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It's springtime in New England!
And you know what that means, don't you?
So pretty! The flowers are blooming, the birds are arriving back from the south, the snow is melting....
This is what we woke up to this morning.
Side porch:
Views from side porch:
The park across the street:
The deck in our backyard (notice the pitiful cooler on the right that's just waiting for warmer days so we'll fill him up with ice and cold drinks again...):
I'm in love with New England. I really am. I wouldn't trade living here for anything in the world. And there's something I need to confess. ..
I'm a total freak that L-O-V-E-S snow. I was just telling some friends the other day that I was hoping we'd have one more substantial snowfall before the warmer weather really settled in. Funny, too--the tulips in our front yard are already about 3 inches tall! My daughter and I were just looking at them yesterday. Now they're covered in snow again! Hahaha! Take that, tulips! (Don't get me wrong, I love our pretty tulips, but I also love snow.) I know, I'm a freak.
The kids even have a snow day today! They were thrilled, of course, hehe.
Bonus! A cookbook pimp!
I've known Nikki (Canarygirl) for over 5 years now, and she is one of the best friends a girl could have. She's like a sister to me. She is also a fabulous cook, and makes the most delicious food. I've tried tons of her recipes over the years, and I haven't had one fail--not to mention that they're all easy and packed with flavor! She's been blogging for over a year now, and has been posting her recipes online since we met.
View her blog here.
Anyway, she has a cookbook out, and I want to recommend it. Not only does it have her original recipes, but also her amazing photos. That girl is creative!
And I know, we all have a lot of cookbooks, but if you're looking for something different, please give this a look--it's a gorgeous book, full of good food and lots of color.
You can see the book here.
Thanks for checking it out!
Friday, March 28, 2008
It's Springtime in New England! And a cookbook pimp!
It's springtime in New England!
13 comments:
- ginny said...
HAHAHAHA!!! You GOT me, Elle! Omgoodness that was so funny! Beautiful spring pic's and then AAAAAAAAAACK!
I have "Cooking with Canarygirl" and love it! I've made several recipes out of it already. YUM!
I can't think to type anymore, I'm still cracking up over Springtime in New England!!!!!
- Mar 28, 2008, 3:24:00 PM
- Mansi Desai said...
wow, its good you like snow Elle! a california-spoilt girl, I don't think I could handle a spring like that!!:) hehehe
- Mar 28, 2008, 5:18:00 PM
- April in CT said...
I saw those pictures and thought "What New England is she living in!?". Ya got me! I'm a native of GA and this was my first "real" winter ever with REAL snow! I've been told it was a mild season so I'm thankful for that since it was our first. I have to say so far I love snow so you're not alone! The cookbook looks great and thank you for sharing. :)
- Mar 28, 2008, 8:15:00 PM
- Jessy and her dog Winnie said...
You got the same snow I got!!!!! I woke up to see that the ground was covered with inches and inches of frosty white snow!
- Mar 28, 2008, 10:01:00 PM
- Psychgrad said...
Just as I was about to feel jealous of your tulips and spring weather.
Snow late in the season is the worst! I'm just hoping that we won't get another dump here.
- Mar 28, 2008, 11:40:00 PM
- farida said...
You are lucky, you can see snow:) We never have any here in California:( I take my daughter to the part where they bring fake snow every year:)) Have fun playing snowballs!
- Mar 29, 2008, 1:03:00 AM
- Pixie said...
Elle, I'd take a day of snow any day of the week. We actually had snow here on Easter day, but did it stick NO! Blah!
I came across canary girl's amazing artichokes from tastespotting- on my list to try. Thanks for the recommendation.
- Mar 29, 2008, 5:59:00 AM
- canarygirl said...
LMFAO Elle! You and your snow love.....*shakes head and giggles* Thanks so much for pimping my book!! You are too sweet to me. Love you bunches and bunches my dearestsharpestmostbrilliantcrayoninthewholeentirebox! MUAC!
- Mar 29, 2008, 9:57:00 AM
- Cathie said...
I cannot believe that snow!! And here am I complaining because it's 46F in Virginia!!
- Mar 29, 2008, 11:16:00 AM
- Elle said...
Ginny--aren't those pretty flowers? I wish they were here, but no. :)
Mansi--I do love the snow! All my friends think I'm nuts, hehe. I'll bet it's nice and warm where you are already!
April--welcome to New England, then! I didn't realize you'd only been here a short time. And yay! another snow lover!! Sooner or later, I'll convert all the haters, too. mwahahaha!
jessy--so it was you that shared the snow--thanks! I owe you one! ;)
psychgrad--omg! I just looked at the close up of your profile pic and my stomach did a flip! wooooooo! At least if we get snow at this point, it doesn't last long. Thanks for stopping by!
farida--how fun that they make snow for you guys! Sometimes, I wish I had a snow maker. Like in the summertime, when it's 90 degrees. yuck.
pixie--snow that doesn't stick is so disappointing!
cg--love you, too! muac!
Cathie--46 is almost a heatwave, hehe! We're at 28 right now, with a high of 34 expected. Thanks so much for stopping by!
- Mar 29, 2008, 11:25:00 AM
- RecipeGirl said...
It looks absolutely beautiful to me! We don't get a whole lot of snow (none) here in San Diego so I'm jealous. I'm sure folks out there are ready for a little relief though. I'll send warm thoughts your way as I sit here in shorts and a tank top today :)
- Mar 29, 2008, 12:39:00 PM
- Elle said...
Recipegirl--thanks for the warm thoughts! I think we're ready for them now. ;)
- Mar 29, 2008, 12:48:00 PM
- Flanboyant Eats said...
Love the snow! How awesome. Atlanta sucks in that arena. I hate that we don't get snow. We don't even get enough pretty flowers!! :(
Good for your g/friend... I'll take a look at it...
- Mar 29, 2008, 9:49:00 PM
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When your soul say stop.
You tell yourself to start, and push extra hard.
Who know what life has in store for you?
You never know when good things come in your way in that very moment.
Few days ago I announced on twitter that I might take a break from blogging due to the problem my family
was facing. In all honesty I was not able to concentrate on my blog and I didn't feel like talking about well I didn't feel like talking about anything.
This is what happens when you get the bad news you don't want to hear ;When tragedy hit you home, hit you in your face and you want to stop, you don't feel like doing anything.
May that be waking up in the morning, eating, doing routine work.
This is not the first time I have dealt with *life problem* with that being said I have never let those
problems get in my head or my way.I have never dwell on the bad thing that happened but looked on a positive note see what I have learnt from those experiences and move on to my next step to see what the future has in store for me.I rather see the positive thing rather than cry over the bad.
Hopelessness is not my cup of tea.
Hopelessness is not a Muslim cup of tea.
So I thought to myself that why am I being a person that I never was or wanted to be.
Why am I stopping, why this hopelessness/sadness getting inside of me.
Why am I not believing in my God/Allah like I always do and trust HIM that HE will never do me any harm.
That HE won't break me apart.
That HE wont put me in a situation that I cant deal with.
That HE does listen to his believer prayers sooner or later But HE does listen.
So here I am throwing my sadness and hopelessness away and continuing, pushing myself to continue with my dear blog. I know many people say that when you are not happy on the inside you don't do the what you like to do with passion. What I feel is that the people who push themselves even when they don't want to do what they are doing it makes them a stronger person. A courageous pupil who to continue to push themselves even when they don't WANT to continue in life.
God help them in whatever they are doing and gift them , for being brave enough to ignore/ attack the hopelessness/depression they were about to go through but refused to involve in that negative energy and believe in Him and in themselves.
As the saying is 'God/Allah help those who help themselves' and it is so true, when you ask your God to help you in whatever thing you need help in HE does help you out may you know it or not.
