying around to make the skirt so I made a quick trip to Joann's with a picture. I didn't buy any "fancy" fabric, like satin , I ended up buying a regular solid cotton fabric. I knew I only had a week to put this together and my little sister is rough on clothing so I decided a more durable, machine washable fabric would be best. I got four yards of each fabric, cuz my sister is short and doesn't need more than a yard for length, and went home to stare at the fabric. I do this a lot when I am not using a pattern, I just stare at the fabric trying decide how best to cut the pieces. I do usually sketch out in chalk the shape I want but because I don't draft patterns in scrap fabric I always run the risk of making mistakes. SO after staring at the fabric for about thirty minutes, I finally committed and made the first cut. There is no going back 😛
After cutting out all the pieces I did a quick hem on the center panels and painted on the design. I first layed out the panels and sketched the design with chalk. Looking at it now the pattern and the panels are to wide, but for the time I had I feel it looks fine. Once the paint had dried I ironed and attached the center panels to the beige fabric. Then began to sew the dark green and beige panels alternating as I went. I only had three more panels to go when I decided I should probably go ahead and start pleating the skirt to make sure it wouldn't end up too big for my sister. and after I had done that I called her to see if she could come over. And it was a good thing I did, because there was no way I was going to be able to pleat the panels any smaller for it to fit her. So I added the last green panel and sewed in the zipper, and then did a quick waistband and had her try it on. It fit great so I hemmed the ridiculous amount of fabric and did a final pressing.
Lastly I had to do the decorative cap sleeves and her necklace. The sleeves were easy enough, just cut out wide strips and gather them, I eyeballed the placement and had to wait to try it on my sister the next day. The necklace was a simple green pendant on a black ribbon. So I grabbed some scraps of Wonderflex and cut out the shape I wanted, heated three layers together and painted to the color I wanted. Did a clear coat over the top and threaded a ribbon through. Her hair comb I bought at Joann's and made a decorative top that kinda looks like it does in the movie. Well, has the same basic shape, and pained it gold.
I happen to have a bunch of hoop skirts and crinolines so I didn't have to make that to help hold the weight of the skirt. It holds a nice shape and looks pretty good for a weeks work. It is supposed to snow in a few days and looks like it might be a lot, so I think we should have no problem doing some very fun, but fast, photo shoots in the snow at Katsucon. This weekend is going to be a blast.
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It's a pilot's job to fly, but the last thing you want is a flighty pilot. To be flighty, according to Webster, is to be fickle, volatile, or capricious. None of these are particularly good qualities when flying an airplane. In fact, much pilot training is designed specifically to resist these tendencies.
It is true in all phases of flight, but most pertinent when landing. The key to a successful landing, it is said ad nauseum, is a stable approach. Stability, not volatility, is what you want in an airplane, and by direct extension, its pilot.
Yet, airplanes can be too stable. My Diamond is an example of an airplane designed for stability, with long wings and an oversized T-tail and rudder. It descends from gliders, which—having no internal source of thrust to bail it out of sudden wind shifts, must be designed to resist volatility. The problem is that—sometimes, stability can work against you, as when you attempt to make a quick, sharp turn, or land in my home airport of Santa Paula, which many pilots have likened to getting in and out of a sardine can. My Austro-Canadian sardine really doesn't want to make the sharp turns required of getting itself into the can, so it takes considerably more effort on the part of the pilot to fight the sardine's tendency to swim straight ahead towards freedom.
To call someone flighty is usually not a compliment. In fact, I don't think I have ever heard it that way. It isn't a particularly valued trait, in this or any other culture I know of. People want to know where they stand, and they don't like fickleness or unpredictability, unless they can dictate the time and place. In other words, we value unpredictability when we can predict it. Safety, in humans, seems to trump adventure.
But life without unpredictability, of course, would not be a life much worth living. As humans are safety-seeking, we are also novelty-seeking, because it is through novelty that we learn and grow, and learning and growing in its wonderfully circular fashion eventually makes us safer. But ultimately, it is about landing safely.
Flighty is an adjective we usually hear attributed to women. Men can be flighty as well, but they are usually called "silly" or "undependable." "Silly" is okay if it happens briefly and doesn't get out of control, but "undependable" is usually a deal-killer. At the risk of over-generalizing, women often want men to keep them safe, and men just want women to keep them.