Lets browse through some point that I would like to share with you all and for my future self from this post:
1) Never feel sorry for yourself, and don't let worst part of your life ruin your life forever.
2) Bad things happens just like good thing happen.LIFE GOES ON.
3) Allah/God make everything better even when you can't understand what is happening in your life, believe it is for the better-you just can't see the bigger picture.
4) Nothing happens for no reason.
5) You learn from every experience.
6) Don't let any tragedy stop you from continuing life, many years from now you will remember those days and be proud of yourself for conquering and defeating those days.
7) Life will get better, (In Sha Allah / if Allah wants)
8) You are worth it.
9) Be strong, you can do this, you can deal with any situation,Trust me God won't give you more than you can handle- HE knows you are strong human being now YOU believe it too.
10) Never ever ever QUIT on your life; it is very very precious for you to waste.
I know so many of you will be thinking that why am I being so iffy about this whole thing, about stopping my blog and not writing but if you knew me in person this blog is my love.
I love writing for you guys and sharing my thought all over this page and knowing that someone,somewhere will be reading my blog and gaining something from my post may that be related to beauty, fashion, life or whatever.
I love sharing my thought with you all and I wouldn't want to stop even if the sad days are daunting at me, I want to stand up and push them away and continue with something that makes me happy.
Who bloody know....my ASQgenerates might just become something that even I would be shocked - keep on dreaming Amna, you got nothing to lose :D
And that what I want from you all my readers to do-keep on Dreaming and PUSHING you even don't know what Life has in store for you. You just have to keep on going.
when your soul say stop.
You tell yourself to start, and push extra hard.
Who know what life has in store for you?
That is it from me for today you folks....I hope you found this post somewhat helpful.
Please tell what do you do when you hear or get struck by the bad news; do you push or do you get in your shell like a turtle ?
and how do you make yourself fight the sadness that is inside of you ?
What I like to do is to watch millions and billion and gillions of Youtube videos seriously they take me to another world and relaxed.
That is it for now
Off I go now, see you all very soon :)
Love Amna


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Windy August may be unpleasant and cold but the fishing can be rewarding for those who brave the elements and pick optimum times to wet a line.
Those on the beaches will enjoy some fun with bream and mulloway.
The northern beaches are proving best for mulloway, with live beach worms the optimum bait. Good gutters should be easy to spot and are best fished either side of the top of the tide.
Bream anglers will do well after dark, early mornings and late in the day.
So rugging up is really important and a good set of waders will definitely allow you to stay dryer and warmer.
A good spot to try this month is the stretch of Lighthouse Beach between the golf course and Lake Cathie. Best baits will be fresh slabs of mullet and bonito, pipis and beach worms.
Three species will be on rockhoppers' minds, although each responds to very different techniques.
Bream will be hunting the washes and should fall prey to lightly weighted whole pilchards, fresh cunjevoi and slabs of mullet and bonito.
Tailor will be cruising in the half-light hours and should take whole pilchards and garfish along with metal spinners. Mixing up the retrieve speed until you hit pay dirt will be the key.
Drummer are third on the hit list, with the best bait fresh cunjevoi.
Two top places to target drummer this month will be Grants Head at Bonny Hills and Point Perpendicular at Laurieton.
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Offshore action will really kick into gear this month.
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Soft plastics will work fine, along with slab and cube baits.
If you're looking to warm the muscles and get some quality table fish in the esky, snapper will be the go.
This month good reds should be moving in close to feed up on baits and soft plastics.
The reefs close off Shelly Beach will be the best starting points, while those wishing to venture further south will definitely want to give the reefs at the Golf Course and Lake Cathie a good working over. This area has a vast amount of reef and drifting between the two areas can produce good fish.
As always, a good sounder and a GPS are vital to make sure you're in the right location. Pick up the schools on the sounder and then mark the active fish for repeated drifts.
For those wanting to fish the estuary, the bottom reaches should prove best for the majority of species.
Bream will line up on the wall this month and should be easy targets on bait, soft plastics and vibes.
Mulloway will be hunting the breakwalls and live poddy mullet and yakkas will be excellent, along with live worms and soft plastics.
Up-river, the mulloway will be easier to fool with soft plastics and vibes, with the Dennis Bridge and Rawdon Island Bridge two popular and successful places to target them.
Flathead will be spread out and this time of year I like to target them upstream on weed beds on the top of the tide in shallow areas as they look for warmer water to hunt and cruise for an easy meal.
The weed beds around the mouth of the Maria River and just upstream are prime spots for Winter flathead.
Luderick should be thick and good anglers will more than likely bag out regularly outings this month.
Just remember to take what you need, not your limit. All too often I hear stories of anglers getting their bag limit, taking it home, having a quick snack and then heading back for another limit.
Weed will be the primary bait, but that could become scarce this month. Peeled prawns and live nippers will also prove effective.
Best spots will be along the breakwalls and in Limeburners Creek.
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My new(ish) job, in theory, is fascinating: the drainage networks represent a whole new underground world. In practice though, I wondered why the hell I bothered turning up today.
Yesterday was interesting. I had my "orientation" at work. You'd think I might have had it sooner - I've been there three months, although some people had been there a lot longer. In the morning we had our introductions, with a distinct Maori theme. Being Maori Language Week might have had something to do with that. To my shame I know very few Maori words. I can count up to twenty in (let me think) eight languages, but Maori isn't one of them. We played a sort of game where each of us, in turn, had to say something we hadn't done. Everyone in the group who had done that thing then gave that person a lolly from a pile. I said that I'd never been to America and got ten lollies - a little over half the group. A few eminent people in the Council, including the CEO, then spoke. The CEO wasn't exactly over the moon with Tuesday's decision to decline the Basin Reserve flyover. I was hoping to see the Mayor but I think she was away. We got to look at some old pictures of the city and play "guess where this is". I could have looked at those photos for hours, and wouldn't mind having a couple on my walls at home.
After lunch (and the food was good) we went on an excursion, taking in WREMO (the emergency management office), the Botanic Gardens (what a peaceful place to work), the Archives (I'd be close to my element working there) and the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie (where I found out that I'm really bad at basketball shooting). Our guide was great - he's been with the Council for many years, having started at Archives, and knew everything that was worth knowing about Wellington. I asked him the origin of a street name and he quickly gave me the answer. So all in all, it was a good day.
I haven't got the time or energy to write about my Auckland trip. Perhaps I'll manage that at the weekend.
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Helen Bettinson (History 1982; Development Director) and I have just returned from a week split between Hong Kong, Singapore and the skies. We met many amazing, and some amazingly generous, alumni. Both as Master, and as a lawyer, I took particular pride in the individual achievements of the Fitz lawyers who have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the success of these two small but highly successful jurisdictions.
What were the high points? One was seeing Earl Deng (Law 2002) appearing before the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong in a complex case challenging a Government policy which forbids even those mandated (officially recognised) refugees and screened-in torture claimants who have been in Hong Kong for a prolonged period of time from taking up employment. The individual appellants came from Burundi, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Their stories are compelling: the Pakistani national, for example, has been in Hong Kong more than ten years, having arrived with his family to escape religious persecution and was mandated as a refugee by the UNHR in 2002. Each had been released into the country on recognizance, but they have not been permitted to work as they await resettlement in another country. Their challenges had been unsuccessful in the lower courts. A useful reminder that both the drafting and the application of fair immigration laws pose moral and legal challenges around the world, and not just in the UK.
I was privileged in Hong Kong to have lunch with our Honorary Fellow, Andrew Li CBE JP (Law 1967; Hon Fellow). He gave an intriguing lecture in College in 2000, not long after he was made Chief Justice in Hong Kong, on how he saw the principle of "one country, two legal systems" developing. I was sceptical then that Hong Kong would maintain its legal framework – based on English common law, simply supplemented by local legislation – for very long when China loomed so hugely over the horizon. I was wrong. Hong Kong is thriving, and although it may be a highly materialistic world, our generous hosts made it abundantly clear that they are well aware that responsibilities flow from such privilege. As the former Chief Justice said, at an HKU Law Alumni Reunion Dinner in 2009:
"We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give … Ultimately, our society must find its soul in its social conscience, based on respect for human dignity."
In Singapore, high points were conversations with several of those extraordinary men who came to Fitzwilliam after the end of the Japanese occupation of Singapore allowed them to study in England. I had, of course, read the memoirs that Lee Kuan Yew (Law 1947; Hon Fellow) wrote in 1998, The Singapore Story. There he remembers with fondness and gratitude those who encouraged him in Fitzwilliam, particularly the Censor, Bill Thatcher, who clearly left a deep impression: "He was a wise, perceptive man who had a lot of time for the students in his charge". (Noted by this new Master!). Very sadly I was unable to meet Lee Kuan Yew on this occasion, but we were royally feasted by his brother Lee Suan Yew (Medical Sciences 1954), remarkably still practising today as a family doctor, and Heah Hock Heng (Architecture 1954) who also recounted extraordinary stories of their time in Cambridge, and beyond. They were not the most senior citizens at our reception in the Tanglin Club – that accolade goes to Victor Chew (Architecture 1950), one of the leading architects of Singapore (and not in the political sense). We were also thrilled to meet Cecil Wong (Economics 1946), who arrived in Fitzwilliam even before Lee Kuan Yew.
In Singapore, I visited both the new Supreme Court, designed by British architectural firm Foster and Partners, who also designed Cambridge University Law Faculty, and the even more modern Attorney General's Chambers. Both stunning buildings – splendid, but practical, rather than showy. It was fascinating to be able to lead a discussion with judges on sentencing issues, and with prosecutors on the difficult (in theory and practice) relationship between the police and the prosecutor. Singapore may be a very different place to England, but we share common concerns. Again, it was a particular source of enormous pride for me to see law alumni doing so well in their careers. I singled out Earl in Hong Kong, so I'll single out in Singapore Mean Luck Kwek (Law 1992). He is now the Dean and CEO of Singapore's Civil Service College, whose mission is central to the ethos of modern Singapore: to develop people for a first class public service. He is also concurrently Deputy Secretary (Development) in the Public Service Division of the Prime Minister's Office.
I return to England inspired. As Master of the College, I am determined to speak up for Fitz's moral purpose: our sense of engagement and indeed responsibility to the wider world. It's not just about teaching and research, but also about engagement. As I have said before, Fitz has porous walls – we're in dialogue with wider societies. A Master fuels that engagement, particularly for students, who are flapping their wings on the lower precarious rungs of the academic ladder. It was a real pleasure to meet so many alumni who spoke fondly of their time at Fitz and who spontaneously and frequently related developments in their later careers to those Cambridge experiences.
Travel broadens the mind – to me, even a quick glimpse into other people's legal systems, and indeed into other people's lives, is a sharp reminder that it's not easy striving for a more equal, just and fair society as Andrew Li so eloquently said in the speech which I quoted earlier. But that must be one of the underlying ambitions that we seek to encourage in our current generation of students.
About Nicola Padfield
Nicola Padfield MA, Dip Crim, DES became Master of Fitzwilliam College in October 2013. She is a Reader in Criminal and Penal Justice at the Law Faculty, University of Cambridge, and has been a Fellow of Fitzwilliam College since 1991.


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Thursday, 2 December 2010
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- nic@nipitinthebud said...
stay warm and snuggly indoors Ann.
Baking one of your lovely cakes will soon warm the house up and provide a little cheer :o)
- 2 December 2010 at 21:03
That's quite a snow Ann! No snow but a cold front came through down here in Florida...everybody dressed up like Eskimos (of course some were wearing shorts today *smile*). Staying inside with your nice fire sounds good to me, reading a book, baking, taking a nap...having tea!
- 2 December 2010 at 23:47
- Peggy said...
Hi Ann, you have a lot more snow than we got, thats quite a covering!We are escaping the worst of it so far, we do have freezing temps and icy roads and everything from dancing to bingo has been cancelled.We just do not operate in cold weather!
I have been doing quite a lot of sewing at night will unveil the results soon.
I have all gas heating and a gas fire I would love a wood burning stove in this weather
- 3 December 2010 at 01:33
- Sweet Homestead Alabama said...
LOTS of snow! I'm glad you have a wood burning stove. It makes such a difference to be able to warm up in front of an honest to goodness fire, doesn't it? I'm sitting in my favorite chair beside the fire right now... and loving every minute of it!
- 5 December 2010 at 00:50


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Today's count: 2576 words
Total: 4608
Not terrible, but still behind where I wanted to be by about 400 words. And, boy, have I hit it! I usually don't start writing anything until I have a pretty good idea about the story: how it starts, often the ending, and a fair idea where it is going between. This one was different. All I had when I started yesterday was a vague plot description. And today, I find I did not know what to write. I don't know where this is going. Heck, I don't even know where it IS! I really should have taken the time to do a real outline, because I'm beginning to fear this is not going to be a viable story. I still think the idea is good, but it's going to need some serious work to make it a fully fleshed story. Not a good place to be in right now. I'm going to plug ahead. I have to, really. I have nothing else even close to writable at this point.
And this week is not a good one for carving out time for writing or even thinking! Blood work today, piano lesson tomorrow, and dr's appointment on Wednesday! All that just cuts into time.


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8 January 2010 | by marek | In process
Last night we held a workshop at our residency at the Montalvo Art Center with the resident artists, staff and culinary experts. We started by asking people to create a diagram of the space they navigate when in their neighborhood at home. We then split everyone up into groups of 4 and asked each group to identify common ways to understand these personal diagrams. Finally, we met together, 12 of us, and tried to limit these common understandings, or 'elements', into 7 groupings.
The text for the workshop: MontalvoWorkshop1
Here are the individual diagrams:
We then split into groups of four and asked each group to come up with 7 'elements' that their drawings shared. Then all 12 people met, we put up all the elements, and tried to find a way to distill them. Here are the seven final 'elements' condensed from the individual maps:
We will use the seven elements created at the workshop to generate the forms for the studio installation at Montalvo on January 12th.
5 November 2009 | by marek | In Uncategorized
We have been thinking of different ways to show [here][now]. The project begins through a series of workshops in or near the final installation. Using individual experiences, of a sense of place, of city or town, we distill a set of 'elements'. These are a distillation of how the workshop participants understand the physical and virtual influences around them.
The installation then, is an expression of the workshops, where we try to create a set of dynamic codes that correspond to an experience of place. These installations can be formal – in a museum of gallery setting as at Incheon, or can be informal, spontaneous events that take place on an outside wall or other non-standard place.
see installation at the Incheon Digital Art Festival
1 August 2009 | by marek | In process
In the 2nd workshop at Nabi we explored how individuals navigate the city and structure their thoughts and actions within it.
28 July 2009 | by marek | In process
The first workshop at Nabi produced a series of elements to be used as organizing principles for the project. The workshop instructions.
26 July 2009 | by marek | In process
[here][now] is being workshoped at Nabi in Korea prior to our installation at the Incheon Digital Art Festival.
[here][now] investigates concepts of space and society through a virtual environment. The virtual and the real are counterpoints that serve as a dialectical springboard to a discussion about the ways that we, as modern citizens of the Information Age, function within the structures around us – in both virtual spaces, and in the physical spaces of our communities. The workshops are essential components to our work, as the exhibit is a reflection of its Korean location – to synthesize how people conceive of the city around them and find ways to characterize the relationships that they have to each other.