The chief complaint I hear from women who are trying to find a male partner is that they are boring. Stable is good, and very necessary, especially on approach. Confidence, I am told, is a big turn-on. But too much stability in a relationship leads to the kind of stultifying ennui that motivates the other to find adventure in dodgy pastures.
Flying, unto itself, is a risky adventure, because humans were not designed for it, so we are fighting nature the whole way. To fly is to fight nature in the same way the philosopher Merleau-Ponty said that we owe our existence to our resistance to the world. It is not whether we fly or not, or whether we fight or flee, but rather how we do it that matters, and we can do it with too much stability, be boring, dependable, and fail to turn before the mountain hits us in the nose, or too much flightiness, and guarantee ourselves a trip on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. As in all things, the trick to flying is to find a middle way, the right combination of gentle and firm. And ultimately, that is the most likely path to a safe and fulfilled life.


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It was no surprise that aunt flo would be making a scheduled visit anytime within the next few hours to the next day or so. Karen was ready, and even gave me a heads up (Not that I needed one. Aunt Flo has a way of "calling ahead" like the ghosts in poltergeist, or a demon trying to take control of its unwitting host). Normally, she arrives in the middle of the night, or early morning; but this time she snuck in during the middle of the evening.
Karen had not been feeling well all evening. We had a few errands to run right after I had gotten off work, and Karen had even expressed her frustration that AF probably would decide to show up mid week, and she would still be going during the upcoming holiday weekend. Not fun for anyone, especially not for Karen.
I suggested that we should have sex, and kick start her system to speed up the process. Ive read (and shared) reports that show having sex right before a woman's expected menstruation not only speeds up the onset, but also greatly reduces common discomfort while simultaneously reducing the duration of a period. The hormones released from sex, as well as the act of tensing and relaxing the muscle groups associated with orgasm, help to promote these effects.
Karen was open and receptive to the idea, and willing to give it a try. Nothing to lose, and possible benefits to gain. Anything to kerp from being on her period during the holiday weekend.
At around 8 PM, I decided to go for a quick walk. I thought that I may have spotted a neighbor's dog in the woods out back. There had been several FB posts about an 11 yr old lab named Stanley. I wanted to check it out, look around the neighborhood, and hopefully get the rest of my steps towards my 7000 daily step goal.
I found a dog running around, but it wasn't Stanley. Just a dog from the next subdivision over, that ran back to its own yard. I did, however, get my 7000 steps for the day.
As I was making the last leg home, I texted Karen. "Pause your game. Time to jump start Aunt Flo"
I walked into the house excited and horny. Really turned on for my wife. I didn't even care about my own release (I'd get it sooner or later), but the thought of a tender moment with Karen. Making love to her gently, and slowly, to help her feel better.... Well, that had me feeling really good. An emotional high, that I wanted to share with my sweet Lover.
Her text in reply.... "She's already here."
Damn it. Cock blocked by Aunt Flo yet once again.
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There will be a celebration, a "Celebration of Spring," in the form of Laurel Mountain Jubilee at The Maryland Theatre on Thursday, April 10.
In the style of Grand Ole Opry productions, the variety show will take the stage at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. There will be music - gospel, country, folk and inspirational tunes. There will be dance, comedy and audience participation - family-oriented entertainment.
The jubilee is hosted by Mark Statler and features DeAnna Dawn Denning, comic Howard "Caboose" Mincone, a "Salute to Patsy Cline" and the Laurel Mountain Gospel Quartet.


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And here's the actual page. :D
I'll put Spitfire's version up tomorrow on separate place but now I'm too tired to start uploading it.
Also, don't forget to vote ;)
Aww, she's so teeny tiny and sweet compared to the grumpy thief sis before XDDD I'm starting to doubt that fish oil thing lol
She iiis. :DD
Fine, okay, she's not dealing with fish oil either. So you can scratch Pokémon cards and fish oil off the list. xDD
Aw this is such a sweet sibling interaction! Thjalfi is a good big brother <3333
Thank you! <3<3
It's so much fun to get to finally shed more light what kind of a person Thjalfi actually is. Poor guy has been there from the start but not very active. :<
Oh no Thjalfi's sister already has a fatalistic outlook on life, so young. 8'<
This kid needs some Believing In Her Loved Ones in her life!