12 May 2009 | by marek | In process
Our first workshop consisted of three parts. In the first we asked people to write 'elements of the city' on sheets of paper. The second we split up into 3 groups and tried to find structures for these 'elements'. The third part consisted of a discussion. Below are three diagrams that try to relate the different elements of the city.
The large triangle represents 'concrete' concepts. The top circle represents 'abstract' ideas. Different elements are dispersed throughout the structure – garbage bags at the bottom; Charity, Liberalism in the middle of the circle; sneakers strung on cables across the middle of the triangle.
The city is divided into 7 'cogs'. The sun and the moon represent time. A sort of perpetual clockwork. Charlie Chaplin is running on the outside. Roundly criticized for not expressing change in the city.
Time is running up and down, engineering from right to left. The 'moral umbrella' is in the middle, a compass turning in every way. The future "Red Light, Ice Cream Van" is desire. The past is narratives 'Filthy Stories". Organization is perceived as 'Hustle and Bustle" on the left and a school with plumbing on the right. Loneliness, the candle, was supposed to exist in every quadrant.
11 May 2009 | by marek | In process
The first workshop on Sunday May 10th is to establish elements of a city. These elements will become the specification for the generated objects in the project [here][now].
part 1:
List all the elements of a city, each on a separate piece of paper. If there is not enough paper, cut up
part 2:
Create about 4 groups, divide the pieces of paper between the 4 groups.
Create a single diagram that structures all the elements in a relationship to each other.
You can only use 12 words in the diagram. You can't use the pieces of paper. You can draw anything
you want.
part 3:
As a large group, look at the 4 structures and create visual criteria, forms and behaviors, that characterize the pieces. For example, politics has an abstract quality, whereas an assembly hall is a concrete part of the city. Criteria could be complexity, color, scattered/orderly, tall, skinny, dense/sparse, etc.
These spatial and temporal attributes become the specification for the generated objects. So a fast
red thing could be a fire-engine and a tall, fat, etherial structure could be a bureaucracy.


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Now usually I'm not going out at night, staying out late (especially on work nights), having many things to do... but the past few nights have been different... and I'm too old and too tired! haha Don't get me wrong, I've been having a great time getting out and being social. I thought I was hanging in there... not really that tired from lack of sleep... until about an hr. or so ago. After being out late Thurs. night (attending a Lupus benefit comedy show) and not getting to bed until midnight, then up at 6... out last night to have fondue (for the first time!) with my friend Kyla, and then to see Molly Greacen (my Accupuncturist and coworker's wife) and her band play at her CD Release Party, and to bed around 11:30 or 12 again, up at 7... it has now caught up with me and I'm TIRED! I almost fell asleep during my manicure... sheesh!
My Nieces 1 yr. B-day party is in just over 2 hrs., so I think I have time for a nap. And, unfortunately, I won't be attending the B.R.F.D. annual spaghetti dinner afterall. There's always next year!
I will be in bed tonight by 9, and I'm not doing a damn thing tomorrow! =D Oh... and we lose daylight savings time tonight... "fall back" one hour. (Leaving work when it's dark really sucks, but getting up when the sun is out is a plus.)
Nap time... nighty night. ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz


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" The introduction to your show notes, "Prior to now, western culture connected tattoos with These people who lived on the sting of Modern society; nonetheless, now They may be acknowledged to be a legitimate art form and widely accepted in mainstream society."
Occasionally your tattoo is usually within a hard place or too large to use a normal bandage, so clear plastic film is utilized. Usually there are some pros and cons to this observe.
Simultaneously, associates of the U.S. navy have an Similarly perfectly-founded and longstanding record of tattooing to indicate navy models, battles, kills, etc., an association that remains common among more mature Individuals. In Japan tattoos are linked to yakuza felony groups but you will discover non-yakuza groups for instance Fukushi Masaichi's tattoo Affiliation that sought to maintain the skins of lifeless Japanese who definitely have intensive tattoos. Tattooing is additionally frequent from the British Armed Forces. Based upon vocation tattoos are acknowledged in quite a few professions in America. Corporations across many fields are more and more centered on range and inclusion.[57]
Introduced to Europe from Polynesia while in the early 19th century via naval routes, it was at first largely limited to naval use, and was a male-only domain. With the later on twentieth century its use was extra common and prolonged to feminine customers. By the top on the twentieth numerous stigmas on the tattoo culture had gone and it moved into the realm of currently being a fashion accessory for the two Adult males and women.
A developing trend within the US and UK is to put inventive titoos around the surgical scars of a mastectomy. "Far more women are choosing to not reconstruct after a mastectomy and tattoo over the scar tissue rather.... The mastectomy tattoo will become just another option for article cancer patients and A really private means of regaining Management in excess of write-up most cancers bodies and proving at the time and for all of that breast cancer is not simply a pink ribbon."[22] The tattooing of nipples on reconstructed breasts stays in substantial need, nonetheless.[23]
When going through radiation therapy to take care of several cancers individuals need marks on their own pores and skin to stipulate the cure fields.
Flash sheets are prominently shown in lots of tattoo parlors for the objective of offering both inspiration and ready-manufactured tattoo images to buyers.
This is not to be bewildered Together with the origins on the term with the more info armed forces drumbeat or effectiveness — see armed service tattoo. In this case, the English phrase tattoo is derived from your Dutch phrase taptoe.[3]
Lots of people are allergic to tattoo inks. This takes place most with reds. The lady With this picture produced an allergic reaction to the pink Employed in her beauty lipstick tattoo. A foul reaction to dyes or metals utilised can injure tissue or result in swelling or possibly a rash.
Some tribal cultures ordinarily produced tattoos by slicing styles in the pores and skin and rubbing the ensuing wound with ink, ashes or other agents; some cultures carry on this exercise, which can be an adjunct to scarification.
Around the subsequent handful of times, my son – always coated up – talks to me as Should the row had hardly ever happened. I talk with him, much too, but warily. For the reason that I'm no longer guaranteed I understand him.
I discovered this tattoo on Moonstrucktattoo.com nevertheless the area no longer is effective. Personally my grandmother beloved Irises – if I had been to secure a tattoo for her, I'd personally ink an Iris in her memory.
(Hint: Examine the toilet.) Make sure the artist's company license is updated. Tattooing needs to be completed in a very separate place. It ought to have a clean up, challenging surface and no random objects that include unwanted germs on the work region.
Bacterial infections: This is probably The very last thing that we should always mention and perhaps among A very powerful. While this isn't quite common, it is feasible and you must be professional over it. The first thing is not get yourself a tattoo from someone saying for being an experienced but doing it at an individual's house. There might be a purpose they aren't Doing the job within a store. Their devices is not getting inspected because of the Well being Section, the record goes on and on. But heck, they're inexpensive or superior nonetheless, free…correct. It's your daily life and I guess that you are prepared to acknowledge the potential risk of HIV, Hepatitis, MRSA, Staph. infection, Mycobacterium Haemophilum or Chelonae, it goes on and on, all to avoid wasting a couple of dollars.All of our products is autoclaved and spore examined to guarantee your security, and all of our artists have attended Communicable Illness Certification programs. In case you walk right into a parlor and it's not clean, change correct again all around and wander out!How could you inform if a tattoo is contaminated? Some vital signs of an an infection really are a crimson haze bordering website the tattoo after a couple of days and it could be accompanied by a white haze above the tattoo, Excessive scabbing, yellow or inexperienced oozing or puss, bad odor, heat in the area, abnormal swelling, indentations within the surface in the tattoo, or lines of crimson or black functioning far from the tattoo.
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A columbarium for storing cinerary urns, a high-end housing development for students, and a Habitat for Humanity housing development. Cookeville is a step closer to getting all of these after public hearing and votes to approve first readings of the measures at a recent city council meeting. The council also set a date of May 7 for public hearings concerning three other zoning code amendments and two rezoning classifications. Upon second reading of the measures, the council voted on, the city zoning code would be amended to allow columbaria in the central business district and rezone areas along West 12th Street and West End Street for the housing developments.
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At Home With Rosa G Part 2
Eating Healthy
I want to eat healthy. I really do, but it is SO DAMN DIFFICULT!! There are so many factors that need to come together for you to be able to eat healthy. You need time, money and resources I do not have. I don't think most people have them. I think that eating healthy is harder than people make it seem. I think it's great that JESSE eats healthy, good for him. I just wish I could eat healthy too.
First thing you need is time. You need to be able to go to get the groceries and this means, working during the day. The problem with working night shifts is also the best part about it. I used to work 20 miles from home, but at 11PM on a weekday, you don't really hit any traffic. You're also too sleepy in the morning to be able to go to the store and make healthy choices.
Having the ability to make healthy choices is another obstacle. You have to have the options for foods. There are a lot of people who grew up where I did who have no idea what Quinoa is and have never seen a dragon fruit outside of a pack of gum. It's a sad state, but there are more fast food outlets open 24 hours by my house than grocery stores open past 9. Then again, I don't live anywhere near what you would call a rich neighborhood.
I am poor. I have about enough money to pay my student loans and bills while living with my parents. Not to mention my car breaking down every few months and trying to plan a wedding. How am I supposed to decide that the organic bananas are "worth it"? Why would I ever pick something that will cost more, but make my salad taste awesome, when ranch is cheap?
I want to eat healthy; I want to do better, but when it comes to choosing between my student loan and driving 20 miles out of my way to go to a store where I feel out of place and reminds me of my ignorance all to try and be a little healthier when I watch Netflix, I will probably not make that choice.
Double Date
I want to go on a double date, but how is that different from what we do now? We go out from time to time to hang out with ERNIE's friends, but we've never really had a "double date". I remember hearing about it in movies and TV shows, but I don't really know what that's all about. We have gone to dinner with friends and we have gone to the movies or karaoke, but what makes it a double date?
I think I had this idea in my head that it would be something that grown ups did. I saw people going to nice dinners or bowling and somehow that seems different from what we do. We go to dinners, but no one wants to pay too much. We go to do stuff, but I can't quite figure out why it's different. It could all be THAT simple. It's just the presentation. When you're in a nice dress and the guys are suited up, it feels different. I maybe don't have to take it THAT far, but I know it definitely doesn't feel like a double date at Norms.
Don't get me wrong, we do stuff. We go out with our friends and go hiking, kayaking, to museums etc. There is just something about connecting with another couple and talking about relationships that makes me feel great. I guess part of it is like ERNIE says, we just want to know we're not crazy. We want to know that other couples go through the same frustrations that we do. That there are the same jokes, the same smiles, the same arguments, the same anything. And of course, every once in a while…it doesn't hurt to dress up when you do it!
No Girls Allowed
This week the guys were in the studios with just guys. And while that may be a fantasy for some women, it is nice to get away once in a while. I love Ernie, but he makes sure we each get our own time. I realize now why that's important. I grew up with parents who were very old school. Mom and Dad always had to be together. If she didn't go somewhere, he probably wouldn't either. There were times he went out of the house, but it was usually to take us somewhere. Lately, Ernie has been taking my brother and I out every once in a while and my parents are home alone. Either just the two of them, or just the one.
Ernie told me early on that it was good for them. I worried at first, or figured they would just go to sleep, but he reminded me that they were once a young couple in love and married. Then they had kids and never got a moment alone again. They work hard, they sleep and they get up the next day to do it again. I do think they should do some things for themselves. It becomes hard when you've got a family to remember that you're two people in love and choosing to be together. Instead you act like two business partners, making sure the bills are paid, the money is coming in, the workers are doing their jobs and the supplies are in stock. I like that he tries to make my parents make time for each other. He points out when his parents are just sitting talking and laughing together and says he hopes we have that some day too. I do too.
I know my parents need some time to themselves too. Some time to just do what you want to do for you, even if that just means taking a nap and using up the whole bed. I wish I could do so much more for them. I wish I could get my mom to a spa or get my dad to play sports again, but it just isn't very likely. The best thing I can do for now is clean the house, clear it of all people and give them suggestions, or buy them tickets to something. My parents have always been very important to me. I appreciate what they've done for me and I hope that I can learn from them to have my own alone time.
I have been in relationships in the past where friends weren't really an option. I couldn't have any guy friends without the suspicion of cheating coming around. Then stuff like that would upset my female friends and they wouldn't want me to be with that person, who then wouldn't want me hanging with the girls. I didn't like clubbing or anything like that, and I was happy with my family, so I never really bothered to think about it. Then when I started dating ERNIE, I met all these really cool people and they wanted to talk and hang out. Suddenly I found I had my own friends. I mean, sure, I met them through him, but they're my friends too. I didn't want ERNIE to think he couldn't hang out with his friends, and now I can hang out with my own friends. We have time to ourselves. I miss him, of course, but it is also a great feeling when I can talk to some people I can relate to and who feel the same things as me, not just understand them. It is definitely true what ERNIE says, "Girls just want to know they're not crazy."


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A flood is an organic phenomenon that can happen anywhere that have harmful impacts on home owner and the atmosphere, it brings excessive water damage in a certain location. There are numerous factors or reasons for flood, it can be developed and also could take place very quickly over a brief time period as a result of heavy rain that trigger river and/or seas to over circulation their banks that may happen anytime, anywhere even without cautioning or indications.
It is really hazardous, it may bring tragedies, and even it could destroy your residence and may bring property loss. Prior to a flood should happen ensure that you prepare. Make sure that you do not have important things as well as devices in your basement. Obtain a flood insurance, it will aid you restore every little thing after a flood happens. And also, see to it your circuit box or the primary breaker as well as utility meters are elevated above the flood degree in your home due to the fact that water and also electrical power create electrical spark that can create fire
and also to prevent electrical shock. It is much better to check your local building officials or city developers, if you are not sure exactly what your flood level is.
Water damage is any damages done by water like the flood and can also take place inside your house like a leakage on your sink. This water damage creates dampness or dampness that assists the growth of moisture-related mold as well as mildew that are hazardous, as well as bring responses such as immune problems, pathogenic disease as well as cancer, as well as causes an allergies like frustrations, disorientation and even dizziness, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, persistent bronchial asthma, open sores, breakouts and persistent fatigue.
Water damage can trigger mold and mildews, it can be found all over; they are microscopic microorganisms that produce enzymes that digest organic matter to replicate spores. They are part of the fungi household; it likewise consists of yeast and also mildews. In nature, mold plays a vital role in the decay of leaves, timber and also other plant particles since without mold, we wouldn't have terrific foods and even medicines, such as cheese as well as penicillin. A trouble begins when mold starting to absorb organic products like our houses.
Once the mold has cleared up in your house due to water damage, they require wetness to begin learning. They can grow on timber, ceiling tiles, wallpaper, paints, carpet, sheet rock, and even insulation. To regulate mold, we have to manage moisture in our residence.
Mold woes
There are several factors for water damage and also are needing a sufficient like stay clear of the water damage that can take place in your home or area like monitoring and even taking care of consistently any type of drips.
Offering attention to the roof covering is also essential. A leaking roof can do longer damage because of rainfall than a dripping tap. With a dripping roofing, it is possible to have damages that the water might develop into mold.
Here are straightforward checks to keep your home safe from water damage and the mold infestations:
- Inspect your home window structures and also outside door frames for any kind of sign spots, as well as apply caulk or molding as searching for because discolorations on your drywall are the most obvious sign of indoor water damage.