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Sep 24, 2014 6:31 PM CST
|this is at fairchild - so there could've been a label... not even sure where it was and if i'll find it again.
the veining is very delicate and intricate. i looked at a lot of pics. looks a bit like a. magnificum, but with many more minor veins.
Sep 24, 2014 8:13 PM CST
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|That's a real beauty. A. magnificum is supposed to be easy to ID because the petioles are square, quadriangular in cross-section, near the leaf.
Sep 25, 2014 5:52 PM CST
|now that i know about petioles i'll take pics of them too. i just hope i can find it again to take more pics!
i am going over the whole list of anthuriums in the conservatory and looking each one up and googling to try and find a match...
here's sev pics together on hawaiian bot garden site for comparison. a. magnificum seems to have the finest and most veins.
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Oct 24, 2014 6:20 AM CST
|Caladium? Picture of petioles at the stem?
Oct 24, 2014 11:12 AM CST
|m-m...i'll be looking to locate it ..in miami rather soon ;). it's somewhere in butterfly house or in tropical fruits house, or in conservatory...if it's still alive i'll be sure to hover and even ask attendants (though they're just volunteers and differ greatly in knowledge of plants).
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We're all getting excited around here for these new little chickens of ours to arrive.
We've had a bit of a disappointment with one turning out to be a boy and one being a little bit squished in it's egg but we're hopeful that the other two are going to be girls and turn out just fine.
Watch this space.


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Preston Table Tennis Increases the number of teams in each division!
The PTTA's aim is to promote public interest in the game of Table Tennis and good fellowship amongst its members. Thanks to:
- excellent facilities,
- a strong coaching and social programme
- dedicated support from volunteers including Committee members, helpers and club chairmen/captains
- the increased demand in playing competitive table tennis in Preston in excellent facilities and
- a hard working MRC and support team
- partnerships we've forged with our TT partners, Cardinal Newman College, Preston City Council and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)
your league is proud to announce that for the first time in many years we are able to increase the number of teams in each Division to 13. In particular we are pleased to welcome a new club - UCLAN - who are one of our main TT Partners in promotting table tennis in Preston.
Much thought and consideration went in to the MRC deciding which teams should compete in which Division and it was not an easy decision. Our move to 13 teams represents a huge amount of trust by the league in Clubs and Captains to ensure teams fulfil all their fixtures and do so with a full team. Please please respect that trust and your opponents and ensure that:
- your team has enough players to complete all your fixutures and
- players know when and where they are playing
If you have team members who do not access the internet, please ensure they know when their fixtures are, or even better, encourage them to use our website. It holds masses of useful information.
All the information about which teams play in which Division and the Cup draws have been updated on the website by Andrew White. Now is the time to check who you play, where they play and when you play them and plan accordingly
If you want to know who's in what Division and what your league fixtures are, search under the Tab titled "Fixtures & Results / Winter 2016-17" on our main home page.
If you want to know who you play in which cup and when those fixtures have to be played, search under the Tab "Cup Fixtures 2016-17" on our main home page. All the cup competitions and the early draws are shown there.
Thank you for participating in the Preston Table Tennis League. Have fun, whether that's winning, competiting, , training hard, having a laugh with mates or trying to get/stay fit.
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Stations > CNG > New York > Valhalla
Station details for the Clean Energy - NYS DOT Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station in Valhalla, New York
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Station details:
Clean Energy - NYS DOT
866-278-3674 914-592-6557
- 3600
- 3000
- Box
- Semi
- 24
- Reliable:
This station was marked non-operational by anonymous on 2014-12-12. (3600 side not working; 3000 side is ok.)
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The map shows this station and stations that are near it in Valhalla, New York. The number on the icon shows the current price for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Click on any of the icons to find out more information about the station such as the address, phone number, hours of operation and any other comments people have posted about the station (you can post your own comments if you know something, too!).
Price history
Prices for this station have historically varied from $1.80 to $3.49 per gge. We have data extending back to April 2008 for this station. Historical data can be obtained by contacting us.
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|20 Nov 2007
|Hours: 24 hours daily
|20 Nov 2007
|Payment: CleanEnergy
|19 Dec 2012
|got a good fill at this location, however, afterward my vehicle was running really rough on CNG. I have never had this issue with my vehicle, and i just drove it 250+ miles on CNG to this location.
|8 Apr 2012
|great service yes
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This is my effort for the Tag You're It! challenge. The stripes stamp is by Anita's and the Movie Star by Paper Artsy.
Monday, 7 July 2008
4th July Tag
Labels: Tag You're It challenges
6 comments:
- hilmof said...
Gorgeous tag Angela
- 7 July 2008 at 10:54
- Sam Morris said...
WOW!! LOVE how you've used the PA image, works so perfectly with the whole tag! Terrific "thinking outside the box"!! Thanks so much for taking part in another of our challenges :)
- 7 July 2008 at 12:00
- Deborah said...
This is fab, Angela. I love the way it has both a modern and a retro look at the same time.
- 7 July 2008 at 13:36
- Scrappylicious said...
Stunning Tag :) I love it.
- 8 July 2008 at 09:51
- Jo Capper-Sandon said...
Fabulous layout!
- 8 July 2008 at 15:53
- joanne wardle said...
this is fab! I have both those stamps and would never have thought of using them like that!
- 29 July 2008 at 23:18
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Some iPhone 7 Units to Feature LTE Chips Manufactured by Intel
According to what people familiar with the matter say, some of the iPhones released in 2016 and sold in the developing countries of Asia and Latin America will be equipped with new LTE chips manufactured by Intel, not Qualcomm. Apple's engineers have reportedly been working together with Intel's specialists to create the LTE chip, which will be officially released in the second half of this year.
Apple Watch Features Replaceable Battery?
According to the latest report from TechCrunch, the battery of the Apple Watch will be replaceable, which means user will get an opportunity to change it after it loses its capacity. By the way, the battery has a lifecycle of about three years. And this is not a rumor; such technical spec has been officially confirmed by the guys from Cupertino. However, Apple failed to mention whether any other components, for example, RAM or CPU, will be replaceable and as a result - upgradable. We'll find that out once the smartwatch hits the store shelves in April, I guess.
Next-Gen iPhones to Feature Force Touch and New Pink Color Option
Following the official announcement of the Apple Watch, 12-inch Retina MacBook, the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro as well as the 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air models, several new rumors that deal with the next-generation iPhone appeared online. According to these rumors, the smartphone will be available in two sizes, just like the current iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The screen resolution will remain nearly the same. Apart from that, the smartphone may get the support of the Force Touch technology and a new pink body, The Wall Street Journal reporters write.
Apple Watch to Boast of 2GB of Memory for Music and 75MB for Photos
According to what people familiar with the matter write, the recently-released Apple Watch can indeed boast of 8GB of internal storage. However, only 2GB will be available to store music and 75MB - to store photos on the wearable device. The multimedia content can be synced using the companion app for the iPhone. After user sends the songs and images he wants to his Apple Watch, he will get an opportunity to access them even when the connection with the smartphone is lost.
Apple Updated 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Airs and 13-inch MacBook Pro
Aside from announcing the Apple Watch and the 12-inch MacBook, the guys from Cupertino have slightly improved the existing 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air models and the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The good news is that these devices are available for purchase right now, so if you live in the USA and plan to buy one of the updated MacBook models, you can do this right now.
New 12-inch Retina MacBook Hands-On [Video]
Immediately after the official announcement of the long-anticipated 12-inch Retina MacBook at the "Spring Forward" media event on Monday, first hands-on videos began to appear on the Internet showing how the new laptop looks and feels. Among all the clips I would like to point out the one published by TechnoBuffalo reporters as the one, which is the best in terms of length and the amount of information about the device it offers. You may take a look at this video below.
Quick Look at Apple Watch, its Interface and Design [Video]
As you know, a couple of hours ago, at the "Spring Forward" media event, Apple announced its Apple Watch. Although the wearable device is not available for purchase yet, after the presentation, the reporters had an exclusive possibility to take a close look at the smartwatch and test its performance. Below you may take a look at the short hands on video showing the 42mm Apple Watch Sport tested by Jon Rettinger of TechnoBuffalo.