- Keep an eye for any sort of buckling or bending of your wooden floors. Even if your home does not have hardwood floors, vinyl and even carpets are typically mounted on top of a wooden board level that can swell when exposed to water.
- Examine your attic room on a regular basis for spots and even various other indications of water seepage. Always pay unique attention to the roof as well as inspect the blinking where the roofing satisfies the wall. Likewise examine your roof outside for destroyed and broken or curled shingles.
- Inspect just how your residence's gutter systems take care of a heavy rainfall. If it overruns after that your rain gutters need to be cleaned up on a regular basis to maintain them without leaves. Mounting a display in your gutter system keeps the neglects.
When it pertains to water damage, just what you do not know can injure you! Water damage can result raised of insurance policy prices, decreased value of home and also residential property resale, or even health and wellness issues, otherwise correctly fixed.
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Luna de sangre
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"Luna de sangre" is a 1984 drama, thriller and action film written by Jose Luís Arcelus and Gloria López Villaseñor, and directed by Luis Antúnez.
- also known as Luna de miel y de sangre
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|English: Norman Kirk, New Zealand Prime Minister 1972-1974 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Working-Class Boy: In a vivid essay, bashed out on a typewriter in June 1972, Norman Kirk recalled his early life in the working-class Christchurch suburb of Linwood during the 1930s.
IT WAS A SHORT STREET. Short and drab. There was no beauty. The corrugated ribs of the road stuck out through its thin skin of stones. Weary rows of drooping poles clutched sagging and fraying wires in blackened finger-tips. A sulking ooze lay in the bottom of the gutters.
Smoke-grimed houses stared vacantly through the half-shut eyes of drawn shades. Here and there a small flower struggled for life, an abandoned orphan among the clods and weeds.
The footpaths were never walked for pleasure. They led to school, to the shop; or for the lucky to work. Only for children was the road a pleasure. They played there not because they liked it, but because it was forbidden. It was not a bad street. It was not a good street. It did not lead somewhere. It led nowhere.
It did not brood. It had no character. Instead it conformed. The people were drab. The street was drab. The people were poor. The street was poor. It was there because it had to be. It had nowhere else to go. Neither did the people. It did not inspire. It was a sponge. It soaked up hope. And at night it counted its people like a warder counts his prisoners.
As a street it was not exceptional. There were hundreds like it. They criss-crossed and cut into unimaginative rectangles that filing cabinet of humanity – the working-class suburb. Each street garnished with the name of a duke, a poet, a land speculator of earlier times, a city father, a publican or some other nobility, bestowed in a moment of parochial statesmanship by a body that found it easier to name than number.
It was here in such smothering, dulling and joyless circumstances the working men and their families lived.
In these streets they begat children, acquired mortgages, landlords, illnesses, fought among themselves and with others, saw their children grow to be a mirror of themselves, and then weary of it all slipped quietly away almost unnoticed. They came into the world unknowing, when they went out they went unsung. When a house was left empty it quickly filled. The names changed, the people remained the same.
Sons followed their fathers into industry. Daughters their mothers into matrimony. Their station in life was preordained. Time passed in weeks. Monday was for washing. Friday was pay-day – if you worked. Saturday afternoon was for the back garden or the pub. Sunday was for silence – partly because the religious liked it that way, but mainly because the thought of another week was enough to intimidate even the hardiest soul.
As the sapling is bent – so grows the tree.
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As promised, here is what I made at Wanaka, under the inspiring guidance of David McLeod. David brought along lots of his lovely pieces to show us which was fantastic. I really need to see stuff and handle it to work out how things are made and then apply that to my own ideas. I had been thinking about how to make jewellery that can spin, I like to play with things in my hands and wanted something that would draw people to pick it up and feel the texture of it, and maybe enjoy the visual changes as they handled it.
David had a series of brooches that told a story, making political comment on things that caught his eye. One piece had trout in a stream on one side and shags on the other, which was commenting on a statement remarking on the purity of NZ's trout fishery, and the other side the trout fishermen's complaint that shags ate the released trout fry in the rivers. So, trout were introduced, and the shags were here first…. where was the purity in that? The two scenes were made in silver with cut out spaces, and sandwiched between a thin piece of greenstone which showed through. I find the layers really interesting, and two sides of a story, light shining through the greenstone, and the pleasure of the rotating images, really appealing.
The other thing that caught my eye was a different way to set a bezel. Instead of pushing the whole bezel over, David used a crimping technique. I found that fascinating, and I think it will open up a whole new way to play with new materials to set. Yay!
So, lots to think about, already my head is full of possibilities and I can't wait to get busy with a pencil and then into the workshop and playing with these new processes. I'll keep you posted!


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Posted on May 5th, 2005 by darkmoon
As usual, this cannot be the end all be all solution. But definitely the more you pack, the more the punch.
Some tips to protect your wireless network:
Using these three tips, you should be able to stop most script kiddies that are looking for easy targets.
The feature uses a Linksys box, as the example but while the steps may differ, the concept should remain the same.
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It's time to PRAY for America more than ever!!!
The last truly Conservative Judge Antonin Scalia (nominated to the US Supreme Court in 1986 by President R. Reagan) was found dead at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, in West Texas!!! Interesting fact, the FBI is involved in the investigation.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement Saturday afternoon, calling Scalia a man of God, a patriot and an "unwavering defender of the written Constitution."
"The Constitution contains no right to abortion. It is not to be found in the longstanding traditions of our society, nor can it be logically deduced from the text of the Constitution — not, that is, without volunteering a judicial answer to the nonjustifiable question of when human life begins. Leaving this matter to the political process is not only legally correct, it is pragmatically so."
"If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against these other things? Of course, we can. I don't apologize for the things I raised. I'm not comparing homosexuality to murder. "I am comparing the principle that a society may not adopt moral sanctions, moral views, against certain conduct."
"The governmentalization of charity affects not just the donor but also the recipient. What was once asked as a favor is now demanded as an entitlements. The transformation of charity into legal entitlement has produced donors without love and recipients without gratitude . . . "It's not my place or my purpose to criticize these developments, only to observe that they do not suggest the expanding role of government is good for Christianity."
"It is not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections that are not subject to the usual rule that you have to get the majority to agree with it."
"Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes. I don't think there is anything to be gained by any Senator to vote against continuation of this act. "And I am fairly confident it will be enacted in perpetuity unless — unless a court can say it does not comport with the Constitution."


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This is all about concerns of the health of every child. Because in our new generation many things are need to pay attention. Is is proper to provide your kids a cell phones at early age?
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Deadwood's Ian McShane joins Game of Thrones Season 6
Game of Thrones has landed one hell of an actor for its upcoming season. EW is reported that Ian McShane has been cast in a mystery role for the sixth season of the series. While there's no details on his role, sources tell EW that "McShane has a relatively small amount of screen-time during the season, yet his character is of key importance."
Even fans of George R. R. Martin's fantasy novels may have a hard time figuring out which character Ian McShane might be playing, now that the HBO series (which last week we learned will last for at least eight seasons) has caught up with the books. Although probably best known for his Al Swearengen role on Deadwood, the British actor has also appeared in films such as PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, JACK THE GIANT SLAYER, HERCULES and, most recently, JOHN WICK. Any guesses as to who McShane has been cast as in the next season of Game of Thrones?
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I heard that!!
Since Tuesday, since Program 3
She's been giving evident signs that
She just loves to play the piano!!
She dances everytime she hears a song!!
Pepere (grandpa in French) stood behind her,
said her name and spoke
she turned her head
I looked in disbelief
1st reaction to sound
The look in her eyes, her facial expression,
You can tell she is definitely using those auditory nerves
I turn the water on
She points to the water
She points to her ear,
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Is she actually hearing the water running...