Apple Officially Announces 12-Inch Retina MacBook
Apart from the Apple Watch, Apple has just announced another interesting device. As you might have guessed, this is the widely-rumored 12-inch Retina MacBook. Surprisingly, this laptop stays separately from the existing MacBook Air and MacBook Pro lineups: it's just a MacBook.
First Look at Apple Watch: Main Features, Prices, Availability
Just as it was expected, Apple has officially announced the long-anticipated Apple Watch. In this short post, I will try to tell you about the most innovative features, prices and the start of sales of the smartwatch.
New 4K Flyover Video Showing Campus 2 Construction Site Appears Online
A new Campus 2 flyover video has recently appeared on the Internet. The 4K clip has been shot by a user nicknamed MyithZ, who is quite famous for his flyover videos showing progress at Apple's largest construction site. As usual, the short clip is available either below, or on YouTube. You may take a look right now.
Top 10 Stories of the Week
It is Sunday today, which means I'm ready to tell you about the most interesting posts of the past seven days. Let's not waste our time and start discussing the issues worth your attention right now.
iPhone 6 vs Galaxy S6 Edge: Which One Has Better Fingerprint Sensor?
Following the video showing the iPhone 6 compared to the recently-released Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in terms of speed and responsiveness, a new clip appeared on the Internet earlier today showing the work of fingerprint scanners on both handsets. Just like the previous video, this one was shot by PhoneArena reporters at Mobile World Congress. You may take a look at it below.
Japan Display to Build New $1.4 Billion Factory
Earlier this year, I told you about the talks between Apple and Japan Display concerning the possibility of investing money in the construction of a new factory capable of production of displays for next generations of iPhones and other smartphones. Looks like these talks were successful as Japan Display on Friday confirmed its plans to build the new factory. The sum of money required for the construction is reportedly equal to $1.4 billion, which goes in line with several previous rumors and reports. The only thing missing is the confirmation of Apple's plans to invest money in this project. However, secrecy is a typical feature of the tech giant from Cupertino.
New Details About Apple Watch Appear Online
According to the latest report from people familiar with the matter, the long-anticipated Apple Watch, which is expected to be unveiled at "Spring Forward" media event scheduled for March 9th, will boast of improved battery, new notifications, 8GB of memory on board for storing music, Force Touch and other features.
Galaxy S6 Edge vs iPhone 6 - Speed Comparison
As you probably know, last week, Apple's main rival announced two new smartphones, namely, Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Below you may take a look at one of the first videos showing the S6 Edge compared to Apple's iPhone 6, which was released last year.


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When I'm after a specific image, I shoot and shoot and shoot until I get what I need.
When our assignments were specific, I was able to imagine the specific thing I wanted!
But now that it's Art with a capital A, my mind is shooting blanks. Needless to say, none of them are hitting the target.
It's getting to the point where I'm really discouraged. And the people around me are steadfast in making me conserve my "artistic integrity." - you're the artist, not me, you come up with the ideas.
Well, there are ideas, and then there are ideas. Let's hope that something (or four somethings) strikes me tomorrow!
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The passage from boyhood to adulthood is considered a very important event in a lot of modern or traditional societies. For the Hamer tribe in Omo valley, South Ethiopia, this ancient ceremony is taken to another level.
Men paint themselves with white chalk to prepare for the ceremony. Hair ornaments worn by the men indicate a previous kill of an enemy or animal.Women are covered in butter and wear little bells in their waist and ankles. The Ceremony of the Bull Jumping is about to start!
People are hasting to the site of the ceremony located inside the bush. As we were running not to miss the start, we heard first the jiggling sound of bells and the horns. Women were dancing in circle while blowing through horns to celebrate the event. In the other side the bulls that will take part in the ceremony just sit there not knowing that in a while they will be chased after by the Maza, the group of already initiated to manhood, to put them in line for the ritual. Foreigners and locals are chatting and watching with anxiousness..What will happen?
While the women are still dancing we notice that they have deep bloody marks on their backs.
Someone explains to us that women are asking to be whipped in order to show devotion for their husbands and is something that women are proud of even though it looks extremely painful.
In another corner the Maza are preparing the candidate for the jump while putting together sticks. After a while the man completely naked and focused stands among the bulls.This is it. Now he should walk on the otherside crossing the backs of the bulls and do it not only once, but 4 times. Should he fail the task public ridicule awaits him as the women will make fun of him and whip him.
As he prepares for the first jump, there is tension in everybody's face. The women at the back are holding their sticks horizontally, wishing him in this way good luck….and he makes it!! After 4 successful jumps the tall young man is happily surrounded by friends and family. At this point this part of the celebrations is finished and everybody walks away. The same night there will be a party at the village called "evagandi".Sadly, visitors cannot attend that one because safety is not guaranteed. And the celebrations will continue for the next 3 days…
That was it! One more amazing subject for our #AfriQuest documentary :)
P.S the fee to attend the ceremony from the village of Turmi is 400 Ethiopian Birr (~$20 pp).


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Râmîêl (Aramaic: רעמאנל, Hebrew: רעמיאל, Greek:'Ραμιήλ) is a fallen Watcher in the apocryphal Book of Enoch. One of 20 leaders, Ramiel is mentioned sixth. Ramiel means "thunder of God"[1]from the Hebrew elements ra'am and El, "God".
There are 20 leaders in the Book of Enoch, also called 1 Enoch. The section that mentions them reads:
|7. And these are the names of their leaders: Sêmîazâz, their leader, Arâkîba, Râmêêl, Kôkabîêl, Tâmîêl, Râmîêl, Dânêl, Êzêqêêl, Barâqîjâl, Asâêl, Armârôs, Batârêl, Anânêl,Zaqîêl, Samsâpêêl, Satarêl, Tûrêl, Jômjâêl, Sariêl. 8. These are their chiefs of tens." – R. H. Charles translation, The Book of the Watchers, Chapter VI.
As described in 1 Enoch, these are the leaders of 200 angels that are turned into fallen Angels due to their taking wives, mating with human women, and teaching forbidden knowledge. In this same work, Remiel is also the name of an angel, and is described as "one of the holy angels whom God has set over those who rise" from the dead, in effect the angel that watches over those that are to resurrect.
He is mentioned also in 2 Baruch where he presides over true visions (55:3).
Ramiel is the angel of hope, and he is credited with two tasks: he is responsible for divine visions, and he guides the souls of the faithful into Heaven. He is called Jeremiel or Uriel in various translations of IV Esdras, He is said to have been the archangel responsible for the destruction of the armies of Sennacherib, as well as being the bearer of the instructions of the seven archangels.


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PSR Tutorial Home - Lessons, Songs, Styles & More
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Hi Gerard Pleased you are enjoying your keyboard. No need now for wireless dongles as this now is all on the keyboard.
I can't get the Genos to connect to Songbook+ via wireless lan but it works with the USB to Host cable.Gerard
Hi Gerard,Please note that SongBook+ accepts MIDI control through MIDI devices, including MIDI devices connected through USB (which you did using Apple Camera kit with an optional powered USB hub), MIDI ports (such as the use of IK Multimedia iRig MIDI 2 with a powered USB hub), and bluetooth MIDI. Therefore, you cannot expect to connect Genos to Songbook+ through wireless LAN connections. The wireless LAN connection is for Yamaha applications like YEM, not SongBook+.According to Page 7 of the following Yamaha iPhone/iPad Connection Manual, you can connect the Genos wirelessly through the optional wireless MIDI adapter MD-BT01:https://usa.yamaha.coMD-BT01m/files/download/other_assets/6/725646/iphone_ipad_connect_en_i0.pdfInformation on MD-BT01:https://usa.yamaha.com/products/music_production/accessories/md-bt01/index.htmlPhoto showing MD-BT01 in use with my Genos:https://photos.app.goo.gl/Rp1EjgtOez1eJqaz2On Genos, there is no options in the menu to turn on MD-BT01. The MD-BT01 works on its own by drawing power from the MIDI out port of Genos, and starts to function on its own, with a red LED on the side connected to the MIDI out port of Genos that shows that it is functioning.On the iPad side, the built-in Bluetooth section does not detect MD-BT01 automatically. I had to use Korg's free iOS app "BLE-MIDI" to connect the iPad to the MD-BT01.Photo showing MD-BT01 connected for SongBook+:https://photos.app.goo.gl/hvymDW3xc00MJPT83
Paul---There is a manual to show how to connect the Genos with Songbook+ using the WIRELESS LAN.But it does not work.I want to do it that way so I can charge my iPad while I play.http://www.baum-software.ch/downloads/OtherManuals/Manual_Yamaha_Genos_SongBook.pdfGerard
Paul,Thanks so much for this information. Very helpful.My Genos is supposed to arrive on Wednesday. Best Thanksgiving present ever.Fred
I want to do it that way so I can charge my iPad while I play.http://www.baum-software.ch/downloads/OtherManuals/Manual_Yamaha_Genos_SongBook.pdfGerard
Hi Paul,I contacted the publisher. I am waiting to hear back from them.I only use the iPad for songbook+.So, it would be great to have it charging all the time and let the wireless connect to the Genos.My iPad uses the old connector not the lightning one.Gerard
I don't know how Frank does it but he made me an offer that I couldn't refuse so my genos is on the way,,,,i just hope the keyboard gets here b 4 the snow dose...Ray
Also, finally I can adjust the slow fast and fast slow for the Rotary speaker.Bot is that nice!Much closer to a B3 now!