Of course she is,
she has 2 cochlear implants,
It is so hard to believe
It is too good to be true
This is only the beginning
Rylee, the older sister
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all grown up
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Sienna, the younger sister
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but gets to spend quality time with her mom!
And we can't wait to move up to Program 4, watch out!
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description), and nothing has lived up to it since. Everytime I got to a Lebanese restaurant I order this and I have yet to have a salad that matches the one I had in London. This salad was really good, and I would order it again.
If you do eat in, they offer bottled drinks for purchase.
After writing this review I checked out their yelp reviews (pretty surprised I didn't do this before I went), and they got a 4/5 stars. I don't know if I would sit down and eat here again, it is kinda pricey depending on what you get-but carry out is a good option. I do want to come back here and try some more of the wraps/sandwiches and if I am feeling like spending a little bit more money, try some of their meat combos.
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Johannesburg - Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has defended the payment of legal fees amounting to almost R600 000 for former national police commissioner Riah Phiyega to challenge the Farlam Commission.
Responding to parliamentary questions from the DA's Zakhele Mbhele, Mbalula said the amount was paid because of the position she held at the time she instituted the proceedings.
He said the office of the state attorney was to pay a total of R599 277 in legal fees.
"Legal fees were paid since the findings made by the Farlam Commission were as a result of the position that former general Phiyega held.
"Due to her position as national commissioner of the SAPS, it was decided to provide legal representation at state cost for her review proceedings," he said.
Mbhele said the expenditure on legal fees showed that public funds were being wasted.
He said Phiyega's legal challenge had not been successful and that she had lost her job.
Mbhele also said the money could have been used to address understaffing and the shortage of equipment in the SAPS.
Phiyega was embroiled in legal action against the findings of the commission when her five-year term ended in June.
The commission had made damning findings against her during its investigation into the Marikana massacre of 2012, which claimed 34 lives.
Retired judge Ian Farlam had recommended that an inquiry into Phiyega's fitness to hold office be instituted.
President Jacob Zuma subsequently suspended her on full pay in October 2015 when the Claassen Inquiry into her fitness to hold office was instituted.
Phiyega had lodged another review application in the high court to have the findings set aside.
The costs for this review have yet to be determined.
Mbhele said yesterday that he would follow up with Mbalula on the costs incurred by Phiyega in the Claassen Inquiry.
When she challenged the Farlam Commission and Claassen board of inquiry, Phiyega was on full pay.
She pocketed R3.2million between October 2015 and April 2017 for staying at home.
Of the R3.2m, R562 541 was a non-pensionable "cash allowance", R299 244 for "head of department" allowance and R335 130 was a pension contribution, among others.
At the time, Mbhele viewed as unacceptable the payments made to Phiyega and head of crime intelligence Richard Mdluli, who pocketed R8.3m after his 2011 suspension.
He had called for replacements for Phiyega's and Mdluli's positions.
"It is absolutely imperative that we have fit and proper leadership in the police so that these millions that could have been spent on our severely under-resourced police are not wasted on failed SAPS leadership," Mbhele said about the money paid to the then suspended top cops.
It is understood that the SAPS is in a process to hire a new national police commissioner.
Lesetja Mothiba is the acting commissioner, while a disciplinary process was to have been instituted against Mdluli.
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I am encouraging everyone who serves in the safety and security field to read this article from Campus Safety Magazine. It doesn't matter if you don't work on a university or college campus, the message resonates across all industries: DO NOT let politics or personal grudges get in the way of adopting a cohesive, multi-disciplinary approach to threat assessment.
As an industry subject matter expert, retired university police chief, and now the CEO of a safety and security-focused software company, I have seen every aspect of this problem in motion. In this article, my friend and colleague Robin Hattersley Gray makes one very important, simple point that I encourage everyone to consider throughout each day: engage in behavior that builds bridges rather than barriers and you will keep your community safe. Avoid "silos of excellence" and be a skilled facilitator. Look to mediate. Find solutions that bring your teams together, sharing information and systems. It's in the best interest of your community – and it just might save lives.
When developing the Social Sentinel® service, we tackle this issue head-on. Because our team is staffed with safety and security veterans, we recognized early on that there would be multiple departments within organizations that needed us. In many instances, legally and in deference to people's privacy, those departments' use of the service required independent management. For instance, it might not be appropriate for the police department to have access to the same content as the counseling department.
Does it make sense to force those two departments, or teams, to buy separate systems? NO! There is no need to double the expense or force multiple departments to expend the time, energy and hard costs associated with researching and procuring the same service. We knew that there would be times when it would be appropriate for teams to share information, so we created a method to facilitate this. Further, we created a very simple method for our clients to share information with stakeholders outside of their respective institution when appropriate and in-line with their standard operating procedures.
Like you, I get frustrated when I hear about barriers that other providers in the safety and security tech industry introduce. Frequently, I find that it is simply a matter of those companies not understanding the safety and security space – what the people on the front lines encounter on a day-to-day basis. Sometimes, it's because they value revenue over providing a comprehensive solution that meets the needs of their stakeholders AND their clients.
Social media threat alert service providers need to support our clients' bridges, looking for ways to enable interoperability while working in concert with clients' operating procedures and policies to support the instances when independent system management and oversight are appropriate. Make sure you work with a company that understands the safety and security industry rather than one that tries to be something to everyone!
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KARACHI: A spokesman for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday clarified media reports regarding flight PK-719 (Lahore-Milan-Paris) having a technical fault before its take off from Lahore, and termed such reports as "totally baseless and misleading".
"The aircraft was fully airworthy at the time of take off from Lahore. Probably a bird or some other foreign object hit the tail of the aircraft, slightly damaging it, shortly before it landed at Milan", the spokesman for the national flag carrier said.
"This was detected during routine inspection carried out before each flight. The passengers who had to travel onward to Paris were sent through another airline," the spokesman remarked.
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Paying the City of Chadron utility bill just got easier. Utility Clerk Lori Storbeck informed customers recently that, in addition to the on-line bill pay option, payments may now be made over the phone! Customers just need to know their address and account number. A fee of $1.25 is being charged by the company providing the service, but for many, this process is more convenient, particularly when the customer is out of town or the weather is threatening.
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Great Basin College serves northeastern Nevada
By Duane Johnson
Northern Nevada Business Weekly
As Great Basin College (GBC) based in Elko marks its golden anniversary in 2017, it does so while experiencing a period of change and growth.
Founded in 1967 as a wo-year college, GBC has served its niche as a primary higher education option for residents in northeastern Nevada, although it touts itself as a pioneer in interactive video conferencing via satellite campuses throughout the state.
Along with its long distance program, the institution expanded its curriculum by adding a few four-year degrees.
In 2016, the college added bachelor's of arts degrees in English and social sciences, as well as a bachelor's of science in biological sciences and associated of arts and sciences degrees in emergency medical services.
Kayla McCarson, associate director of marketing and communications for GBC, said the added degrees, especially in the healthcare industry, were established to help develop needed skilled workforce in Elko and other rural communities.
"In rural areas, there's a real shortage of healthcare professionals, particularly the pharmaceutical and paramedic fields," McCarson said.
Great Basin College president Mark Curtis, whose tenure ends on July 31, helped spearhead the movement to add the degree programs. He said a key to GBC offering new medical programs is through recommendations made from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. "I would like to give a sincere thanks to Dean Thomas Schwenk of the University of Nevada School of Medicine who extended a strong letter of support for our B.S. in biological science degree," Curtis said in a released statement provided by GBC.
McCarson explained GBC has faced challenges to alleviate the workforce shortage in other industries. For instance, while McCarson lauded the college's elementary and secondary education department, she admits it's been very difficult to find enough qualified teachers, which are desperately needed at the rural K-12 school systems.
"Even if we have a 100 percent graduation rate in the education degree program, we still can't meet the needs we have now," McCarson said.
But in turn, the college has had its share of success stories along the way. During his term as president, Curtis advocated workforce development for the region's major industries including mining. The Career and Technical Education program at GBC offers degree and certification programs to fill jobs in that industry.
Northeastern Nevada's major industries, particularly mining, have been huge benefactors for GBC. Last spring, Barrick Gold, along with Cisco and GBC partnered to introduce Cisco Networking Academy, an IT education program that covers all ranges of training, from exploratory courses to foundational certification courses and advanced networking and programming courses to surrounding communities.
Dr. Joyce Helens takes over as president of GBC on Aug. 1 and appears to have plans to continue to strengthen programs already in place.
Helens previously served as president at St. Cloud State Technical and Community College in Minnesota and was recognized for building a strong careeer and technical education and workforce development programs at the school. She has also served in other community college leadership positions in Alaska, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.
"It's really exciting for GBC to have Helens on board," McCarson said. "I think with her background, she will hit the ground running and continue what Dr. Curtis already has built at GBC."
Statistics provided by Great Basin College indicated the school had an enrollment of 3,397 full-time and part-time students in fall semester 2016, with about 73 percent of the student classified as part-time. A little more than 1,600 enrolled on the main Elko campus. The vast majority of students come from northeastern Nevada, although a handful come from out of state.
About 30 percent of GBC's 30 degree and certification programs are available entirely online. Currently, 58 percent of its students are enrolled in online courses. McCarson said more four-year programs could become available online.
With its four-year degree programs and favorable tuition, McCarson said GBC may look to market itself more outside of northeastern Nevada region.
Kenworth to build new Elko facility
July 20, 2017
Elko Daily Free Press
ELKO – Kenworth Sales Co. plans to more that quadruple its Elko shop and warehouse space, and create new jobs after constructing a facility on Ruby Vista Drive. The company plans to break ground on an 18,000-square-foot store July 25. "This new store will allow us to better facilitate the needs of our customer base in the Elko area," District Manager Mike McKay said. "We are always looking for ways to better serve our customers and look forward to enhancing customer experience with this new, state-of-the-art location."
The facility will house eight service bays, employ 16-20 employees, create about six jobs and increase warehouse space to 6,000 square feet, McKay said he anticipates annual revenues from service and parts to total more than $4.5 million.
"We outgrew our existing facility," McKay said, explaining the company owns the Ruby Drive property and has been planning to move operations there.
The existing building, which the company leases on Idaho Street, is about 4,000 square feet, has three truck bays and an approximately 1,200-square-foot warehouse. "Compared to what we currently have," McKay said, "it will be a mechanic's dream."
Plans also include convenience for truck drivers and a drivers' lounge with internet access. The new facility could also allow the company to have a truck salesman on hand more often and display trucks onsite.
Utah-based Hughes General Contractors is heading up the project with the help of local subcontractors. McKay said he hopes to move into the facility by mid-May 2018.
It is important to us to use local businesses in this project," said Kyle Treadway, president of Kenworth Sales Co. "We want to support and work with our neighbors in an effort to be good contributors to the community today and moving forward." The company was founded in 1945 by the Treadway family in Utah and has operated a branch in Elko since 2008. Now with 800 employees across 21 locations in seven states, Kenworth assists with the buying, leasing, renting, financing, servicing, maintaining, licensing, and other aspects of operating a truck.
The public is invited to the groundbreaking ceremony at 11 am July 25 at 4224 Ruby Vista Drive.
Organization will continue Reverse Expo in Elko
April 30, 2016
Elko Daily Free Press
ELKO — The first Reverse Expo was such a big success that Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority has decided to make it a yearly event.
The first event was March 17 in the Elko Conference Center.
"We sold out in a day and a half and still had a waiting list," said Pam Borda, executive director for NNRDA. "We will do the event next year and focus on out-of-state companies."
The Reverse Expo was implemented by Borda's office to facilitate connections between area mines and mining vendors. During the full day meeting vendors were able to promote themselves to several local mining companies. The plan is to foster sales and bring more mining vendors to our region on a permanent basis.
During the first gathering 12 mine operators and 52 mine service operators interacted with positive outcomes. The day started with a presentation by Barry Campbell of Newmont Mining Corp. He instructed company representatives on how to market to mine operators. He also talked about how the mines here prefer doing business locally and how companies can bridge that gap.
Next year the size of the event will be about the same but Borda hopes to focus on a more worldwide audience including operations out of Canada and Australia.
When asked about how the new facilities at the convention center worked for the expo Borda was more than pleased.
"Being in the conference center was awesome," she said. "It was a perfect setup for this event. People were very complimentary."
City breaks ground on Exit 298 Waterline Project
City breaks ground on Exit 298 Waterline Project
Fallon Godwin-Butler, Elko Daily Free Press
ELKO — In what many City officials and staff described as a long time coming, the Exit 298 Waterline Project officially broke ground Monday morning, allowing for future growth around the Interstate 80 intersection on the west end of town.
"It will promote and facilitate development by providing the water that hasn't been available in the past," said Ryan Limberg, City of Elko utilities director.
The waterline will run approximately 1.5 miles to Sundance Drive, providing City water to the Exit 298 area — near Joy Global and the Newmont parking lot. Developments in the area are on private systems at this time.
The project has been in the works for nearly two years and will be an ongoing process.
High Mark Construction was the low bidder at approximately $1.47 million. The construction period is approximated to last 120 days, said Limberg.
Greater development will be enabled through this project.
"The City will have a lot more inventory once we have this project complete," said Councilman Reece Keener, explaining to the Free Press he is excited to see this project get underway.
Newmont Mining Corp. and Barrick Gold Corp. contributed $200,000 each. Kenner and Limberg highlighted and thanked both of the mining companies for their contributions.
"We know that it's important for economic diversification in the Elko area and this is a great place for there to be new construction and new projects," said Lisa Becker, an external relations representative for Newmont, explaining this will be "good for the future of Elko."
"We're happy to be of help for Elko," said Maria Anderson with Barrick's community relations.
Barrick's contribution is to help with the grading of the roadway, she said.
The Redevelopment Agency was instrumental in reaching out to the mining corporations for funding.
Pam Borda, executive director of Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority, said she has been working with the City for about the last five years to "get Exit 298 to be extended as part of the City and then developed as an industrial park."
"When they started trying to get the waterline out here and started budgeting they didn't have enough funds in their water accounts," she said, explaining what started the fundraising process and how the money could not simply come from anywhere.
Keener said the help from the City's "mine friends" has not only brought up the timetable on the project, but they also understand how imperative the industrial space is to making the land viable for development.
Some development has even moved away from Elko due to the impracticality of industrial expansion in the area, according to Keener.
As the project progresses, City water in the area will go from limited service to increasing the volume of water provided for the area.
Additionally, vacant and developed property owners will be contacted as annexation for the City continues.
Coupled with annexation and providing greater access to City water on sections of property — or anticipated city property — the waterline project is planned to be a "decades long build-out," said Assistant City Manager Scott Wilkinson.
"It's a great project," said Mayor Chris Johnson.
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Newmont's Community Report
March 6, 2015 Elko Daily Free Press
NNRDA releases Railport economic impact
November 08, 2014 Elko Daily Free Press
Elko Economic Overview 2014
Northern Nevada Business Weekly
Elko Catches up to growth
August 2014 Nevada Business Magazine
Consulting group hosts workshop on downtown revitalization
Friday, September 26, 2014 Elko Daily Free Press
Local company manufactures LED lighting
Monday, September 29, 2014 Elko Daily Free Press
Noble: Elko-area oil results promising
Monday, May 5, 2014 NORTHERN NEVADA BUSINESS WEEKLY-Vol 12