Perhaps one of you nice new Genos owners can answer a question for this new Genos owner?! The assignable sliders are great for remixing a style, say taking back everything but the bass line mid way through a song. However, does anyone know if there is one simple thing that will revert everything back to the original mix? Doing it with the sliders can be difficult and I can't help feeling there is a button or a menu option somewhere to do that?By selecting a different style and then re-selecting the style you were actually using does the trick but if I were a live performer I would be wary of doing this in case of actually going on to a style I didn't want.Any ideas would be gratefully received.
Just pressing the registration button containing your currently selected style should revert it back to the saved settings. You DO have it saved in s registration bank/button, right?


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Another Building Regulations review
Regulations covering building standards, including fire safety and wheelchair access, could be torn up in a government plan to cut costs for the construction industry and boost the economy.
Ministers have ordered a wide-ranging review covering all aspects of building regulations, also including standards on energy efficiency. The review, which controversially includes the option of giving the building industry more scope for self-regulation, is the latest in a series of government initiatives intended to stimulate activity in the economy and drive job creation through investment in homebuilding.Its aim is to prune regulations "significantly" ...
Personally I was cheered by the unenthusiastic response of Crest Nicholson's CEO:
"None of us want to go back to poor design, poor building standards and low energy efficiency. It might be good for reducing costs but this industry needs to be taking a view that a house needs to [last] 100 years therefore why shouldn't society demand very high standards?"
Another less than enthusiastic response from blogger Rory Bergin at http://rorybergin.wordpress.com/tag/...g-regulations/
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[QUOTE"None of us want to go back to poor design, poor building standards and low energy efficiency. It might be good for reducing costs but this industry needs to be taking a view that a house needs to [last] 100 years therefore why shouldn't society demand very high standards?"
On structural matters I'd agree, however when putting a small mezzanine into a garage workshop recently, the project was rendered unviable by the sheer thickness of insulation demanded for what was an unheated storage room. A mezzanine project in, of all things, a Mountain Bike Shop in Pickering was scrapped as an Ambulant Disabled stair was demanded, which was too long to fit in. When the wisdom of Ambulant partially-sited folk being provided for in a cycle shop adjacent to the NY Moors, the retort was "but a disabled person may be buying one for a Christmas present". So no project or jobs created at all...
We actually queried a member of the disabled Regulations Committe, as to be why external handrail hadn't to be 'cold to the touch' in another case, prohibiting the practical use of stainless steel, to be told that disabled folk tend to be low income and cannot afford gloves that we can...
So government, as usual, have got out their sledgehammer and cracked the wrong walnut; it isn't the rules but the overly-rigid way our local inspectors apply them, sometimes through fear, sometimes for the kick of ordering us about.
Licenced Building Inspectors are vastly more user friendly than the old council ones, who were glorified Car Park Attendants, although ironically the same people!
To get a real reduction in the waste from over regulation, an over arching guideline should be added to the front cover of every standard; "this document is for guidance and represents the ideal, where impractical any item other than those affecting structural or fire safety may be relaxed, to suit local site conditions"
Not holding my breath
Kevin Armstrong
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